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    THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , NOVKMTOEU 7 , 1002 , 0
SATURDAY SIFTINGS ,
Finnic Osboru is homo from Oumlm
to vote.
William Whitla of Madison was a
city visitor today.
3 ? . W. Hahn wns here from Omaha
yesterday greeting old friends.
Miss Bertha Pllger arrived from Mud-
Ison last evening to spend Sunday at
homo.
, 'Miss tJlara Hagar of Waakonlown , is
the gnoBt of her sister , Mrs. August
Kiosaa.
r > i Mr. and Mra. Henry Kiosan of Dose
rah , Iowa , arc visiting their sous , Aug
ust and Dr. William Kiosan.
* t i
. Thoflrst , of November and a more
beautiful morning could hardly havu
been asked for , oven in Jnno.
. Hallowe'en was pleasantly observed
at the homo of Mrs. Filger on South
Fifth street by a company of young
people.
Miss Lillian Luikart entertained the
Bachelors Girls at a Hallowe'en party
lost night nt her homo on West Norfolk
avenue.
The postofflce will bo open as usual
from 1 'to 2 o'clock ' tomorrow afternoon
Imt in the evening it will bo closed , on
account of painting.
( Mrs Frank Cummins , who has been
visiting Mrs. Walter Braasch at Madi
son , returned homo yesterday. Mrs.
Braa8chlaccoinpauied her.
Hazel and Harvey Rish gave n Hal
lowe'en arfy last Anight and about a
dozen young people had * a big time at
th"e home of'their father , W. H. Rish , at
South'Norfolk.
_ . , ft i , ' ll i e
Fonnio jFriday gave a party to a com
pany of tltlo folks atj her home on
prth Tenth treet lost night. Amuse
ments appropriate to the occasion wore
heartily enjoyed.
A party of young folks spent a de
lightful time at the homo of 0. G.
Miller , corner of Madison avenue and
Eight street , last night at amusements
appropriate to Hallowe'en.
Mr , and Mrs. A. N. McGinnis re
turned today noon from a visit.of sev
eral jWeeks in the east , including Wash
ington , and several places in Ohio and
Virginia. They had a very enjoyable
trip.
trip.Marie
Marie and Harold Johnson entertained
a company of about 40 little people last
night at a masquerade party. The in
vitations read from 7 to 11 , and the time
between these hours was tpsut very
happily by the children.
The Ladies society of the Oongrega
tional church served a very satisfactory
G o'clock dinner last evening in the
church parlors. The ladies were well
patronized and the proceeds of the en
tertainment netted them about $20.00.
Almost every business house in the
oity had its windows scrubbed with care
this morning and clean , clear windows
are now the feature. Some of the
cleaners are not very good natnred
uuuub iiiu ouiurcea uuiy , uut uiuy may
be thankful that there was no greater
damage done.
Mrs. Frederick Wilde is very low at
her homo north of the city and small
hopes of her recovery are entertained.
Her daughters , Mrs. Morris of Seattle ,
Wash. , and Mrs. August Gehn of Mis
souri Valley , Iowa , are here , having
been summoned on account of her
feeble condition.
9 The football game between Randolph
and Norfolk which was to have been
played this afternoon has been postponed -
poned until Saturday , the 15th , the
postponement being on account of the
weather and the opinion that there
would not be attendance enough to
meet the expenses of the game.
Mrs. Nolle Gerecko-Emery arrived
from Chicago yesterday noon and will
visit for a month at the home of her
parents in this oity. On her return
Mr. and Mrs Emery will make their
home at Pittsburg , Pa , , to which city
Mr. Emery will remove their personal
effects. Mrs. Emery has consented to
sing at the services dedicating the now
Catholic church at Battle Creek a week
from tomorrow.
Fremont is boasting of its first auto
mobile machine , Dan V. Stevens of that
oity having bought one of the horseless
vehicles. Children are warned to keep
off the streets and out of the way of the
terrible carriage by a Fremont paper.
