THE OMATIA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1904.
levotmf their etierglen (Chiefly te the Jsps
ese ltJTt. hw the line re nemrer than
elsewhere. The Jspenese refrain from re
plying. There Is a harp exchange, lndlcat
Inj firing somewhere on the line, almost
ivery night.
' The cold weather of the last week culmi
nated today in a sharp wind and flurries
nf snow. The ground Is frozen and the
lold(ers build few fires for warmth, lest
they draw the Russian shots. They have
remarkably and Ingeniously well con
structed shelters of cornstalks whenever
they are unable to occupy Chinese houses.
Fur overcoats are being used. '
'riaiiTiKo at roRT arthir
Japanese Arc Making- Gaina and City
May Fall Soon.
LONDON, Nov. 7. 8eclal dispatches
from Che Foo and Tien Tsln report that
the defenders of Vort Arthur have retired
to the Llatl hill fort, where they are hold
ing out desperately, entrenched and with
ten guns of large caliber. Many Russians,
the correspondents assert, are. deserting
and surrendering. The Japanese, It Is
added, are advancing with Irresistible
energy.
More reliable reports do not confirm
these statements, but the Toklo report of
the capture of Wantal hill, a dominating
fort within two miles of the railway ter-
. minus, shows that the Japanese are mak
ing rapid strides.
Bennett Burleigh, the Pally Telegraph's
'correspondent, reports from Che Foo that
there was no fighting on the night of No
vember k The troops of the mikado, he
says, have frequently stolen into the na
tive town of i'ort Arthur after dark, but
Invariably were driven out at daylight
with heavy lossea
The Japanese have four large forts facing
' the Russian works In Rlhlung mountain
' and Bhanshu mountain, where they aro
mounting naval guns on stone foundations.
Mukden dispatches lo Berlin state that
( the Russian commanders are preparing
t their men to henr of the fall of Port Ar
thur. CLAIMS OF LEADERS
(Continued from First Page.)
promised nothing more than whet he may
be pleased to consider a 'scjuare deal" In
return for campaign contribution. The
republican committee has assured him more
.than once that there had ben. no necpsnity
for making direct pledges tr,at it had been
found possible to obtain all the money
, needed, up to that time at any rate, with
out doing so. Neither he nr his chairman
denied that contributions hiitl been ueccptod
from the trusts, for tjP simple fact win
undeniable and each kw lt was suscepti
ble of overwhelming pr0of. The payments
were "voluntary,' -j0t forced. Such, and
Huch alone was the burden of denials which
were virtual adml jfeinna
' Th? wQ,!.lyu """'Uon remaining was how
much ha, been considered necessary. For
tunately. ev-. th(, information was forth
coming, ymu'.taneously with the prepara
tion the most extraordinary tempurn
nienti'.k docuvmnt. Indicative of the keenest
.diHVU'aMoo which has ever emanated from
r.e v?hUi House, the candidate's most
'tested adviser, the former secretary of
i war, Jum returned from Washington, was
titterlu .another and more detailed "de
tenus" of his chief In this city.
Yb'i mere fact of contribution he held to
.be Inoffensive. His chief pride was In the
' atreat work accomplished for so small an
expenditure. "The fact Is," he proudly de
clared, "that It Is the smallest fund we
have had for twelve years bout one-half
the republican fund when McKlnley waa
elected In lnB." That fund, It Is well
known, wii approximately 10,000,000. Ac
ceptlng these figures as correct, therefore,
.the republican chairman had had only
about li.OdO.Otw at his disposal.
The chain Is complete, the trust contrlbu
' tlons not denied by either the candidate or
. . the chairman, unequivocally admitted and
the amount plainly, slated by the former
, secretary of war. ' ; t
' 1 ' Five million dollars' Is the sum. More
..eould heve been tiad if needed, but under
'. the present chairman's more careful direc
tion that was deemed sufficient. But why
, did the tnists contribute to the republican
canvaas? "They were asked," saya the
. outspoken former secretary.
. Did thev think they were buying a presl
V dent, or were they content with the assur
ance from "the ' republican candidate of a
"square deal." In either case, upon their
testimonr. the republican, candidate stands
eday before his fellow countrymen, as one
7 willing and eager to accept :f or-himself a
, presidency that has cost protected monop
olies the great sum of I5.0cXI.000.
Can 15,000.000 of trust money buy a presi
dency? , Can this: sum, great' as It Is. con
tributed In the hop' of -favors to be re
turned, and gratefully accepted, as a neces
' srv means for the gratification of persons!
ambition,; evince to thwart 4he will ot the
A m erica n people?
We cshnot. will not, and do not believe
,1t. Moreover, we have the cheering Intelli
gence to convey to all democratic, Inde
pendent and oatrlotlo cltlsens that the
' ost recent arid thorough canvasses of the
-doubtful states are absolutely convincing
,th"t Judge Parker will be elected.
Fully appreciating the fact that .within
fortv-elght hours the actual result will be
. Irnnwn and keenly senslhla of the rfsnon
stblllty we assume we declare our positive
liclief that the democratic candldstes will
receive at leust 2TO votf s In the electoral
college.
