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V. O.Atact, President. J. o. WARm,AW. Vice Pre»lden THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNE7. Capital Sjo.oco.oo. Wili. bay county clitlms, receive ueposlt ami UKiLe liberal loiuis <in approved paper D. C. Koss. Cashier The Ledger SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY. 8. C.. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1900 81.00 A YEAR. McKinleyand Roosevelt Carry the State of New York by 146,000. MARYLAND ALSO IN LINE All Doubtful Stales Go For the Ue. publican Candidate With the Ex ception of Kentucky—Hoih I'arlies Claim That State With the Chances Favoring the Democrats. Chicago, Nov. 7.—While returns from many states aro incomplete, there is no question as to the result. McKinley has carried all the western states except Kentucky, and it will probably require the official count in that state to de termine the result. The returns in Indiana arc slow, but the Democrats concede tho stato to Mo- Bryan McKiu- loy Alabama 11 Arkansas California 9 Colorado 4 Connecticut (i Delaware 3 Florida 4 Georgia Idatio 3 Illinois 24 Indiana 15 Iowa 13 Kansas 10 Kentucky 13 Louisiana. 8 Maine 6 Maryland 8 Masiachasotts 15 Michigan 14 Minnesota 9 Mississippi 9 Missouri 17 Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire 4 New Je^ey 10 New York 36 North Carolina .. 11 North Dakota. ... 8 Ohio 23 Oregon 4 Pennsylvania 32 Rhode Island... 4 Boutti Carolina ... 9 South Dakota... 4 Tennessee 12 Texas Utah 3 Y r ennout 4 Virginia. 12 Washington 4 West Virginia (i Wisconsin 12 8 Wyoming Totals .. 103 284 Copyright, 1000, by Clitrle. A. Gray. ■> PRESIDENT M’KiNLEV. Kinley. The Republicans place his plu rality at from ‘i8,000 to 82,0011. Both sides are claiming Nebasku, but it is generally conceded to Bryan by a greatly reduced plurality. The electoral vote as made up at Re publican headquarters shows that Mc Kinley* has a total of 2S4 while Bryan is given only 1(51, including Kentucky and Nebraska. This is an indication that Kentucky is lost to McKinley, although the Republicans claim it for McKinley by 5,000. Tho control of the house goes with the presidency. The roster of new mem bers of the lower branch of congress chows that the Republicans were more successful than their highest estimates. While tho returns are not complete in all the districts, the indications are timt the Republicans will have 202 members, -while their opponents will have but 155. The oflicinl vote may make a difference in a few of the close districts, but it now looks as if Speaker Henderson will have a working majority of 47—cer tainly not much less than that. The electoral vote by states is as fol lows, according to the latest returns: Necessary to a choice, 224. licpubllCHii. CTalm 80,000 In Ohio. Columbus, O., Nov. 7.—Election re turns are still incomplete, but the Demo crat* concede about 80,000 and tho Re publicans claim about 80,000 for their national and state ticket, as compared with 51,000 for McKinley in 1800. The only dispute is over the Third, Twelfth ami Tw ntieth congressional districts, ami the Republicans claim the election ot Nevin in the Third ami of Tompkins in the Twelfth, which will make 17 Re publican and three Democratic congress men and one doubtful. The Ohio dele gation in the iast congress stood 10 Re publican* to live Democrat*. THE LAST OF THE BISON. Even the Yellowstone Park ITerd Hrm Dwindled Away. In answer to a correspondent a writer in Forest and Stream has this to say regarding th<‘ practical external- nation of the American bison in Its wild state: “In ISDo, when Hilly Hofcr and my self made the trip through the Yc'llow- stone park in the winter with the pur pose of counting the buffaloes. It was supposed that there were oOO buffaloes left in the Yellowstone park. We could not feel in the least sure that there were over 125, after we had counted all that we could find or hear of, and then we felt that it was quite likely we had counted the same bunch more than once. Probably there were 100 to 125 head in the park at that time. There were at that time in the Mus selshell country of Montana about eight or ten head of buffaloes, which were later killed by the Frees. There were also thou perhaps a few animals of a somewhat mythical herd in the Red Desert of Wyoming, never esti mated at over a dozen head and whose existence for the past ten years has been more than doubtful. Also the same could be said regarding the ‘Lost park herd’ of Colorado, where, for a time, a half dozen or so buffaloes were known to exist. There may have been a half