Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 8, 1891, Page 2

THE ATCHISON S FIVANCES. Fifty Million Dollars in New Bonds to Be Iseaed. OLD MORTGAGES WILL BE PAID OFF, The Floating New Ty Some Cash is to Bosrox, N fssued from the Atchison ofice preforrod st San F is announced that to prov ficlencies, which place the company and propert financial and phy Louis & yond compuny has decided to fssue new solidated 4 per cent gold bonds 1 properties, equipment, lanaand | | gives enti ment of the St will cover o roalties, only to prior morteages, gradually retired Yespective be replaced by The circular sa standing divect mortgage bond i & San_Franci St. Loui on its own and 1 This will leave tirement roud ¢ Donds, terest by the St WAy company ties, mackinery a on the busine floating debt of treasury with cash resources, other lawful p; puny will offer 2 10 tho st. 1. oxchang being entitled These bonds d 1500, will extend this 4 January 1,1 certificates the gnew at 4 per 1860, The fhese bonds from pIsco company terest yuh\ with i honds, leaving, bond: nt cont bonds' are issued, but #576,000 in annual-n devolving Francisco company to pay on the 1 other changes h torest This a now to be Bles, pany provic d places 1 AV Cricaco, April from New York that Cornelins Vanderbilt is likely to enter the directory of the Chic Milwaukee & St with a good deal of ¢ revivod the old report that the road in ques- tion is to be consolidated with the A are usually based Northwestern, today th will soon in the manag that soone close rel tweon Thi Sioux Cit Joyed by K that ro; stock shipiments at that point, and avding thom at por re-forn rato to Chicago sckhiolders of the n the amount of 0,000,000, subject liens of securing sinking funds and maturitics tho new 813,22, duted 4 per cent gold bonds available for the following purposes ceond mortsra aranteed both s of the « is & San company’s first prefe if par for par, ¢ to w interest t 4 por cent 0, 50 that stockholedrs, upon of stock, Atchison will exp ud will thus pr terest on $4,500,000 under such an improved condition for the property on what is belic solutely safe basis.” derbilt Scheme. at ho thinks the Vanderbilt inter bogin nent of or later a consolidation, or ' very tionship, will Red and Debt Be vements Made, to in e Treasury, April 7. circular was today to first St Louis which it rtain de detail, and to sin asound cal condition, the manage- Irancisco rail rond company are given i I'he bonds | iding | be | present outst bonds which by the operatic will ot the ar va: "“The present total out- sued 10 the o railway cor lines, is 36,077 500 new ¢ wsed in 150l for the & PPacifi 5 6 per for principal ¢ uis & San Francisco rail to provid r facili 1 cquipn mpany: to pay th company, provide the and_for an rpose. The' A 1« 1,500,000 of tho 1 Francisco railway stock on a basis of h share of stock the now bonds. from October 1, The Atehison company per cent_interest buck to the first preferred surrender of their will rece parin and interest ish inuously from January 1, company in obtaining the St. Louis & San Fran ot to iy 4 per cent vide the latter com of its new all the available new To provide re Atlanti tho £100 1 the ve in when Louis & San new issue, ofore made, i for by the new bond is- ho fixed charges of the com- upon the St to be an ab- The story t ravhed Paul railroad he is receiv lence . and has ‘hieago & predictions said man whose on good judgment to influence Paul, and an St. oxert the be established the be- d and would be a most importa is to 5 y cge en- of live afterwards ons of a_througn wkee, This has u the stop or Mily boen decided upon by a committee of the western freight association. The western abolishing the meeting, Chicago & Alton Cincaco, April the Chicago & “Alton The follow T, 8. dny electod 5 William N. Bla The directors r troceedings Stay April 7.- New Y the indictm New Yo wero stayed by i, ta goneral miner. sessious G look at the tern.” lines pi after much discussion on sulo quietly laid the maiter over uutil k, New Haven & Judge Barr o motion to change the place of t nger association today, the question of unlimited tickets, the May of Directors. 7.—The annual mocting of rond was held yester- ng board of directors was Blackstone, John D. Drake, Mouris K. Jessup, « C. McMullin, John Al ,Albert A, Sorague,John J. Mitchell, and A. C. B i1d oftic 1. Proceedings under nst the directors of the Hartfora railw; tt today pending al from tho erand ter- rtlett. TS, kstone lected the court to the o 1d in St Louis. 1. Lovis,Mo., April 7 arrived yesterday. my regular inspection tour ay Gould and party Gould said: “Lam on nd will take n thwestern sys- in the sc He declined to say anything in refer- ence to sugar tariff matiers, Passenger Agent Dead. Cixersyan, 0., April . S. Parker, as- sistant general passenger agent of the Lonis. ville & Nashville from an attack of railroad, died this morning grip. SHALL'S SINGULAR CONDUCT. The Reverend Friends Bec. Saue Lake, Utah, April 7. gram to Tng Bee.