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The Omaha Daily' Bee. THE BEE IS THE PREFERRED ADVER TISING MEDIUM IN ITS TERRITORY FOR A CHARACTERISTICALLY WEST. tRN NEWSPAPER READ THE BEE SINGLE COPY TIIKEK CENTS. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1S71. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1004 TEN TAGES. FOUR MILES APART Russian and Japanese Anniei in Close Con tact oa the Left. (OUROPATKIN ' begins an aovance Dzai'a Men Aw MoTing Forward, la rr n ing as They Go. ARTILLERY FIGHT IS IN PR0( f Entire'lield cf Battle Can Be Plainly from Mukden. " si DYAMA REPORTS LOSS OF THE ENEwi treat Battle .la Expected on Hia River, Where Rasslaas Are Bald Have Strang Field Works. 1 (Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.) 8T. PETERSBURG, Oct. 24.-(New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) The situation at the front Is unchanged'. 'The two armies, after a series f strategical movements, occupy exactly the same positions theyv did before the recent protracted battles. The Russian center la at Shak Ho Pu, the left at Wan Tu Pu Tee, where Mistchenko Is again ready to make a dash upon Ben SI Uu, where he so nearly succeeded the last time la turning the Japanese right. There has gone forth the order that Port Arthur must be reached at any price. The coming struggle, when the word to advance is given, la aure to be for more obstinate and bloodthirsty than the last. ( liar bin hospitals are being again cleared and the ocoupants sent north. A corre spondent at the front says the enemy Is so close that If even a head la shown It la the signal tor a hundred rifle shots. The order for mobilization In March calls for aOO.ooo troops, also all reserve officers In the empire. I am told that Kaulbars has refused to command the first army. Russians Recross River. MUKDEN, Oct. 24.-(Vla Peking, Oct. 84.) The Russian forces on the left reoroaaed the Bhakhe river on October 11 and are now Duahlna forward toward the Japanese positions, entrenching as they advance. At the same time Russian batteries are con tinually bombarding the Japanese, who can be plainly seen busily engaged In the mak ing of trenches. This plan of the Russians to entrench as they advanoe was adoptod because It was found In the recent big bat tle that (t was Impossible to advance with out some protection is the face of the Japanese shrapnel fire. The Russian batteries are now better Screened than they were In former engage ments, but the troops on both sides appar ently make no great efforts to conceal , themselves. , Tile Russian and Japanese axmlea are now separated by' less than four mile and . the whole field of operations of both armies asr be plainly seen. ' , . The question of fuel Is becoming a serious one. The greater part of the Chinese corn baa already been used for fuel and for fodder, whlU most of the houses In the Chi MM villages have been destroyed and their wood used for fuel. Without fuel and with out abetter beyond that provided by tenta It seems Impossible for the armies to re main in the Held during the Increasing oold weather. Report from Koaropatkin. BT. PETERSBURG. Oct. 24.-Emperor Nicholas haa received the following dis patch treat General Kouropatkln, dated Oc tober 23: 'The night of October 22-23 pasaed quietly. At 8 o'clock this (Hunilay) morning me whole of our volunteer sliarnshoolera ha raaacd the enemy, while the Japanese tried to attack our outposts, but were every where repulsed by the Russians. -Japanese Report Russian Dead. TOKIO, Oct. 24. Field Marshal Oyama reports that the total number of Russian dead discovered Is 1S.32X .The Japanese headquarters here today, wltnout relerririg to the general situation in the vicinity of the Bhakhe river, pub lished the following report received yes terday; Since the last telegram referring to the enemy s aead the boU.e left on the field have been lucre sea to the following! Found by the rig hi army, 6,200; found iy the iett army, fouud by tha oamer army, 2,l3u: total, 13.&S. Tue numbei' ol prisoners captured totals Tug; CJ4 p. m. There was no fresh news from the front today. General Sakharolt, tele graphing at 2:45 o'clock this morning, re ported that there was no change In the sit uation. - The War office does not confirm the re port that the Russians have occupied Bent alaputse. The official returns of the Russian losses received up to date do not exceed 80,000. Oeneral Bakharoft telegrapha that there was no fighting during the night of October ta-24. The Russians burled 1,500 Japanese at Lone Tree bill. ' Japanea Eapeot Forward Movement. WITH TUB JAPANESE LEFT ARMY. OENERAL OKU'S. IN Tim FIELD, Oct. 22. 4 p. m. Vla Fuaan. Out. 24.) The re spective armies retain somewhat pecu'lar positions Their advanoed lorces are lying In the trenches TOO yards apart, and their Inaction cannot be explained. For five days the Japanese have not at tempted fo make the advance for which the Russians seem to be waiting. The outposts and patrols of both armies are In close touch and there la occasional filing by the light artillery batteries. The Japaness are wending down the guns and rifles captured froaa the Russians and are receiving supplies of ammunition and re inforcements. A Japanese forward movement Is dally expected, and It la believed that there la heavy Bglitiii,- ahead. Troops Rest on Arm a. GENERAL, OKU'S HEADQUARTERS. Friday, Oct. 31. t p. ra (Via Fusan. Oot. 14.) While clearing the field near the vil lage of Bhakhe the Japanese found nine abandoned Russian guns. Their condition has not been reported. ' Both armies are resting on their arms Skirmishes are occurring betweeu out posts and patrols and the artillery Is fir ing daily. A great battle la expected south of the Hun river where heavy field works have been erected. Great numbers of Japanese reinforce ments are arriving. - Armies Are Eatreaehlag. MUKDEN, Oct t4.