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The Omaha Daily Bee. THE SUNDAY BEE BEST NEWS BEST PICTURES BEST STORIES. PART 1 Pages 1 to 8 SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871. OM SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 1004 SIXTEEN PAGES. ANSWER TO PARKER President Booserelt Bapliti to Charge that H it Blackmailing Corporation. DENIES ACCUSATION IN FORCIBLE MANNER "Statement! Made by Mr. Parker Are Un qualifiedly and Atrociously False." NO PLEDGES OF ANY KIND ARE MADE His Only Promise it to Oire Erery Man a Square Deal GREAT CONFIDENCE IN MR. CORTELYOU Prealdent Says He la Willing for Pnrkrr and Himself to Be Judged by C haracter of Their Re apeetlTe Chalrmea. WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-Fresldcnt Roose velt mad Uie following statement to the American people In answer to the charges made against himself and Mr. Cortelyou In public speeches by Mr. Parker, democratic candidate for the presidency: WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. Certain slanderous accusations us to Mr. Cortelyou and myself have been repeated time and again by Judge Parker, the candi date of his party for the office of president, lie neither has produced or can he produce any proof of their truth, yet he has not withdrawn them, and as his position gives them wide currency I speak now lest the Hence of self-respect be misunderstood. Mr. Paiker'a charges are In effect that the president of the United Blptcs and Mr. Cortelyou, formerly Mr. Cleveland's execu tive clerk, then Mr. MoKlnloy's and my secretary, then secretary of commerce and labor, and now chairman of the republican national committee, have been In a con spiracy to blackmail corporations, Mr. Cor telyou using hla knowledge gained while he was secretary of the Department of Commerce and Labor to extort money from the corporations, and I, the president, hav ing appointed him for this especial purpose. The gravamen of these charges lies In the assertion that the corporations have been blackmailed into contributing, and In the Implication, which In one or two of Mr. Parkr's speeches has taken the form practically of an assertion, that they have been promised certain Immunities or favors or have been assured that they would re ceive some kind of Improper consideration In view of their contributions. That con tributions have been made to the repub lican committee as contributions have been made to tha democratic committee is not the question at Issue. No Threats or Promises Made. Mr. Parker's assertion Is In effect that such contributions have been made for 1m- ? roper motives, either In consequence of hreats or In consequence of 'mpropor promises, direct or Indirect, on the part of the recipients. Mr. Parker knows bent whether this is true of the contributions to his campaign fund which have come through - his trusted friends and advisers who represent the great corporations and oorporate Interests that stand behind him. Put there Is not one particle of truth In the statement as regards anything that has gone on In the management of the repub lican campaign. Mr. Parker's accusations against Mr. Cortelyou and me are mon strous. . If true they would brand both of us forever with Infamy, and Inasmuch as they are false heavy must be tha condemna tion of the man making them. Character of Cortelyon.V I chose Mr. Cortelyou aa chairman of the national commit tea after having failed sue cessively to persuade Mr. Ellhu Root, Mr. Murray Crane and Mr. Cornelius Bliss to accept the position. I chose him with ex treme reluctance because I could ill spare Mm from the cabinet. But I felt that he possessed the high integrity which I de- munrtu in tl.A mil M whn was to manaire mv campaign. I am content that Mr. Parker and I should be judged by the public on the characters of the two men whom we chose to manage our campaigns; he by the character of his nominee, Mr. Thomas Tag gart, and I by the character of Mr. Cor telyou. . The assertion thai. Mr. Cortelyou had any knowledge gained while In any ofliclal position whereby he was enabled to secure and did secure any contributions from any corporation Is a falsehood. The assertion that there haa been any black mall, direct or Indirect, by Mr. Cortelyou or by me Is a falsehood. The assertion that there haa been made In my behalf and by my authority, by Mr. Cortelyou or by anyone else, any pledge or promise, or that there has been any understanding as to future Immunities or' benefits. In recogni tion of any contribution from any source, Is a wicked falsehood. That Mr. Parker should desire to avoid the discussion of principles, I can well understand, for It Is but the bare truth to say that he has not attacked us on any matter of principle or upon any action of the government save after firet mistaking that principle or that action. But I cannot understand how any man, a candidate for the highest office in the gift of the people, can take refuge, not merely In personal ities, but in such base and unworthy per sonalities. Parker's Reeord as Chslrmaa, ' If I deemed It necessary to support my flat denial by any evidence I would as all men of common sense to ponder well what has been dona In this campaign by Mr. Cortelyou, and to compare It with what Mr. Parker himself did when he was man aging Mr. Hill's campaign, for governor, and to compare whut has been done as re- f;nrds the great corporations and moneyed merest under thia administration