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OMAHA, SATURDAY MOHNIXO, OCTOBER 13, 1904 TWELVE PAOES.
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DIVIDED VOTES COUNTED IN THE I - il
Committee of the Whole Report! Favorably
b a Vote of 214 to 191.
PROVISIONS OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT
lender Its Terms Clemy Would Sot Be
Allowed to Remarry Divorced
Persons While Former
Tartaer U Living.
BOSTON, Oct. It The house of deputies
Of the Episcopal general convention, Rt
the close of a four days' debate today re
jected an amendment to the divorce canon,
which sought to prevent remarriage of di
vorced persons by clergymen of the de
nomination. While the house of bishops
may yet act on the matter, it is certain
that no change will be made by the pres
ent convention.
The present law of the church, which has
been In operation since 18M, allows the re
marriage of the Innocent party to a divorce
granted for Infidelity. At other conven
tions attempts have beer, made to repeal
this law. and when a vote was taken today
by the house of deputies, sitting as a com
mittee of the whole, on the question of
reporting the proposed amendment to the
house Itself, the reformers were successful,
by a vote of 214 to Ml. and this vote was
regarded as representing the actual strength
of the contending forces.
The final vote, however, was taken by
dioceses uud orders, and where a diocese
wus evenly divided In sentiment Its strength
was counted in the negative. The vote by
diocese Nvas: Clerical, for the amendment,
30; against. 21; divided, 10. Lay vote: For,
26; against, 'M; divided, 6.
Pruclleally the entire strength of the mid
dle western states, the stronghold of the
lilKh church party, declared for the pro
posed reform, but the Pacific states and
a number of the southern states voted
against a change of the present canon.
The diocese of New York opposed the
amendment, while that of Pennsylvania
favored It. In .New England, Vermont,
Ivew Hampshire and western Massachu
setts they voted for a change, as did the
l.iy deputies from Rhode I.sland. The cler
ical . deputies from Maine favored the
urncmlmeut, hut thu votes of Connecticut
and Massachusetts were negative. The Is
sue wus not a party one, although the
vhcilo ttrengt'.i of the high church forces
. a given to the reform movement. The,
president of the house of deputies. Rev. Dr.
It. H. McKlm of Washington, voted for the
eld canon, although the clerical vote of his
Cioucse supported the proposed change. ,
' The convention will have no session to--ov.1
rowy ' . .w j
Proceeding; la Detail. . ,f
The dlvorcj question again vu to come
before tho hous of deputies of the Eplsco.
pul general convention today.
At meetings of the Woman's auxiliary of
the board of missions Bishops Brooke of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Graves of
Shanghai, China, and Rowe of Alaska
were scheduled to make addresses
I t c committee on the state of the church
reported to the houno of deputies that it
had ben unabie to define the terms, "com
municant," us requested by the diocese of
Albuny. I'pon tho recommendation of the
committee a special committee was ap
point j-l to revert to the next convention
or the subnet.
A proportion bearing on changing the
name of the church came before the house
when the committee on prayer' book re
ported that It considered It Inexpedient to
striko the words "Protestanl Episcopal"
from the title page of the prayer book. In
view of tho fact that the Joint commission
appointed three years ago to consider a
change In the name of the church had re
ported in favor of making no change at
this time.
The commltteo's report was upon a reso
lution to strike the two words from the
prayer book. Introduced by Rev. B. Talbot
Rogers of Fond du Lac, Win Mr. Rogers
moved that his resolution be placed on the
calendar. This action was ordered and the
matter will be discussed later.
Rev. Dr. Reece Alsop of Brooklyn. In
presenting the report of a special commit
tee to consider requests for the use of tl.e
revised version of the Bible in church,
recommcrded the use of the Westmmster
btble at morning and evening prayer. The
report will 'be discussed later.
II. D. Adler, a lawyer of Kansas City,
announced that he would vote for the pro
rosed canon on divorce and marriage and
entered a protest against what he termed
attempts to decide the divorce Issue jn"
party lines In the church by some of the
supporters of the old canon.
Remarriage Key to Divorce.
The house of deputies resumed the dis
cussion this afternoon.
Chief Justice J. II. gtlness of the Rhode
Island supreme court said he desired to
make clear what the present law is and
what It Is not. The old law declared there
could be no remarriage except for the Inno
cent person. The most prominent evil was
the faot that the Innocent person In most
all cases could not be leurned. He said:
We need not go out of this diocese to call
tip a notable Instance of scandal which be
came possible to the present law. You
firevenf all possible reconciliation by allow
ng the Inniionenl person to remarry, and
It is possible in some cases, according to a
decision of the supreme court as to Juris
diction, to marry persons who have never
been divorced.
The speaker was profoundly convinced
there was no way in which the divorce
could be stopped except by preventing re
marriage. Three-quarters or nine-tenths of
the divorces were obtained for the sole pur
pose of permitting a remarriage.
Rev. Dr. William R. Huntington of New
fork said that all the delegates were
greed as to the sanctity of matrimony and
the evils of divorce and declared that the
whole question was how the Integrity of
the family may be best preserved. lis
thought the present law offered the solu
tion. The speaker said "While matrimony Is
sn state. It is also a contract. When the
contract Is annulled ths union is broken.
