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SINGLE CX)PY FIVE CENTS.
IRISH POLITICS BOIL
Lord Dunmn'i Plan Finds Support at
' Hands of Sir West Bigewaj .
HOME RULERS THINK MATTER TRIFLING
iay Kothing Short of Parliamentary Party
Plan Will Be Acceptable.
UNIONISTS ARE BECOMING MORE ACTIVE
V , -
Prmroae League Against Dnnratei and
Joint Unionist Alliance.
ANGLICAN BISHOP USES BITTER SARCASM
Irish Voters Are o Sufficiently
Intelligent to Decide Qoe.
tlona and Are Rated by
Catholic Church.
DUET .IN, Nov. 6.-Bpeclal Cablegram to
Th Bee. An open letter which Sir West
Rldgeway has written In general support
of the program of the Irish Reform as
sociation haa attracted much attention In
Dublin. It will certainly have the effect
of reviving Interest In the doings of the
association, and It cannot fall to prolong
the feeling of grave unrest with which
Irish unionists have followed' recent de
velopments. The official Nationalist Press
appears to attach even more Importance to
Sir West Rldgeways letter than It did to
Lord Dunraven's original proposals. In
view of the part which Sir West Rldgo
way played In the history of Ireland under
Mr. Balfour's regime, his letter, says the
Freeman's Journal, Is "a momentous mani
festo." The Freeman's Journal continues:
There is no indication of the methods
which Sir West Rldgeway would adopt to
secure the reform which he regards as
so essential, though we notice with pleas
ure thnt he dissociates himself from the
preposterous proposals of l,ord Dunravcn
and his friends. But his methods of re
form are, after all, of trifling moment.
What Is of transcendant Importance Is
the declaration, with his weight of author
ity at such a time, that the existing sys
tem Is intolerable, and that reform Is es
sential and urgent. This Is the declara
tion of Mr. Balfour's colleague In coercion
days. Joined with the many other declara
tions of distinguished men who held high
office. 8uch an appeal, such a warning,
cannot be Ignored. There must be at once
reform and self-government of one sort
or the other.
Sir Edward Carson, a leader among ex
tremists, declares that he would sooner
have home rule than Lord Dunraven's pro
gram. For once all Irish members are
of the same view. It Is quite plain now
that the terrible condition of Ireland, and
the intolerable system of government, will
secure, If not first place, at least one
amongst the first places when Parliament
reassembles. The question Is no longer
of the necessity, but of the nature of
the Inevitable reform.
As likely as not Mr. Wyndham la con
vinced that the castle, In its present form,
cannot survive, and he Is up to his eyes
In Lord Dunraven's scheme to set up In
Its stead a system more plausible, but
not less objectionable. But for Irish na
tionalists, the whole Interest of the per
formance lies in the dismay of the union
ise and the attempt to beguile the na
tionalists, whom they feel they can no
longer successfully .oppose. To all these
' trirks Mr. Redmond opposes" the solid units
of the Irish party and their firm allegiance
to home rule.
Irish Times on Snbject.
The Irish Times, writing from the union
ist point of view, calls attention to the
remarkable similarity between the policy
' which Sir West Rldgeway evolved in 18X9
. and that which is now believed to have the
support of the Irish, executive.
Referring to the report of the Reform
. association, the Irish Times says:
We have, heard It said that, with the ex
ception of Lord Dunraven and one other,
not a single member of the association
has the slightest Knowledge of the charac
ter of the policy to be out for and until
the chairman produced a typewritten docu
ment at the laat meeting. If a oause be
Just, it can be advanced in ait open and
above-hnnrd fashion. A policy which
necessitates unofficial Interviews and con
versations, and which, moreover, bears the
stamp of one who in loath to acknowledge
his handiwork, Is doomed.
The executive council of the Beaconsficld
Habitation of the Primrose League has
adopted unanimously the following resolu
tion: That the executive council of the Beacon-
. field Habitation of the Primrose league,
Dublin, deslr to associate Itself with
the executive committee of the Irish Un
ionist alllunce and other loyal organiza
tions throughout Ireland in expressing un
qualified disapproval of the progrnm and
ulms of the small and unrepresentative
group called the "Irish Reform associa
tion, and particularly of that unwar
rantable assumption of the unionist namo
which hus been resorted to by Its pro
jectors to enable them to play more ef
fectively Inlj the hands of both open and
s.cret enemlrn of the union.
Bishop Becomes Bitter.
At thif diocesan synod of Kllmore at
Cavan this .week the bishop of Kllmore.
Dr. Elliott, defended and explained his
recent criticism of the Roman Catholic
church In Irish politics. lie said that lis
had been careful to distinguish between
creed and politics, but 'political Romanism
' should not shelter Itself behind religion in
order to escape rebuke. His observations
were on the deterioration of the land
leagues, the institution of boycotting and the
proceedings In the land courts. Those who
looked on attentively and saw the people
drawn Into the vortex of such inlluence
must be pardoned If they had strong con
victions that character could not emerge
from It unscathed. For the chronic dis
loyalty and discontent which existed in
Ireland England Itself was to blame. It
never attempted a homogenous treatment,
which would have given to both coun
tries a common platform of citizenship and
united them in constitutional progress.
