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VOL. XL NO. 127.
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FINCHOT APPEALS
TOTHE PRESIDENT
Vomer Forester ReqneiU Permission
to Submit Brief in Cunningham
Alaikan Claims.
'3TO3 INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
'Declare. Executive Alone Should Act
Upon These Cam.
BUM BALLTNGER FRE-JUTM3ED
Thlnit Secretary Hai Actually De
cided to Invalidate Them.
BAILING ER TO TRANSFER CASE3
Offtrlal laauea MatriBMi In Which
TTl ars Will Ask Conerress In
Hand Whole Matter to Court
ot Anpnli.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-F.xpresina; tha
fear that the Interior department will
reoommend tha patenting of the Cunning
ham Alasksn coal land claim, which he j
believes to ls fraudulent, (ilfffird IMnchot,
former forester of the United States, has
aimealed to the president to allow him to
submit a hrlef before Kny eurh action Is
l;lven executive approval.
Mr. Plnohnt. wrltlna to the president
under date of November 7. says In part:
"It Is unfortunately impossible to look
with confidence to the official of the
Interior department for an unbiased judg
ment In this matter, and It la clear the
protection of the public Interest In these
Alasltnn coal lande must depend directly
upon the president himself."
Secretary rtallinirer's connection with
tbeiie claims, which have been before the
Interior department since he wa commis
sioner of the land office, precipitated the
en called nalllneer-P'ncbot controversy and
the congressional Inquiry of the Interior
department of the forest service which re
sulted therefrom.
The letter alao bears the signature of the
former forester's brother. A mow Ptnchot.
Text nt Letter.
Following l the text of the letter:
' ' N KW YORK. Nov. 7. The President.
Washington, P. C.-Sir: The taking of
testimony to determine the validity of the
Cunningham clalma hae long alnce come to
an end and the recommendation of the
Interior department to patent or not to
patent the clalma doubtless will be made
before Ion. There la reason to apprehend
tide recommendation will be favorable to
the Cunningham claimant and adverao to
the Interests of the people of the United
Htatea.
YThe attorney for Mr. Ilallinaer In the
printed brief submitted. In brhnlf of the
secretary of the Interior ss'd:
" 'Moreover, an examination of the ree
i.id F the Cimnliisir am bearings, and widen
la a pnrt of the record Ir this caee. re
veals not only that the statements of Cun
ningham are true, but that tho Cunnlng
l.utn claims are not fraudulent, but honest.
This la not slated for the purpose of hav-
Inc thta committee consider the ouestlon
.V.. kniiAiihi n. irnnit t 1 1 It of these Cllllm
for the purpose of decision or determlna- Ported, and the casualties are carefulljr .up
turn, Is atnted solely that the committee Passed. Only meager details are avallable
ree no perjruy could be committed by owing to the censorship. An official organ,
Cunningham and that Mr. Halllngcr. by no Kl VU, advocate, a war of extermination
nnsslblllty could have understood these
clalma to be fraudulent, for the reason
that, as a matter of fact, they were
fraudulent, but good and valid
The evidence of all the claimants, except
one who Is d.ad, has been taken In the
Cunningham hearings, and is now on file.
It shows conclusively that none of the
"lalmanta entered Into an agreement prior
to location or prior to the Initiation of
rntry for consolidation of their claims.'
Opinion 11 n Validity.
"It is difficult to avoidVhe conclusion
that those deliberate assertions made by
the attorney for ,Mr. Rallthg'T represent
the opinion of the latter,' reached afteri
the evidence was all in. thut the claims are
valid and should be patented.
"It Is true that Mr. Uulllngei- has re
fused to act himself In behalf of the gov
ernment, on the ground that he formerly
represented the Cunningham claimants,
and accordlnly has turned over all respon
sibility to his assistants. Nevertheless,
Ihls unqualified endorsement of the valid
ity of tho claims throuh his attorney can
scarcely full to have rent moral weiht
with Ida subordinates.
