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Grip and ter. ! Elm VOL. II ELM CITY, N. C., NOVEMBEfi 7, 1902. NO. n. Columbus, O.: the best known in the United 0 formulate Pe- genius and perse-, uced to the laedi- Jitrr. mpt and satisfao- 01 Peruna write giving a full state- le will be pleased idvice gratis. President of Tho> urabusj Ohio. en OTGUNS otgun, uith uitable for hangeable field sboot- II them for gun within Winchester expensive !e besides. AVES, CO.VJV. FED iis. College, >IIGIA. fever sold in bnllu. srho tries to sell as good.” 18,1903. Of the time roo months I used two Wq and too lium since. 2NIGAN. ore, rid. allow, I had y mouth in my breath times and had a bad the use of I am now attend to Tiy appetite my diges- v'^ed. enough for an family bottle. i« lamiij pply for a ruggtM WINTHROFS DEFEAT. ^ a JEAN KiVTE" 1.ODL0M., KorTBiaxn Bobux BoxMn'a Hovt, laUbJ ^ CHAPTER XI. .1 (Continued.) ’’ • “We have not yet met that hateful Mr. Winthfop,” she wrote one day to> ward the end of the second winter, ••You say his mother and Miss Gray nre still here, although the ogre him- eelC is back at his gi'lnding of hearts! Had we met him—or them—I assure you it would have soured-every drop of the sweetness in Parisian sugar plums! He would turn even the Sweet water River of our Rockies into the bitterness of Marah! It would be a wintry day when we met. Thoui;h he were dyin?, I wonld not lift my hand to save him! There is a rumor—de liciously faint—that an American fam ily Las arrived in Paris for a flying glimpse of sugar plums. If it is he ’! • 5be ended abruptly after a heavy dasli of her pen: •■Your modern, Beatrice Cenci Field.” Aud Gregory Bensonhurst under- Piood that if ever the opportunity oame for Beatrice Field to be kind to John AVinthrop, she would remember what Alecia had sufiCered through him. So far, however, nothing special had occurred save Marion’s engagement to a wealthy New Yorker who had fol lowed them to Europe and had won lier there; and Kathryn FrankM’s en- yngp;ment and innumerable quarrels and i-eeonciliations with an American artist in Rome, who often neglected bis studies to be with the charming woman of his choice. But one morning Beatrice and Mrs. r.lendenning were shopping. They had but just left the “Belle Jardiniere.” Beatrice was chatting delightedly of •:he beauties they had seen, when she jiaused suddenly, grasping her com panion’s arm with a stifled exclama- liou. An elderly woman, who left the gay shop just ahead of them, had been vainly striving to attract the atten tion of her coachman, who, engaged ill flirtation with a pretty nursery maid, seemed quite to hav^ for^tten bis duty. He had driven up aad down, waiting for his mistress, and had mother, somewhat sternly; for Beatrice was sometimes too childishly impul sive, her mother said. ‘•If you have been to Delphi, surely you have gained a little wisdom, my dear!” “Not an atom of wisdom!” said Beatrice, shutting her red lii>s though she crushed down t^ume fury of feeling. ‘•Only proof of an old say ing, mamma r’ ••"What old saying. B?e? You must learn to ba more definite in expression and have more self-conirol. I did hope thRt liiis trip would bonciit you in that way, child.” ‘•And it hasn’t? Kay the truth right outr~maSTna^T ddii't fSIhd!^ r^fed ;lfe girl, though a vivid red spot burned u cach smooth cheek, aud a flame •vas in her eyes, as though the Olym- mlan goddess had touched her there ivith fire. "But the old saying that I specially meant, mamma, is of the ‘mills of the gods’ that grind so slow ly! The spider-like wheels of their Machinery made a revolution to-day ;nider my hands!” Mrs. Field sighed over this incorrigi ble girl; Conv laughed; Marion shrugged her shoulders disdainfully and raised her eyebrows; Kathryn and Althea and Frances waited ex pectantly. Alecia rcached out her hand to her sister. “You dramatic child! Come here at once and explain,” she said. Beatrice shook her head. ‘•I haven’t much to say,” she replied, steadily. “I prefer standing here where I can easily escape should hor ror seize you. I have avenged you to some extent this morning, Alecia Gra ham. I saved the life of some one at tlie 'Belle Jardiniere.’ ” “You, Bee Field? Whose life was it;” A clamor of tongues; interested faces new in place of quietly attentive faces. eu Mrs. Field forgot her annoyance at the girl’s heedlessness. “AVhat do you mean, Beatrice “Guess!” “I’m a, Yankee, but I can't,” said Kalhryn, laugliing. ‘'Tell us. Bee, like ItaustHl on the opposite side of the j a good child.” street. Finding her effort in vain, the { "Guess;” repeated Beatrice, with timt slow, stern shutting of the lips that came only with intense anger or v-oman attempted to cross th& street, regardless of the passing carriages, iiud stumbling, would have fallen un der the hoofs of an approaching team, bad not Beatrice sprung forward and pulled her av.'ay and back upon the pavement. An officer close at hand started to rescue her. but Beatrice had waited lor no assistance. The coachman, I'.ow aware of the neglect of his duty, was at hand, and the girl assisted the fvcmbling w'oman into the carriage, pausing a moment to learn if she \\ero comfortable ere she left her. Tiien, as Beatrice was turning away, tbs lady in the carriage said, very soitly and sweetly, leaning forward, oae goutle hand upon the light fingers on the carriage door, the quaint lan guage she used sounding strangely on tho gay street: "Does thee mind giving lae t^ name, my dear? It will be good ty^- laeiiiber the name of my brave Xn^d when I think of her.” Beatrice smiled, her eyes bright with tlie swift touch of tears ^it sound of luR liom^tongi:i.e^.'' she bent her head with half-shy "grace, like a child. •‘I am Beatrice Field.” she said, soft- I.v, leaning nearer her new acquaint- Jtnce, forgetting, in the cxcitement of tlie moment, that Mrs. Glendenning still v.'aited, “from New York. We f>lart for home to-morrow. You are quite comfortable now, madam? I may snfely leave you?” The answering smile on the sweet old faca was like a ray of home love aud truth in that brilliant street. “I am quite comfortable; yes, thank Ihee, dear. I am Mary Winthrop. My home is in the Berkshire Hills of -America. If thee would give me thy address, my «on John will wish to thank thee for thy kindness to hi* uioi’ocr. John is a lawyer in thy New York, too.” ' But Beatrice was suddenly with drawn from her frank cordiality. Re- uioving her hand from the carriage door aud from under the touch of the other’s soft fingers, as though a ser pent had stung her, she stepped back upon the piavemeni a scor^nil curve on her lips, a world of anger in the liazel eyes. ■ I beg your pardon, madam,v she said, coldly; “but if you will tell your son for me that, had she itnown whom f^he was saving, Beatrice Field, Alecia 'iraham’s sister, would not Save lifted her hand for you, I scarcely think that he will- care to thank me. I bid you good morning, madame.” And like a priestess of vengeance the turned away. CHAPTER XII. “XT WAS KOX she!” HZ 0AXD. “Well, girls i” Beatrice paused upon the threshold Alecia’s room, where lier-nipther ^iid Bisters and their friends were, as- 'cuibled. Beatrice was dressed stilJ >n htr street costume, as she stood be fore them, but this was not the Beatrice who left the house not long before. “Listen to me! I have been stand- on the heights of Oljmpus this •Boining. I have breathed at the mist- shrouded entrance of Delphi!” A sensation stirred the group befpn oven turned her calm eyej ®Pon b«r, «iues(iyningiy. “What Is it, Bee?” queried excitement. Perhaps the one name was in the minds of all. suggested by the girl's face; but only Althea Dunraven had the hardihood to utter it in her soft, prctly voico. “John Winthrop, Bee?” Beatrice shook her liead. Her lips were cruel now. She turned her eyes upon Althea like a flash of blazing auger. "Not Jol^n Winthrop. No, Althea; but next best—his mother!” Utter, dead silence for a moment. Then Alecia asked, a sweet light upon her face: "Brave littlo Bee! How did you do it, dear?” Beajrice made a swift, fierce gea- I ture with lier hands, as ^^jugh she were pushiiis i'.ov.-a some rising t-neuiy. The tteni lips would uot soften even before tlie light in her sister’s face. The l!ame in the hazel eyes deepened them to black. Her voice was like steel when she spokc--not the bright voice of impulsive Beatrice Field. “Hov.’ did I do it, Alecia? Yon,ask me? But first I must toll you the truth, Y'ou shall not think that I would have iirted my hand for her toad 1 dreamed who she was—for I would not. I told j’ou long ago how I hate that man—her son! This woman should have died, trampled under the hoofs of liis horses, for all me, had I known that she was his mother! Such cruel natures have no right in this w'orld. No! I did not knov/ until—afterward.’ Silence again—a throbbing, alive silence that seemed filled with beating hearts trembling before the truth- waiting to hear the worst, if there were. “But you did save her?'’ said Alecia, then, going over to her sister. “Being our true, brave Bee, you could have done nothing else, darling.” Beatrice pushed aside Alecia’s gen tle hands and stcpiied back from her, her flashing eyes holding a spirit of evil witldn them, though a sti’eak of alternate*red anu white fell across l,jsr face as though evil and good were having equal battle in her heart, ^ “Don’t toucli me, Alecia!” she criedr with swift impulse. "You don’t real ize how wicked 1 am! I tell you I am just as much a murderer as thouzh I had killctrihat woman! Have I riot told you thrit I would uot have touched iier had I know'n that she was John Winthoip’s mother—or jsister—or wife? That is how I hate him!” Still Alecia «lid not recoil from her in horror as.Beatrice seemed to ex pect; only aie smile cied from her lips as she 2’ollowed Beatrice, drawing her forcibly ov^r to the low couch among the ethers and pressing her (Jowu tend^-Jy aasoag the cushions. “You Ihriaten liSs a tragedy queen of th? sta^.s” she said, quietly. ''Now ?ut away theatricals. Bee, and tell us fhe truth. You saved Mrs. Winthrop's life?” “But I tell you, Alecia,” protestea Beatrice, restlessly—“that I wouldn’t nave done it had I known ” “I doD^ wish you to tell me that,” mid Alecia, steadily, and sternly, her violet eyes npon her sister'* fluslied ’ace, “You saved Mts. Winthrop’s ife, Be« Field?" - “Yes,”'rather snllenly from Beatrice, ingry lieciiuse they would vindicate ,hei' In spite of bar d«nouncing words. “How did you do it. Bee, dear?** “She was crossing the street,” said Beatrice, pulling her head away from Alecia’s light fingers that were remov ing her bonnet and veil, and making more fluffy the soft hair on her fore head, “and she stumbled. It wasn’t anything really, only I wouldn’t have done tt—I tell you, Alecia, I will finish it—had I known who she was.” “Where is Annette?” questioned Ale- eia. “She was w'ith you. Bee, She will tell us connectedly of the acci dent.” “She has gone home,” replied Beatrice, frowning. “I. didn’t want her to come in. I kuew^ that you would question her, and I will not have that! This is my affair, Alecia!” “What is she like. Bee?” asked Cora, presently. “Is she real horrid—a sort of ogress, you know?” “How could she fall to be horrid said Beatrice, coldly, "being his moth er, Cora?” “But what does she look like?” per sisted Cora. "Is she tall and big with a hard voice and cold eyes and that, yonkiK^?” t “And did she ’:auk you in a way that made you wish you imdn’t saved aei','* queried Katliryn, sducITy, soine peopie tto. Bee?” “No, slie didn't,’ said Beatrice, cross ly. The truth would not be at all pleasant for licr to tell to these girls— it w-as i»ad enough for her to have to acknowledge even to herself. “Then, what did she say';’’ asked Al thea. ''Of course, she said something, Bee Field!” “How can you expect me to remem ber what she said?” retorted Beatrice, irritably, rising to leave the room, fear ing lest she be loo closely pressetl. “One seldom remembers details at such a time, Althea.” But you would,” murmured Cora, disappointedly, yet not daring to fur ther question this willful sister of hers. F«r, if the truth must I>e known, when Beatrice looked as she did at that moment, Cora was considerably afraid of her. “You never forgei, Bee'.” “Yes,”- said Beatrice,_wldly, flashing her eyes upon'Cora. “In tliat you are right, Cora—I never ^ forget!’’ “But, before you go,” joined iu Marion, coolly, “we shall be glad to learn what this man's mother does look like, Beatrice. It should be a gratification to you to describe her If she is such a disagreeable person.” I did not say that she Is disagree able, Marion!” Beatrice paused in the doorway. Oh, indeed! But you certainly ic sinuated it. Bee. You said that ‘she could uot fail to be horrid, being his mother.’ What else were we led to cxpect?” "Well, of course, she is horrid I"’ de clared Beatrice, desperately. ‘'But she doesn't look so, Marion! Her face is very sweet iu expression-rmild, you know—and her ej'es are blue, like blue bells—like Alecia's—and her hair is the loveliest white. She's a Quaker, too, and called me ‘thee,’ as though she loved the word. There! Only-*- she is juRt as liorrid, of course! Sh« cannot help being horrid, us I said!” The girl vanished as the last word wf.3 uttered, as though it wore sorely bitter for her to be obliged to yield even this much to the mother of John Winthrop, and silence for a moment fell upon the room. t‘Well!” exclaimed Cora at last,- in extreme .'sstonisbment. “Well,” repeated Kathryn and Al thea, lost for any new expression in the extremity of their surprise. _ "Beatrice has a Avay of making such mountains out of mole hillsT’ said Marion, scornfully. “We might have known what to believe. It would be well for her to break herself of that habit, among others, mamma.” “It is because she lires and thinks aud feels sd Intensely, I think, Mari on,” said