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MONDAY MoljNINO, NoVKMHEK 7, 1004.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA,
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CLAIMS OF LEADERS
Eepublicani Expect to Gtt 314 Electoral
Vetat and Democrats 270.
LATTER ISSUE ANOTHER STATEMENT
Again Bay that the Eepublicani Expended
Large Amount of Money.
POPULISTS CLAIM MILLIE AND A HALF
y.
Mr. Watson Bays the Vo, eorgia Will
Be Cast for. i
HOOSIER STATE IS SAFE J 'UBLICAN
s.
Latent Kstlmate Gives r""rlltr
lor Xatlonal. State nn -tlve
Ticket Outlo
Hew York.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Thre wm no ex
treme activity about political headquartero
today, but the managers were alert and
watching th close of the campaign with
groat Interest. The democratic national
committee Issued a statement claiming- with
confidence the election of Judge Parker and
also making assertion about the campaign
fund of the republican party. Chairman
Cortelyou, although shown a copy of the
statement, would make no comment further
than to repeat the clnlm made last nlrtht
that Mr. Rooaevelt would have 314 votes
In the electoral college. The democrats
claim 270 votes. . "
About the hotel where politicians usually
gather 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 In cafes
discussed the situation and expressed opin
ions on the result, but there was no ex
citement or offers to wager any large sum,
which ba 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
cluimed that the reports bore out their
predictions of success and caused their
respective partisans to declare with In
creased confidence their belief In the elec
tion of the candidate they supported.
Judge Parker, who closed his tour of
speeches In Brooklyn 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
managers In debatable states, and the last
vnnaJ. suggestions .for, Tuesday 'a work will
be made. ' t.
... Statement by Cortelyou.
George B, Cortelyou, chairman of the re
publican national committee, made a brief
statement tonight, reiterating his forecast
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 lnst
forty-eight hours. I am satisfied that the
republican candidates for president and vice
president will carry every northern state,
with Hie possible exception of Maryland
and Nevada, and will have not less than
S14 of the 47 votes In the electoral college.
Populists f lnlm Million and a Half.
Melvln O. Palllser, 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
party. It has aggressive organizations in
every state of the union except Vermont,
Rhode Island and Pennsylvania. In all ex
cpt these states Its ticket Is on the offi
cii! ballot. Mr. Watson advises us that
the electoral vote of Georgia will be cast
for him. A people'sriarty congressman will
n all probability be elecetd In Alabama.
In New York state I feel confident that
Watson and Itoulton will poll from 40,000 to
60,000 votes.
Claims In New York State.
Governor Odell refused tonight to givs
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 Hlgglna
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 196,000 for
Parker, with about 140,000 votes going to
the other candidates.
Charles F. Murphy, the leader of Tam
many, when asked for a final estimate oti
thn election, tonight said:
Every Indication points to a great demo
cratic success. I refrain from pointing to
(Inures because 1 do not 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 Udell managers provided bv fraud eleo
tlnn returns to overcome the city majority.
Prudence dictates now that the republican
management should not know In ndvance
the. majority which New York City will
give for the democratic ticket.
FINAL STATKMKST OK DEMOCRATS
Charge that Republican Have Bought
the Election Reiterated.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6 Tlia democratic
national committee tonight gave out for
publication a formal and flnul stutement.
It Is addressed to "democratic and Inde
pendent voters," and reads as follows:
This committee has conducted a national
canvass In a manner, it believes, lietittiDg
the dignity and Integrity of the American
people. It has advanced no Imaginative
tlulm respecting results and not accepted
tor use In the cumpalgn a slngla dolltr
from the tariff-bred trusts, whose exm--tlons
have so greatly ltctead the cost
Hv'r5r.,!f0,'"Ml,' ' ",v '! which are
now contributing from their gains -reut
ruin"1 ",ley to perpetuute republic-tin
J ui d7"orrt'c candidate If elected, will
miixh rrull ..-:-".!" OIIIV (HI
mav imrit h... i " nuur the canvass
may merit, but It does itPf that both the
party and the country are to be coiwrr.t?.
luted upon the fact that out of di"ordan.
and weakness has rn-en wrought a unhm
?J.rtm,,Vh- d"'e. " Ten iunt u n
this achievement are wii understood. At
very turn, by every conceivable method
The soiiri-r of euity of ihls crest renu'i
llar. eampalKii fund Is n longer a matter
of siispl.unn. The repullkun candidate de.
