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VOL. XXXIX. NO. B'.
DEMOCRATS NOT IN IT
THEY WERE YESTERDAY BUR
IED BENEATH A POLITI
CAL LANDSLIDE.
BADLY BEATEN IN MARYLAND
WHILE BOTH SIDES ARE CLAIM
ING THE VICTORY IN
KENTUCKY.
Tammany Wins in New York
Bnt New York State Goes Republican
By 45,000 Majority—New Jersey is
Close but the Democrats Have Prob
at ly Carried it by a Small Majority
—The Usual Republican Majority in
Ohio Reduced—Virginia and Missis
sippi Still Democratic—lowa Goes
Republican as Usual.
Washington, D. 0., Nov. 6.—2 a. m.
—The Republicans have carried New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland,
Massachusetts, lowa, Nebraska, Kansas.
The Tammany ticket wins in New
York city.
The Democrats have carried New Jer
sey, Virginia and Mississippi.
Both parties claim Kentucky.
No reliable news yet from Utah.
Owing to the unusual conditions pre
vailing in a number of the States and
the uncertainty regarding the outcome
intense interest existed at the capitol in
the results of the elections Particularly
was this the case with respect to the
elections in New York, Kentucky, Mary
land, New Jersey and Ohio and the re
turns from these States wpre awaited
with the greatest interest. Great crowds
gathered in front of the newspaper
offices to-night and remained until the
returns showed definite results at the
storm centres. Others more fortunate
visited the various social and political
clubs where special arrangements had
been made for obtaining the latest in
formation.
President Cleveland did not make his
appearance at the White House at all to
day, but remained at his country home
at Woodley. Private Secretary Thurber
was on hand at the executive mansion,
however, during the day and evening,
and received the bulletins that came over
the special wire from the telegraph office.
These were read by such of the cabinet
officers as gathered during the evening,
and dispatches of special significance
were telephoned to the President at
Woodley. Three of the eight cabinet
officers, Messrs. Harmon, Lamont and
Carlisle, had gone to their respective
States to vote.
A LANDSLIDE IN MAUI LAND.
rfi ol a Leg Left lor the Democratic
| Party to Stand on.
V* Baltimore, Nov. 5. —Returns from
both the city and State are slow in com
ing to hand, and up to midnight not a
single county in the State, nor a ward
in the city has been completely counted.
There are enough returns, however, to
Indicate that there has been a landslide
in Maryland and that the Democratic
ticket is underneath it, by majorities
ranging from 6,000 upwards.
There seems to be no room for doubt
that the Republicans have elected their
entire State and city ticket, and that
they will have a working majority in the
next Legislature which will choose a suc
cessor to United States Senator Gibson.
Even Howard county, the home
of Benator Gorman, has apparently
reversed its normal Democratic ma
jority of 500 and gives Lowndes
(Republican) for Governor a majority of
at least that number of votes. Balti
more city goes for the Republican ticket,
both State and municipal, by majorities
ranging from 6,000 to 8,000, and both
branches of the city council will proba
bly be Republican for the first time in
many years. In fact there is not a leg
left for the Democratic party to stand on
in what has long been considered one of
the safest Democratic States in the
Union.
Telegrams from the chairman of the
county committees to the Associated
Preas indicates that Waslin county has
gone Republican by 1,200 votes, a gain
of 906; that Caroline county will give
him a majority of 50, a Republican gain
of more than 500; that Alleghany county,
the home of the Republican candidate,
gives him 4,500, a Republican gain of
650. Thus it is m all pans of the State,
and not even the most sanguine of Dem
ocrats claim at midnight, to have carried
anything worth carrying.
Republican by 6,000 to 8,000.
Baltimore, Nov. s.—The Sun (Anti-
Democratic) claims that Lowndes (Re
publican) has carried the State by from
6,000 to 8,000, and the entire Republican
city ticket is elected.
The News (Independent Democrat) has
issued an extra in which it claims that
Lowndes, Republican, has carried the
city by 15,000 and is elected.
The Democrats Give it up.
Washington, Nov. 5.—A Star bulletin
from Baltimore says the Democratic
State Committee concedes the election
of. Lowndes, for Governor and Hooper
(Republican) for Mayor of Baltimore.
