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The Omaha'-' - Daily Bee CUR NEW COLOR MAGAZINE "Tlif new Sunday featnivs place Th Bp In "the front rank with other metropolitan '(lnllles of the country." Holdrpg-p Progress. OUR NEW COLOR MAGAZINE "The Roe is certainly a credit to the ftnt "nml Xclirnsknns should Ik? prowl of it." Wood Hirer Interpol. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871. OMAHA, THUKSDAY MOUSING, .OCTOHEK 13. 1004 TEX PACES., SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. FAIRBANKS IS BUSY Indiana 8enator Makes Eleven Speeches is Iowa and One in Illineis. CONCLUDES TOUR OF THE HAWKEYE STATE In the Evening He Addresses Large Crowd in Dateoport Opera House. FAIRBANKS DAY AT DES MOIN Candidate for Vice President is Introduce by QoTirnor Cummins. ADDRESS TO sfuDENTS AT, IOWA CITY tops Made at Colfa. Sewton, Grin- ell, Brooklyn, Marengo. Helloes, Went Liberty, Davenport and Rock Ulanit, 111. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DEd MOINES. Oct. 12.-Speclal.)-Scna-tor Fairbanks and party stopped over night here and proceeded this morning through Iowa on the way to Davenport, where he spoke this evening. The senator rose early and appeared fresh and bright. He spoke to about 1.000 persons at the Rock Island station before the train "started out. Gov ernor Cummins Introduced him and he was followed by a few words from Major Lacey of Oskaloosa, who accompanied him across eastern Iowa. Stops were made along the way at Orlnnell, Newton, Iowa City and elsewhere before Davenport vas reached. Senator Fairbanks spoke here as follows: ' I am, Indeed, grateful for this early morn ing wrjcom to the capita! city of Iowa. I wu t aware until a few minutes ago that 1 was to have this pleasure; but that fact has not disconcerted me In the least. Blnca I went to bed last night talking re- ruhllcan policies I find on getting up that cai. begin where I left off last night, as republican policies do not change over night, and the party stands for those great policies whlcn were good yesterday, are good today and will be equally good tomor row. It gives me great pleasure to stand here In the home of your honored governor and to meet his friends. He Is a gallant knight In the. republican cause and one whom you do well to honor. I am glad. also, to meet here the con stituents of Congressman Hull, a splendid republican, whom you also do well to honor as you have. Everywhere t find. In traveling over the country, our people are manifesting Inter est In the campaign. My friends, this Is an Important campaign, one that Is vital to our welfare and the future of our country. It has a vital bearing on our prosperity. I want to say here that no state has more quickly responded to the stimulating effect of republican policies than has Iowa, a state which la great now and has great things In store for the future If It but holds fast to those policies for which the repub lican party and President Roosevelt stand. Chairman Bpence of the state committee, before leaving for the east today, denied that he was responsible for the change in the schedule of Senator Fairbanks, and aid he had dons all he could to have the meeting In Ds Moines for last evening. But the Polk county republicans did not make any special effort to get out a crowd for the Fairbanks meeting and those who went -fcrJh tatton'" were "simply fhoso who rose early and went on their own motion. Children Greet Party, NEWTON, la., Oct. 12. A stjp of only ten mlrutc was mad at Colfax, the home of General J. B. Weaver, at one time popu list cardldate for president. Tho crowd there was large and was composed princi pally of school children, who moved down In a body as the train drew up. Each child carrt.-d a miniature flag and all were sing ing and shouting at the top of their voices. Senator Fairbanks addressed himself prin cipally to ths children, admonishing them always to hold as sacred the flag of their country. As the train moved out the children waived their banners and Senator Fair banks responded by waving a flag of his own. Thire was also an enthusiastic audi ence at. Newton, where another brief stop was made. Her Senator Fairbanks made hit speech from a stand near the railroad track., on which a man dressed in the stars and stripes represented Uncle Sam. The senator aeain admonished the people to stand for republican policy as the best guaranty of prosperity and happiness. Winds V'p at Davenport. DAVENPORT, la., Oct. 12-Vltli a speech at Turner opera house tonight. Senator Charles W. Fairbanks concluded his tour of lowa. He reached Davenport this after noon on the Rock Island road and after crossing the Mississippi river and speaking at Rock Island he returned to Davenport for tonight's meeting. In addition to these two points he spoke during the day at Des Moines, Colfax, New ton, Kellogg, Grlnneil, Brooklyn, Marengo, Iowa City, West Liberty and Durant. The crowd at tha meeting tonight was large, but tho meetings of the day were not so well attended as were thoao of yesterday. The longeit stay tod. ws made at Iowa City, where the meeting wa attended by a club of 200 students calling themselves "Teddy's Hawkeyes." To them, as to the students at Grlnneil, Senator Fairbanks ad. dressed himself especially, telling them thtt "the republican party stands for principles as fixed and enduring as th stars." A large part of the diiy was spent In the Second congressional district, the only dem ocratic, district In Iowa, and Senator Fair, banks was acoompanled by A. F. Dawson, republican candidate for congress. At both