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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2G, 1904.
SINOLE COl'Y THREE CENTS.
PARKER IS WILLING
Democratio Candidare Beads Formal Letter
of Acceptance to the Coma '"
FIRST DISCUSSES ALLEGED I' I MISM
lays Tendency of Age Ii te Gi ' Pres
ident Too Much Anthe: - r
fXvors reform of the t-5 laws
Wants Eeyision That Will Jamedi
Aely erolntionise Existing Oonditions.
REFORM OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
President's Pension Order Ataln At
tacked, but He Kttori Mew Law
(or Alt Hf aching the
lamt tnd
NEW YORK, Sept. JS.-Judge Alton B.
Parker's letter accepting the democratic
nomination fur president wai made public
tonight The full text of It, follow:
To the Hon. Champ Clark and others.
Committee, etc. Gentlemen; In try re
sponse to your committee at thb lornml
iiutilication proceedings, 1 referred to some
matters not mentioned In thli letter. 1 de
Ire that these be considered na lncorpoi
aled herein, and regret that lack ut space
prevent specific relet ence to them all. I
wish here, however, again to refer to my
views there expressed as to the gold stand
ard, to declare again my unqualified be
lief In said standard, and to express my
appreciation ot the action of the conven
tion in reply to my communication upon
that subject.
Grave public questions are pressing for
decision. The democratic party appeals to
the people with confidence that its posi
tion on these questions will be accepted
and endorsed at the polls. While the Issues
Involved are numerous, some stand forth
pre-enunint In the public mind. Among
these are tariff reform, Imperialism, eco
nomical administration and honesty In tho
public service. i shall briefly consider
these and some others within the neces
sarily prescribed limits ot this letter.
Imperialism.
While I presented my views at the noti
fication proceedings conct ruing this vital
issue, the overshuuowlng Importance of this
question Impels mo to refer to It again. The
lssus Is oitcuunies referred to as constitu
tionalism against Imperialism.
If.' wo wouid retain our liberties and con
stitutional rlchts unimpaired, we cannot
permit or toleri'.te, at any time or for any
purpose, the orrogation of unconstitutional
power by the executive branch ot our gov
ernment We should be ever mindful of
the words of WebMer, "Liberty Is only
to be preserved by maintaining constitu
tional restraints and Just divisions of po
litical powers."
Already the national government has be
come cenlrulizcd beyond any point contem
plated or imagined by the framera of the
constitution. How tremendously all this
has added to the power of the president:
It has developed from year to year until
it almost equals that of many monarchs.
While the growth ot our country and tho
magnitude of Interstate interests may seem
to furnish a plausible reason for this cen-
I trallzatlon of power, yet these same
facts afford the most potent reason why
the executive should not be permitted to
encroach upon the other departments of
: the government, and assume legislative or
I other powers not expressly conferred by
I tho constitution.
, The magnitude ' ot the' country and Its
diversity of interests and population would
enable a, determined, ambitious and able
executive, unmindful of constitutional lim
itations and fired with tho lust of power
to go far in the usurpation of authority
and the aggrandizement of personal power
: before the situation could be fully appre
i elated or the people be aroused.
The issue of Imperialism which has been
i thrust upon the country Involves a decls
! lot whether the Ihw of the land or the
rule of individual caprice shall govern'. The
Wlnclple of Imperialism may give rise to
rjWlant. startling, dashing results, but
' principle of democracy holds in check
the brilliant executive and subjects him
to the sober, conservative control of the
people.
The people of the United States stand
at the parting of the ways. Shall we fol
low the footsteps of our fathers along the
paths of pence, prosperity and content
ment, guided hy tho ever-living spirit of
the constitution which they framed for us.
or snail we go along other aid untried
paths, hitherto shunned by all, following
blindly new Ideals, which, though appeal
ing with brilliancy to the Imagination and
ambition, muy prove a will-o'-the-wisp,
lending us into difficulties from which It
may be Impossible to extricate outs. Ives
without lasting injury to our national char
acter and institutions?
The Tariff and Trmti.
Tariff reform is on of the cardinal prin
ciples of the democratic faith, and tin
i:cit.-n.ty for it was never greater than at
the piesent time. It should be undertaker,
ut one in the Interest, of all our people.
It." Dmglcy tuiiiT is excessive in many
or its rates, und, as to them at least, un
justly an.l oppressively burdens the peo
pie it sec cues to domestic n.ni..if,.i,
singly or in combination, the privilege of
exacting excessive prices at home an.l
price:: ;a- above the level of sales made
regularly by them abroad with prollt. thus
givlin; a bounty to foreigners at the ex
pense of our own people. Its unjust tax
ation burdens the people generally, forcing
them to puy. excessive prices for food, fuel
clothing and other necessaries of life. It
levies duties on many articles not normally
Imported In any considerable amount
which are- made extensively at home, tor
which the most extreme protectionist
would hardly Jusi:fy protective taxes, and
which in large amounts are exported. Such
duties have been and will continue to be
a direct incentive to the formation of huge
industrial combinations, which, secure from
; foreign competition, are "nabled to stifle
domestic competition and practically to
monopolize the home market.
It contains many duties imposed for the
express purpose only, as was openly
avowed, of turnlshing a basis for reduc
tion by means of reciprocal trade treaties
which the republican' administration, im
pliedly at least promised to negotiate.
