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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
REFUSES TO GIVE UP.
Chairman Jones Still Insists That Bryan
Is Elected.


Is Elected.
CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-Senator Jones is
sued the following statement last
night:
II have counted from the beginning
as the states upon which we relied for
Mr.. Bryan's election, the Southern
states with 1856 votes and the states
west of the Missouri, with CT votes.
making total of 217. have hoped
that we would carry Indiana, Michigan
and Minnesota. l believe we have car
ried every Southern state except Mary
land, and that we have carried all the
Western states heretofore counted on,
which leaves us. not counting Della
ware, which | think we have carried,
and which / have not heretofore
calculated on, 200 votes. One vote we
certainly have in Delaware, and proba-
bly, three But counting only one vote,
which we have beyond doubt. it leaves
necessary to a choice fourteen votes.
Either Michigan or Indiana would give
us these fourteen votes. The reports
received by us from both these states
are encouraging and lead us to believe
that, while both states are close, we
have the better chance to win each,
and that we may probably carry both.
There can be scarcely doubt of
our getting Indiana Under these cir
cumstances it seems to me that we are
entirely justified in claiming the cleo
ton OF Mr.. Bryan, which do. And L
believe the temper of the people is
such that they will not allow their
choice to be defeated by tricks and
fraud.
THE statements made again and
again in the city papers that | have
given up the contest and admitted that
Mr.. Bryan is defeated indicate a de-
liberate purpose on the part of the pa
pers as well as the Republican man.
ayers to create false impressions in the
minds of the people and lead them to
believe that McKinley's election is
accomplished and acquiesced in.
II will not for moment acquiesce
in Mr.. McKinley's election and will
not until there is a material change
from existing conditions, as l believe
Indiana, and probably Michigan, have
voted for Mr.. Bryan, and, if either
has, he is elected
JAMES X. JONES, Chairman"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
ALTGELD'S VIEWS.
Gives Out a Statement on the Result
of the Election.

Gives Out Statement on the Result
| of the Election.
| CHICAGO, Nov 5.-Govcrnor Altgeld
gave out yesterday a statement adj
dressed to the Democrats of Illinois, in
which he says:
although defeated l desire to
thank you for the loyal support
you have given me. and l con-
graduate you upon the heroic fight
you have just made. Consider that
only six months ago our great party
| lay PROSTATE. 1t had been betrayed
into the hands of the stock
jobbers and monopolists by Pres
ident Cleveland; it had been
robbed of everything Democratic eX
cept the name; it stood for no great
principle; it was loaded with political
dead heads; yet it cut loose from the
dominion of trusts and syndicatcs; it
repudiated the men who betrayed it,
and again proclaimed Democratic prin-
ciples and espoused the cause of toiling
humanity. 1t was confronted by
Everything that money could buy that
Doodle could debauch or that fear of
starvation would coercc. 1t was con-
fronted by a combination of forces
such as had never been united before
and could probably never be united
again; and. worse still, the time
was too short to educate the public.
While we are defeated our party
is more vigorous and in better condi-
ton generally than it has been for a
third of century. We have dug the
grave of the British gold standard.
One more campaign of education will
forever bury the palsied form of that
curse which has blighted prosperity
and happiness to mankind. We may
assume that the coming administration
will be controlled by the men who have
been so prominent in securing this
election.
II believe that at the next general
election the people will reverse the
verdict of yesterday. The return of
prosperity will not come as promised.
1t was the great common people of
America and not the rich who saved
our institutions in 1861, and it will do
volve on the great common people of
this country to save free government
in 1900"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Political Coercion.

Watts-This talk of politician coer-
cion is, in my opinion, the worst kind
of rot ever sprung on suffering peo-
pie"
Potts-Think so,eh? know of one
case myself"
"Eh?"
81 know of one case myself. Ny
barber used to stand on the corner
night after night talking free silver.
Then his wife told him if he didn't stop
she would bring her mother homo to
keep her company. If that isn't 90
ercion, what is it?" - Indianapolis
Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
North Carolina.