dozen of them In 18155, but it is doubtful if any are alive now. “The buffaloes of the Yellowstone park met their fate the more quickly by reason of the fact that during a mild winter they wandered out from the west side of the park and were killed by men along the edge of the park. As they were picked up about as fast as they came out luto Idaho or the Market lake precincts, It is unlikely that any are left alive outside Use park. Inside the park at last accounts during the past year there were only about 12 or 15 buffaloes supposed to be left, and these were not breeding. “There Is not in all likelihood a sin gle individual left of the Staked Plains herd, out of which Buffalo Jones caught his calves iu 1880 to 1889. Up la the Peace river region of the British possessions there really is a herd of wood bison left, for so my friend Nor ris, who was up there last year, tells me, and he says the Indians know where they are. The numbers of these are not known, and it would be only guesswork to state them, as, Indeed, it is more or less guesswork to state fig ures as above. “On the face of all discoverable in- f< rmation on this head, it is safe to say tltere are not a dozen live wild buf faloes outside the Yellowstone park In the United States, and if there is a single one I do not know where It is. Inside tho park there may be 20 head or so. “The Peace river herd, not In tho United States and always more or less a matter of fable, may number 100 head, though it Is by no means likely. It is more apt to be the ease that there may he only a score or so of these ani mals which have been able to escape the hungry Indian of that forsaken re gion.” Popularity Thormometera. There are many ways better than reading editorials In the newspapers of telling how a nation esteems its grea\ men. The “button” craze, as American children know it, has attack ed England with violence, and tho child who has not his chest well plas tered with button portraits of tho com manders in the South African war might well have Stevenson’s words ap plied to him: He is a naughty boy, I'm sure. Or ctse Ilia dear papa is poor. Tho buttons were all originally a penny, but ns the war went on quota tions began to be established. “Bobs” rose to 8 halfpence and then to two pence. For a brief period he stood Ot threepence. Baden-Powcll made ono leap to threepence and for a time was not to he had even at that. Buller was sluggish. He never fell below par, but he never rose above It. And what price did Methuen bring? Ilis button failed to circulate. In Ireland Joubcrt and Kruger stood firm for some time, but the enthusiasm incident to the queen's visit to Dublin knocked u considerable bit of the bot tom out of the market. — Saturday Evening Post. Memento of Snntlaico. Captain It. II. Beckham of Fort Worth Is the possessor of an interest ing relic of the battle of Santiago de Cuba, being nothing less than the fiug of truce used by the Americans on the occasion of tho surrender of General Toral and the Spanish forces. When the Spaniards signified their desire to meet the Americans for a parley, there was nothing In tho shape of a white piece of cloth to be found In the Amer ican camp save this mosquito bar, which Captain Beckham brought out of his tent and turned over to his com manding officer, to be immortalized by the remarkable use made of It. After the surrender it was returned to him, and he keeps It as a precious souvenir of the occasion.—Dallas News. A Temperance Hospital. Home temperance people of Boston tire considering the feasibility of es- tnbllslilug a hospital In Boston in which no alcoholic medicines shall be used. They say that the Temperance hospital of London, established In 1878, and the Temperance hospital of. Chicago, established In 1884, have been successful In their treatment of pa tlents, and their death rate Is lower than that of the ordinary hospitals. Diplomacy. Census laker —What Is four age, madam? Mrs. Neighbors—Did the woman next door give her age? Census Taker -Certainly. Mrs. Neighbors—Well, Pin two years younger than she is.