"For them to render a decision adverse
the claims would not only lend support ! Chicago of J. l. Uaitow, one of the plo
rrltlclsms heretofore made asalnst the ! neer business men of Tlanklnton, where
Srpaitinriit, but would mount to taking
direct Issue with their chief on the argu
ment made for him bv his personal coun
sel. "In view of these facts It is Impossible
to look with confidence to officials of the
Interior department for an unbiased iudir-
ment. If the decision .f the Interior da -
ham claims, no apical to the courts would
be possible.
Posslbl Valne nf Property.
According 10 tne testimony or the Morgan-Guggenheim
syndicate, who have long
asserted a half interest in the Cunningham
ialnis, their uUliuute value Is in the neigh-
borbood of SlvVOCVOi"). hut the loss to tne;
people Of the United States would follow ;
the Issue of patents by no means limited
to any such siun j
Ainiyujiii me so ei nun in wouin receive
but little more than IV.ono fir ctuirns worth
many million)', a decision favorable to the!
Cunningham claimants would not merely
result In an unjustiMabid loss to the public
at large. It woiiid also establish a
pietedeut which might admit to patent
other illegal claim oiitslue of the Cunning
ham aroup to ttie vhIuj of many millions
of dollars. , 1
"While we rcot.i.I;e that the law under
which the.se jiaicniri are sought unfor
tunately piao 1 such limitations upon tho
area which tan bu embraced in any om
entry as to hinder UevcioiMiient of Alaskan
coal lands, U it. ik erihrlss. obvious Hint
the rrnudy doo nt He in pan ntins unlaw
ful rl.ilni.
"It Is of the hii.li. st t:in.,.i tan. e that the
overmnent'a foal fu Ids In Alaska should
not be illegally aoiuiitil bv anv individual
r syndicate, but .should be held in the
publio tSouialn until l. ;-l-l;ition It obt lined
hic4i will at mice proud the eoiie In
terest ai.d provide a fair uppoi .unity for
development.
ppeals to I'Trai'Jru t.
ne.ause of tne atiltud- of Cie I1.1
Oe,Mtitiifi.t and because of the peculiar I
e r.....,,-... ... . .1
- ,,i 11 is clear 11
piottx-utMi t.f ths i,util e Interest In lh.se
Continued va Paga To
s I"
Gove. ' - '-Elect of
W) A'ng Talks
Tis Program
lodge Carey Saji He ii a Republican
and that His Policies Are Along:
Progressive Republican Lines.
CIIBrENNK. Wyo.. Nov. 1 -(Special.)
F.x-Senator Joseph M. Carey, father of tha
famous Carey act and for nearly forty
years one of Wyoming's leading publio
men, a llfe-lona; republican and who aay
he la still a republican, but who, as the in-aurgent-republlcan-democrat
candidate for
governor last Tuesday upset all calcula
tions and carried the state by an over
whelming plurality against the candidate
of the republican organization, was seen
today and asked for an Interview. Judge
Carey, aa he is more familiarly known,
showed the effects of the strenuous cam
palgn through which he had just passed,
but appeared enthusiastic over the pros
pects of his being able to Inaugurate re
forms In tha affairs of the slate govern
ment. In outlining the policies he would follow
In the administration of Wyoming govern
ment, Uovernor elect Carey said:
I am deeply grateful to the people of
Wyoming for the trust they bestowed upon
me. 1 no not consider it a personal tri-,
umph, but a triumph for the principles ad
vocated by my associate, and myself. I
am a republican and aa such was nom
inated by the. democrats of this state. We
were all workinK toward the same end.
A clean, honest, economical government
Is desired, and 1 shall use every effort In
my power to see that such an administra
tion is forthcvnilng. The people of Wyo
mint? are deeply moved by the necessity
of that character of legislation, which "is
being urged by the progressive republicans
and proa rcssl ve democrats all over the
lulled Mutes. For Instance. a direct
primary law, with a right to designate a
preference as far as I'nlted States senators
are concerned; a headless Australian bal
lot, which will encourage Independent vot
ing, and such legislation against corrupt
practices as will insure as pure elections
as possible under our sstem of govern
ment. Also essential Is a commission sys
tem or the entire elimination gf politics
from city and town government; the plao
lng of our educational, charitable and
penal Institutions beyond partisan control
and opportunities for personal aggrandize
ment: the destruction of the machine gov
ernment which has dominated the atate of
Wyoming and added to the state expenses
enormously; the elimination of double tax
ation: equality In taxation between coun
ties as well as Individuals.
