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WW WlfFlPf >' p 3Mh»v~ * " > \: r t V ' *v ^ ** £ „ ! P« $ l \r",-y-;/»- ••^-V7^" €" '*' .* ,( " ** *; 'J '•* , * t *• i ' (,* * .%•',» r ' <*•»'* Results of Election Throughout f s-w * * '.'H- he j. 1 v; ©fflcial Cout May Be Necessary ia Many Districts. V _ •• $£'. ' " " I" W" j.,. " •• tttpnblicaM Claim fafc Majorities is Both Houses--Democrat* Gain a ;v Number of Seats in the Lower -:.S Branch--Roosevelt Is Chosen Clover- is. «or of JSew York --Pinifree Is fte- sheeted in Mlchlgat-flcoiefd "Wins in Wisconsin. ^ ^ All the States of the Union, exclusive of xr-j t llaine, Oregon and Vermont, and the \ '%• territories of New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona, held elections Tuesday. The following States elected Governors: Cali- fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Michi- tgan, Minnesota, Massachusetts, New •fork, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ne- /"oraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Pennsyl- » jyania, South Dakota, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyo­ ming- Delaware, FJorjda, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, North Caro­ lina, Ohio and Utah elected minor State officers. Connecticut, California, Idabo, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, ;Missouri, Montana, Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexicd, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, I THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Elected Governor of New York. Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wash­ ington, Wisconsin, Wyoming and West Virginia elected State Legislatures. All the States except Maine, Oregon and Vermont elected Congressmen. Out­ side the Gubernatorial election in New York, interest, from a national stand­ point, centered in the Congressional elec­ tions. Incomplete returns tip to midnight Wed­ nesday indicated that the Republicans had retained control of the national House of Representatives by a greatly reduced al­ though probably safe majority. The elec­ tion of Republican Legislatures in several States classed as doubtful insures a Re­ publican majority in the United States Senate after March 4, 1899. After the Legislatures have met and elected Sena­ tors to succeedMliose whose terms expire in March the complexion of the Senate will probably be Republicans, 53; Demo­ crats and other anti-Republicans, 37; Re­ publican majority over all, 16. The Dem­ ocratic gains in seats for the lower house Hre heaviest in Illinois, New York, Penn­ sylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Vir­ ginia and Maryland. The South is again almost solidly Democratic. Roosevelt's majority over Van Wycjk for Governor of New York is about 20,- 000. V an Wyck carried Greater New York by nearly 85,000, which was over­ come by Roosevelt's majority north of the Harlem river of about 105,000, Stone becomes Governor of Pennsylva­ nia by a plurality of nearly 125,000. Gov. Pingree, with the aid of the fusionists, carried Michigan by about 80,000. Lind, fusionist, is probably elected Governor of Minnesota. Scofield ran considerably be­ hind his ticket, but is elected Governor of Wisconsin by a safe majority. The Dem­ ocratic managers concede the election Of the Republican ticket in Indiana by about 12,000. Party Pluralties by states. Rep. Dem. Alabama Rep. 48,000 Arkansas 50,000 California ^,000 50,000 Colorado 30,660 Connecticut is,000 30,660 Delaware 2,000 • « • • • • Florida 15,000 Georgia 25,000 Idaho 5,000 Illinois '. 32,084 . . . . . . Indiana 15,000 Iowa 60,675 Kansa? 6,000 Kentucky Small. Louisiana 40,000 •Maine 22,000 40,000 Maryland In doubt. Massachusetts ......... 70,000 Michigan . 80,000 Minnesota 30,000 Mississippi 30,000 40,606 Missouri 35,000 Stoutnnu Small. Nebraska 5,000 Nevada Small. New Hampshire 10,000 New Jersey ia.wto . . . . . . New York ia#teo North Carolina soiooo North Dakota ' 5,000 soiooo Ohio 55,000 •Oregon 2U.OOO Pennsylvania 125,000 ...... Rhode Island 15,000 South Carolina 15,000 35,000 Sonth Dakota Tennessee .......... iisoo 35,000 Sonth Dakota Tennessee .......... iisoo 20,606 Texas . ..;...' 120,000 Utah Small. •Vermont ............. 35,O66 Small. Virginia 35,O66 1K666 Washington 3,000 1K666 West Virginia Small. Wisconsin 30,000 Wyoming 1,500 •Election held previous to Tuesday. PRESIDENT CASTS His VOTE. Traveled from Washington to Canton to Discharge the Duty. President McKiniey and party arrived in Canton at 9:25 Tuesday morning, •lid was at once driven to the Bar­ ber residence. The President then walk­ ed to the polling place, dismissing the carriage. There was a crowd to greet Mm all the way, but there was no for­ mal demonstration. The President start­ ed back to Washington the same after- Boon. Senator Kanna Casts His Ballot. Senator Hanna voted early at Cleve­ land. M Hte^appearance in the booth cre­ sted no ^oniment, and he marked his bal­ lot quickly. He hesitated voting for bal­ lot machines. He asked the judges how to mark Uie ticket, and when he had been informed he handed over his ballot and toft the booth. » RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS % ENATE AND HOUSE. Estii Na-tated Make-lip of the Two tional Legislative Bodies. The following table shows the composi­ tion of the next House of Representatives as indicated by the returns up to midnight Wednesday: _. States. Alabama Arkansas No. Con­ gressmen. Rep. Dem. Pop. 9 ... » Arkansas c ... 