Evening Star Newspaper, November 8, 1898, Page 1

— THE EVENING STAR. °UBLISHED DAILY, EXCEIT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsyivania Ave., Cor. tith St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 8.H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. Ss ved to subscribers tn the own account, at 10 cents month. Copies at the By wafl—anywhere in the nada—postage prepaid—50 cents Saturday Quintnple Si foreign pestage added, (Entered at the F ui et Star, $1 per year, witt 98. at Washington, D. C., tter.) ptions inst be peld in advance. made known on apptie:tion. 2s second-class 0 TF Ail mat! + Rates of adve HEAVY VOTE POLLED The Generally Fair Weather Brings Out the Electors. MUCH INTEREST 1S MANIFESTED Except in Some Sections in the Southern States. > NO TROUBLE AT —— POLLS NEW YORK, November 8, noon.—Dis- patches from all parts of New York state received by the Associated Press report the election proceeding under conditions favor- able to a large vote. In some of the manu- facturing citles the voting was slow in the early hours, but that condition will be re- versed in the afternoon, when all the fac- tories and workshops will be closed to give employes an opportunity to go to the pulls. The country roads are uniformly dry and in good condition. Nowhere was there in- ation of weather that would interfere with the getting out of the farmer vote. At Syracuse it was said that fully one-h: of the total number of voters ha their ballots by 1 there is manif. . but this d the general good fe lict that the vote y Will be as larg y recent year. 40 p.m. eve: n represer sociated Pr ly full vot as not in the Yo y county in ed in dispatches to the an unusual- the stete © count ‘Ss arduous quite a num- illegal voting, ple was found to carelessness of reg- ting has been to re- tk orted anywhere in the up LO, N. ¥., November 8 — ened clear and er tinued fair w= Up S30 on rapid y vote will be der of the . predicts the tion Gay oF with a promis lexander in the t y 12,000 majority. He gives evelt 4,000 in the county. The demo- state committeema: e-des the election of Ale nder gress, but Jority for Wyck in t He says R < on one ma- . but every indi- di T s hea of the city, the nies es} t their vote 8.—Bri hou ember early fons are that the entir earlier than usual. The hich voters prepared thei little ¢ z- OHO. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Weather was cool and er of a ples peful, for it ularly so-called. & was general] uring the morning hours. red in the congressi ter fi having been im on esent incum to which tion tre The eis doubtful, with a demo- $s that of county asurer. re- eack overcom| headqu indies iy to be about year, when St4,00 ters of both tue vote > per cent t WY) Votes cast. th parties will 7 denne ins for ats §: them, t will reported ity in getting November &.—Elec- and ¢ ndy dicted by the we ‘ore many hours. Voting st of the precincts during Tickets were being s atched CINCINNATI sk On overcast today. a ications ef rain, « November 8—The » strong the weather tien are pleasant voting began ck in about the usual ma outlay = proce slow caused by 1 mber of independent voters their men from the different ad of voting the party ticket ption. in, which seemed imminent uing of the polls, the weather be- and at 11:30 o'clock the condi- favorable for a full vote. Int nty offices, especially the can- Judges. reached the point sion in several voting p! congressional tickets seem ¢ usual party support. of TOW Ohio, November 8.— Weather clear and co Indications point to a heavy vote being cast, particularly on « ¥ auditor and county treasurer, on which a big fight has been made. TOLEDO. Ohio, November §.—Morning clear and warm, and only ordinary inter: im the v Upt cuarier the registered vote polled. Everything quiet. eens SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, November 8. Weather is threatening, but early attend- #nce at polls is larger than either party hoped for. Interest centers in effort to defeat Congressman Weaver, republican, for re-election. DAYTON, Ohio, November 8—Weather threatening. Good vote. same being excited — ¢ £vening Star. by the bitter reform fight on local issues. Both parties claim the county by small majorities. INDIANA. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., November &— Election day opened cloudy and rather ccol. The polls in this city opencd at 6 o'clock, and by 8 o'clock a fair vote was going into the boxes. Both the leading parties are sanguine. The betting favors the republicans, but heavy bettors have generally kept out, eiv- No 14,257. WASHINGTON, D. ©, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1898—FOURTEEN PAGES. a reason that the result was too un- ing a certs FORT WAYNE, Ind., November $.—The sky is partially clear and the air pleasant. The balloting began thi ing with considerable inter vospect of a full vote in this city. ANSVILLE, Ind., Novem: s slightly overcast this morning rong southeast wind blowing. A good zverage vote was polied during the first hour. Interest is intense. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., November 8.— ather cloudy and cool. Bitter fight in .gressional race between Hamill (dem.) rd present incumbent, Farris (rep.). Large vote is being polled. PENNSYLVANIA. PHILADELPHIA, November S.