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The Weather 1 o-Day: CLOUDY; WARMER. The News and Observer. VOL. XLVII. NO. 4!). LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA ■ DAILIES II IEIS 111 OBOffJLIION. REPUBLICANS WIN OUT II OHIO Jones Drew Largely From McLean in Some Counties. BRYAN’S FORCES WIN IN NEBRASKA In Kentucky the Result Still Hangs in the Balances. MARYLAND CONCEDED TOM DEMOCRATS Mississippi and Virginia Are of Course in the Democratic Column, Mazet Defeated for Assembly in New York. Holcomb’s Election Is Claimed by 15,000 in Nebraska, The campaign of 1891) has boon closed, and yesterday the jury of the people, in the States which held elections, return ed their verdicts. Elections were held in twelve States as follows: Virginia—Legislature, full House and half of Senate. Miarykind—State ofTi cers\ Massachusetts —State officers. Pennsylvtania—Supreme court judge, Superior court judge and Treasurer. New York, —legislature. New Jersey— 1 iegislaturc. Ohio—State officers. lowa—State officers. Kentucky—State officers. Mississipi*—State officers. Nebraska —Supreme court judge and University regent. South Dakota—Supreme court judge. The result of yesterday's balloting up to the time this paper went to press, seemed, from the dispatches, to be as follows: Virginia—Strongly Democratic. Vote light. The Legislature elected will choose ia> successor to United States Sena tor Thomas S. Martin, who is <i candi date to succeed himself, and is opposed by Governor ,T Hoge Tyler. Maryland—Conceded by the RepnWi cans to have gone Democratic by 10,000 majority. The Democratic ticket was: Governor, John Walter Smith; Comp troller, Dr. J. W. Ilermg; Attorney General. Isidor Raynor; for Baltimore city’s representative' of State Court of Appeals, . Massachusetts— Strongly Republican, with slight Democratic gains. Republi can ticktt elected is: Governor, IV. Mur ray Crane; Lieutenant Governor, John L. Bates; Secretary of Commonwealth, William M. Olin; Treasurer and Re ceiver General. Edward S. Bradford; Auditor of Accounts, John N. Kimball; Attorney General, Hdsea M. Ivnowlton. Pennsy lva nia—Strongly Republican. Following is the ticket elected: Snpr. me Court, J. Hay Brown. (Rep.), and S. Leslie Mestrezcat, (Dem.»; Superior Coairt, Josiah R. Adams; State Treasur er, James E. Barnett. New York —A slight loss to the Demo crats in flu* number of Assemblymen. New York city Democratic by 50,000. New Jersey—The legislature is Repub lican by the usual majority. Ohio —The vote dose, Nash. (Ilcp.), getting the best of it in the cities and McLean. (Dem.), in the rural districts. Jones’ I And.) vote was made up princi pally of Republicans who would other- i wise have supported Nash. Most of tin* Jones supporters failed to vote for any candidate for other offices, hence the balance of the Republican ticket is cer tainly elected. At midnight Re publicans were claiming Nash’s election by 50,000. McLean de clined to taik. The Republican ticket is as follows: Governor. George K. Nash; Lieutenant Governor. John A. ('aidwell; Judge Supreme Court, William Z. Davis; Attorney General, John M. Sheets; Treasurer, Isaac B. Cameron: Auditor. Walter I). G-uilbert; Member Board of Public Works, Frank A. Huffman. lowa —-Light vote cast, showing fall ing off in both parties as compared with 1897. Republican ticket elected as fol lows: Governor. Leslie M. Shaw: Lieu tenant! Governor. James C. Milkman: Judge Supreme Court, John O. Slier win; Superintendent Public Instruction. Rob ert (5 Barrett; Railroad Commissioner, Edwin A. Dawson. Kentucky—ln this State, as in Ohio, the vote is very close and it is at ties hour inqmssibh* to sav certainly who is elected, though the odds seem to he in favor of the Republican ticket here as in Ohio. The election in this State was a very exciting one. I In* militia was at tin* jmills and several men were killed during the day. A Democratic paper which has been fighting Goebel, says he's 1m aim by 10.000. I h'* Courier-Joiirmil says the result is in doubt. The Republican tick t in this State was as fellows. Gov ernor, William S. Taylor; Lieutenant Governor, John Marshall; Secretary ot State, Caleb Powers; Attorney General Clifton J. Pratt; Treasurer, Walter R. I.)ay; Auditor, John S. Sweeney; Gom-t missioner of Agriculture, John