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Show G0EI1EL SHOT DOWN. THE NEPHI RECORD. HKM1I ADAMS, FublUher. NEPHI. UTAH KEN- Mortally Wonmfecl In Capitol tironmU by t'ukiiown I'artles Martial Law May be UTAH NEWS. j M. I. of Salt Lake will The Z. spend something' over Sloo.ooo in improvements and additions to its building during the present year. Governor Wells has issued a procla-matiocalling a special election foi at which will be selected l 2, April successor to Brigham II. Roberts. The first ease of smallpox in Millard county is reported at Burlunih, in th extreme est, of the county, and tin patient has been properly quarantined An league has beei established in Salt Lake, the object O' the league being to secure the passagi of lawsmaking compulsory vaccination C. anti-vaecinati- unnecessary. The state fish a ml g ame commissioner reports the tisli hatchery in good condition, and says they are raising 850,000 brook and lake trout, and they are growing nicely. In Salt Lake, during the year sO'.b Mid permits for new dwellings, stores 1 Hid warehouses were issued, while '.Ml permits for additions and alterations ivere also issued. is estimated that I'tah farmers will 8,0i)0 acres to sugar beets this .icason. which will be almost double the acreage raised last year, which is conservatively placed af 4,400. 1 DEMOCRATIC LEADER OF TUCKY ASSASSINATED. 1 lant It is stated in railway circles that Senator W. A. (.'lark of Montana is figuring with the Itah t Pacific people on the proposition of building the extension through to Lincoln county, Nev. The Mansfield-Murdoecompany of Heaver is a new incorporation, the capital stock being placed at $ 10, 000, the company intending to conduct a general merchandise business at Heaver k City. It is said the great mining camp of Park City has never been in a more prosperous condition. Every miner is employed, every house is occupied and a look of prosperity pervades the entire district. Captain F. J. Mills, the slayer of J. C. OMelveney, has forgiven his wife, and the twain, with their two little children, have departed for the west to begin life anew. They will probably settle in Honolulu. The bodies of six of the Utah killed in the Philippines are enroute to Utah for burial. They are: Harry A. Young, John (. Young, John bat-teryme- n T. Kennedy, W. U. Goodman, George II. Hudson and Charles II. Parsons. Hishop Munford of Ileaver was last week fined 37 for violating a city ordinance by tearing down posters announcing a masquerade ball, he having taken this method of showing his displeasure regarding the proposed ball. The report that two deaths had occurred from smallpox in Payson proves to be a canard, as there have been no deaths, all the patients have almost entirely recovered, and there is no danger of a further spread of the disease. When the public schools of Salt Lake reopened last week, less than 40 per cent of the enrolled pupils were in atthe fact tendance, largely owiDg that the school hoard had decided to refuse to admit all pupils who had not been vaccinated. James 15. Lockwood, the proprietor of a 5 cent barber shop in Salt Lake, has been sentenced to five years im- prisonment inthe state penitentiary, he having pleaded guilty to the charge of enticing a girl to his shop and ruining her. At Fish Springs. Joseph Crismon came near losing his life while examining a blast which he had previously fired, but which exploded a second time, filling his hands full of rock, one piece, the size of a marble, going clear through his hand. Whiie Mrs. Crockett and twochildren, of Spanish Fork, were riding on a wagon loaded with wood, the wagon tipped over and one of the children was crushed to death beneath the load, while the other was seriously and the mother slightly injured. E. W. Penney and his son George, ol Kanosh, who set out twelve weeks ago on a mining prospecting trip, expecting to lie gone about a week, have not yet returned, and though the country has beeD thoroughly scoured by search-inparties, no trace of them has been g found. The new city council of 8alt Lake has decided to increase the wages of laborers employed by the city, and henceforth the men are to receive 2 for a day of eight hours, instead of 31.75 as heretofore, while men with teams will receive 33.50 instead of 33. Ntce!ary Inl.recl tlfited Governor ami Trouble May Kol low Attempt to Seat Iltiu. While walking through the capitol rounds on lii.s way to the capitol at Frankf rt Tuesday morning, William Goebel, the DemoJanuary for governor of Kencontestant cratic was shot and very dau-- I down tucky. wounded. gerously liarland Whittaker, a farmer from Butler county, the home of Governor Taylor, is in jail in Louisville charged with the crime. There is no direct evidence against Whittaker and lie was phiced under arrest more because he was caught around the capitol building when the shots were tired, than for any other apparent reason. He denied in the most positive manner that he had any connection w ith the shooting or knew anything about it. lie was running toward the scene of the shooting and not away from it when tie was caught and arrested. Senator Goebel was wounded by a rifle ball of small caliber, not over 3"h which struck' him in the right side