Hayes Is Dead

Very little history has been made uring the past week. But followng closely upon the deaths of Ben iutler, long a prominent figure in national affairs, and Senator Kenna, he brilliant young West Virginian, omes the death of ex-President tutherford B. Hayes, who died at leven o'clock, Tuesday night, anuary 17, of neuralgia of the heart, with which he was attacked about a week before. The ex-president was 71 years old. He served through he war, rising from major to brevet major general. He served one term n congress and was three times elected governor of Ohio. After a ong struggle in the Republican convention Hayes was nominated for resident. He took his seat under a cloud, as the majority of the eople believed that he had been lefeated and that in three states the eturning boards reversed the willof he people. His administration was a quiec and mediocre one and at its conclusión he retired to private life and largely dropped out of public notice. Intelligence of his death ïas occupied rather brief space in he daily papers, not nearly so much pace as was devoted to the illness of James G. Blaine, who was so trongly pushed for the Republican nomination in 1876, as in other years. Ex-secretary Blaine's magnificent constitution, or rather recuperative )owers, have prolonged his life for he past few weeks. For days the newspaper correspondents havekept close watch upon his house in hourly xpectancy of being obliged to telejraph the sad news of his demise. Surrounded by his family and atended by, skillful physicians he has o far baffled the dread disease which eenis to hold him so securely in its grasp. He is eminently a magnetic man, with warmer friends and more )itter enemies than any other man n the Republican party. Yet of ecent years his friends have seemed o rally more closely around him nd his enemies to have abated a ittle of their hatred. The senatorial contests are dragging along and it is not yet determined whether the Democrats will ontrol the next United States sente. On Tuesday the following lepublican senators were elected: Senator Francis B. Stockbridge in Vlichigan; Henry Cabot Lodge, in Vlassachusetts, to succeed Senator )avis; Senator Joseph P. Hawleyin Connecticut, Senator Eugene Hale n Maine, Senator Matthew Quay in 'ennsylvania. On the same day he following Democratie senators were elected: Senator David Turne, of Indiana; Edward Murphy, of New York, to succeed Senator Frank Hiscock, Republican; Senator Wm. B. Bate, ofTennesee; Senator George Gray, of Delaware, and Senator F. B. Cockrell, of Missouri. In West Virginia the senatorial contest was amicably settled by the Demociats determining to re-elect Senator C. J. Faulkner for the long term and ex-Senator Camden, his principal opponent, for the short term. In the other states no choice resulted from the first day's balloting. In Nebraska the senatorial vote on the first day was scattered between 34 candidates, the highest candidate receiving only 33 votes out of 132 votes cast, while 17 candidates had each just one admirer. Nebraska must be well stocked with senatorial candidates. In California, Stephen M. White, Democrat, came within one vote of election, the other votes being rather widely scattered. In North Dakota, the Republieans, who have a majority, scattered their vote between six candidates, the highest receiving only 12 votes, while the Democratie candidate got 22 and the populist 18. In Montana, the Democrats were unable to unite on a candidate, and although the two populists, whose vote is necessary to the Democrats, voted for a Democrat, no choice was made. In Washington the Republieans were unable to unite, while in Kansas the dead-lock reniains unbroken. That Kansas deadlock is a sad commentary on decency in American politics. The populists have the governor and the senate. The house, however, as elected is Republican. The populists, however, organized a housof their own and the Republicáns also organized a house. Both houses are occupying the same room. The populist senate and the governor have recognized the populist house, but seem to be afraid that their recognition will not prove effective. The supreme court will be called upon to settle the deadlock, but as yet no casé has been made up for judicial determination as to which constitutes the legal house. On Wednesday the Democrats elected a senator in California to succeed a Republican. Stephen M. White was elected on the first ballot in joint convention. In the other states the situation remains unchanged with, however, an increasing chance of the election of a Democratie senator in Montana. If the Democrats succeed in Montana and in one other of the disputed states they will control the next senate.