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Newspaper Page TextVOL. XL NO. 12,225. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1900. -TWELVE PAGES. PRICE WTFM CBSW?Sl AKT SIZE. ANY Q,UAATITV. MACKINTOSHES. RUBBER AND OIL CLOTHING Goodyear Rubber C Rubber Boob and Shoes. Belting, Packing and Host. Largest and most complete aaiortmcnt of all kinds of Rubber Goods. P. tf. PEASE, Vkx-Pres. and Manager BEST Blumauer Furs! Furs! Furs! Manufacturers of Exclusive Novelties in Fine Furs, ALASKA OUTFITS in Fur Robes, Fur Overcoats, Caps, Gloves, Moccasins, etc. Highest price paid for Raw Furs. Q. P. Oregon PkHc MIa 481. illlllofei HOTEL PE Fifth and Washington Streets " EUROPEAN PLAN J. F. DAVIES. Pros. St. CharSe CO. (INCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON American and European Plan. SHAW'S PURE BERNHErM BROS. Owners a4 Controllers LAST DAY Misses School Shoes, sizes 12 to 2, valves to $250, square or narrow toes, at 75c Children's Settee) Shoos, sizes 6 to 11, vetoes te $1. 75, at 75c LCGoddard&Co. OKEGONUN BUILDING CONVINCING PROOF Of Dr. Durrta'n Success Illustrated In the tnw of the Felleivlng Cases. V, ilium Gates. Hnisdale, Or., total deaf Hf in one ear and partially so In the e in r cured In 10 minutes. Phil Ransom, wo Twelfth street, Port Salvtttfem Army Anniversary. NEW TORK. Feb 14.-The Salvation Arrm celebrated the Mth anniversary of 1 stabllsnnit i t n the United States with a Urg : t-pided meeting In Carnegie hall last night Wll.tam. the Infant son of CommamVr and Consul Booth-Tucker, was publlcl unseated to God and the Armj s Arrival of Supply Shin. SAN FRAVCDKO. Feb M. The Vfawn - mlr Voetock. one of the supply shine WASHINGTON. Feb. 11 Today's state thanrred by the government for the Bient of the condition of the treasury transportation of quartermaster s and shows m"- ssan stores, arrived from Manila Available ccsh balance 1293 921 SET aUii midnight. XSX STYLE. Jt e 73 and 75 first 5L. Portland. Or. SMOKE THE RVE-CENT CIGAR HADE - Frank Drug. 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If your children complain that their eyes hurt them when studying, or that they cannot see the blackboard distinctly they should have pro fessional attention without de lay. It is not fancy upon the part of the child, but some strain or overwork Is going on which will in time result In permanent Injury. Have him wear glasses when he studies, and he will have stronger eyes all through his life. Ignore the trouble now and he will probably have to wear glasses all the time later on. I make a specialty of fitting the eyes of children. WALTER REED Eye Spcclnlist 133 SIXTH STREET OREGOXIAX BUILDING land, heart, liver and kidney trouble, also dyspepsia and constipation; cured. Dr. Darrln can be consulted free at 365 Morrison street,Portland, from 11 to 12, 2 to 5. 7 to S daily. All curable chronic and private diseases of men or women a spe- j dalty All cases treated for one-fourth former prices. Varicocele, hydrocele or stricture guaranteed cured in one wetk, without pais or inconvenience. Female dtseases also an important specialty. Con sultation free. Confidence In Hoar. BOSTON. Feb. 14. In the house a reso lution has been Introduced by Representa tive Molten (dem.), expressing confidence In Senator Hoar. Mr Mellen stated prior te the session of the house that the order was the result of an attack made on Mr Hoar at the Middlesex County Club last night by Congressman Cushman, of Wash ington. o 1 Daily Treasury Statement. j Gold reber e . 230,634,386 j Roberts'. Column Invades Boer Territory. 40,000 MEN ADVANCING French Captures Moddcr River Crossing. , A GREAT BATTLE IS IMMINENT Results of Three Days' "Work The Dutch Beaten at Their Otto Game. General Roberts, with the bulk, of the British army operating against the Boers, has succeeded In entering the Free State and has made the first step In his ad vance toward Bloemfontein. General French has turned the Boer line, and with some 20,000 men, has seized a crossing of the Modder river, to the east of Jacobs dalj thus placing himself between Cronje's army and the capital of the Orange Free State. Reinforcements are being hurried up to him. The main Boer army In that section has not yet been encountered, but a great battle Is Imminent. As shown by the dispatches of Lord Roberts to the war office, the forward movement began Monday, when Colonel Hannay set out with a brigade of mount ed Infantry from Ramah, on the Rlet, eight miles from Jacobsdal, the Boer sup ply base. Monday