—Election day opened cloudy and raw, with indica- tions of rain later in the day. The polls opened at 7 o’ciock and will close at the same hour this evening. Voting is pro- gressing slowly, and thus far there ap- pears to be but little scratching on the head of the ticket. There will probably be from 195,000 to 210,000 votes polled in Phila- celphia, which is a very large vote. republicans claim the city by 65,000 plurali- ty for Stone. The prohibitionists claim that Dr. Swallow, their candidate, will have a plurality of 15,000, while the demo- crats have not given out any figures. There is a spirited contest for the dis- trict attorneyship between P. F. Rother- man (rep.) and the present United States district attorney, James M. Beck (dem.). There is a bitter fight in the democratic ranks in this city between what are known as the Ryan faction and the Delehanty fac- tion. This will probably handicap Mr. Beck and redound to the advantage of his op- ponent. A heavy vote is being polled throughout the city. The election is proceeding quietly excepting in a few of the wards, where considerable disord>r has occurred as a re- sult of exciting local contests. A numb) of arrests for attempts at fraudulent voting have already been made in the twelfth ward, wher? the workers of Stults (republi- can) and Roth (democrat), opposing candi dates of the district for the legislature, are making an exceedingly active cany for yotes. In some of the wards in lower section of the city trouble was reported at a few of the precincts, but it as not of a serious nature. The clouds of the appeared and the day ant. The towns in the st avy vot interest is manifi the three-cornered gub There id to be very littl sc tick Good weatt ticns of the state. York county r that Zeigler, democrat, for Congr being cut badly, and that republicans ve they will elect Lewis, their candic for Congress in that di The <« is now represented by a repu had usually been classed as a de strict. PITTSBURG, Pa., November 8.—Election day opered ciear and pleasant. The voters were early at the polls, and an hour after the opening an unusually heavy vote had been cast. There a great deal of ‘atching, and the indications were that w enks, the democratic candidate for gov- ernor, would run considerably ahead of the ticket. There was no fight on the con- gressional tickets, and the prospects were that Dalzell and Acheson will be re-elected and that W. H. Graham will succeed Stone in the twenty-third district. | ILLINOIS. CHICAGO, h the skie November 8.—Alt ast no rain threaten- were over ed and the air was cool and bracing. in rations were that a hi vote for an off uid be polled. Even in the hion- districts lines of vot able residence formed soon after the p: n a.m. In the tenement hou ricts vot was heavy. A deal of scratching was d from nearly eve ward. No of any kind was reported, and indi- pointed to an exceptionally quiet ion. At the republican and demceratic sts headquer news in regaid to the v cutside of Chicago were meager up to noon. rts re-eived, however, showed that y vote was being polled, the figures ny stances nearly equaling the dential vote. Fair weather a rule throvghout the outside of Chicago is apparent, the congressiona! election: early vote was looked upon as a an by both democratic and r leaders. MICHIGAN, DETROIT, Mich., November morning was cloudy and mild, bj rathe with a raw westerly wind and premonition n or snow. Voting was progre: dily at most of the polling plac: re was no rush or disorder. ed to be some cutting on th: but ly as much a: tate. All is in Detroit, not 7 in some other s pns O quiet at all polling booths. Judging by reports of the progress of the received to noon from various pat of the state, it fs certain that Michigan polling an unusually heavy vote for an off year. Many prominent republicans in the cities and larger towns, especially in the rt of the state, are reported ov. Pingree, while numbers of democrats are said to be voting for him. ‘The weather is generally fair, with indica- tions of rain in the southern and snow in the northern peninsula. MINNESOTA, Mi POLIS, Minn., While this year’s registration was sever thousand lighter than in 1896, the prospec are that a relatively large vote will be poil- yvember 8 ed. Weather ts favorable for a good rep- resentation at the and the last 4: f the campaign hi n full of incidents to encourage the vote still further. Owing to somewhat disorganized plan of campaign on the part of all the parties, the managers on no side feel especially confident, and the result is that every voter is being looked up and brought in. ST. PAUL, Minn., November 8.—The polls pened at 6 o'clock, but there was no greai rush of voters, interest being light. Cool, fairly settled weather did not give any par- ticular advantage to efther party, though both are still confident. A full county tick- et is being voted for as well as state officers and legislators. Both parties claimed, at 1 o’cluck, to be well satisfied with the way their party strength was being brought out, and t leaders on both sides still profess the ut- st confidence in the result. Over half registered vote, so far as reported, bad be2n cast throughout the state at noon. WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE, Wis., November 8.