It is of the same pattern as the ouo owned
by E. M. Hnutingtou of this city , who
has had no serious accidents since he
has been operating the machine.
George Hodges , the colored man who
had his throat cut by companions some
time ago , is recovering rapidly. The
wound is healing nicely and he is re
gaining his strength. It is now re
garded as certain that ho will bo fully
recovered in a short time and that the
only evidence pf that fearful night will
bo a bad scar across his throat. Ho is
' recovering his voice and is feeling very
cheerful ,
Manager Sprocher of the telephone
company has arranged to rqcoivo complete -
* \ ploto returns as far as they are obtain
able on the night of election from all
the products of Madison county , as well
ns general returns from the congrossion-
all district , the state and the country at
largo , BO that it is possible for the people
to secure bettor and more complete re
turns than ever before. Bulletins' will
bo furnished Manager Spear of the
Auditorium , and returns will also bo
received at republican headquarters.
Stanton Register : One of the best
mprovemonts that has boon attempted
icar Pilgor is being completed today
wo refer to the claying of the road south
from tho.Elkhoru bridge ! ) miles. The
work will bo completed today an'd will
> o of great valno lo the citizens of this
o6'unty. Work was commbnc6d Tnds-
day morning and' 75 teams hftVo bbon
working over since. The now road
opens up a iino territory south of' Pilgor
and give the farmers a good chauoo to
got to Pilgor In any kind of weather.
Pho farmers are contributing very lib
erally and the citizens of Pilgor donated
towards the needed road.
Some relief from the pinch of high
priced coal is obtained by Now Yorkers
> y the use of risbestos bricks soaked in
oil and burned in ordinary stoves. They
are made of a Blzo to flt the average flro.
x. Th o brick is soaked in korbseno
for half n minute and will take up a
half pint of the fluid. 'it ' 'is then placed
in the steve and lighted and will g"lvo
out nk intense heat for nearly an hour.
One house which IB d6lug a laud ofllco
business in bricks gives customers thfa
advice : "Take three bricks for safety
and convenience. While ouo is burning
another will bo cooling off and the other
in soak. The hot brick must never bo
put in the oil. "
There was 'not a largo amount of evi
dence this morning that last night was
Hallowe'en. In the business part of
the city , especially , there appears to
have boon few articles disturbed. The
windows have received a liberal soap
Ing , and during the night tick-tacks
wore used , corn was thrown and other
co'ntriv'ances ' ' calculated to startle and
frighten people were employed b'nt
there was an apparent absence of any of
the pranks of a real 'damaging charac
acter , and it is presumed that the
police , in conjunction with the mud ro
suiting from yesterday's rain storm ,
operated to prevent any of the more
boisterous demonstrations that have
marked the event in the past.
A gentleman representing the govern
ment was in the city this morning in
vestigating the character of the site for
the government building at the orner of
Fourth street and Madison avenue.
Two holes were dug on the site that the
formation and character of the soil
might bo learned , with a view to deter
mine how the foundation should bo
built to insure its permanence. The in
vestigation was completed this forenoon
and the gentleman returned east on the
noon train. He was not informed re
garding how far the plans for the build
ing had been completed but is of the
opinion that they are probably well ad
vanced and thai there will soon bo definite
finite information as to the character
and style of the building. It is ovi
deiitly the intention of the supervising
architect that work shall begin on the
building as early in the spring as pos
Bible.
MONDAY MENTION.
Henry Perkins of the Neligh Yeoman
H visiting with friends in Norfolk.
Clifford Roben goes homo in Neligh
this evening to register his vote tomor
row.
Senator W. V. Allen was in the city
yesterday on his way homo from a speak
ing tour.
Dave Owen is in the city from Omaha
to visit his family and mark a ballot
tomorrow.
Misses Cora and Maud Douol of
Meadow Grove were visitors in Norfolk
Saturday.
H. W. Hagoman and daughters have
returned from their visit to Hayward
Wisconsin.
J. F. Hepperley , who is foreman of a
gang for the Canton Bridge company , is
home to vote.
