THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, THURSDAY,'" NOVEMBER 5, 1891
9
NO DOUBTJ IOWA,
Governor Boies' Majority Xow
Expected to Be From
8,000 to 10,000.
LEGISLATURE REPUBLICAN
The Entire Democratic Ticket Is
Considered Elected.
BETDRKS ABE MISERABLY SLOW.
The Peculiarities of Politics in the Prohi
bition State.
FIGURES FEOM SOME OTHER STATES
rfTZCIAI. TELKCRAM TO TltE DISPATCH.!
Des Moines, Xov. 4. The count of the
rote of Iowa proceeds so miserably slow that
it is exasperating. Up to this evening the
Democratic Committee has heard from 80
counties out of 99. Chairman Fullen says
his estimates upon these 80 counties war
rant him in saying that Governor Boies' ma
jority will be about 9,000, with the rest of
the ticket very close behind lnm.
The "Western Union Telegraph Company
undertook to collect the returns last night
by precincts. It got as far as 431 precincts
out of 1,927, and then quit for the day. This
afternoon it was taken up again, and at sun
down there was covered about GOO precincts.
The company is away behind in its count,
but so far as it goes it agrees with the -estimate
of the State Committee.
Chairman Mack, of the Kepublican Com
mittee, agrees in the main with Chairman
Fullen that Boies is eleoted by something
like 5,000 plurality,but does not concede the
election of the rest of the State ticket, ex
cept Dey for Bailway Commission. There
can be no disputing the Democratic figures,
as they are mostly based upon official re
returns of the various county committees
who have reported to the State committee.
The 'Whole Ticket Follows Boles.
These reports show that the candidates
for State office, outside of the Governor,
have run well up with their chief. Proba
bly the weakest of them will not have a
majority of less than 5,000. In some pre
cincts Bestow, for Lieutenant Governor,
runs ahead of Boies, and in other precincts,
Kinne, for Supreme Judge, does the same.
The one peculiar element is the Legisla
ture. It seems a strange incongruity that
in a campaign where anti-prohibition would
be a vital issue, ths voters, .while express
ing their sentiments, should have failed to
vote for the very influence which could
bring their wishes about. It would seem to
have done mighty little good to vote for a
Democratic Governor and not at the same
time provide for a Democratic Legislature,
for without the one the other is powerless;
btit then that is one the peculiarities of
Iowa politics.
The most that the Democrats can hope for
at this writing is that the Senate may be a
tie. That marvel of hopefulness, physical
energy and heroic voice, Brother Ed Hun
ter, declares that the Democrats have 25
Senators, the Republicans 24 and a poor,
forlorn People's man fill up the 50. That
same astute authority, Brother Ed Hunter,
declares that the House will not have more
than C Republican majority.
Beaten by People's Party Candidates.
This estimate is based upon the same re
turns upon which Chairman Fullen rests
his 9,000 majorities on the same ticket.
Hunter says that the lower House would
undoubtedly have been Democratic if it had
not been for the People's vote in many of the,
counties. In two districts alone the Peo
ple's party threw their vote for their own
hopeless candidates, and so defeated the
Democratic candidates.
The increase of Governor Boies' majority
is so widely scattered over the State that it
is a hopeless task to analvze it closely. He
has made large gains where few w"ere ex
pected, and, on the other hand, has suffered
losses where they were wholly unexpeoted.
For instance, in his own town of "Waterloo
he lost 100, but this is accounted for by the
fact that two years ago hundreds
of neighbors cast their votes tor
him without the least hope of his election.
This year some of them took it back. The
western counties did not do as well as was
exptcted. Sioux City, "Woodbury county,
which a month ago was calculating on
about 2,500 majority, has tumbled down to
1,200, and glad to" eet it Pottawatonie
county. Council Bluffs, also boasted loudly
of what it was going to do, but -it did not
keep its promise, actually running behind
its vote of two years ago.
Close Calculation by Some Counties.
On the other hand, the'Mississippi river
counties stood up to their work beyond
expectation. Scott county cave within 40
votes of what it promised; Dubuke county
fave 300 increase; Des Moines county was
ut 76 votes short, and Clinton less tHan 30.
Such a showing as this, considering the
enormous vote cast, is almost phenomenal.
Of course, the Democrats are iubilant:
they have made a tremendous fight against
mighty odds; they have won a victorv
which they hoped for, but, if the truth
must be told, scarcely expected. Thev are
disconcerted at the loss of the Legislature,
but thev are not disheartened. They still
assert that the prohibitory law must go.
They believe that enough Republicans will
be found in the coming Legislature to join
the Democrats in repealing that law. If
that is impossible, the issue is only to come
up again.
Meantime, Governor Boies is now the big
gest Presidental candidate there is in the
AVcst He arrived in Des Moines to-night
from "Waterloo. The Democrats are pre
paring to give him a royal welcome. The
streets art packed with excited people
shonting for Boies.
The Farmers' Alliance candidate, "West
fall, lor Governor received about 15,000
votes in the State. The Alliance carried
one county for Governor, Monona; one for
Representative, Montgomery, and the
Montgomery-Mills Senatorial district. The
Prohibition vote has not been reported, ex
cept in a few counties, but it is probably
very light.
A WHITE MAN'S IEGIBLATTJBE.
Not One Colored Member In Virginia's Next
State Assembly.
RicnsiosD, Nov. 4. Special A
noticeable feature in connection with the
election in this State is the fact that for the
first time since the war there is no colored
member of the Legislature, and that the
negroes aHover the State did not generally
vote except' in two counties where the
Republicans put up a ticket. In this city
not a negro voted.
