MISSOURI STATE NEWS. EECENT ELECTIONS.AWEMTORYrhe Important Happenings of a

Week Briefly Told.

V. M. DKGGEKDOBF, Pobllaber.

POTOSI, : : : MISS?RL

At Virden, HI., the long strike of coalminers has come to an end.

In Cincinnati John C. Roth, countytreasurer and millionaire pork packer,was killed in an elevator in his pack-ing house.

In a quarrel John Nickles shot andkilled his wife and his mother-in-la- wnear Shingle Springs, Cnl., and thenkilled himself.

The Chicago university beat the Uni-versity of Wisconsin in a football gamein Chicago by a score of 6 to 0.

Mrs. Charles Taylor and her daughterand a man named Clark were burnedto death in a fire at Terry, Mich.

Cobbers entered the office of CountyTreasurer Culbertson at Chariton, la",and robbed the vault of $1,C00.

atas-f-hIn the Hood

b an inflammation of the mucous membrane:lining the nasal passages. It is caused bycold or succession of colds, combined withimpure blood. Catarrh is cured by Hood'Sarsaparilla, which eradicates from theblood all scrofulous taints, rebuilds the deli-cate tissues and builds up the system.

Hood's SarsaparillaIs America's Greatest Medicine, tl; six tor Kt

Hood's Pills cure all Liver Ills. 2S rents.

A MUCH-MOURNE- D MOTHER.

Col. Shatter Thought Twice la OatMoath Was Too Often for

Her to Die.

When Shaftcr was senior colonel of thearmy he was temporarily in charge oi somewestern post, and numbered in his com-mand an exceedingly hright, capable fellowwhose cleverness was continually gettinghim the noncommission stripes, and wliosaescapades were just as frequently gettinghim reduced to the ranks. One day thusoldier turned up at Shatter's quarters witha long face and applied for leave to attendthe funeral of his mother, who had died tbaprevious night, he said, in the town. Threquest was grant ed, hut later on, in lookingover the same records, the colonel discov-ered that the same man had been grantedleave the mouth before on the identical pre-text. IShafter said nothing, but a coupleof days afterward encountered the bereavedwarrior on the narade ground. "Look here,my man," said Pecos Hill, solemnly, "I wantto ask you a question. Were you good tothat mother of yours while she was alive?"

"Well, sir yes, sir that is, I hope so,"stammered the culprit, not knowing whatwas coming.

"I hope so, too," replied the colonel. "I'veheard of mothers dying for their sons, butnever of one dying twice in 30 days for one.You may go in mourning for a month at thaguardhouse." X. U. Times-Democra-

The Result Throughout the Country

as Indicated By the Count

of B,p"Th. Senate andaentatlvea tha Sanaa Complaxloo aa

the AdmlDlatratlon TbBooae by States.

With the exception of Maine,Ver-

mont and Oregon, all the states m the

union held elections on Tuesday, ana

the following governors were elected:States. Governors. Plurailltiea.California-Hen- ry T. Gage (reP-)-.-- -Colorado-Char- les S. Thomas (fu.).Connecticut-- G. E. Lounsburylrep.).Idaho Frank Steuncnberg-

- (fus.)....Kansas-- W. E. Stanley (rep.).....-- .Massachusetts-Rog- er Wolcott(rep.) W.33Mlchlgan-Haz- en S. Pengree (rep.)., s."Minnesota-Jo- hn Lind (fus.)...,Nebraska--W. J. Poynter (tus.)Nevada-Relnh- old Sadler (fus.) ......

W. Rolllnslrep.) 8,000New Hampshlre- -FNew Jersey-- F. M. Voorhees (rep.).. 12.000New York-- F. B. Fancher (rep.)..... 6,000

W. A. Stone (rep.)...l",0UOSoStWarSouth Dakota-Andr- ew E.LeeUus.). 15.000Tennessee-Bent- on McMlllln idem.). te,000Texas-Jose- ph D. Sayers Idem.)---.200.00-Wisconsin-Edw- ard Sconeld (rep.).. .0WWvoming-- De Forest Richards(rep ) 2,000

Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana,Iowa, Missouri, Montana, North Caro-lina, Ohio and Utah elected minorstate officers, with the following re-sults:

Delaware (rep.), 4,000 plurality:Florida (dem.), 20,000 plurality; Illi-nois (rep.), 35,000 plurality; Indiana(rep.), 15,000 plurality; Iowa (rep.),50,000 plurality; Missouri (dem.), 30,-0- 00

plurality; Montana (dem.), 2,000plurality; North Carolina (dem.), 10,-0- 00

plurality; Ohio (rep.), 60,000 plur-ality; Utah' (dem.), 3,000 plurality.

