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7 ARGXJ VOL. XLVm. "NO. 10. ROCK ISLAOT), Ilili.. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 8, 1899. PRICE THREE CENTS. ROCK t NEBRASKA KENTUCKY. Fusion Wins in Former and Democrats Claim the Latter. OHIO WILL BE VERY CLOSE. Republicans Lose Heavily in Many of Their Strong holds. Chicago, Nor. H. From returns now at hand it seems probable that .substantial democratic gains have been made in Massachusetts. Penn sylvania, Nebraska and Ohio. Re- turn are coming in slowly, ana com plete iiwure- will le considerably delayed. Omaha. Nov. 8. Enough returns have lcen received to indicate that llolcomb. fusionlst, carried the state fii" biinroiDi ilwbre bv IS fllj(l tn 1 M - -I J - - O0O. Lincoln. Nov. x. The f.ision ma jority will not be less than l.OCO and may "reach 1X.00. The republicans make no effort to explain causes, though a number of leaders differ with Hryan in his statement that it is a rebuke to the national administra tion. They maintain the gains are inly over last year, when the fusion ists" fell far short of their normal strength. They point out the fact that Holcomb, when he ran for governor the last time, carried the state by 1,000. Safe Democratic Majority Claimed. Frankfort, Nov. H. Chairman Itlackburn gave out the following statement at noon. "Goebel is elected by 8.000 to 4.000 majority on the face of the returns. If a contest were made his majority would be in creased. The legislature is safely democratic in both branches with a majority on a joint ballot of not less than 20." Frankfort. Ky., Nov. 8 Former Senator lilackburn says: "The re publicans must carry Jefferson coun ty bv ver 4.;00 to win, and our in formation is they failed to do so. The democratic majority, while small, is safe. The democrats will have a ma jority in both bouses of the legisla ture."" Louisville, Ky.. Nov. 8 With re turns from all but l.'l counties, some of which are unofficial, and with the voW of 'l7 as a basis of calculation at the same ratio of republican gains, Tavlor's plurality in the state ligures 6.700. with the majority of missing ccunties from the 11th district, which are largely republican. At republican headquarters it is still maintained Taylor's plurality will reach 15,000. l,ouisvi!le, Ky.. Nov. 8. At 1 p. in. Chairman Ixing. of the republican committee, said: "We have received official returns from two-thirds of the counties, and these, with very con servative estimates from missing counties, give Taylor a plurality of H.000 to 10,000. As reports come in thev are more favorable and will un doubtedly increase the republican plurality." Dick RniMd Figure. Columbus. Ohio. Nov. 8. Republi can Chairman Dick's revised ligures claim .Vj.OOO to 60.000 plurality for Nash aud the rest of the state ticket and an unusually large majority in both branches of the legislature. The vote was perhaps exceeded only at the last presidential election. The plurality of Nash exceeds Uushnell's in lit7." Jones' vote is not likelv to exceed 100 OtO. almost half of which was cast in Cleveland. Cincinnatti and Toledo. The republicans made gains through the state, especially in the rural districts. Columbus. Ohio, Nov. 8. It is re ported this afternoon thnt the demo crats elected Abrani I atrick lieu tenant goveri o . Ji hn A. Call well the republican candidate was counsel for the Ohio ISrewers association and the Anti-Saloon league made m special light on him. The republican state Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum Alum baking ponders arc tint greatest mmacrn to health of the present cUy. en4i e.ie Pownre col. mrw vom. committee announces that Caldwell's average ia close 'with the ticket. Cincinnati, Nov. 8. Unofficial re tarns from 74 counties, including Cuyahoga, Lucas, Hamilton and Franklin, give Nash a plurality of 48,yi. fourteen counties unre ported, on the basis of '97. would re duce it to 45,226. Iowa Conceded by SO.OOO. Des Moines, Nov. 8. The returns from Iowa are more favorable to re publicans. Shaw's plurality, esti mated last night at 50.000, "is now claimed by the republican committee to be 61,000, the democrats conceding 50,000. The republican gains ae compared with two years ago. though the vote was lighter! Several conn; ties heretofore democratic, notably Monroe, have given good sized repub lican pluralities. Sixty-seven coun ties reported give Shaw 40 301 plur ality. There are 23 counties yet to be heard from. The indications are for republican