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OMAHA, MONDAY MOKNINU, XOVEMHER 28, 1904.
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TEXT OF CONVENTION
Fall Translation of Agreement Between
Great Britain and Bnssia.
NORTH SEA TRIBUNAL MEETS AT fARIS
fifth Member of the Oonrt t , rointed
by the EmperoT of J &
WILL DETERMINE FACTS I
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5 CASE
Ifajority ef the Tire CommL -hall
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EXPENSE TO BE DIVIOEL LLY
four to ntrmla Dtirtt of Blame
AtlMkiK to gubjtttt ( Centruet
Parties or Other Powers, ,
II Any Be Involved.
LONDON, Nov. 27. The Foreign office
has Issued the following English transla
tion of the declaration signed at 8t. Peters
burg by Blr Charlea Hardlnga, the British
ambassador, and Count Lamsdorff, the Rus
slan foreign minister:
Uli Brlttanlo majesty's government and
the Imperial Russian government having
agreed to enter Into a commission of In
quiry assembled conformably to articles Ix
In xiv of '1 he Hague convention of July 2,
)hH9, for the paclnc sattlemrnt of interna
tional disputes, the task of elucidating, by
means of an Impartial and conscientious
Investigation, the questions of fact con
nected with the Incident which occurred
during the night of October 21-23. 1904, In
the North sea ten which occasion the firing
of guns on the Russian fleet caused the
Inns of a boat and the death of two persons
belonging to a British fishing fleet, aa well
as damage to other boats of tbat fleet and
Injuries to the crew of some of these
boats), the undersigned, being duly auth
orised thereto, have agreed upon the fol
lowing provisions:
Article I. The International committee of
Inquiry shall be composed of five members
(commissioners), of whom two shall be
officers of high rank In the British and Im
perial Russian navies, respectively. The
governments of France and of the United
states shall each be requested to select one
of their naval officers of high rank as a
member of the comrr ;ion. Ibe fifth meru
it r sha'.l be chosen by agreement be
tween the four members above mentioned:
Jn the event of no agreement being arrived
at between tht four commissioners as to
the selection of the fifth member, his Im
perial and royal majesty, the emperor of
Austria and king of Hungary will be In
vited to select him, Each of the two high
contracting parties shall likewise appoint
a legal assessor to advise the commlsFlon
ers, and an agent officially empowered to
take part In the labors of the commission.
Article II. The commission shsll Inquire
Into and report on all circumstances rel
ative to the North sea Incident, and par
ticularly on the question as to where the
Responsibility lies and the degree of blame
attaching to subjects of the two high con
tracting parties or to subjects of other
countries In the event of their responsibil
ity being established by the Inquiry.
Article 111. The commission shall settle
the details of procedure which It will fol
low for the purpos of accomplishing the
task wherewith It has been entrusted.
-Article IV. The two high contracting
parties undertake to supply the commission
to the utmost of their ability with sll ths
means and facilities necessary In order to
enable it to acquaint Itself thoroughly with
and appreciate correctly the matters In dis
pute. Article V. The commission shall aasemble
In Paris as soon as possible after the sig
nature of this agreement. ' -
- Article VI. The, corfW)llo. shall present
) Its report to-Mi lu,iu -untracllng par
ties, signed by all the members of the cora
mlnslon. -
, Article VII. .The commission shall take
all Its decision by a majurlty of the votea
of the five- commissioners.
Article VIII. The two high contracting
. parties undertake to bear on reciprocal
terms the expense of the inquiry made by
It previous to the assembly of the commts-
. 'Hon, the expense Incurred by the lnterua
natlonal commission after the date of Its
-desembly In organizing Its staff and con
ducting the Investigations which It will
. nave to make, shall be equally shared by
-the two governments.
. In faith whereof, the undersigned have
'signed the present agreement, (declaration)
'mi amxea tneir seals to it.
. -i ne In duplicate at St. Petersburg, No
vember 26, ID04.
London Papers Criticise Convention.
Regret Is expressed in the London morn
ing newspapers that there to no provision
In the Anglo-Russian convention for the
punishment of those who may be found re
sponsible for the Dogger bank affair, and
the Morning Post sarcastically declares
that Great Britain ha created a precedent
for permitting foreign navies to fire on
British vessels with impunity,'
Otherwise' the editorial articles merely
echo previously expressed opinions.
Lord Lansdowne't opinion to coat ship
pert It universally approved by the newt
papers, tomt declaring that the letter hat
been Issued none too toon.
SECRETARY TAFT AT PANAMA
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United State Officials Welcomed by
President AnVndor Conference
Will Bo Held Today.
.
