SILAS WOMB CABBIES NEBRASKA
Heavy Gains Reported for Him in Many
Sections of the State.
EARLY RETURNS SHOW AN
Iowa, Ohio and New York Placed in the Republican
Column Only Meagre Returns From any of
the States Voting Yesterday.
NEBRASKA.
OMAHA, Nob., Nov. 8. The Boc
eaya: Slaa A. Holcomb and the two
fUBlon regents have been elected In
Ncbraukn by substantial majorities.
The gains of tho fualon ticket over the
voto cast for I'oyntcr and tho rest of
tho stato ticket of 1898 havo been prac
tically general throughout tho stato,
which Indicates that no material
chango will be made by tho comploto
figures from tho showing of tho pro
clncts reported.
Out of GO.OOO votes outside of Doug
las county, reported In such a manner
as to mako comparison possible, Hol
comb has mado a not gain over tho
voto cost for I'oyntcr of 2,515 votes. In
Douglaa county, as will bo seen by tho
figures, this plurality Is only added to.
One feature of tho returns Is that
ItcoHo hns polled practically tho repub
lican voto of last year out In tho state,
and that Holcomb'H lncrcaso comes al
most entirely from tho Increase In tho
total voto.
LINCOLN, Nov. 8. Tho Indications
nro that Rcc30 will havo a majority In
Lancaster county of about 1,600 votes.
Returns havo been received from
twenty-two precincts, showing n re
publican gain of 150 votes. Tho coun
try precincts, which usually go demo
cratic, show small gains for llccsc.
Tho county republican ticket will bo
elected with tho exception of porhaps
ono candldntc. Tho fusion committee
claims tho election of thrco candidates,
but tho returns up to 9:30 this ovenlntj
do not justify their assertions.
Tho returns from ovor tho stato that
havo boon received at tho republican
headquarters aro discouraging, but tho
commlttco is confident that later re
turns will show n majority for Itceso.
Sccrotary Nelson of tho populist
commlttco at 9 o'clock said: "From
tho present indications I think Hol
comb will bo elected by at least 13.000
votes. His majority may bo more, but
not ess."
OMAHA, Not)., Nov. 8. At tho hour
of going to press returns from tho city
of Omaha and Douglas county nro still
Incomplete, owing to tho unusual do
lay in counting tho now ballot.
Tho llgurcs so far obtained indicate
substantial gains for Holcomb and
smaller gains for tho fusion ticket as
compared with last year. Holcomb, tho
fUBlon cnndldato for supremo Judge,
has cnrrlcd Douglas' county by n safo
majority, but tho exact mnjorlty can
not bo ascertained until tho count la
tnbulated In South Omaha, whoro tho
great number of votes polled haa im
peded tho canvass.
ADAMS Rosolnnd, Junlatn, Ayr,
Wanda precincts nnd thrco wards in
Hastings glvo Holcomb, 908; Rooso,
874. Last year, Hayward, 087; Poyn
tor, 799.
Cottonwood, Juniata, Konosaw,
Dlalno, West Dluo, Denver and Ve
rona givo Holcomb, 701 j Rooso, 701.
For district Judge, Koncsaw, Juniata,
Rosoland, Cottonwood, Dlalno, West
Dluo, Donvor, Verona and Ayr givo
Adams, 1,370; Kccstor, 1,434.
Harlan, Mullay precinct, Holcomb,
74; Rooso, 0; Adama, 70; Kccstor, 9.
Prnirlo Dog, Holcomb, G9; Reeso, 35;
Adams, 47; Kocster, G. Lnst year, Hay
ward, G2; Poyntor, 11G.
ANTELOPE Logan precinct gives
Holcomb, 10G; Rooso, 01. LaBt year,
Hayward, Gl; Poyntor, 94.
BOONE Rosclmn precinct, Govern
or Poyntcr'ti homo precinct, Holcomb,
47; Reeso, 38, Last year, Hayward,
32; Poyntor, G9.
BUFFALO Gibbon precinct, Reese,
124; Holcomb, 142; Armada precinct,
Reeso, 47; Holcomb, 47. Last' year,
Hayward, 124; Poynter, 119.
RIvordalo precinct, Rocso, Gl; Hol
comb, 83; Grant, Roeso, 30; Holcomb.
