Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOnEIt 19, 1904.
TU SM.
WB CLOSE SATURDAYS AT P.
Tlanjr Thing Dif
ficult to Design,
Prova (Easy to
Performance.'
i Xot a periodical burst of value giving, but each and etery
day Thompson, llelden & Co., have on pale goods from the leading
manufacturers, such as we can recommend. They are marked
with a small profit which every business houee must make. We
buy direct discount our bills, therefore, are in a position to offeV
a little better value than are shown by most houses. Also bear
In mind that the goods you see here are all new, the season's latest
styles, as we do not buy merchandise that has been on some store
thelve for seasons. Goods bought by Thompson, Belden : Co.
must' be right in price as well as style and quality. ; When you
want reliable goods, come to Thompson, Itelden & Co
. New and Stylish Cloaks, Suits, Tors anil Waists
Hundred of very new and choice style of coats fh thenew Mannish mixtures.
Black rsroudcloth; Kerrey. Cheviots and other new fabrics. All our own .exclusive
styles. Prices from $15.00 to MB. 00. ',
Neck fur In good and reliable qualities only; genuine natural Marten Scarfs,
at $5.00. Beautiful Alaska Fox, extra large full fur at $16.00.
Handsome waists for llttta money Crepe de Chine, Nuns Veiling, Brllllantlne,
Black Bilk and other desirable fabrics. , . . , .
Fine BrlllU.itlne waists, at $1.60 and $123 eaoh. .
Fine Silk walnta, $5.00 each. y .'
Special In Silk Petticoats we are showing a very handsome Bilk Petticoat, in
plain black, a'.so colors, at $7.50, which ars particularly good value.
-V . Merode Underwear v
For women they are all hand finished and come In a great variety of shapes and
qualities vests, pants, tights and union suits; perfect In fit, beautiful In finish
merino, wool, silk and wool. m
MEN'S t'NDERWEAR heavy cotton ribbed fleeced shirts and drawers, pretty
shade of b'ue. 50c each.
Men's heavy natural wool shirts and drawers, good weight and finish, 75o each.
. Camel's hair shirts and drawers, extra good quality and welt finished, $1.00 each.
Persian Styles In Flannelettes
. These are always In large demand, but not always easy to be had.
You will find that ourassortment of Persian styles Is the cholcet to be
found and the variety Is Indeed bewildering. Prices 10c, 12Hc, 15c and 18c, yard.
Persian styles are also predominating In the celebrated "Velutlne." This Ijeauti
fiT fabric Is a great favorite where a washable material a little heavier than
flannelette Is wanted. Price 35c per yard. Colors absolutely fast. -
Y. M. C A. Building, Corner
flank of the left army amounts to a mixed
brigade.
Our casualties during the battle of Oc
tober 16 reached about l.ouo.
. Tells of KaNslan Itrpalse.
. TOKIO, Oct. 18 S;30 p. m. A telegram
from Field Marshal Oyanm received today
saya: ,
On the night of October 17 the enemy
made two fierce counter-attacks against the
' rigbt coiumn of the left army, besides a
counter-attack on a small scale In the
direction of the center and right armies.
We repulsed them entirely.
The enemy retreated, leaving a1 great
number of dead,
, b:30 p. m. The Russians fiercely as
saulted General Oku and attacked Generals
Nodsu and Kuroki on Monday night, but
they were everywhere repulsed with heavy
loSSCS. . v '. '
Tells, of Tamada's Loss.
LONDON, Oct. 1S.-A despatch from the
Japanese legatloa from Toklo, dated today,
giving details of th envelopment of Gene
rat Yamada's colum.i, says: '
" On October 16 his column was proceeding
to reinforce a detachment of our left army
which was attneking the enemy nortu of
Ehakhe. It defeated the enemy near
Welct'laloul,. captured two guns and two
ammunition wagons and was returning to
Its orlgina: position when suddenly at 7
D. m. it was enveloped by bout a division
of the enemy,. It succeeded In breaking
inrougn ana regaining its original posi
tion. The artillry, however, was lost with
moat of toe- horsos and men. We were
compelled to abandon nine field guns and
five mountain guns.,
The enemy in front of our central posi
tion has been reinforce. ,
Our casualties October 16 were about 1,030.
, . Hospitals Are Crowded.
MUKDEN, Oct. 18.-The fighting of Oo;
tober 17 was confined to the Russian cen
ter at Bhakhe river and was mostly artil
lery fire, the Japanese using big guns and
high exp'.oslve shells. During the nihe
days of continuous fighting the losses were
never less than 2,000 per, day. The hospi
tals are hardly able to handte the wounded.
Nevertheless, they have performed won
ders. - .
