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ROOSEVELT WINS EASILY
Kepublican Victory In the Country Complete
. and Overwheiminf
iCJMIM All MOBIFUl STATES
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twnplng Majorities Given For lloose
" volt Everywhere Eeipt in tho South,
| ^here Maryland io Probably fte
publican by a Close Vote, and tha
| Tennessee Republican Chairman
Bven Enters a Claim to That State
? Roosevelt Apparently Sure of
| Weet Virgglnla, Though the Demo*
y oratic State Ticket May Be Elected.
York. Special.? The. Republican
National ticket baa been elected by a
/vote In the electoral college that will
exceed that of 292 given McKlnley In
MOO. The result of today's balloting
lraa astounding even to the most san
guine of the Republican managers.
Confident as they were of success, they
.were not prepared for the astonishing
?gores which followed the closing of
M polls, bringing Into the Republican
column not only all of thoae statee
they bad claimed aa safe for their can
didates. but with the poeeible excep
tion of Msryland, every etate classed
'm doubtful.
Democratic successes are confined to
Che eolld south. In which Kentucky Is
Included, snd Mr. Parked baa not car
ded^a single, state which did not give
Its vote to Mr. Bryan four years ago.
PARKER CONGRATULATES.
Esopus, N. T.. Not. 8. ? At 8: SO p.
m. Judge Parker sent this telegram to
the president:
Roaemount, Eaopus, N. T., Not. 8,
8:80 p. m.
The Prealdent, Washington, D. C.:
The people by their TOtea hare em
phstlcally approved your administra
tion and I heartily congratulate you.
ALTON B. PARKER.
ROOSEVELT'8 REPLY
Washington, Nov. 8. ? President
Roosevelt's reply to Judge Parker's
?telegram was as foTlows:
Alton. B. Parker, Roaemount, New
York: ?
I thank you for your congratula*
lions. |
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
VIRGINIA'S MAJORITY 26,008.
Richmond, Speclsl. ? The election In
Virginia wss abeolutely without d la
turban ce. . The majority on the presl
dental ticket will be about 25,800. Nine
Democratic Congressmen have been
chosen. Slemp, the Republican Incum
bent, In the ninth district la apparent
ly re-elected by a majority of about 1,
200.
REPUBLICAN 8HERIFF ELECTED.
Newark, N. J., Special. ? The Repub
lican State committee claims that
Official returns Indicate that he lost
?t^nw of those which the Nebraska can
didate held tor bis party.
itoNew York, Special. ? From returns
?t hand the electoral vote stands as
fillers:
Por Roosevelt? California. 10; Con
necticut, 7; Deleware. 3; Itllinois, 27;
Indiana. 15; Iowa, 13; Kansas, 10;
Maine, 6; Massachusetts. 16; Mlcbl-|
gan. 14; Minnesota. 11; Nebraska, 8;
Maw Hampshire, 4; New York, 39;
Maw Jersey, 12; North Dakota, 4;
Ohio, 23; Oregon, 4; Pennsylvania, 34;
Abode Island, 4; South Dakota. 4; Ver-|
iron?, 4; Washington, 5; Wisconsin.
13; Wyoming. 3. Total 293.
For Parker ? Alaboma, 11; Arkan
sas. 9; Florida, 5; Georgia. 12; Ken
Cocky, 13; Louisiana, 9; Mississippi,
10; Missouri, 18; North Carolina, 12;
?outh Carolina, 9; Tennessee. 12;
Texas, 18; Virginia, 12. Total, 151.
WEST VIRGINIA DOUBTFUL.
P^rkorsvllle, W. Va., Special.? ]
Without a precinct in tho State count
ed, enough has been learned io indi
cate that the Democratic ticket has
Biade very heavy gains.
Ono precinct here, normally Demo
cratic by 10, has 118 straight Demo
cratic tickets, 81 atralght Republican
{(tickets, and 146 scratched tickets,
Nrlth Democratic candidates voted for.
k ^Cl%rkesburg, W. Va., Special.? Re
turns coming In slowly Indicate scatch
ticket for governor. Harrison conn
and Clarksburg will give Roose-j
it 1,000 majority. The same gave
K|nley 1.200.
MARYLAND IN DOUBT.
