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GREAT IS FAKEPAUGII
Stupendous Circm Paradei Streeti of Im
perial City of Quivers.
HUNDRED THOUSAND SUBJECTS SEE IT
Maml of Bhowman'i Skill Apparent in
Ererj DeUil of Work.
MENAGERIE ONE OF GREATEST ON EARTH
Supreme Feature ia Oigantio Whale, Fir
LWe One on Exhibition.
BOSTON GREEN RUNS FISH CLC" OND
c -
Foreman of His Majesty,
Mini Popular Demonstra
Highness Comes Tomtajh
Elaetrical Escort.
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Weather for Thursday! Pair,
In North Portion.
2.ier
Attendance at Street F
ft 1904. 1 02.
Monday 10.127 1 ai.'0
Tuesday 1.1,529 24.133 14.7
Wednesday 24.115 27,252 27.739
And there came now a certuin city by the
name of Omaha, on 4 of the seven cities cf
Cibola, one adventurous showman named
Fakepaugh. who moves In "mysterious
ways his wonders to perform."
' Yesterday afternoon Mr. Fakepaugh ap
peared before the largest audience that ever
gathered undic one tent that of the blue
canopy of heaven and he carried out every
promise indited on the billboards. Tea, he
even more than delivered the goods until
thoso who had gathered within the city's
rates had a desire to rise up and call him
blessed. In the days to come the name of
Fakepaugb will be carried on thousands of
lips and his fame heralded to all parts of
the kingdom of Qulvera. "Great Is Fake
paugh" has been written on the high places
of the land. "Long live Fakepaugh" Is the
watchword of the hour. "You get your
money's worth at Fokepaugh's" Is the con
sensus of opinion. "There is no king like
Fakepaugh" has been emblazoned across
the skies.
First Parade Enr on Time.
Probably for the first time In the history
of the reign of King Ak-Sar-Ben and all
history la aaid ti date from the present
dynatsty a cltvus has moved over the
streets on scheduled time, given every
thing as advertised and came up to ex
pectations of the masses. That . happened
yesterday afternoon, when, at 2:30 p. m.,
Qulvera time, the great Ak-Sar-Ben day
light parade formed Its gigantic panoramle
llke column on South Sixteenth and started
to wind Its way through the dense mass of
humanity gathered on each side of the
city's thoroughfares. For hours the popu
lace walled patiently for the coming of the
famous showman and his famed spectacle,
and after the passing of the mighty moving
picture every one felt glad he came to Ne
braska and proud he lived In the Imperial
city of the kingdom, unless be Journeyed
. from the highways and bywvrs of the
realm, in which case he was doubly glad be
rr 'Could 'Me to the ohlef olty of Cibola ami
' Join In the sports of the king's courtiers.
Working on the theory that there is not: -
lng too good for the publto Herr Fakepaugh
believes in doing everything openl an!
" above board. This has been his potior for
years and It has been by following thls
policy persistent! and consistently he has
succeeded until today he has no peer.
Thirty years ago he waa a barefoote-1
newsboy on ithe streets of Kalamasoo,
Kan. l today he is the most popular man
among the subjects of King Ak-Sav Ben X.
And all by his own efforts and the good
graces or the board or governors of Ak-Bar-Ben.
He Is a booster, a worker, a man
of daring and enterprise. He knows no
such word as fall. He has, with his well
knjwn Intrepidity, Invaded the wild of
Bsrpy county and gathered together the
moat ferocious specimens of the animal
world that locality affords: he has fordet
the muddy Missouri and bearded the lion
In his den at Counct'. Bluffs: he has braved
the rigor of a Cass county winder and
trapped the mighty amphibians of that
part of the realm; in short, he has gathered
together the moat Interesting family of ani
mals,, birds and reptiles ever corralled since
Brother Noah builded the ark several years
go.
Live Whale Central Feature.
In yesterday's parade, which waa a few
feet being two miles long, the live whaU
occ tried the center of the stage. This
mlgn:y monster of the deep received, the
applause of tho throng with becoming grace
and saluted hla admirers with an occasional
pout. There waa lomi doubt a few houra
before the time of the parade whether the
whale could be brought out of the Den on
North Twentieth street, as his royal mas
tvanees took cold during the night and had
to be primed by the royal men of medicine
before he , could be exposed to the nor'
wester that was swooping down on the
gene'.U public and 'he city hall during the
afternoon. The whale, however, appeared
and after the parade held a levee In the
- public forum at Eighteenth and Fa mam
streets. There was some who thought the
, whale was built by Gus Reuse and his staff
at the Den.
"Perish the thought," said Boston Green
from his peroh on the water wagon.
The parade waa led by Chief of Gen
darmes J. J. Dona hut. assisted by Sergeant
of the Line Hayee and a platoon of mounted
cops. They b la set the way for the coming
of the column and represen'ei the law and
order of the kingdom. Following the police
came a band from Broken Bow, drased In
red habiliments. Next came ten, bum
police, as the oflloiaj program described
thero. They were only make-believe police
men to sos re the small boys and make the
old boys laugh until they thought of the
good old day back at Blobtown, where
.they were wont to make up aa policemen
and do everything but draw the salary,
tire a Ban.) of Central City,
The green band froia Central City was
gandwlched between the bum policemec and
the Board of Governors of the Knights of
Ak-Sar-Ben. The boara " of directors,
twelve In number, mounted on prancing
steeds, added a touch of dignity to the
levity of the occasion.