— tion day m this city dawned clear pleasant. The polls were opened at 6 am. and will close at 7 p.m. A large percentage of the labor vote was cast in the outiying wards -before 5 o'clock, the voters in the central districts being slow in making their appearance. There 1s a lack of interest in this election in Milwaukee compared with two years ago. The blanket ballot is being used and a great deal of scratching is in- dulged in. Advices received from various parts of the state up to noon today indicate that only a fair-sized vote is being cast ‘or the state tickets. There was a big falling off in the registration in almost every secilon. The weather is generally fair and will con- tirue so throughout the day, with the pos- sible exception that the northern section may experience a light fall of snow. Ther> is considerable scratcaimg of the republican ticket, and Governor S-ofield is expected to run several thousand votes be- hind the balance of the ticket. ST. LOUIS, Mo., November 8.—Voting be- gen at an early hour in St. Louis, the polls «Contin on Second Page.) IN NORTH CAROLINA Light Negro Vote, But No Intimi- dation Reported. VERY QUIET AROUND THE POLLS gee Governor Russell Pleased Over the Outlook at Wilmington. SIGNIFICANT MASS MEETING Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. WILMINGTON, N. C., November 8—The first three hours of election day in Wil- mington passed quietly. I made a tour of the negro district, visiting the various poll- ing places, and found no signs of disturb- ances. The negroes were not in evidence around the polls to any considerable ex- tent. They came singly and in’ twos, de- posited their ballots for representative, state senator and judicial ticket and went quietly away. The whites were in force at each polling place, but there was no sign of intimfdation and no arms were dis- played. Very few negroes were seen about the corners and thi was very quiet. standing negro quarter I was told that this scene w in marked contrast to the condition which wu: lly prevails on election day, hundreds of negroes crowd around the polls, noisy and demonstrative. Every white man congratulated his neighbor upon the quiet morning, and attributed it to the preparations which have been made by the whites for possible trouble. The negro » was light, I was told at precine ing a marked falling off from previous even this early in the day. ) o'clock Goy. Hussell arrived from zh to vote. He stated to me at the depot that he wired a friend here yesterday that he was coming to vote, danger or no danger. It is well known, of course, that the governor has said that in case of a clash between the s he would be killed as being one of the promoters of the repub- jican negro organization. Gov. Russeli’s Chilly Reception. x Gov. Russell, soon after his arrival pro- ceeded to the polling place at Dock and Front streets. He was unattended, save by a group of newspaper correspondents. Not a Wilmington citizen went with him, although there are white republicans here in some numbers. As the governor passed down the street he was greeted with silence and cold looks from his fellow-townsmen. Men stood in the door and watched him go pa but not three men spoke to him on t street. Arriving at the polling place, which was a Ii te shop on the river front, he nilow me to vote “We certainly are, yonse. The governor then e advanced to the governor of North ( inced to the register. “There wa. lenge and the governor selected lot from the negro who had them in ct and read it. an ticket,"” Arate parts to i the siips in The governor ms to by a han the rey th « ballot boxes. urned to his hote discourtesy was shown him at polls, and nou, rks were made his hearing nor was solicit to know ff the were being allowe to vote, and when ad newspi nts that no effort was being them, he seemed relieved. the in he gove eRTOC made to deter Quiet in Negro Quarter. About noon I went through the fifth werd, which is the other negro stronghold of the city, visiting every The utmost qui voting precii had prevailed up to that heur, quiet which was asioni-hing to the old inhabitan who were accustomed, they said, to scenes of turbulence in the past. At 11:20 the tally of the ballot shee the first and fifth wards, the negro showed the progress of the balloting follows: In the fir white men had voted in a jon of 471. The negro yin a registration of 1,419. nen had voted ne negro vote vote cast was S2 In the fifth ward 510 ration of strat’ not a } ‘There be seen in th were in hundreds about the voting pleces. There is no doubt that the regroes h thoroughly overawed by the pre, which have been made by the w carry the election. In the streets of ihe negro quarter they are not seen moving about. n the women are 1 to_their homes. The white men who are assembled at every voting precinct to the number of from ten to thir y no visible arms, are exceedingly quiet in their dem! not Indulge in threats or loud talk and T nan indication of intimidation. come to the poll re give ) the ballot boxes and no inter- s offered them. It beca ent early in the morning that further dra tic measures would probs be unnece sary to insure a democ: jctory in th fifth ward, in view of the precautionary steps which have been taken in advance by the whites Not Voting at Laurinburs. I have just received a special from Lau- tinburgs, in answer to a query, reciting the situation there. This town was the scene of the great red shirt parade of last week, and the county is a negro stronghold. The special states that the negroes are not ap- pearing at the polls, and that only tive