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4 THE ST. PAUL GLOBE *i THE GLOBE CO.. PUBLISHERS. n . ■ ■ . . " Paper * ■Z^E^JJ^zZr?*** Paul. Entered at Postofflce at St. Paul. Minn., as Second-Class Matter. TELEPHONE CALLS. - Northwestern— 1065 Main. Editorial. 78 Me n. _„ Twin City—Business, 1065; Editorial. 78. CITY SUBSCRIPTIONS. . ' By Carrier. 1 1 mo. jT~mos._[l2mo3. Daily only 74 0 $2". 25 $4.00 Daily and Sunday.. .50 2.75 6.00 Sunday 20 ■ 1.10 __2 1 00 COUNTRY SUBSCRIPTIONS. ' . " By Mail. ~| 1 mo. j< mos. 112mos. Daily only . 25 $1.50 $3.00 Dally and Sunday . .35 2.0 C 4.00 Sunday j .20 1.10 2.00 BRANCH OFFICES. New York. 10 Spruce street, Churles H. Eddy in Charge. ' Chicago. No. 405 Schiller Bide.. W. B. I^efflngwell & Sons In Charge. • . It Paps to JUdvertise in Daily (Slofae Zbe total Increase in the number of inches, . of advertising carried in the Daily and Sun day Globe from Jan. 1 to Oct. 7, 1903, was y v Increasing Business With the Globe Increases Business for Business Men. TUESDAY, OCT. 27, 1903. COMING OFF THE PERCH. it is no longer a secret that Presi dent Roosevelt is greatly worried about his political prospects next year, and that he has sent repeated requests to the leading financiers and strong busi ness men of New York city to help him out. His alarm is by no means without cause. He was cocky enough when he thought he was simply making a play to the galleries by declaring his un- yielding hostility to great corporate interests. He would be glad to make terms with them now, both for the sake of his campaign fund and the ef fect upon the country. It has not taken a great while for the policy of President Roosevelt to ■work disaster to his own chances. Un fortunately, the injury has not been confined to these, but has included the whole business of the country as well. Starting from the point of his unjustl- fiable assaults upon capital and inter ferences with business, we have seen a steady decline in the general business of the country, until now he himself is thoroughly alarmed at the possible consequences. He knows that if busi ness conditions grow worse as rapidly during the next six months as during the la3t, he will confront a sullen and discontented constituency and be held responsible for the closing down of in dustries everywhere, the loss of em ployment by great armies of working men and the disappearance of both profits of capital and wages of labor. The overtures that Mr. Roosevelt is now making declare him to be very anxious to take the back track. It is not merely that he finds it difficult to secure ready money for his political campaign, although there is something in that. The pace set by the Republic an national committee since 1896 is one not easy to keep up. Before that time a comparatively moderate amount of money would carry out a campaign. Since that the necessary quantity is measured by millions. No Republican leader now knows how to organize for work unless he has these millions at his command. President Roosevelt does not njid it easy to raise them, nor do any of his emissaries succeed well as collectors on his behalf. The main cause of his alarm, how ever, is far more serious. It resides in the very business outlook to which we have referred. He knows that if pros perity continues to recede he will be held responsible, and very justly so, He thinks, doubtless, that the financial leaders in New York city can do some thing to prevent this if they would. He is like a child who, having in a fit of petulance broken his toy beyond mending, rushes with tears to his elders and begs them to make it as good as new for him. But the truth is that they could not if they would. The forces which the president set in motion—ignorantly, as we believe, rather than maliciously—to the detri ment of capital and of industry the country over, are beyond the power of any one man to curb and control. Least of all is the possibility of an other four years of- Roosevelt likely to give confidence to capital or employ ment to labor. It is an unadmirable Roosevelt who is now so busily engaged in trying to patch up the weak spots in his fences. It is not the bold knight who buckled on his armor so gayly and went out to slay dragons, but the beseeching suppliant, who is perfectly ready to hand over any youths and maidens that he might have by him if the dragon will yield up a portion of "his golden hoard. It is not the radical reformer, the man whose whole life had been de voted to preaching the doctrine of honesty and efficiency as the sole re quirements for office, but the president who put such a man as Payne into the postofflce in order that he might run his machine for him; who is compell ed day after day to yield to the de mands of the bosses for "addition, di vision and silence" in the interior de partment, treasury department and every other department of the govern ment; the man who bargains with Addicks and descends to the manage ment of petty details of partisan poli tics in Maryland; the man who will set aside the actual law of the country in