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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

JOHN WAsAMAKER had saved only 800 at
the age Of twenty.three.
TIE last book read to DR.. Holmes was
"Alice In Wonderland"
THE Empress of Germany rises at six and
makes her husbands coffee with her own
hands.
PRIME MINISTER RosEBERY declared for
the curtailment or abolition OF hereditary
legislative privileges In an address at Brad
ford, England.
IT Is said President Cleveland did not
register In New York because he was told
by his advisers that he had lost bis right
to vote there.
By removal Of cataract Gladstone's ngh
eve Is good for the finest print, but upon his
left an immature cataract prevents his using
that eye In reading ordinary type.
GENERAL ELI 8. PARKER, q full blooded
Seneca, Is the only Indian who held COM
mission In the Union Army during the war.
He Is lineal descendant Of the great Chief,
Red Jacket. ..
DURHAM WHITE STEVENS, the American
Secretary Of the Japanese legation at wash
ington, was appointed Secretary OF the
American legation at Tokyo when he was
twenty years old.
Ex-PREsDEST HARRISON Is to be allowed
to choose the artist who shall paint his
portrait to be hung In the White House, and
s25O0 appropriation, already provided,
will cover the cost.
OswoLD OTTENDoRFER formed with Franz
Sigel and Carl Schurz trio Of distinguished
| Demonstrations whose activity In the
| revolution OF 184S-9 made 1t necessary to
leave Germany for America.
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for Governor and Congressmen by an esti-
mated majority OF $1,000.

for Governor and Congressmen by an esti-
mated majority Of 10000.
NEW JERSEY.
New Jersey elected one-third OF the State
Senate, an entire Assembly (the Legislature
will vote for United States Senator), and
eight Representatives In Congress. It gave
Clevelanda a plurality of IA. .974 in 1892. OF
the present Representatives six are Demo-
Gratis and two Republicans.
New Jersey Republicans elected eight
Congressman, and flfty-six out of sixty As.
semblymen, and q Republican will therefore
succeed United States Senator Mcpherson.
The Republicans swept everything, with: tho
exception OF Hudson County Jersey City),
NEW YORK.
New York elected Governor, Lieutenant.
Governor, Judge of the Court Of Appeals,
members of Assembly and thirty-four Rep
resentatives In Congress. The people also
voted upon the revised Constitution sub
mitted by the recent Constitutional Conven.
ton, and separately upon the amendments
relating to the Legislative apportionment
aud to canal improvement. The candidates
for Governor were: David B. Hill, Demo-
orat Everett P. Wheeler, Democratic Re.
form Levi P, Morton, Republican; Charles
B. Matthews, Populist; Francis E. Baldwin,
Prohibition, and Charles b. Matchett, So.
cialist-Labor. The vote of the State for
President In 1892 was: Democratic, 654, 1868 |,
Republican, 609,35O; Populist, 16, ,429; Pro-
hlbition, $3.50. The vote tor Secretary Of
State In 1888 was: Democratic. $40, ,614 !;
Republicans, 545, ,09S; Populist, 16, ,81s; Pro-
hibition, 1854; Socialist Labor, 2o,S2s;
scattering, 1882. The present Assembly
contains seventy-one Republicans and fifty
six Democrats. The present representation
In Congress contains twenty Democrats and
fourteen Republicans.
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spoke TO each member separately and at the
greatest length with the Czarina. he blessed
oil his children present.
The scene was one Of deep pathos, all be-
ing In tears. All this time His Majesty was
sitting up In an armchair. After taking
leave OF his family he grew gradually weak
er, and his voice became 80 indistinct that 1t
was scarcely audible.
About noon convulsive flt OF coughing
was followed by slight rally. Thence until
the end the Gear remained quiet. seemingly
free from pain.
At2.15 O'clock he heaved deep sigh and
breathed his last in the arms Of the Empress,
who then broke down with the weight of her
grief.
The Prince OF Wales, who, together with
the Princess Of Wales, was enroute to LII
vadia. telegraphed the intelligence from
Vienna to the Queen and to the Duke and
Duchess Of York. The Queen Immediately
dispatched telegram Of coincidence to the
Czarina.
Premier Dupuy, as Minister Of the Inter-
for, requested the Perfects Of all the De-
partments Of France to half mast and drape
with crepe the flags on the National and de-
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TFXlS.