gains in the lower bouse. Cummins, the candidate for the United States senate, claims to hive a majority of the house and an even division with Gear, the other candidate, in the senate. Indications are the result of the senatorial con test will not be decided by yesterday's election, that the nomination depends on the legislative caucus in January. New York's Democratic Victory. New York, Nov. 8. The latest re turns from the city and state show prac tically no change from the-ligures last night. In New York county the en-( tire regular democratic ticket is elect ed bv about lifty thousand, and in Brooklyn by 14.000. The repub'icans probably have a runjority ot 34 in the assembly. The republican gain is 10. Albany, N. Y., Nov. 8. The result of the election in the state shows re publican gains in assemblymen and a gain in municipal officers in many cities. Republican Lota In Maeiarbuaetta. Iii)ston, Nov. 8. The figures stand today practically as announced last night. The plurality of Crane, re publican, for governor, complete, is 65,052. The comment among repub licans today in effect is that the result is an endorsement by Massachusetts of the policy of the administration in the Phillippiues. On the other hand, the democrats are pointing to the . i i . i i 1 : ... .1 t great loss in iue repuoucau tuie auu clum Massachusetts thereby entered protest against expansion. Anf.Ouay Republicans Bolt- Philadelphia. Nov. 8. In the content on the state ticket over the office of state treasurer the latest ligures in dicate that Bennett, republican, has 110,000 to 120,000 pluraltv. l i Ches ter county the anti-Quay republicans bolted and fused with the cemo rats. Smith's Comfortable Majority. Baltimore, Nov. 8. The democrats carried the lower bouse almost unan imously and have the senate by three majority. Returns and estimates from the state give Smith, democrat, for governor, a majority of 11,2'J5. In New Jero'.v. Newark, N. J., Nov. 8 A revision of the election returns shows no changes from the ligures of last night. The republicans gain seven assembly, men. The legislature on joint ballot has a republican majority of 29. Topcka, Nov. 8. Reports from yesterday's county and judicial elec tions in Kansas show republican gains throughout the state. Richmond, Va.. Nov. 8. The state senate will be solidlv democratic. In the house there will be 93 democrats, 3 independents and 4 republicans. Thirty Thousand for Longlno. Jackson. Miss.. Nov. 8. Indica tions are for a majority of 30,000 for Long'mo. democrat, for governor. COT NT OF THE VOTES. Showing How the Election lias Uone In the Duces States. Columbus. O.. Nov. N. There are 3 -OT voting jircciucis iu Ohio. ;7 in Lucas county. 17". iu Cuyahoga aud i:7o iu Hamilton county. Owing to fusion iu Hamilton, confusiou in Cuya hoga, and Jones residing iu I.ucas. these three comities arc considered separately from the rest of the state. The vote is compared with that of lS'i wbeu Itushnell was elected governor by 8,1.5 and the Republican carried both branches of the legislature that elected M. A. Ilauna senator. The is Mie was even more against Senator Hauna this year than when be was a candidate two years ago. the faction opposing him co-o:ierating this year more ojieuly with the Democrats Ilepublirans Claim SO.OOO. At 1"':3 the Republicans claimed that their plurality would exceed 50. (xxi with over 1immn for Jones out of a total of less thau "mxi.ishi. The Re publican majority iu the legislature is j larger thau usual, but uo senator is to j W elected. Judge Nash was serenaded nfter midnight at the Neil House. To an enthusiastic crowd he made a brief speech upon lcing introduced by llou. ! Harry M. Daucherty. bis rival for the j nomination. Judge Nash said that the i Ohio result was a message to Fresi i dent McKinley that bis home state in i di.rsed bis admiuistrationand presaged McKinley's renominatiou and re-election in l.xx n here tlia Jones Tote Hart. The returns indicate that Jones hurt the Ieuix-rat much more than the Republicans in Cleveland. Toledo and Columbus aud other cities, while the first reiMrts indicated exactly the op Hsite effect. The returns at Cleveland j ami Toledo are very slow. Fifty products iu t'uvahoga county give . Nash. McLean. 1.8TO: Jones. .