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The Omaha Daily Bee. KSTAHLISIIKl) JUNE 10, 187 J. OMAHA, MONDAY MOIINLNG, OCTOHEK 0, 1J0'J. SINGLE COPY THUEE CENTS. MINERS THEIR HOPE Canfertai it Whits Hosie May Tarn t Tbem End I'.rika. NOTHING EXPECTED FROM OPERATORS Peace Cavir.act Must Ba with tha Mei Who Ara Oat. INVESTIGATION OFFEREO IN RETURN Fidtnl and Stat (fmrnmaaU t Inttitute Inquiry. THIS IS THE CONJECTURED RESOLVE Prtaldfnt'a Counsellors So EilnmHr St iftlT (hat rrrii r an Only Give Supposed Rraill of Sunday's Eirntil ContnlUlloa. WASHINGTON. Oct. 6. In an earnest effort to expodite the adjustment of the eoal strike problem, another conference over the situation was held at the White House today and adjourned after three hours of deliberation. No atatement waa given out as to the conclusions reached and every participant absolutely refused to discuss what had taken place during the meeting. The conference was called for today, al though It waa Sunday, In view of the ex traordinary Importance to the American people of a speedy solution of the question. Besldea the president there were present at the conference Secretary of War Root, Beeretary of the Navy Moody, Attorney Oeneral Knox, Postmaster Oeueral Payne and Carroll D. Wright, United State com missioner of labor. The last named was aummoned to attend the conference on ac count of his expert knowledge of the situa tion in the anthracite coal fields, and be cause of his personal investigation of the conditions there which he made some months ago at the instance of the president. Four of the members of the cabinet were present, and three of these four were law yers, . the Issue involved being one which called for the deliberation of trained legal minds. The fourth cabinet officer. Post master General Payne, haa taken a promi nent part In the preliminary conferencee over the coal situation which led up to the conference with the railroad presidents and miners' representatives Friday, and besides, baa had a lifelong Identification with cor porate Interests which are Involved in the present question. The fact that Mr. Payne also haa been ono of the closest advisers for many years In the national councils of his party likewise la Important In con nection with the personnel of the confer ence. Doctors First Call. It began shortly after 10 o'clock this morning, the time fixed by the president. When those who were to participate ar rived at the White House, In a drizzling tain, they found Surgeon Oeneral Rixey of the navy and Dr. Lung, the presidents physician, already there, Making the morn ing ballon' the tflatngulshetf patlsut." Tlfts canned a delay of a few minutes. When the two physicians left It waa reported that the president's condition waa progressing satisfactorily and that there were no un toward developments. The president. In expressing his vlewa at the outset of the conference, talked ear nestly and showed a deep feeling. Hla voice at times could be beard downstairs. Several times during the conference Sec retary Cortelyou waa summoned into tbo room and directed to prepare certain mat ters for the consideration of the president and of his advisers. This was taken to Indicate' that aome action of one nature or another waa about to be consummated. When the conference adjourned a few minutes before 1 o'clock all those who had joined It declined to talk. Every member of the cabinet and Colonel Wright, the only outsider who was present, was pledged to the president to absolute secrecy as to what had occurred within the conference room. The utmost efforts were made to ' guard against publicity Even the presi dential summons to the conference had been made In a very quiet and carefully guarded way. Not since the Bpanlsh war has there been such reticence shown at a conference of this character as was observed today. Possible Plan. In thla atate of absolute reticence of the parties to the conference It is almost Impossible to do more than draw the most general of conclusions aa to the nature of the proceedings, based upon what preceded the meeting. The known facta are thut the president has reached the conclusion that bu tics nothing save refuaal to expect from a further appeal to the coal operators and therefor haa decided to look to the miners' aide for relief from the situation. He feels that he hardly can expect them to make the sacrifice of all of their conten tious without holding out at least a promise of some return, and the question before hlru Is aa to hla ability to do this. He can pledge himself to appeal to congreaa to examine Into the Justice of the miners' complaints and remedy them so far aa lies In the power of the legislative branch, backed by the earnest good will of the executive. Also he can auggest to Gov ernor Stone of Pennsylvania that he cause the Pennsylvania legislature likewise to make an Inquiry, perhaps hastening the usual methods by calling an extra acation. But these pledgee would be given only on condition that the men go at once Into the mines and get out, with all speed, the coal for which the people are suffering. To adopt this course means the continu ance of the policy of exerting moral auaslon to end the atrlke. It la certain that thtia far the president haa not found a single one of hit constitutional advisers who could suggest any departure from this policy; no one could find a method sanctioned by law or constitution which promlaed relief' and involved the uae of duresa against Hther the operatora or the mlnera. Arranaln. the Details. , . , : DV 1 1 