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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-03
Three Men Shot to Death at Frank
fort, Another MOrtany wounded,
and an Innocent Spectator Injured.
AFFRAY At CROOKED CREEK
THREE DIsTURBERs OF THE PEACE
KILLED BY sHERIFF,s DEPUTIES.
EIectiOn-Day Incidents in Various
States-Death of Two Candidates
Trouble In Virginia.

FRANKFORT, Ky, Nov. 2.-Election day
was ushered in by bloody encounter on
the streets between Republicans and DEM
ocrats after o'clock this morning, result
ing in the death of three men and the
wounding of two or more. The difficulty
began by Frank Egbert, Republican, organ
izing party to head off party of Demo-
Gratis, under the leadership of. Ben Mar
shall, who, as Egbert claimed, had taken a
number of negroes to the country to pre-
vent their voting to-day. Egbert, it is said,
with his party awaited Marshalls return
and fired on him from ambush, wounding
seriously John Smith and slightly injuring
Charles Graham, a negro. Deputy Sheriff
Tes Deakins then organized a posse and
attempted to arrest Egbert and his party.
The latter appeared on the street brandish-
ing their revolvers. The two parties met
and firing began. Fifty shots or more were
exchanged, and Egbert was instantly killed,
while Deakin was mortally wounded, dying
at $3.50 this morning Howard Glore, one
of Egbert'S men, was also killed, and Wal
ter Gains, a negro, was severely hurt The
casualty list follows:
FRANK EGBERT, Republican politician,
dead.
HOWARD GLORE. member of Egbert's
party, dead.
r. e. DEAKIN, Democratic deputy sher-
iff, dead.
JOHN SMITH, driver of the Democratic
wagon in which the negroes were hauled
to the country, dying.
CHARLES GRAHAM colored, occupant
of the returning wagon, wounded.
WALTER GAINS, white. bystander.
wounded.
There is no confirmation of rumor that
several negroes are dead and concealed
about the town. A growing idea that the
riot was instigated by prominent politicians
now in jail, charged with conspiracy, has
terribly aroused the country neighbors of
the deputy sheriff, who lived in a remotely
wild portion of the county. A report was
current to the effect that mob was COM
ing tonight to lynch all seven of the men
in Jail, on the ground that they loaded Eg-
bert with whisky and melted him to the
attack and afterwards to the murder of the
deputy sheriff. The Governor has been ap-
piled to by the families of those in Jail for
troops to protect the jail. Investigation in
dicates that there is no real danger of a
mob, and no soldiers have been ordered
out
MOUNT VERNON, KY, Nov. "A num-
ber of tough characters created a disturb
ance at the Crooked Greek precinct, in this
county, this afternoon. Sheriff Mullins at
tempted to restore order when a general
shooting affray took place between the
sheriff and his deputies and the disurbers.
three of the latter being killed The dead
are Henry Langford John Lawrence and
Charles Payne.
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CRAZED BY OPlATES.
Man KILLS His Wife and One Child,
Wounds Another and Himself.

WORCESTER, Mass, Nov. Edward
Hamilton, for twenty-five years an employe
of the Worcester. County Institution for
Savings, this morning shot and killed his
wife and one child and fatally wounded an
other child, finishing by shooting himself
with probable fatal results. Hamilton had
been in i'll health for a few months and had
suffered from neuralgia He had practical
ly lived on opiates for several weeks and is
supposed to have suddenly become insane.
The only witness to the tragedy was the
domestic employed in the Hamilton house.
hold. Mr.. Hamilton was married about sew
en- years ago to Katherine Long, profess
sional nurse, who had nursed him during a
severe illness from pneumonia. Their mar
ried life had always been regarded as hap
by one and they had two children-a girl,
katherine, aged about three, and a boy.
Edward, about year and a half old. Ham
ilton became possessed of a manacal fury
soon after rising this morning, and, taking
his revolver fired at his wife and children
The wife and little boy were almost instant
ly killed. The girl was badly wounded, but
has chance of recovery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-03

