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PACKERS CET A SHOCK
Beef Strike it Extended to the Ice Wagon
Drivers and Helpers.
f.E'.silERS SHUT OUT OF THEIR SUPPLY
BtOvkade Established Also Affects the
Cold Storage Warehouses.
ACTION COMES AS A DECIDED SURPRISE
Intended Soi to Handle Ice for Dealers
Patronizing Packers.
STRIKE WILL EE EXTENDED TO NEW YORK
" Advisory Board of the Amalgamated
. Meat Cutter' aad Batthtn' Into
Decide to Order Oat
CHICAGO, Aug. . The stock yards
strike was freer of rioting today than at
any time since the struggle with the pack
era began four weeks ago. With the ex
ception of one email disturbance In tho
downtown district late In the afternoon,
whea friends of the strikers discovered a
wagon load of meat being hauled through
the streets by the retail merchants because
of the strike of the teamsters. A crowd
gathered and tried to overturn the vehicle,
but they were dispersed before they had
' accomplished much damage. , The day m
'practically free of violence.
The strike leaders spent the day in seeing
that the boycott against the retail markets
1 which have been placed under the ban
of the unions was being enforced. In some
Instance- the strikers were successful In
j cutting oft the supply of ice, but in many,
of the place the boycott did not work so
well as bad been expected, the retailers
- being able to haul what lea they required
in their own wagons.
The packers claim that fully SO per cent
of the usual amount of work was carried
on today. The receipts of live stock, while
not large, still - were almost normal com
pared with corresponding days before the
strike began. The greater portion of these
arrivals were purchased by the packers
and before night had been slaughtered.
Between 600 and 700 new arrivals were
added to the packers' force of employes
today.
Packers Are Surprised. '
With an army of more than 300 pickets,
the Ice Wagon Drivers' and Helpers' union
today established a blockade of the retail
and cold storage meat market business of
Chicago. The union determination to ex
tend the strike to the cold storage ware
houses came as a distinct surprise to the
packers, and this was accentuated by the
action ot the ice oar helpers, who today
declared an Intention hot to handle Ice for
any dealer who patronizes the strike-affected
packers.
' Adding to the complication, came a dec
laration todav from the business agent of
th " Market Wagon -Drivers' union that
his men would have nothing to do wlrh
meat which tlio Ice wagon drivers refuse
to Ice,
Vice President Rath of the Packing
House Teamsters' union ' today gave out a
lint of dealers to whom he declared the
union Ice wagon drivers would, under
- union orders, refuse to deliver Ice.
Prospects of a ' tie-up of New Tork
- slaughter house whlcb have furnished an
outlet for cattle and sheep further demoral
ised trade today at th stock yards. East-
em orders were countermanded. Concerns
which have been shipping east on the
hoof heavily, quit the market.
Prise Fight as Entertainment.
Under the open sky In the glare of a
bunch of aro lights, 11,000 persons wit
nessed a finish prise fight and a decision
bout tost night in the big square where
Packers, and Exchange avenues converge
In the heart of Packlngtown, The majority
of the observers were strike breakers, al
though a sprinkling of ' foremen and of
ficials from the various packing houses
and a number ot policemen witnessed the
contests. The principals In th fight were
all colored, ' as wa the greater part of
the vast throng of spectators. It waa a
Hero and gory program with two knock
outs and waa wildly cheered from time to
time. Few of the so-called club fights
that have been suppressed by Mayor Har
rlson approached the slugging that fur
nltthtd entertainment for th besieged non
union employes at th yard.
. Charge Aaalnat Independent.
According to the Drovers' Journal th
independent packing concerns have raised
price above that of the packers whose
men are on strike. The advance upplles
to all kinds of meats and ranges from 1
to 'i cents a pound. The strike-affected
packer contend that the Independent firms
and the strikers are in collusion to mulct
th meat ' consumer, and that the movo
t out off Ice from th retail dealer who
bought ot th larger packer Is simply
a move to force the retail dealers to pay
the high prices charged by the independent
companies. In support of the charge tho
packers gave put comparative prices.
',.. Denounce Tllden.
The allied ' trades executive committee
today adopted resolutions denouncing
President Edward Tllden, of Mb by, Mc
Neil & Llbhy, and demanding his resigna
tion as a nit-ni rr of the public school
board ef, Chicago.
NEW YCRIC. Aug, . Preparations were
rapidly going forward today toward mak
ing effective th butchers' strike order Is
sued last night by Homer IX Call, secre
tary of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen's aasoclatlon, which It Is
expected fry the union leaders will eftco
tlvely clot the plant of the companies
a (Minted with the so-called meat trust to
morrow. While but J.K00 butchers will be
dliectly a.tected by the strike order, It Is
said that no lees than 16.000 workers will be
thrown out cf employment If the big pack
ing house are forced to close. The strik
order provides for a complete eematlon of
work at s 'clock tomorrow mrnlng.
KIOTKHS At Oil tlKlhlUKtiUKHI
Threw llaaaaae Into Hirer and Apply
Turrit to Car.
