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KSTARLISIJEI) JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, MONDAY MOKNINO, No VKMIJEK 7, 1J04.
SINGLE COPY TI1IJEE CENTS.
CLAIMS OF LEADERS
Republican! Expect to Get 314 Electoral
Vetes and Democrats 270.
LATTER ISSUE ANOTHER STATEMENT
Again Say that the Eepublicani Expended
Large Amount of Money.
POPULISTS CLAIM MILLIE ND A HALF
Mr. Wattnn Ravi the Vo, " eoreia Will
Be Oast for. i
HOOSIER STATE IS SAFE 'UBLICAN
e i
I.atesl Estimate Gives ''"mr
for Xatlonal, Btnte an sla-
tlve Tickets Ontlo
Hew York.
NEW YORK. Nov. 6. There win no ex
treme activity about political headquarters
tnriiiv. but the managers were aiert ana
wntchlng the close of the campaign with
great Interest. The democratic national
committee Issued a statement Claiming" with
confidence the election of Judge Parker and
also making assertions about the campaign
fund of the republican party. Chairman
Cortelvou. although shown a copy of the
statement, would make no comment further
than to repeat the claim made last niitm
that Mr. Roosevelt would have 314 votes
In the electoral college. The democrats
claim 870 votes.
About the hotels where politicians usually
eather and where great Interest Is shown
on the eve of an election there was the
same quiet that has marked the progress
of the canvass. A few groups m caies
discussed tho situation and expressed opin
ions on the result, but there waa no ex
citement or offers to wager any large sums,
which has been a feature of previous elec
tions. Borne opinions were expressed by mem
bers of the different committees, their views
being that the election would be a land
slide for the candidate they supported.
Wldo difference in the estimates of the
two committees and the confidence with
which the managers of both parties ex
pressed caused no little comment. There
was also discussion upon the newspaper
polls and they were endorsed and dis
credited according to the party basis of
the person who gave an opinion. Both
committees received reports during the day
from lieutenants In the field, and both
clulmed that the reports bore out their
predictions of success and caused their
respective partisans to declare with In
creased confidence their belief In the eleo
tlon of the candidate they supported.
Judge Parker, who closed his tour of
speeohes in BTooklyn last evening, re
mained In New York until 6 o'clock, when
he left for Esopua. .
No special plans have been made by
either committee for , tomorrow, but they
will be In close communication with party
manngers In debatable states, and the last
JlnaJL suggestions Jfor .Tuesday's work will
be made. ' ;
Statement by Cortelyon.
George B. Cortelyou, chairman of the re
publican national committee, made a brief
statement tonight, reiterating his forecast
j of the previous night on the result of the
election. He said:
As a final forecast I see no reason to
change my previous statement and I ad-
here to that after receiving full reports
from all over the United States In the last
forty-fight hours. I am satisfied that the
repuhlleun candidates for president and vice
presidium will carry every northern Btate,
with the possible exception of Maryland
and Nevadn, and will have not less than
314 of the 47H votes in the electoral college.
Popnllsta Claim Million anil Half.
Mclvln O. Falllser. chairman of the New
York executive committee of the people's
party, tonight Issued a statement In which
. he said: '
Mr. Watson will poll over 1.500.000 votes
throughout the country. The people's party
Is now thoroughly organized and is more
national In character than the republican
pnrty. It has aggressive organizations In
every state of the union except Vermont,
Rhode Inland and Pennsylvania. In nil ex
cept these states Its ticket Is on the offi
cial ballot. Mr. Watson advises us that
tho electoral vote of Georgia will be cast
for him. A people'srinrty congressman will
In all probability be elecetd in Alabama.
In New York state T feel confident that
Watson and Houlton will poll from 40,000 to
, SO.000 votes.
Claims In New York State.
Governor Odcll refused tonight to glvs
out any figures on the state ticket, but
said that he felt assured that Greater New
York could not roll up a big enough ma
jority to. overcome the vote that Hlgglns
would receive north of the Harlem river.
William Halpln, chief of the executive com
mittee of the republican county committee,
tonight gave out a forecast of the result In
which he estimated 154,000 votes In New
York county for Roosevelt and 19S.O0O for
Parker, with about 140.000 votes going to
the other candidates.
Charles P. Murphy, the leader of Tam
many, when asked for a final estimate oti
tho election, tonight snld:
Fvery Indication points to a great demo
cratic success. I refrain from pointing to
figures because I do nut wish to risk the
illegal figures in the up state districts.
In previous years I have given accurate
estimates of -the city vote, only to find that
the OdWI managers provided by fraud elee.
) tlon returns to overcome the city majority.
Prudence dictates now that the republican
management should not know In advance
the- majority which New York City will
give for the democratic ticket.
PINAL 8TATKMKST OK DEMOCRATS
C harge that Republicans Have Bought
the election Reiterated.
NEW YORK, Nov. A The democratic
nutluiml committee tonight gave out for
publication a formal and flnul statement.
It Is addressed to "democratic and Inde
pendent voters," and reads ns follows:
This committee lias conducted a national
canvass In a manner. It believes, Ix-fltting
the dignity and integrity of the American
pj-ople. It has advanced no tmugiuatlve
IhIiiis respecting results and not accepted
or uce In the cumpalgn a single dollar
irom the tariff-bred trusts, whose exac
tions have so grcully increased the cost
"v''ry.n.!0,,,sUy ' llfe B,J which are
now contributing from their g.ilm great
Bums of money to perpbtuute republican
The democratic cundidate. If elected, wll
This committee asks for Itseir onlv
nurh credit as lis ,.n,lrt.. r ,i.
so
VHSS
tV rf.i a' country are to ! coimrutu
Li,, -i-TJlV- (;,cl t,mt uu of discordance
committee, have la-en met by un avalanche
The source of sutnly of this great repnS
ll an campaign fund Is n longer a matter
of suspicion. The republican candidate de
clsred with great vehemence tliut lie had
CTX-atlnued en Betoud Fags.)