W. Throckmorton: Superintendent of Public Instruction, John Burke. Mississippi—democratic by not less than 30,090. The ticket elected was: Governor, A. 11. Longino; Lieutenant- Governor. Janies T. Harrison; Secre tary of State. J. L. Power: Treasurer, R. J. Stowers; Auditor, W. Q. Cole; Attorney! Iciieral. Men rue M<4 ‘hire; Superintendent of Public Instruction, 11. L. Whitfield; Revenue Agent. Wirt Adams; Land Commissioner, E. 11. Nall; Clerk Supreme Court, E. W. Brown: Railroad Commissioners, A. Q. May, .T. 1). Mclnnis, J. C. Kiueainion. Nebraska —Here again the vote is very dose, with the chances in favor of the Fusion (Democrats and Silver men) tick et. Holcomb claims 12.000 majority. The Fusion ticket is: Judge Supreme Court. Silas A. Holcomb, (Pop.); Re gent. State University, .1. L. Teeters, (Silver llep.); Edson Rich, (Dem.) South Dakota—Republican ticket elect ed as follows; Justice Supreme Court, Dighton Corson, Howard G. Fuller, Dick Haney. KENTUCKY. Republican Majority in the State Es timated at From 10 000 to 15,000. Louisville. Ky., Nov. 7.—By the com bined effort of the Republicans and Anti-Goehelites, Attorney General W. S. Taylor, Republican, lias been elected Governor of Kentucky by a majority variously estimated from seven to iif tecn thousand ever Goebel, Democrat. Returns received up to midnight also indicate the election of the entire Re publican ticket, while the •complexion of the Legislature is in doubt. The weather throughout the State was perfect, and more than an average vote was jjoilcd. the total falling but lit tle short <xf the vote polled in the lasi Presidential election. Comparatively little disorder prevailed and, aside from several arrests for alleged violation of the election laws, tin* election was char acterized by a remarkable degree of quiet. Governor Bradley remained in Lmis ville during the day and had the Louis ville Legion in readiness for inarching orders. The militia was called out after j the close of the polls to enforce an in juin tion granted by a local judge, but the presence of the militia was not need ed, and the companies were soon ordered hack to the, armory. Chairman Ding, of tin* Republican. Campaign Committee, said at midnight that Taylor’s plurality would not he less than lifteen thousand. This estimate, lie said, was based up,on estimates re ceived from a majority of the counties in the State. Governor Bradley esti mates Taylor's plurality at about fifteen thousand to eighteen thousand. At midnight there were still many mi-sing precincts. hut 181 out of 203 in the city of Ixmisville and Jefferson County gave Taylor a plurality of 3,- Bt>2. With all the returns in and the present ratio of Republican gains main tained. Taylor's majority in the city wilt reach 4.000. The Cqurier-Joumal, from its figures, says the result is in doubt. The Post, Democrat. which has op posed Goebel, claims Taylor's elect ion by 10.000. At ln.di fight 'Chairman I snag. «.f the Republic an campaign <Vu miiittec claimed t'hait Taylor fliiaw carried the State bv from 10,000 to 15.000 iiniaijorit y. He says that ’i ay lor has carried the third.' ifointfli, fifth, ninth ami eleventh C iiigri sKicinai districts, while Illie eighth am. tenth are < lose. The Republican-* have wtade heavy gains in most all of the De lrcicratic strongholds which were exacted to give Goebel large majorities. Chairman Long claims tile Republicans have carried the city of Louisville by from 3,000 to 5,- 000 majority. Frankfort. Ivy.. N< v. 7. —-Senator Blackburn ami others at Goebel head quarters at. midnight aikmitted the re turn:* from many Democratic counties are disappointi.utg. hut elaiuii lifts is par tially offset by private dispatches from the eleventh district, indicating a falling off in the Republican volte. Blackburn mow claim;* Goebel will win by 5,(W0. This is a reduction of 25,000 :is coninbir <-d with elainiis made two hours earlier. ipiucinnati. Nov. 7. Early returns from Kenton county, Ken., indicate Goebel carried the county by 2.500. This is Goebel's home county. Frankfort, Ky.. Nov. 7.—Returns from this. Franklin county, show a Democratic loss of 200. Frankfort, Ky.. N<»v. 7.—‘Goebel car ries the city of Frankfort b.v from 150 to 175 ami Franklin county by about 900 uiffjority. Bowling Green. K.v., Nov. 7.