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^f YO L. \" LYL^Z WINNSBOKO, 8. (ITWEDN?^^ XOVEMI^U 1^1891. " 14. w . THE KANSAS ELECTION. THE "HIRO PARTY MEETS A WATERLOO ON CHOSEN GROUND. 2I?e Old Parti<rf> Combine Hud Clean It ui> in Kan;aa?Kes?-ut)i.'ir the Arrogance of the New Party Lcit?U rs- President I'olk SaTS It is all Hlght. Leavenwohth, Xax., Nov. 5.? The combiuing of the republicans with [ the democrats again?i ;.he people's party in manj parts of Kansas Tuesc ay really began in the last legislature, where the two older par.-es, in order to aecomplis 1 anything, were forced 10 combine. Before the election last fail it was tacitly agreed between the leaders of the democratic party and the aiiiance lexers that if the democrats should nominate the old war governor, Vharles li-obinson, of ( Lawrence, for governor, the alliance (convention would indorse the nomiaaItion and in return the democrats were to [accept the man the alliance selected for [lieutenant governor on the democratic I ticket. The alliance convention and the \ democratic convention were held the same day in Wichiia. but the alliance. Instead of nominating and indorsing Robinson for governor, named J. T. Willets, a comparatively unknown man. The alliance leaders may have intended to [keep faith, bus an enthusiastic delegate proposed Willet's name and that settled L. \V. Humphreys was reelected governor by the republicans, and Willets came in second in the race. The democrats were incensed and in the alliance, which had cut their SO,000 majority down nearly half, the republicans saw a "lusty foe." The thiru party then became the common enem\- of republicans and democrats alike, and the battle in the legislature, which was almost overwhelmingly alliance, resulted. Following this came Ingalls's defeat by Pieft'er, whose election has done more to hurt *" J if o o rlnno I me tnira party uiuu uuy mmj n. uao ViVUV/ before or since. j^Berore the campaign this year sections of the repudlican and democratic party in this State coquetted with the aiiiance and talked fusion but the third party, proud )f Its strength, refused to listen to these proposals aud a general meeting ol the democratic editors in Topekain June resented these proposals, as far as the democracy was concerned, and declared bitterly against the alliance. The defeat of the aiiiance Tuesday last was the result. In an interview today, J. Kalph Burton, of Abelene, a noted repubiicau campaigner, said: "The only elections oi national importance were in Ohio and Kansas and there the republicans carried everything. In Kansas it was a perfect avalanche. Tne issue was whether the vagaries of a set of visionaries were to be fastened on the state and the vote of the people said they were not. "Then you regard the resulr. of the election in Kansas as a total defeat for the alliance?" "Utter. But it v as not defeat, it was annihilation. They are swept trom the lace of the earth. Hardly a vestige re~? -juaipa. There is not enough left of the alliance in Kansas to reform a respectahlo frroon^'ipb LaSC VCaT OUt Of 424 principal count}' oiiices in the State, the alliance go;, three hundred and something; this year only 125. C. K. Holliday, of the Topeka Democrat, a successful editor and shrewd politician, said: "IVom a demoaratic standpoint it's a glorious victory. We beat the alliaces body, soul anu breeches, and that it enough to make any one feel good in Kansas. ~ "While Kansas has not as many democrats as some States, yet we have had a considerable degree of success in the past, and there is no reason why we may not have in the future. But if Kansas democrats accomplish anything in the future they will have to quit dividing up to tight men and all go iu together with a grand pull tor the princples of democracy." "You are not in full accord with some other Kansas democrats as to the policy of the party, are vou?*' **J. am 110L HI JiCCUru vwiu uic uicuiow.o of the State central c ;mmittee by u big majority. They want to fuse with the alliance. Why, in Ueno county the straight democrats got together and put out a democratic ticket but the committee wouiu't recognize them und insisted on fusion with the alliance. The result is that county went overwhelmingly republican. This is teaching the fusion democrats a lesson, ami they are all getting mighty sick of fusion." Winifred, Kan , >."ov. 5.?In this, Cowley county, the people's party was born. In 1S39 the republican defeat was overwhelming, owing to local matters. Out o: this victory a few men connected with the Farmers' Alliance conceived the idea of a peoples' party lor the county and then lor the State. U. H. Chaver, who was afterwards elected to congress by the alliance party, was at that time president of the Statejalliauce, and he succeeded in yetting a State organization of a new party. The result was that the democrats joined the alliance movement and elected a legislature that downed John J. Ingalls. This done the alliance par.y boldly annnnnfPfl its antagonism to renubliean ism and democracy alike, and openly insulted democrats who dared ask for a share of the honors "won in a fusion campaign. In the present campaign in this county, as in a majority of counties in his sate, the alliance boldly asserted its independence and the democrats in the towns, finding that the brethren in the country were liable to join the "calamity howl," iointd the republican forces and administered a whipping the alliance w:ll not soon ie.rget. Hon. John A. Eaton, who was elected as a democrat fro u this city to the legislature, and who was the democratic candidate for congress in lSf^. said tonight: "The su'Mre.isurr, government loaning of money and government ownership of railroads -.:ts thought by dem ex-rats to be uauge:cus. me leaner? u; the alliance, winch advocated those measures, made it a point to go further and misrepresent the con lition of Kansas, one of tho most capable and grandest agricultural Sts'r> in the L'uion. **It became necessity, in the minds ol leading democrats, to give this alliance party a setback thai would leach it conservatism at icast. Ti e democrats have taujat the air.ancc p:irtj that arrogance and intolerance should not and must not be taught in reh-' iu politics.'' Captain Gray, lau- democratic candidate for sherid", sa*-: "I did not expect a large vote, i rankism and intolerance has gone to such extremes that good sense is no longer exhibited by the leaders of the Farmers' Alliance. That organization needed a drubbing. and the democratic farmers went to the polls with republican farmer*. shoub'er t<> shoalder, and 'settled ihe hash'ofa parI tv not called i'or by any issue." John R. bumpier, chairman ul the jiepublican central committee, says he ; was sure