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 9.-A mob of
men and boy, packing house strikers and
their sympathiser, stopped an incoming
train carr) lug strike breakers at Riverside,
Kan., tontKbt, drove the nonunion men
from th train with club, threw thlr
be In the Kaw rlwr and set Pre
to lb car. The polio put out tli lire be
fore any Cair.si; bad been douo. No ar
rests wej- niado.
S. li. Biiilih. flnrt vice president of the
Amuttainaird fuller' association, la ex
pected to com to Kansas City within t!i
tie.vt few da to wuuit charge of the
nill.e here, h.i tt ha been on the Paj-iio
U-
EARLY REPLY IS EXPECTED
gehllme Porte Will Answer American
Demand Before Snip Reach
Smyrna.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Monday, Aug. .
The American legation has not yet re
ceived a reply from the porte regarding
the demand upon the Turkish government
for the same favored treatment In the
matter of schools, hospitals and charitable
' 'utlons accorded other powers. How
V. It Is anticipated by diplomats that the
V- j-nds will be granted before the arrival
r. American squadron at Smyrna.
? imiNQTON, Aug. 9 Secretary Hay
-id considerable time at the cabinet
r' g today In a presentation of the
i phases of the Turkish situation, ire
7' "d the reasons which had actuated
h 3i s -equestlng that the American Euro
p. ruadron should be sent to Smyrna,
th V. 'i. convenient port to Constantinople.
It deemed wise by the secretary that
th is for this action should be dls-
clo - .itlrely at this time. Fresh nego
tiation with the porte have been Insti
tuted and, in the event of their failure,
it may be that Minister Lelshman may
leave his post and go aboard the American
flagship, thus creating a situation of some
seriousness.
BERLIN, Aug. 9. Secretary Hay's course
toward Turkey, according to the official
view here, is fully Justifiable. The officials
here expect that tho sultan will promptly
yield to the United States' demand before
the demonstration at Smyrna reaches a
serious aspect.
DISASTROUS FIHH IS VICTORIA
Break Ont la Iron Work and Spread
to Residence.
VICTORIA, D. C, Aug. 9. A great lire
Is raging in the .residence section. It com
menced in the Albion iron works and Is
fanned by strong winds. i
The fire now appears to be likely to be
confined to several blocks in the northern
residential quarter. Part of the Albion Iron
works, including the pattern room, is a
total wreck. The fire Jumped several hun
dred yards, wiping out residences on Gov
ernment street, and was then carried by
the high wind to the Work estate, where
It Is now raging. It Is too high for water
pressure there and the fire department is
practically helpless.
NO ATTACK Bf ADR OX AMERICANS
Message from "resident Here Assur
Ingr Colombian Peace.
PANAMA, Aug. 9. The correspondent of
the Associated Press has received the fol
lowing dispatch:
BOGOTA, Columbia, Aug. 8. The reported
attack on the American consulate here is
untrue. The consul, charge d'afTalrs and
other American citizens enjoy all the guar
antees in Colombia, where complete peace
reigns. PRESIDENT REYES.
Editors Go to Prison.
MANILA, Aug. 9 F. L. Dorr and B. F.
O'Brien, formerly the owner and editors
of Freedom, a paper published In thi city,
were sentenced some time ago by two of
the Philippine courts to six month' Impris
onment and to a fine of 11,000 for libeling
M. Tavera, a member of the Philippine
commission. This sentence has now been
confirmed by the supreme court of ' the
United State, wher an appeal waa lodged
and the prisoners have been committed to
th prison at Blllbid.
STRIKE AGAINST OPEN SHOP
Journeymen Tailor la Chicago Co
. Ont of Fourteen Bir Eitab-
llhment.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9. Trimmers, cutters,
btishelmen and examtners, employed by
fourteen clothing manufacturers, Chicago,
members' of the National Clothier' ex
change, struck today. It wa estimated
that 600 men quit work. An official of a
large clothing house said that if the strike
continues, within a short time 10,000 tailors
will be out of employment because of a
lack of supply with which to work. Action
of the union followed an announcement
that hereafter the employers Intended to
run on the "open shop" plan.
WESTERN GRAIN CROPS LARGE
Expected Total of Fifty Million
Bushel of Wheat Will Be liar--rested
In Three State.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 9. Statistics
compiled by the trafflo department of the
Oregon Railroad A Navigation company
show that th wheat crop now being har
vested in Oregon, Washington and north
ern Idaho will approximate between 45,
000,000 and 60,000,000 bushel. This season's
crop I much better than anticipated, being
nearly one-third greater than the crop of
last year. Th aorag sown this season
was much larger than that of last year.
BIO CORPORATIONS ARB SCARED
Governor La Follette of Wisconsin
Addresses Assembly.
(From a Stuff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Aug. 9. (Special Telegram.)
Governor LaFollette of Wisconsin tonight
uddressed the Epworth assembly on "Rep
reaentatlve Government." He gave a do.
tailed history of the fight In Wisconsin
against railroad domination In affairs of
a state, and said corporation had ho
politics, but controlled or attempted to
control the dominant party.