0 California 1 f - * Colorado g Connecticut ......... 4 D e l a w a r e . . i 1 Florida 2 Georgia 11 Idaho 1 Illinois 22 Indiana Iowa .............. V 11 Kansas 8 Kentucky . 14 Louisiana 8 Maine . rtis,.. i/;..» » 4 Maryland • Massachusetts .#....IX Mlchiffiin ,». 12 Minnesota .......... f M Issi sslpjjl .i,. 7 Missouri 15 Montana ............ 1 Nebraska ........... 6. Nevada .1 New Hampshire .,...' % #• 1 New Jersey New York ...., North Carolina North Dakota , Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania . Rhode Islaiid . South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington .., West Virginia , Wisconsin Wyoming Totals The States 8 ...84 .... 0 1 .... a . . . . 80 . . . . 2 :r I .... 10 .... 13 .... 1 . . . . 2 . . . . 10 . . . . 2 .... 4 . . . . 10 .... 1 IS 9- 11 8 , 1 "i i2 12 T "* 1 2. 6 18 A £ •2; 2 8 10 1 *> 10 8 -<• > *• . .4. J 12 2 18 8 8 "io !!! r u: ii 1 "i ..857 188 -188 which chose Legislatures Tuesday appar<>'!tly will choose United States Senators as follows: California Republican. Connecticut Republican. Delaware Republican. Florida Democrat. Indiana Republican. Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota^?.... Missouri ..... Montana Nebraska ..... Nevada ...... New Jersey .. New York .... North Dakota Pennsylvania . Tennessee ..., Texas Utah Washington .. West Virginia Wisconsin .... Wyoming Republican. Republican. Republican. Democrat. .T.... .Democrat. ; . ... .Republican. Populist. Republican. Republican. Republican. Republican. • Democrat. .........Democrat. Democrat. Democrat. Republican. .. .Republican. .. .Republican. In the Senate the members will stand thus: ..53 Republicans Democrats Populists and silver men !!!!."! Independent *" Republican majority, 16. " " TEN SLAIN AT THE POLLS. Election Riot at Phoenix, 8. C., Leads to Wholesale Murder, Ten negroes are dead as a result of the election riots at Phoenix, S. C. The ne­ groes threaten to make a desperate fight to avenge the death of their fellows. The trouble at Phoenix began with an effort to prevent several negroes from vot­ ing. J. B. Tolbert, Federal collector at Charleston, whose home is at Phoenix, entered into the discussion and declared the men must not be disfranchised. He directed the negroes to deposit their bal­ lots in a separate box. This action anger­ ed Bose Ethridge, an authorized poll man­ ager, and he vigorously objected. Blows were struck and then some one in a group of negroes shot and killed Ethridge. The shooting was returned and five ne­ groes were wounded, among them Thomas Tolbert, son of the collector. The negroes took to their heels, but eleven of the crowd were captured. The prisoners were taken to Behoboth, where a crowd of anfry New York. Co# Roosevelt, Republican, is elected Governor of New York by about 20,000 plurality. The Democrats carried eleven counties as against only one two years ago. and Greater New York gave Van Wyck 85,000 majority. As compared with the election of 1896, when Black de­ feated Porter, this shows a Republican loss of from 190,000 to 195,000. Boose- velt came to the Harlem river with 106,- 000 plurality, and Van Wyck had but 85,- 000 in Greater New York with which to meet it. The vote outside the city shows that Roosevelt lost 61,000 as compared with Black. In the city his vote was 61,- 000 smaller than Black's. In the country districts Van WTyck ran about 20,000 and in the city about 54,000 ahead of Porter. Michigan. The next congressional delegation from Michigan will be Republican, Congress­ men Todd and Brucker, Democrats, be­ ing succeeded by Washington Gardner and .T. W. Fordney. Gov. Pingree has been re-elected by a plurality of 70,000. The vote throughout the State was light, and, although the Governor was badly cut at many points, his Democratic friends rallied to his support with more than enough votes to offset the Republican de­ fection. Of the thirty-two State Senators the Democrats elected five and possibly six. In the House they will have five votes, while eight others are in doubt. The Republicans will have a majority of eighty-seven and a majority on joint bal­ lot of 104. ' ' Iowa. Iowa voters elected the Republican can­ didates in the eleven congressional dis­ tricts of the State, the safe ones by sweep­ ing and almost unlooked-for majorities, and the few who had contests on their hands by increased pluralities, except in one district. Major John F. Lacey, mem­ ber of Congress, defeated Gen. James B. Weaver by a plurality of 1.234. a gain of 38 over his plurality in 1S06. The Sixth district was the central battle ground dur­ ing the campaign. The Republican State ticket will Jiave about 60,000 majority. The falling off in the vote is about 15 to 18 per cent as compared with 1890. Fu­ sionists suffered from this ^ause. Minnesota. . __L John Lind, silver