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FIG1IT NEAR MUKDEN
Japanese Make Successful Attack on One
Potitiot Beld Ij Russians.
ARTILLERY DUEL BEGINS ON THE LEFT
Tiring Lwti All Night and All Day and
Bpraadi to the South,
MIKADO'S MEN TAKE THE OFFENSIVE
Chinese Say Extensive Preparat
Making to Tarn the Russian 1 "t
RUSSIANS PUBUSH OFFICIAL 01 -jj
C'anr TeH Kouropatkln that He 1
Expects Him. to Win Decisive
Victory- and Kb the
War.
SlUKDEK, Oct. 27. Fighting began at lfl
o'clock last evening southeast of Mukden.
The Japanese have advanced to the village
of Jendagan, which they are reported to
have captured, after a fight lasting until
this morning.
There waa an artlllory fight on the night
of October on the north ehore of the
fihakhe river, directly south of Mukden.
The cannonading, which wae heavy, wu
continued today, the Russians attacking
the Japanese unsuccessfully. Tlie lighting.
It U believed. wUl aontlnue up to the wall
of Mukden.
The artlllory firing on the Russian left,
which began yesterday and laated during
the night, baa spread south.
The weather has again cleared up and Is
much better for active operations. The
days are warm and sunny, but the nights
are cold and some of the Russian troops,
Whose winter overcoats hsve not arrived,
are suffering from the cold.
Suspicious movements of the Japanese
have been observed west of the railroad.
The Chinese say positively that ths Japa
nese are preparing to turn the Russian
right or break through a vulnerable point
of the lines,
1:14 a. nw-New has Just been received
here that the Japanese assumed the offen
sive on the east front and made a slight
advance.
it Is rumored that the Japaneee have
taken all the Russian positions at Erdagou,
between Hunslan and Flndapu, on the rood
from Mukden to Bentslsputse, but the re
port has not been confirmed and looks Im
probable. There was a reconnaissance In force last
night by the Russian western flank and
desultory tiring continued till I o'clock a.
m. The Japanese were discovered to be
hurriedly fortifying along the whole line,
but tills docs not, on the contrary, pre
clude the possibility of an attack by them.
It Is the general opinion here that serious
events will not develop for some days, but
judging by the hurried manner In which
the Chinese are settling their money af
fairs In Mukden they are of a different
opinion.
This morning occasional shots were heard
fan the western front,
Thai whole army is delighted with the
appointment of General Keurepatkln as
commander-in-chief of the land forces in
the far east. The . one idea among the
men Is to advance. There is every Indica
tion that when the next fight pomes U
Will be of a desperate character.
Every precaution, has been taken by the
Russians to deal generously with Chinese
who have suffered through the fighting In
their territory! Net only has a special
commission been created for the purpose
Of paying for air feed and forage com
mandeered, but compensation is awarded to
houses In villages destroyed. This course
has astonished the natives beyond meas
ure, but there have been remarkable scenes
during the disbursements by the commis
sion, Chinese who had suffered by the
losa of property fell upon their knees and
thnaked the Russian officers for repay
ment. WITH THK RUSSIAN EASTERN
ARMY, Via Mukden, Oct. 27. The heavy
firing last night and this morning was only
the artillery exchanging shots.
Both tiring lines are now facing each
other without outposts,
Publish Official Orders.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oot r. Two Im
perial rescripts are published In the of
ficial Messenger this morning, the first of
which Is covered by Viceroy Alexleff's order
of the day announcing the appointment of
General Kouropatkln to the chief command
of the Russian forces in the east.
The second la addressed to Qenersl Kour
opatkln as oommander-ln-chivf of all the
military and naval forces at the scene of
War, It concludes with these words;
Your military experience, strengthened
by your action iu Manchuria, makes me
feel confident that you will break the obsti
nacy of the enemy s forces at the head of
your glorious army and will theraby assure
to Russia peace In the far east.
NAGASAKI, Oct. 17. U a. in. Tho Brit
ish steamer Slahaa has been released by
order of the Japanese naval court at
Base bo.
II rIO LEAD CUKTRABAID OP WAHI
ftaestloat la Arsruod Boforo the United
States Supremo tssrt,
WASHINGTON, Out. 27, The United
States supreme, court baa btten asked to
decide whether pig lead la contraband of
Wur, and the question was argued boforo
that tribunal today. The controversy arose
In 1XSH during the war between Japan and
China and tlie parties to It are the North
era Pad no Railway company and the
American Trading company.
The ease grows out of a delay of about
six weeks' duration in the shipment of a
consignment at SuO tons of lead which the
trading company had sold to the Japanese
government, subject to the condition that
thore should be no exoesaive delay in its
delivery. It was carried from New York
tu Tacoma, Wash., by the Northern Pa
cific, hut after It had been loaded onto
connecting steamer a United States deputy
revtiiiun cutter refused to issue clearance
papers to the vessel with the lead on board
on the ground 'that It waa contraband.
