Morning Oregonian., October 13, 1904, Image 1

VOL. XLIY. NO. 13,680. POBTLAND, OREGON, THUKSDAT, OCTOBER 13, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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IATTLE ALL DAY
Armies Are Resting on
Arms Near Mukden.
MORE FIGHTING IS CERTAIN
Japanese Are Determined to
Push the Attack Home.
FORWARD MOVEMENT BEGUN
Oyama Informs Tokfo That the Oper
ations Are Progressing Favorably
Russian War Office With
out Advices, and Fearful.
General Kuropatkin's advanoo b&s
been met with a counter advance of
the forces under Field Marshal Oyama.
According to advices received at Toklo.
a general engagement Is In progress
between LA&o Yang and Mukden, but
reports from Hussion sources describe
the fighting there as merely in the
nature of advance-guard actions.
General Kuropatkln Is reported to be
aiming to strike simultaneously at tiro
-widely separated points on the Japanese
left. There has been hard fighting a
short distance north of Benslhu, In
-which a Russian loss of ISO in killed or
wounded is admitted. The Japanese
say they have cut off a .Russian column
south of the Talts River.
No official reports from the front -were
received by the Russian "War Office last
sight, and the fact is regarded in Nine
quarters as indicating the -non-success
thus far of General Kuropatkin's for--ward
movement. Military authorities,
however, point out 'that, owing to the
magnitude of the movement planned, it
is too early to expect news of decisive
results'.
TOEIO, Oct. 13 (9:30 A. M.). Field Mar
shal Oyama, telegraphing from the field
yesterday, eays that operations are pro
gressing favorably.
Jtepcrta dispatched Tuesday night from
the scene of the hat tie, which extends
from a central point north of Tentai
westward across the railroad southeast
of Benslhu, on the Taltz River, say the
struggle continued undeclslvely through
out the day. The Japanese commander's
avowed purpose "was to continue the as
sault throughout the night and the fol
lowing day. The Russians have a great
force close down to the Taltz River. Ap
parently Field Marshal Oyama's attack
was nicely timed to Interrupt a strong
turning movement that was threatening
Llao Tang Itself. The right army, report
ing last night, says:
"The enemy's artillery opened a severe
attack: at 10 o'clock Tuesday against our
forces at Benslhu. The enemy, with one
regiment from his right and five battal
ions from his center, assumed the aggres
sive. Fighting is now progressing. He is
bombarding points between Ta Pass and
Benslhu. In the direction of Tumentzu
Pass another artillery duel is progressing.
Our detachment sent to the left bank of
the Taltz River returned after driving the
enemy back.
"The enemy has some guns near Tayu
po, on an upper stream of the Taltz River.
The enemy Is holding a line from Tu
mentzu Pass to Benslhu, and east of the
roadway he has 80 guns and fully two di
visions of infantry. The enemy opposing
the main strength of the Tight army and
holding a line from Sanchlatze to Paclatzu
numbers four divisions. The right column
of the right wing and the left column con
tinued severe fighting until sundown. The
left wing of the left column, operating
with the right column and the center
army, are trying to attack the enemy
posted at Sanchlatze, but the progress of
the front, center and left wing Is very
favorable. The commander of the army
was still keeping up the attack on the
enemy, even after dark."
The center army reports that its right
column, which has been occupying the
heights north of Tamentzu since yester
day, is co-operating with the left column
of the right army, and began advancing
toward Ouchlatsu, which place it attacked.
In the meanwhile the left wing advanced
and attacked Wanonlutum and Samkwai
shlshan. The result of the attack In those
directions Is unknown. The enemy oppos
ing the left column holds a line from Fan
chlatan, on the Echlll River, to Heultao
kou, and made a stubborn resistance.
"It was sundown," says the report, "be
fore we could effect our Intended advance.
The enemy opposing this column Is slight
ly less in number than one division."
The left army reports as follows:
"The advance effected by us today has
been comparatively favorable. "We are
continuing the attack against a-line ex
tending from Patclapo to Lultunkow. The
right column took possession of Tang
Cheuang and is advancing toward Llusna
chlatzu. The left column has advanced to
& line extending from Tayuchwangapo to
Tltalentun, through Chlngtultzu, and with
Its main strength Is menacing the right
flank of the enemy holding Chanovitzu
and Tuchlatientzu and their vicinities.
Should the commander bo unable to ac
complish his purpoee before sundown, he
will continue the attack during the night
-and the following day. The enemy now
opposing us numbers at least two divis
ions:" BRITISH EXPERTS ARE PUZZLED
They Fall to See Why Kuropatkln
Would Take Such a Risk.
