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OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNINO, JULY 13, 1904 TEN PAGES.
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STRIKE IS DECLARED
Four Thousand Men Quit ' In South
Omaha Packing F . 1
TEN SEPARATE UNIONS f EVOLVED
Entire Aggregation Walk 0' - aptly at
Soon Without Oomm i
EMPLOYERS NOT SEEKING ' MEN
Packers Submit Flan ef Arbitration, but It
is Not Satisfactory.
HIGHER WAGES AND CLOSED SHOP ISSUES
All Grades of Meat Advance Two
Centa Pound In Price, bat Pack
rs Dear fcomrauplty of In
terests Eititi,
At noon yesterday 4,000 employes at the
four packing houses In South Omaha, Ar
mour's, Cudahy'a, Swift's and the Omaha,
laid down their tools, quit work and went
on strike.
This action was me result of an order
received by Stephen Vail, second vice pres
ident, from Michael Donnelly, president of
the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Euteher Workmen's Association of North
- Amerloa.
For over two months President Donnelly
has been In conference with the packers
at Chicago In relation to a new scale of
Bruges and a closed shop for unskilled
labor. The packers declined to meet the
demands of the Amalgamated association,
and last week there was strong talk of
Strike. Saturday the last conference was
held between the packers and the repre
sentatives of the labor unions, it was then
certain that a strike would be ordered.
Monday the situation looked decidedly du
bious, and In order to prevent a strike the
packers united and sent the following com
munication to President Donnelly:
CHICAGO, 111., July 11, 1!A.-Mr. M. i
Donnelly : The receipt of yours of this
data la acknowledged. The principal de
mand which has been presented by you is
for a substantial Increase In the wages of
.your unskilled labor. As can readily ha
verified, there has been no such Increase
In any branch of industry in the United
States, but on the contrary, the prevailing
conditions are fcuch that there has been a
decrease In such wages. We cannot con
cede the demand you have made. The
strike yon foreshadow will surely cause
much suffering to Innocent parties and In
flict great damage on the public In view
of these facts, the undersigned employers
hereby offer to submit the whole matter
to arbitration.
NATIONAL PACKING CO..
.. CUPA1IY PACKING CO.,
LIBBY, McNEIU & LIB BY,
", AKMOL'K oY CO,
' SWIFT ft CO.,
MOKRI8 A CO..
, SCHWA RZSCHILD SULZ
BERGER CO.
Vaton Men Decline Arbitration.
J"he letter was under discussion until
Quite late Monday evening, and it was de
cided by President Donnelly and his ad
Visors to decline the services of a board of
arbitration. Labor Readers at all of the
eight packing centers were notified that
the orders previously issued for a strlko
Would stand, as the executive board of the
Amalgamated association had deemed it
Inadvisable to favorably consider the ser
vices of an arbitration board.
Ten local unions In South ' Omaha are
affected by the strike. They are: Beef
butchers, hog butchers, sheep butchers,
beef boners, casing workers, unskilled la
bor, elevator operators and oil men, casing
room workers, sausage makers and1- beef
loaders. X.
In speaking of the strlko E. A. Ctdahy
gaid to a reporter for The Bee:
"The packers offered to arbitrate the
difficulty in order to adjust matters satis
factorily to all parties concerned, but
President Donnelly and the executive com
mittee declined the proposition. After the
executive board had declined to. arbitrate,
the strike, which had beeu pending for
some time, was ordered on. As to the dura
tion of the strike, I haven't the slightest
idea,"
General Manager Murphy of the Cudahy
company said that the strike would shut
down the tin shop, box faotory, soap works,
glyoerlne works and the pepsin depart
ment. .
"Many of the employes In these depart
ments are willing to work, but naturally
they will go out with the rest."
No Market for Present.
JJve stock receipts at the yards Monday
vera 1,600 hogs and l.SuO cattle. The pack
ers bought these and the men at the plants
went to work with a rush In order to get
everything cleaned up by noon. Knowing
that a strike w"as imminent, the packers
worked their men two hours overtime Mon
day night in order to get the pens cleared
as much as possible. There was no market
today. Shippers are being notified by com
mission dealers to hold back all shlpmenta
At tho stock yards the employes did not
go on strike, not being organised Into a
union and not affiliating with' the amal
gamated association. None of the men at
the yards will be discharged, as General
Superintendent Paxton says ha can And
plenty of work around the yards for his
force for some time.
None of the employes In the mechanical
departments at the packing houses went
out The boilers at all four plants will be
kept going in order to run the refrigerating
plants. No effort, so the packers say, will
be made to secure nonunion labor, the
packers seeming determined to close down
tight for a time.
At labor headquarters in ' the Pioneer
block. Twenty-sixth and N streets, every,
thing was very quiet all the forenoon. Vice
resident Vail was In his office most of the
morning In consultation with some of the
leaders of the local unions, and there was
not the slightest sign of a strike or trouble
of any kind around the headquarters.
When noon came and the strike order was
affective the men marched away from the
houses orderly and without any demonstra
tion. Men Gat Quietly lfoaae.
Almost without exoeptjon the packing
bouse employes followed the instructions
Of Vice President Vail and quietly de
parted for their homes when their work
Waa finished. Some changed their cloth
ing and lounged about the streets, but
there was not a sign pf disturbance.
