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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-08
KENTUCKY.

Louisville, Ky. Nov. 8-By the com
bined efforts of the Republicans, anti
GOebelites, Attorney General w. Stay
lar (Rep), has been elected governor
of Kentucky by a majority Variously
estimated from seven to fifteen thOus-
sand over Goebel, Democrat.
Frankfort, Ky, Nov Sat GOebel
headquarters this morning former Sen
atOr Blackburn said:
THE Republicans must carry Jeffer-
son county by over 4.50O to win and our
information is they have failed to do
this. The Democratic majority while
small is safe and our ticket is elected.
Democrats Will have a majority in both
houses of the legislature"
Louisville, Nov. S.-11 d. Myth re-
turns from all but 10 counties in the
state, some of which are unofficial and
with the vote Of 81 as the basis of cal
culatiOn at the same ratio OF RepubI-
can gains, TaylOr's plurality in the
state figures 6, 700 A majority of the
missing counties are from the Eleventh
district which is largely Republican. At
Republican headquarters it is still
maintained that Taylor's plurality viii
| reach $1,000.
Complete returns from every precinct
in the city of Louisville give GOebel
Il, 606 Brown 2.749 and Taylor $500,
giving Taylor plurality of 3.254-
Cincinnati, Nov Superintendent
Miller, of the w eStern L mon Telegraph
company, who has been collecting the
election news of Kentucky, issued the
| following bulletin today:
1 late last night regarding the election
in Kentucky seems to hold good at this
/ time. Returns received give GOebe1 a
/ plurality of 1917, but of the counties
! not yet heard from in anything like a
! complete way ten gave a Democratic
majority of 1852 in 81 and 10 gave a
/ Republican majority of 1910. There
/ fore if there is no Republican loss in
/ these counties Taylor is elected
/ A Republican loss seems imprObab BILE
/ as there are generally Republican gains
/ elsewhere.
/ y Western Union bulIetion just is
/ sued says:
.-Kentucky-W With complete reports
/ from Sc counties and incomplete re
4 ports from "A making total Of 10 out OF
/ 119 in the state, GOebel CDem.) has
1892 votes; Taylor Rep) 123, 728;
I Brown, $3.50. This leaves OGebel'S plur-
/ atty in the counties heard from LIZA.
1 OF the counties yet to be heard from,
| two in 1897 gave $40 Democratic major
| ity and seven 1,272 Republican major
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MASSACHUSETTS.