The only ticket voted for was that named
by the Democratic primary- The Legisla
ture is bo unanimously Democratic that
members of that party are already express
ing the fear that it may "become unwieldy.
PEOPLE'S PABTY PLATED OUT.
Neither Republicans Nor .Democrats Fear
It In Kansas Any More.
Topeka, Kan-., Kov. 4. Special The
ante-election predictions of general Peo
ple's party losses are being verified by the
returns from -yesterday's election. In
scarcely any county so far heard from has
the Alliance maintained the strength dis
played last year. In but one of the ten
Judical idistricts in which contests were
wajjed was the new party successful. The
Republicans there were divided and two
candidates were in the field. Otherwise the
Fanners' Alliance candidate would have
been beaten there.
The Republicans have elected their can-'
dictates in at least four-fifths of the coun
ties in the State, and are claiming that the
People's party is thoroughly 'beaten and
will be unable to endanger the safety of the
Kepublican party in 1892. .Democrats are
almost as highly gratified at the result as
Republicans, as a majority of them believe
that the continued political success of the
new partv would be of great injurv to the
good of th'e State.
FLOWER'S BIG PLURALITY.
IT IS FOUND TO LACK ONtT A FEW
TOTES OF BEING 44,000.
The Highest Democratic Vote Exceeds the
Republicans by 62,000 Piatt Republic
ans Blaming Warner Miller The Legis
lature Close, With Democratic Leanings.
New York, Nov. 4. ISpccial' Returns
from every county in the State do not ma
terially alter the last figures sent out last
night. Flower's plurality over Fassett is
43,966. Democratic gains were made in al
most every county, but especially in the
Republican strongholds. The Piatt Repub
licans are saying to-night that the ticket
was knifed by the Warner Miller men and
by other enemies that Piatt has made dur
ing his long connection with New York
State politics.
The majority in New York City remains
as sent out last night? 59.000 in round num
bers, icings couuty, which includes the
city of Brooklvn, gives the Democratic
State ticket 15,000.
The Sim says that the Legislature is going
to be verv close. There are eight or ten
districts in which each party is claiminj; the
election of its candidate by exceedingly
small majorities, and it will be several days,
if indeed the official count is not requited,
before they can be decided. An effort to
touch all of these doubtful districts to-night
seems totshow that the Senate is Democratic
17 to 15, the Assembly Democratic 65 to 63;
total Democratic majority on joint ballot,
4. The chances favor an increase in this
Democratic majority rather than a decrease.
Vrooman had a tendency to run ahead of
Fassett in all parts of the State, while,"
Speaker Sheehan ran behind Flower in
many counties. Mr. Flower's home popu
larity is shown bv the big vote which he
received in Jefferson county, where Fas
sett's pluralitv was 237, as against 2,133 for
Miller in 18S&
In Chemung county, the home of Governor
Hill and Fassett. Mr. Flower has a ma
jority of 722. In 1888 Governor Hill car
ried the county against "Warner Miller by a
plurality of 991. Mr. Piatt's county of
Tioga failed to help Fassett out of the pij,
his majority being 862 as against 1,215 for
Warner Miller in 1888.
Mr. Vrooman had 13 votes more than
Fassett, in spite of Piatt's efforts. The
pluralities of Frank Rice, Danforth and
Simon "W. Rosedale ran ahead of Flower.
Rosedale's is hignest, about 62,000. Rice
and Danforth have about 60,000. Sheehan's
was about 54,000, and the others had about
58,000.
THE KNIFE IN NEW YORK.
FASSETT ADMITS WARNER MILLER'S
FRIENDS COT HIM.
He Declares He Is Now Ont of Politics
Will Not Bo a Candidate for Hiscock's
Place Very Thankful to His Sup
porters. ELMIBA, Nor. 4. Special.' Hon. J.
Sloat Fassett is at his home in this city.
The Dispatch correspondent called there
and found him in .a pleasant mood. He
greeted the reporter courteously, and was
willing to talk on most any subject that
cfime up, but declined at first to say to what
he attributed his defeat He did say, how
ever, that the cry of the Democrats about
the World's Fair and Tom Piatt had not
the least effect on the result.
"It is very evident," said Mr. Fassett,
"that those two issues, as they are called,
did not injure my vote in the least. You
have doubtless read the returns, and seen
how the vote in New York City stands. I am
sure that if these two cries had the least
effect on my election, my vote would not
have been so large in that city."
"Is this your last venture in politics, Mr.
Fassett, or are you an aspirant for United
States Senator, in the place of Frank His
cock?" "No, I am not looking for the United
States Senatorship. I said three, years ago
that I wpuld seek no more political offices,
and I mean it. For the past eight jrears I
have attended to the business oi the people,
and now I intend to attend to my own busi
ness. You know, and everybody knows
that my nomination for Governor was un
expected. It came like a cloudburst, and I
accepted it. I think I have made a good
effort for inv party, and am very thankful
to the people who have tendered me such
rousing receptions wherever I went. I am
defeated. It would not be proper for me to
discuss the question of why I was defeated,
and I will not. Every citizen can lorm an
opinion, and whether or not it is the same
as mine, it matters not."
"Did "Warner Miller knife you, Mr. Fas
sett?" "Yes, we think he did that is, we believe
his friends did. Still, I have received a
good vote in many of his districts."
CHAUNCEY DEPEW SPEAKS.
HE
SATS THE RESULTS WILL
COURAGE BOTH PARTIES.
EN-
Governor Hill Not Strengthened by the
Democratic Victory In New York The
Effect of the Ohio Election on Blaine's
Intentions.
