THE OMAHAJ ! DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871 , OMAHA , WEDNESDAY , AVIUL 7 , 1807. FflSINGKLE COPY F1TE CENTS.
MR. BALFODR DODGES
Quibbles Over tbo Question Asked by Sir
'William Vernon Harcourt.
DECLINES TO GIVE UNEQUIVOCAL ANSWER
Asks Harconrt to Indicate More Explicitly
What Ho Wants.
LIBERAL LEADER STATES HIS POSITION
Insists Upon a Definite Declaration by the
Government
_ _ _ _ *
WANTS A DAY SET FOR THE DISCUSSION
XJccInrcN There In \ .IiiHllllontlott for
il'N COUFHU Townrtl Crete
anil (2roe ! ( * Italfoiir Hide *
Under n Pretext.
LONDON , April 6. In the House of Com
mons today the government leader , Mr. Hal-
four , replying to the question put yesterday
by Sir William Vcrnon Harcourt as to
whether the Rovcrnmcnt would give a day to
discuss his ( Sir William's ) motion for an ad
dress to her majesty praying that the forces
of the crown bo not employed against Greece
or the people of Crete , said that as there
was no word In the motion expressly con
demning anything the government had done
or announced Its Intention of doing , he was
forced to the conclusion that Sir William
Harcourt'8 object was not to raise a direct
Issue , and that under the circumstances It
would not bo In the Interest of public bus
iness to give the day suggested. ( Loud
cheers from the conservatives. )
Sir William Harcourt then said Mr. Dai-
four appeared to have entirely misconstrued
the Intention of the motion. While ho , the
speaker , could not describe the motion as a
vote of censure , ho explained that there has
been such a thing aa n vote of want of con-
fldenco In what the government was likely
to do. The motion , ho continued , asks the
crown not to allow Its forces to bo employed
against tbo Cretans , and If carried It would
bo a restraint upon the government's action
If It proposes to so employ the forces of the
crown. Kuithcr , It wau the duty of the op
position to record Us view ot the present
situation BO far as the Information given by
the government enabled It to do BO. Ho
added :
addedVo hold there Is no Justification for the
employment of the crown forces against
Greece and the Cretans , and wo challenge
the government's policy on that point. "
( Loud opposition cheers. )
Continuing , the liberal leader said : "It
la necessary to do this Immediately , because
after the Easter recess we may find the
country embarked In war with Greece with
out any declaration having been .given U
Parliament of the objects of the hostility ,
Vrom this -point of view this Is a motion ol
want of confidence. " ( Loud cheers. )
Mr. nalfourpointed out that the terms ol
the motion wcra studiously ambiguous. Con
tinuing ho eald : "We have slated explicitly
to the hoiifo and by our action have uhown
that wo are prepared use the forces , of
the crown to resist certain actions of the In
surgents of Crete , and wo bavo announced
tha objects for which wo are prepared tc
blockade Greece , as the honorable menbcr ( ,
( Sir William Vcrnon Harcourt ) did upon t
previous occanlon. ( Cheers. ) The honorabU
rnombcr needs only to modify his resolution
BO an to condemn ono or the * other of thoes
acts , the first of which wo are actually dolnj
at the present moment or the second ol
which wo have announced our Intention ol
doing In certain contingencies , and a direct
Itsuo will be raised by the parties In the
house. Unlpss the honorable member la pre
pared to thiis modify his motion there If
no 'other ' couriio open than the ono I havi
adopted. " ( Cheers. ) '
ritiiK.s ; : Aim ENTHUSIASTIC1.
ANHcnililc n ( Atlionn to Take 1'nrt In
( lie iNiillounl 1'Vii'N.
ATHENS , April C. The greatest ontliu-
el asm was manifested litre today during the
fetcB organized to celcbrutc the anniversary
of the declaration In JS21 of the Independ
ence of Grcfco from Turkish rule. The
king and the members of the royal family
here , accompanied by all the high court and
. other olllc'Ialfl of Athens , attended religious
ccremonliH at tliu cathedral , where a To
Deum was aimg. The king received a great
ovation during Ills piuwigo to and from the
cathedral , and he and the minister ! ) were
showered with leaflets inscribed , "Hurrah
for War. "
The scenes throughout the day , although
very brilliant , were lacking In the usual Im-
pwlng military display nn account of the
largo number of troops sent to the frontier.
The scarcity of pleasant exchange between
the people here was also In Vitrlklng contrast
with other yrars. Otherwlso the usual cus
toms were followed. There was a salute of
twenty-fliio guns In the morning , and a fice
feast of roast lamb , the national dish , was
given to the poor. Throughout the day
rrowdn of people paraded the streets cheer
ing for the king and for war with Turkey.
Tha entire city l decorated with flagrt , but
hero ulso three Id a difference from previous
years , bc-causo not a single foreign flag , ex
cept those over the foreign legations , Is Hy
ing.
ing.The
The cclcbtatlon rommcnrcd with the To
Doum at the ca'thrdral , Tlio route from tliu
palace to the cathedral \\an lined with
troops of the garrleon , and the streets were
densely crowded. Kn ronto the tinmen of the
carrlag occupied by the crown jirlnoew
bccamo alarmed , bolted ml the vehicle was
overturned. ccetio of tremendous excite
ment followed. Ttio pwiple rushed to the
epot from all nlde.i and raised the carriage.
The prlneess , who w s not hurt , soon
reached the lUiiKV ) rarrlago and proceeded
to the cathedral. Tli& thanksgiving service
wan attended by all mcimbera of the dl-
plomatlc corps. Contrary to custom the
mrmbeis of the diplomatic corps were not
accompanied by IhelrSvlvrs or daughters at
the ceremonies today.
There were no manifestations upon the
part of Die crowd when the foreign reiiro-
tentative p.iFocd , but when the cortege
reached the rathcilral there were terrific
thouts of "Lous live war. " "hong live
Crete , " "Long live the king , "
Therew s another popular demonstration
In front ot the imlvcrKlty. I.nrgu numbers
of Oruek flags were displayed and wreaths
were deposited nn tbo stetues of the hero * *
of Greek Ind pendonte. 1'atrintlc npenchcs
were made , tlio varllko neu'.lincntd were
loudly applauded and the upcftkeri resolved
'ovntloiiB.
' All the legations , excepting those of
Turkey , Germany and Austria , \\tre dec
orated with flag * , and on the French and
Kutfdun legations the Greek flag floated nMo
by Eldo wllli the national flags of Franco
and KiitMla.
During the afternoon a mass meeting was
held to protest against the action ofthe
powers anil to endom ) the sk-ps taken by the
Greek government. Later a delegation from
thli meeting , accompanied by a crowd of
thousands , pretenteJ a copy of the resolu
tions In th9 king at the palece , crying ,
"Long live war. "
Tills evening every one In the city la
\ parading and the t-ceno la om > of cxtraordl-
ucry aiiliuall'in.