re- publican votes had been cast up to noon. © trouble is anticipated there, and it is expected that the previous demonstrations will deter the negroes from risking a clash at the polls A special from Newbern says that the negro vote is being polled in full. There have been no red shirt demonstrations in pwhern, and the whites have made no a‘ tempt to keep down the negro vote, whi is heavily in the majority. This is tne di: trict where the democrats had a meeting Friday night and resolved to “carry” the count for the democratic ticket. Ominous Political Meeting. Probably the most remarkable political meeting which has been held in the United States in this campaign assembled in the court house in Wilmington last night. It was certainly the most ominous and significant gathering. Frankly stated, it was a meet- ing to devise ways and means for insuring the election of the white man’s ticket in Wilmington today, and to accomplish that end by whatever means that might be found necessary. . In the language of ex-Representative Waddell, one of the solid citizens of the town, the election must be carried by the democrats. whatever the cost. Preparations for this have been going on weeks. Last night’s meeting put the finishing touches to the preparations, the most important be- ing the detailing of twenty-five men to go to each polling precinct, to go armed and to stay there from the opening to the closing of the polls. It was not a mass meeting of shouters, but a gathering of the men who are to take the lea. in ary events which might on election day. Among them were the captains of the wards, as the men are designated who have been placed in charge ference j on THE ELECTION NEWS, Big Stereopticon Display by The Evening Star Tonight. Full election returns will be displayed this evening on the mammoth screens in front of The Evening Star office. In order that the Washington public may be kept posted as to how the fight at the polls is going in different parts of the coun- try The Star has made’ complete arrange- ments for. securing the latest information and announcing it immediately. Election bulletins will be received over private wires from the Associated Press, the Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies run- ning directly into The Star office, and this unsurpassed combined service will be sup- plemented by dispatches to The Star from its staff and special correspondents who are located at the pivotal points where the battle wages hottest. These returns will be instantly reproduced on the canvas screens, by means of two mammoth stere- cpticons. The screens will be so arranged that the bulletins may be easily read from distant points, and the wide avenue in front of The Star office will give ample rvom for everybody. of the organizing of the defense of the city against a possible negro uprising. Ready for Business. At the outset one stalwart old democrat advanced to the bar and asked if it were a business meeting. Being answered in the affirmative he said he was ready for bgsi- ness and unstrapped a belt from his waist and laid a big navy six shooter on the desk, at which the audience applauded. Several speeches were made, the most prominent by ex-Representative Waddell and Mr. Bellamy, the democratic candidate for representative in Congress. Mr. Wad- dell said it was no time to mince words. The hour for aciion was arriving, and un- less the whites gained supremacy at this time they would nave the same fight to make two years hence. He id the whites must go to the pulls determined to carry the election, cost what it might. He had heard that the negroes Were preparing, in spite of the agreement, to vote a county ticket. He did not believe it, but if it were true, they must be told at the polls they could not vote it, and if it came to the worst they should be driven away by force. aid the temper of the people was now sed, and to a pitch whieh might not be attained later. Mr. Waddell advised ali white men to go to the polls, and “go heeled. If they could be mounted it would be better. The moral s n of mounted men was great. Political Campaign Strategy. At this point the chairman of the meeting made a statement. He said it was under- stood that the employers of white labor should close their establishments on el tion day. The employers of colored labe should keep thelr men at work. Mr. Bel- lamy made an appeal-to the white men of all parties to stand together, and sald that North Carolina expected every man to do his duty. He was very cantious in iis re- marks. Mr. Bellamy then read the statute which: prohibited the carrying of guns to a polling place. “That menafs carrye-gun your sheulder,” | interpolated another ‘It does not. refer to other kinds With this the stalwart demecrat navy six-shooter waved his “gun” in the air, amidst the epylause of the audi- ence. ‘Then the serious work of the evening commenced. The chairman called upon the captain of each ward to name twenty-five men to go to each precinct in every ward and to stay there all day. The captains of ke wards busied themselves with this duty d the names of the men. were read aload. They included some of Wilmington’s mos: prominent men. There were not enougn white men in’ the two colored wards, the and fifth, to man the noils, and’ men assigned from the white wards to fill i It was suggested that, 2s the law prohibited the carrying of rifles to the polls, it