Bros aS A THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL ®ated and a referendum amendment adopted prohibiting another vote on fie question within a period of eight gears. Delaware—T. W. Miller, Republican, mas elected as Delaware's only repre- gentative in Congress. The Republi- sans also elected Swain, state treas- rer, and Duff, state auditor. Florida—Duncan U. Fletcher, Dem- scrat, was elected U. 8S. Senator. Georgia—U. 8S. Senator, #@mith, Democrat; Warris, Democrat. Idaho—U. 8S. Senator, @rady, Republican. Illinois—U. S. Senator, Lawrence Y. @herman, Republican; @ongress. W. Clarke, Republican. Kansas—U. S. Senator, Charles furtis, Republican; Governor, Arthur fapper, Republican. Kentucky—U. S. Senator, J. C. W. Beckham, Democrat; Johnson N. Cam- den, Democrat, was elected for the / memainder of the late Senator W. 0. Wradley’s .term. Louisiana—U. S. ®roussard, Democrat. Wemocratic candidates were elected. Maryland—U. S. Senator, John Wal- #r Smith, Democrat. Five Democrats gad one Republican were elected rep- msentative in Congress. Missouri—U. S. Senator, William J. ®|one. Democrat. Woman Suffrage was defeated. Massachusetts—Governor, Walsh, Democrat. Wiree more members Senator, B. F. All the other in Louisiana David I. f#creased majority. Pemocrat. Minnesota—Governor, mond, Democrat. amr, R. H. Spaulding, Republican. dead, Democrat. Nevada—U. S. Senator, Francis G #&ldie, Republican. Bepublican by about 38 to 2. Zor, Adassembly. Thirty-five Senators. are. ® Overman, Democrat. North Dakota — Governor, Fanna, Republican. former Speak- a Joseph G. Cannon was elected to Jowa—U. S. Senator, Albert B. Cum- mings, Republican; Governor, George Republicans added to Congress. #he Legislature is Republican by an Michigan—Governor, W. N. Ferris, W. S. Ham- New Hampshire—U. S. Senator, Ja- =b H. Gallinger, Republican; Gover- Nebraska—Governor, John H. More- @ewlands, Democrat; Governor, T. L. New Jersey—Democrats will retain aontrol of the State Senate by a vote #f 11 to 10 and the Assembly will be 9810 the Republicans will have a ma- §erity in each house of the legisla- North Carolina—U. S. Senator, Lee I. B. The ten female suffrage states with | the franchise | | the | are: Wyoming, 1890; Colorado, 1893; | Utah, 1896; Washington, 1910; Cali- | fornia, 1912; Arizona, 1912; Kansas, 1912; Oregon, 1912; Nevada, 1914; Montana, 1914. The 22 states allowing partial suf- frage to women are: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Illi- nois, Kentucky, Michigan, Massachu- time of granting Hoke | setts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebras- Governor, N. E.|ka (defeated full suffrage Tuesday); New Hampshire, New Jersey, New James H. | Mexico, New York, North Dakota, | | Oklahoma, Ohio (defeated full suf- frage in 1912 and on Tuesday); South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin. VILLA HOLDS GUTIERREZ Carranza Agency Reports New Presi- dent of Mexico Is Imprisoned. New York.—Genera. Bulalio Gutier- rez, who was elected President of Mex- ico by the Aguascalientes convention, has been imprisoned by General Fran- cisco Villa, according to a telegram said to come from General Veneustia- na Carranza and made public here by the Mexican bureau of infermation, the same agency that announced Gui- terrez had repudiated the acts of the convention electing him. The tele- gram did not say where the new Presi- dent had been captured or where he was believed to be incarcerated. The reason for the seizure and confinement of Gutierrez, the message said, was by the demands of the Villa faction, BIG FIRE LOSS by Flames Doing $250,000 Damage. Brownsville, Pa.