D. Marvin Kryger of Noligh has ac
cepted the position of night clerk at the
Pacific hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cornell welcomed
a baby daughter to their home on South
Third street yesterday.
Mrs. F. M. Sisson returned Saturday
from a two mouths' visit with friend
in Kansas and Oklahoma.
Secretary H. L. Snyder of the Norfolk
Light and Fuel company made a bus !
ness trip to Lincoln Saturday.
Mrs. Dugan of Wisner is visiting with
Lor daughters , Mrs. 0. A. Harshuian
and Mrs. F. W. Koorber of South Nor
folk.
folk.Ed
Ed Redman , who attends the Wesleyan -
loyan university at Lincoln , came homo
Saturday night to vote at the election
tomorrow.
W. Parson , lately of Basset , has ac
cepted a position in Paul Nordwig's har
ness shop. Ho is an experienced har
ness maker.
The woodwork in
the postofllco was
repainteH yesterday and the process of
renovating will bo carried on until the
interior is much improved.
Kimball Barnes , Homan Walker and
Norris Huso , students at the state uni
versity , came up last evening to see that
the election goes off properly.
Frank and Mlle Perry were in Lin
coln Saturday and witnessed the foot
ball game between the Nebraska uni
versity team and Haskell Indians.
Congressman Robinson and Mayor T.
F. Memmingor were in the city y ester.
lay from Madison to uoto the drift of
thu political current as Indicated hero.
13. 15. Adams came down from Smith
Dakota Saturday night to visit at homo
over Sunday. Ho aimed on the train
that ran into the carriage of the Elliott
girls , and assisted in caring for thorn
after the accident.
The furnaces at the Auditorium have
now boon put in condition and it is ex
pected that the building will bo per
fectly coinfortabl6 for thosb who attend
to see "Davy Cro6kott" nud hear the
election returns tomorrow' night.
Mrs. 8. E. Hull has returned from the
east where she has bo6n spending the
summer and will visit with bur
daughter , Mrs. E. E. Adams , for a week
and will then go to Bdomor to upend the
winter with auotlior daughter.
Mrs. G. B. Salter entertained n com
pany of young ladles Saturday afternoon
In honor bf her niece , Miss Burrows.
Wh6na bevy of girls is gathered to-
gather they always have a good time ,
arid as the conditions Saturday after
noon were unusually favorable , it was
no exception to the rnlo.
H. E. Owen came up from Omaha
Saturday night. His interest in thu
man John Irwin , who was injured last
week , arises from the fact that Irwin
used to work for him and that ho is a
good , straightforward man , Ho civine
here to go out with one of Mr. Owen's
gangs of men , and it was while waitlug
that lie beoamo injured.
W. E. Taylor was in the city thin
morning on his way from Greightou to
Madison , where ho goes to take the
cashiorship of the Madison State bank.
The writer has known Mr. Taylor for
many years and knows him to be a good
business man and a very genial fellow.
Ho has just closed throe years' service
with the Bank of Croighton , where ho
went from Lincoln , having boon with
the Columbia National bank of that oity
12 years.
J. M. Covert is suffering from n swol
len thumb and hand , the condition of the
member being the result of a very triv
ial piece of foreign matter. Lost Tues
day ho ran a sandbnrr sliver into the
thumb and attempted to remove it with
a pin , with the result that the small
wound became poisoned and very pain
ful , the swelling extending into tie
arm. This morning ho had the swell
ing lanced and the accumulation of
poisonous substance drawn oil' . It
is hoped that the swelling will now go
down and that the wound will heal.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
Lyle Wright of Wakeficld was n Nor
folk visitor yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Halo wore in the
city yesterday from Battle Creek.
Miss Weills is expected homo tonight
from a two weeks' visit in Omaha.
The Wednesday club will meet with
Mrs. Chas. Parker tomorrow at 2 : UO p. m
TV V. ATHInr nn > nn Tin frnrn Aiirnrn
last night to exercise his rights of fran
chise.
