Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 4, 1904, Page 1

MINNESOTA HISTORICAL $0C G The Pioneer Prints MORENEWS - than any other news- Dpaper between Duluth and Crookston, St. Paul and the North Pole. . A Pioneer :: WANT AD ‘Will Do Tv. eer Bemidji Daily Pio The only point assured by the day’s| men were selected, Lieutenant Pog- =+ 3 Fei u - advices from the seat of war is that| gorsky and Captain Sychafl leadiug| Peing sustained only artificially. A City and the identity of at least two i, \ there has been no general engagement| them. Soldiers and officers alike ca - inking spell at 12:30 p. m., from | is known to the authorities. CAUSES WORRY Kuvcopatkin’s Scouts Unable To Locate the Japanese Ex- treme Right. Believed Russians Will Retire to the Tie Pass If the Enemy Adyances. WAR DISPATCHES SUMMARIZED and St. Petersburg reiterates the be: lief that a battle not imminent, ‘The Russian war ofiice admits that some worry i d by the fact that Kuropat have been unable s main army, which the extreme Japanese right It is intimated that this condition may contain the potentialities of a big sur 20,000 2 powerful stimulants. In fact it re-| ‘The Sir John Lawrence was of 1,062 i T L g e z Furrier. Unscrupuleus manufacturers know that forces to meet any possible contin: . heart remedies than at any previous Liverpool in 1895. She was owned by. ’ . ! i 3 Thoto: & r 0. L. R f Tonsberg, Norway. - ey 8PS 10t 0 0 oW | Gompet Ganerat Sareanetrs For 1| There s & v respone 1| 6.1 st of Tomprg Norway | yOU cam’t and their smooth salesmen make you ion that he will not accept a gene engagement but will withdraw to Tie pass. A dispatch from Shangbai says that a Russian warship, supposed to be the Bayan of the Port Arthur fleet, is in Hangchau bay. 1t is not known wlen she left Port Arthur, QUIET ALONG WHOLE FRONT RUSSIANS DO NOT ANTICIPATE HEAVY FIGHTING IN THE Japanese Losses at Port Arthur Esti- mated at 20,000. Chefoo, Oct. 4—An official report from General Stoessel, dated Sept. 23, has reached Chefoo, confirming a pre- vious report of the repulse of the Jap- anese attack on Port Arthur which began Sept. 19 and ended Sept. The fighting was of an extremely se- vere character. From semi-official sources it is learned that the attack began on the END NOT DISTANT covery of Postmaster Gen- eral Payne. Participant Dies in Ring as Result cf Knockout Blow. North Bergen, N. J., Oct. 4—Ham- mered terribly in a prize fight brought off in the rear of a saloon here John C. Peters of West Hobokon died in the ring before medical aid could reach him. His opponent was Patrick Dor- mandy of West Hoboken. After four rounds of the fiercest fighting Dor- mandy knocked DPetefs out with two blows in quick succession over the 19th along the whole line and lasted heart. Peters never regained con-| four days, various positions changing Sciousness. Dormandy ;was atresteds hands r times. One particular hill was a very im- portant position to the Russians. The Japanese attacked repeatedly, day and night, finally occupying the position on the night of Sept. 22 after suffering very severe losses. The attempt to retake this hill being extremely haz ardous General Stoessel refused to issue the order, but called for volun teers, Everyhody called upon respond-: ed, whereupon a requisite number of ny ried grenades (explosive shells weigh- ing from two to six pounds, which are thrown by hand), and with these they attacked the Japanese temporary for- tifications and drove the latter from all of their positions. Several mines were exploded during the general bat- tle, causing severe losses. The Rus ns calculate that the total Japanese ses for the four days’ fighting reach h! Fall Back. Mukden, Oct. 4.—Couriers from Gen- eral Samsonoff’s field headquarte.s bring information of a sudden retre:t on the part of General Samsonofi 1 the face of a rapid forward moveme:i on the part of General Oku's enti.. army and the abrupt resumption of the offensive by Field Marshal Oyama’s leit, made Sunday morning. Instead of advancing with their cus tomary caution the Japanese rush in with an abandon born of reckle ness or extreme confidence. General Oku attacked General Samsonofi’s cav- alry with his infantry and dragoons and in less than twenty minutes t!:: entire Russian front was raked by a Experiences NSevere Sinking Spells Which Render Him Much Weaker. Washington, Oct. 4.