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A REPUBLICAN SLIDE.
The Conditions of 1892 Are Re
versed in 1894.
THE K T3SE REPUBLICAH, SURE
ocratic members of the ways and mean*
committee. Of the 11 Democrats ou
that committee only two will ba re
tained to the next house. Five failed
ot renomination either voluntarily or
! involuntarily, and four were defeated
j in the election. Bouton McMillin, of
1 Tennessee, and Henry G. Turner, of
j Georgia, are the oniy two Djinocrats
i of 1 his committee w.10 go back to cou-
! greas.
Tin* h«nt 'o May Hr 111 tli» >am*j I.lo«—Tht*
N»iitl niii It Iftrukm—Wilson of West
Virginia lifMtrn—U«*«l Will Uo Np«iiker
AgHIn—Tin- Wh>« kihI M«ao» CoinniU(««
hlil:iiilii(l All to I'lrrri.
Washington, Nov. 7.—The next na-
tiotia) house will bo Republican Ay a
good working majority.
The next senate of the United States
congress will, perhaps, be Republican.
Tom Reed will he speaker of the next
house.
Tno results, so far, of the elections
over the country bear out the above
statements.
Morton carries Now York for gover
nor by about 100,WO plurality over Hill;
Strong is elected mayor of New York
city over Grant, and the Republicans
have won in two-thirds of the congres
sional districts. It was a genuine land
slide 111 Now York. Everything Demo
cratio went to pieces.
In the New England states everything
is Republican. Massachusetts sends a
solid Republican delegation of 13 to the
house. And Connecticut sends a solid
Re .ublicun delegation.
New Jersey goes overwhelmingly Re
publican, electing only three Democrats
ont of eight congressmen, and electing
a Republican legislature which chooses
a successor to Senator McPherson, Dem
ocrat. This will probably mean a Re
publican senate as well as a Republican
house of representatives.
Indeed, t he Republicans gain in every
eastern state. But the greatest Demo
cratic slump of all is in New York; ev
erything has gone against the party.
From the west comes tidings of as
disastrous results to Democracy as the
east furnishes. The Republicans have
swept over that section with the force
of a cyclone.
Ohio comes up with a majority of
over lw.WO for the Republicans.
Indiana, tile state of small majorities,
has overdone herself in favor of the
Republicans this time.
From 30,000 to 50,090 is the Hize of
the Republican majority in Illinois.
Here Mr. Spring r was turned down.
Mr. ( ul om will succeed himself in the
senate, unless some other Republican
wrests the laurel from his brow.
'1 he Republican victory in Michigan
is almost unanimous. In Wisconsin
and Minnesota the Republicans swept
the day. In Iowa it was all that way.
but one Democrat getting in. In the
newer states the same condition of af
fairs ex.sra.
Nebraska is an oasis, showing a con
dition of affairs that will probably re
sult in Hon. W. J. Bryan being sent to
tile senate. Un the slope, the Republi
cans se in confident of success all along
til.I lit. I.
1 . . ublicans hav - carried Wiscon-
i In by at least So,000, electing Upliani
governor over Peck, the present, incum
bent. The Republicans also elected' 10
to the Democrats’ one congressmen, and
earvie-i ihe state legislature almost en
tire. '. -I United Slates senator will be
electe.. i i Wisconsin this year.
In t - vuuh, the broken front of tlio
Demo arie ranks is presented, and Ten
nessee and West Virginia have gone
over t > tin: Republican side. At least it
seems o from the very latest returns.
Wil am L. Wilson of West Virginia
is del ated for congress and Peter
Turney, governor of Tennessee, seems
to have been defeated by Evans, the Re
publican candidate.
Alabama is solidly Democratic, as are
Florida and Mississippi, while two dis
tricts in Texas await the official count.
South Carolina has been having a
quarrel of her own, resulting in the con
tained triumph of Governor Tillman,
but the ugly threat is made by Dr. Pope
that he is intent upon a contest, both
state and federal.
In Georgia, all the districts showed
up well for Democracy.
The Ninth, Seventh, Fourth and Tenth
distr.ets were tlie ones that were regard
ed as the weakest Democratic districts
In the state, and if there was any fear
at all among the party leaders it was
hinged upon these districts.
But they all went Democratic.
Congressman Tate succeeds himself
In the Ninth by about a,500 majority.
In the Fourth, Congressman Moses
defeated Mr. Thornton, the Populist
nominee, by something more than 3,000
majority.
The Seventh district went for Democ
racy and Congressman Maddox by 1,602,
according to the. most reliable reports
from all the counties in the district.
Dr. Felton, who was the populist nomi
nee in the district, carried five out of
the 13 counties iu the district. His ma
jorities in the district were as follows:
Gordon, 150; Bartow, 500; Haralson,
800; Polk 400 and Paulding, 376—total,
1,685,
The result in the tenth was interest
ing, and the vote in Richmond was sur
prising, as many as 15,053 votes having
boen reported from the county alone.
