.
( USTIR COUNTY RIPUBUCAn
By D. M. AMSBERRV.
DROInDN DOW , - - NEUHASKA
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I B1' d T c1cgt'ams
1\Irs. \ Marbrlclc : Is worldng overtlmo
on the storj' of her prlsoll life.
WillIam H , Lawrence , uno oC the plo.
neer olectrlclans of Balllmore , 18
dcad ,
A 1\fnrylnnllor InuslJ(1 ! ( so heartily
Dver the election returns that ho Cell
4ead.
Congressmen IJopburn says that the
tarIff schedules wllI not bo re\'lsed
thIs term ,
Three 1\lIchlgan lumhormen have
purchased 600,000,000 feet or stan .
ing timber In 'rDbn Inlet , B , C ,
George Demet' walmwles anll Mary
Geano.lwpopoulous , both or ChIcago ,
1100vo tnlwn out 11 lIcense to marrj' ,
The supreme court or the Unltell
States has adjourred Cor two weeles ,
to permIt the prep , ration of decisIons ,
The FInancIal led Boole cuts out
93,000 Calee mll1lon. lreR , reducing the
number 1n this cwntrr to .n oven
7,000.
The Consolhlatel1 Gas compLny haa
declared a quarterly dlvltlenl1 of 2 %
per cent , or at the I ate of 10 IJer cent ,
agaInst 8 per cent ] ast yoar.
Postmaster General 'Vynno re'
moved Hunter Arnod ] or North Caro.
Jlna Cram office na rura ] Creo dollvery
Inspector on the c ) Argo of hnproller
conl1uct.
Three 'million 110ars ] ] will ho ox.
pended 'by the Harrlmnn IInos In Oro.
gen In 1106 ! In ImlJrOVements anl ( gen.
eral worlc on the malntonanco of way
and structures.
The ] ally managers of the Loulsll\.nl\ .
Purchl\.so oxposltlon have returnell to
Secrotl\.ry rJ the Treasury Shl\.w $ O-
000 of the $100,000 approprIated for
, . 1I1e boarll's use.
I"our amI ono.ha ] [ million Ilollars In
Gohl hl\.vo been engagoll hy the Nt' "
tlonl\.l Danle of Commerce anll th' ;
National City bl\.ne ] of Now Yorc ] for
ohlpmont to Cuba.
A moetlng oC the stee ] billet pool
was hold In Jersey CIty. It Is understood -
stood that an advance of $ l.GO a ton
In blllots Imd heon I\.greed to , mallng
the prlco $21 per ton.
Albert Rolyea , n 'chlef of the re.
demptlon divIsion or the office of the
treasurer of the United states , .com-
mltted sulcldo by shooting hlmsolf In
the head whllo at his deslr.
The hulk of the lII.fated oxcurslon
steamer Gonerl\.l Slocum , which was
burned In El\.st rlvor eary ] last summer -
mer , with the loss of moro than 1,000
lIves , was sold at auction Cor $1,800.
CaptaIn A. T. Reuse of the rOYl\.1
naval reserve of Great Drltl\.ln. com-
mlttc < l sulchlo by talt/ng / carbolic acid
at hIs lOdging In West Sixteenth
etreot , Now York. 110 was GG ; ) 'ears 01
age.
1\Irs. Lelia Kh'leham Yarde.Duller ,
well Imown as Lndy Yardo.Buller ,
dIed at Ol\.ldand , Cal. , aged G.I ; ) 'oars.
She was the Ilaughter of General
} { Irleham anll Inherited part of hIli
fortune.
Hugh Smith Thompson , former gov
crnor of South Cl.rollnland a'slst.
ant secretary of the trensury In PresIdent -
dent Cloveland's 11rst admlnlstrn.tlon ,
is seriously 111 at hIs homo In Now
Yorle city.
The Chlneso government Is formulating -
lating a scheme of state lotterIes for
the purpose of wIpIng out the Indemnities -
nities grl\.nted to railroad corpora.
tlons. The prIzes will aggregl\.to $30-
000,000 In gold.
A farewell reception to Comml\.nder
Dooth-Tucker of the Salvation army
was tenderell In Now Yorle at the
Granll Central pl\.ll\.ce by the ol11cers
nnll privates of the army. The great
ball was crowlled.
At n dinner In Havana , Cuba , of
Amorlcl\.n and English busIness mon
hearty Indorsement was given the
project tor the establishment of a
brn.nch of the Young Men's Chrlstln.n
association In Havana.
At Tuesday's cablnot meotlng the I
preslclont 1l0votel1 all the tlmo of the ,
sessIon to a dIscussion of his Corth.
comIng annual message to congress.
No Intimation of the nature of the
subjects consldored was gIven.
The will of the late Ehirldgo M.
Fowler who I1led at Pasl\.dena. CI\.1. ,
November 7 , disposes of property
worth many millions of dollars. To
bls widow Is glvon $600,000 In cah ! I
nnd valuabe ] real estate. Nearly
$1,000,000 In cash Is dIstributed
mnong his two daughters , son.ln.aw ]
anl1 nephow. I
A bill to abolish
capita ] punIshment I
in Vermont , upon which hung the lira I
of Mary M. Rogers of Dennington , I
, \'Us defeated In the house of ropro-
sentatlves , the vote standIng 83 to I
163 against It. As a consequence , the '
sentence of I\Irs. \
Rogers , who was I
convicted of the murller of 1101' Ill1s- ,
hand and condemnell to bo hanged , I
will bo carrlod out.
