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Show ;vUM :MIUMW.. li-kOlllilClN ll-ML : li MM ' MOT WEATHER BRIGS OUT VOTES : ft'APIDLY; ONE-THIRD OF TOTAL VOTE' ! CAST IN NEW YORK BEFORE 9 O'CLOCK - BULLETIN. BOSTON, Nov. a The first town In Massachusetts to report the rtsult of today's election wn Mashple, In th Fourteeenth Congressional district.' The vote for President was: Parker, 2; Roosevelt, 69. In 1900 the rote for the town was: Bryan, 3; McKinley, 65. Norwell was the second 'town to report re-port complete returns for President. The rote was: Parker, 66; Roosevelt, 150. Vote in 1900: Bryan, 65; Mc-Klnley, Mc-Klnley, 186. Indications All Over Country of Probably Heavier Vote Cast Than in Any Presidential Presi-dential Contest. NEW YORK, Nov. 8. Throughout the entire East Ideal weather prevails toda Aj From Maine down the coast line and back Into the Interior It Is sunny s.nd'c.sp, and as a result an extremely heavy vote Is being polled. This Is par- tlculfly true of the rural districts, where a long spell of dry weather has put ; the roads In excellent condition and enabled the voters to reach the polls with ease. In fact, up to noon today reports Indicate that the good weather extends over the entire country, and leads the experts at headquarters to predict that the vote cast will be the heaviest in many elections. In New Tork State the weather conditions and the earnest efforts of both parties to get the voters out early are having a decided effect, and from many places up State it was reported that a third of the vote had been cast by 9 ' o'clock. An unusually heavy vote was reported In every city and town heard from during the morning. "Workers for the Republicans and Democrats were aotlve In getting out the vote, but no trouble was reported, and little was anticipated. an-ticipated. Very few persons connected with the national and State committees were at the different headquarters today. Vice-Chairman Nicoll. Secretary Woodson and August Belmont were at the Democratic headquarters shortly before noon, but little business was transacted. Secretary Woodson was talking with Chairman Chair-man Taggart on the long distance telephone and had an exchange of pleasantries pleas-antries regarding the situation. "Mr." "Woodson told the chairman that he heard that the Republicans bad "got him In Indiana, to w hich Mr. Taggart replied that he waa still a long ways ahead of them. None of the members of the Republican national committee was at headquarters head-quarters during the early part of the day. At the Fifth Avenue hotel telegrams were received by the Republican State committee from different parts of the State saying that there was good weather and a full vote was being polled. that Sparks, Democrat, will control the Legislature and that Van Duser. Democrat, Demo-crat, will be re-elected to Congress. KANSAS. TOPEKA, Kan., Nov. 8. In Kansas cities of the first class the polls opened at 6 o'clock this morning for the first time In a general election. As a result a heavy vote was polled early. In To-peka To-peka at least 15 per cent of the registered regis-tered vote was polled before 8 o'clock. There is little interest In the national ticket in Kansas, as it Is conceded to Roosevelt by a big plurality, but the fight on State and county tickets Is getting the vote out. IOWA. DES MOINES. la.. Nov. 8. Telegrams Tele-grams received from every section of the State by the chairmen of the Democratic Demo-cratic and Republican State central committees report an unusually heavy early vote. In the country precincts where, owing to the splendid farm weather, It was feared the vote would be light, the opposite Is found true. All cities report a healthy Increased vote. OREGON. PORTLAND, Or.. Nov. . This city will go heavily Republican. Reports from the Interior Indicate cloudy weather weath-er at most places.. Apparently more interest in-terest is being displayed in interior 'towns than in the larger cities of the State. MAINE. PORTLAND, Me., Nov. 8. Maine voters were called upon today to ballot only for Presidential electors, but the prevalance of desirable weather, it was estimated, would bring out a large vote. The State is claimed by the Republicans by about 25,000 for Roosevelt. CONNECTICUT. NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Nov. 8. Crisp. clear weather was reported from all parts of Connecticut, making election day conditions the best In many years.-In years.