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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAJIA, MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 27, 1902. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. CUTS PRESS FIELD feoskian Censor Enumerate Many Matters Paper May Kot Mention. SUICIDES ARE SACRED AS CZAR HIMSELF Keither Ruler Nor BubjecU Who Kill Them selves May Referred To, EICKNESS AND CRIME ARE BOTH BARRED Editors Mast Obtain Official Sanction Before They Can Print Most Hewa, ONE JOURNAL WRITES OF ST. LOUIS FAIR Gcrverntneat Appnrently Overlooks One ".object aad Vtdsnoill Thinks Maseovlte Exhibit Will Be He mtroat and Interesting;. tT. PETERSBURG. Wedndeeay, Oct. 11. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) -The St. Petersburg Vedomostl think the Russian department of the St. Louis ex position will ba Interesting, adding that the majority of the great Russian firms nd corporationa have decided to partici pate. A report on the expedition Into the ce lestial mountains (Thlan Shan) of eastern or Chinese Turkestan says In spite of an ' unfavorable season Mr. Fedhhenko, tho leader of the party, accomplished bis task and reached the plateau of Iskem, where two previously unknown lakes were dis covered. The Santalash was explored to Its source. The party then crossed tho pasa of Aflaatoum and reached Lake Bar; Chlltek, whence It returned to Tashkent by the Cbokal valley. Faille Mop Debate. The agricultural committee of Soudja, In Koursk, two members of which. Prince Dolgoufky and M. Yevreltnov, were re buked by th ministry of the Interior for procuring the adoption of a radical pro gram at th first session, has found an affective way of protesting. When the committee met again a sub-committee re port waa read virtually reaaserting the plans which bad proved so offensive to M. Von Picwhe, and which the csar, by Implication, condemned in his address to tho Zemstvoa of Koursk. The chairman, who had doubtless received careful In structions, declared he could not permit a discussion of the report or a vote on It. His recommendation was received in al ienee. He read the next, item on the program. The members oat motionless. "Does nobody desire to proceed." he asked T .No one responded and the committee was adjourned. The sub-oommitte report embodies de mands and complaints of the Zemstvoa, which date back in some Instancea to the very origin of local government In Russia nd are a striking illustration of the per sistence of Zexnetvc ideals. It waa a , pithy reproduction of a portion of the aecrei program arrangea zemsivo lesa rs from twfuU'five province at Moscow last spring and. .Is 'therefore a political docu tnenl of paramount interest. It enumerates the following deficiencies In the preseut status of Zemetvo affairs. First Deficiencies In the organisation of Eemstvo Institutions, (a) Their class char acter, (b) Insufficient representation of the neotile aenerally and the peasant in t articular, tcj UnatlHfactorlness of elec toral system, (d) Too great dependence of electors In the governors and the provin cial administration, (e) Absence of a cel lular Zemetvo unit in contact with the ceo pie, if) Absence of any participation of the Zemstvo in tne central government. Hecond Kxceeslve administrative ' tutel Sae. fa) Ton extended Dower of the govern bra to regulate the proceedings of Zemetvo meetings, th) Absence of obligatory periods within which governors must forward Kemntvo petitions and within which such petitions must be acted upon by the cen tral government, (c) Violation by the cen tral government of the law prescribing by whom petitions must be acted upon. (d Failure of the governors to approve or disapprove the Zemstvos' Choice of paid employes, (ej Prohibition of the discus sion of local questions which have a gen eral aa well aa a local Importance, (f) pro hibition of all correspondence between dif ferent Zemstvos. m Various obstacles placed In the way of Zemstvo schools and other educational movement, (h) The cen sorship. Third Removal of several matters from the competence of Zemstvos and other al terations of their status, (a) Arbitrary lim itations of Zemstvo taxation, (tb) With drawal of famine relief from the Zemstvo. ) Unnecessary Interference with Zem stvo veterinary service. d The proposed withdrawal from the Zemstvos of popular duration, tax appraisement and medical , relief, (e) The proposed subordination of gate Zetrwtvos to the imperial comptroller. Newspaper Field Limited. For the first time In the history ot the Russian press the censor baa made a com pilation of prohibitions and the partial prohibitions which are still considered as binding. He has Issued thousands ot clr- Hi..i.lln. nan... In lit, , n .,nlt.l. which are not subject to the preventive censorship, bow to handle certain matters and forbidding any reference to others. - - Many were temporary in their nature, but an equal number were permanent and naturally confusion and contradiction fol lowed. No editor could possibly keep all these eirculara In mind and It depended wholly on the good will of the authorities whether slips were punished. A recent "confidential circular" seeks to codify the prohibitions and specifically states that no other past circulars need be considered at all. Of course the censorship hss begun anew the issue of prohibitions of tempor ary validity, but the gals tor the moment Is Indisputable. The following are the more notable pro Visions of the censorship In the catalogue as It has been codified: V Mtnlstsrlnl reports to the csar, rumor Concerning the same and acts and expres sions of the csar may not be Dubllalied without the consent of the ministry ot the Interior. 