BaRlmore. Special. ? Returns from
tie city and State are not complete.!
It la apparent from the official
its so far received that the vote
Maryland Is very close, and that
actual result may not be definite
known. owing to the slowness of
rms from remote districts in East
Shore and southern counties. In
Itlnore the Indications are that they
not be a difference of 100 votes,
plete returns from the counties
unexpected Republican gains,
larly in the western counties.
Odd* and End?.
Fkm hundred and thirty people
MtlhlUed In Chicago last year by rall
accidents. The average for big
la the United States Is eighty a
Am Rer. Dr. John Watson (Ian Mac
PM who has been minister of the
M Park Presbyterian Church. Llv
POd, (or more than 25 years, has an
imi his Intended retirement from
? mlatstry of that church next Sep
Roosevelt has carried tbe State by 60,
U00 or over.
Newark is Republican by 10,000. Es
sex county will give nearly 20,000 Re
publican. The election of Stokes for
Governor is claimed by tbe Republicans
l.y 25.000.
BOSTON DEMOCRATIC.
Boston, Special.? Complete returns
from the city of Boston for President
five Parker. 49.483; Roosevelt, 38,660.
The total for Governor In Boston was:
Bates, 23,676; Douglas, 62,619.
Parker carries the city by 10,874 plu
rality. Douglas carries Boston by 34,043
plurality.
SOUTH CAROLINA SOLID.
Charleston, S. C., Special. ? All seven
Democratic csndidates for Congress in
South Carolina are elected. RepublU
csn candidates received a very smajl
per cent, of tbe vote. There waa no
Republican State ticket. Socialist elec
tors reeclved a few hundred votes.
9TH VIRGINIA DISTRICT REPUB
LICAN.
Bristol, Va., 8peclol.? Returns re
ceived here Indicate the election of Col
onel Campbell Slemp, Republican, for
Congress in the ninth Virginia district
by 1,500 majority.
ALL ARKANSAS CONGRESSMEN
SAFE.
Little Rock, Ark., Special. ? Early re
turns show the Democratic plurality is
conservatively estimated at 40.000. The
Democratic nominees for Congress
have safe msjorities.
ALABAMA'S DELEGATION INTACT.
Birmingham, Ala., 8peclal. ? Later re
turns show that Congressman Burnett
baa been re-electcd to Congress from
the seventh Alabama district by 2.000
majority. J. Thomas Heflln's majority
In the fifth district will be 6,000. These
were the only two Democratic candi
dates thought to have serious opposi
tion.
TAOGART CONGRATULATES COR
TELYOU.
Indianapolis, Special. ? Democratic
National Chairman Taggart said:
"I have wired my congratulations to
Mr. Cortelyou, Republican nations!
chairman. That Is all I care to say to
night. I will leave for New York to
morrow.**
New* off the Day.
The airship contest at the World's
Fair In St. Ix>uls for the $100,000 pris
es begins today.
It was stated that young Harry
Thaw had been given 72 hours to de
cide between giving up his income of
$80,000 a year or Evelyn Nesbltt, the
girl he Is reported to have wed.
Mrs. Elenmora Chambers, formerly
of Indianapolis, left her fortune of
$150,000 to her coachman, whom she
bad picked up aa a tramp.
OHIO 1I1AIW RMCORD.
fMuikw, O. Special*? The wtliti '
ia that th* RaptkUeaa majority would
?lONd tha kdh-witar Mrk o f 137,000
la ltM, aM alaa any previous Repnb
llcaa raoori -mm Coainwii. It la be
lieved that tko flociallata lacraaaad
thalr Tota at tha expease of tha Demo
crats.
ALL DOUBTFUL 8TATB8 CON
CEDEDED.
New York, Special. ? At 10 o'clock
Tuesday night Delaacy Nicoll, vice
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, made the following state
ment:
"The President has unquestionably
carried all the doubtful 8tatee and la
clected. "DELANCY NICOLL."
ANOTHER ELECTION FATALITY.
Huntington, W.Va., Special.? During
an argument over the election. Charlea
Blske shot and * killed Hunter Rey
nolds Tueaday night. The town la wild
with excitement. Extra police officers
have been sworn In.
