Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-01
GOeBEL IS STILL ALIVE
But His Physician Says There is Hardly
1 a Possibility for His Recovery.
bOv. TAyLOR'S PROCLAMATION
AdJourns the Legislature Until
Next Tuesday. amid
THE DEMOCRATS REFUSE TO ADJOURN

HpdSebu Inr0uRn rrAnk1Ort on MS way
5home, at Lexington. To Courier.
Journal reporter, Mr.. Bronston said:
II will lead a mob that will hang
8the man who shot MIR. Goebel. / will
|fgo further, l will help TO hang any
IMAM who is connected with the con-
Espiracy. do not approve of Mr..
Yin sympathy with his fight for the
poor way to check him. believe ia
bair play and fair fight There is no
punishment too severe for the man who
kconspired to end his life.'
Martial law will be declared in
a Frankfort today, and it is probable
that the session Of the Legislature al
which the Democrats had determined
Ito seat Mr.. Goebel will BIZ stopped by
the militia. One of the highest Off
cers with the troops said:
4 The Legislature says it is going to
Emeet at 10 O'Clock. Maybe it will, but
kwhatever 1t does ii will not unseat
Gov. Taylor today .
Il X RADICAL ACTION DELAYED.
a 8 q. m.-No proclamation declaring
Emartial law had been issued, at this
khour, and from present Indications none
us probable for some time. The state
Ement that martial law would be de-
Eclared was made by one of the highest
Eoifcers now here, but plans were
Echanged early this morning, so as to
|;delay radical action as lou as possible,
|HThe Legislature, which is expected to
|aseHt MIR. Goebel and his lieutenant
Egcyernor, Mr.. Beckham, will, IL Ia
fbelieved, meet at 10 O'Clock, whether
THE members are admitted to the State
xHouse or not
II eoEBEL's CHANCES OF RECOVERY SLIM.
"A At $40 O'Clock this morning, DIR.
M. Il. Hume, who had been 10 attend
lance upon Senator Goebel throughout
|1the night, came from the wounded
|Anan's bedroom, and announced that
|fhere was hardly a possibility that he
|bould recover. 1.-THE. only thing that
Keeps him alive" said DR. Hume, sis
|his splendid nerve. He cannot keep
np on that alone, however, and con-
IPider that death Is practical Ger.
|4time."
r Mr.. Goebel was slightly better at
|{1aybreak than he had been since s
- clock yesterday afternoon. During
*he early part Of the night, be failed
Fteadily; and about II o'clock, it was
Wrought that he could not last much
|(ionRer. About midnight, however, he
Ffallied. He was troubled during the
Might with frequent spells Of nausea,
which the physician declared to be q
|7bad symptom. The internal hemor-
Images ceased, however, and this was
looked upon as an evidence that he
plight pull through. The courage of
he wounded man never failed him for
An Instant; and when able to talk, he
E2nsissed that he would recover.
THE AssAILANT NOT ARRESTED.
III No progress has been made toward
|Apprehending the man who did the
|khooting, and it is not likely that any
Isill be made. To all appearances, as
ouch ia known Of the would-be assassin
Today as ever will be known. The
police have practically abandoned the
ase. and there is nobody but the polioe
p take it up. A force Of mountainous
| # in the building from which the shots
Eere fired, and nobody else has been
flowed to enter it. Access to il il
made still more difficult by the force Of
oldiers stationed at the gate.
| Nobody is admitted to the Capitol
mounds without pass, and passes are
not issued in profusion. All night,
|lHS4atotc pohlo WI tubu rEduRtuIbt dDQ HG
O'Clock this morning, fully 1000
men, with two Calling guns, were sta
|4oned in the Capitol building; 800
Lore are expected during the day.
NO INDICATIONS OF TROUBLE.
Large crowds are expected in Frank
f1rt today, and the prediction is made
nat by nightfall fully 5000 strangers
VA " have arrived. The city, at present,
I'M very quiet, and there is no surface
|<lndication of trouble from any source.
INV Is largely due to the conservative
attitude assumed by the leading poll
Ffcans of both parties that there has
pot been fighting in the streets Of
Nfankfort. kilograms were poured into
TIE city last night from every direc-
lion, announcing that bands OF armed
men were more than ready to come
|sd0wn and create ali sorts Of trouble.
k&4 these, messages were sent, telling
HEM that there is no place like home,
nd urging them to remain there. One
Hfowd came In from Lexington yester-
|aay afternoon, and behind them walked
All boy carrying a valise, which con-
mined 10 revolvers belonging to the
ATTY.
|&S DETERMINED TO SEAT eoEBEL.
II9fN 10 Sut tuiu uOW Ludt LD6 L6RlSlAtur6
III seat Mr.. Goebel at the first session
hich it holds. If he is seated by
Int ballot, the Republicans will pay
~ attention to the matter, and will
3use to surrender any of the Offices.
Y4ey have made up their minds that
the seating Of Mr.. Goepel by joint
lot is illegal, even under the Goebel
el6otion law, which provides that
oonte6ting candidate for poyernor shall
hsEseated by a majority of both houses.
They will resist fatty any effort of the
9emoorats to seat officers by joint
btilot.
Gov. Taylor and his attorneys re-
ained all night 10 the State House.
preats had been made against all Of
Pm, and 1t was thought wise for them
XFemain whore they were until some
ithe excitement had subsidized.
GOV. TAYLoR's PROCLAMATION.
|3}Sov. Taylor, at 10 o'clock this
r ming, issued the following procla-
H5&tion;
III To the General Assembly OF the
91mmonwealth of Kentucky: Whereas
late of insuirection now prevails in
19 State of Kentucky, and especially
Frankfort, the capital thereof, by
\ Tue OF the authority vested in me by
Constitution Of Kentucky, l do
4Fs by, by this proclamation, adjourn
4kpnce the General Assembly of the
Re OF Kentucky, to meet at London,
prel county, KY, Tuesday, the 9th
WXI CT ebruary, 1900, at ~ O'Clock