81; Platto, Rooso, 20; Holcomb, 20.
Last year, Haywarrd, 117; Poynter,
177.
DURT First and Second wards, To
liamah, Reeso, 220; Holcomb, 108. Last
year, Hayward, 205; Poyntor, 122.
BUTLER David City, Uiyssos, Oak
Creek, Skull Crook nnd Reading pro
clncts glvo Reeso, 589; Holcomb, 81.
Last year, Hayward, G98; Poyntor, 700.
IOWA.
DES MOINES. Ia., Nov, 8. At mid
night tho 2,082 voting precincts In Io
wa havo boon hoard Trom and thoy
Bhow n not gain for Governor Shaw
nnd tho ropubllcan ticket of about six
teen to tho .precinct. This shows on
tho faco of It a not gain for tho state
of 32,000 votes, and this gain ndded
to Shaw's plurality of 29,870 in 1897,
Bhows that Shaw, this year, has a plu
rality of over 02,000 nt least. Many
of tho prcclnctB hoard from nro lu
democratic districts and It Is very
Jlkoly that tho ratio of gain will bo ln
croasod by subaoQuent roturns rather
than decreased.
E. H. Hunter sends tho following:
tho Btato, exclusive of Philadelphia
nnd Allegheny, about GO.OOO. Tho oth.
Up to midnight reports Bhow thut tho
Indications nro tho Gear pcoplo havo
elected a sumclont number of somv
tors to glvo thorn nt least 27 votes in
tho senate with a possible 28, Cum
mins 8 with a posslblo 10; domocrats,
cloven districts; in doubt, 4. This In
eludes 12 republican holdover senn
tors and 8 democratic. In tho house,
Governor Gonr will havo G5 votes with
a possible CO. Cummins will hnvo 20
to 2C, domocrats 15 to 20. Tho ropub
llcans In both houses will hnvo from
112 to 120 members. Should tho ro
publican membership, in both houses
bo over 120, Gear'a voto will corro
epondlngly Increase
INCREASED FUSION VOTE,
DUBUQUE, In., Nov. 8. Incomplete
returns Indicate that Whlto (dem.)
for governor will have 2,000 plurality
In Dubuquo county. Charles T. Han
cock (rep.) Is probably elected sena
tor, tho first tlmo In twenty years n
ropubllcan has been '-chosen to that
ofllcc. Democrats claim all tho other
olllces.
CARROLL, la., Nov. 8. White will
enrry this county by 230, a democratic
losa of 20. Bennett (rep.) is clouted
to succeed n democratic representa
tive. OHIO.
COLUMBUS, Nov. 8. At midnight
87 out of 121 precincts In Columbus
nnd Franklin county show Judgo Nash
has carried his homo county by 1.83G.
Two years ago Chapman (dem.) car
ried tho county by 1,139, making tho
not ropubllcan gain 3,184. Tho repub
licans havo olected their entire county
and legislative ticket, including n
stato sonator.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 8. Thrco hun
dred and forty precincts outsldo of
Cincinnati, Cleveland and Toledo give'
Nash 47,029; McLean. 11,820; Joucb,
0,113. Snmo in 1897, Buslmcll, 10,924;
Chapmnn, 42,795.
With four city precincts and thirty
sovon precincts outsldo tho city to
hear from in Hamilton county, the
plurality for McLean Is not far from
1,000. There scorns to bo doubt as to
tho rest of tho county ticket.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8. Taking nil tho
assembly districts in the state, tho re
publican plurality Is 35,000, according
to tho Tribune's roturns, as compared
with Roosovelt's plurality of 17,78G
lnst year.
Roturns received up to 3 a. m. show
tho election of ninety republican as
semblymen nnd sixty domocrats.
Tho election In tho four counties that
mako up tho city of Now York resulted
in tho election of every democrat can
didate on ovory county tlckot, except
Gray (dem.) for register In Kings, who
wns beaten becnuso of his rofiiBal to
put In an nppearnnco before tho Mnzot
commlttco nnd answer charges mado
against him. Democratic majorities
woro ubout normal, being In Now York
county ovor GO.OOO. In Kings county
tho domocrntlc voto fell oft from lnst
year, whon Vnn Wyck ran exceedingly
strong in urooiuyn.
KANSAS.