CdRTELYOU SAYS 304 ELECTORAL
VOTES.
New York, Special. ? Chairman
George B. Cortelyou, of the Republican
national committee, announced shortly
before 11 o'clock that Preeldent Rooae
?lt will hare at least 304 votes In the
electoral college.
ALL GEORGIA CONGRESSMEN RE
ELECTED.
Atlanta. Special. ? The total Tote la
Georgia will count up little more thsn
41,000, which is very light. It is con
ceded all 11 Democratic Congressmen
are elected.
COWHERD'S DEFEAT CLAIMED.
Kansaa City. Mo., Special.? The Jour
nal (Republican) claims the defeat of
Congressman Cowherd, chairman of the
Democratic congressional committee by
1,600 votes.
Cowherd Concsdta the Housa of Rep- i
resentatlves.
Washington, Special. ? Chairman
Cowherd, of the Democratic eosgres
eional campaign committee, at 11
o'clock aaid:
"We concede that the Republican
Rooeevelt landslide has carried the
House of Representatives for the Re
publicans by a majority at least aa
large as that by which they now hold
control."
Only 151 Votes For Psrker.
New York, Special. ? If Maryland Is
Republican, as indicated, the returns
received up to 1 a. m. Wednesday
morning show that Roosevelt has 3?5
votes and Parker 151 in the electoral
college.
Amount of Cotton Ginned 8o Far This
Sesson Given.
Washington, Special.? The latest of
the census bulletins giving the returns
of Its agents on cotton ginned for the
present yefT up to October 18 last was
issued at noon Thursday. It shows the
total number of running bales to be
6,590,137, as against 8, 889, <25 running
bales for last year. Countig the round
bales included in these totals as half
bales, the balance for 1904 is reduced
to 6,417,894. The total number of run
ning bales ginned to October 18 In 1902
was 5,925,872. The reports from the va
rious cotton producing Statea for the
present year follow: Alabama, 694,670
bales; Arkanaas, 287,776; Florida, 40,
642; Georgia, 1,056,679; Indian Terri
tory. 181.316; Kentucky, 284; Louisi
ana, 392,758; Mississippi, 561,704; Mis
souri, 10.621; North Carolina, 309,097,;
Oklahoma, lO*.**?: Rnnth Carolina. 639
857; Tennessee, 79,688; Texas, 2,201,663;
Virginia, 5,145. The total number of
ginneries In operation was 28,110. Up
to October 18 in 1903, 37.6 per cent, of
the total crop had been ginned, as com
pared with 53.5 per cent. In 1902. This
report will bo followed by four others,
showing the quantity of cotton ginned
from the growth of 1904 to Novem
ber 14, to December 15. to January 16,
and to the end of the season.
No Change at Fall River.
Fall River, Mass., 8peclal.? Repre
sentatives of the Fall River cotton
manufacturers and the striking opera
tives held another conference Monday,
but wer? unable to reach an agreement,
so that as far as the negotiations are
concerned the situation Is unchanged.
The mills will be opened November 14,
ar previously decided upon, to give the
strikers an opportunity to go to work
under a 12V4 per cent. cut. At Monday's
conference, the executive committee of
tho Manufacturers' Association was In
formed by a commlmttee representing
the Textile Council thst the latter body
had voted not to accept a propoeltlon
that five disinterested persons be ap
pointed to investigate the statement of
the mill owners that they are still un
able to pay the rate of wages which
prevailed before the 12V4 per cent, re
ouctlon on July 26th. The representa
tives of the operatives stated, however,
that they would favor such an Investi
gation provided the manufacturers
vould take down tho reduction notices
and open the gates, pending the result
oi the Inquiry. The msnufacturers re
fused to consider this proposition.
News By Telegraph.
According to government figures,
United 8tates exports to the Orient
increasing In nearly all commodities
except cotton.
It Is understood the Waggaman case
aa it bears upon the Catholic Univer
sity was the subject of a conference
between Cardinal Gibbons and Mans*
ger O'Connoll, the rector.
