J?
tsf id
t.
flVd lit M
r -i . ,
riTTSBORO, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVE V"BF;R 14, 11)02
VOL, 1. -NO. 51,
m 11 i it if i
IIHIIU
XJ
a
THE DEMOCRATS WIN
The North Carolina Delegation in the
' Next House.
EVERY DISTRICT IS DEMOCRATIC
The Legislature Will Have Large Mi
' Jorlty 61 Democratic Members ea4
Senator PrRchard Will Be Retired.
A a result of Tuesday's election In
North Carolina a eoili delegation has
apparently been Elected -tt Congress,
and tho Democratic Judicial ticket
elected by a large majority. Hill, for,
.Chief Justice, received a considerable
Democratic vote in soui sections, and
carried two cottriUe-s -Cabarrus and
Inooln .As a rale Clark vame nearer
pop-Sri? the f ,t!l Democratic strength in
the east than la any other section. ,
The election was without interest at,
a rule save. n' the eighth and .tenth.'
. congrewen eli.slricis. where the Re
publicans icnde espec-lnl efforts la re
lect Blackburn and Moody.' The fir
mer appears to have been deft ted by
a small majority , v. bile the return
from the west indicate that Ganger ha'
by about l.t'sOv) vou. ,
The elaim pf 5 Aiu majority for Webb
over Hiss is th'j nlta '(Charlotte) dis
trict is probably not ex;xatv,. while
the majorities of this other Congres
tntsi beside those omd wRi. in some
instances run toward WOO. 'tho oppo-;
sitkto te the 'Democrat sniOitntlog to
nothing eiu-ept in tU eighth aad tenth
districts.
The news from eastern North Carv
l!na shows that with the edlminatir.n
of tli negro vote the Republican party
practically ceased to exist eat t of R. i
igh. ALL CONGRESSMEN ELECTED.
RaWch. Spwiai At 19 o'clock Tues
day night Democfauc Chairman Arm
istead Jones., of this county. said th
Domocratle fa'aj.-wjty was between S.'Ke)
and 4.C0O, but that it won! i be Impos
sible to rive flg-ird accurately before
today. Ho says all Democratic candi
date ran prttty -closely tcigi.ther.
At 11:30 o'clock Demo ratie State
Chairman Simmons a able to fclve
definite news as to the election result.
' He said Utft Hftrrocrats had positively
elected all ten Congressmen, thu! prov
ing the aeeurf ey of hiss prediction,"
that they had carried the State by at
least fiO.MO, the figures being 67.00O,
but with somo Republican counties flot
heard from, and that the LegisUtui"
was at legist four-fifths Democratic.
GFDOKR'S MAJORITY KM ALU
i Raleigh, Special.--At 6 o'clc?k Wed
itesday it was aaid at iK'raocratic hea.!
qi.artfsrs th?t the contest 'between (J'tl
ger and j;oody for Congress In th
tenth diatrict was too elose to be pk'.t?
ant. Vhe eause is Gudfrr's running
behind h's ticket. He otiftht to hav-J
won by a good majority, but it is now
belie vhi It will be a small one.
A telegram from Locke Craig receiv
ed a fw 'n.ilnutes after 6 o'clock sail
' Oudger was elected by 250 and that ho
had carried t.hs following counties:
Huncomb. SSfi; Clay, SO; Jackson, 4-5;
Haywood. 135: Transylvania, 21;
Rutherford. G70; Polk. 2S, and that
Moody Jiad carried Cherokee by 211:
Graham, 25; Swain, 251; lfendwao.j.
301; McDowell, 173. and that Macor
hnd not been heard from.
Rctnriis say Sampson c;ca 400 JU-.
publican. The Republicans carry
Tyrrell for the HoDia. clcctlns i'r.
Abner Alcxanler, but Ihe Deinocrais
elect th other candidates.. The Demo
cratic malortty In Cumberland Is 525.
WEHR ELECTED RY 5.0OO.
Shelby, Special. K. Y. Webb is elect
ed to Congress by at lvt 5,000 major
ity. R. S. 1'UINK.
Chairman Democratic County, Execu
tive Committee.
THE LEOlSLVrCRE:
Raleigh. Special.- Returns show the
Republic tins will have oniy 22 of tho
120 members of the lower house aril
that the Senate will be compoaeJ of 42
Democrats, 5 Rnpubrlcana and' 2 Inde
pendents, with one seat yet In doubt.