At 4 p. m , a vast coiu-otiree of people still
remain In front of- the royal palace , railing
upon King Grorge to show IiUnst-lf , Much
larm won cause J by ( he firing of eevrral
tots la the wry cvatsr of the tiornl , Jm-
mediately After this a cordon of troops wns
drawn round the palace.
Thousands are now listening to one of the
most popular and 'effective Greek orators ,
\\ho In spooking In Constitution square In
fnvor of war. There Is great excitement
over the news that a blockade of the Piraeus
la Imminent , but there are no disturbances.
In the crowd are thousands of women and
children ,
CIIIKAT IIIMTAIVS KOOI > SUIM'ljY.
Subject Up for niHViiNMliui In the
Hni NG of Cciiniiionn.
LONDON , April 0. Attention wan called
In the HOUPC of Commons today by Henry
Seton-Karr , conservative , to the wholly In
adequate production of food supplies In the
United Kingdom , In relation lo Its large and
Increasing population. Mr. Scton-Karr then
announced that the dependence of the United
Kingdom upon foreign Imports for the ncccs-
earlea of life and the consequences which
might arise therefrom In the event cf war
demand the wrlots attention of the gov
ernment. Speaking of the nation , Mr.
Seton-Karr expressed the belief that the re-
&crvo of broad&luft ntvcr exceeds three
weeks' pupply , and frequently sinks below a
week's wipply. France , no pointed cut , was
coif-supporting , and Ilupsla and the United
Statcu were not only eelf-mvpportlng. but
able to make large exports. The Drclbund ,
ho continued , was practically pelf-supporting ,
and Great llrltaln alone lived from hand to
mouth and drew her principal supply of
wheat from Husi'la and the United States ,
which might pctnlbly at some time bo hoatllo
to Great Drltaln.
Mr. Seton-Karr further remarked that ,
should the harvest In America fall and Uua-
ela refuse to supply Great nrltaln , the lat-
tcr'o petition would be mcst rerlouy. Tlio
speaker called attention to the damage denote
to the commerce of the United States by
the Alabama , and remarked that many such
vessels might be set to prey upon lirlt.uh
commerce In time ot war. He did not de-
slro action which would raise the prlco to
conoumers , but ho hopd the government
would conridcr the subject serlowly , and
proposed that ftato granaries be crocted for
keeping supplies.
Sir Charles Dllke , radical , contended thit
Uu 9lati exports of wheat to Great Drltaln
were decreasing In average year by year ,
and ho asserted that half of Great Urltaln'a
food came from the United States. Contin
uing , ho said : "If the United States , Can
ada and Australia can leed ue , wo are In
dependent of Ilufldla , as the Interests and
advantages of these countries would be BO
strong that wo could rely upon them to sup
ply us. " He thought the other states were
not likely to take any steps In regard to
contraband of war which would be likely
to bring the United States down on them.
A fur James Lowther , conservative , had
advocated a duty on foreign grain , the gov
ernment leader , Mr. Dattour , said the pecu
liarity of the motion was that It had given
a suitable text both to protectlonU'tu ' and free
traders. The adoption of the proposal to
establish elate granaries , he claimed , would
moan turning the chancellor of the ex
chequer Into a gigantic foreign dealer. As
to the commercial zolvereln , Mr. Ualfour
continued , he looked with considerable long
ing for a closer union with the British col
onies , both In regard to commercial and
military affaire. But he scarcely thought a
zolvereln wao necessary and ho did not think
there waa danger ot foreign countries re
fusing to supply Great Britain with food.
The United States , he Insisted , would not
allow food to be declared contraband of war ,
us It would affect her Interests , apart from
her Inherent sympathy for Great Britain ,
and , combined with the Untied States , Great
Britain could stand agalnet any conceivable
combination ot the powcis. The real thing
upon which Great 'Britain was dependent ,
Mr. Balfour asserted , was her navy , for
which the government accepted ltsrcsponsl- ,
blllty. The dleoucslon was .then dropped.
IXtltllilV INTO THA'.NSVAAt. RAID.
Sir Jolm Wlllouprhliy Declines i'o
AiiNTVer Certain l"i'HtIon .
LONDON , April 6. The parliamentary
commlwlon Inquiring into the Transvaal
raid was again in session today. Among
those present were Lord Chelmsfonl , Baron
Loch , formerly high commissioner of South
Africa ; M. II Joseph Chamberlain of the state
colonies and Sir William Vcrnon Harcourt ,
liberal loader In the British House of Ocm-
mona. General discussion resulted In the
leading of the confidential correspondence
boUvcen Sir John Wllloughby , the military
loi'Jor of the raid , and Sir Hedvers Bullcr ,
the adjutant general of tae forces , the for
mer having declared that ho acted under
orders as iMatabele administrator , In the
bona fide belief that ho had Imperial author
ity to do so.
Sir Hcdvcrs Bullcr , replying , eald that the
war office had duly considered the picas , but
Sir John Wllloughby ougnt to have known
that an order to attack n friendly state was
ultra vires , besides which he had disre
garded the order of the high commIssloner
to retlro from the Transvaal territory.
Sir William Harcourt cross-examlneil Sir
John Wllloughby v/Uli the view of eliciting
hl.i reasons for believing ho had Imperial
authority for the raid. The wltnets , how
ever , declined to pay anything beyond ad
mitting that ho liad ci previous ta'U with
Dr. Jameson on the tmbject , the substr.nco
of which he refused to divulge.
This caused Sir William 'Harcourt to ex
claim : "Then I must clear the room and
settle this question once for all. "
After the room hadl been cleared the com
mittee entcrc4 Into a private discussion.
An hour later the doors were reopened and
tlio chairman Informed Sir John Wllloughby
that he must answer the quevitlons ; but that
ho need not repeat Dr. Jameson's exact
words.
Sir John Wllloughby , however , still de
clined to answer the questions , aUeglng pub-
llo grounds aa thu reason for Ills refusal and
deelarlng that be- was prepart-d to talto the
consequences of doing BO.
The chairman again advised the witness
to divulge his rcafcomi ( hat ho had Imperial
authority for the raid , but Sir John remained
( Inn.
Throughout the rather exciting scenes the
witness was ugltated and deadly pale , but
ho showed no a'gn of yielding , either to Sir
William Ilarcourt'a persuasion or to thu
kindly , but stern , admonition of William L.
Jackron , the chairman of the comml&iloii ,
which adjourned until Friday next.
iTn TUB 1'I.AX OK HI.OCICADtt.
r < > r vurilil b > - AilinlrnlN to t litI'IMVITH
for Aiiprovnl.