The following states elected legisla-tures, and the political complexion isgiven below:

Connecticut (rep.), California (rep.),Idaho (dem.), Illinois (rep.), Iowa(rep.), Kentucky (dem.), Michigan(rep.), elects United States senator;Minnesota (rep.), Montana (dem.),Massachusetts (rep.), New York (rep.),elects senator; New Hampshire(rep.), New Jersey (rep.), elects sena-tor; North Carolina (dem.), Nebraska(rep.), elects senator; Nevada (rep.),Pennsylvania (rep.), elects senator;South Dakota (rep.), Tennessee(ilem.), Texas (dem.), Utah (dem.),Virginia (dem.), Washington (rep.),elects senator; Wisconsin (rep.),West Virginia (rep.), elects senator;Wyoming (rep.), elects senator; Okla-homa territory (rep.).

The Next Ilonsft.The following tables show the com-

position of the next house as indicatedby returns:

No s,gressmen. Rep. Dem. Pop.

Alabama ! ... V

THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

List of Senators, Senators Elect andElect.

The following is the complete list ofmembers of the new general assemblyof Missouri:

SENATE.District. Name and Politics.

I Elijah Miller (dem.), Denver.8 W. H. Haynes Olem.), St. Joseph.3 F. M. Wilson (dcm.), Platte City.4 S. P. Davisson trep.j, Gainesville.6 O. D. YoiuiK (item. J, Kansas City.6 E. ii. Fields (dem.). Browning.7 W. F. Lovons (item ). Kansas City.8 John F. Morton (dem.), Richmond.9 B. F. Anderson (dem.), Columbia.

10 Chas. J. Walker (dem. I, Wentzville.11 E. V. Major (dem.). Howling Green.12 E. A. Do well (dem.). la llelle.13 W. S. McCUntlc (dem.j.Munroe City.1! Steve Cooper idem.), Kayeite.IS J. H. Chiida (dem.). Hermitage.ltf John C. Whaley idem.), Osceola.17 C. H. Vandlver (dem.). Borland.18 J. K. Tandy (dem.), 'Jiff Cny.li Asbery tsurkheau (rep ). Ava.2il H. M. llanip (rep.), Sprinnhtjla.21 Robert Drum Idem.), Marule Hill.22 James Orchard (dem.). West Plains.23 John E. Marshall (dem.), Blodseit.24 Frank H. Farris (dem.), Steelvillo.25 H. Li. Matthews (dem.), Hermann.26 John S. (.'lay (di:m.). FarmiiiKton.27 11. II. Hohensehild (dem. I. Kolla.2 Ben F. Thomas (dem.), Carthage.') Fred V. Mott (rep.), St. Louis.

) T. R. Martin (rep.), St. Louis.31 Chas. Scftweiekart (rep.), St. Louis.S2 John W. Drabelle (dem.), St. Louis.33 C. F. Busche (rep.), St. Louis.34 J. M. Rollins (rep.), St. Louis.Holdovers.HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Adair S. M. Plckler (rep.), Kirksville.Andrew G. V. I'laisewater (rep.), sa-

vannah.Atchison S. H. Prather (rep.). Tarkio.Audrain C. F. Clark (dem.). Mexico.Barry V. A. Huggard (rep.), Madry.Barton W R. Colbert (dem.), Milford.Bates G. B. Ellis (dem.), Appleton City.Benton T. C. Owen (rep.), Warsaw.Bollinger George B. Myers (dem.),

Lntesvllle.Boone J. V. Knelseley (dem.), Colum-

bia.Buchanan First district, W. K. Amick,

(rep.), St. Joseph.Buchanan Second district, J. A. Plner

(dem. I, St. Joseph.Buchanan Third district, J. P. Shew-mak- er

(dem.), Gower.Butler Dr. Ii. C. Jones (dem.), Poplar

Blurt.Caldwell F. M. Young (rep.). Mamilton.Callaway K. W. Martin (dem.), Aux- -

vasse.Camden J. W. Palmer (rep.). Climax

Springs.'ape Girardeau--J. W. Limbaugt

(dem.). Jackson.Carroll Russell Knetsley (dem.), Car-

rol Iton.Carter Geo. T. Lee (dem ), Van Buren.Cass J.R.Nicholson (dem.). East LynneCedar Frank Ramsdcll (dem.), Filley.Chariton T. H. Harskaddon (dem.),

Dalton.Christian Wm. P. Sullivan (rep.), Bil-

lings.Clark James Mackov (reD.), Cahokia.Clay Isaac B. Thompson (dem.), Barry.Clinton J. Kd Bohart(dem.),I'lattsburg.Col W. S. Pope idem.), Jefferson City.Cooper Wm. F. Johnson (dem.), Clark's

Ford.Crawford A. If. Harrison (rep.). Steel-vill- e.

Dade Howard Ragsdale (rep.. Evert on.Dallas W. .11. Booth (rop), Louisburg.Daviess Wra. D. Hamilton (dem.), Gal-

latin.De Kalb James T. Blair (dem.), Mays-vill- e.

Dent John K. Orson (dem.), Salem.Douglass John W. Sunders (rep.), Den-lo-

Franklin M. H. Daugherty (dem.). New1 1:veu.

