STATE ELECTIONS
EXCITING CAMPAIGN ENDED
IT WAS A WELL Hit lillT IIATTI.F.
OX AM. NIOKS.
HILL DEFEATED IN NEW YORK
W. I,. WINon'n IlMrld (lalmcd lj
liolh I'urtlts.
RANDALL'S DISTRICT REPUBLICAN
The Largest Vote Ever Before Polled in
Several Statos,
The Republicans hiivn carried Now York
state l.y estimated pluralities ranging (mm
l!H),0lMi to l.'.O.OOO. Thcsn llguros represent
tho probable plurality of Levi I'. Morton,
Rep., for governor, over David II. Hill, Item.,
based up n the vote of Now York city Bil l
llruoklyn complete, nnd returns from
more tliaii one-half of tlio election
districts hImivo the llnrli'iii river. Tlio total
vote for tho two loading candidate in con
siderably In mwm of that ollt foe Flower
unci Factt for governor In l'il. In addition
to which H tin) void iMt tin year for F.vorett
1'. Wheeler, I n .1 p.-ii-1 -n t Iiemocrat, which
will exceed a i.oou. i i,,, tremendous Repub
lican sweep In the city mi l state, It is esti
mated, has elected a;i Republican congross
mon, a gain of eight over tlio present repre
sentation In e ingress.
It was Hie expressed belief of those who
wore conducting tlio citriinlK'i for the )mo
rriitslnthcstuto that depredated majorities!,,
low the lliirlein for tlio party there would
bo offset l.y Increased majorities above tlmt
river's Imiik for the Democracy. Tho most
anguine exHve,l thHt tho Democratic party,
with Menntor Hill nt Its lieu. I. would show re.
oupcratlon from the vote given for Maynard
In In place of nil anticipated results
comes a sweep of groat proportions, nnl
from every ipntrter beyond tho highest claim
made by tho Republicans.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Returns Indicate a Large Republican
Majority.
Tlio rhilii'lelphln"l:ecorl" admltstho state
has gone Republican .y ij'i.ooo miijorlty.
Ollklson, tho Republican state chnirmiin,
clnims Philadelphia i,v yri.niii) to lon.ix))
ainl tho stnto by x.vi.otio. '1 he Iieniocrutle
Congressmen probably elected n l'ontisyl
vonla nio Wllliums In tho Twentieth district;
Hurt, Frdmati. Htrolblugcr and llm-kiilow.
Jot ii row wins his Democratic flight fors!nto
representative In the Si'venteeuth district l,y
20 i iniijorliy, iiti'l Singory carries tlmt dis
trict l.y ;k
IHSin, II. ItASTIN'IS,
tl()Vl:l:MI-KI.ElT H- I'KNNSVI.VAMA.
Tli inest Authoritative returns in 1'hlla
delphla Indicate- that in H.imu -I .1. liuiclall n
old dirtrh't, tho 1 bird, which Iwn i'one lieni
ocratlc from time Immemorial, ll.tltermnn,
llepiiblicaii, i.i elected to congress ly at least
m.ivni majority over M ( ulieu, Iiemocrat. Me
Alwr's lieiuocratic majority lu the name dis
trict two years atjo was l().o''0. In I'hiladel
plii i the ie ublicaii miijorlty on state mid
i'lty t'ekcts will be not leiw than M.iiuo, and it
umy bo r.i.t oo or 7u,oi;o.
liurbormasti-r Thuiuna J. ltyaii. of I'liila
d"l lua, whoso tcnchiaOiiU riittorial I audi
date Slutferly denounced lor the defeat of
CoiitfrcsmiiHU Mcleer for rciioimiiation, was
biiiiselt ile(eat-i in the Sixtlmar l.as tt )i..nio.
cra'.ic caiidiilate for the li'u'i-t.'tt il n. His
Itepubllean oppi nei,t, lla-tink's, caught a
safe nuijorlty in the l.iudsli le, which buriid
M "Culleu.
w.i.ti:ii I.YUN,
I.ii.ct..ih'v.-i:i.i:ct i if i'i:ssvi,VAMA,
All nstern l'ciiiisylviinla sooin to hnvo
Bono about tho miuio way. llrks county
gives t.lmo liepul Dean iiiiijority, a gain !
.5i0; York, 'Jiiil lli'publr an majority, a clean
flop; Chester, l.riOO liopuhlicau a:id l.auca
ler ll.nlsJ. Ti.e Itepubllean leader, who pre.
dieted 'Jisj.O(H) majority In I'eiinsvlvaula now
Say: '1 told you ho.-' 'I Ins city has given
73,000 llepuhllcaii majority, an I tho r.gure
rem to I e rising.
West Virginia.
Indicatb tin point that Dayton, Ucpiihli ian,
Is ejected over W. I Wilson, Democrat, by
t0 plurality.
