The Omaha Daily Bee. FOR A CHARACTERISTICALLY WEST. ERN NEWSPAPER READ THE BEE The Bee prints more Paid Want Ads, because BLE WAHT ADS. BRING BEST RETURNS. OMAHA, MONDAY MOIttflNO, OCTOJJEIl 31, 1904. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871. SINGLE COrV THREE CENTS. MOVING FOR PEACE Secretary Hay Takes Formal lotion to Be assemble The Hague Tribunal. NOTE SENT TO FOREIGN AMBASSADORS Instructs Them te 8onnd Country to Whioh They Ar Aocredited.. "2 ' NO SET PROGRA 2 JGGESTED BY HIM Points Out Broad 1 5 eft Uncovered by First " -rnce. , RIGHTS AND DUTIES UTRALS IN WAR JPlenty of Work to one Wltboit la Any Mann ' terlerlns; nllh the ,-ent Conflict. WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-ln a circular uoto Eecretary Hay hag carried out tha Trcs'dcut's Instructions relative to propos ing r. second Hague conference. The note not only contemplates the reassembling of The Hugue conference for the considera tion of questions specifically mentioned by the original conference, as demanding further attention, such as the rights and duties of neutrals. The inviolability of private property in naval warfare and the bombardment of ports by nuval forces, but goes further by practically indorsing the project of a general system of arbitration treaties and the establishment of an Inter national congress to meet periodically In the Interests of peace. The iasue of the call -while the present war is in progress is JuBtlfied by the fact that the first Hague conference was called before our treaty of peace with Spulu was concluded. The text of the note follows: Tut of Note. To the representatives of the United Blates accredited lo the governments signatories to the acts of The Hague con ference. 1099: Blr: The peace conference which assem bled at The Hague on May 18. 1XSW, murked an epoch In the history of nations. Called by his majesty, the emperor of Russia to discuss the problems of the maintenance of general peace the regulation of the opera tions of war, and the lessening of the bur dens which preparedness for eventual war entails upon modern peoples. Its labors re sulted in the acceptance by the signatory powers of a convention for the peaceful ad justment of international difficulties by ar bitration, and for certain humune amend ments to the laws and customs of war by land and sea. A great work was thus ac complished by the conference, while other phases of the general subject were left to discussion by another conference In the near future, such as questions affecting the rights and duties of neutrals, the inviola bility of private property in naval warfare and the bombardment of pons, towns and villages by a naval force. Among the movements which prepared tha minds of governments for an accord In the direction of assured ponce among men, a high place may fittingly be given to that set on foot by the interparliament ary union. From Its origin in the euggfs tlons of a member of the British House of Commons, In 1W, it developed until Its membership Included large numbers of del egates from the parliaments of the partic ular nations, pledged to exert their Influ ence icwara ine cunciuBnm ui hvuhm arbitration between nations and toward the accomplishment of peaco. Its annual -i04ieimis .Jiaya notaWy - advanced the blah purposes It sought to reullze. Not only have many International treaties of arbitration been concluded, but in the con ference held In Holland in 18M the memor able declaration In favor of -a permanent court of arbitration was a forerunner of the most Important achievement of the peace conference of The Hague in 1899. Reason (or Action. The annual conference of the Interparlia mentary union -was held thin year at St. l.oui In appropriate connection wnn mo World's fair. Its deliberations were marked by the same noble devotion to the cause of pea" and to the welfare of hu manity which had Inspired Its former meet ings. By the unanimous vote of delegate-, active or retired members of the American congress and of every parliament In Eu rope, with two exceptions, the following resolution was adopted: "Whereas, Enlightened public opinion and modern civilization alike demand that dif ferences between nations should be adjudi cated and settled In tho same munn.r as disputes between Individuals are adjudi cated, namely, by the arbitrament of courts In accordance with recognized principles of law, this eonference requests the several governments r.f the world to send dele gates to an international conference to be held at a time and place to be attended upon by them for the purpose of consid ering: "1. The question for the consideration of which the conference at The Hague ex pressed a wish that a future conference be called. "S. The negotiation of arbitration treaties between the nations represented at the conference to be convened. "3. The advisability of establishing an International congress to convene periodi cally for the discussion of international questions. "And the conference respectfully and cor dially requests the president of the United States to invite all the nations to send representatives to such a conference." President Accepts Charge, On September 24 these resolutions were presented to the president by a numerous delegation of the Interparliamentary union. The president accepted the charge offered to him, feeling It to be most appropriate ' that the executive of the nation which had welcomed the conference to Its hospitality should give voice to its Impressive utter ances In a cause which the American gov ernment and people hold dear. He an nounced that he would at an early diiy In vlle the other nations, parties to The Hague conventions, to reassemble with a view