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It's really surprising how much hap
Tlncss or inUory lies in the circle of
a wedding ring.
Following In tho footsteps of an In.
dolcnt man ! about the most xpon
Blre traveling Imaginable.
Too many men In this country yoto
as thoy pray and they never pray un
less It Is to ask a personal favor.
Tho man who built the city hall m
Denver Ib now selling clgara nod to
bacco at a aland In tho corridor of the
building.
Count Bonl do Cnutollano rcfora to
rich AmerlcanB as "pig mcrchanta,
wfioRO highest ambition should bo to
supply Fronoh nrl8tocrat with
money."
The cotton crop of this country
amounted to only r.,000,000 pounds In
1703, last year It was about 5,600,000,
000 pounda, representing three-fourths
of the entlro crop of the world and val
ued at 1350,000,000. It filled 9,(500,000
bales, and tho lose by wosto Incidental
to the process of taking samples was
not lees than 17,000,000.
Devotees of golf aro fond of refer
ring to It as "the ancient and royal
gamo." It Ib probably moro royal and
certainly far more ancient than most
of them have any Idea of. At all
events a pictured tablet was recently
unearthed at Carchnmlsh, tho old capi
tal of tho Hlttltes, whotcon arc depict
ed men and women engaged In a pas
time, which, If not exactly golf ns
played at present, is something extra
ordinarily llko It.
Distinguished Greek consuls from
our western cities, as well aB hundreds
of Greeks In eastern seaports, havo
gathered tho past two weeks to do
honor to tho Navarchos MlauliH, tho
first Clreek warship to visit American
wators. Not only "when Greek meets
Greek" hns the occasion been nota
ble, but bocauso a recce has taken this
opportunity to exprosa to tho world
her appreciation of tho long and un
broken frlendllnoss of the United
States.
A torrlble scene was witnessed in a
menagerie at a village near Prlvas,
Prance. A butcher made u wager that
he would enter a cago in which threo
lions were enclosed, drink a bottle of
champagne, and play a gamo of cards
with tho tamer. All went well until
the butcher was about to loave, when
ho foolishly thrust a glass of cham
pagne under a lion's nose. The beast
leaped furiously at tho man and man
gled him terribly beforo the could be
released.
Iu tho Bellevlllo Quarter of Paris a
man named Vallos recently died whoso
career was unique. Ho was a proprie
tor of lodging houses, but made It an
Invariable rulo never to press a tenant
or sell one up for rent Ho has been
known to give a tenant who was un
Rblo to pay his rent money to covor
the expense of removal, and In his will
ho ordered that every tenant wua to bo
allowed a rebate of a term's rout. His
tenant contributed towards a hugo
wreath for his gravo.
So accustomed have Americana be
come to think of the United bin tea as
a new country that tho statement of
Mr. Albion W. .Tourgee that "we aro
one of the oldest of existing clvllUed
nations," seems to require an explana
tion. Since the foundation of tho gov
ernment, almost 112 years ago, there
has been no break In our Presldontal
successon. During that period, accord
ing to Judge Tourgoe, the form of gov
ernment In France has changed ton
times. "Germany," he adds, "Is but
thirty years old. Austria, as a nation.
Ib tho outcome of the Hungarian re
bellion. Italy Is a still lator product of
popular evolution."
N''A A ranacltv far taklnir mi Inn in hnai.
iV.'57'tiess nlnna mill hmJnnti la mnn --.I
. j- .-..... -" .w.....w .a .uvftu film
,'ijuoro a condition of success. Aus
' y trallnn butter-packing may Borve its
tVl " vAnt,ijiu. uiimiuuiB art secured
k, .Against deterioration by placing tho
rebutter In boxes mado of plates of
5V window glass, the edges being closed
;f-fby applying gummed puper. Tho boxes
7 are covered with layers of plaster of
- Paris, and' thon wrnnnnrt in nnprlnllv
'prepared waterproof packing paper.
uui.il uiaiuuuB liril U IUIHU uiu MVl-r-
age of attention to details. The re-
jiluctance of human beings to edt un-
appetizing things Increases. It pays
i to xnaKo rood orTored for sale nttractlve
In form as woll as substance. The
j ' high standard Is money In the pocket
- 01 me aeaior and health for tho con-
turner. Tho converse Is true. This
country has lost a onco-promlslng
trade In exporting cheese. Those who
ruined the trade know how they did
It, but they Bhould be too much
ashamed of themselves to tell tho
world how it was done.
