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DEALERS SEER PEACE
Bet&ileri at Chicago Appeal to Major Har
rison to Help Quell Chicago Strike.
EXECUTIVE PROVIDES FOR CONFERENCE
Will Do What ? .n to Bring About a
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SECRECY
NDS SITUATION
Packers Deny ? i. re of Peace Hare
" z lade.
BOYCOTT TIES i " BtNESS OF DEALERS
thlrago Executive Sara He Will Try
and Get Warrlusr Factions T
irlhrr to Settle the
Strike.
CHICAGO, Aug. 15. Mayor Harrison will
attempt tomorrow to settle the stock yards
strike. He will im-et the representatives of
the strikers at 10 o'clock and hear their
Side of the controversy.. Later In the day
he will have a meeting; with representa
tlvea of the packers and listen to their
statements and he will then undertake the
task of reconciling; the differences.
A largo committee gt the retail dealers
called upon him this afternoon and asked
him to use his good offices In ending the
strike. The mayor said that he would
gladly do all that lay In his power to put
an end to the trouble and a meeting be
tween him and the labor leaders was at
onee arranged for tomorrow morning.
The mayor then set about arranging; a
meeting with the packers and they
promptly sent him word that they would
meet him, but they were unable to agree
upon an hour for the conference for the
reason that the mayor could not tell how
long his session with the labor leaders
would continue. He will irleet the packers,
however, soon sfter the meeting with the
men is over.
' There were a number of conferences dur
ing the day, all having the settlement of
the strike In view, but none of them re
sulted In anything.
It is asserted' tonight that the alleged
secret meeting between the packers and
the strikers was arranged for by W. E.
Skinner, assistant general manager of the
Union Stock Tarda and Transit company.
It la said that he went to President Don
nelly of the Butchers' union with a writ
ten proposition providing that the packers
reinstate their old men as rapidly as pos
sible and that the question of wages be
left to arbitration.
It Is said that he told President Donnelly
if h would sign the agreement Mr. Skin
ner would undertake to see that it was
signed by J. Ogdea Armour.
Prospects of Peace.
Donnelly said that he could not sign;
that he was compelled to submit all propo
sitions of settlement to the allied trades
before he could take action. He agreed to
do this and the representatives of the al
lied trades accepted the proposition with
ill insertion of the clause, "If all details
can be-katiafactprlly arranged." This prop
ostion. It is said, was taken by Mr. Skin
ner to Mr. Armour and it was suggested
by th lattet that it be shown to the other
packers, Tha mattor went no further than
this. ' ' ... " .
The entire matter was conducted in pro
found secrecy and Mr. Bklnner tonight
denies positively that he had anything to
do with the matter in any way. The prop
osition, however, was made either by Mr.
Bklnner or some other person and resulted
in nothing.
The numerous assaults that have been
taking place every day and night in the
neighborhood of the stock yards have
stirred the police to more energetic action
than they have taken heretofore. Inspector
Hunt, who Is in charge of all the police
stationed around the yards, ordered today
that all men picketing the yards should be
compelled to move on and should be ar
rested if they declined to do so.
Both Deny Talk 'of Peace.
Strike leaders and the big packing firms
denied forcibly today that any efforts had
been made by either slds to bring about
another conference looking to peaco in the
stock yards. President Dennelly of the
butcher workmen suid: , -
"I have read the stories that we secretly
met representative of the packers within
the last two days and that we Intended
to hold another meeting, possibly today.
But the stories are absolutely untrue.
Neither we nor any persons representing
ua have seen any representatives of the
packers. I have no reason to believe the
packers have sought to see us. Any con
ference that is held must comprehend all
the Interests affected and must be held
with representatives of the allied trades.
Any agreement that might be reached
would have to be rut I tied by the allied
trades. Any agreement made would have
to take care of all the labor interests In
volved." Packers Just aa Outspoken.
The packers were Just as positive and
their expositions Indicated they consid
ered general negotiations fully as useless
now as they were a week ago.
Despite the positive denials by both
packers and strike leader that peace plans
were under consideration, a suspicion that
important proposals are under considera
tion was caused by the early meeting
today ot the allied trades conference board.
Guards were at every door and no one
but a member of the board was permitted
to approach. President Donnelly refused
to indicate the subject under considera
tion. President Donnelly and George F. Golden
of the teamsters have reached ua open
clash. For many days there have been
Indications of a lack of kindly feeling be
tween the two leaders. Matters came to
an acute stage today, Donnelly declaring
that Golden had no right to go to the
mail carriers and get a big contribution.
What both Bar Abont It.
"The teamsteis have plenty of money.
They don't need any contributions," said
Donnelly. "Hut, when we went to the
mall carriers w found Golden had bttn
there ahead of us. I am going to flnd,out
Just how far this Is going."
"I don't care whether Donelly objects or
not," said Mr. Golden. "I have a right to
go to anybody I want to and g t funds for
my men. We hive volunteered to aid the
butchers, and I think it very unbecoming
of Donnelly in objecting to our helping
ourselves. The polom.:e employes in
vited a committee froui our organisation
to thorn, and that la how It ctrua
about." v
Oolden's organiaatlon has received IJ.CmiO
from the truck drivers and ll.too from the
Ice wagon drivers, Othtr smaller con-t-ihutlona
have e-n received from varied
orsaiilaatlon. President Loni.tlly rtartcd
t-'wuUiiusd a bwuuU Tags.)
