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*flMn SERIES OF PUZZLES IN MAINE ELECTION Political Upheavals Startle Both PartiesRepublicans, with Littlefield, Victorious. PROHIBITION,NOT LABOR, BLAMED FOR CHANGES Fight Rends Hearst PartyCon ventions in Colorado and Ohio. Portland, Me., Sept. 11.The result of the election in this state yesterday, when the republican plurality for gov ernor, which usually approximates 25,- 000, was reduced to about 8,000, while at the same time the total vote was greatly increased over the figures of four years ago, is attributed by leaders of both the republican and democratic parties to popular feelingover the oper ation of the prohibitory liquor laws and not to the opposition of Samuel Gom pers and his labor party. Altho the republicans re-elected Gov ernor William T. Cobb, and all the four congressmen of tho state, and will have a working control of the state legisla ture, the pluralities were so generally Teduced as to occasion surprise in many quarters. Both Governor Cobb and Congress man Littlefield, in whose district the most vigorous battle of the campaign was waged, are of the opinion that the S^urgis law, providing for the enforce ment of the existing prohibitory law by state liquor deputies, was the leading factor in the result. Democrats Win in Cities. The democrats made resubmission of the liquor prohibitory amendment to the people a part of their platform, while the republicans stood squarely for indorsement of the prohibitory plan and its strict enforcement. The re sult was especially evident in the cities, the demociats carrying all of the twen ty-one municipalities of the state, with the exception of four. Party workers realized today after making an analysis of the vote cast yesteiday that the election was one of the most puzzling in the history of Maine voting. Political upheavals oc curred in places which were counted upon to remain tranquil and towns which were expected to switch from one party to the other held fast to pre cedents, and turned in votes which va ried but little from those of previous years. This was particularly true in Congressman Littlefield's district. Fails to Carry Home City. The city of Lewiston was one of the most important places in reducing Lit tlefield's plurality, for it gave to Mc Gillicuddy a vote of 1.430 in excess of that given to Littlefield. Four years ago Littlefield 'divided votes evenly with his democratic opponent. Of a more startling nature was the vote for governor. Mr. Cobb failed to carry his home city, Rockland, where Davis received a plurality of 17. Au gusta, the capital of the state, went democratic by a small margin. Six teen out of the twenty cities in the state went democratic, Hallowell, Gardi ner, Eastport and Calais being the only ones to remain republican. Two years ago when the candidates for governor were the same as this year Cobb carried 18 of the 20 cities, Water ville, theh ome of Davis, and Lewiston being the only cities in the democratic Column. FIGHT I N HEARST PARTY Question of Fusion Excites the Inde pendence League. New York, Sept. 11.The much-de bated question of whether the Indepen dence league in state convention today, shall name a straight party ticket or, nominating William R. Hearst for gov ernor, agree to fusion with the demo crats so far as the remainder of the ticket is concerned, was still undecided when the state committee which met last night to map out a convention pro gram adjourned at 8 a.m. today. After hours of debate and when an agreement seemed hopeless, the state committee voted to refer the whole mat ter to the committee on resolutions in structing that body to report to today's convention. The sentiment of the delegates when the convention was called seemed to fa vor the naming of a complete ticket by the Independence league. If the demo crats then should choose to indorse the league principles and its ticket the del egates who were most outspoken on the subject, declared they would be glad to welcome the democrats as individuals at the polls. The heat in the convention hall was oppressive, and coats were freely dis carded until the indications were that it might become a "shirt-sleeve con vention. ADAMS WILL BE NOMINATED Again Former Governor of Colorado Choice of Democrats. Denver, Col., Sept. 11.The demo cratic state convention met in Coliseum hall today to nominate a full state ticket and two justices of the supreme court. When the convention opened, there seemed no doubt that former Gov ernor Alva Adams of Pueblo would be nominated for another term as gov ernor, altho County Judge Ben B. Lind eey of Denver was still mentioned. Judge Lindsey has always been a firm supporter of Adams, and was not in any sense contesting with him for the honor. Lindsey's friends were anx ious that Adams should accept the in dorsement of the convention for the position of United States senator to succeed Thomas M. Patterson, whose term expires next March, and pass up the governorship to Lindsey. Senator Patterscon, whose fight against the local democratic organiza tion dominated by Mayor Robert W. Speer has won him warm support from outside counties, insists that Adams take the gubernatorial nomination in vindication of his claim that he was elected governor two years ago and was robbed of the office. FIERCE STRUGGLE I N OHIO State Leadership and United States Senatorship Excite Republicans. Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 11.In Welfare hall, the immense dining hall of a local manufactory, O. B. Gould, chairman of the state central committee, called the Continued on 2d Page, 6th Column, lliWaliiliiiMiiniBiil utftttl Cruiser Des Moines Ordered to Cuba by Roosevelt, According to Report. Havana Prepares for Rebel AttackPalma Blasts Hope for Peace. S TWO AND HALF CENTS PER MILE ON THE ERIE New York, Sept. 11.The Erie rail road issued a notice today that be ginning Nov. 1,1906, the maximum one way local fare will be 2% cents a mile over the entire system instead of 3 cents, as at present. On the same date the company will place on sale a 1,000- mile book at a flat rate of $20, use not restricted to purchaser. The interchangeable mileage book has been reduced from $30 to $25, the purchaser receiving $5 6 f^li "t. 0 16 PAGESFIVE O'CLOCK. TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER AMERICAN WARSHIP RUSHED TO HAVANA $ -$ ZAYAS JOIN'S REBELS. Havana, Sept. 11.What ap pears to be positive confirmation has been received of the report that Alfredo Zayas, president of the lib eral party and vice president of the Cuban senate, is among the group of prominent men who have joined the insurgents outside Havana. -$ Washington, Sept. 11.American shipping and commercial interests about Havana, Cubji, are to have the protec tion of an American warship in Cuban waters. While government officials show an inclination not to discuss Cuban af fairs in any particular, there can be no doubt that the cruiser Des Moines, which cleared from Norfolk yesterday, is sailing on a state department mis sion, and it is rumored in official cir cles that she will proceed immadiately to Havana. The secrecy concerning the Des Moines extends to all officials of the navy department, where it is said she was sent on a cruise "for the benefit of the health of the sailors and ma rines/' President Responsible. President Roosevelt, it is rumored here, is responsible for the sailing of the Des Moines. I is known that the state department is keeping him ad vised dailv of all information received from Havana, and that he is keeping in close touch with the situation from every possible source. The sailing of the Des Moines has chilled the sanguine feeling in offi cial circles of President Palma's abili ty to promptly suppress the insurrec tion, and it is believed here that the revolutionary forces may be making greater headway than would be sup posed from the meager news which comes from the island. The very fact that it has-become necessary to dis patch a United States cruiser to Cu ban waters is taken as an indication that the seriousness of the uprising has been belittled. Rebel Attack Feared. Havana, Sept. 11.Three hundred sol diers have been brought from Guan ayay into Havana on account of the possibility of an attack upon the capi tal. The rebel leader, Colonel Edward Guzman, has appointed Figueroa, presi dent of the liberal party in Cienfuegos, to act as police commissioner in his be half. Exchanges of shots with insurgent bauds are occurring in some suburbs ox Havana. There are many hundreds of insurgents a short distance from the city. Blasts Hope of Peace. President Palma last night Issued a decree suspending all constitutional guarantees, with special reference to articles 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24 and 27, in the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Havana and Santa Clara. The law en forcing public order, which is equiva lent to martial law, also is put in im mediate effect in the three provinces named. A supplemental decree has been is sued suspending the decree of Aug. 28 pardoning repentant rebels, and order ing that all rebels be arrested and jailed. Both decrees have been communicated to all officers in the field. Liberals Thrown In Jail. Coincident with the issuance of the decrees, which followed last night 's de cision not to yield to the peace de mands, the government ordered the ar rest of practically every prominent lib eral. Alfredo Zayas, president of the liberal party, and several others have disappeared. Among other