-Bpth armies are still entrenching a short distance apart. Lack f fuel is likely to prevent the retention actively In the field during winter time Cj large armies. SUMMARY OF WAR SITUATION No General Fight lag, bat Armln Art Close Tosrether and Are Forti fying; Their Positions. There ha been no reiumptlon of fighting of a general character on the Shake river. Both Russians and Japanese are entrench ing their positions. The outposts are within 70O yards of each other and less than four miles separate the main armies. A scarcity of fuel la causing the soldiers to suffer greatly since cold weather set In. St. Petersburg has Information that the Japa- ' nese army confronting General Kouropat- C kin Is receiving heavy reinforcements, from ; t the Port Arthur army and direct from Japan. Koreans becoming restive Complain of Continued Condemnation .of Property for Military Purposes. (Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.) SEOUL, Oct, 18, (via Shanghai, Oct. 24.) (New York Herald Cablegram Special Tele gram to The Bee.) On account of the con tinued condemnation of Corean property for military purposes by the Japanese mili tary authorities the Corean Foreign ofllce haa addressed a note to the Japanese min ister asking that further encroachments In that direction may cease. Numerous riots are occurring In the coun try, caused by the Japanese recruiting coolie labor, which is interfering with the harvesting. It Is reported thst the Russians, have be gun the erection of large warehouses and barracka at Sung Chin. The Japaneaa in northern Corea are In adequate (or the work required of them. Several times during the last two weeks Cossack scouts have made a detour to the north gate of Ham Heung, exchanging shots with the Japanese outposts, and when retiring have been unpursued. Japanese disguised as Coreans axe scattered through out the Ham Heung district arresting Tonghak and Russian sympathisers. From the Japanese headquarters has been issued a proclamation to the people of 'the North and South Ham Kyung provinces reciting that military activity would be Increased and a warning against any at tempt of Interference with military opera tions, such as cutting the telegraph wires, burning the railway bridges, etc., and de claring that the offenders would be pun ished according to martial law. METHODS OF SELLING COAL Investigation of Mr. Hesrst's Charges Brings Oat Some Inter esting Testimony. NEW YORK, Oct. 24. The healing before the Interstate Commerce commission on the charges brought by William Randolph Hearst alleging collusion on the part of the coal carrying railroad companies In fix ing and maintaining the price at tidewater waa resumed today In this city. The first witness called for the com plainant waa Robert H. Crum, a member of a Chicago mercantile agency, who Iden tified a number of price cards giving the Chicago retail price of coal for March, April, May and June, 1904. The cards were submitted as evidence, but their admission was objected to by attorneys for various Interests. '. The objection, however, was overruled, and the price cards and circulars were ad mitted In evidence. In announcing the ruling of the commission. Chairman Knapp said that the evidence with regard to the price cards and testimony along that line Is admissible, because it may tend to sus tain the charges that the respondents are unreasonable in their charges for coal at tidewater. R. M. II. Claggett, agent of the Philadel phia A Reading Cool and Iron company in Chicago, the next wlftuss called, produced memoranda of meetings attended by the witness and the Chicago representatives of other coal companies At a Chicago hotel. Opposition to the retention of the memo randa waa made, but It was overruled. The memoranda showed the names of thir teen dealers. In reply to a question by Commissioner Prouty, the witness said there were other wholesale coal dealers in Chicago, but he could not recall the names of any of them. The witness said he never agreed upon any price for coaL He had his instructions lrom his sups tor at Philadelphia and did not have authority to make any change in price. It was urv doubtedly true that 1,700 or 2,000 reiall dealers in Chicago charged uniform prices. He believed the retail price al ways is 11 In axoess of the wholesale price, - Mr. Shearn then questioned the witness In relation to a resolution which bad been passed at a meeting' of the wholesalers In Chicago, permitting a certain dealer to sell damaged coal at a reduced price. The wit ness was asked why it was necessary for the wholesalers to pass resolutions per mitting a retailer to sell under the schedule price if there was no restraint or agree ment Mr. Claggett replied that he knew nothing about the memoranda. He did not know where It came from or who sent It He had found It in his desk and brought It with his subpoenas from Chicago. E. J. Piatt, general sales agent of the Lehigh Valley Coal company of Chicago, who was called to the atand by Mr. Shearn, said he had attended some of the meetings of the wholesale coal dealers and western agenta for the coal companies of Chicago and had received memoranda of some of the meetings similar to those received