The people of the state were responsive.
No money was used to corrupt them by
my associates or myself, nor was the stuf
flng of ballot boxes or the use of Illegal
votes to influence the decision resorted to.
Whether the fight will continue In an
other campaign will depend upon the action
taken as to the advance legislation re
ferred to and as to whether such laws find
a place upon our statute books at the com
ing session of the legislature.
Uruguay is About
Kipe for Another
Small War at Home
Ten Thousand -Armed Revolutionists
Are Gathered and Several Skir
mishes Are Reported.
MONTEV1DTCO, Nov. 13. (Special Cable
gram.) There ar now 10.000 armed revolu
tionaries in Uruguay, who are gradually
concentrating. Several skirmishes are re-
'
The disturbances are due to the approach-
lng elections for the chamber, whicn take
1 1
desire, to elect Senator Daley Ordones,
whose former administration (IW8-1907) was
marked by a serious outbreak, ending In
the defeat of the revolutionaries and the
death of their leader, General Saravla. The
opposition party, the Blancos, who are
stimulating the insurrection, would appear
to have little chance of success In the ab
sence of adequate supplies of money and
anna.
South Dakota Pioneer
is Dead in Chicago
J. D. Bartow, Who Was Prominent in
the Affairs of Flankinton,
Passes Away.
HIOl'X FALLS. S. r.. Nov. 13. Hie.
clal.) It will be a surprise to many Fouth
I lakotans to learn of tho recent death In
he had heavy properly Interests. Kver
since the Retail Merchants- association ot
South IHikota was organised twelve 01
thirteen years iro he had been one ot
the most prominent members and had
held high office In the association. Mr.
Hartow died quite suddenly at the home
1 ' bi daughter, Mrs. F. L
! Chicago. leath w as caused
Snyder of
by a sun'
' stroke which he suffered In Chicago last
I summer, and which left him In a badly
weakened condition. A sudden attack of
,,lH oltl rnemy, diabetes, a few days before
I his death was the betiinning of the end.
! The body was broiiKNt back to South I'a
; kota and interred in the eemeterv at
Vlankli.lon. The funeral was In charge
' t ili Maoiila lodae of Tlanklnton, of
' which he had been a member for a period
I of twenty-five years. For twenty-nine
vears be bad been a resident of that part
J 0f nc state,
i '
1 Healing by Music is Now
Said to Be Just the Thing
FVTTLAriKl PH!A, Nov. 15 (Special Tele
gram.) The newest science, which is also
one of the oldeet. Is tho science of hauling
by music.
Tests which h-ie been made direct and
are briiiK used in the Samaritan hospital
hera. under the supervision of Krv. Russell
ii. Cviiaeil, its president. Were announced
todiy, and are verified by lr. VI iliium
liae.nies and other phvsklHn.4 and snr
i'lciiN lor.ii'risiurf the stiff of the Sainuri
t;.n liu. .'Ititl.
1 hi .-e men ai d the nurni w ho have
i il"l iii n.a't UK ohtci i stti n mute 'n t- stl-
Mn., tu the heo rh-ml effect c'nii the
Icinp-'ia' ore otid jmU.i' ion of linlr ixi -
ir i
.
tlellt-
of rii-u n Tin, ...-l air and 'he evil
and depr.int Influences of other tunes,
Thev found that the old. rich, nielnd una
hmn. "I know that my rinnr llvsto,'
EXPRESS TttAIN
HITS STREET CAR
Six Persons Are Killed and Twenty
Six Injured at Kalamazoo
Grade Crossing.
PASSENGER GOES AT HIGH SPEED
Accident Occurs on Curve at Main
Street Crossing.
FRONT OF CAR IS SHATTERED
Motorman Fails to See Approach of
the Flyer.