An unpleasant incident occurred this
afternoon upon the arrival of Governor
LaFollette, which, however, was explained
satisfactorily. As soon as the governor
reached the town he retired. (Shortly after
a number of newspaper men sent their
cards to his room, and were refused ad
mittance. Governor Mickey and the mem
bers of his staff and Mayor Adams thru
sent up their cards. The clerk of tbe hotel,
who had taken them up, came back with
the announcement that Governor LaFol
lette wa not able to see the reception
committee, but if the committee would
wait his pleasure he would see them. The
committee left In a huff. Later Governor
LaFollette called at the state house and
told Governor Mickey that he had sent
word that he was unable to see. any one,
hut that he would come to the capltol a
soon as he was rested. He apologist! for
the action of the clerk, and the two gov
ernors attended the asaembly together.
Governor Mlckev presiding.
Republican il!t la I oirt,
MADISON. Wli.. Aub". .-The WlworHn
I supreme court today ii-sued an order giving
j th "stalwart" faction of the re poh.ica.i
party of the slat authority to bring suit
egulnst Secretary of State Houser to re
strain him from pluclng the nominees of
th LaFollette state ticket on tho official
ballot under th regular party designation
of "repuLllran" and compelling him to
place the "stalwart" nominee on the bal
lot under the designation of republican.
The court grunted the request without
leaving the bench. The defendant is given
twenty days in which to answer and th
rate will come up for argument September
. Toe LaFulltitlo taction wll contnat th
action.
LEADERS ARRANGE PROGRAM
Ho Certainty Populist and Democrat Bank
and Tils Will Hot Upset It.
TWO ELECTORAL TICKETS TO BE PUT UP
rails oar State Offlcea, with av Popn
llst for GoTernor Sentiment Not
Cryatallaed on Candidate
for Head of Ticket.
(From a .8taff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Aug. 9. (Special Telegram.)
Separate eleotoral tickets; fusion on can
didate for state offices; a populist nomi
nee for governor; division of the rest of
the ticket between the populists and dem
ocrats; platform to avoid national Issues
as far as possible and center its attack on
th republican state administration.
This is the program so far as forntulated
tonight by the little advance guard of
leader for the democratic and popu'.lst
state conventions tomorrow. For the eve
of two big gatherings,- th hotel lobbies
ar'a Indeed sparsely populated and those
her are unable to say with precision what
the delegate who are to arrW later are
disposed to do.
The best way to give an idea of th sit
uation is to report the substance of Inter
views with representative of the two par
ties. George Rogers of Omaha started the talk
with National. Committeeman Jim Dahl
man. "Do you think we will get fusion T" he
asked.
"Tea, but it will be on a populist for
governor," answered Dahlman.
"But we ought to get a democrat at th
head of the ticket," suggested Rogers.
"That shows that you have not been her
long. There Isn't a populist here who will
take to a democrat for governor for a sec
ond." In response to another question he
added: "I think the populists will put up
their own electoral ticket. I havo been
trying to fuse on electors, too, by divid
ing four and four, but they won't listen
to me. I guess it's a bad Job,"
The electoral fusion proposition is cred
ited to Bryan himself, and It is known
that he had been advocating it, but with
out making any headway. It is therefor
praotlcally settled that each party will go
It alone as far a presidential elector ar
concerned
Boyd Anxious to Ron.
A to the Identity of the gubernatorial
nominee, things are still confused, although
tendencies are visible. Ex-Governor Boyd
came down from Omaha on the same train
with me. He would like to be nominated
for governor, fusion or no fusion, and
really thinks he is the only man in the
field who would have even a chance of
election.
"If I had gone out after the nomination
actively three months ago, I could have
had It. I did not care for it enough to do
that and I am afraid many of the dele
gates who would like to support me are
committed to others."
Governor Boyd had an Interview with
Bryan later, but cot little .encouragement
from him. Bryan Is set on" fusion and de
clared his belief that fusion could be ac
complished easier with some other man.
Judge Holcomb's candidacy Is not arous
ing the enthusiasm that was expected by
his admirers. A little ring of former ap
pointees are whooping it up for him, chief
among them Benton Maret, his former
private secretary; General. Barry, his
former adjutant; Lee , Herdman, former
clerk of the supreme court, and Johnny
Maher, former court stenographer.
Says Maret: "I believe Holcomb would
be a better vote getter than any other
man mentioned. Not that I have any per
sonal Interest any more in his poiltioal
fortunes, but I would like to win and he
has been a three-time winner."
' The opponents of Holcomb have spread
the story that he is the railroad favorite,
and this intimation is unquestionably pro
ducing the desired effect.
. AIlenvNot a Candidate.
Ex-Senator William V. Allen could un
doubtedly be in the lead 'for governor if
he would only say the word.
"No, I am not a candidate for anything,"
said the ex-senator, "I cannot afford to
be. I hardly think I would be justified in
qualifying If I were nominated and
eleceted."
But in spite of his protestations there
are a lot of delegates who want to vote
for him becauB he la a big man. Whether
they will be able to overcome bis scruples
remains to be seen. '
Ex-Congressman Shallenberger, whose
candidacy has been advertised extensively,
seems to be almost out of the running.
According to one of his closest friends,
he will retire gracefully In favor of soma
one from the populist camp If thought
necessary to effect fusion.