HOME , April 6. It I * fcemi-offlclally an-
nounrcd that the admirals of the foreign
fleets In Cretan waters have completed the
plan for the blockade of Grr-ecf and have
forwarded It to their respective government *
for approval ,
Di-lnlln of Mr . Ciiiniiicll'x Dentil.
( Cc | > yil8lit , 1W7 , hy 1'retn I'liWIsIiliiB Company. )
LONDON , April 0. ( Nev.- York World Ca
blegram Riwlal Telegram. ) Further de
tails are Ir'ariU'd from Dover today of the
suddrn death , after crossing the channel , of
Mrs , Gammcll of 1'rovldcnce. Fho bad been
upending the winter at San llcino "with her
daughter , and had been , very but.y shopping
In 1'urlH for pe.ver.ll days. Pho had doubtless
much over-fatigued hcrsulf. At Calais her
daughter left her In charge of' a maid. The
puevago wns very rough nnd cold , nnd she
fainted In her stateroom after a severe at
tack of poaslckncfcs. When tlic arrived at
Dover sbo was In a state of collapse and
died \\lthin five minutes after being taken
to tbo Lori ] Wurdeil hotel. No Inquest was
thought to he neceeimry and tbo body was
removed to London ,
llnllnii Ailiulriil WunlN to < l"lt.
CANHA , April C. Admiral Canevaro has
asked the Italian government to relieve him
of hlx command , and tip Marqulu dl Ilitdlul
bus replied that In the-event of a blockade
of Grtek polls the admiral's request will bo
granted. ,
\n t'elelu-nlloiiH tin * I Ki-nnllvr. .
LUttSSA. April & . ( Del.i > rd In Transmit
clou-In ) order to prevent acrldente the
crtnMi prince ban htucJ orders that cannon
on Independence day only bjflrcil-ut a creat
dUtaiuo from tbc
CARTER HARRISON CHOSEN
Ho Is Elected Mayor of Chicago by An
Overwhelming Majority.
MORE VOTES THAN ALL HIS OPPONENTS
Ilriintitlenn Tarty Hetiifcle i lr Split
ami 31 nil- Vote ( o Down tlic MII-
cliluc 11 ( tl < * KntiKht oil
Loral IHNIIUN.
CHICAGO , April C. The mayoralty elec
tion today rctulted In a decisive victory for
the democratic party , Its candidate , Carter
Harrison , having more votca than all the
other candidates combined.
At midnight the available figures give
Scars , republican , 60,000 ; Harrison , demo
crat , 148,000 ; Harlan , Independent , 72,000 ;
Ilcsmg , Independent , 18,000.
TUo democrats made a clean sweep ot nil
the town offices In the west town and north
town , and probably In the south town also ,
although the republicans have a fighting
chance to get an assessor In that part of the
city. Of the thirty-four aldermen the re
turns point to the election of twenty-six
democrats , four republicans and four Inde
pendents. Three of these Independents arc
democrats who were put on the ticket by
petition.
Harrison gained heavily In the banner re
publican wards , carrying the Thirty-fourth
by 5,019 , against 4,281 for Harlan and 3,434
for Scars. This ward gave McKlnley a ma
jority of 6.000 last fall. The Third , Fourth
and Twelfth wards , always republican strong
holds , were also carried by Harrison , It was
apparent at midnight that Harrison had
beaten Scars , the regular republican candi
date , by from 85,000 to 30.000 votes.
At the last mayoralty election Swift's vote
was 143.173 , against 123,294 for Wcter , dem
ocrat. In the presidential election McKln
ley had 200,747 , against 144,736 for Bryan.
The feature of the election was the
strength shown by Harlan. He ran second
to Harrison , and although an Independent
with no organization behind him ho secured
more votes than the regular republican
candidate , Judge Nathaniel Sears. One
thing that helped Harlan greatly was that
Sears was looked upon as having the nomi
nation of the republican machine , which
has grown unpopular In the ranks of the
local republican party. Harlan secured a
heavy vote from men who would have voted
for the regular republican nominee had It
not born that they wished to express their
opinion of the machine. Ho drew some votca
from the democratic party , but not many ,
the main part of his strength coming .from
the republican voters. The vote of Hosing
was largely from the Germans , and came
from both parties. He was the nominee ol
the gold democrats , although be went before
the people on a business platform. The
democrats had an excellent organization ,
their campaign was handled well , and as the
republican ranks were hopelessly split the
result wua never In much doubt , although
Harlan , Sears and Heslng all claimed .that
they could not be beaten. The leaders bl
the republican machine were not quite &t
hopeful as they claimed to be , and It Js said
on excellent authority that Sears was quietly
traded for Roy O. West , the republican
candidate for city attorney. The campaign
was foiighl for the most part on strictly
local Issues , although the democrats had a
silver plank In their platform.
At Qulncy the entire democratic ticket -wan
elected by majorities ranging from 100 to
700. Stclnbach , democrat , for mayor. was
re-elected.
Loren N. Wheeler , republican , was elected
mayor pf 'Springfield by 2SO majority. The
entire city republican ticket , with one ex
ception. Is re-elected. The democrats elect
five out of seven aldermen. , .
At Molina Gustaf Swcnson , people's candi
date and present incumbent , defeated the
citizens' candidate for mayor by over COO
majority.
Ail Hock Island the democrats elected
Medlll mayor and most of the city ofllcere.
WASHINGTON , April 6. W. J. Hryan tonight -
night sent the following congratulatory tel-
'egram to Mayor-elect Hirrlson :
"Accept congratulations upon your mag
nificent victory. The elections In Chicago ,
Cincinnati , Detroit and other cities Indicate
a decided change In public sentiment tlnce
November. W. J. BIIYAN. "
WOMBS A FACTOR I.V KANSAS.
I'rolilliItJoii Quextloii IN Vuteil on In
Many Cltlex.
TOPBKA , Kan. , April 6. The women of
Kansan were an Important factor In today's
municipal elections , and a largo percentage
of the vote everywhere was polled .by
women. In four of the six first-class cities
of the state the republicans were victorious ,
Topeka , the republican stronghold , went re
publican by hbout 1,000 , which shows a ma
terial gain for the fuslonlBts. In Wichita
and Atchlson the republican tickets were
elected by small majorities. In Kansas
City , Kan. , Robert S. Marshmau , republican ,
la elected mayor by probably COO majority ,
and the republicans elect a majority of their
candidates. Lcavenworth elected a dem
ocratic mayor , owing to a republican split ,
and at Fort Scott the fuslonlsts .elected ; a
majority of their candidates. In these cities
the vote of the women wo | pretty evenly
divided on party lines , as the enforcement
of the prohibition law , In the first-class cities ,
Is upder the direction 6f the Metropolitan
polite , oirtcers. In several of the second-
class cities , however , the women made the
enforcement of the liquor law a vital Issue.
