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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-30

The following item of mining news from Mexico is taken from the Chi huahua, Meixco, Enterprise, and has a local interest here inasmuch as there are a great many stockholders of the Sonora NJ. and M. company in Ari- zona: "The Sonora Mining and Milling Company, of which Con O'Keefe is a director, has closed a deal with the Mexican Exploration company where by the former corporation takes over forty two perteneDcias of mining property together with 6000 acres of timber land, with good water supply, about Tubutama, in the Altar district, Sonora The property is forty miles from tide water and is on the line of the proposed railroad to Point Lobos. It is stated that a considerable sum was paid down on the property. These properties were worked 300 years ago and in the early sos California company worked them and it is claim ed that this concern made one ship ment of gold and silver bullion worth s6O, 900 to San Francisco.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-30

Three tons of very valuable ore were received in this city last evening from the Great Peck mine. Tbe ore was sacked and consigned to W. NJ. Clay pool, of the Prescott Sampling Works, and was being very closely guarded. It is said to be some of the richest ore ever taken from this famous property which has produced several million dollars worth of very high grade ore.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
WRONG END FOREMOST.

Representative John Sharp viii
liams tells of negro in Mississippi
who had trouble with a bellicose dog
belonging to a nelghbor The darkey
shot the dog as soon as he discovered
that the beast was not friendly, and
promptly found himself in a justice
court
What kind of a gun did YOU have,
SAM asked the attorney for the
prosecution.
"A double-barrel shotgun, sab! "
was the reply.
Don't you think you could have
scared the dog Off"
"Yaass. boss" said the negro; q
mighter done dat. only was so scar
ed myself
why didn't you take the other end
Of the gun and brighten him away"
The darkey scratched his bead
Boss" he said, "ef de dswg wanted
me to do dat way viii de gun why did
not he come TO me de oder end fust?'
Saturday Evening Post.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
INVEST|GAHONOF
THE SM0OT CASE
VILE BE RESUMED ON DEcEM-
BER f2-TWENTY NEW WIT
NESSES FROM UTAH SUM-
MONED--oTHER WASHING
TON NEWS.
BY tho Associated Prors.

Washington. Nov 20. Senator
Burrows, chairman OF the committee
on privileges and elections, has is
sued subpoenas for twenty witnesses
in the Senator Smoot investigation
and has fixed December II as the
date for their appearance before the
committee. Nearly all these witness
es arc in Utah.
The subcommittee OF the house
committee on appropriations today
began consideration Of the Legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill, with a view TO having II really
TO report to congress soon after il
convenes.
News has reached here that a cal
culation made on the basis of Gus
toms receipts for the ports of Puerto
Cabello and La Guaira during the
past year indicates that American
claimants would not receive their
award from Venezuelan government,
for ten or eleven years, according &c
the present methods of payment
Civil Engineer Geo. Mackay has
been appointed engineer of the new
naval training station at Lake Bluff
Illinois.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
FALL TIME.

FAN time in the country, amt it out
of sight,
Hick'ry nuts a-droppln an fires blaz-
in brigh';
'Taters in the ashes, apples on the
shelf
Pass aroun the cider till you hard
" know yourselfl
Fall time in the country-people full
of life;
Everybody happy with his sweetheart
or wife,
Blue smoke from the cabins-up an
up it curls;
While We go s.rollickin and ridin
with the gyruls. AL m
Fall time in the coun.ry-hardcs'
time to beat.
Follerin' the banier an the hddl.
with yer feet.
Never nuthin' like ii--happy day an
night.
cider in the jimmiiobn an fires blaz
in bright
Frank l.. Stanton in Atlanta Con
stitution.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
SAMUEL eoMPERs.

