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AMENDED ANSWER

In the BecIEhamJ Taylor Consolidated
Suit Filed with Judge Field at
Louisville = Constitutional Points
Elaborated, and Conditions Pre-
vailing at frankfort Set Forth.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 1s-The
amended answer Of the Republicans In
the Beckham-TayIor consolidated suit
involving the governorship was flled
with Judge Field in the circuit court to-
day. It has been in preparation by ex-
Governor Bradley, Judge Yost and other
attorneys nlnce Judge Fields recent de-
cislon declaring his court had no juris-
dlCton In the case ana that his court
could not review the action Of the lagts-
latuTo seating Beollham. The amended
answer is made principally to perfeGt
the record before the case is taken TO
the court OF appeals, and, IL possible, to
the United States supreme court This
purpose Is shown by an elaboration in
the answer OF the constitutional points
which were raised In the recent suit be-
fore Judge TAFT at Cincinnati. It IL as
esrtsd that even 4 the proceedings Of
the legislature 90 far have confirmed
to the STATE constitution, they are In
violation Of sections and ~ Of the fod-
eral constitution, which forbid the e1-
ercise Of arbitrary power BY the stat0
or any department thereof, whereby any
person may bs deprived Of lifes liberty
or property, including therein the en-
joyment Of honorS and the occupation oe
positions Of trust and emOlument. From
violation Of this principle, 1t Is declared,
the defendants have suffered The
power Of the legislature to determine
contests for the ofiice Of governor and
lieutenant governor is held to be Judi
clal In nature and subject to the same
restrictions and limitations to which
judicial power ID ordinarily subjected.
Tho next most important contention
relatQs to tho conditions in Frankfort
at the tins Governor Taylor Issued his
proclamation adjourning the iegisiature
to London, KY, the purpose being TO
attack the validity Of anything done By
the legislature, while that proclamation
was in force.
II is declared that intense excitement
existed following the shooting Of VIM.
Goebel, threats OF blowing up public
buildings and taking human life were
freely mads, the public peace was
threatened and there was a general
state OF coniilction. instruction and
danger to life and property. The ra-
nnlnder Of thh answer relates to all !ged
Irregularities in the proceedings OF the
contest boards. notably refusal to act
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METHUENS REPORT

On the Battle Of Magersfontein and
Defeat Of the British Forces
Through Misunderstanding Of Or
ders and Trust in Traitorous
Guides.
LONDON, March 1s.-The Gazette
this evening publishes General Lord
Methuen's report Of the actions at Ma
gersfonteln, December 10 and II, dated
from the Modder river, February Is.
After explaining the difficulties OF any
attempt to outhank 5000 Beers and ar
gulng that blow dealt ut the Boer
center at Magerstonteln would be more
effective, he says his orders were to
relieve Kimberley and therefore the day
the last reinforcements arrived he de-
clded to attack MagersfOnteln kopje.
The general then proceeds to describe
the artillery bombardment Of the posi-
tion and how the Highland brigade was
led to the point Of assault after the late
Major General Andrew G. Wauchope
had previously explained all he in-
tended to do and the particular part
each battalion was expected to play.
Lord Methuen then says:
Two rihsS accidentally went of and
the flashes from lantern gave the
enemy timely notice Of the march"
The report then proceeds to show
General Wauchope deployPd his men
too late and suddenly the Beers poured
In heavy flFe. Colonel Hughes-Hal-
lett ordered the Seaforths to charge and
the other commanders followed suit.
At this moment some one gave the word
to retire, and part of the Black Watch
rushed back through the ranks of the
seaforths. Colonel Hughes .Hallett or
dcred the latter TO lie down and not re.
tire. After a while the colonel again
tried to reach the trenches, 900 yards
on. but the ofIlcerB and hnlf the men
fell before tho heavy hre which opened
after the men moved. Ton minutes later
the seaforths tried another rush. with
the same result. Colonel HugheS.Hal-
lett then decided 10 await orders. After
describing Hendlng the Gordona and
Guards TO support the Highland brig
ade. Lord Methuen continues:
at o'clock in the afternoon the
seaforths were exposed to n heavy
CROSS fro. the order to retire WINS
given and the greater part Of the cas-.
lalties then occurred. This was IN un-
Fortunate retirement for Haliett. He
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BILL APPROPRIATING