TOPEKA, Kan.. Nov. 8. Roturns
received up to midnight Indlcato that
tho ropubllcan gain ovor tho stato at
largo will avorago 10 per cent.
Cowley county Is In tho lend so far
ns hoard from, showing nn nverao
ropubllcan gain of 400 ovor lnst year.
in BcdgwicK county, of which Wich
ita Is tho principal cown, tho entire re
publican ticket Is elected, excopt dis
trict judgo, Halo (dom.) who is rc-
COLORADO.
DENVER. Nov. 8. Tho nlnrHnn hna
resulted In a comploto victory for tho
democratic ticket in thin (Anmniirvn
county by a plurality of from 3,000 to
o.uuu unci posfiiuiy iy n clenr majority.
ino Biivor ropubllcan voto will not
reach G.000 out of a totnl nf an.nnn
cast In tho county.
MARYLAND.
BALTIMORE. Nov. 8. Rnhn-nq fmm
both tho city and stato havo been very
Blow in comlnir to hnnil nml nt
o'clock this (Wednesday) morning tho
urn voto irom only tlilrteon wards of
Baltlmoro has boon received, whllo In
tho Btato not n slnirln
plete. Tho thirteen complete wards In
uw city, wun mo balance estlmatced,
Bhow a plurality for Smith (dem.) for
governor of 7,541. whllo in tho bnlnnco
of tho stato his plurality will probably
ue ueiwcon z.uuu nnu a,uuu.
Tho domocratH lmvn iMirrlr.il Mm n..
logiBlntlvo districts In Baltimore and
mo prounuuities aro that thoy will
havo sovcnty-flvo mombors In tho low
er llOUSO whllo the rnnnlillrnn
to hnvo olected but Blxtoon. Tho sonnto
win no closo, with tho chanceB slightly
favoring tho dcmocrntB for a mnlorltv
of two.
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Nov. 8. Es
timates from nil of tho counties In tho
utato Indlcato Barnott's (rep.) plural
ity ovor Crensy (dom.) to bo 125,483.
In Borao counties tho estlmntes woro
necessarily based on meagor Informa
tion and comploto roturns may change
tho figures hero given.
In 1897, whon Swallow (Ind.) car
ried ton counties In tho stnto, tho plu
rality of Boacom (rop.) was 129,717,
nnd In 1895 tho plurality of Haywood
(rop.) was 174.2GI.
"Colonel Barnott's majority In tho
Btato will bo 140,000. Tho mnjorlty In
Alleghony will bo about 20,000, and In
or candidates will run somewhat
ahoad of Burnett, ns tho opposition
within our own party has been con
centrated on Colonol Barnott."
SOUTH DAKOTA.
ABERDEEN, 8. D., Nov. 8. Chnlr
Ilerrcld of tho ropubllcan stato central
commlttco says: "I legrot tho small
voto cast In tho Btato, duo to tho fact
that tho farmors nro busy. Had thoro
been a full voto thoro would havo been
a ropubllcan lnndslldo. But ns It Is.
wo will carrry tho stato by at least
8,ooo majority. This victory Is es
pcclally gratifying becauso of tho dos-
porato efforts of tho fualonlsts and be
cause Senator Pettigrew threw his per
sonality into tho fiiht for nil ho was
worth "
Two hundred and twenty-four pre
cincts in tho Btato give, republicans,
8.C91; fuslonlsts, G,570, clearly indi
cating a ropubllcan majority of 10,000.
Tho Black Hills counties give lncrcaa
ed republican majorities over two years
ago.
ANKTON, S. D., Nov. 8. A llttlo
over half n vote was polled today in
the city nnd county election. Returns
aro coming in very slowly. The city
with four outsldo precincts gives re
publican supremo Judges 100 majority.
The Second commissioner district,
which Includes two of tho largest
wnnbi In tho city, gives McGregor 100
majority over Wymnn, republican,
nnkton county will probably go republican.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BOSTON, Nov. 8. The republlcnna
carried Massachusetts by 05,000 major
ity, electing W. Murray Crane gover
nor. The entlro republican ticket was
elected by practically tho name plu
rality as the head of the ticket and tho
legislature of 1900 will also bo repub
lican by tho usual largo majority,
there being few changes In either
branch. Tho total voto for governor,
with tho town missing, was as follows:
V. Murray Crano (rep.) 108,810; Rob
ert Treut Paine Jr., (dom.) 103.182.