That was not attempted, but when Eng
lund, by natural growth, became of age In
political matters, Ireland wus artificially
raised to the same plane and thrust into an
environment fur which it was manifestly
unfitted. He based this statement upon
two facts within the knowledge of most
people. At a general election not very long
since thousands of voters declared them
selves illiterate; again, In carrying out the
provisions of the recent land act, the ten
ants often could not tell the value of
their farm or make a proposal for Its pur
chase without the assistance of their clergy.
Yet these were the people In whose hands
the destiny of country haa to a large ex
tent been pluced. people to whom the na
tional anthem was an offense and a publlo
calamity a cause of Joy, so much so that
ardent spirits amongst them would fain
undertake a pilgrimage to Wetoney to re
joice In a defeat of England which hap
pened ISO years ago. The position of Irish
unionists to oppose the flow of events was
reduced almost to a protest; but let their
protest be loud and simultaneous against
a revival of any form of Mr. Gladstone's
home rule policy, which would completely
place the loysl minority st the mercy of
a party of whom he must not now speak
save "with bated breath and whispering
humbleness."
All Depends 0 lister.
COLERAINE. Nov. strevuil Cable
grams to The Bee.) AddreV.ing his con-
IConttnued, on - Second Page.)
LABOR PARTY HAS HIGH HOPES
Belief Is Expressed that Workmen
May Hold Balance of
Power.
LONDON, Nov. 5. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) "If we got s liberal government
In power "we could form a labor party
with a labor uhlp and whip the liberal
government Info bringing In a measure to
abolish the Chinese ordinance, which would
be a satisfaction to all the people of the
country " So snld Mr. Walsh at the miners'
conference at Bristol this week.
Mr. Small said that It was not only the
torlcs who shouted for war a few years
ago. With the exception of a few out
standing men the liberal party was as mad
for war as the conservative party.
Some people thought that If the present
government were replaced by a liberal gov
ernment the millennium would come. Ho
did not believe an) thing of the kind. It
would only he changing from one capitalist
party to another.
Addressing his constituents at Leven this
week Mr. Asqulth said that a dissolution
of Parliament was In view, and the only
serious speculation was as to the size of
the liberal majority. Never before had a
great party faced a decisive battle with a
more assured conviction of victory. The
government's majority would melt into
thin air like snow before the sun.
The confidence of the country was under
mined hy the thriftless Management of na
tional affairs, inefficient administration and
class legislation, crowned by the fiscal
policy.
The moment that Mr. Bnlfour began to
dally and coquette with Mr. Chamberlain's
scheme defeat beenme a practical cer
tainty. They had witnessed now for' twelve
months a long series of tricks and strata
gems, of .manuevers and equivocations.
These culminated In the last desperate
venture, played only a week ago at Edin
burgh and at Luton, for the policy of what
he might call the double tongue.
Mr. Balfour and Mr. Chamberlain re
pudiated the name of protectionists, but in
different garbs they were working for the
same principles and moving to the same
goai.
To vote for Mr. Balfour was giving away
the key of the citadel and giving a man
date to assemble a colonial conference on a
professional basis.
A libera! majority. Independent of all
parties, was within practical politics.
Liberals would aim at readjusting taxa
tion and redressing the English licensing
and education acts anomalies.
RHODES STUDENTS AT OXFORD
Beneficiaries of South African's Will
May Form Permanent
Society.
LONDON, Nov. 5. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Seventy-two Rhodes scholars
went Into residence at Oxford this week,
the Trinity term having opened last Mon
day. With the ten who went up last year
this will make a total of eighty-two. They
have already been nicknamed "Rhodes'
ideals."
All the provinces of Canada, all the
states of Australia, all the colonies of
South Africa and those of New Zealand,
Newfoundland, ' Bermuda and Jamaica, as
well as Germany and all the states and
territories of the American union, with the
exception of a few where no suitable can
didate was found, will have their repre
sentative In time.
The full number provided for under the
bequest Is about 190, but they cannot all be
selected before 1906.
To Illustrate the wide range of territory
with which the trustees, have had to deal
In the selection of the present scholars. It
Is only necessary to state that It has re
quired nearly lOO.OflO miles to travel by Dr.
Parkinson, organizer of the Rhodes be
quest. .
Oerman scholars will receive a scholar
ship grant of !fi0 and those from the
colonies and America 300. The largest
amount apportioned to the latter is due to
their heavier traveling expenses.
The duration of the scholarship Is three
years, which Is the period required for an
undergraduate to pass all the university
examinations for the ordinary bachelor of
arts degree.
This term's batch of Rhodes scholars In
cludes a large number of promising
athletes. One Is credited with doing the
mile under 4:30 an another the 100 yards In
:00:10 dead.
It is probable that a Rhodes society will
be formed in which the scholars of all na
tionalities will be able to meet on common
ground.
