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BRITISH CAPTURE
BLOEMFONTEIN.
Free State Capita? Surrender?
ed Tuesday Morning.
London, March 34-it isrfiHally
announced that Lord Roberts bs- onco
pied Bloemfontein and that the B i'i-b
flag ia fiyog from tbe top of the
?apira!.
London, March 14 -The following
is the text of Lord Roberts' dispatch to
tbe war office announcing bis occupa
lion of Bloemfontein.
Bloemfontein. Tuesday, March 13
8pm -By the help of God and ty
the bravery of ber majesty's soldiers,
the tronos under my command b^v*
taken possession of Bloemfontein The
British flig now fl es over the presi?
dency, evacuated last evening bv M
Sreyn, late president of the O ange
Free State. Mr. Frazer member of
the late executive government, the
mayor, the secretary of the late govern
mens, the laodrost and other (Sciais
met me two miles from th* tow? z- ?
presented me wich the key9 of the
public offices. The enemy have with?
drawn from the neighborhood and ai!
seems quiet. The inhabitants of
Bloemfontein gave the troops a cordial
welcome
The above dispatch, though dated
Tuesday, was not received at the car
office until 7 30 p. m. Wednesday. Ir
was made public a few minutes before
9 o'clock The delay is attributed to
the fie.!d telegraphs not being corrected
with Bloemfontein on Tuesday evening.
Extra papers ere already oct on the
streets, and the night crower cf London
are ?inging patriotic songs and entrap?
ing in patriotic demonstrations
Lird Roberts' dispatch caused 3 feel
ing of great relief The absence of
news eagerly looked for bad provoked
some apprehension curing rne earlier
part of the day tba: voe British had
met with a check before Bloemfontein,
and ar.xious iaqairies were m sae at the
war offic3 and in the lobbies of parlia?
ment.
Cape Town. March 14.-A grear
popular demonstration took place here
on the receipt of the news that Bloem?
fontein had been occupied by the
British. All the church bells were
rang and a procession beaded by the
Union Jack went to the government
house, where Sir Alfred Mil ncr made
his askoowledgemects
The demonstrators sang "God Save
tha Q een" and theo paraded through
the principal streps, cheering and sing?
ing patriotic songs.
L -ndoo March 14 -A di^pstch to
The D-tiiy Chronicle from Bloemfontein,
dared Tuesday evening. Maren ll?
says : "Bloemfontein surrendered at
10 today. It was cccopirc at i.oor?.
President Sreyn with a majority of the
?gh'ing burghers bar fled northward
4,Geo French wa? wirhin u?e miies
of the p!ac3 ar 5 o'clock Monday afrer
noon He sent a summr?cs into the
town, threatening to bombard unless ir
surrendered by a. rn Tuesday A
white Ai? wa? hoisted Tuesday morning
and a depurat'on of tbs towD Cour-cii,
wi h Mayor Kilner (?) came oat ro
meer L ?rd R ?berts at Spire Iv ?p five
miles *-cb of -ne town, mating a
fvrmai suTeo?er of the p'ace.
.'Lord Roberts made a sf? :e er,t: 7 at
noon. He received a tremendous ova?
tion Af er visir:og ?he public build?
ings h?? went to the efficiai residence of
the president, followed by a cheering
crowd, who wavd the British S :g ace
pang the B'irish national anthem.
They were in a condition of frenzied
exo:f?>roent
' Oi Monday afternoon, previous to
the surrender, rbcre had been a little
snipping and sheiling, but the enetuy
theo retired
' L >rd il berts bas his beai'qnarters
at the president's house and many of
tb* British wounded are to the build?
ing- Toe railw.-.y is not injure:!.
BOERS DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE
DEFEAT
Prefer?a, Marca l-> -A f?:r-pa?rh
from Bloemfontein says tba- in vew 'f
the mi nary si'oa?ion the f?c?a? *( g .7
ernmeot cn?y be rrm^vd rn K nen
Sradt Commander ?) ?ar y*?? rr p >r:
tbe fight ar At>raHam'p kraal S^'O'-'iav
say? : "Tho H-?tish wer*? c '?n>a ??o' to
number 40.000 meo. Tbeii first assault
: wsj< rp-.:; '.ed 0 's? B ?era were
! wounded Th? second assau't *a-?
