North Carolina Newspapers

I ALL THE NEWS | I VVHILE IT IS NEWS. | "VOL 9 utcome of IM. Y. Election in Full \ Great Struggle in New York State Over and Hughes Wins by about 52,000. Hearst Cairied City by Big Majority. All Other Dem ocrats elected. Reports from all Parts of the United Stated States Shows Great Gain for Demo cracy. Twenty-one Con gressional Districts Taken from Republicans. Xcw Yi.rk, Nov. 7.—Charles E. Ilusbcs. Republican, has been elected Governor of New York by a plurality of according to the figures available at an early hour. Wiliiam R. Hearst, his opponent, ha,; a ckar plurality in every borough of r.eaier -New \ork. bat Hughes vote overcame this and left the K,-prbiif..n candidate with a margin of vo'" j as rli?ady given. U u .,i, .Jial plurality in Greater vYc.ik. as indicated by the unoffi cial returns early today, was 76,956. also polled 641 pluraluy in two I'D S ate Ci v-a^ies. . plurity up St?ce, recording to the uncific'r.' returns, with 196 dis trict* mis ins was 129.686. leaving a total plurality for the Republican can did i;~ t The missing districts msy vaiy this gereral lesult by a few thousand \otes either way. Democratic Victory. .A lino.? t complete returns from Great el Nv'.v York for the State offices, she v; that aside from governor, the Dcniccuac'c Strte ticket cairied the greater cit> by pluralities of from 135.i'00 to 145,000. This would irci'cate thai unless the RepvMican cardidates for offices be low governor ia'i ahead of Hughes abc\e the Bronx a full Democratic State tick;., except governor, may ua'- v en vi;cied. R.uirns from the up' State counties are r.s yet too incomplete to warrant anything like an accurate forecast. Piursiity of Hughes. Some districts are still missing in Delegare. Essex Ham'lton, Ontario, Oswego sad St. Lawrence counties, but these s'x counties as giv ing Krgb; s a plurality of 19.100, the plurality of Hughes, outside of Greater Xc->v i'cik, is 129.660, or a plurality iii lb State of 52,674. Revised returns, some of them based on estimates, indicate a plurality of rbout 155.000 for Hughes abouve Bronx TIJs would make his plurality in the State about 60.00. The correct figures firn West Chester county in favor of Ku-rhes make up the most of the dif ference from the former estimates of Hughes' plurality. Republican plu i-.iities in Albany, Columbia, Cortland, Erie, .Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Rensselaer, Schenectady Tompkins show Bruce, Republican icr lieutenant governor, about 700 .' head of Hughes. On the basis of u]> state plurality for Hughes t:;is would seem to show Bruce's elec tion by a narrow margin, but as the LJenioeratic candidates for other state oifices r;.n ahead of their tickets they ; ; 1 .• now to be elected, including Jackson of Erie county for attorney i'-ntral. The Next Congress. Chi'R.' j, Nov. 7. —Dtspaicnes to the A ;1 Press up to 7:45 this mora i":-". show thrt the Republicans have oketf'i 211 Kemoers of the sixtietn Cot.ess and tha Democrats 155, with -'j districts missing. May Have Recount. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 7. —The race in Democratic primary for United S :r-.s Senator, between Senator Mc- Creary Governor Beckham, is so close that a recount may be necessary, -iii "iKiilete returns this morning show Governor Beckham is slightly in :li( i«afl. Samuel W. Hager appears ha\ • a sal'c majority for the nomi nation for governor. New Hampshire Election. Cur.'oid, N. H., Nov. 7. —Slow elec tion records show no material change m the results. Floyd, Republican, led •Jarac Demcciatic, for governor by an estimated plurality cf 2,220. A ma jority vote is required and the elec ';"n presumably will be thrown into ,a ' 1; sis which it is believed will i j e R« publican. Ccir.ccratc Win in New Jersey. Trenton, N. J., Nov. 7. —The revised 'el.i::;is show the Democrats will have | - noose of assembly by 31 to 29 and 'hat the Democrats have elected four r : 'ngressmen in Jeisey, a gain of th ree. i'he legislature, however, will be Re- I' 1; '.can on a joint ballot by 44 to 37. '■• re-election of Senator Dryden is considered uncertain. Kansas Election. Topeka, Kan., Nov. 7. —8:30 a. m. — ! result of the election fcr governor Jn Kansas is still in doubt. Both sides claim the victory. As to N'xt Congress. Chicago, Nov. 7. —Despatches to the Associated Press up to 9:45 a. m., in " tiding the returns from some very c'.f districts, show that (with 19 dis ■rie'ts missing) the Republicans have elected 212 members of the sixtieth Congress and the Democrats 155. THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT BIG GAIN IN CONGRESS Democrats Have Gained 21 Congres sional Districts Held Now by Repuh licans. Washington, D. C., Nov. 7.