Duvenport and Brooklyn Senator Fairbanks dlsouased Imperialism. At Brook lyn he said: Our democratic friends have suggested from time to time that theio Is some dan ger of imperialism. They have got It Into their heads that the republican party is Inimical to the republic; that the republican party In some way or other Is going to subvert our republican Institutions and build upon their ruin imperialism. Did you ever hear of a more preposterous sugges tion since the stars first sang together? The republican arty has been the lovnl. Intelligent supporter of republican Insti tutions from the time Abraham Lincoln took tha oath of office In the natlonul capi tal down to this beautiful, morning. It has neen me steadfast adherent of those poll- el - y iiivtii aii ur ine uunuuuinir or nur national atreiiKth and the expansion of our glory everywhere. Ths speech at Rock Island was devoted to defense of the currency and tariff poli cies of the republican party and the speech made here tonight was along tha same lines. , DAVIS MAKES THIHTF.E SPEECHES Desuoeratl Candidal Haa Another Strenuous Day la Weal Virginia. FAIRMONT. W. Va.. Oct. ll.-Henry O. Davis' second day of campaigning through ' Maryland and West Virginia was more In tense and satisfactory than the first. It also ad!i1 t tha. reputation of Mr. Davis as a ' ;" old man. He repeated his record rl .fterday with a dosen speeches Bjd adUt-J out more for gout measure. l. I spits the rain which followed the train dur- Ing the first half of the day there was no dampening of enthusiasm or diminishing of crowds which greeted the candidate. At Continued on 8eond Pago.) RLTING IN CHICAGO STREETS Striking Drlvera Attack Hi(i( Wag-on and fat Harness Four Arrests Mode. CHICAGO, Oct. 12 Rioting occurred In connection with a strike of baggage wagon drivers employed by the Frank E. 8cott Transfer company today. Attacks on wa gons were repulsed by a squad of pol '-e-men at the barns of the company In Wa bash avenue, and by a force of private de- (titlves employed to patrol the district, ttcmpts to send out wagons met with t yrmined resistance by pickets, aided by pathetic teamsters. As fast as the ons got a few blocks away the drivers stoned and attempts made to cut the a' traces. . a an Buren and State streets a non driver for the company was attacked river of an Ice wagon and threatened s J n ax. While this was going on sev n. supposed to be pickets, cut the . VIC The beggage wagon driver ran I "" . 'lfe, leaving his wagon In an alley, f - arrests were made. One prisoner was J. W. Young, business agent of the Van and Baggage Teamsters' union. Trouble was also experienced about the Auditorium hotel, where the baggage handlers had gone on a strike. Several ex press wagons, loaded with trunks and va lises from the depots, drove to the hotel and unloaded with difficulty, under police guard. A crowd of twenty men attacked one of the Scott wagons at the Dearborn street station, while the driver was attempting to deliver baggage from one of the hotels. Knives were drawn and only the arrival of the police prevented the traces being cut. One of the company's drivers got a load of trunks as far as Clinton and West Madi son streets, when he was pursued by a crowd of strike sympathizers gathered by pickets. In trying to get away he turned a street corner so swiftly that he fell off the seat, striking on his head. The crowd then fled. GOULDS GET JLJNION PACIFIC? Homo-' that Control of the Road Has Been Wrested from the Harri man Interests. SALT LAKE CITY. Oct. 12. -At the an nual meeting of the stockholders of the Oregon Short Line railway held here today, the election of directors was postponed un til November 11. The reason for this unex pected postponement could not be. learned, those present refusing to talk. The Oregon Short Line Is a part of the Harriman system, and today's action, fol lowing the election to the Union Pacific board of directors yesterday of William Q. Rockefeller and Henry C. Frlck, has caused much comment In local railway circles. What makes the situation more Interest ing Is the fact that the largo Harriman holdings of Northern Pacific stock are vested In the Oregon Short Line corpora tion. It Is the generally expressed belief among local railroad officials that the con trol of the Union Pacific system has passed from the Harriman to the Gould-Rockefeller interests and that tha postponement tcday of the Oregon Short Line directorate elections foreshadows Some exceedingly Im portant changes affecting the western rail way situation. There Is much Interest ex pressed in the possible effect the Change in the Union Pacific may have on the con struction of the Western Pacific railroad from San Francisco to Salt Lake City. This road was Intended as a Paciflo coast outlet for the Gould lines. REPORT OF WESTERN UNION Decrease In Net Earnings for the Year Over Three Hundred Thou aml Dollars. NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-The annual re port of the Western Union Telegraph com pany. Issued today, gives total revenues of $?9.249,390. an Increase of 181,703; total expenses, S21,3G1.915, an Increase of $408,708; net revenue, $7,837,475, a decrease of $326,99''. The surplus for the year, after charges, ' was $1.81,704. a decrease of $407,018. Henry ! A. Bishop, son of the late W. D. Bishop, I was elected to his father's place In the j directorate. A. H. Brewer, secretary of tin compiny, was elected a director In the place of the late John K. Cowen. The remainder of the board were re-elected. President R. C. Clowry. In his annual report, made