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VOLUME LXI NO. 25
ELECTION
Hughes Plurality Incrcas
ed to 52,000.
VICTORY FOR SOBRIETY
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Indications Point to Election of
Democrat for Lieutenant
Governor.
OFFICIAL COUNT WILL PROVE
From Return Received Brue, Damo
eratio Candidal for Lieutenant
Govtrnor of New York, It
ElacUd by 5,000 Majority.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7. At midnight
tonight the reult la still In doubt na
to who wn elected lieutenant governor
of Nw Turk, On the face of the tig
una, they nwm to favor Chanler.
Democrat. Whatever tho roult nmy
be, the figure will be very cloae. It
appear certain that outside of the
governor and possibly the lieutenant
governor, the entire Democratic atate
ticket la elected.
NEW YORK. Nov. 7. Incomi'lcte
r'-turn from two-lhlrda of tho coun
tle of the atnte of New York mnke
It lmpolblo tonight to give definite
figure on the state ticket, other than
for governor, Hughes, Republican
for governor, ho a majority of 52.000
nnrirnvimiitrlv. but the remainder of
the candidate are In doubt. For lieu
tennnt-governor, Chnnler. Democratic
and Independence league candidate,
hna a big lend In Greater New York,
amounting to 134,941.
In tho up-atttte, Bruce, Republican
candidate, h running allghtly ahead of
the vote for Hughe. A Hughe enme
down to Greater New YorK with a
lend of approximately 129,000, It will
he readily seen that the vote on the
second nines on the ticket will be very
close and only the complete ofnclnl
count will determine the Mieeeaaful
candidate. Rnsed on return already
In. It appear that Bruce I elected
by 6.000 plurality. Twenty counties
are atlll to be heard from ofllclnlly.
Governor Hughe laaued the follow
ing atntement tonight:
"It I a victory for aobrlety and
decency In the administration of the
government. The people will not tol
erate Indifference to public wrong.
They desire neither exaggeration nor
Inflamntory appeal on the one hand,
nor moral or political appeal on the
other."
Hughe' Statement.
Charles 15. Hughe, Hep., hn been
elected governor of the State of New
York by a plurality of 52,000, accord
ing to figure available at an enrly
hour today. William n. Hearst, his
opponent, hnd a clear plurality In ev
ery borough of Greater New York, but
Hughes' vote up-state overcame this
and left the Republican candidate with
the margin of votes alrendy given.
Hearst's plurality In Greater New
York, with sixty-nine districts miss
York, wun mxiy-nine uiniricis hubs-
ing, as Indicated by unofllclal returns
received today, was 75,259. Mr. Henrst
also polled 841 plurality In two up-
wv . I 1 til-.
tate count. i ugne
;r; "rir-Sri"; rw: 1
129.686, leaving a total plurality for
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Si. -tHct. may vary this
general result by a few thousand votes
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W. B. Hearst received tho returns
with his family at home. Up to a late
hour he said he believed he had been
elected. At 2:15 this morning he made
a statement In which he admitted de
feat, saying that: "The people
feat saying . x"e i w l
decided to retain me iwpuo.u. w
In nnmfr" He RlSO Sttld.he WOfl "En
listed In this fight against the control
NEW
YORK
OOIATtD RiPOAT
of the government by tnW ,ust and
corrupt corporation and I will fight
It to ih end."
The New York American 'n an edi
tion timed 3 a. m. print Mr. Hearst's
ttit t 'me nt In It editorial column and
la euNii new column say Hugh'
ha been elected by 00,000 plurality,
The man of tho day after election
found the return In New York tate
for the ticket below governor any
thing but complete,
New York city figure were favor
able to Chanler, Independence League
and Democratic candidate for lieutenant-governor
at 5 a. m. Blx hundred
and seventy-eight districts out of x&5
In Mnifinttafl audi the Bronx trn
gave Bruce, Rep,, SB.9GS and Chnnler
131,92. Brooklyn, at the Name hour,
with 89 election district missing, gave
Ilruce 67,710 and Chnnler 1011,460.
In the Interest which centered about
the Hughe and Hearst vote little no
U" was given to the Judiciary reuli
,h.miM1IVM ,.,. Tne ,di-
rated defeat of the Judiciary nomina
tor ticket In the city, the ticket
which was named by a committee of
lawyer, headed by Joseph H. Choate
and Alton B. Barker, escaped general
attention. A to the eglnlalure, while
It I expected It completion will not
be changed materially, still there were
o many Interesting contest, many of
them three-cornered, In the city, thnt
the final on the return were waited
for with Intereat,
"The election Is a rebuke to dema
gogical method and also Impreatlve
In It demand for responsible leader
ship. I shall address myself to the
task of squaring the administration of
the state government In conformity
with the Interest of the people, con
fident that I mny rely upon the sup
port of all good cltUena, not only thow
who voted for me, but also those who
In the Intensity of their desire to end
the abuse, voted for my opponent. To
the work of Insuring the extent of my
power, and the Just administration of
the government of this stae, t shall de
(Continued on Paga 8.)
