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REPUBLICAN PLATFORM,

The republicans Of Wyoming, In con
vention assembled, congratulate the
nation on its return to republican rule,
which furnishes a sure guarantee Of the
stability and prosperity OF all u in
situations and a comparison that gives
little hope Of a return to power OF the
democratic party, the party Of decep-
ton and disappointment.
We reaffirm the declaration of facts
and principles adopted by the eleventh
national republican convention at St.
Louis, July IT, 1896.
The financial policy Of the republic
can party having brought prosperity
to the entire country, and given us a
place among the nations Of the earth
and enabled US to conduct successfully
a foreign war. we, therefore, unhesi-
tatingly reafirm the financial plank Of
the platform as expressed by the ma
tional convention at st. Louis.
We congratulate the country upon
the fact that in response to the demand
of the St. Louis platform, and the will
Of the people expressed at the polls in
1896, protection and reciprocity, twin
measures Of republican policy, nave
been re-established and have been en-
bodied in, by the enactment OF the
Dingley bill. and we especially CON
graduate the people of Wyoming upon
the enactment Of this law. which has
directly benefited u two great indus
tries, viz: the raising of live stock and
the mining Of coal, by which both d.
rectly and indirectly have brought
prosperity to every business within our
state.
We most cordially approve the ad-
ministration Of President Mckinley.
He has met the unusually grave and
difficult questions which have arisen
since his incumbency OF the presiden-
tial office in a manner so wise and pa
triotic as to challenge the admiration
Of all parties at home and to win the
approval of the best people throughout
the civilized world. We express our
o-.-,os. ,n,,or., ~, -. u,~xr
c,,,on -, = n.- 49, 49,. on.,.a ~
aaono, :, ~, .s,,,.- ~
terms Of peace, which We believe to be
near a. bard a.. vru odn,no. hrn,.n
liberty and cor,sort NTH No horor
and dignity 81 +he American naon,.
We believe our country under . r.nuh.
lican administration IL entering mon
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1t would be strange indeed IL in 1000
men away at the south there should not
bo a few homesick boys, boys who
would not even relish pie and cake,
and It Is quite natural that they should
draw the hong bow a little as an ex-
cuse for returning home before their
regiment We do not believe that Col
onel Torrey has permitted his men to
be abused In any n and shall re-
serve our judgment till we hear from
the Albany county troop.
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POINTERS.

The gain in the amount of money in
circulation in the United States dur
ing the first eighteen months of Nc
kinley's administration is 1887 600, 1888.
The percapita circulation July /, 1898,
was s24.74. At the close of Cleveland's
administration it was $21.15.
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Under the direction and manage
ment OF DR.. Asinine Ananias johnson
the silver republican party of Wyo-
ming dwindled to a spectre and even
the ghost has been nipped by a killing
frost
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There Is something remarkable in
the fact that the county making the
poorest record Of any in the state
should be governed by democrats. How
car the bourbons account for the fact
that in the matter of extravaganza the
county of Uinta is easily in the lead Z.
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He Was a Killing Eros,


1t is thought by the democrats that
DIR. Ananias johnson will be able to
run the Wyoming silver republican
party from his new residence at Love-
land. Colo, and we guess they are cor
rect In their s%upposition. The one sill
yer republican in this county can get
along without the loctor's manage
ment, and he can regulate the three in
northern Wyoming by correspondence.
Ii there Is one in either Albany or Car
bon county we don't know who he Is.
Under the active supervision of Presi-
dent johnson. the number of his fol-
dwindled down to less than a
score In the state, and had he remained
It is very doubtful If he would not have
deserted his own organization, as he
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DR.. Osborne has made a lot of money
out OF the public lands of Wyoming,
'whereon he has ranged his sheep for
many years, but nov that he is asked
to ray q mite for the maintenance of
government he refuses. The doctor al
ways was a mercenary cuss.
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The county republican convention
has been called and it is of vital i'm
portance that a good ticket, one which
will commend itself to the voters at
sight, be selected. We have the salts
faction OF knowing that the republic
cans OF Albany county never yet elect
ed a man to Office who turned out a de-
faulter, or who tried to rob the people
or who failed to discharge his duty hon
estly and conscientiously, and they
wont do it this year. 49,
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DR.. Osborne nov threatens to sell all
bib sheep rather than pay a small
amount for the leasing Of state lands.
II world be a nice thing II we could just
have free and unlimited coinage for a
day. while Johnny was selling his
sheep. DECEASED currency is good
enough for a man who advocates it with
all his might,
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When you neaH anything In the way
y job printing and stationery. call Ut
rhe Republican omoA
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What You Want to Know
When You Want to Know It
EXPLANATION OF MARGINAL INDEX.

