The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-02-22
A POSTPONEMENT
Why the Kentucky Injunction Cases
Were Laid Over.
The Democratic Legislature Adopted a
Concurrent Resolution Adjourning the
General Assembly to Meet at
Frankfort on Monday.

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announced his decision on the Ken
tucky election cases. He holds that
the Federal court has no jurisdiction
and refuses to grant the restraining
order asked for by the republican pc
titioners against the Kentucky state
board of election commissioners to
prevent them from depriving the mi
nor state republican officers from
holding the Offices to which they were
clearly chosen.
Louisville, KY, Feb. 15.-Gov. Tay.
lor took the initiative Wednesday af-
ternoon and filed an application for an
injunction against j. c. w. Beckham
and John h. Castleman. He seeks to
enjoin the first named defendant from
attempting to exercise the duties of
governor of Kentucky, and the Sec
ond defendant from acting as adjutant
general. Taylor sues as IAN individual
and also as governor of Kentucky.
Frankfort, KY, Feb. 15.--Suit was
filed Wednesday afternoon against w. S.
Taylor by attorneys for j. c. w. Beck
ham, seeking to oust him from the
governorship of Kentucky. The petit
ton was finished Wednesday morning
and the proceeding is in the nature
of quo warranto and mandatory in
junction.
Frankfort. KY. Feb. 1.-THE wife
of Representative Halle, of Louisville.
was Friday elected an honorary mem
Der of the house of representatives
by the republicans of the lower house.
Ng loft i. 1,,.e.1 .1,a, Il
during the late stormy scenes
and the compliment was paid her on
that account.
Nothing was done i'm the case of
Beckham against Taylor and Marshall
before Judge Cantrill Friday morning
at Georgetown. By agreement be-
tween the attorneys everything was
laid over until Wednesday, February
21. In the meantime proceedings in
both cases are to remain at a stand
while the attorneys confer and Try to
/ agree on some mode of procedure.
1 The matter is then to he brought up
before Judge Cantrill at Frankfort.
February %, if no agreement is reach
ed in the meantime.
Attorneys for contesteeS and co.
testants have signed the following
agreement as to the conduct of the
contests of minor state officers:
I'VE. the unders gned attorneys for
contestants and .ontestees. hereby
agree that all the testimony taken i'll
the contests for governor and lieuten-
ant governor in the city of Frankfort,
so far as the same may be competent
and relevant, may be read as evidence
in the contest for the minor state of
fees now pending before the state
board of election commissioners Eow
sitting as n contest board; and it is
further agreed that the said contests
shall be submitted to said board with
out argument, the counsel for neither
side nor any other person to be pres
ent during the trial. and the con
testees expressly reserving all rights
to except, object or denur to the evi
dence or other proceedings which they
may have under the law; and further
that the said contestees do not by the
agreement waive or relinquish any OBJ
lection to the jurisdiction of the
board. and this agreement is to take
effect after the board shall have acted
on the preliminary motions and afti
davits heretorfore filed before sale
board by the said contestees and al
of them which shall be shown by th'
records, and in the event said motions
supplemented by the said affidavit
shall be overruled by the board, thi
agreement to be in effect and bindin:
at once, this February Is, 1900"
Cincinnati, Feb. 17.-W. H. Mackoy
! one of the republican attorneys in tn
, Kentucky election contest case, ap
, peared before Judge Taft armed wit
the proper papers for an appeal to tn
United States supreme court in eac
. of the seven cases to which injunt
tions were refused Wednesday.
. Mackoy also presented the re
quired bond of $3.50 in each case, an
? Judge Taft certified the petition TO
, appeal. The papers were then filed
, the United States clerks Office in Coz
ington.
5 The petition was made by six of til
: Kentucky state republican officer
and one citizen. An appeal bond
$3.50 was filed in each case.
= The committee appointed to invest
gate conditions at Frankfort wi
a make no formal report.
: Louisville, KY, Feb. 1s.-The dem'
y cratic legislature got together
: quorum in each house Saturday, an
y adopted a concurrent resolution az
journing the general assembly to me'
y in Frankfort next Monday. Go
Beckham will remain here until ii
case by which it is hoped to settle Il
title to the Office of governor is d
!. cided by the court of appeals.
Gave Him the Wrong Can.
> Auburn, Ind, Feb. 16.-An accidel
occurred at Garrett, from which u
Braund will probably lose his life. II
e doctor arose early to build the fiji
= Soon after his mother-in-law, MI
4 Mary Thomas, arose and assisted
If starting the fire by furnishing hi
II with the gasoline can instead of I
r kerosene. When the fluid was appli
'r horrible explosion occurred, I
ID flames completely enveloping /
% Braund. He IAN into the street a
RS was soon covered with snow and t
H.. fiaifes checked. One-half of the fl
he Braund residence was consumed.
ar Colored Murderer Hanged.
Philadelphia. Feb. 16.-Geo. Wee
colored, was hanged in Mayamens-
prison Thursday for the murder