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son. iT'V J ""V Person, or group of per-
far? of Vn.,,p,VblicmU",,e"U,K of the We'"
ff.trn
this achievement are well understood At
every turn, by every conceivable method
In every doubtful district of everv dY.uht
fill stats the efforts which we maintain to
have at least been patriotic and cMm
show credit to tK'th the cn11tt .....
discusses British education!
Sir William Anson Ssys Peslre for
Knowledge Mast Re Created
In People-.
LONDON, Nov. 5-iPp'Cinl Cablegram
to The Bee.) Speaking at Hie annual meet
ing of the Iiflton Jvlu- ition society, held
In tho town hall of that borough this week,
Sir William Ann, M. P.. raid that if they
were ever to solve the problem with which
they were now confronted they would have
to make up their minds how they were
to regard the present educational system.
People who thought about education at all
seemed to fall Into two huge groups.
There were those he would call optimists.
These thought that the country had got on
very well In the past with our present
method, and that to dwell too much upon
education was to waste the time that
should be spent upon the practlcnl business
of life. They also somewhat begrudged
the money the country spent upon ele
mentary and higher education. They
would, In point of fact, allow things to go
on as they had done. Then there was the
other group, whom they would call pessi
mists, although they would perhaps piefer
to call themselves educationists. These
people declared that we were losing ground
in commerce, and that we mlKht even be
worsted In wnr for want of that scientific
system of education which they would like
to produce. Between these two groups
there was an Infinite variety of Bhades of
opinions. lie did not quite agree with
cither party, because he rather gathered
from the Mosely commission that the chief
thing we wanted was one of the things
that was hardest to acquire. It was not
money, It was not method; but It was be
lief In the value of ' education. Looking
at the report of the commission, he should
suy that the United States started with
two great advantages. They started with a
belief In education, which was shared by
the children, by the parents, by the teach
ers, and, what waa most Important of all,
by the employers of labor. He would
make this detraction, however, from that
great advantage. They believed In educa
tion as a means of advancement In life.
He confessed that he himself liked to put
the value of education somewhat higher.
He would rather say that education en
nobled the whole life, whether they suc
ceeded or failed. There, was another ad
vantage the United States had, namely,
educationally they started with a clean
slate. Let them look back upon the diffi
culties which we had created for ourselves
by our own neglect. For how long did
the state disregard education altogether?
Tfe result was that voluntary agencies
tooV-Uie field. Now we had to adjust with
difflcultymany conflicting educational
claims. Thec was also the teuchers' diffi
culty. The sUvje had gone on assuming
that If It found money for elementary edu
cation, the teachers would grow, and the
supply answer the needs. Now the dearth
of teachers was approaching a calamity.
Moreover, the United States started with
no religious difficulty. Then the schools
were free and were frequented by all
classes. Another problem in England was
the poverty of the children, whereby there
was some difficulty In Insuring that they
got the benefits which the elementary
schools provided. On the question of ex
aminations, which were abolished in Amer
ica, he said that the examination, . which
was a completion fit a' continuous and well
planned course of study, was not at all a
bad thing. Examinations, well conducted,
were milestones on the royal road to learn
ing. If asked what he had learned from
the perusal of these Mosely reports, he
should Bay that "We want a system of
secondary schools co-ordinated with the
elementary schools. The ratepayer and the
chancellor of the exchequer would shrink
from the task of throwing open the sec
ondary schools free of charge; but by the
Judicious use of our existing resources he
an education higher than that of the ele
mentary schools. We could not, or would
not, afford the time which the child In the
United States gave to the combined edu
cation of the elementary and higher
schools. Teaching In the secondary school
should begin at 12; and they wanted a
belief on the part of all, and especially on
the part of the employer, that the boy or
girl who was educated was better worth
having than the boy or girl who began
life straight from the elementary school.
The lesson of the' Mosely commission was,
"You must believe, and then you will see."
BAR POLES FROM SCHOOLS
Prussian Government Creates Con
siderable Excitement by Ner
Rale on Subject.
BERLIN,' Nov. S.-(Speclal Cablegram to
The Bee,) In consequence of the resolution
of the Prussian government to exercise
control over the communal schools out
side of school hours, a large number of
meetings to protest against their action
are announced.
The Polish population Is especially af
fected, as many of their social gatherings
were also held In the premises of the com
munal schools. At a meeting of the leaders
of the Polish colony here, a resolution has
been adopted to build a great Polish house
In Berlin, which will form a center for
religious, social and ' nationalist associa
tion, The municipality are considering
what steps are now to be taken In view
of the attitude of the government, but it
la perfectly evident that they are powerless,
as the minister of education has both cus
tom and law on his sldt, and la deter
mined to keep the schools from being used
by persons whose loyalty la in any way
doubtful.
CHAMBERLAIN WRITES LETTER
Reiterates Position aa to Necessity of
Change In Rrltlsh Fiscal
Laws.
LONDON, Oct. 5.-tSpeclal Cablegram to
The Bee.)-81r Thomas R. Dewar M. P..
has received the following letter from Mr!
