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VOL. VII.
GOEBEL DIES FROM WOUND
Brave Han Succumbs After Long and Heroic
i Struggle With Grim Reaper.
THE END WAS PEACEFUL
Beckham Is Immediately Sworn
. In as Democratic Governor
of Kentucky.
A Frankfort special says: The bullet
Ired by an unknown assassin Tues¬
day morning, January 29th, ended
in the life of General Goebel at 6:45
ofclock Saturday evening. The only
persons present at the deathbed were
Goebel’s sister, Mrs. Braunacker, and
his brother, Arthur Goebel, of Cin
cinnati, who had been iu constant at¬
tendance at Governor Goebel’s bed¬
side.
Justus Goebel, another brother,who
had been hurrying from Arizona as
fast as steam would carry him in a
vain hope of reaching his dying broth¬
er in time for some token of recogni¬
tion, arrived forty minutes too late.
Oxygen was frequently administer¬
ed the dying man during the after¬
noon in an effort to keep him alive at
least until his brother’s arrival, but in
vain. By the cruel irony of fate the
train on which Justus Goebel was trav¬
eling to Frankfort was delayed aeveral
honrs from various causes, and when
Mr. Goebel finally reached the city it
was only to learn that his brother was
dead.
BUFFERS RELAPSE.
Governor Goebel’s condition Friday
night and well into the morning was
considered so much improved that for
the first time since he was shot down
in froDt of the courthouse, hopes were
entertained of his ultimate recovery.
About noon Saturday Governor Goebel
had a relapse and steadily grew weaker
with each honr. There was practically
no rally from that time until his death.
At 2:50 p. m. Goebel’s physicians
had abandoned hope. Efforts were
then made to keep him alive until his
brother from Arizona could arrive.
Among bitter partisans of both, par¬
ties deep grief is manifested, and
already a movement has been started
to erect a fitting monument for Gov¬
ernor Goebel’s memory on the spot in
the state house grounds where he was
shot.
Within b few moments the follow¬
ing announcement had been prepared
and was silently handed about hotel
and in the streets:
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE.
To the People of Kentucky—It is
with profound sorrow that we an¬
nounce the death of Governor William
Goebel. In his last moments he coun¬
seled his friends to keep cool and bow
to the law in all things. We, his
his friends and advisers, beg of the
people of Kentucky, in this hour of
affiiction, to carefully abstain from any
act of violence or any resort to mob
law. It would be his wish if he were
alive that there should be absolutely
no stain on his memory by any im¬
prudent act of any who were his
friends. The law is supreme and
must in time be re-established and all
wrongs he and his party have suffered
will find their proper redress.
Joe C. S. Blackburn, W. S. Pryor,
Urey Woodson, C. M. Lewis, J. B.
McCreary, John K. Hendrick, James
Andrew Scott, Lewis McQuown, B.W.
Bradburn, S. J. Trimble, Shackleford, C. C. Mc
Chord, South speaker of the
houae; L. H. Carter, speaker pro tern
of the senate.
This wa* the first intelligence given
the public of the death of Mr. Goebel.
BECKHAM SWORN IN.
Exactly one hour after the death of
Mr. Goebel, Acting Governor J. C.
! W. Beckham was in governor
sworn as
of the state, the oath being adminis¬
tered by S. J. Shackelford, clerk of
the court of appeals.
It had beea determined to keep
secret the news of the death of Gov¬
ernor Goebel until Lieutenant Gov¬
ernor Beckham should have been
formally inducted into office, and the
delay was made greater by the inability
Will Cost 0,000 Men.
Major Bathurst, who was wounded
at the battle of Golenso, arrived at
Southampton Saturday on board the
Servia. He says there are 20,000
Boers at the Tugela river, but that
General Butler can get through if he
is prepared to sacrifice 5,000 or 6,000
men.
_
790 Bodies From Manila.
A cable from Manila received from
the quartermaster’s department states
that the Hancock sailed for San Fran¬
cisco on January 19, with the bodies
of 462 dead soldiers. The Indiana is
expected in immediately with 200 bod¬
ies and the Ohio with 138 arrived at
San Franoisco last Friday.
THE RECORD
DEVOTED TO THE INTEREST OP JOHNSON COUNTY AND MIDDLE OEOBOIA.
WRIGHTSVILLE. GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1900.
of Dr. McCormick to leave the bed¬
room of Governor Goebel and make
the proper certificate of death. Until
this had been done, the Democratic
attorneys were unwilling that the oatb
of office should be administered.
