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MAJORITY IN HAND'
Next House to be Republican by
Good Plurality.

The next House of Representatives Will De
controlled by the Republicans, who have &C.
cording to latest advices, plurality oil 10 aha
n clear majority of 81 over the Democrats anu
Populists combined.
The two members from South Dakota are
still in doubt, but they are CONSIDERED IN Inc
Republican column and the member from wy
ominp. which is also doubtful. with the
chances favoring the Republicans, is placed In
the Democratic column.
The table given below may be changed, out
these changes will not materially Affect 'he
final result. There is no doubt that the new
Congress in both branches will uphold tresi-
dent-elect Mckinley in all his efforts TO Keep
up the National credit, and enact taIi =,
measure that will give the Government an
the revenue it needs to insure no denciency.
There will be numerous contests In those
districts where fraud has been charged. eoi-
w. c. L. Breckenridge intends TO return 10
Congress if contest before Republican llouse
will get him here The State Canvassins boaru
may throw out the entire vote OF owen ooun'y'
a result of direct violation OF the erection
law in that County. Democratic PRIMARY
was held with the general election, the Demo
cratic election officers serving also as the prln-
airy officers. The Bryan plurality IN TINS
County is 2,239 and if it is thrown out IL
means the election of Col. Breckenridge In the
Seventh District by majority OF too. ooi.
Breckenridge will contest the seat OF his oppo-
nent. Settle tDemocrat). basing his contest on
the Owen County situation, where he alleges
gross frauds were committed.
Samuel e. Hudson, Free Silver candidate Tor
Congress from the Third District, Pa, has an
nounced his intention of contesting the recent
election, which resulted in victory tor ex-
Congressman VIM. McAleer (Democratl, whose
plurality was 2.099 the vote being McAleer,
1I.655: Frederick Halterman (Republicsnl,
1856: Hudson, 1904. The district is noml-
naly Democratic but Hudson declares that he
and Halterman were victims of conspiracy
and that he has evidence to prove that re-
peaters voted in gangs The contested district
is the one formerly represented by the late
Samuel J. Randall.
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Ian Maclaren's Visit.
H.-Jx IUo.LTs.


The Rev. John Watson, of Drumtochty,
has seized the psychological moment for his
visit to America. His popularity with the
reading public is at full tide, and people are
naturally eager to see the man whose books
have SO powerfully touched the springs of
mirth and tears in their hearts If his re-
ception elsewhere is as cordial as it has been
in Chicago, he is likely to return to his
Liverpool parish with roseate Iecollections
of the American public. As the guest of the
Twentieth Century Club, he spoke to about
the largest gathering in the history of that
organization, while his public lecture on the
evening following was delivered to an audi
ence that packed the hall from pit to upper
gallery. 1t is impossible to escape the
charm of his personality, although upon re-
Election one does not recall that he has said
anything very striking.
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manent National Committee invariably be-
comes a machine to control the National Con-
vention, and the newspapers can be relied on
to do ali the education on the money question
! necessary.
Senator John c. Mitchell, of Wisconsin. says
that be is still a strong Gold man, aud Will vote
for all Sound Money measures. he only sup
ported Bryan rs matter Of party loyalty.
Mckinley and Hobart carried every large
city Of the country with three exceptions-
New Orleans snd Denver, which were for Bryan,
and San Francisco. which is so close between
the candidates that an official canvass may De
necessary to decide. On the police figures hled.
the Mckinley electoral ticket has small
plurality in San Francisco.
The Canton, o.. people are organizing regi-
ment of 1000 young men, to be finely UNI
formed and we'll drilled, to escort President
elect Mckinley to Washington. Two compa-
MES of the Ohio National Guard will march
with it.
The silver miners at Creole. Colo, were SO
disguised with the result of the election that
| they hoisted the English flag above the stars
| and Stripes but this was too much for the
patriotism of the people, who tore down Inc
| flag and rent it into shreds.