Dr. Charles II. Potter. one of the
foremost Invo'lthrators In this country
In the fieltl of mIcro-photograph ; ) ' , has
just I1led In Daltlmore.
The pollco stopped the 11l'"ht be.
tween Tommy nYl\n amI ,11l'lc Grn.ham
I
of Kansas City at Sout nend , Ind. , I
at the end of the fourth round.
I
Orders Il VO been IRsurd at the I
nan' 110partment deta'hln near AdI I :
mlral Jowell from C'ommand of the
European pt..tlon . NovJThflr tn. ho
havIng apllell for rotlrom""t atter I
'torty years of servlco. whlC'h rPQuost
Is to 1 > 0 granted.
fiGHT TO A FINISH
OUNT CASSINI SAVS THIS IS
WHAT RUSSIA WILL DO.
-
HIS COUNTRY MUST COHQUER
Rumors of Mediation Arc to Create
Impression Urugglc : WIll SOOI1 End
-Ru&slan Cannot Have Any Inter-
ference.
-
W ASIJINGTON-"nIl ! llan will pilI"
/lua the wnr In the far east to the hitter -
tor onll , thllt IsllItll Husala hua con.
' 111 0 rorl. "
' 1'hcao are the oponlng words of an
emphutlo statelllont made ot the Hua.
Rlnn embassy hy Count Cassin I , the
Ilusslnn ambassador.
Sovol'lll times recently the amhl\
sador , in the name of hIs government ,
has categorIcally Ihmloll the posHlbli.
Ity of an Intervention In the wur , hilt
the recurrence of the rllmors that the
powers contemllll\.ted mediation has
call sed ho ambassuol' ] to reltorato on
behalf of his government Its Iwaltlon
rogardlng Intervention or mcdll\.tlon
of any It/nd. / The fltutement contln.
Ilea :
"r Iteem It mj' duty to reiterate what
I have flO often suld , that nlllJalu wll/ /
not suspend In any case her military
oporatlons In the fl\.r cast. All rumors -
mors anll reports regardIng the pos-
Blblo success of the direct overturea
for pel\.co whIch Japall Is sulll to have
ml\.do to RlIssla , and regarding thp
modlatlon of the powers , In my olJln.
Ion are started for the pllrposo of
convIncIng the Il11bllc thnt the end of
the war Is close at hanll. In this way ;
It Is hoped that the IlIIbllc may ho' '
led to bellevo that the Japanese loans
error attractlvo InvHtments.
"Hussla cun no mOl'e admit of In.
torfol'Qnce thnn Great Brltuln could 111
the Transvaal i tllull could the United
States in her war wIth SlIuln. Where
the prestlgo of countl'j' Is lit stulw
nil other consldoratlon" are anll must
bo put a lde. Some IJeople ml1Y thlnl ,
thnt 11nancl111 dllllcultles will Inflllenco
HURsla to end hostilities. Such an
opInion Is based Ullon the false assumption -
sumption of Hussla's financIal resourc-
ca. There Is no dOllht whatever tlmt
Hussln , whoHe nnnllal Income exceeds
$1,000,000,000 , cannot ho infiuenced In
her attltudo toward the outcome oC
the war by the amount of war expen.
dltures. It la not altogether out of
the quostlon that nllssla , who dlel not
expect war , flhoul(1 ( In the moment
when she hl\.s mobilized her army IlIHI
is sondlng corps after corlls In fight-
Inreadh1esH / to the far east sllIlden.
] y call a hl\.lt to hostilities , partlcu-
ll\.rly after she has Cor nearly a j'enr ,
wIthout I\.ny dll11culty or recourse to
extraordInary measures , hoen able to
carrj' all the extra. expense ?
"It Is not wIthin my SCOllO to comment -
mont UIJon the 1I0W Japanese loan.
'fhat Is nn at1'alr for tbo bl\.nlers and
for the ) lubllc , who are able to de-
cldo what advantages or dlsl\.d\'an-
tl\.ges the Investment offers. But there
can bo no neceRslty for comment upon
nussln's credIt. Any ono acqualntel\ \
with the Paris exchange is able to
convlnco hhnRolf of the sollllity or
Russia's fluances , "
THE PENSION COMMISSIONER.
He Tenders His Resignation to the
Presld nt.
W ASIlING'I'ON-Commlssloner of
Ponslons Ware tendel'od hIs reslgua.
tlon to the IJreshlent , and It was ac.
cepted , to .aleo effect Jalluary 1.
When aeen Commlsslonm' Ware refused -
fused to dIscuss his action In an ; ) '
way , except to state that the 1I0WSPI\-
llers of the country hall beol1 "resign-
Ing" hIm for the last two ; ) 'el\.rs. For
at least ono year , however , It has
been deflnltoly Imown that 1\11' . Wl\.ro
would retlro from his ofllce soon after
the fl\.l1 elections and return to his
homo In I\ansas to resume his Il\.w
prnctlce. It Is believed here that Com.
mIssIoner " 'aro's action was not due
to I\.ny suggestion that the sovel'/mco /
of his relations wIth the pension
ofilco would bo agreeable to the pl'esl.
Ilont. On the ' ,
contrnr , It has been no
Bocret that Commissioner 'Vare , Roon
nfter rcsumlng his duties found the
dutleR of hIs office , lIstastotul to hIm
nnI thl\ ! this Illstasto stcadlly In.
croasod. There Is no Intimation as to
who hIs successor will be.
