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The evening world., 1893-11-08

Judson Lawson beat George c. Coffin by
l'oA plurality, with two election dis
tricts stIll to hear from.
George Webster has been defeated BY
Fhonas ii. Robertson, Republican. In
the Twcnty-sevcnth District. after a
very c'ose contest, by an apparent plu-
rfIity OF about COO votes. with two cleo
ton districts to hear from.
The fight In the Twenty-nrst District
was "A thrcc-cornered one. and very
close between Moses Herman, Tam
many's man, and Otto Irving Wise, Re
publican. James Brooke Leavitt was
run as an Independent by the Good Gov
Club, but was not In It.
Mr.. Crokcr had predicted a plurality
of about 10000 in this city for Maynard,
from advices received from Kings
County he was led to expect hat the plu-
rality for that gentleman in the two
counties would be very close to 100, 900.
But Kings County also scratched the
election-rcturns jugglcr, and instead OF
giving him "A plurality piled up one of al
most 10000 for his opponent-more than
half that given to Maynard in New York
County.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.
AGaanN NJ MaN,r pultn n,n.r NCrlrht n.
The evening world., 1893-11-08
REUSED THE CAPITOL ECHOES.
An Unknown Vocalist Who sang q
Ballad " tho Rotunda.

1t happened during the long vacation.
before Congress convened, that an un-
known lady strolled into the rotunda OF
the Capitol. There was no one about but
the guide and a few tourists, and a
couple of friends who were with the UNI
known suggested to her that She try
the acoustics OF the hall.
At first she dcmurred. says the Wash
ington Post, but the idea seemed to fas-
Cinate her. AS she stood silent for "a
moment, as If waiting for her accom-
panimtnt, something In her easy pose
suggested familiarity with the foot
lights.
Then she lifted up her voice and sang
easily and unaffeCtedly as II bird and
ballad, but the voice was pure and clear.
the phraslng fine and execution excel
lent, But this was nOt all.
The echoes of the great dome awOkc
and Joined In the song until II seemed
maENiilcd and expanded into a who'll"
great chorus. The guarcS and guides
crowded in to hear this irnpromptu
secrs, who had allotted fifteen minutes
to do the Capitol" paused to listen.
It was grand, 1t was inspiring, and
the singer seemed to enjoy this ~rcali2a-
ton of her art. which she could never
attain in an ordinary hall, When she
paused "A round OF applause awokc other
echoes until II sounded like the tribute
of Il great audience,
And then the singer, realizing her
situation, departed.
Who she was no one ut the Capitol
knows, bat a remark, as she thanked
The dnorkCepeI. saying hat she had
sung in many halls, but zone like this,
rave rise to the surmise that she was
not unknown 20 fame,
The evening world., 1893-11-08
M'KINLEY'S SWEEP.
Early Morning Indications of a
Plurality CT 10000.
Massachusetts Republican by a
Margi, OF 35, 0C0.
Judge Cory Elected and Ait: cid
Rtbuked in Chicago.