with whut was done under tho lust democratic administration, while Mr. Olney was at torney general; I would ask all honest men whether they seriously deem It possible that the course this administration has taken In every matter from the Northern Securities suit to the settlement of the an thracite coal strike la compatible with any theory of public behavior, save the theory Of doing exact Justice to all men, without fear and favoritism. I would ask all honest and fair-minded men to remember that the agents through whom I have worked are Mr. Knox and Mr. Moody In the Depart ment of Justice, Mr. Cortelyou in the le p.irtment of Commerce and Labor and Mr. Garfield In the bureau of corporations, and that no such act of infamy aa Mr. Parker charges could have been done without all these men being parties to It. The statements made by Mr. Parker are unqualifiedly und atrociously fulse. Aa Mr. Cortelyou has said to me more than once during thia campaign, If elected I ahall go Into the presidency unhampered by any t ledge, promise or undemanding of any Ind, aort or description save the promise, made openly to tne American people, that so far aa In my power Ilea, I shall aee to It that every man has a Square deal, no UBS and no more. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. PARKER TO MAKE REPLY TONIGHT Will Answer Prealdout'a Statement la Hta Speech at Brooklyn. NEW YORK. Nov. . The statement Is sued by Prealdent Roosevelt In Washing ton and the speech of Governor .Odell in New York tonight. In which the governor mad charges agalnat the democratic can didate for president, were shown to for mer Judge Parker at a late hour. The judge had decided not to make any more speeches during this campaign, but after reudlng the president's statement and the governor's speech, he announced that he would make a reply, which will be delivered before the King's County Democratic club tomorrow night. Mr. Parker would make no comment on the ipeech and statement tonight. Parker Will "peak at Brooklyn. NEW YORK. Nov. t.-Former Judge Parker's active campaign will close to morrow night, when he will meet the demo crats of Brooklyn at a reception to be h!d In the Kings County Democratic club. Ill peaking program Is already at an end. He haa no pluns for' further addresses and It Is not likely that he will participate In any mora political ' meetings. I pun his return from Cincinnati today he went to his rooms t tha Seville hotel, attended to his corre poudenoa and received a fsw callers. LIBERAL PARTYTRIUMPHA Canadian Government's Policy dorsed by P.leetors by Large Majority. v TORONTO, Ont., Nov. 4. With six more elections to be held the result of yes terday's contest show the liberals returned to rower with a greater majority than ever. The Globe claims a mijorlty of sixty-six for the government, which. It predicts, will be Increased to seventy. The Mall and Empire, the opposition organ, concedes fifty-nine with one Independent. The ma jority at dissolution was fifty-four. The most remarkable feature of the contest Was the defeat of Borden, the conservative leader. In his own city of Halifax, and the failure of the conservatives of Nova Scotia to return a single member. Hla failure to carry a single seat In -his own province may mean his retirement to private life. The government's new trans continental railway scheme has been strongly endorsed by the west, the north west territories returning nine straight sup porters of the government, while the elec tions so far held In British Columbia were favorable to the liberals. One sig nificant feature was the defeat in Quebec of Charles Casegraln,. who Inspired tha campaign against Laurler, because he had granted England a preference. Revised figures up to 1 o'clock show that the liberals have a clear majority of elrty three, with seven elections yet to be heard. These will almost go with the government. The standing 1s: Liberals, 124; conserva tives, 71; lndependcnta. 2. OTTAWA. Ont., Nov. 4. There Is no very material change In the standing of par ties In yesterday's contest. In Ontario there are some constituencies in doubt, but the result will probably be as follows throughout the whole Dominion by prov inces: ' Liberals. Conservatives Ontario 40 4 Quebec 65 10 Novla Scotia 18 Now Brunswick 7 6 Prince Edward Island... 1 8 Manitoba 6 4 Northwest Territories.... H 3 British Columbia 7 Yukon 1 .. Totals 143 - 71 This is a house of 214 members. The ma jorities for'the liberals are lasge In Quebec and most cases the majorities for bcth parties were small in Ontario. The only ray of hope for tha conservatives was a solid Ontario. Six elections have yet to be held. They were liberal in the last Par liament. Few additional returns from yesterday's voting in this province were received today. The figures still show that of the thirteen members for New Brunswick tho liberals elected seven and the conservatives six. In the last Parliament the liberals had eight and the conservatives nix, the province then having fourteen members. The conservatives' sweep in St, John was complete. In the election of 1900 the liberals carried the city by 1,000, defeating George E Foster, finance minister under Sir John MacDonald. Yesterday Mr. Foster was elected in the North Riding of Toronto, and it is said In view of the defeat of R. L. Borden In Halifax he may assume the con servative leadership. A report Is In circulation that as Sir Wil frid Laurler'a health Is not favorable he will retire before many Months and trans fen the premiership to W. S. Fielding of Halifax, his finance minister. The overthrow In St. John yesterday was due largely to the unpopularity of th Grand Trunk Paclflo project. PREMIER BOND WINS CONTEST Government of Newfoundland Is 8ns- talned In Election. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Nov. 1 Complete re turns from Twilllngate show the election of Premie. Sir Robert Bond, Surveyor Cet era! JClitt and Mr. Roberts, liberals, defeat ing Alan Goodridge, Donald Morrison and Frederick Mews, oppositionists. Mr. Morrison is a former judge of the supreme court. He resigned two years ago to re-enter politics and advocate the union of Newfoundland with Canada. Mr. Mor rison Is grand master of the Orange as sociation In Newfoundland and Is one of the five tory leaders opposing Premier Bond. This defeat Is a signal one, be cause Mr. Morrison was only fifth In the polling, his colleague, Mr. Goodridge, head ing him. The government now has twenty five seats and the opposition five. CZAR SUPPORTS NEW MINISTER Message Shows Svlntopolk-Mirsky la In Emperor's Favor. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. . 1 p. m. Emperor Nicholas has personally acknowl edged with a message of thanks' and. an expression of the high satisfaction with which he received It, the address of the Barton" xemstvo. conveying the deep grati fication of that body at Interior Minister Svlatopolk-Mlrsky's confidence In the zemstvos. The address added that the xemstvo was grateful for the emperor's care of the well being of hla subjects amidst the anxieties and preoccupation of the war. The em peror's message completely dispels the wild rumors of Minister Svlatopolk-Mlrsky's disgrace becauae of hla liberal tenden cies. The minister's health is improving. AMERICAN SOCIETY. MAY WORK Street Sales of Bibles Mar Be Re. sumed In Turkish Towns. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 4. The porta has not prohibited the American Bible so ciety from carrying on Its work In Turkey. There haa been a slight friction In four towns In the provinces, -where the local authorities forbade street sales of the so ciety's literature, arrested the venders and seized their books. Upon representations made by the American legation, however, the porte promptly ordered the liberation of the persons arrested and the surrender of the. books taken from them. PROFITS IN MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP (Municipal Journal and Engineer for November.) In discussing the subject of pro fits from municipal ownership it i only necessary to look at the facts in order to be convinced of the possibilities in thnt direction. The municipal electric light service has been In operation In Chicago for sixteen years, and the city fellcltatea itself upon the outcome of the enterprise undertaken in 18X8. Not a few of Chicago's shrewdest men took an unfnvornble view of the project when It waa mooted, but the advocates of municipal ownership were able to carry their point, being assisted in their plans by the splendid showing which the, city's water works make annually, the net earnings of the same reaching nearly $2,000,000. City Electrician Elllcott has completed tho annual report and we glean from It tho following facta: For the year Jiwt closed the system exhibits a profit of $297,048. In sixteen yeurs af municipal ownership the city haa spent for construc tion and operation, $3,720.0 M. the total cost for all kind of city lighting la much leea now than In 1800, although the cnndle power suj piled haa been largely Increased. In 1X5 the cost was $1.11)8,220. and lltht equal to 3.1MU000 candle power waa furnished. By 1000 the cost hud fallen to $0l9,lti3, and the caudle power risen to 0.513,400. Iu 1003 the coat was only $016,212, and the lamps of nil kinds were of 12.2rtO.(KX) mr Ve power. The total amount apent on the city electric lighting plant In waa $258,434. Such facta aa these apeak mow eloquently for municipal ownership than would the moat florid rhetoric 'lS TALKS TO MINERS lenatof Spends Most of the Day in the Indiana Coal Belt. NIGHT MEETING HELD AT EVANSVILLE Candidate for Vic President Will Make Nine Speeches Today, r Ending Ills Campaign at Indianapolis, EVANSVILLE, Ind., Nov. 4.-8enator Charles W. Fairbanks today covered the territory In southern Indiana lying between Terre Haute and Evansvllle. He made fifteen speeches during the day's trip. Tho evening meeting In Evansvllle was large and enthusiastic. Congressman James A. Hemenway presided. The day's tour was mostly through the coal mining region of Indiana and the miners In many Instances formed a large part of the senator's audiences. To them he emphasised the desirability of a con tinuance of republican rule, because he said It was under republican administra tions that prosperity had come to the mines and the factories In the last seven years. A large portion of the country through which Senator Fairbanks passed today Is regarded as the democratic stronghold of Indiana, and there were occasional cheers for Parker, but In the main the receptions accorded the senator were cordial and en thusiastic Tomorrow the special train Is scheduled to stop at Jeffersonvllle and nine other cities and towns, reaching Indian apolis for the final meeting of the tour to morrow night. LINTON, Ind., Nov. 4. Senator Fair banks' special train today traveled through the coal mining