Westover stock has had a considerable
rise tonight. The Judge himself admits
that he Is In the hands of his friends.
"The nominee must be a populist," lie
said to me, "but It Is not for me to Judge
a to the relative availability of the dif
ferent candidate."
The strength and weakness of both at the
Westover claims lie In the championship
of Westover by Mike Harrington.
"I am for Westover," declared Harring
ton. "He 1 the man to beat Mickey. We
will make the campaign Issue Mickey and
Mickey only. Westover is a strong man,
the ablest judge on the district bench and
he can sweep the Sixth district like a
prairie fire."
' Harrington's support of Westover Is de
nounced as a aesertion or nerge, wnot
thought he had Harrington's promise!
Berge will have backing from the First
district, whore he has run for congress,
but his prohibition proclivities make him
persona non grata to the democrats. That
reminds me of what Jack Harrington,
mayor of O'Neill and brother of Mike,
exclaimed when Berge wa4 mentioned.
"Berge Is a good fellow," said he; "too
good a fellow. Mike would stand for him,
but he's too damned honest for me."
Tender on Pass Plank.
If Westover is nominated there will be
no anti-pass plank in the platform a the
Judge's custom of accepting railroad paste
boards is excused rather than denied by
his friends.
W must not forget ex Congressman
Sutherland either. He Is not aggressive
but this very Inoffenslvenea make him
one of the possibilities.
'There 1 no discussion here whatever
of senatorial politics. Neither convention
I likely to touch th senatorshlp except
possibly by a platform reference. As al
ready indicated, the platform ar to em
phasise state issues and step lightly on
national differences.
The procedure of th two conventions I
undertermlned. Th afternoon esion
will be given to speech-making and pre
liminary organisation. Representative
Loonil of Dodge will preside for the dem
ocrat. It la quit probable that the con
farence commute stage will not Ix
(Cuulliiual on Socoud Pag.)
SERIOUS WRECK AT CHICAGO
'oar In On Family Killed and Slona
City loan Woman Among;
Injared. '
CHICAGO, Aug. . A mother and her
four little children were killed and a num
ber of other person seriwualy injured in
a colllslun tonight between a westbound
Baltimore & Utilu local passenger truln
known as No. IT and a Chicago & Erie
freight train at the Brighton Park rallroud
cruHHlng at Western avenue and West
Thirty-ninth streot.
The collision followed a frantic effort
on the part of th crossing llagmun to
Chang the course of the freight train, to
the crew of which he had given a signal
that all was clear for them to back over
the Baltimore & Ohio tracks. The pussen
gor train, which waa approaching rapidly,
was struck by the freight car nnd two of
the coaches were overturned. One of the
freight car crashed through th wood
work of one of the coaches, where the Ave
who were killed were seated.
They were a family of five, and C. G.
Schwarts, the father, was the only one
who escaped with bis life. Although taken
from the wreck unconscious and suffering
from broken bones It I believed his In
juries will not prove fatal. The mothct
and four children were killed, lnetantly.
The dead are:
MRS. C. C. SCHWARTZ, s years old,
Oerrett. Ind.
THFtFlH BOT9, children of Mrs.
SchwartXi ranging In ages from I to 11
years.
LITTLE GIRL, name unknown.
The Injured: ,
a C. Schwarts. Garrrtt, Ind., thigh
broken and left leg crushed taken to Mercy
honpltal. Mr. Schwarts is the father of the
four children and husband of the woman
killed.
Michael Cusak, conductor In charge of
the Chicago and Krie truln, which was
running on the Panhandle tracks, body
bruised and Internally Injured.
C. W, Jones, Manntlxld, copduotor on
the Hultlmore A Ohio train, right leg
broken and hndv bruised.
f Miss Jennie Sunderlanil, Sioux City, body
bruised and wrist spralnea.
Miss Nellie Brown. New York City, body
bruised and Internally injured.
C. G. If. Arnold, Chicago, thrown from
renr platform of ifultlmor St Ohio train,
body bruised,
Mrs, M. E. Fry and nephew, both se
verely Injured,
A rigid investigation will be made to de
termine who was responsible for the ac
cident. Coroner John E. Traeger, as soon
as notified of the wreck, hastened person
ally with a force of men to the scene to de
termine where the blame lies. The officials
ef th Chicago to Erie and tho Baltimore
Ohio roads also sent agent to the scene
of tbe wreck and declare that they will see
to it that the guilty are punished.
FLIGHT OF WHEAT A FEATURE
. i
London Watches vrlth Interest and
New York Harries to Bay
thev Cereal.
LONDON, Aug. 9. Though operator ar
closely watching the upward trend or
wheat prioes in America, no excitement
ocourred today on the Grain exchange here.
Prioes were nominally higher, but there
were n buyers. Dealers eald today that
many traders were ;hort, but they evince
little concern, expressing the- opinion that
the present e-ituatlon will not last.
NEW TORK, Aug. . The publlo came
Into the wheat market today with big or
der and prices Immediately soared to
$1.07 for September, or cent above the
previous high record of 2 cents over night.
Bears then made a raid, during which the
upturn was lost, but on the weekly gov
ernment bulletin that seemed to confirm
private damage reports, the niark. turned
strong again, with renewed buying for out
side account a feature,
Tli afternoon market was very irregular.
