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VOTE TO GO TO WORK
Eouth Omaha BtrikenAre i'ling to Oite
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PACKERS SUBktl I iVAL PROPOSITION
Executive Board , Matter to Vots o
NEITHER SIDE WI. U - UNE THE OFFER
Basil of Settlemet. .epi Becret by the
Parties Interested.
OPEN SHOP SAID TO BE MAiN POINT
End mt the Eight Weeks' Struggle Is
Kv Believed to Be In' Sight
at the Bltr Fucking;
Plante.
Couth Omaha members of the Amalga
mated Association of Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workers of North America took
a vols yesterday afternoon on a proposi
tion submitted them by the packers,
through the executive council of the union
at Chicago. It Is understood, although the
sort figures will not be given out by the
local offlclala of the union, that the vote
. was practically unanimous In favor of ac
cepting the proposition and ending the
Strike. The result of the vote has bean
forwarded to Chicago.
Neither the packers nor the men will
make any statement as to the nature of
the proposition offered. From Chicago the
Information la sent that the packers have
offered to rs-einpioy as' man of the strik
ers a are needed, without discrimination
because of union affiliations, but to re
tain In their employ all men now at work
who wish to- remain, all former employes
to be put to work as fast as possible.
Packing houses are to be conducted on the
"open shop" basis In the future.
. Men Vote to Work.
When called upon to cast their ballots
th men. with very few exceptions, voted
to return to work and not to Inquire too
closely Into the terms of settlement. About
the only local that, showed any strength
in the voting was the sausage makers.
This union voted 4t In favor of going back
and 9 against. ' Other unions voted at about
the ratio of 20 to 1 In favor of returning to
work at once.
While the voting was going on Vice
President Vail explained to the men that
their vote did not by any means end the
strike. Ho said: "The result of the vote
here mum tie sent to Chicago to President
Donnelly', where the votes from all over
the country will be tabulated and the result
announced later." This statement did not
i deter the men from declaring that they
proposed to return to work as, soon as
opportunity offered. ' ',
The vote In South Omaha was so over
whelming for a return - to work that the
-. leader had little to say last night ezoept
, the statement made to: the men that the
. strike would no.t Dftqeclared oft until Prest-
derrf 'DOnnellr sent out an official notice
"'from his headquarter In' Chicago. , .. ' J
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While Vice President Vail and the pack
Ing house managers here declined to give
out' any statement for publication regard'
Ing the terms of the so-called settlement
the understanding Is that the-men who
went on strike July 13 are to be taken
back as their services are needed. The
packers' will run open shops. Stewards 'will
be dono away with and 'the foreman of a
department will be boss. Packers may
discharge men as they see lit and there
will be no steward to interfere. On the
other hand men returning to the plants
seeking employment will not be asked
whether they wear union buttons or not.
Workmen now In the plants are to be re
tained Just as long as the packers see
fit. .Although there Is no specification on
this subject .the general understanding is
" that the wages of skilled laborers Is to
remain tha same as before the strike. Un
skilled labor may b employed at any price
the packers ore willing to pay.
Dosens of the union men publicly mud
tha statement on the streets Tuesday alter-
. noon and evening that they were going
c back to w.ork just as soon as they could
eoure employment. From the tenor of
' conversation fhere Is to be no waiting
on ."President Donnelly to announce the
. vote' and officially declare the strike off.
. In view of an Immediate settlement su
perintendents at the packing houses were
.-called upon by many of their old men
'""Tuesday afternoon who asked ' for their
old position back. Some were told to call
' again, while others were notified that no
plaora were open Just at present. On ac
count of the present working condition of
Hthe packing plants a great many of tha
! old. men fear that they will not.be able
to return to work at once, a the packers
declare that they will not .discharge the
men now at work to make room for union
. men.
Packers Offer No Encouragement.
When Information reached the pucklng
house managers last evening that many
of the old men would apply for work today
thettemnt wasjmude that considering
tha receipts they had enough men at work
but ; possibly some additional men might
be -employed to take the placea of In
competents.
The turning down of the proposition by
the mechanical workers here unless all of
tha men who went out are taken back In
a body does not affect the situation to any
great extent Before the mechanical work
er. went out their places had been filled
by 1 the packers and the statement was
made last evening that change la these
departments, would be mad only-on ac
count of Incompetency.
wnea tne business men of the city
learned . Tuesday afternoon that a vote
wa being taken to decide aa to whether
the strike should be continued or not. there
ws a lgh of relief, as It wsa thsn consid
ered that the strike wa about over. There
seemed to be no doubt In the mind of a
great many aa to the result of the vote
CHICAGO VOTE WOT ANNUIqCKD
Cennletlnn- Statements a Action
Takea by TJnlou.
CHICAGO. Bcpt t Whether th stock
yard strike I to be called off or con-
, tlnued Indefinitely will not be known un
til tomorrow morning when the result of
th referendum vol on th proposition be
gun today by th union Involved tn the
difficulty will be made publie by President
Donnelly of the Butcher union. The
greatest sec racy 'u being maintained by
the officers pf the different union aa to
th outcome of the vote. , which 1 being
n'n 7 secmi oauot. .