GLAZOFF ENTERS THE CABINET
Kew Russian Mialater of rnbl.e la
st r art loa Depaty to Mia Re
moved la February.
8T. PETERSBURG. Aug. lS.-Cneral
Glaxoff has been appointed minister of pub
lic Instruction.
The appointment of a minister of public
instruction has been one which the em
peror has found much difficulty In filling to
his satisfaction, because of the friction
trowing out of the demands of the Jews
and Poles to be admitted to the universi
ties and the policy of the reactionary party
to limit their number. M. BosopelofT, the
minister of public instruction, was assassi
nated in February, 1901, by a student and
was succeeded by M. Vannoweky, who
served but a year and In turn was suc
ceeded by M. Senger, who proved himself
to be so much In sympathy with the discon
tented class that he wa summarily dis
missed In February last without explana
tion. His assistant. Lieutenant General
Glazoff, has now been promoted.
JEWS KILLED IX RISSIA RIOT
Police Give Oat Its Versloa of Re
Ilalons Disturbances.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 15.-7:15 p. m.
An Investigation of the reports published
In New Tork by a Jewish morning paper to
the effect that twenty persons were killed
July 31 In a' religious riot at Ostrowlti,
government of Rodom, and that a riot in
which ICO Jews were wounded occurred
July 30 at Potsxveh, government of 8ed
11 tx, elicited a statement from the Depart
ment of Police of the Ministry of the In
terior today to the effect that one person
was killed and twenty wounded In a Jewish
riot at Ostravets, and that a few persons
were wounded In the province of Sedlita.
The disorders In Sedlitx arose from a Jew
ess having been converted to orthodoxy.
MOROCCO'S LATEST BAD BREAK
Cralser Goes to Tangier to Release a
British subject.
TANGIER, Morocco, Aug. IB. The Brit
ish cruiser Minerva arrived today in con
nection With the case of Hamen Jaiya, the
British subject arrested by order of the
sultan.
It was announced in a dispatch from
Tangier August 12 that Hamen Jaiya, prin
cipal secretary to El Menebhl, the Moroo
can minister of war and a British subject,
had been arrested .and imprisoned there
and that his goods were confiscated under
the orders of the sultan. The British lega
tion strongly protested to the Moroccan
government at Jalya's arrest, but the pro
test was entirely Ignored.
BIO
PEOPLE
COMIXQ
OVER
Archbishop of Canterbury, Jobs Red
mond and Others Sail.
LONDON. Aug. 1.-The White Star line
steamer Celtic, which sails from Liver
pool for New York Friday, will take among
its passengers the archbishop of Canter
bury, Dr. Davidson, Mrs. Davidson and
Lady Yarmouth.
Among the paasengers vho will sail for
New York from Liverpool on board the
White Star line Teutonic August 17 will
be John Redmond, the Irish leader; Captain
Donelan and Patrick O'Brien, nationalist
members of Parliament. They will attend
the convention of the Irish league, which
Is to be held In New York August 30.
PAJflO PREVAILS IS PARAGUAY
Insurgents to Make Land and Water
Attack oa Aannelon.
BUENOS AXtES. Aug. 15. A feeling
akin to panic prevails at Asuncion, the
capital of Paraguay. The Insurgents under
General Ferrelra have secured the adhe
sion of the residents of the towns and
villages parallel to the railway and are
awaiting the arrival of the steamer Inlcla
ttva to make a simultaneous attack by land
and water upon the capital. It is rum
ored that there was a bombardment of
Asuncion today, but this cannot be con
firmed. IRIGVAT MIST. FOOT THE BILLS
Secret Conference to Dtaraaa Claims
Caaaed by Revolution.
BUEN03 AYRES. Aug. 16. It is reported
from Montevideo that secret conferences
have been held between th Uruguayrlan
minister of foreign affairs and the British
and American ministers at the' re
spective residences of the latter with ref
erence to the claims of foreign residents
arising out of the revolution. It is re
ported also that there will probably bo
diplomatic Intervention to compel order In
Uruguay.
HOODOO SEARCH STILL JPATAL
Another Vessel and Crew Loat Trying
to Locate the "Krnger Mllltoaa."
DURBAN. Natal. Aug. 15. The coasting
steamer Penguin has been wrecked and
twenty-five persons who were on board of
It were drowned. The boatswain is the
only survivor.
The Penguin was chartered to search for
"Kruger's millions," alleged to have been
sunk with the steamer Zululand, off the
coast, three years ago. Four previous ex
pedltlons with the same object in view have
ended disastrously.
COXCENTRATIO ORDER ISSIKD
Governor Wrtavht Takes StepaMo Sap
preaa Troublee la Island of Santar.
MANILA, Aug. 15 Governor Wright has
issued an executive order directing the
concentration of Inhabitants of Banoa,
Calhmlogan ' and Ganda river districts of
the Ialand of Samar, ordering the island
authorities to quell the disturbances there
and to suppress the roving bands of na
tives, and instructing the authorities, to
provide shelter and food for the recon
centradoes and to punish all engaged In
the disturbances. .