—Chicago News. P8ESIDENT M'KINLEY mm WELCOMED Arrives In Washington and Is Greeted by Friends. HAS RESUMED HIS DUTIES After Breakfast He Gives Ills Atten* Hon to Several Important Matters. Admiral Dewey’s Collection of Gifts. Other Washington New*. Washington, Nov. 8. — President McKinley and party arrived at 8 o’clock this morning. Several hundred people had assembled at the Pennsylvania de pot to bid the president welcome and a large number of police were on hand to prevent a cyush. Secretary Hitchcock, General Corbin and other officials gathered about the platform of the president’s private car and were tho first to welcome and con gratulate him. The crowd outside broke into hearty cheers when tho president made his appearance with Mrs. McKiu- ley. After a hasty greeting the party was driven to tho White House, where tho president had breakfast and then re turned to his duties. Tho trip beyond Pittsburg was at night and uneventful, although knots of ix'ople were gathered at the stations throughout tho night to see the train go by. FIRST COLD WAVE OF SEASON Freezing Weather Predicted — Snow West of the Ohio Klver. Washington, Nov. 8.—Tho weather bureau issued tho following bulletin to day: Tho first well marked cold wave of the season covers tho middle we?tern and northwestern state*, with a mini mum reported temperature of 12 degree* above zero at Huron, 8. D. Freezing weather is reported in southern Kansas and southern Missouri, and snow has fallen as far south as the Ohio river. Tonight tho line of freezing tempera ture will extend over Arkansas and Tennessee and heavy frost will occur in the central and northern parts of the middle and ea'-t gulf and South Atlantic states, excepting Florida. In the Atlantic coast states from Vir ginia north the temperature will bs much lower Friday and snow flurries will occur from the lower lake region and upper Ohio valley over the North Atlantic states. The temperature will continue low over the eastern part of tho country Saturday, but will moder ate rapidly with rain in the gulf and southwestern states during Friday night and Saturday. PROGRESSINGUVERY SLOWLY Minister* Have Not Agreed on a Hast* of Negotiations. Washington, Nov. 8.—Additional re ports from Mr. Conger today record the progress of the efforts being made at Peking to bring the foreign ministers into agreement as to tho basis of negoti ations with China. The department still declines to make public any of the details iu the deliberations of the min isters and it appears that this reticence is a matter of international agreement, the purpose being to avoid presenting any of the difference* that may arise from time to time to the notice of the Cbiueso plenipotentiaries who might use them to serve their own ends. However, the statement is reiterated that progress is being made toward a satisfactory conclusion and it is hoped that within a short time it will be pos sible to at least initiate the formal ne gotiations with the Chinese plenlpoten- tentiaries. Dr. Geddcs Ordered to London. Washington, Nov. 8. — Dr. T. A. Geddes, chief of the miscellaneous divi sion of the bureau of animal industry of the United States department of agri culture, has been detailed as a special inspector and ordered to Great Britain to inspect cattle intended for importa tion into the United States. The increas ing prevalence ot contagious diseases, particularly tuberculosis, has made this action necessary for tho protection of this country. Dewey Itcmoves His Gift*. Washington, Nov. 8.—Admiral Dew ey has removed his collection of gifta, which lias occupied the most prominent j.lace in the Hall of American History in the National museum, to bi> home iq Rhode Island avenue. The collection has assumed very large proportions, rep resenting thousands of dollars In money value, and is almost daily added to by some admirer of the great sailor. Keport Is Discredited. Washington, Nov. 8.—No advice has yet been received here confirming the report that Russia has annexed territory iu Chib-Li province and the Impression prevail* that if the Russians have occu pied any territory there, It Is simply a military movement in preparation for the maintenance of the Russian forces at a suitable base on the road to Peking for tho approaching winter. Appointed Procurator General. Washington, Nov. 8 — Very Rev. Peter J. Franciscos, for several years superior of Holy Gross college, affiliated with the Catholic University of Amer ica, has received his commission as pro curator general of that order, with headquarters at Notre Dame, lud. Rev. Father James Burns of Indiana has been appointed to sucoed him in Washington. New College Opened. Washington, Nov. 8.—The Sisters of Notre Dame opened Trinity college for the higher < ducution of women near the Catholic university yesterday, but the structure will not be formally dedicated until the latter part of this month. Fire at N'utlivflle. Nashville, Nov. 8.