to pushing forward to completion the Work already begun at The Hague by con Klderlng the questions which the first con ference had left unsettled, with the express provision that there should be a second conference, in accepting this truBt the president was not unmindful of the fact, so vividly brought home to all the world, that a great war la now In progress. He recalled the circumstances that at the time when, en August 24. lfc!s, his majesty, the emperor of Kussla, sent forth his Invita tion to the nations to meet in the interests of peace, the United States and Spain had merely battled in their struggle to devise terms of peace. While at the present mo ment no armlatlce between the parties now contending Is in sight, the fact of an exist ing war is no reason why the nations should relax the efforts which they have so suc cessfully made hitherto toward the adop tion of rules of conduct which may make mora remote the chances of future wars between them. In ltnw the conference of The Hague dealt solely with the larger general problems which confront all na tions and assumed no function of Interven tion or suggestion In the settlement of the terms of peace between the Tutted States and Spain. It might be the same with a reassembled conference at the present time, lie erforts would naturally lie in the direc tion of further codification of the universal deas of right and Justice which we call International law; its mission would be to give them future effect. Sound foreign Government. The president directs that you will bring the foregoing consideration to the at tention of liie'iulnlster for foreign affairs of the government to which you are ac credited and in discreet conference with him, ascertain to what extent that gov ernment Is disposed to act in the matter. Should his excellency Invite suggestions s to the character of the questions to be brought before the proposed si-.-uml peace ronferonoe, you may say to him that at this time It would seem premature to oouple the tentutlve invitation thus ex tended with a categorical program of sub jects of discussion. It Is only by com parison of views that u general accord can be reached as to the matters to bn considered by the new conference. Jt - desirable that In the formulation of a pro- tram the distinction should be kept clear ft ween the matters which belong to the . province of international law and those which are conventional as between ludi- iuued on Second Fuge.) ACCIDENTS AT STATE CAPITAL Two Lincoln People Are Killed nnd Another One Is Seriously Injnred. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 3d. -(Special Tele gram.) Again has a Lincoln Sunday been marred by two tragic deaths. The victims were Miss Florence Stockton a teacher, who was killed by a Rock Island freight train, and the other was William Thurber, aged 13, who was killed by being thrown from a horse which he was riding. Miss Stockton was picking wild berries along the Rock Island right-of-way near the grade crossing where the Burlington parnllels the Rock Island near Twenty seventh street. Burlington passenger train No. 8 was leaving town and the unfortunate woman stepped from the Burlington onto the Rock Island tracks to avoid the pas senger train and stepped In front of the Incoming freight. Her body was thrown a distance of many ftet and, though not mangled to a great extent, many of the bones were broken, her skull being crushed and her legs and arms being broken. Death Is supposed to have been Instantaneous. Both trains were stopped and the body was brought to Rob erts" undertaking rooms. An Inquest will be held In the morning, after which the Interment will occur at Waverly. Miss Stockton was 30 years old and taught the kindergarten department of the Randolph school. She and her mother re sided at Thirty-second and Baldwin, In a house they Just recently purchased. The accident occurred between 4 and 6 o'clock. William Thurber was found near a livery table in College View, from which he had tuken a horse to exercise. He was uncon scious when found and lived only about an hour. It Is supposed he was thrown from the horse and then kicked. His skull was crushed and there was a deep gash In his stomach, supposed to have been caused by a kick from the horse. Either of the wounds were sufficient to cause death. The boy lived at College View with his parents. Dr. Oeorge Martin, secretary of the Ne braska Prison association, fell from a motor car late this evening and broke an arm near the Bhoulder and also dislocated the shoulder. Dr. Martin stepped from the car while It was barely moving and was thrown violently to the ground. Owing to his advanced age and his physical condi tion the accident Is a serloUB one. BENSONITE REPORTED MISSING Visits World's Fair City and Friends Cannot Locate Him. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30.