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PLATrSMOUTH, NEB.. NOVEMBER 8, UJOO.
VOL. IX, NO. 102.
Jan. 1. lM'Jli.
M'KINLEY OflCE MORE
Republicans Carry the Election
for President, Vice Presi
dent and Congress.
MANLEY CLAIMS IT IS A LANDSLIDE
All of the Disputed Territory Seems
to Have Gone for the G. O. P.
SEWS AT THE LKADEKS HOMES
McKinley Receives It at Canton Mini
liryun lit l.iiK olii, Itnt (iiie to
Sleep Iv'irly Itetnriig
From tlx foiling;
i . -- ItiMillis.
Canton. O., Nov. 7. President Mc
Kinley received the election returns
last night ut his home surrounded by
a lasgc nujulter of his old friends and
neighbors, including many ladies who
came as the quests of Mrs. McKinley,
to share with her tin- Interest ami ex
citement of this culminating event of
the campaign. Direct wires connected
the house with the Republican nation
al headquarters at New York and at
Chicago, with Senator Manna, at the
Union club in Cleveland, ami witli the
lnnne ef Governor Roosevelt, at Oyster
Hay. so that the president was in con
stant telegraphic touch with his asso
ciate on the ticket and with the cam
paign leaders. The lirst contra tula tory
dispjtchf rom headquarters came from
J. II. Manley at New York as follows:
'Praise God from Whom all bless
ings (low. Your triumphant re-election
Is conceded by Democratic managers.
I tender my earnest congratulations.
We are very happy at headquarters.
llryan la Makini; I p L-t Sleep.
Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 7. At 8 p. m.
when the newspaper m.n congregated
at Bryan's house sought to secure a
statement from him they were told
that he had just gone to sleep and
could not be disturlted. When he re
tired to his own room he glanced over
the returns with apparent interest and
foprrigat. 1030, by Charles A. Cray.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY.
then expressing a desire to make up
some of the rest he had lost In the past
few weeks, lay down and was alseep In
less thau five minutes. lie had slept
an hour in the afternoon, after which
he went fora horseback ride to his
farm. He did not, however, feel fully
recuperated, and therefore sought ad
ditional rest, thus manifesting prob
ably less concern than hundreds" of
thousands of his followers, lie refused
to express any opinion.
Manle.ys Claim of Victory.
New York, Nov. 7j At 10 p. m. yes
terday National Committeeman Joseph
Mauley made a statement as follows:
The reports at headquarters at this
hour show that President McKinley
is re-eleoted by an electoral vote larger
than he received In 1SSG. New Eng
land. New York. New Jersey, Pennsyl
vania, Delaware. Maryland, West Vir
ginia. Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin. Michi
gan, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota,
nd South Dakota, and all In the Re
fra'
publican calumn. No definite informa-
' f ' .! .L 1
luusiis, mi on- tuner wcj-ieru unci
.orthwestern states.
Stone Concede, New York.
Ex-Governor Stone, vice chairman
of the national Iemoeratic committee,
at 10:.",0 p. m. gave out a statement
in which he said: "At this hour the
returns Indicate that the Republicans
have carried New York state toy some
thing like loo.ooo. The Information
from other states Is so meagre that I
am unable to give a satisfactory opin
ion as to the results."
House Republican Again.
Washington, Nov. 7. Representa
tive Richardson, chairman of the
IXemocratic congressional committee,
at 11 o'clock declined to make an esti
mate on the complexion of the next
house. He said the returns received
up to that time were too Incomplete
to determine the result so far as the
house was concerned. It is practically
conceded here, however, that the house
is Republican by a working majority.
M'KINLEY Pl.lKALITl IX NEW YORK
State Give McKinley About 150,000 Orer
Bryan Itryan'a Big Gain.
New York, Nov. 7. At this writing
the indications are that President Mc-
Klnley has carried New York state by
a majority over Rryan of about 150,
000, compared with a Republican ma
jority In the last presidential election
of 2GS.4G9.
The total vote in the city of New
York Is approximately G0.0OO larger
than It was in 18SM. and m the stats
the Increase Is about 30,000. In the
eKy Rryan wiped out thendurality of
CO.0O0. which McKinley had four years
ago, and took on a plurality for him
self of about 23,OOi). Up the state Mc
Kinley (barely held the vote which he
tad in lS'JG. the added vote going to
It Taj"
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Uryah. The vote Tor Ti. B. Odell, Jr.,
Republican nominee for governor is
considerably larger than that for Mc
Kinley. The election passed oft quietly 1)0111
In the city and state. There were no
more than the usual. number of arrests
of men accused of atetmpting Illegal
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TtEODOKK ROOSEVELT.
voting at city precincts and where the
accused made it clear that they were
innocent, they were permitted tf re
turn to the (polling places and vote
without further molestation. Returns
from congressional districts are scat
tering and incomplete.