No official statement regarding the proo-
iCun.tiQ.nad oa Boound. Pago-i .
EXPECT REPLYJROM RUSSIA
British Foreign Office Leoki for Early
Case.
LONDON. Root. . The nrellminarv rep
resentation made by Count Benkendorff,
the Riiiuilsn ambassador to the Forelan
nffipi. InrllrntA that nufria Is on the noint
of making substantial concessions to th"?
United State and Groat Britain regarding
tha auemlon of contraband of war. n a re
sult of the submission by Foreign Minister
Lamsdorff of the report to Emperor Nicho
las today with Information transmitted by
Ambassador Bengendorff showing the
views of the British government. ' The Rus
sian foreign minister la expected to present
to the British government through Sir
Charles Hardluge, the British ambassador
to Russia, tomorrow the formal repiy oi
the Russian government.
It la understood In official circles here
tha. Russia, while not acwnowtedglng Itself
at fault for the captures made by Its ships
m th nat will more specific!!? describe
the conditions under which certain good
uch as foodstuff and cotton oecom in ns
view contraband. ' .
Thu British Forelirn offl-yt Is satisfied from
the representstlons made to It that such
substantial concessions will be made by
Rusxia as will lead to an early settlement
of the vexatious question.
t'lTIO WANT CABIN EV OFFICr4
Congress of British Workmen. Mukes
a Recommendation.
LEEDS. Eng., Sept. . The trades union
ccngreas decided at today's session to send
a delegate with a fraternal greeting to the
International peace congress, to be held In
Boston.
The congress also adopted the following
resolution:
That In the nninlnn nf this consTess. the
ima has arrived when a minister of labor
should be appointed, with cabinet rank, to
Whom would De entrusted me aammmir
tion of labor enactments, and who would
also collect and use such Information as
the various consuls could supply In rela
tion to labor legislation abroad, and would
h rannnlhlA fnr tnklnff the Initiative on
questions such ns the adoption of new ma
chinery or In respect to such action as the
attempted cornering of raw material so
necessary to our Industrial prosperity.;
A resolution advocating tne seiuemeni
of industrial disputes by arbitration was
Introduced, but It was opposed by the
miners' delegates on the ground that cer
tain vital principles could not be settled
by arbitration, and was defeated.
RELIEF EXPEDITION IS 8IGHTKD
Eelaler Relief Boat Has Been Unable
to Reach Its Destination.
HAMMERFEST. Norway. Sept. . Th
Norwegian steamer Vircola, which has ar
rived hers, reports that It met the Zlegler
relief exposition steamer Frithjof August
17 in latitude 7 north and longitude 63 eat.
The Frithjof up to that tlm had been
unable to reach Fran Josef Land.
The Frithjof. having on board the Zlegler
relief expedition, which arrived at Vardo,
Norway. August 4, after an unsuccessful
attempt to reach the steamer America bear.
Ing the Zlegler Arctic expedition party.
sailed from Vardo August for Frana
Josef Land, and with coal for the America.
The ' latter vessel sailed frem Trondjem,
Norway, for Frana JoseX Land on June 21,
law- ' r. .,' ...'.' -. ' ,
Fear If o . Boxer Vprlslast.'
LONDON. 8ept. . .-Offlolal. reports re
ceived at th Foreign, office here discredit
the rumor that an uprising similar to that
of the Boxer la Imminent -In China. It Is
deolared that th disturbance reported are
of a local character and that the Chines
government Is summarily dealing with
them. , ; - -
Royal Wedding at Berlin.
BERLIN, Sept. .The wedding of Crown
Prince Frederick William and the Duchess
Cecelia "of Mecklenburg-Schwerin will take
place tn Berlin, where the visiting mem
bers -of th royal families can ba enter
tained better then at the bride's home.
The marriage will probably take place early
In the new year.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Bid Received for Construction of
Marsaalltown Pnblte
Balldlua;,
iom a Staff Correspondent.)
' WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. (Special Tele
gram.) Ten proposals war received today
at th office of th supervising architect
for th contract to construct th new pub
llo building at Marshalltown, la. The last
congress appropriated S8S.O0O for the pur
chase of a site and the erection of a build
ing. The lowest bidder was Newman &
Hay, St. Paul, Minn., at 165,260.
Rural free delivery carriers appointed:
Nebraska Alda, regular, Benjamin R.
Marshall: substitute, James C Qaspell.
Holmesvllle, regular, Clarence D. Ijones;
substitute, O'.lver C. Jones. Pickerel, reg
ular, D- Badman; substitute. Pearl B. Bad
man. Sterling, regular, John M. Herehey;
substitute, L. R. Link, Iowa Armstrong,
regular, Calvin M.' Rasborough, substitute,
Arthur E. Lewis. Florls, regular, Mrs.
Lillian McCormlck; substitute. William
McCormlck. Llvermore, regular, Leslie
M, Knowles; substitute, Henry Knowles.
South Dakota Palmer, regular. Tin L.
Whooley; substitute, Dan O. Ryan,
Louisa Beck has been appointed post
mistress at Manhattan, Crook county,
Wyoming, vie Btti M. Lincoln, resigned.