Roar Admiral William C. Wise, a
native of Virginia, will be retired un
der the age limit tomorrow.
stEATcsi an nam
Latest Returns InilciH That R?
vslt'a Plurality WIN JMM< IrSOOr
000, Far In Kxeeee ef MaKlaleya In
1"t . .?(?. i
New York. Special.? WHh the elec
tion returns still taeoaflMMke plural
ity of President Room rait la the na
tion. according to all (attentions, will
exceed 1.500,000. the greatest plurality
ever given an Amerlcaa candidate.
The nearest approach , to this vote
was In 1896. when McKljlley received
a plurality approximate!/ ^SO.OOO.
The Interest centers li Mlseouri and
Maryland. Late returasladlcate thai
the former state Is la tike Republican
column so far aa presidential electors
are concerned, but that Joseph Folk,
the Democratic candidate has been
elected governor, lfaiyiaad'a presi
dential vote will be cast for President
Roosevelt. Late return* toalght indi
cate that Thomas A. nith, Demo
crat. has been elected |a congress Id
the flrst district by 450 plurality. Con
gressman Jackson, of tflua district, to
night. however puts forward a claim
of trick ballots aad (had and says
he will contest the eluutlpa. '
In the other statss H is simply a
question of pluralities.
The solid south was broken by the
probable defection of Missouri? this
section of the country nsaally having
IS states In the Democratic column.
The figures toalght show tit IS states,
with 1SS votee. for Judge Packer.
President Roosevelt carried all. the
northern statee ? swept them, Jn fact?
and tonight he had S4S electoral votes.
The banner state Is Psnasylvanla.
Twenty-four hours after the polla
closed the returns from this state in
dicated that Roosevelt's plurality
would reach 4S5.000. Neat came Illi
nois. where the prssidsat polled ap
proximately SSS.000 mord rotes thsn
Judge Parker. Ohio gala Roosevelt
200.000 and New York 114.000.
The New York city retams are still
.incomplete, but the amassment over
the result has not subsided. Judge
Parker carried Greater Hew York by
only 41.000 votes.
In genera], the sltuatioa Is chiefly
Interesting because of the (act that
the tickets In the many states were
cut. President Roosevelt ran ahead
of his ticket In many localities, not
ably in Massachusetts. where he se
cured a plurality of 80,000 rotes, while
the Republican candidate foe governor
was defeated by 35,000. Ia that state
the legislature is Republican and the
entire Republican ticket. Wlu* the ex
option of governor, was Uiked. In
Missouri, circumstances arAHmilar.
In Nebraska, the deflnit^HiQUDce
ment that the leglglftt^^Pffepribtl *
disposes of the statement that
William J. Bryan had aspirations for
a United States senatorship. In that
stste. too. the governorship is in doubt
and it will require official returns to
determine who is elected. Both sides
cisim s victory.
There la a curious sltustlon In Min
nesota, where Roosevelt secured 125.
000 plurality, but where a Democratic
governor and a Republican lieutenant
governor were elected. The election
of a Democratic governor is the sec
ond in the history of the state. Chair
man Bsbcock. of the Republican con
gressional committee has been return
ed to congreas from Wisconsin, but
Chairman Cowherd, of the Democratic
congressional committee, was defeated
in Misaouri. The aituatlon in Colorado
preaenta an Interesting phsse. Roose
carried the state by probably
15,000, hut the governorahlp la still in
doubt, both sides claiming a victory.
Iven Missouri Succumbs.
St. Louis, Mo., Special. ? Twenty
four hours after the polls had closed
in Misaouri found the reaulta of tbo
election still undetermined thoughout
the State, although It was practically
conceded that Mlaaourl had succumb
ed to the Roosevelt landslide, but that
one Democrat remained standing, he
being Joseph W. Folk, for Governor.
However, even In the face of Inpour
ing returns showing a Democratic
slump throughout the 8tate, (be Dem
ocrats insisted that the true results
cannot be known until the returns had
oeen completed, and asserted that
Democracy In Missouri was yet victor
ious by 3 very narroow margin. The
Republicans hoped for a complete vic
tory throughout, and Insisted that Cy
lua P. Walbrtdge. for Oovetnor, bad
not been defeated, but woul.l Anally
be found to have won by a alight,
majority. They also claimed to hav*
elected five of the 16 Congressmen,
making a gain of four, and declared
they had a majority of two on Joint
ballot in the Legislature, which will
elect a sucessor to United States
Senator Cockrell.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Raleigh, N. C.. Special.? North Caro
lina gave the entire Democratic ticket
about 45.000 majority. R. B. Olenn
*as electod governor. The congres
sional delegation will be Democratic
with the possible exception of th#
Eighth district which may have elect*
ea E. Spencer Blackburn, Republican.
