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CONCESSION TO JEWS
8om of the Provisions of the Edict
Eecently Issned in Eussia.
RESIDENCE PRIVILEGE NOT SO RESTRICTED
Merchatiti Allowed to Livt Outside the
Eayon Under Certain Emulations.
SPECIAL LIBERTIES FOR SOLDIERS
Men with Good Army Eeccrds Allowed to
Beside When Tbcy Fleae.
MUST NOT TAKE INTEREST IN POLITICS
Coirs Rea-arrtina- Attendance nt School
Intended to Kfp Thrtn from
Acquiring Influence In
Public AfTnlrs.
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EERLIN, Oct. 1. Special CaMfKram to
Th Bee.) There la r good dial of criticism
of the Imperial ed.et recently Issued In
Russia with the prcfessod object of modi
fying the hamh treatment to which ltu
lan Jews have been subjected In accord
ance with the exlot'ng luw. The Jews, to
the number of 6,50i.0u0, as ia well known,
are only allowed to live within the so
called Jo wish rayon In the western prov
inces. But a still greater hardship was
inflicted by tho so-called "provincial law,"
which confined tlem to the cltleB and
mall towns of those regions and pro
hibited them froii living In the country
districts. Only lfi special cases and In
accordance with io fixed prlnclplo were
they allowed to Love Into rural summer
quarters. The njw edict allows Jewish
artisans to live ij the villages within tho
rayon, but only Vo long as they pursue
their railing, Fiit experience has nhown
that In other confections the local author
ities have interplted a similar permit In
a rery arbitrary (fashion, and that Jewish
workmen liav lien reported unemployed
when they merti happened to oe out 01
i doors in tne ptv
Mujr Held
alt of their occupations.
Rural Districts.
; Permission to resido In rural districts Is
further granted I In the new edict to all
Jews who have I ujoyed an .academic, edu
cation, as well w to their families, Includ
ing their sons ill to the ago of 25 and their
daughters till I ley are married. Or. the
eath of the h4.d of the family the same
privilege will col tlnue to be accorded to his
widow and chllcren. This enactment rem
edies a serious grievance, since It often
happened that when the father of n family
died Ills wife at children were at once ex
pelled from the (district where they had set
tled. Merchant of t,he first , and second
guilds will bo allowed to reside In the
country and tlise who attain a rank cor
responding torthat of the German coin
Bierzlenrata, it who have fcelonged for
fifteen years il the first guild, will retain
this right afjr they have retired from
business. Forllarge classes of successful
Jewish merchants and Industrialists this
, oatensime reus muse prove uiuisury, ue
aus there nl many towns in which the
guilds admit nl Jews. ,
' The same dtfwback affects various' other
privileges whjjh are granted by the Im
perial edict. Serchants who have belonged
to the first gild for ten years may with
their fimlllB Acquire the right to live alto
gether outsldejthe Jewish rayon and may
continue to enjhy this right after they have
retired from Justness. Merchnns of the
first guild whd have not yet aceiulred the
right to live ontsldn the Jewish rayon will
be allowed to Co so for six months of thu
year, and merchants of the second) guild to
do so for three months In the prosecution
of their business. They may also In future
send their representatives to place outside
the rayon.
rnnn...lnn tn Sol.'llcrs.
Jewish soldiers who win a good record
in the present campaign will henceforth
enjoy the privilege of "veterans," and may
' live where they pleuso, even In tyoscow.
All the other classes who obtain rflief by
the terms of tho edict still remain excluded
from llwopw and from the Cossack terri
tory. From the new privileges are excluded nil
those who have been Involved In a "Judi
cial Investigation." This evidently nieans
mat mo mere Bupiciun ul political dis
affection will exclude Jews from thj bene
fits of the edict. The undoubted oljoct of
this restriction Is to prevent tho. n.pre In.
telligent Jews from- taking any lart in
political movements. The prlvjlif ex
tended to educated Jews nre also t some
extent nullified by ti e fact that gyii nasna.
and other academl. .institution ! cvon
within the rayon, are not allowed It have
more than 10 per" cent of Jew j among their
pupils. The German social donjicratlc
Clitics Of the edict suspect that the r i.inv
alons in.de by the czar nm merely lmer.dcd
to evoke a practical demonstration of Jew
ish gratitude In the shape of Iirge contri
butions from the wealthier Jews forthe
purpose of the war.
Rot So Enthusiastic. . .
LONDON, Oct. i (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.)-The Jewish Chronicle prims the
following communication from a prominent
member of the Russo-Jcwish committee '
in London, who, It says, Is probably better
qualified than any ' other member of the!
Jewish community to Judge of the !new
Ukase purporting to extend the -tights of i
residence of the higher class of Jes In
Russia:
The new ukase In favor of the Jews,
in which apparently Important concessions
. are made as to their rcshlenc nmi trail.