SOLDIERS . MITST STAKD TRIAL
Those Aeeosed of Cesapllelty to Har
der Given Over to Civil Courts.
WASHINGTON, Sept 6. -Acting Secre
tary of War Shaw today directed the com
manding officer at Fort Sheridan to turn
over to the civil officer of Athena, O.,
sevjn members of the Fourteenth battery
who are accused of complicity in the mur
der of a provost guard during a recent en
campment at the Ohio town.
Hears of Corona Treaty.
WASHINGTON, Sept (.The Stat de
pertinent has received through Minister
Takahlra formal notice of th conclusion
of th new treaty between Japan and
Corea providing for Japanese advisor to
th Cores n kings and for Japanese approval
of future treaties and concession. '
CHICAGO DAY AT ST. LOUIS
Mayor Harrison Appoint n' Con
Mltteo of Vmmw Haaare4 to Take
Charge of Bserrlses.
CHICAGO. Sept. (.-With a speolal ap
peal to the pride of Cbloago In the In
terest of th 'Otilebration of Chicago day,
October t, at th Louisiana Purchase ex
position, Mayor Harrison today appointed
a representative oommlttee of 400 members
which Is to tske charge of the arrange,
mente. It Is intended to make the day
nut only a credit to Chicago, but to give
the people of the city sud atale an opportu
nity to see the fair under th most Uvor
abla condition,, "
KENNEDY FOR CONGRESSMAN
Republicans of Second Nebraska District
Kama Candidate Quickly.
ACTION OF DELEGATES MADE UNANIMOUS
Ono Vote Token to Record Instruc
tions Given nt Prlmurlea aad
Then All Is Handed to the
Lender.
For Congress JOHN L. KENNEDY
For Judge HOWARD KENNEDY. JR.
Only one real feat .re marked the Second
district congressional convention In Wash
ington hall yesterday afternoon, for 1 had
all been decided by the voter Saturday.
Th! was the exit of Thomas W. Black
burn, who for eight years ha been not only
th chairman but the congressional com
mittee. Ilr. Blackburn, In opening the con
vention, made a speech, telling the dele
gate what to do and saying that faction
alism would exist In Douglas county as
long as there is the county or Douglas.
The convention made no nols at all until
John C. Wharton waa lntroduoed as Its
temporary chairman, when scenes of great
enthusiasm followed.
Mr. Blackburn counseled that the con
vention should name the committee and
the committee should be run Independent
of anything resembling any other commit
ted on the sphere. He admitted there wa
no contest as to who had been selected for
the congressional nominee-and read the
total figures of the district as shown by
the primary returns. These gave Kennedy
2,871, Gurley. 2,107, Burbank 28$, Breen 213
and .Raker 161.
Wharton Starts Enthusiasm.
Temporary Chairman John C. Wharton
tapped the enthusiasm with a short but
stirring speech about Mr. Kennedy and
republican policies. "W have assembled
In convention this afternoon for the pur
pose of placing in nomination one who will
carry the republlcau banner In the Second
congressional district of this state to vic
tory November 8," said Mr, Wharton. "We
are entering upon a campaign fraught' with
great responsibility, yet laden with the best
hopes and aspirations of humanity that
right, truth and Justnea and fairness shall
prevail. When .we consider the great
achievements of the republican party dur
ing the last two administrations, saying
nothing of the party history prior to that
period, wa wonder if there can be a para
mount Issue found jipon whlcc. our op
ponents can stand acceptably and credit
ably before the, people.
'I have every right and reason to con
gratulate you upon the selection of a con
gressional candidate and upon the success
that is certain In the district and state
this fall, for Nebraska will go republican
by at least 20,000 majority."
John W. McDonald was placed In the
chair as permanent presiding officer and
Walter Willis and Frank Furay were made
secretaries. Mr. McDonald made no re
marks. The roll call for the nomination
gave' Kennedy 85 votes, Gurley 86, Burbank
14, Raker VA and Breen Vi. Th last frag
ment waa tendered the Seventh ward can.
didae through a generous whim of Can
didate yr.. B.t KaKer, wno naa mo earpy
county df 'egatlon In h.!a pocket. '
Kennedy's Komlnntlon I'aaalmous.
Mr. Kennedy' nomination quickly waa
made unanimous, th motion coming from
A, H. Burnett, ono of hi antagonists at
the primaries. The deed waa done prmcl
pally with cheers and when the nominee
appeared on the stage in response to vocl
lerous call ne was given a iwee-minui
ovation. He said: I
The kindly feeling displayed by my op
ponent augurs tor republican succa-i. I
never anew Derore inai 1 naa so many
frlenda 1 say to those that were for othr
candidates that it has bcun deeply gratify
ing to me to have them come to me and
take my hand and say, "We were against
you In this camDalcn to this point, but now
we are tor you and with you." 1 have
never Deuevea inai ine men wno were ior
other candidates were against' me. They
are republicans, aa I am, and they had a
perfact rijcht to express their choice and
support their candidates. They were not
against me; tney were ror tneir candidates.
Ail i asK is tnat we Eet toaetner witn
the men who stood by me, shoulder to
shoulder, and carry forth the campaign- to
victory. We must not be lulled Into secur
ity In this contest. This district is now
represented by a gentleman of high attain
ments and hlsh character, and no man can
say anything against him personally. I will
not, ana I Deneve no man can, trutnruily.