im wiiou'u mat ivuj tuu irrr ill" we. u, me pur - of a plan conceived la Ita rough outlines force. The Church ot San Stefano ia eltu aven before tha departure ot President - ated on the Campo Moroalnl. It Is a Gothic Mitchell last Friday from the mixed con- I building of the fourteenth century. (erence. The three hours spent In con sultation today were none too long to put Into form the twin propositions; one to the miners' organization and the other to Gov ernor Stone, and the fact that Secretary Cortelyou waa called on to prepare one or mora statements at the direction of the president la taken aa an Indication that ineasagea were aeut out at the end of the conference today, and that the retlcanea ot all of the partiea ia explainable per haps by their desire to avoid the discour tesy of publishing the nature ot theae be fore they are received by the persona to hom tbey are addressed, aa well as by a ICoutlLucii ea Second Fags. FIGHTING AT SANTA MARTA Colombian Government Forres and the Revolutionists Reported to tie Still Ksrhanglng Fire. KINGSTON'. Oct. 5 The British steamer Para, belonging to the royal ' service, arrived here today from Co' '-. brings reports of a serious sltuar. ', ' -nta Maria, Colombia, whence the BrK ' . Retribution has proceeded for the.. of affording protection to the ri. there and other British Interests. Accov Ing to the reports brought by Para, fight ing Is still going on at Santa Marta be tween the Colombian revolutionists and the government forces. The Magdalena river Is completely cut off from communi cation. The revolutionists hold Tenerlffe. near Santa Marta, and have four quick firing guns at this point. Last week the force at Tenerlffe captured Senor La Forest. Colombian minister of state, who waa com ing from Bogota. Para also reports that owing to the rebel succcmi In the vicinity of Santa Marta, the government has sent back from the Isthmus to the vicinity of Santa Marta a large body of troops on board the gov ernment gunboat Cartagena. The fighting l proceeding In the vicinity of Santa Marta with considerable success by the govern ment forces. The gunboat Llbertador, formerly the British steamer Ban Rlgh and lately known as Bolivar, which arrived at Barranquila recently In the service of the Colombian government, Is in need of repairs. Ha boil ers are In bad condition and It can only steam four knots. AFFECTS MANY MARRIAGES Marie Reld'a Matrimonial suid Mater nal Troubles Inrolte Laws of the Catholic Faith. ROME, Oct. 6. The statement la made that the presence In Rome the end of this month of Mgr. Chapelle will result In de cisive action with regard to the claims of Prince Rosplgllosl In the matter of securing the performance of a religious ceremony with Princess Rosplgllosl. The Reld-Park-hurst marriage waa celebrated by Mgr. Chapelle when he waa paator of St. Math ew'a church, Washington. Prince Rosplgllosl threatens to create a arandal If hla religious marriage with the princess Is not allowed. He maintains that Mgr. Chapelle did not obtain the neceasary dispensation for Mr. Parkhurst, and that Miss Reid married Mr. Parkhurst without knowing that he was not of the Catholic faith. Princess Rosplgllosl has applied for the annulment of her marriage -with Park hurst. The matter Involves a change in canonic lawa, which will affect thousanda of marrlagea In the United States. The princess waa Miss Marie Reid of Washing ton, D. C. aud was uuurlod first to Fred erick Parkhurst of Bangor, Me. BUY THE VICTORIA TERMINAL gt. rani mnA Vaacoaver Parties Will Give the Great Northern. En trance to Victoria. -yiCTORIA,.J.. O Ock A Gujtnrle. of St. Paul, a contractor of the Great North ern railway; John Henry and J. J. Jaffrey of Vancouver, have bought the Victoria Terminal railway and Ha franchises, which. It Is understood, will give the Great North ern raliway an entrance to Victoria aud Vancouver. The aale embracea a controll ing Interest In the Victoria terminal ani Sydney with the mainland and the Delta extension, which runs seventeen mllea from the mouth of the Frazer river to Cloverdale. The purchasera take over the property aa a going concern. The sale doee not include the interests of the Sydney & Nanalmo Navigation company, operating the ateamera Strathcona, Iroquola and Unl can. which are owned by E. V. Bodwell. The new owners have not as yet formu lated any plan of action for the near fu ture. and It will be a matter for consldera tion whether they will proceed with West minster or await the arrival of spring to begin tho work. GRAND DUKE GOES RIGHT IN Rides an Ironclad Past Forts Gnard. lag Constantinople and He Tells Snltan Rossla'a Wishes. rnKSTiVTlXflPI.E. Oct. E. Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia had a conference with the sultan on Friday and dlBcussed the Macedonian aituatlon. The grand duke as sured the aultan of Russia's deBlre to main tain order there. The aultan granted a farewell audience to hit visitor tcday and th rnl d..U who has been the reclnlent of many courtesies since his arrival here , , . i- l. .