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The Omaha Daily Bee. FOR A CHARACTERISTICALLY WEST IRH NEWSPAPER READ THE BEE The Bee's Sunday Magazine Features Outtop those of All Competitors. KSTARLISIJEI) JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MOKNINO, No VKMIJEK 7, 1J04. SINGLE COPY TI1IJEE CENTS. CLAIMS OF LEADERS Republican! Expect to Get 314 Electoral Vetes and Democrats 270. LATTER ISSUE ANOTHER STATEMENT Again Say that the Eepublicani Expended Large Amount of Money. POPULISTS CLAIM MILLIE ND A HALF Mr. Wattnn Ravi the Vo, " eoreia Will Be Oast for. i HOOSIER STATE IS SAFE 'UBLICAN e i I.atesl Estimate Gives ''"mr for Xatlonal, Btnte an sla- tlve Tickets Ontlo Hew York. NEW YORK. Nov. 6. There win no ex treme activity about political headquarters tnriiiv. but the managers were aiert ana wntchlng the close of the campaign with great Interest. The democratic national committee Issued a statement Claiming" with confidence the election of Judge Parker and also making assertions about the campaign fund of the republican party. Chairman Cortelvou. although shown a copy of the statement, would make no comment further than to repeat the claim made last niitm that Mr. Roosevelt would have 314 votes In the electoral college. The democrats claim 870 votes. About the hotels where politicians usually eather and where great Interest Is shown on the eve of an election there was the same quiet that has marked the progress of the canvass. A few groups m caies discussed tho situation and expressed opin ions on the result, but there waa no ex citement or offers to wager any large sums, which has been a feature of previous elec tions. Borne opinions were expressed by mem bers of the different committees, their views being that the election would be a land slide for the candidate they supported. Wldo difference in the estimates of the two committees and the confidence with which the managers of both parties ex pressed caused no little comment. There was also discussion upon the newspaper polls and they were endorsed and dis credited according to the party basis of the person who gave an opinion. Both committees received reports during the day from lieutenants In the field, and both clulmed that the reports bore out their predictions of success and caused their respective partisans to declare with In creased confidence their belief In the eleo tlon of the candidate they supported. Judge Parker, who closed his tour of speeohes in BTooklyn last evening, re mained In New York until 6 o'clock, when he left for Esopua. . No special plans have been made by either committee for , tomorrow, but they will be In close communication with party manngers In debatable states, and the last JlnaJL suggestions Jfor .Tuesday's work will be made. ' ; Statement by Cortelyon. George B. Cortelyou, chairman of the re publican national committee, made a brief statement tonight, reiterating his forecast j of the previous night on the result of the election. He said: As a final forecast I see no reason to change my previous statement and I ad- here to that after receiving full reports from all over the United States In the last forty-fight hours. I am satisfied that the repuhlleun candidates for president and vice presidium will carry every northern Btate, with the possible exception of Maryland and Nevadn, and will have not less than 314 of the 47H votes in the electoral college. Popnllsta Claim Million anil Half. Mclvln O. Falllser. chairman of the New York executive committee of the people's party, tonight Issued a statement In which . he said: ' Mr. Watson will poll over 1.500.000 votes throughout the country. The people's party Is now thoroughly organized and is more national In character than the republican pnrty. It has aggressive organizations In every state of the union except Vermont, Rhode Inland and Pennsylvania. In nil ex cept these states Its ticket Is on the offi cial ballot. Mr. Watson advises us that tho electoral vote of Georgia will be cast for him. A people'srinrty congressman will In all probability be elecetd in Alabama. In New York state T feel confident that Watson and Houlton will poll from 40,000 to , SO.000 votes. Claims In New York State. Governor Odcll refused tonight to glvs out any figures on the state ticket, but said that he felt assured that Greater New York could not roll up a big enough ma jority to. overcome the vote that Hlgglns would receive north of the Harlem river. William Halpln, chief of the executive com mittee of the republican county committee, tonight gave out a forecast of the result In which he estimated 154,000 votes In New York county for Roosevelt and 19S.O0O for Parker, with about 140.000 votes going to the other candidates. Charles P. Murphy, the leader of Tam many, when asked for a final estimate oti tho election, tonight snld: Fvery Indication points to a great demo cratic success. I refrain from pointing to figures because I do nut wish to risk the illegal figures in the up state districts. In previous years I have given accurate estimates of -the city vote, only to find that the OdWI managers provided by fraud elee. ) tlon returns to overcome the city majority. Prudence dictates now that the republican management should not know In advance the- majority which New York City will give for the democratic ticket. PINAL 8TATKMKST OK DEMOCRATS C harge that Republicans Have Bought the election Reiterated. NEW YORK, Nov. A The democratic nutluiml committee tonight gave out for publication a formal and flnul statement. It Is addressed to "democratic and Inde pendent voters," and reads ns follows: This committee lias conducted a national canvass In a manner. It believes, Ix-fltting the dignity and integrity of the American pj-ople. It has advanced no tmugiuatlve IhIiiis respecting results and not accepted or