. We spnesl lq all patriotic cJtlsens to do
their dutv by ttielr country and participate
' In the triumph of an unpurchasable people.
,.ltlVAI. CLAIMS i ' IN .. MARYLAND
ttach Party Insists that It Will Elect
' Four of tho fix Congressmen.
BALTIMORE. Nov. 6 Party headqusr
"ter were closed today, though they will be
"etien tomorrow, and the managers on both
'sides say that Important work Is yet to be
' Gone In adding the, ftnislUng touches to the
fampslgn. Republican . State Chairman
"John B. Hanrta spent the day at his home
!ln Harford county," and Democratic Chair
man Vandlvere rested at his home In Havre
le Qracrv but both will be back In Balti
more early tomorrow morning. There are
practically no new developments In the
.Maryland campaign, both sides expressing
. confidence .'and each claiming to have
- gained advantage from the controversy be
tween President Roosevelt nnd Judge Par
ker, n subject which has largely engrossed
public nttentlon here for the last two days).
"The democrats sre Insistent that they will
elect four of the six congressmen from
this state und the republicans are equally
rstMve that they will elect four. In spite
-of what they allege "to he trick ballots,
-fatten up by the democrats In certain coun--'tte.
i
Both Sides Active In Ohio.
'. CINCINNATI. Nov. .-Instead of the
oaropulgn being practically closed aa usual
jnn the Sunday preceding election. It seems
(1ust to have begun tiere and elsewhere In
Ohio, There wore numerous Conferences of
republicans, disctiaylng the letter of Presi
tlent Roosevelt and the speeches of Judge
jVartter. A I the ssme time the democrats
wrre more active than ever. ' and In some
quarters Jubilant. The socialists also took
1 the controversy and continued their
'meetings which they have la-en holding for
weeks In public places.
I i
Tnn Trainmen Killed.
. ROAN0KR Va.. Nov. . A Norfolk tt
Western freight trslnt westbound from
"Vtosnoke, ran Into a derailing snitch near
'Radford at an early hour today and waa
.wrecked. The engine turned over on engi
neer K. B.-J.ynch of Roanoke and Fireman
It l Ktnpn-of Rlackshurg. killing both of
them. The dead men leave families.
When , Coffee, Tea, Cocoa,
Chocolate, even Milk,
dUftgrtt wIm people use
POSTUM
OR A REASON
he little book, "The Roan to
la avu ttacksge.
NBRASKANS AT.SL LOUIS
0mah Kan "Will Superintend Flowr 6hw
Bsginning Monday.
POULTRY AND PET STOCK SHOW IS ENDED
Nebraska Rshlbltors Win Many Prises
and Dran Mirk Attention by
the Magnificent Blrda
, They Displayed.
BT. IX)UI8, Nov. S (Hpeclsl Correspond
ence of The Bee.)-The World s Fair flower
snow, which opens In the conservstory sec
tion of the Palace of Horticulture Monday,
November 7, for a week, will be In charge
of Mr. J. H. Hadkinson, superintendent of
norlculture and formerly of Omaha. Mr.
Hadkinson had been In communication with
the officers of the World's Fair Flower
Show association, an organization com
posed of the most prominent growers In
the I'nited States, and has assurances tfiat
the, rarest plants ever exhibited will be
displayed at the World's Fair show. The
ecrpe of the show will Include all well
known types of flowers, but many rare
specimens will be Included In a special ex
hibit. Especial attention will be given to
the exhibit of chrysanthemums, roses and
carnations. The World's Fair Flower as
sociation has subscribed 110,0(0 for the ex
penses of the show snd special prises.
In addition to the prizes the association
has offered, the exposition management
will give a large number of awards.
The World's Fair poultry, pigeon and
pet stock show, which Jias drawn such in
terested crowds during the past two weeks,
closed today, and all of the awards have
been made. These awards consist of prizes
ranging from first to seventh. Judge T.
l. Norval of Seward, president of the
Nebraska Poultry association, states that
Nebraska exhibitors In the poultry show
have been unusually successful. A solid
carload of fine birds was entered, and
every exhibitor won high awards. All of
the poultrymen are excedlngly pleased at
Nebraska's showing, especially as this Is
the first time that western birds have had
an opportunity to compete wifh eastern
fowls. The'oirlclal announcement of awards
Is expected this coming week, when a full
statement of Nebraska's winnings will be
made through the newspapers.
During the poultry show the bantams and
pigeons attracted most attention from the
general public. Some of the rarest speci
mens of the lllliputians In the chicken
breeds were to be seen. Nearly all of
the large utility breeds have their minia
tures among the bantams, the conforma
tion and characteristics being Identical. In
the pigeon collection there were over fifty
different varieties of unusual rarity and
beauty. Rare types of peacocks, ducks,
turkeys and geese, besides the standard
breeds of theso fowls, have also been on
exhibit. The total value of these poultry
exhibits exceeded 1250,000. The exhibitors
represented an Industry that netted over
$300,000,000 annually to the United . States
alone. The show was commensurate with
the magnitude of the Interests represented.