LONDON, Oct 13. The battle raging
outh of Mukden has revived the full
public interest in the war. Piecemeal re
ports from both sides are discussed and
analyzed in the fullest detail, in the be
lief that this will prove to be the greatest
engagement of the present campaign, and
the news so far received. Inclines the mili
tary experts to the opinion that General
Kuropatkln Is running a tremendous risk
by his bold Initiative.
There is no confirmation of the report
that General Mistchenko's force is cut off,
and the fact that Field Marshal Oyama's
report does not mention him Is regarded
as pointing to his escape. At the same
time, the dispatches do not.yet point to a.
success on the Russian side, and the mo
tive underlying General Kuropatkin's de
cision to assume the offensive seems as
difficult to understand as before.
RUSSIA FEARS A REPULSE.
No Official News From the Seat of
War Creates Alarm.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 13 (650 A. M.)
No official news of the result of today's
battle south of Mukden is available at
this hour. General Kuropatkln doubt
less has communicated his regular report
to Emperor Nicholas, but the dispatch
was not sent back to the General Staff
tonight. Bo the latest word from Rus
sian sources is contained in the Associated
Press dispatch from Mukden. The ab
sence of ofilclal news is pessimistically In
terpreted in many quarters.
The frontal attack on Tentai mines de
veloped a desperate battle in which prob
ably 100,000 men are engaged; but though
the dispatches so far deal almost exclu
sively with this feature of the battle. It
Is pointed out that there Is a much -wider
field involved. A fight on the Russian
left flank has not yet developed and pos
sibly here General Kuropatkln intends to
deliver his main blow. "What force Is
pushing forward in this direction behind
the screen containing the column at
Shantintaldze is unknown, but the ap
pearance tonight of a Russian column at
Tzyanchan, 30 miles southeast striking at
Field Marshal Oyama's communications
with the Talu, and the knowledge that an
other column Is already across the Taltz
River, gives evidence of the wide nature
of the 'turning movement. It is possible
that the attack on the Tentai mines may
simply be intended to hold the main Jap
anese force stationary, and that the out
come of the Tentai fight may have little
bearing on the result of the general en
gagement. "While It Is now asserted that General
Kuropatkln enjoys a considerable numer
ical superior force, the main fear ex
pressed is that this superiority is Insuffi
cient to enable him to carry out the big
operations he has undertaken.
FIGHTING COSTLY TO RUSSIANS
Japanese Are Driven From Village,
but Lose Few Men.
KOUTAILSZE, - (six and one-half miles
north of Benslhu) Oct. 12. A Russian cor
respondent of the Associated Press tele
graphs as follows:
'I have been with General Kashtalln
sky'B column since October 8. "We have
been pushing south from Fusun and have
had a number of skirmishes and one hot
fight at the village of Kholyagey on Octo
ber S, In which he lost 150 killed or wound
ed. We are now approaching the banks of
the Taltz River. The Japanese, who had
already been driven out of Bentslaputze
when we arrived, are now retiring from
Luishudia, only two miles ahead. Our ad
vance is falling back on Benslhu.
"General Rennenkampffs Cossacks first
attacked Khodyagey, driving the Japanese
from the village with a loss of 12 killed or
wounded. The Japanese then took a stand
on a ridge to the southward, whence It
seemed It .would be impossible to dislodge
them. Two of their guns replied persist
ently to ours, although late in the after
noon they ceased firing, apparently to
save ammunition. The East Siberian
Mountain Battery then came up and
seized a commanding height from which
It Joined the field battery in shelling the
Japanese position and finally drove- them
out, but the fighting cost us 150 men."
THIRD DAY OF THE BATTLE.
Stubborn Fighting Continues, and
Hospital Trains Constantly Arrive.
MUKDEN, Oct. 12 (2:40 P. M.) Stub
born fighting 13 still In progress, this be
ing the third day of the engagement. It Is
Impossible at this time to say what has
been accomplished.
Hospital trains are continually arriv
ing from the south. The wounded ore
being sent further north. A dressing sta
tion has been established on the railway
platform hero, where nurses and sur
geons give prompt attention to the most
urgent cases before the trains proceed.
The fighting on Monday commenced
early in the morning. A bombardment
of five hours' duration forced back the
Japanese lines along almost the entire
front, and opened the way for an Infantry
attack.