Swift and Armour paid oft their men yes
terday afternoon and this attracted large
numbers to these two plants. As soon as
pay checks were received the men walked
quietly away. There was little drinking
among the strikers and no disturbance of
. any kind through all the long, hot after
boen. Acting under directions from Mr. Vail
men remained at their posts until the
Work was cleared up and the houses were
left in good condition. The packers have
been notified that Mr. Vull was given
lCecUiiu4 a Hoc end. i'ags.),
CUT RATES STILL IN FORCE
Conference . of Steamship Companies
May Reach Heaull on tbe
Rate War.
LONDON. July 12 The Associated Press
Is authorised by one of the representatives
of the steamships which participated In
the conference with the president of the
Board of Trade, Gerald Balfour. In regard
to the transatlantic rate war. to deny the
report circulated In the United States that
the negolations hsve failed.
"You can say," he added. "That the ne
gotiations are progressing with every
chance of an early agreement."
It in proposed to insert the old emigrant
rate in an Informal agreement. Until the
agreement Is signed the 10 rate will con
tinue. Director General Ballin of the Hamburg
American line left London today for Ber
lin, but he will return soon to London for
a further and probablv final conference.
TtSllLT I FREXCII CHAHBEI1
Report of Chartreuse Committee Dis
pleases Friends of Premier Contbes.
PARIS, July 12. The Chamber of Depu
ties today held a tumultuous session over
the report of the committee which has
been Investigating the Chartreuse charges.
The report declared that the charges of
attempted bribery were not sustained and
expressed regret that Premier Combe had
made such charges. This declaration
aroused violent opposition on the part of
the friends of the premier, who brought
forth a counter proposition declaring that
the premier and the government was above
all suspicion and denouncing their calumni
ators. A noisy debate ensued, during
which the president of the chamber cen
sured a number of deputies for disorderly
conduct.
The majority expects to pass a counter
proposition as a vote of confidence in the
government.
eventually the chamber adopted by a
large majority a resolution declaring that
the premier and government were above
suspicion and unanimously adopted a
clause of the resolution denouncing the
calumlnators. i
The effect of the votes Is the rejection
of the report of the, Investigating com
mittee. During the disorderly debate M. De
Bau'dry D'A&aon, conservative, sought to
place a mock crown of laurel upon M.
Combes as the latter was withdrawing
from the chamber.
The large Combes majority terminates
the rumors that the investigation might
lead to his retirement from the premier
ship. FRANCIS MAY FIOHT TRIBESMEN
1
May Be Forced to Adopt Stringent
Measures In Morocco.
PARIS, July 12. The government is pre
pared to adopt forcible measures to main
tain order in Morocco and carry out the
plana for French supervision of the cus
toms. Two cruisers are held In readiness
to proceed to Morocco If tribal disturb
ances near Tangier threaten to Interfere
with the execution of these plans. France
is acting in co-operation with the sultan,
but reports Indicate that some of the
tribes. Including the followers of Ralsoull.
are seeking to prevent the carrying bat of
the supervision which the sultan (ranted
to France.
BEY OF TUNIS ARRIVES IN PARIS
President Loubet Receives the
African Rnler.
PARIS. July lil-The bey of Tunis ar
rived here this morning. He was accorded
military honors, received a notable popular
reception and visited President Loubet at
the Elysee palace, where they had a long
and cordial exchange of friendly senti
ments. The bey will be the guest of honor
at a garden party tonight at the Elysee
palace.
The visit of the bey to Paris is signifi
cant of the strengthening .of the French
protectorate over Tunis and the develop
ment of the governmental policy of build
ing up the French North African empire.
TALK OF A BRITISH ALLIANCE
Raaslnn Papers Say Matter Csaaoi
1 Now Be Considered Utopian.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 11 This Is the
festival of St, Peter and St. Paul, one of
the greatest holidays of the year. All busi
ness Is suspended and the government de
partments are closed.
The papers here are again exploiting the
prospects of an Anglo-Russian understand
ing, tho Novostt declaring the idea is no
longer Utopian, but holds out advantages
to both countries which are recognised
more and more every day, a remarkable
feature being that the war, which one
would thr.ik would have driven them apart,
is really drawing them together.
BVSSIA PROMULGATES A TREATY
By Its Terms American Corporations
Can Bring Snlts In Courts.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 12. The cor
poration treaty between the United States
and Russia negotiated by Ambassador Mo-
Cormlck waa formally promulgated today.
The treaty provides that American and
Russian corporations- may sue in the
courts of both Russia and the United
States. ' Previous to the promulgation of
the treaty American concerns could be
sued in Russia, but could not bring suit
in tkat country.
American Ships at Trieste.
TRIESTE, Austria, July 12. The Amer
ican battleship squadron arrived here today
from Corfu and exchanged salutes with the
land batteries.
FRYE WOULD CLEAN OUT THUGS
Volunteers SerVlces of Two) Regi
ments of Volunteers to Restore ,
Pears la Colorado.
