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NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed form lor Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Return of Lt Important but
Nut Lt Inttrattlng Evnt
of the Pat Wk.
Clot are occurring In Vladivostok.
Tli American Mining pungreat la In
tension at Kl I'aao, Tea.
Wilt ha determined to criiah the
rebellion In Poland with lion hel.
I'r.Miwntor Honey I arranging for
land fro Hit trial at III national capi
tal. An American cruiser hat limn amni
tn C'ronatadt, Kuaala, to protect Amerl
can clttaen.
Hull under Ilia F.lkln law hat liven
Iwgun against Ilia Pelitt brewery and
teveral lallrued.
Christian ar Anting from tlia In
terior of China ami America bat tent
juadruii to Canton.
hpraker Cannon den lea that he la a
randldet) lor imililiit and predict
h-gialatlon on rallrual rati.
Th national commit! for tha relief
ol Ktimlau sufferer rrt havlnx i"
rviviHl $IS.,0S5 raised in the t olled
Matt.
The Reclamation tetvlce ha ankwl
fWrelary Hitchcock to ractmaldcr hi
oViaion relative to the Umatilla Irriga
tion project.
Tainmary will rtiljr on decision of
Judge Parker, niaiU several year ago,
to prevent a recount In tha New York
mayoralty right.
An rrtlnUk ha ba fait In Utah
(I Idaho.
Ituninn Socialist, led by Uurkl, art
agitating for a republic.
A Traa mob lynched three ncgror
ho bait murdered a farmer.
Mr fraiiili ara being dlacovered In
tha rrccut New York elecltoi.,
Ilreweta oppoaa problillon In Okla
homa, saying beer la not Intoiiratlnit.
Yellow fever ha broken out In Culia.
Th drat v lei I in at Havana to ilia a a
an American,
A court martial baa been ordered on
Midabipman Meriwether, who killed a
companion In a fliiht.
Orrat Britain haa perfected the baa la
of an agreement with Kuaaia In which
Germany la alight). '
A former mlnlatar of Boston haa Iwn
Indicted for swindling. Ill operation
are a 1. 1 to involve 1,000,U()U.
Franca ami Veneauela have reached
an agreement. It la aalil that in thlt
case. Veneauela wa In the right.
l'wpln In all part of tha I'll Hod
Slate ara rling futida for tha Jaw of
Hn.sia. Portland expect to tend
about . 1.UU0.
Rd Kmool ha fallen Into diagram
In Halt Uka City by dragging tha Ita
lia! society Into polith-. Tlila ha twwn
the only Utah luatitation on which the
Mormon anil liontlle have united.
8-nalor II ii r ton ha been indicted
gain.
Norway It naming her ministers to
foreign countrle.
All foreigner ara leaving Odeaaa,
fearing the disorder.
A alrike may tin up tha Chicago
light and water work.
The merit system will ba adopted for
the American diplomatic terries.
Every tenth man among the Croii
ttadt mutinoeit I to l executed.
An Ohio doctor It. accused of nine
murdtira, Incldlng hi whole family.
A Sew York grand Jury ha lasuod IK
Indictments In connection with the
election.
Tha French cabinet haa been ahaken
by the resignation of tha minister ol
war after a atoruiy seen la tha cham
ber. A Detroit, Michigan, ttonemaaon ha
elected a Mlatiie of aatan and placed it
In bla front yard, declaring It repre
tenia bit friend.
A general movement ha been started
In tha United Stales to raine fund for
tha relief of Ku.alan Jowl. It It hoped
totecura 11,000,000.
King Edward of England haa pained
hi U4ih birthday.
All of Russia' grand duke are now
out of controlling olllce.
Several American warship hart gone
to Han Domingo to tupprea revolt
there,
Merrick, the defeated candidate for
governor of Ohio, taya dander by hi
anomlea wat the cmiae.
A Chinese mob at Men Chow ha
killed five American mlaalonariea.
Renator Ciillom ay ha expect con
great to ratify the treaty with Hanto
Domingo, giving the flnnnce of that
country into the control of the UniUid
Htuliui,
Halbrt and artillerymen at Cron
tudt mutinied, buii were aiihduad after
(lay of terror. Machine gun were
turned on them by loyal troop aud
hunderdt thot down.
