THE NORFOLK NEWSi FIUDAY , NOVEMBER 8 , 19)1 { )
Barnes Burprlsod his opponents nud
ptnno of ills friends ns well.
Norfolk republicans appear to make
ilu-lr lust showing in olVyrnrn.
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. There Is glory enough in It for Mndi-
ran county republic-mis for oneycnr.
NubrnBkn has spoken to Mr. Hrynn.
Now will ho go wny back nnd sit down ?
This snowstorm is n seasonable re
minder of what is happening to some-
tody. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Miles ran llko n house nllro. It was n
Rrnceful compliment to n treasurer of
ability.
It rather looks ns though ( hero worq
a few republicans loft in Madison
county.
Ohio stayed in line with n good , big
majority. MoKlnloy is ( lend , but hto
spirit lives.
W. II. Lawo showed all hln old-tlmo
upord and ils majority is probably Urn
largest on the ticket.
The St. Louis papers appear to think
that the coming exposition nt that place
is about the biggebt piece of news on
tup. _
Some of BarncH1 friends opposed his
nlcction because they wanted to keep
him in his present position but ho
didn't keep.
Joe Olomcnts pulled through with n
hcnnt majority of ] something like ( > 00
votes and his election will probably not
bo contested.
Now that the election is over the
people will have nn opportunity to pro
pnro their appetites for roast turkey nnd
cranberry sanco.
The Sioux Gity Tribune is afraid that
Miss Stone's kidnapers will bo soon
Bonding in n bill for interest on deferred
ransom payments.
The people of Fremont nnd Dodge
county know how n fellow citizen
nhould bo treated. They gave Judge
llollonbeck n handsome compliment of
about COO majority.
The rapid calculator of probable oleo
tion pluralities is now in demand and
being worked to the limit. Those who
tlesiro certainity will probably wait un
til the votes are counted.
The man with the bicycle is not seri
ously disturbed by the price of corn , oats
nnd hay , but ho would bo pleased to
Jmvo the roads a bit smoother and less
tackd nnd broken glass in his path.
President Uoosovelt has issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation , naming
Thursday , November 28'iiH the day.
With Colgofdead and Pat Crowo
silent the people have reason to bo
thankful.
It is estimated that A. B. Cummins ,
republican , has boon elected governor of
lown by the scant majority of 1)0,000. )
If his iiamo had carried more of the al
phabet there is no telling what would
Jmvo happened.
A Pierce merchant occupies n half
page in one of the local papers to tell his
customers of his flannels , blankets ,
gloves , mittens articles that the people
want right now. That is enterprising
advertising and will bring good returns.
Republicans are not alouo in rejoicing
over the defeat of Tammany. Many
clomocrnts have desired its romovnl ns n
factor in their party organization aud
it is probable that the light against it
will not centio until it is entirely disor
ganized.
Not n single serious complaint has
been mndo about the food supply of the
United States army during the past year
nud it is presumed that embalmed beef
haw been successfully removed from the
lull of faro of the soldiers or else they
Jiavu learned to like it.
The state banking board reuorts that
deposits iu Nebraska state banks alone
have increased $4,854,600 since September
ber ! 50 , 1000. If there is any reason why
the election returns should show a ma
jority for calamity it certainly is not
furnished iu this report.
James Ends How of St. Louis , heir to
n million , refuses to use his income aud
prefers to follow the life of n newsboy.
If ho wants to net the part in good faitl
.ho can undoubtedly find a few people
who would gladly relieve him of the
embarrassment of his fortune.
Even old nud decrepit Spain is en
denvoring to prohibit the free coinage of
silver. She is probably anxious to share
iu the prosperity of her successful enemy
during the Into unpleasantness. The
Cubtiliuns called us pigs but they
doubtedly envy us our full troughs.
Tom Denuisou is earning a reputation
ns a bogey man in Omaha nud Douglas
county that will easily rival that o :
Mark Hauua in national politics. I
will Boon bo that no campaign , national
fctate , county or precinct will be entitled
to n claim to excitement without
bogey mnu.