General French, with the cav alry division, seized the crossing of the Rlet river at Dekil's drift, south of Ja cobsdal, and 18 miles east of Honey Nest kloof. He skirmished with the Boers and cleared the way for 20,000 Infantry, who followed across. Tuesday, with his three cavalry brigades and the horse artillery, General .French ajrpde to dtheteMcjldar rlvar, a-,,distance of arara&TwTOifinai ground beyond the river, and five "Boer camps. He had a few casualties in brushes with the Boer horse. LORD ROBERTS' DISPATCHES. Report of French's Advance Into the Free State. LONDON, Feb. 14, 11:45 P. M. The war office has issued the following message from Lord Roberts, received this even ing: "Dekil's Drift, Feb. 14, 8:10 A. M Gen eral French left this point at 11:30 yester day morning with three brigades of cav alry, horse artillery and "mounted Infan try, including several colonial contin gents, In order to seize a crossing of the Modder river, about 25 miles away. He reports by dispatches dated 5:35 P. M. that he forced a passage at Clop drift, and has occupied the hills north of the river, capturing three of the enemy's laagers, with their supplies, while General Gor don, of the Fifteenth hussars, with his bilgade, who had made a feint at Ron deval drift, four miles west, has seized It, and also the drift between It and Clip drift, together with two more laagers, "General French's performance Is bril liant, considering the excessive heat and a blinding dust storm, which raged dur ing the latter part of the day. "Owing to the rapidity of his movement General French met with but slight op position, his losses being small. Lieuten ant Johnson, of the Inniskilling dragoons, is the only officer reported severely wounded Four officers and 53 men had to be sent last evening In the returning wag ons to the railway line, prostrated by heat and exhaustion. "The Sixth division was last night on the north bank of the Reit at Waterval , ' c ,, i.i Z w ; airy. The Seventh division is here and will go on this afternoon." "Belt River, Feb. 14. Colonel Hannay, In command of a brigade of mounted In fantry, marching from Orange River to Ramah, had a slight engagement Febru ary 12, with the Boers holding the hills and threatening his right flank. With a detached part of his force, Hannay de tained the enemy while he pushed his baggage and main body through to Ra mah. The object of the march was suc cessfully carried out. Four men were killed, 22 wounded and 13 are missing." RELIEF OF KIMBERLEr IN SIGHT. Tactical Advantages Gained by Rob erts' Move. LONDON, Feb. 15, 4:20 A. M. The Brit ish army, for the first time since the war began. Is Inside the Boer frontier. Lord Roberts, with at least 40,000 infantry. 7000 cavalry and 150 guns, has turned the ' Magerefonteln lines, before which the British forces have 7een encamped for 10 weeks, and with half of his corps he Is already operating on Free State territory. A battle has not yet been fought, but large tactical advantages have been gained. The rel.ef of Kimberley is within measurable reach, and the way to Bloem fontein is appreciably easier. General French has now fixed himself on General Cronje's main line of communication with Bloemfontein, and 20.000 Infantry, with 72 guns, are being pushed up to support him there. Lord Roberts' dispatches, wired from Inside the Free State, and on the Rlet river, left him Wednesday morning. His advance had not been opposed by the Boers in force. Their patrols melted away as the British moved forward. The Boer army is likely to be felt In a day or two, and a battle is consequently imminent. As to what forces General Cronje has now at his disposal and as to where he proposes making a stand against the in vaders, no one here connected w'lh the war office knows anything. The data for conceptions are wholly wanting. The forces immediately at the dsposal of Lord Roberts are placed at 50,000 In a general way. These figures are revealed by the commands mentioned in the dis patches as having1 been added to the di vision known to be with Lord Methuen. Quite possibly. Lord Roberts has 10,000 or 20 000 more. It lfi now realized that the Incidents at Rensburg have been seen out of all pro portion. Merely skeleton lines were main tained there, while troops were being se cretly and rapidly concentrated on the Modder river. The facility with which 30.0C0 men have already been sent beyond the rail ter minus shows that Lord Kitchener has been fully successful in organizing transport. He is now supposed to