The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-09

station, this county. The negroes opened
fire on the whites at the polls while the
election was progressing. The whites were
unarmed, consequently no damage was
done to the negroes A. T. Harvey Dem
ocratic candidate for County Assessor, is
among the killed The Sheriff with a
posse found about hundred negroes were
barricaded in dwelling with their leader,
Ed. Vance, and were fired on by the
negroes as they approached the house.
Another body of armed men have gone to
/ the scene to assist the Sheriff. Otherwise
| the election in this county was quiet and
orderly. ~
Yazoo county gives democratic major
ity estimated at 1, 300 About fourth
vote was polled. The colored vote was
very light Notwithstanding they are in a
majority on the registry books.
A sheriffs posse, consisting of about 100
men surrounded Ed Vance's house to cap
ture the instigators and perpetrators of the
murders at Marion station this morning,
and demanded their surrender. which was
refused. .E John Vance, aged 21, son Of Ed.
/ Vance, riding up, pointed a gun at the
/ posse and was shot dead. A. G. Warren,
of the posse was instantly killed by o shot
fired from inside the house. Ed. Vance
and the negroes escaped. Several of them
were shot at and wounded. Will Vance,
aged 80, was captured and lodged in Jail.
The sheriff received slight wound from a
spent ball Hardin Jones, of the posse,
was slightly wounded. Vance and the
negroes fought desperately all day from
inside the house, and thus having all the
advantage, it was difficult TO capture
them. The names of the killed at the
polls this morning are A. T. Harvey, Jos.
Barnett, jeff Segars and Vince Segars.
James Hodges and Levi Moore were
wounded.
| MASSACHUSETTS.
! Boston, Nov. S.-There is light vote
all over the state. The vote in this state
is unusually light. Reports from all points
indicate little general interest. As an in
dication of the apathy returns from 30
towns which gave Long last year 16, 407 to
9,711 for Thompson, democrat, now show
| 9,478 for Long and 1850 for Thompson.
| The vote Of Boston with three precincts to
hear from, is Long, republican, 15, $40,
Thompson. democrat, 1a,471. The same
authority estimates Gov. Long elected by
5000 majority.
Three hundred and seven counties
and towns, including all cities in the
state, leaving thirty-eight small places
to hear from, give the following vote:
Long, republican, GOATS; Thompson,
democrat, 81, 276; Aleny prohibition, 1 ,705,
Andrew, f. 151. All reports indicate that
the Senate will be 81 republicans and three
democrats, republican gain of two. The
House will be 184 republicans, SO demo
Gratis, four undecided. The democrats
will probably gain four.
$50 a. m.-Returns on the proposed
constitutional amendment, which pro-
SNfkt
orably dircharged soldiers and sailors who
are paupers, are very meagre. That amend
ment is probably carried.
| Later returns show that the Senate will
show 35 republicans, four democrats and
one independent republican.
VIRGINIA.
| FREDERICKsBURG, Nov. 9.-The election
to-day was closely contested, and full
vote pOlled. About one third of the col
cred vote was cast for the democrats, but
the readjusters have made an equal gain
in Stafford, and King. George county
will probably gain readjuster on
Senator, electing three delegates out OF
four.
RICHMOND, Nov. 9.-Returns to the
democratic state committee indicate that in
the legislature the democrats will gain II
members and lose one. On the other hand
| the Secretary of the readjuster state com
mittee claims that the readjusters estimate
their majority for Cameron in the state al
! 12, 600, and that as far as heard from they
/ have gained five members of the house
delegates and only lost one. They are
iubilant and claim that victory is certain
/ WISCONSIN.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. S.-Returns to 9:2(
o'clock indicate very light vote through
| tha CT yVa ri ,tnG
gives Rusk, republican, for governor, 254
majority, Falk, democrat, for state treas
urer, runs over 800 ahead of his ticket anC
will possibly be elected
Eighty-two towns comprising over 2Ot
precincts, show net democratic gain oi
| 1850. The republican state committee
claim the state by 10000.
Out of 1000 towns in the state 125 give
q democratic gain of 1900.
MDNIGHT-O hundred and sixty ont
towns and the city of Milwaukee give {
net democratic gain of 1904. Chairman
Anderson. of the democratic state commit
tee claims that they have elected the state
ticket The republican leaders are sur
prised at their losses, but dc not admit thu
loss of the state, although they say the
result is doubtful. The prohibition ticke
has defeated the republicans, if they art
!, defeated, and their vote is probably 15,00(
, at the very lowest. Secretary Paine, o.
the republican state committee expresse:
strong belief that the republican ticket il
elected.
The latest returns, comprising e-thirt
of the state indicate that the republican
state ticket is elected by 1900, with th'
possible loss Of the state treasurer.
ILLINOIS.
PEORIA, Nov. Tn the municipal cleo
ton to day Frank Hitchcock, republican
was elected Mayor by majority of nearl.
500, republican gain of 1000. The re
; publicans also gain three Aldermen. Th
council will tie with republican Mayor
! This is the first time the republicans hav
carried the city for several years.
CHICAGO, Nov. S.-The city complet
shows that Gary. republican, also nomi
mated by the democrats, for Judge OF th
Supreme Court has been unanimousl
elected Stephens, republican, for Cler
of the County Court, has 2,012 majority
Mattocks and Sommers, democrats, TO
l County Commissioners, each received owe
700 majority. The total vote in the cit
is a little over 10000, or less than half tn
: ordinary full vote The falling off was no
more of surprise than the defeat OF tn
republicans.