The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-09
WILL BE ABANDONED.
Report That Session at London.
KY, Is Called OF:

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| KY, Is Called of.
| Conference Said to Have Decided to
Hold Meeting OF Legislature at
Frankfort - Death of Goebel-
Beekham Sworn In Governor.
Louisville, KY, Feb. Sat conference
| at four a. m. between Senator Blackburn.
| Gov. Beckham and a prominent attorney
| OF Frankfort, representing Gov, Taylor. It
was decided to abandon the proposed meet.
| Ing OF the legislature at Londan on Tues
| day, and hold a session in Frankfort on
| that date. There are strong evidences that
an amicable adjustment of the difficulty
| will be made. =,
Mr.. Goebel Dies.
Frankfort, KY. Feb 5-William' Goebel
head of the Kentucky government organ.
| bayonets, died at Gas o'clock Saturday
| evening. Public announcement of his death
was not made until almost an hour later.
The fatal end of his five days fight for life
against the injuries inflicted by an assas.
sins bullet has brought the crisis which
war.
When Mr.. Goebel breathed his last his
brother Arthur and his sister, Mrs. Her.
| man Brunnecker, of Hartwell, were at his
bedside. He had been unconscious for an
hour, and every effort of his doctors to
sustain life until his brother. Justus
GoeDel, could arrive from Arizona had
| lalled. He had spoken no message since
1870 o'clock in the afternoon, when, after
private talk with his brother and sister,
| he said to Arthur: '"Eell my friends to be
ple"
Mr.. Goebels death had been feared since
morning, when he relapsed from compare
i've sa1ety to the condition of dying man.
Hundreds of his friends thronged the
hotel. and on the street corners were
groups OF his admirers, fearful and furious
at his fate. Nothing is known Of his con-
versation with Arthur and Mrs. Brun-
necker, and the few words he spoke dur
Ing the day of his death were voiced in de.
lirium. In his feeble rawlings he said: II
forgive them; they were not to blame," and
at intervals he asked for his brother
Justus. The latter arrived about an hour
after William Goebel died.
During the interval before notice of his
death was given out Lieut.. Gov. Beckham
was sworn IN as governor of the state Of
kentucky and executed his first official
acts as executive head of the claimant
government by making number Of stan
appointments
John B. Castleman, Of Louisville, was an
pointed adjutant general by Beckham
shortly before midnight. He has accepted
the post, and, after ordering the militia
men on duty here to their homes, will seek
TO reorganize the national guard under the
claimant government.
Taylor Hears the News. 49,
Gov. Taylor, while in his Office in the
executive building, received the news of Mr.
Goebers death. Gov. Taylor declared that
ne nao nothing to say and no statement Of
any kind to make. The messenger who
brought this reply from Gov Taylor, who
oecllned to be seen. was asked to return to
GOV. Taylor and inquire If he cared to say
anything concerning the death of Mr..
Goebel. The messenger returned almost
Immediately and made the following reply:
Here Is Gov Taylor's statement: 4 deep
ly regret his DEATH"
Proclamation.
The following proclamation was issued
Saturday. following the death of Mr.. Goe-
bel:
ITO the People Of Kentucky: It is with
the most pronounced sorrow that we an
nounce the death of Gov. William Goebel.
In his last moments he counseled his
friends to keep cool and bow to the law in
all things. We, his friends and advisers
beg of the people Of Kentucky in this hour
OF afHiction to carefully abstain from any
'"
1t would be his wish, If he were alive, that
there should be absolutely no stain left on
his memory by an imprudent act of any
| who were his friends. The law is supreme
and must in time be reestablished. and all
the wrongs he and his party have suffered
Will find their proper redress"
10 c. S. Blackburn, Urey Woodson, ]. b.
McCreary. James Andrew Scott, B. W.
Bradburn G. c. McChord, L. H. Carter
William s. Pryor, c. M. Lewis. John K
Hendrick, c. M. Lewis, John X. Hendrick
Lewis McQuown. s. J. shackelford
South Trimble, Speaker of the House.
Speaker pro tenn. of the Senate.
To Be Buried in Frankfort.
1t practically has been decided that the
remains of Mr.. Goebel will be buried in
Frankfort, in the cemetery overlooking the
Kentucky river where lie the remains OF
Daniel Boone. Vice President Richard
| Johnson and several Kentucky governors.
eminent jurists and soldiers. Arthur and
Justus Goebel, senator-elect 10 Black
burn, s. J. Shackelford, clerk of the court
of appeals, and Warden Lillard visited the
| cemetery Sunday and spent some time in
| looking over the ground with view to Sc
Letting suitable spot for the last resting
place Of Gov. Goebek Though no definite
| decision was reached, a spot in the vicinity
of the immense shaft erected in honor OF
kentucky's dead soldiers, nearly the high
| est point in the beautiful cemetery, was
favored, and will probably finally be Sc
lected.
| walker Released.
Alonzo Walker, the stenographer who
was placed under arrest on the charge Of
melting the soldiers Of the state guard to
mutiny while pinning a notice Of a pro-
posed application for an Injunction
upon the door of the Office of Gov Taylor,
was released Sunday morning. The re-
| not fn ho x1,ri<
| of habeas corpus which Sheriff Suffer tried
In vain yesterday to serve upon Gov. Tay-
lor. The latter concluded that Walker had
remained in custody for sufficient length
of time. and told him to go home. The
charge of melting to mutiny has not been
quashed, but Walker may not be brought
before court-martial, as was at one time
| guard.
| Various rumors were circulated in re-
| gard to the reasons for the sudden release
| of Mr.. Walker, among them being report
that his release by order of Gov. Taylor
was in Difference to telegram from WASH
ington advising his discharge. Gov. Tay-
| lor was too busy to be seen in regard to the
matter, but Adjt. Gen. Collier emphatically
denied that any such reason existed for
| Walkers release.
"The idea is absurd" said Gen. Collier.
mo such telegram has been received,
either from the authorities at Washington,
or from anyone else. Mr.. Walkers arrest
was simply matter of military discipline.
| He was not discharged, but simply given
his liberty until arrangements can be made
for his trial by court-martial."
Organize to Kill Foreigners.
New York, Feb. S. - According to ad-
vices received by the state department al
Washington from Minister Conger, &C.