no mention of the agitation during the last year over the dissemina tion of racing news nor about the differ ence in revenues on account of the cutting off of the racing news service. During the year 66.193 miles of wire have been added, making the total wire mileage of the company 1,165,405. GRAIN MEN ASK INJUNCTION Elevator Men and Dealers Allege that Inspection Fees In Kansas Are Too High. TOPEKA. Kan.. Oct. U-An action was filed today In the United States court ask ing for a temporary order against J. W. Radford, the Kansas stats grain Inspector, to prevent him from enforcing the law of this state, concerning the weighing of grain, because of an alleged unfair favor itism. The complainants are the Midland Elevator company of West Virginia, the Harris-Scott company of Illinois, the Grant W. Kenny Grain company of Missouri, John I. Glover of Missouri and Broadnax & McLlney of Missouri. The petitioners al lege that the charges made for the Inspec tion are extortionate. CRANE IS HOAR'S SUCCESSOR Governor of Massachusetts Appoints Predecessor aa Member 'of tailed Statea Senate. BOSTON, Oct. 12. Governor Bates today appointed former Governor W. Murray Crane of Dalton. United States senator to fill the unexpired term of George F. Hoar, recently deceased. Mr. Crane has Informed Governor Bates that he will accept. He la one of the largest paper manufacturers In Massachu setts and has been prominent in state poli tics for a score of years. In 1897 he was elected lieutenant governor and in 1900 be came governor for three years Mr. Crane Is a personal friend of President Roosevelt. Tnbae'eo Company la Tronble. TRENTON. N. J.. Oct. 12.-Vlce Chan cellor Emery. In papers filed today, has p. pointed Jerome Taylor temporary receiver for the Commonwealth Tobacco company. A rule for cause to be shown why the re ceivership should not be male permanent The receive George H. I is reiurnume in Newark on fwveinOer t. r is appointed on implication of , w ... bv ".. , II', U 1 1 1 l.,,nv OTI'llll I nf ImiiiiIii flf t hA pilnmaiHi uiiil ti whum It iu claimed the company Is Indebted to the ex tent of $50,000 on demand notes. The lia bilities of the compauy are given at t.T7.wi0, consisting piinctiially of outstanding de rmoid uuita. The asset ar sUwaUd at TELLS OF FLEECED INDIANS Inspector Commences Taking of Testimony at Winnebago. RULING ON COLLECTORS FIRST RESULT .None Allowed Within Mile of Aaeney Bulldlua; Father Schell Onllines What He Ei peels to N Prove. WINNEBAGO AGENCY. Neb.. Oct. 12. (Special.) First ' blood was drawn" by Rev. Father Joseph Schcll in the InvesUg.it.on being conducted here by Special Inspector A. o. Wright Into the caues of the l.iw moral state of the Winnebago ludiai.s and the charges that they are being ruthlessly robbed. In the midst of evidence given by Father Schell that the trailers "snapped up the pay checks" right at the agency, Inspector Wright interposed tho order that hureaf ,or no colleolloiui be made from the Indians within one nii.e of the agency.- There Is already a regulation on this subect. This is a distinct victory fjr the Indians and for Father Schell, lcr the Indians will be able to keep away from the ring which has been swooping down on them. This new regulation In connection with the new order from Washington that f jnds due the Iiidmna for Inherited lands Bhall be deposited by the Indian agent in the United States depository and draw out In amounts not to exceed $10 In any one month, except on the special authorization of the agent, means losses to the specu lators and grafters. The latter, who hold $120,000 of alleged usurious notes made by the Wlnnebagoes, cannot cU.ect them. What Is more, no more of these nolea will be taken because of the holders' Inability to collect them. When tho Inquiry opened Tuesday fore noon there were present In the agent's of fice the Inspector, Father Schell, Agent H. G. Wilson, Stenographer W. I. Baik ley, C. J. O'Connor, sr.; C. J. O'Connor, Jr.; John Ashford. Thomas Ashford and George Cain of Homer and Attorney E. Smith of Pender. The O'Connors and Ash fords represent their own business affairs and resent the charges that Homer Is the worst and only place In which Indians get drunk and spend their money recklessly. They will present evidence tending to show this. There Is no denial of the general drunkenness among the Wlnnebagoes. George Cain was the first witness. He has been acting as a special deputy UniteJ States marshal and he has made some re cent arrests. He testified that it was com mon knowledge that Indians were sold llquoV reely at both the Homer saloons, v- m& women getting In whenever they hi money to pay. Mr. Cain named a half dozen or more bootleggers, who, he said, make their living by peddling liquor to the Indians. They get the liquor, he declared, at the Homer saloons. Priest Gives Testimony. Father Schell was placed on the witness stand and asked to give evidence In his own words concerning the sale of liquor to Indians. "I was astounded wheW I came here," said the priest, "to find that every adult member of the Winnebago tribe, with pos nlbiy five exceptions, were addicted to the us of intoxicating liquor, and -their indul gence was such as to show there were guilty parties behind it. After investiga tion I cannot blame the Indians. I have seen them drunk every day In Homor and on the road to the reservation, as. many as twenty-five and fifty of them In a day. I have seen them going Into the saloons of Homer and coming out with Jugs and bottles, men and women alike, and have seen them drunk and drinking in Homer and on