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The Omaha Daily Bee. Special War Nows Sorv ico of Now Yorlc Horald Pull Scores of Longuo Gamos in Thol3co Only SINGLE COPY TIIIJEE CENTS. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871 OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOK :nin, augus: TST 3, 1904 TEN PAGES. PACKERS SEE THE END Declare that Everything at the Yards ia Moving Along Swimmingly. PENS DO NOT BEi y? V ASSERTIONS Yarda Tilled with Li irk that Buyers Make Ho r. FEAR THAT FACILITIES 3E SWAMPED BLpjier Sti'.1. Stndns h -X'- and Slump ia Expect STOCKVEN TAKE PART IN CHICAGO STRIKE DrmaiiJ for tattle Ha Bfi Too Slow and Effort Will B Made o Settle the Contro versy. CHICAGO. Aug. 2. The meat packers, whoso union employes aro on strike, clulm to Iw In a better position tonight than at any time since tho struggle begun. When asked tot the packers' side of the situa tion toiilyht, Arthur Meeker, general man ager for Armour. said; The strike nmy be Hd to be near art end. At the rate wo ure securing em ployes, It will be only n nmtt. r oC n short time now until everything will be In nor mal condition with us once more. When the butchers workmen repudiiited their agreement and renewed the strike, after sinning an agreement to submit all griev ances to arbitration, we made a special effort to win the light and wo have been a rreat deal more successful In our ef forts than the most sanguine of the em ployers had hoped for. The otner ein- ulnvni' nliipM huvA heen filled SO uromptly that very few of the strikers will ever be able to get back tlmlr old places, ami wiose who do will come Imck as individuals. This assertion was made by Mr. Meeker tonight after the packer:! lind brought In during the day. according to tholr esti mates, 1,300 new men. and another offlcia.' of Armour and company hd s;i(J that the packing Arris wer doing nearly 80 per cent of their usual busli.ess. Pdlleo re- ports of the number of nw employe ar riving At the yards today bore out In a largo meeaure the packers' statements. Yards Tell Different Story. Despite these declarations of the pack ers' representatives, the pens at the stock yards are filled with cattle and hogs that buyers make no bid for In tho mnrket. According to commission men and officials of ..the Union Stock Yards and Transit company, out of the live stock received yesterday and today, over 19,000 sheep ami 10,000 hogs were rushipped, and uiiboUI stock is rapidly acv.rpmulatlng In the pens. Twelve thousand V gs remained tin-, sold tonight and the j..-o.-pect of large re ceipts tomor.-ow Is causing the live stock handler to fear a swamping of their fa cilities. , According to commission men, there aro thousands of holdover In all departments of tho yrrds and the cuttel In the pens will not all be out of the way by Saturday night. In tho fuso of all this, shippers are constantly forwarding stock to Chicago r.nd indication are ..tbatthore will be. a (If elded' slump In prices of live stock. -, It is on this statement and what further Information their own men have been able to fccure that the strike leaders base their cVvis that the packers are still badly ipnlud, notwithstanding statements to the on Vary. A considerable number of strike brekkers who arrived In Chicago today wro dissuaded from going to work by pickets. ' Statement of Strikers. Ti a statement given out by the packers tnr.'giit It. is asserted that out of the 16 union pien who went on strike 3,056 liav returned to work. These desertions tr-ja. the unions, added to the new era p. ii .mi nee the strike began, It Is de-cl.'ire-l. make the total number of men n w h' work 15.M8. . On published statements thut the union leaders Intended protesting to tho city hoalth department that the housing of employes In the packing plants was a violation of the city ordinances, an In spector from the sanitary bureau Investi gated all the plants today, but nothing wd. Ciani that would warrant the de partment taking any steps against, the pncVei ft . .V r.'ke Breakers Stop Work. Difficulty was experienced today by the packer.' employment agents In bring ing strike breakers Into the stock yards. In one aces twelve Greeks, who have -coin. from Milwaukee, failed to reuch ' their destination. They were captured while enroute through Chicago by a crowd of strike pickets. The (Jreeka were taken to labor headquarters and dissuaded from working.. The packers had better success with a special train bearing 115 men and women strike breakers, chiefly negroes and Italians. These were switched directly Into the stock yards and unloaded at the doors of the, various pack ing houses. A short time previous 100 strike breakers quit or were discharged for incompetency. Victim of Shootlnar Dead. KANSAS CITY, Aug. l-Many packing bouse strikers applied for their old po sitions today, and most of them were re employed. Police Sergeant Wesley Reynolds, who .was shot last night by Norman A. Itupe, a watchman at Swift's plant, died tonight. The police have not been able to find uay evidence which would contradict Rupe'a story that the shooting was accidental. Rupe Is confined in the Wyandotte county Jail. i The receipts of live stock today were much lighter than yesterday, consisting of 1.000 cattle, 16,000 hogs and 14,000 sheep. The packers today asked and were given police protection for three of their dla . trlbuting