POCS MAJORITY,
.SmlthfieM, Special.- Johnston coun
ty is Democratic by1 2,500 majority. E l.
V. l'ou, for Congress, defeats Atwater
by 3.000 majority, many Republicans
not voting for Atwater. Ed. S. Abel'.,
Democrat, defeats Jones:- Republican,
for the Hon.-,! of Representatives, by
2.500 tnaioritv. Tan entire county
Democratic ticket Is elected by 2.500
majority. Jones, for solicitor, defeats
Parker. Republican, by .2.000 majority,
many Populist rfi;sing to vote for
I'arltcr. Thss State ticket is about ihe
nfual majority. About i5 per cent, of
tho vote of tho county was polled. Tl.e
weather was pood anil the best of or Jet
irevalled. Not over f0 ncproes voted.
CLEVELAND COUNTY,
Shelby, Nov. 4.-Of 3,833 regiefercl
voters in Cleveli-nd county about ZAW
Voted. SWtet'ti 'piccincta out of 111 &'-v.
a Democratic majority of 1 .625. The
Democratic. ... majority- in tha eniue
couhty Is not lens th:in 1,700., About
300 Democrats acralencl Clark and 250
of them votnl for Hill for Chief Jvts
tlce. lillTa total vote Is estimated at.
1.630, Dcinocints and Republicans.
WehbV ma jorlty In the county ia l.eoo.
He bads the ttt.ttct by 60. Hoey, for
Senator, hm a majority of 1,750.
.V,dxVELU
Marlon.-. Mcl)o, ll. county will like,
ly have two i!m!f,.rs In the Ugislv.
ture. as MaJ. W S. Connelly, indepetnl
ent. Is elected by n latgs majority. Mr,
' H." J.' Justice's T.iajor'.ty In tho cthstrlct
Will be over 200. he thinks. . O. O.
Laves 1h overwhelmingly defeated. Th-'
contest between J. ei. Wenl,-"li!uw'crir,
and James Morris, independent, for th i
House, la close, both .sides claiming it,
their vote bclnjf very das. The Demo
crats elect all the county officers ejtccpt
ehcrifl. the Republicans electing the
sheriff by about 75 majority. Moody'a
iivajority is about 175 in the county. In
Macheli county, tho Republicans claim
Hiss' majority is COO and the Stato
ticket about the same. Yancey coxmty
gives a amaR Democratic majority.
HIUL CARRIES WILKES.
Wilkesboro, Special. W'ilkea gives
a solid Republican vote. There was
more etcltement over the candidate
for clerk of the Superior Court than
any other county candidates. C. H.
Somers. the Republican nominee, is
I elected by 30R --- B. O. Mas-
tin, independent Republican canaiaai?.
Holton' majority for the Senate is 609.
Bryan and Pegram. Republican canqN
dates for the Legislature, are elected
by a majority of from 50 to 100.
MeDOWELU MITCHELL, YANCEY.
Marion, Special. The McDowell
county Dernooratic ticket is successsful
with the excepUen of eaeriff and pos
sibly the Legislature. Th State Demo
cratic ticlU't its aia narjccasful. Moody's
-majority 'in this county is 175. r-:aves,
for wilc'itur. !s badly beaten. One
Demexrati Ser-at r is sura from this
t district ar.d probably' two.
' The Republie-an rn jorlty in Mitchell
j co'waty is greatly :cti;-e4.
! It ia reported -h: that the' entire
: Democratic ticket 1 elecied In Yancey
! county.
J IREDELU
! Stater vllle, Special -The correct bn
! grtssloual returns In Iredell give
i Kluttz a majority of 1.101. While the
: otiitriu.1 ir-simo a.- io liio t ou.ii tiv&cv
I is not yet obtained, the whole Demo
j crattc ticket is electe d. As had been
here tcfors stated, the Republicans had
I endorsed many of the Democratic
! nominees for county offices. There
' were eontvt:i for the office's of treasur
' er. clerk of the court. Senate and Leg
; islature, but the nominees of the
, Democratic party were elected by vari-
oua majorities, ranging from 400 to 1,
' 100. ' -
WILKES AND ASHE.
I Korth - Wiikeshoro. Special. Black-
barn' carries Wiikr by CO) to SCO ma-
I jority. It will ta'te the tllicial count
i to decide ,aa to J. . Ha.-kc-tt for the
Ix'g'.slHture.' Ail th other Republicans
; are elected. Ashe gives Rlackhura 255
: Thoma. Democrat, is reported elected
' to the Legislature.
j GASTON.