| the board of trust on the conduct of the president, Rev. Gentleman's Salt Lake ming Uneasy. ~[Special Tole- A promineut member of of the Utah university Sam Small, whose unchurchlike pertormance is now exciting > much comment here, says: “When Small was elected new university last summer he president of the showed us lecture dutes that had been arranged for up to January 1, 1 his time. all efforts in tako and ud us §00. for mone send u promise came. 30,000, accounting from tance of 00 explnin doos no good, ho merely gets hot and fight In the meantime he threatens to things. ing and asking fc to show h duct.” “Cannot something be done with himi" was asked, “No; will ' not babits, be but he the costliest botels and living high in Pullmans and allowing oxtravag: Indiana Crops All Right. Rockrowr, Ind., April 7. number of counties in southern Indiana show that peaches, plums and pears have ot been injured by the frost and give promise of an abundant vield, month behind the scason, but wheat is in ex: collent condition, . i Placed in a Receiver's Hands, Srockerinas, Mass, bridge savings bank has been placed in the hands of & recelver the dopositors w 25 per cont. )1, representin and asked if wo wished The board a his time, pay him 4,000 year procecds goncrally. nino Small has promised often to ac vs raisod, or supposed to be raised, by him for the bullding of the universit noufied us late in the fall of his intention to 1 it for the next month, and it Then there would be a remittance in Fobruary, then in March, the first weck of April is ro i3 & hole tered ovor with an caunot meet because of Small's singular con- Wo must wait until the next confor- ence, when wo can get rid of him, and this | until July. ntly, Just what will bo doue, more than lotting” bim %o when Lis torm is' up, 1 canvot now say." about 4,000, 1L or only part of 1ged W take all of and expens his He ntis lectures went t has sent ount of , and The monoy nover came. He never in April. The rly gone, still no Rev. Small, boyond the pit- Calling on himi to put un or id do all . mauner of ontinues lectur- | money, while all wo have i the ground, plas- indebtedness which we Swall insists on has no bad puttiog up at traveling his family to live Reports from a Oats aud potatoes are April 7.—The Stock- It is thought the loss to | Orrin, A. Cates UNDER THE AUSTRALUN PLAN. (Continued from First Page.] the most quiet and orderly evor held in the city. Everyvody is pleased with the new system of voting, The {ssue was license or license, Jensen, tho license candidate mayor, was re-clocted by 34 majority Chiriler, no license, was ¢ 1 ulderman for Phoere was i tie in the Second asnrer on th ‘o Holdre Hounrear, Neb, April 7 to Tie B At Tne mayor, . A. Dean, and ¢! IRoth, wers ro-electod with ince Max Uhlig, high licouse, {counetlman from the Kirst ward anta, unti-license od from dward, The hign | people one councilman, but still lave three of members, Pator Pierson, ex-county wais elected city trensurer T'he clection under the new system the most quiot and orderly ever hold No attempts were mado to ovade or ove the law and voters in general showed a ter understand rkings than been exvected, only th four voies ¢ being thrown out of the count. The | satisfaction bere and meets w At Aur Avnon 5., April 7 to Tk Ber, | —The election the new m working q gram t tod elocted E. A miajoritic tiek lost th tr \sur wa he id bot ha of its wi n Special Telegram ite smoothly and ioral satisfaction, The en- ticket was elected except Chird ward, This is tho tho eity in which ive year tho largest candidates s giving protty tire | license councilman in the first time in the hi it has g wet for The ofticers eocted in this city. They are: For mayor Metzgor: treasure C D. B. Parks ¥, Chapman ward, D. I en, First ward ebhart; Sccond , A. N. Thom At Wanoo, Wanoo, Neb,, April 7.—|Sy to Tur Bex, | ~The and under the new Australian ballot system today was the quietest and_most satisfactory el tion over held hero. But few mistakes were made by the voters, and the n ystem 1s prased by all o were two ticke citizens and the indc ident. The citizens carried evory ward for every candidate on their ticket. The independents were not in it. The oMcers-clect are: Thomas Kiliia for mayor, Oscar Lent for city treasurer, George 1. Moyer for city_elork, W. H. Dick- inson for city e 1. M. Stratton, J. J. Willey and Chatles Perky for membbrs of tho school board cial Telegram city ol ele 'he York Elcetion. Yous, Neb., April Special Telogram to Tur Bik.] —The eclection today und er tho Australian system was a quietone. The new law gave good satisfaction. The ropub- licans whooped G W. Bemis through for mayor with a majority of 164, and the balauce of the ticket straignt, with the ex- ception of one councilman in the south ward M. M. Wildman_was clec JOD, White, treasurer; M. C. I [ 3 i, Hannis, engine O. Sternbach, councilman, Third ward} M. Briley, Fourth ward; J. N. Davis, First ward : J. B 1 nd ward, The new board will oppose saloons. At Eriend. uexn, Neb., April 7. - [Special Telegram to Tuk: Bee. | —At the election today the en tire independent, or high lickense, ticket, was elected oxcept Unckless for treasuror. Proudiit, of the citizens' ticket, was elected because ‘of his personal popularity. Mayor Burke is now elected for the third term. Joseph Gilmore, of the First ward, tur % defeat into vietory. Bands ar g the streets and fireworks are visible ory whe The unanimous opinion of the the Australian ballot system is yone is delighted with it. and Ovd April 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee,]—The polls have closed forone of the most quiet and orderly city elections tHat this city has ever known. The new law meets with® gencral approval, and since it has had a trial it is better liked than e It works like a chari The boards were through counting before 9 o'clock. The following officers were elected E. P. Rey- nolds, jr., mayor; J. Wozab, clerk; William Dolani, treastirer} TL Schimitz, G Groft, J. Z. Batten and J. L. lzer, councilmen. License Carvied St. Pavr, Neb, April 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]-The Australisu ballot law worked nicely in the city election today, and no word of complaint has boen heard, The license question was the only one at issuo of any consequence, und resulted in favor of liconse by twenty-soven major The following are the officers elected : May 1. W. Crew; clerk; J. A. Waggoner; treas- uver, " £, 1. Juckson, Councilmen —First ward, N, Hermanson; Sccoud ward, John Amsler, or, amen e, pecial Telegram to election passed off law worked well aud re- nwendation. The entire ed. C.B. Cofin will be wmayor, A. W. Jackson clerk, Jonn T. Barron, jr,, treasurer, and P, T, Prentiss engineer. he councilmen will : irst ward, J. C. Haidle; Second ward, John C. Worls; ‘Ihird ward, Nelson Mason, Generally Co O, Neb., April 7. Tur Bree]—The city quietly, The new ceived general o liconse licket is olc At Beaver ity Crry, Neb, April pecial Telegram to Tui Ber.