Fakepaugh's open cages were the cyno
sure for aU eyas. They vied with the
whale the honors of the day. In open
cage No. L known aa "The Happy Fam
ily." were seen Uve pigs, chickens, turkeys
and ducks, two of each. Never before
bad beeu seen such a family, all living
In one apartment and dwelling together In
perfect happiness. Trainer Bam Hill occu
pied this cage und kept a watchful eye
over his charges with a stuffed club. Two
Pottawattamie lions and Trainer Billy Pat
terson were the occupants of cage No. 1
These specimens of the jungle were cap
' tured at Honey Creek, near Council Bluffs,
by a ftmala achoolinarm. One of the llona
bacuine so unruly at Fifteenth and Chi-
streets that the pollcs surgeon bad
to chloroform It Into submission. Cage No.
t was a Jen of live coons from the under
brush of St. Joseph. The omary members
of the Buttlnsky club appeared In the
fourth open cage and butted In every time
Boston Green felt himself slipping off the
water tank.
St. Loals' Bedbug.
Only a few on the Inside know the his
tory of the St. Louis bedbug exhibited In
open cage No. (. Leroy E. Lucas, pur
veyor of coal and feed to his gracious
majesty King Ak-Sar-Ben X, recently
stopped at the Inside Inn at the World's
fair and was aroused one night by the
movement of something across his face.
Ho promptly awoke and saw the bug
creeping across his mouth. He captured
the bug and sold It to Fnkepnugh for $19,
000. The specimen is known aa the bedbug
gianttia und Is a rro species. Some
thour' ' was Mogy's altgator.
In a urous vein Fakepaugh labeled
open No. 6 as "Ham and," but aa
a matte.- of fact It contained several live
plga and hens. Th racred tiger and his
trainer, Johnny Wise, dignified cage No.
7. This tiger was trapped on Salt creek
and is said to use only blue chips. In cage
No. 8 Professor Wetberg and hla Danish
Hon took the crowd. The lion. "Glory,"
would lick hla master's hand and perform
other astonishing feats. No. S..J'Blrds of
Paradise (alley), waa a number of colored
ducks
In cage No. 10 were some rare specimens
of whit bears Imported from tho Aurora
BoreaMa. These are the only specimens
of the kind In captivity and were brought
to Omaha at a fabulous expense.
Warning" to lon-Mrmbrn.
A a warning to those v-ho do not Join
the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben an object les
son was shown in cage No. 11. "Ilo who
joined not the Ak-8ar-Ben makcth of
himself a monkey." Several monkeys were
shown In this cage illustrative of what
will become Of those who do not join the
greatest society on earth. Cage No. 688
contained the only specimen of the
"lihododendrum" ever seen In Omaha or
Benson. A coterie of savants from the Uni
versity of Nebraska visited the den In the
morning to examine this strange animal.
It waa trapped near Dundee by a party
of surveyors. Another cage contained a
"Pipulssiwa, ' seined at Cut-Off lake by a
fishing smack party.
IloMon Green on Water War on.
The, first public appearance of Boston
Green was a personal triumph for Fake
paugh. Through his well known philan
thropic motives Mr. Green has been In
duced to forsake his past life and take
to the water wagon, literally and figura
tively. Mr. Green actually appeared on
the water conveyance yesterday afternoon,
which act waa a public testimonial of his
Intentions to quit fighting "boose" and
return to nature'a cooling draught. The
unique position bold by Mr. Green In the
community for eighteen years made him
one of the features of the day. He felt
his position keenly and every time the
wagon jolted over the holes in the pave
ment cn Sixteenth ha would take a fresh
grip on the sprinkle." lest he should fall
from grace and fail to draw his pay after
the parade.
Carrie Nation and her hatch.it arrived
on a morning train from the wild of Kan
sas. She looked youngr than on her last
appearance in Omaha. Innkeepers fled
from the wrath to corn as she made her
way through the municipality with her .
plate glass destroyer.
Then there were from all the cltlej of
Cibola many muslilaas who produced har
monious vlb-aUr on wind and stringed
Instruments, who mads noises on the tink
ling cymbtli and performed antlca In
varied ant grotesque costumes. Valiant
soldiers from all quarters of the earth rod
the!'." mounts like men of battle; wild and
ta.ned men from many cities of the king
dom marched In one column and as ona
man. It was like tho gathering of the na.
tlons under, one head, that of Fakepaugh.
The genial showman rode in a modernized
jlnrlklsha between two horses. With im
posing dignity he moved near the head of
the column and received the salaams of his
patrons. Close to Fakepaugh rode Circus
Manager Lookatus In his gay equipage.
