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mi Tha Weather. Indication! (or to-day. August S. are: Tor Kentucky Generally-fair, preceded try thunderstorms In extreme northern portion; continued high temperature; va-itlabl winds. For Indiana Fair and warmer, wlnda becoming fresh southerly.

For Tennessee Fair, continued high temperature; winds mostly southerly. THE LATEST. The Lexington conference of Demo, fcrats who intend to oppose the regular Democratic ticket named by the Louis ville convention was attended yesterday by several hundred men. who called a State convention to be held In Lexington on August IS, when a full ticket will be nominated. The manner and time of selecting delegates were left to the judgment of the promoters of the "movement In each county.

A speech from ez-Oov. Brown, who will be the nominee of the convention for Governor, waa an interesting: feature of the (conference. It waa In reality the opening' speech of ex.Gov. Brown's campaign, and stated fully the grounds on which this movement against the nominee of the Louisville convention Is to be prosecuted. The Courier-Journal "publishes the speech In full.

Got, Bradley has been moved by crlt- Iclsm to prepare a statement of the Course pursued by him In dealing with the lawless condition In Clay county, lie says the Governor lacks authority Under existing laws to cope with the difficulty, and that it would be useless Just now to expect any good result from a special session of the Legislature. Reviewing, all the remedies proposed and Stating the difficulties In the way of them, the Governor says that 'the talk about the Governor putting flown the trouble In Clay county la Ha add that -the whole fault In Clay- la a vitiated public sentiment and a failure of the civil author! tie to Co their duty." The yellow fever situation In the Sol-, Biers' Bom at Hampton. Va-, seems Well In hand, and the authorities are confident they can atop the epidemic. There were no deaths yesterday and no itsew cases, though two suspects were taken to the hospital. case has at Phoebus.

sanitary fneasures are being enforced. Kentucky Prohibitionists yester- Bay nominated a full State ticket, head-s4 by O. T. Wallace, of Garrard county. lXor Governor! They adopted a platform 'ilenouncing the present election law swi- 'aVoring woman suffrage and the i itloa of the.

liquor traffic Mrs. francea E. Beanchamp was temporary halrtnan of the convention. A severe storm raged for twenty-four tiours on the coast of Western Florida, Wnd great damage has been dona to jcoast towns. The only railway leading lo the stricken district Is blockaded, and a II.

TS.p. w.a Joss of life, but how great can not be Auditor's Agent Green, of Kenton fcounty. baa filed suit at Covington 'Ugalrtat the National Starch Company for $300,000 back taxea for five years. ft la said that similar suits will be in-Htnted against other companies doing ibuslness.under Kentucky charters. c.

Men gel was elected Colonel of the new Louisville Legion last night, i nd D. W. Gray waa chosen Lieutenant ColoneL W. A. Colston and Morris B.

Olfford. who had been Captains In the former regiment, were elected Majors. John Walter Smith, of Worcester county. Was nominated for Governor by the Maryland State Democratic Conven tion yeaterday. The entire ticket waa chosen by acclamation.

All the candl- tea favor the gold standard. Ex-Secretary Alger was given a eor-Blal publlo welcome on hla return to Detroit yesterday. Welcoming addresses' were delivered by Mayor aiaoury ano Got. Pingree, to which Gen. Alger responded briefly.

ISI Officer Elijah Henry was shot and improbably fatally wounded and PoUce-'xnan Marlcn waa slightly wounded at Henderson. Ky by WUUam Morris. 'desperate negro, whom they were try-. 'ng to arrest. Senator Lindsay has named the following Census Supervisors In the four districts assigned him: Second district, E.

M. Flack; Sixth. Robert H. EUiston; Seventh. Erastus Balnbrldge; Eighth.

John Bright. i The Thirty-first Infantry being full, additional recruita from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee will be assign-ed to the Twenty-ninth Infantry, at fort McPherson, Ga. Dr. John M. Frasee, of Maysville.

recently a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Commissioner of Agriculture, has made an assignment for the benefit of creditors. Dr. Robert- Walker, a widely-known Southern Kentucky physician and former member of State Senate, died at hia home at Scottsvllle yesterday. i The first speeches of the Democratic campaign will be made next Monday Instead of Saturday, as heretofore AUGUST 46 The Anti-Ooebel Men Will Nominate A FULL STATE TICKET. Conrentlon To Be Held In Lexington.

SELECTION OF DELEGATES TO BE MADE AS EACH COUNTY DEEMS ADVISABLE GO AS YOTJ PLEASE ATTAIB. WORK OF THE CONFERENCE. Lexington. Ky, Aug. i.

Special About BOO antl-Goebel Democrats, a majority of whom were from Lexington and Louisville, and about 200 of whom represented about forty counties, as regular delegates, assembled In conference this afternoon at the old Auditorium. They accomplished the purpose for which they bad met together by' calling a State Convention to bt held In Lexington on Wednesday, August, lft. at 1 o'clock, at which time and place it Is their Intention to nominate a full 8tate ticket with ex-Gov. John Toung Brown as their candidate for Chief Executive. No definite arrangements were mad for the election of delegates to the State Convention The resolutions simply; direct that "the selection of delegates shall be-made by the Democrats of the several counties and legislative districts In harmony with the principles and objects hereby expressed, and In such manner aa they may deem advisable." Nor waa any time named for the selection of the delegates, CoL of Montgomery county, who la the father of the present movement, made rigorous and' Impassioned protests against the adjournment of the conference without makmgmoredeunlfe "arrangements, and also against the selection of so early a date as August 1ft, declaring that It would not admit of sufficient preparation in the mountain counties, and that the mountain Democrats might be made to believe that they were not given ample opportunity to secure representation in the convention.

