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THREE suctions thJS&SX?. BffiEB IS. WHOLE NUMBER 16,384. KICHMOND, VA..-SUNDAV, NOVEMBER 1,1803. EDITORIAL SECTION. PRICE FIVE CENTS BITTER CAMPAIGN IN NEW YORK NEARS END DEMOCRATS WILL SWEEP THE STATE ON TUESDAY No Man Living Can Tell What End Will Be. AVCLELLAN SEEMS TO HAVE THE LEAD Betting, at Least, is In Favor of Tammany. MUCH ANIMOSITY HAS BEEN MANIFESTED There Has Been an Element of Fun in the HurlyBuriey of the Fight, in the Personality of Bill Dev ery. Who is Running tor Mayor as an In "' dependent. , (Speelil to The TlmM-DUpitch.) NEW YORK, October 31.?The most re? markable campaign In the history of Greater New York Is now drawing to a close. How it will go no man can tell until Tuesday night, though to an un? biased observer It looks as though the result would be close, with the odds some? what In favor of McClellan, the Demo? cratic candidate for Mayor, and the tlckot at which he Is the head. Canvasses have been made of the voters by several of the newspapers. The results " ?-o far show that McClellan le ahe'ad. -A meeting of the Tammany leaders, at ?which each turned In estimates for -.pis district. It Is said, showed a majority of something 111*3 65,000 plurality for the ticket In the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. The Fuslonlst leaders laugh at these ? estimates, and declare that the ticket headed by Mayor bow"will sweep tho'city by a sat* majority. E The campaign has been characterized by extreme bitterness from the start.. The JAisionlata.have been particularly fitter i Hgainst Messrs. Grout and Forn?s, jjandt clittee fur Comptroller and president'of the Board, of Aldermen, wno have served jis part of the 'present Fusion administra? tion, who were renominated, accepted the endorsement of Tammany, and In conse t|U6nc? were forced off the Fusion ticket. Tliey havo been denounced as traitor^ and renegades, and both have tuken the sltump for Tammany. PARTY FIGHT. The line of campaign mapped out and followed as closely as possible by Tim many Is to carry the contest into a party fight, claiming that the election or defeat of the Democratic ticket 'will have . a marked effect in the Presidential election next year. Incidentally, the record of the present Fusion administration is attacked as partisan; inetilclent npd extravagant. On the part of the Fuslonists the whole effort Is to keep party politics out of the contest, to amplify the vicious features of the labt Tammany administration. Red light* and graft are the main topics of , the Fusion spellbinders. The keynote of their campaign is contained In a poster With which the city is decorated frum end to end, which reads: "Vote for Low und keep the grafters out." The registration is heavy for an off year. As soon as It was over, both'sides: began a whirlwind campaign, and It Is safe to say that not less than 1,300 polit? ical meetings will have been held in the ? city for the week ending Saturday night. The leading candidates make from three to a dozen speeches each night, going from meeting place to meeting place in auto? mobiles. The betting started out with McClellan ? slight favorite. It then went to even money, and then.Low had the call at odds varying from ten to seven to ten to nine. ? With the last week of thisllght, however, McClellan again went to the front, and at this writing the Democratic betting men must give odds to get any considerable arftount of money down. IN BROOKLYN. . One of the most remarkable feutujjes of this most remarkable of .campaigns ?is the situation In Brooklyn. Hon. Hugh McLaughlin, who for almost half a century lias been the undisputed leader of the organized Democracy, has bolted -the ticket and lias declared for the Fu? sion city nominees. He did not go this far, however, until the control of the machine had been wrested from him by Kts'.e Senator Patrick H, McCarren. ;who for years had been one of his lieutenants. McLaughlin's ostensible reason for bolt , ing is that he wiilnot stand for having Brooklyn Tammanylzod, but there Is a shrewd suspicion that the nged ex-lender is angry because Leader