Republican, with Democratic and gold Populist indorse­ ment, who, a few years ago, as a Republi­ can, represented a Minnesota district in the national Congress, has a large plu­ rality in the State over Eustis, Rep. The rest of the Republican ticket has been chosen. All seven Republican Congress­ men have been elected. The Legislature will be Republican, but not by so great a majority as at first thought. Seventy- seven Bepublicaas are known to have been elected. Indiana. Nearly complete returns from about eighty counties of the ninety-two in In­ diana emphasize the Bepublican victory and indicate that the majority on the State ticket will be in the neighborhood of 15,000, that the Republicans have carried eight certainly and possibly nine out of the thirteen congressional districts, and have elected a majority in both branches of the General Assembly and will control that body on joint ballot by from twenty to twenty-five votes. Kentucky. The latest returns from the Ninth con­ gressional district indicate that Mordecai Williams, Democrat, of Catlettsville. has defeated the incumbent, Samuel Pugh, Republican, of Vanceburg, by a majority of about 180. This gives the Democrats ten of the eleven Congressmen from Ken : r* etc riku rns. IMin Estimating from in , Illinois Democrats have probably elected seventy-three members and Republicans eighty, leaving a Republican House ma­ jority of seven. For the Senate the Dem­ ocrats have elected sixteen members, the Republicans thirty-four and the Populists one,, giving a Republican majority of sev­ enteen, The Republicans will probably have a majority of twenty-three or twen­ ty-four on joint ballot. The average plu­ rality for the Republican State ticket is about 30,000. The Democrats elect eight Congressmen out of a delegation of twen­ ty-two. Wisconsin. Wisconsin elects a Republican Governor by 30,000 plurality, the remainder of the State ticket by about 10,000 more, ten Republican Congressmen, thirty-one out of thirty-three Senators and eighty-one out of 100 Assemblymeiu Idaho. The fusion ticket is all elected by plu­ ralities ranging from 5,000 to 8,000. The Legislature will be controlled by the fu­ sionists. RESULTS IN OTUptR STATES. Story Told in Paragraphs« as Esti­ mated on Early Returns. Rhode Island re-elects two Republican Congressmen. Texas went Democratic by a majority of 250,000 in a total of 400,000. Partial returns from Delaware indicate a complete Republican victory. ^ Oklahoma elects a Republican Con­ gressman and fusion Legislature. The Republican State ticket and Repub- n EDWARD SCOPTBLD. Re-elected Governor of Wisconsin. jbi congressmen rrom iven- cratic ga;n of three Congressmen for -- lican Congressmen were elected in Con­ necticut. Montana Democrats won everything in sight, and will have a large majority in the Legislature. In South Carolina the Democratic State ticket was elected without opposition. The vote was light. The Democrats swept Alabama, elect ing nine Congressmen, eight of whom an free silver men. Florida is solidly Democratic. The Leg islature will elect a successor to United States Senator Pasco. New Jersey elects a Republican Gov-; ernor and Legislature by about 10,000 plurality. Two of the eight Congressmen are Democrats. , Almost complete returns from Wash­ ington indicate the election of two Re­ publican Congressmen and the Republican ticket. Legislature is Republican. The Democratic State ticket in Tennes­ see is elected by a majority of 25,000. and eight of the ten Congressmen are Demo­ crats. Legislature shows a heavy Demo- HAZEN 8. PINGBEE. Re-elected Governor of Michigan. whites shot and killed many of the pris­ oners. A number of conservative whites tried to save the negroes, but were swept aside. KETURNS AT WASHINGTON. Congres* the Democrats in the State. The Fifth, Eighth and Ninth are the districts that somersaulted into the Democratic camp. Ohio. The election returns received Wednes­ day bear out the regular Republican gain of 9 per cent. From the rate of gains it is clear that the plurality for Kinney, Rep., for Secretary of State, will be over 55,000. The bitter fight made on personal grounds against J. E. Blackburn, Repub­ lican candidate for Food Commissioner, shows in the returns from the country, es­ pecially in the butter-making districts of the Western Reserve. Kansao. The Republicans made a sweep in Kan­ sas, electing seven of the eight Congress­ men. This is a gain of five Republican Congressmen. The Republican State ticket is elected by from 6,000 to 10,000 majority^ Before the farmers were heard from. Republicans conceded victory to the fusionists. Leaders of both parties are unable to account for the heavy*Republi­ can gains throughout the agricultural dis­ tricts. North Dakota. Late returns from over the State have swelled the Republican majority. Spald­ ing, Republican nominee for Governor, gets the largest vote. Returns show that twenty-one out of thirty-one Senators are Republican, while in the House fifty-four Republicans of sixty-two have been elect­ ed. This gives the Republicans fifty-six majority on joint ballot. Colorado. The entire fusion State ticket, headed FOR DEEP-WATER CANALS. CSONQRESSMEN-ELEaT, • Llat as Compiled front Returdl Up to Thursday Morning. Following is a list of Congressmen-elect compiled from returns up to midnight of Wednesday. It shows that the Republi­ cans have elected 180 members, while the Democrats, silver Bepublicans, fusionists and all others have elected 165 members. There were twelve doubtful districts to be heard from: ALARAMA. 