To satisfy those who may have thought
Fakepaugh was a grafter and placated the
city officials with paBaes to avoid paying
the full license, the original license was
shown to everyone.' The document bore
the signature of Mayor Frank E. Moores
and City Clerk El bourn. '
Investigation, for Passes.
It is not known how many passes were
distributed at the city hall, but It Is
thought an Investigation will be begun
Immediately , The license . fee paid by
Fakepaugh was the limit; namely, $390,
taking In side shows.
The banda of Indian bucks, squaws and
papooses carried by Fakepaugh were said
by experts to be the best ever seen in
Omaha. One of the bucks got hold of a
bottle of the white man' nose paint at
Sixteenth and Howard and caused a little
flurry before the parade waa over, but he
was strapped to the water wagon with
Boston Green and the procession proceeded.
Bringing up the rear the calliope ripped
the atmosphere with Its shrill melody,
causing the whale to turn over in Its
Improvised cot now and then and shaking
the water wagon to such an extent aa to
give Boston Green a nervous chill.
In Its entirety FakepaogVs grand circus
proved to be all that had been claimed for
It by the enterprising advance agent, who
said his attraction would be the greateat
thing that ever came to town.
The weather conditions were In some re
spects similar yesterdty afternoon to
those existing during tho daylight pa-
rade of last year. Last year the wind J
god went on a rampage and played
havoo with the decoratlona of the floral
parade, the temperature falling from 70
to (3 during the time In which the parade
moved. The dust was discomfiting to the
thousands of people on the streets. Tea
terday the temperature waa 62 during the
afternoon and the velocity of the wind de
creased with the gathering of the clouds
In the earlier part of the afternoon.
Popular In Falleet Sense.
The parsde waa a popular event la the
fullest sense of the word. From the otilef
executive of the city, Frank E. Moores,
to the humblest citizen or stranger, every
one mingled In a common brotherhood to
see Fakepaugh' circus. Laborer rubbed
elhowa with banker and artisan Jostled
with artist, good naturedly and patiently
until the great pageant had moved past.
The number who witnessed the parade haa
been variously estimated from 110,000 to
150.000.
Aside from the usual, number of Incidents
usual on auch occasions, no serious acci
dent has been reported aa resulting from
the moving of the parade. The huge and
.noisy calliope frightened number of
horses, but there wers many willing hands
to run to the aaslstance of any driver
with a nervous animal. The entire police
force of the city was on parade duty.
Chief Donahue and, Sergeant Hayes headed
a platoon In the parade, while Captain
Mostyn, Sergeants Cook, Krntfrow and
Dempaey had charge of the afreets over
which the parade passed. The crowds
(Continued on Second Page.)
LA FOLLETTE TICKET WINS
Supreme Court of Wisconsin Hand Down
Decision in Politioal Contest.
CHIEF JUSTICE DISSENTS FROM OPINION
Three Radges Hold with the Goreraor
la Claim that Convention
Which dominated Him
Was Reg-alar.
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 6. The supreme
court today decided the La Follette ticket
regular. Three judges, Marshall, Dodge
and Wlnsfow were for the La Follette fac
tion, while Chief Justice Casaoday dis
sented. The opinion will be filed later by
Justice Marshall. After setting forth the
facts alleged in the complaint and in the
answer filed, the decision continues:
First The controversy shown to exist by
the foregoing sufficiently concerns the
pi t'rogii lives of the state and affects the
liberties of the people to be within the
original jurisdiction of this court.
tiecjnd buch controversy is of such a
grave character, and of such public im
portance. Hi to warrant this court In
exercising its orlglnnl Jurisdiction to de
termine ttie right matter, bo far as the
door Is open fur It to do so.
Third Bines the question presented
merely Involves the duty of the secretary
ot state In the performance of an act ex
pressly enjoined by law, It is a Judicial one.
Fourth For the present case, the time
not having arrived when the secretary of
state Is required to make certification of
nominations, by the general rule there is
bo remedy at law by mandamus: hence
action. If maintainable at all, is properly
brought in equity, It tne legislature has
l.ot furnished ai. other and exclusive rem
edy. Provision of the Law.
Fifth The legislature Intended to provide
for settlement out of court of all questions
between factions of a party concerning the
right to place the party name upon the
official ballot, by section 36, Wisconsin
siHtutes, in these words:
(A) In case oi a division In any political
party and a claim by two or more factions
thereof to the same party name, the olficer
with whom the certificates of nomination
are required to be filed shall, In certifying
such nomination or preparing such ballots,
give preference of name to the convention
or caucus thereof held pursuant to the call
of the regularly constituted party authori
ties, ar.d If the committee representing the
other faction presents no other party name,
such officer may designate the same in
such maner as will best distinguish the
nominations thereof.
B.i When two or more conventions or cau
cuses" shall be held and the names thereof
certified, each claiming to be the regular
convention or cauous of the same political
party, preference in designating shall be
given to the nominations of the one certi
fied by the committee which had been offi
cially certified to be authorized to repre-1
sent the paity.