NEW YORK, Nov. S-2:15 a. m.-Com-
plete returns of the vote on mayor in the
boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx give Van
Wyck, Tammany. 142.95S; Low, Citizens
Union, T,12O; Tracy, Republican, 56,O22 In
the borough of Richmond Van Wyck's vote
is 4,S71; Low. 2,7O5; Tracy, 2.7S7. The net
result of the changes in these figures, as
compared with earlier estimates, is to re-
duce the plurality of Van Wyck on the total
vote in Greater New York to about 1900,
Following is the grand total of the votes
received by the two leading candidates for
chief judge of the Court of Appeals in
Greater New York territory, complete re-
turns having been received from all of the
assembly districts: Wallace, Republican,
139,772; Parker, Democrat. 2S2,967; Parker's
plurality over Wallace, 143, 1876.
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GEORGE VOTE WAS LIGHT.
Scarcely Per Cent. of the Total Was
Cast for the RefOrmer's Son.


Cast for the RefOrmer's Son.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2.-Whatever might
have been the result had Henry George sur
vived the campaign, the indications from
the earliest returns were that substitution
of the son for the father as the mayoralty
candidate of the Thomas jefferson Democ-
racy had proved a failure from any but the
sentimental point of view. In fact. the
George candidacy has made but beggarly
showing, scarcely 5 per cent. of the votes
in New York city counted up to O'Clock
having been cast for the son of the author
of Progress and Poverty
The George vote possibly suffered by the
failure of the supervisors of election to sup
ply large number of the precincts with
pastors to attach to the voting papers. The
law requires that in the event of the death
of a candidate before the date of the cleo
tion and after the voting papers have been
printed, there shall be printed and supplied
to each precinct pastors ON which is printed
the name of the person selected in the pre-
scribed manner to succeed the deceased
candidate the pastors TO be attached to the
ballot over the name of the original NOM
inee. Although in the case of the Thomas
Jefferson Democracys ticket, the person
substituted was or the same name the
Candluate who died, Henry George, the cleo
ton board held that the letter of the law
should be observed, ana pasters were print
ed and distributed in the prescribed man
ncr. AS an esdy stated, The d.stii iibuuOn " as
not done in ali cases ana consequently Vot-
ers were under the necessity o. writing in
the name of the second henry George,
or voting the ticket as it stood, neither or
winch IL is Claimed was q literal compliance
with the law. In some cases citizens who
had intended to vote for George would not
do so, interpreting that an attempt would
result in the Vltiating of the DaLot as a
whole. 1t has been held in previous cases
OF q somewhat similar character that the
evident intent of the voter should be con-
sidered ~ tEe Judges, ana the vote counted
as regular. ana this rule has in all proba-
bility been followed in many cases to-day.
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NO FEAR OF STARVATION.
Enough Provisions at Dawson City to
supply Gold Seekers All Winter.

VANCOUVER, Nov. 2-Minister of In
terror Sitton, who has been investigating
the different routes into the Yukon region.
arrived here last night from Dyea on the
Dominion steamer Quadra. Mr. Sifton is of
the opinion that the Chilcat pass is a bet
ter one than the White pass. Regarding the
reports of starvation at Dawson City. Mr.
Sifton stated that his latest advices were
TO the effect that there would be enough
provisions 10 last until spring Maj. Walsh,
the administrators of the Yukon who is
now on his way, will on his arrival there
make report 10 the Dominion government
on the situation and the necessity of me
government sending in provisions. T'hs
Quadra brought down meager details OF
some more rich strikes on the creek near
Dawson City. The steamer City of Seattle
sailed from here for Alaska last night. she
took up sixty head of oxen and a number
OF men, who will form part of the expedi
ton sent out by a Boston company to
carry supplies into Dawson over the Dalton
trail
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shown and each return gave Van Wyck
bigger and bigger pluralities the Democrats
drew on the reserve power OF their lungs.
When about a third of the city had been
counted up the cheering for Van Wyck,
which had been incessant, was augmented
and the noise they made was something
startling. How the peoples throats stood
it is a wonder.
AT one time some of the crowd in front
of the Park Row side of City Hall Park
climbed upon the railing and jumped on the
grass. big policeman jumped on them
and they climbed back in hurry. This
caused a jam, and there was panic on
the part of some women in the crowd. A
few screamed, but strong men kept them
safe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-03
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
Right of Soldiers to Cast Their bal
IOts-FOur Votes That Cost $4,000.