Delay ensued una when the lead reached its
destination the war had closed. Conse
quently Japan refused to reotdve the con
signment at the agreed price and the trad
ing company was compelled to accept 111,000
Instead of S38.0U0, the price first agreed
upon. The company auka an award of dam
ages equal to tha dlffereuue and the rase
turns on the question aa to whether the
shipment was properly prohibited, and if
so, whether the railroad company was re
sponsible for the prohibition. The trial
court decided the case in favor of the rail
road company, but tltat declaiuu a as re
Vursed by the circuit court of appeals for
the tiurth circuit. The case was presented
by C. W, Bunn cif St. Pnul, general counsel
for the Northern Pad Do, and V. B. Jeit
blnas of New York for the trading cow-)anyr
NOMINATION DAY IN CANADA
Candidate Named for Parliament
Will Fare aa Act I re,
Short Campaign.
bat
ST. JOHN. N. B.. Oct. JT.-Today was
"nomination day" throughout Canada and
candidates of both the liberal and con
servative parties were offlclally named
In more than 200 electoral districts which
select members of Parliament Thursday
next, and which will decide whether Sir
Wilfrid Laurlcr, leader of the liberals. Is
to remain In control of the federal govern
ment or give way to his opponent, R. L.
Borden of Halifax, leader of the opposition
forces.
The principal Issue of the campaign Is
the proposed construction of a transconti
nental railroad by the Grand Trunk Pa
clflo company, backed by the government.
On this Issue, Portland, Me., largely figures.
the conservatives and anti-railroad llber-
vs charging thnt the new road will build
that city, which Is the eastern terminus
the Grand Trunk road, at the expense of
i iadla.n ports.
e resignation of A. G. Blair of this
tf as chairman of the railroad commis
sion, has been the most rensational de
velopment of the contest. Mr. Blair could
not support the Grand Trunk program.
The opposition Is active and the outcome is
uncertain.
Q.IK9TIO OF THK IJAItn AFI.I.KS
Attitude of Rations of Knrnpe on t'se
of "traits lir Warships.
ROME, Oct. 27. Although no request has
been received by the Italian government
from Russia regarding the removing of the
international restrictions on the pnssage of
the Dardanelles by ships of war. the ques
tion has been more of less discussed be
tween the powers Blnce last Janunry, when
Great Britain addressed a protest to Tur
key against the passage of the straits by
Russian torpedo boats. While no conclu
sion was reached the attitude of the dif
ferent powers appears to be as follows:
Great Britain, decidedly opposed; Germany
considers Itself an unconcerned spectator,
whose Interests' In the disputed mntter
would be neither furthered nor prejudiced
by whatever solution might be reached;
Austria always upheld the principle that
the Dardanelles should be open to' all or
none; France, because of Its present alli
ance with Russia, views the question In a
different light from that In which it re
garded It at the time of the Crimean war,
when, allied with England in the treaty of
1856, which was confirmed by the treaty of
Berlin, it favored the prohibition of war
ships passing the straits; Italy, notwith
standing the Intimate relations between the
houses of Savoy and Romanoff, has no rea
son to chango from the attitude assumed
In the Crimean war. In which Piedmont
participated as 'the ally of England. The
Italian anglophlle feeling Is voiced tonight
by the Trlbuna, a leading government
paper, which calls Admiral Rojeptvensky a
lunatic, adding that if complete and prompt
satisfaction is not given, war will be in
evitable. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 27.-Tho Foreign
office authorizes a denial of the statement
that Russia is prepared to sound the con
tinental powers as to whether they will
object to the removal of the restrictions
governing the passage of the Dardanelles
by Its Black sea fleet. ,
CUSTOM. VTOAUDS 1M SAN DOMINGO
Meat Appointed to Administer Service
Find Irregularities.
CAPE HAYTIEN, ayti. Oct. 27.-Ad-vlces
received by the Associated Press cor
respondent here from Monte Cristl, Ban
Domingo, announce that J. C. Abbott, tho
America agent In charge of the custom
house at Puerto Plata, and J. E. Strickland,
the agent In charge of the Monte Crist!
custom house, both in the Interests of the
commission which awarded 11,000,000 to tho
San Domingo Improvement company of
New York, for the seizure of Its proper
ties during one of the revolutions In San
Domingo, about fifteen years ago, have dis
covered Important frauds In the custom
service, which Is Imperfectly organized and
which they have instructions to reform.
From this It appears that American inter
vention In the customs of San Domingo
has already produced a salutary effect In
causing the discovery of the falsifications.
It Is estimated that the receipts at the
customs house will now exceed by 26 per
cent those provided under the regular ad
ministration of the customs. The revolu
tionists of San Domingo have been dis
persed and peace has again been estab
lished in that republic.
ROME REPORTS GRAVE RIOTING
Peasants Object to Arrest of Leader
and Soldiers Are Compelled to Art.
ROME, Oct. 27. Serious riots have oc
curred at San Pier Vernoticlo, a village of
3,000 Inhabitants, near Lecce. The dis
turbances were caused by the arrest of the
head of the peasant league on a charge
of swindling. The peasants surrounded the
prison in which the accused man was
confined and attempted to liberate him.
