North Park union., 1900-02-16
ooEBEL Is DEAD.
The Young Lleutsn.nt Governor Promptiy
sworn In.

| The Young LieutenAnt Governor Promptly
| sworn In.
| Frankfort. kr.. Feb. 3-The bullet
fired by an unknown assassin last
Tuesday morning ended the life OF
| William Goebel ut 6:45 o'clock this
evening. The only persons present at
| the death bed were Mr.. Goebel's sister,
Mrs. Braunncker. and his brother, Ar
thur Goebel of Cincinnati. who have
been In constant attendance at AIR.
Goebel's bedside. and DIR. Mccormack.
| Justus Goebel, another brother, who
has been hurrying from Arizona as
| fast rs steam could carry him, In
vain hope of reaching his dying broth
er In time for some token OF recogni-
ton, arrived forty minutes too late.
Oxygen WAS frequently adminis-
tered the dying man during the after
noon In an effort to keep him alive I'M
til his brothers arrival, but in vain.
Exactly one hour after the death OF
Mr.. Goebel, ]. Q. w. Beckham was
sworn In us governor Of the state, the
oath being administered by s. j. Shack
elford, clerk of the Court Of Appeals.
Louisville. KY, Feb. 4.-This city is
to be the seat, temporarily mt least. OF
the Democratic state government. 10
morrow the Democratic members OF
the Legislature will meet here and 1t Is
proposed to make Louisville the head
quarters of the executive and legisla-
tive branches of this state govern
ment as long as the presence OF troops
keeps them from Frankfort, or until
the present conflict of authority In the
state is settled.
The details of this plan were decided
upon ut the conferences held by
leading Democratic leaders during the
afternoon.
1t was stated by members of the Leg
islature present that threats had been
made mt Frankfort by persons connect
ed with Governor Taylor's ndminlstra-
tion that Democratic members of the
Legislature would be arrested II that
step was necessary to secure their at
tendance upon the session of the Legis-
lature called by the Republican COVER
nor to meet ut London next Tuesday.
These members asserted that they had
been warned not to return to Frank
fort. Enough of the Democratic men,
, bers of each house will be here to-
morrow, il is asserted by the Demo-
cratic managers. to form quorum. No
legislation will be attempted, but nd-
journment from day to dny will he
held pending Il settlement OF the legal
I questions involved in the present dis
! pute between the parties.
II is Thought that the main reilnhce
of the Democrats ut least for the pres
!. ent. will he placed in the police force
: of the city and the constabulary of the
county,
The mayor and city officers and the
! sheriff of the county are Democrats
and will undoubtedly recognize Beck
ham ms governor. The number of men
Fat their command is considerable.
, Frankfort, Ky. Feb. 4.-AlonZO
Walker. the stenogrnpher who was
placed under arrest on the charge of
melting the soldiers of the state guard
to mutiny while pinning notice of II
proposed application for an Injunction
upon the door of the office of Governor
Taylor. WIS released this morning.. .
The release was not made In response
to the writ of hnbcns corpus which
Sheriff Suffer tried in vain yesterday
to serve upon Governor Taylor. The
latter concluded that Walker had re-
manned in custody for IL sufficient
length of time. and told him TO go
home. The charge of melting Ia mu-
tiny has been uuashed. but Walker
may not be brought before n court mar
tial. MS was at one time contemplated
by the officers of the state guard.