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ENTHUSE OVER SHOW
Spectators Wiming Up to tha Pine Point
ottnsT y , Bs of Horseflesh.
SAINT JOSEPll f. GUESTS OF HONOR
Lady Drivers Much Skill and
Dnw 6 rs Applause.
JUDGES AWARD I r,1 r A BLUE RIBBON
Manager in EesJ -ays Credit for
8access to Mr. McCord.
SAYS OMAHA HAS DONE REMARKABLY WELL
Kcllpaes Any First Effort at Horse
Show ll Has Er Hail Anything
to lit with and Has Bright
I'romlae for Kotare.
wlco last night spectators at the horso
how almost went Into spasms. The first
paroxysm 0 enthusiasm oecuiied wlion
the turnouts entered the arena In the con
test for the best lady driver. Tha second
outburst took place when the hunter tlasn
over tho hurdled occurred. There were
other outbursts of enlhnHlusm, but the ones
named were most spectacular and appealed
to that portion of the spectators which
went to study the .boxes rather than the
show In the men.
Last night ran St. Joseph s night. There
was nothing In the weather to suggest
that It was anyone's night In particular
excepting Jupiter PIuvIub, and it' looked
far a time as If the god of rain watt
going to have things all his own way, but
the moisture hud little effect. on the ap
pearance of the Interior, but doubtless 1l
bad some effect on the attendance. The
boxes lost some of the elaborate coloring
ot the previous evening, but there was a
large turnout detplto the rain. Mayor W.
E. Spratt of 81. Joseph came down eaily
In the day and brought a parly of prom
inent citizens with him. Mayor Spratt is
the president of the Bt. Joseph Horse Show
association, and In the early part of the
evening he was in the Judge's stand. Later
he withdrew to one of tne most gaily
caparlaoned boxes and spent the evening
-!rrrmjr- hi uti.oition hptwean tha horso
0how friends. He was dne of
the most enthusiastic spectators in the
auditorium.
Dr. Gray Gets a Ribbon.
One of the decorations given out by tha
Judges last evening was not conferred on
the equine wonders. It was conferred on
Dr. ' C. DeGarmo Gray. Dr. Gray Is not
a horse, but he is a wonder. He Is t'ie
general manager of the horse show and
when the Judges bestowed a blua ribbon
on him and followea It up with a shower
bouquet of pink and white roses he ad-
, m It ted that It was a horse on him and ho
.... Immediately explejs.il his appreciation fta
having a shower bouquet presented him
On a rainy night. He said other nice
nthlngs. A high compliment was paid by
; (tne of the Judues to Dr. Gray's tact and
I ability in the management of the horse
Uo. JrrWlvl)r.GrBy'4mmadiately laid the
' Warns all on W, H. McCord. He said that
U was u.rougn tne umana mans innuence
' iht. tha horse show was Introduced to
' Omaha and he added that Omaha ought j
, ,tp be proud of Mr. McCord. Dr. Gray said
' he ihad never been treated so nicely any
f wrt$re. He added that it might sound like
. a paradox to say that although the first
horse show in Omaha had not been a
money-making venture, but that it was the
best; and most successful first horse show
' he had managed anywhere. He 'concluded
' by saying that If the city next year would
agree to shower the horse show with
money Instead of spending it for shower
bouquets he would come bnck and give
i this pity t horse show that would make
. the present one pale Into Insignificance.
. Dr. Gray said other agreeable things which
made the spectators feel that their hata
were a slse too small for Uisua.
In other respects last evening's show was
no different from the preceding nights of
the week. The boxes, framed In the colors
of tha horse sliow, were admired from the
galleries, and the galleries presented the
same garden-like effects that have added
, to tha floral effect of the Auditorium. Off
a the west, elevated high above even the
galleries, the band ployed in the golden
haze shed by the Incandescent lamps, while
the arc lamps In the body of tho Audi
torium bathed the scene with sliver light.
' Limestone Belle a Favorite.
Another favorite with the throngs was
7Jinetune Belle, who has a score of galti
and who la determined to break Into a
cake walk every time the music offers any
encouragement. She seemed to do bettor
thun usual last evening and she acted ns
if aha wanted to stir up Jealousy anion?
tha beauties In the boxes. Her advent
around the ring was a, continuous circle
of admiration, which manifested Itself In
tha shape of applause. Limestone Belle
seemed to bo conscious of the furore she
created and she- simply redoubled her ef
forts and put In extra steps that would
hara won the approval of a dancing master.
A number of silver cups were taken by
the winners of the events last evening and
, the' souvenirs of Omaha's first horse show
ii , aaaea to me enectiveness or. tne arenlc
11 display.
I B Th rnt'n09 tnl afternoon and the per.
! ! x,f6rmance thla evening will be the closing?
1 1 J events and they promise to be anions- the
' J C most attractive from a spectacular view-
Pu,uv
'it Mayor Spratt of St. Joseph was enthusl-
Jastlc In his commendation of the Omaha
"- ";'w and expressed his appreciation of the
I ; ior done his city In naming the night
I f j It. Mayor Spratt, who Is an enthusl-
'to lover of the horse and an owner ot
. -oral fine animals, said: "St. Joseph Is
i ir nav an Auditorium, and we hope
In the horse show circuit next year.
r ) have bought a splendid site for our
V Tliid'n. paying 120.000 for it, and we pro.