plants which were surrounded by union picket who turned back all the , retail butcher with wagouo after supplie of meat . ." The first eviction resulting from the stock yarda strike Taa made today, A crowd of strike sympathisers stoned two constable wi put Mrs. Mary Anderson out of her home for nonpayment of rent Mrs. Andersen husband, a striker, had left Chloago irt search of wore. The wife was 111 In bed when earned out by con stables wltn her furniture. Mr. Anderson was cared for by neighbors. The police stopped the stone throwing. Before their arrival, however, the crowd had wrecked the cottage from which the woman had been evicted. Nothing was left for any other tenunt except bare walls. Two new commissary stores were opened by the striker Uiday. Crowds surrounded both plaoe, securing the apportionment of food. in view of the erroneous statements leading to the belief that the live stock handlers' union onlcre ! Its members to return to work In the stock yards In direct vlolutlun of order fron the ufnoera of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and llutrher fcCouUnued on Becond Page.) HAYTIAN SOLDIERS PILLAGE rollee and Other Troops Sappres At- tempt, hat All Store Are Closed. V PORT ATT TRINCn, Haytl. A'ug. 1 The most serious disorders sre anticipated here. The population Is very much excited by the continued rise In the prices of All mer chandise and a band of soldiers today made an attempt to pillage the central market and the shops In that vicinity. Other troors and police Immediately Inter vene and re-established order. All the store In Port Au Prince, however, are now closed. During the day a number of Syrian were stoned In the street, two of them were wounded and their stalls, surround ing the central market, were destroyed by soldiers. Mr. Powell, the American minister, ha Informed President Nord that all engage ment! entered Into with American cltlsens must be respected and that the railroad from Port Au Prince to the Interior, be ing kl American enterprise, must be pro tected by the Haytian government and enabled to continue in operation. It . would appear that the Haytlar.a are particularly opposed to the presence of Syrians In their country. The Monlteur Ofllcel of Port au Prince June 9 promul gated a law, then recently adopted by Parliament, forbiddlnr the entry Into the territory of the republic of all foreigners of Syrlai 'rlgln. Syrian already established In Haytl were allowed six months In which to close out their business and leave Hay tian territory. POPE Will ISSIB STATEMENT To Publish Memorandum of Vatican' Controrersy with France. PARIS, Aug. 2. A dispatch to the Temps from Rome says that Mgr. Lorenseirl, until recently papal nuncio at Paris, after con ferring with the papal secretary of state. Cardinal Merry Del Val, had an audience of tho pope. The dispatch adds that the Vatican's memorandum on tho controversy with France Is ready and will be published shortly. Tho dispatch to the Temps also say that the ultra-clerical Voce Delia Verita has-f announced Its fusion with the Osservatore Romana, which Is much commented upon. The .extreme Catholic party Is said to be greatly (Uncontented with the pope's policy toward Italy. Porter Don Not Know Dead Man. PAPIS. Aug. 2. The American embassy declares there Is no truth In tne report that Waldron Shaplelgh, the student of West Lebanon, Me., who committed sui cide by swallowing strychnine at the Hotel Dore here July 16, was a nephew of Am bassador Porter. The ambassador never heard of him previous to his death. Nlhlllata Hold Conference. GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 2. The newspapers here report that a conference of Russian nihilists and terrorists was held from July 25 to July 29 at the residence of a Russian near the frontier In tho com mune of Chcnsiny, Polish Russia, Fifty to sixty persons are said to have attended, mostly from abroad. Duchess of Marlborough is Injured. LONDON, Aug. 2. C'onsuc.lo, duchess of Marlborough, formerly Mis ' Vanderbllt, was thrown from a horse yesterday even ing In Blenheim park and considerably bruised and shaken. She was taken to the palace In a motor car and probably will be confined to the house for a week. France Friendly with Venesuela. PARIS, Aug. 2 The French Foreign of fice denies the report circulated In the United States yesterday of a rupture of relations between France and Venezuela, BISHOP OPENS A SALOON Pnre Liquor and Food Will Be Served In New York Tavern. NKW YORK, Aug. 2. Bishop Henry C Potter delivered the principal address to day at the formal opening of "The Subway Tavern," a model snloon which was estab lished by a number apf leaders In the re form movement In the city. Tho purpose of the promoters of the enterprise Is to serve pure liquor and food at low prices under the best possible moral conditions, In bis address Bishop Potter said the keynote had been struck by this attack on the liquor situation. He said he believe! In the old village tavern as a meeting place where a long evening 'could be spent with out the necessity of Intoxication. "I belong to a dozen clubs," he said. 'If I wont to go out to dinner or a social evening I can do so In any one of these clubs. Rut what of the man who lives In two roc ma with five small children. He has no club. To get hi glass of beer with hi luncheon he must go to the sa loon. 