order that he may throw a woman out of a petty office and give the place to an adherent of the most noted cor ruptionist in the country. This is a different Roosevelt from the one whom the' country has pic tured and his panegyrists exalted. It is not a pretty performance, this com ing -off the perch, and President Roose velt does not execute it gracefully. All the prospect of advantage and success which it contains for the Democratic party, and this Is very great, can hardly compensate for the humiliating loss of that manhood which the peo ple once believed that Theodore Roose velt possessed. Society note: The Chicago horse show will not be as notable a society event as it might be had the graft in vestigation been postponed for a cou ple of weeks. It is a regrettable fact that the financial state of our people is generally reflected in the social con ditions.—Chicago Paper. SMIRCHING THE JUDICIARY. Perhaps the most lamentable, cer tainly the most disgraceful feature of the troubles of Montana at this mo ment is the public attitude toward the judiciary. The state has been greatly stirred by the closing down of its most important industries. Public opinion is excited, and it is felt that a crisis is at hand. And as the action of property owners is declared to have been deter mined by a decision of the courts, these latter figure largely in the discussion. Any community must feel itself shamed when the homes of judges of its highest courts have to be guarded by policemen, when they dare not ap pear unattended upon the streets and when their personal character and the integrity of their .official action are im pugned. Whether just or unjust, the fact that such accusations can be ban died about Is a humiliation. It be speaks the lowest ebb of political mo rality, and a weakening of the very foundations of government itself. Without attempting to consider these charges on their merits, which would be as useless for an outsider as it would be improper, jio one can fail to understand that the situation in Mon tana is merely the natural result of the employment in the public life of that state of forces that should be barred everywhere. In no other community has the use of money in politics been as universal, as widely heralded, as little condemned. Where that system is known to prevail, it is inevitable that the people should ultimately believe that their courts are tainted also. This is part of the penalty of the unright eous that debases a nation. Painful as is the industrial situation in Montana, it is but a pale reflection of the moral situation out of which It grew. Sus picion of honesty and of motive is uni versal. It is for Montana to establish, a new standard of civic integrity, and hold to it both the high and. the low, if she would not have worse evils than this fall upon her. j If Mr. Blair, of St Louis, doesn't quit making bluffs at taking dope with suicidal Intent and then holding out; on himself, it may be necessary to take him out back of the exposition grounds and shoot him. A NEW CULT. In these strenuous times when the fad adopted with enthusiasm in the morning is discarded in favor of a newer one before night, it is difficult to state, with any hope that the state ment approximates truth, what the newest cult Is. But one just recently announced, the high priestess of which is a Chicago woman, is sufficiently in teresting to attract attention even if It does not happen to be what the fash ion editor would term "the very latest." Mrs. Haddan, for the priestess has a mundane name, is completing plans for the establishment of a new kingdom which is to be known as the kingdom of love. The capital city will be Chi- cago. "What the world needs," reasons Mrs. Haddan, "is universal charity or love." By making it the law of the new kingdom, the world will be sup plied. Of course this priestess' theory is not a new one. Tolstoi especially in these later years has Intimated that the government with pure love for a corner stone would be confronted by no perplexing problems. But the interest which attaches to Mrs. Haddan's theo ry lies in the fact that she does not think her government can be accom plished until the entire solar system is upset, until the world is revolutionized. Says the Inspired priestess: "Instead of the sun, an arch of light will span the heavens and by night the letters. 