-(Speclal TelegTam.) Friends of Asmus Qchlt a merchant of Benson, a suburb of Omaha, Neb., yes terday reported to the authorities that he had been mixing for nearly a week and owing to the mystery surrounding the disappearance thought he had met with foul play. He carried several, hundred dollars with him at the time, which only Increased their fears for his safety. Oehl came to St. Louis with a party of townspeople. They were stopping at 2S39 Eads avenue. On Tuesday morning Gehl announced his Intentions of visiting the World's fair grounds and told his friends to meet him near Machinery hall shortly after noon -the same day. ; His friends waited at the appointed place, but Gehl did not appear and they returned to their home In the evening thinking he hud sought his room. He had not reached there when they arrived at their room nor has he put In an appearance since. Pre vious to his disappearance he had an nounced his Intention of going to the coun try, and his friends fear that he may have been followed and probably mur dered. .' The friends since the disappearance have been working quietly on the case, but find ing no trace of the missing man yester day resorted to the police. Baggage which Gehl brought to St. Louis with him and articles of personal property remain at the boarding house waiting a claimant. Relatives and friends of the missing man at Benson have been apprised of his dis appearance and are expected to visit the city to aid the police in locating the man. Aside from the money he had in his pos session a watch and two valuable rings. BODIES STILL IN THE MINE Rook Slides Render the Work of the Rescuers Bnrrn of Re. nits. TRINIDAD, Colo., Oct. 30, No bodies have yet been taken out of the mine at Terclo, where an explosion entombed forty nine miners Friday, according to a state ment of tha coroner, who returned from Terclo tonight.- Three bodies supposed to have been recovered last night, and so re ported to the coroner's office here, are still In the mine. A miner waa lowered down an air shaft by a rope and saw and Identi fied the bodies, but they were not removed. It was thought the bodies could be taken out within an hour, but while relief work ers were preparing to rescue them another slide of rock occurred, making the work of tha rescuers slower and more dangerous than ever. So great was the explosion that great pieces of rock block the prog ress of ' the rescuers and"- make blasting necessary. These blasts cause further rock slides. Coroner Slpe tonight said: "I left Terclo at 4:30 this afternoon after pending all day In and about the mine and there are absolutely ho new develop ments. No bodies have been taken out and it may be a day, a week or two weeks before the mine can be explored, on ac count of the frequent cavelns. Men work for hours in the same spot and aa soon as the debris Is removed more fills the open ings, so that any prediction as to when the mine can be fully explored and the bodies recovered is mere guesswork. Aa many men aa can be accommodated are working In four-hour reliefs, but progress Is neces sarily slow and nothing definite In regard to the recovery of the bodies can be given out until the bodies are actually taken from the mine." DEATH RECORD. James W. Bacon. James W. Bacon, living at 1614 Daven port street, died at 3 o'clock Sunday morn ing as the result of a stomach trouble. The funeral will be at o'clock Tuesday morning In St. Phllomenas cathedral with Interment In St. Mary's cemetery. De ceased was 40 years old. American la Fired I'poa. LONDON, Oct. 31. According to a Tan gier dispatch to the Times, an American gentleman and two German sailors, while boutlng on the Laralehe river, were fired at. Their fate la unknown. A dispatch from Tangier to the Dally Telegraph reports that a German was killed at Laralehe. Laralehe. or El Arlsh, Is a seaport town of Morocco, about twenty-five miles south west of Taagler and at tha mouth of the Laralehe rlvr. WORLD'SFAIRTRAINSCOLLIDE Second lectisi Crashes Into First with Fatal Besults. THREE PEOPLE ARE INSTANTLY KILLED Number of Other People Are Injured la Sleeplns; Tar, Which is Smashed Into Klndllns; Wood. KANSAS CITY, Oct. 30. Three persona were killed and twenty-three Injured In a rear-end collision between section No. Sand section No. 1 of train No. 3, Missouri Pa cific World's fair special, at Tipton, Mo., early today. Train No. 3, on account of the heavy World's fair travel, was made up In two sections, the first leaving St. Louis for Kansas City last night at 10:10 p. m. The second section left a few minutes later and when it reached Tipton section No. 1 was taking on passengers. According to Engineer Ramsey of section No. 2, a head light In the yards blinded him and he was unable to see section No. 1. He also says that his orders were "clear ahead." The second section was running about thirty miles an hour when the collision oc curred. The end sleeper of section No. 1 was entirely demolished and the second Bleeped was overturned. The dead: MRS, BRIGHT WALKER, Lewlsburg. Pa. MRS. MARGARET BURKE, Kansas City. J. W. BAGBY, address unknown. The Injured: , W. J. BLACK, general passenger agent of the Atchison, Topeka ft Santa Fe. rail road, collarbone broken, wrenched back and bruised. Mrs. W. J.. Black, Topeka, ankle broken. head badly bruised. Thomas Richardson, Portland, Ore., In Juries slight. Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, Kansas City, head bruised. J. S. Calfee, St. Louis, serious. W. H. Morrison, Sedan, Kan., hip In jured. L. B. Stoner, New York, seriously. W. W., Manspeaker, Topeka, arm and leg Injured. J. C. Wiles, St. Louis, back wrenched. Raymond Morrison, Sedan, Kan., hip In jured. L. B. Twined, New York, serious. B. J. Magulre, Trenton, Mo., alight In juries. G. McEmbery, Ntles, Mich., knee Injured. Mrs. G. McEmbery, Nlles, Mich., slight injuries. J. F. Hammer, Lawrence, Kan.; slight In juries. A. A. Sellgman, serious. Mrs. J. F. Skinner, Lampasas, Tex., nerv ous shock and bruises. Miss- Ruth Skinner, Lampasas, Tex., scalp wound. Cyntha White, Lampasas, Tex., nervous shock and bruises. C. C. Porter, Esst Orange, N. J., scalp wound and foot cut. Mrs. C. W. Donaldson, Kansas City, shoulder and arm hurt. Robert Eaton and W. Price, Pullman porters, injuries slight. Mrs. J. F. Skinner, Miss Ruth Skinner, Cyntha White, C. C. Porter and B. J. Ma gulre were taken to hospitals In this city upon, thejr arrival, here.: . .. , ' ...... r " Section No. 1 was In charge of Conductor Sam Lovett. Colonel