IN THE YVKSTEItN STATKS.
McKinley iet Michigan llryan
Has
C'olornilo Iinil In Minnesota.
Detroit. Nov. 7. President McKinley
has carried Michigan beyond doubt.
Conservative estimates place his ma
jority at itTi.lMM. His majority in 1S90
was 4l..Vl'. The Evening News says
that if McRinley's ratio of majority in
the 110 districts heard from is ma-in-tixiii-tl
throughout tlie state his ma
jority will Ik !M).hk). The Republic
an state ticket has also been elected,
bnthy a smaller majority. It is thought
the Republicans have elected all their
congressional nominees.
Denver, Nov. 7. Returns Indicate
that Ilryan's pluarlitr in the state will
Ik' from :Vnmi to 40ft0.
St. Paul. Minn., Nov. 7 On state
ticket Chairman Rosing, of the Demo
tratie state committee, claims the Te
eleetion of Governor IJnd by 23.000.
The Republicans give no figures but do
not concede the election, of IJnd. . Mc
Kinley carried the state.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 7. Returns
from the state-coming In slowly. Will
1h some hours before the result Is
known, but Indications thus far are
that the state is safe for McKinley
and representatives Tv 2.000 plurality.
Butte. Mont., Nov. 7. Returns from
Silver Row comity, which casts aibout
a fourth of Moutana's vote, indicate
that Rryan has carried the state by
something like 20.000.
Uncoln. Neb.. Nov. 7. Lincoln com
plete gives McKinley a majority of
1,002, a gaiu of CrVi over 1S0(.
Des Moines. In"; Nov. 7. Fifty pre
cincts received from over the state by
Register give McKinley 10.210. Rryan
5,040. Net Republican gain of 1,074.
Omaha. Neb. 7. The returns from
the state are coming In slow. Those re
ceived ind'Ie.n.te an apparent plurality
of from 2.rm to 4,foo in the setate for
McKinley. although the Fusionists say
only the Republican precincts are be
ing heard from.
Indianapolis, Nov. 7. Returns are
coming In very slowly, at this time,
and from the meagre reports received
up to this hour indications point to a
Republican nvaforiaty In Indiana, A
very heavy ballot was cast in the
state. ' .
KENTUCKY ANI llARTIiAND. :
Both the Tarries Claim the First, bat the
Republicans Have the Latter. :
Louisville. Nov. 7. At this writing
both Democrats and Republican com
mittees claim the state, though they
furnish no figures in support of their
claims. The Louisville newspaper
claim that Rryan and Reck ham or Mc
Kinley and Yerkes have gained tlxe vic
tory in this state. Just according tr
whether these papers supported the
Democratic or Republican tickets, in
the campaign just closed. MciKnley's
majority In ISO out of 200 precincts
In Iiouisville and the county Is 4Aj9.
In the same precincts the majority of
Yerkes. Republican candidate for gov
ernor, over Reckhnm, Democrat,' is 4,
49S. The Democrats are cla Train? gains
out in the state.
Baltimore. Nov. 7. McKinley has
carried Maryland beyond the shadow
of a doubt, the only question to le set
teled being the size of his majority.
With practlcaiTv complete returns from
the city he h"as a majority here of
about 0,.V)O. while from the state, scat
tering return indicate an additional
surplus of .1,"0. making his total ma
jority In the state alwnit 10.000. There
Is no reason to believe'that the final
figures will very greatly from those
riven above.' Chairman Vnrtdiver. of
the DenuMTatic state centraf commit
tee, admits Bryan's defeat in the State.
Delaware Probably Itcpahliean.
Wilmington. Del., Nov. 7. Returns
at this time indicate a Republican ma
jority In Newcastle county of 2,000 to
2.."0O. This will give the state to the
Republicans by 1.2QQ to 1,500.
New Enulanil All Republican.
Boston, Nov. 7. New England has
gone Republican solid, this state, how
ever, by a reduced plurality.
RIOT 1 HAT IS FATAL AT DENVER.