Gastonia. i Special'. Th election
passed otf very quietly hire. Both box
j eg gave a gaol Democratic majority,
s Tbn ccunty gave Webb' a majcrity of
! 1.45,1 f ,)r .Congress. Complete omelal
i returns hae not yet b:en secured, but
It Is safe to say that the oounty is
Democratic by a handsome majority.
I ' ' . LINCOLN. "
! Llncolhton, Special.- Clark, Tor Su
j preme Court Justfee, was badly
j acrntched at this. Lincotntoa. precineti
but th county has voted solidly for
! him. which wilCmake his majority les
than the balance of the ticket, but
from present Indications he will have
ia majority of about 350. The full re
journs have been received for E. Y.
j Webb and the county ticket which give
! a majority for Webb of 4S0; J. V. Rein
j bardt. for the Senate, 33K; A. U Quick--j
el. for the House, 303; A. Nixon, cleric,
1555; H.-A. Self, regiireer, 513; J. II.
j Cline, sherifT, 433; and all the other
j Democratic .candidates elected except
I ttif township ticket m Ncrth Brook
township, tho total vote .polled in this
count v was 1S12. which Is considerably
less than a full o.?. More ticket
were scratched ly both parties than
were ever known.
ROCKINGHAM AND CASWELL,
Reldsville, Special. Rockingham's
Democratic majority Is l.00. Kltchin's
majority in Caswell Is 917. Graves is
elected solicitor by 3.000. Kttchtn'
majority In the district Is over 6,000.
CHEROKEE-.
Murphy, Special. Democrats con
cede Cherokee to the Republicans by
a majority ranging from 50 to 150. The
back dirtricts are -solidly Republican.
WATAl'GA.
Lenoir, Special. Only five out of 14
precincts in Wautauga have been
heard from at 4 o'clock thia afternoon.
There Is no "phone service beyond
Blowing Rock. The Indications are
that Watauga.give8 200 to 300 Republl.
can majority. The Republicans claim
400 majority for Blackburn.
I-enoir, Special. Blackburn's ma
jority In Watauga is now claimed to be
something over "0, running him 200
or more ahead of the ticket.
DAVIDSON COUNTY
Lexington, Special, Incemplete re
turns indicate the election of tho entire
Democratic ticUot by an average of 100
majority. ; Returns on the legislative
ticket give McCnll. Deniecrat. a small
majority over Walxor, Republican. No
returns on the State ticket. Clark runs
about with the county ticket.
REPUBLICANS MAY HAVE DAVIE.
Cooleemee, Spei'lal Indications at 10
p. m. point to a small Republican ma
jority In the county. Clark Is a littli)
behind the Democratic ticket. The Re
publicans scratched Connor and voted
r Walker, Morris Is against Page for
Congress, but there Is nethlng defi
nite yet.
the Vote cxosfJ in Alexander.
Taylorsvillc1, Special. The Demo-'
erats edeet the clerk of tha Superior
Court and possibly the sheriff of .Alex
ander and later returns may elect the
entlro county ticket.- - -
CATAWBA, :
Newton. Special. Th? entire Demo
cratic county ticket Is elected by "00
or 300 majority over tile citizens' can
elhldte. Republicans nnd Populists.
Webb's majority over Hisa la between,
30t and 400.
Hickory. Special, Nino precincts
out of ijevrnteen In Catawba give W,
A. Self. Democrat, for Representative,
SIS majority over J. W. Mot'iRer, Re
publican. The county Democratic ticket
will win by about 300, U. Y. Webb, fur
Congress, leading:
CUMBERLAND COUNTY,
' FeyettevUle, Special, Koiirten pre-!
clncta out of 23 in Cumberland county
give th Denfocratlc straight ticket a I
majority of 671. Clark run about with
he ticket Slooomb runs ahead of his
ticket, but Patterson leads the ticket
by about 200. Prohibition carries tho
county by an overwhelming majority,
the Prohibitionists claiming 1,000. Tha
nine precincts to hear from will prob
ablv set each other off.
GUDGER CARRIES El LT MORE.
Asheville, Special. Biltmore, with
Vanderbllt s manager. McNamee, lead
ing the fight for tha Republicans, and
Van Winkle, McNamee's acphew,
leading the fight for the Democrats,
gives Guugcr, Deaaoerat, for Con
gress. 43 majority, and Reed,' Demo
crat, for sheriff, 154 majority. Bun-r-ombe
county gives probably ,1.000 ma
jority for Clark. ,
KEWSY CtLAN'INGS.
