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KELLEY CONFESSES
Former Speaker of 8t Louis Home of Dele
gates Tells of Crimes.
METHODS OF GANG OF . B00DLERS
Details 8tory of Putributing $47,500 Re
wired for Votes a Lighting Deal
GRAVE CHARGES AGAINST EDWARD BUTLER
Says He Was Paid $15,000 to Qo to En
rope to Avoid Testifying,
LIFE OF J0r" FOLK WAS THREATENED
ays that C t " Butler PromUea to
Have the 't f nor of Present
Attornt "- r, 'tret the Met
No dieted.
St.
ST. LOCIB, Oct.' a written confea
Blon today Charles v':'" '. speako.- ol the
houie ol delegates u. peiiod in the
life ol the buodli -vie. relate the
tory of that combine.
He declares that Edward Butler, a prom
inent local politician, promised hlmaeU and
other Implicated that the next circuit at
torney would be "all right" and promised
If they remained firm he would secure for
them either continuances until the new
circuit attorney took oRlce or pardons after
ward. Ha declares that Buller said the
new circuit attorney, for which office nomi
nations are to bo made by the democrats
today, would be "hi man.",
Kelly declared that Ed Butler paid blm
115,000 of 350,000, promised to keep away
from the (rand jury, before which he had
been subpoenaed to appear after John K.
Murrell retu.-end from Mexico and turned
State's evidence In the lighting dent. He
went to Europe, by way of Canada, taking
the name of James Hogan. It was the
Intention of Butler, Kelly salO. to have him
rt lain away until the statute of limitations
had run out on the lighting deal. By a
jnlsoalculatlon, Kelly suld, he came back
too soon and was arrested.
Kelly declares he refused this offer and
that he makes this confession to satisfy
the pangs of an accusing conscience, to
obey the requests of his wife, and to do
what he con to make atonement to fhe
public anil prevent other young men from
following the path which be declares' has
led him to ruin.
( . . Ktllr Handles Funds
In the course of his confession Kelly
details the story of the city lighting deal,
for which a "boodle fund" of 117,600 was
divided between the nineteen members of
the combine at Julius Lehmann's birthday
party.
He declares that Edward Butler gave
him the "boodle fund." that he took It to
Lehmann's houae and that he there divided
I?.
In Hie course of his confession, former
feaker Kelly said: '
i know from ' my own knowledge and
from the statement made to me by trios
on the inside that bribery has been going
on in the-mtinlcipal. assembly-of Be Louts
for I SJt past twenty-four vears. Hardly
a bill panned that body 4n the lust quurter
of a century unless it was paid for. We
did not fear exposure and punishment, for
the reason that we believed that no one
would dare to do It. In case of attack,
we knew most of. the politicians and many
of the large financiers of fit. Louis would
be with us. A former prosecutor showed
some signs of starting after us, but he was
bluffed off. '
Threaten to Kill Polk.
When the present, prosecutor (Circuit At
torney Folk is mean. heroj commenced his
war on us, we tried to intimidate him by
threats of assassination, and when this
had no effect we laid all sorts of traps for
him, without success. Then it was de
cided, that th) best plan would be to start
a newspaper and libel him so fiercely as to
draw his tire by taking up his time In libel
prosecutions, or, If he did not, his Influence
would be weakened and destroyed. Al
though we could find nothing, after a
.thorough search, to make un attack, libels
were deliberately made up for the purpose
of affecting public sentiment. This plan
was participated In not only by members
of the house of delegates under Indictment
for Doodling, but by prominent financiers
of St. Louis, who feared exposure, and by
those who gave us the money.
. Of the combine, Kelley had this to say:
We never thought of parsing a bill out
Of which any money could be obtained
unless we were paid for our votes. We
went about In a business-Ilk way and
had conibln meetings ut stated times and
fixed the prices which we were to receive
for our vote by a majority vote of the
combln. Then we would select on of the
combln), In whose honest;' we hal rtjn.
dence. to go out and get the monev.
These agents would rarely ever betray us
In one or two Instances they confiscated
part of the money, but as a general rule
they ware honest with us. Among our.
solves, understand, we had a high code of
morals, and it was considered extremely
dishonest for a member of the combine to
accept bribe money without dividing it
amongst his fellows.
Wa had a fixed schedule of price for var
ious bills, according to the value of the
franchises or privileges given. We hardly
ever received less than ll.coo for the com
bined vote. We considered It beneath our
dignity to take less than that. On one or
two occasions, though, we got as low as
360 each for our votes, and some of the
boys took IS each, but were ashamed of
the price, which was so small.
Our combine was not along party lines,
both democrats and republicans belonged
' to it. My experience has been that hand
lers line up according to their own Inter
ests and not under pary standards. In
th majority of the wards of St. Louis both
th democratic and republican parties
usually nominate men who go to the house
of delegate for the' money thev can get
out of It Each party man votes for his
own fellow and either one that gets in
serves those who rob the city of fran
chises. I believe this has been tolerated
In St. Louis because so many of the large
corporations of the city are mixed up In
boodllng one way or another. The heads
of these corporations used to think It less
trouble to buy what they wanted than to
. elect honost men to the house of dele
gate. More Later On.
There are many more things I can and
will tell luter on, but this will do now.