—The city of Bovvjing Green gives Taylor a majority of 235 over Goebel. This is a Republican gain of 125 ov*rr McKinley’s vote. The Democrats concede the city to Taylor, but claim the county by 300. Nearly complete returns from 12 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1899. counties out of 119 give Goebel ma jority of 1,5)30. These reports show a considerable Republican gain over Clerk of Court of Appeals race of 1897. REPFREK ANS RAISE A ROW. Lexington, Ivy., Nov. 7.—ln one pro diiiucit in rbis city tonight, while the count was in progress, a body of armed, men, said to have come from the Republican headquarters, attempted to enforce a fair count, os they claimed. Reoehiug the precinct they were met Iby a nuniiber of police oud citizens. Frearms were brought into use and about a hundred shots were fired. A negro was wounded, not seriously. The attacking party tied, amd no arrests nave been made. GOEBEL CLAIMS THE STATE. Frankfort, Ivy.. Nov. 7.—A bullet in issued at 1 a. m. by Goebel Campaign Committee, says: “We have not enough information con cerning the Siate to go into details, but we are confident we have won, though the majority is small.” *»> Frankfort. Ky.. Nov. 7.—'Former iS da tor Blackburn at 2 a. m. (Wednesday) sent the following telegram to W. .1. Bryan: “We have carried Kentucky by a small 'but safe 'majority. Sincere congratula tions upon your sphmdid victory in Ne braska.” ' X TII E (LEG I SLA Id'RE. Louisville, Ky.. Nov. 8. —'Chairman Long gave out the following statement at 1 a. in. regarding the next legislature: tH Tl)te Republicans Have elected ten Senators out of nineteen sure. Three more are believed to have been elected., but the returns are not complete while one is in doubt. There aT two Repub lican hold-overs and six anti-Goebel hold overs. "In the 'House the Republicans have elected 41 'members certain, the Demo crats 35 and t!ie anti-Gobiwi Democrats five. The districts in doubt and not heard from number nineteen] which in clude (Campbell and Kenton counties and three districts in the city of Ixmisville. This insures a Fusion majority in the House against the v« octe* 1 law mind prob a'bly a Uepublieaiii (majority. 1 vOT ’ lISV IiLLE RI I ’l' BI IF AN. Later returns «|o not mange the esti mate of the result, im tlvi.s city. In addi tion to carrying Louisville for the 'State ticket the Republicans nave elected their their city ticket consisting of nuim-ilmen an <lO judge of the ijxdice court, iby alsnit 4,(KM) plurality. Their legislative ticket is also successful. OHIO, Republicans Have the State by an Unknown Majority. Columbus, (>., Nov. 7.—At I<> p. m. the <(bairnmu of both tin- Republican and 'Democratic State Committees were claiming the ejection of their respective State tickets and also a majority of the Legislature. There are no Jones legisla tive candidates, but Samuel M. Jones. Mayor of Toledo, is certainly the closest third tibiat ever entered the Ohio guber natorial race. The iindications are that he has drawn mere heavily from the Re publicans in the cities tliian from tin Democrats, wilth the exception of (Colum bus and some smaller cities and that the Jones vote will not lie so large in the rurail districts. There is not the usual percentage of either luipulblican or Dem ocratic gains or losses, as the gains run for the Republicans in some places and for the Democrats in dtihtT sections. Even after the returns are complete from (’Mvdiiratti, Cleveland and Toledo it. may lie difficult m roach the result pouitmdy tonight, owing to the tide in the Jones vide, which runs An streaks and causes Republican losses in some places, anti Democratic lowsos in other places. 220 precincts outside of Cincinnati. Cleveland and Tub do give Nash 23,310: McLean 20,(M15; Jones 3,000, all others 540. Same An 1897 gave Rushm-ll 28.807: Chapman 26,4(58. All others 1,236. Columbus, (>.. Nov. 7. —At 12:30 the Republicans claimed that their plurality would exceed 50,000 with over .100,000 for .Tones out of a total of less than 900,- 000. The Republican miajoriity in the Legislatwre is larger khan usual; out no •Scuiator is to be elected, Judge Nash was serenaded alter inidnilght at the Neil House. To an i nthfu«ia«t)ie <*rmvd he made a brief siiiece.i upon Isung iiitro dueed by 'Horn, Harry M. Daughtcry. bis rival for the nomination. .Judge Nash suvid that the Ohio result was a message I to PresiWb nit 'McKinley, that bis bom" i State endorses his admin'draith n at i I presaged 'Mclvicley’s riMiomination and re-olecrinu in I'J(io. The Republicans n.iade the greatest gains at the homes of Judge Nash, Scnati r 'llamva and Fill a inn lla n. Dick. The Democrats mnclt' their hungcftyt gains at the iikjtme of Mr. McLean. 