2. Matters emanating from the higher governmental circles, such as document nd derlslona. may not be referred to with out the consent of the authority concerned. S. Circulars of governmental departments may not be referred to without the special permission f the department concerned. 4. Information relating to the empire's defensive pod lion, mobilisation or disloca tion of tho army or navy, credits for war nurooaes. construction of stratealc roads or war ship may be taksn only from the Itusnkl Invalid. 6. News or articles concerning the main tenance of the Chinese Eastern railroad nd Its guard are lorMdaen. (. News about agents of the finance ministry In Persia and the results of their work Is forhlddt n. 7. News stout or arttclea on achool dis orders or the last university regilatlona re forbidden, likewise petition of the student aii'1 blackboard notices; further more, no Information can be printed about (he Internal life of any school without the consent of the proper authorities. t. Articles on or news about political ar rests or crimes or criminal, except those printed In official armini about execution and those who perfcrm them, are pro hibited. Factory disorders and other public dis order cannot be mentioned without the consent of the h'aher police. W. Pestilence lu Kuaal and neighboring (Continued oa Second Page.) COLOMBIA STILL FIGHTING Rebel Continue War, While Disease Kill the Government Trsopi, KINGSTOWN. Jamaica, Oct. !. The German steamer Hercynia reached he' -o- day from Colon. Colombia. Ita offlc t port considerable fighting In the f. , the revolutionists taking advantage ot withdrawal of government troops for serv ice on the isthmus. At Ssvanllla government soldiers are dy ing st sn alarming rate from fever and privations. While Hercynia was moored at Savanllla there were the bodies of several soldiers laying rotting on the pier. Disease is rife on that side of the coast. The ship's officers bad to check their own cargo at Savanllla and do other work for which Colombians are generally employed. WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. A dispatch sent from Panama at 11 thla morning was re ceived by the Colombisn legation today announcing thst the cruiser Dogota was then entering the harbor. Bogota is the vessel which, according to rumors st Man agua, Nicaragua, yesterday was engaged In battle with Pad 1 1 la. Legation officials are congratulating themselves on the safe arrival of Bogota, aa they believe it will exert an Important Influence In ending the revolutionary move ment. It was equipped with only four els-pound ers on Its trip from San Francisco, most of Ita armament having been consigned to Colon with the Intention of placing it on the cruiser when It arrived at Panama. This additional armament consists of a fifteen-pounder, two six-pounders, two machine and several smaller guns. PREACHES AMERICAN ENTENTE Lord Charles Beresford t'rsrea England nd Vnlted State to Stand Tosretber. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 26. Vies Admiral Lord Charles Beresford arrived today from America, where he studied the construc tion of battleships and lnvestigsted ship ping matters. He was Interviewed on his trip and ssld his Investigations had convinced him Great Britain had nothing to fear from the In ternational Mercantile Marine company. On the contrary he believed this combine would benefit England commercially and other wise. "The United States," he ssld. "is cer tainly shead of us In engineering and ad ministration and we need to adapt our selves more to modern Ideas." Continuing, he did not take a pessimistic view of the situation and did not agree that Great Britain was going down hill. "Public men," he added, "ought to strive to bind the two great countries more firmly together. If Great Britain and the United States were Joined In the Interest of universal peace and even If the rest of the world wanted to fight the would be noth' ing to fear." WANT MORE AMERICANS THERE Consumption Specialist Res; ret that I'nlted States Sent N Delesratea. BERLIN. Oct. 16. Surprise snd regret Is felt by the delegates to the International tuberculosis congress, which hss been In session here, thst the United States did not have larger representation and es pecially that some one was not present to give the result of experiments carried on in America with regard to the.com- munlcablllty of animal tuberculosis to hu man beings. .The only Amerlcsn who attended the congress waa Dr. Wm. Enger of the United States marine hospital aervlce, who Is sta tioned at Naples. The abstract of a paper on the direction which should be taken by tuberculosis In vestigation, the work