region of southern Indiana from Terre Haute to Evansvllle. He was everywhere greeted by large crowds and the applause was liberal, although this por tion of Indiana is regarded as the demo cratic stronghold of the state. During the morning the senator made addresses at Farmersburg, Shelburn, Sullivan, Linton, Odon, Elnora and Washington. The re maining stops on today's schedule were Vlncennes, Princeton, Poseyvllle, Mount Vernon and Evansvllle. At Sullivan Senator Fairbanks said In part: I have witnessed, as I have come here this morning, many new towns which have sprung up almost as if by magic. They have not Just happened, they have not sprung up as the mere result of chance. They have come into being la response to some need; they have been erected respon sive to some law. They were not built under democratic policies or administra tion. It remained for republican policies to give the vitalising touch which brought them Into being almost as by magic. What Is the secret of the operation of these mines In Sullivan county, giving employ ment to hundreds and thousands of work ing men and they -In turn making more prosperous the villages throughout the country and they In turn making greater firosperlty for, the farm? What has caused t all? 1 will tell you. Republican policies create prosperity In the great industrial centers. ' Open great factorlea and Indus trial establishments, and they In turn re quire the coal which nature laid away here countless centuries ago. You will have frosperlty here when there Is prosperity n the great Industrial centers. When the freat factorlea are open and running to heir utmost, then there Is a demand for homes and -villages and cities. There are more men employed under the present r- Subllcan administration than under any emocratlo administration In this entire republic. BABCOCK CONGRATULATES CANNON Tells Speaker Repnbllcra Will Elect . 203 Congressmen. NEW YORK, Nov. 4. Chairman Babcock of the republican congressional committee today sent the following telegram to Speaker Cannon: NEW YORK, Nov. 4. Hon. J. O. Cannon, Danville, III.: Permit me to thank you and congratulate you on behalf of the na tional republican congressional committee for the magnificent campaign you have made during the last six weeks. From our reports and the best Information available I am pleased to advise you that the re- Cubllcans will elect not less than 203 mem ers of the next house, with a probability of at least ten seats more. (Signed) J. W. BABCOCK, Chairman. ELK1N8, W. Va,, Nov. 4.-Henry G. Davis appealed to his fellow townsmen to night to support him as the democratic nominee for the vice presidency. The ap peal was responded to by tumultuous ap plause by as many of the citizens of Elklns as could get Into the opera house. Among those who sat behind the senator on the stage were Blaine and Davis Elklns, sons of Senator Elklns. The meeting was tha culmination of a day of campaigning In a special train. The train reached Elklns at 1 o'clock. On ac count of the demands of the citizens of El klns to accompany the former senator to Beverley, Valley Bend, Mill Creek and Hut- tonsvllle, several extra cars were added to : the train and were Immediately filled with ! enthusiastic citizens who supplemented the shouts and enthusiasm of each meeting. Mr. Davis tonight reviewed the develop ment of this regime in connection with which he frequently mentioned the name of Senator Elklns, who was with him, he said, except politically. The candidate read a telegram he received tonight from Vice President Lanatreet of tha Wabash sys tem, a republican, he explained, but a staunch supporter of Mr. Davis. Mr. Lan street said he waa now on a tour of the lines of his road In West Virginia In behalf of Mr. Davis. During the day Mr. Davis subordinated national political discussion to personal appeals to his neighbors for In dorsement. Mr. Bryan's Prediction. In answer .to a request for his view of the result of the election, Mr. Bryan gave out the following statement last night: The indications point to the election of Judge Parker. If we can get a full vote In Nebraska tho chancea are good for the fusion state ticket and legislative ticket. W. J. BRYAN. REPUBLICAN RALLY TONIGHT Republican" of South Omn.hu will meet tonlpht at A. O. tT. W. Hall. Twenty-sixth and M streets, at 8 o'clock. The spenkers will be GOVERNOR JOHN H. MICKEY, A. W. JEFFEHIS, and S. A. SEARLE. SOUTH OMAHA TONIGHT OFFICE FOR AN OMAHA MAN Alfred MIIMrd Elected Treasurer of American Hnmane Aeso- elntlon. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 4. The board of direc tors of the American Humane association has been instructed by a resolution adopted at the final session of the association con vention held today on the World's fair grounds to draft and secure the passage by congress of a bill providing for the creation of a government board to study the protection of children and animals and urge and suggest means for Us ac complishment. The board of directors was also Instructed to secure If possible an act of congress authorizing the incorporation of the Ameri can Humane association under federal laws. The association Is at present In corporated under the laws of the District of Columbia and. It was stated, the pro posed action by congress will vest the as sociation with power to act in the en forcement of Its measures, that It does not now possess. A resolutions was adopted thanking Gov ernor