'This 13 the greatest social movement ever known. It Is a movement every one of you must take Into account if you would save the republic." . lilshop Potter concluded by wishing every success to the movement. The formal opening ended by the sing ing of the doxulogy. HARVEST HANDS ARE ROBBED Three Beat and Otherwise Injured by Party of Men fa Box Car, ' HUTCHINSON. Kan.. Aug. J. Three men held up and robbed a quartet of haryest hands In a box car on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway near here and In a fight that followed wounded all of them. The robbers escaped. , A. B. Frailer was shot In the leg and foot and J. B. Fraaler was cut In the throat, but not seriously. William Ros and Scott Fleming, the latter from Cedar Rapids, Ia, were beaten botfly. The Frazlers, who are brother, and Ross, are from Romance, Mo. All were brought to the hospital here. Tbey will recover. ROBBER SHOOTS SLEEPY MAN Agent of St. Paul Road Shot in the Faee by Robber for Sot Moving; Fast Enough. CHILLICOTHE, Mo., .Aug. S.-Whlle Roy Sherman, agent for the Chicago, Mil waukee & St. Puul railway, was asleep In his i) nice, a masked man awoke him and demanded that he open the cash drawer. Sherman moved slowly and the robber shot him In the face. Sherman then opened the caeh drawer and the robber took out $105 in cash and escaped. Sherman will recover. llu Omaha llttou Honda, NKW YORK, Aug. 2 -Speyer A Co. have purchased from the Iillnul Centrul luli ruad ciiiiany U.t4 Oii Illinois Central Railroad company, oniuha iilvlion, first I i, niun& mvittion, mat I I nds, due August 1, luui. I in part of a total Imue of I wbkU LA.V LaM iMued, per cell! gulil I. in TheiK bonds form K,KAl,OA, tOJ of W AGENT CREATES EXCITEMENT Man Who Bring in Lone Strikebreaker Tires Shots. ACTS WITHOUT CAUSE AND LOSES HIS JOB Strike Drifts Along; with So Signs of Immediate Change and nith Ko Trouble from, the Idle Forces. i No lmportnnt developments were noted In the strike situation Tuesday afternoon or evening. About 4 p. m. twenty-eight men arrived over the Burlington and were unloaded at the freight depot at tho west end of the L street viaduct. These men walked through the stock yards to Cudahys. A few police officer were" on hand to keep the peace, but their services were not needed, a the handful of strikers made no demonstration. These men were not of the tramp variety. All were white and had the appearance of being a little above the packing house laborer. An agent for the Omaha Packing com pany came near making trouble on Thirty- third street Just about 4 o'clock. This man, whose name the police did not learn. has been bringing men into the plant In a buggy, one at a time. While driving toward the Omaha packing house with a man several strikers were encountered who were watching for the Cudahy consignment. Peeing a number of strikers, evidently ex cited, this agent drew a revolver and fired several shots In the air. This action an gered the strikers, as they had in no way molested the agent or the strikebreaker ne had with him. In a moment or two a crowd gathered and followed the buggy nearly to the Cudahy plant. About this time Captain Shields arrived. He told tne strikers that he would attend to the mat ter at once. Manager Urquhart was called upon by the captain, who reported the actions of the agent. Captain Bhlelds in formed Manager Urquhart that he would not tolerate anything of the kind. . Mr. Urquhart said he had discharged the agent as soon as ho had learned of the occur rence.' When thl Information was given to the striker they calmed down. Good Order is General. First-class order Is still maintained all over the city. Since the withdrawal of nearly, all of the picket, crowds do not congregate around or near the packing houses as much as before. With little or no excitement the strikers either remain at home or put In a portion of the time flshlrg. J ' Sheriff Power now has 170 deputies on duty, while only a score of special police serve the city. Thei;e seems to be no lack in confidence among the strikers. In fact, they assert they are not losing any of their own men but are helping their cause by having strikebreakers leave the packing houses every day. Packers bought 900 head of cattle, 4,073 of hogs and 641 sheep on this market yesterday. The managers of all of the plants assert they are getting their force In working order and the gangs are being Increased every day. All of the plants loaded out fresh meats and pack ing house product yesterday. .Oovenr ment Inspector are ordered to report for duty at 7 a. ra. now Just a if the plants were working with a full complement of, men. So far there has not been a sign of a break tn the ranks of organized labor here and none is looked for by the leaders. All eyes are naturally In Chicago and advices from there are awaited at headquarters with considerable eagerness. The strikers here still have hopes that the packers will soon tire of the annoyance and expense of getting along with unskilled labor and will request another conference and then sub mit the entire matter to arbitration. STOCKMAN TELLS OF BAD I FFECT Declare Strike I Working- Injury to Cattle Raiser. "This packing house syike Is working a hardship both to the western cattle man and the small feeder," said E. E. Lowe of Grant county at the Merchants hotel. "This Is naturally the time of the year when the western cattle begins to