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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-07

sell, Second district, Crisp and Turner,
Eleventh, all Democrats, have good ma
iorities.
Macon, Nov. 6.-Bartlett. D.. carries the
Sixth congressional district by from 1900
10 l,0Q0 over Whitaker, j.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-07
THE RETURNS BY STATES.

Full Details of the Voting in Every Amer
lean Commonwealth.
Elections were held yesterday in all
the states except Maine, Oregon and
Vermont, which held their elections
earlier in the season. Below will be
found the result of each election as far
as known up to o'clock this morning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-07
ALABAMA.

Montgomery, Nov. G.--Alabama state
officers We're elected August 9. Today's
election passed off quietly. The Demo-
Gratis captured all of the nine congress-
men. Clarke defeated Wickersham. f.,
and Sibley. p, In the First district: Stall
lngs iowned Gardner In the Second; in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-07
MAN AND WIFE MURDERED.
The Outcome Of n Political Fight in Indian
Territory.

By Inc UnIteU FTcss,
Paris, Tex, Nov. 6.-The news was
received this morning of the foul mur.
der Of Dixon Irwin and his wife in bed
at their home in Cedar county, Choc.
taw Nation, Saturday night.
Dixon was u prominent adherent OF
the Locke faction. and the murders are
believed to have been on account OF
uolitics.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-07
Hero Of J0bDSt0WD
Elected Governor
He FdIfiIs Chairman GiIkeson's Prediction Of
Plurality Thai Would Exceed Crows.
HINES IS DEFEHTED IN LUZERNE COUNTY

Sby the oads Matthew Griswold Buckalcw
Is Beaten Kulp Sbinger Is Laid Out by Stable and Me-
Cullen Falls Before a Six Thousand Plurality for Hal
terman-Details of the elimination OF Pcnnsy
vana's Great Protection Tidal Wave.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-07
prllet in Ills Breast.

Erie Pa, Nov. G.--Iames Cautlln,
Valley station. was found dead In the Of
flee today, with a bullet through his
breast. He had often threatened his life.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-07
WEATHER REPORT.

For eastern Pennsylvania partly
cloudy; slight change In temperature: /:
west Winds becoming variable.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-07

Complete Returns in Later Edition.
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Totals '........ i47 $50 AGA, 2O92Oy, $50 10,
Total plurality. ..,... 1854 l05, ,975, -.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20
WILL VOTE FOR THE BILL.
Senator Camden gives his Position with
Regard to the Wilson Bill.

A dispatch from Charleston SAYS
that State Treasurer John M. Rowan
having seen a statement in some of
the papers to the effect that the
members of the Senate and House of
Representatives from West Virginia
would not vote for the Wilson tariff
bill, wrote to Senator J. N. Camden
recently to ascertain whether the
statement was true. Col. Rowan has
just received the following reply:
"MY DEAR CoLoNEL:-I am graft
fled to receive your letter of the 9th
inst. | always like to receive frank
letters from friends. You can set it
down as mistake, think, that any
member of the West Virginia dele
cation will oppose the Wilson bill
because he cannot have it as he
would like. No doubt many of us
would vote for amendments if we
get the opportunity, but think that
would be the extent Of the opposition
of any of the delegation. 1t would
certainly be so with me. Our party
has committed itself to a revision of
the tariff, and a failure to pass a
tariff bill would, in my Judgment, be
disastrous to it. / sincerely trust
that Congress will act without delay
in this matter. In fact, prompt ac
tion is more important than the de-
tails of the bill. What the country
needs is to be relieved from anxiety.
Sincerely yours,
81. N. CAMDEN"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20
The Road Question.