—Ten persons seri- ously injured, more than a score ‘of others painfully burned and bruised, and damage estimated at $250,000, resulted from the most disastrous fire in the history of this section, and nearly destroyed the town of West Brownsville, across the Monongahela . Iriver from here. A quart of gasoline, being used to clean a suit of clothes in the West Brownsville Dyeing and Cleaning Company's plant, in the basement of the Hotel Aubrey, ignit- ing from an unknown source, started the conflagration. A tank filled with New York—U. S. Senator, James |150 gallons of gasoline exploded short- /3. Wadsworth, Jr., Republican; Gov-|]y after the start of the fire and Charles S. Whitman, Repub- | hurled its fiery contents all over the Mean. Ninety-nine Republicans and 51 | town, scattering destruction in every Bemocrats have been elected to the direction and injuring dozens of spec- Republicazs | tators. { gd 16 Democrats have been chosen | For the first time since| Commission Suspends Freight Rate. Washington, D. C.—Proposed in- creases in freight rates on a large cement traffic, varying from 10 to 54 cents a ton, from factories in Eastern Pennsylvania to destinations in Vir- ginia and West Virginia, were sus- pended by the Interstate Commerce Washington, D. C.—Neither Paniels made inquiry manders of the American cruisers Wennessee and North Carolina. Both saptains, after having delivered car- goes of gold for relief of Americans, dad instructions to wait in the West- arn Mediterranean to protect Ameri- san interests, if necessary. state nor navy departments have in- Sormation that American bluejackets arere landed at Beirut, but because of persistency of such reports Secretary of the com- Ohio—U, S. Senator, Warren G.| Commission until March 10, for in-| Farding, Republican; Governor, Frank | quiry. iarines’ Landing Report Not Official. § Kroonland Released. the |} steamer Kroonland has been released by the British officers at Gibraltar and sailed, leaving the copper and rubber of her cargo for a verdict of a prize .court. The incident explained the. distinction the British govern- ment has made between “seizing” and | “detaining” a vessel: The Kroonland, [it land asked to discharge her cargo for {the determination of the question of | ultimate destin ation that he had refused to be dominated | West Brownsville Nearly Destroyed | hundreds of people made homeless | f Washington, D. C.—The American | pe developed, was merely detained | 8iG ST ATES G B. Willis, Republican. The Republi- RETURNS BY COUNTIES FOR FOUR CHIEF STATE OFFICERS : U cans have elected their entire state —_— ticket, a majority in both branches of Incomplete returns by counties for Senator, Governor and Supreme and ~ the General Assembly and 10 of the] Superior Court Judges follow: REPUBLICAN 22 Congressmen. Suffrage and Pro- - oo wg = - a = a 3 . b hibition was defeated. ou £ Bb 2 S 2 g E o i Oklahoma—U. S. Senator, Thomas COUNTY 3 J s B Q 3 Se = HM : : \ P. Gore, Democrat; Governor, R. L. 2 = s g 8 b & : 5 ®esults of the Election in Many Williams, Democrat. : 5 = : : : : Oregon—U. S. Senator, George E. : : . = = . ' - . States Shown Chamberlain, Democrat; Governor, | Allegheny ..| 56,167] 20,089] 34,2811 63,307) 45,710] ..... |... oo) =o oiale oral ¥ James Whithyc8mbe, Republican. | Adams 2,117] 2,86 1,172| 2,506] 3,721 6,708 2,692[ 1,24 2,002 Pennsylvania—U. S. Senator, Boies Dorks arene 7.55 11.038 g87% 3004 15.190 oi» 10,881) 3,987 LI : $ er “iuii. ; : , 2 sto ands. WERE NUMEROUS SURPRISES | Ferree opunican onbiican. Mar-| paver o...| 4411 2043 3.673 4810 5035 5675 1637 2.637 3,950 Rode Tshad oa Governor 'L L Blair ...... 5,989 3,271] 5,316] 7,687 5,507 3,293] 4,613 2,91 4,694 . : -} Cambria ...| 7,608 4,028 7,801 9135] 9,784] ......] eeces] caren] enna iio, New York Pennsylvania and |BeStkman. Republican. _ | Cameron 618| 162| 481] 661) 476] 201] 435 233] 386 New Jersey Desert Democracy. South Carolina—U. S. Senator, Elli-| Carbon ....