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OMAHA, MONDAY MOIttflNO, OCTOJJEIl 31, 1904.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871.
SINGLE COrV THREE CENTS.
MOVING FOR PEACE
Secretary Hay Takes Formal lotion to Be
assemble The Hague Tribunal.
NOTE SENT TO FOREIGN AMBASSADORS
Instructs Them te 8onnd Country to
Whioh They Ar Aocredited..
"2 '
NO SET PROGRA 2 JGGESTED BY HIM
Points Out Broad 1 5 eft Uncovered by
First " -rnce. ,
RIGHTS AND DUTIES
UTRALS IN WAR
JPlenty of Work to one Wltboit
la Any Mann ' terlerlns;
nllh the ,-ent
Conflict.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-ln a circular
uoto Eecretary Hay hag carried out tha
Trcs'dcut's Instructions relative to propos
ing r. second Hague conference. The note
not only contemplates the reassembling of
The Hugue conference for the considera
tion of questions specifically mentioned by
the original conference, as demanding
further attention, such as the rights and
duties of neutrals. The inviolability of
private property in naval warfare and the
bombardment of ports by nuval forces, but
goes further by practically indorsing the
project of a general system of arbitration
treaties and the establishment of an Inter
national congress to meet periodically In
the Interests of peace. The iasue of the
call -while the present war is in progress is
JuBtlfied by the fact that the first Hague
conference was called before our treaty of
peace with Spulu was concluded. The text
of the note follows:
Tut of Note.
To the representatives of the United
Blates accredited lo the governments
signatories to the acts of The Hague con
ference. 1099:
Blr: The peace conference which assem
bled at The Hague on May 18. 1XSW, murked
an epoch In the history of nations. Called
by his majesty, the emperor of Russia to
discuss the problems of the maintenance of
general peace the regulation of the opera
tions of war, and the lessening of the bur
dens which preparedness for eventual war
entails upon modern peoples. Its labors re
sulted in the acceptance by the signatory
powers of a convention for the peaceful ad
justment of international difficulties by ar
bitration, and for certain humune amend
ments to the laws and customs of war by
land and sea. A great work was thus ac
complished by the conference, while other
phases of the general subject were left to
discussion by another conference In the
near future, such as questions affecting the
rights and duties of neutrals, the inviola
bility of private property in naval warfare
and the bombardment of pons, towns and
villages by a naval force.
Among the movements which prepared
tha minds of governments for an accord
In the direction of assured ponce among
men, a high place may fittingly be given
to that set on foot by the interparliament
ary union. From Its origin in the euggfs
tlons of a member of the British House
of Commons, In 1W, it developed until Its
membership Included large numbers of del
egates from the parliaments of the partic
ular nations, pledged to exert their Influ
ence icwara ine cunciuBnm ui hvuhm
arbitration between nations and toward
the accomplishment of peaco. Its annual
-i04ieimis .Jiaya notaWy - advanced the
blah purposes It sought to reullze. Not
only have many International treaties of
arbitration been concluded, but in the con
ference held In Holland in 18M the memor
able declaration In favor of -a permanent
court of arbitration was a forerunner of
the most Important achievement of the
peace conference of The Hague in 1899.
Reason (or Action.
The annual conference of the Interparlia
mentary union -was held thin year at St.
l.oui In appropriate connection wnn mo
World's fair. Its deliberations were
marked by the same noble devotion to the
cause of pea" and to the welfare of hu
manity which had Inspired Its former meet
ings. By the unanimous vote of delegate-,
active or retired members of the American
congress and of every parliament In Eu
rope, with two exceptions, the following
resolution was adopted:
"Whereas, Enlightened public opinion and
modern civilization alike demand that dif
ferences between nations should be adjudi
cated and settled In tho same munn.r as
disputes between Individuals are adjudi
cated, namely, by the arbitrament of courts
In accordance with recognized principles
of law, this eonference requests the several
governments r.f the world to send dele
gates to an international conference to be
held at a time and place to be attended
upon by them for the purpose of consid
ering: "1. The question for the consideration of
which the conference at The Hague ex
pressed a wish that a future conference
be called.
"S. The negotiation of arbitration treaties
between the nations represented at the
conference to be convened.
"3. The advisability of establishing an
International congress to convene periodi
cally for the discussion of international
questions.
"And the conference respectfully and cor
dially requests the president of the United
States to invite all the nations to send
representatives to such a conference."
President Accepts Charge,
On September 24 these resolutions were
presented to the president by a numerous
delegation of the Interparliamentary union.