move, and but for the strike would soon be shipped In largo qualities. As the situation Is now the cattleman ships subject to low prices and the uncertainty of the market, and his sales of heifers to the feeders are being curtailed to a large degree. The small feeders, or In fact all those who raise the cornfed beef for market, have about dis posed of tholr stock and are slow to stock up until the strlko Is settled. Then, when the strike 1 settled, which I think will be reasonably soon, the prices will have a tendency to drop on account of the rush, of shipments. "If, however, the strike does continue for a great length of time It will wake up the country butchers, and I feel sure they will slaughter their own beef and buy on the market at South Omaha, Instead of getting their supplies from the packers. The country butchers will be money ahead by doing this and it will, to some degree, relieve the western cattleman. "I brought In four carloads of stock to day, and while at South Omaha saw as fine a car of grass-fed cattle a I ever saw on the market sold for $4.50 a hundred. The cattle condition In the western country were Ideal before the strike began and the unfortunate labor trouble are btng and will be felt by the man who raises the cattle, even as the consumer feel the situation." HEARING OF CONTEMPT CHARGES Judge Hunger Cull Case Filed by Packers Against Strikers. Under the order for attachment Issued by Judge Carland 111 the United Stales circuit court Saturday for violation of the order of Injunction In the case of the South Omaha strikers against Oscar Reed, Harve Henry, James Sperac, W. Chanler and Jo seph Korbe, United State Marshal Mathews secured service against on'y Reed and Chanler. The others could not be found by the ,offlcers. The writs were Issued to show cause why the defendants should not be committed for contempt and the cujies were set for heurlng yesterday before Judge Munger. These case are practically Identical with the 170 citations for like cause lusued July 26 and which were set for bearing Mon day and continued until this morning. (". J. Smyth and H. B. Fleharty appeared for the strikers and General John C. Cowln, Frank 11. Galnea and T. J. -Juhotiey for the packers. Mr. Smyth stated to the court that he would make two motions for cause. The first wa to quash the affidavit because it was not sufficient and was not based on facta within the personal knowledge and belief of the affiant, T. J. Mahoney. The second was that the affidavit should be mure specific under the law. The am- ICuuUuued. on Bocuud PagaJ WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Large Number of Rural Route Or-v dered ta Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. (Special Tele gram.) Rural free delivery routes ordered established September J: Nebraska Brnln ard, Butler county, one additional; area covered, twenty-ono square miles; popula tion, 410. lown Badger, , Webster county, one route; thlrty-on square miles; popula tion, 400. Darby, Lucas county, one addi tional; area, eighteen square miles; popu lation, 450. Glidden, Carroll county, one additional 'area, twenty-two square miles; population, SDO. South Dakota Dell Rapids, Minnehaha county, one additional; area. thirty-nino square miles; population, 422 Hazel, Hamlin county, one route; area, forty-nine square miles; population, 416. The commissioner of Internal revenue to day submitted a preliminary report for the fiscal -year ending June SO, 1904. Receipts from all sources for the year aggregated $Z32,904.0OI, being an Increase over last year of $2,1G3,07P. Collector Elmer B. Stephen son, In tho district jnf Nebraska, collected $2,648,3X5. In the twf Iowa districts IS67.4M was collected, Collector James U. Samnils collecting $115,515 mil Collector Harry O. Weaver taking In $-$1,969. Collector Kller man, in charge of Collections In the two Dakotas, received $B1,208. Proposals for th construction, except heating apparatus, of the new public build ing at Pierre, S. D., were opened today by the supervising architect. There were four bidders, as follows: , Newman & Hoyt, St. Paul, of Bedford limestone, H46.321; of Korotu limestone, $145,779; General Con struction company, $176,275; William H. Maxwell, Marquette, Mich., $145,974, and John C. Robinson. Chicago, $154,484. Con gress has fixed the limit of Cost of the Pierre building at $175,000. Rural free delivery carriers appointed: Iowa Inwood, Charles W. Albertson, regu lar; Clifton Albertson, substitute. Woden, Albert L. Hall, regular; Charley O. Lewis, substitute. Mystic, James West, regular; George Phillips, substitute. South Dakota Henry, George L. Kent, regular; Mllta Kent, substitute. Marlon, Herman 8chafer, regular; Milbank, John C. Hamllng, regu lar; Kathryne Hamllng, substitute. Charles W. Redfern has been appointed postmaster at Oconto, Custer county. Neb., vice F. B. Buokner, removed. LOCATE ROSEBUD T0WNSITES Interior Department Approve Three Selection for that Pur pose. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. (Special Tele gramsThe acting (commissioner of the general land office today directed the regis ter and receiver at Chamberlain. S. D., to reserve from the Rosebud lands for town site purposes the following described lands: South H section 24, township 96, range 71; east hi southwest V and lot 4, section 30, and northeast V northwest V4 and lot 1, section 31, township 97. range 71; west section 12, township 97. range 73, nnd east section 8, township 98, range 73. Commissioner Rich -1s,- who I now at Chamberlain, was advised by 'wire of these townslte selection and : informed that all other applications for such reservations have been rejected. CHAMBERLAIN. 