| 2,853] 2,333] 2.272 3441) 3,899] 1,438] 4,054] 1,732] 3,904 Whitman Elected Gover- son D. Smith, Democrat; ‘Governor, Clinton ....| 2,239] 1,300{ 1,665] 2,646 2,532] 1,212] 2,449] 1,209 2,381 nor. of. New York Richard I. Manning, Democrat. Columbia ..| 1,680 3,397] 1,959] 1,913 5233... i fennel eae 1 South Dakota—U. S. Senator, in Centre ....| 3,192 2,676] 1,601] 3571 3,800 1,406] 3,345 1,669] 3,056 doubt: Governor, F. M. Bayne, Re-| Clarion 1610] 2178 1.246] 1.932 3,216 2,675 1,086) 1.309] 2,121 The result of the election was a|publican. Crawford 3,692] 3,276] 2,031] 4,041 4.973] ..i. vei] caine ulin. Sh a io ok tu Psion” Ten auses~Govertior, Thomas C.Sumbland | S541" 3.450 1894] 5393] 5.657 915| 7,830 2,363) 5,341 ; y ; : Dauphin .| 11,908] 6,005 6,341 14,106] 10,083] .... ef cence] evananl cases 3a the comity 28.3 whole ond In such hye, Democrat. Bedford 2330] 2084 1750 2.702 3,397 1,828( 2,283] 1830] 2,253 states as Pennsylvania and New York| Texas—Governor, James E. Fergu- Delaware: ..| 13420 3719 3773 1.436 5.793 ee aa aT specially. The Democrats will have |son, Democrat. The entire state and | Erie .......| 6344) 4.879 258 GTBEl 6.623] .-vvrofonrras] vowaica] uns i @ majority in both branches of Con- {congressional ticket was elected. All| Elk ....... 3,199 527) 1.369 3,331] 1,607] 2,041] 1,036 923| 2,151 gwess during President Wilson's term. | constitutional amendments were de- Fulton aL AE ek 669] F140] ......]1 i ., eeeabeunh.s The heavy falling off of the Pro-|feated. Greene ....| 1,367 $3 588 1.080 ne 1.307 11s 1878 leu gressive vote in many states, the re- nr . | Huntingd’n 2,166 ,056{ 2,115 : : iy 5 , oo I Sr Soa U5 Senaun, James H. | te trerson 5469 1.888 3.119] 3054) 4,289 2,222) 2,898) 2,032 2,749 I upublices gates 1° Vermont—1. 8. Sepator/w. P. DR: Juniata 346| 964] 690 1,026] 1,470] ......|.ceeelennns Nias 3 hi 2 : Lawrence 3,034] 1,327| 2,621] 3,506 8,150] cov ccnf cnenel saves. an, Mew York, Illinois, Ohio and all of |lingham, Republican; Governor, | Lycoming ..| 3,480 3,644] 3,807] 4126 8554]... eden wich ea ha @he New England states, and the re-| Charles W. Gates, Republican. Lancaster ..| 15.847 5.625 6,659) 17,309 10,316] 10,612] 10,353 6,515) 13,931 alection of Senator Boies Penrose in| West Virginia—The Republicans | Lebanon ...| 3989 2,061} 23827 4,776 4,085 788| 5.955 1,730] 3,831 Pennsylvania were the features of the |have elected Howard Sutherland for | Lackwna 12,237| 9,674| 6,833 13,906/ 13,637 6,823] 9,404 5,986] 10,043 maturns. Congress-at-Large, Hunter H. Moss | Lehigh .... 7,21 7,658] 3,157 8,263 9,385 4,784 8,053] 2,930] 12,613 Prohibition was defeated in Ohio [the Fourth district and Edward Coop- Luzerne 16.412] 12,248] 7,826] 19,341] 16,323 9,615 14,865] 8,018] 16,145 amd California. es the Fifth The Democrates have | McKean 1803 1,520 23721 2194 3389 1500 1902 1,950{ 1,336 Pennsylvania led the way | for|elected three Congressmen also, gain- Morcer 3508] 3,304] 2,952] 4,185] B,315| .....)cecenfecenenfeerens q i : \ : ontgmry .| 14,526] 8,788 5,090! 16,608 11.7280... if cas ibalinn asin ilinie cans Eweeping House gins. Lael 28 uae Those elected are M. M.|nonroe 816| 2652| 413] 1076( 2,615 791] 1,684] 851 1,504 Th sults Mm the. different states| Neely in the First district; Jumior |Mimin .....| 1353 L108 1001 1662 1817 565 2.162 95% 1EG66 wre as follows: Brown, in the Second, and Adam Lit | Montgmy. ..| 14,525] 8,839 5,076! 16,665 11,714] 6,377] 1,245] 4,648 14,662 Alabama—TU. S. Senator, Oscar W.|tlepage in the Third. Montour 190 786 686 994| 1,341 312| 1,767 639] 1,193 @nderwood, Democrat; Governor, Wisconsin—The race for U. S. Sen- Northmptn .