The reelection OF Mr. Samuel Com
pers to the presidency Of the Nation
al Federation Of Labor was not unex'
pcctel. The politics Of that organiza-
ton are well managed. and the re
suits of its elections are rarely sur,
prises TO any one concerned MT.
Gompers had outlived the period OF
his career a a labor leader when to
hold and advance his position he
needed TO address himself to the gal
leries and talk economic fcolishness
to please those elements Of his follow
ing who lack the intelligence to com
prehend their own interests.
Organized labor needs a brave an
courageous champion. who declares q
tell il The truth and who cannot be
bullied or persuaded TO mislead u
by false teachings or the defense Of
wrong issues Mr.. Gonpeus is iaicl
lectualIy largo enough 10 make him
self such a leader; whether he ha!
the moral courage rather 10 be righ
than president Of the National FEEDER
alton nothing in his public career "
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

supply Of Winchesters. and should
Judge almost carload of ammuni-
ton.
"A body of union miners have leas-
ed tract of land bordering on the
road from the railroad station to the
Letter property. The land is leased
so that the men have their rights to
live there protected They have erect.
ed tents and'I am told have sealed
them for the winter The camp is
under discipline of the strictest sort
and is run on military order | passed.
it without any fear and If my bust;
ness had taken me into their tents |
have no doubt | would have been civ.
lily treated Occasionally there IS
shooting and now and then an egplo
sion Of dynamite. Miners working IN
the town are induced to leave ON one
pretext and another, and every eff
fort is made TO get miners to turn
back who are en- route to the mines.
Mr.. Letter told me that he had about
40 men at work in the mines and
hoped to increase this number to 700
on 500. These men and their families
live in the company honses and ap-
parently are not frightened do not
look for any trouble ,of a serious ma.
ture. The predictions of battle I
do not take any stock in. No effort
| has been made to Interfere with the
shipment of coal over the railroads
from Zeigler."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

hardIg. care 10 come up TO another
election without having done any
thing 10. meet the general expeca
lion that the inequalities of the pres
cnt tariff will be corrected.
The Philadelphia North American
reduces the whole discussion to It's
simplest terms in the three follow
ing statements:
"Tar:ffs revision is rs rigit in
principle as tariff enactment.
Arg SCHEDULE which works inju'
ry or Injustice to the people should
be modified. -
But no change should be made ny
such injury or injustice shall have
been demonstrated by facts.
MIR A. A. Rerle the author oil
TIE TransfofmatIon Of New Eng.
land" says in the December issue OF
the World Today that unless New
England can get free raw material
and reciprocity treaties is pypsperl-
~ already shaking. will be shattered.
The factories of New England need
larger foreign market They used
"a find ample domestic market IN
the south and in the west. NO" the
south and the west are building rae,
tories of their own New England
Il thrown back upon herself. II can
not consume all that it produces. II
must find an increased number OF
consumers abroad. II has its sea
hoard. Ii can reach the foreigner
and sell him it's goods If i. can get
cheaper raw material free Of duty
and IL the foreigner can be induced
through reciprocity treaties to lower
his tariff wall as we lower ours.
William Mckinley, addressing the
American people for the last time
said: "The period of exclusiveness Is
past. The expansion of our trade
and commerce is the pressing prop
lem. Commercial wars are unproi
fable. Reciprocity treaties are 10
harmony with the spirit of the times
Measures OF retaliation are not.
This is real protection I. adjusts
the height of the ariff wall to the
ueeds of % intujiy-4 behind It
Most OF the stand patters are ho'
real protectionists. The right name
for them was discovered for them by
a certain Massachusetts mannfactur
err who one day remarked
let Roosevelt revise the tariff
Then the socialists. whether under
Bryan or under the monopolistic tar
if leaders. may flock together and be
conveniently licked in one lump.
A socialist, according 10 this man
ufacturer, is person who looks &c
the state for immunity from the
storm. and stress. Of competition. The
monopolistic- tari0 leader is there
fore a protected socialist. He wants
tariff wall 50 high that he and his
domestic rivals can cease from com
petition and can lie down amid am
feably' prorated aprofits in snug
wind-sheltered, copiously waterei
garden of trust ease.
The way to swell the votes OF the
socialists of common ownership Is
to accept the leadership of the soci.
alists of tariff monopoly. Chicago
Tribune.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
ST. pErERssuRe's VIEW.

