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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1900
Page
3
Governor Goebel improves with doctors hopeful for recovery after being shot. Reports note his comfort and a dip in fever, while political tensions rise around Frankfort as Democrats and Republicans clash over orders, arrests, and potential court actions during a volatile capitol standoff.
Franklin county court officer was arrested by militia while serving notice on Governor Beckham as Kentucky faces a political clash between executive and judiciary. Democrats claim Acting Governor Beckham and a new adjutant general will direct troops around the capitol, signaling a looming constitutional stand.
Democratic lawmakers in Frankfort meet at the Capital Hotel to formally organize the Goebel administration and reaffirm the election of William Goebel as governor and J C Beckham as lieutenant governor in secret and joint sessions of both houses.
Governor Taylor announced a reward of $30 for the arrest and conviction of the man who shot Governor Goebel in Frankfort. The brief bulletin notes the governor’s personal offer and underscores the pursuit of the would‑be killer as a Republican priority.
Kentucky Democrats report Lieutenant Governor J C W Beckham will assume the governorship while Governor Goebel is incapacitated. A physician's certificate cites Goebel's inability, placing power with Beckham to appoint officers. General John B Castleman of Louisville is expected to accept the adjutant general post once offered.
Washington February 2 Special The assassination programme of the Kentucky Republicans received a shock when the cabinet announced the president found no case to justify federal intervention in Kentucky. The action aims to uphold the law while Republicans fear aiding Goebel’s opponents could backfire politically. Senator Blackburn Lindsay and Attorney General Griggs confirmed Democrats have acted within the law and Kentucky's legislature may determine the governor’s election, with federal forces seen as unlikely absent a legislature call. The administration worries that intervening would aggravate national tensions ahead of the November elections.
By February 2 Governor Taylor ordered that no civilian be admitted to the capitol grounds under any circumstance. Passes for soldiers were recalled and soldiers guard the executive building to block any legal papers. The move aims to prevent service on him while Douglas Hayes remains in limbo over state court actions.
Democratic legislators file in Franklin circuit court a petition asking an injunction to restrain Governor Taylor and Lieutenant Governor Beckham from exercising gubernatorial power. The suit, signed by all Democratic members of the General Assembly elected in 1899, asserts their authority and role while detailing certificates of election and prior seating. Continued on second page.
In Frankfort on February 2 1900 a notice to Governor Taylor and Adjutant General Collier was filed in the circuit court before Judge Cantrell. The petition seeks an injunction to restrain interference with the General Assembly meetings and assembly of the legislature in Laurel county. The motion will be heard before Judge Cantrell in Frankfort at about the hour of No oclock a.m.
The ex Kentucky legislator William J Wright was assassinated on Boones Fork of the Kentucky River near Middlesboro. Five shots from a Winchester killed two took effect. motive linked to political enmity as Republicans and mountaineers escalate hostility with no arrests reported. Wright, a prominent Democrat from Knott and Letcher counties, had long defended coal company cases.
Military critics fret over the growing cost of the war, now quoted at 150 million pounds with Commons asked for a further twenty million. Reports from Ladysmith and northern Cape Colony describe troop movements, fortifications, and preparations for possible invasions. The War Office plans to bolster regular forces by fifteen battalions while debates over policy and Milner’s recall flare in Cape politics.
London reports a political push to mobilize 90000 additional militia and volunteers to raise a large army for England in South Africa. Rumors claim General Roberts requests reinforcements and the cabinet may act swiftly. The militia ballot would conscript unmarried men aged 18 to 30 for five years. Gazette notes Queen’s consent to Victoria crew entries and mentions officers linked to the Calenda gun incident.
In a Morning Post dispatch Mr Churchill defends Colonel Long whose error at Colenso cost the British a battle while noting no fault due to rashness or incapacity. He cites Long’s severe internal injuries and a grave operation on January 21. The loss of the officer to the artillery force is described as serious. In Cape Town, the supreme court declines confiscation in the steamship Qashona case, delaying any order.
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