Senator Mcmillan, of Michigan, wants Presi'
| dent Mckinley to go slow on an extra session
1--WE want to see how the Wilson Bill will
| operate under the new order Of things. Inc
| less Congress is in session the better. Iarif
revision is in the future; subject for con
sultation between the Republicans and Sound
Money Democrats; subject for consuitatiol
and compromise"
Chairman Babcock, of the Republican Con
gressional Committee, is being urged for place
in the Cabinet.
The Missouri Republicans and Sound Money
Nafh
| place in the Cabinet.
| Chairman Jones had an ovation on return
| ing to his home at Hope, Ark.
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PERSONNEL OF THE HOUSE

Names of Those Who VIII Occupy Seats in
the 55th Congress.
The latest returns indicate that the follow
inc members will constitute the next House.
South Dakota returns have not yet been fully
received:
ALABAMA.
First Districts. w. Taylor. F. S. D., Lin
den.
Second District-Jesse F. stallings, D., Green
VILE reelected.
Third District-Henry ID. Clayton, D., Eu-
faua.
Fourth District. S. Plowman, F. S. D.,
Tallacegs.
Fifth District-Col Willis Brewer. D., Hayne-
vile.
Sixth District-John II. Bankhead, d. Fay
cite reelected.
Seventh District-M. w. Howard, p, Fort
Payne. reelected
Wheeler, reelected.
Ninth Dis;rict-Oscar W. Underwood, d.,
Birmingham.
ARKANSAS.
First District-Philip ID. Mccullough, D.,
Mariana, elected.
Second District-John S. Little. d., Green
wood reelected.
Third Distributions c. McRae D., Pres
colt reelected
Fourth District-William L. Terry, D., Little
Rock. reelected.
Fifth District-Hugh A. Dinsmore, D., Fay
ettevilie. reelected.
Sixth District-S. Brundage, d. Searcy.
CALIFORNIA.
First District-John A. Barham, r., Santa
Rosa, reelected.
Second Decentralization DeVries, D.. Stock
ton.
Third District-Samuel G. Hilborn, T., Oak
land, reelected.
Fourth Dstrict-Jamcs G. Mcguire, D., San
Francisco reelected.
Fifth Distriet-Eugene 7. Loud, r., San
Francisco. re elected.
Sixth Distrct-C. A. Barlow, p, Los Angeles
Seventh Distrct-Dr. g. II. Castle, p, Mer.
eedes.
COLORADO.
First District-John K. Shafroth, S. D., Den.
ger, reelected.
Second District-John c. Bell, p, Montrose
CONNECTICUT.
First District-E. Stevens Henry. T.. Rock
vile, reelected.
Second District-Nehemiah ID. Sperry, z.
New Haven, reelected
Third Dis,rict-Charles A. Russell, T.. Kill
;ngly, reelected.
Fourth District-Ebenezer J. Hill, r., Nor
walk, reelected.
DELAWARE.
AtLarge-L Erving Handy, d.. Newcastle
FLORIDA.
First District-Stephen n. Sparkman, ID.
Tampa reelected.
Second District-R. w. Davis, d., Palatka.
IDAHO.
James Gum, P.-D., Boise.
GEORGIA.
First Distrct-Rufus T. Lester d., Sayan
nah reelected.
Second District-James NJ. Griggs d., Daw
son.
Third District B. Lewis, d., Monte
Rnma
Fourth District-W. c. Adamson, f. S. ID
Kings, reelected.
Fifth District-Leonidas T. Livingston. d
Kings. reelected.
Sixth District-Chas. L. Bartlett, d., Macon
reelected.
Seventh Dstrict-John w. Maddox, ID
Rome, reelected.
Eighth District-W. N. Howard, d., Lexing
ton.
Ninth Dstrict-F. c. Tate, ID. Jasper.
Tenth District-W. ii. Fleming, d., Augusts
Eleventh District-W. q. Brantley, Bruins
aick.
ILLINOIS.
First District-James Il. Mann, r., Chicsg,
Second District-Willam Lorimer, T., CHI
cago, reelected.
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WISCONSIN,.

WISCONSIN,
First District-Henry A. Cooper, r., Racine,
reelected.
Second District-Edward Sauerherng, T.,
Mayville, reelected.
Third District-Joseph w. Babcock, R., Ne
cedab. reelected.
