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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-06
THREATENING WEATHER IN IOWA.
Keen Interest In the Second Conxres-
sfOna1 District.

h cen Interest In the Second COnRrex-
siOna1 District.
DES MONIES, Iowa. November 8-Elec-
ton day opened in Iowa with threatening
weather, while the air was snappy. Polls
opened In the cities at am, and the
laboring mems votes were poled early.
Every indication pointed to full vote IL
the weather should not become Indictment
Interest in Iowa IS centered in the second
congressional district. which has been con-
sidered doubtful.
Ideal weather In Iowa Is causing a large
vote and 100000 mark probably will be
reached for the first time. Every city re-
ports heavy polling, and the morning vot-
ing exceeded all former figures
Sioux City will poll 1 900 more votes than
four years ago. while Des Moines will ex-
coed 1895 by 1900.
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MAINE.

Despite Seeming Unconcern . Good
Vote Will he POlled.
PORTLAND. Maine. November 6-Elec-
ton day In Maine was clear and cool. In
this city fairly large vote was thrown in
the early morning. and it was expected
that, despite the seeming unconcern. the
fine weather would bring out nearly the
full vote. Only the national candidates
were voted for today. the state officers hav-
ing been chosen in September. From vari-
GUS parts Of the state reports came that the
election was proceeding quietly.
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GONE HOME TO VOTE.
Chief Clerk Allen. Who Has Been 3
Critically III.

Chief Clerk Allen. Who Has Been So
Critically Ill.
George NJ. Allen, chief clerk OF the first
assistant postmaster general. who has been
extremely Ill during the past fall. has left
for Terre Haute Ind. his home. where he
will cast vote for Mckinley and Roose-
welt today. During the past three months
Mr.. Aliens life has been despaired Of sew
eral times. and now his condition II gen.
orally regarded as critical. His constant
wish has been to cast his vote at his home,
though few of his friends thought 1t would
be possible for him to do 30. His physician
and friends only agreed that he should
leave the Georgetown University Hospital
to go to Terre Haute because Of his intense
wish to do 80. 1t was thought better to let
him have his way than to restrain him.
He will probably remain in Terre Haute or
he may 70 to st. Louis for several months
and until his health In restored.
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senator Davis improving

ST. PAUL, Mimi. November 8.-senator
Davis attendants told the Associated Press
representative that the senator had passed
a quiet night and seemed somewhat re-
freshed from his rest. Thus far there have
been no apparent Ill effects from the slight
physicians continue hopeful of his speedy
recovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-06

Considerable Excitement Caused in
the Gettysburg District.

GETTYSBURG, Pa, November 6-The
absence of the square on the official ballot
opposite the name Of Robert ]. Lewis. the
republican candidate for Congress In the
nineteenth district, has caused considerable
excitement here The ballots were printed
by a man who is favorable to the cause Of
Harry N. Gilt, the democratic nominee.
Judge Swope has issued notice to the cleo
ton boards to mark a square in lead pencil
opposite the name of Lewis, and to count
all marks made there.
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CLOSE IN KENTUCKY
The Republicans Claim They Are
Making Gains
DEMOCRATS CHARGED WITH FRAUD
Ballots Stolen From Montgomery
County Republican Precincts.
OLD GOEBELITE TACTICS

