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The Omaha Daily Bee. THE SUNDAY DEE A NEWSPAPER AND A MAGAZINE IN ONE. PART 1 Pages o 8 ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MOUSING, OCTOHEK 29. 1004 SIXTEEN TAOES. SINGLE COPY T1IKEE CENTS. JAPS TARE A HILL Brilliant Dash by Islanders Under Knroki Crowned with Snocess. POINT AN IMPORTANT ONE STRATEGICALLY Last Place 8onth f the lhakhe Held by Kouropatkin's Forces. HAND TO-HAND FIGHT IN TRENCHES After an Attempt to Retake Position Btu tians Retire Across Water. FIGHTING RESUMED AT PORT ARTHUR Toklo Hears that Russian Guns on Defensive Work! Hare Beca Silenced In Series of Sharp Eninrmnti, GKNERAL KUROKI'S HEADQUAR TERS IN THE FIELD, via Fufan, Oct. 28. The Japanese gave a stirring exhibition of sharp and determined fighting yesterday. They drove the Russians from a high hill ton miles east of the railroad In General Kuroki'i front, ;which Is Important, str.i getlcally, as a post of observation and was the only point aouih of the Shakh rler Which tha Russians held. About a reglm -nt cf Russians were entrenched there, with Ave machine guns. The Japanese rushed the Russian trenches, thot many Russians as they were running down the hillside and captured two machine gun. The Japanese had twenty men killed and eighty wounded. The Rm-sians left thirty dead on the field. There was hand-to-hand fighting when tho trenches were taken. The Rus sians retired across the river. When thn Japanese flag wus ml ted over a tower sur mounting the hill the Russian batteries showered shrapnel on It for an hour, but without result. Silence Russian Guns. TOKIO, Oct. 28.-1:30 p. m. It is re ported that the Japanese opened a des perate general attack on the eastern forts of the Keekwan group, north of Port Arthur, during the morning of October 28, and silenced the Russian batteries. A hell exploded the Russian magazines. Simultaneously the Japanese attacked the forts on Rlhlung mountain and Sungho howlan mountain, silencing the Russian batteries, and stormed and occupied the forts In front of these mountains. On the night of October 16 there was a conflagration in Old Port Arthur, and Oc tober 27 a shell hit the Russian battleship Sevastopol and two Russian steamers were unk. Official confirmation of the above Is lacking, but the reports are believed to be true. Conditions at Port Arthur. CHE IX) O, Oct. 28. 6 p. m. Japanese at Palny report the continued arrival of hugu lege guns. ' A Junk from j'Fort 'Arthur, with eleven Chinese, who left there on October 18 on account of the costliness of living, arrived here today. They say that several of the Russian warships have been hit by dropping shells, but none have been sunk. They esti mate the able-bodied soldiers now there at 10,000, saying' a smaller force would be Insufficient to garrison the various posi tions. Scarcely a night passes without small engagements over minor positions and ar tillery fire is exchunged dally. Opium Is scarce. The Chinese, economically inclined, eat it, as smoking requires much larger quuntltes. Last winter's uniforms are t being worn by the soldiers, who are now mostly supplied with Chinese shoes. Story from Shnnghal. SHANGHAI, Oct. 28. A private letter from Port Arthur dated October 21, re ceived here today suys: General Stoessol wired the Russian em peror und court recently: "i now bid you all good-bye iorever. Poit Arthur is my grave." General Stoesicl has Instilled the garri son of the beleaguered fo:tre.-s with the spirit that to court a glorious death Is praferrablo to capitulation. 'Ae Japanese shells are inflicting great damage to tho Russian fleet In the harbor and to tho fortifications. The arsenal, with Us contents of ammunition and small arms, has been destroyed and preparations are being muds for the lust deadly strug gle at close quarters. The water supply having been out off, wells are being sunk. Provisions are scarce. Only tinned meats being left, the soldiers hold gala feasts on horses killed by the? shells. General Slmonuff, it is said, would sur render, but is overruled by eOneral Slues el. "Certain troops Included in the garrison have to be closely watched at prevent fur fear of desertion or treachery. Hospitals Are Crowded. "The field and naval hospitals are crowded and hygenlo conditions are becoming des perate. The bombardment at times la so Incessant that it is impossible to bury the dead to any depth. Over one-half of the original garrison Is dead, wounded or sick. 'The high angle at which their artillery fire Is directed by pie Japanese has prac tically dektroyed the new town. 'When the fleet attempted to break through the blockade some time ago the garrison was to have made a de.-perate sortie and Inflict as much damage as pos sible and if necessary capitulate. The fullure of the fleet to escape frustrated the plan. "The besiegers are pressing closer daily and It la hard to say how long we can hold out. When the end comes there will be a dosperate fight and surprises. Thousands of the enemy will perish as everything is mined." Tills letter was entrusted to a native boatman who ran the blockade and mailed ll at Che Foo. The recipient is a prominent continental business man of this city, wi n a branch house at Port Arthur. Alcaic Says Good Bye. HA RUIN, Oct. 2s.