Thei ingenuity of the dece deserves special explanation frt is a patent system o fin.
sananeosr reference The indGes of each map appGM upon each maps border. The Information
in a nutshell. These wonderful plates compiled ~ experts and absolutely up to daa are a
coumerpatd the worlds phyical apeme as it xhts at this momen The maps Me
not merely pictorial has;t they are also Biographies adg auev combined. The ued horde
at 1.-THE tor and bottom by numerals If lines we're projected from these marginal points, small
oa all the principal divisions cities, and towns inscribed upont that's special map whe they are
s
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1t probably never occurred to any
body-least of all to a democrat-that
in making up an army of 200, 900 out of
entirely raw material, the commits
saries. quartermasters, surgeons and
officers of every grade were generally
Just as green at the business as the pri-
Yates and that it would not be at all
strange II some mistakes were made
and some things overlooked.
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IN congress. Thinteen were purely
private and four were purely political.
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Calling from private and peaceful
life 200, 900 men and making veteran
soldiers of them and bringing a war
with a foreign nation to a successful
termination by which the domain of
the stars and stripes is extended half
way round the globe is an achievement
for the whole world to wonder at and
for democrats to grcwl about. Oh, yes!
1t was "a republican war;" carried on
in a manner characteristic Of the re-
publican party, and we cheerfully as
sumo all the blame Of it.
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The total coinage Of silver dollars in
the United States from 1892 to 1873,
when silver was demonetized ca, was
$S,031,2 3S. During most of that time
the democratic panty was in power.
Not a single dollar was coined from
1906 to 1885, the coinage of silver hav-
ing been suspended by President Jeifer-
son.. the reputed father of democracy.
Since 1873, with the republican party in
power, there has been 600 million dol
lars Of silver coined. Which party has
been the friend of silver?
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ii
STANDARD
WAR AS.
WITH MARGINAL INDEX
Cuba, Philippine Islands, West Indies,
North America, Hawaii, South America, Europe,
World, Asia, 0ceania, Africa, China, Spain and Portugal,
AND HARBo CHARTS OF
Havana, Mantanzas, Santiago de Cuba,
Cenfuegos, San Juan, and Manila,
ALSO Cardenas and Santa Clara Bays.
These superb Maps are beautifully printed in five colors on
THIS IS A FULL LIST OF The MAPS.
Cuba and Havana Harbor,, 14xe1 inches.
and enhego, cadeasM md Santa Clara bays
Showing course offs team vessels cable and telegraph H@es A~A
West Indies (Poat san. Juan), 14x21 inches.
North America, 2lx28 inches.
South America, 14x21 inchrs.
Philippine Islands and Manila Harbor, 11x14 inches.
Hawaiian Islands. 11x14 inches.
Europe, 2lx2s inches.
Spain and Portugal, 14x21 inches.
AA' Showing lew Trans sa Railroad. 20 A'As1
oceania oand Caroline islands,, sl1ss inches.
China, 14x21 inches.
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The Mckinley republicans of Colo
RADIO only cast 26,271 votes two years
ago. Keep your eye on the returns this
year and see If Colorado shows signs
Of returning sense.
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The balance of trade in favor Of the
United States for the year ending June
80, 1898 was $616. 005, 159. This IS the
first years trade with foreign nations
under the Dingley tariff bill. And yet
the democrats tell lbs that foreign ma
tionS won't buy Of us unless we admit
their goods free Of duty. How do you
like it, as far as you have gone, gen.
'tlemen?
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the republican legislators is claimed for
M. N. Johnson. Messrs. Little, McCum-
Der, Hanna, Marshall and others are. or
are supposed to be active candidates,
each with greater or lesser following.
while in the background stand quite a
number of Barkis' who have some friends
who would vote for them if there was
any show of success. Beyond this 10
man is yet knows and has nothing more
ON which to base his guesses.
Mr.. Johnson has the opposition of
most OF the men who have hitherto been
recognized as party leaders and manipu-
lators Unit! of late he has had no
manager" of any prominence until he
announced Col. Robinson Of Mavvi. e
which came as somewhat of surprise as
MIR. Robinson was not supposed to be
particularly friendly to Mr.. johnson and
1t was hardly thought possible that he
would be willing to put himself in the
position that defeat to Mr.. Johnson would
, mean to him if such should be the case.
One of the uncertainties of the matter
is that there are very large number OF
legislators who have as yet no very de
cided opinions as to candidates, and
while they may feel kindly to this or that
candidate, yet in a struggle, if such there
may be, they may easily be led for vari-
Gus reasons to change their minds. We
are quite sure that in spite of all claims
to the contrary more than half of the
newly elected legislators will wait until
the get to Bisnatck before they finally
make up their minds how they shall cast
their ballots.
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4 CHINESE WEDDING,
Everything Connected witt. the &c.
monies Ks DeckeG In Rcd.