If the church wished to Influence the legis
lators It must do it In conjunction with the
Protestant denomination If the Episcopal
church took the proposed step It would be
pluued outside of the Interdenominational
conference and the church's Influent would
be nil."
The cloning argument in favor of the old
iConlinued Second Pago.)
ITALIAN SOCIALISTS ACTIVE
(overmnrnt Keats Merloun lorlslnas
on Approach cf Itie (irnernl
Elections.
PARIS, Oct. 14. A dispatch from Rome
this afternoon to the seim-oftV 1 11 Temps
says the socialists are showing feverish
activity In view of the approaching genet al
elections,' Rumors continue to circulate
concerning eventual trouble and the gov
ernment In taking must serious measures
to preserve order. W hile the army reserve
men of 1S'J are commencing to arrive at
their headquarters, it Is already foreseen
that more troops will be needed, und
preparations nre being made for a second
call of reserve men to the colors. Every
provocation to disorder will be repressed
with severity and In case of need 60,o,xi
men of the reserves of 1879 will be mob
ilized. KIX(i GK.OIK.K OF StXOW DEAD
Holer Passes Away at ll.-ntilen Early
This .Mornlna.
DRESDEN, Oct. li. K.ng ueiirge of Sax
ony died at 1'illnitz at o'clock thU
morning. His end was peaceful. His sons
were present at the deathbed.
A ministerial announcement was issued
yesterday to the effect that King George,
owing to his illness, hud appointed the
crown prince his representative for the
discharge of all state business until further
notice.
War In German Southwest Africa.
BERLIN, Oct. 14. Germany's old enemy
of a decade ago, Hendrik Witbol, accord
ing to an official dispatch fronr Windhoek,
German Southwest Africa, has declared war
against the Germans. The slntiun at Mo
renga, which recentl'was reported to have
been attacked by Insurgent Witbol s force.
Is offering a firm resistance and is con
tinually receiving reinforcements of
mounted and unmounted Germans. It is
expected In German official circles that
Wltbol's lnfluer.oo will cause a majority of
the Hottentot tribes to Join In the up
rising. McCormlck Sails for Home.
LONDON, Oct. 14. Among the passen
gers on the Hamburg-American line
steamer Deutschland, sailing from Dover
and Cherbourg for New York today, are
Ambassador McCormlek and John B. Jack
son, American mlnlste? to Greece, Rou
manla and Servla.
CREDIT NOT DUE TO HITCHCOCK
Senator Millard Seenred Complete
Rural Free Delivery for
Doualaa Connty.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. (Special Tele
gram.) There is nothing on file in the
Postofflca department to warrant the claim
of Gilbert M. Hitchcock that he secured
the establishment of complete rural freo
delivery In Douglas county. The records,
so far as can be ascertained, are all th
other way. Senator Millard on May 21
asked the department to establish complete
rural free delivery service in Douglas
county. This recommendation was sent to
the Inspectors to close .up the rural routes
and raakj a complete service. The papers
Incident to the recommendation reached
the PoetofrUe department on September 26
and the recommendation of these Inspec
tors was approved. Two routes were neces
sary to make the rural service m Douglas
county complete and these routes, No. 1
from Valley, and No. 3 from Benson, go
Into effect pn Ifavember 1. Eighteen routes
will be In effect on November 1 in Douglas
county, but Mr. Hitchcock has not con
tributed to their establishment.
J. E. Kelby, assistant attorney of the
Burlington in Omaha, Is In Washington on
matters connected with the Interior de
partment Mr. Kelby said, speaking of
politics: "The democrats have given up
Nebraska. Colorado, I believe, will be re
publican, and It would not surprise me to
see the west a unit for Roosevelt."
R. I Carter of Omaha haa been
awarded the contract for " replacing the
slate on the two long sides of the Omaha
public building with glass at his bid of
$3,800.
The Citlsens' National bank of GrlnneD,
Ia., has been authorized to begin business
with J50.000 capital. II. W. Spaulding is
president; W. F. Vogt. vice president; H.
F. Lanphere, cashier.
John I. Llsne: has been appointed rural
free delivery carrier at Wapello, Ia.
FREIGHT CREW UNDER ARREST
Men Alleged to Be Responsible for
Warrenilmrg Wreck Charged
with Manslaughter.
WARRENSBl RG, Mo., Oct. 14.-J. W
Preston, conductor, and J. D. Horton, engl- ;
neor of the Missouri Pacific freight truln 1
that collided with a passenger train near j
hero Monday, killing twenty-nine persons,
were brought here today. The prosecuting
jtlrnav tl I ...I Infn.mn ,lnn -1 '
with manslaughter In the fourth degree.
Information was also filed against E.
Zlgler. one of the brakemen of the freight
crew, under indictment for robbery and
manslaughter. L. fc. Haines, his fellow
brakeman, Is here In Jail and will be held I
Jointly with the crew for manslaughter.
The preliminary hearing has not been set. I
Much feeling prevails against the train I
raw, especially ugalnst the brakeman !
