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LAST DAY OF TOUR
Senator Fairbanks Wind Up Bis Trip
Through the West at Chicago.
ADDRESSES LARGE CROWD AT THE ARMORY
loseph G. Cannon, Speaker of ths House,
Alto GaTe a Character'"4'" Talk.
FIRST STOP IS MAD y. S T MOUNE
Meetings Held at Geneieo,3 "i g Valley,
Ottawa, LaSalle, Morri 'oliet.
LONG JOURNEY OCCUPIES Y "DAYS
Varty Travele 'vum MlU'i" roh
Fonrtftn Statea and Ci .ate
for Vice President Makes
111 Kprffhfl.
1
HICAGO, Oct 13. Completing a day of
speechmaklng throughout Illinois, Charles
W. FairbanKa, the republican candidate fur
vice president, tonight addressed an audi
ence that filled the First Regiment armory
to overflowing. This was the first time
that Senator Fairbanks has spoken here
since he received the nomination and ao
much enthusiasm was manifested by his
listeners that tha meeting resembled to a
great extent the vigorous rallies of !KM
and 1M0.
To add to the enthusiasm of the gather
ing Joseph U. Cannon, speaker of the house
of representatives, addressed the audience
In his characteristic manner.
Senator Fairbanka said In part:
Standing here tonight where William Mo
Kinley. our martyred president, onoe ad
dressed you, the best Greeting I can ex
tend to you Is that Theodore Roosevelt,
the leader of the republican party today,
stand exactly tor the same principles as
President McKlnley, and these principles
will not be changed one lota when Presi
dent Roosevelt is returned to the While
House- November 8. Our opponents say
that the money question has been Irre
vocably settled. This la not exactly the
fact, as congress may reverse and undo
It tomorrow if It sees tit, but such a thing
will never happen aa Jong as the repub
lican party la In power. To insure the
fixture of tha money question it Is neces
sary for the republican party to have a
majority In congress, and this fact should
not be lost eight of during the campaign.
From my observations during my trip to
the Pacific coast, I can assure you in good
faith that It the conditions throughout the
weal can be taken as a criterion of the
sentiment throughout the country, then the
republican party will record a greater vic
tory this year than it did four years ago.
But the people must not become apathetio.
To avoid a repetition of the conditions
which existed during the four years be
tween Mi and 1KW, when the I'nlted States
decided the democratic party was plunging
Into alrhost total demoralisation, every
loyal republican must stand by his party
this year and. roll up Buch a majority for
our principles In the congressional dis
tricts thut when congress opens for the
next session auch an overwhelming repub
lican majority will ba found In their aeata
that it will be useless for our opponents
' to endeavor to enact visionary legislation.
Address by Spanker Cannon.
Senator Fairhanka was followed by
Speaker . Cannon. Mr. Cannon compared
the ftondltlona existing now under a re-yuhttooo-fcsUmlnlatrtnUnn
wtfb the which
existed" during president Cleveland's last
administration and said that all ha askai
' was for the people to choose for them
selves and It waa easy to propheey what
the result would be.
Speaker Cannon related a number of
humorous atorles In hiB quaint manner
' and during the latter part of his address
the audience was in an uproar of laughter.
Congressman Adam Bede of Minnesota,
the last speaker of the evening, spoke
along the aama lines aa Senator Fair
banks. Fairbanks. Pleased with Trip.
Senator Fairbanks returned to Chicago
this e enlng from his campaign tour to
tha Pacltlo coast, lie came in over the
Rock Island road and on the special train
. on which he had made the journey. The
trip begun at Chicago on the 23d of Sep
tember and tins occupied the entire twenty
days since, extending not only to the Pa
cific coast, but along It from Tacoina to
San Francisco. The distance traveled waa
Mtti miles. Fourteen states were trav
uTpSJ, 111 speeches made and no material
Mmldent or delay occurred to mar the
success of the tour. The highest day's
record of speeches was made, yesterday In
Iowa, whan between 7 in the morning an 1
10 o'clock at night fourteen addresses were,
delivered.
Senator Fairbanks announced himself as
greatly pleased with the tour and paid to
night that ha felt as well and as fresh aa
When ha began the campaign.
Bearlna the Day at Mollne.
MOL1NE. 111., Oct. 13.-8enator Fair
banks began the aat day of his extended
western campaign tour with a speech in
this city today. An immense crowd of
people greeted the senator with a round
cheer and listened Intently while he spoke.
"I hava come to speak to you of re
publican pollclea and in favor of the elec
tion of Theodore Roosevelt," he said, and
then entered upon a contrast of Indus
trial .conditions under republican adminis
tration aa compared with the same condi
tions under democratic administration.
Benator Fairbanks met here Hon. Charles
8. Deneen, republican candidate, for gov
ernor of Illinois, National Committeeman
Frank l.owden and a large number of
Other prominent Illinois republicans.
The aenator'a program for the duy In
cludes speeches at Mollne, Gencseo, Shef
field, Spring Valley, La Balle, Ottawa. Mor
ris and Jollet.
DAVID R. HILL INJECTS NEW ISSIM
taya Democratic Party Is Aaratnst Gov- j
eminent by Injunction.
WHEELING. W. Va.. Oct. lS.-DavId B. !