Fourth Dstrict-Theobold Often, R., Mil
waukee, reelected.
Fifth District-Samuel s. Barney, T., West
Bend, reelected.
Sixth DISTRICT. Fl. Davidson, R., Oshkosh.
Seventh District-Michael Griffin, r., Eau
Claire, reelected.
Eighth >District-Edward s. Minor, R., stur-
geOn Bay, reelected.
Ninth Observation-Disclosures Stewart, r., Wau-
sau, reelected.
Tenth District-John ]. jenkins, r., Chippe-
wa Falls, reelected.
WYOMING.
At-Large-John Z. Osborne D., Rawlins, re-
elected.
ARIZONA.
Delegate-Marcus A. Smith, D., Tucson.
NEW MEXICO.
Delegate-H. B. Ferguson, D., Albuquerque.
OKLAHOMA.
Delegate-Dennis L. Flynn, R., Guthrie, re-
elected.
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no INV CUlCos kJSk OID C1sHx
vas heading. Full number
of stars on all, except the
smallest two sizes. We Will
send these flags at the fol-
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These goods are sent by express the receiver paying
the express charges
There is National movement on foot to provides
flag for every schoolhouse Under this oer no scnool
need he without one for contribution Of few cents
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flags are of the same bunting used by the Army ana
Navy, and will last for years
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ALL THE RAGE.
GraqdArpySleeve Buttons
Thousands of Comrades are Wearing Them
hese Sleeve Buttons are mo- cheap Imitation.


Every patriotic American citizen would like to own
a flag BY special arrangement we have obtained
manufacturers prices on line of American flags.
They are all sewed bunting flags The stars
stitched both sides by machine; no zigzag stitch;
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It is not what its proprietors say but what Hoods
Sarsaparilla does that tells the story. Hoods
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-30

| by soldiers with fixed bayonets and others VIII
long sticks They were taken to the d koran nf rscn.
alongside the road. their wells had been prepsrru.
took one hour 70 reach the nn SSn
TO the prisoners they walked along without s's"
They were taken into a high walled garden, =
guard being placed at the entrance and IN sho nor,
time the first 70 be executed Mas s Sr4"s" chain.
which his guard held tightly. In his hand SONS
he eagerly drank, and then. not knowing to wnat
awful death ne was doomed he walked calmly nIy
Snif avn hour to mi tho well with Catch during all
which time the sticks OF the soldiers were IN us.'
neR s"f the 81 those employed with
the Catch After this the second was
for him | took the accompanying pho os,n pr:
fsce o covered W tn powdcrcd Catch and his eyes
closed as not to see the crowd standing around,
the Catch has not begun to set and the man -
suffering no pain
Having obtained a photograph Of a form Of exc
. cution which | hope has been resorted TO for tho
last time, hurried from the spot. and only Just IN
time. as ! afterward heard. to escape inc most or
solid and frightened the poor prisoner. his yells
frightful TO listen 10. and as they were car
turn realized that the death TO which they were
doomed so far from being tho painless ono they
had hoped for was instead OF terrible nature.
As the fourth man led from the garden no
begged the executioner to take him TO the Bazaar.
humans (f2p. after which he could cut his head on
The nth man became even more frantic as inc
Spare me, Spare me-" he cried. and will show
you 1900 humans GiCO lie hid but his oner
came too late When. three days later passed
along the road | found capitals had been added TO
the pillars. covering the heads OF the poor men, VINO
had thus horribly been done TO death .
The Governorship Of State is held yearly ~
the man who gives the Shah the largest present:
during his period OF Office. he collects from the
people the taxes. the present he has given tho
Shah and good substantial sum into the bargain
for himself Absolutely pitiless. his mon VIII often
seize the last sticks Of old and II the peo-
pie seeing starvation staring them in the face re-
-f- fhnAa Iuf1 tn 1snfh nj
I'm this case. If what in the mouth OF every
one was true. In the old days II necessary 10
make a frightful example Of few caravan rob-
bers to keep the road through the Kotabs safe. In
a country where II H. customary to commit suicide
in fanatcal way. ~. for instance. when wives
throw themselves their husbands funeral pyres
in India an cutlery often is made in England. and
yet in country full Of Europeans men are taken
out in broad daylight and cruelty murdered by tho
roadside
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ONE MAN CAUSED A STRIKE.