Constitutional Amendments Seem to
Have Carried.
Columbia, 8. C.. Special.? Returna
from the State elections are almost
as megre at midnight as they were
Tuesday night, so little Interest was
taken In the elections, and the three
constitutional amendmeents are still
In doubt, though they all appear to
?ave been carried. Biennial sessions
of the legislature seem saftest of the
three. The exact situation will not
bo known here till Tuesday when the
counties will make the official tabu
lations.
Clean Swesp In Rhods Island.
Providence, R. !., Special.? Complete
returns show that the Tuesday's elec
tion Roosevelt received the largeat
vote ever cast in Rhode Island. Tbz
R?o?evelt, 40.898; Parker
i f ^OOMTe't,S plurality, 15,974.
Lieutenant Governor Qeo. H. Utter
Republican, who succeeds L. P. Oar
vln, Democrat, had but 594 plurality
over his opponent. The next general
assembly will be Republican.
50,000 In Mississippi.
Jackson. Miss., 8peclal.? Returns
Tuesday's election are coming
? f .*!'? but figures as sent out
last night will not be materially chang>
ed. Tte DibocwMc ticket will bare
tpprmlmtolr fifty thousand majority
ta Ike State, with eight Democratic
coagnaamm t anted.
Virginia Ohm* Parker 27,000.
I Richmond. Va.. Special. ? Actual and
estimated returns give Parker at>ont
IT.OM majority la the State. la the
alath district, the oaly one carried by
the Republicans. Slemp's majority Is
1.000.
Revised New York Returns.
New York, Special ? According to re
?lsed returns of the Tote In this State
Roosevelt's plurality over Parker Is
174.C01 and that of Hlggins for Govcr
aor over Herrlck Is 70,882.
TIE VOTE IN SOUTI CAKOUNA
ftelieved Thst the Amendmente to the
Conetitution Have Csrried.
Columbia State, 9th.
The returns from South Carolina pre
cincts were slow, as had been expected.
3 ? little Interest was tsken In the fed
eral election that managers did not
both to send in report of the results,
snd The State's correspondents had
difficulty In securing any Indications. -
From the tote reported It Is apparent
that all three constitutional amend
rcqnts have carried, although In sev
jeral counties there was heavy voting
against biennial sessions. More than
SO counties have reported, but many
of them give little more than the town
precincts and the county boxes will
npt be heard from for several days.
The Republicans polled enough votes
la each congressional district to base
contests upon, perhaps, but little more,
as by large majorities sll seven Demo
cratic nominees were elected to con
gress In this Stste. The Republicans
hsd out s nominee In every district, ss
follows:
First district, J. A. Nolsnd, white, of
Cbsrleston sgalnst Congressman Le
gare; second, Isaac Meyers, negro, of
Blackvllle against J. O. Patterson of
Bsrnwell, the Democratic nominee;
third, John W. Scott, white, of New
berry against Congressman Wystt
Aiken; fourth, J. D. Adams, white, of
Laurens agslnst Congressmsn J. T.
Johnson; fifth, C. P. T. White, negro,
of Rock Hill sgalnst Congressmsn D.
E. Flnley; sixth, E. H. Deas, negro, of
Darlington against J. E. Ellerbe of Sel
lers. the Democratic nominee; seventh,
C. C. Jacobs, negro, of Sumter against
Congressman A. F. Lever.
THE DELEGATION.
? The South Carolina delegation In the
next congress will be as follows:
First district, George Legare, re
elected; second, J. O. Pstterson to
succeed Croft; third. Wystt Aiken, re
elected; fourth, Jeseph T. Johnson, re
elected; fifth, D. E. Finley, re-elected;
sixth, J. E. Ellerbe, to succeed Scar
borough; seventh, A. F. Lever, re
elected.