just below the armpit. The hall passed through the back, part of the right lung, across the body on a diagonal line, passing out below the left shoulder blade. No vital organs were injured except the ri,ht lung. Mr. Goebel was on his way to the senate chamber in company with Colonel Jack Chinn and Warden Eph. Lillard of the Frankfort penitentiary. Mr. Lillard was a few feet in advance of Goebel and Chinn who were walking side by side, Goebel being on the right and Chinn on the left. From the outer edge of the capitol grounds to the steps of the capitol, the distance is about 300 feet. of this had been passed and the men were walking slowly when suddenly a shot rang out from a large three-storThis building is used for building. offices by nearly all of the leading officials of the state, Governor Taylor and the secretary of state having rooms on the first floor. As the shot was heard. Goebel gave a quick, involuntary exclamation of pain and made an effort to draw his revolver. His strength was unequal to the task, however, andhesank upon the pavement. With great rapidity several more shots were fired the bullets all striking the brick sidewalk close to where Goebel lay. None of them touching him. however. As soon as it was known that the bullet which struck down Mr. Goebel had come from the building to the east, a group of men gathered in front of the door on the east side. Others ran around to the door on the west side, to prevent the escape of anybody from there. Several men attempted to enter the doors from the outside, but were prevented by groups of mountaineers who stood in the doorways. Some of these men held Winchesters in their hands, and presented an aspect so generally uninviting that no attempt was made to search the building, and nobody gained entrance to it for several minutes after the shooting had been done, and the assassin had ample opportunity to escape. As soon as it was noised around thdt Goebel had lieen shot, members of the legislature made a wild rush for the telegraph offices and filed voluminous messages to their constituents, and within an hour replies began to pour in, the general run of them having but one tenor, w liich was, We are coming." It is expect d fully 5,000 men will arrive in Frankfort by tomorrow morning. All the military strength of the state will be called out and hurried to , Two-third- s y Frankfort. The Democrats are keeping exceedingly close watch over the person of J. C. W. Heckham, the contestant for the position of lieutenant governor. They declare that if Goebel dies there will be no governor hut Heckham. He is kept in his room at the Capitol hotel and will be guarded very closely until the trouble is over. He declares that he reeds no guard, but the Democrats pay no attention to his remonstrances. It is reported that Speaker Trimble of the house has declared that the legislature would be removed to Covington and that Goebel would there be declared governor. Three hundred men of the Second Kentucky infantry are camped around the capitol buildings and 1,500 more ar expected during the night. Word is rtedved from Louisville that the First Kentucky regiment will bring a gatii ig gun. The gatling gun of the Lexington company was posted just to the west jt the capitol steps and a tall sergeant who had it in charge had carefully calculated the range to a row of small stores and d welling houses south of the capitol grounds. For weeks it has been the story that when an attack should be made upon, the state government by the discontented of either party, the firing would commence from the upper windows of these houses. Ther e is a strong probability that martial law will be declared in Frankfort, and the session of the legislature at which the Democrats have determined to scat Goebel will be stopped by the military. One of the highest officers with the troops said: The legislature says it is going to meet tomorrow at 10 o'clock. May be it will, but whatever it does it will not unseat Governor Taylor tomorrow." Soldiers have been arriving at intervals all night. Three hundred men of Louisville legion arrived at 11 o'clock, and the company from Covington came at 1:30. Numerous other organizations are expected in the morning. About 050 men are here now. BRITISH DEFEAT AT SPI0XK0P. BRITISH RECROSS TEGULA REVERSES. General W arren Furred to Ketire. Leaving 1,500 Dead ami Wounded on the Field Ladygniith in Desperate Straits. Fuller, in a dispatch to the War January 2'J, states that Spionkop Gen. office was abaudoneil on account of lack of water.inability to bring artillery there and the heavy Boer fire. He gives no list of causalties. His whole force withdrew south of the Tugela river with the evident intention of reaching Ladysmith by another route. Gen. Bullet-sayGen. Warren's troops hate retreated south of the Tugela river. The Eoers say the British lost 1500 killed W ednesday. It is believed this includes the wouuded. The Boers also claim that 150 of the English troops surrendered at Spionkop. A dispatch from Boer Head Laager, The British dead Ladysmith, says: The Republican slate officials and left on the battlefield numbered 1500.' members of the legislature, without The week has opened with the utexception, denounce the shooting in