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The Omaha Sunday Bee. i PAGES I TO 8. ? 37gWarissvaay'BWB ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAIIA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 1004 THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. BOURGEOIS IN LINE Former President of French Chamber De cidej to Ee-enter Pnblio Life. SAID TO HAVE AN EYE ON PREMIERSHIP Fall of the Oombei Ministry Thought to Be Only Matter of Time. RADICAL LEADER MOST LIKELY SUCCESSOR President Lonbet Baid to Be Responsible for His Coming Oat. OTHERS SPOKEN OF. WERE DISTASTEFUL General Belief that M. Bourgeois Could Commaad Suttlelent Sap port to Form a Stable Ministry. PARIS, Oct. 15. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) There wao quite a flutter In political circles, and. Indeed, among th j general public, when it was announced re cently that M. Leon Bourgeois, former president of the Chamber of Deputies, French plenipotentiary at tho peace con- t ferenr and one of the moat prominent and Influential politicians In France, had re solved to quit the retirement In which he has been living for some time past, in con sequence of domestic bereavements, and to place himself at the head of a republican opposition to the Combes ministry. Some Journals we.-.t so far as to say that it was in compliance with the personal wish of President Loubet, who, In anticipation of a ministerial crisis after the reopening of Pnrllamert, wished to avoid being com pelled to summon a politician of such pro nounced opinions as the present prime minister to form a new cabinet. M. Leon Bourgeois Is a radical, but a man of much broader views than M. Combes, and of a less uncompromising and angular disposition. As prime minister he would undoubtedly have the support of a number of moderate republicans, who sel dom vote for the present government ex cept on questions where the fate of the cabinet is at stake. On the other hand, It Is equally certain tnat if M. Bourgeois wee to play a prominent part in the even tual defeat of the ministry he would on taking office be opposed by the socialists, who form an important section cf the ma jority. It Is thus1 questionable whether M. Bourgeois could count upon a stable ma jority to take the place of the bloc. 1 Bio Immediate Action. Mnanwhlle, the provincial Journal, the T'nlon Republlcalne de la Marne, the spe cial organ of M. Bourgeois, formally denies tho Intention attributed to the former presi dent of the Chamber of Deputies to aban don the parliamentary majority, while It would be difficult for the moment to men tion as M. Combe's possible successor any other Influential member of the chamber who would be at once acceptable to the Bloc and a personal grata at the Elysee. This Is one reason why the Immediate fall of MCombes on the meeting of the cham bers seems scarcely probable. A member of ths conservative opposition called my at tention a few days ago to the large num ber of complimentary addresses received by the prime minister from the municipal and ! departmental councils of France after his recent speech at Auzerre, as an Indication of hln undiminished popularity among the radical constituencies in the provinces. Then the fact must not be overlooked that the nearer we get to the next general elec tion the more anxious will the members of the chamber be to act In harmony with the wishes of their electors. This much . said, however, it would be rash under existing circumstances to pre dict a long lire to the Combes ministry. A very small lnclden: has often sufficed In France to bring about a ministerial crisis, and such an incident might Just as well oc cur during the debate on the Income tax bill or that affecting the worklngmen's pensions as In connection with the pro posed separation of church and state, which, according to the ministerial pro gram. Is only to be discussed after the two other measures have been disposed of. Object to Postponement. Some supporters of M. Combes have, In fact, already taken exception to the post ponement of the separation of church and state. I have heard them argue that If the prime minister does not make hay while the sun shines, and take advantage of his present majority to carry through that bill, he cannot be certain of ultimate success. One of them said to me this week: "A general is not the master of the mo mtnt for delivering a decisive battle, but must attack the enemy at the most favor able opportunity." If, however, M. Combes thinks that he can afford to wait. It is presumably because the separation of church and state will be supported, when It comes on for discussion, by many mem bers of both houses belonging to the mod erate republican party, even by some who are personal opponents of the prime min ister. It Is positively untrue that the measure is only approved of by the radi cals and socialists. One of the leading members of the moderate republican party has been for some time past enguged in elaborating amendments to the project drawn up by the parliamentary commis sion of whose general scheme he Is, how ever, a warm partisan. N The action of the Vatican towards the bishops of Dijon and Laval has allenaled many French people