The ceremony took place in a small
room on the same floor as that in
which Governor Goebel died, and but
a few doors to the west of it. In the
room at the time of the administration
of the oath were Senator-elect Black¬
burn, Colonel Bennett H. Young, Col¬
onel Philip Thompson, Eph Lollard,
J. H. Ulis, Lieutenant L. E. McKay,
S. J. Shackelford, clerk of the court
of appeals; Dr. P. W. Wells, Colonel
Harry McKay, Colonel Jack Chinn,
Kit Chinn, Dr. McCormick, Joseph
Blackburn, Jr., and three representa¬
tives of the
The first official aotion of the new
Democratic governor was the appoint¬
ment of a new adjutant general and
his last as acting governor was an
order removing Adjutant General Col¬
lier and Assistant Adjutant General
Dickson.
The new governor seemed to he
deeply affected by the position in
which circumstanses had placed him,
and he did not reveal much joy over
the congratulations which those in the
room showered upon him, although he
accepted them gratefully.
Saturday night Governor Beekhain
issued a proclamation announcing the
death of Governor Goebel.
HEADQUARTERS AT LOUISVILLH.
Louisville is to be the seat tem¬
porarily at least, of the Democratic
state government of Kentucky. Gov¬
ernor Beckham and several of his chief
advisers reached that city Sunday,
and it is the purpose to make Louis¬
ville the headquarters of the executive
aud legislative branches of the state
government as long as the presence of
troops keeps them from Frankfort or
until the present conflict of authority
in the state is settled.
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION
Restraining Gov. Taylor From In¬
terfere ng With Meetings
of Legislature.
Saturday morning Judgo Cantrell,
of the circuit court at Frankfort,
granted a temporary injunction re¬
straining Governor Taylor from inter¬
fering with the meetings of the legis¬
lature and from removing the seat of
the legislatnre to London, Ky. The
temporary injunction is to remain
binding until February 8, when the
bearing to make it permanent will be
heard before Judge Cantrell at George¬
town, Ky.
No attempt will be made to secure
personal service of the writ of injunc¬
tion upon Governor Taylor.
Immediately after the issuance of
the writ Judge Cantrell instructed
Sheriff Suter, of Franklin county, to
make no effort to present the order of
court. The judge directed that it be
allowed to remain binding without
service, because of the danger threat
eding the man who should undertake
the task and the results that might
ensue owing to the excited state of the
public mind.
BIG DAMAGE SUIT ENDED.
Back! Lumber Company, In Florida,Win*
a Large Verdict.
One of the longest trials ever held
in the United States court at Jackson¬
ville, Fla., was determined late Satur¬
day evening by a verdict in which the
plaintiff was given damages.
The case was that of L. Bucki k
Son Lumber company against the
Fidelity and Deposit company, of
Maryland, and action was for damages
alleged to have arisen from issuing of
two attachments against the property
of the plaintiffs in Jacksonville more
than two years ago. After the trial,
which began on January 18th, the
jury returned a verdict giving the
plaintiff damages for a sum of $10,880
and allowance for solicitor’s fees of
87.500.
TAYLOR HAS OPERATORS.
Telegraph Instrument* In Executive
Chamber At Frankfort.
A Frankfort dispatch says: Gover¬
nor Taylor has provided against the
delay and inconvenience of receiving
and sending telegrams in his present
exclusive quarters by means of mes¬
sengers. He has had two wires run
into his office and has his own opera¬
tors within the office.
Public Buildings for South.
The senate committee on public
buildings and grounds has bills authorized
favorable reports on the author¬
izing public buildings at Selma, Ala.,
and Natchez, Miss., each to cost $100,-
AT COVINGTON.
The Remains of Qov. Goebel at
Home—A Rebuke to L. & N.
By Dead Man’s Friends.
The Goebel funeral train arrived at
Covington, Ky., at 8 o’clock Tuesday
morning from Frankfort. It consisted
of a baggage car with the casket and
fiovai tributes, a coach for the paii
hearers, judges of the appelate court,
legislative committee and others, and
a Pullman with the relatives.
It was an impressive scene when tho
casket was removed from the Capitol
hotel at Frankfort. The hearse, fol¬
lowed by carriages and many pedes
Inaus, proceeded under the electric
lights to the special trnin which left at
4 a. m. on the mournful journey.
Although the train made no stops
except at junctions, yet there were
groups at the stations along the way
to see it even iu the darkness of the
wintry morning.
The ouly railway that runs through
Covington and Frankfort, the Louis¬
ville and Nashville, is credited with
opposing Goebel. At any rate, those
iu charge of the arrangements insisted
on Goebel’s remainn being carried
from the capital to his home without
traveling over any of the rails of the
Louisville and Nashville.