Having, on this promise, secured the In
: creased duties, the republican party lead
, ers, spurred on by protected Interests, de
feated the treaties negotiated by the execu-
ive, ana now inese same fnteiesls cling to
the benefit of the., (luti... u-ia,.t, .I.- .
pie never intended they should have, ami
to which they have no moral tight.
t yeu now me argument most frequently
urged In behalf of the Dlngiey tariff and
against tariff refotm geneially, is the
t ceasily ot caring for our Infant Industries
Many of these Industries, after a hundred
years of lusty growth, are looming up as
Industrial giants. In their case at least
, tho Dmgley tariff Invites combination and
monopoly, and gives Justification to the
expresvon that the tariff U the mother
of trusts.
For the above-mentioned reasons, among
many others. . the People demand reform
of these abuses, and each reform demands
and should receive immediate attention
..l1'" .two le''"n; parties have ulwuvs
differed as to the principle of customs tax
ation. Our party has alwsjs advanced the
thory that the object Is the raising of
) revenue for support of the government
f whatever other results mav iocM...,in,
flow therefrom. The republican party, on
the other hand, contends tin. t customs du-
ties should be levied primarily for pro
tection, so-called, with revenue ih. u.h.
ordinate purpose, thus using the power of
taxation to build up the business and prop
erty Of the few at the expense of the
many.
Tills difference of principle still subsists
but our party appreciates that the long
continued policy of tha country, as maul
touted in its statutes, makes it necessary
that tariff reform should be prudently
and sagaciously undertaken, on sclentino
rlnelples, to the end that there should not
n Immediate revolution In existing con
ditions. In the words of our platform we demand
a rovli'n and a gradual reduction of
the tariff by the friends of the masses, and
for the common weal, and not by the
friends of Its abuses. Its extortions and
discriminations.
In my response to your committee I
nointed Out tha mih.t i,na.. u.i.i..w ..
rauuai euutuon or customs duties may
e accomplished without disturbing busl-
lie commons. I dealra ugalu tu express
(Continued on Fifth Page.) "
AUSTRALIA DESIRES FARMERS
Agent-General of Queensland Mill
Try to Induce Desired
ImmlKratlon.
LONDON, Sept 25. (Special Cablegram
to The Lee. Sir Horace Tozer, the agent
general for Queensland, who Is'nbout to re
turn to confer with his government on the
question of immigration, says that Aus
tralia Is short of people. Its revenue If go
ing down, and it needs colonists. The
egont general points out the difficulties in
the way while people can go to America
for 30 shillings and to Canada for littlo
more. He has studied Canadian methods
and urges that they should be adopted by
Australia.
He advises more liberal treatment for In
tending immigrants In assisting them out,
the free grant of furms and aid during in
itial difficulties after arrival. All women,
says Sir Horace, are desirable, but of men
agriculturalists only are wanted.
I'ROIDSKD III-: FORM FOB iremmi
New Association Outlines Tlan tor n
Flnnnrlal t'onnelt.
LONDON, Sept. 25. The report of the
committee on organization of the Irirh Re
form association, which was adopted at a
meeting presided over by Lord Dunraven,
at Dublin, on Friday, was Issued tonight.
The report outlines an Important schema
for the revolution of the Irish government
in finance and local business. It suggests'
the constitution of an Irish financial coun
cil comjKised of twenty-four, members, un.
dor the presidency of the lord lieutenant,
and with the chief secretary of Ireland as
vice president, twelve members to be
elected by groups of existing parliamentary
constituencies and twelve to be nominated
by the crown; one-third of the members
to retire every three years.
The functions' of the council will be to
administer the J30.OO0.0OO expended unnually
on Irish services. Parliament, however, re
taining a controlling power, enabling the
House of Commons to reverse the council's
decisions. The report further suggests that
a statutory body should be created consist
ing of Irish representative peers and mem
bers of the House of Commons In addition
to the proposed council and to which should
be relegated all private bill legislation af
fecting Ireland and any other Irish busi
ness that might be referred to it by Par
liament. The report concludes with sug
gesting the submission of its proposals to
a royal commission.
I'KAfE PREVAILS I IHtOlAY
Government and Revolutionary lead
ers Reaeh Aarreement.
BITENOS AYRES, Sept. 25. Confirma
tion has been received here of the report
of the conclusion of peace between tha
Uruguayan government and the revolution
ists under General Munos.
In explanation of the government forces
surprising the Insurgent camp it appears
that notification of the recent rupture of
peace negotiations was communicated to
Fernandez, a revolutionary political leader,
but not to those under arms and up to
the moment of the unexpected attack by
the government forces the commanders of
the rebels had not been Informed that a
rupture of negotiations had taken place.
The fact becoming known that the revo
lutionists were not actively hostile led to
the resumption of the conferences, with
tha result that terms of peace were agreed
upon.
There Is general rejoicing here nnd in
I'ruguay over the outcome. It is expected
thtt claims will be presentei by diplo
matic representatives of foreign govern
ments for di.magef and losses to forplgn
residents to the amount of several mijllo.i
dollars and the financial outlook Is con
seqnently gloomy
LADY CTnZOX SLIGHTLY BETTEK
Latest Rolled guys Distlnftutshed
Patient May Recover.
LONDON. Sept. 25. Lady Curzon of Ked
dleston passed a quiet nighty but her con
dition is still very grave. It is under
stood that she was not so well during the
afternoon, but a bulletin issued at 7:30 to
night says:
Lady Curzon's condition remains mttch
the same, but her strength has been fairly
maintained during the day. ,
A news agency dispatch, which has not
been confirmed, says her ladyship's con
dition Is so serious that certain prepara
tions for sustaining life were ordered to
day by special train from London.