Mrs. .Tonnio Hicks of Omaha is the
guest of Mrs. F. W. Koorber of South
Norfolk.
Mrs. W. E. Powers and Miss Mason
of Pierce were guests of Mrs. Handloy
yesterday.
Walter Pilger came homo from Omaha
to vote , returning to that city on the
noon train.
Miss Sadie Wagner of Oconomowoc ,
Wis , is the guest of Norfolk relatives
and friends.
Mrs. H. Kennedy and daughter Jennie
have gone to Omaha for a week's visit
with friends.
Win. Hayden of the Singer office
went to his homo in Fremont today to
cast his ballot.
Miss Burrows , who has been visit
ing Mrs. G. B. Salter , left today for her
home in Elyria , Ohio.
Mrs. Henry Plowman returned to her
homo in Stanton today after a visit of a
few days with Norfolk friends.
George Hodges was able to bo out on
the streets today and is certainly in con
dition to appear against his assailants at
their preliminary hearing on Thursday
The Misses Reynolds , who have been
guests at the homo of their brother , 0
H Reynolds , for the past two weeks
returned to their homo in Chicago thi
noon.
Mrs. Frederick Wilde , who has beei
very ill at her homo north of the city , i
reported to bo somewhat improved am
it is now thought that there IB hope
of her recovery.
The high school football team wil
play Madison next Saturday nud on in
terestiug game is anticipated. There
will bo a number of enthusiasts to ac
company the homo team and lend thei
inspiration toward victory.
Chief Kane reports that there are no
further developments regarding th
robbery of Beolor Bros. ' store Sunday
morning. He has several indoflnit
clues that ho is working on but has developed
veloped nothing up to this time , al
though ho is giving the case his carefu
attention.
The company presenting "Davy
Crockett" at the Auditorium tonight
will present the genuine article when
it comes to the scene where the wolve
attack the cabin , as they carry the roa
animal
F. H. Boels came homo from Colorad
prlngB , Col , to register hln vote ,
durning today. Ho brought with
lini his little daughter , whom ho
oft in thu rare of relatives , 1I
cportw that the condition of Mm.
icoln him shown some improvement
nring the pant mouth.
Workmen are engaged in digging
lolos for the posts and connection ! ) that
Vill b6 UHOil by thu gan company in
[ lowing what they can do toward il-
nmtuatlng the utroots of the oity. The
ayltig of the mains IH well advanced
ml the Work of connecting the rosl-
onccB with the mains IH progwHHlng
lost satisfactorily , [ with the prospect
Imt patrons may have the UBO of the
ow fuel and light in a short timo.
Ed. Redmond's company that will pro-
out "Davy Crookott" at the Auditor-
urn tonight arrived on the morning
rain from Slonx City with u largo
qniprnont of special nconory. Manager
pear reports that the , Beat wile 1ms
pouod lively and that the proHpuots
ro for n largo crowd that promised to
xcood that attending any entertain-
lent this Benson , The promise of com-
loto election returns , fresh from the
wire , that are to bo announced during
ud after the play has undoubtedly had
oimidorablo to do in encouraging the
xcolloiit scat sale. It is a stroke of on-
orpriso on the part of the Auditorium
lanagoinont that the people can afford
o acknowledge.
Carroll Index : The marriage of Miss
G. OhildH to John E. Lauenborg of
fat. Louis , Mo , wan Bolomui/.od in Car-
oil yesterday afternoon , by Rov. W.
V. Lewis of the Baptist church. The
oremony took place at the homo of the
bride's mother , AIrn. Elizabeth Guilds ,
n the presence of a few invited gnostB.
The bride is the youngest daughter of
ho late A. P. Chllds and is n young
ady of accomplishments and trained
bility , and IB well known in Wayne
ounty. Mr. Lanonberg , while a
trangor to our people , IB highly spoken
of as a young man of exemplary habits
and a skilled mechanic. Following the
eremony and congratulations , a dainty
and tastefully arranged wedding dinner
was served. Mr. and Mrs. Lauonberg
will leave this week for Kansas Oity ,
Mo. , where they expect to make their
uturo homo. The well wishes of their
many friends go with thorn.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
Rev. Franklin Baker of WiHuor was
n town yesterday.
