POSTALSHORTAGE
FOR THE YEAR IT AMOUNTS TO
$8,579,492.
ANNUAL REPORT OF CONDITIONS
Receipts of the Service $143,582,624;
Expenditures $152,362,116 — New
Plan of Compensation of Fourth
Class Postmasters.
WASHINGTON—The annual report
of the auditor for the nostoffice de
partment sh'/ws that the fiscal busi
ness transacted through the postal
and money order branches of the de
partment during the last year were:
Revenues of the postal service, $143,
582.624; expenditures of the postal
service. $152,362,116. Total amount
of money orders issued: Domestic,
$383,452,373; foreign, $37,876,265. To
tal amount of money orders paid: Do
mestic, $385,100,020; foreign, $6,714,
846. The deficit in the postal reve
nues therefore was $8,579,42.
Among the items of expenditure
during the year are: Wagon service,
$1,705,604; inland mail transportation
(railroad). $38,595,427; railway postal
car service, $5,261,948; railway mail
service, $12,106,130; transportation of
foreign mails, $2,574,540.
On the subject of the compensation
of fourth-class postmasters the audi
tor says:
“Without here entering into a dis
cussion of the claims of the postmas
ters of that class, I am satisfied that
in view of the position taken by the
courts in relation to fraudulent can
cellations some other system of fixing
their compensation should be adopted.
I know of no better way than the
adoption of the same principle to
fourth-class postmasters as applies to
the determination of the salary of a
presidential postmaster—namely, a
fixed salary based on the amount of
gross receipts of his office, with a
penalty by fine and imprisonment for
increasing the receipts of the office
by the purchase or sale of stamps for
-commercial purposes outside of the
postoffice or its branches. Wholesale
trade in revenue stamps is not permit
ted, and there is no reason why it
should be permitted in postage
stamps. For every stamp sold at
postoffices the government’s repre
sentative receives its equivalent in
currency, but under the present sys
tem of compensation, based upon can
cellations. many instances can be
shown where no equivalent is receiv
ed. The adoption of the plan here
suggested would destroy the motive
for fraudulent cancellations, as no re
port of cancellations would be requir
ed.”
Mr. McCarty recommends that the
life of the money order be reduced
from twelve to three months and that
at the end of that period the holder
must send the order to the postoffice
department and receive a warrant in
payment. The purpose of the propos
ed change is to facilitate the closing
-of ex-postmasters’ accounts. The av
erage life of a money order is only
seven and one-half days, and there
fore. it is argued, the change would
not result in inconvenience.
TARIFF IN THE PHILIPPINES.
The President is Said to Want it Re
vised.
WASHINGTON—President Roose
velt will recommend to congress that
it authorize that authority be given
the Philippine commission to revise
the tariff now in force in those islands.
This decision was the principal and
about the only accomplishment of the
cabinet session Friday. The matter
was brought up by Secretary Taft and
his recommendation in the matter ap
proved.
The present tariff in the Philippines
was the wrork of the Philippine com
mission. It was put into effect by ex
ecutive order and afterward approved !
by congress. Since it has been in ef
fect many changes have become nec
essary for the development of the is- j
lands. The act of congress approv- j
ing the schedules, however, was so !
worded as to preclude future revision
by the commission. The commission
has already prepared a scheme of re
vision which has been made public for
the purpose of securing criticism and
suggestions from the business inter
ests of the United States. In this
plan some of the schedules are raised
and some lowered. The revision is
planned w’ith a view more to the de
velopment of the business of the is
lands tlian from a revenue standpoint.
Missouri is Republican.
ST. UOUIS—With complete returns
from ninety-six counties out of 114.
the entire republican ticket, with the
exception of governor, has been elect
ed by pluralities of 150 to 260. With
all but a few precincts accounted
for, the Sixteenth congressional dis
trict has gone republican by a plural
ity of 102. This result will in all prob
ability be only slightly changed, either
one way or the other, by the returns
from the additional precincts.
Friends Wire Fairbanks.
INDIANAPOLIS—Senator Fair
banks, vice president-elect, has re
ceived numerous telegrams of congrat
ulation from Secretary of State Hay,
Congressman Bartholdt, St. Louis;
Governor-elect Deneen of Illinois;
Senator Foraker of Ohio; General
John J. McCook of New York; Gener
al John W. Foster of Washington;
Senator Platt 01 New York; Senator
Hopkins of Illinois; Thomas Taggart,
chairman of the democratic national
committee, and George B. Cortelyou.
’ Resignation of Treasurer.
TOPEKA, Kan.—State Treasurer T.
T. Kelly addressed a letter to H. P.
Dillon, his bondsman, who is holding
Kelly’s resignation in escrow, telling
him to turn the resignation over to
Governor-elect Hoch. Mr. Hoch has
promised to make a complete investi
sation of the Kansas treasury after
his inauguration. If the investiga
tion discloses any irregularities on the
part of Kelly, with which he is
charged, the resignation will be ac
cepted. Otherwise it will be returned
to Kelly.
PRESIDENT IS CONGRATULATED
Messages Come so Fast that They
Cannot Be Answered.
WASHINGTON—President Roose
velt was overwhelmed with eongratu
ations today. They were presented by
many people in person and were re
ceived by mail and by telegraph from
every state and from almost every city
in the country. Thousands of tele
grams already have been received and
they are coming yet in an undiminish
ed flood.