of Dr. Charles Denl son of Denver, Colo., bss been circulated among the delegates. The last session ot the congress wss held today. Dr. Williams of England delivered an address in which hs sdvocated tho classification of patients In aanltorla In accordance to ths progress each hsd msde toward recovery. THOUGHT MAD MULLAH EASY Swayne. Hearing; of Droath and De sertions, Attempted Crash lagr Blow. LONDON. Oct. 26. The correspondent of the Dally Mail with Colonel Swayne says the Mad Mullah's original Idea to hold and fortify . Mudug, where he would command the only walls available and compel Colonel Swayne to attack him at enormous disad vantage, was a good one, but it was spoiled by an unexpected drouth and terrible beat, which dried up the wells and killed live stock and ponies by the thousand. Finally - In the beginning ot October It was reported that Mullah's forces were scattered and that he himself hsd only a few riflemen with him. It was then Colonel Swayne decided to advance, on ths chance that a decisive engagement would result In the Mullah's capture. A dispatch from Simla, India, reports that Colonel Swayne snd his forces are contlnu Ing tbelr march from Bohotls to Berbers, Somallland, East Africa, and are not pur sued. FUNERAL OUSTS DIPLOMAT Sheaa Burle Father and Chars ot Commercial Treaties. . Loses PEKIN. Oct. 26. An edict hss been Is sued appointing Minister Wu Tlngfsng to succeed Sheng aa commissioner ot tbe new commercial treaties negotiations. Sheng resigned this office to bury his father, who died last Frldsy. Sheng waa formerly director of tele graphs and railroads. He was also taotal ot Shanghai during the period of the Boxer rising. He is said to be greatly disliked by foreigners and has been described as thoroughly unscrupulous snd cunning. It had been rumored thst ths powers were opposed to Sbeng's holding tbs position he has lust resigned. SICILIANS LIVE ON ROOFS Floods Drive Them from Heme and They Fire Pistols to Brine Relief. ' CATANIA. Sicily. Oct. 26 There hsv been hesvy rains snd floods between Ca tania and' Syracuse. The railroad wss partly destroyed ncsr Illcoca and great damage has been done to property. In many places the flood Is fifteen feet deep and the peasants havs taken refuge on th roofs of their houses aad ars firing pistols as signals of distress. EDWARD RETURNS THANKS King Attends Speoial Service in Old 8t Paul' i Cathedral. BISHOP PREACHES WHILE ESCORT FAINTS Mere Drop front Fatlane aad Rain I, -s Popalnee Within Doors, ft Smalt Crowds Greet -elr Majesties, LONDON, Oct. 26. The last ceremonies connected with ths inauguration of the reign of King Edward were celebrated to day when, accompanied by Queen Alexan dra, the prince of Wales and almost all the members of the royal family, he drove to St. Paul's cathedral and offered up thanks for the recovery of his health. Small crowds marked the royal progress through the metropolis. At Temple Bar the lord mayor of Lon don and the corporation,, In bedraggled robes met the -royal party and escorted It to the cathedral. In the nave were gathered several thous- snd persons. Including Premier Balfour, leading members of the nobility, almost all the members of the cabinet and the foreign ambassadors to Great Britain, among whom was Mr. Choste. The Honorsble Artillery corps formed an Imposing line, the members wearing their busbies and carrying fixed bayonets. Be fore the ceremony was over several of the artillerymen had fainted from long stand- The chapter and the bishop of London escorted the king snd queen to the throne. There wss a full choral service of thanks giving, followed by a sermon by th bishop of London, who laid special stress on the fact that this was the second time in his majesty's life that be had entered St. Paul's to give thanks for bis recovery from a dangerous Illness. At the conclusion of ths sermon ths te deum wss sung. The royal party then returned to Buck ingham Palace and were greeted every where the crowds were largs enough to raise a cheer. In spite of the rain, King Edward ordered the carriages to be kept open and Queen Alexandra bowed and smiled from beneath a small umbrella. The scene at St. Paul's was more bril liant than devotional. All the officials present wore their uniforms snd decora tions, creating a blaze of color seldom seen In the uniform of a field marshal, and wore the decorations of the' Order of the Garter. MANILA EXPECTS RELIEF NOW Order Allowing Foreign Boat to Trade May Avert Threatened Illce Famine. MANILA, Oct. 26. It is believed here that President Roosevelt's order permitting for elgn vessels to engage In cosst trade among the Philippine Islands will Immediately re lleve the Inter-Insular freight situstlon snd Improve the supn'y snd lessen the cost ot rice in which a fa .CBr tlrsutjned. The civil commtseioQ intends to act at once on the presidents' orderrbuiHs'fc'TIiere- by to avert suffering among the '. poorer Filipinos. It is expected a number ot British and Japanese vessels will take advantage of the offer. Existing freight ratea from Manila to some ports In the srchipelago exceed the rates from San Francisco to Manila. Agri culture in the Islands, already impaired