KENTUCKY IS DOUBTFUL.
Beth Parties are Claiming to Have
Carried the State.
Lexington, Ky. s Nov. 5.-— Polls closed
without the full vote being polled in the
city. Both sides claiming victory. Safe
to say that Democrats won. Hardin will
pull through in Fayette county and Lex
ington with small plurality. 0. J. Brous
ton, Democratic nominee for the Senate,
had no opposition outside of the State
ticket. It is believed that J. B. Simrall,
Democrat, won over Thomas Foreman,
by 500. The woman’s ticket for woman’s
Board of Education, on which are four
ladies, has probably beaten the Demo
cratic ticket, composed of men by 300.
Immense Republican Gain.
Louisville, Ky., Nov. s.—Four years
ago this. Jefferson county, gave a Dem
ocratic majority for governor of 5,171.
Returns up to 9 o’clock from one third
of the precincts in the city and county
give Bradley 2,000 majority.
There is a dearth of news at the head
quarters of the Democrats and Republi
cans. Reports are so meagre that Chair
man Norman would say nothing more
than he believed Hardin was elected-
He would not say by what majority nor
why he was so impressed. At the Re
publican headquarters things are about
the same.
Republicans Gain in Louisville.
Frankfort, Ky., Nov. s.—Republi
cans elected school trustees by 150 or 200
majority. The city will probably give
Bradley 300 majority.
The full vote in the State is close.
Several wards in Louisville city show
Republican gains.
Hardin gets the Party Vote.
Louisville. Ky., Nov. s.— On both
sides the leaders are claiming the victory
in this city, the Democrats by a small
majority and the Republicans by a ma
jority ranging up to 8,000. It seems
that the citizens ticket did not cut much
of a figure as the old parties will get in
by nearly the average vote.
The anti-election claim that Hardin
would be scratched because of his atti
tude on the money question, has failed to
materialize. Scattering returns show
that Hardin will get the party vote.
But Bradley Leads Hardin.
Luisville, Ky., Nov. s— -The Post
(Democratic) in its extra issue dated 11
o’clock, says:
At this writing the returns are coming
in scattering from all parts of the State.
It appears that Hardin leads the Demo
cratic ticket, but it also appears that
Bradley leads Hardin, or, if not, Hardin’s
majority is so small, as to amount to a
virtual defeat. Outside of Louisville
Bradley dairies the city of Jefferson by
240.
A Small Majority For Hardin.
Lguißville, Ky., Nov. 5.— -Returnsup
to midnight from 95 counties and towns,
mostly incomplete give Hardin 32,155,
Bradley §8,536. Hardin’s majority 3,-
619. Other returns received give Brad
ley 5 majority aggregating 2,396, leav
ing a net majority of 1,223 for Hardin.
The Largest Ever Polled.
Frankfort, Ky., Nov. s.—The largest
vote ever polled. Republicans elect a
full board, council and school trustees.
Franklin county—Hardin, 2,183; Brad
ley, 1,725.
TAMMANY CARRIES NEW YORK.
But the State Has Gone Republican
by a Large Majority.
New York, Not. 5. —New York State
has been carried by the Republicans by
pluralities ranging from 48,000 to 65,000
compared with a plurality of 24,484 for
the head of the ticket two years ago.
Returns from more than one half of the
election districts outside of the cities of
New York and Brooklyn, or “above the
Harlem,” show a net Republican gain of
13,814, compared with the vote of two
yeai 8 ago. Maintaining the same aver
age, the gains will reach 23,006 outside
of greater New York. In the two cites
below the Harlem, the! Democratic plu
rality of 80,343, two years ago, has been
reduced about 12,000, giving the State
to the head of the Republican ticket by
fifty thousand plurality in round num
bers.
In 1893 Palmer (Republican) for Sec
retary of State had a plurality of 84,-
827 in New York State, above the Har
lem river, while Meyer (Democrat) had
a plurality in New York and King’s
couLty of 60,343, giving the Republican
candidate a plurality of 24,484 on the
t ital State vote. This year Palmer (Re
publican) has carried the State above the
Harlem, based upon returns from 1,751
e'ection districts out of a total of
3,383, or more than one half of the out
side election districts, by probably 100,-
000 plurali y. King (Democrat) has car
ried New York and Kings county by a
plurality of nearly 50,000, giving the
head of the Republican ticket a safe plu
rality of 50,000, in the State at large.