Since the poultry show the Nebraska com
mission has been showing In Its moving
picture exhibition a picture of Hall's White
Rock hen, which holds the record of the
highest scored hen In the world, owned
by J. W.. and G. E." Hall of David City.
The attendance of Nebraskans at the ex
position has apparently fallen ' off very
slightly since Nebraska 'day, over a week
ago. Numerous partlea from various parts
of the state have been at the exposition,
either remaining over after the Nebraska'
day ceremonies or having arrived since.
One party, including ex-Mayor J. C. Rails
back and family, T. B. Wilson and family,
J. R. Hay ward and Mlsss Florence Har
ford, all of Ashland, have returned this
week aften spending ten day at the fair.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hayward of Ne
braska City and Mr. and Mrs. John Dor
gan - of Lincoln returned the other day,
shipping back by freight the steam launch
by which they made the trip from Ne
braska to St. Louis. Miss Florence. Put
nam and Mrs. S. C. Whittemore of Lincoln
are still visiting lit St. Louis. Among
others who have been especially interested
Visitors to the fair and to the Nebraska ex
hibits the last few days have been O. W.
Loomis of the Burlington route, Oerrltt
Fort of the Union Pacific. C. H. Morrell of
the Lincoln Land company. Of the com
mission, Q. W. Wattles and party returned
to Omaha on the night of Nebraska day;
Peter Jansen remained two or three days
longer, going direct to Winnipeg from St.
Louis, while Matt Miller did not return to
Nebraska until early this week. The con
tingent of poultry exhibitors have nearly
all refbrned home after a successful show
ing of fancy fowls at the exposition poul
try thow. Judge T. L. Norvall and F. A.
Campbell are still In the city and wtll
superintend the return of the Nebraska
birds early next week.
A carload of vegetables from Douglas
county has been received at the Nebraska
agricultural exhibit and placed around the.
pavilion enclosure In attractive shape.
The Immense size of these pumpkins,
squashes, potatoes and smaller vegetables
attraots great attention. Another ship
ment of the finest vegetables grown about
Waterloo, Neb., will be placed in. position
his week. All of these vegetables are
entered for awards with the committee
known as the "working Jury," which
passes upon fruit, vegetables and perlshr
able products. considerable amount of
fine new corn atso hua been received and
placed on exhibit tables.
' One of the most Interested visitors to the
exposition from Nebraska recently has
been Isaac Pollard of Nehawka, Cass-
county, who has been spending two weeks
In charge ot the Nebraska horticultural ex
hibit. Mr. Pollard la known among fruit
men as the pioneer fruit grower of the
state, having taken his homestead on the
site of his present farm near Nehawka In
1HG7 and having at one begun the pro-'
pagatlon of fruit trees. It Is perhaps
true that the state owes more to Mr. Pol
lard for the Introduction of fine varieties
of fruit and the spread of tty fruit in
dustry In eastern Nebraska than to any
other single Individual. a
The St. Louis Republlo of last' Sunday
contained an interesting article on the
leading agriculturists connected with the
agricultural exhibits at the fair, with pho
tographs, among which appeared the
countenance of James Walsh, superinten
dent pf the Nebraska agricultural exhibit.
Charles Meltck, the university student
who won the highest award In the exposi
tion butter making contest early In the
season and thereby secured the position ot
chief operator In the exposition model
dairy, left this week for Manhattan, Kin.,
where, through his work at the exposition,
he has obtained an excellent position In the
Kansas Agricultural college,
A. E. Sheldon of the State Horticultural
society Is at the exposition, taking photo
graphs and gathering, material for the
Historical society collection at Lincoln.
Mr. Sheldon wtll Include In his photographs
a complete net Illustrating the Nebraska
exhibits. He was also successful In ob
taining stiveial line views of the Baldwin
airship while making It flight early In
the week.
FUSION CAUSE IS HOPELESS
(Continued from First Page.)
whether thv will follow the advice of
8-imuel Oomriers "The laboring man must
stand by those who stand by him.
Big Corn Crop at Btate Farm.
Corn gathering Is In progress st the state
farm and great is the crop thereof. About
half of the crop has already been harvested
and Is running between seventy-five to
eighty bushels to the acre. The corn is
thoroughly matured and better than lt was
last year or the year before In that re
spct. All of It will germinate and will
make, flrst-clnss seed corn. The eRrs, how
ever, are not quite so" well filled out as last
year, though allowing for difference In
molsture'the yield will be about the same.
This year Prof. Lyons put In between
thirty and forty acres, containing thlrty
flve "different varieties. Every ear that Is
gathered Is carefully examined and If
found perfect it Is thrown In one wagon,
while If It shows any Imperfections It goes
Into another wagon. When the grain Is
finally put In the cribs, the ears sre again
carefully examined even down to the ker
nels, and If a yellow kernel is found on a
white ear that ear Is thiown out, or if a
white kernel is found on a yellow ear It Is
not used for seed.
This yield of eighty bushels to an acre
shows the difference between the yield of
corn that Is tended scientifically and that
which Is Just allowed to grow, together
with what a difference there Is In being
careful In selecting seed corn. As one
bushel of corn Is sufficient to plant an acre
Prof. Lyons thinks there Is little excuse for
any one to fall to examine every car that
he Intends to use for seed corn.