A dispatch from Wnlmer castle at 10
o'clock tonight says: "The Improvement
In Lady Curzon's condition continues, and
J tha doctors says that if her strength can
be maintained during the next two days
there will be hopes tf her recovery." '
mHHAVE'l PLAN IS INPOPILAR
London Papers Inclined to Ridicule
the Scheme.
LONDON, Sept. 26. Except for the
avowedly home rule morning papers, which
comment on the surprising fact that opin
ion should have veered so far In a few
years as to permit a body of landlords to
propound what Is virtually a scheme of
home rule. Lord Dunraven's proposals, em
bodied in the report of the committee on
organization of the Irish Reform assocla-
j Hon, is universally condemned.
The Morning Post declares it is "fraught
with mischief."
The Standard says: "The sponsors for
the plan are a body of amateurs not repre
sentative of the Irish people. Sensible
unionists regard the report as an amiable
dream."
Forbes to Paint the Kin.
OTTAWA. Ontario, Sept. 25. J. C. Forbes
will paint a portrait of King Edward VII.
which will be placed in the chamber of
the House of Commons here. A petition
from members of the house requesting a
sitting for Mr. Forbes was forwarded to
London some time ago and a dispatch re
ceived today contains the information that
l:ls majesty has granted their request.
PEACE lIO GOES TO EW YORK
Count A p pony I Lnnches with the
'resident.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 25.-The members
of the Interparliamentary union, who have
been In Washington for several days, left
today for New York, where they will com
plete their tour as the guests of the na
tion. Many of them will leave at once for
their European homes, while others, par
ticularly the French rroup, will remain In
this country for a few weeks.
Count Albert J pnonyl of Hungary, presi
dent of the- Chamber of Deputies and a
member of the union, took luncheon with
the president today and for more than
an hour discussed political matters with
the chief executive, particularly as to thd
president's action regarding sect nd peace
conference.
Dr. Ed.ibert of Paris, one of the French
group, has lost his letter of credit for l.0
francs, his return ticket to France and a
sum of money. He discovered the lusa as
ba was leaving the theater last night.
I
ASKS FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
Ringing Address by Archbishop of Canter
bury at Open Air Service.
MUSIC BY WASHINGTON VESTED CHOIRS
Poor Bishops of Protestant Episcopal
Church Assist Over Twenty
Thousand Peraona In
Attendance.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2o.-Rt. Hon. and
Most Rev. Thomas Randall Davidson, the
archbishop of Canterbury, sounded a ring
ing nppoai for Christian unity at the open
air service held In the cathedral grounds
at Mt. St. Albnns this afternoon. Not since
President McKlnley was present at the
erection of the peace cross on the same
spot after the war with Spain have as
many people guthered at that picturesque
spot. The crowd wus estimated at from
20,000 to 25,000.
Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. J. West Roosevelt.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt nnd the British am
bassador, Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, with
Mrs. Davidson, General and Mrs. Chaffee
and Mrs. Hitchcock had seats to the right
of the platform and Joined heartily in the
service.
Muale by Combined Choirs.
Tromptly at 3:30 o'clock the top of the
first processional cross wus sighted coming
over the hill at the head of a long line of
men and boys, the combined vested choirs
of the Episcopal churches in Washington,
followed by the marine band, also in vest
ments. Then came the clergy and then the
vislth.g bishops including Bishop Nelson
of Georgia and Bishop Brent of the Philip
pines, Bishop Ferguson of Africa, Bishop
Doane of Albany and Bishop Satterlee of
Washington, behind them till came the
archbishop's party, his chaplains, his
cruclfer and in the rear the archbishop In
the vestments of the primate of all Eng
land. Awaiting them on the platform were
prominent laymen, Including J. Pierpont
Morgan of New York, Secretary Hitchcock
and President Gllmun of the Carnegie In
stitute and clergy from the various Pro
testant churcheB in Washington.
Prooesalon Since "America."
The long procession to the inspiring tune
of "My Country 'Tls of Thee" made its
way with dignified step to the seats re
served for the various bodies represented.
On the plutform with the archbishop sat
the visiting clergy, the bishops' and tho
archbishop's chaplains. The verslclcs and
opening prayers were read by Bishop Nel
son. Bishop Ferguson read the Psalm and
Bishop Brent read the lesson.
The sermon was preached by the bishop
of Albany. He made a strong plea that
all Christians walk worthy of their call
ing. He deprecated the , continental idea
of the Sabbath and said that its people
were not more appreciative of a Sunday
which should be a holy day as well ns a
holiday, the time would come when com
merce would Btep In and make of it a
working day like the other six. He called
attention to the reverence of English
speaking people for the home and spoke of
the increasing urgency for the protection
of their homes.
Bishop Satterlle, -fter thanking the arch
bishop for his pretence- and for his coming
across tho water to show his Interest and
earnest desire for greater Christian unity,
presented the primate, who made a brief
address, as follows:
i
Greeting; of Archbishop.
My Friends: I am called upon and privi
leged to give you on thfa great occasion a
great at all events to me-what the paper
in your hands calls a "salutation." I give
it to you from n full heart In the holy
name of Him whom, amid all our differ
ences, we serve, our living Lord and Savior.
Jesus Christ.