The senate of 1900 will stand thlrty
ono republicans to nine democrats, and
tho house ICC republicans, seventy
democrats, two socialists and two inde
pendents. Tills shovd n loss of two
ropubllcan senators and threo repub
lican representatives. In addition to
tho thrco ropubllcan places tho demo
crats havo uleo filled two seats held by
Independents inst year. Tho demo
crats of the first Middlesex senatorial
district elected tholr candidate for the
first time.
NEW JERSEY.
TRENTON, N. J., Nov. 8. The re
turns nt midnight lndlcnto that tho re
publicans havo carried tho Btato by
about 20,000 p.urallty, although thoro
wa3 no direct voto on n stato tlckot.
Tho republicans will control both
houses of tho leglslaturo by good
working majorities and will havo an
Increased representation in the houso
of assembly. Tho republicans hnvo
elected senators In Camden, Glouces
ter, Somorsct, Union and Essex, nnd
propably In Salem nnd Monmouth.
Tho democrats havo elected but ono
senator, In Warren. The senate will
stand 14 republicans to 4 domocrats.
Tho domocrats lost thrco assembly
men lu Middlesex and ono In Snlcm
and tho noxt assembly will bo 41 re
publicans nnd 19 democrats, as against
337 republicans and 23 democrats last
year.
CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 8. Munici
pal election resulted In tho ro-olectlon
of James D. Pholnn (dom.) mayor by
a majority of at least 5,000 ovor Hor
aco Davis (rep.) Tho remainder of tho
tlckot is nbout equally divided between
tho republicans und dcmocrntB. Tho
tota voto cast wasl 52,881.
At Sacremento tho rcpubl leans
olected tholr entlro municipal ticket,
with tho oxccptlon of four minor of
fices.
RHODE ISLAND.
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Nov. 8. Tho
oloctlon lu this state was n dull ono
nnd tho voto cast was light. Mnyor
Baker (dom.) wns elected for tho third
successive tlmo with a plurality of
about 2,100. LaBt year his plurality
was 3,400. All but ono of tho demo
cratic candidates on tho general tick
et wcro elected.
To I'U lSxprcmi rnvkiiga Tax,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. Argument
probably will begin tomorrow In the
United States supremo court In tho
enso broucht to fix tho responsibility
In tho puymont of war revenue taxes
upon packages Bent by express. Tho
caso Is entitled William Crawford
against Wllllnm M. Hubbell, treasurer
of tho Adams Express company, and It
was brought upon ngrcomont to decide
whother tho tax should bo paid by tho
shlppor or tho carrier.
Mr. Crawford Is a mombor of tho
Morchants' association of New York,
which association Is supporting him
In tho proceeding, JoBoph H. Choate,
ambassador to Great Britain, wns ono
of tho original counsel in tho case,
but slnco ho went abroad has boon suc
ceeded by former Judgo Allan McDer
mott. Other counsel for tho mer
chants aro James D. Dill and Frederic
It. Kellogg. Wllllnm D. Guthrlo ap
pears for Ciio Adama company. Tho
caso wns decided pro forma In tho
courts below in favor of tho express
company.
Toudio OfT tho Dynamlto.
HOPBTOWN, Capo Colony, Nov. 8.
A dispatch which hns boon rccolvcd
hero from Klmborloy, dated November
1, Bays: Apparently tho Boer rein
forcements from Mnfeklng havo ar
rived, aB tho burghora nro more nu
morouH and closer all around Klmber
ley. About 1,200 of them mado a dem
onstration threo mlleB eastward at Pro
mlor mlno today nnd oponed flro on
tho DoBcers enrts, but no damago was
done.
Tho explosion of tho dynamite mag
azine cnused by tho Boors firing tho
placo was torriflc. Tho huts contained
thlrty-flvo tons of dynamlto valued at
3.500.
All tho wounded nro progressing sat
isfactorily. SoldliTK Mint 1'ny the Penalty.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. Tho war
department has received tho reports
In tho cases of tho three valunteor sol
dlora court-mnrtlalcd In tho Philip
pines and sentenced to death for as
saults upon natives. Whllo no Infor
mation ns to tho nature of General
Otis' endorsement hns been mndo pub
lic, it is understood thnt ho has ap
proved tho Bcntcnco of tho court, as
othorwlso tho papers would havo como
to Washington. It Is possible, how
ever, that tho approval may bo accom
panied with a recommendation for a
reduction of tho sentence.