It will be pnysieally impossible for
the president and Secretary Loeb to
acknowledge each message received,
in accordance with the usual custom
at the white house, but the president
desires it to be understood that he ap
preciates it to the fullest and expres
sions of his friends and would be glad
if it were possible personally to greet
and thank every one of them.
The president was in exhuberant
spirits yesterday. Although he did
not retire until a late hour Tuesday
night, he arose early and had a happy
early morning chat with the members
of his family and his house guests,
He reached the executive offices early
and not till then did he read the morn
ing papers. After glaneing over them
he read a few of the thousands of
telegrams of congratulation which
had been received and examined bul
letins of the latest returns of the elec
tion. He was advised that the repub
licans had carried Maryland, a mes
sage from Senator McComas announc
ing that the result was beyond ques
tion.
President Roosevelt has received
the following cablegram from Emperor
William:
NEUS PALAIS, Nov. 9.—President
Roosevelt. Washington, U. S. A.: Sin
eerest congratulations. May heaven
give you prosperity. Tuum quod bon
um felix faustuinque sit populo Ameri
cano.
(Signed) WILLIAM. I. R.
A free translation of the Latin in
the above cablegram is as follows:
“May your good administration be
happy and prosperous to the Ameri
can people.
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA—Estimates from
the entire state give Roosevelt a plu
rality in Pennsylvania of between
390,000 and 400,000. In Philadelphia
Roosevelt's plurality will exceed 175
000.
Roosevelt's vote in Pennsylvania
far exceeds the expectation of the re
publican managers. There is a heavy
falling off in the democratic vote all
over the state. The republicans have
elected 29 orf the 32 congressmen,
carrying all of the doubtful districts.
They have also elected 25 of the 20
candidates for the state senate and
about 175 of the 204 members of the
house of representatives. This in
sures the election of P. C. Knox of
Pittsburg, the appointee of Governor
I’ennypacker, as senator to succeed
the late M. S. Quay. The republicans
have also elected John P. Elkin stale
supreme court judge, and four-fifths
of their candidates for common pleas
judges, and all of their nominees for
associate judges.
WISCONSIN.
MILWAUKEE—The result of the
election in Wisconsin shows that
Roosevelt ran ahead of every ticket
and carried the state oy a plurality
estimated at between 60,000 and 75,
000; that Governor LaFollette has
been re-elected by a plurality of about
50,000 and that the congressional
complexion remains unchanged from
two years ago. The legislature, which
is to elect a United States senator to
succeed Joseph V. Quarles, is largely
republican and the question of
whether Wisconsin shall have a pri
mary election law' has carried by a
safe majority. One of the surprises in
the election was the big increase in
the vote of the social democratic
party. Four years ago that party poll
ed 4.458 votes in Milwaukee county;
two years ago 10.704, and in this elec
tion 18,120. The social democrats
elected four assemblymen and one
senator to the legislature.
MINNESOTA.
ST. PAUL—Roosevelt received a
record-breaking plurality in Minneso
ta. beating McKinley's margin of 77,
000 four years ago. On the face of the
returns so far received the republican
electoral ticket will have a plurality
of over 100,000. Parker’s vote was
much smaller than that received by
Bryan four years ago and Roosevelt
was especially strong in counties
wrhich of old were populst strong
holds. In Kittson county, for example,
Roosevelt polled 1.500 votes, as
against 100 for Parker, whereas Mc
Kinley carried the county by only
300. In St. Paul and Ramsey county
Roosevelt will have close to 7.500
plurality, nearly 700 greater than Mc
Kinley’s vote.
Complete Returns from Missouri.
KANSAS CITY—Returns from all
counties in the state, and most of
these official, give Folk (dem.), for
governor, 30,566 plurality, and Roose
velt 28,271 plurality.
America Demands Reparation.
CONSTANTINOPLE—The Ameri
can legation here has addressed a
note to the porte demanding repara
tion for the recent attack near Alepho
by brigands upon a caravan be'ong
ing to the American house of Mac
Andrews & Fobes of Smyrna. The
raid resulted in the killing of six of
the caravan s camels and the carry
ing off by the bandits of sixty camels
and a considerable sum of money. The
legation insists upon the arrest and
punishment of the outlaws and the
restitution of the camels and money,
DES MOINES—Iowa has giver, not
less than 125 000 republican plurality
and elected ten republican congress
men, with a bare possibility of eleven.
Returns from nearly one-third of the
precincts of the state show that while
there was a smaller total vote than
four years ago, the republican plural
ity has been almost uniformly in
creased. The average increase of the
republican plurality, so far as heard
from, was nineteen to a precinct.
With this increase maintained the re
publican plural'ty would go up from
98.000 to about 140.000.
CHOICE AT POLLS
NAMES OF MEN SELECTED FOR
NEBRASKA'S LEGISLATURE.
UPPER HOUSEALL REPUBLICAN
Lower Branch Stands Ninety-one Re
publicans and Nine Democrats—
Congressional Vote in the Six Ne
braska Districts.
Recapitulation.
Joint
Senate. House, ballot.
Republicans . 33 91 124
Fusionists . 0 9 9
Total . 33 100 133
Senate.
Dist. 1—E. A. Tucker. Humboldt, rep.
Dlst. 2—E. K. Good. Peru. rep.
Dist. 3— It. W Jones. Dunbar, rep
Dist 4—George L Sheldon, Nehawka,
rer>
Dirt. 5—Alex. Laverty, Ashland, rep.