- , 47 a Republican loos of ilC aud a . Democratic loss of -tiV This will Continued on Third pare. BOERS CUT TO PIECES Two Fights Near Ladysmith in Which the British Are Victorious. EUEMY CAUGHT OUT IS THE OPEN, Driven from the Hills by a Storming Par ty in the Second Eueginentjnil Caught Between Bayonet and Saber on the flain Below They Lose Terribly, Evidently Fighting- to the I. mat Boers Shelling the Town, but Doing- Little Damage. Colesburg, Nov. 6. It is reported 3.000 Boers left Pretoria and are going to protect the southern border of the Orange Free State. They are said to be accompanied by a large contingent of German artillery with quick tiring guns of heavy calibre. F.st court. Natal. Nov. T, evening. It is now iK)ssible to furnish . official details of Friday's fighting around I.adysinith. The Boer artillery tire was accurate and well sustained, but ineffective. The British cavalry was constantly out. the investment not be ing close enough to prevent this. Cav alry aud artillery uuder Colonel Brock- lehurst about noou drove the enemy from all their positions with great slaughter. This attack was directed against a reported move of the enemy toward Maritzhurg. The artillery shelled three of the enemy's guns iuto silence. The British casualties were slight. The Boers are now shelling the town. Their artillery is well handled, but is doing little damage. The Boers protited by a liag of truce ou Thurs day to send in a Trausvaal artillery officer disguised as an ambulance driver with the wounded to observe the action of the Boer artillery lire. Boers Caught in the Open. London, Nov. 8. Last night's wel come dispatches from the front rent the veil of gloom enveloping Lady smith. showing the British garrison not merely standing on the dogged defen sive but executing a series of brilliant sorties. Accounts from different sources agree that the laconic official description of Thursday's engagement as "an effective shelling of the Boer laager" was unduly modest. It ap pears that General Sir George Stewart White sent a strong force of cavalry and infantry to attack the Boers ut Tatham's Farm, alniut ten miles to the northwest, near Hester's, and ap parently achieved a surprise, the Boers being caught on the open veldt and cut to pieces and their camp captured. Kncouraged by thisisuccess General White decided to risk an even more iniortaiit engagement on the follow ing day. which was again justified by success. Purpose of the Britikh Attack. Iady smlih had been Isolated and a Boer force had intercepted the railway between I.adj smith and Colenso. This force ou Friday had descended upon Colenso. ami as shown by the dis patches from Kstcourt had compelled a hurried abandonment of Colenso and a retirement of the British to Kstcourt. Jeneral White had ascertained that the Boers were attacking Colenso. but he was not aware of the British retire ment. He determined, therefore, to attack the Boers iu the rear, thus hop iug to ac hieve Hie double object of drawing off an attack upon the weak garrison of Colenso and jossibIy of re opening 4-oinniuuicnt ion southward. British in Front and Bear. The Boers had advanced southward until they had occupied the hills north of Tugeia river and dominating Co lenso on the other side of the stream. The hills sloic to a plain that reaches to the banks of the Tugeia. Ccncral White's division caught the Boers in the rear, and after the bills had leen shelled the British infantry stormed the iiosition. Meanwhile the British cavalry swept round the lulls, and as the retreating enemy descended into I he plains with the Britisli bayonets iK-hind them and the river in front of them they were charged by the cav alry and seem to have perished almost to a man. The British then returned to Ladysmith without coming into touch with the Colenso garrison, which had retired to Kstcourt. Hope to ltetore Communication. Sunday's dispatch from Kstcourt. however, showed that an armored train had been scut back to Colenso to repair the line, and the next news may iossibly of the restoration of the communication with Ladysmith. While the British mops were thus eu gagtl in successful endeavors to wipe out the Nicholson's Nek disaster the situation inside Ladysmith. as shown by an official dispatch from the geueial ait Kstcourt, was most satisfactory, encouraging a hoie that Jeneral White's force may emerge triumphant from the ordeal through which it is now passing. NEWS BKOVOUT BY A KAFFIIt. Official Report of a Dispatch from Lady smith Dated Monday LaU London. Nor. S. The following is the text of a dispatch from Ceueral Buller, at Caie Town, dated Nov. 7. 