Tarls Is to spend 'IS.OOO.odo on new
bospilals.
Mountain IfUirel has le?n adopted as
the Stale C'jvVer in Mat-cacluisctt.
Th'cjo r e.ljaut 314 5:s: telcprraph
ofliccs new ep'-ii lullie whole world.
The new Hoxt'i' tiprisint; in Sshnan
!s caiif-in nlarni aioiing the foreigners.
Tl:c bavlior of ,t. j1wi. N. I'., ha not.
l;cn ffe2i-a on-.' vitl'a the u';cusory of
Di3ll.
Fiffy thc-.i-flid por
RoIm i f L'Uili.s's coii
year.
ISerlia.' f :.in:-l
Fimts artcr tie
Cli'ltV.
ror-s iia
ve' v:s1'di
.vvr tiis
o;.e o;
l'ioic;.'.
Vii-
V 3
have Kp;-iiii u,- in Cer;;Mtt..r
inniiufactuiv of faud-Ruto lri.
Mayor I,o'.v new bnd'?et i .
031. n dct-ic;i of ' r.'..; I.
to
J net'.rly ?l,(o,KM r"duciic!i it
I A tipv,'w'!a"fr for nrm
! Wl.ii. li. Jill, -.'ic.it j!-!:.
i 5-o:'i:'.'i-.'jy trcaied. Is to
pc pie.
in
plus will be
be puiii:-lK'J
ill '! t.Mi;(.
I.
'iJV
r -of- s'euml'-:,:tts r.n tl'?
?o !'i';-: i i ;.' in i -i to
:-'the,-U';U U-te is a rail-
Ui)
IK
:.( i:e
'. in -
v.-. y m i i:
it Li ol"!
Ucigiti-.i, t
laiJy'aiiao-aRetd cr Antwerp,
iiat the n"W o:'l 1! .'!'. ii.-- !
;,vci! .l ie ;ii;iy, vt.utain in-'re tuan j
:.-;i,ij!Ki.tj!X) tons of coal of good quality, j
j It is estimated now that th? Stand- j
' nid til Cosiip.tny has obtained at least
! I'.wx.t.OJ'j tn ivs throughout the Ken- !
t.tueky oil fields, and has nlo bcguu-4
i the eoustructiou of a pipe line which i
i will, cost at least f 1.0f)0,m i
A notable development of the equip-
! ment of the University of California
' College of Medicine, to consist of a
j great clinical hospital that will cost i
' jloO.OiM), has been proposed In a report j
j submitted by a committee representing
' nit (nt".'nlil fiii-tars in tho universitv :
adininhiratiou.
PRCVIffc NT -PEOPLE.
j rmni.-r Calfour
' twelve hours a fav.
sleeps at
lear?
' Ixird Ifoberis has accepted an Jnvita
! lion of t.'cjjc-ais e'oibin. Young" and
i Wood ta yU-it Aitieilca itcst year,
! Sir Finest e.'.tsr.'-II. wf-om Lord SaHs
! tutry rf!!--cd to rui-; to the peerage,
j despite Kin Kd ward's jcfsu- t, l.c;;aii
j ib'e as a clerk.
i Cornr-Utw Vanderbilt has placed
n
j order 'with ih H,r;vsh. .'Vs ici. a i.t' iitg
; schooner yacht in which he will von:
j pete at Kiel next year.
The eonfening o ihe ran!: of h.'rcd;-
ry nobiliiy on tin Asiaib-'-oxplorcr
j Svcn Hedin has evoked n vlohct cou-
troveisy in the Swedish pres..
t Jntoes Stoke, bunker- ami philan
thropist, of .New York t'jly, w;s decor
ated with the Cross of tho Legion of
Honor by Prei-idoiit Lonbct of Fiance.
Herbert Spencer has ng.-dn declared
thai he is broken by the burden of
years, end has laid his pen down for
ever far -us any largo work is con
cern e.l. ,
Princess Theresa of Bavaria has been
cloclei iiy (he Munich .'Geographical
Society an honorary member for her
achicveiuenta in tho line' of exploration
and travel.; ..
V
rroft;:sor Ilii'th; who teaches Chi-,
tut ! at Columbia, says the language is
case to learn, but that pupils need not
hope to talk freely with lauudrytutn u
the cud of a low weeks.
