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BACK DOWN
Agree to Give Kentucky Demo
crats Everything.
TAYLOR AGREES TO THE PLAN
Kepubllcsi Leaders Declare He Kilt
Abide Hy Their Dccisloo De
tails of Deal.
LOUMVILLK. Ky., Feb. I.-If the
agreement diawn up tonight at a cun
fcrenc of representative of the re
publican and democratic admlnlstra-j
tlona. held at the Gait house. In thU .
city, l accepted and carried out, the
,iru.) which i.aa renv n.eiuucir ..o... , Ulf b()(ln, ,)f cIec,,on commissioner,
end to end for the put two week will Tht,y lH.rniUU(1 t0 ,nU.r tlllr of.
! be ended. ih-v In thu capltol for the purpoae of
An agreement was reached shortly!,., ., , .,., ',tnu .(iru
uf ter midnight and arrangement were j
iloimeulutely made to have It drawn up '
and signed. It waa after 2 o'clock
w hen the conferee separated. The
drniocrala gained nearly point they
! contended for and the republican rep-
'reenlallcs, Lieutenant-Governor John
Attorney I'iivhi rancigii, gave assur-
jancr tti'it the agreement would be ac
cepted by Governor Taylor tomorrow.
Th? agreement provide that In order
to leave no question a to the title of
William Ooehcl and J. C. W. Ileckham
to the office of governor and lieutenant-governor,
respectively, the general
assembly shall pass a rctolutlon In
joint assembly validating act on that
suoject nluce the legislature has been
pieventod by the troors from holding
Its regulur session at Frankfort. A
soon a the legislature dot thl Beck
ham' till? to the office of governor
la not lo he questioned. '
The dentoerats grant Immunity to
Governor Taylor and his associates
from prosecution for treason, usurpa
tion of ottice or contempt of court for
what has been done tlnce the shooting
ot Goebel. These matters are to be
held In abeyance until nrxt Monday.
The republican legislature Is to bei
withdrawn from London immediately
and no fliltbusterlng or other attempt
ot this character I to be resorted to
by the republican to obstruct carry;
ing out this agreement In the leglsla-
luie.
The democrats su jgested that In view
of the great crowds expected In Frank
fort during the Goebel funeral cere
monies the soldiers should be with
drawn. The republicans asked that an
udetiuute gunrd be left to protect Gov
ernor Taylor and hi associates. It was
finally axreed to leave to General Dan
Lindsay, one of the republican confer
ees, the decision as to how many ot
the troops should be left to prevent a
clush as a result of the Goebel funer
al, the republicans to begin at once the
uitlnliaunl of troops from Frankfort.
It wus agreed that the board of elec
tion commlHidoners, sitting as a eon-
test board, should be allowed to meA
at Frankfort without molestation, the
democrats Agreeing that no summary
action be taken on these contests and
that nothing be done without due hear
ing ot evidence and argument.
The republicans asked that some
provision for the repeal or modification
of the Goebel law be Included in tT5o
agreement. ,
The democrats agreed that to twp
leading republicans and two leading
democrats should be left the matter ot
suggesting chorees In the Goebel law,
believed to be wise.
The acceptance of this agreement by
the principals' is the only element ot
uncertainty now remaining In the sit
uation. Naturally, there was no ob
jection from the democrats.
It Is probably the republican policy
was iruterlully lniluenced by the fol
lowing telegram:
"Washington, IX C Feb. 4. Hon.' W.
S. Tnylor; The unanimous sentiment
here is that you are wrong In prevent
ing thu legislature from meeting and
that you should submit the disputed
questions to civil courts. Federal as
sistance cannot be given on your re
quisition bo long as the legislature Is
l h-h-Ioii or can be convened.
ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. .5. Governor
Roosevelt ha received the following
ti!rrani from Governor Taylor of
Kentucky:
"All liberty-loving x-'iIm In Ken
tucky honor and love you. W art
struggling fur freedom,"
LoriHVIMi:. Ky., Fe b. 6.-Th or-re-p"'d
nl of the Courier- Journal at
Frankfort wired his paper at 4 o'clock
t hit morning as follow:
"The session of the central amicmbly
which the rfu bl liana were to have
held at London haa been called off.
Many democratic member of the gen
etui assembly are now In Louisville,
to which plue they iwcretly adjourned
lust Friday In order to avoid arrest
,4iKt a forced trip to London, but they
will not have to go.