12:.V p. m.: "The following dispatch has Ix-en received from the general commanding at Kstcourt. dated Ijidysinith. Nov. ': Since Friday there lias 1een a cessa tion of hostilities. A note was sent that day to Heneral Jonbert by ;eneral White, at the request of the mayor, asking permission: for the non-com-batauts. sick and wounded. to go south, t Jeneral Joulert refused the request, and agreed to allow them to go to a special camp four miles front lady smith. The townspeople refused to accept this offer. " "The sicK ami wounded an l a few of the inhabitants were moved yester day. A few shots were exchanged yesterday at the outposts. Friday's bombardment was heavy. Shells fell In the hospital and one burst in a bo te! during luncheon. No one was in iured. .The only -casualty, iu the town rroru-TliVsnfHs flius far is a kaflr killed. There was a smart action Fri day towards Dewdron. The troops un der General Bmcklehurst drove the Boers back a considerable distance and disabled a gun. . " 'There was also fighting near Bul wana. Our loss altogether is eight killed and about twenty wounded. They were sent here Saturday. All are doing well The position here is now believed t Ik entirely safe. It has leen greatly strengthened during J the last twenty-four hours. The peo ple have deserted their dwellings aud are living in bomb-proof places, safe from shell tire. There is plenty of good stores fcf all kinds. Captain Knapp and Lieutenant Bralwint were killed in Friday's action. The fore going is anexact copy of a press censor telegram brought here by a kaftir run ner. There is no other official news." " MR. HO BART FEELS BETTER. The Vice President Awakens Early This Merntog. Paterson, Nov. 8. After a restful night Vice President Hobart awoke early this morning. lie said he felt much better. t Hobart is mucin better this after noon. I'aterson. N. "J.. Nov. N. Tioe Presi dent Hobart sat up to the window for several hours yesterday and all iu all it was undoubtedly the best day he has bail fur weeks. lie appeared greatly interested iu the results of the elec tions aud Inquired especially after the Ohio result. The early returns were luruisbed to him, but be did not re main aTvake for the later news. TELEGRAPH BRIEFS. Fifty persons lost their lives In a lire a I Hong Kong Nov. 2. Wolves are getting troublesome in the vicinity of KillKjurn. Wis. Last year the regular army cost $:54.141.i:2." and the volunteer army i;:r.S77.i77. Last year the number of postofliccs iu the Fnited States increased from 7?.!7f. to 74.3N4. Krvin Monroe Thoman. the crop stat istician, died at New York Saturday of consumption, aged '.14 years. The revolution in Colombia is pro gressing. About 2.0O0 revolutionists have ocupied Client a and Ocana. The Waukecaii llls. plant of the American Steel and Wire company probably, will be rebuilt larger than before. William L. Sampson, of Chicago. died Monday at his summer home in Ocean tjrove, X. J. He was 7(i years of age and was one of the pioneers of Chi cago. The claims of inhabitants of Samoa for damages during the recent bom barding and fighting are to be arbi trated; King Oscar of Norway and Sweden. It is rumored in Paris that Russia has made a most important move in the eastern question by asking Tur key for a right of way for Russian warships through the Dardanelles. Frederick Weyerhauser.of Chippewa Falls, Wis., is just closing a deal with the Northern I'aeitic railroad for l.bOO.oon acres of timber land on the Pacific coast. The price paid is ,C 000,000. JKeturning Volunteers at Des Moines. Des Moines. Ia.. Nov. S. The two Des Moines companies and the Knox vllle and Oskaloosa companies of the Fifty-tirst Iowa regiment arrived here Monday evening on their return from the Philippines. ,They were given a royal welcome by at least 'tO.OOO peo ple on the streets. nd any amount of noise from whistles, bells, cheering ami fireworks. Illinoiaaa Dies In Syria. Charleston. Ills.. Nov. W. News has Ttecn received here of the death of John M. Mitchell in Beirut. Syria, where he had gone a year ago to teach in an Knglish college. He was pre paring for the ministry in the Presby terian church. Death was the result of an accidental shooting. His home was in this city. What Would Make Janes Happy. Toledo. .. Nov. s. Mayor .Jones at f p. in. yesterday conceded his own defeat. "If my race has contributed in Any way." he said, "to the success of John It. Mcl-an and a rebuke to the infamous Philippine iolicy of the administration, I feel that it has not lieen in vain." Burglars at Work at Charlotte. Charlotte. Micb..