DRAGGED BLOCK UNDER WHEELS
Trolley Remains om Wlra and Sets
Fire to Wreikic In Which Many
Persons Mere Injured Ter
rible Ncenes.
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Nov. U.-SIx per
sona are dead and twenty-six Injured, four
of whom It Is thought will die, aa the re
sult of a street car on the Kalamasoo city
lines of the Michigan, United Hallways
company being run down last night by a
fast westbound express train on the Mich- !
lgRn Central railroad. All of the dead
and Injured were passenger, on the street
car.
The dead :
WAItl) ABBOTT, X years old, married;
both legs cut off.
WILLIAM F. SCHAFKER, 46 year, old,
single; body severed and burned; killed
Instantly.
MISS KIA'THA CRAIG, 20 years old; in
ternal Injuries and burns.
OKOKUK M. NORMAN, I years old,
tailor; one arm and foot cut off.
TIIKOIH3KK MOSK. 26 yeais old, paper
maker of South Haven, Mich.; head sev
ered from body.
J. F. LAND. X, year, old, blacksmith;
killed Instantly.
All of the dead, except Mosk, lived
Kalamazoo. ,
The injured: ...
Miss Jacobs Kroegendewey. 18 years old;
internally injured and burned.
Miss Cora Krentheway. 16 years old:
found early this morning beside the track
unconscious; body terribly bruised and cut.
Miss Florence Wllmot, itl years old; skull
crushed and body badly bruised.
Miss Clara Crawford, 20 years old;
burned, crushed and possibly Internally in
jured; all are residents of Kalamasoo.
Train at Hick Speed.
The train was running Into the city at
high speed, It is said, and as It rounded
the curve where is located the east main
street crossing. It crashed into the street
car.' 1
Conductor Vernon Vanllorn of tha street
car was standing between the Michigan
Central double tracks. Ha had signalled
his car ahead. Vanllorn claims he did not
see the train or hear it until It was di
rectly upon him. It was then too late to
stop his car. '
The train hit the front end of the atreet
car. tearing It Into thousands of pieces.
Mangled passengers, living and dead were
rarr!d n . the front of,th' engine .for
nearly a block, before the train was brought
to a, stop. .......
Motorman Abbott, with both legs cut off.
was pulled from under tha engine un
conscious Ths living, were lifted from the
front of the engine and with those taken
from the ruins of the street car; were
burried to hospitals.
The passengers who were caught in the
cars were burned and shocked from an !
electrlo current that was continually run
ning through tha metallic parts of the tar
until the trolley was removed.
Woman's Clothes Ablase.
Miss Klvira Craig was frightfully burned
as well as Injured. Her back was a mass
of charred flesh. For neartly a minute
she lay In the street . with her clothe,
ablase before being discovered. Shortly
after her removal to the hospital she died.
Miss Cora Frentheway, lay all night be
side the Michigan Central unconscious from
terrible Injuries. She was removed to her
home ami may die.
The two tallway companies refused to
give out a statement today concern' ng the
wreck, but have already begun an Investi
gation Into the cause of the accident. To
morrow morning the coroner's Inquest will
be held.
SEINE IS AGAIN ON RAMPAGE
With Water Far Above Dancer Line,
All Paris Is Kearfnl for the
Future.
PARIS, France, Nov. 11 (Special Cable
gram.) All Paris is looking with alarm at
the Seine today.
Will last winter's flood be repeated? This
h the question In every mind. The admin
istration Is asked why, after the expe
rience or last winter, protective measures
were not rushed, for It seems to be a fact
that the city is little better fortified
against the rtMnn waters than It was last
January. Tho river rose rapidly yesterday
and tha 5-meter mark (about seventeen
feet), the danger line, was passed In sev
eral places.
Harness Dealers Organ tse.
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Nov. IS. (Special.)