The Chinese have deserted all the vil
lages and the troops are using the wood
work of (heir houses for fuel. The coun
try south is desolated. The Japanese still
i seem to be exerting themselves to force
the Russians out of Mukden. A battle la
assured In the positions surrounding the
town. . ' ' -'
It becomes more and more evident that
the resources of the country cannot eup-
port a large army. This season's crops are
spoiled. - -,
. General Kouropatkln remains with the
troopa, havlifg abandoned his headquar
ters, at .Mukden. -
1:30 a. ro, It rained during the niffht,
but the. roar of the artillery did not cease
for a moment. The day broke cold, with
a cutting wind. The roads have been
ruined by the rain.
As this dispatch Is filed, Tuesday evening,
the "Russians are retaining the ground
gained at the Bhakhe river. Several Max
ima have been captured. The firing ceased
" after dark today.
. . Sakharoff Makes Repot.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct U.-Tbe general
styff has received the following dispatch
from General Sakharoff dated today;
The -Russians repulsed a Japanese at
tack oh their right wing durlug the nlKlit
Of October 17 and seised the village of
bhalnndlxy, on the bank of the Shakhe
river and east of Bhakhe. The enemy
strongly bombarded the captured vil
lage, but did not advance to the attack on
Lone Tree hill, now called Putlloff hill.
The work' of burying the dead proceeded
all nlg!it long.' 'Military honors were paid
the Japanese dead. -
A considerable concentration of the ene
my's troops has been observed against
our center. . There was ho fighting yester
day oa -our .'left flank....
Both Sides Suffer Severely.
t:0$ p.- m.-The Issue of the bloody drama
below Mukden Is still in the balance. There
Is no attempt to minimise the severe char
acter of the reverse suffered by General
Kouropatkln last week, bur as yet there
has been nothing absolutely decisive. There
certainly la no rout and no Sedan, and the
War office has not yet given up all hope
that Kouropatkln may be able to again
resume a genuine offensive 'attitude. It is
asserted here that the tone which the diplo
mats and newspapers of Toklo assumed In
referring to. what they seem to look upon
as the closing act of the tragedy of Gen
eral Kouropatkln'a army .Is certainly pre
mature. , Both armies are greatly ex
hausted, and the final issue probably will
depend pn which can regather Itself the
quicker.) The Russian legions are terribly
battered and more or less demoralised, but
the splendid manner In which they went
forward against Ione Tree hill 8unday la
sufficient evidence that the temper and
courage of the troops are not completely
shaken. '
The -emperor this morning received Kou
ropatkln'a and Hakharoff'a reports of the
Russian attack on and capture of the vil
lage of Shelandtxy. half way betweea
Von Tree hill aqd Sakhe, and almultane-
Iwaya Hansen r tb Full J
Cum CoU tdCxulDay. Crta 2 Dy
en wary
Bee, Oct IS, 104.
a
Day of Values
Sixteenth and Douglas Streets,
ously the storming, of the former, thereby
gaining two positions of ths highest Im
portance on the south bank of the Sakhe
river.' '
There was no fighting on the Russian left
yetserday and the Japanese operations on
the extreme right, evidently Intended to cut
the railroad below the Hun river. . have
failed, the Japanese being unable to get
beyond Slnchlnpu, two miles west of the
Bhakhe railroad station. Field Marshal
Oyama seems to be massing troops against
the Russian center and the War office here
expects that he will make a desperate
effort tonight or tomorrow to retake the
two vital positions.
The general staff believea that the storm
ing of Lone Tree hill, for valor' . and
slaughter, will occupy a place by Itself In
military annals, Kouropatkln, under
whoa eye the assault was made, rechrls
tened it Poutlloft hill, in honor of the man
who led the attack at the head of the sec
ond brigade of the East Siberian Rifle
division and who was subsequently decora
ted on the field with the St. George's, arose
The hill is a precipitous rocky height and
although the Japanese had occupied It only
a short time they had thrown up very
strong defences. The river running at its
foot increased the difficulty, of the task,
but it was scaled and carried successfully
against the unprecedented opposition of a
Japanese division, 14,000 men, with many
guns. The Russian losses were terrible,
' Fight with Steel.
The fighting on the crest of the hill was
altogether with cold steel. The Russian
officers, with swords aloft leading the
scaling column, were literally lifted In the
air by the Japanese bayonets and the Japa
nese then bayoneted the first of the Rus
slan soldiers who piled lu the trenches.
AH the dead in the trenches wor. Kovn.
neted, thel weapons bearing marks of the
dreadful combat.
The Russian line, according to the War
office, still extends eastward along the
Bhakhe river to Ulndl&pu, where it crosses
the Mukden-Bentslaputae road. Furthei
east the roads leading north from Benslhu
and Fushan, whence thero ia a direct Un
to Tie pass, are also strongly held, it being
feared that Oyama might shift the weight
to his right, thus reversing the situation
at the opening - of the operations with
Kouropatkln pressing tha Japanese left;
In other words, duplicating the strategical
disposition at Llao Yang.
. While the War office holds out hope that
Kouropatkln may resume the general of
fensive, It is . privately admitted that the
chances are against him unless there is
som.e fortunate development, it being ex.
plained that his assumption of the ag
gresslve at Bhakhe and along the railroad
was vital, as the withdrawal of his left
mustt be made , under tha shelter of his
right.