the democrats wou! vote the republican ticket, on account of the wild J theories advanced by the alliance speak-1 : c-rs, each of which "had a plan," and no j two ol' which were alike. Sol Smith, who conducted the cam[ paign in this county for the people's : party, says he was surprised at the result, as he thought a democrat would vote anything rather than a republican ticket, but has formed a new opinion in regard to democratic proclivities. Many other leading politicians express similar views. This country gave from 400 to S00 alliance majorities in 1888, from 30 to 200 ; in 1S90, and thus far gives the repubii| can ticket pluralities ol Irom 900 to 1,000 ! and the democrats are rejoicing with the | republicans. I Wichita, Kax? Nov. 5.?There i was no union oi democrats and republij cans in this countv or judicial district | against the Farmers' Alliance. Each | party-had a straight ticket in the held, {and the republicans won the day. In the adjoining districts where there 1 was such lusion it was entirely due to a | belief that in that locality the rdliauce had a plurality of the votes, and that the success of that party of despair meant new accessioLS to its ranks and a prolongation of the ruinoas policies inaugurated by the late alliance legislature anu which have proved so disastrous to the credit and welfare of Kansas. The visionary land loan and subtreasury scheme promulgated by alliance legislators, the class legislation demanded, the monopolistic '.cndency ot the body, as seen in their twenty million dollar mercantile trust, which proposes to establish farmers' co-operative stores of all kinds, and the generally wild vagaries and dangerous doctrines of the secret, oath bound alliance have aroused ruen ot all other political beliefs to a sense of the destruction oi business and creclil hound to i'o low in the wake of alliance success. It is the general belief that the defeats of last Tuesday will inaugurate a disintegration of the alliance men in Kansas, which will leave it an unimportant factor in politics a year hence when its members will be distributed among the old parties, the greater per cent, going to the democracy as the exponent of many measures that vitally concern the people. COLONEL POLK ON TIIE ALLIANCE. Coi. L. L. Poik. president of the National Farmers' Alliance, said: "The alliance b:is not been weake-^d. It is as strong as ever, in many places the democrats who co-operated with us last year joined with their old enemies, the republicans, in endeavoring to defeat our candidates. JLu some places like Kansas this would give the appearance that our strength is less than heretofore. "The truth is that we did rot have the force to wage a fight in Ohio. We were only organized there last spring. The j ballots cast yesterday signify absolutely nothing so far as we are concerned. One thiug is inevitably certain: the alliance people of this country will stand :or I their demands, and will keep up an aggressive light until these demands are V^jiiipiicu v> ltu. Republicans arc Disappointed. Washington, Xov. 7?The general feeling here is that the elections this week and their results have smoothed : ihe way for a Democratic victory in 1892. The president, Mr. Blaine "and other members of the administration see this and they do not contemplate the tiguresof thelast election with anything like satisfaction. They have seen the free coinage and Farmers' Alliance scares falling out of sight and tariff reform standing out boldly as '.he issue with the certainty that a proper ! man that will be the nominee of the Democratic party on a sound platform. The members of the administration make but a feeble attempt to disguise the fact that the losses their party have sustained are serious if not fatal. The thing Mr. Harrison was concerned about above all else w is the election of Mr. Fasset. His vocabulary does not supply a term strong enough for his disappointment. Democrats are inconsolable because Mr. Campbell has been compelled to take, but there is acknowlin 1 >ior r&snlt th<? war .V, ?'?v of proiitii the Democracy will not close their eves to it. It holds the Republicans to the robber tariff as an issue for which they must contend, and it promises to eliminate the free coinage or silver idea from the light in \*i. Thus sunlight, can be seen through the only Democratic reverse. While the administration liuds no solace anywhere, the N ew York Sun in an editorial leader prophesies that Blaine a;;d McKinley will be the Republican ticket in 'i>2. It is thought here that the large Republican majority in the Ohio legislature will invite a bitter light between Sherman and Foraker for th* senate. To Steal Senator Uriel's Seat. Lima, Ohio, Xov. 6.?The Republicans having captured the Legislature at yesterdays election will have a great deal to do with Senator Brice taking bis seat. There is a great strife between thf Sherman and Foraker factions for the Senators hip, and the Republicans are confident that they have f.i.in/l crtltifinn rn rhp Trouble which will sraoj'h over all differences, and, when Congress convenes m December, will carry it out. The plan is for the Republicans to leave Mr. IJrice's credentials to uc refused in the Senate. This will throw the matter back to the Ohio Legislature, which will be Republican, <-:nd which, wlien it convenes the month after Congress opens, will be in the midst of hot warfare between the Sherman and Roraker contingents. After Rrice's credentials arereiused, it will be the place of the Legislature to elect two Senators instead ol one. ami both the contestants will be elected, and the 1 )ernocrats cheated out o! their representative in the Senat:\ This disclosure of the scheme here to-day has caused much excitement, this being Senator R rices* home, hut the Republican light in this State is in such a shape that something must oe done, and as they are desperate, Rrice will be chosen for the victim. Destructive Fire Ju Darllnctoa. COLUMiirA. S. C., Nov A lire at Darlington destroyed the following stores and dwellings: M. Mann, two T fr ftnHckpn. [ i'urniture; Martin Ilanley, store and ; stock; .T.