COLUMBUS, o., Nov. S.-Pcrsons who
receive and handl" election returns. In
Guiding Gov Mckinley, were w until
4 O'Clock this morning. and will be in ted
until late in the forenoon.
Tho ohio legislature will be Rcpuh-
licau by about twcnty-thrcc in both
houses.
The proposed Constitutional amend
mcn's. one to permit the General As
somhlY to tax franchises. such as the
Pullman cars, telephone and telegraph
companies, &c, and to divide tho big
counties. such as Hamilton. Franklin
and Cuyahoga. into Legislative districts,
were swampcd for want Of attention,
so greatly was puhlic attention liked
on voting FOR Mckinley. lie carried
this county, franklin. which always
was Democratic, nnd also Mr.. Outh-
waite's districts, by over LOO majority.
Cleveland carried it last year by l,lno.
Chillocothe. home of Neal. gave Nc
kinley a plurality. The Democrats never
lost it before. Several counties have
been carried by Republicans for the
first time.
After midnight there was a ~rousing
meeting at the state House, addressed
by Boutelle, Of Maine. Horr and clay
Evans.
Horn and Evans, in revieing the les
sons OF the election, referred to Mckin-
ley as the coming leader. and in Bou-
telle's fine tribute to Ohio and Maine
always pulling together it was generally
understood hat consideration was
shown to eX-Speaker Reed.
At democratic State Headquarters to-
day, the result as to Governor Ia con,
coded to he such as to give them NJ
cause for looking after returns.
Chairman Dick, Of Republican State
Headquarters, has later unofficial re
turns indicating that MCkinley's plural.
ity is between 5000 and 5000. the larg.
est in tn" history of the State, cxcep'
in 1863 when Brough had over 100. 90
over ~Nallindham, then an exile in ar
! ada
The evening world., 1893-11-08
WAS J.CSSUN A SUICIDE?
His Body Found in the Shrubbery
at jerome Park.
lie Was n Prosperous Mnr, Withoue
Apparent Troubles.

The body of the man found in the
s~hrub5ery at jerome Park yesterday af-
ternoon by Policeman Battle has been
removed TO the Harlem Morgue. 1t Is
supposed to be that OF William I. jack
son. twenty-elght years oil. who was
engaged in the stationery %jobbins BUSH
ness, ana had an office at { Elm street.
Thera were no marks found upon the
body to indicate violence, but the face
was badly disco!orcI. which, he morgue
officials seem to think indicates that
death was due 10 poison. :
Jackson's Office was in Ralph Fore
mans wood turning establishment. at the
address given ana he lived in brooklyn
with Joseph Sloan, who is employed / n
Donaldson Brothers printing and lith-
.oEraph.ng establishment, At % Park
according l. his friends, had no known
love entanglemcnts or business troubles.
MIR. SioaN. who mas known jackson Tor
a number OF years, and was perhaps ms
most intimate friend, cannot DeleNe II a
case II death by poison.
Jackson said MIR. sloan - an Even,
ing Worli' reporter this morning .eouli
have had no motive for desiring 10 end
his life. He Id d good business ana was
a.ways happy. He was too busy 4 man
to get mixed un in any !oEe AFFAIR ana
heSllpS was SGT hl'tl'NSaN h['N's'
could not have got into trouble through
Slr. sloan Wall enicavor to find the
parents Of his lead friend, but in tht
event OF his failure to do 50 he VIII
give the body decent burial,
Mr.. Foreman, who was also wei acS
1uUintcd with jackson, is INCLINED to the
belief that the man committed sulclus
Last Friday afternoon" says Mr.
Foreman, " Just after his reutrn from
n weeks visit to Baltimore, Jackson
and several others were discussing thf
easiest and quickest way Of ending ones
life, jackson introduced the subject
Morphine, he said, would. be his way
because it was speedy n painless. II
the body is that Of Jackson, and l be
lievc il Is, for the description tullies With
his appearance t. a minimum, j am
satisfied that he died from morphine
taken with suicidal intent.
Jackson was In the habit OF s1endIng
SUNDAYS and HOLIDAYS with friends al
K!ngsGrll-e. lie LEI, hi office Monday
night and did not return Tuesday, II
believed ne went to kingsUridge, called
on his friends and tnen went to the
Park and took a fatal dose OF poison. q
In mis- pockets were found a momt
randum book with his name Inscribed on
the cCver, two photographs OF a young
woman, some poetic eNeer! IS, a knIt
and a little change.
The evening world., 1893-11-08
CARLISLE AT ELIlS ISLAND.
The Secre'a-v Pays HIS First Visit
and IS D-ep'v Interested.