A ''KICKING" GRANITE-CUTTER DELAYED WORK
OK THE MECHANICS BANK BUILDING.
There has been strike involving all the hod-
carriers laborers and masons on the new Me-
chanics Bank Building. at Court and Montague
SIS brought about by one man, who had been al
work on the building only n day. T. b. Rutan'
the contractor for the masOnTork. has been badly
DELAYED as every OF his men went out ON
Thursday a granite-cutter came to work Tor James
NcLaren who has the contract for the stone"ork
He soon learned that the men who were working
an tn. freesfone were not members OF his union;
lie demanded their removal But as they hau
rorl.ed Satisfactorily and peaceably with IN" other
raInrers FOR some time the contractor did not see
nv advantage in discharging them for the sake OF
,r.s MN who had been the job Tor only one
dav The granlte-cutter then called TO nus ala Inc
viking delegate of the Central Labor Union. Inc
il.gat. ordered "a strike OF all the men AT Work on
,ht Luilding with the exception or me ronwOrk-
80 m. men went out about O'Clock on frlday
ord ali except the rOnwOrk was suspended yes
,'"',.,, Nv Rutan said that the work would nave
-, 49,. continued on Monday at all hazards. lie II
- ,h. onlnlou that his old men, some OF Whom nave
VI W LIN him for twenty years. VIII com" 10
.a1tr s.nses and return to work. III they 90 not
however ne will employ other men
,rh.ra also a miniature STRIKE among the
lrutnan ON the Pohemus Memorial, the new
ttHi", for the Long Island Medical college Here
- ,,nion sfonecutterS refused TO Work WIN non
~, iehorers Work was only suspended Il re"
S S when an amicable agreement was reached
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but come that man is significant force in Nature.
His powers for destruction seem TO be- boundess.
Walls OF rock cannot say TO him. so far shalt
thou 90 and further
The Rockland Lake Trap Rock Quarry Company
furnishes gravel for road-making I'm three sizes.
reduced 10 the proper proportions by number Of
crushers Of immense power They do their work
automatically and well and Of themselves are mar
wells OF simplicity and ingenuity Pieces OF rock II
foot square and larger are thrown into their pom
derous laws and are reduced to fragments OF yari-
GUS sizes which in are sorted out by the great
cylinder screens into general sizes-two and half
and one and a half inches. and smaller size-while
fragments larger than the two-anda -half-inch size
are rejected by the screens and automatically car
ried bnck to the Jaws OF the crushers. through
which they pass once more.
The maws OF these giant crushers are Unsuitable
they constantly cry for more Quarrymen 20 to
the top OF the cli that has been left after years
OF quarryng The trees and earth are removed
holes are drilled and filled with explosives, blasts
take place. and vast fragments Of seck are h.zlsd
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well drive artist 20 despair i'm vainly attempting
to initiate and whose bright coors and tints i'm the
autumn are famous all over the world.
Briefly stated. the cause Of the explosions is the
determination OF firm Of business men to tear
down as much Of the hill that lies south of the
landing as belongs TO them and they are doing ii
az quickly as a force of skilled quarrymen. steam
drills and dynamite will enable them. In Difference
to elevations OF land thousands of feet In height.
people have called the Rockland Heights hills.
Compared to the surface of the surrounding coun-
try they mountains mountains OF solid rock
of rock so hard that it has commercial value.
being among the best-known materials for making
good roads-rCads that will wear and stand for
years.
THE POWER OF MAN AND MACHINERY
A man walking in Broadway Is insignificant when
seen from the Trinity Church tower. but when he
stands In the Rockland Lake quarry and sees what
has already been accomplished toward tearing
down mountain of trap rock, the idea cannot fail
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to the plateau 200 or 300 feet below. Here the larger
fragments are again drilled. filled with explosives
and rent in pieces while the smaller fragments are
broken by hand with sledges. Then. when re-
duced to the proper size. the rock Is placed on
small cars that run rails and taken to the crush
ers.