Efforts by some of the longs to unload
sent September tumbling off to $1.04 3-16,
where bulls rallied to Its support and ran
the price back to 1.05, closing it rather
firm. Fluctuations over a cent range either
way attracted little comment. Some re
ports had it that a line of 10,000,000 bushels
had been thrown ever at Chicago and
traders here evened up preparatory to the
monthly "crop report tomorrow.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9. Wheat prices fluctu
ated with delivery today rushing up end
down within a range of over 2 cents.
Trading began with an advance which was
a continuation of the sensational buying
demonstration of yesterday. The demand
being Induced by a more aggravated series
of rust reports from the northwest , with
the additional damaging rains. September
started at $1.01, to $1.02 yesterday, closing
price to 1 cent advance Jumped to $1.01
Under heavy profit taking the market
broke to $1.001.00, tut later rallied and
closed strong a $1.01T4, a net gain of
cents for the day.
ONE KILLED AND FOUR HURT
Missouri Pad 0 a Locomotive and a
Freight Trnln Collide at a Steep
Grade in Kansas.
FORT SCOTT, Kan., Aug. 9-One man
was killed and four Injured in the collision
south of here this evening of a Missouri
Paclflo engine drawing a caboose and a
heavily laden freight train coming down
grade. TheNdcadl
ROBERT H. WARREN, fireman of light
engine,
. The Injured:
Ed Ncimlor, flremaa) of freight engine;
serious.
O. M. Watson, engineer.
13. M. Grubbs, brakeman.
Roy Hartshorn, conductor.
AH are from Nevada, Mo.
Th wreck is said to have been caused
by a mistake in orders.-
NEGRO SHOOTS WITH EFFECT
Craaed by Jealousy, He Kill Mother.
la-Law, Wound Wife and
Commit Suicide.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 9. John P. Johnston, a
negro living at Klnloch Park, a suburb,
shot his wife, Viola, twice today, wound
ing her severely, shot and klled his
molher-ln-law, Mrs. S. Buren, and then
with the same revolver ended his own life.
The woman, despite her wound, walked
to Eaaton avenue, where she received at
tention and waa sent to the City hospital.
Jealousy of th woman Is said to have
prompted, the commission of tbe crime.
Johnston 'killed his mother-in-law because
hs tried to protect her daughter.
WRONG MAN GETS THE STAB
Employe of Standard Oil Pip Line
Rend Kulfe Into Workman
Instead of Boss.
PAOLA, Kan., Aug. 9. John Casey, aged
90 years, stabbed A. Q. McCoy, aged 35,
today. McCcy died Immediately. When
arrested Casey said he killed McCoy
through niltuke. thinking he waa one of
the Uuuiea of the Standard Oil pipe line,
where both men wore employed. McCoy
lived In Marietta, O , and Ca came fie:n
Tul'llJigtuu, CunO.
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ONE ON NEUTRAL COMMERCE
United States and Gre&t Britain in Strict
Aooord on Such Eights,
HAY'S STAND APPROVED IN LONDON
Landsdowne Directs British Amhaasa.
dor at St. Petersburg: to Protest
Against Russian Defini
tion of Contrabnnd.
LONDON, Aug. 9. The Associated Press
learns that absolute accord exist between
the United States and Great Britain In re
spect to the rights of neutral commence
and when the declaration of Secretary
Hay wa published yesterday the State
department was informed that It was in
entire accord with the attitude of Great
Britain. In order that Russia might un
derstand the slmillarity of the brand of
American views,. Lord Lansdowne directed
the British ambassador at St. Petersburg
to protest against the Russian definition
of contraband along the same lines as the
declaration transmitted through Ambas
sador McCormlck. Great Britain would
like the United States to take steps to ob
tain an international declaration defining
the rights of neutrals, but it Is not thought
st the foreign oHlce here that Secretary
Hay will do so. It being understood here
that he proposes to retain complete liberty
of action.
Look for Reversal of Decision.
With reference to the constitution of a
special admiralty prlxe court at the Rus
sian capital to reconsider the case of the
British steamer Knight Commander an
nounced in the Asoclated Press dispatches
from St Petersburg last night the BrltlBh
official arc confident It will reverse the
decision of the prize court at Vladivostok.
They maintain the decision declaring the
steamer to be lawful prlxe was not justi
fied by international law and that what
ever the vessel carried. Admiral Jessen had
no Tight to elnk it. Great Brlttaln will not
accept a settlement merely by fhe payment
of a monetary indemnity, but insists a
broad principle shall be established. This
Russia cannot admit at this moment in
view of the finding ot the Vladivostok
court, but if the new court declares, as the
British government anticipates, that Inter
national law did not Justify the sinking of
a. neutral ahlp, then the question would be
capable of easier adjustment
The foreign office here denlc that there
will be any refenrence of the Knight Com
mander question to The Hague arbitration
court and says it is a matter for direct
negotiations between the two governments
and that In view of the earnest desire of
both to reach a peaceful agreement it Is
bolloved that a satisfactory settlement will
bo achieved.