Secretary Carlisle, accompanied by
Mrs. carlisle, visited Elis Island to-
day. They reached the Barge Office at
10 O'Clock. and were met by Contract
Iana, Inspector Philip German, II Ken
,leNy uclgNuor of the Secretary, who
escorted them TO the revenue cutter
MHuNultln.
rh" cutter took the party over to the
I~wwtgrllirn bureau, where Commits
sIOuar of Immigration Senncr was wait
Srrrvtury's first visit to t.llis Island,
ami he was deeply interested in what
was to ho seen. The passengers on the
Sp4aruIam were being landed at the
lime. and the Secretary had an oppor-
tuui.y of observing the process OF regis
,,riuE the immigrants and distributing
tltn.
The evening world., 1893-11-08

r,,o,,in, p tho euccessruI condi-
ro''o"lns ~ u. N"
dates in his city n county:
JUDGE OF COMMON PLEAS
u-DGES OF CITY COURT,
NJ Ei.aeimnns Dem. Lewis l. Con-
Nv |
"N' D@ SURROGATE.
Y Arnold Dem.
Ep
EpMT r oLLEh
Ashpei T. rl.cll' beih'
SHERIFF,
Charles NJ. Clancy, Dem.
Observation-Disclosures,
John r. Fellows, Dem.
- ~
- r,. Els W IT Doh,s
e; w. Fitzpatrick Dem'' w. ii. Dooos'
Dem.
AND 24TH WARDS.
Louis F.. Haffen, Dem.
CIVIL JUSTICES
Fire, DistricthWJaubone INN Dem
Saaconi n~istrict"Herman B0oIte' Dem
'rhird Observation-Disclosures F.. Moore Dem.
F., Roesch. Dem.
Ciftb"Hanrv NJ Goldfople' Dem.
Siyth-DnniSl r. Martin. Dem.
The evening world., 1893-11-08
Mad Panic Follows a Terrible
Explosion in Liceo Thea
ire, Barcelona.
MANY TRAMPlED UNDER FOOT.
Nearly -Four Thousand Peo-
pie Engaged in the
" lid Rush.
Try Associated Prcs7 }


BARCELONA. Nov. ~S.-pynamtte
thrown 10y alleged Anarchists into the
middle of n crowded theatre is the latest
outrage and disaster to he recorded in
Spain. The Liceo Theatre. on the Ram
hla de Capurhinos, the Italian Opera
House, a magnificent building, sometimes
classed as the largest theatre IN Europe,
Was filled last night with a large and
distinguished audience.
Nearly four thousand people assembled
10 near the popular opera william Tell"
During the performance two dynamite
bombs were suddenly hurled from the
upper gallery INTO the stalls on the
floor oil the house.
one of the bombs exploded with a ter
rible report, which shook the theatre to
its foundation and scattered death.
wounds and destruction upon all sides.
Up to this time the number Of dead is
known 10 be eighteen.
lhe second bomb did not explode, hav-
ing. 1t is said, fallen into the lap Of a
lady and rolled harmlessly to the floor.
The explosion OF the bomb caused a
scene Of terror an! confusion rarely wit
messed in a theatre. The whole audi
ence rose to its feet in horror and dis
may, the building ringing with shrIe!ts
and groans.
For n moment the LIceo was filled
with binding smoke and dust, while
falling glass and plaster caused a
horrible din, and added to the hor-
rors of the situation. \ wild panic
seized the vast audience. and the result
was a scene which can never be forgot
ten.
The terrified crowd, fearing that at
any momen another bomb might be
thrown. completely lost all presence Of
mind or sense Of control. All regard for
women and children seemed 10 vanish
in those moments of fear, and there
was a fierce. mad rush for the doors.
Men and women fought with each other
as they crushed the weaker ones be-
meath their feet in the effort TO escape
leaving the wounded ana dying heAind
them. ended only by a few Of the
drawer hearts who remained faithful to
their dear ones,
In this wild rush many old people and
children were severely injured through
being tramplud under foot, while Others
were severely bruised T. crushed by
the outpouring crowd. People jumped
from the boxes among the audience,
others let themselves down as best they
could from the galleries, though they
risked the lives OF others In their IA
The evening world., 1893-11-08
GREEN HALGE BY $4,000.
The Republican Plurality Grows in
Massachusetts.