Out in the state lt has been estimated
that the corn crop will yield between thirty
and thirty-five bushels to the acre.
Merrick County Will Go llepn hllcan.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb., Nov. 6.-(Speclal.)
The political campaign In Merrick county
will be brought to a close tomorrow even
ing. It has been quite; an Interesting one,
owing to the Issue raised over the new
revenue law. The fuslonlsts opened the
contest by a speech by Candidate Berge
who set in operation a campaign of mis
representation which has been kept up by
the local fusion newspapers to the present
time. This has had the natural result of
ultimately operating against the fusion
forces'. During the last week the local re
publican organization has been conducting
a speech-making campaign throughout the
county by local speakers, who have ex
posed the false claims of the opposition
very successfully. The campaign closed
with speaking here last night, on the part
of the fuslonlsts ,by Ignatius Jehovah
Dunn. Hon. W. A. Prince of Grand Island
at Chapman and by speaking tomorrow
night at Clarks by W. T. Thompson on the
part of the republicans. Indications point
to the election of the entire republican
ticket in this county by fair majorities.
Nonpartisan Rally nt Fremont.
FREMONT. Neb., Nov. .-tSpeelal.)-The
last political meeting in the county
was held this afternoon at Rldgeley town
hall. In accordance with the custom of
the farmers in that vicinity it was non
partisan, speakers for both parties being
present and addressing the meeting, both
In English and Gorman. There was a good
crowd out and the speakers received close
attention. As might have been expected
local Issues and the revenue law furnished
the principal subjects of discussion.
A. S. Grlgerelt Saturday completed the
work of harvesting his 170 acres of sugar
beets, and in the evening gave an oyster
supper to his employes. This rather un
usual way of closing the season In the
fields was a pleasant; surprise to the men
and boys who have worked for him.
Fnaloalst Rally at Osceola.
OSCBOLA, Neb., Nov. . Special Tele
gram.) The closing rally of the fusion
campaign was held last evening at the
Auditorium. The speakers were Candidates
Gilbert, Berge and Jones. The local can
didates were present on the stage and each
delivered an address. The Second Regi
ment' band of the National Guard fur
nished the music.
EXPRESS TRAIN IS DERAILED
Engine and Three Coaches Tarn on
Their Sides So One Seriously
Injured..
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y.; NoV 6.-Express
train No. 3 of the Susquehanna A Western,
from Jersey City, was wrecked near this
city today. The engine and three coaches
left the track, turned on their sides and
plowed through the dirt for several rods.
The engine was badly demolished. Engi
neer Polllsoti, though burled under the
debris, escaped serious Injury. None of the
passengers was Injured
The accident was caused by a fishplate
being driven between the rails of the switch
and the main track, apparently for the
purpose of wrecking the train.
The Bee Want Ads Are the Best Business
Boosters.
Vaudeville nt the Crelsrhtoa-Orpheom.
This week's bill at the Orpheum is uni
formly good, und has a number of feutures
that would stick boldly out on a program
of less general excellence. It presents two
of the best acrobatic and athletic features
seen here In a long time. "Marvelous
Frank" is surely entitled to his self-chosen
description, for the work he does on the
bar is In a class far ahead of that ordi
narily performed by bar experts. "Little
Bob," who works with him, also does some
very clever acrobatic stunts and accom
panies them with a good deal of comicality,
adding a relieving touch to the act. They
have a clever performing dog with them.
The Melrose troupe, which comes later on
the bill, Is made up of four young tumblers,
who have varied the usual program of the
"brother" act, and offer some new combina
tions in the "toss about" work and the
general line of somersaults and pirouettes.
And their work is done with such grace
and agility that the applause Is continuous
from the time they come on until they
leave the stage.
Eva Williams and Jack Tucker offer a
little aklt, "Sklnny's Finish," In which
good acting Is mingled with some clever
fun-making, the whole proving very satis
factory. The pathetic ending of the got
Is very strong and effective. Robert Nome
whistles most tunefully and plays well on
several Instruments, one of them a novelty
which he calls a "noseophone," because lt
Is blown through the nose Instead of the
mouth. Avery Strakosch sings two songs,
each ot which is Intended to show off her
pure and strong soprano voice. The' Dillon
brothers proved themselves as great favor
ites us ever with their witty parodies on
well known songs, all new, and every one
"H hit. . This Is the cleverest pair In America
In the line. James and Bonnie Farley
dance very well In their sketch, "The Mes
senger Boy." In the klnodrome are shown
a number of Interesting and amusing pic
tures. Million Dollar Hrldge Open.
BUTTE. Mont.. Nov. 6 The new North
ern l'aclne steel bridge over the Fend Orille
river at Siiinl Point, Idaho, hua been com
pleted und turned over by the construction
department to the traffic department. The
rAi muted cost of the new biMe Is II.Oiiu.
OutT In its construction 2.3oo tons of steel
were used. The hrlilgt) Is the largest on
the line of the Northern Paclno.
The Bee Want Ads Are the Utst Uualness
Boosters.