Of tlis number Congressman Black re
ceived an overwhelming majority in the
countv. Hancock* was the only other
county in the district, however, that
went for Black, the majority there be
lng about 1,000. The counties carried
by Mr. Watson, the Populist nominee,
gave him a total majority of 4,773. The
overwhelming vote reported from Rich
mond and the 1,000 majority for Black
in Hancock offsets this total majority
for the Populists and gives the district
to Black by something more than 6,000
majority.
Maryland joined the Republican pro
cession and will, for the first time in
tlie history of the state, send more Re
publicans than Democrats to represent
her iu the halls of congress. Four of
the six congressmen elected are Repub
licans, n net gain of four. Unprece
dented gains were also made by the Re
publicans in other directions, and the
first branch of the Baltimore city coun
cil will, for the first time, be controlled
by the Republicans.
From the southern part of Louisiana
there is a story of disaster bound to be
heard from in the future, and in Vir
ginia and North Carolina the neck and
neck character of the voting was de
cidedly uncomfortable.
Forun-r Keporu Confirm-mI.
Chicago, Nov. 7 — A survey of the
returns ot the election confirms former
hasty estimates and partial returns. In
the west, the northwest ani ou cue Pa
cifies coast the Republican lauduide
seems to be overwhelming and, in the
southwest, the Republican gains re
ported are of such magnitude as to sug
gest almost a revolution.
The only exceptions to the rule appear
to be in California and Nevada. In the
former, state Democratic candidate for
governor, Budd, is apparently in ad
vance of Esteo, Republican competitor,
although the rest of tho Republican
state ticket seems to be certain of elec
tion.
In Nevada the silver party, which
exists as a party in that state only, has,
to all appearances, beaten the Republi
cans, Democrats and regular Populists,
electing its state ticket and congress
man. There is also au element of doubt
in Nebraska where the election of May
ors (Rep.).over Holcomb ^(Pop.-Detn.) is
by no means assured.
With these exceptions, however, the
tide of Republican success appears to be
overwhelming. Ohio has given the
largest Republican majority in its histo
ry, wiping ont not only the McKinley
plurality of 85,000, but going above the
high water mark set by John Brough
in 1863 of 101,000. It is thought that
the official returns will show a Republi
can plurality of 140,000 to 150,000.
< 'olorado has repudiated Populist doc
trine and swung back into the Republi
can column, electing a full Republican
ticket and both congressmen.
Kansas, too, has returned to Republi
can faith, and Jerry Simpson is buried
iu a landslide along with the other Pop
ulist candidates.
Wisconsin has reversed her verdict of
two years ago, and has elected a Re
publican state government and t) out of
10 congressmen of the same political
faith.
In Illinois, the Democrats have met a
crushing defeat; not only has tho state
shown a preference for Republican can
didates as expressed by some 40.000 or
50,000 plurality, but the congressional
delegation has been turned over almost
bodily to the Republicans, William M.
Springer going down with his party in
the Seventeenth district.
The city of Chicago, tpo, has cast 25,-
000 plurality against the Democrats, the
legislature is Republican ou a joint bal
lot, and the result of the balloting is a
complete reversal of the political situa
tion.
Indiana is fall fashion, too. Returns
are incomplete, but there seems little
reason to doubt that the Republican
state ticket will have from 20,000 to 25,-
plurality, and the victors will gain four
congressmen. It is significant of the
general upset that the election of Hon.
William Holman in the Fourth district
is more than doubtful, >nd the Republi
cans claim that the official count will
retire the great objector from tho na
tional legislature.
Minnesota is Rennblican bv 30,000 to
40,000 plurality, N •Ison winning against
the Democrats un<! Populists.
Michigan gives a Republican plnr ili-
ty of 40,000, andu i i-;.-tiioofii-. ia count j 1
changes the outlook greatly, the ent re !<s
congressional dehg.ition w.ll be It pub
lican .
Practically the same may be sr ; d of
Iowa, although the Dmiocr.it4 of the
Hawkeye state have a p ysp ot o. sav
ing one congressman, Hayes, i.i the Sec
ond district.
The state of Washington is Republi
can bv 9,000 to 10,000 plurality, includ
ing a congressman.
Idaho’s contribution to the audslida
is 26,000 plurality and a congressman
from that state.
North Dakota has endorsed the Re
publican ticket by from 1,000 to 3,000
jlurality, and in tho territory of Okla
homa the Republicans have elected a
delegate to congress by a plurality of
2,600.
So much for the states with Republi
can pluralities turning to those which
retain their allegiance to Democracy,
there are still evidences of a prevailing
trend of politioal opinion.
The Other Side.
Arkansas returns a solid Democratic
delegation, but by reduced pluralities.