uce In the cumpalgn a single dollar irom the tariff-bred trusts, whose exac tions have so grcully increased the cost "v''ry.n.!0,,,sUy ' llfe B,J which are now contributing from their g.ilm great Bums of money to perpbtuute republican The democratic cundidate. If elected, wll This committee asks for Itseir onlv nurh credit as lis ,.n,lrt.. r ,i. so VHSS tV rf.i a' country are to ! coimrutu Li,, -i-TJlV- (;,cl t,mt uu of discordance committee, have la-en met by un avalanche The source of sutnly of this great repnS ll an campaign fund Is n longer a matter of suspicion. The republican candidate de clsred with great vehemence tliut lie had CTX-atlnued en Betoud Fags.) II ... I , ,. T y ,ree ,roln obligation, direct son. iT'V J ""V Person, or group of per- far? of Vn.,,p,VblicmU",,e"U,K of the We'" ff.trn this achievement are well understood At every turn, by every conceivable method In every doubtful district of everv dY.uht fill stats the efforts which we maintain to have at least been patriotic and cMm show credit to tK'th the cn11tt ..... discusses British education! Sir William Anson Ssys Peslre for Knowledge Mast Re Created In People-. LONDON, Nov. 5-iPp'Cinl Cablegram to The Bee.) Speaking at Hie annual meet ing of the Iiflton Jvlu- ition society, held In tho town hall of that borough this week, Sir William Ann, M. P.. raid that if they were ever to solve the problem with which they were now confronted they would have to make up their minds how they were to regard the present educational system. People who thought about education at all seemed to fall Into two huge groups. There were those he would call optimists. These thought that the country had got on very well In the past with our present method, and that to dwell too much upon education was to waste the time that should be spent upon the practlcnl business of life. They also somewhat begrudged the money the country spent upon ele mentary and higher education. They would, In point of fact, allow things to go on as they had done. Then there was the other group, whom they would call pessi mists, although they would perhaps piefer to call themselves educationists. These people declared that we were losing ground in commerce, and that we mlKht even be worsted In wnr for want of that scientific system of education which they would like to produce. Between these two groups there was an Infinite variety of Bhades of opinions. lie did not quite agree with cither party, because he rather gathered from the Mosely commission that the chief thing we wanted was one of the things that was hardest to acquire. It was not money, It was not method; but It was be lief In the value of ' education. Looking at the report of the commission, he should suy that the United States started with two great advantages. They started with a belief In education, which was shared by the children, by the parents, by the teach ers, and, what waa most Important of all, by the employers of labor. He would make this detraction, however, from that great advantage. They believed In educa tion as a means of advancement In life. He confessed that he himself liked to put the value of education somewhat higher. He would rather say that education en nobled the whole life, whether they suc ceeded or failed. There, was another ad vantage the United States had, namely, educationally they started with a clean slate. Let them look back upon the diffi culties which we had created for ourselves by our own neglect. For how long did the state disregard education altogether? Tfe result was that voluntary agencies tooV-Uie field. Now we had to adjust with difflcultymany conflicting educational claims. Thec was also the teuchers' diffi culty. The sUvje had gone on assuming that If It found money for elementary edu cation, the teachers would grow, and the supply answer the needs. Now the dearth of teachers was approaching a calamity. Moreover, the United States started with no religious difficulty. Then the schools were free and were frequented by all classes. Another problem in England was the poverty of the children, whereby there was some difficulty In Insuring that they got the benefits which the elementary schools provided. On the question of ex aminations, which were abolished in Amer ica, he said that the examination, . which was a completion fit a' continuous and well planned course of study, was not at all a bad thing. Examinations, well conducted, were milestones on the royal road to learn ing. If asked what he had learned from the perusal of these Mosely reports, he should Bay that "We want a system of secondary schools co-ordinated with the elementary schools. The ratepayer and the chancellor of the exchequer would shrink from the task of throwing open the sec ondary schools free of charge; but by the Judicious use of our existing resources he an education higher than that of the ele mentary schools. We could not, or would not, afford the time which the child In the United States gave to the combined edu cation of the elementary and higher schools. Teaching In the secondary school should begin at 12; and they wanted a belief on the part of all, and especially on the part of the employer, that the boy or girl who was educated was better worth having than the boy or girl who began life straight from the elementary school. The lesson of the' Mosely commission was, "You must believe, and then you will see." BAR POLES FROM SCHOOLS Prussian Government Creates Con siderable Excitement by Ner Rale on Subject. BERLIN,' Nov. S.