-Xov. 8. The resi lience of tJeorge Spencer was burglar ized while the family were at church. The roblers obtained an entrance by utting out a pane of glass, fleorge Brackott's residence was entered Sat urday night by the same method. n Spat on the Sidewalk. Helena. Mont.. Nov. S. United States Senator Thomas A .Carter was arrested yesterday and lined $1 for spitting on the sidewalk. The com plaint was made by a man arrested and fined yesterday for the same of fense. The tine was paid. Mormon Converts from Wisconsin. " Fond du Lac, Wis.. Xov. . II. L. Kleis and Charles KohVr and families, all Mormon converts, will leave this week for Colorado and Idaho, respec tively, to take up their residence In the Mormon communities. General Ludlow at New York. New York. Nov. 8. The steamer Ha vana, which arrived yesterday from Cuba, brought Major General Ludlow, civil governor of Havana and other government officials. Tltlea la Spain. In Spain yon can become a nobleman by marrying a duchess, a marchioness or a countess. The man who marries a lady bearing one of those designations immediately becomes invested with the same rank. Ton may obtain nobility without money by these means, it is true,- bnt, generally sneaking, you will find it a hard task to secure a titled wife unless you are well provided with casii. - ' . . . . . COOK IS STILL BEHIND Her Assessmetn Returns Do Not Satisfy the Board of Equalization. TOO ABSTRACT TOE EXAMINATION Bfembere of the Board Want Something More Concrete Jealous Divorced Wo man Tries to Kill Her Ex-Husband and and His Wife Safe Blown and Looted or S3.000, in Postage Stamps Mostly Prospect of a Street Railway Strike. . Springfield. Ills.. Xov. S. The state board of equalization met yesterday morning pursuant to adjournment. The secretary reinirtcd that since ad journment last week the abstract of tlie assessment of Cook county bad been received and was now being tabu lated and put in shape for the printer. The abstract as made by County Clerk Knopf is not in accordance with law. and until it is corrected nothing can le done in the way of equalizing per sonal proierty. Not t'p t Law Requirements. ' The law requires that the assess ment of personal property shall be ab stracted, and the number, value and average value of each item of enumer ated property be shown. Instead of mukiug an abstract in this way the county clerk has reported the assess ment of personal property in the ag gregate only. Secretary Bubauks, of the state board, has called the atten tiwii of the county clerk to the unsat isfactory condition of his report in this respect, but he writes that it will be almost impossible for him to make his report as required by law. Matter Referred to a Committee. The stand taken by the county clerk brought on quite a discussion iu the meeting of the board. Mr. Cadwal lader thought the board should insist on an itemized statement. "We do not know." said he. "whether they have their horses assessed at at $1( or $100. They have sent in their assessment ou personal property us a job lot. How can we equalize it if we have no basis to go on? They should be compelled to oley the provisions of the law the same as smy other county." The mat ter was referred to a committee 11UKGLAKS lJLOW-OPEN A SAFE. Carry Oft" Booty to the Value of 93,000, Principally Stamps. DeKalb. Ills., Xov. 8. Burglars en tered the HeKalb postoltice about 2 o'clock yesterday morning, blew open the safe aud vault with dynamite and secured booty to the umouut of about $:i.OOO, chiefly in postage stamps. They entered through the side door of the building. People living in houses a few feet away and in the flat in the next building claim there were two explosions, about half an hour apart. The night watchman did not discover the robery until about two hottrV after ward. Chief of Police F. J. Adams went on an early train to Chicago. M. A. It. Olseu is the postmaster. The burglars left no clew. Digging Coal on a Sliding Scale. SDiiugtield. 