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There is now a plan on foot to colon *
l/.o the southern part of Wyoming with
, Boers nud Hollanders. Whether
hey come in colonies or in families
: hose frugal nnd industrious people will
o welcome to the Unltod States. The
on n try IH able nnd willing to furnish
many such people with homes.
Secretary Wilson deslreH It distinctly
mderHtood that ho is fully aware of the
iblllty of Nebraska and Kansas to
also bumper crops of corn nnd does not
are who knows it. Ho has lived In the
, vest long enough to realize its cnpnblll-
Jos and it is probable that ho has boon
unrepresented in this matter or his
tatements exaggerated.
It was n year of straight ballots. It
probable that never before have there
teen so many straight votes cast in the
iounty and statu. Those circles at the
op were appreciated and liberally used ,
especially by the republicans , and this
lolpod out the candidates on the tail
ml of the ticket so that they ran well
up with those nt the head.
Senator Charles H. Dietrich of this
tate proposes to introduce a bill making
ho carnation the national ( lower. Ho
irobably could not have chosen a moro
beautiful or popular ( lower for the pur
lose. The carnation is all right and
whether the senator's scheme is success
ful or not it will continue to bo very
popular with the American people.
It is said that Mr. Bryan has recently
mrolmsed n handsome thoroughbred
leifor , for which ho paid $150. Lots of
common people would bo satisfied with
nn ordinary $ 10 cow 'or with n nickel
with which to pay the milkman for n
junrt of milk. It is very much feared
thatr the friend of the masses is not compelled
polled to praotico what ho preaches.
Richard 1 < \ Pettlgrow nnd Marlon
Butler propose to bo supplied with
plenty of nir by the time of the next
national campaign opens , nud with
George Triplor have formed n coVporn
tion n corporation : think of it for the
manufacture of liquid nir. The capital
stock is divided into 200,000 shares nt
$ T each. Another million dollar trust.
The oity of St. Louis has boon treating
diphtheria ca es with anti-toxin nud
about n score of those treated have de
veloped serious cases of lock-jaw , eight
deaths having occurred. This nppenrs to
bo another instance in which the euro
was worse than the disease. Now if
these results had been from ostoopathio
or Christian science treatment what n
merry rumpus would have boon raised !
Col. Watterson being taunted with
using the argument , now revived in the
matter of the Booker T. Washington
incident , "Do you want your daughter
to marry a nigger ? " accepts the dial-
longo nnd repeats thocomindrnm. [ But
the trouble is that if a president or an
ordinary man confines his society to
only such people as ho wants his daugh
ter to marry , ho would bo "lonesome. "
btato Journal.
If the bnlnnco of the state did ns
well by Sodgwiek as Norfolk nnd
Madison county ho is elected by n
handsome majority. His majority
iu Madison county will bo between 250
and JX ! ( ) , while last year Dietrich's
majority was but 1H7. Norfolk city
aud outside precinct wont for Poyu-
tor last yonr by 18 votes. This year
Sedgwick has n majority of 15 ,
hanging to republican by ( W votes.
\ young man of Sterling , 111. , has dis
covered n now and novel method of sev
ering the jugglar vein , though it was
lot n pronounced success at the first
trial. He put on ono of those still' linen
collars that comes up to the oars aud is
supposed io bo fashionable , bestrode his
bicycle nnd dashed into n horse. Ho
was thrown , Inudcd on his head nud cut
lis throat BO that six stitches were re
quired to repair the damages. The plan
is recommended to would-be suicides
aud to those opposed to capital punish
niout.
The Pat Crowo incident seems to
have had n more demoralizing effect on
light brained youths than the average
dime novel. A
12-year-old Montana
boy recently kidnaped n ( i-year-old com
pinion and threatened to pound glass
in his eves nnd cut his hands on" if
purse of $1,500 was not immediately
forthcoming from the father of the ( t
year-old. Instead of receiving the
money , however , the cops got him and
ho was glad to release his hostage and
may bo moro than glad if ho escapes n
term in the house of correction.