FltANKKOKT, Ky Feb, 5.-The rule
that no civilian should be allowed to
enter the capltol building, which haa
.)IVVBlkd since the legislature waa com-
M , lflV, l)m k ag(( waJ
this afternK.n In favor of the
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FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 5. "I will
,.uve the settlement of this controversy
! t any three fair-minded men on
!e,rth," said Governor Taylor In an ln-
t-rvlew this afternoon with a corres
pondent of tho Associated Tress.
"Let three- men In whom the p-ople
have confidence be selected by the Uni
ted State supreme court and I will,
with nil confidence, submit the case
to their arbitration, and will cheerful
ly ubld-i by their decision In the mat
ter. I whs elected governor of Ken
tucky, not by a majority of twenty-five
hunured but by a majority of 40,000,
and on thut deciHlon of the people I
proMMo to stand."
THK CUBAN GOVERNMENT.
Tli- queMlon of Its Allegiance to Spain
or America Will Soon Be Decided.
NKW YORK, Feb. 6. A sieelal to
the Herald from Washington, says:
Though gratified at the excellent
conduct of the residents of Cuba since
American occupation began, the au
thorltis are still unable to name the
date when American sovereignty shall
end and th Inhabitants of the Island
shall commence the administration of
their own affairs.
1'nder Instructions given by the pres
ident and the secretary of war .before
his departure, General Wood Is doing
everything In his power to educate the
people of the Island In self government,
not only by example, but by placing
them In positions of responsibility. It
Is believed that after the Spanish sub-
jets of the Island have registered
their allegiance to Spain or of becom
Ing citlxens of Cuba, the people will
be ready for elections which will com
mil the municipal government of the
Island to the officers elected by the
people.
Thee elections will, of course, be
conducted under American supervision
The operations of the municipalities
will be carefully watched by the ad
ministration In order to determine If
the people are ready for a larger
responsibility and if It should be shown
that such is the case, then represent
atlve convention will be called to draft
a constitution ond to establish a gen
eral sstem of independent govern
ment. In his annual message the president
declared that the United States "must
see to It that free Cuba be a reality,
not a name, a perfect entity, not a has
ty' experiment bearing within Itself the
elements of failure."
The year allowed by the treaty of
Paris for the Spanish population of
the Island to elect whether they will
be Cuban or Spanish cltlsens will ex
pit e on April 11, next. It was believed
that by that time the results of the
census would have been computed am
tabulated, w hen this government would
then be ready to provide for munici
pal elect I tw. '
LOGAN HONORED.
CHICAGO, Feb. 5, In a flag-drapped
collln tha body of Major John A. Logan
lay In state here today.
LAWTON'S REMAINS.
FORT WAYNE, Ind., Feb. 5.-The re
mains of the late Mujor-Geiieral Law
ton today lay In state In thl city, hi
former home.
DULLER PLANS
NEW ATTACK
Consensus of London Opinion to
tbis Effect.
LARGE OPERATIONS TO BEGIN
General French Coatemplates 11
Important Movement Against
the Boers.
LONDON, Feb. t, 4 a. m.-The mill
tary opinion In London continue to
assume, from very slender materials,
that General Buller I again throwing
his army against the Boer forces. Re
tired General Blr William Henry Green,
whose distinguished career gives much
weight to his opinion, thinks that Gen
eral Buller, with 25,000 men, Is making
a wide detour to the west and north
In order to avoid the roughest places
of the country. As General Buller
must have thousands of wagons, Sir
William Henry Green point that his
advance would nec'esarlly be slow.
No authentic word Is yet at hanCS
save that the war office has reaffirmed
orally to the newspaper Inquiries at a
late hour that It could not confirm the
reported advance. There the Natal
(Ituatlon rests.
It Is from the western field that
more definite statement come. Large
iterations are apparently to begin.
General French, who has now returned
to Rensberg from hi conference with
Lord Roberts, has sent what I de
scribed as a overwhelming force of in
fantry to selxe Norvalsport. That la
where the railway, before it was de
stroyed, crossed the Orange river and
connected with the Free State truck!
line to Bloemfonteln.
LONDON, Feb. 5. The war offlce
announces that it has received no fresh
news from the seat of war for pur.'
c.itiin tonight.
ADVANCING ON LADYdMlTH.