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(, mui noi vv regaraeu or any value I
the persecuted Jews In Russia, or as I
,.rdlng any relaxation of the Ignatleff 1
law. The ukase is, In fact, only a I
9 10 secure me support or the J wish
. . . , . . .
jnclers on the continent to the flata-
of the huge Rui-sluii war loan about
f e issued. I'nder the provisions of the
Mmt ukase, the only Jews who will be
V?llowed to settle or to rent premises out
r side the towns, that Is to say, in the agri
cultural districts of the pale, will be mer.
chants of the first guild and post guild,
working artisans and discharged soldiers',
and Jews who have passed a course of
higher edjcatloh. All the; categnrlea
would constitute an Insignificant pr-por
tion of the whole Jewish population and
would comprise Just those who, from theli
position, as merchants, artisans. Ki.idu.
te and retired soldiers, would not de
sire te engage In rustio pursuits or tn re.
aide in the country districts. The millions
yt Jews who were drlvn by the May laws
from1 the villa icn aiul hamlets of the pale
l ito-i crowded t.iwr.n and cltjes an1 de
prlved of i.nd which tliey had cultivated
an their lives, roii jiin untouched by this
'Velualva ukase. v
' Tradla HUM) Not Valuable.
f As to the e.ten:oi of rights of tru ting
Veered by the new Inw, jt U dlfnct t to
ci d fourth lageV j i
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POLITICS INI NEW ZEALAND
rresent t onditl.lis Polat to Early
Promotion f the Present
I'rtmler.
VEI.IJNGTON, tjct. V (Special
gram to The Hep.) The Pt'ccnd ;
the fifteenth Fnrllanent of "
was opened by Iml Fiun
fin nnrni'.i. n trr-trm r a
v' '.iiurly
Ird Plunk't sufceils t .nore than
usually difficult posit.ou, uiit already it
may be snld that he has given evidence
that he Is likely to prove a worthy suc
cessor. Lord I'lunkd nvuilej himslf of
the opportunity afforded by ' the speech
from the throne" to return thanks for the
very warm welcome accorded him upon his
arrival in the colony, a welcome which,
as he himself remarked, was a striking
evidence of New Zealand s loyalty and de
votion to the throne. He paid the colony
a high compliment In regard to the appear
ance of the volunteers and the permanent
defence force, and expressed himself ni
particularly delighted with the smart and
military bearing of the school cadets "Who
formed such a prominent feature In con.
nectlon with his reception In Wellington.
Lord I'lunket expressed the opinion that
this movement Is well deslKned and likely
to be far-reaching In Its effects. "If," he
added, "the martial spirit thus Ingrained
in tho boy Is subsequently encouraged In
the young man, the word 'conscription,' so
repugnant to free people, may well be
removed from the vocabulary of the
colony."
One of the surprises sprung upon the
house, through the medium of the gov
ernor's speech, was the announcement re
garding the appointment of a high com.
missloner in London. Canada, it is pointed
out. Is represented In London by a high
commissioner, and power is also given by
the federal Parliament for the Institution
of a similar office In London In the Inter
ests of Australia. The New Zealand Parlla.
ment will therefore be acked this Besslon
to pass an act providing for the appoint
ment of a high commissioner to represent
the colony In London. In this 'connection
the general Impression here is that the
state of Mr. Seddon's health will not per
mit of his continuing long In the turmoil
of party 'politics, and that he is the man
destined to be New Zealand's first high
commissioner In London. The New Zea
land Times, which Is the local ministerial
organ, says the office Is designed to encour
age and develop the Imperial life of New
Zealand, and that, ns Mr. Seddon, more
than any other man, Is the apostle of that
Ufa Hnd spirit, tho eyes of every ona In
the colony are turned toward him to fill It.
lAirlng tho first days of the session the
government party has been called together
more frequently than usual to consider
Important matters tri caucus. Yesterday
two meetings of tho party, presided over
by Dr. Seddon, were he,ld, and at one of
them the question of the reconstruction
of the ministry wan discussed for about
two and a half hours. There is stated to
be grave dlwontent amongst the party
with the ministry as at present constituted.
A considerable section of Mr. Seddon's
following has been urging, for Borne time
pasr, that the ministry does not ade
quately represent the brains of the party,
and that both the minister for lands (Mr.
Duncan) and the minister for customs (Mr.
Mills) should be asked to hand over their
portfolios and make way for abler men.
The ministers referred to are, however.
Indisposed to resign, and even If they did,
Mr. Seddon would still be face to face
with another difficulty, in the appointment
of their successors. In this dilemma he
referred the question to the party caucu
and It was decided, by a majority not
stated, that there should be no recon
struction. This matter may, therefore, be
taken as settled for the present;' but the
position that now obtains, coupled with the
great dissatisfaction and diversity of
opinion In reparJ to the present condi
tion, of the licensing laws and the un
certain result of the issue in regard to
freehold versus leasehold, must make Mr.
Seddon's political path In New Zealand fof
some time to come rather a thorn.
CONDITION OF BRITISH CROPS
Practical Failure of Grain Reported
in Some Pnrts of tho
Inland.
LONDON, Oct. l.-(Specia! Cableg-am to
The Bee.) Harvesting of the corn crops Is
completed. The remarkable summe;- drouth
seriously depleted all crops. The chief con
solation of farmers has been that the corn
they were able to stack was In good condi
tion. Hay yielded the only generally good crop.
For grain it has been, a patchy harvest, In
which, speaking generally, wheat wan the
worst crop. Oats came next. Barley, though
under the average, was the best. s
The yield has been below the average In
regard to 75 per cent of the wheat crop, 51
per cent of the oats and 37 per cent of the
barley. Feus have suffered much less than
beans, 66 per cent of the latter crop and 87
per cent of the peas having given less than
the averngo yield.