HEROES ME WELCOMED
Tho Fifty-first Iowa Soldiers Mot With
Open Arms,
GET A MAGNIFICENT RECEPTION
Delay of Homo J tho Trot p Work DM
iiiolutment Scene nt the Depot mill
In and About tho City l'ntrlutlsiu
Slanlfealcd on Alt Hlilci.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, la.. Nov. 7.
Special to tho World Herald: Never
before In tho history of tho city did
Council Bluffs witness such a demon
stration as the reception given by tho
stato of Iowa to tho returning Flfty
flrat Iowa volunteers today. Never be
fore, since Council Bluffs wus a fron
tier hamlet, has there been such au
outburst of patriotic enthusiasm. Never
wcro returning heroes given a warmer
greeting.
And Council Bluffs, upon whom fell
tho burden of preparation, rose to tho
occnslon as even her own pcoplo hard
ly dared to hope. It was done right.
Wccko of nlmost ceaseless labor nnd
planning boro fruit In tho perfection
with which tho program for tho day
was carried out, practically unmarred
by accidents or confusion.
It was hardly daylight when the
Btreets of tho city began to tako on
animation. Uniformed figures begnu
to arrive and discharge their burden
of visitors. Tho townspeople began to
como from all directions.
Soon tho Btreets In tho business part
of tho city became crowded. Flags,
bunting ribbons, bndges, streamers,
decorations of all kinds, were every
where. Tho cries of sldowalk vendors
of tin horns, tho "rubbor ball" nnd all
other articles without which a gala oc
casion ouch as this could not bo a
success arose on tho nir. Carriages
rolled hero and there, drawn by pranc
ing steeds. Tho atmosphere wns full
of Btrangc sounds, nnd everybody was
under tho Influenco of a subdued but
visible excitement.
A fow minutes beforo 8 o'clock tho
signal gun sounded lta first wnrnlng
that tho first section of tho soldier
train was passing tho transfer. Imme
diately the whistles and tho bells took
up tho echo of the report. First ono
and then nnothcr joined in the chorus
of sound. From the Omaua sldo of tho
river tho smelter whistle lent Us heavy
bass and other whistles their shrill
treble. Tho pandemonium smote tho
car and turned nerves to a higher
pitch. The local depot of tho Rock
Island became a Mecca. From all di
rections long strings of pcoplo came,
walking, running all Hastening. Tho
depot was surrounded by a living sea.
Almost on tho hour of 8 tho first
section pulled slowly to the depot
nmld a deafening chorus of whistles
from all tho engines in tho neighbor
hood yards. From all tho windows of
tho long train leaned blue-coated forms
waving wlde-brimmcd hats, handker
chiefs nny old thing. And tho crowd
about tho dopot responded with a sim
ilar demonstration.
Then camo tho meeting. Cold words
cannot dcscrlbo It. The throng thick
oncd about t.io cars as they camo to a
stop. Anxious eyes scanned tho car
windows nnd platforms eagerly. Hero
nnd thcro a father, mother, wlfo caught
Bight of tho looked-for faco, pushed
through tho mass of Humanity, and tho
long absent ono wa3 folded In arms
which refused to looeo their hold.
Laughter, sometimes hysterical, wn3
mingled with tears and sobs. In n num
ber of cases tho soldiers were dragged
through tho car windows Into tho arms
waiting below for them.
With tho music of over thirty bands,
led by old veterans of the Grand Army
cf the Republic, tho dignitaries of two
Btatea and tho hundred!! of members of
fraternltlcB, the boys of the Fifty-first
Iowa marched from their trains to
their formal reception, cheered by
thousands of loyal and patriotic friends
on tho way. Tho stars and stripes
floated from ovory house and waved
them cheerful greeting. All Western
Iowa, decorated with patriotic colors
and badges, crowded about them to do
them honor. It was n glad welcome
homo to Iowa their own home.
OREGON IS ORDERED TO CEBU.
rrouhlo Mny Ho Ahead lu Ono of tho
I'll 111 111 11 !.
