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Supplementary Figures.

These figures are based on the idea that
one out of every fifth of the population is
a voter. AS a matter of fact, it is supposed
that the colored vote in some of the states
is much greater than that based on the
census of 1900 For instance:
THE vote in Illinois is said to be % 1G2,
making a difference of over 1900; that o.
Indiana, 1S.1S6, making a difference of
about 1000: that of Kansas 1865 making
a difference of over 1900; that of New
York. 31.OOO, making a difference of about
ll,0OO; that of Pennsylvania, $1,000, making
a difference of about 10000.
Even these supplementary figures fall
far short of making the republican party a
black party as Senator David b. HILL in
his desperation for an Issue upon which To
arouse enthusiasm for the candidates OF
his party. has stated
p The total colored vote in the states
above enumerated, according to the census
was 14S,254. According to popular belief It
Is 2l3, ,621.
''McKinley's popular majority over Bryan
In 1900 was $40, 80. and his majority over
all candidates-democratic. prohibitionist.
socialistic democrats, social labor ticket
and populistic-was 456, ,259.
"A careful reading of the above table will
convince any one that McKinley's plurality
in 1900 In every one of the northern states
that he carried was far greater than the
total colOred vote in that state. If this
does not convince Senator Hill that ne was
mistaken, then he would not believe the
truth even though one should rise from the
dead and tell him what it is.
Colored Men in Office in New York.
II see in this same connection that VIII
liam Jennings Bryan, the peerless leader
Of the free silverites, has also Joined in the
assault on the party, on account of its rec
ord Of treating fairly all the people of the
country. He insinuates and indeed states
outright that the republican party never
appointed colored men postmasters I'm the
north. How unfortunate it Is that these
distinguished men should be so reckless In
their statements. l haven't the data at
hand as to all of the colored postmasters in
northern states, but L do know that there
are quite a number in various portions of
the north. 1 know positively of one or two
in Ohio and an equal number in Pennsyl-
vania, and, IL had the time, / could find
quite a number scattered around In several
other states. The republican party does
not confine itself to the appointment of
poStmasters. 1t deals with the colo{ed ciu-
zens fairly all around. and never has any
trouble in doing so. as rule, unless that
trouble is fomented by the followers Of
Senator Hill and Mr.. Bryan.
There are siXty-five colored emp lioyes
in the, customs service in New York city,
one hundred and thirteen In the New York
post Office, ten more in the Brooklyn
post Office and over four hundred in the
Chicago post office; but what is the use of
following up this matter? Enough has
been said to show that both Senator Hill
and William Jennings Bryan are badly In
need of facts"
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DENIED USE OF MAILS.
Fraud Order Issued Against the Dia-
mond Brokers, Chrnpanv.

For conducting scheme called by the
post ONCE "a lottery fraud order was
today issued against tho Diamond Brokers
Company, Z. Dean Mason ana Lewis G:
Miliiman. all OF Buffalo. NJ
These parties issued a pambh1et In which
they said they sold dianjend under q
lease, paid In regular but small insta3aments
by the week or month, az the tayestor wish
ed. The lease called for Al, initial nayment
of s. and fifty-six weekly payments of $1.25
each, for which. at the exnira tfor, Of the
lease the company agreed to deliver to the
lessee "a commerciany pure white dia-
mond OF certain market value III excess
OF the total payments; o., s'there 81 paid In
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BROOKLYN FIRE
SIX LIVES LOST AND NEARLY
A SCORE INJURED.
More Than One Hundred Endangered
in Burning Of Tenemes4 House
Two Other Rlasss.