? made on fha bills to rh* IP?? o' r'?'
. position, i bes*? biHs w?r^ o* g~pa'
! pt rat ft* ic ic)rm*''a*'\<,e. A ?> r . <; ' -i: ?Ti .?
: thU, I a-.d o'?O oeo d .*.... v><I fhs
i 7 -.
! pr^irien from 9 '.o fb<? rr.rr*"-'*1.7 f-n'ji
i sond^wn. Tho l-U'^h r? forpb' iibe
berne* anrj r'nrp? ti?ipf? r'pu'-'d rr>a
j of rhr* B ' i*b ihn kept reh^vVne tir. d
ra^o Ev*ry atiomot *o f o O W?'S
doteated A* sundown 'k't" wrre. no*
r.O yards bp'xf^o u* T're B ?*t>H 'rt?*
h*?8vily N"> a-'cnrate re urns cf oar
less are available "
BOERS HOLD PA^ES
Ladysmith, Ma?-ch 14-The B ^R8
bave bpeo iooarpd ID S'-v-ral ?t-nn? po
siti?os near tb** j-jm?oo of tbe I) ak^s
berg aud the B'ggar?perg rangps
Thev h*v? bf-avy puns in p^sitioo on
P >ogwor i fef-p at HianknJri. and io th?
?Tpari mountains as wll as ar G'r,anP,8
f*>roj, oear Condy^ipu^h p?ss G in
Ronner DOW conimands fhe divido
B> b meo and horses of ?h? r*?Hpf ool
ami are completely rpcove c? ?>rd arp
now io tbe piok of conditioo Th? r?
oorisrruori n of tho railway from L-dv
J smith to Daodee is progression rapidy.
j
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jw?LL F^GHT TO THE DE\TH.
N ?" Y k. March 14-A r*i-p*'eh
I from Prrsident K a,?er to r>e E" * ?rf
j J aroal date** Pretoria. Ma^cb 13 8
J p. ro vs Berlin, p*>y-: ' Th?? bo gh
j <>*s will ooly c*a=p 6 -hring wi*h doa h
Oar forces are regarni ? in c*o->d order
rn 00- Une of depose on rar oxr. gnjl
j Th? N?Tal campaian tes? "?on^Pr :n o?r
i favor rhao we pyn'C'pd Th11 B i * i^H
! *^'li r-ev^r rp^ch P e n?-ia Tha b a - ff h
j '?'.s S r^yn, J ober* and mrgplf a* wp.?l
i ?s ail rh" o-h'-rp 3ro u irprl ' bt-re
! are O') d florence*. God h?\'D u^ '?
TO TBE tfITTER END.
! Pretoria, March 12 ft* Lorenzo
j Marques, March 13 L"d ^a'is
j bury s reply to Pr^sid^-nra K-oger
? and ^teyti cau?es b'tter disappoint
j ment, and ^tate Secretary R *??z ??VK
j it means that th*- 77ar will have io be
! fought to the bitter end
I
! GREAT TPJ BUTE TO THE IRTCH.
i
; Sydney, N S W , Waree 14.
j The government has pi*r>c!a*rn~d St
! Patrick's day as a public holiday a
? tribute to tho bravery (;f fbi- I:ish
: soldiers in South Africa
WHAT THE BOERS SA f
London, March 15-Th* D 4tly
Mai! has the following dispatch irom
! Pretoria dated March 12 :
"Lord Salisbury's r* p>v has bpeo
! received and a Boer ref ration of the
: British contention is undpr c>ins'der
i ation It will deny thai anv ann? z*
j tion bas been mad* and it will
I declare that the occupation of B it
i ieh territory V7as purely strategic
j It wili exprpss the dptermina*ion of
? the two republics to fight to the
i finish "
RUSSIA'S PLEDGE
j Berilo, March 14 -The weekly
i reviewer of the Kreuz Zeitung, who
j is a well known professor and
j entertains close relations with Count
j von Bueiow, asserts today that
j Emperor Nicholas, at the beginning*
: of the war in South Africa, pavr? a
j formal pledge that Russia would not
: take advantage of England's com
; piicatiens for a further Asiatic ad
; vance Thp Kr'-uz Zeitung declares
that this information is authentic
In high political circles here no
si:r:;ri.~e was frit at L'?rd Salisbury's
rpp'y to the Kruger Steyn proposais
It ;s not believed that the war wi!!
la?i much ionger. A leading fi.reign
ellice officiai ?aid today that there
would be no further talk about inter
vent ie ri
The papers this evening generally
express sympathy with tue fate of
the Boer?, but take it for granted
that the contest will soon be over
Destruction of J ^hann^sburg
by Boers Not Considered
L'kely.
