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LATEST RETURNS SHOW
SULZER LEADS SLIGHTLY
Almost complete returns from the territorial elec
tion received from Fairbanks at 3:30 o clock yes
terday afternoon indicate the election of Chailes A.
Sulzer, the Democratic candidate for ^delegate to
congress, by a small plurality over Wickersham.
Contrary to expectations, the fourth division seems
to have given Sulzer a plurality, and this, with the
substantial lead of Sulzer in his home division, the
First, seems to make his election sure. There are
several small precincts yet to hear from, and these
may change the result, although it is fair to presume
that Sulzer will at least hold his own in the belated
returns. Grigsby, Democratic candidate for attorney
general, has a safe lead over his Republican oppo
nent.
The returns from the Fourth division make cer
tain the election of Senator Dan Sutherland o\er
Tom McGowan for the territorial senatorship, and
the success of the following candidates tor the
lower house: Burns (Dem.), Hess (Dem.), Nor
land (Wickersham Ind.), and Snow (Ind.)
For road commissioner, the incumbent, Ross, is
apparently elected.
On the prohibition question the almost unanimoij
dry majorities in the outlying districts have been cut
down considerably by the vote in Fairbanks, winch
was heavily wet, but the majority of i 45 will be in
creased when the returns from the remote districts
are received. Apparently the territory has voted
dry by a large majority.
The Fairbanks News-Miner claims the election of
Sulzer by a plurality of 300, and Grigsby by 1,200.
Following are the returns for the Fourth division
up to 3:45 p. m. yesterday, and the totals for the
four divisions for delegate and attorney general:
PARTIAL vote of the fourth division
For Delegate—
, 207
Lewis .. ... -
Sulzer .. •.• • • ..
Wicker sham . . lAoo
Attorney General -
Cobb . 546
Grizsbv . 983
Schofield .. • 4’2a2
Territorial Senator—
McCabe 43°
McGowan .•••••■ 1.15S
Sutherland . 1,40!)
Representatives—
Bean . 225
Burns . ■ ■ ! 389
Crllins . 9 ‘9
Dunn . 793
Hess . 1<382
Huev .■ 189
Kilgore . 959
Ledger ..
Monahan .
Norland . X'272
Snow . 4949
Yinal . ;?3
Webster . ®°8
Westenvik . 329
Road Commissioner- -
Jensen .
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Prohibition—
Wet . 946
Dry .X"X
almost complete territorial returns
For Delegate— 'First. Second. Third. Fourth.
Lewis . 194 385 29‘
Sulzer . 2,226 550 1,440 1.4,o
Wickersham . 1.745 760 1.595 1.455
For Attorney General
,. , . ... 8o4 o46
f:obb, . 1.485 1.252
. 762 1.252
Schofield .
"Eight precincts, including town of Suker, to bear from.
**Flurality of 400.
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LONDONS ATTENTION DIVERTED FROM WAR
LONDON, Nov. 9.—The London newspapers to
day announced the election of Hughes. Intense ex
citement prevails here, and British officials are bom
barding the American embassy for news. With one
accord the city has turned from war to election
news, and the great world conflict takes a secondary
place in the dispatches for the first time since the
beginning of the war.
FOUR STATES ARE ADDED TO DRY COLUMN
CHICAGO, Nov. 9.—Oliver Stewart, the national
Prohibition campaign manager, claims the addition
of Michigan, South Dakota, Nebraska and Montana
to the state-wide prohibition column as a result of
Tuesday’s elections.
OREGON ADOPTS-STRINGENT PROHIBITION
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 10.—The state of Ore
gon has adopted the prohibition measure by a ma
jority of 1,500. It absolutely forbids the importa
tion of liquor into the state.
Splendid Democratic Victory Achieved Despite
Opposition of Influential and Populous
Eastern Section of Country
‘ Wilson carries California and wins.”
The above message, received at 9:05 p. m. on
Thursday, ended the suspense which had prevailed
for days as to the outcome of the presidential elec
tion. It had been preceded by many claims of the
election of Hughes by the Republican national man
agers, by the confident announcements of news
papers to the effect that the Republican candidate
! had won, and by returns from the populous ceftters
1 of the East which seemed to justify the claims of
j the Republicans. But occasionally through the
J two days and more of suspense would come the as
j surance of Vance McCormick, chairman of the Dem
I ocratic committee, that Wilson was a sure winner.