Knight Commander Case.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. The fact that
so far no proof has been produced before
the State department to .how American
ownership of a single pound of the cargo
of the Knight Commander, the British ve
sel sunk by the Vladivostok squadron, has
tended to diminish the Interest here in
the financial side of that affair. But much
interest is manifested in the International
question, now under "discussion between
Russian and Great Britain as to the right
of a belligerent to sink a neutral ship
even with contraband aboard Instead of
taking It before a prise court
According to officials here, the United
States is so placed geographically that In
the event of a war with a European
power It might be necessary for our war
shlpj to take the Russian view of this
matter of the right to sink else any idea
of taking prizes or Inflicting damage upon
the enemy by attacking its merchant ship
ping must be abandoned for it is said to
bo impossible to bring a prize across the
Atlantic with its own coal. The State de
partment ha not committed Itself iu this
matter, but is watching developments in
the negotiations between St. Petersburg
and London.
Germany's Investigation. .
BERLIN, Aug. 9. Germany Is leisurely
pursuing her investigation into the sinking
of the German steamer Thea by the Vladi
vostok squadron. There is less exaspera
tion over the sinking of the vessel since
Russia already ha reversed her rigorous
course In the Red Sea and the German gov
ernment assumes that she will do likewise
In the far east Russia, of course, will con
tinue to exercise the right of search and
capture, but In such a manner as not to
give occasion for complaint on ihe part of
other powers. Hence Germany patiently
awaits the decision of the prize court at
Vladivostok before making representations
at St Petersburs. Meanwhile it Is prac
tically certain that tbe powers will uvold
a decision on the theoretical question here
provisions In all cox.es are exempt ft cm
contraband treatment. The 'mcluls here
see In the recent declarations of the United
States that It Is Inclined to admit that pro
visions can be regarded a contraband in
extreme cases, as when manifestly lejlfiiKd
for hostile armies, and Russia has given
indications that Secretary Hay's potlujn
is satisfactory to her.
New Russian Cruiser.
PLYMOUTH. England, Aug. 9. The Brit
ish steamer Manor, from Calcutta, June
29, for' London, arrived here today and re
ported that when twenty-five miles south
of Cape Finisterre, on the northwest coast
of Spain, It met a large cruiser flying the
Russian naval flag. There were guns
mounted On the cruiser, which evidently
was on of the former German liners re
cently purchased by Russia. The cruiser
bore down on the Manora and signalled the
latter to hoist its ensign. When this was
done tho cruiser proceeded.
Without Uun.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 8.-In connec
tion with the volunteer fleet question the
porte, which Is being supported by Great
Britain, ha reminded the Russian govern
ment of its agreement with Turkey in 191.
This agreement stipulates that vessel of
the volunteer fleet must' not carry urma
and munitions of war. Th porte also de
mand that the vessels shall traverse tho
Bosphoru separately.
PLANS OF CAMPAIGN AT CHICAGO
W. E. dalnbrldse ef Council BlaST
Assistant at Headquarters.
CHICAGO. Aug. 9. While there will be
no general western democ ratio headquar
ter established In Chicago, It wa staled
today that National Chairman Taggart will
be In Chicago the latter part of the week
for the purpose of organizing two of the
moat important of the campaign bureau'
headquarters, both of which are located
here.
They are to be th German and the
nillwuy bureaus, the special mission of
which is to reclaim for the democrat the
gold vote which wtr.t to the republican
four years go.
W. E. Italnbridge of Council Bluffs, la
wu appointed Second asxlMtant at the
spoaker' bureau of the uatluutU republican
headquarter toda
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Wednesday and Thursday.
Temperature at Omaha Yeaterdayi
Hour. near. Hoar. Dra.
A a. m M 1 p. m T
a. m HO 51 p. m T
T a, m 1 a . m T
N a. m P. m W
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It a. m T'J 7 p. m Uft
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JAPANESE ADVANCE ON MUKDEN
Mot Tend to Increaae Anxiety
Rea-ardlnac Safety of
Koaropatkla.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1304.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 9 (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee.) A telegram from Llao Yang
announced that the Japanese are ad
vancing On Mukden and Lhio Yang simul
taneously, a piece of news which doe not
Improve the look of General Kouropatkin's
situation.
Admiral Alexleff in a curiously worded
telegram from Mukden tells of a naval
engagement at Port Arthur, in which th
Itsukushlma and the Chlyoda, Japanese
ships, were damaged.
Che Foo dispatches from supposed fugi
tives, who arrived there in junka, profess
to tell circumstantial details of terrible
fighting at Port Arthur, which la doubt
less the case, but the details and figures
given are worthless.
The Jemstchug, a large protected trans
port, left the Franco-Russian dock this
morning at Cronstadt laden low with war
stores for the far east It Is a mistake
to say that warships have left Cronstadt
Probably the large transports, on which
many have started to wait the coming of
the warships at various places, have given
rise to the report.
JAPANESE VICTORY IS COMPLETE
Fight of July 31 Ends In Rout of
Russian Force.