the road to the reservation. Chil dren as well as men and women I have seen drunk. "I was convinced there was something, behind It all beside mere whisky, and I learned It was the Indian money which was wanted and which could be got only by means of whisky. Notes given for whisky were collected at tho agency. I am sure that the traders cannot get all of tho Indian money if the liquor traffic Is not kept up. I have known and seen Indians who never have much money going into both Homer banks and asking for a little monejr to buy whisky with. I have known them to get It and to sign notes for several times the amount of the loan or mortgage their teams as security. Trader Admits Rottenness. "One of the principal traders of Homer told me while on the way to Sioux City that he knew of the rottenness at Homer and admitted that it would take only one match to explode the whole thing, but he said, 'We don't want the explosion; the merchants cannot stand anything of the kind.' Why, liquor is pressed on the In dians by these men and there is no hope for the weak red man under such conditions." Father Schell answered the Inspector that he knew of no illegal sales outside of Homer, although he had watched for them and had heara such were mad. He was j told by the Homer merchants that they had driven out competition. "Do the Indiana admit their drunken ness?" asked Inspector Wright. "Yes. Their drunkenness reaches their money limit and they will tell you so." "Have you reason to think Homer people knew of this?" "They all knew it. Even the little boys follow these Indians from the saloons and pick up the quickly emptied bottles thrown aside by the Indians. Home boys make quite a little money selling these bottles." "Have these sales been stopped recently?" "To a certain extent, yes." Fllthtlnat and Manslaughter. "Do you know of any fighting or man slaughter?" asked the Inspector. "Yes. There Is fighting every day and there Is a case now In the courts of an Indian who killed a young girl, the crime being directly attributable to the use of whisky. Many other such cases have oc curred." Relating to the alleged practice of trad ers of "snapping up pay checks" Father Schell said: "I have felt that these men who have run after the Indians' money could not have heart or feeling. I have seen these men snap up checks, not waiting for the Indorsement of the owners, but Indorse the checks themselves." "That Is a very serious charge," Inter posed the Inspector. "I know It, I know It," replied the priest, "but I have the proofs. "I have seen Homer merchants every pay day sitting on the window sills watching the Indians getting' their money like birds of prey. There are a few of these traders known as the ring. If one member gets a check he sees to It that all the others get their pay. Those outside the ring must go empty handed. "I have seen right here In the shadow of the agency buildings, checks for from $1.0o0 to $3.0u0 taken from an Indian and divided among the ring so that the Indian In five minutes had nothing to show for tha sale iContlausd on Bocond PgJ I ARMOUR ' CAR COS METHODS Fruit Dealers Teoflfy that Refusal to Pay Exorbitant Charges Re salts lit Boycott. CHICAGO, Oct. IS. The alleged extor tionate charges and arbitrary practices of the Armour Car company were again the subject of examination by the Interstate Commerce commission at Its closing ses sion this afternoon and the commission finally adjourned rending a special call with the investigation suapended. Charges of oppression were made by several com mission men of Chicago and other points '. who have had to depend on the Armour car system for the transportation of their product. . George F. Mead of George F. Mead 4 Co., fruit dealers, and vice president of the National Association of Commission Men of Boston, said the tactics adopted by the Armour compnny are fast running the commission business all over the east. "Armour & Co. have practicully demor alized the fruit business east of the Alle ghenica," declured Mr. Mead In his testl- j mony. ' Not only do they charge extor- i tlonate prices for Icing cars containing de j clduous fruits, but they have undermined , the market as well. For 'Instance, they ' Irnnm ,.r-i.iiii-i n.k'.l. ...Mrni.. ,hn. n r. of fruit Is to be shipped Into Hartford on a certain day and having, say, two cars of this same fruit at Springfield, run one of them down to Hartford, and when the local commission man arrives he finds the market sold out from under hlm.i'j "What of the $-5 rebate on cars shipped from western points, claimed by the Ar mour representative In their testimony?" asked one of the members of the. commis sion. , "I nm sure we have nevif heard of them," was the reply. "I will be carrying inter esting news back to Boston, for no one of my acquaintance ever saw a rebate of any kind." , ' A. L. Somers, a Chicago commission mer. chant, testified that the Armour company's charges are far in excess of the actual cost for icing cars "and he cited several Instances where he had been charged $48 for icing a car for a trip of ,200 miles or less, comparing the rate with one of $10 made by the Santa Ft railroad for a trip of 700 miles. II. E. Felton, vice president of the Union Tank Line, a company controlled by the Standard Oil company, appeared before the commission today and asked for a hearing In order to reply to charges made against his company by J. W. Mldgley in testifying before tho commission last Monday. Mr. Mldgley in his evidence declared that the railroads did not dare to disobey the orders of the Standard