Chamberlain -
I confidently rely on the' Intelligence of
6cottih unionists to reject the mtr..D
rcaentatlons of my opponents with regard
to my policy, which was fully explained at
tflo great meeting in Glasgow lust vear
The facts and arguments upon which I
then baaed my proposals for a change "in
our fiscal system remain absolutely unre
futed, and I am more than ever convinced
that the policy adopted sixty years ago by
this country and rejected by every ether
civilized nation, including our own color-hit
must be inodiHed to not new conditions If
we are to maintain our position hi a great
manufacturing nation and to find employ
ment for our constantly glowing popula
tion. At the same time It is not lean Important
that we aliould meet half way tl.e action
of our fellow subjects throughout his
majesty's dominions, and should take the
only practical method which has b-en or
run be suggested for uniting the empire
more closely in view of the increasing
power and Influence of our foreign com
petitors. Crown Princess o( Cores Dead.
(SEOUL, Nov. G-Tho crown princess died
here last nbjfh&
keedy XA1LS SOME LIES
Hitchcock'i Campaign of Misrepresentation
in Washington and Sarpy.
'DEMOCRATIC DECEPTION IS MADE PLAIN
Great Meetlna; at Arlington Listens
to the Republican Candidate for
Congress and Cheers Mini
to the lie ho.
ARLINGTON, Neb., Nov. 6. (Special.)
Standing room was ut a premium at the
republican meeting held at the opera
housp here last night. It was otp of the
largest and most enthusiastic meetings
ever held in the town. Excellent music
was furnished by the Kennard Cornet
band. W. S. Cook presided. Frank Jahnel,
candidate for the legislature, outlintd his
position on state issues. W. D. Mailer,
candidate for the state senate, told how
he stood for the flcket.
Judge Irving Y. Buxter of Omaha, deilt
some telling blows to the fusion criti
cisms of the revenue law, and from the
applause he received, he satl.-fled the audi
ence that the new act was a great im
provement over the old law, and would
work out for the benefit of the farmers and
people generally throughout tne state.
John L. Kennedy, candidate for congress,
delivered one of the most effective speeches
ever made In Washington county. He
spoke at Arlington eight years ago and
made many friends then; but he captured
the town last night. After touching upon
national Issues and stating clearly the
danger to the country from democratic
success at the polls, ne referred particu
larly to Mr. Hitchcock's . postul savings
bank bill, and broughtout the fact that
It had been withheld until the very last
day of the session so that by no
chance cojld It come to a vote
before election day. He said he fa
vored the establlshmert of postal savings
banks, and thought he could do more to
secure them than any member of the
minority party In the house. The contents
of Mr. Hitchcock's "garden seed" letter
created considerable amusement, and the
audlencs seemed to agree with- Mr. Hitch
cock that for substantial results it would
bo necessary to go to the G. O. P.
Denounces Cnmpalsn Circular.
Mr. Kennedy then took up the charge
being made against him that his advice
in certain bond litigation cost Washington
county $27,(100 and handled the Bubject
without gloveB. On this point he spoke as
follows:
There has been circulated In Washington
county an anonymous circular bearing tlie
facsimile copies of a check and warrant for
M.OiJO Issued to me by Washington county
in May. I'M. for attorney s fees In certain
litigation In which I represented the county.
That circular contains the statement that
as attorney for the county in lS'.W I ad
vised the county not to settle, but to fight,
the Sioux City & Pacific railway bonds.
This is absolutely and unqualifiedly false,
and known to be so by those who Issued
the unsigned circular. If this circular was
being used against me In my own county
of Douglas 1 would not spend five minutes
upon It, nor dignify It by discussing It at
all. It was gotten out and circulated under
a.. riti-ntln nt Mr. Hitchcock and his
friends, and It Is a sample of the campaign
methods employed against me during this
congressional fight. No man among them
had the courage or the manhood to attach
his signature to the document, and no man
among them believes Its staterneBta -to be
true. It Is a dastardly and cownrdly at
tack and should be resented and rebuked
by every fair-minded man in Washington
county. . m .
I was not consulted or employed by the
rountv board until after the proposition to
refund the bonds had been turned down,
nor did I ever advise tVe board to accept
or reject the proposition. The bonds hnd
been voted in 1G8. At that time Judce
Eleazer Wskeley of Omaha gave the
county a written opinion that they were
Issued without statutory authority and
were void. The people of Washington
county voted once or twice on the proposi
tion to refund them and the vote was over
whelmingly against it. The bondholders
then hsd n act passed permitting the
board to refund such bonds, and the propo
sition to refund was made to the board
under that act. Objections were filed by
W. E. David snd T. M. Carter, and under
the lw the whole matter was certified to
the district court of Washlns-ton countv.
That court, after elaborate argument, held
the bonds to be Illegal nd void, and that
they could not be refunded.
Won the County's Case.
The bondholders then sued the countv
and county officers In the United State's
circuit court at Omaha to compel a levy of
taxes to pay the bonds. It was then that I
was employed, after the proposition to re
fund had been defeated by the district
court and the county had been sued by
the bondholders. The board appointed a
committee to consult several Omaha law
yers and ascertain on what terms they
could be employed to assist the county at
torney In the litigation. My proposition
was the most favorable to the county and
was accepted. The action which I was
then employed to defand was an equity
suit. It was fully briefed and argued in
the circuit court nt Omaha and In the
court of appeals at St. Louis, and we were
successful In both courts. The county had
agreed In writing to pay me ll.ono for my
services In that case. I rendered the serv
ices, the county won the suit. I was pnH
the monev and the board was satisfied with
the result. Those responsible for this cir
cular were either Ignorant of the facts of
that litigation or purposely withheld them.
