Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 5, 1904, Page 1

A Pioneer :: WANT AD :: Will Do It. b.s Bemidji Daily Pion § o MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. eer The Pioneer Prints MORE NEWS than any other news- paper between Duluth and Crookston, St- Paul and the North Pole. VOLUME 2. NUMBER 143. 2 o4 po D L 3 N BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1904. TEN CENTS PER WEEK POSITION UNGHANGED RUSSIAN DISQUIET OVER LOCA- - TION OF KUROKI'S ARMY N HAS BEEN ALLAYED. SLIGHT SKIRMISHES ARE REPORTED @PERATIONS AT A STANDSTILL 80 FAR AS GENERAL FIGHT- ING IS CONCERNED. WAR DISPATCHES SUMMARIZED. The disquiet occasioned in St. Pe- tersburg by the failure of Kuropatkin's scouts to locate Kuroki's army has been allayed by the definite informa- tion that the Japanese general has not appreciably changed his position along & line from Bensihu to Bentsiaputze. The lull in movements of a general character continues (o be broken by skirmishes. Mukden reports that the days are fine and warm, but that the nights are growing bitterly cold. An official report from Tokio giving an account of a skirmish contains the snnouncement that “the state of ditairs &t the front of our army remains un- changed.” JAPANESE ARMIES LOCATED. Much Relief Manifested by Russian War Office. St. Petersburg, Oct. 5.—Again no news of fighting comes from the front, but some relief was manifested at the war office by the receipt of informa- tion which definitely locates General Kuroki's army, according to which he has not appreciably changed his pos tion along the line from Bensihu to Bentsiaputze. General Nodzu still oc- cupies the Yentai hills and General OKku is to the w of the Iroad The Russian outposts are as far south as the Shakhe river, fifteen miles from Mukden. Field Marshal Oyama is re- ported fo be with the fourth army, which at one time was understood to have attained considerable propor- It now seems to be a small not much over a brigade, and apparently is not designed to pla fmportant role. Its mission probabiy is only to cause a demonstration on the Russian left. BRIEF SKIRMISH REPORTED. Japanese Engage Russians North of Liaoyang. Tokio, Oct. 5.—The following official report has been issued: “The Manchurian headquarters re- ports by teiegraph that a body of scouts sent by our advance detach- ment on Oct. 2, consisting of a con pany of infantry and a troop of ca’ alry, attacked and routed a detach- ment of the enemy’s cavalry, s Birong, occupying Paohsingtun, thi teen miles north of Liaoyang and nine miles west of the Mukden road. Whiie further reconnoitering in the vicinit ® force of Russian cavalry, 230 stirc attacked the Japanese scouts It fighting for some time the Japanese retired. The enemy’s loss was about thirty. We sustained no casualties. “The state of affairs at the front of our army remains unchanged.” ATTACK RUSSI;I:J— OUTPOSTS. Lull in Operations Broken by Slight Skirmish. Mukden, Oct. 5.—The complete lull In the operations was broken Oct. 2 by a slight skirmish a few miles ea of the bridge over the Shakhe river, where a company of Japanese came up, exchanged a few shots with the Russian outposts and then retired, carrying off their killed and wounde The weather, on the whole is good. The days are fine and warm, but the nights are bitterly cold. Snow has fallen at Hingchang. The Chinese corn, which has been a splendid ally of the Japanese, is being rapidly harvested. RETURNS TO TOKIO. American Attache With Besieging Forces at Port Arthur. Tokio, Oct. 5—Lieutcia; uville Fortescue, an Americua attacke who was with the besiegins foies at bort Arthur, has arrived at l'okio en route to Washington. Lieutenant Fortescue witnessed the operations of August and September at Poit Arthur. he returning home on account of the e piration of his leave. He is pledged to secrecy relative to his observations at Port Arthur pending the fall of the fortress. A number of American nu sail from Nagasaki tor San Fia Oct. 21. MAY PRECIPITAT: DISORDERS. Japanece B:ijin Acilations in Cities of ivo.thern China. Loudon, Oct. 5. — Reports have reached lLondon from official sources that many Japanese have appeared re- tently in the big centers of Northern China and that they have begun an agitation the result of which, it is feared, may precipitate disorders in cage of Russian suce in Manchu- ria, which might lead to the interven- tion of the powers. It is said here that Russia is anxious to avoid such inter- vention. MORE THAN A MILLION MEN. New Jap Military Scheme Provides for a Large Army. London, Oct. 5—Explaining the de- tails of the new Japanese military vegulations the Times correspondent M Tokio says it will ultimately make whe total war strength of the army ex feed 1,000,000, Refugees Return to Vladivostok. Vladivostok, Oct. 5—The town is guiet and many families who fled to the interior earlier in the season are returning. It is an excellent fishing season, but there is a considerable scarcity of salt.. Navigation on the Amur will close this week. LAFOLLETTE WINS IN WISCONSIN Supreme Court Decides That the LaFol- lette Ticket Is the Only Real Thing Republican Ticket In Wis. Madison, Oct. 5.