WILL INVESTIGATE MYSTERIES
Major Powell-Cotton Will Spend
Klsjhteen Months In Afri
can Forests.
LONDON, Nov. 6. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Major Powell-Cotton Is to start
on another African tour and he expects to
be away eighteen months.
Some of the scientific objects which he
has In view are to clear jp the question
whether there is more than one kind of
Okapi; to determine whether the mys
terious animal In the Great Forest on the
Semllkl Is really a pigmy hippopotamus,
as described by the natives, or a giant
pig; and to ascertain the truth regarding
a monster which the Swanhllla call a water
Hon a creature which inhabits the upper
waters of the Congo, and is capablo of
even attacking hippos.
For a large part of his Journey Major
Powell-Cotton, who will be unaccompanied
by any other white man, will travel among
cannibal tribes, of whom he intends to
make as exhaustive a study as clrcum
stanoes will permit.
He will also devote a considerable period
to the "pigmies" of the Great Forest, with
a view to settling the distribution of these
Interesting people, and also to discover the
peculiar tribe or tribes which Inhabit the
tree tops.
DESECRATE STATUE OF NELSON
Naval College Official Look for Per
sons Who Apply Paint
to Bust.
LONDON. Nov. 6.-(Speclal Cablegram to
The Bee.) Nelson's name is almost a sa
cred thing at Greenwich Naval college, and
there has been an outburst of angry feel
ing at a frivolous indignity to which ths
bust of, the great admiral In the college
grounds has Just been subjected.
The bust, blackened with age, stands on
a plain pedestal in the open space between
two of the blocks of college buildings.
One morning some of the employes noticed
that the nose had been painted a brilliant
red. The palut was at once cleaned off
and a movement set on foot to find the
culprit. But so far he remained undis
covered. The bust is situated In a part of the
grounds which la not open to the general
public
! CHEERS FOR MICKEY
Great Applanse Greets Speeches by the
Governor and Chairman Jefferis.
SEARLE DRIVES K "IVE TRUTHS
Shows T A . of W. J. Bryi
an in
N .ug Jud;e Parker,
.tve-
! M. ANSWERS DEMOCRATIC CRITICS
Demonstrates by State Records that Repub
lican Administration is Sound.
TAKES WIND OUT OF FUSIONISTS' SAILS
I,. C. filhaon and S. A. Barnes Also
pea-It at the Great Republican
Rally Held In ".oath
Omaha.
A very appreciable quantity of wind was
taken out of the sails of William Jennings
Bryan at an enthusiastic republican meet
ing, attended by a large crowd and held
in Ancient Order of United Workmen
temple In South Omaha last night. Because
the advertising hnd been started only ona
day In advance the crowd was not as large
as had nttended other meetings in the same
hall during this cnmpnlgn. It was big
enough, however, to give Governor Mickey
a flattering ovation and to cheer John L.
Kennedy's name to the echo.
Governor Mickey talked on state Issues,
A. W. Jefferis discussed the big political
topics pertinent to the time and clime and
S. A. Searle exhausted the files of the
Commoner of April, May and June of last
year to prove what a terrible menace to
the country Judge Parker was in Mr.
Bryan's opinion during those months. The
moral pointed out was that If Mr. Bryan
can change faces so rapidly on national
matters in order to be able to hold out
his hands for future political honors, his
advice concerning the state and congres
sional tickets is worthless.
M. Mnbery was chairman of the meeting.
L. C. Gibson; candidate for state senator,
and S. C. Barnes, for representative, made
short talks.
Speech by the Governor.
Governor Mickey said In part:
"During this week I have spent consider
able time In Omaha and South Omuha
meeting a great many of the voters. I
have not asked for a vote, yet from what
cltisens have told me I am convinced re
publican success is assured. Here In Doug
las county you have a most excellent legis
lative ticket and you should remember
that the legislature will choose a United
States senator this winter. If you think
you can trust President Roosevelt elect
a republican legislature so It may select
a republican for senator and send John L.
Kennedy to congress.
"I wish to say a few words on state
Issues and I wish to emphaslxe that I
speak the truth. My figures have been
obtained from the auditor of state and
under the state's seal. The fusion' candi
date -for governor challenged me to Joint
debate, saying that Inasmuch as figures
would be the basis for what was said
oratory was not needed. I agreed with
him and replied In a letter wherein I
showed that the republican administration
of the state had been careful and economi
cal and that the state debt has not in
creased as much under the last republican
four years of rule as under the previous
four years of fusion administration. The
state debt when the fuslonlsts left It and
the deficiencies for which no provision had
been made reached very nearly $2,000,000,
and Is but slightly more than that now. In
1877 Governor Holcomb, populist, declared
the taxing laws Imperfect and that under
them It was Impossible to conduct .the
state's business without Increasing the
floating debt. It was Impossible, therefore,
for the republican administration to get
along without some Increase of the debt,
due to the fact that we have 60 per cent
more Inmates In our state institutions,
have the supreme court commission to
maintain and many other additional ex
penses. With a decreasing valuation, In
creasing expenses that were necessary and
unavoidable and a fixed limit to the levy
rate it was impossible to raise enough
money to tnke care of the state business.