BOY IS STILL HELD CAPTIVE
Soa of Brooklya Contractor la Hands
of Baadlta Between New ork
and Boatoa.
NEW YORK. Aug. 15 Antonio Mannlno,
the J-yeaV-old son of a Brooklya contractor
who was kidnaped a week ago. Is still in
the hands of the ulleged blackmailing gang
of Italians, notwithstanding the optlmlstlo
report given out by the boy's father that
the boy would be In his own home before
o'clock on Saturday. From letters re
ceived by the boy's father today the police
are Inclined to believe that the boy has
been taken to Boston.
Postponement of hearing ui.til Friday
was ordered today by Magistrate Tig he In
tha case of tha four suspects under arrest
In tha kidnaping mystery. Bail waa In
creased from .',Uu) to ct.Ouu. One of the sus
pects, Cucozsa. was asked today In court
If he recognised the Cotilgilu woman, a!s:
a UBei't. and he promptly replied:
"Yea I know er. Nhe I the woman to
whom I took Tony "WUno last Tuesday
ill tit."
GRAND ARMY REUNION BEGINS
Ciril War Veterans Hold Thirty-Eighth
Encampment at Boston.
CONFEDERATE SURVIVORS ALSO PRESENT
Parade at loon aad Entertainments
la tre Errata Arc tie Features
of the Opening
Day.
BOSTON, Aug. 15. A reunion of Grand
Army veterans, aa exchange of happy rec
ollectlons and a fraternal mingling of con
federates and unionists today marked the
opening in this city of the thirty-eighth na
tional encampment of the Grand Army of
the Republic. At noon a parade of the
union ex-prisoners of war, blue Jackets
from the United States warships and others
marked the opening of the Grand Army
of the Republic convention together with
Its numerous subsidiary organizations, in
cluding the Women's Relief corps, the La
dles of the Grand Army of the Republic
and the Sona and Daughters of Veterans.
Tonight in historical Faneull hall, a score
of former confederate officers gathered
around the banquet board as the guests of
Edward F. Kinsley post of Boston, as did
also LaFayette post, of New York, and
here were enunciated the declarations that
the north and the south are strongly and
Inseparably welded with the past strife for
gotten. Survivors of Three Wars.
In the striking pageant of the day
marched survivors of three wars, the Mexi
can war, the Civil war, represented by the
union ex-prisoners and the Spanish war aa
commemorated by the League of Spanish
War Veterans. The parade, composed of
about 6,000 men, waa reviewed by Mayor
Collins at city hall, and Governor Bates,
Senator Lodge and former Secretaryof the
Navy John D. Long, at the state house.
At the Faneull hall dinner Governor Bates
gave the welcome of the commonwealth
and several confederate officers declared for
the unity between the north and the south.
Another meeting was the compare at
Tremont Temple, held by the union ex
prisoners of war, with prominent speakers,
while tho reception of national officers of
the Women's Relief corps at the hotel Ven
dome to Commander. John C. Black and
others of the Grand Army of the Republic
was a notable function. Tonight the city
was crowded with people who had come in
anticipation of the great parade of veter
ans tomorrow.
The American flag was seen everywhere,
and red, white and blue bunting, the seal
and badge of the Grand Army and the
world's fraternity, Charity and Loyalty,
the motto of the order, were shown from
the fronts of business houses, hotels, thea
ters, newspaper offices and residences from
one end of the city to the other. Notable
in all the display was the city's greeting
to the veterans as spoken by the flowers In
the public garden, where beautiful designs
had been made to reproduce the stars and
stripes and the varied Insignia of the vet
eran organizations.
Week of Activity.
The visitors expected a week of activity,
fifteen event were scheduled tor today,
principal of which was the parade of the
union ex-prisoners of the . war, Massachu
setts naval brigade, jacklea and marines
from the washlpa In Boston harbor and
others. Of this parade the men of tho
Grand Army of the Republic were to be
spectators. Thelt own big parade waa to
come on Tuesday, with business sessions
later in the week, and with campflres and
receptions Interspersed.
Commander-in-Chief John C. Black of the
Grand Army today assumed active com
mand of the great encampment. A con
servative estimate of the people In this city
on account of the encampment places the
number at 100.000, with the likelihood it an
other 100.000 for the Grand Army of the Re
public parade of tomorrow.
Today's parade was scheduled to move at
12 o'clock. The chief marshal was Captain
Don Reld, U. 8. N. Tha parade formed In
the back bay on streets adjacent to Com
monwealth avenue and started from the
corner of Commonwealth avenue and Ar
lington street, passing through the princi
pal downtown streets.
. Reception to Confederates.
One of the striking features of the day
was, a reception which Governor Bates held
In honor of a party of distinguished south
erners, all former confederate officers, who
are attending the encampment. Captain
Edward 8. Gay of Atlanta, Ga., responded
for the confederates, expressing the deep
gratification that exists through the south
at the friendly act of a northern Grand
Army post (Edward Kinsley No. 13 of Bos
ton) in inviting himself and comrades to
come and break bread with them during
the encampment.