Zigler.
Preston and Horton were arraigned to
night on a charge of manslaughter and
pleaded not guilty and waived preliminary
examination. The cases were set for the
February term of court and the men re
leased on ball.
COMMENDATIOJN FOR BISHOP
Liquor Dealers at St. Louis Pass Reso
lution ItCKardlns; Opening; of
Subway Tavern.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 14.-by virtue of a reso
lution adopted at the convention of the
National Liquor Dealers' assue.atlon, it has
been decided to amalgamate that associa
tion with the Knights of the Royal Arch
and the Knights of Fidelity, the name of
the combined organizations to be the
National Liquor Louguc.
Resolutions were adopted commending
Bishop Potter for his action in deUJ 'ating
the Subway Tavern in New York and ad
vocating a reduction of the tax on whisky,
and also a reduction of the tax on Imported
wines and liquors.
After deciding upon New Orleans as the
place of meeting for the convention next
year, the following officers were elected:
president, E. L. Jordan, Washington. D.
C. ; vice presidents, Hugh Dolan, New Vork
City; Thomas F Lully, Minneapolis; Frank
HtH.Ho, Baltimore; general secretary, R.
J. Halle, 1'hl -ngo; fliiunci.tl secretary, Jch i
Mt Enter. New Jersey; treasurer, W. il
Bchfttkkaidt, 61. Louis.
OPERATIONS OF TREASURY
Annual Report Show an Apparent Deficit
of Nearly Forty-Two Millions.
DUE TO EXTRAORDINARY EXPENDITURES
Hut for Pani til n Canal Payments and
St. Loiiis Pair l.tisn There Would
Hare Hern Twelve Mil
lions Surplus.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 11. Ellis H. Rob
erts, treasurer of the United States, his
submitted to Secretary Shaw the unnuil
report of the transactions of the treasury
during the fiscal year ended June 3J, 19 4.
The net ordinary revenues Bre shown to
hive. H-en $."40,X!1,743. a decrease of 119.
7U4,!J5 as romj arod with 19''3, and the net
oruinary expenditures J.V2,402,3J1, an In
crease of J7l,3'i3,:14. In the receipts the
principal falling off was ia,LO5,0l7 In cus
tom", while In the disbursements, the im
portant Increases were $11.4:3,410 In com
merce anJ labor, J60,7N8,5!0 in treasury
proper nnd jai.33S.0ti7 for tho navy. Un
usual expenditures were $50,000,00u on ac
count of the Panama canal and $4,600,000
loaned te the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sition company, which latter has now been
nearly all repaid. But for thrs the re
corded deficiency of $41,77(1,571 would have
been changed to a surplus of $12,829,
lolllc Ilebt Disbursements.
The operations affecting the public debt
exceeded those of the preceding year and
amounted to $t99,Gtjo,941 In receipts and
$3S,U2I,37 In disbursements. The aggre
gate receipts for the year'wrrv": therefore
$1,240,21)2,690, and the aggregate disburse
ments $1,221,3:'6,70I. For the first three
months of the current fiscal year the rev
enues show a fHllIng off of $6,010,373 and
the expenditures an increase of $13,070,539.
In consequence of the deficiency In the
revenues, the cash in the offices of the
treasury and mint declined during the
year from $170,020,562 to $137,520,204, and by
October 1 to $125,91, The avail ible bal
ance, including deposits in national banks
and other credits, was $238,683,114 on June
SO, 1903, and $151,414,162 on October 1, IM.
Money In Circulation.
An addition of $118,793,148 was made dur
ing the year to the monetary stock of the
country and another of $31,829,599 In the
foiowlng quarter. Of the total Increase
$110,804,469 was in gold. The aggregate sup.
ply on October 1, exclusive of certificates,
was estimated at $2,835,333,734. of which
f2,562,149,4S9 was ' In circulation. The pro
portion of gold was 47.66 rer cent, as
against 44.21 per cent July 1, 1900. The
gain of gold t6 the treasury In the same
period was $28,083,233. Deposits of goli
bullion were received at the mints and
assay offices during the year to the amount
of $150,593,565.
The actual gold coin In circulation on
October 1 is placed at $641,844,963 In coin
and $486,512,139 in certificates.
Since July 1, 1990, there has teen a growth
of $463,991,802 in the money In Icireu atlon,
or an average of neurly $116,000,000. On
October 1 the circulation reached thi max
imum of $31.16 for each person, and the
proportion of gold to the whole was 44.08
per cent.
' More Small Notes Needed.
In tho current fiscal year the demand
for sraull bills, In spite of all previous ad
ditions, has been unceasing. Experience
has made It clear that the stock of smtill
notes Is hardly sufficient. The departmont
has emp'.oyed all its resources, but these
are limited, for the Issue of silver cer
tificates cannot exceed the silver dollars
available and the United StateB notes have
a volume fixed by law.
The movement of silver dollars from the
treasury was a little over $41,000,000 and
the shipments for the current year show
an Increase over last. Sliver dollars to
the nmourTt of $46,098,314 were presented
during the year at -the treasury offices for
exchange Into other money. ,
An addition of $2,801,644 was made to the
subsidiary silver coin in circulation, carry
ing the total up to $95,528,i3.