Murpliy, of .Tam? many, would not'allow him to have ills way in tho making of the olty. ticket. Low. has always been popular In Brook ? lyn. Ho was Mayor of that 'city bufore it was absorbed by tho greater city, for two terms. With the defection of Mc? Laughlin tho Fuslonists expect to roll up n, big majority in that borough, and much of tho InloreBt in tho campaign renters In the country across the bridge.' Mr. Grout, the Tammany candidate for comptroller! Is a. Brooklyn mun,i: and In tho election two yours ago ran consid? erably "head of Low. Tammany Is de? pending on his strength and tho hurd work of tho now leader, McOarren. to hoop Brooklyn struleht. It Is not. unlikely that tho vote of Brooklyn will docldo tho election. In all tho hurlcy-buuloy, thor.o is one man who Is having nil sorts of fun. This is former Police Chlot Devery, who Is running for Mayor as an Independent. Tils picturesque denunciation of Loador Murphy and Tammany has added much to the gityely of tho fight. Tho charge is made by Tammany that Devery Is kopt In tho race by the Citizens' Union, but this Is vigorously dontod. It Is not thought Devory will out .much figure when the votes are counted. In a hot campaign like this New York Is nol, aa a rule, fruitful ground for/polltlca) side Jtffiuom HOW CURRENT EVENTS LOOK IN BLACK AND WHITE. SENATOR CLARK BUYS HANDSOME TAPESTRIES Mrs. L. C. Gregory Preparing for Her Marriage to Count Rlnski.Shopping in Paris. The Mackeys Enter? tain and Are Enter? tained by Royalty on the Contl nent. (Special Cable to The Times-Dispatch.) PARIS, Ootober 31.?Four superb tapes? tries have Just been shipped for Senator Clark's new mansion In New York from the residence of the late King Don Fran? cis Dassle. The King was the husband of Queen Isabella Second, of Spain, and lived In a cheateau near Eplnay. There Senator 'Clark discovered four rare Don Quixote tapestries, depleting adventures of the Spanish hero. Mr. Clark Is reputed to have paid a hundred thousand dollars for the tapestries. cQueen Isabella rarely visits tho chateau nowadays, preferring to spend her last days In her palace ormosltc to the Amer? ican embassy, on Avenue Klcber. Monsieur Rougon, the government direc? tor of line arts, has.received from Roland Xnoedler, of New York, a famous picture by Dcneuvillc, entitled vClmetIere de St. Pnvat. Knoedler presented the picture to France in memory of tils father. Thu pic ture depicts a historic incident In the Franco-Gorman War of UTI. The canvas will be placed III Luxembourg Gallery. 'Mrs. K. C. Gregory, of,'New York, the widow, well known in IxmiiIoii and Paris, Is busy shopping, preparing her trous? seau for her marriage to Count L. Klnskl, of YVarsuw. The wedding occurs In De c< mber. William Page Bryan, minister to Lisbon, Is visiting Paris, purchasing furniture for tho legation building. In discussing ig? noble usages to which the American Mag Ih subjected In European countries, Mr. Pryansald: "As an American, 1 dislike to seo tho Mag used anywhere for advertising purposes. In Portugal the custom bus long been to use the American Hag as a sign painted over cigar stores. There, ure few Portuguese tobacconists who do not use tlie flag In,this way, I callod tho u't tti.tlou of tho Minister of the Interior to the matter, aiid ho, courteously offered to issue an' order to havo tho Hag obliterated wherever used for advertising purposes. Not wishing toYause a hardship to trades? men, I suggested that tho minister notify them to abandon the flag .when having their houses repainted. This lias been" done. It Is worse to see the Stars and Stripes flying over saloons. Americans in Europe ought to havo prldu enough not to go near prucOs' debasing their bag. The flag ought to be to-Amorieans everywhere a symbol of all that. Is high nad noble, lie.spoct for It should ho a cardinal vir? tue. Business enterprise should not In? duce people lo make an unworthy or even questionable use of our flag any? where." . Mrs. Cliatlleld Taylor and Mrs. Frank Jay Mackoy, of Chicago, are tha must conspicuous figures In American society in Paris nowadays. Mrs. Baldwin, tho mother of