After we won the action ref.rred to, in
which 'he 11.000 was paid, a law suit was
brought In the circuit court at Omaha
nealnst Washington county, to recover
Judgment on certain of the bonds. I was
emnloyed in that case, and was to re
reive HMO, nnd a further contlns-ent fe.
If the bonds were held to be invalid. After
extended argument In the circuit court at
Omahra, we were defeated by that court
and Judgment was rendered against tha
county on the bonds. That was a test
case. Had the Judgment stood. It would
have meant that Washington county was
snhleet to Judgments aggregating about
jlSft.niiO. After that Judgment had been en
tered. T appeared before the board, for
the first and only time, and advised an
appeal by tho county to the court of ap
peals at St. Louis. I stated then that the
, . ., , n TnricrA Oiirlnnri .....1.1 .
possibly Btand; that I would take the caso '
to tne court 01 appr-aia ior n contingent
,that Is. I waa to receive nothing,
even If the Judgment was reversed unle-ei
the londs were held to be invalid. Mv
proposition was accented. I brlefid anl
argued the case orallv at St. I.ouls in the
court of pppeals; that court reversed
Judge Carland's decision, hot held thit
the bonds were valid according to their
terms; that Is, that the bondholders were
entitled to at 1 mill annuel levy on the
taxable property of the countv. but were
not entitled to Judgment on the bonds. That
ended my connection with the Iftlgatlon.
Did Not Participate In Refunding.
The bonds were afterwards refunded, but
without my participation in the proceed
ings. I had nothing to do with any of the
refunding propositions, and never advised
the county to refuse the first proposition.
J 1 was simply empinyea as a law-
1 fended them to the satisfaction of
the board ana receiveu tne com
pensation which the county, through the
hoard, had agreed to pay. I do not ask
von to take my statement for these facts.
I I ask you to read the printed statement
I issued by the county officials, signed by
I everv living member who was on the
' board during the proceedings, and the
'countv attorney. Let ms read their name-i:
ltenry rlonwer, rnairman or ine iioira ror
l!Mi; A. O. Pound, John Rlaro, Magnus
Johnson, members of the board for 1MU;
William Wilson. J. D. Aiken, then members
of the board. Herman Aye, then county
attorney.
Deception la Deliberate.
For the purpose of showing you the bad
faith of those responsible for the circular,
and the malicious character uf the at
tack, 1 want to read to vou nlso the affl
davit of K. C Plen-e of Blair:
"Slate of Nebraska. Washington County,
ss: R C. Ilerce. being first duly sworn,
says that a few days before the republican
(Continued on Second Page.)
GENERAL ELECTION IN ITALY
Partial Retnrns !( that rower ot
Kxtrcme Fertles Is Greatly
Diminished.
ROME, Nov. ft. The general election for
memlers of the Chamber or Deputies took
place today and up to midnight no serious
Incident had been reported. Results have
Ixen ascertained In about three-fifths of
the constituencies assorting that the power
of the extreme parties has diminished,
without, however, materially augmenting
the number of ministerial followers, us
most of the r.e-v recruits are conserva
tives, who may re expected to sum aban
don Premier Glolltti, a liberal. Sonnlno,
the leader of the opposition, has lost some
of his followers, owing to the fact that
Milan, which formerly was represented by
extremists, has elected two conservatives,
one clerical and one social reformist, one
tf whom, Turail, was supported even by
non-socialists. As Turnti, though a leader
of the socialist reformists, condemned the
general strike, his election is regarded as
a reply to that strike.
Genoa, where tho strike was most violent,
overthrew the extremists.
Ferrl, the socialist leader In most of the
forty constituencies, gathered only a few
votes, especially where the socialists were
competing with prominent politicians, as
minister of the treasury, Luzattl. who had
l.GtKS votes out of J,O00 and Ferrl W6. The
clericals voted almost everywhere for con
servative candidates. Further returns and
second ballotlngs next Sunday may con
siderably change the situation.
MOKR
RIOTISG AT IXMSBRIK
Disorder Follows the Funeral of
Artist Prersy.
INNISBRUK, Nov. 6. The body of the
artist Prezzy, who was stabbed through
the heart with a bayonet during the rioting
here on the night of November 3, was
hurled this afternoon In the Innisbruk
cemetery In the presence of a great' crowd
and with an Imposing ceremony. Perfect
order was maintained. A strong force of
gendarmes kept the route clear and large
detachments of troops were held In re
serve. The city council had decided that
the funeral should ba at thef public ex
pense and black flags were hung on all
public buildings. The coffin was followed
to the cemetery by the burgomaster, mem
bers of the city council, the rector of the
university, members of the academic senate
and students' clubs carrying flags. The
coffin was hidden under masses of wreathes.
Burgomaster Grlel and Deputy Schnlk de
livered orations at the side of the grave.
-After' the funeral crowds promenaded the
streets, singing German patriotic songs, and
3.000 people assembled In Maria Theresa
street, where Deputies Berger and Stein
delivered Inflammatory addresses. The
police Interposed and the two deputies fled
to the station, where they took train for
Vienna to avoid arrest.
Disorders were renewed late this evening.