This will be a campaign not of personali
ties, but of principles and we go Into the
contest against a democratic candidate who
Is hampered only by the platform of the
party to which he belongs a platform un
true and unsound and upon which no rep
resentative from the Second congressional
district ought to stand. But if you. the
electors of the republican party In this dis
trict, stand by me in this contest we will
redeem the district and will wipe out the
malortty that elected -Mr. Hitchcock and
will restore the ascendancy of the olden
daya .
I ConBdent of Election.
The ' party was - never ' stronger In the
hearts ef the people than today. It faces
problems of the present and the future with
the old courage and the old fidelity to the
Interests of th people that helped it to
solve great problems right In the past. We
have at the head of the ticket one of the
strongest men who ever sat In tha preslden.
uai cnair.
When I have heard the suggestions of the
people of this district 1 will use my own
judgment In congress, for 1 am confident
of election. Knowing the people have to
nominate and elect m, J will be responsi
ble only to them. I will undertake to get
for the Second district of Nebraska every
material thing to which it Is entitled. I will
consider that I represent not only the Sec
ond dlntrlct, but it is my duty to represent
the stoic- of Nebraska. . I pledge myself to
uphold President Rooevelt's hand, because
I believe, aa you believe, that every beat
of his heart and every thought of his mind
are what he believes to be for the beet
Interests of the people of the United
States. . .
- When the applause had subsided there
were many calls for Byron G. Burbank.
Mr, Burbank responded with a tribute to
Mr. Kennedy. .
John P. Breen, In response to demands,
talked briefly, largely In a humorous way,
H declared there la not a nobler character
than John L. Kennedy and said that fac
tionalism should be burled with hi nomi
nation. W. 3. Ralwr of Sarpy -county waa called
upon to apeak and promised that. Sarpy
county's usual democratic majority would
bo turned the other way thta fall.
Reoraranlslaar th Committee.
. A resolution providing for the reorgani
sation and enlargement of the eongres
sioual committee presented by John C.
Wharton was adopted unanimously. It
place th number of committeemen at
fifteen, apportioned as follows: Each
Omaha ward, 1; South Omaha, 2; Douglas
country districts. 1; Surpy county, 1;
Washington county, 8. Ths congressional
candidate 1 empowered to nam the chair
man and executive committee of Ave,
who may or may not belong to th general
oommlttee. Th executive committee la
to become a part of th congressional
committee.
Committeemen war elected by district
a follows: , . .
First ward. W. II. Champennyi Second
Charles 8'lser; Third. D. A. Itubln: Fourth,
J.ilin C. Wharton; Fifth, David H. Christie:
Klxth. J. W. McDonald; Seventh, a k
Continued oa fJecooa Pag)
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Real Estate and Insurance.
CITRUS FRUITS CASE DECIDED
Conrt Holds that Arbitrary Renting mt
Shipments Is a Violation
of Law.
1
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Sept. . Judge
Wellborn of the Unite States circuit court
today announced his decision In the case
of the Interstate Commerce Commission
against the Bouthern Pacific and the Atch
ison, Topeka A Santa Fe Railroad Compa
nies and their connecting lines, holding that
the arbitrary routing of citrous fruit ship
ments by Initial lines 1 opposed to the
provisions of th interstate commerce net
In that it destroy competition and places
the shipper at the mercy o fthe railroad
company.
Judge Wellborn ordered a decree entered
granting a writ of injunction.
Judge Wellborn In his decision makes
copious extracts from the testimony of
Paul Morton, former second vice president
of the Santa Fe company, and of other
prominent railroad officials. In which, they
say that the arbitrary routing of citrus
fruit shipping was for, the purpose of stop
ping the rebate system, which. It was
claimed, was to the detriment of the small
shippers and In order to maintain the tariff
rates. ,
Judge Wellborn holds that this position
Is untenable and against . bath the letter
and spirit of the Interstate commerce act
ENGLISH NAMES COMMITTEES
Commander-in-Chief of United Span
ish Wnr Veterans Annonnces
Appointments, '
INDIANAPOLIS, Bept. 6. -Captain W. E.
English, commander-in-chief of the United
Spanish War Veteran, has appointed the
following committees:
Executive The commander-in-chief, Sen
ior Vice Commander Colonel George M.
Moulton, Illinois; Junior Vice Commander
General WUlIam G. McKee. Indiana: Gov
ernor W. T. Durbln, Indiana; Senator
Charles Dick, Ohio.
Appeals and grievances Senior Vice Com
mander Moulton, Colonel James McClln
tock, Arisona; Colonel Wilder S. Metcalf,
Kansas; H. L. Warren, Michigan; Harry
F. Huber, Colorado. . ' ,
Rules and regulations Judge Advocate
General Judge I. N. Kinney, Michigan:
Thomas F. O'Neill, California; Ferdinand
Koenig. Pennsylvania; J.L. King, Dis
trict of Columbia;- B.jtLC. llajre;' Wis
consin. '
VERMONT : S REPUBLICAN
Effort of the Democrats to -Cat Pin
rallty Below Thirty-One Thou
sand Falls. . ' ,
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt, Sept. 6.