-Vlceroy Alexleff today issued bis farewell order of the day. It Is as follows: In execution of his majesty's order, I am leaving for St. Petersburg. I thank all the officers of the Pacine fleet most heartily v.. m wit curing the last ten mouths, which, In the matter of destroying the enemy's mines, has been attended with grave danger. I consider It my duty to thank particularly the seamen at Port Arthur, who, while showing great fighting powers, have worked harmoniously and gealously In conjunction with the gnl lant soldiers in the fortress, and. with their guns, their valor and thalr knowledge, have helped in the heroic defense of the fortrcaa against the advance of a self willed, stubborn enemy. , Hnsstane Are Aggressive. ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 28,-More and more activity Is being manifested south of Mukden, the Russians being the aggressors A dispatch which reached the War offloe (Continued on Second Page.) FATAL FIREJN NEW YORK Policeman Loses His I.lfe In Con flagration Which Destroys Mnch Property. NEW- YORK. Oct. 28. -Fire believed " have been of Incendiary origin JWf'f . the piers, warehouses and shlppi' 'A' v Bush Terminal company's Brooklyn early today. The ' ..A .ed at more than ll.uoo.one A policeman lost fireman was badly Injun Four fine oceai ateamshlps were badly damaged, hi -4 been abl.ixe from bow to stern, and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cotton, hemp and the general cargo that the China ships bring in were partially destroyed. That the fire Is of Incendiary nature Is the belief of two private detectives and two watchmen. Last Tuesday morning fire In one of the many piers of the com pany also started mysteriously, destroyed $00,000 to $75,000 worth of cotton. Much Ill-feeling U said to exist between the Terminal company and some of the residents of the neighborhood because the company desired to close certain South Brooklyn streets. After Tuesday's fire the company employed private detective.;. After a battle of more than three hours by the entire Brooklyn department, the flumes were pronounced under control. At first the firemen could make no headway. Fanned by a strong breeze, the smoke from the burning hemp prevented the men from approaching one section of the fire, while the blaze in the burning cotton and In the holds of the steamships could not be affected by the water. The known dead: POLICEMAN PATRICK CUSHINO of Brooklyn, caught at the end of pier 6. Injured: Benjamin Walsh, fireman, skull fractured in a fall down a hatchwny. Walsh lay in the hold of the Citta D. Palermo for two hours while fire on the vessel was all around him. As to the fate of the crews of the ships nothing definite is known. The vessels were tho American, Arizona and the Cltta Di Pnlermo of the Italian line. They were warped tightly to tho pier and tugs could not get alongside, owing to the Intenso heat. A minute before midnight the detectives and watchmen were half way out on pier No. 7, 1,340 feet long and 140 feet wide. Alongside this pier lay the American Hawaiian ships. Between them were lighters loaded with cotton and hemp. On the pier was ton upon ton of general mer chandise from China nnd the Pacific. From the lighter Victor, according to the men, almost on the stroke of midnight came a shaft of fire which shot between them and the end of the pier, and almost simultaneously between, them and the shore came unother bolt. 'In an Instant, the men declare, the flames had spread appar ently In every direction. . FIFTH WARD "TAIPAYERS" VOTE SO t'ncle Joe Redmond's Meeting; Goes on Record .Attalnst Bonds. A special meeting of the Fifth Ward Tax payers' club was held last night at Six teenth and Locust streets to discuss the electric light bond proposition. Joseph Redman was chosen chairman of the meet ing,, who stated the object of the gather ing and introduced Councilman D. J. O'Brien as the first speaker. He was the only Fifth ward resident who spoke. Mr. O'Brien questioned the expediency of vot ing' more bonds, at least not until the wateruo's purchase proposition is dis posed of. lie Is not in favor of voting $500, 0U0 bonds for the purchase of the electrlo light plant. W. T. Graham spoke at considerable length in opposition to the electric light bonds proposition on the theory that the citizens of Omaha are already sufficiently taxed, and with the certain acquisition of the water plant, carrying with it the $1,000, 000 bonds, and the sewer bonds, the city Is In no position to vote another $500,000 bonded indebtedness upon itsplf. He did rot doubt but the citizens are being skinned by the electric light company now. In fact, they are skinned by all the fran- I chlsed corporations. He counselled votlnir against the electric lights bonds propoel- j lion. - I R. B. Howell followed with a history of I the Omaha waterworks and his connection ' with them. He took up most of the time i of the meeting with a presentation of his views on the water question and what he j has done to secure relief from existing con- ! ditlons. He stated that he had been charged as being the agent of the water company in this matter, which he emphat ically denied. He believed that the present appraisers were honest men and that the results of the appraisemnt would justify this belief. In July last a resolution was adopted by the water board of which he Is now a- member reducing the water rate, but for some reason