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LOUISVILLE, KY, November 6.-Reports
from all over the state at noon indicated
that the heaviest vote In the history of
Kentucky was being polled. In some of the
larger counties. notably Frankfort. Lexing-
ton. Owensboro' and Covington, 40 per cent
of the registered votes was polled before 10
o'clck. In Midd,eboro' the entire registered
vote was polled by noon. Interest Is intense
at all points. In this city the vote Is the
largest ever known, and representatives OF
both parties are working with unprecedent-
ed enthusiasm. The republicans claim they
are making gains Both sides express the
utmost confidence In the result, but some
old leaders on both sides say the governors
race will be close the winning majority
being not over 1000. This is not the opin-
ion of most of the best-posted men In re-
publican and democratic parties, each OF
the campaign managers insisting on former
claims of over 10000 majority lot their re-
Spective candidates.
In the seventh appellate district, where
there is heated contest for judge. repuo-
lcans claim the Goebelites are resortins
to fraud. Ballots for one of the largest re-
publican precincts in Montgomery county
were stolen last night. There was no vot-
ing in the precincts until O'Clock, as new
ballots had to be printed. Republicans IN
Todd county also charged that the Toepei-
lite election clerks in some republican pre-
cincts were refusing to sign ballots, thus
invalidating them. But nothing else in the
way of partisan charges has developed. The
election is singularly free from disorder so
far.
Old Goebelite Tactics.
Republicans charge that the Goeoelites
are using the same tactics as employed last
year in delaying voting by wholesale ana
promiscuous challenging. They claim that
six men were only allowed to vote In one
hour at one precinct. However, conserva-
tive men say that the election in majority
Of precincts Is as fair could be ex-
pected under the partisan Goebel election
law
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MRS. MckISsON ASKS DIVORCE,
Great Surprise to the People of CIeye.
land. Ohio.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. November GA
great surDrise has been caused here by
petition filed by Mrs. Robt. E. McKisson
against her husband, former Mayor Nc
Kisson. for divorce. The ex-mayor has
filed counter petition, and it was heard in
Elyria yesterday. A decree will be entered
by Judge Kohler some time today. Both
petitioners charge neglect Of duty. Mayor
Mckisson came into state and national
prominence when he appeared as a candi-
date for the United States Senate against
NJ. A Hanna. receiving the vote of several
republicans and the democratic legislature
1t Is rumored that the former mayor will
marry west side lady as soon as his pres
ent matrimonial bonds are severed
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OREGON.

interest Manifested In the Elections
Was Not Great.
PORTLAND. Ore. November 6.-Wsatfier
conditions here today were favorable for a
large vote. An the election of Mckinley
appears certain in this state tho interest
manifested was not great
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UTAH.

Voting Proceeded Quietly and Rapid
~ at Salt Lake.
sALT LAKE, November d-VotinR pro-
ossdsd quietly In this state, BY IL o'cieel
fully ~ por cent Of the vote had been east
In this city.
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DELAWARE.
Lines of Men in Waiting When the
Polls Opened.

Lines OF Men waning "n tnO
Polls Opened.
WILMINGTON, Del. November 6.-Per-
feet weather characterized election day in
this city and state, and when the polls
opened between 8 and o'clock there was
every indication that heavy vote would be
polled. At most places there were lines of
men waiting their turn to vote Beyond
keen interest being taken in what is going
on there was no unusual excitement, and
no disturbances were reported during the
early voting hours. The polls will close at
pm.
Polling Place Destroyed.
A riot occurred in the third election dis
trict Of Wilmington, which resulted in the
destruction of the polling place. The cis-
trict has large negro vote, and as the Off
GERS were nearly half an hour late IN OPEN
ing the polls, about hundred negroes as
sembled In line waiting to vote. AS the
doors opened they saw white man, James
McHugh, who had gone in ahead Of hem,
attempting to vote. This Infatuated them,
and rushing in. they assaulted McHugh and
the inspector, James Dugan, cutting 10th
seriously Policeman Sherry was also cut
in attempting to restore order. The negroes
destroyed the polling booth. and the regis
tration books disappeared in the melee.
The department of elections has been
asked to reopen the polling pace. Should
1t refuse to do so the republicans will lose
about $50 votes.
Elsewhere the election was quiet IN the
city. Co.,
Throughout lower Delaware the election
is very close, particularly for members Of
the legislature, which will elect two United
States senators.
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NEVADA.
Both Parties Continue Confident of
SucCena.

Succeas.
RENO. New, November G-Clear, BRIGHT
weather prevailed today in nearly the entire
state. All indications point to a big vote.
The democrats are still confident: 80 are
the republicans. On the surface 1t looks
like a very close contest.
RENO. New, November 8.-Throughoui
Nevada the weather was clear and warm
today. Up to 10 o'clock reports from the
principal! towns. including Reno, showed
that fully 50 per cent of the votes had
been cast. Quiet prevailed.
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An eso, 600 Fire at 81, Lou,..