Dunklin J. P. Tribble (dem.). Kennett.Gasconade chas. F. Pope dep.). Bland.Gentrv D. F. Fitzgerald idem.). Ford

City.Green First District, V. C. Coltrain,

(dem.), Springfield.Green Second district, Harry A.Vaugh-a- n

(rep.). Springtie'd.Grundy Homer Had (rep.), Trenton.Harrison Ruf us Hopkins (rep.), Kagle-vill-

Henry Chas. W. Gaines (dem.), Clin-ton.

Hickory F. M. Wilson (rep.). Hermit-age.

Holt Samuel F. O'Falloti (rcp.),Oregon.Howard A. L. Kirby (dem.). Fayette.Howell W.Jones (rep.), Willow Springs.Iron G. W. Farrar, Jr. (dem.), Belle-vu- c

Jaekson First district. George H. Noel(dem.), Cockrell.

Jackson Second district. Homer Maim(rep.). Kansas Citv.

Jackson Third district, J. H. Hawthorn(rep.), Kansas City.

Jackson Fourth district.John M. Cleary(dem.), Kansas Citv.

Jackson-Fif- th district, Frank rhillip(dem.). Kansas City.

Jackson Sixth district. V. O. Cardwell(dem ), Kansas City.

Jasper First district. M. J. Jenkins(dem. I. Carthage.

Jasper Scccnd district, A. G. Carter(rep ). Webb City.

Jefferson H. II. Weaver (dem.). RushTower.

Johnson W. M. Hamilton (dem ), War-rensbnr-

Knox J. M. MeKim (dem.). Newark.Laclede Dr. C. W. Rubyirep. ), Lebanon.Lafayett Joseph H. Christy (dem),

Odessa.Lawrence W. J. Rutledge (dem.), Frei- -'

Btadt.Lewis W. P.. Roberts (dem.).Montlcello.Lincoln K. B. Wool folk (dem), Troy.Linn Dr. A. C. IVttijohn (rep.). Brook-fiel- d.

Livingston F. K. Thompson (dem.),Cliillieolhe.

McDonald W. E. Smith (dem.), l'ine-vill- e.

Macon Webb M. Ruby (dem.), Macon.Madison T. M. O'Connell idem ), n.

Maries J. IX Slate (dem.). Vienna.Marion Thes. V. Hawkins (dem.). Pal-

myra.Mercer L. I). Woods (rep.), Princeton.Miller L. M. Musse 'rep.), Tuscumbia.Mississippi-Fr- ed J. Hess (dem.), Wolf

Island.Moniteau Dr. J. B. Stewart (rep.),

Clarksburg.Monroe James II. Whitecolton (dem.),

Paris.Montgomery Geo. W. See (dem.), Mont-

gomery City.Morgan W. B. Hunter (dem.). Excel-

sior.New Madrid John W. Jackson (dem ),

New Madrid.Newton S. K. Brown (dem ), Berwick.Nodaway Jacob Nicholas (dem.), Bur-Iln:- rt

on.Oregon John M. Cox (dem.), Jeff.Osage Alonzo Tubbs (rep.). Feursville.Ozark G. R. Curry (rep ). Nottinnhill.Pemiscot t .1 ohn T. Averhill (dem.), Ga-yo- o.

Perrv A. H. Cashion (rep.), Perrvvllle.Pettis O. M. Harnett (dem ). Sedalia.Phelps F. W. Shiiinemaim (dem.).

Holla.Pike W. J. Davis (dem.). Bowling

Green.Platte Wight Boydston (dem.). Dear-

bornPolk-- L. J. Mitchell (rep.). Wishart.Pulaski H. T. Murphy (dem.), Rich-

land.Putnam F. G. Sickles (rep.). Unionville.Ralls William J. Bradley idem.), Peiin-vil'- e.

Randolph William A. Wight (dem.),Mobcrlv.

Ray R. L. Macey (dem.), Hardin.Reynolds V. C. Brooks (dem.),Ripley J. G. McCIarcn (dem ). Doniphan.St. Charles Rudolqh Mueller (rep.). a.

St. Clair G. T. Pyeatt (dem ). Osceola,St. Francois John L. Bradley (dem.),pnran.Ste. Genevieve Peter H. Huek (dem.),

Ste. GencviovSaline First, district, Matt W. Hall

(dem.). Napton.Saline-Seco- nd district, Robert Smith

(dem.). Miami.Schuyler Matthew Coffey (dem.), Dow-nin- e.

Scotland J. P. Nesbitt (dem.), Mem-phis.