DENVER, Colo., July li-Oovernor Pea
body today received a telegram from Col
onel R. B. Fry of Ouray, a veteran of the
civil war, saying:
As General Bell admits that he Is power
less to defend peaceable cltlsens from tbe
thugs and highwaymen in Cripple Creek. I
will. If you will give me the authority, en
list two companies of war veterans, and If
?ou will supply us with arms and ammuni
tion we will contract to make Cripple Creek
one of the safest placea Its the state for
peaceable cltlsens. -
The governor has not announced his in
tention in regard to the proposition.
BOSTON POLICE MAKE ARREST
Man Registered from Omaha Is Ac
cased of Defrauding; Many
Hotels.
BOSTON. July it A man who registered
at the Copley Square hotel Sunday as Wil
liam H. Tolefson of Omaha was arrest!
early this morning on the charge of de
frauding hotel proprietors. The polios al
lege that Tolefson Is wanted la many cities
df lha weak .
PACKING PLANTS EMPTIED
Thousands of Employes Drop Work and
Walk Out on Strike.
SAY FIGHT IS AGAINST WAGE DECREASE
One of Moat Extensive Strikes in
Mcnt Packing; Industry, Involv
ing; Several Leading; West
cm Cities.
CHICAGO. July 12. As the result of
a disagreement, one of .the most extensive
strikes In the history of the meat packing
industry of the United States began today
In Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Jo
seph, Mo., and other cities where larg
pucklng plants are located. If prolonged,
the strike Is expected to cause widespread
inconveniences, possibly equalling the en
thrArltA cvtAl fnm(n of two veara aso.
The unanimity of the strike was complete
and more than 46,000 employes are directly
involved. In Chicago alone U,0OO men are
on strike.
'The effect of the strike on the food sup
ply of the country and the price of meats
Is being earnestly discussed, notwithstand
ing the announcement tonight that the
packing houses, contrary to somewhat
general expectations, will continue oper
ations without any close down, employing
whatever help may be obtainable. How
much alleviation in the furnishing of sup
plies to the public this course may afford
Is a matter of wide variation of opinion.
The packers declare that hundreds of
men who could not be provided with places
have been applying dally for work. The
walkout here was started by the employes
of the. killing departments at the vailous
packing houses. The killers were followed
by tbe workers In other departments as
fast as the current work left by the
slaughterers could be cleaned up. Thus
as the workers In each department dis
posed of their part of the work they threw
off their aprons and departed.
Strikers Were Consldernte.
This consideration was shown the pack
ers, the labor officials stated, because It
was not the desire of the men to cause
the employers any financial loss as the
result of neglecting meat that was on
hand to be dressed. Watched by cordons
of police, the strikers filed briskly out of
the packing houses, carrying overalls,
rubber boots and knives, cleavers and
steels.
The strikers were greeted by crowds of
women and children, many of whom
joined hands with the workmen on the
outward march. There was absolutely no
sign of disorder. A picturesque scene was
presented when the sausage factories and
canneries were left by their forces. Thero
are 1,000 girls employed in these depart
ments. Clad in the variegated garb of
factory girls, this army of feminine strik
ers tripped blithely along the main thor
oughfare of the stockyards and were
roundly cheered as they emerged through
the gates and distributed themselves
through the crowds of men who awaited
their coming.
"How long do you think it will last?"
Inquired one man, looking1 quite serious.
"Punno," replied the striker, "except
that 'resident Donnelly says that the men
managed to hold out fifteen months in
Buffalo, and I guess we can do as much."
Prepared for Long Fight.
President Michael Donnelly of the Amal
gamated Meat Cutters' and Butchers' union
of America and leader of tbe strikers said
this evening that he believed the strikers
would have little difficulty In withstand
ing a siege of more than a year with the
strike funds the unions have on hand. In
Chicago there are thirty-five local unions
Involved In the strike.
President Donnelly and the presidents
of the various - locals assembled at tho
headquarters this morning, thinking they
might receive a notice of surrender from
the packers, but no word came. The
packers took the position that they had
replied decisively to the workers' demand
and had nothing more to say except to
emnhaslre a. refusal to pay the wage scale
asked. Arthur Meeker, of Armour & Co.,
said tonight:
"We consider the demand of the union
for a.i advance in wages of unskilled labor
entirety unwarranted by Industrial condi
tions. We could not concede it and pro
posed to submit the question to arbitra
tion, which the union declined to do and
called a strike today at all our plants.
Every department Js kept running, how
ever. We have had applications from hun
dreds of unemployed men at less wages
than we have been paying and every day
expect to Increase our output. We regret
the hardships and suffering that will be
Imposed on the thousands of men thrown
out of employment, directly and Indirectly,
through the strike and the temporary in
convenience caused the public at large, but
we consider the fault rests entirely with
the union, which not only asked what they
were not entitled to, but declined to sub
mit the question to impartial arbitration."
Fta-htlaa- Aaratast Decrease.
President Donnelly, the strike leader,
said:
"I wish to make it clear that we are
not fighting for an Increase of wages,
but against a decrease.
"Our original demand was for a mini
mum of 20 cents an hour for laborers.
This ''demand was amended after our sec
ond conference with the packers in June.
We then agreed to a scale of 18H centa
an hour, except In Omaha and Sioux City,
where the scale la It cents. The packers
on the other hand refused to pay more
than 1SH centa an hour and declined to
sign any agreements at all except with a
small proportion of the workmen.