Dist 6—L. C. Gibson, South Omaha,
rep.; B. F Thomas, Omaha, rep.; C. L.
Saunders. Omaha, rep.
Dist. 7—F. C. Nelson, Bancroft, rep; W.
A. Meserve. Creighton, rep.
Dial. 9—Edwin 1) Gould. Wolbach, rep.
Dist. ID— VV. D. Haller, Blair, rep.
Dlst. 11—J. J. Williams. Wayne, rep.
Dist. 12—Hugh Hughes, Columbus, rep.
Dist. 13—Dr. J. P. Gilligan. O'Neill, rep.
Disc 14—c. P. Breese, Rushville, rep.
Dist. 15—Martin L. Fries. Arcadia, rep.
Dis-t. 1C—Aaron Wall. Loup City, rep.
Dist. 17—A. E. Cady. rep.
Dist. 18—W. H. Whaley, Clarks, rep.
Dist. 19— M D. Dimery, Crossing, rep.
Dist. 20—J. H. Mockutt, Jr., Lincoln,
rep.; P. P. Beghtol. Bennett, rep.
Dist. 21—H. L. W. Jackson, Beatrice,
rep.
Dist. 22—Andrew Vore, Crete, rep.
Dist. 23—W. H. Jennings, Davenport,
rep.
Dist. 24—George W. Dhreck York, rep.
Dist. 25—C. H. Epperson, Fairfield, rep.
Dist. 2ti—J. E. Peterson. Campbell, rep.
Dist. 27—David Hart, Hastings, rep.
Dist. 28—A. F. Harsh. Lowell, rep.
Dist. 28—Albert Wilsey, Moorefield, rep.
Dist. 30—W. D. Giftin, Gothenburg, rep.
House.
Dist. 1—W. H. Hogrefe, rep.; J. S.
Lard, Werden, fus.; Henry Gerdes, Bar
ada. fus.
Dist. 2—J. M. Cravens, Armour, rep.; W.
H. Wilson. Table Rock. rep.
Dist 3—H. R. Howe, Auburn, rep.; U. P.
Peabody, Aapinwall. rep.
Drst. 4—J. W. Wltham. Cook, rep.
r Dist 5—William Ernst, Graf. rep.
Dist 6—J. W. Cassei, Nebraska City,
rep ; S. M. Parker. Palmyra, rep.
Dist. 7—W. Deles Dernier, Elmwood,
rep.; W. E. Hand. Greenwood, rep.
Dist. 8—R. B. Windham, Plattemouth,
rep.
Dist. 9—John M. "Ward, Springfield, rep.
Dist. 10—C. J. Anderson. On) a ha. rep.;
S. C. Barnes, Omaha, rep.; H. T. Clarke,
Jr., OmaJia. rep.; N. P. Dodge, Omaha,
rep.; F. J. Fitle. South Omai a. rep.; Dr.
H. A. Foster. Omaha, rep.; Michael Lee,
Omaha, rep.; M. E. Muxen, Omaha, rep.;
F S. Tucker. Florence, rep.
Dist. 11—Frank Jaiinel. Kennard. rep.
Dist. 12—Robert A. Smith, Tekamah,
rep.
Dist. 13—J. C. McElhenny, Lyons, rep.
Dist. 11—Joseph Rubens, Fremont, rep.;
Hugh Scilley, Leavitt, rep.
Dist. 15—Fred H. Hunke, West Point,
fus.
Dist. 16—Oscar Thompson, Wisner, rep.
Dist. 17—Charles McLeod. Stanton, rep.
Dist. 18—J. O. Milligan, Wakefield, rep
lust. 19—F. 1*. Voter, Laurel, rep.
Dist. 20—M. T. Post. Monowi. rep.
Dist. 21—N. L>. Jackson, Neligh, rep.
Dist. 22—Frank Jouvenat, Petersburg,
rep.
Dist. 23—F. W. Richardson. Battle
Creek, rep.
Dist. 24—J. W. Bender. Creston, fus.
Dist. 25—Fred Hoare, Monroe, rep.
Dist. 26—Otto Zuelow, Schuyler, rep.
Dist. 27—W. J. Haarman, Fremont,
rep.; J. J. PospisI, Weston, rep.
Dist. 28—J. M. Bolen, fus.; Peter F.
Fenlon, fus.
Dist. 29—John H. McLain. Seward, rep.;
S. S. Atwood, Beaver Crossing, rep.
Dist. 30—H. C. M. Burgess, Lincoln,
rep.: Joseph Burns. Lincoln, rep.; James
C. Holliet. Havelock, rep.; Charles C.
Warner. Waverly. rep.
Dlst. 31—Del. A. Stetson, Western, rep.;
J. J. Rohwer. Friend, rep.
Dist. 32—W. E. Robbins, Cortland, rep.;
J. J. Ca-sebeer, Blue Springs, rep.; Adam
McMullen, Wymore. rep.
Dist. 33—Robert Kydd, Beatrice, rep.
Dist. 34—W. C. Lines. Diiler, rep.
Dist. 35—Thomas Lahmers, Belvidere,
rep.
Dlst. 26—Dan B. Cropsy, Fairbury, rep.
Dist. 37—George Perkins, Fairmont,
rep.; Robert A, Marks, Ohiowa, rep.
Dlst. 38—H. M. Dietrich. York, rep.;
William Meredith, York, rep.
Dist. 39—W. B. Jcnes, Stromsburg, fus.
Dist. 40—W. \V. Burroughs, Central
City, rep.