Right of Soldiers to Cast Their Bal-
IOts-FOur Votes That Cost $1,000.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-There were many
interesting incidents to-day connected with
the balloting, but they were lost sight of
in the general excitement. Notwithstand-
ing the doWnpour of rain this morning,
every voter seemed determined to cast his
vote as early as possible, and the election
officers had comparatively little to do in the
afternoon. Robert A. Van Wyck Demo-
cratic nominee for mayor, voted at $40
o'clock, casting ballot No. 19. He spent
thirty seconds in the booth. There was no
crowd at the polling place and there was
no demonstration. 1t was nearly two hours
later when Seth Low appeared at the pre-
cinct where he was registered. He spent
two minutes in the booth. His coming and
going were not marked by an demonstra-
ton.
Twenty-Five cases of alleged illegal voting
were disposed of in Centre-street Court to-
day. The last was that of Captain BenJa-
min r. Roberts, u. S. A, who registered
in the First election district for the First
Assembly district. Captain Roberts is now
at Governors island, and the arrest was
made on the ground that he is not entitled
to vote from there. Captain Roberts ex-
planned to Magistrate Mott that he had been
three years; that he had been on the Pacific
coast for some time and had recently re-
turned to Governors island. He contended
that the statutes provided th&t soldiers in
the army may vote from the place they are
stationed. Magistrate Mott said that he
was right and dismissed the case
1t cost $1,000 to vote four of the seven
registered men residing in Central Park to-
day. These four men voted at One-hun-
dred-and-first street and Eighth avenue
where a special booth had been built for
them. Inspectors, ballot clerks and police
had to be furnished for the four voters
The men live in McGowan's Pass Tavern
BY $3.50 all had voted and the inspectors and
ballot clerks were free to discuss politics
or anything else until sundown, but the
booths were kept open, In accordance with
the law until 5 O'Clock. The other three
voters in the park are James Conway. the
shepherd, and his two sons who live at
the Sheep Fold and vote az Eighth avenue
and Fifty-sixth street, where there is
big district.
In view of the result of the balloting the
following ante-election claims" made by
the four leading political managers this
morning will prove interesting. The Dem
ocratic estimate gave Van Wyck a majority
over all other candidates combined of 20 :
COO and a plurality over Low the next
highest, of 900. The Republican estimate
gave Tracy plurality of 5000 The Citi-
zens' Union estimate gave Low q plurality
of 1900 and the George estimate gave
George a plurality of 5000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-03

NEW YORK. Nov. 2.-Miss Annie Belle
Hogan. a widow and a teacher of music, is
in Bellevue Hospital, where she is to be
examined as to her sanity. Mrs. Hogan is
thirty years old and extremely
prepossessing in appearance. Her mania
has grown out of her interest in
the present mayoralty contest She
does not approve OF any of the
candidates, but insists that President Nc
kinley is the only man in the country for
the position. Several times she has an
nounced her intention to go to Washington
and there make arrangements with Presi-
dent Mckinley TO come to this city and
take the mayoralty job
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-03
THRoUGHOuT THE STATE.
Democratic Judge Elected and Gain.
Made In the LegiHInfure

NEW YORK, Nov 2.-Rain. which pre-
vailed generally over the State. had the ef-
feet of keeping great many of the country
voters away from the polls. The result is
apparent in the reduced majorities given IN
concededly Republican districts to William
J. Wallace. the Republican nominee for
chief judge of the Court of Appeals. as
compared with the pluralities by which the
same districts were carried last year. In
many districts the pluralities of a year ago
are reduced nearly one-half and in few that
have been reported is the falling off less
than % per cent. Conceding to Judge Park
Continued ON second Page3
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-03
TO DEFEND LUETGERT.
Ex-GOv. Charles p. johnson, of Mis-
souri,, Engaged for Next Trial.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2.-Ex-Gov. Charles P.
Johnson, one of the best-known criminal
lawyers in Missouri, and almost as well
known outside the State, has been retained
to conduct the defense of Luetgert, the Chi
cago sausage maker. in the coming second
trial for the alleged killing of his wife.
Mr.. Johnson gained great prominence in his
connection with the defense of DR.. Dues
trow, the st. Louis millionaire, who was re-
Gently hanged for the murder of his wire
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-03
Two Candidates Dead.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. "A dramatic in
cident Of the campaign and coincident with
the tragic end of Henry George, was the
death this morning at Staunton, of Colonel
James Cockrane, the Republican senatorial
candidate for the Ninth district He ex-
pired suddenly after a vigorous campaign
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Nov 2.-W. J. Bellen,
Republican candidate for member of AS
sembly in the First district of Onandaga
county, died this afternoon. He had been
in i'll health for some time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-03

