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F. G. Stacy, Proaidcnt. J. O. Wahdlaw. Vice Preslden THS NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNET. Capital $50,000.00. Wii.l buy couhty claims, receive deposit ami make liberal/onus on improved paper r C. U088, Cashier. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1900. GOEBEL SHOT Leading Kentucky 'Democrat Seriously Wounded by an Unknown Party. SUSPECT UNDER ARREST Thu S-nalor, While on Ills Way to tbo Cap!to 1 , Kir.:<l at Five Times, Only One Ball Taking Effect—Shots Came From a Building Occupied by the Governor, Secretary of State and Ollier Oilichtls. Franekoiit, Ky., Jau. 30.—Senator William Goebel was shot and seriously wounded at 11:10 o’clock this morning. He was walking up the sidewalk leading to the senate when a man in the second story of a building immediately to the easf of the capitol fired upou him. Five shots were fired and Mr. Goebel fell to the ground seriously wouuded. He was at once carried to the Capitol hotel. The wildest excitement was instantly created in the town and within ten min utes after Mr. Goebel bad been shot the streets were filled with men carrying rifles and revolvers. A guard was in stantly thrown around the building from which shots were flred in order to prevent the escape of the assassin. A force of men dashed into the building and up to the room from which the shots wore fired, but could find no one. Tbo guards were redoubled and Adju tant General Collier, an ardent political opponent of Goebel, took charge of it, leading the work of finding the man who fired the shots. ••They have assassinated Senator Goe bel,” was shouted into the house door an instant after the shots rang out. The members rushed pellmell ovor one another down the steps to the front of the building, coatless and hatless. In five minutes citizens by hundreds poured into the stateboaso yard and it looked as if a riot would result. Building Surroiindsd. Cooler heads advised the snrrounding of the building from which the shots came and in less than three minutes 50 special police surrounded it aud a detail began a Lcareh of the interior for the assassin. Ex Mayor Ira Julian was early on the scene advising the crowd to disperse. "Let the blood be on the head of the assassins. They have openly boasted for months that Senator Goebel wonld never be governor of tho state. They always intended to prevent it in this way. Lot us have no rioting, if we do they are prepared to rush in the federal bayonets.” At 11:80 o’clock Senator Goebel was taken to his room at the Capitol hotel and a dozen physicians examined his wounds. They found that but one of the bullets struck him, this in the right breast. Senator McChord said there was a bare possibility of recovery. Mr. Urey Woodson said: "Tho senator is conscious, but speech less. Dr. Hume informs me that he will recover. The ballet struck the right side, just a few inches below the shoulder joint, and came out under the •houlderblade. ” Harlaud Whittaker of Butler, Gov ernor Taylor’s home coanty, was ar rested a few minutes after the shooting trying to escape from the building from which the shots were fired. He was caught by Mr. John W. Miles, a man of past 75 years of age. I'rotrsti-d Iiuionmio^. When searched five pistols were taken off his person. He loudly protested his iunocence, declaring that he was a Democrat and not a Republican. Ho said that he was not brought here for the purpose of killing any one. A heavy guard of police surrounded him on the way to the county jail, fol lowed by hundreds of people. Cries of "mob the assassin” and "let’s take him away from the police and hang him” were heard all along the route from euraged people. Whittaker begged for protection, de claring if given an opportunity he oould prove himself innocent. The soldiers who have been on duty for two weeks were soon in charge of the state capitol buildings. They rushed from the arsenal already uniformed within a very few minutes after the at tempt at assassination was made and in doable quick time proceeded to the ntatehouso. Guards were placed all the entrances and no one allowed to pass in. Mr. Goobol, in company with Colonel Jack Chinn ana Warden Eph Lillard of tho Frankfort penitentiary, was walk ing np the sidewalk leading from the street to the capitol building, Goebel being on the right of the three. When the throe men were two thirds of‘the distance from the street to the aapltol a shot was fired from the third story of the building occupied by the offices of the governor, secretary of state and leading officials of the state. The ball struck Mr. Goebel iu the side and he instantly dropped to the pavement Chinn and