The patchlness of the harvest Is shown by
these reports:
In Norfolk some farmers have been very
successful with their wheat and report a
yield over the average. In Lincolnshire
growers of wheat say they have had one of
the' most disastrous seasons on record and
report less than three-quarters of a bushol
to the acre.
Wales h.is produced some good crops of
wheat, but some of the Welsh border coun
ties have had a very Indifferent season. In
one or two Inetanres the wheat is tho
poorest within memeory. ,
Cornwall and Devon have secured good
crops; Somerset nnd Wiltshire bad onej;
Cumberland and Lancashire farmers hsve
been successful; Durham and Yorkshire
growers have to face very poor returns.
In several of the eastern, midland and
southern couaties there are farmers who
say that this season will prove as disas
trous to them as the wet season of 1903.
CZAR SENDS PENSION TO JAPAN
Hen Who Saved His Life' Get Money
Despite the Preaeat
War.
imBE Oct. l.rSneclnl Cableirram tn I
The Bee.) The French minister at Toklo i 'heral leadership In the House of Commons
has sent the pension which is annually J tttr a dispute with the younger premier
granted by the csur to the two Jlnrlklsha ; he had not taken open part In the council
men who were Instrumental In saving his ' ot tn Prty, though he remained a rower
majesty's life. I ful Inner influence, being as much feared
The occasion, H will be remembered, ! politically as liked personally,
was when Prince Nicholas, then ciarevltch, The hospitality displayed by Sir William
visited Otsu, on the bank of Lake Blwa, t Vernon-Harcpurt and his wife to the lat
in the course of a tour through Japan, j ter's fellow countrymen and the Interest
was sep upon- by a demented policeman ; they took In all American questions have
with drawn sword, but he was saved by the '
jlnrlklsha men. ami the czars gratitude
has sli:ce been shown by means of an an
nual pension to the men, who are now
quite cimfoi-talilv off.
They were surprised to receive (he
money this year. Everybody said, when
the war was declared, that they would
soon have to brine out their 'rlklshas
ag'ln
1IARC0URT IS DEAD
T" 'Leader of Pritieh Liberal Party
, Passes Away at Oxford.
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. oLLOWED GLADSTONE AS PARTY'S HLAU
Director of Affairs of the Liberals in Honse
of Commons Since 1894.
SUDDEN DEATH CAUSES A SENSATION
Newspapers Without Eegard to Party Pay
Tribute to His Greatntss.
HIS WIFE AN AMERICAN WOMAN
She is the Daughter of the l.stt John
Lslhrop, Former t'nlted States
Minister to Great
Britain.
LONDON, Oct 1. Sir "William Vernop
Harcourt, "the flnept political gladiator of
his age," died ver suddenly today at
Nuneham Fark, near Oxford, thn country
seat which he recently Inherited from hi
nephew. Only his wife, a daughter of the
late John Lothrop Motley, the hl"tor!nn
and former American minister to Great
Britain, was with him. When Sir William
went to bed last night he seemed fairly
well, though he had been suffering from a
slight chill. This morning when he wai
callet he replied cheerily: "In a short
time." Later a servant entered the room
and found Sir William lying dead on his
bed. His son, Lewis Vernon -Harcourt,
membor of Parliament for the Rosendale
division of Lancashire, was hastily sum
moned from London. j
Among all classes In the United Kingdom,
regardless of part, the unfxpec'.wd newj
caused a sensation and genuine regret.
The somewhat pathetic announce i-icnt In
March last of his Intended retirement had
prepared the publlo for SJr William's
eventual disappearance froft the active
arena of political strife, but tl'ire had been
no whisper that his stalwart1 constitution
had been radically Impaired by pearly forty
years of fierce parliamentary nrl'o.
The even'.ng edition of the Standard, one
of the decoased's most bltteryopponents,
aptly and generously says:
With the late liberal leadar there has
passed away one of the last of those
Titanic figures bound up with the most
brilliant traditions of the Houm) of Com
mons. There are but a few left of those
eminent statesmen who received 'heir po
litical training at the hands of Gladstone
and Disraeli. The coincidence of tls death
with the distinguished statesman 'nto well
earned repose after a career of hird work
and political activity gives added rlthos to
the event. i
In a similar -vein the Fall Mall 'lazette,
out and out conservative In Its vlevp, pays
a tribute to one of the "most rtrlktn
figures of the polltlcnl arena," while the
liberal afternoon newspapers deplo'o the
loss sustained by their party. , I
Sir William Vernon-Harcour. becare the
liberal leader In the House of Comirohi on
MY. Gladstone's retirement in 1S94, anc held
that position until February last, whjn he
announced his intention of retiring from
Parliament. '. .
By the death of the "father of the Jront
opposition bench" the liberals lose, lays
the Star., "an Intrepid, successful financier,
the constant champion of progressive
causes tnd the stalwart leader of mfiy
forlorn hopes." Another conservative
afternoon paper saysi
"Sir William Vernon-Harcourt served rs
generation and servled It well. lie w.vi
bound to political friends with bonds of
friendship which for his part rarely f
ever were broken and he leaves a memoiT
which will be honored In the House of
Commona for many years to cone."
Not Afraid of a FIliJ.