Everything Connected witt. the ces X
monies is Decised In !sct.
Tho Chinese place g Significance rn.,:.
every color, and in connection With d
wedding red obtains deep roctz@
mystericassimportaace, tho next brit...
color in value being gold. at a 4,s-
trothal ihe bridegroom elect sends h.s
sweetheart a pair of bracelets fastened
together with piece of red ribbon OF
cord. The bride and bridegroom drain
two wine cups at the wedding, which
are also connected by a red cord. In
northern China the attendants wear
tall felt hats, and each hat has red
feather stuck upright in it. The attend
ants also carry the wedding presents
a sedan chair bears the bride herself.
In south China sedan most wonder
fully gilded is used by the wealthy
classes, and it is decorated with w!iat
appears at first sight to be brilliaat II.
laid stones, but which are in reality
the glossy feathers Of the kingfsher A
handsome cloth Of glowing red with
trimmed border is also thrown over the
chair.
In the case Of the poorer classes red
is also the prevailing Iridal color, and
a chair of ordinary carved wood, paint
ed a bright red, is used. Above the duor
of the chair kind Of charm is placard.
ed or hung upon red cloth. The chair
itself is sent by the bridegroom, accom-
panied by what corresponds to our best
man. This functionarJ nth him
letter written in yellow or ( al upon
red paper, praying tle lacy u enter
and take her place.
Men dressed all in red and carving
red parcels containing the presents fail
into the procession. Other bearers carry
boards and banners, inscribed in eolac.,
letters upon red ground. Thece haa-
ners tell the pedigree of both parties.
Behind the bearers come the other at
tendants, with long poles. on which ere
hung very handsome l.uta1-s I..v
BRIDES veil is Of hri:s cri., ,X&,i l..:p
and her dress regal geld aud sc:.~.;; .;;s e.-
Wide World
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TIE, FUTURE.

JAS. J. Hill saidin Seattle the other day
that the Pacific ports should look to the
five hundred millions across the sea for
trade rather than the fifty millions across
the land. 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Hill was the first railroad man to
discover the Red River Valley, and he
is pretty good judge Of new country
and its capabilities.
All our boasted civilization enlighten-
ment and liberty started first in Asia,
came across Europe, over the seas to
America and now seems ready to span
the great Pacific to Asia again. And the
future seems as broad and great as that
great ocean itself.
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Notice of Mortgage sale.

NOTICE is hereby given hat that certain mort
lNgage: executed and delivered by Thomas P
Lopgrat and Isabella Longratf his wife. mort
gngors to NJ. Ii. MCGOWAN. mortgage, dated the
9th day of November A. D., 1896 and filed for re-
cord in the office of the register of deeds in and
tor the county of Pembinn, state OF North Dako-
ta on The 18th day OF November A. d., 1895. at
one O'clock and fifteen minutes p. M, and duly
recorded in book Gl of Mortgages OH page 449,
will be foreclosed by sale Of the premises in
said mortgage and hereinafter described, at the
trout door of the Court House, in the city of
| Pembina. county of Pembina, :tate Of North Da-
kota al the hour yf two O'Clock i'll the afternoon
On the "a day of December A. ID. 1898, to satisfy
the amount due upon such mortgage on the day
| of sale,
The premises described in such mortgage and
which will be sold 10 satisfy the same are de-
tcribei as follows; The east half of the
nol hwest Quarter and the east one-hulf of the
southwest quarter OF section thirty -one. town
ship one hundred and fifty mine. range tifty-ve,
west (e hf NV or and hf sw Or 3d. Il 159, Il 55.
wy
There will be due on such mortgage at, The date
OF sale the sum of seven hundred twenty nine
| ($729.00) dollars.
Dated this 3rd day of November a. D. 1898.
NJ. II. MCGOWAN,
JOHN +. GALBRAIrn. Morlga gee
Attorney for Mo t.agee, Grand Forkr N. y.
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The Pioneer Express.
CHRISTMAS TIDE.