-(Speclal Cablegram to The Bee,) In consequence of the resolution of the Prussian government to exercise control over the communal schools out side of school hours, a large number of meetings to protest against their action are announced. The Polish population Is especially af fected, as many of their social gatherings were also held In the premises of the com munal schools. At a meeting of the leaders of the Polish colony here, a resolution has been adopted to build a great Polish house In Berlin, which will form a center for religious, social and ' nationalist associa tion, The municipality are considering what steps are now to be taken In view of the attitude of the government, but it la perfectly evident that they are powerless, as the minister of education has both cus tom and law on his sldt, and la deter mined to keep the schools from being used by persons whose loyalty la in any way doubtful. CHAMBERLAIN WRITES LETTER Reiterates Position aa to Necessity of Change In Rrltlsh Fiscal Laws. LONDON, Oct. 5.-tSpeclal Cablegram to The Bee.)-81r Thomas R. Dewar M. P.. has received the following letter from Mr! Chamberlain - I confidently rely on the' Intelligence of 6cottih unionists to reject the mtr..D rcaentatlons of my opponents with regard to my policy, which was fully explained at tflo great meeting in Glasgow lust vear The facts and arguments upon which I then baaed my proposals for a change "in our fiscal system remain absolutely unre futed, and I am more than ever convinced that the policy adopted sixty years ago by this country and rejected by every ether civilized nation, including our own color-hit must be inodiHed to not new conditions If we are to maintain our position hi a great manufacturing nation and to find employ ment for our constantly glowing popula tion. At the same time It is not lean Important that we aliould meet half way tl.e action of our fellow subjects throughout his majesty's dominions, and should take the only practical method which has b-en or run be suggested for uniting the empire more closely in view of the increasing power and Influence of our foreign com petitors. Crown Princess o( Cores Dead. (SEOUL, Nov. G-Tho crown princess died here last nbjfh& keedy XA1LS SOME LIES Hitchcock'i Campaign of Misrepresentation in Washington and Sarpy. 'DEMOCRATIC DECEPTION IS MADE PLAIN Great Meetlna; at Arlington Listens to the Republican Candidate for Congress and Cheers Mini to the lie ho. ARLINGTON, Neb., Nov. 6. (Special.) Standing room was ut a premium at the republican meeting held at the opera housp here last night. It was otp of the largest and most enthusiastic meetings ever held in the town. Excellent music was furnished by the Kennard Cornet band. W. S. Cook presided. Frank Jahnel, candidate for the legislature, outlintd his position on state issues. W. D. Mailer, candidate for the state senate, told how he stood for the flcket. Judge Irving Y. Buxter of Omaha, deilt some telling blows to the fusion criti cisms of the revenue law, and from the applause he received, he satl.-fled the audi ence that the new act was a great im provement over the old law, and would work out for the benefit of the farmers and people generally throughout tne state. John L. Kennedy, candidate for congress, delivered one of the most effective speeches ever made In Washington county. He spoke at Arlington eight years ago and made many friends then; but he captured the town last night. After touching upon national Issues and stating clearly the danger to the country from democratic success at the polls, ne referred particu larly to Mr. Hitchcock's . postul savings bank bill, and broughtout the fact that It had been withheld until the very last day of the session so that by no chance cojld It come to a vote before election day. He said he fa vored the establlshmert of postal savings banks, and thought he could do more to secure them than any member of the minority party In the house. The contents of Mr. Hitchcock's "garden seed" letter created considerable amusement, and the audlencs seemed to agree with- Mr. Hitch cock that for substantial results it would bo necessary to go to the G. O. P. Denounces Cnmpalsn Circular. Mr. Kennedy then took up the charge being made against him that his advice in certain bond litigation cost Washington county $27,(100 and handled the Bubject without gloveB. On this point he spoke as follows: There has been circulated In Washington county an anonymous circular bearing tlie facsimile copies of a check and warrant for M.OiJO Issued to me by Washington county in May. I'M. for attorney s fees In certain litigation In which I represented the county. That circular contains the statement that as attorney for the county in lS'.W I ad vised the county not to settle, but to fight, the Sioux City & Pacific railway bonds. This is absolutely and unqualifiedly false, and known to be so by those who Issued the unsigned circular. If this circular was being used against me In my own county of Douglas 1 would not spend five minutes upon It, nor dignify It by discussing It at all. It was gotten out and circulated under a.. riti-ntln nt Mr. Hitchcock and his friends, and It Is a sample of the campaign methods employed against me during this congressional fight. No man among them had the courage or the manhood to attach his signature to the document, and no man among them believes Its staterneBta -to be true. It Is a dastardly and cownrdly at tack and should be resented and rebuked by every fair-minded man in Washington county. . m . I was not consulted or employed by the rountv board until after the proposition to refund the bonds had been turned down, nor did I ever advise tVe board to accept or reject the proposition. The bonds hnd been voted in 1G8. At that time Judce Eleazer Wskeley of Omaha gave the county a written opinion that they were Issued without statutory authority and were void. The people of Washington county voted once or twice on the proposi tion to refund them and the vote was over whelmingly against it. The bondholders then hsd n act passed permitting the board to refund such bonds, and the propo sition to refund