Praise God From Whom All Bless
ing Flow.
GARFIELD TO BE SUCCESSOR
Secretary Hiteheock Will Retlra from
Praaldant Roosevelt's Cabinet on
Msroh 4th on Aooount of Exhaus
tive Work of Department.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. Secretary
of the Interior Hitchcock will retire
from President Roosevelt's cabinet on
the 4th of Next March and James R.
Garfield of Ohio, at present commis
sioner of .corporations, will succeed
him. Hobart Knox Smith, assistant
ommlssloner of corporations, will h.
appointed to Garfield's place.
These changes and the announce
ment of the retirement of Commission
er Richards of the General Land Of
fice on March 4, were made public to
day In a statement from the White
House. Mr. Hitchcock has for some
time felt thnt the very exhausting
oik he has been engaged In for over
eight yenrs In the Interior Depart
ment was wearing on him so as to
make It impossible for him to remain
any longer in charge of the deport
ment. CONGRATULATES HUGHES.
M.yor MoClellan Send. Me...0a to
M v v v 1 1 w -vivvti
NEW YORK, Nov. 7. A few mln-
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KANSAS CITY FIRE.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 7. The four-
story brick building at 808 West Sixth
I utroAi- n this cltv. occupied by the
. .,,,. comDany. was
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loss of $400,000,
HITCHCOCK
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t I MPft ft WVnFB LEFT. I
GOODING IS
ELECTED
Law and Order Will Be
Maintained in Idaho.
RETURNS ARE COMPLETE
Republicans Will Have a Majority
of Twenty Four In
Legislature.
APPROXIMATE MAJORITY 7000
Balance of Republican Stat Ticket la
Elected by About Five Thousand
Majority, with Exception of
Secretary of 8tate.
BOISE, Nov. 7. Today' return
confirm the estimate made last night
by the Republican state central com
mittee that Gooding, Republican, Is
elected governor of Idaho. Complete
return from every county In the
state, give him a majority of over
7.000. The balance tf the ta
publican ticket has been elected by
about 6,000 majority, with possibly
one exception, the candidate for secre
tary of state, who was cut consider
ably. This Ik considered a victory for law
and order, and shows that the busi
ness element were more Interested In
the maintenance of good government
than politics. The principal fight
against Gooding was made by the mi
ners' union, owing to the extradition
of the murderers of ex-Governor
Steunenbers from Colorado, which
was the principal Issue of the cam
paign. Definite returns from the state show
that the Republicans have won 13 out
of 21 members of the atate senate, and
35 out of 51 member of the house,
giving them a majority of 24 on Joint
ballot, Insuring the election of a Re
publican United States Benator. Sev
eral llgeslatlve districts are In doubt,
but not sufficient to materially change
the result.
FIRE AT HAMILTON.
Losa of $50,000 in Mathew'a Dry Gooda
Store.
HAMILTON, O., Nov. 7. Fire that
broke out early this morning in the
dry goods store of C. D. Mathew, on
High street, hnd at 8 a. m. caused a
loss of $50,000 and threatened to de
stroy property valued at $1,000,000.
From the Mathew store the flames
were communicated to the dry goods
ator of Holcomb & Company and
both stores were destroyed. Loss on
buildings estimated at $150,000 and
uoon Stock j:5U.UUU. ine names
leaped across the alley to the build
ing occupied by the T. V. Howell &
Sons dry goods store and the Second
National bank. Both will be destroyed.
At 4 o'clock the flames spread east
and west on High streets and It Is
believed that everything In the path
of the flames will be destroyed.
PRINCETOWN DAMAGED.
Collided
with American
Nesmith.
Bark Jamea
PORT TOWNSEND, Nov. 7. While
the American bark James Nesmith, In
ballast from San Francisco, was be
ing towed today behind two tugs, she
collided with the United States gun
boat Princeton, lying at anchor In the
open roadsted off Fort Worden. The
Princeton was badly damaged, her
bow-sprit and forward gear being
comoletely torn out by the old wood
en vessel, which escaped unscathed.
The Princeton has gone to the Brem
for reirs. The Ne
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smith continued in tow op me oouuu.
Get Weary of Tactic of Washington
County Official.