Scott L. B. Williams (dem ), Morley.Shannon George F. Chilton (dem.),

Eminence.Shelby George W. Chinn (dem ). Clar-

ence.Stoddard W. J. Ward (dem.), Idalia.Stone William Spears (rep.). Crane.Sullivan T. J. Scott (rep.). Harris.Taney A. S. Prather (rep.), Kirbyvllle.Texas J. K. Davis (dem.), Stultz.Vernon J. D. Ellis (dem.), Nevada.Warren S. T. Aydlelott rep ). Truxton.Washington W M. Bennett (rep.), Po-tos- i.Wayne R. H. Davu (rep.), Greenville.Webster W. D. Delzell (dem.), Hender-

son.Worth-- W. V. Hamber (rep.), GrantCity.Wright M. W. Kelton (rep.), Hartvllle.St. Louis County First district, It. L.Johnstone (rep.). Old Orchard.St. Louis County Second district, T. JJames (rep.), Klrkwood.St. Louis City First district, Arthur P.Paule (rep.); Charles A. Smith (rep.).St Louis City Second district, CharlesEhrhardt (rep.); Fred Mackensen (reu.):. A. Pareira (rep ).St Louis City Third district, H. C.Beedle (rep.); L. G. Perry (rep.).St. Louis City Fourth district. ThomasH. Qulnn (de.); John W. Smith (dem.);G. Mueller (rep.).St. Louis City Fifth district. B. F.Blgfrs (rep.); Fred Eusche (rep.); G. H.Wilson (rep.).St. Louis City Sixth district. P. F. Bar-rett (dem.); Georea P. Burleigh (dom.

The proposed electric road betweenChillicotbe and Trenton will cost $80,-0G- 0.

Got. Stephens commissioned Lieut.Elijah Ballard to be captain of com-pany B, Fourth Missouri regiment.

Judge Andrew Ellison, of Kirksville,who has voluntarily retired from thecircuit bench of that district, has been2J years on the bench.

Two Platte county farmers, Messrs.Risk and Gabbert, captured 30 pre-miums, aggregating 8700 in prizemoney, with their stock display at theOmaha exposition.

Monroe county citizens held a goodroads meeting at Paris and resolved infavor of a law enabling townships toorganize into road districts and votea tax on themselves for road purposes.

At Lamonte, Station Agent Hullwho carries the mail to and from thedepot, was shot twice by PostmasterO'Bannon, in a quarrel over the man-ner in which mail pouches werehandled.

Rev. W. II. Brown was run downand killed by a Santa Fe passengertrain while walking along the tracknear Ethel. He was quite deaf and itis supposed he did not hear the train'sapproach.

James Gillespie, the young son of afarmer near Mexico, accidentally shotand killed himself while show ing howJesse Fields, another boy, killed him-self while climbing out of a wagon, agun in his hand.

Dr. John J. Halley, of Benton City,Audrain county, has returned from atrip to the Klondike a greatly dis-gusted man. He says there is cold inplenty in that country, but getting itis almost an impossibility.

C. O. Raine, of Lewis county, masterof the Missouri State Grange, has is-sued an address recommending thatSaturday, December 3, be observed asGrange day throughout the state, inhonor of the birthday of the order.

William Foley, the alleged murdererof his mother and sister near Liberty,Mo., has been granted a change ofvenue and will be tried in Piattecounty December 1. Foley is beingkept in the Jackson County jail, officersfearing a mob.

Arthur Miller, a manfacturer ofWashington, this state, was indictedfor using the mails to interest men ina dishonest scheme to establish corn-cob pipe factories in various places,making unwarrented representationsas to the profits.

At Kansas City the past week theThird and Fifth Missouri regiments,which have been in camp there fortwo months, were formally musteredout of the service. Nearly 8100,000 insalaries to officers and privates werepaid to each regiment.

Seven prisoners were released fromthe county jail at St. Joseph the daybefore election, by order of the prose-cuting attorney, to enable them tovote. They are charged with highwayrobbery and were released on theirown personal recognizance.

Gov. Stephens has appointed thecommittee which is to audit the booksof the state treasurer and state auditor.It is composed of Senator MeClintic(Jem.) of Macon; Representative Ward(dem.) of Stoddard, and RepresentativeMueller (rep.) of St. Charles.

The premature explosion of threesticks of dynamite in the Seven Devilsmine near Oronogo, Jasper county, in-jured Albert Brinkley and JamesBryant, the latter only slightly.Brinkley's eyes were put out and hislegs and body were horribly lacerated.

Frank Garrison, who was convictedof ki.ling a man on an island in theMissouri river, in Platte county, musthang December 13. Garrison appealedto the supreme court for a new trial,claiming that the island where thecrime was committed was in Kansas,but the court held differently.

The supreme court refused to reversethe sentence of Mrs. Virginia Todd,of Pike county, who was given 25years in the state penitentiary formurdering her stepdaughter, HattieBethel. Mrs. Todd killed the girl be-cause the latter had caused a separa-tion between Mrs. Todd and her hus-band.

Rev. R, E. Howell, the travelingsvangelist of the Christian chnrchwho created a sensation at Warrens-bur- g

a few months ago by elopingwith the young wife of William Hen-derson, killed himself in a hotel atDlathe, Kan., the other day becausethe woman refused to longer stay withhim. Howell had a wife in Decatur, 111.

