page_title: February 1900
section_title: February 3, 1900 (Saturday)
hierarchical_section_title: February 1900 / February 3, 1900 (Saturday)
caption_attribution_description: Kentucky governor William S. Taylor
context_page_description: The following events occurred in February 1900:
context_section_description: Brigham H. Roberts, would-be congressman from Utah, was arrested in Salt Lake City for unlawful cohabitation, and released on his own recognizance.  The charge arose from Roberts's practice of polygamy.
  Birsa Munda, the rebel leader in British India, was arrested in the woods near Porahat after seven of his followers tipped off police.  Birsa is celebrated a century later as a martyr to the Indian independence movement.
  Dumbell's Banking Company, holder of most of the cash deposits on the Isle of Man, failed, leaving most of the British island's businesses and residents without money.
  Died: William Goebel, Governor of Kentucky since January 31, died at 6:44 pm at the Capitol Hotel in Frankfort, Kentucky.  Lieutenant Governor J. C. W. Beckham was sworn in an hour later as the 35th Kentucky Governor.  At the same time, William S. Taylor continued to assert that he was the lawfully elected Governor of Kentucky as well.
caption: Governor Taylor
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