be down the line, sending forward more troops and getting together more transport. About five mllea of ox and mule wagon trains are esti mated for each division, so that Lord Kitchener, who Is reputed to have more skill than a circus manager in handling field transport, has immense labor in hand. The London morning papers take rather sober views of the situation, but are greatly pleased and hopeful of what is to come. They have been fed, however, o such a low diet of British successes that they aro disposed to caution and given to measuring deve'opments with con siderable reserve. They fully realize that serious fighting is yet to come. Lord Rob erts' announcements make the minor op erations in other parts of the field shrink. RECOXNOISSAISCE AT CHEVELEY. With the Result of No Gain on Either i Side. LONDON, Feb. 14. An official dis patch from Duller from Cheveley an nounces a reconnolssance at Spring field, resulting in no gain of ground on either side. Captain Hamilton Russell, Lieutenant C. Churchill and 10 men were wounded and Lieutenant Pilkington and six men were captured by the Boers. The dispatch contains detailed accounts of what appear to be unimportant opera tions. They only tend lo throw light on the situation by proving that the Boers are actively following Buller's every move. Buller's dispatch from Cheveley, dated February 12, says: "The commanding officer at Springfield reports this morning that a squadron of the First dragoons, moving to the out post line, covering the right flank, met a party of Boers near Fustenberg. The Boers in reaching the crest of a hill first, opened a heavy fire on the squadron, which retired without support, and the Boers retired." The dispatch then giveg casualties as already cabled. Continuing, the dispatch says: "Dundonald, with 700 mounted men, a field battery and the First Royal "Welsh fusiliers, on February 12, reconnoitered high ground which the enemy has been In the habit of visiting. The enemy evacu ated it with a loss of twp men, after slight resistance. When the force retired on completion of the reconnoissance, the enemy returned in considerable numbers and kept up a heavy rifle fire, wounding Lieutenant C. Churchill, of the South Af rican horse. Five men are missing." It is not quite clear who wrote the dis patch, as Generals Lyttleton, Hldyard, Warren and other generals are believed to be In the neighborhood of Springfield. A dispatch from Mafeking says the gar rison there can hold out until June. The total British casualty returns up to tonight are: Officers killed, 152; wounded, 380; missing, 112. Men killed. 1477: wounded, 5050; missing. 27SL, . -. ' - Other fatalities reported, 563,- " -" Grand total, 10,515. The casualties at Dekil's drift wefe two troopers killed and Captain Majendi, of the rifle brigade, wounded. He has since died. One trooper was wounded. The general commanding at Rensberg reports that February 12 he was attacked in force by Boers. Lieutenant Conynlg ham, of the Worcester regiment, waa wounded, and has since died. There were no other casualties. Shelled "Women's Laager nt MnfeMng LONDON, Feb. 15. The Dally Chronicle publishes the following dispatch from Ma feking, dated January 2a: "The Boers shelled the woman's laager for two hours Saturday, January 27. Boer women, warned by spies, evidently, went into the trenches, clapped their hands and hurrahed when the shells fell near the English women. Lady Sarah Wilson was eligntly w ounded. Major Gould-Adams and Captain Wilson received contusions from shell fragments." Plainer Engages the Boers. LONDON, Feb. 14. Advices from Gabe rones, dated February 4, say: "The artillery duel between Colonel Piu.-nrb force an 500 J'.ers cc tir.jed until today, when the British dropped two shells into the Boer fort. The Boer guns have since been silent. Plumer's advance has been checked by floods." WE ARE AN ASIATIC POWER United States Alone Opened the Door of China. ITHACA, N. Y., Feb. 14. President Ja cob G. Schurman, of Cornell university, In an address before the Business Men's As- sociation, of Ithaca, spoke at some length ,. , ' ,,' ft nf tlia, mmJnil on the Issues arising out of the Philippine question. Regarding the commercial bene fits which the United States is to derive as a result of the Spanish-American war, he said: "The markets of the world are open to us and receiving our products. The Span ish war gave us a solution to that question. That war was waged to drive from Cuba an effete European power, a government of tyranny. The