Texas elected Governor and other State
officers, Legislature which viii choose
United States Senator, and thirteen Repre-
sentatives in Congress. 1t gave Cleveland
139, AGO plurality in 1892. All Its present
Representatives are Democrats.
Populists made large gains, and earliest
returns showed four Congressional districts
In doubt, with the chances favoring the
Democrats. The entire Democratic State
ticket was elected.
VIRGINIA.
Virginia elected ten Representatives IN
Congress. Its present Representatives are
all Democrats.
Virginia elected solid Democratic dele
cation to Congress.
WASHINGTON.
Washington elected two Supreme Court
Judges, Legislature which will choose q
United States Senator, and two Representa-
tives in Congress. It gave Harrison 6658
plurality In 1892. Both its present Repre-
sentatives are Republicans.
Early indications were that the Republt-
can State ticket was elected by 5000 plural
ity. The Republicans have fourteen plural
ity on joint ballot In the Legislature.
WEST VIRGINIA.
West Virginia elected thirteen State Sena-
tors and an Assembly which will choose q
United States Senators and four Representa-.
tives In Congress. It gave Cleveland 174
plurality In 1892. Its present Representa-
tives in Congress are all Democrats.
Earliest results indicated the election Of
ell the Republican congressman. The de-
feat Of W. L. Wilson, Chairman Of the House
Ways and Means Committee, by about 1000
majority was claimed by the Republicans.
The Legislature will be Republican on joint
ballot. .-.-E E.. -43>s.-ss.....s.-. .
WISCONSIN. .'
Wisconsin elected Governor and other
State officers, nineteen State Senators anda
complete Assembly, and ten Representa-
tives In Congress. It gave Cleveland 6470
plurality in 1892. Oiits present Representa-
tives In Congress six are Democrats and
four Republicans.
The Republicans carried the State By over
$1,000 plurality for Governor Upham and
their State ticket. The Republicans elected
the ten Congressman. The Legislature ts
Republican in both branches. The Populsts
made large gains.
WYOMING. 49, ~
Wyoming elected complete State ticket, q
Legislature which will choose two United
States Senators, and one Representative In
Congress. It gave Harrison q plurality of
1872 in 1892, and elected Democrat to Con-
gress on fusion ticket. - ~.
Latest returns indicated that William A.
Richards (Rep.) was elected Governor,
with the rest OF the Statel ticket BY 1000.
The Republicans have the majority on Joint
ballot In the Legislature.
ARIZONA.
Arizona elected one Delegate to Congress.
Returns indicated the election OF Murphy
Rep. as Delegate to Congress.
NEW MEXICO.
New Mexico elected one Delegate to Con-
gress. * z,
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma elected one Delegate to Con-
gress.
gress II 1863 Wisby Osm.) 966; Beaumont
Pop. 667. The election OF the Republican
was conceded.
Utah elected one Delegate to Congress and
voted on the Statehood question.
Utah Republicans elected their Congress-
man and will control the Constitutional
Convention.
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These were necessarily brief, the doctors
having had recourse to sedatives to procure
sleep and allay pain.
On the day before his death the Car was
still able to be taken to q window OF the
palace, whence he gazed out upon the coun-
try he loved 80 we'll ns to earn for himself the
appelation OF the peasant Gar"
The night passed with an agGravation OF
all the symptoms and continuous distress
ing cough The doctors and the Czarina re-
NAMED In attendance upon him throughout
the night, only snatching brief intervals OF
sleep in the ante-rooms.
The morning broke with rain and wind
and heavy clouds and the weather much
colder. AS the day advanced the weakness
increased 80 rapidly that the Gar himself,
still conscious, recognized that he could
only live few hours.
He expressed desire to receive the sacra-
ment, which was administered to him by
Court Chaplain Yanisheff and Father Ivan
In the presence Of the whole family.
The Gear then conversed long and earnest
" with Father Ivan, concluding by asking
his family to again gather round him. Hs
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CZAR NICHOLAS Z.
Russia's New Sovereign Assumes the
Throne-Cleveland' Coincidence.