8. D., Aug. 2. (Special.) Yesterday morning tho Rosebud drawing was resumed In the large court room In the Brule county court house. Instead of In .he open air, as during tho first three days: The force Is also greatly Increased the twenty-six government clerks from Washington this morning being reinforced with twenty-one young women of Cham berlain, who will assist In addressing and forwarding the notification cards. Instead of one numbering machine, as during the last of the week, four machines w;ill be used to number the cards as drawn from the large box, and this will be done until all of the envelopes In the box are pulled out and disposed of. . As there were more than 106,000 names registered, and all of these have to be handled several times. It will be seen that the officials still have a pretty big job on their hands before wind ing up the work. Every person who regis tered will receive a card showing the num ber ho was awarded, to show that all the names were In the box and that all had an equal ' chance at the early and valuable numbers. ROBBED PE0PLE REACH FAIR Alleged that Bandit Got Less Than One Thonaand Dollars from Illi nois Central Train, ST. LOUIS. Aug 2 It was learned today after the arrival of the Diamond special on the Illinois Central railroad from Chi cago that the robbers who held It up ob tained probably less than $1,000 and a num ber of watches from the passengers. Wil liam Toolan of Lansing, Mich., and Leonard Christmas of Ontario, Canada, who were beaten on their heads, were able to walk from the train, but Toolan was In a duzed condition. The Injured were In the care Of Dr. H. S. Falrbrother of East St, Louis, one of the company's physicians, who boarded the train at Harvey, 111. Among the passengers who were robbed were the following: I.' J. Felgel, Cleveland; I. K. Mueller, Chicago; O. S. Ffieuger, Chi cago; William Toolan, Lansing, Mich.; Leonard Christmas, Ontario; Stephen Cof fey, Connecticut; W. II. Lavulle, Canada; A. J. Slegel, St. Louis. L. V. Coombs, conductor of the train, made the fallowing statement; "I am positive that the men who robbed us are former railroad employes. The men. In talking to the passengers and to each other, used the vernacular of a rail road man and understood thoroughly the railroad signals. "The men were very rough In their manner. One man, certainly not a novice at the business, was cool and calm, and acted with the deliberation of an old timer. I had a good look at him and am ure I could Identify him." WHEAT MAKES SHARP ADVANCE Report of Crop Condition to Send Ip Option Irlces. Tends CHICAGO, Aug. 2. Under the Influence of a buying furore which had been grow ing for Hvme days, prices fur wheat made sharp advances here today, September at one time being ic above Saturday' clos ing quotations. The excitement was based largely on alarming report of 'rust dam age to the spring wheat crop In the north west, lu addition to pessimistic domewtlc advices the condition of much of the con tinental crop was said to be had a a re sult of drouth. September option opened with a gain of Mm cent to tii cent at ICS?-"! cent, sold up to cents and closed at HWuWi. centa. CORTELYOU SELECTS HIS MEN Committee to Bern in Carrying Out Work of Campaign. JUDGE PARKER MAY VISIT ST. LOUIS Populist at State Convention la Kansas Meet Today and Judge Dale May Head the Tleket. CHICAGO, Aug. 2. Chairman George B. Cortelyou of the republican national com mittee today selected the men who nre to servo on the executive committee during the coming campaign. The committee Is divided equally between Chicago and New York, four members being alloted to each headquarters. Tho following are the mem- t'ra of the executive committee as an nounced by Mr. Cortelyou toplght: Eastern headauarters. New York Charles F. Brooker, of Connecticut: N. B. Scott, of West Virginia: Frar.klln Murphy, of New Jersey; William L. Ward, of New York. estern headquarters. Chicago Harry S. New, of Indiana; Flunk O. Lowden, of lllnois; R. H. Schneider, of Nebraska; Davis W. Mulvane, of Kansas. Director ot speakers bureau, western headquarters James A. Tawney, of Minne sota, The chairman, secretary, treasurer and scrgeant-at-arm of the national commit tee are also the officers of the executive committee. Jl'DGIS PARKER. MAY VISIT ST. LOUIS Democratic Nominee Take Rainy Day to Work on Speech. ESOPUS, N. Y., Aug. 2. A rainy day and a practically complete cessation In the ar rival of visitors gave Judge Parker an un broken morning In which to work oh hi speech of acceptance to be delivered upon the occasion of, his formal notification on Wednesday of next week. The rumor that George Foster Peabody of Brooklyn would be treasurer of the na tional committee was the only important political topic attracting mum attention here today. Judge Parker refused to com ment In any way upon the report, but It Is believed to be well founded, and unless some Important change In the situation Is made necessary by later developments tho selection of Mr. Peabody as treasurer will be announced within twenty-four hours. Judge