This, in brief, Is my story, and the con
fession of my Infumy. 1 believe, though,
that if th people of Bt. Louis allow this
man. "Prominent Politician," to go on and
control both political parties and put his
men in office, the public will be Just as
guilty as I nm today. Such Is his hold on
the community, thought It seems hopeless.
If I knew anything I could do, that I have
not done, to arouse the people of this city
and the people of this state to the neces
sity of putting a stop to corruption, I
would gladly do It.
I am now suffering the penalty of my
crimes, am degraded and disgraced. I
don't want to preach, but I do want to
sound the alarm to the public as on would
to a friend whose house Is on Are. A few
weeks ago this man told us we could either
fet a continuance unill a new circuit at
orney was elected, that his man would be
put lit end our raw would l dismissed,
or we could plead guilty and stay In Jail
until next January and he would then see
that we were pardoned. I hav determined
iiot to be under hi dominion any longer,
hall endsavor for the rest of my life to
ton for th wrong I hav done. I shall
hav mor to say later on.
Methodist Women Elect Officers.
DENVER, Oct. I-Th Woman" Home
Missionary society of the Methodist church
elected th following omvers: president
Mr, flinton B. Klk, New York; recording
secretary, Mrs. F. A. Allen. Cincinnati;
treasurer. lira. George H. Thompson, On
rlnnatl; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
11U jl Williams, Dclawar. O.
MINISTERIAL CRISIS AVERTED
Whipping; Poit May He Re-Etablihed
for Punishment of Thug
In Denmark,
COPENHAGEN, Oct. I.-A mlnlxterial
crisis here which hsd long been threatened,
has been averted, assurances, of support
having been given by his colleagues to
minister of Justice Albcrtl, who Insisted
on bringing In a law to re-establish the
whipping post for thugs. Though a cabinet
split has thus been averted It will cause an
exciting session of the Rigsdag which
convenes today.
The Rigsdag was dissolved In May last
because the ministry was unable to prevail
upon It to enact the whipping post bill and
on account of differences In the cabinet
on the subject. . Since then the matter
has been heatedly discussed In the press and
on the platform and now the apple of
discord Is once more thrown In
the
Rigsdag. The outcome Is awaited with
keen Interest through Denmark. '
OERflASY MAY CAM. CONFERENCE
Question f Another The Hagne Conn,
ell I'nder Consideration at llerlln.
LONDON, Oct. 3. Sir Thomas Barclay,
who has been prominently Identified with
the movement for establishing amity be
tween nations, Informed the Associated
Press today that the German government
had under consideration the calling of an
other conference to extend the work of
The Hague tribunal prior to President
Roosevelt's announcement of his desire to
take this action. "There Is thus little diffi
culty," Sir Thomns said, "about the adop
tion of the proposal of President Roosevelt.
Tou will remember that Count von Huelow
stated in the Reichstag a couple of years
ago that It was the intention of Germany
to call a conference; and recent corre
spondence we have had with the German
authorities shows the matter Is being con
sidered. There Is, therefore, a possibility
of either the American and Gern an gov
ernments calling a conference Jointly or
that one will give way to the other. If
all the nations will accept the proposal it
will be one of the greatest things America
has done."
LE ITERS ARRIVE IS ESObAXD
Mother and Sister of Lady Corson
Received by Popnlace nt Dover.
DOVER, England, Oct. 3. The Red Star
line steamer Vaderlnnd, on board of which
were Mrs. Levi Z. Leiter and Nannie Let
ter, mother and sister, respectively, of
Lady Curzon, arrived here this afternoon.
Larg crowds watld on the pier to watch
the arrival of tho Lclters.
A special tender went out and brought
Mrs. and Miss Leiter ashore, where they
were met by the mayor of Dover.
' At 2:20 p. m. the Lelters went on board
the special train which was In waiting
and were soon speeding on their way to
Walmer Castle.
WALMER, CASTLE, Kent, Oct 3. The
doctors' bulletin Issued at 10:30 o'clock
this morning says: "Lady Curzon passed
a good night and her progress Is satis
factory." M'CORMICK
19
COMING
HOME
American Ambassador to St. Peter,
bars; Hn Leave of Absence.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 3. 12:49 p. m.-r
Ambassador McCormlck, ha been granted
leave of absenc to go to th United
States on urgent private business. He
leaves here Thursday and will stop in
Berlin to consult the Japanese minister
there regarding the repatriation of the
Japanese refugees. Mr. McCormlck will
sail from Charbourg on the ' Hamburg
American line steamer Deutschland October
It and probably will be away from his post
for six weeks. The diplomatic situation
Is quiet, the question of contrabrand of
war having passed the acute stage, and
there are no Important questions likely to
arise. During Mr. McCormlck's absence
Secretary Spencer Eddy will act as charge
d'affaires.
Rl'SSI A.
GOVERNOR
IS
OCT
Supporter of th Plrnve Administra
tion May Be Retired from Office.
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 8.-12:46 p. m.
Lieutenant General Kleigha governor-gen
eral of Kleff, has been granted leave of
absence and there la strong reason to
believe that this la preliminary to his
supersession, aa he belongs distinctly to
the Plehve regime. He formerly was
prefect of police of St. Petersburg.
The recent report that the battleship
Orel was damaged turns nut to be untrue.
It touched a sand bar, but got off under
Its own steam. The admiralty gays that
not even a plate was Injured.