by the Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 29.-Foreign
reports Of the fighting at Port Ar
thur are accepted here very seri-
ously. If the Japanese have occupied
203 metre hill as reported and are
commanding the whole harbor. II is
believed the situation is critical. Elk
peris on Port Arthur topography as
sert. however. It is more than likely
tina. the Japanese have occupied
some positions at the base of the
hill and believe that with concentrat
ed fire of covering forts the Japan
csc will find the top of the hill un
tenable. if they arrive there.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

In the Column "Thirty-hve years
ago today. in another part of this
page is reproduced an expression of
opinion from The Bulletin of Novem.
Der 30. 1869. which is not altogether
inappropriate TO present conditions in
Cairo today. thirty-five years after the
articles original appearance. If ru-
mofs of the activity of certain citi
zens IN the direction indicated are
correct the situation as regards the
office of sheriff of Alexander county
does not differ materially with the ex
ception Of the individuals interested
from The time mentioned in the oil
Bulletin files
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

Cotton Belt

All Illinois Central. Mobile & Ohio
and Cotton Belt trains arrive and de
part form Central station. corner OF
Second street and Ohio street.
All Big Four and Iron Mountain
trains arrive and depart from the
Union station. Second street and Com
mercial avenue.
Mail may be deposited in the box s'
the transfer station. located at Cen.
trail station. 20 minutes before the de
parture OF any. train.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

According TO waves manager, the
celebrated violnistls name should be
pronounced as though it were spelled
Eesah-ee.eb. Here are some OF the
common attempts heard: i-say. Ye-
say. Why-say, Easy, Essay, Essay. Is
Yay. Is.Hay. Is-say-ee. Isaiah. Why
say-ee and numerous other two-syl-
tabled and three-sylabled variations.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
LoREHzo "a. JOHNSON
DIES VERY SUDDENLY

BY the Associated Press.
Shenango. Pa, Nov. 29.-News
reached here today that Lorenzo Nj.
johnson, of Chicago, and Winnettka.
Illinois, president OF the Pittsburg
Showmut and Northern Railroad com
pany. and allied interests and former
~ general manager of the Mexican
International railroad and other large
interests of c. p Huntington in Mex
leo, died suddenly at st. Marys, Pa.
Monday evening.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
SOURCES OF TARIFF TALK.

Senator Elkins of Wes. Virginia
having announced authoritatively
three weeks ago that no tariff tink
efing you'll Is allowli Nays now
taat .he time for revision is approach.
ing and that the doctor TO remove
she plaster is the doctor who applied
it,
The New York Journal Of Commerce
says that the tariff must be revis
ed and that the sooner It is done
The better
The Minneapolis Journal tRepl
SAYS that 'the Republican party vii
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
Grabbed Old codqer.

In the old Roman form Of mar
riage," observed the scientific dab
bier, "the bride was purchased by
The bridegroom's paying three piece
of copper money TO her parents
(Which is considerable more than
the average bride is worth" crustily
commented Uncle Goshall Hcmlock.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
SHEARS AND PASTE.
a Temncrance Man.

Willie-Pa. what is a temperance
man." anyway?
PA Temperance man" my son,
Is a man who boasts Unexpectedly
of the fact that he drinks water to
excess.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

The above IA, correct statement
OF the cirSdiaiion Of the Cairo Bulle-
III. daily aid sunday an the dates
stated, month on October, 1904,
CLYDE SULLIVAN. Business Man
ager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this thirty-iirst day of October. 1894.
b. L. GILBERT, Notary Pubic.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

The proprietor of Boston cafe
was murderously assaulted with
heel of brown bread, the other day,
because the baked beans we're burn
ed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

Time maketh changes, as you know,
And mighty ones, trow
A candidate three weeks ago,
He is a statesman now.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

AS compromise between Depew
and Black. and in order to- promote
harmony in the party. Gov odeIl may
decide that it is better that he should
be electedta United States senator
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

Az Indiana girl by her uncle's will
is to get $4,000 If she marTies,l and
nothing if she remains single. 1t
ought to be easy for heE~ TO narry.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

DO you think women are sefcdp
lous?" &@
Not exactly" answered MIR. Meek
ton. 'But woman won't believe
anything her husband tells her till
he proves it. and takes every word
N an advertisement as absolute
truth"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
Ais Final Cure.