In the meantime reinforcements of car
bineers has been sent hurriedly to the
scene of the trouble with orders to trans
fer the prisoner to a larger town. Learning
of this, the peasants built barricades, and
when the carriage containing the alleged
windier appeared threw themselves In the
road in order to prevent it from passing.
The carbineers, however, succeeded In re
moving the prisoner, although stones and
other missiles were thrown at them by the
mob. The captain of the carbineers and
two of his men were wounded and there
were several casualties among the peasants.
One hundred soldiers were Immediately dis
patched to the disturbed district and order
waa re -established.
VACTOAW SOI US THE POWERS
Holy See Wants to Be Represented at
Tho Haano Conference.
ROME, Oct. 27. The Vatican Is sounding
different powers on the subject of the ad
mission of its representative at The Hague
conference on the same ground as the sug
gested admission of the South American re
publics, which were not represented at the
first conference. The Vatican emphasized
the fact that it was excluded from the
first conference, chiefly because of the op
position of the Italian government, sup
ported by Great Britain, which asked in
exchange Italy's support for the exclusion
of representatives of the Boer republics.
OXB
BRITISH
COLXJKH
SAILS
Ship Carrying Coal, Presumably
tor
Port Arthur, Has Lett Manila.
MANILA, Oct. 27 The British collier El
la my, an Iron vessel owned by the Simpson
Steamship company of London, which, with
a cargo of ooal from Cardiff, Wales, has
born awaiting orders from the agent of the
owners here for the last' ten days, has mys
teriously disappeared. It Is rumored that
the vessel's coal supply is Intended either
fur Vladivostok or Port Arthur.
ft Is uuoliVlaJly reported UmX vine ooi
Uers have sailed from Java and Sumatra
ports la U-e direction of Manila, but that
their destination la unknown.
RECORD VERDICT IS DAMAGES
Man Who Loses Both Lags Wiai from the
Union Pacific
GETS TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
Knalneer, Who Is Made Joint Defend
ant, Is Relieved from Rupoa.
Ibllltr Rallrosd Wilt
Appeal Case.
The largest verdict ever given in the dis
trict court of Douglas county in a personal
injury case was obtained late yesterday by
John T. Connolly from the Union Pacific.
The amount of the verdict is 127,600. The
railway will appeal the case. This is the
fourth trial of this case, the Jury disagree
ing on the three former hearings.
The accident which led to this heavy
Judgment occurred in South Omaha early
In the morning of August 11, 1902. The vic
tim, John T. Connolly, was a resident of
Buffalo, Wyo., and had come to the cattle
market on the Burlington with a car of
stock. He had crossed to the stock yards
to the chute house, which Is east of the
Exchange building, to give orders as to the
disposition of the cattle. J. A. Moore, also
a western man, was with him. They were
crossing the many tracks on their way to
the city when a passenger train made them
halt. This train had Just passed when a
T'nion Pacific freight train which was
switching ran them down. The train had
been cut In two and the leading cars were
being backed along by the engine. Moore
was thrown to the east of the track and
Connolly under the cars, the wheels pass
ing over his limbs and completely severing
one and almost cutting through the other,
both about five Inches below the knees.
Several cars passed over the Injured man.
Moore made an effort to save his friend
and missed, but the latter gave a lunge
and with Moore's assistance got out from
under the train.
The matter was taken Into the courts
after the' victim was able to leave the hos
pital. In the third trial the Jury stood ten
to two for damages of from $20,000 to $30,000.
In the present trial T. J. Mahoney and J.
A. C. Kennedy represented Connolly, A. W.
Jefferls the engineer, E. E. Fair, who was
sued Jointly with the company, and Edson
Rich and C. L. Dundy tho Union Pacific.
Engineer Is Exempt.
The verdict exempts the engineer from
responsibility. In the petition there were
four counts of negligence charged three
against the company nnd one Jointly
against Engineer Fair and the company.
Judge Estelle in his charge to the Jury
Instructed it if it found on any of the
three It should bring In a verdict against
tho company alone, but If It found on the
fourth count then the engineer must be In
cluded. The counts against the company
were that the train carried no lights to
warn pedestrians of Its approach, that the
company had no lookout to protect peoplo
crossing the tracks and that there was no
watchman on dirty at the crossing.
The case has been pending In Judge Es
telle's court for over a week on this hear
ing. The plaintiff. Connolly, sat In the wit
ness chair with his leather covered stumps
hanging down and told of the accident con
vincingly. He sunt lined his evidence under
cross-examination. The Jury was taken to
South Omaha early In the week to view the
scene of the accident. The argument was
finished nt 6 o'clock Wednesday evening
and the Jury brought In Its verdict some
what earlier Thursday.
It la understood the Union Pacific be
lieves It can reverse the decision In the
supreme court. It was pointed out by one
of the attorneys In the case that the ver
dict relieving the engineer will cause the
verdict to fall In the supreme court.