clared with great vehemence that he hail
(Ctjatlnued en Becoud Pugs )
,. - r"V 'ree iroin obligation, direct
J i IS Person, or group of per-
m rust oVtM?'.1,"'" w.hHl" whsLll
f.'re'of h.,,,nl,,Tlemalnlt,"U,R f l"e We'"
1 his commiti uu
mi every nuunirui mstrlct of everv doubt
ful state the efforts which we maintain to
have at least been patriotic and claim Jr.
show credit to bcth the candidate and this
committee, have la en met by un avalanche
of money, i us
discusses British educaticn
Sir William Anson Says Ileslre for
Knowledge Most lie Created
In People.
LONDON, Nov. 6. ifipeciul Cnhlcgram
to The Bee.) Speaking at Hie annual meet
ing of the Bolton KdirMtinn society, held j
In the town hall of that borough this week,
Sir William An-on. M. P., paid 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 large 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 practical business
of life. They also somewhat begrudged
the money the colmtry 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 prefer
to cull themselves educationists. These
people declared that we were losing ground
In commerce, and that we might even be
worsted in war for want of that scientific
eyslem of education which they would like
to produce. Between these two groups
there was an Infinite variety of shades of
opinions. lie did not quite agree with
either 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 ut the commission, he should
sny that the United States started with
two great advantages. They stnrted with a
belief In education, which was shared by
the children, by the parents, by the teach
ers, and, what was 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,
lie 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 stute disregard education altogether?
Ttft result wua that voluntary agencies
too-tpe field. Now we had to adjust with
dlfficultyVmany conflicting educational
claims. Tiler was ulso the teachers' diffi
culty. The sta4e had gone on assuming
that If It found iVoney for elementary edu
cation, the teachers would grow, and the
supply answer thi 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 wns
the poverty of the children, whereby there
waa 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 tha examination, which
was a completion of 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 say 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 thun 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 New
Role on Subject.
BERLIN.' Nov. 8.-(SpeclaI 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
tions. The municipality are considering
what steps are now to bo taken In view
of the attitude of the government, but It
Is perfectly evident that they are powerless,
as the minlater of education has both cus
tom and law on his aide, and la deter
mined to keep the schools from being used
by persons whose loyalty Is In any way
doubtful.
CHAMBERLAIN WRITES LETTER
Reiterate. Position as to Necessity of
Change In Hrltlsh Fiscal
Laws.
LONDON. Oct. 6.-(Speclal Cablegram to
The Bee.)-Slr Thomas R. Dewar M. P.,
has received the following letter from Mr!
Chamberlain-
I confidently rely on ihJ i n, -
Scottish unk.nlt.ls to reject the ml'reS:
rpa!:n.,."::!'!,.."i.;nyw"i,,on'-1"'' with regard
iu in.. -.,..,, WUB IU y fxo rained at
tn great meeting In Glasgow lust year
The facts and arguments upon which I
then bused my proposals for a change ' in
our fiscal system remain abuilui.iv r.,
futed, and I am more than ever convinced i
that the policy adopted sixty years ago by i
this country and rejected hy every ether
civilized nation. Including our own colorl-ts I
IiiUOl W ,,t.l uru .u .un ur . 1 1I1U 1 1 lOllg f
we are to maintain our position as a great
manufacturing nation and to Mini employ
ment fur our constantly gi owing popula
tion. At the same time It Is not lens Important
that we should meet half way tt.r action
of our fellow subjects throughout )1U
majesty's dominions, and should Uike the
only practical method which has been or
can be sugxested for uniting the empire
more closely In view of the Increasing
power and Influence of our foreign com
petitors. Crow at Princess of torts Dead.
SEOUL Kov. 6-Tb crown princess died
here last nlghc
KENNEDY NAILS SOME LIES
Hitchcock's Campaign of Misrepresentation
in Washington and 8arpy.
DEMOCRATIC DECEPTION IS MADE PLAIN
Great Meeting; at Arlington Listens
to the Republican Candidate for
Congress anil Cheers Hint
to the Echo.
ARLINGTON. Neb., Nov. 6. (Special.)
Standing room was ut a premium at the
republican meeting held at the opera
house here last night. It was otc of the
largest and moft enthusiastic meetings
ever held In the town. Excellent music
was furnished by the Kennard Cornet
band. W. S. Cook presided. Frank Jahnel,
candidate fur the legislature, outlined his
position on state issues'. W. U. Haller,
candidate for the state senate, told how
he stood for the flcket.