PANAMA, Nov. 27. Secretary of War
Taft and party arrived at Color) this morn
ing on board the United (States cruiser
Columbia. Mr. Taft was received on shore
by Vict President Arosemena and other
Panama officials, General Davis, com
mander of tht canal tone, and Minister
Barrett. After a conference with the
American congressional delegation, Mr.
Taft went by a special train to Panama,
where he was officially received by a com
mittee and Quartered at the residence of
stMr. Wallace, chief engineer In; charge of
construction of the Panama canal. H
was received) by President Amador and
the Panama cabinet at 4 o'clock thit after
noon. After greetings had been exchanged,
Mr. Taft said:
It It a pleasure to bring the greeting! of
the president of the United States and to
congratulate Panama upon the propitious
beginning of a long and prosperous life
In fact, a life that Is to be a peaceful one,
and one In which the president and people
of the I'nlted States are mostly willing
assistants. The United States has no in
tention In the Isthmus other than to build
the canal for the Republic of Panama, the
i nitea mates ana mankind. There la no
desire to exercise further power. I will
In tne next few days confer on those mat
ters about which discussion has arisen and
hoi to reach a solution full of honor to
both countrlet.
I have the great honor to present tht
personal greeting of President Rooeevelt
ana expressions or profound good will.
President Amador In replying, said:
' Tour arrival In Panama and the purpose
that brings you Is the highest honor this
i-imuuu nu rereivea since it wss born.
The government and people will know how
to appreciate this new proof of sympathy
win. nnu hid i,iiiiea mates naa aesired
once more 10 aisunguisn ut.
President Amador later In the day re
turned secretary Ttft't official call.
Tht first conference between Secretary
Taft and tht prtatdent will take place at
the government bouse tomorrow.
' Poclallst Demonstration at Vlennn.
VIENNA, Nov. ft. Socialists to tht num
ber of 10.0U0 today made a demonstration
against the government before tht resi
dences of Premier von Koerber end other
ministers and then tried to Invade the town
hall. A strong force of gen d'armes dis
persed tht crowd. Several persons were
Bsjured. Including five policemen. Many ar-
LIVE STOCK SHOW IS OPEN
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Over Forty Thousand Persons lee the
Big Show at C -lease Judglng
Will Begin Today.
CHICAGO, Nov. 27. With the arrival
today of several carload lots, all this
year's exhlbltt for the Live Stock show
art here. everything It In readl
nest for tht Judging which begins tomor
row. For the first time In Its history the
exposition was open to the public on Sun
day at tht Union Stock yards today.
So many persons took advantage of the
holiday that the exposition buildings were
crowded to their capacity all day and un
til midnight tonight, when the doors were
closed. The official attendance for the day
was registered at 41,000.
All of tht Judges have arrived, John
Ross of Meikle Tarrel, Scotland, and Rob
ert T. Blofleld of Morley Manor, Wymend
ham, Norfolk, England, being among them.
These two experts will Judge cattle during
the week. In order to expedite matters,
tht American Judges of cattle will pick
out the beet specimens In each breed and
the two British experts will then deter
mine the champion. John Dryden, the
minister of agriculture for the Dominion
of Canada, was among the prominent ar
rivals today and will be the guest of the
officials of the exposition during the week.
Tht Canadian exhibits In sheep and
swine this year are more numerous and
of a higher class than In past years.
Becretary of Agriculture Wilson will at
tend the exposition on Wednesday.
ASA HULL'S GOLDEN WEDDING
Veteran Writer of .Bandar School
Maslo Fifty Years
Wedded.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26. Asa Hull, a pio
neer writer of Sunday school music In this
country, and his wife, Mrs. Emma F. Hull,
celebrated their golden wedding anniver
sary this week at their home In Brooklyn.
Four generations were represented at the
family gathering, which Included Mr. and
Mrs. Hull's children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. A cause for rejoicing
was - the fact that during the last fifty
yeara there has not been a death in the
family, while all Its members are now en-
Joying excellent health.
Mr. Hull wae born In (thls state, and for
twenty-eight years has lived in this city.
He ha been tht senior publisher of Sun
day school music since the death' of Wil
liam Fl. Bradbury, having composed music
for Sunday school anniversaries in 1850 and
taught It from the manuscript. He began
publishing his works In 1869.
Mrs. Hull, who was born In Boston, I a
descendant of Samuel Morse, who emi
grated from England In 1635, and settled In
Dedham. Mass. She Is also a relative of
Samuel Flnley B. Morse, Inventor of the
telegraph.
SHIP DESERTED BY CREW
Barkentlnc Quickstep Becomes Water
logged Off Grey's Hsrbor and
Is Abandoned.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 27.-Somewhert
In the northern seas the old barkentlnt
Quickstep, waterlogged, deserted and rud
derless. Is drifting a derelict. Its crew of
ten men have been landed in this city by
the steamship- Horner' after undergoing
nine days of privation and hardships and
losing: all their personal belongings.