In Kentucky it is possible and even
probable that Ashland district, hereto
fore a bulwark of Democracy, will be
represented in the Fifty-fourth congress
by Mr. Denny, Republican. This will,
however, be due more to the disaffection
of Breckinridge Democrats than to any
growth of Republican sentiment.
In Louisiana Democratic pluralities
have been cut down to such an extent
that the Repnblicans claim two con
gressmen, whether upon good grounds
or not the official count will determine.
Tennessee is all mixed np. There are
conflicting claims as to congressmen,
and even the result of the gubernatorial
contest appears to be involved in some
donbt, owing to serious defections in
middle Tennessee. It can hardly be
doubted, however, that the returns will
show the election of Turney by a safe
plurality.
Down in Texas the Republicans for
the first time have made the fight with
the hope of winning, and, as the result,
two congressional districts, the Tenth
and Twelfth, are In doubt.
In Missouri a prevailing “drift” is
manifest in reduced Democratic plnrali
ties for the state ticket and the claims
of Republicans that they will gain one
or two congressmen.
Mississippi appears to have the lone
some distinction of standing firm in the
Democratic faith. She will elect all
the candidates of that party by prac
tically normal majorities.
Montana has not been heard from
other than in a vague and indefinite
way. The people of that state are in
terested in the state capital question
more than anything else, but such re
turns as have been received indicate the
election of Hunt, Republican, for su
preme court justice, and Hartman of
the same party for congress. This com
pletes the list, and it is not likely that
the situation outlined will be changed
materially by the official connt.
The Populist vote which was an un
certain quantity before the election can
now be pretty accurately gauged. In
what to the defeat of the Democrats,
although it is doubtful if the cesnlt
would have been changed had that par-
1 ty not been in the field. In Kansas and
{ Colorado it is evident that Populism‘is
on the wane, while in Minnesota, the
strong fight made by Owen for ttie gov
ernorship. indicates that the propagan
da has taken a strong hold. Iu other
states the Populists did not seem to cut
much of a figure, and the txpctanm
j teat tlu-re would hi ill reused ropre-e »•
1 t. tiou o. that body iu the mrt eoupress
bus proven to l»e mistaken.
Tile Probth tioitUis showed their ns-
ia. small strength, and the much discu s-
ed A. P. A. itiliueiuje has apparently
v inislied inneiInn air. It was not ittevi-
d neu to any p-iceptible extent any-
wuere throughout the tve.-r.
\ The. whole verdict of the elections
seetus to be that the two great parties
were squarely opposed to each other, and
tnai the Republicans got the most
votes, hide issues and new. parties had
little or no influence on the result.
How It Looks ia Kentucky.
Lexington, Nov. 7.—The tidal wave
struck Kentucky with considerable
force. The Democrats lost heavily in
many sections. Returns indicate the
probable election of six Democratic and
and five Republican congressmen as fol
lows:
First district, John K. Hendricks,
Democrat; Second, John D. Clardy,
Democrat; Third, C. U. McElroy, Dem
ocrat; Fourth, John W. Lewis, Repub
lican; Fifth, Walter Evans, Republican;
Sixth, Albert S. Berry, Democrat; Sev
enth, George Denny, Republican;
Eighth, James B. McCreary, Democrat;
Ninth, Samuel Pugh, Republican;
Tenth, Joe M. Kendall, Demoarat; Elev
enth, D. G. Colson, Republican.
The Democrats have probably elected
all four judges of the oourt of appeals.
Ashland, Breckinridge’s old district,
has turned down W.C.Owens, the Dem
ocratic nominee, and George Denny,
the Republican candidate, is elected.
> 090 majority, and elect congressmen In
i the Sixth, Seventh, Tenth and Eleventh
and probably the Fifth and Thirteenth
districts—a Republican gain of 6.
There are not enough returns from
the legislature to indicate the result in
the state. The Republicans gain six
i members of the assembly in this coun
ty, Jt jrion, and claim 65 in the state.
The Democrats will probably have a
majority in the senate.
Idaho 1* ClMa
Boise, Nov. 7.—A large vote was
polled in this state. The Democrats
concede that Wilson, Republican, has
Li'en elected to congress. Careful esti
mates g.ve the state to the Republicans
by 2,CC0 majority for the entire state
ticket. Tne legislature will be close,
although p.vbibiy Republican. Senator
bhonp will probably be elected.
All Democrats la Alabama.
Montgomery, Nov. 7.—The returns
from the election ia this- state indicate
the election of all the Democratic nomi-
»• The Republicans wen very act
ive in the Fourth and Ninth districts,
bnt Robbins and Underwood have good
majorities. In the Fifth, Cobh beats
uoodwyn, leader of the Populist*.
H«Ua| > « Ilantlim Pmiiilil.