Expect Important Developments.
Tha dispatch of the Associated Press from
Mukden (lied early this morning and an
nouncing that the artillery fire continued
unceasingly throughout ' last night indi
cates, doubtless, that there will be lmpoi
taut developments today. No indication
was given, however, of the object of tha
firing or which aide was the aggressor.
Some of the newspapers, notably tha
Rum, boldly halls the Russian success at
Lone Tree bill as complete evidence that
Kouropatkln will again make a genuine
advance along the whole line, printing the
announcement in big headlines: "The Rus
sians Resume the Advance. Kouropatkln
Has Crossed the JShakhe River. He Has
280,000 Men and 900 Guna."
7:05 p. m. Up to this hour no fresh news
baa been received from the - front The
Toklo report referring to the capture of
Japanese guns probably refers to the Lone
Tree hill fight. . . . . . . .
Accoaat of Capture of Hill.
7:10 p. m Neailrovlch Danchenko, the
well known Russian war correspondent,
telegraphs a description of the recapture
of Loim Tree hill, which fell Into the hands
of the Japanese during a night attack while
tha Russians slept. He says:
General Kouropatkln tee fnl'owlng day
ordered the hill to be retaken and the whole
Kusxian artillery concentrated at a In the
morning, showej-ed that hill with projec
tiles, the awful spectacle lasting the entire
duy. It seemed that no human being
could Outlive such an, ordeal, yet the de
fenders remained manfully at their posts.
The sun was already declining when
Kouropatkln gave the order to storm. Bix
regiments advanced, fording the river in
the face of a murderous fire. The enemy
determined to make us pay dearly for it.
He poured a hall of gun and rifle fire on our
advancing columns, but nothing could stop
them. They reached the other side, clam-
tiered up and at U o crock at night the po
st Hon waa In our hands. I have just v la
It nd the scene of our triumph. The
trenches are filled with dead Japanese apd
RjMlans clutched In a death embrace.
1 saw no such ghast'y sight at Bhlpka
or at Plevna. The credit for the aohlnve
ment belongs chiefly to the Thirty-sixth
and Nineteenth Hi lies. Four olhr regi
ments participated. The Thirty-sixth at
tacked from the east ana' the Nineteenth
from the left. Poutiloff, trading the brigade
and personally directing the attack, was
the first to reach the summit and waa In
the thick of the fiercest fighting around the
Japaneae gun. ' The Japanese gunners diet
at their guns. Kouroyatklit personally
Ihankad the heroes for Ihur gallant ex
ploit. The captured guns were brought to
, H.
Every Day
Mukden.
DIVORCE ISSUE 'TO FRONT
Episcopal Church Convention Again Dii
cuuei Sereral Phases of Matter. .
OMAHA MAN SPRINGS A NOVEL IDEA
Mr. Rlagwalt Asks Host to Petltloa
I'altea states to Erect Statae
la Hoaov of Eamaad
Bark.
BOSTON, Oct. 18. The divorce fsaue again
came before the Episcopal convention
today, but no final action waa taken on
several resolutions referring to the sub
ject which were presented. The house of
bhrhnps sent a message to the deputies in
forming them that the bishops had voted to
forbid the remarriage of any divorced per
sons, but when the matter was laid before
the deputies on the question of concur
rence Rev. Drs. Lewis Parks and W. D.
Huntington, both of New York. Imme
diately set the parliamentary machinery In
motion to defeat or at least sidetrack the
bishops' resolution. - After a brief but
spirited skirmish the matter was referred to
the oomlmttee on canons, from which it be
called at any time. During the forenoon
several resolutions favoring a stricter canon
on marriage and divorce were referred to a
committee. The divorce matter again came
to the fore through a resolution of George
Foster Peabody of Brooklyn, calling for
the appointment-of committee of twelve
members from both houses to consider the
entire question and report to the next gen
eral convention. The committee to confer
with othor religious bodies as to some uni
form standard of legislation bearing on
marriage and divorce. It waa referred to
the committee on canons.
A Joint commission, appointed three years
sgo, presented an extended report recom
mending that all dioceses and missionary
districts be grouped into seven provinces,
each province to have authority to legislate
on matters which do not conflict with the
general convention. Each proyrhce Is to
elect a primate to preside over it. The re
port will be acted upon later.
The house of deputies today decided to
refer a, proposition to elect a negro bishop
for the southern states to the next conven
tion. ...
The . house of bishops nominated Rev.
Logan H. Roots of Arkansas for bishop of
Han Kow, China; Rev. Frank 8. Spalding
of Erie, 7a., for bishop of Salt Lake City,
and Rev. A. W, Knight of Atlanta, Ga for
bishop of Cuba. The nominations will have
to be ratified by the house of deputies to
become effective.
Coort of Review Proposed..
The house of deputies again . took up
today the new canon establishing courts of
review. The work on the canon waa prac
tically completed yesterday, but a number
of provisions remained to be acted upon.