'Spirit Government of Love* In the sky TEffi ST/F^ T /^k - r>T -, m will make a light brighter than any moon." Here surely is a dreamer -who deserves to be credited with some sense. She hopes for impossible things, to be sure, but not until other impossi ble things have happened. There have been dreamers before her who have believed that legal restraints imposed upon human nature by civili zation were barbarous; that all that was necessary to bring about the mil lennium was to proclaim the law of universal love. Once all barriers were razed, men would love each other, those dreamers have reasoned, and do everything in their power to promote each other's welfare. But in Mrs. Had dan the world- has a priestess who dreams this dream but yet has the good sense to admit that it cannot be realized until the world is entirely changed. The public should treat the nrvr priestess with respect. The long haired brothers and sisters who have represented other cults might with credit to themselves embrace this new one. The story that Gov. Van Sant was going to take charge of a merger of the river steamers might have origi nated in the effort that the governor has been making to have his steam boats taxed in three states. THE MARRIED WOMAN AS EM PLOYE. The appellate division of the New York supreme court has just handed down a decision which sustains the findings of the lower court in a case brought by two New York school teachers against the superintendent of public instruction in New York city. The teachers desired to retain their positions after they had been married, but the superintendent, acting in ac cordance with a by-law passed by the board, asked for their resignation and their positions were given to unmarried women. There is hardly a city of any size In this country, perhaps, that has not, at some time or another, been disturbed by a discussion of this same question. St. Paul has had its turn and now among the by-laws adopted by the board of school inspectors is one which bars married women from teaching in the public schools of this city, only those being excepted who held positions be fore the by-law was passed. And the majority of cities has done as St. Paul and New York have done, namely, re- fused positions to women who had husbands to support them. In nine cases out of ten the young women of the educated class who have to earn their own living turn to school teaching. Yet in spite of the fact that it attracts so large a number very few members of this profession appear to look upon Jt as a makeshift occupa tion. Perhaps one reason for this is that the thorough training the teachers receive seldom fails to impress them with the seriousness of the work. An-, other reason may be that women as a* rule are natural teachers and what the individual is most Interested in, that will she work at with heart and soul. But this very popularity of the profes sion makes it crowded. When a woman teacher marries it is only natural that those who have to earn their own liv ing and who have elected to do it by teaching should expect her to step down and out. When she refuses to do so, the protest against her de- i termination is strong. But it is really against the married women employes in general instead of against the married woman school teachers that the protest is raised. It is only because the position she holds is a public one, that public opinion Is most outspoken against the teacher. A private corporation has a right to de cide for itself whether or not it shall employ married women. The public has nothing to say about it. Within the last, few years, however, business firms that employ women have shown a disposition to- discriminate against the married ones just as they have shown a disposition to discriminate against unmarried men. "" By entering industrial life in such large numbers women have undoubt edly made more complex the industrial problem. But it cannot be doubted that in the majority of cases necessity has forced her in and already by her work she has proved her right to be considered a factor in the industrial world instead of a dependent on its bounty. No woman, however, has a right to crowd that already overcrowd ed world merely for the sake of gain. If real necessity does not force her to earn her living, men and women who are urged on by this necessity have a right to demand that she step aside to make room for them. John Redmond says that the poor man is happier in Ireland than in America. T?ut might have been better off if he had come over and got into congress instead of staying at home and going to parliament. Perhaps the rumor that William L,. Elkins' leg had been cut was based upon the statement of some irresponsi ble person who thought he had a sure thing scheme for pulling a leg off the magnate. Cheer up: If County Commissioner Powers had been a resident of St. Paul instead of Rosetown he might have been a member of the assembly. Perry Heath appears to have had some of the instincts of a natural born alderman. Contemporary Comment "HiS "§^rviart Ministry. Only a difference-of aspiration has saved Servia from a "cabinet hitch" compared to which ours is but a small affair. Like us, she is reforming her politics, itlstt, like us", she has re formed her ministry. She, at least, has got together nine ministers whose individual Conclusions are absolutely uniform: Here they arje: General-Gru- \ M. Andra Nikol- 1 M. Stojaji Prot- / M. Nikola Nikol- f M. lyiuba- Stojanov- > itch. M. Millc Radovanov-! M^Vlada Torodorov-\ M. Todor P<jtkov- I Colonel Andrejev- / Will Forget to "Point With Pride." If the message which President Roosevelt is engaged in writing does not contain much valuable informa tion, the omission cannot possibly be attributed to Joseph L. Bristow. — Kansas City Star. Method in His Delusions. Whatever may be the validity of John Alexander Dowle's pretensions to be Elijah the Restorer, there is no question that he is one of the great captains of American industry.