by Mr. Cluggi'tt. The witness did not know who had sent the papers, and he had, he said, to the beat of his knowledge, torn Llhem up. It developed then that the minutes of the meetings, all In typewritten form, referred to those present by number and not by name, except in occasional instances. Mr. Piatt said the conferences had no Jurisdic tion In the estnblishment and maintenance of prices. "What did you do when, you found re tailers varying prices?" was asked. "I always tried to keep a uniform pries among my own customers. When they cut prices I talked to them and showed them where they were wrong." Mr. Shearn went over the memoranda of the meetings In Chicago and questioned the witness as to certain Items. He asked particularly what .was mesnt by "track dealers." These. Mr. Plutt said, were coal dealers with facilities for receiving coal by the carload and the company refused to sell to dealers who did not hive the facilities for receiving the coat. The witness said then that coal companlea hd nothing to do with arranging these facilities, but It was a matter for the railroads entering Chi cago. The witness concluded by saying that the WIlirirniD U " - 1 u .v. chairman and no secretary, and thatihey that the attempted regulation by the school were only gatherings to discus trade condl- authorities deprived certain pupils of ad dons and to compare notes on the general vantages given to other pupils and ex alttiatlon. ceeded the discretionary powers of the The case will be continued tomorrow, CHANCE FOR ME YOUNG MEN Barj Needs Them Eoth to Man and Officer New Ships. SEVERAL VACANCIES IN NAVAL ACADEMY Three from Nebraska, Ma from' Iowa, Two from' South Dakota and One from y- - omliiK. WASHINGTON. Oct. 24.-(Specinl Tele- gram ) Young men are wanted In tha navy. They nre needed, not alone to man tho battleships and crulers. now on the ways ready for launching and those ht have recently fcri n launched, but to officer the ships For umbilicus young moil who dc slro to become factors In the navy which the American people aro building and who have a desire to try for the entrance to Annapolis, the following list Is giver, of vacancies for midshipmen, 1906, at tho United State Naval academy, to be tl!lel by senators and members of congress: Nebraska To be filled by members of con gress: Flm district, one; Fourth, one; Sixll', one. Iowa-Second district one; Fourth, one; Eighth, one: Tenth, one; Eleventh, two. Bouth Dakota At large, one; Senator GMmblc, one. Wyoming At large, one. Each senator, member of congress and delegate Is allowed by law to appoint two midshipmen, nnd tho vncancles above men tioned will exist after March 5 of next year. Postal Matters. Rural free ' delivery carriers appointed: Nebraska Bloomllctd, George IX. Draper, regular; Nelll Drape--, substitute. Laurel, William A. Price, regular; William T. Nor ria, substitute Iowa Attn Vista, James Dal;., regular; John Daly, substitute. Stiuwberry, Georg W. . Smith, regular; Charles H. Smith, substitute. Iowa postmasters appointed: CInrkdale, Appanoose county, Charles I Berry, vice David Lodwlck, removed: Diamond, Appa nooso county, Alfred J. Carter, vice Reeci T. Rhys, removed; Earllng. Shelby county, William Shirk, vice Lyman - HubbeU, re signed. MARINE) COMMANDANT REPORTS De siren Temporary Quarter la Panama and Other Improvements. WASHINGTON, Oct 24. Temporary structures for the health and accommoda tion of the marines on the Isthmus of Pan ama are necessary If the battalion Is to be retained there, says Brigadier General George F. Elliott, cormnandant of the ma rine corps, in his annual report made pub lic today. He submits no estimates for this work. Estimates for tho Philippines are also omitted, but the announcement is made that he later will submit "full and complete recommendations concerning the organization and disposition of marines In the Philippines." The most important recommendation of the Improvements in this country Is that of an appropriation of $350,000 for tha construc tion of barrack buildings at the navy yard at Mare Island and 150,000 for three addi tional sets of ofllcers's quarters. The trouble that has been experienced be tween the marine band and. the musical unions of the country, 'ths commandant says that It is only by taking outside worK that the members of the band can -make their emoluments correspond to the amount they would be able to earn In civil Ufe, and he earnestly requests the department's at tention to this situation. OLEOMARGARINE CASE DECIDED Cse of Palm Oil for Coloring- a Viola tion of the Law. WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. Justice Brewer of the Supreme court of the United States today announced the decision of the court In the oleomargarine case of August Cliff of Chicago, affirming the decision of the United States district court, by which Cliff waa convicted of violating that por tion of the oleomargarine law fixing a tax of 10 cents per pound on oleomargarine artificially colored. In this Instance palm oil was used for the purpose of coloring the substance, and the prosecution waa resisted on the ground that the oil produces a natural and not an artificial coloration. The court did not sustain this view, declar ing that palm oil was put in for no other purpose than to produce a yellow color. Barton Case is Advanced. WASHINGTON. Oct 24. The supreme court of the United States granted the motion to advance the pending case against United States Senator Burton of Kansas, and fixed November 28 as the day for the hearing. The