Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-08

acts practices by thoss Ia c /, :.
the Legislative interests Of cur safe
has eliminated IN the most feal'ful
condition Of the period 10 the ate
The dreadful tragedy which occurred
yesterday shocked and star led ali
and can be M more sincerely dcp,ored
by anyone han myself. 10 attempt
70 legislatr ander such conditions OF
excitement npi threatened violence as
now prevails in Frankfort would be
sheer madn"ss, and have. therefore
in the exercise OF my constitutional
powers, al i. nrned the legislature. &c
convene in london, Ky. on February
6.
81 have faken every precauton to
preserve the peace, that every citizen
may know that life and property
are safe. and will be protected with
every resource Of the commonwealth
| trust thai il, this laudablc effort.
will have 4 support OF every law
abiding citizen of Kentucky"
,ioebr, ana Bee hu " .w"rni
Frankfort KY, Feb William
Goebel was shortly before nine O'Clock
last nigh' sworn in as governor OF
Kentucky. and i. {. W. Beckham, a
few minutes later. took the oath as
lieutenant aovernor. The oath was
administered to both men by Chief
Justice Hallc;igg OF the court of APP
peaIs. The plan to make tioebel gov
ernor was .ct in motion early in the
afternoon. \ statement was prepared
saving thu. the boards which had
heard the contests for governor and
lieutenant governor hat decided In
favor of G0ebel and Beckham. that
the boards intended to report their
findings to the legislature. but that
they had been prevented from dong
SO BY the ~ tion OF Coy. Taylor in
declaring tie Legislature adjourned
The statement then goes on to say
that the memoirs Of the Legislature
were driven nom place to place by the
militia and threatened with arrest
wherever they attempted TO hold d
meeting, II was declared the belief
of all signc"- Of the settlement that
Goebel and !,eckham We're the legally
elected goy,rn0r and lieutenant gov
ernor and ~,ah man. us he signed the
paper, unnornced that he voted for
the adopt.or of the ma lority report
of the contest boards, which declared
Goebel an 'eckham to be the men
rightfully c,;iiled TO the office.
Whu,nk1r Ibrar.s iIis Innocence
Louisville Ky. Feb. l.-llarland
Whitaker, "ho was suspected OF hay-
ing shot Senator Goebel and who was
brought hare Tuesday night from
Frankfort, was somewhat nervous
Yesterday us a result OF the excite
ment, but lie still persists in assert
ing his innocence and said he had
no fear OF the outcome of his trial.
81 did not shoot Mr.. Goebel." he said,
land neve' thought of doing so. !
was there s,oply as friend of Tay-
lor to see, with the others, that he
had Justice Gone him. | was sitting
in the statcnouse when we heard the
shots fired. Two other men were
there and they were talking about
insurance. One of them had brown
beard, AMI il they will, they can
come forward and clear me. But
am not afraid for | know | am in
nocent and hat when the case comes
up will be cleared. They cannot
l7.r.t IN .nnocent man. They can't
snow where snoI nc Mr.. upepel, am,
all there IS against me is that | had
the pistols, bit II they arrested every
body in Frankfort who was armed,
half the population would be in Jail
before the lay was over"
Resolutions by Democratic Legislators.
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 1.-The demo
cratic members of the legislature held
IA secret meeting and passed resolu-
tions protesting against the adjourn
ment of the legislature to London by
Gov. Taylor, declaring it to be with
out warrant of law and without ex-
cuse, save an unwllingness on the
part of Gov, Taylor to submit his
claims to the office which he now oc-
cupies to fair and legal ad judcation
before the highest tribunal known to
the laws of the commonwealth
Proclamation by Gov. Gosbsl.
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. IA procla-
nation was issued last night by Gov,
Goebel commanding all persons who
are now unlawfully engaged in inter-
fering with and intimidatng mem
bers Of the general assembly of this
commonwealth to disband and desist
from terrorizing and intimdating the
said members of the general assembly
nnL all al hur unnd oitiynnc ~ this