Dockery. for his efforts to suppress bull fighting In the neighborhood of the World's fair grounds. In a paper read by Mrs. Anna Harris Smith of Boston, prepared by Mrs. Theo dore Thomas of Chicago, president of the Anti-cruelty society, It was stated: The present system of the education of children is far from satisfactory. Children are trained In the arts of cruelty. Their earliest toys generate in tnem that spirit. One of the first things glveii to a boy is a whip, then he Is presented with a set of tin soldiers, and when the lad goes out of doors, he receives a toy gun with which he amuses himself In killing innocent crea tures. There Is nothing better fitted for the wholesome development of the better traits of character of a child than care for and the protection of animals and the study of nature. Another objection to the education of children Is that they are given more lib erties than at their youthful age they know how to employ. The election of officers resulted as fol lows: President, Dr. Alfred- Lefflngwcll, Aurora, N. Y. ; secretary, Mrs. Mary P. Lovell, Wyncote, Pa.; treasurer, Alfred Millard, Omaha. Board of directors for one-year term: John G. Shortall, Chicago; Hon. James M. Brown, Toledo; Alfred Millard, Omaha; Dr. Alfred Lefflngwell, Aurora, and Mrs. Caroline E. White, Phila delphia; two-year term: Mrs. Mary F. Lovell, -Wyncote; Miss Sarah J. Eddy, Bristol Ferry, R. I.; Mrs. Mary Howo Totten, Washington, D. C; S. R. Taber, Lake Forest, 111., and Dr. William O. Stlllman, Albany, N. Y. . Following the reference to the board of directors of an Invitation extended by Mrs: Lovelr to hold the 1906 convention in Phila delphia, the convention adjourned sine die. FATAL FIGHT ,iiF LABORERS One Man Killed and Three In jured In Riot at Rochester. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Nov. 4.-One man was killed and three probably fatally in jured In a riot near here today. A man named Dean, foreman of a construction gang for a trolley company, ordered his men, all Italians, to get Into a swamp. They refused, because they had no high boots. Dean insisted This angered the men, who attacked him with knives. Dean began shooting at the men. One Italian was instantly killed,' another fatally wounded and It Is said there is another dead Italian In, the swamp. Dean, it Is said, cannot live. PROMOTION F0RW. W. KING Burlington Agent at Chicago to Be Head of Pnasena-er Department of Great Northern Steamship Co. ST. PAUL, Minn.,- Nov. 4. It was an nounced today that W. W. King, who was for ten years city passenger agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railway In Chicago, had been aelected for the head of the passenger department of the Trans pacific Great Northern Steamship company service, which will be Inaugurated In De cember. Mr. King, It is said, will have his headquarters In Seattle and will take charge at once. Other appointments will soon be made. CLEVELAND SPEAKS AT NEWARK Former President Makes His Second Addreas of the Campaign. NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 4. With a tribute to the strength and enthusiasm of the first voter former President Grovcr Cleveland in Newark tonight began his second speech of the present campaign. He waited ten minutes for the cessation of the cheering and noise that his appearance brought forth, and for thirty-five minutes after he began his address 8,000 persona, crowded together on the tanbark of a riding acad emy, alternately listened and cheered. The occasion was the closing democratic rally of the campaign, a rally under the auspices of a club of "first voters." Mr. Cleveland was the permanent chairman. On Mr. Cleveland's appearance on the platform cheer after cheer rolled from ono end of the armory to the other. Men stood on chairs, twirling hats on canes, women waved handkerchiefs and clapped their hands when patriotic airs from a band could be heard. For ten minutes the former president stood bowing and smiling In acknowledge ment and repeatedly attempting to addresj the crowd. A hulf-way quiet was then restored and the speech waa begun only to be Jnterrupted by another outburst that lasted for three minutes more. It waa only when the audience waa drowned Into silence by the hisses of those desirous of having the former president proceed that Mr. Cleveland could go on. Thia was Mr. Cleveland's first appearance In this campaign In his own state. The remarks of the speaker on the.ques tl6n of the needs of a conservative govern ment were received with an outburst al most equal to that at Mr. Cleveland's en trance Into the. hall and when he con cluded with this appeal, 'That the Ameri can people may be aroused to their sense of Justice by these sentiments," the audi ence waa on Its feet, while at the last words of the speaker rallying his hearers to the support of "That noble, that manly standardbearer, Alton B. Parker," the en thusiasm seemed to gain renewed strength, Following Mr. Cleveland former Comp troller of the Currency James H. Eckles of Chicago addressed the meeting. SWEDES SHOW THEIR COLORS Meeting at Creighton HallN a Record in Faint of Enthusiasm. CHEERS FOR CANDIDATES ALL ALONG LINE Mickey and Kennedy Given Splendid Ovation and Every Name Greeted vrltb Applause by Large Andlenrca All records of the present campaign In point of enthusiasm were broken at the meeting of 8wedish republican voters In Creighton hall Inst night. The crowd was limited only by the slie of the