Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-11-20

carrying all before it. John Purroy
Mitchell was elected mayor by plural
ity in excess of 100000 and which may
reach 125,0O0 when all the votes are
counted. Fusion elected William A.
Prendergast, Progressive, comptroller
by nearly $4,000 plurality. 1t carried
George McAneny into the presidency
of the board OF aldermen by about
$4,000.
The November elections resulted in
Victoriesi for the Democrats in New
Jersey and Massachusetts,, Fielder be-
ing reelected in the former by re-
duced plurality, and Walsh got $4,000
pluralityin the Bay state. Republican
gains over the vote for Taft last year
were generally reported.
Complete returns from the New
York City election showed that John
Purroy Mitchell, the fusion nominee,
led Edward E. Mccall, Tammany, by
1929 votes. Charles Edward Rus
sell, Socialist, polled total of 33,lO9.
Mccall ran behind his ticket in all
five boroughs.
With three-fourths of the vote for
mayoralty candidate known, the defeat
of Henry 7. Hunt, present mayor OF
Cincinnati, who was swept into office
two years ago on huge reform wave,
is conceded by the Democratic cam
paign committee.
William Sulzer, ousted from the
governorship of New York last month
by verdict of high court of impeach-
ment, was elected to the state assem-
bly, from the Sixth district by sweep
ing plurality, estimated at two thou
sand or more.
Pennsylvania elected two judges OF
the superior court on non-partisan
ballot. But little interest was shown
and in many districts the vote was
not counted.
Mayor Newton D. Baker of Cleve-
land, o., Democrat, was reelected, ac-
cording to the official count, by
majority of about three thousand.
Domestic Items.
A toy wagon near sand pit led to
the discovery at Beloit, Wis, that
Willard Harris and Ray Gettke, boys,
had been buried alive. Excavation Of
a sand slide uncovered the two bodies.
The Indianapolis Traction and Ter
minal Company, whc men recently
went on strike, attempted to run its
cars, but gave up when notified by
Superintendent of Police Hyland that
the police would be unable to prevent
bloodshed unless the cars were with
drawn.
Thirty-six children were killed in
New York City during October, &C.
cording to the report OF the National
Highways Protective Society, just
made public, making a total of 227
children killed by all classes of traffic
since January 1. One hundred and
two of this number were killed by
motor cars.
In a collision between an auto
mobile and motorcycle near Newton,
Kan, Mrs. A. j. Betz OF Lawrence,
Kan, was crushed to death and her
husband received injuries from which
he died in short time.
A large prairie fire which started
near Rosebud Indian Reservation in
South Dakota has made its way across
the state line and into Nebraska,
where it will probably do great dam
age.
An unidentified man at Evanston,
ILL.,, shot four of five young men who
threw him from his bicycle and two Of
them are expected to die.
Freak" addresses on all mail mat.
ter will in the future be frowned on
by Postmaster General Burleson and
postal officials all over the country.
An automobile containing four men
crashed into street car on a down
town street at st. Joseph shortly be.
fore midnight, killing two of the &C.
cupants and slightly wounding another.
The amendment to the city charter
Of Pueblo, Colo, providing for the
single tax system was carried at the
election by vote of 2 to 1, according
to returns. 1t provides for taxes on
land but none on improvements.
Acting under orders issued by the
War Department at Washington sew
eral days ago four troops Of the Fiji
teenth United States cavalry are pre-
pairing to leave Fort Sheridan, Ill, for
Ell Paso. Tex