AIRSHIP RACE AT ST. LOUIS
Contest! forth $100,00!) Priia Will Begin
, This Afternoon.
FIVE MACHINES MAY ENTER COMPETITION
Most of the Aerial Savlajators Say the
Minimum Speed, Twenty Miles
nn Hour, Is Too
High.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6. Unless the weather
conditions Interfere the greatest demon
stration of airships In the history of the
world, will take place at the World's fair
aeronautic concourse, beginning tomorrow.
Housed In the aerodrome are five flying
machines, embodying as many different
principles and varying in' size from the
monster airship Invented and built by
Hlppolyte Francois of Paris, FYanco. I
with Its Immense gas bag containing 65,000
cubic feet of hydrogen gas, to the com
paratively small balloon belonging to A. L.
Reynolds of Los Angeles. Cat., which, j
when fully Inflated, has a capacity of only
8,000 cubic feet.
In principle of propulsion, the airships
vary as widely as they do in size. Two nf
them come to the World's fair with records
of successful flights, one of which the
Baldwin "California Arrow," has demon
strated here on two occasions that lt Is
dirigible and not dependent on currents
of nlr for its momentum.
Tomorrow the first flight Is scheduled
In the contest for the grand prize of 100,
000 offered by the Louisiana Purchase Ex
position company under the following con
ditions: Course to be "L" shaped, start to be
made at the angle of the "L and the
length of the full course not less than ten
miles nor more than fifteen.
Number of trials allowed, unlimited, but
each competitor must make the full course
at least three times.
The winning time shall be the average
of the three best trips, provided that this
average time bt at least twenty miles an
hour.
The Inst qualification has so far proved
the stumbling block to the various aero
nauts now at the World's fair. They claim
that the rate of speed prescribed is exces
sive and Impossible to maintain for so
great a distance.
M. Francois, whoso gigantic air machine
will make a formal trial tomorrow for the
$100,000 prize, declares that the speed re
quirement will not affect hl chances, as
his airship has made a record of twenty-
five miles an hour and Is capable, the in
ventor declares, of maintaining a speed of
thirty miles an hour under most favorable
conditions. 1
Captain Baldwin has announced that he
will make a flight either tomorrow or Tues
day, and ahlle his machine will not cover
the prescribed coursi as a contestant for
the grand prize. Captain Baldwin will In
struct A. Roy Knabenshue of Toledo, O.,
his navigator, to sail over an arraafged
course for a test of the speed his airship
is capable of developing, and upon the out
come of this trial will rest Captain Bald
win's entry for the grand prize.
In addition to the Francois, Baldwin and
Reynolds flying machines, the aerial craft
Invented by Thomas C. Benbow of Colum
bus, Mont., and B. F. Berry of St. Louis
will make ascensions during the week.
KENNEDY NAILS SOME LIES
(Continued from FIrat Page.)
primaries, held In Washington county, Ne
braska, for nominutlon ot congressional
candidates in 1904, Thomas Osterman, sec
retary of the democratic county central
committee, in my presence, in my place
of business in Blair. Neb., stated in sub
stance: 'Kennedy (meaning John L. Ken
nedy) will stand no , show for election in
Washington county If he is nominated,
because we (meaning the , democrats) will
use against him the case of the Sioux City
& Pacific bonds,' addressing his remarks
to F. S. Howell. Howell said, in substance:
'You know there is nothing In the bond
deal to hurt Kennedy, und when the same
Is understood will amount to nothing.' Os
terman replied, in substance: un, J know
that, but that don't make any difference.
We will spring It on him anyway, and he
will have to go to the trouble, of explain
ing, and a lot of them (the voters) can
be fooled.'
"Howell turned to me and said: 'Doc, I
want you to take note of what Osterman
says. We may have to use it.' Osterman
laushed and left my place.
"E. C. PIERCE."
I understand that E. C. Pierce Is a man
who stands high in Washington county
and no man would doubt his word, much
less his affidavit. He is the coroner of
this county. I think he ought to preside
at the ceremonies on Tuesday, when the
voters of Washington county put to sleep,
politically, the men who huve undertaken
to fool them by an anonymous, false and
malicious circular which they were too
cowardly to sign. If you voters of Wash
ington county believe the statements con
tained In that clrculur, you go to the polls
on Tuesday and vote for Mr. Hitchcock.
If you believe the statements of your
county supervisors and your county attor
ney and the affidavit of Mr. Pierce, go
to the polls and vote for me and rebuke
the disreputable methods employed to de
feat me.
Explains Shotvrell Letter.
To show more conclusively the political
methods employed by Mr. Hitchcock in his
campaign Mr. Kennedy referred to the
charge that his committee had attempted
to buy votes In Barpy county. On thli
point he said:
The World-Herald has been publishing,
under large headlines, a letter written by
K. A. Shotwell of Omaha to C. B. Tower of
Papllllon, enclosing a draft for election ex-
f tenses. No honest man could read that
elttr and draw from It the Inference that
any money was to be used for Illegitimate
fmrposes. The man who wrote the head
Ines knew that, if It was the Intention to
buy Sarpy county votes down there must
be cheap, because the draft was for the
munlllcent sum of $30. As a matter of fact
It was the usual contribution to Sarpy
county for legitimate and ordinary election
expenses, Mr. Tower being the member of
the congressional committee for that
county, selected by the delegation from
that county. It Is claimed that the letter
accidentally fell Into the hands of the man
who gave It to the World-Herald. The
truth Is that he took It. I know no reason
why he should not also have taken the
draft, unless It be that It had not yet been
endorsed.