—Phila delphia Record. Correcting a Mistaken Public. At this time of year, to avoid con fusion, perhaps, It should be said that the annual report of the director of the mint is not written by Col. Henry Watterson, of Louisville, Ky. He Might Threaten It With Dowie. The president's proclamation will bring the Republican majority in con gress to the reciprocity trough; but can he make It drink? —Philadelphia Record. But He Still Has the Yen. Li Hung ''Schwab has lost both his yellow jacket and his three-eyed pea cock feather.—Memphis Commercial Appeal. A Sure Proof of Great Worth. Mr. Cleveland is a conspicuous ex ample of a 'man whom politics simply will not let alone. —Philadelphia In quirer. Then the Riot Began. Dowie, Parkhurst and Carrie Nation, all in a bunch —and the band played "Hiawatha."—Atlanta Constitution. | What the Editors Say We seem to have bested the Cana dian government somewhat in the Alaskan border matter, and as a con sequence our neighbors feel somewhat bruised. We simply had to have the ice produced there each winter to menace the ice men among us. We trust that they will soon cheer up and continue to use our sewing machines, binders and numerous other exports.— Lake City Republican. The kiling of an editor In South Carolina doesn't seem to be a very se rious matter. Tlllman, who shot Ed itor Cionzales, was acquitted, but as Gonzales would probably have been ac quitted if he had killed Tillman it can hardly be saM that editors in that state are shown less consideration than poli ticians. Life is rather cheap in South Carolina.—Nobles County Democrat. Eggs are high arid the farmers are understood to be doing well with their poultry. Now that tl»« story is out, they will be wise to keep 4 j4ckets out 'for- Morgan .;and Schwab. 'There has .been so mucfc disaster in iron anil sfefel enterprises that they will not be above cornering chickens and eggs. — St. Cloud Times. Bob Dunn, without a pledge or prom ise of any kind, would make a better governor Than a whole lot of others bound by promises as high as the dome of the capitol. That's about the way a lot of the common people through out the state have sized up the situa tion.—The Staples World. Numerous exchanges, more or less sycophant, seem to forget that it is not what a candidate promises when a campaign is on i that counts with the people, but what he said and did when he was not a candidate.—Daily Journal Press. ■»;> We deeply regret the fact that Elijah 11. has placed the newspaper scribes outside the pale of conversion.— Crookston Times. Van Sant is dumb, and Bob Dunn is mum, and. even Frank Eddy hasn't opened his mouth for several days.— Brainerd Tribune. Tarns Bixby denies the charge made by some of hia Republican brethren that he is a thief. Just like Tarns. — Fergus Globe. j Among the Merrymakers \ A Similarity. "It was one of the most pathetic plays I ever saw," said young Mrs. Torkins. "I don't see why you go to the matinee if it makes you cry." "Just because I feel badly is no sign I haven't had a good time. Charley, dear. You know how much you enjoy going tt the races and coming back with the blues."—Washington Star. A Winner. "When you pucker your lips that way," says the billiardist to his sweetheart, "It is my cue for a kiss." "Is it?" she smiles. "Well, I don't carom many you take." For she had not yet learned the addi tional interest that may be given the game by the establishment of a balk line —Judge. JUST A JALEIGH. It seems that old Sir Walter Raleigh Was in love with a maiden named Daleigh; He quite lost his head Over her. it is said; She was doubtless a real hot tamaleigh. —Milwaukee Sentinel.' Preliminary Practice. "Your friend hasn't had his automobiU very long, but he seems to manage it ex ceedingly well.' He seems particulaily clever at steering through a crowded street." "Oh! Popley's all right. He has had years of experience with a baby carriaee " —Philadelphia Press. B The Retort Courteous. Some one approached the Great Painter. "And how do you mix your paints?" someone asked. "With brains, sir," replied the Great Painter shortly. "Ah," someone remarked. "I didn't know that you confined yourself to minia tures." —New York Sun. Negative Merit. "How is your boy getting along in hi 3 new situation?" "Purty good," answered Farmer Com tossel. "If Josh makes a mistake it'll be on the safe side. He ain't likely to do enough work to run any risk of bein' jumped on fur doin' somethin' wrong."