It is not a Utile thing to me to he allowed
In that name to greet you here here at the
very pivot and center of a national life
which for 130 years has had "liberty" as
its watchword, and for more than forty
years has everywhere striven to make the
word good. A vision rises before our eves
today whereunto this thing, with all that
It implies, may grow. It has been given
to us English-speaking folks In tho mani
fold development of storied life to realize
In practice more fully than other men the
true meaning of liberty the liberty where
with Christ hath made us free. Be it ours
to recognize that such knowledge In Itself
Is not a heritage only but a splendid and
sacred trust. The trust must be deter
minedly and daily used; used, amid all the
changes and chances of life, to the glory of
God and the Immeasurable good of man.
For that reason we want here, where the
heart of your great nation throbs and
sends Its pulse through the whole, to keep
raised overhead the banner of Jesus Christ,
our Master, who hns taught us these
things. The principles He set forth are
ours because they are His. He taught us
that a man's life consisted not In the
abundance of things which he possesseth
He taught us that society exists for the
sake of the men and women who consti
tute society. He taught us that surrender,
even of Individual rights, for the sake of
Christ iff-nobler than defense of privilege.
"Wo must be here to work, and men who
work can only work for men,
And not to work in vain, must comprehend
Humanity and so work humanely
And raise men's bodies still by raising
souls."
These are ideals, but they are Christ's
Ideals, and therefore they cun come true.
We mean, please God. that they shall. We
from across tho sea Join hands with you
In the endeavor to trunslato them into
accomplished facts, not funcv. What we
are aiming nt and striving after is a plain
thing the bettering of people's lives, to
make men purer and men manlier; to uplift
the weak and wayward and to trample
under the feet whnt Is eelnsh and Impure;
to make certain that every one of Christ's
children shnll learn to know the greatness
of his herltnge, shall have nn Ideal before
him, nn ennobling Ideul of wnrshln nnd
of work. Christ charges ns wl'h tli.it; we
nre trusted to work for Him among those
for whom He died. No other period of
Christendom enn compare with ours In the
possibilities which are set within our reich
No other part of Christendom, ns I flrmlv
believe, can do for the world whnt we on
either side of the sea can do for It if we
only will. God give us grace to answer
to that Inspiring call.
After the archbishop's blessing the serv
ices closed with the recessional, "Onward
Christian Soldiers."
VFSI'VIIS I A VIOLF.XT MOOD
Lava Destroys Hallway and Railway
station.
NAPLES, Sept. 25. The eruption of
Mount Vesuvius continues to increase In
force and Is now more violent than at any
time since 1H72. Red hot stones are hurled
to a. height of 1.6tXi feet, falling down tha
flanks of the mountain with a deafening
sound.
The director of the observatory says
that between S o'clock this morning and
6 o'clock this evening his Instrument regis
tered 1.K41 violent explorlons, and that one
stone thrown out weighed about two tmi.
Lava flowing from the crater has melted
the metal of the Funicular railway, d.
stroyed the uper station and burned the
wooden huts In which guides live. All veg
etation within a radius of one u.ito of the
crater has disappeared. Several earth
quake shocks were felt today, fc'ome of
the people In the surrounding villages have
left their homes and are camied In tha
oin air. The curiosity of tourists to ap
proach the crater is such that a large num
ber of cablneer guard, hive bven detalei
to prevent them from crossing- urea ilbeu
limit
SCIENCE CONGRESS ENDS WORK
Two Meetings 'of Religious Sectlona
Held In Festival Hall at St.
Ironla.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. IS. The International
Congress of Arts and Sciences, which' dur
ing the last week has held more than 150
meetings on the exposition grounds, con
cluded today with two meetings of the reli
gious sections held In Festival hall. Spe
cial passes entitling the bearers to free
admission to the grounds were issued, and
a large attendance, together with an ex
cellent program of speakers, marked a fit
ting close to the International congress.
At the first meeting "Religious Influences,
Personal," was discussed. Rev. Hugh
Black of the University of Edinburgh, Prof.
John E. McGodyen of Knox college and
Rev. Samuel Elliott of Boston and Rev.
Ed B. Pollard of Georgetown, Ky., took
part.
The feature of the meeting was the dif
ference of opinion expressed by Prof. Mc
Godyen and Dr. Elliot. The former as
serted that there was no true cliarity not
based In God, while the latter maintained
that man could work his salvation through
humanity alone, or, In other words, that
the second commandment should precede
the first.
The speaker at the second meeting, at
which "Religious Influences, Social," were
discussed, were President Joseph W. Swain
of Swarthmore college, Dr. Emil C. Hirach
of Chicago, Dr. Ed C. Moore of Harvard
university and Dr. Joslah Strong of the
League for Social Service, New York City.
The closing session of the International
Congress of Mines and Mining and of the
American Institute of Mining Engineers
was held today in the palace of mines and
metallurgy. The delegates spent the day
inspecting the palace and visiting the
mining gulch. A reception was given to
the visitors by the Kentucky state com
mission in the exhibit space of the state
and a lunchpok was served In the assem
bly hall of the building.
SIX PERSONS HURT IN WRECK
Wife of Vice President Krb of Pere
Marquette Dlea of Her In
juries. ROCHESTER, N. Y Sept. 25 -Six people
who were Injured In a wreck on the New
York Central railroad a short distance east
of Lyons early this morning were brought
to a Rochester hospitul today. Three
sleepers on the Western express loft the
track because of a split rail and throw the
passengers to the floors of the coaches.