It Is high time that political methods In
this state be elevated to the standard of
common honesty. There Is no reason why
politics should not he conducted as busi
ness Is. a Ion legitimate and honorable
lines. No candidate for congress who sanc
tions such dishonorable methods should be
elected. If you are In favor of a higher
standard rebuke such methods at the polls
on Tuesday.
During the latter part of Mr. Kennedy's
spe:ch. while discussing these personal
matters, the stillness In the audience waa
intense, except' when broken by applause.
Time and again the hearers expressed
their approval of his sentiments, and at the
close of his speech he was given sn ova
tion. Nearly every man In the house shook
hands with him and agreed to support him
at the polls on Tuesday. It was one of the
greatest meetings ever held In Arlington.
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The Constitutional Amendments.
YANKTON. B. D.. Nov. S.-To the Ed
itor of The Omaha Bee: In the hurly-burly
of political excitement Important matters
are liable to be forgotten. We vote this
fall on the question of whether or not we
will hold a constitutional convention. In
my Judgment the convention should be held
and the new constitution adopted. It Is
useless to moan over th'e past. We adopted
the old constitution of 1875 when we had
or.e-elghth of the population we have now.
Probably then no better constitution could
have been adopted, but we have grown up
from adolescence. With us It Is now a mat
ter of dollars nnd cents. We could have n
better and more efficient Judiciary system
with half the expense to the people of the
state. We could have a supreme court of
five Judges and, by paying them a suffi
cient salary, we could require them to re
side In Uncoln nnd do away with the com
mission. The Judges could then consult
on each individual opinion nnd urrlve at
a more satisfactory conclusion. By this
alone we could save money enough to pay
for the convention.
But there is another matter which Is
more easy to demonstrate. We owe a
debt of nearly $2,000,000. This Is a floating
debt on which we are paying an Interest
of txorjo. This is because our Interest
Is fixed by law at 4 per cent. We cannot
change this Interest without impairing the
obligation of a contract. We cannot change
the Interest on wnrrnnts issued In the fu
ture without putting them below par. But
our constitution as it Is now framed for
bids us to bond more thnn $100,000. If we
had a new constitution we could float our
debt at t per cent and save an annual In
terest of $,00O. I do not believe that even
under this new revenue law we can pay
the present debt oft In less thnn twenty
years. This seems a sufficient object for
every man In the state to vote for the con
stitutional convention. I will not enter Into
the discussion of other questions of more
vital Importance. The Btate Is not Inter
ested In whether a new set of grafters take
the place of an old set of grafters, or
whether neither set of men are grafters.
But the state is vitally Interested In
whether a giant state is to be dressed In
a suit of clothes designed for an infant.
Remember, when you go to the polls. If
you Just make ona cross at the head of
your blanket ticket you vote against the
constitutional convention. If you wish to
vote for the amendment look carefully
down you ticket, and below the five circles
at the top you will find these words:
A Joint resolution of the legislature, re
lating to revising, amending und changing
the constitution of the state of Nebraska.
Vote "For" or "Against."
If you wish to vote for the constitutional
convention make a cross in the square op
posite the word "For." Do not forget to
do lt. WILLIS F. BRYANT.
Persecution of Governor Mlcltey.
SUTTON. Neb., Nov. 3, 1904.To the Edi
tor of The Bee: The attacks upon Gov
ernor Mickey that are now being made
through the public press, and on the stump
are unique, to say the least. That they are
purely political In character unbiased minds
are compelled to deny. Not a charge on
this ground that has been made against
him but has been completely refuted. This
ought to be sufficient, and would be If the
animus waa of that nature. Like Daniel of
old, prime minister of the government,
when a political charge could not be made
to stick , his enemies found a vulnerable
point In his religious faith. They downed
him at first, but he evened up with them In
the end. This fight on the governor has
degenerated Into a religious persecution.
Nothing more, nothing less. And Rev. Mr.
Savldge has fathered it by giving to it the
sanction of his name, position and In
fluence. I am sorry to be compelled to say
this. 1 had thought better of the pastor of
the People's church. If he had a personal
grievance against the governor why not
practice the principle In such case that he
urges upon othersT- Why rush Into print
with It? It somehow strikes me that the
preacher betrays a spirit that 111 comports
with the doctrine that he preaches. This Is
but another Illustration of burnt fingers a
pastor gets when he leaves his pulpit to
fish In the sea of politics.
Let me now address a few words spe
cially to the Christian people of this state.