Another special event of the day was the
reception In Pierce hall, tendered by the
women of the John Adams chapter of the
Grand Army of the Republic to General
Black, commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic; Mrs. Sarah Wlnans,
president of the Women's Relief corps, and
Mrs. Belinda Bailey, president of the Ladles
of the Grand Array of the Republic. The
reception line Included Regent Floretta
Vtnl.ig, General Black, Mrs. Wlnans, Mrs.
Bailey, Lieutenant Govempr Curtis Guild
and wife, Mrs. fSreenleaf Simpson, vice
president general of the Daughters of the
American Republic; Clara Barton and Mrs.
Ellen Masury, state regent of tho Daugh
ters of the American Revolution.
Entertainment aad Election.
The reception of the national officers
of the Women's Relief corps to Commander-in-Chief
John C. Black and others
of the Grand Army of the Republic held
at the Vendome hotel this evening was
a brilliant affair. A feature was tho pres
ence in the receiving line of Miss Clara
Barton, formerly president of tho Red
Cross society.
. General O. O. Howard and nearly all
officers ot Uie National Grand Army of
the Republlo and affiliated bodies were
received. At the same time and place tha
Massachusetts Women's Relief corps re
ceived members of the grand army and
friends. The campflre of the National As
sociation of Union Ex-Prlaoners of Wur
was held in Tremont Temple in connection
with the thirty-second national encamp
ment of the association.
Colonel J. D. Walker of Pittsburg, Pa.,
national commander of the association,
opened tho exercises and Captain John
A. Read, IT. S. N., presided.
Late this afternoon the association held
a business meeting and elected the fol
lowing officers:
Commander-in-Chief, Colonel J. B. "
Walker Pittsburg. Pa.; senior ylce com
mander, John Ktartuln, Cincinnati; Junior
vice commander, John L. Parker, Lynn,
Mass.; chaplain, Rev. J. C. Ferguson, Keo
kuk, la
Mu,li time was taken up with a discus
sion as to whether the ex-prisoners would
Continued cu tiecond 1'bte 4
RENEW WAHFARE ON AGENT
South DakotaaL After the Seal of
Major slct'hesaey at
Rosehad.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. (Special Tele
gram.) With the return of W. A. Jones,
commissioner of Indian affairs, there crops
out a revival of the story that the con
gressional delegation from South Dnkota
Is renewing the effort to secure the re
moval of Major McChesney as Indian agent
at Rosbud, S. l Major McChesney has
been In the Indian service for some eight
een yearn, and Is tiighly esteemed by Com
missioner Jones and, other officials of the
Indian bureau. Sd well Is he thought of by
his Immediate chief of the Indian service
that ore and all are endeavoring to bring
about his retention In the service. Agent
MeChesney's term expired last April, at
which time tha South Dakota delegation
made on onslaught on the president and
Pecretary Hitchcock, urging the transfer
of Agent Somers from Lower Brule to
Rosebud, thus letting McChesney out en
tirely. The South Dakotans did not suc
ceed In their plana at that time, and it now
seems likely that jBecretary Hitchcock and
Commissioner Jons will retain Major Mc
Chesney, at least sto long as they are able.
The position is j a presidential appoint
ment and It may (happen that Mr. Roose
velt will be obliged to yield to the wishes
of the congressional delegation from South
Dakota In this mailer, but the fact remains
that If Major McChesney is forced out it
will be against the wishes of Commissioner
Jones and Secretary Hitchcock.
Rural free delivery service ordered es
tablished September IS: Nebraska Pauline,
Adams county, otto route; area, twenty
square miles; population, 236. South Da
kotaClear Lake, one additional; area,
thirty-three square miles; population, 350.
Rural free delivery carriers appointed:
Nebraska Bruno, John J. Novonty, reg
ular; Alvln Novonty, substitute. Iowa
Muscatine, 8ylvan Plumly. F. 8. McCoy,
F. E. Custer, regulars; C. E. Plumly. Cora
McCoy, William F. Custer, substitutes.
Myrtle Conlon has been appointed post
master at Pringle. Custer county, 8. D.,
vice Patrick McConion, resigned.
PYTHIANS AT LOUISVILLE
Biennial Session of Supreme Lodge
Will - Open for Business on
Tueaday.
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Aug. 15. It will be
noon tomorrow -before all the knights ar
rive to attend the biennial conclave of the
Knights of Pythias, according to state
ments by the railroad people and those In
charge of the camp at Shawnee park. Three
thousand of the 4,000 tents at Shawnee are
already occupied and more accommodations
are being prepared! It is estimated that
8,000 members of Vi s uniform rank arrived
during the morning"
The Rathbone Sist -rs, an organisation en
tirely separate fro 1 the Knights, and
which for many years has aought to gain
recognition from the Pythlnna, is working
hard to secure admission to the order. The
sisters, it is said, are also discussing seri
ously the consolidation of their order with
the Pythian Sisterhood.
It Is expected that the Knights of Khor
assan will tomorroVr choose William D.
Hadfleld of Peoria, 'III., as imperial prince,
John F. Holmes, the Incumbent, having ex
pressed a desire to retire.