—With the count going on, results so far shows the election of 214 Republican con gressmen; 155 Democrats, with 17 dis tricts to be heard from. There are 386 seats co be filled in the house, and should the Democrats get the remaining 17 they would still not have control. The most sanguine predictions put out by Chairman Sherman, previous to the election was that the Republi cans would retain control of the House by 50. As the returns stand now, the Demo crats have gained 21 districts held in the present congress by Republi cans, as follows: Illinois, 2; Indiana, 1; lowa, 1; Mis souri, 4; Nebraska, 1; New Jersey, 1; New York, 1; North Carolina, 1; Ohio, 3; Pennsylvania, 5; and Wisconsin, 1* Republicans Win in Colorado. Denver, Colo., Nov. 7. —The re turns are incomplete but are suffici ent to show the election of the entire Republican State, congression al and judicial tickets and a Republi can majority of 30 or more on the joint ballet in the next legislature which will elect a senator to succeed Thomas Matterson. Delaware Election. Wilmington, Del., Nov. 7. —On the joint ballot the legislature stands Re publican 36.. Democrat 16. The elec tion of a Republican successor to United States Senator J. Frank Alee is assured. Statehood Carried. Santa Fe, New Mexico, Nov. 7. — The returns are still too few and i-cattered to give any estimate of the majorities for joint Statehood, but they will be between 4,000 and 7,000. Missouri Democratic- St. Louis,. Mo., Nov. 7. —Notwith- standing the returns from the State are coming in with the proverbial tar diness, from what is known the fact seems established that Missouri has again returned to the ranks of Democ racy. Chairman Evans of the Democratic State Committe, hold to the claim of a majority of at least 18,000. But until all the returns are in, especially from the outlying districts in the Southern half of Missouri, the result is not con ceded at the Republican state head quarters. Gov. Beckham Leading. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 7. —An official count of the incomplete returns that Governor Beckham is leading by about 2,000 votes. No returns have I een received from 12 or 15 coun ties in the mountains, but they are expected to increase rather than diminish Governor Beckham s lead. The election for congressman from the Tenth District, is still in doubt, iind the election of Congressman Rhinock, in the sixth is not yet assured. California Election. §an Francisco, Cal., Nov. 7. —The returns frcm the interior of the State are not yet complete, owing to the length of the ticket and the great amount of scratching in almost ev ery county, the count progressed very slowly. The most reliable esti mates of the pluralities obtainable indicate that Gillette, Republican, has been elected governor by about 10,000 over Eell, Democrat. Arizona Elections. Phcenix, Ariz., Nov. 7. —The vote for joint Statehood in Arizona is es timated to exceed 15 per cent of the total vote and may be even less. This calculation is made on the par tial returns from ten out of thirteen counties. Maricopa county, with coven county precincts is missing, voted for jointure 390; against 2,958. 1 The legislature is strongly Demo- Topelca, Kansas, Nov. 7—Complete ! returns from 71 out of 105 counties ' ' received at the Republican State head quarters give the plurality of 5,000 for ~ E. W. I-loch for governor over W. A. Harris, Democratic nominee. The Democratic State committee J still claims the election of Harris. The Republicans have probably elected a working majority for the Leg . islature^ v Outcome in India. ! Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 7. complete leturrs received at both the Republic?n and State headguarters, 1 show some suipirsing changed in the , result in Indian?. There seems to be j io question that the Democrats elected ,■ five out of 13 congressmen which is a F of three and the latest reports in.