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OMAIIA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1904 TWELVE PAGES.
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The
Omaha
FEW APPLY FOR WORK
Mxny of the Chicago Bntchen Do Not
Know Strike ii Orer.
UVE STOCK HANDLERS MUST WAIT
Manager Skinner Telli Them that They
Will Be Sent for When Needed.
TEAMSTERS MAY CONTINUE TO STAY OUT
Basinets Agent Golden Says They Will
Return a a Union or Not at AIL
SECRETARY TRACY ISSUES STATEMENT
He Says the Recall la a Moral Victory
for the Union Kansas City
I'nloas Ratify bouaelly's
Action.
CHICAGO. Sept. 9,-rMore than eoo live
stock handlera, who want out on a atiike.
appeared at the office of Manager Skinner
of the Union Stock Yards and Transit com
pany today to apply for their oldiposltlona.
H9 had previously announced that he would
employ all the old men needed:
Members of other unions were not ao
much In evidence when work was be tun at
the packing houses today.
Most of the men did not know that the
trlke waa off.
President Donnelly has received a tele
gram from the last member of the inter
national executive board of the butchers
giving permission to call oft the strike.
Nona of the atock handlera were taken
back, being- Informed that they would be
sent for when needed. It la understood
that before going to work they will be re
quired to sign an agreement setting forth
that they return as individuals and not as
an organisation.
Business Agent Golden of the teamsters
aald that the teamsters will go back to
work as an organization or not at all.
Tracy Isseea Statement.
The following statement waa issued by
James Tracey, secretary of the Allied
Trades Conference board:
The strike waa one of the most remark
able that lias ever occurred in the United
tfiate.. it waa remarkable for the absence
of olsorder. although bu.OuO men and women
were Involved. It prove that labor or
ganisations are law-abiding organisations
and their members engagea in a peaceful
effort to uplm the massei'. It is remark
able for the lact, which la even attested by
the police, that our ranks were practically
unbroken In spite of most advene condi
tions. It la remarkable because It waa a
fight against some of the largest corpora
tions lu the world in behalf of unsullied
workers. The aelf-sacrificie and heroism ot
the struggle has never been told, prooably
never will. Like ail strikes, it ended in a
vlotory , for the workers, because rather
than risk such a struggle the employers
?rlll be ready to treat with the unions In
he future on an equitable basis. Every
union will letaln its solidarity and will
come Out of this struggle stronger than
ever. J '.
Vice President Smith of the Meat Cutters
and Butchers' union aald the vote of the
conference board of the Allied Trades coun
cH o.-bring' .bo'.timuble to an "and res
unanimous." ' ' '
President Donnelly has telegraphed the
decision to all the eltlea where the work
men have been on strike. -
The conference board of the Allied Trades
council officially announced that the strike
was . at an end. It then adjourned, but
met Immediately and reorganized, the rep
resentatives of the butcher workmen not
being Included In the new. board. The
board ' flow consists of repaesentatlvea of
mechanical tradea unions, and a proposition
Is to be mado to the packers that the. mem
bars of these unions be taken back as
unionists or not at all. The butchers de
cided to return to work tomorrow.
Donnelly's Action Ratified.
KANSAS CITY. Bept. .-The action of
Preatdent Donnelly In declaring the pack-
lug house strike off waa unanimously rati
fied at 'a meeting today of the conference
board of the local employee. Tomorrow
many of the men will apply for reinstate
ment Strike OS at Baa St. Louis.
EAST ST. LOUIS, 111.. 8ep. . The
butchers' atrikt waa declared off today at
a mass meeting amended1 by 1,000 of the
I.J00 packing house employes who went
out eight weeks ago.
SEE HANDS OF THE GOULDS
Baa Fraaclsca Railroad Men Thlak
They Are Preparing to
Annas Road.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept .-The an
nouncement that Edward T. JelTsry, presi
dent of the Denver de Rio Grande railroad,
had been appointed director of the Western
Paclflo Railroad company is regarded by
railroad men as Indicating that the Goulds
are quietly preparing to annex that project
to the system of railroads which they con
trol. Having selected a route for the new line
across the Sierra and entered the eaatern
market for material for the construction of
this western extension of their roads, they
have now injected into the directorate of
the Western Paclflo company one of their
ablest representatives.
The Western paclflo Railway company
was organised to build from Salt Lake to
San Francisco and to construct certain1
branch lines In California. Its main line
will be about KM miles long and In all about
1.260 mllee-of road will be laid. Up to the
present time the Western Pacific has In
vested W.WO.OOO on Its project It has se
cured extenalve terminals on the harbor of
San Francisco and has perfected its en
trance to .he terminals as well aa having
acquired terminals In other eltlea In Cali
fornia. STOCKTON. Cat. Sept 9.-Dlrector Fred
M. Weat stated positively today that the
Goulds are the main backers of the West
ern Paclflo railroad, aa Indicated by the
election of Edward T. Jeffreys to the di
rectorate. Jeffreys is president of the Den
ver Rio Grande and at the head of a
number of other Gould lines. Mr. West
stated also that the Beckwlth Pass route
had been definitely decided upon, and that
there would not be more than 1 per cent
grade from Ban Francisco to Salt Lake
City. Construction will tegtn first at the
latter place and very soon work will begin
from Ban Franolsoo, Sacramento and Stock
ton. At Salt Lake City the Weatern Pa
clflo wll connect with other roads of the
Gculd System. .