Sixth The first clause provides for a case
where only one of two or more conventions
Is claimed to have been held upon the call
of the regular party committee, and the
Identity f that one is, therefore, not in
doubt. The second clause provides for a
case where all of the conventions are
claimed to have beea held pursuant to the
call of such, and th same commute, by
creating a tribunal to decide for guidance
for the secretary of state which set o
nominee is regular and therefore entitle! j sions, will attend the funeral as repre
to use o? the party name, such a tribunal . sentatlves of the Poatoffice departmenr.
possessing, by famili vr rules, exclusive and j -.. n
final Jurisdiction, save as hereafter stated. President kalogcises Payne.
Seventh The nrst clause ot section so, i
statutes of 1898. cannot apply ta this case.
becausa th dominant feature thereof Is the
existence of a multlfirioua "claim to thj
same party name." determinable, aa befor
Indicated, by ths certlfylJ.r officer from hlo
own reccrtfj. abW.ng the necessity source
of regularit. -
Some Facta la the Case.
' Elehth While the dominant feature of
such first clause is the existence of a
multifarious "claim to the Brai party
name," one of such claims only being oased
on the "call of the regularly constitute.!
party authorities," the dominant feature
of the second clause Is the existence of a
multifarious "claim to have the same party
name," based on a like claim of the regu
larity of the party convention, each of the
claimants referring necessarily to the "call
of the regularly constituted party authori
ties," as in the casa in hand.
Ninth The present controversy Cornea
clearly within the second clause of sail
section 35, answering, aa it does, every call
thereof:
(a Two convention were held.
Cb) Each of said conventions made nomi
nations. c Such nominations wers duly certified.
(d) Each of said conventions claimed to
be the regular convention of the republican
party.
Tenth It was competent for the legis
lature In authorizing an official ballot and
framing to the party nominees the right
o have their names placed thereon under
the party nomination to subject that right
in case of controversy between two or
more sets of nominees each claiming the
same, and sucn oesignation to tne ne
clslon ot the party tribunal as In said sec
tion S5.
Eleventh Tne creation of a tribunal to
determine auch controversies, no provision
being made for Judicial review of Its deci
sions necessarily makes Its Jurisdiction
exclusive and its decisions unimpeachable,
v.!nt fnr r!rMet Inns I defects
Twelfth-Th tribunal answering to the
call of said section to is round to exist in
the republican state central committee,
elected at the repuhHcan state convention
of 1902 and duly certified to the secretary of
state under section M of the statutes, there-
fore Jurisdiction of this court Is limited to
deciding whether such committee was or
Is without Jurisdiction beeauss of bias or
interest ot som ot its memDers. or
vhether Its decision Is affected by jurisdic
tional defects.
Thirteenth Surh tribunal. though re
quired to act Judicially, being an adminis
trative rather than a Judicial body, biaa
or Interest of its members does not dis
qualify them nor affect lta jurisdiction.
Aa to National Convention.
Fourteenth Th decision of the national
republican convention as to which of the
two sets of delegates from this state claim
ing the right to represent the republican
party thereof In such convention was en
titled to recognition, is not of any signifi
cance as a guide to the secretary of state
or to the committee authorized to deter
mine the factional dispute under said sec
tion 36, since exclusive Jurisdiction thereof,
as regards the official ballot law, waa con
ferred by the legislature upon the latter
as a special tribunal, aa before indicated
Fifteenth As soon as tho nominations
were made and duly certified, rights of
nominees to place upon otllclal ballot
under designation "republican ticket" be
cam vested In them as representatives of
their respective organlzatiotut, subject to
the decision or tne special iriDunai a fore
said, us to which of the conventions waa
regular, and Buch right could, therefore,
not be In any way arfected by the deter
mination of any other tribunal.
Sixteenth Section & of the statutes con
templated In all cases mentioned therein of
conflicting claims as to the use of the offi
cial ballot of a particular party designa
tion that one set of the clainiunts shall be
given preference thereto and each of the
others have a place upon the ballot under u
designation autlictently different from that
accorded to the rightful claimant of the
fiurticular designation, to enable the elec
ora to dlNilnguiah such set of irregular
from regular nominations.
.Seventeenth The tribunal created by law
to determine the factional dispute in ques.
tlon for the guidance of the secretary of
state having ussumed Jurliullctlnn thereof
and decided, from their Judicial Infirmities,
that the nominations headed by Robert M.
La Follette for governor are entitled to
preference In respect to the use on the offi
cial ballot of the name "republican ticket,"
it Is the duty of the secretary of state to
act accordingly, certifying both sets of
nominations to the various county clerks,
but giving to those headed by Itobcrt M.
La Follette for governor preference as
aforesaid.
Kigtiieenth. The foregoing conclusion fol
lows logically and necessarily from the
legal aspects of the case before stated.
What the real right of the matter In
dispute might be found to be, were till
court permitted to ciliregHrd the decision
of the special tribunal and Investigate and
determine the merits of the controversy
from that standpoint. It has no right to
dui-ide or suggest. Duly constituted au
thority havliia spoken within Its Jurisdic
tion it must be conclusively presumed here
to have spoksn rightly.