1--Taylor, D. 8--Bankhcad, D. 2--Stalllngs, D. 7--Burnett. D. 3--Clayton, D. , 8--Wheeler, D. 4--Robbing, D. ' 9--Underwood, D. 6--Brewer, D. ^ CALIFORNIA. 1--Bar ham, R. 5--Loud, R. 2--Doubtful. 6--Water, B. 3--Metcalf, R. 7--Needhaa, R. . 4--Kahn, R. COLORADO. 2--Bell, P. 1--Shafroth, S. B. CONNECTICUT. 1--Henry, R. 3--Russell, It. U--Sperry, R. 4--HU1, R. DELAWARE. At large--J. H. Hoffecher.... GEORGIA. 1--Lester, D.- 7--Maddox, D. . 2--Griggs, I>. 8--Howard, D. " 3--Lewis, D. &--Tate, D. 4--Adamson, D. 10--Fleming;- D. 5--Livingston, D. 11--Brantley, D. ' 8--Bartlett, D. FLORIDA. 1--Sparkman, D. 2--Davis, D. IDAHO. At large--James Ounn D.-pop. ILLINOIS. BACK IIKIEET. People Sustain the President's War Policy. BLOW TO FREE SILVER A.R. 1--Mann, R. 2--Lorlmer, R. 3--Foster, D. 4--Cusack, D. 6--Noonan, D. 6--6outell, R. 7--FOBS, R. 8--Hopkins, R. 0--Hitt, R. 10--i'rlnce, R. 11--Reeves, R. 1--Hemenwajr, R. 2--Mlers, D. 3--Zonor, D. 4--Griffith, D. 5--Doubtful. 6--Watson, R. 7--Overstreet, R. 12--Cannon, R. 13--Warner, R. 14--Graff, R. IB-Marsh, lit. 16--Williams, D. 17--Caldwell, D. 18--Jett, D. 19--Crowley, D. . 20--Williams, D. 21--Rodenberg, R. 22--Smith, R. INDIANA. 8--Cromer, R. 9--La lulls, R. 10--Crumpacker, R. 11--Steele, R. 12--Doubtful. 13--Brick, R. IOWA. 7--Hall, R. 8--Hepburn, R.- R. 9--Mct'herson, R. 10--Dolllver, R. 11--Thomas, R. 1--Hedge, R. 2--Lane, R. 3--Henderson, 4--Haugen, R1 5--Cousins, It. 6--Doubtful. KANSAS. At large--Bailey, R. 1--Curtis, R. ~ 5--Calderhead, B 2--Bowersock, R. 8--Reeder, R. 3--Rldgeley, F. 7--Long, R. 4--Miller, R. KENTUCKY. 1--Wheeler, D. 7--Settle, D. 2--Allen, D. 8--Gilbert, D. 3--Rhea, D. 9--Doubtful. 4--Smith, D. 10--Doubtful. 5--Turner, D. 11--Boerlng, R. 6--Berry, D. LOUISIANA. 1--Meyer, D. i 4-- Brazil, D. 2--Davey, D. 5-Balrd, D. 3--Broussard, D. 6-- Robertson, D. MAINE. 1--Reed, R. 3--Burleigh, R. ( 2--Dlugley, R. 4--Boutelle, R. MASSACHUSETTS. 8--McCall, R. 9--Fltsgerald, D. 10--Naphen, D. 11--Sprague, R. 12--Lover 1 ng, R. 13--<Jreene, R. Chief Interest Centered in aional Districts. In Washington intense interest was manifested in the election returns. The t ^ „ results of the various State and Congees- ^ ch.ar,os s- ^ bourns. Dem., for Gov- sional district campaigns, to which so """"" much attaches in Washington, attracted thousands to the bulletin boards in front of the newspaper offices. The theaters and clubs received bulletins. The two Congressional headquarters had special wires and long distance telephone service for those who were figuring up the re- suit of the battle for the control of the next House of Representatives. Many of the cabinet officers and higher officials of the government had gone home to vote, and owing to the absence of the President, who traveled to Ohio to deposit his ballot, there was not,'the brilliant gath­ ering of political notables at the White House which has assembled there fre­ quently upon similar occasions in the past. But the returns were received at the White House and closely tabulated. The chief interest, of course, centered in the complexion of the next House. Legisla­ tion during the coming two years, sup­ port of the administration, and many hundreds of offices were involved in the result, and the returns from the close dis­ tricts were eagerly scrutinized by the Congressional campaign managers of both committees. ernor, is elected by a majority approximat ing about 50,000. This is by far the larg­ est majority ever given a candidate for Governor in Colorado. The Republicans won in only the eastern part of the State. The fusionists have an overwhelming ma­ jority in the Legislature. Mr. Cleveland Votes Karly. Ex-President Grover Cleveland was one of the first men who visited the polls at Princeton, N. J., and cast his vote be­ fore most Princetonians had breakfast. Promptly at 8 o'clock, arm in arm with Bayard Stockton, Democratic candidate for State Senator, he waJked into the voting booth and asked for a ballot. Benjamin Harrison Votes. Ex-President Harrison, who lives in the Second Ward at Indianapolis, ar­ rived at the voting precinct at 10 o'clock and took his place in the line of voters waiting to be admitted to the booths, there being but three at each precinct and each voter taking his torn to enter. The former President was in the booth only a few moments. Wyoming'. Returns of ten out of thirteen counties of Wyoming give Frank W. Mondell, Re­ publican candidate for Congress, 1,590 majority; DeForrest Richards, Republi­ can, for Governor, 1.200; the rest of the State ticket, 500. The Republicans have fifty out of fifty-seven members of the State Legislature on joint ballot. Pennsylvania. The complete vote of the State, with four counties missing, gives Stone, Rep., 