The two branches of the Legislature re
main as before under the direction of the
Republicans. The election throughoi t
the State was orderly and rapidly con
ducted, and tbe results were quickly
compiled.
At midnight returns from 2,220 elec
tion districts out of 3,383 above the
Harlem, or two-thirds of the State out
side of New York and Kings county,
gave Palmer (Republican) for Secretary
of State, 285,802; King, Democrat, 182,-
786, showing a Republican plurality of
103,016, a Republican gain of 19,332,
compared wiih the vote of 1893.
New York Republican by 45,000.
New York, Nov. 5 —The Mail and
Express says: The Republican State
ticket will have from 35,000 to 45,000
majority. The returns indicate the
higher figures. Erie county will give
5,000 Republican majority.
The World says the State is Republican
bv 45,000 majority; 1,125 election dis
tricts out of 1,392 in the city of New
York give Palmer 76,388; King, 110,787.
The New York press (Republican) says
Griggs, Republican candidate for gov
ernor in New Jersey has only carried
RALEIGH. N. C. WEDNESDAY. NOV. 6. 1895.
Essex county by 1,000 plurality. This,
if true, assured the election of McGill.
The World says that Tammany has
elected 11 out of 12 Senators, and 11
assembly men oat of 35.
A World bulletin says that both
tranches of the New York legislature
will be heavily Republican.
Amos Cummings Elected.
New York, Nov. ». —The election of
Amos Cummings, Democrat, to Congress
from the Tenth district, is conceded by
the Republicans. Last year the district
went Republican. Cummings’ plurality
is estimated at 4,000.
NEW JERSEY GOES DEMOCRATIC
McGill Claims the Election by Over
6,000 Majority.
New York, Nov. s.— Now Jersey re
turns received up to 10 p. m. indicate
the majority for McGill of about 6,000
The districts still to be heard from are
normally Republican.
McGill Ahead of Ills Ticket.
Jersey Citv, Nov. s.— The total vote
cast in the city by all the parties to day
was 28,481. This is abnormolly heavy as
the registration was but 31,047.
Incomplete returns from twenty voting
districts in the city show that McGill is
running ahead of his ticket.
The Democratic State Committee
claims to have carried Newark by 10,-
000. They claim to have elected six out
ot the eleven assemblymen from Essex.
The Republicans claim Essex by 2,500
and to have elected five assemblymen. It
will give McGill over 5,000. The Demo
crats are in high feather and claim the
State.
Griggs Claims 10,000 Majority.
Newark, N. J., Nov. s.—Chairman
Franklin Murphy, of the Republican
State Committee, claims the State by
10 000 majority for Griggs.
The Republican county committee of
Essex county claims the county by 2,000.
and also claims seven of the Republican
assemblymen. Hudson county’s vote in
dicates a majority for McGill of not less
than 3,800. It may reach 5,000.
The Legislature Republican.
New York, Nov. s.—New Jersey Re
publicans claim to have elected forty out
of sixty assemblymen. The Senate is
already Republican.
REPUBLICANS WIN IN OHIO.
But the Majority is Reduced Some
Fifty Thousand.
Columbus, Ohio, Nov. s—The Repub
lican State Committee claim that the
plurality of Gen. Bushnell will exceed
that of 80,000 for Gov. McKinley in
1893, with which year’s vote they are
comparing returns. There are some at
their headquarters who say that com
plete returns will show a Republican plu
rality almost equal to that of last year—
-137,00 highest. The Republican
State Committee saw fit to make a con
servative statement to those wanting to
bet on over one hundred thousand.
Chairman Kurtz gave out tbe following:
Returns received at 10 o’clock indicate
that the Republicans have carried the
State by a plurality not less than that
given two years ago and elected a de
cisive majority of the members of the
next General Assembly.
Chairman Kurtz will not claim over
90,000 at the most. Others go higher.