At Bosworth the other day an or-ganized band of 20 women made a raidon Mickey Bros.' restaurant for thepurpose of breaking up a "blind tiger,'--

hich is said to be conducted by them.They threatened to empty all liquorsand demolish the fixtures, but aftersearching the building, left it withoutdoing any damage. They then visitedthe drug store in a like manner.

Some of the Missouri papers are urg-ing that the legislature abolish theentrance and tuition fees in all depart-ments at the state university. "Shouldthis be done," insists one of them,"there is little doubt that at least1,200 students would be enrolled nextyear. In the universities of neighbor-ing states education is absolutely free.Why should Missouri, one of the rich-est commonwealths in the union, in-sist upon charging her students tuitionin an institution that stands at thehead of the public school system?"

John Bray, a farmer who died nearRush Hill, had reached the great ageof 107 years. He was born in Irelandin 1891 and came to America 35 yearsago.

During October not one of the 180pupils in the Barnard schools wastardy. On the strength of this recordthe teachers and pupils indulged in ahalf holiday and an impromptu cele-bration.

Green Ridge, Pettis county, wasvisited by a serious fire that for a timethreatened to devastate the wholetown. Property valued at $15,000 wasdestroyed before the flames werechecked.

J. E. Brown, who was in jail at Gal-latin, charged with forging a note ona local bank, escaped from jail and isstill at large.

Richard Keesee and David Shelby,two farmers, engaged in a quarrel onthe streets of Marshfield when Keeseeshot Shelby dead.

At Centralis, during a quarrel overa crap game, Cal Brown stabbed DennisLamb three times, perhaps fatally,then made his escape.

Dr. Millard True, a young physicianof Cobb, St. Clair county, wound up aprotracted spree bv taking a dose of

! carbolic acid, ending his life.I

Arkansas 6 ... 6California 7 6 1...Colorado 2 ... 2Connecticut 4 4Delaware 1 1 ... ...Florida 2 ... 2Georgia 11 ... HIdaho 1 1Illinois 22 H SIndiana 13 9 4Iowa 11 11 ... ...Kansas 8 7 1...Kentucky 11 1 10Louisiana 6 ... 6Maine 4 4Maryland 6 4 2 ...Minnesota 7 7 ... ...Massachusetts 13 10 3Michigan 12 12Mississippi 7 ... 7.Missouri 15 3 IIMontana 1 ... 1Nebraska 6 4 ... 2Nevada 1 1New Hampshire 2 2New Jersey 8 6 2New York 34 16 1North Carolina 9 ... 9North Dakota 1 1 ...Ohio 21 15 6Oregon 2 2Pennsylvania 30 20 10Rhode Island 2 2South Carolina 7 ... 7South Dakota 2 2Tennessee 10 2 8 ...Texas 13 1 12Utah 1 ... 1Vermont 2 2 ... ...Virginia 10 ... 10Washington 2 2 ... ...West Virginia 4 3 1...Wisconsin 10 in ... ...Wyoming 1 1

Totals 357 1M 169 4

NOVEMBER 1898.

: Su. Mob. Tut. Wed. Thar. Frt. Sat f1L 3 4 S j

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30

The egg crop of the United Stateslast year amounted to 850,000,000 doz-ens. That is something to cackle over,without saying anything about crow-tof- f.

A New England ba;.k cashier whoabsconded recently is described as be-ing "short and taking in his way." lintthat will hardly serve to distinguishbim from other missing cashiers.

Several scientific papers have recent-ly announced the discovery that theodor of sweet peas is very obnoxious toflies, and that when placed In a room itwill keep it free from these very tire-some pests.

A new terror is in fctore for those whospeak the taal. Motor cars are beingrapidly introduced into South Africa,as into other parts of the world, and ofcourse some word must be used todenote them. This, in accordance withn decision of the Flemish ncademy atAntwerp, will probably be Snelpaarde-tooszouder- s

poo regpe troolr ij t uig.

I Adjt. Gen. Corbin says that the wear-ing of medals by volunteer soldiery isnot regulated by law. The Army andNavy Journal, however, thinks that itshould be and says: "Every soldier inthe army should receive a medal orcross for war service, but he ought toget it from the nation and not from hisward neighbors or fellow townsmen."

John Ferguson, who v. orks a farmnear Calhoun. Ga., is 50 years old, justover eight feet tall and weighs 31Gpounds. Up to the age of 20 he wasan invalid, but after that time he in-creased in brawn and muscle with mi-raculous rapidity, until at the age of30 he was, as he is now, a veritablegiant. He is 48 inches around the chestand 44 around the waist.

A society which aims to be to thesoldiers who enlisted for the Spanish--American war what the Grand Army ofthe Republic has been to the federalarmy of the civil war has been organ-ized in Lexington, Kv. "The ServiceMen of the Spanish War" is the title ofthe new society, and the plan of organ-ization was the idea of Cant. Wilson 1.Pavenny, commissary of subsistence ofthe First brigade, Second division, Firstarmy corps.

