DEMOCRACY’S
AWAKENING
With Democratic governors elected in New \ork, Ohio, Mas
sachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, and several other northern
states, a general victory scored by Democrats in congressional dis
tricts over nearly the entire country, Roosevelt beaten to a frazzle
at every turn, a large working majority in the House and almost
an even break in the Senate, the Democratic party has again coma
into its own, and the long hold of Republicanism completely de
moralized and broken.
The wave of Democratic fervor seems to have swept the coun
try like wildfire, and old Republican strongholds were invaded
ruthlessly and brushed aside- Kven in Roosevelts own town, Dix,
the Democratic c&ndidats for governor, beat his opponent two to
one. According to the latest dispatches he was conceded a plural
ity of 100,000. In Massachusetts, Foss was given a plurality of
25,000, Connecticut gave Balwin 25,000 and Harmon was re elected
in Ohio with a plurality of 30,000.
The national house of representatives was carried by the
Democrats hands down, and Champ Clark announces himself as
candidate for speaker- Althought Cannon was sent back by the
old standpatters of Danville, 111. He goes stripped of his powers
and will not be in the running for the speakership.
In New Jersey, Wilson, Democratic was elected by 20,000, and
it seems propable that the Democrats would elect a successor to
John Kean, Republican, who retires from the senate next March.
The state legislature went Democratic.
In New Hampshire, always a Repulican stronghold, Bass was
elected governor by only 5,000. while in Pennsylvania Tener
reached office only by a very much reduced plurality. In Rhode
Island Potliir was re-elected by a small plurality, and in Tennessee,
Hooper, the fushion candidate, was elected by 30,000. In Michigan,
Osbourne, Republican, was elected by 40,000, and in Wisconsin,
McGovern, Republican, went in by a reduced plurality and the re
turn of LaPollette to the senate is assured.
In Alabama and South Carolina, Democratic governors were
elected. In Wyoming and Oklahoma, both sides were claiming
victory, while in Minnesota the entire Republican ticket was elected.
In South Dakota, Vesey, Republican, was re elected, as was Stubbs
in Kansas, while as usual, Texas went straight Democratic.
In Delaware, the Republicans carried a majority in both houses
of the state legislature and will return Senator Dupont to Con
gress- The Indiana legislature is claimed by the Democrats, but
Beveridge denies defeat. There was a hard tight on there how
ever, and it appears that Roosevelt’s recent canvas of the state for
Beveridge helped that gentleman not much.
In Chicago, the returns from 100 precincts indicate a Demo
cratic landslide, and it was claimed that the Democratic country
ticket would be elected by 40,000 plurality. A close fight was on
in Oregon, and according to the last word, both sides, were claim
ing a victory.
In Washington, Bellingham, Everett and other towns of Sno
homish and Whatcom counties voted to close the saloons while
women suffragetes registered a decisive victory over the state.
Captain Madiot. the ceieb -ated tniT
tary aviator, was killed at Denai,
France, Oct. 24, when his ait ship
plunged with him to the earth.
Joseph Gardner, the Seattle chew ing
gum manufacturer, is a fugitive from
justice, his trail being strewn with
$60,000 of bad checks and debts.
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The attempt of Walter Wellman and
party, six men in all, to cross the At
lantic in the airship “America” proved
a failure and the entire party narrowly
escaped from their experience with
their lives. The Royal Mail steamship
Trent at 5 o'clock on the morning of
Oct. 18 discovered the members of the
Wellman party afloat in a small boat
on the open sea, with the waves run
ning high. The transfer of the party
to the lifeboat of the Trent was only
accomplished with great difficulty. At
a point 120 miles due east of Hatteras,
off the North Carolina coast, Wellman,
Engineer Vanniraan and their crew of
four wireless experts were compelled
to abandon the America. They low
ered the lifeboat which they were tow
ing'beneath the balloon and cut it loose
from the airship in a heavy sea. The
airship was blown away, and they
never saw it again. “Thank God for
news of Walter,” said Mrs. Wellman
when informed of the safety of her hus
band. Wellman reports that his fail
ure to cross the Atlantic in a balloon
was caused by the balloon's equilibra
tor becoming unmanageable, during
the progress of a great gale which
overtook them. After taking to the
sea in a small boat and fighting with
the high waves for hours, the members
of the crew collapsed and were ready
to die when the Trent miraculously
rescued them. Undeterred by his fail
ure, Wellman wires home that he will
try again to cross the Atlantic in an
airship.
Iditarod Gold Shows
Strong in Assay Office
Seattle, Nov. 10.—From the assay re
ceipts for 1910, just issued from the
local assay office, the production for the
Tanana valley is placed at four and a
quarter millions.
Nome comes in fairly strong with
three and a half millions, and the Idit
arod is credited with seven hundred
and eighty-seven thousand, or in other
words, the Iditarod in the first year of
its production puts almost as much
gold in circulation as all the rest of
Alaska, excluding Fairbanks and Nome.