Are we going to stand by and see the high
est official nf this state traduced and per
secuted for his religious opinions by a class
of men who can't defeat his re-election on
any other grounds, and who expect to
profit by such defeat? Shall we permit It
to go abroad that a Christian man cannot
be elected governor of the state of Ne
braska? Are we going to allow the hands
of the dial to be turned backward? It Is
now up to the Christian people of this
state. The Intelligence of Its people slan
dered, the Christian character of Its civili
zation endangered, let the Christian vote of
this state on Tuesday next go to Governor
Mickey and thus administer such a rebuko
to his persecutors that a like effort will
never again be repeated.
These lines have been dictated by a sense
of Justice only. I have' no personal ac
quaintance with the governor. I never
saw him even but once to know him, and
would not know him were I to meet him
on the street. But when a man cannot be
slaughtered only as his religious opinions
furnish the opportunity, my blood begins to
boil, my Intelligence rebels and my sense
of right and Justice Impel the severest pos
sible condemnation that my ballot can ad
minister. L. P. CROUCH.
Breaks Injunction Against Woolna.
HURON, 8. D., Nov. 6. (Speclal.)-A
well-to-do farmer living in t lie west pari
of Beadle county was- fined $J0 by Judge
Whiting In circuit court here a day or two
since for contempt. The mun's offense was
his fierslstent effort to bestow his uffec
tlons upon a widow in his neighborhood
against her wishes. He began his crusade
last winter and became so annoying that
the woman obtained un order of the court
restraining him from sending her letters or
gifts, or culling upon her. For a time the
edict of the court was obeyed, but the love,
sick swuln a few weeks since renewed hit
warfare and as a result the widow hud him
brought Into court to show cause why he
should not be punished for contempt. Be
ing unuble to satisfy the court that he had
not disobeyed the Injunctlonul order he
was fined us above und further Instructed
that a second disregard of the order of
the court would result in niore stringent
methods.
load's Majority Orom,
ST. JOHN'S, N. F., Nov. G. The litest
election returns Increase Premier Boni's
majority. Fugo returns Earle (iiberal) by
a majority of 7i. In Tr.nlty Mr. Gaihtie,
minister of public work, and Mr. Llo.d,
both liberals, are certainly electcfl, whl e
Mr. Miller, the third liberal c and. date, la
twenty-six votes above Mr. Wutsun, the
first conservative candidate, with tine pie
cinct. containing seventy-eight von a, yet
unreported. Mr. Miller's eltcllm Is p. oo
able. Premier. Bond has evry cabl.iet
minister re-elecled. ills party now hclds
twonty-nlne seat and the conHtiva.I.ei
five. There sre two s.ats yet outstanding.
Oldnrld Falls to Lower Hecoids.
DENVER. Nov. (.-.Barney nidlldd marte
several trials for records at Overlaid park
today. He fallnd to reduce tlie i.U.u Ma
ori and after two attempt at the trn-mlie
r coiil. which were not coni;iitt.d hecuuse
,,f ,rt ikUnwiin of his machine, he aban
doned further effort,
COSSIP OF THE POLITICIANS
Ed Simpson'i Activity for Hitchcock and
Howell it Explained
NELSON SEES A GREAT LIGHT ALSO
Jedge. Kller Comes In th Kro-t In
the Dissemination of Mlslnfnrmn
tlon In Regard to Municipal
Ownership.
For the last week Ed Simpson, the re
publican candidate for ronsuble in the
Sixth ward, has been kindling a fire In the
rear of John L. Kennedy and making him
self conspicuously and promiscuously
-noisy for Hitchcock and Howell. It now
trahsplres that the democrats did not put
up a candidate against Simpson In the
Sixth ward and Simpson Is returning the
favor, as a Hitchcock rooter. Some people
are so ungenerous as to express the opin
ion that 8lmpson never roots unices the
man he roots for allows hln leg to be pulled.
Among the lawyers who hsve recently
sacrificed their law practice and devoted
their whole time to the campaign of educa
tion against the electric light proposition Is
Representative W. T. Nelson, who ex
tinguished himself by his seal and per
suasive eloquence among the denizens of
the east part of town In a house to house
csnvass for the electrlo light monopoly.
Nelson would doubtless have made a great
many converts If lt wer not for the fact
that most of the voters that he Importuned
have had their eye teeth cut and their
vision enlarged by the limelight of pub
licity. Another well known friend of the taxpay
ers and orphans Is former County Judge
Eller, who has done yeoman work In
spreading Incompetent, Immaterial and Ir
relevant Information to convince people
that they wonld save money by extending
the normal candlepower electric light con
tract for another term of yearn. The
learned Judge hna also given out the
strictly confidential opinion that the elec
tric light plant bonds would not be worth
a rush candle If they did carry, and If they
really stood In the way of a renewal of the
normal candle lamp contract they would
be Injuncted once each week In the high
court of retired county Judges, without
bail or Judicial clemency.
Howell the Humbug has published a
photograph of a residence which he claims
to have erected In the city of Omaha since
the last legislature adjourned and which
he Is said to have placed in the hands of a
real estate firm for sale. Howell falls to
explain, however, why there In no record
of any real estate In his own name In the
office of the register of deeds or the office
of the city tax commissioner. He does not
explain how he came to build a house In
somebody's else name or where he became
possessed of enough money to build a
residence after the legislature adjourned
when he was not known to be possessed of
wealth enough to build a cowshed before
It convened.