Hy the Court: Itoth the motion of plain
tiff and that of the defendant are denied.
Continued on Second Page.)
AK-SAR-BEN CALENDAR
Thnraday October .
8 Tonight Electrical Tagcant
At the f trect Fair '
3 und 8 Lconao, comedy Jutrnler.
8:30 and 8:30 I'ascatel, high
aerial contortionist.
4 and tv-Hrrr Schmidt, strongest
man on earth, supttnrtlng cycle
whirl on bis shoulders.
4:30 and 0:30 Marvelous Melville,
the human fly, lu bKU aerial
novelty work, closing with
sensational leap for life.
At the Theaters
Boyd Walker Whiteaide In
"Iavld (iar rice's Love," even
ing, 8:15.
Krug "Fablo RomanoV evening,
8:15.
Orpheum Vaudeville, afternoon,
evening, 8:15.
FUNERAL OF HENRY C. PAYNE
Arrangements for Services at Wash
ington Friday Meriting; Are
Almost Completed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. President Roose
velt called today at the apartments of the
late postmaster general to extend his per
sonal condolences. A vast number of tele
grams were received today from ail over
the country, a large portion of them com
ing from Wisconsin. A request has been
made by friends in Milwaukee that consent
be given for a publto service in that city.
A committee consisting or First Assist
ant Postmaster General Wynne, W. H.
Michael, chief clerk of the State depart
ment, and Major Charles McCauley of the
mnrlne corps, will meet at the State de
partment tomorrow' to plan the details of
the funeral arrangementa. It Is aald that
the general program adopted for the
funeral of Sir Michael Herbert will be fol
lowed . Invitations will be extended to
public officials, the diplomatic dorps, tho
Judiciary, district officials and friends of
the family. The army and navy will be
represented. General Chaffee sent his aide
today to tender a military escort. Tho
committee will arrange the order of the
seating.
Iter. Cotton Smith to Officiate.
Rev. Cotton Smith, rector of St John's
Episcopal church, where the funeral serv
ices are to be held at 11 o'clock Friday,
will conduct the ceremony there, while the
Right. Rev. Isaac Nicholson, bishop of Mil
waukee, will conduct the services In Mil
waukee. It was decided today that Second Assist
ant -Postmaster General Shallenberger
should represent the Postofllco department
at the funeral of Mr. Payne at Milwaukee.
At the service here about fifty officials
of the department, including chiefs of dlvi-
i ne i-resiueni louay issuea me lonowmg
proclamation:
"To the People Of the United States:
Henry Clay Payne, postmaster general
of the United iStaies, alud In this ci.y at
:10 o'clock yesteruay aiyi noon. Hiding t
eminence by hus own ei.oi lx, success ui In
his- enterprises, at'tenulng' to ponitMns of
high trusc in buslneM, energetic, and con
scientious in relation.) wiih his fellow men.
i or
singularly gentle, loyal and lovauu
nature. lnsulrea by a la, k sense of the
duties of a true cltize-i and'-winning ih.
respect nd esteem ot all wlih- whom im
associated, he was called. In the fullnem
of his powers, to discharge the duties ot a
peculiarly onerous ana responHioie omco
in the high couneel oi the nation. His
career Is an exajnple for good citizens to
follow, and his untimely death la mojrned
by all.
Thj president directs that the several
legislative departments and their depend
encies shall show fitting regard tor the
member of this distinguished public; thac
the departments in the city o" Washington
shall be closed between the houra of nine
o'clock a. m. and one o'clock p. m. on the
day of th funeral, Friday the seventh
liiBt, and that the national flag snail be
displayed at half staff on all the public
buildings through the United States until
the funeral shall hav) taken place.
By direction of the president.
(Signed) JOHN HAY, Department of
State, Washington, Oct. 6, 1904.
WYNNE IS PLACED IN CHARGE
First Assistant Postmaster General
.to Act Temporarily at Head
of Department.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-President Roose
velt today formally designated First As
sistant Postmaster General Robert J.
Wynne aa acting postmaster geeral. '
While Mr. Wynne will act under the
designation as postmaster general he will
not have a seat in the cabinet, as would a
regularly appointed head of an executive
department.
Mr. Wynne had an Interview with the
president today, at which the latter for
mally designated him as the acting head of
the department. It Is well understood that
George Bruce Cortelyou, now chairman of
the republican national committee, will be
appointed postmaster general.
CLOTHING TO BR MADE BY
WOMEN
(
President Derides to Aandon Plan of
IetUnr Contract.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 5. For about half a
century it haa been the practice of the War
department to have soldiers clothing made
at the Schuylkill arsenal. Philadelphia, by
the widows and orphan children of soldiers.
Recently the department decided to have
the work done by contract, pucely as a
business proposition. The action of the de
partment, which meant practically the
throwing out of employment of hundreds
of women who have been dependent for a
living upon the work at the arsenal,
aroused much comment in Philadelphia,
especially among members of various patri
otic organizations. Today a delegation
called on the president, who after leurning
the facts, directed that the Idea of having
the work done by contract be abandoned
and that it b given to the women as has
been the practice In the .past. He then
made a request of the War department that
it should report to him what steps it had
taken In the matter and the reasons there
fore. At the conclusion, of the hearing J. R.