BOSTON, Nov. S.-Three hundred and
forty-six OF 35l cities and towns of Mas
sachusetts, give for Governor:
Greenhalge HtepD, 1870, 272: Russell
DEM, $3.50; Banks (Pro.), S,O53. Re
publican plurality, 34,S97.
The same towns, in 1891, gave Allen
(Rep), l4S, 7O6; Russell Dem.), 15j, 6lS.
Democratic plurality, 5,9l2.
A net Republican gain of 49, 500.
The evening world., 1893-11-08
Raussu~irG.

Excited Person attacking apotheCary
with a sympathetic and thrcatcnins
at his hc,lsD-Thts recipe calls
FOR bitter almond water and You gave
Clnrk Currinp rollD- Sir, sirl don't toe
alarmed prussic acid ms no effect
Whatever on tho horse II hyonu.
The evening world., 1893-11-08

Orram street & smt,ss Good NsvsD
He-I asked you parrot If she wanted
a cracker, but j couldn't quite make out
her reply,
Shc-Polly speaks very inlistinctly at
times. Perhaps she was trying | say
that she preferred chocolates,
He-Um-IlI bring u box next time
and see,
The evening world., 1893-11-08
UNKNOWN MAN FouNp UNCONSCIOUS.

UNKNOWN A FOUND UNCONSCIOUS
shortly after 5 O'Clock this morning omcor
Shea. OF the oak street station, found an unknown
man IN an unconscious condition at the back Of a
yard In the rear OF 1855 Park Row, near the corner
Of Pearl street, lie was removed to Chambers
Street Hospital, His appearance was mat oil =
country merchant
The evening world., 1893-11-08
CONTROL OF THE CONVENTION.

Renub, cans Have 1t and win PROFIT
THEREBY.
The election Of a majority Of the dele
The evening world., 1893-11-08

Weather indications Fair.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-12
THE NEWS AT EDDY.
A Budget of Gossip From That
Thriving Town.

EDDY, July Il.
A fine rain fell in this communi.
ty and the farmers are rejoicing.
A depth of over 400 feet has been
reached in the artes AN we'll.
Messrs. w lklnson, Carney, VIVA
ley and few others have returned
from trip to Chicago. They made
a brief visit to the fair.
Mrs G.. /. Carney left this week
for a visit to friends in Missouri.
Mss Jennie Muse has returned
from a two weeks visit to relatives
ia Itaska and lIillsboro.
Mrs. K.ncanon, daughter and son
have recently returned from an ex
ten ed visit in Southern Texas. A
sister, Mrs. Riley, and daughter
returned with them for visit here.
Summer meetings are now the
chief object Of attention. A pro
tractive meeting of interest is now
in progress at Bruceville.
Miss G. Haynes, of Sealy, is
visiting the family Of DR.. Moore.
Mrs. Price, of Ita4ka, and Miss
Lucy Miles, of Louisiana, niece of
Rev. T. L. Muse, are visiting in his
family.
Mrs Osborne, of Marlin, and Mrs.
Powell. Of Waco, are visiting their
Mr.. j. M Osborne and
LADY.
The brass band is getting along
splendidly
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-12
GROWING TOWN OF GENEVA.
Grasshopper Stories From 1t
are Exaggerated.
GENEVA, July II.