the rate has not been reduced. The cost for gas to consumers in the average six-room house is $36 per year, while the water tax Is S28.2S for the same period. He made a comparison of water rates with other cities, notably Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland and Lincoln, which he held are much lower rates than in Omaha. Mr. Howell advanced his candidacy for the water board, and pleaded for support. K. A. Benson said: "If we vote bonds for the electric light plant, they are our bonds and our plant and the same will apply to the water plant. These are purely business and not political questions. No one man's Interest Is greater than Omaha's Interests. No man should go Into any deal unless he can see where he will get his money back. Public utilities should go with citizenship. We cannot buy all the public utilities at once. We should take them one at a time. Franchise corpora tions are corruptors of politics." Mr. Ben son .was asked point blank whether he would advise the club to vote for the elec trlo light bonds. He replied: "To me It does not look like a business proposition, and I will not vote for It." H. A. Myers then made this motion: "It Is the sense of this meeting that the Fifth Ward Taxpayers club Is opposed to the purchase or construction of an electric light plant at this time, and It la opposed to voting $500,000 bonds for that purpose at this time." The motion was adopted by a unanimous vote. W. O. Ure was Invited to make a few remarks and said: "We are now buying the water plant. Let us take care of the water plant first. I am In favor of the purchase of the electrlo plant, but not Just at this time, but soon." W, G. Nelson said: "I am in favor of the electrlo light bonds, and will vote for them when you cut my water rent In two." Mortality Statistics. The following births and deaths have been reported in the Board of Health dor Ing the twenty-four hours eliding at noon Friday: Births Oscar H. Morresed. 1317 Cass, girl; Arthur I.undberg, 2121 North Twenty eighth, boy; L-wls Vorette, Ml South Twenty-third, girl; Walter Dow, ;0'l Cali fornia, boy. Ieaths-Oordon W. Smith, 1TJ0 Dodge, 10 days; Mae Muck, 1S North Twenty fourth, SI: Glady's Annie Palmer, $07 North Twenty-fifth, 4; William Jaiuea Maniua, 2S17 California, Is. EXPLOSION WRECKS MINE Between Thirty and Sixty Men Killed by an Accident at Teroi, Colorado. LIKE THE ERUPTION OF A VOLCANO Timbers and Rnrks Thrown from Month of the Mine 5 o Hope of Reicalns Any of the Miners. TRINIDAD, Colo., Oct. 28. A terrific ex plosion occurred at mine No. 3 of the Rocky Mountain Fuel and Iron company at Terolo, forty miles due west of Trinidad, at 1:30 this afternoon and the number of dead Is variously placed between thirty and sixty men. The number reported as hav ing gone Into the mine this morning was seventeen miners and four company men. This afternoon many more miners are known to have gone Into the mine arid the exact number of dead may never be known, as the mine Is burning and In all likeli hood the bodies will be cremated. A large number of mine officials left here, as soon as word of the accident w. re ceived. Company doctors were picked up all along the line, as well as all other available physicians. Like Kroptlon of Voloano, United States Government Stock Inspector F. J. Foreman was at the Terolo when the explosion occurred. He returned here to night and gives the following account of the affair: I was standing not more than 300 yards from the mouth of the tunnel when the ex plosion occurred. The explosion was pre ceded by a low rumbling sound resembling an earthquake, which made the earth tremble und startled the whole camp. I looked toward the mine and out of the mouth of the tunnel and the two air shafts came great volumes of smoke and. dust, which continued for nearly a minute. Out of the two air shafts, each of which are seven feet In diameter, timbers that were fully two to three feet In diameter were shot Into the air and broken Into spllntere. Rocks were thrown over tho camp for a distance of a quarter of a mile. In fact, It mined rock, broken timbers and all kinds of debris for fully a minute and many people were Injured by being struck with these missiles. Immediately after the explosion.' which was for all the world like a volcanic erup tion, the wildest excitement ensued. Women, men and children rushed to the mouth of the tunnel and women whose husbands were In the mine had to be brought away by miners to keep them from being killed by deadly fumes coming from the mouth of the tunnel. No Hope of Reseoe, The mine works eighty men and it Is believed that sixty men were in the mine at the time. News of the explosion brought assistance from the adjacent camps and tonight hun dreds of men are trying to get into the mine. Deadly fumes overcome the res cuers frequently, but their places are Im mediately taken by others ready to risk their lives. It Is not thought possible that anyone In the mine can escape death, if they are not all dead already. It will be Impossible to secure names of the dead and injured tonight. Nearly all the miners employed are Slavs. The mine was opened only a year ago and extended 2,000 feet Into the hill. The explosion Is supposed to have ' been caused by dust. But one body has been recovered, that of T. Duran, a driver, who was Just entering the tunnel when