might be udvisable to guns that night at nearby action was announcement was made that ma ing the road to white supremac ing made and would be ready on tne mor- row. This was explained to me privately to mean that these were maps of strategic positions to be taken by the white men In case of an outbreak.” The meeting was condneted in the most systematic manner and was entirely free from passion. ‘The managers proceeded coolly and in a most matter-of-fact manner to plan ceveny. exigeney which might interfere with car- rying the county ticket for the democrats. No Effort at Concealment. o Interference with the congressional et was suggested. After the meeting T remarked to one of the leaders that the ex- pressions were very outspoken. “It is i00 late for attempts at concealment,” he re- piled. “We have got to carry this election one way or another, and there ‘s no usc mincing words about it. OO: an, RALEIGH, N. C., November 8.—The elec- tien is progressing quietly. The whites are voting the democratic ticket more solidly than ever before. Many white repub:icans ere voting the demceratic ticket. The look is good for a pegeeful termination of the da citizen. —— PEARRE TO BE MARRIED. His Fiancee in Miss Elizabeth Shoupe of Cumberland. Special Dispatch to The Eyening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., November 8.—T: engagement of Col. George S. Pearre, publican candidate for Congress, and Mi Elizabeth Shcupe, daughter of Mrs. Emil Winfield Shoupe, formeriy of Virginia, is announced, and cards will be sent out to- morrow for the marriage, which will be solemnized at noon on Wednesday, Novem- ber 23, at Christ, Reformed Episcopal Chureh, this city. “The, prospective bride is petite and possesses a. most winsome manner. The event wil be on ost important in the history ef Cumberiand society. con. Engineer House Diealat His Post on Moving; ‘Train. KANSAS CITY, Mo.,. November 8.—While the fast refrigerator train on the Chicago and Alton road was speeding toward Glen- dale, just east of here, last evening, En- gineer Richard A. Hevse gat dead in his cab, his hand grasping the throttle, his glazed eyes fixed straight ahead onthe track and a peacefyli smile on his face. Fireman John Yarnell, who had been busy for minutes in the tender, walked into the cab, continuing his fining, and it was not until he spoke to House that he dis- covered that his mate was dead. The train was stopped, the remains were carried back to the ceboose.and at Glen- dale transferred to an incoming train. The cause of death is not known. House came here from Forest, Tl. ASHORE ON GAT ISLAND. Repert to= tt . Wrecking Uom- pany Re * ‘Teresa. NORFOLK; &—The Merritt Wrecking Company | has received a telegram stating Maria Teresa is ashore on Cat Is The Merritt will leave at once. = seems to_put faith s Ba The wrecknig compay y in this niformation, © ; VOTING IN NEW YORK| Nothing as Yet to Indicate Result of Election. BOTH SIDES LACK CONFIDENCE Weather Fair and the Electors Get Out Early. SOME LATE PREDICTIONS Special From a Staff Correspondent, NEW YORK, November 8.—The éemo- cratic shouters went to bed last night, or this morning, feeling less confident than they have been heretofore that their ticket would win today. In the game of confi- dence the republicans have made a brilliant Play at the finish. The polls opened this morning with a stronger Roosevelt feeling among the polit- ical prophets than has been indicated ac any time before during the campaign. This is manifested not so much by the fact that the Van Wyck men were got on the run in the betting yesterday as by the fact a good many democrats who have not been willing to admit the possibility of Reose- velt's election have begun to express doubts abeut the reliability of Croker’s fig- ures. Last night the republicans rged the corridsrs of the big hotels where ort= ing men and politicians assemble, an? their shouts were still the loudest when lights were turned out. In the Hoffman House and the Fifth Avenue it was like a feot ball rush. Both sides were pushing and blufting and shouting as if the result of the election were to be settled there by physical endurance and lung power. In straight betting Roosevelt was the favorite up to the last more bluffing than bet cratic bluffers, after being on the for a long while, ed an ‘ove the repub- Jican biuffer ver by producing $50,000 in real money the Sno real desire to bet on either side, the bluff, backed by money, worked. The whole tumultuous struggle did not furnish even an indication of the prospects of the election. Sitaation Hard to Analyze. The fact is that the situation re toc delicate a balance for any one not ried away by personal feeling to make any very positive assertion as to the result. The fight is close in this sei that it depends Epon a lot of very doubtfully inclined vot- ers, who might turn one w or the other between their breakfast table and the vot- ing place, giving a fair aggregate majority ene way or the other. At the present hour it looks, from this point of view, as if Rooseveit might have a little the best of it. But if he is cut, as ny repubiicans fear he may be, in som: the cities up the state, it might be a repetition of the Fassett experience. The thing that gives something of a Roosevelt ~colofIE Were“ Tse Many cemorrats are saying now, at the end of the fight, that Croker has been putting his figures too