irony of fate has followed up our late war, and, paradoxical though It be, we are now an Asiatic power, with new outlets for our products. "These are hard facts, and as strange as they are true. Where England and Ger many kept us from the competition, It Is no.w all our own, and the lion's share is coming with it. We allowed Africa to be sliced up by European powers. It Is our national crime. China has opened the door to its 400,000,000 human souls for us, i Russia, France, Germany and England were dividing that great empire as Africa was divided. We might have lost It. Eng land was in despair. Its trade was ridi culed by Russia, Germany and France. I But the united States alone opened the doors of China, and accomplished one of the greatest achievements in history. "Our flag is anchored in the Pacific; it Is floating over the Philippines. Hence forth we are to be on an equal footing In Asia with Russia, Germany, France and England. But our misslun Is not alone to make money there, although Providence dropped the island into our lap. Eight million people with immortal souls have been redeemed from the tyranny of ages, and our mission is to share with them our highest American civilization and liberty They will accept our flag, our education, and then our mission will, be accomplished. It will be their flag and ours, their glory and ours, their pride and ours, emblem of the Orient in its highest and noblest form." o Changes In the Pacific fc Idaho. BOISE, Idaho, Feb. H.-here has .been an upheaval In the ofllces'of the Pacific & Idaho Northern railroad. General Man ager P. P. Shelby has dismissed Chief En gineer C. D. Moore, Superintendent' F. L. Richmond and Acting Treasurer Fred aterrill Lewis A. Hall, of New York, is president of the company, and he has furnished all the money for the 40 miles of the road now in operation. There are sensational charges to the effect that there has been a conspiracy against him. WHY HE CAME HOME Ex-Consul Macrum Gives His Reasons for Leaving Pretoria. SAYS HAY ACTED IN BAD FAITH Possessed of Important Information Which, the British Censor Would Not Allow Him lo Transmit. WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. The follow ing signed statement was given out to night by Charles E. Macrum, ex-United States consul to Pretoria: "The sltuatiort In Pretoria was such that, first, as an official, I could not re main there while my government at home CHARLES E. x. .. - -v J35"-"CONSUL OF THE UNITED STATE S 'AT PRETORIA. was apparently in -the dark as to the ex act conditions In South Africa; secondly, as a man and citizen of the L'nited States, I could not remain In Pretoria, sacrificing my own self-respect and that of the people of Pretoria, while the gov ernment at home continued to leave me In the position of a British consul, and not an American consul. I want to say right here that there was not one single request made of me through the depart ment of state looking to the car of Brit ish Interests In Pretoria which I did not fulfill and report upon according to my orders. On the other hand, American in terests In South Africa were in that con dition which demanded" that the depart ment of state should be cognizant of them. "I Is'sued the statement received from the state department that Americans must remain neutral. In the face of this, Americans were continually going to the front and taking up arms in the cause of the Boers. I could not help but know that many of these were citizens of the United States. I also knew that many of I them, In utter despair at the apparent attitude of our own government, were taking the oath of allegiance to the Transvaal republic. When affairs had reached that state- that my vice-consul, Mr. Amerlngen, closed up his business, took the oath of allegiance to the repub lic and went to the front as a burgher, I thought the time had come when I should make a report on these conditions. "It was over four weeks from tHe time the war opened before I received a single mall dispatch from my government, or a personal letter. The mall for the Trans vaal had all been stopped at Cape Town by order of the high commissioner. When fthis mail was finally forwarded to me, after Colonel Stowe, the consul-general at Cape Town, had secured its release, I had the humiliation, as the representative of the American government, of sitting In my office in Pretoria and looking on en velopes bearing the official seal of the American government, opened and offi cially sealed with a sticker, notifying me