Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-02
REPUBLICAN GAINS IN VERMONT.
Largest Majority Ever Given for IA
Governor in the state.

Governor in the state.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Va. Sept. l.
The Green Mountain state declared for
Josiah Grout, republican OF Derby. for gov
ernor today and for the republican state
ticket entire by a majority that equaled
the prediction of the most confident repub-
liCan managers. Returns from the distant
towns are, as usual. rather slow in coming
in, but the count in all sections of the state
shows substantial republican gains, indi
eating that the majority for the repub
lican state ticket will be about 10000. This
Is the largest majority ever given for a
governor in this state, the nearest approach
to it being in 1885 when the majority was
q 6S3 The republican leaders tonight claim
the majority may reach $4,000 and even
81 eco
henry Powers, the republican congros-
s.onal candidate in the First district. and
William Grout in the Second, are both
reelected by increased majorities, and the
state senate and house are in the control
of the republicans by practically the same
majority as two years ago.
The weather was cool and fair throughout
the state and brought out hundreds of repub-
liCan voters who have not been to the polls
in years. Practically the full republican
vote was cast. On the other hand the lack
OF organization in the Gs:nocratic ranks
was very apparent. Many democrats who
do not endorse the platfol m of the Chicago
co..ention remained away from the polls,
while others voted for the republican ticket.
The populist and prohibition vote was prac-
tically the same as four years ago.
The ticket elected follows: oGvernor,
Josiah Grout of Derby; lieutenant governor,
Nelson w. Fiske of Isle la Motto; state
treasurer, Henry +. Field of Rutland; sec
retary of state, Chaunceyj w. Bronwell Of
Burlington state auditor, franklin ID. Hale
of Lunenburg; congressman from First dis
trict, William NJ. Grout OF Barton.
Chairman Merritt OF the republican state
committee has issued a bulletin for 2@0 out
Of 2i5 towns giving a republican majority
of 1884 The remaining towns in 1894
gave a republican majority of 11ol, and
with this majority added MIR Merritt figures
a majority of $4,000 for the head of the
ticket.
Returns from nnety-fve towns show a
republican gain of 5,5i7 over four years ago
and democratic loss OF 2,lS1. The ,prohi-
bition and peoples party has not materially
changed.
COLUMBUS, Sept. 1.--When shown the
bulletins from Vermont received up to 10
o'clock, when he, retired, w. ]. Bryan de-
clined to be interviewed. ~
NITRO-GLYCERINE NILLS TWELVE.
Explosion ut the Works of the CAL
ffOrnia Powder Company.
PINOLE, Cal, Sept. IAN explosion in
powder company this afternoon wrecked the
building and caused the death of twelve
workmen, eight Chinese and the follow
ing whites:
JAMES M'NULTY.
". w. CRATES.
JAMES FRITZ.
NJ. GARCIA
Several workmen were more or less injured
by the explosion which was followed by a
second concusson The plant comprised
about thirty isolated building and these
caught fire after the explosion and We're
practically destroyed. The company esti-
mates the property damage at $4,000. The
works of the company we're damaged by
an explosion about two years ago.
ALTON, ILL.,, Sept. Part of the Equit-
able Powder companys plant, four and one
half miles east of Alton, blew up shortly be
fore o'clock this morning. 1t is known
that three persons lost their lives. The
works took fire and the big store house was
in imminent danger for time The shock
Of the explosion was felt for twenty miles,
ard East Alton and Upper Alton buildings
were damaged. In Alton many fancied an
earthquake had come. The names of the
men killed are:
HENRY ROGERS
WILLIAM ROTTGERS.
THOMAS KEFFER.
A second explosion, of less intensity, fol-
lowed the first explosion.