Dist. 41—A. V. Cunningham, Giltner,
rep.; Charles Anderson, Marquet, rep.
Dist. 42—P. A. Caldwell, Edgar, rep.; G.
C. Fishback, Harvard, rep.
Dist. 43—H. F. Bowman. Lawrence, rep. !
Dist. 45—W. G. Sadtier, Red Cloud, rep. !
Dist. 46^Eric Johnson, Juani’a. rep.
Dist. 44—C. W. Kaley, Roseland. rep.
Dist. 47—H. E. Ferrer. Grand Island,
rep.; George L. Rouse, Alda. rep.
Dist. 48—Nels Hermanson, Nysted. rep.
Dist. 49—Thomas Doran, Stuart, rep.;
W. H. Bedford, Week. fus.
Dist. Fil—J. A. Douglas, Bassett, rep.
Dist. 52—W. H. Horton, Springview. rep.
Dlst R3—Frank Currie, Crawford, rep.
Dist. 54—George C. McAllister, Chap
pell, rep.
Dist. 55—A E. Barton. Arcadia, rep.
D.st. 56—H. Crops* y, Westerville, rep.;
C. Mackey, Ansley, fus.
Dist. 57—Horatio Swelser. Ashton, rep.
Dist. 58—J. H. Davis, Gibbon, rep.
Dist. 59—George E. Bacon. Overton, rep.
Dist. t>0—A. C. Christiansen, Minden,
rep.
Dist. 61—H. C. Livengood. Franklin, rep.
Dist. 62—C. A. Luce, Republican City,
rep.
Dirt. 63—P. G. Engstrom. Holdrege, rep.
Dist. 64—E. B. Perry. Cambridge, rep.
Dist. 65—Philip Gliem. Danbury, rep.
Dist. 66—George C. J unkin, Smithlield,
rep.
Dist. 67—J. C. Hill, Imperial, rep.
THE CONGRESSIONAL VOTE.
First District.
Bur- Le- Bur
kett. Master, kett. Hanks.
Caws . 2,256 1.697 2.173 1,703
Richardson .. 5.241 1.946 2,212 1.703
Otoe . 2.450 1.806 1.SS3 1,931
Nemaha . 1.740 1.330 1.574 1.288
Lancaster ... 7.124 2,878 6.867 3,124
Totals .15,811 19,649 13,711 9,753
Second District.
Ken- Hltch
nedy. cock.
Douglas .12.014 11,304
Washington . 1,472 1,364
Sarpy . 839 956
Totals .14,325 13.624
Kennedy's majority, 7U1.
Indian at Civilized Work.
Purcell Powless. a full blooded Onei
da Indian, grandson of a former chief
of the tribe, has just been given a po
sition as motorman in the St. Louis
street railway service. He is the sec
ond full-blooded Indian to be employ
ed by the St. Louis Transit Company,
Felix Scott, a Sioux, having been in
the service six months. Powless is 23
years old. He was born in Wisconsin,
where the Oneida tribe has lived for
years. His Indian name is Soda-Wah.
He was educated at Haskell institute,
Lawrence, Kan.
Dines Simply at Banquets.
The lord mayor of London has to at
tend some public dinner on almost
every night during bis term of office.
Recently a friend was sympathizing
with him on the amount of rich food
he must have to eat in the course of
a year. The mayor then let him into
a state secret. At every banquet a
special little dinner is cooked ana
served to the mayor, and he has any
simple food he may wish to order,
while the rest of the guests eat the
mushrooms and truffles.
Third District.
Nance ...
Burt .
Merrick .
Dodge ...
Platte ...
Cedar ...
Stanton .
Dakota ..
Thurston
Wayne ..
Dixon ...
Cuming .
C
Me
aithu
1.023
2.016
1.145
2.179
1.353
1,531
753
800
669
1.225
1,407
1,281
Mc
KilHp.
630
M9
806
3.388
2.057
1,373
734
631
663
901
869
1.434
Me- Robln
Carthy
885
1,420
948
1.898
1,043
1.199
627
634
598
859
1,164
1.117
son.
637
838
763
1.989
1.661
1,232
627
606
496
764
86;
1.387
Totlas .15,373 13.336 12,297 11,561
Fourth District.
Hinshaw. Gilbert. Hinshaw. Stark.
Polk .1.038
ThayeT
Butler ..
Saunders
Jefferson
Hamilton
Saline ...
1,841
1.554
2.629
£.259
1,565
2.259
Totla* ..13,345
1.129
1.112
1,7:59
1.981
735
1,906
1.548
9.488
911
1.477
1.290
1.970
1.839
1.328
2,038
1.315
1.289
1.594
2.028
1.012
1.340
1.522
10.823 10,700
Fifth District.
Shallen
Norris. Mauck. Norris, bergvr.
Franklin .1.112 9*5 818 944
Nuckolls .... 1,459 1.128 1,200 1.122
Webster . 1.428 1.025 1,124 1.070
Clay . 1.S59 1.539 1.578 1.394
Phelps . 1.329 797 977 808
Perkins . 160 162 121 171
Kearney . 1,117 915 911 852
Adams . 2,011 1.579 1.596 1,738
Hayes . 306 192 233 252
[Gosper . 517 404 330 462
!Red Willow.. 1.255 560 1,031 725
Furnas . 1,4:52 979 1,125 993
Hitchcock ... 572 387 361 417
Totals .14,557 10.623 11,404 11,008
Sixth District.