"The question of wages to skilled men
waa not discussed. To unskilled workmen
the average wage was 1&H cents, but when
we asked that this be made the minimum
wage they cut It to 17H and 16 centa. Men
could live oiy IS cents if they got steady
work, but in some plants men have been
able to make only thirteen hours a week
at this wage scale. They could not live
on it. No one could." (
Long before these outlines were made
publlo a curious effect was noticed in
restaurants of the city. Customers ap
peared to fear they would have to become
vegetarians soon and the rush for meat
orders was great.
Boarders Fill Up on Meat.
"Let's nil up on meat now," was the
keynote of the patrons' stampede to meat,
hence the blue pencil waa drawn through
many Items on the menu cards of most
restauranta Wholesale markets that sup
ply meats to the hotels of Chicago say they
have enough carcasses on hand to keep
the guests of local hosts) ties for several
weeks.
The proprietors of hotels are not worry,
lug much over an Impending famine. A
feature of the strike that Is apt to be over,
looked is the fact that the strikers' organi
sation does not Include the electricians,
steam fitters, firemen, engineers, car work
lCoatluue4 ou Btccuud, ( jj
TELEGRAMS G0 TO ES0PUS
Jedge Gray Commends Democratic
Candidate for Sending; Message
to St. Loals.
ESOPUS, N. T., July 12.-Telegrams of
congratulation continue to pour In upon
Judge Parker. Judge George Gray wired
as folows from Wilmington, Del.:
Hearty congratulations on your nomina
tion and on your brave and manly tele
gram. Mayor Carter H. Harrison of Chicago
Please accept my congratulations ,on jour
nomination.
J. N. btret, Belalr, Md. The democratic
editors of Maryland, througli their presl
dent. congratulate you on your nomination
and telegram.
Edward L. Merritt, Springfield, II!. Illi
nois democrats like your brave messuge to
the St. Louis convention, it puts an edge
on the campaign, which should make you
president
The return here of William F. Sheehan
from the St. Louis convenlron marxs the
opening of the national democratic cam
paign, which will be largely conducted
from Esopus. Actual plans for the cam
paign have not been completed, but It Is
probable that Judge Parker will remain at
Rosemont most of the summer and fall.
Judge and Mrs. Parker will dine with
Mr. and Mrs. Sheens n this evening unless
the Ulster county delegation, which re
turned from St. Louis today, decides to
come to Esopus from Kingston and sere
nade the judge. Mr. Sheehan expects to
entertain many political visitors at his
summer home, Atwood, between Esopus
and Westpark.
Judge Parker will answer personally all
congratulatory telegrams snd messages.
He spent several hours in this work today.
This afternoon Judge Parker expects to
entertain Supreme Court Justice Charles
McLean and Mrs. McLean of New York
City.
Judge Parker was routed out of bed at
1 o'clock this morning by one of his coach
horses getting loose from the barn and gal
loping around the barn yard. He and Sec
retary McCausland dressed and went to
the barn. They were unable to find a lan
tern and Mra McCausland finally brought
a candle from' the house. This dim light
made it difficult to locate the horse, which
continued moving around the barn yard.
After ten minutes the horse was secured.
No dates have been fixed for the meet
ing of the national committee on notifica
tion, but it will be in about two weeks.
In view of suggestions made that Mr.
Sheehan be selected for national chair
man, It was said today that he Is not
anxious for that position, believing that
he can be of more value to Judge Parker
in other ways. ' As chairman of the na
tional committee he would find' himself
hampered by much routine business, which
would Interfere with work he would
otherwise do. Mr: Sheehan and his friends.
It is understood, hope that the matter
will be amlaably settled.
ELKINS IN WEST VIRGINIA
Senator Speaks to Republicans of
Work of the St. Louis Con
vention, WHEELING. W. Va., July 12.-Unlted
States Senator Stephen B. Elklns, In his
speech as temporary chairman of the re
publican state convention, which met here
today, said:
The democratic party, Jn Its desire to cap
ture the atato, has nominated for vice presi
dent one of our most distinguished citizens
and the foremost JuraO'int In the state;
but in this, as In most everything else, the
democrats made a mistake. Senutor Davis,
to whom I am so nearly related and for
whom I cherih feelings of the lughoat re
gard, admiration and affection, is a man
of affairs and an experienced statesman,
having served his seat creditably in the
senate for twelve years. With theae quali
fications and this fitness he should have
been named for the first place instead of a
man without a record and without busi
ness or political experience. West Virginia
cannot be beguiled Into giving up protec
tion and sound money to make Judge
Parker president, even If by so doing they
make Senator Davis vice president. I have
no doubt as to republican success in No
vember; there Is no good reason why ony
republican should change his vote on state
and national issues, but many and weighty
reasons why he should not. The democracy
of West Virginia advocates the astounding
proposition, should It come Into power In
the state, to disfranchise 15,000 loyal col
ored republicans and rob them of the rights
of citizenship guaranteed by the constitu
tion, and for which many of them and their
fathers fought In the war for the union.
Republicans must and will resist this prop
osition, because it is not only wrong in
Itself, but unfair and unjust to a large body
of law-abiding, worthy and industrious
citizens.