—Postmaster General Payne is rapidly losing ground and his condition is such that life is vhich he rallied slightly, rendered him much weaker than heretofore and one of the physicians in attendance an- nounced that he was distinctly worse and that the end was not far off. , Up to 3 a. m. Mr. Payne was doing well, but at that hour he had a sinking spell and from 3 to 7 he was kept alive only by the application of . Osler came over from Baltimore g the morning and joined Doc- tors Magruder, Rixey and Grayson in a consultation, The following bul- letin on Mr. Payne’s condition was subsequently issued: “Since 3 o'clock Mr. Payne has not been so well. The heart’s action is again weaker. Condition not so favor- able.” 1t has been characteristic of Mr. Payne's illness that sinking spells have occurred in the early hours of the day, but thus far he has shown re- markable rallying power. In the course of the night Mr. Payne asked the attending physician about Four special policemen are said to have been in the crowd that viewed the fight. The proprietor of the saloon says it was on their assurance that the party had no intention of doing any- thing against the law that he permit- tea them to use his hall. The prosecutor is making a per- sonal investigation and it is expected several warrants will be issued for the men who organized the #out. Some of these men are said to be prominent business men in Hoboken and Jersey THE CREW : PERISHED. Norwegian Bark Sunk Off the Coast of Norway. Fredrickstad, Norway, Oct. 4.—The Norwegian bark Sir John Lawrence, from London, struck on sunken rocks outside this harbor and has broken up. The crew were drowned. crew of fourteen men.. Apprehensions are felt that further disasters may be reported as a result of the gale which swept over these waters on Saturday evening. DOZEN PERSONS DROWNED HALF OF THE TOWN OF WAT- ROUS, N. M., DESTROYED BY A FLOOD. feR R iR ol Rl R RoR R R R o F o Kol FoRol Honest F UR 7% Values! Do They_lnterest You? Pick up a Fur; examine it. Can you tell? Not unless you are an experienced # payexorbitant prices. : : : & el o] o] e ] e & & @ Our Stock is large and varied; Our Styles are correct; Our Prices are reasonable. We guarantee to every customer HONEST VALUE and seek for ourselves HONEST PROFIT. Our East Window shows a sprinkling of what we carry in Furs What is it’s actual value? (o = = : i VOLUME 2. NUMBER 14? 5@-\% BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1904. TEN CENTS PER WEEK N e \Sd — FOUR DAYS’ FIERCE FIGHTING. FATAL PRIZE FIGHT. @fii@@@@’é}@@@i‘:’i@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@fi@&%@ foRoRC R RoRo Koo oRe Kol R Koo oo R ok R Ro R Kok Xl R RoR - oo R oK k- Ko R R 1 Y heavy cr fire. Several Cossack | Wisconsin matters, indicating that he | t NEAR FUTURE. ?[;;I:em:;”;; ifisbwere di?n:am]ffflnh(, still has a grasp on public affairs. Las Vegas, N. M., Oct. 4—Half of % | re they could be swung into action. ‘Watrous has been destroyed by a flood 1 1 1 | ot Feis o e sal| N> 70 BE T aavan |TUNERAL. oe_ssaton won B 2 NR MRS el Another consignment of 10¢ Pictures which excel in ces fr o troit sanor : — Chaplain of United States Senate Con- yned. r re . . { advices from the tront roport (at ol Rusgian Warship Reported in Vieinty | CPI" Of Uied States clildren of J. B Steyens, T, X. Vir | 4 beauty and variety all previous selections. ! 10 & the mhole ine ©f 1he of Shanghai. Worcester, Mass., Oct. 4—The city | 1eriat, his wife, two sisters and several | & | opposing armies. A slight Japanc i X =t var: Sl e children, and O. F. Porter. J. E. = B! o 3 an &k T Shanghai. Oct. 4—A Russian war- | of Worcester during the day bowed be- 3 o | movement has been observed at Fens:| gpip, - supposed to be the armored | side the body of her foremost citizen, | Stevens and his wife gscaped. They | & [ ] i tipu, about sixteen miles southeast of| cryiser Bayan of the Port Arthur George Frisbie Hoar, while the state | are in a critical condition. - Many per-| . { Mukden, but there has been no. cédfesgrmrron, 4= reported to have-anchored-or Massachusetts and in a large meas-| SODS. were rescued - from trees and | 00 p = ewsel | lision. The war office apparently docs| off Gutzlaff island, in Hangchau Dbay.