hall. At every possible opportunity cheers and ap plause for republican candidates, from President Roosevelt down, lnti rrupted the speaken:. .Governor Mickey and John L. Kennedy, the nominee for congress, ro celved magnificent ovatlime. Enthusiastic men In the audience assured them again and again that "the Swedes were with them" and thrt they would be elected. The meeting was called Jointly by the various Swedish organisations of the city and wns Ir. charge of a big committee, headed by Theodore Johnson, who presided, and composed the following: J. L. Jacob son, E. O. Furen, Albert J. Sandberg, E. T. PeteTion, Emll Wahlstrom, John Nordberg, John A. Anderson, Alfred Bloom, H. L. Sundean, S. Slmonson, Joel Johnson, Her man Olson, Victor O. Llndgren, Custave Anderson, Clyde C. Sunblad, F. E. Ander son, Victor Dahlstrom, Swan Larson, Fred W. Fludmnn. Long 1, 1st of Speakers. The speaker of the evening was A. W. Jefferls, but there were so many others on the program. Including 8. A. Searle, who had come In at the last mlnu,te. that he did not have a chance to begln until after 10 o'clock. He was given a splendid greet ing, but had to cut his speech short be causo of the lute hour. Others who talked, besides Governor Mickey and Mr. Kennedy, were: C. J. Anderson, 8. C. Barnes, N. P. Dodge, Jr., Dr. II. A. Foster, Mathew E. Muxen and Mlchnel Lee, candidates for the lower house of the legislature; L. C. Gib son and C. L. Saunders, for state senator; P. J. Tralnor for county commissioner and W. W. Slabaugh, for county attorney, who said that the attempts of the opposition to foment discord in republican ranks had been without success. The musical part of tho program was well taken care of by the Grand Army of the Republic fife and drum corps and tho Swedish Freya quintet, which sang the Swedish national hymn In that lan guage, and was made " to respond to an encore, giving "My Old Kentucky Homo" In English. Particularly severe was the excoriation of Bryan by nearly every speaker, all accusing him of changing front with regard to Judge Parker for the sake of ex pediency and to be In line for future dem acratlc preferment by the democratic party. Love of Principle Apparent. "I have appreciated the meaning of this meeting in Its widest and truest sense," said Mr. Jefferls. "I cannot help but see tho love of principle and honest govern ment In your hearts. You have manifested as much many times tonight iu responding to tha words of other speakers." He con tinued: . As an evidence of the lack of adherence to principle In the leaders of the democratio party we have a striking Illustration In our city tonight In William Jennings Bryan, who Is advising the people In the Audi torium exactly contrary to what he said In the spring of the present year. Brvan should be standing where he stood rather than supporting the man for president whom he criticised so unmercifully. I huvo no confidence In any man in any party who Is for one thing today and for another thing tomorrow. Actions speak louder than words and Bryan In this campaign is only trailing along behind the Parker bandwngon In tho hope that he may some day climb In, Just us Parker trailed the Bryan bandwagon and finally did get In. In this connection regard our present congressman.- Did he believe In the free coln nge of sliver at a ratio of 16 to 1 In 1896? We know he advocated It. He does not advocate It tonight. He says nothing upon that question whatever. Does he merely want to be "regular" or Is he afraid to take the people of this district Into his confidence and let them know where he stands and decide for themselves whether or not he Is right? If you believe in the principles of the party and knowing tho candidates na you do and knowing them to be at least equal In all personal traits of character to those of the opposition then with this combina tion of men and principles you should stand loyal by the ticket from the top to the bottom. The greater part of Mr. Jefferls' speech was devoted to national Issues. Kennedy's Confidence. John I Kennedy, after the vociferous greeting had subsided, told his hearers that he had spent most of the day In South Omaha and was confident that If there was any democratic majority left there on elec tion day It would not be worth the count ing. He said his experience with the Swedish-American voters of Omsha hod been that they had always stood for good government and reputable candidates and he asked them to support him at the polls as they had at the primaries. Tp this there were many cries of "We will." Leaving his own candidacy aside, he said many good words for Governor Mickey, for whom the savage and .indecent attacks had caused decent and reputable people all over the state to rally to his support. Mr. Kennedy said that all the attacks had been petty in reality and when reduced were found to consist of prejudice. The governor's service in the rebellion waa sufficient to offset any strength of these attacks, he declared. At the end of the campaign, he asserted, no (Continued on Page Two.) WATER WORKS PRIMER THE TAXPAYERS' INTEREST. The water works plant when acquired by the city will represent an Investment of taxpayers' money in a sum between .'i,boo,ooo and a4 ,000,000. THE INTEREST OF THE DIRECTORS. The water board will have the direction and management of this property. For'the two vacancies on the board the voters will choose be tween the following candidates the actual 1004 city taxes euch has paidls compiled from the oltlclul records: WHAT THEY PAY IK CITY TAXES. Charles F. Weller, Republican (Exclusive of Richardsou Drug Co. 