President Entertains Foreigners.
OYSTER BAT, L. I.. Sept. IAustrian
Ambassador Baron HengelmuHec and Count
Appouvt. leader of the liberal party In
the lower houte of the Hunga
rian Diet, were guests of the president and
Mrs. rtooaovelt today at Sagamore Hill.
Count Anponyl dexired to pay liU respects
to President Kooaavult and His presentation
to him Unlay was arranaed through the
Austrian eiul.aaav. The visit, It is slated,
waa of no official significance, the desire
ft the distinguished callers being merely
y (Met S 3d stoat the braakUut in hla hum.
REPORTS ON THE ISLANDS
Archbishop of Hew Orleans Visits
Roane and Is Heeelved fey
Papal Secretary.
.
RO. " ' rt. I. Papal Secretary of State
Card!. r ry Del Val, who came to
Rome' 1 c from his summer residence at
Caatel Ifo to receive the diplomatic
corps, ' an audience to Archbishop
Chapelli apostolic delegate to Cuba
and For t and archbishop of New Or
leans, w " a special distinction, audi
ences be I y rnre now.
The arc. li " explained that the object
of bis via. to present hia homage to
the new p -nJ to submit the report of
his delegation to Cuba and Porto Rico and
of the archilloceee of New Orleans. The
aecretary was most cordial and expreased
a wish to see more of Archbishop Chapelle
during lils atay In Rome.
THIBETAN OFFICERS BIG TREATY
Terma of Compact Not Given Oot fey
British Officials.
LHASSA. Thibet. Sept. 9. (via Gyangtae)
Sept. 9. Colonel Younghusband, head of
the British mission, and the Thibetan offi
cers algned a formal treaty today in their
apartments of the dalal lama at Potala.
The ceremony waa simple and It was con
ducted amid quaint and picturesque sur
roundings. The terms of the treaty were
read out only In the Thibetan language.
Ita details will be published later by the
foreign officers at Simla. The proceedings
closed with a short speech by Colonel
Younghusband.
The dalal lama Is now supposed to be
well on hla way Into Mongolia, and the offi
cers insist that his sctlon amounts to ab
dication. The- administration Is now car
ried on by a council of regency. It ia be
lieved that the tashl lama will eventually
be recognised aa the supreme religious
head.
The arrangements for. the return of the
British are complete.
MEXICO AT T1IK CHINESE COURT
Learnt ion to Be Established By
Southern Republic at Peking;.
BERLIN, Sept 9.-MexlCu will shortly es
tablish a legation at Peking. Don Carlos
Lera, now Mexican minister to Japan, will
also be minister to China, The charge
d'affaires here during Don Lera's absence
wil' be Don Maurlclo Wolhelm. secretary
of tho legation, who has already arrived
lb this city.
The establishment of a Mexican legation
here is not connected with any special ob
ject, but for general purposes, mainly to
promote mercantile agencies.
DISLIKE CHINESE LABOR LAW
British Trade I'aloalats Protest
Against Ita Labor Ordinance. .
LEEDS, . England, Sept. I. The Tradea
union congress today unanimously adopted
a resolution emphatically protesting against
the government's action in sanctioning the
South African labor ordinance, as opposed
to the best interests of British workmen
at home and abroad, as sanctioning condi
tions of labqr unfit for human beings and
as contrary to the anti-slavery trsdltlons
of the British empire. '
Police Start foe tho North. -
WINNIPEG. Manitoba, Sept. 9. Inspec
tor Peltier and ten men of the Northwest
mounted police will leave Reglna tomorrow
to the take the steamer Arctic for Hudson
bay. . Superintendent Moody, who goes In
command., will meet them at Quebec The
crew of the Arctic has been chosen from
me a who are engaged in the sealing In
dustry of Newfoundland and are familiar
with Ice work. They will plant the Ca
nadian ensign on all the northernmost
points of British North America and
apend the winter In the farthest north.
' Dr. George Lorlmer.
AIX LES BAINES, France, Sept. 9.
Rev. Dr. George Lorlmer of New York,
pastor of the Madison Avenue- Baptist
church, who died at the Hotel R.'glna here
yesterday, had been suffering from an af
fection of the lungs, with urio compile
tlona Dr. Lorlmer leaves three married
daughters Mrs. Gilbert E. Porter and Mrs.
Herbert Dunleavy of Chicago and Mrs. Ed
ward Russell of Denver.
Gorman War Ships to I'se Oil.
BERLIN, Sept. 9. The admiralty has or
dered two new tank steamers to bo built
at Kiel. They are to supply petroleum aa
fuel to German .warships. Oil as a subsid
iary fuel has already been used so suc
cessfully on battleships that the govern
ment designs using it in larger quantities
in the future.
No Reporta of Rlota.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept 9. The minis
ter of the Interior says ho reports of ex
tensive anti-Jewish disturbances in several
of the governments Of southwest Russia
have been received. The only recent dis
turbance, It Is sdded, was a small affair at
Blela. near Kieff, in which no one was
killed.