Wilson s co iijty, Jeff, rson, gives him 1,010
majority, ulu.-li , thnn iiullcipaieil, j 10
fli'Ctlou III tli t S. i .Hid district Will bo clout
and II will re pore tiio olllcial count to deter
mine the ii'Miit.
The licpiiUicana are jubilant and claim
Wilson's dceat, but tlio returns Iron tho
back countie, cannot bo gotten for a lav or
two.
Ito uney gics a gain for Wilson of p.iaii l
MoorMeld a gain ol in. Information Iroiu
ir:ilii.ii,lc:u..ci.nic roiigrciMoimi h..,(d pi,,r
tcis, Hid. calo Wilson's leetlon.
I.aler .ii'onuatiou from l!w couuiry dis
trict iiill-rkley conn y Indicate Ui.i. Day
tou's m.ijon;y w.ll tut uc over ;ivi.
0HIO
The Republican Majority Larjrer than
Ever Before.
Ohio has broken her record on Republican
pluralities. The largest plurality heretofore
wns when John llrotigh. Republican, for rot.
ernnr. In sr,:j, bad KH.0J0 over Clement L.
YaUandlghnm, Democrat, the latter being
exiled at the time In Canada.
Last year Governor M'Klnley carried th
Mate y over "O.rOO. but no such plurality
hud lcen previously known slnoe the noted
lirntigh-Vallundlgliuin cativas when all the
Ohio soldiers In tho Held and hospitals of
tile South Voted.
At that time over 41.001 soldiers outside
the state voted for Rrougb, and less thnn
3,000 for Vallandigham. During the last ad
years tho parties hnvo altornatod In carrylnif
the state, the Democrat electing OoveYnor
Hlshon In 1177. Governor Itoadlev In J.SH.l
ainl Oovemor Campbell In lHfl. Vlilln the
Republicans claim a plurality for Secretary
of Htato Taylor of Um to 1.10,0.10. the
Democrats con vMlo that the Itepuhlicans have
made laro iralm over the McKluloy vote of
lust year, and possibly le-alon the Urougli
hlKli-nuter marlt of 1h3.
on the basis of tho state vote the Hepub.
Ilcans claim 17 of tho ai couKrowmen, the
present Ohio delegation In conjrress consist
Initof II leino"ruts and 10 ltopubllcans.
Congressmen eleetod were as followsj First
district. Charles I'.Taft, ltepubllcan; Second,
J. II. Ilromwell, liepublicnii) Third, I'nul J.
Sorir, Iiemocrat: Fourth, K. ). I.ayton, Demo
crat: Fifth. 1 II. IleWItt, Hepubllnan: Hixth,
(iixirKo W. Ilullok, Itcpubiican: Seventh,
Oeorit" W. Wilson, Itcpubrlcan; Kllith, I
M. Strong. Ilepuhlli-an: Motb, J. H. South
ard. Itepubllcan; Tonth, U J. Fenton, Ito
puhlicnn: K.levrnth, C. II. Orosvonor, Jto
pi.blican. Thlrteeuth, It. . Yonntr, Iomo
crat: Fourtei-nth, W. S. Herr, Itepubllean;
Fifteenth, rl. C. VanVorbla, Itepubllean:
Sixteenth. H. I'. Danfoid, Itepubllean;
Sevenieeiith, J. D. lUchard, Domonrat;
i:ihteenth. It. W Taylor, Kepubllcan: Nlno
teenth. S. A. Northway. Itepubllean; Twen
tieth, C. II. Ileaoh. Itepubllcaoj Twenty-flrat,
T. 1". llurton, Itepubllean.
The result Is In d )ubt In the Twelfth dla
trlot between Outhwalte, Iiemocrat, and
Watson. Itepubllean, but tho ltopubllcans
claim Watson's olectlon. Coxoy cut no figure
in the Llghtoenth district as the Populist can
didate. Illinois.
With some precincts missing, but alt dis
tricts lu I ho State, heard from, the Indications
aro that Illinois Is In the Itepubllean column
by a plurality estimated all the way from
10,000 to ho.000. The Iiemocrat admit that
tho plurality will reach 10,000.
In no part of the state is there consolation
for the Iiemocrnts. Tho entire Itepubllean
State ticket has been elected, the ltopub
llcans have secured a ood working majority
in both branches of tho Legislature, despite
tho apportionment made by the Democrats,
ami the ltepublicans have secured majorities
in both CliiraK'' and Cuuk county.
Kentucky.
The Indications aro that tho Democrat''
have elected the following congressmen:
llendrlck. In the First district; Clarry In the
Second, Montgomery in tho Fourth, Ilerry In
tho sixth. Mcfroory in the F.lghth. Hart in
the Ninth nn I Vane, in the F.lereenth.