"Another strong argument In favor of the
establishing of a municipal electrlo light
plant," eeys a prominent knight of Ak-Sar-Ben.
"is that the annual Ak-8ar-Ben car
nival would not be marred by 'measly and
cheap ten-candle lamps strung on our pub
lic thoroughfares at an expense of $2,600,
and that the mayor and council would be
relieved from violating the charter pro
visions In taking this money out of the
general fund, contrary to the letter and
spirit of the law. If the city had Its own
plant," aald he, "it would get magnificent
light and do It legitimately aa a part of our
public lighting system."
The friends of Dr. Hippie are becoming
alarmed over the effort that la being made
to center the entire democratic vote on
Howell the Humbug. The rank and file
of the party has been made to believe that
Hippie would be elected, even If he only
polled two doaen votes, whereas, Judge
Day's decision In the Howell-Elbourn man
damus case clearly foreshadowed that the
two candidates on the ticket that receive
the highest number of votes will be elected,
regardless of their party affiliation. If
all the democrats vote for Howell and
Hippie, and Howell receives 1,300 or 1,600
republican votes, Howell and Waller will
be elected and Hippie will be left up In
the air. The only way to avert this Is
for the friends of Hippie to vote for Hip
pie alone.
SOUTH OMAHA, Nov. 6,-To the editor
of The Bee: I am chagrined over the In
difference shown by the friends of law and
order with regard to tha county attorney
ship In the present campaign. The great
est need of the hour Is an honest and lm
partial enforcement of the law. It Is an
open secret that for a number of years
past, and especially within the last two
years the prosecution of violators of law.
In Douglas county, has been far from satis
factory. Quite the contrary, I should say
It has been half-hearted and weak. Our
county attorney has shown a deplorable
lack of back bone and criminal vice has
stalked In the highways and by-ways un
molested, and the failure of County At
torney English to Institute proceedings
against corrupt officials, bribe takers and
bribe givers and gamblers, when public
attention has time and again been directed
by the pulpit and the press to their exist
ence. Justifies us In believing that he Is
not the right man for the place he oceu
pies. A change Is desirable. R. M. R.
SOCIALISTS OFFBR THEIR ISSl'ES
Propose to Educate the People to
Their War of Thinking.
George E. Blgelow, national organizer of
the socialists, drew a pretty picture last
night In Myrtle hall of the conditions which
will prevail after socialist success, with
public ownership and a man able with one
hour's work a day to live as well as he
now lives by six or eight hours' labor.
Public ownership Is the remedy he pro
poses for the present unsatisfactory condi
tion of things, for It will take from the
capitalists the power to fix the price of
the things the people consume. Mr. Blge
low began by saying the socialists will
elect their Issues this year, which Is better
thun electing their presidential nominee.
He said the socialist voters are Incresslng
very fust.
'The philosophy of socialism," he said,
"holds that the social system manifests
the same characteristics as does the man
living under It. The man Is born, grows
to the height of his powers und decays.
So It was with Babylon and Rome, and so
it will be with the capitalist system tluit
has dominated, the world since the begin
ning. When a social system falls to per
form Its function It disappears. In the
past when social conditions and rlusao
seemed to be strongest and best Intrenched
by law and custom they were at their
weakest. Capitalism seems Impregnable to
you now, but I tell you lt never was so
weak aa lt Is today. The capitalists In
entrenching themselves behind all these
aafeguurds outrage public senllmt nt. In n
Cur. Cow'toOneD-y, Crtjlo 2 Dy
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few veers capital will be so brutal and op
pressive the people will he aroused then
Its life will be very short. After Us fall
will come the co-operative commonwealth."
In addition to the speaker of the evening
C. W. Adair, candidate for the scnata,
spoke briefly. There was also some musle
In the program. A fair number of pefP1
were present.
RACE WAR JN COLORADO
Killing nf Marshal In fold Blood Re
calls In Order to All Nearoes
to Leave Town.
COAL CREEK. Colo.. Nov. -The kilting
In cold blood of Marshal nates' of Coal
Creek, a coal mining town In Fremont
county, by two negroes. Grant and Wrstley
Thompson, whom he was trying to arrest
for disturbing the peace, has caused tho
white residents to Issue a warning to all
negroes to leave the csmp. Many nrgroea
have already left town. If any Insist on
remaining It Is feared bloodshed nill result.
The whites charge the negroes with
numerous crimes committed since the latter
were Imported Into the camp, a year ago,
to take the placea of strikers.
Snow In the Catskllls.
KINGSTON, N. T., Nov. . There was a
heavy fall of snow through the Catsklll
mountain region last night, the first gen
eral snow fall of the season. Today ths
mountains and foothills were everywhere
snow covered.
Tuc Wisdom
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-Ot the Amerl.
ean Champagcnes
exhibited at tho
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fJRF.AT WEST.
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Don't make the mistake of treating the
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the trouble.
Dr. Miles'
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the heart, and the fainting spells, together
with all other heart troubles, will dis
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die. Soon after I -began using Dr. Miles'
Heart Cure, und alter taking three bottles
I feel that 1 am cured." MRS. EFFIlfl
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