—Fire at the Cen tennial ground* destroyed the famed club house visited by thousand* during the Centennial exposition. Loss $19,000. BLOODY RACE RIOT IN PENNSYLVANIA Has Been Continuous Fighting Since Last Tuesday. MANY PERSONS INJURED Negroes Were Recently Imported From the South—Riot Was Precipitated by Them Over the Election — Mllltlc Called Out and Order Restored. Washington, Pa., Nov. 8.—After a night of excitement over a threatened conflict between negroes and whites, quiet prevails this morning and through tho prompt action of the town au thorities, aided by the meml>ers of Com pany H, Tenth Pennsylvania volun teers, a race riot was averted. The trouble started on Tuesday night over the election and the fighting was kept up for a greater part of the night and all of yesterday. There were un- morons encounters between tho negroes and whites and several persons were se riously injured. Fearing a serious outbreak, a large number of extra policemen were sworn in and those with squads of tho Tenth regiment patrolled tho streets until day light. A dozen arrests were made and warrants aro oat for many more. This morning the excitement has died down and unless there are more assaults no further trouble is apprehended. The outbreak, it is said, was insti gated by negroes recently brought from the south by contracting firms. Negro Shot Through the Head. Athens, Ga., Nov. 8 — W. A. Mc- Curry, a white farmer living near this place, discharged a negro named Ocar Snelson. Snelson, in company with an other negro, attacked MoCurry, who drew his pistol and shot Snelson through tho head, inflicting a dangerous wound, from which he may die. MoCurry gave himself up to tho authorities. Bloody Ha tile In Texas. Anderson, Tex., Nov. 8.—In a street duel growing out of county politics, John Bradley and Deputy Sheriff Em mett Bcott were killed and John Brail- ley Jr., and Sheriff Garrett Seorr were fatally wounded. It is feared f r ther trouble will ensue, as much r-Xv-ii *• mont prevails among the friends ut both sides. X<»gro Murderer Lynched. Coahoma, Miss., Nov. 8 —Lit Nubors, a negro, shot and lulled J. L. Holcom , a white man, near here Ir.^t night. Na bors was arrested by bystanders and this morning his corpse was found swinging to the limb of a tret* in t o neighborhood. No arrests have been made. Shot His Brother-In-Law. Carrollton, Ga.. Nov. 8. — Oscar Dallas, a negro, shot his wife’s brother, Jep Sterling, alias Jep Kendrick, iu the neck with a 38-caliber pistol, inflicting a painful and serious wound. NEW BILLS ARE INTRODUCED Notice of Committee 3Ieetlog—Legis lature Gets Down to Work. Atlanta, Nov. 8.—Tho feature of this morning’s session of the house was an other and an entirely new attack upon the proposad new depot. It came from Mr. Hall of Bibb, who leads and largely constitutes the opposition. The bill authorizes and orders the state treasurer to invest the funds now In the state treasury, in bonds—Georgia bonds. Its effect, if adopted, would be to take the money which it is proposed to use for the depot and employ it so that the sum would not be available. Wherefore, oven if the state decided to erect tho structure, there would be no funds witli which the same might be done. Another bill of some luterc-it was in troduced by Mr. Blue of Marion. It contemplates such an amendment to tho present laws as will compel insurance companies, iu the event of losses, to pay to the insured tho faoe value of the pol icy, and not, as is now the case, the amount of loss sustained. In addition to these measures Mr. Houston of Fulton introduced his bill providing for a bureau of labor and Mr. Blalock a bill providing that the bonds deposited with the state treasurer be registered. Immediately after adjournment noti fication of committee meetings were read out. The committees have about 120 bills to nn^s'npon and any number of resolu tions. Another Case of Yellow Fever. Natchez, Miss., Nov. 8.—One new case of yellow fever is reported this morning. Mr*. Battle, the first patient reported, died last night. Sne was a niece of Governor Longino. A surgeon of the marine hospital service le now here trying to trace the source of infec tion. Young Lady Assaulted. Andalusia, Ala., Nov. 8.—A young lady, the daughter of John Harrelsou, was assaulted at her home about 15 miles south of here. The sheriff has taken dogs and gone after the fiend who committed the deed. It is not known whether it wa* a white man or negro. Senator Davis’ Gonditlon. St. Paul, Nov. 8.—United Biafes Senator Davis spen* a go id night u: l was feeling oo-nforta'id • today, im in jured foot causing him l! .1 - iiic .or. >.|. encu. The Senator's pnl/r ai d tern ture are now aliuo^t nori.ia an . h.i pnysiciaus mtioipaie rapi 1 - • • ;v. , \. Gold I a t !.