- last week, sailed this afternoon for Llva dia, on the Black sea. Grand Duke Nicholas arrived at Constan tinople on a Russian Ircnclad, which, owing to the insistence of Russia, waa per mitted at the last moment to pass the naval forts. The warship anchored In full view ot the Yildlz Kiosk and the Mussel roan population of Constantinople was deeply Impressed by what was regarded aa another Instance of Russia overriding the clause of the Berlin treaty which closed the Bos phorua to foreign warships. VENICE STEEPL TOTTERING Government and Municipality Differ as to What should Be Done, and Populace Threatens. VENICE, Oct. 5. The ateeple of the Church of San Stefano ahowa further algns Of collapsing. It waa first announced from Venice Au gust 6, that the upper part of the tower i of the Church of San Stefano showed algna of falling and preparations were then being made to demolish the tower. The housea surrounding the church were ordered by fhe ,.,,.. . j t.u . , ! '"' lo "' vl luv , , ,h . .. ' i... " IT.r" 1 . " . i!r""..r:jr:'.i.:..:,,:-"o.r";: uu i linen j ivuiniutru it wa jjuaaiuin .o r-.r ir. ... AS HARMLESS AS LEADPENCILS General Barges of Catatonia Haa Des perate and Fierce Dnel, In Which Nobody- Is Hurt. MADRID. Oct. 8. Aa an outcome ot newspaper attarka General Barges, captain general of Catalonia, fought a due) today with pistols with tha director of the news paper El Imparclsl of Madrid. Neither was Injured. The minister of marine, the duke ot Veragua, ia considering plana for the re striction ot Immigration. LET MORGAN SEi HE STRIKE John BrisbftM Walker Ifatea laggaitisn U Frasidant Raoaeyelt. CAPITALIST READY FOR UNDERTAKING Editor Tells of His Conferences with Mr. Dorian and with President Mitchell of the Mine Work era' Organisation. JoriM Brisbane Walker, editor of the Cos mopolitan, who baa been active in bis efforts to bring together the conflicting Interests 1 in the anthracite coal atrlke In Pennsyl vania, passed through Omaha yesterday over the Burlington enroute to Colorado Springs, where he will attend the National Irrigation congress. In the afternoon he tent a long telegram to President Roosevelt, reviewing his efforts and suggesting a plan j for settling the strike. "I have spent most of my time for the last ten days between New York and Wllkesbarre," said Mr. Walker, "and have given the coal strike nearly my whole time and attention. The proposition looking to a settlement of the trouble I have just made to the president Is the result of a great deal of study, after personal Investigation of the strike and Its effect In the east. The president la aware that this message la coming and I believe he will give It serious consideration." Message to the President. Mr. Walker will make an, extended tour of the west and south before returning to New York. His message to the president ia as follows: To the President White House. Wash ington: Affairs are now in such shape that there (teems to be no Immediate way out of the coal strike difficulty, except one. the placing of the matter by Mr. Mitcneii and his associates In the hands of Mr. J. litTDont Morsnn. In view of the Immense importance to the country of every hour in the determination of this affair, Mr. Mitchell may rind in this a way to serve the public interests, yet protect fully those committed to his care. Mv reasons for offering thla suggestion at this time, when all other possible solu tions seem to be exhausted, are based upon my knowledge of the conditions. Early In September I went to Mr. Morgan a office and outlined a basis of arrangement. This seeming to be approved by one of Mr. Morgan a partners, I went at once to Wllkesbarre. Mv conference with Mr. Mitchell and several of his associates covered two hours In the afternoon, and three hours later, until midnight. Taking a 2 o'clock night train back to New York, I had a three hours' conference with Mr. Morgan, and later with hla partner, Mr. Steele. Saya Morgan la Liberal. ( I found Mr. Morgan, as I had expected, far-seeing and liberal. He had a grasp of every detail of the situation, and spoke In a sympathetic manner regarding all the Interests Involved. 1 went away with the understanding that I should be called up at livliialoii on the following morning. Mr. Steele telephoned that Mr. Morgan wlxhed to see me at 2 o'clock. , Shown Into his private office, he greeted me with: "You have given me the most difficult problem of my life." I quote his exact words, as showing how much thought and rare he wus giving at a time when the public waa aacriblng to him en tire Indifference. He held in his hand a paper In which he agreed, while disclaiming authority over the railways concerned, to undertake per sonally to bring about a aatls'actory ad justment, -If tho matter ware plaeed in hte hands, to endeavor to find auch terms that both mlnera and operators would be likely to preserve friendly relations. I carried away with me the conviction that Mr. Morgan, in taking upon himself the grave responsibility, had fully weighed all thut was Involved, and that the miners would have everything to hope for In the final adjustment. With Mr. Steele the previous day the question of a commission was discussed. Inasmuch as there are some 360 mines, each with certain special features of Its own, the matter Is one of great complexity. The names of those dlacussed were those of Mr. George W. Perkins, representing a knowledge of the financial aspects of the .problem: Mr. John Mitchell, having a full acquaintance with the miners' side, and Archbishop Ireland and myself, aa being entirely dlslntertsted, yet fmvlng such knowledge of the Intricacies of large busi ness affairs as would lead to slow and care ful Judgment. Mitchell la Willing;. After going over the matter, f earned off to Wllkesbarre Mr. Morgan's paper. with the understanding that if not acted upon It should be returned. In an Interview with Mr. Mitchell, lasting over four hours, he expressed himself as having absolute confidence In Mr. Morgan's good faith, and as being willing. If