New Yobk, Nov. 4. Special Chaun
ceyM. Depew, talking to-day of the big
Democratic sweep in New York State, said
the result would have more effect on the
Democratic Convention than on any direct
national issue.
"Do you not think this result will
strengthen Mr. Hill's chances for 1892?"
he was asked.
"Quite the reverse. Governor Hill's
strength was that he was the only'Demo
crat who could carry New York. Now an
other Democrat carries New York by a very
much larger majority than he ever did.
That deprives him ot the greatest claim he
had on the Democratic National Conven
tion." "What do you think about the statement
that has been made that .should McKinley
be elected Governor Mr. Blaine would take
the Presidental nomination?"
"I think the result in Ohio would not
have anything to do with Mr. Blaine's de
cision in the matter. I believe that Mr.
Blaine shares in the feelings of his friends,
that if he chooses to accept the Republican
nomination he will be elected." f
"What effect do you think that the two
elections will have on the forecast of the
national issue?"
"To encourage both parties. Tammany
and its Government of New York will al
ways be a fruitful theme of Republican dis
cussion, but there is not enough of it to
rouse the whole State. After you get out
into the fields itls an incident and an il
lustration, but Republicans are enthused by
inforcing the cardinal doctrines of thir
faith, and picturing the necessity of their
eternal vigilance and activity to prevent
their overthrow. This is especially true of
protective tariff and honest money.
The Earl of Dnflerln's.New Office.
LONDON, Nov. 4 The Queen has ap
pointed the Karl of Dufferin Warden of the
Cinque Ports.
HOLDING AN INQUEST.
Continued From First Page.
peal to the intelligence and patriotism of a
people always responsive to such appeals,
v Benjamin Harrison.
Vice President Morton wired from Rhine
Cliff. N. Y.:
'The Republican partv of Ohio and the
nation Is to be congratulated upon the re
sult of your brilliant campaign nndjrreat
victory. Please accept, for Mrs. McKinley
and yourself, my heartiest salutations.
Levi V. Moetow.
Pleasure Expressed on All Sides.
Among the other telegrams were the fol
lowing: Hearty congratulations on your splendid
fight and well earned triumphs.
BlX BCTTEBWOKTH.
Preparations making for grand iolliflca
tlon in Mansfield Friday evening. You are
wanted very urgently. Can't you come?
John Sherman.
Please accept the congratulations of the
window glass workmen of America.
G. L. CAKE.
Tou know yon have my sincere congratu
lations upon your victorv, gallantly won
upon the straight issue of protection.
R. A. Aloeb.
Advices show my defeat and your elec
tion. Pleaso accep't my hearty congratula
tions on your magnificent fight.
J. S. Fassett.
JterryRusk I heartily congratulate you
on your great victory.
Congressman Burrows I congratulate
you on your splendid victory, and triumph
of nrotection and honest money.
Private Secretary Halford Tin, tin,
American tin, brightly shines, nnd McKin-
lev he's in. 'Accept congratulations.
Conzressman II. Stockbndge, Jr., of Mary
land Heartiest congratulations. May the
verdict or the Deoplo in 1S31 be the verdict
of the people In 1812.
Thomas Rvan. Minister Plcninotentiary to
Mexico Heartiest congratulations.
General Nathan Goff Grandly have you
made a grand canvasiand deservedly won
a grand victory. West Virginia Republic
ans rejoice with their Ohio brethren.
Ex-Senator Clayton Congratulated on
glorious victory.
Ex-Congiessman Farquhar Consrrntnla
tions from New York for grand old Onio and
her noble son.
Jl II. Manly Tho Republicans of Maine
send you hearty congratulations. The re
sult is a personal triumph .for you and, a
giand victorv for protection, reciprocity,
and lionestmbney. It defeats free trade and
free coinage.
Governor Burleiali Accept my hearty
congratulations on your grtMt victory. It
was a signal triumph for sound currency
and the protective system.
Congressman Boutelle It is a great vic
tory for American industry and homes.
Congressman Moiey A triump for Ameri
can principles.
Henry Cabot Lodge Heartiest congratula
tions to you and the Republicans of Ohio
from T.vnn, Mass.
VT. F.'Draper Greetings from the Boston
Home Maikct CluD.
Matt Q. Henderson, Texas; the Chatta
nooga Republican Club, Congressman Dal
zell, Secretary of State Ryan, "V. S. Cap
eller; President of the National Editorial
Association; A. B. Nettleton, Assistant
United States Treasurer: ex-Congressman
A. C. Thompson, ex-United States Senator
Sabin and Congressman C. H. Evans' names
were attached to telegrams. Also, J. S.
Newell, President of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad Company;
Congressman Caldwell, of Cincinnati; Con
gressman Enochs, and Mayor Tilbrook, of
McKeesport.
McKinley's First Day After Election.
Although Major McKinley did not go to
bed until long after mi'inight, he was up
earlv this morning at bis Canton hotel, as
bright and cheerful as last night when the
good news came rolling in. After breakfast
he went to his rooms, and found a heap of
telegrams like the foregoing. After
glancing over these expressions of good will
the Major received a number of early call
ers, who came to pay their respects and ex
tend congratulations. Callers continued to
come during the entire morning, inter
spersed with telegrams as fast as two oper
ators could write them. After dinner the
Major, accompanied by Captain Sullivan
and a friend from Washington, went out for
a short drive. He was cheerfully greeted
along the way by admirers and friends.This
afternoon he put in at his rooms, receiving
callers. Congratulatory telegrams are still
arriving, and his table is crowded with those
that have come. In reply to a question by
The Dispatch correspondent the Major
said he had nothing to say and conld not
yet definitely tell what his 'majority
would be.