s2,oe5, 900 for Public Education,
Public Works and Other Govern
mental and Public Purposes In
Puerto Rico, Passed the Senate.
The Quay Case to be Taken Up Two
Weeks from Next Tuesday.
WASHINGTON. March 1B,-After q
debate at times spirited, extending over
parts of two days, the senate to-day
passed the Puerto Rican relief appro-
priatlon bill. AS passed the measure
carries Sg,O95,OOO, the President being
authorized to use that sum "for public
education, public works and other gov
ernmentaI and public purposes" In
Puerto Rico. Mr.. Allen (Neb.) offered
an amendment to the bill, declaring
that the constitution extends over
Puerto Rico by its own force, but It
was lost by the decisive vote Of SO to
II.
Mr.. Jones CArk.) Withdrew free
trade amendment offered by him, and
that proposition, therefore, did not
reach q vote. other efforts to amend
the bill were frultless.
An order was made by the senate a.
to consideration Of the case OF former
Senator Quay, It being unanimously
agreed that It should be taken up two
weeks from next Tuesday and discuss
ed until disposed Of, the discussion not
to interfere with the unfinished busI-
ness, the spooner bill authorizing the
president to govern the Philippines un-
til otherwise directed. the approprla-
tlon bills or conference reports.
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BIoEHIRoNTEIN
Practically in Rail Communication
with Cape Town.

WIN S0RS 3S
BLoBMFoNTEIN, Friday. March 10.
General Clements crossed the Orange
river yesterday. Repairs to the rail-
wny bridge at Norval's Pont have COM
menced, and IT will shortly be ready for
traffic. General Polo Carew telegraphs
his arrival at sprlngfonteIn. so that
BloemfonteIn is now practically in rail
communication with Cape Town. My
proclamatIon Is already having an eG-
cellent effect. Several hundred burgh-
ers have expressed their intention to
surrender their arms and return to
their occupations.
The resident commissioner at Basu-
toland reports that eight hundred Beers
iately arrived from Bloemfontein, and
that a further contingent from AAwal
North was only waiting to know the
terms Of my proclamation to surrender.
They have refused to attend n council
al KroonStadt 70 which President steyn
had summoned them.
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BUoKHANNoH BRrEFs.
Prof. Jsllsy Approclatod-1zplosisu
Of Gas Malns-Politieal.
eolai Digpatch 10 the Intolllgonoer.

Prof. JGlley AppreclatOd-Axplosio
Of Gas Mains-PoEtical.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligenoer.
BUCKHA1INEoN, ". VI. March H.
PrOf. J. ]. JeIley, director Of the sem1-
nary conservatory Of music, WAS JinoEli-
moualy elected director Of ulu1to -
Lakeside (O.), ChatanQua and sunluu
School from July TO August 8. MSa.
Jelley will accompany the professor -
pianist
An explosion occurred on the line 0G
the BuelIhannon Gas Company We'd
ncsday. The line was being tested 81
1000 pounds pressure, preparatory %
covering, and q detective joint gGYo
way. No one was hurt and no damag0
done, although the ditclhng gang. who
were in the nelghboThOOd, narrowly e.
capped injury.
District Republican mass conventions
will be held throughout the county
March 81 to BsleCt delegates to the va
rtOus state conventions and 20 detor-
mine upon Whist date TO hold the pFi-
mary election. A part Of the county
executive committee favor ApEil 81 for
the primary and others May %, and the
people Will determine the date.
q. d. We0tfall was arrested for bro9ks
ing the quarantine rnle1 and was hol9 -
await the action OF the grand jury.
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LEXINGTON
Grand JuSy to Take AStion-4n Case
Of the Suspects"