|—The first tewl of the Australian ballot system hero today met with popular approval, although many mis- takes were made by voters. A full vote was polled. For councilmen, Kolley, H. S. iexford, G, B, Jewett and M. R, Hadley, license candidates, were clected, and D, i, McClellaud, license, und F. N. Merwin wero tied. VER T.— Al Well Pleased. vwskn, Neb., April Special Tele- gram toTre Bre.]—The probability is that cuinseh will go dry next yeur. Hill i or on the anti ticket by & small mujority. Two anti- and one license aldermen w % Everyone spoke well of the Australian ballot system us beiug just tho thing and scemed well pleased at the result license se At Mern Menxs, Nob,, April 7.— to Tne Ber.)—The towu cl quitly and a light vote was Brothorton, H. K. Atkisson, R. R. Duncan, A, L. Jaynes and J. I, Cosner wor ted The question of license is left with board. This ends a bitter town fight 1's standing, At Allian Aruiaxce, Neb., April 7.—|Special Tele m to Tne Bre.|—The city election od smoothly here today under the new sy tem. The surife was botween tho citizens and the town site company, the former cloct- C. Shetler, L. dstein and R. M, Hampton, und the latter 1. W. Smith aud D. Shurtz, pecial Telogram stiou passed off polled. W. G. At Mason, Masox, Neb,, April 7.—{Special Telogram to Tk Ber].—The election today resulted in avietory for the ticket. The board W. N. Hurley, J. H. Melyilie, A, O, M. C. 'Warrington, The board'is supposed to be for license. tizens' is Worked Like a Charm. VaLestize, Neb, April 7.—(Special Tele- gram 0 Tug Bre.]~The Australian ballot worked 1ike a charm bero today. The elec- tior was close batween the occupation tax and eitizens’ tickets, with two of the former and three ¢f tue latter elected, The Lac ket Elocted, Leion, Nev, Ay Special Telogram to Tur Bee,]~At the village election today the entire liceuse ticket was elooted. The town hiad prohibition the past year. At Freu nt. Frevoxt, Neb, April 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tuk Bre. | ~At the eity election here nol reach more than 20 or today the issue was squarely madeon an Occupation tax, to raise money for liquidatiug THIE | tho city's financial deficiency. The republi | cans pledged the repeal of the present tax on all lines of business, execept on the saloons, and foreign corporations doing business in the aty, the siloons to be taxed #300. Tho demncrats plodgod o repeal of the tax on every business. The bost ele. ment in both parties supported the republican ticket, winning a substantial victory, The ropublicans clect William Fried, mayor W. Forbes, treasurer; I, D, Verey, derk Osear Ghidden, Jf Elliott and ‘W Crook, councilmen. The domocrats ol L. Williams, police judge, aud J, . M conneilman,’ The vors of tho board are Georgo T wnd Me. Nye. The new law works i cliarm and everybody is well pleased with it At Hastings. Hustixes, Neb., Apweil 7. pectal Tele- gram to Tre Bre.]—The municipal eloction today was elose bu sod off quietly. Only alight vote was polled. However, nearl) ighteen hundred voters w sgistored The Australian ballot system employed gavo erfect satisfaction. The day showed up peautifully and the republicans exe: cuted a clean sweop. They o ried every ward exeopt the Third, where the republican eandidate for council: man, Editor Creeth, is tied with the citizens' candidate. Police Judge Vineyard, repabli ciily 15 clected by a small majority. Moore, Monte and Levy, republicans, are elected councitmen in the = First, Second and Fourth wards by small majorities. The fean bondd of education ticket was od by a large majority, Republicans aro nt. ‘Tho propesition to vote bonds for w public school building carried by o e majority. The proposition to incor- s as A city of the first class re ceived anoverwhelming endorsement, The Australian system of balloting was intelli poutly exercised by votors, thero being but fow votes thrown ont, due'largely to the per- sistent ts of the Daily Nebraskan in ex platuing the new system of voting. At Biair Bram, Neb, Apnl 7 Spocial to Tne Brk|—The city election passe quietly here today, although a groat were surprised when the vote was counted. Ihe vote was well distributed between the different candidates. Thore wore two city tickets, The peaple’s and the independents’ A. C. dones, wdependent candidate for mayor, was clected ; also B, 1. Fuller, police judgy George Willsey, councilman Second ward; Fust’ ward, and William_Kelly, ourth ward, on tho same ticket. The pe ple’s ticket e C. Jackson, teeasure W. J. Coolk, cler Monroe, councilmun ccond ward; J. 8. Roberts, councilmau Fourth ward, ' W. H. Hill, for engineer, was on both tickets, On the school board Joe S. Cook and H.W. McBride, on the people's ticket, aud Lou Vaughn of the union ticket were elected. The Australian system was put into operation and s well liked, Eyery person that expressed himself on tho subject was in favor of it. Telegram oft many At Norfolk. Nonrouk, Neb., April 7.—{Special Tele- gram to Tur Bre.|—The olection passed offt very quietly and a light vote was polled. The new voting system gave universal sutisfac: tion and the general impression seems to b that under it votes can be polled and eounted more_easily, rapialy and accurately than i the old way. As a'rule the ballots showed that the tickets nominated were lost sight of, and the candidates voted for ou their merits, J. Kanigsteins, citizens' candidate, was clected mayor: R. democrat, clerk: C. A. Mast, b 3 H. G. Bruggeman, citizens, police judge; G. A Latimer, citizens and democrat, city on- rineer. The councilmen olected are Daniels, H. W. Winter, H, C. Matr Hyde, democrats and C. B. Halahan, citizen. At Auburn. b., April 7.