FRIXCES TO STt'DY COMMERCE
Sons of Emperor of Germany to At
tend Lectnres by Practical Men.
BERLIN. Oct. ..-Emperor William In
fixing the courses of study for Princes
August William, Oscar and Joachim, has
prescribed a course of comprehensive
lectures on commercial subjects. .,
The subjects of these lectures will Include
Industrial prohlema and technical questions
In the railway business, embracing railway
problems and progress in the United
States. Further lectures will be given to
elucidate th relations of great international
financial and commercial houses.
SHIP
AND CREW ARE LOST
Norwegian Bark Sir John Lawrenoe
Goes to tho Bottom.
FREDERICK8TAD. Norway, Oct. I.
The Norwegian baric Sir John Lawrence,
from London, has struck on sunken rocks
outside this harbor and has broken up.
The crew were drowned.
Th Sir John Lawrence w&a of 1,062 ton
net register, and wa built at Liverpool
in 1869. It was owned by O. L Reed of
Tonsbarg, Norway. ' '
RAILWAY
ACCIDENT
IN
WALES
Fonr Poraon
Am Killed
nd Fifty
Injnred.
LONDON, Oct. 3 Four persons
wer
killed and It Is estimated that about fifty
were Injured, some of them fatally, in a '
railway accident near Llanelly, fifteen
mile southeast Of Carmalhen, Walea,
this afternoon. An express train drawn by
two engine was derailed, the engines
jumping th track And several couches be
ing overturned.
Somali Mnltaa at War. '
ADEN, Arabia. Oct. I -r A Somali mullah
I repUl to hav attacked and robbed I
the Ogadaln tribe, killing SCO trlbtwmen and
capturing many camel and ahorp.
Mayflower nt Aaorca.
HORTA, Asore Island. Oct. 1 Th
United State auxiliary cruiser Mayflower
Is her taking on coal.t
, Few Oatpoat Flarhta. '
MUKDEN, Oot. i-Ther hav ben a
few email outpost fight, but otherwise
th altuatlon Is unchanged.
MEET FOR PEACE CONGRESS
Bepresentatires of Many People Assemble
for Conference at Boston.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME BY SECRETARY HAY
Forenoons Will Be Devoted to Work
Accredited Delegate and
Evening; Are Open
to All.
BOSTON, Oct 3. Advocates of the adop
tion of principles of peace throughout the
world assembled In Boston from many
quarters of tho globe, to take part in the
proceedings of the thirteenth International
Peace congress, which opened formally to
day In this city. For several months
I Plana have been In progress to make the
congress more notable. If possible, than
any that ha been held In the past.
There are mny prominent delegates here
from abroad and a number of them were
present yesterday at the two religious serv
ices held. In the afternoon In the Tremont
temple and the other In Symphony hall In
the evening, as preludes to the formal
meeting of the congress. Particularly,
these foreign delegates will participate In
the mass meetings to be held In the even
ings of this week, when opportunity for a
free and extended expression of opinion
will be given to all.
Deliberative sessions of the necredlted
delegates to the congress have been ar
ranged for the forenoons of the week.
Prominent among the evening meetings
will be that of Tuesday, when addresses
will be made by Gustav Hubbard, member
of the French Chamber of Deputies, . and
Oscar 8. Strauss, another member of The
Hague conference, and that of Wednesday,
when 8amuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, will pre
side at a worklngman's mass meeting, held
In the Interest of the peace movement.
Among the subjects to come up for action
at the deliberative proceedings is that of
adopting some effective method of urging
the powers of the world to use every good
office at their command to bring about the
end of the Russo-Japanese war. The
American Peace society, of which Robert
T. Paine, sr., of Boston Is president. Is
largely represented.
Secretary liny' Address.
Secretary of State John Hay, represent
ing tho United States of America, spoke
the word of welcome this afternoon to the
delegates. President George R. Jones of
the Massachusetts senate, extended the
greeting of the commonwealth of Massa
chusetts, and Mayor Patrick A. Collins that
of Boston.
Secretary Hay traced briefly the war hi
J tory of the United States, and pointed out
that the country's greatest men had been
warm advocates of peace. He agreed with
Tolstoi that religion is the remedy for war.
He promised the administration's support,
so far as possible, of the principle of arbi
tration of such questions as may not be
settled through diplomacy and expressed
confidence that at no distant day the at
tention of the nations might be brought
to a project looking toward the return of
peace In the far east.
The meeting was held In Tremont temple.
Before 2 o'clock the auditorium was
jammed and streams of poopla were, turned
away from the entrances.
Secretary of State Hay, In welcoming
the delegates, said. In part: .
I esteem It a great honor and privilege
to be allowed to extend to you the welcome
of the government and the people of the
i nueo mates or America on Its memora
ble and auspicious occasion. No time could
be more fitting for this gathering of a par
liament of peace than today, when at the
other end of the world the thunder of a
destructive and sanguinary war Is deafen
ing the nations, while here we are prepar
ing to settle the question of a vast transfer
of power by an appeal to reason and
orderly procedure, under the sanction of a
law implicitly accepted by 80,000,000 of peo
ple. No place could be more suitable than
this high-hearted city, which has been for
nearly 300" years the birthplace and the
home of every Idea of progress and enlight
enment which has germinated In the west
ern world. To bid you welcome to the
home of Vane, of Wlnthrop and of Adams,
of Channlng Rnd Emerson, is to give you
the freedom of no mean city, to make you
partakers of a spiritual Inheritance without
which, with all our opulence, we should
be poor Indeed. It is true that this great
commonwealth has sought, with the aword.
peace under liberty. We confess that many
wars have left their traces in the pages
of Its history and its literature: art has
adorned the public places, of this stately
town with, the statues of Its heroic sons.