—The state supreme court today handed down a decision in the matter of the rig ht of the LaFollette ticket or the bolting Stalwart ticket to be designated as the republican ticket on the state ballot at the election this fall. LaFollette and is a complete victory for the halfbreeds. PASS THROUGH BERLIN. Hundred Japanese Refugees Bound for Home. Berlin, Oct. 5,—Seven hund anese refugees from Russia ar Berlin during the day. They did not leave the two trains which brought them heve, the cars being sidetracked at a switching yard untit a change ot engines was made. The Japanese minister and other members of the legation, the consul of Japan, a com- mittee of the Red Cross society and missionaries with the New Testament in the Japanese language gathered at the yard to greet the refugees, but were not allowed to approach tho train, the railroad authorities affirm- ing that it would be contrary to the regulations to permit non-employes to cross the tracks. The travelers greet- ed their fellow countrymen with p longed cries of “bazui” and the Jap: ese minister waved his hat. The rei gees sail from Bremen for home Oct. 0. Several AHEAD OF ALL_ NATIONS. American Army Surgeon Discuss s Japanese Sanitary Measures. San Francisco, Oct. 5.—Among the passengers arriving on he liner Mo golia trom the Orient was Major Lo L. Seaman, surgeon in the Uni States engineer branch of the army, who has been studying Japanese me .- ods of surgery in the campaign of il army against the Russians. In opinion Japan is far ahead of all other nations of the world in the organ:. . tion of her sanitary branch ol the and has been the first to anticiy and take measures against the lact that the greater number of deaths in| ed not by bullets but by | disease. i war are cau: Cninese Flock to Mukden. St. Petersburg, Oct. 5—A special dispatch from Mukden says the popu- lation of that place has been greatly increased by arrivals from all quarters. Chinese who have fled from the t S the Japanese are administering affairs in Southern Manchuria with a high hand and many complaints ot iil treatment of the natives by them are made. NO CAUSE FOR ANXIETY. Reassuring News From Disturbed Sec- tions of China. Peking, Oct. 5,—Further information regarding the unrest in the noithwest- ern part of Shantung province of a reassuring nature. The Britizh lega tion is of the opinion that there is no cause for anxiety. This opinion is cou- firmed by Bishop Favier of the French Catholic mission, who is exceptionally well acquainted with the Chinese. A dispatch from Shanghai Sept. 27 said that the Shotuan boxers were openly distributing prospectuses whic were couched in the same language those circulated before the uprising of 1900, These prospectuses fixe1 Oc 17 next as the dale for the extermina- tion of all foreigners. INCIDENT IS CLOSED. Importance Given to the Gurney Affair. ‘Washington, Oct. 5—One of the first results of the return of Secretary Hay to Washington was the closing up of the incident growing out of the arrest Too Much of Secretary Gurney of the British em- | bassy at Lee, Mass. The secretary concluded that entirely too much im- portance had been given to this matter and as Sir Mortimer Durand, the Brit- ish ambassador, coincided in this view and iet the department know that the action of the Massachusetts authori- ties in remitting the fine and extend- ing an apology was entirely satisfac- tory to bim the subject was dropped. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. Two Men Killed and Seven Others Badly Injured. if Counterville, I, Oct. 5—Two men were killed and seven seriously in- jured as the result of a boiler explo- sion in the Schubert sawmill, three miles east of town, Monday. The dead are Ames Schubert and Walter Schumacher. The boiler exploded just before the men got through work, the force of the explosion wrecking the mill building. One of the proprietors, who was sitting in the office, was instantly killed. FOUR PERSOK‘?Si KILLED. About Fifty Othe:s in Wales London, Oct. 5.—ifour persoas were killed and it.is est fifty were injured, ly, in a railwar acc fifteen miles southenst of Carn Wales, during the afternoon. press train drawn by (wo engines was s d, the engines jumping the track and special coaches being over- turned. New York Day at St. Louis. St. Louis, Oct. 5.