consideration of the mo tion for-a writ of certiorari In the Burton case as It stands In the court of appeals for the eighth circuit, win postponed un til the 28th, when it will be heard In con nection with the case now before the court SCATTERS MONEY IN STREET St Joseph Physician , Suddenly Be comes Insane and Throws $2,000 to Pedestrians. ST. JOSEPH, Ma, Oct 21-Dr. M. F. Weyman, for years prominent In profes sional and business . circles of this city, was committed to the State Hospital for the Insane here today after an exciting scene. v He engaged a livery rig and drove rapidly down Bouth Sixth from Felix street scat tering handfuls of gold and stiver coins to pedestrians. He waa pursued by police men, who effected his capture. Dr. Wey man threw away about 2,000. He became violently insane today from the uae of drugs. Miss Edith Hlnnen, a- member of an old and well known family of St Joseph, was found dead In the office of Dr. Weyman several months ago with a bullet wound In her heart. Dr. Weyman alleged that she committed suicide. POWERS OF SCHOOL BOARDS Chicago Coart Rales that They Can not Discriminate Against the) Oreek Latter" Pa pi la. CHICAGO. Oct 24 The Board of Educa tion of Chicago has no power to prohibit pupils of ths high schools of ths city who are members of secret sooletles from par- tlclpatlng In athletto or literary contests i of the school or In any other manner en- ' Joying equal rights with other pupils. This decision was made today by Judge Elbrtdge Hanecy In Issuing a temporary Injunction reatralning the enforcement of a recent rule of the Board of Education against RAND MAKES SERIOUS CHARGES Areassea Rork Islnael or improper Areoaatlnft " Fort Dodge line. NEW TORK., Oct. 24. i Special Tele-gr:im-In a circular to stockholder." of the Des Moines & Fort Dodge railroad some sensational statements and charges against the former administration of that pronertjfc. aro made. The circulars are planed by E. t M. Rand Of 49 Wall street, anrtstlstlcal expert formerly In the employ of Russell Sage and at one time alstant to the president of the Iowa Central. Mr. Hand announced that he represent a majority ot tho bonds nnd a large block of the stock. In tibles year by yeir r-lnce 1SX7 the clrrular points out that the ugro moms ot the lease M the l)e Moines &. Fort Do-Jre to the Rock Is!nml were not lived up to by the latter man ippinent, and that funds bringing to thv? Des Moines ft Fort Doilffe were Improperly used. In ad dition, hinls of misappropriation are made and an 'accounting Is demanded. A sum of $S45J has been lost In the tihuflle, ac cording to Mr. Rund's circular, and remains unaccounted for While- these charges are interesting, at tention l callfd to the fact that the bond holders of the', Des Moines & Fort Dodge have the right to vote and that If the bondholders itrtlt they will be able to wrest the control of the property away from the Hawlry-Minneapnlls & St. lxiuis combination. If tho statements made In the Rand circular are borne out, it appear that when Edwin Hawley negotiated with the Hooley syndicate for the control of the Des Moines-& .Fort Dodge the Important point was overlooked that the bonds had the right to vote. Efforts arc a! o made to show that since 18h7 the Rock is and paid to the Des Moines & Fort Dodge $: 594.6H. or SO per cent of the gross earnings, as reported by thu Rwck Island officials. ' The circular shows that the real amoun on which the 30 per cent should have been paid was $14,927,000, In stead of IS.640.OOO. This makes a difference of nearly SS.OOO.OOO, which It Is asserted the Rock Island owes the Des Moines A Fort Dodge. The lease expires on the first of next year. Mr. Rund coiled for united action on the part of the scattered common stockhold ers, the preferred stockholders and the old bondholders. A call for the deposit of stock with the Knickerbocker Trust com pany Is mads for the purpose of securing united action to recover monies which have been improperly used, and the amounts due from the Rock Island which have not been puld as per the terms of the lease of 1887. The point Is made that unless prompt and decisive action is taken the lease will ex pire and no recovery can be had from the Rock Island or any one else of the money due and that the bondholders will have to take simply what la given them. POSTPONE , MURDER HEARING Neither State Nkr Defense Ready to Proceed with margins lease. . PEORIA, 111., Oct 24. The preliminary hearing of Rlc4vard Hlgglns, charged with the murder jof Mrs. Nellie Thomas son, has been p4s$ponad until 2 o'clock Wednesday after.iia,), ..This, action was taken at the request of both the state and the defense. ' The defense rely somwhat upon the , story that a mysterious man waa seen' at the Taylor home, in Lacon. by Dr. Potts, when called to attend Mrs. Thomasson. Dr. Potts this morning cor roborated this statement, but could not give a very accurate description of the man, cave that he was tall and spare, and of middle age. He hud light muatche and brown hair. A witness to the alleged assault by Richard Hlgglns was found in the person of Conrad Suft, almshouse keeper of Mar shall county. Ho was peering through tha door of the waiting room when the affair took place. A telegram was received Saturday night from John G. Hlgglns stating that he would bs home at once. The family, however, declared this morn ing that he was not at home and that they had heard nothing from him. The neigh bors, among them Thomas Loughlln, assert that Hlgglns, sr., was seen entering ths front