Llptoax to Visit tho Fair.
LONDON, Sept 9. Sir Thomas Llpton
leaves England the end of September for
St. Louis, where ha probably win be the
guest of D. R. Francis, president of the
exposition.
Reatrlcta Use of Rnsslnn Flag;.
ST, POTERSBPRG. Sept. 9. A law has
been gazetted providing that henceforth
only ships owned by Russians shall be al
lowed to fly the Russian flag.
Ready for State Fair.
TANKTON. 8. D., Bept. 9. The twen
tieth annual South Dakota atate fair la
now only two daya away and the work
of preparation la almost completed. The
grounds aro In perfect condition and the
track Is being put Into a first class shape.
The grasa on the grounds has been cut
short and the whole lnclosure has been
made spick and epan for the big event
The buildings have been redecorated In
side and out In the Woman's building a
force Is at work decorating the Interior
of the building and preparing exhibit
spaces. The exhibit of cattle, horses,
swine, sheep and poultry will be greatly
Increased over the large exhibits of last
year. One of the features of the fair wll!
be the exhibit of thoroughbred horses. The
racing purses will street a large number
of fast horses and tho afternoons of the
racing days are being anxiously awaited.
The amount of 12.500 has been appropriated
for the speed department
Shoots Her Husband. . .
PIERRE, 8. D., Sept 9. (Special Tele
gram.) Mrs. Margaret Barber of Fort
Pierre waa brought to this city and lodged
la Jail last night on a charge of shooting
with Intent to kill.. The Information waa
filed by her husband, R. G. Barber. It
appears the couple got Into trouble last
night, resulting la the wife putting a
charge of shot Into the arm of her hus
band. The woman claims self defease.
She has a hearing at Fort Pierre tomo.
row.
STRIKE NO LONGER EXISTS
South Omaha. Unions Ratify Aotion of the
Executive Committee.
MANY MEN READY TO GO TO WORK
Packers Will Hare Chance to Employ
All the Trained Help They
Need from Today For.
ward.
After having received advices from Pres
ident Donnelly and the allied trades lead
ers In Chicago the butchers and mechanical
workers met Friday afternoon and ratified
tho action of the leaders. The butchers
met at Laltner's hall, whl'e the mechanical
workers met at Franek's. The men at both
meetings were told of the action of the
leadera In Chicago and that the Strike had
been declared off. All that was needed
was a ratification of tho action of the
leaders.. As there was nothing else to
do .the men declared the ' strike st an
end as far as they are concerned, and
left the hall with the purpose of securing
employemnt aa soon aa possible.
The expectation la that the packers will
give preference to o'.d 1 men who want to
return to work. On this point the pack
erst are not saying much with the excep
tion of E. A. 'Cudahy, who declares that
he will endeavor to give his old men back
their places as rapidly aa possible.
As Saturday Is a light day at the pack
ing plants It Is not expected that many
old men will apply for work, bat on Mon
day the union men say that they will
return with the expectation of being given
employment. A great many of the skilled
men appear, to be sure of getting Imme
diate employment, but for the unskilled
there seems to be some doubt Men are
quitting every day at the packing houses,
but with the old men coming back there
Is no difference In the aggregate number
on the payroll.
Business Already Improved.
A little more than the usual output of
packing house products was sent out yea
terday, but this waa in no way responsible
for some of the old men returning to work.
The products sent out were meats that
had been In the cellars for some time and
salt and smoked meats. Nearly a'l of the
men employed at the stock yards have
returned to work. When the strike started
a portion of the force went 'to the coun
try. These men are coming back dally,
and now the force In the yards is nearly
up to normal. Live stock of all kinds can
be handled without delay and the railroad
department of the yards Is prepared to
take care of any big runs that may
come In.
There seems to be some fear In cer
tain parts that unless all of the union
men return to work by Monday there will
be trouble. This ldeo. Is scouted by labor
leaders here, who say that the men are
still being held in check ' and that any
trouble that may come will be from roughs
who have no affiliation with organized
labor. '
Commencing today the police will make
an effort to keep the sidewalks clear of
man..- who have been In the habit of
congregating 'at Twenty-alxtfc ' and -N
streets. There Is no objection f.o men
going to and from labor headquarters,
but the police board declares that the
sidewalks must ' not be blocked fro.n
now on.
As to the calling off of the strike all the
local labor leadera have to say is that
South Omaha made a good fight and that
under the circumstances general good
order waa maintained. All, of course, re
gret that the result waa not different,
but as matters now stand there Is nothing
else to do but to return , to work and
make the best of it.
CASES TO BE ENDED IN COURT
Prosecution of Strikers Will Not Be
Dropped.
In reference to the further prosecution
of the contempt caseo against the strikers
In the federal courts, now that the strike
has been called off, W. L. Belby, one of the
consulting attorneys for the packers, said:
"The cases will be pushed to completion.
In fact, the cases are not yet finished be
fore Judge Munger, the defense still hav
ing a number of witnesses to examine, and
then the prosecution will be given the op
portunity for rebuttal. We are obliged to
continue the case"! out of deference to
Judge Munger. They are brought because
of the violation of the injunction order of
the court.