This bit of sentiment caused the
special to he run into Cincinnati on
the Queen aud Crescent. After cross¬
ing the Cincinnati Southern bridge
the train was run around through tha
yards of one railway into the yards of
another railway in Cincinnati aud
transferred hack into Kentucky over
the Chesapeake and Ohio bridge, and
thus reached the Chesapeake and Ohio
depot in Covington. This route by
tvaiu involved about twenty miles of
additional travel aud hilf of this dis¬
tance was through the railway yards
iu Cincinnati.
The demonstration in honor of Goe¬
bel iu the city and county, which he
had represented in the slate senate for
twelve years, was peculiar and simple.
A large detail of police was stationed
about the depot and another detail
kept the streets clear from the depot
to tho Odd Fellows’ hall, where the
body lay in state. While the demon
stratum was participated in by both
city aud county officials, yet the com
man people made up the long line of
the procession.
At no time during the forenoou was
there auy cessation of the current of
people passing the catafalque.
Later in the day excursionists
reached the city from adjoining coun¬
ties. Many crossed the bridges from
Cincinnati, and the attendance from
Bellevue, Dayton, Fort Thomas, Lud¬
low, the Highland and other Kentucky
suburbs was very large.
The remains lay in state in Coving¬
ton until 10 p. m., and then they were
placed in charge of the guard during
tlie night and conveyed back to Frank
foit by special train Wednesday morn¬
ing, to lie in state until the funeral.
BOARD ABOLISHED.
South Carolina Dispensary Rules Radi¬
cally Changed.
The South Carolina slate board of
liquor control is to be abolished and
the management of the dispensary to
he radically changed. The senate bill
to provide u new system of govern •
ment was passed in the house Tues
day and Governor McSweeney will
approve the act.
The vote in the house was 77 to 24
in favor of abolishing the board. The
action of the general assembly is the
result of dissatisfaction all over the
state caused l>y lack of harmony in the
present boaTd. There were no charges
of open dishonesty in the speeches,
hut it was plainly asserted that the
factional fight among the members on
the board had hurt the state.
BRYAK’a TOUR OF NEW ENGLAND
-
Brought to a close at Hartford and
Bridgeport, Conn.
Thursday night William J. Bryan
finished the work for which his New
England trip was undertaken. He
delivered two long addresses. Tues
day afternoon in Hartford he ppoke to
an audience of 3,800. He took occa
sion to rap the knuckles of the iusur
ance and manufacturing capitalists of
the capital city, “the splendidly
wealthy city of Hartford,” as he put it.
In Bridgeport he was wildly
claimed upon his arrival, aud later l>e
spoke to an audience which taxed to
its utmost tho largest theater in the
city.
BUR0HERS ON THE MOYE.
They Leave Ladyamlth In Large Num¬
ber* to Meet the Invader*.
A London dispatch says: Helio
grams flashed from Ladysmith three
dava ago say that the Boer investment
then , ... ^
ines were
burghers were moving in force toward
bear, ont oth.r .ign. tb.t Osn.r.l
B "&Kw "Z h
from army to army in northern Cape
Colony, and Geueral French, by in-
CAN BUILD;
NO CONTROL
Under New Canal Treaty America
Cannot Fortify the Channel.
MUST ALWAYS REMAIN NEUTRAL
Text of the Agreement Between
Secretary Hay and British Am- ,
bassador, Lord Pauncefote.
The following is the most important
provisions of the new treaty negoti¬
ated iu relation to the construction of
the Nicaraguan canal:
“The United States of America and
her majesty, the queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
empress of India, being desirous of
facilitating the construction of a ship
canal to connect the Atlantic and Pa¬
cific oceans, and to that end remove
auy objection which may arise out of
the convention of April 19, 1850, com¬
monly called the Ciayton-Bnlwer
treaty, to the construction of such ca¬
nal under the auspices of the United
States, without impairing the ‘geueral
principle’ of neutralization establish¬
ed in article VIII of that convention,
have for that purpose appointed as
their plenipotentiaries:
“The president of the United States
John Hay, secretary of state of the
United States; her majesty, the queen
of Great Britian and Ireland,empress of
India; the Rt. Hon. Lord Pauncefote,
G. C. B., G. C. M. G., her majesty’s
ambassador extraordinary aud plenipo¬
tentiary to the United States.
“Who having communicated to each
other their full views, which were
fouud to ho in due aud proper form,
have agreed upon the following ar
tides:
Article 1. It is agreed that the canal
may bo constructed under the auspices
of tlie government of the United
States, either directly at its own cost
or by gift or loan of money to indivi¬
duals or corporations, or through sub¬
scription to or purchases of stocks, or
shares, and that subject to the provis¬
ions of the present convention, the
said government shall have aud enjoy
all the rights incident to such con¬
struction, as well as the exclusive
right of providing for the regulation
and management of the canal.