door of his home Sunday morning. Efforts to get the members of the family to either specifically affirm or deny this story were unavailing. They refusBd to talk concerning the matter, further than to say that they did not know where he is. The mystery concerning the identity of the man at the Taylor residence at Lacou was cleared up In a statement made by Mrs, Taylor, mother of Mrs. Thomosson, this forenoon. The man Is George Gele wlcks of Tlskllwalt a real estate dealer who often visited at her house. Mrs. Tay lor said that Gelewlck had an appointment with Mrs. Thomasaon at her house at 6:30 o'clock Saturday evening. When Mrs. Thomasaon arrived so seriously Injured he remained with her. He stayed at the house all night and left Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Mrs. Taylor denied strenuously that there was any trouble at her house or that Gele wicks and Mrs. Thomasaon. had any trouble. She declares that all Mrs. Thomasson's injuries were received in Peoria and that her daughter said that Hlgglns assaulted her. Gelewicks is said to be a private de tective and the residents of Lacon assert that Mrs. Thomasaon frequently engaged In this work. Officers are now trying to locate him. ' Should Hlgglns, sr., have come to the city yesterday and have quietly disappeared It Is taken by friends of the family to mean that he does not intend to come to the rescue of his son. Efforts are now being made to determine definitely whether he is in Peoria or not TRANSMISSISSIPPI CONGRESS Exeeative Committee Holds a Ses sion si Hi. Lonls Preliminary ' to Today's Convention. ST.. LOUIS, Oct 24.-Prellmlnary to the convening tomorrow of the Transmbuls slppl congress a meeting of the executive committee was held today at which Hon. Thomas Richardson of Portland, Ore., presided. Fourteen states and territories, together with Alaska, were represented at this meeting, which was the largest In the history of the organisation. The committee decided to appeal to the delegates to confine resolutions to subjects of national import that ths sen timent of r the Tranamlsslsslppl region might be so crystallsed as to Influence the legislation of the national congress. It was also decided to make all World's fair commissioners from western states dels gates at large. A resolution was adopted authorising the congress to elect a delegation of five to attend the Interstate commerce law convention which convmies here Friday. H. D. Loveland of Ban Francisco was recommended for chairman. FAIRBANKS SPEAKS IN OHIO Indian Senator Addresses Audiences at Twelve Points During Day. ' BIG NIGHT MEETING HELD AT COLUMBUS Candidate for Vice President Is Hilled for Ten Speeches In Mlclilen Today Lost One at Urand Haplds. COLUMBUS, O.. Oct. M.-Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana, republican nomi nee for vice president, concluded a stren uous day of campaigning with a speech to night in the Columbus Auditorium before an audience which packed' the floors nnd gailerles of that building. Throughout Us tour of Ohio today, which began across the Ohio river from Wheeling, and ended In tho capital city tonight, the acnator was accompanied by Governor Myron T. Her-rk-k cf Ohio, who" also made several ad dresses between Wheeling and Columbus. Stors were made Rt Quaker City, Salesvllle, Loro City, Senecavllle. Pleasant City, Byes ville. Cambridge, New Concord, Zancsvlllo, CoEhocton, Newark and Pataskaln. Michigan will "be traversed by Senator Fairbanks tomorrow. The first speech Is expected to be made at Monroe very caily In the morning. The stops In Michigan In clude Monroe, Adrian, Tecumseh, Manches ter, Yps'lanll, Ann Arbor. Chelsea, Jackson, Lanslntr nnd Grmd Rrplds, where the even ing meeting will be held. At the meeting tonight at the Columbus Auditorium Senator Kairbinks was greeted by an Immense crowd. The chairman of the evening was Fredorlck W. 8chumacher, piesldent of the Columbus Board of Trade. Tho senator In part spoke as follows: We make no claims In behalf of repub lican policies and republican administration which are not Justified by actual experience nnd we make no chnrges ngainnt policies and democratic administration which urn not fully warranted. The democratic party criticises republican expenditures, but Its charges are vague. The fact la that public expenditures have been measured by our public requirements. They have no more than kept pace with our rapid national de velopment. An exoandlnp nation must not hesitate to make all of those outlays which safety and the prompt nnd successful dis patch of the public business require. We should pursue no niggardly policy and should not hesitate to meet fully the rb llo needs. 'Our democrn'1" friends indulge In ex trsvagsnt and unfounded statements, not onlv with respect ' - expenditures In the United State, lm h respect to expendi tures In the Philippines. The opposition seems anxious to create an Issue In the Philippines which will arrest nubile atten tion and divert It from the disastrous rec ord of a last democratic administration and from the contemplation of the unsound Policies of the democratic pnrtv In the Tnlted States. Let us beware thst our mindsnre not drawn from the considera tion of these great domestic problems, which vltnlly eonr-rn our future com mercial snd Industrial prosperity, our na tional strength and honor. PARKER OX POLITICAL ETHICS Democratic Candidate Objects to Present taethods of Carolinian. ESOPUS. N. Y., Oct 24,-Judge Parker today laid asld the Issues usually dis cussed in national