- dicate that the thirteenth districts is in doubt, is now repiesented by Abra ham L. Brick. Tlere is a'so doubt as s to the result in the second district now represented by John C. Chaney. Ceorge W. Baucb defeated represen tative Fred Landis in the eleventh dis " irict and John A. M. Adair defeated representative George Cromer in the 3ig'atb. The legislature is Republican on a joint balllot. Democrats Win in Kansas. L _ Kansas City, Kan.. Nov. 7.—At 1 V o'clock this afternoon reports received ny the Star from 80 counties out of 105 e ive W. A. Harris, Democrat, a plural h ity of 729 over E. W. Hoch, Republi can for governor of Kansas. «*[ Only "A Midsummer Night's Dream." QE&SISBd^HHKISSSMHHHSB THE PHILADELPHIA ELECTION. Reform Movement Inaugurated Last Year Received Severe Blow. Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 7. —The re form movement in Philadelphia and throughout Pennsylvania inaugurated last year as the result of the Phila delphia gas lease fight, received a severe blow in yesterday's election. The latest figures show that every- i where in the city and State the fu sioi# party opposed to the regular Republicans was either badly de feated or had its last year's vote greatly reduced. Edwin S. Stuart of this city, Re-1 publican and the Republican candl- j date for governor against Lewis j Emery, Jr., fusion nominee, ran very strong everywhere and his plurality may reach 75,000. ROCK HILL NEWS. Public School Buys Catawba Military School —Other Matters. Rock Hill, S. C., Nov. 7—The board of trustees of the Rock Hill school dis- j ti ict, has bought the property of the Catawba Military Academy to take ef- j feet cn or before July 1, 1997, the pre3ent trustees and management to, continue the present school to the | end of the school term. Then the; property is to be turned over to the J ►trustees of the Rock Hill school dis- i trict. This will insure Rock Hill a permanent high school. The consider- j ation was approximately sl2,i>oo and the school district gets a bargain at that figure. Mrs. Virginia Young, editor of the Fairfax Enterprise and president of the Woman's Rights Association died at Fain'ax Friday afternoon at 5 o'- clock after a brief iliness. Mrs. D. S. Henderson, of Aiken, who las been visting Mrs. Izard for the past week returned home this morning. Mrs. R. T. Ferrell left last Thursday for Jackson, Tenn., to be gone some time visiting relatives. For the grst time in the history of 1 the organization the Daughters of the American Revolution have assembled ' in annual session almost under the • shadow of the historic iKng's moun -1 tain. The delegates from all parts of - South Carolina are the guests of the J King's Mountain Chapter and the hos- j pitable homes of the town are thrown' J open to them. " There was one of the J largest crowds there that has assem > bled anywhere in the State, t C. (x. Cook, son of W. P. Cook, who ■ lives near Edsgmore and brother of I our townsman, Mr. Robert Cook, had - the misfortune to get his hand caught i in the gin at Key's ginnery at Rich » burg Saturday. The hand and arm t was so torn that it had to be amputat ed at the elbow. His friends will learn with regret of his misfortune. ; President J. B. Johnson of Win - throp College will give a reception to 3 the citizens of Rock Hill in the near . future in the library of the building. - Dates, etc., will be given soon. i The Ladies' Aid Society of the First i Presbyterian church will give a gener al reception Friday night beginning at ' 7:30 o'clock. Every member of the . church and all those who are not* members who attend the church are in j vited to be present, j Mr. W. F. Caldwell who has been . with the Charleston News and Courier r for the last six months has acepted the position as principal of the school at Leslie's and will take charge im ; meditely. Following the resignation of Dr. ! Bunion at Catawba Military Academy, - Mr. P. S. Kieth has been elected su perintendent. He was a member of the present factulty. e 3 South Carolina Synod. • ;, Augusta, Ga., Nov. 7. —The Evangel e ical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina e met in 82 annual convention in this i city today. They will remain in ses a sion four days. The opening took i- place in St. Matthew's church this s morning, when the legegates assem t- bled for a preparatory service, follow s ed by the synodical sermon, which t was delivered by Rev. W. L.. Seabrook. During the succeeding days of the L " convention the synod will consider the 1 >" reports of the various educational and missionary bodies of the church and e elect officers for the ensuing year and a delegates to the united synod. Coshocton, Ohio, Nov. 7. 