The Lexington Herald from Lexington, Kentucky • 1

ftr Wednesday and Tliuraday THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR TWELVE PAGES NO 345 WILLSON SWORN IN AND DECLARES HE WILL UPHOLD LAW THE NEW GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY 141 BODIES TAKEN FROM THE WRECKED AT Ml TOUTSEV RECITES THE DETAILS OF ALLEGED 'MURDER CORSPIRACY I Scene of Worst Miuinp Disaster Has Lost Its Fascination For Morbid Crowds Testifies That Powers Was Directly Connected With Plot Even to Office Door Ten Thousand- Cheering Citizens Witness His Inauguration and Hear His Pledge to Rigidly Enlorce Statutes and to Prevent Lawlessness in Every Form (Spaelat) I Incoming ami outgoing Stato iSltlils TTIANKFORT Ky Dee Ton and other loading men of the State thousand i-nthuidaatlo citizens of the including the Judges of the Court or proud old Commonwealth gathered Appeal ami the City Connell member today and aaw Augustus Will bera The procesrlcn moved oil under 'in Inaugurated Governor making the the direction of Chief Marahall John Milana and several assistants promptly at 10:30 o'clock The parade was almost a fnlle In length The flro department turned out la uniform Tho long line terminated with a huge log cabin constructed In the orthodox style In front stood a man with a coon on Ms should-er while tbc heads of small plehanlr-nloa protruded from the window Tho cabin was tho work of A Ik Hammond president of the ITackfort Wi''-son Club the first organisation of the kind In the Rtite Crowds Cheer Governors As fast a the parade passed a given i point the crowds who had gathered to1 third Republican who haa been accord eil tlila dlatlnctlon and honor In Min history of the Btato A rbllly wind blew down the Kentucky river and a mliture of snow and rain fell from low banging cloud much of the morning but tho ardor of the vldlrir wna not dampened and their enihurlirm seemed to Inn-nano on the of the day bonauu morn pro-liounred Special Trains Bring Crowds A early a 3 fhla morning pedal train from over tho Ktntn hs-(no to pMir their va-it cargoes of hu irriidly Into the city Tho special train with the Lexington delegation got In early In the day 1 he State (Villcgn cadet presented an attractive f-ature an they debarked and upon the streets and considerable attention in the liiriidu Addl'd to the military feature offered by the cadet from State College the I and the I the two Frankfort militia companies volunteered flit-lr services end took part In the pa-rude All Frankfort wa In gala attire william Crowe pastor of tho fur the occasion and flag Southern Presbyterian Church opened HON AUGUSTUS WILLSON Warehousemen Expected Attack From Night Preparations Made For' Warm Reception and Both Police and Detective Departments Were on the Alert All Night TRUSTEES SAY JUNIORS MUST DRILL Regular Semi-Annual Meot-inp is Held at Gymnasium Builtlin 800 MATRICULATES Committee For Conference AVitli I On Name Re-Appointed Hnn raced for the State House square and when the Governors reached tho front entrance the entire enclosure was packed and jammed with people Arm in arm tho two Governors walked I to the platform while men women and children shouted themselves hoarse Mrs Willson with a number ofj friend and relative occupied a seat Just at the left of her husband as he tho ceremonies with prayer Testimonial to Governor Beckham Mayor FJ tiumo then advanced and read a written testimonial and resolutions adopted by a committee representing the cillzcno of Frankfort At the name time ho presented Governor Ileckham with a silver service and a handsomo "grand clock as a present from tbo people as a testimonial of tholr gratitudes for the friendship which tho Governor has shown for the rlty since making his residence here and for tho great good he has done It Mayor Hume said In part A Good Object Leoson "In offering this testimonial I can not forbear referenco to that lady who having lived In the old mansion as the petted daughter of Governor Wlckll ffe rrturned after so many years to occupy It as mistress until the coming of the fair young bride who succeeded her as the First Lady "The object lesson of two typical Kentucky Women devoted Christiana botb trantnB up your little ones In tho w-ay they should go made us point with pride to the mansion ss all that a Kentucky home should be Tokens of Appreciation "In addition to these resolutions of gratitude and esteem our citizens regardless of party have asked me to present two beautiful gifts a silver service to be suitably Inscribed and to contain engravings of the old and new rapltol Wo dosiro this to be (Continued on Thiel IWga) HUAI CONVENTION IV MEET AT CIIKD Tappart Says the Money Question Is All That Is In Doubt ATTIRED IN PRISON GOOD CONDUCT SUIT Says Ho Ilimsclf Placed Jim Howard at Window To Kill Goebel (Staff Correspondent) GEORGETOWN Doc In the presence of a packed court room and with a mind filled with tbe knowledge of tho minutest detail of tbe alleged conspiracy hatched at Frankfort In January 1900 for the killing of Governor William Goebel amid a silence of awe by tlie calm yet candid recital of tho horrible story Henry IS Youtsey now under a life sentence for tho part lie had personally played In that fatal dramn from (he witness stand of the Scott Circuit Court divulged tho most damaging testimony yet given against Caleb rowers the man now on trial Ills testimony directly connecting him with the plot even to manner In