Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1899 — Earthquakes in Japan. [ARTICLE]

Earthquakes in Japan.

The new residence of the Crown Prince of Japan will be bnilt of 3,000 tons of American structural Iron, and will cost more than $5,000,000. This is an’ innovation, for Japanese dwellings, as a rule, story, becaustrof earthquakes. years ago an eartnciiHuia In jimb at-

Ohio —Elected full State ticket. Republican, Democratic, Prohibition and Union Reform candidates were in the field. Samuel M. Jones ran as non-par-tisan candidate for Governor. Kinney, Republican, carried the State in 1898 for Secretary of State by 61,139 plurality. Kentucky—Elected full State ticket. Republican, Democratic, Honest-Election Democrat, Populist, Prohibition and Socialist Labor tickets were in the field. Shackelford, Democrat, carried the State in 1897 for clerk of the Court of Appeals by 17,804 plurality. lowa—Elected Governor, Lieutenant Governor. Judge of the Supreme Court, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Railroad Commissioner and members of the Legislature. Republican. Democratic, Prohibition, Middle-of-the-Itoad Populist and United Christian candidates were in the field. Gov. Shaw, Republican, caiq ried the State in 1897 by 29,987. Maryland—Elected Governor, Comptroller and Attorney General. Republican, Democratic, Prohibition and Unioj Reform candidates were jn the field, Goidsborough, Republican, was eiectej Comptroller in 1897 by 7.109 plurality. Massachusetts—Elected State ticktg. Republican and Democratic were in the field. Gov. Wolcott, Rep*Je I'ican, was elected iu 1898 by 83,186 plurality. Virginia—Elected members of the lower house of the Legislature and half the

Senators, but no State officers. Gov. Tyler, Democrat, carried the State in 1897 by 52,815 plurality. Nebraska —Elected judge of the Supreme Court and regents of the State University. Republican, Fusion and Prohibition candidates were in the field. Gov. Poynter, Fusion, carried the State in 1898 by 2,721 plurality. Now York —Elected members of the State. Assembly and one Congressman, but no State officers. Gov. Roosevelt, Republican, carried the State in 1898 by 17,786. Pennsylvania—State Treasurer and two justices of the Supreme Court were elected. Republican. Democratic, Prohibition and People’s candidates were in the field. Gov. Stone. Republican, carried the State in 1898 by 117,906 plurality. South Dakota—Elected justices of the Supreme Court. Republican and Fusion candidates were in the field. Gov. Lee, Fusion, canned the State ia 1898 by 370 plurality. New Jersey—Elected members of the Legislature, but no State officers. Gov. Voorhees, Republican, carried the State in 1898 by 5,499 plurality. Mississippi—Elected a full State ticket. Democratic and Populist tickets were in the field. Bryan carried the State in by 58,729 plurality, which includes the Populist vote for Bryan and Watson of 7,517.