Private E. J. Eaton of the Colorado
Springs drill corps was injured while bath
log. All the officers of the supreme lodge hare
arrived. The sessions begin tomorrow
morning.
SEVERAL MOREJODIES FOUND
Four Victims of the Railway Wreck
at Eden Are Recovered and
Identified.
PUEBLO, Colo.. Aug. 15. Four bodies of
victims of the Eden railway wreck were
recovered today and all identified. All of
the eighty-eight bodies recovered to date
have been Identified. Those recovered to
day are:
MRS. MINNIE HUDDLESON (colored).
Pueblo.
J08EPH. 2-year-old son of James Keat
ing, Pueblo.
MAMIE MOLITER. aged 2, Pueblo.
ROBERT GARTLAND. 3 years old, Den
ver. .
The bodies were found about eight miles
down the river. The coroner's Jury exam
ined a number of witnesses today. A ver
dict probably will not be reached before
the end of the week.
DUBUQUE NOW ON THE WATERS
I'nlted States Ganboat Successfully
Laaached front Yards of Xtw
York Builders.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15. The United States
gunboat Dubuque was successfully launched
today from the yard of the Gas Engine
and Power company at Morris Heighta
It was christened by Mine Margaret Tread-
way, 15 years old, of Dubuque, la. On the
first attempt which Mlns Treadway made
to break the bottle of champagne over
the veusel'a bow it did not smash, and In
the excitement which resulted she neg
lected to repeat the words, "I christen thee
Dubuque,'.' as the gunboat slid down tha
waya After the boat had been towed
around to a dock, however, the ' young
woman climbed to Its bow and this time
broke the bottle and said the words com
pleting the ceremony.
BOY'S HORRIBLE CRIME
Flfteea-Year-Old Lad la Mlaaonrl
Kills Father for Trivial
Reason.
PLATTS BURG, Mo., Aug. 15. Laiayetta
W, Jones, a wealthy farmer living ten
miles west of here, was shot and Instantly
killed by his 15-year-old son Hugh today.
Because he waa not allowed to drive the
family horse, the boy with a loaded shot
gun lay in wait "for his father and shot
him as he passed. Young Jones then re
loaded tha gun and fired again at the
prostrate form of his father. The boy was
brought to this city and placed In Jail to
night. BIG BEAR FIRIvTG0ES UNDER
Canght Short la Rising Market aad
Forced to Suspend Active
Operations.
NEW YORK, Aug. U.-Tlie suspension of
the firm of Hahlo Bros, was announced
today on the Stock exchange.
The firm, consisting of Henry Q., Hugo
H. and Julius 11. Hahlo, was organised
February 1, 1W1. Beyond some slight hesi
tation the market was not affected by the
announcement of the suspension.
On tlie exchange it Is believed the flint
had been caught ou the ahott aide tf tti
rising market.
RUSSIAN COMMENT CAUSTIC
Attitude of United Statet Government Docs
Not Please in St. Petersburg.
EXPERT OPINION OF THE NAVAL FIGHT
Critic of ovoc .Yrraiya t.lvea His
Long Raaare View of the Battle
of Last Wedaraday OS
Port Arthur.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 15.-Today's
Issue of the Novoe Vremya comments Iron
ically upon a telegram from Washington,
saying the United Slates Is unable to do
more than lend moral support In preserv
ing the neutrality of China. The paper de
clares that after having been the first to
avow a determination to guarantee Chinese
integrity, now that there is necessity of
action in connection with the Ryeshitelnl
affair at Che Foo, all the American prom
ises "evaporate, and are found to have been
made of nothing but words."
The Novoe Vremya's naval expert, re
viewing the incident of the sea fight of
August 10. says: '
Admiral Toro.s first division nailed out
from the Elliot Islands or Talienwan and
arrested Admiral Withoft's progress, util
ising the enormous superiority of the Jp
anese in torpedo boats to attack the Rus
sian vanguard and sowing floating mines
In Its course, a strategem hitherto un
known, which pa rail led Withoft's move
ments, as it was almost Impossible to de
tect the floating mines without stationing
a lookout in the bows, which necessitates
exposing the men to almost certain death.
This presumably caused Wlthoft and his
staff to leave the conning towers and stand
on the bridge whence they could better
detect the treacherous obstacles,
Avoids the Dancer.
Thanks to the courage and self-sacrlflce
of the admiral and other officers the squad
ron successfully avoided a danger such aa
never before encountered, but the remains
of Admiral Togo's fleet came up, compelling
a general engagement In which the Japa
nese again were favored by the superiority
of their torpedo boats thirty to eight.
Their artillery also was stronger by half
as many guns and their secondary batteries
by a third more than their main batteries.
The Russians had the advantage, how
ever, in the disposition of the big guns
of the Cxarevltch, Poltava and Sevastopol,
the strong force of their fire aft enabling
them to punish the enemy behind. , The
battle at this stsge waa limited to long
range firing In which the 12-inch guns
had a monopoly. It was at this time that
the Cxarevltch was crippled nnd the others
gathered around to protect it. It was the
crucial period. The Japanese, according to
their custom, concentrated their fire on the
flngshlps, the Retvtzan and Czarevitch,
which were both crippled.