which he had the door of lila private office to admit the hired asuasslns who secreted themselves within those four walls on murder bent Youtsey Most of the Day Henry YnulHcy liaa bi-en on' tin stand for the greater part of the ly mid his examination wa not concluded when tlie court adjourned for the night During the n-rital of hi story the defendant Caleb Towers sat with a grim look upon his faro 'and with tightly drawn lip check blanched almost white sat and listened to tlio chain of testimony that wa being woven around him At time he plar-ed In a nervous fashion with a pencil held In his hand Again he whispered something to hi rounsel and an occasional sigh escaped him Tho witness did not Impress bis hearers as being one who wns testifying through malice or resentment but a a man who bad already got what was coming to him but who felt that ho had hren wronged and an attempt mado to Injure him In order to benefit others an arrangement to which he waa unwilling to lie made a party Not Like a Convict While on tlie stand Youtsey did not exhibit tho appearance of a eoiivlrt If tho spectators had not known who lie was and had boon unfamiliar wh him no intimation would have come from hi appearance that ho had been brought from tho Btate prison to givo testimony against an aJIrgnd co-con-splrator Attired In a modest suit of gray known aa tho jicnltmliary regulation suit for good conduct wllh white collar and necktie there waa nothing about him suggestive of prison or prison life The natura of the answers ho made Ills manner of expression coupled with tho fact that bo bad been a practicing attorney and was a stenographer and at ono time an assistant to the State Auditor speaks him a man of moro than ordinary Intelligence and that be understood tbo subject bo bad In hand Youtsey Is Described- He Is about 5 foet 8 Inches In bright and would weigh alout 170 pounds His black hair and eyea are la srtik-Ing contrast to a rather pale fare and his sharpened features denote an unusual activity of mind Main Commonwealth Witness Youtsey Is by far the principal wit-ness of the Commonwealth Ho was tho man who saya that ho himself placed James Howard in tho room from which the fatal shot w-as fired He was the onjy man willing to fell who fired that shot and unravel tho mystery In hfs own way he did unravel it but only bo and Powers of all In the court room knew whether he waa telling the truth Able to Take Care of Hlmaetf While under cross-examination Yout sey showed that he was amply aide to take caro of himself and ho proved tho equal of tho eounnol conducting It When Col Owens read from tho record for the purpose of dragging out a contradiction tho witness at times replied: Not In tho Book "No I did not say that and I don't think you will find It tbat way In tli Col Owens did not make an attempt to show that it was In tho book Major A Dalngerfield ner Powers during the afternoon session an attentive listener to tbe proceed-Ings John Stuart a Witness John Stuart waa the first witness to be called Being sworn ho said: a newspaper correspondent at Frankfort In January 1900 Daniel Col- MAX OF CORPSES ARE XOT IDENTIFIED Grand Lodpc of Elks Gives $1000 For the Relief of Widows and Orphans MOXOXGAII Va Dee The scene of America's greatest mine catastrophe bae lost Its fascination for the ldlera who have surged about the pit entrances of Mines 6 and 8 of the Fairmont Coal Company since the awful explosion of last Friday morning This crowd had been dwindling ever since the rain started falling last night until tonight there only remain the forces employed in rescue work the newspaper men and the Inconsolable near relatives of the victims i When darkness fell 141 bodies had been brought to the surface while many more were located with every prospect of the rapid work of recovery of the past 34 hours continuing through the right Tedious Work of Rescuers The bringing out of the bodies a distance of a mile or more through the underground workings Is tedious on i account of the meagre facilities The rescue party In Mine No 8 today he-gtn exploring the right side of the mine In the rooms along thi Aide the majority of the dead it 1 said will be found Of the dead so far recovered all liave been burled 'Thirteen were Interred unidentified A score or more funerals were held today Owing to the Inclement weather It was linpossl-ble to bury bodies in the regular ot-tor's field and when this became known the Falrmount Coal Company turned over an acre of ground juRt Itehlnd the Polish Church of Monn-gah and this Is being used as a imt- field Money Found On Corpse A body recovered today had a money belt strapped about the waist There' was $150 In the belt and It Is said that thousands of dollars will be found uupon the bodies of others of tbe dead Examinations up to this time are not sufficient to locate the Immediate cause of the accident according to a statement Issued by President Watson tonight llelief work Is progressing In excellent shape The amount received Is close to $40000 One of the contributors today was the Grand Lodge of Elks which gave $1000 Hi LICENSE' WINS Independence League Proves Factor in Overthrow of Democrats BOSTON Mass Dec In the closest and hardest fought election contest which Boston has known for many years the city went Republican by about 2000 Postmaster George A Hibbard Republican defeated Mayor John Fitzgerald Democrat who was a candidate for re-c-lcctlon The