Parker refused today to confirm the report that he had accepted the Invitation of Norman E. Mack, the national commit teeman from New York State, to be, with Mrs. Parker, his guest at the St. Louis ex position on New York State day, October 4. There Is reason, however, to believe that he might make Buch a trip as this without violating the principle upon which he has based his determination not to make any speech-making tour. The new railway station and other Im provements at Esopus, being made by the West Shore railway, will be completed be fore the notification. Storekeepers and resi dents are preparing to make August 10 the greatest day In the history of Esopus. A large supply of bunting and flags has been procured for decorative purposes. It Is expected that the notification cere mony will take place about 2 p. m. on Wednesday of next week. . The notification committee, will probably come to Rose mount on a chartered steamer rather than by special train, though arrangements to that end are not yet complete. It is not yet settled how large a company will be present at the ceremonies or who .will be invited. Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Wall of Wisconsin are expected to be guests of Judg-3 and Mrs. Parker tomorrow. DAVIS IS TAKING AN INTEREST Candidate for Vlee President Watches Work of State Convention. PARKERSBURG, W. Va.. Aug. 2.-The democratic state convention meets here tomorrow for the nomination of a state ticket. The preliminary meetings as well as conferences were held today and they Indicate that former Senator Henry G. Davis will be the guiding spirit. Previous to his nomination at St. Louis for the vice presidency It was conceded that Davis would be the candidate for governor In the unusual contest that the party expects to make this year to carry West Virginia. Senator Davis is giving personal attention to the convention. C. Wood Dalley, the attorney of the Davis Interest nt Elkin. W. Va., ana William H. Thompson of Huntington ara both men tioned as Davis men for governor. The convention is being made a general ratifi cation or the nomination for the vice pres idency. National Committeeman John McCraw and members of the state committee and others have been in conference with for mer Senator Henry G. Davis all day, not only considering the ability of candidates, but also the platform which will be in ac cord ith the St. Louis platform and also express the well known views of Davis on his new system of state taxation, which relieves real estate, and taxes the output of oil, coal and other industries and also taxes the corporations. This Issue Is. at tracting more attention in the state than all national Issues. The feature today Is the agitation of Judge John 11, Holt of Huntington for governor. Holt Is here and does not want the nomination, but the Indications aro that he will be nominated against his wish unless he makes an absolute declaration that he will decline after the nomination is made. Davla declared emphatically that he ha not any slate for the state ticket, but want such a ticket and platform as will assist In securing the election of the seven presi dential elector in West Virginia. PROHIBITION DOMINANT QI ESTION Texas Democrats Begin Work of Nom ina tin; n State Tleket. HOUSTON, Tex., Aug. 2. The democratic state convention assembled here today. Carlos Bee of San Antonio was eleoted tem porary chairman. Committees were ap pointed and a new executive committee of thirty-one members was named. A contest Is furnished for two places on the ticket attorney general and superin tendent of education. R. V. Davidson of Galveston will probably be named for the former office. The prohibition Issue Is the dominant question before the committee on resolu tions. PEOPLE'S PARTY CONVENTION Western Members of National Com. ntlltee to Meet at Macula. JOLIET, 111., Aug. 2. The national head quarters of the people's party announces state conventions as follows: Kansas, at Topeka. August 4: Texas, at Fort Worth, and Nebraska, at Lincoln, August 10; Mis sissippi, at Jackson, August 25; Illinois, at Springfield, and Indiana, at Indian apolis, August $1; M on ran a, at Helena, September 14. The eastern members of the national committee will confer In New York Wed- ICoaUnuod. ea Becooa l'wg. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair and Warmer Wednesday I Show, era and Cooler Thursday. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday! Hour. Dear. Hour. 4 7: t:i Tl TH HI Tt 7 75 74 SKRYDLOFF MAKES NO EXCUSES Russian Commander Report Sinking of hl by Vladivostok Squadron. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 2. In a lengthy telegram to the emperor, Vice Admiral Skrydloff relates the doings of the Vladi vostok squadron under Rear Admiral Jes sen. With the cruisers Rossia, Gromobol and Rurik. Admiral Jessen left Vladivo stok July 20. After sinking a small Japa nese vessel, the cruisers held up the Brit ish steamer Camara, but us It bad no cargo and "was not caught in the act of carrying contraband of war, we were com pelled to let It go," says the dispatch. A Japanese coasting steamer was next met, "but as most of the fifty passengers were women, wo determined to release the ship." Two Japanese schooners were sunk. Then Admiral Jessen fell In lu quick succession with the British steamers Arabia and Knight Commander. Of the Arabia ho says nothing new. "The Knight Com mander only stopped after the fourth shot," tho admiral reports, "its cargo being rall roal material, undoubtedly contraband for the belligerent party and not being able to bring It to the nearest' Russian port (owing to Its not having enough coal- with out manifest danger to the squadron, wo sank the Knight Commander after taking off all her crew and removing its papers." Two more Japanese schooners, laden with salt, were then sunk. The steamer Schlnau, from Australia to Yokohama, wa Inspected and released. July 25 the Thea, a German vessel of 934 tons register, "with a full cargo of fl.