But the dominant note of Its highest cul
ture, Its most persistent spirit, has been
that righteousness which exalteth a nation,
that obedience to the Inner light which
leads along the paths of peace.
Americans Advocate Peace.
And the policy of the nation at large
which owes so much of its civic spirit to
the founders of New England, has been in
the main a policy of peace. During the 126
years of our Independent existence we have
had but three war with the outside world,
though we have had a most grievous and
dolorous struggle with our own people. We
have had, I think, a greater relative Im- j
miinlty from war than any of our neigh- I
bors. All our greatest men have been earn
est advocates of peace. The very men who I
rounnea our liberties witn tne mailed hand
detested and abhorred war as th most
futile and ferocious of human follies.
Franklin and Jefferson repeatedly fle
nouneed It the one with all the energy of
his rneten:, tne otner witn the lambent
fire of his wit. But not our phllosphers
alone our fighting men have seen at close
quarter's how hideous Is the face of war.
Washington said, "My first wish Is to sea
this plague to mankind nanlshed from the
earth;" and again he said. "We have ex-
ferlenced enough of Its evils in this roun.
ry to kr.ow that It should not be wantonly
or unnecessarily entered upon."
There has been no solution of continuity
in tho sentiments of our presidents on this
subject up to this day. McKlnley deplored
with every pulse of his honest and kindly
heart the advent of the war which he
had honed might not come In his day, and
gladly hailed the earliest moment for mak
ing peace; and President Roosevelt has the
same tireless energy In the work of con
cord that he displayed when he sought
peace and ensued it on the field of bat
tle. No presidents In our history hove
been so faithful and so efficient as the
last two In the cause of arbitration and of
every peaceful settlement of differences.
I mention them together because their
work has been harmonious and consistent.
We hal'ed with Joy the generous Initia
tive of the Russian emperor, nnd sent to
the conference at The Hague the beat men
we had In our civic and mllltarw' life.
When The Hague court lay apparently
wrecked at the beginning of Its vovaae.
threatened with death before It had fairly
begun In live, it was th American govern-
ment which gav It the breath of life by
Inviting the Republic of Mexico to share
our appeal to Its Jurisdiction; and the
econd case brought before It was at the
Instnnce of Mr. Roosevelt, who declined In
It favor the high honor of arbitrating an
affair of world-wide Importance.
Lesson from America.
But Axed as our tradition la, clear as Is
our purpose In th direction of peace, no
country I permanently immune to war o
long a the detdr and the practice of
peace are not universal. ' If w quote
Washington a an ad vocal of Deuce, it la
P".1 v"r : to quote him where he say
ju ui urepareu lor war Is one or the
most rfrectuul means of preserving peace."
nu i anomer lime he said: "To an
active external commerce the protection of
a naval force is indispensable. To secure
repect to a neutral Hag require a naval
force organised and ready to vindicate It
from Inault or aggression." To acknowl
edge the existence of an evil ta not to sup
port or approv It; but th fact roust
b faced.
1 have not com to ad via you I I hav
no uch ambitious pretension. I do not
even aplr to tak prt in your dellbera-
tContluud on Second Page.)
AK-SAR-BEN CALENDAR
Tuesday, October. 4.
At the Street Fair
3 nnd 8 Leotizo, comody Jugsler.
3:30 nnd 8:30 raacatel, lilgu
aerial contortionist.
4 and 9 Herr ScbrultU. strongpst
man on earth, supporting cycle
whirl on his shoulders. '
4:30 and 11:30 Marvelous Melville,
the human fly, In high acrlnl
novelty work, closing; wltn .
sensational lenp for life.
At the Theaters
Boyd. "Bird renter," afternoon,
2:30; evening, 8:15.
KrtiK. "Under Southern Skies,"
afternoon, .2:30; evening 8:15.
Orpheutu, Vauderlllejc, evening at
8:15.
NEW YORK MEN AT THE FAIR
Metropolis of United States
Day at the Expo
sition. Hs
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3. A large number of
New Yorkers were present today at th
celebration of New York" City day at the
World's fair. The formal exercises of the
day were held In the New York building
In Model street. Addresses were made by
President Francis for the exposition, Mayor
Wells for the city of St. Louis e.nd Presi
dent Forncs of the New lork City Board
of Aldermen.
A reception followed these execlses, at
which were present all the foreign and
state commissioners, together with the offi
cials of the Louisiana Purchase exposition
and the city of St. Louis and Archbishop
Glennon. The concluding function of the
day was given by the New York commis
sion. .
The opening session of the International
Congress on Tuberculosis began In Con
vention hall at the World's fair with a
number of famous physicians from various
parts of the world present to discus
means for the prevention and cure of con
sumption. Three days will be consumed
by the meetings.
President Francis delivered the welcoming
address. He was followed by Governor
L. F. C. Garvin of Rhode Island, United
States District Attorney E. P. Dyer, St.