8ELL ADULTERATED SEED,
Agrleullurtl Dtpartmant Blackllitt a
Long Lltl of Dealer.
WaahliiKton, Nov. 14. While tha air
Ii lull of talk about graft, Secretary
Wllaon, of the department of Agricul
ture, It going ahead quietly puncturing
out form of graft that it Impound upon
the farmert of tha oountry that oper
ated by Hit fraudulent aeed men. Un.
dnr a apeclal act of congreaa Mr. Wll
aon't department make an (lamina
tion aud analyil of teed tent in by
farmer who are luaplclou that dealer
are tailing them adulterated gooda. At
a remit of Investigation recently
made, tha Agricultural department ha
laaued warning to farmer agaiiiat
buying red clover or alfall teed from
a number ol dealer who have been
found dlapoalng of adulterated teed.
The dealert named on tha Hat are:
W. W. Ilawtou & Co., Ilotton; Koaa
llro., Worceater, Maaa.) W. II. Hmall
A Co., Kvanavllle, Ind.j The W. K.
Itarrett Company, 1'rovldvnce, It. I.;
Harteldea A Co., Ienver, Colo; Cro
man Ilroa., Wochealer, N. Y.; W,
Dailwlg, Milwaukee; J. A. Kverett,
IndiaiiaiKilla; Jamea tiregory & Hon,
Marblehrad, Maaa.i W. Croatman, Pe
tersburg, Va.; Hamilton lima,, Cedar
Rapid, la.; Huntington A Paige, In
dianapolii; Jacob K. Kirchner, Pitt
Held, Ma.; McMillan 8h1 Companv,
Atlanta, (ia.; II. K. Martin, Halein,
III.; I.. I.. May A Hon, Kt. Paul,
Minn; National Kreil Company, Ioula
villa. Ky.; The Prank 8. Piatt Co.,
Saw Haven; Kuah Park Kred Com
pany, IndeMndenre, la.; Klerkler Heed
('company, New Orleana, and Young A
Halalead, Troy, S. Y.
The name of theae dealer ar pub
licly puld by the department, in
reality they are blackliatvd. Thi note
I a warning to farmert who are in the
market for red clover or alfalfa aeed.
ITS WORK A FIASCO.
Committee on Public Printing Doat
Not Fia Blama for Watt.
Washington, Nov. 14. Judging by
result o far obtained br the "joint
co in in It tee on printing," the public
printing graft i not going to be checked
by congrrs thi winter, aa President
ItoOMvelt bad hoped. After giving
hearings to official of the government
printing office, officials in charge of
enate and house documents and tome
of lht men In charge of publication In
the variout departments, the committee
arrive at the concluaion that there ha
been wast. It it not able to aualyte
the aaate; it it not able to point out
the manner In which tha waata can be
checked: it it not thle to fix the re-
aponatbility. In abort, the committee
ha brought to light nothing new. And
now it haa taken an Imlettnlte recess
Hill thia class of Investigation it typ
ical. It It alwmt aa effective aa the
averaue cnmireritonal inquiry. It I
parallel to the inquiry held in the laat
congress for the purpose of clearing
senator and representatlvea of rhaigea
made against them In the famous Una
tow postal report.
NO BILL, SAYb BURTON.
Congressional Appropriation Mutt Ba
Kept at Lowest Figure.
Washington. Xjv. M. The Post
tomorrow will say: ,
No general river and harbor bill will
be passed by congreaa at the approach
ing tssslon. Thi forecast wa made by
Kepresentatlv Burton, of Ohio, chair
man of tha river and harbor committee,
before ha left Washington for Hot
Hpringa, Va., for a ihort vacation.
There are two cogent reason for not
enacting ancb legislation next winter,
according to representative Burton
first, because a large bill passed laat
session carried appropriation for all
project deserving of Immediate atten
tion from congress; second, the neces
sity of holding down appropriation to
the lowset figure to prevent, If possible,
another deficit In the treasury.
