North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XVII., NO. aie.- . WILMIN GrTON, X. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1904. FIVE CENTS RUSSIAN ARMY ADVANCING Kuropatkin Making for Mukden Pursued by the Japanese RETREAT IS IN PERFECT ORDER There is Constant Cannonading of the Russian Rear Guard Details of Any Fighting that May Have Oc curred During the Retreat Are Lacking Report Tnat Kuropatkin's Rear Guard Had Been Annihilated is Denied It is Said that the Rus sians Have Retired Beyond Yentai and tlmt the Town is Aow occupied hy the Japanese Bulk of the Rus sian Array is Assembled at Ying shuissu A General Land and Sea Attack Expected at Port Arthur. The dearth of immediate press and official dispatches from the present actual seat of the far eastern struggle continues. It is admitted by the Rus sian war office that no telegrams what ever were received from General Ku ropatkin, bearing Tuesday's date, the last message to the Emperor from the general being dated Sepetmber 5 and briefly telling that the army was ad vancing northward; that it had extri cated itself from a dangerous position; that there was constant cannonading of the rear guard, and that the losses oil that day were about one hundred. The situation, in the light of the latest information, may be summed up as follows: The Russian forces are pushing- on to Mukden," greatly impeded by heavy roads and floods, conducting an orderly retreat, and followed step by step by the Japanese. Details of the fighting and "of. the actual position of the oppos ing armies are lacking The report that Kuropatkin's rear guard has been annihilated and that the Russian forces are in danger of being surrounded is denied by the Russian general staff. The Russian war office is entirely confident that the retreat -is slowly but surely being effected. "Prom Tokio comes the official re port that the bulk of the Russian forces is still at Yentai. The Japanese field marshal "in an extended report of the fighting , up to September 4, says that the Russians burned all the railroad bridges over the Taitse river and predicts that, while the Japanese list of casualties is Hot yet completed, the losses will prove heavy. Viceroy Alexieff is on his way to Mukden. The heads of Kuropatkin's long commissary trains have passed through Mukden - and are continuing northward. The attacH on Port Arthur contin ues, the Chinese arriving at Che Foo ray the Russian garrison expects a general land and sea attack today (Wednesday). Kuroki Has Occupied Yentai. s Tokio, September 6. 2 p. m. It is reported here that the Russians have retired beyond Yentai. General Kuroki has occupied the town. v. - Bulk of Russian Army Assembled at Yingshuissu. Tokio, September 6.-7 p. m. It is oificially announced that a portion of the Russian force remains at Yingshuissu.' south of Yentai, where the bulk of the Russian army is assem bled. Rear Guard' Actions Are Severe. St. Petersburg, September 6. 6:25 p. m. Private reports from Mukden say that some of. the rear guard ac tions are quite severe, but no details have been received. Russian Army Continues its North ward Advance. St. Petersburg, September 6. The Emperor has received the following dispatch from General Kuropatkin, dated September 5: "Today (September 5) the army is advancing northward. It has extricat ed itself .from the dangerous position in whichit was placed, being threaten ed by the enemy and having a narrow front. "The enemy throughout the day cannonaded our rear guard, especially its left flank, but without much ef fect. "We lost' about one, hundred men today." STILL NORTHWARD Field Marshal Oyama Makes a Report. Tokio, September 6. 8 p. m. An extended report from Field Marshal Oyama, the Japanese commander-in-chief in the field, was received in Tokio today and made public tonight. It is largely devoted to a review of the fighting which took place between August 24 and September 4. The an nouncement that the Russians will re tain possession of the Yentai colliers indicates a strong possibility- of a bat tle there. Yentai is the only colliery in northern Manchuria, and its posses sion is of vital importance to the Rus sians in connection with the opera tion of the railroad. Field Marshal Oyama reports that a portion of the Russian troops hold Yingshuissu, south of Yentai, and that General Kuroki's troops are in close touch with the Russians. He announces also that the left and cen ter Japanese armies, under the com mand of Generals Oku and Nodzu, have halted on the left bank of -the Tai Jse river, and that it is his intention to dispatch a portion of them to occu py the heights north of Muchang and along the railroad. General Kuropatkin burned all the railroad bridges over the Taitse river. The report says tha tthe exact' num ber of the Japanese losses since August 25 is not known at present, -but that the casualty lists are being- compiled The field marshal predicts that' the losses will prove heavy. Report does not mention the num ber