his action alone were required, to commit the entire matter with out a moments hesitation. Mr. Morgan would not take upon himself. It was ar gued, so great a burden without being sure of his ability to reconcile all differences. But while Mr. Mitchell himself felt this rortnlntv ahn.it thn niltrnmn. nthtrm vhn I Hl.l nrl nnHnralnnrl thn norilllnr nnilllnn occupied by Mr. Morgan would decline to assent Iater on 1 went with Mr. "erktns to Philadelphia and meeting Mr. Mitchell at his hotel by prevlods arrangement went with him to Archbishop Ryan's, where rooms had been placed at our disposal for a conference, us upon neutral ground. Ktl.l another vlnlt was made to Wllkexharre. where I hail an opportunity to go over the entire ground, not only with Mr. Mitchell but with the district loaders. l!ecnune of this knowledge of the aitu atlon. I venture at this critical time. Mr. President, when all other means seem to have failed, and when every day a delav means suffering, and financial loss to the pulillc. to respectfully suggest that a way out or the narrasniK ami aanrernos smia tlon may be found In the direction hers Indicated If through your generous Intervention, Mr. Mitchell should place the matter un reservedly in the hands of Mr. Morgan. It would be a trust of the hixhest character, which I am mire you will feel. In common with the public, would be worthily ad ministered. Sincerely. JOHN BRISBANE WALKER. MINNEAPOLIS DULY WARNED Its superintendent of Police Confesses Inability to Cope with Burg lars and Robbers. MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. B.-Pollce Superln- tendent Walte tonight Issued a warning to the .public that hla force to notorloualy inadequate 10 cope wna ice Durg ars aua porch climbera now at work in this city, j The thieves have aecured fully $10,000 In plunder during the last four daya, the latest .victim being Thomas Lowery, the million aire railroad magnate, whose home waa i robbed of $2,000 In jewelry last night. Superintendent Walte'. warning to the pbHc u accompanied t, .u..ti.u from , the chief of detectivea aa to the best meth ; cds of frustrating burglaries un II the police ods of frustrating burglaries until tl force ran be sufficiently augmented ter protect the residence district. TO DO THE GRINDING THERE Belfast Correspondent Hears that American Syndicate Proposes to Erect Mills Abroad. LONDON. Oct. 6. The Belfast corre spondent of the Dally Mall say be haa heard that an American syndicate, with a capital ot $:0. 000,000 proposes to erect mills on the waterside at Belfast, Londonderry. Dublin, Cork. Waterford and Galway, with a view of Importing corn and wboat In bulk, milling and distributing it by means of roasting ateamera, owned by the syndicate. CANNOT REVIEWGRAND ARMY Doctors Forbid President Roosevelt to lie Ills Injured Limb, as Contemplated. WASHINGTON. Oct. B. President Roose velt will do. review the parade ot the Grand Army ot the Republic, at which It waa expected he would occupy the review ing atand In front of the White House. The official atatement. Issued last night, that be would have to exercise extreme care Indicated that it would be Impossible for him to review the veterans and the direct atatement that he will not do so waa made on official authority today. The president has not yet been able to rest j his foot on the floor and his physicians have forbidden him again to overtax hla strength aa he did during the last week. The thirty-sixth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will begin here tomorrow, and with the meeting of tne various auxiliary organizations amitaiea 'h the main body, will rontlnue until next Saturday. Preparations for the gath ering are complete and Washington Is ready to entertain the almost countless throng which will make the city headquarters during the week. The local committees have taken every precaution for the pro tection of life and limb and the bousing of those who will be unable to find hotel accommodations. For indigent veterans large tente have been erected on the White House lot and several floors of the new government printing office have been util ized. Great crowds ot visitors have been pouring into the city throughout the day and at the railroad stations it Is said that the number of persona coming to the en campment la perhaps greater than ever be fore brought to the city on any occasion. Early last night It began to rain and thla forenoon It poured In torrent, later giv ing way to a slow drizzle. Probably fair weather la predicted by Ihe weather bureau for tomorrow. The business houses and private resi dences along Pennsylvania avenue and the other main thoroughfares of the city have been appropriately decorated for the en campment season. The display of flags and bunting Is very generous. Tomorrow there will be an automobile parade, a regatta on the Potomac river, the dedication of Camp Roosevelt on the White House lot, at which Secretary of State John Hay will make the chief address, and a grand campfire at Convention ball. Tuesday the naval parade will take up the morning, while the after noon and evening la to be devoted to re ceptions and reunions. Wednesday will oc cur the big parade of the Grand Army of the Republic, while in the evening a num ber of receptions will be held. Thursday, Friday and Saturday will occur the meet ings of the national encampment and the varloua auxiliary bodies and also reunlona and receptions. A fitting preliminary to the gatherings of the VeUrans at Camp Roosevelt during encampment week waa the