I ' to commence In the near future the
f d lon of a UOO Ooo structure. Ws have
lA
-, casn on nana and will build a
jx&O foot building."
H JOSEPH MUHT AT IIORSB FAIR
? of that CHy Honor It with
f i - . His Presence.
1 was St. Joseph night at the horse
v and Mayor Spratt of that city cam
o uonur ins auBir wan nis presence,
c lug from the blue ribbon winner of
javentng It waa Toronto night, for the
1 leadliig stablea, George Pepper and
v & Murry of that city, won the ma
: of the eventa and rarely were thev
ill iced. It waa un Omaha night In tha
'V ut 'ng of the combination harness, and
; la close when Mr, E. J Peck's "Co'in
Sie Stone" won first. W. H. McCord
i d horses In a number of events and
kiub was tba favorite with the boxes
,allnr!va, and his win of the pairs to
ICtitlBued Oh Seooud Pag-
MINISTER IS A POPULAR IDOL
Poller ( Prince Svlatopolk-Mlrsky
Hailed with Drllsht by
Rimlaai.
8T. FET'iRSBURG, Sept. 30. 1 p. m.
The war In the far east has been mo
mentarily thrown In the shade by the uni
versal tv claim with which the Russians
todny greet the accession of Prince
Svlatonolk-Mlrky to the office of minister
of th interior us markirg the Inaugura
tion of a liberal regime-. All the papers
prlrt the minister's speech at the reception
yesterday and by the side of It, by special
authorisation of the minister of the In
terior, the Interview of the Associated
Press with the minister at Vllna, Septem
ber 23. Many of the papers also print tho
emperor's manifesto of lsxa. The editorials
all breathe a tone of relief at the passage
of the Von Plehve regime nnd Intense satis
faction at the dawning of brighter days.
Tho Interview of the Associated -Prcs
with the minister of the Interior is accepted
as an amplification of the minister's words
to his associates.
The Hubs entitles Its editorial "A System
of Confldcnco" and Buys:
A your nneUa half have elaped since
the manifesto Twas issued, but the former
mlnlst r was far from encouraging the co
operation of the people concerned. He de
liberately excluded them and fust'-ro.l an
atmosnhere of muiual suspicion. The new
minister realizes that the only wav t
obtain actual resn'ts is to give lastliiK
effect to the liberal pledges contained In
the manifesto, lake the people Into his con
fidence and ask for the hearty co-op. ration
of all classes. There in no necessity for
pointing out that this method nf applying
the manifesto is a new departure. In the
minister's Interview with the Associated
Press his words were addressed primarily
to the Zemstvris. They must make tho
first response, lie says:
"I believe in the Zcmstvos and am con
vinced that they can render the greatest
service.''
It Is undoubtedly the mission of the gov
ernment In the truest sense to cordially
strive for their success and not to see In
Zemstvos nn attempt to thwart tho gov
ernment aims iind ambitions. The nohle,
generous words of the mlnltrr should c.i'l
forlh a wortny respnse from the Zemstvi ,
which are about to convene They will not
fail to co-operate by pointing out the Im
mediate requirements of the country.
Through the united action of the govern
ment the Zemstvos and the people, bv
stimulating the moral forces,1 the nation
should succeed In c.-.tabllshlng the organi
zation of the country upon a solid basis.
We greet the coming era of union ns the
dawn of a new nnd rejuvenated Russia.
The Novostl, the Jewish organ, discuss
ing the subject of the Jews, Bays:
Despite the prince's modest denial thai
he has elaborated his program, his assur
ance that there will be "larger opportunities
for life and work" for Jews none the less
contains a whole political program which
all will hall with delight and help to
realize.
The Novoe Vremya says:
The ministers words advocating mutual
confidence between the government and the
peop'e will satisfy the cravings which all
the people In Russia have long felt, but
havo only been able to mutely expresn.
The Bourse Gazette heads Its editorial
"A Policy of Sincerity" and says:
' The confidence thuj expressed toward the
Russian nation an the Russian press will
not be betrayed.
Continuing, the Bourse Gazette welcomsi
the minister's words In the Associate!
Press Interview as confirmation of tha re
ports that the prince enterlalns the most
enlightened and llbernl views
The Gazette says Prince Mlrsky's words
yesterday and his statements to the Asso
ciated Prcsr at Vllna augurs tranquillity,
progress mutual confidence and unremit
ting labor, adding: i.
These are golden words which will go
down to history. "The welfare nf the
people." Such Is Russia'?) motlo now.