The returns , ho.vever , nro not altogether
flattering to the women. At Seneca the pro
hibitionists secured a derided victory , but at
Glrard , Stockton and Larucd , other towns In
\\lilch a decided flght against the Jolntlats
was mode , the "wet" clement was victorious.
The town of Galena went democratic , but In
rv majority of the smaller cities the fuslon-
Ists combined against the republican tickets
under the head of "citizens' ticket , " and as
such \\ero successful In Coffcyvllle , Em-
porla , Ossawatomlo , Murysvllle , Great Dend ,
Newton and Sterling. Republican victories
are reported from Hutchlnson , Klngman ,
Wellington ; . Kldorado , Burlington , Eureka ,
Columbus , Belleville and Hiawatha.
ATCHISON , Kan. , April 6. The repub
lican : ) elected their entire city ticket , with
the exception of two members of the coun
cil. The woman vote wjs the largest ever
caut hero.
HUTCHINSON , Kan. , April 6. The repub
licans elected their entire municipal ticket
by majorities of 400 to COO , a republican
gain over the November election ,
RMI'ORIA , Kan. , April C. Women polled
one-third of the votes cast here. The citi
zens' ticket for mayor and a majority of
other olllcca IB elected , Republican ! ) had a
majority of 300 two years ago.
WICHITA. Kan. . April G. The entire re
publican city ticket v.'cs elected by email
majorities.
LEAVKNWOUTH. Ken. , April . John
13ltt anls , democrat , \\a elected mayor to
day. A split on Candidate Fenu scattered
tliu republicans. Other f'fllcc-a were divided
between the two parties.
*
11ISPU1IMOA.YN 1101,1) HUIK O\V.\ .
Majority lit Mli-lilumi Will lie Fully
lu ! to Hint of MflCliilo'N.
LANSING , Mich. , April C. Acting Chair
man Walto of the republican state central
committee wired the Associated preta today
an follows ; "Returns slow , but eatlnfactory
Indications are that Long will have u ma
jority nearly an largu an McKlnley'a. last
fall. K. W. WAITB. Acting Chairman , " ,
DIJTROIT , April C , Returns from yester
day's state flection are etlll fragmentary
loduy , but It U evident that Justice Long
of the euprcmo court le re-elected by up
wards of 40,000 plurality.
Complete figure * In the Detroit ejvctlon'
give Maybury. democrat , 6G'J majority over
Stewart , the I'ingrce candidate- .
Out of sixty cltlcr. In which mayors were
elected , the silver party carried twenty-eight
nd the republican twenty-seven , ant ] IB
five party lines were not drawn ! A decided
'
trend toward the silver' forces was visible
In many of the localities. . .
At a conference of local republican leaders
held today It was decl < t < 4 nofld contest the
election of Maybury afrtnayof" .
MIXKD HKSUI.TS' JIM WISCONSIN.
I'nrly MUCH Not GloMrlj-j Drmvti In
'
Miiiilcliml'telretlrtn * .
MILWAUKEE , Aprl jC. Party lines were
not drawn In the municipal elections through ,
out Wisconsin today.At Kau Claire the
democrats elected W. It. tVawley mayor , and
a majority of tha othe'n Cits' officials by plu
ralities averaging 20Q , At Waukcsba the
democrats elected H. Ml Enoa mayor , the
republicans taking most bf the other offices.
At La Cross a the entire republican ticket
waa elected by largo twiNlllles ; at Chlppewa
Falls democrats and rapdbllcans divided hon-
drs , the former Rettlng"lh8 city council and
the latter the mayor. Al Grtcn Bay F. B.
Dcsnoy was elected may"ororr ah Independent
ticket Racine re-elected ) Mayor Fred Gra
ham ( democrat ) the republicans getting a
majority of the aldemicn. At Madison the
democrats elected mayor , treasurer and most
of the councllmcn. Janesv'lllo sleeted the en
tire republican ticket' Wllh the exception of
mnyor. J. Thoroughgoodj Independent dem
ocrat , was elected ] moyori The cntlra demo
cratic ticket WEO elected In Fen du Lac , with
the exception of treasurer'and one aldcrmin ,
At Shcboygan , Born , 'republican , was elected
mayor. The main fight wis on county Judga
and Indications point lo the election of the re
publican candidate by J.OOO majority. At
West Superior , Chorlea J. ' Starkweather waa
elected mayor und r Extraordinary circum
stances. Two years agbr when the Incumbent
of nn Episcopal pulpit , , he , wa * elected mayor.
After occupying the qfllco. tor four months ,
ho was Impeached by ths com
mon council , bdlng 1 charged with
extorting money trottf firemen and police
men and was removed frflm office by a Tote
of 17 to 1. Thte Judgment was affirmed by
the Bupremo court Qf Wlteoni-ln. In the
present campaign Starkweather ran as nn
Independent against republican , democratic
and populist ncmlnccs. 'No.newspaper sup
ported him and ho had few helpers to make
speeches for him. Ho carried on the cam
paign slnglohanded and U Sia majority over
the combined vote 'of hlsilwo competitor * .
Applcton elected Herrrian Erb , republican ,
mayor by a majority of 22. At Aohland
Thomas iBarden , democrat , was elected
mayor and the demccraCo carried with one
exception the entire set of officials. At Oah-
kcahA. . B. Meson , democrat , was elected
mayor by 100 majority. At Watertown Ed
ward nacck , democrat , , the. present Incum
bent , was elected tnaqot by a majority ol
162.
162.Tho election In Milwaukee today was for
judges of the sup'renib' " court and county
courtu and for asa'aclh'tci , Justice of the supreme
premo court. J. E. Mauh , a democrat , Is
le-clectcd county judg&'ana George R. Suth
erland , a republican , , Is 'elected uapremc
judge. The total vote In. ( he city was 9.CU5 ,
against , 60,000 in November. There was no
oppoaltlon to MarghaU/or"'the- supreme court ,
LAIIG12 VOT13 CAST IN COLORADO ,
OutHlile of Denver"IfixneM Arc MoMtly
of'LoiialXiiture. . .
DENVER , Colo. . . Anrll" O. The weather
throughout Colorado fbday was pleasant ,
" cast ? Outage of Denver
and "a , iarse. vote was
ver the lssues were * In most , cases purely
local. At Leadvllii ) tho' election was one of
the most exciting In tjie'cltya history , the
Issue , being sharply drawrpbctween the Min
ers * union , , 'which supported Hho populist
ticket , and * the dorriobratlc land republican
forces , urineat a. citizens' ticket. Tha.re
sult was i' decisive- , victory fofftue'-citizens'
'
ticket. Dickinson , democrai-i > BmilIsttt'ecelv-
Ing.j.lGO/nfajorlfy. . - . . " . - *
. .Reports from Colorado' Springs at mid
night say the result'Is1 in doubtr there being
a difference of qnly , a fer. ' votes iff the count
up to that hour. ' ( t f t .