Hill injeoted a new argument into the dem- 1
ocratic campaign here tonight, a straight
forward condemnation of "government by
Injunction," and the demand for a law
granting a Jury trial"- to persons held In .
contempt of court, for the violation of a .'
restraining order of a federal Judge. Tho
democratic national platform sustains this i
position, although in guarded terms. Wheel
ing waa selected by the New York poli
tician aa the placa to emphasize and make
a national Issue of this point, because of
jta varied Industries giving employment to
artisans of many vocations, and also be
cause tha Injunction haa been used here
In labor disputes In a number of. Interest
ing 'caeca. The announcement, which waa
&eronmanied by a' full vnitii,.iin I
greeted with tremendous applause. Mr.
Iltll recited the history of the use of tha
Injunction Jn labor disputes and tha diffi
culty of finding all adequate remedy. Ha
tell of introducing and aecuring the paas-
ugt of a bill through the senate In lswi
to this end; he then recited the republican
opposition In the house of representatives
alnea that time, which waa the ground for
making tha question, a party Issue to be
called to tha front at thla time. He de
clared that a man had the right to quit
(Continued ua Second Page.)
WOMAN'S CLUB SESSION ENDS
O Hirers Are Klected for the Ensnlns;
Vear Without Any
Contest,
(From a Staff Correspondent. )
SEWARD, Neb., Oct. 13-(Bpe lal.J The
tenth annual convention (It the Nebraska
Federation of Woman's clubs which closed
today, fulfilled all prediction In being en
tirely uneventful politically, but In lolnt of
protltable excharge of Ideas, deliberation
and entertainment the Seward meeting will
be long remembered. The following ticket
was elected on the first hallo', Miss Elisa
beth Sheldon, recording secretary, and Mrs.
C. H. Letton, auditor, being re-elected to
their respective oftlres, they being the
only ones of last year's executive board
eligible to re-election:
PreHldent, Mrs. H. M. Bushnell, Lincoln;
vice president, Mrs. (Hive Moore, Platts
mouln; recording Hecretary. MlhS Elizabeth
Sheldon. Columbus; rorresponulng secre
tary, Mrs. Glen I.. H.itson, Seward; 'treas
urer, Mrs. Ella Bessie, Kearney; auditor,
Mrs. C. H. Letton, Falrhury; general fed
eration secretary, Mrs. Will Appcrson, Te
cumseh; First district vice president, Mrs.
Will Wilson, Falls City; Seci nd district
vice president, Mre. M. J. Monnette, Omaha;
Third district vice president, Mis. 11. L.
Keefe. West Point; Fourth district vice
President. Mrs. C. 8. Cnscarden, York;
'lfth district vice president, Mrs. R. P.
Falkner, Hastings; Sixth dlsirlct vice presi
dent. Mrs. F. E. Haldermu,n, Ord.
During the past three years the federa
tion has educated two young colored wo
men In the National Kindergarten school,
at Washington, D. C. who are to go among
the colored children of the south as kinder
garten teachers and It was unanimously de
cided to continue this work during the
coming year, the fund to be raised by
voluntary contributions from the club wo
men. Household economics predominated dur
ing the afternoon and evening sessions,
Mrs. Mary Pugh of Omaha, recently elected
chairman of the General Federation of
Woman's clubs household economics com
mittee, presiding during the evening ses
sion, when Mrs. Nellie Kedzia Jones of
Kalamazoo, Mich., another member of the
committee, addressed the convention on
"Ratlona I Education for Future Home
Makers," and Miss Elizabeth Sheldon con
tributed a report of the domestic science
program at the St. Louis biennial.
Mrs. Elizabeth O. Hiller, principal of the
Chicago School of Domestic Science, gave
the convention a practical tulk and demon
stration on "The Art of Serving a Dinner."
After the installation of the new officers
the convention adjourned.
STATES W. C. T. V. CONVENTION
Someone Evidently Tries to Tarn a
Political Trick.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Oct. J3.-(8peelnl Telegram.)
Mra. Dora V. Wheelock of Superior waa re
elected president of the Nebraska Women's
Chrlstfnn Temperance union at today's ses
sion of its annual convention. Mrs. M. D.
Russell of Lincoln was elected vice presi
dent, Mrs. M. E. Patterson of Omaha cor
responding secretary, Mrs. C. W. Wood
worth of David City recording secretary,
Mrs. Annetta Nesbltt of Pawnee City
treasurer.
The convention not only endorsed the
Women's Christian Temperance union tem
ple project at -Chicago, but over S123 waa
voted to the temple fund In aplte of the
antagonistic, attitude of the national or
ganization. A small sensation developed late this aft
ernoon when some of the women discovered
what they believe to be a shrewd political
trick and aa attempt to use them as a cats
paw In the present campaign. What seemed
to be an Innocent resolution was presented
to the convention, but waa not acted upon,
as It waa out of order, not having been sub
mitted to the resolutions sifting committee.
The resolution was an endorsement of the
Juvenile court measure. How this resolu
tion got past the sifting committee none
of the women profess to know, the mnjorlty
at the time considering it merely an in
discrete action .that would be duly elimi
nated by the resolutions committee and
never come before the convention. Tonight,
however, many delegates see In the last
pnragraph a questionable compliment to
Governor Mickey and a statement that
could be used either against him or for him
In the campaign. For that reason many
delegates announced they would oppos
the resolution if it again came up, foi
they are opposed to the union taking any
part In any political fights and are opposed
to being used in any way by designing
politicians. The resolution was written by
Judge Wilbur F. Bryant at the request ol
some of the women, he said, and today he
stated that he was opposed to bringing the
women into politics, and because of this he J
hns so worded the resolution, so that it
could not be used for or against the gov
ernor. At the close of the afternoon session the
delegates were taken for a car ride to
University PInce, where supper was served.