NEW YORK. October 1T,-.Eix lives were
lost, nearly a score Of pers0hs were in
jured and the lives of more than hundred
others were endangered in an early morn
ing tenement house fire in the Williams
burg section of Brooklyn today. With one
exception, all the dead are children, and of
eight who were so badly. hurt that they
were removed to a hospital, the Oldest Is
fourteen-year-old girl. Incendiaries are
thought to have been responsible for the
fatal fire, and this theory is strengthened
by the fact that while the f1remen were at
work on the blaze alarms were turned in
for two other fires in the immediate neigh
borhood
The dead: Bella Glass. twenty-nine years;
Henry Glass, two years; Ida Saltofsky, six
years; Benjamin Warkolsky, eleven years;
Gussie Warkolsky, fourteen years; Charles
Warkolsky, three years.
The seriously injured: Harry Glass. six
years; Abraham Warkolsky. nine years:
Minnie Warkolsky, seven years; Annie
Warkolsky, five years; Max Rabinowitz,
100 Asleep in the Building.
Twelve families, comprising $40 persons,
were asleep in the big fve-story double
tenement house when the flames were dis
covered. When the alarm was sounded
through the house the men and women.
some of the latter with babies in arms,
others with little boys and girls clinging
to the night clothes of their Mothers, ran
to the hallway. There they were met with
great clouds of choking smoke while the
flames were rapidly closing IN about them
Before the hremen arrived police reserves
from a nearby station had rescued many
persons from the blazing building.
When the firemen cameshuman lines were
formed from the fire escapes and the
screaming women and children were lower
ed to the pavement. The flames burst
from windows all about them, and the
clothes of many of them were burned from
their bodies. Their hair was singed and
their bodies burned.
Frenzied Women on Roof.
At the same time firemen with scaling
ladders had reached the re33 and were
carrying down to safety this Henzied wo-
men and children who had been driven
from the blazing room. Many persons
unable to reach either roof or@fire escapes
were taken from windows tfsbugh which
the flames already We're beginAang to pour.
The five Warkolsky children 2were found
huddled in blazing room 81 fireman.
hair burned from their head and their
bodies blistered. They were staken to a
hospital.
Suffered From Snake and Heat.
Their rescuers suffered severely from the
smoke and heat. A few moments later
three more children, all OF them uncon-
scious, were found in the upper part of
the building and carried outsby the fire.
men. AS the rescuers rushed to the street
three other firemen. each bearing the dead
body of child came down the fire escape
from the fifth floor. The body OF Mrs Glass
was recovered soon aftervvar,d
While the fire was at it's height fires were
discovered in a hardware store in Graham
avenue and in a Grand strsef tailBr shop,
within few blocks of the fssiemefst house
hre: These were quickly ssibdued without
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republican ticket that they have been ac-
customed to support?
Down here in New York it is almost GER
tain that Chairman Odell will win back
25,00O votes that for one reason or another
went against the republicans in the last
gubernatorial election There has never
been in the history of New York politics
such a system of checking, canvassing and
precaution as Chairman Odell is now oper-
ating. Democrats say that no one knows
better than Mr.. Odel how to nail some of
this floating vote
However I do not stand sponsor for an
aspersion of which I have no knowledge
personally. Within the past three months
the republican managers have taken four
canvasses-they should rather be called
censuses-of the vote of New York citv.
The infinite detail and precision of this
count or census is marvellous. Divided into
easily handled election districts, carded and
indexed, it could give big and little casino
to the police system of Fouche and beat
him out.
Know the. Lay of the Land.
The election district captains know the
name of every man who has died in their
bailiwick within two years, so that there
can be no ringers on registration; they
know every newcomer, every man disqual-
flied by criminal record, and there won't be
any colonizing on republicans. Up the
state a powerful argument is being used
with the dissatisfied republicans.
1t is pointed out that if the democrats
carry the state ticket this year and should
carry the legislature the reapportion-
ment of the legislative districts two years
hence would be in democratic hands.
The republican managers tell the farmers
that the democrats would "shoestring''
every legislative district in the state and
turn out their favorite assemblymen and
state senators. In fact every "stand-pat
argument possible to be made to the faith
full is being and will be put forth by Mr..
Odell. and he is figuring voters, not in pre-
cincts. wards or districts, but individually.
could go on for column to relate the ar
guments, plans and expeditions of the re-
publicans, but bear one thing in mind the
republicans have not abandoned this state
yet. N. o. M.
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REFUSED ADMISSION.
Consumptive Justice From Tahiti
Turned Away.

Amadee Honville justice attached TO
the government Of Tahiti. has been refused
admission to the United States by the au-
thorities of the bureau of immigration be-
cause he has consumption, and has been
turned back from the port of San Fran
cisco.
Judge Honville landed from the steamer
Mariposa few days ago. being on his way
to his old home in France. where he was
going to die. He was not aware of the
laws Of the United States refusing to admit.
even for passage across the continent. per-
sons suffering from contagious diseases. No
exception could be made In his case, and
he will have to take some other route to
France.
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THE COLOREO VOTE
Statement of Ex-senator Hill
Contradicted.
JUDSON w. LYONS TALKS
GIVES THE FIGURES FROM THE
CENSUS OF 1900.
Also Claims That Mr.. Bryan's State
ment About Colored Office Holders
in the North is Inaccurate.