Boston, Nov. S.-The plurality of w
Murray Crane. the Republican candi-
date for governor will be within a few
votes of IS, 125.
Comment among Republicans today
was in effect that the result was an en-
dOrsement on the part of Massachus-
etts of the policy of the administration
in the Philippine islands.
On the other hand the Democrats
pointing to the great loss in the Re
publican vote claim that Massachusetts
thereby has entered a protest against
expansion. Especial. emphasis is laid
upon the fact that D, 900 Republicans
refrained from voting.
The Democrats are jubilant over the
victory in Boston which after giving a
Republican plurality for governor in
the past three years, gave Paine pIur-
ality of $500. It is claimed that this
forecasts the election Of Democratic
mayor in December. The Democrats
gain seven seats in the legislature-tWo
in the senate and five in the house.
There were many close contests and
not a slight feature in several of them
was the strength of the socialist Demo-
Gratis. In some towns the nominees OF
the latter party were given larger
vote than that received by either the
Republican or Democratic opponents
although they We're able to carry only
two entire districts.
Boston, Nov. S.-The vote of Mas
sachusetts for governor complete is as
follows: Crane, CRep). 16S,S76; Paine
Jr., Dem) los, S14, Republican plurality
Co. 52. The vote of 1898 was: Wolcott
(Rep0 191, 146; Bruce Den) 107, $50.
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the general assembly, while the Repub-
licans appear to have elected but six
teen. The senate viii be very close,
with the chances slightly favOring the
Democratic claim of a majority of two.
On the face of the returns the Republic
cans have carried but five counties IN
the state, viz: Allegheny, Charles, Gar
nett, Anne Arundel ard Somerset Five
others are doubtful There are Carroll,
Dorchester Prince Georges, St Marys
and Calvert.
The Democrats have carried beyond
a reasonable doubt the remaining thir-
teen, including Frederick and Washing
ton. by majOrities ranging from 1900 in
Baltimore county and 1 600 in DOrches-
ter, down to a very close margin in
some of the others.
A special from Cumberland to the
Baltimore sun quotes Senator Yelling
ton as saying that this was one of the
happiest days of his life. The senator
added;
'The defeat of the Republican party
in this contest was not a surprise 10
me. At the time of my retirement from
the craftsmanship of the state central
committee of the party there was no
question in my mind as to the result
cOunSeled Governor LOWndcs then that
his only escape from defeat was his
retirement from the ticket 1 felt con-
WINGED that after his duplicity, weak
ness and treachery, it would be lmpOS-
Sible for him to be elected. He preferred
the advice of the cOterie of Republicans
and assistant Republicans Cohen and
WAKEFIELD. at whose dictatiOn he had
betrayed me. I knew that he was fore
doomed to defeat and though some of
my friends thought it unwiSe for me to
put myself on record in a declaration
that he would be beaten, 1 felt no hest
tation because of the conviction I had.
-Four years ago, by my effort. he
was nominated for the gOVernOrsnip
and elected to that office. This year
it vas only necessary for me to stand
aside, at his bidding. and inevitable and
/. overwhelming defeat came up him,
Notwithstanding the assurance that the
| independent and gold Democracy and
] corporation influences WOULD be cxerted
| to the utmost in his behalf.
1.-The defeat I told him OF has come
| upon him and he has not only the bit
/ terness of a. candidate that is beaten
but of one who in his own heart knows
/ that the defeat is a. just chststisement
/ at the hands of the people for his weak
| ness and treachery.
THE is not a defeat for the Repub-
! lican party; it is a defeat for LOwndes
/ and his personal allies"
LEGISLATURE DEMOCRATIC.
( Baltimore, Nov. S.-Returns from the
/ close counties in Maryland continue tc
/ come in slowly but enough is now
1 control of both branches of the genera
/ assembly. They have carried the lower
| house by such a, decisive majority as
| to make it almost unanimous and have
the senate by a majority of three.
Full unofficial returns from Baltimore
| city give Smith, Democrat, for COVER
! nor, a majority of S,192 in the city an6
! returns and estimates from the rest Of
the state give his total majority as II,
! 295.
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who was returned twice by large plu-
ralities.
In the city of Amsterdam a Demo-
cralc mayor is replaced by a Republic
can, Samuel Fallin. The Democrats re-
elected De Witt, mayor OF Bingham
ton, by a plurality of 250 over GriswOld,
Republican.
In Syracuse the Republicans did not
gain, former Attorney General Han
cock, the candidate for mayor, being de-
1eated by the present mayor, Mcguire.
In 7 tea the Republicans gained, but
the Democrats still control there. In
the city of Rennslaer the Democrats
made gain, electing a mayor.
In the assembly the Republicans will
have more members than their most
sanguine leaders claimed before cleo
ton.
New York, Nov S.-The receipt of
later returns from Yesterdays election
in this city and the state shows prac-
ucalIy no changes from previous fig
ures- In New York county the entire
regular Democratic ticket was elected
by pluraities averaging about $4,000.
OF the assembly districts in New York
county the Democrats elected 81 as
semblymen and the Republicans four,
Democratic gain of four The Re
pubHcans Will probably have a MAORI
ty of "a in the assembly, a Republican
gain OF ten. In Kings county CBrOOklyn)
the Democratic ticket was elected by
pluralities averaging IA, 600 except that
/ Gray, Democrat, for register, was de-
feated by Howe, Republican, by 16S
votes. This was due to internal strife
in the party. a number of the Demo-
cratic leaders have practically with
( held support from Gray. In Kings cOun-
ty the latest figures show an assembly
delegation made up of Il Democrats
and Republicans, a Republican gain
/ of three.
In Queens county the Democrats
elected two assem- blymen and the Re
/ publicans one.
In Richmond the one assembIyman is
/ as usual a Democrat.
One of the surprises in New York
| county was that O'Brien. Independent
/ Labor party leader who was nominated
/ for sheriff by the Republicans, ran be-
/ hind his ticket about 3 500 votes. O'Brien
/ is a walking delegate of the Granite
! Cutters union and it was expected that
( many working men would vote for him
who would scratch the other names
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fty. the difference being 332. Therefore
at this time judging from the inforlna-
ton at hand and assuming that there
Will be no Republican losses in the
missing counties and it seems improba-
BILE that there will be any-TaylorS
plurality will be between 900 and 5000
Louisville, Nov. 81 p. m.-Returns
from many mountain counties are st1lI
delayed but from unofficial reports ana
estimates in the missing counties ray
lOrS plurality viii not be materlalIS
changed from the estimates made
Chairman Long of the Republican COM
mittee said at p. m: I'VE have re
ceiVed official returns from tWO-thlrdS
Of the counties and these based upon
very conservative estimates from the
missing counties give Taylor a plurality
of from eight to ten thousand As the
reports come in they are more favor
able and will undoubtedly Increase the
Republican plurality Every effort has
been made to circumVent any fra ud,
should it be attempted"
Frankfort, Ky, Nov. S.-Chairman
Blackburn of the Democratic state
campaign committee gave out the fol
lowing statement at noon: 'GOebel IS
! elected by 5000 or 1000 majority on the
face of the returns. If contest is made
his majority will be increa Sed. Leg1s-
lature safely Democratic, both
branches, Democratic majority on joint
ballot of not less than co.
BOTH CLAIM IT.
Louisville. Nov 8.-The Times has
| the following statements from the two
| candidates:
"Covington, Ky, Nov. ST have ad-
| vices enough from all over the state
| to say that the Democratic state ticket
| is elected by not less thar 1000 ana
| there will be a working majority in
| each branch of the general assembly.
WIN. GOEBEL."
Louisville. Nov. 9.-The battle for
| the restoration of civil liberty in Ken
| lucky has been fought and won, not
| withstanding the Acknowledgement of
i twenty-five thousand voters on yester-
| day. 1 congratulate the manhood of the
| state and thank all thOse-irresp ective
! Of party affiliaUiOn-whO united to bring
/ about this splendid result. The trust
| which has been confded to me will be
/ assumed and maintained.
| Wv. S. TAYLOR"
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TWO ANCIENT WELLS.
TFrom the PbiIadeInhia Record-1