Louli and Dr. A. N. Bell of New York.
The remainder of the day's session was
devoted to the transaction of, parliamen
tary business and resolutions.
The International Engineering congress,
under the susplces of th American society
of Civil Engineers, began a six days con
vention at the World's fair today. This
Is the second meeting of th International
Engineering congress, the first having been
held at the Columbian exposition in Chi
cago in 18S3. After today's sessions the
congress will divide and eight secret
meetings will ,be held dally.
Chairman Charles Hermany of Louisville,
Ky., president of the American society of
civil engineers, greeted the delegatej, many
of whom are distinguished scientists and
specialists. At the sectional meeting these
specialists will contribute papers reviewing
the progress made durii. the past decade,
In the special lino of engineering work
under consideration in the country of
each writer.
The thlrty-slx annual convention of the
American society of Clvl! Engineers con
vened today at the World's fair. Presi
dent Charles Hermany delivered his annual
address at the close of which the regular
business meeting of the society was held.
A large number of thq foreign engineers
attending the International engineering
congress were present.
FAIRBANKS AT SAN FRANCISCO
Candidate for Vice President Ad
dresses an Immense Audience at
Mechanic Pavilion.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3. Senator Fair
banks, republican candidate for vice presi
dent, and Senator Fulton of Oregon tonight
addressed an Immense audience at Mechan
ics' pavilion In this city.
Senator Fairbanks .devoted much of his
time to the Panama - canal question and
to the extension of American trade in the
Orient. He also made a general contention
for the continuance of the republican policy
of protection and for the maintenance of
the gold standard and defended the course
of the republican party in the Philippines.
After the meeting Senator Fairbanks ad
dressed a meeting of the Ohio society. His
Itinerary tomorrow includes Palo Alto, Llv
ermnre, Stockton and Sacramento. '.
Senators Fairbanks and Fulton began
the day with speeches before breakfast at
Redding. Addresses were also muds at
Chlco, Red Bluff and Marysvllle.
PARKER CONFERS AT NEW YORK
Hears of Conditions In Colorado from
Former Governor Thomas.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3-Judge Parker to
day made his fourth visit to New York
for conference with his political managers.
"His first caller was Norman B. Mack, mem
ber of the national committee from New
York.
John Howell Cobb of Juneau, Alaska,
called on Judge Parker and gave him some
reports concerning tha canvass In tho far
northwest.
C. P. O'Donnell. on of the democratic
leaders in Colorado, called today as the
result of conference lat week between
Judge Parker and Former Governor
Thomas of Colorado. They discussed the
situation In that state with a view to
bringing together democrats recently di
vided on gold and silver planks.
Hoke Smith Makes a Speech,
CHARLOTTE, N. C, Oct. S.-Hon. Hoke
Smith of Georgia, secretary of the interior
In President Cleveland's second cablne,
spoke on the Issues of the campaign here
today His audience entirely filled the
Academy of Music. Mr. Smith, who is a
native of this state, was enthusiastically
received.
Hoar's Son for ('mrrii.
WORCKSTER. Mas., Oct. 3.-Th re
publican convention for th Third congres
sional district today nominated Rock wood
Hoar, son of th late Senator Hoar, by
acclamation for representative.
FACTS IN THE GURNEY CASE
tat Department Ask Governor
Bate for a More Detailed
Statement of Affair.
BOSTON. Oct. 3.-A formal request for
a detailed vtatement of fact In th Our
new case was received today by Governor
Bate from Acting Secretary of State
Adee. The governor will comply aa soon
aa possible.
CROWDS THRONG CARNIVAL
Delightful Weather and Greatest Show on
1 Earth Bring People Oat.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS ATTEND IN FORCE
Ak-Sar-Hen Show the Relanlna Ken
satlon and Eclipses All Pre Ion
Kfforta In the Line of
Entertainment.
r
ATTENDANCE.
1!04.
:.biio
5.500
IS.3'17
10,127
1903.
2.914
S.3?S
17.MH
11,022
190?.
8.1S3
6.700
H.fiSJ
17.000
First day...
Fecond day
Third day ..
Fourth day
It la the same old story In the same old
way. yet the thousands continue to attend
the Ak-Sar-Ben Oriental street fair and
carnival Just as If this was the first year
of the great show. It Is like a twice-told
tale, ever old and ever new. Something
doing all the time: "the mostest fun for
the least money."
Last evening was not only Knights of
Pythias night, but It wan everybody's
night, judging from the cosmopolitan I
crowd that pushed through the stiles nnd
Jostled elbows In the frantic endeavors to
spend money. It was the beginning of a
great week for the carnival and If the
handwriting on the wall has been read
correctly all previous records will be out
done before the gates are closed Saturday
night.
Quite a sensntlon was created on the
midway yesterday evening when the an
nouncement was made that McGuIrk of the
London Ghost show had offered a proposal
of marriage to Miss Millie Christine, the
double-headed girl. McGulrk did not re
alise the proposition he was against when
he offered his hand and heart to a girl
with two heads. McGulrk Is so Infatuated
with the girl that he is spending most of
his tin at her side and thus placing in
poopardy his position with the Ghost show
and besides missing his meals. The funny
part of the affair Is while Miss Christine
has but one body she has two heads and
a woman with two heads Is capable of
holding, two opinions. One of Miss Chris
tine's heads Is looking favorably on Mc
Oulrk's suit, while the other head will
have none of him, and thus the Ghost
show man is trying to placate the oppos
ing head. Manager Pony Moore Is uslna
his good offices and It la confidently ex
pected the marriage bells will ring on the
midway before the week Is over.