The question of road construction
is being made the subject of investi-
cation by the United State Agricul-
tural Department, under the direc-
ton Of Gen. Roy Stone as special
agent, and bulletin is soon to be
issued giving the chief features of
the road laws in fourteen States.
Road legislation, General Stone will
say in this bulletin, sis proceeding
on ten distinct lines, varying from
more rigid operation of the old sys-
TEN to the direct building of State
roads. Tennessee gives the county
courts full power and direct control
over roads and eliminates local poll
tics and prevailing easy going meth
DDS. The courts classify the roads,
establish districts, appoint commits
sioners and assess road taxes. Yer
mont, New Hampshire, North Dakota
and Oregon increase tax levies for
roads; the latter State allows coun-
ty courts to levy a special tax of so
cents on the 800 and 50 per head
for county road fund. New Jersey
absolutely abolishes the payment of
road taxes in labor and the abolition
is almost absolute in Wisconsin. In
Oregon, Indiana and by special acts
in Ohio local assessment applies to
construction for three mile limit on
each side of the road In Oregon
the county may assume half the
cost, and in Ohio large share is
assessed upon the county. In Penn
sylvania and New Jersey much work
has been done by townships and by
township bonds The issue of coun-
ty bonds is provided for in New
York, New Jersey, Indiana, Michi-
gan and Washington; but in the two
latter States a popular vote is re-
quired to authorize the issue.'
From the foregoing it would seem
that there is glorious prospect of
the government taking strong and
lasting hold of the road question.
Speed the day! That way we might
hope for good roads in WestVirginia.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20
BE Loyal to YOur Own Town.

Judge Christian, President of the
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
made splendid speech at the open
ing of the Chambers new building q
few days ago. Some of the Judges
remarks are just as applicable to
Morgantown as they were to Rich
mond. We commend them to the
consideration of our people. Here
they are:
"Be loyal to your city, not only by
your conduct in patronizing our
home people whenever they can serve
you, but in your conversation at any
and all times. 1t is the habit of
come people to have their clothes and
their shoes and their families clothes
and shoes made or purchased ID
other cities, and they do so because
they allege they can't find what they
want here. The reason they don't
find what they want here is because
they don't order what they need
here, and only for this reason. The
people who live and do business here
patronize us, and thRv have the
right to expect us to p6tronizc them
as far as they can serve us properly.
But again, never decry or abuse
your city under any circumstances,
but talk for 1t all the time"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20
Are You Invited

To attend the Mid Winter Fair now
being held at San Francisco, Cal. (The
Palm City, On account of it the Chi
cage, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway
company now has on sale excursion
tickets to San Francisco and other Cal
ifornia points at reduced rates. 1t is
the "only one" running electric light
ed, steam heated, solid vestibuled
trains between Chicago, Council Bluffs
and Omaha, as well as between Chica-
go, Milwaukee, Winona, st. Paul and
Minneapolis, with the finest Dining,
Sleeping and Compartment cars in the
world. Free reclining chair cars.
For rates of fare, maps, time tables,
cts, call on any coupon ticket agent
or address JOHN r. PORT District
Passenger Agent, Williamsport, Pa.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20
His Conscience Hurt Him.

A short time ago Michael Sweeney
of Fairchance joined the Pentecost
Band and became an active Christian
worker. The leaders of the Band
told Sweeney that he would have to
make full confession of his past
sins. Sweeney first went to Henry
Willard of Uniontown and confessed
that he had stolen some clothes from
him about zen years ago. He has
also contested to burning the barn
of James Hughes at Fairchance IA
years ago, and to burning two hay
stacks owned by Ruth Hughes.
Sweeney has been living pretty
reckless life, and some other start
ling confessions are expected.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20

Every democrat should clearly un-
derstand the aim of the conspiracy
now on foot to defeat the Wilson bill.
If that conspiracy should be sue
cessful by reason Of treachery to
tariff reform in the house of its own
professed friends, much more would
be lost than the Wilson bill. The
defeat of this bill would be equiva-
lent TO decree expelling the demo-
cratic party from at the first oppor-
tunity. The republican party is
fighting for a return to the control
of the general government. If the
Wilson bill is defeated the republi-
can party will be in a position to
claim that its policy is vindicated,
and the complete restoration of re-
publican rule at Washington will be
the logical and inevitable result.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20