THINK IT IS UP TO NICHOLAS
Toklo'o View of Dispatches Carried
by the Rastoropny.
TOKIO-Tho opInIon Is oxprel'sed
hero that the Husslan torpedo boat
destroj'er Rastoropny cl\.rrlel ! to Cho
Fee oxtondel ! IlIslmtches OXIJlalnln to
St. Petersburg the sltul\.tlon nt Port
Arthur , th. , condition of the Husslan
squadron , and the shortage of fool !
E\nd ammunItion , reCorrlng the ques.
tlon of further reslstanco to the nus.
51an government. The nature of the
nusltlL\n tIre Indlcl\.tes a scarcltr of
ertaln kinds of ammunItion. , All
prlsonors taleen by the JalJl\.nese tell a
5tory of Increa81ng hunger , It Is claIm.
ed that the
Husslan commanders are
[ \t\'ldeli on the question of contln.
ulng tlto defense.
Colonel Anthony Is Dead.
LEA VENWOH'l'lI-Colonol D. n.
Antholl ) ' , the 1I0tel ! elltor ! of the Le:1\ : "
enworth TImes , brother of 1\IIss Susan
. Anthonr. the woman sUffl'lllst , ,
Il1el ! at his homo here Sattmlll ) " of
heart dlsl'1se. ! a el ! ol , htj' j'cars. Co I-
I1nel Dl1l1lel Heel ! Anthonr , who aln.
l ! h's ' t'llo ' In the union armj' . was
:1110 of the Inst of a hlllC down editors
\\1'0 dId lIIu"h to HIII'eatl the fame of
1\I1)1'1 ) ! In It ! ! ! unrly tllj'I. lIe was Cor
I\IU' " j hlilf Ii el\llll'Y \ odltor oC UIO
I ' , ' ' , ' . ' " , .
P \'I1\'lIrt.1 'I"mp . anti llld milch to
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to
THE VOTE EBRASI < A.
f
Mickey and Berge and Mickey and
Thompson Compared.
Mlfl- : JleT'mp \ -
'I'y. ' HCf/O. / ny. ! Oll ,
Adam" . . . . . . . . . . . . 1R'il ' 1.1121 ] . /\I / \ 1.1161
, \"Ielollo . . . . . . . . . . 1,4 7 1,1112 1,1.0 1,003
' 1IIlnl10r . . . . . . . . . . . . II'J 2.\ \ 91 5
lIuffnlo . . . . . . . . . . . : ? ,11fi 1,803 180 1,420
HllIll10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 j3 7G 62
Hormo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.13 , ; 1,300 1.23-1 1,127
Box UUlte . . . . . . . rI / :1(13 : ( 42 ; ; 300
1I1) 'd . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 027 7D 1 83 : ; &ri
IIrf > wl1 . . . . . . . . . . , . . ( GO 2il 40 ( ) 281
IIurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1j91 9i2 1.4112 1 : :3 :
limIer . . . . . . . . . . . . l.Jil.jG6 : / \ 1,2i2 1.&GS
CURR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.20 2,00 2,122 1,703
Cclnr , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1rm 1,438 1,212 1.229
Chlige . . . . . . . . . . , . . 2:17 : 210 272 215
Oh I ! rr ' . . . . . , . . . . . . 8,9 f 08 liD I r,22
0IC'CI1110 . . . . . . . . . M D5 624 4 8
Clny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1f 1 1.7&1 1.602 1,371
C'olfnx . . . . . . . . . . . . { 1 2 1Itl 816 { j
CUmln/r . . . . . . . . . . . ] , r ; 4 1t ,2 1.111 1.40
( 'nHtlr ) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.010 1.8iO 1,807 1,663
Dllkola . . . . . . . . . . . . 761 61 : > 643 671J
DII\\-I . . . . . . . . . . . . & ,2 HI f 07 IO
DIl\\'HOn . . . . . , . . . . . 1.1I : ! 1,1.8 1.067 1,076
Dixon . . . . . , . . . . . . . 1.1\ \ ! lee 1.0J3 ! l4
DOli ! : " . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,24U 2.293 1 , 67 2.033
Don/fills / . . . . . . . . . . 10.520 12.610 9,105 11,513
Dl'upl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32i ! 2112 2i6 19 < ;
Jo'flhTlIJr\ ' . . . . . . . . . . 161 1,710 1GII 1,61.1 :
Jo'rnnllh1 . . . . . . . . . . 1.0'13 1,00:1 : 8 ; ; ! III )
"
1'"UI'nnll . . . . . . . . . . . 1.311 IUII 1.121 9 < ; 1
( l1Ig-1 ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,732 2.006 3.202 2)1) { ) ( )
Garllo ! ! ! . . . . . . . . . . . : It ! 241 2f. ( ) 189
( lospcr . . . . . . , . . . . , 451 4i3 33. ' 400
( lran1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 76 66 C4
Grculoy . . . . . . . , . . . fl' , ( ) & 10 18 728
111111 , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.120 1,4il ! 1.3G4 U35
111I11I1I1on . . . . . . . . . 1,3. :1 : 1.520 141 : ! 1,3 1
IIlIrlun . . . . . . . . . . . . DIr ! stJ : 7'i7 1i3\ \ !