His protests wera overruled and L' the' original programme was carried through. Several requests were made for a call of the counties, but this was not done. Inquiry showed that about forty counties were represented, or aboutone-third of the total number. The attendance. Including Lexington spectator and all.

waa 463 by actual count. The greatest capacity of the hall la 500, and the only vacant space was down the left aisle. Aside from a speech by Toung Brown, the resolutions embrace all the business of Importance that waa transacted. Gov. Brown's speech was his opening gun.

He spoke with far more vigor than was manifested during his campaign for Congress in the Fifth district In 189ft. and more than during his brief canvass In the Interest of Judge Hobson In the Third appellate district In 1898. In fact his delivery was marked by some of the fire that older men say marked hia speeches In bis earlier manhood, and he certainly succeeded In en thusing his auditors. The best known persona In the convention were ex-Gov. Brown, of Louisville; ex-Congressman W.

Owens, of Scott: ex-Congressman W. P. Breckinridge, of -Fayette; ex-Congressman Phil B. Thompson, of Mercer: ex-Con gresaroan Thomas Turner, of Montgomery county; ex-Congressman Q. Matt Adams of Knox county; ex-Representative J.

D. Mocquot. of Paducah; John H. Whallen. of Louisville; Wilbur F.

Broa der, of Logan county, who is one of the L. and most prominent attorneys; James T. Williams, of Louisville; J. Hour-noy, of Fulton, who is one of the Illinois Central's chief attorneys; Mr. Green R.

Keller, of Nicholas, who was defeated for the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State In the recent State Convention; H. B. Kinsolving. who was defeated for the Democratic nomination for Congress In the Tenth district by Congressman T. T.

Fitspatrick; W. H. Sweeney, now of Marion- county, who was defeated for chairman of the recent Democratic State Convention; Harvey Myers, of Covington, ex-Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives: ex-CongTcasman G. M. Adams, formerly Pension Agent at LoulsvUlS Among- the others present from out of town were: L.

P. Tanner. Owens, boro: James G. Todd, H. Vest, J.

H. Dor-man. Owen ton; W. H. Mackoy, George F.

Ahlers, T. W. Culbertson, John N. Woollscraft. It Lively, J.

C. Grote. J. H. Steltenkamp.

of Covington; G. 8. Stutts and R. T. Wade, of Campbells-vllle; J.

Boyd and H. M. Yancey, of Nicholas; T. D. Marcum.

of Boyd county; J. Poynts, of Madison: John S. Long, W. J. Bah-d, of Louisville; J.

M. Hall. J. T. Berry.

Sand fort Taylor. J. F. Taylor and C. A.

Caldwell, of Oldham; G. F. Gallatin county; H. B. Coleman.

Frank McGrath and Charlea Stewart, of Louisville; W. A. Buckner. W. Chambers, of Clark county; E.

P. Mlllett. Owensboro; Thomas and Harry Newport; James Mo dure and William Myall, of Paris; Lewis A person, of Mt Sterling-; William Lynch, of Dawson Springs. PBTXIMCTABT MSSTTirO IN THE FORENOON. A preliminary conference was held this morning at the Phoenix HoteL It waa called to order by CoL Thomas Turner, of Mt.

Sterling, who stated that ha waa the father-of the present movat tnent. He was made chairman. A motion by Mr. Jamea Todd, of Owen, that the counties be called was not put. The chair appointed the following committee to make arrangement for the conference In the afternoon: First District Flournoy.

Fulton: county. -Second I. P. Tanner, McKenste Moss, Warren. Fourth R.

P. Wsde, Taylor. Fifth James McOlll, Jefferson. Sixth John W. Wooliscreft, Kenton.

-Seventh James- B. Clay, Fayette. ElKhth H. Breck, Madison. Ninth George Swing.

Bath. Tenth H. B. Klnsoivlng. Montgomery.

Elexenth MaJ. G. Mat Adams, Knox. The meeting- then adjourned a. m.

The consultation meeting reassembled in tn ordinary at 11:30 m. Mr. G. Mat Adams, chairman of the committee, first stated that the hour for the afternoon conference had been chanced to 1:30 In order to allow every one time to get dinner. Thereupon moss read the following report: Tour Committee on Preliminary Ar rangements respectfully reports the xol- lnwtnv rmnnmMuktlnu to-wlL: First That T.