ro-vked returns show the following vote cast for the mayoralty candidates: John A Ooulthurst Independent Iieague 15871 Fitzgerald Democrat 36054 Hibbard Republican 380C7 Tbe city voted to license the sale of liquor Two features contributed notably to th victory of the Republican Mayor after six years of Demo' cratlc administration one being the heavy vote given Independence League candidate by Democrats and the other-tho thorough Investigation made by the Finance Commission Into affairs at tbe city hall resulting In evidence of irregularities In the purchasing department and In the drawing of contracts through which It tras claimed the city had lost hundreds of thousands of dollars The returns Indicate that the council' will be strongly Democratic while the aldermanic board Is more closely divided INCREASE IN SALARY OF RURAL CARRIERS 'PROPOSED BY NORTH DAKOTA SENATOR WASHINGTON Dea 10 Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota proposes an Increase la the maximum salary allowed rural free delivery carriers to $1200 He gave notice today of f0n amendment to the postjofflee appropriation bill to that effect WASHINGTON Dee Only nine of twenty-five candidates for appointment as American Consuls succeeded fa passing the recent entrance examination One of these was Ralph Totten of Tennessee The sound of the alarm bell from tho fire station tower was listened 'for last night by tho combined police The regular semi-annual meeting of nd detective departments and it Is the Board of Trustees of Kentucky tajj fy tbo State Militia too It was State College was held yesterday in rumored late yesterday afternoon and the Trustees' room Gymnasium build- jt night that Lexington was to bo lug Tho Board wa In session from 2 tho place of tho next attack on tho In the afternoon until 8 o'clock independent tobacco forces by a band In the evening Of the flttecn mem- of tobacco growers usually dcnoml-ben of the hoard fivo were unable toatH the ngLt rid(rB be present at the meeting I According to one of tho most prom- The transactions of tho hoard were nt warehousemen In the city it In a large measure of a routine nature WB no doubt wgo thing for the though several Important matters -night riders" to cancel their trip to came up for consideration In his re- this city if one were intended as he port to tho board Fresldent James K'Bajj wc WPre wm at any Patterson expressed hi gratification at time prepared to give them a warm retire unusually large number of students coptlon They will find that they are enrolled In tho college this session not running up against a Hopkinsville Tho enrollment so far 1 nearly 800 proposition' and It is believed that before the session closes In Juno there will have been enrolled considerably over 1000 students 350 Summer Students He said further: "We asked the Mayor for protection by rlty officers and at the sounding of tho riot call from the dire station forces would have been bunting waved typical of the holiday rplrlt which pervaded the city and tint iplrit of cordial welcome expressed every hand to the new Executive Great Interest In Address Great Interest wa manifested In the In I-urn I address of the new Governor it whh-h It was expected that he would sny something of Interest upon tho IHiliet" of his new administration In wilt) affair of State Governor Willson (Ihl not disappoint those who h-ii looked for this but tempered bis nlferanee uPh the spirit of ponro and -'wn will mid a square deal for all He said he appreciated the unity of tho over whom he has been rhoren to rule declaring that the people had accepted the result as good iiiiiua without 111 feeling on one side it um-eeinly triumph on the other Ih hiM thnt nil nro again united cor-illully In tho bonds of love of country nud loyalty to tho Commonwealth and human brotherhood Ho promlaW'il that alpthough be had I' -i ii ctioseu an the louder of a great poilMml party yet In taking his oath of (llrn he would devote hi life his Impcn nml all Ms power a the chosen Governor of all the people Rigid Enforcement of Laws Tint ho will stand for a rigid en-r irrerneiit of the lawn and do hi best prevent lawleshness In every form r-ji tersely expressed when he told I lie people that the law "hes not re-inert but commands obedience" He Tlurrd Hint the protection of all who ubi'y the I and tho punishment of hII who broke It must so quirk so sure so severe that no one shall dare take the risk That the new Governor will make a strong ph i to the Incoming lieglsla-t'To for a n-dlst riding measure was ludh-nied In a part of hi speech far-I her along when he asked If any Item oerat believed that changing district lo help prominent er ambition party meivhere and there or to get nr hold on to some district (idler ha In the long run enhanced the good name or pre 'united the success of that party The I Governor disearded his notes and talk 'rd about the aervleo which ho hopes to nder Kentucky Favorable Impression Crested Tho first public ulterauru of tho new Governor was received with much satisfaction liy all who beard It Demo rrat and Republicans and the new rifcutlve made a fine Itnpnssslon Governor Willson and Governor Ileckham had never met personally be tire today Chief Justice O'ltear had the pleasure of introducing them wlmrtly before they ateppi'd into tho drat cnrrlugo In the parade Judge G'ltrar and Mayor llumo also took eat with them IkiUi Governors Vt'ore Mg overcoats on acmunt of the