At midnight the Indications at Cripple
Creek are- that the fusion' ticket Is elected.
At Trinidad the ropubj leans elecled .the
mayor ant ) democrats tho" citytreasurer. .
DENVER , April 6. The mayoralty contest
today was a warm on6.K There wore thirteen
tickets In the/leld"ana three candidates con
fidently expcdted 16 bo1 elected. The result
was a victory for tho' ' present Incumbent ,
T. S. McMurray , a 'silver .republican , who
was running on an Independent ticket against
a democrat and astraight republican. His
plurality was 4,00,0 io' 51000. The rest of
the city offices are In 'doubt.
UEI'Um.ICAiXSCAW IIY ST. LOUIS.
I i
Clect Their Cni'nHdnlji for Mnyor Iiy
l.l.oillj nbiiullty.
ST. LOUIS , April' 6 , ' TJicti-republlcans car
ried the city today , their mayorallty candi
date , Henry Zelgenholn , being elected by a
plurality which willprbba'bly bo 14,000.
'
With the exception of-'fou'r members of the
house of delegates , 'the ' entire republican
ticket wont through1 : . Zelgenhcln polio 1
about the normal rep'ubllCjttW vote. Tbo dem
ocrats wore badly1 spill anfl I0"3' votes to the
lepubllcans. " .
JEFFERSON CITy , , Mo , , April 0. The
democrats elected the miiyor and clty mar-
u"ial today , and the republican candidates for
the other city offlced were successful. Re
publican majorities wire' ' greatly reduced.
ST. JOSEPH ? Mo. . 'April 6. Democrats
carried six out of eight warrto- and tied lu
the Eighth. " Tlia council'VIII- a tie if
democrats lose "the tied ward.
MCCIIHV WliU lit Huron.
HURON , S. D. , Aylll 8. ( Special Tele
gram. ) ' The city eleiUlou today resulted In
the * re-election of. G.S. . > Hutchlnon aa mayor
over Colonel H. , Ray..Mycrei Pierce Bunt ,
clerk ; W. A , Rlts hlag ; treasurer , und Wil
liam H. Thrall and M. L. Tobln , aldermen
on the Hutchlnson'ticket. J. T. Oblwlnc , as
sessor , and Charles.fieaholm . and George
Grove , aldermen' on 'thoMyers ticket.
License wins by a good majority. It was
tbo meat spirited contest In the history of
the city. * . <
ItenuIiIleiiiiM Curry' Santa Ke.
SANTA FE , N. Mi , | April 6. The city
election passed off abaolutely quietly. The
republicans elect roayror , city clerk , city
treasurer , flvs alderjne'n oyt'of slxj by an
*
average majority fit ' 10 < - Ono year ago the
city went dcmocratlc/iby air-uvcrago of 60
majority. \t.j
CI\IHAL nnooicis GAKMTO CHICAGO
I'robiil IIit > - tlint Grk/orat CojiiiliiiriT
Will Ilcuialn 1u0iu < ilin.
ST. PAUL , April yo. pr/gadler General
John R , Brooke , comoiandmK'Hiio Department
of the Dakota B , today rtcelved the official
order frqm the War"Deptritncnt at Washing
ton atulgnlng him to tbeicninmand of-tho
Department ot the Mlesdurj , 'with lieadijuar-
tcrs at Chicago. GencravUrocko ) expects to
leave- for his new command' Friday or Sat
urday , J
H was reported'from "Washingtonthat In
case General Brook'f waa trnrisferred to Chicago
cage , General Copplnger Vtfliltlbo ! transferred
to St. Paul , Who'n shbwji the above tfo-
gram General Copplnger sated he had been
asked by the War dspartm'enf If he wished to
bo transferred , to St. Paul , but bad replied
that If the matter var loft to his perwnal
choice ho would prefer to'remaln In Omaha.
Since that tlmo lie has beard nothing morj
concerning the matter , ; ,
Tiveuty I' monji ICIIU-il.
LISBON , April B. Twenty persons were
killed and many others Injured by an explo
sion hero today lo a fireworks factory.
Movt-iiiriitN of Ocvnn VeHNniN , Aiirll ( J.
At Marseilles Arrived California , from
New YorU ; Kpllytx , from New York.
At Llyernool-r'Arrlved-rCorlnthla , from
Huston. ' ) -
At Bremen ATrlved Welmnr , from New
York. / : - -
At Boulogne Arrived Vcendaam. i * from
New York for Tlotterdam.
At New YorU-BoJle-J-ttavJc ! . for Liverpool ;
Lalui , for lln-men.
At Ilotterdam Arrlvrd Veendam , froir )
New York.
At San Franelicb ArrlvMl-Cr-k-vn c (
Denmark , from Newcimile. N1 8 , W.
At New York Arrived Taurlc , from
LJvtrpool.
NEBRASKA CITY ELECTIONS
Annual Contest Between the License and
Prohibition Elements.
PARTY LINES ARE NOT CLOSELY DRAWN
I'ollliiir In Acronipnnloil Iiy l.lttlo Kx-
cltrtiirnt nnil ( lie HoNiiKH Do Not
liiillcntc n Dcolilcil Drift In
. Any Direction.
ALLIANCE , Neb. , April 6. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The city election today wns 6n nonpolitical -
political llnca U r'epulted ns follows ! Dr.
H. H. llellwood , mayor ; P. M. Knight , treas
urer ; Ai L. Klcld , clerk ; L. A. Berry , police
judge ; R. B. Hamilton , engineer ; Tliomno
Beck , George C. Bell , R. C. Nolctnan , coun
cllmcn ; J. T. Whltehcad and P. M. Knight ,
members of the Board ct Education.
ASHLAND , Neb. , April C. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The election passed off quietly with
full vote. The entire republican ticket was
elected excepting Pine for clerk. Tills In
cludes school board and city ticket.
BEATRICE. April G. ( Special Telegram. )
The republicans made a sweeping victory
In Beatrice today , electing the following
ticket by a firm majority , the hold of the
ticket having over COO majority ; W. S.
Bourne , mayor ; H , L. iHarpcr , city clerk ; J.
A. Calllson. police Judge ; Walter W. Scott ,
treasurer ; touncllmcn-at-large. A. W. Bradt ,
B. H. Bcgolo , T. P. Thomas , J. P. Sttundcrs ,
B. M. Hcffelnnger , John Turhune ; for mem
bers of the school board , R. W. Sablne , D.
W. Carre and Mrs. J. S. McCleery , the lat
ter being the only person elected on the
popullat or citizens' ticket. A large number
of women voted for the candidates on the
school board ticket.