Juoson w. Lyons, the only colored MEM
Der OF the republican national committee,
IN compensation today was asked: What is
your opinion of Senator Hills speech Mt
huntington. w. Va, last Saturday, wherein
ne states that 1T is a fact demonstrated by
an examination of the last census in con-
necuon with the election returns in ordi-
nary years, that the democrats have ac-
tually had a majority of the white vote of
sufncient of the eastern, middle and west
ern states to enable them to control the
presidency. the negro vote from those states
being excluded from the computation. and
the southern electoral vote remaining as at
present; that the republicans have only
been enabled to win the national elections
by means of the colored republican vote?'"
In reply Mr.. Lyons said Senator Hill Is
as the leaders of the democratic party
have been through all the last forty-fve
years, in error. They seem to be as prone
to mistakes as sparks are to fly upward
as the mist is to disappear before the sun
as the truth is to at all times crush out
falsehood. If one will but take the time
and look at the returns of the last presi-
Mckinley's plurality in every one of the
northern states that he carried was greater
than the entire colored vote in either one of
them.
Colored Vote According to the Census.
Evidently Senator Hill has not read the
returns from the election of 1890; but as
figures don't lie l give you the states and
the colored vote. as found in the census of
1900, and the republican plurality of that
year:
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lieu thereof, in cash, the full amount in
vested with a profit of 33 1-3 per cent more
than paid"
The Office of the attorney general for the
Post Office Department holds that the COM
pany makes promises to the investor which,
* he holds to the terms of the lease, 1t
cannot perform, and therefore denies it the
use of the mails.
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Departure Of the Thomas.

The military secretary is advised by cable
Fl ON the commanding general, Philippines
Division, of the sailing OF the transport
Thomas from Manila, p l., for San Fran
cisco. Cal, with Major General James F.
general prisoners.
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Many Markings for Ballot.

There are fifty-nine separate markings to
be made on that ballot, IL he wants to
scratch the ticket. and If he makes mis-
take In the scratching he vitiates his vote
for Roosevelt. How many of the men of
this category will just vote the plain old
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Suicide Of Private Dempsey.

The military secretary is advised by the
commanding general. Philippine division. of
the death by suicide on the 9th instant, of
Private Daniel Dempsey. Troop d, I'd Cav
airy.
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BEATEN, NOT ROUTED
Russians Inaicting Heavy
Losses While Retreating.
ISOLATED SUCCESSES
BATTLE OF THE SHAKHE UN-
DoUBTEDLY JAPANESE VICTORY.
Kuropatkin's Defeat Far From Being
as Crushing as Earlier Re-
ports Indicated

While the battle of Shakhe river has un-
doubtedly resulted in japanese victory
todays dispatches indicate that Kuropat-
kin's defeat was far from being as crush
ing as the news of Saturday and Sunday
presaged. His offensive movements failed
utterly. but 1t is apparent that even In his
retreat he Is battling stubbornfy and in
nicting severe losses on the japanese. while
himself sustaining casualties that are de-
scribed as appalling"
AT several critical points along the ex-
tended line of battle the Russians have
launched attack after attack at the Japan-
ese, and in some instances succeeded in
orlVlng them out and occupying their posi-
tlohs In one such attack they captured
eleven guns
ihese' however, are apparently but iso-
lated successes in what is otherwise a gen.
eral defeat
An official report to ST. Petersburg saws
tnat the cannonading was reopened along
the entire front this morning No official
aoVlces nave been received from Japanese
sources, but dispatch from Tokyo ba sed
on reliable private sources" saws tho
Japanese continue their advance and that
oku Is now operating to block the Russian
retreat along the railroad.
LONDON, October 17-Au reports tb;s
lnornlng agree upon Gen. Kuropa tkin,s d.
ieal IN What military critics consider ono
oi the greatest battles of modern times
comparable with Koniggratz and I,eins;c
spencer Wilkinson considers MARQUIS Ova-
ma conduct of the battle as not marked
ny the same distinctness. of plan and ex-
ecution as that of Kuropatkin. whose han.
oiing OF his army is quite inteIlieib,e on ,h.
assumption that he was ordered m n,ako
the attack 'i'Ae
6eiated dispatches arriving in I,ondo,
descriptive of the weeks fighting. tn soma
extent bear out this view. For instance
.ne standards correspondent with cen
huFokfs army testifes that the Russtan
efoeps- We're more skillfully led and more
capable and resolute than those encono~
.ereo IN the opening weeks of the camnaign
5!a ne same correspondent remarks the .ra,,.
u,issaovantage under which the lana nesa % . ro
aeap'orlng' aa'4 owing to the inferority of tbe,r
IeIo guns He refers to the firhtjne NJ a..
eopsr II, when "our six batteries tha,,t
wen ven posted and admirably handled, u.s.
oenpeHed 20 TO remain silent the greater nart
~ ~. the DAY and see the chances of q i;fa
thn; tle pass by under the very muzzles nf
.neir guns Effective pursuit was jehar-ed oi
tillery.'' INC RUSSIAN ar
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@()6