The Quickstep's crew was taken from tht
disabled vessel by the Tamplco, Captain
John Roberts, bound from Seattle and Ta
coma for San Pedro. When off Gray's
Harbor Captain Roberts transferred the
crew of . the shipwrecked vessel to tht
steamship Homer.
The Quickstep was owned by S. R. Peter
son of this city and was engaged In the
lumber trade along the coast. When picked
up by the Tamplco It was- nine days out
from Mukilteo for San Francisco.
BABE R0ASTED TO DEATH
Young German Woninn t Paterson,
!. J., Confesses Mnrder of
Her Child.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27. According to the
police, Ida Englehardt, a young German
woman under arrest In Paterson, N. J.,
hat confessed that she roasted her Infant
before a furnace fire until It had been
burned fatally.
The young woman wat employed by
Moses T. Laforge of Paterson. Yesterday
Mr. Laforge found the Infant In an ash
barrel. The child was alive, but part of
Its body were badly burned and tht little
one died In a hospital.
Investigation - resulted In the arrest of
Ida Englehardt, who said tht wat the
mother of the baby and admitted tbat tht
carried It to the cellar and exposed Its
body to tht heat of the furnact.
WHISKY STILL BLOWS UP
Explosion Beveals Presence of an
Illicit Plant la a New York
Tenement Honso. t
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-A, whisky still
blew up In an Allen street tenement house
here tonight, starting a Art and causing
tht tenant to rush from the building in
a panic Little damage resulted from tht
fire. ,
Tht door of tht room In which tht ex
plosion occurred was. blown down and tht
police found In the room, badly wrecked,
a plant for making whisky. None of tht
other tenants knew the occupant of; the
place nor tht existence of the still. -
The Internal revenue officials have been
notified and a search la being made for
the owner of the plant.
OFFICIAL VOTE OF WYOMING
President Roosevelt Polled Over Fifty
Per Cent of the Vote.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Nov. J7.-8peclal.)-Offlclal
returns on the vote for president
In Wyoming havt been received from
twelve of tht thirteen countlee In tht
state, and the unofficial returns from the
thirteen counties are probably correct. Tht
total vota by counties follows:
Presidential Electors
County. Roosevelt. Parker
Albany 1.674 7
Uig Horn l.feo , 7.4
Carbon 2,i-- I 4
Converse LIK I J57
Crook W3 475
Fremont 544
Johnson 7-i 4
Laramie S.06S 1 177
Natrona 736 t!I
Sweetwater 1.47s 45
Sheridan 1 Dt7 l.tM
Uinta 176S 1,M
Weston (unofficial) ills 37
Totals 80.IOS Mil
Roosevelt's plurality, 11.26.
Porto Beleases American Bibles.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. .-Ths ports
hat Issued order to the authorities at
Treblsond to cease Interference with tht
sslt of American Biblea and to restore
those tbat havt been seised.
MRS. HAGERTY WILL NOT TALK
Wife of Hissing O'Neill Banker Will Hake
Statement After She Ooninltt Lawyer.
MANY AGED PERSONS AM0N6 LOSERS
Fall List of Depositors Cannot Be Hnd
Intll Examiner Makes His Beport
Eighteen Cnndldstes for
Place ns Receiver.
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O'NEILL, Neb., Nov. 27. (Special.) Mr.
Hagerty. wife of Patrick Hagerty. cashier
of the collapsed bank here, still declines
to make a statement, but addded that she
has a statement ready to make public as
soon as she has an opportunity to consult
an attorney; that she never had know any
thing about the bank's business, never did
want her name used In connection with the
bank, but did not feel like refusing the use
of her name. It Is evident that Mrs. Hag
erty Is surprised st the closing of the bank
and much grieved at the outcome. Mrs.
Hagerty Is a sister of Bernar McQreevey,
the president of the failed bank. The pub
lic does not believe that she had any knowl
edge of the business of the bank and Its
coniltlon and many expressions of sym
pathy are heard for her.
The merchants of O'Neill practically all
did business with other banks. They re
membered how Mr. Hagerty had failed In
the grovery business before starting the
bank and nearly all kept their business
away from the Institution. A large num
ber of old and feeble persons, who trusted
their life savings In the failed institution
find themselves now without anything for
their old day.
One Pitiful Cnae.
One pitiful case Is that of Nora O'Sulil
van, an aged woman who came here many
year ago and lost her money when the
Holt County bank failed several years ago.