Viscount Kitchcnci's new peerage is
granted with a very' unusual rouialu
dcr. II soim litvt to f.ls mule children,
next to his female children, olid In de
fault of belli to his two brothers -In
succession.
Of all the Gou'ds George nnd his
family get the most out of life. He ami
his boya play polo for keeps', nud from
yachting o swimming their recreations
are really harde.iing forms of health
ful exorcise. Of all the Vanderbilts It
Is vJeorgc again, who, with his schol
arly tastes, reaps most joy In the quiet
of his splendid Norlu Carolina palace,
Biltmoic.
Toilet of a Lady Ant.
A naturalist baa hoen making ob
servations on the toilets of certain
ants, and hr,3 discovered each 'insect
goes through - -uoifct -wlaborato - .ablu
tions. They aro not or.ly performed- by
hcrse-If. but by aimi'iur, who, acts
for tho time as "lady's n-ald. The
assistant starts by' washing. the taco
of her companion, aud then goes over
the wholo body.
Tho attitude of the ant that Is being
washed Is one en Intense satisfaction.
She lies down with all her limbs
stretched loosely out; she rolls over
on her r.ide, even her. back, a perfect
picture ef ease.,
Tho pleasure the , little" insect
evinces being thus combed niul
sponged Is really enjoyable to the
obaerver,
ECHOES OF THE ELECTION
The Republicans Will Control the
Fiity-ciehlh Congress.
0DELL RE-ELECTED IM NEW YORK
Th IUiili1lcrj. Csndidate Tor Corrrnor
t K,lurn', y a Pluratity R-
lintltran iiake Caln In the Wet and
IteuiscrkU tn the Ksl t'cnui packer
1 burn ta fctii)lTania.
AVashlncttn, l. C More completo
returns from the Congress electionn
show that the Repubiicans have elected
210 numbers of the House of Repre
sentatives in the I'ifiy-eigbth Congress
and the Dcranerats 175, giving the Re
publicans a majority of 34. The of
ficial count in Home of the close elis-ti-ieis
may change, these fiirures sllght-
'tfv'.. a mi-it- iiii- uuuui nn uii-iii.ij?
i .ht, .u KA,,.- f fi..,-
wnicn are very ci
vhich novy seem to lie carried by the
Republicans may be given to the Dem-
: ocrats by the otiicial returns, and oth-
cr which seem to le Di mocratic may
be Republh-au. In the estimates giveu
above sis of these d.stricts have been
irivcu- to the Dcuiocrats and four to
i:
i tue, ltcpu oilcans, it the it-iuw-rais
; kiould , carry all of these, the Repub-
; liijaus tvould still have "tHJ a majority
j of 2.
i Republican politicians are already
discussing the organization of the new
j House ef Rejn-esentatlves. although,
j unless tl) President should call an ex
j tra seuf-iou fori;ome reason, it w ill be
; more rhsu, a year before the newly
elected 1oh-c is organized.- Not only
; must a wiv Speaker Ik elected, but
tnefe must be n gciic.-al rearrangement
: of commit tee pho es as a result of the
; changes in tin-- lueinbe-rshlp of the
' House. For the Speakership the names
under discussion arp those if Repres'n
i tativc Camion, of Illinois; Italzcll, of
J..,
Air m&
-- '
l-NCI.:: SAM: "THANK
H
Pennsylvania; Payne anil Sherman, of
New York; and l.i;t!cii"!d, of Maim.
According to nil indications, .however,
Mr. e.;n,non is likely to be chosen
Speaker. The Republicans, when the
successors of the thirty Upl'.ed States
Senators whose terms expire o;. tho 4th
of March next, have been all elected,
will retain thek- sirong. hold upon the
Senate.
RcpuuIScar! gains in the West and
Dy'iioeriule gains lit the East, -with ii
few exceptions in l oth instances, mark
the lnesvk .returns from the election
throughout the United State.--.