The president accepted the charge offered
to him, feeling It to be most appropriate
' that the executive of the nation which had
welcomed the conference to Its hospitality
should give voice to its Impressive utter
ances In a cause which the American gov
ernment and people hold dear. He an
nounced that he would at an early diiy In
vlle the other nations, parties to The
Hague conventions, to reassemble with a
view to pushing forward to completion the
Work already begun at The Hague by con
Klderlng the questions which the first con
ference had left unsettled, with the express
provision that there should be a second
conference, in accepting this truBt the
president was not unmindful of the fact,
so vividly brought home to all the world,
that a great war la now In progress. He
recalled the circumstances that at the time
when, en August 24. lfc!s, his majesty, the
emperor of Kussla, sent forth his Invita
tion to the nations to meet in the interests
of peace, the United States and Spain had
merely battled in their struggle to devise
terms of peace. While at the present mo
ment no armlatlce between the parties now
contending Is in sight, the fact of an exist
ing war is no reason why the nations should
relax the efforts which they have so suc
cessfully made hitherto toward the adop
tion of rules of conduct which may make
mora remote the chances of future wars
between them. In ltnw the conference of
The Hague dealt solely with the larger
general problems which confront all na
tions and assumed no function of Interven
tion or suggestion In the settlement of the
terms of peace between the Tutted States
and Spain. It might be the same with a
reassembled conference at the present time,
lie erforts would naturally lie in the direc
tion of further codification of the universal
deas of right and Justice which we call
International law; its mission would be to
give them future effect.
Sound foreign Government.
The president directs that you will bring
the foregoing consideration to the at
tention of liie'iulnlster for foreign affairs
of the government to which you are ac
credited and in discreet conference with
him, ascertain to what extent that gov
ernment Is disposed to act in the matter.
Should his excellency Invite suggestions
s to the character of the questions to be
brought before the proposed si-.-uml peace
ronferonoe, you may say to him that at
this time It would seem premature to
oouple the tentutlve invitation thus ex
tended with a categorical program of sub
jects of discussion. It Is only by com
parison of views that u general accord
can be reached as to the matters to bn
considered by the new conference. Jt
- desirable that In the formulation of a pro-
tram the distinction should be kept clear
ft ween the matters which belong to the
. province of international law and those
which are conventional as between ludi-
iuued on Second Fuge.)
ACCIDENTS AT STATE CAPITAL
Two Lincoln People Are Killed nnd
Another One Is Seriously
Injnred.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 3d. -(Special Tele
gram.) Again has a Lincoln Sunday been
marred by two tragic deaths. The victims
were Miss Florence Stockton a teacher,
who was killed by a Rock Island freight
train, and the other was William Thurber,
aged 13, who was killed by being thrown
from a horse which he was riding.
Miss Stockton was picking wild berries
along the Rock Island right-of-way near
the grade crossing where the Burlington
parnllels the Rock Island near Twenty
seventh street. Burlington passenger train
No. 8 was leaving town and the unfortunate
woman stepped from the Burlington onto
the Rock Island tracks to avoid the pas
senger train and stepped In front of the
Incoming freight.
Her body was thrown a distance of many
ftet and, though not mangled to a great
extent, many of the bones were broken,
her skull being crushed and her legs and
arms being broken. Death Is supposed to
have been Instantaneous. Both trains were
stopped and the body was brought to Rob
erts" undertaking rooms. An Inquest will
be held In the morning, after which the
Interment will occur at Waverly.
Miss Stockton was 30 years old and
taught the kindergarten department of the
Randolph school. She and her mother re
sided at Thirty-second and Baldwin, In a
house they Just recently purchased. The
accident occurred between 4 and 6 o'clock.
William Thurber was found near a livery
table in College View, from which he had
tuken a horse to exercise. He was uncon
scious when found and lived only about an
hour. It Is supposed he was thrown from
the horse and then kicked. His skull was
crushed and there was a deep gash In his
stomach, supposed to have been caused by
a kick from the horse. Either of the
wounds were sufficient to cause death. The
boy lived at College View with his parents.
Dr. Oeorge Martin, secretary of the Ne
braska Prison association, fell from a motor
car late this evening and broke an arm
near the Bhoulder and also dislocated the
shoulder. Dr. Martin stepped from the
car while It was barely moving and was
thrown violently to the ground. Owing to
his advanced age and his physical condi
tion the accident Is a serloUB one.
BENSONITE REPORTED MISSING
Visits World's Fair City and
Friends Cannot Locate
Him.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30.-(Speclal TelegTam.)
Friends of Asmus Qchlt a merchant of
Benson, a suburb of Omaha, Neb., yes
terday reported to the authorities that he
had been mixing for nearly a week and
owing to the mystery surrounding the
disappearance thought he had met with
foul play. He carried several, hundred
dollars with him at the time, which only
Increased their fears for his safety.
Oehl came to St. Louis with a party of
townspeople. They were stopping at 2S39
Eads avenue. On Tuesday morning Gehl
announced his Intentions of visiting the
World's fair grounds and told his friends
to meet him near Machinery hall shortly
after noon -the same day. ; His friends
waited at the appointed place, but Gehl
did not appear and they returned to their
home In the evening thinking he hud
sought his room. He had not reached
there when they arrived at their room nor
has he put In an appearance since. Pre
vious to his disappearance he had an
nounced his Intention of going to the coun
try, and his friends fear that he may
have been followed and probably mur
dered. .'
The friends since the disappearance have
been working quietly on the case, but find
ing no trace of the missing man yester
day resorted to the police. Baggage which
Gehl brought to St. Louis with him and
articles of personal property remain at
the boarding house waiting a claimant.
Relatives and friends of the missing man
at Benson have been apprised of his dis
appearance and are expected to visit the
city to aid the police in locating the man.
Aside from the money he had in his pos
session a watch and two valuable rings.