Judge Irving V. Baxter of Omaha, deilt
some telling blows to the fusion criti
cisms of the revenue law, and from the
applause he received, he satisfied the audi
ence that the new net 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 lust night. After touching upon
national Issues and stating clearly the
danger to the country from democratic
success at the polls, he referred particu
larly to Mr. Hitchcock's . postul savings
bank bill, and broughtout the fact that
It had been withheld until the very lust
day of the session so that by no
chance cojld It come to a vote
before election day. He said he fa
vored the establishmert of postal savings
banks, and thought he could do piore to
secure them thun any member of the
minority party In the house. The contents
of Mr. Hitchcock's "garden seed" letter
created considerable amusement, and the
audience seemed to agree with. Mr. Hitch
cock that for substantial results It would
bo necessary to go to the O. O. P.
Denounces Cimpalgs Circular.
Mr. Kennedy then took up the charge
being made against him that his advice
in certain bond litigation cost Washington
county $27,000 and handled the subject
without gloves. On this point he Bpoke as
follows:
There hag been circulated In Washington
county an anonymous circular bearing tlie
facsimile copies of a check and warrant for
M.OuO Issued to me by Washington county
in May. 1WX), for attorney's fees In certain
litlBation In which I represented the county.
That circular contains the statement that
as attorney for the county In 1H1W 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 I would not spend five minutes
upon It. nor dignify It by discussing it nt
all. It waa gotten out and circulated under
the direction of Mr. Hitchcock and his
friends, and It Is a sample of the campaign
methods employed against me auring mis
congressional fight. No man among them
had the courage or the manhood to attach
his signature to the document, end no man
among them believes its statements -to be
true. It Is a dastardly and cowardly at
tack and should be resented and rebuked
hy every fair-minded man In Washington
county. . . .
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 advls- tfe board to accept
or reject the proposition. The bonds had
been voted in W8. At that time Judce
Elenzer Wokeley 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 01 the proposi
tion to refund them and the vote wns over
whelmingly against it. The bondholders
then had an act passed permitting the
bnsrd to refund such bonds, and the propo
sition to refund was made to the board
under that act. Objections were filed by
XV. E. David and T. M. Carter, and under
the Iw the whole matter was certified to
te district court of Washing-ton eountv.
That court, after elaborate argument, held
the bonds to be llle"l nd void, and that
they could not be refunded.
Won the County's Case.
The bondholders then sued the county
and county officers In the United States
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 nnd
was accepted. The action which I was
then employed to defand was an eoully
suit. It was fully briefed and argued In
the circuit court nt Omaha and In the
court of appeals nt St. Louis, and we were
successful In both courts. The eountv had
agreed in writing to pay me ll.ono for my
services In that case. T rendered the serv
ices, the county won the suit, I wns pnld
the money and the board was sntlsfled 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 referred to. In
which he $1.0(10 was paid, a law suit was
brought in the circuit court at Omaha
airalnst Washington county, to recover
Judgment on certain of the bonds. I was
employed In that case, and was to re
ceive 500, and a further contingent fe
If the bonds were held to be Invalid. After
extended argument In the circuit court at
Omaha, wo were defeated hy that court
and Judgment was rendered against tha
county on the bonds. That waa a test
case. Had the judgment stood. It would
have mennt that Washington county was
mihlact to Judgments aggregating about
$1Sft,fi0. After that Judgment had been en
tered. I appeared before the board, for
the first and only time, and advised an
appeal bv the county to the court of ap
r.enls nt St. Louis. I stated then that ih
judgment of Judge Carlnnd could not !
possibly stand; that I would take the cast'
to the. court of appeals ror a contingent
lee that Is. I was to receive nothing,
even If the Judgment was reversed unless
the bonds were held to be Invalid. Mv
proposition was accented. I brlefrd an!
argued the case ornllv at St. Louis In the
court of oppeala; that court rvercl
Judge Carland's decision, b"t held thit
the bonds were valid according to their
terms; that Is, that the bondholders were
entiled to a 1 mill annual lew on the
taxable property of the eountv. but were
not entitled to Judgment on the bonds. That
ended my connection with the litigation.
Did Not Participate In Hefundlug.