political contests and addressed five delegations, composing a crowd of several hundred" persons, on the general topic of campaign practices and abuses. He rebuked the present ad ministration " for tnepart" government officials are alleged to be taking in the campaign. He charged that the officers of the government are now practically chosen by a handful of corporate man agers who contribute the assets of the corporations to keep the conduot of the government In the hands they consider best for their private Interests. In a comparison of modern and early methods of raising money for the conduct of po litical contests, Judge Parker said: Individuals of all classes used o con tribute to the campaign fund. V sums are now contributed by corporations which thrive tnrough government favorit ism. This has built up the class cal'e- float ers and has made them a most important factor In elections, Judge Parker further charged that "Excessively protected Interests have been Joined by the trusts. Their, plan is to perpetuate the present administration, to purchase four years . more of profit by tariff taxation or four years more of extortion from the public by means of monopoly." He asked: "Why do they contribute? If publlo welfare and the Interests of subscribing corporation or trust should conflict which would likely be pro tected? "The question to be settd is whether the floaters and Illegal combinations con together control an election In this coun try. Such a contest means on one side vast sums of money and every man with an Itching palm. It ought to array every honest, Independent and patriotic citizen on the other side." Jesse Grant of California, son of the late General Grant and a candidate for congress, visited Judge Parker today. BRYAN SPEAKS TWENTY-ONE TIMES Nebraska Orator Spends m Strenaous Day in Buckeye State. HAMILTON, O., Oct 24. William Jen nings Bryan tonight concluded hla tour of Ohio for the democratic ticket with a speech In this city. There were many per sons present at nearly every plaoe along the route where Mr. Bryan spoke and be was enthusiastically welcomed. Twenty one towns were visited, Germantown and Farraersvllle being added to the Itinerary, which provided for speeches In nineteen cities. Mr. Bryan said be thought the tour was a record on the number of cities vis ited and the miles traveled in one day. The speechmaklng In Ohio began early at Bridgeport but Mr. Bryan consented to make a speech at Wheeling preceding his visit to the former city. It was dusk when Crllua, Farmersvllle, Germantown and Hamilton were reached. In this city, at which Mr! Bryan arrived after ( o'clock, thousands of persons were present to greet blm. Occupants of a special train of twelve coaches from Dayton were among the large crowd present. There were excursions also from Eaton, Mlddletown, Oxford and other points. Mr. Bryan was escorted to a public stand and reviewed hla speeches of the day, embracing ths national issues which he spoke for or against After his address here the Nebraukan left over the Cincin nati, Hamilton & Dayton' road. He will reach Toledo tomorrow morning at (:30 a. m. and leave for Kendallville, Ind., on the Lake Shore, and spend two days in Indiana. He will make one speech In Kan sas City, Mo., Thursday night and then return to Nebraska for a number of ad dres&ea In his borne state. - Clark Rot to Retire. BUTTE, Mont, Oct 24. Concerning a rumor in New York that Senator W. A. C-ark Intends retiring from politics. Judge William Blckford. counsel for Senator Clark, said today that there was jio truth in it. "Senator Clark," said Judge Blck ford, "is taking as much Interest In pol itics as he ever did, and Is starting to- (Continued ea 'Second I'ags.). NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Tuesday and Wednesday aad Warmer Wedensday, rpmperatnre at Omaha Yesterday! Hoar. H n. m . . . . . t a. ru . . . . , T n. m N a. m O a. in .... , 1 a. in 11 a. in 12 m I4. Ilonr. Dec:, .no 1 i. in ..... . B" . rui it p. in ' . r.tt a i. m . IVJ 4 l. m ....... ' 4H . -10 .1 p. in 4T . .Vt l ft ni -(A ." 7 m 4. . Rfi X i. m 4 HOOTS RUSSIAN AVBASSADOR Mob Makes Demonstration in London That May Add to Dellcsry of Situation. LONDON, Oct. 24. Count Benckendorff. the Russian anihaFsador. returned to Lon. dan tonight from celebrating hla silver wedding with his wife's relatives In Pile .sla and barely escaped assault from a crowd at the Victoria station which fol lowed him n.niost Into the embassy. For tunately for the Is 4ii of peace or war, nc-thing resulted; yet throughout the night a special force of police wns compelled to guard the Russian embassy. Count Bcnrkendorff has always been regarded in official circles hero as a friend of peace, nnd he was as much opposed aa wus Count Ijimsdorff to the Ruso Japancse war. Indeed, he Is almost an aiiKlophlle in sentiment. There Is no doubt that Count Bencken dorff was deeply hurt by tonight's demon stration. After escaping from the hostile croid that met him at the station he drove at a gallop to the embassy. Half a dosen rowdies followed, but the am bassador arrived unharmed. His noisy pursuers en ounteied a cordon of polloa that had been hurriedly despatched to guard the embassy. After singing "Rula Britannia" tho disturbers dispersed, no ar rests being made; but the police continued biihH tin. en-luiHSv as if It were a ! British fortress. With such vigilance did ; they carry out their task that when ! Prince Sviatopolk-Mirsky, a-cousin of the I new Rucslan minister of the Interior and second secretary