|ure the nation sympathized with the | housetops. 3 & oee not anticipate fighting on a large sco.¢| Two tugs have proceeded thither to | municipality in her grief. The tuneral| For btw9 blofiks on Bgldgledfléee‘t in the immediate future. ‘Lue priw-| bring her to Shanghai. service was held in the Chuich of the | évery business house was flooded. Gal-| w5 g2 & #3 25 4§ ©: 3 Eo: OIEOMOTES & cipal cause ol alarm at tie war office — Unity. In harmony with the unosten- | linas Park is under water and the trol- PHRLRBBBRGBOIBBEERES BEBBHBILBGRBG @ & is occasioned by lack of definiie inio St. Petersburg, Oct. 4—The admiral- | tatious life of the senator and in ac- | ley line cannot be repaired for two mation regarding the act whe ty expre incredulity at the report | cordance with his wishes there was | Weeks. One hundred thousand dollars|. ... . _ e R i =0 -1 —_— abouis of [ield Ma Oyaua 5| that a Russian warship, believed to be fno elaborate ceremony or display, | Will not cover the loss to the town|™:DAVIS CISCUSSES ISSUES,'! | 3 fl' or if Tie did mot his influefice would be right. The Russian scouls have lo-t[ the armored cruiser Bayan, has ar-|though the great love of the people of | and the railroad loss is equally great. = ! 144l | | weakenea and destroyed. Although touch with General Kuroki's main rived at Hangchau bay, near Shanghai. | Worcester and of the commonwealth e Foswal Letter of Acceptanco of Vice { we could find nothing after a thorough army, which may give increasing iw-| The officia e evidently not pre-|induced the family to subordinate their | _Albuquerque, N. M., Oct. 4—Reports | - Presidential Candicate. | i search to make attack on libels were portance to the flanking movemcit| pared (o believe that the Bayan has|own feeling and admit, insofar as the | from the floods in the Rio Grande val-| puine '\ va. Oct, 4—Rx-Senator deliberately made up for the purpose west under General Oku, which hit succeeded in slipping through Admiral | very limited capacity of tie building | 16¥ above and below this city are com- | yor o6 navis hemocratic candidate’ LEADING MEMBER OF T. LoUls| Of affecting public sentlment. This to has been regarded as a leiul for Uic| Togo's Port Arthur squadron alone. | would allow, a general attendance at | g in. The towns of Valence and | pi Rl "o Mol fqd Ooron Sy iic plan was participated in, not only by real turning movement to strike ¢ ) g the church ‘and to permit the body [ L0s Lentes were completely washed | gp,ioc” nag fssued his formal letter| BOODLE COMBINE MAKES A | members of the house of delegates un- General Kuropatkin's line of commu Belonged to Von Plehve Regime. | la(er (g lie in state at the city hall. | 8Vay and several hundred families | oot o0 288 1SSSq RS KORIME (CHo der indictment for boodling, but by — cations from the east. It also may| St Petersburg, Oct. 4—Lieutenant| =~ Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale, chap- | 21 homeless, ; made at the St. Louis convention. CONFESSION. prominent financiers of St. Louis who contain the potentialitios of a hig su..| General Kliegs, governor general of | lain of the United States senate and | . The Barela suburb of this city suf-| Ty 1015 cr “while considerably feared exposure and by those who gave prise. Ten days ago Kuropalkin il the war office were convinced that tas Japanese were concentrating at Sian- chan and that an immediate advance was_imminent in force. Accordingly the Russians fell back from the pa: 5 of the Da mountains without off resistance. Bui after several they suddenly discovered that the Jap anese were not pressing forward and thereupon the Russian scouts Pushed Out to Ascertain the Cause. They penetrated as far as Sianchan and Siaodyr, bringing back the star- tling intelligence that not more than a brigade of Japanese troops was there. This forthwith was followed up by an important cavalry movement and the reoccupation of the Da range passes, but Kuroki’s main body was not lo- cated. There were no indications, however, that he had succeeded in reaching a position further eastward ‘Wwhence he could make a pivot move- ment against the railroad and conse- quently it was concluded that his main force must still be between the Yentai mines and Benzihu, five miles east of Yental station.