Vol ice and Iepnty Sheriffs Uave Mlsun
' rierstanuing with Onna.
Denver. Colo., Nov. 7. Two men
dead and four wounded, one of whom
will probably die, was the' result of a
clash which occurred early yesterday
between memlers of the police force
and a posso of deputy sheriffs at a
polling place at Twenty-second and
Larimer streets. In the down-town dis
trict. Allen, a negro deputy sheriff,
was shot and instantly killed, and
Stewart Harvey, white, a "tqieclal po
liceman, diietl late in the afternoon at
a hospital. The other casualties were:
Charles F. Carpenter, policeman, shot
In the leg and arm, dangerously hurt:
Hampton Jackson, colored, special
deputy sheriff, skull fractured and
arm broken, may die; Charles Green,
special policeman, shot in the back,
seriously hurt; Richard Hardxnan. col
ored, deputy sheriff, shot in the left
arm.
All this w"as done before a ballot
was easr. Fifteen hundred special po
liceman had teen sworn in for the day
and about 1,000 special deputies. Or
ders had een Issued by the fire and
poljee board to refuse to recognize the
authority of the deputies and to arrest
any who In any -way Interfered with
the police. Under these instructions
Officer Carpenter ordered the deputies
to retire 100 feet from a polling place,
and the affray resulted immediately. -
Although troop C. Colorado Nation
al Guard, assembled early at the arm
ory and remained under arms through
out the day, and it was understood
to have been the order of Governor
Thomas, the governor, yesterday aft
ernoon positively denied having Issued
such orders and the officers of the
troop refused to say by whose orders
they were assembled. Ex-Mayor T. S.
Mcilurray, chairman of the nonest
Election league, last evening offered
a reward of S5.O0O for the arrest, con
viction of the men who killed Charles
Allen.
CRUKER'S PKEUICTIOJ OF VICTORY.
Karly in the Evening Claims the Election
of llryan an Preid?nt.
New York, Nov. 7. A big crowd and
a band to entertain It- met Richard
Croker when he entered Tammany
nail at 7:20 o'clock last evening. A
special wire to carry the election re
turns was watched closely by many lo
cal Democratis leaders. At 7:30 o'clock
on the receipt of some favorable news
from Manhattan the the Bronx Crok
er said: "It is safe to say that Rryan
ha been elected president of the Unit
ed States.
At o'clock Croker reiterated this
opinion. He said: "If the returns
keep up as tliey are now coming In,
Rryan is elected. At the present per
centage of Demoerntie gains over 1S0G,
we shall c.-iYrv Manhatten. and the
Rronx by about 40.000. If King's
county breaks even we shall carry the
Greater New York by avut 45.OO0 to
50.0O0. This same iereentage will not
only carry New York state, but several
other states that McKinley carried In
At the present rate we shall
carry Indiana. Illinois. Kentucky and
even Ohio."
Cleveland la Not Talking.
Princeton. N. J.. Nov. 7. Ex-Presl-dent
Cleveland when seen by the As
sociated Presy last night and inter
viewed relative t ) the presidential elec
tion, raid he had absolutely not a word
to say. either on the election Itself or
as to the way he voted.
BAD MAN RUN TO DEATH.
I'oilceman Out Hi in Who Know How to
Us His Artillery.
Springfield. Ills., Nov., G. Police Of
ficer Preston Ilowey Sunday arrested
U stranger who was attempting to dis
pose of some imstage stamps and start
ed to the station with him. Near the
entrance to police headquarters the
prisoner turued on the officer, stag
gered hum with a blow and, drawing a
gun to cover his retreat, ran down an
alley. Ilowey also drew his revolver
and started in pursuit, and a running
fight occurred, In which the prison
er was twice wounded.
. After he had ran several blocks he
fell, faint from the loss of blood, but
it is believed he wrill survive his
wounds. The prisoner refuses to give
any informatiiou concerning himself,
but he has been identified as August
Miller, a postoffice robber, wbo is well
known to the Chicago police and the
Pinkerton ieople. lie has served time
at Joliet.
Machinists Demand More Wajrcs.
Sioux City. Ia., Nov. 7. II. J. Con
Ion, of this city, one of the four meni
Ters of t'lie board of arbitration of the
International Association of Machin
ists, yesterday announced that a de
mand had lM-en made for 10 per cent,
advance in wages. A strike of 00.000
men Is threatened. The settlement of
tlie strike this spring for a nine-hour
day has been coustrued by the Nation
al Metal Trades to Include a reduc
tion of pay. The men want ten hours'
pay for nine hours' work.