who did not by any means approve of the wholesale expulsion of the religious orders, while It has ex asperated the government's own followers. There Is also reason to believe that to gether with the Abbe Lolay case it has served to extend the dissatisfaction with Home manifested for a long time past among a considerable section of the younger members of the French clergy. Indeed, both the incidents of the Abo -lsy aniTi of the two condemned bishops, together with the papsl protest against M Loubet's Journey to Rome, were but the climax of the progress of Qalllcanlsm in France. Tbe French clergy with compar atively few exceptions are non-ultra roon i tane. and are, therefore, more or '.ess in disagreement with the present policy pre vailing at the Vatican. Those who stand behind Pope Plus X and his stcretary of state are bent on sonceallng this fact as long as possible. In the hope of crushing all such spirt of emancipation, but things have gone too far and its temporal influ enee in this country has received a check from which It is not likely to recover. ISmperor -geleets Representatives. BERLIN. Oct. 16. Emperor WlUUm has delegated Lieutenant General von Lowen feldt of the emparor's military stuff ami Imperial AJJutant von Schmettow to rep resent him at the unveiling of the statue of Frederick the Gret In Washington, November 19. Both delegates named are descendants of officers of Frederick the Ureal. They will arrive in New York on (he auaiusr Hamburg about November u. VICAR DISCOVERS NEW CURE Some Marvelous Cares of Hervou Complaints Are H ed by HI' .cvf - . -A PARI8. Oct. The Bee.) Wv few days 8' Rev. J. i V'-'v ' Cablegram to through here a 0- ,ay home from Royat ?.,ids, vicar of Brlgstock, near Ti i Northamptonshire, stated that he I. '5. made a discovery which ought to revolutionize the theory and practice of medicine. Mr. Sandlands has for years been a specialist In voice production and restora tion, and his pupils and patients have in cluded the wife of the bishop of Durham, Bishop Wilson of Melanesia and scores of rectors and vicars. "The dean of Demerara," he said, "while In England three or four months ago, came to me suffering from what I call chaotic nerve: that la to say, the nerve currents were not under his control, he could not articulate clearly, and so serious did his trouble become that he was obliged to give up his work. "He stayed three weeks with me at Brlg stock. I treated him in accordance with my usual methods, got his nerve currents under control and now he is completely well again." The reverend gentleman proceeded to re late many other similar Instances. It was only quite recently, however, that the vicar of BrlgstocH made the discovery that chaotic nerves were found in other parts of the body from the throat. Going Into Harrod's stores one day he was talking with one of the shopmen In tho optical de partment, when he observed that the em ploye did not use his right hand. "Writer's cramp" was the explanation. "Give me your hand," said the clergy man, and he manipulated the nerves for a little while. "Now, see if you can use It," he said, and the shopman, to his delight, found he could write with ease. There is a little girl named Freeman, who lives In Paradise square, Otlcy. She Is 9 years of age, and when Mr. Sandlands was sent for she had never walked. This the clergyman attributed to the fact that there wai no circulation of the nerve fluids In the leg. So he set to work to pro duce the circulation and cause the nerve currents to flow down the leg. After sev eral weeks of this treatment the girl could stand, and can now walk. So astonishing Is her cure that people come from far and near to see her." The reverend gentleman maintains that in many cases paralysis Is nothing more than the stoppage of the nerve currents. He admits that everybody's theories are opposed to his, but he claims, notwith standing, that his discovery concerning the circulation of the nerve currents Is more Important than Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood. MANY FATALITIES IN THE ALPS Alpine Clob Discusses Means of De. creasing Awful Death Roll Which Increases Yearly. GENEVA, Oct. 15. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) It is estimated that Alpine climbing has this yes.r been responsible for the loss of 300 lives. This terrible death roll, which increases from year to year, is being much discussed in the various Alpine clubs, and the neces sity for legal action is being urged. How to bring it about is the question, and at present there appears to be no answer. Sir Martin Conway, one of the greatest authorities on modern mountaineering, has given it as his opinion that regulations for climbers would be useless, as they could never be thoroughly enforced. The difficulties would be enormous. Many mountains, such as, for example, Mount Blanc, are in more than one country, and an international agreement would have to be made, and, in short. In Sir Martin's own words, "One cannot police mountains." It Is admitted that the Increase of acci dents is due almost entirely, to Inexperi enced climbers attempting difficult ascents without guides. During the last four months almost every fatal mountain acci dent has been due to this lack of guides. . The following is the Swiss Alpine club'o record of deaths in the Swiss Alps for the last six years: 1S98 ikw ltK) mi 1W3 103 This season It is to be feared that over 160 lives have been lost on the Swiss moun tains, while fully 150 have been sacrllV-ed on the Austrian and French A'.ps, making the total loss 300. The season this year has come to an end earlle.