<• N'irt ft >■ * LaCros-k, Wls., N v 8. - 1 -i'- m.-r- i nry tell 15 degrees h< r< la*? cording to reports received i>- fh. weather bunuti the cold i- p m rnl throa/hoot ih- u -thwent an i a fall in r If':-.- of 11 Of.> 15 to .0 . ; i.4 r< jordod. REPUBLICANS CLAIM BRYAN’S HOME STATE They Say Nebraska Has Gone For McKinley. KENTUCKY STILL IN DOUBT Republicans Claim the State by Small Majority — Coomb* Allege* Fraud. Democrat* Stand bjr Their Former Figure* of 10,000. Washington, Nov. 8.—Assistant Sec retary of War Meiklejohn today tele graphed here as follows: “Fullerton, Neb., Nov. 8.—Nebraska is redeemed. McKinley has carried the state by not less than 6,000. The legis lature is Republican, both houses. ” Chicago, Nov. 8.—Vice Chairman H. O. Payne of tho Republican national committes today received a telegram from the chairman of the state commit tee of Nebraska stating that the Repub licans carried the state by a small ma jority; also that they have the senate and in all probability will be able to or ganize the house. Leslie Combs, chairman of tho Repub lican state committee, telegraphed Mr. Payne that an official count will be nec essary to decide the electoral vote of Kentucky. Tho telegram states: “Three thousand legal Republican votes remain uncounted in the ballot boxes. Other frauds will cost us 6,000 votes,” KENTUCKY CLAIMED BY BOTH It Will Require the Official Count to Determine the Result. Louisville, Nov. 8.—At both Demo cratic and Republican headquarters to day the leaders adhered to their claims of last night, the Democrats declaring that Beckham’s majority will not bo less than 10,000. Sixty-two precintsare still out and most of them iu the ex treme sections of the state, iu the First and Eleventh districts. Tho Democrats assert that the Repub licans are holding back tho Eleventh district, while tho Republicans say the Democrat* are holding up the First dis trict for the showdown when it becomes definitely known just how many votes are needed. Tho Democrats say there is no doubt whatever of the result, but the Republicans say they will be satis fied only when thebflioiai count is made. They say there has been the most fla grant padding in Oweu, Franklin and other oountiea, but no details are at hand iu support of the assertion. Democratic leaders on the contrary say there has been no fraud whatever a id that they will be perfectly satisfied to stand by ths official count. FULL VOTE IN DELAWARE. Olllclcal Count 31 ay Change the Com plexion of the Legislature. Wilmington, Dal., Nov. 8.—Unofficial returns of the election In Delaware show the total vote to be as follows: Bryan, 17,848; McKinley, 21,861. Mc Kinley’s plurality, 4,013. McKinley car ried every county. The official count ia being mado to day and while it may change these fig ures, it will make no difference in the result. Alexander M. Daly, Democratic nom inee for congress, ran about 1,000 ahead Of the Bryan electoral ticket. There is no chaugo in the complexion of the legislature as given out yester day, but there is great interest iu the official count of today, aa there is a probability of the count changing the result iu some of the close districts, and possibly changing the complexion of the legislature from Republican to Demo cratic. The count will occupy all day and run over tomorrow. QUAY HAS SMAi-L MAJORITY. Complexion of the Pennsylvania Leg islature a* Unofficially Reported. Harrisburg, Nov. 8 —It is figured hare by thosa who have kept a close watch of the contest for the control of the next legislature that the two branches will line up as follows: House, Quay Republicans, 106; anti-Quay Re publicans and fuslonlsts, 55; Democrats, 48. Total, 204. According to these figures the Quay Republicans have only three votes above the 108 necessary to organizo the house. Senate, Quay Republicans, 25; anti- Quay Republicans, 18; Democrats, 13. Total, 60. This would make the senate a tie aa between Quay and anti-Quay. Fusion Majority of 74. Denver, Nov. 8 —The fu*ioni*ts will have a majority of 74 on joint ballot in the legislature which will elect a suc cessor to United States Senator Woloott. It appears from the returns that the sen ate will consist of 84 fusionists and one Republican, while iu the house the fa- sintitsM will number 53 and the Repub licans 18. Simmon* Defeats Carr. Raleigh, Nov. 8.—F. M. Simmons defeated General J. S. Carr in the sena torial primary, his majority being nearly 50,000. The legislature is Democratic on joint ballot, which insures Simmons’ election to the United States senate to succeed Marion Butler. Democratic Candidate Klected. Chicago, Nov. 8. —W. A. Rodenburg (Rep.), who was at first reported elected to congress in the Twenty-first Illinois district, is, according to the latest re turns, defeated by his Democratic op ponent, Fred Kern, by a majority of 287. Democrat Rleotcd. Phenix, A. T., Nov. 8.