Lillard instantly seized him, Chinn saying as he did so: "I gness they have got yon, Goebel’ ••Ye?,” replied the wouuded man, "I gness they have got me for sure. ” While Cbiun was holding the wonuded man, supporting his head in his arms, four shots more were fired dt bo h men. All of them struck close, making the dust fly from the brick pavement. Both Chinn and HUavd stack to their friend, neither of them moving from his side until the firing censed, when Lillard ran for help. He bad not far to go, for there is always a crowd eruund the gates of the capitol building. Crowds G st hr red. A crowd of men wore ivccund Mr. Gocbsl in less than a minute and he win carried to the office of Dr. E E. Hnn:o, iu tho basement of the Capitol hotel, about 1,000 feet from the spot where the sheeting occurred. Dr. Hume made a superficial examination ni-an., wr.and, which had, he declared, penetrated the right lung and wonld in nil probability prbve fatal. Mr. Goebel was then hastily taken from the office of Dr. Hume to nis own room on the second floor of the Capitol hotel. Guards were stationed at the foot of every staircase leading to the second floor and nobody, not oven the guests of the hotel, wore allowed to pass. A more extended examination, made b; Dr. Home and several other physi cians who had been called, resulted iu the announcement that the wound was not necessarily fatal and that the wounded man wonld, In all probability, recover. The ball, it was found, had inflicted a wound which was somewhat of a glancing nature and had not gone through the Inng in a direct line, as Dr. Hume had thought upon the first ex amination. Had the ball struck tbo chest one-balf inch to the right it would have caused certain death. Tho bouse was in session when the shooting occurred and the senate was to have mot within 20 minutes. The cap itol bnilding was, therefore, filled with members of the legislature and to say that excitement followed is putting it very mildly. From both halls men ran wildly down the steps without hats or coats and one member of the house came ont carrying in his hand a bill on which ha had been argning when tho shooting occurred. By the time tho members of the legis lature had reached the lower floor, how ever, Goebel was on his way to the office of Dr. Hume. Tho members hastily rushed back to their rooms, adjourned with the most nuesremouious haste and pomed down into the streets again. Exclti'tiiniit InteiiM*. The news that Goebel had been shot spread through the streets with light- niugiike rapidity, and in a few minutes crowds were hastening toward the cap- >rd from every direction. Down St. Clair street, which runs di rectly sonth from the sidewalk leading to the capitol upon which Mr. Goebel was walking at the time he was shot, came a dense crowd of wildly excited men, headed by two members of the city fire department. One of them car ried a Winchester rifle and the other was telling him to "pnt down that thing and go back.” He finally agreed to do this, and the crowd under his leadership molted away. That the attempt to kill Mr. Goebol was deliberate admits of no doubt what ever, and tho only wonder is that it failed. There was no reason why it shonld have failed, exespt poor marks manship. The window from which the shots wore tirod was raised about b inches from tho bottom and tho man W'ho fired at him had a per/ect range of not over 500 feet with Goebel’s tall fig ure iu a black overcoat in sharp relief against the white, snow covered gronud behind him. Tho pistols of the man arrested were not dischargod. A pistol did not do tho shooting. It was a Wincbeiter rifle. Search for the weapon, which was evi dently left in the bnilding, has been cut eff by sdldiers taking charge of tho statehouse. Governor’s R vgrets. There was talk on every side of plac ing under arrest every man who was iu the building when the shots were flred, even including Governor Taylor,though, of course, nobody believed for a mo ment that he had any knowledge of tho crime. He expressed himself immedi ately after the shooting as being ex tremely sorry that such a thing had happened. It is possible that there will be moro trouble between hotheaded partisuus of both parties. As soon as it was noised aronnd that Goebel had been shot mem bers of the legislature made a wild rash for the telegraph office and filed volu minous messages to their constituents and within an hour replies began to pour in, the general ran of them being one tenor, which was, "we are coming.” It is expeoted that folly 5,000 men will arrive in Frankfort during the afternoon and tonight. All of the military strength of the state will b» called out and hurried to Frankfort. . It was deolared at 1 o’clock that Speaker Trimble of the house had de clared that tbs legislature would be re- movad to Covington and that Goebel would there be deolared governor. Ac 1:3l> p. iu. Goebel’s condition was not so good and grave fears were enter tained. He himself was calm, aud in sisted that he would not die. ACID THROWER SENT UP. Smith Goes to the St etc Penitentiary For Life. Macon, Jau. 80.