Prances, quietly. “She doesn't dissect what comcs to her, as a naturalist Avould do, but takes it and lives it and feels it hers.lf as only such natures cau. It isn't a sin iu Bee.” •'No,” added Aleola, very softly, very sweetly. "She is doing this for mo, Marion. Because ’’ And then silcnce fell between them, eloquent with memory. At tl:at si.me hou:-. .John Winthrop, iust returued to Paris to acoomnany Ills mother aud ward back to America the following avcck, after their ab sence of two years, w’as fcitt.'ag with them at luucheou, discussing the event of the morning. He was very pale, but it was the pallor of strong pitssicj, aud his eyes were flashiug with a fire equal to that of Beatrice Field stand ing in the doorway of her sister's room. Jessica Gray, his ward, faccd him at the table. She was tall and graceful, Avillowy in figure and movement, with a subtle litheuess about her that sug gested the uature of an indolen' leopard. Her eyes showed this possi bility also in their opal calmness, and the thin, rose-leaf lips were just now curled in scorn. She had lived a quiet life among thd Berkshire Hills with h?r guardian’s mother, and yet this subtle fire and fierceness could waken within her bril liantly and her voice soften to a lan guor that was fascinating when she would. She often startled the gentle Quaker lady sitting near her son with her snowy, hair sn’ooth and soft and her gentle face pleading with them for kindly thought of the willful girl who had uttered such reckless words. ‘•You should not have ventured alone, mother,” said John Winthrop, gravely. His voice was always gentle addressed to this one woman. She was the only woman, perhaps, whom he fully loved and truirted, “Jessica wonld have been glad to have accom panied yon among the shops,” (To be contlsued.) ODELL IS ELECTED New Yofk'Goes lepvblicai By Small Majority. REPUBLICANS CARRY THE HOUSE. There Was Little Excitement In the Election of Tuesday and Results Show Few Surprises. amendment providing for/^ree oxtra members of the Supreme Coart bench was carried, ^ Ai^BAMA, Montgomery, Al*;,' , Special,—The Democratic State ticket was elected by a large majorityi Tlie “Lily White” Republican vote wte not iui large as was expected. Returns are insufll- cient to give definite figures. The Democratic nominees in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth districts are elected. In the seventh district Burnett, Dem ocrat, leads Street. Republican, and Burnett’s election is probable. VIRQ.INIA. Richmond, Va., Special.—Returns are'slow. The State will certidnly're turn a full Democratic delegation. The latest from the ninth district, where there was the only serious contest, as sures the election of Rhea, Democrat, it is stated. Norfolk City gave Maynard, Demo crat. 2,680 against Hughes, Republican, 614 votes for Congress. Maynard will carry the seconu district by fully 5,000 majority. TEXAS. Dallas, Tex., SpeciaL—The vote in Texas was lighter than in 1900. The Democrats swept the State, electing Samuel W. T. Lanham, Governor by a heavy majority. Late returns show that the Democrats elected Congress men from all 16 districts. The only hard fight was in the fifteenth di^ trict, where John Scott, Republlcah, was defeated by John M. Garner, Democrat. Tlfe constitutional amend ment requiring voters to pay a poll- tax cabled by a good majority. OHIO. Columbus, O., Special.—At 9 o’clock a Republican State committee esti mated their plurality in Ohio at more than 100,000, a gain of between 30,000 and 40,000 over last year. The Demo cratic central committee made no claims on the State ticket, but claim ed a gain of Congressmen. MICHIGAN. Detroit. Mich., Special.—At 9:30 o’clock Chairman Whiting, of the Dem ocratic State central committee, said: “The Democrats have elected Alfred Luckll to Congress in the first district ai^ has elected many mem bers of the Legislature. Rurand, Dem ocratic candidate for Governor, shows greit gains this far and If they are maintained in the same proportion he will be elected by over 10,000 ma jority. MINNESOTA. St. Paul. Minn., Special,—At 10:3« Chairman Jamison, of the Republican State committee, said: “Returns so far received while somewhat meagre, indicate that Van Zandt will have a plurality of 30,000 for Governor. Sub stantial gains have been made al! along the line.” ILLINOIS. Chicago, SpeciaL—Meagre returns nees for uongress are elected. Georgia—This State elects a solid delegation of 11 Democratic Congress men. So little interest was taken in the election that the figures in the 11 dis tricts are not yet collated, Eixcept in the eleventh district the Democrats bad no opposition and in thtt district it was Inconsequental. The vote was very lii^t. The election was for Con- Tnesday’s election passed' oif quiet ly in all sections of the country. The latest returns obtainable indicate that the republicans will have a small ma jority in the next Congress, though the democratic gains have been heavy. New York seems to have gone republi can by a email majority. The South went solidly democratic. The voting was light everywhere. NEW YORK. New York, Special.