—[Special Telegram At the city election today the were elected: Wesley Dundas, mayor; A. D. Gilmore, I William H. Bonsfield, jreasurer; Prank Dundas, en- gineer; W. H. Marro, police judge Darrab, councilman Second ward: Hays, councilman P, H. tag, councilman Third ward; T, W. and C.J. Haras membersof theschiool hoard, But ono ticket was in nomination. An effort was mado tosplit on mayor at the polls, but it failed. - License was not an issue, y burn will have no saloons the coming AUnUrs, Ni to Tue Brr following EvA, Neb., Apr Special Telo- gram to Tur Bre]—Never has Geneva had as quiet an clection as today with the Australian pallot system. The vote Las been as large as usual and bas boen cast without a jar. The new systom gives universal satis faction. The contest was betwoen the aut nse and people’s ticket (both anti-icense) with the people’s tickot ahead. W. H. Cook- sey hus been elocted mayor by thirty-five majori The present superintendent of Chaplin, was endorsed by a big majority At North Piatt Piatre, Neb, April 7.—[Special am to Tk Brr. | ~The new ballot sys- gave good satisfaction here, Many were made, but the election was very All run very close. Nevillo, the “‘no salary” caudidate, 1s ten votes ahead for mayor. = Roache was elected clevk by about six votes, and Tobin treasurer by tho same voto. The two lady candidates, Mrs, Birge and Mrs. Lunglicy, wero elected members of the board of education, i Teleg, tem errors quiet. At Harvard. Hanvanp, Neb, April 7.—[Special Tole- gram to Tur Bee.]—At the election 10 this city under the Australian system Mayor Titus, high license candidate for re-eloction, was ted by a majority of 33 over the prohibition candidate, thus scttling the li- cense question for anothor year. This is a much better showing for the license people thana vearago, when Tiws majority was but two votes, under the old system, At Nelso, Nrisox, Netw, April 7.— [Special Telegram to T Bre)—The election passed off very ietly to There was 1o dificulty in cyiug out tho new feature of tho A tralian ballot. It was the subject of consid- craclesport. There was absolutely no issue, there being only nine candidates for the five trustees I'he following were those elected ; J. C. Smith, J. B. Goodrich, J. L. Welzell, ir., J. French and Thomas Graham, Av Chadron, wioy, Neb, April 7.—(Speclal Tele- gramto Tne Bre.|—The Australian ballot systom gave general satisfaction in the city election here tolay, evorything passing off very quietly, The people’s ticket was elected by a majority of 20. Dr. J. L. Lease for mayor, G. A, Record for treasy ager, clerk: Hayes, Hayward and Palmor, council - wen; Merritt, Saimmonsand Shears members of tho school board, At Falls City, Fains €iry, Neb., April 7.—[Special Tole- gram to Tue B o election passed off quietly hero today, and the new voting sys- tem gives general satisfaction, The domo- crats elected the mayor and two councilmen, and the republicans clect the police judge, treasurer and one membor of the school board, and tie the democr school trustee. CoLvsnrs, Neb, April 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Ber.|—A full vote was polled at the aty election today uuder the Austra- lian ballot law. The election was very quict. The republicans elected mayor, city engincer, one member of the board 0f education, and one alderman. The democrats clected the bal- Aance of the ticke! Conrraxn, Neb., April gram to Tk Ber.|—The test resulted 1 a victor a large banner bearing the likenoss of Me- Nickles' little boy pleading with the words, “You will do what's right about prokbition, Won't you, papal’ was swung to the breeze. At Tobias, Tonas, Neb., April 7.— [Special Telogram to Tue Brr.|—The returns on village trus- tees show the election of three license men and two prohibitionists, by very small wajor- ities. The new election” law’ is very satis- factory, [Special Tole- city election con forhigh hcense, and At Sutton, Surroy, Neb,, April 7.— [Special Telegram to Tug Bre.]—The municipal election of this OMAHA DAITLY B city passad off very guietly with a light vote, It was o very datlet and orderly day, 1ike Sunday, E Woodruff, the present mayor, was re-oletod, ranning on the eiti zons or high lidmsatioket.: His majorty was 40 over Smnuel Camey, independ. ent. The odtire citizons” ticket, in cluding the members of the kL »ol board, were clotted by an average majority of about forty. 'Flig now clection law is ex cellent aud gives weno April 7.—[Special Brr|—Tho election passed fh “this city today, aud re. elggtion of L. by B Sherman republican. Thore ware i the fisld for mayor: L. B Walker, K. Davisand O, H, Plallips, candidates by petition; 1o independent and dewo- cratic nominee, and Sherman, the republican ominee, J Callison, epublie elected J. S Grable and K Salisbu ablicans, merabers of school bou Councilmen were elected as follows: Iirst ward, (. L. Cole, repu b flerron, indepen d i Third ward, R J. Smith, “ourth ward, George . Marvin, The total registered vote was The total voto castat today’s election mnjority the five of over traigeht H £ 1 23, was 1, At € G Istaxn, and lslan Neb., April Special ol to Tik Bre,]—The election in this city passed off very quietly. The roturns show that Henry D, Boydea has defeated William H.~ Platt for mayor by about 20 majority. © Party politics have cut but a slight fizure, * the only candidates in the field being the nominees of a citizens' and people’s convention, J. H. Muliin, po lice judge, 18 re-clected by a sligl rity The councily At Iy Gie Bar tenback, William Harrison, James Rourke and O, M. Wescott. The Australian ballot system has proved to be a success and hias given general satisfaction AND H At Nebraska City, Nenmaska City, Neb., Apvil 7.