Vermont today elected a governor and
other state officers, two members of con-
gress. thirty state senator and on repre
sentative from each city and town. - A
was expected, the republicans .were gen
erally victorious, electing thetr entire ticket
and maintaining control of the legislature
by the uaual large majority.
The campaign was hard fought by both
of the leading parties, the 'democrats being
their efforts to a reduction of the republi
can majority of 31,000 given to William
W. Stickney for governor in 1900.
Returns received at midnight Indicate
that the republican in today's state elected
the . head of their ticket by a plurality
equal to if not greater than that returned
for Stickney.
GOOD RICE CROP IN JAPAN
Money Is Eaay and Conditions Are
Satisfactory In Island
Kingdom.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-A Uchlda, Japa
nese consul In New York, received today
the following cablegram from Y. Sakatanl,
vice minister of finance at Tokiol -
"Rice crop exceedingly good, nearly 8,600,
000 koko above th average. The money
market being easy, 10,000,000 treasury bills
will be Issued tomorrow (September 6). In
order to encourage savings, the Industrial
bank of Japan wilt issue B-yen premium
debenture for savings. The total of th
amount of postal savings on September 2
showed an Increase of about 4,000,000 yen
over the same date last year."
. Consul Uchlda Bay that the cablegram
show a most encouraging .condition of
affairs in Japan and that ha takes It to
mean that notwithstanding the war hi
country la flourishing financially, Indus,
trlally and commercially.
MIME OWNERS ARE ENJOINED
Owner of Wrecked Store at Cripple
Creek, Colo., Appeal to Fed
eral Conrts,
DENVER, Sept. 8. Judge John A. Mar
hall In the United State district court
today granted the application of the In
terstate Mercantile company, a Montana
corporation, for a temporary Injunction
restraining the members of the Cltlsens'
alliance and Mine Owners' association of
Teller- county from Interfering wlth.ts
business tn the Cripple Creek district.
The Interstate company acquired the union
tore formerly conducted by the Western
Federation of Miners In Cripple Creek and
It was raided and wrecked by a mob on
the night of August 30. The hearing waa
continued until September 20.'
ROAD PASSESA DIVIDEND
Conditions In thnt Stnt Cnnse Loss
to Colorado Southern Stock
holders. . NEW YORK, Bept. 6,-The director of
th Colorado Bouthern railway today
passed tha dividend on th first preferred
stock.
The following official statement was Is
sued :
Owing to the continued decrease in earn
ings resulting from conditions In Colo
rado the dliectors of the. Colorado South
ern Railway corapiiny have deemed it wlsa
sot to declar a Uvldu4 Pa lb first pre
ferred stock,' --U-
ENTIRE ARMY IS IN DANGER
Kouropatkin Deserves Great Credit if He
Can Bars It.
RETREAT A MOST DIFFICULT ; PROBLEM
War Onlro Says All Is Accordion- to
Prearranged Plan, hat Intelligent .
Russians Are Mo Longer De
' celved by Sneh Stories.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904 )
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. . (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Te'.cgram to
Tho Bee.) Oily on 'the arrival of the Her
ald and the English newspapers this morn
ing waa the true seriousness of the Llao
Yang retreat known. The stock exchange
turned panicky, consols leading In the fall
for a quarter of a point. A further tele
gram from Kouropatkin, brief and vague,'
dashed the hopes aroused yesterday that
the army had reached Mukden. On ' the
contrary, he is fighting hard In making a
retreat which one military expert consid
ers likely to be the most difficult In hla
tory, whll another1 says It wi:i redound
to Kouropatklri's strategical credit If he
can save the army. The truth Is, the keen
est anxiety reigns here whether- Kouropat
kin will make good his retreat The ab
sence of official news add to the wide
spread pessimism. Any one caring to visit
the War office rcoelves ready assurance
that the present serious events are a part
of the plan. This wa given out to ihe
French journalists, who faithfully trans
mitted such reports to their newspapers,
but such an Idea 1 not in the smallest
degree entertained among Intelligent Rus
sians whose ideas, according to what I
have heard, . are expressed much more
falrthfully by the Rubs, as follows: .
Haas Spenks Plainly, '
"Kouropatkin gave the order to retire
from Llao Yang, owing to his Inability to
hold that Important position. The fact Is
his withdrawal Is of great Importance from
a military and political point of view and
It will .play a great role in the future
events. It was quite unexpected, the Rus
sian public, relying on Kouropatkln's latest
telegram, saying he was only waiting to
close witn the enemy. The result of the
retreat is to, prolong fatally the campaign.
Russia' taking the offennlve Is postponed.
Nor will It be without Its effect on China,
already In a nervous condition. The Japa
nese will, . of course, strain every nerve
to reach Mukden as soon aa possible. From
official news - received it is impossible to
extract anything beyond the time gained to
Increase our forces.
"Unfortunately the Japanese can Increase
their forces as quickly a we can. Having
the command of the sea they can throw
thousands efvtroopav on' almost' any point
with rapidity. K "" " . " ' '" "
"It Is physically hiposslbl for. V' to
Increase quickly our strength. ' Wo must
not bide from ourselves the fact that" the
fatherland la now. In the position of de
fending tho . most vital Interest."
