The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-02-14
Governor GOEBEL DEAD.
ASSASSIN'S BULLET DOES 1T:
WORK.
Lieutenant Governor Beckham Sworn
disagreement for Settlement Of Ken
lucky Difficulty made.

FRANKFORT, (Ky), February g.
The bullet which was fired by an un-
known assassin last Tuesday morning
ended the life of William Goebel at
6:45 o'clock this evening. The only per-
sons present at the deathbed were Mr..
Goebels sister, Mrs. Braunacker, and
his brother, Arthur Goebel of Cincin-
natl who have been in constant atten-
dance at Goebel's bedside, and DR.. Nc
Cormack. Justus Goebel, another
brother, who has been hurrying from
Arizona in the vain hope of reaching
his dying brother in time for some
token of recognition, arrived forty
minutes too late.
Exactly one hour after the death of
Goebel, j. c. W. Beckham was sworn
in as Governor of the State, the oath
| being administered by S. ]. Shackel-
ford, clerk the Court of Appeals.
| FRANKFORT (Ky), February g.
Civil and military authority in Ken
| lucky have come face to face at last
Governor Taylor this afternoon re-
| fused to acknowledge the existence or
permit the service of a writ of habeas
corpus Issued by Judge Moore of the
County Court. He thus tacitly suspends
the writ of habeas corpus in the courts
of Franklin county, something, under
the Constitution of the State of Ken
lucky, which cannot be done legally ex-
LOUISVILLE (Ky0, February eff
the agreement drawn up last Monday
night at the conference of the represen-
tatives of the Republican and Demo-
cratic administration held at the Gait
House in this city is accepted and car
ried out the strife which has rent Ken
lucky for the past two weeks will be
ended.
The agreement provides that in order
to leave no question as to the title of
William Goebel and j. c. w. Beckham
to the offices of Governor and Lieuten-
ant-Governor respectively, the General
Assembly shall pass a resolution in
joint assembly vitiating the acts on
that subject passed since the Legisla-
ture has been prevented by troops from
holding it's regular sessions at Frank.
fort. AS soon as the Legislature does
this, Beckham's title to the office OF
Governor is not to be questioned. The
Democrats grant immunity to Cover.
nor Taylor and his associates from
prosecution for treason, usurpation Of
office or contempt of court for what ha,
been done since the shooting of Goebel
kThese matters are to be held in abey
ance until next Monday The Repub
lican Legislature is to be withdraw
from London Immediately and no fill
clustering or other attempt of this char
acter is to be resorted to by the Re.
publicans to obstruct the carrying ou
of this agreement in the Legislature
FRANKFORT (Ky0, February O.
Whether it shall be war or peace II
Kentucky rests with Governor Taylor
! alone. The question has been in hi.
mind all day and tonight he declared
that he had reached no decision anC
would announce none before tomorrow
FRANKFORT (Ky0, February g.
The Republican members of the Leg
islature met at London today Afte
passing resolution of regret at thu
death of Goebel both houses adjournec
till tomorrow. A quorum was no
present.
LONDON (Ky.), February ga pri
vate dispatch from Frankfort say
Taylor has signed the Louisville agree
ment, but will not announce it unit
tomorrow.