Very artful, indeed, are the tao
tics Of the republican minority at
Washington. Beaten in 1880 and
1892 on this issue of tariff reform,
with majority of over 100000 of
the popular vote cast against pro-
lection and in favor of tariff franz
ed on revenue principles, they are
utterly unable to defeat or long OBJ
struct the Wilson bill if the demo
cratic majority is true to its colors,
loyal to its leaders and faithful to
the six millions of voters who ere
ated it. But, as ON the silver repeal
question, SO on this tariff bill, the
republicans are cunningly appealing
to the local selfishness of few spec
ial interests and have hopes of de
taching the vote of democratic
Congressman here and democratic
Senator there by making him the
target OF district demonstrations.
The alleged interests of Southern
coal and iron ore mining companies
are relied upon to create dissension
among Representatives and Senators
from certain parts of the South.
The little rings that pretend that
they are going TO suffer from the
adding of wool and lumber to the
free list are also working hard to in
duce certain democratic members in
both branches Of Congress to desert
their party and make the victory OF
1892 vain and valueless triumph
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20
The Situation in Congress.

The situation at Washington over
the probable result of the Wilson
tariff bill is susceptible of many
conclusions, but here is one from a
Washington correspondent that
seems to fit the situation better than
any we have yet seen:
The one thing the lukewarm
Democrats-and there is no use try
ing to pursuade ourselves that there
are no lukewarm ones on this tariff
question-seems to forget that the
Democratic party is an organized
body of men sworn to carry out the
national platform on which it came
into power. In other words it is a
party in the strongest sense of the
term. Thirty years of work as a
minority made the Democrats little
fitted to pull together in the party
traces. But they have had good
training in the extra session. The
go you please spirit that used to
be so manifest among them is dis
appearing. Instead of considering
what they will do on question they
now ask what the party should do.
This was the spirit that was respon-
sible for much of the success of the
Republicans. They worked well to-
gether. 1t is now manifesting itself
to degree never before known
among Democrats. 1t is yet an I'M
known quantity, but l believe that
when Congress reassembles this spir-
it will be 80 strong that this bolt
ing disposition of which we hear so
much will have to go down before it.
There is another element in this
question which has not been en-
phasized. Men who are ready to
bolt and go it alone whenever a lit
tie hubub in their district makes it
apparently to their advantage to do
so may make their plans to go it
alone altogether, They cannot come
under the folds of the Democratic
banner and do nothing to hold up
the party organization. They might
as well set up as Independents or
Republicans.
You may be assured that party
leaders are keeping little list which
will be revised and completed while
the tariff fight is on. Democrats
will be Democrats or they will be
made to feel that the political tenn
perature in their neighborhood is
very low.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20

The stress which Republicans are
laying upon the results of the recent
elections and their vociferous asser-
tions that the Republican gains
should be construed as an express
sion of national opposition to the
Democratic tariff policy are political
arguments which reference to re-
cent history readily punctures. The
people have not yet forgotten the
Congressional elections following
Harrison's Inauguration, nor have
they forgotten that the Harrison
programme was carried to compile.
ton despite this reverse.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20

Shot down for his money by the
sneaking cur he had fed was the fate
Of an honest, Industrious young
huckster near Waynesburg. The
crime was awful, and the only con-
ISOLATION to the murdered mans
friends is that they bave succeeded
so well in fastening it on the man
who will never have use for the pal
try sum he killed man to secure.
Greene county has been unfortunate
in the number of murders committed
within its boundaries of late years.
Now let this last murderer have the
extreme penalty.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20
A CLARksBu "a GIRL
The victim Of the Foul Crime OF Phys.
ieian.
Clarhsburg News.