Tomorrow will be Eagles' day and Os- K
trander s band will accompany the mem
bers of local aerie No. 88 from Its rooms
to the carnival grounds In the evening. It
Is expected that the Eagles will leave noth
ing but the post holes when they are
through with the midway this evening.
Beauties of the Midway.
One of the fairest beauties on exhibition
at the carnival fair is Nebraska Bell.
Owing to her characteristic reticence Bell
has not made the acquaintance of all Vho
hav visited the Midway, but with those
she has met she has become a favorite.
She rather eschews the lime light of pub
licity and for that reason her' manager,
Mr. Smith Brown of Waterloo. Neb., has
allowed her to remain, for the while, In
thm background, but as the fair reaches
its se tilth, he Insists upon Bell coming out
of her retirement. Bell bears the distinc
tion of being the highest priced sow in
the world. She 1b a Duroc-Jersey and sold
to her present owner for $510.
The original Ak-Sar-Ben show on the
Midway was crowded all evening with
visitors, who say they never saw anything
like it before. "The show of trie age," was
the consensus of opinion. In connection
with this show Bum son has made the fol
lowing statement:
The management wishes to announce to
the hundreds who were turned awny on
.,,., Ni,iii mm arrangements are now
completed to care for a much larger num
ber of visitors, and it is expected that so
unfortunate a circumstance will not recur
1 he Bourd of Governors feels that spme
amends should be made for their srtows
of former years, and at a special meeting
after church on Sundav Mr. Fred Met!
made an Impassioned address on the sub
ject. It was then unanimously resolved
that people presenting reserved seat cou
pons, showing that they attended the
Abyssinian Ground Hog" or the "Show
for Men Only" productions from former
years would this season t ..,.
The board takes Justifiable pride In the
lavish magnificence of the present show
and has practically decided to turn the
active management of the cnrnlval grounds
over to the working force, so they can re
main at the show continuously, and it Is
also very probnble that most of them will
stiiy away from the coronation bnll on that
account. Messrs. Luther Kountze and
Kenyon have already expressed themselves
decidedly In this matter.
Edgar Allen, the noted tmpressaria, and
Major Wilcox, ex-members of the hoard,
have also caught the erase and are having
their meals served at a nearby lunch
counter, so as to waste no time away from
the show. The actuarial statistics of Amer
ican life insurance companies show that
any person of average age and health who
fails to attend this gorgeous and stupend
ous aggregation has nractlcnlly lost thir
teen years of his loife. These figures can
be verified by telephoning Mr. E. E. Bry
son, whose telephone is 6.W.
MODE OF CONDI'CT FOR THE WEEK
Law Will Be Maintained by Chief
i Donahue.
Chief of Police Donahue has Issued In
struction to the police force setting forth
what will be construed as disorderly con
duct during the week, both on the carnival
grounds and on the streets.
"Undue familiarity on tho carnival
grounds, such as men putting their arms
around women and other such excesslv'e
perEonalltles will not be tolerated," says
the chief. "And gangs of young people
wedging their way through the crowds at
top speed and such forms of hilarity will
be stopped, aa also will th throwing of
confetti picked from the ground. Confetti
must not be thrown In places outside of
the grounds. It Is the desire of the officials
to see everyone have a good time, but public
order and decency must be maintained and
I propose to see It is to th best of my
ability."
Tha chief offers a word of caution,
particularly to the women. In the matter
of carrying their valuables In such a
manner as to be of easy access to thieves.
J. B. Jones and Joseph Devorack have
been arrested for mistaking liberty for
license In the throwing of confetti In the
street. They were charged with disorderly
conduct at the city Jail.
C. L. Lupton, who says h la a dis
charged soldier from Key West, Fla., was
fined 35 and costs In police court, where hs
wan arraigned on the charge of assault on
Michael Adelson at the carnival grounds.
It was said Adelson railed Lupton a tin
soldier, when the latter resorted to blows.
Harry Elliott and Willie McDonald are
charged at the city jail with fast and reck
less drlvfrig at the entrance of tha street
fair. Their case was set for hearing in
police court Tuesday morning.
On Town Without Taa.
PEORIA. III., Oct. 3 It hs been discov
ered that Bartonvtlle, where ttie asylum
for Incurably insane I located. I the only
Incorporated town In th United States that
does not hav to levy municipal tan. Th
population of lb tiwq Is Duo and It c'Uut.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
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SUMMARY OF WAR SITUATION
Small OalDoit Flnhts Near Mukden-
Closer Blockade Maintained
at Port Arthur.
Small outpost fights constitute tho sum
of the activities rt ported from the vicinity
of Mukden. The Japanese blockade of
Port Arthur is so effective that General
8toessel has been unable to Inform tho
war office at St. Petersburg of the situa
tion there. The report of the arrival of
the Russian armored cruiser llayan of the
Port Arthur squadron at Hanchau bay,
near Shanghai, hus no official confirmation.