The Dcuincr.'its claim gains in Slates
where for year they had no ("ougr s
rlotial representation!!! Democratic, .vic
tories more pronounced than ever :i re
Indicated In the SiAnh, tin? Republicans
appearing to have tilled only live, or
possibly six, of the 12r scats held by
the thirteen Southern States,
In New York the latest returns in
flicale that Governor Odcll has been
re-elected by a plurality considerably
smaller than the one by which Roose
velt was chosen Governor. The rest
f.f the candidates on the Republican
Mate ticket have also been elected',
wit two exception.. John Cuuitccn,
the Democratic candidate for Atforncy
Gcneral. who also had the indorse men t
of the Pivohihiijou party, Is probably
elected by n small plurality, ami Jn.Ino
Grsy. the DctucerMtic cnntUdnte for the
Court of Appeals. de.Vated Judge Wil
liam E. Werner, the Republican ciuidi
date for that ofbe, . The .Republicans
suft'crd losses of seats' in the Leg'sla
tine, principally it; (v,- York CI;y,
w nere tii( lu'iuociats poded an unu-sr.t'.l
p i Ufa lit; y
lei- n.iii s i'io.ii. i!,vii. a
.im,iie in- v.Meiiii.c. i iu iicpiunicui
ii;.t ium nil . 1)1 OC W lil lie Mill
sttillcli nt to elect a Republh-au as Sen
ator Piatt's sueeesvir i tbe United
Stares Seim'.e. In ihe State twenty
two Republican and tiftetii leniocratic
Congressmen were elected.
In New Jersey the Deinocrais mad"
gains, adding to tin
to the Legislature three
Ighf Awemb'vine-.i. The ,
Senators and t
itepuiuicaus win control tlio l.cglsla
ture, by a mn.iorliy of thirty-three on
Joint, ballot. The Republicans elected
seven Congressmen and the Democrats
three. ,- . .
In tho New England States. Massa
chusetts cast the largest vote ever re-
"orded for Governor, the total reachlus
M. f30
fOi.T.1 u.a.v.. vfcfW O. .
ftpproxl'i.alcly 300,000. Colonel Ga
ton. although defeated by a Republl.
can plurality or 27,47. made a gain of
40 per ent. Ui the party vote as com
pared with that given to Josiah euincy
last year, nnd rut an average Repub
lican plurality one-half.
Rhcide Island has- elected a Demo
cratic Governor and Lieutenant-Governor
for the first time in twelve year.
The returns indicate pluralities for L.
C. F. Gsrvhi for Governor and Adelaril
Art hambault for Lieutenant-Governor
of T'Httt and .Vi)0 respectively.- Th
remainder of i1m State ticket U Re
publican. The Senate !s ovcrwhcUu
lngly Republican.
Connecticut elected an entire Repub
lican State ticket by 13.1W8. majority.
The Congressional delegation Is Re-pnblicr-n.
New Hainpsbire showed remarkable
Democratic gains. Bachelder. Repub
lican candidate for Governor,- was
elected by probably less than 7MO
plurality.
Pennsylvania returns Indicate, a plu
rality for Pcnnyparker (Rep.i for 5ov
ernor of about 133,0oe. Of tlu thirty
two Congressmen elected tw-eiity-elglit
are Republicans, nnd four Democrats.
Senator Penrose claims to have elected
more than enough members pledged
to him to insure his re-election to tb'
United States Senate In January next.
Ohio. Illinois and Indiana gave sub
stantial R-.-publican returns, those in
the first named State reaching nest
to the highest plurality on record.
The-pluralities in all of the four
Democratic districts in Ohio were
greatly rcrtuceo. and in tne ltepiinuran
districtsincreased. The.,Cougr-.ssmen
siimd seventeen Republicans "to' four
Democrats, as in the last Cong'.vsi
In Illinois the Legislature is safely
Republican, and A. J. Hopkins will be
elected Senator.
Indiana made 'unexpected gains for
the Republicans. The return's indicate
that 100 of the 150 members of tint
Legislature will bp Republicans. It is
claimed that Senator Fairbanks will
lv elected by the largest majority In
diana has eve-r giveu any Senator since
the Civil War.
Michigan elected an entire Repub
lican State ticked. Governor Bliss ran
heavily liebind his ticket, receiving a
; .'
a rs
EAVIvKS, THAT'S OVER!"
From tha Now York ViVr'd.
plurality of '32.704.' William C. Mny
bury, .1 iciuocrat, was elected Mayor of
Detroit by a plurnlityof Id.".
Wisconsin .elected the Reoubiican
State ticket by about Tm.OOi).'' Lafi 1
lette. Republican, received a plurality
of 2i;,"."i over Mayor Rose for Governor.
The Congressional delegation complete
is ltwele up of ten Republicans and one
Democrat. An apparently overwhelm
ing majority , for the Republicans in
the Legislature means the probable ro
elcei ion of Senator Spoonor. '
Minnesota gare Van'1 Snnt. Republi
can. (m.OOD plurality for Governor,
against 2OO0 two years ago.'