"Mr. Bryan, in saying the republican
administration Is of the kind that will
Increase the state debt to 13,000,000 or S4,0U0.
000, has made an unfair and unfounded
statement. To the contrary, with the new
revenue law we are in a position to pay
off the debt and we are in a position to
begin this year.
New Revenue Law.
"With regard to the new revenue law,
with which the opposition pretends to find so
much fault, I wish to call attention to the
fact that Judge Loomls, democrat, of Fre
mont, passed and decided upon many pro
visions of the law as a member of the
legislature, snd Judges Holcomb, populist,
and Sullivan, democrat, of the supreme
court, are on record that the law is a good
one. By doing away with inequalities and
compelling every corporation and indi
vidual to pay taxes on all ho owns the
total assessment has been Increased about
$106.01X1,000. Any possible inequalities In the
law must come from the local assessors.
At the present time the state board has
power only to equalise between the coun
ties. If the property in a county Is assessed
lower than that of other counties It must
all be advanced and injustice done to per
sona who have turned In the fair cash
valuation of their property. The state board
should have the power to protect these
cltisens and I shall recommend a law to
this effect to the legislature whether I am
re-elected governor or not."
Jefferis on science of Government.
W. A. Jefferis discussed the science of
government, the history of the tariff, pro
tection to American Industrie, and na
tional Issues generally. He scored Bryan
for his advocacy of Parker after bitterly
opposing and criticising him. Speaking of
the local situation, Mr. Jefferis said:
"I want to call your attention to Gov
ernor Mickey's course during the packing
house strike. He cams here and studied
the situation and he knew it thoroughly.
He found the South Omaha laboring men
could be trusted and he did not send troops.
It la to bis credit that he kept his hands
off. You cannot afford to try experiments
by electing a new governor when you know
that you have a man who will give you
a fair deal.
"Let me urge upon you with all the power
I possess that It Is Important that you
elect a republican congressman from this
district. With a republican congress there
is no excuse for giving Mr. Hitchcock a
second term. It Is absurd to put a man
In congress who can't pumibly do anything
there. Our legislative and county tickets
are good and should be elected.'1
REPUBLICAN GAINS IN OMAHA
Total of Registration Shows that
Party to Have Made Great
Advance.
Grand Total Registration.
South
Omaha. Oranh.
Totals . ...
Republican
....21.1.11 t.KtM
...,i;i.rn a.iTrt
. ... 4 tisa i.kt
Oemncrnt
Populist
Sorlallt
;ut .to
. .. bit s:n
. .. 2,117 li:
answer ..
Comparison of Totals.
11X11. 1W1t4.
Totals 2X.'-2U iM.713
Republican . 1B.71N lt,:t:il
Drmoerat R.MIO N.OIT
Unci a 1 1st TBI
Popnllst 42H
Via answer 2.F.SO ,.-,!
These are the footings of the three days'
registration In Omaha und South Omaha
Just closed. Although the grand total It
nearly SOU short of the corresponding figures
for 1900 the distribution according to ex
pressions of party aillllatlon shows that
the republicans have made notable gains
and the democrats equally notable losses.
This is the more remarkable In South
Omaha, where the republican registration
now exceeds the democratic registration
and is almost equal to that of all op
ponents, whereas, in former years the sit
uation was reversed. South Omaha being
a democratic stronghold, with the demo
cratic registration 400 or 500 abend of the
republicans. A similar movement Is no
ticeable' in Omaha us well, where demo
cratic losses and republican gains go hand
In hand.
If the vote were polled according to th
registration the republicans would carry
the two cities by a clean 5,000 majority,
which may be taken to Indicate the gen
eral drift toward republicanism. If the
figures correctly reflect the party affilia
tions, tho republicans are gaining abso
lutely as well as relatively. The republic
ans have registered nearly 1,400 more voters
In the two cities than during the last presi
dential campaign, while the democrats have
fallen down 1.3X1 from their record of four
years ago. It Is to be seen also that the
"no answer'' column Is gradually decreas
ing, being only 2,350 this year, or less than
10 per cent, as against 3,581 in 1900.
CRETE WARMS UP TO TICKET
Congressman Burkett Addresses a BIk
Meeting; and Is Wildly
Cheered.
CRETE. Neb., Nov. 6. (Special Tele
gram.) The city hall was not large enough
to accommodate the crowd that assembled
tonight to hear Congressman E. J. Burkett
discuss national and state Issues. From
the first It was evident that his keen logic
and masterful argument were captivating
the audience, and the telling points of his
speech were received with unstinted ap
plause. The speaker showed that our prosperity
Is due to the republican party and Its pro
tection of the producer and the securing of
a market for its products. He contrasted
the activity and progress of the republican
party j with . the Inactivity , and .stagnation
of the democratic party. The democratic
party was ridiculed by him foi Its utter
inability to give any reason why the re
publicans should be turned' out of office.