ST. LOUIS, No.. November e.-weisert
Brothers' tobacco factory at 1s4 and lS6
Merchant street was burned to the ground
today, causing loss Of 10000 fully IN
sured,
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MCKINLEY GAINS IN NEBRASKA.
Bryan's Town VIII Probably Give Ma
jOrity of 1900.

Bryan's Town VIII Probably Give Ma
jOrfty of 1880.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
OMAHA. Neb., November 6.-There Is
nothing in dispatches from Nebraska towns
but uniform reports of fair weather and
heavy, rapid voting Undoubtedly the total
vote Will be largest in state history. At
Lincoln the fractional fight among the re-
publicans who oppose the candidacy Of D.
F. Thompson for the United States Senate
is cutting some figure in reducing the re-
publican vote.
In Omaha there is conflict between the
county machine, which is democratic, and
the city machine. which is republican.
The sheriff was enjoined from swearing
in deputies, but before process could reach
him he hid in a cell in the county Jail and
the deputies already sworn in proceeded to
duty.
In a few wards there has been a conflict
between the police and the special deputies.
but no serious trouble. Republican chal-
lengers are reporting large gains as the
balloting proceeds, which indicate repub-
lican majority in this county of 1000 and
in Lincoln, Bryan's home, OF 1,5OO.
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Number of Arrests
There were a number of arrests DURING
the morning. but many of them were due
to mistakes in names or in house n,,rhars
one or Two unnaturalized foreigners who
attempted to vote were arrested
The voters of the seventeenth assembly
o-siil, |, which Is heavily populated by
working men. cast their ballots early
About one-third of the vote in this district
was IN the ballot box at $50
Sheriff Grel had several minutes rom
NersaIon with superintendent McCullaeh
over the telephone today. The supertn-
tendent said the sheriff had called him ~,
10 ma out what way the sherifr's forces
could aid him.
Sheriff Grel offered to turn over his en-
TIRE oitlce machinery to me-" he said
Unusually Heavy Early Vote
National Committeeman Marley, at re-
publican national headquarters, TODAY said
that he had received information from
many election districts in New York. and
that the vote before o'clock was the
heaviest ever polled to that hour He had
hedto OF no challenging or arrests. Gen
Francis V. Greene. in charge Of the county
committee at republican national head
quarters. said that he had reliable inrorma-
ZION that al $50 o'clock this morning 20
per cent of the vote had been cast in what
districts
This is accounted for" said Gen Greene
Dy TWO facts. One Is that many had an
IDEA there would be crush later: another
reason was that this being a holiday many
voters wished to get out OF town for the
day '- 'Ho
very heavy before breakfast yots
was cast in upper New York.
EX-Gov. Stone OF Missouri Is the only
democrat OF the national committee Of the
party left In town 10 give out Information
near. he said. that the vote Is unusu-
ally heavy and that all is quiet, but have
no news upon which TO make any estimate
anc do not expect any before o'clock this
afternoon"
Half the Vote Cast at Noon
Chief Clerk Rodenbaugh of the bureau
of elections said at noon that from reports
received by him from districts in Brooklyn
and New York. he thought fully half Of the
citys total vote had been cast All re-
ports received by him. he said were very
encouraging. and trouble had been re-
ported from any place
Many persons who were arrested wero
discharged after short hearings before dIf-
ferent magistrates, and then the different
party workers hustled after them to get
them back 10 the polling places.
When democratic voters were arrested in
tie district that ls within the jurisdiction
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PITTSBURG. Pa, November 8.-Ideal
weather prevails throughout western Penn
sylvania today. Reports from all sections
Indicate an active interest in the election
A very heavy vote was polled and the
usual large republican majorities In the
city and county are probable.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-06-28

some member of the household finds
time to cultivate.
There is hardly crop in this country
that distinctly helps general business
more than cotton. 1t almost equals in
this respect king corn or wheat The
farmers, the small merchants, the large
dealers, shippers, machinists, trunkers
in cities, operatives in mills, and clerks
and assistants from New Orleans 10
New York and from New York to
Liverpool, find a distinct benefit when
ever cotton moves upward and prices
promise good returns to the grower
If our trade in the cotton goods in the
far east proves as large and renumera'
tive as merchants anticipate now there
will be new channels of commerce to
feel the qulckening impulse of large
crop of and 10-cent cotton.-Scien
tific American.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-06-28