Russia's New Sovereign Assumes the
Throne-Cleveland's Coincidence.
Emperor Nicholas IL, OF Russia, has is-
sued proclamation at St. Petersburg an
nouncing the death Of his father, Emperor
Alexander I'LL, and continuing as follows:
"May we be consoled by the consciousness
that our sorrow is the sorrow Of the whole
Of cur beloved people, and NAV the people
not forget that the strength and stability OF
Holy Russia lies in her unitv to us and her
unbounded devotion to us. We, however. in
this sad and solemn hour, when ascending
the ancestral throne OF the Russian Empire
and the Carbon OF Poland and the Grand
Duchy of Finland. indissolubly connected
Herewith. we, In the presence OF the Most
High, record our solemn VOW that We will
always make our sole aim the peaceful de-
velopment OF the power and glory OF beloved
Russia and the happiness OF our faithful
subjects"
The proclamation concludes by directing
the oath OF allegiance to he taken to him,
Emperor Nicholas H.. and also the Grand
Duke George, his successor. until God shall
vouchsafe to bless with a son the union into
which the Emperor is about to enter with
Princess Alix of Hessa-Darmstadt.
The Imperial heralds, clad In brilliant uni.
forms. accompanied by trumpeters. an
nounced at 9 o'clock a. m. the death OF En-
peror Alexander III. and the accession to
the throne OF Emperor Nicholas II. The
heralds were escorted by n military guard
through the principal streets. The trumpet-
ers would blow three blasts, when the
heralds would proclaim the death OF one
Emperor and official birth of another. This
proclamation WAS made from every rlaca OF
vantage on the route taken hy the heralds.
The following is the official corresDon-
dence In connection with the death OF the
Russian Emperor:
"From Livadia. Received November
1894.
"To the President of the United States OF
America:
'T have the sorrow 70 impert to you the
cruel loss that I and Russia have Just sus-
tanned in the person OF my beloved father,
Emperor Alexander, deceased this day.
"NrcHoLAs."
To this the President rapliei rs follows:
"WAsH1SaroN. November 2, 1891.
ITO His Majesty Nicholas H., Emperor OF
Russia. Livadia:
"Ihasten 70 express my heartfelt sympathy
and the sympathy OF my countrymen with
the royal family and the Russian people In
their aff1lction by reason ofthe death OF your
honored father. GROVER CLEVELAND
The deviation from the usual custom OF
sending messages Of coincidence through the
Secretary OF State was taken In the present
instance because Emperor Nicholas, In
notifying the President OF his fathers death,
made the notification more personal than Of
acial
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BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS.
RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS
IN FORTY-ONE STATES.

The Republicans Carried Most Of the
Doubtful States, Including New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
Illinois Congress is Republican
New York Goes Anti ti-Tammany.
Pory-one Of the forty-four States In the
Union have elected Representatives to the
1ifty-fourth Congress, and twenty-ore States
s3ected Legislatures which will choose Uni
I'D States Senators.
Twenty States elected Governors, nine
elected minor State officers, and three States
New York, California, and South Caro-
Nna-voted upon important constitutional
amendments.
The States which elected Governors are
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Della
ware, Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada. New
Hampshire, New York. North Dakota, Penn
sylvania7 South Carolina, South Dakota,
fennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
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THE WHITE GEAR dead.
THE AUTOORAT OF ALL Rus
STA EXPIRES PEACEFULLY.

The Only Emperor Of Russia Who
Has Died Natural Death Since
Peter the Great-Sketch Of His
Career-The New Gar and His
Betrothed.
The long struggle is over, and Alexander
I'LL, Gear Of Russia, lies dead In his palace
at Livadia.
The Gear died very peacefully at 2.15 p.
m., surrounded by the members Of his fam
lily. he was fully conscious up to the time
OF his death. The Czarina was at his bed
side to the end.
When all was over the CzareNtch, Grand
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The Grand Dukes were the next to swear
allegiance, and they were followed In the
order of precedence by the high court func-
tionaries, court officials, military officers
and civil officials.
When the doctors informed the Gear that
there was no longer room for hope, his
Majesty composedly waited for the end, at
tending to necessary State and family affairs
in the short intervals Of consciousness and
freedom from pain.
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Duchess Xenia and the other Imperial
relatives approached the bedside In turn to
take last farewell.
The court officials and members Of his
Majesty's suite were afterwards admitted.
The flag over the palace was placed at half
the port. -. -, ..-.
Shortly after O'Clock the members OF the
Palace Guard were marshaled In the square
In front OF the palace chapel for the cere-
mony OF swearing allegiance to the new
Gar. They were the first to take the oath.
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last summer, at the silver wedding Of the
Duke aud Duchess of Saxe-Coburg, seems
to have had more Of the element OF mutual
attraction than generally appear In such
matches. ss
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DIR. HARRIS, Commissioner of Education,
reports that twenty-three per cent. OF the
population attended school during the past
year, but that the average attendance was
lnly eighty-nine days.
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Sketch of tho Late Gar.