While admitting that the new revenue law
Is perhaps not perfect, he made plain Its
great superiority over the old law and
showed that every one of the features
which the fuslonlsts object to are embodied
In a still greater degree In the old law,
the re-enacement of which they now advo
cate. The speaker, in closing, showed that In
every respect the present state and national
administrations had been clean, effective
and progressive and worthy of the support
of every voter. As Mr. Burkett closed
speaking it took but the slightest sugges
tion from Chairman .Hastings to call the
entire audience to Its feet with three rous
ing cheers for our next senator and the
whole republican ticket.
KILLS WIFE AND HIMSELF
Gambler at Meeteete Wreaks Bloody
Vengeance on Ills Faithless
Spouse,
MEETEETSE; Wyo., Nov. 5. (Special
Telegram.) A bloody tragedy occurred at
the Marlow saloon here tonight, when Wil
liam Hatfield shot his wife through the
heart and then committed suicide.
Hatfield wus a gambler. Maud, his wife,
worked at ft local hotel. Tonight Hatfield
entered a wine room at the Marlow saloon
and found his wife In a compromising po
sition with Joe Addlngton. Hatfield asked
the woman twice to go home, but she re
fused, whereupon he shot her dead. He
then turned the gun on Addlngton, but
the latter argued with Hatfield until the
bartender came in. After some deliberation
Hatfield turned the gun on himself, the
bullet entering behind his left ear. His
dead body fell across that of his wife. Feel
ing against Addlngton Is strong and he
will probably be compelled to leave town.
CODY BANDITS ARE BOTTLED
Posses of Sheriffs from Three Coun
ties 'Will Make Combined Attack
on the Outlaws.
CASrER, Wyo., Nov. 5. Harvey Logan
and his band of Cody bank robbers are be
lieved to be bottled up at the ranch home
of one of their friends In the Hole In the
Wall country. It is said that the posses
of the sheriffs of Fremont, Big Horn and
this county will Join forces and make a
combined attack on the outlaws who, If
they have rot scented trouble, will be
found at the Ranch house.
- Nest secretary for Finland.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 5.-The Novoe
Vrenr.ya announces that M. Loupoukln,
chief of the political police, will be up
pointed secretary of state for Finland.
PRIMER OF WATER WORKS
FHF.n WASH'S ELECTRIC
H. A.
8. E.
Clyde
AV. B.
II. L.
H. A.
Iloldrogc, general nmnngfr Omaha Electric Light and Power Co.
Hohweltzcr, aecretary Omaha Elwtrlo Light aqd Power Co.
W. Drew, cannier, Omaha Electric Light and Power Co.
Whltehorn, purcliaslnif agent Onmha Electric Light and Power Co.
Mart in, bookkeeper Oinuhil Electric Light and Power Co.
St'iihury, clerk Omaha Electric Light and Power Co.
Thomas X. Crosby, Itookkeeper Omaha Electric Light and Power Co.
A. Jfc English, electrician Omaha Electric Light and Power Co!
A. C. Powers, lobbyist Omaha Electric Light und Power Co.
The original signature may le seen In tlw office) of the city clerk at
the city hall, attached to the petition filed by It. U. Mow ell asking that
tils name be placed on the ottldul ballot ai a "republican" candidate for the
water board.
CLOSE OF CAMPAIGN
Pinal Meetings Held and Little Remains
But the Voting.
DRAMATIC EXCHANGE OF CHARGES
President Roosetftlt's Reply to Parker's
Attack Causes Sensation.
REPUBLICANS MAKE BUT ONE CLAIM
In it Every Debatable lute is Placed in
the Republican Column.
PREPARING ALL FINAL ESTIMATES
Both Sides Will Probably Issue State,
mrnta This Kvenlnst Great In
terest in New York State
Flaht.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6. With a fcnsatlonal
and dramatic exchange of charges and le
plles between the candidates, one oC the
moft remarkable pre ldontl.il campaigns of
recent times was practically brought to a
close tonight. It Is not expected that
much more of Importance will take place
before the election, though a few belateJ
meetings will be held and some statements
and claims may be Irsued.
The whirlwind finish predlcte.1 two
months ago has been iealize.1. The un
usual features of a candidate attaching
his opponent In office and forcing him Into
making a direct reply, fallowed by a re
Joinder from the candidate. Is a novelty,
and furnished the main topic of conversa
tion where politics was discussed today.
The appearance of Judge Parker on the
public platform marked an epoch in the
political campaign of 19(14, for up to th.it
time It had been apathetic and unlntetes.
lng. From his first speech to the 1 tst he
has been growing more and more vigorous
and more direct in his assertions, to the
elation of the democrats, who have clam
ored for more life and ginger in the can
vass. The republican canvass lacked Interes:
until cabinet officers and men close to lue
president began making replies to Jude
Parker's charges, but their part in it was
insignificant compared to the bomb ex
ploded by Mr. Roosevelt In his statement
printed this morning.