OF all the newspaper
readers of Washington are
reached by the classified
advertisements in The
Star.
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Senior Brumiatti Presented.

The Italian ambassador today presented
to Secretary Hay Senior Brumiatt presi-
dent of the Italian parliamentary delegation
to the St. Louis exposition and q prominent
member Of the italian parliament.
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When the Crash Came.

With the crash came the smashing of
glass and breaking of the woodwork Men
and women scrambled in every direction in
their efforts to get out OF the demolished
car. Some of the women screamed because
of their fright and others groaned to give
vent TO their pain. Several of them re-
ceived cuts and bruises. and considerable
blood was spilled. Some of those who
were not injured were frightened by blood
from the wounded ones spattering upon
lContinued on Tenth Page.l
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Continued on Tenth Page.)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-27
ARE DYING
FROM IVY
POISONING

New York. Sept. 27.-After the manner
In which they had learned tho story on
their mothers knee. Annie kuckman.
aged FIVE years. and her three-year-old
sister Minnie. went into the fields near
their home in east New York yesterday
and built bower OF branches In which
10 worship.
II was the Jewish holiday, "Succoth.
On this day In Biblical times the Jews,
driven from the towns, built Themselves
huts on the plains. Thus Mrs. Luck
man told he tale To her children. ana she
granted their request TO go and build
bower for themselves.
They gathered bouRhs near their home
ut las Chris topher street ana twlnea
flowers and vines about IL. Mrs. Kuck-
man could see IL from her window. Late
In the afternoon premonition or dan
ger caused Mrs. Kuckman 20 run 10 ths
bower.
There in the doorway were the children.
unconscious. Her screams attracted ner
husband. The parents. each with a chlld
IN their arms, ran to the home OF Ut.
Rosenson on Stone avenue, near Sutter
street He saw they had been poisoned
and were in a critical condition.
Investigation proved that In gathering
decorations for their bower they had come
across poison Ivy The bright red bes-jes
of the ivy attracted them and they placed
them on the table with other fruits TOT
their feast
pr Rosenson restored them 10 con-
sciousness and hurried them 10 Bradford
street hospital. Their condition grew
worse and they were transferred 10 the
Kings County hospital The physicians
say they will probably die.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-27
"SL|DE" SAID
POLLY IN
CHURCH

Poughkeepsie. Sept H-"Deariy Be
loved. my text today is'-
Run. run for all that's In you'll Good!
Hold II! Hold II! You're safe. all right!'
The Rev. T.. c. Warren was about to
begin his sermon In the Washington
Street Methodist Episcopal church Sun
day morning when some most sportive
and irreligious expressions noated into
the church from the other side OF the
street.
Brethren" began the minister again.
Guess that's going some! Run! It's
good for two bases, easy. Slide!'
All the people nearest the north side
OF the church, and therefore nearest the
profane voice. looked very serious. Dea-
con kain said To Deacon Hoyt:
ITS that miserable parrot again. and
he's getting worse than everl'
So he was. The parrot. hanging out
side the window OF Mrs. Raymond's S
boarding house. never before rooted so
vociferously as yesterday morning. And
with good cause, for yesterday finished
the season OF the Hudson River Baseball
league, with Poughkeepsie winning the
championship.
Most OF the players board with Mrs.
Raymond. For several Sundays polly
has been annoying Mr.. Warren's congre-
CATION with her baseball lingo Sunday
she mingled some swear words with the
lingo OF the diamond and that was the
last straw. Deacon Kain just got right
up from his pew. walked over TO police
headquarters and demanded that the par
rot be suppressed.
Chief McCabe telephoned 10 Mrs. Ray
mond. who promised 10 muffle Fan. the
parrot. hereafter whenever there are SER
vices I'm the church.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-27
THIEF WAS
CAUGHT BY
A SNEEzE