11:45 p. m.- Forty of the 21,3 precincts in Cuyahoga county give Nish, (RepJ. 2,710; ‘McLean. (Dent.). 1,583. and Jones, 4,935, a Republican lo<s of 1,54 I anil a Democratic loss of 3.322. Toledo. <>.. Nov. 7. —Fifteen precincts out of 110 gave Nash 977; McLean 765 ami Jones 700. This indicates a plural ity of 1.500 for Nash in this county with .] om>s third in the race. (Cincinnati, Nov. 7. Tiinos-Ktar extra concedes McLean and Fusion ticket have carried Hamilton county. Columbus, Ohio. Nov. 7. —Out of 3,078 voting precincts in Ohio, 07 are in Lu cas county, ITO in Cuyahoga ami 270 in Hamilton county. Owing to fusion in Hamilton, confusion in Cuyhgoa and Jones’ residing in Lucas these three counties are considered sepimi'tely from the rest of the State. Indications again point to tin* Bushnell-Kurtz Republi cans supporting McLean nml the Jones vote being as independent of factions as of pasties. Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 7.—'Private ad vices to Governor Btislmell, front Clark county, his home, say there are heavy Democratic gums there. Coin minis, Ohio, Nov. 7. Returns front ten Columbus precincts indicates Nash, (Rep,), gains an average of 19 to 11* e precinct. If be gains 11 per precinct lie will carry FranlsUtt county. Coin mbits, Ohio, Nov;. 7. — Chairman Seward figuring on returns of 40 pre cincts outside of Hamilton, Cuyahoga and Lucas counties, claims McLean’s election by 12.000, but Colonel W. A. Taylor, one of McLean's managers with the same figures makes Nash's plurality about 8,000. Colrfinbus, Ohio. Nov. 7. — At 11 o'clock tonight the State Journal claims the election ofyjudgo Nash (Rep.), for Gov ernor, by over 30.0(10. Toledo, Ohio, Nov. 7. — Mayor Jones at 9 o'clock concedes his own defeat. “If my race has contributed in any way,” he said, “to Che success of John R. McLean, and a rebuke I<* the infa mous Philippine policy of tin* Adminis tration. I feel that it has not been in vain.” / Cincinnati. Ohio. Nov. 7.—One hun dred and thirteen precincts out of 204 in Cincinnati, show total vote 30.149. of which McLean has plurality of 941. Jones’ vote in these precincts, 5,009, in ! dicating total vote in the city for him of nearly 10,000. Columbus, Ohio. Nov. 7. —The bulle tins giving 700 net epubliean gain in 60 precincts outside of Cincinnati, Cleveland ami Toledo, include the heavy Republican gains at Nash's home in Franklin county, where the Republican gain is over 3,000. This county gave 1,300 Republican plurality two years ago, and up to 9:30 tonight was the banner Republican county of the State. Mr Lean likewise reversed a majority in Hamilton county, where his plurality was surprising. Chill ieotiie. 0., Nov. 7. —Nash carries this county by about «» majority. Springfiel 1 . ‘C.. Nov. 7. —(McLean gets about 100 -plurality in the ditty. Join's 700. I *emoeratic gain of 800. Canton, 0., Nov. 7. —The vote in Can ton City is, 'Nash 3,589; Mi 1.-ean. 55.<K»7: Jones. 219. Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 7. —The State Journal says: Forty four precincts of 124 in Frank lin county - .ash's horn*') give net aver age Republican' gain of 2(1 to \ rreimet. This >w*ll give Nash 2,000 in county, a gain of 3.300 compared 'with 1897. Toledo. Ohio. Nov. 7. —The entire Re publican county and legislative ticket, with one exception, is evidently elected by pluralities ringing from 1.000 to 3.000. Yost. (Hem.). Treasurer, is prob ably re-elected. At midnight 53 of the 110 precincts in the county were re turned giving Nash 4.458: McLean, 3.322; Jones. 