SCHOONER THROWN UPON BAR'
Vessel Broken to Pieces and Twelve
Persons Drowned Near Chat
ham, Mass.
' CHATHAM, Mass., Oct. If A small part
of the forward section of the hull and a
sluntlng foremaBt stood as mute reminders
tonight of the ocean tragedy enacted here
last night when the three-masted Bchoonef
Wentworth, of Hlllsboro, N. B., struck on
Chatham bar during a raging northerly
gale and all on board perished In the ter
rific seas. With the exception of the loss
of the steamer Portland In November 1,
1W8, the wreck of the Wentworth Is the
worst disaster that has occurred on the
Cape Cod coast during the last decade.
Of the twelve persons who were on board
the stranded vessel not one reached the
shore alive, although two bodies were res
cued from the surf this morning, one of
them that of a woman believed to be the
Wife of the captain. With her three chil
dren, she was accompanying her husband
on a trip from Hlllsboro, ,' 13. Little
could be done In an effort to aid the crew
of the disabled craft as the Cupe Cod life
savers from two stations were unable to
launch their surf boats In the tremendous
seas. A shotllne was fired to the schooner,
which lay not much more than 300 yards
from shore. There was one answering pull
and the life savers thought that they heard
a voice above the roar of the surf crying
"nil right," but beyond this there was no
sign of life on board the craft.
Not receiving another pull on the shot
line, the life savers shot more lines to the
vessel. Today when the wreckage came
ashore. It was discovered that the first
line hud been made fast to the wheel of
the schooner, and It Is believed that a heavy
sea swept over the vessel Just as the line
was secured and that all the men on deck
were washed overboard.. It Is also believed
that those who sought safety in the rig
ging climbed the main and mirien masts,
both of which fell early In the morning.
The Wentworth was bound from Hills
boro, N. B., to Newark, N. J., with a cargo
of plaster rock. On board, so far as known,
were the captain, Esau Prlddlo of St. John,
N. 13., his wife and three children and a
crew of seven men.
CHARITIES AND CORRECTIONS
Executive Committee Makes Prelim
inary Arrangements for National
Convention mt Portland.
CHICAGO. Oct. 14 The executive com
mittec of the national conference of chari
ties and correction met here today and de
elded as nearly as possible the date for the
annual meeting, which is to be held Jn
Portland. Ore. July 4 and July 15. 1906. are
the dales from which the Portland branch
of the organisation will select the 'time ol
the annual convention. As the visiting
delegates will be the guests of ths Pert
land members. It was decided by the, com
mittee today to let them choose the date
most convenient for their plana'
FOURTH DAY OF DAVIS TRIP
Speakers Address MeetliMr. at Parkers
bars; In EvealnawHIll Makes
Promises for, Parker,
PARKERS BURG, W. Va., Oct. 14 Four
days of continuous speech-making Is be
ginning to toll on the vocal powers of
Henry Q. Davis, democratic vice presi-
dentlal candidate. Aside from hoarsents,
however. Mr. Davis set ins as tit us when
he began his continuous performance tour
of his own state.
"I am sure that If Alton H. Parker shall
be e'ected president he will nde.ivor to
have the Department of Commerce and
Labor divided and see to it that a 'prac
tical labor man, a genuine and Intelligent
representative of labor Interests, will have
the department devoted to labor Interests,
ns was originally Intended, and a man di
voted to the Interests of commerce at the
head of the commerce department."
This was David- II. Hill's contribution to
the campaign today. To It he uddrd: "Our
candidate for president, while always Im
partially enforcing the laws, has always
been friendly to the Interests of those who
work." The condition In Colorado was
described as n reign of terror with the
militia running the state government. The
adjutant general, Mr. Hill said, was one
of the Rough Riders, or perhaps one of
the tough riders, of Roosevelt. With a
continuance of republican rule. Mr. Hill
predicted that militarism would pervade
the United States.
The red fire of enthusiasm lit up Park
ersburg tonight. Rockets, tin horns, meg
aphones, marching clubsl brass bands and
the small boy had comp ete control of the
town. The Davis spec! il arrived shortly
after 6 o'clock and was net at the station
by a large reception com nlttee and march
ing club. The campaigners were escorted
to a hotel, where an Impromptu reception
was tendered the candidate and his lieu
tenants. In the evening two meeting
were addressed by all of the speakers of
the party. The two theaters of the town
were packed long before the hour of ths
meeting. The speech-making continued to
a late hour and what was said met with
clamorous appluus. The meetings along
the road today were largely attended. At
New Martinsville, where a stop of one
hour and a half had been planned, the
speech-making continued for nearly double
that time. Slstervllle, the next stop, fur
nished even a larger audience, whi'e at
Friendly. St. Marys and Willlamstown tho
proportionate crowds sppeared. The work
of the day was divided among the speak
ers, Including Messrs. Davis. H.111, H.iiley,
Dane, White and McQraw. Tomorrow Mr.