POSTMASTER GENERAL SINKING
Physician Say Mr. Payne' Life 1
Sustained by Artificial
Mean.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-Postmater Gen
eral Payne tonight is weaker than at any
previous stage of his Illness save during
the worst of his sinking spells, and his
death, It is said, may occur at any moment.
The most powerful stimulants in greater
doses than ever are being administered at
frequent intervals and it will be due to
them alone, it Is stated, if he survives the
night. Without them. It was admitted to
night, he could not live more than a few
hours.
Ills pulse at times today has been barely
perceptible. There was a severe sinking
spell at noon today and another shortly
after 4 o'clock this afternoon that lasted
half eh hour. During the succeeding hours
the sick man gained a little rest, although
he could not sleep long at a time.
At 9:30 o'clock tonight Dr. Magruder Is
sued a bulletin saying that Mr. Payne con
tinued to respond well to the remedies ad
ministered and that there was a slight Im
provement, Mr. Payne Is unconscious much
of the time, but occasionally he recognized
those about him. He suffered considerable
pain during tho day. Another consultation
of physicians, In which Dr. Osier of Balti
more la to participate,' has been arranged
for 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Private secretary Whitney issued the fol
lowing bulletin:
At 11 o'clock p. m. the postmaster gen
eral Is resting quietly and the attending
phy.iirlans and members of the family have
retired.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Number of Rural Carriers Appointed
for Routes in Nebraska
and Iowa.
' WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. (Special Tele
gram.) Rural free delivery carriers ap
pointed: Nebraska Albion, regular, An
drew M. Watson; substitute, Rolls, G. Wat
son. .Arapahoe, regular. Pearl W. Camp-,
bell;- substitute, - Charles Krull. Bur
well, regular, James R. Alderman; sub
stitute, Otto R. Alderman. Clarks, regu
lar, Frank A. Noble, Dave H. Wilson; sub
stitutes, Charles H. Cole, Henry Wilson.
Hartlngton, regular, Guy L. Pierce; sub
stitute, Fannie E. Pierce. St. Edward,
regular, Waltes. C. Thompson; substitute,
James F. Thompson. Wakefield, regular,
George E. Pnrto; substitute, Frank J.
iJarto. Iowa Adel, regular, Thomas J.
Wilklns; substitute, Gus Wilklns.
A rural free delivery' route has been
ordered established November 1 at Alta
Vista, Chickasaw county, la. , The route
embraces an area of twenty-seven siuare
miles, containing a. population of 500.
REDUCED RATES REFISED UNIONS
Railroad Charged with Discriminating-
AsvnlnBt; Labor Federntlon.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-Frank Morrison
general secretary of the American Federa
tion of Labor, has filed with the Interstate
Commerce commission a complaint, alleg
ing discrimination on the part of tho
Transcontinental Passenger association
against the Federation of Labor in the
matter of reduced rates for delegates to
the national meeting of that organization
in San Francisco, beginning November 14.
The protest alleges that in response to In
quiries on the subject the federation was
Informed by the railroads that the "regular
rate" would be charged. The federation
officials claim that special rates are al
lowed theatrical companies, base ball
teams and fraternal organizations and that
heretofore such rates have been accorded
to their organization.
WOULD BOYCOTT ALL GENTILES
President of Mormon Church Adrlses
Mormons to Refuse to Aid
Other.
SALT LAKE CITY. Oct. 3.-Th Bt
George (Vtah) Advocate, a church paper,
print a sermon delivered . by President
Joseph E. Smith of the Mormon church at
the conference of the St. George stake oY
the church, in which he counseled the peo
ple of the churoh against selling lands to
gentiles or aiding them In any way.
When shown the report of the sermon
in question. President Smith dictated th
following)- to the Associated Press cor
respondent!: While on my visit In the south I learned
that in consequence of hard times many of
the people In southern Utah were moving
away. At the conference held at bt. (ieorge
I advised them to remain and encouraged
them with the hop that railroad facilities
would, soon reach them and bring open
markers for their products. I never ad
vised anything at all about "Gentile," or
dealing with them. I did advise them not
t sell out their homes and land to their
enemies. Property sold some year ago
by our people has been repurchased. Our
policy Is to be permanent settlers and Dot
roamera from place to place. That is the
whole substance of my remarks on tho
subject.
Bt. George, Utah, Is In the extreme south
ern part of the state, remote from rail
roads. The population is almost entirely
Mormon.
Condition of Cotton.
WASHINGTON. Oct. I.-Th monthly
report of the chief of the bureau of sta
tistic of the Department of Agriculture
will show the average condition of cotton
on September 24 to have been 76 8, as com
pared with H I last month, 85.1 on Septem
ber 25, 8 3 on September 23, mi, aqd
a tea-year averag Of M.S. ,
Cavalry in Practice March.
FORT MEADE. S. D., Oct. t. (Special.)
All tha troop composing the second
squadron of th Sixth cavalry, at tljls post,
will leave Tuesday for a practice march
to Pine Ridge agency. Thy will probably
XJ ob about tea day or two wsk.
FLEET MAKES A DASH
Unconfirmed Rumor That Port Arthur
Squadron Bai Started Out.
FIGHTING AROUND CITY IS TERRIFIC
General Stoessel Report! on Russian Ef
fort to Retake Forta.
VOLUNTEERS ARE CALLED FOR THE TASK
Turning Movement Around the Flank of
Kouropatkin'i Armj.