An underlying noti In the columns of
obituary that appear Is keen regrit at
the disappearance of such a strenuous
typ as Harcourt from the ranks of both
parties. This "swashbuckler." as his op
ponents used to call him In his lifetime,
was upheld even In the midst of the recent
political strife over free trade as a type
of man who knew his own mind and was
not afraid to fight for it. His sledge
hammer argument, has lengthy letters to
the London Times under the pen name of
"Historlctis" one pf his letters occupied
eight columns and his whole demeanor,
which he was prornl to say himself was
that of the eighteenth rather than of the
nineteenth century, all combine! to make
him not only a forceful, but a picturesque
flsure. English policies, as one paper says,
will now lose something of their sting
But those Intimate with the Inner feelings
of the members of the House of Commons
know that the gap In the front bench,
where the huge figure of Sir William had
long grown to be a familiar sight, will be'
uncommonly hard to fill. Not since Lord
Salisbury died, and scarcely then for the
late premier had ' few personal friends
has the death of any statesman created so
mu?h genuine feeling at the headquarters
of both old parties. The National Liberal
club immediately half-masted Its flag and
sent a message of sympathy to Lady Har
court. The other clubs followed suit. It
was stated only a few weeks ago that King
Edward had urged Harcourt once again,
for Sir William twice refused a peerage,
to accept some mark of distinction upon
the close of his active career. In his last
spoch, delivered at the National Liberal
club July 28, Sir William said, somewhat
pathetically:
It Is mt because I am weary of fight or
am lukewarm in th6 cause that I retire.
It is not because I do not think It for the
public advantage that people should at
tempt to fulfill duties that they are un
ahlo to perform.
Tet even during the last session of Par
liament, subsequent to announcement that
he no longer was able to perform his
duties, Harcourt attacked Joseph Cham
berlain's financial proposals In a lengthy
speech, delivered In that style so familiar
for many a year to all tho.se connected
with British politics.
The general opinion expressed In the bi
ographies appearing is that Sir Wl'llam
Vernon-Harcourt never quite got over the
action of Mr. Gladstone In selecting Lord
Rosebery Instead of himself as hla sue-
ln" nurmun ivi up ine
been proverbial tn England for many years.
The funeral will take place nt Hunehum
on October S or S. The arrangements have
not yet been completed.
Lady t'urson Is Improving.
WALMER CA8TIJ2, Kent, Oct. l.-A bul
letin Issued at 10 o'clock tonight says Ixdy
Curson passed a quiet day and mad some
progress.
PLANS LAID FOR AUSTRALIA
etr Premier Drrlares Concessions
Mast Be Made by All
Parties.
MELBOURNE. Oct. l.-(Special Cable
gram to The Bee.) In the House of Repre
sentatives, Mr. Reid, the new premier of
the commonwealth, made a statement out- i
lining the policy of the government. He
said that the electors had decided for fiscal
peace. The ministries of Mr. Deakln and
Mr. Watson has endorsed this and so long
as the present government remained on
the ministerial benches the decision of the
people would be respected. Mr. Reid ad
mitted that the parties were roost equally
divided, and said that If the opposition
decides to obstruct public business, then
the government was not unwilling to face
a dissolution. He claimed that his ministry
was Just as liberal and democratic as the
opposition, but on both sides it was neces
sary to sink Individual opinions on some
points. He had the strongest objection to
government by secret caucus and he In-
tended to restore the system of parlia
mentary government.
With regard to the preferential system,
the government proposed to follow the at
titude of the Deakln and -Watson minis
tries, which had been approved by the
electors namely, to wait until some definite
proposal were substituted by the Imperial
government and receive It In a fair and
honest spirit. The British government,
however, had officially declared that It
would not accept any system of preference
that would entail taxing the food of the
British people and he believed that from
the British point of view this was a Just
and statesmanlike attitude.
Mr. Reid proposed to take up the con
ciliation bill where It had been left by the
previous government. The appointment of
a high commissioner In London would not
be dealt with this session, and he wished
to consult with the state governments
with a view to Introducing a harmonious
system of economy regarding tho repre
sentation of Australia In England. Ho
proposed to proceed with the survey of the
transcontinental railway to Western Aus
tralia and with the Papuan and trade
marks bills. Mr. Reid. in conclusion, said
that he would endeavor during the recess
to cultivate the most cordlnl relations be
tween the state and federal governments.
There were many subjocts on which their
Interests were Identic?).
NEW SOCIETY FOR HEALTH
"Vril-ra," Club Promises to Make All
People Stronger and
Better.
LONDON, Oct. 1. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) All men will be tall and hand
some and all women beautiful, it Is said,
when the Vril-ya club has finished its work.
Tho Vril-ya club was formed In a quiet
way at the Modern gallery. Bond street,
last winter, but it is going to launch out
on lines more In keeping with the great
ness of its aim.
Already it numbers a princess and a coun
tess in its membership ths Princess
Karadia of Stockholm and Gouvy, and tho
Countess de Frle. Mr. T. M. Laksiimlnara
slah of Mysore has also Joined.
"TLere is no nonsensj about the Vril-ya
movement," sell Mr. .Arthur Lowell, presi
dent of the cluo. "We differ greatly from
the supporters of Christian 'science, theosu
phy and spiritualism, although we tuke
note of tho best in ull of them
"We want to get rid of the Idea of play
ing upon people's credulity or enthusiasm.
Our aim is to muk our members sli-ongec
and wiser in actual dally life.
"Nerve energy is a force akin to elec
tricity. During the coming scasor. we
shall l.av demonstrations, discussions and
lectures to show that an exulted 'state of
feeling or belief acta upon nerve, energy,
which Is the scientific explanation of the
wonderful cures wrought by what ia called
faith healing.