About noon the Japanese began to re
tire. Their flanks and center were stub
bornly defended, and the battle Increased
in Intensity, concentrating about the Ten
tai coal mines, where firing continued
until darkness fell.
As a net result of the day's events,
the Russians drove In the Japanese left,
while the right clung to the position, but
maintained Itself only with difficulty.
NEARLY WIPE OUT RUSSIANS
Japanese Win a Desperate Counter
Attack. a
FIELD HEADQUARTERS OF THE
SECOND JAPANESE ARMY, Oct 11, (5
P. M). via Fusan, Oct 13. During the
night the Japanese occupied the hlUs held
by the Russians on the right and center
of the line, the Russians falling back a
distance of three miles. The Japanese
infantry advanced within 1500 yards of the
Russian lines at noon, and defeated the
Russians in a fierce counter-attack, al
most annihilating the attacking force,
who made three charges. The Russian
artillery was not silenced, despite a fierce
shelling all day.
Now Believe Baltic FJeet Is Going.
PARIS, Oct 12. Officials here express
the belief that the Russian Baltic fleet
will actually start for the Far East next
Friday or Saturday. This is significant
as the French officials heretofore have
discredited all reports that the fleet was
about to leave Russian waters.
EE FRAUD IN IT
Democrats Object to
Work for Watson.
ODELL HELD RESPONSIBLE
Populist tTicket Will Go on
Ballot by Petition.
ATTACK GOOD FAITH OF MANY
New York Republicans, It Is Held,
Are Pledging Themselves to Sup
port People's Party So It
Can Be Revived.
NEW YORK, Oct 1Z (Special.) The
Evening Post prints the following:
"Democratic state headquarters today
gave out the following statement:
" 'The Democratic State Committee has
secured complete proof that the cause .of
Thomas B. Watson and the Populist
party In the State of New York Is, being
sustained by Governor Odell's machine
with the object of diverting votes -from
the Democratic party. The discovery was
made In Albany County. The Populist
party ceased to exist In this state in 18S6,
when it failed to poll the 10,000 votes re
quired by law to enable a political party
to have its column of officers printed on
the official ballot An attempt at Its
resurrection occurred a few days ago
when there was filed with the Secretary
of State a petition and certificate placing
in nomination Watson and Tlbbels by
Presidential electors, also a Populist state
ticket The law requires such Independent
nominations to bo valid to have the sig
natures of not lss3 than SO voters In every
county. The signers must swear they In
tend to support at the polls the person or
persons nominated In the certificates to
which they put their signatures.' The
bogus character of these certificates was
detected when an analysis was made of
95 signatures to the petition, without an
exception, all the signers were Republi
cans. Not o'ne ever Intended to support
the Populist candidates at the polls. The
State Committee Is informed-jhat similar
frauds will bo utteaipted by the Odell
machine in other counties of the state "
ALL DREAD MRS. WOODCOCK.
Republican Workers In Chicago Hav
ing Strenuous Time With Her.
CHICAGO, Oct 12. Mrs. L. M. Wood
cock, of Portland, Or., arrived at the Re
publican National headquarters today 16
see how a great campaign Is run. Mrs.
Woodcock came with information from
Oregon, and professed to be a representa
tive' of the National Committee, but that
State Chairman Frank C Baker Is Jeal
ous of her and makes it impossible for
her to work effectively there. She was
directed to Mrs. Alice Rosslter Wlllard,
who has charge of the women's bureau In
the absence of National Committeeman
David W. Mulvane, of Kansas, who start
ed for New Tork the moment he was In
formed that Mrs. Woodcock was coming
to Chicago to see him.
Mrs. Wlllard endeavored to discover
what the Oregonlan wanted. Mrs. Wood
cock exhibited a good-sized flag, bearing
a picture of Theodore Roosevelt, which
she declaims to be the only one she has.
The front of her gown was covered with
Roosevelt buttons, which she was per
fectly willing to distribute among the by
standers. She said sne naa organized
two Roosevelt Clubs and was anxious to"
continue in the work.
Mrs. Wlllard decided she could do noth
ing with Mrs. Wood cock. and called an
office boy to see that she got out of the
headquarters safely. The visitor, how
ever, was not to be disposed of so easily.
She Insisted on seeing all the big men
but the black guardian of the "bossed"
finally frightened her nway. She spent
the day between the National and state
headquarters listening to the noonday
speeches of the Commercial Men's Roose
velt League, finally winding up again at
the National headquarters, where she
talked and talked to Sergeant-at-Arms
David C Owen until he finally cried for
help.