[ And when on Wednesday night, despite the fact that
j New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana and Wis
j consin had given their electoral votes to Hughes, the
| Intrepid Democratic leader wired Ins congratulations
j to President Wilson, although it was thought to be
; somewhat premature, the Democrats began to re
; gain hope. The bulletins of Thursday announced
that Hughes had a total of 230 voles assured, and
Wilson a total of 256, with California, Minnesota,
New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon and West Vir
ginia, with a total of 47 voles, doubtful. It was evi
dent that the vote of either California or Minnesota
would assure Wilson’s elect.on. And when the news
| came that California had cast her electoral vote for
President Wilson it was realized that the contest was
ended in the victory of the President.
The early dispatches were or an extremely d s
coui'aging nature to the Democrats. New York,
which for the first time in many years will cast her
electoral vote for the unsuccessful cand.date for
President, early was conceded to the Republicans.
Illinois and Indiana, which had been expected to
cast their votes for the Democratic cand date, were
soon after placed in the Republican column, and
it was seen that the Democratic hopes rested m the
South and West.
Encouraging news came from the West, however,
and when Ohio was conceded to the Democrats, and
Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Montana added
their totals to the Wilson column, it was seen that
Democratic stock was in the ascendant, and as
Washington, Idaho, Utah and Wyoming were added
o the Wilson list, and Minnesota and California were
doubtful, by Thursday morning the belief m Wil
son’s success had become a certainty.
On Friday morning came confirmation of the
result in California, and consequently the election
of Wilson, in the following dispatch:
“Republican Chairman Rowell concedes Cali
fornia to Wilson by 2,970 votes. Forty-eight scat
| tering small precincts, still uncounted, will not ma
! terially alter the result."
How the Vote Stood at Latest Accounts
States— Wilson Hughes Doubtful
'Alabama . 12
I Arizona . 3
I Arkansas . 9
[ California .. 13
| Colorado . 6
Connecticut - 7
Delaware . 3
I Florida . 6
Georgia . 14
Idaho . 4
Illinois . 29
Indiana . 13
Iowa . . 13
Kansas . 10
Kentucky .— 13
Louisiana . 10
Maine . 6
Maryland . 8
Massachusetts . 18
Minnesota . ... 12
Michigan . 15
Mississippi . 10
Missouri . 18
Montana . 4
Nebraska . 8
Nevada . 3
New Hampshire . 4 .... 4
New Jersey . 14
New Mexico.. .... 3
New York . 45
North Carolina. . 12
North Dakota . 5
Ohio . 24
Oklahoma . 10
Oregon . .... 5
Pennsylvania . 38
Rhode Island .. 5
South Carolina . 9
South Dakota _ 5
Tennessee . 12
Texas . 20 - .
Utah . 4
Vermont . 4
Virginia . 12
Wash ington . 7
West Virginia . .... 8
Wisconsin . 13
Wyoming . 3
Totals . 278 225 28
TOLSTOI RETURNS
Ira Van Orsdal, who arrived in the city '
yesterday from Tolstoi, gives the following
as the vote of that precinct, as nearly as he
can remember it:
For Delegate—Wickersham, 38; Sul
zer, 28.
For Attorney General Grigsby leads
over Schofield by several votes.
For Representatives—Snow, 28; Vinal,
25; Kilgore, 21; Webster, 19.
Prohibition—Dry, 49; wet. 9.
Only one vote was cast against the eight
hour proposition.
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THE DIKEMAN VOTE
The following election returns from Dike
man precinct, although not official, are be
lieved to be authentic:
For Delegate—Lewis, 2; Sulzer, 3; Wick
crsham, 3.
For Attorney General—Grigsby, 5; Scho
field, 1.
For Senator—McGowan, 1; Sutherland, 0.
For Representatives—Bean, 2; Burns, 5 ;
Collins, 1; Hess, 5; Huey, 1; Kilgore, 5;
Monahan, 3; Nerland, 3; Vinal, 1; Webster,
l; Westenvik, 2.