tho Deacon girls, gave a dinner dnncu In tholr honor. Tho Karl of Ross lyn was among tho guesls. Mrs. Mackoy hita become tho iutlmalo friend of the Duchess of Marlborough. Thu Maokoys huve just returned from a long uutomo lllo trip to Carlsbad, Ulorrlta and Ostond. At Carlsbad tho Maokoys wore tho guests of tho King of Ruumunlu at dinner. Litter they took the rung of Greeco automohlUng. At Ostond the Muckoys mot tho King of the Belgians, who Invited thorn to ton and asked why "American heiresses marry Eu? ropean titles, while fow Europoun liolr ossos marry Americans. Mrs. Mackoy smiled und replied; "It Is a matter of se? lection, l supposo. Would you want our American nam to marry .European wives when thoy have such good mutorlal at homo to ohoose from?" ' Tho Marquis* do Dion', owing to numer? ous automobile accidents duo to caroltiHS uess, has made the novel suggestion Unit the Automobile Club Itself should Inter? vene for the protection of tho public front ?reckless motorists, The Matuuit> puo-1 poses that.every member of the club .who happens to see an automobile traveling at speed In a place where such speed is fraught with danger to the public, shall report the number of tho motor to the club. Tho latter will warn the owner that if the offense Is repeated the mem? ber will be expelled, and if necessary the case of reckless driving will be reported to the.police'for prosecution. The Auto? mobile Clun Is divided about the question of tho practicability, of all of De Dion's, suggestions, but it is probable it will adopt that for reporting cases of careless? ness to the club for action. , THIS LAWYER WAS DETERMINED TO DIE (Special to Tho Times-Dispatch.) POCGHKEBPSIE, N. Y., October 31.? John Mooro, a member of the Dutchess county bar, committed sulcldu to-day by lying down on tho PoTighkoupsle and East? ern Railroad tracks, in tho suburbs of this city, and allowing a train to lilt him, When the early train left here Mooro wat: sitting on the tracks. He refused to heed a wnrnlng whistle, and the train was stopped and tho engineer and fireman took him off. When a later Incoming train appeared, Moore lay with his head'on one rail. The engineer blew ids whistle and the man raised his head, hut Immediately lay back, and the engine struck him, frac? turing his skull and killing him instantly. KILLED BLACK CAT; SEE WHAT HAPPENED Hard Luck Goodwin's Lot Ever Since Dark Deed Was Done. (Special to The Tlmea-pispatch.) .PHILADELPHIA, PA.,'October m. Hard luck of tho endless chain variety lias been tho lot of Thomas L. Goodwin, proprietor of a Camden laundry. Now ha is missing, and his friends do not wonder why. Those aro a f?w of the things that have happened to Goodwin within a few mouths; His house lit Twonty-oighth and Harri? son Strcuts burned down the duy aftor thu flro Insurance policy expired. A tutor slolo ?i00 ho laid saved for re? building. Ha began raising-chickens. Dogs in ono night killed his bust fowls, His wlfo left him. A horse used in a public hack died. Ho bought a wagon and horse and en? ured tho laimtlry business. A trolley cur wrecked* tho wagon and killed tho horse. Ho made a payment of 125 on another Ixrso. Thon ho disappeared. The last horse was found, dead yester? day. Dr. \V, H. Miller, a veterinarian, said It wijs starved. ' Goodwin' killed a black cat a year ago. Tu Uiiti liu attributes all bis 111 luck, < HOT FINISH IN HENRICO Tuesday's Election Winds Up Bitter Campaign.. THE.RESULT lS^lN DOUBT Impossible to Say Whether. W. H Brauer. or W. J. Tpdd Will Win the Treasureship?Final Rally to Be Held To-Morrow Night. For a-single dny longer the political fires of Henrico county will burn, and then, after weeks of Intense and unre? mitting toll that, towards tho last began to breed in some quarters a spirit of rowdyism and disorder, the camps will be broken up and deserted. The spec? tacular campaign, that has attracted the wondering attention of the State, will have roached Its first stage and passed onward In the direction In which, though all unwittingly to many, it has been heading since the start, and from which it cannot be deflected?the courts. Bright