| 7,368 6,401] 2,657 a i . v 55 6,179 17,320] 2,106 9,371 ®harles S. Henderson, Democrat. ator is very close between McGovern, Northbld. ..]..-...] cc. oeffiurans : 8 it vse een sila eed Arizona—U. S. Senator, Marcus A.|Re ublican, and Hustings, Democrat. Perry ..... 1,87 1,45 952 2,202] 2,314 3,259 1,146] 2,138 Bmith, Democrat; Governor, George E. py Phillips, a ay was elected Phila FR |161,891| 34,340 47,003 180,823 61,787 102,724 Te.198 #5182 132,823 #® Hunt, Democrat. Governor. : Pike ceeeen 2 ool 5 5% 5 oh 3520 a ee onator, James P.| *acnmeton—U. S. Senator, Westey | Somerset | 200 “303 Tih va vas 110 Chillin ®ark, Democrat; Governor, George |L. Jones, Republican. | Schuylkill ..| 12,399 6,919] 6,838] 13,482 11,462| ......|...... ey ; W. Hays, Democrat. Wyoming—Governor, J. B. Ken-| Sullivan ... 64 7500 347 750] 1.050] ....eifeeenideainind saan, Colorado—U. S. Senator, Charles S.|drick, Democrat and Progressive. {Tioga ...... 9.3530 1,114[ 2,801] 3,015 3,164] 1,093 1,995] 1,047] 2,026 wmmomas, Democrat; Governor, George ei rep {Union ../..0 1,177 735| 1,063 1,447 1,491 716) 1,175 656 1,092 & Carlson, Republican. SUFFRAGE STATES NUMBER TEN Venango CO cans lias han) 4% reseed ae eens 2,606 2,475 1,623 2,407 Connecticut—U. S. Senator, Frank |Yenango oJ] 2065 1,644] 1,888 2.5% 2.0 ar iA veer ees #. Brandegee, Republican; Governor, Chicago, I1L.—Women now have full ayn sj rani) aiva ase] se ans ol sob sessile sneer] anna episerens ®. H. Holcombe, Republican. suffrage in ten states and in the ter- | Wasigngion vr oo ee Fi a Tee a Sass Si California—The race for United |ritory of Alaska, according to latest | szeeael SETH TOEOR le 2 : : States Semator is still in doubt. Hi-|returns which apparently gave the | sm W. Johnson, Progressive, Was | franchise to women in. Nevada ana | WHOLE REPUBLICAN PENNSYLVANIA sdected Governor. Prohibition was de- | Montana. | TICKET WAS ELECTED CONGRESSMEN | Results indicate the election in | iti P ¥ i f the followi 1 |The Pluralities of the State Pennsylvania of the Hol epresen: | bers of the next House of Represen: Candidates Were of Six |fires Figure Proportions First—William S. Vare, R. Second—George S. Graham, R. Third—J. Hampton Moore, R. Fourth—G. W. Edmonds, R. & P. Fifth—Peter E. Costello, R. Sixth—George P. Darrow, R. Seventh—Thomas S. Butler, R. Eighth—Henry W. Watson, R. Ninth—William W. Griest, R. Tenth—John R. Farr, R. Eleventh—Louis P. Kniffen, R. Twelfth—Robert D. Heaton, R. Thirteenth—Arthur G. Dewalt, D. Fourteenth—Louis G. McFadden, R. Fifteenth—Edgar R. Kiess, R. Sixteenth—John V. Leshe, D. Seventeenth—Benj. K. Focht. R. Eighteenth—Aaron S. Kreider, R. Nineteenth—W. W. Bailey, D. Twentieth—C. Wm. Beales, R. Twenty-first—Wm. BE. Tobies, D. Twenty-second—A. L. Kiester, RB. Twenty-third—Wood N. Carr, D. Twenty-fourth—Wm. M. Brown, R. Twenty-fifth—Milton W. Shreve, R. Twenty-sixth—Henry J. Steele, D. Twenty-seventh—S. T. North, R. Twenty-eighth—S. H. Miller, R. Philadelphia.—The entire State Re- | publican ticket was elected An Penn- | sylvania, Penrose and Brumbaugh | both have a big majority. | / Penrose’s plurality for re-election to | the United States Senate probably will | be more than 250,000. Returns re- | ceived so far give him a plurality of |-943,647 over Gifford Pinchot, who has a lead of 4,165 votes over A. Mit chell Palmer, the Democratic candi- date. The total vote so far received for the three candidates aggregates | 1,046,126, divided as follows: | Penrose, 512,525; Pinchot, 268,878; Palmer, 264,723. Martin G. Brumbaugh’s plurality | over Vance C. McCormick on the re- | turns so far received is 139,061. The | total vote for these two candidates up to date is 1,022,341, divided as | follows: Twenty-ninth—S. G. Porter, R. & P, | Brumbaugh, 580,701; McCormick, Thirtieth—William H. Coleman, R. | 441,640. Thirty-irst—John M. Morin, R. Thirty-second—A. J. Barchfeld, R. Thomas S. Crago (R.), M. M. Gar land (R.), Daniel F. Lafean (R.), an John R. N. Scott (R.), were electe congressmen-at-large. Judge Frank M. Trexler, the ap- | pointee of Governor Tener to the Su- | perior Court, was elected by a big ma- | jority over James E. Clark on the | Non-partisan ticket. { in Pennsylvania have re-| | Returns | duced the plurality of Robert S. Fra-| PENNSYLVANIA | zer of Pittsburgh, candidate for Su-| | preme Court judge on the non-par-| LEGISLATURE | tisan ballot over George Kunkel of Results indicate the election in Harrisburg to 9,088. The total vote so far received is as follows: | Frazer, 377,982; Kunkel. 368,894. | pennsylvania of the members of the next Legislature as follows: Senate. 2—S. W. Salus, R. 4—E. W. Patton, R. 6—O0. B. Jenkins, R. 8—W. W. Smith, R. 10—C. J. Buckman, R. 13 STATES HAVE PROHIBITION | District | Chicago, Ill.—Thirteen states now District | have laws prohibiting the sale of al-| District coholic beverages. District The ‘states nwhich prohibit the sale] TATict of liquor are: Arizona, Arkansas District 12—Frank' P. Croft, R. ) y oa District 14—Elmer Warner, D. Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, District 16—H. W. Schantz, R. Mississippi, North Carolina, Oregon,| District 18—W. C. Hackett, D. Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia District 20—Asa K. Dewitt, D. and North Dakota. District 22—William M. Lynch, R Alabama at one time adopted a Dishes Se : Jones D. prohibition amendment but later re- istriet 25% Joma oward, in scinded it. The part of Oklahoma District 27—W. C. McConnell, R. District 28—Henry Wasbers, D. that was formerly Indian Territory District 30—P. W. Snyder, R. is also prohibition and South Caro- District 32—William E. Crow, R. lina is largely so under various acts. District 34—S. K. Miller, R. A score of states has local option District 35—H. A. Tompkins, D. laws. District 36—James W. Endsley, R. District 38—Charles H. Kline, R. District 40—C. G. Barr, R. U. S. Treasury Report. Washington, D. C.—The condition | of the United States treasury at the | beginning of business was: Net bal- | ance in general fund, $85,679,900; to- tal receipts, $1,445,357; total pay- | ments, $2,938,431; the deficit this fis- | cal year is $47,182,481, against a de- | | ficit of $7,573,938 last year, exclusive |no increase in the naval appropria- of Panama canal and public for the coming year, President debt | tions | transactions. | Wilson announced. District 42—William J. Burke, R. District 44—William S. McKee, R. District 46—J. W. Hallam, R. District 48—Marshall Phipps, R. District 50—R. E. Smith, D. Appropriation Not Be Increased. Slayer Gets 18 Years. Cumberland, Md.—John Wingert, found guilty of second degree murder for the killing of Policeman Middi= kauf of Hagerstown, was sentenced by Judge Martin L. Keedy to 18 years in the penitentiary. Hayti Elects Rebel Leader President. Port-Au-Prince, Hayti. — Davilmar Theodore, the leader of the recent successful rebellion against the ad- | ministration of President Zamor, was elected president of the Haitian re- | public by congress. | Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison. Rutland, Va.—E. L. Moses, Buffalo, vice president of the Oxypather Com- pany, was sentenced to 18 months in the Atlanta penitentiary by Judge Martin. { Earth Shakes in California. | Chico, Cal—Two distinct earth- quake shocks, 15 seconds apart, were | felt at the town of Vina, 20 miles {north of here, their general direction i reing from east =o wast. Washington, D. 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