Loan Hocker be siada Serceant-at-Arms, and that be be given authority to select such assistants as he may require. He shall reserve sufficient space In front of the stage for- the accommodation of DarticiDsvnts in the conference. He la further requested-to have handbill struck statins; tune ana ptac or noiaiog th. conference aa aareed udob and stated below, which handbills shall also state that Hon. John Toung Brown will address tne.

meeting. Second That Dr. J. M. Poynts.

of Rich mond, be recommended to act ai tern Dora it chairman of the conference. Third That Mr. James B. Clay is by this committee appointed a committee or dim ta eonfer wttb and eo-ooermte wltn tha local Committee on Arrangements to pro vide suitable badges to be uaea cy repre sentatives to the conference. Fourth That the conference meet at the Auditorium at 1:30 o'clock o.

m. Fifth That a Committee on Resolutions, composed of the. following named gontle- men. is recommended: n. oweeney, r.u.

P. Mlllett. r. Owens. H.

B. Klnsoivlng. James McGill. Judge J. W.

Green and Jas. Sixth That the meeting snail ne cauea ta order by H. B. Klnsolvmg. Baventh That Ij.

P. Tanner Is aeteeted for the purpose of nominating temporary chairman. MAT ADAMS. Chairman. MCKENZIE MOSS.

Secretary. James T. Williams waa presented to the committee Sergeant-at-Arma, but objection -was made, and hla name was withdrawn. -Williams waa Ser geant-at-Arma of the Louisville convention for a couple of days sad got Into one or two fights. JfTjrSOLVIJrQ CALLS COSTEBENCB TO OSDEB.

Mr. Klnsoivlng: called tha conference to order at 1:30 o'clock. He said they had to. perform moat important duty to the Commonwealth. "We meet aa true, loyal Democrats," he said, of us who never scratched a ticket, to do what we can to preserve the grand old Democratic party." were there to pro test against the Louisville convention, and against the action of a chairman who cast all the votes of that convention.

There? was never before such a spectacle as that convention, and be and the others In the hail had assembled to decide upon a course of procedure. Mr. Klnsoivlng mentioned the name of Bryan, causing a cheer, but nothing like such an outburst as greeted his denunciation of the Louisville convention. The speaker said they now found tha Courier-Journal and Times, "which had bolted Bryan In 189ft, and which were the only metropolitan newspapers of general circulation in the State," lining up for the nominees of the Music Hall convention and urging Democrats to support them. The Rev.

Mr. J. Spencer, of the Christian church, prayed for clean politics -and tor good feeling. He also prayed that statesmanship take the place of commotion, causing several loud "Amena" from the delegates. Mr.

Kinsolving said the next thing In order would be the election of a temporary chairman. Mr, L. P. Tanner, of Owensboro, nominated J. M.

Poynts. of Madison county. No other name waa presented and Dr. Poynts was elected by acclamation. Dr.

Poynts said they had met for business, and If they would excuse him be would not speak. Mr. W. H. Polk, of Lexington, was elected secretary without opposition.

COJaCZTTEX OS" BX50LTJT10SS STAKED. Mr. Gt Matt Adams, of Knox county. moved that a committee of one from each congressional district be appointed to draw op resolutions expressive of the sens of tbe convention. The dis tricts were called and tbe.

chair asked that each make suggestions lor commit teemen. with following result: First District J. D. Mocquot. of Mc- Cracsen county.

Second B. P. Mlllett, of Daviess county. Third Cat. L.

Klnea. of Warren. Fourth W. H. Sweeney, of Washington.

Fifth MaJ. John Calloway, of Louis- Sixth Dr. S. E. Hampton, of Trimble.

Seventh James Todd, of Owen. Eighth C. H. Madison. icinrHR -R Smith, of Harrison.

Tenth 8amuei H. Patrick, of Breathitt. Eleventh O. Matt amim, --a-. Iuim H.

Clay, of Lex- Ingtoo, and Charlea Stewart, of Louisville. Tbe two from the State-at-large were aooolnted by th W. Owens, of Scott was named tor the Seventh district, but when the sec retary read over the list tor approval. Mr. Owena got up and asked that Mr, Jamea Todd's name be substituted.

Mr. Owens' reason Is said to have been that be had announced bis Intention of voting tbe Republican ticket in order to make hia vote count more. in is accepted by the delegatea on tbe stage as the reason, and they urged the ac- ceotance of Mr. Owens' suggestion. Mr.

Owens got much applause wnen ne mounted-a chair to speak, GOVERNOR BROWN GETS APPLAUSE. Ex-Gov. Brown entered the ball Just as the committee waa announced and (Concluded a Second raga. IN MUD The Yellow Feyer Situa tion Seems to Be. ONLY FOUR SUSPECTED CASES.

BTOT A DEATH OCCT7BSED IW E2TTT-FOTJR HOTJES. AUTHORITIES ARE CONFIDENT. By Their Prompt Action They Believe tha Pestilence Will Ba Speedily Stamped Out. scTEannc expebts at wobx. Washington.

IAdvices receiv ed by. Surgeon General Wyman up to o'clock to-night from Hampton show that the only- change In' the yellow fever situation la the addition of four suspected cases to those already In ex istence. These have been sent from the camp to the hospital. This infor mation and the additional statement that there has not been a death since o'clock last night and that every thing with reference to tha disease is more than' favorable, waa received from Gov P. T.

Woodfln. of the Soldiers Home. He also wired that he Is quite sura the pestilence will be stamped out. From Dr. White, who- has general charge of affairs at Hampton, but who remains 1 away from the institution, word came that the situation la un Gov.