GENEVA, July u.
Waco News, Waco, Texas:
Geneva. nine miles north Of
Waco on the Missouri, II ansas aud
Texas railway, last season sn'pped
eco bales Of cotton, several cars OF
castor beans, fifty cars of wood, ten
cars of corn and twenty cars OF
oats.
There is every likelihood Of its
forwarding 1000 bales his year,
and as stock yard. are to be built it
will ship plenty of cattle. The
freight receipts at Geneva average
$500 a month, and the express busl-
ness is on the increase.
The citizens are looking forward
to another railway, the Rock Is
land, making it junction by joln.
ing the Katy" and going thereon
to Waco.
Or. J. G. Williamson and ID. J.
p. Farrar, in company, are about 10
build pharmacy, aid through
their influence + I. Hargell, of
Giles county, Tennessee, will soon
com here and engage in the live
stock aud grain trade.
Geneva has two churches, good
school, two stores, two cotton gins,
two grist mills, two blacksmith
shops, boarding house, plenty of
pure wafer and splendid land.
+ NJ Long, on whose pa ltation
Geneva ls built, was in Waco In
1862, and came from Maury county,
Tennessee. He has 500 acres here,
is self.made, and a pure Christian
gentleman.
Theo. l. Renfro has a big planta-
tions here ana in other counties,
and says hen he arrived at Waco
thirty nine years ago, it had one
store, grocery, boarding house,
and board court house; the bal.
ance was grass.
Geneva has post Office which
Uncle Sam names Elm Mort, and it
is admirably conducted by Ebert
l.. Duncan, sterling Young gentle.
man and one of the youngest post
masters in the state.
l. N Miller, prominent planter,
and Mr.. G Christian, a thorough
business man, have good, siz I'd
store in company, but there is a
good opening for go ahead mer
chant.
The f. NJ. Long gin and the NJ
G. CHRISTIAN gin put up 200 bsle.
of cotton last y ar aud are now bet.
ter equipped than ever.
w. d Custesd, who opened the
depot here, is still the agent and
is very popular man and 1--we citi.
zen. lie has built 3 very inviting
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-12

Gold bugs are fond of parading
the depreciation of silver in order
to prove it is not proper metal to
use as a measure of value. Sup
pose England and Germany had
have demonetizad gold in 1873, and
that the United States had closed
her miuts to the free coinage Of
the yellow metal and by later laws
authorized the secretary of the
treasury to buy, monthly, in the
markets Of the world at the market
price. in silver, not over two-thirds
Of the accumllating supply of gold
and to pay for it in treasury notes
redeemable in coin. Does any man
pretend TO believe that, under such
circumsta ices, gold would not have
deprecated. 1t is known that it
would. Silver has been treated
that way and all it needs to restore
It's value is to repeal the unjust
laws discriminating against the
white metal.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-12


The afternoon press will do to
"pad,' htt not to brag about. -
Telep '".
rs = srapes!' "Sour grapes"
Ever, s'-ruoon paper in the south
which lretends to be, and is con.
sdered by its readers newspaper,
takes the noon report of the Associ.
ated Press. 1t is intended to en-
brace the news of the world in con-
densed form, from midnight until
noon of the day of publication,
from noon until midnight being
covered by the night report. 1t
will be seen the evening papers
publish first the noon report, and
the morning papers publish first the
night report. The morning and
evening papers of this state pay
weekly thousands of dollars for
these two reports. Either the pa
pers which pay these large sums are
very foolish, or the sneer of the
Telephone is in very bad taste.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-12

Advices from the lower part Of
the county state they hal a good
rain in that section NJ onda evening.
Though this county is not suffering
as badly from dry weather as some
of the neighboring counties, still a
real good rain would be quite &C.
equitable.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-12

home and i. always busy, especially
a Grain AMI cotton seed time.
|. A H1gan has also an attrac-
tive house and frst.class blacksmith
shop. all of which he has made in
wear, having, come from Msury
county, Tennessee, without ca pital.
The as-hopper stories about
this region are greatly exaggerated,
and should you ride around very
little effects of the raid could be
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-12
monstrous contradiction?