455,782; Jenks, Deito., 837,783; Swallow, Pro. and honest government, 124,437, a plurality for Stone of 122,0S9, which will be increased to about 125,000 by the com­ plete returns. The total vote in the State will approximate 950,000. Virginia. Virginia will have a solid Democratic delegation in the next House by majori­ ties sufficiently large to preclude any con­ tests for Democratic seats before the House. The returns so far received give Rhea 1,253, and no material change is expected in these figures. Nebraska. Returns by counties Wednesday night indicated a scaling off of Republican gains, making the State ticket in doubt and so< close that the official count may be required. The Legislature is probably Republican on joint ballot. Sotith Dakota. Almost complete returns give Phillips, Rep., for Governor, a majority of 1,200. Gsnib!?, Rep.j ig elected to Congress by 4,000, and Burke, Rep,, by 3,500. The Legislature will have' a Republican ma­ jority. Commission Will Finish " Work on Routes in Thirty Days. The field work of the deep-waterways commission appointed to report on the feasibility of constructing deep-water canals from the great lakes to the Atlantic seaboard and to suggest the routes will be finished in about thirty days. TweNre surveying parties are in the field working along three different routes. One of these routes is from Oswego through the Mohawk valley to the Hudson river; another from the St. Lawrence to the Hudson by way of Lake Champlain, and the third by way of the St. Lawrence riv­ er and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Each surveying party is accompanied by men who are boring at intervals of every rod to the depth of thirty feet to deter­ mine the character of the geological for­ mation. The result of each test is care­ fully preserved and properly labeled, so that the commission will be able to report the character and expense of the work of excavation for every rod of each route. After the field work has been concluded the commission will begin the preparation of its data and report, an undertaking of considerable magnitude. This will require, it is estimated, about thirteen months, so that the report will not be submitted to the War Departmen until about Jan. 1, 1900. Up to date the commission has expended $255,000 of its appropriation of $375,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899. The work is being carried on at the rate of about $28,000 a week. It is estimated that $435,000 will be required to complete the surveying projects, and Congress will therefore be asked to appropriate-$60,000 to be expended after June 30, 1899. 1-- Lawrence* 2--(iillett, R. 3--Thayer, I>7 4--Weymouth, 5--Knox, R. 0--Moody, It. 7--Roberts, R. MICHIGAN. 1--Corliss, R. 7--Weeks, R. 2--Smith, R. 8--Fordney, R. * 3--Gardner, R. 9-- Bishop, R. 4--Hamilton, R, 10--Crump, R. 6--Smith, R. ll-Mesick, R. 6--S. W. Smith. R. 12- Sheldeu, R. MINNESOTA. 1--Tawney, R. f>--Fletcher, R. 2--McCleary, R. 6--Doubtful. 3--Heatwole, R. 7--Eddy, R. 4--Stevens, R. MISSISSIPPI. * 1--Allen, D. 5-Williams, D. 2--Speight, D. 6--Love, D. 3--Catching^. D. 7--Henry, D. 4--A. F. Foij D. MISSOURI. 1--Lloyd, D. 9--Clark, D. 2--Rucker, D. 10-Bartholdt, R, 3--Daugherty, D. 11--Joy, R. 4--Cochran, D.-P. 12--Pearce, R. 5--Cowherd. D. 13-- Robb, I). : 6--DeArmond, D. 14--Vandlver, D. 7--Cooney, D. 15--Benton. D. 8--^BIand, D. MONTANA. At large--A. J. Campbell D( NEBRASKA. 1--Burkett, R. 4--Doubtful. 2--Mercer, R. 5--Doubtful. - 3--Robinson, F. 6--Green, P. NEVADA. At large--F. G. Newlands 811. Rep, NEW HAMPSHIRE. Clarke, R. Sniloway, R. NEW JERSEY. 1--Loudenslager, R. 5--Stewart, R. 2--Gardner, R. 6-- I'arker, R. 3-- Howell, R. 7--Daly, D. 4--Solomon, D. 8--Fowler, R. NEW YORK. WATER SCARCE IN UTAH. Bait Lake Is Lower Now than It Has liver Been Before. Just now the people of Utah are some­ what alarmed over the low water. For many years the lake has been falling, and on account of the small snowbanks left in the canyons of the mountains last winter it is now lower than ever. No abstruse explanation is necessary to account for the drop in Salt Lake. It is fed by seven streams, and evaporation is the only out­ let. As population increases in the valley, more and more water for irrigation is de­ viated from these feeders, while the evap­ oration from the enormous area, 12,000 square miles, covered by shallow water, of which this lake consists, goes on as be­ fore the days of irrigation. Man is also encouraging this evaporation in the pro­ duction of salt, which is carried on exten­ sively. The water is let into great hollow basins along the shore, made for that pur­ pose, and the sun does the work, leaving a coating of salt on the bottom. This is gradually accumulated into gre:at piles. 1--Scudder, D. 2--Fitzgerald, D. 3--Drlggs, D. 4--Fischer, D. 5--Wilson, D. 6--May, D. 7--Muller, D. 3--Rlordan, D. 9--Bradley, D. 10--Cummlngs, D. 11--Sulzer, D. 12--McClellan, D. 13r-Levy, D. 14-- Astor, D. 15--Ituppert Jr., D. 18--Underbill, D. 17--Tompkins, R. NORTH DAKOTA At large--B. E. Spalding OHIO. 1--Shattuc, R. 2--Bromwell, R. 3--Brenner, D. 4--Gordon, D. 5--Meekison, D. 6--Brown, R. 7--Weaver, R. 8--Lybrand, R. 9--Southard, R. 10--Morgan, R. 11--Grosvenor, R, OREGON. 