—The most suc- cessful staie day celebration at the exposition, both in point of interest and attendance, was that of New York state, observed during the day. Beau- tifully decorated and crowded with its brilliant assemblage the New York building was the Mecca of the plateau of states. Addresses were made by Director of Exhibits Skiff and Commis- sioner Edward Lyman Bill, to which Governor Ogdell responded.: i red in a Wreck hi The decision is in favor of FAILED O ARREST DIETZ. Wisconsin Sheriff Fined $150 and Giver, Thirty Days in Jail. Ashland, Wis,, Oct. 5.— Sheriff Charles Peterson of Sawyer county has been fined §150 by Judge Parish and sentenced to thirty days in the county jail for contempt of court in failing to capture John F. Dietz, for whom a warrant was issued last May. The coroner of Sawyer county will place Mr. Peterson in his own county jail at Hayward. Since last May Dietz and his wife and two sons have held up 8,000,000 feet of logs at Cameron dam on the Thornapple river, preventing the Chip- pewa log and Boom company from rafting it further. Sheriff Peterson sent out ome posse, but Dietz shot Pat McMinn, a deputy, through the arm, and the latter's companions ran. Two weeks ago the sheriff visited Dictz, but the latter got the drop on him and refused to submit to arrest. Peterson then resigned, but great is the terror of Dietz that no ‘8ue can be found to accept the office. The Chippewa Log and Boom com- pany likely will begin suit against Sheriff Peterson’s bondsmen or Sawyer county for $20,000 damages. FREAK OF THE Slice of United States Territory Swept Into Mexico. Austin, Tex. —Reports that the Rio Gr ecent unprece- dented rise changed its channel from the old bed that has always marked the boundary between the United States and Mexico from its mouth to a point abont sixty miles inland, to the gulch which is known as Colorado river, lias been confirmed. The flow of water in Colorado river | is greater than that which is now pass- ing down the old course of the river and it is evident that the change is to be permaneut unless diverted to its old chaunel by artificial means. More than 600,000 acres of land is cut off from the United States by this change in the river should it be held that the new course is the legal bound- ary between the two countries. The question will be referred to the United States-Mexico internatichal — water boundary commission for determina- tion. It is thought to be improbable that the new course of the river will | be held to be the boundary. Brownsville, which has a population of 10,000 people, is now located south of the river. HOLE BORED BY A DIVER. Officers Hunting Down Man Who Damaged Connecticut. New York, Oct. 5—That the latest attempt to injure or destroy the bat- tleship Connecticut was, according to the Herald, made from the outside, has been established to the satisfac- tion of the officials at the navyyard. It is believed that the hole which resulted in flooding one of the water- tight compartments of the ship was bored by a diver. This narrows the field of investiga- tion and an important arrest in the case is expected. Following closely upon the order issued by the retiri commandant, Rear Admiral Frede Rodgers, calling on the patriotism of the employes to protect the Connecti- cut, a man who said he had been a workman in the yards was arrested. The arrest caused unusual excitement and threats of summary punishment were made, although later it was found that the affair was unimportant. Naval RIDDLED WITH BUCKSHOT. Deserters From Ranks of Strikers Shot From Ambush. Somerset, Pa., Oct. 5—William Sut- ton and William Kemp, who are al- leged to have recently deserted the ranks of the men who have been on a strike since last December in the Mey- ersdale coal region, were fired on from ambush while on their way to work at ‘Wilmouth mine. Both had their legs riddled with buckshot. The wounded men were removed to their homes and the armed deputies employed in the region are searching for the guilty par- ties. Two weeks ago the tipple at the Wilmouth mine was fired by incen- diaries: The damage has been re- paired and a force of men went to work in the mine. New Trials Are Granted. Lansing, Mich., Oct. 5.—James Mol, one of the aldermen convicted of brib- ery in the Lake Michigan wafer deal at Grand Rapids, and Gerrit N. Al- bers, a Grand Rapids attorney con- victed of perjury at Li$ own trial on the charge of bribery in the water deal, have been granted new trials by the state supreme court. Flood Damage Over $100,000. Roswell, N. M., Oct. 5—Roswell is a scenc of desolation. The flood that started Thursday night has receded. The damage will be over $100,000. So ir as known no lives were lost. There fiave been no trains either morth or south since Thursday. The railroad bridges over the Pecos river have been washed away. Lady Curzon Not So Well. ‘Walmer Castle, Eng.,, Oct. 5—The morning bulletin announcing Lady Curzon’s condition says: “Her lady- ship passed a disturbed night and is not quite 8o well in ; PAYNE AGAIN RALLIES POSTMASTER GENERAL'S RECU- PERATIVE POWERS ASTON- ISH PHYSICIANS. NO HOPE OF ULTIMATE ' RECOVERY SEVERE SINKING SPELLS CON- TINUE TQ OCCUR AT FRE- QUENT INTERVALS. Washington, Oct. 5.