! The Nebraska young man who de-serted his bride at the moment of theceremony because he discovered thatshe had been indulging in a cigarette,will probably have the sympathy ofmany a man who is not quite ready fororiental customs among the women.At the same time, it might be interest-ing to inquire into the habits of thebridegroom. If he is a smoker, has heany real grounds for complaint againstthe young lady?

The United States i coming to thefront as a silk producer. Thirty yearsngo our annual output of silk was but.little mere than $6,000,000 in value,while now it reaches over $S7,000,000.The imports of silk are falling oil also,and from the high-wat- er mark in silkimports of $30,000,000 in 1883 they havenow dropped down to $23,000,000. Alittle export trade has also been builtup, and if there is anything that, yourUncle Samuel cannot produce we wouldlike to know what it is!

The new woman has scored the vic-toryof her eventful life in Newark, X. ,T.A judge of that advanced town has de-cided that wives belonging to clubs havea legal right to a latchkey and to returnhome nt any of the small hours thatbest suit them, and that husbands whooppose this right as an exclusive one oftheir own nre liable to arrest and fine.This disposes of the whole vexed ques-tion. The latchkey unlocks the lastfetter binding downtrodden woman totyrannical conventions.

A telephone man predicts that be-fore the close of the nineteenth cen-tury persons on the rnciflc coast willbe talking by telephone to persons onthe Atlantic seaboard. The feat hasr.Iready been accomplished betweenKansas City and Boston, Thirty-thre- et tates are now connected by long-distanc- e

telephone systems, and within uyear nearly every other state will havethem. Statistics show that the year1S98 lias developed greater activity inthe telephone world than any since itsinvention, and the year 1899 will be therecord breaker.

New York has decreed that a teacherin the public schools, may not marryand still bold her job unless she canfchow some very excellent reason whyan exception should be made in hercase. If a school-teach- er or, for thatmatter, any other young womancannot get a husband who is able tosupport her she had better remainsingle, and if she gets a husband whocan support her she had better devoteherself to the home rather than theschool. This appears to be the courseof reasoning in New York, and it oughtto hold good everywhere.

EI Cubano, a newspaper establishedin Santiago since the occupation byAmerican troops, criticises the Amer-ca- n

mayor because he works in his of-fice in his shirt sleeves. El Cubano saysthat it is very undignified and verymuch beneath the honor of the office.Dignity or no dignity, the Americancleaned up Santiago in four weeks afterthe Spaniards failed to make any prog-ress in that direction for 400 years, andhas done more for the people of thatcity in the past month than the Spanishmavor did in a centurv. The American

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All tho Latest News of Interest fromWashington, From the East, the

West and tho South.

TID! LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES

WAR SEWS.Cit'M. loitnco will leave Havana No-

vember for Spain.den. Lnwton will fro to Cuba to in-

vestigate the feoHiijility of utilizing theHavana volunteers as a civil guard dur-ing ntul after the evacuation by theSpaniards.

The Ynlcan left Newport News tosearch for the cruiser Infanta MariaTeresa, supposed to be ashore on Catisland.

The Americans at the meeting inParis of the peace commissioners de-clined to recede from the positiontaken concerning the Philippines.

In Havana tien. Blanco ordered thenvrcst of two Spanish editors whowrote insulting articles against Ameri-cans.

A Madrid dispatch says that thegovernment has decided to maintainsovereignty over the Philippines, andthat Senor Montero Rios, the presidentof the .Spanish peace commission, rec-ommends the abandonment of the nego-tiations.

The annual report of Maj. Gen. Miles,commanding the army, was made pub-lic by the war department.

The stranded vessel off Cat islandhas been found to be the Infanta MariaTeresa.

YY. A. Williams, chief quartermasternt Havana, and his clerk, F. T. Stewart,died of yellow fever.

Admiral Winfield Seott Schley ar-rived in Xew York from Porto Hico onboard the cruiser Newark.

Dispatches say that the United Statesdemands cession of the Philippineswithout paving any compensation orassuming any debt. Spain is expectedto r; fuse, and after the islands areFcb'ed by the Americans, will lay thematter before the powers.

A Washington dispatch sny.s thatf pain will be given until December 1 toaccept the peace terms laid down by theUnited States or to withdraw from theParis conference. Cession of the entirePhilippine group, without recompense,will be insisted upon by the Americans.

I'llOH WASIIIGTOX.In the United States and Canada the

fire loss for the month of Octobershows a total of $7,539,400, against

in October, 1897.Latest returns from the state elec-

tions indicate that the republicans willhave a majority of 1.1 in the next housecf representatives and a majority of 16in the senate. In New York Theo-dore lioosevelt was elected governorby about 20,000 plurality. Other stateselected republican governors as fol-lows: Connecticut, California. Ohio,Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Michigan,Wisconsin, New Hampshire, New Jer-sey, Nevada, Nebraska (doubtful),North Dakota, Kansas and Wyoming.The democrats elected governors inColorado, Texas, Tennessee, South C'aro-lin- a,

South Dakota and Minnesota. Onminor state offices Indiana, Illinois,Iowa, Ohio, Rhode Island, Delaware,Washington, New Mexico and West Virginia went republican and the democrats were successful in Missouri, Montana, Utah. Georgia, North Carolina,Louisiana, Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi nadVirginia.