—In spite ef a phenomenally large vote in New Yont and Kings county for Bird S. Co’er, Democrat, returns up to a late hour indicated the re-election of Benjamin B. Odell. Ropublican .to the governo.- ship of New York SUte, by from e.OtM) to 9,000. Color’s plurality in Greater New York exceeded 115,(»00i a surplus of 3,000 above the claim made by Chas. F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, but even tiiat large vote was not suf- ficiont to overcome the Republican nia- jorities from up the State .Odell’s vote in the country districts was lighter than two years ago, but Coler’s was also lower than Stanchfield’s in th^ same year. In New York citjr. Colei’s plurality was approximately 117,500 made up as follows: New- York county. 38.000; Kings. 25,500; Queona, 5,500, and Richmond, 2,S00. Oyster Bay, where President Roosevelt’s country home is situated and where he votf J today, was carried by Coler. his plu rality being 131. Two years ago Odell's popularity thero was 512. Figures from the congressional districts In New York city and the Long Island counties ap parently showed a loss of 4 membars of the national House to the Republi cans, the heavy Coler vote having car ried. according to the first returns, t^e first 19 districts in the State for the Democratic candidates. All returns in dicated that Judge Gray. Democratic candidate, ran somewhat ahead of his ticket. The Democrats made gains in tho State Legislature, but the gaiis were not sufficient to endanger the Re publican hold on the seat in the Uhittd States Senate, now held fey Thos. C. Platt. I NORTH CAROLINA. Raleigh, Special.—The returns from 35 counties gave a Democratic ma jority of over 30,000 and these are from the eastern and middlft counties | prevented at midnight anything like NG CASH KAUNCE. Greatest Anoiit^ Moiey Oi Hail li CctHtry’s History Wise hi the youth who sticks to husl- n«M with the glue ot imlwtry. _ and the , same ratio will give the democratic State ticket a majority in the State approximately about 35.000. At midnight there is no change in the Democratic State majority, which is apparently about 63,000. Kluttz, Democrat, is safe in the eighth by about 1,500 majority. Moody. Republi can, is defeated in the tenth district, by a majority of about 1,000. Clark, Democrat, is elected Chief Justice, despite a desperate fight made on him, but has been scratched by about 4,000 votes.. The Legislature and State Senate will be overwhelmingly Demo cratic and a Democrat will succeed Jeter C. Pritchard as Unit/so States Senator. SOUTH CAROLINA- Ch.irleston, S. C., Special.—Tho Dem ocrats elected their entire Fea**ral. State and county ticket almost with* nt the slighted opposition. Georgetown county elocts a full Democratic ticket for the first time in 35 years. MISSISSIPPI. Jackson, Miss., Special. The vote in Mississippi was very light, the tabula tions so far made indicating a total of less than 40,000. All the Democratic candidates for Congress were elected without oppositon. The constitutional amendments are believed to have beefi defeated. ARKANSAS. Littlo Rock, Ark.. Special—Less than 60 per cent, of the normal vote was polled in the election for Congressmen m Arkansas. All the seven Democratic nominees were olected by majorities ranging from 3,000 to 8,000. in six dis tricts there were Republican nominees. In some places the negro voters re mained away from the polls. CONNECTICUT. New Haven, Conn., Special.—Returns from 50 towns in Connecticut indi cate the election of the entire Republi can ticket by pluralities ranging about 15,000. The returns from the same towns Indicate that Connecticut will return four district Congressmen. Re publicans, and a Republican Congress man at large. The General Assembly promises to be comfortably Republi can, thus insuring the return to the United States Senate of O. H. Platt. DELAWARE. Wilmington, Del., Special.