The Commoner contains the advice ,
"Don't bet on elections. " While the ad
vice is very good the Commoner might
have made it stronger by going into
particulars nud warning fnsioulsts not
to bet on the claims of their orators nud
newspapers , especially. Many of them ,
since their experience last fall , are moro
than ready to take the ndvico. They
contributed considerable money to en
thusiastic republicans because of the
largo nud Into claims of victory by the
World-Herald nud the fusion chairmen
nnd workers , nud the Commoner evi
dently does not wnnt the voters to again
place such implicit confidence in their
claims that they will risk their money
nud lose it. But the mentof the Com
moner's ndvico is contained in the last
sentence of the item when it advises the
faithful to contribute the sums they
\
hot to tlio campaign fund , Not
nly would this ] iurnilt nit ngrnK.slvo
iiiiipiilgn but the editor of tlio Com-
loner might hnvo n ohnnco at the
lonoy.
Thu woiiiuii Hun"ri\KlHts uro
ultu n Htlr in Nebraska thin fall nud
MM. Cult Insists that the women of the
Into will bo given the right to vote if
hey insist on it. That In probably thti
Ituatlcm , When n ninjority of the
tvoiiiaii arrive at the point where they
onsldor the ballot essential to their
lappinosH and welfare they wilt bn
given the ri ht to vbto , but the average
\morlcnu inun ia of n chivalrous nntnro
mid may bo depended upon to favor
UHt if not generous treatment of the
ndles If they will permit it. When
hey nro given the name right as n mane
o name the laws and nsslst in their enforcement -
forcement it IH not improbable that the
generosity of the BOX might undergo a
Imngo and the lady voters would bo
required to look to their own interests
ind if necessary ( Ight for them. It
would certainly appear that the women
of the Httito nro fully competent to look
o their own intoroHtfl and will Bhow
heir desire for the ballot if the time
somes without the necessity of ngltn
Ion | by Mrs. Cntt , Mits Gregg nud
otliorH with nn extraordinary desire to
oxorciHo the right H of aull'rago.
The World-Herald during the past
nmpnign has porHlfitentlv ignored Mr.
Hrynn's uiunpalgn Blogan of ) ! KX ) , al
most itH entire ell'ort having been to
"placo the dollar above the nmn. " The
fltncHHof candidates or their personalties
cut no flguro. It waH interested Bololy
in that dollar Bartloy took from the
Plate ; that dollar IOSH that should bo
adjusted by the Bartloy bondsmen , that
dollar Goold borrowed from Bartloy and
that dollar the whereabouts of which
Treasurer Stuefor failed to disclose
The World-Herald nud Mr. Brynn were
exceedingly chagrined , or pretended to
bo , bocnuso the farmer's dollar , the bus
iuoss man's dollar nud the laborer'i
dollar interested them iu 1)00 ! ) , then why
should they have boon so particularly
concerned in the state's dollar the pnsi
campaign ? They wore inconsistent
very. And as the battle is over it maj
bo said that they wore firing iu the ai
to uinko n disturbance both times. Ho
publican prosperity was nn importan
issue in 1000 and they bad no better
reason to object to it than that it might
appear mercenary for the voters to desire -
sire its continuance. This year Bartloy
was returned to the penitentiary nt the
instance of the republican convention
after the World-Herald had commended
the governor's action in releasing him.
The same convention also demanded
statements by the present treasurer aud
because ho did not comply with the
demand at once and furnish every detail
the World-Herald chose to make it nn
issue if it could do so. Both campaigns ,
therefore , they wera at nn extremity
for nn issuo. In 11)00 ) piey didn't suc
ceed in making nn issuo. The returns
will soon indicate their success in 1001.
AN EFFECTIVE RL-MEDY.
A SttrlcH of OrilcrH Thnt Hrjnvcnntftil
tlu > AllliiK SluvfM.
V correspondent sends the following
ttory of an old \Mrglnln gentleman :
Some yearn before the war n gentle-
unn of large lauded Interests counted
uniong his possessions a plantation on
the .lames river , an estate of consider
able dimensions. Other Interests kept
him away from the old place for some
years , during which time there was a
marked decrease in the revenue. 1'pon
his return to the plantation he dlscov-
ned that many of the slaves were laid
up with rheumatism and other miser
ies , the farming Implements were In
bad order and the old homestead was
fast going to rack and ruin. Calling
his overseer he said :
"Anderson , 1 notice a great many old
wagons , plows nnd harrows about
the place. Have them brought and
piled In front of the house , and on
Monday next order all the niggers on
the place to be present. "
At the appointed time they came.