The November crop report of the ag-ricultural department estimates thetotal cotton crop at 10.000,000 balesor.d the corn crop at 1,927,000,000 bush-els.

Fourth Assistant Tost master-Gener- alIlrislow in his annual report for

the fiscal year ended June 30. 1898,thows there were 73,570 post offices inthe United States, an increase duringthe year of 2,548.

There was a reduction of $113,000,- -0O0 in imports and an increase of $123,--000.000 in exports in the nine monthsended September 3f last.

During Hie last fiscal year the totalnumber of immigrants who arrived inthe United States was 229,209, a de-crease as compared with the fiscal year1S97, of 1,5.13. Of the whole number135,770 were males and 93,254 females.

TIIH EAST.In Philadelphia the world's ten-sh-

pistol record was broken by C. II. Tay-lor, of the Massachusetts liifle associ-ation, who made the limit of 100.

Over $ l.OOO.l'OO changed hands onelection results in New York.

In the United States there were 211business failures in the seven days end-ed on the 11th, against 194 the weekprevious and 291 in the correspondingperiod of 1S97.

On the Lehigh Valley road two ex-press trains collided near Wilkesbarre,Pa, and five men were killed.

JIarvey I.utz shot and killed his fa-ther at Heading, Pa., while drunk, andthen killed himself.

WEST AM) SOt'TSI.Fire wiped out one-ha- lf of the busi-

ness part of Blooniville, O.Six or the eight men engaged in the

hold-u- p of the Great Northern trainnear Fergus Falls, Minn., have beencaptured.

Flames in the general store of C. A.Stearns in Hanover, Miss., were fol-lowed by an explosion which killed fourmen.

Flames destroyed 13 buildiDgs in Sib-ley, la., among them being LittlechildPros. livery barn, where 19 horses wereburned.

The National Woman's ChristianTemperance union began its annual ses-sion in St. Paul. Minn.

In San Francisco K. O. Kragness went50 miles on a bicycle in 2: 13: 29, makinga new record.

Highwaymen robbed William Slagle,a messenger for the Exchange bank atCberubusco. Ind., of $1,200.

While on her way home from Alaskawith a fortune of $114,000 a young wom-an named Crossop, of Minneapolis, wasdrowned.

Two children named Hendersonwere killed by a large meteor,. whichfell near their home in Perry, O. T.

FOnEIGX INTELLIGENCE.In Montreal Norman Cole shot and

killed Mathilde Lavigueur, his sweet-heart, and then sent a bullet throughhis own brain. Jealousy was the cause.

Luigi Lucchenni, the Italian anar-chist who stabbed and killed EmpressElizabeth of Austria on September 10last, was sentenced to life imprison-ment at Geneva, Switzerland.

The United States of Central Amer-ica government has removed its capitalfrom Amalpala, Honduras, to Chinan-dega- ,

Nicaragua, which will be the per-manent seaf of government.

At Kwellu, West Africa, 13 murderersof American missionaries were hanged

Advices say the duke of Cumberlandhas reasserted, his claim to the thronesof Hanover and Brunswick.

Advices from Berlin say the Germanimperial party will not land at anjSpanish port.

The new governor general of Canada,Lord Minto, took the oath of office inQuebec.

LATER NEWS.The Methodist preachers' meeting

in New York, on the 14th. passed aresolution to have a committee ap-pointed to investigate certain "out-rages alleged to have been conmiincdrecently upon colored citizensof NorthCarolina." The chairman. Kov. Dr.Thomas T. Poulson, appointed Dr. W.H. Brooks, colored, and two whiteclergymen, Itcv. Dr. Clark Wright andUev. Geo. Adams, of Brooklyn, as thecommittee.

While standing on one of the mainstreets of Wichita, Kas., begging sin-ners to come into the fold. ToilerlJhoiuh's, a Methodist minister, was ar-rested, charged with being the notori-ous "Bill" Williams, the leader of thegang of outlaws that a few years agoinfested Inli.Mi territory. When thegang was broken up he lied to SouthDakota, and has been working the Sal-vation army racket.

Canonsbnrg, Pa., was visiled by afurious fire, on the 14th. which. 1m" reit could be gotten under control, wipedout fully a third of the business por-tion of the town, besides two of theprincipal hotels ami many dwellings,doing damage estimated at $l.0.mo.No lives were lost as far as can be as-certained.

A Fargo (N. D.) special says: Therewas a conflict of authority, on the14th. between Deputy United StatesMarshal Sheehan, of St. Paul, andSheriff Billings of Fergus Falls, Minn.,over the custody of six train rohU rsarrested in Moorhead. The sheriff gotthe prisoners.