BODIES STILL IN THE MINE
Rook Slides Render the Work of the
Rescuers Bnrrn of Re.
nits.
TRINIDAD, Colo., Oct. 30, No bodies
have yet been taken out of the mine at
Terclo, where an explosion entombed forty
nine miners Friday, according to a state
ment of tha coroner, who returned from
Terclo tonight.- Three bodies supposed to
have been recovered last night, and so re
ported to the coroner's office here, are still
In the mine. A miner waa lowered down
an air shaft by a rope and saw and Identi
fied the bodies, but they were not removed.
It was thought the bodies could be taken
out within an hour, but while relief work
ers were preparing to rescue them another
slide of rock occurred, making the work of
tha rescuers slower and more dangerous
than ever. So great was the explosion
that great pieces of rock block the prog
ress of ' the rescuers and"- make blasting
necessary. These blasts cause further rock
slides. Coroner Slpe tonight said:
"I left Terclo at 4:30 this afternoon after
pending all day In and about the mine
and there are absolutely ho new develop
ments. No bodies have been taken out
and it may be a day, a week or two weeks
before the mine can be explored, on ac
count of the frequent cavelns. Men work
for hours in the same spot and aa soon as
the debris Is removed more fills the open
ings, so that any prediction as to when the
mine can be fully explored and the bodies
recovered is mere guesswork. Aa many
men aa can be accommodated are working
In four-hour reliefs, but progress Is neces
sarily slow and nothing definite In regard
to the recovery of the bodies can be given
out until the bodies are actually taken from
the mine."
DEATH RECORD.
James W. Bacon.
James W. Bacon, living at 1614 Daven
port street, died at 3 o'clock Sunday morn
ing as the result of a stomach trouble.
The funeral will be at o'clock Tuesday
morning In St. Phllomenas cathedral with
Interment In St. Mary's cemetery. De
ceased was 40 years old.
American la Fired I'poa.
LONDON, Oct. 31. According to a Tan
gier dispatch to the Times, an American
gentleman and two German sailors, while
boutlng on the Laralehe river, were fired
at. Their fate la unknown.
A dispatch from Tangier to the Dally
Telegraph reports that a German was
killed at Laralehe.
Laralehe. or El Arlsh, Is a seaport town
of Morocco, about twenty-five miles south
west of Taagler and at tha mouth of the
Laralehe rlvr.
WORLD'SFAIRTRAINSCOLLIDE
Second lectisi Crashes Into First with
Fatal Besults.
THREE PEOPLE ARE INSTANTLY KILLED
Number of Other People Are Injured
la Sleeplns; Tar, Which is
Smashed Into Klndllns;
Wood.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 30. Three persona
were killed and twenty-three Injured In a
rear-end collision between section No. Sand
section No. 1 of train No. 3, Missouri Pa
cific World's fair special, at Tipton, Mo.,
early today.
Train No. 3, on account of the heavy
World's fair travel, was made up In two
sections, the first leaving St. Louis for
Kansas City last night at 10:10 p. m. The
second section left a few minutes later
and when it reached Tipton section No. 1
was taking on passengers. According to
Engineer Ramsey of section No. 2, a head
light In the yards blinded him and he was
unable to see section No. 1. He also says
that his orders were "clear ahead."
The second section was running about
thirty miles an hour when the collision oc
curred. The end sleeper of section No. 1
was entirely demolished and the second
Bleeped was overturned. The dead:
MRS, BRIGHT WALKER, Lewlsburg. Pa.
MRS. MARGARET BURKE, Kansas City.
J. W. BAGBY, address unknown.
The Injured: ,
W. J. BLACK, general passenger agent
of the Atchison, Topeka ft Santa Fe. rail
road, collarbone broken, wrenched back and
bruised.
Mrs. W. J.. Black, Topeka, ankle broken.
head badly bruised.
Thomas Richardson, Portland, Ore., In
Juries slight.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, Kansas City, head
bruised.
J. S. Calfee, St. Louis, serious.
W. H. Morrison, Sedan, Kan., hip In
jured.
L. B. Stoner, New York, seriously.
W. W., Manspeaker, Topeka, arm and leg
Injured.
J. C. Wiles, St. Louis, back wrenched.
Raymond Morrison, Sedan, Kan., hip In
jured. L. B. Twined, New York, serious.
B. J. Magulre, Trenton, Mo., alight In
juries. G. McEmbery, Ntles, Mich., knee Injured.
Mrs. G. McEmbery, Nlles, Mich., slight
injuries.
J. F. Hammer, Lawrence, Kan.; slight In
juries.
A. A. Sellgman, serious.
Mrs. J. F. Skinner, Lampasas, Tex., nerv
ous shock and bruises.
Miss- Ruth Skinner, Lampasas, Tex.,
scalp wound.
Cyntha White, Lampasas, Tex., nervous
shock and bruises.
C. C. Porter, Esst Orange, N. J., scalp
wound and foot cut.
Mrs. C. W. Donaldson, Kansas City,
shoulder and arm hurt.
Robert Eaton and W. Price, Pullman
porters, injuries slight.