christmas comes but once year, /"
but the Christmas spirit of love, peace,
goodwill and charity lends hallowed
influence over the whole year. We PHYS
the man or woman whese heart is not
warmed BY the Christmas spirit, sad is
the fate of childhood that has no share
in its brightness. Indeed the worst old
cynic living, whether he will or not, par
ticipates in some degree in Christina
cheer. Gods sunshine brightens ali, and
though man may strive to shut his
eyes, yet he feels the warmth in spite of
himself. The world rejoices and it is a
better world tor the rejoicing. And the
more the world rejoices the better the
world will be.
He who receives is happy but he who
gives is twice blest. The gift season is
not all farce and child's play. 1t is the
best there is in humanity and the best
we know of divinity. The greatest Gift
of divinity was Christ. His birthday is
therefore fifty celebrated by gif-giving.
Both stand for love, divine and human.
Some there are who smile derisively
at the Christmas cheer. They are bind
because they close their eyes, and say
there is nothing. 1t is because they have
never tried. A gift to friend, a child,
to the poor, is Tar more certain Of return
than government bonds, and at a rate
per cent never heard of on change or
board OF trade. We know some will sill
disbelieve us, but the proofs a trial.
If it fails, but it won't fail so far as the
giver is concerned. fone has but little
to give, he can by word and manner lend
little cheer. Don't be afraid to wish
your friend, or even if not very fiendly,
hearty and honest merry Christmas. II,
will make you feel better and sometimes
means much to the-man you meet. We
Americans while generous in some ways
to fault, sometimes are strangely stingy
OF the little charities. We crowd on
the coal to make steam, but fail. to make
speed because we will not bother to oil
the bearings. Fire up all the year with
great things, but Christmas time is a
good time to put in little drops of charity
and goodwill, and you will progress
more smoothly on your road.
God bless us ALL" said Tiny Tim,
and even old Scrooge could echo the
sentiment after trial.
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fourteen are fusionists, so that it would
take about forty votes to make majority
in republican legislative caucus.
N. P. Extension.

Grand Folks, Dec. 19.-The Northern
Pacific contemplates new line to the
boundary he summer which will invade
some OF the Great Northern's choicest
wheat lands. The line to Pe!nbina paral-
les the Great Northern's St. Vincent
line from Crookston, near Pittsburg, a
small station beyond Grafton. The
Northern Pacific has short spur run
ming to what is called the keystone
Farm, owned by Pttsburg, Pa, capital
lists. This spur will be extended to a
point either east or west of the river, in.
to the heart of the wheat country, and
thence almost direct north to tie boun-
Diary. There is no doubt among railroad
people that such line will be built. 1t
will be important on account of the adj
ditional opportunities the Northern Pa
cilic will lave to increase its business,
but more so as andle with which to
break the Great Northern monopoly.
The line will be about 100 miles long.
There are several stations here that ham
de on an average of half million BUSH
els of grain every year. An idea of the
profits of the Great Northern may be
understood from the fact t.at one dealer,
to accommodate his customers, had to
send grain to the Northern Pacific that
would have gone to the Great Northern
had the Great Northern had enough cars.
The amount of the freight on what this
dealer diverted was 81, 5cO.-Forum.
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Supcrlatives.

DR.. johnson says in his "Grammar
Of the English Tongue:' "The COM
parison of adjectives is very uncertain,
and, being much regulated by commo-
diousness of utterance, is not easily re-
duced to rules"
Then he quotes passages from "Para-
disc Lost, in which these words are
found, "virtuousest," "powerfullest, {"
and passage from "Samson Agonistes"
which contains the word "famousest. {"
Surely Milton had an ear.-Notes and
Queries.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY,
STATE OFFICERS.