company or the big pack ers and that any railroad lino that flld so would soon find that a boycott had been in stituted against the company. In this man ner, Mr. Mldgley asserted, tho Standard Oil company and the packers compelled the railroads to pay excessive mileage for the use of their cars, enabling them to control traffic and peddle it out to the highest bid der. In refuting Mr. Wldgley's charges, Vice President Felton declared that the private car owners were the ones that were suffer ing and not the railroads. "The company I repiesnt,"..snld Mr. Fel ton, "controls 8.140'' private cars. Of this number one-third ha-ve wooden bottoms. Recently the railroads Issued an ultimatum that they would refuse to haul any of these cars containing wood and that In the future all oil Cars must be composed en tirely of Iron. This demand of the rail roads will cost us Hundreds of thousands of dollars, but we are complying with the re quest. Now, If my company was able to control the railroads, like Mr. Mldgley as serts, do you think It at all probable that this expenditure of money would be made?" In concluding his testimony Mr. Felton said that the Standard Oil company and Its affiliated branches, always worked within the- limitations of the Interstate "commerce law and would always continue to act so. Other witnesses beforfc the com mission were A. J. Ellis and J. S. Leeds of the Santa Fe railway. E. G. Dnvles of Chicago, commission mer chant, testified that because he would not pay alleged exorbitant Icing rates the Armour Car company placed an embargo upon his business. Ha testified that an agent of the company called him from his offli e and told him he might as well go out of busi ness. He said they threatened that no freight consigned to him by shippers would be received unless all charges were paid In advance by the shippers. The threat was carried out, Davlcs tes tified, and during last summer, he said, he received no shipments from the entire vegetable belt south of Cairo, III. Daviea further testified that since tho Armour Refrigerator line had secured an exclusive contract with the Pere Mar quette Railroad company, compelling the growers and : shippers of tho Michigan fruit belt to use Armour cars aad pay Ar mour prices, rates have increased 416 per cent. i- . "The shippers can either pay the unrea sonable prices demanded by Armour," said, Davles, "or let their fruit rot, Mr. Davlei presented as evidence letters from patrors Informing him that Armour & Co. had refused to accept shipments for him unless all charge were prepaid. Ha also furnished a mass of testimony relating to the contrast in refrigeration charges be tween points of the same distance. J. S. Leeds, general manager of the Santa Fe refrigerator line, admitted that his company held rebates of $J5 a car on ship ments from northern California points In. order to meet the competition of Armour. He said the Santa Fe Refrigerator line, al though' officered by the same men as tha Santa Fe Railroad company, was not a common carrier and that he proposed to continue to make Inducements for. patron age as long as conditions warranted. WIFE USES ACID ON - RIVAL Missouri Woman DlaHaTurrs Faee ( Heiress Who Alienated Iln. baad'a ASTectiona. 1 SPRINGFIELD. Mo.. Oct. Il.-Mrs. Kollat Snow lay In wait for Mrs. Mary Bunel and dashed carbolic "ald In the latter's face, burning her face, neck and chest. Mrs. Bunel, who was one of the heirs of the famous Bunel estats which was In tha courts for years, msy. lose her eyesight. Mrs. Snow, who was arrested, recently sued Mrs. Bunel, alleging that the de fendant had alienated her huabaud's affec tions. Both of the women are young. TWO BOODLERS; SENTENCED Charles V. Kelly of St. Loals Gets Two Years aad Charles A. Gatke Five. ST. IXUI8. Oct. 12 Chariea F. Kelly, formerly speaker of tho lower house of the municipal assembly, and Charles A. Gutke, a former Member of that body, were today sentenced to terms In the peniten tiary for connection with tha suburban bribery deal. Kelly was given two years for par jury and Uutks Ave years for bulbery. DIVORCE OUESTION STILL UP Marked Division of Opinion Develops in Episcopal Church Convention. MINISTERS ONLY TO SOLEMNIZE MARRIAGE Resolution Asking; Mates to Amend I .ana to This Effect Presented and Placed on the Calendar. BOSTON, Oct. 12. A marked division of sentiment regarding the proposal to pre vent the remarriage of the innocent party to a divorce, during the life of the former partner, developed at today's session of tho house of deputies of the Episcopal general convention. The house, sitting as a committee of the whole, discussed the if sue all day and many vehement addresses were made by both sides. Several prominent delegates expressed the opinion tonight that, in view of difference of opinion, the present conven tion would not act on the question, but would, like Its predecessor, refer the prob lem to the next triennial convention. Rev. Talbot Roger of Fond du Lac, Wis., Rev. E. A. Larabee of Chicago, Rev. Rob ert Ritchie of Philadelphia and other lead ers of the high church party spoke strongly In favor of the proposed legislation. Dr. F. W. Clompett of San Francisco, Rev. Dr. L. O. Klnsolvlng of Brooklyn and several other delegates opposed a change In the canon. The house of bishops today presented the archbishop of Canterbury with a silver lov ing cup. The English primate will leave Boston fur New York tomorrow and will sail for England on Friday. The resignation of Bishop Thomas A. Jagger of southern Ohio was received and accepted by the house of bishops and