The woman's auxiliary of the Board of
Missions at Its conference was addressed
by Right Rev. Luclen Lee Kinsolvlng,
bishop of southern Braill; Bishop William
H. Morei ot Bacramonto, and Bishop James
B. Funsten of Boise, Idaho. ,
In the house of deputies the committee
on amendments to the constitution reported
a definition of the words "within the boun
dary of the United States." The com
mittee construed that phrase In the con
stitution, to mean all territory and pos
sessions within ths jurisdiction of the
United States and not merely that territory
lying between the Atlantic and Pacific
and between Canada and Mexico. The
house voted to accept the definition as
presented.
A resolution was reported by the commit
tee on the state of tha church recommend
ing the appointment of -a Joint committee
to petition state legislatures to consider
"the great curse of divorce and to reduce
the statutory grounds on which divorce
la granted." The resolution excepted states
which permit no divorce or divorce for
adultery only. After a short discussion it
was voted to refer the matter to the lnter-
denomlnatlon committee on the uniformity
of marriage and divorce. This removes
the resolution from further action by the
present convention.
xne report or tne joint committee on
provlnoes was presented and placed on the
calendar.
An amendment to the divorce canon of
fered by Rev. Dr. R. E. White of Bloom.
neia, im. j., went to tne committee on
canons. Dr. White's amendment forbade
the remarriage of divorced persons and
added words to the effect that tha canon
should not be considered as the expression
of an opinion by the Church as to the
interpretation of the ninth verse of the
nineteenth chapter of St. Matthew, nor as
pronouncing upon the validity of tha. re
marriage of the innocent party divorced
for the cause of adultery.
. Omaha Man's Proposition,
The deputies concurred with the bishops
In establishing a foreign missionary diocese
in Mexico.
Theodore Ringwalt of Omaha gurprlsai
the house ' by offering a resolution
asking that congress be petitioned to erect
a statue to Edmund Burke in Boston. The
resolution went to a committee. The 31
vorce Issue came up again through a res
lutlon read by George Foster Peabody of
Brooklyn, who asked for the appointment
of a joint commission of four bishops, four
clerical and four lay delegates to consldor
the Question in all its phases and report to
the next general convention. The resolu
tions empowers the commission to co-oper
ate with other religious bodies. . Mr. Pea.
body thought the recent action of the
church waa not definite. The matter went
to a committee, and a proposal ' by Rev,
Robert B. Nelson of Newport, Ky., to
strike out of the prayer book the rule
which, forbids a clergyman to. read the
burial service over a suicide, an excoru
munlcated or unbaptised .person was simi
larly disposed of. '
This brought the . bouse .to the constd'
era t Ion of the new canon establishing
courts ot review. -' '
Bishops Adopt New Divorce Role.
The house of bishops today adopted the
following section as part of the canon on
divorce:
The Judgment of the blshOD shall always
be taken before a divorced person who has
a former husband or wife still living and
wno is married to anotner may De con
firmed or permitted to receive the holy
eemmunlon: provided that the sacraments
shall in no case be refused to any peni
tent person in imminent danger or death,
nor to the innocent party in a divorce
granted for adultery.
The effect of this action Is to make the
regulations of the church more binding and
mora definite.
CHRISTIAH
CONVENTION ADJOURN!
Proposal to Change Nam to "Charch
of Christ" Rejected.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 18.-The meeting todsy of
the missionaries of the Christian church
waa under the auspices of the American
Christian Missionary society, "Home Mis
sions" being the principal, topic of discus
sion. , After a prayer and song service the
report of the board of church extension
waa submitted by O. W. Muckley of Ksn
sas City. G. A. Hoffman of St. Louis read
his report as statistical seorotary and the
report of the acting board of the American
Christian Missionary society wss submitted
by Benjamin L. Smith of Cincinnati.
Following an address by Oeorge H. Combs
cf Kansaa City on "The New Crusade" re
ports of the etandlng committees were
heard and approved. Thun followed brief
addresses by home missionaries and the
Ion waa concluded with an address tyi
Harnr D. Smith of Hopklnsvllla, Ky.. on
"Leaders Who Lead."
A difference of opinion regarfllng a plan
to change the legal name of the Christian
church characterised the second session of
today's convention of the American Chris
tian Missionary society. The committee on
recommendations reported favorably upon
the plan to change the name to the Church
of Christ.
The report stated that owing to the con
fusion existing, due to the different titles
borne by the churches In various parts of
tho country, the change was recommended
for legal purposes only, and that the mem
bers individually would retain the name
"Christians." After considerable discussion
a motion directing fhst the recommend
tton be stricken from the report wss
adopted.
San Francisco was selected as the next
meeting place of the convention and the
following officers were elected:
President, E. L. Powell, Louisville, Ky.;
vice presidents, A. C. Smlthers of Los An
geles, W. H. McLntp of St. Louis and C. O.