A mob paraded the streets, whistling and
cat-calling and throwing fireworks under
the feet of the horses of the gendarmes
who were attempting to disperse them. Re
inforcements for the gendarmes finally ar
rived, scattered the rioters and closed the
road to the imperial palace to all traffic.
VIENNA. Nov. . Prime Minister Von
Koerber this morning-had a strong inter
view with Herr Erler, vice burgomaster of
Innisbruk, and Henry Denschatte, leader of
fne people's parry, .fhe pr-.-mler flimly de
clined to close the Italian faculty of the
University of InnJsbruk. -
MINOR DISTURBANCE AT M1LA
Germane Provoke an Assault by Sins.
Ins "The Watch on the Rhine."
MILAN, Nov. 6. About 500 students to
day gathered In the center of the city
crying "down with Austria" and called to
the balcony of his hotel the Innesbruck
correspondent of II Colerrler della Snla,
who had Just arrived from that place, after
having been severely maltreated by Ger
mans. Subsequently four Germans, who
were sitting In a cafe, began singing "The
Watch on the Rhine." Requests that they
cease were met with further insults and
declarations that the Italians were cowards.
A fight, in which sticks were used, then
ensued and a number of persons were In
jured. The police, however, restored order.
American Evnnaelists In Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 6. The American
evangelists, Torry and Alexander, opened
a three months' revival here today In a
bulldiiiR that had been specially erected
for the purpose, with a seating capacity
of 12,000 and which Is called Tournament
hall. Twenty thousand people came to tho
opening meeting. The choir numbers 3,500
and there are S00 trained workers. The
whole city Is stirred End Mr. Torry believes
that Great Britain is on the eve of a great
religious awakening.
American Squadron at Gibraltar.
GIBRALTAR, Nov. 6. The cruisers
Olympia, Cleveland and Des Moines of the
United States European squadron, Rear
Admiral Jewell commanding, have arrived
here. The Olympia had in tow the British
schooner Elizabeth, with Its stern badly
damaged by collision with the Olympia on
the night of November 6. The Olympia was
not damaged. ;
ATTENDANCE AT WORLD'S FAIR
Over Six Hundred Thousand Persons
See the Din Show During; the
. Past Week.'
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 6. The following at
tendance statement was Issued today by
the division of admissions of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition company:
Monday, October 31 87.227
Tuesday 102,47
Wednesday KH.tiinl
Thursday 07.fi.'f!l
Friday 03,297
Saturday 139.1&3
Total
Recapitulation:
April, 1 day
May, X days
June. 28 days
July, 2T days
August. 27 days ...
September. 2U days
October. 27 days ...
November, 8 days .,
634.442
187.733
i.om.s'a
2.124. (CW
2.343.557
3.0XH.743
S.fcM 73
3,fi'.'23i9
547.215
Total
!.t7,737
PRIMER OF WATER WORKS
FRED NASH'S ELECTRIC LIGHTING MONOPOLY.
II. A. Iloliitvge, gpneru! niHintKer Omaha Elwtric Mulit nnd Power Co.
8. E. fill welt zer, wiretary Omaha KUftric Unlit and rower Co.
Clydf V. Drew, cashier. Oniahn Electric UtfUt and I'over Co.
AV.-B. White-horn. piirchanlng aent Omaha Kleetrlc Light and Power. Co.
II. L. Martin, bookkeeper Oniuha Electric I,lght and Power Co.
II. A. Heahury, clerk Omaha Electric Light and Power Co.
Thomas X. Crosby, liookkeeper Omaha Electric Light and Tower Co.
A. L. English, electrician Omaha Electric Light and Power Co.
A. C. Powers, lolihylnt Omaha Electric Light and Power Co.
The original nlgnut urea may Ik- wen In the office of tho city clerk nts
the city hall, attached to the petition tiled by It. It. Howell asking that
his name bo placed ou the orhdul ballot as ft "republican" candidate for the
water board.
FUSION' CAUSE IS HOPELESS
Populist Leader at Lincoln Talks of Mil
takes of Hit Party.
Republican meeting this evening
(OTrrnor Mickey, Former Senator
Tharston and Congressman Bur
kett to Make Addresses
at Lincoln.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Nov. . (Special.) The hope
lessness of the cause of the fuslimista Is
shown In a statement made yesterday
afternoon by a populist who Is very close
to the populist headquarters. He said:
We have made many mistakes In this
rampRlgn that might have been avoided.
Our first mistake was when we fused with
the democrats. We fhoul.i have fused iih
the rt publicans. I was In favor of In
dorsing Mortensen for treasurer anil for
Indorsing McBi'len for superintendent. I
was sat down on hard though and did not
make my motion. It would have been a
great deal more to our credit to Indorse
such men as Mortensen and McBrlen, who
hav hen tried and found all right, than
to have accepted the democratic nominees,
men about whom we know nothing. We
have talked non-partlsanshlp all during
this campaign, and talklsg that and car
rying It out by indorsing some of the re
publican candidates might have won us
something. As It Is it will be a great
surprise to me If we make any kind of a
showing.
Republican Meetlna; Tonight.
In bo far as public meetings ure con
cerned the fuslonlsts In ,ancasier county
have ended their campaign, while the re
publicans will have one more big rousing
meeting tomorrow night. The speaktrs for
this meeting will be former Senator Thura
ton, Governor Mickey and Congressman
Burkett. It will be held at the Oliver
theater and it is expected that an im
mense crowd will be In attendance.
The republican campaign In this county
has been well conducted and there- seems
little reason to doubt that the full vote
will be gotten out, assuring the old-tlmo
republican majorities all along the Una.