Sal of Lot Postponed.
Washington, Nov. 14. The tale of
lota In the new townaite of Heyhurn
and Kupert, on the rich Minidoka re
clamation project in Idaho, haa boon
poatponed from November H to 21 to
some date oarly in April. This action
lias been takeu by the secretary of the
Interior upon the recommendation of
tha governor of Idaho and prominent
(iltlxeni of that tlate. Bad weather It
feared and lack of tulUble accommodu
Hons for the purchaser!. It la advisa
ble to postpone the event until later,
when price will be higher.
Strikers Call to Arms.
8t. Petersburg, Nov. 14. The ttrlke
leaders, after a conference which lasted
until 1 o'clock thi morning, drafted an
appeal calling on all cititona to arm in
defense of thel hornet and famllleJ.
The delegates to the union of unions
decided to again ttop all traffic be
tween Warsaw and 8t. Petersburg, and
orders to that effect were issued. All
workmen have been commanded to
work not more than eight hour a day
.twinging thia morning.
Buy Mountain of Iron.
El Paso, Tex., Nov. 14. News haa
come from Mexico ttiat the United
Htates Steel company has purchased the
famous Solid Iron mountain, the rich
est of its kind In the world; at, Dtt-rango.
POINTS OF MESSAGE
Measures President Will Recom
mend to Congress.
RATE QUESTION FIRST ON LIST
Will B tha Longest and Most Re-
markabla of Prttldant Roose
velt' t Stats Ptpert.
Washington, Nov. 14. The proofs of
the rneasage that President Koosevolt
will tend to congress on the first Mon
day In December are now In bit hands
for final revision. It is said by those
members of bis cabinet who have heard
portions of it read that it will be the
longest and most remarkable document
that hat been written by President
Koosevelt. Among other topics that
have been treated in a striking manner
are the following:
Correction of the rebate evil and the
regulation of railroad rates.
Telling what has been done toward
building the Panama canal and advo
cating legislation that will expedite the
work.
Urging the reorganisation of the dip
lomatic and consular service.
Advocating moderation in Chinese
exclusion laws.
Suggesting niethoda for cementing up
the cracks in the immigration lawt.
Krcommending administrative re
forms in governments! departments and
the adoption of bualnesa methods in
oiieratlng tha government.
I'rging tlie ralifl.-alion of the Santo
Domingo treaty.
Kecommending better tariff relatione
with the Philippines and Porto Kico.
Kxplaining the government's right to
inquire into corporations engaged in
interstate commerce.
Pointing to the benefits of a greater
navy.
Preservation of Niagara Falls from
the encioschments of emmerce.
Statehood for territories.
Federal supervision of insurance
companies greatly desired.
Other topics touched upon are:
Treaty of Portsmouth, trade In the
Orient, treasury deficiencies, public
lands, forest reservations, rights of la
bor, Veneiuela and tconomy In govern
inent expenditures.
AGAINST THfc RAILROADS.
Washington Stat Commlstion
Up
holds All Complaints.
P-.H.. Wo.ti Nov. 14. "Found
guilty a charged on each count of the
indictment." Ihie Is the vera let oi
tl, tit .t. tlailrna.l cnrmiiiHttion rendered
yesterday evening in the State Railioad
commission vs. the O. R. A N. Co.,
the Great Northern Kailroad company
aud the Northern Pacific Kailroad coin-
nan v.
Khlnmenti from Paget tound for
points on the O. It. A N . In Kastern
Washington must not 1 routed via
I.,.ii.i,,l unlMia reouested bv the ship
per. Coal rates from Kolyn to point
., it,, ii It. A V in Kiiatern Washinu-
on must tie lowered to that existing
before the cancellation Ol me joini
....a .lannarv t. 11)02. and loint rate
muat be re-established between all the
railroads of Washington. In (act, the
.-a..... I. I..vd ,mt vi.rv lviiiit. and the
I.IIIV ' ' " J I ,
commission has arbitrarily announced
it intent to fix the rates to lavor rugei
sound at the expense 01 roruanu.
