The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-31

WAS Il r~lapso from the excitement. but men
talked Of little else than the latest Ken
tIcky shooting
senate: Lindsay said.
! am surprised ana shocked az the intel
HE'hC'' from kentucky. Il Is unfortunate
'rat the condition Of public excitement ex-
iNIllf IN N" state should BE- intensified just
az thlS time by an attempted ss-silatipn.
especially when directed toward one Of the
parties 1" the gUi,-Tna t0riaI contest. / hope
that The wounds Of Senator G"-bel VIII not
prov" serious and that his assa:Iant will
Doe brought 10 Justice. l know rOthinc about
hltlakyr. the alleged assaiIant. and in
ia't, never heard Of him before. | do not
care to max" a statement ss TO the probable
effect Of this affair upon the poiiti a ae,-.ct
IN h"HjEcky. as that VIII depend largely
upon th" Investigation that will follow the
shooting, which will. no doubt. Fix the
blame"
Representative Wheeler Of Kentucky. one
OF h.. GprhcIs personal friends said it
was Horrible. Horrible
lie said it must nav" been the act Of
some Iawless mount lineer. The people Of
kaiGrky. b" said, were law-abiiing and
would not adopt any such course. lie felt
too much Erirved, he said. to discuss the
Irohab!" eject. H. vas certain Governor
Taylor was not concerned in the affair and
would not counteuanCe t.
Representative Berry, who opposed Goebel
bel had been shot. He declined. however.
to discuss the shooting. beyond saying II
was hardly surprising in view Of the des-
perate character Of the men collected at
Frankfort
As soon as the news Of the shooting Of
SIR. Gpebsl reache,. tho War Department
Inquiries were made by the officials a., to
what troops would be available to send 10
Kentucky. in case there was Il request re-
Ceived fO- Federal aid. II was found there
are four companies OF the Second In
faHtry. under CaptaIa Abner Pickering. az
Fort Thomas. Ky, near Cincinnati, and
about l,p miles from Frankfort. At Colum-
bus Barracks. O.. Atlanta. Ga and def
ferson Barracks 81. Louis. there Is only a
company Of soldiers at each place. There
are four companies OF the Fifth Infantry
al Fort Sheridan. Chicago. under CoioEel
Richard Conba-
While the S'ats militia has been called
out. it is held by the Republicans that they
may not be abb" to suppress the trouble
so the troops VIII be in readiness 70 move
forward ~ once to Frankfort.
At a late hour this afternoon, however
no official information had been received at
the War department cf the shooting OF
Mr.. GC-Del and no action will be taken
until the department is called upon.
Senator blackburn was interviewed at
the Hotel Normand!e this evening. He said
NJ hat It'tthtG peESpIldl EIdlilS
from Kentucky concerning the attempted
assassination Of Mr.. GOebeI. the OILY in
formation he had having been received
from press dispatches. He was shocked
by the news. When questioned, Senator
Blackburn's voice trembled and tears trick
led from his eyes.
'It is a cowardIy outrage" he said. 'rPo-
litical enemies are, OF course. al the bottom
Of the whole affair. Goebel. although elect
ed. could not be seated. and when it was
foreshadowed that justice might he done
the power of the assassin's bullet was en-
ployed. Goebe! was a great man, a true
friend and a bitter enemy. His work in
Kentucky will eventually he appreciated"
When asked II he thought further trouble
was likely TO occur he said that he could
not say. but that he was sure the act
would not be allowed to go unpunished.
Senator Blackburn expects 10 go TO Ken
lucky tonight.