Some republicans like Joe Johnson, who
Is mad because , Governor Mickey wouldn't
appoint him la6or commissioner, have
tied up with the fuslonlsts for the elec
tion of the fusion legislative ticket and
to cut down Governor Mickey's majority.
There Is little to indicate, however, that
the activity of these disgruntled repub
licans will cut much Ice.
Governor Mickey spent the day hers,
after several days campaigning in Omaha
and expressed himself as being satisfied
with the outlook. He will go to Osceola
Tuesday to vote.
At an enthusiastic meeting of the Travel
ing Men s Republican club, held at the Lin
coln hotel last night. It adopted a state
ment endorsing Governor Mickey and con
tradicting the reports of the strength of his
opposition.
Address to Laboring; Men.
A nonpartisan meeting of laboring men
was held here tonight, at which addresses
werjiiade by republicans and democrats,
who tidvanced reasons why the laboring
men should support the two parties. Don
C. Despuln, who spoke for the republicans,
said, in part:
Inasmuch as it is the Sabbath day on
which we meet it would be more appropri
ate tor me to preach a sermon than to
dwell, upon, the-week-day sub.tnct of poli
tics. 1 will therefore take aa my text, "The
Laboring Mun Must Stand by Those Who
Stand by Him" taken from the book of
Uompers. 1 will preach the gospel of
Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley and
Theodore Roosevelt.
It Is unnecessary for me to deal with na
tional issues. You all know where Theo
dore Roosevelt stands upon the policies
that ure of Interest to the workingmun.
His mouth Is not sealed with a padlock
nor his actions clothed with mystery. A
union man himself, he la In perfect accord
with the principles of unionism and a sym
pathizer of the laborer. His record on la
bor, legislation stands open for public in
spection. Let us for a moment look backward to
the period of democratic rule from 1!93 to
1X97, commonly known ua tho "era of free
uuu; houses."
Tne morning after the election of Cleve
land and the democratic congress the peo
ple knew that a new law tariff would be
enacted. Disaster after disaster, failure
afte-r failure followed. In 1893 there were
15,242 failures, amounting to $346.OUO,00O.
Thest figures Increase us you continue
through the era of Clevelandlsm. In Mas
sachusetts alone wages decreased t!0,OcU,ue0.
In 2U0 great manufacturing establishment
of the United States wages fell $13,000,000.
Railway employes fell off 10O.OO0 in num
ber and wages were greatly reduced among
those who were fortunate to retain their
positions. It is estimated that the loss In
earnings by the laboring men In the Unltea
States averuged i8O,0H!,000 a year and over
11.000,000 a duy durmg the tntlre period
from the election of Cleveland and a free
trade congress to the electiun of McKinley
and a protection congress.
-Poverty and destitution were abroad
throughout this great land. Thousands of
laboring men throughout the land begged
their dully bread from free bread and
soup houses. The republican party assumed
control again in lt97 and the country rap
Idly recovered from the terrible period
preceding. The wages of worklngmen
over the country In 11)00 amounted to more
than ISOO.OOO.OOO more than in 1894.
Concerning state issues there are several
matters of vital importance to the wage
earners of the state. 1 maintain that tiie
garnishee law is the paramount Issue of
the campaign in Nebraska. Governor
Mii-key Is entitled to the support of every
laboring man and wage earner in Ne
braska, whether he be republican, demo
crat, socialist or what not. The original
bill as drafted by the corporation and
business interests of the state provided
for Imprisonment for debt, it was not,
however. Introduced because no one had
the courage to do so. This fact shows
to what extent the corporations of the
state desires to grind the laboring man
with the iron heel of class legislation. The
bill us p:sed was moulded a great deal.
but was vicious nevertheless and a measure
of extreme class legislature. :
The laws of this state allow the head of '
a family to hold exempt a homestead worth
tz.M in audition to an nousenom furniture.
They also allow the bead of a fumlly, If
he owns no homestead, personal property
valued at fsVO. I maintain, therefore, that
a law which would allow one class of
citizens to exempt from $5ou to $2,000 worth
of property and refuses to allow a labor
ing man an exemption of IjO is criminal1
and malicious.
Should Guvernor Mickey be defeated it
will be the duty of the next aovernor to
sign such a hill if passed. Whv? Because
the Uereat or uovernor Mickey would
show conclusively that the luborlnn men
und s?ople of Nebraska want such a law.
Are tne lauoring men or Nebraska cn-
Ing to vote against the mun who h;il the
moral courage to kill the infamous bill
that would Jiave caused hardshlpa to all
and loss of work to hundreds? Governtr
Mickey Is the friend of union labor and
the working man and It Is now up to them
(Continued on Second Page.)
HOWELL'S BACKERS II.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Monday and Tuesday.
Temperature at Omaha Vesterdnyi
Hour. Dea. Hoar. Des.
n a. m 4 'J 1 p. m
II a. m 41 8 p. m
7 a. m 4'J !' p. m ,,s
N a. til ..... . -1(1 4 p. m . tlil
l a. tn 4il tt P. nt
111 a. m M p. m MI
tl a. m .17 7 p. m 3
12 ni nit H p. in K-'l
p. m Bit
SUMMARY OF WAR SITUATION
Indications that the Japs Will Try
to Force Another lirneral
Kngnaement.
Military activity in the vicinity of the
Shakhe river Is limited to the extension
and strengthening of entrenchm-nts. There
are Indications that the Japanese have not
given up the plan of seeking to force Gen
eral Kouropatkln Into another general en
gagement, although In military circles at
St. Petersburg the belief Is expressed that
there will be no other big battle In the
campaign this yeur.