OPPOSITION IS TO THE DVSASTV
Chinese I'prlalnrr More Aicainat Gov
ernment Than I'orrlKnrra,
PEKING, Sept. 80 Afternoon. Foreign
ers lately have been much preoccupied ow
ing to tho growing unrest In the southern
part .of Chi LI province and In Shantun
nnd Hunan provinces They were Informei
at the offices of the foreign board that the
agitation Is largely revolutionary and antl-'
dynastic, thus differing from the Boxer
movement of 19(10, which was chiefly antl
forelgn. Minister.! of the powers here have
approached the foreign board with the
view of Inducing the officials to take ef
fectivo measures. Tho board replied that
strict orders had teen given to Yuan Shi
Kal, viceroy of Chi LI and commander-ln-chlcf
of the Chinese forces, to do his ut
most to suppress the revolutionary move
ment and added that no serious trouble
waa anticipated. Tho foreign board natur
ally minimize the symptoms, which cer
tainly are widespread, but there seems
ground to believe that the character of
the movement Is different from that of
the Boxers of 1900.
The native papers of Peking and else
where are utilising the coolie question as
a means of agitation. Pamphlets and hand
bills are also distributed complaining of
the alleged cruelties which the coolies In
the Transvaal are subjected to. The Chi
nese government apparently has not at
tempted to counteract or check these mis
chievous statements. It is difficult to as
certain the precise object of the agita
tion, but the foreigners regard the situa
tion as being distinctly disquieting.
It is learned that the dispatch of Tang
Bhao Kl, the taotol of Tien Tain, to Thibet
Is connected with tha British-Thibetan
treaty recently signed at L'hassa, which In
iome respects Is dlBtasteful to China. His
mission, however, Is also connected with
other matters.
TRIBESMEN FIfillT IX MOROCCO
Governor of Arsila Killed and Pris
oners Released by Friends.
TANGIER, Morocco, Sept. SO. The gov
ernor of Arzila, who was the father-in-law
of the former ar minlnter, El Menebhl,
has been murdered at Arzila by people of
the surrounding tribes. The murder was
committed out of revenge for the action
of the governor In Imprisoning members of
the tribes. The murderers released the
prisoners at Arzila and killed many of the
townspeople.
Great alarm prevails at Arzila and the
authorities there have appealed to Mo
hammed El Torres, the representative at
Tangier of the sultan, to send them as
sistance. Blew Bishop of Helena.
ROME. Sep'.'. SO. The congregation of the
propaganda today issued a brief appoint
ing Rev. John B. Carroll of the Holy Fam
ily mission, Montana, to be bishop of
Helena, In succession to the lata Right
Rev. John B. Brondel.
GURNEY EXPRESSES REGRET
British Secretary Sorry that He Via.
lated fcfassachaaett State
Ltnt,
LENOX.' Mass., Stpt. JO Sir Mortimer
Durand, thp British ambassador, has re
ceived a dispatch from Acting Secretary of
Btate Loomls which embodied the sub
stance of Governor Bates' letter to the
State department In the Phelps-Gurney
episode. The ambassador has wired Mr,
Loomls to thank Governor Bates for his
letter and also to Inform him that Mr.
Gurney wished to express regret If 9
had not sunforined to tha speed regulation
FLOODS SWAMP TRINIDAD
Mere Than Thirty Blocks of the Celorado
City Are Under Water,
NO LOSS OF LIFE IS YET REPORTED
I Man? Ffrioni Are Rescued from Sub-
merited Bolldlnas on Bafts Made
front Sections of Side
walks. TntNTinAr). Colo . Sept. 30. A terrific
flood struck the city of Trinidad and the
whole valley along the La Animas river,
devastating a wide section and causing a
money loss which at present cannot be es
timated, but which will exceed a million
dollars. So far as known there was no lo.s
of life, but there were many narrow
escape" and several persons are reported
missing.
Every bridge In the city of Trinidad is
out, the Santa Fe station Is demolished,
all of the railroads are tied up and the
telephone and telegraohlc services com
pletely suspended. More than thirty city
blocks in the residence and business por
tions were from two to four feet under
water along the river. The flood was
caused by the heavy rain which has been
filling for two days. At 8 o'clock last
night the storm assumed cloudburst pro
portions and at 2 o'clock this morning the
Las Animas river went over its banks.
At 3:30 it was Impossible to get within
a block of the river bed at any point, and
Commercial street was flooded for three
blocks In the heart of the business district.
Meantime the electric light and gaa plants
had been flooded and the city was In com
plete dorkness. Hundreds of citizens
thronged the streets on' the edge of the
submerged district, carrying lanterns and
doing their best to provide for those driven
from their homes with shelter.
Hotel nml Depot Washed Away.
Warning of the flood was given when the
river left its banks by revolver shots and
the ringing of the fire alarm, followed by
the blowing of nil the locomotive and shop
whistles In town. Citizens upon rafts made
ot sections of sidewalks paddled through
the streets rescuing families which were
In danger. The new Zacca hotel, a two
story structure Just nearlng completion at
a cost of $:0.000, on the river bank, was de
stroyed. The water then ate Its way
through fifty feet of ground to the Santa
Fe depot, which was carried away. The
Cardenas hotel, adjoining, barely escaped
a similar fate, an aero of ground being
washed away near It. The Rio Grands
railroad bridge at El Moro Is out and the
Santa Fe right-of-way In many places has
been washed out. Railroad traffic Is en
tirely suspended and business here Is para
lyzed. It was reported today that the flood was
duo to a break In the city reservoir, but
thla Is erroneous. The reservoir Is safe.
Mltht and Water Cnt Off.