The writer adds that he believes the
Russian flagships were put out of action,
but he Is now convinced that the Japanese
sustained severe loss and recalls the fact
that many Japanese vessels were crippled
at tho naval battle of the Yalu by the
Chinese warships.
He does not think Admiral ' Togo was
in a position to follow up the Russian war
ships, which he claims escaped and prob
ably are heading for Vladivostok.
Early Action Not Expected.
Russia's protest against the violation of
Chinese neutrality by Japan in connection
with the Ryeshitelnl incident at Che Foo is
not expected by the Foreign office to evoke
an immediate response from the powers.
International action, therefore, is not re
garded as likely at present unless 'the au
thorities at Washington chat ge their mind
and decide to press tha question before the
powers.
Reports from Officials.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 15. 1:0 p. m.
The War office today ' received a message
from Port Arthur In which General Stocs
ael, under date of August 15, reports a
successful repulse of a general assault on
the Russian outer positions during the
night following the departure of the Rus
sian squadron. He does not mention a
naval engagement or refer to the return
of the warships.
The Foreign office hag received a tele
gram from M. Pa v loft, the former Russian
minister at Seoul. Corea, from Shanghai,
reporting the presence there of Captain
Reltxensteln's flagship, the Askold, and a
torpedo boat destroyer, both severely dam
aged and In need of repairs. He does not
mention the other three Russian vessels re
ported to be off Shanghai.
The admiralty has received a telegram
from Captain Matouxvitch of the Czare
vitch, now at Tslng Tau, saying that he Is
recovering and that he received a visit
on board the Czarevitch from a Prussian
prince, who came in behalf of the German
navy to saluta their brave Russian com
rades. The telegram fails to clear up the where
abouts of three warships reported here to
be coating at Tsing Tau.
Conger Cables Kewa.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. Mr. Conger,
the American minister at Peking, has
cabled to the State department under to
day's date as follows:
The Russian minister has sent to the
Chinese government a strong note charging
it with complicity in the Ryeshitelnl affair,
charging the Chinese commodore with cow
ardice or treason and demanding a foil
explanation, the reatoratlon of the de
stroyer and severe punishment of the com
modore. The Chinese government has de
manded from the Japanese the restoration
of the destroyer.
CH'XA'S NEUTRALITY IS SACRED
British Cablaet Coaacll Makes Strong
Declaration on Point.
LONDON, Aug. 15.-Tho llnut cab
inet council meeting of the ' parlia
mentary session was held this afternoon
at the Foreign office and gave particular
attention to the question of the neutrality
of China and British action on the Rus
sian reply to the Knight Commander rep
resentations. After the council closed the
emphatic statement was made that Great
Britain feels it absolutely essential to her
own interests and those of the entire world
that the neutrality of China shall be ob
served by the two belligerents. Great
Britain will make earnest efforts to secure
this result
In connection with the Knight Com
mander case the British government will
instruct Ambassador Hardlnge that it
cannot admit the contention that the
steamer waa rightfully sunk and will In
sist that there was no Justification for so
doing in international law. The British
noto will be couched in the most concilia
tory terms and It is fully expected in
cabinet circles that tho question will be
adjusted by Russia paying an adequate In
demnity. While dissatisfied with the failure of
Russia to recognise In principle that she
had no light to sink a neutral ship, even
if carrying contraband; the British gov
ernment feels that It will guin little by
pressing the point, especially as It regards
the power of the Russian navy to harm
merchuntmer. In the far east ua having
practically disappeared. Therefore the
government will aocapt an indemnity,
whkit It will regard as aa admission of
the correctness of the position assumed by
Foreign Secretary Lansdowne when the
original demamlfor reparation was nia.le.
The neutrality Of Chliaa Meaants a more
knotty problem to the Iajndoii authorities,
for the reason that they- have to consider
(Continued on Kecoud Patfc )
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BRIEF CHR0N0L0GUE OF SIEGE
Principal F.veata Which Hare Led Yp
to What Looks Like
the Fad.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1!M.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 15 -(New York Herald
Service Special Telegram to The Bee.)
January 30 Order received from St. Peters
burg to make "observation movements."
Fleet takes three days to clear entrance
to harbor.
Warships are the battleships Retvizan,
Peresvlet, Cxarovitch, Sevastopol, Pobleda,
Petropavalosk and Poltava, and the cTU'
sers Diana,' Pallada. Askold, Bayan and
Boyarln.
The Varlag had gone to Chemulpo, There
were four gunboats and a large number
of torpedo bont destroyers and torpedo
boat a
February 2 Preparations of Russians
reported to be completed and troops sta
tioned In the roadsted.
February 8 Midnight attack by torpedo
flotilla of Admiral Togo's fleet. The Cxar
ovitch, Retvlsan and Pallada seriously
damaged. 1
February 9 Bombardment. The Poltava,
Askold, Diana and Nov Ik struck.
February 11 Russian mining ship Ten
esmi sunk by accident; nlnety-slx men lost.
February 14 Attack by torpedo boat de
stroyers at S a. m. In snowstorm. The
Boyarln torpedoed by the Ilayatorl and
sunk.
February 24 Attempt to "cork" harbor
entrance by sinking steamers partially
successful.