— Washington Star. At St. Paul Theaters Not ancient Rome, with which the playgoer is more or less familiar, but Rome of the future, is the interesting and novel contrast presented by Hall Caine's drama, "The Eternal City," presented for the first time in this city at the Metropolitan opera house last night. An absorbing play and an admirable company. That was the verdict. There could be no other. Whether "The Eternal City" will ex perience as many prosperous seasons as "The Christian," by the same author is a question that time can only an swer, but that it rings truer to nature than its predecessor cannot be dis puted. The scenes are "well digested," the dialogue is dignified without being stilted, and there is action, melo dramatic, if you please, but intensely human. There is no time for comedy in this story of intense love and hate. This is well, for the author is not happy in the revelation of the gayer moods of life. His colors are somber. The performance, as a whole, merits emphatic commendation. The sto?;y of the play Is so familiar to the many readers of the novel upon which it is based, that extended comment would be superfluous. The noteworthy change consists in representing Donna Roma as a pure woman instead of the mis tress of the prime minister, as in the book. This change permits her to live instead of compelling the final curtain to fall upon her death. This is far more pleasant and satisfactory, even though it does strain the imagination a bit. The introduction of "His Holiness the Pope" is accomplished in a pictur esque fashion. The pope does not ap pear until the play is half over, but he figures conspicuously thereafter. As a matter of fact he is the father of the hero, David Rossi, for he had been married befoie he became a priest. The pontiff was impersonated by that veteran player, Frank C. Bangs, whose make-up was undeniably effec tive in its simulation of serene old age. As for the impersonation, it was marked by the good taste and dignity that invariably characterize this actor's portrayals, albeit Mr. Bangs was prone to be somewhat studied and self-conscious. Edward Morgan is starred. He is entitled to the distinction by reason of his superior histrionic attainments. He has the features, figure, voice and bearing that command attention, that cause you to single him out, that make you listen eagerly when he speaks. He acts with uncommon fire and im petuosity, speaking in moments of great excitement with a rapidity that renders him a trifle indistinct, but peo ple in real life are indistinct at such times. It is the convincing quality that so strongly commends the acting of Mr. Morgan. The utter absence of self consciousness; the seeming engross ment of the man's whole being, in the struggle that he has undertaken, ex cites the admiration of the spectators and commands the approval of the most conservative contemplator of histrionic achievement. But Mr. Morgan did not, like Caesar, "bear the palm alone." Miss Sarah Truax, in the role of Donna Roma, won many and deserved plaudits. Here is an intelligent, intellectual, apprecia tive, refined artist, whose achievements it is always a pleasure to contemplate. She reads her lines with telling em phasis, her mobile features are elo quently expressive of human emotions, and her voice vibrates with sympathy. Her temperament is essentially in har mony with the character of Donna Roma, and she accordingly invests it with convincing fervor. That the audience admired her per formance was unmistakably demon strated by the numerous curtain calls accorded her at the close of the second act. It seems almost superfluous to com pliment Frederic de Belleville for his excellent portrayal of the insidious and brutal prime minister. Mr. de Belle ville is a finished actor, peculiarly adapted to the brilliant representa tion of stage villains. No superfluous gestures, dark scowls, ugly snarls, nor deep mutterings—properties of the conventional stage villain—mar his Special mention must also be made of the vigorous impersonation of Bruno Rocco ; contributed by W. E. Bonney, whose striking portrayal of Nero in "The Sign of the Cross," is well remembered here. The incidental music, by Mascagni, is an impressive accompaniment. The scenery is effective. —p. G. H. Richard Carle, in "The Tenderfoot," will begin an engagement at the Met ropolitan next Sunday evening, lasting for one week, with a Wednesday and Saturday matinee. Eugenic Blair will present "Zaza" at the Grand tonight and Saturday after noon and night. On Wednesday after noon and evening and Thursday and Friday evenings Miss Blair will appear as Magda in Sudermann's drama. "Shore Acres" will be next week's at traction at the Grand. The vaudeville bill that is being given by the Thoroughbred's Bur lesquers at the Star is eminently satis factory to the patronage of the house, and the performances have been large ly attended. The burlesque features are full of life, color and good music. TODAY'S WEATHER Minnesota—Fair and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday; fresh southeast winds Lpper Michigan and Wisconsin—Fair Tuesday and Wednesday, with rising tem perature; variable winds shifting to fresh east. North and South Dakota—Fair Tuesday and Wednesday; warmer in eastern por tion Tuesday. lowa—Fair Tuesday and Wednesday warmer Tuesday. ' * ?t. Paul— Yesterday's observations, taken by the United States weather bu reau, St. Paul, W. E. Oliver, observer for the twenty-four hours ended at 7 o'clock last night—Barometer corrected for tem perature and elevation. Highest tempera ture, 48; lowest temperature, 31; average temperature, 40; daily range, 17; barom eter, 30.57; humidity, 56; precipitation •°M p- m- temperature. 