—[Special Telegram t B The first election under the Australian ballotsystem held today was q o A small vote was polled. w quiet prevailed about the polls, The democrats elected J. M. Chad duck police judge, I, M. Boydston and J. H MeLetlan members of the board of educ Frank Crow and The successful republica H. H. Fass, memberof the tion, Colonel Chapman, and councilumen, ndidates wer bourd of educa: Ernest Garrow, At Valpa Varraraiso, Nev, A gram to Tre Ber pril 7.—[Special Tele ~The villag election pussed off very quietly, resulting in a mixed t being clected, as follows: R. K Johnson ana J. V. Vandermark on the cit zens’ ticket, and J. W, Seofield and J. 1 Magee on ‘the independent ticket. Ther a tio between William Gifiiu on the_citi- s ticket and 1. (i, Brown on inge pendent, and a draw was made giving the oftice to Giftin, Won't Go b Aixsiey, Neb., April 7.—([Special Tele- gram to Tire Bek.)—The municipal clection under the new law was held here today Several sections o: the law have called forth a large amount of surplus wind, but it has given geneval satisfaction, as by the new luw the question of wet or dry was voted on separately from the board, resulting in 25 for to 15 against license, and_ Ainzley people will not be quite so dry in 1801 as in 1500, Crete is satisfied. Crere, Neb, April 7.—[Special Telegram toTie Bee,]—City jonpassed off very quietly, little intercst being shown except.on the school board and the police judge. The Australian systom gave entire satisfaction, The following were_elected: M Morris; clork, B, D, Williams; 0. Good-win; polico judge, B. engincer, J. 8. Brown ;" school board, H. M. Wells and . S. Fuller, Saved Half the Time. Davip Ciry, Neb., , April 7.—[Special Tolegram to Tux Bew.|—Everything passed oft very quietly at the polls today. The Auvstralinn ballot systém scems to give the best of satisfaction, the ballots being counted in about half the tune required by the old method, Tho citizen's ticket was elected clear through, giving us license for another yeur. At indiano'a, INpuNoLA, Neb, April 7.—[Special Tele- gram to ‘Pik Bee.|—The city election toduy was a very quiet affair, resulting in the elec tion of the entire citizens' ticket, with 1. R. Smith for mavor. Iverybody speaks in praisc of the Australian system, Tie On Seward's Mayor. Sewanp, Neb., April 7 | Tele- gram to Tie B The clection returns shows atic on Mayor. The balance of the ropublican ticket is elected. There wero 416 votes in all, and license carried by votes. At Superior, Surerior. Neb,, April 7.—Special Tele- gram to Tue Bk, The city election today passed off quietly under the mew law. Gicorge I". Cotton received a majority of 42 over his opponent, G, L. Gray, CHICAGO ELECTION IN DOURT, Official Count May be Necessary to D:termine the Resule, Cnicaco, April 7.—Today has been the most exciting election held in Chicago for many years, and according to the returns at midnight Hempstead Washburne, the repub- lican leader of the mayoralty ifight, is on top by & safe plurality The democ had @ formidablo split in thew rauks in the independent candidacy of ex- Mayor Harrison, but the republica were ot any better off owing to the *citi- ons’ movement, headed by Elmer Wash- burn. Both Carter Havrison and Eimer Washburn, particularly the former, polled a vote amaziag to siraight party politicians, Harrison is said to have had tlie secret sup- port of a large number of wealthy men of the city whoare backing tho world's fair, His old-tune strength with the foreign- speaking population, especially Germans and Bohemians, also returned to” him heay- ily. Elmer Washburn's vote,while a surpriso o machine politicians, 'was something of a disappointment to his' friends, being con- finea more closely than was expected to the membership of " American societies, The turning pointin the contest was to a consid- erablo extent the Irish-Americ this was exerted in A singular Washburne's wifo is the dan president of the ibgrnian bank ine been asserted that cortain antagonizing Washburne solely becay was a Catholic, a large number of Americans, wearying of the fight betw the democratic Jeaders, rallied to Wash- burne's support. ®Thendications uf midnight are that from Hempstead Washburno the othe cessful candidates greubout evenly divide between democrats and republicans. Socialist Morgah's vote was unexpectedly insiguifi of socialists o city ‘The intorest snown tonight in returns surpassgs . anvthing displ heve before. " Xfadison street Fifth avenue, tiwdiero the bulletins were to ha seen, were blocked for hours by thousaids of people, y eliing them selves hoarse and blowing tin horos corridors of the city hall were thronged to suffocation and inall” the theaters returns were read from the stage. The day was marked by a number of bloody affrays. Even bootbls fought over polities. Frank hter of the ud it hav- pularty supposed to be in the the ed and iks ously lujured by Clem ents’ other boy named on because allio abused Cle candidate. Thomas Maskell was shot und fatally wounded at a polling place by Beo Lupple in a political quurrel. In @ froe-for-all fightat another polut James Scott, coloved, was shot and seriously wounded. In tho Thirtieth ward J. . Clark became in volved in a dispute and was fatally beaten At one polling place a ticket peddier named Quinn had bis tickets snatched uway by a burly tough, who also slugged him.