The workmen that start at the top of the clln
gradually work their way down with crowbar
and drill and blasting powder and dynamite, and
when they reach the bottom level plateau,
where the fragments Of rock are finally reduced to
the proper size for The crushers. they go to the
top again and begin another section. And so
they have been doing for years. until they arrive
at the top of the mountain at that place where.
i'm the language Of the dead, water runs both
ways" At that point they will have reached as
far as the quarry company owns the land. and hair
the mountain will have been torn down. reduced TO
gravel and spread upon Highways all over the
country. Naimre Will have lost haIf a mountain.
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day to strike terror into the hearts OF the people
Inc murder OF the Shah followed by "A success
sion or rObberies on the road between Bushire nd
lafahan. the nomad tribes going I'm large par
Ties and loottng villages and caravans and an
Enghshman was even stripped naked and beaten
with sticks one hundred thousand pounds
WIS estimated rs the value Of property that
CHANGED hands during one week. Every day indi-
Vlduals came naked into Shiraz. and the roads
were strcwn with merchandise that the robbers
round unsuitable to carry on At this Juncture
h. X IL Ruhkn ed DOwleh. Governor Of Shiraz.
marched out Of prison five men. who. common re-
port said. had been there for the last five months.
and had nothing whatever to do with the matter.
but had merely been brought from the south be
cause they refused to pay the excessive taxes I'M
posed on them. These men were TO be executor 10
Brighten the people by being buried awe W P,h
OF paris This form OF execution IL calieu sat.n,
ing" and consists OF a hollow pillar being erected
over hole about two feet deep. 80 that .ne WIZ"
forms "A we'll into which the prisoner u put some-
times (the most merclful method; mean uow WI,
ward and at others with his head stckns ou'
over the top. Plasterofparis ~ then pd down ~;
and between each basketful water N poured uo"n
The we'll The Catcher then sweils. ana wnen IL
Ia rdens IL sops circulation. causing the most ex-
cruciofin agony About "A. m. on sunday. May ~.
the fve prisoners, chained neck to neck, were
ma rched out OF prison. and slowly escorted by a
large mob who were kept from pressing TOO close
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and civilization gained a good many eNceller
A MOUNTAIN OF FLINTY HARDNESS.

roads.
A MOUNTAIN OF FLINTY HARDNESS.
From geoloslst's point Of view. the rock Of
which the Rockand Mountain is composed is
COLUMBIA trap. its chief popularity. outside OF lis
nnty hardness. being the fact that II never breaks
regular although IT lays i'm the form Of six-sided
prisms which invariably run in vertical strata
Beneath this is a mass of what is called basaltic
trap which is of confused formation. and is never
used I'm getting out food for the crushers In color.
COLUMBIA trap Is not unlike granite, only II does
not granuate ike that stone when friction is
applied to II. This is why II Is so sought after Tor
road making purposes. and is the secret OF much
of tho success Of the Rockand Lake quarres.
The quarry. besides offending halfway into the
mountain, has long frontage on the river. After
leaving the OF actual operations. the visitor
comes. at the south end of the cOmpany's property
to "A vast area Of broken fragments OF rock piled
on another. that for centuries have been split
ting off from the mountainsde. From the waters
edge to the tor of the ovcrhanging cliffs this great
field Of what the quarrymen call weather down
extends Some Of the fragments big as
of attacking such a mighty formation of stone and
i'm some unlucky moment striking an unknown
keystone whose removal would set the WhOle mass
i'm motion down toward the river. crushing every
thing that might be in its way.
labor-saving principle Whenever practical the
power for the jaws of the big crushers. turns the
screens, and runs the finished gravel up into ee-
yators from whence it is discharged into the ves-
sells that convey ii to its destination The plateau
at the base Of the cliff that Is being quarried Is
the stone that take the rock TO the crushers.
In addition to all this. the quarries have their
mechanics keep everything in repair. The place Is
far away from the everyday walks Of life that
the moment without this forethought. so nothing
is forgotten. When man has visited this place
he has the greatest industry of its kind In the
country and one that will continue to grow until
the backbone of the mountain on the west has
pany's property the south reached. When that
time arrives there will be level plain lying at the