liberals arrested are Congressman Florencio Villuendas, brother of Congressman Enrique Vil luendas, who was killed in a fight with a policeman at Cienfuegos a year ago. and Congressmen Borger and Varona. When the news of the issuance of these decrees reached the veterans' peace commission, which was in session at the home of General Menocal, there was immediate and almost unanimous denunciation of President Palma and other members of the government. returning the cover, instead of $10 as heretofore. TRIED TO STOP FIGHT PEACEMAKER IS DEAD Redfield, S. D., Sept. 11.William O'Connell, a prominent resident, died yesterday from the effects of a broken hip, the injury having been received last Thursday afternoon while he was trying to separate two strangers who were about to engage in an altercation over the Gans-Nelson fight. Mr. O'Connell was standing on the street near the two men when the trou ble commenced, and as they were about to fight he endeavored to stop them. One of the strangers turned and struck O'Connell, who fell upon the pavement, breaking his right hip bone. The hip was promptly set, but O'Con nell could not rally from the shock. Immediately after the occurrence and before it was known O'Connell was seriously injured, his assailant went be fore a justice and pleaded guilty to simple assault, and later paying the small fine imposed, left the city, and it is not thought he will be apprehended. ,k,,^..^A^ WIFE SPENT 6c BEATEN, MAY DIE Ax Handle Attack by Husband Follows Unapproved Ex penditure. Paterson, N J., Sept. 11.The ex penditure of cents for household ne cessities without her husband's ap proval may cost Mrs. William Leonard her life. She is now in a hospital in a precarious condition, and her nusband is under arrest, charged with beating her with an axhandle. According to the story told to theprobablygoverno^ police by Leonard's 10-year-old son. and partially substantiated by neigh bors who overheard the quarrel, Leon ard became furious yesterday when he missed 6 cents which he had left in the house. Wlhen Mrs. Leonard admitted that she had spent the money, the boy says his father attacked her as she stood with a month-old baby in herTHREE arms. He felled her with the axhandle and kicked her as she lay on the floor. Neighbors called the police and the injured woman was removed to a hos pital. Leonard was arrested as he was entering a neighboring saloon. Beats Wife, Kills Self. St. Louis, Sept. 11.After quarreling with his wife for a time today, Frelying Walter, a one-legged man, ended the ar ument by beating her senseless with a ammer, choking her until she was nearly dead, and then cut his own throat with a razor. He died two hours later at the city hospital. The woman will recover. ROASTED ALIVE UNDER FIREBOX Horrible Fatalities Caused by De railment of Engine on Wis consin Central. Waupaca, Wis., Sept. 11.Two men were roasted alive and seven others Beriously bruised and.scalded in the up setting of a locomotive and tender on the Wisconsin Central road three miles south of Waupaca yesterdav afternoon. The track was torn up for 100 feet and traffic on the line was held up almost ten hours. Both engine and tender jumped the track and then ran in a zigzag line, tearing up the rails as it went. Sud denly tho locomotive veered to one side and upset, and the men jumped. Road mastex Laymans and Conductor Pettin gill and five other men who were riding on the running boards succeeded in get ting free of the wreck, but all wore badly bruised and were scalded by the escaping steam. Engineer Armstrong and Fireman McDonald were the cab and when the big locomotive turned over they were pinned beneath the firebox. Neith er man was crushed, but they were un able to escape and both were literally roasted alive. ifciww/4\wi^yyflg'fc^^ ALVA ADAMS, Former of Colorado, who will the nominee of hisdozeng party for the governorship, it being the desire of Senato&'Patterson that he run again and seek vindication. In the last contest over Colorado's governorship Governor Adams was counted out, charges of fraud being made. FOUNDDEAD, CLINGING TO FENCE Barbed Wire, Charged by Elec tricity, Fatal Snare for Workmen. Rushville, Ind., Sept. 11.Three men were killed today by coming in contact with a barbed wire fence that had been charged with electricity from the plant of the Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction company.. The dead are Oliver Gloro. aged 65: William Petti ford, colored, aged 45 Eeuben Bolt right, colored, aged 43. The accident occurred near the pow er house of the traction company. Pet tiford and Boltright were walking along a railroad track to a gravel pit where they had been working. Bolt right started across lots thru a barbed wire fence. As he touched the wire he screamed