Tho ltepublicans have elected Hunter
In tho llilrd. F.vuti in tlio Fifth, Doun'y
in tho Seventh and Tugh In tho Tonth. As
returns come In, l.vans majority Increases,
! and it may reach 2. MM). '1 he Commercial
j claims tho election Of Judge llenuy, Ilep.,
r . owens i'cm., in xuo noveuin Ul'
trict by 1.00U mujority
Indiana.
Full returns from any onn congressional
district have nut () n rec.-lvcd. Indications
point to licpiiMjcau triuftiph in tho state.
Tho Itepubliciiu state committee claims for
Owens trom tio.uoo to 50,000 majority ovor Ills
oppotieut, Myers, for secretary of state, 13
coiiresMinen. met lM,th t.mn.o,. ..r 1 1... i. t
(iSl ure 1 e-.nocr'.;, TTtyM.'WiVi tKU
....ftllf I k. ....
, . u7 iuur coo
There h.J been a
iiirniiv- , on mine i;c,T10
.... ... un.l n calu . .. . ..
I I'rn.ie volt, - - ,v I 'un me KOpulill-
' cans an l I ' 1 ,1 J itter gaining the
most, it sceiiir.V,-;, Ji((ii)vernir Nolson,
Itepubllean, is re-"!V't"d by an increaao ovet
his pltirality of 1 l.i m two ye.irs ago. The
, labor vote lias chiefly goiio to the 1'opullMs,
, nud that party has held iin st, If not nil,
, of iu former btreiitb throughout the
1 stuto.
!
North Dakota.
j Iteturns so Isrsliow Allln, Itep. olietod for
govern . r, running uheu I ot tho tb'kot. The
ltepublicans gam lu Fargo, (iraiid Forks, HI,
mar k and ail other large towns.whllolu souiv
country precin-'ts the I'upullsts gam fcligbtly.
Allm s election by 5.0J0 plurality Is claimed
by the Itepubllean central cutniulttoo. The
i Demu'TuLs ooucedo It by 1.0W.
New Jersey.
j Allan I McDermltt, chairman ol the Demo
I cratlc state committee, says that Stevens,
: Dein., will bo elected to congress from the
Sevi-iith district, and that tho Democrats will
elect tho 11 assemblymen Irom Hudson by
about a, 000 plurality, iio says tho rest of the
I state will not Lo worth bearing from, and
concede tho .cglsbituro to tho Iwpublioaus.
Kanui.
Iteturns thus far received from Kansns, In-
.'.lie the elii.i.,i. ..I M..rrlll I'...., .1.1.
di
. . " 1 ,.' iu..itnu,
uud tha entire liepublieau statu ticket. The
ltepublicans probably carry all but two con
gn-sKioiial clistricth, " m;, tho leglslaiuro if
been .,.cl,.'l At, iit.iitii.Mw I....... ....... L...
polled the weather having been pleasant
ol ably itepublKMu on joint ballot.
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Tox is.
A heavy voto was polled. T!i Galveston
"N-ws" predicts the usutl Drnoi'ratlo
majority Jior the statu otlicers ttnl tho
legislature; also tho election of Democratic
coiigro..smoiiia. tho dlstrlets.with the pos
sible exception of tho Niuth aud Tenth.
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Louisiana.
The returns show almost to a certainty tho
reelection of the promt Democrat! ) Con
gresmeu ,v s.t)i)i) majority lu the First, Third,
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth districts, and tut
election of ( liarles A. lluck. Democrat, in
the Second district by a lartfo majority to
succeod Davcy.
South Dakota.
Iteturns from all portions of the State Indi
cate that the Itepubllean ticket, Including two
Cougressmon-at-I.arge U elected by uot leas
than ia.000 plurality.
Iowa.
The Itebitbllc.tns claim tho state by 73,000.
Tho Itepubll.'au state committee claims 10
Itopublieim congressmen uluutod by iucrousod
majorities. Tho Murus are slow iu vomluy
lu.
. v
Mississippi,
Dispatches from all quarter of the State;
indicate the election o! tho Democratic can
didates for t'oiiyrcss in every district by
lurgo majorities.
-
. Oaorgia.
Georgia's 11 Congressional districts, 10
certainly ehet Deiiioirallo Uouuuoes. Th
hevcutli is also probably Democratic.
California.
Throughout California tho polls wore kept
open until 3 o'clock. T li general imprelou
Is that Msloo, for governor, and nearly all lu
Itepublicau caiididuti's tor statu olll'iuis buv
throughout the stnio.
TWO ESTIMATES.
Faulkner Dos Not Conceda tha House.
McKes'a Clalma
Senator Faulkner, the chairman of the
Ieroocratlo congressional committee, made
the following statement at midnight.
"Indications seem to point lo a Itepubllean
victory In tho congressional contest. How
ever, the Infortnntlnn I have received does
not Justify me In giving up the organization
of the house by the Democrats; nor does my
Information Justify ine in giving up the doc
lion of Mr. Wilson.