Craig, a member ot the delegation repre
senting the G. A.-R., pinned to the lapel of
the president's coat a handsome G. A. R.
badge, which he had been delegated by
Meade Post of Philadelphia to present to
him aa an Insignia of hla honorary member
ship of that post. The president expressed
his pleasure op receiving the badge and
compliment to him by Meade Post,
t
FATAL
WRECK IN GEORGIA
Train
Unas Onto Burning Trestle
aad Baggageiaaa Is .
Killed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-A passenger train
on the Augusta Southern railroad ran Into
a burning trestls near Mitchell, Oa.. today.
W. 8. Bhurley. baggageman, was allied and
eight other UOrtd.
SHAW AND KNIGHT SPEAK
Maw Meeting in Connection with Conven
tion of National Bepnblican League.
GROWTH OF CLUBS HAS BEEN GREAT
President of the Oraaalsatloa Claims
that the Membership Haa Al
most Doubled Since the
Last Meeting.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 6,-Tomllnson hall
was crowded tonight by people of every
class to hear the Hon. Leslie M. Shaw,
secretary of the treasury, and George A.
Knight of California address the delegates
attending the national republican league
convention.
J. Hampton Moore, president of the na-
tional league, Introduced Secretary Shaw,
I who was greeted with an outburst of ap
plause which lasted for several minutes,
delegates and visitors rising to. their feet
and waving flags, hats and handerchlefa.
Mr. Shaw said:
Shaw Kepllrs to Williams.
Secretary Shaw opened his remarka by
referring to the language of Congressman
John Sharp Williams as presiding officer
of the democratic national convention and
agreed with him that no president can be
greater . than his party. He referred to
the action of the democratic party in forcing
the Wilson-Gorman bill on the country de
spite the desire of President Cleveland;
said that the money question was settled
only as long as the dominant party in con
gress so considered it; criticized the posi
tion of the democratic party on the trust
question and the Philippines, and, referring
to the demand for congressional Investiga
tion of the executive dep-irtments of the
government, said in part:
Executive departments have always wel
comed congressional investigations, not be
cause the constitution expressly authorizes
them, but because they are sometimes wise
and as a matter of comity between the
branchea of government referred to by Mr.
Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson evidently consid
ered these branches co-ordinate, and no one
subordinate to another. Under the consti
tution congress has sole jurisdiction in Im
peachment proceedings; but I infer from
the quotation from Mr. Jefferson that he
would have looked with alarm upon an in
vestigation either of the judicial or tho
executive department, unless It was in
some way connected with actual or pros
pective Impeachments.
It Is hardly necessary to suggest that
each branch can Investigate Its own affairs
with much more thoroughness than any co
ordinate branch can investigate another.
Investigation Constant.
The Treasury department, and I doubt
not every other deparment, Is constantly
prosecuting Investigations. Within the last
three years not only the Integrity, but the
character of the work of more than 8,(K)
treasury clerks and officials has been In
vestigated and reports of their conduct
filed with the secretary. This not only In
cludes the Washington force of about 6, OH),
but it Includes the clerical force and offi
cials In the custom hous.-s and suhtreas
urles In the larger cities. The few re
movals because of these investigations have
caused severe criticism in some quartera
and very little commendation. The gov
ernment suffers a thousandfold more from
Inefficiency than from rascality, and since
removals for Inefficiency are always met by
public criticism, I have never known a
congressional investigation for the discov
ery of this rtKre frequent weakness so
much as suggested. In fact, congressional
Investigations, are seldom proposed except
Immediately preceding a national. campaign.
Executive Inveatlfratlon Successful.
It was an executive investigation that un
earthed the star route rascalities with their
, ramifications. It was an executive lnvestl
; gation that discovered the recent delln
l quencles In the Postoffice department and
! In the public land office, and these Investl-'-
gallons involved both republican officials
! and the appointees of Mr. Cleveland who
I had been left in office I doubt very much
If a congressional investigation could do
more searching or thorough than those al
ready prosecuted. That a congressional
Investigation instituted by democratic mem- 1
bers might be more spectacular is con
ceded, but our democratic friends profess
opposition to everything spectacular.
George A. Knight of California, followed
Secretary Shaw and waa warmly received.
Business SphsIou of tho Lcane.
The biennial convention of the National
Republican league of the United States
opened here today with thirty-six states
and territories represented by delegations.
According to Its president, J. Hampton
Moore of Philadelphia, the league repre
sents nearly 2.000,000 members, organized
Into 7.000 republican clubs. Cljarles M.
McGulre, president of the Indiana Lincoln
league, called the congress to order and
Introduced President J. Hampton Moore,
who presided. Governor Wlnfleld T. Dur
bln of Indiana formally welcomed the dele
gates to the state.
The response was made on behalf of the
convention by Std B. Redding of Arkansas,
national treasurer.