the explosion occurred. He was torn and burned almost beyond recognition. All mines within a radius of twenty miles have been shut down and the miners are on the way to assist In rescue of the bodies. B'NAI B'RITH CELEBRATION Anniversary - Will Be Observed by Service at Temple Israel and by Dance. Sunday is B'noi B'rith day. It also will be the twentieth anniversary of Nebraska ledge No. 354 and the fourth anniversary of William McKlnley lodge. The day will be observed In various manners as a holiday by tha members of the Independent Order B'nal B'rith. The older lodge is to have a service beginning at 8 o'clock In the even lug at Temple Israel and William McKln ley lodge is to have a dance and anniver sary party at the Metropolitan club. The temple service will be opened by prayer by Charles Logasa. Simeon Bloom will dedicate the flag, after which Miss L. Cliarde, with the accompaniment of Miss Mattie Jacobeen, will sing. The oration of the evening will be given by Rabbi Fred erick Cohn. Grace and Joe Meyer will sing a duet and the closing prayer will be made by Martin Sugarmun. The committee hav ing the exercises in httnd consists of Car) Branaels, Joe Levine, Max Morris, L. Har ris, I. Ziegler, S. Katz, M. Sugarmun, C. Logasa and Dave Shermnn. The Sunday evening dance of William McKlnley lodge will be the social event of the day. This Is the fourth annual party of the organization. Thursday evening those having It in charge had an enthusias tic meeting to make arrangements. After the business of the evening was finished Morse Bronson gave a supper to those pres ent in the club rooms. UNION PACIFIC A FEATURE Lively Times on Stock Market Fol lows Report of Better British Feeling. NEW YORK, Oct. 28. There was a rush today to get back stocks sold yesterday during the fright over the Anglo-Russslan crisis. The reassuring advices from the other side pointed so strongly to a peaceful adjustment that fears largely abated, and the brisk recovery on foreign markets and In foreign government securities pointed to the same conclusion. Very heavy buying orders were executed at the opening In all the principal active stocks, and during the morning the level of prices was lifted a point or more over last night quite gen erally. Union Pacific held its recent prom inence In the market, owing to the report that It had been decided to retire the Ore gon Short Line participating bonds. Wall street regards this as evidence that a plan Is being worked out for a comprehensive cumunlty of Interest amongst the trans continental railroads. Relief in a similar plan for the benefit of the coalers made that group also very strong. The market quieted during the morning and did not bold its best prices. - ANNIVERSARY OF COLUMIBA University Is On Hundred and Fifty Years Old and Trustees Keep Open Hons. NEW rORK. Oct. 2S.-Fully 10,000 per sons today sttended the reception by Pres ident Nicholas Murray Butler and the trustees of Columbia university .which marked the opening of the celebration of the liOth anniversary of the university siuoe its Inception in 17C4 as King's ooiege In the oily U Kaw lark, REPUBLICANSSTILL GAINING Make Increase While Democrats Lose on Second Day's Regis tration. Sample returns taken from .the official count In a few precincts of every ward in Omaha and the complete returns from South Omaha show the second day of registration to be apparently lighter than the first , day this year and at least not heavier than the second day four years ago. if not some lighter. But the same predominating feature of the first day's registration this year Is evident in the re sults of yesterday, namely, an appreciable Increase in the number of republicans and a corresponding decrease that Is so far as can be Judged from the incomplete results at hand In the number of democrats. The populists either forgot It was registration day or that Justly celebrated political party is fast becoming a thing of the past In Omaha and South Omaha, for precious few persons of that affiliation registered. The first day's registration this year In the two cities showed a total of 10,031. The first day four years ago showed a total of over ll.Ouo and the three days four years ago turned out a grand total of 26,(193, the heaviest registration ever recorded in Omaha and South Omaha. Conservative judges last night estimated that the first and second days combined this year would show about 7,500 or 8.0OU, making something like 18,000 for the two days and leaving about 8,000 to be gathered in the last day. This will leave more to be registered on the last day this year than In 1900. Official results from scattering rrecincts in Omaha and the complete returns from South Omaha of yesterday's registration are given below: FIRST WARD. No. Precincts. Rep. Dem. Pop. Soc.Ans. Tot. Second 53 25 .. 1 8 85 Fifth 62 12 3 7 75 SECOND WARD. First 39 25 3 7 74 Seventh 114 20 .. 2 4 80 THIRD WARD. First 40 20 1 2 14 86 Second 27 9 .. .. 17 53 Third KU 10 .. 1 14 91 Fourth 4 18 .. 3 12 97 Seventh 2r 12 2 .. 6 46 Eighth Ii3 0 1 4 71 Ninth 56 13 .. .. 9 77 Tenth 41 6 6 62 FOURTH WARD. Third 71 15 .... 8 91 Fifth 57 16 .. 7 80 FIFTH .WARD. Second 40 12 6 10 68 Third 92 Fifth 41 10 .. 2 11 64 Sixth 46 18 1 1 13 79 Seventh 31 17 .. .. 14 , 62 SIXTH WARD. Fifth 81 22 .. 2 12 117 F.lghth 105 19 8 14 14i Tenth 67 19 .. .. 