HONG KONG, Nov. 7. Tho battle
Bhlp Oregon, which Intended leaving
Tuesday for Manila, fired n recall gun
yesterday and left during tho night.
Sho Is salci to havo received orders to
proceed to Ccbu. Sho was seemingly
unproparcd for sea.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. 7. At
tho navy department today It was said
that nothing was known thoro aa to
tho causo of tho Oregon's sudden de
parture from Hong Kong, or her desti
nation. If sho Is bound for Cebu, tho
order, It Is believed, must hnvo been
Given by Admiral watson, without
conuulttng tho department.
Tulle of (Irnrrnl Lockout.
CHICAGO, Nov. 7. Contractors, ar
chitects, niaterlnl men nnd real estate
dealers will hold a meeting hero to
morrow to discuss the situation in Chi
cago. Resolutions will bo passed look
ing to tho genornl suspension of build
ing until tho various labor organiza
tions consent to modify their working
niles. Thoro Is considerable difference
cf opinion, however, regarding tho ad
visability of organization among tho
contractors and others Interested.
Uiillwny Auditor Short.
ATLANTA, Gn.. Nov. 7. A warrant
was f.worn out today for Thomas J,
Hunter, formerly auditor of tho Atlan
ta & West Point railway and located
In Atlanta, charging embezzlement,
faovornl duys ago a shortage In tho
union tlckot ofllco nt tho dopot was an
nounced nnd tho agent "checked out."
Mr. Huntor left tho city Bovernl days
beforo that, nt tho tlmo experts began
work on his books, nnd ho has not yet
been located. Tho amour.': that Huntor
Is alleged to havo embezzled Is not
known.
JOHN BULL ISFRIG1ITENED.
Recurring Itcporta of Defeat nndof llocr
Ailvanriw Worry llliu.
LONDON, Nov. 7. This morning's
news carries public knowledge with
respect to hostilities in South Africa
very llttlo further than tho evacuation
of ColcnBo nnd Strombcrg. Those vil
lages, taken together with the an
nouncement that tho public must not
be disappointed should the transport
not reach their destination on tho dnto
of tho public lists, may nccessltato
some change of dnto In tho army In
vasion of Natal.
It was expected that tho army corps
would land near Capetown, for an In
vasion of tho Transvaal through tho
Orango Free State, but tho landing may
now bo diverted to Durban, Natal,
whither It Is expected Lieutenant Gen
eral Sir Redvers Duller will go In n
week or two to Investigate tho situa
tion for himself.
I There Is also a possibility of a move
i mcnt through Dclegon bay, and tho
I admiralty notico regarding tho trans
j ports simply means In all likelihood
that tho news of their movement is
to bo suppressed.
j Strombcrg wns understood to bo tho
! depot where stores, tents, guns, nmmu
1 nltlon and nil tho commissariat detail
j of tho Third division that under Sir
' William Gatacro were in process of
j accumulation. Tho stores havo been
i removed to Quccnstown, and an obvl
! ous exslanatlon of their removal out
' of tho Boer advanco from Botalawle
and Aliwal North.
j In view of tho near approach of Brit
ish reinforcements Boer Invasion of
Capo Colony could hardly be regarded
very BorioiiBly. There mny, therefore,
be a reason for tho withdrawal of tho
stores, which may be intended for East
London or Durban. It may be General
Buller's intention to Bond on Colonol
Lord Paul Methuen's division, com
posed of auards and British brisades.
to the immcdinto nsolstanco of Natal.
For tho uho of that division a divar-
slon may bo Intended of soino of tho
I ctoro3 of tho Third division which nro
l in tho handiest position to bo forward
ed.
Reporta that Rosmcad and Naauw
port aro also to bo evacuated sonra
to corroborate tho idea that General
Buller's first business will bo to relieve
Sir Georgo Stewart White.
Tho war ofllco announced nt midnight
that no dispatches had been received
beyond thoso already mado public and
that nothing further would bo Issued
beforo noon today. Thus not a solitary
ofllclal item of nows hns boon sosted
for nearly twenty-four hours.
INSURANCE DECISION IN IOWA.
Itallroad Company Wins Against the
Ilnrtford Company.