Mrs. M. Mullen returned yesterday
'rom a visit with friends at Ohadron.
Dr. and Mrs. Holdon will entertain
the West Side whist club Friday oven
ing.
ing.Mrs.
Mrs. Robert Craft and children of
Missouri Valley are visiting at the homo
of W. 0. Roland.
W. H. Bridge and wife loft today for a
visit over Sunday with friends at Liu
coin mid Fremont.
Mrs. II J. Cuulfleld anddauchtor Lola
wont to Sioux City yesterday for a
visit with her mother.
Mrs. Frank Woiser of Sioux City in
the guest of her sister , Mrs. H. E. Aus
tin of South Fourth street.
Col. Elliott of the West Point Repub
lican was in the city last night watch
ing the retnrnB from election.
The Ladies society of the First Con
gregational church will moot in the
church parlors tomorrow afternoon at
2:30. :
2:30.Rev.
Rev. F. W. Loavitt of West Point
was in the city yesterday , a guest at
the homo of his parent * , Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Leavitt.
Mrs. Joseph Swartz , Mrs. George
Castle , Mrs. Bain and Effle Ball were
passengers for Omaha on the early
train this morning.
Judge Fales , who has done efficient
service as chairman of the republican
congressional committee , left for bin
homo in Ponca this afternoon , carrying
with him the proud satisfaction of Imv
ing elected McCarthy as congressman
from the Third Nebraska district.
The first snow of the Reason fell in
Norfolk today , the fall being light and
feathery , and dissapcared almost as sooi
as the ground won reached. By some o
the candidates it is deemed highly inappropriate
propriato for the weather clerk to thu
remind them of what has befallen them
Many of the streets are altogether too
rough to gp into winter , owing to th
recent ditching that has boon done by
the gas company. The ground is liabl
to freeze at most any time now and
every one of the ditches should bo care
fully filled and leveled as fast as work
men are through with a section of stroe
A little care exorcised now will § av
a great amount of annoyance and many
broken buggy springs during th
winter.
The Rov. Morrlll Twins of Ohicag
who look alike , and act alike , and drcs
alike are in the city for a For
ics of services or entertainments at th
Baptist church for the benefit of th
Gospel Ship mission in the Illinois mo
tropolls. The church building was
crowded last night and a sterooptlcou
graphophoue and other modern enter
taiurnont machines were employed dur
ing the course of the evoulng in holdiu
the attention of these who attendee
The twins will appear in the emu
church again tonight and during oao
evening until further notice.
Ono of the largest audiences that eve
gathered | to wltnoM an ordinary enter-
I'llnment I grouted I'M Kmliiiond'H "Davy
, Orookolt" ( at the Auditorium lust night
nd probably there wan novtir a more
iHappolntod iuullati" < ) . They had ox-
ected lee cream mid they rocolvml
limb ami milk. The play IH poorly
vrltton and IH as prommtod last night
Tory feature In badly overdrawn. The
no rndoamiiur part of thopluy wan little
jb , proHOiitud by MHH ( Nellie Redmond
vho gave a very good Imitation of a boy
otwoou acts oleutlon rotnniH were road
rom in front of the Htiigo , but up to thu
mo the ontnrtnlninont closed thu ro-
nniB rocolvyd were mimgro.
E 0. Howe of Denver , gonoriil manger -
gor of the American Hoot Sugar com-
lany , Who ban boon In the oity novoral
ays , loft on the noon train for Omaha.
Ir. IIowo in very much ploanod with
ho manner in which the Norfolk faa-
ory in running thin yoar. The plant
wnH started n month ago yontordny and
. IIIIH out on an average ! ( ) ! tnuHJof ImclH
tor day , the hlghoot average the factory
mB over nmdo. There have boon no
rawbackB of any kind during the
vhole campaign anil the work In IIIOH !
atlsfactory to the gonnral manager ,
who coimnumln N. A. Lockwood , the
ow Buporiiitondont , for the excellent
lowing made in the operation of the
leolianical part of the factory.