E. S. Jewett, local passenger and ticket agent of the Missouri Pacific, who was on section No. 1 when the accident occurred, said: "There were five sleeper on section No. 1. I was In the third from the end. About 3 o'clock I was awakened by a sudden crash. Donning my clothes, I rushed to the platform and found the end sleeper smashed to kindling wood, section No. 2 having telescoped the two rear Bleepers." The injured were taken to Sedalla. Later it was said that A. A. Seligmoh'a Injuries were not aa bad as first reported. Those of the passengers whose Injuries were slight continued their Journey, while the more seriously hurt were taken tothe company's hospital In St. , Louis. Vf. J. Black and wife of Topeka were tHkfn to the Missouri, Kansas & Texas hospital in Sedalla. The engine of the second section struck the Pullman car Topas squarely, splitting it for two-thirds of Its length, and all of the fourteen passengers In the car were either killed or Injured. There were twenty-two passengers In the day car ahead and although all were badly shaken up by the collision and received a few sera tones, only a few were injured seri ously. The blame, according to Superintendent W. J. McKee, who at once went to the scene of the wreck, rests with the engineer and conductor ot the second section. They were running twenty-five miles an hour when, the superintendent said, they should have had their train under control. SEDALIA. Mo., Oct. 30. The coroner of this county held an Inquest here tonight. Inquiring Into the cause of the wreck on the Missouri Pacific railroad at Tipton, Mo., in which three persons were killed and twenty-three Injured early today and the following verdict was rendered: ' The collision was caused by neglect of the flagman of first No. 3 In not prnrerly flagging second No. 3, and also by the en gineer t.f second No. 3 for coming Into the station In a careless manner in not having his engine under control. ATTENDANCE AT WORLD'S FAIR Total for the Past Week la Almost Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 80. The record of at tendance at the World's fair for the week ending Saturday, October 29, follows: Monday, October 24 11A.493 Tuesday 121,8i3 Wednesday 133,:to6 Thursday 135 9K0 Friday 1l," tiS Saturday 124,391 Total Recapitulation: April, 1 day May, 20 days June, 2il days July, 27 days August. 27 days September, 211 days October, 2S days 749,368 .... 17.793 .... 1 .ft II .391 .... 2 m s:m .... 2.34.1.557 .... 3.0MS.743 ...i 8.K51 873 .... 3. 303. 102 Total 15,933.295 ' Trouble In Panama Ends. PANAMA, Oct. 30. The resignation yes terday of Tomaa Arias, secretary of state of the Republic of Panama, apparently ends the division of political parties here. Pablo Arosemena, leader of the opposition, said to the Associated Press: "Opposition to President Amador's gov ernment Is Impossible now." , It la reported that Santiago Gurgla, min ister to Costa Jtlca, will replace Arias. Discontent In Colombia.' PANAMA, Oct. 80.-Advlces from Cauca report that there Is great discontent there and throughout Colombia. Apparently President Reyes, with his political enemies in the majority In both houses of congress, cannot control the situation. Paper cur rency la Ulna; Issued in unlimited amount. JAPANESE MINISTER IS ILL Submits 4e Operation for Appendi citis and Ills Recovery Is Doubtful. NEW TORK,' Oct;; 30. An operation for appendicitis was performed on Japanese Minister Takahlra lit a hotel in this city today. The case is said tq be a serious one and attaches of the Japanese legation at Wash ington have been summoned to the minis ter's bedside. Mr. Takahlra arrived from Washington Friday night and Immediately after being assigned to a hotel complained of Illness and asked that a physician be sent for. The physician found the minister suffering much pain, but remedies were administered which eased his sufferings and allowed htm to pass the remainder of the night com fortably. Saturday, however, the minister could retain no food and this, with other symptoms, caused the physician to believe that the case was one of appendicitis, and today when It was positively diagnosed aa such, an Immediate operation was decided upon, v The operation on Minister Takahlra was performed between Z and 4 o'clock by Dr. William Bull, who Issued the following bulletin at 7:4S tonight: . The patient was taken Bl Saturday morn ing with appendicitis. Symptoms of peri tonitis rapidly supervened and sn operation was decided upon by Ilm Bull, Dellafleld and Shrady. The operation was done early In the afternoon, since which time his con dition, has been satisfactory, although he cannot be pronounced mit of danger for two or three days. At present the outlook Is favorable. Dr. Bull announced that bulletins would be issued every three hours for several days. WASHINGTON, Oct 30 In response to a telephone message from the Japanese consul at New York this afternoon, an nouncing the serious condition of the Jap anese minister, Mr. Maaana Hanlra,' the third secretary of the legation, went to New York and will remain with the min ister. There were many expressions of re gret In Washington over the news of Mr. Takahlra's Illness. It Is sincerely hoped that his recovery may be hastened as Mr. Takahlra is anxious to participate In the courtesies' which are-to be extended to Prlne Fushlml, the adopted brother of the emperor, whose arrival at San Francisco Is scheduled for the second week In No vember. Mr. Ekl Hlokl, the first secre tary of the legation, has been designated to meet the prince on his arrival at San Francisco, but It is probable. In view of the minister's Illness, that some one else may be designated to that duty, leaving