his condjutor, Rt. Rev. Boyd Vincent, becomes bishop of the diocese. Divorce Uuestlon Taken I p. At the afternoon session of the house of deputies, sitting as a committee of the whole, Rev. Robert Ritchie of Philadelphia discussed the ninth verse of the 19lh chap ter of St. Matthew, which, the opponents of the proposed canon assert, authorizes the remarriage of the Innocent person, who has been divorced and quoted further from the new testament to show that marriage was Indissoluble except by death. Rev. Dr. F. W. Clampett of San Fran cisco, speaking against the proposed change, expressed the opinion that an agreement of all Protestant communions on the matter of marriage and divorce would be a grand achievement. The proposed reform was favored by Rev. Robert Talbott of Kansas City. James McConnell of New Orleans opposed the adoption of the new canon In a dra matic speech. "In God's name." he de clared, "how can a church legislate to take away the protection of the Innocent. What right has any one to change the meaning of the words In St. Mattehw's gospel? Where Is, the man to expound away the written .word of the son of God himself?" Rev. E. "li. Larabee of Chicago; In sup porting the new canon, Quoted from tho new testament to show that those who put away a wife or a husband and marry an other commit adultery. Rev. C. C. Rolip of Red Wing, Minn., fa vored the new canon, while Judge Prince of New Mexico made an address In opposi tion. The debate was then put over until to morrow. At the morning session of the house of deputies Rev. William Grosvernor of New York presented a resolution amending the constitution so as to make the representa tion of each diocese In the house three clergymen and three lay deputies. The proposition was referred to a committee. Restriction of Marrlaare Ceremony. General J. H. Stotsenberg of Indianapolis moved tha'. a Joint commission of bishops, presbyters and laymen be appointed for the purpose of memoralizlng the legislative bodies of the various states In the Interest of laws restricting the performance of mar riages to ministers of the gospel. The mat ter was piaced on the calendar. The house voted to fix the age limit for those entering the order of deaconesses at 23 years. The house of delegates went Into commit tee of the wholo to discuss the proposed canon forbidding remarriage by a divorced person while the former partner was liv ing. A commotion was caused by John C. Buxton of Winston, N. C, who attempted to link the divorce evil with the liquur question. . Mr. Buxton Is the delegate, who, on the opening day of the convention, attempted to read a resolution censuring Bishop Henry C. Potter of New York, fur opening the Subway saloon. In his remarks today he expressed the opinion that It would be bet ter, for the church to curb the liquor thafflc before changing the canons on marriage. Continuing, he was saying: "If, lnsleafl of a high official of the church lending his in fluence to the dedication of saloons," when he was Interrupted by a point of order. Mr. Buxton was admonished by the chairman. Still he attempted to make some further reference Indirectly to the Subway tavern, but was promptly called to order by the chairman. The time limit of the morning session expired before Mr. Buxton could continue. The spiritual side of auxiliary work was the subject discussed at the woman's aux iliary conference today. Among the speak ers were Bishops L. R. Brewer of Montana and John M. Kendrlck of Arizona and New Mexico. The house of bishops today gave permis sion to the diocese of West Missouri to change its name to that of Kansas City. THREE BOATS SWEPT TO SEA Coal Laden Canal Craft Carrying; Families Are Torn from l Moorings. tVEW YORK. Oct. 12. While the heavy storm which broke during the night was at Its height three coal laden canal boats, each with a family on board, tore loose from their moorings In East river and swept down through Hell Gate, past Blackwell's Island and into the wide stretch of river, where all trace of them was lost. Their progress to this point was traced by cries for help from those on board the little craft, but the swift current In tha river soon carried them far out toward the storm swept bay. The police, after vainly trying to secure some tug boat or other craft to go to the rescue of the Imperilled boats, notified the various ferry lines, tha fire boats and tallroud tugs boat lines to watch for them. The combined effect of wind and tide produced an unusually strong current down the river. Tug boats i under full steam found It almost Impossible to make prof its up tha rivers NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Thursday! Colder la West Por tion. Friday Fair and Colder In East Portion. Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi Hour. Dear. . . li t ,. An . . 4H . . . 4 . . a , . BT . . I2 ,. tl.l Hour. Ilea. 5 a. t a. T a. N a. n a. 1 a. 11 a. 12 m. II.H Tl Ta 73 Tl 67 W4 . SUMMARY OF WAR SITUATION Japa Meet General Kouropatkln'a Ad vance with a Counter Forward Movement. General Kouropatkln'a advance has been met with a counter advance of the forces under Field Marshal Oyama. According to advices received at Toklo, a general buttle is in progress between Llao Yang and Mukden, but reports from Russian sources declare the fighting there as merely In the nature of an advance. Kouropatkln Is re ported to be aiming to strike squarely at two widely separated points on the Japa nese left. There has been hard fighting a short distance north of Bentsiaputze, in which a Russian loss of 150 in killed or wounded Is admitted. The Japanese say they have cut off a Russian column south of the Taltse river. No official reports from the front were received by the Russian war office Inst night, and the fuct Is regarded In some quarters as Indicating the non-success thus far of General Kouropatkln'a forward movement. Military authorities, however, point out that owing to the magnitude of the movement planned It Is too early to expect news of decisive results. , Japanese: GENERALS REPORT Details of Movements at the Front General Ensrnaemen t In Progress, TOKIO, Oct. 12. 