<;oldman,store; Gowertz, store ! and stock and dwelling. The following' j wt-ro badly damaged: M. C. Alexaa| der. store and stock; New l'ork cheap [store, stuck; West o: Honours, stock; the Mit-ses Lides, sto-f-; M. Marco. .Three stores: J. liosenburg. stock; II. I Ileinisr. store and stock; II. Welsh store; Block & II yman, stock; A. Wein [berg, store and stock; Smith Brothers, saloon; W. F. Dargac, store: K. Hofff man, sr^>ck. THE GREAT VICTORY. GOVERNOR HILL TELLS THE PEOPLE! WHAT IT MEANS. It Emphasizes the Repudiation of lteptibllcac Principles ami i* the Forerunner of Triumph for the National Democracy. Albany, X. Y., Nov. 5.?The Democrat of Albany and the Buffalo Club serenaded Governor Hill to-night. Governor Hill spoke in the open air, addressing the crowd on the mansion lawn. He said: "ine viciory over wmcu wu are uuw rejoicing is of pre-eminent importance. It not only establishes the control of the Democratic party in the executive and other departments of the State government for the next two or three years, but it emphasizes the repudiation of Republican principles. The campaign of our opponents from Its inception to its close was one of brag and bluster. It was not characterized by sincerity. There was no real confidence in the issues which they sought to make. They anuounced their desire to discuss State issues exclusively, and proceeded to conduct their canvass upon that basis, and new they simply wish they hadn't. They themselves virtually repudiated the national principles of their party by a cowardly refusal to discuss them before the people. Our position in regard to State matters was as impregnable as the rock of Gibraltar. For eight years we had annually carried the State upon the questions presented by the administration | of our State affairs, and our opponents only exhibited their rashness and extreme indiscretion when they apparently eagerly sought a conflict upon the very fields where we had often routed them and where we had so frequently wah cn manv sicmal triumDhs. "The people were satisfied with Democratic rule in tbis state, and did not desire a change. Our party had faithfully fulfilled its pledges. We had reduced the state debt from S7,000,000 to SI,000,000. The credit of the state never stood higher than now. Economy and retrenchment had been the watchwords and policy of the party.' Xo scandals had pertained to the ollicial conduct of any state officer. The laws f;ad been faithfully and impartially executed. The state taxes were the lowest that they had been in thirty-six years. Our state treasury was full and overflowing. The people had been given good government. The State was prosperous and the people were contented. Our opponents, therefore, only exhibited their fool-hardiness when they attacked us upon lines which were the most strong'v entrenched. The returns from the /ural districts show that the silly cry of the 'Tammany Tiger' was without effect. The iion-hearced Democracy of the interior are not afraid of an alleged tiger or any other animal which is the outcome of the imagination of our Republican friends. ' This victory means the vindication o? the Democracy [cheers] in State and nation. It is the victory of the Democratic party. We had no entaneling alliances. It was a straight party light upon the issues raised between the Democratic and Republican parties, and the people decided in our favor. The Republicans said at the outset that tuey wauicu a apcaxv.iii? uauiyai^u, ujlxva now they say their candidate talked too much. He said he wanted to 'turn on the light,' and the light was turned on, but it exposed the utter insincerity and worthlessness of Republican pretenses Our chances steadily improved under the strong light of intelligence and deliberate discussion. Our opponents ranted; we argued. They indulged in personal abuse and vilification; we avoided such methods, but presented facts and iigures. Thev appealed to the prejudices of the people; we appealed to their judgment. They conducted a campaign of enthusiasm; we calmly relied upon the justice of our cause and upon our perfect organization. They grew weaker and weaker as the contest progressed; we grew stronger every hour. Another campaign, and we would have had a majority north of Harlem river. ' This election has rebuked those who had no arguments to present for their cause, but who foolishly insisted upon calling reputable men murderers and thieves. It has demonstrated that local and municipal affairs do not constitute a sufiicient issue for a great State election. It settles the question of the intention of the people of the rural districts to allow the citizens of New York city the privilege of governing themselves. I believe that we have fairly carried both branches of the LegislaI? tho final returns cnrrnhf.rj-ltP this view, then indeed may the people of the State rejoice, because it insures a deliverance from Republican legislative misrule hereafter. Our opponents have only kept possession of the Legislature heretofoie because of their deliberate refusal to obey the constitution. They have kept control by unworthy means and violated oaths. They have refused an enumeration of the inhabitants and a reapportionment of the State solely because to do so would deprive them of power. If our victory shall be complete, the people will have a fair and just representation in the senate and assembly. We shall have an impartial congressional reapportionment. We shall have a much needed revision of the excise laws. We needed the revision of the excise laws. We shall have a new measure of relief for the tax payers and j still owe taxes. We shall have wise and practical legislation in the interest of labor. We shall have measures of home rule for municipalities, and we shall in all things legislate for the interests of the people. "Our triumpn m Jsew iorK win strengthen our cause in the nation. It will give hope to every Democrat for the great contest next Year. It U the foreruner of a great Democratic victory then. The United Democracy of the Empire btate send a warm greeting to the Democracy of the country, and' assure them that in 1892 we will once more be found in the Democratic column. "It is particularly gratifying to me. 1 assure you. that this great victory fitly supplements the six successive Democratic victories of the last seven years in this State. It will be with pride and pleasure that I shall welcome my successor to the otlice of Governor. "lie is particularly fitted to discharge the duties ot' that high oflice. He possesses all the qualifications needed to make his administration a grand success. He will be faithful to the people, whose confidence he possesses in an unusual degree, as was maniiested by his large majority ;it Tuesday's election, and he will be faithful to the party that chose him as its standard bearer.' I trust that Democratic victories may annually mark the popular approral'of his successful administration of the State government. In his efforts to give the people j good government he will be ably as-1 sisted by the young and brilliant lieuten-1 ant governor and by otherState oilicers who were, associates on the Democratic ticket." The governor was interrupted frequently during his speech by enthusiastic applause. Aftera^^thegcvernor gave a reception parlors. i CYCLONE IN INDIA. I.ater Kcports Make Tlie JJlsu.sU-r Worse. Calcutta, Xov. lu.?As further details regarding the cyclone which passed orer this part of India Monday of last week are received it is seen that the damage done is very extensive. .Resides the loss of seventy-seven lives by the sinking of the Indiau government steamer "Enterprise" which fuuadered at the Andaman islands and the killing of sixty convicts there is no doubt large loss of life at other places along the coast. Advices from various parts of Ovissa, a proyince of India in Lengal. state that the cyclonc passing orer that section of country did great damage. The eastern part of the province referred to lies along the shores of the Bay of Bengal and this section was therefore exposed | to the full fury of the gale which seemed to gather force as it swept across the : bar. Ti.e cyclone cleared the path through the forests, uprooting gigantic | trees and hurling them aside as though they were reeds. 