The Republicans of Canton and Eastern
Ohio will celebrate Friday evening.
THE COUNT BY COUNTIES.
NEARLY COMPLETE RETURNS MAKE
THE MAJORITY 18,583.
Cuyahoga and Hamilton Show Losses
Some of the Surprises in Other Parts of
the State McKinley Fails to Carry His
Own County.
Cincinnati, Nov. 4. The following fig
ures by counties have been obtained to
day. Twenty-seven counties are official, the
others estimated. The counties not heard
from gave last year a Democratic plurality
o'f 6,808 and a Republican plurality of 835.
Putting these into the footings gives Mc
Kinley a plurality of 18,588:
1889 1S91
Bep. Dera.
ma, inaj.
Rep. Dem.
Cousties. maj. inaj. maj. maj.
Adams a .. zuu ....
Allen 160 .... 117j
Ashland 816 .... 608
Ashtabula 4004 ... 3320 ....
Athens 17 .... 1750 ....
Auglaize 1073 .... 1700
Belmont 319 .... G50
Brawn 1355 .... HOO
Butler, a 3575 .... 3200
Carroll 593 .... 650 ....
Clarke 912 .... 1014
Clermont..., 531 .... 78
Clinton 1330 .... 1316
Columbiana lbOO .... 2100 ....
Coshocton 08
Crawford....'. 21H .... 2000
Cuyahoga 2546 .... 1394
Dirke...-. 1300 .... H0J
Defiance 1146 .... 807
Delaware 318 .... 521 ....
Erie '. 5 221
Fairfield 19iJ .... 1333
Fayette -. 892 .... 923
Franklin..... 2253 .... 1000
Fulton "01 .... 922 ....
Gallia ,.1125 .... mo ....
Geauga 1589 .... 1578 ....
Greene 1S89 .... 1819
Guernsey 879 .... J007
Hamilton.. 7253 5000
Hancock A 218
Hardin ... 17 .... m
Hariison Jr. 700 .... 617 ....
Henrv 1278 .... 1012
Highland 134 .... 160
Hocking 715
Holmes 1910
Huron 84s .... 1025 ....
Jackson 415 .... 600 ....
Jefferson 1247 .... 1400 ....
Knox 90 .... ioo
Lake .,. 1587 .... 1744 ....
Lawrence 1063 .... 1400
Licking 1500 .... 1CO0
Logan 1227 .... 1497
Lorain 2078 .... 1835 . ....
Lucas 654 .... HOO
Madison 311 .... 331 ....
Mahoning - 339 .... 450
Marion '906 .... 825
Medina.... 935 .... 1000
Meigs W-5 .... 1550
Meicer 2133 .... 1590
Miami. 583 .... 900
Monroe 2244
Montgomery 1403 .... fioo
Morrow 29S .... 253
Morgan 466
Muskingum 213 205
Noble 311
Ottawa 1398 .... 1250
Paulding 192 2C0
Perry 467
Pickaway...-. 1019 .... 810
Pike..: 514 .... 180
Portage 421 .... 500
Preble "9 .... 175
Putnam 1708 .... 1504
Richland 1379 .... 1100
Ross 279. .... 220
Sandusky. 761 .,.. 600
Scioto 699 985
Seneca 1120 .... 760
Shelby. 1207 .... 1150
Stark 10J3 ...., 200
Summit :. 571 .... 533, ....
Trumbull 2718 .... 2700
Tuscarawas 997 850
Union . 1093 .... 1073
Van Wert 272 .... 139
Vinton 308 " 2 ....
Warren 1123 .... 1200
Washington 82 400
WTayno 930
Williams 217 178
700
811
750
F0RAKER FIBES HIS 8ALTJIE.
He Thinks No One bat He Has a Chance for
the Senate.
Columbus, Nov. 4. Special The Sen
atorial campaign is on in a most energetic
way, and friends of ex-Governor Foraker
are already proclaiming that he is in the
race and a winner, in advance. The Com
mercial Gazette, in double ' leads, announces
that such is the case, and several other in
fluential papers in other parts of the State
are out this afternoon in the same direct
and positive manner, among them the Ifeics,
Cappeller's Republican daily in Senator
Sherman's home town, Mansfield. In an
interview this afternoon Governor Foraker
said:
"I am a candidate and tho outlook Is
promising. I am certain Mr. McKinley
will not be n candidate, and I am sure Sec
retary Foster will not be in the race. He
is nicely placed, and I do not think he cares
for a change. The Ohio election was na
tional in its character, and proclaims in its
results a Republican victory in 1892."
RUSSELL AND HIS VOTE.
HE DIDN'T RUN FAST ENOUGH TO
SAVE HIS TICKET.
His Plurality Not Far From 7,000 Big
Republican Majority in Both Branches
of the Legislature Henry Cabot Lodge's
Philosophical Views.
Boston, Nov. 4. Special. Governor
Russell's plurality in Massachusetts is not
yet accurately known, because three small
towns have not been heard from. Without
those towns the figuresare as follows: Russell,
154,682; Allen, 147,769; Russell's plurality,
6,913. The missing towns will not lower
these figures more than a score, if it does as
much as that. The Republicans have
electedthe rest of theState ticket by about the
same plurality, showing that Governor Rus
sell ran fully 14,000 vote ahead of his ticket.
The Republicans have carried the Senate
and House. The present returns give the
Republicans 24 and the Democrats 16 in the
Senate. There is sure to be two contests
for seats which are now given to Republi
cans, and it the Democrats win the standing
will be: Republicans, 22; Democrats, 18.