Kinkaid. McNeel. Kinkaid Barry.
Blaine . 130 45 78 68
Garfield ... 309 177 209 166
Kimball ... 132 38 96 54
Keith . 246 177 208 184
Rock . 466 176 871 233
Sherman .. 706 659 496 533
Totals ... 1.989 1.272 1,457 1,232
■
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Wipes Out Albanian Chiefs.
The Subtime Porte, tired, apparent
ly, of continuous fighting with the Al
banians, without obtaining any result, i
seems to have adopted the more in
sidious plan of weeding out the chiefs.
Osman Pasha, one of the most power
ful chiefs in Albania, has just arrived
at Scutari, ostensibly on a visit to
the governor of the province. He Is
stated to be really, however, in a
condition of gilded exile, and many
other chiefs are believed to be threat
ened with similar treatment.
Women of Uncivilzed Races.
Among many of the uncivlized
races of mankind the inferiority of
women is consecrated by usage, and
she is not permitted even to eat at
the same time as her husband. This j
conditon is found principally in Afri
ca and India. Some tribes place ser- |
tain prohibitions upon women. For
instance, they are prohibited from :
mounting a horse and from eating cer
tain kinds of meat or drinking cer
tain beverages.
Trivial Causes of War.
Borrow-ing a tobacco pipe and fail
ing to return it kindled civil war for
years among the rival races in the
Pamirs and Afghanistan. A dispute
as to the relative attractions of snails
and vipers as food gave rise to fifty
years of fighting between Milan and
Pisa, and it is said two German states
fought for years out of rivalry as to
their respective powers of beer drink
ing.—Stray Stories.
Oldest American Fort.
The oldest fortress in the United
States is Fort Marion, on the Matan
zas, in Florida. It has seen many
bloody frays in the opening up of
what is now the paradise of the south.
The land around this ancient place
has been watered by the blood of men
who have fallen in conflict, but today
it is a peaceful, picturesque spot, full
of charm and serenity.
"Is my husband's case serious, doc
tor?” "It is very grave, madam. I
have left an opiate.” "How often shall
I give it to him?” "He needs absolute
rest and quiet. Don’t give it to him.
Take it yourself.’’—Collier's Weekly.
Clock Brought High Price.
The record price for a clock is £33.
600 paid for the timepiece made by
Louis XVI of France. It was pur
chased by one of the Rothschilds.
Shark Aids Fisherman.
On the night of Sept. 27 a ten-foot
shark chased 30.000 herrings into the
nets of a Dublin trawler and was
caught himself.
The power of little things has so of
ten been noted that we accept it as
an axiom, and yet fail to see, in each
beginning, the possibility of great
events.—F. P. Edwards.
The slander inflicts wrong by cal
umniating the absent; and he who
gives credit to the calumny before he
knows its truth is equally guilty.—
Herodotus.
It doesn’t alwrays make a young man
happy when a girl returns his love—
especially if it is returned because
she has no use for it.
Even the one-legged man may have
a pretty good standing in the com
munity.
A landlord says a month’s rent in
hand is better than a dozen promises
to pay.
Found Fortune in New New Zeeland.
Albert Winter, an Englishman work
ing in the Grannity Creek mines. New
Zealand, picked up a stone to throw
at a pigeon one evening w’hile on his
way home. Something in the stone
attracted his attention, and on ex
amining it he found gold-bearing
quartz. Winter quietly took out
miners’ wrights and with a mate
pegged out a claim. This was a coupla
of months ago. He has just sold his
interest for 1500,000 and has gone
home to his parents, who had not
heard of him for ten years.
Leral Learning and Golf.
Secretary Taft played golf up In
Canada this summer writh a justice of
the supreme'court, a clergyman and a
city magistrate. The lightest in weight
of the quartet owned to 200 pounds.
They were dubbed “the 1,000-pound
foursome.” Whichever side fell behind
in the score invariably argued with
legal nicety some fine point in the
meaning of the rules which would re*
verse the advantage. There was a
good deal besides golf in that four
soma.
NEARLY ONE WAY
ROOSEVELT CARRIES ALL THE
NORTHERN STATES.
—
ALSO BREAKS THE SOLID SOUTH
His Electoral Vote as Now Figured
Will Be 343, or 104 More Than Need
ed—Maryland and Missouri Both
Choose Republican Electors.
NEW YORK—The plurality of
the president in the nation, according
to all Indications will exceed 1,500,000 i
—the greatest plurality ever given an ‘
American candidate. The nearest ap- i
proach to this vote was in 1896, ■when
McKinley received a plurality approxi
mating 860,000, and in 1872, when
Grant received 620,991 plurality. The
interest centers in Missouri and Mary- |
land. Late returns indicate that the
former state is in the republican col
umn so far as presidential electors
are concerned, but that Joseph W.
Folk, the democratic candidate has
been elected governor. The republi- !
cans elect eight of the sixteen con
gressmen. In Maryland the president- ;
ial vote will probably be cast for |
President Roosevelt. Late returns
indicate that Thomas A. Smith (dem.)
has been elected to congress in the
First district by 450 plurality. Con
gressman Jackson of this district,
however, puts forward a claim of
trick ballots and fraud and 6avs he
will contest the election. In the ether
states it is simply a question of plur
al ties.
The “solid south” was broken by j
the probable defection of Missouri— i
this section of the country usually
having thirteen states in the demo
cratic column. The figures show but
twelve states, with 133 votes for
Judge Parker.