Mrs. J. F. Skinner, Miss Ruth Skinner,
Cyntha White, C. C. Porter and B. J. Ma
gulre were taken to hospitals In this city
upon, thejr arrival, here.: . .. , ' ...... r "
Section No. 1 was In charge of Conductor
Sam Lovett. Colonel E. S. Jewett, local
passenger and ticket agent of the Missouri
Pacific, who was on section No. 1 when the
accident occurred, said:
"There were five sleeper on section No.
1. I was In the third from the end. About
3 o'clock I was awakened by a sudden
crash. Donning my clothes, I rushed to
the platform and found the end sleeper
smashed to kindling wood, section No. 2
having telescoped the two rear Bleepers."
The injured were taken to Sedalla.
Later it was said that A. A. Seligmoh'a
Injuries were not aa bad as first reported.
Those of the passengers whose Injuries
were slight continued their Journey, while
the more seriously hurt were taken tothe
company's hospital In St. , Louis. Vf. J.
Black and wife of Topeka were tHkfn to
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas hospital in
Sedalla. The engine of the second section
struck the Pullman car Topas squarely,
splitting it for two-thirds of Its length, and
all of the fourteen passengers In the car
were either killed or Injured. There were
twenty-two passengers In the day car
ahead and although all were badly shaken
up by the collision and received a few
sera tones, only a few were injured seri
ously. The blame, according to Superintendent
W. J. McKee, who at once went to the
scene of the wreck, rests with the engineer
and conductor ot the second section. They
were running twenty-five miles an hour
when, the superintendent said, they should
have had their train under control.
SEDALIA. Mo., Oct. 30. The coroner of
this county held an Inquest here tonight.
Inquiring Into the cause of the wreck on
the Missouri Pacific railroad at Tipton,
Mo., in which three persons were killed
and twenty-three Injured early today and
the following verdict was rendered:
' The collision was caused by neglect of
the flagman of first No. 3 In not prnrerly
flagging second No. 3, and also by the en
gineer t.f second No. 3 for coming Into the
station In a careless manner in not having
his engine under control.
ATTENDANCE AT WORLD'S FAIR
Total for the Past Week la Almost
Seven Hundred and Fifty
Thousand.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 80. The record of at
tendance at the World's fair for the week
ending Saturday, October 29, follows:
Monday, October 24 11A.493
Tuesday 121,8i3
Wednesday 133,:to6
Thursday 135 9K0
Friday 1l," tiS
Saturday 124,391
Total
Recapitulation:
April, 1 day
May, 20 days
June, 2il days
July, 27 days
August. 27 days
September, 211 days
October, 2S days
749,368
.... 17.793
.... 1 .ft II .391
.... 2 m s:m
.... 2.34.1.557
.... 3.0MS.743
...i 8.K51 873
.... 3. 303. 102
Total 15,933.295
' Trouble In Panama Ends.
PANAMA, Oct. 30. The resignation yes
terday of Tomaa Arias, secretary of state
of the Republic of Panama, apparently ends
the division of political parties here. Pablo
Arosemena, leader of the opposition, said
to the Associated Press:
"Opposition to President Amador's gov
ernment Is Impossible now." ,
It la reported that Santiago Gurgla, min
ister to Costa Jtlca, will replace Arias.
Discontent In Colombia.'
PANAMA, Oct. 80.-Advlces from Cauca
report that there Is great discontent there
and throughout Colombia. Apparently
President Reyes, with his political enemies
in the majority In both houses of congress,
cannot control the situation. Paper cur
rency la Ulna; Issued in unlimited amount.
JAPANESE MINISTER IS ILL
Submits 4e Operation for Appendi
citis and Ills Recovery Is
Doubtful.
NEW TORK,' Oct;; 30. An operation for
appendicitis was performed on Japanese
Minister Takahlra lit a hotel in this city
today.
The case is said tq be a serious one and
attaches of the Japanese legation at Wash
ington have been summoned to the minis
ter's bedside.
Mr. Takahlra arrived from Washington
Friday night and Immediately after being
assigned to a hotel complained of Illness
and asked that a physician be sent for.
The physician found the minister suffering
much pain, but remedies were administered
which eased his sufferings and allowed htm
to pass the remainder of the night com
fortably. Saturday, however, the minister
could retain no food and this, with other
symptoms, caused the physician to believe
that the case was one of appendicitis, and
today when It was positively diagnosed aa
such, an Immediate operation was decided
upon, v
The operation on Minister Takahlra was
performed between Z and 4 o'clock by Dr.
William Bull, who Issued the following
bulletin at 7:4S tonight: .
The patient was taken Bl Saturday morn
ing with appendicitis. Symptoms of peri
tonitis rapidly supervened and sn operation
was decided upon by Ilm Bull, Dellafleld
and Shrady. The operation was done early
In the afternoon, since which time his con
dition, has been satisfactory, although he
cannot be pronounced mit of danger for
two or three days. At present the outlook
Is favorable.
Dr. Bull announced that bulletins would
be issued every three hours for several
days.
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 In response to
a telephone message from the Japanese
consul at New York this afternoon, an
nouncing the serious condition of the Jap
anese minister, Mr. Maaana Hanlra,' the
third secretary of the legation, went to
New York and will remain with the min
ister. There were many expressions of re
gret In Washington over the news of Mr.
Takahlra's Illness. It Is sincerely hoped
that his recovery may be hastened as Mr.