—W. D. Smith has been fouud guilty of throwing acid into the eyes of Mrs. S. M. Hilliard and sentenced to hard labor in the peniten tiary for life. Tho trial occupied all day. Judge John S. Candler presided ,aud hurried thing* along. ; ^ A number of witnesses were intro duced at the morning sessioa to prove the insanity cf the defendant, but the state rebutted the testimony, aud the counsel for the defendant then tried to prove, that an alkaline poison was thrown iu Mr*. Hilliard’s tace instead of an acid. This also failed. There were threats of lynching at the time of the crime and Smith was taken to Atlanta for safe keeping. NO ADVICES FR0M~BULUR. Part of lile Pereas Still Sorth of tho Tugeltt River. London, Jan. 80.—There is almost a complete absence of news from British sources in South Africa up to 8 o’clock this afternoon. The only reliable dis patch of any importance is a confirma tion of the report that General Kelly- Kenny, commauding the Sixth division, has occupied The bus, about midway be tween General French at Rensburg and General Gatacre at Sterkstroew. ^ From this it is deduced that a juncture of tho three forces is being made, preparatory to the besinuiogof the plan of advance on Bloemfontein. The Associated Press learns that Gen eral Ii/ttlotou’e brigade is still in iu original position at Potgleters Drift, showing that part of General Boiler’s forejs are still north of the Tngela river. Tf xt IVaeher** Assrml-’y. Ramcigh, Jau. 80 —The next sessioa of the North Carolina Teachers 1 assem bly will be held at Morehead City Jd^c 20. W. T. Whitsett resign^ os soci tary and Charles II. Meb$ne succee him. D. Matt Tbompiou of btatesvi] is president. THREE KILLED IN A WRECK NEAR TAMPA .-7- jpf- Fast Train on Plant System '$■ Is Derailed. PILiG m LOST ALL nm $ GEN, BOLLEB Doesn’t Boliove Him Capable of iielieving White. RAN INTO OPEN SWITCH CAMPAIGN AT STANDSTILL Engineer ttnd Two Pussongera Dutut and Several Others Moro or SSr- riously Injured—Believed to Have Been Work of Wreckers. Tampa, Fla., Feb. 1.—Tho fast tram on the Plant system was wrecked 80 miles north of this place last night Engineer Kennedy was instantly killed. One passenger was killed, but the body was so frightfully mutilated that it is impossible to tell the identity at this time. The son of S. P. Herndon of this city died this morning at the Sanford bos* pital. Mr. Herndon himself is badly injured. A number of other passengers were also injured. The mail, express cars and two day coaches wore thrown frooT the track and tnrned over. The Pullman cars were not derailed. The accident was caused by the train running into an open switch and col liding with a freight oar. It is believed that the switch was opened by some person with the inten tion of wrecking the train. CENTRAL ROAD A WINNER. Suit of Supreme Court Dtcidc-s the K itontou Folk. Atlanta, Feb. 1.—The salt of the state of Georgia against the Central railroad, in which tho latter was al leged to to in violation of paragraph 4, section 3, article 4 of tho constitution of tbo state, has boon finally determined iu a decision handed down by the su premo court. Uuder tho opinion of tho court of ap peals, which sustains the decision of Judge Hart of the Ocmnlgee circuit, tho Central railroad is not guilty of lessen ing or attempting to lessen competition in the sense of tho constitution, aud the purchase of the Middle Gwfglu and A> luntic railroad and tho Eatohtou branch railroad at Eutouton is hold to bo legal and the operation of these two roads by tho Central cannot bo enjoined. Tho suit against tho Cen tral was inau gurated by tho citizens ofFJiitontou, Ga., who claimed that the Central by the purchase of the Middle Georgia and. Atlantic, had materially injured the business prospects of the town by de stroying whatever competition had ever existed there. TRAINMASTER FORD QUITS. He Itcconn-s Supei-inti-udeut ou the Plant System. Biuminquam, Ala,, Feb. 1.—H. A. Ford, trainmaster 0/ the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmi igham railroad, has tendered his resignation to take effect tbday. Mr. Ford will accept tho position of snperiutendent on the Plant system at Gainesville, Fla., made vacant by the appointment of Superintendent Den ham as general superintendent to suc ceed Bradford Dunham. It is not yet known who will succeed Mr. Ford as trainmaster of the Kansas City road, but tho names of J. J. Con- nelly, yard master lu this city, and W. B. Leonard, a well knowu conductor on the lino, are mentioned iu this connec tion. lionr-s So* m Coi»t«nt to Hold tho Brit ish Itt Cilrcit and the Lattur Show No Disposition to Artv» 1100—Dcpuir ,?