'ihe case I'of Mrs. James F. Lingafelter, indicted d (for alleged forgery, was called for trial 5 today before Judge Crmpbel!. The ac l- cused woman is the wife of a promi i- nent banker of Newark. The case brought on change of venue. HICKORY, n. 0.. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1906. VANDERBILT HAS TOWALKTO CHUBCH Asheville', Nov. 7j.—Although sur rounded by every comfort that money affords until Saturday night, Mr. George Vanderbilt was Sunday morn ing thrown into a state of absolute helplessness. Every coachman in his » private stables, numbering seven, went j out on a strike and instead of driving 'to All-Souls, church, nis endowed ! house of worship, where he generally takes up a collection, he was forced to j remain at home, because there was not an employe at Biltmore house who j could or would drive him. Only the head coachman remained, and rather ! than force displeasure and embarrass ment on that employe the multi-mil ; lionairc announced that all the wor shipping of the Vanderbilt family Sun day would be conducted in the parlors of his palatial residence Never before has Biltmore house or , its rich master been confronted with j conditions so extremely embarrassing, | nor never has there seemed so great trouble in settling tho diftaeences i which have arisen between Mr Van derbilt. and his employes. Truly Mr. i Vanderbilt has been thrown into a ' state of existence where he must walk or stay at home as there is not an automobile on the estate. The teamsters and drivers in Ashe ville have refused to go to the res cue of Mr. Vanderbilt and accept plac es in his stables, because of sympathy for the strikers, nor will any of the lo cal drivers take would-be employes tc the Biltmore house to fill the places oi the strikers. Biltmore house is located more than three miles from the near est street car line, and as yet no driver has shown such a desire to work for the rich man as to walk. Mr. Vanderbilt had an important engagement at the estate offices ic the village of Biltmore yesterday morn ing at 10 o'clock, one that he felt him self duty-bound to fill, but when he [made inquiry for his carriage he was | informed that there was not a man »to drive. This engagement like Sun day morning's church duties had to go unattended too. It seems that the coachmen and drivers in the private stables made a demand on Mr. Vanderbilt for an in crease in wages to take effect Saturday night. The master considered the mat ter and decided that he was paying all that he could afford, so notifying the committee that waited on him. The following morning no coachman nor driver showed up for work, excepting the head ooachman, and without assis tance he was as helpless as his mas ter. The strikers had left the estate, and after repeated inquiries as to Mr. Vanderbilt's feeling towards them, have come to Asheville and declared they would await results. There seems no doubt but that the strike will con tinue several days and so long as it . does it is probable that the wealthy Biltmorean will sit in his drawing room and worry, instead of simply touching a button when he desires a carriage to convey him tfheresover he will. CASSIE CHADWICK AGAIN. A Case Involving the Financial Deal ings of Cassie Chadwick in Court Again. Boston, Mass.j Nov. 7. —A case in volving the sensational financial deal ings of Mrs. Cassie Chadwick will be tried at the term of the United States circuit court which convened to-day. The case is a suit brought by George C. Rankin, receiver of the Oberin, 0., National Bank, which failed through its extensive dealings with Mrs. Chad wick, against Herbert H. Newton of Brooklyn, to recover on a $lO,OOO note I given to the bank by Mrs. Chadwick . and indorsed by Newton. The defense I maintains that the indorsement on the , 1 note was obtained through false rep : > resentations, among these being the J claim of Mrs. Chadwick that she held I a note of $500,000 of Andrew Carnegie, j that the steel magnet held in trust for her an estate