Woodfln has prepared a list of all members of the home who have been furloughed since. July 22. at the.same time giving their Thte will be telegraphed to Surgeon. General Wyman and will be spread broadcast through the press, thus enabling municipalities where the in mates may-now be to detain, them tor a reasonable length of tima. Dr.

Wyman" has sent dispatches to the Health Commissioner of Baltimore and -the President of the Board of Health of Richmond asking them what measures are being taken regarding" refugees from the Home at Hampton or the- adjoinrar town f-phoeteua. -The doctor thinks It la of the utmost im portance that an such persons should be kept under close observatlurTfor- ten days their, particularly those who stopped over, one night In either Replies have been received from both places showing the Surgeon General the activity of the officials Interested, and their ability to cope with the situation. Surgeon Farquhar, at Portsmouth, about twelve miles from Hampton, reports finding four colored people who. had been at the Utter place. The authorities sent them back to Hampton.

Dr. Wyman does not think such course safe, however, and he directed Surgeon Farquhar hereafter not to send sue a persona back to Hampton, but to have them taken to Craney Island, where they may be -detained under observation. Dr. Wyman says that although Hampton la not infected, he thinks It beet to take charge of people who may come from Hampton and keep them under observation for a limited period of time. Arrangements have been made to send to the Home two Immune male and two immune female nurses and two Immune physicians.

The Quarantine ship Jamestown, an chored in the waters of the bay. will be a sort of half-way landing place, where persons -and supplies may be landed from Norfolk and other places and then ahipped to Old Point by launch, thence to be sent to Hampton. A dispatch from Dr. Wasdin says a house Inspection of the worst portion of Phoebus discloses nothing. The dis patch adds; "Suspicious cases or last nignt veri fied- No new cases at the Home to-day.

One Dr. Wasdin said he would start to morrow- to canvass fifteen hundred of the Inmates, then to disinfect the rookeries (presumably those at Phoebus). i Opportunity For Investigation. The outbreak of yellow fever at the Hampton Soldiers' Home will give the army medical corps an excellent opportunity to extend an investigation they have been prosecuting for two years past into th nature of yellow fever and the best modes of com Dating it. Tbe Marine Hospital service, which is In charge of the quarantine in the infected district, has been doing similar work, and Dr.

Wasdin. th surgeon. placed aa an expert In the Hampton Home. Is one- of th two Marine Hospital surgeons who recently returned from Cuba, where they studied the disease In Its permanent home, and made Collectlona of culturea for future observations. medical world at present Is very generally ot opinion that the specific bacillus of yellow fever has not yet been Identified.

Recently the announce ment was made by Sanarelll, an Italian scientist, that he- had segregated the germ of yellow fever- and this claim was later amrmea oy a uerman bac teriologist after somewhat less ex haustive research. Surgeon General' Sternberg, of the army, who la regarded as of the foremost American bacteriologists, made a close study of the subject and isolated a bacillus, which he did not claim was th specific germ of yellow fever, but on worthy of closer study, calling It for convenience the lua X. The army -medical museum, un der Gen. Sternberg's directions, up the subject and Drs. Reed and Carroll recently Issued a preliminary note on the museum's Investigations la which they set forth th statement that, ao far as determined.

the bacillus of Sanarelll and the "bacillus of Sternberg were Identical In their general form and their effects on the lower ani mals and that both seemed to be Identi cal or very Closely allied with the bacillus of bog cholera. The lescons produced by the three germs were tbe same and samples 'of suspected fever germs submitted' to some of the most expert scientists In the line of agricultural chemistry and animal industry were pronounced to be the germ of hog This seemed to leave the question open. but Drs. Reed and Carroll are continuing their researches with the intention of locating th active princt- rle in yellow fever, whatever It is. Meantime Dr.

Doty, the health officer at New claims to have confirmed fcanarelli a discovery, and la carrying on a series of curative experiments lth a serum for the destruction of the Sanarelit germ. The army medical omcers say. however, that no germ which can stand a temperature of 361 crees below sero can be the germ of yellow which is known to cease ts ravages on tha appearance of frost. The Sanarelll germ waa recently sub merged in irosen atr and came out ready for Tha renort of Dr. Wasdin and Dr.

Geddlngs, of the Ma rine on their Cuban re searches, has not yet been made pub lic, cut it is understood that they agree wiin sanarelll. EOT A STNGLE SEW CASE. Encouraging- Beport Trom the Sol- dieraome. Aug. I Insofar as Nor folk concerned, there are no develop ments in the yellow fever situation.

The risM quarantine measures which have bee it put into effect and the unanimity of the action on the part of the health authorities of the State and city have done much toward restoring confidence. Tba latest Information from tbe Sol diers' Home to-night is that there was one death and no new during tha day. To-morrow all tbe veterans of tbe bom will be lodged in. tents while the er.t.re reservation Is thoroughly dlaln- icciea. Th: afternoon Dr.

Newblll. President or the Board of Health, received from Gov. Woodfln, of the home, tbe follow- i ase release Old Dominion steamer nan ion Hoads for freight boat. Must nave medicines and provisions. It entli ly on I can not my men.

