Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-10

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hotel With tears streaming from
his eyes, Mr.. Goebel was conducted
to the chamber where lay his brother
The rap at the door was answered by
Arthur Goebel, who silently drew his
brother within, and again closed the
door. Five minutes later Arthur Goe-
bel again opened the door and mo-
toned to the two physicians.
"He died at GAS o'clock painlessly,"
was all he said, and then closed the
door.
There was no excitement in the
corridor. Those who heard the words
of Arthur Goebel were reverently ST.
lent, and did not disseminate the in
telligence.
No Formal Tnquests
Late this evening il was decided I'd
hold no formal inquest over the re-
mains. This was in compliance with
the wishes OF the friends and family
of the dead democratic leader. The
coroner will accordingly issue GER
tificate of the cause OF death without
the formality of an inquest, this be-
ing sufficient to comply with the law.
Announcement 10 the People.
Within few minutes the following
announcement had been prepared and
was silently handed about the hotel
and in the streets:
To the people Of Kentucky: II IL with
the most, profound sorrow that Ma, We an, u,
| Goebel. In his last moments he counseled
| his friends To keep cool and bow 70 the
| law In all things. We, his friends and az.
i visera, beg Of the people OF Kentucky IN
| this hour OF ahiiction TO carefully abb
stain from any act OF violence or any re-
sort to mob law. 1t would be his wish,
! II he were alive, that there should be
absol Ately no stain on his memory by
any imprudent act by any who were his
! friends. The law Is supreme ana must
| In time be re-estabished and all the
! wrongs he and his party have suffered
will find their proper redress. ~
Signed: j. G. $. Blackburn, j. B. NC
! Creary, b. w. Bradburn. VIM: $. Pryor
John X. Hendricks, s. j. Shackelford,
! Urey Woodson, James Andrew scott. G.
G. McHord, G. M Loomis, Lewis Nc
Quown, South Trimble, speaker or the
| house I. II. Carter, speaker pro tenn OF
the senate
This was the first intelligence given
;he public of the death of Mr.. Goebel,
which had occurred forty-fve min
utes previous.
Beckham IL Sworn In.
Exactly one hour after the death of
Mr.. Goebel j. {. w. Beckham was
sworn in as governor Of the state, the
oath being administered by S. j.
Shackleford, clerk of the court Of APP
peas.
1t had been determined TO keep Sc
cret the death Of Mr.. Gobel until Mr..
! Beckham should have been formally
! induced into office, and the delay was
made greater by the inability OF DR..
Mccormack to leave the bedroom of
Mr.. Goebel and make the proper GER
! tificate Of death. Until this had been
done the democratic attorneys were
unwilling that the oath of Office
should he administered.
After Colonel Young, who was one
of the leading democratic attorneys
| through the Goebel-Taylor contest,
and Senator-Elect Blackburn had
completed the papers necessary 10 the
! administration Of the oath of Office,
there was a wait of nearly ten min
utes for DR.. Mccormack. The death
certificate had already been prepared,
and DR.. Mccormack quickly signed
! his name and swore TO the contents OF
the paper
Now, Mr.. Beckham, it's your
turn" said Colonel Young. Sign the
OATH" pushing the paper toward him
Mr.. Beckham hesitated, and Colonel
Young repeated his request. Let me
be sworn first" said Mr.. Beckham.
"You must sign the paper before
YOU take the oath said Colonel
Young. I'VE want your oath 10 the
| signature"
Mr.. Beckham advanced to the table
and affixed his signature, and thcr
stepping back, held up his right hanc
for the oath, which was read TO him
by Clerk Shackeford, Of the court oi
appeals. When the clerk read the
concluding words of the oath, sc
help me God" Mr.. Beckham's reply
came: II do" and then with greater
emphasis, May God give me strength
to do my duty"
81 devoutly hope He will" rejoined
Colonel Young.
First Oficial Act.
The first official act OF Mr.. Beckham
was the appointment of new adju
tant general, and his last act before
assuming the oath was an order re
moving Adjutant General Collier ant
| NSSlSliHI N'h'idi 'iNoh
! The order was as follows:
Executive order No. 1.--DanIel II. Col
! Her, adjutant general, and j. X, Dickson
! assistant adjutant general, are hereby re
moved from Office, to take effect immedi
! atcly.
| Referring to executive proclamation OF
! the LIST inst, all members of the Ken
! lucky state guard ordered on duty In the
city OF Frankfort by my predecessor ar,
relieved from duty, TO take effect imme
m t,,u. tnI, oil ig 40, ..
return to their respective posts.
J. G.. W. Beckham,
Acting Governor
On the back of this order was in
dorsed the following:
| Executed by delivering true copy tc
! Captain Bennett, officer of the day n
command of troops at gate of Capito
| grounds, who reported General ID. II
| Collier absent from his command. Cap
| tain Bennett received the paper and
promised to deliver the same to Genera
Collier. The delivery was made at Ga
o'clock this Sd day Of February, 1900.
Harry Mckay.
Colonel and Aide de Camp, Governors
| STAFF.
| The order was delivered TO Captain
Bennett at the gate of the capito
grounds twenty-five minutes before
the death Of Mr.. Goebel. Mr.. Beck
ham was made acting governor last
night by the medical certificate ot
DR.. Mccormack that Mr.. Goebel was
unable TO assume the functions of his
Office.
Mr.. Beckham seemed deeply af
ected by the position in which cir
cumstances had placed him, and he
did not reveal much JOY over the con
gratulations which those who came in
showered on him, but accepted them
gratefully.