«otic-nbir I,-. London. London, Feb, 1.—London papers have little news front South Africa today ami there is uot much comfort in that iictUi, except that tho boleagsorad gar- riscu of Ladysmith did not despair whi n they learped of General Bnller’s second reverse, but wore stiil hopeful r.:id determined. The public does not believe that Gen era! B cl Hof's nmiy is capable of reliev ing Ladysmith, so tho talk of a.tresh movement does not inspire hepo. It is not true, as has been reported, that General Eulicr has withdrawn all of bis troops eouth of the Tugcla. Ilis big guns werOTjjiiil at Mount Alice ou buad.iy with Byttlctoa’s brigade cover ing thorn. Tho campaign in Cape Colony dcos not develop rapidly. Tho Boers at Colesburg, Sroyusfccrg aud Stoimberg seem <0 bo conical if they can keep tho British troops iu chock while Crouje operates between Modder Rtvar aud Kimberley, holding Methuen quiet w hile the Boors bombard''‘the diamond city. Dr. Loyds’ popularity iu Berlin seems to ba worrying tho London papal's. Ho is to hold -another conference with Count Von Bnolov/, the German foreign minister. The alarm over tho alleged defenso- lessness of the British isles increases. In tho absence of excising war news the nation and the newspapers have had time to discuss the utter lack of rela tion existing between tho feeling of the people and the temper of the govern ment as demonstrated in parliament, where, instead of relieving the grave anxiety of the country by declaration of moasuros it is proposed to take In be half of (ho national safety, the minis ters continue to, demonstrate their ina bility to grasp the situation, by boating the air withr recriminati'ns, solf accu satory defense and bickerings as to the degree of responsibility a tatjjhable to the rospecrivo departments of fhe gov ern men t. The disgust, almost despair, notice able on ail sides is voiced by the ultra- ministerial organ, Tho Globe, which says: "Tba heart of tho ompiro sioms pa ralyzed, while it^extremities are in full vigor- Tlsus fiir^julr oao #iatf»si»MMtv4or- the front ravk has struok the rightuo^e and that i; Lord Roseberry.” Tho St. James Gazette says it is reported ou good authority that Gen eral Bailer has again cro-sed the Tugala river at three place? and that fighting has been proceeding ali day long. Tue war office has no confirmation of tho report, however, and it is discredited. EVIDENCES OF A MURDER. STATE OF KEHTOCKT HAS TWO GOVERtlORS Goebel Sworn In, Propped Up With Pillows. TAYLOR RETAINS CONTROL Democratic Mtnubors of tho Lfgisiu- ture Attempt to Hold a Session In tile Cup tol, but Are Denied Admit- ei it—fence Coaferancj Held. Fuankfokt, Ky., Fob 1.—William Goebel wa?, shortly before 9 o’clock last night, sworn in as governor of Km lucky and J. 0 W. Beckham a few minutes later took the oath of lieuten- RAIL PLAnJ Work Soon to ENSLEY. w Steel o hrgfn on A N .-mil There. BnuiiNGitAM, hi*, F*b. 1.—The Ten nessee Coal, Itou and Railroad cojppany will begin werk-eoen on a steel rail mill at Ensloy. It Will adjoin tho new steal plant and wire and red mill. Several hundred thousand dollars will be spent in this now enterprise, which will bo the first rail mill.in the south. - The milt will etuploy 590 or (590 men and the company 1| assured of a market for ail the produbtlt can manufacture. Tljo stee: that will be used vift be ob tained from the steel ^*111 of the \la tumn Steel and Shipbuilding company, wb ?u corporation is an offspriegtif the Te<ine.»eo Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany- ■ . T<» II-print Court R-ports. MonVuCMUUY, Ala., Feb. 1.—Tho gov ernor has signed an agreement with Will Opornte Lsrg - Mines. * BuiHiNanAM, Ala., Fob. JL — Tho Sonth Mountain Coal and Coke com pany has been incorporated here by Robert Stephens, Z L Nabers and W. T. Hand, with a capital stock of $40,* OOA The new company has purchased valuable mineral lands in northern Blonnt connty and will open extensive mines at once to which the Lopisville and Nashville will bnild a branch line. Tho total expenditures will exceed $100,000. ^ 4 North .State’s Sixth Mill. RAbKum, Feb. 1. —Tho state has granted a charter to the Arlington cot ton mill at' Gastonia, capital $130,000, stockholders G. W- Ragan, L. L Jenk ins, 9- E- Adams, :J. D. Moore and A. - A. McLean. The mill is authorized to make yarn,, ropej, and cloth; to dye, bleach, print and t^lnlsh, to gm cotton and to make cotton oil. This is the sixth mill chartered this year. Uprued to D^atli In 11 Car. Boon*ville, Miss., Feb. 1.