Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-02
BY FORCE OF ARMS.
Gov. Taylor Keeps the Ken
lucky Legislature at Bay.
Democrats Will Attempt, Today, to
Gust Him from Office.
MI. GoebeI Very Low and Death Expected a,
Any Minute.

Frankfort KY. Feb. 1.-The political
situation here. today, has been full of
excitement, with two governors in Of
fice. one at the point of death and the
other enforcing his power by the bayo-
net and excluding the Legislature from
its halls. Every attempt of the mem
bers to gain admittance was baked by
soldiers who guarded every entrance.
Gov. Taylor was at his office all day.
Adjutant General Collier is in COM
mand of the troops.
Gov Goebel passed an unfavora bic
DAY, although ne was fairly comforta-
Die when night came on. He had half
a dozen doctors around him and the
reports of his condition varied accord
ing to the last physician who left his
room. One doctor was confident that
he would recover and another would
allow him an hour or two before he
breathed his last. His strength was
maintained to a great extent by in
jections. He had several sinking spells
out of which he was brought with some
difficulty. He seemed to rally less
readily from each successive collapse,
but held his own steadily throughout
the afternoon. His kidneys have prac-
tically ceased their functions and
slight symptoms of pneumonia have
appeared.
At $50 tonight, DIR. Mccormick. the
optimistic physician, declared that
there was no reason why Gov. Goebtl
should not recover. The most serious
symptom was, he said. the refusal Of
the kidneys to operate and the conse-
I'm nj u no .,f
The news from Gov. Goebels room,
al 1l.30 tonight. is serious ard indi-
Gates that he may die before morning
The action of the heart has grown
weaker and circulation through the
right lung is retarded is retarded by
his wound. but little blood is received
by the heart. Unless the action of the
heart becomes stronger it is feared
death will ensue.
An attempt was made by Speaker
Trimble to hold a session of the Legis-
lature in the Capitol building. hut adj
mission was denied by the troops. Ad-
journmc1t was ordered by Speak r
Trmble.
The news from Washington that
GOV. Taylor had sent a long message
to President Mckinley asking for sup
port had an enlivening effect upon the
Democrats here.
Important legal action will proba bly,
be instituted against Gov. Taylor. to-
morrow, with the object of compelling
him To give up his office. The Demo-
cratic attorneys have already appeared
the papers in the case but are guard
ing them. tonight. with the greatest
secrecy. The proceedings are expected
10 be in the nature Of a writ Of man
damus demanding that he vaCate the
office of governor 1t is. practically Ger
tain that Coy. Taylor will pay no at
tention to any process from the state
court.
The Legislature will. tomorrow, take
active steps to prevent Gov. Taylor
from interfering with any session if il
desire to hold one in the Legislative
chambers. Papers have been prepared
and, tomorrow morning, an injunction
will be asked for restraining Gov. Tay-
Tor from Interfering in any way with
the proceedings of the Legislature
Gov. Taylor has announced before this
that he would pay no attention to the
orders of the fiscal court. The proba-
bilities are that some trouble will en-
sue.