The call was read by E. W. Weeks of
Iowa, secretary of the national league,
and the biennial address of President
Moore was delivered.
In his address Mr. Moore said:
' Since the Chicago convention we have
waited In vain for the democrats to show
cause why republicans ahouhl change
their faith. The whole country listened
with Its ear to the ground for the sage
of Esopus to speak, but heard only the
echoes of republican achievement.
Grover Cleveland, author of "Hard Times
for Millions of Tollers," tells you Roose
velt la unsafe. John Sharp Williams, with
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HARRIMAN REFUSES TO ANSWER
IS an t nwlMliia Wltneaa In Case
Against a New York
Broker.
NEW YORK. Oct. &. E. H. Harrlman nnd
Jacob H. Schlff appeared as witnesses bo-
fore a referee today In the suit of J. J
O Leary ot Chicago against a New York
broker for 105,000 losses in dealings In
Northern Pacific in May, 1901. Mr. Harrl
man said he could pot remember how much
Northern Pacific he had about May , lwi.
He refused to reply to questions aa to
whether or not he waa concerned In any
way In trying to gain control of the North
ern Pacific road.
"Why don't you answer these questions?"
he was asked. "I don't want to." replied
Mr. Harrlman.
Mr. Harrlman said he waa present at the
conference with Mr. Steele, Mr. Schlff and
others on May 31, when It was decided to
allow Mr. Morgan to name a new board of
directors" for the Northern Pacific road. He
aaid this conference was held for the pur
pose of allaying apprehension concerning
the affairs of the road.
Mr. Harrlman refused to answer ques
tions as to whether or not he sold Northern
Pacific atock to the Northern Securities
company. He said that at the present he
was a director In the Northern Pacific road
but he did not remember whether he waa
one of the directora named by Mr. Morgan
in May, 1901.
Mr. Harrlman said that he and those as
soclated with him, ao far as he knew, had
had no dealings In Northern Pacific stocks
on the Immediate three or four days pro
ceding Mny 9.
Mr. Schlff said that prior to May 9 the
firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. hnd purchased
Northern Pacific -stock on the New York
Stock exchange, but declined to say how
much Northern Pacific stock his firm
bought.
"Because," he said, "that Is the private
business of the firm and concerns no one
else."
Mr. Schlff declined to state whether or
not tho firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. had sold
Its Northern Pacific stock the Northern
Securities company at the time of the
formation of that company. On cross-eX'
amlnation he said that he thought hla
firm would have been willing to pay more
than J LEO a share for Northern Pacific
stock on May S If there had been any for
sal?. Mr. Schlff said:
There was no agreement between Kuhn.
Loeb & Co. and J. P. Morgan & Co. to al
low shorts to settle at tlbo a share. Kuhn.
Loeb & Co. had merely notified Morgan A
Co. that In order to ease the aondltion of
affaire In Northern Pacific stock they were
folng to allow shorts to settle at 1150, aa
hat was thought to be a fair price for
the stock,.
Mr. Schlff said that Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
had never owned substantially all the com
mon stock of J the Northern Puclfio com
pany,, but declinel to answer questions as
to the exact amount of Northern Pacific
held by the firm.
LIVELY CONTESJ FOR PLACE
Three Towns Wonld Have Next Meet
ing; of League of Mnnlcl-
palltles.
EAST ST. LOUIS, III.. Oct. B- A splr
Ited contest Is being waged among the
delegates attending the League of Amer
ican Municipalities, which began its eighth
annual convention her yesterday. At
lanta, Milwaukee, Niagara Falls and Put-In-Bay,
O., are In the field for entertaining
the next convention, and each city Is
striving hard for the supremacy. It Is ac
knowledged that Atlanta seems to have
the advantage In the contest, as East St.
Louis Is supporting Its candidacy In re
turn for the support given East St Louis
at the laat convention by the southern
city.
The hall was crowded today when Pres
ident James M. Head called the second
day's session to order. The papers read
and dUcusaed today went more Into the
details of municipal government and ad
ministration of city affairs.
An address was delivered by Hon.
George 8. Brown of Baltimore.
Moscow and Odeasar Greet Mlrsky.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 5.-12:38 p. m.
The municipalities of Moscow and Odessa
have both sent addresses to Prince Peter
Svlatopolk-Mlrsky, the new minister of the
interior, congratulating him upon the senti
ments expressed' in his recent utterancea
and tendering him their hearty co-operation.
DENIAL.
PROOF.
Th American CUtr.Ulorks Co.
Potlarm)
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JQL JH ua1$L
RUMOR FLEET IS OUT
St Petersburg' Hears Port Arthur Sqnadro
Hai Made Another Dash.
NO PARTICULARS OF AFFAIR ARE GIVEN
General Grippenberg Confers with Emperor
and the General Staff.
KOUROPATKIN SENDS CONGRATULATIONS
Three Mora Warships Join the Baltic,
Sqnadroa at Beval.