As tho result of a meeting held at tha
office of K. J. Mannlx, editor of the Com
mercial News, a movement has been In
augurated to orxanixe a new stste asso
ciation, to be composed of the men
throughout the state who are dealers In
harries and saddlery lines. The meeting
of these dealers will be held in Sioux
Falls during the annual convention of the
retail farm machinery men of the state,
to be held the forepart of December.
brought patients forth from the trance of
anaesthesia with none of the nausea and
feverish symptoms that usually follow an
awakening They further found that fever
was abated and restlessness reduced bv a
fine old song, "Flow Gently, Sweet Afton:"
that "Dixie" calmed a patient who had
delirium; and that "Juanila" and "The
I41SI Ruse of Hummer" and other soft
Phrased melodies sent pain racked invalids
iiil'k soothing, healing slumber.
In the course of the experimentation lr.
'unwell and the physician discovertd that
a 11 u in In r of sunns produced In'or oils et-
J f. cts upou the patients. Among the-ie dl-
; tm blim tunes were many hymn, ns "Abide
' Willi Me' and "Behold a Stranu'er at the
, Door " were d stlnctly unfavorable In their
i r eulis. "Ken Holt." 'The Star Spanidtd
; Uanuer" and "The Dead March From
.. i ,
! fiaul" produced tho worst effecj.
-j-imli i Tv' Trv
' r' Sa-
From ths WaiOlnttoti -"
Ermine 8ur. . . , JJT f T?-
TOLSTOI HAS BEEN LOCATED
Aged Russian Reformer Said to Have
Been Found in Tula.
DISAPPEARANCE IS A MYSTERY
Claimed that Head of Ca'ar'a Cnnrch
Had !.oa Looked Upon the,
Fa mans .4n as a , .1
He-rotta.
MOSCOW. Nov. J3.-(8peclal Cablegram.)
It Is reported Count Tolstoi has 'been lo
cated In the Province of Tula. He was
found by a newspaper correspondent. -
He was located In the Mt. 8ensky dis
trict of Tula province, on the estate of the
Abrlkosaffs, well known manufacturers
ST. PKTKRSBVIWJ. Nov. 12.-Speclal
Cablegram.) sinister reports are current
In this city concerning the mysterious dis
appearance of Count Tolstoi from his home
at Tasnaya, Pollanu.
While It Is publicly given out that the
famous writer and reformer har voluntarily
gone away to pass his remaining days In
solitude and peace, and a letter purporting
to have been written by the aged novelist
to his wife, explaining his departure has
been made -public, there Is a persistent
report that his exile Is not voluntary.
It is hinted that tha heads of the Rus
sian church, who long have regarded Tol
stoi as an arch heretic, are really resiwn-
sible for his disappearance; that they have
taken him and confined him in some mon
a;ery, where they will keep him until
death releases h!m.
The first news of Tolstoi's disappearance
came from Prince Ilmltry Obolinsky, who
says the coum left his home several days
ago, accompanied by Dr. Makovitsky, his
physician. That the doctor should he a
party to the afair la another Inexplicable
feature.
Dr. Makovitsky became the companion
of the count In succession to the latter's
private secretary, M. Guseff, whom the
government exiled to Siberia, alleging that
ha had Influenced Tolstoi's anti-government
writings.
Tolstoi has been In 111 health for some
time. He suffered frequent fainting spells
and on October IS was unconscious for
hours. loiter, It was reported he had Im
proved somewhat.
Tho reports that Countes. Toln'tol has re
peatedly atempted suicide over his disap
pearance is said to be due to the knowledge
that her distinguished husband st last has
fallen Into the hands of his enemies.
AUTO DRIVER KILLED IN RACE
,('ar Loses Wheel In
Twelve-Mil
1 Antonio,
Ilandleap Hare at Si
h'exas.
8 AN ANTONIO. Tex., Nov. IS. Tobln de
Hymel, driver of racing automobiles, was 1
killed In the rares here this afternoon when
j his car lost a wheel and was wrecked. He
drove In the last vanderbllt cup race In
New Yoik and was known as the Aztec
Irdian driver. The accident occurred In
the twelve-mile handicap race.
I)e Hymel was rounding a curve driving
his Stoddard-lJaj'ton racer at high speed
when a front wheel flew off and tho car
crashed Into an embankment. le Hymel
was thrown clear of the car some distance
down the track.
When attendants reached hlni he was
dead with the broken steering wheel of
the car clutched In his hand.