—Marcus A Smith of Tucson, the Democratic candi date for congress, is elected over Mur phy, the Republican candidate. PRIZES FOR CHOIR SINGERS. Said to Be Few qnd Far Between In New York. The prizes for singers in this city in the shape of high salaried choir en gagements are few, and the exaggerat ed stories which are published through out the country about the largo in comes of the successful ones bring each year to New York a large number of candidates for siuging engagements. They come with voices which have been praised by their teachers and many of them, when they find no open ing for them in churches, drift into the choruses of the opera. At a small gathering of choir singers one of the successful ones vouched for the follow ing story about a choir singer who for several years has commanded a large salary in one of the wealthiest churches. It illustrates the diflicultics that one candidate for honors had to overcome before he reached his goal. He may lie called Jones. More than ten years ago a woman, who had taken singing lessons from an excellent teacher of vocal music in this city, went to a western mining town and for her own amusement taught singing to a few young men and girls who had natural gifts iu this direction. Among them was Jones, hardly more than a boy, and at that time working as a miner. The possi bilities of J ones’ voice interested his teacher. He was accustomed only to a miner's life, and his natural refinement would never have been suspected at that time. Jones improved rapidly and Ids teacher persuaded him to come to New York and study under her old teacher. “You have naturally,” she said, “one of the best voices that I ever heard. With a little training you will be able to earn, by singing in a choir on Sun days, about tcu times your present wa ges." “Then I will go to New York,” said Jones, “and become a choir singer.” The woman gave him a strong rec ommendation to her old teacher and when the latter had tested Jones’ voice he said: “You have an excellent voice, and with proper training you may earu a large salary with it.” “Very well,” said Jones. “You teach me until I can get an engagement, and I will pay you.” “That would mean too long a wait,” said the teacher. “Why do you say that?” asked the miner. “I will tell you frankly,” said the teacher. “I believe that your voice might be developed with six months’ training—that is, physically developed. To do the work which you hope to do. however, you would have to be almost born anew. You are rough and un couth. Go to a fashionable church to morrow and see the men who attend it. Study their clothes, manners and ap pearances, then think to yourself that you must become outwardly as pre sentable as they are and mentally, per haps very much more responsive, be fore you can gain success. You need grooming, manners and mental devel opment. and 1 believe that it will take you at least ten years to acquire them.” Fortunately for the young miner, the woman who discovered him had recom mended him to a wealthy, music loving family in this city. When they heard the teacher's verdict about his voice, they assumed the expense of his les sons and put him in the way to get the other training which ho needed. He was taught the manners of polite soci ety, and these lessons were harder for him than his vocal lessons. He was taught how to dress, aud, in fact, his training was somewhat similar to that advertised by some of the young wom- eu’s finishing schools. He read and studied. This vocal teacher showed him how to develop his voice and to use It to the best advantage. It was a general polishing process. No one would now suspect that Jones had been an uneducated, rough miner. He com mands a large salary whenever he sings. The singer who told the story said that against such obstacles not one man in a thousand would have per sisted. “This was an extreme case,” he said, “and this man's voice warrant ed his efforts. If the average young man who had vocal ambitions to achieve In this city, however, knew the obstacles he must surmount, he would not come hero to drift luto a comic op era chorus. There Is only a lighting chance for the musical man with tho musical voice, and to seize it he must have untiring energy.”