Silence has marked the management of
the republican campaign; but one pro
nouncement or claim has been made by
any official of the republican national com
mittee, and In that nearly every debatable
state was placed In the republican column.
This was promptly contested by the demo
cratic managers with a claim of the same
debatable states and a sure majority In the
electorial college. Tomorrow there is ih.3
promise of a summing up by the two com
mittees and a final estimate as to the re
sult. The wide difference in the claims haa
furnished sufficient doubt to give fellow ers
of both candidates confident hopes of suc
cess and keep the Interest of partisans
keen until the result is known.
. Little Red Fire and Noise.
Up to within three weeks of the election,
the campaign was remarkable for Its
apathy and the seeming lack of interest
which the voters were taking in the can
vass. There were many meetings, but as
a rule they were not largely attended, nor
did the people show the -intense interest
that has marked other campaigns. There
has been also an absence of monster meet
ings, all day parades, theatrical display,
noise and red tire have characterized the
closing days of former campaigns. The
campaign started late. . It was weeks after
the national conventions had made their
choice of candidates before the committee
charged with the conduct of the political
campaign began aotlve work. More than
this, the early work of the commune con
sisted largely In distributing literature and
efforts to ascertain the drift of public sen
timent. , The fact that neither candidate,
one because he was in the presidential
chair and the other because his Judicial
temperament was antagonistic to the idea,
made a great speech making tour of the
country, is accountable to some extent for
the apathy which was apparent in the
earlier stages of the campaign,
New York State Campaign.
Interwoven closely -with the presidential
canvass has been the campaign in New
York state. For many years the pivotal
state, the arbiter of presidential elections,
tho Empire Rtate this year haa been re
garded as absolutely essential to the suc
cess of one party, and has been believed to
bo necessary to the other, because of the
Impression thut a public sentiment which
will carry New York will carry the coun
try. On this account the eyes of the coun
try have been turned toward New York. Its
conventions and nominees, the strife among
its leaders and the uctlve work of all its
politicians have attracted attention far
greater than that warranted by its ordinary
Importance or the merits of the state Is
sues. In some localities the state fight
overshadows that of the national contest
and the latter is regarded as the auxiliary
instead of the principal in the campaign.
The same is true in some other states and
an interesting feature of the canvass is
the often expressed belief that, whatever
may be the result upon the national ticket
next Tuesday, in many states there will
bo a change in the state governments.
State Issues have been put forward most
prominently in New York, New Jersey,
West Virginia and Wisconsin, which were
classed as doubtful on the presidency.
Roosevelt's Personality the Issue.
The Issues upon which the campaign has
been fought have changed. The personal
ity of the president and his public acts, the
policy of the republican party on the Fev
eral questions before the people formed the
basis of democratic attack and republican
defense. The money Issue of l(i96 and 1900
did not appear the tariff has figured to
some extent, but the all-absorbing ques
tion and the one which made a whirlwind
finish possible was the latitude of the
democratic candidate regarding the trusts
(Continued on Second Page.)
HOWELL'S BACKERS II.
IltiHTINO MONOPOLY.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Nebraska Fair South
west Winds.
XKWS SHCTIOV
1 Irish Politic Are Warmlnar 1 p.
South Omaha Cheers for Mickey.
( losing; of n Qniet Campalan-
Tcrms of inuulry Settled On.
a Mans of F.arly Bittle nt Mukden.
n Nebraska State rni and Gossip.
Affairs rt South Omaha.
4 Cltisens F.nrtorne Juilae Slahaaah.
Truth About Harry Foster,
ft neaults of the Font Ball Gnmes.
H Last Week In Omnha Society.
7 Council Bluffs l.oral Matter.
town ew snd 4inlp.
Pope Likely to Call a Consistory.
F.DITOHIAL SF.CTIO
111 Killtorlnl and Comment.
II Condition of Omaha's Trade.
Truth About Mickey and HamnrUol
Hbhle Letter on the Parkerlte.
IS Commercial and Flnanrlal New.
IIAl.F-TOK SKONOX
1 Sketch nf Preld?nt Rooaevrlt.
Stories About Noted People.
What Insurance for the Family f
Plays, Playrra nnd Playhouaes.
Music and Musical Note.
3 Trait of the Two Leaders.
Trlearraphers' Success in Other
Fields.
4 Hclaht of Local Foot Bull Season.
Carpenter Interviews Lew Walltcc
5 Trackless Trolley I Successful.
Short Stories Grim and Gay.
fnrtona Capers of Cupid,
(tunlnt Fentnres of Life.
fl For nnd Abont Women Folks.
7 In the World of Sport.
H .Novelties in Photography.
COLOR SECTION
1 Buster Brown.
2 ( holly Cahcaller.
Alice Fixes the Nuts.
IS Does a Lance Family Pay?
4 Profile as Character Index.
Slam l.ansruage of Italian Crim
inals. 5 A Teacher of Love.
Widowhood Tests Civilisation.
U Belle of Nation' Capital.
7 The Son and the Slower.
A Vain Sacrifice Short Story.
H llow Onr Ancestora Traveled.
From Near and Far.
f Top o' the Mornln'.
lO Stage Artist in Urease Paint. '
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdnyl
Hour. Dear. Hour, Dear.
I a. m 41 1 p. m til
m 441 Up. in 413
7 a. in .'Ill a p. m 04
n a. til tin 4 p. m 41,1
t H. ni 44 II p. li 48
14 a. ra R4 41 p. m 412
11 a. m nil 7 p. in lit
lis ni RH
FOOT BALL SCORES.
Nebraska, 17 Iowa, ii,
Princeton, 12 West Point, 6.
Harvard, Dartmouth, O.
Cornell. KO Lehlah, 5.
Yale, It Brown, O.
Pennsylvania, U2 Lafayette, O.
MIchlKan, ittfi Drake, 4.
Illinois, 40 1 Ohio State, O.
Chicago, ( Texas, O.
Kansas, 24) Notre Dame. S.
Wisconsin, 3U Belolt, O.
POSITION ' OF FONTANELLES
President Smith Declare Club is Sup
porting; Ticket and Declares Con
trary Reports to Be False.
President Arthur C. Smith of the Fonta
nelle club vouches for the loyalty of the
club. Since the first of the campaign the
democratic World-Herald has been filled
with lurid tales pretending to show what
awful things the Fontanelles were planning
to do to the republican ticket, or at least
to certain republican nominees, bolstering
up its fakes with Interviews with "promi
nent republicans" and "one of the wild
ones" and various other straw men, but
President Smith, over his signature, gives
the He to all these yarns, saying they are
unwarranted, and declares the club is
unanimously supporting the ticket. This
is the text of a written statement he makes
to Chairman Cowell:
"OMAHA, Nov. 5, 1904. Mr. Robert Cowell,
Chairman Republican County Committee,
Douglas County: Referring to our con
versation of this date regarding the repub
lican county ticket in Douglas county, I
would state thut the Fontanelle club has
endorsed the same and Is giving the entire
county ticket its unanimous support. All
reports to the effect that the members of
the Fontanelle club are knifing any of the
republican candidates are, in my opinion,
false and unwarranted by the facts.
. "ARTHUR C. SMITH, President."
MAN KILLED BY M0T0RTRAIN
Karl Barrett of South Omaha Meets
Instant Death on Street ,
Viaduct.
Hank Barrett, aged about 36 years, was
Instantly killed Inst night by a train on
the Q street viaduct. South Omaha. He
attempted to cross the track in front of
motor train No. 96, In charge of Conductor
8. T. Derby ajid Motormaji C. T. Morgan.
His body wus horribly mangled and the
car had to be jacked up before It could be
removed. Barrett lived at the corner ol
Twenty-eighth and L streets and was em
ployed in the hide cellar at Armour's pack
ing house. He leaves a family. The body
was taken to Brewer's undertaking rooms.
MISS SOMERS WINS HONOR
Given Scholarship at Wellealey for
Kxcrllrnra of Work Done During
Freshman Year. - -
WELLF.SI,EY, Mass., Nov. 5 (gpeelil
Telegram. ) A list of forty-eight girls,
awarded honor scholarships for excellence
In the freshman class work at Wellealey
last year, was announced today by Prof.
Burrell. The list Included Misses May
Bomers of Omaha and Louise Moore
of Des Moines, la. The awards were made
for exceptional work, and are made on an
absolute standard, not In competition, so
that the average rank set Is very high.
GENEVA BONDSJSELLING FAST
Boston Investor Are Taking; the
Iaane at a Very Neat
Premium.
BOSTON. Mam., Nov. 5. (Special Tele
gram.) A 24.uo0 block of Geneva, Neo..
city bonds offered on the Huston market by
N. W. HurrH & Co., Is being rapidly
picked up by Investors, who are figuring
on a considerable raise in the bond market
afttr election, along with stocks and gen
eral securities The bunds are the i per
cent Issuu. maturing In lw and 1SJ4, an I
sell at Xai, netting the Investor about
per cent after accisied, Interest.
TERMS OF
THEJREATY
Czar Accepts Draft of tbs Convention fo
North Sea Commission.
COURT CONSISTS OF FIVE NAVAL OFFICER
United StaUi, Franc and Gnat Irltaii td,
Appoint One Each.
NEW STORY OF CAUSE Of FIRINQ
Report tbt Attack on Bassian licet V4
Organized at The Hague,
JAPANESE MINISTER AT HEAD OF PLOT,
Sensational Humor Is Attributed to a
High Authority Four Other Point)
in the Russian Con
trntlon J!
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 68;1 p. m.-i
The terms of the Anglo-Rurslan convention)
agreeing on the constitution of the com
mission, an described by articles Ix to xl
of The Hague peace convention, to Invee
tigate tho North sea incident are aa fol
lows:
Firstly The commission is to coiudit of
five member, namely, ottlcers of Ureat
Krltaln, Uuilu, the t'naed Htaies snd
France, theHe to select it llfth. If they
cannot agree upon a choice the selection
is to be entrusted to the sovereign oi some
country to be chosen by Ureat Britain and
Hus li.
becondly The commission to report on all
the clrcumstutieeM relating to tl.e disaster
and establish the reypoiuUbillty.
Thirdly Tho commission to have thsj
power to settle ail giioaiions of procedure.
Fourthly The parties 10 bind them.ie.ves
to supply the commislin with ail taa
necessary Information, facilities, etc
Flithly The commission to meet in Pari
so soon as poMlb.e alter the signature.
Sixthly the report of the commission to
be officially communicated to the respeotiv)
governments.
Provlslnns are to be added regarding the
assessors' and agents' expenses, a decision
to be reached by a majority, etc.
It is expected that the commission will
assemble In about a fortnight.
The greateat satisfaction prevails at the
Foreign otllce at the complete agreement
reached and a firm hope is expressed that
the American admiral to be selected by tho
United States to hit on the commission
will prove an impartial Judge of the fact
submitted.
Itnssla Ha Xew Story.
A sensational report Is current here, at
trlbuted to a high authority, that Russia
will undertake before the international
commission to prove that the Japanese
minister at The Hague actually organised
an attack on the Russian squadron and
will produce a message sent -by the mln
later containing complete evidence that
such was the case. .
It Is announced that the Russian govern
ment has accepted the draft of the Anglo
Russian convention for the settlement of
the North sea incident.
The convention covers six articles aa pre
viously forecasted from here. The commis
sion will sit in Parte and will consist of
five members, Russian, British, American
and French, the representatives of these
four nations to choose the fifth member.
Broad lines for the Inquiry are laid down
for the convention, but the commission will
have wide latitude in determining all the
relevant facts. Although the convention is
agreed to, it is believed that some minor
matters connected with the subject. tk
exact nature of which cannot be ascer
tained, are still undecided.
The Associated Press has strong reason
to believe that the letter from Vigo pub
llshed In the Novoe Vremya thla morning,
represents practically the substance of Vies
Admlrul Rojcslvensky's detailed report Sub
mitted to Emperor Nicholas today by OkdJV
tain Clado. Indeed it is almost oertala
that the letter was written by Captain
Clado himself. It has attracted much at
tentlon, being accepted by the public aa
well as by the Novoe Vremya aa the com
plcte Russian version of the North sea In
cident.
Io Confirmation of Story.
1:10 a. m. The Associated Press has not
obtained official confirmation of the sen
sational report that an Intercepted dispatch
from the Japanese minister at The Hague,
would be produced in the court of Inquiry
into the recent North sea Incident to prova
the existence of a plot to destroy the Rus
sian Raltic fleet. There ia, however, said
to be good grounds fur believing the re
port to be true and that there are many In
dtcattons that the Russian government hag
been long In possession of strong evidence
of a Japanese plan to Intercept all of Vic
Admiral Rojestvensky'a warships. This
explains the willingness of Russia to sub
mlt the case to international Inquiry, She
would scarcely have prbposed this course
unless convinced that she had a strong'
case.
Substance of Ruaalan Position.
Commenting editorially on the letter, the
Novoe Vremya declares It shows It waa not
a case of panic, nor of the misreading of
signals, but of cool calculation of the time
of the arrival of the torpedo boata after
they were sighted by the Russian transport
Kamtchlatka.
The Novoe Vremya says the commission
will have an opportunity of seeing tho wire
less messages on the subject.
Four point of the Russian case, as pre
sented simultaneously by special dis
patches from Paris to two papers here,
which bear evidence that they came from
Inspired sources, are as follows:
First Information 'which reached Vloa
Admiral RoJeMvensky as he wu leaving
Liunisli waters showed that suspicious ves
sels were in the Norlh sea, navigating first
under one flag and then under annther.
Second The transport Kamchatka s re
port by wireless telegraphy some time be
fore the incident occurred, that it had aen
two torpedo boa Lb (the Kamtchatka being;
then thirty miles behind tne vwuadron).
Third loiter the receipt of t uuMoua
wireless message signed ' ''Kumb hutka.'1
nt-kmg for tho exact latliudo iin.1 long.tude
of the squadron, a mnKsagi) wh.ch 4 atter
ward ascertained wus never sent by the
Kumtchutmi.
Fourth '1 hen the apearanee-nf two tor
pedo boats alongKlde the souadron, which
could not huve been Russian, as sll the
Russian torpedo -beats Were .lhn in the
Kngllsh channel The squadron did not Ara
URtii the torpedo boats were seen.
The fact that only seven torpedo boats
are now with the squadron, whereas eight
left Ul.uu, Is explained by the fact that ona
of them broke down before the squadron
left Danish waters and was towed buck to
I.lbau by tho Russlun 1 o-breuker Knnak.
The reports of ltrltlsh warship following
up the vmlous divisions of the Russian
squadron are creating Intense irritation
here. The Svlet wwa;
The shadowing nf the Huaslan squadron
by llrll.Mli trui.-ers cannot go on. This
game niutl be stopped, and tba gvauaV tut
ietter.