holding of re ligious services there this afternoon and tonight In Grant tent. The rain Interfered with the attendance; still, there were many veterans preaent. At the afternoon serv ices Rev. W. C. Alexander,, the chairman of the committee on, religious exercises, presided and addresses were made by Rev. D. B. Shuey of Emporia, Kan., and J. O. Butler and J. M, 8hecK.ef tnla city., To night the exercises were under tne Direc tion of the Young Men's Christian associa tion. Dr. W. W. White of New York, ad dreaslng the veterans. Thla morning Gen eral Torrance and members of his staff attended religious services at the New York Avenue Presbyterian church. They occu pied the President Lincoln pew. This afternoon they were the guests ot Mrs John A. Logan at a dinner. EIGHT THOUSAND HEAR BOOTH Salvationists' General from London Draws Crowds In New York, Despite Heavy Rain. NEW YORK, Oct. 5. The Academy of Music waa completely filled with three audlencea today. gathered to listen to the preaching of Gen eral Booth of the Salvation Army, who Is In this country on an evangelical campaign. Meetlnga were held at 11 o'clock, 3 o'clock and 8 o'clock. The estimates of those officers of the local staff who have charge of the meetings In this city were that 8,000 persona heard General Booth. A continuous ana neavy ram nan no eneci in keeplng either Salvation Army people or the general public from the meetings. About one-third of those present wore Sal vation Army regalia. The meetings were of the same charac ter, being opened with prayer and hymns n. I . r?Anral DnnKa aililpHfl fnllnn-ln T T .1 1 will! VI ' .1 ' IB, li.'ui a ....... 1.1. spoke over an hour at each meeting. Colo nel John Lawley, hla chief of staff, assisted him and led the evangelical service which followed the sermon. A brass band fur nished the music, A monster meeting will be held tomorrow night In Carnegie hall, Mayor Low presiding. TWO WOMEN 0N THE TICKET Colorado Prohibitionists Line l'p at the Last Mlnnte with Pall List of Nominations. DENVER. Oct. 6. The time for filing state tickets and for the acceptance of t nominations expired at midnight last night. The tickete filed represent the republican, democratic, socialist, socialist labor and prohibition parties. The prohibition ticket, which waa not tiled until the last moment, follows: For ! governor. Otto A. Relnhardt, Denver; lieu- j tenant governor, R. A. W. Wilson, Pueblo; i secretary v . . G. Templeton, Colorado treasurer, Mary E. Miller, r,,,; ,tate auaitor. Krank O. Cb berUln CoIorado gprins.: attorney gen. am- Springs; attorney general. Frank J. Butler, Colorado Springs; regents I ot State university, Mrs. E. M. Craise, Denver, and P. A. Rice, Vance; superin tendent of scboola, Jamea A. Wylle, Den ver; congressman-at-large, Mllo A. Stark, Cripple Creek. FROM THE ORANGE FREE STATE Kelts Arrives at ew York and Boer Sympathisers Are oa Hand to Welcome Him. NEW YORK. Oct. 5 A committee of Boer sympathizers, Including representa tives of the Irish-American societies, wel comed today Francla William Reltz, for merly secretary of state of the Orange Free State, who arrived with hla wife on the Holland-American steamship Staten dam from Boulogne Bur Mer. "While not here to agttste tor the re opening of the war," said Reltz, "I have In view the two-fold object of duty to my countrymen and remuneration to myself. The Boers have been tricked Into forsaking their colonial allies by oral prumlsea of Kitchener and Milner that they would en deavor to obtain at the time of the corona tion amnesty tor all rebels." MINNESOTANS ON IRRIGATION Diitinguiihad Party 8 taps oa Waj tolrrifa tioi Can grata in Ctlarada. FOUR CONGRESSMEN ARE IN THE PARTY Enthusiastic Over Reclaiming! Mil lions of Acres of Arid Land auid Affording; Homes for Needy Settlers. I A party of four of the seven congress- men from Minnesota, with nine other prominent citizens of the North Star, state, spent the greater part of Sunday In Omaha, enroute to Colorado Spring to attend the annual convention of the National Irriga tion congress. In the party were: Con gressmen James ,A. Tawney, Winona. First district: Joel P. Heatwole, Northfleld. Third district; Fred C. Stevens. 8t. Paul, Fourth district, and Page Morris. Dulutb, Sixth district; N. F. Beardsley of the Chamber of Commerce of St. Paul, Dan W. Lawler, T. L. Schurmeier, Marcus Johnson, Prof. Thomas Shaw, editor of the Farmer, Si. raul; Charles HeffelQnger, E. J. Phelps and W. H. Dunwoody, Minneapolis, and Albert L. Preston, secretary of Dulutb's Commercial club. The delegation waa organized by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Paul, upon I a special Invitation from the executive officers of the National Irrigation congress. President James J. Hill of the Northern Securities company and the Great Northern railroad had planned to attend the conven tion, but waa unable to carry out bis de sires. He placed one of bis special cars at the disposal of the party, which came In in the morning and went out shortly before 5 p. m. The Interval waa occupied In a tally-ho ride over the city and a visit to the Country club, where many of the company limbered up on the links. Minnesota Deeply Interested. "We are not In the group of states which thla act la designed to benefit," said Rep resentative Tawney, "but Minnesota la pro foundly concerned In the matter of Irriga tion, national Irrigation. From our thres hold we can look upon tho great expanse of territory, comprising 600,000,000 acres of arid land In sixteen atster states, for the