-In Hartford the crush of voters at the opening of voting places was unprecedented, unprece-dented, in one ward 100 men being in line before daylight. NEBRASKA. t ' OMAHA, Nov. 8. Clear, cool weather greeted the Nebraska voters today. The early voting waa heavy. Considerable scratching was reported on 'the six-foot ballot." which was more or less complicated. com-plicated. Reports received at Democratic Demo-cratic headquarters at Lincoln indicate that in the towns the early voting was lively, but that the farmers are slow In reaching the polls. MASSACHUSETTS. BOSTON. Nov. 8. Indications of the polling of an unusually large vote throughout Massachusetts appeared In the early part of election morning. Excellent Ex-cellent weather prevailed. Democratic leaders entered upon today's election, conceding the State to President Roosevelt Roose-velt by perhaps 60,000. but claiming the election of Douglas. Democratic candidate candi-date for Governor, over Gov. Bates, Republican. was wry heavy. Nearly one-third of the normal vote had been cast during the first two hours and the leaders predicted pre-dicted a record vote before the polls closed at 5 o'clock. Further up town the early hours passed quietly, but the voters began to turn out in good volume vol-ume during the forenoon. In this city perfect weather brought out a large early vote and the voting continued heavy during the morning. At Tammany Hall It was estimated that the vote in the city during the morning was being cast at the rate of 100.000 an hour. Although a number of arrests were made on charges of illegal ille-gal registration and a fight occurred in one polling place, the morning voting In general in Greater New York was quietly done. Immediate Hearings Given. Magistrates were sitting in all sections of the city to give an immediate hearing to men arrested on charges of Illegal voting and prisoners were arraigned as soon a they reached the station houses. Many of them were successful In proving their right to cast their ballot and were promptly released. At the West Forty-seventh Forty-seventh street station fourteen arrests in election cases were made before S o'clock, but the deputies were not able to present sufficient evidence to hold any of them and the prisoners were discharged. dis-charged. COLORADO. DENVER. Nov. 8. Fine weather throughout the State, with the extraordinary extraor-dinary interest manifested In the election elec-tion of Governor, Insures a very heavy vote. Much scratching is reported in Denver and other cities and Democrats regard this as an Indication that their candidate for Governor, Alva Adams, will defeat Gov. Peabody. Members of labor unions are said to be voting generally gen-erally for Adams. Women are voting In large numbers throughout the State. MARYLAND. BALTIMORE. Md., Nov. 8. In the twenty-three counties of Maryland the polls opened at 8 o'clock and will close at 6 o'clock. The weather In every part of the State Is favorable to bring out a large vote, and advices from the counties coun-ties Indicate that both parties are polling poll-ing their full strength. The election Is proceeding quietly, though there is extraordinary ex-traordinary activity among both Democrats Dem-ocrats and Republicans In getting the NEW YORK, Nov. 8. Almost perfect per-fect weather prevailed in Greater New York. From the moment the polls opened at 6 o'clock the booths in many election districts were filled and lines of men stood awaiting their turn to , deposit a ballot. Trouble began in some quarters al-xr-os't at the start with arrests for alleged al-leged Illegal voting. In some cases the arrests were accompanied by disorderly disorder-ly demonstrations and at least two persons, per-sons, a policeman and a citizen, were injured before voting had been in prog-- prog-- ress twenty minutes. Three Thousand Deputies. The first surprise of the day was pru-by State Superintendent of . Elects.. Morgan, when he distributed earlpf 3000 deputies representing his office through the election districts of the greater city. It had been expected that the 800 deputies that the superintendent superin-tendent of elections is authorized to appoint would be reinforced .today by about 200 men, including a large number num-ber of secret service agents whose whole attention would be directed toward to-ward the holders of alleged Illegal naturalization nat-uralization papers. New,Law Is Dug Up. It developed today, however, that Mr. Morgan had found that under a section of the Metropolitan lection district law -the State Superintendent or any of his deputies is empowered to call on any person to assist him in the performance per-formance of his duty. This law raised practically all restrictions regarding appointment of deputies and 2000 additional addi-tional men were 6 worn. The men selected for this work are volunteers and they went on duty at the opening of the polls to remain until the votes are counted. Challenges in Plenty. Each of the deputies