- In a word the present advices indicate that the Japanese preparations are being made more slowly than supposed. Possibiv the delay is owing to their desire to take advantage of the fine wecather to com- plete their arrangements for a long winter campaign before actively re- suming the offensive. Kuropatkin's plans are carefully guarded. While he is disposing his forces to take a tage of any sitnation that may c the best opinion is that he will not cept a general enzagement., hui will withdraw to Tie pase, where the hulk of his army is massed FOOD SUPPLY SHO. Russians at Port Arthur Eating Don- ity Meat. Chefos, Oct. 4—Chinese who left Port Arthur Oct. 1 and who were pre- viously engaged in burying the dead say the effect of the Russian shells and machine guns is terrific. The of a high hill were littered with gled Dbodies and severed heads and limbs. [n one trench the Chinese buried 300 Japanese and 200 Russians, While it is true that the regular water supply of Port Arthur has been stopped by the Japanese the fortress has other supplies which can be taken only when the city falls. The garrison of Port Arthur now has sufticient food, but the supplies of tinned meats are nearly exhausted and the troops are now slaughtering thirty donkeys daily for fresh meat, which is worth $1.20 per pound. Eggs cost 20 cents each. LITTLE CHANGE AT THE FRONT. Japanese Strengthen Advance Posts at Fengtiapu. St. Petersburg, Oct. 4.—A dispatch was received during the day from Gen- eral Sakharoff announcing that the Japanese have strengthened their ad- vance posts at Fengtiapu, sixteen miles southeast of Mukden. Blse ‘where, he adds, there are no develop- Kieff, has been granted leave of ab- sence and there is strong reason to ieve that this is preliminary to his ion, as he belongs distinctl Von Plehve regime. He for- merly was prefect of police of St. Pe- tersburg. MARINES GUARD BATTLESHIP. Great Precautions Taken to Protect the Connecticut. New York, Oct. 4.—There is little danger that any further attempt will be made from the outside to injure the battleship Connecticut, which has just been launched in the navyyard in Brooklyn after attempts to damage her had been frustrated. Two marines, with rifles, patrol the land side of the boat, while on the boat itself are sta- tioned guards with instructions to shoot if necessary. Electric lights at night are on the outside and the in- tevior of the boat and there is no re- laxation of vigilanc It would be impossible for an attack to be made on the water side of the boat. Besides the guards on the Con- necticut the deck watch on the Texas, Kearsarge and the receiving ship Han- cock have a full view of the approach by water. In addition to these precautions a navy tug loaded with marines, with i ructions to shoot straight at any unauthorized person attempting to ap- proach the new battleship, patrols the river. Every officer in the construction de- partment and, in fact, every officer at the yard, is in a state of high nervous tension over the attempts to injure the ship. Thus far no idea has been obtained as to the identity of the plot- ters. WOMAN COMMITS MURDER. Slays Man Who Attempts to Force His Affections Upon Her. New York, Oct. 4.—Angry because of his attempts to force his undesired affections upon her and dctormined to repulse him at any cost, she declares, Mrs. Rosa Barbadi, twenty-t old, shot and killed Mic an East Side tenement ho Barbadi made no attempt to r rest and was taken to a police station carrying her two-year-old baby, which she held in her arms when she fired the fatal shots. Leiters Arrive at Dover. Dover, Eng., Oct. 4—The Red Star line steamer Vaderland, on hoard of which were N Levi Z. Leiter and iss Nannie 1 eiter, mother and sister, pectivelv, of Lady Curzon, arrived Vore at 1:30 p. m. Large crowds wait- <41 on th to watch the