GENERAL KUROKI'S HEADQUAR
TERS IN THE FIELD, via Seoul, Aug. L
(Delayed in Transmission.) The battle of
July 31 was the most important which Gen
eral Kurokl's army has fought since cross
ing the lalu. Many more Russians were
engaged than in any former battle. The
Japanese victory upon this occasion. If not
more Important than that on the Yalu,
was won against greater odds and was
consequently a better test of the mettle
of their troops and more creditable to their
valor. The result was that the Japanese
gained ten miles or more on their advance
toward Llao Yang.
How far the Russians have retreated 1
not known yet, but only one strong
Btragetic and defensive position inter
venes between General Kurokl's army and
Llao Yang, that being situated eight miles
south1 of that city.
It is impossible to estimate the Russian
casualties dming th engagement and re
ports of losses on the Japanese Bide were
not rendered this morning.
While the Russians and Japanese on this
front are stretched over a long line of
country, the Russians are known to have
four division in the field between General
Kurokt and Llao Yang and between that
point and Mukden, a large proportion of
the men being Poles from Europe. i
The theater of the part of the battle wit
nessed by the correspondent of the Asso
ciated Press was a valley beginning three
miles from the Yangse pass. This valley,
which is about ten miles long, nowhere
more than a mllo wide and running from
north to south, is level, covered with high
corn, giving the troops line cover.
In the morning the two armlea were con
fronting each other across the valley. The
Japanese army was stationed on ranges of
hills fronting the pass, while the Russians
held a higher range west of the valley. An
artillery engagement began in the morning
and lasted until 6 p. m., during which
neither side appeared to gain any advan
tage so far as spectators could judge The
Russians had now batteries In the high
hills beyond tho village of Towan com
manding the Llao Yang road, which the
Japanese shelled heavily all day from the
front and left without silencing.
The Japaneseartlllery was handicapped
In action by soft roads, which forced them
to bring up ammunition by hand.
The Russians used twenty-four guns from
Motlen pass. The Japanese had two or
more batteries in the hills and one or two
batteries In the valley on the plain with
out any cover except the high corn, which
the Russians never discovered, focusing all
their fire on the batteries In the hills.
A spectacular and daring feature of the
day was the advance of the Japanese in
fantry across the valley which began at
6 p. m. and resulted in the occupation of
all of the Russian gun positions and their
Infantry entrenchments In the space of two
hours. The Russians as usual could not
withstand the charges of the Japanese in
fantry and fled through the hills.
The appearance of the field this morning
indicate a complete rout, the Russians
leaving much clothing and camp parapher
nalia be)J nd them.
As a battery stationed just to the right
of a tower In the village of. Towan from
which Lieutenant General Sakharoff, com
mander of the First Siberian army corps,
witnessed the engagement, dashed down a
hill in retreat, one gun was overturned and
left at the foot of the declivity, where it
fell.
CITIZEN FORCED TO LEAVE
Colorado Business Man in Danger of
HI Life at Victor Abandon
III Possession.
1
VICTOR, Colo., Aug. 9 Former Mayor
W. J. Donnelly ha decided to remove with
his family from the Cripple Creek district
In consequence of repeated warnings.
"I believe my life is in danger and I
fear my store and house will be burned If
I remain," said Mr. Donnelly today.
The objeotlons to Mr.Donne'.ly's pres
ence In the district are from the foes ot
the Western Federation of Miners, with
which he has been an avowed sympathiser
since the deportation of union miners was
Inaugurated. '
JAPANESE MINERS STRIKE
Consider Timbering Inaafe In Roths
child Properties In Lower Cali
fornia aud Walkout Occurs.
EL PASO. Tex , Aug. 9. The D00 Japan
ese laborer sent to Santa Koaa, Loner
California, to work in tbe Rothschild's
mlnea, have struck because Ibey consider
the timbering unsafe. 1 be Jaiamoe cju
ul h& gjne thei
LIAO YAM THE KEY
Konropatkin Will Contest Japanese Flan
to Captnre This Stronghold.
JAPANESE ARMIES ARE IN THREE FORCES
Eussian Commander Planning to Defeat
Movements of Knroki.
PORT ARTHUR AGAIN UNDER HEAVY FIRE
auvatamsmnm
Japs Kenew Their Attack on tho Banian
Garrison. ' '
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT ALSO SUSPECTED
Incesaent Cannonading Which I B
lleved to Have Taken Plaeo
Between Battleship North
of Che Foo.
LIAO YANG, Saturday, Aug. . fDelayoo
In Transmission,) General Kouropatkln Is
ready to defeat the Japanese plan for cut
ting off Llao Yang. The Japanese forces ar
concentrated in three group, the tlrt at
Simouchang, Hal Cheng and New Chwang,
the second threatening Llandinslsn and
Llao Yang and the third threatening
Slkseyan, Llao Yang and Mukden. Ac
Cording to Chinese- reports, the Japa
nese are massing in the direction of
Smaitsxe, evidently flanking Llao Yang
and a strong column Is sscendlng the Llao
-valley from New Chwang, also for th pur
pose of flanking Llao Yang.