Kindred of Chicago: secretary. J. . Gorm
ley of Portland, Ore.; treasurer, C. J.
Neare of Cincinnati. ;
DR. WASHINGTON GLADDEN RESIGNS
t'nable to Servo Lbaa-er as President
i of Mission Society.
DES MOINES, Oct.' 18. (Special.) Dr.
Washington lOadden of Columbus, O., this
morning resigned the presidency of the
American Missionary society, which Is oc
cupying the Congregational churches today.
Dr. Gladden's duties as moderator of the
council, to which office he was elected last
week, made necessary his retirement from
the other office, which he has held with
great honor for several years.
No action has been taken yet toward the
selection of Dr, - Gladden's successor. An
election probably , will be had late this
afternoon. . ,
In a short speech- accompanying his res
ignation Dr. Gladden stated that he would
be unable to do the work of both offices,
and he considered the moderator's office the
more Important at this time.
The council today, elected the following
officers:
Honorary secretary and editor, Rev. A.
F. Beard. . ... -.'
Corresponding secretaries. Rev. J. W.
Cooper, Rev. F. P.' Woodbtirjr and Rev, C.
J. Ryder. . . - . -
"Opposition to the higher education of the
negro Is a part of a scheme to re-establish
negro slavery in America, -and to use the
negro as a club over the heads of white
union labor," said Prof. W. E. B. Du Bols,
the Atlanta. (Oa.) educator and negro
leader, at ' the Congregational council to
day. - -
"The negro educator who is satisfied to
teach negroes to be good servants of the
whites Is a peculiar teacher these days,"
Dr. Du Bols said. "But the restriction ot
negro education mean the stifling of the
aspirations of a race which has 2,600 col
lege graduates In the United States, and
which owns 12,000,000 acres of American
soil."
tr. Du Bols went on to say that the negro
problem is only a phase of a greater prob
lemthe problem of. caste and class dis
tinction; that thousands of black men.
women and children are slaving in tho
south In order that the young ladles of Des
Moines may dress neatly. The ambitious
black boy who demands the highest educa
tion is a menace to the granting of special
privileges to the rich,, the well-born and
the white. Prof. Du. Bols closed with an
appeal to the church and the nation to be
gin classifying all rnen by their character
rather than by their wealth or their color.
Other addresses, were made today by
Prof. J. L Wiley of Martin. Fla on "In
dustrial Education;', pn. "Secondary and
Normal Educatlon,'bv Prof. A. J. Steele
of Memphis; oh "Professional Education."
by Prof. T. W. Talley of Nashville, Tenn. ,
The reports of the secretary and treasu
rer of the American Missionary society
were read and approved. The total re
ceipts 'for the year have been 1326,178.28;
expenditures, 1373,981.64.
FAIRBANKS IN EAST
(Continued from First Page.)
no democratic votea by his declaration that
If elected he would revoke the executive
order and use his Influence to have con
gress enact a service law.
A number of callers were received by
Judge Parker late in the day. Among these
were Colonel Daniel S. Lamont, ' former
secretary of War; H.. B. Ferguson, national
committeeman from New Mexico.
Judge Parker will address two,, delega
tions at Esopus this week,' one composed
of about 100 democrats and independent
voters from Hudson county, N. ' J., on' Fri
day, and the other of members of tha
Harlem Democ ratio club.- ' ' ' '
In his speech on Friday Judge Parker
Intends to discuss all extravagances of the
republican national administration. It has
not been determined whether the subjeot
of trusts, militarism or free trade and re
ciprocal arrangements with foreign govern.
ments will furnish the topto for tha other
address. All of these subjects are to he
taken up at some time before the close of
the campaign,
DAVIS IS VI8ITI-4F IN VIRGINIA
Democratic Candidate and His Party
Talk at Roanoke and Radford.
EAST RADFORD, Va., Oct 18. The two
Virginia towns of Roanoke and Radford
displayed great enthusiasm today In their
reception of Henry G. Davis and his special
train of democratic orator. Mr. Davis
left his breakfast to' talk to the crowd
which surrounded hla train at Roanoke.
"COFFEE DOESNT HURT ME"
Tales That Are Told.
"I waa one of the kind who w&uldn't
believe that coffee waa hurting me," says
a ti. x. woman. "You Just couldn't con.
vlnce me its use was connected with the
heart and stomach trouble I suffered from
most .all of the time. - My trouble finally
got so bad I had to live on ntllk and toast
almost entirely for three er four years.
KU1I I loved the coffee and wouldn't be
lieve It could do such, damage.
'What I needed waa to quit coffee and
take nourishment In such form my stom
ach could digest. I had read so much
about Postum, the cereal coffee, but never
thought it would .fit my case until one day
I decided to cult coffee and give It a trial
and make sure about It Bo I got a pack
age and carefully followed the directions.
"Boon 1 found I began to get better and
was able to eat carefully selected foods
without the aid of pepsin or other digests
and It waa not long before I was really a
new woman physically.