'People are said to have been cured by ;
pilgrimages. We will teach them to get j
the same effects at home. Later on we :
ihope to buy some land and set up a Bpe-
Iclally selected community the garden city j
mn Vril-ya lines. Then the Vril-ya club
wni aim ui uecummg a vast international
Organization, spreading good will all over
Te world."
rvovsi urr'nnifttA in
I TAJ I ML WCUUIiiU I PJ Srnlnlli
May la Probably the Month In Which
German Crown Trlnee
Will Wed.
BERLIN, Oct. 1. (Special Cablegram to I
The Bee.) The marriage of the crown i
prli.ee of Germany and the Duches Cccell9
of llccklenburg-Schwerln Is to lake ple j
In tho spring, probably In the month of J
Mayl !
At present the lovers are spending their
tltne at the duchess home at Gelbensande.
They play tennis together and go out
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motoring or ramble in the forest. Num- i
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berH of excursionists ro flnr-U . k
place to get a glimpse of the royal pair,
and a cordon of police has to be employed
to keep intruders at a distance.
The emperor and empress will arrive at
Gelbeni-ande on Monday to greet their fu
ture daughter-in-law and the crown prince
will then have to leave, as hla duty as
captain of the foot guards requires his
presence for the maneuvers next week.
In her earlier years the duchrss was
somewhat of a "tomboy," and when Meck
lenburg aristocrats sent their daughters
to take tea with the Duchess Ceeille at the
palace they always expected them to re
turn with torn frocks. The young duchess
entertained her Juvenile guests to the
wildest romps. '
DEFIES THE SERVIAN PRINCE
For ObeylnsT Orders In Face of Heir
to Throne, Soldier Is
Honored.
VIENNA. Oct. 1 (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) An incident which took place
in the Konak at Belgrade is rt ported by
the papers here.
; tVhen the young Crown Prince George
was passing by the palace he asked one
of the soldiers to let lilm have his rifle.
The soldier rt fused, whereupon the young
prince, somewhat nettled,, asked him If
he knew to whora he was apeakjng.
The soldier replied: "Your royal high
ness, I would give up my life sooner than
my arms. My orders are not to abandon
thum even If te king should order me to
do so." 1
"And what it I take them by force?"
asked the prino.
"I will shoot," repllrd the soldier, and
dropping his rltle from the present arms,
he held it to be ready.
Prince George reported the Incident to
his father, who summoned the' soldier to
his presence und rewarded him. At the
same lima he orritfed that the man's nam
Dragonler Btojlljki wlich, vhnu'd be honor
ably mentioned It the orders of the day
issued to in J .S-rads gariUoo,
HORSE SHOW IS OYER
Interest, Which Ess Been Iicreasing All
Week, Eeaches & Climax.
TOUCH OF FUN FOR THE CLOSING NIGHT
Burlesque Exhibition is Put on
Makes a Grsat Hit.
and
OUTSIDERS FREE WITH COMPLIMENTS
Surprised at the Measure of Success
Attained with Pirst Show,
COMMENCE PREPARATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR
i Several Omaha Men Have Already
Purchased Show Animals and
Others Are on the
Lookout.
The concluding events of Omaha's Horse
Show were like the beginning brilliant.
The town, too, wai Illuminated for the car
nival and people went to the Auditorium
under the blazing arches and long strings
of incandescent lights, which added to the
splendor of the occasion. Considerable
comedy was Injected Into the show last
evenln- ne of tneBa fture occurred
1 W.Kah I. -una. nl ... 1. ! . - . Tkl
"'ten iv WttO UIIVUV lltlii UVfl, 1119 WHD a
burlesque on the show nnd was carried out
with the assistance of some of the scrawni
est looking animals that could be gathered
together In a day's travel. They were har
nessed to dilapidated looking vehicles that
Imitated everything from a brougham to a
park trap. This was really the event of
the evening. Six elegantly gowned women
acted as Judges nnd the men surrendered
the Judges' stand for the time being. The
women gave the first prize to a mule which
was Induced to go forward by tying an ear
of corn In front of Its nose. Its appetite
getting the better of its disinclination to
move.
J. D. McArdle. one of tho Judges, last
evening said of the Horse Show:
"Before we came here we thought Mil
waukee held the record. You have sur
passed Milwaukee In attendance, the size
of tho arera and In the gowning of the
women. Milwaukee has the advantage In
only one thing It was more enthusiastic.
In a year or two you will have your own
horses and will not have to depend on out
side help."
It Is a fact that preparations for the
Horse Show for next year have already
begun. Mr. Cudahy has purchased a pair
of docked horses, Mr. Peck has purchased
a pair of bobtails to walk, trot nnd canter,
and Mr. Cowglll Is looking for a pair.
These purchases show the Interest that
already Is awakened In high steppers. An
amazing feature of the show Is the manner
In which the attendance kept up for a
first entertainment of this kind.
WISEm OF THE LAST EVENING
Spectators Somewhat Disappointed In
Fonr-ln-Hnnd.
Omaha's first horse show closed without
fuss or formality, other than a tiresome
contest of the hunters at the bars. The
final Jump was made at 7 feet by "Senator."
ridden by Fred Enrllsn. TUp r "ord . 7
feet 9Yi Inches, made by "H therblni ni."