most gloon for the British public and most, unmeasured terms. Governor the reaction is all the strongerheeau.se adTaylor immediately caused a small of the high hopes that were reposed in dress to be published, in which he deGen. Fuller's turning movement and clared tlie affair to be a disgrace and of his announcement that there would an outrage aud qplling for most sober be no turning back. condemnation. He sent orders at once In the very moment when Dr. Ley cl s to Adjutant-Genera- l Collier, directing is being received as an honored guest him to take steps for the preservation in the highest circles on the continent. of order. Great Britain has to face the worst General Collier is a Republican and is disaster in a campaign thus far disasopposed to Mr. Goebel. He declared trous. Open talk is heard of the absothe shooting to lie a most cowardly of abandoning Ladylute necessity affair ond one that upon every considsmith to its fate, while Lord Roberts eration was to be regretted. He lost no time in making speeches, however, should stick to the original plan of an and before Mr. Goebei had been lifted advance over the Orange river upon from the ground to be carried to the Bloemfontein. To Ladysmith the disappointment hotel, General Collier had telephoned be very bitter. A dispatch from must to the armory, half a mile distant, dithe Boer near the town desLaager recting that the local infautry com- cribes the town as very evidently pany, which was stationed there under command of Captain Walcott, to pro- preparing a desperate coup in order to ceed at once to the capitol grounds, effect a junction with Gen. Buller's take possession of them and the ap- advancing army. It may be regarded as a certainty proaches, allowing no one to enter the that, in the confident hope of early gates. relief, Sir George White has lately been issuing extra rations and this GOEBEL ELECTED GOVERNOR. fact has given rise to an exaggerated Commission Sor Decides by a Strict 1arly idea as to the length of time the pros 4 ole. , visions would last. While William Goebel lay at the Even should it be decided to send point of death from the assassin's bul- Gen. Buller reinforcements and to at-- . let, the contesting hoards which for tempt to reach Ladysmith by a movetwo weeks had been listening to the ment the more still difficult through evidence in the contest for the country east of Colenso, it is extremely chair, declared him eatitled to doubtful whether the garrison could to the seat. hold out long enough as such a moveAfter listening to the reading of a ment would occupy at least a month. few legal authorities, by a strict party GOD TOLD HER TO MURDER. vote of 10 to 1. Goebel was declared entitled to theolfice. Attorneys for GoeChicHgo Woman Attempts to Kill Hei bel did not desire to address the comHusband and Children. mission. W. C. P. Breckeuridge, of In a tit of insanity, caused, it is becounsel for Taylor, moved for a post- lieved, by too close attention to churcli ponement, alleging that the lives of duties, Mrs. Anna Kudzen of 105'. himself and associates had been to murder Ewing avenue, threatened and were in danger, and her husband andattempted six children with a declined to proceed at the time. The r and was only subdued vote was then taken. The tragedy after a terrible struggle. Kudzen bad undoubtedly hurried the decision. one eye destroyed and a policeman was An effort was made by a number of severely scalded with a kettle of boilDemocrats to get together a quorum of ing water, which the frenzied woman both houses, hold a night session, hear threw at him. It took the combined the reports of the committees at once strength of Kudzen and four police and adopt them, and declare Mr. Goe- officers to subdue the woman, who bel goveenor of Kentusky. Theywvere screamed, The Lord has told me to anxious to give him the honor before kill them all. One of the children he died. So many legislators had was slightly scalded by the water gone to Louisville and Lexington for thrown at the officer. the night that it was found impossible, (iirl Caused Murder. but it will be carried out if Goebel At Lacrosse, Wash., a few nights lives t w euty-f- i utr hours. ago. Samuel R. Clemens, a farmer, Shocked. shot and killed George Boland. Bryan W. J. Bryan, when shown the disClemens then mounted a horse and patch announcing the assassination of escaped. Clemens' young daughter Goebel said: It is shocking. Itprob- - ran away from home a few days ago. ably was the individual act of some While on her way to a masquerade ball bitter political opponent. I cannot be- in company with George Boland and lieve that anv number of Republicans two others, Clemens waylaid them and or Democrats would coun- shot Boland. sel or excuse such an act. If Congress Should Adjourn. I sincerely hope the Democrats will There has been some little discusnot allow the excitement or resentsion as to what action Gov. Wells ment to lead them to acts of violence. would take in the event that Congress We can afford to permit the Republiwithin the next few weeks. adjourned cans to enjoy the monopoly of force The Governor said he had no idea that and threats. Let the law deal with any such action would be taken by those who violate the law.Congress, but