3.826. Jones cut deep r into the Democratic vote than was ex pected and harpi+d the Republicans less than ihey feared. JONES’ COUNTY IN DOUBT. Toledo. Ohio. Nov. 7. —Jones’ preeiir-ts began coming in after midnight. Indi cations now are that Nash, will hardly pull through, as all save three county precincts arc in. Seventy-two out of 110 precincts give Nash. 0.09(5: McLean, 4.557: Jones, 5.891. Nearly all re maining precincts are Democratic. It is impossible to tell at (his tilin' which candidate will carry Lucas county. NEW YORK, New York .Nov. 7. The election in the four count its that make up the city of New York resulted in the election of every •Democratic candidate on every county' ticket, except Gray. Democratic candidate for register in Kings, who was 1m aten because of bis refusal to put in an appearance h< fore tin* Mazet in vestigating committee and answer charges against him. Democratic ma jorities were about normal. Senator Piatt intimated late tonight that Mazet might lie stated in the next Assembly, in which the Republicans have 32 ma jority. Tilt' Tammany Democrats o]>on ly denounce ex-Senntor Hill, whom they blame for the reverses up the State. The Republicans in New York county elected only four Assemblymen, one of them a member of the Citizens’ Union. New York, Nov. 7. —The New York Assembly will stand: Republicans. 91; Democraits, 59; Re publican: 'plurality, 32; Republican gain 14. New York, Nov. 7. —Tammany claims the election of its whole county ticket by 50,000 plurality, and the defeat of Assemblyman Mazet by 500. New' York. Nov. 7. —The Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx, for sheriff, give O’Brien. (Rep.). 89,539; Orel!, (Dem.t. 139.120. Elmira!, N. Y., Nov. 7. —Indications point to a Republican landslide in Chemung county, the home of ex-Senator Hill. Charles H. Knapp, Republican, is elected to the assembly, a Democratic loss. New York. Nov. 7. —Richard Broker claims 34 of the 37 Assemblymen dis tricts in the Boroughs of Alan hat tail and the Bronx, a Democratic gain of six. Syracuse. N. Y., Nov. 7. —Mayor Ma guire, (Deni.), carries the city by nearly 2,000. Albany, N. Y.. Nov. 7.—Albany coun ty elects Republican .Assembly men in the First, Second and Fourth districts, and (a Democrat in the Third. Utica, N. Y.. Nov. 7.—R. \V. Sherman, (Deni.) is elected Mayor by 87. Bal ance of city ticket is Democratic by majorities ranging from 2(10 to 300. Two of three Assembly districts in Oneida county show no change. Buffalo, N. Y'.. Nov. 7. —•Returns from 84 of 108 districts in the city indicate a landslide for the Republicans. Thomas Henney. (Rep.) for District At torney, will probably have over 10,000 plurality. i Lthii'ca, X'. Y.. Nov. 7.—The city of Ithaca gives the Democratic candidate for County Treasurer a plural!ty of 157, and tli" Republican candidate for sheriff 190. The standard voting machine was used m this »city and the result was known 17 minutes after the polls closed. Rochester. N. Y„ Nov. 7 Rochester complete gives Uarnohan, (Rep.) 2,353 plurality for mayor. New' York. Nov. 7.—Robert Mazet, (Rep.), candidate for Assemblyman in the Nineteenth district, admits that lie is defeated. Collector George li. Bid well, who managed Mazet’s campaign, also concedes the defeat of Mazet. New York, Nov. 7.—ln 107 Assembly districts, including 28 in this city, 71 Republicans and 36 Democrats have Ik-cu elected, a Democratic loss of 2. New* York, Nov. 7.—The Nineteenth Assembly district complete gives Mazet (llep.), 4,271: Stewart, (Dem.), 4,007. New York, Nov. 7.—Taking all the Assembly districts in the State, the Re publican plurality is 35.800. according to the Tribune’s returns as compared with Roosevelt's plurality of 17.7815 last year. Returns received up to 3 a. in*., show the election of 90 Republican Assembly men and sixty Democrats. MARYLAND. Baltimore, Mil., Nov. 7. —Returns from both the city and State have been very slow in coming to hand and at 2 o'clock this fWVdncwTuy) morning the full vote from only 13 wards of Balti more city had been received, while In the State not a single county is com pli te. The 13 complete wards in the city, with the balance estimated show a plurality for Smith (Deni.), for Governor, of 7,541. while in the balance of the State bis plurality will probably Ik* be tween 2,5(10 and 3.000. Tile Democrats have carried the three legislative districts in Baltimore city and the probabilities are that they will have 75 members in the lower house of the General Assembly, while the Republicans ap; ear to have elected but 10. The Sen ate will be very dose with the chances slightly favoring lb** Democratic claim of a majority of two. Baltimore, Md.. Nor. 7. —General Thomas J. Shryock, Chairman of the Republican Central Committee at 10 o'clock tonight conceded the election of John Walter Smith, for Governor, by ten thousand majority. VIRGINIA. Norfolk. Ya., Nov. 7. —Out of a total registration of about 14.000. and 11.000 or 12.0(10 actual voters. 