RALEIGH, N. c., Nov. 5.-Bryan has
undoubtedly carried this state by not
less than 10000. His vote is far in ex-
cess of that of Watson for governor ,
who is defeated by Russell, Repub-
lican. The Democrats and Populists
have voted solidly for the fusion
electors. Congress- Settle of the
Fifth district is defeated by Kitchen,
Democrat, by 500. The vote in the
Eighth district between Linney, Re-
publican, and Doughtin, Democrat, is
very close and in doubt. The other
seven districts are certainly against
the Democrats. The legislature is
anti Democratic in both houses.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

It must be a terrible blow to the
great purifier, Anthony Comstock, to
be accused of "indecency," but that is
Just the claim made against him by
the women of the W. G. T. U. with
regard to the big row they are hav-
ing over the bills brought before the
legislature last session. Comstock de-
tends himself somewhat lamely, but
the women are after him with a sharp
stick and say, "the terms he employed
were positively unclean," and so on
lad infnitum," or lad nauseum,"
whichever you prefer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

The orient has become competitor
Of the eastern part of this continent in
supplying coal to the Pacific coast. An
American vessel recently arrived in
San Francisco with cargo Of coal
from Tonquin, that is said to be equal
in quality to the best Pennsylvania coal
and can be sold proftably at price
considerably below the coal sent from
the eastern states. While the product
comes from a district peopled by
Chinese, the industry is developed by
French capital
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
COLORADO ALMOST SOLID
Bryan and Sewalrs Majority Huge
Alva Adams Elected Governor.

DENVER, Nov. 5.-Scattering returns re-
ceived show that Bryan and Sewall have
carried Colorado by over 100000 plurality in
a total vote of about $4,000. No effort has
yet been made to tabulate the returns.
The Democratic-Silver Republican fusion
state ticket headed by Alva Adams Demo-
crat, for Governor, apparently has plural
ity of IL, 900 over the Populist-Silver party
fusion ticket.
The Mckinley Republican state ticket got
fewer votes than the Republican electors,
and Waite middle of the-road Populist, was
a poor fourth in the race.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
SILVER WILL NOT DOWN
The Agitation to BE Continued If Bryan
Has Been Defeated.

CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-Vice Chairman L.
n. Stevens of the national silver party
to-day irsued the following statement:
''If the final results shall show that
Mr.. Bryan is defeated, it does not dem
onstrate that free silver is beaten by
any means. The extreme and
impolitic planks of the Chicago
platform lost us hundreds of thou
sands of votes among conservative
business men, who were really in
favor of free coinage. Another factor
in this contest which has greatly in
jured us. has boon the fact that four
years ago the Democratic party went
into power with president and
both houses of congress and the
policy of that president, and the
| Legislative acts of majority of
that party in congress have been
too often against the interests of the
people. The American people wanted
a change, and, if Mr.. Bryan is defeat
ed, it is largely due to the fact that
they at this time were not willing to
trust another Democratic administra-
ton, however strong it's professions in
the interests of the people. The silver
question will not down until justly set
tied by restoration of free coinage at
the ratio of 16 to /. 1t is to be hoped
that the next time it is submitted to
the people, it will not be handicapped
by the injection of other questions,
about which the friends of free coin
age radically differ in opinion. Mr..
Bryan has made the most marvellous
canvass ever made on the American
continent, and throughout has shown
himself to be one of the greatest men
our country has ever produced.-I: N.
Stevens, vice chairman National Silver
nth
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
A Striking Bargain.