Takahlra is anxious to participate In the
courtesies' which are-to be extended to
Prlne Fushlml, the adopted brother of the
emperor, whose arrival at San Francisco
Is scheduled for the second week In No
vember. Mr. Ekl Hlokl, the first secre
tary of the legation, has been designated
to meet the prince on his arrival at San
Francisco, but It is probable. In view of
the minister's Illness, that some one else
may be designated to that duty, leaving
Mr. Hlokl In charge of the legation.
ROOT CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
Says New York Is Surely Republican
by Plurality of Sixty
Thousand.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. Ellhu Root of
New York spent the evening with Presi
dent Roosevelt at the White House talking
over the political situation. Root told the
president that in his Judgment there was
no doubt of his election, that New York
state would give him a plurality approxi
mating 60,000 votes and that if this pre
diction proved to be correct the republican
state ticket would also be successful. A
very material reduction in the president's
estimated plurality, Mr, Root said, might
endanger thq state t' vt,, .Tho .former
secretary. In discussing . the campaign
which is now drawing to a close, expressed
his gratification that so far aa the repub
lican national committee was concerned it
had been conducted amicably. There had
not been any discord, he said, and It had
not left any heartburnings.
The amount of money expended by the
republican committee does not aggregate
half of that expended during the McKln
ley campaign four years ago.
FAIRBANKS IN HIS HOMES STATE
Last Week of the Campaign to Be
Spent There.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 30. Senator
Charles W. Fairbanks, republican candi
date for vice president, spent Sunday at
home. He attended the Methodist church
this morning with Mis. Fairbanks. This
afternoon he received several callers and
tonight several state party leaders con
sulted him. He is in excellent health and
said today he was never more ready to
endure a week's campaigning than now.
Senator Fairbanks and party will leave
here tomorrow morning for a six days'
tour of Indiana. Tomorrow will be . de
voted to speeches at West field, Sheridan,
Frankfort, Tipton, Elwood, Alexandria,
Fairmount, Marion, Wabash and Hunting
ton, with a night meeting at Fort Wayne.
The tour of the state will close with a
meeting ' here Saturday night, for which
elaborate preparations are being made.
Colonel W. W. Richardson, assistant gen
eral passenger agent of the Pennsylvania
lines, will have charge of the special train
during the trip. Senator Fairbanks said
today he had no program arranged after
the night meeting next Saturday and would
probably be here till after election day.
PARKER READY FOR SPEAKING TRIP
Spends a (Inlet Sunday with Few
Friends.
ESOPUS, N. Y., Oct. 30Judge Alton B.
Parker will start for New York at noon
tomorrow to begin his speaking campaign.
He spent a quiet Sunday. He attended
church at Kingston, accompanied by
George F. Parker, chairman of the literary
bureau of the democratic national com
mittee, who has been a guest at Rose
mount since Friday and who will go to
New York with the Judge tomorrow.
The candidate has practically completed
the preparations of the speeches he will
make this week.
J. Howard Morse of Hartford, Conn.,
candidate for congress, visited Judge Par
ker today to arrange the details of the
Connecticut meeting on Thursday night.
Cortelyou Is Busy.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30. Chairman Cortelyou
of tho republican national committee ar
rived in Chicago today and for several
hours tonight waa busy with the western
committeemen discussing the wlndup of
the campaign. Mr. Cortelyou said tonight
that he did not know when he would re
turn east.
Fierce Prairie Fire at sturgls.
STURGIS, S. D., Oct. 30.-(Special Tele
gram.) A terrific prairie fire started over
the hills Just north of Bturgls shortly after
noon today. The fire swept up Into the
small pine timber lands on the. hills, de
stroying a large amount of same, aa well as
a large amount of feed The fire burned
over a large space of country. It Is under
control tonight. It is thought to have been
started by hunters.
Election in Newfoundland.
BT. JOHNS. N. F., Oct. SO.-The legisla
tive general election will be held tomor
row. The campaign closed laat night.' It
Is the prevailing Impression that the gov
ernment will win, though by a smaller ma
jority than four years ago. The struggle
has been the fiercest In tha political history
Of Nvwfoundland.
ANOTHER BATTLE IMPENDING
MoTemesti at the Front Indicate Both
Sides Are Now Beadj. .
NOTHING BUT SKIRMISHES AT PRESENT
Gossip la Now Busy at St. Petersburg;
Concerning the Reception to Be
Accorded Former Viceroy
Alexleff.
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 31.-2:35 a. m.
The military situation ha not developed
anything of great Importance, although
the fight at the Buddhist Temple hill on
October 27 appears to have been a decidedly
heavy engagement. It probably Indicates
that final moves on both sides are now oc
curring preparatory to another long and
serious battle.
Viceroy Alexleff Is now on the way to
St. Petersburg. The nature of his recep
tion here Is the food for much specula
tion. Some of his friends still cling to
the Idea that he will be made chancellor
of the empire, with his residence In the
Winter palace, where, It Is said, a suite
of apartments has already been prepared
for him. On the other hand, many de
clare that his political career Is practi
cally over end that his reception at St.
Petersburg, while officially cordial, will
mark the end of his political ascendancy.