OFF FOR LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
ew 1 srk Veterans to lie Presrat at
Dedication ' of MorhuiiI to
Memorr of Comrades.
NEW YORK. Nov. Ii (Sicial Tele
gram.) -Colonel Lewis It. Steiuan, aceom-
I psuled by n larpre del. railon of civil war
veterans, lrfl today for Chattanooga. Tenn.,
to he prenent at the dedication on Tuesday
r.exl of the fhO.UUO memorial monument
erected on Lookout Mountain in honor of
the New York soldiers ho foUKht in the
li.atle of Lookout Mountain. In addition
to Colonel Stegman and the veteians, Jeii
eisl lianlel K. Sh kles and Oovernor White
will also bo uieiil
t
Time
rt!
Express Drivers'
Strike is Settled,
. Men to Go to Work
Jersey City Meh to Accede to Offer of
Companies No Discrimination
Except for Violence.
NEW YOfHC, Nov. 13. The strike of! driv
er and helpers employed by the transconti
nental express companies was declared off
this evening and It was announced at state
headquarters that the men ,wil return to
work Monday. This will end one of the most
serious labor disputes the metropolitan dis
trict has experienced In years.
The close of the strike was brought about
by the Jersey City strikers who voted late
today to Hccept the terms upon which tha
companies offered to take back the men.
They had rejected the terms last night,
but a conference of the strike leaders with
Mayor Wlttpann of Jersey City and Presi
dent Towne of the New, York Merchants'
association cleared the way for agreement
this afternoon. The New York strikers
voted Thursday night to accept the com
pany's offer conditionally by the taking of
elmllar action by the men across the river.
The agreement provides that the men shall
be taken back without discrimination, ex
cept for acts of violence during the strike.
The agreement between the companies
and the.lr empolyes does nut affect the
strikes of chauffeurs, cab drivers and
drivers for department stores, who at first
quit work In sympathy with the express
employes and later presented demands of
their own.
Secretary Foster of. the International
Hrotherhood of Teamsters declared tonight
that the fight of the chauffeurs and cab
drivers will continue until recognition of
their union is won.
. Negotiations between the striking store
drivers and their employers are under way
and It Is hoped a setlement will be ef
fected soon.
MONTANA'S ELECTION IN DOUBT
Democrats ee Only One Seat Out of
Three Still t'ndeelded -Armed
Guards Wntehlnsr.
IIEIJONA, Mont., Nov. 13. Of three
seats In the Mo,liana house of repre
sentatives still In doubt, the democrat,
need get but one to control the legisla
ture on Joint ballot. The legislature will
choose, a successor to Senator Thomas
M. Carter.
The official count In Swaetgrass
county show, the election of M. I Mar
tin, democratic candidate for representa
tive, by a plurality of thirteen voteo.
The oflclal count in Carbon county shows
the election of John Tolman. republican
candidate' for representative, by fourteen
votes, in most counties tne oriiciai can
vass will bei,-ln Monday and will prob
ably be completed Monday or Tuesday
night. In Custer, Ilosebud and Granite
counties each party has armed guardy
watching the ballot boxes and sealed re
turn sheets to see that no uttempt is
made to tamper with the figures.
Sunshine and Rainfall to
Be Made Just as Needed
IjOXDoX. Nov. 13 (Speiial Cablegram.)
Signor Ferranti. the famous electrician.
lecturing before the Institute of Electrical
I'-.-l . 1...... ...... r.A u.....Arr..l J.l.li.n. I
"'"" .amount of artificial fertiliser sufficient for
ments in the usaa of electricity. He de- eSt.ry arr- ot aKrl,.,,uiral land in the
clared that before lung the weather w IM j cour try
be controlled by electricity, so that the I "All ths coal we have to burn should I
sun will shine or rain full as nece-asary. j converted Into electricity." said Ferranti.