L"!t:o March 16, 5 a. rn -Events
ur<- !c.*>vln? in tho South A fri.vin cara
pai^n \u the speedy ard ??.visfavor?
Cisooer. from bnrh the mi?tary and
political points of view jr conli
hardiv bavfi born ex*?uc*e<? bv th? mop?
san2uiop E ?gli*bmeo tbat they would
take a turn so favorable
Ir. p.ppear? that when ";aj H'ppton j
cut the raiiway north of B'oemiooreio I
he thereby intprcopfed G n JpubPrt. |
who far from ha vi ri ^ retirnd from the !
carup-'i?n, was then cprnin^- p u hward ?
wit!. 3,000 "Den, prppfmab'y ro ^upor j
iotend the ?^feuct. K ahornro defence j
works ?bree. mi'es long bud beeo pro ;
psr?'d rn*-io? b v.wn.
N> B '"r potjr d?>rJ wftrC ;n B'o
crcfnr?tp n Wf?m p?b <\ he rp*?ann bv j
\j trd Ii ihprts Mr 1'' ter r p '?"ii :
"'he ?u?'ffb*T? do nn? ir?:-> fi ?i arjd
?ru'd'or Cirp ?.-> ?r . f0 (??p<- T wo "
T^e ?vid^PC/? nuca f?\?rif>w -hat ar? far I
.? 'h** prtu'hprn rj^rt of t*>& FrP6 S*afe i
id coooeraed thetc will be no farther I
F he - hrc:- which gr.'-e ci ?he rond
>r?2 if? p-i. ?. rn v.' ves e dar/ o" corras
pondie* EM h 'ii U ired S:^e:; are
reboil ''fi ? fhr- Q^b MI' tn.? c oot'V i be
? peech of M D fca;s? has mereced i
?b's sa'i-facion, an"i tr.ken tern fb^
genera) b**?ie# *ba Encero: N?-bolas :s
persona' y ave se 'o an? io erv>nnon
'hese ino den**- pp esd the idea that
there win he oo far ber sori 'Us attemp
to intP'f're from anv q "arter
Vir Muitagu- vV'Htti'a tbreits in an
American n??w-paper thar rh*? B ?er?
will P C fi^e J hino*?"burg and r? z ? ir
rn tbe grou d if ceo ssary, if. not tacen
very Rpriorj-ly
Mr Ch? m brain's statement tha'
President K u^er bas already bpen
warned as to tbo consequence of PU'sb
Of'Ddact. i? regarded as showing
that sufficient precau ion has been
raker. The Time* saggers ?ba
the burgher? gh< o d be warned that
their farts- W ll be r?X"d as a goarao
tee agaio*r any dimage to Bri*i?b
property buf no serions apprehensions
are e"ter aii??>d 0* *uch conduct as Mr
?. . *a?d ia b ve foreshadowed J
B R binsnn, the millionaire mine
<>wo r s-ys he do^s Dot ?bink tbe Bjers
W"0'd he no foolish
Bv ?he rico* L">rd.R berts rearhe?
rK, Va??l river h? w 'I c^mensind some
SO.OuO m?n, t?h e G*n Bailer will
j b v 40 OOO F om 'he mi?.ary po n?