It Is rumored that the vlceroyalty of the
Caucasus will be revived for his special
benefit, which would constitute a compli
mentary and comfortable sort of exile.
Little Fighting In Manchuria.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 30. General
Kouropatkin has telegraphed as follnws,
under date of October 29: "I have received
today no dispatch reporting encounters
with the enemy. During a cavalry recon
naissance yesterday, after an Infantry
fight supported by artillery, we occupied
the village of Chlantsanhenan. The en
emy has retired from Slndlapu.. On Oc
tober 28 our chausseurs, with insignificant
louses, retained a village a kilometer west
of Chenllanpu against a violent Japanese
bombardment."
General Kouropatkin also records other
outpost affairs. Including the Russian re
occupatlon of , the village of Tynsln. a
short distance south of Luidiiatung,
whence they hnd been previously expelle!
by the Japanese, who burned the village.
Assault on Port Arthur.
CHE FOO, Oct. 30, 9:30 p. m. The third
general attack on Port Arthur began Oc
tober 24, according to untmpeacbable au
thority. On October 26 Japanese shells set
fire to the only smokeless powder maga
Elne in Port Arthur. Portions of tho town
caught fire and the conflagration continued
the whole day. On October 26 the Japa
nese captured the Russian trenches on the
slope of Rlhlung mountain, also a fortified
position protecting that fortress. The
Japanese consider the progress of the siege
to be highly satisfactory.
Skirmishes of Outposts.
TOKIO, Oct. 30. 6 p. m. A report from
Manchurlan army headquarters received to
day records a successful night attack
against the Russian outpost at Wumlngt
sun and two successful counter attacks
made by the Russians. The report is as
follows:
. "On- tho , night -of- October. 28, a, small
force of the enemy attacked Waltao moun
tain, but were Immediately repulsed. Oo
tober 29 at 3 o'clock in the morning a de
tachment of infantry was dispatched from
the center army against Wumlngtsun. The
enemy was surprised and the houses occu
pied by the enemy were set on fire. Wu
mlngtsun Is located midway between the
outposts of both armies. Using the place
as a base, the enemy madel frequent night
attacks against our outposts. On the night
of October 28 a force of the enemy of un
known strength attacked an eminence near
Santaokangtzu, but was immediately re
pulsed. Sharp Fight for Hill.
MUKDEN, Oct. 3a The attack by the
Japunese on the Buddhist Temple hill on
October 27 led to sharp fighting. The
Japanese artillery played on the position
from early dawn, rendering the trenches
untenable, shells and shrapnel sweeping
everything and demolishing all the shel
ters. Two machine guns with the battalion
defending the hill were smashed and dis
abled, but the defenders carried off the
remains of the gun when they were forced
to retire. The Japanese Infantry attack
under cover of the bombardment was made
In close order. There was desperate hand
to hand fighting In the trenches, followed
by a counter attack with the bayonet. The
Japanese finally gained the hill, but were
unable to hold it in the face of the deadly
Russian artillery fire.
There have been a number of skirmishes
along the whole front, but no development
of any serious Import has yet appeared,
though the armies are in the closest touch
and a general engagement may be precipi
tated at any time. At one point the
trenches are only. 400 yards apart. They
are separated by J a small stream, which
Is the only water supply In the neighbor
hood. By mutual consent there is no firing
on the water carriers who visit the stream
with buckets.
Several positions have already changed
hands many times. .It Is related that in
one village which hud been taken and
retaken by the same men on both sides.
Captain Polkanoff, on being driven out
one day left a note in the hut where he
had passed the night saying he would
like to know the name of the Japanese
officer who occupied the hut In his ab
sence. Later Captain Polkanoff retook the
village and going through his old quarters
found the following note In perfect Rus
sian: I am Captain Yamatn. I would be greatly
pleased to make Captain Polkanoff s ac
quaintance. Today was quiet along the whole front.
The Russians are in the habit of hurasslng
the Japanese in the trenches at night. The
Russian scouts discovered that the Japa
nese are moving many batteries to the
front, though as yet all have been care
fully masked.
Sustains Admiral's Story.
PARIS, Oct. 31. The Petit Journal's
Lorlent, France, correspondent says: The
captain of a Danish schooner, which has
arrived here from the North sea, declares
that when he was forced to put in at an
English port owing to stress of weather
he saw steam trawlers taking Japanese
and explosives aboard openly.
College Professor Stricken.
GREENCASTLE, Ind.. Oct. 30. While at
tending services at the College Avenue
Methodist Episcopal church today, Dr. Ed
win Post, who Is at the head of the Latin
department of Uepauw university, suffered
an attack of apoplexy and fell to the floor
unconscious. Much cor.fuslon resulted.
I'hvblciaus were hastily summoned. ,Dr.
post was later carried to his residence,
where he lies In a critical condition.
Yellow Fever la Mexico.
MEXICO CITY, Oct. W.-There are six
cases of yellow fever at Texlstpe. Thre
aro In all twenty-four patients. The list
patient has left the hospital at Tehaunte
peo. Merida reports two new cs and
Sauta Crus four new ease.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Monday and Tuesday.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday!
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CALM FOLLOWS THE STORM
Government Hepnrtmeats Cease , to
Show Activity of Last
Week.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1!4.)