—W. T. Etheridge, an old and well known rail road man, was burned to death here last night in bis boarding car. He was foreman of a gang now laying steel near this place- The origin of the tire im D m •- He wfis a resident of Jackson, Venn, where he leaves a family. A Phelps Is Novr v\y Weak.A. NuwHAVsyf, Feb. 1.—The condition' bf Edward J» PI England, ' tending: physician sayaLtnat me pneu monia has fliBappcurqd<*Hiroly tjbd that no dagger is anticrpirtqd'trbm that source." Bat the severe llKesk has Utt- Mr. Phelps very weak and his ooudUirtn is oousidtred most drltiool. ' t 'X v ■; / (Lirisdrp Mi-rohuut* ICfoiGfig. Dampen, jUa., Feb. 1.-^The Gadsden merchants and cottouffien claim to^ave J^een done t^gront injustice by the rail roads pooltbg on charges for handling cotton. Vigorous kicking has been done and tnayresnlt in the railroads making proper tmonds in the future. ' I tritons Capture Prlcek*.' Cape Town, Feb. !.«—A British force with artillery is reported to have occu pied Prieslm pud Is uow encamped there. Prieeka is on tho Orange rlvor, 109 in lies below Orauge River station, aud wost of Kitp^trley. 4 « 9i f i'. WILLIAM E. GOEBEL, ant governor. The oaih was admin istered to both men by Chief Justice Jiuzlerigg of the court ol appeals. The plan to make Goeb >1 governor was set in motion early in the after noon. A statement was prepared say ing that tho beards which had heard the contests for governor and lieuten ant governor had decided iu favor of Goebel aud Beckham; that the boards intended to report their findings to the legisiatpve, but they had been prevented from so doing by tho action of Governor Taylor in declaring tho legislature ad journed. Tho statement then goes on to say that the members of iho legislature wore driven from place to place by the militia aud thoreateued with arrest whenever they atiempted to hold a meotiug. It was declared tho belief of all tho signers of the statement that Goebel and Beckham were the legally elected governor and lieutenant gover nor and each man as he signed tho pa per announced that he voted for the adoption of tho majority report of the contest boards, which declared Goebel and Beckham to bo the meu rightfully elected to the office. ——- - Xw<rn Iti.hy lluzierlgg. It waa slow work obtaining tho sig natures of the members of the house and senate, and although the work was in progress ail afternoon, it was not un til evening that the necessary number of signatures had been obtained. As soca as the last man actually needed bad affixed his signature to the state ment word was sent to the residence of Chief Justice Hazlerigg of the court of appeals. He came at once to the Capitol hotel, passed directly upstairs to the room of Mr. Goebel and administered tho oath of office. Mr. Goebel was propped up with pillows aud was able to raise his baud oujy with the greatest difficulty as he listened to the words of Judge Hazlerigg. When tbo oath had been given Mr, Goebel sank back exhausted, the effort having been almost too muoh for his strength. Immediately upon leaving the room where he bad sworn in Mr. Goebel, Judge Hazlerigg weut to an adjoining BGrpin, where he swore iu Mr. Beckham as lieutenant governor. Mr. Goebel, as soon as ho was as sured that ho was legally goverucr of Kentucky, took prompt action regard ing the military arm of the service. Two orders were quickly prepared for his signature, the first of which dis charged Adjutant General Coliier from office and appointed General John B. Castiomaa of Louisville as his successor. The second was directed to the com manders of the militia stationed in this city, directing them to return to their home*. Soldiers Hold the Key. Two governors, and armed soldiers holding the balance of power between them. That is tba situation iu Frank fort this morning. Whoever the sol diers decide 1* the proper official for them to obey will be seated iu the gu bernatorial chair. Tho soldiers them selves are in a quandary as to what they should do, and they are awaiting devel opments. While all of (he officers ore Repub licans, many of thorn said tnls morning that they had no Intention of resisting the legal governor of Kentucky, pro vided they were onoe satisfied who the individual is. All things being equal, they will stand by Taylcr. There was a change for the worse in Governor Goebel’s condition this morn- lug and the chacoes are now said to be that be cannot live, for any great length - *jr-- of time. His physidims said this morn- vid'.ug for tbereprju: of the Alabama |4ng that death mighFCome at any time, Man I’rohxbly Killrd and His Uody Tilt rtn ill- Truck. WooD’.vakd, § 0 . Feb. 1.