ofguns taken, but it is known that sixteen guns wrere captured at Anpmg and Anshanshan, and earlier reports mentioned the capture and use against the railroad station at Liao Yang of certain ten centimetre canet guns. Field Marshal Oyama says also that in spite of continuous attacks for fen days against an enemy occupying semi-permanent fortifications, and the heavy resultant sacrifice, that the spirit of devotion and determination uf the Japanese troops is excellent. General Kuropatkin, according to the report, continued to receive rein forcements until August 1 3, and his final strength consisted of. at least twelve full divisions. The losses sustained by the Russians are not known to the Japanese field force. General Kuroki encountered desper ate oposition in the battle on the heights . to the west of Heiyingtav where he fought continuously and fiercely for four days before he sue ceeded in dislodging the Russians. It is manifest that the stubbornness of the Russian defense at Heiyingtai saved the Russian line of retreat and averted an overwhelming disaster. Review of the War Situation. Si. Petersburg, September 7. 12:20 p. m. There has been no news from General Kuropatkin since Monday af ternon. This is attributed to the inter ruptionTif direct communication with the commander-in-chief, owing to the transfer '' of the telegraph office to Mukden, whither messages have to be sent by courier. The utmost confi dence prevails at the war office that the Russian army is slowly but surely affecting the retreat without serious risk of being cut off. None the lesa. intense anxiety is felt throughout the whole nation, and this feeling is shar ed by the Emperor. His Majesty is unwilling at such juncture to absent himself from Peterjshoff, and has coun termanded all proposed journeys. He will not go to .Warsaw or Libauand, and remains closeted for hours with his military advisers. . It is believed that the outcome of these deliberations will be an order to mobilize several more army corps. Late Tuesday evening the Associated Press obtained the following element from the war office: "No telegrams whatever were re ceived from General Kuropatkin to day (Tuesday), it is inferred that the only Russian troops remaining at Yen tai September 6 "are the rear guard, whose mission is solely to retard the enemy!s movement. Tt is Quite consistent from the po sition of affairs to suppose thai a por tion of the Japanese forces entered Yentai, there being no intention to hold this point, as it is of no intrinsic Importance. The stores there have al ready been removed and whatever was not removed was burned. "An official telegram will probably arrive tomorrow (Wednesday) morn ing. The transfer of the telegraph office to Mukden has caused delays in the direct transmission of messages." A Russian correspondent of the As sociated Press sent a message from Mukden Tuesday evening, more than 24 hours after the dispatch of General Kuropatkin's last published message. This correspondent gives no details of the retreat and the censor is probably not allowed to authorize the transmis sion of this news until the commander-in-chief sends his report. The correspondent points out in his dispatch that the Russian forces are followed step by step by the Japanese and are greatly impeded by heavy roads and floods. He adds: "It is impossible to say how long the fighting will continue, as the initiative is in the hands of the Japanese." 2:10 a. m. The correspondent does not conceal the fact that the Russians are undergoing a severe ordeal, but he says that the courage of the troops are undiminished. St. Petersburg is full of the wildest rumors, Fome claiming that Kuropat kinjs rearguard has been annihilated! that Kuropatkin has been taken pris oner, and that Port Arthur has fallen. These alarmist reports were circulated on the Bourse and at one time threac- ; ened to cause a panic. The Emperor has received the fol lowing telegram from Lieutenant Gen eral Liapounoffj military governor of the island of Sakhalin, dated Septem ber G: "Two of the enemy's warships this evening approached Korsakovsk fSak- i halin). They stopped four mile3 from shore and sent launches towards the sunken cruiser Novik. Our troops opened fire, whereupon the launches returned to their ships." Situation at Port Arthur. Che Foo, September 6. 