JJn'os . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 ! lDI 2&6 2U
IIlll'ht'ot'l ( . . . . . , . . 21 22 319 20
IIookl'r . . . . . . , . . . . . fil 45 1 411
Howard , . . . . , . . , . . 1,03.1,1311 \ 777 ] .OS3 !
Jf'ITIr"lol1 ' ! . . . . . . . . . 1.S 8 1,121 1.624 1lfie
.Iohnlioll . . . . .H. . ' 1..110 1,009 1,331) 599
Iolth . . . . . . . . . , . . . 21& 217 200 195
Kenr/ll' ' . . . . . . . . . . 1Oi5 9G6 911 642
lcYIl I'aha . . . . . . . 395 281 306 300
KI11IIIall . . . . . . . . . . , 115 60 103 63
l.ul1l'IL lor . . . . . . . . 6,538 .612 ( ; ,537 3,676
1.ln'ol/l . . . . . . . . . . . 1,628 713 H 8.11
I.I'nl1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 ( ) 76 83 73
l\Ill .JIon . . . , . . . . . . 43. < . ; . . . . . . 231. . . . . .
MerrIck . . . , . . . . , . . 595 961 881 873
Nal1ce . . . . . . . . . . , . . 1.003 707 1ii3 669
NNl1l1hcl . . . . . . . . . . 1,511I 1,5211 lfHO 1,320
Nul'lwlls' . . . . . . . . , 1,429 1IH 1,220 1.10l :
orou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,222 :1,06-1 : 1,928 1,900
1'n wrwo . . . . . . . . . . , 1,5i7 831 1,441 1\35 \
1'01"1(119 ( . . . , . . . . . . . 137 1111 122 lil
I'hulpH . . . . . . . . . , . . 1,162 1.000 1,003 835
I'lorl'o . . . , . . . . . . , . . 90 DI. ! ; 787 7:11 :
Plntlo . . . . , . . . . . . . 1.31:1 : 2,2 ; 9S8 1..35
Polk . . , . . . . . . . . . . . , 821) ) 1,421) 935 1,331
Bell Willow . . . . . , 1. WI 7rI 1,012 71f
Hll'hllrll on . . . . , . . 2.219 2,169 2.130 1.9r.f
110 ( ' ( ; : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 : ! ! 3 37231 \
Hnllno . . . . . . . . . . . . , 1,973 1.7(1) 1,986 1. : Jt1
Hur ! ' ) ' . . . . . . . . . . , . . . .42 ! In 663 K > C
HIIIIIIII/ . " > ! . . . . . . . . . , 2,297 2,212 ! 1D62 2.062
S'olt.s lllutt . . . . . 432 223 34 : ; 221
Seward . . . . . . . . . . . 1.73 > ; I.R : : ) 19.i ISD.1
Slwrldall . . . . . . . . . . 312 311 4iD 474
Shol'lIJan . . . . , . . , . . ij70 G.)3 ) 9Z 5 '
Sioux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 183 141 145
Stall tOil . . . , . . . . , . . G97 788 f > l7 619
'J'ha'er . . . . , . . . . . . . 1j83 ( 1,288 1,4 O 1,2 f
' 1'h0"ll108 . . . . . . . . . . . 3 : 43 48 61
Thurston . . . . . . . . f,4S 670 6046i \
Washlngtoll . . . . . . 1,4 1 1,270 1,419 1,1Se
WH'lIe . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.102 ! l9. ! 8i2 7 i
Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . . lr.o 153 122 } & (
WChHter . . . . . . . . . . 1,308 1.1H 1,1i\r \ 1,024
York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,112 1,010 2,063 I.Goo
.
- - - - - -
'rolal . . . . . . . . . . .101,559 D3.997 9OS : ; 85,341
COMPLEXION OF CONGRESS.
How the Two Houses Will Stand on
the Fourth of March.
Slates. Rep ,
AlahnlTla . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arknl1u9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
California. . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 8
Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : :
COl1l1ect'ut ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
DollI wuro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
f"larllla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
r.eorla. , . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idnho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
111111019 . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2\ \
II\llInll/\ / ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 11
low/\ / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Klln u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Kel1tul'lc ) ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
I.oulslalla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
: \Ialnl' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
l\lnrylnll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . : I
l\1a'iSnl'hU8etl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
J\1It'hl ul1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
i\III1I1CfOta . . . . . , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
i\lIs l slppl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1\1I ! lOurl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
: \lol1lallU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Nchr'IIS1L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
N\/lIlu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ne'w IIrtllJll1hlro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ow J'I'l' ) ' . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . 9
New Yorlc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2G
North Cnrollua . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norlh Dalcola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : :
Ohio . . , . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
( ) rl' on , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : !
I'cl1l11)'I\"n/l11l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3\
Hho o Islu" , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
South Cnrolll1a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
'
'J'tl111 ( 'sseo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
'J'exns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
\'l'rmol1t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : :
\1 rs1 nla , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
\\'ashill/ftoll , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
\\'st Ylrglnla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
\\'lsl'onsln . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
\\'rontlllg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
'rOlnls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
PLURALITIES BY STATES.
Parker and Roosevelt's Votes Compar.
ed with McKinley and Bryan's.
no e. l\IcKln-
P.I'la'r.'I'lt. . loy. nr'nn ,
Sta to. 1901. 1901 , 1900. 1900.
Aluhama . . . . . 7(1 ; ; ( ( ) ( ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4\.619 \
ArluIIl1aR ' . . . . : lOO O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :10,312 :
CnJlornla . . . , . . , . . . . 10 < ) ,0')1) 3Dno
Colorndo . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 , ( ( ) ) . . . . . . .