44; 7p. m. windi north; weather, clear. ' Yesterday's Temperatures— •SpmHigh! *BpmHigh Alpena 38 40!Moorhead .. 44 50 Battleford ...48 58;Marquette . 32 3s Bismarck 52 62iMedicine Hat!s4 64 Buffalo 36 38! Milwaukee ...40 46 Boston 36 46|Minnedosa ...40 50 Calgary 54 641 Montgomery .66 76 Cheyenne ....50 581 Montreal 32 36 Chicago 42 42j Nashville 56 64 Cincinnati ...46 52 New Orleans .68 74 Cleveland ....40 40 New York ...38 44 Davenport ...46 52j Norfolk 48 go Dcs Moines..4S 54iNorth Platte 48 6' Detroit 38 42iOmaha 52 60 Duluth 44 45I.Philadelphia ..40 48 Edmonton ...56 66 Pittsburg 38 49 Galveston ...68 70 Qu'Appelle ...46 56 Grand Rapids.36 42' Frisco 86 76 Green Bay ..38 46 St. Louis 52 58 Helena 52 62|Salt Lake ....58 66 Huron 46 56iSte. Mari e 36 36 Jacksonville .66 74|Washington ..40 50 Kansas City..s4 60| •Washington time (7 p. m., St. Paul). Will Overhaul Gotham P. O. WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. 26.—A spe cial investigation of the New York oity postoffice will begin in a few days by in spectors working under the direction of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow. There will be a thorough over hauling of all the affairs of that office. The inquiry is supplemental to the gen eral postal inquiry. FICHTHARD.BUTLOSE "The Enemy" Falls in Effort to Capture Fort Riley. FORT RILEY, Kan., Oct. 26.—Fort Riley still belongs to the government. The enemy made a desperate effort to capture it today and failed. They did not exactly fail, either, for the fight still was hot when the umpires stopped it. but they had not secured it at the time the halt was called. The enemy that sought to capture the post was under Gen. C. C. Carr, with nine regiments of infantry, two full regiments and one additional squadron of cavalry and four batteries. The force that withstood him, under the command of CoL Stover, of the Fourth cavalry, was the First battalion of en gineers under Maj. Leach, the Sixth infantry, commanded for the day by Lieut. Col. Loughborough, a battalion of the Twelfth infantry, two batteries of artillery and one squadron of cav alry. The most remarkable feature of the day's work was the ability shown by the officers and men of the defending forces in the construction and con cealment of their trenches. At a dis tance of 200 paces they were invisi ble, even to those who knew their ex act locations. The outside of the trenches was cov ered with grass and bushes, so ar ranged as to resemble the remainder of the landscape. In addition the men twined grass around their hats or tied branches upon their shoulders, which served to hide the colors of their hats and blue shirts. Col. Stover placed five companies of the Sixth infantry on the right under the direct command of Capt. W. K. Jones, with Lieut. Col. Loughborough in charge of the entire line. The bat talion of the Twelfth infantry held the center, the engineers and a portion of the cavalry being on the left. There was a long wait for the approach of the enemy after the defending line was in position, Gen. Carr taking his time to scout the country thoroughly before throwing his men against the intrench ments, which he found it impossible to locate until his men were close upon them. This wait was relieved by several lit tle skirmishes between the lines, be tween the Brown and Blue cavalry, in which the former had the better of it. A skirmish line of Blue infantry that pushed out too far in its ambition to develop the advance of the Browns, was gathered in as prisoners, and up to the time of the actual charge upon the intrenchments the advantage was with the Browns. A force of cavalry sent around the Blue left crossed the Republican river and might have been a strong factor in the fight, but "cease firing" was sound ed by Col. Wagner before this detach ment was able to get into contact with the defending Blue army. It was on the right, however, where Lieut. Col. Loughborough and Capt. Jones held the line, that the hardeet hghting was done, and here it was that Gen. Carr's attack, cleverly managed as it was, met a complete repulse Lieut. Col. Loughborough had given orders that no fire should be directed upon the Browns until they were close up, but the impudence of a Brown squadron which pranced along a ridge within 500 yards was too much for some of his men, who fired a few rifle shots. Excited by one gun of the Seventh artillery roared out and the Brown cavalry scampered, satis fied with having developed the Blue position. In a short, time the Brown Infantry, in a long line, poured over the hills a mile and a half distant and advanced straight upon the trenches. Every ad vantage of the ground was taken by the attacking force, but there were thousands of them all coming down a long slope toward a ravine beyond, in which