! >f vu-w me cri??cs cow tbiiik there is
[
I nothing t;> fear
_
i
j President S<*nds ro S^catP
I R o^nt Com T3:i treason s io
j R card ?o Otrbining Peaco
io Africa
! Washington, M-?rch 15-Tn re
ppnus? to a resolution the pr?sident
today sent to the senate the corres
i pMi)rt>r?cf? flating; ?o the r*quests for
I m rtUtinn in "^onth Af'ica
j Tu?* fi?-et d'x u nent is a dispatch
j from Pretoria dated Maren 15, which
stateR :
.Am ' ffic:aUy r*q/ipRtpd by the
goTprnaiP'itN of the republics to urge
\cQr intervention with view to cessa
tit?n ? f h ?stiltti^s ; similar request
j made to rh^ representatives of Eu
i r> p' an powers Answer confirm rc
! Ceipt
"American Consul.5"
j M- H-y rpsp'-ndnd :
j . Y c? telegram a-king offices of
! u? t(? bnt.g ?bool cessation of hus
tilines ha" b?-n made subject of
f??piid'y communication to British
govemm?-:it wirb exr,res-?on of ores
i ident's earnest hope for oeace
"Hay."
; Secretary Hay telegraphed Mr
Whit*?, seorf-rary of the American
embassy ai London : ,
? * 3y c??y of friendly good officps,
j you will inform B'iri-h minister f >r
! f >if\sv, s-fftirs tha? ? aru today in
reeeipt of * telegram from the United
^?atea consu? a' Prptoria representing
that the governments ct the two
African republics r Kniest president's
intervention with a view to cessation
of hostilities and that a similar
request is made to the representatives
of European powers In commun! j
j eating; this request I ara directed by
I the president to empress his earnest
j hope thai a way to bring aboui peace
I may be found and to say that he
j would be glad to aid in a friendly
! manner to promote so happy a result
"Hay- !
j Mr White rep'ied to Mr Hay under
j date of March io : !
j "I c.>mmunicated yesterday to the
j under secretary for foreign ;?fT?irN.
j having been unable to see Lord ?ai
j isbury, the contenta of your tole
: gram dated ICiii instant ; today i j
have had an interview wuu his j
j lordship, who requested rn? to thank I
j the president f ir the friendly interest j
j shown by him end added that her j
majesty's government cannot ace? pt j
the intervention of any other power j
.* rt bite '7
j M?- Hay telegraphed the consol at
j Pretoria under date o? Alaren 14 the
I following :
I 1 i->ur communication of request;
j o? repub'ics for intervention of presi
j dent to cause cessation of hosnliries
! was at once conveyed to British g<>v
? ernment with expression president's
? gratification couid he aid to promote
j peace Our embassy London replies
j that Lord Salisbury thanks president
I for friendly interest shown and adds
. her majesty's government cannot
accept the intervention of any pow
1er "HAY"
The president's message is simply
one of tiansmittal
Bioem?ocrp?Q in Railroad
Communication With Cane
T. wa.
London, March 17 4*20 a rn -!
Wi h the railwav comrnuoiOAUon roc
Ca e in'aof. [??rd li inerts ui!i in a
vi-ry few day'a h.* m a pos: ri co r?; begin
tbe aduaiure on Pretoria Hin de^p i
poiit;c?l lu'U't'.oo, combined wioj h'?<
bold strategy is having tbe re^ol'
desired io tbe southern sections of the
O ac_:e Freo S?are, wr?e*.: is r-jpiciv
calcn'r'g riov;'!, Marking is Bi)*? thc
noiy r>o:G: for ansisty, cnn ag jr j.i
Lno7?r: that a force ha? i-f* K TJ?r'rlev,
its relief may be aononocrd before
mari j day? pass Th? efiir,eoC7 of -he
rshesiog ?3 beightcr-ed by th"; fae! that
it if? partly comne-vd of regulars.
IQ fhe iobbics of parliament la**
--?vening it was rumored toa; L>rd
R 'br-r?s is about ro issue a pr^iam*-.
f.To announcing ?har ?be farmer Bys**ai
of government in the O'ange F ee
S-are is abolished and promising Free
State?s who immediately surrender due
consideration
It is understood that ali the contraen
tal power?, wirb eoe ezc?prioo uncom?