"Now I am healthy, hearty and sound
can eat anything and everything that
comes along, and I know this wonderful
change Is all due to my having quit coffee
andgot the big quantity of nourishment
I needed through this delicious Postum in
place of the dangerous coffee and tea.
"My wonder ia why everyone don't give
up the old coffee and the troubles that go
with It a build themselves up as I have
done wiTTf Postum." Name given by Pos
tum. Co.. Battle Creek, Mich. .
Easy to prove by 10 days' trial of Postdnj
In place of coffee. The reward la big and
there's a reason." j
Get the famous little book, "The Road to
WellvUle," la eaoh package. i
BRITAIN STAYS IN THIBET
tit (i Cannot Raise Indemnity in Time
Required j the Treaty.
LENGTHENING OF TERM IS TR0P0SED
Great Brltala'a Army Will Oeeapy
Chamalarl Valley While
Waltln for the Cash
to Da Paid.'
LONDON, Oct. 18. The demand of Great
Britain of an Indemnity of $3,760,000 from
the Thibetans appears likely to lead to a
prolonged British occupation of the Chum-
alar! valley. The Thibetans declared their
Inability to pay the Indemnity within the
three years first stipulated and w Great
Britain has now proposed that the pay
ments be made at the rate of 350,000 yearly
and that until the whole aum Is paid the
British retain possession of this valley, j
which is the key to Thibet. The Thibetans
are said to approve of the proposal, but
China's opposition to the ratification of the
treatjt, Is increasing, causing fears that
the dalalmla and hla Russian associate may
be Induced to return to Lhassa and Upset
the British calculations.
HOLIDAY AT ST. PETERSBURG
Iafaat Heir to Throne is Mads Chief
of Cadet Corps.
oT. PETERSBURG. Oct. 18.-4:40 p. m.
This Is the patron saint day of the heir
to the throne, as well as the fiftieth anni
versary' of the bombardment and siego of
SebaBtopol, and It had been hoped to alg
nallze It by the announcement of a victory
for Kouropakln and at the same time an
nounce the definite departure for the far
east of the Baltic fleet, which is now be
lieved to be on its long voyage. But the
bad news form the theater ot the war has
caused a miscarriage of all the plans, nnd
only the ghost of a holiday remained.
The city Is decorated with Mags, but In
view of the tremendous, loss of life beldw
Mukden, especially In General Meycndorff's
First corps, which is from St. Petersburg
and its neighborhood and which sustained
the brunt of the fighting at the Russian
center, the people have no heart for merry
making. Besides, the day was cold and
dreary. The emperor marked the day by
appointing his youthful heir chief of tho
Cadet corps and by a ukase pensioning the
survivors, widows and orphans of the
Turkish-Russian war and promoting all
the retired captains to the rank of lieuten
ant colonels. In the afternoon the crowds
displayed more buoyancy on the strength
of special dispatches printed in the after
noon papers heralding the Russian victory
at Lone Tree hill and declaring that the
Russian army Is advancing and capturing
many guns.
IN DOIBT AS TO CONTRABAND
Great Britain Does Not Know What
Rnasla Intends to Seise,
LONDON, Oct. 18. The Anglo-Russian
negotiations on the subject of contraband,
of war are making little progress. Judging
from the correspondence of the Foreign
office with a steamship company trading
with the far east. The latter, before ac
cepting consignments of locomotives, fish
plates, etc., to Japanese railway companies
and raw cotton for private consignees in
Japan, asked the Foreign office if this class
of cargo could safely be accepted. For-
elgn Secretary Lansdowne made two re-
plies, on October 10 and October 14. He
said that the negotiations with Russia.
whlch were still proceeding, had only le-
suited thus far In the admission of the
principle that Hoe and provisions were con-
ditlonaUy . contraband, and therefore he
could not undertake to say that Vessels
carrying a cargo of the nature Indicated
would be Immune from capture.
MICKEY ANSWERS FUSIONISTS
(Continued from First Page.)
for permanent Improvements to the amount
of $193,600 in 1901 and $411,663 in 1903, a total
of $606,063 for the two sessions, while add
ing but $161,000 to the amount of the float
ing debt up to September 1, 1901.
"It is Interesting to take a brief survey
of the condition of the state debt during
the time of the last fusion administration.
Auditor John F. Cornell, fuslonlst, made
his last biennial report November 30, 1900,
Just one month snd two days prior to the
advent of republican rule. I quote from
his report, page 7: '
Quotes Fusion Figures.
At the close of the blennlum endlnar No
vember 30, 18V8, the liabilities of the state
were $l,7ai,13.47:
B Ua ..In.. I ..... I
November 80. 1900. the liabilities were 11.782.-
486.11. To this should be added the derf
clencles created during the blennlum and
not yet provided for by appropriation, es
timated at about $126,000, making a total of
$1,907,486.11.