BDAVER CITY , Neb. , April 6. ( Spec'al '
Telegram. ) A severe storm prevailed a
larger portion of the day , tmt a heavy vote
was polled at the city election. A nc-
llcer.so beard , composed entirely of repub
licans , was elected.
BRAINARD. Neb. . Ap.'ll 6. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The election parsed oft quietly. The
following board waa elected : Frank Ma-
toush , William McElvaln , V. Dobrocsky , L.
Kavalre , John Sturgcn. This la a licence
board.
BROKEN BOW. Neb. , April 7. ( Special
Telegram. ) The election passed off quietly
here today. Business was practically sus
pended and a lively. Interest was manifested
by the several candidates. As an unusually
largo number of voters were out of town
the vote cast was not large. There -vveru
only 26S votca cast. The principal fight was
on the courcllrr.cn , clerk , treasurer and
license. Dr. J. H. Graham , republican , was
elected mayor ; A. Moore , republican , city
clerk ; W. D. Blackwell , citizens , city treas
urer ; E. P. McClure , citizens , engineer ;
councllmen , First ward , J. M. Klmbcrllng ,
republican ; L. E. Wilson , citizens. Second
ward ; H. H. Squires , Third ward. The
question of license was worked hard , and
both sides felt doubtful of the results until
the canvass was completed. The vote showed
11 majority for license.
CENTRAL CITY , Neb. , April G. ( Special
Telegram. ) In the election tvere today the '
prohibitionists swept the platter clean , electIng -
Ing T. L" Hanson , mayor ; L. G. Comstock ,
treasurer ; M. G. Merrill , clerk ; G. P. Bls ell ,
councilman In the First ward , by one vote ;
A. FouYs , In the SeccmT'by saven , and C. . n. .
' Llnd , In the.Third by twenly-nluo ; for mcm-
'berq of the school board , -Tanks and J. H.
"Mason. A large number of women voted.
The result of the election here today makes
the council stand five to one against grantIng -
Ing a aaloon licence.
CHADRON , Neb. , April C. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Tbo following city ticket was
elected hero today : A. W. Crites , mayor ; C.
C. Jomefon , treaeurei ; L. J. P. Icager ,
clerk ; J. W. Burl , engineer ; P. M. Merrltt ,
E. . E. Garner , William Agnew , I. N. Har-
baugh , Charles Torgcson , councllmen ; Ben
jamin Lowenthal and H. O. Lambert , mem
bers of ,1)10 ) Board of Edi.uatlon. Practically
the only fight was upon the clerkship and
Mr. leagcr , better known as "Billy the
Bear , " carried the day by about sixty ma
jority.
CLARKS , Neb. , April G. ( Spec'al Tele
gram. ) The election passed off quietly. Tihe
citizens' ticket was electej. This means that
saloon i will beallowed. .
COLUMBUS , Neb. , April 6. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Thla city polled a very light vote
today as compared with November. It is
difficult to eay how the city went. Spclce.
democrat , was re-elected mayor by a good
majority. Wurdeman , republican , waa reelected -
elected treasurer. Republicans elected two
of the thrco councllmcn and both of the
members of the school board. The women
took an unusual interest In the elcct'On ' of
the members of the Board of Education and
about forty of them voted In the city.
CRAWFORD. Neb. , April G. { Special Tele
gram. ) Today's village election \\cs the
most hotly contested cue in the history oj
Crawford and resulted in the election of the
citizens' ticket , pledged to water works ,
electric light , public Improvements and econ
omy by a vote of nearly three to one
and Is : P. G. Cooper , A , E. Hosbon , A. R.
Kennedy , George A. Mollerlng and C. A.
Sheldon.
CRETE , Neb. . April 6. ( Special Telegram. )
The city election paesed off quietly although
hard work was done by both aides. Ths
ticket elected Is as follows : Mayor , H. H.
Wells , republican ; clerk , William Sleldle ,
fusion ; treasurer , Frank Johnson , fus'on ;
police judge , Leo Huff , fusion ; councllmcn ,
A , 'Smith and John Bryson , bath republican ,
Jake Balmier , fusion ; school board , M. E.
Halght and Dr. Foss , both republicans.
DAVID CITY , Neb. , April 6. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The republican ticket was elected
an follows : George P. Sheeeley , mayor ; G.
M. Harris , treamircr ; W. S. McCoy , clerk ;
D. C. Reynolds , pollco Judge ; J. G , Rors ,
W , H. Tyler and H. W , Keller , councllmen ;
T. P. French , John Harper and Mrs. Rid-
dell , members of the rchool board.
DUNBAR , Neb. , April G. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The election pasted off very quietly.
There was no excitement whatever , The
question of license or no license being sub
mitted to the voters , resulted in a victory
for prohibition by 'the ' narrow margin of
two votes. The following trustees were
elected for the ensuing year : Jolm Guntber ,
E. A. Patterson , E. B. Wcsbrook , E. M.
Scarbourgh and E. L. Wlnsor.
ELM CREEK , Neb. , April G. ( Special
Telegram , ) Tlie election at Elm Creek re
sulted in the selection of four license mem
bers and 0119 anti-license member of the
board ,
KAIRBURY , Neb. , April 0. ( Special Telo-
gram. ) The er.tlro licence- ticket was elected
hero today. Dan Cropsey , mayor , and John
Thornton , M , E. Bogart and Andy Sheldon
for councllmcn were elected.
FLORENCE , Neb. . April 6. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Election today resulted In the elec
tion of E. H. Walker , mayor ; Captain Frank
Reynolds , councilman for the First ward ;
Lou Waller , councilman for the Second
ward ; Charles Hmlth , city clerk ; John Lowry ,
pollco judge.
FREMONT , April G , ( Special Telegram. )
There was a light vote cait here today and
but little Interest was taken. The entire
republican city ticket U elected except
police judge. The following are elected :
Mayor. William Fried ; treasurer , J. C , Clel-
land ; clerk. J. W. Hyatt ; police Judge , C. H.
Coman. For members of tbo school 'board ' ,
the results are mixed , and owing to alleged
errors In the count In the Second and Fourth
warda a recount will probably be necessary.
Lucy El Grlbwold , E. W. Martin and An
drew Petenon are probably elefctcd. The
councllmen are ; Plrat ward , E. E. Hanks ,
republican ; Second. O. II. P. fiblvely , re
publican ; Third , John Fucbs , democrat ;
Fourth , Matt Corcoran , democrat.
GRAND ISLAND. April G. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) The republican ticket was snowed
under con pletely by the citizens' ticket. The
principal fight was on mayor and clerk , and
the elected wera of the citizens' ticket. He-
lult : W. H. Thompson , mayor ; Charles
Menck. clerk : W. R. King , treasurer ; W. . N.