Article 2. The high contracting
parties, desiring to preserve and
maintain the “general principle” of
neutralization established iu article 4
of the Clayton-Bulwer convention,
ndopted as the basis of such neutrali¬
zation, the following rules, substan¬
tially as embodied in the convention
between Great Britain and certain
colonial and certain and other powers
signed at Constantinople, October 29,
1888, for the free navigation of the
Suez maritime canal, that is to say:
1. The canal shall be free and open
»n time of war as well as in time of
peace to the vessels of commerce, and
of wa *‘ nations on terms of equity
that there shall be no discrimina
tion against any nation or its citizens
or subjects in respect of the condi
tions or charges of traffic dr other
wise.
2. The canal shall never be block
nded, nor shall any right of war be ex
ercised, nor any act of hostility b«
committed within it.
7. No fortifications shall he erected
commanding the canal or waters adja
cent, the United States, however,
shall be at liberty to maintain such
military police along the canal as may
be necessary to protect it against law
lessness and disorders.
Article 4. The present convention
shall he ratified by the president of
the United States by and with the ad
vice and consent of the senate thereof,
and by ber Britannic majesty; and the
ratification shall be exchanged at Wash¬
ington or atLondon within six mouths
from the date thereof, or earlier if
possible.
In faith whereof the respective plen
ipotentiaries have signed this conven
tion and thereunto affixed their seals.
Done'in duplicate at Washington, A.
D., February 5, 1900.
John Hay,
Pauncefote.
The president’s letter of transmittal
to the senate was as follows:
“To the Senate: I transmit herewith
with a view to receiving advice and
consent of the senate to its ratifica¬
tion, a convention this day signed by
the respective plenipotentiaries of the
United States and Great Britain to
facilitate the construction of a ship
canal to connect the Atlantic and Pa¬
ciflc oceans, and to remove any & objec- J
tion which . ht arise out of 0 c on .
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“ e ''oJtb.Soif o° ahl.'u.fa
S5& 1
“William McKinley.
.. Executive Mansiou Washington, D.
ANOTHER ASSASSINATION.
Democratic Ex-Hember of Legis¬
lature Shot and Killed By
Unkown Parties.
A special from Middlesboro, Ky.,
says Hon. 'William S. Wright, ex
member of the Kentucky legislature,
has been nssnsainated on the Boones
fors of the Kentucky river in a moun¬
tain section about thirty miles from
Middlesboro. Five shots were fired
from a winchestev ftml two took effect.
The identity No of the assassin is a mys¬
tery. arrests have been reported.
Wright was a prominent lawyer aud
Democratic politician and had made
many enemies among the mountain¬
eers in defending eases for the coal
companies.
It is believed by many at Frankfort
that the assassination of W.S. Wright,
Democratic ex-member of the legisla¬
ture, is another indication of the pur¬
pose of Republicans and mountaineers
to kill Democrats wherever they have
an opportunity, and it is feared that
other crimes will be reported as a re¬
sult of the high slate of bitterness that
exists throughout the state.
BIG MORTGAGE FILED
lly Standard Telephone Company at At¬
lanta, Ga.
The Atlanta Standard Telephone
Company has filed a mortgage for
|600,000 on all its property, franch¬
ises, privileges of every description.
The mortgage was made to the City
Trust, Safe Deposit Company of Phila¬
delphia. The mortgage was issued to
secure bonds and to take up another
mortgage of $500,000 in favor of the
Atlanta Trust and Banking Company.
The company will issue bonds of
8100 denomination to redeem those
now outstanding of $1,000 denomina¬
tion. The new bonds will bear 5 per
cent interest and are payable in gold.
BUTLER TO ISSUK A BAIL!.
Tlie “Caucasian” Will He Changed For
CRinpalgn Purposes.
Senator Marion Butler’s paper, The
Caucasian, now issued weekly at Ra¬
leigh, N.C., will be changed to a daily
for campaign purposes, and it is said
Auditor Hal Ayer will be editor-in
chief. The Caucasian will oppose the
constitutional amendment, and will
receive the co-operation of the Repub¬
licans, who will also furnish the capi¬
tal to hack the venture.
GEORGIA BEEF FOB CUBA.
A Large Shipment In Made From Jack¬
sonville, Florida.
The steamship Jamaica, with 550
head of cattle for Havana and Cienfuo
gos, attracted crowds of people to the
wharves of the Savannah, Florida aud
Western railroad at Jacksonville
Tuesday.
This is the largest single shipment
of cattle ever made from that port.