K. G. Sledge, the fossil Of the
Texas alliance, says Macune has
been untrue to the populist party
Perhaps SO; but in view of the fact
that Mr.. Sledge is noted for the
artistic manner in which he can tell
lie the proof of his assertion
would not be out OF order. -Ilous-
ton Herald.
Good can come out of \ Nazareth.
The Herald has printed something
like truth.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-12

To call oneself a democrat and
and at the same time to advocate
the very worst anti-democratic
scheme (the gold sian iard) that
even the foreign pa .nbroker ring
have been able to invent to rob and
ruin the American peoples it not
a monstrous contradiction?
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-12

What business, anyhow, has a
man to advocate pawnbrokers
schemes when sporting merely a
Celtic nose?
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-12

Monumental noses ought to BE-
made and gilded to be presented 10
pawnbroker's advance agents TO be
worn by them over their Celtic
noses before advoc ating Rothchild
schemes for The ruin Of Americans.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-12

If you happen by accident to see
real piece OF telegraphic news II
the columns Of our esteemed con-
temporary, the Telephone, you may
know it was a bulletin sent out
gratuitously by the Western Union
or the Associated press, or pur-
Joined from morning paper. Il
has no other way Of getting such
items.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-12
The Only Democratic Daily In Gen.
trail Texas.

1t is not their noses English
.pawnbroker schemes advocates
ought to have clipped.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-12

The politician who boldly advo-
Gates the gold standard, or who, by
labored effort, work. FOR the same
thing by striving to destroy the con
fience Of the people in the availa
bility Of silver as one Of the metals
upon which TO base the currency
which must necessarily circulate
If his judgment is sound he must
either have lost hope Of the people
ever electing him, and decided to
eschew politics in the future, or he
must hope to secure recognition
from Mr.. Cleveland, together with
fat federal Office, by espousing
his peculiar views on the question
of finance; for it is we'll known the
great mass of the rank and file, the
boys who do the voting, favor the
free coinage of silver aud that
they will not, in the next
election, vote for the congressman
or politician who votes-or works
for the demonetiz stion of silver.
They will understand such vote az
reputation of the pledges Of the
platform Of the democratic party,
both state and national, and their
construction will he exactly correct.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-17
Neglected Children.

II was greatly interested, the other
day." remarked an observing woman,
who Is very fond of invest eating all OF
the why's and wherefores of life, lin
nothing the care and attention bestow-
ed on young animals by a farmer at
whose house I wac visiting. There
were colts and calYes and lambs,
young animals of all sorts, poultry
and fancy fowls, each of which had its
own special inclosure, Its allotted hours
of attention, and its carefully prepar-
ed food. Everything that could In any
way assist In bringing these little
creatures to a proper development was
given without stint. Indeed, the po-
licy of the owner was somewhat ex-
detrimental one, intended to produce
new and improved results, If possible,
and that without counting the cost.
awe spent the entire morning ex-
amining, discussing. and admiring as
we'll as questioning whether this, that,
or the other method might be in any
way improved upon. AS we returned
to the house thought the rear-yard,
there three or four little ones palying
with crooked sticks, old scraps of
broken china, and pieces of glass. B
few stones, a cracked and battered doll
and a manned and dis6guled hobby
horse, made up the amusements pro-
vided for these little ones. I spoke to
one of them, and the little fellow ran
and hid himself behind his larger els
Ter. One of the smaller children was
roaming around with one ankle so
bent that he walked almost on the
side of his foot; nearly all the little
hands were rough and chapped; two
of the children had extremely bad
teeth land one:was trying to pull loose
tooth with a string none of them
were suitably dressed, aud all showed
marks of most decided neglect.
"I was on rather too friendly terms
with the family to criticse the mana.
cement of the children but I couldn't
help wondering how much more val
liable pigs and chickens were than the
little human being that had fallen in
to this uncongenial situation. There
wasn't an animal on the place that
was as neglected as were these boys
and girls, and the farmer would not
have tolerated such specimens Of their
kind in his farmyard. Naturally
they were bright and not ill-looking
children, but lack of proper attention
and thoughtlessness had almost spoil.
ed them. Years of training would
be required to bring these little minds
and bodies into anything like symme'
try.