Gillette , police judge ; councllmen , I | , At
fmSfi
Bartllng. W. lIM ver , Kd Schoroup uml
Joseph WoolfltcjlUjl. Board of Education
vote ban not yfltrXn counted ,
HASTINGS , mjjm April G. ( Special Tele
gram , ) The tj Vectlon held here today
proved a snrpr B the rc-clcctlon of Police
Judge RcycouHB defeating Will McKln-
ncy , the repj Bn nominee by 30 votes.
The counclltt Bccted arc ! For the First
ward , 13. 0. MHfrg : 'Second ' , W. II. Pergu-
ton ; Third , KTTj. Pease ; Fourth , Robert
Brown. ERhcnberg was the only candidate
for councilman on the citizens' ticket who
wan elected. For the long term on the
school board E. N. tinmen , H. C. Kcrr , Mrs.
Sheddj for the * hort term , Mrs. Comley and
C. A. Tlmlall were elected.
HAVELOCK , Neb. . April 6. ( Special Telegram -
gram , ) The republicans , going on the ballot
by petition , elected three out of five village
trustees today , Floyd Carr and E. Ken-
worthy , merchants , and John Hallstrom , n
chopnmn. Pat Mahoney and M. Q. Lyslngcr ,
t\vo shopmen arid democrats , were also
elected.
HEBRON , Neb. , April G. ( Special Tele
gram , ) Llcctifio Mayor Sutherland , Treasurer
Galbrnlth and ono councilman were elected.
Antl-llccneo carries and no saloon will be
run hero for the ensuing year.
HERMAN , Neb. , April G. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The election today was the quietest
that has over taken place In iHerman. There
were two tickets In the field , both In favor
of saloons. With a few exceptions the entire
vote wan polled , The following were elected
as members of the board for the coming
year ! Gcorgo M. Lydlck..J. C. Bally , Louis
Harper. B. A. Trueblood and J , I ) . Lowo.
KEARNEY , April G. ( Special Telegram. )
The city election hero today was remarkably
quiet and , owlug to the fact that there were
no special Isiues Involved , a small vote waa
polled. In the First ward T. L. Young , re
publican , wag elected councilman over Cobb ,
who ran on petition. In the Second ward
J. At Boyd was elected without opposition.
In the Third ward W. S. Clapp wan reX
elected , but no "party " lines were drawn , as
all candidates were out on. petition. In the
Fourth ward L. B. Cunningham , republican ,
was elected over Himton and Schank , who
were out on petition. For the school board
there were thrco candidates , all out on peti
tion , und E. C. Colklne and Edward Haaso
were elected.
LINCOLN , Neb. . April G. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The election wes very quiet here
toduy and a light vote polled. The entire
republican ticket was ejected. Graham for
mayor has OG9 majority over Brown.
LOUP CITY , Neb. , April 6. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The village election passed quietly
today , although a great amount of work was
done. Only one ticket was printed on ths
official ballot , which ticket was supposed to
favor only one ealoan. Another ticket was
agreed upon by the opposition , which favors
as many saloons as will pay the license , and
was written In on the ballot , which last
ticket won at from 25 to SO majority.
NEBRASKA CITY , April G. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The city election passed off quietly
hero today. The flght centered on pollco
Judge , for which there were five candidates.
Captain S. H. Morrison , the regular nominee ,
was elected by 45 plurality over Harry
Hatsh , the people's Independent. Walter
McNnmaia , democrat , was elected to the
council from the First ward ; Andrew Stewart
people's Independent , from the Second ; Wil
liam IJrower , independent republican , from
the Third , and E. D. Marnell , democrat ,
from the Fourth. D. W. Schmlnke , E. Over-
tou and Natlian Curtis , all re-publicans , were
elected members of flic board of education.
NELSON , Neb. , April C. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The election passed oft quietly hero
today. The Hcenso party wins , having
elected three at the five mcmbura of the vil
lage board.
NORFOLK. Neb. , April p. ( Special Tclo-
gram. ) A very light vote ? was polled at to
day y velectlon wlth na exrJtlns feature. Four
councllmen. two members yl , Mm school
board and , a-police Judge 'were voled fo'r.
George II. Spear , republican , waa elected
councilman over W. ,11 , Wldaman. democrat ,
In the First ward ; Anton Buchulz , democrat ,
in the Second ; George Davenp'ort , icpub-
llcan , Third , and J. K. Hutchlnson , repub
lican , Fourth. S. W. Hayes , republican for
police Judge -and P. T. Burchard , repub
lican , and H. C. Matrau , democrat , for mem
bers of the school board were elected. ,
NORTH BEND , Neb. , April 6. ( Special
Telegram. ) The election was very quiet , lit
tle Interest being taken in it. Two tickets
were in the field , republican and citizens' .
The citizens elected mayor and the council
man In the First ward. The republicans
elected the balance of ihelr tlckjt.
NORTH PLATTE. April G. ( Special Tele
gram. ) It was stormy all today and a very
light vote waa polled at the city election.
Although party lines were drawn , there was
considerable personal feeling. John H. Day ,
fusion , defeated John E. Evans , republican ,
for mayor by two votes. The republicans
elected the 'balance ' of their ticket , except
OIIK member of the school board , by good
majorities. Last fall the city gave Hryan
eight majority. The other officers elected
are : Treasurer , John Sornson ; clerk , Fred
Glnn ; police Judge , A. II. Davis ; counclimen ,
Dave ThorrpEon , Frank Tracy , Harry Evans ,
J. H. Cunningham ; school board , Lera Iscn-
hart , B. L. Robinson and Franklin Peale ,
O'NEILL , Neb. . April G. ( Special Tele
gram. ) It. s. Glllcsple , free sllverlto. was
elected mayor today by a majority of 23 over
John Sklrvlng , republican. The frcu sll-
verltcs carried the city last fall by a ma
jority of G3. The populists tried hard to
hold their men In line on the silver ques
tion , although neither candidate was upon
the ticket under a party emblem , but Sklrv-
ng succeeded In cutting down the majority
by 40. N. Martin was elected city clerk
without opposition and Bernard McGrcovy
city treasurer. The following councllmen
were elected : First ward , E. P. HicksSec -
° nnn-'nrA'vJ' S > , } "DCh' Tlllrd' Em" SnBes. |
ORLEANS , Neb. , April 0. ( Special To'o.