The dispatch, together with a similar one front CoL F. L. Guenther. at Old Point Comfort, waa turned over to Dr. Lynch, assistant quarantine officer, and to-day It was decided to send all neces sary provisions and medicines on Government tug from the navy yard.

XTTT.ES CONSULTS WITH BOOT. Former Secretary Turned Down. "Wis Suggestion Concerning Soldiers. Washington; Aug. The War De partment Is watching with great solicitude the progress of yellow fever at Santiago.

Reports received yesterday were more encouraging, but it la realised that there is still danger in tbe situation. In thia connection It is learned that aa late aa the 8th of last month Gen. Miles formally recommend ed- the removal of tbe United States troop now. quartered at Santiago- to some port on the northern coast of America. It la said that aa a matter of fact tbe rate of Infection among the suldlcrs at Santiago la greater st this time, in proportion to the number of men present, than last year.

Gen. Miles. It is understood, called attention to thia fact in his recommendation and urged it aa one reason for tha prompt re moval of the men to the north. Thus far his recommendations have not been carried out, but to-day Becre- tarr Root and Gen. Miles had a con ference on the subject.

3EE2T US GOOD SPIRITS. Gfrx. Woodfln On tha Outlook At th pa Soldiers'. Eoma eTW Aug. death amd.no th offlctal report from, the Soldiers Home to-night The homes of two suspects In the town of Phoebus were quarantined to day, but the authorities of that town are not satisfied that they are yellow fever cases.

A telephone message from th Soldiers' Horn Hospital tnis even ing, however, stated that two more cases of the scourge had been discovered In Phoebus. Hampton is still free from the disease, and Dr. White, of the Marine Hospital service, who Is in plum, of the town's Quarantine ar rangements, is connaent tnat it wui kept out oov. p. T.

woodnn. or tne ooioiexa- Home. to-night gave the following statement to the Associated Press corre spondent: 'Everything remains tne same as ibbi niB-ht. No deaths or new cases. The most remarkable tact is mat mere naa not been a death in two days, everything Is quiet, and the spirits of the men are awav up.

Late to-night it was ascertained tnat at least one of the suspects st Phoebus has a genuine- case of yellow fever. The unfortunate man'a name Is Spraggina. a barber. Alabama Eas Quarantined. Montgomery, Ala Aug.

2. Got. Johnston to-night Issued a State quar antine, applying to persons and per sonal baggage, against the Soldiers Home, Phoebus, Old Point Newport News- snd other places hereafter Infected. This applies to all persons woo nave oeen in tne; above named places within ten days before coming here. CHANCELLOR PAYNE Xs Nominally Upheld In Bis Action Xn Removing- Professors of Pea body Normal School.

Nashville, Teniu, 2. ISpedaij The State Board of Education held two lengthy sessions to-day considering the troubles at the Peabody Normal Col lege. As soon aa both aides bad been beard a motion, was mad to Indorse Chancellor Payne'a' action Iq dropping Profs. Lam son and Penfleld and Miss Doak. A motion to adjourn was made.

however, and prevailed ayes 4. nays! Oov. McMillin and Messrs. Goodman. Wharton and Douglass voting to adjourn.

At the afternoon session after lengthy debate a resolution wsa adopted that tbe three members of the faculty concerned be drooped in the interest of har mony, but denying the vlgtot of any per son to either discharge or employ any teacher, that riant resting with the board. Gov. McMillin and Goodman did not vote for the resolution, as they op- oosed tbe dropping of tbe teachers. Payne's appointments were not approved, however, and the board ad-iourned for ten days, when It is hoped that there will be a reconsideration. A strong effort will be made to save the ri'.

h. -T i- against his son before a legislative com mittee, wnicn reported groea irregular ities on tbe part or young rayne. Tennessee Registration Conunission- ers. Nashville. Aug.

Special. Gov. McMillin to-day appointed the fol lowing Registration Commissioners: Carroll County W. M. Carson.

W. M. J. William. Gibson County A.

W. Biggs, J. E. Murphy. M.

Martin. Jackson County M. L. Gore, Clay Reevea. Plena Bile.

-Fentress County James A Allred, T. fimitK vtrl Rrfttr. Ma. -shall County Claude Hardlson, Rob ert C. Armstrong, wo Jdcuaney.

Bledrae County B. Norwood, B. B. Schoolfteld, r. M.

Henry. GOVERNOR Makes a Statement In His Defense IN THE CLAY COUNTY CASK TellS What He Did, What I HeWantedTo Do 'and WHAT HE C0ULDNT DO. LACK OF AUTHORITY TO MEET THE EMERGENCY TBOOPS iOy LITTLE TJSE. NO LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT. Ky Aug.

2. (SpeclaLJ Gov. Bradley, to-day gave out the fol lowing stateJnent in defense of his course In regard to the trouble In Clay county and In answer to the criticisms by the press in and out of the State; A number of newspapers throughout th country have engaged In advising as to my duties regarding the Clay county matter, and In denouncing or criticising me for failing to do what they advised. It Is sug gested by some that martial law be declared, by others that I at once arrest and have tbe violaters of the law tried and summarily punished, etc. The truth la.

the trouble In Clay county. while bad has been magnified by newspaper correspondents. Burch Stores, Wlls Howard. George Ba ker. Will Whit.