was made to the board under that act. Objections were filed by W. E. David snd T. M. Carter, and under the lw the whole matter was certified to the district court of Washlns-ton countv. That court, after elaborate argument, held the bonds to be Illegal nd void, and that they could not be refunded. Won the County's Case. The bondholders then sued the countv and county officers In the United State's circuit court at Omaha to compel a levy of taxes to pay the bonds. It was then that I was employed, after the proposition to re fund had been defeated by the district court and the county had been sued by the bondholders. The board appointed a committee to consult several Omaha law yers and ascertain on what terms they could be employed to assist the county at torney In the litigation. My proposition was the most favorable to the county and was accepted. The action which I was then employed to defand was an equity suit. It was fully briefed and argued in the circuit court nt Omaha and In the court of appeals at St. Louis, and we were successful In both courts. The county had agreed In writing to pay me ll.ono for my services In that case. I rendered the serv ices, the county won the suit. I was pnH the monev and the board was satisfied with the result. Those responsible for this cir cular were either Ignorant of the facts of that litigation or purposely withheld them. After we won the action ref.rred to, in which 'he 11.000 was paid, a law suit was brought In the circuit court at Omaha nealnst Washington county, to recover Judgment on certain of the bonds. I was emnloyed in that case, and was to re reive HMO, nnd a further contlns-ent fe. If the bonds were held to be invalid. After extended argument In the circuit court at Omahra, we were defeated by that court and Judgment was rendered against tha county on the bonds. That was a test case. Had the Judgment stood. It would have meant that Washington county was snhleet to Judgments aggregating about jlSft.niiO. After that Judgment had been en tered. T appeared before the board, for the first and only time, and advised an appeal by tho county to the court of ap peals at St. Louis. I stated then that the , . ., , n TnricrA Oiirlnnri .....1.1 . possibly Btand; that I would take the caso ' to tne court 01 appr-aia ior n contingent ,that Is. I waa to receive nothing, even If the Judgment was reversed unle-ei the londs were held to be invalid. Mv proposition was accented. I brlefid anl argued the case orallv at St. I.ouls in the court of pppeals; that court reversed Judge Carland's decision, hot held thit the bonds were valid according to their terms; that Is, that the bondholders were entitled to at 1 mill annuel levy on the taxable property of the countv. but were not entitled to Judgment on the bonds. That ended my connection with the Iftlgatlon. Did Not Participate In Refunding. The bonds were afterwards refunded, but without my participation in the proceed ings. I had nothing to do with any of the refunding propositions, and never advised the county to refuse the first proposition. J 1 was simply empinyea as a law- 1 fended them to the satisfaction of the board ana receiveu tne com pensation which the county, through the hoard, had agreed to pay. I do not ask von to take my statement for these facts. I I ask you to read the printed statement I issued by the county officials, signed by I everv living member who was on the ' board during the proceedings, and the 'countv attorney. Let ms read their name-i: ltenry rlonwer, rnairman or ine iioira ror l!Mi; A. O. Pound, John Rlaro, Magnus Johnson, members of the board for 1MU; William Wilson. J. D. Aiken, then members of the board. Herman Aye, then county attorney. Deception la Deliberate. For the purpose of showing you the bad faith of those responsible for the circular, and the malicious character uf the at tack, 1 want to read to vou nlso the affl davit of K. C Plen-e of Blair: "Slate of Nebraska. Washington County, ss: R C. Ilerce. being first duly sworn, says that a few days before the republican (Continued on Second Page.) GENERAL ELECTION IN ITALY Partial Retnrns !( that rower ot Kxtrcme Fertles Is Greatly Diminished. ROME, Nov. ft. The general election for memlers of the Chamber or Deputies took place today and up to midnight no serious Incident had been reported. Results have Ixen ascertained In about three-fifths of the constituencies assorting that the power of the extreme parties has diminished, without, however, materially augmenting the number of ministerial followers, us most of the r.e-v recruits are conserva tives, who may re expected to sum aban don Premier Glolltti, a liberal. Sonnlno, the leader of the opposition, has lost some of his followers, owing to the fact that Milan, which formerly was represented by extremists, has elected two conservatives, one clerical and one social reformist, one tf whom, Turail, was supported even by non-socialists. As Turnti, though a leader of the socialist reformists, condemned the general strike, his election is regarded as a reply to that strike. Genoa, where tho strike was most violent, overthrew the extremists. Ferrl, the socialist leader In most of the forty constituencies, gathered only a few votes, especially where the socialists were competing with prominent politicians, as minister of the treasury, Luzattl. who had l.GtKS votes out of J,O00 and Ferrl W6. The clericals voted almost everywhere for con servative candidates. Further returns and second ballotlngs next Sunday may con siderably change the situation. MOKR RIOTISG AT IXMSBRIK Disorder Follows the Funeral of Artist Prersy. INNISBRUK, Nov. 6. The body of the artist Prezzy, who was stabbed through the heart with a bayonet during the rioting here on the night of November 3, was hurled this afternoon In the Innisbruk cemetery In the