A sign of coming events Is that families
of officials are hastily leaving Secanln.' A
telegram from thence remarks pointedly
that th Japanese have not arrived yet
Owing to the absence of news, the general
opinion 'is. that, there Is a disaster pending
and for thla the public I prepared.
I am assured that. the Imperial visit to
the ship of the second Pacific squadron
wa made yesterday. This means immedi
ate departure for the sea.
LETTER FROM WOIXDED WRITER
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Message of Associated Press Corre
pondent Closed by Russian 6eer.
MUKDEN, Sept 6. The following mes
sage, ' describing ther earlier events of the
Japanes; attack on General Stakelberg'a
corps, oOuthwest or Llao Yang, August 30,
waa written on tho battle field by M. Klrl
loff, one of th Associated Press Russian
correspondents, and sent to ' Mukden for
transmission, just before the correspondent
was shot through the lungs:
This morning around Llao Yang guns
thundered unceasingly. The heights form,
ing a seml-clrcle around the city were dot
tea with Jels of flame and white clouds.
The spectacle wa clearly visible from the
water tower of Liao Yang. The Russian
left alone was not engaged. v
At 7 a. m. the correspondent rode to the
Russian center, where the Japanese were
centering In an attempt to break through,
and climbed Ue neighboring- heights fol
lowing a detachment sent to relieve the
skirmishers who had been covering ' the
battery commanded by PokoillofT, one of
the heroes of Klleuncheng. The Japanase,
according to custom, were shelling places
where they believed the Russian reserve
were located. Before the corerspondent
could reach the battery he. had to cross
a danger sone of 160 yards, projectiles fall
ing on it until the very ground Seemed ;to
quiver with wrath.
There wa a touching scene when the
skirmishers were reached. A Russian sol
dier met a brother whom he had last seen
In their native village. There were joyous
greetings." Then each went his way and
settled, down to the work of tiring, coolly
and deliberately. The Japanese nr was
spasmodic. Their bullets sang like birds
as they sped overhead, and tne Russians
cracked jokes about it
Two hours later the correspondent
reached the battery and found that Poko
tiloff and another officer, Costroft, had
been killed. Out of sixty gunners forty
were killed or wounded. Captain Tarasoff
was In charge of the battery. His quiet
courtesy recalled the hero of one of Count
Tolstoi's novels. Fifty yards away was a
splendid looking gunner, whose duty was
to record the success or failure of each
shot, the grim song of death, with deadly
messengers hurling around tlm, but the
Russian gunner stood erect and utterly
without heeding the danger to which be
was exposed.
The Russian officers had not eaten any
thlngaince the previous day, and the cor
respondent shared with them what provi
sions he had. ' The taste of food caused
them to realise the Intensity of their hun
ger. Prudence urged the correspondent to
leave the spot, but he was fascinated.
Her th message ended. . Th . officer
who sent forward M. Klrlloff' last dis
patch added
M. Klrlloff, who waa an enthusiast in his
work, had gained universal respect and
sympathy. lie was shot through ths
right lung while standing by our battery
and fell back, suffering intense agony, the
blood spurting from his mouth. Yet his
devotion to duty enabled hlin to overcome
his sufferings. lie insisted .upon being
laced on a torse so that he could get to
lao Yang and tile his dispatch. It took
him five hours to cover the five and a half
miles to Llao Yang. When he reached
there M. Klrlloff was so exhausted and
weak from loss of blood that we got him
Into th hospital, although against his
protest. He asked me to complete his
message for him. I am a soldier and no
writer, but I will say that after the awful
fight today we are still holding our posi
tions. Japanese bodies bestrew all the
heights Their los:u-a must run Into the
ten thousands We have lost i.uuO thus fur.
A' shrapnel shell burst two pares from
Oeneral ntakellterg (who remained for fif
teen hours under fire), killing two officers.
The general dm llgulljr wuuuded lu Loa
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SUMMARY OF WAR SITUATION
Kouropatkin Continues to Retrent
Hnrrassed by Japs Expert Attack
on Port Arthur Today.
The dearth of. Immediate press and ofllclal
dispatches from the present actual seat of j
the far eautern struggle continues. It Is
admitted by the Russian war office that no J
telegrams whatever were received from
General Kouropatkin bearing Tuesday's
date, -the last Tuessage to- the emperor from
the general being dated September 6 and
briefly telling that the army was advancing
northward, that it had extricated itself
from a dangerous poeltton, thnt there was
constant cannonading of the rear guard and
that the losses on that day were about 100.
The situation, In the light of the latest In
formation, may be summed up as follows:
The Russian forces are pushing on to
Mukden, greatly impeded by heavy roads
and floods, conducting an orderly retrent
and followed step by step by the Japanese.
Details of the fighting and of the exact
position of the opposing armies are lack
ing. ' .