The city is dlvlved by the Las Animas
river, which Is spanned by six wagon
bridges. All of tho bridges were washed
out and many residents were unab'e to
reach their homes or to communicate with
their families because the telephone serv
ice has been wrecked. The electric llht
plant was flooded, and Jiity water mra,xifl
were washed out, whlc'A left the city with
out light or water.
A Pullman slee;-cr . and one chair car
standing In fornt of the Santa Fe station
were lifted bodily by the flood and floated
right side up down the river for two miles.
The Harvey eating house near the Santa
Fe station was damaged to the extent of
$20,000. The Western Union and the Postal
telegraph lines were bad'y cdlppled.
Of the merchants on Lower Commer
cial street whose losses were great the
Colorado Supply company Is the heaviest
loser, having $100,000 worth of merchan
dise destroyed. Trinidad is Isolated from
the world tonight so far as railroads are
concerned.
SANTA FE, N. M., Sept. 30.-R;illroad
traffic in New Mexico Is at a standstill ow
ing to heavy rains last night. Every one
of three railroads centering at Santa Fe
Is washed out the Santa Fe Central at
Estanca, Clark and neir this city, the
Denver & Rio Grande between this city
and Eppunaola and between Embudo and
Antonio and the Santa Fo between Las
Vegas and Albuquerque. No train has ar
rived since yesterday afternoon and all the
wires are down. The washouts are the
worst west of Albuquerque and between
Albuquerque and El Paso. All telegraph
wires In this city are down. Many bridge
were carried away by the flood last night.
No loss of life Is reported, but property
damage throughout the territory Is heavy.
FORTUNE FOR TELEPHONE GIRL
Miss Clytle GrlaiKs of Kansas City
Inherits Half Million
Dollars.
KANSAS CITY, Sept, 30.-Mlss Clytle
Griggs, 16 years old, daughter of L'lysse
Griggs, a painter, received a letter this
morning from a lawyer in Cape Nome,
Alaska, Informing her that she Is the
heiress to an estate valued at $600,000 left
by Mrs. Lillian Warner Moore, her second
cousin. The estate, the letter stated, con
sisted principally of Interest In mining
property, share of mining stock and some
money.
Miss Griggs Is employed as a telephone
operator. Her cousin, whose fprtune she
Inherits, died at Cape Nome several weeks
ago.
MISSOURI PACIFIC CHANGES
O. W, Snlllvan of Illinois Central Ap
pointed General Manager, with
Headquarters at St. Loots.
CHICAGO, Sept. 90.-A. W. Sullivan, as
slstant second vice president of the Illi
nois Central railroad, has been appointed
general manager of the Missouri Pucltlc,
with headquarters at St. Louis. Mr. Sul
livan will assume the duties of his new
position at once.
The management of the Illinois Central
has decided to abandon the position of as
sistant second vice president, the special
duties which led to the creation of the
position having been performed.
Mr. Sullivan has been with the Illinois
Central for thirty-four years.
AIRSHIP CONTEST EXTENDED
Contestants In St. Loala Rare Given
On Mara Month la Whleh
to Qaallfy.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. SO.-Owlng to the fail
ure of the contestants who have entered
the World's fair airship contest to qualify
for the prise of $100,000 offered by the ex
position company, the executive committee
of the World's fair today decided to ex
tend the time limit for making the re
quired flight for a period of thirty days
from today. It waa also decided that all
the aeronautic contests must be held under
tha original rules.
AK-SAR-BEN CALENDAR
lyl October 1.
aatardJ
si
At the Street Tnir
'. Children's diiy.
8 end 8 Leoiiijo, remedy JURRler.
3:30 and S:H' rnseatel, lilfili
aerial contortionist.
4 nnd 0 Herr Schmidt, atronpest
ninn on earth, mippnrtlng cycle
Whirl on Ills alioiilders.
4:3rt nnd 0:3(1 Marvelous Melville,
the human fly, In high noiial
novelty work, cloning uitn
sensational lenp for life.
At tlit Andltorluni
Horse show; ninttnen at 2:30,
evening at S.
At the Theaters
Boyd. "Tlie County Chairman:"
nintinee at 2:."A evening nt 8:1,".
Kmg, "The Factory Foundling;"
matinee at 2:30; evening nt 8:15.
Orpheuni, Vaudeville: matinee at
2:30, evening at 8:30.
MOURN FOR DEAD STATESMAN
Toll In a Hells
Worcester Tell of
Passing; of Seorgt Frlsbte
WORCESTER, Mss Sept. 30.-The toll
ing of the bells of iho church towers and
fire stations of Worcester communicated
to his fellow cltizena the Intelligence of the
passing of United States Senator George
Frisblo Hoar, whoso doath occurred at 1:33
a. m. today. ' i
The people of Worcester, to whom Sen
ator Hoar waa endeared In a measure be
yond that ever given to any other man,
anxiously followed tho course of sickness
for six weeks, and hundreds of calls on
the telephone had been made daily at the
newspaper offices by persons who desired
to hear the latest news from tho bedside.
Tho state of profound stupor, which was
an Indication of the approach of death,
embraced the senator for forty hours.