Mention was made in the News of
last week of the death of Miss Lum-
ME Coffman at her home on Monti
cello Avenue. At that time her death
was thought to have resulted from
grip and a complication Of other dis
eases. The body was prepared for
burial but at the last moment some
friends became suspicious that some
mystery was connected with the
young girls death and the burial
was ordered to be postponed until an
inquest could be held. Coroner w.
r. Alexander summoned a jury for
that purpose. The jury was compos-
ed of w. p Camp. S. G. Denham, J.
NJ. Lyons, NJ. G. Holmes, j. T. Bog
CESS and James Renshaw. A post
mortem examination was ordered and
it was made by Drs. Flowers, Smith
and Carr The examination clearly
revealed to the entire jury that q
most foul criminal operation had
been performed which resulted in
the young girls death. William
Anderson who it is said had been
quite intimate with the unfortunate
lady was brought before the jury
and made to testify. His testimony
was of a most revolving character
and substantially proved what had
already been suspicioned-that DR..
Baxter had performed the criminal
operation about one week before.
Anderson testified that when the
young girl became conscious of her
condition she asked him to take her
to Baxter's Office which he claims he
refused to do Other witnesses tes-
titled that they had seen a man and
woman enter Baxter's office but could
not identify them.
DIR. Baxter has been arrested and
is now in jail. He will no doubt be
indicted by the present grand jury
and his case disposed of during this
term of court The feeling against
him is very bitter at this time for it
will be remembered that he was sent
to the Penitentiary three years ago
for similar crime and using the
mails as a means of communication.
The young girl who has met with
such a deplorable death was but
nineteen years old, of becoming ap-
pearance and liked by all who knew
her. Her parents reside in town and
are highly respected by every one.
They have the kindest sympathy of
all. The funeral of the young girl
took place Saturday evening after
the post norton examination had
been held.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20

The Greenbrier Independent says
"Mr. w. L. Wilson has reflected
more credit on the State than any
man who ever represented it in Ell
Their branch of Congress, and if the
people of his district should fail to
re-elect him because he has bravely
done his-duty, it will be an exhibi
ton Of shameful ingratitude, and
the Democrats who oppose him be
cause of his position on the coal
tariff should be unceremoniouslv
read out of the party"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20
The Mnnieipar muadIe

The old Town Council have rcgu-
larly canyassed the votes at the re-
cent election, and entered upon their
journal the result. showing the cleo
tion Of the new ticket which was
headed by Mayor Fast.
So far therefore, as the record
goes. it shows that that the Fast
ticket was duly elected, and when
they take their seats in February
they will be, at least, the de facto
Council of the town of Morgantown
and the only body in existence hav-
ing jurisdiction or color of right to
administer the affairs of the town.
The only way in which the validity
of their election can be tested is to
institute contest. In such a con-
test the Council itself is the body
authorized by law to determine the
election and qualification Of its
members.
The law governing contests is a
little obscure. Whether a de facto
council, in which the seats of every
member was brought in question,
could sit in judgment on it's own
title to office, is new and funny
complication.
But, if not, why not? The old
council having vacated and vamoos-
ed, where is the council to be found
to try contest if the de facto, and
only council, can't do it2
Such a contest can hardly get in
to the courts unless by way of test
ing the validy of some ordinace-
such as an ordinance to put down a
sewerage system or other like act.
But even then, while the court might
adiudge, by way of determining the
validity of the ordinance in ques.
ton, that the council which passed
it was not legally constituted body
by reason Of an irregularity in their
election, yet the court could not va
cate the council, or order a new cleo
ton, or do anything else affirmative
ly to cure the irregularity. 1t might
tie its hands but could do nothing
to correct the defect in or destroy
their title to the office.
Therefore, contest by one claim
ing title to the seat of member of
the de, fdcto council is the only way
in which the council could be re-
formed as to its personnel And as
there is nobody contesting, there is
no way of raising the issue.
Even if the old council should un-
dertake to contest, the new council
we say, would be the only body in
existence that would have any color
of jurisdiction to try the contest, and
if, as a dc facto council, they should
find the contestants entitled to seats,
how much better legal title would
the contestants have to their seats
after they got them, than the body
had which decided against its own
validity, when it gave up the seats?
Can an unlawful body give lawful
title to thing over which it was
unlawfully in possession?
Maybe the muddle might be
cleared up in this way: There are
two members of the new council who
were also members of the old. Let
all the members of the new body, ex-
cept these two resign; and then
let the two remaining members
reappoint them. If there would be
no question of two being a quorum
for such a purpose, then the defect
would be legally cured And if two
is not quorum of a body of which
there are only two in existence, what
is quorum
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20
Don't Tobacco Spit or Smoke your
Life AWAY.