Japan Is to havo n new military dec
oration of tho natttro of the Victoria
croat of the British nrmy, for personal
valor on the field of battle, which may
be conferred Immediately, without rn.i
rJHPfti " a n,PAion to this Intelll-
ftjMc tomea tho prulso of the nurses
f tho Japan Red Cross on tho hoitpL
j, CM ship Hakual at Taku. Thev hnr I
tkeae pootlcal names: O-T&Jr-Rnn
teasing the graceful bamboo; Umo-
MB. the Dlurn blossom: n.HnM.,.
Cke modest meadow sweet; O-Yasu-
m, PMC. I
MAKT DO A FIRE
Big Framo Hotel at Poplar Bluff,
Mo., Destroyed.
ALL THE GUESTS (AUGHT UNAWARES
llollillng In Flame lit fore DUeovery
JPouf Doitil Mini n Number Injure.! or
Mlnlnij Fatalities May Ilo In
creased Oilier News.
A special from Poplar Uluirs, Mo.,
hay h:
A flro, accompanied by n terrible
fatillty, occurred hero Nov. I'J, result
ing lit tho total destruction of tho
G I fiord house, a large three-story fraiuu
building and a heavy loss of life. Tho
list of known dead Is as follows:
Heck Clurk, Doniphan, Mo.
Rebecca Owens, Poplar Bluffs, Mo.
Shelby Do Hart, Poplar Bluffs, Mo.
Curley Hurry, Poplar .Bluffs, Mo.
Fatally injurvdi
Etta Hargrove, Poplar Bluffs. Mo.
Wlnnlow Stowc, Tcnncsboc.
Missing:
Kugeno Dalton, Hot Springs, Arlr.
The fire originated In tho tenr of the
hotel and in a few moments the mam
moth building, which was of wood,
was a mass of flames. There were in
tho neighborhood of forty-five guests
In the building', nrd the porter, tho
only person awake In the hotel, was
unable to give nn alarm, tho smoke
and flames driving him back.
Tho lire department was on hand
early, but they were uimblu to render
any assistance to the Inmates. Tho
guests on tho second and third floors
uerucnught llko rats in a trap, tho
fire preventing their eseapo by the
Rtnirs and they leaped from the second
nnd third story whitlows.
One guest Benjamin Shelby, forced
his wife to leap from a second story
window and thereby saved her life,
but lost everything' they possessed.
Mr. Shelby tried to escape by tho
stairway, but the smoku and flames
drove him back. He asserts that ho
saw ten or fifteen persona In the hall
way overcome by smoke. If this Is
tho cose a dozen or more bodies may
bo found in the ruins. Many of tho
guests had hair-breadth escapes nnd
ran from tho building clnd only in
their night clothes, losing everything
they possessed In tho world.
CRACK SHOTS HAVE A PLAN
Team Will Malta Tour of European
Countries.
American trapshooters aro tho latest
m propose an Invaslou of Europe A
team of representative crack shots of
tills country will probably sail from
New York early next spring for a tour
of England nnd tho continent. Four
teen men will go, ten of them forming
the team, and tho others being substi
tutes. J. A. R. Elliott of Kansas City,
John S. Fanning of Chicago, Thomas
Marshall of Kclthshurg, III., Frank S.
Pannalco of Oinnha, Neb., Richard
Merrcll of Milwaukee, William It.
Crosby of Batavla, N. Y., Rollo O.
Helkesof Dayton, 0 Chauncey Pow
ers of Decatur, III., and Charles W.
Build of Des Moines, la., are tho ones
for tho trip. It is tho intention of the
party to challenge any team in Europe
and after contests in Knglnnd a trip
may be made to Germany, France and
Austria.
MARCH ON SHORT RATIONS
Soldiers Muku a Satisfactory Tent of
Kinerifeiicy Food.
An El Reno. Ok., dispatch says: Tho
emergency ration test hns been about
completed and a report will bo made
upon the experiment to tho war de
partment. Captain S. W. Fountain of
tho eighth cavalry in charge of tho
troops that mado tho tost, says:
"The test will prove of great value
In the future for army records. Wo
started from El Reno two weelcs ago
and marched across tho Indian reserva
tions of the Kiowas, Comunuhes and
Apaches to Fort Sill. During the
march the men lived wholly upon tho
emergency ration. The food went
hard with the men for tho first fow
days, but after that time thoy Hcemud
to enjoy It. I think my report will
encourage tho war department, to
adopt the emergency rations. ,
Htrnek My it ViiMeiiKer Truing.