Davis will make a side trip to RlplCy, re
Joining his party' In the afternoon at Point
Pleasant.
BRYAN SPEAKS IN INDIANA
Nebraskan Makes Address at Alex
andria, Asderasn, New Castle
and Richmond.
RICHMOND, Ind. Oct. 14. In excellent
physical condition, notwithstanding that he
had delivered seven speeches, some of
which occupied more than an hour's time,
enroute from Fort , Wayne- to this city,
William J. Bryan closed taa third day of
his Indiana tour tonight with an address
at a political meeting In this city tonight.
The hail was so erowoVJ that it was nec
essary to hold an 4JVrruow meeting In the
open air. The special train which brought
Mr. Bryan to this city was more than an
hour lute on account of delays at Alexan
dria, Anderson, and New Castle, at each
of which points the speaker was given an
enthusiastic reception. The tardiness of
Mr. Bryan's arrival did not prevent the
many who had assembled at the depot to
receive him from remaining to escort him
to the hall.
Henry V. Johnson, a former republican
representative in congress, presided at the
meeting and previous to the arrival of Mr.
Bryan delivered an address. In his Intro
ductory address he paid a compliment to
Mr. Bryan for his efforts in this campaign.
Mr. Bryan's speech tonight was much
the same as other speeches delivered en
route to this city. He Bpoke especially to
j the advocates of free silver, saying that
tne repuDiican party was depending upon
them for, victory in November. Mr. BTyan
Bald he would more appreciate their' sup
port of the democratic ticket this year
than in the campaigns of 1S96 or 1900.
FORT WAYNE, Ind., Oct. .14. William
J. Bryan and I party left here today for
Auburn, where the first meeting of the
third day of his speaking tour of the state
was heM. There was a large crowd not
withstanding the early hour. Other ad
dresses today were made at Decatur,
Portland, Muncle, Alexandria, Elwood,
Anderson, New Castle, Richmond and Cam
bridge City. At Auburn Mr. Bryan suid:
If Judge Parker wins it will be a victorv
for my ideals as well as his, nnd if I
should die on the night after the election
and 1 could feel that I had contributed in
a smni: part to drive out of this country
the Infamous doctrine of imperialism, I
would feel that 1 had not lived In vain.
Referring to labor, he said:
I charge that the republican party is
raising the army In order thut the trusts,
having robbed this country of hundreds
of millions of dollars, may now use ttie
army paid by the people to force the la
boring men to the starving point.
Olney Speaks at New York,
NEW YORK. Oct. 14.-Rlchard Olney was
the chief speaker tonight. at a democratic
meeting held at Cooper union under the
auspices of the Parker Constitution club of
New York City. Joseph Larocque presided
and spoke briefly in introducing Mr, Olney.
CHARGES FOR ICING CARS
Federal Authorities Will lavestisrate
Allea-ed Extortion of Private
Refrigerator Lines. "
CHICAGO, Oct. 14 Upon the finding of
the Interstate Commerce commission lit re
gard to the controversy between the com
mission merchants and the Armour Car
company depends a possible action on the
part of tho federal authorities looking to
ward a restriction of the charges made
for Icing cars. When the commission ad
journed Wednesday it was announced that
the investigation was suspended. A tran
script of all the testimony in the case will
be taken to Washington, however, next
week by Assistant Attorney General Fa gin,
who is now in Chicago, to be submitted to
the attorney general, who will make it
careful investigation in connection with
the finding of the commission.
FLAGSHIP MAKES NEW RECORD
New York Breaks World's Her or 4
for Firing; FUht-Ioek
Uuna.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 14.-Newi was
brought to this city by the gunboat Ken
tington that Rear Admiral Goodrich's
flagship, the New York, duiing lu target
practice last month In Magdalene bay,
Mexico, broke the world's record for firing
eight-Inch guns, making the greatest
scores, based on time and accuracy, ever
made with guns of this caliber, tltber in
our owe r any other navy.
OPEN UNCLE SAM'S MAIL
Russian Official Tampers with Pouch
Directed to Cruiser Cincinnati.
TAKEN FROM CALCHAS WITH OTHERS
It Is Reseated and Forwarded to the
Warship Rt Naaasakl, Japan
Strong; Protest is Prob
able. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. It developed to
day that a pouch containing mail for the
United States cruiser Cincinnati, then at
Nagasaki, Japan, which was aboard the
British steamer Calchos, when that vessel
was seized by the Russian Vladivostok
Riiuadron, had been opened while in the
possession of the Russian officials, Subse
quently resealed and sent on to its des
tination. This Information came to the
Postoflice department today In a communi
cation from the Jupanese postal adminis
tration. In conformity with a practice al
ways followed, when there has been any
mishap In the delivery of mail pouches.
The matter will be referred to the State
department for action, as was done with
the case of the ordlnury United States mall
on the vessel at the time It was seized.
This latest phase of the seizure of the
Calchas' malls has caused a painful sur
prise In official circles, and If the act of
opening the pouch addressed to the Cin
cinnati was wittingly done the probability
Is a strong protest will be lodged with tho
Russian government.