8 94 Eleventh 44 24 1 6 U 85 SEVENTH WARD. First 76 12 4 8 09 Second 97 15 1 8 119 Fourth 57 22 ,. 3 14 96 Sixth 63 14 77 EIGHTH WARD. First 66 22 8 8 99 Fifth 67 8 .. '.. 9 71 Seventh 44 14 .. ZX 21 81 NINTH WARD. " Third 107 22 1 12 142 Fifth 66 20 7 93 Snath Omaha. FIRST WARD. Precinct. Ren. Dem. Boe. Scat. First ..: '... K-.- 47 ' 6 7 Second 86 35 2 6 Totals 171 82 7 13 SECOND WARD. First 53 27 5 B Second 64 45 7 7 Total 107 72 12 12 THIRD WARD. First 87 57 11 9 Second 48 74 12 4 Totals 135 131 23 13 FOURTH WARD. First 24' 28 5 3 Second 35 78 6 3 Totals 59 106 11 6 FIFTH WARD. First 37 29 12 1 Second 41 33 15 6 Totals 78 62 27 7 SIXTH WARD. First 78 46 3 3 Second 81 32 6 & Totals 159 78 9 8 HOT TIME IN FRENCHCHAMBER Government f!eape Defeat by the Narrow Mnra;ln of Four Votes. PARIS, Oct. 28. After an exceedingly stormy debate In the Chamber of Deputies the government tonight escaped defeat by four votes only and rumors are already current that General Andre, minister of war, whose administration was the subject of the discussion, contemplates resigning. For some time General Andre has been the object of violent attacks In the press, not wholly confined to opposition papers, the principal charges against him being favoring officers whose politics coincided with the governments, stopping the promo tion of those of conservative tendencies, organizing an elaborate system of spying on the private lives of officers and encour aging officers to act as Informers. TheBe charges were made the subject of an Interpellation by Lieutenant Colonel Rousset, who went Into great detail, read ing correspondence elleged to have passed between a congenial subordinate - of the minister's and the heads of Masonic lodges on the subject of the promotion or disgrace of various officers. General Andre, who was frequently noisily Interrupted by the opposition, gave explanations concerning certain specific al legations and repudiated all knowledge of the correspondence read by Rousset. The general expressed the strongest disapproval of the methods charged against him and declared that If It Bhould be shown that such conditions really existed he would take the strongest measures to end them. The chamber carried by acclamation a motion condemning espionage and, by a vote of 278 to 274, expressed Its conviction that the members of the government would take whatever step was necessary. METHODIST BISHOPS MEET Bishop Bnrt Reports on His Work In Ten Countries In Europe Three Sessions Held. NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Oct. 28. The bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church today devoted many hours to church busi ness, meeting twice as a board of bishops and once as the general board of deacons. In the first Instance they listened to the completion of the report of Bishop Burt on his labors In ten European countries, and In the second place to matters of interest chiefly to deacons. Women Register Several Times. Pl'EHLO, Colo., Oct. 28 Informations were filed today by District Attorney Low, charging Mrs. N. K. Browne and Mrs. 11. P. Hall with illegal registration. John A. Martin, democratic candidate for state senator, swore that he saw the two women register In several voting precincts. They have not been arrested and have reported to bay flel root Uis city. RUSSIA STANDS BY ADMIRAL Prepared U Show Japanese Were at Hull and Torpedo Boats Were Obtainable. PRESS MAKES BITTER ATTACK ON ENGLAND Great Britain Accused of Aldlasr the Japanese In an Kndenvor to !) troy the Russian Bsltle Squadron. (Copyright by New oYrk Herald Co., 1904.) ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 28.-(New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) Russia stands firm by Admiral Rojestvensky's version of the Dogger bank Incident, pointing out that the same Is confirmed by the stories of the fisher men themselves. Lord Lansdowne's reply demands an In vestigation; Count Lamsdorff not only agrees with him, but further Insists on the necessity for the same, being prepared to bring evidence of twenty Japanese hav ing lately landed at Hull and mysteriously disappearing, also of an offer made by a shipbuilder to deliver torpedo boats any where along the coast. Public sentiment since the arrival of Admiral Rojestvensky's telegram has mado a complete "volte face." In official quarters and In the press one encounters nothln g but violent attacks on the British, who are accused of aiding and abetting the Japanese In their Inten tion to destroy the Russian fleet. Intense surprise Is expressed at the For eign office over the contents of a London telegram announcing that an American diplomatic representative in London called on Lord Lansdowne and stated that his government thoroughly agreed with the British view of the Incident and that Britain might fully count on the support of the Washington administration. D0WIE OBJECTS TO DEMOCRATS Apostle Says No Democratle Chal lengers Will Be Allowed In Zlon City. CHICAGO, Oct. 28. John Alexander Dowie, who styles himself John Alexander, the first apostle, and who Is the temporal and religious ruler of Zlon City, 111., hns provoked a struggle with the democratic party by announcing that he will allow no democratic cha'.lengers at the polls In Zlon City on election day. Under the state law every candidate Is entitled to ' a challenger at the polls on election