- than was expected, as the weather is not favorable. Avalanches are much more numerous j than usual and are sweeping over slopes where they are nqt common at tnis sea son, while the superabundant snow makes it difficult to locate and avoid points of danger on the cornices and hidden crev asses on the glaciers. PARIS "SUPERS" MAY STRIKE Threats to Stop Performances While Agent Explains Grievances , to Patrons. PARIS, Oct. 15. (Special Cablegram to Th. T)aa L.Th "simpm" emnlnved At th i various Paris theaters announce their In- tentlon of appealing direct to the public In a very -novel manner If the managers do not support them In their fight with the middlemen. In each of the principal theaters, during the coming season, the "supers" will sud denly strike In the middle of a particular performance. While the action of the play is thus suspended, one of their number, act ing as spokesman, will step to the foot lights and address the audience on the sub ject of their grievances ' The secretary of the newly-formed "su pers" union, which held its first meeting this week, anticipates that the effect will be marvellous. The men's chief grievance Is that the middlemen are paid at the rate of a shilling per man per night, but of this sum only sixpence or elghtpence goes to the "super" himself. ACCIDENTS AT MANEUVERS Battle is Stopped Because Command ins; General Falls from , His Horse. BERLIN, Oct. 15. (Special Cablegram to The Bee. V 8(111 more serious accidents are reported In connection with the German military maneuvers. The commanding gen eral in maneuvers In the neighborhood of Slraeburg was thrown from his horse and injured and operations were suspended. A major of the One Hundred and Seventy-first regiment was also thrown from his horse and fatally Injured, while a dragoon of the Twelfth regiment was en gulfed in a bog with his horse, both com pletely disappearing In the mire before as sistance could be rendered them, MAKES COLOR PHOTOS German Scientist Announces that He Has Completely 8olved the Problem. PROCESS IS SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE It Beprodnoes Every 8hade of Color and Can Be Used by Any Amateur. BRINGS OUT DETAILS i IN PERFECTION Beveals Whether Subject Has a Pale or Baddy Complexion. COMMENT OF AN ENGLISH PHOTOGRAPHER Says a British Firm Has Been Turning Out Practical Work for Sometime and Descrlbea the Methods Employed. BERLIN, Oct. 15 (Special Cablegram to Ths Bee.) The German scientist. Dr. Koenlg of Boechst, announces that ho has succeeded completely in solving the problem of color photography, which has hitherto banted the most expert photogra phers. Dr. Koenlg said he had discovered a per fectly simple process whereby every shade of color in the photographel object was reproduced to perfection in the photograph. The process was so easy that any amateur would be able to carry It out with the same facility that he now takes snap shots. Further, it is only a fraction more ex pensive than ordinary photography. The process reveals whether a man wears a black or dark blue coat, whether a gold or silver watch chain, whether he has ruddy or pale complexion and other details to perfection. After the negative Is taken the colored photograph can be copied in forty seconds and retains all the shades of color In the copy. , Successful Method of British Artists. LONDON, Oct. 15. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) Tho report of the discovery of a process of color photography by Mr. Koenlg, a German scientist, serves to call attention to the fact thut an English firm has for some time past been turning out practical work in color photography with succegg "We hear of these things regularly," said Mr. E. Sanger Shepherd, the acknowledged English authority on the subject. "No hint as to the process of Dr. Koenlg Is given. I know of three distinguished scientists of the same name in Germany, and as the initials are not given, I am unable to say, of course, which one this is. "Last year we heard of the amazing discovery of Dr. Gartner of Zurich, and when It came to be revealed it was noth ing more startling than a detail in work ing, two screens being proposed In place of the usual three." Three Color Photography. - Taking up a box of lantern slides, Mr. Shepherd said: "These- iiave. Just been all around the country, nd were use. as illus trations to a lecture which has been given to show the public what advances have been made in the process of what is best called by Its proper name: three-color pho tography. "Last spring I photographed for the king twenty-five of the best of his superb col lection of miniatures at Windsor in color. His majesty expressed himself as amazed at the perfection to which this art had been brought. "Three negatives of the subject are taken simultaneously from the same point of View by means of a simple arrangement In the camera, and by the aid of screens the colors are sorted out Into the three pri mary ones. The three pictures are then Imprinted on Alms strained with three complementary colors and when the stains are taken off on tho paper the picture of the object in its natural colors is ob tained. "Exquisite samples of color photography can be seen at the Royal Photographic society's exhibition at the new gallery. But there is no process nor do I think there Is likely to be any which will give a colored picture by photography straight off on a place in the camera." MASCAGNI'S 0PERA "AMICA" Sew Product Ion Will Be Given First Time at Monte Carlo with Strong Cast. PARIS, Oct. 15. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.0 The production of Mascagnl's new opera, "Arnica," on the Riviera will be the musical event of the coming winter. M. Paul Cheudens, the well known music publisher, who has acquired the rights of the play. Informs me that the first per formance of "Arnica" is to be given at Monte Carlo on March 1, when Maestro Mascagni himself will conduct the or chestra. ' Arnica, the young girl heroine, will be played by Mme. Calve; M. Renaud of the Paris Opera will take the part of a shep herd and M. Roussellers, the tenor, will bo llotted the role of I "Arnica" is a modern tragedy, the scene ! ot wh,on u ,ald ,n Piedmont. The first act I passes on a farm, the second in a moun- tain gorge with a rushing torrent which descends from a great height and into which Arnica throws herself and perishes after a most dramatic scene. The scenery for the opera will be painted by the celebrated artist, Vlsconti. SERVANT'S SERIOUS MISTAKE Soldier's Inability to Apprerlte Humor the Cause of Civilian's Arrest. BERLIN, Oct 1&. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) The Berliner Tageblatt pub lished an account of an extraordinary in cident which it states is creating a sensa tion in Btrasburg. A young artillery cadet, seeing the serv ant of a well known lawyer of that city riding a bicycle, mistook his livery for uniform and angrily rebuked the man for not saluting him. ' The man, who was a Bavarian, Jokingly explained the difference between a civil. Ian s livery and a soldier's uniform, where upon the enraged endet called a passing soldier and had the servant arrested. Subsequently the man was released and complained to the colonel of the regiment who not only upheld the cadet's action but maintained that the cadet had tht right to run his sword through the serv ant, as he had Insulted the Uerman uni form. The servant will now have to appear be fore a court of law for Insulting the cadet. WINE CROP 0FGREAT PROMISE Present Vintage Said U. De the Best of Any tot Over Ten an. LONDON, Oct. 15. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) There Is good news for connols eurs of wine. This year of 1904 In all like lihood will turn out to be a clntage year of the same excellence as 1892 and 13. It is too early to predict this definitely, for the harvest has only Just commenced. Rain may fall during the Ingathering, and that means damaged grapes and water in the must. But the grapes have ripened well in the Champagne Bordeaux and Bur gundy vlnyards, and there has been very little disease. "It Is likely to be the best vintage we have had for many years," declared Alfred Simon, who left for Epernay this week to see for himself the rich harvest that Is being poured Into the grape houses. "Both as regards quality and quantity the grapes promise to meet the most sanguine expec tations." There have been small outbreaks of dis ease, but the phylloxera is no longer dreaded, thanks to the introduction of disease-resisting vines. Some growers say it is impossible to forecast the quality of a champagne until after the first fermenta tion a matter of months. But the chem ists who superintend every one of tho del icate processes cf champagne making have testa which show the quantity of grapo sugar in the must; and these tests have been extremely satisfactory so far. The last report from Champagne bub bles over with Joy. "Everywhere the grape la In the best of condition, and holds out th-j highest hopes. Everywhere the growers are beaming with Joy. It is one paean of praise in which one hears not the slightest false note." Sir Walter Gllbey has gone to superin tend personally the harvest at Chateau Loudenne, the famous vlnyard which is one of the show places in the Medoc. "The reports that reach us," said a member of the firm, "show every prospect of an ex cellent vintage In the claret, burgundy nnd champagne districts. We also hear from Oporto that the fruit Is In fine quality. After two or three bad vintages this is very pleasant for all concerned In the wine trade, from the small grower to the large shippers, and, finally, to the consum ers. It Is interesting that port promises well, for during many years the consump tion of port has remulned at practically the same number of bottles." FREE CHURCH0F SCOTLAND Committees Are Empowered to Pro pose Arbitration for Settle ment of Church Case. EDINBURG, Oct. 15.