The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-02

Later Meets I'm Hotel-No Quorum
Present-Troops Refuse to Obey
Orders of Mr.. GoebeI-Gov. Taylor
Twice Snubbed.
FRANKFORT, Ky, Feb 1-Gov Goe-
bel passed an unfavorable day, though
he was fairly comfortable when night
came. He has half dozen doctors around
him, and the reports of his condition vary
according to the last physician who leaves
his room. One doctor Is confident that
he VIII recover, and another only allows
MIN an hour or two before he breathes
his last. His strength is maintained to
great extent by cordials He had sew.
eral failing spells, out OF which he was
brought with difficulty His kidneys have
practically ceased their functions, and
slight symptoms of pneumonia have ap-
peared, but have not as yet become so
serious as to cause alarm in themselves.
Ihe doctors, as rule, entertain no hopes
of his recovery
AT $3.50 tonight DIR. Mccormick, the op-
timistic physician, declared that in his
opinion there was no reason why Gov
Goebel- should not recover The pneumo-
monia which had appeared, he declared to
be the usual occurrence in-cases of this
kind. The most serious symptom was, he
said, the refusal of the kidneys to op-
crate, and consequent danger of blood
poisoning.
The news from Gov. Goebers room at
1880 tonight is worse and indicates that
he may possibly die before morning The
action of the heart has grown weaker,
and, as circulation through the right lung
is retarded by his wound, but little blood
is received by the heart. Unless the ac-
ton of the heart becomes stronger, it Is
feared death will ensue.
at / o'clock this morning DIR. Hume
said that Gov. Goebel would probably
live through the night. He added how
ever, that there was possibility of urae-
mic poisoning, and that 1t was possible
for the governor to die in CONFUSION al
most any time.
SNUBS FOR GOV. TAYLOR.
Two direct slaps were given Gov. Tay-
! lor today, by public officers who declined
to obey his orders. The first came from
President Rodman. OF the Farmers hank,
| which is state depository. Some vouch-
ers on the bank were signed by Gov.
| Taylor in favor. of some of the militia
officers, who wanted money for their
companies. When they We're presented
at the bank payment was refused Presi-
dent Rodman said he did not see how he
could pay OUT the money on orders signed
by Gov. Taylor until he knew for cer-
| tain who was the actual governor OF
Kentucky. He had asked an opinion
from the attorney of the bank he said,
| and when it was received would act ac-
cordingly. He declared that he would
take no chances OF paying out money un-
til ne was satisfied that he was acting
under proper authority.
The second instance promised for a
time to have serious consequences, and
trouble may yet arise from it. Gov.
TAYLOR issued a pardon to Douglas
Hayes, a convict In the Frankfort peni-
tertiary, who is serving a five years
term for manslaughter, having been SEN
fenced in March, 1S99 When the pardon
was sent to Warden Lillard, he decided
that he could not turn the man loose until
he was satisfied regarding the legal
status of the goveTnorship. He made no
reply to Gov. Taylor, but declined to
honor the pardon, and informed the pen
itentiary commissioners of his action.
They agreed with the position taken by
the warden, and the man was held.
The action of Lillard, who is an ardent
supporter of Gov. Goebel, aroused intense
indignation among the Republicans, and
it was decided detachment of soldiers
would be sent to the penitentiary to take
the man away by force If Warden Lillard
persisted in his refusal to release the
prisoner. No such talk, however, came
from the office of Gov Taylor and Adit.
Gen. Collier. This talk was naturally re-
sented by the Democrats, and Lillard re-
ceived open offers of aid in case he
should decide to engage in a battle with
the soldiers over their right to enter tho
hall and take out Hayes.
GRoCERs DEMAND CASH.
The attitude of the bank toward the
Taylor vouchers created decioeoly Dear
ish sentiment on the part of local groeers,
who have been furnishing supplies to the
soldiers, and to night they refused to
honor any orders unless they were ac-
companied by cash. When this was re-
ported to Adjt. Gen. Collier he at once
furnished the money necessary. At the
same time he announced that before
the trouble he had foreseen the possible
attitude Of the bank and the grocers and
had secured control of the state military
appropriation. He had money enough, he
said, to pay for everything. The grocers
at once altered their opinion of the finan-
cial stability of the militia, and supplies
are now flowing into camp, as before.
LILLARD PROFFERED AID.
When this afternoon his office was
visited the warden was engaged in
conversation over the telephone wire. He
was giving the man at the other end OF
the wire information regarding the num-
Der of men he could provide TO resist
possible attack. He rung off as several
visitors entered his office, declining to
disclose the identity of the man at the
other end of the wire, who was evidently
asking him if he desired assistance.
at can do nothing else than to hold the
man." said the warden. "The situation is
known to everybody, and l cannot as
sumo the responsibility of releasing men
on the order of Mr.. Taylor, when the
legislature has declared specifically thai
Mr.. Goebel is the governor of the state.
Had the pardon been received yesterday
I would have let the man go, and have
been glad to do SO. 1 wish to keep no
man in the place, but 1. cannot release
convicts on the order Of man who 1t has
been declared by the law-making power
of the state has no right to issue such
orders
When asked If he intended to offer re-
sistence to a detachment of troops If one
should be sent to release Hayes, the
warden replied:
mo, no. 1t would not do for me to
attempt any such thing as that. have
fourteen guards only and they could not
do much against soldiers"