and early Tuesday morning the balloting will begin, and when tho sun shall have set on the day the decision of the sovereign people, about which so much has been said, concerning which the political wiseacres have manifested so great u concern, will be known. The results of tho oratory und tho hot can? vassing of the past weeks will bo read in the poople's votes mid tho much-vexed question, the long and wrangling dis? pute as to the rights and the wrongs, of the aspiration of the two men who form the. central figures In tho mighty strug? gle will be settled In this nno phase of Itself. Then also will It bo known which li: Henrico Is to he supreme?the County Committee, or tho State Committee, the local body or tho party head. After this lias all heon writ as history, the book will open again, and more will be transcribed. On the very Monday following tho election tho grand Jury will assemble for a regular term. Tho defeated candidate, whoever ho is, will appear heforo the County Court and ask for an Investigation of charges of viola? tion of law that he will bring against his erstwhile opponent, the successful aspirant for the. otllce. And the grand jury will Investigate. A Smaller Vote, There are Indications that the vote on Tuesday will show a very considerable shrinkage when held In comparison- with that cast in the late primary. Two ohief causes may bo assigned as operating to produoo tliis effect. One Is tho tict that tho polls In tho primary openott at sunrise and closed at 7 P. M. Now they will open at sunrise and close at sunset, which, at this season of the year, comes much oarller In tho day than 7 o'clock. Another cause lies In the fact that tho hotly eonloatod primary enlisted tho uctivo assistance of every frlond of each EDWARD H. GROUT, ISRAEL ZANGWILL IS SOON TO MARRY GfcOrTGZT B- McCtELLAN. mora- ox> mwcai of the . candidates. .This, time but one candidate has opposition?or-rather there are two candidates running against each other. The. friends of the others, or many of them, will be not so keenly in? terested in the fight so long as the inter? ests of' their particular candidate are not lnvolveo, and In a numbor of cases will not exert themselves to get to the polls. As a result of this combination of cir? cumstances, the voto Is expeotod to show a very appreciable falling off. Both sides arc counting on this, nnd both sr? seriously trying to figure out which will be most tiff noted by the change. The customary campaign hopofulnese. of course, provnlls, at least so far a* any public oxprosBlon of It is concornod, and each side claims that tho othor will suf? fer by tlio dropping off. It is generally said that the Intense Interest that prevails around tho section of tho county skirting tho city dnes not penetrala to the backwoods districts, wiioro the plodding farmer ploWH his even way, recking little of the fight that rages far away. Whether this Is tho case or not, It Is 'certainly no mistake that there Is no lack of this Interest In the neighborhood of tho city and In tho city Itself. Tho linos are closely, tightly drawn, and It Is frlond against friend, (Continued on Third Page.) JOHN MITCHELL ILL DOCTORS DISAGREE It May Be Appendicitis and then It May Not?Opera? tion Is Possible. (Special to The Times-Dispatch.) fciCltANTON, PA;, October 31.- President Jvhn Mitchell, of the' United Mlno Work? ers, may be obliged to undergo n sur? gical operation to overcome a threatened serious Illness. It Is said that Indications of appendicitis are prominent. Consulta? tions havo been held with Drs. lllehurd 11. Glhbons and A. J. Council. Dr. Gibbons doclarod an operation noc eisary, hut Df. Con hell dissented, As yot Mi. Mitoholl Is undecided as to what ho si all do to overcome an Illness which is showing Itself In his appearance, Friday when ho loft tho speakers' stund, after addressing Iho mass meeting1 of miners, Mr. Mltchall showed plainly ho was suffering, uml ho found It necessary to tell thosu closo to him to keep back the crowds which were pressing upon him to shake hands. I In was ulmosl curried to his carriage, mid leaned heavily upon a cane all