There scorns to be no possibility of a loss of
more than one district of Virginia. It the re
por.s of the Associated 1'ress are correct, It
will bo Impossible for the Democrats to or
ganize the house. Tue ltepublicans are
claiming everything, hut I pay little atten
tion to their claims. We expect to receive
telegrams from every Democratic candidate
for congress, and then will have something
dellnlto on which to base an estimate.'"
Senator Fau'kner declined to express an
oplnou of the causes which brought about
Increased lb'publlcan majorities. The Demo
cratic headquarters wore deserted before
midnight by all but the clorks of the com
mittee. It is supposed that dimming Is defeated
by II votes In Now York city, but that Is not
sure. I understand that our friends In
Michigan admit that the Itepubllean have car
ried the state, and all but two members ol
congress. We have beard nothing authentic
from Wisconsin. Tsrsnoy's election In Mis
souri seems to he In doubt. The A. P. A. has
been active ngalust him. In the south I
know of no losses, but several gains, includ
ing the seat now held by Murray (colored
Itepubllean) of South Carolina.
At midnight So -rotary McKee, of the Re.
publican congressional committee gave out
the billowing estimate of Itepubllean con
gressmen elected so far as heard from:
Alabama 2, California 5. Colorado I, Con
necticut 4, Delaware 1, Idaho 1, Indiana 8,
Illinois 10, Iwa 11, Kansas H Kentucky 8,
Louisiana 3, Maine 1, Maryland 2, Massachu
setts 13, Michigan 12, Minnesota 7. Missiourl
4, Montana 1, Nebraska 8, Nevada 1, New
Hampshire 2, New Jersey 6, New York 2.1,
North Carolina:). North Dakota 1. Ohio 1",
Oregon 2, Pennsylvania 24, Itliodo Island 2,
South Carolina 1. Mouth Dakota 2, Teuai-sseo
3, Vermont 2, Virginia .1, Wsj-ulngton 2, Wost
Virginia , perhaps 4, Wisconsin H, Wyoming
1. The New York estimate does not include
lirooklyn. Tut total claimed by the Itepubll
ean Is 214.
CRUSHED BY A LANDSLIDE.
A Littls Settlement in Vancouver Com
pletely Wrecked.
The steamer Trlnccss I.ouis.Just down from
the north, brings Intelligence of a terrible di
saster at Hhushartle bay, at the northwest end
of Vaueouver Island, which completely wreck
ed tho settlement recently established there
known as the Canadian Co-operative Com
monwealth.
Karly last Monday morning a landslldotore
down tho mountain side, crushed a log build
ing aud carried It and tho ground on which It
stood about 100 feet into tho bny. Four of
Inmates wero killed.
Harry Kipling of Victoria was hurled up
to the waist In dirt. Jammed between two
logs, and before he could be released the tide
had readied his mouth; then as a last resort
the others had to cut hltn out with nxi-s,
amputating both legs. Ho died tho following
afternoon.
WORSTED THREEBURGLARS
An Unarmed Woman Puts Them to Flight
After a Hard Struggle.
Mrs. James I). Scott, wlfo of tho proprietor
ot tho Capital Turf F.xchatigo, nt Denver,
vanquished three burglars who broke luto
her house Saturday night alter a desperate
light, In which sho was seriously Injured,
thin of tiiB men was atirtinl -.'ltu--a rc-yWer,
another with nslugshot aud tho third with a
billy. With these weapon they ruined blow
niter blow upon her head, arms and body,
but sho fought so energetically nnd raised
such au outcry that they bent a retreat with
out taking nuy of tho Jewelry or other valua
bles lying about.
Tho battle lasted nearly ten mlnuU's, but
Mrs. Scott did uot I nut until her nssail-
Biits hul gone. Au hour lapsed beloro
hho revived suiliclcnlly to givo au account of
the nluilr. She is a handsome woman of l.i.
six feet tall and weighs auO pounds, she was
alone In tho hou.su whou tho burglars de
faulted her.
CHINESE SOLDIERS FLEE.
Tho Road to Moukden Now Open to the
Japs.
A telegram has been received at tho Japan
ese legation at Washington, saying that on
October 31, tho detachment under tho com
maud of (Jen. Tutsuml took possession of Fon
Fang, a most Important stronghold uuxt to
Moukden. Tho Chinese soldiors lied, mostly
toward Moukden, trie rest m the direction ol
Hal-Cheng aud Tu-Ku-Sun.
Tho n.itiv Inhabitants were t-uffcring from
plunder and devastation committed by the
Chinese soldiers, and welcomed tho Japanese
army. The captures to this ditto amount lo
53 ciiiiuou. and 1,.')00 small arms, uisu ubout
ii'),000 rounds of ammunition for tho cannon
and about 2,500,000 for the other arms, with
lulbeclluuoous article of Immense uuautlty.