JAPANESE TO INCREASE THEIR NAVY
Russian Military Critics Busy at Pres
ent Guessing What the Next
Move of Their Opponents
Will Be.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
ST. PETEKSUI RO, Oct. 5. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee.) It la seated tonight a telegram
has been received announcing that the
Port Arthur squadron under Admiral
Wh-ren, has started out.
Grlppeuberg Sees Caar.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 190i)
ST. PETERSBURG. Oot. 5. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee.) General Grippenberg, who ar
rived here the other day, haa been re
ceived by the emperor and haa passed much
time with the minister of war and the
general staff.
He showed several friends a telegram
from General Kouropatktn, warmly con
gratulating him on hla appointment aad
reminding him of their happy aervice to
gether In Turkestan. It concludes:
"I am convinced here also we will .al
ways work cordially together. May God
grant ua the success we so ardently de
sire." .
One thousand large covered railroad
wagons have been hastily prepared at
Kharkoff to carry an augmented number
of troopa and will ultimately be used aa
movable winter quarters. '
The Oleg, the Icucmur and .the Kama
chatka , leave Cronatadt tomorrow to join
the fleet at Reval.
Reported Sortie of Russlana,
LONDON, Oct. 5. A news agency here
late tonight sent out a dispatch dated
Toklo, October 6, saying:
-"It la reported that the Russian squadron
made a sortie from Port Arthur today and
that a treat naval battle occurred." No
details are given. "
Japanese Advance Posts Driven Back.
HARBIN, Oct. 2. (Delayed In Transmis
sion.) It is reported that the Japanese ad
vance posts have been driven back all
along the line between the Hun river and
Benalhtt. .';;.';,,: ; ,.rU '
Kjouropatkin Expects Bereagt. ; .
BERLIN, Oct. 6. A dispatch to the Lokal
Anzelger from Mukden saya: "General
Kouropatkin haa expressed a firm determi
nation to avail himself of this favorable
season of the year for military action.
Everything points to a coming revenge for
Liao Yang. The officers and men hope
that the period of retreats Is past and that
they will be led against, the enemy. The
Japanese undoubtedly Intended September
27 to attack in three columns from the col
lieries at Yental. along the Imperial rood,
but desisted when they discovered that the
Russians fronting them numbered 60,000
men.
The correspondent of the Lokal Anselger
gives a summary of the ostensible force of
the opposing Japanese armies," which, ac
cording to his calculations, total 144,000 In
fantry, 6,500 cavalry and 648 guns. ,
Japan Wants More Ships.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 5,-From Infor
mation received In San Francisco by promi
nent Japanese, It is evidently the purpose
of Japan to take Immediate steps toward
increasing its fighting efficiency to a very
considerable degree. It Is stated that the
Japanese government has determined to
place contracts at once for some twenty
warships, to be completed at as early a
date as possible. It is further stated 4hat
the greater number of these hips ars to
be constructed In this country and that
several will be built In San Francisco.
Russlana Await Japanese.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 6.-12:4 p. m.
The military critics at St. Petersburg share
in the general uncertainty as to how to
size up the situation at the front it Field
Marshal Oyama makes his anticipated ad
vance.
They seem to agree that a strong screen
ing movement ia in progress immediately
east of Liao. Yang, that probably a feint
will be made from the west, that the tactic
of the Japanese at Liao Yang will be re
peated and that General Kurokl will try a
wide flanking movement from the east.
Some of the critics point out that the con
ditions at Port Arthur may force a change
of Oyama's plan bt campaign. The con
tinued failure of the attacka on the fortress
and the enormous losses sustained by the
beselgers, they think, may compel Oyama
to dispatch some veteran troops from the
Manchurian army to General Nodzu's sup
port, as the reinforcements arriving at
Port Arthur are mostly reserve men.
Unstinted praise is being bestowed on
Lieutenant General Stoessel for the hrrolo
defense made by the garrison, which nat- i
urally is Increasing the hope that the fort
ress may hold out. In thrf meantime Gen
eral Kouropatkin Is receiving reinforce
ments, especially artillery. Nevertheless.
all the experta express great doubt whether
Kouropatkin contemplates more than a
passive resistance at Mukden, where, they
say, the topographical conditions gre un
favorable for defense. It Is considered
significant that the, critics generally agree
that Tie Pass la a betetr position, both for
defense and offense, being protected by the
Liao river on the west and offering strong
positions on the Kama range on the east.
The general conclusion Is that the Japanese
forces will show their hands In a very
short time. Evidence Is accumulating that
Japanese officers are at the head of ths
bands of Chinese bandits. operating, tai Kou-
ropatKin s rignt nana, and the continued
reports of agitation among the Chlness,
spread by the anti-foreign propaganda, are
Increasing the feeling of anxiety. These -factors
will soon have to be seriously reck
oned with by Russia,
Lieutenant General Stoessel aays the
Japanese losses were in,000 during ths at
tacka on Port Arthur from September It
to September 22. He reports that no Inci
dent occurred from September 22 to Sep
tember 30, excepting outpost skirmishing
General Stoessel adds that practically
nothing remained ot the wa'nr worfc rej