Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-31

o'clock, this morning DR.. E. E. Hume
who had been in attendance upon Mr.
Goebel throughout the night, an
nounced that there was hardly q
possibility that he would recover
1.-The only thing that keeps him
alive" said Doctor Hume, "is his
splendid nerve He cannot keep VI
on that alone, however, and con
slider death practical certainty, and
that within short time"
Goebel was troubled during the
night with frequent spells of nausea
The internal hemorrhages have ceased
however When able to talk he in
sists he is surely going to recover
No progress has been made towards
apprehending the man who did the
shooting. It is not likely that any will
be made. The police have practically
abandoned the case A force of noun
taineers are in the building from
which the shots were fired, and no
body has been allowed to enter it. Ac-
cess is made still more difficult now
by force of soldiers stationed at
every gate. Nobody is admitted to
the capitol grounds without pass,
and very few have been issued All
night soldiers poured into Frankfort.
and at seven o'clock this morning
fully thousand mel, with two Cat
ling guns, were stationed around the
capitol building, and $50 more are ex-
pected during the day. Large crowds
are expected in Frankfort today.
1t is largely due to the conservative
attitude assumed by the leading poll
ticians of both parties that there has
not been fighting in the streets. I
is certain that the legislature will
seat Goebel at the first session i
holds. If he is seated by joint ballo
the republicans will refuse to surren
der any of the offices. They say tha
the seating of Goebel by joint ballot
is illegal even under the Goebel cleo
ton law, which provides that the con
testing candidate for governor shal
be seated by a majority of bot
houses. Governor Taylor and atto1
neys remained all night in the stat
house. Threats have been mad
against all Of them.
Frankfort, KY, Jan. St-Manage
Weitzell, of the Capital hotel, ha
been notified that if he permits tn
meeting Of the legislature in his, hi
tel the militia will take charge.
Governor Taylor, at 10 o'clock, is
sued the following proclamation: "T
the general assembly Of the common
wealth of Kentucky:
Whereas, A state of insurrectio
now prevails in the state Of Kentuck!
and especially in Frankfort, the cal
itol thereof, by virtue of the author
ty vested in me by the constitution {
Kentucky, l do hereby, by this pro-
lamation, adjourn at once the gener;
assembly of the state of Kentucky t
meet in London Laurel county, Ky
on Tuesday, the sixth day of Fet
ruary, 1900, at 12 O'clock.
Frankfort, KY, Jan, S1-The coul
Of appeals indefinitely adjourned, r
fusing to sit while the militia is her
Letters were received from Middle
boro, today, stating that appellai
judges. Hazlerigg and Hobson, wei
to have been killed yesterday.
Frankfort, jan 31-There is stror
probability that martial law will |
declared in Frankfort tomorrow, ar
the session of the legislature at whiC
the democrats are determined to Sc
Goebel, will be stopped by the mill
tary. One of the highest officers VT
the troops said tonight;
''The legislature says it is going
meet tomorrow at 10 o'clock. May
It will, but whatever it does, it W
not unseat Governor Taylor tomo
row. Soldiers have been ARRIVING
intervals all night"
Frankfort, KY. Jan. 31-The de-
ocratic members of the legislatu
marched in body to the capt
grounds this morning They were
lowed to pass into the capitol bui
ing Long lines Of infantry we
drawn up on each side of the hall wi
fixed bayoAets. At the foot OF t
stairs Colonel Williams had a lar
bundle Of papers, one of which
handed to each member Of the hou
as they passed him. It was copy
the proclamation given above.
read the proclamation in loud toi
Adjutant General Collier read {
proclamation second time. Lo
above the tumult came a voice Gle