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i Te a ar ah A iat wale T) THE KENTUCKY COURTS. jouw BILL PASSED THE SENATE. Judge Taft Without Jurisdiction In the Election Cases- Frankfort, Feb. 14.- + federal court bad no | vest, Cockrell and Jones Parts in the Closing Debate---Leg- islation’s Effect on Values. gton, F 15.—The bill} gold dollar the standard the United > TOT Holding that jurisdiction ; : : States! the contests in Kentucky, Judge i : s of the United States circuit | Passec Bich oc rity Th t ones considera 5 ma yurt this afternoon refused to g baa : a as wir ne and drew a injunetions | the application for inal itucky ; ss during the the « The 1ours egntered around iment iinst the Ke state board of vote contest osing tions and the democratic contest ants for state officers other than oy- | bh REnerae Ba dilactenank poven j SUF offered by tl After citing th the in such cases, jfinance comuinittee law showi ndments intended toamy tionand make the the of coin were offere: am federal court had no jurisé perfect Judge Taft the Goebel election law as the this declara it by at most Andon 1 infamous statute that had ever come | 7 t court, and} : srous terms the | Were united Senator Chandler of > silver men and democrats, bu the before the attention of a voter also denounced inv es steadily down by Glin IG republican vote. conditions that have exist n tucky and that are cited in the bill of facts. But he heldthatit was merely a matter of law with the court, outrages that New republican Hamp who prom- was the only broke with his party, and he ised to vote to bill if not accept the conference withstanding the are alleged in the of facts of the petitioners victory for the admitted that will undisputed statement |Teport on the i PEOMISION” Were inserted in the bimetallic amendment taken from the platform of 1896, nternational republican national This decision is a in favor of pro it is courts democrats, as the Kentucky favor of the democratic Frankfort, Ky., Feb junction suit of Beckham vs. by which the democrats sue to oust bimetallism unwilling to to secure Mr majority moting The make Chandler's support, of from 15 to 20 was taken by the republican decide in committee were contestants 14.—The in- Taylor, any promise and a recorded upou every Senator Aldrich, majority The bill, sections. Taylor from possession of the goy- position i + leader of ernorship was filed at a quarter past the leader of 2 o'clock this afternoon. J.C. W candidate consists of as passed, ten It provides that the dollar grains of gold, 9-10 fine Beckham was democratic for lieutenant governor. crats hold that William Goebel be- m came governor by the petition of unit’ of value democratic members of the legislature United S and that Mr, Beckham succeeded him | ™@oney shall be maintained at a par- ity with it, and that treasury notes and greenbacks shall be The demo shall be the standard and that all forms of ates as governor. Louisville, Feb. 14.—Governor Tay- lor had prepared an —* for | in gold. an injunction against J.C. W. Beck-| The Secretary of the Treasury is to ham and John B. ( =a a this af. |8°t apart a fund of $150,000,000 in ternoon. He seek toenjoin Beckham gold for the redemption of these notes from attempting to exercise the and to maintain this fund at a figure duties of governor of Kentucky and}? ?t below $100,000.000 he isempow Castleman from acting. as adjutant ered to sell bonds of the United States general. Taylor suesas an individual] D°@Ting interest at not exceeding 3 and also as governor of Kentucky. It shall algo be the duty of The suit has not yet been filed. the Seeretary of the Treasury, as fast 3 as standard silver dollars are coined, to retire an equal amount of treas ury notes and to redeemable wer cent. WILL SUPPORT BRYAN. issue silver certifi ates against the silverso coined. Take Leading! were | | RELIEF AT KIMBERLEY’S DOOR. Besieging British Hew Path Through Boers that Supplies May be Forwarded. 16.—(7:44 p. ikes public Marshal Lord Rot Feb war Office m i from Field ondon, } | i patel | s, saying = The ral French was rece “Jacobsdal follow- | ing from Ge! | this morning: dispersed the en-| kKim- | I have completely emy from the southern side of berley Alexandersfoi {to Oliphantsfontein, and am now gx their ground Have and id supplies of ammu from ing to occupy captured the enemy's laager store supplies ¢ nition. Casualties about twenty of all ranks wour ful and well.” General Roberts also sent Kimberley cheer- the fol- lowing dispatch Feb. 16.—I have good | the Magersfontei: abandoned and -Jacobsdal, reason to believe treiches have been that the escape. General French is the country around Kimberley. of General Kelly-Kenny’s brigades of fantry is in pursuit of a large Boer Bloem soers are endeavoring to scouring One convoy moving toward fontein.”” Free b. 15.—The road nd Jacobsdal ance is only Outside Jacobsdal, Orange Thursday between Modder river open. The d The road is ava State, is now aine miles able for sending reinforcements and supplies When the jal they were obliged to pass over a idg», where they afforded a splendid mark for the British guns, whicl showered shrapnel upon the retreat- wngenemy. The convoy which was attacked at Rier river had been countermanded, bit the order did not arrive in time and the experience was a very warm me, although the Boers did littk naterial damage. As General French, with the strengthened division, pushed for vard Kimberley, he foun: he beleaguered Boers deserting their vosition at Alexandersfontein, thu- lowing a portion of the Kimberley farrison to occupy and intreneh th Boers evacuated Jacobs t t toward lace. jnearly $400 jmen at the K sold per month from the output of silver coins, called English fiorins, of but this money was placed in circula- tion at Delagoa bay last month. Murdered by Thugs. Mo., Feb. 14.