-(SpeclaI Cablegram to The Bee.) The committee of the United Free church of Scotland has been empow ered to propose arbitration for the settle ment of the church case. The fee'.lng has been growing on the United Free church side that thin plan would be attended with the least friction, and that In view of the large issues involved It would be the most satisfactory solution. Principal Rainy, who had a most enthu siastic reception, was the chief speaker at a crowded ,ublle mrettng held in the town hall, Walklik. The civil courts, said Prin cipal Knlny, had decided that they had 'ost their Identity., Questions of Identity were very difficult, philosophically, but for tho first time in his life he was conscious, In view of that Judgment, that he had lost his Identity. Not only were they denuded of church property, but of churches and manses. It would be very convenient for them If they were disembodied spirits, but they were left in the position of a man whose clothes had been taken away. They were left naked, practically, and no won der they cried out. Property had been left to them for great Christian purposes, and he believed It could not be applied usefully for the purposes of any other church. The speaker then entered Into doctrinal points raUed by the lords' decision. Why, he asked, might thty not have leave to have their own principles and apply them, as long as they were peaceful and law-abiding nun who did the best they could to promote the welfare of the country? They had not said a word against the doctrine of establishment, and allowance Iwd been made for those who signed the confession on the understanding that it did not teach compulsory principles. They had admitted that word "compulsory," and. that was the head and front of their offending. Resolutions declaring against the lords' de cision, expressing unabated loyalty to the union and the hope of a honorable com promise resulting from a conference, were unanimously passed. LHASSA TREATY DISCUSSED French Writer Says It Establishes a Diplomatic Protectorate Over Thibet. PARIS, Oct. 15. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) The moderate republican organ, the Republican Francais, publishes a lead ing article on the treaty of Lhassa in the course of which the writer remarks: It results from the text of this document that the British have kept' their word sc far as the autocracy of Thibet is concerned The whole expedition will return' to In dian territory. Neither a resident nor a garrison will be left at Lhassa. The only material conditions Imposed on Thibet are the payment of an Indemnity of S-.600. 000 (5X,000), guaranteed by three years' oc cupation of the C'humbu valley, and a scrupulous observation of freedom of trad and travel. Chinese sovereignty Is recog nized by the participation of the Amban in tho negotiations and the communication of the treaty of the government of Peking. But, rn the other hand, it Is not true that the Independence of Thibet la respected, as hud been announced. Article 9, which Is the pith of the ireaty, formally prohibits the Thibetan government from having any relations with a foreign rower, without the permission of Ore.tt Britain. It Is Imposs ible not to recognize In this stipulation, which Is evidently pointed at Russia, a di plomatic protectorate of England over Thibet. The expedition to Lhassa will re. main as remarkalilP evidence of the energy of ths Anglo-Indian troops. The treaty also doi-s honor to English diplomacy, and It Is clear that the best has been done that could be done, considering that annexa tion or the establishment of an effective protectorate was not desired. GERMANS ARE DUMPING STEEL Two Hundred Thousand Tons to Be Ottered, in the British Markets. , LONDON. Oct. 15. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) The dumping of German steel in this country, which had fallen off a good deal for six or eight months past, will soon be In full swing again. Messrs. Nordey, Jones & Co., ship owners' and merchants' agents at Newport, who do practically all the trade In dumped Iron and steel for distribution throughout South Wales and midlands, have made arrange ments for the delivery at Newport during the next six months of nearly 200,000 tons of the output of the German and UelgUn works. The Imports of the American trust have fallen oft. RUSSIANS FALL BACK Japanese Eeports Bay They Are Retreat-t ing Along Entire Line. CZAR'S MEN ARE FIGHTING STUBBORNLY Although Their Losses Ats HeaTy the Retreat is Not a Bout. BATTLE IS STILL IN PROGRESS Russian Dead and Wounded Estimated at Thirty Thousand. JAPANESE CAPTURE GUNS AND STORES Marshal Oyama Estimates His Loss at 1..TOO Killed and Wounded Russian Offensive Move ment a Failure. TOKIO, Oct. 158 p. m. General Kouro patkln's southern advance has been beaten back and his army Is In retreat. He Is, however, fighting doggedly so as to spare the Russian army from an utter rout. Field Marshal OyamVs triumphal troops have driven the Russians north to a 11. iu along the Sha (Sakhe) river. They are vig orously pressing the pursuit and probably will lnliict further severe damugu on Kou ropatkin's force. As a result of the bloody battle of Oc tober 14 the Russians left 2,000 dead on the field which they lost Field Marshal Oyama estimated the Rus sian looses at over 30,000. . The fighting continued all along the en tire line today and the end la not near. It seems to be impossible for the Rus sians to rally and they probably will be pressed back across the Hun river. , The report from field headquarters says: From October 10 to October 14 the result of the continuous lighting tins been tavor ablo in tveiy direction, whllu tne enemy s stiengih was always sup.'