reclamation of which this legislation was enacted. So that we are Indirectly to be benefited by the measure. The excellent transportation facilities right at our door place us In a most advantageous position to reap Incalculable benefit from people who will settle upon these broad acres. But If that were the only reason we were Inter ested in national Irrigation we would In deed be a selfish lot. We are Interested aa Americana and aa the people of every state ought to be. To my mind thia la the great est national Issue now before the American people. It stands second to no other vital question and must be compared, In Impor tance to auch questlona In the past as slav ery. This question Is one which affects the life of our nation as the question of slavery affected the life of our nation. This na tional irrigation act haa for Its purpose the opening up and settlement of millions of acres of land now standing Idle for the want of water. It means more than that. It means the provision ot faomea for thou sands of families and t tell you, IhH 'coun try needs more such homes as can only be found in the heart of the great west. Thla question of homes is one of stupendous Im port, which no American can afford to Ig nore." No New Legislation Now. "Congress has done all that is necessary to act thla movement going. It haa passed a bill which all the nation lauds. No further legislation be the next congreaa will be nec easary that I can see. What must be done now la for every state In the union, east aa well as west, to bend Its best energies for the promotion of this great Bchemo of home Industry home Industry In the truest sense of the word. Bickerings and Jealousies between elates will mar the good work. It Is the desire of President Roosevelt, himself a most ardent exponent of this movement, and of congress that full co operation of the states should prevail. "There la a greater acarclty of available , agricultural land In the United Statea than I on6 might at first think. The fact of the ( onormoua emigration from the northwestern j an(1 central western states of our country j t0 western Canada during the last two j years Ig proof 0f thla Increasing scarcity. , Tnlg lB a matter which demands atten- tion." Mr. Tawney's sentiments aptly voiced those of the other members of the party, all of whom displayed great Interest In the acheme ot Irrigation. Their going out to the convention slgnTflea that. No mls- I slon of special import prompts their trip; j they have no ax to grind, they declare, but are willing to put their shoulders to the wheel' and help "push a good thing along," aa one of the party expressed It. Nothlna; for CuoireM to Do. Asked If any proposed legislation for the next congress waa likely to arlae from thla convention. Congressman Stevens of St. Paul said: "I don't see what could arise. Congreaa haa done about all that la necessary along that line for the present. It now remains for Ita act to be given a practical test." Aside from the four congressmen, all re- publicans, the Minnesota delegation con ' tatned another active politician, or rather ! one who haa been more active than at preaent. Dan W. Lawler, who only a year and a half ago resigned aa general counsel ' of the Great Western railroad, made the ' race once for governor of Minnesota on I the democratic ticket, faring, as all but i one candidate has fared, In that atate. Mr. I Lawler haa always been cloaely affiliated with the J. J. Hill faction in politics While all the four republicans apoke with assurance of the success of their party la .state and congressional elections In Minne sota thla fall, Mr. Lawler displayed no enthusiasm over the possibility of demo cratic victory. He thought the nominee for governor, L. A. Rosing, would make a good fight against Governor Van Sant, but atopped talking before venturing his word that Rosing would be elected. Will Carry Whole State. Congressman Fred C. Stevena of St. Paul who la a candidate for re-election, aaid: "I look for the old-time republican vic tory In Minnesota thla year. Since the re apportionment of the atate by the last reg ular session of the legislature we have two new congressional districts, making nine In all and my honest opinion la that we will carry them all. I think even John Llnd ot Minneapolis, former governor, the only dem ocrat ever elected to that office in our state and a man of unquestioned political strength, will be defeated In the Fifth dis trict, where be ia running for congreaa against Representative Loren W. Fletcher. Aa to Governor Van Pant, I think his elec tion is practically assured, but I believe that both he and Fletcher will have bard fighta on their bands." Both Stevena and Tawney were enthusi astic in their expreasiona of President (Continued on Fifth Page.) CONDITION OFJTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nehtnoka Fair MondeV and Warmer In KhsI Pnrtinn; Tuesday Fair. Temperature at timnha leeterdart Hoar. Ilea. Hour. lira. ft a. m...... : I p. in HJ I a. in as it p. in til T a. m -to a p. in MI It a. m 4 4 p. m IIM 1 a. m 41 II i. in II? HI a. ni M (I p. m HA It a. in RU T p. m till 12 ni tut 8 p. ni tin p. m ftM CHEERS FOR GENERAL BATES Kanaaa Troops, Departing from Fort Riley, Are I'leanrd by Ills F.n conraglnst Remarks. FORT RILEY, Kan., Oct. 5. Sunday at Camp Root waa devoted to the drying out process. The heavy clouds thut have hung over the camp lor the last four days cleared away during the night and the sun was un obscured from dawn to sunset. The soldiers took advantage of the