PROBLEMS 0F IRRIGATION
Snbjecta tp Be Discussed by the Sa
tlonal Congress at El Paso.
Texas.
EL PASO. Tex., Nov. 6.-The executive
committee of the twelfth national Irriga
tion congress has mniled to all delegates
an advnnce program of the coming session
of 'the congress to be held In this city
November 15 to 18. The first and fourth
days of the congress will be devoted to
general sessions, but on the second and
third days the work will be divided into
five sections, namely: Forestry, engineer
ing and mechanics, production by Irriga
tion, climatology, and rurul settlement,
each section meeting In a separate hnll.
This program Includes addresses and papers
by eighty-seven of the most prominent
experts in their respective departments, nil
of whom have advised tho committee of
their intention to be present.
A large list of delegates is already In
the hands of the secretury. Additional lists
are being received daily from all parts of
the country and a heavy attendance, in
cluding many women, is assured.
The local entertainment committee has
completed, ten days in advance of the
meeting, every detail for the entertainment
of the visitors. A large auditorium, splen
didly lighted, has been constructed espec
ially for the congress and diversions of an
unique character have been arranged for
the delegates.
ILLINOIS MINEST0 RESUME
Engineers Will Become Members of
Miners' Union and Will Accept
Terms of the Operntors.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Nov. . Officials of
the Illinois United Mine Workers' union
received reports this afternoon from over
the state to the effect that a large per cent
of the striking engineers have decided to
accept a reduction of 5.55 per oent In wages
end become members of the miners' organi
zations. These men will appear at the
mines Monday and ask to be reinstated.
While the reports conflict with the state
ment made Saturday afternoon by Mack
Taylor of Danville, president of the engi
neers, that practically every district had
voted to continue the strike, the officials
of tho Mine Workers say there Is no ques
tion that the mine engineers will go back
to work. The engineers at Spring Valley,
where 3,000 miners are employed, have voted
to return to work. The engineers in tho
LaSalle coal fields, where a like number
of miners are employed, also have voted to
return to work under the new scale. In
the Wilmington or northern coal fields the
engineers, too, have voted to abide by the
agreement and go back to work.
FIGHT AM0NG GLASS MEN
Struggle of Rival Unions for Control
of the Trade Results In Prob
able Murder.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Nov. . Trouble
which has been brewing between the or
ganizations of window glass worlcers, con
testing for supremacy here, culminated In a
fight today which resulted In the fatal
shooting of Ollle Walker, a member of the
Phillips organization, known as New L. A.
300. Knights of Ijtbor.
President Paul St. Peter of Old L. A. 300
and Patrick McFall, a member of the old
organization, have been arrested, charged
with assault with intent to kill.
The fight followed an accidental meeting
of McFull, St. Peter and Walker, all 'of
whom were accompanied by a number of
friends. The streets are crowded with
glass workers tonight and serious collision
between the members of the factions Is
feared.
ART EXHIBITAT NEW YORK
Many of the Pictures at the St. Louis
Fair Will Be Taken to the
Metropolis.
ST. 'LOUIS, Nov. 6. Arrangements are
being made for the transportation, at the
close of the exposition, of a large number of
art exhibits In the foreign sections, to the
New York Art exposition, which opens De
cember 12, t
Theodore, II. Bauer, who will he general
manager and chief of the publicity bureau
of the New York exposition, states that it
Is the Intention to make this exhibition an
annual feature ,of the metropolis. The cus
tom house bond on foreign goods exhibited
here will be extended and the shipments
will begin Immediately after the close of
the World's fair In December. The ar
rangement of the New York exposition will
beedirected -by Prof. Mario Salvlni of Flor
ence, Italy.
TEXTILE STRIKER IS STILL ON
t'nloa Refuses to Appoint Commit tee
to Inspect the Bonks of the
Factories. ,
FALL RIVER. Mass., Nov. .-!.v a
unanimous vote the textile council dsy
refused to adopt the recommendation Its
executive committee that a commit of
five be appointed to verify the stay snta
of the cotton mill manufacturers til iey
were unable to pay the rate of vJ In
force before the strike ot nearly J op
eratives was declared sixteen weeks ago.
Another conference will be held tomorrow
between the executive committee of the
textile council and the manufacturers, at
which a new proposition for the settlement
of the strike will be taken up.
lujnry Proves Fatal.
Joseph Truml. who was injured In the
Rui'ilitKtoii yards Ust Tuesduy evening,
died at St. Joseph's hospital at 7 o'clock
last evening. The body will be tukcu to
Ord, Neb., lor burial.
JAP MAKES DENIAL
Minister Stys Slorf Implicating Him ia
North Sea Affair ia False.
SENT NO MESSAGE REGARDING ANY PLOT
If Russians Product) Such a Cablegram it
Will Be a Forgery.
BRITAIN SUBMITS THREE MORE ARTICLES
Hardinga Aski for Additional Profisioni U
North Sea Cod vent ios.
QUIET PREVAILS IN VICINITY OF MUKDEN
Japanese Hill Probably Attempt im
Take the tlty l.anm 1. 1st of,
Chnna.ee In Russian Aruiy
Officers. (
THE 11AQI E, Nov. .-Naboutka Mlt
suhaslii, the Japanese minister to Tha
Netherlands, In nn Interview with the
Associated Press today denied absolutely
the statement cabled from 8t. Petersburg;
on November 5, that ho had organised an
attack on the Russian Daltlc squadron. If
Russia should produce as the "high au
thority" in St. Petersburg is quoted aa
Buying would be done before the Interna
tional commission a message purporting to
have been sent by the Japanese minister
"containing complete evidence that such
was the case," Mr. Mitsuhushl said, tha
document would be a forgery.