va ASaAk OlNENIOkf.
STATE OFFICERS.
U. s Representative. MN johnson.
Senator's, H. G. Hansbrough, w, N Roach.
Governor, Frank A. Briggs.
Lieut.. Governor, j. NJ. Devine.
Secretary of State, Fred Falley.
State Treasurer, ueo. E. Nichols.
State Auditor, N. u. Hannum.
Attorney, General, John Cowan.
Supreme Court, Guy G. H. Corliss, Alfred
Wallin, j. II. Bartholomew.
Railroad Commissioners, John F, Gibson.
Geo II. Keyes, l.. L. Walton.
Superintendent of Public Instruction, J.
G. Hulland.
Commissioner of Insurance, Fred B. Fam
cher.
Commissioner OF Agriculture and Labor,
II. U. Thomas.
First District. Judson LaMoure. Pembina.
Second District, James Dobis. Tyner.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
First District, Alex Duncan, Bruce, ID.
Wallace, DraytOn.
Second District, Thomas Gu!nan, St,
Thomas, II. N. Joy, Hamilton.
Judge of the District Court, Seventh Ju.
diciAl District, .. E. Sauter Grafton,
Clerk Of District Court, Frank A. Hart.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
States Attorney, A. l.. Miller.
Sheriff. ]. E. Truemner.
Auditor, Donald Thomson.
Treasurer. Whitfield Douglas.
Register of Deeds. ]. NJ. Chisholm.
County Judge, Il. W. Conmy.
Superintendent of Schools, c. e. Jackson.
Surveyor F. Il. Hebe.t
Coroner, DIR. j. C. Sulter.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
First District, F. c. Myrlck. Pembina.
Second District, s. j Sigfusson, Mountain
Third District, Geo. Taylor. Bathgate.
Fourth District, j. p. ticks, Neche.
Fifth District, H. p. Ottem, st. Thomas.
COUNTY JUSTICES
C. n. Asselstiue. Hamilton.
P. II. Mcmillan, Hamilton.
|. L. Mussell, Drayton.
S. A. Armstrong, Bathgate.
COUNTY CoNsTABLEs.
Charles Edwards, Drayton.
Andrew Darling. Crystal.
E. A. Nevers, Cavalier.
John Lindsay, st Thomas.
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THE SENATOR FIGHT.

There is wonderful amount of specu-
lat'on newspaper we mean) going on as
to the election of u. S. senator bv o,,r
legislature. The greater part is specu.
lation pure end simple. A majority of
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JACK FORMER.
T,zc Tiei, Es2ar,, G'i:at E1e f--:traot&,.|
From Vl.:ss C,,E:at1.1... ......

'-"~-~'
For the benefit OF these vi,o ar2 !:
quite little folks Ag4cs C.::-l ;1.,::v, il
hippincott's S Ilasssslziue, tells tho T.. ~.
and history Of soAe tsi-,uSG l.;..-~.s :
stories and rhynles a.2c,.a t.&..l So
Pleasant History OF Jatis 1ol4er," b..
taining ellis Witty Tric..s i.ai Li@.:.
ant Pranks," for SO it is set forth IL s.
very old chaptoos., carefully p-ysv1vl;l i
i'll the Bodleian library.
1t appears that TINS worthy was STEW
ard to an abbot of Glastonbury. IKE
good abbot learned that his majesty
Henry VIII had seen fit to be indignant
because the monks had built kitchen
which he could not burn down. Now, q
kings indignation was dangerous and
must be appeased. Therefore the abbot
sent his steward, Jack Horner, to pre-
sent the sovereign with suitable peace
Offering. It took the form of big and
tempting looking pie, beneath the crust
Of which the transfer deeds Of 10 man.
ors were hidden.
But Master Jack had an eye for the
profit Of No. /, and on the road he
slyly lifted the crust and abstracted the
deeds Of the Manor of Wells. On his
return, bringing the deeds, he plausibly
explained that they had been given to
him BY the king; hence the rhyme:
Little Jucls Horner
Sat III cocEcl' tof the lca.;on),
Eying hi GE:i+: -i::., pie;
He put il III, i....i:.iI
A:.i pr!!...@l Ir: a4p.:;m che title dcetl,,
sRJing. 'N"T:,at !. i.a... lc.. El, p
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SIunicipal Jealousics

New Yorker-You are stranger
here, presume?
Chicago Man (haughtily)-I am from
the great city that New York is jealous
Of.
New Yorker-Ah! And how are
things in dear old Lunnon! New York
Weekly.
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She Did.

Sissy, said the fresh young man,
"aoes your mother know you're out:"
"Oh, yes, replied the fair one, "and
she gave me penny to buy monkey.
Are you Tor sale:"-Philadelphia North
American.
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New way to Get Ric1

An Arkansas contemporary records
queer case of financial irregularity. 1t
appears that 81 young man down there
swallowed copper cent by mistake and
Il doctor l-a2c aim cough up $2.-Chi-
cago Times Herald.
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LEGISLATURE MEETS JAN. srd

Some of our newspaper friends have
an apparently loose way of talking about
the number Of legislators. There are
thirty7one districts each with one sena-
tor, and each with about two representa-.
tives, though in one case there are four
and in another one, SO that the total in
the lower house is sixty-two, making
fninety-three votes in all. Ofthese about
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OFFICIAL COUNT

Bismarck, N. d., Dec. 19.-Tne fol-
lowing are the official election figures as
promulgated by the board Of canvassers
for all state officers: