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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withdrawn them, and as his position gives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
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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.
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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,