The pile was set on tire and the Imple
ments destroyed. The following week
he called the overseer's attention to the
sick .and Infirm horses , hogs and cattle
nnd nave the same order. When the
negroes had assembled all the animals-
were knocked In the head. The Fvl-
day following the landlord again called
his overseer.
"Anderson , I see n great many sick
niggers around here many who seem
to be laid up with rheumatism nnd nro
good for nothing. Give orders that on
Monday morning nt 10 o'clock they all
nppenr In the front yard. "
The effect on the slnves wns magical.
On Saturday men who had been mi-
able to walk were skipping around llko
children ; the sick grew well suddenly ,
nnd from that time on the plantation
was most prosperous. Exchange.
Kntlnic n I'lnoappli' .
A Florida fruit grower states thnt the
natives of the pineapple district never
think of cutting n pineapple ncross.
They pare It , cut It lengthwise , slice It
or not. nnd , with the trimmed crown na
a handle , eat It much as n New Englander -
lander does his green corn , rejecting
the core. This , the writer stntes. not
only Improves the flavor , but lessens
the strings of fiber that get In the
teeth.
The Itullwuy Iimtluct.
"How did thnt railway magnate'
daughter happen to accept Jim Roozlo-
by RufTer ? "
"I think It's because ho runs his name
In three sections. " Cleveland Plain
Denier.
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Iowa Republicans Have Plur-
alitj of Ninety Thousand.
MAKE CAINS IN LEGISLATURE.
Largest Plurality Ever Given a Gov
ernor In the State's History Prohi
bitionists Claim a Large Gain Over
Their Former Vote.
DOH MolncH , Nov. C. The result In
own IB remarkable. With n marked
nlllng off In the vote throughout the
ntutc , the IOSH In some precincts bo
ng 40 nnd DO per cent In the total vote
nnd the average IOHH for the state bu
ng onu-flfth of the total of two years
ago , A. I ) . Cummins , the Republican
candidate , IIHH boon elected by a plural-
ty of something llko 00,000 , the largest
over given n governor in this stnto.
The on tire Republican state Ucket IB
elected by similar pluralities nnd
A. B. CUMMINS.
eome extraordinary gains hnvo been
mndo. Chairman Spenee of the Re
publican stnto central committee said
nt midnight : "Wo will carry the state
by 00,000 and will make good gains in
the legislature. "
The Republicans claim that In the
legislative contests they have gained
three or four members to add to their
majority In the senate , while In the
IIOUHO their now great majority will bo
Increased by seven or eight.
Mr. Cummins said : "Tho percent
ngo of mnjorlty for the Republican
party IB as large ns any the party has
ever had. It could not well be any
larger. "
The Democratic headquarters wore
closed early In the evening nnd no
statements were given out.
The Prohibitionists claim a large
gain in their former vote and arc very
much gratified.
Iowa Returns.
Iowa City Sixteen precincts li
Johnson county give Cummins 1,4(52 ( ,
Phillips 1,857. The snmo precincts
two years ago gave Shaw 1,5(11 ( , White
2.0(53. ( The indications arc that Cum
mins will carry the county by a small
majority.
Hurllngton DCS Molnos county. It Is
estimated , will give Cummins ( Rep. )
for governor GO plurality , n gain of
300 over 1899. This may elect part
of the Republican county ticket. The
county Is usually (100 ( Democratic.
Cedar Rapids This city gave Cum
mins 1,000 plurality. In the state elec
tion last year the Republicans carried
the city a plurality of 970. The vote
yesterday was very light. The Demo-
rats did llttla work at the polls.
Marshalltown Incomplete returns ,
with GO per cent of the votes counted ,
show Cummins will carry the city by
about GOO plurality. The total vote
Is 1,797 , as against 2,221 two years
ngo.