President Roosevelt carried all the
northern states—swept them, in fact—
and today he had 343 electoral votes.
The banner state is Pennsylvania.
Twenty-four hours after the polls
closed the returns from this state in
dicated that Roosevelt’s plurality
would reach 485.000. Next came Illin
ois where the president polled ap
proximately 225,000 votes more than
did Judge Parker. The New York City
returns are still incomplete, but the
amazement over the result has not'
subsided. Judge Parker carried great
er New York by over 41,000.
COMPLEXION OF CONGRESS.
How the Two Houses Will Stand on
the Fourth of March.
States. Rep.
Alabama .
Arkansas .
?alifornia . 8
Colorado . 2
Connecticut . 5
Delaware . 1
Florida .
Georgia .
Idaho . 1
Illinois . 24
Indiana . 11
Iowa . 11
Kansas . 8
Kentucky . 1
Louisiana .
Vlaine . 4
Maryland . 3
Massachusetts . 11
Michigan . 12
Minnesota . 9
Mississippi .
Missouri . 8
Montana . 1
Nebraska . 6
Nevada .
New Hampshire . 2
Now Jersey . 9
New York" . 26
North Carolina .
North Dakota . 2
' hio . 29
3regon . 2
Pennsylvania . 31
Rhode Island . 1
South Carolina .
South Dakota . 2
Tennessee . 2
Texas .
t’tah . 1
Vermont . 2
Virginia . 1
Washington . 3
West Virginia . 5
Wisconsin . Id
Wyoming . 1
347
Dem
9
3
11
"i
io
2
3
‘s
8
1
31
10
i
’i
i
*8
16
*9
’i
Totals
136
END OF WAR FAR OFF.
France Again Dec ines to Take Action
Looking Toward Mediation.
PARIS—The reports of contemplat
ed mediation in the war in the far
east have again made it plain that
France does pot consider the time op
portune to exert influence singly or
jointly to induce Russia to make or
accept terms. At the same moment
that the rumors were circulating in
various capitals that France intended
to act. M. Delcasse, the foreign min
ister, was pointing out to diplomatic
callers that efforts at mediation would
be futile. The following is the textual
language used when one of the am
bassadors sounded the minister on
France’s intentions:
The ambassador said:
“It is profoundly regrettable that
the parties do not heed your advice
toward averting the present slaugh
ter.”
“Yes,” answered M. Delcasse, “but
all my efforts were in vain.”
The ambassador then asked: “Can
nothing be done to terminate the
war?”
M. Delcasse replied with an expres
sion of deep regret: “..o. I am sorry
to say that it appears nothing can be
done at this time.”
Heavy Snowfall in Pennsylvania.
YORK, Pa.—Telephone and tele
graph wires are flown, trolley cars are
stalled, railway trains are greatly de
layed and there is a general suspen
sion of traffic in this city and through
out York county as the result of what
is said to be the heaviest storm York
ever experienced at this time of the
year. It is estimated that snow fell
to a depth of a foot on the level. The
city is in darkness, owing to the cross
ing of wires, due to the wires being
weighted down with snow.
Colonel Anthony is Dead.
LEAVEN WORTH—Colonel D. R.
Anthony, the noted editor of the Leav
enworth Times, brother of Miss Susan
B. Anthony, the woman suffragist,
died at his home here Saturday of
heart disease, aged eighty years. Col
onel Daniel Reed Anthony, who gain
ed his title in the union army, was
one of the last of a half cloven editors
who did much to spread the fame of
Kansas in its early days. He was for
nearly half a century editor of the
Leavenworth Times, and did much to
shape the destiny of his state.
PLURALITIES BY STATES
Parker and Roosevelt’s Votes Compar
ed with McKinley and Bryan's.
Roose- McKin
Parker. velt. ley. Bryan.
State. 19-M.
Alabama . 75,000
Arkansas . 30,000
California .
Colorado .
Connecticut .
Delaware .
Florida . 20.000
Georgia . 05.000
Idaho .
Illinois .
Indiana .
Iowa .
Kansas .
Kentucky .... H.0C0
Ixiuisiana .... 35,000
Maine .
Maryland .
Massachusetts .
Michigan .
Minnesota .
Mississippi ... 50.000
Missouri .
Montana .
Nebra-ka .
Nevada .
N. Hampshire.
New Jersey .
New York .
N. Carolina .. 50,000
N. Dakota .
Ohio .
Oregon .
Pennsylvania.
Rhode Island.
S. Carolina .. 50.000
S. Dakota .
Tennessee _ 2o.0o0
Texas . 100.000
Utah .
Vermont .
Virginia . 25,000
Washington .
W. Va.
Wisconsin .
Wyoming .
1904. 1900. 1900.
. 41.619
36.342
m.m 39.776
15.000 . 29 661
38.000 28.558 .
4.000 3.671 .
. 20.508
23,000 . 2,611
225.000 94.92* .
75.000 26.470 .
130.000 98.543 .
100.000 23.354 .
. 8.041
. 39,437
35.000 28.590 .
. 13.941 .
86.000 81.869 .
150.000 104.584 .
125,000 77,560 .
. 45,953
10.000 . 37,830
10.060 . 11.773
75.000 8.322 .
2.000 . 2,498
20.0iX» 19.310 .
70.000 17.133
174.000 143,606
20.000 15.367 .
200.000 69.036 .
40.000 13.141 .
485.000 288.433 .