March 1 Fourth bombardment. Russian
destroyer captured and slnka
March 22 Fifth bombardment. Russian
squadron lies under forts. Lieutenant Krln
llsky, with destroyer 'Sllnl, engages six
Japanese boats.
March 26 Town reported tranquil; garri
son increased; food for a year aod bands
playing on the promenade.
March 26-27 Sixth attack. Attempt to
block entrance with ships loaded with
stone falls, being run on shore but not In
desired position. Commander Hlrose
killed.
April 1J Great battle off Port Arthur.
Battleship Petropavlovsky strikes mine and
sinks, with Admiral Makaroff, the artist,
Verestachagln, chief of the staff, 760 of
ficers and men. Grand Duke Cyril saved.
The Pobleda disabled and a torpedo de
stroyed sunk. .
May 6 Sixty transports, convoyed by
twenty torpedo boats, reached Pltsewo,
and disembark army for the siege of Port
Arthur.
May 15 Admiral Togo loses battleship
Hatsuse and cruiser Yoshlno.
May 20 Japanese cruiser Akatsukl struck
by shell and loses officer and twenty-four
men. . .
May 26-27 Battle of Kin Chow and Nan
Shan. General Stoessel forced to retreat
from the peninsula's neck to the perimeter
of fortress.
May 30 Japanese occupy Dalyn.
June 4 Russian gunboat strikes mine and
sinks, with total loss.
June 14-15 General Stackclberg, advanc
ing to the relief of Port Arthur, driven
back at battle of Wafangkau and Te
lissu by General Oku.
June 23, 24 Battle off Port Arthur, sortie
of Russian fleet fails and ships return to
harbor. Admiral Togo's report of ship
sunk not confirmed.
July 10 Torpedo attack repulsed by heavy
fire. Japanese ascend Klnsan heights and
establish batteries.
July 22 Commissariat and all guns for
the fourth army landed at Dalny. Garri
son on full rations, three pounds of bread
daily. Fifth regiment of 2.0J0 reduced to
800. men since Investment began.
July 25 The torpedo boat destroyer Lieu
tenant Burukoff destroyed, after unsuccess
ful run to New Chwang and return.-
July 26,- 27. 28 General Stoessel reports
repulse of all Japanese attacks; Russian
loss 1.500 men and forty officers, killed and
wounded; Japanese loss put at 10,000. Sortie
and damage to Japanese cruisers.
July 30 Japanese capture Wolf's Hill, six
miles north of the town.
August 1 Sortie of Russian torpedo flo
tilla. 'August 6 Reports of constant firing and
capture by the Japanese of the last of the
outer defenses on ,Wolf Hill, Green and
Christ Hills north and east of the cfty.
August 8 Japanese land troops (n Louisa
bay, on west of city.
August 9 Japanese said to have sixty
guns on Wolf Hill.
August 10 Russian fleet makes dash for
open sea. Togo pursues and all-day battle
ensues. Russian fleet dispersed, the Czare
vitch seeking asylum at German port of
Tslng Chou, others at Che Foo and Woo
sung. Majority driven back Into harbor.
SPECYLATE O FATE OF FLEET
i
Rnaslaas at Loaa to Know. What Has
Become of Them.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 15. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee.) The greatest excitement reigns
here regarding the fate of the fleet. Ijite
today the news came that the Czarevitch,
at the Instance of the German governor at
Klao Chau, had lowered its colors. Ap
parently the Japanese concentrated their
fire upon It, and It is a miracle how It
eacaped. It was hulled four times Just
above the water line, its helm blown away
by a torpedo and It lost Its masts and fun
nels. It could crawl away only at a speed
of four knots. It is a wonder that the
Japanese did not finish It, and this fact
makes naval men here suppose the Japa
nese ships were In a pretty bad way.
The Nevlk, the smartest ship of the navy.
Is making fine use of Its twenty-flve-knot
speed, and Is heading for Vladivostok, as
are also stray destroyers.
The Orozowal, the sister ship of the
Gemoschl, full of torpedoes snd naval
stores, refuses to leave Shanghai. ,
' The Japanese are advanciife on the left
wing of the southern army.
HlSSlAlt SUIVIIOHS AT S tSEBO
Japanese Hospital Ship nlth Wounded
Reaches same I-ort.
NAGASAKI, Aug. 1511 a. in. Six hun
dred survivors of the crew of the Kuxslun
cruiser Rurlk, which was sunk by Admiral
Kamlmuru, off Unsan, Corea, Sunday morn
ing, tijje arrived at Sanebo. The Japanese
hofpllal tljlp Kalklo lias also uriived at
S.iaelio with seventy-five wounded Japan
ese, including lri;H il,il 1'rliw e iliioyimti
KwMiko, who waa slightly wounded in the
naval enjsugt;iuuut bf AutfUbt Jv litt Round
lblaud. -
PREPARING
FOR IVORS!
Et, Petersburg Ei$ecta to Hear of th
Surrender of Port Arthur.