2,105 votes were east today. .* hitehead and Lyons, for the House of Delegates were elected without opt)Misi't ion. (Bland for the Htanse carries Ports mouth by a big majority, and iNewherne beats Rutter, Republican, out of sight in Norfolk county. •Kha-ndu carries 32nd Senatorial district ever Boykin, recog nized by tin* State Democratic cominrittec, by 900 majority. Rkhaiuond, Ya., Oct. 7.—tJlctrurris re ceived up to 11:30 p. an. show that both branches of the Legislature will be over whelmingly Democratic. The voting was exceedingly light, the principal contests between Democrats and IndepAodenrs, and 4he warmest of these fights was a the Isb* of Wight Senator'.'al distrii r. where tin 1 Democrats lost. -A.ru flier tig.ii t was in Shenandoah county for trie 'House, t in* Indei>endent candidate winning there also. On the basas of- present rc-turns, it is figured that seven ar.it.-Demoerats are elected. Richmond. Ya., Nov. 7. —As to the Virginia election, there is nothing to discredit the forecast sent out last night. Returns that have conn- in so far indi cate a small vote, and but little interest, with assured Democratic control of 'the General Assembly by a targe majority. Richmond, Va., Nov. 7. —The indica tions so far, as to Virginia, are that the result is overwhelmingly Democratic. In the most hotly contested Senatorial district, however, that made up of Isle of Wight, Southampton and Nansrmoiul —independent candidate is elected. The vote was generally light. NEBRASKA. Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 7. —Midnight.— Returns up to midnight continue to show tne same Fusion gain as earlier reports and there is no longer tin* least doubt of the Fusion ticket’s election. •( T hairman Edmonslon, of tin* Populist State Central Committee, said: “We have carried (lie State by 15,000 and have made gains in county officers.” ( hairtnan Telit, of the Republican Committee, declined to make a state ment, but one of bis associates admitted defeat, though not conceding it by as large a majority as claimed by the Fu sionists. AskYsl at midnight lor a statement. W. J. Bryan replied with laughter: “1 concede the State of Nebraska to tin Fn.sionists by 15,000.” This (Lancaster) county elects tin- en tire Republican county ticket with the possible exception of sheriff. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 7.—10:45 p. nt. — It is evident to both parties in today’s fight that Nebraska has ropledged her allegiance to the Fusion standard. While Republicans are not willing to admit de feat. early ligurbs point that way. There has been a steady falling off in tin- vote of both parties, but while the Pusion ists have suffered but little the Republi can loss has net been less than three to a preeiuct. *lf the present ratio is main tained cx-Governor Holcomb and the Fusion State ticket will la- elected by net less than 10,000. Fusionists claim much more. Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 7. —Twenty-one preciiu’ts outside of Oiualut show a netl Fusion gain of 34. Comparisons an* made with a year ago when the Fusion majority was 2,700. There is a very slight falling off in the vote of both parties, but the per cent, of Republican loss is greatest. Omaha, Neb., Nov. 7. —Thirty pre cincts in Omaha give Reese, (Rep.), 2,978; Holcomb, (Fusionisl), 2 957. Omaha. Neb., Nov. 7.—Returns from 210 precincts in Nebraska outside Dou glas- county gives Holcomb (Fusion). 21,452; Reese (Rep.), 21,741. STATEMENT BY BRYAN. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 7. —There is no lpnger any doubt as to the result in Ne braska. The returns continue to show steady Fusion gains, and tile majority for Holcomb will not Ik* less than 10.