2S*o house could stand the terrible energy pi the gale and every dwelling or other structure in the path of [ the cyclone was either swept from its foundations or literally picked up, turned I over and deposited at some distance from the place where it had originally stood. The wind also did much damage in the vicinity of Calcutta or at least below i that city. As is well known, Calcutta is the scat oi an immense trade by sea and river, being the natural outlet for a tra.de of tbe groat valleys of the Ganges and Urannah Pootra. The city is situated on 'the east bank oi the Iloo^ley river, the westernmost branch of the Ganges. The Hoogly river empties into the bay of Bengal tkrough a number of mouths, tbe Delta being ten miles across. A largo number of vessels were at anchor oil" the mouths of ilie river, some waiting lor an opportunity to ascend while others were awaiting a fair ! wind to put to sea. These vsssels were ; in such a jjosition that when the t'aie | suddenly burst it was impossible 10 save ; many of theu!. Number- drugged their | anchors and were carried ashore, while [others, more fortunate in their holding : ground, were damaged by the pounding I they received by the enormous seas ..hich accompanicd the storm. No estimate can as yet be made of the total | loss, but Irom all th9 details received it j is known positively that the nuuiber oi' [ persons drowned or killed by falling trees or living debris is very large. An Iusoleiit Speech. Cincinnati, Nov. 5.?The TimesStar's Cauton, Ohio, special says Major McKinley said to-day* speaking of the Ohio elections: "lam convinced that the judgment of our citizens does not approve the constant agitation of the tariff issue in face of the fact that it can accomplish nothing. It must surely be apparent to all alike that the conditions, without which effective legislation is impossible, do not exist. The liepi-blican Senate and Republican President are bulwarks against which the free trade forces dash powerless, and, witn no immediate prospect of a change in these comditions, the only result of continued agitation is to disturb business and retard the enterprises which the new law is designed to encourage. In spite of all tbe bill is working its way, and i from being on the defensive a year ago we are now on tbe aggressive. When business is already good our people will not long tolerate movements which disturb it in the face of the condition I have named, and you will Gnd that Republicans and Democrats alike will call a halt on men whose stock in trade is not fair, square argument, but juggling misrepresentations. Ohio has gone Republican and I accept the result as indicating that this State stands by the Republican party with full faith in its protective principles as embodied in the tariff law, and more than this, Ohio stands, as she always has, in favor of a full dollar and a sound currency." The South Bound Kallroad. The mail service of the South Round railroad will be put in operation by the government November 15. The mails which heretofore went toSavannahfrom Columbia and vicinity via the 1'ort Royal and Western division of the Central will be turned to the South Round, bpnaiise :m immense saving of time will result. It will not be "at all improbable if the Augusta mail is sent by the South Bound for the same reason. Instead of arriving in Savannah in the afternoon, as is now the case, it would gtt there at 11 :^u o'clock in the morning. The morning trains e-ich way will! carry the mails The express companies I have already transferred their business j to the .South Bound. The distance j 'roin Savannah to Augusta by tho Magnolia route is 123 miles, while, by ihe Central is 132. The rate there un',il Xov. 20 is $5.10 for the round trip. After that date ti.e Cemrsi's rate of $3.90 will be met by the South Bound and the Centrai will meet the South Bound's Columbia rate of .>1.97. South Carolina allows railroads to charge 4 cents a mile for passengers, but the South Bound has adopted~3}-? cents as its standard. It is now making con nections at {joiumoia ior me norm with the Richmond and Danville. General Freight and Passenger Agent Babbitt says that the .South liound's earnings, both in freight and prssenger traiKc so far have been highly satisfactory. and the outlook for a steady increase in this direction is very promising. GuUIes Commit .Sulcftlcj. Victoria, J5. C., Nov. n.?The steamer Sussex, just arrived from Japan, brings word that live English naval oflicers on leave, met with Americansall brothers?named Cas'^ieton, from Philadelphia, and tugether formed a plan to climb to the top of the Fujio, Yami, sacred mountain of Japan taking with them rockets and a few lireworks, which they intended to explode when they reached it. Having secured two guides they started 011 their journey from among a group of astounded natives of the village of Katusho on the west side of the mountain. The guides at the end of two davs signified their intention of committing suicide if the party did not turn back, and linding their threats had not the desired efj feet, cooly walked in front of the tourists aud each with the stroke of a sharp knife disemboweled himself before 1 their horrilied eyes. JJoth died instant(ly, and the youngest of the Castleton's, a boy of 18. immediately pulled out a i revolver and blew cut his own brains. Sickened by this fearful scene, the rest 1 ot the party turned back and descended the mountain. Ilervy Suow in the Northwest. Grand Forks, N\ l>., Nov. <>.?It commenced snowing about noon and is I drifting kadly. Many of the men j brought up here from Winconsin and i ^Minnesota to help thrashing grain have ; left because of cold weather, aud, as a large portion of the grain is still un 1 thrashed, it is doubtful if farmer: can i iinish thrashing before spring. East' bound trains for two