PAPERS PREPARE PUBLIC FOR THE NEWS
Wild Bumors Are Current in tha Bnssiia
Capital. ,
COMBINED ATTACK ON THE STRONGHOLD
Japanese Capture Strong Position and
Shell the Town. ;
OVER FOUR HUNDRED GUNS ARE ENGAGED
Japanese Rescue Six Ttundred Men)
of the Crew of the Cruiser
Rurlk, Which Waa Sank
by Ksnlnira,
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1J01)
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. IS. (New Torlc
Herald Cablegram 8peclal Telegram to
The Bee.)Reports ran through the town
during the day that Admiral Togo wag
dead and that Port Arthur- had surren
dered. '
The parers here are trying to Veep up
the excitement over the Ryeshitelnl Inci
dent, but Port Arthur ocouples tho publlo
mind above all else. It Is now fully re
alized that the capture of the fortress Is
possible at uny time. The departure of tha
fleet. Including even the hospital ship, waa
General Btoessel'a signal that the supremo
moment of the defenders waa Imminent.
Public opinion Is being prepared by being
reminded constantly of the overwhelming
force of the Japanese, who are continually
being reinforced; whereas, Russia cannot
either replace the men killed or the ammunition-
expended. The Japanese hava
100.0CO besiegers and 450 guns, of which fifty
are mortars.
The people are reminded that the fall
of Port Arthur will in no wise affect Rus
sia's position as regards the campaign, and
will have no doclslva efTect on tho result
of the war.
Combined Land and Naval Attack.
CHE FOO. Aug15. H p. m.-That a gen
eral land and naval attack waa made on
Port Arthur today is indicated by Informa
tion from various sources.
The statement that the naval attack wag
made at 4 in the morning comes from an
authoritative but not diplomatic Quarter.
Junks which arrived here today say tha
Japanese recently occupied the Llautl hllla
and Suhlyen. which la two or three tnilea
north of the fortress. Five warships and
seven torpedo boat destroyers, according
to the Junks, returned to Port Arthur tho
night of August 10.
The receipt of the official dispatch an
nouncing the repulse of an attack on Port
Arthur today, August 10, revived tho hopea
that the fortress may prove impregnable.
General Stoessel's dispatch also dispelled
the ugly rumors current in the city thla
morning that tho stronghold had fallen.
Another Attack On Port Arthor.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Thl Stato de
partment has received advices from Che
Foo to the effect that it Is reported there
that a general naval battle at Port Arthur
was begun at dawn today.
Fonr Hays' Bombardment.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 15. The am
peror has received the following dispatch,
from Viceroy Alexleff, dated-August 13:
"Accoidlng to a report from Port Arthur
August 10 tho Japanese attacked Taku and
3Iacbou mountains in enormous force dur
ing the night of August 9 and occupied
them after fifteen ftoura' fighting on tha
night of August 10. During a heavy rain
storm the Japanese attacked our east front,
but were repulsed at all points. They also
attacked slmultaueoulsy our whole front
from Wolf hills to Taku mountains, but
everywhere were driven back. The fortress
haaf been bombarded from the east side for
four days." '
Some Details of Fighting".
BERLIN. Aug. 15. A dispatch to tha
Lokal Anzelger from Toklo, dated today,
confirms the reports that heavy fighting
has occurred at Port Arthur during tho
past few days. The Japanese captured
three Russian batteries and secured posi
tions close to tho inner fortifications. Both
sides lost heavily. The Japanese have
commenced a bombardment from Lang
mountain on the harbor and Inner de
fenses. Report from Kamlmnra.
TOKIO, Aug. 15. 11 a. m A dispatch,
to the admiralty from the naval establish
ment at Takeshlkl says Admiral Kamimura
met the Vladivostok squadron twenty miles
from Ulsan, Corea, at 5 o'clock Sunday
morning. The battle ended at 10:30 a. m.
The Rurlk sank by the stern. Its bow stand
ing up perpendicularly. The Japanese
rescued 4S0 members of the Rurlk's crew.
The Rofsla and the Gromobul caught fire
several times and were heavily damaged.
Only one of the Japanese ship's was hit.
Two Japanese were killed and seven were
wounded.
Huaalans Hani Down Flag.
CHE FOO, Aug. lb. 10:30 a. m. An un
confirmed report which has reached hers
from Tslng Tau says the Russian cruiser
Novik, which put Into Tsing Tau after tha'
battlo of August 10 off Port Arthur, and
which coaled there and put to sea within
its twenty-four-hour limit, has been sunk
forty miles from Tslng Tau. "
Preuarlag Baltic Fleet.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 15. There Is
considerable activity aboard the ships of
the Baltic fleet. A largo amount of sailors'
baggage is being taken to the new battle
ship Orel. Orders have been Issued thut all
torpedo boats and destroyers of the second
dlvudon shall be coaled to full capacity.
The boats are to await further orders In
the small roadstead at Croustadt.
Shore liberty on all vesaila has been cur
tailed after Sunset.
The Baltic sijuudron Is still engaged in
titling conveyers for coaling at sea.
The bearing of the apptul in the case of
the British steamer Aliunton has been set
for a fortnight hence.
ST. I'ETl.ltdlH'RU, Aug. 15 p. m.
The crulat r division of thu Baltic squadron
bus rt elved sailing orders. Some of the
vessels have already If ft Cronatart and
jn.rrn. Including the Olcg. will leave la
few ds. The division nay ga xwimd IX