1--Tongue, R. 2--Moody, R. PENNSYLVANIA. At large--Grow, R. At large--Davenp't.B, 18-- Ketehum, R. 19--Livingstone, D. 20--Glynn, D. 21--Stewart, R. 22--Llttnuer, R. 23--Emerson, R. 24--Chlckerlug, R. 25--Sherman, R. 26--Ray, R. / 27--Drfscoll, R. 28--Payne, R. 29--Glllett, tt. 30--Wadsworth, R. 31--O'Grady, R. 32--Ryan, I). 33--Alexander, R. 34--Hoker, R. 12--Lents, D. 13--Norton, D. 14--Kerr, R. 15--Van Voorhls, R. 18--Danford, R. 17--Anderson, D. 18--Tayler, R. 19--Dick, R. 20-- Phillips, R. 21--Burton, R. 1--Bingham, R. 2--Adams Jr., R. 15--Wright, R. 16-- Packer, R. 3--Win. McAleer, D. 17--Polk, D. SAYS HE CHANGED AWARDS. Omaha Exposition Superintendent Is Charged with Forgery. H. B. Hardt, assistant manager and general superintendent of the department of exhibits of the Transmississippi exposi­ tion, was arrested on two warrants alleg­ ing forgery. H. S. Cochran of Scofield. Schurmer & Teagle and H. A. Searle of the Monarch Mining Company caused Hardt's arrest, alleging that he changed awards of judges in favpr of other firms, for which he was paid. Hardt positively denies the charges. / Five general managers of departments of the Midway were also arrested on con­ tempt charges, alleging that they absolute­ ly ignored injunctions issued at the re­ quest of rival attractions. 4--Young, R. 5--Harmer, R. 6--Butler, R. 7--Wanger, R. 8--Barber, D. 9--Ermentroat, ©. 10--Broslus, R. 11--Connell, R. 12--Davenport, D. 13--Ryan, D. 14--Oluistead, R. RHODE ISLAND 1--Bull, R. 2--Ca SOUTH CAROI. 1--Elliott, D. 5--Hanler, D. 2--Talbert, D. 6-- Norton, D. 3--Latimer, D. 7--Stokes, D. 4--Wilson, D. SOUTH DAKOTA. At large--Burke. R. At large--Gamble, TENNESSEE. 18--Malion, D. 19--Zelgler, I>. 20--Throop, R. 21--Jack, R. 22--Dalzell, R. 23--Graham, R. 24--Acheson, R. 25--Sliowaiter, R. 26--Hlggins, R. 27--Sibley, D. 28-- Hall, D. * Capron, LINA. R. 1--Brownlow, R. 2--Gibson, R. 3--Moon, D.-P. 4--Snodgrass, D. 6--Richardson, D. 6--Gaines, D. 7--Cox, D. 8--Sims, D. 9--Pelrce, D. 10--Garrack, D. TEXAS. 1--Ball, D. j. 8--Lanhan, D. 2--Cooper, D. 9-- Burleson, D. 3--DeGraffenreld, D. 10--Hawley, R. 4--Sheppard, D. 11--Kleburg, D. 6--Bailey, D. /12--Slayden, D. 6--Burke, D. / 13--Stephens, D. 7--Henry, D. UTAH. At large--Roberts VERMONT. 1--Powers, R. 2--Grout, R. » VIRGINIA. 1--Jones, D. 6--Otey, D. 2--Young, D. 7--Hay, D. 3--'Lamb, D. 8-- Rixey, D. 4--Epes, D. 9--Rhea, D. 5--Swanson, D. 10-- Quarles, D. WASHINGTON. At large--Cush'n.' R. At large--Jones, R. WEST VIRGINIA. 1--Dovener. R. 3--Johnson, D. 2--Doubtful. 4--Freer, R. WISCONSIN. D. 1--Cooper, R. 2--Dable, R. •--Babcock, R. 4--Otjen, R. 6--Barney, R. _ 6--Davidson, R 7--Esch, R. 8--Miner, R. 9--Stewart. R. Jl0rrJenkln% R. listakable Verdict for Soand Mosey •ad Explosion. / 8troog Republican Majority in Both Branches of Congress Insures Sup­ port for the Administration--iteavy Qaint in Agricultural States of the West Gratifying to Republicans-- They Indorse McKiniey and Sound Money and Repudiate Bryan and Free Silver. It was a glorious victory! In nearly every State the war issue was made prom­ inent, the Republicans indorsing the pol­ icy of President McKiniey, the Democrats covertly or openly opposing. The glorious result of the elections is notice to Spain and all other European powers that the President's policy is approved by the American people. The Democrats have striven in every possible way to create the impression that the people who stood shoulder to shoulder in the war were di­ vided when it came to the settlement of Questions growing out of the war. Demo­ cratic newspapers went to the extreme of misrepresentation and slander to secure a popular condemnation of the conduct of the war. The Republicans went to the country on the record of the administra­ tion, and no verdict ever rendered at a congressional election meant more for the future of the republic than this indorse­ ment of McKinley's policy. The Republicans have gained control of the Senate, and they retain the House of Representatives. Their lead in the Sen­ ate will not be as large as it ought to be, but it will be a lead. Beginning with March 4, 1899, the Republican^ will have a clear majority in the Senate over all the elements of the opposition. Not since March 4, 1893, have the Republicans been dominant in that body. The victory in the House of Representa­ tives is particularly gratifying. It was gained in the face of the most virulent and persistent misrepresentation on the part of the Democratic party which has been known In any canvass in the past quarter of a century. In spite of th? fact that the Republican party prosecuted the war against Spain with rare judgment and success it has been attacked by the Democrats with a mendacity and malevo­ lence, which, happily, is seldom seen even in the most closely contested and exciting -campaigns. The Republicans lost a few seats, as every Republican paper conceded they would. It is impossible to overcome overconfidence and indifference. There ate, unfortunately, many voters who can­ not, except in presidential