For Road Commissioner—Jensen, 1; Sa
bin, 5; Steil, 1,
Eight-hour Law—For, 6; against, 1.
Prohibition—Dry, 5; wet, 2.
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DAWSON AND OSTNESS IN PAY
Ira Van Orsdal, who left Tolstoi on last
Wednesday morning, arrived in the city yes
terday, and says that shortly before he
started on his journey word came that Frank
Dawson and Lars Ostnes, operating on dis
covery claim, Boob, had struck pay. The
report stated that a seven-pan bucket
showed values of $2.75.
Mr. Van Orsdal says that a considerable
movement has set in from the Innoko camps
to the Tolstoi, and that the miners are
engaged principally in building cabins and
preparing for the winter’s work at present.
No work of any magnitude is being carried
on on any other creek than Boob, but theri
will be considerable activity on other creek,
in the near future.
FIRST WOMAN CONGRESSMAN
IS ELECTED IN MONTANA
MISSOULA, Mont., Nov. S. Miss Jean
ette Rankin, Republican candidate for con
gress from this district, bus been elected by
a small majority. Her opponent was Con
gressman John M. Evans. Democrat.
Miss Rankin is a member of one of the
pioneer families of Western Montana, and
was born in this city. She is a graduate of
the state university, and for several years
has been prominent in the activities of
women’s organizations.
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JOE SMITH GOES TO MOORE
Joe Smith is about ready to take hi
departure for Moore creek, where he will
do considerable development work on his
extensive interests during the next few
weeks. lie is taking with him a power
drill and a force of men, and expects to be
gone at least a month or six weeks.
LEAVES FOR OUTSiDE
H. M. Guise, for the past two years or
more a member of the Yukon Gold Com
pany’s office force, left for the Outside on
Wednesday last by way of the Seward trail.
He may not return to Iditarod, and will
make a visit to his old home in Chicago
before resuming work. Sid Ensor accom
! panied him with a dog team. He will re
j turn immediately from Seward.
NEW TRAIL TO TOLSTOI
John H. Scott, White Pass agent at Dike
man, arrived in the city on Thursday last.
He reports that the election passed off
quietly at Dikeman, and that the inhabit
| ants of that port did not become unduly
I excited. In fact, about two-fifths. of the
| voters refrained from exercising their fran
chise. There were eight votes cast. Mr.
Scott says that Jim Fullerton has a force
of five men working on the new trail to
Tolstoi, and that they are doing splendid
work, marking the trail, building bridges,
clearing, etc. The claim is made that the
■ proposed trail is considerably shorter than
| the present one.
HOW TEXAS VOTED
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 10.—Incomplete
returns from this state give Wilson 228,000
and Hughes 58.000.
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WHAT THE COLONEL SAID
The following, which was posted on the
bulletin boards yesterday, evidently was re
ceived by wireless telephone:
“When the resuit of the national election
was made known to Colonel George Harvey,
editor of the North American Review, he
made the following statement:
“ ’???!: ;,.:;ic ..m&l
“After recovering his accustomed superb
mental poise, Mr. Harvey continued:
“ ‘I regard the election of W'ilson as a
distinctly ‘low-brow’ affair. The unthink
ing masses have simply made another mis
take, which time (aided by myselfi may
possibly rectify. I lent the support of my
superior mentality to the aristocracy of the
old world in an effort to avert this catas
trophe, but have failed. However, I will
not allow any personal feeling of disap
pointment to work a hardship upon the
nation, and if Mr. Wilson will follow the.
advice which I will volunteer to him the
country may yet be saved.’ ”
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SEVERE LOSS SUSTAINED
BY MATHESON BROTHERS
Alex Matheson and his brother, who op
erate ground on Chicken creek, sustained
a serious loss last Sunday morning when
their mess and bunk house caught fire in
Borne unknown manner and was entirely
Consumed. Besides the building, with its
contents, consisting of kitchen and dining
room equipment, bedding, etc., the brothers
lost their clothing, considerable money, jew
elry, and other valuables.
At the time of the fire the brothers were
working at a considerable distance from the
camp.