She then again began saving and during
the last fourteen years had saved up and
deposited 11,300 In the Elkhorn Valley bank
Just closed. Thlt money was earned by
the hardest kind of work and saved with
a view of providing her In her last days,
and la practically all the has In the world.
Until the bank examiner makes his re
port It Is not probable a list of the depos
itors can be had, but it Is learned that J.
A. Copperwalte had on deposit something
like S4.000. Mrs. Corrigan between $4,000 and
16,000, H. A. Polk $2,000, Timothy Sullivan
1260, Thomas Tierney $300, Peter Kelly
fl,400, John Dwyer $1,600, Mrs Golden $160,
Mra. Patrick Coyne $800, and many othert
who live far out in the country and do not
yet know that the bank is closed.
It Is reported that there are eighteen can
didates for the position of receiver of the
failed bank.
McGreevey's Statement.
When Tht Bet containing McGreevey'a
statement arrived In O'Neill it was greatly
sought after and the citizens gathered in
stores and on the street to read the report,
which gave them the first authentic news,
as usual, regarding such Important mat
ters. It Is hard at this time to gather the
sentiment, but everybody Is anxiously
waiting a statement from Mrs. Hagerty.
However, no one here now believes that
either of the principals of the bank will
voluntarily be seen In O'NelllVgaln toon.',
One of the principal merchants of O'Neill,
who did not want his' name used fn con
nection with an Interview, said:
I see the whole thing now and It Is sur
prising how these people were able to get
so much into the confidence of people here.
There Is no qustlon but that Hagerty was
the boss of the bank and that he had Mc
Greevey do whatever he wanted done. It
would look, anyhow, like McGreevey was
trying to make good as far as he can.
Another said:
This statement made by McQreevey shows
that the thing has been crooked for years,
In fact ever since it started. Hagerty
failed In the grocery business In 1888 and he
evidently thought that was a good time
to start a bank.
Another said:
This does beat the band. No one that I
know of ever thought of such a thing.
Hagerty always was saving and I cannot
understand It. He rented a building to a
grocery company for fifteen yearn or more
that paid him $.16 per month, and this al
ways more than paid the family grocery
bill. He never went any place, but' right
home, when closing the bank each evening.
His farm was productive and I cannot see
where the money he drew out of the bank
went to. Two years ago he was offered
$1,800 cash for a building and two lots he
owned and refused It. It would seem If
he had been hard pressed for money he
would have sold It. In fact, he could sell
this building any time as It is on a good
corner. He had many friends here who
would have helped him had he gone to
them. I cannot understand it.
eeretary Taft Reaches Colon.
COLON. Nov. 27. The United State
cruiser Columbia, with Secretary of War
Taft, Rear Admiral Walker, Minister Obal
dla and William Nelson Cromwell, attorney
for the Panama Canal company, on board
arrived here tonight.
A NBW WANT A
ESTABLISHED IN
The Sunday Bee yesterday printed 2,555 PAID
want ads m re than double the numfcer ever
published by any other Omaha paper a splendid
testimonial of its merits as the leading want ad me
dium, from its advertising patrons X C C
The number of want ads publiKiied by its nearest
competitor the World-Herald was (H57. The llee
pained 173 odveitisenieuts over last Kunday, while
the World-Herald printed 247 less than it did on
November 20. .
The Simday Bee has Double .he Circuit
tion of any Other Omaha Sunday Paper.
SUICIDE OF HOTEL THIEF
Youou; German Wanted In Many Cities
Hangs Himself In New York
Police "tstlon.
CINCINNATI, O.. Nov. 27.J-A man be
lieved to be prominently connected In Ger
many committed suicide by hanging him
self In his cell at the Central police sta
tion here today. He was registered as
Max Rlckhardt, aged 27. Germany, at the
police headquarters. As he registered at
three hotels here under different names
and under other names In St. Louis and
elsewhere throughout the country he was
called "the German prince of many
aliases." He was tall, fine looking and
faultlessly dressed. Today he was moan
ing about "Llddle" and repeatedly said.
"She will never know what .became of
me," etc. Letters were found Addressed to
Llddle Lang, Relchenback. Stfxony, Ger
many, and he repeatedly said she was
waiting there for his return. He prayed
she would never hear of his downfall. He
was arrested last Tuesday at the Grand
hotel, where he had registered as Clemen
Christian Lauteren and charged with being
a hotel thief. He had pas: ports and let
ter of recommendation tha. It Is alleged,
were stolen from a prominent tr-ian army
officer named Lauteren, at the Jeftt.cru
hotel In St. Louis. Previously he had
registered at the Gibson house here as
Julius Auer. a traveling Jewelry man,
whose trunk was worth $12,000, tit claimed.