The bonds were afterwards refunded, but
without my participation in the proceed
ings. I had nothing to do with uny of the
refunding propositions, and never udvlsed
the county to refuse the first proposition.
I was simply employed as a law
yer to defend certain suits. 1 de
fended them to the satisfaction of
the board and received the com
pensation which the county, through the
board, had agreed to pay. I do not ask
rou to take my statement for these facta,
ask you to read the printed statement
Issued ly the county officials, signed by
everv living member who was on the
hoard during the proceedings, and the
county attorney. Let ma read their nm;
Henry Kohwer, chairman of the boird for
l!or; A. O. Pound, John Blaco, Magnus
Johnson, members of the board for lh!t:;
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 of the at
tack. 1 want to read to vou also the atti
davit of K. C. Pler of Blair:
"State of Nebraska, Washington County,
ss: 11 C. Pierce, being first duly sworn,
auya that a few days before the republican
(Continued an Second Page.)
GENERAL ELECTION IN ITALY
Partial Retnria Shorn that Power of
Extreme Parties Is Greatly
Diminished.
ROME, Nov. . The genera! election for
memlers of the Chamber or Deputies took
place today and up to midnight no serious
Incident had been reported. Kesutts have
In en ascertained In about three-fifths of
the constituencbv asserting that the power
of the extreme parties has diminished,
without, however, materially augmenting
the numler of ministerial followers, as
most of the r.ev? recruits are conserva
tives, who may re expected to s ion aban
don Premier GioJItti, 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 clerlcul and one social reformist, one
Of whom, Turatl, was supported even by
non-socialists. As Turatl, 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 tho extremists.
Ferri, 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, I.uxattl. who had
1.G06 votes out of 2,000 and Ferri 105. The
clericals voted almost everywhere for con
servative candidates. Further returns and
second ballotings next Sunday may con
siderably change tho situation.
MORE
ItlOTIXa AT IVMSBRIK
Disorder Follows the Fnneral of
Artist Precsy. '
INNISBRI'K, Nov. 6. The body of the
artist Prezsy, who was stabbed through
the heart with a bayonet during the rioting
here on tho night of November 3, was
hurled this afternoon In the Innlsbruk
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 be- 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 thecity council, the rector of the
university, members of the academic senate
and students' clubs carrying flags. The
coffin wns hidden under masses of wreathes.
Burgomaster Grlel and Deputy Schnlk de
livered oratlOns at the side of the grave.
After the funeral crowds promenaded the
streets, singing German patriotic songs, and
8,000 people assembled In Maria Theresa
street, where Deputies Berger and Stein
delivered Inflammatory addresser. 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
Innlsbruk, and Henry Denschatte, leader of
the people' 'parry, .fne premier firmly de
clined to close the Italian faculty of the
University of Innlsbruk. -
MINOR DISTl HUANC13 AT MILAX
Germans Provoke an Assault by Slna.
Ing; "The Watch on the Rhine."
MILAN, Nov. 6. About 600 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 Saia,
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 Evnnnellsts In Liverpool,
LIVERPOOL Nov. 6. The American
evangelists, Torry and Alexnnder, opened
a three months' revival here today In a
bulldlnfr 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 800 trained workers. The
whole city Is stirred and Mr. Torry believes
that Great Britain is on the eve of a great
religious awakening.
American Squadron at Gibraltar.
GIBRALTAR, Nov. 6. The cruisers
Olympla, Cleveland and Dcs Moines of the
United States European squadron, Rear
Admiral Jewell commanding, have urrived
here. The Olympla had In tow the British
schooner Elizabeth, with Its stern badly
damaged by collision with the Olympla on
the night of November 5. The Olympla was
not damaged. 1
ATTENDANCE AT WORLD'S FAIR
Over Six Hundred Thousand Persons
See the Blar Show Daring 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 R7.227
Tuesday 102,47
Wednesday PH.tUKi
Thursday 107,tMs
Friday M.297
6aturday 139.1x3
Total
Recapitulation:
April, 1 day
May, 2K days
June, '. days
JulV, 27 days
August. 27 days ...
September, it! days
October. 27 days ...
November, 5 days ..
. 634.442
. 187,733
. l.OMl 811
,. 2.K'4.S.
. 2.343.557
. 3.HX,743
. 3 r,l 873
. 3,:'2.319
.. 547,215
.10.M7.737
Total
PRIMER OF WATER WORKS
FRED KAMI'S El.ECTHIC LIGHTING MONOPOLY.
