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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-
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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
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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.