From the Philadelphia Record.1
What an infinity of patience it must
have required to provide such a source
of pure water as the well which travellers
Arabs claim to be the work of pre-Tslam-
attic times. 1t is five feet in diameter a.
the top and gradually enlarges until it
reaches the water. at depth of nearly
200 feet 1t is lined with heWn stone
thTOug hOut.
However. the most remarkable well in
the world is Joseph's well at Cairo. Egypt
Its shaft was eXcaVated through solid
rock to depth of 165 feet, at which depth
II was enlarged on one side to form
chamber in the bottom of which a reSer-
VOir made Immediately under the
other shaft was eXcaVated through rock
to a bed of gravel where water was found
The lower shaft was 100 feet deep, maxi
ing the total depth 295 feet The upper
shaft was rectangular. "a by IS feet. The
lower shaft WOs - by feet. Winding
around the well a spiral passageway six
feet four inches wide by seven feet two
inches high, was cut with great care from
the surface Of the ground down to the
chamber
Between the well and the passareway
a wall of rock was left. Horses and oxen
Der, where they propelled machinery to
raise the water in pots attached to a
chain from the lower shaft to the re=er-
Voir in the chamber where it was again
on the surface. In the lower shaft a path
was cut In its side so that Il descent could
be made to the water. There was no wall
between the path and the well. This
work is said to have been constructed bV
Saladin who lived in the years l137 to
and say that the date of the construction
is lost in antiquity.
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IOWA.

Des Moines. Ia. Nov. Selection
news came in slowly today but cOntin-
ues to be more favorable to Republi-
cans. Governor Shaw's plurality which
last night was figured at $500 is now
declared to be 81 900 by the Republican
committee. the Democrats cOnceding
$4,000 Comparison with the vote of
two years ago shows Republican gains
although the vote is much lighter than
then. Several counties heretofore Dem
Ocratic, notably Monroe, have given
good sized Republican pIuralities. The
81 counties so far reported give Shaw
a plurality of 40.301. Twenty-t three
counties are yet to be heard from.
The indications point to Republican
gains in the lower house of the legis-
lature. Cummins. candidate for the
United States senate claims he viii
have a clear majority III the house and
that the senate viii be evenly divided
between himself and his chief opponent
Gear. The indications are that the re
suit of the senatorial contest viii not
be decided by yesterdays election and
that the nomination viii depend upon
the legislative caucus in January.
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PENN sYLvANIA.