Just ns tho train came to a standstill a
fast freight train eastbound ran into the
derailed cars.
Mrs Newman Erb, wife of the vice presi
dent of the Pere Marquette railroad, who
was brought here with bpth limbs cut off,
died at the hospital. Mr. Erb was bruised
and injured.
The following are the other injured pas
sengers who were brought here:
Surah Lowen, 424 Woodward street, De
troit, bruised and cut.
Richard Heany, San Francisco, a brewer,
bruised and cut .
Samuel Stern, Kansas City, bruised and
cut about tue head an.,' shoulders.
Mrs. Samuel Stern, bruised and suffering
from Bhock.
A party of three, Dr. Ray Felt Mrs.
Felt and Mrs. Paul F. Smith, all of Eu
reka, Colo., who were on the sleeper, and
were shaken up and bruised, stopped here
and are receiving attention at a hotel.
HARVESTER WORKS TO RESUME
No Aarreement la to Re Made on
Vk'agrea with the Trades'
I'nlona.
CHICAGO. Sept. 25-Work in the plants
of the Deerlng. McCormlck and Piano di
visions of the International Harvester com
pany, the closing of which September 10
resulted in 9.0C0 employes being left Idle,
will be resumed tomorrow morning.
Coupled with this announcement came the
statement tonight that the company has
declined to renew last year's agreement
with the organized trades employed.
Meetings of the various unions affected
will be held this week to decide on what
action shall be taken. The agreement with
the company was obtained only after a
hard fight, and affected approximately 3,000
men. It was the only trades union agree
ment existing between the company and
its employes in the three plants named and
members of the unions must now return
to work on the same basis as the nonunion
employes.
The agreement which the company re
fused to renew provided for nine hours
work each day for ten hours pay. Here
after the number of working hours each
week will be Increased from fifty-four to
fifty-seven and a half hours.
NO WORK FOR UNION MINERS
Employe of Lendvllle Mines Re
quired to Sever Connection
with Federation.
LEADVILLE, Colo., Sept. 25. The Lend
vllle District Mining association, which
takes In every mine manager In the dis
trict, hns decided to Issue working cards
for the purpose of carrying on the fight
against the Western Federation of Miners.
Notice will be posted at every mine In the
camp tomorrow to the effect that no per
son win he employed wtio shall not hnve
deposited with the timekeeper his card of
recommendation from the Mine Owners' as
sociation. An office will be opened In the I
city where the cards will be Issued. Every j
applicant will be required to sign a state- j
ment that he is not a member of the fed
eration or any order controlled thereby.
ir ne is a member rf the federation he
will be required to renounce his allegiance
to the federation. The mine owners here
believe that the federation, is seeking to
secure a foothold In Leadvlfle, a large num
ber of Cripple Creek miners having come
here since the trouble in that district.
ATTENDANCE AT WORLD'S FAIR
Admisslona for the Paat Week Nearly
Three-Quart era of a
Million, '
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 25.-The follow!
ng
statement of the admissions nt the Worl
fair for the six days ended September
was given out today by the department
admissions:
is
24
of
Monilny, September 19 . . jy;
.5.-.S
Wednesday !.!!l"5
Thursday ir.il
Friday 'v.i9
8a till day jjj
:ui
ti-'O
Total t-0 ..s
ftccspltuhitlon: ...iu.tM
April, one dsy 117 ;t
Miv, twenty-six days 1 On ir.il
Jun.t, twenty-six day S l"l'vM
July, twentv-reven days I . i V.T
August, iwcnty-sevm days I " 713
September, twenty-one dys 1 ois'tij
Total
U,Ty2.8U
OMAHA WINS THE PENNANT
Fa Bourse's Bang?rs Are Champions of the
Western League.
TAKE DOUBLE HEADER FROM ST. JOSEPH
By an I'nprecedented Finish Local
Team Brlnga the Flaav Here for
First Time In Fifteen
Yeara.
Unfurl the banner, toys!
Omaha has won the pennant of the West
ern league. This proud achievement, ac
complished by a Gate City team for the
first time since 1S89, was wrought by the
most remarkable spell of ball playing and
the finish was thrilling and spectacular.
The two games which Omaha took fiom
St. Joseph at the Vinton street grounds
yesterday In the presence of 8,000 tans were
fast and brilliant on the part of both teams
a splendid climax for the terrific gait at
which Pa Rourke's men have been speeding
during the closing heat of the season, when
they have won eighteen out of nineteen
games, pushing from third to first place.
It is doubtful If in the history of base
ball any team ever surpassed or equaled
the record made by the Omaha team dur
ing the last month and a half. From the
first of the season the team has come up
from hist place. The marvelous ball it has
been playing of late, taking first four
straight and then five straight from the
leaders, is what gave such excitement to
the finish. Up to the last day three teams,
Colorado Springs, Denver and Omaha, had
a chance for the pennant. It was a ter
rible strain, but a glorious triumph.
Kven Old Sol Is Good.
Everything, even the elements, reemed
to conspire to make the closing games be
fitting the occasion. The heavy mUt thai
covered the city during the morning hours
was dissipated before Umpire Kelly called
"Play ball" at 2:30, and when Bcldcn. the
first batter up faced Pitcher Brown In the
first game, old Sol was doing his be.U to
make glad the hearts of the 14 pennant
winners and to cheer those who assisted
in front.
i The Saints opened hostilities in the third
inning of the first gam a by making two
runs; then In the fourth the Rangers tied
tho score and kept everyone on the qui
vive until the lucky seventh, when Pa's
pathfinders made two more runs and put
at ease those who were on the anxious
seat. After the third the Saints failed to
make a run and were retired In the ninth
with a sensational double play by Brown,
Dolan and Thomas.
