The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-11-20
THE POLITICAL RESULT.
Returns Are Generally Gratifying
to Republicans.
Hard Fights In Some Of the states
The Senate Gets Additional Re
publican votes-DoOm
In the West.

Especial Washington Correspondencs]
A general review of the result of the
late elections shows that the republic
ans have well withstood the backward
swing of the pendulum which always
follows a presidential victory.
Considerable interest has been
awakened in the New York, Ohio and
Maryland elections, and the results are
interesting. In New York the element
In favor of reform and good govern
ment made a sturdy fight, but was over
whelmed by the solid forces operating
under the Tammany machine. The con-
sequence is that the first mayor Of
Greater New York, the second city in
the world, is a regular democrat,
pledged TO anti-reform and greater per-
sonal liberty.
In Ohio the fight was not less in
tcrestiEg nor less fercely waged. Is
sues were early in the game almost
entirely dropped, and the fight then
became<purely personal. Everything
whichS could be raked up about the
candidates and everything which they
had ever said or done was brought out
in the garish light of the campaign
until the daily programme amounted
to nothing more nor less than the APP
pearance of pages of sworn charges
and statements, to be followed by as
many and vigorous sworn denials. The
result, however, favored the republic
ans, and a'republican governor was re-
elected and a republican Legislature
elected, insuring the return of repub-
lican to the United States senate.
In Maryland stiff fight was waged,
resulting in the defeat of Senator Cor
man in his own stronghold, Baltimore.
The election to the senate of repub-
lican to succeed German will give two
republican senators to Maryland, a
thing never before known.
Reports from the west show that
there is genuine boom in sheep. More
farmers are buying sheep than ever be-
fore, even selling off other live stock
u invest in sheep. Many who have
never kept sheep are now placing them
on their farms. and il is stated authori-
tatively that there is small fear that
the industry will be overdone.
Reports from England show that
whatever the effect of a protective thrift
on the people of the United States, the
same is disastrous to the manufactures
and merchants of Great Britain. The
London Times says: 1T is clear that
the immediate result of protection in
America is to close the American mar
kets very largely to British exports.
We may as well make up our minds
to this fact and seek an opening for
our goods elsewhere"
The same character of reports come
from all parts of Germany. The man
ufacture of lace, of hosiery, of linen
fabrics, of gloves, neckties, silk stuffs,
cutlery, textiles. wooden fabrics. sur
g;cal instruments, hard rubber goods
and dozen other things has been seri-
ously impaired and curtailed by the
Dingley law, in some cases compelling
the manufacturers 10 close up and move
their plants 10 this country. Germany
has become one of the most aggressive
competitors for the worlds markets,
but the new American tariff law is sale
to have struck her industries a stun.
ming blow.
Satisfactory reports come from Ne
braska regarding the planting and yield
of sugar beets in that state. Ten thou
sand acres were planted and the esti-
mated product is an average of ten tons
per acre, or 100000 tons. Delivered at
the factory, beets averaging ~ per cent.
of saccharine and so per cent. pure are
worth four dollars ton, and from that
down to $3.50 per ton. Experienced and
skillful growers readily obtain four dol
lars for their entire crop. Lands near
beet sugar factories are reported to
have greatly increased in value, be-
ing now worth as high as 500 per acre,
agains; $50 three years ago. The Grand
Island factory alone, it is stated, will
produce 100000 pounds of standard
graduated sugar.
Treasury reports show that the stock
Of gold now in the country is the largest
in history. On October there were es-
timated to be S712, 100000, and it is
thought that this amount will be in
creased TO S760, 100000 by the end of the
present year.-Charles ID. King.