if it was, he would recall his proclamation, if possible, as DISGRACED HIS UNIFORM. the law would not require the election National Guardsman Exjwesaea Wish That held under these circumstances. s . gov-ereor- 's SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION CAi LED. a the D.tte to to Robert 4. Governor Wells lias issued a proclamation calling a special election for April 2nd, at which will be selected a successor to Brigham II. Roberts. The fixing of the election for April 2nd will give the two parties until March 3rd to hold their primaries, county conventions and state conventions, as the law provides that the certificates of nomination must he filed with the secretary of state thirty days prior to the election. The proclamation is as follow s: Whereas, A vacancy exists in the office of Representative in Congress from the State of Utah; and Whereas, Section 7s4 of the Revised Statutes of Utah provides that when a vacancy occurs in the office of Representative in Congress, the Governor must at once issue a proclamation calling an election to fill such vacancy; Now, therefore, 1, Metier M. Wells, Governor of the State of I tah, in pur. suance of such requirements do hereby issue this proclamation calling an elec tion on Monday, the 2nd day of April, A. I). 11)00, in the several election dB triets of this State, for the purpose electing a Representative in the Fifty-';ixth Congress of the United States from the State of Utah, to fill the vacancy now existing. At such election the polls will be opened at 7 o'clock in the morning ami continue open until oclock in the evening of said day, as provided by law. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the great beal of the State of Utah to be hereunto affixed at Salt Lake City, this 27th day of January, A. I). 100. HE13ER M. WELLS, (Seal.) Gouernor. By the J. T. HAMMOND, Secretary of State. UN VAGCIN ATED CHILDREN MAY ATTEND SCHOOL. Uov. Wells Names April Fleet a MicCPNor "' V 1 Judge Cherry at Salt Lake Decides That School Board Cannot Exclude Them, Judge Cherry at Salt Lake has cided that the hoard of health has' authority to require uovaccinateu children to be excluded from the schools, and their exclusion by th board of education, on demand of board of health, was held to be wrongful. This decision was delivered in the matter of the petition of JoIid E. Cox for a writ of mandamus to compel th board of education to admit his u vaccinated child, Florence, to the Han P ilton school. The decision holds that the board of health may close churches, schools,' places of amusement, stop all public gatherings and enforce quarantines But the exclusion of unvaccinated, children from the schools is in effect compulsory vaccination, and it is a rule the board of health cannot enforce. The case has been appealed to the supreme court and the schools closed pending a decision of the case. potato-mashe- anti-Goeb- - Goebel Might Die. man in the uniform of the National Guard, speaking of the Goebel tragedy, remarked in the lobby of the It would be Stag hotel, Cincinnati: a good tiling for Kentucky and the naThe words tion if Goebel would die. Want iiolri Fields Seperatetf. West Australia has a seperationist movement on the part of the residents cf the gold fields, who are virtually unanimous in their desire for severance rom the rest of the colony. In spite if the effort of the West Austalian had scarcely been uttered when Bookmaker Charley Feeny whipped out a government to throttle the movement, revolver and began firing at the soldier, i petition signed by 35.000 adults has who got out of the door after two shots been dispatched to London, asking for the seperation of the gold fields with had missed him. 1 view to federation. A LADYSMITH ABANDONED. Lord Roberts, Said, Has 8o Advised the Move. A special to New York from London It is learned from a reliable says: source that Field Marshal Lord Roberts has advised the abandonment of Ladysmith. At the war office the dispatch adds no confirmation could be obtained of the advices said to have been given by Lord Roberts." It Is Labor's Demands. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, accotn-ponieby other representatives of labor interests, had a conference with the President to urge upon him their desire that he should advocate certain legislation in which they are interested. They want an eight-hou- r law for all government work, a law to prohibit the products ol convict labor to be transfered from one state to another, and a law to restrict the authority of the Federal courts in the issuance of injunctions in labor troubles. d Boer Sympathy In Chicago. mass meeting of nearly 3,000 peoMusic Hall, Chicago, inveighed in ple against war, and expressed sympathy for the Boers in their struggle against Great Britain. The meeting was under the auspices of the women of the Holland society, who are raising funds for the Red Cross work in the Boer army. A Reciprocity Treaty in Danger. M. Cambon, the French embassador at Washington, who is due in America, delayed his departure from Baris from the date originally fixed, iu an effort to overcome the opposition to the French American reciprocity treaty, and occupied much time in explaining its terms. Freneli-Amerioa- n |