George Botts and wife, In a spring
wagon drawn by n twu-hnrso team,
came in contact with a south-bouud
passenger train a few miles north ,of
Browuvlllo. Ouo horso wan killed out
right. Mrs. Botts sustained u severe
ly sprained ankle and tho front part
of the w.igon wuh badly smashed Mr.
Bolts ami the other horse escaped un
injured, Mrs. Botts was removed to a
neighboring house ami medical aid
buuimonod. .
Fitrmhouiiu Humeri.
Word comes that the atone farm
house belonging to John Vnnfer,
cast of Du Bols, was completely de
stroyed by lire. It was insured for
8700. The houso was occupied by
George Vanier, n sou of John Vauler,
nnd who was in town at the time tho
lire started.
Child llurned to Death.
The 5-year-old ituughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Cusper Loebeck of Hastings was
fatully burned, Tho little one lind
been left at homo by her parents.
About 10 o'clock bhc attempted toJjulld
a bonfire in tho yard with n sninll pllo
of rubbish. Falling to start It she se
oured the kerosene can, poured the oil
on the rubbish and lighted a match
As the pile burst into llamcsher cloth
ing caught. Her sei cams attracted tho
neighbors, but beforo nld could reach
her she was burned almost to a crisp.
She died after several hon.ij of terrible
6ufferlug.
MAY DISPLAY FORCE.
Wurshln Wanted to Km force Indemnity
Delnnnil.
The government of Morocco has
again declined to meet the claims of
tho United StntcH for tho payment of
an Indemnity on account of the killing
uy a moo or .Marcus Kssagln, a natur
alled American citizen. Tho last re
quest was made by United States Con
sul (lummer and the latest declination
of the government of Mot occo .was ac
companied by an intimation of Its free
dom from liability under tho terms of
the convention between Morocco amt
Spain. The state department has coins
to the conclusion that the consul's rep
resentations will be moro effective if
ho Is supported morally by the pres
ence In Morocco waters of a United
States warship, mid It is probnblo ho
will make his visit to Fez again to
present the ease aB a passenger on a
vessel to bo selected by the navy de
partment for that purpose.
FOUND DEAD IN HIS FIELD
A ced and Well-Knowrn Nnnre County
Sinn Suddenly Hlrlekeu.
A dispatch from Fullerton, Neb.,
says: Hosea F. Judson, ono of Nnnco
county's oldest residents, while walk
ing in his Held November O.was Btrlck
en with death. He left the house
about 10 o'clock in the morning to tako
a stroll through hls Holds where his
men Jwcre husking corn and was
last seen alive about 11 o'clock. Ho
did not report for dinner, but tho fam
ily thought nothing strange of It,
thinking ho had dropped Into the homo
of n daughter who lived near by for
dinner, ns ho had often done before.
About 4 o'clock in tho afternoon, Mr.
Hadley. otie of his sons-in-law, was
coming through the field with a load
of corn which he had husked, and dis
covered the body of Mr. Judson cold
In death.
KlRht Vernon Killed.
Paris, Franco dispatch says: Eight
persons were killed and fifteen wound
ed lu a collision botweon n suburban
train and nn express at Cholsey Lorol.
The suburban train was entering
the station to allow tho express to pass
and tho accident ocourrcd .then, the
suburban train being telescoped. The
wreckage was complete and the line
was blocked for liours.
Hum lllmnelf In .Tall.
The twelve-year-old son of Chris
Hud, of Lansing, Iowa, wns run down
by a freight train and his left leg
was severed below the knee. The
rather, who Is eccentric, became Irre
sponsible from grief and assaulted an
officer, who placed him In jail. Twenty
minutes later jail and city hall build
ing was discovered on flro. Rud was
burned to denth. The building war
destroyed.
Daly U Dead.
Marcus Daly, one of the leading
mine-owners of the world, sixty years
old, died in his apartments in the Ho
tel Netherlands, New York, November
13. Dllltatlon of tho heart audit Ight's
dlseaM) of the kidnoys, with resultant
complications, were tho immediate
causes of the death, though Mr. Daly's
Illness Haled back several years. Ho
bad suffered severely the last two
months, but tho end was painloss.
