The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-05-14
A SWEEPING VICTORY
DEMOCRATS LARGELY CAP
lures THE STATE OF
INDIANA.

holds Carried, in Many Instan-
ces to the Surprise of the
Victors Themselves
Other News.
Indianapolis, May 4.-Elections
we're held in every city in Indiana
yesterday that does not operate un-
der special charter. The results
in many instances are happy sur
prises for the democrats. They
pract cally swept the whole state,
and even in republican strongholds
they far exceeded their most san
guine expectations. In several cit
| les the democrats elected mayors
and other officers where democrat.
has never before held Office.
Mayor Fogarty, of South Bend,
republican stronghold, was re-
elected with a majority in excess of
that of two years ago, and it is
probable that he will now announce
himself as candidate for the DEM
ocratic nomination ior governor.
For the first time in the history
of Crawfordsville, Lew Wallacs's
home, The democrats elected a may
or in one of the most bitterly con.
tested elections in the history of the
city.
Lafayette and Columbus, the
homes of the republican candidates
for governor and lieutenant gover-
nor respectively, went strongly dem
ocratic. Both cities are usually re-
publican.
Noblesville, an important county
seat. went democratic for the first
time In its history, and Connors-
vile went democratic for the FIRST
time in Is years.
Everything in Jefersonville is
democratic except the negro dis
ttrict. - Warsaw elected a demo-
cratic mayor for the first time.
Madison, another stronghold was
captured. In fifty other cities the
democrats elected portions of their
tickets where they failed to capture
all.
Forest Grove, Or, May 10.-The
postoffice was robbed during last
night. About 81 900 in stamps and
5000 in money were taken, and q
number of registered letters were
opened and rifled of their contents.
About two o'clock this morning a
dull explosion awakened manv citi-
zens living in the vicinity of the
tpostofhce. Lazily wondering what
had happened, the balf-roused sleep
ers turned over. and slept. There
is no night watchman employed by
the city. and it was $50 o'clock be-
| fore the burglary was discovered.
| Investigation showed that en-
trance had been made by window.
! Two holes bad been drilled in the
safe and the combination broken
by charge of nitroglycerin. From
the neatness and thoroughness OF
the job it is evident that it is the
work of experts. The robbers used
| a eledge hammer aud crowbar stol-
en- from Cornelius. These were left
beside the wrecked safe.
I A railway bicycle is missing at
Cornelius. and is supposed to have
been taken by the safecrackers to
effect their escape. Sheriff Sewell
came out from Hillsboro, and, with
a postal inspector who came on the
evening train. is looking for clews
The safe is the personal property Of
Postmaster H. C. Atwell.
! Boutwell,, WASH, May 10.-Mar.
tina Erickson, 12-year old daughte,
of Postmaster Erickson, candidate
for the legislature, was instantly
killed last evening, while
at play. She was coastinl
down an incline in front of tn,
family residence on her bicycl,
when the accident happened.
In company with Tootsie Nc
Creary, playmate, che was mount
ed on a wheel running down a stee]
grade. Together they had dom
this several times, shouting an,
laughing, while the whole neigh
berhood looked on and laughe,
with them. On the last slide th
wheel suddenly swerved, ran off th
edge of the sidewalk, and both girl
were thrown heavily, but while tn
McCreary girl escaped with fey
bruises, the postmaster's daughte
, was pitched headforemost on
stump and her neck broken. Sh
: : was dead when picked up.
Olympia, WASH, May 10.-Ar
thur Dye, employed by the Olym