years, be arous­ ed to the necessity of going to the polls. They did not in this case defeat the Re­ publican party, but they prevented its ma­ jority from reaching the figure which it ought to have touched. Still, the majority is large enough to assure the people that the Government's affairs will be wisely managed in the delicate situation which confronts the country. During the second half of the presiden itial term the conditions will be more fa^ vorable to the Republicans than they were in the first half. Only one branch of Congress is now in Republican con­ trol, hut for the next two years at least the entire Legislature will be in the par­ ty's hands. Beginning with next March, the Republican party, for the first time since 1891, will have complete sway over all branches of the Government. This is especially encouraging to all public-spir­ ited and patriotic persons. Issues of un­ usual perplexity and gravity confront the country at this moment. The legitimate fruits of the war are to be gathered. Gov­ ernments which will meet th<* peculiar needs and aptitudes of the various locali­ ties which are coming under our flag will have to be devised. The country's mone­ tary system will have to be guarded and strengthened. These are tasks which de­ mand tact, wisdom and courage, and none of these qualities reside in the Democracy. The only organiiation in the United States in the past forty years which has had these attributes is the Republican par­ ty. The nation's foreign interests will be vigilantly guarded. The silver folly is buried heyond any hope of resurrection. All the clouds which the fear of a Demo­ cratic victory gathered have been dis­ persed. Four Reliable States. The 8tates of Indiana, Michigan, Wis­ consin and Iowa have given the following Republican pluralities: Iowa 60,500 Wisconsin .....36,200 Michigan 63,300 Indiana 14,500 These States have done well. The plu­ rality in Iowa is only 3,000 less than in 1896; that in Indiana, which the Demo­ crats made great efforts to carry, only 3,000; while that in Michigan is greater by 7,000 votes than in 1890. , It looks as if the gold Democrats there who voted for Palmer two years ago had cast Republi­ can votes this year, or~*it is more likely-- as if all the bolting silver Republicans have come back to the fold. Wisconsin did not make quite as good showing, for the Republican plurality two years ago was 102,000. That was ab­ normally large, however, aud the Republi­ cans of thd State deserve credit for hav­ ing been able to hold their own so well in ' CtWH* FOR CIGAR BOXES. Vessels come Into New York every • ,5 week with canpKfs of bnt sine the trouble began In Cuba their tripsi • | have been lengthened by a good" many hundreds of miles. The best eedar for '5:- cigar boxes comes from Cuba, and=,*- when this source of supply was shut ^1% : off quite an important industry was J v' built up in the Bayano River, about ,i thirty miles from Panafiaa. The royal. cedar of Panama comes nearer to rival- , \ ing the Spanish cedar of Cuba than any • * *r * heretofore discovered. It has a strong,®^••$0'* penetrating odor, is very bitter in taste. A ^ i of a pronounced red tint, and rlcli ln|A,i medicinal properties. | lr For many years manufacturers of cl-V i ' % gar boxes used only the Spanish cedar, > . cut in the districts where the best Ha- vana tobacco was raised. All other cedar when made up into boxes tended' to spoil good cigars, ,but the Spanish. cedar not only helped the cigars to re- \ tain their flavor, but even improved it. "1 C The cedar found growing on the keya^ ^ \ o f f t h e F l o r i d a c o a s t w a s e x c e l l e n t f o r K I A s ̂ making lead pencils, but it Was useless for cigar boxes. Besides deteriorating1 the cigars by its peculiar odor, the gum in it melted when exposed to the heat and caused considerable trouble. When; the war with Spain began the common| . y cedar in the South was used. In Mex- , , ico a variety of cedar grows that makes^V'*'^ a fair substitute for the Spanish cedar, but it is ruinous to pack first class vana cigars in boxes manufactured" *5 Zi - „ from It. For the cheap trade it is alKt< right, and smokers of cheap brands of* cigars would never notice the peculiar: flavor the wood imparts to the tobacco.'- Formerly when the Spanish cedar was4"" so cheap and plentiful the makers of* f cheap brands of cigars always packed ' '«<> them in good Spanish cedar cigar boxes -i to improve their quality. Cigars thus; packed for a few months would have at \ delicate aroma which smokers would" attribute to the tobacco, but which due entirely to the flavor of the cedar.' f The cedar forests of the United j. r; States were never so extensive as those, ., » -4^* in Soqth and Central America; but in^ recent years the drain upon them has beentremen/ious that, they are rap- Idly disappearing. The most valuable . s. ait one time were those on the islands and keys off the Florida coast. One oft the largest lead pencil companies ini' the world acquired the right to the best of these eedar islands, and It has?!' been systematically denuding the for-^; ests ever since. Millions Qf lead pen­ cils were