—There is evidence of a horrible crime near this place. The dismembered portions of the body of Porter Hampton were found ou and about the Southern railway track. Tho head and one arm had been dragged 09 yards into the woods by dogs that had partially eaten the body. The man* is known to have had a quart of whisky and some money the night before. Hal was with another man whose name is not known at Wood ward aud who has not been heard of •sinoa. No money nor pices of glass were found about where the man was crashed by tho train. It. is betel ved he was mur dered, robbed aud pnt ou the truck. IrgMafur* who Introduced ths bill pro vid'.ag for the reprint of she Alabama fcupreino court reports, by which Jones is given an option to renrint the reports at, not exceeding fiJ.fiO per copy, the whrk to begin within six months and to bo i-ft npw'.vd within two years. Tho repriuiVl l oost over ** ' StWr/t Hood 1-mi.b Bonds. Naphtillk, Feb. 1. —The Nashville rtibway has filed with tho coanty regis ter a deed of trust to the Baltimore Trast and Gaarautee company, trustee, covering tho consolidated railways in -Nashviii®, to wctiw tba ii?unn:e of *(5.500,009 in CO-j^par 6 per cent gold bonds cf the deuominarion of $J,000 each. 'There were $3,250 worth of rev etiuo stamps on thu instrument. CBinpuU'iry Vucelnutioii. UOKK, Gt . Feb. i.—The onthorities have ieoide i to enforce compulsory vao- oiuation in this city, and^Dr. Robert Fort has coiumcaosd worftA Tuere is no sthaljp&X her.;, but ’he di-Aise exists to uu n’lfirmbitf ..egree in Abffmru tOtiy, Run. B ruiiup-baiutfand olh< r poults, and it is foare 1 ; |ps may be brought to this place. >, ig t r it or it might be several days before he expired. His high poise and greatly increased respiration, Dr. Welch said this morning, indicate approaching col lapse, and, he added, "the chances are 1,000 to one against him. ” Some of the younger Democrats have broken away from the control of their leaders, and this morning wore openly talking of swearing in citizens as special policemen iu order to take poetess* m of the state buildings and capital grout ds if tho troops did not obey the order issued last night by Governor Goebol. Several appeals to the people, "state ments to the public,” and "proclama tions to the commonwealth” were cir culated, all of them being of a violent nature, one of them, wbioh did not, however, receive many signatures, call ing ou the people to drive out the mili tary by force. The sore thing in this political chaos is that nobody is going to drive ont the soldiers. They will be driven by no body, and make no bcuos of the asser tion. Any attack will be promptly met and a deaperaio fight is curtain to re mit. The proprietors of the Capitol hotel, who yesterday refused to allow meet- would rent rooms to ths $1.00 A YTSAIt* in^s of Democrats within the building because they bud been informed by Ad jutant General Ooliior that he would immediately seize the build ng it they did so, declared this morning that they would allow any political moating to assemble that did not act contrary to the rules of the establishment. They anybody who meeting could wanted them and take its chances. An effort was made by members of tho legislature at 10 o’clock to hold a session. A dozen members of the house went into tho gates headed by Pwapre- sentative Charlton of Louisville. Two baj'ouets were crossed In iroat of Mr. Charlton’s nose as he entered tbo gates aud ho was asked for his pass. "I havo no pass.” was rue reply. "I am a member of the legislature, as are those gentlemen with me, and wo wish to enter iho ball to hold a session.” "Nobody can enter without hrldinga pass,” was the leply, and Mr. Charlton returned to the Capitol hotel with his companions. They announced when they left the capitol grounds thoy would get nil tho member.* of the house aud senate together, return in a body aud demand admission. The Information was sent after them by the scn:ry as they walked away that with passes they could enter, without them they coaid not. Cnsllcinan Falls to Arrive. A large crowd gathered at the depot this morning to greet the train from Louisville. It haa boen currently re ported that General Oastlemau wonld come iu and many of the enthusiastic Democrats expected to seo him walk up to the statehouse and take command of the troops, root Adjutant General Col lier tho first thing and then scatter the Repoblicau officials to ail points of tbo compass. General Castlcinan faded to appear, however, aud there was a sorely disappointed crowd of partisans around the depot when the fact was realized. It was