10:15 p. m. Firing at Port Arthur was heard here tonight. Two Chinese inspectors. belonging to the official household of Lieutenant General Stoessel, com mander of the military forces at Port Arthur, have been caught spying at Shushiyen and Palungshan. They were executed toy the Japanese. Chinese who arrived here today from Port Arthur declare thai the Russian garrison expect a general TTmd and sea attack September 7. On September 2 and 3, the Japa nese bombarded the fortifications, and two Russian guns on a fort near Rih lungshan were dismounted. x The re cent entrance Into Port . Arthur of a large steamship carrying provisions, chiefly flour, has resulted in the re duction of the price of flour from $o to $2 a bag. Retreat is Under Heavy Pressure. Mukden. September 6. A Russian correspondent of The Associated Press supplies the following: "Our retreat is being carried out under heavy pressure and With the Japanese on our heels. The task is additionally difficuli owing to the ter rible condition of the roads and. tne rivers, which are flooded. "The fighting has now been almost continuous since August 24, and how much longer it will last it is impossible to say, as the initiative is. in the hands of the Japanese. "The number of lives sacrificed and the loss of supplies by burning, bridges being blowm up, etc., can only be explained when we once more have concentrated, and this will occupy us for some days. "There are numberless stories of heroism, collectively and individually, which it is impossible to re late by wire. . . which it is impossible to relate by ly, not only in aiding the wounded, but in .establishing booths by the road side and distributing food and tea to the sick. Retreat Being Carried Out in Good Order. Mukden, September 6. 10:40 p. nr. The retreat of General Kuropatkin's army is being carried oui in good or der, despite the terrible condition of the roads, rendered sodden by the rains which fell yesterday and today, which mire the lumbering guns and heavy transport trains. Long lines of commissariat wagons, drawn by steaming mules, horses and even bul locks are straining their way north over the soaking, cut-up main road from Yentai. Behind them come long trains of artillery and-back of them still Kuropatkin's army. The Japa nese are hanging on Kuropatkin's flanks., keeping the Russians engaged in a continuous rearguard action. The, progress of the retreating army has been slow, owing to the necessity of first' getting through , the baggage and guns, but the heads of the , commis sariat divisions, already, have passed through Mukden and are continuing their way towards the north. The main Japanese army Is march ing up along the roads eastward of the Russian lines of retreat", which con verge at Mukden. Another Japanese force is also heading for MukGen from the westward, coming in the direction of Liao river. Marshal Oyama seems to be making a rush for Mukden. He evidently has great superiority in numbers, especially in artillery. As the dispatch was written the corres pondent could hear the booming of the Japanese cannon, which are in play fourteen miles from Mukden. Russian Cruiser Diana Will Disarm at Saigon. Tokio, September 6. 5 p. m. The French minister today formally noti fied the Japanese government thai. the Russian cruiser Diana will disarm at Saigon, French Indo-China, where she sought refuge August 20, after taking part in the battle of August 10 off Port Arthur. Orders Delivered to the St. Petersburg and Smolensk. Zanzibar, Island of Zanzibar, Sep tember 6. The British cruiser Forte early this morning found the Russian volunteer fleet steamers St. Peters burg and Smolensk within the three mile limit and communicated to them the orders of the Russian government to desist from interference with neu tral shipping. The commanders of the Russian vessels said they would forthwith proceed to Europe. A report was brought in yesterday by the German steamsr Kron Prinz that the St. Petersburg and Smolensk were coaling in territorial waters. The Forte immediately proceeded to search for them, and eventually found xhe Russian vessels. They were not coal ing, but after the orders of the Rus sian government had been delivered to them, the Smolensk and St. Peters burg joined a German collier and pro ceeded to Dar-Es-Salaam, on the Afri can coast,' 25 miles south of Zanzibar. The Forte returned here this after noon. Rear Guard Not Annihilated. St. Petersburg, September 6. 6:30 p. m. The Associated Press is author- I ized to deny the report which was! spread here last night of the annihil ation of General Kuropatkin's rear S'uard. According to the latest ad vices of the staff, no Russian force was cut off, and it is believed that there ia little danger of the' Japanese intei cepting General Kuropatkin belo-rt Mukden. Governor Commends Georgia Soldier Who Refused to Salute Negro Officer. ' Augusta. Ga., September 6. A' spe- ! cial to The Herald from Atlaritarsays: ' "In discussing the refusal of a Geor- gia soldier to salute a negro officer,1 Governor Terrell today said: -! "That's what I call true Georgia grit. He is made out of the proper stuff." The First Cause. Mrs. Flatley Gracious! there goes that cornet again. The air shaft in this building is such, a conductor of sound; really don't blame you for swearing. ; much at the conductor as at the motor- M A.1 X. - m . m man 01 inai souna; ne s tne fellow I d . like to eliminate. (Philadelphia Press WABASH TRAIN WRECKED. Four Persons Killed and More Than xnirty utners injured. iMcberly. Mo., Sept. 6. The south bound Wabash passenger train, which left Des Moines for St. Louis at 6:40 A. M., was wrecked today near Pen