by the rinderpest and the cholera, has been further injured by locusts, which have ap peared in many places and are working sertous injury to the crops. The advent of locusts together with the fall in the prices of sliver, renders the business and industrial prospects in the Philippines gloomy. SEEK BIG AIRSHIP PRIZE French Aeronnnts Propose Joint Action to Seen re St. Loot Honey, PARIS, Oct. 26. The French aeronauts held a meeting here today to discuss a united plan by which to lift the St. Louts exposition prize ot 1100,000 offered for the best airship. Emlllen Marceau, the Inventor of the flying machine "Le Pappillon," was the principal promoter. M. Beserch, M. Santcs Dumont'and other leaders In aeronautics, were Invited, but did not attend. ' M. Marceau exhibited a huge model of "Le Paplllon" with outstretched silken wings thirty feet across. He proposed fund should be raised with which to build French airships, and said In case the prize was won half of it would be divided among these assisting the move ment. SELL FOOD F0R CHARITY Philippine Officials Raise Money with Which to Aid Katlvo Sufferer. MANILA, Oct. 26. Twenty-seven thou sand dollars hsve been reslized from the ssle of food supplies in the provinces of Bstsngas snd Laguna, Luzon, and In ths Island of Mlndoro. . These salea were conducted with the Idea of aiding tbe people and the work was car ried on by General J. Franklin Bell. The sum derived has been turned over to the Insular government and will be expended among the people of these provinces. SULTAN MAY BACK DOWN Barulod Rnlrr Ktreucthru Fort, bnt Possibly Will Not Oppose American. . MANILA. Oct. 26. General Sumner haa completed his Inspection of tbe proposed road from Illgan to Lake Lanao. He will return to Zamboanga within a week, and go to Camp Vlckera to organise the expedition agalnat ths sultan of Bsc olod. There Is a slight possibility that tbs sul tan will not reaist, although he continues to strengthen his forts. PHILIPPINE CHOLERA GROWS Spread to Other Islands, bat appear from Manila Towa. DIs. MANILA. Oct. 26. Tb cholers Is galn Ing a strong foothold on tbs Island of Mindanao. It is expected to spread there as elsewhere In the Islands. The disease ccnttnues bsd in ths prov ince of I Ho. islsnd ot Panay, but la light elsewhere. It haa disappeared from Ma alia. Ths case reported exceed 100. ' FINANCING THE BEEF TRUST Rockefeller aad HI sTrtead Said to Be Behind the Bis Deal. i NEW TORK, Oct. 26,-iJohn D. Rocke feller snd James Stiilman, president of the National City bask, will finance the $500,000,000 beef trust, according to the story Wall street heard yesterday, and from recent indications It Is believed to be prac tically official. Since the beet trust plan was first made public there have been many conflicting statements concerning the underwriting ot the big combine. It wss first said that Kuhn, Loeb li Co. would have charge of the syndicate for this, the second Isrgest corporation In the world, and then In de tail came tbe story telling how J. Plerpont Morgan had sent one of his partners to Chicago and had raptured the prize. Now cornea the generally accepted report defin itely atatlng that the. Rockefeller-Standard Oil-National City bank coterie will do the underwriting. There hss been lively competition for the underwriting because of. the tremendous profits to be msde. It U conceded that the syndicate will make not less than $10, 000,000 In flnanciug the merger and prob ably Its profits will be nesrer $20,000,000. P. A. Valentine of Armour at Co., who engineered the merger, hs to be the potent figure in the packing world under the new regime. The various companies la the mer ger already have paid out more than $30, 000,000 In absorption of the smaller plants aad by January 1 ths trust will be doing business. John D. Rockefeller wa$ not at his Wall street office yesterday. AUTOMOBILE WRECKS TROLLEY Street Car Smashed, bnt Htsr Ks eapea with Only Slight Injnrles. ' NEW YORK, Oct. 26. Twenty-two pas sengers on a trolley car were Injured today In a collision between a car and an auto mobile. Tbe accident occurred at Tonkers. Those most seriously hurt were: Miss Merle MacClt stock of Mount Ver non, torn and lacerated scalp, ons ear nearly severed, bruised and cut by glass. Miss Winonah Bailey, New York, neck and shoulders and body cot and bruised. Kate Callahan, Yoakers. scalp wound and bruised. " Others of the injured had their wounds dressed and went to their homes. A man and two women who occupied the automobile and whose names could not be ascertained, together with ths chauffeur, escaped Injury. The chauffeur said he was running along the track of the trolley line when the car ran Into him from behind. The motorman says ths automobile while going down grade swerved on to the track and before it could get off, his car bit the machine. When tho car struck the auto mobile It left ths tracks and turned over. Had It gone to the other side of the road It would have been thrown over a precipice eighty or ninety feet to the New York Cen tral tracks. The automobile was but slightly damaged. MORGAN AFTER INFORMATION Orders a Comprehensive Summary of Industrial Situation