Charleston, W. Va., Nov. I—The
indications are that" James H. Holing,
Republican candidate for congress, is
elected over John D. Anderson, Demo-
crat, byM.OOO plurality. The Republi
cans clhta JJ.OOO. The Democratic ex
ecutive, however, has not yet oocoeded
Ruling’s election.
News from St. Loots.
St. Louis, Nov. 7.—The entire Re
publican city ticket with three excep
tions were elected. The entire Demo-
ocratic state ticket was succesi*. L
throughout by a plurality of about lojw;
000. Missouri's congressional delega
tion iu the next congress will stand
First district, William Hatch, Demo
crat; Second, U. S. Hall, Democrat;
Third, A. M. Dobkery, Democrat;
Fourth, G. C. Crowtlier, Republican;
Fifth, J. C. Tarsney, Democrat; Sixth,
D. A. Darmend, Democrat; Seventh,
John F. Heard, Democrat; Eighsh, R.
P. Bland, Democrat; Ninth, Champ
dark, Democrat; Tenth, R. Bartholdt,
Republican; El iveuth, Charles F. Joy,
Republican; Twelfth, J.W. Cobb, Dem
ocrat, Thirteenth, J. D. Fox, Democrat;
Fourteenth, Mirnold, Democrat; Fif
teenth, C. H. Morgau, Democrat.
THE FIFTY-MIL
The Republicans Claim Both
Senate and House.
SAY3 TENNESSEE IS REPUBLICAN.
Mr. Babcock Saji Senator Harris Will Bs
Sucoerded bjr a ltepubllcan—Tl» Dmo*
era:* Figaro'Oat s li He publican G*iu
In tho Next Senate With a Low of
Three Democrat*.
Indium Mar Lorn AIL
Indianapolis, Nov.7.—Partial returns
from Indiana indicate that the state has-
gone Republican by at least 60,000. The
Republican state oommittee say it will
not be surprised if the plurality teaches
70,000. Indications are that Indiana
Republicans elect 11 and possibly *11 IS
congressmen.
Republican. Will Take Wyoming Solid.
Cheyenne, Nov. 7.—The meager re
turns so fnr received indicate the elec
tion of the entire Republican state tiok-
et, of Mundell, Republican, for con
gress, and of a majority in the legisla
ture, whioh will eleot two United States
senators.
Ryans Carries Teaaaasee.
Chattanooga, Nov. 7. — Chairman
Carroll of the Democratic state commit
tee, telegraph! H. Clay Evans his con
gratulations, and conoedes his election
by at least 6,000.
It looks like the Repnblicans made a nnT.»t. it probably contributed some-
fight all along the line against the Dem- W8 ’ 3
New Hninpkhire*i Election*
Concord, Nov. 7.—The election in
this state passed off very quietly, and
with the entire absence of any excite
ment iu any locality. The predictions
of the Republicans that they would
p ill a h uivy vote, and that many Dem-
o -rats won.d stay away from the polls,
was earned out. The returns have come
i:i slowiy, but almost without exceptiou
sli >w heavy Republican gains.
Bu-iei, Repubiicau, lias been elected
governor by 6,090 plurality; Sulloway,
U- unMir.i l. oieotvd co:i ji'e-sinaa in tho
Fi -t <11 -t uct by 3 On majority; Baker.
publican, hits b-.en re elected ill tno
is.-co.id d s.viet l.v 3,039 majority. The
R pubiicau- h iv i a so eirried four of
t.i.; five ci aiic.dor district*, and 17 of
the 24 s uiarnrial dis'victs. and will have
75 majority in the holt of repre-euta-
t've*. Tpev have at •>« carried 9 of the
10 comities of the state.
I «»m Jttlinson l)rft*»tft| #
Ctxvr.i.-ND, Nov. 7.—The latest ad-
vi es received from the state indicate
that the Republicans have elected their
candidates for congress in everv district
in Ohio with the exception of the Third,
where Paul J. Sory (Dem.) has been
elected, and in the Fourth where the
result Is still in doubt. The Republi
cans will have 19 and possibly 20 mem
bers in the next congress from Ohio. In
Cleveland the Republicans elect the' en
tire county and city ticket without a
single exception by surprisingly large
gains and pluralities. Tom Johnson,
Democrat, is defeated by Theodore B.
Burton, Repubiicau, who has a plu
rality of 4,662.
Delaware 1 . Fall Count. ,
Wilmington, Nov. 7.—Delaware is
complete as follows: Newcastle county,
950 Republican majority; Kent, 100
Democratic majority; Sussex, 360 Re
publican majority; net Republican ma
jority, 1,200. The Republicans elect
governor and congressman and local
tickets in two counties. The next leg
islature will stand: Senate, 8 Demo
crats and 4 Repnblicans. House, 14 Re
pnblicans and 7 Democrats. Joint bal
lot, 18 Repnblicans and 12 Democrats.
This insures a Republican successor to
United States Senator Higgins. ' .