BLOODY HOSTILITIES
ON MEXICAN BORDER
Austin, Texas, Nov. 15—The trouble between Mexicans and
Americans has reached a more acute stage in the past few days, and
open hostilities are feared. The governor has just received word that
armed Mexicans are proceeding to Rock Springs, Texas, to avenge the
death of the two Mexicans who were lynched there early this month.
Texas troops have been ordered to the scene of the trouble.
Fully advised oi the situation, Secretary of State Kuox and Presi
dent Diaz are using every effort to smooth out the difficult}'and prevent
further bloodshed.
Washington, Nov. 10—The state department is in receipt of a full
explanation irotn Ambassador Wilson detailing causes of the tecent
trouble in Mexico when American flags were dragged in the streets and
Americans mobbed by the excited populace.
Prom the report it appears that Americans living on the Texas
border have been grossly insulted for the last two months and the
trouble culminated in a lynching at Rock Springs, Texas, on Mov. 3,
when two Mexicans were lynched following an outrage.
Hearing of this Mexico Lity went wild and mobs stormed at the
doors of the American consulate. American flags were torn down
where ever seen, and Americans on the streets were compelled to fly for
their lives.
Since then, all public meetings have been prohibited, and papers
mentioning riots are suppressed.
At Guadalejam on Nov. 9th, Americans were mobbed on the
streets, but the police secured control of the situation before deaths re
suited. In the meantime, the government is making a thorough in
vestigation, and drastic action will be taken.
WILL HOLD A CONFERENCE
Baltimore, Nov. 15.—For the purpose of formulating a na
tional po'icy, a meeting of the prominent Democrats of the country
has been called to meet in this city in January. It is expected that
plans will be laid at this meeting for the Democratic presidential
campaign of 1912, when Gov. Harmon, ex Gov- Folk, Champ
Clark and others will start their bandwagons.
Mrs. Nyholm, of the Regina hotel in
this city, is in receipt of a letter from
Dawson in which is contained a report
to the effect that 50 outfits are leaving
that city over the trail for the Iditarod°
Save the pieces! broken lenses re
placed at Simpson’s.
FOR SALE — 40-horsopower mining
plant; also 30-horsepower high pres
sure marine boiler; 14-horsepower up
right boiler, two direct-connected
Morris sand pumps, one 8-in. and one
6-in. Enquire Johnson & Clark.
Casey sells Bock cigars
WIRELESS COMPANY
FOR IDiTAROD FORMED
Fairbanks News-Miner, Oct. 24: By
spring time or in early summer at the
latest the isolation of the Iditarod will
be at an end, as telegraphic communi
cation with the Outside world will have
been established, through the efforts of
a wireless company composed of local
men and a few from the Iditarod. Or
ders have already been filed and plans
are now being formulated either for
the shipments of the plants over the
winter trail, or over the ice of Lake
Laberge.
At the head of the company, known
as the Alaska Wireless Telegraph Co.,
is Falcon Joslin, while O. E. Milligan,
the wireless engineer for the Signal
Corps, although under the civil service,
will be the general manager. He will
resign his present position and take
charge of the affairs in the Iditarod.
The company proposes to establish a
system using the Telefunken outfits
manufactured in Germany, and it is
partly on the business of securing
these tnat Falcon Joslin is now on his
way to the Outside.
The whole outfit is carried on a
wagon in a compact form and can be
set up and be operating in an hour and
a half. Each of the plants cost $5,000.
Several plants have already been or
dered by the company, of which two
will be used for the Iditarod service.
Of these one will be set up at Nulato
or Kaltag and the other will go into
the Iditarod. Another will be piaeed
at some point in the Kuskokwim and
others will be installed as needed. The
Alaskan Wireless has the exclusive
right of the Telefunken system for
Alaska.
A message from General Maus to
Falcon Joslin, and in possession of
General Manager Milligan states that
the army will be glad to cooperate with
the independent stations.
Among those locally interested in the
company is Lieutenant Tatum in chart •
of the Fairbanks wireless station who
has put all his available cash in the
venture. He experimented extensively
with the Telefunken system while in
the states and knows that it is satis
factory, no he has every confidence in
company being a financial success.
Chief of the announcements made by
the manager of the company is the one
concerning the ] ress. The Alaskan
Wireless already contemplates giving
a press rate that will be extremely low,
one that will enable the Iditaroders to
enjoy a daily paper.
The Miner’s Home sells Bock cigars
PENCIL PUSHER
PLACED IN PEN
St. Petersburg, Noy. io.—Baron
Sternberg, semi official correspond
ent of Austro-Hungarian news bas
lust been sentenced to four years at
hard labor for high treason.
At his trial here, it was proved
that 'he baron had translated the
proposals of the ministry’s war
navy to the Duma, and it is feared
that other higher ups may become
involved in the national scandal.
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