Close Race of 1,500 Miles.
Philadelphia,' Nov. 7. The British
feanisliips Baron Eldon and Baron
Innerdale have arrived at the Dela
ware Breakwater from Java, finish
ing a race of 15.000 miles within four
hours of each other. The vessels left
Java Sept. 1 for the breakwater, their
course leig via the Suez canal, the
Mediterranean sea and North Atlantic
ocean. Each was laden with 5,000 tons
of sugar.
CatUemrn M tot and Killed.
Carlsbad, N. M ..Nov. 7. Robert L.
Ilally, one of the best known cattle
men in Southeastern New Mexico, was
shot and killed at his ranch south of
this place, in a dispute over some
trivial matter. Fayette Seeley. known
as "Red"' Seeley. who also shot and
severely wounded In the arm Holl
Herring. Is said to have fired the fatal
shot.' 'He commenced the shooting, it
Is said, with little or no provocation.
Seeley escaped to Old Mexico.
Schooner Ashore; Crew Saved.
Oswego, N. Y., .Nov. 7. The schoon
er Fred L. Wells, of Sacketts Harbor,
went ashore on Four Mile Point, east
of here Moudaynight luring thestorm.
The . crew was rescued by the life
saving crew of the Oswego station.
The boat is a total loss.
Relolt Oratorical Contest,
Belolt. Wis.. Nov. 0. The annual
preliminary oratorhal contest took
place In Pearson's auditorium Satur
day night. Following are the names
f the speakers who secured places for
the home contest: T. L. Strothers, W.
F. Wright, V. O. Vogt. A. L. Curtis, n.
A. Whitloefc. L B. Davis, C. A. rar me
lee antt AV. S. nancoek.
His Judge Was Very Merciful.
Racine. Wis., Nov. 0. -Lester Hold
erness pleaded guilty In the municipal
court to taking improper liberties with
a 5-year-old child, and was fined $100
and costs or six months In jail. The
fine was paid. Holderness Is from
Kenosha. He is a druggest and Is a
graduate of Wisconsin university.
' Mryan Swears in Ilia Vote.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 7. William J.
Bryan returned to Lincoln at 10:30 a.
m. yesterday after. spending the night
In Omaha. IIH first act after arriving
here was to swear in his vote and then
cast it. He voted the straight Demo
cratic tickets national, state and con
gressional: The trip from Omtrha was
without special incident.
' ' FarmeHlaaa Bad Fall n re.
Louisville, Nov. 7. Richard Wathen,
a farmer and stock trader of Bards
town Junction, tiled a petition in bank
ruptcy yesterday. He owes $ 204,075.35
auid he baa no assets.
HE WANTS HO OFFICE
Gomez In Advance Declines Any
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vjmciai nonors rrom
the Cubans.
WHITES SOME WORDS OF WISDOM
Indicative of Study of the History of
South America The Conven
tion Adjourns.
Havana, Nov. 7. The Cuban con
stitutional convention, which met-Mon-day
in the Marti theatre, reassembled
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
first business was the adoption of a
resolution to send to President McKin
ley the following telegram: "The Cu
ban constitutional convention has the
honor and satisfaction respectfully to
salute the president and congress of
the United States and to express senti
ments of gratitude to the American
people."
Two committees were appointed, one
on credentials and the other on rules.
MAXIMO GOMEZ.
Probably several days will elapse be
Tore the permanent organization is ef
fected. Gomes Writes to the Cubans.
General Maximo Gomez, In a letter
to the Havana papers, says he will not
accept omce under the Cuban republic
"As a revolutionist," he declares, "I
have always understood that from the
moment the revolution was ended my
mission will be terminated. What re
mains to be done to attain the felicity
of the land Is not a matter to be de
cided by cavalry charges. The prob
lems pressing for solution must be
solved with prudence and calmness.
and without the ardent patriotism that
might have been necessary at other
tlmesL i
Wants the P. teem of All.
"Cuba now presents a great field for
Improvement, which must be carried
out Judiciously. It is a field -where all
her children can work. My retired life
ana my persisent refusel of the posi
tions that have been offered me should
be sufficient proof that my determina
tion Is Irrevocable. I firmly believe
tnat the highest distinction which a
man who has fought so much can take
with hlrn to the grave is the esteem of
all; and this can only be attained by
not governing nnybody or anything."
Convention Adjourns tl Monday.