Ti,.n n A V. Co.. hv its attorney.
i.,ai Wila.m. announced lust before
adjournment of the commission, after
all the testimony uau oeen ikkch, mm
it would grant a rate of $2 65 on Ros
lyn coal from Wallula to Colfax, mak
Inir the total rate on both roads of
i j.v thus nlaclmr Roslvn coal on an
I Ivaala with Wvolllllltf COkI.
Commissioner McMillan asxeu u ine
O. R. A N. and Northern Pacific would
make the same rate on Roslyn coal to
Colfax that the Northern Pacific makes
to Oarllold anl Pullman. Mr. Wilson
stated he has no authority to make such
a rate.
Concettlont to Peatantl.
Bt P.tnrstilirir. Nov. 14. The gov
eminent has decided to make an appeal
to the peasants. With the workmen
of the cities completely estranged and
i ii-rala riifnalnir to aid the authorities.
there Is nothing left but to turn to the
peasants, and the emperor lias approved
..k.... i,r.rminir them that measures
for the amelioration of their condition
will receive Immediate consideration.
ti, .lUnnninnt nf the neaaants and the
danger of the spread of the agrarian
nnv.nmnt arm) V coninuuieii w vue
government's declaion.
Troooi In Finland Mutiny.
iiutaiiiulnra. Nov. 14. A revolt broke
out jesterday in the garrison of Svea-
borg. llumireiia oi me nienanoen mi"
l, uv have heen retained with the colors
from two to three years beyond the
legal period of their service, and also
complain ot ineir uouumoua ui m.
The mutineers refused to obey orders,
.,..n...i ii.q civilians from the pre-
clneta of the fortres and in several ol
the barracks threw beds, chairs aud
kitchen apparatus out of the windows.
Ravivlna- a Dead Scheme
Mexico City, Nov. 14. The Mexican
n..rui,i n-inis a atorv claiming it has
i (.....,., i in ilmt. the Bovernments of
llliv.1 "" k,
ii... ..i li-ituln and Julian have m act lea I
ly decided to construct a ship canal of
their own across n icai-ngim, h'"1!'"""
on the lines of the plan rejected by the
American government, Great ljritain
i., f,,rniah tha ranita! and Japan the
lubor. j.
BLOW AT IRRIGATION.
Hitchcock Refutes fj Approve Fro
jact In the Northwest.
Washington, Nov. 13. Following
close upon Secretary Taft't refusal to
recommend an appropriation for con
tinuing the improvement of the mouth
of the Columbia river comet Secretary
Hitchcock's refusal to approve the
Umatilla Irrigation project in Oregon,
and the Okanogan and Tietan project,
In Washington, all of which have been
pronounced feasible by the reclamation
engineers, and all of which were re
cently submitted to Mr. Hitchcock for
his approval. Lack of funds is given
as his reason for taming down all three
projects.
Mr. Hitchcock finds that be baa al
lotted all the money in the reclamation
fund and about $.'1,000,000 in excess.
He concludes that it it time to check
these allotments, and is determined to
accumulate a surplus before more work
is undertaken. He therefore Intends
tj hold back on new pn j ct until July
1, it which time, it is estimated, there
will lie a surplus on hand of about $3,-
000,000. Mr. Hitchcock find nothing
wrong with the engineering feature of
these projit-tt, but he is entering upon
a new policy of distributing money out
of the reclamation fund, and his reform
is put in force just at the time when
Oregon and Washington were in line
for lecogmtion.
Another thing that develops in con
nection with the refusal to approve the
Umatilla, Okanogan and Tietan projects
ia the determination of the secretary to
hereafter confine allotments of reclama
tion funds to 61 per cent of the amount
contributed by the various states and
territories. It is unfortunate for Ore
gon and Washington that this rule is
adopted at thia late day, but, if it be
ived up to ttrictly, the secretary
should at once expend 12.500,000 in
Oregon and more than $1,500,000 in
Washington. As a matter of fact, not
a dollar of the reclamation fund has
been expended on any irrigation work
in Washington, and the only benefit
Oregon seems likely to receive for some
time Is her share of the $1,000,000
which haa been set aside for Klamath.
ONLY HERRICK IS BEATEN.
