The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-16

Owens S,102, Breckinridge 1857, Settle
3,407, giving Owens the nomination by a
plurality of Ais
Mr.. Watterson said shortly after mid
night, 1.-THE people OF Kentucky VIII
breathe freer today. 1t was a fierce. re-
lentless fight, but the honor OF the state
was involved, and its virtue, manhood and
Christianity. The church bells ring out
happy auguries: the prayers today give
thanks to God. Great disgrace has been
averted The good sense and the integrity
Of the people OF the Ashland district end
of popular government have been VIM
dictated"
SON DEsHA HAS FIGHT.
LEXINGTON, KY. Sept 25.-Drsha Brock
inridge WAS passing precinct DIS voting
place this afternoon when he saw j..
Walker Peak. a strong Owens worker, in
side the booth preparing an affidavit.
Desha spoke to him through the window
and told him that he had no business In
there, and that he had better come out.
Peak replied that he would not come out,
and Breckenridge went in the booth after
him. The two men clinched, but were sep
arated. Peak soon afterward came out,
when Breckenridge met him II second
time, and lively fight followed. Both
men had their faces scratched, several
blows being passed Both men had pis-
tolls. In the last fight they were separated
before they had a chance to draw their
weapons. Desha drove TO all the precincts
inspecting them during the day.
BRECKENRIDGE MAN SLAPPED BY ANOTHER
PARIS, KY, Sept. 5-Breckinridge car
ried Bourbon county today by 152 major
ity. At Centreville today, w. A. Gaines.
d Breckenridge man, ordered the Breckiu-
ridge men to pay no attention to the in
junction against the gag rule passed by
the committee last week. X. g. Stoner,
an Owens man and owner of the Oakland
stock farm, and Gaines had some words
on the street tonight over Gaines action.
Stoner slapped Gaines and knocked him
down. Colonel Stoner is the man who
slapped Breckenridge during the war.
THE STORY BY BULLETINS.
CINCINNATI, o., Sept. 15.-Bulletin $50
n. m.-Samuel j. Roberts, editor of the
Kentucky Daily Leader. telegraphs from
Lexington three hours after polls close:
Owens nomination certain unless Owen
county gives Breckenridge large vote.
The returns slow. Madeline Pollard is
not in Lexington as reported"
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept 15.-bulletin 6:45
p. ma special from La Grange to the
Post at 645 o. M: The vote in this odd
ham) county is as follows: Owens, 407;
Breckinridge, 24i; Settle, 263; Ovens
plurality, l66.
40 SERIOUS TROUBLE AT LEXINGTON.
LEXINGTON, KY, Sept 15.-Bulletin, ESQ
p. NAT p. m. the Daily Transcript an
nounces the following: Returns are only
partially in from the congressional pri-
mary today, but the indications point to
victory for w. G. Owens by about 1000
majority. There has been bitter fight in
every precinct in the district. but the
Owens men have succeeded in carrying
Z bo ~ 70 hea .4r
hour. No serious difficulties have
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 15-Bulletin, z
D. m.-Indications at this hour are that
Owen has carried Franklin county by 500
plurality; WoOdfOrd By 80; Oldham by
IA; Scott by 1000; Bourbon by 100; and
Henry by 200 plurality. Owen county is
conceded to Settle by about 1900 plurality
rs Breckenridge polled a much larger vote
there than was expected. Brec kinridgs
will probably carry Fayette county al
though rhe vote in the county as a whole
will be close.
BRECKENRIDGE GIVES UP HOPE.
LEXINGTON, KY. Sept. I6.-BulletIn go
p. m.-The Breckenridge people here
say they have little hope left. Ac-
cording to the returns up to z p. m, tile
for Owens Woodford,
10; Frankfort, GOO; Scett, 1O0.Total
!, 500
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Sept. Is Bulletin D.
ma special TO the Post from Lexington,
says: Returns from every precinct but
one in Favet;e county outside of Lexing-
ton give Owens $50, Breckenridge ISL Set
lie $50. This is majority for Owens of
l05 and gives Breckenridge the whole
county including the city by about 800
OWENS FRIENDS WILD WITH DELIGHT.
News from other counties at this hour
give Bourbon to Owens 10y about twenty
i've votes; Scott to Owens by about !, 600:
Franklin to Owens 10y about 500, and
w oodford TO Owens by about 100
1t is also said that Owens has carried
Oldham and Henry counties aud his friends |
here are going wild with delight. They |
claim his (Owens) nomination by from |
800 to 2. 800 votes.
LEXINGTON, Ky, Sept. 15.-Bulletin, |
p. m.-Returns from all precincts in this !
Frankln) county, except one, give Owens |
1 majority of 537 over Breckenridge This |
precinct will go largely for breckenridge,
put Owens majority will be 500 in the |