LEXINGTON, KY, March 16.-The
cases OF Secretary Of State Powers aa1d
Capt Davis were aGadn called to-day be-
fore Police Judge Riley. George j.
Denny. 1r., for the defense. asked Tor q
rule against Chief OF Police John Med.
Ross to show cause why the prisoners
were not In court to answer. Judge
Riley held that az he issued neither
WafTant6 nor mittamus In the case, and
as he prisoners had been in charge OF
the ShefiR and not Of the police, neither
was the chief responsible, nor did his
court have Jurisdiction. He therefore
ordered all records before him taken
before the grand jury for Investigation.
Before the grand jury Thomas B.
Cromwell, who Swore 20 the afhdavits
against Powers and Davis; Police CHIEF
and Capt. John Mod. Ross and Jerry
REAGAN, Detective Jenkins, the local
force and two soldiers, who were on the
train when the arrests were made, were
examined. Numerous other witnesses
were sent for. The grand jury deter
mined to thoroughly investigate, and
may issue summons for the prtsonerA-
t1ledrelVea
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LEXINGTON. Ky. March ls,-Hcn.
John w. Yerl1es is here tonight on his
return from a conference with Governor
Taylor, at Frankfort, He stated in re-
ference to the story that he was dele
gated to takssa message from Governor
Taylor to President MnKinley asking
for the assistance Of the national gov-
ernnent in the fight for the gubsrnator-
lal chair; that there is nothing in It 80
far as he Is concerned or advised. He
tefusas to talk on the future plans Of
Governor Taylor.
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The house committee on militia to-
day decided to report favorably the bill
Increasing the appropriation for the
national guard and militia OF the couh-
try from 100000 to S2,OOOOOO annually.
This action Is believed to be the OUT
come in large part Of the agitation upon
the part OF the friends Of the national
guard. A delegation comprising the
adjutant generals Of the organization
throughout the country having pre-
sented the matter forclbly before the
committee quite recently. General Ap-
pleton represented West Virginia in the
delegation.
First National Bank Of Warrington.
The comptroller of the currency to-
day authorized a corporation to be
known as the First National Bank Of
Warrington. West Virginia, to do busl-
ness on a capital of s25,OOO. This Is but
one Of several institutions to receive
such authority to-day, and 1t Is said the
applications on file and not yet acted
upon number hundreds,
The movement Is the direct result Of
the adoption of the. financial bill by
Congress, provision which permits the
organization Of banks in small towns,
on a capital less than that required Of
institutions under the old law. Another
result OF the operation Of the new law is
that the treasury 70 in daily receipt OF
Iarsa number .af aRnl lions for-ex-
change OF bonds for the new 2 per cent
securities. Since Wednesday, 1t is said,
up to the close Of business to-day the
amount covered by these applications is
between S15,OOO,OOO and $2o,00o.OOo, Many
people are inqulring whether or not the
exchange oe bonds IS obligatory, and
the treasury officIals are kept busy an
swering in the negative.
State banks are changing to national
banks in many instances.
Upon the recommendation Of Repre-
sentative Dovener. H. o. Hamric has
been appointed postmaster at Tate,
Braxton county. West Virginia.
Change IN Name Necessary.
Mr.. Dovener was to-day notified that
u change Of name would be necessary
for a new postotilce in Marshall county.
West Virginia The patrons selected
Marquis as the name, but 1t was so
nearly a duplicate for Marquess. an
office already in existence in the state.
that the department officials feared con-
fusion would arise, and change was
therefore required.
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ROBERTS cR1TIo1sM
Of General eatacre's Defeat at Storm

psEB'
LONDON. March 1e. 7:42 p, m.-Lord
Roberts, in transmitting General CAT
acres report Of the storrnberg defeat.
gives his opinions thus:
''The failure was mainly due to re-
lance on inaccurate information re-
garding the ground to be traversed to
the position held by the Beers, to the
employment Of too small force and to
the men being tired out by long night
march before they came in contact
With the enemy when,N became evil
dent shortly after midnight that the
guides were leading the column IN the
wrong direction, consider Gatacre
should have halted and endeavored to
flnd proper road, or should have foil
en- back on Molteno. rather than have
rIsked the safety Of the entire force
by following n route which brought the
troops into difficult ground commanded
on both sides by Boers."
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11NGo TOWN HALL
May be Sold to Satisfy Judgment 4of
ai4.

Special Dispatch to the 1ntelligenoer.
sTEUBENv1LLE, March 1s.-AtlnsO
Junction town hail was appraised under
the shoriff's order to-day at 5000, and
may be sold under the hammer, as The
town council refuses to pay SO dam
ages, judgment and costs, recovered
against the town by MrA cOrdelia
Stewart.
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RU1EoR
That Kruger Has Annexed the Or
ange Free State.

BETHULIE, Orange Free State,
ThurSdny, March 1B.-General Gatacr4
on arriving here, found that al tne
Boerp had ned. The town was nearly
deserted, the Dutch having trekEed on
hearing Of the occupation Of Bloemton-
teln, Il 10 believed that tho Boers re-
tired In the direction Of DewetS Dorp.
The telegraph IL open to springfontein.
1t is understood here that President
Kruger two days ago annexed the Or
angc Free State to the South African
republic.
LONDON, March is-Lord Roberts
hns sent the following dispatch to tho
war once:
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the appropriation for THE national g1ard
and militia Of the country from 1904
to 10000 annually, The bin has At
tracted widespread attention - militia
circles, committee repres endnB the
organizations Of AL the statea having
been here recently 10 carry forward the
movement begun at their national e0n-
Vention
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Prlvato BiIl Dav n thO HousO,