OIL STILLED IN WATER.
Experience of a Baltimore; Barkentlna In
Southern Seaa.
Tho llarkei.tiui) Nellie Smith, at Dalllmoro,
froui Port Tampa, with phosphate rock, bud
(itcmptuous voyage from her port ol depar
ture to Intitu le SI degroo. Iu a succession
of northeast uulc her sails woro lost nud
s, llt her uiaiu gulf and lorolopullant yard
woro spr jug, and her forucasiiu aud galley
were irequeiitiy Hooded WUU Wator Irom
sliippuig Heavy seus.
t aptaiii lVaiiacesays ho used oil with ex
cellent r-.iuit iu preveuling high sea from
boar Hug tlio vessel, llctwcou liodlea llaud
and Currituck tue bai keuiiuu sailed through
acres of lutil w hich hud evidently been wann
ed overboard Irom u void s deckloud ol lliul
muUTiul.
TWO CHILDREN MURDERED.
A White Boy a-.d Negro Arrested to
Prevent Their Lynching.
(ieorge and N'ellio Good, a'ud 9 and 6
years respectively, children of Samuel liood.
who lives about three miles north of Pauld
ing. Ohio, were fonud Monday morning In
tho woods uoar tho house with their throats
cut from ear to ear, their bodies terribly
laoerulod UQd blackened from a lire started
with tho supposed object of removing uli
two of tho orimo.
Sunday afternoon the liood children were
phyiiig and wandering Into a nearby wood.
They failed to toturn at supper time, and
H searching party was org tul d.
The belief Is that tho Imlo girl was aasuult
ed un 1 then murdered and her brAlhor killed
to prevent his tolling tho awful tab".
Sherill Stuley ui-rusteil Charles Hart, agoj
1!) yean, wno resides near tho (iood home,
on suspicion. Hart is illiterate aud by somo
considered insane, l.oo Cam. a uogro,21 year
who has beou a companion of Hart, was ulso
arrested
Paulding was tilled with men talking wild
ly of lynching tho arrested persons. Judge
Snook mid loading cltl.cus made uu effort lo
qui"t the mob by niak.ug .ee...li. to (hum on
tho street. A bloodhound wus sent to tho
scene, but there Is little hope of its being able
lo do anything to throw any light on the
crime. 'I'he pr sobers were quietly sunt to
Vuu Wert lor thfe keeping.
DEATH OF ALEXANDER III
THE CZAR OF RUSSIA.
An Aocount of Ida Career Surrounded
by Constant Dangers.
The Czar died very peacefully at Llvadia at
2:15 p. m. Thursday, surrounded by the mem
bers of his family. lis wa fully oonsclous
ub to the time of his death. The Czarina
was at his bodshle to the end.
When all was over, the Czarewltoh, Orand
Duchess Xenla and the otbor Imperial rela
tive approached tho bedside In turn to lako
a last farewell. Tho court officials and
members of the Car' suite were afterward
admitted. The flag over the palace was
ALEXANDER III,
placed nt half mast and a salute was fired by
the vessels In port.
Since Tuesday, when tho doctor Informed
the Car that there was no longer room for
hope, he composedly waited for the ond, at
tending to necessary Stnto and family affair
In tho short intervals of consciousness and
freedom from pain. Those were noccssurily
brief, the doctois having lin recourse to
s"datlvcs to procure sleep and allay pain.
On Wodncsday the Czar was still able to bo
taken to it window of tho pahtco whence ho
g.f.ed out upon the country bo lovod so well.
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THE CZARINA.
Alexander III., Emperor of all the Runs I as.
who succeeded to the throne on tho murder
of his father by Nihilist conspirator on
March l:l, Itsi, was born on March 10, 145.
F'or some time after bit elevation to the
throne, ho seldom appeared In public, but
lived In tho closest retirement, at Oatchlnn,
being In constant dread of the machinations
of the secret societies of the Socialists. His
coronation took place nt Moscow, May 27,
ie-13. Ho married III hhi;, Mary Foodorovna,
formerly Mary Sophia Frederics Dagmar,
daughter of Christian IX., King of Denmark,
ii nd sister of tho Princess of Wales, and the
King of tlreoce. Tho principal concern of
Iho czar wus to put dowu nihilism; to dove-
CHINA SUING FOR PEACE.
WILLING TO PAY INDEMNITY'
China Said to Have Asked Interven
tion of the Powers
A dispatch received at Rome from Puklu.
states that China is disposed to conclude a
pence with Jiipau ou tho basis of a guarantee
of tho Independence of Coroa aud the pay
ment of un Indemnity, xbo amount to be
llxod by tho powers. Tho dispatch uddstbut
it Is reported that Chlua bus Invited tilt) renro-
entatives of the powers to luturvoue to se
cure peuce.