annually made out qt the - ^ cedar trees that fifty years ago clothed ":A n| these keys. ' ' ' Almost the same ts true of other ce-'i ^ dar forests in this country. The inoun- o tain slopes of Tennessee and others^ Southern States were at one time cloth- i " V? : ed with vast stretches of beautiful' , ^ ̂ cedar trees. But they have been going " ' 1 - very fast. In TenneSvSee the bucket fac­ tories use annually 5,000,000 feet of ce-' • dar lumber; 1,000,000 feet go each year< to St. Louis for fence posts, and the. ' telegraph and railroad companies use( c£<Jar almost exclusively for their p,ole^ * and railroad ties. " -\i . .The famous cedars of Lebanon the most durable of all cedars, but the .? "T tree is of very little value commercially; 1 > -j? 4 j outside of its native habitat It is cul--" ^ tivated In Europe fbr ornament, and a < few specimens are In existence in thlsi country. It can be grown in parks and? • ' gardens, but it does not thrive under, > * natural conditions in the tin}ted. States., The wood of the tree Is fragrant, but It Is not so strongly scented as the red oedar of America. The wood Is of a* reddish white color, and sometimes", ' 'Y*' t h e g r a i n i s s o c l o s e t h a t i t c a n b e 4 , < v s = . » ; carved. As to its durability, mention* should be made of the timber work of , ; the roof of the Cordova Cathedral, ^ which was built eleven centuries ago of " vi the cedar of Lebanon.--New York Son. 4 _ -ts 'K * "•> 1 A Foolish Wager. In a Paris cafe, as the sfcocy is it* lated In a London newspaper, a m«" had been astonishing his fellow-work­ men by drinking extraordinary quan­ tities of water. One of them remark­ ed, very sensibly, that It must be bad for the health to drink so much. 'Not a bit of It," was the reply, ac­ companied by the assertion that twen­ ty-four pints of water was about what a man needed to quench his thirst in such weather. A bet was offered and taken. It was arranged that the man should lie on the floor with a funnel between his lips. Into this the liquid was to be poured until the limit of twenty-four pints was reached. An obliging but ill-advised bystynd- i \ er agreed to pour the water in. The man on his back gulped down pint after pint with apparent ease. After a time, however, somebody noticed that he lay motionless and drank no more; and for the very good reason that he va* 'kT - A Little Queen's Loneliness. Jeannette May Fisher has an article in St. Nicholas on "A Girl Queen." The author says: Although the Queen Re­ gent has brought up her daughter as simply as possible, yet there Is always n certain amount of ceremony and roy­ al etiquette which must needs be con­ sidered. The life of a queen is not all an off year when they had so many things t that can be desired. A little Story is to fight against. Although there is a fall­ ing off in the majority, there is a solid Re­ publican delegation of ten members. That is something to be proud of.--Chicago rribune. • Heanlt Far-Reaching. The result is more far-reaching in its onsequences than the most sanguine Re­ publican had anticipated. It not only gives assurance that tEe monetary and foreign policy of the administration will be sustained, but gives notice to Spain that all hope of any advantage to be gain- d to its cause by a Democratic victory in this country was baseless. With this hope swept away, there is reason to be­ lieve that the negotiations of the peace commission in Paris will now be brought to a speedy aud successful termination. Election Echoes. Free silver. Populism and anarchy are dead. Above their common grave waves the banner of sound money, good govern­ ment and patriotism.--Cincinnati Com­ mercial Tribune. There is no result of the election which the nation at large will contemplate with greater satisfaction than the success of Roosevelt in New York by a decisive ma­ jority.--Pittsburg Dispatch. Altogether, taking the country through, the returns show that the Republicans have far more occasion for self-congratu­ lation this morning than their opponents^ --Detroit Free Press (Dem.). told which pathetically illustrates the loneliness of this little Queen's earjy childhood. Wllhelmina' when a small child was once overheard by her gover­ ness while scolding a favorite doll as follows: "Now, be good and qutet; 04- yause, If you don't, I will turn you In­ to a queen, and then you'll not hive any one to play with at aU!" His Hobby. " Things not to be smiled q.t in ttent- eelves may take on a humorous aspect through the manner of their expression. An English paper says; An old country sexton, in showing visitors round the churchyard, used to - stop at a certain tombstone And say, 'This 'ere is the tomb of Tummas 'Hoper an' 'is eleven woives." On one occasion a lady said, "Eleven? Dear me; that's rather a l^t, isn't ItJ" The old man looked at her gravely^ and replied, "Well, mum, yer I was an 'obby of 'is'n." ' .V» $ - I -A Where Doctors Are Generona, The doctors of Sweden never Mai bills to the patients, the amount of re* numeration being left entirely te the generosity of the latter. Brains is the lawyer's stock In tnd he sells them by the case. • ••$