Republicans Carry Most of Ohio Elec
tion Legislature Doubtful.
Columbus, O., Nov. IS. Today's
development have cleared up the post
election situation in Ohio considerably.
Practically complete returns on the en
tire state ticke. show that all the Re
publican candidates except for governor
have been elected by substantial plu
ralities. The figures given out by
Chairman Dick, of the Republican
State committee, show a range from
27,000 plurality on lieutenant governor
to 311,000 on state treasurer. Leads
llouck. Democratic candidate for lieu
tenant governor, before leaving lor bis
home at Mount Vernon tonight, ad'
mitted his defeat. Chaiiman Uarber,
of the Democratic State committee,
was expected to giv) out a statement
tonight, but did not.
Both parties continue to claim a ma'
iority in both branches nf the lexis
lattire. The majority in either branch
will be small, possibly not more than
two or three for the party that controls
LET ROOT MANAGE BIG CANAL.
Plan to Relieve Taft of Panama
Mat-
ters Again Discussed.
Washington, Nov. 13. An echo of
the suggestion that the Isthmian canal
should be placed under the State de
partment has been heard in a rumor ol
the possibility that the Insular bureau
which grew up under the direction of
Secretary Root when he was at the
bead of the War department, may be
transferred to the State department,
The discussion of the matter has not
taken any concrete form, but it is one
of the suggestions made to relieve the
secretary of war of heavy responsible
ties which now rest upon him in ad'
miniBtering not only the affairs of the
army, hut the t'lnlippines, the rauania
canal and other island interests.
It would take legislation to bring
about the change, as the Insular bureau
was legislated into the War depart
ment when the Philippine government
act was passed.
Extra Session In Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pa., Nov. 13 Governor
renuyacker issued a roclamation today
calling an extra session ol the legisla
ture for January 18 to consider reform
legislation. Bills to enable contiguous
cities in the same counties to be united
Into one municipality; to reapportion
the state into senatorial and represent
ative districts; to provide lor the per
sonal registration of voters, and for the
government of cities first class, and the
proper distribution of the power exer
cised bv such municipalities are to be
considered at the extra session.
Wltta Threatens to Retign.
Chioairo. Nov. 18.- The St. Petere
burg correspondent of the Daily News
cables: An influential Russian informs
your correspondent that Count Witte
insisted yesterday that the ministers ol
war and of the navy and the president
of the national defense must submit to
tha premier like the other cabinet min
isters. The cxar refused these de
mands, whereupon Count Witte tender
ed his resignation, which was not ac
cepted. Dunne Will Return to Charge.
Chicago, Nov. 13 Mayor Dunne
announoed today that he will present
another message and ordinance to the
city council, in which the purchase of
the present street car lines and the
ownership by the citv of all the present
system of liuet will bu sought.
THREATENING JEWS
Black Hundred Causes Panic In
Russian Cities.
MISS STRONG HAND OF TREPOFF
Martial Law Thi catena Poland, Whera
Condition la Seriout Witte
Computet Cabinat.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 11. Except in
the kingdom of Poland, where the
rapidly growing Nationalist movement
and the state of tension among the pro
letariat will toon bring about the dr.
claration of state of war, Russia
teems, for the time being, at least, to
be generally tranquil. Telegrams from
interior points report the restoration
of order in nearly all citiea and towns,
bbt in many cities, notably St. Peters
burg and Moscow, the better classes of
the population are greatly disturbed
owing to tbe rumors of approaching at
tacks by the "Black Hundred," com
posed of tbe most ignorant type of tbe
populace which, according to these ru
mors, are scheduled to take place in St.
Petersburg tonight and in Moscow to
morrow. The apprehension in St. Petersburg
ba become so great that tbe prefect of
police, who succeeded General Trepoff
in command of tbe city police, hat in'
struct d his subordinates to take the
fullest measures to crush any disorder
in its incipiency, to aa to disabuse tbe
minds of the "loyalist" of the idea
that the police would remain inactive,
In such an emergency the strong band
of General Trepoff ia being missed, even
by the (actions which most execrated
him.