4 p. m. General activi ties have been resumed In the theater of wur. It Is believed here that a general en gagement Is progressing between Llao Yang and Mukden. Field Marshal Oyama has met General Kouropatkin's advance with a general ad vance of the main strength of his forco, allowing a broad front. The opposing forces were tn touch yester day and It Is believed that a great battle south of the Hun river is inevitable. Besides this direct movement the Rus sians are attempting to strike the Japanese right at two points widely scattered. A force of Russians which was sent across the Taltse river thirty-five miles east of Llao Yang has apparently been isolated by the Japanese cutting Its rear and the re port of its defeat or capture is expected. The following report from the headquar ters of General Kurokt's right army was received tQday: On the morning of October 9 a body of the enemy crossed the Tnltse river from the north at Weining Ylng toward Chlao Tato and entrenched between Chlao Tato and Benslhu. Its strength was one brigade of infantry and 2,000 cavalry with two guns. East of Benslhu on the right bunk of the Taltse the enemy's strength was Increased to one brigade of infantry .and 1.500 cavalry with eight guns. The enomy In the direc tion of Ta Pass consists of a mixed brl- fade. There Is one regiment of Infantry at fanohuapo and another at Pachiatsu, both of which arc advancing south. Their roar seems to be supported by forces of some Btrengtn. General Nodzu'a center army telegraphs as follows: On the morning of October 9 the enemy, one division strong, held a line stretching from Chenhu.'i G ha Hen to Panchlapao and Lultunkow. On the afternoon of October 9 a column of the enemy advanced south ward from Lultunkow along the railroad. His advance has reached to the south of Wullchlah. Also from Lultunkow th-re has advanced a body of Russian Infnntry con sisting of three battalions, which seems to be strongly supported. The line of the enemy advancing along the railroad is five miles lor.g and Its rear is not visible. A body of the enemy is posted In the hills elist of Panchlapao. At 2 o'clock on the afternoon of the 9th two recltnonts of Russians entered upper Lulhotsu and a regiment of Russian cavalry enten-d lower Lulhotsu. They advanced to Hhaotakou. The enemy's whole strength, one division, Is advancing toward our front. Tho headquarters of General Oku's loft army, telegraphing on October 9, says: The enemy does not show much activity. His main strength appears to be posted near Lultunkow and Sunchlatal. Field Marshnl Oyama, telegraphing on October 9. says: Our right has dispatched a detachment tO' reinforce the garrison at Chlaotno. Since October 7 we have been attacked at Slenchuang. To meet the forces of the enemy that have appeared at Bensihu the garrison there hns neen reinforced. A battle Is progressing, hut no particulars regarding It have been received. The cen ter and left are still fighting. It Is my purpose to assume the offensive on the 10th, before the enemy succeeds In concentrating his force on the left bank of the Hun river, and to thus attack the ene my's main strength. Reporting on October 10, General Kurokl says: Communication has been established with our detachment at Bensihu. Our detach ment fought against superior strength for twelve hours. The most severe engage ment was near Ilenlshu. All our positions were successfully held. At pining Ylng the Russians have one brigade. A large column of the enemy reached Ta pass on the ninth. The Russian strength at Tumentsu Is one brigade. Last night the Russians attempted a close attack against our position, and we replied with a portion of our, force. Reinforcements from our army reached Huolinchla at 4 o'clock on the afternoon of the 9th. A portion reached Benslshu at night and another, portion occupied Tu muntsu. The Russians are assembling at Plnshan kou and Tayupo. BRITISH COMMENT OX SITTATIOJI Mllltnry Experts Think Kournpatkln Is Runnlns; Tremendous Risks. LONDON, Oct. 13. The battle raging south of Mukden has revived to the full public Interest In the war. Plecemean re ports from both sides are discussed and analyzed In the fullest detail In the belief that this will prove to be the greatest en gagement of the present campaign, and the news so far received Inclines the mili tary experts to the opinion that General Kouropatkln Is running tremendous risks by his bold Initiative. There Is yet no confirmation of tho re port that General Mlstrhenko's force Is rut off and the fact thnt Field Marshal Oya. ma's report does not mention him Is re garded as pointing to his escape. At the same time the dispatches do not yet point to a success on the Russian side and the motives underlying General Kouropatkin's decision to assume the offensive seems as difficult to understand as before. . Japan Mill Borrow Money. TOKIO, Oct. 12. S p. m. The government decided today to float a domestic loan of $40,000,000, representing the balance of the amount authorised by the Diet. The emperor has decorated the American nurses with the order of the crown. , Diplomat Buys Newspaper. TOKIO, Oct. 12 a p. m The report that M. Kato, former Japsnese minister to Eng land, has purchased the Nlchl Nlchl (news paper) Is confirmed. lis will personally conduol tha jprt FIGHT IS i ; PROGRESS Neither Side Claims Victory in BattU Now Being Fought in Orient. JAPANESE SAY THEY MAKE ADVANCI enuuaassuuknna Oyama Sends Beport Telling Briefly oi Progress of tha Contest. RUSSIANS ADMIT STRONG OPPOSITION Say that Japanese Artillery Hold Attack ing Party at a Distance. DELAYED REPORTS ARE BEING RECEIVED Dispatches from Russian Sources TeltU Ins of Serious Flsrhtlns; Mon day and Tuesday Are Seat from Mukden. (Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1904.) ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 12.-(Nw York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to Tha Bee.) The Russians made a rush for Ben slhu after their victory at Benlaputsa. There they found a strong Japanese force holding the right bank of the Taltse river. Brisk fighting la proceeding there and around Y'ental. In tho latter vicinity there was a force of artillery. The battle Is con tinuing night and day. It commenced by the Russians getting to within three versts (two miles) of Yental. The Japanese, receiving a strong rein forcement, rapidly located and dislodged the Russian batteries. The battle ended in a desperate fight and a blinding sand storm, the Russians eventually retiring across the Bhili river. Admiral Alcxieff, after taking leave of General Kouropatkln, telegraphed to St. Petersburg, saying that the program of the campaign had been fully examined and explained to htm by the commanding gen eral. As a result, he was convinced of Its feasibility and success. Accounting for General Kouropatkin's decision to advance, which surprised the world, a clew to th true reason Is that Count Kadslwlll arrived at Mukden September 29 bearing important dispatches from General Stoessel. Simul taneously General Kouropatkln stopped his retreating movements. Four days later he Issued the order t advance. This is taken as showing clearly that Port Arthur needed relief without da lay. Japanese ships are hovering about Vladi vostok on the lookout for contraband. In tho Herald on Sunday General Kouro patkln is credited with saying that the war would last several years. This Is 'a mis. take. He said one year, explaining thai when tha advance was onca commenced events would proceed more rapidly thaa generally expected. Late Report from Oyama. TOKIO, Oct. 13.-9:30 a. m. Field Marshal Oyama, telegraphing from tho field yester day, says that operations are progressing favorably. Third Day of Ensraarement. MUKDEN, Oct. 12.-2:40 p. m. Stubborn fighting Is still In progress, this being tha third day of the engagement. It Is Im possible at this time to say what has been accomplished. Hospital trains are continually arriving from the south.. The wounded are being sent further north. A dressing station haa been established on the railway platform here, where nurses and surgeons give prompt attention to the most urgent cases before the trains proceed. AT THE RUSSIAN FRONT, Monday, Oct. 10. (Via messenger to Mukden) Tues day, Oct. 11. (Delayed In transmission. )- The artillery duel Is progressing on the Russian left, twenty-seven miles southeast of Mukden, while the fighting at Yental rages with terrible bitternnas. The Japa nese are essaying a counter attack. Ths result is in the Daiance. The Russian re inforcements are coming up rapidly. Report of Tuesday's Flabt. MUKDEN, Oct. 11.-8 a. in. (Delayed.) The battle commenced this morning along the line of the railway with a terrific ar tillery fire on both sides. The railway Una almost to Yental Is in possession of the Russians. Tho station Itself has been dam aged nearly boyond recognition. The weather is beautiful and the sound of cannonading Is audible a distance of forty miles. It is Impossible to tell how tha day's fighting lll develop. The fighting on Monday commenced early 1n the morning. A bombardment of five hours' duration forced back the Japanese lines along almost the entire front and opened It for an Infantry attack. About noon the Japanese began to retire. Their flunks and center were stubbornly defended and the battle Increased In In tensity, concentrating about the Yental coal mines, whtre firing continued until darkness fell. As a net result of the day's events tha Russians drove in the Japanese left while the right clung to Its position, but main tained Itself only with difficulty. Oyama Says Japa Advance. TOKIO, Oct. 12. t p. m. Field Mirshal Oyama reports that there was fighting along almost the entire front on October 10, that the Japanese are gaining ground and that lite. Russian attack on Slenchuang on the Hun river, thirty-five miles south west of Mukden, was repulsed. The British steamer Fu Ping, belonging to the Chinese Engineering and Mining company, carrying munitions of war, was captured by the Japanese off Port Arthur today. I p. ra A battle (south of Mukden) raged uninterruptedly all of Tuesday and Into tha night. It was continued today. The( re sults have not been decisive. The Russians have a force on ths Japa nese right toward tha Taltsa river, but It Is believed that tha Japanese have checked tha Russian turning movement. Admiral Hosoya, commanding the third squadron of the Japanese fleet, reports that at 11 a. m. today a wireless telegram was received from (he guardship Otowa report ing that tha Fu Ping was captured by ths torpedo boat dtstruyer fibirataka. Tha .... I