of the embassy, arrived he had hard work getting In. Count Benrl-.endorff had telephoned him to come to tho embassy to writo a long cipher message to St. Petersburg describing to night's hostile demonstration. Rep'.ylng to a request for some statement by the Associated Press, the ' ambassador sent word that he wtjuid say nothing, but it was gathered that he had sent a dispatch to St. Petersburg which may add to the existing delicacy of the situation. Prince Sviatopolk-Mirsky said: The attack on th- trawlers was obvi ously either an act of war or wreat mis take. No sensible man caW now think It waa an act of wnr. and therefore It waa a mistake, and when you have made a mistake all you can do Is to apologizo and pay for It. Neither country con cerned wants to go to war with the other. It is annoying to our diplomatic relations with Great Britain, but it Is quite dif ferent from the sinking of the Maine. Incidental mistakes, however much they may be deplored, do not create wars be tween great powers, unless tliuse powers have some ulterior reasons for going to war. Neither tho trawler nor ton.ght s affair is likely to produce a clash be tween two powers who have every rea son from a seltlsh point of view to pre serve peace between themselves. CZAR TO SEND PERSONAL REGRETS Report of Husslan Admiral Is Not Yet Given Out. ST.' PETERSBURG',' Oct. 24. (Midnight.) No official or unofficial Russian ex planation of the unfortunate affair off Dogger bank Is forthcoming up to this time and the world must wait until to morrow to hear Vice Admiral Rojestven sky'a version of the firing upon the Brit ish fishermen. Rojestvensky has com municated direct to the emperor, but at 11:30 o'clock tonight the admiralty an nounced that it had not yet received a report At the same hour the Foreign office Issued a statement expressing the regrets of the government for the de plorable Incident, but explaining that no formal action Is possible until Admiral Rojestvensky's official report of the af fair has been received. While no formal aotion has been taken, the doepest regret Is expressed In a'.l quarters and the pur pose of the government to make amends. If Rojestvensky shall be round to have been in fault has been proclaimed In every government department Emperor Nicholas himself was greatly aggrieved when he heard the news while he was inapecting the cruiser Oleg at Cronstadt this afternoon, and Foreign Minister Lamsdorff expressed ., to Ambassador Hardlnge hlu deepest personal regrets. Ths Russian embassy at London has also been directed to convey similar ex pressions to the government of Great Britain. It la felt tbut this Is all that can possibly be done pending the receipt of the admiral's statement That a horrible blunder has been . com mitted Is recognized and deplored every where, and nowhere has an attempt been made to Justify the firing upon Innocent flaliermen. It is felt that Rojestvensky Is too good a man and officer to be sum marily condemned. It Is agreed that he Is entitled to a hearing, but even the ad miralty regretfully admits that It is at a loss to understand what explanation could Justify such an apparently cold blooded aot as the affair is made to ap pear by foreign representatives. It de veloped during the day that the admiralty had strong reason to believe that an at tempt would be made against the squad ron during its passage through the Great belt or the English channel. So specific was the information that even the present crisis has not diverted attention from the possibility of such an attack yet occur ring. The failure of the steam trawlers with their nets out to obey the signals from the Russian warships or the nerv ousness of some ofDoer who Imagined that fishermen working with their nets In the water were laying mines may be responsl bis for the blunder. As soon as the facts are established it Is certain that the Rus sian government will voluntarily offer the fullest reparation. It la even hinted that the emperor tomorrow will send a formal message to King Edward conveying his profound sorrow for the Incident and of fering to make what reparation Is possi ble as soon as the responsibility can be fixed. These advance assurances. It Is hoped, will be met In an amioable spirit by Great Britain. Notwithstanding the provocation which may seem to exist for moat vigorous and uncompromising demands fur redress. Ambassador Hardlnge had not presented any Instructions from his government up to I o'clock this evening, snd up to mid night it had been Impossible to ascertain whether Instructions had actually been received. In dlplomatlo circles the gravity and delicacy of the situation is recognised. Unquestionably, nervousness exists, but In vien of the sentiment In government cir cles here the feeling prevails that an ami cable agreement will be reached. This avanlng the censor passed all telegrams relating to the subject, which immedi ately became tbe all-absorbing tuple in every public resort. The war In the far east aeuiulugly was temporarily foigot FIR! NOTE TO RUSSIA British Govennneit Demands A polo try and Reparation for Attack. PROBABLY CAUSED BY INCOMPETENCY Matter ii Disouased with King Edward it Meeting at Buckingham. EXCITEMENT IS INTENSE IN CITY OF HULL Mayor and Member of Parliament Make Representations to Foreign Office, RUSSIA INTERESTED IN TERMS OF DEMAND nope la Expressed that Great Britain Will Be Moderate and Dm Nothing to Participate) Trouble. LONDON, Oct. 24. Great Britain tofl-tt. sent a long and urgent note to the Russian