day and tho democratic leaders In Lake county, in which Zion City is sit uated, declare that the party cannot be deprived of its representatives at the polls. Tho state central committee has been called ' on to aid the democrats of Luke county. Dowie, on the other hand, denies admis sion to the democratic challengers. He says that no democratic votes will be cast. The legal question as to whether a chal lenger may be selected from outside the township in which Zlon City is situated is also involved in the dispute. FIRST ACCIDENT IN SUBWAY Woman Has Frscturcd Hip as Result of Falling- Between Pint form and Train.' NEW YORK, Oct. 28. The first serious accident since the formal opening of the subway occurred today, when a young woman named Sadie Lawson of Jersey City fell between the platform and a local train at the Fourteenth street station and was badly crushed. She has a fractured hip and bruises of a more or less serious na ture, but will recover. When the rush hour schedule went into effect today everything in the subway was in perfect order and the big downtown bound crowds were handled with little trouble. DEATHRECORD. Fnnernl of V. M. Sella. HOLD REG E, Neb., Oct. 28.-(Speclai Tele egram.) The funeral of F. M. Sells, the B. &. M. agent killed at Nebraska City Junc tion, la., occurred here today. Mr. Sells began his enreer as a railroad man at this place, beginning at the bottom and having served in various capacities the two times ho was located at this point. Mr. Sells was here about two years altogether. He was always regarded as a bright, promising young man. The funeral today was largely attended and the floral offerings beautiful. The burial services were under the direc tion of the Masonic order. Mr. Sells' par ents reside in this place and Mr. Sells has practically grown up in our midst. Cornelius Shields. SAULT STE MARIE, Mich.. Oct. 28. Cornelius Shields, general manager of the Consolidated Lake Superior corporation here, died suddenly today from heart failure. George K. Kash. COLUMBUS, O., Oct, 28. Former Gov ernor George K. Nash dropped dead in ids bathroom today. Local Company Loses. The Page Lumber company of Oregon was given a verdict against the Bradford Kennedy Lumber company yesterday after noon In Judge Redick's court for I2.tii4.14. The interest allowed in the verdict was 1.110.35. The western lumber company sued the local house for about Jl.OoO more than the verdict. The suit arose over a con tract In which the Page company was to deliver lumber to the Bradford-Kennedy comptiny. The latter refused to pay a part of the money on shipments, making various claims, chief among which was that the lumber was delayed In arrival and they had to buy lumber In the Omaha market at an advanced price to till their local orders. Held for Stealing Blnnkets. Howard Pernell, colored, an ex-soldier of the Twenty-fifth United States Infantry, was brought down from Valentine Thurs day by Deputy United States Marshal John O. Moore and lodged In the Douglas county Jail In default of bail after being held on the charge of stealing five government blankets. He was arrested seven miles from Valentine by Deputy Marshal Moore October 26. Ills examination was held be fore United States Commissioner W. F. Parker of Wood Lake, who went to Valen tine to try the case. Central City Wants Games. CENTRAL CITY, Neb.. Oct. 28 (Special.) The Central City High school basket ball team hns organised for the eeason of H4-o6 and la now preparing a schedule of KHines for the season. We wish to arrange games with the leading high school basket ball fives of the state and would like to have basket bull teams correspond with us In regard to contests. CENTRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL BASKET BALL TEAM. Building Permits. Building permits have been Issued by the city as follows: C. V. W undersoil, frame barn rear of 610 South Thirty-eighth street, t4. (: Kroast Sweet, frame dwulllnx. 1414 LarUnw avsauo, I1.00U. THE BEE BULLETIN. s Fnlr Saturday and Sunday. Pnsre. 1 Japanese Advance In Manchuria. Mine Kxnloslon Kills Many Men. Raaslu Stands by Its Admiral. Work for The II rue Tribunal. 9 Registration Favors Republicans. 3 News from All Parts of Nebraska. Minister Conner Desires Transfer. 4 Trnnamlaalsalnpl Congress Knelt, President Replies to Tyner. B Knalneers Forced to Re Heroes. Nebraska Mnn at Head of the Navy. l.estnl Side of Rallot Controversy. Woman In t'lnb and Charity. T Bunkers Wind I'p with a Banquet. Pnrty Presents lean rnndldntes. Affairs nt South Omnha. H Dick Tnrplna of Hlsth Finance. 0 Pnrt Which Omens Play In Wars. Kven Mlaaoarl a Doubtful Stnte. 10 Kdltorlnl. 11 Gossip Anion the Politicians. Appraisers K.nd First Session. 12 Minnesota Played for n Favorite. Fairbanks Reaches St. Louis. Review of the Week's Trade. 