Chairman Kurtz does not estimate the
Republicans will have two thirds of the
Legislature, but he says the Republican
majority in both branches will be io
large that, the usual interest is not taken
in asserting the exact number of Repub
licans and Democrats on joint ballot for
United States Senator.
At Democratic headquarters at 10 p.
m., an announcement was made that
Ohio had gone Republican by a decisive
majority in the Legislature as well as a
large plurality on the State ticket.
As both parties had the same finan
cial platform the silver question was
not an issue in the campaign. The tariff
was the only national issue between the
two parties, the Democratic wool
growers and others voting with
the Republicans. The Populists cast
about 40,000 votes, the Prohibitionists
about 20,000, and the Socialists about
2,000. Neither the fourth nor fifth
party nor the A. P. A. affected the re
sult.
Ex-Congressman Charles Anderson,
chairman of the Democratic Committee,
after midnight gave out the following :
We concede the State to the Republicans
by 60,000 plurality and both branches
of the Legislature by a large majority.
The Populist vote of over 60,000 for
Coxey for Governor hurt us. The hard
times were fresh in the mind of the peo
ple.
Republican Majority in Ohio 60,000.
Columbus, Ohio, Nov. s.—At 9 o’clock
it was thought that the tidal wave of
the past two years had continued m
Ohio, although no estimates could be
given. The Democratic State committee,
in comparing the vote with that of last
year, when the Republican plurality was
137,000, shows Democratic gains but not
enough for them to claim any close
result on the State ticket or more
than one-third of the members of the
Legislature. The Republicans in com
paring with that for McKinley and Neal
for Governor two years ago are claiming
at 9 o’clock t.iey will approximate the
plurality of 80,000 received by McKinley
and have two-thirds of the Legislature.
At their headquarters they say they will
poll a much larger vote than in 1893,
and that the Democrats polled a much
larger vote than that year. The total
vote will be about 850,000, the largest
ever cast in the State. The Republicans
say their plurality will not fall below
sixty thousand.
Republicans Gain in Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. s.—The vote
of the city of Cincinnati was unusually
large. One hundred and ten precincts
of the 246 in the city gave Bushnell 18,-
428, Cambell 14,256. This indicates a
gain upon two years ago for the Republi
cans. It is estimated from the>e returns
that the Republican plurality in Hamil
ton county will run from 11,00 to 13,000
and that the entire Republican ticket
will be elected by a plurality of 100.000.
In the county ticket, Hagerty (Demo
crat), for Auditor, who ran ahead of his
ticket, is defeated by from 4.000 to
6,000.
THE OLD DOMINION ALLRIGHT
Legislature Will Stand Democrats 114
and Anti-Democrats 26.
Richmond, Va.. Nov. s.—The anti-
Democrats elect Senators in the Win
chester, Manchester, Roanoke and Pat
rick districts, and gain members of the
House in Louise, Rockingham, Botetourt,
Roanoke, Montgomery, Wise, Northum
berland, Stafford and probably in Au
gusta, Halifax, Washington and Pittsyl
vania. The Senate will contain 34 Dem
ocrats and 6 anti-Democrats, and the
House about 80 Democrats and 20 anti-
Democrats.
Returns show that the vote in this
city was about 50 per cent, less than last
year. The Democratic candidates for
the House Cabell, Harwood, Murphy,
Bryant and Reddy were elected by over
whelming majorities. The opposition
polled an insignificant vote.
Legislature Heavily Democratic.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 5. —The Demo
crats have elected about three-fourths of
the Legislature. They lose Botetourt,
Mecklenburg, Stafford and King George
counties and lose one member in Hali
fax.
Democrats Split up iu Factions.
Winchester, Va., Nov. s.—The Sena
torial situation here was complex, the
Democrats being split into warring fac
tions headed respectively by Clarke H.
Purcell and M. L. Walton, the father of
the Walton election law. Both claimed
to be the regular nominee of thefS'imo
crats for Senator. J. G. MeCuirc had
the undivided support of the Repub
licans.
Returns are somewhat slow ar.dmany
precincts will not be heard from until
to-morrow. Out of 18 pretincts nine
heard from give Purcell, Democrat, 800;
Walton, Democrat, 205, and McCune,
Republican, 504. McCune carried this
city by 14. At a late hour to night Mc-
Oune is practically sure of election. Both
Democrats and Republicans concede this.