The Loudon Times mihlLuhn u ii......t.
from 'Tien Tsln saving tbut the telegraph
line to Port Arthur wus out probably at tlio
narrow isthuius Itctwtwm p,.rt &.i..,.w
Talien Wun, iudioatiug that the Japanese
are within s day' march of tbe Talien Wan
tuns;.
The rer.ort cabled that t.'uni v.m, ri,in..
was set on lire before Its evacuation by tho
Chinese has beou confirmed by nd vices from
tlio front Tho Chinese butli... ..i'l.l.,,.t I.,
abandoned hope of making a successful do
leuse against the- advancing Japanese army,
sot lire to tho cast lu aud lliuu lUd without
waning to ou atlacko.l.
Ancient City Discovered.
Advice from Honduras report the dis
covery of the remains of an uunieut Tolteo
city In the center of a mahogany swamp. near
Rio tiraudo. They comprise hundreds of
large, well built stone dwellings, and throe
temples, each KM) feot long, W foot wido aud
35 feet high. T he streets aro puvod. Those
are now covered with uiue lucho of soil.
An Earthquake in Mesloo
A severe earthquake lusting more than halt
s minute shook tlio City of Mexico at 6:40
o'clock Friday evening. IVoplo und house
woro thrown dowu lu the streets. All house
were much shukeu. Hundreds of person
lull on their knees ou the sttouU und prayud.
3. W"Vl -N
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lope the military power of Itussla.to organize
her Aslatio and Causasian province aud to
keep steady eye upon Constantinople.
From the beginning of hi reign periodical
attempts upon bis life were made by tbe
Nihilists. Twice officer of his own army
tried to shoot bltn. In IMS be and his fami
ly narrowly escaped death In a railroad acci
dent near Jlorkl. The train was thrown trom
the trnck and many passengers were killed,
but the Imperial party were hardly Injured.
I'he derailing of tlio train was supposed to Ito
the work of Nihilists. Dost spring a plot wo
formed In Finland to blow up the castle
which the cr.ar was eipivted to occupy dur
ing tho fall maneuvers around Smolensk.
The police are still busy hunting down the
conspirators. The czar was deeply religious.
He was under tho Intlueuee of such bigots as
PobodonosjiefT. attorney general of the holy
synod, and his group, and persecuted the
Jews. Catholics anil Oerman Lutherans in
Itussla without cessation or mercy. He In
herited with bli minister of foreign sfTulis.
Prince OortchakofT, a strong prejudice against
the Oermans. which was increased by th
agitation ot the Pan-Htavlst war party In bis
THE LATE CZAIt,
capital. Nevertheless, ho held fast to n
peace policy. Last year ho reached an
understanding with Franco during the
visit of tho Russian fleet at Toulon, aud
ever since Russia nnd F'rance have been
rogarded as constituting a dual alliance
Counterbalancing on tho west the power of
the triple alliance. Nothing has boon pub
lished, however, to show that any formal
ngrcomont between the two powers was sign
ed, or that the czar pledged Russia to help
Franco in recovering Alsaco nnd Lorrniue
from Germany. Tho czar left live children,
the Crown Prince Nicholas 20 years old; the
Orand Duke Oeorgo, now ill In the south of
Russia; the Orand Duchesses Xenla nnd Olgn
nnd the Orand Duko Michael, a boy lu bis
teens.
Tim young man who on the deatn of Alex
under III, cease to bo tho Uruad Duko
Nicholas and becomes the next ruler ot more
ti'Vl00'Q.00.!K)) rjcojde, lsj)iilv2year old.
having been bornln May, the eldest sou'
of tbe czar. Rut into his brief llfo has been
compressed the experience of ages so fnr as
Instruction by tbe best masters, extensive
reading, travel and mental aud physical dc
vclopement could do so.
Uosslp has coupled tho name of the Czare
vitch with that of nn opera dancer, who is
said to bo causing sumo trouble on account
of his approaching marringe to Princess Alix,
or Alice, the English form of tho name. The
health of tho (irnnd Duko was for a long
time delicate nnd it was often predicted bo
would not live to wear the crown. Recently
his boulth has Improved and ho is said to be
now In good physical condition. Ho hat two
brothers and two sisters, so that tho lino
direct from the Romanoffs will continue on
the Russian throne for some time, In spite of
tho Nihilists und of the maladies, which
seem to bo part ot the royal family' heredi
taments. As might be expected from a mild-mannered
young man, he Is not partial to war,
as some of his forefathers buvo been. There
If nothing of tho Don Cossack In htm. He
bos no ambition to crush tho Turks or to
wage war with Austria or with Englnnd on
the Eastern frontier. Ho is a peaceable
young man who would rather improve tho
somewhat expeuslve ground now kuown as
Russia, and no one denies that there is room
for Improvement. Ho 1 uullko bis two
brothers In this respect.