Mrs. Ballir.gton Booth, wife of thecommander of the Volunteers ofAmerica, has gone to Chicago at thesolicitation of Gov. Tanner and thewarden of the Illinois state prison, toprovide a home in that city for dis-charged prisoners.

Just after noon, on the 14th, four de-tectives had a battle with two high-waymen in the outskirts of Omaha,Neb. About 100 shots were exchangedwith no effect, when the detectivesfled, allowing the highwaymen to es-cape.

The Spanish transport Le Casniwent ashore at 1 a. in., on the 14ih. atPunta Boca Gavilances. near Cienfiie-go- s,

province of Santa Clara. Cuba, andwas totally wrecked. All her crew weresaved.

Senor AJbert Duphin is dead. Hewas born at Amiens. Prance, in 1S27,and was for a time minister of finance(1SS6) in the Goblet cabinet.

MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Chinese laundry-me- n in New Yorkcity have organized a trust.

Russia proposes to build an immenseship canal 1o connect the Baltic andBlack seas.

T. B. Potter, the founder of the Col-de- nclub, the once famous British free

trade organization, is dead.Nathan B. Moore, of Bingham, Me.,

is the champion nimrod of that stateand has killed over 300 moose.

Gen. Wheeler was the youngest manin the confederate army to attain therank of lieutenant general. He was 2G.

The storthing has adopted a resolu-tion to introduce a Norwegian flag,without the emblem of the union withSweden.

Mrs. Leslie Carter, the actress, hasfiled a petition in bankruptcy at NewYork, showing liabilities of $03,773,with no assets.

The Russian barkentine Bering ar-rived in San Francisco with a cargo olsealskins and other furs from the Bear-ing coast, valued at $1,000,000.

Admiral Dewey is to be honored inVermont by the erection of a "Deweyhall" at the state's militiary institution,Norwich university, at Rutland.

William Beck, a Lake Shore emplo-e- ,lias been arrested in Toledo for sys-tematic stealing from express cars.Moore than $5,000 worth of goods werefound in his house.

Miss Beatrix Hoy t, who has now forthree successive years won the women'sgolf championship of America, is agranddaughter of Chief Justice SalmonP. Chase.

J. J. Armstrong, chief clerk in therailway mail service, with headquartersin Chicago, is about to seve. :is connec-tion with the service after a continuousservice of 29 years.

The stallion Robert McGregor, 2:17' i.the "Monarch of the Homestretch."dropped dead at the Ketcham farm nearToledo O., aged 27 years, ne was thechampion sire of 2:15 trotters.

For the eleventh time Chicagoobserved the anniversary of

the hanging of their comrades Par-sons, Spies, Fischer and Engel forcomplicity in the Haymarket riot.

The career of James J. Hill, the North-western railway magnate, has beenthus summarized : Age, 50; parentage,Scotch-Iris- h; birth. Canadian; initialfcalaiy, 50 cents a dav: Dresent income,$0,000 day.

One oa the Jadire.In a case of slander that was heard not

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"Oh, they nre unfit for anj-- respectableperson to Hear!" was the emphatic answer.

"Then," oaid the examiner, coaxingly,"suppose you just whisper them to thejudge." Cincinnati Enquirer.

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A Climatic Complaint."Look here," said the man who was

standing in the doorway, shaking awater-soake- d umbrella at the clouds,"are you the person who keeps sayingthat this old world is all right; thatit's a good sensible sort of world whenyou get right down to the facts?"

"Those are my sentiments," said theoptimist.

"In spite of the fact that we've hadabout sixteen bad days to one whenthe sun shone?"

"Yes.""Well, I can't agree with you. Did

you ever study astronomy?""A little.""You propably know that there arc

around this planet.""Yes.""Well, that being the case, I can's

have any respect for an earth thathasn't sufficient intelligence to get insome place ot of the rain. Washing-ton Star.

Scientific Ignorance.IIuggardDo you know anything

about love?Kissam My dear boy, I've made Itlife study."With what result?""I've succeeded in reducing my ig-

norance of it to a science." --N. Y. Sua.

EXECUTIONERS

In Spain the office of executioner is,or was, hereditary, and in France it be-came practically so.

In earliest Roman days the sentenceof death was carried into effect by theaccuser and a similar practice was invogue in the Crimea when that was akingdom.

Formerly in Germany the duty ofexccutionerdevolvedupon the youngestmember of the community, in Thurin-gi- a

upon the latest settler and in Fran-coni- a,justly, upon the newest married.

The dignity of the function of put-ting into effect of the sentence of deathwas better recognized in ancient timesthan it is to-da- In old Greece thepresentation of the hemlock was anhonorable service and the man whoperformed it was ranked by Aristotleabove ordinary magistrates.

In the code and sacred books of theParsees no provision is made for capitalpunishment, but a culprit is to bebeaten with thongs a number of blows,proportioned to his offense, and if hesuccumbs no one is to blame.

Character is