was supplied with a list registered voters who were to be cTi&llenged. The list included in-cluded the name of every person whose right to register was challenged, provided pro-vided that challenge had not been withdrawn. with-drawn. Hundreds of other names also fcad been placed on the list as a result of Investigations conducted by Mr. Morgan's office since the registration closed. Arrests for alleged' Illegal voting vot-ing began early and the officers at police po-lice headquarters soon had all the bus-tness bus-tness they could attend to In the election elec-tion cases alone. Trouble in "De Eight." The first real trouble was reported In the turbulent Eighth Assembly district. In the lower East Side. At one polling place a gang of fifty or -seventy-five men apparently acting upon a prearranged pre-arranged plan surrounded the polling place and began to make It unpleasant for the policemen on guard there. Finally they rushed the booth and began be-gan to Jostle the officer who stood at the door. Other policemen came to the assistant assist-ant of the assaulted officer and the mo, finally was dispersed. In the melee me-lee crie of the policemen and one of the assailants was Injured. Similar disturbances dis-turbances in which the police had to drive off other gangs occurred in other polling places In the district Balloting Is Heavy. In the districts In the lower part of ,the city., lie early morning balloting RHODE ISLAND. PROVIDENCE, R. I., Nov. 8. The early voting indicated the heaviest total poll in the history of the State. Ideal weather prevail Republicans admitted admit-ted the defeat of Gov. Garvin. Democrat, Demo-crat, as possibly doubtful, but claimed the State for Roosevelt WEST VIRGINIA. WHEELING. W. V.. Nov. 8. The weather is promising and the early morning morn-ing vote is the heaviest on record in Wheeling. Dawson, Republican for Governor, Gov-ernor, is being scratched. At Democratic headquarters the statement was given out that the vote would be the largest ever gotten out In the State. The Democrats claim the election of three of the five Congressmen. Congress-men. Reports from over the State say that the farmers are scratching Dawson, Daw-son, Republican, for Governor, to the extentthat the election of Cornwall la voters to tne polls. Dispatches from the southern counties, the "Black Belt" of Maryland, are to the effect that many illiterate negroes-are finding difficulty diffi-culty in voting the complicated ballot CALIFORNIA. 6 AN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8. In San Francisco much Interest is manifested in the election and many votes were cast soon after the polls opened. Clos contests con-tests are expected in the Fourth and Fifth Congressional district. The former is located entirely in this city. The Fifth Includes part of the city and the counties of San Mateo and Santa Clara. Vigorous efforts are also being made on behalf of the various legislative and Judicial candidates. can-didates. A plurality for Roosevelt Is generally gen-erally conceded. NEVADA. RENO. Nev., Nov. 8. The day is perfect per-fect and the prospect for a full vote is good. Comparatively little excitement prevails. The Democrats practically eon-csds eon-csds the Stat to Roosevelt, hut slalm sllc-raV.e eurU;.:-? ia I Cone ar. I more than or.-ary )::t" ' .st is generally general-ly mani'este 1. . CI3. CLEVELAND. O., Nov. 8. The vote in this city was very hpavy diirlrsr the early; flours of the day, pmtjubly dje to the re lu w eluding- the polls at 4 o'clock. Th-jf crati hing of tickets was almost generau Vf"Uhr cool snd partly rlou.ly. f CI.NCUNNATI, Nov. 8. With dellgMfr.f, fair weather and a temperature of 40 ce-gre's ce-gre's there were larpe numbers of voters at the opening of the polls, indicating a full vote. 1 INDIANA. I INDIANAPOLI3. Nov. 8. Iection day in Indiana opened with; ideal weather. Reports from all par,ts of the State show betetr organizations than ever before. Both parties b,"ave made elaborate arrangements to et out the full vote. At Evansvllle the first trial of voting machines is pronng eminently eminent-ly satisfactory and a fteavy morning vote -was polled.' The' Socialists are unusually aciire-irtihe polls. . X ' , J Hake Way for G rover. . PRINCETON, N. J.. Nov. 8. Former President Grover Cleveland voted at j the First district polling place. When he appeared the long line gave way and allowed him to enter at once. The ex-President came out of the booth, Votes Thick As Lcircs . . -. . , .. (Continued from Page L) assured. Unless the scratching of Daw-eon Daw-eon remits in many ballots being thrown out, it 1 believed that Roosevelt will carry the State with a majority equatto that of McKlnley. J SOUTH