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8. K. Srliweitzer, Hwretary Oninlia KUtttie Light and Tower Co.
Clyde W. Irew. t-ashlor. Otuaha Electric Light und Tower Co.
W.- B. Whltehtii-n, purchasing agent Omaha fcleotrle Light and Power. Co.
II. L. Miu-tlii, bookkeeper Oniuhu Electric Light and Power Co.
II. A. Heubury, clerk Omaha Electric Light und Power Co.
Thomas N. Crosby, liookkeeper Oniuhu Electric Light und Power Co.
A L. English, electrician Omaha Electric Light mid Power Co.
A. C. power, lobbyist Onmha Electric Light nnd Power Co.
The original lgi):iturc niny U Men In the othVe of the city clerk a
the city hull, attached to the petition tiled by It. It. Howell unking Ihut
his name bo placed 011 the otthhtl ballot as a "rcpubllcou" cundldate for tho
water board.
FUSION CAUSE IS HOPELESS
Populist Leader at Lincoln Talks of Mis
takes of His Party.
REPUBLICAN MEETING THIS EVENING
(iorrraor Mickey, Former Senator
Thnrston and Congressman Bur
kett to Make Addresses
at Lincoln.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Nov. S. (Special. ) The hope
lessness of the cause of the fuslonlsts 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
cnmp.'ilgn that might have been avoided.
Our tlrst mistake was when we fitted with
the democrats. We thou 1,1 have fused wlih
the r puhlirans. I was In favor of in
dorsing Mortensen for treasurer and for
Indorsing McBrlen 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
have- been tried nnd found all right, than
to have accepted the democratic nominees,
men about whom we know nothing. We
have talked non-partinnehlp all dutlng
this campaign, and talkisg that and car
rying It out hy indorning 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 Meeting- Tonight.
In so far as public meetings are con
cerned the fuslonlsts In ?.ancas;er county
have ended their campaign, while the re
publicans will have one more big rousing
meeting tomorrow night. The speakers for
this meeting will be former Senator Thurs
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-time
republican majorities all along the line.
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 here,
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 l.nborlna; Men.
A nonpartisan meeting of laboring men
was held here tonight, at which addresses
wer$ jnade by republicans and democrats,
who Advanced reasons why the laboring
men should Bupport 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 for me to preach a sermon than to
dwell upon . the' week-day sub.lnct of poli
tics. 1 will therefore take as my text, "Tho
Laboring Man Must Stand by Those Who
Stand by Him" taken from the book, of
Gompers. 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 are of Interest to the workingman.
His mouth is not sealed with a padlock
nor his actions clothed with mystery. A
union man himself, he Is 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 as the "era of free
soui) houses."
Tne morning- after the election of Cleve
land and the democratic congress the peo
ple knew thut a new law tariff would be
enacted. Disaster after disaster, failure
after failure followed, in 1893 there were
15,242 failures, amounting to $34B,000,000.
Thest flguri-s Increase us you continue
through the era of Cleveiandism. In Mas
sachusetts alone wages de-creased SJO.OOO.OUO.
In 2U0 great manufacturing establishments
of the United States wages fell $13,0uu,000.
Railway employes fell off loo.ouo in num
ber and wages were greatly reduced among
those who were fortunate to retain their
positions. It Is estimated that the lotts in
earnings by the laboring men in the Unlteei
States averaged $3HO,OW,000 a year and over
$1,000,000 a duy durfng the tntlre period
from the election of Cleveland and a free
trade congress to the electlun of McKinley
and a protection congress.
Poverty and destitution were abroad
throughout this great land. Thousands of
laboring men throughout the land begged
their daily bread from free bread and
soup houses. The republican party assumed
control again In 1897 and the country rap
Idly recovered from the terrible period
preceding. 1 ne wages or worklngmen
over the country In llioo amounted to more
than $Mi0,0UO,0O0 more than In 1894.
Concerning state Issues there are several
matters of vital Importance to the wage
earners of the state. 1 maintain that the
garnishee law Is the paramount Issue of
the campaign In Nebraska. Governor
Mickey Is entitled to the support of every
laboring man and wage earner in Ne
braska, whether he lie 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 as p;sed waa moditled 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
$2,(ki0 In addition to all household furnliure.