This by circling the lands and coast with j "Then all the wants now met by burning
an elei-tricsl defense which will force the : rout will bo Infinitely better filled by elec
rli.ud to detceiiil to the t-a in the form of !ti:city. We should convert our coal by
vapor Instead of drifting over the country j the wIkiIcsjIm at a few great ceiitei only
and obscuring the sun .vtien sunlight is , and leull it In the form of electricity to
needed. the- present users of coal all over the eoun-
Ferrantl prophesied that before manyjtr. Then we would save W.ouu.000 tons of
years electricity will be produced at one-, co..l annually and by Intensive cultivation
slileenfh the average cost of prodiKlng.be able to grow In the present cultivated
it now, thus cheaply It will bohupplled forac:eag all tho fjod wo need."
YOTE ON SECRETARY IS CLOSE
Eighty-Two Counties of Ninety-Two
Show Wait in Lead.
1
WILL PROBABLY WIN BY SHAVE
Return from Mftr-Fonr Counties on
. Balance) of Ticket Show Railway
Commissioner and Treasurer
In latereutluu; Races.
Complete returns from eighty-two coun
ties on secretary of state show C. W. Pool,
tire democrat who Is leading the democratio
ticket, to be close on tho heel, of Addison
Walt, republican.
Figures, which In tho majority of case,
aro official, are as follow, for the eighty
two counties:
Walt : lOt.Kil
Pool ; 10a. W2
Wait's lead 1.319
Returns from sixty-one counties on other
officers below governor:
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Hopewell
Clark
82,731
RS.217
7U.5M7
M.Ritf
82.71i
AUDITOR.
Harton
Hewitt
TREASURE Ft.
(leorge
Hall ...
SUPERINTENDENT.
Crablree S7,7(S
Jackson 79.W1
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Martin a.fit0
Whitney 77,5W
LAND COMMISSIONER.
Cowles S2.757
Kastham 79,S4
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
Clarke S0.797
Hayden 745
WILL TAKE OFFICIAL COUNT
Result of Tuesday's F.leetlon In
Tennessee la Close and Contests
Are Ilelna Talked.
Ul'MPIIIH Tnn Knv 11 -IDiuarill Tlr.- '
--m llTnon fh- ' re.nll of tha offle.al
the result of the official I
count, which begins Monday, Probably de
pends the filing of a contest to prevent
the seating of Captain H. W. Hooper, republican-fusion
governor-elect. On the face
of the unof filial returns. Hooper has a plu
rality of about 13,0r) over United Ktatex
Senator Robert L. Taylor, administration
democrat.
The legislature, however, la very close
and If the administration Is to secure con- I
trol. it is planned to contest the election 1
iind throw out. if possible, tho entire First
district because of alleged Irrgularitles In I
the ballots. This would wipe out Hooper's !
majority.
The leirislature la so close on the face
of the returns, that the control In Joint
session depends on the result In two doubt
ful districts. In separate session the ad
ministration will control the senate and
the fuslonlsts tho house, on the face ot
the returns.
, every pui poe of energy and lighting by
, genera ting on scientific and proiK-rly coii-
, trolled lilies. Tho by-products of the coal
OFFICE HUNTERS
ARE OUT FOR JOBS
Election of Legislature Brings One
Candidate for Speaker and One
for Clerk.
QUACKENBUSH ENTERS THE LISTS
Nemaha County Member Would Like
to Be Named.
COMMITTEE TO NAME COMMITTEES
Old Fight of Two Years Ago Likely to
Be Fought Again.
PRIMARY LAW TO BE PROBLEM
Demoerntio Knoctment that Caused So
Much Trouble All Alone l.ln to
Come l p for Knlflno; Br
Its Authors.
(From a staff Correspondent.)
WNCOIjN. Nov. IS. (Special. 1 One, can
dldate for speaker of the house of repre
sentatives and one candidate for chief
clerk of the house are already up for con
sideration. K. It. Quaekenhunh of Auburn,
a member of the 17 legislature, Is tho
candidate for speaker and Henry C. Rich
mond of Omaha, head of the engrossing
room of the house dining the late legisla
ture, is the candidate for chief -clerk.