chill hut Governor Willson was com-Pulled to keep his head bare most of the tlnto rising and responding to the creeling along tho way Ahead of tho Governor carriage luarchud tho Htato Col lego cadets and a plattoon of the local police Tho Sec Regiment band went ahead of the carriage while other bands and the ffthcr cadets and marching clubs followed behind Leading Msn In Procession behind the Governors' carriage were over a score of others containing the desist In my determination to continue my busincM" He further said: "We also received word that a rumor was becoming widespread that a posso of flve hundred was being organized In a certain section to come to this city and destroy ail tbc warehouses and do as much other damage to tbo Independent tobacco men aa was Largest Receipts Ever Had At Shelburne's warehouse last night more tobacco had been received during tho day than they were able to handle No such quantities bad ever before been received In' a single day more than 300000 pounds for tbe sale of today being In tho building at tbe close of business last night The warehouses of Stivers ft Hawkins and tho Burley Loose Leaf Tobacco Company also had received large quantities during tbe day Mr Stivers of the firm of Stivers ft Hawkins said: "With the city county and State protection facilities afforded us hero wo have no grounds for further fear and I believe tbat tbe tobacco will be received aa wan never before known In the history of tbe local tobacco market Troops May Be Called It was rumored here last night that General Roger Williams bad a conference with Governor Willson at Frankfort yesterday evening In which the condition was discussed Tbe General It Is said was assured that should the situation warrant after an Investigation by General Winiama today the Governor will order troops to guard the local warehouses This could-not be confirmed aa the commanding officer of the Second Kentucky was In Frankfort and could not be found tower the city This number dots not Include tbe 0Q the K(ne withn flve 350 students usually enrolled In the -vhlle wo have no fear of the CHICAGO Dec Thomas Tag- various departments In summer school gart chairman of the Pemocratlo Na-1 work The ITestdent also went on re-t tonal Committee left for Washington cord as favoring tho establishment of where tbe committee will meet Thuft- the department of law and Medicine day to decide upon the date and place la connection with the courses now of- forces from a certain section In an-of tbe next Democratic convention thcattentlon of the board to complaints other county might give us a call so Chairman Taggart was accompanied tho attention of the board complaints jas stated to be on the safe side we by Roger HulMvan of Illlnol Urey mado by the representatives cf thoakCi for city protection and the Woodson of Kentucky and Martin United States Government that the Wade of Iowa all members of the Na- military training received by the tlona I Committee I ftudenta aa a whole was Insufficient Before leaving Chairman Taggart The Instruction as far as it goes gave out an official list of the cities meets with the President's approval which are after the convention It In order to give a greater degree of Include st Paul Atlantic City Louie- proficiency In the science of military vllle Chicago Denver SL Louis and tactics he recommended that all Junior Cincinnati I students bo required to drill and re- Chalrman Taggart said that Clcve-! celve Instruction in the school of the land Ohio has been mentioned but soldier For tbe last few years the be had not heard from -there of-Senior and Junior students have been flclally Speaking of the requirements excused from military duties Juniors Must Drill The board acted favorably on the suggestion aa regard requiring the he said: "Geography railroad facilities hotels and flnancles will be the combination he continued "as we are confi Chief of Police was Instructed to take especial precaution in this the tobacco warehouse district on South Broadway" Mr Shelburne Talks Mr Bilaa Shelburne of the commission sales firm of Bliss Shelburne Sons when asked as to what facts the alarm were based upon gave tbe following statement: "A well known business man of tbe city and a friend of mine was asked by one of those prominent In the leadership of tbe Equity Society to say to me tbat at a meeting of a number of members of their organization resolu- t0nt were adopted and a committee appointed to notify me that I must cease fighting the Equity Society and close np my place of business Falling his he feared that violence would be 'resorted to and he was asked to urge me If he had Influence with me to SECOND KENTUCKY MAY BE NOTIFIED Although Governor Beckham refused to call out more troops to quell the disturbances In the dark districts a call from the new Governor la expected at any moment for the whole of the Second Kentucky to be distributed over tbe Burley districts so as to put (Continued on Sixth Pago Second Section) to win I bate no hesitancy In saying that exclusive of the money question Chicago will get the convention I have been Informed however that thcro Is not yet sufficient money In sight to Insure the meeting for this city- Junlor students to drill Tbe question aa to the establishment or the depart- menu of Law and Medicine was also given endorsement and the Executive Committee was Intrusted with the (Continued on Page 3 Second Section) (Continued on Page).