Poor Brown" said Skaggs, "hC
has stopped drinking at last.
What? Did he take the cure?'
mo, he's dead.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE

Capt J. X. Eggleston. sole surviv-
ing officer of the Merrimac. Is cot
ton planter near Jackson, Miss.
Boza Kieniewska. Polish countess,
is a student OF the Iowa state college
and is taking a course in agronomy.
Gov-elect Bryant b. Brooks Of Wyo
ming was a cowboy not many years
ago. He is more than once a million
aire now.
Gen. Joe Wheeler still insists that
Russia will whip Japan. He would
like to go to Manehuria, but can
stand the expense.
The next governor Of Massachu
setts, w. l. Douglas. spends his even
ings at home lie and his wife arr
fond Of reading to each other.
DR.. Charles A. Eastman. the edu
Gated Sioux. who married Elainl
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

- The great cotton mills at Spartans-
burg. S. G., will hereafter be run by
electric power made from the river
fills 20 miles from the mills. where
10000 horse power is said to be easily
available iTis the. age. of electric
power.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

straw. pressed into blocks and made
hard enough TO use as pavement. IS
in use for this purpose in some Of
the streets Of Warsaw. Poland.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
whv Indesd7

why. asked Willie. as he sat in
thc grand stand with his father. do
they cali il football when they play
len - -tr t~~da mana ?"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

It is reported that John d. Rookie
feller's income this year is reduced
TO $14,4O0.OOO. Somebody might start
a collection for the poor fellow
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
VerY Had.

MY first dollar was the hardest !
ever made. 1.-THE counterfeiter
was speaking-"was so darned brittle
that IL broke in three pieces when ]
dropped IL on the floor.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average daily and Sunday for ten
months, ending Oct. 31.l9O4. 1896
Average daily and Sunday for
month OF October, 1904. .2O92
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

An insane man in New York de-
cIares that he is George Washington.
Several we'll known politicians think
they are Thomas jefferson.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
A sad Case.

In the old English castle of Belvoir
4 kitchen maid loved the coalhel
voir;
But she found TO her woe
That he hadn't the doe,
And besides only meant to decelyoir
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

Swedish restaurant keepers Of the
old-fashioned son charge less for a
woman's meal than a mans. on The
theory that she is physically unable
to eat so much. A married couple
travelling together are debited a.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

The Hon. Tom Lawson hak had
s25O,ae0 worth Of fun out Of his ar
ticles, evenif he does have to pay a
libel bill ~.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

Gen. William J. Palmer, the found
er Of Colorado Springs, Col. besides
spending s750OO0 in park extendins
The length OF the city, is completing
a new equestrian AMI pedestrian trail
to Crystal Park, which viii open up
as grand scenery as is to be had in
the Rocky mountains.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

One OF the results of the expose IN
the case OF Adolph Beck who was
twice sent to prison in England,
though innocent. and was denied an
opportunity to prove. his innocence.
is a revival Of the demand for the cs-
adjustment Of a court of criminal ap-
peal.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

Worth Remembering.
Good manners in the family circle is
the oil that makes the domestic ma
chine run smoothly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Cairo, Alexander County. Illinois. Pop
ulation t6,f47.

Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, Pop
ulation t6,f47.
Mayor, CLAUDE WINTER.
Clork, II. A. HATCHER.
Comptroller, P, e. POWELL.
Police Magistrate, ]. II, ROBINSON
Chief of Police, T. B. PRICE.
Alexander County, Population 22,s6S
County Judge. VIM 8. DEWEY.
County Clerk, JESSE f. MILLER.
Circuit Clerk, LEE B. DAVIS.
Sheriff, JAS. s. ROCHE.
Coroner, DR.. JAS. M. McMANUS.
Assessor and Treasurer, FRANK n
DAVIS.
County Superintendent Of Schools
PRUF. JOHN SNYDER.
Board OF County Commissioners.
JOHN a. MILLER Chairman.
JOHN A. ROUluolS,
nR EI' YIN j CAUSE.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

DR.. Smith. osteopath. The Famous
Hours, 1912; "a; Sunday, IL.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

Those gentlemen who, at this
early date are laying plans and max
ing reputation by which hey hope to
reach the sherivalty of Alexander
county have a long time to worry
and wait. before their fate can be
determined. As there can be but
one sheriff at least half dozen
Cairo gentlemen who are very con
tident of success are doomed TO a
crushing disappointment Well. this
life is full of troubles any how and
aspirants for official honors and
emoluments might as well endure
share of them as any body else.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

The football casualties are still
coming in.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
The Question.