Paris, June 4th.-The most i'm
portant event during the last ten days
in American circles at the exposi-
ton was the Inauguration of the
United States publishers building,
which occurred on May 31st This
building is an annex TO the depart
ment of liberal arts and is situated
right in the midst of a group of trees
just back of buildings in tle Esplanade
des Invalides. TAe construction pre-
sented a curious problem to the archi-
tects In charge and TO the director, A.
s. Capehart The latter felt that
more space was needed than had al
ready been ass ned in the large
palaces and 50 MADE application to the
French commissioner. The latter was
willing enough TO let the Americans
have all the space they wanted but
there was none to give them, so he
said that they could have the space
IL they could find 1t. This appeared to
settle the matter, for all the space
available for buildings had long ago
been disposed of. The Americans
noticed, however, that the trees in a
grove just back of the large palace in
the Invalidcs section were regularly
placed and the idea occurred to them
10 enca7e the trees in columns which
would support the roof Of the building.
This idea was carried out and the
building was built with about 20 full
grown trees growing up through 1t.
The building is only one story in
height, so tiere is plenty of room Tor
tAe spreading branches. In this
building are placed the exhibits of
used in publishing and other machinery
used in publishing an up-to-date news
paper. The press used is of the Goss
pattern. made in CAicasJ. which can
turn out $4,000 lj-p.ge papers per
hour The press ill be used to print
a daily Paris exposition edition of the
New York Times. The first issue of
this paper was printed Immediately
after the Inauguration and copies
fresh from the press were distributed
among those present.
The ceremonies of the Inauguration
were commenced by Mr.. Peck, who
made a short speech which was fol-
lowed by others, by Gen. Horace
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STORY OF THE MILKY WAY.

Always the seventh day of the
seventh month should be blessed by
far and radiant weather. The reason
foi this is found in a story dear to the
Japanese, who always looks for blue
skies and fair omens or this day. For
at this time-July THE shepherd boy
star, Capricornus, and the spinning
maiden star, Lyra, cross the Milky
Way 10 meet each other.
In the japanese story the Milky Way
is called the Silver River of Heaven.
On the banks once lived Shokujo, the
beautiful daughter of King Sun, who
spent her time weaving the rosy
shades of morning and the silvery
hues of twilight.
Disturbed because the lovely prin-
ess was so serious, the king, her
father. chose for her a bridegroom,
Hingin. who guarded his floeks on the
river banks. Then the princess forgot
her work and learned to smile. The
Sun King thought the shepherd had
succeeded in making his daughter
merry, and to separate them, ordered
the young husband to cross the river,
Sith tne privilege OF seeing his bride
heneeforth but once every year, on the
seventh day OF the seventh month.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-06-28
KITCHENER'S UGLINESS.

A New Orleans man says: Il received
letter from my brother in Cape Town
a few days ago, in which he says that
the place is literally overrun with
tourists who seem to regard the war
as a big spectacular entertainment.
They are all around with cameras, and
a great many have managed to push
their way to the front line of military
operations, where they have proven a
very serious annoyance to the troops.
The day before my letter was mailed
five women were sent in under d special
escort. They all claimed to be rep
resentatives of different obscure
provincial newspapers, from which
they had evidently obtained credentials
as an aid to sightseeing, and after
following Kitchener's division a con-
siderable distance into the Free State
they were obliged to apply to the army
for help. They could get nothing to
eat, and two of them were down with
fever. they were then put under
guard and sent back to Cape Town.
Elsewhere in his letter my brother
says that Gen. Kitchener is the most
unpopular man in South Africa, and
that Cape Town is full of stories about
the way he insults and browbeats the
officers under him. Some of the
particulars he gives are very interest
ing. Among other things, it seems
that an number of the generals staff
lately felt the command and reported
back to headquarters without leave on
account of the manner in which he was
treated. He was arrested for desertion
in the face of the enemy, but later OF
released, and the affair hushed up to
avert scandal"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-06-28