Mr. (Juarkenbusli Is running on a plat
form which provides that ths standing
committees shall be scleoted by a commit
tee Instead of by the speaker. This Is the
precedent set by the late democratio legls.
lature at the request of Mr. Urynn. Tho
committee met. scleoted tho best chairman
ships for Its own members and left some
of the strongest members ot the houso
without any Important committee assign
ments, thus depriving the state of the
benefit of the ability of Jheao men. The
speaker had no more control over tho
house than a 3 year-old child over a buck-
ag broncho. In fact, the antics of tha
house at tlmea took on the appearance of
a sore-heasled bear and at other times a
grand orgle or a battle royal In a prise
ring. The speaker was treated as a figure
head, for he was absolutely without power,
the house being run, when It w-a. run, by
a coterie of members who had packed ths
oommittee on committees.
Cono Not Yet Announced.
Mr. Richmond, who Is a candidate for
chief clerk, was a candidate for this place
before the lata legislature, but was de
feated by Trenmore Cone by one vote and
was then placed at tho head of tho en
grossing room. Cone has not yet an
nounced his candidacy and It la not known
hero whether ho will be a candidate. Rich
mond has already -received encouragement
from some of tho old members, and U. la
expected that he will hav tho bucking ot
tho Hitchoook Inrruende,' Unless the Woi Id
Herald editor will be so busy keeping tho
members In Una for himself that ho will
have no time to help anyone else.
No one here has yet beeh talked of for
president pro tem of the Senate or for sec
retary of that august body.
, . The Primary I. aw.
One of the lniKrtant bills the demo
cratic legislature will have to ronsldor
probably Is a repeal of lis pet measure
enacted two years ago, tha open primary.
That measure was held Op as a concession
to the people who are too good to con
taminate themselves by affiliating with
either of the great political parties and
Oovernor Shallenbergcr and the members
of the legislature argued that these thou
sands of good and true people should not
be required to say that they belonged to
any Utile old political party when calling
for a ballot at the primary. That law Cost
Oovernor Shalletiberger hla nomination and
a fighting phoure for his . help. He has
come to tho conclusion that the law Is not
only pernicious and . rotten and bad and
nasty, but Is an outrage on tha Intelligence
of the people of the state and an Insult
to every member of every political party.
So ho will recommend that It be reiealed.
Whether ll . will bo repealed la another
question. Those who were nominated under
Its provision and elected probably feel very
kindly toward It
Some members ot tha legislature will
want to repeal the primary law sg Its
entirety, but what will happen in case, t tin
repealing bill Is Introduced cannot be
foretold for those who wera eJec( of
course were nominated under Its provisions
and ' may pobslbly fid under obligation
to It.
Work for l.ohhrt
In the meantime whether the legislature
' r W" 11 her, that enough
anti-brewery bills will be Introduced to
keep tho brewers' lobby awaks for at least
three mouths anil working overtime, one
of the measures mentioned Is to provide
the Ingredients that shall constitute beer;
another Is an anti-treat law providing that
where a saloonkeeper permits treating In
his bar room ho shall upon conviction for
feit his license, and a score or mors of
I others.
Masked Men Get Big
Sum of Money from
Car Line Paymaster
Highwaymen Hold Up Man and His
Escort Near Densely Wooded
Swamp.
OR EAT HAUItlMii i).. Mss.. Nov.
II Three masked highwaymen, armed
with rifles, uecurcd between f 1,000 and
1.1,000 today through iio of the moil
daring holdups ever known in this sac
lion i t M aasachusill s. Th, money com
prised the payroll for two camps of
I la. iun luboicrs employed ly the Wot
iiihihu Construction company In tim
building of an electric cue line between
(in ut Harrington and Lsremoiil. The,
money was carried by pay muster lilnes,
who was escorted by Deputy Hhorll'f
Fred Truesdell and Carlton Itoblnson.
Paymaster lllnea and hla escort were
walking along the trolley line about two
nille.1 from Ureal Harrington. As they
approached a oenseiy wooded swaiiio
they were confronted by threa masked
men who leveled rifles at tlieni and de
manded tlie money.
Within half an hour a posse of ."')
armed men was on Its way to rhe scene
The lubbers aro thought to be traouinl
lu a ssainf