Is the truthful, startling title of a little
book that tells all about No-to-bac, the
wonderful harmless guaranteed tobac-
co habit cure. The cost is trifiing, and
the man who wants to quit and can't
runs no physical or financial risk in us
ing motto bacn Sold by all druggists.
Book atstore, or by mail free. Address
The Sterling Remedy Co., Indiana Min
erel Springs, Ind.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20

The destruction by fire of eqa Lib
eral Arts Building ends the great
exposition with startling calamity.
The loss of the building is nothing,
tragic though the fate of the White
City will seem 80 to all who saw it. But
the destruction of the large number
of priceless exhibits which had not
been removed, apparently through
incendiary crime and certainly with
out the protection to which they
were entitled, will discredit the man
agement, the city and the nation.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20

Our fasorite contemporary, the
Fairmont Indea, did itself proud in
its recent extra edition of 20 pages.
1t was filed with very meaty matter
and many very pretty cuts of bust
ness houses and private residences
of the place. 1t was entirely devo.
ted to the interests of it's town and
county.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20

Secretary Morton seems just now
to be getting more than his share of
abuse IT there isn't '.let up some
of the other members of the admin
istration will have cause to feel
themselves sighted by the mud
singers
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20
More Oil Excitement.
WayD esburg Messenger.

John R. Milliken, Esq, who halls
fram Mt. Morris, says be has leased
!, thousand acres of oil territory just
east of the developed belt down in
that country for Shear, Cameron 4
Co., and he expects to see test well
put down adjacent to the William
Donley farm in the near future.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20

We hear much about railroads be-
ing looted, but very little about the
hooters being punished. There is
never any trouble about findinga law
to punish small thieving, but it seems
to be difficult, one might almost say
impossible, to bring law to bear on
the big thieving.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20

The Louisiana State Lottery Com
pany held its last drawing last
month and with the close of the year
put up its shutters and closed its
career in Louisiana. 1t was closely
identified with the State finances of
Louisiana for more than a quarter
of century and exerted powerful
influence in politics, but has passed
away with none SO poor to do it rev.
erence and mourned by none save
those whose Golfers it has filled.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20

The Republicans did succeed in
shutting down the Pennsylvania
mills, the New England and New
York mills and thus the influence of
the pools and trusts shut down all
the mills in this country. This was
done as an influence against the Will
son bill. 1t was intended to defeat
its passage Men might suffer, their
wives and children might suffer, but
the Republicans must do something
to knock out the Wilson bill. Then
Mr.. Carnegie refused longer to be a
party to the scheme. He came out
suddenly and publicly in favor of
the Wilson bill. This took all the
wind out of the other schemers' sails.
Carnegie had gone back on them,
and they were wroth indeed. And
the fallacy of the entire arrangement
was wholly perceptible. 1t was sad
for the leaders, but glorious thing
for American labor.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20
STORMS.

No consideration for values. FOR 80 DAYS we will
continue forced sale stock Previous cost not
considered Overcoas and all winter weight goods saught
cred. FOR 80 DAYS ONLY No opportunity offered like
this in life time Prices Mems overcoats ranging
from s97 upwards former value than double the price,
Mems suits from o5 upwards less than half their original
WORTH Boys and Chdrens range the same proportion;
also Boots Caps and Winter Underwear and Shirts La
dies Wraps and Coats of all styles The greatest slaughter
ing of the season and only for 80 days.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20

Farmers were promised fifty cents
pound for their wool under the
Mckinley bill. Ifany one got the
half of it, he will please hold up his
hand.