presence of a great' crowd and with an Imposing ceremony. Perfect order was maintained. A strong force of gendarmes kept the route clear and large detachments of troops were held In re serve. The city council had decided that the funeral should ba at thef public ex pense and black flags were hung on all public buildings. The coffin was followed to the cemetery by the burgomaster, mem bers of the city council, the rector of the university, members of the academic senate and students' clubs carrying flags. The coffin was hidden under masses of wreathes. Burgomaster Grlel and Deputy Schnlk de livered orations at the side of the grave. -After' the funeral crowds promenaded the streets, singing German patriotic songs, and 3.000 people assembled In Maria Theresa street, where Deputies Berger and Stein delivered Inflammatory addresses. The police Interposed and the two deputies fled to the station, where they took train for Vienna to avoid arrest. Disorders were renewed late this evening. A mob paraded the streets, whistling and cat-calling and throwing fireworks under the feet of the horses of the gendarmes who were attempting to disperse them. Re inforcements for the gendarmes finally ar rived, scattered the rioters and closed the road to the imperial palace to all traffic. VIENNA. Nov. . Prime Minister Von Koerber this morning-had a strong inter view with Herr Erler, vice burgomaster of Innisbruk, and Henry Denschatte, leader of fne people's parry, .fhe pr-.-mler flimly de clined to close the Italian faculty of the University of InnJsbruk. - MINOR DISTURBANCE AT M1LA Germane Provoke an Assault by Sins. Ins "The Watch on the Rhine." MILAN, Nov. 6. About 500 students to day gathered In the center of the city crying "down with Austria" and called to the balcony of his hotel the Innesbruck correspondent of II Colerrler della Snla, who had Just arrived from that place, after having been severely maltreated by Ger mans. Subsequently four Germans, who were sitting In a cafe, began singing "The Watch on the Rhine." Requests that they cease were met with further insults and declarations that the Italians were cowards. A fight, in which sticks were used, then ensued and a number of persons were In jured. The police, however, restored order. American Evnnaelists In Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 6. The American evangelists, Torry and Alexander, opened a three months' revival here today In a bulldiiiR that had been specially erected for the purpose, with a seating capacity of 12,000 and which Is called Tournament hall. Twenty thousand people came to tho opening meeting. The choir numbers 3,500 and there are S00 trained workers. The whole city Is stirred End Mr. Torry believes that Great Britain is on the eve of a great religious awakening. American Squadron at Gibraltar. GIBRALTAR, Nov. 6. The cruisers Olympia, Cleveland and Des Moines of the United States European squadron, Rear Admiral Jewell commanding, have arrived here. The Olympia had in tow the British schooner Elizabeth, with Its stern badly damaged by collision with the Olympia on the night of November 6. The Olympia was not damaged. ; ATTENDANCE AT WORLD'S FAIR Over Six Hundred Thousand Persons See the Din Show During; the . Past Week.' ST. LOUIS. Nov. 6. The following at tendance statement was Issued today by the division of admissions of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition company: Monday, October 31 87.227 Tuesday 102,47 Wednesday KH.tiinl Thursday 07.fi.'f!l Friday 03,297 Saturday 139.1&3 Total Recapitulation: April, 1 day May, X days June. 28 days July, 2T days August. 27 days ... September. 2U days October. 27 days ... November, 8 days ., 634.442 187.733 i.om.s'a 2.124. (CW 2.343.557 3.0XH.743 S.fcM 73 3,fi'.'23i9 547.215 Total !.t7,737 PRIMER OF WATER WORKS FRED NASH'S ELECTRIC LIGHTING MONOPOLY. II. A. Iloliitvge, gpneru! niHintKer Omaha Elwtric Mulit nnd Power Co. 8. E. fill welt zer, wiretary Omaha KUftric Unlit and rower Co. Clydf V. Drew, cashier. Oniahn Electric UtfUt and I'over Co. AV.-B. White-horn. piirchanlng aent Omaha Kleetrlc Light and Power. Co. II. L. Martin, bookkeeper Oniuha Electric I,lght and Power Co. II. A. Heahury, clerk Omaha Electric Light and Power Co. Thomas X. Crosby, liookkeeper Omaha Electric Light and Tower Co. A. L. English, electrician Omaha Electric Light and Power Co. A. C. Powers, lolihylnt Omaha Electric Light and Power Co. The original nlgnut urea may Ik- wen In the office of tho city clerk nts the city hall, attached to the petition tiled by It. It. Howell asking that his name bo placed ou the orhdul ballot as ft "republican" candidate for the water board. FUSION' CAUSE IS HOPELESS Populist Leader at Lincoln Talks of Mil takes of Hit Party. Republican meeting this evening (OTrrnor Mickey, Former Senator Tharston and Congressman Bur kett to Make Addresses at Lincoln. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Nov. . (Special.) The hope lessness of the cause of the fuslimista Is shown In a statement made yesterday afternoon by a populist who Is very close to the populist headquarters. He said: We have made many mistakes In this rampRlgn that might have been avoided. Our first mistake was when we fused with the democrats. We fhoul.i have fused iih the rt publicans. I was In favor of In dorsing Mortensen for treasurer anil for Indorsing McBi'len for superintendent. I was sat down on hard though and did not make my motion. It would have been a great deal more to our credit to Indorse such men as Mortensen and McBrlen, who hav hen tried and found all right, than to have accepted the democratic nominees, men about whom we know nothing. We have talked non-partlsanshlp all during this campaign, and talklsg that and car rying It out by indorsing some of the re publican candidates might have won us something. As