John Baker, Frank Clark and Tom Baker, seven in number, have been killed In a period of something more than a year. The slayers of all these men have been Indicted except those of John Bakasv Frank Clara and Tom Baker. Howard, who klleld George Baker, ob tained a change of venue In his case to Laurel; where he was convicted and sub sequently the verdict set aside. Tom Baker, on change ot venue, waa convicted of killing White, th Court of Appeals re versed th Judgment, and hs waa subse quently balled on order of the Jodg of th Lincoln Circuit Court. The slayers ot Burch Stores and Wlls Howard were in dicted and obtained a change of vonua to Knox county, where th cases are now pending, except that against Tom Baker, who was killed -shortly after, th order of change of venue was made.

So that ail these cases have been acted on except the three named, and every step taken that can be had by law. 1 Know nothing concerning the killing of any ox tnese men except Tom Baker, i nat was a moat cowardly murder. The Cir cuit Court was then in session and about one hundred and twenty-five soldiers pres ent. ra grand jury waa impaneled, and the soldiers, who were under the orders of the Judge, were ordered to take the other prisoners to Barbourville. So that.

In this instance, their presence did not affect any thing, for wnicn tne uovernor is surely not responsible. The suaaestion that I de clare martial law is ridiculous. The Con stitution of Kentucky does not allow any law suspended 'except by the General Assembly or under. It authority. The Cou rier-Journal some weens since very forci bly demonstrated the Inability of tbe Gov ernor to taae aucn a stem i Governor Lacks Authority.

As to th suggestion that the Governor arrest, try and convict these- men. the wiseacres have probably forgotten that th powers of the Governor are merely executive and that he can not try or pas sentence on criminals. This Is purely th prerogative of the judiciary. It haa been suggested, however, that (he Governor-should appoint a Circuit Judge and Commonwealth's Attorney who would took after these eases. Unfortu nately for these critics the Governor haa no such power.

He can- not under th law appoint a pro tern Commonwealth's Attorney under any state of case, and can not appoint a Judge unless regular Judge is absent, to preside or is sworn off the bench, and not even then until the clerk holds an election and certi-m to him that no one possessing the qualifications of Circuit Judge was selected. And notwithstanding the Constitution and laws do not allow the Governor to do thlno. no IS aenouncea ana con demned for not doing them. In this In- ium the recular Judge is related to the Howards and can not preside in any case where they are involved. The moment declines.

Mr. wugtl nite, one 01 im nartiea to tbe feud and Circuit Court Clerk, will hold an election. It may be safely assumed that he would not take any Step Wnica wouia result in uia 9 Soldiers of Little t(s. But ta suggested that th Governor has failed to-do anything sine th send ing of troops at th time Tom Baker waa killed. It may said in response, th troops were then present, and their pres ence availed nothing eitner in preserving Baker's Mfe or arresting his murderers, 1 might send soldiers to-day to preserve the neece.

but owing to th character of war-tr thera Indulged In it would be next to Impossible. There are not enough mem hr tha State Guard to patrol the coun. tv If sent mere wnno im v.irvun mi iHesslon. they could not be placed iK- nmiral of any local civil author- Ity owing to existing conditions; and' past experlenc shows that when attending Circuit Court they were powerless to savo Baker'a hie. and were not used to defend n-and iurv In the lnvestlaa- Son.

Tndsed it may well be doubted i i i fr The Largest Morning Girculatioiv IN THE. SOUTH tr at TT-i rn -w- -m ivuiiUALCi Hivv SJbjKijS ATU; .11,173. LOUISVILLE. THURSDAY MORNIXG. AUGUST 3, 1890.

PRICE THREE CENTS. More Than Double the Gircolation I I OF AIT OTHER II3RM6 PAPER KEXTUCKT A i i I mdlctmerrt If impaneled. Th Governor I The Commonwealth has about twen-n insnlra arand Juries with tbe cour. I ty.flve witnesses and the defense elgh? I indict, witnesses with the courage 1. 1.

tmmLitv. nor petit Juries with Uta cour. 1 JS.MI.I.-1 Th presence OC soldiers mignt prevent pitched battle or ngnts oy bodies ot men. but such conflicts are not -AmmAn rwl it sucn wvrv nnM nmir doubtless at some point distant from the soldiers. Had tbe soldiers been la Mancnaater at i umo urn-ftns and Philpots bad their conliicf, thejr mi have nrevented it.

because tbe scene of tha difficulty was about ten miles (rom Manchester. 11 cMnra mmm rvnvernor should Interfere on ac- Mant of this Phllpot controversy. It baa ot been a gieat wmi mut umr m-M kint An tne streets of Hot Springs. but I hava never beard it suggested that tbe Governor of Arkansaa should send soldiers to that city. Th survivors of the FhUpot-GHffln fight hav all beeo sMiuitted.

the other awaiting i jk i wi th naming wn Instance th omcers ot tne iw prvmpuy (Concluded on Becona rag.j OFFICER HENRY SHOT And Policeman Manlon Wounded In a Fight With a Desperate 4 esrro jat uenasrson-. Henderson, Ky, Aug. 2. Special. There waa a dlsastrona shooting affair here to-night, resulting In the probable fatal wounding of Police Officer Elijah Henry and the alight wounding of Policeman James Manlon.