—Postmaster General Payne is still alive, though his physicians hold out no hope of his ultimate recovery. ‘His recuperative powers from his frequent sinking spells are wonderful. Warly in the day it was stated that Mr. Payne’s condition was up and down; ¢hat he first would be conscious, then unconscious; that his pulse would go down to an ex- tremely low point, then rise. His niece was at the bedside during the morn- ing when Mr. Payne awoke. He recog- nized and spoke to her. He also recog- nized the physicians and drank a small quantity of coffee, diluted with cream, which he retained. When Dr. Osler reached the Dbedside he:asked Mr. Payne “how he was feeling.” “First| rate,” was Mr. Payne’s reply. As Dr. Osler was leaving for his home in Baltimore after the morning | consultation he said he would not re-| turn unless Mr. Payne grew very much | worse Secretary Wilson was an early caller at the Arlington, seeking the latest news from the sick room. Secretary Hitchcock also called, as he has done daily. Mrs. Payne, it was said, has stood the strain with fortitude and has gone through the trying ordeals of the crit- ical periods with bravery. | Late in the afternoon Mr. Payne ex- perienced another severe sinking spell and his family was, hurriedly sum- moned to the bedside¢ and the rector of St. John’s church sent for. His physicians announced later that the case looked hopeless, although Mr. f;xyne might rally from the last at- ack. SETTLERS WIN CONTEST. ! Sioux City and St. Paul Did Not Earn Lands. Sioux City, Ia., Oct. 5.—FHomestead ers of land formerly, in the govern- ment grant to the Sioux City and St.° Paul railroad won a decisive victory in the federal court here when eleven cases were disposed of in their favor.’ The value of the land involved in these cases is §125,000. 1t is taken to mean that the homesteaders in scores of tho other suits pending against purchasers from the railroad, involving over $1,- 000,000 worth of land, will win. The fight has been in progress for years.' The homesteaders first got patents and the purchasers from the railroad sued for possession in the state and federal courts. In the case of Sands against Knepper the United States supreme court held that the’ Sioux City and St. Paul railroad never constructed its line as per agreement and therefore never earned the land and had no right to sell it. The land lies in O’Brien and Lyon counties. The Omaha_railroad now has the roadbed of the defunct Sioux City and St. Paul. SCULPTOR BARTHOLDI DEAD. Designer of the Statue of Liberty Passes Away in Paris. Paris, Oct. 5.—Frederick Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor, died at 8 a. m. Bartholdi had no blood relations, but' two of his wife’s relatives were with her at the bedside when the sculptor died. Tuberculosis developed three years ago and showed violent symp- toms during the last few months, but Bartholdi insisted on confinuing work in his studio. During the last days of his work he fully recognized the fatal-' ity of the disease and began to design' his own tombstone. This will show an' allegorical figure holding out a laurel wreath. It was completed the day be-| fore Bartholdi took to his bed. He; leaves an uncompleted, importanc} group intended to be erected in Paris in honor of the aeronauts who distin-' guished themselves at the siege of Paris. The group partakes of the uniqueness and magnitude of the statue of Liberty and shows a huge balloon rising above the figures. 1 X-RAYS KILL MAN. Continued Experiments Produce Fatal Cancerous Growth. Orange, N. J,, Oct. 5.—Clarence M. Daily is dead at his home in East Orafige from a cancerous growth re- sulting from long continued persist- ence in experimenting with X-ray ap- paratus in the experimenting depart- ment of the Edison laboratory at West Orange. Senator Hoar's Remains Interred. Concord, Mass., Oct. 5.—The body of Senator Hoar arrived shortly after 1:30 p. m. in a special funeral car from Worcester, accompanied by the family. At the railroad station a committee selected by the town to act as honorary pallbearers met the body. The re- mains were taken to the First Parish church, where a short service was held, and then removed to the ceme- tery. f Death Under Car Wheels. St. Paul, Oct. 5,—Edward Somers, aged twenty-five, a brakeman, was; thrown beneath the wheels of a freight in the Burlington yards and mangled so that death resulted almost instantly. Somers was standing between two cars when a through freight struck one of them, shunting the car and throwing Somers under the wheels. General Wade Coming Home. ~ Manila, Oct. 5.