"The only mistake make by Mr. Cornell
was that he did not estimate hla 'deficien
cies' large enough. The figures, as shown
by the auditor's statement herein given,
should have been $182,736.97 Instead of $126,
000, increasing the total Indebtedness at
that time to $1,966,221.08. In this connection
it is also proper to state that both Gov
ernor Holcomb and Governor Poynter called
the attention of the legislature, in' their
biennial messages, to the growth of the
floating debt during their respective terms,
and urged a revision of the revenue law to
the end that .he Income of the state might
be made adequate to ita expenditures. You
must agree with me that the state's float
lng debt has received very considerable Im
petus during fusion administrations and
that the showing made by republicans dur
ing the three and three-fourths years
since their advent to power in limit
ing the increase to $161,000, despite the pro.
vision for over loOO.OOO of permanent lm
provements. Is a record which we may be
permitted to view with reasonable satis.
taction.
Silent When Opportunity Affords.
"Your candidate for governor, Mr. Berge,
your speakcirs and your party press are de-
denounclng the republican State Board of
Equalisation and Assessments because It
did not assess the railroads at a higher
figure, notwithstanding the fact that the
assessment on this class of property was
raised to upwards of $46,000,000, an Increase
of $19,000,000 over the assessment of 1908,
or 69 per cent while all other property in
the aggregate was Increased but 64 per
cent It is proper to state that while tho
railroad assessment was pending tha board
sat with open doors for a number of weeks
and repeatedly invited all who so desired
to come before It and make argument as
to methods and valuea. The board sought
and gained much valuable Information In
this way. But though thla matter was one
of great Importance and though the op
portunity waa long open, neither Mr.
Berge, Mr. Bryan nor any other repre
sentative of your parties cane before it
to express his views on the question of
ral'road assessment or to Influence action
In any way in behalf of the Interests which
they now so Jealously espoused. It seems
to me that If they were not sufficiently In
terested to be heard when history was be
ing mads we may view their present in
terest with some degree of suspicion.
Defends Ravenna Law.
In opposing and demanding the repeal
of the new revenue law, Mr. Befga and
your other campaign speakers, together
with your party press, are Inconslsteut
with the position which your leaders have
occupied for years. Oovernora Holoomb
and Poynter, Auditor Cornell and others
LEWIS
,-i -..
of your executive officers have repeatedly
called attention to the growing and ur
gent necessity for revenue revision. Nu
merous preceding legislatures have under
taken the task, but have fal'.ed. The last
legislature, without regard to party lines,
undertook the responsibility and finally suc
ceeded In placing a new law upon the
statute.. Every fuslonlst In the legislature
waa, Interested In Its preparation and no
opposition developed untl It came up for
final passage. At this Juncture conviction
was compelled to give way to party ad
vantage and your adherents were forced by
the party lash into an opposition which
was In direct conflict with their previously
expressed beliefs. .This law requires the
llBtlng of property at its cash value for as
sessment purposes and fixes a penalty for
non-compliance. It IS practically a
duplicate ot the . Indiana law, con
ceded to be one of the best, If
not the best, revenue measures now In
operation, with- each modifications as were
deemed necessary to meet the require
ments of Nebraska. It is founded upon the
braat principles of equity. It guarantees
the adjustment of taxes tt) the amount of
property owned, and, with the corrections
of a few minor defects Incident to the
formation of so voluminous a bill, it will
stand as the most equltab'.e piece of legis
lation enacted by a Nebraska . legislature
,n rec6nt years. .Tow,and those you repre.
sent. Impelled by an unworthy spirit of
party gain, now declare for the repeal
of this law, but have not the courage to
propose any other measure In lieu thereof,
though for years -you have been emphasiz
ing the need of revenue revision. "
"It Is but fair to add that most of the
criticism
which is now being directed
against the revenue law Is based upon the
unnecessarily large levies made by some
local levying bodies, such as county, town
and school boards. The law was new and
the boards In many Instances were not ac- '
curately Informed as to the aggregate as.
sessment roll with which they had to deal,
Falling to decrease the levy In Inverse ratio
to tho increase of the assessment, the local
taxes In such communities are higher than
the requirements, and much higher than
they wjh be another year when the work-
lng ot tBe law Is better understood. In
.ome districts the levy this year ia the
.ame.as It was Inst year, in spite of the
foot that the assessment' Is doubled and
even trebled. Such districts will have
raised funds far In excess of their present
needs, creating a surplus, and next year's
levy can be reduced to the minimum, or
can be cut out altogether. This Is a mat
ter which will only embarrass for the pres
ent year and la Incident to the newness of
the law and the consequent lack of knowl
edge concerning its provisions.
Comparison with Fusion Regime.