Here is brief sketch of Robert Van
Wyck taken from the New York Evening
Post:
Robert A. Van Wyck, lawyer; present
chief justice of the City Court; graduated
from the Columbia Law School in 1872;
elected city judge in 1889; was one of the or
ganizers of the old County Democracy, but
joined Tammany shortly before his election;
when Chief Justice Ehrlich died in 1895
Judge Van Wyck. was chosen by his asso-
ciates as successor; was reelected for a full
term in 1896 He was arrested in the early
morning of Jan. %, 1890, at the French ball
at the Metropolitan Opera House on a
charge of drunk and dsorderly conduct" !"
was locked up in the sergeant's room and
discharged by Police Justice Andy" White
on the following morning. He is Croker $
personal choice for the office; he has made
no speeches in the campaign, not even ap-
pearing on the platform at the formal Tam
many ratification of his nomination"
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Trouble i'm virriria

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. "A riot was al
most precipitated in Berkely this morning.
There are two Democratic factions in the
county. The Cole faction seized the voting
place of the Newburn faction on Berkely
avenue, but left the books in charge of the
regular clerks who. after an excited discus
sion, retired to the mayors office and
opened a new voting place. They left the
Cole crowd in possession of the old booth.
Mayor Mccoy expected further trouble and
requested that one company of Portsmouth
military be held in readiness to await call
from him This was done. No one has been
injured or arrested.
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TWO DUELiSTS DEAD.
Fatal End of a LOng-Standing Feud
Between Kentuckians.

JUNCTION CITY, KY, Nov. "A fatal
duel took place here this afternoon in
which an old feud was ended and both of
the participants died within a minute of
each other. Some years ago Joseph Wright
shot ]. c. Blackerty while assisting officers
to arrest him. The trouble was renewed
this afternoon. Wright fired on Blackerty.
who returned the shot. Both men fell NOR
tally wounded and both died before the
smoke of their pistols had disappeared
Blackerty was unmarried. Wright leaves
wife and two children.
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PLACE FOR Mr.. ECKELS.
Will Become President of the Com.
mercial National Bank of Chicago.

CHICAGO, Nov 2.-The Chronicle to-
morrow will say: James H. Eckels, con-
troller of the currency of the United States,
has been elected president of the CONNER
cial National Bank of Chicago. Mr. Eckels
will enter upon his new duties Jan /. 1893
The Commercial National is one of the
largest banking institutions of this city. IFS
deposits amounting 10 nearly $40 600 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-03

JOY, while the saloons. closed during the
hours while the voting was in progress, did
business on a. scale that promised to COM
pensate for the period of enforced thirst.
The enthusiasm in the vicinity of Tam
many Hall was particularly great.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-03
HISTORIC PLACE DESTROYED.
House Where Maj. John Andre Was
Imprisoned Blown Down.

NYACK, N. Y, Nov. 2.-The 1776 stone
house at Tappan was blown down by the
wind this morning. This is the house where
Major John Andre was imprisoned and
from which he was taken to his execution
on Oct. 2, l1So 1t was owned by DIR
stephens, of Tappan, and has been Vtsf.ld
by people from all over the world.
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almost instantly Mr.. Walling was for ten
years presiding judge of the Monmouth
county Court, retiring about five years ago.
day, voted and returned to his residence.
where he shot himself. 1t is thought that
the immediate cause of his act was anxiety
over the outcome of the election, his BROTH
er-in-iaw and business partner being a cam
dldate for surrogate of Monmouth county
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-03

NEW YORK, Nov S-The estimated vote
Of Greater New York for mayor at a. m
is as follows: Van Wyck, 2SS ,752; Low. 49,
S21; Tracy, 1OO,9sS George, 2O.sss. Van
Wyck's plurality. S6,92l. The plurality of
Parker, Democratic candidate for judge of
the Court of Appeals, in the State is esti-
mated at rs. 600
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-03