"There are really two classes of cases
the contempt cases before Judge Munger
and the assault or criminal cases before
United States Commissioner Anderson.
Where the defendants have been bound
over to the federal grand Jury by Commis
sioner Anderson, we have nothing further
to do with the cases. Several more of these
cases are to be heard before him, and these
are now out of our hands."
Confidence Men Forfeit Bonds.
HURON, 8. D., Bept 9. (Speclal.)-Judge
Charles 8. Whiting began the September
term of circuit court for Beadle county
here this morning, with thirty-five civil
and seven criminal cases on the calendar,
the most Important of the latter being
the case" against H. L. Hubbard, for the
killing of W. O. Cakebreaa. -when the
cases against John Murray and.' Frank
Moore, the men arrested here on' July 4,
for operating a - confidence ' game, were
called -net the. man put In an appearance
and their bonds of $100 'each were de
clared forfeited. The term will doubtless
continue two weeks or more.
Omaha Man is Injured.
BUFFALO, Wyo., Bept . (Special.)
What will probably prove to be a fatal
accident occurred last night aa the Sheridan-Buffalo
stage coach waa running down
Bonner hill. A part of the harness gave
way, the horses ran and overturned the
coach at the foot of the hill. W. Atherton
of Omaha, ex-Mayor Kennedy of Buffalo
and William Andrews, the driver, were
caught under the demolished stage coach.
Atherton and Kennedy received painful
Injuries and Andrews was so badly crushed
that he will die.
' Automobile Injures Three.
PITTSBURG, Sept Three persons hava
been Injured here in a collision between a
large racing automobile and a park trap
All probably will die. Those Injured were;
C. B. Lawton, Mlsa Dora Murdock, Miss
Carrye E. Murdock. all of Pittsburg. The
trap waa overturned with the three victims
underneath.
Raaaro War la Threatened.
BUTTE, Mont., Sept. 9. Another range
war between cattlemen and sheepmen haa
broken out In the country adjoining Pryor
mountain, across the Wyoming Hue. The
camp of Ueorge Crosby waa attacked at
night and 4U or 600 of hla sheep killed
by driving them over a cut In a canyon. ,
Fatal Fight la Illinois.
BLOOMINGTON. 111., Bept. 9 Frank
Mljelnslstsy Is daad at his home In Glrarl
aa a result of the wounds Inflicted during
a quarrel by Jo Gloslo of the aame place.
Glosla nailed In the dark for his victim
and then attacked him with a knife. Tito
aassUeat la now In Jail at CaxUuvlUe,
PARLIAMENTARIANS AREj READY
Reach St. Leal and Will Begin
Their Sessions Monday
Moraine.
ST. LOUIS,' Bept. 9. The International
Parliamentary union, composed cf 128 dele
gates from America, Austria. Belgium,
Denmark, Eng'aad, France, Germany,
Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Roumanla, Swrden and Switzer
land, arrived her on two special trains
todey and next week trill hold their
twelfth annual session. 'This body Is com
posed of the members of the different na
tional legislatures.
The organisation waa perfected at Paris,
1888, having grown out of the conference
of ten English and thirty French parlia
mentarians who had assembled to discuss
the execution of an arbitration treaty be
tween England and France. With the ex
ception of one yar. annual sessions have
since been held, Hurting the meeting In
Paris In 1900 and the peace congress at
The Hague. At tbia session' questions
which were discussed at The Hague con
gress will be taken up for final decision,
and the St. Lou la session promises to be
the 'most Important assemblage ever held.
The first session will bo held Monday at
the World's fair. In the tnentlme the vla-
Itora will be entertained at the exposition.
The conference will dlacuaa, among other
matters of moment to all nations, those
questions which were recommended at The
Hague conference, such as rights and duties
of neutrals, Immunity of Trrrvate property
at sea, expectation of arbitration treaties,
reduction of armaments, creation of per
manent official congrcaa of nations to sup
plement The Hague court. It Is learned
that some members of the American dele
gation will Introduce a resolution asking
the president to Invite all nations to send
delegations to , a conference empowered to
negotiate arbitration treaties and to con
sider the steps the,' governments can taks
In regard to tho questions above enume
rated. . . . r - I
The conference a Tha Hague. gave blr'.h
to The Hague court and It Is considered
possible that St. Louis may have the honor
of being the place In, which tho protracted
movement for the creation . of .a world's
congress to supplement - that court, la
initiated. If thla becomes a reality the St
Louie . conference will have . a prominent
place In the workl'a history- - ,. .
FOUR DEAD, THIRTY-FIVE HURT
Passenger Train .Goes Through a
. Trestle and Freight Train
Falls on Top of Wreck. '
PORTSMOUTH. Va.( Bept . Four per
sons were killed and thirty-five were In
jured early today when a train oo the Sea
board Air line railroad, consisting of an
express car, a mall ear, two days coaches
and a. Bleeping car. . was derailed at a
trestle Just south of the -Catawaba river
in South Carolina, and was run Into by
a' locomotive and -caboose, that, followed.