Yesterday he became as weak as he could
be and live, with the puisa and respiration
so faint that they could be detected only
by the physician. Dr. Warren R. Gllmau,
the medical attendant, said that so slight
a thing as pulling the clothing on the bei
would have been sufficient to take away
enough strength to cause death. The pa
tient had expressed tho wish early In his
Illness that he might die peacefully and
without a struggle. Such a death came
to him.
Besides Dr. Gllman, the senator's two
children. Rock wood Hoar and Miss Mary
Hoar, were at the bedside until the end.
W. Dougherty, the messenger of the Judi
ciary commltteo ofi the senate, of which
Mr. Hoar was challman, came. to Worces
ter yesterday to be with the senator In his
last hours. I
The funeral will Jbe held Monday from
the Church of Unity and Rev. Edward
Everett Hale, chaplain of the United States
senate, will be asied y officiate.
Tributes to Senator Hoar were uttered
by prominent njen Li ti j-jty and vicinity,'
BOSTON. Sept. J'J.-News of the death
of Senator Hoar was-recelved with great
regret by all classes of citizens. The flag
on the state house, city hall and other
buildings throughout the city 'were half
masted. Governor Bates Issued a procla
mation announcing the death of Senator
Hoar and directing that the state depart
ments be closed on the day of the funeral.
FAIRBANKS IN WASHINGTON
Vlo Presidential Party Visits Towns
In Eastern Part of the
State.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Sept. 30.-Sen-ator
Fairbanks made his first stop today at
Prosser, a prosperous agricultural town on
the Yakima river which has been built up
largely through the energies of Senator An
keney. The town was reached at 7:30 and
Sc-iator Fairbanks left the breakfast table
to make his address. Practically the entire
population of the town was at the railroad
station and the senntor was received with
cheers. He spoke for only a few mlnutC3
and devoted himself to contrasting eco- i
ncmic conditions under the republican party
with conditions under democratic adminis
tration. He represented thev republican
party as a party of accomplishments and
claimed that these accomplishments are a
far better guaranty of future prosperity to
all classes than the promises of the demo
cratic party.
After the speech an Informal reception
was held and Senator Fairbanks shook
hands with those present. At Yakima there
was a stop of three hours and a fine dem
onstration in honor of the vice presidential
candidate. At North Yakima Senator Fair
banks was escorted to a temporary stand
In the center of the town, from which he
addressed a crowd which extended beyond
the reach of his voice. Senators Foster and
Ankeney sat with the vice presidential can
didate, as did many prominent republicans.
The speakers' stand stood Immediately in
front of a monument to the memory of the
Y&klma soldiers who fell In the Philippine
war, and Senator Fairbanks spoka of the
growth of tha United States us a world
power. He referred to the efforts of Presi
dents McKlnley and Roosevelt to this end
and spoke especially of the work of the
United States In maintaining tho open door
In China. Speaking of President Roosevelt
Mr. Fairbanks said that his observations
had led him to conclude that another term
is assured to him.
When the speech was concluded Senator
Fairbanks and party were driven to the
Washington State fulr, where some time
was spent.
PAHKEK HEARS FltOM THE WEST
Montana Democrats Tell II I m That
They Will Carry That State.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30. Judge Parker be
gan his day with a long walk on Flf.h
avenue, returning to the hotel fur break
fast. Mayor McClellan called a few min
utes later. Senator Clark of Montana
talked to Judge Parker concerning the sit
uation in the west snd said the democrats
will certainly carry Montana and, ho
thought, Colorado and Nevada.
Mr. Clark made an appointment for for
mer Lieutenant Governor A. E. 6prlgg of
Montars, who will call on Judge Purker
later and give him details regarding the
northwestern canvass. Judge Parker will
start home this evening. He will return
here next week, probably Tuesday, and
will attend a reception for hlra at the
Manhattan club on Wednesday night.
SO ACTIOS IS SVISt'OSSIS CASK
Stote Supreme Court Adjourns latll
October IS.
MADISON, Wis., Sept. SO The supreme
court this afternoon adjourned until Oc
tober IS without Hiking action on the La
Follette case. (
at
Hoar.
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FORT OMAHA TO BE FAVORED
Congress Asked for Appropriation for Four
Companies of Signal Corps.'
MORE BUILDINGS FOR FORT DES MOINES
Chnrrh Howe Arrives In Washington
and Talks of State Politics Sorth
Bend to Have a Sew Na
tional Bank.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON,- Sept. 30.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) The general staff, since the return
of Lieutenant General Chaffee from his
tour of Inspection of 90 per cent of tho
army posts throughout the United States,
has been carefully considering ways and
means to Increase the efficiency of the
posts visited or to recommend their aban
donment to congress. While an order has
gone forth to withhold the recommendation
of heads of departments until after being
passed upon by the' secretary of the de
partment, It Is learned that there will be
a recommendation made to congress to ap
propriate mony for four companies of tho
signal corps at Fort Omaha. Fort Sheri
dan, In Wyoming, will have a favorable
recommendation from the general staff for
a two-battalion post instead of one as It
now exists. At Fort D. A. Russell a squad
ron of cavalry (four troopsl, with barracks
and officers' quarters, has been decided
upon and an appropriation will be asked
for this purpose. At Fort Des Molnea an
additional appropriation will be urged for
a quartermaster's storehouse and a stable
for field, staff and band horses, together
with an ordnance storehouse, In order to
complete the post. The general staff Is
working along the line of Increasing the
efficiency of several posts and their recom
mendations give promise of being an ex
ceedingly Interesting document when It
reaches congress. Critics of the general
staff have been pouring hot shot Into the
creation of such a body for the guidance
of the secretary of war, not only long be
fore but since Its creation. It Is expected,
however, that when the careful and rains
taking work which the general staff has
done during the last year becomes known
to the general public, and particularly to
members of congress, there will be a ces
sation of criticism. One thing is certain,
every member of the general staff Is work
ing day and night with one common pur-
ose, to make the army of the , United
States superior to any army In the world,
Brldice Cane la Arorned.