They also allow the bead of a family, If
he owns no homestead, personal property
valued ut $.1(10. I maintain, therefore, that
a luw which would allow one class of
citizens to exempt from $5uu to $2,X worth
of property and refuses to allow a labor
ing man an exemption of $60 is criminal
ami malicious.
Should Governor Mickey be defeated It
will be the duty of the next governor to
sign such a bill If passed. Whv? Because
the defeat of Governor Mickey would
show conclusively that the tailoring men
und people of Nebraska want such a luw.
Are the laboring men of Nebraska go
ing to vote against the man who h;fd the
moral courage to kill the Infamous bill
Unit would Jui ve caused hardships to all
und loss of work to hundreds? Governor
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.
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SUMMARY OF WAR SITUATION
Indications that the Japs Will Try
to Force Another t.rnernl
K.nftMftement.
Military activity In the vicinity of the
Shakhe river Is limited to the extension
and strengthening of entrenchments. 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 nt
St. Petersburg the belief Is expressed that
there will be no other big battle In the
campaign this year.
PROBLEMS 0F IRRIGATION
Subjects to lie Dlscnssed 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 mailed to all delegates
an advance 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 rural 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, all
of whom have advised the 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 dally 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
tho delegates.
ILLINOIS MINEST0 RESUME
Ensrlneera Will Become Members of
Miners' Union and Will Accept
Terms of the Operators.
SPRINGFIELD, III., 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 6.56 per cent In wages
and betome 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 Sprlrrj Valley,
where 3,000 miners are employed, have voted
to return to work. The engineers In tho
LaSulle 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 AMONG GLASS MEN
Struggle of Rival I'nlons for Control
of the Trade Results In Prob
able Murder.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Nov. 6.-Trouble
which has been brewing between the or
ganizations of window glass worlters, con
testing for supromacy 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 I-abor.
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 tho members of the factions Is
feared.
ART EXHIBITAT NEW YORK
Many of the Plcturea at the St. Lonls
Fair Will Be Taken to the
Metropolis.
BT. 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 Vork Art exposition, which opens De
cember 12. (
Theodore, If. Bauer, who will be 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 und the shipments
will begin Immediately after the close of
the World's fair In December. The ar
rangement of the New York exposition will
beoJirected tiy Prof. Mario Salvlnl of Flor
ence, Italy.
TEXTILE STRIKEJS STILL ON
I'nlon Refuses to Appoint Committee
to Inspect the Bonks of the
factories. ,
FALL R1VKR. Muss., Nov. 1-By a
unanimous vote the textile council today
refused to adopt the recommendation of Its
executive committee thut a committee of
five be appointed to verify the statements
of the cotton mill manufacturers that they
were unuble to puy the rate of wages in
force before the strike ot nearly 2,0 0 op
eratives was declared sixteen weeks ago.
Another conference will be held tomorrow
between the executive committee of the
textile council und the manufacturers, ut
which a new proposition for the settlement
of the strike will be taken up.
Injary Proves fatal.
Joseph Truml, who was Injured In the
Burlington yards last Tuesday evening,
died ut tit. Joseph's hospital ut 7 o'clock
last evening. The body will be tukeu to
Ord, Neb., for burial.
JAP MAKES DENIAL
Minister Stys S'-orj Implicating Him ii
North Sea Affair it False.
SENT NO MESSAGE REGARDING ANY "LOT
If Russians Froducs Such a Cablegram it
Will Be a Forgery.
BRITAIN SUBMITS THREE MORE ARTICLES
Hardinge Aski for Additional FroTisioni t
' North Sea Conventioa.
QUIET PREVAILS IN VICINITY OF MUKDEN
Japanese Will Probably Attempt ts)
Take the t Ity bung List ot
Chanaes In Russian Army
Officers. ,
THE IIAQL'E, Nov. S.-Nnboutka Mlt
suhashl, the Japanese minister to Tha
Netherlands, In an Interview with tha
Associated Press today denied absolutely
the statement cabled from St. Petersburg
on November 5, that ho had organised aa
attack on the Russian Baltic squadron. It
Russia should produce as the "high au
thority" In St. Petersburg is quoted aa
suylng 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. Mltsuhushl said, tha
document would be a forgery.
Great Britain Submits More Articles.
ST. PK'sKRSBl'HG, Nov. 6 -The Foreign
office has communlcateHl all the documents
relating to the North sea Incident to Ad
miral Kaznakoff, . who hud an audience
with the emperor today and later with
Captain Cludb conferred with the Grand
Dukes Alexis and Alexander.