-ih from America to Yokohama," was stopped. It was regarded as a legal prize, and Its crew was taken off and the vessel sunk, owing to the Impossibility of bringing It to a Russian port. On July 30, near the northern coast, a Japanese third-class cruiser and seven tor pedo boats taking the same course as the Russians were sighted, while on the west ern coast near the Tsugaru straits, a coast defense battleship hove In sight. "All these ships," Admiral Jessen says, "kept far astern of our crulHers, and after two hours they turned back. The Russian squadron suffered no Iojs in men and no damage and there was no loss of life on the vessels sunk or taken." JAPS HAVE SEW BASE OF SUPPLIES Enemy Refuses to Reeogrnlse French Consul as Rnaalan Agent, NEW CHWANG, Aug. 2.-A large depot of army supplies haa been established by the Japanese at the old Russlun railroad station. Two thousand troops are kept on guard there. Japanese transports and hos pital 'ships ure expected here hourly. It Is not yet developed what will be, In view of the war, the status of the local branch of the Russo-Chineee bank. This bank was organized and financed by tho Russian government to further Rus sian Interest.! in Manchuria and tho far east. It Is under the control of the Rus sian government nnd has a strong foot hold in China and Manchuria, The bank has nt present over 60,000,000 roubles loaned out In New Chwang. It Is considered here that Japan will re gard the bank as the property of the Rus sian government and Its assets and profl'.i In Manchuria to be legitimate spoils of war In lieu of Indemnity. The first evidence of this possibility Is shown by the fact that the Japanese flag is now flying over the bank property. Up to the present time the Japanese au thorities havo refused to recognize the French consul as agent here, to whom Russia has transferred her Interests, in cluding the bank property, because his ap pointment was made subsequent to the opening ofhostilltlea. Rumors are current in Chinese quarters that General Oku captured Hal Cheng yes terday afternoon. They cannot, however, bo verified. RELATIONS ARE NOT STRAINED Ambassador McC'ormick Not Recalled to St. Petersburg. (Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.) ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 2. (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) A mischievous telegram appears this morning, dated Carlsbad, stating that Mr. McCormlck, the American ambassador, had Interrupted his cure to hastily return here, the Inference sought to convey to the world being that the relations be tween the United States and Russia con cerning contraband ships were such as to need the Immediate presence of the am bassador. Such is quite untrue and no one is more surprised than the ambassador at such a construction being put on his return. He said that, having finished the cure and having nothing else particularly to do for the moment, he returned here, preferring to take the rest of bis leave later. The? czar hus not recalled the official statement respecting the seizure of the Malacca, which appeared. It is not in the least the kind of a document tho English press and people expect on the question. The status of the volunteer cruisers is In tentionally uninentloned, a sop being thrown to the British by tho statement that In the future warships of an acknowl edged type would be ueed to capture con trabanders. Tills wus told in the Herald a week ago. OBSTINATE FICiHTIG AT SAIMATSZA General SakharnK Announces Anurfher Urllliaat Retreat by Rosaluns. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. Z.-denerai Sah hnroff, under date of August 1, reports ob stinate fighting In the direction of Sulnuits-zu-Llao Yung road July 30 and July 31, the Russian vanguard retaining its position until August 1, when it retired to Yangse putts. V During a reconnaissance In the direction of Feng Wang Cheng, July 30, General Sak haroff reports that two officers and thirty four titen were wounded and on July 31, during a reconnaissance In the direction of Iaokhautsla two officers were killed and one officer and twenty men were wounded. The same day when the Japanese occupied the pass between Yanshukan and Hout tlatze, twenty-five miles from Llao Yang, five officers and forty men were wounded. Haaalnua Hur Coa la France, CHERBOURG. France. Aug. t A trust worthy report Is current here that six Rus sian warships are expected to ooul at this port bortl B a. m l a, in T a. m - 8 a. in H ! a. m " Kl a. n ftf 11 a. ni "A L2 m TA JAPS WIN VICTORIES After Tierce Battle Eastfrn Russian Foroe Has Evacuated langtsnling. KUROKI DEFEATS TV0 DIVISIONS OF ARMY Important Tass Near Liao Tang ia Cap tured by the Japanese. SHAN TAI K0W CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY Position of Port Arthur Considered Crucial at Present Time. JAPS SEEM TO HAVE BEST OF SITUATION Uenernl Sentiment that Rusalana Hut Been Thoroughly Whipped Wher" They Have Met Enemy ot Any Importance. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.) NKW YORK, Aug. 2 (New York Herald Service SpeclHl Telegram to The Ilee.) From General Kouropatkln In person come the news that his army hus been defeated In the desperate attack made by Kurokl la tho neighborhood of Hal Cheng. Simon Cheng, the very Important posi tion on -he road to Llao Yang, Is In Japa nese hands, as are also the passes which aro the key to the Russian headquarter. Retreat appears to be the only movement now left to the Russian army, although Kouroputkln In his report of his losses to the emperor 'expresses the hope that hi battalion may yet be able to make a stand against the superior force which has slowly but surely been enveloping the Russian position. The army of the Ill-fated Count Keller hns been out-flanked and the St. Peters burg war officials admit that -the situation, while nut hopeless. Is more serious than It has been at any time since tho war began. Kurokl Forelngr Matters. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.) ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 2.-(New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) The Japanese are still forcing the situation In the Kwan Tung peninsula with their triple army. This Is a most Im portant fact, a it Is evident that Kurokl Is drawing his forces together with the In tention of driving home his long prepared attempt to turn the Russian left wing. Kouropatkln Is rushing masses of troop forward to prevent the movement. It 1 sure that at the present, time a aevere struggle Is going on for possession of the Llao Yang main road. Kouropatkln himself Is In the midst ot the fighting. It was stated yesterday that the general staff had received news that the commander-in-chief had been wounded by a bullet through his arm. Beaten In Two Action. TOKIO. Aug. ll.-Noon After two day' fighting General Kurokl has defeated the Russian forces In two separate action fought at Yushulikau and the Yangue psss. The Yans- Tse uass. or Yangse pass, Is situated thirty milea east of Llao Yang. The Russian army engaged there la gen erally known as the eastern army and wa commanded by the late Lieutenant General Count Keller, who wa killed by the ex plosion of a shell. Japanese Take Shan Tal Kow. TOKIO, Aug. 2.-rIt 1 reported her that after three days of desperate fighting th Japanese have captured Shan Tal Kow, one of the important defenses of Port Ar thur. Reports Snecea of Japanese. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 2.-5:45 p. m. General Kouropatkln report tha the Japa nese have occupied lkhavucn, east of Llao Yang, and the Yang Ste pas, thirty mile east of Llao Yang. Jap Walt Before Port Arthur. TARIS, Aug. 2. It iSiiielieved in well Informed quurters that the position of Port Arthur la much more crucial tmn generally supposed, ' the Japanese effort being di rected toward strengthening their positions around Port Dalny rather than to advanc ing to the attack. As a matter of fact, It Is said, their advance has not made serious progress during the past three weeks. Reports nt Washington. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. The Japanese legation has received tne following cable gram from the foreign office at Toklo, dated today: "General Kurokl report that at day break of July 31 our army commenced op erations for attacking tho enemy occupy ing Yushullntzu (four miles west ot Hal hoyen) and Yangtsuling (six milea west of Mo Tien Ling), both places situated about twenty-five milea from Liao. Yang. The ; enemy at Yushullntzu consisted of two di visions with corresponding artillery. The attucklng operations were carried out us prearranged and by sunset we defeated both wings of the enemy, but" owing to their large force and strong positions we were unable to dislodge them entirely. At daybreak of August 1 we resumed the at tack and succeeded In expelling the enemy at noon and pursued them four miles lu the westward direction. The enemy fled toward Anplng. Th enemy ut Yungtsiiling consisted of two and u half divisions, with four batterle of ar tillery. The attacking operations there also progressed satisfactory and by sunset we carried the enemy's principal positions, but a portion of them offered the stoutest re sistance and w hud to bivouac that night in battle formation. At daybreak we re sumed the attack and at 8 a. m. all heights fell into our hunda. The enemy fled toward Tanghoyen. The casualties art under in vestigation. Wa captured some field gun but details still unknown. In this engage ment the attacking forces were at a dis advantage, firstly on account of the steep ness of the ground and secondly on account of the luck of suitable pimltlona for our artillery, while the heat was over 1U0 de gree Fahrenheit." Gloomy from Rusalan View, ST. PETKRSHUKU, Aug. 2.-A1I the mili tary critic this morning take the view that the decisive moment of tho campaign has arrived. The army organ suys tiiat General Kurokl prepared for hi advance by drawing his forces, which were scat tered over a front of forty miles. The paper say It Is evident tlmt a large Japa nese force Is working along the Bulmau.i. Liao Yang llue. It txpitue doub hew.