Mr. Hlokl In charge of the legation. ROOT CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS Says New York Is Surely Republican by Plurality of Sixty Thousand. WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. Ellhu Root of New York spent the evening with Presi dent Roosevelt at the White House talking over the political situation. Root told the president that in his Judgment there was no doubt of his election, that New York state would give him a plurality approxi mating 60,000 votes and that if this pre diction proved to be correct the republican state ticket would also be successful. A very material reduction in the president's estimated plurality, Mr, Root said, might endanger thq state t' vt,, .Tho .former secretary. In discussing . the campaign which is now drawing to a close, expressed his gratification that so far aa the repub lican national committee was concerned it had been conducted amicably. There had not been any discord, he said, and It had not left any heartburnings. The amount of money expended by the republican committee does not aggregate half of that expended during the McKln ley campaign four years ago. FAIRBANKS IN HIS HOMES STATE Last Week of the Campaign to Be Spent There. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 30. Senator Charles W. Fairbanks, republican candi date for vice president, spent Sunday at home. He attended the Methodist church this morning with Mis. Fairbanks. This afternoon he received several callers and tonight several state party leaders con sulted him. He is in excellent health and said today he was never more ready to endure a week's campaigning than now. Senator Fairbanks and party will leave here tomorrow morning for a six days' tour of Indiana. Tomorrow will be . de voted to speeches at West field, Sheridan, Frankfort, Tipton, Elwood, Alexandria, Fairmount, Marion, Wabash and Hunting ton, with a night meeting at Fort Wayne. The tour of the state will close with a meeting ' here Saturday night, for which elaborate preparations are being made. Colonel W. W. Richardson, assistant gen eral passenger agent of the Pennsylvania lines, will have charge of the special train during the trip. Senator Fairbanks said today he had no program arranged after the night meeting next Saturday and would probably be here till after election day. PARKER READY FOR SPEAKING TRIP Spends a (Inlet Sunday with Few Friends. ESOPUS, N. Y., Oct. 30Judge Alton B. Parker will start for New York at noon tomorrow to begin his speaking campaign. He spent a quiet Sunday. He attended church at Kingston, accompanied by George F. Parker, chairman of the literary bureau of the democratic national com mittee, who has been a guest at Rose mount since Friday and who will go to New York with the Judge tomorrow. The candidate has practically completed the preparations of the speeches he will make this week. J. Howard Morse of Hartford, Conn., candidate for congress, visited Judge Par ker today to arrange the details of the Connecticut meeting on Thursday night. Cortelyou Is Busy. CHICAGO, Oct. 30. Chairman Cortelyou of tho republican national committee ar rived in Chicago today and for several hours tonight waa busy with the western committeemen discussing the wlndup of the campaign. Mr. Cortelyou said tonight that he did not know when he would re turn east. Fierce Prairie Fire at sturgls. STURGIS, S. D., Oct. 30.-(Special Tele gram.) A terrific prairie fire started over the hills Just north of Bturgls shortly after noon today. The fire swept up Into the small pine timber lands on the. hills, de stroying a large amount of same, aa well as a large amount of feed The fire burned over a large space of country. It Is under control tonight. It is thought to have been started by hunters. Election in Newfoundland. BT. JOHNS. N. F., Oct. SO.-The legisla tive general election will be held tomor row. The campaign closed laat night.' It Is the prevailing Impression that the gov ernment will win, though by a smaller ma jority than four years ago. The struggle has been the fiercest In tha political history Of Nvwfoundland. ANOTHER BATTLE IMPENDING MoTemesti at the Front Indicate Both Sides Are Now Beadj. . NOTHING BUT SKIRMISHES AT PRESENT Gossip la Now Busy at St. Petersburg; Concerning the Reception to Be Accorded Former Viceroy Alexleff. ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 31.-2:35 a. m. The military situation ha not developed anything of great Importance, although the fight at the Buddhist Temple hill on October 27 appears to have been a decidedly heavy engagement. It probably Indicates that final moves on both sides are now oc curring preparatory to another long and serious battle. Viceroy Alexleff Is now on the way to St. Petersburg. The nature of his recep tion here Is the food for much specula tion. Some of his friends still cling to the Idea that he will be made chancellor of the empire, with his residence In the Winter palace, where, It Is said, a suite of apartments has already been prepared for him. On the other hand, many de clare that his political career Is practi cally over end that his reception at St. Petersburg, while officially cordial, will mark the end of his political ascendancy. It Is rumored that the vlceroyalty of the Caucasus will be revived for his special benefit, which would constitute a compli mentary and comfortable sort of exile. Little Fighting In Manchuria. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 30. General Kouropatkin has telegraphed as follnws, under date of October 29: "I have received today no dispatch reporting encounters with the enemy. During a cavalry recon naissance yesterday, after an Infantry fight supported by artillery, we occupied the village of Chlantsanhenan. The en emy has retired from Slndlapu.. On Oc tober 28 our chausseurs, with insignificant louses, retained a village a kilometer west of Chenllanpu against a violent Japanese bombardment." General Kouropatkin also records other outpost affairs. Including the Russian re occupatlon of , the village of Tynsln. a short distance south of Luidiiatung, whence they hnd been previously expelle! by the Japanese, who burned the village. Assault on Port Arthur. CHE FOO, Oct. 30, 9:30 p. m. The third general attack on Port Arthur began Oc tober 24, according to untmpeacbable au thority. On October 26 Japanese shells set fire to the only smokeless powder maga Elne in Port Arthur. Portions of tho town caught fire and the conflagration continued the whole day. On October 26 the Japa nese captured the Russian trenches on the slope of Rlhlung mountain, also a fortified position protecting that fortress. The Japanese consider the progress of the siege to be highly satisfactory. Skirmishes of Outposts. TOKIO, Oct. 30. 6 p. m. A report from Manchurlan army headquarters received to day records a successful night attack against the Russian outpost at Wumlngt sun and two successful counter attacks made by the Russians. The report is as follows: . "On- tho , night -of- October. 28, a, small force of the enemy attacked Waltao moun tain, but were Immediately repulsed. Oo tober 29 at 3 o'clock in the morning a de tachment of infantry was dispatched from the center army against Wumlngtsun. The enemy was surprised and the houses occu pied by the enemy were set on fire. Wu mlngtsun Is located midway between the outposts of both armies. Using the place as a base, the enemy madel frequent night attacks against our outposts. On the night of October 28 a force of the enemy of un known strength attacked an eminence near Santaokangtzu, but was immediately re pulsed. Sharp Fight for Hill. MUKDEN, Oct. 3a The attack by the Japunese on the Buddhist Temple hill on October 27 led to sharp fighting. The Japanese artillery played on the position from early dawn, rendering the trenches untenable, shells and shrapnel sweeping everything and demolishing all the shel ters. Two machine guns with the battalion defending the hill were smashed and dis abled, but the defenders carried off the remains of the gun when they were forced to retire. The Japanese Infantry attack under cover of the bombardment was made In close order. There was desperate hand to hand fighting In the trenches, followed by a counter attack with the bayonet. The Japanese finally gained the hill, but were unable to hold it in the face of the deadly Russian artillery fire. There have been a number of skirmishes along the whole front, but no development of any serious Import has yet appeared, though the armies are in the closest touch and a general engagement may be precipi tated at any time. At one point the trenches are only. 400 yards apart. They are separated by J a small stream, which Is the only water supply In the neighbor hood. By mutual consent there is no firing on the water carriers who visit the stream with buckets. Several positions have already changed hands many times. .It Is related that in one village which hud been taken and retaken by the same men on both sides. Captain Polkanoff, on being driven out one day left a note in the hut where he had passed the night saying he would like to know the name of the Japanese officer who occupied the hut In his ab sence. Later Captain Polkanoff retook the village and going through his old quarters found the following note In perfect Rus sian: I am Captain Yamatn. I would be greatly pleased to make Captain Polkanoff s ac quaintance. Today was quiet along the whole front. The Russians are in the habit of hurasslng the Japanese in the trenches at night. The Russian scouts discovered that the Japa nese are moving many batteries to the front, though as yet all have been care fully masked. Sustains Admiral's Story. PARIS, Oct. 31. The Petit Journal's Lorlent, France, correspondent says: The captain of a Danish schooner, which has arrived here from the North sea, declares that when he was forced to put in at an English port owing to stress of weather he saw steam trawlers taking Japanese and explosives aboard openly. College Professor Stricken. GREENCASTLE, Ind.. Oct. 30. While at tending services at the College Avenue Methodist Episcopal church today, Dr. Ed win Post, who Is at the head of the Latin department of Uepauw university, suffered an attack of apoplexy and fell to the floor unconscious. Much cor.fuslon resulted. I'hvblciaus were hastily summoned. ,Dr. post was later carried to his residence, where he lies In a critical condition. Yellow Fever la Mexico. MEXICO CITY, Oct. W.-There are six cases of yellow fever at Texlstpe. Thre aro In all twenty-four patients. The list patient has left the hospital at Tehaunte peo. Merida reports two new cs and Sauta Crus four new ease. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Monday and Tuesday. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday! I p. m w p. wm T 3 p. m Tl 4 p. m Tl II p. m H p. m IH T p. m N p. in l CALM FOLLOWS THE STORM Government Hepnrtmeats Cease , to Show Activity of Last Week. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1!4.) LONDON, Oct. 80 (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to Tho Bee.) An air of repose pervades all the govern ment departments except such as are di rectly concerned with the Inquiries Into the North Bea affair. At the Russian embassy there Is undis guised relief at the change In the situation. The procedure to be adopted at the Inter national Inquiry has yet to be determined. The court will have to find how the fish ermen came by their death. Their busi ness, however, differs from that of the coroner's Jury, Inasmuch as they are not expected to apportion Individual blame. They are not called upon to say who or dered the firing by which the fishermen were decapitated and the trawler sunk, but they are to find what fleet bombarded the trawlers and, if possible, what particular warship or warships sre Implicated. Fur thermore, the court must assess the amount of damage done to the fleet, bo that rep aration may be made to the owners, and they' must determine the amount of com pensation reasonably due to the relatives of the men who died. Evidence will be given on oath by the owners of the fleet and by the fishermen who can throw light on the tragic events of the fatal night. The court will report Its findings and recommendations to the Board of Trade. Meanwhile, the coroner's Inquest will also be proceeding at Hull. It is to be re sumed at 3 o'clock on Wednesday after noon and continued from day to day until finished, unless the government should re quest an adjournment. The Daily Telegraph says: "This mdrn lng from every quarter of the globe come expressions of 'admiration of the combined firmness and forbearance displayed by the British government In the most trying and exasperating circumstances. It Is some what strange that the only Jarring note should have been raised In this country, but there has always been a coterie, di minishing alike In numbers and) Influence, in whose opinion Russia is the natural enemy of Great Britain, to be attacked and If possible humiliated and weakened when soever an opportunity Is offered. Indeed, a thorough understanding between Great Britain and France, and also Russia, would contribute the strongest conceivable guarantee for the peace of Europe, and If anyone questioned the utility and expedi ency of the Anglo-Frenph entente or of the desirability of strengthening It by all legit imate means, he must but 111 have compre hended the Invaluable services rendered by M. Delcasse and M. Cambon, not only to their ally, Russia, and to their friend Eng land, but also to the cause of peace. Jus tice and humanity." The Dally Chronicle says: "An enormous majority of the people, we rest assured, are profoundly rejoiced at the Russian conces sions, which appear to have averted a bloody and Incalculable war. They are concessions which it must have been very difficult for a great nation like Russia to grant. The detention of part of its fleet, the removal from their duties of some of Its officers at a moment when it had utmost need of every ship and every officer these are concessions with which It would be un gracious to be dissatisfied. That the issue has been so happy we attribute chiefly to the highest services of France, that great, liberal and .enlightened power whose In creasing friendship with ourselves we could hardly have endured to see suddenly cut short by such a quarrel as this. Even the anxiety and peril of last week will have been worth the price if the result serves to draw still closer the ties of ad miration and respect which have lately been forming across the channel." BABY FARMERJS SENTENCED Notorious Mrs. Wleae Is Convicted of MiurderinaT Children and Sen tenced to Death. HAMBURG, Oct. 30. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) After a lengthy trial the baby farmer Wlese, known as the "Witch of St. Paull," has been convicted of ctilld murder In five cases and sentenced to death. She heard her doom with great stoicism. The case revealed a terrible career of cruelty and depravity. The woman carried on a vast trade In undeslred Infants, which she "adopted" on payment of substantial sums. She Is alleged to have disposed of them In many cases by burning or drown ing and also to have attempted the murder of her husband by poison. The details of the murder of Wlese's own daughter's child was heard in camera. The prisoner was charged with "drowning the infant In a pall of water, and the daughter declared that as soon as It was born the accused told her to kill It. She refused, and a few days later It disap peared and was never seen again. One witness said that Frgu Wlese waa very superstitious. She often prayed In the middle of the night that she might win a large sum of money n the lottery, and one day told the "vltness that it was very lucky to procure blood from a child or a pigeon. COMPILATION OF INDIAN LAWS Valuable Volume Issued by tho Got. ernment. WASHINGTON, Oct. 80.-A revised edi tion of the compilation of the lawa and treaties relating to Indian affairs, com piled and edited under the direction of congress by Charles J. Kappler, chief clerk of ths United States senate committee on Indian affairs, has been Issued by the gov ernment printing office. This compilation is embraced In two quarto volumes of 1,200 pages each and contains all treaties ever made with the Indian tribes and all laws relating to the various Indians enacted by congrebs up to the present time, together with executive orders creating reservations, proclamations, statistics, trust funds, etc. The revised edition Includes the signa tures to the treaties, many treaties that were heretofore unobtainable, and other useful Information. Each volume is fully Indexed, making research eusy. The stat utes at large Is followed In Its makeup. The compilation of the Indian treaties and lawa has been recommended for many years by the secretary of the Interior, commis sioner of Indian affairs and both Indian commissions of cungiesa. ft a. m 4.'l a. m 41 T a. im 41 N a. m 41 a. m 441 10 a. m no It a. m flT 1 m CS IS UNDER WAY First Steps Tacen at Vigo, 8pain, aid at Hall, England. CONFERENCES BETWEEN NAVAL OFFICERS England names an Attorney to Assist tha Naval Oonrt. BRITISH SHIPS WATCH THE RUSSIANS Several Are Cruising in Front of Harbor o Vigo. fACHT IS ANCHORED ALONGSIDE THEM 80 Far aa Can Be Learned There la No Truth ia tho Report tha Admiral Rojeatvensky Is to Resign. , . (Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1904.) ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 30. (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) The final seal was placed upon the peace understanding between Great Britain and Russia, today at 1 o'clock when Sir Charles Hardinge waa received by the emperor at Tsarskoa Selo. He presented a personal mes sage of good will and congratulations from King Edward upon the course ol events. The highest cordiality and sln cerest satisfaction was expressed by tha emperor At 7 o'clock In the evening Sir Charles Hardinge called upon Count Lamsdorft to express officially the acquiescence of tha British government -to arbitration. A week ago I Informed you that Presi dent Roosevelt's Invitation to 'the peace conference would be met here with a cate gorical refusal. An Inspired article In tha Journal de St. Petersburg says: "It Is useless to discuss the character of such a project, which affects . to Imi tate the noble Initiative of our sovereign In 1899 without reproducing the spirit and ideal of disinterestedness." The emperor this afternoon received In audience Sir Charles Hardinge, British am bassador, at Tsarskoe Seloe. The emperoi and the ambassador had a long conversa tion. Blr Charles Hardinge also visited Foreign Minister Lamsdorft. Inquiry Is Started. VIGO. Spain, Oct. 80. Inquiries here fall to obtain the slightest confirmation of tha report publlBhe! in the United States that Vice Admiral Rojestvenaky has requested Emperor Nicholas to relieve him of hla command. The ' Russian consul general here said to ths Associated Press, that h was not aware that there was any flues tlon of replacing the admiral, and that ti did not believe that such a proposition had ever been raised. It Is believed tht international investi gation here o.' the North sea Incident hat begun. The British cruiser Lancaster, which was here for some time yesterday and departed In the evening after Its com rrander hod conferred with Vice Admiral Rojcstvensky on board the Russian flag ship Knlax Souvaroff, returned today, and there was another conference between ths British and Russlun naval commanders on board the flagship of the latter. Subse quently the Lancaster sailed for Villa Garcia, where It Is supposed the British channel fleet has assembled. There are five British warships cruising off Vigo, evidently watching the Russian vessels here. The Spanish Foreign office has given out a statement to the effect that Russia has asked Spain's permission for the ships of Admiral Rojestvensky'a squadron to re main In Vigo until the Investigation of the North sea affair shall have been con eluded. Spain, according to the offiolal statement, consulted with tho representa tives of tho several powers, who gave their approval. The authorization, however, ap plies only to Russian vessels now at Vigo. The British yacht Ventura Is In this port and appears to be watching the move ments of the Russian squadron. The Russian admiral and subordinate offi cers of the Baltic squadron receive ova tions wnenever mey come asnore. The admiral was Interviewed later in tha day and said he could say nothing at pres ent about the North sea Inquiry at Vigo. Ten battleships and cruisers, he said, wers now at Tangier, and the remainder of his fleet would stay at Vigo until further or ders from St. Petersburg. In conclusion the admiral reasserted the absolute truth of his version of the trawler Incident. TANGIER, Oct. 30. Five Russian torpedo boat destroyers have put to sea. The re mainder of the fleet bus been coaling and provisioning all day. Ready for Hull Inquiry, LONDON, Oot. 30. Gerald Balfour., pres ident of ths Board of Trade, has appointed Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge and H. Butler Asplnwall, baxrlster-at-law, who practice mainly in the admiralty court, to conduct lh. XTsteth ..u ( rw. . I ir U..1I .-. . x . . ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. SO. The world will doubtless take particular satisfaction In according Emperor Nicholas, to whose Initiative The Hague convention owed its' existence, the honor and credit of having proposed an honorable solution of tha North sea Incident, which might have plunged Russia and Great Britain Into war by an appeal to its rules. Nevertheless, ths As sociated Press learns on very high au thority that this diplomatic triumph be longs to M. Delcasse, the French foreign minister. When the yellow book of Fran 00 and the blue book of Great Britain cov ering this incident are Issued some very luterestlnj diplomatic history will bs dis closed. The great gravity of the situa tion, especially In Great Britain, where ths lullomed state of public opinion might at any moment have driven the government to extreme measures, and the danger in volved In the delay were keenly appre ciated In the French capital. France's stake is almost equal to that of tha par ties directly in interest, and the very peaos of the republlo was Involved, as a ruDtura between Great Britain and Russia, event uating In war by putting Great Britain and Japan lu the position of making com mon cause against Russia, would Inevitably result In an appeal to France to fulfill her obligations under the dual alliance. M. Delcasse, therefore, at the very outset went earnestly to work as a friend of Ikttfc INQUIRY