Secretary Tafl today heard the presenta
tion of the case regarding the alleged con
solidation of the Merchants and Eads
bridges at St. Louis.
There were present at the hearing Judge
J. M. Dickinson, general' counsel for tho
Illinois Central, and Judge J. E. McKelg
han, who appeared for tin Merchants
bridge; Assistant Attorney General Samuel
B. Jeffries, who was present as a repre
sentative ot the stals and th4 pcoplo of
St. Louis, and General George B. Davis,
Judge advocate general, and hlB assistant.
Major Porter.
Judge Dickinson pic'sented three proposi
tions to the secretary in behalf of his con
tention thut the allegation: made by the
state and tit people of tl. Louis 'Were not
well founded. The contention was that
under the Inw under which tha bridge was
constructed It forbids consolidation with
pny other bridge. His aecond contention
was that there was no pooling of earnings,
along this line stating that "pooling of
earnings" necessitated the creation of a
common fund in which all parties should
participate In the profits. In traffic mat
ter, Judga Dickinson said, "pooling" means
an equal division of business carried. His
third contention vita one purely of techni
cality as to the construction of the lease,
wherein the word "stockholder" was
omitted and the word "director" Inserted,
this phase of the case growing out of the
allegation that there was no director in
the Merchants Bridge and Terminal com
pany a director in the St. Louis Terminal
Railway association.
The case, which has occupied the atten
tion of not only the business men of St.
Louis, but the courts as well, is one of
considerable interest, as it bears directly
upon the question of whether the War ide..
partment could take over the bridge which
under the law giving the corporation the
right of erection with an anti-pooling clause
as one of the features of the grunt. Judge
Dickinson In his arguments before Secre
tary Taft claimed that every railroad enter
ing St. Louis had equal rights over the
bridge of the Merchants Bridge and Terml.
nal company and that there was no ques
tion of discrimination raised by railroads.
' Secretary Taft replied to this by stating
he did not think the question ot rates
charged was one that he ought to take into
consideration. In his view that question
should be determined by the Interstate
Commerce commission. He therefore sug
gested that the question of rates be elimin
ated and that the question of pooling of
Issues be considered. In view of the opinion
of the attorney general.
Assistant Attorney General Jeffries, who
replied to Judao Dickinson, claimed that
the St. Louis Terminal association had no
right to do by Indirect means what they
could not do by direct means. He went
into the general history of the Merchants
company and Its amalgamation with the
Terminal association. The assistant at.
torney general stated that nineteen rail
roads owned the stock of the Merchants
Bridge and Terminal company, which waa
organized soon after the completion of tho
Merchants Bridge company, and told how
the present operating company secured
control of a majority of the stocjc In the
former company and made a forty-yeKr
lease with the company which constructed
the bridge nnd which lease la'now running.
All this and more was presented to the
secretary and bo complicated became the
several problems brought out by the parties
in Interest that Judge Taft suggested that
briefs should be filed by November 1.
Looks Good to Howe.
Major Chuich Howe, consul general at
Antwerp, Belgium, arrived In Washington
iuuujt iium mm ieuisnaa nome. Major
Howe has some business before the State
department and also at the request of the
president will remain over In Washington
for several days. Mr. Howe is calmly confi
dent Roosevelt will ' carry Nebraska by a
very large majority. His visit to the state
wherein he was a political factor fifteen
yeurs ago leads him to believe that there
are hundreds and even thousands of fol
lowers of Mr. Bryan who will not vote for
Parke and Duvls. He believes the con
gressional delegation from Nebraska will
be solidly republican, but thinks there
should ke a greater effort put forward than
seemed )to lie on the surface for the state
ticket. VMaJor Howe admits, however, that
his knowledge of the situation Is not of a
tharuci.y to give him the right to speak
even In ttiis circumspect way.
When Mr. Howe was an active force In
the polities of Nebraska he thought the
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SUMMARY OF WAR SITUATION
Jananrse Drain General Advance
Movement on llosslnn l'osl'lon
nt lnkilrn.
Field Marshal Oyama has begun the long
expected advance on the Russian army at
Mukden and a coincident movement against
Sin Mln Tin Is Indicated by the fact that
the Japanese have occupied Slaobeyho, west
of the Llao rivr.