"Those undershirts bought here
last month";" he began.
81 remember" said the clerk, III
was a great bargain. Do you find
them warm enough?"
"They were warm enough when !
first put them on, but didn't think to
inquire about them this morning"
Enquire about them?"
Eyes. Ever since they were washed
the baby has been wearing them. Nov
If you have anything that isn't quit
so much of bargain and little moro
likely to remain my size, I'd like to see
it."-Chicago Post-Dispatch.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Wife Murder and Suicide.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. arthur
l.. Shook, who for some time had been
employed as freight brakeman on the
Missouri Pacific railway, shot his wife
through the heart and then fred two
bullets into his own breast. Both died
instantly. The murder and suicide oc-
Cured yesterday at noon in the door
way of the Belmont hotel, 303 West
Ninth street, and was the result Of
Snooll's insane jealousy of his wife.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
The third quarterly payment to the

The third quarterly payment to the
Usage Indians, consisting of 100000,
was made last week. Hundreds of
gamblers were at Pawhuska and the
few marshals were powerless to pre-
vent depredations. Two gamblers,
Jones and Evans, buncoed gang of
full-bloods and the men ran the gamb-
lers out of town, and beat them to
death. 1t seems that the Indians held
the winning hand.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Startling the Sultan.

''Sire, terrible news!"
What is it, another Armenian up
rising?"
"Worse than that, your majesty"
"Are the powers bombarding the
city,"
"Worse-far worse!"
"Speak, slave, what is itP"
"The ladies of the harem, sir, are
holding joint debates on the financial
question:"
"Great Allah! This is the final strswl
Call in the foreign dogs, slave, and tell
,em they can't carve me too quickI"-
Philadelphia Plain Dealer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

YANKToN, s. d., Nov. 5.-Out of 50,-
600 votes received at Republican head
quarters the Republicans have ma
jority of 2,4OO. From present indica-
lions the Legislature will be very close
on joint ballot, and may possibly have
a small majority for the silverites.
Thirty-five thousand votes are yet to
ba raceivad
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5.-Complete re-
turns from all but few of the 81
counties in Pennsylvania give McKin-
ley plurality of 2o5,55O 1t is not
believed the official count will show
much variation from these figures.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. 5.-Mckin-
ley's estimated plurality in Delaware is
1900. Tunnel Democrat, for Gov
ernor, has $500 plurality, and Handy,
Democrat, for congress about the same.
The legislature is in doubt.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-The managers OF
one of the largest department stores in
this city wired Mr.. Bryan offering him
a salary of $4,000 a year to become
manager of its legal department. No
reply has been received.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Montana.

HELENA, Mont, Nov. 5.-Bryan car
ries the state by four votes to McKin-
leys one. The DemocraticPo pulist
state ticket is elected Hartman, sill.
YER, for congress, is elected Fusion
candidates will control the legislature.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
HE WILL HAVE AT LEAST
263 VOTES.
JONES REFUSES TOGIVE UP
Kentucky Still in Doubt-New York ana
Pennsylvania Contrasting Tor the
Honor of Giving the Biggest
Majority-Illinois Republic
an by Nearly 100000
Situation Analysed.

CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-The returns from
The entire country, although in
complete in some states, are of nature
to insure the election of Mckinley. A
sufficient number of states have de-
clared for the Republican party to
make certain 1853 votes in the electoral
college for it's leader. The states whose
votes are sure for him are as follows:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 5.-The stu
alton in Kentucky is materially
changed by the receipt of late and
complete returns from out in the state
which indicate that the result is in
doubt, with chance of victory in
favor of the Democrats. At the Re-
publican headquarters it is still claimed
that the state has gone for Mckinley,
and Chairman Roberts latest estimate
was majority of 1000
Among the Republicans who went
down in the Populistic wreck were Con-
gressmen Hunter, who managed last
years campaign for Governor Bradley,
and Congressman Lewis, two of the
ablest campaigners in Kentucky poll
tics. In Louisville and Lexington and
in the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and
Eleventh districts, the Republicans
made brilliant gains, but they were
almost frozen out by the Democrat
Populists of Western Kentucky.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Iowa.