The dead: i - . .,
E. Y. BARKSDALE, engineer of ftv:iit
locomotive. ' rV'1 '
ED. ROBERTS, fireman o;paasenger.
MRS. BLACK. ' ' A '' . j
UNIDENTIFIED WOMJkiV. ':
The injured all live lo the south and
for the most part -were not seriously hurt
J. M. Barr, first vice president and gen
eral manager of the road, said today that
there was evidence of a matrcious attempt
to wreck the train, a number of' Joints
having been found disconnected.', The loco
motive of the passenger train passed over
the trestle -and went down the r embank
ment. A locomotive and caboose. , ; which
had been passed by the passenger . train , a
short distance east : of the, point where
the ace'dent occurred, ra.t Into the dam
aged trestle and fell on top of the pas
Bcnger train. . - .
Survivors say that when the train went
crashing over the embankment every lght
went out, passengers were thrown heads
over heels against the side of the coaches,
bleeding and bruised. Some were rendered
unconscious. Mrs. Black, sitting' with her
husband, was the only passenger killed. .
As the scrambling and shouting went
on In the dark above the noises a brake
man, with hla head half way out of a win
dow, was heard to shout "My God, the
freight train Is coming upon us." In less
than a minute the freight, which had left
Monroe fifteen minutes behind tho pas
senger train, struck the open spaee where
the bridge had fallen and plunged Us way
through the passenger cars. The woman
whose identity could not be discovered then
met her death, the freight locomotive hav
ing crashed through the side of the car In
which she
FOUND DEAD ON TOP OF CAR
Lifeless Body of Unidentified Man
Taken from Roof of Mall . '
Train.
NEW TfORK, Bept. 9 While passengers
were alighting from the Chicago limited
train which arrived at the Grand Central
station today the lifeless body of a young
man with hla head crushed waa found lying
on the roof of the mall car. - One arm waa
clasped around a ventilator and the body
was held firmly on the narrow roof. It is
supposed the young man waa stealing a
ride and that he was struck by one of the
low bridges along the line.
A letter signed by Paul Nanke of this
city recommending "A. Jacobaon" as a den
tist was the only clue to the man's Identity.'
There was nothing to Indicate where he
had boarded the train or how far the life
less body had been carried on the swiftly
moving train.
The body waa later Identified 'as that ot
Abraham Jacobaon, son of a neckwear
dealer of this city.
CHANGE IN BURLINGTON ROAD
Lines West of tho Missouri River
Divided Into Two Operating;
, Divisions.
CHICAGO, Sept 9 Another move wee
made today in the reorganization of th
Burlington system. Effective tomorrow thW .
lines west of the Missouri river wfll be
divided Into two districts. The Nebraska
district will embrace the Lincoln, Wyntore
and McCook operating divisions, snd the
Wyoming district will Include the Alliance,
the - Sheridan and the Sterling operating
divisions. H. E. Byram has been ap
pointed general superintendent of the Ne
braska district and W. u. Rhodes general
superintendent of the Wyoming district.
Movements of Oeoaa Vessels Sept. .
At New York; Arrived Algeria, from
Naples. v
At Glasgow: Arrived Siberian, from
Philadelphia.
At Copenhagen: Sailed United States,
for New York -
At Dover: Balled Blaecher, for New
York.
At Movlllc: Balled-Fthlopla. for New
York; Tunisian, for Montreal.
At Queenstown: Sailed Cretlc, for Bos
ton. At Liverpool! aUed-Arablo, for New
York-
PILLS' OF LADING FORGED
Backi bad Trust Oompaniei Victimized fof
Pcisibly Haifa Million.
ST. JOSEPH GRAIN DEALER UNLOADS THEM
Omaha Banks Said to Be A mens; the
Victims of the Manipulation ot
W. M. Harrouh, Who Lost
on Board of Trade,
I
HT. JOSEPH. Mo.. Bept ,-(Speelal Tele
gram.) Forged bills of lsding for an
amount aggregating close to IMO.OOO have
been Issued from St. Joseph In the last six
months and many bank and trust com
panies of St. Joseph, Omaha, Kansas City,
Chicago, 8t. Louis and New York have
been swindled.
The discovery of these forgeries waa
made ten days ago by a bank In New
York City making an Inquiry at the Bur
lington headquarters In this city regarding
bills of lading said to have been Issued by
W. K. Adams, local freight agent. The
bills of lading had been sent to New York
by W. M. Hnrroun, the wen known eleva
tor man, who has offices In many western
cities. According to the Burlington o fa
cials Mr. Harroun was spprlsed of the 'dis
covery snd he Is alleged to have gone to
New York, where he said he had adjusted
the matter satisfactorily to the bank.