Governor Walt* Defeated.
Denver, Nov. 7.—Returns are In
from less than one-third of the precincts
in this city with Republican strong
holds yet to be heard from. The ma
jority for McIntyre for governor over
Waite is 6,000. Retnrns from the state
outside of Denver are very meagre, but
those so far received indicate that Mc
Intyre is elected, and the entire Repub
lican state ticket elected by 16,000 or
20,000 plurality. The Republicans
claim to nave carried-even Cripple Creek
district, which was expected - to give a
large majority for Waite.
Will Contest iu Louisiana.
New Orleans, Nov. 7.—Republicans
admit that the Democratic candidates in
six Louisiana districts will receive cer
tificates. Buck, in the Second district,
is elected by 7,000 majority; Meyer, in
the First, by an equal majority; Price,
in the Third, will have 6,000 votes to
spare. The retnrns practically insure
the election of Boatuer in the Fifth, Og
den in the Fourth, and Robertson In the
Sixth, over their Populist opponents.
The Republicans will contest the First,
Second and Third districts in the city
region. -
Twenty Thousand
Indianapolis, Nov. 7.—The Republi
cans eleot the state ticket by atleastSO;-
To Contest Tarsnejr*. Seat.
Kansas City, Nov. 7.—R. T. Van
Horn (Republican) concedes the election
of J. C. Tor mey (Democrat) to congress
from the Fiith district, but claims fraud
aud will contest the election in the
house.
Washington, Nov. 7.—The returns
indicate that the Republicans will gain
six United States senators over the num
ber now sitting in that body. Three of
them will come from states which have
now bat one senator apiece owing to fail
ure of the legislatures chosen two years
ago to elect, which are: Montana, Wy
oming and Washington: The other
three will succeed Democrats now rep
resenting in part their respective states,
as follows: Martin in Kansas; McPher
son in New Jersey, and Camden in
West Virginia.
The senate at present consists ot 85
members, divided as follows: Demo
crate, 44; RepnMieans, 36; Populists, 3;
Silverites, 2.
With the changes now apparent, the
division among the parties will be:
Democrvts, 41; Republicans, 42; Popu
lists, 3; Silverites, 2.
Chairman Babcock, of the Republi
can congressional oommittee, claims
that the Repnblicans will organize the
next United States senate. Whije the
retnrns are incomplete, his information-
is tliat the Tennessee legislature is R ■-
publican, and will send a member from
that party to succeed Harris.
DISTANCE^ AT SEA.
Au Instrument That Will Measure It Ae.
curately—A Simple Device.
Washington, Nov. 7.—An instrument
that will enable a mariner to tell in an
instant upon seeing a lighthouse or any
well known maik upon the sea coast
just how far his ship is distant from
shore, that will inform the captain of
man-of-war how far away his ship may
bo from another vessel of his own navy
and be of assistance iu many o’p'.er re
spects where the elements of uistance
or height are factors, has been submitt
•d to the navy department for trial.
The instrument is known as the stadi
meter, and is the invention of Lieuten
ant Fiske, who devised the range finder.
Tthe stadimeter is much simpler in con
struction and operation than the range
finder, to which, indeed, it may serve
as an adjunct, bnt which it cannot en
tirely replace, as at least one element—
either height or distance-^must be
’known so as to determine the other.
CARLISLE SPEAKS,-
SWl ■* Disease the Boat! Question Iu
New York?
N*w York, Nov. 7.—Secretary of the
Treasury Carlisle has sent his accept
ance to an invitation to speak at the an
nual dinner of the chamber of com
merce, which will be given on the even
ing of Nov. 20 at Delmouico’a As mar
ly all the bank presidents and moneyed
business men are members of the cham
ber aud will be at the diuucr. it is
thought by many that the secretary
will utilize the opportunity to set forth
the admiuistr.uion’s views on the ques
tion of a bond issue.
Wall street is almost a unit in the
opinion that an issue of $50,000,001 or
$100,000,000 of bonds by thegoverunient
is a necessity to replenish the govern
ment’s supply of gold, and to afford the
banks a chance to put out .some of the
money with which they are at present
burdened.
There has been a rumor in the street
for a week or more - to the effect that
Banker E. C. Benedict, the close friend
of President Cleveiaud, has beou quietly
getting the views of the leading bank
ers on the question of bond issue in or
der to let the president know just what
the feeling here is on the matter. Mr.
Benedict, however, denies,this. *
Agent Day of the Ute Reserva
tion Talks Plain.
HE’S IHDEPfiNBEHT ANDDAU8TI0.
SAVED THE WOMAN.
Fir* Chief** Narrow Empe from a
Burning Building.