that the contents had been read by the censor at Durban. I looked up Interna tional law, but failed to find anywhere that one military power can use its own discretion as to forwarding the official dispatches of a neutral government to Its representative In a besieged country. "The mail service from Delagoa bay to Europe was continually interrupted by. the action of British men-of-war at that port. The service was over two weeks longer than hy the west coast, and there were continual rumors that that port would be closed and communication with the outside world entirely cut off. The cable service from the Transvaal was absolutely cut off. I was privately in formed by the Belgian and German con suls at Pretoria that their official cables In code to their governments had been refused by the censor. "I Tiled one cable in the Interest of an American In Pretoria, which was refused absolutely by the censor In Durban. This cable I sent to the fiancee of a Mr. Nel son, an American business man In Pre toria. She was on her way to South Af rica from Buffalo, N. T., when the war broke out According to a letter which Mr. Nelson received just before the war commenced, she was buying her trous seau in Europe. The cable requested her to come by the east coast. When I in formed Mr. Nelson that the cable had not been sent, his brother took the oath of allegiance to the republic and went to the front. But these are simply minor de tails. "The misrepresentations which had been going on before the war and after it opened were of such a serious nature that on the 6th of November I filed a cable to the department in code, stating that-I wished leave of absence in order to visit the States. I set forth In this cable that my vice-consul had enlisted In the Boer army; that a Mr. Atterbury, an American, whom I had known very favor ably for more than a year, could take charge of the office until my return. "In reply to this, dispatch, which was forwarded without delay, I received from the department a reply advising me that my presence at Pretoria was important to public Interests. "On the 8th I telegraphed again, ac- knpwledging the rqcjtpt of the cable, ad vising the department that the situation was not critical, that Mr. Atterbury was competent; that my presence in America was important No reply was received, and I wired again on the 11th, stating that no reply had been received, and again urged a favorable reply. No reply was received to this. On the 14th of No vember I again wired the department, slating that I could not leave without permission, that I would forfeit my post if the reasons which I would make to the department did not prove satisfactory. This cable was delayed by the censor un til the 2di of December, when I had ad vices that it had just been forwarded. On the 18th of November I again filed a cable stating that three of my cables had been unanswered, and stating that a sub s' itute would act as consul daring my absence, and requesting a reply. To thla I received a reply Immediately, which was a reiteration of the reply to ray first cable. Upon receipt of this reply, which was on the 28th of November, I immedi ately wrote to the department, accepting the refusal to grant my leave, and stat ing in that letter that I would abide by the decision of the department, and at- MACRUM. tempt to convey an Intelligent Idea for the department's guidance, of the condi tions there, in mail dispatches. "On the 4th o"f December I received a reply from the department to my cable gram of the 14th, which I had been in formed two days previously had just been forwarded. It read as follows: Tou may come home. Put Atterbury temporarily in charge. Department will send mail from here." This was signed 'Hay.' Thereupon I cabled the department as follotvs: 'Sail 18th, by Naples.' "This cablegram was sent on the 8th, and In the meantime I prepared to- go. A few days later I received a telegram from Mr. Hollls, consul at Delagoa bay, stating that he had been instructed to come to Pretoria to take charge of my office during my absence, and until a man should arrive from Washington. Mr. Hol lls arrived on the 14th of December, antl was thoroughly posted in the routine of the office, and I introduced him to the headte of all government departments, and to my consular colleagues. I left Pre toria the night of December IS. I went straight to Paris, notified the depart ment of my presence there, while wait ing for the American line boat to sail for New York. "I arrived In Washington the 5th