-or. Not oi.ly was me enemy oeieaieu, oui he was vigor ously pursued by us, our forces pressing linn UKanm the leu liunk ut tne nun river and Inflicting upon him heavy lo.-s. The guns capturcu number over tinny and the prisoners taken number several hundred. 'thus the object of the enemy has been completely frustrated and nls offensive movement has enucd in final failure. Tne corpses left by the enemy' at differ ent points are too numerous to be ea&iiy counted. The enemy's losses cannot be easily ascer tained, owing to the continuance of the fighting, but they must exceed 30,000. ine iropiiies, besiue tne guns, mc.uue an enormous quantity of ammunition, wagons and rifles. T lit so are still uncounted. The Russian corpses left on the ttetil between October 10 una October la and buried by us exceeded 2,000 In number. The bodies left ufter the fighting of October 14 are very numerous. Our casualties October 11 anu 12 were fifteen officers killed, 40 wuunued and l,2au men killed and wounded, 'i'he enemy defeated by the Slen Chumig garrison October 10 appears to have halted at Pintlenshan. According to prisoners captured the Russian force formerly sta tioned at iutao Hoibu lout six.y Kil.ed and wounded. The Japanese lots was three of ficirs antra tew men wouiioeif. DESCRIPTION OF FRIDAY'S FIGHT Russian Correspondent Tells of Slaughter Below Mukden. MUKDEN, Oct; 15. A Russian corre spondent of the Associated Press, In hia story of the fighting below Mukden, says: The struggle was resumed today at day break with every promise of Another day of stubborn combat. It is now the sixth, day of a light unprecedented in history for the stubbornness and tenacity shown on both sides. . The fighting Friday morning was re sumed at o'clock. We again advanced from Shakhe, capturing tho advanced posi tions held by the Japanese by biilllant at tacks by the Eplfanitvuky and Ykhnovsky regiments. We reached their second line positions, but here a fierce artillery fire compelled our troops to halt, and a des perate artillery duel was commenced. Twelve Japanese guns were silenced, every gunner being killed, and their infantry support also being driven back. The guns stood In plain view, but it was Impossible for us to take them. Two battalions which were ordered to secure the Japanese guns, advanced In the face of a terrible cannon ade and rifle fire from the Japanese rear positions. . It was, however, an impossible task, the shrapnel of the enemy decimated the advancing ranks, whole companies withered under the terrific fire, and our men were compelled to abandon the at tempt. " ' Later in the day, a similar fate befell three of our batteries. They had advanced beUnd our infantry to pave the way for an attack on the Japanese poMtlon, but the Infantry was forced back, artillerymen were almost all killed and the guns re mained alone. Tho Japanese made re peated desperate advances In the hope of securing the guns, but each time were driven off, and towards nightfall we re moved the guns safely. Our artillery action was beyond praise. Throughout the day the services of the guns and the accuracy, of the fire was j splendid. An entire battalion of Japanese was mowed down while attempting to ad vance, the troops fighting brilliantly and blood literally (lowing in streams. Every where death seems to be a secondary con sideration. I Toward evening the fighting at Shakhe abuted and we and the Japanese retained our respective positions. Excellent news was received from the eastern division Friday night, but it is so sensational that It seems unadvlsable to be lieve it until it shall have been officially confirmed. We can only counsel patience. Any hour may decide the fate of the bat tle. EASTERN WING DRIVEN BACK Japanese Take the Offensive Thursday and Force Russians to Retreat. FIELD HEADQUARTERS OF THE EASTERN ARMY, Oct. 13.-(By Courier to Mukden.) Today passed In comparative quiet. The division halted opposite the Tumln passes and the Russian batteries persistently bombarded the commanding heights hold by ths Japanese, who, con'' trary to custom, replied weakly to the artillery fire, only rousing themselves when It was necessary to beat off attacks by the Russian Infantry. The Japanese every where seem to hold favorable, well forti fied positions. The Russians are suffering from lack of topographical information, which Is seriously hampering their move ments. The Japanese have taken the of fensive along almost the whole front, com pelling the Russians to retire at several points The Japanese attempted a night attack upon several Siberian rllle regi ments, but were beaten off. There Is every prospect of the battle con tinuing several day THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Nebraska Fair Sunday. Monday Fair and Colder. SEWS SFCTION 1 Former Premier Bark In Polities. Discoveries In Color Photography. Penults nf Four Days' Fighting. Tito Commands Are Annihilated. 