The Republicans have made gains in the
House, and will have a comfortable majority
of about 60, but in spite of these results
they feel terribly sore over Russell's re
election. Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge said
to-day.
"I was surprised by the result, and, it is
needless to say, greatly disappointed. I
did not expect much gam in Boston, but
every sign pointed to heavv Republican
gains throughout the State. The significance
of the result in Massachusetts is serious,
after all allowance has been made for Gov
ernor Russell's great popularity. Wc shall
have to fight as we never have
before to keep Massachusetts, as we can
keep her, in the place she has al
ways occupied in Presidental elections.
The most important election in its national
significance was that in Ohio. We have
won, electing McKinley and the Legisla
ture. In the next most important, New
York and Massachusetts, we have made
gains, but lost the Governor. In the West
we have apparently lost power and gained
largely elsewhere. Thus,through the coun
try, despite the disappointments, we have
every reason for entering hopefully on the
work of next year."
WHAT CLEVELAND SATS.
Tho Tariff and Honest Money Not Obsolete
Issues In This Country.
New Yobk, Nov. 4. Whin seen at his
residence, ex-President Cleveland gave his
opinions of the result of Tuesday's election
as follows: "Of course, everyone has a right
to put his own construction upon the result,
and I am not anxious to obtrude my ideas;
but it seems to me something ought to be
no longer doubtful. Any man who still
thinks that tariff reform is a settled and
obsolete issue, or that the importance of
sound and safe money, is a question upon
which people can be blinded, is either will
fully wrong or dangerously dull. It seems
to me, too, that Democrats ought to be sat
isfied that a stanch adherence to the prin
ciples of the party does not require the
abuse of those who show no inclination to
help us.
'I very much regret the defeat of Gover
ernor Campbell. He has been a brave and
honest' ofiicial. This, and the splendid
canvass he made entitled him to success.
While the election of Flower, Russell and
Boies ought to cause the utmost rejoicing
among Democrats, they should not forget
that with these things come the obligations
to be trne to the people, honest in the ad
vocacy of our principles and decent in all
things."
THE HOST RADIANT REPUBLICAN.
Senator Quay Too Happy to Call and Con
gratulate the President.
Washington, Nov. 4. Special Sena
tot Quay was at his house here to-day, all
day, leaving in his special car to-night for
Florida, whence he will not return until
Congress meets. He did not call at the
White House to extend his sympathy to
President Harrison, but he seemed to think
President Harrison needed it, for he regards
the success of the Democrats as a condemna
tion of the administration, just as he re
gards the result in Pennsylvania as a vin
dication and victory for himself, not only
oftsetting. the Delamater defeat, but pre
saging his own triumph and re-election to
the Senate next year.
He attributes the defeat of Delamater to
the weakness of the candidate, who was
nominated, he says, against his better judg
ment This year good men were nominated
by his advice ana were elected. Of one
thing he feels certain, and that is that he
will control the Pennsylvania delegation to
the next National Convention, ana that it
will not vote 'to renominate Harrison. Quay
was the most radiant Republican in Wash
ington to-day and left for Florida in a
jubilant mood.
CONTESTING CONGRESSMEN.
Only Six Disputed Seats, Against Seventeen
in the Last House.
Washington, Nov. 4. Notices of in
tention to contest the right to the seats of
six members-elect to the House of Repre
sentatives in the Fifty-second Congress
have been filed with the Clerk of the House.
They are as follows: HenryT. Noyes versus
Hosea H. Rockwell, from the Twenty
eighth New York district; John B. Rey
nolds versus George W. Shouck, 'from the
Twelfth Pennsylvania district. Thomas H.
Greevy versus Edward Scull, from the
Twentieth Pennsylvania district; Alexan
der K. Craig versus Andrew Stewart, Irom
the Xwenty-lourth Pennsylvania district;
Thomas E. Miller versus William Elliott,
from the Seventh South Carolina district,
and John V. McDuffie, versus Louis Tur
pin, from the Fourth Alabama district.
In the Pennsylvania cases the contestees
were elected as" Republicans, while in the
other cases the contestees were elected as
Democrats. In the last House of Repre-'
sentatives there were 17 contested election
cases before the Committee on Elections.
Laborers Strike Against a Reduction.
Milwaukee,Nov. 4. About 700 laborers
working -for the Villard syndicate on elec
tric railway lines in this city, struck
against a reduction of 25 cents in their
wages this morning and Work ou' the rail
way improvements is at a standstill.
A Judgment Against a Steel Company.
New Yobk, Nov. 4. Judgment for $125,
180 was yesterday entered against the
Scrauton Steel Company in favor of John
A. Nichols on promissory notes for pig iron
furnished by W. B. Hart & Co.", of Philadelphia.
Wood
Wyandot
MORE MONEY NEEDED
To Carry Oat Half the Present Flans
' of the War Department.
the.wobk'on THE MAMMOTH QMS
Tests of Smokeless Powder That Have
'Given Satisfaction.
A CHANCE FOE AMERICAN INVENTORS
Washington. Nov. 4. Brigadier Gen
eral D. W. Flower, Chief of Ordnance, in
his annual report to the Secretary of War
says that the labor involved and difficulties
to be surmounted in supplying our fortifica
tions with new model disappearing carriages
for large guns is "probably greater than that
of supplying the guns themselves, and, un
fortunately, this work is some years behind
the guns. The department is in great need
of a well equipped seacoast carriage factory
for this work, and the report recommends
that an appropriation be made for further
enlarging the facilities for the manufact
ure of carriages at the Watertown Arsenal.