Great Britain Submits More Art Idea.
ST. PK-JEHSBrHG, Nov. 6.-The Foreign
office has communicated all the documents
relating to the North sea Incident to Ad
miral Kaznakoff, who had fin audience
with the emperor today and later, with
Captain Cladb conferred with the Grand
Dukes Alexis and Alexander.
Germany has formally - askeil Riiaala fit
an explanation of the Sunntag affair, based.
upon tne clnlm of the owner of the Sonn
tag that ho lost his flshlnir nets hv holnu-
obliged to hurrlodly leave ror fear of ba-
ing strucK oy Russian shells. The- owner
does not claim thnt his val vm hit
Germany makes no demands, but presents
me racts as reported by the owner of the
Sonntag and asks for an explanation.
Upon the nature of Russia's reply will de
pend Germany's subsequent action.
Sir Charles, Hardinge. the British am
bassador todav anl) milt t'H 'tn TTi-trolivn Mln.
Ister Lamsdorff three additional articles of
tne Anglo-Russian convention agreement,
the first providing for leaal nsmunra fn
the contracting parties, the second for a
division of the expenses of the commission,
and the third that the ilerUion nt h.
Jorlty of the commission shall be binding.
Army itiingea In the ttaat.
The army orgco todav rui,ilhe a inn-
list of new commanders In the far east,
including the appointments of Generals
Llnevlteh and Kaulbars to tho nrst and
inna axmle-, respectively. Generals Kut
nevltch and Pelivanufr will com.,,, h.
twenty-second and thirty-seventh divisions
of the First corps, whose chief. General
Meyendorff. is resigning on account of ill
health. General Slouchevsky, cmmandpr
of the Tenth corns, has also reslirnnrf .m,i
it is expected that he will be succeeded by
uenerni jzcrpitaky. The sweeping chara-.
ter of these changes mav lmnlv thi.t
Is no Intention on General Kouropatkln'g
pari to assume the offensive during- this
year unless a favorable opportunity ofTers,
Indeed, it begins to look like u. deadlock
below Mukden for tho winter unless Port
Arthur falls or the .liMmma iiv,.
idea of renewing the assnult upon the fort
ress mere and settle down to a reguliuj
siege, either of which would release enough
troops to give the preponderance necessary
to try to force the Russians out of Muk
den. In fact, the latest dispatches from
wie iront indicnte that some such move Is
preparing, though the best opinion at tha
War office holds to the view thnt thr i.
not likely to be another big battle this
year, one of the Indications nnlnt,.,t
being the departure of many military at-
mcnes tor the winter.
General Orloff. whom General Knnnm.
kin blamed for the Russian reverse at Lla
Yang, declares In the course of an inter
view imldlshed In the Novoe Vreniya to
day that he obeyed General Stakelbersa
orders In muking the muoh critic).
tack, in which his division was decimated
and he himself wounded. General Kouro
patkln apparently is convinced that Orloff
was not to blame and the order detaching
him has been revoked and he has been ap
pointed on Oenerul Kouropatkln's staff.
Report from Konropotkln.
Oenerul Kouropatkln reports that Lieuten
ant Colonel llosdenoff, who was Bent by.
Viceroy Alexleff to explore Mongolia, ac
companied by only two Interpreters and
courier, was attacked by Chinese bandits
on November t near Dulnbin mountain, on
the Chinese Eastern railwuy, and that one
of tho Interpreters was killed, the other
being captured. Cavalry sent In pursuit
of the bandits found the corpses of Lieu
tenant Colonel Bogdenoff, the second in
terpreter and the courier, which have been
brought to Harbin. General Kouropatkln
adds that punitive measures will be taken.
General Kouropatkln also reports the re
pulse of a Japanese attack on his right
flank on November 6. Six Russians were
killed. No reports of lighting today have
been received.
Japanese Expected to Advance.
Ml'KDKN. Nov. 6. The state of quie
continues here. The Japanese are BtlU
working hard entrenching their front,
which begins to look like a continuous fort.
It is believed they are preparing Seriously
to advuiice, making- their front strong, pos
sibly, In order that it may be held by
comparatively small force while the heavier
force engages In flanking movements. Tim
Ju;anese have leitrned by bitteT expert,
ence not to expect much from a frontal
attuck. They are obliged, however, to
maintain a strong front to prevent General
Kouropatkln from breaking fVrough tbaiy
line and carrying the war to their rear.
There is considerable evidence to indi
cate that the Japanese will nitiko every ef
fort to force the Russia V out of Mukden,
not only for tho moral effect on Europe,
but u;ion the Chlm-ee aa well. Mukden la
extremely Important to thenj as wlnta
quarters.
The Japanese continue to recHve rein
forcements mid It is believed by RiusUin
military men that their advancing depend
only un accumulating um lent men. .
Mule r'lautlnir at the Front.
(lENKHAl, KI'ItOKIM II KA 1Q ITA-j
TKItS, fs'ov. 5. (Via Tinaii. Nov. 6.)-" "
prsitlons of the two ur.nU-s ;ire unc'
The Rimsluns continue- Inlrequen) i
effectual bombardment, principal
or In the early morning, wiu