promisingly refaced to io erveoe. Tbe
pxceptioo ;s R-?S-da, whose reply was
couched io le*s firm laoguagp, akoough,
like the others. 90e dpolioed to
tn'erfere. It is said that the p ?pe was
also appealed to. bot that be declined
to do anytniog beyond writing a letrer
totbpqieeo. apn^aliog to her to stop
.he fa r|^er pffa?i-n of blood Dr
L-vds' ?rte with K og Leopold were
q ute futile
The pissibility of 'he destruction of
J -baoDesburg 19 BM li' di-co^sed here,
bat it. is believed tb*t tb? Fr neb aod
GermaD shareholders would off*r a
strong protest
The latpp* advices respecting the sur?
render of B of-mfontein eh w that the
I approach of the B irish canned a stam
ppoe Toirteen traios, eae? comoosed
j o' 40 can, a .d a<! cammod with B mrs,
burned oor'h-**ard jost oehre tbe line
?
j w*s cat Mr S*eyo would bave b-ea
C'impel?pc to sagender, but be pre
ended tba* bo w-sg-?og to visit one
of rhe ou'pow'B, and at mtdnigbr took a
carringo which w-.s waiting for him
I out<id-> the rove and thus escaped
I Pn*- B **rs eor the bu ? of ?ceir wagoo3
I and military scores aw->y.
FREE STATERS SU RR K NT DERING
London. M ireh 1G.-Lord Roberts
bas sent the fol'cwiog dispatch to the
war office 1
"B oemfonteic, Friday, March 16
-Gen Clements crossed the Change
j river yesrerdav Impairs to the rail
? way bridge at Normals Pont have oom
I mecced. and it will shortly bc ready
j tor trains Gen Pole Carew cele
? graphs bis arrival at Springfonteii:, so
j that Bloemfontein cow is practically in
j rail communication with Cape Tcwn
j My proclamation is already baring au
escsllent effect. Several hundred cur
i gher3 have expressed their intention to
! surreoder their arras and return to their
; c-cup-tious
j "The redden? commissioner cf Basu
\ toland reports thar SOO Boers lately
: a-rived trcm Bi'emionrcin and that a
; further contingent from Aliwal North
! was C0I7 wairmg to know the terms of
' my proclamation to surrender. They
j '-ad refused to 3trend a council at
j K ooosradt, ro which President Steyn
' had summoned them."
i
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UIVER BETWEEN THEM.
J-<mP9fowo. Care Colony, March 15
There was much enthusiasm at Aliwal
North when Gen B abant's troops oc?
cupied the place, Commaodaot Oliver,
tbe Boer commander, apologized for tbe
ac ion of tbe Bo^rs during the last days
of tbe occupation, saying be could cot
control bis m*-o
The B irish are now entrenched on
I the O ange F ee State side cf thc
Orange river, with the Boer* holding
an ari vanta^cous bill in front of them
G PU Brabant is **reafly hampered OTC
i*'g tn rhe leek of artillery, having ooiy
EW" 15 pounders
Loi.doo, March IG -Ir was ciHeialiy
I announcd toda? that the British car
I unities ar ?) etfoD*e:n March 10, were
? 6*2 mer* killed aod 321 wounded.
K RUG Eil A NN EX ED ORANG E
FREE STA TE.
B--ba*!:e, O F S., March 15 .
TiursG^y -Gen G -taere on arriving
herc found -har all the 1> :crs bad fi d
The town was nearly dreered, the
Duron having trekked on hearing of
Cae oceuoation of B oeaifeu'cio.
? is believed that the Boers retired
in the direction cf DeWc's dorp. The
te! efrain ed is open to Spnogfoatein..
Ir. is understood that President
K'Ug.r two day? ago annexed the
O ^nao F.ee State to the Sou'h Airic>o
republic.
BOERS SAID TO BE GOING
no ME
London, March 17 ?-Thc Daily
?VI?ii bas the f<>iio?ing disparen frou. j
Lorenzo Marquess, dated Friday,
Maren IG
"Eiitrcoching io proceeding on the I
Vaal river at V<-reeyuig
."Litt? arrrva's from Pretoria c3y thar j
'ho Birrs themselves now ed::iic thar!
r I
rneir cause :s noo***?e93 b<;a i^es^!
M-yer rpfusrs to G??hr again and he j
has retarded to his farm Gen Sc-.rJb j
rour-jero. h?^ also rammed and fhn j
burghers are going bor.ic by hun j
drt-nas v
Sid: ey. ?N ;> VV , March 14 -
Ano brr det?'h fr- aa huborio platrue
ha? npcarred here and two fresh oases
bavc deve.oped.