or three days have j ; been crowded with farm laborers leav-1 I ing the state. i IOWA PRESENT BOIES. I THE SECOND PLACE ON A TICKET WITH CLEVELAND. The State's Pride In her Governor Does i not Asx>ire Beyond the Vice Presidency ?Sentiment on the Higher Office. Des Moines, Iowa, Xov. 8.?When the people of Iowa voted last Tuesday and chose a Governor for themselves they also suggested a candidate for the Vice Presidency for the Democ atic party. It would be dillicult to decide which the Democrats ot the Stite think of more for Horace Boies, the Governorship of his State or his nomiuation on the ticket ot their party next year as a candidate for Vice President. No doubt dispatches have been sent lroin enthusiastic Democrats here expressive of the opinion ot two or three papers that Governor Boies has in him the making ci Presidential timber. There have been some such expressions, but they do not come from ihe leaders of the party and are indulged in without con-, sultation with the Governor himself. Strong as is the desire to have a reprea'oiitoiivA ah thp Dpmnrrfll.in ticket, the feeling in fovor of the nomination of Grover Cleveland is still stronger. There is devotion to the Governor, who broke the long record 01 Republican successes and who has just added to it the distinction of re-election. He is idolized V>y his party and they want to see his uume gracing a Xatioual Democratic ticket. Air. Cleveland's distinction is, however, looked upon us greater stili. While | Mr. Boies made a new local record, Mr. i Cleveland's feat was si ill greater in that j he broke the national record. Besides, j in the mmd of the average Democrat, it was the election and administration of Cleveland that made possible the success ot his partj iu 1889. and its second success in 1891, with the intervening election in which the parly elected a majority of the delegation m the 52d Congress. Horace Boies, was nominated lor : Governor by Mr. Cleveland's closest friends, aud was elected because they made special efforts in his behalf. The prohibition is'sue, to which much of the ! s red it must be given ior this result, hud | been an active one for many year. It was only when it was supplemented uy the tarili' reform issue and the magniiicent administration of national affairs from 1SS5 to 1889 that sueh an ell'ective union of effort was made possible. As has been said, neither Governor Jioles nor his special friends have ever thought of the Presidency as a reward for him at the present time. That they have had an eye to second place during all the montes of the canvass just closed is no doubt true. They have worked to this end, and sought such outside aid as was neces-ary with this purpose m view. They have gone so far, since the Governor's notable speech in Xew York last December, as to sound the leading Democrats of aeighboring Slates, and have ob! uned a good many assurances cf sympathy and support. Eur. they have not had the Presidency in view. To the man who knows the sentiment of the State on the Presidential ques lion it is futile to talk )f any other name than that of Cleveland. .Daring all the canvass just over his name has been the one to conjure with everywhere. In spite of the fact that the State Convention adopted a free silver plank, the issue was never thought of as a live contributing element in it. Iowa was the tirst State to recover from the greenback craze, and the failure of that movement has been followed by the development of a large conservative element in favor of a sound financial policy. As the result of this, Mr. Cleveland not only lost nothing by reason ot' his Anderson letter, but his position was strengthened US 5UUU US ILUO uuu u vmm^W to show itself. With the Vice Presidency in view, the election of the Democratic candidate for Governor becomes au important fa -tor in the contest to be made before the next National Convention. In Samuel L. Bestow, who van two years ago for this ollice and was defeated, only to be chosen this year, the party has a mau in whose hands it is willing to trust the Governorship. lie Is a New Yorker by Dirth and training, a farmer of large experience, a former lie publican who has | done good work iu his new party relation, and a mau ofi:ood ability. It may, therefore, be put down in the country \ that the Democrats of Iowa will pre- J sent tiie name ot Horace .Boies to the j next Convention, but it will be as a can- i didate for second place and noi tor first, j And no amount of local pricie can lead 1 them to make the mistake or asking !or j much in order that they may Ihe more siifnit? rmt a lilfl/* j CUiV/iJ If the ticket should be Cleveland and Boies it would be an interesting J act that Erie County, X. 1'.. had furnished both candidates. And they wouid not be strangers, either, as in lsG-3 they came near to running against, rather than with, each other. It fell out in | this Tray: Mr. Cleveland had made an excellent record as assistant district attorney, and was nominated in the year just named as a candidate for district attorney. The Republicans recognized, even then, that he was a strong candidate before the people. They cast about for some time lor an available man to pit against him, and finally pitched on Horace Boles, then in the active practice of his profession in one of the lar^e towns outside of Buffalo. lie had never been very active in Republican politics, although he had served a single term as Assemblyman at Albany. As the contest continued Mr. Cleveland's strength J oacame more, apparent, anu as lius lufi dawned upon them more and more they became more aDd more impressed with the fact that they must choose one ot' their best known men as his opponent. Among the then active politicians of! the county was Lyman K. Bass. lie | was a man of high standing at '.he bar, a good canvasser, widely known and very popular, and withal was a partner of Mr. Ole/eland, the man whom it was J desired to defeat. Almost at the last moment, just the night before the convention, the managers induct"' "Mr. Buss to say that he would accept the nomination. He did so, and was elected by about 500 majority in a county that then gave 5,000 or 0,000. All this explains why Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Boies, who are likely to run together next year, did not oppose each other in 1SG5. ooon afler. the now Gov-1 ernor of Iowa came West, bought his j large farm near Waterloo, and settled down to the practice of his profession, j: giving almost no attention to politics and even noting the rise o! his old mend with interest without its rousing ambition in his own breast. Having become a Democrat and voter for ; Cleveland, j his election to the Governorship in li*S9 |, is now known as an interesting chapter