MRS. KRAUSS PLEADS GUILTY
Indiana Woman Who Murdered Her
Stepdaughter Is Given a Life
Sentence.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Oct. 27.-In-dicted
this morning by the grand Jury
for the poisoning of her stepdaughter,
Crysta'l Krauss, the defendant, Mrs. Rae
M. Krauss, after demanding an Imme
diate trial today, pleaded guilty to a
chnrge of murder In the first degree and,
walking calmly to the bench, handed
Judge Vaughn a signed confession, written
Octoher 18. while prisoner in the Blackford
county Jail.
The audience listened Intently while the
confession was being read, after which
the Jury retired for fifteen minutes, re
turning with a verdict of guilty. Im
mediately Judge Vaughn passed sentence,
which carries with it imprisonment for
life In the woman's prison in Indianapolis,
and within half an hour, the prisoner, es
corted by two officers and followed by a
mob, hissing and uttering cries of vio
lence was on her way to the lnterurban
train which was to carry her to prison.
The confession pleads that the crime was
committed while the defendant was dis
possessed of her senses, that she had con
fessed to her husband, W. R. Krauss, that
she was prompted to poison her step
daughter by an Indescribable desire to
kill, and after dealing at length with the
domestic relations of the faml!y, which
the confession says were moat pleasant,
concludes with an invocation of . God's
help in supplying strength to bear the
sorrow she endures.
Parker Returns te. Esnpas.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27. Judge Purker left
the Hotel Seville today for Ksnpus. Chair
man Hheeh'tn of th" ri"tlTp rx-.'-utlve
committee waa an early morning caller.
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EXTRA! EXTIIA! EX THA!
To the Jewish Votere of Omaha and IouKaa County: Aa you have
voted for me for PongTesHnmu two years ugo, I heg you to do tho same
thing jhiH year. My friendship for you hits always beou shown iu Oninha,
especially whenever I can do onytuinir for Jewish people when I am in
congress. Your Friend. GILliKKT M. HITCHCOCK.
KetrlMtratton day Is Friday, October 28 and then on th Habhatu, No
vember 6. Election Tuesday, November 8.
TEST OF MONTANA AIRSHIP
Ben bo it's Msehlne Rises Thirty Feet
and He Successfully Guides It
la Every Direction.
ST. LOUIS. Oct 27. Floating gracefully
In the air at an average height of thirty
feet above the heads of the several thou
sand spectators the airship designed and
built by T. C. Benbow of Columbus, Mont.,
made what the Inventor declares was a
successful trial flight In the aeronautic
concourse at the World's fair today.
The big cigar-shaped balloon, bearing Its
burden of car, motor, machinery and op
erator, rose from the ground at 5 p. m.,
and after navigating the air for fifteen
minutes, during which time Benbow di
rected the prow of his vessel toward all
points of the compass, slowly descended to
the ground near the starting place and
was secured by the attendants without a
bleak having marred the success of the
flight.
While Benbow appeared to have absolute
control over the machine an anchor roie
about fifty feet long was used, one end of
which was held by an assistant during the
entire flight. To the Associated Press Ben
bow made the following statement:
This trial was made to determine the
feasibility of my airship. , I had Intended
making a trip over the f;lr grounds, but
found that the rapid condensation of gas
was fust reducing the llftlns power and In
order to maintain an altitude 1 threw out
all my ballast.
During the fifteen minutes that I was up
my airship lost sixty pounds of lifting
power, and I realized that 1 could not make
an extended trip. The airship waa com
pletely under my costrol anil responded
nicely. The start was made so lnte in the
afternoon that that fact alone prevented a
long trip, the cold atmosphere causing the
condensation of g.is.
I intend, if the weather permits, to mako
a practical demonstration of the dirlgl
blllty of my airship tomorrow nnd I will
make the start in the middle of the day
when the atmosphere is wurmer.
The Benbow airship weighs about 0)0
pounds without an oiierator. The gas bag,
which Is cylindrical in shape. Is seventy
five feet long and about twenty feet wide
at the center, tapering at the ends. The
bag contains 16,000 cubic feet of gas when
inflated and upon this the ship depends for
maintenance of equilibrium. The frame of
the ship is of aluminum and wood and
the power Is derived from a ten-horse
power gasoline motor. Momentum is given
to the airship by means of two large side
wheels, or fans, each consisting of four
blades, so constructed that they automatic
ally fold after completing the stroke against
the air and do not expand until again In
position to force the airship ahead.
NEBRASKA MAN GOES UP A STEP
Called to Manaaement of Syndi
cate of Lending- Indiana
Pnpers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 27. Mr. Ernest
Bross has taken the management of the
Indianapolis Star, the, Munclo Star nnd the
Terre Haute Star as the representative of
Mr. J. C. Shaffer, publisher of the three
papers and also of the Chicago Evening
Post. Mr. Bross comes to the Star league
from the Portland Oregonlan, with which
he has beeg connected for sixteen years,
for the lust seven as the managing editor
and principal editorial writer. The papers
will be strictly indepeiii.v-.it and In the pend
ing campaign will support Roosevelt nhd
Fairbanks. The properties under the new
management have been incorporated for
$1,000,000.