President Roosevelt has given the people
a wise and pure administration that com
mends Itself to all of our people. The
president has so commended himself to the
people that he has been renominated with
out opposition, and with him, for vice presi
dent, Charles Warren Fairbanks, one of
our purest, ablest, most experienced and
conservative statesmen. Under the leader
ship of these men, with a flag of protection
flouting: high over It, the republican party
will triumph. President Roosevelt already
stands as one of the remarkable figures
In our history. He walks hand In hand
with destiny and at times seemingly com
pels It to do his bidding. The American
people will not turn away from him to
risk or follow one untried man on an am
biguous, evasive and un-American platform.
The democratic platform says:
"We denounce protection as a robbery of
the many to enrich the few."
On the gold standard and sound money
it Is silent as the grave. Bryan prevailed
and sound money and the gold standiid
were crucified on a cross of silver.
CONFER UNTIL SMALL HOURS
After Conference at Oyster Bay Sena
tor Falrbnnks and Chairman
Cortelyou Leave.
OYSTER BAY, L. I., July It-Senator
Fairbanks and National Chairman Gsorge
b. Cortelyou, who were over-nlht guests
of President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill,
left here for New York today. Senator
Fairbanks will remain in New York until
this 'evening, when he will return direct to
Indianapolis. Chairman Cortelyou will
stop in New York for several days to make
preliminary arrangements for the work of
the campaign. Before the party left Saga
more Hill today the president. Senator
Fairbanks and Chairman Cortelyou were
photographed. '
The conference at Sagamore Hill contin
ued until an early hour this morning, but
no Information concerning it was obtain
able. Judge William II. Hunt, who until July
1 was governor of Porto Rico, arrived here
today. He came to pay his respects to the
president and to discuss Porto Rlcan affairs
with him.
A committee representing the Central
Labor union in Lackawanna and Luserne
counties, with a membership of 226,000 men,
principally miners or allied workmen, are
here today to personally present to Presi
dent Roosevelt resolutions adopted by the
several central labor bodies they represent,
urging him to investigate the Colorado
labor situation. The members of the com
mittee were informed by Secretary Loch
that a personal interview with the president
could not be arranged. He suggested that
they call on National Chairman Coru-lyou
In New York with the resolutions, but they
declined to accept the suggestion. They
left Immediately for home to report to a
convention which now la la eeeskm at
POUloa, la,
DIGS PARKER IN THE RIBS
Bryan Issues Statement Saying He Will
Vote for the Ticket.
MORE CENSURE THAN PRAISE, HOWEVER
Intimates Broadly that He Simply
Stays In the Party for the Pur
pose of Accomplishing An
other Reorganisation,
LINCOLN, July 12.-W. J. Bryan today
gave out the following statement:
I shall vote for Parker and Davis, the
nominees of the democratic national con
vention, and shall do so for the following
reasons:
I. Because the democratic ticket stands
for opposition to Imperialism, while the
republican ticket stands tor an Imperial
istic policy, tin this question, which whs
the paramount Is.stie In 1SW. and which
must remain an Important Ismie so long
as an attempt Is made to hold colonies un
der the Ainerlran flag on thl issue the
convention was unanimous. The platform
la emphatic, and I have no doubt that the
candidate will carry out the platform.
II. Mr. Roosevelt is Injecting the race Is
sue Into American politics and this. If It
become national, will make It Impossible
to consider economic questions that de
mand solution. The election of the demo
cratic ticket will put a quietus upon this
attempt and permit the race question to
work itself out without the bitterness
which Mr. Roosevelt's conduct has en
gendered. t. Mr. Roosevelt stands for the spirit of
war. His friends present him as a man of
blood and Iron, lie believes In strenuons
ness and Inculcates a love for warlike
things. The democratic ticket stands for
peace, for reason and for arbitration,
rather than for force, conquest and bluster.
4. The democratlo platform declares In
favor of the reduction of the standing
army, and as this plank was unanimously
adopted there is reason to believe that a
democratic success on this subject would
bring some advantage to the people.
Side Swipe at the Party.
For these four reasons I feel Justified in
supporting the ticket, but I shall not mis
represent the situation or appeal for votes
for the ticket upon false ground. A demo
cratlo victory will mean very little if
any, progress on economic questions so long
lis the party is under the control of the
Wall street element. Upon the money
question Mr. Parker Is as thoroughly com
mitted to the side of the financiers rs Mr.
Roosevelt. If he does not go as far as
the republicans would in retiring sliver
dollars. In establishing branch banks, In
enlarging the powers ot the national banks,
and In the substitution of an asset currency
for the currency U will be because he Is
restrained by the democrats In the house
and senate. Nothing good can bo expected
of him on the money question.
On the trust question the democratic
platform Is very . much better than the
republican platform, but the nomination
of Judge Parker virtually nullifies the anti
trust plank. Unless In ills letter of accept
ance he commits himself to attempt anti
trust legislation we need not expect him
to pursue u different course from that pur
sued by President Hoosevelt.