Dr. E. T. Malin, the chiropractor and
masseur, who has established his office at
Flat, was a visitor in the city for a few
hours last Tuesday.
: AMERICAN STEAMSHIP
SHELLED BY SUBMARINE
' LONDON, Nov. 9.—The steamship Arabia, be*
' longing to the American-Hawanan line, is sending
l out wireless calls for help, saying she is being shelled
; by a submarine.
Another Account
I LONDON, Nov. 8.—The American-Hawanan liner
] Arabia was submarined off the Portuguese coast this
! morning, according to wueless calls for help which
j have been received here. She had a crew of Ameri
1 cans, and carried 437 passengers, who are believed
! to be safe.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR AND BRITISH PREMIER
MAKE IMPORTANT PUBLIC STATEMENTS
BERLIN, Nov. 9.- -Chancellor Von Bethmann
Hollweg announces that when Germany wins the
present war she will co-operate in forming a league
| for lasting peace.
Britain Not Seeking Peace
LONDON, Nov. i 0.—At a banquet to the new
i lord mayor of London last night Premier Asquith
! said Great Br.tain would refuse peace overtures un
i til she had gained her desires, and that the nation
would fight until it had made sure that the battle
j had not been in vain.
Roumanians Recapture Town
BUCHAREST, Nov. 10.—-The war office an
j nounces that the Roumanian troops have recaptured
J the town of Hirsova, in Dobrudja. The German
claims of captures from the Roumanians between
I October 1 and 21, the statement adds, were erro
neous.
Famous Regiment Defeats Russians
BERLIN, Nov. 10.—-The famous Brandenburg
! regiment, under General Woybna, has repulsed a
Russian force with heavy losses. Fifty Russian of
1 ficers and several thousand men were taken pris
I oners.
Germans Bring Down Many Airships
During a series of air battles the Germans
I brought down seventeen allied aeroplanes, accord
ing to an official announcement just made.
i SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS WILL BE MIXED,
BUT DEMOCRATS WILL CONTROL SENATE
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.—The indications are that
1 the next national house of representatives will be
composed of 215 Democrats, 211 Republicans, 1
Independent, 1 Socialist, I Progressive and 1 Pro
1 tectionist. The Republicans expect to control the
house and the first battle is likely to be over the elec
tion of a speaker.
Previous Forecasts
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.—The Republicans may con
trol the lower house of congress. The Democrats
have lost many districts, but will still have a ma
jority in the senate.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—With seventy-six congres
sional districts still unreported, the Republicans
have made a gain of nineteen in the membership of
the house, which would leave the Democrats a ma
jority of five. Two heretofore Democratic New
Jersey districts are stll doubtful.
Latest as to Make-up of Congress
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-—The Democratic control
of the United States senate has been reduced by
12, and now stands: Democrats, 54; Republicans,
42. The house will have three more Democrats
than Republicans, though control can hardly be
claimed, as ten are from other pa ties.
HOW OPPOSING CANDIDATES ACCEPT VERDICT
Hughes Remains Non-Committal to the End
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.--Charles E. Hughes, the
defeated candidate for President, refused to make
any comment on the loss of California to the Re
publicans. He received an uncontrovertible report
just before retiring that a recount of all the close
states will be held.
Domestic Joys Take Place of Politics
LONG BRANCH, Nov. 10.—President Wilson to
day turned his attention from politics to go to Will
iamsport, Mass., to act as godfather at the christen
ing of a grandchild. He would issue no statement.
POSITION LEFT VACANT BY COUNT DUMBA
MAY BE FILLED BY BULGARIAN MINISTER
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—Austria-Hungary las oprucd neg.
tic-ticns with the United States government with a vie'v/io £!..;.j
the vacancy created by the removal of Ceunt Dumba as amlssss.
dor at Washington. Through Ambassador Penfieid, at Vienna,
the Austro-Hungarian government has asked whether Count. Tar
now Tarnowiki, now minister to Bulgaria, would be accept'd J\
Picieiviy ot State Lan-ng h-> rrpl^d in the afli.-inalive !•>
appe ntment. is jrw esrpseted to be h* Vicuna.