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Former Judge AL
fred Waliing, one Of the best-known Dem
ocrats of Monmouth county, New Jersey.
committed suicide at his home in Keyport to-
DAY by shooting himself in the head. He died
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-03
BIG 4 ROUTE
Out - Of Town Excursion
SUNDAY, NOV. z
$1-ROurd Trip-$1

To Anderson, Union City, Wabash and
intermediate points. Less rates to Oak
landon, Pendleton, and other points be-
tween Indianapolis and Anderson.
A new Catholic Church to be dedi-
Gated at Marion On above date. Special
trains in both directions.
H. NJ. BRONSON, A. G. P. A.
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SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

DEFoRAIITY APPARATUS, Trusses, Elastic
Hosiery. Largest stock of ARTIFICIAL EYES
IN the State.
VIM. H. ARMSTRONG 4 co.
CSew No. 12O AZ S. Illinois ST.. Indianapolis Ind
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-03

BALLOTS CAST FOR VAN WICK
EQUAL TO THOSE CAST FOR BRYAN.
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VAN WYCK WON
TAMMANY's CANDIDATE ELECTED
MAYOR OF GREATER NEW YORK.
His Plurality over Seth Low About
77,OO0, and over General Tracy
More than 10000.
FEW VOTES CAST FOR GEORGE
ABOUT 10000 RECEIVED By THE
DEAD REFORMER's SON.
Remainder Of the City Ticket Elected
by Tammany, and Probably a Ma
sority cf the Boards.
RIG VOTE DESPITE THF Rim
FEW VOTES CAST FOR GEORGE
ABOUT 10000 RECEIVED BY THE
DEAD REFORMER's SON.

BIG VOTE DESPITE THE RAIN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-17
BECKWITH'S PLAYING
Under His Wife's Eye Won the
esterday's Game for
the Wesley ans.

Mount Pleasant, Ia, Nov. 1.-THE
Iowa Wesleyan university foot ball
team defeated the Keokuk Ia, Medi-
cal college eleven here yesterday after
noon in a score Of 48 to 0. The game
was featureless except for the fact
that Warren Beckwith, Robert T. Lin
coins new son-in-law played left half
back for the Wesleyans, and made sew
eral good tackles and runs. Mrs. Beck
with was an enthusiastic spectator of
the game.
Mount Pleasant, Ia, Nov. 17.-"Oh,
I knew he could do it, she exclaimed
when her husband made a 40 yard dash
around the left end of the big medicos
and scored the first touchdown for To-
wa Wesleyans. Beckwith was playing
the game of his life, and. inspired by
the presence of his young bride, put up
a game of foot ball that has never been
equaled in this city.
Whether the rest of the team was
inspired by the same fair presence, is
not known, but the big fellows from
KeOkuk, flushed with recent victories
and averaging 20 pounds per man
heavier than Iowa Wesleyan, went
down to defeat.
At the end of the game the score
stood 48 to nothing in favor of Iowa
Wesleyan, and over half of the points
were gathered in by Beckwith alone.
There was a big crowd of enthusiastic
daughter of the ex-secretary of war,
Robert 7. Lincoln. During the first
part of the game she watched the
struggle from a carriage, but as the
excitement grew more intense, she left
the carriage, and with several girl
friends, followed along the side lines
of the struggling players. Once when
Beckwith was temporarily disabled,
she pushed her way in to see how bad
ly hurt he was, and during the entire
game she never lost sight of him.
The heavy line of the visitors proved
to be somewhat of an obstruction to
the home team. Most of the playing
devolved on the halfbacks, Beckwith
and Hustin. Beckwith was given all
the work he wanted. His play was
brilliant and most effective.
At the end of the game he was lifted
to the shoulders of the bowling mob
of enthusiasts and carried off the field.
The day had been a quiet one for the
Beckwiths At noon they lunched with
Senator Harlan, the grandfather of the
bride Young Beckwith had declined
to play, but it is said that al lunch the
senator requested Beckwith to play.
The senator was formerly president
of the college, and takes great salts
faction in the work of the foot ball
team. Tt is stated that when he learn
ed that on account of the comparative
absence of Beckwith would imperil the
success of the team, he requested his
new grand SOn-in-law to lay aside his
dignity and battle once more for the
glory of I. w. Z.
Beckwith consented and played his
star game.
Mrs. Beckwith rode out to the field
in the family carriage and was accom-
panied by her mother-in-law, Mrs.
BeckWith.