vf.lued at, $5,000,000. It lis understood that a deposition by >! Andrew Carnegie jlenying Hrs. Chad -1 wick's claims will be introduced as I evidence. By the time the average man has 5 achieved success he is too old to ap preciate it. . , _ . AND PRESS DJRHAM JEWS Durham, Nov. 7. —Revenue officers yesterday captured the largest illicit still that has been captured in this section in recent years. The officers had been on a raid for this monster for several days and at last succeeded af ter several desperate hunts. It was one of 223 gallon capacity and it has been moved through several counties by : blockaders recently. This still has been manufacturing Vhiskey by the wholesale and was known by the reve i nues as the "King of Moonshines." Be . sides destroying the still they poured i cut over 7000 gallons of beer. It was i located in the wild part of South Low ell, about twelve nines from Durham. A damage suit for $30,00 has been placed on the civil docket of the Dur ham county superior court in which 1 Mrs. Lucy Holloway is suing the Stan ; dard Oil Company on account of the i tragic death of her eon Webb Hollo way, who was killed by an explosion ;at that place several months ago. A , i negro by the name of Lunsford also j lost his life in the explosion. It is •!tered. and at ' caused quite a sensation. Holloway . and the negr9 were cleaning out a gas tank, when the negro struck a match, | ihe explosion following immediately, and Holloway, the first victim, was turned to death before he «ould re ceive any assistance. Lunsford died a few days later. The Standard Com pany tried to arrange the matter with Mrs. Holloway without going into court, but would not agree to pay the amount requested. The suit will be tried at a civil term of court that con venes in this city in January. A very unusual case was before the mayor yesterday that was pertaining to th» selling of whiskey in Durham, Mid one of the defendants was placed under a thousand dollar bond which was, promptly given. The defendant, Mr. Jordan Mangum, who has recent ly been tried in two cases for selling whiskey and each time has been plac ed under a heavy bond. He was ar rested a few days ago and this case was expected to be tried in court yes terday morning, but the prosecuting witness did not appear and for that reason that case was continued. Af ter Mr. Mangum had been arrested he had a small affray with the prose cuting witness, and this case was also set for a preliminary hearing yester day. Mr. Mangum was present at court, but the witness still did not appear, and the mayor placed him under a $l,OOO bend for intimidating a witness. The matter has caused quite a sensation, and it is evident that it will be an interesting case to be tried before the superior court the last of this month. Mr. Mangum was tried several days ago with the long chain of defendants before t*e mayor, and I the whiskey cases continue to appear daily. The defendant is a man of some wealth, having made Durham his home for many years, and is well known. ' Philadelphia, Nov. 7. —The board of directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company ordered an advance of ten per cent in the wages of all employes receiving less than $2OO affective Dec. 1. The directors gave the cost of liv . ing and present prosperity 4)f the coun try as the reason for the advance. Similar action will be taken by all companies in the Pennsylvania sys | tem east and west of Pittsburg. About 125,000 people are effected by ' the advance. ! Peabody, Mass.. Nov. 7. —The local [ club women had the proud honor of entertaining the Massachusetts State j Federation in annual meeting today. , The forenoon session, held in the ; South Congregational church, was de ; voted to reports of the St. Paul bien [ nial. The feature of the afternoon \ session was an address by Enos A. [ Mills, of Colorado, on "Our Friends, j the Trees." Both sessions were large ly attended. » „ L "Ah! my dear, I can't last much j longer," gasped the dying Mr. Klose man. "But, O! it's sweet to think 5 lhat even after death I'll be near you and watch over you." "If that's so," replied she who was soon to be 5 s rich young widow, "I'm afraid my i- extravagance will pain you terribly." —Philadelphia Press. Great Democratic Landslide in State CRAWFOF.D WON BY 700. Report c-7 Election Returns From