DAKOTA- : - ' . SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Nov. 8. Ideal election 'weather prevails here. It is bright and warm. .The prospects are for a heavy vote. ' 2T0BTH DAKOTA. ' 1 1 r GRAND RAPIDS, N. D.. Nov. 8. Election day opened clear and cool. The day is an ideal one for getting out the vote and while there is little feeling of uncertainty there Is enough interest to insure in-sure a full vote.. . iuiraxsoTA., MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 8. Cool- and clear. A heavy vote was cast in the first two hours. Dunn, the Republican candidate candi-date for Governor, was cut very generally. gener-ally. ST. PAUL, Nov. 8. The polling booths opened at 6 o'clock and the voting was brisk. Weather clear. At Duiuth voting machines are being used in four precincts of the city for the first time. The Indications Indi-cations are for a heavy vote with much splitting on the State ticket owing to the fight on the Governorship. " " WISCONSIN". ana axter a few words with a friend he sauntered back to Westlands. WISCONSIN. : MILWAUKEE, Nov. 8. Specials from different parts of the State indicate indi-cate that a heavy vote 1 being: polled. There apparently Is much scratching. MnraxsoTA. - ST. PAUL, Nov. 8. Keen interest In the contest for the Governorship, coupled cou-pled with the favorable weather. . is bringing out in the State what Is said to be the largest rog of any election In years.' ILLINOIS. CHICAGO, Nov.v 8. Report from points throughout Illinois showed that election day wag marked by perfect weather and. an unusually heavy early vote. Indications point to average Republican Re-publican majorities. WYOsmrG.' CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 8. An unusually un-usually large vote was polled in Cheyenne during the early hours and the weather conditions are such as to assure a big vote in the country . districts, which are taking a lively Interest in the contest between be-tween Cheyenne. Casper and Lander for the State capltoL Roosevelt and Fair-bank Fair-bank elwtors are running ahead of the other candidates on the Republican ticket with every prospect of carrying the State. NEW JERSEY. TRENTON, N. J.. Nov. 8. Reports from every section of the State are that clear weather prevails and that an unusually un-usually heavy vote la being ' polled. Stokes, Republican candidate for Governor. Gov-ernor. Is running slightly behind Roosevelt Roose-velt in the upper counties, but little cutting Is being done In the southern end of the State. . MILWAUKEE. Nov. 8. The' battle of ballots . in this State opened with a rush today. The weather waa cloudy and mild. Early vote heavy. Voting machines are used throughout the city. Interest is intense in-tense and a close election la expected. At Oshkosh voting machines are being tried for the first time. ; Rain is falling in that aectkw. . .. DELAWARE. v ' WILMINGTON, DeL. Nov. 8. The day opened clear and pleasant In this city. Both parties are using every effort to get out a full vote. From present indications It does not appear that much cutting is being Mone. This would indicate that the Republicans will poll their full vote. ILLINOIS. CHICAGO, Nov. 8. Election day dawned with sky overcast, but with small prospects of rain, while the temperature tem-perature wa a happy medium, neither hot nor cold. Indications early in the day pointed to a heavy vote. WASHINGTON. St. Louis Wool. ST. LOUIS, Nov, 8. Wool Steady. Territory Ter-ritory and Western mediums, 22Q"2Gc; fine medium, 19 21c; fine, l&rl8c. 1 Omaha Cattle. OMAHA. Nov. 1 Cattle Receipts. 11,-500; 11,-500; market strong to lOo higher. Native steers, t3.75ig'6.30; cows and heifers, 12.60 8.8S; Western steers, J3.004i6.60; Texas steers, 83.006.60; Texas steers. $2.7563.76; range cows .and heifers, $2.25433.40; can-ners, can-ners, fl.75&2.16; stockera and feeders, 82.2S 64.00; calves, 83.00g6.60; bulls and stags, 1.753.75. . Hogs Receipts, 4900; market shade higher. Heavy. (4.92H4.96; mixed. UMly, ?4.96; light. 4.9V34.97i: pigs. 4.X&4.75; bulk of sales. 4.92V4.97. Sheep Receipts, 3&00; strong to, 10c higher. high-er. Western yearlings. $4.00(34.40; wethers, $3.90fr4.90; ewes, $3.&o4.00; common 'and stockers, $2.6004.16: lambs. $5.00.46. Kansas City Cattle. KANSAS ClTT. Nov. 8. Cattle-Receipts, 8000; market strong. Native steers, $3.75i&'.60; native cows and heifers, ,$1.6o 6.00; stockers and feeders. $2.254.00; bulls. $1.7563.60; calves. $2.256.75; Western steers, $3.004.60; Western cows, $1.60 3J5. . Hogs Receipts. WOO; market strong. Bulk of sales, $4.8fV(6.96; heavy, $6.0CE 6.12H: packers, $4.90&3.06; pigs and lights, $4.4OS.0O. Sheep Receipts. 