DEMOCRATS AGAIN HAVE MONEY
Belmont's Liberality Causes Other
Moneyed Men to Respond.
WASHINGTON, Oct 1Z (Special.) The
Post today prints the following from New
Tork:
"The financial condition of the National
Democratic Committee, during the past
few days, has been made a great deal
more comfortable than It had been for a
while back. August Belmont's offer to
duplicate his own subscription of $35,000
Is said to have inspired other moneyed
Democrats to liberality, and Chairman
Taggarfs well-nigh depleted coffers have
been replenished with JaO.OOO."
Concentrate on Roosevelt.
NEW TORK, Oct 12. (Special.)-The
World today says:
"Save the state for Roosevelt don't
bother about Hlgglns," Is the order which
the Democratic headquarters learned was
sent out yesterday to the county man
agers by Governor Odell. According to
the same information, the Republican
state leaders have become convinced that
the election of Hlgglns Is . hopeless, and
after talks with the National managers
the order was sent out to concentrate on
Roosevelt and at least save the state for
him."
State to Recover Shortage.
TOPEKA. Kan., Oct 12. Today Gov
ernor Bailey turned the evidence- col-
lected by State Accountant Rowell
showing shortages In the state treas
ury over to Attorney-General Cole
man, and Instructed him to take such
iegal action a3 is necessary to recover
the shortage. Of the 12 counties thus
far examined, the shortage aggregates
over $7500, of which $2500 has recently
been mysteriously turned into the
tiVasury. Most of the balance dates
back to the Grimes administration,
when the present Treasurer was As
sistant State Treasurer.
FORM HEW '04 FAIR SOCIETY.
Daughters of Commissioners Organize
Miss Dosch Among Number.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct 12. (Special.)
Miss Marguerite Dosch, daughter of
Henry Dosch, commissioner-general of the
Lewis and Clark Exposition, and 13 other
daughters of commissioners to the Louisi
ana Purchase Exposition met today at the
Maine state building and organized the
daughters of the Louisiana Purchase.
Profiting by the experience of the board
of lady managers, the Daughters of the
Louisiana Purchase agreed to avoid con
troversies by providing an office for every
body. The age limit was fixed at from 10
to 16 years. It was first agreed that 14
years be the maximum age, but two very
likely girls somewhat over 14 turned up at
the eleventh hour and the age limit was
hoisted two years to enable them to
qualify for membership.
CANADIANS WELL 2T0RTH.
Steamer Arctic Will No Doubt Reach
Winter Quarters Selected.
HALIFAX, N. S., Oct 12. A dispatch
from A. P. Low, of the Canadian Hudson
Bay Expedition, has been received by the
Marine Department announcing that the
steamer Arctic, with Major Moodie's
partj' on board, reached Port Burwell Oc
tober 1. At that point, which Is near the
entrance to Hudson Straits, the Arctic
rendezvoused with the steamer Neptune,
which has been in Hudson Bay since 1303,
and which has passed Chateau Bay, In
the Strait of Belle Isle, from which place
Low's telegram was- sent on Saturday
last bound for this city.
As the Arctic made the passage to
Hudson . Strait In 13 days, It Is regarded
as certain that she wllf make the trip
across the bay to Cape Fullerton, her
Winter quarters, before navigation closes,'
which is usually about October 18. Low's
telegram reported all well on board "the
Arctic.
SUFFERING; HT NEW MEXICO.
Floods Have Ruined Crops, and Peo
ple Must Be Aided at Once.
DENVER, Oct 12. A News special from
Albuquerque says:
Seventy dwellings in San Morclal, 30
miles south of Albuquerque, have been
wrecked by the floods of the past week,
and there Is great .suffering and destitu
tion there. The plight of the Mexican peo
ple In the surrounding valley is terrible,
and hundreds must starve ucIajs immedi
ate help is- furnished from the oiitslde
only the crf.pd and stores- -bu.. their
Ltnds, have been ruined.
Train Service Resumed In Southwest.
TOPEKA, Kan., Oct 12. The condition
of the Rock Island road caused by the
heavy floods in New Mexico and Texas,
on both the Fort Worth and El Paso lines..
are improved 10 sucn a degree tnax
through train service has been resumed.
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER
Basso-Japanese War.
Battle rages all day near Mukden. Pace 1.
Japanese meet Kuropatkin's advance by coun
ter move. Pace 1.
More desperate nghtl&c Is certain at once.
Pasre 1.