Builer' Guns Are Again Within Sound
of the Beleagured Garrison.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-London today
was permitted to observe a few words
of news from South Africa. They
stated that General Buller wa advanc
ing to the relief of Ladysmith; that
the garrison In the beleaguered town-
could hear his guns and that they were
In 2' od spirits, ready to repel and as
sault or co-operate with the rescuing
forces.
While anxiety is again becoming In
tense, the feeling is now more hopeful
than on the eve of General Culler's
previous engagements. The British
force on the Tugela has been rein
forced with men and guns, but General
Jor.bert and his 19,000 men can call In
no new regiments, for the Boers ha
need of all their men to defend the
bonier ot the Free State. It was just
one week ago today that General Bul
ler announced that he would be In La
dy.rnith In a week. He has not kept
his word.
No news at all has been received
from the armies operating In Cupe Col
ony and there Is much speculation in
London as to the plans ot Lord Rob
erts and the mysterious movements of
Lord Kitchener. The general idea Is
that they are preparing some Napole
onic campaign that will bring tho war
to a speedy finish.
Dispatches from Spearman's Camp,
dated Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
are published in London this morning
On Friday hellographio communication
with Ladysmith was resumed, mes
sages passing freely; the Boers were
busy shelling the town and burial par
ties ot Boers were burying dead at
Splonkop, though nine days had elaps
ed since the battle. '
On Saturday the bombardment of
Ladysmith was lighter.
From Cheveley, General Barton can
nonaded the Colenso lines employing
the naval guns. The Boers, as usual,
appeared at Colenso, but retreated
when tha British artillery opened.
The day was quiet at Potgleters.
There wa3 no cannonading hy the
British guns.
The Boer enjoyed this Immunity
fro-n attack and could be seen In large
riiirnlers drying their blankets and
working to strengthen and add to their
d fenslve works.
1 he Hoer around f'otgleter seemed
Intent on watching every movement of
our tr'x.pi. They could be seen riding
or walklr g along their works in care-
Ifsrt fashion, numbers of them spying
through their glasses.
The enemy have certainly rr.ale a
number of additional positions for can
non and for the defense of the passage
of the Tugela at Totgleter's drift.
Standing upon Mcunt Alice, or the
lower rld?e of rugged Swart kop
over 1,000 feet above Pot?leter' drift
one obtain a magnificent prospect for
a distance of twelve miles, to the
north puffs of cannon rtnoke disclose
the positions of the Boer guns bom
barding Ladysmith.
On Sunday there was no cannonading
at Ppeannan's Camp and the day was
quiet hut for sniping by the Boers.
The shelling of Ladysmith was slight.
Messages are freely Interchanged be
ewe-n Buller' and White's camps by
night with cal-lum rignal lamps and
by day with the heliograph. The Boers,
by ineanq of their acetylene search
and signal lights, have tried ineffectu
ally to blur the transmission of these
tween Buller' and White' camps by
signals.
These three carefully censored dis
patcnes said nothing of forward move
nu nt being in progress, but spoke of
the Joy of the men at the prospect of
advance.
THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT.
Otis Has Issued General Order as to
a Civil Administration.
NEW YORK. Feb. 5. A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
General orders Issued by Major-Gen
eral Otis relative to the establishment
'of civil government and of the opening
of ports In the Philippines to trade,
have Just been received by the war de
just been received by the war depart
ment." " . -
Bi ig&dler-General S. B. M. Young is
now serving ss military governor of
Northwestern Luron, west of the prov
ince of Cagayan, Isabella and Neuva
Vlscayya, which are under the com
mand of Colonel C. C. Wood, Sixteenth
Infantry. Those provinces within Gen
eral Young's command are Abra, Bon
toe. Btnguet, Lopanto, Ilocos,. north
and south, and Union, and his head
quarters are established in VIgan. The
troops at his disposal are the Third
cavalry and the Thirty-third Infantry,
which have established permanent sta
lions &t San Fernando, - Vigan and
Laog, with outposts and sub-posts for
the protection ot the inhabitants and
the administration of public affairs.
After the appointment of General
Young, General Otis issued an order
dechmiiR Dagupan, San Fernando de
Lauion. Vlgan, Laog and Aparri open
for trude under coasting trade regula
tions. General Otis has also issued an
order at the same time declaring that
trade wi,th the ports of Sulu archipel
ago with those of Zamboanga, Cotta-
hatto and Davoa, of the Island of
Mindanoa, and with the Island of Rasl
lan be re-established. The ports of
Zaniboe.nga, Mindianao, Jolo, Island of
Jolo. Siassi, and Island of Si.issi were
declared to be open ports for the time
being.