There is a concentration of Japanese
forces near the Yental mines and the ad-vam-e
lines are gradually pushing east
ward. General Sakharoff. In dispatches to
the War office at St. Petersburg, reports
successis Id several engagements of a minor
character.
An undated dispatch from General Ku
rokl's headquarters reports the present
Japanese military organization to be as
efficient as at any time since the war
began. There is no definite news from Port
Arthur. Changes In the Russian ministry
of marine nnd naval commands are an
nounced. The new head of the admiralty.
It Is said, will be Vice Admiral Doubasoff,
an officer of wide experience In war and
the present head of the technical depart
ment of the ministry of marine.
RUSSIA FIGHTING TWO WARS
Newspaper Says Country Must Win
with Diplomacy as Well
as with Arms.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 30. The Novoe
Vremya, commenting upon the hostility
shown by other powers toward Russia,
says:
Russia Is now carrying on two wars the
sanguinary conflict In the far east and a
bloodless diplomatic one In the courts of
Europe.
The article concludes thus:
All these talks of peace conferences and
Intervention are simply dangerous maneu
versflanking, turning movements, so to
speak. But when the nations of the world
cry out against the Inhumanity of this
war they must remember that we did not
start it. It Is unnecessary for us to shad
or soften the picture of the horrors now
beins enacted In the far east. Let us only
hope our diplomatic battle will be won ulti
mately as surely ns the other. Bismarck;
when he battled, did not fight without ulti
mate compensation. What It was possible
for Germany to accomplish we ought to
be able to do at the conclusion of the war
In tho Orient.
The Novost!, In a significant editorial ar.
tide this morning, reviews the history of
the military progress In the Orient and
s.-.ys the formation of a second Manchurian
army Is Russia's pledge to the world that
Japan shall be confined to Its original
frontier. The editorial calls upon the othe.
powers to take cognizance of the "yellow
peril" and agree thnt China must not be
allowed to become a mll!i...ry power, but
must not fall under the domination of
Japan.
MINE OWNERS ARE ENJOINED
from
Leadvllle Operators Restrained
Discriminating- Against Union
Employes.
LEADVILLE, Colo., Sept. 30. Judge
Frank M. Owers today Issued an Ir Junction
against the members of the Leadvllle Min
ing District association restraining them
from proceeding further to compel miners
to forsake the Western Federation of
Miners and take out association cards In
order to retain their positions In the mines
of the camp. Nearly 2.000 cards had been
Issued by the association when their work
In this direction was Interrupted today.
The application for Injunction was made
by the president and secretary of the local
miners' union. The defendants named com
prise nearly every mine owner and mine
manager In the camp.
They are restrained from discriminating
against any miner because of his being a
member of the Western Federation or from
making out a blacklist or from compelling
them to sign any agreement that they re
nounce membership In the federation or
from carrying out or doing, anything In
furtherance of any plana to), discriminate
against the employment or miners who will
not renounce their allegiance to the federa
tion, or from In any other way conspiring
to deprive any member of the federation
from obtaining employment. . .
HAY IS TO KEEP HIS PLACE
President of University of California
Quotes President Roosevelt
on Subject.
CHICAGO, Sept. 30 That Secretary of
State John Hay Is to remain at the head
of the State department In case President
Roosef lt Is re-elected In November, has
been ettied, according to Presldont Ben
jamin' Ide Wheeler of the University of
California, who waa In Chicago today on
his way home from the east.
In an Interview with a representative of
the Associated Press President Wheeler, at
the Auditorium Annex, said:
The best news I had while In the east
I had from President Roosevelt to the
effect that John Hay has now definitely
consented to remain at the head of the
State department In case of President
Roosevelt's election. This will be heard
with satlsfatclon by all American citizens
wiio appreciate how important are the In
ternational questions likely to arise within
the next two or three years. There has
been apprehension sfr various times lest
Mr. Hay. yielding to his natural liking for
a quiet life of scholarly leisure, might
withdraw from office. I was, therefore,
very much gratified to learn that the mat
ter was settled.
LITTLE
MILK AT ST. LOUIS
Warm Weather Causes Loss to Dairies
aad Incon vrulence to tha
People.
ST. LOVIS. Sept. SO. Tha unexpected
warm weather of the last few daya caught
the big dairy companies napping and many
have been the complaints of customers
olther that they had failed to receive their
dally quantity of milk and cream or that
tho portion delivered was unfit for use.
An officer of one of the big dairy com
panies admitted that the hot weather had
caused fully 60 per cent of Its cream to
sour in transit the first two days of this
week. The average has been less since
then, but great difficulty, has been apcrl
enced in getting both milk and cream to
the city In fit condition for consumption.
Most of tho mlk. cream and butter con
sumed In St. Louis Is brought from ths
dairy stations within a radius I loo wiles.
JAPS BEATEN BAll1,.
General Assault Upon Port Arthur it Bo
pulsed at Every Point.
RUSSIAN OUTPOSTS ARE DRIVEN In
Eumor of Sharp Fighting Near Mukden in
Whioh Japanese Win.