lay the entrenched company with a battery and one machine gun and it seemed as though any man who hit the hill could not miss a Brown soldier. The Texas infantry on Gen. Carr's left made a beautiful mark as they passed in a flank march 500 yards away. The time for the defenders had come and they seized it promptly Company X, of the Sixth, under Capt. Walsh, opened fire and in an Instant the entire line was blazing at the Texas infantry. The volume of the fire was so great that the umpires de cided that the Texas regiment was for the most part out of the action before it reached a position from which it could open fire. Other troops came down, but the steady Infantry fire and the unceasing pop of the machine gun, punctuated by the report of the three inch gun, continued and in a short time the left of Gen. Carr's attack was in a bad way and the umpires decided that it never could have succeeded on that part of the line. Over in the center and on the right Gen. Carr was still very much in the battle when Col- Wagner put a period to the fighting. Tomorrow there will be no maneu vers in the field. The militia regi ments will leave for home and it is ex pected by Maj. Baker, the chief quar termaster, that the last of them will be on the cars by 10:30 a. m. SAYS MINISTERS LACK FAITH IN THEIR CAUSE Need of Unlversalist Church for Boston Is Discussed. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 26.—At to day's session of the convention of the Universalist church, General Superintend ent Atwood discussed the need of the church for ministers. He said the trouble in the past in this respect has been due to the lack of faith in the ultimate suc cess of their cause. Detroit. Pasadena, Cal., Philadelphia and Minneapolis were nominated for the next biennial conven tion, but no choice was made. The report of the committee on official reports was also taken up, and five sec tions presented by Rev. Dr. R. F. Johnnot of Chicago. One of these sections stat ed that expenditures in excess of income were intolerable, and ordered them stop ped. At a mass meeting tonight, Rev. F. A. Dillingham, of Connecticut, spoke on schools and colleges. He declared that the students leaving colleges have an in adequate knowledge of religious truth and of the religious movements that have made the nations. Admiral Bowles Leaves the Navy. WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. 26.—Rear Admiral Francis T. Bowles, chief of the bureau of construction and repairs of the navy department, today tendered his resignation as an officer in the navy to the president and it was accepted, to take effect Oct. 31. Constructor \V. L. Caps, now on duty at the New York navy yard, has been selected by the president for the vacancy. Admiral Bowles is leaving the naval service to accept the presidency of a private shipbuilding company in Mas sachusetts. Will Confer on Race Problem. WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. 26.—Com mencing Monday. Nov. 9. and continuing for three days, there will t>e neld In thl3 city an interesting conference on the race problem in the United States. Many prominent leaders in the colored race have promised to attend the conference, which is to be held under the auspices of the National Sociological society, an organiza tion for the study of the condition of the colored people in the United States- CITY NEWS SEEK MORE EVIDENCE Pardon Board Again Defers Ac tion on Hamilton's Case. No decisive action has yet been taken by the state board of pardons upon the case of Frank H. Hamilton, and present indications are that it will be deferred for a week or two and perhaps even longer. Hamilton's application for a commuta tion of his seven-year sentence to permit of parole at this time was presented be fore the board at the July meeting and further considered at the sitting of thij month, but no decision was reached. It is understood that the members of the board, after having received muen technical testimony from medical men. are still undecided as to the young man's physical condition because the expert tes timony i s conflicting, and the delay is for the purpose of securing farther informa tion. The board received a report yesterday from Dr. B. J. Merrill, physician at the prison, which covers Hamilton's condi tion for Friday and Saturday of last week and Sunday of this week. The tempera ture record shows that while the young man's temperature has continued to rise after dinner, as was reported before the board at its recent meeting, there has been a marked improvement in that con dition, and there was only one of the days when it registered above 100 Dr. Merrill says that Hamilton reports himself as feeling better than he did sev eral weeks ago. The doctor says the young man's lungs show no unfavorable MEANS TO ESTABLISH QUESTION OF RIGHTS Tenant Wants Terms of His Lease Kept by Landlord. The rights of a tenant to compel his landlord to live up to the terms of a lease is to be settled in court. In a suit commenced yesterday Thomas A. Polleys, connected with the legal de partment