16.000 13.976 .
. 43,667
40.000 14.986 .
. 22.242
. 136,791
12.000 2,133 .
30.000 29.719 .
. 35,316
30.000 12.623 .
20.000 21.832 .
60.IXK) 106.597 .
5.000 4,318 .
PARKER HAS HAD ENOUGH
Will Never Seek a Public Office
Again.
ESOPUS N. Y.—Judge Parker last
night gave to the press an open let
ter addressed to “The Democracy of
the Nation,” in which he thanked
those in charge of his campaign work
and declared that the people will soon
realize that “the tariff-fed trusts are
absorbing the wealth of the nation.”
He said that when that time comes
the people will turn to the democratic1
party for relief. In this letter Judge
Parker says he shall never seek a
nomination nor public office. He
discusses the difficulties encountered
by the democrats in making their
campaign this year and makes sug
gestions on harmony in the party.
Concluding the judge says he does not
hesitate to say that the great moral
Question that confronts the democrats
is “shall the trusts and corporations
be prevented from contributing
money to control or to aid in con
trolling elections?”
The telegraph office at Rosemount
lodge was dismantled after the day’s
business. Judge Parker said that his
plans for the future were not defin
itely made, but that soon he would be
in harness again. It is generally be
lieved here that he will engage in the
practice of law in New York, forming
a partnership with some well estab
lished firm.
OHIO’S QUARTER MILLION.
It Is That Much Plurality For Roose
velt.
COLUMBUS—Nearly complete re
turns show close to 250.000 plurality
for Roosevelt and Fairbanks. Only
eighteen out of eighty-eight counties
in the state have been carried for
Parker and only one democratic con
gressman has been elected out of
twenty-one. State Chairman Harvey
Garber, the democratic candidate in
the Foyrth district, has 1.600 plurality
in a district normally 6,000 demo
cratic.
A conference of republican leaders
was held here and it was rumored that
a plan had been agreed upon to se
cure the elimination of all factional
lines and rally to Governor Herrick.
Chairman Dick denied the conference
had any such significance and declar
ed that the discussion related only
to campaign finances.
PEABODY IS ONLY ONE LOST.
Republicans Sweep Colorado with Ex
ception of Governor.
DENVER—The News (d^m.l Fri
day says: While the returns on the
vote for state offices, apart from gov
ernor, are far from complete, the
News has compiled tables that seem
to show the election of the entire re
publican state ticket, except Peabody,
and of the three republican congress
men. A considerable number of
counties are estimated on the best
possible advices and there is a chance
that Mrs. Grenfeld, democratic candi
date for state superintendent of pub
lic instruction, may pull through on
the scratch vote in her favor.
The state senate is democratic by
a good majority, but the complexion
of the house is in doubt.
The plurality of Adams over Pea
body for governor amounts to 9,646.
Concede Everything.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va.—The dem
ocrats have conceded everything to
the republicans in West Virginia, in
cluding the five congressmen and the
legislature.
Attendance at the World’s Fair.
ST. LOUIS—Total attendance at the
World’s fair for the wedk ending No
vember 12 was 498.149. Total since
opening of the fair, 17,065,88G.
Call to Form a New Party.
CHICAGO—James H. Ferriss, chair
man of the national committee of the
people's party, has issued a call for a
meeting to be held in Chicago some
time during November for the purpose
of forming a new national party. In
his call for the gathering, which he
terms a “Jefferson conference,” Mr.
Ferriss declares that the time has ar
rived for the consolidation of a num
ber of progressive parties and factions
under a broad and liberal Jeffersonian
program.
Dynamite Wrecks Residence.
VIRGINIA, Minn.—A terrific explo
sion occurred in the rear of the resi
dence of Mayor Fay early Sunday and
the handsome building is a mass of
ruins. Fortunately no one was injur
ed, but* it would seem that dynamite
was placed in the rear of the house
with the intention of killing the may
or as well as with the intention of
wrecking the building. For some,
time the mayor has been making a
vigorous warfare on the violators of
the Baloon law, and many threats have
been made against him.
THE TWO STATES
WHAT THE VOTE IN NEBRASKA
AND IOWA REVEALS.
MOST OF COUNTIES COMPLETE
An Opportunity to Compare the Vote
of Mickey in Nebraska with that of
President Roosevelt in the National
Contest.
IOWA'S PRESIDENTIAL VOTE
Roosevelt, Parker, Swallow, Debs
Watson.
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Candidates.
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68 24
471 21
676 20
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101
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188
100
103
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Adair . 2.303 895 .
Adams .1.761 LOBS .
Allamakee .2.611 1.580 10 6
Appanoose . 3.705 1,839 .
Audubon . 1.838 942 .
Benton . 3.609 2.062 85
Black Hawk . 6.251 1,861 236
Boone . 3.816 1.164 228
Bremer . 1.924 1,783 ...
Buena Vista . 2,450 650 95
Butler . 2,743 815 78
Calhoun . 2.478 873 214
Carroll . 2.291 2.056 116
Cass . 3.044 1.396 ...
Cedar . 2.695 1.927 ...
Cerro Gordo . 3,095 1.010 ..
Cherokee . 2.440 685 ...
Chickasaw . 1.963 1.799 ...
Clarke . 1,795 892 57
Clay . 2.130 488 5S8
Clayton . 3.339 2,628 63 68 15.