The convention adjourned until Mon
day, next, when the committees will
report. The question of securing other
quarters Is under consideration owing
to the difficulty of hearing the speak
ers in so large a hall.
praise"oramericans.
British Officers Tell of Their Bravery at
the Relief of Teltlng.
London, Nov. 7. The Gazette prints
General Gaselee's dh-patches to the
secretary of state for India, referring
to the operations for the relief of
Peking, and General Dorward's report
of the operations about Tien-Tsin.
General Gaselee among half a dozen
officers mentioned for special services,
includes two Americans who "gallant
ly supported our fighting line, viz..
Major Quinton and Captain J. R. M.
Taylor," both of the Fourteenth Unit
ed States infantry. General Dorward's
report, relating to the withdrawal of
the Ninth United States Infantry aft
er it had euffered so heavily in the
attack upon Tten-Tsln, says:
"I would specially bring to notice
the conduct of Major Jesse Lee during
the retirement. In him the regiment
possesses an officer of exceptional mer
it. Among many Instances of person
al bravery during the action I would
specially bring to notice the conduct
of Captain Smedley D. Butler, United
States marines, in bringing a wounded
man In from the front under a he-ivy
and accurate fire. Butler was wound
ed while so doing and was himself
carried out of the firing line by Adju
tant Leonard, who. I regret to pay.
was dangerously wounded in so doing.
Captain Lawton. of the Ninth
(United 'States) regiment, tbrought me
the news of their condition uiwler a
heavy fire. When returning ami guid
ing the reinforcements of his regi
ment he was severely woundt'd.
NOT SO BAD AS IT LOOKED.
Senator Davis' Case More Hopeful An
other Operation Performed.
St. Paul, Nor. G. Last evening Dr.
A. J. Stone, the physician in Charge of
United States Senator Davis, told the
Associated Press representative that a
slight operation on the senator's foot
yesterday afternoon showed It to be
In much better condition than either
he or Dr. Murphy had expected to find
it, and that only the simplest kind of
an operation had been necessary In
order to clear away a passage for the
pus that had collected under the foot.
The former operation liad been on
the top of the foot, and this one "was
under the foot in the same manner as
the first. The senator revived from the
slight operation in good shape, and he
considered him "the liveliest comae In
the United States senate today." He
msistea mere inaa heen no question of
amputation- and that Senator Davis
was getting along very nicely In every
way. -
C3 Steamer Goes oa the Rocka.
Detroit, Nov. 7. The wooden pro
peller Kallyuga, bound down, laden
with iron ore, went on the rocks on the
east bank in the middJe of Limekiln
crossing here Monday night.
SECOND CORPSE FOUND. !
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Taken front the Rains of the Tarrant Com. ,
pauy'a Huildinu, New York. j
New York, Nov. 5. Another body
was taken rrt.m.tue ru.ns or tne uar-
i rant budding yesterday. 1 he body
proved to be that of a man. The right
TARRANT CO S BUILDING,
leg and the left arm were missing, the
features unrecognizable, and there
were no marks on the clothing which
would identify the wearer. This makes
two bodies only so far found in these
ruins.
BOTH MEN ARE AGED.
In the Tageuy Resulting in the Death of
Hilton Kuapp.
Franklin, Ind., Nov. 5. The tragic
death of Milton Knapp near here last
week was the sequel of a feud. The
men were brothers-in-law and both
aged. Kuapp long since retired from
active life and occasionally visited his
larms rrom nis quiet home in the vil
lage of Whiteland. Saturday he went
out to his Harbert farm, and it was
here that Pherson came upon him jut
at dark. The quarrel commenced years
ago was briefly renewed. Pherson
though 70 years, was the younger and
stouter of the two. Seizing a heavy
stick.he felled his defenseless antagon
ist and literally mauled him to death
No one was near to witness the
struggle, and when Pherson had done
his work he mounted his horse, rode
home and remained there during the
night. When the body of Knapp was
discovered by a farm hand early Sat
urday morning it was being torn to
pieces by hogs. The ravenous swine
had gnawed rhe old man's head away
and almost stripped the flesh from his
bones and had to be beaten away from
tneir victim.
FAILURE OF A CLAIRVOYANT.
Couldn.t Find Her Own Child When It
Suddenly Disappeared.
Chicago, Nov. 5. Unable to use her
powers to find her daughter. Mms.