Compiled, NEW YORK, Oct. 26.J. Plerpont Mor gan wants to know what la the , Industrial situation of tbe country and what may be expected for the three months to come. Through the United States Steel corpora tion a comprehensive canvass of Industrial conditions Is being made under his direc tion for the purpose of ascertaining tbe ac tual status ot business and how long it may reasonably be supposed that the pres ent conditions will last. Questions have been sent throughout the country by the board of directors ot the billion-dollar steel trust to finishing mills, shipbuilding companies and large contrac tors. While the trend of the Inquiry Is directed chiefly toward the business of the steel trust Mr. Morgan holds that a com prehensive summing up of the steel trade will show accurately the general prosperity Of the country. Information specially Is sought concerning the material which Is now ordered snd for which consumers have to wait, and also as to the Increase In pro ductive energy and transportation facili ties. MAY BE BIG RAILWAY STRIKE Men Want Increase la Waves, bat Demand I Not Yet Deflaltely Snnetloned. CHICAGO. Oct. 26Grand Master P. H. Morrlssey of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and Vice Grand Master W. G. Lee have arrived here to look after tho Interests of the 7,000 ysrdmen employed In the Chlcsgo district snd who hsve pre sented a demsnd for an increase of 5 cents sn hour. Tbs railroad officials hsvs been notified that an answer Is expected by Fri day. Ths action taken by the Chicago yard men is said to be ths first step In the movement which started In Kantas City last June when the chairman of tbe scale com mittee on all systems, representing both the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors, met and decided to demand a general Increass for members of both organizations. The question waa cubmltted to a referen dum vote and thla vote is not all in yet. The Chicago district of the switchmen, is, however, separate and the vote was al moat unanimous in fsvor of demanding tbe Increaae. IRON BLOWN MANY MILES Ezplodlnsr Powder Wrecks Works, bnt Fall to Kill Work. FAIRMOUNT, W. Va., Oct. 26. Th Falrmount Powder works, located eighteen miles from this city, were damaged to the extent ot $30,000 by the explosion of too kegs of powder today. No ons waa In jured. Tbe machinery waa completely destroyed and fragments were tbrown msny miles. Ths ground was torn up for forty feet. TRAIN WRECKED IN IDAHO Two Men aad Three Engines Are Din. aad hy Collision, hnt No On Killed. MISSOULA. Moot., Oct. 26. A light en gine, eastbound, crashed into a double header freight train a few miles west of Hope, Idaho, on tbe Northern Pacific to night. P. Bayers of this city snd tbe engineer, A. L. Bussey, were severely Injured, and ths three engines wrecked. MINERS HONOR MITCHELL Foreign Workers Present Him Gold Watoi and Diamond Ornaments. MAY LATER SUBSCRIBE HANDSOME PURSE la Accepting;, Lender Expresses Hop thnt Strikes Will Sooa Be lasee essary aad Jaatic and Right Be Aeeorded Tollers. WILKESBARRE, Ps., Oct. 26. John Mitchell was in conference with the dis trict presidents. Nichols, Duffy and Fahy, for several hours today. He outlined the case be will present to the board ot arbitra tion on behalf of the miners snd received the approval of his colleagues. This afternoon Mr. Mitchell waa pre sented with a gold badge and gold watch by the Polish, Lithuanian and Slavonlo members ot his union. The badge bears the mouogratn J. M. In diamonds, under the bar containing the pin, which Is fast ened to the coat lapel. Below this Is the button of tbe United Mine Workers ot Amerlcs, from which hangs a pendant, with a tiny pick and shovel, with s miner's Ismp in the center, underneath this sgaln la a medallion. . The seal of the organization. In the cen ter, Is a breaker boy standing in the midst of a bank of. coal. The presentation took place at head quarters snd a large crowd listened to the speeches. Foresees Indastrlal Mlllenlnm. Mr. Mitchell In tbe course ot bis remarks said: These gifts will ever remind me of the duty I owe to the great army of workers who have reposed confidence, In me and followed my leadership during trying times. 1 shall regard it a great favor If you will exprewi to the Polish, Lithuanian and Slavonic people my gratitude for the con fidence they have so freely given me. I beg you to say that my highest ambition will be to promote the welfare and advance the interests of all in their labor tor a livelihood 1 look fa-ward to the time when strikes shall be no more, when peace and Justice and right shall be secured for those who toll, wnen labor and capital, each recog nizing Its rights and obligations to so ciety, sliuil work in harmony for the com mon welfare of our country and the gen eral good of all our people. Gentlemen, I thank you with all my heart. 