Ernest Bross is a Nebraska man, being
the son of Rev. Harman Bross of Lincoln,
prominent in Congregational and Grand
Army circles in this state, being tho pres
ent department commander of tho latter
organization. Ernest Bross Is himself well
known to Omaha people, having been In
newspaper work both in this city nnd Lin
coln. NEIL S. PHELPS DISAPPEARS
Battle Creek, Mich., Manufacturer Is
Mysteriously Mlnslnar and Foul
Play Is Suspected.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Oct. 27. Neil S.
Phelps, well known In the cereal food busi
ness and builder of the Phelps sanitarium,
has .been missing since Sunday afternoon
and sensational rumors have been set
afloat by his disappearance. Within the
past two years Phelps has made and lost
a fortune. A year ngo his creditors en
tered Into nn agreement to refrain from
Interfering with him and his cereal busi
ness for one year, until November 4, 1904.
His family are giving credence to a rumor
of foul play. Phelps was last seen on tho
bridge which crosses the mill race. This
fact led tie police to have the mill race
emptied und a search was also made of
nearby lakes, hut no trace of Phelph has
been discovered. His family discredits the
suicide theory.
ABSCONDER UNDER ARREST
Man Who Decamped from San Fran
cisco with glK.OOO Apprehended
In Mexico,
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27. A. A. Kratz,
formerly a member of a commission house
of Krati & Donandi of this city, who
la alleged to have absconded with $18,000,
has been arrested In Cananea, Mexico.
Papers for his extradition are being pro
pared. On September 14, four days before
he was to have been tried here on a charge
of embezzlement, Kratz was reported to
have committed suicide at Long Beach,
near Los Angeles. It la said that Kratz
has been living in Cananea under the name
of G. A. Wood.
T
FOLK TALKS ABOUT BOODLE
Urges Ntbratkani to Ee on Guard Against
Official Corruption.
BRIBERY KNOWS NO POLITICAL PARTY
Dishonesty Mot Inherent to Any One
Organisation, but Dangerous to
Any, and Should Be Vla
oroualy Kouaht.
Joseph W. Folk, boodle prosecutor and
democratic candidate tor governor of Mis
souri, addressed 6.0tO persons of both sexes
and all political beliefs at the Auditorium
last night. His personality and speech
Impelled a great deal of enthusiasm which
sputtered out like a spent candle when
George W. Berge, populist and fusion
nominee for governor, began - to addrtss
the assembly. By the time Mr. Berge
finished, one-fourth of Mr. Folk's audience
had left the chilly Auditorium, which was
decidedly uncomfortable, owing to the
inck of heating facilities. Congressman
Hitchcock, who presided, talked but little.
The reception to Mr. Folk was extremely
flattering. It is his only campaign speech
outside of Missouri this fall,, where he
said he has been having a very strenuous
time, though confident of success. His
speech concerned boodllng and official cor
ruption and what he has done in Mis
souri to eradicate these evils during the
last four years, but touched 'ightly on
Nebraska Issues. Definitely he merely
recommended the voters to support Berge.
Mr. Hitchcock exhausted a vocabulary of
superlatives In presenting tho Mlssourlan,
but the latter failed to return the com
pliment. Daldwln In Metcalfe's Box.
Mr. Berge's somewhat awkward poses,
wild gesticulations and hoarse voice con
trasted' too sharply with Mr. Folk's easy
and polished delivery to suit many of the
audience and they swept outward In big
bunches. While the fusion candidate was
declaiming about the evils of the pass
system and railroad rule, John N. Bald
win was listening in a box to the right
of tho stage. With him sat Richard L.
Metcalfe, editor of Congressman Hitch
cock's paper.
In part Mr. Folk said:
Nebraska Is a great state and Nebras
kans should feel proud of their common
wealth. The name of Mount Vernon sug
gests Washington; the name of Monti
cello Btigsests Jefferson and the name of
Nebraska suggests another name dear to
the heart of every Missouri democrat, that
of Wiilam Jennings Bryan.
Political parties are for tho purpose of
serving the public. They are made for
the people; not the people for the political
parties. Men work out their principles
and announce their intentions through par
ties. 1 believe a man may be a democrat,
a republican or a populist and yet may be
Just as patriotic as one as the othtr. I
accord to every man the right to think
as he pleases. I give him the same privi
lege I ask fo myself. I
Essence of True Uemocracy.
I believe in the teachings of Thomas
Jefferson; in the doctrine of eoual and
exact Justice to all; speciul privileges to
nune. You merchants, you mecuunlcs,
you farmers have no right to ask that
any special privilege (e given to you, but
vou have the riant to aemand that no
special privileges be given to others over
you, ana thai . is trio
essence of true
1 believe that the rights of one man ex
tend to where the rights of another man
begin. 1 believe that the constitution
framed In the wisdom of our forefathers
is the best rudder to guide the ship of
mate. Vou people of Nebraska will be
culled upon next Tuesday week to cast
your ballots. It will be a solemn and a
serious responsibility. This state belongs
to you. It does not belong to any clique,
to any gang, to any corporation or to any
railroad. Vou can run this state if you
want to, or you can delegate that power to
some gang if you want to. Vou are su
preme. Vou can get Just as good a govern
ment as you want to, and you will get
Just as bad a government as you deserve.