and hung helpless. Petti ford received a shock in trying to rescue him, and came in contact with tho wire. Before the current could be shut off his body was badly burned and both men were dead. James Glore was in the crowd that gathered about the two bodies. He re called the fact that his brother in go ing to his work used a path near the fence. Investigation found the body of Oliver Glore hanging to the fence 600 yards away. A bolt of lightning had burned an insulator, which allowed a guy wire,. le%&ing&e the fence to be come charged. I FATHER KILLS HIS, DAUGHTER AND SELF Muscatine, Iowa, Sept. 11.Because his daughter insisted on keeping com pany with a young man he did not like, John Holstein last night shot and killed her and then turned the gun on him self and will die. They came here ten days ago from Keitsbur'g, 111. MAINE GOES REPUBLICAN. This shows which way the wind is blowing. i STENSLAND SEEKS SOLACE IN DEATH? Private Message Says the Bank Wrecker Drank Poison in Tangier. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL -*tfw BRUTAL4WSSIANS Chicago, Sept. 11.Paul O. Stens land, looter of the Milwaukee Avenue State bank of this city, now under ar rest in Tangier, is reported to have at tempted to commit suicide by drinking poison. A private message brings the news of the alleged attempt of the for mer bank president to defeat justice, sayin that his condition is critical. A guards are watching him, says the message, and heroic efforts are be ing made by physicians to save his fast ebbing life. The local authorities discredit the rumor, saying that they would have heard immediately from Stensland's captors had he tried to kill himself. Journal Special Servioe. Tangier, Sept. 11.Stensland is pre paring a .written confession, which he will turn over to the authorities when Chicago is reached. In his confession Stensland will make a detailed statement of his wrongdo ing, starting with his first false step ten years ago. He will not spare himself nor anyone else, either in or out of the bank. It is safe to predict that Stensland's trial will break all Cook county records for shortness. Stensland wants it so.resumed He says he wants to cause the state no more expense. Gibraltar, Sept. 11.The steamer Prinz Adelbert, which is due here Wed nesday, will call at Tangier to pick up and take to New York Paul O. Stens land, former president of the Milwau kee Avenue State bank of Chicago, who was taken into custody in Morocco. IGNORANT ITALIAN STARTS BANK RDN Refused Money Without Identifi cation, Alien Starts Wild Rumors. Chicago, Sept. 11.Because an Ital ian who was ignorant of banking meth ods was refused payment on a check without proper identification yesterday at the Pullman Loan and Savings bank, he spread the report that the bank was refusing payment to depositors. The re sult was a run late yesterday after noon, during which several "hundred savings deposits were withdrawn. Today the run was resumed, fully 500 workingmen and women being lined up at the doors of the bank when the place was opened for business. So eager was the crowd that a large detachment of police was necessary to restrain it. All demands for payment were promptly met by the bank^ which is one of the strongest institutions of i kind in this section of the country. Its officers deelare that any statement of the trouble is absurd and without the slightest foundation. O MORE MURDER Czar's Artillery WrecksShul guti Destroying All Houses in the Village. Disorders Caused by Douma Leader's Arrest Bring Orgy of Bloodshed. Stavropol, Sept. 11.It is reported here by telegraph that the village of Stulguti has been bombarded by artil lery in consequence of disorders which commenced there following the arrest of M. Onipko, the peasant leader of the late parliament, who is to be tried by courtmartial for complicity in the up rising at Kronstadt last July. The inhabitans of the villagefledandbe their houses were destroyed. Teh artillery, according oreport, is now moving against the village of Pe troffskaia. MASSACRE RENEWED Jews at Siedlce Were Again Attacked Last Night. St. Petersburg, Sept. 11.AaViees from Siedlce are that the fighting and bembarding of houses, which ceased about midday Monday, were resumed .yesterday, apparently in consequence of Crovernor Engelke's demand that the Jewish and Polish population deliver up to him members of the Jewish Self-De fense association. The bundists, pre ferring death in the open to surrender, the battle. Artillery was- again brought into ac tion. At Rudgusowka, forty miles east of Warsaw, which is the site of the great Zirardow mills, scenes similar to those enacted at Siedlce were witnessed. The soldiers are said to have killed forty persons. Fugitives from Siedlce report that Governor Engelke