dleton, Mo.,' killing four persons and injuring more than 30 others. The dead: J. E. Nichols, Macon, Mo.; J. A. Nichols, Piedmont. Mo.; Mrs. Henry Folcht; Huntingdon, Pa.; Mrs. C. H. Graves, La Platte, Mo. The train, which was composed of an engine, baggage car and smoking cars, day coach, diner and Pullman sleeper, was well filled, it being es timated by Wabash officials that there were about four hundred Persons on board. The train was running at its scheduled speed, when the accident oc curred. . . The dav coach left the track and breaking Joose from the baggage an 3 smoking cars, plunged down an em bankment, dragging the diner with it. The Pullman did not leave the track. The heavy dining car crashed on top of the coach, and the majority of those killed and injured were pas- seners in the latter. ARKANSAS STATE ELECTION. Democratic Nominees Receive 85 per Cent, of the Total Votes. Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 6. Later re turns tonight 'from the State election yesterday show that while the Demo cratic nominees for state offices re ceived 85 per cent, of the total votes. th plurality; for Governor Davis. Democratic, will be less than 40,000 and may drop to 30,00. In Benton coun ty,' the home of United States Senator J. H. Berry, the contest between Davis art! Myers may cause a count tp de termine the result. Governor Davis has lost heavily in Franklin, LaFayette, Independence, Little Rock and Lawrence counties. He, has gained in eastern Arkansas and his total vote there will not be far short of the normal Democratic strength, as shown in State elections heretofore. The next legislature will stand Sen ate, Democrats -34, Republicans, 1; House Democrats 95, Republicans 5. - mam- - MURDERER'S AWFUL FATE. Horrible Punisliment, Ending in Death, that Mob Inflicted on Mrs. Barrow's Slayer. . Brunson, Fla.,- Sept. 6. With both ears cut from his head, with slashes down his -back, his arms almost sev ered with buckshot, his body hung to a tree and riddled with bullets, this was the- fate of Wash Bradley, the negro who murdered Mrs. N. B. Bar row last 'Friday. His capture was made by !Shed and Walter Howard, two neg roes, at the home of another negro. Jirn Tondon, two miles north of Levy ville, just at sunset yesterday. He went there for the Purpose of trading a shot gun for a revolver. When they overpowered him thev disarmed him and tied him hand and foot and deliv ered him to the neighbors of the set tlement. ' 'The Barrow family were notified and the news of his capture spread un til a large mob appeared, with the re sult mentioned. Bradley confessed his guilt. At the time Mrs. Barrow was shot she held a baby at her breast and its escape is a miracle. VOTING ON PROPOSITION. Referendum Vote by Unions Will De cide Whether Stock Yards Strike is to Continue. Chicago, 111., Sept. 6 Whether the Stock yards strike is to be called off or continued indefinitely will not be known until tomorrow morning when the result of the -referendum vote.o:i the Proposition began today by thi unions involved in the difficulty will be made public 'by President Donnelly, of the butchers union. The greatest secrecy is being maintained by the of ficers of the different unions as to the outcome of the vote, which is being taken by secret ballot. No official statement regarding the probable re sult of the1 ballot could be obtained tonight, and thft reports of those who made the canvass of the situation con flicted. It was claimed by several of the striking butcher workmen that their union had voted to reject the proposition. - Cass Schmidt, vice-president of the butchers union, said the proposition on which the men are voting provides for hp. calling off of the strike, the skill ed men to receive the former scale of wages, the men to be re-employed as soon as possible, and the office of steward to be abolished by thft union. Kansas City, Mo.. Sept. 6. The lo cal unions of - the packing trades in Kansas City voted today to con tinue the present strike until the Pack ers should be brought to terms. Postal Telegraph Co. May Enter Goldsboro. Goldsfooro. X. C, Sept. 6. iThere is r report current here if true will mean that Goldsboro is to have greater tele graph facilities. It is rumored, though the rumor lacks confirmation from an official source, that the Postal Tele graph Company intends to extend their lines to Goldsboro. In fact It is stated that the company will put their linea in all the important towns in the eastern party of the State. The pro position as reported, is that the Pos-, tal will begin at Norfolk and tmild a line to Elizabeth City, Washington, Greeneville,, Newbern. Kinston and Goldsboro and then go on to Raleigh. Some few days ago the company had a mar iri tVi?o ritir rn a. nrnsWO tine- trill. but the result of his impressions could not be learned. If the deal is carriea out it will, of course, take some timo to buld the lines -and St will be next spring before this section could have the advantage of two competing tele graph