Later the real Julius Auer arrived and
found some of the valuables gone from
his trunk. Then the princely German was
traced to the St. Nicholas hotel here, where
he. had registered as Max Grelner. Since
his arrest telegrams have poured Into Cin
cinnati from Indianapolis, Louisville and
other cities, and especially frore St. Louis,
Inquiring about the alleged 'lUck hotel
thief." He hnd railway mllane In the
name of J. Beltman of Cincinnati, and of
C. W. Nlchois and L. McDonald of New
York, all said to have been sedured from
rooms In hotels. A large grip' contained
embroideries and other valuables said to
have been stolen from the World's fair.
This grip was already marked for Llddle
Lang, Relchenback, Saxony, ' Germany.
While the man was wanted In a dozen
cities, it Is believed that he died without
anyone in this country learning his real
name.
MORE VARIETY AT RECEPTIONS
President Indicates Ha Desires
Wider Circle to Select
Guests From. t
WASHINGTON, Nov. ...-President and
Mrs. Roosevelt evidently desire more va
riety in the senson't round of "cabinet
dinners." The cabinet officer have been
Informed by the president that they are not
expected to conflns Invitations for dinners
in honor of the president and Mrs. Roose
velt to the cabinet circle alon. They may
select their guests from society generally.
The guest list will, as usual, bt tent to
the president and Mrs. Roosevelt for ap
proval. The 'matter of precedence of cabinet din
ners will be cast to the winds. Heretofore
the secretary of the treasury would not
give hia dinner for the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt until after that of the secretary
of stats had been held, and ths secretary
off pemmcrce and labor was" atwt.f i tha last
to ntertaln the president. Heren.ft.ec these
dinner will be held in suck order as best
suits the convenience of all members of the
cabinet.
The old custom of limiting invitations to
the cabinet circle brought the president
face to face with nine dinner parties with
the sums people euch season. To fill up
vacancies the list was made to Include a
few persons outside the cabinet circle, but
thlB was not sufficient to give much va
riety. GAS EXPLOSION AT NEW YORK
One Man Killed and Several Berlonsly
- Hurt by Accident at a Gen
erating: Plant.
NEW YORK. Nov 27. One man Is dead,
three are in a hospital suffering from burns
and lacerations and several others are lees
seriously hurt as the result of an explosion
early today In the generating house of the
Consolidated Gas company's plant in West
Forty-fourth street, this city.
There were forty workmen In the generat
ing house and all were either knocked down
or were thrown against the walls. Jame
Kane, 27 years old, received a fractured
skull and died two hours later. Every
window In the building was blown out and
the force of the explosion was felt over a
large section of the west side. .
The cause of the explosion is not known.
It occurred in the elghteen-lnch main carry
Ing the freshly made gas from six huge
generators In the floor of the house to the
purifiers.
ROOSEVELT'S DAY OF REST
President and Party Spend a Quiet Day at
the World'i Fair City.
DINES AT FRANCIS HOME IN THE EVENING
In the Manias Chief Executive
Attends Services nt Second Pres
byterian Church and In After
noon Takes Drive.
ST. LOUI8. Nov. 17. In sharp contrast
with tha strenuous experience of yesterday,
when a hurricane effort wa made to view
the mammoth Louisiana Purchase exposi
tion In nine hours. President Roosevelt's
time today wa pasaed quietly and un
eventfully. Rest and recuperation from the
fatigue of Saturday constituted today al
most the sole idea of the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt and their Immediate party.
After a late family breakfast at the resi
dence of William H. Thompson, the treas
urer of the exposition company, who enter
tained the president, Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss
':e Roosevelt, Becretary and Mrs. Loeb
and Dr. Rlxey, the president and party at
tended divine service at 11 o'clock In the
Second Presbyterian church. It was known
that the president would attend the morn
ing service at this church and long before
the hour of his arrival tht streets In that
vicinity were banked with people almost
from curb to curb. The crowd was han
dled admirably, however, and gave the big
force of police and secret service officers
no trouble. A considerable crowd as
sembled, also, near the Thompson resi
dence. As the president and Mrs. Roose
velt descended the steps of the residence
to enter their carriage the people respect
fully uncovered, but there Was no noisy
demonstration. The silence on thl day
was appreciated by the president. Both he
and Mrs. Roosevelt acknowledged the silent
salutation of the crowd, the former by tip
ping his hat and the latter by bowing and
smiling.
Ovation nt Church Door.
Careful precautions were taken by the
officer to Insure the personal safety of the
president. Watchfulness was not relaxed
for an Instant. The president's carriage
was Burrounded by secret service officers
and two picked sergeants of the Eighth
United States .cavalry rode, one on each
side of the carriage, both going to and re
turning from the church. As the presi
dent's carriage stopped at the church en
trance the crowd could restrain Its, friendly
feeling no longer. Hearty cheers were given
for the president, which he acknowledged
by tipping his hat. He was met at the en
trance by the officers of the church, who
escorted him and Mrs. Roosevelt and other
members of the party to pews on ths right
front of the auditorium, which had been
reserved for them.