The report that Kouropatkln's rear guard
had been annihilated and that the Russian
forces are In danger of being surrounded
Is dented by the Russian general staff. The
Russian war office Is entirely confident
that the retreat Is slowly but surely being
effected. . . '
From Toklo comes the official report that
the bulk of the Russian forces I still at
Yental. '' '
' The Japanese field marshal, in an ex
tended report Qf the fighting up to Septem
ber 4, says that the Russians burned all'
the railroad bridges over the Taltse river,
and predicts that while the Japanese list
of casualties Is not yet completed, the losses
will prove heavy. '
Vlceroy""Alexleff la on his way from Har
bin to Mukden.
The heads of Kouropatkln's long commis
sary trains have passed through Mukden
and are continuing northward.
The attack on Port Arthur continues, and
Chinese arriving at Che Foo say the Rus
sian garrison expects a general land and
sea attack today, (Wednesday).
KO NEWS FROM KOl'HOPATKI."
Lateat Report from the Commander
Came Monday Afternoon. N.
BT. PETERSBURG, Sept. 7.-2:10 a. m.
There has been no news from General
Kouropatkin since Monday afternoon. This
is attributed to the interruption of direct
communication with the commandeln
chief, owing to the transfer of the tele
graph office to Mukden, whither, messages
have Id be sent, by courier..
The utmost . confidence '.prevail at tho
war 'office that the Russian army la slowly
but-' surely effecting- tha retreat without
serious risk- of being cut off.
None 'the' less anxiety-1 'felt through
out the nation and this feeling Is shared
by the emperor. His majesty is unwill
ing at such a juncture to absent himself
from Peterhbf and has countermanded all
proposed journeys. He will not go to Wsr
aW or Llbau and remains closeted ' for
hour with his military advisers.
It I believed that the outcome of these
deliberations' will be an order to mobilize
several 'more arnW corps. . "
Late Tuesday evening the Associated
Press obtained the following statement
from the War office:
No telegram whatever were received
from General Kouropatkin today (Tuesday),
It is inferred that the only Russian troops
remaining at Yental September 6 are the
rear guard, whose mission is solely to re'
lard the enemy's movement There Is. no
Intention to hold this point, a It Is of
no Intrinsic jmportance. The stores there
have already been removed and whatever
was not removed wa burned.
An official telegram will probably ar
rive tomorrow (Wednesday) morning.
, The transfer of the telegraph office to
Mukden ha caused delay in th direct
transmission of messages.
A Runsan correspondent of the Asso
ciated Press aent a message from Mukden
Tuesday evening, more than twenty-four
hour after the dispatch of General Kouro
patkln's last published message. This cor
respondent give no details of the retreat
and the censor probably will not allow
the transmission of this news until ihe
commander-in-chief sends his report
The correspondent point out In hi dis
patch that the Russian forces are followed
tep - by step by the Japanese and are
greatly impeded by heavy roads and floods.
Hs adds: "It 1 Impossible to ssy how
long the 'fighting will continue, a the
Initiative I now in the hand of the Jap
anese." .
-The correspondent doe not conceal the
fact that the Russians are undergoing a
ever ordeal, but he says that the cour
at of the troop remain undiminished.
Bt Petersburg Is full of the wildest rum
ors, some claiming that Kouropatkln's rear
guard has been annihilated; that Kouro
patkln lis been taken prisoner and that
Port Arthur has fallen. These alarmist
report were circulated on th bourse and
at on tlm threatened to cause a panic
JAPANESE! ON HEELS OF RUSSIANS
Fighting-vHas Been Continuous Since
August 34.
, MUKDEN, Bept. C A Russian corre
spondent of the Associated Press supplies
th following:
"Our .retreat la being carried out under
heavy rpessure and with the Japanese on
our heels. The task is additionally difficult,
owing to the terrible condition of th
road and tha rivers, which are flooded.
"The fighting haa now been almost con
tinuous sine August H and how much
longer It will last It Is Impossible to say,
th Initiative I In th hands of the
Japanese. .
' "The number of live sacrificed and the
loss of supplies by burning, bridges being
blon up, etc., can only be ascertained
when we once more have concentrated and
this will occpy us for some days.
"Do not be under any misapprehension;
we will live through these heavy day and
still mor alarming night, for despite re
cent failure w have a steadfast 'faith In
the future and th spirit of th troops 1
unimpaired.
"Ther are number.: stories of heroism,
collective and individual, which It is Impos
sible to relate by wire.
"The Red rCoss Is working tirelessly,
not only tn . aiding th wounded, but In
establishing booths by th roadstd and
distributing food and tea to the sick, In
jured and starving. Th Chines nupula
Uoa. la la a atala ef Xenuent,
RUSSIANS
IN RETREAT
Kouropatkin BayiHe Has Extricated Army
from Dangerous Position.
RUMOR OF SEVERE REAR GUARD ACTION
No Details from Front Hits Beached Sot-
sian War Office Binoe Monday,
STORES ARE PASSING THROUGH MUKDEN
Supplies of Retreating Army An Sent
Beyond Alleged Stronghold.
r
RUSSIANS ARE, NOT DISCOURAGED t
War Office Believes Ther May B
Hope for Kouropatkln's Fore
Despite Loss of Lino
Yang.