1 cannot express my feelings to you properly at this time. Shortly before 4 Mr. Mitchell left for Washington, where be will attend tomor row's sitting of the arbitration board. Hs was accompanied to the station by a lsrgs snd enthusiastic crowd and when he boarded the train was cheered. A movement is said to bs on foot among the Polish, Luthuanlan and 81avonlo miners to raise a sum of money for him. On this being mentioned to him Mr. Mitchell said he had no desire for a fund of this charscter, . as it would separate him frcm his fellow workers. He believed that no man ' could acquire great wealth without winning It from the toll of some laboring man. A Urge force of men were at work today clearing up the mines for a general re sumption tomorrow. It Is said nearly all tbs collieries are now in shape for work snd that there will be a heavy output of coal tomorrow. " v . Not a Happy Family. SCRANTON, Pa., Oct. 26. Half a dozen nonunlonlsts employed at the Oxford col liery of the P3ople's Cost compsny were given a sound drubbing and chased half a mile through a gangway yesterday by a gang of union employes of the Delaware, lAckawsnaa & Western company's Bellevue colliery. The mines open into one another In a number of places, at one of which the em ployes of both make use of the same gang way, or main road. The union men way laid the nonunlonlsts at a "cross cut" and after pummelling them, chased them, hurl ing epraga and coal until the fugitives reached the mule bsrn in the Oxford works, where they sought refuge in the feed house. President Crawford of tbe People's com pany has made complaint to the Delaware, Lackawanna ft Western company, snd the latter Is endeavoring to discover what men participated In the assault. SHAMOKIN, Pa., Oct. 26. One hundred deputies who were on guard at the col lieries in this region during tbe strike were sent home last night under orders to bs ready to return at any time when notified, as U Is feared there will be local strikes if all nonunion men do not resign their positions. Commission Ready to Renin. WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. All Is in resdl ness for the meeting, tomorrow afternoon, of tbe anthracite coal strike commission. AH members of the commission snd most of the operators and their representatives are here. The board will sit st 1, and ths wishes of both parties will be considered as to ths method ot procedure in securing testimony. Plans for holding ths publlo sessions, plsces ot meeting snd various other details neces sary to be settled before the actual work of bearing evidence will be decided. It is expected thst Itttls evidence will bs beard In Washington, as It Is not the desire of ths commission to compel the sttend ance ot witnesses hers when they can bs examined at greater convenience to them at or near their places of residence. The commission will also determine whether It will give hearings to persons not having a direct Interest In the Issues at stake, but who believe they can give evidence of a practical character that will assist tbe commission In Its work. Con siderable evidence of this chsrscter was tsken by the commission which reported on the Chlcsgo strike, but unfortunstely It wss not ot mstertal value. George F. Baer, president of ths Resding; F. B. Thomss, ot the Erie; John B. Kerr, representing Thomss Fowler of tbs Ontario ft . Western; David Wilcox, Delaware ft Hudson, and David Walter, representing the Lehigh Valley, arrived this afternoon. Mr. Mitchell, who la to appear befors ths commission, arrived here lata at night. Ha was accompanied by District President Fahy. INDICATIONS 0FA LYNCHING Mob Sarronnd Jail la Which aa Aliened Mnrdrrer Is Cos- ned. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 26. A speclsl to ths Re public from Poplar Bluff. Mo., ssys: A Urge crowd has surrounded ths Jail and It Is fesred thers will be sn sttempt to lynch William Brock, a negro, la custody oa ths charge of murder. Brock was ar rested last night on tbe charge of having killed John T. McKenna, foreman of a spoke fsctory, snd highly respected. Mc Kenna waa found dying on ths street, hsv Ing been shot. Just befors he died hi said Brock had attempted to rob him and then shot him. City Attorney Hill made a speech In front of the all tonight urging the crowd to disperse, but to no effect and i trouble Is anticipated CONDITION 0FTHE. WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair Monday and Tuesday. Temperatare at Omaha Testerdayi Hoar. Dear. Hoar. Dear. 5 a. m...... 4SJ 1 p. m,.,.,, BT s. m ..... , ) 8 p. m . , . , til T a. m 47 It p. m M 8) a. m 4T 8 p. m 0 t a. as 4M s p. m HO lO a. m 5t W p. m ft It i. a fta T p, m H7 IS m B5 p. m ST 9 p. m 06 LONGED TO SE THEIR PAPA Two Boys Tramp Six Handred Miles aad Softer Hardships to Ae eampltsh Parpoae. DENVER. Oct. 26. (Speclsl Telegram.) After beating their way on freight trains from Creston, la., Leonard Camp, aged 13. his brother Clarence, aged 11. and Carl Hanson aged 14 arrived at the Magnolia ranch, ten miles south of Denver, this morning. Ths Camp boya came to see their father, L. J. Csmp, foremsn on the rsnch, snd who waa once prosecuting attorney In Creston. Hanson accompanied them be cause he wanted to see the world. Mr. Camp recently left Creston, leaving his motherless children In charge of bis father there. Camp's health demanded the Colo rado climate, and he accepted the position on the rsnch. The two little sons longed to see their father, so they ran away from tAjelr grandfather