When we permit a corporation to run a
state then the danger of corruption rises. I
believe in giving to railroads Hnd to cor
porations fair treatment. I have no sym
pathy with a demagogue who would rail
against them simply because they are cor
porations. I say they should have every
right the law gives them and no more.
In investigating tho corruption in my
own state I found that one of the first
steps a legislator takes, as a rule, toward
bribery Is the acceptance of a railroad
nass. In Missouri the law makes It a mis
demeanor for a man to accept a railroad
pass. That is not tho law In Nebraska,
but the moral effect Is Just the same. I
have seen many Instances where men have
gone to the legislature Imbued with a
blKh, hoble and patriotic purpose to serve
tlielr constituents honestly and well. First
by the acceptance of a railroad pass they
wer seduced, and then the road to de
struction was e.isy, and thev wound up In
many cases by accepting bribe money.
Boodle Hns o Politics.
I have found that there is no politics In
corruption, Hlthough there Is a coarse cor
ruption In politics. I have found that
boodlers sometimes march in one party and
sometimes in another. They always go
according to their own caprices. The
boodler is not a republican, a democrat or a
populist. He Is a criminal and should be
treated as such by all political parties.
In my own state the democratic party
has taken a stand against corruption such
as no political party has ever taken before.
It Is a new step. It Is an experiment. It
remains to be determined whether It Is
good politics or bad politics. If the people
of that state decide It is good politics,
other parties will take the fight up and
stand against bribery and the reign of cor
ruption will come to an end throughout
the land. On the other hand, If the move
Is found to be bad politics the reign of
corruption will thrive and continue.
Missouri has not been more corrupt than
other states. St. T.onls, perhaps, has not
had more venal officials than other cities,
but corruption has been exposed there,
while in other cities and other states it has
not been. I
Missouri's Fight A ant nut Boodle.
I'p to three years ago there had been
very few prosecutions for bribery. In all
tho hlstry of tho I'nlted States only some
fiftv cases had been tried, while something
like iJ0.iMi0 cases of larceny and lOu.OOO cases
of burglary had been tried. There had not
been a prosecution of an official boodler In
Missouri up to three years ago. In tho
last three years there have been more
prosecutions for this crime than In the
whole country for half a century. Mis
souri has now gained tbe lead In the fight
for good government. Many states are now
waging trie war against corruption and
manv cities are lighting the power of
boodle.
It Is an honor to a state and not a dis
grace to bring the rascals to the bar of
Justice. Disgrace lies In toleration, not In
correction. The onlv wav to stop It Is to
drag It out Into the light and crush It
whenever and wherever it raises its ugly
bead. Instead of Missouri being held up In
shame by reason of these extrsiirea, MIs
pourl has been held up as a high example
of civic Integrity for other states to copy
after. To show you that the state has not
been injured materially I may sav that
bind hss advanced in value more than 25
per cent than during anv three previous
veara. while the Immigration to the state
bus greatly Increased.
There has been a wonderful change of
sentiment In St. Louis since the agitation
sgalnst bribery was started, for twenty
five years no Important lerlslntlon had got
through the house of delegates without
being paid for. Cltlsens sent slrned state
ments to the newsnapers declaring It not
wrong for a leyllatnr to accent monev for
bis vote, and even went so far aa to de
clare the laws trains brlberv as dead and
as useless as the blue-storking laws of
New England.
Bribery Finally n?gued.
Now. the people understand what bribery
means. Thev know that government bv
bribery means government nn a commercial
h4i and not by tha people. They know
that if brilx-ry Is allowed to go on thev
will nn longer hve a government of snd
bv and for the pooplo. but bv a few with
wealth euoufh to purchase official favors.
Republics with as good prospects as ours
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SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION
Russian Admiral's Explanation Turns
Diplomatic Neaot Utlons in
New Channel.
Admiral Rojestvensky's explanation of
the attack of his squadron on British
trawlers, while it Is received with in
credulity by the people and press of tlreat
Britain, has probably turned the current
of diplomatic negotiations Into a new
channel.
The British Foreign office is In courtesy
obliged to accord an investigation Into cir
cumstances narrated by the Russian ad
miral,, reinforced as it Is by the testimony
of subordinate officers of the squadron and
by the report of the Danish minister of
marine, communicated to the Russian gov
ernment, that vessels were known to have
been chartered In Hull and In Sweden by
the Japanese government for the purposo
of attacking the Baltic squadron during its
passage of the North sea and English
channel. There are on the one side stories
of Russlnn ships firing upon vessels of
several neutral nations, and on the other
of Incidents tending to establish Admiral
Rojestvensky's report that there wero
armed hoBtile vessels In the vicinity at
least of the Hull Ashing fleet.