The service was conducted and the ser
mon preached by Rev. Dr. S. J. NIccolls,
pastor of the church, the lesson being read
by the assistant pastor. The subject of
Dr. NIccolls' discourse wat the glory of
the kingdom of God and tha progress It is
making in tho world. No reference was
made by the pastor In his sermon to the
president and' only the usual supplication
was offered In his final prayer for the
safety and wise conduct of the president
of tht Untttd States. At the conclusion of
the service", howeverv Dr. NIccolls requested
the congregation to remain seated while
the president and his party retired from the
church. The president was well on his way
to the residence of Mr. Thompson, there
fore, before the congregation had left the
church. 1
Personal Friends Received.
After luncheon, the president and Mrs
Roosevelt received Informally a few per
sonal friends, who called merely to pay
their respects. The president also greeted
one of his former comrades in the Rough
Rtdert, Private Schroeder of Muscogee, I.
T who now is connected with the Indian
police of the territory. He had come to
St. Louis expressly to see the president.
At 4 o'clock the party went for an ex
tended drive. In the carriage with the
president were Mrt. Roosevelt, Secretary
Loeb and Mayor Wells of St. Louis. Other
members of the party followed In car
riages. The drive extended through Forest
park and over the residential boulevards
In that section of the city. It was 6:30
o'clock when the president returned to Mr.
Thompson's residence. As soon as the
president was recognized In his carriage
people followed him in vehicles of all sorts,
principally automobiles. Many of the
drivers of the autos endeavored to pass the
president's carriage, but they were cut out
In every Instance by tht secret service
officers, who had a lively time In keeping
them back. On his return trip the presi
dent was followed by a procession contain
ing more than 200 vehicles. President
David R. Francis of the exposition com-
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EROTIC BOOKSJTO BE BURNED
Custom House Putt Baa on the
Naughty Workt of French
Production.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26. No mort highly
spiced French novels will get Into this
country If the second clerk tn the liquida
tion department of the custom house can
prevent It. Hundreds of volumes will soon
go up In smoke and fire, and the winds of
heaven will carry their ashes to the four
quarters of the globe. There Is only one
way In which a work which falls below
the ethical standard of the liquidation de
partment can escape oblivion, and that It
by being as old as it Is bad. Its sins will
be forgiven on grounds of venerablllty.
Of course, the liquidation clerk Is the
only one who condemns the wicked books
to the fire. He Is the court of last resort,
when the pictures do not speak for them
selves or the title la not suggestive.
Days of ttrest and anxiety have fallen
upon the law division since this quest for
the erotic began. Members of the literary
family, who have hitherto been regarded
as respectable, have coma under the In
quisition. The offices In tht customs house
look like the establishment of a book re
viewing magailne the day before publica
tion. Pngps were turned with feverish
haste by several men so that they might
keep pace with the exacting demands of
censorship. The pictures closely followed
the text in many cases and when there
were no Illustrations the Interest of the llt
terntuers abated. The Industrious clerk,
who does the most reading, has had to sub
mit to an unfair division of labor, for the
greater number of the books which he re
ceives are not Illuminated by art.
No one In the customs house will tell the
name of this censor. He is very young and
he is a French scholar! that It all that can
be learned.
SUCCESSOR TO SENATOR HANNA
Executive Committee of National
Civic Federation to Select av '
President.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-At the fourth an
nual meeting of the executive committee of
the National Civic Federation in this city,
on December 15, a president will be selected
to Mil the vacancy caused by the death' of
Senator Hnnnn.
The executive committee will hold two
business sessions, in the morning and after
noon, and In the evening will entertain at
Its- annual dinner the members of all the
departments of the organization. Among
the speakers at the dinner will bs Andrew
Carnegie, Archbishop Ireland, Bishop Pot
ter, August Belmont, Cornelius N. Bliss,
sear 8.' Strauss, John Mitchell,' Snmuel
Gompers and H. E. Clark.' '
A new department In industrial economics
will be organised and at regular monthly
dinners discuss strikes and lockouts and
their remedie. An International committee
will be named to form an International
Civic Federation. i
The call to the member of the executive
committee says the country Is at the
threshold of a new era of Industrial activ
ity. It deplores the "organisations of capi
tal whose aim is to 'smash the unions.' "
Of socialism It say: "Another foe sim
ultaneously assails labor. That foe Is so
cialism. Although socialism Is the avoweJI
foe of capital, it regards as an aid to Its
cause the radical type of employers' or
ganisations, because of their common
hatred of unionism. Before socialism can
deliver Its assault upon all capital it must
remove from its way the self-Improving
organization of the wage earners."