issued an ultimatum declaring that he would bombard the whole town unless the terrorists sur rendered. In consequence of the pillage and de struction the citizens are suffering for food and water. TERRORISTS HUNTED DOWN One Thousand, Mostly Jews, Arrested in Warsaw. Warsaw, Sept. 11.In a search for terrorists made here last night, some 200 houses, located in different parts of Warsaw, were ransacked by troops. About 1,000 arrests were made and most of the prisoners are Jews. Many chil dren were taken into custody. They are employed by the terrorists to execute Attempts upen government officials, be cause the movement of children do not awaken suspicion, and they are not lia pie to capital punishment. The au thorities have ordered that all suspects be expelled from the city. The authorities havewhich openedd aun 5 ulr into the events le to the outbreak and the subsequent reign of terror at Siedlce. There is great need for medical assistance for the wounded. According to the best in formation the number of persons killed biedlce is about 100. A great many persons took shelter in the various churches.r Others remained forflying two days lyintgLf flat on the floors of their apart- n! en I|ing Protection against bul lets. They were without food or water. The four principal streets of town have been almosJt deserted. The num ber ofhousens i managedthe to get ew burned reaches twenty- Ma se out of the city and fled to neighboring villages. EYEWITNESS' STORY Man Who Escaped from Siedlce Tells Tale of Horrors. Warsaw, Sept. 11.The correspond ent of the Associated Press interviewed a refugee from Siedlce today. The man said: Tr wa cry 11 s^ng Saturday at the Kupiecki hotel Siedlce. Suddenly, at 9 o'clock in the evening, I heard two shots, which were at once followed by a volley. In a few moments a num ber of Jewish women and children rushed into the hotel, pursued by sol diers. The shooting continued for an hour, and then came to an end. Then the onlyand noismoaningthe from streetswoundede. of the At midnight several soldiers passed the house singing martial songs. I learned that troops had been searching houses in an effort to discover members of the terrorist band. To this end they went thru the Wiktorja hotel and pillaged the wmeroom. They got drunk rapidly and coming out onto the streets began wholesale murder and plunder. "At 2 o'clock Sunday morning ter rorists who were defending a house on Pienkna street threw a bomb at the soldiers. Batteries were at once brought into play and bombarded houses on Pienkna and Warsaw streets. The Kupiecki hotel, where I was staying, was destroyed. Refugees were fleeing thru the streets and as they ran the soldiers were constantly firing volleys at them. I ran with the others and managed to reach a church in safety. Here 300 fugitives, most of them wounded al ready, had congregated. This was at 4 o'clock Sunday morn ing. I had passed down Sokolowka and Polvwa streets, and found that the market place had been burned. "At the end of two days lack of food and water forced the refugees in this church to leave it. We made our way thru streets covered with debris. There were many dead bodies and wounded persons lying about. We finally reached the village of Roskosz. "Most of the families in Siedlce who barricaded themselves in their houses out of fear of the soldiers, have now been three days without supplies. The wounded have not been cared for, as the soldiers will not permit physicians to enter the town." Girl Wantonly Shot. St. Petersburg, Sept. 11.There was a revolt vesterday in the Central de tention prison of St. Petersburg in con sequence of the death of Mile. Semeno va, a girl of 22, a young and enthusias tic social democrat, who was shot and killed instantly by a sentry when she showed herself at the window of her cell overlooking the courtyard. Mile. Semenova was a medical stu dent, and when she was shot was seek to divide with /the prisoners some sugar which she had surreptitiously ob tained. COOLER TONIGHT AMD WEDNESDAY. iiP HOME EDITION ONE CENT MINNEAPOLIS. VOTERS' LEAGUE 1 REPORT ISSUjpj Conditions in City Council Are Passed Upon by Organ- i ization. -S DISCUSSES FITNESS OF THE CANDIDATES Public Records and Qualifications of the Men Are Set Forth. The following is the report of the Voters' league, issued today: "This report of the Voters' league deals with conditions in the city coun cil and the qualifications of candidates for aldermen. The report on the can didates for county commissioner will out in a few days. sio The City Council. "The city council is still unsatisfac1 tory in the intelligence, efficiency and disinterestedness of many of its mem bers. The drones, deadweights and gangsters are too many. Men of posi tive convictions and the courage to fight for