The State ticket polled practically
the full vote, and It Is probable that the
total vote cast in this election will be
the largest recorded for some years in
South Carolina.
WALKER WINS. ~
The election of Walker over Speegle
for supervisor in Greenville has been
accomplished by a safe majority. Walk
er Is the protesting Dem6cratic candi
date who was first declared the nomi
nee by the county committee, which
later gave the nomination to Speegle,
the incumbent. Walker was subse
quently endorsed by many of the Dem
ocratic precinct clubs, which denounced
the county committee's action.
DISPENSARY LOSES.
In Cherokee the first election under
the Brlce law has resulted In an over
whelming defeat for the dispensary. By
a vote of six to one the county ha?|
voted to close the dispensaries. Four
teen out of 24 boxes reported give dis
pensary 153 and no dispensary 1,032. ,
In this county Senator Tillman made |
a speech urging the dispensary's reten
tion and he sent a telegram to Green
ville telling the people to_ vote for ,
Speegle. In both cases his 'advice was |
It does not require a two-thirds vote
Of the people to adopt a proposed con
Htltutional amendment. A bare major
ity of those voting on the question is
sufficient. And a majority ot each
branch of the succeeding general as
sembly Is sufficient to ratify the action
of the people at the polls. The only
time when a two-thirds vote Is neces
sary is when tho legislature is acting
upon the proposition to refer to the
suggested amendment for action at the
hands of tho people.
Following is the mandate of the con
stitution. article 16, section 1:
"Any amendment or amendments to
this constitution may be proposed in
the senate or house of representatives.
If the same be agreed to by two-thirds
of the members elected to each house,
such amendment or amendments shall
be entered on the Journals respectively,
with the yeas and nays taken thereon;
and the same shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the Stale at the
next general election thereafter for
representatives; and If a majority of
the electors qualified to vote for mem
bers of the general assembly, voting
thereon, shall vote In favor of such
amendment or amendments, and a ma
jority of each branch of the general
assembly shall, after such an election
and before another, ratify the same
amendment or amendments, by yeas
and nays, the same shall become a part
of the constitution: Provided that such
amendment or amendments shall have
l?eeu read three times on three several
days In each house."
News In Brief.
There has been a complete break In
the friendship which formerly existed
betwoen Miss Alice Roosevelt and
Countess Marguerite Caaslnl, niece of
the Russian ambassador. The mpture
occurred simultaneously with the ru
mor that Miss Roosevelt and Congress
man Longworth had become engaged,
and this fact has been the cause of a
scod many nods and smites.? Philadel
phia Press.
F NOTES ?F TK CMHITKY'S YtTC
t '
? .
REPUBLICAN 0TATKS.
0?*
Plur'a. Plar's. torsi
' ' 1904. 1900 Votsa
California ... ... 100.00*
Colorado .... 15.000
Connecticut .- ... 18,197
Delaware .... .? 4,100
Idaho ...? 25.000
225.000
flllaois
| Indiana 75,000
Iowa .... 130,000
Kansas 100.000
Maine 35.000
Maryland 126
Massachu'ts ... 86.279
Michigan 150.000
Minnesota 125.000
Missouri . 10.000
Montana 1.000
Nebraska 70,000
Nevada 2,000
N. Ham 20.000
New Jersey .... 60,000
New York 174,691
N. Dakota 20,000
Ohio 165,000
Oregon 40,000
Penna 485,412
Rhode Ial 15,974
9. Dakota 40,000
Utah 15,000
Vermont 30,500
W. Virginia .... 20,000
Waahington ... 30,000
Wisconsin ... .. 75,000
Wyiming .... ?. 6,000
39,770
?29.6*1
28,570
3,671
?2,210
94,924
26,479
90,606
23,354
28,613
13.941
81.869
104.584
77.569
?37,83?
?11.773
7,822
?2,498
19,314
56,889
143.606
15,372
69,036
13,141
288,433
13,972
14.986
2,133
29,719
21.022
12,623
106,581
4,318
Totala 2,343,641 1,452,454 343
?Indicates Bryan pluralitiea in 1900.
which are not counted in the total of
1,452,454.
DEMOCRATIC STATES.