But the Burlington officials were not
satisfied. Judge 'O. M. Spencer, general
solicitor of the Burlington, tonight said:
"Further Investigation revealed other
forgeries and today Mr. Harroun made a
statement to me In which he confessed to
forging 170 bills of lading on the Burling
ton. Out of these forgeries he said he had
received $1C"000. Later In the day I under
atand he confessed to other attorneys that
the forgeries would aggregate ttOO.000 and
possibly more. Mr. Harroun said he and
his brother had lost 1280,000 on the stock
market In Chicago two yeara ago and the
loss of this large sum had crippled him
so badly that he had resorted to these
forgeries In order to recuperate his de
pleted finances. When a bill of lading was
due others were issued to take them up
mnd In this way Mr. Harroun says he waa
enabled to continue this practice for sev
eral months." -
- At the residence of Mr. Harroun, 120S
North Eighth street, tonight It was said
he was at home. Efforts to gain access
to him failed. His private aecretary and
business associates refused to make any
statement.' It Is known that Mr. Harroun
today wired creditors throughout the
United States Informing them of his fi
nancial troubles. "
B. G. Gray, cashier of the American Na
tional bank of Kansas City, held a long
conference with Harroun this evening In
an effort so his attorney said, to secure
some adjustment of Mr. Harroun'a busi
ness difficulties. The Interview was not
satisfactory, to Mr. Gray.
Creditors from Chicago, Kansas City, St.
Louis and Omaha will arrive tomorrow
ii'ornlng.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
New' National Bank; Authorised te
"J'." Cemsienee Bostness'ht
V. ' 'Randolph;'. t .""-"
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(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Sept 9. (Special Tele
gram.) The application of John Oliver, W.
H. Btageman, J. W. Black. James F. Toy
and J. W. Stageman to organise the First
National bank of Randolph, Neb., with $60,
000 capital, has been approved by the
comptroller of the currency.
Wyoming 'postmasters appointed: Pine
da!, Fremont county; John F. Patterson,
vice Cella Graham, resigned. Salem, Lara
mij county, John Hanson, vice Swan J.
Folk, resigned.
Geographers Are Busy.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 9. -At today's ses
sion of the eighth Geographical congress
"Government Surveys" was the general
subject under consideration. Papers were
read by Dr. Adolph Marcuse, Germany;
Arthur O. Wheeler, Calgary, Canada; Pro
fessor J. F. Bay ford. Washington. D. C;
F. W. Matthes. Washington, D. C; Colonel
A. Laussedal, Paris, France; Professor A.
Penck, Vienna, Austria: Carroll D. Wright,
Washington, D. C. Mr. Matthes' paper
treated on the topographical methods used
for the new detail maps of the grand can
yon of the Colorado river.
May Send Torpedo Boats East.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-The proposi
tion to send to the Astatic station a tor
pedo boat flotilla as an adjunct to tho flo
tilla of destroyers sent out In 'the spring
is under consideration at the Navy depart
ment It is probable they will be sent
eventually. Lieutenant Commander Lloyd
H. Chandler, . who was sent to Japii) to
study torpedo boat developments, has ad
vised the department. of his arrival In this
country and will come to Washington to
report.
Hope to Repair Gun Sights.
.WASHINGTON, Kept 9. While the bat
tleships of the North Atlantic fleet are In
dock thla month, It la hoped, the work of
rcaightlng their guns may be begun.
Chinese Minister Returns.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-8lr Chen Tung
Liang Cheng hat returned to Washington
for the season and opened the Chinese "le
gation. TEMPLARS HAVING GOOD TIME
Business of tho Conclave Is Over and
They Spend the Day Sight. '
Seelag. v
BAN FRANCISCO. Bept. 9. The Knights
Templar, having . completed the work of
their national encampment, are devoting
the remainder of the week to sightseeing
snd social enjoyment. Today many of them
crossed the bay to witness the celebration
of admission day. at Oakland by the Na
tive Sons of the Golden West. Several hun
dred knights and ladlea Inspected the for.
tiflcalious of the harbor and a large num
ber participated in other excursions. Re.
ceptlons were held by nearly all the com
ma nderles.
KILLED UNDER A' MONUMENT
While Kneeling at Grave New York,
' Man Is Crushed to
Death.
NEW TORK. Sept 9. While, kneeling be
Bids a grave In Washington cemetery at
Gravesend. Yet la Belkowlts, 18 years old,
was crushed to death by the family monu
ment, a heavy granite shaft, which top.
pled over. .
Investigations led to ths belief that tha
foundation of the monument might have
bean undermined by tho digging of a grave
nearby, and two of tho grave diggers were
arrested. i ,
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
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SUMMARY OF WAR SITUATION
Russian Army Safe at Mukden and
There Hns Been No Fnrtbor
FUthtlns; nt Outposts.
There la still a lack of specific informa
tion regarding the exact situation in Man
churia. The Russian general staff, lacking
details. Is unable to speak authoritatively,
while advices from Japanese sources are
significantly lacking. It Is established that
the Russian army Is safely at Mukden and
that the retreat was accomplished in good
order, in spite of the harassing Japanese,
sodden roads and the fact that Kouropatkln
was hampered by more than 12.00J wounded.
There ia nothing yet to Indicate the where,
abouts of the three Japanese armies. When
last heard from Kurokl's forces were on
the Russian left flank and steadily pushing
northward, but - Viceroy Alexleft reports
that railway and telegraphic communica
tion between Mukden and Harbin is unin
terrupted. General Sakhoroff reports that
there was no fighting during Thursday and,
while the outposts are still In contact,
they are not exchanging shots. A detailed
list of the Russian loases Is promised to
day and It Is said that these losses will
approximate 90,000, as against 90,000 for the
Japanese.