~ Quinn went away, but soon turned with a new bundle of tickets and had a revolver strapped outside his coat. Quiot prevailed in that precinct the remainder of tho day AtZa. m Comptrolier Onaban said that WEDNESDAY, R. Forg, démo- | APRIL 8, 1801, all tha precinets had been hoard from and thit completo returns gave ( r plurality over Washburne, The grest gain for Cregler was in the stockyard districts, where “a large boly of Irish-Americans | secmed to have stuck to the regular tickot “The ofticlal count will probavly be necossary to decide the matter, Election in K Kaxsas Crry, Mo, April 7. Elections w held in Kansas today in all cities of tho first and second ¢ Although without eral political significance, the rosults of the election are rogarded with ¢ rable inter- est for two reasons, First, becauso th tickets in the fietd and is fighting all theold parties ul liance is really a branch of the farmers’ alli ance. Itis oreanized on the same basis and the samo view. It composed of that element cities which would join the fa allinnco but for the constitution of the lutter organi zation, which will admit none but farmers, This element has been organized in the city mostly since the farmers' allianco landslido Last fall, and this election is its first oppo tunity of showing its strength. Much inte estis manifested in the rosult on this account ‘Tho other alement in the clection which at taches interest to itis the fact that women, under the laws of Kansas, are allowed oqual suffragze with mon in municipal clections, It has been predicted that after one or o ox- perierices at the polls the novelty of the thing would disuppear and with 1t woman's inter ests i munteipal polities, This has not been fulfilled, On women's interest in politics and the polls bave increased with ¢ The registration of wornen election exceeded any former re Kansas City, Kau., the fncreas tration was smallor than inan vopolitan citios of the state, bei Topeka the rog by about 400 Wichita tn ss0s, en 151 s cille ens' ullianee las e citizens objects in is in ners® activity at oh tion, sent pr tion in tho ther loss 1o 1o s women 00, at 1. At K tored, At nted AL tration lists w new name fucrease was about enworth ) and Atchison 2, sas City, Kau, 1,215 women reg Lewvenyorth ia_ Toy 0, in Wichita 2,300, and fn Atchison about 1,80, In Kansas City, Kan,, all the candidaws pro vide carriages to tike women to the polls. About a two-third female vote was cast hero, The women coufined ticir in in the clection t and in only did any of the ort o practi atthe polls. This activity was fow citizen alliauce female loi num T ol negresses that voted in Kansas Cily, Kan., was notable, They marched to the polis with as much, if not more, pride as thoir white sisters, and exercised their right of suffrage with the satisfaction pecu culiur to their race, Dispatches from ot indicate that the compared 1o the r tionate to the male vote, had their tickets prepared at home or at places of meeting and theic presence at the volls was only long enough to permit thew to deposit their oaliots. Only a few femalo caudidates appeared on any of the tickets for office higher than membership of the sehool board. Return: citizens' at iined to & iors. The or large cities in Kan- voto of the women, tration, was propor. Most of the women sas from several cities show that tho alliauce did not cut much of a figure excepting where it endor: the democratic nominees, In those places they w cesstul in electing the democratic nominecs, Abilene1s the only city reporting a citizens' alliance victory, Retarnsfrom Leavenworth show that the cntive republican ticket is cted, the first republican victory for six at vicinity. At Lawrence the re- 0 also successful. They clected their entire ticket with the exception of two members of the council elected by the citi- zens’ allinn At Clay Center the repub- licans defeated the citizens’ alliance, and at Wichita the democrats carried everything, Atchison elects republican offieers and Olatho amixed set of ofticers, with the republicans incontrol. At Ottawa all parties combiued against the republians, it tho Latter were successfal. Returns from Kansas City, Kan., are vory slow, but point to the election of T, . tan- uan (rep) formayor with the council about evenly divided, How On CiNassar, C Commercial-Gazette from various points in Ohio give the following eloction results: At Norwalk, honors about evenly divided be- tween democrats and republicans ; at Middle- town, while a republican mayor was elected, the democrats had all the rest of the ticke at Findlay the republicans obtained the regu- lar ofiices, but a democratic majority 15 clected to the council, the whisky question being atissue, At Kenton and Upper San- dusky the democrats gained everythin Ironton, republican except council; Van Wert, repuolican excent assessor: Bucyru democratic ; Galion, republican mayor, " rost democratic} Lima, democratic; Washington court house, republican conncll, others demo- cratic; Oxford, one democtatic assessor clected; Sydney, democratic; Marion, publican mayor, rest democrats; Troy, tem- atic mayor, republicans: Newark, ans gained butvery little, but the democratic ring was broken; Massillon, while clecting all democrats o city offices, a republican majority in the council, the t for yea Light Vote in Wisconsin. Minwavier, Wis, April 7.—The clection B it aboyy anc-cighth of tho number | newspaper | The in this state today was for justice of the su- preme court. Political lines were not, drawn. 8. U. Pinney was nominated by a convention of lawyers aud E. il Ellis’ dacy was backed by democratic politic but” hie was nov formally nominated. Both candioates are democrats. The vote was light, but dispatches e Sen- tinel “from all parts of the stato point to Pinuey's election. Ho carried Mitwaukee county by over #,000. A judge of tho superior coirt was elected in this county. Both candidates were demo- ts and with onecountry town tohear from itis expected that Austii, the bar candidate, has defeated Ludwig, the' democratic nom: ince, by a small majority. Austin carried this ‘city by | plurality. LACiosse, Wis,, April 7.—Iu the election here today the demoerats carried the _entive city with the exception of mayor, who was clcted by the vepublicans. The council is democratic by a fair majority, ndi- ans, to Mississippi Farmers' Alliance, Jacksox, Miss., April 7.