planted, and profit large enough to
make his industry one of the best pay
ing in the agricultural regions of the
country.
The new acreage of cotton will I'M
doubleday be the largest on record.
There are safe indications of this in
statistics already collected by official
authorities. and the amount of land in
the South that will be planted with
cotton cannot fall far short of 26,000,000
acres. Last season the cotton crop
was small one, amounting to from
100000 to $500, 900 bales, while the
two preceding years it reached IL $780,
600 bales, But it was not this
difference in the yield of the two years
alone that caused the unexpected boom.
midas crop proved almost a total
failure also, while the Egyptian crop
has more recently been threatened
with similar fate. In addition 60
these causes the worlds consumption
of cotton has increased and is likely
TO continue for some time. A COM
bination of such factors is directly re-
Sponsible for the advance in cotton
prices which transform the conditions
of the South in a gratifying way.
Co-extensive with the Improvement
of the Gotten field and better has been
the Development OF cotton mills in the
south. The mills of North Carolina
alone employ 10000 operatives, who
have been raised from a miserable con-
dition Of poverty to one of comparative
afiiuence. Zen and 10 years ago these
roor operatives could barely make $50
year on the average off their small
farms. They rarely had any ready
money, and they dragged along from
year to year with but few of the
benefits Of modern civilization. To-
DAY In the cotton mill districts there is
hardly family that cannot make from
$500 to $500 annually. and. many Of
them ind little difficulty in earning
from $500 to $1,000 year. Tho
advance in the price OF cotton distinct
~ helps and brightens the future Of
most of these cotton mill settlements
in the south. for besides working in
the factories, nearly every family has
few acres planted with cotton, which
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-06-28
CROPS FUTURE PROMISE.
Largest Acreage on Record Likely 20
be Planted This Season.

The most remarkable advance in
cotton for a quarter of century has
been made this winter. and our south
ern cotton belt is in the process of 4
transformation that can hardly be COM
pretended by those not directly In
terested in the business. For the past
three years cotton has been selling At
e and 6la cents per pound, and at that
price there was little profit in the
staple crop OF the south. but right on
top OF the pessimistlc predictions that
cotton would never again prove a pay
ing crop in this country. that price
advances to and 10 cents per pound.
This advance does not represent a
much of the crops were harvested and
sold before the high prices were
realized. Ii is estimated. however.
that 5000, 600 bales of the crop sold at
a average of Tle cents per pound. or $50
per bale. and 100000 bales at nine
cents. or S45 per bale. This gain rep
resents an enormous amount OF wealth
that has gone to the southern cotton
farmers this winter
But the future of this industry is
even more promising that the present.
The sudden increase in the cotton
valuation naturally attracted the atten-
ton of thousands OF farmers who had
decided to give up cotton growing, and
It has been feared that the acreage will
be so largely increased that there viii
be a big slump in prices next year, and
instead of great gain. the growers
would actually lose. Under the present
system OF future" trading, the cotton
farmers could sell their new crop for
delivery between next October and
January at eight cents. or $40 per bale.
THIS would make the normal yield of
100000 bales sell at s44O, 0OO, 200, an
increase of some $4,000, 900 over the
present year. The farmer is thus en-
aoled to assure himself OF eight-cent
cotton even before the crop has been
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-06-28
TIDBITS.

Jamaica has tooth brush" plant.
Il is a species of creeper, and by cut
ting pieces a suitable length and fray
Ing the ends the natives convert it in
to a tooth brush; and a tooth powder
to accompany the use of the brush is
also prepared by pulverizing the dead
stems.
An Organist who has just died in
Sweden had held the position of choir
master and organist in one church for
seventy-two years without missing a
service. He and his ancestors had
played the organ in the same church
for 200 years.
Emperor William of Germany has a
list of $500 employees, including $50
women servants, who are engaged in
looking after the twenty-five roval
palaces and castles that belong to the
crown.