government, officially detailing the circum stances of the amazing and unexplatned at tack by the Russian second Pacific squad ron during the night of October 21 on British fishing boats In the North sea. The text of the note has not been given out, but it Is officially stated from the For eign, office that It contains the significant anhouncement that the situation Is one which, In the opinion of his majesty's government, does not brook delay. Meanwhile the conservative public and press are remarkably undemonstrative. As usual the Jingo element, democrats and even some officials go so far as to say that It may be necessary to stop the Pa cific fleet pending settlement of the whole affair, though this extreme measure. It Is believed, will not be necessary. Every where there Is evidence of the very posi tive opinion that this Is no time for the usual dlplomatlo dllly dallying; that there must be no delay and no limit set by Rus sia to Its apology or the extent of com pensation for sufferers by what King Ed ward himself terms "The unwarrantable action" of the Baltlo squadron com manders. The king sent the following message of sympathy to the mayor of Hull: From Francis Knollys, Buckingham pal ace, Oct. 24. 1M. To Hla Worship, tha Mayor of Hull: The king commands me to say that he has heard with profound sor row of the unwarrantable action which has been committed against the North sea fl!hlns- fleet and aeks you to express the deepest sympathy of the queen and his majesty with the families of those who have suffered from this most lamentable occurrer.ee. "KNOLLYS. (Francis Knollys, baron of Faversham, is the private secretary of King Edward). The duep resentment of the whole Brit ish public, however. Is reflected by the In cident at the Victoria station tonight on the arrlvaal of Count Benckendorff from tha continent There is no attempt any where among men of responsibility to mag nify the occurrence into a deliberate act of war, but In view of the present Inability ' to And an explanation there la being poured upon the heads of the officers of ths squad ron a flood of invective and Insinuation, though Incompetence first and thereafter complete panic is the rrfoat generally ac cented explanation. Thus far ne 'official word has bean received from St Petersburg as to the attitude ot the Russian govern ment R-ssstn Will Apologia. , The fact that It had been decided durlni the day to prepare a semi-official note zn pressing the regret of the Russian govern ment and its willingness to make full rep aration so soon as the responsibility was fixed was communicated by tbe Assoetated Press to Lord Lansdowne and was tha first Information on the subject he had re. celved from St. Petersburg. Tbe absence during the day of Count Benckendorff, the Russian ambassador, necessarily caused some delay, but the Russian charge d'af faires, who called at the foreign office on ' request by note from Lord Lansdowne, un officially expressed deep regret and, as far as It was possible for him to go, gave as surance of speedy action by the Russian government. Lord Lansdowne, In the In terview, told M. Sunsonoff, the charge, that he desired to see Ambassador Benckendorff Tuesday morning. Lord Lflosdflwne asked M. Sansanoff If he could offer any explana tion of the affair, and the latter replied that he only knew what had appeared In the papers and that he had not received any word up to that time from St Peters burg. Lord Lansdowne gave no suggestion as to what .might be done in the mas ter. At the Russian embassy It was stated that "the whole affair was so obviously a mistake, from whatever cause, that Rus sia's course was plainly dictated, namelyv apology and ample compensation." All eyes are now turned toward St Pe tersburg, awaiting word from the Russian government. , Earl Onslow, president of the board of agriculture, speaking in Stirlingshire to night, said it would be well if explanations were not sought for this "extraordinary In cident" until the country had some au thentic Information. The whole affair, he said, seamed so unaccountable that on could not help feeling sure there would be an explanation of what must have been a gl.antlo blunder. Earl Onslow added that ths country might rely on one thing, namely, that the emperor of Russia, "who Is known throughout the world for his feel ings of humanity, oould not fall to be de pressed by such an Incident." . Early Reply Rspeeted. It It believed In government circles thai the Russian government will take the earliest opportunity to give satisfaction. It is expected Russia will explain the affair, . adding that tbe Russian officials had reason to believe that there were mines or ships with mines In the neighbor hood where the fishing fleet waa attaoked. Another Interview between Lord Lansdowne and Count Benckendorff has been arranged fur tomorrow. In the absence of Count Benckendorff the Russian charge d'affaires called at the Foreign ofllce this afternoon' to express deep regret at tbe occurrence. Foreign Secretary Lansdowne reached London tills afternoon, and after gathering the latesr detulls known at the Foreign office' regarding the firing en the British fishing boats by the Russian S'liiadron, proceeded to Buckingham palace, where he had n lengthy Interview with King Ed ward. The latter later telegraphed a mes sage of sympathy to tbe mayor of Hull. Five Vessels Mlwslag. Of the 100 fishing vessels through, whloh the Russian squadron passed five are still unaccounted for and some anxiety exlatt tjarJUig thsir safety, Tti Wreu, eu of lh