It Is stated at the Navy department that
the mail pouch referred to did not contain
any otficlal communication, simply mall
for the men aboard the ship. .
CHANGE COMMANDERS IN COREA
New Japanese Official Received with
Great Ceremony.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
SEOUL. Oct. 14. (New York Herald
Cablegram-Special Telegram to The Bee.)
General Hazegawa, who is relieving Lieu
tenant Genera! Harguchl, arrived at Seoul
this morning and was accorded a magnifi
cent welcome by the civilians and military
alike. The streets for one mile leading to
the official residence were lined with troops,
Japanese on one, side and Coreans on tho
other. An escort of honor, consisting of
the highest Corean and Japanese officials,
met the general at Chemulpo and accom
panied him to the capital, where he was
received with a salute of nineteen guns.
Lieutenant General Haragucht, former
commander-in-chief of the Japanese in
Corea, is leaving for Toklo In a few days,
where he will assume an Important post
at military headquarters.
BAKHAROFF EXPLAINS MOVEMENTS
Report Russian General Shows Con
ditions Wednesday and Thursday.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 14.-6:20 p. m.
A later dispatch from General Sakharoff,
sent at 6 o'clock this morning, explains
more of the operations of October 12 and
13. From It, it appears that the Russian
center whs due north of the Y'ental mines,
the right running west a short distance
beyond the railroad and the left sweeping
southeastward toward Benslhu. The :eal
bloody work did not begin until Wednes
day, when the Japanese made a seii-is c f
determine! attacks on Sialluhedzy, about
seven miles north of Yental, but the Rus
sians held off their assailants. In the
meantime, howeve", the extreme right,
comparatively lightly held, was forced back,
thus compelling Kouropatkln to slightly
draw back his line above Yental In order
to preserve Its alignment. On the extremo
left, afte:' a determined resistance, tho
Russians succeedeJ in carrying the rocky
heights and Hua Pass, north of Benslhu,
but the arrival of Japanese reinforcements,
Kouropatklr. says, made it impossible for
the Russians to press their advantage here,
and as the left was now too far advanced,
It also was withdrawn some distance.
Reports from the left, however, only
bring the situation up to yesterday after
noon. A high officer of the general staff
tells the Associated Press that the situa
tion, while critical, Is not desperate. Kou
ropatkln is keeping his head and Is acting
cautiously, as is shown by his withdrawal
of both wings. In that the Japanese as
saults will exhaust themselves. He says
the slaughter was frightful. No estimate
of the losses Is yet possible, but they run
far Into the thousands The losses were
especially heavy on the Russian left end
center. In a single reglmr-m out of ICO
officers only eight escaped.
Movements of Onltlp Fleet.
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 14.-The Rus
sian Baltic fleet, which sailed from Llbau
last night on a short cruise, consisted of
seven battleships, two armored cruisers,
five protected cruisers, seven torpedo boat
destroyers, four auxiliary cruisers and
seven transports, Including the repair ship
KamtehatKa. They will be Joined later
by the hospital ship Orel and the volunteer
fleet steamers St. Petersburg nnd Smol
ensk, totaling thirty-five pennants.
CHARGES AGAINST EMPLOYERS
Attorney for Labor Leader Charged
with Extortion Says He Is Victim
of a Conspiracy,
NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-The defense of
Philip Welnzeiiner, the former president of
the Building Trades alliance, who is now on
trial charged with extortion as outlined by
his counsel today. Is a direct denial that
the defendant ever received a dollar as
charged and counter charge that he has
been made the victim of a plot said to have
been concocted and carried out by the Em
ployers' association. Duiing the course of
the trial a witness swore that he paid
Welnzctmer $2,700 before he was allowed to
proceed with work on a contract where
members of the Building Trades alliance
were employed.
In outlining ' the defense today Wein
selmer's. counsel said he was prepared to
show that no such transaction ever took
pluce. ,
"Trouble between the two organizations,"
said counsel, "led to the manufacture In
cold blood of evidence to Secure the down
fall of the defendant. He will prove that
In the great controversy which arose
through- the lockout of the building trades
the whole scheme sprang from the fertile
brains of the members and officers of the
Employers' association. Ws will show that
this whole case Is manufactured out of
whole cloth; that the testimony was all
prearranged In order that Weinsulmer
might be ellmmutud from activity In the
Interests of his organization uud that tile
Building Trades alliance might be de
stroyed and all opposition to the Employ,
ers' association rtmovvd and 1U Interests
conserved.'
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
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SUMMARY OF THE WAR NEWS
Russians tiraduallr firing; Driven
Hark All Alon the Line After
Fierce FlKhtlnu;.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 (New York Herald
8ei vice Special Telegram to The Bee.l
The close of the fifth day of the gigantic
battle north of Liao Yang finds the Rus
sian army still further driven back along
the whole line, hut contenting stubbornly
every Inch of ground, with enormous losses
reported on both sides.
Japanese from the Llao river, It is re
ported, have moved east, crossed the Hun
and efftcted a Junction with the main
army, aiding It In forcing back the Rus
sian right wing, which had hitherto stood
firmest. The battle Is still raging and the
result Is In doubt, though the Russians are
evidently losing ground.