lines. . - NO DECISION Honors Even in Battle Between Browns and Blues IN THE WAR GAME The Opposing Forces Were in Fierce Combat When the Fighting Was Stopped by Order of the Chief Umpire General Grant Has Not Been Able to Break General Bell's Line of Defense Record of Both Armies Summed Up by Colonel Wagner, the Chief Umpire. Corps Headquarters, Gainesville, Va., September 6. The Blue and the Brown armies were in fierce combat when haulted by the chief umpire at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Previous to this the commanders of the two forces had spent the time manoeuvring for position. The net result of fhe day la that General Grant, who is charged with forcing back General Bell's Brown army to Thoroughfare Gap has not been able to break the line of de fense established by General Bell during the early hours of the morn ing. This line extends north and south, bisecting the manoeuver zona, and is composed of infantry and artil lery. General Grant opposed this force in the extreme north early in the day, but with no success. After five companies of the Blue army had been ruled off the field for attacking in the open a strong concealed defense, hos tilities ceased for three hours. During this time General Grant swung the bulk of his infantry and ar tillery to the south, in. an effort to flank General Bell's line of Infantry on the right. General Bell, however, learned of the movement of his adver sary and rushed up his reserves td the threatened point. The two forces came to combat shortly after 2 o'clock, artillery was brought into play by the Brown army and the rapid fire of guns spoke on both sides, while volley after volley of musketf fire added to the sound of the battle, which could he heard through the Virginia hills for miles. The battle had proceeded only a short time when an order from the umpires was given to cease firing. Atf this time the forces were practi cally equal and the situation was such that a decision from the umpires seem ed to be demanded. Instead 15. min utes was granted each side to rectify its lines. Then at signal from the chief umpire the action was resumed. The 1st Vermont, a portion of the 12th New York, 8th Massachusets, and the 2nd Maine made a charge on the Blue position, moving over open ground and under very heavy fire from the 70th Virginia, the 1st Maine and the 1st Texas. The Brown charging force was ordered back, after sustaining heavy loss. The success of the Blue army at this time was but temporary, as an enfilading fire of infantry and artillery from the Brown troops on xhe right and left made It impossible for the Blue army to hold its position, and an order to fall back was given. General Bell had ordered up rein forcements, consisting of the greater part of Barry's brigade, which had been holding the line still farther to the south. The immediate line of the Brown's defense then consisted of the 2nd Maine, "1st Vermont, 8th Massa chusetts, 4th New Jersey, 9th Massu chusets, 12th New York, 9ih Regulars, 3rd North Carolina and 2nd Georgia, amounting in all to sixty companies of infantry, besides a battery of ar tillery. Opposed to this force was the 70th Virginia, 1st Maine and 1st Alabama. The situation was critical for either side. The fighting forces were approaching closer and closer, and the firing was brewing hotter. A decision from the umpire would have been imperative had a halt not been called. The record of the Blue army for the day is summed up by Colonel Wagner, chief umpire, as follows: General Wint's brigade, which took up a posi tion early in the day on the extreme right of the attacking line, has not been heavily engaged, and his troops are in bivouac tonight. Price's bri gade has been seriously engaged and has suffered great loss. Frost, on the left, has not been heavily engaged, while the brigade of Bliss, still further on the left, has not been in action. The fighting for the Blue army was done almost exclusively by Price's brigade and by the advance guard of Wint. On the part of the Brown army the brigades of Smith, Tee, Regan and Barry Jtiave all been in the fighting Four troops of the 70th cararryrl a part of the Brown army, made trou ble for the Blue advance beforo- day light this morning. This force reach ed Sudley road before daylight. It fired on General Wint at daylight, and there were rumors that' he had been put out of action, but these were not confirmed by the official reports of the umpires. A colonel of the Blue cav alry was captured, as were the colors of the 5th Massachusetts regiment. These colors were returned to corps headquarters tonight by General Bull, with a letter stating that he "should have returned them to the regiment, but did not want to take any action that might be regarded as spying on his adversary. The colors were re turned through corps headquarters. Governor Haywood, of South Caro lina, and Representative Erlce, Illinois, a member of the House military com mittee, were arrivals at camp today, and each responded to