111.. Xov. 8. The strike ! THE LONDON It" ? Vv.J . THE LONDON a. of miners of the Maito Coal company at Braidwood has ended, the company granting the miners 73 cents per ton for mining, an advance over the dis trict price, track layers aud timber men to receive 15 cents additional per day. drivers 10 cents and other labor ers in proportion, all on the basis of a selling price of coal at the mine of $2.25 per ton. If a further advance in price is made the miners are to re ceive a proportionate increase. At Murphy & Co.'s mine. Braidwood, a similrr advance has beeu made. End of the Hoc k ford Celebaation. Rock ford. Ills., Xov. 8. Yesterday was the closing day of the semi-centennial celebration of the Second Congre gational church. In the afternoon, in addition to an elaborate musical pro gramme, papers were given by Wil liam C. Taft on "Pastors and Pasto rates." by Miss Mary Beattie on "Our Charter Memlers." H. J. Hazlett on "A Historical Review of the Last Fifty Years" and Mrs. Seely Perry ou "Con tcm pora ueou s Ch u rches." Threat of a Strike at Sprlngtteld. Springfield. Ills.. Xov. S. A commit tee from the Federation of Iibor waited upon IJeneral Manager C K. Minary.of the Springfield Consolidated Street Railway company, aud re quested him to recognize the street railway employes' union recently or ganized in this city. Miliary rejected the propositions submitted and refused to recognize the union. The commit tee will report to the Federation of La bor the action of Minary. Long Time Recording au fc-leetlon. Carbondale. Ills.. Xov. 8. Campbell Hill, a village of 1,mh inhabitants, was supposed to have been incor porated in 1JS75. It appears thut the election which was held at that time was never recorded until Monday. The first village clerk and the county judge of Jackson county at that time appeared Monday before the county court and the election of 1875 was recorded. Tiie case is said to be the THEY SECURE THE LICENSE. Marriage Permit Issued to Admiral Dewey and Mrs. Hazen. Washington. Nov. 8. A tuarriap-e license was issued to Admiral Dewey and Mrs. Hazen. Dewey stated the wedding would take place next Tuesday or Wednes day. Neither party will give the ex act dav. TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT. Islands in the Samoan Group Conceded to Germany. Berlin, Nov. 8. It is oflicially stated by the terms of the agreement, subject to the approval of the United States, reached between Great Britain and Germany, the Samoan islands, with the exception of Tutuila and ad jacent islands, become German terri tory. Visit Most Cease. London. Nov. 8. A Hague special says: "Dr. Ieyds, the Transvaal agent, has received a friendly intima tion that his visit to Hollaud the war must cease." during; Subscribe for The Argus We put on sale ISO men's tine blue serge suits, warranted fast color and worth no less than $13. SO per suit. For this sale only 10.00 This lot comes In three styles, double breasted silk faced, double-breasted plain and single-breasted round cut. This is positively the best serge ever offered In Rock Island for 50.' You Know Us, We Undersell Them AIL T Maj. Bell Drives the Enemy Out of the Philip pine Town. INSURGENT OFFICERS KILLED But the American Forces Es cape Without Any Loss. Manila, Nov. 8. Gen. MacArthnr has occupied Mabalacat. His entire line, including the 12th, 17th and 19th infantry, and part of the 4th cavalry, is extended three miles in front of Angeles, in good tactical po sitions. Locating the Koeuiy. Ma. Bell took Mabalacat. Heing ordered to reconnoiter yesterday un til he located the enemy, he pushed into the town, driving out two com panies oi insurgents and killing se -eral Filipino oflicers. The Americans suffered no loss. (en. Wheaton'a Expedition. Manila, Xov. S. ("Jeneral Wheaton's orders were to land at or near San Fabian, a fishing village twenty miles northeast of Dagupan. The insurgent force there ouly numbered about KOO men. entrenched, whereas at Dagupan there are some thousands of insur gents aud live miles of strong trenches. The Mounts river is blockaded. Gen eral Wheatou is supposed to have landed yesterday, though communica tion with him is not expected until to day. From San Fabian Gencml AVhcatoii can control the roads of escape from Tarlac to the northeast, making a junction with (Jeneral Law ton. General MacArthnr began his ad vance toward Tarlac last night. Gen eral Lawtou will resume his advance today, though In the face of great dif ficulties, rains in that district having destroyed all the bridges iu the vicin ity, including several the engineers; built for the movement. A force of 30 Insurgents attacked the Fourth cavalry Monday night, muklng three futile charges and losing three meu. The Americans lost none. President Hack In Washington. Washington, Nov. 8. The presi dent returned from Ohio this after noon. "He laughs best who laughs last." If you take Hood's Sarsaparilla you may laugh first, last and all the time, for it will make you well. MABALACA 1 1 r!