Elec
Plur'a. Plur's. toral
States 1904. 1900 Votes
Alabama .. .... 76.000 41.619 11
Arkansas 40.000 86.342 9
Florida 18.000 20.693 5
Georgia 40.000 46.665 13
Kentucky 14.000 7.975 13
Louisiana 35.000 39,43& 9
Mississippi .. .. 50,000 45.953 10
North Carolina . 50.000 24,671' 12
South Carolina . 25,000 43,657 9
Tennessee 25,000 23,558 12
Texas 100,000 146,164 18
Virginia 25,000 30,215 12
Totals 497,000 590,927 133
The figures 590,927 show the total
pluralities for Bryan In 1900, the plu
ralities In that year of States which
declared for Roosevelt this year being
Included.
Roosevelt's plurality of the popular, |
vote (estimated), 1,846,641.
McKinley's plurality of popular vote
in 1900, 861,527.
Roosevelt's plurality of the electoral
rots. 210.
McKinley's plurality of the elctoral
vote in 1900. 137.
The National House.
The following table shows the stat
us of the present congress and the po.
litical complexion of the fifty-ninth
congress, according to the most relia
ble information received in Washing
ton (
58th 59th
Cong. Cong.
RepDemRepDem
Alabama .. .. 9 t
Arkansas 7 .. 7
California . . .. ... .. 5 3 8
Colorado 2 1 2
Connecticut 5 .. 5
Delaware .. 1 1
Florida 3 .. 3
Georgia .. 11 .. 11
Idaho .... 1 .. 1 ..
Illinois 17 8 20 5
Indiana 9 4 10 3
Iowa 10 1 11
Kansas 8 .. 8
Kentucky 1 10 1 10
Louisiana 7 . . 7
Maine 4 .. 4
Maryland 4 2 3 3
Massachusetts 10 4 11 3
Michigan 11 1 11 1
Minnesota 8 1 9 ..
Mississippi 8 .. 8
Missouri 1 15 4 12
Montana 1 .. 1 ..
Nebraska 5 1 6 ..
Nevada 1 .. 1
New Hampshire 2 .. 2 ..
New Jersey 7 3 9 1
New York 20 17 20 11
North Carolina 10 .. 10
North Dakota 2 .. 2
Ohio 17 4 20
Oregon 2 . . 2
Pennsylvania 28 4 29 3
Rhode Island 1 1 1 1
South Carolina 7 .. 7
South Dakota 2 .. 2
Tennessee 2 8 2 8
Texas 1C If
Utah 1 .. 1
Vermont 2 .. 2 ..
Virginia 1 9 1 :
Washington 3 .. 3 ..
West Virginia B .. 5 ..
Wisconsin 10 1 10 1
Wyoming 1 .. l ..
Totals 208 178 240 141
TERRITORIES
Hawaii 1 .. 1 ..
New Mexico 1 .. 1 ..
Arizona .. 1 .. I
Oklahoma 1 .. 1 ..
Porto Rico 1 .. 1 ..
Totals 208 178 240 146
Whole number 386 386
Majority (Rep. over
Dem.) 30 94
Fight in Courts.
Nashville, Special. ? The guardian ol
the nieces of Mary A. Stephens will
make a fight In the courts for Mist
8tophens' property. 8he killed her
self a few weeks ago and left consld
erable property to friends. Thin I*
the second cane now In tho Iocs'
courts In which kinspeople are fight
Ing for the property left by abandoned
women. The guardian holds thea Mist
Stephens' will was made while she wat
of unsound mind.
MIGHT BE SUKKEWPEK
Late Keptrts Tim Hri 4rtkir Show
tvssbas to Ctosc tnrteri
MAT I0LD WIT TET Fftff AWHILE
Although lh? Suggestion of Psaco
Was Mad* Unofficially, It Had Offi
cial Sanction and Probably Will
Not bo Followed by Further Repre
sentations ? Japan Would not Re
sent a Proposition From the United
States* Fran ce and England ?
Roossvslt Expected to Take the In
itiative? Japanese Ministsr to Eng
land Hopeful.
tondon. By Cable. ? Japan unofficial
ly bas made representations to Rus
sia looking to peace. Tbls action has
resulted in failure, and suck represen
tations. even privately, are not likely
to be repeated by Japan.