Windsor, Ont., Nov. 7.—When fire
broke out in Mrs. Jane Green’s house
she ran into the street, but a little later
remembered that she had left some
money and papers iu the second floor
and rushed back for them. The build
ing, which was of wood, was then all
ablaze, and she was in imminent dan
ger of death. George Cheue, chief of
the Windsor Fire department, snatched
a shawl from a woman standing near
End bolted iu at the front door and up
stairs. A few seeouds later the roof
feel aud the cry went up that the chief
was inside.
^.A score of firemen with axes, picks
and hooks started for the door, bnt just
as they did so the second floor came
down with a crash, aud the chief, with
the woman iu his arms, rolled over and
over ont of the front door. He was
blinded by the smoke aud fire, aud the
woman was-insensible. She was reviv
ed, however, aud is recovering. The
chiefs hair was singed off, his face blis
tered and the coat burned from his back.
The uiouey and papers were found
unharmed iu what was left of the build
ing.
SETTLED THE CASE.
I’cnmiylvaniii’a Republican Plurality.
Philadelphia, .Nov. 7.—Careful esti
mates irum 67 connties give Hastings,
i^Iiupublicim) for governor, a plurality of
210,595. Complete returns will in all
likelihood increase these figures.
Kr nit tor Faulkner** Conception.
Washington, Nov. 7.—Senator Faulk
ner, oh:.irmau of the Democratic con
gressional committee, concedes the
house to the RjpuuUcaus by 65 to 70
p.urality.
Wilton It It silly Itentra*
Wheeling, W. Va., Nov. 7.—A spec
ial to toe Evening News says: D.iytou’s
majority is still growing and lie will
probably deteat William L. Wilson by
2,690.
Mlululppt’a Sarin Democrats.
Jackson, Nov. 7.—Word comes from
the seven congressional districts that
seven Democrats are elected to eongreaa
from Mississippi.
North Dakota.
Grand Forks, Nov. 7.—Tho latest
estimates give the Republicans a ma
jority of 5,000 to 10,000.
Jerry Is Detested.
Whichita, Kan., Nov. 7.—Republi
cans claim the defeat of Congressman
Jerry Simpson by 2,000.
No Claim for Damage*.
Pittsburg, Nov. 7.—The supreme
court of Pennsylvania has just decided
that an employe of a railroad who is a
member of a relief association auxiliary
to the road has no claim to damages if
injured while in the discharge of his
duties. The case was Ringle versus the
Pennsylvania Railroad company, aud
was appealed from the Philadelphia
county court. -Riugle was injured aud
accepted the benefits of the association.
He sued for damages, and ou a point of
law seenred a favorable verdict. The
company appealed. Justice Williams
r versed the decision of the lower
court.
8«n*tor Hitrrin Uobbed*
Memphis, Nov. 7.—Senator Isham G.
Harris, who was billed to speak at Boli-
ar. Team, arrived late at night and
took rooms at the Bolivar hotel. About
o’clock in the morning he retired,
hanging his vest ou a chair in the room.
In the pockets of the vest were a gold
watch valued at $185 aud $5 or $6 in
silver. 8enator Harris did not lock the
door to his room. When he arose he
fonnd the watch and money missing.
A stranger, who occupied a room above
the senator's, is snspeoted. The stranger
left daring the night without paying
his bid.
Big Cotton Platform Burned.
Toccoa, Ga., Nov. 7.—S. Mi
ft Co.’e big cotton platform was burned
here. Seventeen hundred bales of cot
ton were entirely oonsnmed; lorn, $50,-
000, fully covered by insurance. The
residence of G. W. Swilling was also
burned. The cotton compress and
Southern railroad ootton platform were
saved by hard work.
Killed His Wife aad Committed Saleid*.
Cleveland, Nov. 7.—Mr. Humphrey
Johnson, a well to do fanner in Collin
wood, a suburb of Cleveland, shot and
killed his wife, 30 years his junior, aud
then committed suicide. He was some
what penurious and she was liberal in
spending his money. Their quarrels
were frequent.
Tko Horae Will Fight.
Paris, Nov. 7.—A dispatch from Zan
zibar annnonnees that the Hova prime
minister has replied to Franoe’s ultima
tum that the Hovafl will yield only to
force. The Frenob are evacuating An
tananarivo. Madagascar’s capital.
New*paper Goes to tho Wall.
Cincinnati, Nov. 7.—The Evening
News, a penny paper started last Sep
tember by the Printers’ Publishing com
pany, has been placed In the hands of
Scott Jones as receiver, with an order of
the court to wind np its affairs.
Aa Indies Family
Paris, Tex., Nov. 7.-
-A band of un
known men Went to the house of Silas
Washington, an nliaa, and fired sev
eral volleys into it, killing Washington
hud his wife and mother.
Tho Sente Fe Mnnec<-meut Sustained by
the Court*—Protective* Beaten.