Conl1l1cllellt . . . . . . , . . : JS.OOO 2 ,5 : > S
Dela wnro . . . . . " " ' " 4.000 3,6il
Florl lL . . . . . . , 20.000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GeorKIlL . . . . . . . 05.000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tdnho . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . 2S,000 ' . . . . . . ,
1111 110111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 : ! . ' , OOO 91.92
Tr\llllll1a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,000 26.4i0
10wu . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . 1:10,000 : 118,543
HaIlHIIR : . . , . . . . . . . . . . , 100,000 23.3jl
Kellllll'lc ) ' " " 14.000 , . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I.olllilin/la . . . . 3 : > ,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,
M n I 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.000 28.610 !
l\1ar'ln/ld . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,9H
Mnllsnchu81tts . . . . , . . 86.000 81,869
J\II < ' 1IIsnn . . . . . . . . . , . . lWC(1 ( ) 10UM
: \tlnn"Hot/\ / . . . . " " ' " 126.000 'i7SGO
1\lImtISlllp\11 \ . . . SOOOO . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI. . . ourl . . . . . . . . . . , . . 10.000. . . . . . .
1\lonll\nn . . . . . . . , . . . . 10,000 . . . . . . ,
Nl'bruslcn . . , . . . . . . . . . 15,000 , 8,322
Nevnela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000 . . . . . . .
N. H"npshlro. . . . . . . 20,000 19.310
Now Jt'rHey . . . . . . . . . 70,000 17,133
N.w York . . . . . . . , . . IHooo 143.600
N. Carollnn . . & 0,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
N. Dakota . . . . . . . . . . : \\,000 Hi.361
Ohln . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 200,0l ( ) 69,03tJ
Orejfon , . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . O.OOO 13,141
1',1I118)'I\'l\nll1. , . . . . . . s. .000 288,433
Hhado Isll\lId. . " . . . . 16,000 13,9jtJ
fl. Carolll1a . . 60.000 . . , . . . . . . . . . . .
S. Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . 40,000 14,93S
' 1'ennl' sce . . . . 20,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
' \(1\8 \ . . . . . . . . . 100,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vtah . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . 12,000 2.138
VI'rmont . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000 29,719
Vlrslnh\ . . . . . . 2 , OO ) . . . . , . . . . , . . . .
\\'I\.IIhllllton . . . . . . . . . 3.000 ( 12.623
\ \ ' . \'a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.01.10 21,022
Wl conKln . . . . . . . , . . 00.000 100,6\17 \
W'omln/ ; " . . . . . ' " ' ' ' ' 6.000 4,31
Cattle Rustlers Killed.
SALT IAI\1 CI''Y-Ono outIaw la
dead and anothel' Is In jail mortally
woundell ttS the result or a hatllo between -
tweon Cttttlo thlevos and omcera near
Deeth , Novada. Shllrlff Clarlco and do-
Intt ) " of gll. C'ountj' caught JIm 1\Ic.
I\elve ) " and Charles WInslow In the
nct of skinning ctttllo of the Graham
hrand , When ordol'ed to surreuder
the ) ' dropped behind the carcass of
the anImal and he an firing at the
onkors. The laUer sought sheller anll
Cor twent ) " mlnutos a Iluol continued.
Flnnlly McKolvcy WIlS killed.
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STLL ! BOLOS OUT
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BELEAGUERED GARRIGON AT PT.
ARTHUR INTACT.
STOESSEL REPORTS JAP LOSS
Birthday of Emperor Celebrated by
Drlvlno Back Aaack 011' Trenches
-Stoessel SIIOhtly Wounded by
Splinters From a Shell.
S' } ' , P TlmSBUfiG-Rejolclng ever
the undl\Untell plrlt dlallayell ! by Gon-
ol'lll Stoessel In hIs tele'1'I\m ' ; oC con-
gl'r.tul'ltlol1s ' to Emperor NIcholas on
the annlvoral'j' ; of hIs acceslon to the
throne IInd olllclally announcing the
falhtrc of ( Jeneral Nogl's nlne.tlay (1t- I
tempt to IJI' sent Port Arthur to the
mllllldo as a hh'thl1ay gift Is temllCroll
bj' prlmto IlIfol'nmtlon that the gal-
Ian commandoI' of the gnrrlson has
been wounded.
, General . . . .toessel was strucle In the
IH'ad by a SlllllltOl' from a hell whllo
ho was l > ersonl\.l1y dIrecting the re.
pulje ! of a particularly dosllCrato assault -
sault , but fortuuately the wound Is not
serious and General Stoessel has not
ueen obliged to rellnqutsh command.
General Stoessol Is regarded as the
heart and soul of the deCeDso and his
neath 01' disability would cause him to
rellqulsh comml\.nd would bo regard ell
as an Irremedll\.blo misfortune.
Otl1er Information sent by General
StJessel which has not been dlvulgod
for stm teglc reasons , It Is stated , by
the war olllce , Is by no means unCI\-
vorable. Whllo the gl\.rrlson Is now
hemmed In , In the cllal1el itself , not
one of the main forts has been talton.
'rheo garl'ison hila been provlslonell ,
fresh ammunition hl\.s arrived and
that the deCenso cnn bo successfully
that the defense cn nbo successfullj'
maintaIned until the arrIval oC Vlco
Adnllral Hoje. > tvensley's squadron.