—The exccutive committee of the state farmers’ alliace met last night. to considor the question of accopt- ing the resiguation of their newspaper organ. The sole difference was on the sub-treasury question, but as the state and national alliance declared in favor of the sub-treasury n it the sense of the majority the committee that all members the alliance should stand by said ration. The minority roport says in Tho signers beliove that the alliunce 1 itsell with onoor the other of the national parties to accomplish anything or organize itself wto a political party which would lead toits destruction and leave any meas affecting the classes that should be fr d fairly discussed and shoula fail if not endorsed by the peop Therefore, the minority cannot endorse any action that will muizle the press or in- dividuals. is of of Palmer teluscs to Srerivarienn, 1, April Senator Palmer was reques give bis views on the causes which led to the democratic defeat in Chicago today and its effect on the demoeracy of the state. The general pleaded fatigue after bis Chicugo campaign of the past week and declined to press any opinion tonight Comploté returns tonight show that Rheuua D. Lawrence, republican, is elected ayorof Springfleld by 850 majority over \arles E. Hav, the present democratic in [3 United States d tonight to cumbent The democrats elect the remain der of the city ticket. The ropublicans gain two aldermen, but still lack coutrol of the X | aty couneil Gallio, aged fourteen, was stabbed and sori- | Decided Not 1o I tarfere, O1nawa, Ont., April .—The governor gon- oral bas decided not to interfere with tho Manitoba school legislation of The legality 0f the act abolishing the French age in the oficial reports of the provinee fanitoba will also bo dealt with by the Twoof the acts passed by the Mani- toba legislature—one limiting the operation of companies incorporated by the Dominion parliment, and the other setting up regula- tious for the quaranti frontier—were disallowed St, Jo o ST last season ph's Counctt boan Jdosern, Mo, April 7.—Tho r te, city ela f cattle crossing the | | ton today for cleht aldermon rosulted in the | prodiction | tho contraty tho | | | | | eral assembly adj | failed. LDIED IN EACH OTHERS' ARYS. Mysterions Suicids of Two Beautiful Young Both Parey aim Michigan, i ' 1 Detnor, Mich., Apeil 7.—Later Women in New Motioo, from yestorday's oloction show that the vote iz fore | SHOT AND THEN DROWNED THEMSELVES. election of four by each party, which is sub. stantially a democratio victory, as it wives that party control of the couneil, The muyor 1 tho balance of the eity govornment is re publican T returns was extremely light, and the resuit, cast by the returns thus far that the o will necossaIY to acterming tho counties, The general foolin e tc the republicans elected 10 ton d v tho democrats, on the con s that they a ceding the state received, is so 1l count vrobably be 1t in many tis thit Ivor The Ay the rosult is warranted in con Two ( Deat lorado Chi bt One of Baby the Buraed Saved from en T Sister Fia of stat ity ry Demoer. Dexven, fe Mayor tor De o April LAt 1L oY night partial returns from ten On acconnt of the groat amour the city give Roj or dotails ot N. M, afair was a The Ouks, precinets in horo to-day. The of serateh in which two handsome rs (dem.) & majority o formerly of Liberty, Mo., ing definite resuits witl not be known till to. S9me two years ago Miss morrow. Tonight it is stated that 108 por from Libe to sons aro locked up in the city jail, charged {il biie faitty of & with illegal voting, At Trinidad, Coto., year sho martied Hov mayor by Doyle, a brother of Mrs, Llls and a promunent ranchman. On their bridal tone they an old friend of the bride, Miss Ridgely, who r 1 Mrs. Doylo as ss in tho Ells homo, 1 5 Doyie came a visit to ely and the wers conversation at varions avoiding the other members of the fam afternoon they went for . walk an old canal near by their dead bodi svered an hour lat Over the cach was a bullet hole, Thoy suielde women, Hill governess At the end of o th Portia Vo camnd ty the democrats elected ajority of S, Republicans Win at Huron, S D, April 7. [Special 1 Be Mo ety cloction g resulted in a vietory for the ropublicans? Mes. tire ticket except for the offics of police mng istrate, with Dr. C. B, Alford for mayor The contest was the closest in the ry of tho city Michigan Bepubi Dirnorr, Mich., At tho repu ipal elections made lar ot Huy Tele- | Joss wlay on two 108 of s Victorions, April Re fron indi 1 tho st and pluraliny. | 1 the large citi arns wol 1 WAS 0 P © the deed ¥ nso far 1 othe the mum o democrats FLAMING FAIRIZN, 'wo 1 an te Garls Serionsly Burned a Amatear Performan Buansauas, Ala., Aoril 7 ram o Tk Brr]-At Tuscal night the opera honse was crowde weur Bulkley's se Hawrrorn, ry Denled April Exc salary. The state v il comptrol Bulkley is is due him dinar veruor, and theref, He Has TArLAnAssEr, Fla,, victory of his faction in the caueus nomi tions last night, itis predioted that Call has amajority of the upper house at least in the comivg senatorial fight with a [ Liberty ox * 10 performance which clo the © April 7 the e nded by th d by littlo wivls, flimsy white matorial. As the curtain wentup a spark fell from o liehted torch which Miss Mabei McEachin, the Goddess of . held aloft, and fell on the d little Itcne Huys. Showas instautly envel oped in tiames aud rau sereaming to the foot- lights where two young men from tne au- dicnce seized herand extinguished the fir I As shie pussed the otber givls little Kt Black's dress caught also, but was put out fore she was seriously burned. Irene lays was fatally burned, 2 1 throne surrc vty fairios i Irom Phey were dressed 88 of Police Must Q HILADELPIIA, April Who was Inaugurated yesterday, has issucd a ico to members of the potice force to quit political organizations in teu days or leave the employ of the city. volitios, P Helena Goes Hewexa, Mont., April 7 vesterday STARTED 2HE FURE WITH OIL. elected the mayor, troasurer, as- strat 1w 50ss01 the nd polico mag Except two all lican alderm Sad Fate of Two Colorado Chil e clected An Infant & 1L Praresviiee, Colo., April .