Topeka, Nov. 7. —The present organ
ization has won the fight for control of
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad. Judge Foster of the United
States district court gave a decision to
make the temporary injunction perma
nent. which knocks the only props the
protectives had from under them. The
ourt vacated the temporary order re-
straiuing the old organization from pro
ceeding with an election excepting un
der the cumulative plan of voting, and
declared that the cumulative system
does not apply.
The decision further states that , ae
Santa Fe company has a charter aud is
operating nuder the grant of inorpo’-a
tion iteues by the teritorial legislature
of 1859. The protective committee is
overwhelmingly defeated on every point.
It is the opinion of counsel for the di
rectors that the whole matter has been
finally settled, and will not again come
np iu any form.
PRINCESS ALIX’S VOWS.
Itnanh'* Cotton Fir**.
Savannah, Nov. 7.—Latest estimates
of loss by the ootton fires are $75,000 to
$80,000. About 80,000 bales were dam
aged. The watchmen arrested on ships
on which fires, occurred have been re
leased, there being no evidence to oon-
neot them with the fires. The mayor
has offered a reward of $600 for the ax
rest and oonyiation of the incendiaries,
and commercial bodies have also taken
action.
To'Bear Sugar Bounty Appeal*.
Washington, Nov. 7.—Thu district
court of appeals has set Nov. 22 for
hearing the appeal of the Miles Sugar
The Ceremony Ob*ervml In Her Embracing
the New Faith.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 7.—The fol
lowing description of the official recep
tion of Princess Alix of Hesse-Darm-
stadt into the Greek choroh, has jnst
been published here:
■The Princess Alix entered the impe
rial chapel in a white dress, and was
led by the empress. She read aloud the
articles of .aith. Next came the pater
noster and a prayer by the emperor’s
confessor, Fathar Yinicheff, which the
princess followed. Father Yinicheff
was followed by two assistants, bearinj
iu a jeweled bottle which was carriec.
ou a rich tray, the sacred oil witn
whioh Father Yinicheff anointed the
kneeling neophyte upon the forehead,
breast, hands aud ou the soles of her
feet, at the same time giving her the
new name of Alexandra Teodorovna.
After the service the czar aud czarina
partook of holy communion with the
Princess Alix. The empress looked care
worn.”
Realising That HI* Agency I* the -tough*
rut Preposition in the Indian Service,”
He AUo It -sIliM That Cougreoa, by It*
I*i*ttmrt;y ( Hm Ken«l*r«d It Ho—tlopMi
for Itctirr Thing* Another S**««itie
Washington, Nov. 7. -The report of
the agent for tin- boutlnwu Utas of Col
orado is full of interesting reading.
“When the department realizus," he ,
snys, “that I have a reservation with
269 miles of border, aud um subjected
to the lawless deeds of a very tough
class of whites aud Mexicans, the task
of regulating the evil of traffic in vil-
, laiuous compounds called ‘whisky* oan
be easily estimated. However, by of
fering rewards, which I agree to pay
out of my own funds, I have at least
succeeded iif curbing the evil to a com-
meudab'.e extent. The standing reward
is $25, the mouey to be paid upon con
viction.”
The same agent, David F. Day, is
rather independent aud caustic in his
remarks on the general featurea of tho
Ute ageucy. Of the agricultural pur
suits he says:
“Realize thut- this had been an Indian
ageucy for 18 years, and preceding far
mers and agents have never grown a
bale of hay, pint Of seed or pouud of
vegetables upon an agency farm. To be
candid, political agents and political
farmers are- the crowning curse of the
Indiun service. I stated that the yield
would be light. It will, but we have
better stands aud a greater yield than
our white neighbors, and this in the
face of au unprecedented drouth. The
Iudiau farmers labored diligently dur
ing the irrigating season, and if the
honorable commissioner will take time
to figure upou the per capita issue of
rations at this ageucy, the fact will be
fevealed that ih addition to doubt os to
future home, absence of instruction,
want of implements and essentials, the
Ute farmers are not entirely unaooos-
toined to au empty stomach during bu
siness hours. To conclude, farming
here, with possibly four exceptions, Is a
farce, for whioh congress alone is re
sponsible.”
Inclosing his rather pepperyreport.
Agent- Day says:
‘As the honorable commissioner has
ordered facts pud excluded rose colored
recitals, I have endeavored to give them;
aud, aside from what has beeb told nu
der appropriate headings, will say that
the agent during his brief incnmbeucy
has been reported for ‘irregularity,’ and
investigated. He has discharged two
farmers to give them a chance to learn
something about agriculture and leu
about reporting the agent; has violated
the rules when business methods just' -
fled the breach; has an enemy in about
every white and Mexican upon the bor
der; has the lasting ill will of all beef
contractors, aud lias lost the esteem of
merchants who labor under the belief
that the government, should pay 50 per
sent more than individuals for their
aommorlities. N.