WASHINGTON, L C, Nov. 7.-Jns-tice
Gray delivered an cplnlon in tho
United States Fiipiemo court today in
the caso of the Hartford Fire Insurance
company and other Insurance compa
nies against the Cl Icago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul Railroad company. Tho ac
tion wan brought criglnnlly by tho in
Biiranco companies to recover loss paid
on au elevator located on land leased
from tho railroad company In tho Btate
cf Iowa, whlchvhad been destroyed by
flro and upon wlilch tho insuranca
los3 had been paid. It was alleged that
tho destruction of tho elevntor by fire
was duo to tho nogllgenco of tho rnil
road company and there was an effort
to hold that company responsible, not
withstanding a stipulation between tho
railroad company nnd tho owner of the
elevator relieving tho company from
responsibility for fires caused by
cparks, though oven from negligence
of the railroad company. This stipula
tion was attneked, but the decision of
tho circuit court of appeals held that
the case was controlled by local law,
and that as tho local laws of lown
sustained such agreements, It Is not
tho province of the federal courts to
Interfero with tho practice. Tho su
premo court amrmcd this opinion, thin
sustaining tho contention of tho rail
road company.
SAM0AN PROBLEM IS SOLVED.
rinul Arrangement la Said to Have Ucoii
Knterod Into.
LONDON, Nov. 7. Although tho ex
net terms of tho agreement aro still
carefully guarded, tho Associated Press
is able to say that tho Ssmoan ques
tion Is practically settled and that tho
finalities will tako placo within a few
days, unless somo unexpected hitch
occurs.
But It enn bo said that American
control of Tuitila Island Is confirmed
and agreed to, whllo tho. United States,
It la understood, signified Its approval
of tho projected arrangements between
Germany nnd Great Britain.
Oowey Would n Wooing fio.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7. Admiral Dew
ey accompanied Mrs. Mildred Hazen,
to whom ho is cngaed to be married,
on n shopping tour todny. Whllo
walking on Fifth nvcnuo tho admiral
saw a llttlo boy In chargo of a nurse,
with nn admiral's ling In his hand.
Hello," said tho admiral, "I cannot
pass that flag," nnd ho shook tho llttlo
fellow by tho hand nnd chatted with
him for a fow moments.
The admiral and Mrs. Hazen walked
to tho Dowoy arch. Hero the admiral
pointed out tho figures to Mrs. Hazen
nnd explained their ulgnlflcnnce. Tho
admiral was recognized and a crowd
collected. Ho was saluted by a num
ber of persons, nnd bowed pleasantly
ia their salutations.
Tho admiral was asked by a reporter
when ho would return to Washington.
"I havo no planB," replied the ndml
ral. "I shall return to tho hotel thle
evening.
Heir to Australian Throne to Wed.
VIENNA, Nov. 7. It Is reported
hero that Emperor Francis Joseph has
consented to a morganatic marrlago
between tho Archduko Francis Ferdi
nand, son of tho lato Archduko Charles
Louis and heir presumptive to tho
throno of Austrla-Hungnry, and tho
Countess Sophia Chotok, on tho condi
tion that thoro bo a year's delay. Tho
countess was formerly a maid of honor
of tho Archduchess Isabella.
THE DAY IN NEBRASKA
Governor Poynter Icsuo3 tho ThankBgiving
Proclamation,
LET THE POOR BE REMEMBERED.
Two rntnlltlca Trom 1'lro In Gngo
County Ono Dead nnd Another Can
not Live A Bcrlca of Hurglnrlca nt
Holdrege Mlaccllnncous Mattera Hero
and There In Xcbraaka.
Governor Poynter issued tho fol
lowing Thanksgiving proclamation:
"Blessed Is the nation whoso god
is tho Lord.
"Tho earth has brought forth
bountifully. Tho early and later
rains have not been withheld. God's
provldcnco has rewarded tho labors
of tho farmer with abundant harvest.
Ho ha3 protected us from "tho pest
ilcnco that waltcth In darkness and
the destruction thnt wasteth at noon
duy." For these temporal blessings
let all tho peoplo offer 111m thanks
giving and praise. Forget not the
poor, to whom fortuno muy havo beon
les3 generous than to ourselves, and
by supplying their needs help thorn
to bo thankful.