sranj. ) The fight today was between Lane ,
republican , and Holland , democrat , for
mayormIjano was elected by a majority of
k grCat re olc'nB ' a'n ° "E tlio ro-
III
I'AWNEB CITY , Neb. . April 6.-Spcclal (
Telegram.-In ) tbo city election today the
republicans won by majorities ranging from
CO to 90 over the silver candidates
PIERCE , Nob. , April G.-Speclal ( Telo-
grain. ) The result of the election at this
place today was a surprise to a good i-.any
There were two tickets In the field , ono liil
dependent and the other by petition. The
result of the vote was as follows : W ' E
Bishop , Independent , 79 ; W. B. ChllvcrB , In
dependent and by petition , 118 ; M. Inhelder ,
Independent and by petition , 121 ; C. T. Mc
Donald , by petition , 05 ; H. H. Mohr , Inde
pendent , 108 ; W. A. Spencer , Independent
and by petition , 101 ; D. L. Upton , by peti
tion , 85. Messrs. Chllvers , Inhelder , Mohr ,
Spencer and Upton will bo the next board
of aldernen.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , April G.-Speclal (
Telegram , ) The city election paceed off very
quietly hero today. It resulted In an over
whelming victory for every dsmocratlc coun
cilman , while the republicans captured the
school board by a great vote , being mate
rially assisted by the women , who turned out
In great force to exercise their suffrage. The
vote was as follows : First ward , W. J. White
84 , John Llndeman Cl ; Second ward. James
Rebal HO , John Rennlu 122 ; Third ward ,
Jamcu Herald 152 , A. N. 'Sullivan ' 114 ;
Fourth ward , M. Whalcn 101 , Joseph Lake
C3 ; Fifth word. J. W. Lutz 81 , Val Iurkc
45. The total city vote for EChool board was :
Dr. E. W. Cook , 003 ; D. B. Smith , G7G ; Rev.
II. R. Burgesj , 330 ; Fred Eblnger , 425 ,
RED CLOUD , Neb. . April . ( Special Tele
gram. ) The full republican ticket waa elected
with big majorities , UK follows ; Mayor , G.
J. Warren ; clrk , Leroy Talt : treasurer , < 3.
W. Dow ; alderman , First ward , S. P. Spokee.
field ; Second ward , W , W. Wright ; school
directors , long term , T. C. HackiT nnd L. H ,
Fort : short term , C. 1J , Crane.
SCHUYLER , Neb , , April G. ( Special Tclo-
gram. ) The city election today was a warm
contest , especially on mayor , the Issue beIng -
Ing mainly on Sundny closing of saloons.
Dr. James Wood * wan the republican nom
inee , In favor of dozing the saloons and
Ihelr accessories In accordance with the cUy
ordinances. C. II , Ghane , the democratic
nominee , was supported by the saluonE , anil
ho was elected by a majority of 18. 0. S. P ,
Payne , republican , was re-elected city cleik ,
J , A , Peace was elected city treasurer , de
feating U. Mick , republican , who has held
the office two terms. K. 0. Greenman , re
publican , was elected city eniclneer ; D , Mc-
( Contlnucd on Eccond Page. )
AMENDMENT IS LOST
Effort to Scat Two Moro Snpromo Oonrt
Judges Falls ,
RECOUNT COMMISSION ENDS ITS WORK
Canvass Shows the Amendment Looks
Some Thousands.
POPULISTS ACCEPT THE INEVITABLE
Outcome of the Great Straggle Is Now
Made Public ,
JOINT SESSION DECLARES THE RESULT
Until IlrnnclieH Meet ToitcUter , lltea
to nnil Adopt ( lie Hciiort nnil An
nounce the Absolute Detent
of the
LINCOLN. April 6. ( Special. ) The recount
of the ballots cast for the constitutional
amendment relating to an Increase In the
number of judges of the supreme court has
been finished and the legislative commis
sion finds that the amendment failed to re *
celvo a sufficient number of votes to malco
It a part of the constitution of the state.
The legislative commission found , accordIng -
Ing to Its recount , that the amendment hail
reoolvocl 97,641 affirmative votes , or an In
crease of 13,065 over the number ot votea
returned to the State Canvassing board last
November. The commission finds that 37,029
votes were cast against the amendment , or
S67 votes leas than relumed last November.
The total vote of the state as returned by
the commission today wn.i 230,361 , as agalrst
230,795 as discovered by tbo Slate Canvassing
board last fall.
The fusion majority In the legislature hna
hold from the first that the amendment re
quired but a majority of the votes cast for
senators and reprosantixtlvca The commis
sion Hilda that the total vote cast for sen
ators was 201,375 and for representatives ,
203,552.
The amendment was lost any way It might
bo figured , except one. If based upon tha
total number of votes cast the amendment
lacked 17,537. Basel upon the total vote
for senators It lacked 3,014. Based upon the
total vote for representatives It lacked 4,133.
Based on an average of the total vote for
both senators and representatives the
amendment still lacked 3,587 votes. The
only basis upon which the amendment could
possibly have carried wns upon the total num
ber of votea cast upon tlu proposition Itself.
Th's ' basis Is unanimously rejected by all
parties.
ANNOUNCED IN JOINT CONVENTION.
The defeat of the amendment was formally
declared by both houses Sitting In joint con
vention. As soon as the preliminary reports
of tlio recount commission were read both
houses appointed committees to confer In
regard to a joint convention. Thu senate
was represented by Talbot of Lancaster ,
Ransom ot Douylja and Watson of Saline.
The house committee consisted ot Dobson
of FlUmore , . Roddy pt tjtoe and Kapp ot
Kn6x.'Thq'Jodit committee fixed the hour
at 4 o'clock. At ten minutes after 4 o'clock
the senators appeared at the representative
hall , beaded by the scrgeaut-at-arms and
Senator Hansom. The senators occupied the
Meats placed for them In the aisles. The
joint session was called to order by Lieu
tenant Governor Harris , and the rolls of the
sonata and housed were called. There were
thirty-two senators nnd eighty-six members
oC the house present. '
The presiding officer stated that the ob
ject of the Joint session was to listen to the
canvabslng of the total vote on the amend
ments as found by the recount ' commission.
Representative Loomla of' Butler county , a
member of the commission , then handed the
report to the clerk of the house to bo read.
The reading was listened to attentively by a
crowded hall and a packed gallery. The re
port was as follows :
LINCOLN. April 6. To the Legislature of
the State of Nebraska : We , the Joint com
mittee appointed by the senate nnd house
ot representatives of the Htnte of NebrnHkn ,
under authority of nn net to provide for
the recount of the ballots enbt on November
3 , 189Pi. on thci constitutional amendment re
lating to Judges of the mipreme court ami
approved > Marrli 25 , 1S07. have completed tKo
worlc unsigned ua und herewith submit our
findings :
TbtaU . . .201,37 ! 203.U2 f7OU J7.029 230.101
All of which 1 respectfully oubmltted.
I < -itANK P. 1..0OMI8 ,
T. 1' . BYKKB.
J. B. CANADAY ,
II. OKItnKS.
M. C. KI3HNOW.
HtHAJiI ( > llOliaON ,
J.V. . HKAI'Y ,
UN OS AU. . DKDA.TI3 ,
Wlici. ( ho tint total WEB read , shewing tb
nuuber of voles cast for ifnators , it