Inc Qe6Q CZar was tue b6cOuQ SOu Ot dltA-
ander IL and was born In st. Petersburg on
he and his eldest brother were educated un-
der the general direction of Count Stroga-
nov, who had for his assistants N. de Grimm
and NJ. Pobiedonostzev, the present head OF
the Sacred Synod. Upon the death OF the
Tsesarevitch, In 1865, he was recognized
formally as the heir to the throne and was
presented to the Cossacks as their Ataman.
In the following year he was married to the
Princess Dsgmar, daughter OF the King OF
Denmark. who had been betrothed to his
brother. During the Franco-P -Prussian war
his sympathies were understood to be with
the French, although his father favored the
Germans. In the war between Russia and
Turkey in 1877 he nominally commanded
the Twelfth and Thirteenth Army Corps and
was present at the hard fighting around
Schumla and Rustohuk and the bloody
struggles In front Of Plevna.
The murder Of his father by the Nihilists
in March, 1881, threw the whole Russian
Nation into panic, and the state OF the
public mind was far from favorable to the
execution of the plans OF liberal reform
which he was believed to have at heart. Up
on his accession to the throne, he Issued
manifesto simply asserting his absolute
power, and then withdrew to Gatch1na,
where he remained In retirement for long
period, until his public coronation. Among
his earliest acts were the substitution of
Count Ignatieff for General Loris- -Melikof
as Minister of the Interior, and the elevation
of his old tutor, Pcbiedonostzev, to his pres
ent position. he also appointed N. de Giers
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, upon the retire
ment Of the veteran Gortchakof. His next
step was to cement the friendly relations
existing between Russia and Austria and
Germany, but from the first he exhibited
tendency to keep himself free from the COM
pncations OF European diplomacy and to
avoid entangling alliances.
His policy In Asia was more aggressive
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pertmental bureaus.
A St. Petersburg dispatch announces that
conspiracy against the successor to the
throne has been discovered there, For sew
eral days the police Of the city have been
actively arrestlng Nihilists, among them sew
eral students. The police have obtained
discriminating documents
It was also said that the life Of the lovely
young Princess, ,Alix Of Hesse, the bethrothed
Of the new Gear, who expected soon to be
Empress, was certainly to be taken by the
plotting murderers.
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gave the State to the Republicans bv 1000 for
the entire State ticket. The Legislature was
close, although there was certainty, ac-
cording to the latest returns, that 1t would
be Republican.
Indiana elected all the State officers e1-
cept Governor and Lieutenant-G Governor a
Legislature, and thirteen Representatives in
Congress. The State gave Cleveland plu-
rality of, 64S2 in 1892, and the Democratic
candidate for Governor plurality OF 1916.
All but two Of the present Representatives
are Democrats.
Well distributed returns from different
sections Of Indiana indicated the election OF
the Republican State ticket and all OF the
Congressman. Holman and Bynum were de-
feated.
Illinois elected minor State officers, half
the State Senate, and an entire Assembly
the new Legislature will choose q United
States Senator), and twenty-five Representa-
a plurality Of 26, 993 in 1892, and Harrison
plurality OF %, lO4 IN 1883. Thepresent Rep
resentatives are divided equally between the
two parties.
The Republicans carried the State by a
plurality of at least 100000. Henry Wulh,
Republican nominee, who heads the ticket,
having been elected ~ these figures. The
Legislature will be Republican on joint bal
lot, securing the election Of q Republican
United States Senator. Cook County,
which includes Chicago, gave an
average Republican majority of from
$4,000 to 10000. The Populist vote was
very heavy. Mayor Hopkins conceded the
election Of the entire Chicago city ticket by
$1,000 Republican majority. The State
elected sixteen Republican congressman and
Chicago probably five. The Republicans
claimed the election of Connolly over WILL
lam N. Springer, by 1000 majority.
Kansas elected Governor and full list
of other State officers, lower house OF the
Legislature, which will vote for United
States Senator, and eight Representatives in
Congress. The fusion electoral ticket re-
ceivei a plurality Of $50 In 1892, and in 1888
Harrison had plurality OF 80, 159. or the
present Representatives three are Popul1sts
and five are Republicans.
Meagre returns indicated that the Repub-
icans elected their State ticket. Republ-
cans elected Edmund N. Morrill, Governor
over Lorenzo D. Lewelling, the Populist
present incumbent. Jerry Simpson was de-
feated for Congress. and Republican Le9is-
lature was elected.
KENTUCKY
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The Excelsior Victorious.

