The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-03-02
GIVEN CERTIFICATES.
Minor Democratic State Officers De-
mand Possession Of the Offices.
Injunction suits FiIed Dy Zach of
the New OmciaIs Seeking 10 Gust
the Present Incumbents From
Omce-WarninE sent ont.

sent Omts
Frankfort, Ky. Feb. 27.-The state
contest committee awarded certiG-
Gates Of election 10 all of the demo
cratic contestants for minor state Of
fees. Immediately afterward the con
testants were sworn In and. repairing
10 the state house in a body. they
made formal demand on the repub-
lican incumbcnts for possession of the
Offices. The democratic contestants
sworn In are: Secretary of state. c.
ID. Hin, OF Clark county; attorney gem
crni. u. j. 4.rcckinridgc. Of Boyle coun-
W auditor, Gus g.. Coulter. Of Graves
county; treasurer. =. W Hagcr. OF
Boyd county; superintendent Of pub
lie instruction. H. Y. McChesney, of
Livingston county. Clerk of the Court
of Appeals Shackelford administered
the oath oi Office
Immediately after the swearing In
Of the democratic state officials in-
junction suits were fled by each
Of the officials seeking Co Gust
the prcscnt" incumbcnts from Office
and cnioiniug them from exercising
the rights duties and prcrogatives
now appertain.ng thereto.
The installation of the democratic
officials will have the effect Of tying
up tightly every branch of the state
government pending a decision of all
Of the contests by the courts. From
now until then the state will be prac-
ticuly without state government.
Auditor Coulter al once sent out
notices 90 all county clerks. circuit
clerks. shcrifIs and trustees of jury
funds that he had been elected and
qualified aa auditor and now acting
as such warned them 10 pay over no
public monies TO any other than him
uelf upon penalty OF prosecution ON
their official bonds.
Frankfort. KY Feb. 27.-Justus
Goebcl returned Monday morning ac-
companicd by Col T. G. Campbell.
who o. assisting the detectives In
hunting down the assassin. aud will
direct The prosecution Of the suspect
now under arrest. Campbell con-
ferrcd Monday with Prosecutor Polls
grove la regard 90 the llarland Whit
takcr trial. which Is set for March g.
Jusius Gocbcl returned 10 look per
sonnily after the passage Of the $780,
600 reward bill. which will be favor
ably reported by "a committee In the
house Tuesday. Republican mem
beers who oppose the bill ON the
ground that the appropriation Is too
large. viii attempt 60 break n Quor-
unt and N possible prevent n from
being ordered to q SECOND rending
The republican senate convened al
1880 Monday morning. with Licuten-
ant Governor Marshall absent and
senator jolly presiding Nothing was
done. adjournment following la a few
minutes Neither branch OF the dem.
ocrutic legislature had a quorum Mon.
day.
4 stirring two-minutc Sccne was
witnessed in the house Monday. About
a. members. including republicans.
were present when Speaker Trimble
raped for order az noon. No minis
ter being in attendance. Clerk viii
liams quickly began reading the jour.
nal of Saturday. Slack (repJ inter
ruptcd. demanding roll call. lie in
dictated the absence OF quorum.
Speaker Trimblc ordered the read
ing of the journal completed. and az
the close. In the midst OF dcnfening
clamor 10y the republican members de-
manding "a hearing. he recognized
Booker (dem.l who moved 20 adjourn.
70 was seconded by Nelson tdem), and
Trimhlc declared the house adjourned.
Louisville. Ky. Feb .25.-The suit of
j. G.. W. Bcckham against W. $. Tay-
Tor was filed In the circuit court here
This action was originally brought at
GEORGETOWN. The filing Of the suit
here Aas i'm accordance with the
agreement made by both sides for n
consolidation OF suits involving the
governorship of Kentucky. The nc
ton is for an Injunction. w. ;. Tay-
Tor Is the plaintiff in similar suit
against Bcckham and others. by the
agreement Judge Field will try the
consolidated eases.
The answer and counter-claim Of
Beckhnm, Castleman and Carter in the
Injunction suits by w. $. Taylor, John
Marshall and Daniel Collier were filed.
The answer denies all the allegations
of plaintiffs petition and sets up a
countcr-claim that the Offices of gov
ernor, lieutenant governor and adju-
tant general have been usurped by
plaintiffs and defendants pray that
they be adiudged the holders of said
Offices.