William. Morris, a notorious negro, who shot Policeman Slayton at Madisonvllle two weeks ago, was located In the city this afternoon, and an attempt made to arrest him, but be eluded the officers. The officers were notified by telephone that tbe negro would be found near the Hen derson brewery. Officers Henry and Manlon answered the call. The offl- street and orders were given by the offi cers to halt.

One of the negroes dodged In tbe dark and the ether. Morris, be gan shooting. Officer Henry was struck in the left breast and called to Man-Ion that he waa shot. Manlon waa still shooting at Morris, when he fell. saying: You have me.

Manlon approached Morris, when he raised hia pistol and Sred tne bail, matting a flesh wound in Manion's right hip. Morris then jumped to. his feet and ran in the gate of a residence around the house and escaped. Mayor Thompson has wired to Eartlngton, for bloodhounds. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH -Will Ba notified of a Case of Small pox At Bigr Clifty, Oray-- aon," County.

Leitchfleld. Augv 2. Special. Dr. O.

R. Stutevllle." of Big Clltfy. thia county, who was here this afternoon, re ports a well-developed case of smallpox near there, and It is feared tha dis ease will spread, as the patient. It is said, attended services at St. Paul's church near there last Sunday, where several hundred persons were in attend ance.

County Judge Wells authorised Dr. Stutevllle to vaccinate all the Indi gent of that locality wno nave oeen ex-noaed. Judae Wells will notify tbe State Board of Health so as to take prompt measures to prevent a spread of the disease. TWO ASSASSINS SHOT SATTt TO HAVE BEEN ASOBO THOSE WHO BTT.T.TTO PRES-. HJENT HEU BEAUX.

United States Sinister Xak.ec a Sue v. cesaful Protest Against An SITUATION STILL VEST GRAVE. Santo Domingo. Aug. 2.

Two of th Bssa1m? ot jYeeident-Hetireaux-av been captured and Tho country ts entirely quiet, ana no movements of troops are In progress. OUR MINISTER PROTESTED And a Newspaper Van Under Arrest Was Quickly Released. Port au Prince, Haytl. Aug. 1 The political situation Is causing anxiety.

Numerous arrests have been made. Among those taken into custody ara M. Doubillon a former Minister of the in terior, and M. Duvlyier. a newspaper man.

Duvlvler made strong resistance nd succeeded in entering the United States Legation, dragging with him the officer detailed to take him Into cus tody. The officers, however, were able to take their prisoner outsiae tne lega tion doors. The United States Minister. Mr, Wm. F.

Powell, entered a protest against the action of the officers and demanded the release of the prisoner. Eventually the Haytian Government gave way to the protest of Mr. Powell. M. Duvlvler was set at liberty aod reentered the United States Legation.

The authorities continue to make ar rests. In addition to the prominent per sons before reported as having been taken Into custody Is M. Foucbard, formerly Minister of Finance. Many refugees have sought protection at the American Legation, among them M. Menos, some time Minister of For- eUrn Affairs.

The situation is grave. Powell's Course Approved. Washington. Aug. 2.

The State De partment fully approves of the action taken by United States Minister Powell at Port au Prince In enforcing respect for the sanctity of th United States Legation. Tbe general practice has been to discourage United States offi ciate In. granUmr asylum to fugitives from justice, but the point now Involved Is a breach of propriety shown In making the arrest within the Legation prem ises, not tne propriety in grauuug moj-lum. HEARING OF TESTIMONY Xn th Case Against Jamea Baiter Will Begin To-day At BarbonxTilla. Barbourville.

Aug. t. (Special. The case against Jamea Baker, charg ed with tbe murder of Wilson Howard. wit vi.

In Clay county, for whjch Wiley Baker I Tom Baker were Indicted, waa not I reached until this afternoon, although I was Bet for yesterday. Special Judge I Tu.hm.. nresiding. A Jury waa Im- 1 and the witnesses sworn, but I 7- hearing ox leaumon, win teen. John Isaacs.

Jesse D. Tuggl I Ben B. and Ben B. Golden are the attorneys for the prosecution. Judge Tinsley, H.

C. Faulkner and Allen Baker wm conduct the defense. Judge Dlshman says th bearing of testimony will not concluded before Saturday. This alleged murder took place ten miles from Manchester In April. 18S8.

Burch 8torrs and Wilson Howard being ambushed and killed. Beverly Baker Arrested. Barbourville. Aug. Special Beverly Baker, of the Baker faction, was arrested here yesterday on a warrant from Clay county.

The Bakers fear that this Is a blind to get Baker in the Clay county Jail and then as-i sassinat him. They will ask th court to prevent his being sent to Clay county FIRST Gli Fired Yesterday By Ex-Got. Brown IN A SPEECH AT LEXINGTON. Uses Strong LansuaM Against the Regular Conrention AND GOEBEL ELECTION LAW, APPARENTLY INTENDS TO 2KAXS BOS TIGHT AL0O THOSE LUSTS. WANTS NO PERSONALITIES Ky, Aug.

z. Ex-Gov. John Toung Brown this afternoon addressed the antl-Goebel conference as follows: My Fellow-Democrats: I hav mot today many earnest men. I see before me the comrades of tbe past, tha grandfathers and the fathers and the sons of that party of Jefferson and Jacksoa In whoso service I hav grown gray. From the, time I cast my first ballot until today, I have never- hesitated about sup.

porting the ticket ot my party, that ex-: peri en ce stretching back tor more than th ordinary spaa of human life. To-day I refuse to do it. Squire Gossom: Th grand old fellow Gov. Brown: One timid friend said te me: "Consider. I have considered, and I speak to you my matured, resolution: He remarked: "It may hav some effect upon your future ambition.