opportunity to air their damp bedding, while the officers con templated the rupldly drying roads with great satisfaction, lor the bright sun today means decent roads for marching In the morning, and the consequent resumption of the maneuvera. This was the last day In camp of the Kansas men, and aiiy In the morning Gen eral Bates, accompanied by hla aide. Cap tain ReeveB, rode over to the camp. He was given an enthusiastic reception and Just before their leaving made a short ad dress to the men. He said that he was glad they had been able to come to the camp, as It had enabled the government to show to the officers from other states how the government would treat the men who come to future maneuvers, and thereby en courage other btates to send their troops to Fort Riley when the maneuvera are re peated next year. He hoped, he said, to see the Kansas troops again. The general, who possesses In large degree the faculty of be ing popular without effort, was cheered enthusiastically as be left the camp. The military problem for tomorrow Is the attack and defense of a position. Major Leach of the engineers will have command of the position and will have In his com mand the Sixth infantry, the battalion ot engineers, two batteries and a squadron of cavalry. General Kobbe, who will lead the attacking force, will have all the remainder of the troops at the camp under hla orders. The position la not to be heavily fortified, the terms ot the problem calling for hastily constructed entrenchments. It la expected that tomorrow's work will prove one of the moat Interesting of the entire series, of maneuvers. AGAINST FUNSTON'S VIEWS Dinwiddle of the Antl-nloon League 8(111 Defends the Llqnorleas Army Post. SPRINGFIELD. O., Oct. R. Edwin Din widdle, president of the American Anti-Saloon league gave out the following state ment today with reference to the attitude of the league on the army canteen. "If auch reports as published from Gen eral Funston are correct two things are ap parent First, the-canteen- or feeer -selling army saloons so debauched the men In aer vice that these conditions of drunkenness and disorder exist not by reason of its aboil tion, but because Its preaence during twelve years has had a demoralizing effect on off! cera and, men: second, when generals and commanding officers are ready to state that they cannot maintain discipline without a beer saloon, It Is certain proof of their in competency. "We demand a fair trial of the post ex change system with the canteen eliminated. Congress appropriated $500,000 to Improve the men's condition and to add S cents a day to their rations, a laudable change In the governments policy. The people will never consent to the return of the canteen with out a trial of this substitute. There Is a serious temperance problem In the army; we advocate the estoppage of official sa loons, provision for the recreation and so ciability of the men and disciplinary orders against drunkenness. "We advocate the present law on the broad principle that the government should neither be In the saloon business, permit premises to be used for such purposes nor officially tempt ita soldiers to drink." READY TO TURN IN THE WATER Irrigation Congress Opena Thla After noon with Many Delegates In Attendance, COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 5. The irrigation congresa will open at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and continue four days. Every train reaching the city tonight is bringing visitors. President Walsh arrived today. Tomorrow's program Is announced aa fol lows: Afternoon at 2 o'clock, prayer by Rev. Dr. Edward Bralslln; address wel coming delegatea on behalf ot state. Gov ernor Orman; addresses welcoming dels gates to Colorado Springs, President Fairly of the Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Robinson; address on behalf of the press, I. N. Stevens, and responses and address to the congress, President Walsh; addresses by vleltlng senatora. Including Senator Dietrich of Nebraska and Senatora Teller and Patterson of Colorado; congressmen. Including Representatives Bell and Sha froth of Colorado and Boeder of Kansas. Appointment of committees on credentials, order of business and permanent organiza tion. In the evening at 8:30 o'clock a re ception will be tendered to President Walsh and visiting delegatea by the Cham ber of commerce in the Antlers' drawing room and parlors. CONVICTS CUT OFF FINGERS Two at Chester, Illinois, Try .New Method of Incapacitating Them selves for WorL, CHESTER. HI . Oct. 6. Rather than per form the heavy work assigned to them John Reagdon and C. Rose, two convicts In the Southern Illinois penitentiary at this place, with a rusty hatchet cut off three fingers from the right hand of each, thereby incapacitating themselves for fur- j 'her work lioth men claim to be in poor neaitn After they were discovered with their mutilated, bleeding hands they were aent to the prison surgeon, who bound up their wounda. Then the two men were taken out Into the prlaon yard and compelled to atand on a block the remainder of the day. Movements of Ocean Yrasels Oct. 5. At New York Arrived : Astoria, from (rliiftgow and Moiillt-: l.a Champagne, from Hn : Mir in polls, from lx.ii. Pin. At Lizard Passed: Zetland, from New York, for Antwerp. At t;ueei.tow n Sriile.l : I'mbrlu. irorn IJverpo.il. fur New York At 8nuthanitin--Snlld : UrofMi-r Kur furat. from iircmea. for New York. M HANDY WITH GUN Shoots and Tatallj Injures a lUi Wp Had Assailta Him. PROMPTLY SURRENDERS TO SHERIFF Ooranar