the way buck to his liotol. Mr. Mitchell will not leave Scruiitou for several days unless there Is an Immedi? ate butioiinuiii lit la* jif'frr1''"1 cuud Famous Jewish Author is to Wed Miss Edith Ayston. the Daughter of Professor Ayston. Noted Electri? cian?Lord Roberts to Resign as Corm mander-in-Chief of British Army. (Special Cable to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.) LONDON, Oct. 3L?Israel Zangwill, tho famous Jewish author, after years of bachelorhood, is engaged to marry Edith Ayrton, daughter of Professor Ayr ton, the noted electrician. There is a touch of romance in the engagement because the fiancee's mother Is the Jew? ess on whom George Eliot Is believed to have modelled Mlra, in Daniel Deronda. Zangwill's fiancee |s a short story writer. Zangwlll Is busy forwarding tho Zionist movement. Both the Czar and the Kaiser are already pledged to sup? port Zionism, while the King of Rou manla expresses himself as favorable to the movement. The King of Italy also favors the movement, having sent for the chief rabhl of Floronco to discuss tho details and progress of Zionism. Rarely has a movement united so many thrones In Its support. The proposed East African colony has now won the support of practically all' the Bnfillsh Jews and there Is a possibility that the Hlrsch fund trustees will provide monoy to defray the cost of Investigating the practicability of the schemo. There Is R report In tho military clubs that Lord Roberts has -tendered his resignation as commander-in-chief of the British army. Lord Roberts had an In tor.vlew with the King during the week, and it Is reported that he' discussed his resignation with Ills Majesty, and also tho condition of affairs In the War Ollice. Lord Roberts Is not unwilling to resign, for It ia said he realises he Is too old to undertake tho tusk of Introducing and administering the many reforms pro? posed in the War. Office. Lord Roborts, after his roll lenient,, will visit the United States, It In generally believed the King will try to force his brother, the Duke of Connnttght, on the country a? com mandnr-ln-ohlof when l^ord Roborts re? tires, This notion will be unpopular, but the King has recently shown many signs of being willing nndi able to use the mailed fist to attaJn his ends. Details havo reached London of an In? teresting discovery in the ruins of the Babylonian town of Slppara. Father Bohlel, Frenoh archueologlst, has tin (earthed a perfoct school room, with materials for writing and instruction les? sons. TIiIb Babylonian school room of four thousand years ago Is much like one of to-day. Whore Sippuru once stood, Is now only a mound of earth covered witlt potsherds. Beneath the surface Bohlel found bits of walls, remnants of bonnes and public buildings. Tho most Interesting find was tho school, located In a house opposite tho tomplo. Clay tablets, tho proiSucessors of modern slates, were abundant. One tablet bora thu In? scription. "Ho who distinguishes him? self In tho school of writing will shine even as tho sun." * Tho school house contained seven rooms, brie filled with clay tablets, ar? ranged" In regular order, most tablets being unbaked. These inscriptions have become undecipherable, but many tab? lets ure In as perfect condition as when laid aside forty centuries ago by childish Itabylonian hands. Some tablets con? tained hymns In the oldest rtiitiiorlan. namely, pre-8eniltlc Turian language of Habyloiilu. Others contained pi-luurs, dictionaries. arithmetical problems, Some tablets had served as'copy hooks us Is proved by tho beautiful clearness of the loiters that wore used for class e\erclsos. On several tablets could bo seen how pupils scratched out faulty writing, smoothing i:hiy- over attain with atjUin, Quiet Campaign: Much Local Interest. PARTY MANAGERS ARE CONFIDENT Mr. Eilyson and Col. Button in Cheerful Moods. CHAIRMAN DOHERTY ISSUES CALL TO ARMS Little Interest in Richmond, and Result Wl I Be Election of Solid Democratic Delegation ?Some Close Dis? tricts?Partial List of Re* publican and Indepen? dent Candidates. To all intents and purposes, the Stat* ? campaign of 1903 