General Stoossel , In hIs dlspntch to
! 11lleror Icholas , reports the re-
{ J1I16e of a Japanese attnc ] , October 26
on the north trent of Port Arthur. 'rhe
Husslan losses were 480 lellled and
wounded. All the attnds November 3 ,
the ria ) " the annlvel'sar ) ' of the empcr-
? r's ascension to the throne was cele-
urated , were repulsed.
General Kourpa tIdn reports that in
an amlmscado Novcmbor IG , near SIn-
chlnpu , thirty.two JnlJ1lnese Ilragoons
\\'ere Idlled or wounded.
'rhe text of General Stoessel's dls.
patches of October 28 Is as follows :
"Wo hl\.ve the honor to report to
rour majesty that the Japanese born-
! lIlrded very vIgorously October 25 our
lorts and entrenchments north and
11Orthcast. 'fho followIng day they also
1ttacltod one of the forts on the north
81e , hut our heavy artillery and
shrapnel fire dispersed theIr reserves
anll the I\.ssault was ropulsod. Our
1080S were ono officer and about seventy -
enty men Idlled and 400 wound ell.
Engineer CI\.Italn Saleharot1' , formerly -
ly governor of Port Dalny , dlell Octo.
Ol' 27 or typhus fever.
It Is dIfficult to single out Indlvld-
I1l\.ls for special mentIOn among tne
l1erolo dofendOl's. "
NEW FACES IN SENATE.
Will Be a Number of Them When
That Body Meets March 4.
W ASIIING'l'ON-There will bl a
l1umbo1' of new faces In the United
States senate when that body meets
In extraordInary sessIon at noon on
March 4 , next. Of the thirty senators
" 'hoso terms eXIJlro with the close of
ho leglsll\.tlve day of March 3 , 1906 ,
great many will be re.olected. But
] el\.st ton will ho succeeded by new
mon , anll In adllltlon Senator I.'alr-
mnks , elected vIce proshlont , will reo
: lro to malto way Cor another. 'I'horo ,
1ro not loss than ten aspIrants for
: h SOl\.t to ho thus vacated , Includ-
ng Congressman l.anllls and Gover- ,
101' Durbin. Dut Harry Now , for many I
( ears a loadIng republican of Inlllanl\ .
\nd a son of John C. New , fOI'mer
.reasurer of the UnIted States , has
mnounced hIs candldac ; ) ' and It Is be.
]
leved here that he Is 1I1eely to glvo
l the rest a very lively hustle for
I
he honor.
1
JOHN HAV WILL STAVe :
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3ecretary of State to Remain DurIng .
Roosevelt's Second Term.
W ASHINGTON-Prcshlont Rooso.
: elt made the announcement that
fohn Hay would continuo as secretary
If atato during the Cour ; ) 'oars beg/n. /
.
ling March 4. 1905.
"You may state positively , " were
lIs words , "that Mr. Hay will continuo
LS secretary of state up to March 4 ,
.909. "
The presldont was asked rcgardlng
ther p08slblo cabInet changes , but In-
IIcntoll that there was nothIng to bo
mIll at prescnt. HIs Ilnnouncemont
'egardlng Secretary Hny was malle teL
L number of newspaper reporters In
lis ol11co. ThIs fixes the most Impor-
ant place In the now cablnot , and Is
, ho first and only stop so far talen In t .
'hat dIrection. I t ,
Begin to Perfect Program.
W ASHINGTON-Ambassadol' Star.
' 1' has cahlel ( the state dOIJllrtmcnt
'l'om ' Vlonna that the Austro.IIllngar-
an government IR willing to partlcl-
Jato In the second IIl\.guo conference
al1otl by PresIdent Hnoso\'elt. This
8 bolloved to bo the Ifrst ol11clal ac-
: optl\J1CO of the Invitation , althoulh It
s Imown that most of the I uro1 > ean
10wers are willing to altonll tlto con.
'oronco , WIth the conditIonal accopt. a
lIlCO at tlto president's Invitation , no-
; otll\.tlons will besln at once to POl'-
: oct the program. . 1I
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MUNRO ! ! ON STA ?
I .
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Wh:1t Union Pacific Freight Manager
Bayn.
CIJICAGO-At the Interstate Cou .
merco cOl1lll1lsslol1 In\'ostlgallon of
the 11ght hetween ; ho Tcxl\.s Cuttlo
nal 'erH' nssoclatl n anI ! the south.
wcste1'l1 mllwllYs , .10hn A. lunroc ,
freIght trame manager of the Union
Pacific ralll'011l1. gave Intorestlng testi-
mony. Ho sulll :
I "A heavy dmln Is oxperlencell
whel'o the railroads have to cOl1lpete
with themselves on different lines of
traffic. Either corn In the corn belt
I must he cUI'rled to the cattle on west.