of the Great Western road, demands damages in the sum of $5 from D. R. Elder, the agent of the flat in which Mr. Polleys lives. Mr. Polleys says one of the terms of his lease is that a sufficient amount of hot water shall be furnished the ten ants, but that he has never been able to get hot water in anything like sat isfactory quantities. He says he is not after the money sued for, but de sires to settle a principle. He brings the suit to ascertain if tenants are without redress in such cases. Mr. Pol leys says he intends to prosecute the suit vigorously, and when it comes on will ask for a jury trial. Daughters of Norway Entertain. Central hall was crowded to the doors last night by the members and friends of the Daughters of Norway. During the evening an auction sule was held of ar ticles made by the members of the <.rd. r, and a handsome sum was raised, which will be placed in the sick benefit of the order. Aside from the auction there wera a number of musical and vocal selections and an address by Ludwig Aivtander, or Minneapolis, who spoke on the benefits of fraternal organizations. School Board Meeting. Preparation of school work for the St. Louis exposition will- be one of the topic* to be considered at a meeting of the school board to be held this afternoon. The board is called for the purpose of approving the October pay roll of teach ers and other school employe.?, but the chief object is to get the board members together as the committee on schools, text books and course of study to con sider the question of supplies for the ex hibition work that has been planned. PERSONAL MENTION. W. W. Welch, of Helena, state superin tendent of public instruction for Montana, called at the state capitol yesterday while in this city on his way East. City Engineer Rundlett yesterday re turned from a ten days' trip in the East, where he had been visiting relatives. Windsor—W. Schmidt, G. Arndt, Spring field; A. S. Dahlen. Detroit; M. J. Can ning, Portland; John Pengilly, Tower; Charles G. Hinds, Shakopee; F. C. Puffer, Bird Island; L. L. La Rose An.iconda; Mrs. C. H. Hamilton. Misa L. M. Hamil ton, Stacy; Elizabeth Stuart. Winnipeg. Ryan—F. B. Dorsey. Keokuk; W. W. Welch, Helena; W. H. Roddls. Marsh field, Wis.; C. F. Rowe, Duluth; K. S. Johnston, Seattle; J. H. Lynch. Butte. Merchants—H. Ford, Algona, Iowa; A. Le Grand, Ackley, Iowa; J. B. Crofoot. Stillwater; B. C. Cooke, Superior; John J. Evans, Eau Claire; R. M. Tuttle, Man dan, N. D.; M. J. Brown, Waterloo, Iowa; H. C. Stivers, Superior. STILLWATER The Clyde of the Bronson & Folsora line left yesterday on what will be her last trip of the season. She took out a tow of logs for Zfmmerman & Ivcs, <;ut tenburg, lowa. The Kit ('arson will bo in today after a tow of lumber for deal era in several down river cities. The boards of registration will meet to day, and candidates for office will sea to it that all parties are registered whoso names do not appear on the registration books. O. H. Olson, who was nominated for school director in the Second ward by the Democrats, has decided not to accept, and up to the present time there is no op position to George Borrowman, nominated by the Republicans. The Eclipse Lumber company's mill at South Stillwatf-r will shut down for the season next Friday or Saturday, and many of the men now employed in the mill will find employment in William Kaiser's box factory. D. N. Wood, cashier at the Omaha freight depot in this city, expects to l>-ava in a few days for Oloquet. Minn., where he has taken a position with the Alstad- Johnson Mercantile company. The St. Paul. Minneapolis & Suburban Railway company has a force of men at work laying sandstone paving between the tracks of the company on Chestnut street in this city. Mrs. Mary Mardaus has sued Ralph Mc- Gregor in the district court for $750. this amount being claimed by the plaintiff for boarding Mr. McGregor's wife and ihild 125 weeks. D. M. Swain expected to be able to launch the steamer Little Rufns today, but has decided that the launching can not take place until Thursday. Parks Is Tried Again. NEW YORK. Oct. 26.—The trial of Sara Parks, the walking delegate, who 1 ready been convicted of on© of tbe extor tion charges against him, was b<«un to day before Judg*» Newtrarger. Parka Is accused of having extorted $509 from Louis Schmidt as the price of calling off a strike on a now building. Mr. Osoorne moved for a postponement on tbe «i"und that he believed his client. Parks. cooM not obtain a fair and Impartial trial; that the case should not be called until th« court of appeals had rendered i •'-■ on a certilifate of reasonable <I'>uM, th« Issuance of which released Parka from SinK Sing, and that the health of the de fendant is such that counsel could not properly consult with him. Air. OsborM produced affidavits from prominent physi cians to the effect that Parks is suffering from chronic tuberculosis of both lungs. Judge Newburger. however, denied the motion for a continuance, and directed that the trial proceed. Four Jurors wer« secured today.