Is,now a matter of his? tory, and those who have fought the bat? tle are quietly resting on their oars, awaiting the result which will follow th? falling of the white and noiseless ballots on Tuesday. Democratic State headquar? ters were practically closed here last night, and Chairman Eilyson and Secretary Jos? eph Button are in, the most sanguin* moods concerning the fate of the Demo- , ctatlc nominees. They, of course, expect! to lose some of them, but are stoutly claiming overwhelming majorities In both branches of tho GeneraL Assembly. ? Most of the State officials and their e'.erks will go to their respective homes to-morrow, and will, after casting their vote's on Tuesday, return here Wednesday.' As a general proposition, the campaign has been a qulot one, but there Is a great deal of local Interest In the result, as all county and district officers, as -well as members of the General Assembly, are to be chosen. DANIEL ALL. RIGHT. Senator Daniel's successor is to be, elected at the coming session of the Leg? islature In January1. 'He has beerr re-1 nominated by the Democrats wlthoutjbrt.^ position, and will be re-eieoted by an overwhelming majority. The Republicans and Independents ? are ? running candidates In many of the Senate and House districts., but twenty-five ..votes, on joint ballot Is a liberal estimate of their probable strength. From all that can be learned,' Senator Keezell "Is out of the woods." and wiU probahly have Democratic colleagues from his county in the other chamber of the Assembly. Two of the biggest Senatorial fights, will be In the Second and Sixth Districts, both In the far Southwest. In the for? mer, Hon. R. Tate Irvine, of Wiso county. Is the Democratic, loader, while Mr. J- K. Fulton, of Grayson. Is the'standard bearer of the dominant party in tho latter, j OPPOSITION CANDIDATES. There are other close Senate and Houss districts, but tl?!? Democrats are good for safe majorities In both branches. Following Is a partial list of the anti Democratic candidates for the Sonate and House throughout the State: Senate. Second Dlstrlct-Scott. Lee and -wise? J. C. Noel, of Lee. Sixth Dlstriot-Patrlok, Carroll and Grayson?John F. Greer,. Eighth District?RoctkJngham county?' George N. Earnian. Tenth Dlstrlct-Shenandoah and Frede? rick counties and city of Winchester? Robert J. Walker, of Shenandoah. Twelfth District?Clarke, Page and Warren?C. L Prttchard. Sixteenth District?Goochland, Powha? tan. Chesterfield and the city of Man- ? Chester?A. \\\ Wilson, of Powhatan. I Eighteenth District?Appomattox. Buck? ingham, Charlotte and Fluvanna?W. C. Franklin. Appomattox. Twenty-second District?Bedford. Rock l ridge and Buonn Vista?J. A. Wilkin? son, Rockbridge. Twenty-sixth District?Franklin and Floyd?S, T. Turner, of Floyd. Twenty-eighth iDfcstriot ? Lunenbung. Nottoway, Amelia. Cumberland and Prliico Edward?F. T. Saunders. Thirty-fourth District ? King George, Richmond, Westmoreland, Northumber? land niid Lancaster? J. O.' B. Cawood, of King George. Thirty-sixth District?Elisabeth City, York, Warwick and Newport News?J. F. White, of Vork. House. Albemarle and Charlottesville?Thomas L. Rosser and T. M. Farlsh. Allegbuny and Crnlg?Harvey L. Gar? rett. Augusta uud Staunton?S. A. Dunlap and R. S. Clarke. Bath. Highland, Buena Vista and Rock? bridge?-A. W. llevoroomb. BuoWnglvim pud Cumberland?A. J., Bondurant and W. B. Shepherd (one to be chosen), Chesterfield?W. R. Chapman. Fluvanna and Goochland?A. J. Tay? lor. Fairfax?John D. Payne. Fatiilttler? W. B. Shumate. Giles and Bland?George W, IVnlny. Grayson?II. C. Woaver. Hanover and King William?Jeter Hutchinson. ^ Lee?L. T. Hyatt. Louisa?Jus. K. Bibb. Montgomery and Radford?C. A lleer nutus. Nelson?W. II. Goodwin. Newport News-W. C. Carter tProh.) Page and Huppahannoek?Geo. c El kins. Pittsylvania and Danville J. D, Hoy. noiils. Princess Anne?J. Talbott Capps. I'ulaskl-Or. J. B. Clark. Itucklughitin-J. 11. Shipp and J. T. It'ihMin. Kocktirldgo^ and Buena Vista-J. M. Quisoiiberrv. Scott? K. A. Hugo. Shenandoah?pr. S. J. Hoffman. Smyth?A. C Henttie. Stafford and wing Georje .u K. \C'outlnu?U ou Tiiiid k'<*i"-i