Russia reallres defeat at Mukden will he far
more serious than that at Xlao Yam.
Pase 8.
Political.
New Tork Ifemoerals charge Odell with fraud
In reviving- the Populist party. Page 1.
Bryan begins campaign work In Indiana.
Page 1.
Mrs. Woodcock, of Oregon, la In Chicago, and
Republican National workers are having a
time to evade her. Page 1.
Fairbanks concludes his tour of Iowa, Page S.
Wisconsin "stalwarts" decide not to withdraw'
their ticket. Page 2.
Er-Governor W. Murray Crane is appointed to
aucceed the late Senator Hoar. Page 2.,
National.
Chief Newell again warns public against men
who can "locate" them on lands to be Irri
gated. Page 6.
Progress on the Panama Canal is officially re
viewed by Commissioners and Minister Bar
rett Page 6.
Domestic
Episcopalian Convention undergoes changs of
sentiment on divorce question. Page 1.
Teamsters' strike leads to serious rioting in
Chicago. Page 0.
Paclflc Coast football.
Multnomah Athletic Club 0, Stanford. Univer
sity 0; University of Oregon 4, Albany Col
lege 0. Page 7.
Columbia University Is defeated by Paclflo
University. Page T.
Commercial sad Marine.
Weekly review of local produoe and Jobbing
markets. Page 15.
New Tork stock market shows good absorptive
power. Page IB.
Strong wheat market at Chicago. Page 15.
Manipulating San Francisco butter market
Page 15.
Bids opened for lumber for shipment to Manila.
Page 7.
PacMc Coast
Governor Chamberlain refuses state's services
as a collection agency. Page 4.
Reports to Baptist Conventlox show growth of
denomination In Oregon. Page 5.
Sheriff Huntington, of Cowlitz, discredits Kel-
ley's story of white cap outrage. Page' 4.
Women's Federated Club delegates are enter
tained at Baker City. Page 4.
Portland and Vicinity.
Telephone operators go on brief strike. Page
16.
Mrs. B. M. Seton, of Portland Academy Hall
resigns under peculiar circumstances. Pago
14.
Property-owners scent Job In Tanner-Creek
sewer Job. Page 10.
Jetty at mouth of Columbia will be repaired as
soon as possible Page 9.
John Smith arrested by Deputy Sheriffs, sus
pected of murder, is released. Page 14.
Chief of Police Hunt's distribution of officers
la criticised. Page 10.
Embezzler Is sentenced to eight years In Peni
tentiary. Pare 11.
Hop market is on eve of another advance.
Page 12.
PorUand Presbytery moves pastor from Oregon
City church. Page 12.
Party of 100 la being organized la Minneapolis
to visit ewis and Clark Fair. Page 11.
State Press Association to meet In Hood River.
Page 10. -r-Buslriws,
men's excursion departs for Walla.
Walla.. Page "10. " ' "
HER
ISSUE
Church Still Can't Agree
as to Divorce Evil.
MANY WARM SPEECHES
Episcopalian Delegates Incline
to Side of Liberals.
BISHOP POTTER IS ASSAILED
North Carolina Man Again Refers to
the Opening of the 8ubway
Tavern and Creates a
Great Commotion.
BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 12. (Special.)
Rev. George B. Van Waters, of Oregon,
again spoke at the Episcopal Convention
today in opposition to the divorce canon
which is occupying the attention of the
deputies. He said:
"I am astonished at what I have heard
here. They ask us to say that because
divorcee are granted for trivial causes we
will grant no divorce for any reason what
ever, though Jesus Christ himself made
the saving clause.
"I say to the applicant for marriage:
You may go elsewhere. I am sure they
will go elsewhere for baptism, elsewhere
for confirmation, elsewhere for holy com
munion and for the blessings of Christ.
We do well to let well enough alone."
SENTIMENT IS CHANGING-
Convention May Refer DIvorceProb
lem to a Committee.
BOSTON, Oct. 12. A marked revision of
sentiment regarding, the proposal to pre
vent the marriage of an innocent party
to a divorce during the life, of the former
partner developed at today's session of
the house of deputies of the Episcopal
General Convention.
The house, sitting as a committee) of
the whole, discussed the issue the -whole
day and many vehement addresses were
made by both sides. Several prominent
delegates expressed .the opinion tonight
fir vtow of the dlffernqes..of opinion the
present convention would not act on the
question but would, like its predecessor,
refer the problem to the next triennial
conference.