PORTLAND, Nov. 7. Displeased
by the failure of the Washington
county official to take action a re
gard the apprehension of those whom
she accused before the grand Jury of
taking part In the robbery of the
Forest Grove Bank and the murder of
her husband, Carey D. Snyder, and
taking offense at some acts of As
sistant District Attorney E. B Tongue
at HlUsboro yesterday, Mrs. Madge
Snyder boarded a train this morning
for Kansas City.
Before her departure she made a
statement to the effect that ahe has
no Intention of shirking her duty rel
ative to the robbery or the murder
prosecution In the event that the
Washington county official cease their
Fabian tactic. If warrant were Is
sued, she asserted, she will be willing
to return to Portland at any time,
provided her expense be borne by the
prosecution.
Calling up Tongue by telephone from
the Portland Hotel last night, Mrs.
Snyder Informed him that she Intend
ed leaving the city this morning. On
being told that If she did this the po
lice would be asked to detain her, she
laughed heartily, as if she thought
the answer a good Joke, and replied:
'Well, I was only having a little fun
with you, Mr. Tongue. I have re
ceived a letter from somebody that
will form most valuable evidence In
this case. What I want to know Is
when you will come to Portland, In
order that I may give It to you."
The prosecutor eagerly answered
that he would come to Portland today
on the train leaving Hlllsboro at 1:43
o'clock this afternoon. The Intention
of the woman was to get him to Port
land this afternoon, making It Impos
sible for him to return to Hlllsboro
in time to taKe proceaure permimng
. . , . i
ber to be stopped before stw crossed
the state boundary.
KILLED HIS FRIEND
Democratic Congressman in Louis
iaru Kills Dr. Aid rich.
NO CAUSE IS ASSIGNED
Two Life-Long Friends Had a Private
Quarrel and Congreatman Firea
Three Shots at Aldrich, Kill
ing Him.
BATON ROUGE, Nov. 7. Democra
tic Congressman-elect George E. Fav-
rott this evening shot and killed his
llfe-lonsr friend an dformer school
mate, Dr. H. H. Aldrich, one of the
best-known citizens of Baton Rouge.
Judge Ravrott refused to state what
had happened between the two men,
further than to state that It was a
matter of a private quarrel. The
shooting occurred Just after the Judge
had entered the Raymond building op
poslte the Istromma hotel. ,
Three shots were heard and Imme
diately Judge Favrott emerged from
the building with a revolver in his
hand. Dr. Aldrich was found near
the entrance with two bullet holes in
his neck. In one of his pockets a
revolver was found, which had not
been fired. Judge Favrott was arrest
ed while on his way to the Jail and
placed in prison.
AMUNDSEN RECORDS.
Important Documents Sent to Chris
tinia, Sweden.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7. On board the
Scandinavian! steamer Hellig Olalval
which sails today for Chrlstlanlo, are
two zinc boxes, guarded by four
armed guards, containing the records
made by Captain Amundsen, who re
cently located the magnetic pole. From
a study of the records which will take
fully three years, Amundsen says, that
the exact location of the magnetic
pole will be determined. Photographs
nt h needlA for nineteen I
nci c ""- " .--w 1
months by an automatic photographing I
Instrument
UOVKRS THK MORNING FICLO ON
TUESDAY'S
Returns From 42 States
Practically Complete.
KANSAS DEMOCRATIC
Large Falfing Off In Republican
Majorities in Some
States.
JAMES T. McCLEARY BEATEN
Return from California Indicate
the Election of Gillett All of
Graftar Ruefe Candidates for
Judge Are Defeated.
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 7. George
L. Sheldon, Republican, Is elected
governor of Nebraska by a plurality
of from 10,000 to 18,000, and carries
with him the entire Republican state
u ket
Tne Republican state central com
mittee cialms not only the state tick
et-but nve or tne six congressmen- ana
a majority of 37 on Joint ballot in
the legislature. Insuring a Republican
successor to United States Senator
Millard. Democratic state headquar
ters do not concede the Republican
claims, but make no formal statement
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 7. The
Republicans won almost as sweeping
a victory In Connecticut today as they
did two years ago, the plurality being
far greater than in the off year and
comparing verjj favorably with the
high tide of votes that swept the state
in 1904. The entire state ticket, all
the five congressmen were captured
by the Republicans.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Nov. 7. Late
reports indicate that the Republicans
have carried South Dakota by from
25,000 to 35,000 plurality, a falling off
of from 15,000 to 20,000 from the vote
two years ago. Philo Hall, Rep., and
William H. Parker, Dem., are elected
congressmen at large. The Republi
cans will have at least 85 out of 133
members of the legislature.