high in Greater New York, and now knows it. This may represent a rea! condition or it may be only the voice of anxiety from men Who mistrust their own blind confi- dence in the “boss” and have no reasons of their own to fall back on. One of the more careful and experienced democrats in New York said to me this morning that he was noi confident of Van Wyck’s election. He said he rather thought he would be elected, but would not bet money on it. Republicans Are Satisfied. The republicans are thoroughly satisfied with what they conceive to be the situation in Greater New York, though they admit that Roosevelt will not get the full repub- lican German vote. But nearly ali I talk with whose business it is not to put on a bold front say that they are anxious about the vote In the cities up the state. The morning broke beautifully here, and the voting began early. The Tammany workers ure unusually active in trying to on get their vote out, and they predict a heavy poll. One prediction is that the Van Wyck vote in this city will run up to about 0), With the Roosevelt vote at 106,000. Vork 1 Th morning vote in y heavy and was e: ts count this as fave them, and indicating that the tote will be heavy. In_ republican howev vote was goi in eariy. Dispatches received at cuarters from Buffalo ar te say that the weath y vote is being c: The voting here is going on quiet] all preciacts showing a great propor the vote in at an early hour. Betting on the Result. Bets are still being laid on the result, and the demecrats are universally counting on Roosevelt's majority up state being small. Col. Phil. who fs va rly New fine and that nearly on of the Thompson, in preity close touch with New York politics, puts the democratic majority this igure ‘an W 0 for Van he Bronx and but 50,000 c side of the Bronx at a much lower than Croker. but says he thinks will be elect He predicts Wyck this side o: for Roosevelt up s\ Most of the democ ‘atic calculations are based on Roosevelt's majority being cut down up state, indicating that they have not confidence in Croker’s claims for Greater New York. The counting on an increa: vote on the East Side Big Up-State Vote. The reports at both the democratic and the republican state committee headquar- ters show that there is a very large vote being cast up the state. At 1:45 this after- roon both committees were proclaiming themselves joyous'y confident. The demo- cratic committee put out a statement that their reports indicated the election of Van- Wyck by a good majority and a cemocrauc leg:slature. ‘They stated that their reports besides showing a very large vote being cast up state, show that many republicans are vot- ing for Van Wyck in the up-state cities. At repubiican headquarters it was stated republicans are of the republican that tgeir reports showed a heavy vote up%tat® and that the rapid voting indi- cated clearly that there was very little scratching of tickets. They said the re- publican vote was all out and going straight. A dispatch from the county committee chairman from Buffalo said that Erie coun- ty was sure to be carried by Roosevelt. Reports throughout the state were faver- able. In Brooklyn the republicans claim that a heavy republican vote is being cast. The democrats are greatly sed Gver the rapidity of the voting 11 New York city. The voters go in and out of the booths so fast as to preclude the probability of much scratehing of tickets. The democrats argue from ths that the Daly fight ts not cutting much figure in the city, and that the straight Tammany vote is going to be very heavy. The democrats are evidently great- ly encouraged by what they reason out of the rapidity of the city vote. Just before 2 o'clock a fift2en-thousand- dollar even bet on Van Wyck was looking for a taker around republican headquarters. At the time no cone “big-money man” was on hand to take it, but a runner was seut out for some one who want2d it. ‘There js very little information available as to the congressional districts. The dem- “TWO CENTS, ocrats are very confident of electing Le and of winning in the eighth. The repubili cans are confident of the first, second, third and fifth districts in Brooklyn. J. P.M. - ABSENT GOVERNMENT OFF ALS. The Election Was the Topic in the Departments. With President Me Secretary Por- ter and Assistant Secretary Cortelyou out of the city the White House was not a point of interest today ‘The Department of Justice was also prac- tically deserted. The Attorney General, as sistant attorney general, solicitor general and a number of other offictals are out of the city. In the office of Solicitor General Richards, who is in Ohio, hangs a crayon portrait of ex-Solicitor General Jenks, the democratic candidate for governor of Penn- sylvania. Mr. Jenks was the solicitor gen- eral of the department in the first Cleve land administration. He was so well liked by the employes of the department that. irrespective of party, they are hoping for his election as governor of Pennsylvania. Two assistant secretaries of the tre: Messrs. Spaulding and Howell, are a their respective states. So are a number of other high officials of the treasury, includ- ing Treasurer Roberts. Politics was discussed in all the dep ments during the day. The clerks took a deeper interest this year than in any off year for a long time. A good deal of bet- ting was done all around on the New York fight. nley ————+ +____ WILL GO TO WEST POINT. Col. Goethals Preparing for His Transfer to Military Academy. Lieutenant Colonel George W. Goet! chief engineer, U. S. V., who was tached to General Brooke’s army in P. Rico, is in this city at the making preparations for his duty at the United States Mil emy. At the outbreak of the Goethals was on duty at partment as one of the as: Wilson, ° Richmona, stan’ chief of engineers, piying for active service in the field, he was appointed a Heutenant colonel of en- gineers in the volunteer estaolishment and a ned to duty with the troops Porto Rico.