A Light Vote W'as Felled.
Petersburg, Va., Nov. s.—An ex
tremely light vote was cast in this city,
the regular Democratic ticket having no
opposition to speak of. Petersburg
elected two members of the House of
Delegates. The total vote was 537:
Mcßae (Democrat), 508; Ivey (Democrat),
493; Peyser (Populist), 29. Last year in
the Congressional election this city cast
2.529 votes, and at the presidential elec
tion 3,605.
Returns from Church Road, Va..
show the following for the House of
Delegates: Gilliam, 95; Clarke, 65; de
faced tickets, 18. Total, 178.
Election Passed off Quietly.
Lynchburg, Va , Nov. s—The elec
tion passed quietly, but little interest
being manifested; out of a registered
vote of 4,500 only 1,448 was polled as
follows:
For State Senate, Adam Clement,
Democratic, 896; J. S. Dillard, Honest
Elections candidate, 552; for House of
Delegates, Itandolph Harrison, Demo
cratic, no opposition, 1,084.
A BIG .MAJORITY IN IOWA.
The Republicans Claim so Have Car
ried the Slate by 80,000 Majority.
Des Moines, lowa, Nov. s.—The Re
publicans gains over two years ago are
now running nearly 24 to a precinct.
This will give Drake, Republican for
Governor, a plurality of over 80,000 if
tbe present rate of gain is continued.
Republican State Central claims the
State by 80,000 or over.
The committee claims the Legislature
by two-thirds majority. The present
indications are that the Populists will
make large gains all over the State, mak
ing their total vote 50,000, the largest
ever polled in the State.
Republican Gains In Utah.
Salt Lake, Nov. s.—Returns slow.
Nothing yet received from city precincts.
Returns from 22 precincts from outside
show net Republican gains of 51 of the
vote for Governor. No reliable reports
on Legislative ticket. Roberts, Demo
crat, for Congress, is running ahead of
his ticket.
Republicans Carry Illinois.
Chicago, Nov. s—-The Republicans
carry the election by pluralities of about
30,000 ou the entire ticket.
Greenhalge’s Majority 65,000.
Boston, Mass., Nov. s.—Returns now
indicate that the majority of Greenhalge
will be about 65,000 in the State.
Mississipp. Goes Democratic.
Jackson, Miss., Nov. s.—The Demo
cratic majority for State offices is estima
ted at 50,000.
Republicans Carry Detroit.
Detroit, Mich., Nov. 5 —Detroit has
elected the entire Republican city ticket
and has added two aldermen to the Re
publican majority in the common coun
cil. Mayor Pingree ran ahead of the
balance of the city ticket by 1,500 and
upwards. His majority over Gold water
(dem ), according to the official returns,
is 10,580, which exceeds Gold water’s
total vote over 200. Schmid, clerk;
Littlefield, treasurer, and the rest of the
Republican ticket are elected.
IN STRAIGHT HEATS
JOHN R. GENTRY EASILY BEAT
pJltchen AT REIDSVILLE
YESTERDAY.
THE TRACK IN BAD CONDITION
The Time was, Therefore, Abont Five
Seconds Slow—Not withstanding the
Inclement Weather a Large Crowd
Witnessed the Race—Six Entries in
the 2:20 Class—Three Minutes Race
Postponed Till To*Day—Baronette
Sets the Track Record of 2:f« 1-4. .
Special to the News and Observer.
Reidsville, N. C , Nov. 5.
Lowering clouds, a misty, milky at
mosphere and a cold wind served to keep
huudreds away from the races to day,
but despite all this a good crowd was
present and the racing excellent.
Owing to the recent heavy rains the
track was slow, the back stretch in par
ticular being heavy. Mr. Curry, Patch
en’s driver, rated the course as being at
least five seconds slow.
Following is a summary of the races
by heats:
First race, 2:20 class, purse |3OO.
Panstone 1,2, 2,1, 2; Billy Ackerson
4,6, 6,6; Maggie Campbell 3,3, 3,3, 3;
Mi; s Thompson 2,4, 5,4; Billy Wjlkes
6,5, 4,5; Clipper 5,1, 1, 2.