Dies MONIES, Iowa, Nov. Iowa
will give Mckinley and Hobart plur-
atty of at least $1,000 and very prob
ably that conservative figure will be
raised to $4,000. The state ticket is
elected by overwhelming majorities.
The total delegation of the Congress-
men, numbering eleven, are all Repub-
licans. OF the seventy-four counties
heard from, the silver forces carried
but fourteen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

Ice is great preserver, but love is
not one of those things that will keep
well on cold storage.
If man is big and fat and able to
keep his mouth shut, he can bluff
nearly everybody.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Wisconsin,.

MILWAUKEE. Nov. 5.-The present
plurality for the Republican presiden-
tial ticket of $685. will be increased
by the returns yet to come in.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

People who cannot adapt themselves
to conditions are mere machines with
an ability to grumble.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Nevada.

RENO, New, Nov. 5.-Bryan has car
ried Nevada by 1000. Newlands, sill
verite, for Congress. is elected by an
overwhelming ma iority.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

One consolation for defeated candi-
dates will be that the corn-husking
season is on.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

Pawnbrokers may not be the best
people in the world, but We have to put
np with chem. .-~~
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

People are beginning to think that
the campaign button has been pressed
too much.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

With the approach Of Thanksgiving.
Gladstone begins to talk about carving
Turkey.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

Fame has it's disadvantages. 1t never
let's mans creditors get off his trail.
If cupid would drop his bow and ar
rows and get a gun, we would hear OF
more marriages.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Virginia.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 5.-From the
full returns OF the vote of the state it
appears the Democrats have nearly
20, 700 plurality in Virginia on the
electoral ticket
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

The most humorous thing about O
great many jokes is that some persons
accept them in earnest.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Crb-s stone brokers are now dealing
principally in loose talk.
People who are efficient are never ex-
pensive to those who employ them.

The millennium will come about the
time that people do their own think
ing.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Idaho Ten Tbousand Democratic.

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 5.-Conservative esti-
mates indicate Idaho will give 10000 ma
jority for Bryan.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

Antiquity of the Watermelon.
The watermelon grows Wild all over
Africa. 1t was cultivated in Egypt, B.
G., $500.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06

Ohio.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 5.-Chairman
McConville, of the Democratic state
committee, claims McKinley's plurality
will not reach $4,000. He claims the
election of five Democratic Congress-
men and probably six. Chairman
Kurtz, of the Republican state commit
tee, says the Republicans elected six
teen and the Democrats four Congress-
men, with the result in the Twelfth dis
trict still in doubt. Chairman Kurtz
got complete returns from eighty-six
of the lightweight counties and COM
pared them with last years vote, when
the Republican plurality was $4,000,
after which he made the following
statement: 'Eighty-six counties show
Republican gains of 5o,63o on the plur-
alities of 1895; net Democratic gain
over 1895 of 3s.1s2, leaving Repub-
lican plurality this year of "a LAO, with
two counties Morrow and Stark unre-
ported. These two counties may re-
duce the plurality about 1,5O0, leaving
McKinley's net plurality 52,94O."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-11-06
Nebraska.

OMAHA, Neb. Nov. 5.-Although the
returns from Nebraska are fragment
airy and may remain incomplete for
two or three days, enough is known to
warrant the conclusion that Nebraska
has been carried by Mr.. Bryan and
the fusion state ticket, with ma jorities
ranging from 5000 to 5000. This is
conceded by the Republicans. Hol-
comb, fusion nominee for governor,
will run from 800 to 1000 lower than
Bryan, and the candidates on the flu
sion state ticket will not quite reach
the vote of Holcomb. 1t is notable
that the Republican strongholds, in
Guiding Douglas, Lancaster, Gage,
Pawnee and Saline counties, have all
shown a very decided falling off,
while the Democratic and Populist
counties have not only held their own,
but in many cases have exceeded their
strength of two years ago.
The defections in the Republican
congressional districts will defeat four
out of six Republican candidates for
congress, Mercer, of the Second, being
the only man on that ticket elected.
From the returns thus far received it
is manifest that the fusionists will con-
troll both houses of the state legis-
lature.
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Chafin & Duncan, who have been in
partnership in tue livery ana ieed Dusi-
ness for the past seven years, to-day dis
solved the partnership, J. b. Duncan retir-
ing and H. H. Horne taking his interest In
the business. Mr.. Duncan has been In the
livery business In Las Vegas for the past
sixteen years md was thought to be a fx-
ture in that avocation here, but other in
terests have demanded so much of his time
and attention lately, that he concluded to
retire from the firm Of Chafin q Duncan,
The business will be conducted from this
time on in the same good manner that has
characterized it for so many years past
All bills owing or due from the old firm Of
Cbafin g. Duncan can be settled with the
new firm aud 1t is especially requested tina
settlements be made at once
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PERSONAL p~ENciLINos.