* With the ¢ ties he was called back 1 to duty at the Milit of military engineering. He popular offlcer with the clerks of the engineer 4 y and today to wish him suce field of duty. SPORT. That It Will Be From Publication. Major G Miles, commanding the army, has made his annual report to the retary of War. It is particularly inter- sting this year, for the reason that It cov- rs the military operations of the United States in the war with Spain. Althouga it deals liberally with the conduct of the war in the Philippines, the report devotes more attention to t mpaignus in Cuba and Porto Rico, in both of which General Miles A Rumor Withhela took an active and leading part. It is un- derstood that General Miles spcaks with the utmost frarkness in regard to the ccn- duct of the War from its Th, datash that his report contains some je Com= ments on the admi on of affairs by Secretary Alger a: ‘al Shafter. There is a rumor about the Wa ment that the Secretary of War }: ed to with- hold General Miles’ r: he public, but the rumor is not believ Inasmuch as Secretary Alger is permitting all subordinate genera} officers ay : of all the bureaus of the War to give out their reports for he can hardly decline to e to General Miles open to the Therefore, it not believe. als will go to the extent of an attempt to at the publication of the anmial report of the commander of the army. atieeee re peg tg PRT WANT TO LEAVE THE ARMY. tion. feeling between the two offic Many Applications for Discharce Sent to the White House. Thousands of applic from the army are being sent to the White Hcuse and then to the War Department. Almost the entire membership of a numb. of regiments retained in service has asked for dismissal. The President and Secretary Alger have talked over these matters e 3a Te Regiment has a large percentage of men who want to leave the sery aying that they enlisted to fight and not for garrison duty. Representative Bailey has been do- ing what he could to secure discharges in eral ca: Secretary Alger today di- recied a letter to him saying that no d rges of enlisted men will hereafter be made where the strength of a company is below the minimum of eighty-one men. Dis- charges of this kind will not be made even on the recommendation of high officials of tions for discharges Naval Order: nder G. A. Bicknell, now on wait- ing orders, has been ordered to commend the Monocacy at Woosung, China, relleving Cemmander O. W. Farenholt, who is order- ed home on v.aiting orders. Lieut. J. C. Gilmore from commanc of the Porter and or temporary duty on the Vermont sistant Engineer W. L. been detacned from the Chics York, and oraered to the B: Asiatic station, relieving 2 neer H. B. Price, who is ordered hom placed oa waiting orders. Ensign W. F. Glover has been discharged. Oklahoma Indians Friendiy. Indian Inspecter McLaughlin has report- ed to the Secretary of the Interior that he has visited the Kiowa agency in Oklahoma and that the Indians are well disposed and good feeling prevails among them. There is not the slightest foundation for the re- port of their uneasiness. a Local Pensions. Pensions were granted today to the fol- lowing residents of the District of Colum- tia: Winder Churn, Twining City, increase, $8 to $10; Kate V. Pryor, $12, Harriet Adams, $12; George C. De Keamer, $6; Geo. Hayward, $30; Charles Neben, increase, $14 to $17. + 0 + Dispateh of the Sth Cavalry. The War Department has decided to the Sth Cavalry Regiment to the pro of Puerto Principe, Cuba, in advance of the lith Infantry or the 3d Georgia. Six troops of the 8th each are to be sent to Nuevitas and Puerto Prinelpe, the capita) of the province. The transport Maniteba will take the 8th to Cuba. 8 0 President Passes Pittsburg. PITTSBURG, Pa., November 8.—Prest- dent McKinley passed through Pittsburg over the Pennsylvania lines at 7:20 o'clock this morning, en route to his home in Can- ton, Ohio, where be gees to vote. He will remain in Canton but a few hours, and will be in Pittsburg this evening about 6 o'clock on his way back to the capital. eB Saeee t Death of Frank E. Sloat. KANSAS CITY, Mo., November 8.