Davenport Seven of 21 precincts
In Scott county give Cummins about
1,100 plurality , or a out the same Re
publican lead as last year , with a total
vote of 30 per cent smaller.
Sioux City Cummins , for governor ,
has about 4,500 votes In Woodbury
county , Including Sioux City. Phil
lips ( Dem. ) has 1,800. The entire Re
publican ticket Is elected.
Falrfleld Returns from Jefferson
county Indicate 700 mnjorlty for Cum
mins. In ' 99 the county gave 775 maJority -
Jority for Shaw ( Rep. ) .
Ottumwn , la. It Is estimated that.
Cummins ( Rep. ) has carried Wnpello
county over Phillips ( Dem. ) by 250
mnjorlty.
Keokuk Leo county , complete 59
products , give Cummins 3,204 and
Phillips 3,415 , a Republican gain of
415.
415.Now
Now Hampton , la. Now Hampton
township gives Cummins 40G , Phillips
457 , and the Prohibition candidate 17.
LIGHT VOTE IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Republicans Claim to Have Been Gen
erally Successful.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Nov. G. Jones ,
Republican candidate for Judge , car
ried Sioux Falls by 793 majority. The
proposition to Issue bonds for munici
pal waterworks carried by 870 major
ity. The Republicans carried Mlnne-
Imha county by 1,400 majority.
The returns are coming In slowly.
The vote was light throughout the
Btato. only circuit judges being elected.
At midnight the indications arc that
the Republicans have elected all of
the eight judges , but the Democrats
claim the election of Dennett in the
Third and McOeo In the Seventh dis
tricts. The returns from these dis
tricts nro too meager to base an esti
mate upon. Jones ( Rop. ) carried
every county in the Second district ,
with possibly ono exception. His
mnjorlty will bo close to 2,500.
Huron Returns from the larger
cities In this , the Fifth Judicial circuit ,
indicate that McCoy ( Rep. ) has been
elected circuit Judge over Null .fu- )
by 800 majority.
REPUBLICAN GAINS IN OHIO.
Increcocd Majority In Leglslatue In-
eurst Re-Election of Foraker.
Columbus , Nov. G. The Republic-ana
yc'fltordpy. carried Ohio by such In
creased plurality on their Btato ticket
nnd with such nn enlarged majority
In the legislature as to cause all sorts
of comment on what did It. The result
continues the Republicans In power In
the state , making an epoch of 12 years
In succession for that party In Ohio ,
nnd It Insures the re-election of Sena
tor Foraker.
i The extent of the Republican suc
cess Is attributed to the silver Demo
crats not voting , to the attitude of
John R. McLean , the Democratic can
didate for governor two years ngo ,
nnd the Ohio members of the national
committee , to the superior organiza
tion of the Republicans , nnd other
onuses. The Republicans nttrlbuto
the result largely to the popular de-
Biro not to disturb the prevailing pros
perity , In accordance with Senator
Hannn's appeal to "let well enough
nlono ; " to the deulro to support Pres
ident Roosevelt In carrying -jut the
policies of the Into President McKln-
ley and to the endorsement of Govern
or Nash nnd Senator Foraker. Chair
man Dick sent a messenger to Govern
or Nnsh 'nt the state house nnd tele-
Emms to Senator Fornker at Clncln-
natl , nnd Senator Hanna nt Cleveland ,
congratulating them on these lines.
The Republicans are so elated over
their triumph that they are talking of
Congressman Dick , who has been
chairman of their state committee for
11 years years , for governor two years
hence , when Senator Hanna stands for
re-election , nnd It Is gdnerally predict
ed that John R. McLean then will bo
the Democratic candidate for senator.
It is believed that Hon. Charles R. Ra
ker of Cincinnati , who has been an
avowed candidate against Foraker ,
will receive the complimentary vote of
the Democrats for senator.
In Hamilton county there was a
mixed delegation In the last legislat
ure , when John R. McLean ( Dem. )
carried that county for governor. The
delegation then had only two Repub
licans. This year the delegation con
sists of 13 Republicans. Lucas county
had two Republican members In the
last legislature , but under the new
census It has four members , all Re
publicans. The Democrats gain four
members In Franklin and one in
Adams and Pike counties. The Re
publicans gain ono member each In
Summit , Musklngum , Ross and Will-
lams counties.