The evening program consisted of remin
iscent talks by a number of crusaders, nine
of whom sat upon the platform.
Advertise. "ScaTengter Law" Salea.
PLATTKMOUTH. Neb.. Oct. IS. (Special.)
Pursuant to decree of the district court of
Cass county, duly entered in the state tax
suit for the year 1904, In proceedings on be
half of the state of Nebraska to enforce
the payment of delinquent taxes and as
sessments upon real estate by the state of
Nebraska, County Treasurer W. D. Wheeler
will on Wednesday, November St, in hla
office In this city, offer for sale to the high
est bidder for cash all the land and town
lota in this county on which decrees of
sold court have been entered, aa shown in
the list published In the Weeping Water
Republican this week, to satisfy the amount
of such decrees with Interest, penalties end
costs. The sale will be continued from day
to day until ulh of the property haa been
sold or offered for sale twice. He will also
offer for sale all certificates of tax aale of
the state of Nebraska and thla city and
county acquired under slate tax suits which
remain undisposed of at that time.
It Is rumored that capitalists In the east
have offered to furnish n sufficient amount
of money to buy all the farm land and tha
most desirable city and town property, aa
it is predicted that a vast amount of the
property will be aold for a aong.
Syracuse Will Have Darbeeae.
qTRACl'8E, Neb., Oct. 13. (Special.)
The big barbecue and political rally will be
held at thla place October la, and prepara
tions are being made to have an enthus
iastic meeting of southeast Nebraska peo
ple at that time. State Auditor Weston
will speak at the opera house In the even
ing, defending the republican Issues In the
campaign, while M. E. Harrington will ad
dress the people at the afternoon meeting,
defending the position of tha fualonlsts.
Entertainment for the visitors wilt con
sist of ball games, band concerta, auto
mobile races between contestants from
Lincoln, running racea, bicycle racsa and a
free ball In the evening. At noon a 1.500
pound roast steer will be served up in
sandwiches. All the Otoe and Casa county
candidatea, and some from other counties
are expucud to be present on thla day.
DIVORCE AGAIN DISCUSSED
Minority Btport to Episcopal General Con
vention on Question it Withdrawn.
NO ACTION PROBABLE AT THIS SESSION
Rlshop Hsre of South Dakota Makes
an Extensive Report of Mission
ary Work Among; the
tHllK Indiana.
BOSTON, Oct. 13. During a two hours'
debate on the divorce question today by
the delegates of the Episcopal gcnrral con
vention, both sides appeared to bo as far
apart as they were yesterday and predic
tions were freely made that no final ac
tion wou'd be taken at this time. Rev.
Dr. J. Lewis Parks of New York, In be
half of those who made the minority re
port on the proposed divorce canon, with
drew their recommendation, but the with
drawal does not mean that there will be
any let up In the fight agaln.M the pro
posal to prohibit clergymen remarrying
the innocent person In a divorce suit for
Infidelity, while the former partner lives.
The members of the minority consider that
the situation would be less complicated by
the withdrawal of the report.
Francis A. Lewis of Philadelphia, Rev.
George C. Hall of Wilmington, Del.; F. A.
De Rosset of Springfield. 111.; Rathbone
Gardner of Providence, R. I., and Rev. Dr.
Alfred Harding of Washington, D. C,
made addresses today In support of the
proposed amendments to the divorce canon.
Those who spoke In opposition Included A.
H. Drown of San Francisco, John G. Hicks
of Searcy, Ark.; Wllelmus Mynderse of
Brooklyn; Rev. Dr. S. S. Moore of Park
ersburg, W. Va., and George Wharton Pep
per of Philadelphia. Ear:y In the afternoon
the debate was put over until tomorrow.
The house of bishops and house of dele
gates held a session late this afternoon
and heard reports from mission fields.
Tonight a public meeting of the Church
Association for the Advancement-of the
Interests of Labor was held In Fanulel hall
at which a number of prominent church
men delivered addresses.
The archbishop of Canterbury and party
left the city today on a special train for
New York, from where they wl'.l sail for
home.
The duke of New Castle, one of the
leaders of the high church party in Eng
land, arrived here this afternoon and. It
is said, will attend some of the sessions
of the general convention.
.. Minority Report la Withdrawn.
The house of bishops continued Its ses
sions and the conferences of the woman's
auxiliary of the board of missions were
iesumed. Bishops Anson R. Granes of
Laramie, Wyo., and Lemuel H. Wells of
Spokane delivered addresses.
Rev. Parks on behalf of the minority re
port on divorce asked for permission to
withdraw the report. The request waa
granted. The minority report favored the
existing canon, but contained an amend
ment compelling clergymen to obtain a
civil court record when a divorced person
desires to be remarried. Tha members of
tho minority considered that the situation
would be less complicated with their rec
ommendation out of the 'way. " '"
In committee of the whole the house of
delegatea resumed the debate on the ques
tion of remarriage, Francis A. Lewis of
Philadelphia, in support of the majority
report against the remarriage of a divorced
person while the former partner lives, being
the first speaker. He said the church
should go out of the remarriage business.
The disputed passage In St. Matthew's
gospel permitting a man to divorce hla
wife for one cause waa considered by Rev.
