The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-11-17
THE WEEKS NEWS.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10.
The Election.

Looking over the field, from Maine to
California, on which last Tuesdays con-
test was fought out, the same conditions
are everywhere perceptible. The Re
publican strongholds gave enormously
increased majorities; those of the Dem
ocrats had their accustomed majorities
largely reduced or changed to minori-
ties; the doubtful States, as New York,
Indiana, New Jersey, Connecticut and
West Virginia are no longer doubtful
but are standing in the Republican col
umn. In the Commonwealth in which
the Populists were most formidable in
numbers, Colorado and Kansas, the Re
publicans' have, respectively, pluralities
of 10000 and $4,000. The Legislatures
of both are Republican and assure the
election of United States Senators of
that party.
Representative Wilson, of West Vir-
ginia, Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee, and the chief exponent of
the Democratic economic policy, as it
was originally formulated in the House
Tariff bill, has been defeated. Represen-
tative Bland, of Missouri, Chairman of
the Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures; Representative Springer, of
Illinois, Chairman of the Committee on
Banking and Currency, and Simpson, of
Kansas, Populist, with many other we'll
known members of the present and pre-
vious Congress, have shared the same
fate. The immense majorities in New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois
are phenomenal and surprise alike the
victors and the vanquished.
United States t Mediator Between China
and Japan.
Japan has not yet accepted the offer
OF the United States to act as mediator
in the war between Japan and China.
Lengthy cablegrams are passing, how
ever between the japanese capital and
Washington, with the prospect that
final decision will not long be deferred.
China has already formally notified
Secretary Gresham that she will join
Japan in acknowledging the independ-
ence of Korea and will also pay a cash
indemnity. The amount she will pay is
not specified.
Should japan and China accept the
United States as mediator, it will close
the greatest war since the Franco. Prus-
sian conflict, and this country will for
the first time occupy commanding
position in deciding Asiatic questions,
which have heretofore had the attention
of European powers only.
The French ambassador, NJ. Patenotre,
was an early caller on Secretary Gresh-
am. Monday. His visit had reference to
the settlen ent of the war, but so far as
is known his government has not yet
clearly defined it's position. 1t is as
sumed by some diplomatists here that
France is really urging the United States
to effect a speedy restoration of peace
single handed, since we will not join
with the otner powers in intervening,
and the latter seem to be unable to effect
their purpose without our aid. But in
other quarters there is belief that the
European powers do not at all relish the
action taken by the United States in
volunteering to mediate and thus bring
the war to a termination without allowing
them to join in the guaranty of Korea's
independence and to achieve certain
other designs which they had cherished.
MONDAY, shortly after one o'clock in
the afternoon, the magnificent steamship
st. Louis, of the American line was sue
cessfully launched at Cramps ship yards
in Philadelphia. The affair was wit
messed by fully $4,000 persons. Mrs
Cleveland broke the traditional bottle of
champagne on the bow of the ship as it
glided down the ways, at the same time
uttering these words: II christen her
the ST. Louis" After the launch invited
guests to the number of 400 were enter
tanned at a luncheon. The President
and members of the cabinet were pres
emit.
Charles B. Cramr, in his speech of well
come to President Cleveland said that