There is one thing to lie said of the young
man that cannot be said of other knights of
hi age. Ills life has beou clean. His name
Is unsmlrclied by scandal. Ho has lived
quietly with his books and studies. IDs
habits have buou aud aro of tho simplest.
JAPANESE ONSLAUGHTS.
Chinese Unable to Withstand Their Con
quering March.
The Japanrae legation nt London, has re
ceived a Uisputch stating that tho Jupaucso
force commanded by Field Marshal Count
Oyama aro attacking Kiu Chow. Tho dis
patch adds that both Tullonhwun aud Port
Arthur aro in a critical position.
A dispatch to tho London Times from
Shanghai says that it is now usserted there
that no Japanese buvo landed near Tatieu
hwiui, but that they have landed at Tuku
shall, nt tho mouth of the Vain river.
Tho Japanese legation has received a later
dispaloh stating that Field Marshal Yamn
gata has captured Fungh-Whang-Chlng. a
city In the (bin. -so province of Llautuug,
neurCorean frontier. Th Chinese defend
ing the place lied toward Mattunliug.
The foregoing victory Is au Important one.
It leaves the Moukden road open to tbe
Japanese, as ttw Chinese are unlikely to
offer further resistance to the Japanese
army. Fuugh-W'huu-Chlng lie about 200
mlbw northwest of T'ukusham, which I on
the Manchuria side ot the Valu river
BOMB-THROWING.
A Ftuihlouable House Mistaken for that ot
Justice Jlawlu's.
A bomb was exploded at mldulght In trout
of No, 1 Tiluoy street, ooruor of Park luuo,
West Loudon, occupied by Reginald lirott,
on of Lord E-i.ior. The door was shuttered
bud the wiudows blown to powder. Tliu
windows lor u dozen uumhor up the struct
who iuoahud, plaster loosened from the
ceilings und tho oooupuu.s lied puuiu
strlckuu lo luu struct. Nobody wus wound
ed. The neighborhood Is a luahlouuble oue. At
No. 6 Is Hi" house u( Justice lluwklus who
m.iiteuced tho Walloall Auurchisu aud more
recently uoudemuod i'lunds Polll uud
liuisoppe l.iuimro, alius Linii Curuot It u
surmuod that tho uoiuUwiu sut by Auaruhutls
who mistook limit's bouse tor that of J ustuo
Hurt kins.
FINANCE AND C01MERCI
A PERIOD OF SUSPENSE.
The Condition of Trade In Doubt on A
count or me Election.
R. O. Dun A Co'. "Veekly Rovlew 0,
Trade" says: Tho lost week in October.win
an exciting election near, cannot indies
much ot the true condition of business, j,
ome trades tho season Is too far sdvaa
for great activity and In other tho supp
efTeol of the voting hinders operations. 1
volume of production is well maintained m
In one or two branches Increased.
No monetary difficulties disturb, bresj.
tuft's are a little higher and no material ..
cllne appears daring tbe week in manuV.
tured products. Payments through principal
clearing bouses for the week have been ii)
per cent, lose than last year and S1.4 per cey
less than In IH92. The depression ol cott
nnd whent and the partial lo-s of the cort
crop must bo reckoned Important because ot
the hesitancy In tho retail distribution o
products. This hesitancy affects iLduMrl
very d liferent I y. The boot nud shoo mnnu.
fncturer Is retarded only iu continued prefer,
ence for low-priced goods, for the niiml-r,
of pairs produced slid shipped seems grem
thau ever, in live weeks 417.501 cases ugauut
2HS.HK4 last year and 3S.VMH In l'.2.
There Is still a large demand for cheapo
goods, crowding beyond their capacity tli,
producer' ot cheap men' aud women i
shoes and, while Jobbers In wax and kid
boot and shoos report the smallest sale f.
years, on the whole their sales of nitt
i'ueuti k'Juus oro larger man ever, vtaitint
.. . ... i .i... . . . . I .
ir-tau unj'; ve.ii.sf-i i.-xuio IliailUla
turers. and concession In price have bs.g
made to effect large contracts.
The government has sustained a heavy d.-f-Iclt
for the mouth of Octo!or, and cust ,:i,i
receipts aro disappointingly light. Otlierwi
money markets relbict only a remarkable ui
sense of commercial demand, though tlis
possible reduction of interest on deposits ii.bj
lead to some withdrawals of country fuinK
Fx ports for the past four weeks were It! p.
cent, less than last year, while imports man
9 per cent, greater.
The failures continue small, and for four
wooks ending October 25 the liabilities Wlr,
H,2OM02. of which :l,H'.l.4.4 wero ot
manufacturing and i,9'Jl,4J4 of trading con
cern. THANKSGIVING DAY.