The decisions of the Judges were generally
received with satisfaction, although the
failure of W. II. MeCord's magnificent
four-in-hand to land the blue ribbon was a
keen disappointment to the spectators. Mr.
MeCord's horses certainly presented the
better appearance and If there was room
for a choice it was his on a good margin.
Crow & Murry were given first. Omaha
fared well In the various events of the
evening, Mr. Peck, Mr. McCord and other
local exhibitors winning several first and
seconda.
One of the features of the closing night
wa the Introduction of a comic event,
with all manner of odd and grotesque rigs
entered. The Judges stepped Aside on this
occasion and with great dignity Mesdames
McArdle, Cowglll. Sumner, Kenyon. Lara-
mle and the Misses Riley and Barker,
h'andsomely gowned, took their places In
the box and solemnly rendered a decision
which was Intentionally tho worst possible.
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wmcu was emnusiasticauy cheered.
mo wuuin ining was a raging rarce end
everyone entered Into the spirit of the
event.
In the saddle horse class "Harvestlne,"
the coal black beauty that took the show
by storm on Wednesday night, was third.
tor the reason thnt he was ridden by a
colored boy who did not even know his
mount's name nor one of his gaits,
The stables of Crow & Murrw and of
George H. Pepper left tonight by special
train for Louisville, where they will show
at the. opening of the horse show there,
rr r.m th ,,,,,, .
: " " , .J '""'""- aren-
eral manager of the Omaha show. leaves
tMm T ,. leaves
this morning for Ijoulsvllle after entries In
... cmrir-e in
the Interest of the New York horse show.
The Winners.
Class 2, roadsters, horse to count 60 per
cent, appointments 40 per cent: First, $100
Rhea W, George Pepper, Toronto; second,
$:W, Hatteras, Don Riley, Bt. Joseph; third
-0. Sylvan Bell, W. A. Rule. Kansas City.
Class 17, pair of horses, horses alone con
sidered: First, $li5. Crelghton and Sher
man, George Pepper, Toronto; second,
Blair Athol and Lorain, Crow & Murry
Toronto; third, t?0. Kenwood and Sanford.
W. H. McCord,, Omaha.
Class 55, best saddle horse: First, 26
Commodore Stone, E. P. Peck, Omaha'
second. 115, Mlfs May, Master Inan.
Omaha, third, $10, Harvester, owned in
Lincoln.
Class 14, runabouts, horse to count 60
per cent, wagon und appointments 40 per
cent: First. $150. Hoxie. W. H. Tlchenor
Chicago; second, $50, Critic, W. A. Rule
Kansas City; third. $25, Show Girl, Crow &
Murry, Toronto.
Class 48, best ladles' driving horse, horse
alone to he considered: First, cup valued
at $100, Commodore Stone, E. P. Peck
Omaha; second, red ribbon, Young Boy'
W. H. McCord, Omaha; third, yellow rib
bon. Major, C. H. Crelghton, Omaha.
Plaes 1!7. four-ln-hand. horses 60 per cent
appointments 60 per cent: First, $:!00. Crow
& Murry, Toronto; second, $H0, W. H. Mc
Cord. Omaha; third, $40, George Pepper.
Toronto.
Class 41. high Jump: First, $125, Senator,
George Pepper, Toronto; second, $50, King
Edward. George Pepper, Toronto; third,
$-6. Timber Topper, Crow & Murry, To
ronto. Saturday matinee winners:
Class 19, pairs, horses 60 per cent, equip
ment 60 per cent: First, $10o, Kenwood and
Kimball, W. H. McCord, Omaha; second,.
$30, Crelghton and Sherman, George Pep
per. Toronto.
Class A Ho, saddle ponies, not exceeding
48 Inches, ridden by boy or gorl not over
14 years of age: First, $'J6, Tossy, A. C.
Smith, Omaha; second, $15, Chum, E. A.
Cudahy, Omaha.
Clars 44, best single carriage horse: First,
$J6. luitcner, E. A. Cudahy, Omaha; sec
ond. $16, Young Rob. W. H. McCord.
Omahs; third. $10, Prince, E. A. Cuday,
Omaha.
Chi B 60: saddle ponies over 48 Inches:
First. $26, won by Morton Cavanauxh,
Omaha; second, $16, won by Ruth Bnimlels,
Omaha; third, $10, won by Stewart Wood,
Omaha.
Class 6. boyi' potato race: First. If.
Koch, Omaha; second. Allen Lee, Omaha:
third. Willie Lyi.ch,. Omaha.
Class 40, hunters: First, $100, King Ed
ward. Crow A Murry, Toronto; second. $M.
Coauette. Crow A Murrv. Toronto: third.
J iJi, ILUUedown, W. A. Rule, Kansa City.
THE BEEJJULLETIN. 1
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Sunday
and Monday.
NEWS SECTION
1 Concessions Granted to the .lews.
Sir William-Vernon Hareonrt Dead.
Last Niaht of the Horse Show.
Latest News from the War,
2 Itl Crowd at the Carnival.
3 News from All Pnrts of Nebraska.
ndnh)-Mron Wedding.
4 Grrntrst Show on Earth.
B Csmpnlan for Concress In Second.
Omaha Ilulldlnic Hrroril Hroken.
it Past Week In Omaha Society.
T Results of the Hall Games.
Nebraska 'loo Mnrh for Grlnnell.
Miscellaneous Pportlnn; News.