LONDON, Oct. 80 (New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to Tho Bee.)
An air of repose pervades all the govern
ment departments except such as are di
rectly concerned with the Inquiries Into the
North Bea affair.
At the Russian embassy there Is undis
guised relief at the change In the situation.
The procedure to be adopted at the Inter
national Inquiry has yet to be determined.
The court will have to find how the fish
ermen came by their death. Their busi
ness, however, differs from that of the
coroner's Jury, Inasmuch as they are not
expected to apportion Individual blame.
They are not called upon to say who or
dered the firing by which the fishermen
were decapitated and the trawler sunk, but
they are to find what fleet bombarded the
trawlers and, if possible, what particular
warship or warships sre Implicated. Fur
thermore, the court must assess the amount
of damage done to the fleet, bo that rep
aration may be made to the owners, and
they' must determine the amount of com
pensation reasonably due to the relatives
of the men who died.
Evidence will be given on oath by the
owners of the fleet and by the fishermen
who can throw light on the tragic events
of the fatal night. The court will report
Its findings and recommendations to the
Board of Trade.
Meanwhile, the coroner's Inquest will
also be proceeding at Hull. It is to be re
sumed at 3 o'clock on Wednesday after
noon and continued from day to day until
finished, unless the government should re
quest an adjournment.
The Daily Telegraph says: "This mdrn
lng from every quarter of the globe come
expressions of 'admiration of the combined
firmness and forbearance displayed by the
British government In the most trying and
exasperating circumstances. It Is some
what strange that the only Jarring note
should have been raised In this country,
but there has always been a coterie, di
minishing alike In numbers and) Influence,
in whose opinion Russia is the natural
enemy of Great Britain, to be attacked and
If possible humiliated and weakened when
soever an opportunity Is offered. Indeed,
a thorough understanding between Great
Britain and France, and also Russia,
would contribute the strongest conceivable
guarantee for the peace of Europe, and If
anyone questioned the utility and expedi
ency of the Anglo-Frenph entente or of the
desirability of strengthening It by all legit
imate means, he must but 111 have compre
hended the Invaluable services rendered by
M. Delcasse and M. Cambon, not only to
their ally, Russia, and to their friend Eng
land, but also to the cause of peace. Jus
tice and humanity."
The Dally Chronicle says: "An enormous
majority of the people, we rest assured, are
profoundly rejoiced at the Russian conces
sions, which appear to have averted a
bloody and Incalculable war. They are
concessions which it must have been very
difficult for a great nation like Russia to
grant. The detention of part of its fleet,
the removal from their duties of some of Its
officers at a moment when it had utmost
need of every ship and every officer these
are concessions with which It would be un
gracious to be dissatisfied. That the issue
has been so happy we attribute chiefly to
the highest services of France, that great,
liberal and .enlightened power whose In
creasing friendship with ourselves we
could hardly have endured to see suddenly
cut short by such a quarrel as this. Even
the anxiety and peril of last week will
have been worth the price if the result
serves to draw still closer the ties of ad
miration and respect which have lately
been forming across the channel."
BABY FARMERJS SENTENCED
Notorious Mrs. Wleae Is Convicted of
MiurderinaT Children and Sen
tenced to Death.
HAMBURG, Oct. 30. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) After a lengthy trial the baby
farmer Wlese, known as the "Witch of St.
Paull," has been convicted of ctilld murder
In five cases and sentenced to death. She
heard her doom with great stoicism.
The case revealed a terrible career of
cruelty and depravity. The woman carried
on a vast trade In undeslred Infants, which
she "adopted" on payment of substantial
sums. She Is alleged to have disposed of
them In many cases by burning or drown
ing and also to have attempted the murder
of her husband by poison.
The details of the murder of Wlese's
own daughter's child was heard in camera.
The prisoner was charged with "drowning
the infant In a pall of water, and the
daughter declared that as soon as It was
born the accused told her to kill It. She
refused, and a few days later It disap
peared and was never seen again.
One witness said that Frgu Wlese waa
very superstitious. She often prayed In the
middle of the night that she might win a
large sum of money n the lottery, and one
day told the "vltness that it was very lucky
to procure blood from a child or a pigeon.
COMPILATION OF INDIAN LAWS
Valuable Volume Issued by tho Got.
ernment.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 80.-A revised edi
tion of the compilation of the lawa and
treaties relating to Indian affairs, com
piled and edited under the direction of
congress by Charles J. Kappler, chief clerk
of ths United States senate committee on
Indian affairs, has been Issued by the gov
ernment printing office. This compilation
is embraced In two quarto volumes of 1,200
pages each and contains all treaties ever
made with the Indian tribes and all laws
relating to the various Indians enacted by
congrebs up to the present time, together
with executive orders creating reservations,
proclamations, statistics, trust funds, etc.
The revised edition Includes the signa
tures to the treaties, many treaties that
were heretofore unobtainable, and other
useful Information. Each volume is fully
Indexed, making research eusy. The stat
utes at large Is followed In Its makeup.
The compilation of the Indian treaties and
lawa has been recommended for many years
by the secretary of the Interior, commis
sioner of Indian affairs and both Indian
commissions of cungiesa.
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First Steps Tacen at Vigo, 8pain, aid at
Hall, England.