— Major General James F. Wade, the retiring comman- der of the:Philippine division, sails for home on the transport Thomas Oct. 15. Pending the arrival of Major Gen- eral Corbin, who succeeds to the com- ‘mand of the division, General Leonard BB S S | A. Cummings were granted a change + Rosemount. | the stacks LADIES’ & & & & & ko & ) & & & & & o] e & & & (o8 & & e & & & .@". & 2 & & 2 el & {c}} & 0} O’L EEER 8 BEOLBBGVB RV OGOV RGBT BB OB ED «.0O’Leary & Bowser... are right in that mean Couldn’t be Underwear Dept. Complete. MEN’S and BOY’S and MISSES’ CHILDREN and INFANTS Nothing in ster can get EARY @ BOWSER el oR Rl RoR Rl R o R R o RoR-RoR R Rk Rk Rk R Nothing adds so much to the goods looks of man— to the correctness of his at- tire as well fitting trousers R. @ W. PANTS to your measure. out of which your young- fort and enjoyment as R. @ W. SWEATERS. Also can fit a boy heed to foot. = & fit andin hang good wear— better if made boy’s clothes so much com- from > R RN R R-RoR-RoR-RoRoR-RoR R cR-R R Rl R R kR Kok R R R koK Kok RoRo oKX X ) EIGHT SKELETONS FOUND. | Much Excitement Created in Village | of Sparta, Mich. Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 5—Much excitement has been created in the vil- lage of Sparta, fourteen miles north, by the discovery of eight skeletons near the town. The discovery was made by ; three young men who were hunting. They found one skeleton and upon in- vestigating found three more buried in the ground and an army of men be- gan digging over the premises. Mon- day four more were found. A bullet was found in each skull. The region in which the bodies were found was formerly a wild one and it is thought that the bodies may be those of early settlers, killed by highwaymen. Traveling Man Asphyxiated. St. Paul, Oct. 5.—P. P. Maury of New York, representing a large importing | dry goods firm, was found dead in the bathroom adjoining his room at the McGee hotel. Death had been caused by suffocation, the gas jet in the room | being turned on. The indications point to Maury's death being purely accidental, as the jet from which the gas was issuing was a combination affair from which both gas and elec- tricity could be turned on and it is the | opinion of the hotel management that Maury thought he was turning on the electricity when he turned the gas on. Change of Venue Granted. Chicago, Oct. 5.—In the Iroquois the- ater trial Business Manager Thomas J. Noonan and Stage Carpenter James of venue to ‘another county. The ground was that on account of preju- dice a fair trial could not be had in Chicago. 2 Killed in Saloon Brawl. Minneapoiis, Oct. 5.—Frank Remo of this city was shot and killed in a saloon row at Osseo, a suburb. Remo is ‘said to have started a brawl in the saloon and to have refused to leave the place when ordered to do so. An attache of the saloon shot him. Democratic Candidate Busy Over Plan of Campaign. New York, Oct. 5.—A glance into Judge Parker’s private reception room at his apartments at the Hotel Seville reveals a political workshop equipped almost as completely as his library at It only needs a view of of correspondence and im- posing looking documents to corrobo- rate the report that the Democratic dential candidate intends spend- ing a great deal of his time sbetween now and election day in New You: ‘where he can keep in close touch witl the campaign. That Judge Parker is acquainting | | himself with the minutest details of ! but I do not believe that he is a model the canvass in every one of the states, placed by either party in the doubtful | column, is evident from his discussions with campaign managers. Many re- ports are being made to Judge Parker by individual workers which do not pass through the hands of the national committee and which are given his personal attention. This work takes much of his time, so much in fact, that scores of callers who have no particu- lar business with the candidate are unable to find him disengaged. Little ! of Judge. Parker’s correspondence is | attended to by clerks. Every letter| that goes out, unless it be some formal acl gment of seryi ad and. ds DESIRE INDEPENDENCE { GOVERNOR LUKE WRIGHT RESPONDS i to me that not academic but real prac- SPEAKERS AT MANILA BANQUET PRACTICALLY OF ONE OPIN- ION ON SUBJECT. DECLARES PRACTICAL AND NOT ACADEMIC QUESTIONS CON- | FRONT FILIPINOS. Manila, Oct. 5—The Federal party has given a banquet to the delegation ! of leading natives of the archipelago | who have recently returned from a visit to the United States. In their speeches the members of the delega- tion spoke in generous praise of the treatment accorded them in the Unit- ed States. Fach touched on the inde- | pendence movement and made an urg-' ent plea for a popular assembly at once and full independence at an early date except Victorino Mapa, associate Jjustice of the supreme court, who spoke in a different tone. He advised his people to have confidence in the| people of the United States and to! prepare for the time when our hopes ! would be fulfilled. 