WORLD'S FAIR ATTENDANCE
Over Eighteen Million Persons Have
Visited the Big Show at
i St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 27. The department of
admissions of the Louisiana Purchase Ex
position today issued the following state
ment of the attendance for the week end
ing November 26:
Monday '. 71,014
Tuesday 79.ii.14
Wednesday , 79,3
Thursday ' 181.8'.'-
Friday 123.23.1
Saturday .. 163,767
Total
Recapitulation:
April. 1 day
May, X days
June, 26 days
July. 27 days
August, 27 days
September, 28 days
October, 27 days
November, 23 day
699,662
187,793
1.0UI.391
2,1-4, nan
2,34a 667
S.OK8.743
8.661,873
3.622.3.9
2,296.!U5
Total..;
18,317.467
WORLD'S TEMPERANCE SUNDAY
Day Observed by Many Churches and
Sunday Schools Presbyterians
Plan Aggressive Campaign.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27.-Today wa
World's Temperance Sunday, observed by
a great many Protestant churches and J
Sunday schools. A general observance of
the day was held in this city, the principal
meeting being that held 'under the joint
auspices of the Philadelphia Presbytery and
the Presbyterian General assembly. The
meeting was addressed by Rev. Dr. J. Ad
dlsson Henry, moderator of the general
assembly; John Wanamaker and Prof.
Charles Scanlon, the field secretary of tem
perance for the Presbyterian church. Piof.
Scanlon said it Is the intention of the Pres
byterian church to put workers In the field
for th3 purpose of holding Presbyterian
meetings throughout the country to stim
ulate Presbyterlun to greater activity In
behalf of temperance.
FRANK FELTOfMS ARRAIGNED
Alleged glayer of Roche Remanded
Intll Today, When question of
Rail Will Be Decided.
NEW YORK. Nov. Z1. Franlf Felton,
charged with the murder of Quy Roche,
the gambler, who was shot In Uroadw:iy
Thursday afternoon and who died last
night, whs toduy arrulgned before Coroner
Scholar and remanded to the Tombs until
Monday, when the question of admit tins
Kclton to bull will b3 decldst by the coroner
a m-r a vuiij--,.j " r I
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JAP ASSAULT FAILS
T.kio Official! Anonnco OeDOT&l AtUok
Igtiraay Prove. UnsnoctssfuL
SEVERAL SKIRMISHES IN MANCHURIA
Both Bidet Claim AdTtntages in Miaot
right Thursday and Friday.
STATEMENT BY PREMIER KATSURA
Japanese Statesman Sayi Hit Oountry U
Fighting for National Existence.
WARNING TO 'BRITISH VESSEL OWNERS
Lord I.onsdowne Tells Them that
Colliers Pollovrlns; Russian ' Fleet
Are Violating English Nen
trallty Laws.
TOKIO. Npv. V. 6:30 p. m. The imperial
headquarters has just Issued the following
announcement:
The works for our attack having been
nearly completed ugnlnat Htingsliu moun
tain (Port Arthur) and the foris lying east
ward therefrom, u general assault wa
made t n the afternoon of November 26, but
owing to the enemy's stubborn resistance
our object has not yet been acconipllstieJ.
The fighting still continues.
Japs Win ftklrnilsh Near Mukden.
The Manchurian headquarters, reporting
today, says:
From the night of November 26 until tht
morning of November 26 a body of the
enemy s Infantry attacked our troops In
the vicinity of Slntungtun and HiiHotaou,
but the attack was completely repulsed by
us.
The enemy's artillery posted to the east
of Ta mountain vigorously shelled tht
vicinities of Machuuntzu and. Kuchlatta
from 2 o'clock In the afternoon of Novem
ber 26, but we suffered no damage.
On the right bank of the Hun river a
body of the enemy's cavalry attacked
Mamachles on November 28, but was driven
back by our forces.
On November 24 the enemy set fire to
Shangtsulmen and most of the village was
burned.
General William Nicholson, dlractor gen
eral of the military Intelligence bureau of
tha British War office, has recovered hit
health and left Toklo for the front tonight.
Oeneral Nicholson Is making a tpeoial study.
of the Japanese method of transportation.
Japan Fighting for Existence.
Discussing the war and the domestic,
financial and political conditions of Japan
on the eve of the assembling of the Diet
with the correspondent of the Associated
Press today, Premier Katsura said:
To Insure peace In the Orient and to
safeguard our national existence la the
extreme purpose of our empire and no
sHcrince sKiiil be too great for successfully
effecting this purpose.