—The polls closed in Delaware at 6 p. m. Indica tions are that the vote in the State was lighter than two years ago. The contest for the Legislature is ap parently close aud th.e i-esult probably will not be known until the full vote is counted. The election of Henry Houston, Democrat, for Congress, is indicated. At 9 p, m.. the returns were being received slowly. Reports from over one-half of the precincts in the first district of ..Wil mington indicate the election of Dr. H. G. Buckmaster, t)emocrat, ovei James Hitcl). of the Republican party A warm fight was made in the dis- tri-t. . FLORIDA. Jacksonville. Fla,, Special,—A light vote was polled throughout the State Congressmen Sparkman and Davis were re-elected from the first and second districts respectively, with out opposition. Attorney General W. B. Lamar was elected in the new third district. There was no oposltion to the Democratic ticket. State or congressional. The Legislature elected wiU re-elect United States Senator Hallory to succeed himself, he hav ing already been nominated by pri mary. The proposed constitottonol an accurate statement of the result of the election In the State of Illinois, although there is every indication that the Republican tickct bas been elected by a good majority. Tbc next Legis lature .will be Republican without a doubt, and the succe.^sor to United States Senator Mason is certain to be Republican. THE REPUBLICANS CARRY COOK COUNTY BY 10.000 MAJORITY. Chicago, SpeciaL At 10 o’clock, it was evident that Busse, the Republican candidate for State Treasurer, had car ried the city by at least 8.500, which will give him between 13.000 and 14,- 000 In Cook, county. At Democratic hoadquarters It was conceded that the Republicans had carried the county by 10,000. RESULTS OF CONPRESSIONAli ELECTIONS. Galveston. Texas. Special.—Con gress: Second district. S. B. Cooper, Democrat, elected: seventh district. A. W. Gregg. Democrat, elected; eighth district. Thos. H. Ball. Democrat, elfw- ted; ninth district, George B. Burgess, Democrat, elected; first district, Mor ris Sheppard. Democrat, elected; fourth. C. B Randell. Democrat, re elected; sixth, Scott Field, Democrat, elected: fourteenth district, James L. Slayden. Democrat, elected. Pennsylvania—Republican candida- dates elected in first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth, fourteenth, fifteenth, seventeentli (new), eighthteenth. nineteenth, twen ty-second, twenty-fourth, twenty-sev enth. twenty-eighth and thirtieth dis tricts; Democratic candidates elected in the thirteenth, sixteenth and seven teenth (old) districts. Tennessee—Fourth district. Morgaa C. Fitzpatrick, Democrat, elected; fifth, James D. Itichardson, Democrat, te-elected; sixth, John Wesley Galnw. Democrat, re-elected; seventh, L, P. Padgett, Democrat, elected. Arkansas—All the Democratic nomi nees for Congress are elected. Mississippi—All the Democratic nominees for Congress are elected. Kentucky—Congress: Fourth dis trict, David H. Smith, Democrat, re elected, Wisconsin—Eleventh district. John J. Jenkins, Republican, elected. Iowa—Fourth district. GUbert N. Haughen, Republican, elected; seventh district, John A. T. Hull. Republican, elected; eighth district, Wm, H. Hep burn. Republican, elected. Illinois—Wm. F. Mahoney, eighth district. Democrat, elected. Ohio—RepuhUcan candidates m the first, second, sixth, seventt, ^ghto, ninth .tenth, eleventh, fourteenth, fif teenth, sixteenth, eighteenth and nineteenth districts are elected. Demo crats in the fourth, fifth and seven teenth districts are elected. Tennessee—First district, Walter P. Brownlow, Republican, Is second district, Henry R, Gibson, Re publican, Ir re-elected. New York—RepnbUcan candidates in the twenty-first, twenty-second, twm- ty-fourth, twenty-fifth, twraty-sirth, tairenty-seventh, twenty-ninft, ttiro- eth, thirty-first, thirty-fourth. thWy- sixth, thirty-seventh districts are elect- AU the Democratic nomi- New Jfrsey-T-Republlcan candidates are elected in the first, second, seventh and eighth districts, and a Democrat In the t§nth.' There are not as yet enough'returns fro mthe other districts to estimate. Connecticut—Entire delegation Re publican. NewTTork—Democrats elected in the eighth, ninth, tenth, thirteenth, seven teentli, eighteenth districts. Pennsylvania—Republicans elected In the twelfth- twenty-third, thirtieth Fuslonlsts In the thirty-second. Demo crat In the sixteenth. Maryland—Republicans elected in first, third, fifth and sixth. Democrats in second and fourth. New Hampshire—Delegation Repub lican, Michigan—Delegation Republican ex cept in~ the fifst district, which is doubtful. Massachusetts—Democrat electol In the third district. Tennesseo—Republicans elected in first and second. Democrat in third. THE nARKETS. NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET. Th^.futtrte market opened 3 to S pothtiT lower than at Friday’s close. The opening loss was