In order to prevent any attempt to
destroy any of the Amerleau warships
anchored In Manila bay, General Otis
has issued an order warning resident
merchants and all inhabitants that
"the presence of small boats propelled
by cars or hand paddles in the waters
of the outer-harbor of Manila between
the hour of sunset and sunrise Is pro
hibited Should such boats approach
a warship of the United States during
the period specified they will incur
great danger of being fired upon."
FLYING FLAG OF TRUCE. '
PORTLAND, Feb. 6. Vhe six months
truce between the O. R. N- Company
and the Northern Pacific regarding the
railroad construction in the Clearwa
ter country in Idaho, expired today.
While no statement from either side
ot the controversy can be obtained in
this city It is stated that the truce w ill
be extended. It is understood that ne
gotiations between the Northern Pa:
cine and the O. R. & N. officials in
New York city are now in prosress and
that a definite announcement of policy
w ill be made soon, .
ANTIES ASSUME
NEW ATTITUDE
;enator Caffrey's Discussion cf
the Philippine Qsest!on.
WANTS TO GET RID OF TilEfl
Adtocates Self-Government and 15 c-
lieves Filipinos Entitled to All
Privileges of Citizenship.
WASHINGTOIN, Feb. 5. Senator
Caffery, ot Louisiana, in a discussion
of th! Philippine question in the sen
at.. today, broke new ground in de
veloplng hi position as an anti-expan
sionUt.
In response to a question as to what
inder the present circumstance he
would Jo with the Philippine, ha
said with characteristic courage and
conviction, "Turn them loose as ooa
as we can get rid of them; that would
be better for them and infinitely bet
ter for us."' Caffery maintained that
the constitution extends absolutely
over the Filipinos, and that they wer
f ntitird to all the rights and privileges
of citizens of the United States.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-The demo
crats continued their assaults upon tho
Philippine policy of the administration
during the general debate upon tho
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill today. Two speeches were made
by democratic members of the foreign
affairs committee, Dins more tdein.), ot
Arkansas, and Champ Claik (deni.), of
Missouri, opposing the retention of the
glands. The speech of Clark was a no
table effort, replete with unique epi
grams and attracted much attention.
No republican spoke in defense of the
administration today. - .
Sibjey, of Pennsylvania, who was
elected as a democrat, but who mado
a speech Ias,t week defending expan
sion, was goaded today Into the an
nouncement that democrats could
consider his stat constructively on
the republican side. " '
Clark raised a laugh by his refer
ence to a treaty made by General
Bates upon behalf of the United
States with the Sultan of Sulu. Theh
democrats and republicans, he said,
had joined In putting B. H. Roberts
out of the house because he had three
wives. He asked the republicans to
point with them in keeping out of the
house the sultan with 300 wives.
"This distinguished republican offi
cial," said he, "gets $150 per month
and for keeping his harem $Si per
month. If this keeps on the time w;iU
come when no republican oillcial will
be properly equipped without a harenr
and a keeper of a hareno."
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. The two
most important witnesses before the
Clark Investigating committee of the
senate today were Representative Jac
cueth, of the Montana legislature, and
A. B. Cook, ex-state auditor. Jacqueth
Is one of the members In whose name
Whiteside claimed to have received
5.",.0o0 for voting for Clark for the sen
ate, and Cook had been represented By
Slitf, the speaker of the Mntana
house, as having tried to induce hiin
to vote for a money consideration,
Both denied these charges.
Jacqueth said he never before aw
the envelope In which the $3.00 Is sa
to have been intended for him and
bei'n placed. Cook declared that he
never but once talked with Stiff con
cerning the contest for the United
States senatorshlp and that then Stiff
had brought up the subject, suggest
nn that he might cast his vote for
Clark for the senate for $r,000, but
that he (Cook) had said .that he was
not Interested in the senatorial contest
to this extent.
Cook testified as follows: "Stiff ask
ed me what I thought of the' use ot
money in the contest and, putting hl-t
hand on his knee, he leaned forward
and asked me how I stood with tii,j
Clark people. I replied that I was
friendly with them, whereupon Stiff
said to me, 'I am a iimrrp-d man rn l
hare a family. I would vote for Chirk
f..f Imm .iini.; i,,'!.' t I
dough out of it. I believe I would vote,
for Mm if. I could get 5,000.' "