So far as the labor questions are con
cerned we must await Judge Parker's let
ter before we shall know whether the la
boring man has anything to expect from
his election. The labor plank as prepared
by Judge Parker's friends on the sub
committee was a straddling, meaningless,
plank. In the full committee planks were
adopted In favor of arbitration, the eight
hour day and against government by In
junction, also a plank on the Colorado
situation. If Judge Parker Is silent or am
biguous on- these oubjects, it will mean
that the financial Influence back of him
will not permit bim to take the labor side
on these disputed labor questions.
On the tariff question some little progress
may be hoped for, but the Parker men on
the committee were neiAiy all In favor of
a very conservative tariff plank and it re
mains to be seen whether Judge Parker
will carry out the positive and definite
plank which was submitted by the full
committee. This Is the situation.
Is a Stand-patter,
Judge Parker stands for enough things
that are good to Justify me lu giving him
my vote, but as I have tried to point out
for several months, tbe triumph of the
Wall street element of the party denies to
the country any hope of relief on' economic
questions.
1 have nothing to take back, I have noth
ing to withdraw of the things that I have
said against the methods pursued to ad
vance his candidacy. It was a plain and
deliberate attempt to deceive the party.
The New York platform was vague and
meaningless, and purpoesly so, because the
advocate of Judge Parker were trying to
fcecure votes from among the people who
would have opposed hit. views had they
known them. It he had sent to the Albany
convention the telegram that he sent to
the St. Louis convention he would have had
very few instructed delegates from the
south and no possible chance for the nomi
nation. But he and his managers adroitly
and purposely concealed his position until
the delegates had been corraled and the
nomination assured. Then his friends at
tempted to secure a gold plank, which was
overwhelmingly defeated in the committee.
After the party had rejoiced over the har
mony secured by the omission of the ques
tion, and after he had secured the nomina
tion, he injected his views upon the sub
ject at a time when he could not be taken
from the ticket without great demoraliza
tion. The nomination was secured, there
fore, by crooked and Indefensible methods,
but the democrat who loves his country
has to make his decisions upon conditions
as he finds them, not upon conditions as ho
would like to have thsin.
After having stated that I shall support
the ticket, and after having given my
reason for so doing, I think It due to the
democrats of the nation to say that while
the fight on economic questions Is post
poned, it is not abandoned. As soon as
the election Is over, I will, with the help
of those who believe as I do, undertake
to organize for the campaign of 1M6, the
object being to marshal the friends of
popular government within the demo
cratic party to the .support of a radical
and progressive policy to make the demo
cratic party an efficient means In the
hands of the people for securing relief
from the plutocratic element that controls
the republican party and, for the time be
ing. Is In control of the democratic party.
This plan of organization wUl be elabor
ated soon. It is only mentioned at this
time that the readers of The Commoner
may know that the contest for economlo
and political reform will begin again as
soon as the polls close, and be continued
until success Is achieved. x
CHORAL CLUBS SING FOR FAME
Contest nt St. Louis Begins and Will
Continue fo One
Week.
ST. LOUIS, July 12. The national choral
contest In which choral clubs from Du
buque, la., Denver, Colo., Evanston, 111.,
Bcranton. Pa., Belleville, Iill., Ravens
wood, 111., Pittsburg, Pa. and Toledo, O.
will take part, was opened In Festival
hall today. The contest will continue un
til Sunday and the names of the clubs
contesting each day will not be published
until the Judges have made their decision.
The, clubs are divided into two grades.
The prises for the first grade are fo.OliO,
13,600 and 2,6O0. Those for the second
grade are $2,500, $1,600 and $1,000. Each con
testing chorus will sing four numbers.
The judges are iTof. William Apmedoc,
Chicago; Edward Broome, Montreal; John
Towers, St. Louis; Dr. Charles A. Allum,
Chicago, and William H. Pommer, St.
Louis.
Boat and t'argo Lost.
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ceive.1 today by the agents of the steamer
Chaliaette, which struck a snag below
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cargo will prove a total loss. The steamer
was bound to St. Louts with a cargo valued
at IAi.OuO and with about f rty New Orleans
pasMcngers enrouts to the exposition. The
boat was ealued at KAuuv. No lives were
lost.
Slnele Tax Women Meet.
ST. IX5TIS, July 12. Fyllowlng a mass
meeting of the Woman's bungle Tax league,
held in Music tall, at which an addruss
was delivered by Congressman Robert
Baker of Brooklyn, N. i , a business s.-s-slon
occupied the attention of the dele
atee today. Tbe convention will close U
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NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
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cept Fair In rlast Portion Thurs
day, Fnlr, and Cooler In Kast
Portion.
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"GOLDEN RULE" MAYOR DEAD
Widely Known Executive of Toledo
Pusses Away After Long: Strug
gle with Lungr Trouble.
TOLEDO, O., July 12. Samuel M. Jones,
the "golden rule" mayor, died at his home
this evening at 6:07 o'clock as the result of
a complication of diseases. The Immediate
cause of his death was an abscess on his
lungs.
Although many did not believe In Mayor
Jones' ideas on sociological problems,
everybody loved and respected him. Ills
one great stronghold with the people ot
Toledo was his honesty.
The mayor was taken 111 two weeks ago
last Saturday and for the forty-eight hours
previous to his death was in a comatose
condition.- All the members of his family
were at his bedside at the time of his
death. He will be succeeded as mayor by
Robert Finch, president of the city council.