followed by a bit of brisk bu3riug that spent some of its courage and the market fiuctuatcd with the tendency toward a lower level and prices were only stubbornly sus tained through the infiuence of New York’s attitude. At the close the board phowed net losses of 1 point on No vember, 4 on December, 2 on Januai^y and ^ points on each of the other months compared with Friday’s clos ing figures, NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES, Cotton futures opened steady; No vember 8.25; December'8.39; January 8.48; March 8.24; May 8.25; June 8.25; July S.24; August S.lo. Futures closed easy: November 8.29; December 8.40; January 8.48; February 8.25; March 8.26; April 8.28; May 8.26: Jjineri.25; July 8.25; August 8.14. '• Spot closed dull; middling uplands 8.60; middling gulf 8.85. Sales, 9.700, BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET. Flour steady, winter extra $2.80 to $3.00; winter Hear. $3.20 to $3.30. Wheat weax; spot and November 74 to 74 1-8; December 74 7-8 to 75; Southern by sample 66 to 74. Corn weak: new or old November 53 asked: Southern white corn 65 to 68. Ots firm; No. 2 white 36 to CHARLOTTE PRODUCE MARKET. Onions $ 75@$1 00 Chickens—spring ., ,,, .. 15@ 23 Hens—per head 28® 30 Eggs IS Beeswax 20® 22 Turkeys 10@ 12% 'Corn 88@ . 90 Ducks 20@ 22 Wheat 60@ »0 Wheat—seed 1 10 VEIY GOOD TtEASUlY SMtlM All Large Oeno«lnations B«coali«K Gold CertltlcatM and tho Snallcst Silver Certificates. Oats Peas Rye Sherllngs Sldrs Skins—calf Hldca—dry salt Tallow—nnrendered 80® S5 1 65® 1 75 1 00 8© 9 10 50 40® 10 2® 2% The Canal Treaty. Washington. Special.—With the re turn of Secretary Hay to Washington, the Colombian minister may resume negotiations for a canal treaty which have been interrupted by complica tions arising out of the situation on the Isthmus. The legation has been expecting special dispatches from Bogota containing special lnstru-tions for Mr. Conchas on some of the deH- cate points. But the arrival of these need not- hecessau^ily be awaited. It was Indicated at tbe legation, as the ad vices which have recently been r«»- ceived by the minister have forecasted that the situation has Seen clearing so as to permit of a resumption of ne gotiations. The belief of some of the officials here is that if the matter is expedited, a treaty for the construc tion of the canal can be completed by contracting parties within 30 days, thus enabling the President to send it to the Senate early in the coming short session. Senor Conchas’ instruc tions are ample and complete to en able him to proceed with the negotia tions and the understandfng that they will be resumed almost Immediately. Another Volcano in Eruption. Washington. Special.—United States Minister Hunter at Guatemala, reports to the Department of State by cable to day that on the afternoon of October 24. Santamaria volcano, where the earth quake occurred In April, suddenly ixs- cabe active and emitted immense vol umes of ashes and fiamos. accompanied by violent earthquakes and further loud and Intermittent subterranean sounds. The eruption contined 4s hours and then subsided. No loss of life is reported, yet several plantations at the base of the volcano are reporter, to have been ruined by the eruption. Duel to Be Fouxht P^is, by Cable.—The seconds of the Marquis do Dion and M. Gerault Richards, of The Petite Republique, met and agreed on the conditions of a duel to be fought. The place and hour of the encounter have ndt yet t>een decided upon. New York Police Statistics. Police figures In New York for the first six months of 1902. as compared with the' statistics of the early half of the preceding year, show a striking advance In the number of arrests oC gamblers of aU classes, including the keepers of faro banks, of poolrooms and poUcy ahop*. ' ' Washington, Special.—Ellas H. Rob erts, Treasurer of the United States, in opening his annual report, says that tlie magnitude of the 'available cash balance apd. the unprecedented hold ings of gross gold are the sMUng fu tures of the condition of the Treasury at the close of the fiscal year 1902. The available cash balance In the Treas ury July 1, 1902, was the largest net balance in our hlatory. It amounted to. 362.187,361, The gold reserve Is counted In as It Is available for the redemption of legal tender notes. Nearly one-half of the available cash balance was in gold coin and certificatea, $103,801,290 over and above the gold reserve of $150,0000.000 and by October It became $136,124:771. As a measure of the finan cial strength of the government the re port says the fact deserves mention. By October 1. 