Missouri ejected the DcTOocrntle
State ticket., ThetV l appaivntly a
snfe Democratic -majority In the Lcgis
latnre to elect a successor to Senator'
Vest.
Iowa gave a Republican plurality
for tlie State ticked of more than
"i.Hh. The Democrats elected .Tudse
Martin J.. Wade to Congress. lie Is.
the first Democratic Congrcssmnti In
Iowa for eight vears, having defeated
Hoffman. Republican, bv Str-i plurality.
Nebraska lefobably elected Mickey.
Republican, for Governor by about
4000. The Republicans elected live or
the six Congressmen, the Second Dip
trie, in which Omaha Is loe.'Med. being
the only one carried by the Fuslonisls.
The entire Republican. State tie!:et in
elected, although the tesiilt U clo;;.
Llalio e'leeted, the ci'tcle Republican
Stiito and Coiigi'salonal ticket:?. Rr
pttblie'an lenders chilut there wi'd'' be n
majority, of thirteen in the Loire! if are.
. 'olernd, gjivo James H. IVatiody.
Reonbllcan. a phn'alit.v oi" 40( for
(.ovcnior. Tile I'll m I.Vmih r. ,-.,
t'cKet M-fls elPcTed. with the except!
'1
j cr .,i:-s. Helen Grenfell. 1 emoc: iU, for
Siitierintctldctit of Public Schools',
j M'ashinatoti iravc a Rcimtdicaii to;:
! Jorlty of Hbe.ut 12.00:). -The R: publ.Vn e,
! will control the Legislature, which
t sures the election of a Rennlillcr.ii
i United States Senator.
. Montana elected a . conltvd;:-- lc
publican representation fo W-.h If.ir.yt ft
or tne Legislature.
Utah will give a Republican ma 'orit v
fit Itn 1.1..,, A .-v, v.x .... k. . ...
lrl!t lint,,, r. l ii.. . '.
... t4 t,i lHtj nie.;tirHrs or tt'e-
Leglslaturo. thus assuring the election
of Apostle Reed Smoot. of the Mormon
Church, as United States Senator to
uccced Joseph L. Rawlie Democrat.
HEIRESSHUNTTHATFAILED
Troubles of a Gentian Baron With
K&rTi?9 Sjn; icila."
rini.l Hi Auirriran Tr!j ?-lAm Wita
HjfCt of OWtttt-ine f".i l Wif
A 1'roaero-ioti !", fllarLmai!.
Tb-riin, 'it;
Bjrcii I" : i
with -4W 'Se.
caili.'' vliu:
;irrc.--'r!.e rcT.-'.Gons of
on Mu- ii.-h!:ausen
)(j;4--;M?rj fifj"ndi-.
tuvneed hi-, jo.trney to
the United States in IM'f to c-btaia a
rich wife, have been made public
through a prosecution for blackmail
brought by the Baron against Hen ;
inn dm Pincu, Moritz Mendelsohn ani,
Adolf MendelKohu, thirc tr.idcsmea
who weiv inembers of tire syndlcat
The trial has just e-onie to a close, triik :
the acquittal of the defendants. Baron
von Mucik hhauscn Is a-nieiubcr ef a
fa nuns Germ'aD family, which date,
from 15-S7.
The feMinuiuy shnwed that a-fnrnier..'
coavict named Kissler. living in Stutt
gart, leletraphed io Frau von Vuitjsow,
a member of a noble family, living In
BerPn, who undertakes to obtain
wenhby wives for army officers, asking
her to let biiu know if she had a tiileil
otlicer on active service 'or an Amer
ican fortune of S'.-VWUtw). Frau von
wiili Baron von Muonehliu;rn. win i
a Lieutenant 'in' the Prussian Artillery.
Tiie Baron, aecordtt-rr to staretnents
luaely in court, agreed to give "isslcr
five per eeur. of tl.e money of tiu heir
ess he was to wed. in the event of the
marriage taking place, and be cueel
conditional hiils for $:;7r..WO, O t!:e.e
bills Eissler raised ' money i B erlin
from a group of persons, v.biil; in
cluded PincUM and the two Mendel
sohns, and Paron von MueiK-hlianseu
was provided with ;h cash witii whicfc
he paid the exp;-;'c", of Lis ';oa"acjr.
to the United States.