Secretary Eeifz Replies
In Refutation of Lord Salis?
bury's Statements. The
Boer Side.
i
Pretoria, Wednesday. March 14 -
j S'are Secretary R>i z's refutation ot
Lud Salibory's arguments ?D the re
j piy to the B oemfccreio note was is
j sued today. Mr R-nz savs : "The
j British government, af?er the B oem
! footein conference, endeavored to
j enforce by threats cer ain obanges in
the internal government of tho Trans
vaal republic contrary to the London
contention. They also impor ed troop?
io great numbers aod broke off oegotia
'ions wi rh a threat to take their own
means to remove the grievances of i:beir
subjects
"After waiting a fortnight, while an
army oorps was prepared and tbe re?
serves were being called oat by the
British, President Steyo asked the rea
soo of these preceedings Sir Alfred
Mi'ner refused to reply
Meanwhile Mr Cnamberlin, in bi
speeches, showed the world tb t K g
land had decided on war Acco diagly
the Transvaal republic addressed to the
Bansh government a demand for rb?
wirhdrawal of these troops as other
wisc it would accept the presence of rhe
troops as a declararion of war. Tbar
was not necessarily intended aa a
me sage of war "
Concerning the armaments Mr Il i'z
j paye : "These were bought openly ir,
J E gland and tn Europe, and rh? bi^r.
commissioner boasted full knowledge of
theos at the Bloemfontein conference
and ai.~o full descriptions of those --rm
ara?D'S were found among the r.fficers7
I pap -rs at Dundee
! ' I'Oth the army and the ultimatum
( were protective measures, subsequent
j to thc raid and tu the disc-very
through concealed cables, that B iti^h
cabinet ministers were implicated in
the attempt to filch away the indep.en
dence of the two republics. Now all
doubt is ^removed by Lord Salisburv's
j relegram The burghers must fi^hr
for the national existence, trusting thar
i God will defend the right "
j London, March 16-The Pretoria
correspondent of the Daily Mail, tele
j graphing Wednesday, say?: "Mr
j Reitzes statement hss been published
j tbroegbout the republic, eui will ort
j bc forwarded to Lord Salisbury
j "Conversations I have had with the
j highest state officer?? show tba: the re
j public was prepared to grant substan
j tia! reforms and concessions, until tbe
I receipt cf Lord Salisbury's telegram
i Aa one cf the nighest, gtaresmen re
! marked : "Better half an egg than
none, but better none than a rotten
egg-' "
-- m p- . ? ? ? n
Taken to Frankfort
; Frankfort, KT, March 16.-Seers
j rary of S'ate Powers, Capt John D
Davis, W A Caiton and H-iriaod
Whittaker, the four prisoners who are
held as alleged asccssories to the a*sa?f
sication of Gov Goebel. were brought
here from Louisville today, in charge
of Sheriff Suter and deputies A
special detail cf police and deputy
j sh^tiff-! met them at the train and tbey
j were marched to the jail ?brough the
I streets, which were iiood with people,
I who anticipated their corning Toere
j was co disorder, and the prisoners
j ?jrcet?d their friends plessantlv as ?bey
{ went, to j iii.
The prisoners were arraigned before
1 County Judge Mooro at ll o'clock and
after some argument before the attor?
neys li z*:ip was released on ?10.000
tend Jadge Mocre sec thc examining
trials for Monday A continuance of
tree da vs srjy be asked
Sontn Carolina Cottontots.
Columbia, March Io -Tho farmers
in severa! c ?unties have, by resida
rion, boycotted the fertilizer trust
bot the sa?e of fertilizers this year ts j
neatly one half rnnre than iaet 3*ear j
The inference is that the acreage of
cotton has probab?y been increased !
proportionately
[lard freezes have injured small ?
grain, of whtch there was an increas
ed acreage Farmers, inspired by
prevailing prices are turning" hack
to cotton Ail available land will be
planted
The income from the 25 cents per
ton tax on fertilizers for the present
year, to date is but $7.348 short of
the income for ali of last year The
total number ol tons sold last year
was 264-j G. while this year's sales
are estimated at 391,675 tons, nearly
a half more
?&SQLVlEVt fe
Makes the food more del
?OVAL BAKfWG POWC
TEMPORARY TR?GE
IN KENTUCKY.