H. H. Oberly of Elizabeth. N. J. He held
that there was no permission In the passage
for a woman to remarry.
The proposed reform was opposed by
A. H. Drown of San Francisco, who thought
the new canon would have absolutely no
effect on the divorce evil, which he thought
should be reached by the atat legislatures.
Arter lunner aiscussion ine question went
over until tomorrow.
Indian Missions Prosperous.
Rev. William II. Hare, bishop of South
Dakota, presented a report on Indian mis
sions to the Joint meeting of the house
of bishops and the house of deputies thla
afternoon.
Dr. Hare, aa long ago aa 1873, was con
secrated bishop of that part of the country
now known as South Dakota, then largely
occupied by the Indians of the Sioux and
other nations. He has watched the tide
of white people flowing into the state and
haa had some hand in the processes in
which the Indian population and its large
white population InAve been led to live aide
by side in amicable relations.
The speaker dwelt upon the fact, first,
that the Indians have been brought into
contact with the whites by tho white men's
choice and not by their own, and, second,
that this contact of the Indians with the
whites, especially with the precursors of
civilization Is Inevitably accompanied by
many Influences injurious to the Indians,
so that the white man's progress and that
of the Indian are generally In Inverse
ratio.
While admitting that adverse conditions
had made many of the Indian tribes inac
cessible to Christian work, the speaker
dwelt upon the following facts:
That In Minnesota, out of a population
of 2,000 Indians, over 500 were communi
cants of the Eplsuopal church; that In
South Dakota out of a population of 20,ooo
Indians, 3,600 are communicunts of the
Episcopal church; there are ninety con
gregations and sixteen native clergy, num
bering above sixty native catechists; that
the congregations rcgulurly maku contri
butions to the domestio and foreign mis
sionary society and other charities of the
church amounting to over Sg.oOO.
All success In work among the Indians,
so far as I know It. has been the result
of sympathy and fellowship with them.
They have seen that the missionaries
valued them. They have seen that the
missionaries liked them. Dirt and rude
ness might exclude them from the mis
sionary table, but not color or race. On the
other hand, all want of success of work for
indlans and for negroes, too, has resulted
largely from the fact that the workers
have been under the dominion of the un
christian habit of mind which calls some
classes of men simply because of their race
or color "common and unclean."
CHICAGO TO HAVE B1Q HOTEL
Largest Hotel In the World la Prom
ised to People of the
Windy City.
CHICAGO, Oct 13. The Newa today aaya
that Chicago la to have the largest hotel
In the world. It will coat SlVoOO.OOO. be
twenty-two stories high and dwarf In size
and magnificence, It ia promlaed, any struc
ture of the kind ever erected. The build
ers and owners will be a syndicate of Chi
cago and eastern capitalists, headed by
Otto Young. The hotel will occupy prop
erty measuring 400 feet in length by 171
feet in depth in Michigan avenue, two
blocks south of the Auditorium. Steel con
struction will be used In building tha new
hotel, which will be the hlgbeat building In
Chicago In point of atorlea, with tha ex
ception of the Maaonla tempi.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
t'arrlera Appointed for a Number of
Rural Mall Rentes la
Nebraska..
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Out. 13 (Special Tele
gram.) Rural free delivery routes ordered
established November 15; Nebraska Craig,
Burt county, one additional route; nrua,
sixteen aquara miles; population, 370.
Hooper, Dodge county, one additional; area,
twenty-six square miles; population, 600.
li dlariola. Red Willow cotnty, one route;
area, forty-two aquare miles; population,
W. Rulo, Richardson county, on? addi
tional route; area, twenty-six square miles;
population, 402. Iowa Iowa City, Johnson
county, two additional routes; area, twenty-eight
square miles; population, 840.
Harvey M. Downer has been appointed
regular and Matthew M. Treese substitute
rural carriers at Lynnvllle, I a.
DESIRES UNIFORM ' SENTENCES
Jadare Advocate) General of Nary
Would Reform Courts-Martial.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. Such Is the lack
of uniformity In the sentences Imposed by
summary court-martial In he navy, and
so Imperatively necessary does he regard a
remedy for this condition, that Captain
S. W. B. Dlehl. Judge advocate general of
the navy, In hla annual report approved
by Secretary Morton "today, announces his
intention to ask at an early date for an
Investigation of the whole subject by a
board of officers appointed by the depart
ment. "Limitations," he says, "in the
punishments to he assigned under the
statutes for such offenses should be pre
scribed by the department, these to be of
an advisory and Instructive nature, so far
as relates to the exercises of Judicial func.
tlon."
Because of the annual Increasing de
mands of the present system upon the time
of the younger officers for summary court
martin! duty, Captain Diehl recommends
authorization by congress of a summary
court of one officer, instead of four, as is
now required, for the trial of minor
offenses.
"Thus," he points out, "roughly speaking,
three-fourths of the Officers flow engaged
in summary court work will be relieved
thereof."
Undivided responsibility for the conduct
of the case and the punishhients Imposed
would, In his opinion, doubtless tend to
more thoughtful discrimination and uni
form administration of discipline.