A reliable Chinese merchant declares this
column Includes 10,000 Chinese-Japanese
subjects from the island of Formoea. This
most .unwelcome development may induce
other Chinese to Join the Japan. It Is
hard to tell , a Formoean from a Man
churlan. Intend to Relieve Kouropatkln.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. . It Is re
ported In military circle that Lieutenant
General Linovltch Is marching with troop
from the direction of Vladivostok to cteate
a diversion In the rear of General Kurokl's
army with the object of relieving General
Kouropatkln' force.
Four Bandit Captured.
ANSHANSHAN (Half way between Hal
Cheng and Llao Yang), Aug. 1 (Saturday,
Delayed In TronwnlsBlon.) A cavalry re
connaissance In force along the whole front
August 5 in the direction of New Chwang
resulted In th capture of four armed Chi
nese, bandit. One of jthem was carrying &
Japanese rifle.
Allea-ed Japanese Defeat.
8INTSINT1N (Sixty-six miles east of
Mukden, Manchuria), Monday, Aug. 8.
(Delayed in Transit. ) A column of Rus
sian troops, consisting of two companies
of Cossacks, two companies 1 of sharp
shooters, a company of Infantry and a
couple of mountain guns, set out August
on the Saimatsxe road toward Tslanschan.
thirty-six miles southward, and drove In
the Japanese outposts. A hundred men
stubbornly, resisted at thre consecutive
passes, but wer roaUd by the Russian ar
tillery, leaving ammunition and equipment
behind them. One Russian was killed and
four were wounded. The Russian pursued
the Japanese oa far as Tslanschan. Ac
cording to the Chinese, 2,000 Japanese are
holding that place.
Japanese Los Since Sleare.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 9. The Russ
estimates that the Japanese losses thus
far as a result of the siege of Fort Ar
thur aggregate '23,000 men.
Provision for Jap Army.
MUKDEN, Aug. 9. Tbe Japanese 1 are
using the Shankal Kwang-Yln Kow rail
road for provisioning the army and moving
troops for an attack In Slnmintun, about
thirty miles west of Mukden,
Jap Renew Their Attack.
CHE FOO, Aug. 9. 8 p. m. From a
source hitherto reliable it is said there Is
good reason to believe that the Japanese
are renewing their attack on the remain
ing outer positions at Port Arthur.
The officers of the German cruiser Fuerst
Bismarck, lying at the outer edge of this
harbor, express the opinion that the firing
heard last night was an encounter between
detachments of th belligerents' warships,
approximately twenty miles northwest of
Che Foo. From the cruiser's advantageous
position the flashes preceding the detona
tion could be seen. Three steamers which
entered the harbor early this morning as
sert that they did not hear any firing.
Two junks also reached Che Foo today,
but they had no Information of importance.
Jap Hold Wolf Hill.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 9. A dispute
received from Lieutenant General Htoessel,
commander of the Russian military forces
at Port Arthur, confirms previous t perls
that the Japanese before Port Arthur ere
in possession ot Wolf hill. Tho general
says that on July 30 the Russians with
drew from their positions on Wolf hill.
General Stoesatt estimated the number of
Japanese attacking Port Arthur at 70,000.
General Stoessel locate Yupllaza moun
tain a situated ten mile northeast of
Port Arthur and says the Japanese attack
on that position only a demonstration,
the real assault being made on tho Russian
positions on Wolf hill, which, be point
out, ar only six mile northward and noag
the railroad station.
The general staff explain that this post
tlon consists of a long crest ot hills, offer
Ing a great advantage owing to their prox
imity to the fortress. The stuff is unable
to account for the presence of live divi
sions on the Kwang Tung peninsula,
Stoessel Make Report.
The following dispatch from Viceroy?
Alexleff, dated. August 7, ha been re
celved by the cxar:
General Stoessel report as follows: "AC
5 In the morning of July 27, th enemy"
having advanced a strong foice their ar
tlllery opened lire along their whole f root
followed by a series of attacks, one
which, directed HKalnst ' Yupllnia inourS
tain, was especially vigorous.
"At alHiut 8 in the evening the fiifmf
was everywhere repulsed with enormous
losses. I remained in the advanced position
we have held fur two days ugaUial an
army very much stroriKer than ouis.
"At 4 in the morning of July SO about
five divisions of Japttuea took the offen
sive against our position on Wolf hill. In
view of the energies, superiority of the
enemy' forces and the weakness of the
position, our troops were ordered to re'ree
to the next positions without lighting. Tl
movement was effected la complete ord"r
under tiie protection of artillery, which
by accurate tlr at abort i'siikcs completely
stopped tbe Japanian advance.
"Our loaat have not yet been ascr
tallied, but thev were not great. The
loaHe of the JupHiicHc wer very consider
able. In the enaaicemeiita of July 14 and
27 tbe Japanese had about 7i,i men auJ,
a conalderalile nuinla-r of siege auna.
"Tbe morale of the Kuaaian troop 1 ex
crllent and their health good."
St. Prterabam Is Amluai.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. Lieutenant
General Sakharoff telegraph that there is
no rhang In tho situation around 1-lao
Ysng.
A Ituraliin cavalry detatctiinent hat mnd9
a fcuc t .ful rold towards New Cbwung,
burning a vllii , a and alurinli y, th Jj,
untbd cwlit'Ma, ,