DIRECT NEWS FR0M THE FRONT
Report From Russian Army Tells of
Flahtlna at Noon on
Thursday.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE RUSSIAN
WESTERN ARMY, Oct. 12. (Via Mukden,
Oct. 13, via Peking. Oct. 14. The most fierce
and most Important fighting that has
taken place since the battle of Liao Yang
reached Its height at noon today, when
after a bold attack, which lasted for thrco
days, the Russians began a sagacious re
tirement frcm the positions they held yes
terday, and the Japanese, by a strong cen
tral movement, forced the Russian line
live miles to the north.
The battle, which was forecasted In a
dispatch filed by the Associated Press cor
respondent on October 11, reached a ste.i,o
of unusual severity on that day along th
railway and to the westward, culminating
In the vicinity of Tousanpu, which placu
was the correspondent's center of observa
tion. By the evening of the 11th 600 wounded
had reached the field hospital, situated at
the Sluilntsu railway station, ten miles
ft tin the front.
The battle at this moment was best ob
served from Hung Pass hill, two miles
southeast of Siullntzu. Both the Japaneso
and Rusrlan batteries were distinguished
by the clouds of dust which were raised
by the concussions.
The result of the fight was that a mile
of ground along the front, west of the
railway, was lost, but the Russians re
gained their ground during the night by
a bayonet attack, without a shot having
been fired.
The hauls was renewed at dawn today
with terrific effect.
The eastern army evidently Is engaged
in continuous small arm firing.
There can be heard the desultory break
ing of shells along the foothills about five
miles from the railroad.
To the westward there is a growing
activity and the smoke from the shells
forms an almost Impenetrable haze, hiding
the operations of the Infantry.
There was an entangled artillery duel In
the vicinity of Tousanpu, to the west
ward, in which during the day one regi
ment was caught by a cross-fire and
threatened with extinction within a few
minutes.
Tousanpu wavered untlll noon, when the
Japanese made good the occupation, and
Colonel Stackovitch, who had made a mag
nificent stand for four days after more
than twenty of his officers had been put out
of action, fell back before the terrible on
slaught of the Japanese.
The Japanese proved their ability to
utilze' the strong position at the Y'ental
coal mines, which the Russian advance
guard reported had not been utilised until
October 10. The Russians moving in that
direction were unable to occupy the posi
tion, owing to the developments of the last
forty-eight hours .
At 11 o'clock In the morning the battle
reached a stage of severity three times
greater than that of yesterday, solid masses
of troops filling up the front.
At 2:20 p. m. the Japanese were occupying
a hill two miles to the south of Hurigpns
hill, which they shelled from a battery
which was plainly Visible. The results of
this shelling were not Important. ,
At 4:15 p. m. the Russian army made an
orderly and timely withdrawal, followed
by a furious rifle fire from the Japanese.
The Red Cross surgeons are performing
operations at Siullntzu railway station.
Many of tho wounded were loaded on
trains, which moved north during the day.
At sundown the cannonading to the
southwest could be heard continuously.
The Russian rear guard was holding Its
ground at nightfall.
At 8:30 o'clock this afternoon the flght is
still in progress with terrible bitterness,
and the result yet hangs In the balance.
The losses on both sides are enormous.
The Russians have 15,000 wounded, hundreds
of whom are streaming back from all di
rections. ST. PETEHSBl'RG FEARS DEFEAT
Holiday Crowds Watch Bulletin
Hoards for Latest from Front.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 14.-1:05 p. m -It
Is now 7 o'clock at night on the buttle
ground below Mukden and the fate of Gen
eral Kouropatkln's forward movement and
possibly the fate of his whole army may al
ready have been decided, but no word has
yet come regarding the Issue.
The holiday crowds engaged in cele
brating the festival of the "Intercession of
ths virgin for humanity." on which occa
sion they usually spend their time In
merry-making, clung, obstinately to the
bulletin boards, hungrily awaiting news of
the Issues of the most critical day. It is
fully appreciated that If Kouropatkln's
army was driven back today the whole
plan of the Russian advance may have
been wrecked and that if Field Marrhal
Oyoma is able to follow up the Russia n4
energetically the battle may end In Irre
trievable ruin for Kouropatkln. On the
other hand. If Oyama, having himself met
the Russian advance by as timing thu
offensive and throwing the' weight of 1.1 j
armies t:pon the Russian lines tcduy, ex
hausted the energy of his trtnps and fulled
to break his opponent's lines, a repulse
necessarily must weaken his resisting
power when he falls' back on the fortified
positions of his triangle,
RUSSIA m
THE JUMPS
News from the Front Causes Ooulternatioi
in Et Petersburg,
HAD BUILT HOPES Or GREAT VICTOR
Latest Reverse the Most Stunning Blow ol
the War for Supremacy.
BATTLE STILL RAGING WITH GREAT FURY
No Decisive Eesult3, but Japanese Havi
the est of It.
RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK ALL ALONG LINE
Losses on Iloth Sides Have Been
Knoritiona, vtitli No Indication
When the rnrnnae Will
Cense.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1P04.