It Is officially reported that Kouropatkln
haa not been wounded.
JAPANESE
ABANDON
PI RSI IT
Russian Army Safe at Mukden After
Frightful Experiences.
St. PETERSBURG, Sept. M. 1:60 a. m.-
It seems to be definitely established that
Field Marshal Oyama's tired troops aban
doned on Wednesday the attempt to head
oft General Kouropatkin, whose army has
arrived safely at Mukden after frightful
experiences in floundering through mud and
mire over the Mandarin road.
Borne descriptions of the scenes ' along
the Mne of retreat are almost Incredible.
They tell how the men lay down in tho
mud and slept In a drenching rain.
It is evident that 'the last determined
effort of the Japanese to bring Kouropatkln
to 3ay was made on Tuesday, but the Rus
sian commander-in-chief faced about and
two corpa with artillery beat off the Japa
nese, while the remainder of the troops
continued th march to Mukden. After that
the Japanese could only hang onto the
flanks and try ' to shell the retreating
columns from the hills.
The outposts are still In contact, but
they are not even exchanging shots.
A late Associated Press dispatch sent
fro.-n Mukden describes the' horrible plight
of the tentless and shelterless soldiers.
The detailed statement of the Russian
losses, which it Is promised will be Issued
ori Saturday," Is awaited with fntehsrf In
terest The general expectation Is that the
losses will approximate 20,000, as against
30,000 for tha Japanese.
The work of burying the dead was left
to the Japanese, who were forced to at
tempt the task as a matter of self-preser-vati
in, but it ; was an Impossible under
taking. The awftfl rains have handicapped
the work of cremation on which the Japa
nese relied and only allows trench burials.
Not only Is such burial one of great diffi
culty, but it is almost valueless' from a
sanitary point of view, the storms under
mining soon after It Is accomplished.
The care of the wounded has taxed the
hospitals to the utmost. One correspond
ent says that 12,000 wounded had passed
through the Mukden hospitals up to Sun
day, and only the most severe cases could
be attended to by the nurses and surgeons.
Many, therefore, had to be left to th
rough, tut well meant, care of their com
rades. Now that the battle of Llao Yang Is his
tory, officers of the general 'staff are more
disposed to discuss some of the purpose
of the( fight but they still lack scientific
Information, malting It imposalble to speak
on many points, ,
General Kourppatklh'a army of Llao
Yang consisted of twenty battalions of In
fantry, 147 . squadrons of cavalry and 700
guns, , approximately 108,000 bayonets, 1,600
sabers and 10,000 gunners. Portions of two
European corps and one Siberian corps
had been left at Mukden, and a number of
those reserves were brought Into the light.
The size of the Japanese army haa not
been definitely established, but Its actual
fighting force Is supposed to have bad a
superiority In numbers of from 60,000 to
60,000 men, and a considerable superiority In
artillery.
One of the chief advantages possessed by
Field Marshal Oyama, according to Rus
sian experts, consisted In the greater elas
ticity In movement and In handling, on
account of the separation of the three re
spective armies of Generals Kurokl, Oku
snd Nodcu. , Kouropatkln very late also In
troduced the same system after a fashion,
when he created tho eassern and southern
armieo under the respective commands of
Generals Ivanoff and Saroubaleft. but these
armlea had not been acting Independently
for months, while the Japanese had been
acting separately.
On his arrival at the seat of war. Lieu
tenant General Bllderlng of tha Seven
teenth army corps, took over the command
of General Ivanoff, who though a seasoned
snd tried commander, familiar with hla
men, with the field of battle and with- the
tactics of the Japanese, had to give way to
a man older In years, but possessing none
of these sdvantages. The change in com
manders st such a critical tlms Is re
garded as extremely unfortunate. Al
though It Is admitted that the eastern
army had to face Kurokl, who had earned
a reputation as rhv most skillful of the
Japanese leaders, tha poor ahowlng which
It made In comparison with the southern
army under BarouliakfT. , perhaps not al
together unjustifiably, might be attributed'
to tbla change of commanders, and the
battle might has been won If Bllderllng
had been able to duplicate In the east the
splendid stand which the southern army
mads against Oku and Kodsu
Says Rasalana Are Demoralised.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 9. Nlght.) A special
messenger of the Tartar gencrsl at Muk
den, who escaped from that city through
tha cordon of Russian outposts, reports,
according to advices received here, that
the Russian army Is utterly confused and
demoralised, especially the remains of tha
two Russian army corps which recently
joined General Kouropatkin's forces.
i Qolctat Che Feo. .
CHE FOO, Bept 9. No further news was
received here from Port Arthur or elsewhere
GALL CAtfflT
BEANEREI
Linevitch Needs Troops Himself nd I
Unable to Help Kouropatkin,
ATTACK ON VLADIVOSTOK IS EXPECTED
Russian Eniinsa Interest - Seriously
Affected Vy the War.
CIVILIANS PREPARE TO LEAVE MUKDEN
Taken to Indicate Russians Do Kot Intend
to Stop There.
