Show I THE MAINE ELECTION I I From Present Indications the Republicans Have Won IMPORTANT COFFEE NOTES Public Printer Benedict Takes the IZcquired Oath and Assumes Office Latest News from Charleston A Murderer Confesses His Crime The Maine Elecrlon PORTLAND Sept 14 Returns from all but I three towns in Cumberland county show the I entire Republican ticket elected I Returns so far as received show that the I f seats in the Senate are composed of twenty I six Republicans and five Democrats The I last Senate was entirely Republican The House of Representatives of 1885 was composed t com-posed of 115 Republicans 3 Democrats I and 2 Greenbackers The Republicans have F gained twelve and lost two and four more j are in doubt I the doubtful ones are I Democratic the Republicans will have gained six over last year t AUGUSTA Sept 14 Official returns are being received at the Stato House About I 100 towns and cities have responded thus far Chairman Manley said this afternoon j Bodwells majority over Edwards reached fully 14000 The Legislature will be nearly I I as strong Republican as two years ago Republicans j Re-publicans get every representative district I six but hundred one in Franklin majority county and carry it bv I SKOWHEOAN Sept 14 Somerset county gives 650 plurality to Bodweil for Governor The Prohibitionists elect seven of the eight Representatives a gain of two over 1884 They also elect a Senator and every county officer o I |