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RETURNS FROM THE STATES.
The Electoral Vote of Kentucky VIII De
Divided.

| LOulSfllie, n.y., NOV. Ill Will take the
official count to satisfy both sides as to tho
result in Kentucky. The last newspaper
| figures place McKinley's plurality in the
state at 633. The official count by counties
Is about complete outside of this Jeffer-
SOM county, which will not be finished for
four or five days, owing to the large vote
but the figures are not obtaina BILE at this
hour. The state returning board will meet
three weeks from Tuesday to pass on the
count by counties. Kash and Smith, tho
first electors on the republican and
democratic tickets. are running ahead
Of tho other electors on the official
count, and no matter which way tho
state goes the electoral vote IS going to
be divided-tnat is, II the republicans carry
the state they will get u electors and
! the democrats one, and vice versa II the
democrats win. This results from the fact
that large number Of voters placed the
cross opposite the name of the first elector
instead of under the party device. The cam
vassing board has ruled in these cases that
the vote should count only for one elector,
Notwithstanding the evident intention of
the voter. This raises an interesting Ques-
ton in regard to votes.
| At II o'clock Chairman Roberts, of the
republican campaign committee. issued the
following bulletin: "Oficial returns from
! 100 counties and reliable unofficial reports
from the other 10 counties show that Nc
Kinley has carried Kentucky by between
400 and 500 plurality. The official returns
on the counties yet to be heard from will
not material change these figures. We
shall be able to announce the final figures
tomorrow"
| Virginia.
| Richmond. Va. Nov. THE result of the
| e}A:tion In this state on the national ticket
seems to be that the majority for Bryan is
100000 The First. Second. Third, Fourth,
Fifth. Sixth, Seventh and Eighth districts
return democrats to congress. In the Tenth
district the vote is very close, the general
summary SO far giving Yost (rep.) 1G ma
tority. The Ninth district is certainly re-
publican.
Ofhclal Count Necessary.
Yankton, S. D., Nov TAT midnight
South Dakotas vote on presidential elect
ors Is tied and an official count will be
required to determine the result. The re-
publican managers have closed their Of
flee with the above declaration. Correc-
tons and changes In three precincts not
yet heard from may give the electors to
either Bryan or Mckinley. Republican
congressman and governor ran ahead Of
the electors by several hundred votes 80
far as heard from, and they may have safe
ma jCrities.
Minnesota.
| St. Paul. MINI. Nov 7.--John Lind, fu-
| sion candidate for governor, has issued O
statement in which he admitted the cleo
ton of Clough by from 1,5O0to 1900. He be-
lieves there has been fraud in the northern
part of the state and In this city, but adds
that he has neither the time nor means to
Investigate, and will therefore accept the
result.
| California.
| Ban Francisco, Nov. All the precincts
| In California have been heard from with
the exception of 125. and McKinley's plu-
rality in the state up to date is 6,196. q loss
of SIS votes during the day. The missing
precincts are In remote sections and will
not be heard from for several days. They
cannot materially change the result, as
| their total vote In 1852 was only 4,246. The
| congressional situation Is much in doubt.
30 far, 1t Is known that the republicans
have elected three congressman and the
democrats two. The legislature will no
doubt be republican in both houses.
Washington.
Seattle, Wash, Noy. 7. Late returns
| from different portions of the state indi-
cate that the majority for the Bryan elect
ors, congressman and the entire fusion
ticket will be larger than anticipated, a
conservative estimate placing II at 1900.
Pennsylvania.
| Philadelphia, Nov. 7.-Complete returns
| from every county in Pennsylvania show
the total vote to be as follows: For prcsl-
dent-Mcl<iney, 72o,s7l; Bryan, 42s,9bG: Lev
! plurality, 2y70oo. The republicans elect q
congressman Qncluding congressman at
large aud the democrats 3. The demo-
Gratis are: William A1cAleer gold demo-
craU. Third district; Daniel Ermentrout,
| Ninth district, and George j. Benner,
Nineteenth district. The delegation to the
present congress lis composed of Is repub-
licans and 2 democrats The new lcgis-
lature, which viii elect d United States sem
ator to succeed j. Donald Cameron, whose
term will expire March 4. 1897. is divided
| politically as follows: Senate, republic
pms. a.; democrats, g. House, republicans,
10; democrats. a. Republican majority
on joint ballot, ia.