j in the history of oar recent politics. j< If Iowa has Us way next year aDd ihe ticket is Cleveland and Boies, these two m >n wili. if elected, go to Washington bearing relations ditl'erent from any two men similarly situated in all the checkered history of cur polit.es.? Xew York Times. Jilotvn From a Well. Atlanta, Xov. 6.?Duncan Eagin, a negro, met a horrible death yesterday afternoon. lie was blown from the bottom of a well, twenty feet deep, and ten feet above the opening, tearisg his body in half and otherwise mutilating it. "Eagin was a well-digger and has for some time been at work in Bellwood. Hard rock was struck a few da} 3 ago in a well he was digging and it was made necessary to do some heavy blasting. Yesterday he was preparing to make a biast, and was alone at the bottom of the well. Everything was in readiness and in piace when he found it necessary to do more drilling. In stead of removing the dynamite ne attempted to do the work while it was in place. The striking of the hard steel against the rock soon procured the necessary incentive to the powder, and a loud explosion took place. Instantly the wori.iuen outside were horrified to see the body of Eagin shoot from the mouth of the well and on up into the air. A mass of dirt, fragments of stone and smoke accompanied the body and rained down upon those about. Hushing to Eagin, they found the body horribly mutilated and the man unconscious. Powder stains and burns covered the face and hands. The hair and clothes were scorched. Blood poured from his nose, ears and cuts in his flesh. The body was torn almost in two parts and presented a horrifying appearance. 1 le u as picked up and curried to his home. Medical attendance was summoned, but. it was impossible to do more than relieve the man's suffering, aucl before morning he was deLd. 3 akeu for a Boar. Glunwood springs, Ccio., Nov. 6.? G. W. Price, son of Dr. Price of Chicago, A. C. Eleischner and J. B. Cobb, W. II. Ilubbard of Spring Valley, as guide, outfitted here and started for a two weeks' hunt on the Big Muddy. They camped in Jerome park, at the head c; Thompson creek, in Pitkin county, in a place called Dun's Dugout. Some time during the night Mr. Price, who, it is claimed, is a somnambulist, went outside of the dug-out, leaving the others asleep. Upon his return, as he crawled into the room on ai. :<'urs. Hubbard awoke and called out: "Whose there," and called to the dog. but as the dug became frightened and no answer was given. Hubbard exclaimed: "Boys, 1 believe it's a bear, give me a gun quick," and Cobb hastily handed him a 15-caiiber Colt's revolver, and without further thought iired two shots, onp of which passed through the top of Price's head, into his bodj, causincrhi* ripatli in about two hour. The partj returned, immediately with the body to Marion, where an engine was procured, and all came to Glenwood Springs. Coroner G. Clark immediately summoned a jury and a verdict of accidental shooting rendered. Impudent Scheme of Some Scamp. Jersey City, X. J., Xov. 10? Two letters have been sent South from Jersey City recently purporting to be written by Miss Winnie Davis, trie daughter of the late Jefferson Davis, begging for 81,000. One was sent to Dr. William Morrow, of Nashville, Tenn., and the other to General Gordon, of Atlanta, Ga. There is little doubt that they were written by Stoddard, the forger who lies in Hudson county jail and who forged his way out of the Tennessee mines by forging a letter to the governor asking for his pardon, purporting to be s;gned by the State's attorney, and a petition purporting to be signed by a lot of the foremost people of Kentucky. The superintendant- of police received a letter from Doctor Morrow enclosing the note sent to him. He turned the case over to the chief of police who wrote to Dr. Morrow for the original, A day or two later a friend of Miss Davis came Trom Xew York bringing a note from Mrs. Davis. General Gordon knew the address of Mrs. Davis and her daughter in Xew York and knew that they would not need to write to him I'or money, so he sent the letter to them to put them on their guard. There'd be a J'Jffht Then. Santiago, Chili, 2sov. tf.? Newspapers here haye for several days been publishing wild stories about a conspiracy formed among the refugees at the American legation to kill General Canto. Notice was circulated to-day calling for a meeting of the people in the plaza, to denounce the conspiracy. Ejran, the United States Minister, informed the Junta that threats had been made to attack the United States lega tion and capture the refugees, anc ne warned the Junta that it ^ould be heid responsible for such action. Later in tiie day several thousand men assembled in the plaza and applauded several incendiary speeenes in which the supposed conspiracy and the United states legation v.vre denounced. The Junta upon reeeivinff Egan's letter, sent a troop of cavalry to guard the United Slate? Jfgation, and ::s the meeting in the plaza closed, the IntenJente published a notice saying that the storie?1 of conspiracy were devoid cf foundation. Serious trouble was doubtless n vc-rted by this notice. I.i.-peaaru's Cottcxz Vicker. Atlanta, Ga.. Xov. G.?What promises be to one of the greatest inventions 01 modern times is "Wallis Lispenard's cotton picker that has just been exhibited here in a cotton field near this city. Tor some time there has been a rumor iloating around relative to the perfection of a cotton picker. Yesterday hundreds ot' cotton growers from different parts of the South were at the i'iedmont Exposition and witnessed a public test of the machine. Its working was, from a mechanical standpoint, perfect, and the picker performed its work in a satisfactory manner. Great interest is manuesiea uy tne peopie j here, and cotton growers everywhere | are fondly looking lor the realization of their dreams. From the present outlook, it is thought that next year's crop of cotton will be picked to a great extent by cotton pickers. Jerry Simpson in New Orleans. Xew Orleans, Xov. 5.?Jerry .Simpsou, the "sockless statesman"' of Kansas, arrived in the city today and wili lecture tonight in the interest of the third party movement in this State. Mr. Simpson made a score of speeches in Ohio during the recent campaign, and is surprised that Campbell was defeated. lie is disappointed at the small vote cast for the third party candidates for governor. In his own State, he says, the fusion of the Democrats and the Republicans injured the Alliance party, while rainy weather kept many farmers at home. _ Horrors of Famine in Russia. Pi.'TVT.'cPT'ifr. Vnv 10?'iVrrihl^ scenes ;tre reported from the famine districts. At Chfclabink a woman killed her three children and then hanged herself