Leone, a clairvoyant, living at the
Great Western hotel, Wabash avenue
and Harrison street, sought the aid of
the Harrison street iolice. Her daugh
ter, Deborah, is years old, a violinist.
left home Saturday morning to collect
a bill from a patron of her mother at
Ninety-ninth and Halsted street. Sbe
failed to return and after spending a
day of worry trying by every art in
her power to locate her child the moth
er decided to appeal to the police.
wnen she entered the station Mme,
Leone, weak from excitement, fell to
the floor and for a time was so ex
hausted that she was unable to tell her
story. "I tiled my best to learn the
whereabouts of my child through my
supernatural lowers," she told Lieu
tenant Seery after she recovered, "but
I think the strain was too much for
me. At any rate I failed utterly and
now I want you to help me."
VOTED FOR MANY PRESIDENTS
Having Helped to Klect Ten Been on the
Losing Side live Times.
Kalamazoo, Mich., Nov G. Henry
Bishop, of this city, is not only one
of the foremost pioneers of Michigan,
but he is a patriarch politically and
bears a record which few men of any
party can duplicate. He has voted for
every presidential nominee put before
the Amerclan public by either the
Whig or Republican party. Bishop has
thus voted for five Whigs and ten Re
publicans and has helped to elect ten
presidents of the United States. Today
he will cast his vote in the sixteenth
presidential election in which, he has
participated.
He cast his first vote In 130 sixty-
four years ago. That was the first
compaign in which the Whigs took
part, and In w hich William Henry Har
rison .their leading candidate, polled
3 votes against the 170 for Martin
Van Buren, In the electoral college.
Bishop has thus voted four times for
a ticket headed by a Harrison, twice
for the grandsire and twice for the
grandson. Bishop has a fund of rem
iniscences of early campaigns and still
takes an active interest in thincs polit
ical.
ljueen Cablos Her Thanks.
Ottawa, tnt., Nov. 5. The Ottawa
soldiers of the first contingent returned
yesterday from South Africa. Thou
sands turned out to welcome them.
Lord Minto, Hon. R. W. Scott and
Mayor Payment made speeches on
parliament hill. The governor general
read the following message from Queen
Victoria: "Her majesty the Queen has
heard with nleasure of the safe return
of the Canadian contingent and de
sires to thank them most cordially for
the services which they have rendered
to th eempire."
Latest New from Agulnaldo.
San Dieiro. Cal.. Nov. 5. James C.
TTnssev. of National City, has received
a letter from James Thompson, a pri
vate of company C, Twenty-sevenin
United States infantry, written while
he was In the hospital at Manila, and
dated Sept. 1, in which the writer says
that a Tounz I-ilinino occupying a
bed next to him at the hospital stated
that Aguinaldo was really shot dead
as reported some time ago, but that it
was kept quiet.
Genuine Case of Smallpox.
Lincoln. Ills., Nov. 5. A . genuine
case of smallpox was discovered Satur
day at New Holland, a village west of
here. Mrs. M. Rice, who has just re
turned from Oklahoma, is the one
stricken. Many !n the village have
been exposed, and the community is
greatly alarmed. Quarantine regula
tions have lveen established and the
state board of health notified.
GREAT DAY FOR CUBA
Representatives of Her People
Assemble In a National
Convention.
BODY IS OPENED BY GEN. WOOD
Who Tells 'the Delegates What They
Are There For Organized and
Members Sworn.
Ilavana, Nov. G. The Cuban con
stitutional convention met in the Marti
theatre yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Long before that hour the
theatre was crowded. Many thousands
were unable to gain admittance, and
the streets in the neighborhood were
blocked with people. General Wood
and his staff, accomianied by General
Fitzhugh Iee and his staff, received
an ovation on entering, the band play
iug America." Senor Cisneros and
General iRvera escorted General Wood
to the platform, and he almost immde-
dliately oiencd the convention.
"As military governor of the island
of Cuba and representing the president
of the United States." he said. "I call
this convention to order. It will be
your duty first of all to frame and
adopt a constitution for Cub i, and
when- that has been done to formulate
trncit in jour opinion ought to be the
relations between Cuba and the Lnited
States.
Cuba and the United States.