This was the first private bill day
in the house under the new rule. About
two hours were spent in the discussion
OF . bill to pay Representative Swan
sou Sl,7O9 for extra expenses incurred
by him in his contest In the last coR-
gress, but the bill was ultimately nbnn-
doned. Six bills of minor importance
were passed.
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eovEREoR TAYLOR

Prepared Statement and Appeal to
the President.
FRANKFORT, KY, March 1s.-Gov-
ernor Taylor is said to have prepared a
statement making a second appeal to
President Mckinley. John w. Yerkes,
Of DanvIlle, and other Republican lead
ers, were called in conference at the ex-
ecutiye mansion and the paper submit
ted to them. A committee to be head
ca by Mr.. yerltes is to be sent to Wash
.ingtOn to lay before the President what-
ever message is agreed on by the con-
ferenoe to-day.
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SILVER TO b 11IMINATED
From the Coming Democratic NatiOn'
al Platform.

ST. LOUIS, March lG.--sX- Governor
william j. Stone, Democratic national
committeeman from Missouri, a0id to-
day he believed there was some truth
In the statement that there II n move.
ment among eastern Democrats to elect
Tom i. johnson. of Ohio. chairman at
the national committee and eliminate
silver from the platform
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FINANCE Bill /.
NOT AFFECTING
BUSINESS
unfaVurably, as Was Feared BY soms
Grain lIsvomsnt Not @
HIGH PRICE non RRALIZED.
Tor Iron Products While 1EaFlSptS
Are Strong Quotations Have
hot Advanced. sI


NEW YORK, March iG.-R. q. Dun
q companys weekly Review OF Trade
tomorrow win ray:
The new monetary aCe which was
glgned ana took eject on Wednesday,
has mot affected business pOrceptlbly q
vet. Designed as q barrier against fl-
ttire harm, It was by some expected
"a have immediate influence through
provisions regarding banking clrcula-
tlon. whne S2,1OO,OOO viii be added 70
New York circulation the Increase thus
Tar indicated wilt be mainly interior,
aaectine the chief monetary centers
only by lessening reliance upon them
when more currency Is wanted.
ME erain movement IS fading in I'm
portance. Corn exports have been IN
tWo weeks only 5,s72. .1os bushels,
aga,pat 7.12s55s last year, though prior
"a March isssss. .e2S bushels were exc
norted. araInst % s54 ,SSI last year. The
whsat movement is falling behind rath-
sr less than Il has been in recent
weeIxs owing partly to large Pacific
Shinnents Atlantic exports IN two
wesl,g have been aOos.ISl bushels. fiour
,ncluded AGAINST 6 s22O .I7s last year, and
Pacific. exports S,5ee,07 buahsls against
/ 1o7S7s last year. While government
estimatea OF wheat In farmers hands
stowod ! anfialent a,,antit ityvith visible
supplv 70 meet besides Ill home rs-
uuiremento as large q foreign demand
a thoass a. last year and yet leave
iarvs Tprnlua. there Il NO reason to ex-
nect that last years foreign demand
wnI be euuailed. The price advanced
Inc for the week and corn advanced
SEc
ZeaIous efforts to excite new conA-
5snce n hiGl,er prices f6r iron have not
mi ~ asaIred efbeot. while yarious
,-,.-,,ots a. ostled stronger. not q quo-
tst,on no adva,nbed. but tank plates
I Esitt5iiS,riS - 4 rl,hde Io,irer A 4
~. m Sts,,.'i .s,Tpv BorVv iiSa Soid
tbere 4 sonsldernbie quantity at $3.50
oEs,1st safoo for local forge. ana
so,,4Sern IA. / foundry Il selling here
4 So97s arninat Sas.5O for Northern.
N5o jssu-S,aer n, Il stiiI held St Sal.oo
n vaIlev nifis. ttougfi small lots are
= Nans N,A,,y. 9I ~ T,,.t",,,,r.. a. SoIso MANY
utA.n.S.e - : - .,,.,,t,,,oS a. u
laIse sen,.s.ss ,,..t e. a. ~ =" cIosS1 sTcent
pFUstsst, W. ~ ~, ~ 81, M cavern.
Z .. sSss.,, ,.....,aa oTse wy,ch ,-,nr,l I. ID.
ltsn' Z ,..,,s .s, - t,o ,,,,,Ido,s and ma
s,,., ls.IsS Se.rs .s, ~ - ,,,,s , ~ sd dsc,ess.
.'n's.S 1s,.,. 9,'lS ,,s.,s, 1r,ces coH Se held
with the output exceeding consumption
-. i, $780,. .,,1 :. .,.,Ao h,,4;s,.
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90 Look After Mlsslonary Int0rosts.