— Frank E. Sloat, son of F. D. Sloat, financial clerk of the patent office of the United States at Washington for the last twenty years, is dead in this city. nd nce The sole measure of value to an advertiser is the number of readers and probable customers his an- nouncement will reach. Judged by this inflexible standard, The Evening Star stands pre-eminent. No other paper, published anywhere, has so large a percentage of its circulation among the homes, families and busi- ness circles of the city where printed. In no other Washington paper, there- fore, is an advertisement worth half so much to an advertiser. SESSION POSTPONED - Spanish-American Peace Commission Did Not Meet Today. AMERICANS WANT MURE TIME They Wish to Translate the Reply, to Spain. pote = Yates a COMMENTS OF THE GAULOIS —__+— —— PARIS, November &—The Spanish-Amere ican peace commissioners have notified the minister of foreign affairs, M Delcasse, that the joint session, which was to have taken place tod: will not be held, and that they will notify the minister when they have determined upon the date of ane other mecting. Inquiry developed the fact with regard to the failure to hold a meeting of the com- missions today was only due to the Amer- leans asking for a postponement of the Joint session until tomorrow, in order to al- low time for the translation of the reply of the United States to the latest Spanish tions regarding the Philippine Ie- » Which was received here this morn- The Gaulois this morning, referring te today’s sitting of the « ion, ™ rill i : says {t will in no way modify the Spanish. situation, th American com- 8 S have orders to swait further instructions from Washingtor.” The Gaulois says those insiructioas will depend upon the result of elections which, the paper mentioned thinks, will be favorable to the republicans The Gaulois con inues Amer! gcvernment will eventually f-cvgnive thee pecuniary wusation is du Spain fc the evacuation of the Ch enierd and the negotiations will conti prought to a satisfactory conclusto friendly spirtt.’ =e No Advices of a Bre So far us the State 1 t knows, there has been no break in the peace negos tations in Paris, and it is pr if any difficulty had amable that risen it would cere tainly have been reported promptly to the department. If the session se: for today does not take place, therefore, «t 1s assum- ed there must be some pu inte nal reas son for the postponement, which is proba- bly taken to sult the conven of one sid2 or the other of the com un. ‘The advices that have come to hand said to be rather encow revers d there is to the statement ra the Spanish cabin: ill be three or fo ings of the joint commission. : aken as an indication that the Sp: ards them- selves are not looking for a ‘« in the but rather expect negotiations, tet of in the ofaffiiry mahner TAH a hort tim: Hondholders’ Interests. The fo bondh: movy2d formally to prot in Cuba and Porto Rico. have been take: French embass: ne ish ers have at nt their interests The initial steps n through the agency of the which {n this nger as the representatiys of government, but for Fron a subjects, Through the embassy a most formidable Statement has been presented to the Stats Depariment, belng an account of the va- rious Spanish bonds owned by Freuch cite zens chargeable against the territories either ized or set fre t of the Unite tes Buvernm: um total of these bonds runs up f the mil- lions. Just what it is © shall be done with them is not mad® clear; certain- ly the United States government will not pay them, but it may be that the French povernment looks to it to “ause the inde- pendent government of Cuba to assume Il- ability for the redempiion of tun: bonds chargeable against that island, when that gvvernment shall bave been duly installed by the act of the United States govern- ment. It is probable that other holders of Mke bonds—German and British—will take simis lar steps to have their claims brovght through their diplomatic repre: es to the attention of the United States govern- ment, and it may be that th such bonds in Spain, though § zens, will take a like course, which present a novel claim upon tn of the United States government. a FAITH IN THE CZAR. Stead Writes of an Interview, With Russia's Ruler. LONDON, November 8.—Wm. writing to the Daily News frc bastopol, after having had an interview with the czar at Livadia, reiterates his conviction of the earnesiness and sincerity of the czar’s purpose in proposing disarmament. Mr. s Ys it is impossible 10 repeat the conversation, but he add “But my opinion is summed up in a res mark which I made to a princess of the court, who, meeting me as I was leaving, asked me: “Well, what is your opinion?’ “I replied simpiy: “1 thank God for him, if he 1s spared to Russia, that young man will go far Mr. Stead adds that he found possessed of exceptional rapidity ception, united with a remarka’ and a very wide grasp of an Tange of facts, ——._—__ MR. KOMIRA ON THE BELGIC. Japanese Minister Expected to Reach San Francisco Today. SAN FRANCISCO, November 8.—Among the passengers on the steamer Belgie, which is dve to arrive here today from the orient, is Jutaro Komira, the newly ap- pointed Japanese minister to the United States. He will succeed Toru Hoshi, who was recalled a short time ago. The new minister belongs to the pros gresgive class of Japanese, who have made! their influence felt in the affairs of the’ world. Minister Jutaro Komira is about forty-five years old and graduated from Harvard with high honors in 1 HA w. T. T. Stead, the czar of pers je memory immense HEBREWS STON Outrage in St. Louis tical P. ST. LOUIS, Mo., November 8.—A crow@ of negrces, said to have been under the guicance of a political party, invaded the Hebrew district on Morman street last night, where for some time they bom- When the bombardment began, families barricaded their doore and the negroes, stores and houses, demolishing the dows and mutilating the butldings. A large detachment of pclice was sent to the scene of the riot and dispersed the ne= groes, who fied so rapidly that no arresy could be made