ADVANCE MADE ON BOTH SIDES OF HIM
Task of the Russian General a Dim
cult One Large Force Guardlng;
tbe Bridge Over the Hub
nivcr.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., lf"4.)
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 3.-(New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee.) There is an unconfirmed rumor
here that the Port Arthur squadron haa
started out.
The fighting on land around the besieged
city is terrific and th desperate effort
of the Russians to regain Fort Kouropat"
kin and thus recover control of the city's
water supply has resulted In a great loss
qf life on both side.
General Oku Is across the Hun river, thus
making a turning movement to the west.
According to prevailing military opinion
General Kouropatkln will now have to send
a force to attack him, but this is difficult,
owing to the presence of General Kurokl,
whose - army, constantly reinforced, la
creeping slowly but surely onward In a
flanking movement on the east.
The Russians are guarding the old bridge
across the Hun rivet4 with a larg fore
and it is likely that the engagement will
take place there.
The Novre Vreyma says that Judge Par
ker's remarks In his message deprecating
Jingoism and an aggressive policy caused
President Roosevelt to express a particular
desire for peace which Europe wlH know
how to appreciate.
Awful Slaughter of Japanese.
LONDON, Oct. 4 The Dally Telegraph's
Nagasaki correspondent, cabling under the
date of September 25, says: "Terrible ar
tillery conflicts are adding to the horrors
of the situation at Port Arthur. On Sep
tember 22 and 23 the Russians made sorties
against positions held by the Kanagawa ;
regiment and desperate fighting ensued.
The Japanese force was practically an-
nlhllated, only one non-commissioned offi
cer and eleven men remaining alive out of
4,000 who went Into th engagement.
The Japanese tunnel Into Port Arthur
was completed on September 24 and waa
immediately used. The result is unknown."
Four Days Fight.
CHE FOO, Oct. 3.-2:30 p. m An of
ficial report from General Stoessel dated
September 23 reached Che Foo today con-
firming a previous report of the rpul
of the Japanese attack on Port Arthur, .
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22. The fighting waa of an extremely
severe character. The Japanese ' having
retired, General Stoessel issued h follow
ing proclamation:
Glorv. Thank to God. Glorv to our
heroic garrison. Glorv to Illmann. Svchalt
and Poggorsky. Heroes all. Thanks to our
valiant volunteers who routed the enemy
from the trenches, destroying them. God
has permitted us to repulse the enemy.
Praise to God.
The volunteers referred to by General
Stoessel in the proclamation were made up
of regulars called upon to take a high hill
which hud. been captured by tho Japanese.
From semi-official sources It is learned
that the attack began on the lDth along
the whole line and lasted . four days,
various positions changing hands many
times. , .
The high hill mentioned waa a very- Im
portant position to the Russians. The
Japanese attacked repeatedly, day and
night, Anally occupying the position on tha
night of September 22 after suffering saver
losses. The attempt to retake this hill
being extremely hazardous. General Stoessel
refused to issue the order, but called for
volunteers. Everybody called upon res
ponded whereupon a requisite number of
men were selected. Lieutenant Poggaraky
and Captain Sychaff leading them. Soldiars
and officers alike . carried grenade (x
ploslve shells weighing from two to six
pounds which are thrown by hand) and
with these v they attacked the Japanese
temporary fortifications and drove the
latter from all of their positions. Several
mines were exploded during the general
battle causing severe losses. Th Russian
calculate thai the total Japanese losses
for th four days fighting reach 20,000 men.
Japanese Strengthen Advance Posts.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 3. A dispatch
was received today from General Sakha roll
announcing that the Japanese have
strengthened their advance posts at Feng
tlapu, sixteen miles southeast of Mukden.
Elsewhere, he adds, there are no develop
ments. Emperor Nicholas returned to St. Paters
burg from the south and the Associated
Press hears on very high authority that
tha appointment ' of a commander-in-chief
will be announced within forty-eight hours.
While General Kouropatkin's friends still
Insist that he will be appointed, member
of the emperor' entourge express no doubt
that Grand Duke Nicholas Nlcholalevltch
will be chosen.
The official advices from th front today
report thut all la quiet along the whol
line of the opposing armle. A slight
Japanese movement has been observed at
Fengtaf' Pu, about sixteen mile southeast
of Mukden, but there ha been no collision.
The War office apparently does not antici
pate fighting on a large scale In th Im
mediate future.
The principal cause of alarm at th War
office 1 occasioned . by tha luck of definite
Information regarding the exact where
abouts of Field Marshal Oaniu's right.
The Russian scout have lost touch with
General Kurokl main army, wtiich may
give increased Importance to th flanking
movement wt under General Oku, whltrb.
hitherto has been regarded as a faint for
th returning movement to strlk at General
Kouropatkin's line, of communication from
the east. It may contain the potentialities
of a big surprise. Ten day ago Kouro
patkln and th War office wer convinced
that th Japanese- wer concentrating at
Blanschau and that an Immediate advauc
wa Imminent In force. Acordlngly th
Russians fell back from the passes of tii
Da mountain range without offering re
sistance. But after several day they sud
denly discovered that th Japan wer
not pressing forward and thereupon th
Russian scouts pushed out to ascertain th
cause. They penetrated as far a Signs
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