I ern I'I1nlres or tlto cattle canled to
I the coru. Of course , we try to 110
the former as much as possible , Cor
It cuts down the empt . mlleago of
our cars , Inasmuch as the cattle must
bo brought eastward sooner or later ,
but tlto low rl\.tes that have been
Corced by COlli lJC tltlon l1Ialeo It so
much moro vrolltablo for the cattlemen -
mon to brIng the cl\.ttle to the corn
tltat wo find It pracalcally Imposslblo
to can'y much com west. In thIs
way wo nre COmlJeting with our own
low rate on cattle. "
MI' . Munroo was questioned close. :
Ij' regarding the existing rates and
the profits to the company by Com.
mIssIoner Prouty durIng the after.
noon session. "Our rates are fixed
by tlto applyIng of common commercIal -
cIal anll traffic rates to the particular
commodity In question , " said the wit- :
ness. "Tho complaInt Is thl\.t the ex-
tortlonato and oxcesslve rates hl\.vo
heen charged and all sorts of abuse
practlcell , but the fact that men are
at this cattle raIsing and shlppln : (
business year In and year out and
stili seem to hl\.vo money Cor the purpose -
pose of cl\.rryln { ; It on Is some IndIcation -
cation that conditions arc not unbear.
able. As far as these rates beIng ex.
tortlonate Is concerned , I can say that
In most cases they are not oven com.
pensatory. "
Further questIoning brought out the
statement that the rate on live stacie
from Che'onne to Omaha Is 21 ! cents
for 100 pounds and that on I\ . solid
trnln for forty cars the compan '
would receive $2,400 , Munroo further
stated that IIvo stock was handled at
a lower profit to the railroad compan '
than nearly any other Itlnd oC freIght.
"Do you consldor $2.100 too IIttlo
for ono traIn , operatell b ' ono en-
glno and crow , Cram Cheyenne to
Omaha ? " asleell CommIssioner Prouty.
" ' \'o never have a sollll stock traIn
of that size , but If we Illd we mIght
at1'ord to handle them at that rate. "
"Dut , " objected Mr. Prouty , "what
dlfferenco docs It malto whether tlto
traIn is composed of ten cars of cattle -
tle and the remainder some other
kind of freIght , wblch you state yourself -
self Is moro profitabe ] ? "
1\11' . Munroo then went Into a tecn.
nlcal explanation of the problems In.
vol veil In the handling of IIvo stock ,
but the commissIon was not sl\.tls11ed.
and ho was on the stand the greater
part of the day.
THE COLORADO ELECTION.
It Is Possible Governor Peabody May
Contest.
DENVEn , Colo-The official canvass -
vass of the votes cast last Tuesdl\.Y
Is In progress and hl\.s been completell
In but few counties. Rovislon of the
unol11clal returna leaves Alva Adams'
1111\.jorlty over James H. Peabody for
governor not less than 10,000 , as prevIously -
vIously announced.
"Wo consider Governor Peabody's
threat to contest the election a mere
bluff , " said Democratic ChaIrman Il
ton Smith , "but wo are watch Ins
everj'thlng.
"I estimate that Adams" pluralltj
will bo 11,000. OUl' returns show that
ho carrlell Denver by 6,100 and the
rest of the stl\.to by as much moro. The
officIal count in the counties whcre it
hl\.s been completed shows thl\.t
Adnms has gained lar ely. If this gaIn
continues as the c.fficlal count progresses -
gresses In the rest of the counties
Adams w11l hnvo a plurality of
11,000. " I
I
Chalman D. D. FaIrley of the repub- ,
Ilcan state central 'commlttee sajll : ;
"When our retul'l1s arc all In 1 es-
I
llmato that Governor Peabody will be I
ut a trlfio over 600 behlnll. Ho has
shown wonderful strength In the past ,
few dl\'s ; anll has cut down the ma. J
101'1 ties agaInst hIm greatl ) ' . We are
mtlsfiell that ho was the vIctim of a
onsplracr and Intend contesting
very ground. , Yo have posltlvo evl-
: lenco that the Craud throughout the .
tnte will run as hIgh as 16,060. Wo (
.ntcnll hll."lng all the fraudulent votes
: hrown out anci this will slw Pea.
Jody has been elected by 0. largo ma-
rlty. "
Former Governor of Iowa Dead.
VINTON , la-Formor Governor
[ Juron R. Sherman dlell Frldaj' night.
fIe had been an Invalid for several
, 'cars. Ho was state auditor from 1876
:0 : 1880 anll governor from Ib82 to
1885. Ho enllstoll as a prlvato In the
Ivll war in Company G , ThIrteenth
lJnltod States volunteers , and rose to
.ho ranI , of captain. Ho was an active
hlrt-thlrd ; degree Mason.
All Now : It a StandstJ II.
LONDON-Tho Dally Telegraph's
) to Petersburg correspondent who.
hroughout , hl\.s talcen somewhat
Llarmlst vIews re arlllng the outcome
If the North sca dIspute. In a tole ram
hIs 11101'l11ng asserts that the admlr-
Ilty has g1Llned an ascendancy whIch
ompels the foreign ol11ce to repudiate
ts agrcement with Great BritaIn and
hat Count Bonclendorff , Husslan
1mbassador to Great BritaIn , w/11 / bo
nl\.do the sCl\.pegoat anll prohahl ) ' will
10 recalled. Moantlmo negotiatIons
Lr at a standstill.
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'SINK ' THEIR SHIP
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. RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOAT BLOWN
I UP AT CHE r-OO.
IT IS DONE BY HEn COMMANDER
Japanese Torpedo Boats Enter tha
Harbor-No Explanation r-orthcom-
Ing as to Why the Russians Destroyed -
stroyed Their Own Craft.
CIIE FOO-Tho Russians have
hI own up the torpedo boat destrlj'er
Hastoropny.
The Russians , with the exception
or ono ml\.n , left the destroyer I1m'lng
the afternoon. .