"Let us remember to express our
gratitude to tho God of nations for
tho blessings of liberty which wo as
a people enjoy and cravo His guid
ance in all tho affairs of stato to tho
end that theso blessings mny bo per
petuated to us and our children for
ever. Acknowledging with grateful
hearts Ills guiding hand In tho es
tablishment of our government, His
overruling provldcnco In our growth
to our present greatness, let us Bcek
His aid lest wo becomo proud and
n lust of power cause us to forget tho
exalted mission of tho republic and
"A government of tho pcoplo, by tho
people, and for tho peoplo perish
from tho earth.' "
"In nccordanco with tho tlmo-hon-orcd
custom let nil our peoplo, laying
asldo secular cares assemble in their
usual placo of worship and upon tho
day which tho chief oxecutlvo of tho
nation has designated offer prayer
and thanksgiving to God most high.
"By the authority vested in mo as
governor of Nebraska, I set apart and
proclaim Thursday, November 30,
Thanksgiving day.
"In testimony whereof I havo here
unto Bet my liana and caused to bo
nfllxed tho great seal of Nebraska.
Dono at Lincoln this 4th day of No
vember, A. D. 1899.
"W. A. POYNTER,
"By tho governor.
"W. F. PORTER, Secretary of
State."
Hurned to Dentil.
WYMORE, Nob., Nov. 7. John
Cornwall, who was so badly burned
by tho explosion of a lamp, uicd from
his Injuries after suffarlng fearful
pain all night. Tho old gentleman
lived alone up over a wagon shop,
and it is supposed that ho had started
down stairs with a lamp, when It ex
ploded and caught his clothing afire.
Beforo help could arrlvo ho was fear
fully burned about tho face, hands
nny body, and beforo ho died both
hands had been amputated. Ho Is
supposed to havo inhaled somo of tho
intenso heat.
Another catastrophe In which a
human life was nearly lost by llro
occurred at tho homo of Tim Rawloy,
a well known farmer, who lives south
of town. Mrs. Rawloy was burning
somo trash In tho yard nnd her dress
caught flro from behind and was In
flames beforo sho took notico of It,
and boforo sho could extinguish tho
flames her hips, arms and neck wero
terribly burned. She only Baved her
life by jumping Into a barrel of swill,
but sho was so badly burned that it.
Is feared sho cannot live.
nnttormnkera' Convention,
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 7. E. Suden
dorf, of Elgin, 111., secrotary of tho Na
tional Buttermakers' association, is
sending out circulars advertising tho
convention in Lincoln on February 19
to 23, 1900. Tho association is offering
?4,500 In prizes and tho oxecutlvo com
mittee is preparing a program which
will bo calculated to Interest all con
nected with tho creamory business,
secretaries and managers, as well as
butermakers.
The prizes offered aro as follows:
For tho best packago of separator
butter and for tho best packago of
gathered cream butter, each, a solid
gold medal suitably engraved. For tho
second best packago In each clnss n
silver medal suitably engraved. Tho
buttormnker scoring highest of all will
receive in addition to tho gold medal
?100 In cash. The winner of tho above
will not participate In tho "pro rata."
Tho butermaker scoring second highest
of all will recelvo in nddltion to tho
sliver medeal, ?50 In cash. Tho win
ner of tho above will not participate In
tho "pro rata."
lliirglnrleo nt Holdrt-go.
HOLDREGE, Neb., Nov. 7. Tho
residence of Postmaster E. D. Elnsel
was entered through a window and $10
in monoy and a gold watch stolen.
So quietly wan tho work dono that tho
family was not aroused from tholr
sleep. Tho burglar then wont to tho
residence of W. H. Campboll, whoro
ho also effected an entrance by tho
window routo. While making a
search In tho bedroom occupied by tho
daughter sho awoke and gavo tho
alarm, whereupon tho thief fled, tak
ing with him ?7 nnd two watches,
ono of which ho dropped In tho yard.
Kyo Iut Out by u rUchforlc.
STOCKHAM, Nob., Nov. 7. Two
Email boys, children of A. L. Bird,
whllo having a scufflo over a Ditch
fork, accidentally ran a tlno In the
left eyo of tho llttlo son of Georgo D.
Gray of this placo. Dr. Gordon wu..
Immediately called nnd prononunced
tho pupil to bo entirely destroyed.
Tho parents took tho child took York,
Neb., for treatment
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