domed by tho Democrats this morning that tho position of adjutant general had ever b<5‘>n onored to Castle- man. The report last night, however, was that an order placing him in com mand of tho troops had been dra wn np aud elgued. The faiiaro of Governor Goebel to place an adjutant general iu office leaves the troops at tho disposi tion of the Republicans and for the time being at least, has lessened all chance of trouble from that source. The sol diers will continue to obey the orders of General Collier and there will be no conflicting orders to confuse them. It was reported jbU morning that Governor Taylor bail reconsidered his determination to insist that the legisla ture go to London. Ix was impossible, however, to verify ihc^story. Governor Taylor remains in his offices in the executive bnilqiug and prac tically denies hiineolf toovll callers. He will not, moreover, discuss for publica tion any action which ha has taken or may take hereafter. The records of the house of repre sentatives, which were tak|u from Clerk of the House Elwnrd Leigh yesterday by tho militia while the legislature was racing around tho street* in t’aa vain endeavor to find a hall in which they could hold a joiht s&SYinu xnd seat Mr. Goebel, have been returned to him by Governor Taylor. Trouble .M»y B* Settled. A conference of the attorufcys of both sides was c&lkd this morning and mat iu tho Capitol hotel. It v. as announced before it began that it wus fer tho pur pose of a general discussion to see if son; ! adjustment of the present troubles oould uot be reached. Tho conference at the Capitol hotel was very short, so muoh no, that it hardly deserved the name of a confer ence. It was opjned by T. D. Edolen for the Republicans, who. it is said, pre sented n proposition to the Democratic attorneys, Judge W. S. Pryor and Mr. Lewis McQuown, providing that tho present dlfflclnty between tho rival gov ernors be adjudicated by tbo federal con r is. This was refused by the Democratic attorneys, who took tho stand that tho matter should bo first passed upon by the state courts. This was not agree able to Mr. Ed«len and tho conference wus ovor. It was agreed, however, that a second mooting should be hold in Mr. Edolen’s office at noon. Tho attorneys met at noon in tho office of Mr. Kdolcn, and after some dis- casTicn, at which nothing was de termined, the talk being entirely of an informal nature, it was decidod to moot again at 8 o’clock. Co!Iter l*n-pares For War. Boxes of ammunition arc being de livered to Adjutant General Ooliior. The hall of his office is packed ceiling high with cartridges. Tho greatest ac tivity prevails on the capitol grounds. Blankets for the soldiers are arriving and every evidence of a protracted stay is apparent. A report that Lieutenant Gray of the First regiment had resigned is pro nounced nbsard by Commandant Wil liams. If there is any clue to tho assassin of Senator Gcebel it has not made itself apparent at Frankfort No reward for the arrest of the culprit has been of fered aud since a few minutes after tho shooting tho statehouse has been so closely guarded as to prevent any action by the local peace offleora. At 12:30 Dr. E E. Hume came from Goebel’s room aud declared that tho patient had taken a slight tarn for the worse and that bo wcnld uot be sur prised to see him die at any minute. "His kidneys are those of a dead man now,” said Dr. Hume, "aud he ormnofc live long in that condition.” Sympathy For Kentuckians. Columbia, S. O., Feb. L—The condl- tious in Kentucky have aroused the sympathy of the people of this state. The legislature last night onauimonsly adopted a resolution expressing its sor row and regret at the attempted assas sination of Hon. William Goebel, gov- eruor-eleot of Kontnody, and tendering tho sympathy of the state to tho sister state, Kentucky, and the party which Goebel has headed in the interests of home rule and good government. Jones Out For the Senate. Little Rock, Feb. 1.—Governor Dan W. Jones has issued a formal announce ment as a candidate for tho United Siatos senate. Governor Jones doclarea for expansion and the Chicago, platform in its entlrotjL Say They Were Swindled. New Orleans, Feb. 1.—-Several salts woro filed today in^^^^^^^urts people backet Gov. Taylor Issues a Procla mation Adjourning the Legislature. DEMOCRATS IGNORE HIM They Gusli About the Town In Search of u Place to Sleet, but Are Con> fronted by Troops on Every Hand, and Fiually Disperse-Republican Members Go to Leudou In Accord- auco With the Decree—Uo< bsl Sink ing and Not Expected to Survive tho Day. Frankfort, Ky., Ja». 81.