1.1 Financial and Commercial. IS Council Bluffs and Iowa News. Temperature at Omnha Yesterdayi Hour. Dear. Honr. Dev. ft a. m 40 1 p. m AM H n. in .40 a p. m 4M 7 a. m KM a p. m 8 n. m 42 4 p. m 413 tt a. m 411 R p. m Wl 10 a. m 441 41 p. m 4U 11 a. m (Mi T p. ra 411 U n B4) N p. m ftH t p. m f4 SUMMARY OF THE SETTLEMENT Commission, I'nder Rules of The Hague Convention, Will De termine the Facia. Details of the agreement between Russia and Great Britain on a mode of settle ment of the questions arising out of the firing on British trawlers in the North sea by the Russian second Pacific squad ron were supplied by Premier Balfour In a speech delivered before the National Union of Conservative clubs at South ampton last night. The ascertainment of the facts for submission to a commission formed under the rules of The Hague peace conference will be through the coroner's inquest at Hull, In Investigation by the British Board of Trade and the explana tion of officers of Russian Bhlps which fired on the fishermen. In his speech Mr. Bal four ridiculed the official explanation of Admiral Rojestvensky, but praised tha spirit in which the Russian emperor and government had met the crisis. In both Russia and Great Britain the prevailing feeling is of relief that there no longer seems to be danger of war between the nations. ALLEGED LYNCHERS GO FREE Statesboro, Georgia, Grand Jury Falls to Return Indictments and Is Reprimanded by Judge, STATESBORO, Ga., Oct. 28 As far as the present grand Jury of Bulloth county Is concerned the lynchers of the negroes Cato and Reed will go free. The Jury ad journed today without rtturnlng Indict ments against the rioters of August 16. The general presentments of the Jury have only one short paragraph touching on the lynching, as follows: We ' deplore the recent lawlessness in our city and community, especially re ferred to by his honor. Judge A. F. Daley, In his able charge. We have Investigated the matter In the light of information coming under our personal knowledge and obtained by examination of a number of witness, btu we have been u nubia to find sufficient evidence to warrant In dictment. Judge Daley said In discharging the jury that, he did not see why indictments were not returned and spoke In such a manner as to indicate disappointment and disap proval at the failure to Indict the rioters. FILIPINOS ARE NOT CITIZENS Yale Student from the Islands Jiot Allowed to Register at New Haven. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 28. Regis trars of voters today refused to admit to suffrage J. E. Lagdameo, a Filipino student at the Yale forestry school, saying that, as Lagdameo was not native born, it was necessary for him to become naturalized before he could vote. Lagdameo said that as the United States owned the Philippines he was a citizen. After considerable arcu- tnent the situation was brought to the at tention of Assistant Attorney General Rubb at Washington, who made this statement by telephone: The supreme court of the United States hns held that a Filipino Is not a citizen of the United States. Therefore, If the law of Connecticut requires a voter to be a citi zen he must be naturalized. The Filipino was not registered. TESTIMONY INM'CUE CASE Trial of Virginian Charged with Killing His Wife Is In Progress. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 28.-Mrs. F. A. Massey, whose residence 1b directly opposite the McCus residence, was the first witness called when the trial of ex Mayor McCue was resumed today. Mrs. Massey said she saw Mr. and Mrs. McCue entering the McCue house about 9 o'clock on the evening of the tragedy. After learning later of the killing of Mrs. 'McCue she and her husband went over to tho McCue home. The defendant, she said, was "dreadfully agitated" and nervous and told them that a burglar had shot and killed "Fannie." Mrs. Massey saw no blood dripping from the wound on Mr. McCue's cheek. STRAY BULLET STRIKES WOMAN Mrs. Klmley of Crestline, Ohio, Killed and Mrs. Schafer Drops Dead When Told of Tragedy. CRESTLINR, O , Oct. 28. -A stray bullet from a revolver fired by William He (Tel finger to frighten a companion, tonight re sulted In the death of two women. The bullet struck Mrs. Harry Klmley In the head. Her friend, Mrs. Carrie Shafer, on learning of the tragedy, fell dead of heart disease. Heffelflnger was locked up. Huroa People Favor Pierre. HURON. 8. V.. Oct. 28. Spclul Tele gram.) A meeting of the Commercial club tonight adopted resolutions strongly favor ing Pierre as against Mitchell for the state capital in the present contest, also depre cating the abuse of large sections of the state by Mitchell as a mistaken campaign method. A mass meeting Is in progress t ulght tfcklijtf lUiUoa aioUsT this Jlun, INQUIRY AT THE HAGUE War Between Great Britain and Russia Over North 8oa Affair Averted. COMMISSION WILL DETERMINE THE FACTS Members Will Be Selected Under the Pro visions of The Hague Convention, BALFOUR EXPLAINS THE SITUATION Premier Denonnoes Report of Rojesttsnskj as Reflecting on British Neutrality. RUSSIAN OFFICERS TO REMAIN AT VIGO There Will Be Two Inveatlaratlona In Kngland and tine at VIo, aad All W ill Be Referred to Commission LONDON, Oct. 28. War between Russia and Great Britain hits been averted and the settlement of the only points In dispute regarding the attack of tho Russian squad ron on the trawlers on October 21, has been referred to an International commis sion under The Hague convention. Premier Balfour, speaking at a meeting of the National Union Conservative clubs , at Southampton tonight broke the silence which had been so long preserved and had brought' the people of the United Kingdom to a condition of almost desperate Irrita tion and had given rise to misconceptions which Mr. Balfour tonight exposed. "The Russian ambassador," said Mr. Balfour, "has authorised a statement to the fol lowing effect: 'The Russian