Russia, beshlH violating her pledges In
Manchuria, crowned her overbearing and
aggressive policy by extending her arms tu
tile C'oreun peninsula.
We were highly solicitous ' to preserve
peace, but had no alternative except that
of war, which was forced upon us.
Tlirou-hout the ne.; la tlons Russia
showed a haughty and overbearing attitude,
which, as hue latterly been shown, was
Inadequately supported by military strength.
KUHHIa allowed nerseii to oe aeceivea una
slighted our empire, for she never believed
that Japan would draw the sword of war.
Then, ufter suffering repeated defeats on
land and on sua, Russia L-yeeived the mis
take she had made, and having discovered,
the seriousness of the situation, t bsgaa to
take adequate meHsures.
The case was different with us, we art
alive to the seriousness of the situation
and were prepared for exigencies.
Russia must see mat mo wur cannot ds
concluded by the Issues of a few battles.
With us the war means life or death, and
not one of our 45,(00,OUO brethren remains
lgnnrnnt of the vital Issue at stake.
We are Dreuared to sacrifice our last man
and our last cent for this war.
The delay In tne derisive result or our
siege at Port Arthur gives Russia hope of
being able to relievo the garrison, and for
this purpose she resolved to empty her
naval defense ut home while on land corps
after corps had been mobilized and tent
eastward.
The military and nnvnl plan of Russia
seems to center In the relief of Port Arthur
and General KouropHtkln's southward ad
vance which resulted in his serious defeat
hnd the relief of the garrison as Its sol
object. The Russian emperor's Instructions
to Kouropatkln not to retire beyond Muk
den were designed to ralso the gloom that
had been hanging over the people of Russia
Since the defeat or Russian arms at tne
battle of Llao Yang and Kouropatkln as
sumed the aggressive perhaps against his
own Judgment.
Everything seems to hinge on the fall of
Port Arthur, but I do not console myself
with the thought thnt the capture of that
ill fated fortress will bring the war to a
speedv termination. Its capture will give
occasion for renewed plans for warfare by
Russia and I am watching keenly for such
new developments.
Kouropatkln Reports Minor Victory.
ST. .PETERSBURG, Nov. ST. Oeneral
Kouropatkln telegraphed a description of
a Japanese attack on November 24 against
a Russian detachment near Eslnhetchen
(Yenslenten) on the front of the left flank.
General Kouropatkln says:
The fighting was fierce, almost amount-.
Ing to a bsyonet engagement, but the en
emy were everywhere repulsed and sufferd
severely. The attack whs renewed the fol
lowing morning, the Japanese having been
reinforced, but again were repulsed, and at
4 o'clock In the afternoon a blizzard and
fog greatly hindered artillery fire. The
Japanese continued to advance under cover
of the fog, but our forces held their Posi
tions, and the firing suhsaquently slackened.
The Russian losses were nine -killed and
flfty-seven wounded.
On November 26 the Japanese resumed
tha offensive and endeavored to envelops
our left flank whilst advancing agalnat our
center.
I have received no later reports.
Oeneral Kouropatkln also describes tht)
bayonettlng of twenty Japanese belong
ing to a patrol during a reconnaissance
the night of November 26.
Warning to British Ship Owners.
LONDON, Nov. 27. Foreign Minister
Luntdowne has written a letter to tho
Chamber of Shipping, chamber of com
merce and other similar bodies giving fur
ther warning with reference to Rrltlah
collier and the Russian Baltic squadron,
explaining that the British owner char
tering the vespels for such purpose as fol
lowing tha Russian fleet with coal and sup
plies might render themselves liable to
proceedings under the foreign enlistment
act, .the applicable sections of which ht
quotes. Lord Lansdowne then refers to
the fact that a similar question arose dur
ing the Franco-German war, when Mr.
Gladstone laid down the principle that such
colliers would to all Intents and purposes
becorre storeshlps to the fleet. "Therefore,"
concludes Lord Lansdowne, "although neu
tral traders may trade In contraband at
the risk of capture, they should bear In
mind the conditions of the English laws."
Lord Landsdowne, In response to tht
request of the Liverpool Chamber of Com
merce for further Information on the ques
tion of contraband, states that communi
cations on the subject are still passing '
between the British and Russian govern
ments, and thut he Is not yet able to add
materially to his earlier statement. How
ever, he says, Russia still regards coal
and raw cotton us contraband, and ma
chinery, as In the Calehas case, liable to
condemnation If for warlike purpeses.
o Krws at Che Fvo.
C.JX- KOO, Nov. S7.-Che Foo It today
without news regarding the progress of UM
mcxaUuia al fwt A-ihur. .uxm .