—Governor Taylor this morning issued a proclama tion declaring that a state of insurrec tion existed in Kentucky, and particu- . lariy In the city of Frankfort, and be cause of this ho adjourned the legis late.’0 to meet at Loudon, Laurel county, on Feb. 6. The Democratic members of the legis lature declined to accept tho adjourn ment and decided to meet elsewhere. Tho legislature as a body ran through tho streets to the opora house, to find * company of soldiers drawn np before it. Thou the legislature decided to deliber ate iu tho courthouse, aud rau through tho streets in that direction. A second company of soldiers beat the lawmakers to the goal aud thoy then took to the etiouts, looking for a place iu which to hold a session aud declare Goebel gov ernor of Kentucky. Tho proclamation of Governor Taylor is as follows: "To the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Keutuoky: Whereas, A state of insurrection now prevails in tho stats of Kentucky and especially in Frankfort, the capital thereof, by vir tue of the authority vested in my by ) the couatituiion of Kentucky, I do hereby, by this proclamation, adjourn < at once the general assembly ot tho stale of Kentucky to meet at Loudon, * Laurel county, Ky., Tuo day, Feb. G, iilOO, at L2 o’clock.” Legislators ut the Capitol. This morning not a member of the legislature knew whether or uot the body would ba permitted to meet in tho cani;ol bnildlug. Ail they know was that soldiers were guarding ev>*ry gate and that nobody would b? allowed to cuter without a pass. They decided, however, to meet at the Capitol hotel and march iu a body to tho statehouse. Clerk Edward Leo of the bouse with Reproscctatives Kilday aud Lewis formed ihe advance guard and at »:40 they prer-ented themseives at the *outh gate of tho capitol grounds. A young lieutenant was ou guard, in ccmmand of a small squad. As soon as the mem ber s_gt _t he h^jlsjatn re were identified -thoy weroTifimuteohinTcrallowedtopai into the cajP&l building. Not a soRTSer was iu sight on the ont- Bilie of the building, but ouce the door w&s opened it looked liko war. Long lines of infantry were drawn np on each side of the hall, with fixed bayo nets. At the foot of tho stairs leading to the legislative hails stood Colonel Wuliams, and behind him a detachment of sol diers completely blocking the stair. Col onel Williams carried in his hand a large handle of papers which he handed to each member of the honse as they passed him. It was a copy of the procla mation given above. Colonel Williams permitted Clerk Lee, Assistant Clerk Henry Stone and a few representatives to pass np the stairs. Then the main body of the leg islature came tramping throngh the doorway and they were stopped by the Soldiers in an ini taut. Dc ore*- R ad to Lawmakers. Loud cries and exclamations filled the air and Colonel Williams, mounting naif way np the stairs, shouted: "Gentlemen, I hold in my hand# a S reclamation issued by the governor of [entneky which I will read.” Ho then read the proclamation in a lend tone, and directod an orderly to pass copies of Ate proclamation ont Into tho crowd. The legislators were coming in too rapidly, however, and the ptahiog and shouting made it impossible for any ex planation to be given the late comers. Adjutant Geneso 1 Collier then mounted, the stalrw^* ~and ijcd proclamation a second time. When he finished a representative shouted: "Mr. Chairman—Mr. Chairman I” (‘Well,” said the general wlthalaugh. "Where is London?” "Is it in Kentucky?” yelled another voice. The good humor soon died away, however, and load cries of indignation were hoard from the Democratic! mem bers. Then load above the tnmnlt came a voice clear and sharp: "We are dealing with a pack of heathen and hetmds. Lot’s go to the opera honse. *’ (talons Outrun by Troops. Shouts of approval greeted thle pw- posal and out of the door, down the broad stepa streamed the crowd ing along St Clair street toward opera honse. Close behind came erul Collier, on the ran. He showtad orders to Lieutenant Colonel Gray of tbo Louisville legion, who was standing by tho steps. A few qnbk orders were given by that tfUcer, and away toward tile Optra bcusa went the soldiers on the dead ran. It was no parade. Every man went aa though innuing tc a fire. They ran np the middle of the street and easily dis tanced the legislators who took the side walk and handicapped themselves by the nnmeroas posts, boxes and pedew trians that filled the way. When the lawmakers arrived all they obtained for their ran of a quarter ot a mile was the privilege or standing on the opposite side, of the street and gazing al the opera hohse, the front of which was occnmed by k panting lino of c>.ldiers in ibta rankjv. ith fixed bayonets. n*# 1 - ilways when a men indui- lotions that he shines, f;