The report states that the department has
thus far completed two 8-inch, one 10-inch
and one 12-inch breech-loading steel rifled
gun. The first 8-inch gun has been fired 300
ronnds without injury. One of the 8-inch
guns was tested with German smokeless
powder, with significant results, SO pounds
of the compound giving theprojectile a higher
velocity with about the same pressure as
125 pounds of black powder. The report
says: "The subject of smokeless powder
is receiving the attention of the depart
ment and of manufacturers in this country,
although up to the present time experi
ments have been confined to the production
of a powder adapted to small arms and the
smaller caliber guns, such as field and rapid
firing guns."
The time allowed the pnenmatic dynamite
gun company for the delivery of 10 guns
has been extented to January 1, next, for
the first deliveries, and July 1, 1892, for
last deliveries.
Some of the Estimates Submitted.
Among the estimates submitted is one of
?326,000, for the equipment of the south
wing of the army gun froundry, and one of
51,122,000 for oil-tempered end annealed
steel for 8, 10 and 12 inch guns, including
the parts required for the manufacture of
a type 16-inch gun. Ou the subject of this
great gun about equal in size to the lar
gest rifle in the world General Flagler
says:
"If an appropriation should be made
available by June 30, 1892, the type 16-inch
gun would hardly be made and tested be
fore June 30, 1895, while the first three 16
funs for service would not be completed
efore the end of 1898. Recent improve
ments in the resisting power of ships' armor
would seem to still further emphasize the
already recognized necessity for guns of
this caliber. As it would be foolish to con
clude that the improvements in the resist
ing power of armor have reached their final
limit, and as much time is required for com
pleting a type gun of such high power as
may have become an absolute necessity for
overcoming such resistance, the sooner the
work is commenced the better."
Other estimates are: For steel 12-inch
sea coast mortars, $725,000; for their car
riages, 5449,500; for carriages for new 8, 10
and 12-inch guns, $1,805,000; for enlarge
ment ot the heavy gun carriage plant at
Watertown, Mass., $151,000; for armor
piercing projectiles, 520,000; deck piercing
12-inch shells, 5100,000; alteration of 15
and 16-inch carriages, 5100,000.
The report describes at length the ex
haustive experiments made by the depart
ment with magazine small arms, including
the latest European models. On this sub
ject it says:
Opportunities for Inventors.
"The radical change from a caliber of 45
inch (our present service standard) to the
much smaller one of 30, the use of the long
and narrow cartridge thereby necessitated.'
-and the introduction of smokeless powder
lor imparting a greatly increased velocity
to the bullet without subjecting the barrel
and breech system to undue augmented
strain, have all operated to retard the efforts
of American inventors to perfect their guns,
and the result is that but few magazine guns
of American design have yet been brought
before the hoard. This department is
doing all in its power to afford American
.inventors all opportunity to meet the re
quirements of new existing conditions.
"Reports from our army show that an ex
pert soldier can fire the present service
Springfield single loader, with the accuracy
geuerauy uccucu iu ucuuii, auuub u Mines
per minute. So far as rapidity of fire alone
is concerned, these reports reduce some
what the . almost universally estimated
necessity for an immediate change to a
magazine system. It is important to state
that up to the present the investigations
made and knowledge gained by this
department have not demonstrated so
much excellence in the magazine arms
which have been adopted by foreign nations
as was expected, and have not shown such
perfection in any one of them as could war
rant its adoption for our service. It is
hoped that this country can produce a bet
ter arm, and until it can, or certainly until
it has been demonstrated that it cannot, it
would be wise to defer a change from the
excellent single-loader now in service to a
magazine system. No efforts will be spared
to arrive at a satisfactory magazine arm."
The new 30 caliber Springfield is said to
have been very successful with smokeless
powder.
A CLEVELAND FORGER IN CUSTODY.
He Uses His Good lame to Filch 873,000
From His Company.'
Cleveland, Nov. 4. Two years ago B.
S. Barrett, a piano dealer and prominent
church member, suddenly left this city. In
vestigation showed that he had committed a
great many forgeries by duplicating small
notes for 75,000 given as security for the
payment of pianos and using them at
several banks as collateral in obtaining
loans. Nothing was heard of him until a
few months ago, when a Cleveland man met
him in a small town p West Virginia.
Barrett was under an assumed name and
was working as a traveling photographer.
The fact was published.
To-day Superintendent of Police Schmitt
received a telegram from Railroad Detec
tive Robison, of Charleston, W. "Va., say
ing he' had Barrett in custody. There are
abont a dozen indictments hanging over
Barrett in this county.
THE FIRE RECORD.
At ratterson, N. J., Tuesday night, J. T.
Todd's new mill and the plant of the Grin
shaw Silk Manufacturing Company, burned.
Loss, $50,000;lnsmea.
At Millersburg.Cyesterday the handsome
residenceofHenryAurbance was to tall v con
sumed, with all its contents. Loss, $3,003,
with no Insurance. The fire originated from
a defective line.
At the State College, Bcllefonte, last even
ing, the large barn of tho State Experi
mental Station, in which the luigo crops
were stored, was totally destroyed. The
live stock were all saved, but some forming
implements were consumed. The gteatest
losswas the large quantltvot grain and hay,
the barn- being filled. Loss 6n building,
about $I2,0CO; on grain, etc., $5,001. Origin
unknown. Insurance about three-quarters
of loss. t
At Galveston Tuesday, flie broke out in
the office of the Western Onion, Telegraph
Company. A trolley loop of the electric
street railway Is said to have come In con
tact with a wire leading into the telesrhaphy
office, thus igniting the wires back of the
switoh board. The flames swept up with
great rapidity, destroying the operating. In
struments, furniture and part of the re
cords. The Associated Press Tooms were
damaged, while the Mexican Cable Com
pany on the second floor escaped without
serious loss, 1
2Z0PLX WHO COME AND GO.