Pending developments In diplomatic ex
changes the British Admiralty is showing
the utmost activity In bringing fleets
within the course of the Russian squad
ron. The Russian ships at Vigo, Spain, It
Is promised, will depart as soon as neces
sary repairs are completed. France and
Germany may he regarded as throwing
the weight of their Influence In the scnle
for a peaceful conclusion of the contro
versy. ADMIRAL H OJ i: ST V F.N SKY'S REPORT
Says Torpedo Boats Attacked Squad
ron and Fishers Aided Them.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 28. The naval
general staff publishes the following two
dispatches from Vice Admiral Rojestven
sky: The North sea incident was caused bv
two torpedo boats advancing to attack
without lights, under cover of darkness,
against the vessel leading the detachment.
When the detachment turned on its search
lights and opened tire the presence of sev
eral small steamboats resembling fishing
boats was discovered. The detachment en
deavored to spare these and ceased firing
us soon as the torpedo boats were out of
sight.
The English press is Indignant because
a torpedo boat left by the detachment on
the spot until morning did not aid tho
victims. Now, there was not a single tor
pedo boat near the detachment, and none
was left behind; consequently the vessel
remaining near the small steamboats was
that torpedo boat which waa not sunk, but
only damaged. The detachment did not aid
the little steamboats because we suspected
them of complicity -off account of their ob
stinacy In cutting Into the order of the
positions of our vessels. Several of them
showed no lights, and others only very
late.
Second dispatch:
Having met several hundred fishing bonts
the squadron showed them every consid
eration, except when they were in com
pany with foreign torpedo boats, of which
one disappeared, while the other, accord in if
to the fishers' own evidence, remained
among them until morning. They sup
posed it was a Russian und were indig
nant because it did not aid the victims:
but it was foreign and remained until
morning, seeking the other toroedo boat,
its consort, either to repair damage or
through fear of betraying Itself to those
who were not Its accomplices. If there
were also on the spot fishermen Impru
dently dragged Into the enterprise, I beg
In the nnmo of the whole squadron to ex
press my sincere reRret to the unfortunate
victims of circumstances under which no
warship, even In time of deep peace, could
have acted otherwise.
Channel Fleet Clears Decks.
GIBRALTAR, Oct. 27. The ships of the
British channel fleet cleared their decks this
i afternoon. It is rumored that the whole
fleet, with the exception of the battleship
Caesar, will steam westward tomorrow
morning with the alleged purpose of mak
ing a sham attack against the Rock of
Gibraltar. '
Several torpedo boats left Tangier this
evening fully equipped. ,
Work at the arsenal Is proceeding under
high pressure.
A division of the Mediterranean fleet,
comprising six battleships, all the armored
cruisers and twenty torpedo boats Is ex
pected to arrive here tomorrow.
British Ships at Malta.
VALETTA, Island of Malta, Oct. 27.
The British armored cruiser Bacchante,
with Rear Admiral Baldwin-Walker on
board; the battleship Albemarle, flying the
flag of Rear Admiral Hamilton; the battle
ship Montagu and six torpedo boat destroy
ers have arrived here from Corfu.
The battleship Queen and nine torpedo
boat destroyers sailed hence today for an
unknown destination.
Funeral of Victims.
HULL, England, Oct. 27. The funeral
today of two of the victims of the North
sea tragedy was made the occasion of
great public demonstration.
SHERIFF BELL AFTER NEVILLE
Saloon Keeper at Indeprndeneo
Charged with Mnrder In Connec
tion with Depot Explosion.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Oct. 27. Sher
iff Edward Bell today swore to a complaint
before the assistant dlBtrict attorney charg
ing J. J. Neville with the murder of James
A. Hartsock, who was killed In the Inde
pendence depot explosion cn June 6. Neville,
who conducted a saloon In Independence
prior to the explosion. In Vhlch more than
twenty miners were maimed and killed, was
recently arrested at Cody, Wyo., and
brought to this city. He furnished a $2,
000 bond on a minor charge preferred
against him and then returned to Wyom
ing. He will be brought back again if he
ca,n be located.
CELL A BOWER QfTlQWERS
Friends of Richard Illgglaa, Charged
with Murder, Testify to Their
Belief la Bis Innocence,
FEORIA, I1L, Oct. 27. Magnon Barnes of
Lacon has been engaged" by relatives of
Mrs. Thomaason to assist State's Attorney
Tefft In the prosecution of Richard Hlg
gins, charged with murder. Besides Tefft
snd Barnes, Messrs. McNamer and Weiss
will aaalst the stale. Frank and Michuii
Qulnn. Joseph Well, A. H. Burke and E. D.
McCabe will represent Hlgglna Hlgglns,
who Is charged with the murder of Mia
ThomasMon, la Iq a ceJl In the county Jail
which Is a tusr ix flowers contributed
by tdeuua.
SITUATION IS
VERY ACUTE
Eussiao Report Inject Nw Set of Oonten
tions Into North Be Affair.
ST. PETERSBURG STANDS ON DIGNITH
Alleges British Demand Touches ths Hoaoi
of the Russian Government.