Quick Wins His Own flame,
Besides shutting out the Saints in the
second, game Pitcher Quick won his game
In the fifth inning by making a fine two
base hit, bringing in Gonding, who already
made a single and scoring himself when
Carter followed with another single.
Notwithstanding in the first game the
Siints had twelve men on bases at different
timea aud In different ways, by dint of hard
work on the part of tho Rourae family but
two o the dozen brave Saints reached
.home to tell the tale, and they were Bnlden
and Peer, both saving their team from
Ignominy in the third inning. Clark led
tho, third with a hit, being arrested at sec
ond when Belden reached first on a field
er's choice. Peer found his way to first on
a hit and Hartman followed by groping his
way to the Initial bag on an error. Mc
Connell took advantage of a good oppor
tunity hy sending out a hit to rlghtfleld,
Belden and Peer scoring. Then, embold
ened by success, Hartman tried to steal
from third base, but the little boy on the
centerfleld fence saw him and yelled to
ilrown, who threw -the ball to the plate In
time to catch Hartman red-handed and
with the goods on his person.
Carter Makes Star Play.
The next time the Saints came to hat
they went out in short order. Carter retir
ing the side by making one of the star
plays of the afternoon.
In the fourth Gonding was hit by a
pitched bnll, reached third base when
Brown followed with a two-bagger and
scored when Carter bunted, Clark essaying
to catch Gonding at the plate, but Gondy
was Johnny on the spot by coming in like
a flying mermaid. This left Carter on first
and the little boy could not contain him
self, so he Just let out a few whoops. How
ard then went out on an outfield fly and
Brown ran In from thlrdA A bunch of
prize packages In the seventh yielded two
mora runs for the Rangers. Two hits, a
tase on' an error and two bfing hit by
pitched balls in that inning did the busi
ness and were exchanged at the box office
for two runs.
Second Game In Battle Royal.
The second game was a battle royal and
a fitting climax for the scries of games
which has been so strongly contested and
which resulted so happily for the Omaha
team. With Dlehl In tho box the Percy
Chamberlains tried hard, as they did in
the first game, to win, but were shut out
after a hard fight. Quick struck out the
first three Mlssourlans who came up and
throughout the game showed he was In
It from gong to gong. He was supported
admirably. During the game but seven
8alnts saw the bases, and then but for
a brief time. Three single hits was the
best they did with Mr. Quick, who drove
the nail In and clinched It by winning his
own game In the fifth inning as already
outlined. ,
The Saints made but one error during
both games. Belden was attended by the
hospital squad when he picked a ball
batted by Welch from the left field fence
and Welch returned the compliment by
...aniiiB ut.f . ..j. I,,,., u. uemen a nigh
ones nnd catching It while running forty
mllei nn hour.
During the second game Thomas an
nounced Denver had lost a game to Sioux
City, which news was greeted with a storm
of applause.
The Omuha players. Manager Rourke and
Umpire Kelly were the recipients of boxes. !
of cigars and other tokens of esteem during
the afternoon.
This afternoon's game between
Omaha teum end the lrlglna1s for the
benefit of the Good Sheperd 'J me will be
called at 3 3o. Instead of the usual time.
Attendance, S.Otfl.
Score, first game:
OMAHA.
R. H. PO. A.
1I0
OIKS
0 2 10
114 4
1 1 13 0
0 110
0 0 10
10 4 1
110 4
To 1 M
'H.
It. If. PO. A
0 I 0
110 1
0 110
0 1 11 1
0 0 10
0 1S
0 0 I J
Carter, rf
Howard. 2b...
Welch, cf
Iiolan, ss
Thotn.is, lb..
8.hipk. 3b...
1 Ul.hai.lt, If.
t.onillng, c...
Brown, p
Totals ....
5
6
t
4
i
4
t
1
4
....ii
JOHK
AH.
4
4
4
4
S
4
4
lielden. If...
Pe r, as
M.ittmun, cf
MeConiu-ll.
I.exi.tie. rf...
Wel.Kirr. ib
Itumlg, 3b..
lb..
(Continued en iecond l'ae.)
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VAST FORCE FOR THE FAR EAST
Ruaala Contemplates Sending Double
Present Number of Men to Carry
On War.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 2t;'.-2:30 a. m.
The division and reorganization of the
Manehurlan army, regarding which there
have been rumors ever rlnce the battle of
Liao Yang, was officially announced today
In an Imperial rescript appointing General
Grlppcnberg. commander of the Third army
corps In the province of Vllna, ns com
mander of the Second army corps, now
being mobilized for immediate dispatch to
the far east, leaving General Kouropatkln
In command of the First army.
The emperor is personally convinced that
j the political as well as the military prestige
of the empire is at stake and that every
other consideration must give way before
the exigencies of war. The resources ot
the empire In men and money must be
drained if necessary in order to turn the
scale and vindicate the power of Russia.