H. A. Marks aud wife, who came here
recently, with the hope OF benedting Mrs.
Marks health, left for Chicago, yesterday.
W. E. Estes, mother and sister, arrived
In the city, last evening, from C%orsicans,
Texas.
Mrs. Chas. Eglgeston aud son arrived
from Coviugton, Kentucky. yesterday, on
a visit to Mrs. 4. J.. Haywood.
Chas. A. spiess left for Santa Fe on the
evening train, yesterday.
James Lee uard Is up from Water Canon,
Socorro county, accompanied by Joseph
Waddingham, of San Marcial, whose family
will join him at this place in a few weeks.
DR.. Twitchell, of Cincinnati, a cousin of
Ralph E. Twitchell, Is here with his wife
on a short visit.
M. w. and Cecil Browne left for Socorro,
Saturday evening, and G. N. Blackwell, of
Ration, passed through for the Gem city,
last evening.
Mrs. NJ. W. Browne and family are
spending o week at the 81 Porvenir resort.
q. Il. Richards, the cattle Inspector,
reached town from Springer.
A. A. Jones, the attorney. is at home
from a professional trip to Santa Fe.
II. l.. Lutz departed for the ranch, in
company with Lester Jameson.
Mrs. John Hill has returned home from a
visit to friends and relatives In Kansas.
Charles f. Hunt was ticketed to Albu-
querque from Colorado points last evening.
Mrs. W. J.. Black and mother, who were
pleased visitors at Las Vegas and the hot
springs, thence going over to Santa Re,
passed through sfor their Topeka home,
yesterday morning.
Thomas g. Randall and wife, Of Pueblo,
Colorado, are now guests OF the Mountain
house at TIE hot springs.
III. W. Whigham, Of the Maxwell land
grant company, Of Ration, passed through
for Ell Paso, Texas.
AL. Montgomery. the obliging young
color ed man IN the employ of the Monte
zuma club, some years Co. passed through
for Albuquerque from a visit to Kentucky,
]. Weinburg, business manager of the
Wallacs circus, was a passenger for Den
yer, yesterday. He reports the show as
doing a big business 10 California.
C. M. Taylor, wife and daughter, and
Mrs. G. Broomer. were en- roate from e
Paso to Ration, yesterday morning.
w. R. Lott n dau liter, Cleo, left
for their home near Gallinas Springs, to-
day. Mr.. Lott expects to move his family
to Las Vegas about August.
W. L. Crockett is up from Puerto de
Luna.
Mrs. J. van H,uten and mother have
6 one up to Ration.
G. A.. Rathbun il at home from a fsouth-
ern business aunt.
Mrs. Fl. B. Johnson drove down from
Sc~hoonmaker's "Del Cielon place, y~ester-
day, and leaves for Iowa, in the morning.
w. L. Crockett, Ojo del Llano; Miss
Cleo Lott, Puerto de Luna; Chas. c. Brad
ley, Topeka, Kan; j.. s. Langston, Ger
rillos, N. NJ; Frank Boyer, Danville, ILL.,,
register at the Plaza hotel.