ADMIRAL SAYS JAPS WERE PRESEN1
Russian Commander Insists that Ea Tired
on Two Torpedo Boats,
MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON MAY ACT
I'nlrss Satisfaction Is" Made looa
Husslnna May lie Stopped at
the Entrance to Medi
terranean Sea.
LONDON, Oct. 27. One of the most com
plicated diplomatic situations In recent his
tory and one that la attended 'with the
most dangerous possibilities against the
peace of the whole of Europe exists to
night The situation between Oreat Britain and
Russia resolved itpelf into ths s.mpln ques
tion whether Russia would or would not
guarantee In advance that come punish
ment should be administered to the offend
ing officers of the Baltic squadron has
been mudlfted by the Introduction of an
entirely new set of contentions contained
In Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's report; yet
even the most astute diplomats, who rec
ognise a temporary lmproveme.it In condi
tions, are puzzled by the complications
that so curiously cause it. However, there
Is tonight at the embassies of powers not
concerned In the dispute a very strong
conviction that a way out will be found
other than In recourso to war.
The Foreign office, apparently as puszied
as the onlookers, pursues 'the policy of
silence and the British pres is almost
totally uninformed. The voluminous ex
changes dally occurring between London
and St. Petersburg continue. The state
ment that no reply from Russia has been
received, adds to the Implication that
Russia Is Intentionally Ignoring the Brit
ish representations. It la this misconcep
tion which is chiefly responsible for" the
stirring up of a popular agitation against
which the government may find it hard to
stand out In the possible event of Foreign
Minister Lansdowne withdrawing tha de
mand that Rusnla guarantee punishment
before an Investigation Is made. Had
Rojestvensky's repcrt not arrived, It Is
probable the dispute would have been set
tled one way or the other tonight. Iti
terms are held to prevent the presentation,
of the ultimatum which dreut Britain un
doubtedly Intended to send. Although
Lord Lansdowne has frankly said that the
circumstances reported by Admiral Rojest
vensky are to him Inconceivable, the For
eign minister Is not prevented from seeing
that new light has been thrown on the
"outrage" and that diplomatic usage riotr
compels less urgent action lhan the British
government at first contemplated, in tha
present temper of ths British nation It is
not at all likely that preparations for hos
tilities will be relaxed, or that the popular
outcry will be dlminlshei by the Russian
admiral's reply; but it Is bel.eved that
Great Britain would run the risk Of tor
felting In some degree the good will of
France and Germany if It proceeded to
substitute warlike for diplomatic steps, of
which Intention, so It Is stated at the
Russian embassy tonight, there is no Indi
cation In Lord Lanadowne's communica
tion. Attitude of Prance.
The attitude of France Is held to be of
the highest importance. It was said today
by the representative of another great
power thut if France had given definite
assurances that It would not support Rus
sia in the event of wur growing out of the
North sea incident, a hostile Issue would
be almost Inevitable,' as the temptation to
crush the Russian naval power after such
provocation could scarcely have been re
fused by Great Britain. It is pointed out
that it is greatly to France's Interest to
preserve peace and Its efforts In that di
rection obviously .will be strengthened by
not committing itself 'except at the last
moment. Bo long as Great Britain is not
sure whether France will help Russia, It
it lUJt likely to engage In war, while Rus
sia, with France neutral, would, so It Is
thought at most of the embassies here,
scarcely Invite defeat. The most probable
solution of the rumors regarding France's
position is said by a prominent authority
to be that It has given the disputants to
understand that it does not desire to bo
come involved, but has reserved its final
decision.
Ambassador Cambon was exceedingly ao
tlve throughout the day, not only visiting
Foreign Minister Lansdowne and Ambas
sador Benckendorff, but others of his col
leagues. Japanese Ambassador Talks.
Baron Hiiyashl, after reading the Rus
sian admiral's statement, again reiterated
the statement that it wits Impossible that
any Japanese torpedo boats were where the
admiral thought them. He 'declared that
Rojestvensky's own statement of India
crimlnutQ firing after such slight Investiga
tion proved that the Russlun fleet was
likely to menace the sufety of all neutral
seas and make International law merely a
farce. Wur between Englund and Russia,
Baron Hayashi frankly admitted, would be
greutly to Japan's advuntuge; yet, as a
friend of England, he would be sorry to
see It come, though such a war could
hardly consist of more than one naval en
gagement, the result of which would be a
foregone conclusion.
Exactly what method can be taken to
Investigate Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's
statements docs not clearly appear. The
Russlun tmbussy here can throw no light
upon the alleged presence of torpedo boats
In the North sea, the British admiralty has
no Information and fresh inquiry among
the trawlers elicits no new facts. The
Russian embassy thinks that a further and
more elaborate inquiry Is proceeding at
Vigo, where tbe testimony of the officers
participating In the affair la being recorded.
No representations have been made by
the Japanese or the British government on
account of the allien of the Spanish au
thorities toward the Russlun fleet, both
being sutlstled with the correctness of the
Spanish attitude. So far as Is known here
the I'nlted States Is uot moving In the
present dispute, statements alleging ex
pressions of accord with the British atti
tude on the part of the Unltod States being
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