Samuel Milton Jones, known all over
America as "Oolden Rule," was born In
Wales in 1816. His first Introduction to
political life came in the spring of 1899.
The republican party was split into three
factions, each with a candidate for mayor.
At the convention two ot the factions saw
the necessity of uniting to prevent the
third from winning out, and Mr. Jones was
selected as the man.
His administration, while honest and effi
cient, 'did not quiet the factions in the
party, and he was refused a renomlnatlon.
Mr. Jones then appealed to the people1 as
an Independent candidate. In the eleotlon
that followed he carried every precinct in
the city except one.
He was renominated by petition and with
both a republican and a democratic candi
date aralnst him he was again elected
mayor of Toledo. By the terms of the
election bill passed by the Ohio legisla
ture last winter his term of office was ex
tended until June, 1906. In 1899 Mayor Jones
was nominated for governor by petition
as a nonpartisan candidate and polled over
100,000 votes, carrying Cleveland and Toledo
by large majorities.
The remains of Mayor Jones will lie in
state at Memorial hall Thursday-and Fri
day until noon and the funeral services will
De held at the family residence Saturday
at 1 o'clock. The lawns will be open le
all; the services will be from the veranda.
WECTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Minneapolis Man Gets Contract - for
ISvuuaton Public Build
ing;. ' ' (From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, July 12.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Supervising Architect of the
Treasury Taylor today decided to award
the contract for the construction of the
publlo building at Evanston, Wyo., to E.
Miller of Minneapolis at $149,300. The su
pervising architect has available $161,000
for the construction of the Evanston build
ing and believes that he can, under Miller's
bid, erect a public building which wl'.l be
creditable and sufficiently commodious to
meet the requirements of the present and
future needs for some years to come at
Evanston.
Charles S. McNIchols, special agent of
the Indian service, was today appointed
superintendent of the Indian training
school at Umatilla, Ore. McNIchols, who
Is now on special work at Yankton, 8. D.,
is one of the oldest and most valued spe
cial agents in the employ of the Indian
service. His transfer to a position whero
a smaller salary prevails is made at his
own request. Mr. ' McNIchols has been
long in a Held position, traveled extensively
and now desires to settle down at some
point where he may have about him his
wife and children. He has been many
years in the Indian service and no one,
so it Is said, could have been selected
who could more creditably fill the post.
Iowa postmasters appointed: Norwood
vllle. Polk county, W. E. Frits, vice A.
H. Tlmmlns, resigned; Ocheydan, Osoeo'a
county, Mrs. Eunloe A. Underhlll, vice Al
fred T. Underhlll, dead.
Rural free delivery carriers appointed:
Nebraska Kenesaw. Charlie O. Martin,
Charles A. Nelson, regulars; Edward Q.
Hlnes, James B. Morris, substitutes In
Blanchard, James E, McFurland, regular;
Margaret McFarland. substitute. '
Rural free delivery routes ordered es
tablished August 16: Iowa Jtridgewater,
Adair county, one route, area twentv.nlna
square miles, population U0. Menlo, Outli
ne county, one additional, area thirty
square miles, population 690. South Da
kota I'enry, Coddlngton county, one route,
area thirty-nine square miles, population
610. Marlon, Turner county, one route,
area thirty-nine square miles, population
610. Marlon, Turner county, one additional
route, area thirty-six square miles, popu
lation 420.
BIG STRIKE IS SPREADING
Santa Ke Boilermakers May Co Out to
Aid tbe Cause of the Ma
chinists. TOPEKA, Kan., July 12The boiler
makers of the entire Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railway will be called out on a
sympathetic strike to aid the strlko nf h.
machinists on July 15, according to a state-
mom niaus nere today.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. July 12.-Nothlng Is
known at the national headquarters of the
bollermakera' association at Kansas City,
Kan., regarding the rumored Intention to'
call out the Santa Fe bnl I Arm A k MT4L Infin
McNeil, grand president and organizer of
me association, is at Chattanooga, Tenn.,
attending the annual meeting of the order.
DEPORTATION IS CONTINUED
Boiler Inspector of Colorado Is Called
Before Mine Owners for
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo., July U. Depor
tations continue to be made by the mili
tary authorities. . Soon after their arrival
at Victor eleven Italians and Austrlans
were sent away on the next train.
State Boiler Inspector Taylor was ar
rested when coming Into the district over
the Short Line railway but waa released
after he was brought to the mine owners'
association and explained bis official bual-
CARNAGE IS FEARFUL
Thirtj Thousand Japanese Killed or
Wounded b Attack Near Fort Arthnr.
RUSSIAN MAGAZINCS CRIATt THE HAVOC
Loss of Life Greatest Sine the Commence
ment of War in Tut East.
DETAILS OF THE MASSACRE YET MEACER
Mines Are Exploded Daring a Night As
sault on Bunrian Positions,
RUSSIANS MAY ABANDON NEW CHANG
Pall of Ital Plug; Renders Occupation,
of the Important Xentrul Port
Extremely Ilaardoue for
Muscovites.