N Council . Bluffs and Iown News.
0 Life Spent with Horses.
EDITOII1AL SECTION
fj Editorial.
13 Woman in Club and Charity.
Mnle and the Musicians.
Condition of Omnhn'n Trade.
1.1 Story of the I'nlon Pacific,
lfl Financial and Commercial.
HALFTONE SECTION Illustrated.
1 Ak-.Xar-llen's Moat Prosperous Year
SI Plays and Players.
II Itotnitn at the Den.
Coronation of the Klnsr.
AU-Sar-llen Street Parade.
4 For and Aboat Women.
Terse Tnlra Grim nnd Guy,
t( Men Who Make Ak-Sar-Ilen.
Street Fair Part of Carnival.
Wide Interest In Ak-Snr-Ben.
Caplds Curious Cnpers.
a 'Phone Knten In Omaha.
T Carpenter's letter.
5 SportlnK Gossip of the Hay.
Nebraska at World's Fair.
IO Ak-Sar-Ilrn Arch.
COLOR SECTION Illustrated.
1 Buster Ilrown.
2 Cliolly CuahcHlIer.
Alice and the Gobbler.
8 Debut of the Chorus Girl.
4 Money-MnklnK Miss of Five.
Noted Woman LlKhthonse Keeper.
B I.lfe-Snvlnn; Alpine Incident.
Two Animal Stories.
6 PrMtlest Nurses Are Best.
T For Value Received.
In the (inlet of (he Country.
H Ak-Snr-Brn's Head Devil.
O Top-o'-the-Mornlu'.
IO Awaiting Their Cue.
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SUMMARY OF WAR SITUATION
Hussions Check Japanese Movement
East of Mukden Not Believed
to Be Important.
Advices received by the Russian general
staff last night are to tho effect that a
check has been put upon th J advance of the
I Japanese to the eastward of Mukden and
show that the movement is considered to
be of little Importance.
Two reports of raids upon vessels carry
ing supplies for the Japanese have reached
St. Petersburg. It is considered probable,
however, that they refer to the same af
fair, though the number of vessels de
stroyed and the locality of the action are
differently stated In the two dispatches.
Oeneral Kouropatkin's friends still as
sert that he Is to be chief In command of
the Rursian forces in Manchuria. Viceroy
Alexleff will be received with much pomp
upon his return to St. Petersburg, where
he will be quartered In the winter palace
and otherwise honored. His return to the
far east as vlceror at the conclusion of tho
war Is by many persons considered to bo
quite possible.
PAYNE'S LIFE IN BALANCE
Postmaster General Is Worse and Hla
Recovery la Not Expected I'n
conscloua Several Times.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. Postmaster Gen
eral Payne's life tonight hangs In the bal
ance. He has been unable to mulntaln
the Improvement over last night noted In
the early morning bulletin. Late In the
afternoon ha had a sinking spell and failed
to rally as quickly as heretofore from the
stimulants.
At 8 o'clock, though he was reported as
not so well, he began to respond to treat
ment, and in an hour later was snld to bo
resting quietly. Small hope, however, Is
held out for his recovery, and the members
of the family who have been summoned
to the bed side have been made to realize
his true condition. At one time today his
pulse was barely perceptible.
It developed tonight thnt several times
during the day Mr. Payne lost conscious
ness and he was unconscious when the
9:15 o'clock bulletin was Issued.
That his condition Is grave In the ex
treme was evidenced by the fact that the
members of the family kept closely to
their apartments throughout the evening.
Drs. Magruder and Grayson were con
stantly In attendance.
Another bulletin was Issued at 9:15 o'clock
tonight, as follows:
The postmaster general has been resting
quietly fur the last hour, which gives en
couragement. He seems slltfhtlv better.
M AGRl'DHJR.
GRAYSON.
It developed tonight that the postmaster
general has been unconscious at times. He
recovered consciousness this afternoon, but
fell into unconsciousness again at 9 o'clock.
At 5 o'clock he was given powerful stimu
lants, from which he fulled for several
hours to rally.
At midnight F. H. Whitney, private sec.
retary to the postmuster general. Issued
the following statement:
The postmaster general is resting quietly
and the attending phydclRns, lrs. Ma
gruder nnd Grayson, have retired.
The nurse is on watch In the sick room
and will notify the doctors of any symp
toms requiring their attention'. Toward
H o'clock the postmaster general grew
very restless, but luter fell off to sleep.
Barber Buys Salt Plant.
CLEVELAND. Oct. 1.- The usxetl of the
i'nlted Suit company were sold today by
order of the court to O. C. Barber of Akron
O., for SMt.Ooo. The I'nlted Suit company
was formerly one of the largest concerns
of the kind In the country. As a result of
long and costly lltl(;atln with the so.
called Salt trust, however, It became llnan.
dally Involved and a receiver bis been In
charge of the property for two years.
Bfar Nine" Season Opens.
CHICAGO. Oct. 1. With the weather nl
moxt liliul for foot bail, the season of thu
'ilig Nine" opened lure today, when the
Cniversity of Indiana met the I'niverslty
of Chicago on Msrvhal Held. The Chicago
tram was composed mostly of veterans,
while Indians lined up with four veterans
and the beat freshmen who have tvr re
ported at the ludlana, oollcga.
FLEET IS DELAYED
Baltio Squadron Cannot Possibly Sairfor
Ten Days Yet.
