The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-02-10


uel ]. Shackeliord and Mayor Rhi-
noch, OF Covington. The party
entered carriage and five
minutes later arrived at the Capitol
his eyesh We're ourc, fit. beahsf oteee
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.
Tile 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 Inquest.
Late this evening it was decided to
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 a GER
tificate of the cause Of death without
the formality of an inquest, this be-
ing sufficient to comply with the law.
Announcement TO the People.
Within a few minutes the following
announcement had been prepared and
was silently handed about the hotel
and in the streets:
TO the people of Kentucky: 1t is with
the most profound sorrow that we an
nounce the death of Governor William
Goebel. In his last moments he counseled
his friends to keep cool and bow to the
law In oil things. We. his friends and adj
vtsers. beg of the people of Kentucky in
this hour OF atfiiction to carefully abb
stain from any act of violence or any re-
sort to moi law. 1t would be his wish,
II he were alive, that there should be
absolutely no stain on his memory by
friends. The law Is supreme and must
in time be re%-established and all the
wrongs he and his party have suffered
signed: ]. G. s.. Blackburn, ]. b. Nc
Greary. B. w. Bradburn, VIM. s. Pryor,
John X: Hendricks. s. j; shaekelford,
&. McHord, G. NJ. Loomis. Lewis Nc
Quown, South Trimble. speaker Of the
house; 4. HI, Carter. speaker pro TEN. Of
u'' vas tuS lisl lHteliiSence given
the public of the death of Mr.. Goebel,
which had occurred forty-tive min
utes previous.
Beckham Is Sworn IN.
Exactly IL hour after the death of
Mr.. Goebel j. c. w. Beckham was
sworn in as governor of the state, the
oath being administered by S. ].
Shackleford, clerk of the court of an
peals.
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
t~iticate of death. Until this had been
done the democratic attorneys were
unwilling that the oath of Office
should be 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 to 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 piper.
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 worn first said Mr.. Beckham.
You must sign the paper before
You take the OATH said Colonel
Young. 1--WE want your oath to the
signature"
Mr.. Beckham advanced to the table
and affixed his signature, and then
stepping back, held up his right hand
for the oath, which was read to him
by Clerk Shackelford, of the court of
appeals. When the clerk read the
concluding words OF the oath, $50
help me God" Mr.. Beckham's reply
came: II do" and then with greater
emphasis, May God give me strength
to do my duty
II devontly Hope He will" rejoined
Colonel Young.
First Oficial Act.
The first official act of Mr.. Beckham
was the appointment of a new adju-
tant general. and his last act before
assuming the oath was an order re-
moving Adjntant General Collier and
Assistant Adjutant General Dixon.
The order was as follows:
Executive Order No. 1.-Daniel II. COL
lier, adtutant general, and j. X. Dickson.
assistant ndjutant general. are hereby re-
moved from office, to tax effect immedi-
ately.
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 are
relieved from duty. to take effect imme-
dlatelN, and are instructed this day to
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 a true copy to
captain bennett, officer of the day in
command Of troops at gate of capitol
grounds. who reported General d. Fl.
Collier absent from his command. Cap
am Bennett received the paper and
Collier. The delivery was made at $50
o'clock this Sd day Of February, 1900.
~ Harry Mckay,
Stan. 80
The order was delivered to Captain
bennett at the gate of the capitol
grounds twenty-five minutes before
the death of Mr.. Goebel. Mr.. Beck
ham was made acting governor last
night by the medical certificate of
DIR. Mccormack that Mr.. Goebel was
unable to assume the functions of his
office. -
Mr.. Beckham seemed deeply at
ectcd by the position in which cir
| CumSt0nceS had Dlnrel him ,nl l.,
did not reveal much joy over the con-
CALCULATIONS which those who came in
showered on him, but accepted them
gratefully.