1000. Market 10c higher. Muttons, $3064.50; lambs. $4.2666.76; range wethers, $4.006H.7B; ewes, $2.6064.00; fed Mexican yearlings, 78 pounds, $165. Chicago Cattle. CHICAGO. Nov. 8. Cattle Receipts. $000. Including 1000; market strong. Good to prime ateers, $6.1067.00; poor to medium, me-dium, $3.SO6.0u; stockers and feeders. $2.1064.16; cows. $1.606460; heifers. $1.S0 6.50; canners. $1J6640; bulls, $2.004.15; calves, $3.0067.00: Western steers, $2,856) 6.40. Hogs Receipts today, 18,000; tomorrow, 26,000; market strong. Mixed and butoh-em, butoh-em, $4.8066.30; good to ohoece heavy, $4.95 6.16; rough heavy, $4.6564.80; light, $4.756 6.05; bulk of sales. $4.8566.00. Sheep Receipts. 15.0U0; sheep, strong; lambs, steady to 10c higher; good to choice wethers. $4.3564.76; fair to choice mixed. $3.6064.26; Western sheep. $3.006ii0; native na-tive lambs, $4.1066.75; Western lambs, $3.6066.65. " . Sp7New-CTuiser. . WASHINGTON, Nov. ' 8.-J3ecretary Morton today received a report from Capt. Dayton, president of the board of inspection inspec-tion and survey, saying that the armored cruiser West Virginia maintained 'an average speed, as corrected for tidal currents, cur-rents, of-22.146 knots per hour for four hours at her recent trial over the measured meas-ured court off St. Ann, exceeding by .146 of a knot the speed called for in the contract con-tract with her builders, the Newport News Ship-Building and Dry Dock company. com-pany. This performance Insures the acceptance ac-ceptance ot this warship by the Govern- UNCLE SAM CON. WILL PASS THE DIVIDEND. The dlrecotrs of the Uncle Sam Consolidated Con-solidated have decided to pass the November No-vember dividend of $5000 and to use the money for the purpose of exploring the ore bodies which run Into the . Uncle Sam from the May Day. It will require about 6000 feet of work to reach the ore body and it is very likely that other oth-er ore bodies will be encountered In running that distance. CONSTRUCTION UNDEfi. WAT. Fred Lyon, chief engineer of the United States company, has returned from, the Mammoth group In Shasta county, California, and reports that construction Is now under way. The bunk and boarding-houses are going- up and the compressor-house Is nearly completed. A pipe-line which will supply sup-ply the camp with water is being laid and the road to the mine Is being graded grad-ed and put In shape. The survey for the tram which will connect the mine and smelter spanning a distance of two and one-half mllea is also being made. , OEE IN PTTTSBUXbGr IS THIRTEEN FEET WIDE. S. M. Levy, the manager of the Pittsburg Pitts-burg at Alta has Just come down from a visit to the property and states that the encouraging reports which have been circulated about the property have not been exaggerated. He states that the ore at the Intersection Inter-section of the fissure and the contact has been followed along the strike for forty feet and Is at leaat thirteen feet wide. This entire body is ore and runs 20 per cent lead with corresponding values in gold and silver. In this vein are clean bunches of galena which go between 65 and 70 per cent lead. , SEATTLE, ."Waah.. Nov. 8. A heavy fog hung over the city when the polls opened this morning. Interest is keen because of the fight over the Governorship Governor-ship and a heavy vote was reported. MONTANA. BUTTE, Mont., Nov. 8. Reports from the State are that the weather is uni-formlv uni-formlv clear, but cold. The voters are slow to come In. and up to 10 o'clock a. m.. only a small portion of the registration registra-tion had been polled. - . a ' ' CALIFORNIA. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8. The election elec-tion Is proceeding quletlv in all parts .of Twr. g,., Chairman Spellacy of the Democratic State committee concedes j that Roosevelt may have 80.000 plurality but he claims that the Democrats will !ect Ave of the eight Congressmen. The Republicans, however, expect to secure the entire delegation. An unusually heavy Socialist vote is being polled. PENNSYLVANIA. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 8. Reports from nearly every section of the State indicate that a heavy vote is being polled In- Pennsylvania. President Roosevelt is reported to be running strong in the mining districts, many Democratic miners casting their ballots bal-lots for him. As the day progressed the Interest in the voting increased to such an extent that practically the normal vote was polled by noon. There were few challenges and no trouble reported. re-ported. . ' JUSSOUEL ST. LOUIS. 1 Nov. 8. Reports re ceived during the fore part of the day Indicate that a very heavy vote la being be-ing cast In Missouri. The perfect weather is bringing out an early vote, both in cities and rural districts. Con- |