two weeks ago and boarded a freight train. Since then they have not been beard from until today. They were all suffering from cold snd hunger when they arrived. Camp will send his sons to Creston. Ths Hanson boy Is In chsrge of the police here, and his parents In Creston have been notified. MRS. CADY STANTON DIES Eminent SnaTrngjIst Sneoamha In New ' York to Effects of Old Aate. NEW . TORK, Oct. 26. Ellxabsth Cady Stanton, the well known woman suffragist, died today at her home In West Ninety fourth street, eked 87. Old age was given as the cause. She waa conscious almost to ths lsst. About week ago Mrs. Stanton began to fall rapidly. This became more noticeable late In tbe week, and It was apparent that her death was a question Ot only a few days or hours. , The children with Mrs. Stanton when sho died were Mrs. M. F. Lawrence annd Mr. Stanton Blatch of. New York, Henry and Robert L. of Vew York. Theodore of Paris, and G. Smith, a real estate broker at War den CltfTe, Long Island. The funeral will be held at Woodlawn cemetery on Wednesday but the hour baa not been set. SAYS PRESIDENJBECAME MAN Golden Rnle Jones of Ohio Dlenea Coal Strike Settlement la Chlenao. CHICAGO, Oct. 26. Political parties were scored at a meeting here tonight of the Chicago Philosophical society by Sam uel M. Jones, the "golden rule" mayor of Toledo. He characterized the whole party system aa "childish, Immature and Imbe cile." His declaration that President Roosevelt In bringing about a settlemeut of the coal strike "became more than a president he became a man," called forth loud applause. "The coal strike In 102 will be found In the future to have mads the largest con tribution to the cause of human liberty of anything since Lincoln signed the emanci pation proclamation," is ths way Mr. Jones summed up the situation. CHAPMAN RESIGNS PULPIT Will Devote Time to F.v elleal Work of Presbyterian Body. ' NEW YORK. Oct. 26. Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman todsy resigned the psstorate of tbs Fourth Presbyteriaa church ot this city. The resignation 1 dui to his destrs to aoeept a request made by ths general as sembly's committee on evangelic work, that he should devote his entire time to ths gen eral direction of the work of the committee. He will con'tnue to reslds In this city and will supply the pulpit ot tbs church until his successor is chosen. KANSAS GIRLWEDS STILLMAN Senator Staaford'a Nephew Marrtea New . York Slnarer from Hntehlnaoa. HUTCHINSON. Kan., Oct. 26. Leland Stanford Stiilman, of New York, a nephew of the late Senator Stanford of .California and a relative of James Stiilman, tbs Nsw York banker, and Miss Ada Latimer, a singer of , New York city, were married here lsst night at ths Graos Episcopal church. Among those present was Mrs. Houston Whiteside of Hutchinson, a sister of tbe bride. GOVERNOR YATES IS ILL Illinois Ezeeattv Ends Campaign Tear to Seek His Bed la Hlah Fever. SPRINGFIELD. 111., Oct. 26. Governor Yates returned today from a three days' campaigning tour in southern Illinois and is confined to his home by Illness. Immediately on his return he was placed under tbe cars of a physician. Tonight his temperature has risen to 103. Movement of Ocean Vessel Oct. 2. At' New York Arrived: Canadian, from Liverpool; Cemtlr, from Liverpool ana Queenstown; Rotterdam, from Rotterdam and Hoiogne Bur Mer. At Bremen Sailed: Bremen, for Cher bourg and New York. At Queenstown Hailed: Campania, from Liverpool for New York. At Southampton Sailed: Bluecher, from Hamburg and Boulogne Sur Mer for New York. At Matin Head Passed: ParUilan, from Montreal for Movllle and Liverpool. At Gibraltar Passed: Cambroman, from Genoa and Naples for Boston.' At Hcllly Paused: Kron Prlns Wllhelm, from New York for Plymouth, Cherbourg and Bremen, At The LI sard Passed: Minnetonka, from New York for London; Kroonland, from New York for Antwerp. At iviverpooi arnvea: i ymrie, rrom New York via Queenstown; Ivernia, from Kos ton via Queenstown; I'mbrla, from New York via Queenstown. At London Arrived: Menominee, from New York. At Hamburg Arrived: Fuerat Bismarck, Irom New York via Plymouth and Cher bourg At 8t. Michaels Arrived: Aller. from New York for Gibraltar, Naples and Us SOS. CERTAIN OF HOUSE Chairman of Sepnblioan Congressional Cemmittea Makes Statement LARGER MAJORITY THAN FOUR YEARS AGO Giving Democrats All Doubtful Dirtriots Leavti Bepublicani in Lead. ArATHY ONLY DANGER OF REPUBLICANS Agitator. Will All Vote, Wills Buiy Wsrkeri Maj 8uy Away. CLAIMS OF CHAIRMEN OF BOTH PARTIES Democrats aa I'snal Assert They Witt Do Great Thins, hnt la Every Instance Avoid Reins Specific. (From Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. (Special.) Chairman Babcock of the republican con gressional committee Is preparing a state ment showing ths result of his estimate of the probable standing of the parties in the next congress. While he Is not resdy quits to make his figure public, he bss admitted that the outlook Is very flattering tor the republicans. Mr. Babcock is very conserv ative In bis methods,-and the count ot the vote has always shown that hs was within flv or six of the actual figures. His record tss been