and Canntj Attorney cm tbs Boeis aid Will Hold Inquest. RESULT OF GOSSIP CONCERNING WOMAN Victim Had Thieateoad tha Boy, Wis Had Gonitqutntlj Araad Himnlt DEAD MAN LEAVES SEVERAL CHILDREN hootlna Ocenrs In a Small Connrry rostofllee In Scott Bluffs Conntr In Presence of Several Witnesses. GFRINO. Neb., Oct. B. (Special Tele gramsClarence N. Fulton was shot at Wlllford postofflce about I o'clock thla morning by Walter Houston, a boy scarcely 17 yeara of age. There had been aome feel ing between Fulton, who Is a widower, and various persons In the vicinity arising from remarks made about a woman who waa Ful ton's housekeeper. The Houston boy heard that Fulton had made threata and a few days ago came to Gerlng and bought a 82-callber revolver, meeting In the post office, Fulton struck at htm and Houston got out his revolver and aent a bullet through Fulton's stomach. Houston at once came to Gerlng and sur rendered himself to the sheriff. Fulton lingered until about noon, when ho died and the coroner, county attorney and others are now on their way to Wlllford. where the Inquest will take place In the morning. There were several eye witnesses but correct details are as yet hard to pro cure. Fulton leaves five or six small chil dren and was a prosperous and generally respected farmer. He came here from Jules burg, Colo. KEEP UP SEARCH FOR HUSSMAN o Traee of Mlsalna; Sugar Factory Fireman Has Yet Been Found. FREMONT. Oct. 5. (Special.) The dis appearance of Ernest Hussman from Leav Itt still continues a mystery though every thing points to the conclusion that he waa killed for his money. The lime pit waa dragged yesterday without any result. The lime solution is not strong enough to com pletely destroy a body and if he waa thrown in there hla body wilt rrobably be found. The search haa not been abandoned and a large force of men Is at work today, including a couple of detectives. The night that Hussman disappeared he brought his dinner pall to the engine room as usual and It waa found the next day where he left It. The night that he disappeared a couple of men, both strangera, drove up ta tluvmaln Cte of the factory grounds and , wanted to go Into the facto'ry. The watch man refused to admit them, and later two men were seen trying to climb over the fence at aome distance from the gate. Nothing else of a suspicious nature oc curred around the premises that night ac cording to the recollection of the employes, and the officers claim to place but little confidence In thla story. Hussman workei at tho factory last season and waa con sidered one of Its most reliable men. He occasionally came to Fremont but had no Intimate friends here. He waa a quiet fellow who attended to hla own business and had little to say to hla rompanlona of his personal affairs, though he was gener ally known to usually have considerable money about hla person. MORMONS DENY CONNECTION At Their Convention They Declare) that Their Faith Has Nothing to Do with Pulitscr Murder. SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. C The seventy second semi-annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Is In session here and the officlaia are refuting In the mcst emphatic language the published atatementa that the murder of Mra Pu litzer of New York waa due to the Mo.mon doctrine of blood atonement. Preaident E. Rich of the central atatea mission of tha Mormou church, wbp baa Just returned from the east, said: "The murder Is magnified every day In the newspapers. They try to bring the blame for the crime upmi the church. They say In flaming headlines that this murder resulted from the doctrines of the Mormon church. They say the Mormons believe In blood atonement. So do all Christian na tions; they believe, or pretend to believe. In the atoning blood of Christ for aln. Tbey say the Mormons believe In another kind of blood atonement. Well, we do to the same extent that every state In the nation believes In tt that a man who sheds another man'a blood shall have hla own blood spilled by the law. Thla we believe and nothing more. We do not believe In strangling the criminal or executing him In the electric chair, but we. believe that "he who spills man'a blood by man shall his blood be apllledV' and, thank God, there were enough In the constitutional conven tion ot this state who realized the meaning ot this to give a murderer the choice of being hanged or having hla blood spilled by shooting, If be had any regard for the teachings of God left In him." Mr. Rich then read a signed atatement made by the presidency of the church In ltth'J In which tbey dented that any apostates had been killed or the church averred or permitted any auch teachings, and In which they denounced murder as the moat belnoua of all crimes. Continuing, Rich aatd: "Some yeara ago the minister of a church In thla city murdered two girls, carved tbem to pieces and burned their bodlea In a furnace. Did the Mormons aay he waa following tha doctrine of hla ehurcbT No, they knew that If he had been following the , teachings of hla church he would never havo done aucb a thing. And If Hooper Young had been following the teachings of the Mormon church be would have been out In the streets telling the wicked of their sins Instead of languishing In jail aa be now is ' ARE AFTER ANOTHER RANSOM Ilrlaands Captnre Sheflk Bey at Orlaar and Hold II im for am.ooo. SALONIKA. Oct. 6 Rrlgsnds have cap tured a Turkih landowner named Slieftk U'-y at Ortsar. near Vodena, forty mllea from Moi.nitir. Ha la being odd for a ransom ot $l,o00.