Germany has formally asked Russia for
an explanation of the Bunntag affair, based
upon the clnlm of the owner of the Bonn
tag that ho lost his fishing nets by being:
obliged to hurriodly leave for fear of ba
ing struck by Russian shells. The. owner
does not claim that his vessel was hit.
Germany mulfes no demands, but presents
the facts 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 today submitted to Foreign Min
ister Lamsdorft three additional articles of
the Anglo-Russian convention agreement,
the first providing for legal assessors for
the contracting purtles, the second for a
division of the expenses of the commission,
and the third that the decision of the ma
jority of the commission siiull be binding.
Army Changes In the Uaat.
The army orgr.a today publishes a long
list of new commai.ders in the far east,
including the appointments of Generals
Unevltch and Kuulbars to the first and
thlid armies, respectively. . Generals Kut
nevltch and ellvanofr will comaiand tha
Iwenty-second and thirty-seventh divisions
of the First corps, whose chief. General
Meyendorff, la resigning on account of ill
health. General Slouchevsky, commander
of tho Tenth corps, has also reslirna n,f
it is expected that he will be succeeded by
ucnerui jzerpitsky. The sweeping charao.,
ter of these chanvea mav Imniv ih .k
is no intention on Oencral Kouropatkln'a
vn v m assume tne offensive during- this
year unless a favorable opportunity offers.
Indeed, It begins to look like u. deadlock
below Mukden for the winter unless Port
Arthur falls or the Japanese 'abandon tha
idea of renewing the assault upon tha fort
ress there and settle down to a regulua
siege, either of which would release enough
troops to give tho preponderance necessary
to try to force the Russluns out of Muk
den. In fuet, the latest dispatches from
the front Indicate that some bucIi move Is
preparing, though the best opinion at tha
War offloe holds to the view that there la
not likely to be another blir battln ti.ta
year, one of the Indications pointed out
oeing the departure or many military at
taches for the winter.
Generul Orloff. whom General Knnrnn.
kin blamed for the Russian reverse at Ltao
Yong, declares In the course of an Inter
view published in the Novoe Vremya to
day that he obeyed General Stakelberg'a
orders In making the muoh criticised at
tack, in which his division WH1 ilKlmn fjk.fl
and he himself wounded. General Kouro
patkln apparently Is convinced that Orloff
was not to blame and the order detaching
him hits been revoked and he has been ap
pointed on Generul Kouropatkln'a staff.
Report from Kouropatkln.
General Kouropatkln reports that Lieuten
ant Colonel Boudonoff, who was sent by
Viceroy Alexleff to explore Mongolia, ac.
companied by only two Interpreters and 4
courier, was attneked by Chinese bandits
on November t near Dulnbln mountain, on
the Chinese Eastern rallwuy, and that one
of the 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.
Generul Kouropatkln also reports the re
pulse of a Jupunese attack on his right
flunk on November S. Blx Russians wera
killed. No reports of lighting today hava
been received.
Japanese Kxpeetrd to Advance.
ML'KDKN, Nov. 6. The state of quiet
continues here. The Japanese are still
working hard entrenching their front,
which begins to look like a continuous fort.
It is believed they are preparing seriously
to advance, making their front strong, pos
sibly. In order thut It may be held by
comparatively small force while the heuvier
force engages in flunking movements. Tim
Ju;ianese have leitrned by bitter exparb
erne not to expect much from a frontal
attack. They are obliged, however, to
maintain a strong fr;nt to pre Vent General
Kouropatkln from breal.lng flirough tueif
line and currying the war to their rcur.
There is considerable evidence to Indi
cate that the Japanese will make every ef
fort to fero the Russlu V out of Mukden,
not only for the inorul effort on Europe,
but upon the Chinese as well. Mukden la
extremely Important to thcry as wlntaf
Quarters.
The Japanese continue to receive rein
forcements und It is believed hy Russian
military men that their advancing depends
only on uccuinulutlng sutm linl men. .
Little r'lubliuic at the front. ''
UKNKHAI. KIROKIH HICAUgi'AJU,
TI'IIB, Nov. 5 (Via Fimuii, Nov. t.y "
pesitlund of the two ar.nlis are unc'
The Itunsluns continue- liil'reiiuen 1
effectual bombardment, prlndp il
or la tho curly morning, wiU