BT. l ETERSIlURG, Oct. It. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to Ths
Hee.) Consternation reigns here. There
was a reaction from the e lation with which
the announcement of the ndvunce of the
Russian army was received on the bad
news published In an offlclul sheet this
afternoon. The fs'lth of every Russian that
once General Kouropatkln said "forward"
nothing In the world could stop the ad
vance a as complete.
Tonight they can scarce believe tho news
from several sources thut the Russian
army is retiring in all directions In face of
the Irresistable advance of the Japanese,
who, after terrlflq fighting, have taken six
teen Russian guns and 150 prisoners, driv
ing the Russian center back with great
losses and seriously threatening the Rus
sian right wing with a turning movement.
Simultaneously the Russians were beaten
back from their position, so hurdly earned
at Benslhu, and the Japanese are making
Si eat effortB to surround General MUtchen
ko's command and prevent Its retreat. An- '
other item has it that two regiments are
retiring with heavy losses, among these
being a commander.
Many times during the last month I
drew attention to the large Japanese forces
being secretly sent nortn of the Llao Ho
under the guidance of General Oku toward
Sin Mln Ting. This- force, amounting to
ten divisions, was fully supplied directly
from Yin Kow with stores of all kinds. It
hus worked havoc with Generul Kouropst
kln's plans, having driven the RusMlan
right wing back. It now threatens-the
line. '
As though 1 to make ,publla. anxiety still
greater. General ' Stoessel, In ' a dispatch .
dated a week ago, pathetically ends his
message with the words: "The bombard
ment becomes more violent each day. The
enemy has received reinforcements. "
The second Pacific squadron, which left
Llbau yesterday for a cruise, returned
there tonight.
Ilattle Still ItaglnsT.
MUKDEN, Oct. 14.-3 :1a p. m. The
fighting has raged today with the same
bitterness as on the previous days of the
engagement and the result Is still In the
bulance. Tho losses on both sides are
enormous, thut of the Russluns being 15,100.
Wounded soldiers uro being brought In
from all directions. Tho roads are. crowded
with long trains of wagons, baggage and
transport wagons, as well us ambulances,
being pressed Into service, even Chinese
two-wheeled carts filling the mandate of
the military. Men afoot are limping In,
using their guns us crutches, the less se
verely wounded supporting their comrades
after a first aid dressing on the firing line.
Even across the fields you meet them
taking the shortest und straightest road
for help and shelter. It is the most pitiful
feature of the bloody drama being enacted
at the front, when men stiffening with
wounds and pain-racked bodies sink to the
roadsldo after the support of the danger
und glory of the active fight have been
withdrawn. In the distance the sounds of
battle are still plainly heard. The rain
hus ceased und the sun is shining serenely.
Russians Ilrlven Hack.
LONDON, Oct. 14. A dispatch to a news
agency from Mukden timed 2 p, m. and re
ceived by way of Paris, says the Japaneso
have gained a great victory and that the
Russian lines are withdrawing slowly
northward, having suffered heavy losses.
Tho buttle continues and dispatches are
strictly censored.
ST. FETERBBL'RO, Oct. 144i;45 . m.
Nothlng official regarding today's righting
Is yet obtainable, but ho prevailing Im
pression in St. pptersoura is that the day
has gone against General Kouropatkln. Th
city is even tilled with rumors of his dis
astrous defeat.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 14.-The em.
pt-ror has received the following dispatch,
dated yesterday, from General Kouropat
kln: Two regiments of the Russian right on
October 1 sustained heavy losses. The
commander ot one wus Killed and tha
brigade cumin mikr wus wounded. Botn
regiments were compelled to withdraw,
ubunduning tneir artillery, but subsequently
under Colonel Vunnovsky, who temporarily
assumed command of the brigade, they,
utter u desperate ussault, regained posses
sion uf the guns with the exception of
ilxteen, which remain -il in the hands of
tliu Jupuiiese. The final Issue of Ilia bat
tle Wednesday on this llnnk wus unsuc
cessful to us. On account of a night attack
of the Jupunese, who executed u turning
movement, our troops wire forced not only
to abandon their positions, but again lost
the guns previously recovered trom ths
Japanese. Our fortes retired to tne posi
tion previously prepared on the Bhakha
liver.
General Kouropatkln reports that he haa
ordered the Russian troops on his left
flank to retire because Jupunvse reinforce
ments threatened to cut them off.
Wires May Try to Escape,
The admiralty says It has no Information
In regard to the report from St. Peters
burg, by way of Purls, of ths appearance
of five Japanese cruisers off Vladivostok:
ami dlicrtdll It.
The admiralty yesterlay received Im
portant news from Port Arthur simultan
eously with the urrival of Generul Btoes
scl's dispatch. It is evident that tha nsw
re.luUJ to the Pott Arthur squadron and
it wouid not be surprising if Rear Admiral
Wiren mane an attempt to escape at any
moment.
tight aud Left Wlnsj Retire.
Anutiier dispatch from General Kourro
patkln, dated early this inorulnjf, sajfa, r-
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