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Show f SHORT STORIES f 4 I HI H I H -f MM t-H--H- MILWAUKEE. Nov. 12. An official canvass of the vote In the Third Congressional Con-gressional district of Wisconsin gives Congressman Babcock, Republican, a plurality plu-rality of 2$5 over Herman Grotophorstf Democrat WASHINGTON. Nov. 12, The receipts for the month of October In tho fifty largest larg-est postofficcs of the country wero JC.2CW.-879, JC.2CW.-879, as compared with f3,960,5W for tho samo month a year ago, an Jncreaso of 1.13 per cent. NEW YORK. Nov. 12. Mgr. Chappelle. archbishop of New Orleans, Cuba and Porto Rico, arrived hero today on the steamer La Lorralno from Havro. after a stay of several weoks In Rome. On October Oc-tober 23 he had an audience with Pope Plus and was most kindly received. CHARLESTON. W. Va.. Nov. 12,-Offi-cera still control tho situation In Fayette, but has not up to noon reported tho capture cap-ture of Edward Jackson, tho slayer of Sheriff Daniels. Gov. White today offered of-fered a reward of J5(0 for tho capture of Jackson dead or alive. ST. LOUTS, Nov. 12. MoJ.-Gen. Bates, commanding tho Northern division, has been notified from Washington that two battalions of tho Sixteenth United States Infantry will be ordered hero for guard duty after the close of the World's fair. NEW YORK, Nov. 12. Ferdinand Harff, formerly a properous candy manufacturer man-ufacturer of Cincinnati and St. Louis, was found In a saloon here today suffering suffer-ing from opium poisoning and died a few hours later In u hospital. NEWBURGH. N. Y.. Nov. 12. Gov. Odcll today denied a published story that he was to become the president of the Pacific Pa-cific Mall Steamship company. WASHINGTON. Nov. 12. It was announced an-nounced today at the White House that the President, on his approaching trip to St. Louis, would make no stops at other cities cither going or coming. WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. John II. Hall. United States District Attorney of Oregon, Ore-gon, has been reappointed by the President. Presi-dent. Mr. Hall was first appointed January Jan-uary 10. 1S9S. NEW YORK, Nov. 12. R. P. Roe. for many years a director of the National Lead company, has been elected vice-president vice-president of the company. No auccoasor to Mr. Stevens on tho board of directors has yet been elected. BOSTON. Nov. 12. "No bill" In the case of Joe Walcott. tho colored pugilist, chorged with manslaughter In shooting Nelson Hall. Jr.. about three weeks ago, was returned by tho grand Jury today. The Jury found that the shooting In which Walcotfa hand was Injured waa accidental. acci-dental. WASHINGTON. Nov. 12 -Secretary Morton will, at Its coming session, ask Congress to pn an act to Increase the command and enlisted force of the navy. Thla action Is In view of recent estimates that when tho ships now building for the naw arc commanded tt will tako about 30R7 "officers and 6t.W enllstwl men to man them. |