1902, the available cash bal' ance, exclusive of the reserve, wst $221,263,394; and owing to the largo measures for the relief of the money market was reduced by November 1. to $220,621,870. Of this sum $145,885,012 was in national banks. To the total stock of money In the country an addi tion of $130,138,841 was made during the fiscal year. Of this $657,699,617 was in gold coin and bullion. National hank notes received an Increment of $2,8S1,- 589. The gold coin and bullion October 1 exceeded all other kinds of money, ex cluding national bank notes, by $200.- 368.433. In five years, the ratio of gold In the country has run up from 36.52 to 16.45 to the 100, The growth In the yol- ume of money in circulation during the year was $74,048,049 carrying the per capita from 27.98 to 28.43. The element of gold coin and gold certificates was the largest part and the increaae reach ed $61,966,174. and advanced from 40.30 per c«it. of the toUl to 41.31 per cent, . in silver of all denominations, includ ing certificates, there was an increase of $25,226,146. of which $6,486,014 was in snbsidiary coin. The reduction in Treasury notes of $17,677,800 is due to their withdrawal. The advance in circulation In the volume of gold Including certificatea within 12 years by the large sum of $433,703,516, is the measure of the great strength of our circulation. The addition during the past fiscal year was $61,966,174. The Increase in the future can hardly be less than $50,000,000 to $60,000,000 a year. The mines, the re port says, are thus confirming the gold standard steadily and invincibly and it adds: “For the immediate present, and doubtless for a few years at least, the Infiow of gold will be In such large measures as to lift the volume of cur rency to the highest level of all needs of business. Our currency keeps more than equal pace with the population On June 27 .the gold certificates out standing for the first time exceeded in volume the United States notes and were $347,179,089. By November 1, they were $567,078,669. “The gold in the Treasury keeps in active circulation as currency the cer tificates Issued against It and more over $346,658,016 in United States notes and $30,000,000 in Treasury notes, or over $140,000,000 more than its own value. The question msy well be con sidered whether the United States notes may not properly bo turned by Congress into gold certificates. They have much that quality already, and the change could be gradually made *% . the supply of the yellow metal takes on greater proportions. The demands of the people for notes of small denom inations have surprised the closest st»'.- dents of the currency. In 189®; there were 37,065.880 pieccs of government paper issued of the average value of $6.61. In 1902, the Issue was 116,97,- 874, and the average value was $4. The facilities for production have- been orton Increased and now seem to be suf ficient for present requirements, “The act of March 14, 1900, makes It the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to maintain the party of value on all forms of money Issued or coined by the United States with the gold standard and fixed by that law. This parity la now easily maintained and all kinds of government money are exchangeable with each. The flow of gold permitting the free issue of gold certificates of $29 and upwards id the key to this maintenance of paritv and interchangeability of all kinds of government money. On the other hand, small denominations, including silver coin are constantly in demand for the myriad transactions of retail trade and the curruit uses of rural commtmltles as well as for pay rolls in furnaces and factories and harvest fields,” The Treasury ,in recent years, continues the report, has had much more clamor for silver and small notes than for gold. It is now abundantly able to meet all ' calls for every kind of money for. its own obligations for redemption and-for legitimate transfers. As a result of the movements which have bee® noted »>ur paper currency is gaining In simplicity. Gradually all large denominations ttf beoooUng gold certificates, and tli'e somiler silver certlflcates, while in time all $10 will- be United States notes. Separate Street Cars. New Orleans, Special.—The State law requiring the street car companies to provide separate accommodationa for whites and blacks went into effect Tuesday and is being enforced with dlfilcul^. The company has reserved the rear seata for negro passengers and placed screens in the cars, bnt since the recent strike the decrease in the ntuiber of cars operated la so great th^t all ct them are generauy erowded to th* guards.
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