2 Parker Finally Makes a Speech, 3 Xevrn from All Part of Nebraska. Indiana Testify at Wlnnehaaro. 4 Naval Cndets Defeat Prlncton. Conventions at the World's Fair. 8 Sarpy Mills Pnrk la Sold. Keneral Affairs In Russia. O Past Week in Omaha Society. T Council Blnffs and Iowa News. EDITORIAL SECTIOX 0 War In Fact and Fiction. Trainmen Are Fatally Injured. 10 Editorial. 11 Future of Ak-Sar-Ben. Rise and Fall of Wastgaman. 15 IN'rhraska Defeats Crclghton. Miscellaneous Sportlns; Events. 16 Howell Tries Small Trlrk. HALF-TONE SECTION 1 Gems of Senator llnnr'a Library. Fnlrhanks Tour nf Nebraska. Euaene V, Delia In Omaha. StnrtpN About Noted People. In the Field of Electricity. 2 Plnys, Players and Playhouses. Music and Musical Notes, 8 For nnd About Women Folks. 4 Floatlpa; on A k-Sar-Brn'n Floats. Carpenter Tells of Canadian Trade. 5 Launching; Battleship Nebraska. Prof, llessey's World's Fair Obser vations. Cnpid's Curious Capers. Terse Tales Urlm and Gay. 0 Sporilnii tionslp of the Week. Three Ont-of-Door Yarns. 7 Markets of the Day. 8 Little Stories for Little Folks. COLOR SECTION 1 Ilnster nrown. 2 Cholly Cashcaller. Alice Hear n Short Story, it Love Starts a Heal Revolution. 4 April Grandmothers Preserve Hen at y. Elopes In nn Ambnlnnce. R Seven Girls Knn a Hunch. Evolution of Papal Ilcirslln. C Muhrattl Women Ideal Wires. T The Better Part-Story. A Mnlilen nnd a Mouse. H YVomen us Automobllists. From Near and For. O Top o' the Mornln'. 10 Bunch of Stage Beauties. Temperature nt Omnha Yesterdnyi Hour. Der. Hour. Dear. ft a. m 51 . 1 p. m tiff Ga. m CI '2 p. ni VS 7 a. ni...... ft I :t p. m 7 H n. nt ...... r2 4 p. in 72 O a. ni. . . . . . f2 ft p. m 71 10 a. m fi t u p. m OS 11 a. in 7 p. m 07 12 m Uil FOOT BALL SCORES. Nebraska, 3J) Crelxhton. O. Y'ale, 17 Syracuse, J. Amherst, 12 Columbia, O, Chlraaro, 8 Iowa, O. Michigan, 31 1 Ohio University, O. Minnesota, !tif Ames, O. Annapolis, tu; Princeton, O. Haskell Indiana, K Missouri, O. Georgetown, 1T( Wcllanovn, O. Harvard, 4 West Point, O. Cornel, 24 1 Bucknell, 12. Pennsylvania, I Brown, O. Illinois, 10 Indiana, O. Drake, r2 Coe, O. Iown State Normal, 17 Cornell. lO. Des Moines Collesie, 12) Simpson, 12. K,ansaa, l Colorado, l. Sewanee, 17 Wnshinsrton, O. Wisconsin, BSj Notre Dime, O. Carlisle Indlnns, 10O Albright, O. Ohio Weslcyan, 22 Oberlln, 11. Northwestern, :J4 llelolt, O. Lincoln Medics, 12 Peru Normal, O. Grand Island Hlicli School, 23 Kear ney Military Academy, O. Plsttsmouth High School, 6 Weep innr Water IIIkIi School, O. North Platte, 1 Kearney High School, O. Beatrice Hluch School, 6 Falrbury Hljlh School. 5. Huron Collegre, H'l Aberdeen Nor mal, 9. Huron Hlfth School, 11 1 Redfleld Hlarb School, fi. Harlan IHuh School, 14 Council BlufTk. O. Ida Grove Hlsh School, 1U Sioux City High School, O. Onawn Hitth School, 12- Little Slous, O, Onawa Hlsh School (second team), 4 Whiting, !. Onawa High School (third team), 6) Castana, 5. SUMMARY OF WAR SITUATION Rumor that Eastern Wins; of Russian Army Gains Slight Advantage Losses Are Heavy. There Is still an utter lack of official news in tho , Russian capital from the scene of operations in Manchuria and the feeling of depression and gloom which has prevailed there is still manifest. It has, however, been somewhat lessened by a hint that favorable news had been received from the eastern division of the Russian army. In view of the sensational character of this news, however, the people were advised to await 'official confirmation be fore accepting finally. All the reports of the fighting bear out the earlier state ments regarding the terribly heavy losses Incurred In tho six days' during which the battle has raged. BRITISH SCM AIJItO ON A CHI I8E Causes Some Surprise by Entering Port of Trieste. (Copyright by New York Herald Co .,1904.) TRIESTE, Oct. IB. (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) The first ship of the British Medlterran ian squadron, at 9:30 o'clock, the Surprise, entered the haibor, and at 1:30 this after noon it was followed by the b.ulwark, the Venerable, the Albemarle, the London, the Montague, the Duncun, the Bacchante, the Furious, the Pandora, the Hussar and the Speedy. ' v These are the advance guard of fifty eight ships which are expected. Trieste was greatly interested in the .appearance of so many British war vessels in the harbor, I went aboard the Bulwark soon after it was at anchor and asked for news of the cruise. "We have been to Malta and Alexandria, Port Bald, Beyrout, Jaffa, Smyrna and Mytllena. It was an ordinary Mediterranean cruise, such as ws make every year." Asked If there was any truth in the report published In several of the nuw papers that the s.iuitdrn has been at Utius and in the immediate neighborhood of the Dardunei'is to watch tho Russian Black sea fleet, to prevent Its passage through the Dardanelles, ! reply was: "Absolutely no IruUt ' 1 LITTLE NEWS LEAKING OUT Enssiai Oenior Holds Correspondent! Dowi to Eztrema Limit. ADMIT THE LOSS OF TEN THOUSAND MEK Japanese on ths Other Hand Insist Number is Much Greater. OYAMA OUTGENERALS