Chairman Dick of the Republican
state headquarters Issued the follow
ing : "Returns at midnight Indicate
the election of Governor Nash by 00-
000 and upwards and the election of 22
to 25 of the 33 members of the senate
and 70 to SO of the 110 members of the
house. "
Cleveland One hundred and thirty-
five precincts out of 200 In Cleveland
give Nnsh ( Rep. ) 15,055 , Kilbourne
( Dem. ) 17,753 ; Democratic gain of 1.-
55D compared with last fall.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Numerous Arrests and Charges of
Fraud on Both Sides.
Philadelphia , Nov. G. Returns up'to '
2 a. m. Indicate the election of the Re
publican state ticket , Frank G. Harris
for state treasurer and William P.
Potter for supreme court judge , by
from 60,000 to 70,000 plurality. The
vote In favor of the proposed consitu-
tlonal amendment in the Interest of
ballot reform Is overwhelming.
Estimates from 67 counties of the
state give Frank G. Harris , Republican
for state treasurer , an apparent plural
ity of 51,018 , William P. Potter , Re
publican for supreme court judge , 44- ,
807 plurality. In Philadelphia , Roth-
ermel , the fusion candidate for dis
trict attorney , was beaten by 43,478
plurality. Harris' plurality In this
city was 34,9(51 ( and Potter's was 31-
921. G. Harry Davis ( fu. ) was elected
judge of common pleas court No. 5 ,
running nearly 1,000 votes ahead of
Henry Budd , his associate on the
ticket.
Notwithstanding the Interest , the
election throughout the city was con
ducted generally In an orderly manner.
There were , however , various disputes
at the voting places , and In various In
stances the disputants came away with
broken heads , bur no very serious
rows occurred anywhere. The Repub
licans and the fuslonlsts charge each
other with wholesale fraud and prom
ise to make numerous arrests , There
were many arrests for violations of the
election laws , but In nearly every case
the offender was promptly balled out
by political friends.
Light Vote In Rhode Island.
Providence , Nov. G. In the election
of Governor Gregory and the entire
ticket by a plurality of at least 6,000
the Republicans of Rhode Island , with
a majority In both branches of the
general assembly , have again retained
the guidance of the state's policies.
The campaign lacked feature , and the
result was a decreased vote at the
polls. The Democrats cut by 3,000
the vote of the Republicans at the last
election. The Democrats elected their
mayoralty candidates by substantial
pluralities In Providence , Pawtucket ,
Woonsocket and Newport , and the Re
publicans were successful In the new
city of Central Falls.
County Elections In Kansas.
Topeka , Nov. G. Local elections
were held In every county in Kansas
yesterday , county commissioners and
school trustees being the only officers
elected. Republicans were generally
successful. While the election was
uninteresting so far as Issues wore
concerned , It was Important chiefly in
noting the way In which the political
wind Is blowing. The Republicans
claim that In the results of yesterday
they can forecast a safe majority for '
the Republicans In the next legislature.
DEMOCRATS CARRY KENTUC
Charles F. Grainger Elected Mayor of
Louisville.
Louisville. Nov. G. The general no-
Bombly that was elected In Kentucky
yesterday , with the exception of half
the senate , which holds over , will bo
Democratic on Joint ballot by an In
creased majority , according to the lat
est returns. This general assembly
will elect a successor to Senator Deboo
for the term beginning March 4 , 1903.
The Bcnato will stand 2G Democrats-
to 12 Republicans , the same as the.old
senate , and the house 77 Democrat *
to 23 Ropublicnns , a Democratic gala
of 17.
For the first time In years the re
turns do not show the election of a
single Populist to the assembly. In
addition to electing n United States
senator , the new assembly will redls-
trlct the stnte ns to senatorial repre
sentatives , appellate court and cir
cuit court districts for ten years. In
the city of Louisvllje , the Democrats
elected Charles F. Grainger ( Dem. )
mayor over John A. Straiten ( Rep. )
by about 6,000 majority. Th Demo
crats also elected the city , county
and legislative tickets.