WASHINGTON, March 1G.-SeCretary
Long has cablcd instructions TO Ad-
mlral Watson. at Cavite, TO send war
ship 70 Taku. China, nt the mouth OF
the Ticho river, to look after American
miFsionnry interests that are threat
ened. He has left the selection Of tho
ship to Admiral Watson,
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ur5h sell6ng llet tlie sppIlp-
tSncy 3 eSfttih NON q the boaF2
Shd Fits5s5 ela plared upcn
tn, ssi6s ot siidoif, which, u = a.
Rofeed Is Is injury q tlie De-
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RAILWAY
COMMUNICATION
ESTABLISHED
Bstween Bloemfontein and Cape
Town-satlSfactory Condition
RUSSIA THE ONLY POWER
That Failed to stsrnly Refuse to Ne
dlate for the stoppage Of
the War.

LONDON, March II, 1870 a. m.-wlth
the railway communication to the Cape
intact, Lord Roberts viii In a very few
days be in a position to begin the adj
vance on Pretoria. His deep political
intuition, combined with his bold STRAIT
spv is having the result desired in the
southern sections of the Orange Free
State, which are rapidly calming down.
Mafekieg Is now the only point for
anxiety and as 1t is known that force
has left Kimberley, It's relief may be
announced before many days pass. The
efficiency Of the relieving column Is
heightened by the fact that It Is partly
composed of regulars.
In the Hobbies Of parliament. last ev-
enlng, 1t was rumOred that Lord Rob
erts is about to issue a proclamation
announcing that the former system Of
government in the Orange Free State
is abolished and promising Free staters
who Immediately surrender due consid-
Grafton.
II is understood that all the conti-
mental powers, with one exception. un-
compromlslngly refused to. intervene.
The exception was Russia, whose re-
nlv was couched in less Hrn language,
although, like the others, she declined
10 interfere. 1t is said that the Pope
was also appealed to, but that he de-
elined to do anything beyond writing
q letter to the queen, appealing to her
To stop the further effusion Of blood.
DR.. Leyds efforts with King Leopold
we're quite futile.
The possibility of the destruction Of
johannesburg is stin discussed here,
but 1t is believed here that the French
and German shareholders would offer "a
strong protest
The latest advlces respecting the sur
render of Bloemfontein show that the
approach Of the British caused a STAN
pede. Thirteen trains, each composed
Of forty cars, and all eramneh with-
Beers, hurried northward just before
the line was cut. Mr.. steyn would have
been compelled to surrender; but he
pretended that he was going to visit
one Of the outposts, and at midnight
took a carriage which was waiting for
him outside the town and thus escaped.
The Beers got the bulk Of their wagons
and military stores away.
LONDON. March 17.-1he Daily Mail
publishes an interview this morning
with Mr.. Cecil Rhodes, secured by Mr..
Julian Ralph, in the course Of which.
complaining Of the ''bungling Of the
home authorities" he said:
Gen. Buffers extraordinary orders
to Lord Metheun were to relieve Kim
berley, to take all the people away
and to fall back to Orange river. You
people in England have such wonder
full ideas about Buffers generalship;
but such retreat would have been
monstroua.
Mr.. Rhodes declared that there had
only been $4,000 Beers In the field al
together, and that the foreign merce-
uarles were only about 1900. The
numbers of the Beers, he said, had been
exaggerated, in order to explain the
British reverseS.
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oue.n 70 bo Fittlngly Received.

DUBLIN, Mnrch 16,-At a meeting to-
day, the lord mayor prcalding, COM
fnittee was appointed 70 httlngly re-
ccivc the queen, aud Gi,AOO was SUBJ
Ecrlbed for decorations
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FAVORABLE REPORT
On Bill ApprOpriating $4,000, 900 for
Enuinmnnt Of Mllitln.

WASHINGTON, March G.--The house
committee on militia to-day directed n
favorable report on the bill Of Repre-
sentative March, Of IIlinOlS, increasing
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.BLUEFIELD
POSTOFFICE
BUILDING.
Favorable Report on q Bill for tho
Erection Of q PoBtoHice at Blue
Asld, Costing $4,000.
new BANK AT WARRINGTON
Numerous Applications for Exchange
Of Bonds Under the Operation
Of Finance Bill.

SPECIAL Dispatch to the 1ntelligeneer.
WASHINGTON, March 1s.-The sem
ate committee on public buildings and
grounds Of which Senator Scott is .
member, to-day, made a favorable re-
port on the senator's bill aprpopriating
$4,000 for the erection Of a postofics
building at Blueheld, West Virginia
The blu contains the usual provisions
as to purchase Of site and for cOnstruc-