CONFERENCES BETWEEN NAVAL OFFICERS
England names an Attorney to Assist tha
Naval Oonrt.
BRITISH SHIPS WATCH THE RUSSIANS
Several Are Cruising in Front of Harbor o
Vigo.
fACHT IS ANCHORED ALONGSIDE THEM
80 Far aa Can Be Learned There la
No Truth ia tho Report tha
Admiral Rojeatvensky Is
to Resign. , .
(Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1904.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 30. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee.) The final seal was placed
upon the peace understanding between
Great Britain and Russia, today at 1
o'clock when Sir Charles Hardinge waa
received by the emperor at Tsarskoa
Selo. He presented a personal mes
sage of good will and congratulations
from King Edward upon the course ol
events. The highest cordiality and sln
cerest satisfaction was expressed by tha
emperor
At 7 o'clock In the evening Sir Charles
Hardinge called upon Count Lamsdorft to
express officially the acquiescence of tha
British government -to arbitration.
A week ago I Informed you that Presi
dent Roosevelt's Invitation to 'the peace
conference would be met here with a cate
gorical refusal. An Inspired article In tha
Journal de St. Petersburg says:
"It Is useless to discuss the character
of such a project, which affects . to Imi
tate the noble Initiative of our sovereign In
1899 without reproducing the spirit and
ideal of disinterestedness."
The emperor this afternoon received In
audience Sir Charles Hardinge, British am
bassador, at Tsarskoe Seloe. The emperoi
and the ambassador had a long conversa
tion. Blr Charles Hardinge also visited
Foreign Minister Lamsdorft.
Inquiry Is Started.
VIGO. Spain, Oct. 80. Inquiries here fall
to obtain the slightest confirmation of tha
report publlBhe! in the United States that
Vice Admiral Rojestvenaky has requested
Emperor Nicholas to relieve him of hla
command. The ' Russian consul general
here said to ths Associated Press, that h
was not aware that there was any flues
tlon of replacing the admiral, and that ti
did not believe that such a proposition had
ever been raised.
It Is believed tht international investi
gation here o.' the North sea Incident hat
begun. The British cruiser Lancaster,
which was here for some time yesterday
and departed In the evening after Its com
rrander hod conferred with Vice Admiral
Rojcstvensky on board the Russian flag
ship Knlax Souvaroff, returned today, and
there was another conference between ths
British and Russlun naval commanders on
board the flagship of the latter. Subse
quently the Lancaster sailed for Villa
Garcia, where It Is supposed the British
channel fleet has assembled.
There are five British warships cruising
off Vigo, evidently watching the Russian
vessels here.
The Spanish Foreign office has given out
a statement to the effect that Russia has
asked Spain's permission for the ships of
Admiral Rojestvensky'a squadron to re
main In Vigo until the Investigation of
the North sea affair shall have been con
eluded. Spain, according to the offiolal
statement, consulted with tho representa
tives of tho several powers, who gave their
approval. The authorization, however, ap
plies only to Russian vessels now at Vigo.
The British yacht Ventura Is In this port
and appears to be watching the move
ments of the Russian squadron.
The Russian admiral and subordinate offi
cers of the Baltic squadron receive ova
tions wnenever mey come asnore.
The admiral was Interviewed later in tha
day and said he could say nothing at pres
ent about the North sea Inquiry at Vigo.
Ten battleships and cruisers, he said, wers
now at Tangier, and the remainder of his
fleet would stay at Vigo until further or
ders from St. Petersburg. In conclusion
the admiral reasserted the absolute truth of
his version of the trawler Incident.
TANGIER, Oct. 30. Five Russian torpedo
boat destroyers have put to sea. The re
mainder of the fleet bus been coaling and
provisioning all day.
Ready for Hull Inquiry,
LONDON, Oot. 30. Gerald Balfour., pres
ident of ths Board of Trade, has appointed
Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge and H. Butler
Asplnwall, baxrlster-at-law, who practice
mainly in the admiralty court, to conduct
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ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. SO. The world
will doubtless take particular satisfaction
In according Emperor Nicholas, to whose
Initiative The Hague convention owed its'
existence, the honor and credit of having
proposed an honorable solution of tha North
sea Incident, which might have plunged
Russia and Great Britain Into war by an
appeal to its rules. Nevertheless, ths As
sociated Press learns on very high au
thority that this diplomatic triumph be
longs to M. Delcasse, the French foreign
minister. When the yellow book of Fran 00
and the blue book of Great Britain cov
ering this incident are Issued some very
luterestlnj diplomatic history will bs dis
closed. The great gravity of the situa
tion, especially In Great Britain, where ths
lullomed state of public opinion might at
any moment have driven the government
to extreme measures, and the danger in
volved In the delay were keenly appre
ciated In the French capital. France's
stake is almost equal to that of tha par
ties directly in interest, and the very peaos
of the republlo was Involved, as a ruDtura
between Great Britain and Russia, event
uating In war by putting Great Britain
and Japan lu the position of making com
mon cause against Russia, would Inevitably
result In an appeal to France to fulfill her
obligations under the dual alliance. M.
Delcasse, therefore, at the very outset
went earnestly to work as a friend of Ikttfc
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