"The condition of our several state In
stitutions during the last four years ought
to be a source of gratification to every
loyal Nebraskan. No scandsl has attached
to the management of any one of them, no
charges have been preferred against any
superintendent and though upward of J.OOO
Inmates are being cared for no case of
cruelty or lack of attention has been
brought to publlo notice. The record is un
paralleled In the history of the state and la
In such direct contrast with the repeated
scandals and constant bickerings which
characterised these same Institutions when
under fusion control that I feel Impelled
to challenge your attention to this aub
Ject .The per capita cost or maintenance,
too, has been reduced. For the six months
prior to November. 30, 1900, under Governor
Poynter, the average per capita cost in
eleven of these Institutions was $98.70. For
the same period In 1903 the cost waa $91.88,
per capita showing in favor of the pres
ent administration of $6.85, or a total sav
ing for the period of $20,967.86. But eleven
of the Institutions are included in the fig
ures pertaining to Governor Poynter's
period for the reason that the accounts of
the Institute for the Feeble Minded at
Beatrice were In such a muddled condition
that no report could be made. These figures
are taken from the reports on file in this
office.
"If you or any of those you represent
question the aceuracy of any of the figures
herein presented you will, of course, con
sult the records, the only authentic source
BREAKFAST CO COA
is dutinguuhed from others
by iti full "flavor, delicious qual
ity and absolute purity.
The Walter M. Lovncy Co,
BOSTON, MASS.
rTOviL Bwo
KM
SETT-
SHE4.QO ;
LIF& walk easy .
TRADK-MARK. '
THE OUT-DOOR SHOE
Allow the elavtlo atop.
Nent. but nevr pinch sa.
Stanch In sxny waavtHar.
A long tlma waa. ring out.
JttAW srairr m not lcp Itttm, wrMi ln.
I Mill KM M.1 MO (lOM.
A.CROSSETT, lac.
I I . & - '
of Information on such subjects. Jf I can
assist you In the task of verification I will
be pleased to do so. '
"To again borrow the language of your
Invitation to debate, this 'Is a plain business
proposition which requires no oratory to
present to the people.' 8iK'h being the fact
It aeems unnecessary for Mr. Berge and
myself to discuss the figures and data,
which are obtainable alone from the rec
ords, which I have here presented to you,
and which cannot be altered to suit the no-
lions or whims of either of us. Besides, my
tlma until election is fully occupied wlth
official duties and engagements already en
tered Into. For these reasons I must de
cline your kind Invitation.
JOHN H. MICKEY.
. Fosa-Stone.
TRINIDAD, Colo., Oct. 18.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Miss Katherlne Stone of Trinidad
and Louis Martin Foss of Omaha were
married here tonight. .Mrs. Charles Taft
was matron of honor and Miss Thellla
Stevens maid of honor. The bridesmaids
were Miss Mary Stevens nnd Miss Bessie
Blair. L. A. Smith of Sioux City, la.,
acted as best man. A reception was held
at the home of the bride's parents. Tho
bride is the only daughter of B. W. Stone,
postmaster of Trinidad and editor of the
Chronicle-News. Mr. Foss, the groom, la
an Omaha railroad man and they will make
their home In that city.
YOV HAVEN T TRIED IT, A RARB
' TREAT IS IN STORE FOR YOU
SERVED EVERYWHERE
ForMenstrual Suppression
from
any eavte
iaSJM PEN -TAN-GOT
old In Omaha bjr Shansas A MeConoall Drag Co.
Mall ard.ra ailae. Trads teppilad. II a boi; I boue M
AMUSEMENTS.
Seat Sale Thursday
The Y. M. C. A.
Entertainment
Course
is a particularly strong
one this season. Eight
numbers, and not a
weak one among them.
Telephone your order
in at once.
BOYD'S
Wood ward at
Burgees, Mjra
SPECIAL MAT1XEK TO DAT"
ToariuiiT at a
Blanche Ring- and Harry Conor
VIVIAN'S PAPAS
Prices, 6c to tl.tO Mat.. 26o to 11.00.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY
THE JfcWEL OP ASIA
with Vera MicheUna
Prices 26o to II 50
THE SAURET TRIO
Emll Saunl. Violin
Uudoiph Gam, Piano
bruno stslndvl, Violoncello
First Concert Omaha Concert Promoters
Firit Congregational Church
Monday Evening:, Oct 24.
Tickets on sa.lt. at lioape's, 161J Douglas.
Members may reserve ssuts Wednesday:
general sale commences Tnumduy. lie.
served seats, II. uu, general aduiuulon, iio.
CREIOHTON
niuV PHONE. 404.
Every NiKhU-Mattnees. Thur., Bat.. Bun.
MODERN VAUDEVILLE '
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, Koy A Clark.
The Tnn-e Kamlonert'S, DeWItt, Burns snd
Torrencc, Paul Barnes, Kl'-la A Clifton,
Powers Brothers and the Klnodrome.
PRICES 10. tbo. Mc
-KRUQ THE A T E R
HKICEaV-IS, JSc. Sue. 7a
ALWAVSI WfcJ aai SAT. MAT. IBs
1MB SAMB I tNtAY fUT. tC tit. H
NA1'IKK 1 OH A V aiSO
btZLJ J " ' l
TOSKiMT AT 1B v
A MIDNIGHT MARRIAQB
Thursday-AT TUB 0149 fti&O&S ROACct
4
i
r