arrival of the Leiters. g Rain Quenches Prairie Fire. Norfolk, Neb., Oct. 4—A huge prairie fire, which for several days has swept the Rosebud reservation and portions of Tripp and Gregory counties, S. D., was quenched during the day by a heavy rain. = The loss has been enor- 3 55 lifelong friend of Senator Hoar, con- ducted prayers at the home just before 2 o’clock. Only members ot imme- diate household and a few neighbors attended this short service. The body was then placed in the hearse by the active pallbearers, all present or past secretaries of the senator, and the hon- orary bea Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, .T. Jefferson Coolidge, €harles Francis Adams, Attorney General William H. Moody, former Governo:r W. Murray Crane, General William F. Draper, Judge Francis C. Lowell of Boston, Colonel George H. Lyman of Boston, Stephen Salisbury, Henry A. Marsh, Dr. F. Stanley Hall and Will- iam I. Rice of Worcester. The active bearers and the family escorted the remains to the Church of the Unity. Rev. Dr. Hale, who was the first pastor of the Church of the Unity, and Rev. Rush R. Shippen, D. D., the sec- ond pastor, now of Brockton, Mass., officiated at the church. The body was then conveyed to the city hall, where it will lie in state until 8 p. m. HEAVIEST EVER CAST. Many Western Women Will Vote in Presidential Contest. Chicago, Oct. 4—Women of the West this year will figure in the presi- dential campaign as they never have figured before and, according to dis- patches from Denver, Salt Lake City and Cheyenne, their vote will be the heaviest ever cast. In Colorado the women’s vote is ex- pected to be increased, but the men of both parties are said to be trying to discourage them from taking sides in the state campaign, which is a com- plicated fight. In Wyoming the vote nominally is six women to ten men. It is expected that the ratio probably will be in- creased nine to ten. VALUABLE JEWELS TAKEN. Home of Charles S. Pillsbury of Minne- apolis Robbed. Minneapolis, Oct. 4—While the fam- ily of Charles 8. Pillsbury were seated at dinner during the evening a robber ransacked (he rooms on the second floor of their residence and made good his escape with jewelry valued at over $1,000. While one man worked on the upper story his confederate stood out- side the window of the diningroom watching the family and the servants, ready to give the warning should any one leave the room. Entrance to the house was effected through a side door fronting on the driveway. The door was locked, but it was opened with a skeleton key. Desperadoes Control Town. Duluth, Oct. 4—Word has reached #ere that the village of Little Fork, on the Little Fork river in Northern Itasca county, has been for several days in absolute control of two des- peradoes, who have shot up the town in the most approved style and have looted oney drawers and helped themselves to ci h = Al £ fered the most, about fifty houses be- ing destroyed. HALF MILLION DOLLARS. Santa Fe Road Sustains Heavy Dam- age by Floods. Topeka, Kan., Oct. 4.—The pile bridge on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway over the Arkansas river at Byron, Colo., is out and it will require several days to repair the damage. Passenger trains are being sent over other roads. The Colorado flyer is annulled temporarily. The damage resulting to the Santa Fe from the recent floods will amount to upwards of $500,000. CAUSING REIGN OF TERROR. Heavily Armed Posses Searching for Connecticut Man, Hartford, Conn., Oct. 4—The state police force of Kast Glastonburg, headed by Chief Egan, and many of the residents, heavily armed, are searching for John C. Whipple, who two weeks ago shot and seriously wounded a neighbor, James Starmer, and last week shot State Policeman Louks, who was attempting to arrest him for the crime. It is suspected also that Whipple has burned two barns and consequently all barns stocked with the season’s crops are guarded night and day by armed farm- hands. Farmers driving along the country roads with loads of produce go armed and the same is true of the men in the fields, who do not care to risk, unarmed, an encounter with ‘Whipple owing to his reputation as a desperate character. TWO EMPLOYES KILLED. Explosion Occurs in Powder Mill at Peckville, Pa. Scranton, Pa., Oct. 4—The corning mill of the Dupont Powder company near Peckville blew up and instantly killed Richard Halsey and Walter All- worth, two employes. Other buildings nearby were set on fire and the flames are still burning fiercely. There is danger that the fire will be communi- cated to the magazine, where a large quantity of powder is stored. 