Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1899 — ALLEN GOES TO THE SENATE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ALLEN GOES TO THE SENATE.

Will Fill Vacancy Caused by tbe Death of Senator Hayward. •Gov. Poynter of Nebraska has appointed ex-Benator Allen to fill the Senatorial vneaney caused by the death of Hay-

wnrd, A good deal of contention developed over the vaenney. Strong efforts were made tc induce W. J. Bryan to accept the position, and G. M. Hitchcock, of Omaha, was considered a very promising candidates Th« Governor favored a postal card ballot

from all fusionists to determine a choice, hut a* this would have required a month it was regarded as impracticable. The newly appointed Senator proceeds at one* 4 to Washington to assume his duA colored man entered a house in South Baltimore and compelled the littk girl to bold a lamp for him while he ransacked the bureau drawers. He also , ‘made her get supper for him. Joseph Gibbs of Wiltowdale, Pa., died of hydrophobia, although he hod taken the Pasteur treatment and was supgo—d to have been cured. ' The tobacco production of the United - States .'during October was ‘24,951,914 pound*, an increase of «,2T1,978 pound* over the previous October.

SENATOR ALLEN.