- 000. A\\ J. Bryan gave ort this statement at 1 o’clock Wednesday morning: "The campaign in Nebraska was (Continued on Second Page.) E FIVE CENTS Bftkll ORDERS OUT THE MILITIA The Louisville Legion Sent to the Polls. THEY FIND ALL SERENE ONLY DISQFIET THAT CAUSED BY THEIR PRESENCE. NO OCCASION TO USE FIXED BAYONETS At Some Precincts Brown and Republican In spectors Were Refused Recognition, and a Statement to This Effect by Judge Toney Secured the Order. Louisville, Ky., >3>v. 7. —At six o'clock Coionel C. C. Mcngel received or ders from Governor Bradley to send to the polls at once the Emisvillc Legion, which had been under arms at its ar mory all day in readiness for a call. Up to this time tile election had been «tie of the quietest ever known here. A few arrests for alleged interference with vot ers were made, but there was less than the usual amount of friction between the workers of the respective candidates. When tin* polls closed at 4 o'clock, the inspectors representing tile interests of the Brown ticket appeared and demand ed admittance to watch the count. This was done under a mandatory injunction issued by Judge Toney, of the Circuit Court, shortly before noon, restraining the city authorities and officers of elec tion from interfering with Brown in spectors. About the middle of the after noon. tlie Republicans seen nil a similar order for their inspectors on representa tions that they were threatened with in terference. In a number of places, the inspectors were refused recognition and Governor Bradley’s order for troopts to go to the polls was made it|h«i a statement by Judge Toney, reciting this state of af fairs. Judge Toney’s letter to Governor Bradley follows: “Sir: Two mandatory injunctions were today issued by me as one of tho Judgt-s of the Jefferson Circuit Court, requiring election officers at the election precincts to allow the inspectors for the Brown and Republicans tickets entrance to the voting precincts to witness and inspect the count. I) has been repre sented to me that, these injunctions art being contemptuously ignored and vio lated. I have issued tin* deem* or judg ment of law. I am not a ministerial officer and cat into t enforce it. 1 call yo in attention to this fact as Chief Executive of the State, that you may take such action to see that the laws are executed its you may deem proper under the cir cumstances." The men were ready and in a few minutes began to form about the ar mory. Bells wire loaded up with ball cartridges and every man had his bayo net fixed. Colorn 1 Mcngel. who was in uniform for the first time since the regiment was plated in readiness for a call, assumed command. As s(mui as the order became known Sheriff lb'll hastened to tin* ar mory and protest is 1 against the calling out of the troops on the ground that there had been no disturbance and no trouble and that there was no occasion! for action by the State authorities: that Judge Toney bad not math' any repre sentations to him. the sheriff, as peace officer of The county, and that there hud not been anv interference with his or der. Colonel Mcngel re]died that lie was acting under instructions from Governor Bradley. Shortly after 7 o’clock orders to march were* given. Companies B, (’, and D swung into Main Street and started on the double quick for the lower quarters of the* city in tin* AA’est End. They visited polling place's on route and inquired into the- treatment of the representatives of all the* parties. Every thing was found quiet, however, and ihe blueeoats were marched back to head quarters. The only e-xeitement noticeable was that occasioned by their presence-. Meanwhile the* count was prore-eeling in all the voting places of the' city. • THE DAVIS MONUMENTS. They Will be Unveiled in Bichmond Thursday. Richmond, A’a., Nov. 7. The- mont n let nt to Miss Whit lie Du vis. erected by tin* Dauighturs of the CWnfcdorary. was placed on the- pedestal in tin* Dav.s'str tiim in oywooei cemetery this after noon. Tho life size* statue of Prevalent Davis will lie put. in place tomorrow. Tic tab let to Yliss n tunic and that To the* four foils erf ITes-iide-nT and Airs, i avis we -e placed in St. Patti’s today. These will be unveiled tomorrow at noon with ser vice-^. The* mioin'i(meats in Hollywood to Miss M innie, Air. >i<avis und Jefferssa Davis, ,Pr.. wjM be unveiled Thursday afternoon. General Fitzhuigh Lee tonight aereipit od an invitation to rede at tin* head of th<> procession. Lvbrs. Davis, Mrs. Hayes, Miss Waller. Jefferson Ilaye-s Davis, who is to omven all the memorials and sev eral friend's arrived tonight.