MORE LIKELY TO BE AT STILL LATER DATE
Bussians Estimate the Army Confronting
Kouropatkin atj345 000.
RUSSIA EXPECTS TO SEND HALF MILLION
Command Considered Too Large for One
Man to Manage.
LIVELY SKIRMISHING BETWEEN FORCES
Nothing- I.Ike a General Engagement
and None la Expected In the
Best Informed Military
Circles.
(Copyright by New York Hernld Co., 1901.,
BT. PETE USUI' RG, Oct. 1. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to Tha
Bee.) Announcements of the Immediate
sailing of the second squadron are pre
mature. It cannot leave before the middle
of the month, or at the earliest, in tea
days. It has been reinforced by the de
stroyers Reszvl, Frogorllvl, Prouzltchelnl,
Grouzl and Gronlkl.
Despite the assurances so freely given by
Impatient newspaper correspondents that
a great battle Is Imminent I can only again
repeat that such Is not the opinion of tha
best military authorities here, who fully
believe that the-Japanese are purposely
avoiding Mukden, and that their real ob
jective point is Tie Ling.
General Kurokl. in the army of the ex
treme right, has now 140,000 men; General
Nodzu, with the center army, has 75,000;
General Oku, with the left, has 120,000
men, with an additional 10,000 thrown out
to tho left of -General Oku on the Llao
river.
Supplies are being furnished from Yln
kow, except to General Kurokl. who is sup
plied from Yulu.
Tho second Manchurlan army is com
posed of one corps from Europeaa Russia,
elcht corns of the Siberian army, aud
several divisions of the Siberian sharp
shooters. Tho object Is to place 600,000
men In the field, divided into three armies.
General Llnevltch to command the third.
When all Is complete the Grand Duke
Nicholas Nlcolaievlch, accompanied by a
brilliant staff of most capable strategists,
will take over In the name of the emperor
the direction of the campaign.
Su :h, at all events, are the present plana
and reports published. The Intrigues against
General Kouropatkin, Implicating even a
well-known grand duke, are entirely street
gossip and purely imaginary and on a par
with the equally senseless statements that
General Kouropatkin's operations are di
rected from St. Petersburg. General Kour
opatkin had tho fullest confidence of tha
emperor, who, at the same time, recog
nizes that the wide development of the
campaign promises too much responsi
bility for a single nun's shoulder.
Both Armies Active.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 1. General Sak
haroff reports that the Japanese are still
pouring across the Taltse river at Benslhu,
thirty miles northwest of Llao Yang. He
adds that numbers of Chinese bandits are
with the Japanese on the Llao side of the
railroad. ,
6:02 p. m. Important developments on the
eastern flank of the Manchurlan army are
admitted by the War office to be proceed
ing. The details, however, aro withheld for
strategic reasons, the authorities departing
from silence only to the extent of saying
that the Russian cavalry Is executing Im
portant movements, leaving it to be sur
mised that It Is trying to cut tho Japanese
line of communications and thus defeat tha
flarX advance.
An absolute denial It) given to the Shang
hai telegram, reporting that a general en
gagement at Mukden has been won by the
Jupnnese. The War office declares that
nothing Is known of serious fighting there.
It Is pointed out that the reports of tha
Russian retirement from Mukden are dis
approved by yesterday's telegram from
General Sakharoff, showing that Oeneral
Kouropatkin's outposts are as far south as
Yental.
Further reconnaissances continue and in
timate that the Japanese forces are stlil
crossing the Taltse river at Benslhu, Indi
cating that the center of gravity remain
east of the railroad. The Japanese ap
parently have not yet succeeded In drafting
sufficient men thither to drive home their
flanking operations.
Good Treatment for Prisoners.
The army organ, replying to a critic who
complains that there Is discrimination In
favor of Japanese prisoners over Rus
sian soldiers, Inasmuch as the former al
ways travel second class and receive an
allowance of 20 cents per day, whereas
the Russians are often rUced on freight
cers and. are allowed only 8 cents, calls
attention to the agreement made at tha
opening of the war whereby Russia
pledged Itself to good treatment of Japa
nese prisoners by virtue of which. It ex
plains, the Japanese must receive food
similar to that which they have been ac
customed. The Japanese officers captured
are allowed the pay of their corresponding
rank In the Russian army.
Prince Mlrsky, new minister of tha
interior, has selecied Prince Obllnsky, ona
of the assistants of the minister of finance,
to be one of his chief lieutenants.
The torpedo boat destroyers, Resey,
Prouzltelny, Prozorlivy, Groznly and
Gromkl have been ordered to ba pre
pared to Join the Baltic fleet at Reval
October 9 which Is considered a sura In
dication that the fleet will not sail befor
then.
ay Japs Oreranlse Hanrilta.
Considerable significance la attached to
Bakhuroff's report that Chines bandits are
fighting In the Japanese ranks in th Llao
river valley. Taken In conjunction with
the attempt of bandits to cut the railroad
between Mukden end Harbin, this reveals
the existence of a widespread Japanese or
ganisation of bandits west of the railroad.
The news from the front Is extr.-mely
meager and many confusing statements aro
made. It seems questionable whether Field
Marshal Oyama Is ready to assume th
offensive. The army organ Is still express
ing skeptlcUm of an Immediate advance.
This paper Is Inclined to attach gieat Im
portant to th torlea of wlduwyi 4iaj
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