—Night O4icer Lowell Pew was shot at 1 o'clock this morning and almost in- | stantly killed by one of three thugs ing to arrest. The Louisiana, whom he was tr murderers escaped and no trace of id. city « offered a} them can be four yuncil was at once convened itizens subscribed | 1 the t rd } reward reward of $250 10re & asked to offer a aske county were ives Pew was to surlington as killed while trvi apprehend the Line agent No des¢ has stained ytion of the men semi-lite famous which has made Hot Sprit | Mrs prints the following reg Lon V. St Stephens, wife of Governor Stephe of Missouri is tractive ladies at the hens one of most Stephens has many friends here, having visited the v alley for a ver of years he one of those love: ey women who somehow of a fragrant honor, veet, blossom the remind one Mid all the 3 sunshine of her life, she the unfortunate And many soul,in the different rom the to child of happier for having known her.” never forgets a poor tattered walks of the prisoner pri er the street, has gone away LID 3 t22SY Aen, Boers Making Money. Pietermaritzburg, Feb. 13.—It is reported that the Boer Finance min- ster is commanding £200,000 of The Transvaal govern- $150,000 Kruger | yc month. — Fictitious he mines. nent is overeigns each coining he dates of 1595 and 1898, are also veing minted The dies areimperfect ast Sida} Pe MERWIN, AMSTERDA AMORET, ARCHIE,ti ADRIAN,¢4 repared Avecetable Preparation for} similating the Food andRegu Ps hoon the Stomachs eee of Promotes Digestion,Cheerful- ness and Rest.Contains ne ither NoT NARCOTIC Recipe of Old Dr SAMUELIITCHE? Aperfect Remedy for Consiipa gin Siomach, Diarrtwea, Worms Convulsions Feverish- ness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Fac Simile Signature of Gat bile. NEW YORK. NON. r, TLER, MO. ON ISTERt i= hmonth 2days. sonth 2 da lowing second Monda econd Monday 2 days month 2 days. onth 3 days alwork. Con- tation fre NON, D.D.8. DR. W. J. McANINCH, VETERINARY SURGEON. Former Senator Gorman Loyal to His Party. Washington, Feb. 14.—Ex-Senator Gorman, who was at the Capital to day for the first time since the present session of congress assembled, in an interview with a Post reporter, that all his efforts heretofore had been directed against the renomina tion of William Jennings Bryan as the democratic candidate the presidency, he believing it would not be wise, but he was “that nothing can prevent his selec tion as the head of the democratic ticket.” “He certainl) added Mr. man, “has the people behind him to a remarkable degree.” Asked if he would support Bryan if nominated, he replied; “Cert ee supported him in 1896, and J shall support him again this year, I not propose to desert my party. He expressed the opinion that nis! said for now convinced Gor do party's prospects were improving, Saying that the Nie: rua Canal treaty and the Philippine problem were helping the democrats. The passage of the currency bill, he also thought, would help the democrats, because it would remove of free coinage of silver and br k to their party the men who left it in 1896 on the silver issue. Irish-American Volunteers. York, Feb. 15.—Fifty-seven nearly all young and ; y sailed the New men, stalw. Fre art, on line Under certain provisions, too, gold e tifcates shall be issued against the zold held in the treasury. No Unite states notes or treasury notes shal) in denominations of less than $10 and no silver certificates ir lenominations of more than $10 Che Secretary of the Treasury is als: tuthorized to refund the bonded debt of the United States in thirty-year vonds bearing 2 per cent interest, the principal and interest of these bonds gold. The 2 per cent bonds shall be issued at not less than par. Any national bank, by depos- ‘ting with the United States bonds of shall be permitted to issue circulating the of the bonds deposited, ve issued ro be paic this country, notes to face value no bank being allowed to issue circulat- ing notes in excess of the amount of the paid-in piti al stock of the bank. MORTGAGE IN THE MILLIONS. Telegraph and Company Issues Gold Wash., Feb. 15.—A_ two- and-a-half-million-dollar = mortgzage was filed to-day in the Auditor's office It is given by the and Telegraph Com Sunset Telephone Bonds, Seattle, Sunset Telephone uy to the Old Colony Trust Comp ny of Boston The mortgage covers all the Wash- and California holders of the company and is given to secure $2 250,000 worth of 5 per bonds The bonds are $1,000 each and are all dated October 2 and pay- able October, 1, 1929. A time ington cent gold} 1899, EFFORT TO BUY A JUDGE. A Montana Supreme Court Justice's Startling Story. Washington, Feb. 15.—Hig testimony was developed the the senate committee on privileges and tions of the election of W. A Clark to the senate from Montana Justice Hunt, a republican member of the Montana supreme court, testi fied that family Dr Tracey, had made what jus- tice) regarded as attempts to have him consider a $100,000 bribe to fa- yer Wellcome, Mr. Clark's attorneys. in the disbarment nst Welleome. he directly at] nect Mr. Clark with this bribery prop- osition, the latter’s counsel, ex- Senator Faulkner. to strike the whole testimony from the record, but the motion was overruled. The the same day that oneoi theattempts to bribe him had been made, similar ef- forts had been put Jus- gott, an stices sational to-day in investigation by his physician, he (the a? 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