“And again I trust, in case I am not
disturbed,’ to have the Indian prob
lem solved at an early date. To the
honorable commissioner and his assist
ant. George C. Armstrong, I am indebt
ed for advice, assistance and instruc
tions of a beneficial character. I realize
fully that congressional lethargy has
rendered this agency, so far as perma
nent benefits extend, the toughest prop
osition in the Indian service, ana feel
indeed grateful for the assistanoe ex
tended under prevailing conditions.”
He closes by trusting that another
season will And conditions reversed, and
tho blanket thrown aside for the plow
and branding iron.
DISTANCE AT SEA.
City Fond* Pqanmlered.
Toledo, Nov. 7.—President Osborne,
. . of the common counoil, sprung a sensa-
lisle hast been denied. This was the! vestigatiou of the city departments, by
case in which the sngar company de-
An Instrument That Wilt He**are It An*
enrntely—A Simple Devte*.
'Washington, Nov. 7. —Au instrument
that will enable a mariner to tell in an
instant upon seeing a lighthouse or any
well known mark upon the sea ooask
just how far his ship is distant from
shore, that will inform the oaptain of a
man-of-war how far away his ship may
be from another vessel of his own navy,
and be of assistance in many other re
spects where the elements of distance
or height are factors, has been submitt
ed to the navy department for trial.
The instrument is known as the stadi
meter, and is the invention of Lieuten
ant Fiske. who devised the range finder.
Tthe stadimeter is much simpler in con
struction and ot oration than the range
finder, to which, indeed, it may serve
as au adjunct, but which it cauuot en
tirely replace, as at least one element—
either height or distance—must be
known so as-to determine' the other.
stating that the land recently purchased
from John B. Ketcham had been bought
for less money than the price given ont
by the park commissioners. “One hun
dred thousand dollars in bonds were
g rid,” said Mr. Osborne, “but Mr.
etcham has recently stated that only
$66,000 came to him.”
F*rn Will Hav* rrotaotion.
London, Nov. 7.—A dispatch from
Lima says that the Carceres goverment
have imposed duties ou all articles that
have hitherto been admitted to Peru
free of duty. Ou iron, coal aud machin
ery a duty is imposed of 8 per cent ad
valorem, plus 6 cents silver per ton of
1,000 kilos.
Campbell Full* to Serur* Damage*.
Omaha, Nov. 7.—The $50,000 damage
- - , _ suit of Rev. Larrabee Campbell against
wind was Mowing and theflaraee were BMk Johnson for alienating his
soon earned across the street. Before “
the fire could be subdued property to wife’s affechoNs, which has been on
the amount of $10,000 was destroyed. . trial in the district
The insurance was light. i "as concluded tea verdict for the de-
* (iendant. The defense was blackmail.
A Cablaet Company Burned Oat.
Jackson, Tenn., Nov. 7.—The South-
manded that inspectors .be appointed
under the McKinley Ihw with a view
to the colleotion of the sugar bounty.
Important. Tartar Ordar.
Washington, JNov. 7.—The secretary
of the treasury has issued orders to cus
toms officers instructing them' to-admit
to entry imported window glass packed
in cases containing 60 square feet, or
any multiple thereof. The new tariff
act limits the packings to 60 feet per
box. This limitation, however, is con
strued to be directory and not manda
tory.
Burned an Knttre Block.
Evergreen, Ala., Nov. 7.—A fin
broke, ont in the Foreigners’ hotel and
soon spread to the entire Mock.. A high
Their Cam Continued.
Memphis, Nov. 7.—The joint oase of
W. S. Richardson and Ed Smith, charg-
’’ ‘ . . , f era Seating and Cabinet company has
ed with murder in the lynching of six ora j
... been burned out. It was one of the
AustutSl^muollklun’Ih- criminal
Big Cotton Platform Burned.
Toccoa, Ga., Nov. 7.—S. M. Inman
ft Co.’s big cotton platform was burned
here. Seventeen hundred bales of cot
ton were entirely consumed; loss, $50,-
000, fully covered by insurance. The
residence of G. W. Swilling was also
burned. The cotton compress and
Southern railroad cotton platform were
saved by hard work.
Killed HI* Wife' and Committed Suicide.
Cleveland, Nov. 7.—Mr. Humphrey
Johnson, a well to do fanner in Collin-
wood, a suburb of Cleveiaud, shot and
killed his wife, 30 years his junior, and
then committed suicide. He was some
what penurious and she was liberal in
spending his money. Their quarrel*
were frequent.
The Hovaa Will Fight.
Parts; Nov. 7.—A dispatch from Zan-
zibar sunn ounces that the Hova prim*
minister has replied to France’s ultima
tum that the Hovas will yield only to
force. The French tee evacuating An
tananarivo, Madagascar’s capital.
An Indiun Family Auaaaluatad.
Paris, Tex., Now 7.—A band of un
known men went to the house of Silas
Washington, an Indian, and. fired soft
oral volleys into it, killing Washington