of February and reported to Assistant Sec retary Hill, of the state department, who officially Informed me that Secretary Hay's son had been appointed in my place, and that he was on his way to Pretoria. "I appreciated the seriousness of the conditions In South Africa to the extent that on my way to Washington, believing that I was still the consul in Pretoria, I refused to make any statement that would in any way Involve the department or em barrass It. My one object was to lay the Information before the department as to the true state of affairs in South Africa. If the department thought these facts were of value sufficient to warrant the expense of the trip I had taken, I ex pected to be remunerated and returned to Pretoria, leaving the department to act as it saw fit upon the facts which I laid before it. "Instead of this, I find that Secretary Hay, whether actfng upon the reports in the newspapers or upon advice from the British government, or some other motive, I do not know, saw fit not to wait until I could present my reasons In person, and has been a silent or conniving partner to discrediting reports of my official acts. I come home to find an attempt has been made to tear down my personal reputa tion. I wish' to state right here that when I accepted my post as consul I knew nothing of any secret alliance between America and Great Britain; and that I had seen nothing in the regulations which made the consul of the American repub lic subject to the whims and caprices of an English military censor at Durban. I came to America with a motive of which I am not ashamed. "There is not one soul who can point to a single official act of mine which de parted from the strictest neutrality. My confidential dispatches to the department contained information which will show my sympathy for the republic, but whfeh time will prove to be unbiased as to actual facts My acts as a public offi cial are all recorded at the department. My acts now as- a private man can in no way Involve the public service, and I simply make this statement in my own defense, as against those which have corae from the department, secretly and officially. CHARLFS i" "WACRUM." MEETING OF' CATTLEMEN. Object Is to Secure the Passage of the Foster Grazing Bill. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb.. 14. A meeting of the cattle-men of California, Washing ton, Oregon. Montana, Utah, Nevada and Arizona will be held in this city March 5 for the purpose of taking steps to secure the passage of the Foster bill now pending before congress. This bill provides for the delimitation and leasing of the grazing lands on the public domain to stockmen fo" terms of 10 years, with the right of their use. TWO SUITS FILED Beckham and Taylor Both Want Injunctions. INVESTIGATION' BY DEMOCRATS They Came is the GoBfa&Mlea. Thvt 1 Is Sot1 Safe or Thom to Re. tursL te FraalaJert. FRANKFORT, Ky.. Foh. M. The ault of Beckham vs. Taylor, for the possession of the ofltco of governor, was filed today in the circuit court at Frankfort. Up to a late hour tho sherht had not succeeded in serving notice on Governor Togrtor, and the chances of his doing- so did not seem bright as all vurttotis to the office of the governor or to tho gubernatorial mansion were compelled to run a gauntlet of guards, who were on the lookout for gen tlemen with suspicious paper. The petition tn tho suit holds that W. S. Taylor is not tho governor of the sta'e, and that with an armed force he holds possemlon of tho executive building It alleges that ho Is drawing money with out authority of law from the state treas ury, pardoning convicts and doing other things that are detrimental to tho wel fare of the state. Tho petition asks that the court enjoin htm from exercising any duties as chief executive, and from as suming any control whatever over the legislature. Application, for the Injunc tion will be made Friday before Judge Cantrlll at Georgetown. The committee of the democratic mem bers of the legislature, which came from Louisville for tho purpose of Investigat ing conditions hero and determining whether It Is safe for the democratic members to venture within the precincts of Frankfort, returned to Louisville to night. Tho members of the committee de clined to hold Any conversation with Adjutant-General Collier or Governor Taylor, and made Custodian Thompson, of the executive building, the go-between. They first sent word to Governor Taylor that before the democratic members could think of returning to Frankfort, the sol