Leaders of the high church party spoke
strongly In favor of the proposed legisla
tion. Dr. F. W. Clampett, of San Fran
cisco, and several other deputies opposed
a change In the canon.
, Takes Fling at Bishop Potter.
A commotion wa3 caused by John C
Buxton, of WInstonr N. C, who attempted
to link the divorce evil with the liquor
question. Mr. Buxton is the deputy who,
on the opening day of the convention, at
tempted to read a resolution censuring
Bishop Potter for opening the subway sa
loon In New Tork. In his remarks today,
he expressed the opinion that It would be
better for the church to curb the liquor
traffic before changing the canons on mar
riage. Continuing ho was saying, "If, in
stead of a high official of the church lend
ing his Influence to the dedication of sa
loons," when he was Interrupted by a
point of order. Mr. Buxton was admon
ished by the chairman. Still he attempted
to make some further reference indirectly
to the subway tavern, but was promptly
called to order by the chairman.
At the afternoon session of the House of
Deputies, sitting as a' committee of the
whole, Rev. Robert Ritchie, of Philadel
phia, discussed the ninth verso of the
nineteenth chapter of St. Matthew, which
the opponents of the proposed canon as
sert authorizes the remarriage of the In
nocent person who has been divorced and
quoted further from the new Testament
to show that marriage was indissoluble
except by death.
Dr. F. W. Clampett, of San Francisco,
speaking against- the proposed change,
expressed the opinion that an agreement
of all Protestant communions in the man
ner of marriage and divorce would bo a
grand achievement.
James McConnell, of New Orleans, op
posed the adoption of the new canon in a
dramatic speech. The debate was then put
over until tomorrow. General J. H. Stozen
berg, of Indianapolis, previously present
ed a motion urging that a joint commis
sion of bishops, prelates and laymen
be appointed for the purpose of memorial
izing the legislative bodies of the various
states In the interest of law restricting the
performance of marriages to ministers of
the gospel. The matter was placed, on the
calendar.
Loving Cup for Archbishop.
The house of deputies today presented to
the archbishop of Canterbury a silver lov
ing cup. The English primate will leave
Boston for New Tork tomorrow and will
sail for England on Friday.
The house ajso voted to fix the age
limit for those entering the Order of Dea
conesses at 23 years.
The resignation of Bishop Thomas A.
Jager, of Southern Ohio, was received and
accepted by the bouse of bishops and his
coadjutor, Rt Rev. Boyd Vincent, be
comes bishop of the diocese.
The spiritual side of auxiliary work was
the subject discussed at the woman's aux
iliary conference today. Among the speak
ers were Bishops L. R. Brewer, of Mon
tana, and John M. Kendrick, of Arizona
and New Mexico.
FAVOR THE INNOCENT PARTY
Methodists Reach Compromise on the
Divorce Question.
CHICAGO. Oct. 12. After 'pro longed, dis
cussions lasting nearly a week the report
of the committee on marriage and divorce
was presented at the last moment at the
closing session of the 64th Rock River Con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
at the Evanston-Avenue Church last
night.
The .report -recommended a, long court
ship long, enough to test the quality of
love. The Importance of the permanence
of the marriage tie- was emphasised as
having a direct bearing on human devel
opment. The committee was unanimous
in maintaining that a marriage was. con
tracted "until death doth part." The
bond was declared to be indissoluble, and
never to be entered into irreverently or
unadvisedly.
The principal contention that divided the
committee was upon the question of rec
ognizing' as a candidate for second mar
riage the innocent party to a divorce de
cree. The decision was a compromise. A
resolution was adopted to the effect that
legislation ought to be adopted for the
purpose of prohibiting the remarriage of
the guilty matrimonial party to a divorce
decree during the lifetime of the inno
cent party.
Stamping divorce as a species of selfish
ness, the report condemned the "free
lover" who "ninety-nine times out of a
hundred, seeks divorce that he may" have
more marriages."
The proper conception of matrimony was
declared to be the basis of a pure, and
anticipatory life, as well as the best de
terrent from eviL
The conference voted to Join with other
churches In an attempt to secure the en
actment of uniform divorce law3 In every
state.
OFFICERS ARE NOMINATED.
American Missionary Board Will Fol
low Recommendation of Committee.