Philadelphia. Nov. SIN this city
yesterday the total vote cast was 1872
1888. The registration was 21S,354. The
contest on the state ticket was over the
office of state treasurer. and Colonel
James f. Barnett, Republican. had So
543 plurality over his Democratic OppO-
nent, VIM. T. Greasy, the vote result
ing: Barnett, 11O,O7S; Greasy, 40, 535;
Caldwell, PrOhib., 1880; Watkins, PeO.,
200.
J. Hay Brown, Republican candidate
for the supreme court, had 90,S74 plu-
rality over Nestrezat, Democrat, but
both were elected, as there are two va
cancies in that body. For state super
ior court, Mitchell Republican, had
ST 49, plurality over Reilly, Democrat.
These figures would indicate that as a
result of the attack on Barnett's mill
tary record he was cut about 10000
votes in this city.
The proposition to authorize a loan
of ST., GOO 600 for the Improvement of the
city's water supply was Overwhelm-
ingly carried. the vote in favor of it
being 1l4.5I9. and against it only "a, 12l.
The latest figures indicate that Barnett
had from 10000 to 10000 plurality in
the state. The extent of the cutting
can not yet be aScertained accurately,
but it is believed that he suffered the
loss of at least twenty thousand votes
in this way.
There was scarcely any sign of a fight
in the state at large and the vote gen
orally was light. Chester county was
an exception to this rule, however Here
the anti-Quay Republicans bolted the
regular ticket and fused with the Dem
ocrats and a fierce contest resulted. The
regular Republicans were cut, how
ever, pluralities for their county can
dfdates avera ging about 5000, only a
little under the normal Republican pIu-
rality.
Philadelphia, Nov. s.-One congress-
man was elected in Pennsylvania. today.
In the Ninth district. comprising Berks
and Lehigh counties, Captain H. D.
10 CaT ri nv ma
jority of 5000 to succeed D. H. Ermen-
trot, Democrat, deceased.
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CALIFORNIA.

San Francisco, Nov. S.-The full re
turns of the municipal election had not
been received this morning but a close
estimate places the plurality of James
D. PheIan, Dem, for mayor at over
5000 The Democrats also elected the
assessor, city attorney, recorder, dis
traitor, four police judges and IS of the
supervisors. The Republicans have
probably elected the auditor, sheriff,
clerk, tax collector, treasurer and the
three supervisors.
Sacramento, Cal. Nov. 8.-GeOrge v.
Clark Republican. has been chosen
mayor Of Sacramento by 1922 major
ity.
San Francisco, Nov. 8.-The mayor
atty contest in this city resulted in a
plurality for Phelan. Democrat, of 7,765
over Davis, Republican. The election
was based purely on local issues. The
Democrats elected most of their candi-
dates. the Republicans filling but six
important offices.
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in the county. His majority will be
about 500. The vote was light.
Winchester, Nov. SIN the county
election the Democrats elected Elmer
F. Walker county superintendent of
schools by about 800 majority while the
Republicans elected Irwin +. Coultas
county commissioner by "A majority.
Mound City, Nov. S.-The election in
Pulaski county was for the naming OF
two members Of the board of county
commissioners. Two tickets We're in
the field, a Republican and an Indepen-
dent. Indications are that the Repubn-
can ticket is elected by $50 majority.
About One-third Of the full vote was
pOlled, the Hghtest vote for fifteen
years.
Petersburg. Nov. S.-Less than two
thirds of the full vote of Menard cOun-
ty was pOlIed at the election for county
commissioner. SemiOficial returns from
all the precincts show the election of
w. f. Johnson (Rep) by five majority.
Golden, Nov. 8.-For county commits
siOner, Golden gives Groner (Dem),
233; Boswell (Rep), 169. Justice of
peace, Lawrence (Dem.), 217; Biggs
(Rep), 1S7.
Red Bud, Nov. S.-Little interest was
shown in Tuesdays election Only
county commissioner is to be elected.
Bierman (Dem.) received a majority of
seven over Smith (Rep).
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WILLING TO OBLIGE.