Americans Claim Damages.
A number of perfons claiming to be
American citizens have submitted to
tho state department at Washington,
eluims against the Boers for tho de
struction of their property and Injuries
to their business in the late South
African republic and Orange Free
State. No decisions havo been arrived
at as to what disposition shall be madr
of the cases.
I'nllcemaa Kill Uambler
Police ofllcer Charles S. Scott shot
and killed Thomas Smith a gambler at
St. Joseph, Mo. Tho shootiug took
place in the bar room at tho Commer
cial club. It is alleged that Smith
accused Scott of having an article
published reflecting on him. Scott
denied the charge when, It is alleged,
Smith undertook to assault the ofOcei
nnd tho shooting followed.
Count Hhows'Vew Cfcabgc.
Tho vqtQ jn thruo wards of Omaha,
Nob.,"aniJ the county preclneta of
Douglas county, have been canvassed,
nnd no material chauges havo been
noted, Both pnrtieo aw claiming more
than the face of the returns show oa
the legislative candidates and tho out
come which ls expected ''to.' decide the
senatorial co'ptest in Nebraska, Is
awaited with Interest. k -
Kiilal CoUUIon lu Tern.
In a head-on collision nor Dallas,
Tex., on tho Missouri, Kansas & Texas,
between Shermau and Denison, Fire
man Weaver wns killed, C A. Andrews,
vice president of the Grayson County
National bank of Sherman, probably
fatally injured and several others, in
cluding four trainmen, more or Im
seriously hurt.
NEWS IN IRIEF.
At Indianapolis, Ind., Elizabeth -and
John Quinu, mother and son, were
asphyxiated by stove gas.
The three-masted schooner Myrm A.
Weaver was wrecked In Vineyard
sound off Boston, and six Uvea lost.
.At Wllloughby, O., David Hujrran,
eighty years old, was shot and.. killed
by one of his tenants, Potter Michael,
aged sixty, as the result of a quarrel.
Michael is Jn jail.
It is announced that the Knapp St
Stout Lumber company will give up
their yards at Dubuque, la., and con
centrate their whole business In St,
Louis. Tho company 1h the largest
and oldest lumber firm in the Mississip
pi valley. It has been lu busluess In
Dubuquo ne arly fifty years.
AT WILL
A Horrible Picture of tho Russian
Atrocities.
SICKLY MASSACRE MARKS HER PATH
ThoiunmU of Chlnenii Ituth)ety HlnURh-
tered Count Corpse hy Hcore
llnnk of Itlver Amu Literally
Covered Willi llodle.
A London Nov. 13. dispatch says:
The Olobo this afternoon publishes n
letter from a Belgian gentleman who
has been traveling tn Pekln via the
Trans-Siberian railroad. He describes
under date of September 0, w)iat he
saw In the Ainus river. His accounts
surpass In horror those previously
published..
"The scenes I have witnessed during
tho threo days sinco tho steamer loft
Blogovetehensk," he says, "are horri
ble beyond the power of description.
It is the closing tableau of a fearful
human tragedy. Two thousand were
deliberately diowncd at Morxo 2,00(1 at
Rabe and 8,000 around Blngovctchcnsk,
a totnl of 12.000 corpses encumbering
tho river, among which were thou
sands of women and children. Navi
gation was all but impossible. Last
week a boat had to plow its way
through a tangled and mangled mass
of corpses lashed together by their
long hair. The banks wem llh.rnllv
covered with corps.es. In the curves of
wic stream were darn, putrid, smelling
masses of human llesh and bone, surg
ing and Bwaying in tho steamer's
wake. The captain vainly ordered full
speed ahead. The sight and smell will
bo ever with us.
"From Blngovctchcnsk to Atgum
forty-five kilometers, numerous vil
lages studded the bank, with a thriv
ing, industrious population of over
100,000. That of Aigum was 20,000.
No one will ever know the number of
those who perished by shot, sword and
fire. Not a village Is loft. The silence
of death was around us. The smoking
ruins of Algutu were on the right, with
broken down, tumbling walls and
shattered rootless bouses."
MAJORITY INCREASES.
Flirare From Hlty Counties Swell Dlo
trleh'a Voto Appreciably.
The official returns from sixty coun
ties havo swelled Mr. Dietrich's plu
rality over Poyntcr to a considerable
extent. Those counties, taken with
unofficial figures from all tho other
counties except McPherson gives Die
trteh 005 plurality. Several official re
turns gave gains for Mr. Dietrich and
a dispatch from Madison correcting
the unofficial returns from that county
gives an Increase of 200 for Dietrich.
The New Republic hns returns from
seventy-three counties of the state,
including Adams, Buffalo, Custer,
Dawson. Douglas, doge. Harlan, Ham
ilton, Lancaster, Johnson. Nemaha,
Otoe, Pawnee, Saline, Saunders, and
York, which give ihe Woolley electors
3,120.
Sixty-three of these counties with
Boone, Douglas, (Jagc, Madison, and
ilea vv.iiow not reported, glvo L. O.
Jones for governor, 2.023. Thcso coun
ties give Woolley 2.S.VJ. The Woolley
vote will probably be 3,700 and Jones
will get about 4,200.
BUYS WYOMING COAL MINES
Kama City Company let Hweetwater
1'roperly.
The Central Coko and Coal Company
of Kanaas City consummated a pur
chase of the Sweetwater Coal Mining
company's property at Rook Springs,
Wyo and voted to Increase Its capital
stock from 83,000,000 to 83,750,000. The
Sweetwater company has a output of
six hundred thousand tons of bitumin
ous coal a year, and employs 000 men,
and the purchase makes the company
one of the largest bituminous coal
mining concerns lu tho United States.
A considerable part of the product of
the Wyoming mine has been bold In
Nebraska, and Its general oflices were
In Omaha. O. W. Mu-geath of Omaha.
I principal owner of tho Sweetwater
company, win become general man
ager of Hhe new company, and the gen
eral offices will go to Kansas City.
COST OF THE NEW NAVY
Katlmate and Appropriation For tho
Coming Two Year.
Tho comparative statement of esti
mates and appropriations for the navy
for the fiscal yearn of 11)01 and 1003
shows that the total appropropriatlons
for 1001 were fU3,13(,01(), and tho total
est I mates for 1003 are 987,172,031, 'The
principal items la the estimates for
1003 art) as follows: Pay of navy, $15,
125,(184; bureau of ordnance, 82,001,450;
bureau of equipment, 54.404,803; public
works, yards and docks, 813,303,540;
publla works at naval academy, 3,000,
One; supplies and accounts, S,843,849;
coastructlan and repairs, 8.1,070;H34;
steam engineering. 83,772,000; marine
corps, 83,108,020; armor and armament,
94,000,000; equipment 8400,000; emer
gency fund, 8300,000.
0ral Ball at London.
General Buller, accompanied by his
wife and daughter, arrived la London
November 12, .and reported to the war
office. Large crowds which had as
sembled at tho Waterloo station and in
Pall Pall cheered the general.
eaadal la Orveh Havy.
A great scandal baa been caused in
the Greek navy by tho detection of the
officers of a warship from Crete In the
act of landing smuggled goods in a
deserted part of Piraeus, the port
of Athena.
MURDER
COURSE INJORICULTURE
Winter Instruction nt the Stole Uni
versity. Prcparotlius arc now being made for
the winter course In agriculture at tho
university jf Nebraska. This courso
offers si Tuple and practical instruction
in agriculture for eleven weeks nt a
season of tho year when farm work
Is- least pressing. Requirements for
entrance is simply a good knowledge
of tho primary English brunches ns
taught In the district schools. The
subjects thnt will bo pursued tho first
year arc: The soil, dairying, horticul
ture, Btock raising, disenscs of animals,
plant pests, engineering nnd carpen
teryand blncksmlthtng. In tho sec
ond year tho student is given an op
portunity to pursue work in field crops,
soil laboratories, farm accounts, horti
culture, stock breeding, injurious in
sects, mathematics and agricultural
engineering. The estimated expense
for the eleven weeks course is between
815 nnd 810, proportioned about as fol-
rlows: Room rent SO. table board 824.
books 83, shop deposits 81, registration
fee 81. Excellent facilities aro pro-'
vlded at the university for giving this
instruction. The new farm school
building, erected last winter nt a cost
of 830,000, provides ample lecture room
for classes. The dairy hall Is largo
and well equipped and thcic is nlbo in
the same a stock judging room nnd a
laboratory for soil study. A veterin
ary hospital and an agricultural chem
ical laboratory are also located at tho
farm. On the campus proper the libra
ries, museums, baths, lectures, con
certs and other accessories are availa
ble to the students. This is certulnly
an excellent opportunity for a young
man who is obliged to spend most of
his time in actual work. on the farm to
tako eleven weeks of lecture work
combined with actual practice in those
branches requiring skill and knowl
edge. The attendance the past few
years hns grown rapidly, and all Indi
cations point to double the number for
the coming session. The course will
begin January 2, 1001, nnd continue
until March 23.