The cattle came from sonlh Georgia
and Florida.
AUTHOR OF BOXING RULES.
Marquis of Queensberry* Fn^lidi Aristo¬
crat, Passes Away.
A London dispatch announces the
death of the Marquis of Qucensberry.
Though the news of his demise is of
first iuterest to English aristocracy, it
will he received with interest through¬
out the English-speaking world.
The name of the Marquis of Queens
berry had lorg been associated with
the boxing rules of which he was the
author.
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NO. 47.
TAYLOR HESITATES.
Asks For Time to Consider tlie
Louisville Agreement,
THE FULL TEXT OF THE DOCUMENT
HI* VilemU Were Confident That Ho
Would Sign The “ Treaty "
Without Hesitation.
A Frankfort dispatch Bays: Gov¬
ernor Taylor refused for the time be¬
ing at least, to sign the agreement
reached by the conference in Louis¬
ville. Ho was closeted for a long
time Tuesday morning with General
Daniel Lindsay, T. L. EdeleU and T.
H. Baker, of Louisville, and finally
told the gentlemen that he wished
time to consider aud would let them
know when he had reached a decision.
Governor Taylor said: “A legal
proposition has been submitted tome.
I wish time to consider it. I shall
have nothing to say before tomorrow.
It is possible that I may reach a con¬
clusion late this afternoon, hut it is
very doubtful if I do so. I wish to
consult with my lawyers at some
lenghth before saying anything or
taking any action.”
THE PEACE AGREEMENT.
The agreement signed at the Louis¬
ville convention is in substance as
follows:
First. That if the geueral assembly,
in joiut session, shall adopt a resolu¬
tion ratifying their recent action
adopting the contest reports seating
Goebel and Beckham, the contestants,
\V. S. Taylor aud John Marsha'1,shall
submit without further protest.
Second. That all parties shall unite
in an effort to bring about such a mod¬
ification of the election law os will
provide for non-partisan election
boards and insure free aud fair elec¬
tions.
Third. That conditions shall remain
in statu quo until Monday, the general
assembly meeting and adjourning
from day to day until that time.
Fourth. That nothing shall be done
to hinder or prevent a joiut session of
of the general assembly for taking
action on the ratification resolution.
Fifth. That the state contest board
shall meet aud adjourn from day to
day until Tuesday without taking any
action on the contests for minor state
offices. This postponement is sug¬
gested in order that the action of the
general assembly on the ratification
resolution may he taken first.
Sixth. That the state troops shall
be removed from the state capital at
once with all necessary precaution for
the public safety. This matter is to
he under the direction of General
Daniel Lindsay, of Frankfort.
Seventh. That the Bepublicnn offi¬
cials and officers • of the state guard
shall have immunity from charges of
treason, usurpation, eourtmartial or
any other such offenses.
The agreement was signed by the
following:
Republicans—John Marshall, Judge
W. J. Barr, General Dan Lindsay, T.
L. Edelen, Dr. T. H. Baker, David
W. Farleigb, T. C. Ballard.
Democrats—J. S. C. Blackburn, J.
C. W. Beckham, Sam J. Shackelford,
Urey Woodson, James B. M’Creary,
Phil Thompson, Roht. J. Breckin¬
ridge.
The agreement was not given out
Monday night,as it was desired first to
submit it to Governor Taylor for his
signature. It was stated by the Re¬
publicans that Governor Taylor would
agree to anything that all of them
signed.
MILLION-DOLLAR COTTON MILL
Is Plan of Business Men's League of At¬
lanta, Ga. ♦
It is announced that Atlanta, Ga.,
is to have a 81,000,000 cotton factory,
aud that the Atlanta Business Men’s
league, through its president, Hon. C.
A. Collier, will push it.
Work iu mapping out the details aud
plan of organization of the new mill
is now under way, and will he pushed
forward with the utmost vigor.
Young Hay at Pretoria.
Adalbert S. Hay, the United States
consul at Pretoria, was received by
die Transvaal government Tuesday
and presented his credentials. He cre¬
ated an excellent impression.
ROBERTS OFFERS AMNESTY.
Transvaaler* and Free Staters Have
Chance to “Give Up."
A Loudon special says: Lord Rob¬
erts has caused to he distributed in
the towns bordering upon the invaded
colonial territory an invitation to Free
Staters and Transvaalers to go into the
desert, offering thorn good treatment
and a restoration to their farms on the
British occupation of republican ter¬
ritory.
The manifesto guarantees that those
bringing horses can sell them. For¬
eigners will have their passages paid
to Europe. Colonial rebels are advised
to surrender iu preference to being
taken prisoners.