Legislation Is requested providing for the
enforcement of -the attendance of civilian
witnesses before naval courts; the use of
depositions before sufh courts; the organ
ization of examining and retiring boards,
merging the professional and medical
boards Into one board aad remedying the
present cumbersome two-board system; the
convening of general courts-martial in the
Island possessions of the United States, by
officers in command of such stations, the
present law making it incompetent for the
department to delegate, auch authority to
officers; and the. release of certain tracts
of lands In Cypress Island and Navy Com
missioners' Island in Louisiana, which have
for a long time been - reserved from the
public domain tor the use by the Navy
department aa a aource of live oak timber,
and which la no longer needed because of
the decreasing use of '.;s material in naval
construction.
Additions to the prison at the navy yard,
Mare island, and to that at the navy yard,
Washington, coating respectively 350,000 and
$140,000, are recommended.
MAKES PLEA FOR CANTEEN
Brigadier General Bnrten, Inspector
General, Submits Hla Report.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-That the can
teen is of great moral benefit to the army
Is the claim made by Brigadier General
C. II. Burton In his annual report aa In
spector general of the army to the secre
tary of war, made public today.
"It seems to be almost! the unanimous
sentiment of the army," he says, "that the
one thing lacking" to meet the soldiers'
wants and tastes Is the csnteen feature.
The absence of this leads to sickness, the
commission of military offenses, desertion
and other crimes, as well aa impaired
discipline, by driving men to the low dives
and groggerles that have sprung up like
mushrooms around military reservation
since the prohibition law was enacted. In
fact the canteen feature la not only a bene
fit morally, but the profits derived from the
sales of beer and light wlnea are used 10
Improve the mess, aa well aa for the pur
chase of periodicals, publications, etc., all
of which add to the soldiers' comfort and
contentment."
General Burton then quotea the Inspector
general of the Philippine division aa say
ing regarding the canteen:
Its absence Is seriously felt. The effect,
especially in tha provinces, is to encourage
men in the use of the various native
drinks; In aomo instances of opium.
In criticism of recent Instructions from
the War department, fixing the tour of
duty in the Philippines of staff officers at
three years. General Burton quotes the in
spector general of(that division as saying:
Fewnen In their third year of continuous
service In the Islands are in their normal
condition of physical and mental vigor.
It Is further believed that a third year of
continuous service will result in ao great
an Increase In the number of officers. In
valided home or who return to the statea
broken in health, requiring months of leave
and rest for recuperation, that no economy
to the government will result.
Chronic absenteeism of officers from their
companies and the continued aervlce on de
tached duty la criticised, by General Burton
aa detrimental to the service.
Regarding desertlona, he aaya It la a
crime against patriotism, honor and oath
bound obligationa and he recommenda the
offering of rewarda for the apprehension
of deserters, suitable punishment for those
who harbor them and punishment for the
crime by confinement at hard labor for not
less than three years and not more than
five yeara In a military prison.
In general he finds the conditions of the
several departments and Institutions of the
armyi good and well administered.
seVds notes to the nations
All Signatories to The Hastue Conven
tion Asked for Opinions.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. The president
la preparing to redeem hit promise to tha
delegatea to the interparliamentary peace
conference to secure another meeting of
plenipotentiary of the powers algnutory
to The Hague convention with a view to
revising and adding to that instrument.
The State Department will address separ
ate notea to every government repreiented
at the last conference Inviting suggestions
aa to the time and place of meeting and,
without doubt. In the spirit of caution that
ia alwaya exhibited by dlplomata, miny of
these governments will seek to secure an
ironclad agreement aa to the acope of the
conference. Many llmitatlona are expected
to be proposed In thl way and It la realized
that much difficulty will be experienced In
securing harmony.
Meetlasj of Ureal Northern.
NEW YORK. Oct. II -The annual meet
ing of the Grral Northern Kallrotd com
pany was held today. All the retiring di
rectors were re-elecled. It is understood
that the officer will ba re-elected.
FATHER SCI1ELL TO CRITICS
Says That He is Facing Great Odds in
Fight far Indians' Bights.
PROMISES TO SHOW THAT HE IS RIGHT
Says That If Bishop Will Let Him
Stay at Winnebago Aatenry
He Will Prove Ills
Statements. "Tjl'.'V
WINNEBAGO INDIAN AGENCY, Neb.,
Oct. 13. (Special Telegram.) Father Schell
Is not concerned by the charge that he la
crazy or Idiotic, made by the Indian com
missioner in special dispatches from Wash
ington last night to western newspapers.
"I didn't say Jones personally, told the
guilty parties to stand from under, but that
by announcing tho appointment of a upeclal
Inspector, giving his name and purposes,
tho guilty ones were made aware of trouble
and got away. The charge that Father
Ketcham, head of the Catholic In
dian bureau In Washington, has gone
to Commissioner Jones and spoken
against me la no surprise, for
I realize that all possible pressure
Is being brought to get me away from
here. If the bishop leaves me here I will
convince the world I am right. I am here
at the Instigation of Mother Drexel, despite
Father Ketcham's alleged statement to the
contrary. No more than two weeks ago I
received a letter from Mother Drexel, In
which she sold she was aware of what I
was doing and she approved of it heartily.
The little difference I had in Oregon with
Bishop Christy waa Insignificant and I was
shown, by results, to have been In the
right. I know I am fighting against great
odds here, but I'll win."
Thla Is pay day at tha agency and tho
scenes Incident thereto vary the monotony
of the official Inquiry being conducted by
Special Inspector Wright.
Although on Tuesday the Inspector de
clared there was a regulation which pre
vented traders and other crcdltora of the
Indiana coming within a mile of the agency
to collect their notea and accounts, and
that ho would Insist on lt enforcement,
the traders are here today, but are a little
more circumspect than usual in the matter
of "snapping up the pay checka."