The reorganization amounts to formal
notice to the world, as the emperor frankly
explains In his rescript, that he Intends to
vastly Increase the number of troops at the
theater of war In order to force the strug
gle to a successful Issue In the short. st
possible time. It Is Intended to silence
definitely all talk of foreign intervention
by the announcement that Russia means
to fight cuit the Issue with Japan on the
field of buttle. Probably 300,000 men Will
be placed In the field. Five corps, the
Third, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth and Sixteenth
are already destined for the front, and it is
expected that five more corps will be sent
to tlie front.
Eventually the creation of this second
army involves the selection of a commander-in-chief.
Not only Is there no inti
mation in the rescript that General Kouro
patkln will have command of both armies,
but he is placed on the same footing us
General Grippenberg. In the best Informed
circles there is little Idea that Viceroy
Alexieff, the present nominal commander-in-chief,
will exercise the actual functions
of commander of the 600,000 or 700,000 men
that Russia has resolved to put In the
Held. It Is the best opinion that Grand
Duke Nicholas Mlchaelovitch, Inspector
general of cavalry, will attain tho high
command, occupying In the war with Japan
the position held by his father In the war
with Turkey.
There are various reports regarding Vice
roy Alcxieff's destiny. It Is claimed in
some quurters that he will be recalled
and Grand Duke Nicholas will become vice-
i roy as well aa cotnmander-ln-chiof. It is
also said on opparerft equal authority that
Alexieff will refurn as chancellor of the
empire, succeeding Count Lamsdorft None
of these reports are definitely confirmed.
Grand Duke Nicholas is still a young
man, not yet 45, with much of his father's
dash, energy and resolution. There is reu
son to believe that even with the memories
of the horrors of the Shlpka campaign
against the lurks, of which he was the
witness as a ,jang captain of cavalry, he
would favor a winter campaign against the
Japanese.
The dispatch of the grand duke as com
mander of both armies would accord with
tho traditions of the Romanoff dynasty, a
member of which Imperial family hus al
ways been In conunund in all of Russia's
great wars.
It Is agreed by the nbltst military men
here that should Nicholas be appointed, de
spite the fact that his experience has been j
as a cavalry colnmander, the selection of I
his chicf-of-stuff will become a matter of j
supreme importance. A counsellor of wide
actual experience in general command will
become an Imperative necessity. Generals
DragomlrolT, Vorentzoff and Sougartfltuy,
veterans and heroes of the Turkish war,
are mentioned for the post.
Russia's recognition of the fact that the
forces now in the far east cannot success
fully prosecute the wr egalnpt the men
Japun is able to put in tho field, and the
knowledge that the latter power is now
mobilizing 100,000 more men for the front,
and the decision to reorganize the Russian
army upon a gigantic scale in order to be
ablo to asrume the offensive quickly, marks
a distinctly new phase of, the war. The
phvsical difficulties to be reckoned with in
promptly getting out such large reinforce
ments over a single line of railway more
than 6,000 miles long are fully realized; but
with the Clrcum-Bnlkal railway com
pleted the authorities expect to practically
double the present capacity for tjie trans
portation of men, munitions and provisions
and send out two corps Instead of one
monthly. Within three months three corps
are expected to reach Harbin, swelling the
total number of Russian soldiers In.Man
rhurla to considerably over tVW.ono. In the
meantime the armies at he front, con
tinually augmented by fresh troops, will
act as a buffer to hold In check the Japa
nese until the army will be able to assume
the aggressive through sheer weight of
numbers.
In the reorganization special plans have
he?n made to overcome the deficiency In
guns under which the Russians hnve been
laboring. Over (Wi additional field and rapid ;
fire guns sre to be sent to the front..
The great struggle for the mastery of
the far east now seems destined to assume
Titanic pre portions.
The alteration of the now familiar state j
ment that the military situations at the .
front is unchanged, Is believed to Indicate I
that in view of the shifting of the forces,
the probability of fresh important develop,
mcnta there Is not Immediate. General
Kouropatkln deems It wise to mike public
unofficial advices which Indicate that Mar
quis Oyama Is slowly continuing to ad.
vance. Ills tendency seems to be to the
northeast. Till" may be prompted by ree.
ognltion of China's superstitious reverence
for Mukden, the Japanese being anxious
to remain on the best of terms with the
Chinese. It la also likely that the pres.
nr of the Hun river In front of Muk
den c. nvlnced the Japanese of the Im
possibility, from a sttattglc point of view,
of making a frontal attack, while. If they
succeed. .1 In gaining a footing st Fu Pasa
or some other point on the north Hide of
the river nnd north of Mukden, they will
render Kouropatkln's position In tha city
untenable nnd force him In evaci 4sn? with
out fighting, retire northwtrrt .ff.A give
battle elsewhere, should he de.iu to con
test the Japanese advance.
e.
COUUifCH. H. t If. -at. .. defeated
Columbtia by a score of I to in the fit at
of a series of three post season aauiva Lara
today. Attendance, ,J
JAPS TAKE
POSTS
Three Days' Fighting at' Port Arthnr Ba
salts in Important Victories.
NOW CONTROL CITY'S WATER SUPPLY
Fort Kovtropatkin Built Expressly U Guard
it Now in Hands of Mikado's Men,
GENERAL GRIPPENBERG TO MANCHURIA
Vilna Officer Appointed to Command of the
becond Army Corps.
ALL QUIET IN THE VICINITY OF MUKDEN
Huasian Volunteer I misers ttmoleusla
and Nt. PeterabnraT Leave Port
Said t'Irrum-Ilulknl Rail
way la Open.