The GaInea CKan) Republican re-
lates that many years ago a number Of
Peoria Indians organized a show com
pany and made a tour of the east They
were mostly half breeds and all We're
thoroughly educated in English. but it.
vas stipulated by the management
that they must talk only IN their ma
tive tongue. and when they got on
their war toys they looked savage
enough, indeed. Among the company
was VIII Labadie, well known in Ca
lena. IN almost every town some of the
audience would remain behind TO get
q better view of the awful savages. one
night Labadie had taken his seat in the
orchestra box after the show and four
or five young women who We're stand
ing near commenced to comment on mis-
personal appearance. How would
you like to kiss him. said one of the
maidens, with a litter. "Oh, girlsi let's
all do il just to see how it would feel
to kiss a real Indian" exclaimed one
more daring than the rest, whereupOn
Labadie turned calmly to them and
said:
Ladies. nothing could afford me moro
pleasure than to give you a practical
illustration Of the Osculatory accom-
plishments of the red man"
There was a chorus of little screams,
a swish of skirts and the theater was
empty.
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A THRILLING ACTION.
LFrom the New York Trlbune.I

[From the New York Tribune.l
zone of the most scientific pieces OF
railroad running ever saw" said John
Rutgers, a former empIoye of the Penn
sylvania Railroad company, who has
now given up railroading, and is en-
gagged in business at Milwaukee, used
to be done on the 'Pensy' At that time
they We're running an hour and a. half
train from Philadelphia to this city,
and as the present speed of locomotives
had not been attained it was somewhat
difficult OF getting engineers to make
it. The terrific speed maintained, to-
getheT with the constant strain of
anxiety throughout the run. told heaV-
lily on mems nerves, and after taking
the train through q few times they had
to give it up. But to return to the
scientific work 1 started to tell you Of
To make such a schedule every minute
that could be saved was counted
Princeton grade was one drawback to
the run. 1t was long and heavy, and
an inevitable delay always ensued
there. To stop and couple on another
engine would not help matters. as the
time necessary for the stop more than
equaled the extra time required to
climb the grade. Finally they tried
coupling on the extra engine when run
ming at fun speed, and the plan worked
to perfection as long as the train was
kept up. 1t was one of the most beau
tiful pieces of work I ever saw. The
extra engine would be running quietly
along several miles from the grade,
and when the express came in sight
the speed of the extra would be at once
increased until it was greater than
that of the oncoming train Then little
by little the engineer would decrease
the speed and drop back until engine
and train would come together as
gently as a feather floats to earth A
man stationed on The cOwcatcher would
couple the two engines together. and
their united strength would whisk the
train up the grade with scarce any
abatement of speed. The grade sur
mounted the forward engine would
then be uncOupled and would run for
ward at top speed until it came to
switch which was open and waiting for
it. Into this it would run, the switch
would be closed, and a moment later
the fast express would thunder by on
it's way to its destination. 1t was a
pretty and scientific sight, and If you
realized the attendant danger a thrill
ing one as well to watch"
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NEW YORK.

New York, Nov. 8-The election in
the four counties that make up the city
of New York, resulted in the election
of every Democratic candidate on every
candidate for register in Kings, who
was beaten because of his refusal to
put in an appearance before the Mazet
invest igating committee and answer
charges made against him. Dem0crat tic
maJOrities We're about normal, being in
New York county over sc, 600. In Kings
county, the Democratic vote fell off
from last year, when Van Wyck ran
exceedingly strong in Brooklyn. The
Tammany exultatiOn was not over the
county tickets victory, which had been
expected, but over the defeat Of As
Semblyman MaZet. Republican. which
they had hoped, prayed and worked for.
From Mr.. Croker down, the Tammany
men shouted over Mazet's downfall
Senator Plat intimated that Mazet
might be seated in the next assembly
in which the Republicans have 81 ma
jOrity. The Tammany Democrats open
ly denOunce ex-senator Hill, whom they
blame for the reverses up the state.
The Republicans in New York county
elected only four assembly,. en-. one OF
them a member of the Citizens union.
Taking all the assembly districts in
the state, the Republican plurality is
500. according to the Tribune's re-
turns. as compared with Roosevelt s
plurality of 17.7S6 last year.
Returns received show the election OF
ninety Republican assemblymen and
sixty Democrats.
Albany. \. Y. Nov. S-The result OF
the election in the state shows Repub-
lican gains in assemblymen and a gain
of municipal officers in many of the
cities In Albany. which IS normally
Democratic only three Democrats have
been elected on the city and county
tickets and the common council is Re
publican. In Troy the mayOr-eIect is
an independent Democrat, elected tC
succeed Mayor MallOy, who is a Demo
crat. In Rochester the Republican or
ganizatiOn headed by George W. Aid
rich elected their candidate for mayor
over the present Democratic mayor