'fhls last man lit Cuses and blew up
the vessel. There were three dull explosions -
plosions , whIch were scarcely discernable -
able 100 j'ard ! ! from the place where
I they occurred. Almost simultaneously
I the Rastoropny sunl ; : and seUed ] to
the bottom. A battle spar marIes Its ,
grave. I
"
Three Japl\.neso torpedo bOl\.t des- "
troyers entered the harbor thIs mornIng - I
Ing , sl\.tlsflel1 themselves that the RussIan - ' ,
sIan torpedo bOllt destroj'er , Rasto-
ropny had been sun1e allli departcil.
The correspondent of the Assoclat-
ed Press learned
authorItatively last 'I
nIght that the Rastoropny carried
scaled orders providing that unless
there came a highly Cavorablj' oppor- I
tunlty to escape the vessel shoulll be I
blown UV. : :
Sufficient powder for this purpose ' '
'I'
.
was sccreted before the destroyer left
Port Arthur.
.
Small charges of ordInary powder. ' I
placell In each of the fire water tight ,
c01npartments , were expoded. ] ' ,
II I
Customs officer Koenig was on. l1' '
"o"d the destro'er 00" the Ru"oo. , .
experIenced consldel'llble dll11culty In !
getting hIm off wIthout arousIng hIs' 'I ' I
suspIcIons. 'I'ho '
destroyer's cutter , 'I
manned by two men , was Ij'lng near 1\ \
and the omclnl was persuarled to talco ,
0. ride around the Rastoropny In or- . . /1 / . .
del' that he might see the injurIes It
was alleged to have receIved. No \
sooner had the customs officer stepped .
Into the cutter than a petty officer I. I ) .
drew hIs watch and urged the row- i '
ers to make (111 speed away. When I'
the Ilestroj'er had gone down the am-
clal was talen on shore.
It Is imposslbe ] to secure an explanation - . ,
planation of the action of the Hus- I I
slans , but It Is believed that they were
,
determlnell not to allow a repetition
of the Ryeshltelnl incident. PrIor to " ,
the destruction of the destroyer the 'j
taotai had officIally notified the Jap- o\\J
. \ \
anese consul that Its Illsarmament
had been completed , the breech
bocles ] and ammunItion having been
removed and the mr.chlnory dIsabled.
DurIng the afternoon the RussIan \ )
consul officIally notified the taotal
that the tlestrorer had been dnven
toward Che Fee by a hel\.vj' sea an }
that It hall been Ileclded to dIsarm it ,
because Its machInery had been Ills-
abled. This is IooltCd on In some .
quarters hero as the throwIng of a
transI > nrent veil over the purpose of
the vessel's visIt.
. ,
JAP LOAN OVER.SUBSCRIBED.
Toklo Uneasy About the Russian
Second Squadron.
l.ONDON-The subscrIption list for
the new Japanese loan w/11 / be closed
at noon today , being already covered
several times , though It is understood
that applications have not been so
great as for the prvlous Issues.
JudgIng from Toklo dIspatches and '
statements by Japanese hero the
question of the second Pacific squadron -
ron Is gIvIng rIse to sarno uneasiness
In Japan. ThIs Is probably duo to the
lacl , of news from Port Arthur. A
dIspatch in a mornIng paper thIs
mornIng from Jallan comments strong.
Iy on alleged breachelj of neutrality on
the part of } < "ranco and Germany In
gl vlng the squadron coaling faclIltieB
Imll also contends that It will bo utterly -
terly at varian co with Suez cana ]
regulations for the shIps of the
squl\.dron to be pormlttell to talce
mlllclent coal anll provIsions at Port
Bald to cary them to the nearest port.
rho artlclo suggests that Great Drlt-
.
11n w11l interfere to prevent the
granting of sucb facilities.
The RussIan wInter has begun .
with some severIty. 'I'ho rIver Novll.
Is begInning to freeze and the port
Jf Cronstadt Is Crozen over. The last
Russian steamer from Archangel ar-
'Ived at Dunlleo on Monday , six days
) verduo owlnl : to the terrible weather
.hat Is ragIng In the higher latitudes
It Euro1Ja.
Official Count In Iowa.
DES MOINES-Completo unofficial
'eturns from every county In the stl\.to ,
Ives noosovolt , republican , 331,670 ; I
: > arlcor , democrat , 165,851 ! ; Debs. so-
lallst , 7,342 ; Swallow , prohIbItion ,
,28ti ; Watson , populist , 1,711. ! These
Lro the figures that will bo canvass ell
IY the board In December.
Attendance at the World's Fair.
ST. LOUIS-Total attenllance at the
; Vorl d's fall' for the weel , ending No-
ram bel' 12 was 418,149. ! Total sInce
Ipenlng oC the Call' . 17.0G5.886 ,
Will Send Division of GU < lrds.
LONDON-'fho Dally Teeg-raph's ]
: orrespondent at St. Pelorsburg aB-
iorts that the em)1eror ) hl\.s decldell to .
leud Ollt the second d'vlslon of In-
antrj' of the guards as 5'on as the
rOO)1S ) already calle(1 ( ont shall have
leeu dIspatched to:1nI'lJUt'n. " ! . The
; lIards usualj' ) are only sent to the
rent when there Is
a monarch or n.
; raud dulo In coml11:1nll. 'rhe dls-
latch of these troops. the cnrruspon-
lent adds , shows the ItetPl'mlnatlon of
ho emperor to slrugIn tu Ihn hitter
nd.