Count Witte s new cabinet may now
be regarded aa completed. Count
Lamsdorff, minister of foreign affairs,
and M. Manukhin, minister of justice,
will retain their positions, leaving only
the poets of ministers of the interior
and education to be filled. Dmitri
Shipoff, of Moscow, who was president
ol the first Zomstvo congress, has den
nitely declined to accept any position
in tbe cabinet.
MASSACRES IN BESSARABIA.
Mob Incited to Kill Jews by Lies of
Government OfAciala.
Odessa, Nqy. 11. Authentic ko
counts received here from various
points in Bet sarabia show that tbe anti
Hebrew outbreaks there followed the
same lines as at Ode spa, varying only
in the number of victims.
At Kishineff the disturbances were
preceded by inflammatory speeches by
gendarmes and city officials near tbe
governor'! bouse, asserting that the
Hebrews bad attempted to take the
life of tlie local bishop, and intended to
loot the treasury. The mob thus in
cited started the bloody work. Carry
ing icons and portraits of tbe emperor,
the mob proceeded to Alexaudrovskai,
Pushkanbkaia and Goatinkaia streets,
devastating and pillaging unhindered.
A mob at Ismail, Bessarabia, burned
alive 11 Hebrews who had hidden in a
layrick.
British Fleet i Preparing.
London, Nov. 11. It i stated in
official circles here that an agreement
has been arrived at among tbe powers
concerning the naval demonstration
against Turkey. A dispatch to a news
agency from Gibraltar says that the At
lantic fleet has been ordered to remain
there pending further instructions.
The vessels, tlie dispatches say, have
been expected to take on a full supply
of coal, ammnniton and provisions,
but that the objective of tbe fleet is
unknown.
Money Market Almost Bare.
New York, Nov. 11. Money on call
went to 15 per cent today, tbe highest
rate for several years. Last Saturday's
bank statement showed the surplus re
serve to be almost exhausted, and since
then large sums have been sent from
New York to the Interior, leaving prac
tically nothing to be lent in this mar
ket. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
was in New York today, and it was re
ported he intended to deposit several
million dollars of government funds
with the banks to relieve the situation,
but this report could not be confirmed.
Irish Oppoted to Alliance.
New York, Nov. 11. Sentimenta in
opposition to efforts to bring about an
alliance between the United States and
Great Britain were given expression to
night at , a meeting in Cooper Union
under the auspices of the Irish aseocia
tion. Speakeia declared that the ar
rival of the British squadron under
command of Prince Louis of Battenberg
was not for social courtesies, but was
planned in the interest of an alliance
between the two nations.
Middy Dismissed for Marrying.
Annapolis, Md., Nov. 11. Rollo
Carl vie Palmer, ot Charlotte, Vt., has
been dismissed from the Naval Acad'
emy for marrying while on leave this
summer. He wat 22 years old, and a
member of the second claat.
EVIDENCE OF FRAUD.
New York't Election Will Bo Thor
oughly Invtttigatad,
New York, Nov. 10. The contest
over tb mayoralty election inaugur
ated by William Randolph Hearst, the
Municipal Ownership candidate, devel
oped Interesting and spectacular feat
ures today.
Charges that eeveral ballot boxes had
been stolen before the returns were re
ported and that others were found un
sealed were made during the day. The
investigation of the election promises
to be the most thorough ever made in
New York City.
tbe police have not reported aay
ballot boxes missing since the election,
but there have been report that un
locked and unsealed ballot boxes have
been found in out-of-the-way place.
There was one report that ten men on
tbe tugboat Robert White bad picked
up four ballot boxet floating in tbe
North River early yesterday, and Mr.
Mayer admitted having tucb Informa
tion.