ST. rETERSBCnO. July 12.-A dis
patch from a Russian corre.ipor.dent at
Mukden, dated July 13, says:
According to Intelligence received bare,
the Japanese last night attacked positions
near Port Arthur and were ropulied with
enormous losses, not less than 10,000, It Is
said, being killed or wounded by our mlnos.
May tin it New Chstng,
ST. PETERSBURG, July 12.-1 p. m.
Colonel Nevltsky of the general start la an
Interview today says:
The result of the loss of Kin Chou (Ksl
Ping) will probably be the evacuation of
New Chwang.
UeneruL Kouropatkln's position is more
dittlcult than that which confronted Lord
Huberts In South Africa.
It is os if Lord Roberts received his sup
plies by mil via Constantinople, Cairo and
Central Africa. It will be a long time be
fore Ueneral Kouropatkln will have enough
supplies and men to assume the oftenslvo.
In the meanwhile he will have to tight
rear guard actions, perhaps giving up im
portant positions, like New Cnwang, whloh
are ot vastly more consequence tnan Kal
Ping.
British Steamers Overhauled.
PERIM, Straits of Bab-El-Mandeb, July
12. The British steamer Menelaus, from
the Clyde for Shanghai, which arrived hers
tonight, reports that it and the British
steamer Crewe Hall, from the Clyde for
ICurrachee, were stopped on July 11 in the
Red Sea south of Jedda by the Russian
volunteer fleet steamer St, Petersburg,
which carried eight guns and a large crew.
Both steamers Were boarded and all their
papers and manifests overhauled. The Tea
sels were detained four hours, after which
the St. Petersburg steamed oft to the
northward.
JAPAN MAKES NO PROTEST
Doea Not Object to Transfer of Diplo
mat from Toklo tm St.
Petersburg.
ROME, July 12. At the Japanese legation
here it waa learned today that there is no
truth in the veport published in the United
States that Japan has protested tp Italy
t, gainst the transfer of Slgnor Melegarl,
the Italian minister to Toklo, to St Peters
burg,, owing to his pro-Japanese attitude.
On the contrary the Italian government
consulted on the subject with the govern
ment at Toklo which replied that it had no
objection to the transfer of Slgnor Mele
garl to Russia, The Japanese officials here
added that there was no truth in the
further report that the Japanese minister
in Rome would be withdrawn.
ORDERS THE FLKKT TO ATTACK
Admiral SkyrdlofT Sends Instructions
to Commander nt Port Arthur.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
ST. PETERSBURG, July 12. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram tt
The Bee.) The Idea that Vlco Admiral
SkyrdlofT has gone to Port Arthur finds
no believers here, but It Is known that
he has sent dispatches there indicating a
more active policy on the part of the fleet,
and as a result comes the news of a sortie
of the Bayan, the Pallada, the Novlk and
the Poltava, the result or which is cov
ered with mystery, but it is a significant
Bign of the times.
The inhabitants of Vladivostok have)
been summoned to make large deposits 4kt
'flour, meat and suit with the authorities,
with the understanding that these will be
served out to them in case of a siege.
Those who cannot make such deposits are
compelled to leave the town.
A special dispatch from L!ao Yanr; t
the Russ says the losses sustained by.thj)
army In retiring to the north are nsla
nltlcant. The Japanese con.lnue to ad
vance with four lnfan,try divisions and one
cavalry brigade, the object ot this pres
sure being to enable the Japanese to take
Ylnkow, which will serve ss an admirable
base from tho' south from which to at
tack Kouropatkln
Small Japanese cavalry deta.-Jiments hare
been observed In the vicinity cf Mukden.
The weather there la tine.
SICKXE8S IN TUB RUSSIAN ARMY,
Rains Seem to Have Caused Large In
crease In Disease.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 12. 1:80 p. m.
An official statement of the number ot sick
and wounded belonging to the Manchurian
army showt a great increase in sickness
after a few days' rain and also a large pro
portion of sick and wounded officers com
pared with men. The figures are, accord
ing to the listed strength of the army: Bo
fore rains, to Juno 50, the total was: Of
ficers, seventy-one and men thirty-nine per
thousand, of which wounded officers num
bered ten and men six per thousand; suf
fering from contagious diseases, two per
thusand, of whom one-half were suffering
from dysentery and one-tenth from typhus.
There was one case of plague and sot a
single case of smallpox.
After the rains, July 9, the figures were:
Officers ninety-four per thousand, men
forty-six, of whom tho wounded officers
numbered twenty-nlnn per thousand and
the men nine per thousand. Contagious
cases had risen to nine per thousand, af
fecting In equal proportions dysen
tery and typhus and introducing scurvy
and smallpox, of which there were three
eases, and bringing up the plugue to seven
cases. Twenty-two cuses of horse and oat
tie plague were also reported.
ARMIES ARB PACIKQ KACH OTHER.
General Keller's Press Agent Tells
Something More About Him.
HEADQUARTERS OIT GENERAL
COUNT KELLER, Nluth Klay, Eleven
Miles West of Llan Dlan Slan, July U-Tha
opposing, armiee are grimly facing t h
other on the heights across the Liang
river ready to engage In a death s-'appl.
The Liang crosses the main Liao Yang
Peng Hang Wang Cheng road, twenty-eight
sval ( 144 Xwjk K flues m4t