Louisville , Nov. G. The entire Dem
ocratic city and county tickets are-
elected. Returns to the Courier-Jour
nal show thje Democrats have gained
five members of the lower house and
ono member of the senate of the gen
eral assembly.
GORMAN MAY WIN FOR SENATE.
Democrats Will Control the Maryland -
land Legislature.
Baltimore , Nov. 0. A conservative
estimate based on about half the voting
precincts.in the city and unofficial re
turns from the stnte ninde nt 3 n. m.
Indicate that the Democrats will con
trol the legislature nnd will probably
have G7 votes on joint ballot , which la
six more thnn a majority. In order
to obtain this result It will be neces
sary that they carry the Second legis
lative district In Baltimore city , which
seems probable. Not more than half
the returns from the city are In and
these show an unusually close contest.
It Is not bellved that the majority
for either party In Baltimore city will
exceed 2,000. Anything like accurate
figures Is not obtainable and even the
best informed are totally at sea as to
the result. Both Democratic and Re
publican headquarters are closed and
the leaders have gone home. Prior to
their departure the chairmen of both
the Democratic and the Republican
state central committee gave out In
formal statements , In which they
guardedly claimed both the city and the
state without giving any figures on
which to base their assertions.
Virginia Still Democratic.
Richmond , Nov. G. Although In the
election yesterday the Democrats
polled only about 35 per cent of their
vote , the result surpassed their most
sanguine expectations. The negroes
took little Interest in the contest and
the Indications are now that the Demo
cratic majority will be more than 20-
000. The Democratic majority on
joint ballot In the legislature will be-
overwhelming. On the legislative
ticket the Democrats made gains In
the southwest , where they feared they
were weak. Returns at 2 a. m. sustain
the belief that the Democrats have
elected their ticket by 25,000 majority.
The Republicans made their greatest
gain in the valley , where there were
Democratic factional fights.
Colorado.
Denver. Nov. G. The returns Indf-
cate that in this county the entire
Democratic ticket Is elected by from
2,500 to 5,000 plurality. Some of the
Democratic candidates were scratched
.heavily , but all are elected. Dispatches
from Pueblo Indicate that Pueblo has
gone Republican and news from Colorado
rado Springs is to the same effect re
garding El Paso county. Leadville dis
patches claim a Republican majority
of 500 In Lake county. Teller county
( the Cripple Creek mining district ) Is
Democratic. The day passed without
serious disturbances eo far as heard.
from.
How Onr AnccNtnrH Qnnrrcleil.
A study of mcdlicvnl rural life Is nptr
to give the Impression that the princi
pal part of the life of the people was
spent In quarreling or In the commis
sion or prosecution of offenses. Our
ancestors certainly were a very liti
gious and n very disorderly people.
The records teem with Instances of men-
nnd women drawing knives against one
nnothcr , of breaking Into houses , oC
prosecuting ono another for slander.
Then we have such entries ns these :
"It Is ordained by common consent
that all the women of the village must
refrain their tongues from all slander-
Ing. " "Thomas , son of Robert Smith ,
Is lined 12 pence because his wife Ag
nes beat Emma , the wife of Robert ,
the tailor , nnd Robert , the tailor , six
pence because his wife Emma swore at
Afjncs , the wife of Thomas. " "It is en
joined upon all the tenants of the vil
lage that none of them attack any oth
ers In word or deed
, with clubs or ar
rows or knives under penalty of paylii"-
40 shillings. " &
Such entries , frequently
occurring , In
nddltlon to the innumerable Instances
of Individual attack , slander , petty
theft nnd other Immorality seem to
show n community of far from perfect
virtue. Llpplneott's.
The Uminl AVa - .
"Do you expect to realize n fortune
from your latest Invention ? " asked the
capitalist.
"No , " said the Inventor , "I don't real
ly expect tc. I bad some hopes , but I
suppose It will be the usual programme
I'll Imagine the fortune
nnd
some ono-
else will realize . "
lt.-\Vnshlngton star.
I have lived to know that the secret
of happiness Is never to nllow
your en-
rgleB-to'8tnenate.-A. ' . Clarke. ,