Counties In Weste'n North Caro lina. Asheville, N. C., Nov. 7—Yesterday's election resulted in a victory for Dem ocracy in Buncombe county, the aver age majority being estimated at from 550 to ROC. Hon. W. T. Crawford, candidate for Congress in this Congressional dis trict has probably won over his op ponent, Prof. J. T. Britt, by a safe ma jority of about 700. His majority ir Buncombe, with sev en precincts unreported is 608, and it is expected that BancDir oe will give him a majority of net less than 700. Senator Chas. A* Webb has been re turned to the State Senate and his ma jority, with seven precincts not yet reported, is 865. It is probable that Hon. Mark W. Brown has been elected solicitor of the Fifteenth judicial district. His opponent polled 2,127 votes in Buncombe county, while Solicitor Brown polled 1,763, but the strong Re publican county cf Madison failed- to yield and although Transylvania gave Mr. Roberts a strong vote it is thought that Mr. Brown has been elected by a very email majority. Practically no scratching of the Dem ocratic candidates has been done ex cept in the race for solicitor. Mr. Brown received a much larger vote in Buncombe county than even he expected, while ir Madison county, the banner Republican county of Western North Carolina, e\en Mr. Brown's mcst intimate friends supported Guy V. Rob erts. The Solicitor's majority in Madi son seems to have been less than 350 while in the last election his majority was more than twico thr.t number. Reports from the other counties in the district indicate thrt Mr. Craw ford has received a mtjciity in every county. In Marion ha was given 800 more votes than his opponent and he has been as highly complimented through out the districL From the returns it appears that X M. Duckett has led the ticket. He received 2,548 votes. Captain A. B. For tune followed with 2,512. KITCHEN WINS BY 6,000. .Forsyth _ Went Democratic —Report "**Trom Surry, Stokes, Davi;, Yadkin, Davidson and Asne Counties. Winston-Salem, Nov. 7. —Every man on the Democratic ticket in this coun ty was elected, the majority ranging from 116 to 406. Kitchen carries Forsyth over Rey nolds by about 300, Kitchen's majority in the district is estimated at 6,000. Graves, Democrat defeated Dobson for solicitor by 700. Perhaps more. Surry county elects a Democratic sheriff. Stokes goes Republican by a big ma jority. Christian Democratic candi date for sheriff lost by only 6 votes. Davie gives Republican majority of 350. Yadkin is Republican by 600. Davidson went Democratic with th® exception of Sheriff. Dorsett, Democrat being defeated. Ashe county gives Hackett a major ity. IREDELL DEMOCRATIC. Iredell County Surprises Folks by Her Big Democratic Majority. Statesville, Nov. 7. —Yesterday's election was a surprise to both parties in Iredell. The Democrats had been hopeful but the strenuous work of the Republicans had made Hackett and even some county officers doubtful. A conservative estimate of Hackett's ma jority in the county is 900, a gain for ther Democrats in every township ex cept three. The whole county ticket was elected as follows: Z. V. Long, senator, T. M. C. Davidson, Z. V. Tur lington, representatives; J. A. Hart ness, clerk of court; M. C. Williams, register; William A Summers, sheriff; L. O. White superintendent of schools. Governor Glenn's vote in 1904 was 2147 in the county. A conservative esti mate of McNeill and Hammer yester day is 2350. 20 GIRLS RESCUED. Terrified Girls Rescued by Firemen From Burning Store. Columbus, 0., Nov. 7. —Twenty ter rified girl employes of Andrew Dob bie, a dry goods merchant, were res cued by the firemen when fire broke out in the third story of the store. 4. few of the girls were lightly in jured. The fire loss was about $20,000. ROBERSON DEMOCRATS. Robeson County Went Democratic by Majority of About 1,850. Lumberton, N. C., November 7. In yesterday s election Roberson came up with a larger Democratic majority than was generally. expected, being about 1,850. This's a gain of 200 over 1904. There •was a decrease in the Republican votes of about 75 in the county's vote for congressman God win, Democrat received 1,800 majority. Majority in Cleveland. Shelby, Nov. 7.—A light vote was cast in Cleveland county. The Dem ocratic majority is about 950, there be ing but slight variation from this. * New President of Railway. New York, Nov. 7.