ST. PETERSBURG, . Bept . Th em-
peror ha received th following from
General Kouropatkin, dated September 6:
Today, September 6,' the army is ad
vancing northward. It has extricated Itself
from the dangerou position tn which It
was placed, being threatened by the enemy
and having a narrow ' front
'The enemy throughout the day can
nonaded our rear guard, especially its left
flank, but without much effect
"We lost about 100 men today."
Severe Rear taoard Action.
ST. PBTJj;R6BUHG, bopt . .K6 p- m.
Private advice Irom Mukden say that
some of the reaa guard action In progress
are quite severe, put uu details have bean
received. i
4:13 p. m. Th Associated Press is author.
lzod in the name of the Kuesian general staff,
to deny the repot . winoh was in circulation
here last nlglu of the annihilation of Gen
eral Kouropatkln's rear guard. According
to the latest advices of the staff, no Uus.
alan force waa cut off, and It 1 believed
that there ia little danger of th Japanese
Intercepting Kouropatkin below Mukden.
The Information here is that th Japanese
force at Bensihu does not exceed two divi
sions at the most it 1 added, howtver.
that th staff ha hot yet received new
from th front under today' data.
It is understood that Russia Is trying to
negotiate for th purchase of the British
steamer' Calchas, captured by the Vladi
vostok squadron while on it way from
Pugel sound to Japan.
Russians Pasa Through Mukden.
MUKDEN, Sept. 8.-1:40 a. m. The com
missariat and column of artillery are ar
riving here and proceeding northward.
General Kouropatkln's army la engaged
id an extensive rear guard action.
The retreat, of General Kouropatkin' .
army Is being carried out in good, order,
despite the terrible condition- of the roads,
rendered nod Jen fy th raftl" which fell.
yesterday and today which mlr th lum-j .
berlng gun and. heavy transport train.
Long lines of Sommissarlat wagons drawn
by steamlngnules, horses and even but
locks re straining their way north over
the soaking, cut up main road from Yen
tal. Behind them come long train of
artillery and back of them still Kouro '
patkln' army.
Th Japanese are hanging on Kouropat
kln's flanks, keeping the Russian engaged
In a continuous rear guard action. Th
progress of the retreating army ha been
low . owing to the necessity of first get
ting through the baggage and guns, but
the heads of the commissariat trains al- '
ready have passed through Mukden and
are continuing their way . toward th
north. ,
The main Japanese army I marching up
along the roads eastward of tht .Russian
lines of retreat, which converge at Muk
den. Another Japanese army ia heading for
Mukden from tha westward, , coming from
the direction of the Llao river.
Marshal Oyama seems to be making a
race for Mukden. He evidently ha got
superiority in number, especially In ar
tillery. ; . ' ,
As thin dispatch waa filed th corr-.
pondent of. th Associated Prs could
hear the booming of the Japanese cannon .
which are In play fourteen mile from -'
Mukden. The skies are black and the air
Is stifling with th sens of suffocation,
which la felt her before a Storm breaks
strange harmony between th elements
and th menacing attitude of ths cons
manding armies. ,
Kurokt Oceuplea YentnL .
' TOKIO, Sept 6.-2. p. m. It 1 reported
here that the Rusulan' hav retired b
yond Yental. General Kurokl haa oocnV
pied the town. ' M, '
It 1 officially announced that a portion)
of the Russian force remain at. Ylnt
shulssu, south of Yental, where th bulk
of th Japanese army la aseambled.
AlexlenT Ooe to Harbin.
HARBJN, Sept . Viceroy Alexin" and
hi ataff hav arrived her from .Vladlvo.
atolc '. ' i -, '
' ' ' War Office Not Disturbed. '
BT. PETERSBURG, Bept 6. : p. m.
Apparently the War office la not greatly
disturbed by fear that Field Marshal
Oyama will cut oft General Kouropatkin
before ha reaches Mukden. According to
the latest' advice the Russian retreat 1
being effected In good order. The head
of transport train passed through Mukden
yesterday at noon and the faot that the
baggage trains continued on their way
northward of. Mukden, th War office ex
plains, doe not mean . that Koucopatkl
Is bound further north at this tlm, bat M
simply a natural precautionary measure,
even if he Intended to hold Mukden, tb
Russian formation during th operation
of an army locating th baggage train fo.--j
teen mile and the ambulance corps four
mile In th rear of th main body of
troop. ' y . ..
The new from the front Indicates that
Oyama, having failed to surround Kouro
patkin at Llao Yang, Is pressing Kouro.
patkln' rear with all the power of hi
tired troop, whll hurrying forward a
column which crossed "the Talta rivsr at.
Bensihu, thirty miles northeast of Llao
Yang and five ' miles du east of Yental
ststlon, In the hop of cutting th Rus
sian lln of retreat below Mukden. .
This oolumn may consist of fresh troop
In light marching order. Th Bensihu road
join the main road from Yental, Where
the latter la Intersected by tb Hun river, ''
three mile below Mukden. Once this point
is passed , Kouropatkin' army will hav
the Hun river between It and Oyama. Th
only uneasiness Is du to th possibility
that J pantiie light draft gunboat which,
according to report are coming up from
New Chwang. nilitht suddenly make their
appearance, the river being navigable to
thla point . '
Aa Kourppatkla yu friU.flr$ aj JTatv