such that even the democrats ad mit that he !s painfully accurate. It Is understood that when Mr. Babcock's tsble is given out It will predict the elec tion of 205 republicans and 160 democrats and leave twenty-one districts doubtful. "Our majority in the next houss will be larger than it was In 1898," says Mr. Bab cock. Conceding to the democrats every doubtful district, the republicans will still havs a majority of twenty-four. I believe tbe majority will be nearer forty than twenty." Coanta oa Liajht Vote. In making his estlmstes Mr. Babcock has considered all the conditions of an off year. He la counting upon a light vots, particu larly in the eastern statea, where ' th worklngmen are too busy to pay much at tention to politics. He ssys that peculiar as It may seen prosperity, which is ths re sult of republican policies, now threstena republican majorities. Men who have steady employment and are working six dsys every week hsve little time to attend political meetings snd ars apt, hs thinks, to be csrs less sbout going to tbs polls on election day. This may result In a reduction of ma jorities In strong republican districts, but Mr. Babcock does not believe that It will endanger the success of the republican ticket. Tbe apathy of which politicians generally complain Is due. Mr. Babcock thinks, more to physlcsl disinclination on the part of the voters to attend political meetings than to any indifference as to ths results. This spirit la even stronger among democratic voters thsn it is In the repub lican ranks as nearly as Mr. Babcock can ascertain. In Illinois Mr Bsbrock ' claims sixteen -members for ths republicans, - and con cedes the democrats alns. In Indiana he claims nine republicans, concedes ' three democrats snd lists ons as doubtful. This Is ths Fort Wsyne district, now repre sented by a democrat. In Nebraska hs considers the Omaha district the only doubt ful one. In Wisconsin and Michigan he lists one district each as doubtful, claim ing tbe rest for tho republicans. . In New York be claims twenty-two out of tbs thirty-seven members. Two Minnesota dis tricts are listed in the doubtful column, with a prospect of tbe entire delegation being republican. Two California districts sre also on the doubtful list. Information from other sources is as fol lows: Stata ta Wisconsin. The republican state chairman la Wis consin claims at least 60,000 plurality for La Folletto and tbe entire ticket. Tbs democratic chairman gives no figures, but seems to think Rose will run 20,000 ahead of La Follette. At tbs close of his speech at Appleton yesterday morning Governor La Follette was asked this point-blank question: "In view of tbe fact that Senator Spooner has reudered such efficient services at Washington, and In view of tbs fact that be is Industriously working for ths success of tbs republican party in this campaign, do you unconditionally sanction his return to tbe senate?' "I will rnswer you In this way," ths gov ernor replied. "I am for ths republics n party. I am for Senator Spooner tbe day and hour tbat he raises bis voics for ths principles and platform ot ths republican party. At that time I will ralss my voles for his re-election and rsturn to ths sen ate, for then I can do ao In conformity with the principles of ths plstform of tbs party which I represent" This flat-footed declaration by Governor La Follette that he will bs for Senator Spooner when ths Utter subscribes to ths obnoxious plsnk of ths Madison- platfcrm regarding primary elections and taxation will undo all ths "harmony" work of Hsnry C. Payns and other leaders and split ths party again worse than It was split befors ths so-called "harmony" went Into effect.' Senator Spooner Is resting at his boms In Msa,lsop; Hs was to havs . continued his speecsvmsklng Tuesday at Ashland, but It Is doubtful now if hs wjll do so tinder the circumstances. ' Neither chairman In Iowa wilt give fig ures on pluralities. Ths republican claims a big majority for the stats ticket and the election of every congressman. The democrat expects to elect three congress men and perhaps Ave, but ths republicans claim ths entire delegation. t The republicans claim Mlcbigsn for their entire state ticket by from 60,000 to 66,000. Ths democrats hope to elect Duraad gov ernor, but give no figures. Ths legislature Is conceded to the republicans. , Claims la Iaalaam. j In Indiana ths republican chairman claims a plurality of 20,000 for ths stats ticket. The democrats slso claim ths ststs ticket, but refuse figures. Tbe democrsts sssert they will elect five congressmen and probably nine. Ths republicans say they will add ons to their present delegation. The democrats also are beginning to claim tbs legislature snd Senator Fairbanks is hustling. Registration closed la Ohio yesterday snd both old parties claim to havs ths best of It. Dick, for the republicans, x poets a plurality of 70,000. Oarbar, for ths ssw municipal code. mit the democrats hsvs s shadow of a ensure to gain three congressmen. Ths democratic managers In New York base a forecast of Colsr's victory oa Odeil's lack of personal popularity and tbelr own exbelltat organization. They claim ths of ths regiatisUsa.