diers must be sent away. No objection. they said, eould bo raised to a small num ber or a body-guard to Governor Tayior personally. As for the legislature, it needed no protection. Governor Taylor replied through the me dium of Custodian Thompson that the re quest of the committee could not be com plied with, hut promised that the legisla ture should not he molested In any way. For the committee. Custodian Thompson then asked Governor Taylor if the same conditions would exist Monday around the statehouse as existed today. Mr. Thomp son was sent back with the reply that no assurance could he given, but that there would ho no show of force, and that ail- the? -aoHmtos wouM be withdrawn tsom the gates, and would be kept In the back ground as muoh as possible. The members of tho committee said that in their opinion, the meetings would con tinue in Louisville, at least for the pres ent. Several of them expressed a person al willingness to return to Frankfort. , Governor Taylor's SHit. LOUISVILLE, Xy., Feb. 14.-Sut wa3 filed in the circuit court this afternoon by counsel for Governor Taylor, seeking to restrain J. C W. Beckham from act.ng as governor, and General John R. Castle man from attempting to discharge the du ties of adjutant-general. Summons were served on the defendants this afternoon. The suit will be allotted to one of the cir cuit judges hy a drawing. This drawing may not be held for several days. When it Is held, an application for a restraining order will be made. The suit Is brought by Governor Taylor for himself individu al and as governor of Kentucky. HAS XO JURISB-ICTKHf. Judge Taft Refased te Graiit Apnli- cation for InjunetloH. CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 14. Holding that the federal court has no jurisdiction in the contests In Kentucky, Judge Taft this afternoon refused lo grant the appli cation for an injunction against the Ken tucky state board of elections and the democratic contestants for state ofilces other. than governor and lieutenant-governor. Judge Taft finished reading his opinion at 2:5f P. M., in which he denied the ap plications for injunctions in both cases In the Kentucky suits. After citing the laws showing that the federal court had no ju risdiction in such case, he reviewed the Goebel election law as the most Infamous statute that had ever come before the attention of the cdfbrt, and also denounced, in vigorous terms, the conditions that have existed In Kentucky and that are cited In the Mil of facts. But he held that it was merely a matter of law with the court, notwithstanding the outrages that are alleged hi the statement of facts of the petitioners. There was an Immense crowd hi the federal building awaiting the decision of the court Taylor's 0InI of the Desislen. FRANKFORT, Ky.. Feb. 14. When In formed that Judge Taft had refused ju risdiction. Governor Taylor gave to the Associated Press the following signed statement: "The decision of Judge Taft today, hold ing that bis court has no jurisdiction in, the ease of the minor state officers, does not affect the merits of the case. He does not determine that the petitioners had no merits in their cases, but only that his court eould not take jurisdiction and right the wrong. If he had held that he had jurisdiction It would have all boon over, for the outrages were so glaring that the. republicans would have won hands down.' The decision in said cases does not In the least affect my case. "WILLIAM St TATLOR," "Governor of Kentucky.' The Two LestlHres. LOUISVILLB, Ky., Foo. 14, Tho senate met today without a quorum and ad journed until tomorrow. In the house, the senate resolution, calling upon Governor Taylor to withdraw the militia from the eapHcl and surrender the executive offices to Governor Beckham, was adopted, after some debate, a feature of which was a speech by Representative Orr. taking ex ception to a clause of the resolution as serting that the shot which killed Goebel was fired from tho executive building. The house adjourned until tomorrow. FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 14. The house and senate met at 11 o'clock this morning. Both houses lacked a quorum, and ad journed until tomorrow. Sheet Steel Co-naMnatlon. PITTSBURG. Pa., Feb. 14. The long-talked-of combination of steel sheet mills of the country was formed at a meeting here today Twenty-five concerns out of 29 were represented. The capital stock was fixed at $52,060 000 None of the stok will be placed on the market, millionaires taking it all. 4, V