"The constitution must be adequate
to secure stable, orderly and free gov
ernment. When you have formulated
the relations which, in your opinion,
ought to exist between Cuba and the
United States the government of the
United States will doubtless take such
action on its part as shall lead to a
final and authoritative agreement be
tween the ieople of the two countries
to the promotion of their common in
teres-ts. The fundamental
distinction between true representative
government and a dictatorship is that
in the former every representative of
the people, in whatever office, confines
himself strictly within the limits of his
defined powers. Without iuch restraint
there cannot be free constitutional
government. Under the order pursu
ant to which you have been elected and
convened you have no duty and no au
thority to take part in the present gov
ernment of the island. Your powers
are strictly .limited by the terms of
that order."
Wishes the Delegates Luck.
Before withdrawing General Wood
Wished the delegates a sjH'edy and suc
cessful conclusion of their work. He
said that Chief Justice Perez would
administer the form of oath which the
delegates might select, and he con
cluded by apitointiug Senor Figuereo,
under secretary of state and govern
ment, as temporary chairman.
CONVENTION IS Dl'LY ORGANIZED
Form of the Oath the Members Took
Greeting to McKinley and Wood.
The convention organized with
Senor Llorente, justice of the supreme
court, as president, and Senor Vdlluen-
do as secretary. The following oath
was then administered:
"We, delegates elected by the peo
ple of Cuba to the national constitu
tional, convention, swear faithfully to
fulfill the duties of our office. We pub
licly and solemnly renounce allegiance
to or compact made with any state or
nation, whether made directly or indi
rectly, swearing to the sovereignty of
the free and independent people of
Cuba and swearing to respect the so
lution this convention may adopt, as
well as the government established by
the constitution. All of the thirty-one
delegates were present.
cnor Alleman, who said that the
convention was "only a continuation of
the fight for independence," moved
that the regulations governing the old
Cuban assembly at Yaya in 1896 be
adopted. As nobody seemed familiar
with them the convention adjourned
untiltoday at 2 p. m., when copies will
be furnished to the delegates. The
following resolutions were presented to
the president of the convention just
before adjournment and will probably
be adopted today. They were signed
by a majority of the delegates as sec
onders:
"The undersigned delegates propose
that the constitutional assembly adopt
the following resolutions:
"First. That a committee of the as
sembly proceed immediately to call on
General Wood and to manufest the sat
isfaction with wnich the delegates
have seen him carry out the difficult
mission entrusted to him.
"Second. That the committee re
quest General Wood to cable to the
president of the Lnited States as fol
lows:
"The delegates elected to the consti
tutional convention assembled at their
Inaugural meeting greet with profound
rraM tude and affection the president
of the United "States of America, and
thov are satisfied with the honesty
demonstrated in the fulfillment of the
declarations made In favor of liberty
and the independence of the Cuban
people. -
Tragedy Cause an Insane Snlclde.
Elgin. Ills.. Nov. 6. Miss Ella
Wright, of Chicago, a patient at the
asvlum. committed suicide Sunday by
hanging herself with her bed clothing.
She was a portrait painter and was
employed by Lutz Bros., of Chicago.
It is said she was In love with one
of the partners, who shot the other and
was sentenced to the penitentiary-for
the offense. The tragedy is alleged to i
have leen the cause of her insanity.
Her farher G. n. Wright, of Peeaton- i
ca, ates that the family has no
knowledge of the affair excepting from
the published accounts at the time. I
Lived a Week Terribly Hart.
Sioux City. Ia., Nov. G. E. A. fan-
sbip, a shirt manufacturer, who was
Injured Oct. 28 by a passenger eleva
tor In u downtown building, died Sun
day. Both of his legs were broken, his
lungs were penetrated by five of bis
ribs, which were torn loose from the
" :nr; and fractured; his head was
"d his legs denuded of flesh
In places. j,, ...
Gnebel Assassination Suspect Bailed.
Frankfort,' Ky.. Nov. 3. G. Golden.
held as one of the Goebel assassina
tion suspects, was admitted to ball
in the sum of f 3,000 yesterday.
STATUS OVER IN CHINA.
Foreign Ministers Trying to Find a "Basis
of Harmony.
Berlin, Nov. 6. Regarding the pres
ent status of affairs In Peking an offi
cial of. the German foreign office made
the following statement yesterday:
"Conferences are occurring daily be
tween the different ministers represent
ing the powers In Peking witb a view
of gaining a basis uion which they can
BARON HVMH VOX SCHWARZKN8TKUI.
proceed jointly and harmoniously.
As yet the complete accord
has ont been obtained which lsrequired
to toke away from Li Hung Chang ev
ery vestige of hoe that he can achieve
success by negotiating separately with
any particular ower.