—New York Sun. In This Choreli VUIblcf The Middlesex probate court, at East Cambridge, Mass., Las been called upon to decide whether or not a cer tain church is “visible." It seems that a deceased member of the Independent Baptist church of Woburn left a trust fund of $1,000 for the benefit of her fellow members, the Interest to Ih? paid to them so long as the church “main tained its visibility aud the doctrine of the old school Baptist principles.” The residuary legatees, to whom the money was to revert if at any time the church should forfeit the title to It, claim that the society no longer “main tains its visibility.” It has only nine members, only one of whom lives in Woburn, and it does not supi>ort a preacher. On the other hand, the so ciety claims that, according to Its doc trines, it is still a church within the meaning of the testator. I'ulltr llorara. Orcaslonally an English writer needs edbing. Witness the following, taken from u prominent London magazine, the writer being In the midst of a de scription of the queen's garden party: “Presently Lord Pembroke and Sir Ponsouby Fane managed that the vast concourse of men ami women In the grounds should form two loug lanes, aud Itetweeu them the queen aud prin cess passed slowly in their carriage, drawn by two grays bowiug right and left.”—Philadelphia Ledger. Loudensclilager Claims Total of 204 Members With a Majority of 51. MARYLAND’S DELEGATION It Is Solidly Republican—Demccrats Get Three .Member* From Indiana. Kentucky’s Delegation Is Divided. Georgia, Alabama and MKtdsdppI Solidly Democratic. Chicago, Nov. 7.—Dispatches from 321 of the 356 congressioual districts show that the Republicans have elected 178, the Democrats 140, the fiuiomsts oue, the siiverires one aud the Populists one. Washington, Nov. 7. — Representa tive Loudenschlager of New Jersey, sec- THEODORE ROOSEVELT. rotary of the Republican congressional committee, claims the election of 204 Republicans to tho next house, a ma jority over all of 51. The Democratic congressioual headquarters were prac tically deserted. Chairman Richardsou had not pat iu an appearance aud bis lieutenants had stopped figuring. They concede, how ever, that the next house will be safely Republican, but declined to estimate the Republican majority. THE RESULT IN MARYLAND Solid Republican Delegation 1* Re turned to Congress. Baltimore, Nov. 7.—Besides placing Maryland’s eight electoral votes in the McKinley column, a solid Republican delegation to the Fifty-seventh congress was elected. The raembers-elect follow: First district—William H. Jackson. Second district—A. A. Blakeney. Third district—Frank C. Wachter (re elected). Fourth district—Charles R. Perim. Fifth district—Secretary E. E. Mudd (re-elected). Sixth district—George A. Pear (re elected). Josiah L. Kerr, nominated to fill the vacancy in the Fifty-sixth congress caused by the resignation of Governor Smitn was also elected. Pennsylvania's Delegation. Philadelphia, Nov. 7.—Pennsylva nia’s next delegation iu tho house of representatives will bo: Republicans, 26; Democrats, four, a gain of six. The lour Democrats elected are: Eighth dis trict, Howard Mutohlor; Ninth district, Henry D. Green; Seventeenth district, Rufus K. Polk; Twenty-eighth district, J. K. Hall. The Inst three were re elected. Among the Democrats to go down to defeat is Congressman William Me A leer, iu the Third district ot Phila delphia. Republican*Claim the Legislature. Wilmington, N. C., Nov. 7.—Returns are not yet nil in from Kent and Sussex counties and it is not possible to say which party controls the legislature. Tho Democrats claim a majority on joint ballot, but the Republicans say they will control the legislature and elect two United States senators. Eleven Out of 18 Congressmen. Indianapolis, Not. 7.—Latest re turns from Indiana indicate that the Republicans have carried the state by from 28,000 to 32,000. The Republicans will have probably elected 11 of the 18 congressmen. The legislature is safely Republican. Republicans Re-Elected. Topeka, Nov. 7.—Congreut Kansas, Fourth district, James M. Miller, Re publican, re-elected; Sixth district, Wil liam A Roeder, Republican, re-elected; Seventh district, Chester I. Long, Re publican, re-elected. MtMUsIppi'* Delegation. Jackson, Miss., Nov. 7.—The Missis sippi delegation iu congress will be W. O. Chandler, Jr., Thomas Spight, Pat rick Ilcnrr, A. F. Fox, John Sharne, P. H. Williams, F. A. MoLain aud Charles E. Hooker. Lentz by u Narrow Margin. Columbus, O., Nov. 7.—Complete un- oflici.il returns give Lentz (Deni.) 11 ov r Tompkins (Rep ) in the Twelfth cotign-idonal district. Owing to the close vote tho official count will bemads tomorrow.