IMPORTANT DISPATCHES ARE WITHHELD )
Jlouropetkin's Reports of Beoent
merits Not Given Out
Move-
MAIN USSIAN ARMY STILL AT MUKI
Clashes Take Place Dally and
Believed that a Serious Collision
Is Imminent Troops Re
viewed. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 30. The gen
eral staff has received news that In the
general assault on Port Arthur from Sep
tember 20 to September 26 the Japanese
were everywhere repulsed.
From a reliable source the Associated
Press hears that sharp fighting has oc
curred near Mukden, resulting In the Japa
nese driving In General Kouropatkln's out
posts. Important dispatches have been revelved
and transmitted to the emperor. They are
believed to confirm the Associated Press
information. The general staff is unable,
however, at present to go beyond the pofl
tlve assurance thnt the main, Russian
army is still at Mukden.
The war expert of the Novoe Vremya
says he believes a battle at Mukden la pos
sibly days, even weeks, distant. He recall
that two month elapsed between Chanoel
lorsvllle and Gettysburg.
Tho Novoe Vremya .continues to urge that
General Kouropatkln be appointed cora-mander-ln-chlet,
Intimating again that he
has been embarrassed heretofore by Vice
roy Alexieff.
A lex ten to Retire. ' .
The report that Viceroy Alexioff will re
turn to St. Petersburg has been accepted
as true ever since the decision to form a
second Manchurian army was announced.
It appears still to be a question, however,
whether his return Involves 'the practical
winding up of 1.1s public career. The re
ports of his becoming chancellor are re
garded as idle gossip, devoid of solid foun
dation. 6:30 p. m. The report that Japan and
Russia has arranged a direct exchange of .
news regarding prisoners of war without
the Intermediary of the United States and
France is confirmed. Under the new ar
rangement Information regarding Japa
nese prlvners will be sent to the Japanese
minister at Berlin and news about Russian
prisoners will be forwarded to M. Lt,
tho Russian minister at Peking,
Clashes Take Place Dally.
FIELD HEADQUARTERS OF THB
OND JAPANESE ARMY, Sept. 18. No
(Via Ftisnn, Sept. SC.)---Evening. The c
glng'of the gauge of the I railroad has
completed to within ten miles of :
Yang and It la expected that within t
or four days the first train will be
over th.i new tracks. There is no cha
In the situation. I
Japanese outposts are now within
teen miles to the north. There are da
clashes between Japanese outpost
Russian patrols, usually resulting la
small casualties. '
Serious Collision Imminent.
MUKDEN, Sept. 30. The delay In the re
sumption of the aggressive by Field Mar
shal Oyama, according to tha best Informa
tion, Is due to the .necessity of making good
the losses which he sustained at Lluo Yang
and to the bringing up of stores and mu
nitions. But the preparations for an active
forward movement of the Japanese now
seem to have been completed and a serious
collision Is regarded as Imminent.
General Kouropatkln today reviewed sev
eral detachments of. troops which have Just
arrived here and conferred the St. George'
cross upon eighteen officers who distin
guished themselves at tha battle of Llao
Yang.
The campaign is about to enter on a asn
nletelv new chase.
RUSSIANS DEPESD UPON RAILV
I
Slse of Array In Manchuria, JAijt
by Its Capacity. .
GENERAL KUROKl'S HE ADC? Jr.
TERS, IN THE FIELD, Undated!
Tlen Tsln, Sept. 30. Evening The motV
terestlng military problem at preaenA
how large a Russian army the railway i
support In Manchuria. While the arm.
south of Harbin almost all the neoeasi
food supplies ran be obtained In the cJ
try, but the farther north It goes
more It must depend on the railway.
at the same time the Japanese will gi
advantage by having an increased ai
draw from.
The richest section of Manchuria la
country of which Llao Yang Is the p
clpal market and the crops In that sec,
this season are unusually large. M
chants who are acquainted with the CO
try believe that if General Kouropa
should retreat to Harbin, he must
Dnng nearly every pound or fojc
means of the railway, especially at
year's crop in the Sungart vaSey
proved a failure. Besides this, evry
for the Russian commander ! must
brought over the railway.
If winter campaigning la attempted, or
which point there la much speculation, 1
will become increasingly dlffloult after De
ceinber, because the ground freeze to so
great a denth as to render trenching opera-
tlons almost impossible.
The organization of the Japanese army
continues to be a efficient as it has been
since the beginning of the campaign. Most
of tha troops were equipped with winter
clothing when the first cold weather and
snow arrived, and khaki has been replaced
by heavier material with remarkable quick
ness.
The railway will be operated to Llao
Yang within a week and through train
wltl be running to the Itront from Dalnjr
and New Chwang. t '
The harvesting la progressing slowly In
the fields In front of the Japanese army
and to the southward. Thousands of Chi
nese are employed as teamsters and coolie
by the Japanese army, and there Is there
fore a great scarcity of labor and aa a re
sult many of the crops are neglected.
The thick millet, which has been a great
factor In the movements of both armies,
ha near'y all been reaped and there Is
now lltie more than bare plains. -
The correspondent of the Associated
Preas rode from Llao Yang to New Chwang
and found that surprisingly little damage
had been done to the grsln, considering
that two great armies had fought over
the country, while with the exception of
a few buildings which hud been burned
In the Russian settlement at IJ sv Yang,
there were small evidence ot
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