Suitor--I came to ask your daugh-
ter's hand. .e.iaa.
Father--Can you support her auto
in the manner to which It has been
accustomed?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

yet be found that Caesar
Young killed himself ii seIf-aqense.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

Electric railways are getting to be
the fashion in Japan. Toxic has them
in abundance. and now Osaka, the
commercial center of Japan, is pre-
pairing 10 follow suit. s
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

II is said that a plant has been
found in Nigeria which will drive
away mosquitoes. English army Of
ficers say that a branch or two placed
in tent will keep out all insects
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

Owing TO the scarcity Of labor ana
to save the fast ripening crop, plant
ers at Augusta, Ga, have put labor
ers TO work picking cotton by moon
light. 1t is feared that the labor
problem in the cotton states VIII
cause much cotton 10 go to waste in
the fields.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

The graders on the Alaska Central
railroad, fourteen miles inland from
Seward. have run into what seems 10
be an extremely valuable deposit Of
copper and gold ore.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

The Rev. T. G. Edwards Of Kings
ton, Pa. is considered one OF the
greatest of Welsh poets. He is known
as their cynonfardd or poet laurclte
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

While women are invading nearly
all Of the cmployments heretofore be
longing TO mon, milIiners, both hero
and abroad report growing Difficult
iy in finding girls willing to devote
themselves TO the art of making hats
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

At a recent conference of the trade
in Leicester the president of the in
siitute OF carriage builders said that
practically the whole Of the wheel
making industry of England had been
captured by America
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

to this time enables us to Judge
New York Times.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

Goodale, known as poetess, has fin
ished q series OF animal stories.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
LOST 1000 IN
ONE HOURS FIGHT
[continued from FIRST page.j

lire from other forts and resistance
of garrisons.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

many hotels as one person and
half.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

For the first time in the memory
Of hat veritable individual. the old
Ist inhabitant." our city calaboose
Is without an inmate. We present
the case TO gentlemen of Paducah,
Evansville and Memphis as one wor'
thy of their imitation. Contem
plate it and then weep for the de
generacy of your people.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

Harry Goodall of the Chicago Sun
late of the Cairo Times. is in the
city. He reports the new enter
prise as succeeding In manner t.
equal his expectations
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

DR.. Charles A. Eastman. the edu-
Gated Sioux who married Elaine
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

Ants are the most brainy Of all ere
atures, In proportion to its size the
INT brain Is larger than that of any
other living being
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST

During last season Australia and
Tasmania exported 100000 cases Of
applies 10 London. and lost by their
enterprise S250,000.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30
IS YEARS AGO TODAY.

"a fA Ss-~
From The euiletlRi Of Nov. 80, 1869
ST. Mary's patsf in this city en-
bracing aboet twelve acres of ground
is to be. enclosed BY picket fence
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-30

Quite number of Texas cattle are
passing through Cairo en- route foE
northern pastures and stock yards
and thousands remain to come for
ward. They are passing through
Cairo at the rate of 1.O00 per week
The Union Republican., 1904-11-11

that the former state is in the Repub-
lican column SO far as presidential
electors are concerned, but that James
w. Folk, the Democratic candidate,
has been elected governor. In Mary
land the presidential vote will prob
ably be cast for President Roosevelt.
Late returns indicate that Thomas A.
Smith, Dem, has been elected to con-
gress in the first district by 45O pu-
rality. Congressman Jackson, of this
district, however, puts forward a claim
of trick ballots and fraud, and says he
will contest the election.
In the other states it is simply a
question of pluralities.
The "solid south" was broken by
the probable detection Of Missouri
this section of the country usually