Gentlemen. Rob-ert E. Lea said that the noblest word la the English language ts "duty." said this In a letter that he wrote to hla son. then a student at tbe Military Academy. Ho said: "Ponder that word, for It embrace all the moral rule that could govern man duty." (Applause.) I am before you this evening In obedience to the promptings of duty.

meet In an ap- proprtate place the Athens, Justly called. of Kentucky. Your streets have been trod-. den by the feet and your halls have resounded with the eloquence ot illustrloue men Clay, the Brecklnrldgea, the. Mar- snails, tha Menifee, the Prestons.

Chief -Justice Robertson and a long lino of others that have contributed to th re- -Mown -of" our glorious -and beloved eld -Common wealth, If It be that th dead take heed of the living, this eveo-. Ing, an those mighty shade In solemn procession (nova In- their majestic march -watching terrestrial affairs, in my mind's eya I se them beckoning, a benediction to th courage of Kantucklans who ar her to do their duty to history, to th present, to their children and their chit- -dren's children after them, and. to preserve elf-government. Without that your government Is a farce, your Constitution is a mockery. Grand Clay, whose name will ge ringings down th ages, and go thousands of years from now like the great names of Greece and Rome have come to us, what sentiment was It that he expressed that has outlived all -his other sentiments? It Is this: In his old age, battle-scarred, hav- Ing reached the sunset of life that gives us mystical lore, he uttered th Immortal sentiment: "I would rather be right than President." (Applause.) And the man who falls In his duty, who is forgetful of his duty in this hour, la this critical hour of 'Kentucky's history, is unmindful of th lessons of the past or Is rockless ot tbe consequence of the future.

Th preservation of MOerty depends upon eternal vigilance. Tou must de nounce ana resist every cncroacnmenc noon vour rtsrhts because the creat hlah- way of Time Is strewn- with the wrecks of republics and otner institutions or men that have gone Into decay and ruin by the debauchery of their citizens, their Indifference to their rights, and their -devotion to present policies rather than to eternal principles. Quotes th Constitution. Tou lately a Constitution In Keifc tucky. Let me read you a clause of It "Section 1S1: The General Assembly shall provide suitable means for depriving ot office any person wbo to secure bis nom inationmark -you or election haa, in his canvass, or election, been guilty ot any unlawful use of money, or other thing of value, or haa been guilty of fraud, lntim- 1 idation, bribery, or any other corrupt prao- tice; and he shall be responsible for act -don by others with his authority, or raw lned by him." That is the present Constitution of Ken- -tucky.

Is there a Goebel lawyer in Ken- tucky, or within the limits ot the Com. monwealtn, naving tne least seu-respeci, that would be willing to-day to put bis nam to aa opinion that th nomine ot tbe late Louisville convention did not com within th inhibition of that section of th Constitution? Tou will see that It says: "Th General Assembly shall aa examination of the laws I hav found that the General Aseembly has not don Its duty. It baa not provided for -frauds, except In elections. The law does not refer to what was don In nomlna-, tlons; but under the spirit of this Constitution, under Its honorable interpretation, under Ita application, as waa Intended, Is there an honest man in Kentucky to-day. be he Republican, Democrat, Prohibitionist, Populist or what not a voice: Or Goe- bellte) who can read that law.

which la the supreme law of your Slate, and say -n the Legislature had dona ita duty and passed the law, that they were commanded to pasa by tbe Constitution, that even, if this roan were elected, any honest court In Christendom, under the evidence that 1 could prove by men within twenty feet of me here. would not turn him outT (Ap- PThese no Idle wards that I speak to you. I speak In soberness and In earnest- -ness, and in truth, and I speak to the ma n-hood. th dignity, the self-respect and th love of self-government which resides in tbe heart of every man In this country who Is worthy of Its protection. If arty one of.

yon weri called upon to prevent fraud bt elections or convention, could you make It broader or stronger or more comprehensive than It is here? I think I said tnat i nsu. one friend to have a selfish car tor jnr future. I wrote to him, so far aa my hope and prospecia for the future wera con-SernJSTlwss ready to cast them to th wmd and that If knew 1 was going to my political by all that I hold Bred, I would rather occupy that grav thaato bold any trice within the gift of man that, was stained by Up- we believe It Sov Brown Believe mel I hop so. xJjVh "the daily walk and conversation ml fefon. meTmy fellowUlsena.

wita official record on th. bookaj. h.vw lived In vain If even my enemas can chaU hVnge my integrity or dispute th honesty of my intentions. (Applause.) Now I am not her for mere declamatory am her to appea I to every Votertathis State, whq la proud that to a Kentucklan and aa America ciUaaa. fct- -HI-.