It Is it will be a great surprise to me If we make any kind of a showing. Republican Meetlna; Tonight. In bo far as public meetings ure con cerned the fuslonlsts In ,ancasier county have ended their campaign, while the re publicans will have one more big rousing meeting tomorrow night. The speaktrs for this meeting will be former Senator Thura ton, Governor Mickey and Congressman Burkett. It will be held at the Oliver theater and it is expected that an im mense crowd will be In attendance. The republican campaign In this county has been well conducted and there- seems little reason to doubt that the full vote will be gotten out, assuring the old-tlmo republican majorities all along the Una. Some republicans like Joe Johnson, who Is mad because , Governor Mickey wouldn't appoint him la6or commissioner, have tied up with the fuslonlsts for the elec tion of the fusion legislative ticket and to cut down Governor Mickey's majority. There Is little to indicate, however, that the activity of these disgruntled repub licans will cut much Ice. Governor Mickey spent the day hers, after several days campaigning in Omaha and expressed himself as being satisfied with the outlook. He will go to Osceola Tuesday to vote. At an enthusiastic meeting of the Travel ing Men s Republican club, held at the Lin coln hotel last night. It adopted a state ment endorsing Governor Mickey and con tradicting the reports of the strength of his opposition. Address to Laboring; Men. A nonpartisan meeting of laboring men was held here tonight, at which addresses werjiiade by republicans and democrats, who tidvanced reasons why the laboring men should support the two parties. Don C. Despuln, who spoke for the republicans, said, in part: Inasmuch as it is the Sabbath day on which we meet it would be more appropri ate tor me to preach a sermon than to dwell, upon, the-week-day sub.tnct of poli tics. 1 will therefore take aa my text, "The Laboring Mun Must Stand by Those Who Stand by Him" taken from the book of Uompers. 1 will preach the gospel of Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. It Is unnecessary for me to deal with na tional issues. You all know where Theo dore Roosevelt stands upon the policies that ure of Interest to the workingmun. His mouth Is not sealed with a padlock nor his actions clothed with mystery. A union man himself, he la In perfect accord with the principles of unionism and a sym pathizer of the laborer. His record on la bor, legislation stands open for public in spection. Let us for a moment look backward to the period of democratic rule from 1!93 to 1X97, commonly known ua tho "era of free uuu; houses." Tne morning after the election of Cleve land and the democratic congress the peo ple knew that a new law tariff would be enacted. Disaster after disaster, failure afte-r failure followed. In 1893 there were 15,242 failures, amounting to $346.OUO,00O. Thest figures Increase us you continue through the era of Clevelandlsm. In Mas sachusetts alone wages decreased t!0,OcU,ue0. In 2U0 great manufacturing establishment of the United States wages fell $13,000,000. Railway employes fell off 10O.OO0 in num ber and wages were greatly reduced among those who were fortunate to retain their positions. It is estimated that the loss In earnings by the laboring men In the Unltea States averuged i8O,0H!,000 a year and over 11.000,000 a duy durmg the tntlre period from the election of Cleveland and a free trade congress to the electiun of McKinley and a protection congress. -Poverty and destitution were abroad throughout this great land. Thousands of laboring men throughout the land begged their dully bread from free bread and soup houses. The republican party assumed control again in lt97 and the country rap Idly recovered from the terrible period preceding. The wages of worklngmen over the country In 11)00 amounted to more than ISOO.OOO.OOO more than in 1894. Concerning state issues there are several matters of vital importance to the wage earners of the state. 1 maintain that tiie garnishee law is the paramount Issue of the campaign in Nebraska. Governor Mii-key Is entitled to the support of every laboring man and wage earner in Ne braska, whether he be republican, demo crat, socialist or what not. The original bill as drafted by the corporation and business interests of the state provided for Imprisonment for debt, it was not, however. Introduced because no one had the courage to do so. This fact shows to what extent the corporations of the state desires to grind the laboring man with the iron heel of class legislation. The bill us p:sed was moulded a great deal. but was vicious nevertheless and a measure of extreme class legislature. : The laws of this state allow the head of ' a family to hold exempt a homestead worth tz.M in audition to an nousenom furniture. They also allow the bead of a fumlly, If he owns no homestead, personal property valued at fsVO. I maintain, therefore, that a law which would allow one class of citizens to exempt from $5ou to $2,000 worth of property and refuses to allow a labor ing man an exemption of IjO is criminal1 and malicious. Should Guvernor Mickey be defeated it will be the duty of the next aovernor to sign such a hill if passed. Whv? Because the Uereat or uovernor Mickey would show conclusively that the luborlnn men und s?ople of Nebraska want such a law. Are tne lauoring men or Nebraska cn- Ing to vote against the mun who h;il the moral courage to kill the infamous bill that would Jiave caused hardshlpa to all and loss of work to hundreds? Governtr Mickey Is the friend of union labor and the working man and It Is now up to them (Continued on Second Page.) HOWELL'S BACKERS II. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Monday and Tuesday. Temperature at Omaha Vesterdnyi Hour. Dea. Hoar. Des. n a. m 4 'J 1 p. m II a. m 41 8 p. m 7 a. m 4'J !' p. m ,,s N a. til ..... . -1(1 4 p. m . tlil l a. tn 4il tt P. nt 111 a. m M p. m MI tl a. m .17 7 p. m 3 12 ni nit H p. in K-'l p. m Bit SUMMARY OF WAR SITUATION Indications that the Japs Will Try to Force Another lirneral Kngnaement. Military activity in the vicinity of the Shakhe river Is limited to the extension and strengthening of entrenchm-nts. There are Indications that the Japanese have not given up the plan of seeking to force Gen eral Kouropatkln Into another general en gagement, although In military circles at St. Petersburg the belief Is expressed that there will be no other big battle In the campaign this yeur. PROBLEMS 0F IRRIGATION Snbjecta tp Be Discussed by the Sa tlonal Congress at El Paso. Texas. EL PASO. Tex., Nov. 6.-The executive committee of the twelfth national Irriga tion congress has mniled to all delegates an advnnce program of the coming session of 'the congress to be held In this city November 15 to 18. The first and fourth days of the congress will be devoted to general sessions, but on the second and third days the work will be divided into five sections, namely: Forestry, engineer ing and mechanics, production by Irriga tion, climatology, and rurul settlement, each section meeting In a separate hnll. This program Includes addresses and papers by eighty-seven of the most prominent experts in their respective departments, nil of whom have advised tho committee of their intention to be present. A large list of delegates is already In the hands of the secretury. Additional lists are being received daily from all parts of the country and a heavy attendance, in cluding many women, is assured. The local entertainment committee has completed, ten days in advance of the meeting, every detail for the entertainment of the visitors. A large auditorium, splen didly lighted, has been constructed espec ially for the congress and diversions of an unique character have been arranged for the delegates. ILLINOIS MINEST0 RESUME Engineers Will Become Members of Miners' Union and Will Accept Terms of the Operntors. SPRINGFIELD, 111., Nov. . Officials of the Illinois United Mine Workers' union received reports this afternoon from over the state to the effect that a large per cent of the striking engineers have decided to accept a reduction of 5.55 per oent In wages end become members of the miners' organi zations. These men will appear at the mines Monday and ask to be reinstated. While the reports conflict with the state ment made Saturday afternoon by Mack Taylor of Danville, president of the engi neers, that practically every district had voted to continue the strike, the officials of tho Mine Workers say there Is no ques tion that the mine engineers will go back to work. The engineers at Spring Valley, where 3,000 miners are employed, have voted to return to work. The engineers in tho LaSalle coal fields, where a like number of miners are employed, also have voted to return to work under the new scale. In the Wilmington or northern coal fields the engineers, too, have voted to abide by the agreement and go back to work. FIGHT AM0NG GLASS MEN Struggle of Rival Unions for Control of the Trade Results In Prob able Murder. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Nov. . Trouble which has been brewing between the or ganizations of window glass worlcers, con testing for supremacy here, culminated In a fight today which resulted In the fatal shooting of Ollle Walker, a member of the Phillips organization, known as New L. A. 300. Knights of Ijtbor. President Paul St. Peter of Old L. A. 300 and Patrick McFall, a member of the old organization, have been arrested, charged with assault with intent to kill. The fight followed an accidental meeting of McFull, St. Peter and Walker, all 'of whom were accompanied by a number of friends. The streets are crowded with glass workers tonight and serious collision between the members of the factions Is feared. ART EXHIBITAT NEW YORK Many of the Pictures at the St. Louis Fair Will Be Taken to the Metropolis. ST. 'LOUIS, Nov. 6. Arrangements are being made for the transportation, at the close of the exposition, of a large number of art exhibits In the foreign sections, to the New York Art exposition, which opens De cember 12, t Theodore, II. Bauer, who will he general manager and chief of the publicity bureau of the New York exposition, states that it Is the Intention to make this exhibition an annual feature ,of the metropolis. The cus tom house bond on foreign goods exhibited here will be extended and the shipments will begin Immediately after the close of the World's fair In December. The ar rangement of the New York exposition will beedirected -by Prof. Mario Salvlni of Flor ence, Italy. TEXTILE STRIKER IS STILL ON t'nloa Refuses to Appoint Commit tee to Inspect the Bonks of the Factories. , FALL RIVER. Mass., Nov. .-!.v a unanimous vote the textile council dsy refused to adopt the recommendation Its executive committee that a commit of five be appointed to verify the stay snta of the cotton mill manufacturers til iey were unable to pay the rate of vJ In force before the strike ot nearly J op eratives was declared sixteen weeks ago. Another conference will be held tomorrow between the executive committee of the textile council and the manufacturers, at which a new proposition for the settlement of the strike will be taken up. lujnry Proves Fatal. Joseph Truml. who was injured In the Rui'ilitKtoii yards Ust Tuesduy evening, died at St. Joseph's hospital at 7 o'clock last evening. The body will be tukcu to Ord, Neb., lor burial. JAP MAKES DENIAL Minister Stys Slorf Implicating Him ia North Sea Affair ia False. SENT NO MESSAGE REGARDING ANY PLOT If Russians Product) Such a Cablegram it Will Be a Forgery. BRITAIN SUBMITS THREE MORE ARTICLES Hardinga Aski for Additional Profisioni U North Sea Cod vent ios. QUIET PREVAILS IN VICINITY OF MUKDEN Japanese Hill Probably Attempt im Take the tlty l.anm 1. 