them are too few. ''No one not in touch with the situ ation cant appreciate the influences, di rect and indirect, proper and improper, social, business and political, that are brought to bear on aldermen by those selfishly interested in the action of the council. Nevertheless, the past two years have shown some improvements, notably: A small reduction in the price of gas, both for the city and the citizen also in the cost of electric light and power service. "An up-to-date franchise ordinance with the Minnesota Power & Trolley company safeguarding public interests. "Preliminary action looking to an advantageous franchise with the Gener al Electric company, promising cheaper lights for the city and lower rates for light and power for the general con sumer. "An effective ordinance regulating the construction and Inspection of over head wires. Extensions of the underground wire district. "An agreement with the telephone companies,, waiving their former claims of exemption from special assessments. "Important amendments to the building ordinance governing the con struction of hotels, which assure better protection to the public. A cheaper and more efficient gar bage collection service. "Improved business methods in the purchase of fire department and city' lighting supplies. "The passage of the Clark liquor or dinance, and the defeat of the Rand liquor ordinance. The Patterson Lighting Contract. "Prominent on the reverse side ap pears the Patterson lighting contract. This contract was associated with meth flda, suggestive of improper influe*" There was involved in this the vitaU" matter of the right of the mayor to review .city contracts. Sound munici-^ pal policy requires this measure of ex--f ecutive co-operation. 3 Needs Housecleanlng. |j "The city clerk's office has become ~i a. social center for contractors and lob-*t|: byists. The city clerk has shown aSfi disposition to favor the granting of cer- 4 tain contracts, whereas he should be 3| absolutely neutral. This office should be made elective. Public Service Corporations* "The Minneapolis Street Railway company is the*original corrupting in fluence in pur city council," and still persuasive attentions to its was th continues aldermen. This company might con tinue its excellent service even if I should abandon its reprehensible con nections with the council. "The Northwestern Telephone com* pany also does far too many favors for aldermen. "The franchise of the Minneapolis Gas Light company is a vital issue for the next city council. I is important that the aldermen to be elected this year should be free to fully protect the public interests in this regard. "The Minneapolis General Electric company is a conspicuous example of a public-service corporation that has re cently changed its methods and now does business with the city on the square. What Is Needed. "Compel public-service corporations to base their transactions with the city on business principles only make the office of city clerk elective send strong, courageous, straightforward men to the council then conditions will be permanently bettered. Eliminate City Contracts. "As far as possible the city should do its work by day labor, under the supervision of department heads. "Ti me has proved the wisdom of this and the system should be extended to include at least facilities for incandes cent lighting and all paving repairs and construction, including the preservative treatment of creosote blocks. "Contractors for public work often have influence with the council, and use it to obtain favorable contracts. When they combine among themselves, or with other interests, they become particularly formidable. The "Ward" Alderman, -v- "The 'ward' alderman, who considers his own ward and constituents to the exclusion of the larger and more im portant interests of the city at large, is a mischiefmaker. "There is nothing that award is en titled to in the way of local improve ments that an honest and capable repre sentative cannot obtain without trad ing away his vote on general city ques tions. The Ward System. &* "The 'ward' alderman is a logical product of the wretched, extravagant and wholly unnecessary system of ward improvements with which Minneapolis, of all cities of her type and class, is alone afflicted. "It is within the power of,the city council, under the existing charter, to place street construction and repairs, sidewalk grading and street sprinkling and. cleaning in the hands of the city engineer, or some other competent cen^ tral authority. This change would re sult in better streets and lower ward taxes. The present system Is unbusi nesslike, usually inefficient, always po litically obnoxious. Selling to the City. S "Contrary to the letter and spirit! tof the charter, several aldexmoa do