Clinton . 5.265 4.084
Crawford . 2.526 2.004
Dallas . 3,493 1.163
Davis . 1,661 1.588
Decatur . 2,431 1.546 47 27 18
Delaware . 2.714 1.240 69 30 6
Des Moines .4.471 3.089 125 573 15
Dickinson .1.338 310 3 16 7
Dubuque .. 5.471 4.938 35 700 46
Emmet . 1.595 616 .
Favette . 3.910 2. *82 137 169 21
Flovd . 2.821 762 69 27 14
Franklin . 2.338 551 44 7 192
Fremont . 2,225 1,507 .
Greene . 2.591 837 118 23 30
Grundy . 2.000 932 53 9 5
Guthrie .2.844 1,024 .
Hamilton . 3.109 745 103 70 »
Hancock . 2,099 535 .
Hardin . 3.645 748 167 42 19
Harrison .3.354 1,686 99 148 60
Henry . 1.200 .
Howard . 1.820 1.099 49 67 7
Humboldt . 1.950 369 5*) 9 5
Ida . 1.561 919 38 10 26
Iowa . 2.231 1.992 96 29 ...
Jackson . 2.898 2.477 27 112 9
Jasper . 3.877 2.003 160 22V 2.
Jefferson . 2.327 1.113 194 31 14
Johnson . 2.610 3.207 .
Jones . 2.830 1,837 88 15 11
Keokuk . 3,075 2.191 .
Kossuth .2.99V 1.356 32 15 6
Lee . 4.610 3.837 .
Linn . 7.606 3,566 .
Louisa . 2.149 663 78 39 3
Lucas . 2.256 877 148 126 48
Lvon . 1,788 846 .
Madison . 2.602 1.197 163 127 25
Mahaska . 3.990 2.191 275 159 44
Marshall . 4.189 1.2»7 421 458 23
Mills . 2.250 1.280 ..
Mitchell . 2.136 666 79 31 6
Monona . 2.253 139 101 64 76
Monroe . 3.234 1,186 .
Montgomery . 2.957 720 109 100 39
Muscatine . 4.025 2.579 .
O’Brien . 2.275 SS5 48 94 2
Osceola . 1.179 554 19 5 3
Page . 3.425 952 287 142 ...
Plymouth .2.894 1.672 .
Pocahontas . 2.176 945 64 54 13
Poik .14120 2,873
Pottawattamie .... 7,070 3.917
Poweshiek . 3.126 1.235
Ringgold . 2.203 837
Sac . 2.598 843
Scott . 6.010 3.873
Shelby . 2.306 1.586
Sioux . 2.990 1,151
Storv. 3.921 750
Tama . 3.126 2.3S8
Taylor . 2.637 1.066
Union . 2.661 1,308 .
Van Buren . 2.467 1.420 .
Wapello . 4.913 2.481 106 512 53
Warren . 2.884 12101 .
Washington . 2.873 1,777 132 25 17
Wayne . 2.290 1.455 210 133 65
Webster . 4.336 1.731 216 196 20
Winnebago .2.010 169 .
Winneshiek . 3.378 1.483 34 12 6
Woodbury . 7.426 2.895 243 579 53
Worth . 1,652 308 .
PIura’.ities^-Buchanan. 1.100; Marion.
66
25
16 15
!" 431
37 15
65 “9
62 6
87 57
371
36
300; Palo Alto, 900; Wright, 2.000.
JOHN HAY WILL STAY.
Secretary of State to Remain During
Roosevelt’s Second Term.
WASHINGTON—President Roose
velt made the announcement that
John Hay would continue as secretary
of state during the four years begin
ning March 4. 1905.
“You may state positively,” were
his words, “that Mr. Hay will continue
as secretary of state up to March 4.
1909.”
The president was asked regarding
other possible cabinet changes, but in
dicated that there was nothing to be
said at present. His announcement
regarding Secretary Hay was made to
a number of newspaper reporters in
his office. This fixes the most impor
tant place in the new cabinet, and is
the first and only step so far taken in
that direction.
Former Governor of Iowa Dead.
VINTON, la.—Former Governor
Buren R. Sherman died Friday night.
He had been an invalid for several
years. He was state auditor from 1875
to 1880 and governor from 1882 to
1885. He enlisted as a private in the
civil war in Company G, Thirteenth
United States volunteers, and rose to
the rank of captain. He was an active
thirty-third degree Mason.
Final Figures in New York.
NEW YORK—A revised table of th€k
figures for president and governor in
New York state shows that Roosevelt
received a plurality of 176,627 over
Farker, and Higgins 80,490 over Her
rick.
JOHN F. SHAFROTH DEFEATED.
Revised Returns Give His Opponent
Majority of 2,976.
DENVER, Colo.—The democrats
now concede the election of three re
publican congressman In Colorado. Re
vised returns give Franklin E. Brooks,
republican, a majority of 2,976 over
John F. Shafroth, democrat, for con
gressman-at-large, and show 2,785 plu
rality for R. W. Bonynge, republican,
in the First district, and 6,026 plural
ity for H. M. Hogg, republican, in the
Second district.
Friend of America Advanced.
PARIS—Baron D'Estournelles do
constant was on Sunday elected a sen
ator from Sarthe to succeed M. Legue
duc, deceased. Americans here are
much pleased with the election of tho
baron owing to his prominence in tho
movement for strengthening the ties
between the United States and France.
Baron D’Estournelles’ constituents de
clare that his election was a strik
ing approbation of the policy of un
ion and peace promoted by the mu
tual concessions between European*
nations.