Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-08
DEATH
COMES
GoebeI SuCCuinbS at Last
To the AssaSSin'S
Bullet.
And BeCkham lmmedi=
ately Takes Oath as
Governor.
But Civil Warfare May
Be the Outcome
tomorrow.

Frankfort, Feb. 4.-Wm. Goebel died
exactly at GAS o'clock. Arthur Goe-
bel of Cincinnati and Mrs. Braunaker
of Ohio, a married sister, both of
whom had been constant attendants at
the dying mans bedside, were alone
with him when the end came. They
had previously requested DR.. Hume to
| leave them alone withtheir unconscious
brother. The doctor withdrew shortly
after, and while kneeling by the bed
side of their brother, he gave gasp
and was gone Stricken with sorrow,
| the anguished brother and sister did
not move from their position. They
remained in the same room with the
door closed upon everybody until 80
o'clock when their brother, Justus Goe-
bel, who had been hurryng from Ari-
IONA, arrived. He entered the room
and the door was closed for few
minutes. Soon after Dr. Hume was
summoned and to him Arthur Goebel
announced that Mr.. Goebel had died at
G:44 o'clock At 1887 notices of Goe-
bells death were passed through the
hotel corridors
Among the bitter partisanS OF both
parties deep grief is manifested and
haS hpln fed
to erect fitting monument TO Goe-
bells memory, on the spot III the state
house ground where he was shot. No
arrangements have as yet been made
for the funeral. During the afternoon
Goebel made this statement to his
chaplain: Il wish to announce to
the won I'd chat do not hold myself in
open violence to the word Of God
Beckham as Governor
Frankfort. Feb. A Exactly one hour
after the death of Goebel j. G. W..
Beckham was sworn in as governor,
the oath being administered by 5. j..
Shackelford, clerk Of the court OF APP
peals. 1t had been determined TO
til Beckham should have been formally
indicted into office, and the delay was
made greater by the inability of DR.
Mccormack to leave the bedroom OF
Goebel and make the proper certificate
of death. Until this had been done
the democratic attorneys We're nwill-
ing that the oath should be admins
tered The ceremony took place in a
small room on the same floor as that
in which Goebel died. few doors to
the west Of 1t, in a room at the time OF
the administration of the oath, were
Senator-elect Blackburn, Col, b. IL,
Young, Col. Philip Thompson, Eph.
Lillard, J. H. Lillis, Lieut.. l.. T.. Nc
| Kay, S. j. Shackelford, DR.. p. W..
Wells, Col. Harry Mackay, Col. Jack
Chinn Kit Chinn, DR.. Mccormack,
Joseph Blackburn, Jr., and representa-
tives of the press. The first official
action of Beckham was the appoint
ment of a new adjutant general and his
last act before assuming the oath was
the order removing Adjutant General
Collier and Assistant Adjutant Gen
eral Dixon.
Beckham last night ISSUED a procla-
mation announcing the death Of MIR,
Goehel ana saying he had qualified and
assumed the duties of chief executive.
He commands all violent characters
and the militia Of the state now in
possession Of this city and public
buildings 70 lay down their arms and
return to their homes and occupations
and invokes the aid and support OF
all law-ahiding and lawrespecting
Christian people Of the commonwealth.
Civil War Feared
Frankfort, Feb, 4.--Civil and mill
tary authority In Kentucky will come
face to face at last and unless one or
the other recedes from the positions
they occupy there can be but one out
come and that Is civil war. Gov
Taylor must within As hours surrender
to the circuit court Of Franklin county
the person of Alonzo Walker, who is
held in custody by him in the execu.
tive building or Sheriff Suter with a
powerful posse at his back will at
tempt his release by force, and it Is
hardly within the range of possibilities
that the attempt can be made without
bloodshed II once blood is shed in
an armed conflict in the streets Of
Frankfort. II is beyond the wisdom OF
man to tell how far the flame OF strife
will spread Gov Taylor yesterday
refused to acknowledge the existence
oc permit the service Of the writ of
haheas corpus issued by Judge Moore.
Judge Moore said: No attempt will
he made 10 enforce the writ until
Monday 1T that ime another de-
mand viii lie made for the body OF
Alonzo Walker and II It is refused a
sufficient number Of men VII be given