"Only after such t In rough accord
has leen obtained will the representa
tives of the powers be ready to enter
Into actual peace negotiations with the
Chinese plentipotentiarlFS."
The press dispatches from China re
garding the various anti-foreign ap
pointments have leen cornolorated by
official advices from the German min
ister to China, Dr. Mumm von
Schwartzzelnsteln. ' '
NEW YORK'S FIGHT IN COURT,
Chief of Police Devery I nder Bail Gov
ernor Takes a Hand.
New York. Nov. 0. Chief Devery
announced at police headquarters last
night that he would rescind his order
of Sunday regarding the McCnIIaugh
men and voters. Mayor Van Wyck Is
sued an orler to the chief to revoke ths
order.
New Yotk, Nov. G. The most inter
esting development In New York on
the eve of battle is the indictment
found by the local grand jury against
Chief of Police William S. Devery, on
the charge o.f interfering with theworlc
i f State 'Suicrititciidcnt of Flections
John McCullagh. Chief livery's ball
was fixed and arrangementsweremade
for hearing the case the day after the
election. The Indictment attracted a
great deal of attention in political fir
ell's. The taints involved appear to
hinge ujHn the rights of men to swear
in their vote when challenged by any
of the deputies of the state superin
tendent of elections. McCullagh says
lie will arrest any one who tries" to
swear In his vote when challenged
arrest him before he votes. Devery
says he will not permit this, but will
have no objection to arrest after vot
ing.
Still more interest was dnjected Into
the matter last night by a letter from
Governor Roosevelt, at Oyster Bay, to
Mayor Van Wyck, as follows:
"Sir: 'My attention has been called
to the official order Issued by Chief of
Police Devery, in which he directs his
subordinates to disregard the chief of
the state election bureau, John Mc
Cullagh, and his deputies. Unless you
have already taken st is to secure the
recall of this order dt is necessary for
me to point out that I shall be obliged
to hold you responsible, as the head of
the city government, for the action of
)he chief jyt police if it should result
n any breach of the peace and intimi
dation, or any crime whatever against
the election laws. The state and city
authorities should work together.
"I will not fail to call to summary
account either state or city authorities
in the event of either being guilty of
intimidation or connivance at fraud
or failure to protect every legal voter
in nis rights. I. therefore, hereby noti
fy you that In the event of any wrong
doing following upon the failure im
mediately to recall Chief Devery's or
der, or uion any action or Inaction on -
the part of Chief Devery. I must neces
sarily call you to account."
MADE ri'N OF THE SUFFRAGISTS.
Woman u(Trage Caricatured In a Parade
That Is Wheelings Exclusive Feature.
Wheeling. W. Va.f Nov. G. Wheel
ing's "Mother Hubbard" parade the
evening ln-fore presidential elections,
when the mem'ters of the inarching
clubs of all parties come together and
Join In a great demonstration In honor
of the woman's suffrage candidate for
presidet Is unique, and original with
this citv. Iast night s affair, li honor
of Mrs. Catt. was the largest on record.
fully 2,o marchers being In line.
The real woman suffragists, how
ever, have on this occasion entered an
emphatic protect against the demon
stration, but the opjKtsltion seemed to
add to the favor .with which the pub
lic looked at it. Over 30,000 people
lined the streets and laughed at the
queer and ridiculous costumes the
marchers wore.
Will Shut l p the Saloons.
Cleveland, o"., Nov. G. The police
have been ordered by Acting Mayor
Rice to strietlv enforce the statute re
quiring that all saloons shall be kept
closed on election day. He construes
the law to mean a day of twenty-four
tours, whereas it has heretofore been
ewforced merely during the time the
polls were open.
-. Iowa V. W. C. A. Adjourns.
Cedar Falls. Ia.. Nov. G. The Y. W.
C. A. convention closd Saturday even
ing with a farewell service, led by
Miss Ruth Paxson. Miss Susan Poxon,
of Chicago, spoke In the afternoon of
work among factory girls. Mrs. C. A.
Rawson, of Des Moines, was elected
president; Miss Martha Weaver. Fay
ette, vice president: Miss Eva Severs,
Cellar Rapids, neeond vice president;
Miss Lillian Burt. Des Moines, treas
urer: Miss Ruth Paxson, Des Moines,
secretary-
Died of His Domestic Troubles.
Bradford, Ills.. Nov. 5. Ellis
Shimel. aged 30. living at Whitefleld,
committed suicide with strychnine.
' Domestic trouble was the cau3a.
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