toasts at din ner. First Lieutenant norneii derbilt', of the 12th New York, -was compelled to submit to medical treat ment today on account of the heat. His condition is not regarded as sen- CAN BUILD RACE COURSE. Decision Permitting the New Orleans Jockey Club to Carry Out Its Plans. New Orleans, La., Sept.. Al decis ion which will permit the New Orleans juckcj iuu io ijusii iui uiu me v. vi li st ruction of its new race course wa3 handed down today by Judge Ellis. The course will be a competitor of that of the Crescent City Jockey Club. Prominent people here and in other cities are interested. The capital of the club is $300,000, of which two-thirds has been subscribed. Sixty thousand dollars has been spent for an exten sive tract of ground upon which, for some time large forces have been at work. The architect's plans contem plate a large and handsome grandstand and a club house and a point of drain age and the speed track is to have no superior in the country. The total cost Of the plant is to be $300,000. After the site had been purchased in. the vicinity of the city park, the city council opposed the building of tha track and authorized the citr attorney, to institute suit for the expropriation of the tract, In order that it might be devoted to an enlargement of the park. The mayor wag authorized to borrow $60,000 to cover', the purchase. Judge Ellis, after sustaining excep tions on technical grounds holds that the area of the -park is ample as a re sort for the present population of low er section of the city and that no ne cessity will arise for the expropria tion as space lack property until the Population' of New Orleans goes into the millions. iThe city's suit is -dismissed and the jockey club author ized to proceed with its plans. It is announced that the new track will be ready for racing on January 1st, and that its programme will be made exceedingly attractive to horsa hien with a $10,000 handicap for three year olds at a mile and a quarter OPPOSED TO MOB VIOLENCE. Strong Resolutions Passed - Unani mously by the Statesboro Methodist Church. Statesboro, Ga., September '6. The Methodist Episcopal church has pass ed resolutions unanimously calling up on every partlcipam: in the lynching of Reed and Cato last month for their membership in the church, unless "a public confession of wrong be made, with expression of penitence and con trition." The resolutions denounce the burn ing of the negroes in very strong lan guage and state that the church wishes to be put on record as unalterably op posed to mob violence, calling it "a shameless violation of law." , Rev. Whitley Langston, who at the court of inquiry gave names of several participant's in the mobbing, and has been, strongly censured, Is upheld and commended for his "Christian con duct." j HOUSE BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE. Residence Occupied by Two Negro. Women Destroyed, but the Inmates Escaped Unhurt. Jacksonville, Fla., September 6. -At 2:30 this morning, a residence occupied by two negro women, Sallie Carnie and Ella Jenkins, in an eastern suburb, of this city was blown up by dynamite The two women were asleep in a bed in the frant room and beneath this part of the house, the dynamite was placed. While the room was torn to pieces and the bed demolished, the two women escaped unhurt. Sallie Carney stated to the police that she had been told by a neighbor that a man had been seen in her yard about 8 o'clock. She also said that some time ago she found poison in hex food and that all the food in her house was poisoned at that time. The police have a clue and will soon make an arrest. BELL WINS Br BlG VOTE. Republican Nominee for Governor in Delaware Elected. White River Junction. September. Returns received at midnight indicate that the Republicans in today's state election elected the head of their ticket. Charles J. Bell, by a plurality equal if not greater, than that returned for William W. Stickney. when he was elected governor in 1900. Stickney, how ever, received the support of many Gold Democrats, (and the Republicans generally did not look for more than 2S,000 plurality in today's election. Stickney was elected four years ago by 31,282 plurality over Senter. lEIection returns from 200 out of, the 246 cities and towns of the,' state, give (Bell, Republican, 38,860; Porter, Demo crat. 12,892. The same places in 1900 gave Stickney, Republican, 38,948 ;Senter Democrat, 13,556. These figures show a slight falling off in the vote of both parties, and Indicate the election of (Bell by about 32,000 plurality. Writh the-exception of the three north ern counties, where local issues affect ed the normal vote, the complexion of the legislature was practically un changed. This indicates that Senator Redfield Proctor will be re-elected. The campaign, was hard fought by both of the leading parties, the Demo crats bending their efforts to a reduc tion of the Republican majority of 31,000 given to William W. Stickney for Gov ernor in 1900.- .