A Sensational Report Denied.
From unofficial sources It la said that In
dian Commissioner Jones haa given Indica
tion he will assist the traders in collecting
their outstanding notes, which are now In
Jeopardy.
The atory Is denied by Agent Wilson, but
it has gained general circulation. It la to
the effect that during a recent visit of
Commissioner Jones to Chicago a delega
tion of Homer merchants called on him and
made representations to him concerning the
large number of notes they hold, explain
ing that they were secured In payment for
the necessities of life. They denied the re
port that they represent usury and exces
sive charges and declared that If they
should, under the new rule, be prevented
from collecting the notea, representing over
$100,000, It would work great hardship on
the holdera.
It la reported that Commissioner Jonea
gave practical assurances that these notes
might be collected through the agency. The
delegation returned Jubilant, but when
Agent Wilson heard of the matter he flatly
refused to have anything to do with tha
notes. The agent today Bald the story waa
untrue and that there was no conflict be
tween him and the Washington authorities
over tho matter.
Inquiry Contlnnea.
Inspector Wright yesterday devoted his
time to taking tha evidence of Homer and
Emerson men concerning the salea of
liquor to the Indians. Thomas Ashford,
Jr., John Ashford, C. J. O'Connor of Homer
and Attorney E. Smith of Emerson were
examined.
They all admitted the aale of liquor to
Indiana and Bald It was certainly most
detrimental. They declared that It waa
done by bootleggers and waa recognized aa
bad for the general commercial interests
of the border towns.
John Ashford declared that Rev. Father
Schell had promised to help the bootleggers
out of trouble should they get Into It. The
priest waa charged with saying he wanted
to get the saloonkeepers and would pro-ti-t
the bootleggers to accomplish it.
Father Schell was asked about thU alle
gation. "The statement is exaggerated, aa
it Is to be expected it would be. I have
said openly I did not blame tha bootleggers
half aa much as the saloonkeepers, but I
never promised them protection. These
bootleggers are in the employ, practically,
of the saloonkeepers and peddle their
whisky for them."
The questions today are bearing on tha
charges brought by Father Scheli of the
"snapping up of the pay checks," the tak
ing of usurious notea and of the excessive
charges made for all goods sold to Indiana.
The inquiry haa not developed anything
very sensational as yet. There will, how
ever, be affidavits submitted and testi
mony of Indians, leaders of the tribe,
which will Implicate prominent men and It
may be expected that sensation will follow
sensation.
RUSSIAN VESSEL ESCAPES
Merchantman Seeks Safety In Taconia,
Harbor From a Japanese
Transport.
TACOMA, Wash.. Oct. 1J. Captain En
lund, master of the Russian ship Glenard,
which arrived In port Tuesday night from
Ban Francisco, reports having sighted a
Japanese transport while coming up.
The captain says when he sighted the
transport he expected to be overhauled and
possibly taken, lie waa aome distance
away from the steamer, however, and did
not ahow hla flag, and aa a consequence
the two vessels parted company without
eloser acquaintance. Captain Enlund con
sidered he had a narrow escape from a
capture. The Glenard la here to load coal
fur Australia.
Captain Enlund aaya today that he be
lieved the ship waa a regular Japanese
merchant liner. Enlund did not display hla
Russian flag and kept away from the
Japanese ship. Reports that the Glenard
was overhauled are not true.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13. In maritime
circlea here It la believed that the vessel
alghted by the Glenard waa either the
Japanese merchant steamer America or the
United States transport Sheridan,
IROQUOIS TRIALS TO PEORIA
Chleagro Court Seuda On sea of Men
Charged with Maaalanahter There
oa Chance of Venue,
CHICAGO, Oct. ll.-Peorla county wsa
selected today by Judge Keraten as the
place for trial in tha Iroquois theater man
slaughter trlala The prosecution objected,
but waa overruled. Change of venue from
Chicago waa granted on the ground of
prejudice her against tha defendants
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fitlr Friday and Satnrday.
Temperature at Omaha Vesterdnyi
Hour. Drgr. Hour. Dear.
B a. m p.4 i p. m tl
6 a. nit K4 2 p. in ,M
T a. m M a p. m. H
8 a. m .VI 4 p. m J
0 a. m 54 II p, in l
to a. m R4 O p. m
11 a. n rut T p. m nil
11 a Ml 8 p, n n
H p. m 0
SUMMARY OF THE WAR NEWS
Japanese I p to Date lime Hetter of
, j the Fonr Daya of .
41' Planting. Jftfi
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 19M l
NEW YORK, Oct.'14.-(New York HeraM
Service Special Telegram to The Bee.)
Reports from the commanders-in-chief of
both forces tell that the Japanese have
won a decided advantage after four days
of desperate fighting. The full strength of
both haa been thrown Into the contest,
bringing out at least 400,000 men in all
branches of the service.
General Kouropatkln, In a report to the
czar yesterday, admitted that he had or
dered his right to the west of the railroad
to fall back, while the center around Yen
tai had been compered to withdraw under
repeated assaults of the enemy.
Supplementing this, Field Marshal Oyama
reported to Tokio that he had the Russian
left around Benslhu at his mercy, with a
fair prospect of enveloping a considerable
portion of it.
The fighting is described to be of tha
most desperate character, bayonet chargea,
hand-to-hand fights being frequent.