A. J. McKeown, the young oil millionaire,
Is a guest at the Monongabela.
Joseph A. de Longe, a wealthy brewer of
Chicago, is registered at the Scblo'sser.
W. F. Snively, a glass manufacturer of
Bella! re, O., Is In Pittsburg on business.
O. A. Egley, traveling agent of the Queen
.and Cresceilt road, Is registered at tho Du
quesne, from Cincinnati.
Henry Bonnell, an iron and furnace man
of Youngstown. was a late arrival at the
Monongabela House-last night.
G. W. Overholt, one of the noted
family in and about Mt. Pleasant by that
name, is a guest at the Seventh Avenue.
T. E. Chapin, a wool merchant of Boston,
is in Pittsburg. He Is elated over 3IcKin
ley's election on account of the great tariff
victory.
Wm. P. Pullman and wife, of Chicago,
are visiting friends in Pittsburg. They will
remain a day or so and continue their Jour
ney to Washington, D. C.
John H. Kelley, former manager of the
Honongnhela House, returned from Lake
wood, N. T., where he just closed a success
ful season at the Kent House.
E. H. Goodwin. President of the Union
Switch and Signal Company, with a party of
friends, left last night in a special hunting
and outlnc car for Minnesota to spend a
fortnight shooting prairie chicken and duck.
William Morris, the attorney, Henry
Loughran nnd Dr. I. W. Dorman returned
last night from a short shooting trip in Fav
ette couuty. The trio bi ought back 160
"pieces," comprising pheasant, quail and
woodcock.
Dr. J. B.Ewing and O. G. Ch'ick.a Union
town officer, were at the Union station last
night. Both are Republicans. They attri
bute the Democratic victory in their
borough to indifference of the votersof their
own party. Many prominent citizens neg
lected to pay their taxes.
R. H. Donnelly, publisher and compiler
of the Chicago city directory, was a paisen
ger on the limited through last night. He is
the typical Chicago youngman of theperiod.
As he took a ten minute "constitutional" up
aud down tho Union station he took time to
say that the Windy City wns the most
rapidly growing of any in the United States.
He employs 250 people In gathering names,
while 60 work on the alphabetical arrange
ment in his office. Over 1,250,000 were tho last
figures given as the population.
Pittsbnrgers In Hew York.
New York, Nov. 4. SpeciaL The follow
ing Plttsburgers registered at New York
hotels to-day: J. EIndley. Astor House; J.H.
Eberle, International: F. R. Ewing, Metro
pole; N. Patterson, Hotel Bartholdi; R. Pat
terson, Gilscv House: H. P. Tauhn, Morton
House; T. M. Ulam. Continental: H. H.
Westlngnouse, Wlnasor; T. D. Wood, Hotel
Brunswick.
MVEr? NEWS AND NOTES. .
Iioulsvllle Items The Stage of Water and
the Movements of Boats.
8PFCIAI. TELEGBAMS TO THE PISPAtCH.1
Louisville, Nov. 4. Business dull. Weather
cloudy and threatening rain or snow. BU er sta
tionary, with 3 feet 4 inches In the canal. 12 Inches
on the tails and 4 leet 4 inches at the foot of the
locls. Departures For Midison, Lee Brooks;
Cincinnati, City of Carrollton; Evansvllle, John
Fowler; Carrollton, Big Kanawha.
What Upper Ganges Show.
Allegheny Jtntcnoit River 1 foot 7 inches
and falling. Cloudr and cool.
Morgaxtown River 4 feet and stationary.
Clear. Thermometer 40 at 4 P. M.
Brownsville River 4 feet 7 Inches and station
ary. Cloudy. Thermometer 43 at & r. M.
Warrev KlverO.o feet below low water mark
and stationary. Cloudy and cool.
The News From Below.
EVANSViLLE-HIver 1 foot 9 Inches and falling.
Clear.
Wheeling River 2 feet 9 inchci and stationary.
DeDarted Allen. Farkeraburg. Clear.
Cairo No arrivals or departures. River 2 feet
and falling. Smoky and roof.
Memphis Departed Down Towboat Alarm,
for New Orleans. River 1 foot 3 inches and falling.
Clear and warm.
Death in an Old Well.
Bloomington, Iia., Nov. 4. William
Cox and his son, William, aged 50 and 23
years respectively, of Wapella, 18 miles
south of here, yesterday attempted to make
deeper an old well. The son went down
into the well, but finding a large quantity
of gas, which oppressed his lungs, he started,.
tor the top, ciimomg a rope, wnen ten
feet from the bottom he lost sensibility and
fell back into iour feet of water. His lather
went down into the well, being let down in
k bucket AVhen near the bottom, Mr. Cox
.11 .. e jl. i.Ml.i. : 3 i ii.
leu out ul me uui'&eii uiiuuuauiuus, auu uubil
he and his soon lay dead at the bottom of
the well.
GODFREY i CHI.
The Warehouse, Storeroom and Office
GODFREY & CLARK PAPER CO.,
Which were destroyed by fire to
night are until further notice
located at
903 w mm.
The Are occasions us delay in the filling of
orders for paper, flour sacks or manufac
tured paper. Our Mill and Box Factory
being situated at Tarentum, Pa., we are
filling orders as usual.