Evidence of grot carelessnes in the
care of election return developed yes
terday when the official envelope con
taining tbe official returns and tally
sheet for the 73j election district of
tbe 35th assembly district waa found
in a baby carriage in tbe cellar of a
house in Tbe Bronx. How it got there
no one in the bouse was able to ex
plain. The tally sheet ihowed tbst 2
vote bad been cast for Ivint, 99 for
McClellan and 1S9 for Hearst. -Both
Mr. Jerome and Attorney Gereral
Mayer at once began an investigation
Mr. Hearst announced today an ad
ditional reward of $10,000 for evidence
for the arrest, conviction and imprison
ment of the first Tammany district
leader to be convicted of frauds against
the ballot in Tuesday' election. This
it in addition to the other rewards, ag
gregating $17,000, for proof of crimes
against tbe ballot and registration laws
in the election. This makes tbe total
of rewards be has offered $27,000.
The first information came to Dis
trict Attorney Jerome yesterday
through a policeman, who walked into
hit office with a bonch of ballots, and
said that he knew where more of the
same kind were to be found, but that
be bad not dared to bring in all he had
found until be bad been assured of
protection. He was sent back with a
county detective, whom be escorted to
a barber shop, where tbe ballot box
was found.
FLOATING MINES A MENACE.
Pleiades Barely Miatet Destruction in
China Sea.
Victoria, B. C, Nov. 10. The
ateamer Pleiades, which arrived today
from Niu Chwang and Tientsin, had a
narrow escape from destruction- by a
floating mine near Niu Chwang on Oc
tober 8. Officers of the Pleiades re
port that floating mines are now a great
menace in tbe China sea, and several
vessels have been lost to date aa a re
sult of them. The Hsieho waa sunk a
day before the Pleiades passed the
mine. This steamer struck ' a mine
when off the Shantung coast, near Wei
Hai Wey. There were two foreign
passengers, and both were among the
survivors of 110 persons who were on
board. Fifteen were drowned. The
steamer Chinbua rescued 69 people
Messrs. Mancbao and Muir, engineers,
wbo were residents of Shanghai, were
among the drowned.
Mews waa brought by tbe Pleiades
that Admiral Nehogatoff, when inter
viewed at Hong Kong, en route to Eu
rope, stated he would not go to Russia,
but proposed instead to go to r ranee,
and subsequently to tbe United States.
Wu Ting rang, ex-Chinese minister
to ti6 United States, is reported to
have lost his hearing permanently as a
result of the bomb outrage at Pekin on
the occasion of the departure of the
Chinese commissioner to foreign
countries.
Will Not Hurt Policy-Holders.
St. Louit, Nov. 10. "The policy
holders in Missouri will not be hurt
by the action of Insurance Commis
sioner Vandiver in suspending tbe li
censes of tbe New Yoik Life Insurance
company to do business in this state.
We will see that their interests are
protected to tbe fullest extent. The
attorneys will hold a meeting tomor
row, but until then we cannot tell what
we will do to met the emergency," said
W. C. Crow, ex-attorney general, and
an attorney for the New York Life In
surance company.
Witt Winning Friends.
St. Petersburg, Nov. t0. Prospects
are growing brighter for a working
combination between Count Witte and
the conservative faction of the Constit
utional Democrats and the wing of the
Zemstvoists which was left behind in
tho rapid development of reform ideas
in the congresses. The resignation of
General Trepoff and his nomination aa
post commandeer of the imperial pal
ace is generally reported in the city
tonight.
Driven Crazy by Defeat.
Zanesville, 0. Nov. 10 J. E'. Grot
ser, Republican candidate for member
of the board of public service, who waa
defeated at Tuesday' election, was to
day adjudged insane and committed to
the Columns state hospital. His men
tal condition it 'attributed to worry
ovei the election.
OHIO IS DEMOCRATIC
Working Majority ol Legislature
and Governor ot State.
HEARST CONTESTS IN NEW TORI
Loultvllla Futionitta Will Fight Elec
tion of Democratic City Officer
and Member of Legislature.
Washington, Nov. 9. Tbe election
of John M. Pattison, Democrat, aa gov
ernor of Ohio by approximately 40,000
plurality over Myron T. Herrick, the
present Republican governor; a Demo
cratic working majority in both bouee
of the Ohio legislature; an immediate
appeal oi William R. Heant, the Mu
nicipal Ownership candidate for the
New York mayoralty, to the Supreme
court to contest McClellan's election in
tbat city on the basis of alleged evi
dence of wboleeale illegal acta at tha
polls; a plurality of 8,485 vote for
McClellan, and immediate contest by
tbe fuBionista in Louisville in the
courts against tbe election of Demo-,
cratic municipal officer and member
of tbe legislature were tbe develop.
ment in today election aftermath.