— J. T. Harahan was elected president of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, succeeding Stuyvesant Fish. » THE BEST JOB PRINTING ALL.KINDS AT THIS OFFICE From Different Parts of State Comes Reports of Sweep i ing Victories for Demo cracy. Eighth District Doubtful. Crawford Gets Big Majority in Tenth. . Kitchen Sweeps the Deck. > Forsyth, Robeson and Most of Remaining Counties t * Went Democratic. Next Legislature to be Strongly 3 Democratic i r Raleigh, Nov. 7. —At noon today i- Democratic State Chairman S.mmoas 5 gave out the statement that increas a £ ed the® Democratic majorities have x been polled in all parts of tiio State. All ten of the. Congressmen are . Democratic and decided gains were made in the already over Democratic r legislature. j Several counties in the east and i west heretofore Republican, have i given Democratic majorities, notably t Ashe, Alexander, Tyrall and Cald - well. In Sampson, Butler's home county, ] the Democrats made a gain of 200. r ~ In the Tenth Congressional Distric. Crawford's majority over Britt is at I \least 800 and in the eighth Hack" 1 wins over Blackburn by proba'jl/ r ;,000. a Some notable gains in th i eigh . j were 200 in Stanly, 300 in Iredell. Chairman Simmons declares th 2 = the sweeping victory, the StUe ovc is a crushing rebuke to interference j on the part of the Fedei il -office - holders, including postmasters anc ethers in the affairs of State an their attempt to reintroduce oiutler ism in the State. t N. C. Strictly Democratic. i, Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 7.—The returrii at noon indicate that the Democrat? i made large gains in North Carolina .- estimated at 7,000 over Parkers volt. ; two years ago. Practically every doubtful county carried by Democrats - with few counties heretofore Republ r- .can. North Corolina will send a solic i Democratic delegation to congress, . gaining one district, Blackburn bein*' I present ircumbent. HACKETT'S CHANCES. His Election Is Claimed ;3y Small f Majority. Salisbury, Nov. 7. —Chairman Van | derford of the Sth Congressional dis trict executive committee claims the election of Hackett by a small major . ity but gives out no figures at this time. Senator Simmons claims that Hack ett is elected bu nothwithstanding these claims from the two chairmen, many friends of Mr. Hackett here are r now feeling decidedly blue over the •situation. 3 Blackburn claims the district by at 3 least two hundred majority. It will 1 probably take the official returns to 5 decide who is elected. Returns so far j available, official and estimated, give L Hackett 925 majority in Iredell, give _ Caldwell to Blackburn by 63; Cabar r rus to Hackett by 192; Stanly to Mr. Hackett, estimated at 200. Ashe to t Hackett, estimated at 100; Alleghany. to Hackett by a small majority;; Row ' an to Hackett by 975; Wilkes to Black burn by 950. A. D. Watts says that Alexander gives Hackett a small ma ! jority. Surry goes to Blackburn b* r ' 300 or 400. 1 VICTORY IN CATAWBA. j —i • ;*opn Democrats Win in odtawba County by About 30C. Hickory, N. C., Nov. 7. —All the pre cincts heard from but two, irdicate a Democratic majority in Catawba of I 320, except McCorkle, who has 150. The Republican majority in Cu!** - well was reduced to 50. Davidson Democratic. * Lexington, Nov. 7. —Davidson goes* ' m Democratic with a reduced majority. ' t Sheriff T. S. F. Dorsett, is defeated by Dunlap, Republican. Hankins goes to the House by a small majority. God win for clerk leads the Democratic ticket. * The majority will vary from S9 to ' 224, with four small precincts to hear j from. The election was quiet, A light " I vote was cast everywhere. The Dem ® ocrats stayed at home. To Entertain Sir Thomas r e Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 7. —The local e committees have completed all arrange I- ments for the reception and entertaiu \ men t of Sir Thomas Lipton in Dayton tomorrow. Governor Harris and other public men of Ohio are expected to s take part in the welcome to thedia i- tinguished visitor. Prominent yachts y men from Toledo, Detroit, Buffalo, and Cleveland and also Chicago will attend Did you ever get a gas bill that was II smaller than you expected it would be s g A man who goes back on his friends seldoms get a chance to come back.