The Omaha Daily Bee.
THE SUNDAY DEE A NEWSPAPER
AND A MAGAZINE IN ONE.
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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