The losses on both sides are admitted to
be enormous. There is no sign of the ces
sation of the battle, which continues night
and duy.
JAPANESE si t t ESS CO.NTINIES
Official Reports Received at Toklo In
dicate Defeat of Russians.
TOKIO, Oct. 13. Evening The latest
telegrams from the front Indicate the con
tinuation of Japanese success.
General Oka's left army alone bagged
twenty-five guns.
The Russians made two desperate coun
ter attacks against the Japanese left, but
were' repulsed with heavy slaughter.
The Japanese commanders In their re
ports give expression to their admiration
of the valor of the Russians.
The Manchurlan headquarters, in a tele
gram sent today, reports as follows:
Since the last report our right army hns
been continuing a vigorous pursuit of the
enemy towards the north.
The column dispatched In the direc
tion of Shlhchlao Tsu to Intercept the re
treat of the enemy from Benslhu con.
mines lta operations.
The central aro,y contlnuea Ha attack on
the Russians and expects to occupy the
line between Tungshankou and Iluchla
kuchlatzu today. Tho enemy In this direc
tion appeared to retreat continuously until
dusk last evening.
A report that a large column of the
enemy In moving to the southwest and
commencing the erection of defensive
works at Chienhuangclilatien cannot be
verified.
The number of guns captured by the
center column of the left army is sixteen
Instead of eight, as previously reported.
The right wing of the center column of
the left army captured four guns.
The enemy's two counter attacks ngalnst
the center column of the left army were
very daring, but these attacks were re
pulsed with heavy damage, which was In
flicted by our artillery and by a heavy
Infantry fire.
The right column of the left army, while
pursuing the enemy west of the Schlll
river, captured five guns, making the total
number of guns captured twenty-five.
The supports and the artillerv reserve
advanced to Kuchlatzu and vicinity, driv
ing the Russians from Hunchlatlcn.
Rl'SSIANS ARE FORCED TO RETREAT
Genernl Kouropatkln Reports that
Right and Center Fall Ilnck.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 13. General
Kouropatkln reports that during the fight
ing yesterday and today the advance troops
were reinforced from the principal posi
tions; that this evening tho right wing was
ordered to fall bnck on the main position
and that about 2 p. m. the center wan also
obliged to fall back. Tho report does not
mention the fighting on the left wing.
The full text of General Kouropatkln'a
report, which is dated October 13 and ad
dressed to the emperor, Is as follows:
Last night and throughout today the
Manchurlan army was engaged In a fierce
fight. The Japanese concentrated a grent
force against our dispositions on the center
and right wing. We carried on the fight
fiom advanced positions and It became
necessary to support these advance guards
from the main position. The right win
held Its advance position and only at nlnht
fall under my orders retired to the prin
cipal position. In the center the troops
were forced to retire from the advance to
the main position about 2 p. m. According
to reports and to my own observations th
fighting was most desperate. We repulsed
numerous Japanese attacks and ourselves
assumed the offensive. The heroic defense
of Its advance position bv the Tomsk regi
ment Is especially deserving of mention.
During the night our troops on the right
flank recaptured at the point of the bayo
net a village which had been lost the pre
vious evening. On the left flank pevere
fighting for fie possession of a pass has
been continued. Our troops scaled almost
Inaccessible rocks and held their ground for
two days, gradually approaching the
enemy.
1 have not yet received a report of tho
reetilt of todny's fight on the left wing.
Under the conditions of the fishtlng the
losses are necessarily considerable. I have
ordered that the positions we now hold be
stubbornly defended tomorrow.
RUSSIANS RETAKE SIGNAL HILL.
General Stoeaael Reports on Recent
Fights at Port Arthur.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 13-General
Stoessel, commander of tho Russian troops
at Tort Arthur, telegraphs that the Rus
sians recently recaptured Signal hill. Ho
adds that the Japanese are bombarding the
Interior fortress with new batteries and
that the bombardment la becoming more
and more violent.
General Stocssel's report to the emperor,
which la dated October 5, Is as follows:
The Japanese, having Increased the num
bers of their guns against the north front,
commenced an approach against that sec
tion of the fortress the night of October 1,
but were atopped by volleys. The Japa
nese then directed their attack on the ex
treme right flank, assailing Signal hill,
which Is' situated near the sea, and com
menced an attack from Slaku hill. Hav
ing repulsed our sharprhooters, the Japa
nese occupied Signal hill. At daylight Sig
nal hill waa shelled by Russian artillery
rtfter which our companies drove off the
Japanese and reoccupled the position.
The Japanese are using explosives en
closed In boxes, provided with Hlckford
fuses, which they throw like hand grenadeH.
Our garrison Is successfully employing sim
ilar weapons.
Our Indefatigable hero, Krondratenko, is
envctually Inventing fresh methods of
striking the enemy. The troops continue
to show heroism, the wounded returning
to the ranks full of ardor.
Under date of October 7, General Stoessel
reports as follows:
The' Japanese have organized fresh bat
teries to Lombard the Inner fortress. One
of thrse batteries Is composed of elevin
Inch mortars. The bombardment Is becom
ing more violent every day. Tha enemy
haa received reinforcements of several hat
tallnna. Tha weather la cold. The spirit
of tha troops la excellent and all, from the
chief to the lowsat auldler, are er to
fight the enemy, ,
ADVANCE IS
HARD TASK
Russian Betnrn to Liao Tang Anything
but a Holiday Iicurtion.