President Cleveland Designate Thurs
day, Nov. 29, for Its Celebration.
in ins ou ii on i i unuKsgivmg prociamatlii
president Cleveland says:
The American people should gratefully rent
er thanksgiving nud praise to the Hupr.'rai
Ruler of the 1'nlverso, who bus watched ovi
them with kindness nud fostering caro dur
ing tho year that has passed; they should
also with humility nnd faith supplicate tbi
Father ot All Mercies for coutlnued blcMinf
accorded to their needs, and they should Lj
deeds of charity seek tho favor of the givi
of every good and perfect gift.
Therefore I, tlrover ClevelanJ, Trcsl lent
of tho United States, do hereby appoint ati-l
set apart Thursday, tho tweuty-ninth day ol
November, Inst., as a day of thanksgiving
and prayer, to bo kept and observed by all
the people of the land.
Ou that day lef our ordinary work an!
business be suspended, nnd let us meet in om
accustomed phwes of worship nnd givethaiitt
to Almighty (iod for our preservation in i
Nation, for our Imtnuulty from disease and
pestilence, for the harvests that have reward
ed our husbandry, for a renewal of national
prosperity, and lor every advance In virtiu
and Intelligence that bus marked our growth
as a people.
j Aud with our thanksgiving lot u pray tint
Vt.s ii - .--tr tTM --.t.m t..i;..t --.v" - I-
that our national oonscleneo may be qui. 1
ened to a better recognition ot the power nnd
goodness ot God, that in our uatioual lit
we mny clearer see and closer follow tb
path of rlghteousuoss.
And In our places of worship sad prnis,
as well it In tbe happy reunion of klndnil
aud friends on that day, let us invoke divine
approvnl by gcuerously rcmombcring tti
. H,.n.l.i u.ti-.tlu Ifn u-lin loia ..Ivitn
IUIWI UI.JJ UkU M.I.J " M..---,'..w " -"
us comfort and plenty will look upon our re
lief and our ministrations of charity at tM
work of hearts truly grateful and as proof
of the sincerity of our tnauk.sgiving.
FOR A STATE INCOME TAX.
Georgia Populists Propose to Assess An
lucoiu) Tax.
Mr. Hogau, the leading Populist menihet
of the (Joorfeiu Legislature, has introduced a
a bill which provides that all porsons,uaturul
aud nrllflcal co-partnerships, uud all estates
receiving an uuuuul not Income of $2,000 and
upward hball be assessed for taxation on a
graded scale. From v'J.OOO to 10,003 they
are to be assessed 3 per cent; from 10,IMJ to
20,000, 4 per ceut: from VJO.OOU to el), 000
5 per cent; from 910,000 to tlOJ.OJO. U per
cent.
Tue funds to be derived trom this bill are
to go to tho common school fund. The Pop
ulists sny tho Iijiuocrats of tho Homo cauuut
ou principle light a measure which they have
lu Joisod in national legislation.
MAY RETALIATE.
Uncle Sara Will Object to Diseased,
Uoraes Shipped From Oermany.
Tho embargo which (lermnuy bo just
placed against Amurlcuu cattle may have a
scijucl which tbe (icrman uuthorltie buvo
uot anticipated, viz., uu iuvestigatiou ns to
tho glanders aud other diseases with which,
(ieruian horses brought lo this couutry are
ullecled.
hoi'retary Mortou called attuutlou In hi
last report to thu luck oi iuspecilou ol horse
coming from abroad nud suggested that It
would bo well to provide, fur quaran
tining horses. At tn at ttmo there was
such comity between this couutry uud those
of Luropu iu thu shipment ot live stock that
tho hoiso inspector was uot urged. Now,
however, with tiermauy closing bur port
against American cattle, tho bocri'tury's sug
gestions ol pruluctlou ugalust dlsousud hone
become pcrtmcut.
FLOODS IN FRANCE.
Oreat Damage Don to Property and 8 ev
er it 1 Lives are Lost
Tho bosvy rains of tbe last few day have
caused flood In the north ol Frauco. In the
department of Pa de Calais aud the Nord
thousand of acres are under walor. Many
villages have Ixon rendered uuliihabltublo
nud hundreds ot peasant buvo been driven
from their farms. In the neighborhood ot
Lille, Tourcoing nnd Armeiitlcrs tho water Is
three ft doop. The factories in Industrial
towns have been stopped, uud nearly 100,000
operatives aro out ot work. Mauy miles of
railroad tracks hnvo been undermined. In
tue valley of the Meiue huudreds of cuttle
have been killed and bridges swept away.
Several cases of drowning bayo Leuu re
portud. Populists Ituled Out.
The Chicago Hoard of election Commis
sioner ruludthnl uulthur of the rival Popu
list city ami county tickets wero tuilltiud to
a place ou thu otllulal ballot. Thu Populist
were Informed that they must gut the uatiio
of thulr eaudiduto bulore tbe people ou poll