HIS OPPONENT Compels Him to Fight at Disadvantage All the Time. BATTLE MORE BLOODY THAN LIA0 VANQ Hospitals on Both Sldea Are Crowded and Sura-eons t'nable to Care for the Wounded Arriving from Front.1 (Copyright by New Tork Herald Co., 1904.) ST. PETERSm'RQ, Oct. IB (New York Herald Cablegram Special . Telegram ta The Bee.) The censor confirms the cor respondents at the front to a statement that the Russian forces are retiring slowly. Official telegrams are so worded and printed that one can obtain only the vaguest idea of what is going on. eGneral Kouropatkin, however, yester day sent a private dispatch, according to which In the first In three days the Rus sians lost 10,000 men. The Japanese mobility Is such that the Russians have constantly had to cut a way out of Impossible positions with the greatest loss. Tho truth Is the Japanese have a perfect knowledge of every Inch of the country in which the fighting la pro ceeding. This gives them an Immense ad vantage. The principal factor of their suc cess In the last few da-i has been to put the Russians constantly in positions Ot great disadvantage. The right wing of the Japanese army, where the heat of the battle raged, lost S.000 men. At Harbin and Mukden every hospital la crowded to overflowing. Doctors and their assistants are at their wits end to know what to do with the never-ceasing stream of wounded who are literally crawling in from all over the country and are doing the best they can to reach aid. The slaughter already far surpasses the terror of Llao Y'ang, while the battle con tinues pitilessly at the front, extending; more than thirty miles and the results must necessarily be appalling. Silence Is the order of the day.' Among the military authorities few believe that General Kouropatkin can save the situa tion. Everywhere I hear a feeling of pro found sympathy expressed for him, owing to the political reason which forces him to make an advance against his wishes. Ruin tina fallen heavily and the Man- churlan roads are quagmires and the streams are flowing mud. Russian losses Heavy. TOKIO. Oct. 16. 9 a. m. The latest ad vices are that the Russians left 4,600 dead in front of eGneral Kuroki's army alone. The .Russian losses there are estimated at 20,000 men. Two Commands Exterminated. MUKDEN, Oct. 15. one of the bloodiest episodes of the desperate fighting between the Shakhe river and Yental during the last three days occurred at the village Of Endotiula, west of the railroad, and on the neighboring heights east of the railroad. The Japanese hud been driven out of these positions with terrible losses, but October 13 they concentrated such a murderous artillery fire on tho village that It became necessary for the Russians to withdraw, tho railroad, however, being held. On the same evening the Russian commander gave imperative orders to reoccupy Endotiula. The Zaralek regiment, without firing a single shot, marched under cover of the darkness and bayoneted several battalions of the Japanese, many of whom died aa they slept. A few Japanese eacuped and sought shelter in stacks of Chinese corn, but the Russians, carried away by the frenay of revenge, rushed upon the sur vivors and literally tore up their bodies with bayonots. The Russians then rolled themselves In the Japanese blankets. Second Attack Futile. The next morning the Japanese again shelled out the regiment, while the artil lery came on at a run, and secured a posi tion eat ot the railroad. Again General Kouropatkin ordered the Russians to re take the position, but the eitorts of his troops were In vain. The Russians could not reach the Japanese trenches, so with ering was the Japanese tire, and only a few returned where companies had charged. The companies in soma cases were com manded by sergeunts after the officers had fallen. One officer, his luce streaming with blood, limped up to a general, who was furious. "Where is your conipanyT" asked th . general. "This la all that U left of replied the officer. "It was like a slaughter house." The artillery fight Wednesday was ths fiercest of the war. ' The Japanese handled their guns superbly and chose splendid posi tions. Their guns seemed to have every range measured.' 'Xtrny would concentrate the fire of 200 guns fcmt on one place and then on another. Some of the Russian regiments were literally shot to pieces. The bombardment reached a climax at t o'clock in the afternoon, when th Japa nese tried to envelop and break through th Russian left wing. Report Capture of Tumln Pass. MUKDEN. Oct. 14. (Delayed In Trana- ' mission. )-rNews ha been received here to th effect that one of the Russian easutrn co'.umns has overcome the 'desperate re sistance ot the Jupanese and captured Tun-In pass, which opens a direct road to the right flank of the Japanese main posi tions at Yental mints. If the report is true General Kuuropatkln's plans hav succeeded and the Russians have taken th Japam.su la flnnk and rear. On more effort, it la asserted, and the Japuntas must tetreat with heavy loss from th Shakhe river or run the risk of being cut off from the army between the Shakhe and Bchtll rivers and annihilated. But, It Is added. 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