GRTNNELL. Iowa, Oct 12. Officers of
the American Missionary Board were
nominated by the prudential committee
today, and will be elected as recommend
ed. The officers will be: President, Sam
B. Capen; treasurer, Frank H. Wiggins;
secretaries, James T. Barton and Judson
Smith; secretary home department, Cor
nelius Paltton. '
The annual survey of the work of the
board contains the following:
Union In educational work is making
great progress in North China shared
In by the London -Mission, the Presby
terian Mission and the North China Mis
sion. Many encouraging openings have been
found In the Philippines. Turkish, as
well as Bulgarian officials, have openly
and actively approved of the work and
assisted in it.
Never since Japan was opened in 1855
has there been such consistent evidence
that the government is pledged to abso
lute religious liberty for Its subjects.
The principle of religious freedom is em
bodied In her constitution, and her prac
tices are in accordance with the princi
ples. The beginning of a genuine re
vival extends practically through the
empire.
The total number of pupils under in
struction in all the institutions of the
board Is 70,818, an Increase of more than
3000 -during the year. The natives con
tributed $173,184 for the work.
Speaks on Sunday Amusements.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 12. In the International
Sunday Rest Congress today, one of the
principal speakers was Rev. Wilbur F.
Crafts, of Washington, D. C. who had"
much to do with closing the World's Fair
on Sunday. His subject was: "What are
Innocent Sunday Recreations?" He said
Sunday amusements ought to bo aban
doned because they compel one class to
work for the amusement of another class.
TTTT.TS MONTH-OLD SISTER.
New YoVk Boy,; Two Years of Age, In
tensely Jealous' of Her.
NEW TORK, Oct 12. Jealousy ori ths
part of a boy VA years old against hl3
baby sister, 1 month old, led him to kill
her. The tragedj- occurred In the family
of Nicholas Robeson, at TMyack, r. x.
Since the little giry came a month ago
the boy exhibited many evidences of Jeal
ous rage. When attempts were made to
Interest hhn in the little one he frequently
ran away crying, and once he upset the
cradle.
Flnaly he was left alono for a few min
utes In the room where the baby lay
asleep. The boy was playing with a small
bronze statue. Suddenly he cried to lus
mother: "Hurry! Look at the baby."
She ran Into th) room and found the
statue covered with blood. The baby's
skull had been fractured and she was
dead when the doctor arrived. At least six
bruises were found on the head all of
which were struck before the mother wa3
called. After an Lnqv.est the Coroner said:
"It was a remarlzable instance of in
fantile crime. The boy evidently thought
he had been supplanted In the affections
of his parents. The latter deserve great
sympathy, but I rendered the only ver
dict possible that the baby was killed by
her brother, whose tender age makes him
Irresponsible for the dead."
When asked where his sister was after
the funeral the boy replied: "Baby has
gone away."
HAS HARRTTVTATI LOST. IT?
Salt Lake Railroad Man See Hand of
Gould in Union Pacific.
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct 12, At the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Oregon Short Line Railway, held here
today, the election of directors was post
poned until November 1L The reason for
this unexpected postponement could not
be learned, those present at the meeting
refusing to talk. The Oregon Short Line
Is a part of the Hani man system, and
today's action, following the election, to
the Union Pacific board of directors yes
terday of William G. Rockefeller and
Henry C Frick has caused considerable
comment among local railroad officials.
What makes the situation the more in
teresting is the fact that the large Hani
man holdings of Northern Pacific stock
are vested in the Oregon Short Line cor
poration. It is the generally expressed be
lief among local railroad officials that the
control of the Union Pacific system has
passed from the Harrlman to the Gould
Rockefeller Interests, and that today's
postponement of the Oregon Short Line
directorate election foreshadows some, ex
ceedingly Important changes affecting the
Western railway situation. There Is much
interest expressed in the possible 'effect
the change in the Union Pacific will have
on the contraction of the Western Paclflc
Railroad from San Franlsco to Salt Lake
City. This road was Intended as a Paclflc
Coast outlet for the Gould lines.
REC07ERTNG FROM THE FLOOD
Texas Railroads, With Exception of
Santa Fe, Can Reach EI Paso.
EL PASO, Tex., Oct. 12. All railroads
entering El Paso are again running trains
through on time except the Santa Fe and
Rock Island.- It will be several days be
fore the Santa. Fe is able to get Into El
Paso, but the Rock Island will try to run
out a train tomorrow.
One of the greatest damages in the Mer
sllla Valley, above El Paso, In New Mexico,
Is to the irrigation ditches, which have
been cut to pieces. Roewell Is recovering
from the flood, and reports slight damage,
although the Water has been high.
Snow Falls in New York.
VSTW VnPtT Cc If Thn Arht.enniir nf
the season fell -at Albany, Schenectady''
and a number of other places up the state
today. It Belted as fast as it fell..