—A sad acei dent occurred last night, resulting in the death of Myrtle and Lottie Sumvy, aged six and four respectively. Both childron starting tehen stove and were using « The oil set ting both Colorado's 1 lature Drxver, Colo., April 7 Ad journs, The eighth gen- ned at midoight, s sHor Makes a Statcment Defaleation, KaNsas Ciry, Mo, April 7 Kim, who was chief el urer Peake, w were PEAK S l fire badly in a short time, rescued by Myrtle, who the floor while she herself was burning Placed it betwecn u feather bed and a s tick, smothering life of the mfant. oil His Chief ¢ bout ti 50 burned resulted Horace Me- for ex-City T 0 embezzded $23,000 of city’s money, consented today for the time to teil what he knows about the 2ation. He says the shortage began in Sep- tember, 1887, when Kingston, Peake & Co The Ex-treasurer made good, out of the city’s funds several large checks of the firm which had been dishonored at the bunk Peako was also treasuror of the Central Presbyterian chureh, and wrongfully appro printed about $3.500 of the church’s money. When warrants were drawn on him by the trustees, he would pay them and instruct the clerk to put tho warrants in the cash drawer and chargo against him (Peake). Whenever bondsmen would make an invest the oftice Peake would horrow to cover vho shortage and immediatoly aftor- wards return it to the persons from whom Le borrowed it. McKim states that Peako been attemnting to throw the responsibility of the defaleation on employes of the ofice and has been assisted in this by the investi- gating committee of the council, which would not hear his (McKim's) evidence; ulso that the prosecuting attorney had agréed to_ nolle prosse the criminal case against Peake. MeIKim makes the stateuent to clear hims und fellow clerks, s the first dofal the flames and saving BLOWN UP BY GAS, Eleven Men Burned i Will Dic Brapock, Pa., April .-—Lleven men seriously burned early this mornine explosion of gas in a row of frame tene The men were all Hungarians and married. tacs, Monosksa, Sckerak and Czentiya while the others have a bare chmice iving. ‘The gas leaked from unused pipes of the National gas company, and when it was ignited by alighted mateh it expioded, demolishing the building and ivjuring he occupants. 1at Least Four wore, by an Chicago Hotel Caf: Robhed. Cmicaco, April 7.—Six men catered the Farwell hotel cafe lato last night aud while two presented revolvers at the cashier the other four busied themselves with the cash drawer and i intimidating the solitar) waiter on duty. The latter grappled with one of them and was fired upon and slightly wounded. The siots attracted the polic who chased the robbers into their den, a tene- ment heuse, near by, The place quickly surrounded and after a sharp struggle all of the desperadoos were captured, one volice- man being wounded. - - D OUT HAS ROU. Brown sStarts fir Clime But is Arrest Yok, April 7. Bee.] —Thomas A £F) T Young a w o, [Special D, B mer Don't Like H s Views, PriAveLeis, April 7. What promises to be a struggle of no small importance for the iintenance of orthodox Presbyterianism, was opened yesterday by the presbytery of Philadelphin, which ook the iuitiative i calling the attention of th to th opinions expressed by A. Briggs, who occupies the chair of biblical thealogy in Union theolozical seminary York City. Tho overtures practically pe- tition his dismissul. Niw Telegram wa, son of theatrical agent, Colonel Allston Brown, wrote a farewell letter to his father Moaday, in which was the laconic sentence: “lLam going to bell tonight.” H was prevented, however, by Inspector Byrne's detectives, who arrested him soon afte > was chiarged with burglary and a seal Lis apartments disclosed a kit ¢ burglar’s tools ready for use, also a number of forged checks. Brown has not hived with his father for some time and was today e manded for trial on the charges of burg larceny and forgery. Kansan Lmprisoned in Mexico, Wicira, Kan., April 7. —James Bellow left here amouth ago for Mexico via Galyeston. After leaving the latter point he disappeared und s folks heard nothing of him until yes- terday, when word came that he had beoi in son at Paso del Norte, Nexico. A Mexi- erchant tried to cheat hii, and after a ho was throwa into juil’ and denied commurication with anyone. His health has been shattered and he will demand satisfac tion through tne state departmont. - Kilied While Raiding a Dive. Bunixcmy, Ala, April 7.—-At Blackton, Bibb county, last night Marshal Anderson and Policeman Wood made a raid ona negro 1 dive. Wood was shot and instantly killed. Anderson shot and fatally wounded Juke Smith, one of the negro gamblers. The other negros escaped. o, Exports from san B Sax Fraxcisco, April 7 exports of wheat and flour from duving theume months dating fro 1890, aggregated 13,170,000 Havris und the opposition that had being reduced to whoat tho Novthern Pacific road aftor tho of this season’s export i first downfall in 1554, + assembly Prof. Charles Pennsylvani « fun Failure, Laxcaster, Pa, April 7. -Eawm E. Ber- man, one of the leadivg lumber dealers of the state, has assigned. Liabilitios estimated at between £200,000 nd 300,000, I'he assels, consisting of lumber and’ real estate in this city, it is believed, will move that cover the debts, P VILLARIYS POWER ANING, A Report That His Financial Pack Has Heen Withdrawn, ew Yonk, April 7.—[Special Telogram to Tug Brr.]—The Commercial Advertiser in 1ts lnancial roview says: *“The reports that Henry Vitlud bas od on his return to New York uro disbelioved by his as but thoy say that his stay abroad short they expect ek within @ month. 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