upon being refused a small loan of monoj by a rich neigobor in order to buy food fur herself and her famishing babies. One hundred and twenty persons have died of hunger and tyaphoid iever in the one parish of Kagors, Russia. CLEVELAND'S AVAILABILITY. A Very Bright Outlook for the Ex-I'resldent in Xinety-Two. Washington, Xov. 7.?Ex-Postmaster-General Don M. Dickinson is in Washington attending the sessions ot the Supreme Court. He discussed the result of the elections at some length with a reporter this morning. "Of course," he said, "every one who was associated with Mr. Cleveland's administration must rejoice over the result in New York, Massachusetts and Iowa. Mr. Campbell made a glorious light in Ohio and deserves great, credit for it. I regret that he is not to serve another term as Governor, but McKinley's election is not much ot a victory for the llepublicans. To be decisive, he should have carried the State as Gormon carried Maryland. With the national party organization straining every nerve in his behalt he should have been plertort hr n vnrv mnr>li loro-nr- moirvr-Wir I than be got. From a party point of view his election, I think, will prove a benefit to the Democrats, inasmuch as it will compel the Republicans to stand up to fight in defense of the McKinley law. That is, of course, what tbe Democrats want. If McKinley had been beaten the Republicans would probably be now looking around for some other issue. 4T think the Democracy is sure of success in '92 on the tariff issue. The tariff will be the issue upon which the campaign will be f >ught. I do not think tt.at the silver question will figure ia ihe campaign. 1 think there will be legislation of a tentative character on that subject by the Fifty-second Congress. I doubt its being possible to get a iree coinage bill through the .Senate. The margin is very narrow, and in the 1 ist the force bill fight had a great deal to do with the vote on silver. Cut if a free coinage bill should be passed by both houses of Congress the probabilities are that it would be vetoed, and this consideration will probably lead to some experimental, perhaps temporary, xiuancial legislation, which will carry the whole question over until after the national election." Mr. Dickiuson said he thought the result of Tuesday's vote made things look particularly bright for Mr. Cleveland. "I do not think," he said, "that there is flnvthin? in this talk of <?reat hostilitv toward Mr. Cleveland on the pari of Mr. Hill and his friends. 1 think it will be found that the party in Xew York is united on Cleveland." "Do you think the Democrats can hold Iowa?" "Beyond question. J^wa may be counted as a sale Democratic State on the tariff issue. Her electoral vote will be cast for the Democratic candidate for President in '92." "How about Massachusetts?" "The vote of Massachusetts will be cast for Mr. Cleveland if he is the nominee. Mr. Cleveland can carry the State. He can carry Wisconsin also." "Does the election of a Republican to fill the vacancy in the House caused by the death of Mr. Ford signify that the Democrats are losing their hold on Michigan?" "Not at all. The Republicans cannot carry Michigan on the tariff issue. The reason the Republicans elected their member this time was that the vote, which is properly Democratic, was divided between two candidates. The combined vote of the straightout Democrat and ot the Industrial candidate was very much larger than the vote by which the Republican was elected. In a national campaign the vote will go to the Democratic candidate." Proclaims Himself Dictator. Rro de Janerio, Xov. 6.?President Deodoro F^seca has been proclaimed dictator. After the troubles in Rio Janeiro last Tuesday between riotous citizens and the soldiery, in which several of the former were killed, the chiefs of the army requested Fonseca to assume the functions of a dictator, saying that the emergency demanded it. He appeared to demur for a time, but at length gave his consent. He issued a decree, relating the causes of disagreement between him and the congress and defending his position. "Wednesday a conference of ministers was held. At its conclusion Ponseca issued another decree, in which he proclaimed himself dictator. lie said that the dictatorship -was to last until the political revolutions were at an end* and lawmakers learned to keep in progress with republican ideas. A dictatorship, he added, was the very best thing for the distracted country. He disclaimed any intention of prolonging it after peace had been restored. Train RobberT at Omaha. Omaiia, Xeb., Xov. G.?Passengers on the Missouri Pacific train which left Omaha at 10:30 last night were treated to an old-fashioned "hold-up" at West bide Suburb at 11 o'clock. Pour masked men took charge of the train when it stopped *he station, one covering ... <*nd lireman witharitle, . Miic tne others, with drawn revolvers, proceeded to plunder the train. Ihey approached the coaches ana ordered the passengers to throw their hanc^-p. At the door they retreated and attacked rv-koil rtnr tttr f r? ran f j > r* 4*/% HlATTr cliC Luaix U(U. AJJ tw WiVU open the door with dynamite the messenger was induced to admit the robbers, and the car was plundered. The officers refuse to give any information as to the amount of booty obtained, but it Is said that large sums from Kansas City and St. Louis banks were taken. The officers went in pursuit of the robbors, who are armed, but on foot. Dissatisfied Negroes. Haleigii, 2sov. 6.?The negro state convention met here. It was called to take action regarding the offices and demand that the negroes get their pro rata share of these. Some of the ablest negroes in Xorth Carolina were present and the white llepublicans were roundly abused. John II. Williamson called the convention to order and told'his hearers that the negro could do noting unless he showed his independence. He called on those who held offices under the government not to permit that to suppress their manhood, and went on to say that the white llepublicans had held a convention at Asheville last July, from which all negroes were excluded, ostensibly to form a protective tariff league. "They are liars," shouted the speaker, "it was an anti-nesrro ieague they were forming, and that, too, in the face of the fact that the negro represents 75 per cent, of the liepubli i r"? O ? uaupaioj ;u^uiiu V/aiuiuia. ' Lost in the Woods." Birmingham, Ala.,Nov.5?Passengers reach ing here to-day froot Vicksburg, Miss., report that last night a uand ot twenty-five masked men, known as "Regulators," boarded the train at Lake. Miss., and took Bob Wallace, a colored sleeping car porter, from the train. They led him to the woods with a rope around his neck. Nothing has since been heard of Wallace, and it is believed that he was lynched. On his previous trip Wallace assaulted Station Agent Gllmore at Lake. TKMiiJJ Liivt JJUlis. THE STORY OF CRUELTY TOLD BY THE CREW OFA WHALER. A Story that Soand.s Incredible?Men Harnessed to Sleds and Compelled to Haul the Brutes Who Kicked and Cuffed Them About. San Francisco, Xov. 5.?Almost incredible stories of cruelty and hardship are told by the crew of the steam whaler Grampus, lately returned from a profitable cruise in the Arctic. A sailor known as Charley left the ship at East Cape, Siberia, taken his -1 ~ X. 1-1 ~ A ? 