We ask for a continuance of your orders,
as they can be filled with our usual prompt
ness. no5-Sfl
NO OTHER
Leaves a Delicate and Lastino Odob
For sale 3r all Drtnt and Fancy Goods Dealers or It
unable to procure this wonderful soap send
25c In stamps and receive a cake by return malL
JAS. S. KIRK & CO., Chicago.
SPECIAX-Shandon BeHsWaltx (the popular
Society Waltz) sent FREE to anyone sending u
three wrapoflr of Shnndon Bulls Soap.
! KoeMer's Instf ilmentHouse,
A "9 Sl'Xth St. 2d Floor,
I MEN'S & BOYS'
CLOlMf ON CREDIT,
(Ready-Hade & to Order. )
Ladies' Cloaks & Jackets
Watches & Jewelry,
ON
INSTALLMENTS.
AT
Cash Prices-Without Security!
TERMS: One-third of the amount purchased 8
must be paid down; the balance in small (
weekly or monthly payments. Badness I
transacted strictly confidential. Open 5
daily, trom o A. M. UU V. catur-c
oays until it f.JH.
SEW ADYEBT7SEKEXTS.
IPS1N
ABLE! One thing the people have
decided at least all who know
us have that there is no ques
tion about the Make, Fit and
Quality of the Merchant Tailor
Made Clothing sold by the
SIB S1THF1ELD STREET.
Its value is never questioned.
Why? Because the reputation
of the Merchant Tailors WE
RECEIVE these garments from
is unquestionable. They are
the makers. Therefore, their
production must be satisfactory
or the reputations of these fine
merchant tailors (the makers of
all the goods we handle) are at
stake. We are the sellers of the
finest Merchant Tailor Made
Clothing in Pittsburg. Our
prices One-Half what they
were originally made for.
Overcoats at $9 that
were made for $18.
Overcoats.at $13 that
were made for $23.
Overcoats at $16 that
were made for $3i
Overc'tsat$22 50 that
were made for $13.
Overc'ts at $27 GO that
were made for $53.
Overc'ts at $32 50 that
were made for $65.
Suits at $12
made for
that were
$25.
Suits at $15
that were
$30.
that were
made for
Suits at $20
made for
Suits at $25
$40.
that were
$50.
that were
$60.
that were
$70.
made for
Suits at $30
made for
Suits at $35
made, for
All alterations to improve a
fit done free of charge.
Opposite City Hall.
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WORSE
BLANKET
IS THE STRONGEST.
Hone Genuine without Horse stamped inside.
Price of 6 lb. Shaped Blanket, ft.SO
81b. - 5.50
Ilk to see the 100 other tfc styles at prices to
salt eierjbodj. Sold by all dealers.
WM. AYRES & SONS. PHILADELPHIA
80lS-4,Vrhs
Ask my agent for W. X. Douglas Shoes. If
not for sale in your place ask your dealer t
end tor catalogue, secure the agency, and
get them for you.
43-TAKE NO SUBSTITUXE-S
FOR
T m rrrift i
WHY IS THE
W. L. DOUGLAS
$3 SHOE GENTLEMEN
The Best Shoe In the World for the Money?
It la a seamless shoe, with no tacks orwax thread
to hurt the feet: made of the best fine calf, stylish
and easy, and because we make more shoes of this
grade than any othermannfactnrer. It equals hind- j
sewed shoes costlnr from $4 CO to $5 CO.
C2C OO GENUINE HAND-SEWED, the finest
30. calf shoe erer offered for $5 00; equal
French Imported shoes which cost from S3 CO t
$12 00.
ai; A OO HAND-SEWED WEI.T SHOE, fine calf.
tjfcr. ttyllsh. comfortable and durable. The beat
aboe ever offered at this price: same grade as custom-made
shoes costlnr from SS 00 to w 00.
HJO 30 POLICE SHOE: Farmers. BallroadMea
uDO. and Letter Carriers all wear them: line calf,
seamless, smooth inside. heaTy three soles, exten
sion edge. One pair will wear a year.
CJO 3u FINE CALF; no better shoe erer offered
O.J. at tb! price; one trial will convince those
who want a shoe for comfort and service.
CIJO 25 and 12 OO -WOBKINGMAN,S shoes ars
D. very strong and durable. Those who haT
given them a trial will wear no other make.
TlfVVC ?2 00 and 11 75 school shoes are wora
Dl'jLi3 by the boys everywhere; they sell on
their merits, as the increasing sale show.
T A "nTT?C K 03 nAND-SEWED shoe, best
JLil-UJ-JuO Dongola, very stylish; equals
I ! rencn lmporxen snoes cosiing xrom tiuww.
I LADIES' s: 30, 2 00 and Jl ,5 shoe for Misses ara
the best tine Dongola. btvllsh and durable.
CAUTION See that TV. L. Douglas name and
mice are stamped on the bottom of, each shoe,
i W . L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass.
Sold by D. Carter, 79 Fifth ar.; E. C. Sperber. ,
JEM Carson St. ; H. J. G. 31. Lang. 4501 Butler it, ; J
J. N. Fronting. 3S3 Fifth av.: Henry Bosser. Ve
gbeny.
E. J. Hollmaa, Mo. 72Bebecca afreet, Allegheny,
Pa. TTS
i Cactus Blood Cure.
I
SUPERIOR TO SARSAPARILLA.
Causes no eruptions upon the skin
such as nearly all sarsaparilla mixt
ures do; but drives the impurities
from the blood through the proper
channels, tones up the system, in
creases appetite, and rapidly cures
dyspepsia, constipation, liver ind
kidney troubles, and all diseases de
pending upon an impure condition of
the blood.
Sold by JOSEPH FLEMING & SOJT, Drug
gists, 412 Market st., Pittsburg. selna
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