Time, first heat 2:23; second heat
2:21 14; third heat 2:21 1-4; fourth heat
2:23 3-4. fifth heat, 2:25 1-2.
Second race, Patchen and Gentry,
purse $2,000; Gentry drew the pole.
Gentry 1,1, 1; Patchen 2,2, 2. Time
first heat, 2:10; second heat 2:09; third
heat 2:09.
The three minnte race was postponed
until to-morrow.
Defender, a beautiful young colt,
owner, James Williamson, of Alamance,
paced a quarter of a mile in 36 seconds.
Baronette, from the Alamance farm, set
the track record, trotting one mile m
2:16 1 4.
MARRIAGE AT ROCKY MOUNT.
The Rocky Mount Fair This Week—No
Hoo-Chee-Koo-Chee Allowed.
Special to the News and Observer.
Rocky Mount, N. C., Nov. 5.
In the Methodist church to day at
high noon, Mr. Edgar W. Smith and
Miss Emma Armstrong were united in
marriage by Rev. G. A. Ogelsby. The
bridal party marched up the aisles to
the strains of Mendelsohn’s wedding
march, beautifully rendered by Miss
Bessie Worthington. Mr. Smith is one
of Rocky Mount’s leading tobacconists,
and is President of the Board of Trade.
Ho was a former Danville man. having
lived here for the past three years. Both
of the joung people are deservedly pop
ular, as the numerous handsome pres
ents a t)Bt.
The following were the atten
dants: Miss May Hendren, of
Newbern, with Mr. W. A. Smith, of
Richmond; Miss Mary Berger with Mr.
J. L. Arrington; Miss Mattie Pierce
with Mr. M. O. Berger, of
Greensboro; Miss Martha Knight, of
Mildred, with Mr. 8. P. Smith; Miss
Lucy Arrington, with Mr. J. O. Bras
well; Miss Mannie Fitz, of Washington,
D. 0., with Mr. B. W. Arrington. Messrs.
E. Vernon Howell and David Ramsey
Davis, were ushers. After the ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Smith left for Atlanta.
Numerous fakirs have arrived in town
for the approaching fair. The “Hooebee
Koocbee” people have been informed by
Secretary Wilkinson that they must give
a show for women and children, as well
as men, or they “must vermoose the
ranch.”
Miss Nellie Grifton is at home to at
tend the fair
TOO MANY HEALTH OFFICERS.
But Neither One Will Be Paid Till the
Matter is Settled.
Special to the News and Observer.
Winston, N. C., Nov. 6.
On the first Monday in September the
Forsyth county fathers elected Dr. E. F.
Strickland county physician. On the
same day the County Health Board met
and re-elected Dr. R. D. Dalton Both
physicians have since been filling the
office by visiting the sick at the jail and
county home. The County Commis
sioners, at a meeting this month, passed
an order that they will pay no more bills
to physicians until one or the other
shall have established his claim to the
office. The County Superintendent of
health order says also that neither of
them shall visit the county home or the
jail or do any other, county practice un
less sent for.
Editor Goslen has let the contract for
a handsome three story brick building
to be erected on Main street for his
paper, the Winston Republican. He
hopes to occupy the building by the first
of the year.
Hotel at Hot Springs Burned.
Special to the News and Observer.
Asheville. N. O , Nov. 5.
Loretta Hall boarding house, at Hot
Springs, twenty-five rooms, was burned
yesterday. The guests lost everything;
some furniture was saved. Five thous
and dollars insurance on the building,
which was owned by the Southern Im
provement Company, and conducted by
Mrs. H. W. Swain.
Orange, Va., Nov. s.—Charles O.
Taliafer, Democrat, was elected over R.
Jones, Populist, by a handsome major
ity.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TOBACCO FACTORY BURNED.
Over 20,000 Pounds oi Plug and Leaf
Totally Destroyed.
Winston, N. 0., Nov. s.— At Dalton,
last night, fire destroyed a large tobacco
factory containing 30,000 pounds of man
ufactured and leaf tobacco The postof
fice, storehouse and|six smaller buildings
were also consumed. The origin of the
fire is unknown. Losses are heavy with
bnt little insurance. 4
All of the property destroyed belonged
to the heirs of the late R D. Dalton.