Although the suggestion of a pacific
settlement was made unofficially. It
actually had behind it all the weight
of an offer by the Japaaase govern*
meat. It waa made direct to Russia.
No power acted aa an into* me diary.
The proposition was put forward ten
tatively and unofficially, so that the
Japanese government would1 be la a
position to deny any report that it
was suing for peace. The Mlure of
these direct negotiations, however, re
sulted in bringing intervention within
a measurable distance. Foreign Sec*
retary Lansdowne's plea for arbitra
tion yesterday evening at thar Guild
Hall banquet Is taken hern to be a
pointed suggestion to the United
States and France that the time is
approaching when the powers must
take some action. It can be definitely
stated that Lord Lansdowne made hi*
speech with full knowledge that Ja
pan will not resent a proposition look
ing to peace from the three powers
? the United States, France and< Great
Britain. There is a definite impres
sion hero that the initiative will
come from Freaident Rounovell,
though the action would be joint.
In an interview regarding the fore
going, Baron Hayashi. the Japanese
minister, said:
"1 should not bo surprised, to see
the three powers named, or two of
them, take tlie action suggested. Ex
actly upon what basis of n settlement:
peace could be secured, is at present
impossible to see, but there is not
the slightest doubt, that combined
lepresentatlons, especially if led by
President Roocsvelt. would have a
far-reaching rosult between the two
countries, one of which was thor
oughly defeated. It is comparatively
easy to mske peace In this case, as
neither side is thoroughly defeated,
yet. The prospects for the success'
of friendly intervention have vastly
increased. Since the commencement
of the war, the two nations now re
spect each other to a degree never
before dreamed of before they met
in battle. That mutual respect is the
most hopeful factor for peace.' Japan
does not want to go on fighting for
ever. Yet, even with all the victories
won during this war, her statesmen
would render themselves Hable to be
most seriously misunderstood, espec
ially in Russia. If they openly sug
gested In the name of humanity some
methods whereby tho war could be
stopped. It would be altogether dif
ferent, however, at this stage of the
war, shouid a friendly offer, prompted
by Chat sense of humanity which Ja
pan cannot voico for fear of being
misunderstood, emanate from the
United States and Great Brita.nl but
nothing can be done until the fall
of Port Arthur."
Husband Kills Boarder.
Hagerstown, Md., Special. ? A s mi na
tional murder occurred Id this city at
6 o'clock Thursday morning, when
Frederick Easton, a horse dealer, shot
nnd Instantly killed Lorenz Kline, in
cold blood at the home of the former,
wnere Kline was a hoarder. Easton
claimed that he found Kline and his
wife together. After the shooting. Eas
ton was lodged in jail. Easton con
ducted a hoarding house, and Kline
boarded with the family. He had been
sick for several days, according to the
statement of Mrs. Easton nnd several
of the hoarders. Mrs. Easton stated
that early Wednesday morning Kline
called her to his room to adrtiini??.er
some tablets, feeling drowsy shf re
clined on the bed and fell asleep. Her
husband, who occupied a front room,
on awakening and failing to And his
wife In bed, went to Kline's room and
found the two asleep. He went out
of the house quietly, and crossed the
street to the brewery and asked Wil
11am Andrews, the fireman, to lend him
his pistol, saying he wanted the weap
on to shoot .1 mad dog. Securing the
pistol, he went back to the houso, and
entering the room occupied by Kline
and his wife, advanced to flie bed, and
leaning over hig wife, shot Kline In the
left side of the head. The bullet on
tered above the left temple and passed
through Kline's head, being imbedded
la the right of his skull which wn*
fractured. The billet afterwards wax
removed by physicians. Mrs. Easton
was aroused by the report of the pis
tol, and jumped up and ran from the
room. Easton did not attempt to at
tack his wife and made no remark t0
her.
To Be Hanged in Mexico.
Mexico City. Special. ? The legisla
ture of the state of Mexico has ap
proved the report of the commission of
Justice, denying the right of commuta
tion from capital punishment to John
Madden, an American, who killed Dr.
Richard D. King, at Oaxaca. The kil
ling excited the Indignation of the En
gllnh-speaklng colony of Oaxaca. No
date has be?n fixed (or the execution
of Madden.