Kisslcr's partner in this adventure
was a lady's maid, who had been for
merly in the service of ihe rich Amer
ican woman referred to by Eissler. She
preceded the Baron to th" Untied
States, to negotiate the niarri.'!g;; but
her efforts were not successful. The
name of the heiress was not discljsed
in court. .
Baron von Mueur-hhstisen did make
the acquaintance while hi the United
States of Martha Washington Meckel,
a widow of moderate wealth, whom,
according to the German pceiase. he
married on December 23, lsOS. Since
his marriage the Baron has been liv
ing with his wife on his estate, near
Scbwohler. Hanover. -
On his return to Germany Baron von
Mt'o'jclil itnsen had to reckon with tbe
hohb is of bis bills. A cemiproinise
was negotiated with Pineus. and the
.Mendelsohns, who surrendered Lis pa
per on the payment of comparatively
snifi.'I sums. B-iron von Mitcuchliausen
afterward accused these men of black
mail, and the utati'i&.was thus brought
Into court.
CHILDREN KILL THEIR FATH.P.
lie ia Shot and 11 1 I'mly Ilraeted (o a
Slraw Stack, Which la Fli-r.
Columbus, Neb. Gerhard l'i.vt.e-,s,
a farmer, living several miles tiom.
cn?t of Humphreys, wnkil!cd )vr bi
son Herman, fourteen years old. v itlt a
Kiiotgun the boy had purchased for Hi fit:
purpose1. With the help of two blath
ers, August, ten, nnd John, eight yenrm
old. Herman dragged the body of Ii!
father to a siraw stack, to vvhteh ho
set fire. This is the story secured by
?nerin uyrnes irom the three children,
who are in custody
Each child, told practically the :ue
story, the variance being In' the e' ".'rte
of (htipability accorded to each. Hcr
nian Implicates his . yottnser brothers.,
eqndly with hiinseli'. while thev m.'t
th -f
blame em. him. The motive given
rhe crime Is that the father, witls
m the children had lived simw
e. their mother's death, hr.d not
ted them kindly. Neighbors Of iho
-fliers say that they know of no.
dreatiiieut on the part of the father.
b.
C0CD ARMY, SAYS M'LE.
Fratnrra f the I.inulrnnnt-Rpnrral' An.
nual Itdiioil to Scn-tarj- ltotit,
AVashineton, J). C.-Tho report of
Lletitetiaut-Genoral Miles to the Sce're
tary of War for th; i?ast year is very
brief. The personnel of ih,. Army is
commended, and General Miles tie-e-l.ires
that tile Army Is a great credit
and honor to the Nation.
General Miles calls aaention to tlio
Incomplete condition 'of the fortifica
tions, especially on the Pacific Coast,
where millions have bcru expended in
engineering and ordn.tnoc work. "And ".
yet." he says, "tlr omnir.nds have not
bech properly supplied with xn muni
tion, electrical plants and other ap
pliances essential to tho effective vs
of these "rovHIicatlcr.s.
(General Miles Coo,if pot renew his
ree.ii!!iii-i:d;;i;on cf Ik; y,-.'ri- agaiitst
the cauteen. and iihwhcrtvin the '.report
Is three ntjy nteiiiJon of thev sab 'tvt.'
He rge.-j the eorxt-Aietlon' f prep t
qiuutcrs forariid-v :-i;r:b(.!:i. '
Dr.iwtiril SimViit, t r'( n tirlilo.
Tbccas? of K. i v is-
n !d. jhe nar
w;is ei row lied
t Caiuorielge,
' c.ovilicatod.
"v;:s tccrctly
u. X. 11., on
- e'naa'ly, of
J'pirted golrr;
vard Jaw sttubut whtt
in the' Charit-a i;;v.-,-. ;
5ltts . is b.e-o.iii .- :.!
It was leanied
iil.l!
nursed ia Fas, tCii-i
s-rpu-a'tic?-t-. Mi-
Canibrielge. They conti
'csr ties: ii!s,iih to 1-v
J.';t:sfie!if
frre,!,N still lelleve lli-.Vt it was a easi
of cccideiaal drownio
'IVIimk Utnlliir l er 1'crr.
Vrhile deer iiuiuing near Piscio,
rraniilton Couli'y, X. Y. Wlllla-n
An-aam tlmt and Uilla-I his brother
I 'Abrams, aged seventccu. uiWtalr
ins him for a deer. - -.
r