1 A cnances m a trackless wasie ui ice <tuu snow rather than remain aboard. When the Grampus went into winter quarters, at Ilerschel Island, others of the crew ran away, risking death in a perilous attempt to journey from the mouth of the Mackenzie to some trading port on the Y ukon River.One of the men gives this account o? what the crew eadured: " When in winter quarters at Herscbet we had to haul wood and ice. dr: zging ' sleds. to Lower Sandspit and back, a distance of twenty-four miles. T wenty degrees below zero was considered mild weather. "Twelve men and six dogs were harnessed to each sled. Captain Xorwood, of the Grampus, and Captain Tilton, of the Mary D. Hume, usually went in charge, one for each outfit. They would ride on the sleds and lash men and dogs together to make them go faster. If the lash of the long whips failed to make us move as last as they wished the captains would get off and strike the men with marlin spikes. '"The harness for the men consisted of bread bands of canvas, and that canvas was issued to the men from the ship s stores and charged to them. "The men were kept at dog's work and fed on dog's food. We couldn't stand this treatment and made up our minds to run away. We had more than 1,000 miles to make to reach white residents and full)* relized the dangers ahead. "Early in the morning of March 15 Robert Coleman, fireman of the Mary D.IIume; G. G. McFauw, James Mason and Tred Craig, from the Grampus, 'started cut for Lower iSandspit. "Late in the second night of our perilous tramp natives told us that two ship captains and two natives had come to take us back. Reform we could get our boots on we were confronted by Winciierter rifles in the hands of the two captains and compelled to surrender. "Mason was told to unhitch the dogs from the captains' sled, and while so doing was knocked down and pounded in the face by Capt. Tilton. Norwood grabbed McFauw, threw him down and kicked hiio. in. the face with frozen boots. They then went into the hut where Craig and Coleman were lying helpless from freezing. Tilton struck Coleman in the face live or six times and Norwood kicked Craig several times in the side. Both captains were drunk. "The next morning, Coleman and Craig, unable to walk, were put on the sled. The dogs were taken out and McFauw and Mason were ordered to put on the harness and haul the sled back to the ships. The two captains rode on the sled, only getting oil when necessary to exercise to keep from freezing. Their two native guides also rode on the sled. "The men pulling the sled were lashed as if they were dogs during the whole ride. Only two siops of any length for rest were made on the back trip of thirty miles. "As soon as we arrived at the ship we were put in irons. Cold irons were put around our frozen wrists without anything being done to alleviate the pain. Lefore 8 o'clock at night this caused McFauw's wrists to swell until the skin burst. Then Mate Lyons went to the captain and got him to remove the iron from the injured wrist. "The next morning all were called on deck. Captain Norwood grapped Mason by the neck and snatching a hammer from the blacksmith struck Mason in the* f;ire with the handle. Then catching McFauw by the throat the captain struck him three times in the face. We were then worked all day and kept in irons at night. "It was almost impossible to stand the cold in the forecastle. The fire in the stove was ordered put out at 6 o'clock each evening, and the men had to walk about to keep their blood in circulation. Prcst in the forecastle was hanging from the under side of the deck an inch and a half thick, and we could never get heat enough to thaw it out during the winter. "We were kept m irons four days. Things got worse right along, and a second attempt to run away was made, but the men were caught again and the next morning they g-^en thirty lashes each on the bare back. Norwood wielded the whip, which was a quarter inch rope with a rawhide tip that cut into the liesh at each blow. They were then kept in irons at night fcr one month and two days." The Late Earthquake In J apan. "Washington, Nov. 6.?A telegram from the Japanese Government received today by Mr. Tateno, Japanese minister, gives an account of the earthquake in Japan on October 28. It seems from this authenticated report that the damage caused by the earthquake was confined almost wholly to tse prefectures of Aichi and Gifu, "the former of which is on the sea, about 17u miles from Tokio, and the latter immediately to the west of it. Xagoya is the chief city in Aichi prefecture ana uas u population of 150,000. There are no very large cities in Giru prefecture. No mention is made of any damage in any other parts of Japan." According to the telegram 6,500 persons were killed, 9.000 injured, 7,500 houses totally destroyed and 12,000 badly damaged. Seventy 31i!cs an Hoar. Wilkes 13arke, Fa., Nov. 8.?Early this mornintr a coal train ran away on the Lehigh Valley road and came down the mountain side at the rate of seventy miles an hour. The crew of the train tried to stop it, but the brakes refused to work. The bnikemen and the ilreman then jumped aud saved their lives. The engineer, however, remained at his post. At the foot of the mountain the runaway train collided with another train, i!- " J ? C-V K/Nf|. smasmng me engines uuu c<iia m uum trains and piling up the wreckage to ?i height of thirty feet. The engineer, who had so bravely retained his post, was buried deep in the wreckage, but, strange to say. he was taken out entirely uninjured. X>j aauiitinx a Doctor. Versailles, Ivy., Zs'ov. 10.?An attempt was made to assassinate Dr. W. C. Parker, of this place,at 2 o'clock this morning. Ilis bed formerly rested against a doer which opened out on an alley, and only a few days ago he made a change in the arrangement of the room and fortunately, though unwittingly, saved his own life. A bombshell was piaced "gainst the door, the building was almost destroyed and Dr. Parker received slight injuries. The other occupants of the building were thrown from their beds. ..The town is wild with excitement over the attempted assassination. ** ...j -