NO MOSES NOW
Bryan Says He Comes
to -Speak for One.
BEGINS TOUR OF INDIANA
Declares He is Sincere in Sup
porting Parker.
DAY CLOSED AT INDIANAPOLIS
Large Crowd Attends Rally, Which
Is Presided Over by John W.
Kern Nebraskan Holds a
Public Reception.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 12. Every avail
able inch of floor space in Tomlinson Hall
was crowded tonight during a political
meeting, which marked the close of the
first day of William J. Bryan's tour of
Indiana.
Mr. Bryan arrived in Indianapolis in a
special train this afternoon, having spok
en at Rockvtlle, Vedersburg and Craw
fordsvllle en route' from Terre Haute.
During the hours preceding the meeting
Mr. Bryan held a public reception at a
hotel. An illuminated parade escorted
Mr. Bryan and the entire committee to
the hall.
John W. Kern, Democratic candidate
for Governor, presided, and in Introducing
Mr. Bryan said:
"I present to you a man who came out
of the campaign in 1S00 with a strong hold
on the affections of the American people,
but he came from the St Louis Conven
tion with a stronger hold on the affec-.
tlons of the Democratic party than he
ever had before."
Mr. Bryan was greeted with cheers and
-the waving of hats and handclapplng. He
began:
"I have appeared in this hall In a differ
ent role from that in which I now appear.
I come tonight not as a Moses to guide
the party, but on an errand, speaking of
whom I call a Moses, Alton B. Parker."
Throughout his speech. In which he in
sisted, that it was not for the sake of the
appearance of "belns. In line" but through
sincerity that he championed the cause
of Parker and Davis and a' united Demo
cratic party, Mr. Bryan was interrupted
by repeated cheering, and the large crowd
remained attentive until the end.
Mr. Bryan in his Rockville address also
denied the charge that his wishes for the
success of the Democratic ticket this year
were not earnest He called attention to
the Importance of the legislative ticket
as there is a United States Senator to
elect in Indiana. He said the Bacon reso
lution was defeated in the United States
Senate by but only one vote, and con
tinuing' said:
"Had the resolution passed, there would
have been no war In the Philippines, 600,
000,000 we have spent to force a foreign
government upon the-'people of those
islands would have been saved, and sev
eral thousand American soldiers whose
bodies have floated back from across the
Pacific would have been saved and the
disastrous results of this war of conquest
would not have been."
He regarded the Bacon resolution, he
said, as the most important question, the
United Stated Senate has had before It In
a quarter of a century. Popular election
of Senators was urged.
0SLY $10,000 P0E, EXHIBIT
National '05 Board Fixes the Amount
for Philippine Display.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Oct 12. Unless the managers of
the Lewis and Clark Exposition can come
to the aid of the Government Exposition
Board and promise a liberal allotment of
funds for the Philippine exhibit, the Isl
ands, of the Orient are likely to have but
scant representation at the Portland Ex
position next year. Chairman Hills, of
the Government Board, today telegraphed
President Goods that $10,000 I3 the ut
most that can be apportioned from the
Government appropriation for a Philip
pine exhibit He explained that the
Lewis and Clark act made no specific ap
propriation for a Philippine exhibit,
therefore it must be paid for out of the
allotment to the War Department, which,
has Jurisdiction over the Insular Bureau.
It Is the opinion of Mr. HIII3 and of
Colonel Edwards, Chief of the Insular Bu
reau, that 510,000 Is not sufficient to make
any sort of a'creditable Philippine exhibit
If no understanding Is reached between
the Government Board and the Exposition
authorities before October 18, an attempt
will be made at the St Louis meeting of
the Board on that date to make some
satisfactory provision for a Philippine ex
hibit President Goode has advised Chairman
Hills that nothing definite is yet known
as to the prospects of a Hawaiian exhibit.
If such an exhibit Is made the Exposition
authorities will provide a building for its
accommodation. The Government will
not be expected to set aside any space
In Its-' buildings.
"We wish to have as good an exhibit
from the Philippine Islands as possible."
said President Goode, when shown the
foregoing dispatch. "We can get a good
collection of articles and erect a building
for "510,000, but the more money We get
the better the exhibit will be."
Great Dockworkers' Strike Ends.
MARSEILLES, Oct 12. The coal heav
ers who have been on- strike for nearly
two months have agreed to resume work
cn the employers' conditions. This frriags
the great dockworkers' strike-to a& mL,