ST. PAUL. Minn., Nov. 7. The Pi
oneer Press, Republican, this morn
ing admits the defeat of Congressman
Tmoa T MoPloarv chairman of the
commlttee on ways and means, in the
present Congress, by his Democratic
opponent, w. es. nammono, j.ne in
dlcatlons are lhat Hammond will have
a plurality of about 1,000. McCleary
, ' , , ,.. , . .
Is a recognized leader of the stand-pat
element Ul use xvcyuu.n-cm ijo.iij, wimc
the tariff revisionists of his district
much that they have in this contest
encompassed his defeat.
-The
rr a xtcs a es rTTr urn, Vaw 7
Missouri Democratic state ticket was
elected by a majority that may reach
20.000 and most of the congressional
seats were regained. The State sen
ate Is also conceded by the Republican
state central committee to be safely
Democratic. The lower branch of the
legislature Is still in doubt.
TOPEKA, Kans., Nov. 7. -At 5
o'clock this morning, Colonel Harris,
Dem., has apparently been elected
governor of Kansas over Governor
E. W. Hoch by a plurality of less than
10,000.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. The Pres
Ident eagerly awaited the returns as
they came in over the telegraph wires
to the executive offices. The greatest
interest centered in the reports from
New York, where tne eariy returns
Indicated that If Mr. Hughes were
elected the claims of his managers or
large majorities for him would be ma
terially reduced. Early in the eve-
ELECTIONS
THE LOWER COLUMBIA.'
nlng Secretary Root estimated that
Mr. Hughes majority might vary be
tween 60,000 and 75,000. One of the
dispatches received by Secretary Root
came from the editor of the Presa at
Utica, In which city the secretary
made his only speech of the campaign.
The dispatch Indicated the re-election
of Representative Sherman and the
success of Mr. Hughes In Oneida
county by a majority of about 8,000.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7. Never
before in California have election re
turns been counted so slowly. From
all part of the state come report
that the count has been delayed. Cities
like Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramen
to and others, where the count Is us
ually far advanced by midnight, sent
In pitifully meagre returns. At 2
o'clock this morning only 389 precincte
out of 2,471 had been heard from.
These gave for governor, Gillett, Rep,
22,021: Bell, Dem., 19,313; Langdon,
i- League. 12,752
Gillett carried San Francisco by 1,-
216 vote over Bell. The total vote of
the city was: Gillett, 12,906; Bell, 11,-
690; Langdon, 10,522.
The entire Republican and union la
bor legislative ticket in this city was
elected with the exception of Frank
French for senator. French was ex
pelled from the last legislature and
he sought vindication.
The principal fight In this city was
on superior court Judges. All of the
Ruef candidates were defeated ex-
cet Morgan, who beat Hosmer, one of
the four incumbent Judges.
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 7. At mid
night, tonight, the re-election of Gov
ernor Hoch seems reasonably certain,
although the Democrats claim the
state for Harris by a plurality of 3,
000. .
SEATTLE RETURNS.
SEATTLE, Nov. 7. Complete re
turns from King county show that
(Continued on Fas' .
JohnSiemsen Coroborates Confes
sion Made By Dabner.
POLICE SECURING EVIDENCE
Expected Sufficient Evidence Will Be
Obtained to Hang Both Dabner
and Siemsen for Several Mur
ders Committed.
1
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7. John
Siemsen, alias Simpson, has confessed
to the police, verifying in every par
ticular the stories of robberies and
murders which Louis V. Dabner, a
oy oniy eignieen years ui
fessed to yesterday to the chief of
police. Dabner was a confederate and
dupe of Siemsen.
The police have been bending every
effort and energy to complete the chain
B
I OIsivMnnn n A rv1l rf-l ail ffl rti Otl T
to hang both men. The police have
alS0 seCUred eV,de"C! twther
men, both ex-convicts, Harry Kear
ney and Edward Scott, alias, "Scotty,"
are ImP1,catei ,n some of the cr,mes
confessed to by Dabner and Slemsen.
The detectives are trying to force the
wlle 01 o l"
diamonds and furs purchased with the
money stolen from the Japanese bank.
FIVE WERE DROWNED.
ST. JOHN'S, N. B., Nov. 7. Fears
are expressed here that the entire crew
of twelve on the Norwegian bark
Adeona, wrecked last Monday at Bex
ton, lost their lives in the breaking up
of the vessel. It Is known that Ave
were drowned while attempting to
reach shore in a life boat.
RETURN VERDICT.
ATLANTIC CITT. Nov. 7. The
coroner's Jury tonight agreed to place
the blame of the thoroughfare wreck
on Sunday, October 28, upon Daniel
Stewart, the aged bridge tender. Stew
art! will be arrested, charged with
criminal neglect.
CONFESSES
CRIME