Adjutant Generals of Con?
tending Leaders Have
Conference.
Frankfort, Ky , March 13 -The
l?gislature of Kentucky sojourned
sine die today, a conference between
Adjt Gens Collier and Castleman
being held at which an understanding
was reached.
Gov Taylor will continue tc act as
governor Gov Beckham will make
no move toward securing possession
ot the State buildings until after the
court of appeals bas decided the dis?
puted governorship
The legislature appropriated $100,
0?'0 for the use of Gov Beckham io
reorganizing the State militia
A moi-g the more conservative ele?
ment in each party the opinion pre?
vails that the worst is over and that
when the cou t of appeals rende-s its
decision the danger of civil war in
the commonwealth, which bas been
terribly imminent will have passed
away entirely To the Democratic
leaders with a foll understands g of
the situation only one cioud apo*?**r3
on the political horizon That is G >v
Taylor's future course
Gov Tay'or himself will not ou'li? e
his plan of action, beyond the staie
roent which he m*de to tue Associat?
ed Prpss correspondent today that he
*w?>uld continue ro act as governor "
R publicans in Gov Taylor's con fi
dence, however, say that he wid
remain in F?a-ki?rt in the discharge
of bis duties until the cou'-t of U*t
resort passes uooo the qies'ioo st
issue Toen, if the dec-?ion -e
gainst him he will step out at once
and turn over th State buildings to
Groverno' Beckham Toe R publi?
cans will make every fffort to carry
the dispute into the federal courts" in
eise the decision of the Kjntu *k?
court of appears i- against mern, but
failing in this they will consider toe
question settled, still be!i- vii g a
great wrong has been done them
The Democratic leaders assert that
they wiil cheerfully abide &y the de?
cision of the court of appeals But
should the decision be m their f ivor
they will insist on the occupancy of
the State buildi-.gs' peaceably'? oos
eible, btu forcibly if necessary/' ?8
i it was expressed today
Matters ia Kentucky.
Frankfort.M-rca 14 -The cepc- ure
of rhc le?i.-larure from the S ate c p I
coday has given thc city a m >re q itel
appearance iban if has b---d a: any- ,\ae
m the last two mootbs No cow
warrants in connection wt h rbe Goebel
! assa-einatioo were issued. Gthnei
j Tani, thc Breckioridge County euspect,
was arraigned before Judge Moore, hat
j was dismissed, there not being eaffi
j cienr evidence agaio6? him to ctez bold
i mm as witness
CASE OF POWERS AND DAVIS.
( L-xicgtoo. Kv ?>Icrcb 14 -Wba?
j 'he Power?- and Davis cases were calied
! tedcy the city attorney moved that they
?be tracsferred to Franklin Cosnty.
I Tho attorney for tb'? p'iscuers O'j ctcd,
! holding thar, as this court he.^ no oi5 'hi
'cognition that the crime was COT mi;-ted
jin that ccu sty, iL. v could r.r.t be
j transferred ^-tii ibis ccur? w is oSciaiiy
j apprised of that Trot, nod also rb it rlie
j prisoners had a riebt to be preset in
j cur! .vbr.n the ca.-e w-s called for tiiat
I pur-pose Th.1 j-:dre tool; thc snane
! view and intimated tba* be v.iil demand
j fI>e presence of the pr:>oocrs in this
court or have J h3 arresting oScers
? indicted.
Washington, March I* -In diplo?
matie circles herc an unpleasant sug?
gestion has been thrown cut tv) the
effect that The Bagce conference has
resulted in complete foiLre, and that
even the limited program agreed upon
is never tc be perfected The basis
for this view is the fact that up to
this moment no notice eas beer: re .
received that a single one of the
Powers represented it* the conference
has ratified the three conventions
prepared there. The treaties them?
selves require such ratification.
Oniy one of tue three trear'es has
been ratified by the United States
senate, and even in that case the
formaltfes have not been carried to
completion.
URE
ic?ous and wholesome