The Excelsior Brass Band OF
st. Martinville was awarded the
cold medal in the musical contest
between the several brass bands
at Lafayette, Sunday the 18th inst
The piece played by the Excel
sior was the Creole March COM
posed by Mr.. Ii. VanderCruyssen,
editor of the Lafayette Advertiser,
and arranged for the execution, by
Mr.. Carlos Greig, the leader OF
the Excelsior.
The Excelsior Brass Band Is
certainly one OF the best bands in
the state and is the pride OF the
people of st. Martinville.
The boys have the congratula
tions Of the MESSENGER.
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Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease
Catarrh is blood or constitutional dis
ease, and i'm order To cure IT you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catafrh
Cure is taken internally, aud acts direct
Iy on the blood aud mucous surfaces
Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack me-
dieine. 1t was prescribed by one OF the
best physicians in this country for years
and is a regular prescription. 1t is conf
posed Of the best tonics known, com
bined with the best blood purifiers. act
ing directly Oh the mucous surfaces
The perfect combinations OF the two IN
gredients is what produces such wonder
full results in curing Catarrh. Send fol
testimonials, free.
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo, U
Ia Sold by Druggists. 80 cts.
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DON CAFFER4.

Don Gallery was Monday, the
first day of the general assembly,
elected to succeed the late Sena-
tor Gibson in the United States
Senate. Mr.. Gallery was elected
on the first ballot.
The term of Senator Gallery
commences March 1, 1895 and ex.
pires March t, 1901.
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nOOD'SCURES when all other
- preparations fail. 1t possesses
curative power peculiar to itself. Be
sure to get Hoods Sarsaparilla.
THE SUGAR PLANTERS.

The sugar people had quite a
little rumpus at their meeting IN
New Orleans last week. Ex-Gov.
Warmoth created little sensa-
ton by making red hot Repu-
|-blican speech and denounced very
severely our Democratic Senators.
Gov. Warmoth's speech was ap-
proved by large number OF the
sugar growers, but the others de-
nounced him as Republican po-
litical schemer, trying to infuse
politics in the sugar convention.
Hot words were exchanged be-
tween Mr.. John Dymond and MIR.
W. S. Parkerson, and great ex-
citement followed.
What was the object of the con-
vention, or what good was expect
ed of it at this late hour, we can
not see, except for some political
purposes, although the leaders
claim this was not the object,
The resolutions adopted by
those people are infused with Re-
publicanism, though the trainers
of them kick at the idea of being
called Republicans. Who has
ever heard eff Democrat asking
for protection? Is protection not
a Republican principle?
The sugar growers should have
denounced the Wilson bill and
those who support it simply be.
cause it is blow directed at oul
greatest industry, they should
have looked after their own inter.
est and not play tools for the poll
ticians.
| We believe in the party tina
protects the people and their in
dustries, and this should not b.
sacrificed for the sake of few
greedy politicians.
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The writer and lady are under
deep obligations for the kind hos
pitality rendered them by Mr.. and
Mrs. HI. b. Thayer, during our
stay at their pretty little home.
They are kind, hospitable and re-
fined people, and spared no pains
to make our time in Crowley plea
SAINT and agreeable, for which we
return our grateful thanks.
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HOOPS PILLS are the best family cathaStis,
gentle and effective. Try abox. frico 2sc
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