'a $1,704) Personal $ 13.44 Real Estate 213.50 Total 220.04 A. II. Hippie, Democrat Personal , $ 7,28 Real Estate It. 20 Total .4 18.4 Robert H. Howell, by Petition tNo taxable, property oshcsmwI) Personal Nothing Real Estate Nothing Total Slothing; THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Xrbrnaka Fair Sntnrday. Eieept Showers In Jtorthweat Por tion. Snnday Fair. I'm. 1 Roosevelt Replica to Parker. Fairbanks Tnnrlnar Inrilnns. Swedish Voters Show Their Colors. Hasalana lo-norant of Signals. 9 Japanese Snrcraaes Arc ton Armed. Scene at Trlnl of Russian Rioters. 3 ews from All Parts of Nebraska. Prealdent Taken 1'srt of Orphans. 4 Third Effort at Snlrlde a Success. Italians Hold n Ilia Rally. B Ileatrnctlon of llnmnn Life In Ware I.enlslntlte Candidates In State. John Morley Talka at Pittsburg. T Some Stories Abont Tibbies, ft How Waste Is Turned to Profit. Gossip of the Local Politicians. 10 Eflltorlnl. 11 AfTnlrs nt South Omaha. 12 Ready foe Kebrnska-lown Game. .Vena from lown Towna. Commercial Review of the Week. 1(1 Council II I a IT News. Temperature at Omnha Yraterdayi Hour, 5 a, m . 6 n. . T a. in. ft a. ni. O a. m. to a. in . II a. m . Dear. . . 4T . . 4(1 . . 4H . . 44 . . 4(1 . . 41 . . r.4 Hour. Dev. . . 4IO . . tlx m T nn tut t (Ml BU 12 m K7 NO CLEW TO GIRL'S MURDERER Police May Look for Stranger Who Left Car with Telephone Operator. CINCINNATI, Nov. 4. The only thing discovered In the nature of a clue as to the cause of the death of Alma Stelnlgeweg, the telephone operator, whose body was found yesterday in a vacant lot near Spring Grove cemetery, Is the story told by Frank Llmle, the conductor on whose car Miss Stelnlgeweg rode on her way home Wednesday night. The girl had been In the habit of going home on that car and Llmle knew her by sight. Ho says that on Monday night a short, stout man, a stranger, boarded the car with Miss Stelnlgeweg and sat facing her. Ho alighted when she did, with other passen gers. Miss Stelnlgeweg had a transfer for the Wlnton road car, but the stranger asked for no transfer. The conductor wondered why the man took the car for such a short distance. Tuesday night the man did the same. Then also other passongers got oft with Miss Stelnlgeweg, but on Wednesday night the man alighted alone. The conductor Infers that the presence of other passengers caused the murderer to desist until Wed nesday night. Coupled with this Is the statement of John Kollmer, a saloon keeper, who says a stranger, dusty and nervous, entered his place a few squares from the scene of the murder at 10:15 o'clock Wednesday night and aaked the nearest place to board a freight train. Kollmer directed him to Elmwood place and he left hurriedly. . WOMAN AND CHINAMAN FIGHT Latter is Dead and Former la Hos pital Charged with Murder. NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-Jlm Wo Kee, a Chinese laundryman, Is dead from nine terrible wounds on his head and face, re ceived during a fight today in his laun dry with a white woman companion. The woman, who says she Is Mollle Donovan, 23 years old, of Philadelphia, Is In a dan gerous condition in a hospital from several deep cuts In her head and shoulders, and Is a prisoner on the charge of causing the Chinaman's death. Kee, In a statement made to the po lice before he died, said that the woman assaulted him with a cleaver while he was asleep and cluimed that he inflicted ( r wounds in defending hlmrself. ' A po liceman, attracted to the laundry by the calls of the woman for help, said the place resembled a shambles. Both Kee and Mollle Donovan were taken to a hos pital and there the Chinaman died soon after telling his story of the affair. PRACTICAL JOKER IS KILLED Coal Miner Who Pretended to Be a Robber Shot by Man He Tried to Scare. SPRINGFIELD, III., Nov. 4 James M. Maxwell, president of local union No. 63, United Mine Workers of America, at Vlr den, hns been shot and killed by Thomas Hall, a bartender, as tho result of a prac tical Joke. Hall was returning home after closing the saloon through North park, when Maxwell, for a Joke, stepped from behind a tree and ordered Hall to throw up his hands. Hull, who had been a vic tim of holdups twice recently, drew a re volver and shot Maxwell in the stomach. Maxwell, who lived for several hours after ward, said he did not blame Hall for shoot ing him. Probable Suicide nt Mobile. MOBILE. Ala., Nov. 4. The body of Hunter Chamberlain, aged 30, bookkeeper for a wholeanle house here nnd prominent socially, was found today In a secluded spot in the western part of the city. There was a bullet hole through his head and a revolver by his side. He had not been robbed. HOWELL'S IRRESPONSIBILITY. DUTIES OF NEUTRALS British Ships Trohibited from Carrying Goal to Eussian Fleet. RUSSIANS SHOW IGNORANCE OF SIGNALS St. Petenbnrg Official Offers & fossibls Explanation of North Sea Blunder. ROJESTVENSKTS VISIT TO TANGIER Russian Adiairal Calls on British nd French Commanders. PARIS PREPARES FOR THE COMMISSION Csnr Will Sot Sign Convention Tntll He Reads Report Sent by Rojest rcnaky Pcraonncl Not Determined. LONDON, Nov. 4. Foreign Secretary Lansdowne In a letter dated November f. has informed a British ship owning firm that "it Is not permissible for British owners to charter their vessels for the pur pose of following the