81X MEN BURIED ALIVE. Mine Disaster Occurs Near Carters- ville, Ga. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 4—A special from Cartersville, this state, says six men have been buried alive in a mine near that place. The dead are R. P. Mor- gan, owner of the mine and a promi- nent business man, and five employes. Small Force Put at Work. Chicago, Oct. 4.—The Pullman com- pany resumed work in its manufactur- ing department during the day, putting 4 smalk-force of men at work. Three hundred workers were given work in the saw mill and lumber yards and the number is to be increased as the work is deyeloped, accord! ckes, 1 & e n shorter than the one issued by Judge Parker, deals with the subjects now occupying places in the national table of issues in a thorough manner. That the time when a change of ad- ministration is absolutely due has ar- rived is emphasized by Mr, Davis. He dwells at length on the extravagant policy of the Roosevelt administration and reiterates the statement made in his White Sulphur Springs speech re- garding the increase in the expendi- tures per capita since the time of Bu- chanan. The increase in army cost is also brought out. Trusts and the tariff occupy the usual attention given those subjects by Democratic orators. The relative selling prices of steel rails at home and abroad is used as one of the argu- ments for a revision of the tariff and the restoration of the Democratic party to power named as the remedy for the evils. STREET CAR RUNS AWAY. One Person Killed and Fourteen Oth- ers Injured. San Francisco, Oct. 4.—Frederick Fendsen was killed; Sergeant Harry Curren of the Thirteenth United States infantry fatally injured, and fourteen other persons were severely injured last night when an electric car ran away on a grade. The brakes refused to work until the car had ac- quired great speed. As a curve was reached the motorman succeeded in setting all the brakes and the car stopped so suddenly that many per- sons were thown off. ILLINOIS TOWN SWEPT BY FIRE. Block of Business Buildings at Chilli- 7 cothe Destroyed. Peoria, 111, Oct. 4—Chillicothe, 111, was partly destroyed by fire during the night. A block of business buildings was destroyed, including the First Na- tional bank building; Squires’ grocery, the Chillicothe Bulletin office, Bailey. printing establishment, the telephone exchange and a meat market. As- sistance was sent from Peoria by spe- cial train. The loss is $75,000 or more. Six Hundred Tribesmen Slain. Aden, Arabia, Oct. 4—A Somali mui- lah is reported to have attacked and robbed the Ogadain tribe, killing 600 tribesmen and capturing many camels and sheep. = BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Lady Curzon continues to improve xfmd her ultimate recovery is looked or. A large number of New Yorkers were present Monday at the celebra- tion of New York city day at the world’s fair. Ambassador McCormick, at St. Pe- tersburg, has been granted leave of absence to go to the United States on urgent private business. The Fries & Bresland rug factory at ., a four-story brick struc-| some decided that the WERE NOT IN FEAR OF EXPOSURE SAYS MOST OF THE POLITICIANS AND MANY FINANCIERS ARE IMPLICATED. St. Louis, Oct. 4—In a written con- fession Charles F. Kelly, speaker of the house of delegates during a period in the life of the boodle combine, re- lates his story of that combine. He declares that a certain prom- inent local politician, promised him-| self and others implicated that the new circuit attorney would be “all right” and promised if they would re- main firm he would secure for them either continuances until the new cir-| cuit attorney took office or pardons afterward. He says the politician said the new