IS THANKFUL FOR HEALTH
Governor Toyntor Imiue Thanktglvlag'
Proclamation.
Governor Poynter has issued tho fol
lowing Thunksglving proclamation:
"For the blessing of health we
bhould thank the Great Giver of all
good. Neither epidemic nor pestilence
bus visited our state.
"For fruitful bcabon and bountiful
harvest the thanks of a grateful peo
ple should be rendered to Him who
rules the elements, Bending the sun
shine nnd the rain. The energy and
industry of our people have been
abundantly blessed. In our abundance
we have not forgotten those in dis
tress, but have contributed to the as
sistance of the starving iu India, as
well as those made desolate by storm
and flood in our own country. For tho
blessings of such a spirit of Christian
civilization let us thank Owl.
"Hy the authority vested In me as
governor of tho state of Nebraska, I
designate and proclaim Thursday, No
vember 20th, as a day of public thanks
giving. "In accordance with this proclama
tion let our people lay aside business
afluirs, and usf.ir as possible, In places
of public worship und in the family
chele, devote tho day to thanksgiving
for the blessings of the year, and in
petition to un overruling Providence
for n continuation of divine favor.
"Give thanks uuto the Lord; for He
is good; for Ills mercy endureth for
ever.' In thanksgiving for our abund
ance, remember those less favored."
Ntate Canvasslns; Hoard.
The state canvassing board will have
little to do when It convenes November
20, as It has power only to canvass the
returns on electors, regents and judges
of the supreme court nnd district
courts. As there is one vacancy in the
district bench caused by tho resigna
tion of Senator W. V. Allen to accept
a few months' service In the United
States beuatc, tho canvassing board
will have thu returns from one judicial
district nnd the returns ou presidential
electors to canvass.
The voto on governor, and the other
state officers and ulso members of con
gress -and tho vote expressing refer
ence for United Stutes senator Is al
ways canvassed by the legislature in
joint session. ' -
If thu returns are not all in by
November 19, the state board has
power to send a special messenger
after them at tho expense of the
counties.
Thu duty of carrying the
vote of the presidential electors to
Washington is an honor much sought
after. It includes a pleasant trip aud
expenses paid.
Will be lluried In Montana.
A Nntv Yfirlr ,1lHiii.tj,li miva- Tli
body of Marcus Daly remained In the ,
reception room of the houso he in
tended to make his home. Mauy vis
itors left their cards there with ex
pressions of their grief and the family
received telegrams of condolence from
those who were Mr. Daly's friends in
the west. A requiem mass will bo
celebrated at St. Patrick's cathedral,
and the burial will be in Montana.
Valuable Horse Killed.
A Lexington, Ky., dispatch aaya:
Gladlola, dam of King Lief, recently
sold for 815,000, was kicked by another
horse, sustaining a broken leg. She
had to be killed. Tho mare once be
longed to the late Byron McClollaud.
lusaue Man Taken to Iowa.
A Geneva, Neb., dispatch of Novem
ber 13 says: U. W. Whltcleather, nn
insane man who has been making con
siderable trouble for the ofllcers in this
county, was taken to his home at Cla
rlnda, Iowa, by Deputy Sheriff Owens.
BY A THOUSAND
Dietrich's Election is Claimed by
That Figure.
MPUIUClfl 5TATfe TICKET IS ELECTED
Counter Claim Sladclly FutlonUH, 11a
Figures Fall to lleor Them Comfort
Itoiult Close In Third nnd Sixth
Congresilonnl Districts.
LiscoMf, Nov. 0. This mornlng'a
State Journal says:
Election returns received so far In
dicate that McKinlcy's majority In
Nebraska will reach tho seven thou
sand mark. Returns for seventy-six
counties have been received and tabu
lated, and these tlgiucs bear out this
assertion. Taking tho vote Iu the
missing counties four years ago, with,
tho figures so far received, the majority
for McKlnloy electors is 0,885.
The returns on governor come in
slowly. This voto was much lighter'
than on presidential electors and the
republican candidates on the state,
ticket will not receive nearly so lnrge
a majority ns tho presidential electors.'
Returns from sixty-three counties on
governor show R ( majority for Diet
rich of 3,550. Tak'lng tho voto on Hay
ward aud Poynter iu 1898 for the
twenty-seven missing counties and
subtracting Poynter's majority from
Dietrich's apparent majority, it still
leaves him 609 votes to the good. A re
publican gain will be shown by the
twenty-seven missing counties, and
tills should bring Dietrich's maiorltv
above one thousand.
The vote on state ofllcers has no
been received fully enough to deter
mine the result, but it is believed that
the remainder of tho state ticket wll I
make even n better showing thun that
made by Dietrich.
A difference exists in return received
on the state ticket sufllciont to make
a considerable chuuge. Until all fig
ures are verified and the result is defi
nitely known, interest In tho receipt
of additional returns will be taken.
The voto on congressman seems to
bo very close in tho Third and Sixth
districts, and it would not be surpris
ing If a republican congressman would
be added to republican gams.
The personnel of the legislature has
not yet been fully determined, but the
list printed yesterday morning Is bo
lieved to be approximately correct.
FnslonlsU Se Hop.
The populist state central committee
claims that tho figures published by
the newspapere are not wholly reliable
as some are said to be estimates while
others carry errors that have crept in
during copying, telegraphing and
printing. At 1 o'clock this morniug,
Private Secretary Juw ell said, that it?
would require the otticlal figures to de
termine the result. Tho populist com
mittee has stopped taking informal
returns, he said, and now depends up-,
on the returns coining from the oiliuiul
count. His claim is that forty-two
counties have been heard from In this
waj', showing a majority of 2,450 for
Pcynter. J
In the forty-eight counties uot heard
from by tho committee Hayward re
ceived a majority of 774. "If Poynter
received a larger majority In the first
forty-two counties heard from," said
Mr. Jewell "he ought also to get a
larger majority than he did two years
go in the forty-eight thatarc to come.
But assuming that it will be the same,
Oovernor Toyntor is elected by 1,000
votes."
Mr. Jewell believes that Governor
Poynter's majority will run slightly
above that of the other men on the
state ticket That being the case tho
official count nlono will settle the state
ticket in the minds of tee fusion man
agers. Congressional.
Returns from the Third and Sixth
congressional districts indlcato eloe
contests. In the Third Indications are
that Congressman Robinson iu elected
by a closer majority than he cares to
think about at this time. Antelope
and Burt counties are yet to be heard
from. Two yearsogo the two counties
gave Norrls a majority' of 120. De
ducting this from tho majority for
Robinson Bhown by the returns, leaves
him with a majority of 310. It is not
believed the republicans of tho two
counties havo rolled up a sufficient'
number of votes to elect Hays. '
Figures so for received from tho
Sixth district give Kinkald 0,401 and
Neville 0,099. Twelve counties am vf.
'tobeheard'fromlntnls district, which
is corapriseu or thirty-three counties.
it Neville is re-elected it is by a
scratch. Greene's majority over Brown
in 18,00 was 3,014. '
As indicated yesterday, Burkett und
Mercer are re-elected in the First and
ceconn districts and Sturl and Shall-
forger will probably pull through.
Stark claims his eloctlou bv 209 vni
while Shallcnhergcr's majority prob
ably will be.less.
A Great Nqrthern south bound pass
tnger was wrecked near Pipestone l.y
the spreading of the rails. One woman,
name uuknown, was fatally injured
and several passengeis were seriously
hurt. Five coaches were badly wrecked
Mr. Bryan acknowledged his defeat
Thursday and forwarded a short dis
patch to President McKinley. He also
made a statement for tho press In
which he said he was not a candidate
for senator. He said he would take a,
long rest and that he had no plans for
the immediate future. He again de
nied the rumor that he Intended to
remove to Texaa. Ills dispatoh to tho'
president was aa follows: !
"William MeKlnley, president, Can
ton O.At the close of another prenU
lentlal campaign it is my lot to con
gratulate you upon a second vlotory,"
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