A Glenn Cnndldnto.
Nebraska voters novcr liad a cleaner
undldato for governor than John II.
illckoy. Ho has never boon a muni-
mlator of ronvon'tloim , Ho ban not
icon an Intriguer for power. Ho lias
not boon a party boas , neither will ho
to , for ho IB not built that way. He
has boon n practical worker In practl-
al very day affairs. Ao governor ho
will be a practical helper In the ntatd
; ovcrnmont } uj } as he haa been a
[ factleal man In Polk County for Uio
oat 'thirty-five yearn. His business
qualifications are flrst-cUon. Ho Is
n the prime of life now and hit Work-
ng capacity is at the bent Ho In
nftvor sick In body and la neror die-
coiffagcd In mind. His purposed and
htfl activity are olwaya along the high
er llnoa toward something that Is good ,
lo IB a common moji In bin pornon-
allty with an uncommon rapacity for
doing things and doing them well.
Two to One on Odell.
New York , Nov. 3. On the eve ol
the election there IB no abatement ol
confident piudlctlona of HUCCOHH by
the laadcrB of both parties.Vhllo
the estlmntPH of inajoritleu an high na
GO.OOO are handled about by the
troino partltmnH , the mewl conHorvu-
tivo calculations point to a victory
either way by probably not more than
10,000 or 15,000 votes. Prediction !
are largely based on widely divergent
estimates of the Democratic vote In
the Ilronx and oC the Republican
strength throughout the stuto. No
heavy beta are reported , but many
email wagers wcro made at the prevailing -
vailing odds of two to one on Odell.
Lively Campaign In Missouri.
Rt I.nnIq Nov. 8. Wnril mill nr
clnct meetings were held by the dlf-
fercnt political parties here last night
The apathy that has characterized
the coming election for some time
past has gradually given place to en
thusiasm , and the meetings the past
week have been attended by throngs
Throughout the state the feeling Is
generally expressed for a heavy vote
The cry that fraud In registration
had been perpetrated In St. Louis led
to an Investigation by the grand jury ,
but no Indictments wcro returned
There have been no developments In
the political situation within tbo past
twenty-four hours.
Henderson Denies Report.
Dubuque , Nov. 3. The following
telegram wns received from Speaker
Henderson : "Just learned that claims
are made that I am opposed to elcc
tlon of Judge Dlrclsall. This Is false
absolutely false , and Is not only unjust
to Judge Dlrdsall , but still more so tome
mo and to my homo and to my frlenda
Judge nirdsill's. county has ever been
true to mo In conventions and at the
polls. I appeal to my friends In every
county to do all In their power for his
election and to vote for him , which 1
am coming home especially to do. It
is for the interest of the district , the
state and tbo nation that he be elect
ed. "
Death Ends Pleasure Ride.
Youngstown , O. , Nov. 3. Herbert
J. Hoffman , aged twenty-two , and
Florence Carroll , aged nineteen , were
killed by an Erlo passenger train last
night. The couple were out for a
pleasure ride and their carriage was
etruck by the traln *
New Foundland Town In Ashes.
St. Johns , N. P. , Nov. 3. The town
of St. Pierre , Mlquelon , has been dev
nstatcd by flro. The main portion of
the town has been destroyed. There
was no loss of life , but tbo damage
Will probably reach $500,000.
Rapid Progress on New Cruisers.
Washington , Nov. 4. The monthly
construction report of the navy shows
that very rapid progress Is being made
on four of the armored cruisers , the
Pennsylvania , West Virginia , Colorado
rado and Maryland. These ships are
now each about a third completed.
The sixteen torpedo boat destroyers
are now all completed and ready for
trial or delivered except the Hopkins ,
Hull , I iwrenco and MacDonough.
