The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-04

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he has been since Goebel was shot and where
he has seen nobody but his closest friends and
the newspaper reporters who represent papers
that side with HIM In the controversy
PROCLAMATION Br BEcKnAM.
MI. Beckham issued tho following proclama-
ton soon after ~ O'Clock:
"To ~ Pop, u IA Commonwealth o. ktrtuokp;
1T In with the %proioun 1est sorrow ! an.
poupce TO tbs people Of this Commonwealth
that the work Of tho assassin has ended In the
death OF Gov. William Gocbel and that. under
the Constitution and the law, upon notice OF
this deplorsbIe event. ! have qua led and as
sumed the duties OF Chief Executive OF the
State.
I'm william Goebsl Kentucky has lost one OF
her greatest and nob'e est sons. His high char
actsr tor courage. mhnliness and honesty In
the defence OF the right OF the people load to
his destruction. and while yet In the viRor OF
his manhood no has become a martyr TO thoir
cause.
81 enter uron the discharge Of the duties Of
this high Office surrounded by conditions and
circumstance which would tax the wisdom OF
men far stronger than |. Knowing well the
trying difficulties that are ahead Of me. aud the
dangers which surrounded me have already
compassed the destruction OF civil government
In the capital OF the State. | hereby solemnly
warn and command that all violent characters
and militia Of the State now In possession OF
the city and the public buildings do immedi-
ately disband. lay down their arms and return
to their homes and occupations.
Feeling most deeply the responsibilities and
difficulties Of the situation. | invoke the aid and
support OF all the lhwabiding and law-respect-
Ing Christian people Of this Commonwealth.
and I promise In a legal way. II within the
powell OF men. to restore peace. quiet and pro-
lection TO all individuals regardless OF party or
station. under tho Constitution. which have
solemnly sworn to obey.
Given under my hand at tho city OF Frank
fort this Sd day OF February. 1900.
u. c.. W BE,KHAM. Governor"
The proclamation was headed Frankfort,
KY. Executive Office" The command to tho
military TO dispense is a repetition OF the com
mand that Goebel gave when he was sworn In
a. Governor on his deathbed.
At 10 O'Clock il had not been decided when
or whore the holy OF Senator Goebel would DO
buried. II vas said that that matter would be de-
cidsd In the morning by The brothers Of the dead
man. The brother who was 10 Arizona when
the shooting occurred and who started East at
once. got here tonight some time after the F,
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public announcement of the fact was made.
ar hour after the announcement kilograms
Of condolences began coming in. During the
evening upwards Of 800 were received. They
we're from Democrats In all parts OF the coun.
try.
GOOD ORDER AFTER oOKBEL's DEATH.
Frankfort Is 1uiet tonight and the public
are congratulating themselves that
to- morrow ia Sunday. They are more or less
apprebensive over Monday because that Ia the
County Court day and usually hundre Is Of per-
sons come to town from the country districts.
which in this section OF the State. are strongly
Democratic.
TOWN IN PToHr1No MOOD.
About all that was needed In Frank
at any time after noon to-day was
the application OF a match to bring
about an explosion. All day long affairs we're
In q more critica! condition than they had been
Mt any time since the shooting OF Senatar
Goebel. The departure OF one-quarter " the
m mberso OF the Legislature to their homes. 1t
was thought. would serve to quiet things more
or less. hut 1t had the contrary effect. appar-
emily, and for the irst time the streets we're
nlled with Il more or less incendiary crowd.
The saloons we're all open. and that did not aid
matters.
Then about noon came the news from
bedroom that he had had a bad spell
and could not rally from It. That came very
near being the match. As soon IA 1t was gen.
orally known q big crowd gathered around
Square, within which are the govern
ment build ngs and all OF the soldiers. Every
man was armed with a revolver in one pocket
and a bottle Of whiskey in the other.
All the available police Of the town were sent
TO keep the crowd moving, and as they were
known to be friendly they did not have a hard
Job on their hands. But II was a more or less
boisterous crowd and kept cheering at inter-
walls for Goebel and addressing foul language
TO the soldiers. The presence Of the Gro vd
caused a lot Of nervousness inside the square.
The commanding officers Of the soldiers we're
fearful that an accidental discharge OF q gun in
the hands OF q soldier or the firing OF pistol by
one OF the crowd might precipitate the long
expected trouble. They doubled the guards at
the gates. and finally tripled them. and then. |
as an additional precaution, they stationed q
company with b~ayonets in front Of each gate.
inside the fence. This was to prevent a rush
MAYOR CLOSES THE SALOONS
The crowd got bigger and bigger In the
and then. as Goebel's condition be-
came more critical. the Mayor OF the town is-
sued a proclamation closing al the saloons and
all places where liquor Is sold until further
notice. He said that he did II because he felt
that the death OF Goebel would be likely to lead
TO a riot. The proclamation was enforced M
mediately by the poIice against the wild pro-
tests Of the saloonkcepers, Even the hotel
barrooms we're closed. From this time on there
was an Improvement in the condition OF affairs,
Finally the police were able to scatter the
crowd that had chung to Capitol Square. and 1t
spread out about town. A large part OF II
gathered about the Capitol Hotel TO get the
latest news from the sick room.
Goebel's room Is on the second floor OF the
Capitol Hotel. The corridor OF the hotel Was
crowded. There were many women In the
crowd. who seemed TO feel worse even about
Goebel's sinking than did the men. Kentucky
women are enthusiastic politicians. Two Of
them mot in the corridor OF tho hotel near
where THE Sun reporter was standing this
afternoon. Said one: "Oh. I'm 80 glad my boy
10 away. Think I'd 60 crazy II he was here.
he's so hot-headed."
what exclaimed the other. well. I tell
you / think I'd - crazy from shame II ny boy
wasn't here. 1t il q mans duty TO he here"
The wife ~ Senator George T Farris wrote:
Am worried about you. bu, | would rather
that you shoull he brought home in a pine
box than Tor You 10 desert your post Most OF