McClellan' plurality is the mil 1-
mum on record for a successful mayor
alty candidate in New York. Mr.
Hearst a manager claim evidence ot
illegal act against 1,000 inspector of
election and that 30,000 of bis adher
ents were .turned back from tbe poll
because tbeir name already bad beta
voted. District Attorney Jerome taa
announced tbat he will make a search
ing inveetigation of tbe alleged whole
sale frauds and haa ordered the return!
from the Eighteenth and Sixteenth
assembly districta to be carefully
guarded. These are the borne diviaioni
of tbe Tammany leader, Murphy, and
Timothy Sullivan.
In Louisville, the Fueion party man
agers claim a non-election in 14 pre
cinct because of disappearance of elec
tion paraphernalia; tbat Democratic
worsen confiscated tbe ballot boxes in
14 otber precinct and allowed falsifi
cation of returns and allege activity oi
"thugs" and repeaters.
All through Ohio tbe belated return
showed Republican losses and tbe Re
publicans concede tbat Psttison' plu
rality reaches 25.000. The Democrats
claim that Pattison' 1 1 anility approx
imatea 65,000. which would elect the
entire Democratic ticket. Republican
concede tbe Democrats between two
and five majority in tbe senate and
fr. m 10 to 15 in the bouse, while tbe
D m crats claim five in the (enate and
27 in the bouse.
Tbe City party (reform) plurality in
Philadelphia is 43.333 for sheriff, and
tbe Fusionist candidate for state treas
urer ( Berry) carried tbe city by over
36,0)0 plurali'y. Tbe upheaval waa
the greatest in Pennsylvania for many
year.
In Rhode Island the Republican
gubernatorial candidate baa a plurality,
estimated at 5.000, and Providence
elects a Republican mayor for the first
time in many years.
In Massachusetts Democratic threats
are made of a recount of the vote for
lieutenant governor. The Republican
in Massachusetts have 23,116 plurality
for Guild for governor, though Draper,
or lieutenant governor, got lee than
2,000 plurality. The Democrats gained
three senators and' one representative
in the legislature.
Every candidate of the Union Labor
partv in San Francisco waa elected by a
substantial majority.
In Salt Lake the anti-Mormon victory
is made complete by tbe election of the
entire American party city ticket.
The Kentucky legislature, which will
elect a successor to Senator Blackburn,
apparently will include 81 Democrats,
five Republicans and two, doubtful in
the senate, and 79 Democrats, 14 Re
publicans and seven doubtful in the
house. Tbe Democrats elected mayor
in Louisville by about 2 500.
Nebraska was carried by the Repub
licans. Returns from other state and
cities show notable changes.
Ex-Senator a Fugitive.
Sacramento, Cal., Nov. 9. Ex-Sen
ator Elihu Wright ia a fugitive from
justice. Mr. Wright, whose home ia in
San Jose, became involved in the brib
ery scandal at the last session of tbe
legislature, which thus far has resulted
in sending ex-Senators Bunkers and E.
J. Emmons to the penitentiary for ac
cepting money to shield building and
loan associations from threatened inves
tigation into their affiairs. Wright'
case was called in Superior Judge E C.
Hart's department of tbe Superior court
this morning.
Hjndredt Are Under Arrest.
Philadelphia, Nov. 9. Never in
the history of Philadelphia election
have so many arrests been made a in
tbe contest TuesJay which resulted in
the defeat of the Republican organisa
tion by the Reform City party. Score
of prisoners were arraigned yesterday
before a magistrate, and nearly 500
who were arrested are under bail await
ing hearings today. The majority are
acused of voting and attempting to vote
illegally.
Copyright Treaty With Japan.
Tokio, Nov. 9 It la announced that
a copyright convention between Japan
and the United State ha been aati
(actorlly concluded, and ia on the eve
of being signed. The matter haa been
a itanding question line 1901.