circuit attorney, for which office nomi- nations are to be made by the Demo- crats shortly, would be “his man.” | Kelly declares he refused this offer and that he makes this confession to satisfy the pangs of an accusing con- | science, to obey the requests of hls; wife and to do what he can to make | atonement to the public ‘and prevent other young men from following the path which, he declares, has led him to | ruin, In the course of his confession Kelly details the story of the city lighting deal and of a boodle fund of $47,500, divided belween the nineteen mem- bers of the combine at Julius Leh- mann’s birthday party. He asserts the person above referred to gave him the boodlé fund and that he took it to Lehmann’s house and that he there divided it. In the course of his confession for- mer Speaker Kelly said: “I know from my own knowledge and from the statements made to me by those on the inside that bribery has been going on in the municipal assembly of St. Louis for the past twenty-five years. Hardly a bill passed | that body in the last quarter of a cen- tury unless it was paid for. We did not fear exposure and punishment for the reason that we believed that No One Would Dare to Do It. | In case of attack we knew most of the politicians and many of the large finan- ciers of St. Louis would be with us. A former prosecutor showed some ' signs of starting after us, but he was bluffed off. “When the present prosecutor (Cir- cuit Attorney Folk) commenced his war on us we tried to intimidate him by threats of assassination and when this had no effect we laid all sorts of traps for him without success. Then best plan would, d li us the money.” Of the combine Kelly had this to say: “We never thought of passing a bill out of which any money could be ob- tained unless we were paid for our votes. We went about it In a business like way and had combine meetings at stated times and fixed the bribe prices which we were to receive for our votes by a majority vote of the combine. Then we would select one of the combine fn whose honestv we had confidence to go out and get the money. 1 “These agents would rarely ever be- tray us. In one or two instances they confiscated part of the money, but as a general rule they were honest with us. Among ourselves. understand. we had a high code of morals and it was considered extremely dishonest for a member of the combine to accent bribe money without dividing amongst his fellows.” MANY DELEGATES PRESENT. International Peace Congress in Ses- sion at Boston. Boston, Oct. 4.—Advocates of the adoption of principles of peace through- out the world assembled in Boston from many quarters of the globe to take part in the proceedings of the thirteenth international peace con- gress, which opened formally in this city during the day. There are many prominent delegates here from abroad. Among the subjects to come up for action at the deliberative proceedings is that of adopting some effective method of urging the powers of the world to use every good office at their command to bring about the end of the Russo-Japanese war. The American Peace society, of which Robert T. Paine, Sr., of Boston is president, is largely represented. A public meeting was held at 2 p- m. in Tremont temple, when Secre- tary of State John Hay extended the welcome of the national government to the delegates. Governor John L. Bates, who was to have given the wel- come of the commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, was unavoidably absent on account of the funeral of Senator Hoar et Worcester. Valuable Horses Perish. Omaha, Oct. 4—W. G. Carling of St. Paul lost two of his fine show horses by the burning of a freight car soon after leaving here for St. Paul, after they had been on exhibition at the Omaha horse show. They were King Leo, the stallion, valued at $10,000, and a gelding, Mr. Pickwick. The origin of the fire is unknown. Fréderick Auguste Bartholdi, the Bculptor of the statue of Liberty in New York bay, is critically ill in Paris from tuberculosis. Hopes of his re- covery are practically abandoned. - Bartonville, I, is the only incor porated town in the United States that does not levy a municipal tax. The