In the tobacco factory there were more
than twenty thousand pounds of manu
factured tobacco, besides several thous
and pounds of leaf. There were very few
gooes in the store. The origin of the fire
not learned, neither is the amount of
insurance.
The old family residence of Mr.
Dalton was saved from destruction.
PITTSBURG’S GREAT DAY.
It Receives Mr. Carnegie's Million
Dollar Library.
Pittsburg, Nov. 5. —This was Pitts
burg’s great day. The proud city not
only received the magnificent gift of a
million dollar library, music hall and
art gallery from the equally proud dona
tor, Mr. Carnegie, but tbe pleasing an
nouncement that Mr. Carnegie would
endow the art gallery with one million
dollars, and also proposed erectiDg for
the greater Pittsburg free libraries at
Duquesne, Carnegie and Homestead.
The dedicatory exercises took place in
the music hall of the building which waf*
packed to the walls.
THE GREAT NORTHERN STRIKE.
It May Become General Among the A,
R. (J. Men.
Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. s.— There
are some threatening aspects in the
Great Northern strike situation which
lead to the belief that a strike may
become general among the A R. U.
men on this system by to-morrow. The
discharge of engineer Wm. Best, the
hero of the Hinckley fire, at West Su
perior is very distasteful to the men.
Best was President of the A. R. U. at
that point and a member of the com
mittee. It is charged that he was dis
charged for these reasons.
A Devils Lake, N. D., special to the
Journal, says: The strike went into ef
fect at 2 o’clock this morning. No trains
are running.
The Strike Only Partial.
Spokane, Wyoming, Nov. s. —The
strike on the Great Northern is only par
tial at this place. The south bound pas
senger train went through on time, and
the officials claim that all trains are mov
ing on regular time. At the car shops
at Hilliard, a part of the employees went
out.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION-
It Re-Assembled Yesterday After Foar
Days’ Adjournment.
Columbia, S. C., Nov. 5. —The Consti
tutional Convention re assembled to
night, after four days’ adjournment,
with barely a quorum present. Since
the suffrage question has been practically
finally decided, members take but little
interest in the proceedings, and it is
said that a great many of t em will not
come back at all.
The disenssian of the remaining sec
tions of the suffrage article was begun
to-night. The convention, by a vote
of 62 to 27, just seven more than
a quorum voting, killed the provis
ion requiring that managers of elec
tions shall be equally divided between the
two parties casting the highest number
of votes at a preceding election. There
was little or no debate on the subject
before the vote as taken. Another effort
was made to get in woman’s suffrage in
municipal elections where the question
of issuing bonds is at stake, bnt it failed
as'all other similar propositions had done.
On a vote being taken on a motioo to*
strike ont the s3ooproperty qualification
for voting on a bond issue in municipal
ities no quorum was shown and the con
vention adjourned.
Me riage at Reidsville.
Special to the News and Observer.
Reidsville, N. C., Nov. 5.
Mrs. Cora May Morris, of this city,
was to-day united in marriage to Mr.
Chas. Wood Bingham, a prominent
banker of Mount Morris, New York. The
marriage was private, attended only by
tbe near friends of the family. The
happy pair boarded the Southern vesti
bule for an extended trip.
Wrecked Near Cape Lookout.
Special to the News and Observer.
Beaufort, N. 0., Nov. 5.
The tug Jones leaves Wilmington to
night to assist the large, three-maa:
schooner, Hattie 0. Lnce, from Boston,
which is wrecked east of Cape Lookout.
The wind and sea are high.
Silver Democrats in Tennessee.
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. s.—Tennessee
Committeeman James M. Head, of the
National Bi-metallic League, has issued
a call for a meeting of all bi metallist
Democrats of this State to meet in this
city on the 16th for organization within
the Democratic party according to thtc
plan adopted by the League at Wash
ington.
Money for the Conscience Fund.
Washington, Nov. s— Commissioner
Miller of the Internal Revenne Bureau
to-day received through a New York
banking house a check for $750, which
the sender asked to have placed to the
credit of the conscience fund.