New York, Sept 27.-Tiffany & Co. are
IN a diamond ring valued at $50; Benja-
min Hirshbeck who halls from Boston, Is
out the same ring and is In jail-term not
yet decided-all because Hirshbeck caught
a bad cold last week and was seized with
an uncomfortable desire 10 sneeZe at an
inopportune moment.
He walked into Ttnanys store on Sat
urday and asked the clerk at the jewelry
counter to show him some rings Moth
ing expensive" he said lust trihe TO
take home to my wife"
He blew his nose as he said IL and
fiourished neat cambric handkerchief.
Then he examined a number OF rings and
finally declared that he did not see any
thing that suited his fancy. He would Sc
lect something from another department.,
he said, and was about TO move away.
At this moment a strained, panied ex
preston came over his countenance. He
put one hand 10 his chest. another to his
face. paused a moment and looked anx-
iously at the clerk. Then he closed his
eyes. his shoulders heaved, he threw back
his head and gave vent TO resounding
"ker-chewI'
Two rapid explosions followed. and
then with water streaming from his eyes
Mr. HirShDeck grabbed Tor the handker-
chief, the ends OF which protruded from
the breast pocket OF his coat. The clerk
looked on sympathetically.
AS the handkerchief came forth dia-
mond rins jingled on the glass counter.
The clerk grabbed the ring: Mr.. Hirsh-
beck made for the door, sneezing as he
ran, but was halted.
Detective Sergeant Mccarthy was call
cd. and Mr. Hirshbeck was placed under
arrest in Jefferson Market court Tuesday
morning the circumstances were explain
ed to the judge. who In fixing bail at
1900 said he hoped the prisoner would
nnd relief for his cold In the county jail.
But, Your Honor" protested the pris-
oner. my present plight is entirely trace
able to your institutions here. was re-
Gently sent to Blackwells island. the al.
legation being that was addicted 10 the
use OF alcoholic liquids
'While there the physicians administered
morphine 10 me which led 10 my forming
q habit for the drug. In such moments
! am not responsible; consequently my
present predicament How can tell tc
what / shall be driven II confined In your
prison7"
The magistrate said he did not know.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-27
WARREN.

Emile s. Beread. who was recently
ordained as n priest. will leave here to
accept pastorate near Toronto. Canada.
for six months occupancy during the
absence Of the regular priest at that
place.
Mr.. Joseph NJ. Brown n graduate OF
Clark university, Worcester. Mass, has
commenced his studies at Brown uni
versity.
The weekly meeting OF the ROYAL
Arcanum society occurred last night A
number OF me mbers were present and
considerable business was transacted.
Rev III. D. Cady is preparing n series
Of illustrated lectures upon the Holy Land
and scenes insident 70 his recent trip
across the ocean. The lectures will be
held I'm the large auditorium OF the NJ E.
church. and the money realized from them
r. to be devoted to church work Special
music Is also being arranged for the
lectures under the direction OF the organ
ist. Mrs. Il. NJ. Mckenzie.
Mrs. Mary A Garland left here yes-
terday for Denver, Colo. where she will
3oin her son. James T.. Garland who Is
engaged In business at that place.
Town Sergeant Drown has posted the
voting lists Mt conspicuous places
throuBnout tne toWn' ana they are at
tracing much attention from citizens In
general.
The Democratic caucus last night was
very quiet and the inclement weather
caused numbers 10 stay at home. Chair
man Honan called the meeting TO order
at y. m. and the entire routine business
was transacted in less than n half hour.
Tobin post. q. A. r., met last night and
Enjoyed n social evening The monthly
business meeting of the organiza tlon will
be held on Monday evening. oct. 3rd.