1 Governor Luke Wright made the! principal speech at the banquet and when he finished he was warmly cheered. He spoke in part as follows: “The South American republics, where revolutions are rife and where each country is torn continually in factional strife, are fashioned on the! United States model, but they have demonstrated that the people have made a failure in self-government. Is it not true that you now elect your municipal and provincial officials and that a greater number of employes of the government are Filipinos? Have you not three representatives on the commission itself? How many more centuries would you have remained here under Spanish rule before you would have enjoyed what you have under six years of American occupa- tion? How often do you think it would be possible for the Federal party to give a banquet where the guests could | “talk freely of independence? It seems tical questions confront us. The wild i man who goes naked is independent, for us.” BUSINESS SESSIONS BEGIN. Proceedings of International Congress at Boston. Boston, Oct. 5.—The first formal business meeting of the thirteenth In- ternational Peace congress was called to order in Tremont temple during the day. The accredited delegates occu- Died seats on the floor of Tremont tem: ple, quite filling that part of the audi- torium, while hundreds of spectators ‘were in the galleries. Edwin D. Mead of Boston opened the meeting and ex- Peace : | ' ' above Sauk har] On concluding Tiis address Mr. Mead nominated Robert Treat Paine of Bos- ton, president of the American Peace society, to be president of the interna- tional congress. Mr. Paine was elect- ed unanimously. In the same way Dr. Benjamin F. Trueblood of Boston, the secretary of the American Peace so- ciety, was elected secretary of the In- ternational Peace congress. Following these proceedings the re- port of the international peace bureau for 1904 was read by Secretary True- blood. The report in part follows: “The outbreak since January last of the war between Japan and Russia for commercial, * military and political preponderance in the Far East has furnished a semblance of an argument to those who pretend that there will always be to the very end of time some part of the globe where men will kill one another. “We say a semblance of an argu- ment because the Russo-Japanese war has taken place in a region remote from the center of influence of ths peace.propaganda. “The friends of peace have, since the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese war, made numerous and earnest ef- forts to try to induce both the Russian and Japanese governments to have re- course to a friendly solution of the conflict and the other powers signa- tory of The Hague convention to try to secure the settlement of the diffi- culty between the belligerents by arbi- tration or mediation. They have done their duty and will find no occasion to reproach themselves when the respon- sibilities for the war have been finally determined by public opinion.” ELECTIONS IN CONNECTICUT. Results Said to Have No Bearing on the November Contest. New Haven, Conn., Oct. 5—A net gain of one town to the Democrats and a gain of two towns to the license column tells in brief the story of the little town elections in Connecticut held Monday. The leaders of both the leading political parties had stated that the results of Monday’s elections could have no bearing on the Novem- ber election and their opinion was well founded, for the figures have a purely local significance. For local officers 162 towns voted and of these 128 went Republican, as last year, while the Democrats got 33, as coms pared with 32 last year. Hearst Issues.an Address. New York, Oct. 5—William Rans | dolph Hearst, president of the National | Association of Democratic Clubs, has issued an address to that association urging upon its members “special ac- tivity and untiring energy from now + until the closing of the polls.” Bryan Touring Nebraska., . Omaha, Oct. 5—William J. Bryan left this city over the Chicago and Northwestern early in the day, speak- ing briefly at the small towns between Omaha and Emerson, Neb., where he delivered a lengthy speech in the after noon. Sauk Rapids, Minn, Oct. 5.—Mrs. Sophia Russell, aged eighty-two years, Who probably is the oldest Minnesota born woman, is dead. She was born at La Piont. this state, in 1823, and in 1843 she married Jeremiah Ru then in charge of the American Fur Trading company’s post two Rapids. Her father kes, well tl ts