1st of, Chnna.ee In Russian Aruiy Officers. ( THE 11AQI E, Nov. .-Naboutka Mlt suhaslii, the Japanese minister to Tha Netherlands, In nn Interview with the Associated Press today denied absolutely the statement cabled from 8t. Petersburg; on November 5, that ho had organised an attack on the Russian Daltlc squadron. If Russia should produce as the "high au thority" in St. Petersburg is quoted aa Buying would be done before the Interna tional commission a message purporting to have been sent by the Japanese minister "containing complete evidence that such was the case," Mr. Mitsuhushl said, tha document would be a forgery. Great Britain Submits More Art Idea. ST. PK-JEHSBrHG, Nov. 6.-The Foreign office has communicated all the documents relating to the North sea Incident to Ad miral Kaznakoff, who had fin audience with the emperor today and later, with Captain Cladb conferred with the Grand Dukes Alexis and Alexander. Germany has formally - askeil Riiaala fit an explanation of the Sunntag affair, based. upon tne clnlm of the owner of the Sonn tag that ho lost his flshlnir nets hv holnu- obliged to hurrlodly leave ror fear of ba- ing strucK oy Russian shells. The- owner does not claim thnt his val vm hit Germany makes no demands, but presents me racts as reported by the owner of the Sonntag and asks for an explanation. Upon the nature of Russia's reply will de pend Germany's subsequent action. Sir Charles, Hardinge. the British am bassador todav anl) milt t'H 'tn TTi-trolivn Mln. Ister Lamsdorff three additional articles of tne Anglo-Russian convention agreement, the first providing for leaal nsmunra fn the contracting parties, the second for a division of the expenses of the commission, and the third that the ilerUion nt h. Jorlty of the commission shall be binding. Army itiingea In the ttaat. The army orgco todav rui,ilhe a inn- list of new commanders In the far east, including the appointments of Generals Llnevlteh and Kaulbars to tho nrst and inna axmle-, respectively. Generals Kut nevltch and Pelivanufr will com.,,, h. twenty-second and thirty-seventh divisions of the First corps, whose chief. General Meyendorff. is resigning on account of ill health. General Slouchevsky, cmmandpr of the Tenth corns, has also reslirnnrf .m,i it is expected that he will be succeeded by uenerni jzcrpitaky. The sweeping chara-. ter of these changes mav lmnlv thi.t Is no Intention on General Kouropatkln'g pari to assume the offensive during- this year unless a favorable opportunity ofTers, Indeed, it begins to look like u. deadlock below Mukden for tho winter unless Port Arthur falls or the .liMmma iiv,. idea of renewing the assnult upon the fort ress mere and settle down to a reguliuj siege, either of which would release enough troops to give the preponderance necessary to try to force the Russians out of Muk den. In fact, the latest dispatches from wie iront indicnte that some such move Is preparing, though the best opinion at tha War office holds to the view thnt thr i. not likely to be another big battle this year, one of the Indications nnlnt,.,t being the departure of many military at- mcnes tor the winter. General Orloff. whom General Knnnm. kin blamed for the Russian reverse at Lla Yang, declares In the course of an inter view imldlshed In the Novoe Vreniya to day that he obeyed General Stakelbersa orders In muking the muoh critic). tack, in which his division was decimated and he himself wounded. General Kouro patkln apparently is convinced that Orloff was not to blame and the order detaching him has been revoked and he has been ap pointed on Oenerul Kouropatkln's staff. Report from Konropotkln. Oenerul Kouropatkln reports that Lieuten ant Colonel llosdenoff, who was Bent by. Viceroy Alexleff to explore Mongolia, ac companied by only two Interpreters and courier, was attacked by Chinese bandits on November t near Dulnbin mountain, on the Chinese Eastern railwuy, and that one of tho Interpreters was killed, the other being captured. Cavalry sent In pursuit of the bandits found the corpses of Lieu tenant Colonel Bogdenoff, the second in terpreter and the courier, which have been brought to Harbin. General Kouropatkln adds that punitive measures will be taken. General Kouropatkln also reports the re pulse of a Japanese attack on his right flank on November 6. Six Russians were killed. No reports of lighting today have been received. Japanese Expected to Advance. Ml'KDKN. Nov. 6. The state of quie continues here. The Japanese are BtlU working hard entrenching their front, which begins to look like a continuous fort. It is believed they are preparing Seriously to advuiice, making- their front strong, pos sibly, In order that it may be held by comparatively small force while the heavier force engages In flanking movements. Tim Ju;anese have leitrned by bitteT expert, ence not to expect much from a frontal attuck. They are obliged, however, to maintain a strong front to prevent General Kouropatkln from breaking fVrough tbaiy line and carrying the war to their rear. There is considerable evidence to indi cate that the Japanese will nitiko every ef fort to force the Russia V out of Mukden, not only for tho moral effect on Europe, but u;ion the Chlm-ee aa well. Mukden la extremely Important to thenj as wlnta quarters. The Japanese continue to recHve rein forcements mid It is believed by RiusUin military men that their advancing depend only un accumulating um lent men. . Mule r'lautlnir at the Front. (lENKHAl, KI'ItOKIM II KA 1Q ITA-j TKItS, fs'ov. 5. (Via Tinaii. Nov. 6.)-" " prsitlons of the two ur.nU-s ;ire unc' The Rimsluns continue- Inlrequen) i effectual bombardment, principal or In the early morning, wiu