CHE FOO, Sept. .10:30 p m. As a re
sult of the battle before Port Arthur whictt
began on September 10, the Japanese suc
ceeded in capturing several Important posts
and today tho Russian tenure of the big;
forts guarding the north, northeast and
northwest sl.lcs of the town is seriously
threatened.
Chinese information places the Japanese
losses under 3,uo0 for the three days' fight
ing, aud this comparatively small casualty
list is due to the excessive tare used by
the Japanese In making their preparations
for tho advance. Russian sources, however,
claim to have Information that the Japan
ese losses were unusually severe, amount
ing to fully three times the number men
tioned above.
Possibly tho most Important capture dur
Ing the three days' fighting was that of
Fort Kouropatkln, which, while of minor
value with regard to preventing the en
trance of the Japanese Into the town, had
Leen constructed for tho purpose of pro
tecting the source of the garrison's water
supply. The control of this water supir
la now in the hands of the Japanese.
Battle Dealua at Daybreak.
As wag announced In these dispatches oil
September 20, the buttle began before day
break on September 19. At this hour the
citizens of the garrison of Port Arthur,
after the enjoyment of weeks of compara
tive security, awoke to the thunderous re
ports of artillery along tho line extenuing
from the west of Itz mountain to Rinuluug
and Klkwan mountains. This was but a
preface to the assault which was destined
to result In the tapture' Of three new aud
Important Russian positions, together wittt
six small annoying forts lying between
Shushlyen and Klhlung mountain. During
the day and night of the nineteenth and
at noon of the twentieth, the bombardment
continued without cassation, amr the many
shells falling from quarters which pre
viously had been tllent made it obvious
that the Japanese, had at least succeeded
in mounting many heavy guns In new po
sitions or in .strengthening their old posi
tions. The infantry fighting durtntr this
period was comparatively trivial.
At noon on September 20 the Japanese
right and center, the former belug to tha
west and the latter to the east of tho rail
road, commenced the advance. The troops
made use of the trenches and in frequent
natural cover that lay, in their way. The
smull forts to the south of Shushlyen re
sisted this advance but briefly, their garri
sons not being strong numerically. Since
the beginning of the bombardment the ar
tillery fire from Fort Kouropatkln had
boen growing steadily weaker and It hav
ing become apparent that it had been
practically silenced the Japanese assaulted
,Vtn .... I.' . . I.' , ,.
the south of Pallchuang und to the north
east of the parade ground, on a low hill. It
derives its name from the time when Gen
eral Kouropatkln Inspected It, pointed out
the weakness of the position und ordered
that It be strengthened as far as possible
because of the necessity of protecting the
water supply. While situated In the chain
of main forts Fort Kouropatkln never has
been as strong as the others, and after
severe fighting It ffll Into the hands of the
Japanese. This capture lessens further the
security of the fort on Rlhlung mountain,
which is now threatened from a new quar
ter, as well aa from Pallchuang. .
At 6 o'clock of the afternoon of the th
the Japanese captured a supplementary
fort, which from the lower ground threat
ens the fort on Its mountain. This ended,
the heavy fighting for that day. although
the Japanese Inter were compelled to resist
several sorties.
Grlpiiraberg Goes to Manchuria.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 25-The em
peror has appointed General Grippenberg,
commanding the troops at Vllna. to com
mand the second Manehurlan army. Gen
eral Grippenberg succeeds Lieutenant Gen
eral Linevilch.
Emperor Nicholas has sent the following
autograph letter to General Grippenberg:
In the Intense energy with which Japan
Is conducting the war and the stubborn
ness and waillke qualities displayed by the
Japanese Impels me to considerably
strengthen ttm forces at the front in order
to obtain decisive success in the shortest
time.
rince, by this Increas.', the units will
reach a figure making their continuance In
one urmy Impossible without prejudice to
the proper .lit. , lion, maneuvering and mo.
blltly or the troops. 1 have found It nveea.
sary to divide the active forces In Man
churia Into two armlta, leaving one In the
hands of tlenerul Kouropatkln. I appoint
you to command the second. four many
years' service In warlike exploits and your
experience In training troop assure me
that you, following the general direction
of the eommander-ln-ciilrf, will bo success
ful und lead to the attainment of t).a l,i
J..cts of the war the army entrusted t
you.
God bless (u fur your great and glori
ous services to tlie Slid tu K'lasU. river
yuur affectioiidte Nlt'HoLAal
ST. PETERSHUftO. Sept 26.-S:30 a. m
A dispatch received from Che Koo atate
that the Japanese, having augmented their
artillery with twclve-lmh runs, began a
fresh bombardment of Port Arthur on
September lo. lusting till H pN mber u,
when it culmjriatid with a heavy attack,
wbl. h Was repulsed with enormous losses.
Russian t raiser. Lea,, prl t-M.
PORT SAID. Hept 28 -The lluawlan
volunteer He.l steamers Hinolrtisk. with lit
tons of coal, and the tit. Petersburg, with
PO ton of coal, have Bulled from hrrv,
ostensibly for Llbau. Tha orde. to ,a
British c nils, r Furious to be In rea.llneai tu
sail on two hours' nolle have been can
cel. J.
All (Inlet s the front.
8T PKTKI'.HItUHU, Rent. rS-Generrl
Kouropatkln ha snt the following dis
patch to Emperor Nicholas, datd Hi pUni-
her 'il:
There la tut change In the situation today.
P. I.I set In a few ia ago. tha tt,i; latur)
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