government on hearing of the North sea Incident it at once expressed Its profound regret and also promised most liberal compensation. The Russian government has ordered the detention at Vigo of thnt part of the fleet which was concerned In the ' Incident, In order that the naval authorities might ascertain what officers were responsible for it, that those officers and any material witnesses would not proceed on the voyage to the far east; that Inquiry would be In stituted into the facts by an international commission as provided by The Hague convention.' " Mr. Balfour said that this arrangement was not an arbitration, It was the con stitution of an International commission In order to find out the facts. Any person found guilty would be tried and punished adequately. The Russian government un dertook that precautions would be taken to guard against the recurrence of such in cidents. Special instructions on this sub ject would be issued. Plan of the Inquiry. ' Preliminary to this court, said Mr. Bal four, there would be a coroner's Inquest at Hull over the dead fishermen, a Board of ' Trade inquiry and an inquiry by Russian officers at Vigo. The Board of Trade in-: qulry would be specially constituted by the British government to Include repre sentative men. The Russian embassy had been asked to send a representative ahd give assistance. Apology and compensa tion having already been offered, nothing now remained but to determine which ac count was correct, Rojestvensky's or tha trawlers. Mr. Balfour plainly said' that Thursday evening Russia and Great Britain seemed to be on the brink of war and yet gave the frankest praise to the atti tude preserved throughout by the csar and the Russian government. Whilo the premier was unable to prafse the pacific attitude of the government too highly he bitterly a&salled Rojestvensky's ' report, declaring that It was an insult to Great Britain us a neutral nation, and be ridiculed its probability. The immense audience received Mr. Bal four's announcement of the settlement of the affair with unbounded enthusiasm, which was re-echoed throughout the king dom when the evening extra papers ap peared and set suspense at rest. Eventful Day at London. The day was an eventful one in . the metropolis. The population, stirred "by flaring headlines In the morning news papers, seemed convinced that war waa Inevitable. Tho cabinet meeting, which was held at noon, served to Increase rather than allay anxiety. Throughout the coun try there had spready a deep-rooted though perfectly erroneous idea, that Great Britain had given Russia a time limit In which to reply and that "Charley" Berenford, England's naval Idol, was on the spot. Many, indeed, thought it was only a question of hours before he would be demolishing Russiun ships. Without . the least national desire fur war, a great naval excitement had been worked up. In the streets tonight many expressions of disappointment might be heard because the crisis had not developed into hostilities. This merely voiced the opinion of the thoughtless, which comprised a consider able section of the public. No further difficulties ar expected. Foreign Minister Lansdowne and Am bassador Benukendurff will probably b able to decide the constitution of the In ternational commission and the date of its sitting. In view of the circumstances neither Japan nor Spain is likely to object to the temporary prolongation of the stay of a section of the second Pacific squadron at Vigo and the inquiry will be expedited as much as possible. Mr. Hnl four's Speech. Mr. Balfour uald: If this meeting had been held yesterday evening I would not have dared preface my remarks in a hopeful tone. Everybody felt that If the trawler Incident could be re peated a belligerent fleet ua Indeed a pest against which all neutral lowers would be bound to combine. The only version we had on Monday of the lanientulile incidents of the previous Friday was the version supplied us by tha trawlers. Thursday morning the situation changed, because fur the first time we had the counter story supplied by 'the Russian admiral. In the story of our fishermen there was much tragedy, but no romance; In tne story of the Russian admiral there is no tragedy, but I am driven to the be- ' lief that there is much romance. It Is Im possible to doubt which Is the correct story. I should not have approached It but for tho f ut that the admiral's story Is really an attack upon our national honor nd implies that we are not doing our duty us neutrals. In an island kingdom like Great Britain the nationality of every craft Is knuwn. It Is inconceivable that we could be harboring Japanese steamers and warships without Russia snd Indeed the wholo civilized world knowing It. I enter a most emphatic protest against such an sileRatlon. The truth will be made manifest and clear as noonday when tha Inquiry Is held, which In most statesman like manner has been welcomed by the czar. Hut in bare justice to the czar snd th Russian government I will say that they never t any time underektlmxted the gravity of the crisis or failed to do what they could dlrrinlsh It. Rights of Neutrals. Remember, the wheels of diplomacy move slowly, and perhaps the whevls of HiishIhii diplomacy especially slowly; hut It should be borne In mind that the tragedy was not known uutU iluiiday, au4 tte aoveituueul