Collision on Illinois Central.
Jackson , Miss. , Nov. 3. The north
bound Illinois Central "Cannon Ball"
collided with a switch engine in the
yards at this point , seriously injuring
one passenger and slightly wounding
twelve others.
Legislature is Strongly Re-
publican.
MR. ROBINSON GIVES IT UP ,
Returns Show an Increased Plurality
for McCarthy Official Figures
From All Countries ol the Dis
trict but Two.
Lincoln , Nov. 7. RotnniH recolvod
thnn far Indicate that Mlckoy will carry
the Htato by a plurality of from 11,000 , to
' 1,000. Further returns may dooroaHO
thin figure nomowhat but It IH estimated
that it will bo rather moro than IOHB as
the retnniH in many cnnntlcH appear to
bogaliiH ever the vote for Dietrich ol'
wo years ago.
Omaha , Nov. ( ) . Additional roturuB
but nerve to ineroiwe the estimate of Mr.
Miokoy'H plurality for govornor. Forty-
line countk'H complete , including Doug-
law , glvohim a plurality of U,171. Tliene
HIUIIO ooimtloH two yoarH ago gave Dint-
rich a plurality of ( ( . ThlH year Dint-
rich'B plurality in DoughiH IH converted
Into n plurality of JJ.IOO for Thompson ,
From thlH it can bo iniidlly BOOH that
the tip country IH giving Mlokoy n plur
ality largely in OXUOHH of that given
Dietrich two jrnnrH ago , and the esti
mate of his plurality made by the Htato
committee , 6,000 to 7,000 , Is not exces
sive.
Incomplete returns from many dis
tricts make an absolutely accurate esti
mate on the logiHhituro dilllcult. Theme
mo t Tollable flgurus indicate the two
houses will stand about aH follows :
Rop. Fns.
Senate 20 f.
House 80 20
Total 10 ! ) 25
The republicans carry all of the con-
grormlonal districts , except the Second ,
by safe majorities.
McCarthy Gaining.
Returns from the Third dintrict have
increased McCarthy's plurality Homo-
what over the roturiiH given yesterday
and it is announced from MudiHon that
CongresHinan Robinson concedes bin de
feat. The retuniH up lo ! i o'clock tliifl
afternoon Hhow thai tbu mmibhuaii can
didate has been olrcti'd by a majority of
about 701. The figures given in the
following table are all olllcial except thu
retuniH from Autulopo and Knox and
the estimation on these two countioH iH
believed to bo conservative.
The counties carried by McCarthy
HMOW the following pluralities :
Antelope 1U2
Thurbton 101
Nance 218
Dixon 27
Knox 125
Boone 102
Merrick 17fi
Hurt < )5 < !
Dakota lit
Wayne 101
Pierce 25
Total 1001
v
Robinson carries the following named
counties :
Cuming 272
Stanton 100
Dodge 77
Madison 00
Colfax HS >
Platte 031
Cedar 20
Total 1257
Cholera Raging In Jerusalem.
Jerusalem , Nov. 3. There have
been 494 deaths from cholera hero and
seventy-eight at Ghuzzch. during the
past weok. Great distress prevails at
Lydda because of the total Inadequacy
of medical aid there to cope with the
disease.
Buys In Three Rpads.
Knoxvllle , Tenn. , Nov. 3. It was as
certained yesterday that the Southern
railway has purchased the Tenncsseo
Northern , the Harrlman and North
eastern and the Knoxville and Ohio
railroads , all of them coal roads In
this vicinity.
Kills Wife and Himself.
Coleman , Wls. , Nov. 3. Peter Grant
shot and killed his wife at Grover
yesterday. Grant then went to his
barn and fired two shots Into his own
body , with fatal effect. Il Is believed
the tragedy was the result of domestic
trouble.
Harness
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and ns tough iia\\lr 117
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noSB Oil. You can
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last t\\lce tuj long ua It
oullnarUy would.
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Harness Oil
makes a poor looking liar-
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pecially rrvport I > with
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