BUCKING THE LINE NETS THEM NO GAINS
Last Effort Results in Their Being Throw
Back for a Loss.
MUKDEN FULL OF RUMORS OF ALL SORTS
One is that the Right Wing of Russia!
Army Has Been Dofoated.
JAPANESE REPORT THE CAPTURE OF GUNS
Reports Received at Toklo Indlrata
the Fight Inaj to Re the Moat Des
perate Since the Outbreak
of the War,
V..r?
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 9M.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 13. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Ree.) Mukden Is reported full of wild
rumors at one moment of the great suc
cess for the Russian forces and the next
that the same have been defrptcd by tha
Japanese right wing. It undoubtedly haa
been driven back. The Russians, some re
ports say here, occupy Benslhu, but can
not cross the Taltse river owing to a
strongly entrenched Japanese force on tha
other side. The Russians after retirlna;
again cleared the railway line as far as
Yental, but the heights, carefully prepar4
for resistance, were strongly held by thu
Japanese, who also are entrenching tho
right bank of the Taltse in case of re
treat. The opinion today Is that Russian
progress Is alow.
The second Pacific squadron Is not re
turning to Cronatadt, but remains until
the start at Libau.
No Slarn of nattle Slackening-.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 14. 1:60 a. m.
Desperate fighting and htavy loases on
both sides, with varying success for tho
Russians, such la the summing up of tho
situation by General Kouropatkln In a tel
egram fl ed October 13. There ia no sign
of tho battle slackening. On the con
trary. General Kouropatkln telegrapha
that he had ordered the army to resume
the fight with unabated vigor today. Gen
eral Kouropatkln himself Is In the thick
of the fighting and General Sakharoff, his
chief of staff, is personally directing ro
connalssancea. The conflict has been most
desperate on the center and weat flank.
The advance guards at these pointa had
to be repeatedly reinforced owing to tha)
great pressure of the Japanese attacks. At
aightfall on October IB the Russian right
waa withdrawn from lta main position) hut
ono of the abandoned positions waa re
taken at the point of the bayonet during
the night.
Contrary to Field Marshal Oyama'a re
port, no Indication la given in General
Kouropatkln's tegram of an enveloping;
movement by General Oku, The only po
sltlona captured by force were at the cen
ter, where the Russians were compelled to
retire during the afternoon. There la no
mention of the loss of guns. Tha War
office declines to deny that there waa auch
a loss, but explains that auch an Incident
was quite possible while positions were
changing hands, but that even if It is
true, it ia of no material consequence.
Cold Intensities Suffering;.
According to telegrama from Russian
correspondents, the horrors of tho battle
were intensified by bitter cold and rain.
General Mistchenko, who had been re
ported to be raiding in Cnrea, played a
conspicuous part In the fighting on tho
Russian left flank.
According, to the latest news of tha
fighting in the direction of Bensihu, tho
Russians were striving for the possession
of a pass, but no newa was received from
there yesterday. The pass alluded to pre
sumably Is the Hu pass, which la men
tioned In General SakharoiT's telegram of
October 11. Hu pass Is eight miles due
north of Benslhu. Should this pasa fall
Into the hands of the Russians it would
Involve the capture of Penslhu, thus open
ing up the road to Liao Yang. ,
According to the belief of the general
staff, General Rennenkampff haa not pene
trated as far aa the Taltse river, but he la
co-operating In the attempt to capturo
Benslhu.
Report from General Stoessel.
In the midst of the anxiety and sus
pense Involved In the great fight south of
Mukden, comes also the first Word In many
days from tlie gallant defenders of Port
Arthur. While General Stoessel's report off
the condition of affairs at Port Arthur la
no later than October 7, It allows that tha
garrison at that time was In unimpaired
spirits, making defense against a series of
most bitter assaults In all the history of
sieges. The closeness of the fighting and
the deadly character of tha ottacka and
counter attacks are shown by the fact
thut both aides are using hand grenades
and that the Japanese, after a bloody cap
ture of the Important signal station hill,
were unable to hold the position in the
face of the fire from tho fortress. The
repeated failure of the Japanese to hold a
fooling once gained In the circle of inner
forts Is received with considerable satisfac
tion, as Indicating the akill with .which tho
defenses of Port Arthur were arranged, tha
main line of forts supporting each other ao
as to render any one position almost cer
tainly untenable even If temporarily cap
tured by an enemy. But the reckless fe
rocity of the 'assaults by an overwhelming
force of Japanese seems to make It cer
tain that Port Arthur can only be held by
an Immense expenditure of ammunition,
and it Is becoming a serious questlun with
the authorltiea how long even the great
supply known to exist in the fortress can
last. The most aerlous feature of Generul
Storsaera report from a strategical point
of view la the fact that the Japanese hava
a mortar battery in position to bear on
the Inner fortress.
Emperor Nicholas held a council of war
today at which it la believed the appoint
ment of General Kouropatkln to tha post
of commander-ln-t lilef of the forces in
Manchuria was decided upon.
The Baltic squadron will leave Llbau to
night for a hhort crul.
Japanese Capture Guna,
TOKJO. Oct. II. 4) p. m General Oku
haa captured twenty-five Russian guns,
making a total of about thirty Russian
guna which have fsllen Into the hands of
the Japanese since the battle begsn.
' p. m. It is reported that the Russian
are retiring along tha tntira front and, that
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