Russian fleet wtto coal." Tho letter was In reply to a direct query from the firm which drew the atten tion of the Foreign office to the British col lier Roddam. which was then lying at Vigo awaiting the arrival of the Russian squad ron and asked If British owners were en titled to charter their vessels for this purpose. Regarding the reports of the compilation of tho Anglo-Russian convention the For eign office this afternoon reiterated that while an agreement In principle appears to have been reached regarding the form and scope of the International commission, nothing has yet been settled anent the venue and personnel and nothing can be definitely settled until the suthorltles at St. Petersburg have an opportunity to e amlne the text of the draft of the con vention, which is expected to arrive thers tonight. Show Isrnornnce of Signals. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 4. 1 p. rn. The possibility that there may hava bean some misunderstanding of signals during the trawler Incident In the North sea Is suggested by a fact made publlo In an order of the day Issued by Vice Admiral Chouknln, commander of the Black sea fleet, which records ths fact that officers of the latter fleet are so unfamiliar With the new code system adopted by ths ad miralty that during the recent maneuvers not a single ship understood or obeyed the admiral's signals. 8:46 p. m. Tho delay In the Hnal ratifica tion of the convention for an Inquiry Into the North sea Incident Is over the formula tion of the question which the International commission Is to decide. The Russian authorities are. understood to deslrs to acquaint thcmFelves with the detailed re port of Vice Admiral Rojostvensky, which was brought hero by Captain Clado and his three brother officers today, In order to ascertain whether any questions raised by the report should be Included. Both Csp tUinClatto and' 'hTs' comrades" upon their arrival at the railroad station this after noon Informed a representative of the As sociated Frees that they had nothing to say for publication. Rojestvenaky at Tangier. TANGIER. Nov. ,4. Vice Admiral Ro Jc tvensky paid a round of visits this morning. He called on the commander of the French cruiser Kleber, on the com mander of the British cruiser Diana and on Mohammed El Torres, the representa tive at Tangier of the sultan of Morocco. The usual salutes were fired. Mohammed El Torres returned the admiral's call at the Russian legation. ' The Russian Baltic squadron will sail hence tomorrow The destination has not been disclosed. . Paris Prepares for Commission. PARIS, Nov. 4. Foreign Minister Del casse announced to the council of ministers today the details of the approaching ses sion of the Anglo-Russslan commission la the North sea incident. He said that by agreeument between both parties Paris had now been formally determined upon for ths sessions of the commission. These might begin about November IS, If arrangements were possible' to secure a full attendance by that time. Otherwise the sessions would open soon after that date. Tha commuf slon would be composed of British, Russian, French and American admirals, on from each country, these four to select a fifth admiral. The sessions will be held at ths Foreign office, probably In the halls of ths ambassadors. M. Delcasse Is arranging to give the commission every facility. It It the understanding that the commission will hear oral testimony, chiefly that of the Russian officers who were detached from their ships at Vigo and the principal witnesses who testified at the Hull Inquest. The desire of the authorities here Is to ex pedite the Inquiry, as It is understood to be the wish of all concerned to reach an early decision. M. Delcasse's statement to the ministers was based upon official advices showing that the present status of the negotiations continue to be open to modification pend ing the formal adhesion of both partlea to the convention. However, as tha reports show that both Great' Britain and Russia, are in favor of the sessions being held In Paris, the officials here consider that tha point Is settled, but . they recognize that the composition and membership of ths commission and other details will not ba final until RussU formally accepts ths convention. British Battleships Go to Sea. GIBRALTAR, Nov. 5. The battleships Victorious and Magnlflcent have sailed with orders to patrol the straits. The bat tleships Illustrious and Jupiter have b.sn ordered to put to sea Immediately and U la believed they will proceed weatward. CHINESE WOMEN UNDER ARREST Concessionaire of Chinese Village and Agent Are Also la tha Tolls. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 4 -Slx Chinese .woman who have been connected with a conces sion of the Pik at the World s fair were arrested by Immigration Inspec.or A. C. Rldgway today on warrants charging them, with being In this country (or un awful purposes. Ho Hung, who attempted to end her Ufa last night because she preferred death tu returning to China after the Wt.rld't fair, was among thoso arrested. The arrests ure understood to have btei caused by the alleged confession i f a Chi nese woman who was ilitia 1 ed at Bin, Francisco. On the atrrugth 01' this al leged confession Lee T" y, coi c-t-hlo inirs Of the World's fair village, and Hyptolit Pasllva, his agent, who want to China, after the girl 4, were urrcattd. The girls will receive a heariiigj before Immigration Inspector Cutis,