JAPANESE FORCES ARE - NOW RESTING
Silence from that Side ot tho Llao
Token to Indicate Something
May Bo Expected at aa
Early Date.
. t
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1901.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Bept. 9.-KNew York
Herald Cablegram 8peclal Telegram to
The Bee.) Owing to the' Immediate prob
ability of needing troops for the defense
of Vladivostok, it transpires that General
Llnevltch cannot aend the auperlor fores
called for by General Kouropatkln. This
and other ' uncomfortable reporta fly
through ths Bourse today with the effect
that consols are down to 91, ths loweat
point reached yet.
Business men fully realise that the waf
Is to be prolonged, while hostilities even
now are seriously affecting trade. An In
stance is the Nljonl Novgorod fair, always
reckoned a sure barometer. It closed show
ing a 25 per cent reduction In the volume
of business, while of weightlAV Import. Is
the announcement that not less than 1.000,
000 roubles (1500,000) worth of bills falling
due have been protested.
The story of the Inability of merchants
to meet their obligations going to Nov
gorod waa spread widely over the country
and another issue of 40,000,000 roubles ($20,
000,000) notes Is announced. The enormous
Josses of life recently have caused a fur
ther call on reserve officers, while all who
volunteer are forthwith accepted.
Military 'men differ as to where the next
fight is to be. Borne say under the walls
cf Mukden, others Tien Ling, while the
Invalids is of the opinion the next 'battle
will be fought In the spring at Harbin.
This evenlng'a reports go to tha effect that
Kurokl has . tackled . Count Meyenbergs
forces, and , another that Kouropatkln. la
wounded. I cannot veonflrra either. ,
'tRumor has it tht rtw -second Paclflo
Squadron starts tomorrow. I believe from,
good sources that .they cannot gat away
until Monday at the earliest. -
Japanese Aro Resting;.
MUKDEN, Bept 7. (Delayed In Trans
rnlaslonO The Ruaso-Chinese bank at Muk
den haa been closed and the civil authori
ties are preparing to leave.
September 9,-12:80 a, m. All con
tinues quiet at Mukden. All anxiety re
garding the Russian transport Is over. The
Japanese have crossed the Bhakhe and are
now resting. Only the Russian and Japan
ese outposts are In direct contact Thou
sands of wounded are being sent north.
The Russian retreat here has been ac
complished without losses , and with ths
precision of a review at Krasnoye Selo.
The accumulation of wounded between
Llao Yang ami-Mukden tested to the ut
most the resources of the Red Cross. Most
of the 'transport was carried In the rough
est kind of wheeled csrts, but the srrange
ments for providing the troops with food
along the line of retreat worked magnifi
cently. "
- During the five days from August SO to
September 4 12,300 wounded were treated
In Red Cross ambulances, the Sisters ot
Mercy vlelng with the doctors In physical
courage and resistance to fatigue.
Much of the Japanese success Is attrib
uted to the millet fields In which the Rus
sians were not accustomed to maneuver.
Cominunlcntlon Interrupted.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 9. A dispatch
has been received from Viceroy Alexleft
announcing that the railroad and telegraph
line between Harbin and Mukden ara both
interrupted. .
The reassuring dispatch of the Associated
Press from Mukden, filed shortly after
midnight, is the latest word from the front.
It disposes of the many sensational rumors
and indicates that Field Marshal Oyama
has failed to cut oft or seriously interfere
with the retreating Russian army, which
haa now safely arrived at Mukdan.
Reports Evacuation of Mukden. '
BERLIN, Sept. f A dispatch to tho
Lokal Ar.zelger from Mukden, timed 11:40
a. m. today, says ths evacuation of Mukden
Is now in progress and adds that the Jap
anese have not yet crossed the river Hun,
which flows a few miles south of Mukden.
The dispatch further says:
The Viborg regiment, of which Emperor
William Is commander, before advancing in
storm the-, village of Sykwantun September
S, was drawn up In front of the tent qf
Major von Runckel. the German military
attache, and cheered for the emperor. The
regiment. In carrying Sykwantun. lost two
officers and fifty men killed and ISO officers
and men wounded, including ths colonel of
the regiment . It afterward retired In
guod order.
Say Russians Kill Noneombatanta,
TOKIO, Sept. 9. I p. m. A private tele
gram received here aaya that a small Rus
sian expedition from Kamchatka visited
Senshu Island, north ot the Island Of Hoka
ldo, and In th,e absence of the men, killed
the women and children and burned the
houses. Official confirmation s lacking In
regard to thla report; which aeems incredl.
ble.
WILL HAVE NO SIXTH ARMY CORPS
Report that UossImbs Ara to Mobilise
Largo Army Is Intrao. .
BT. PETERSBURG, Bept. 9.-6:30 p, m.
Official . news from ths front today eon.
Arms the reporta of the Associated Prese
from Mukden that the Japanese are still
resting their main forces, but their out
posts ure In contact with the Russians.
The latter continue to hold Slntstntln
sixty miles eat ot Mukden, and Russian
cavalry Is operating ever a vide area east
of Mukden to prevent a Japanese column
from slipping through and making Its way
north.
The reports that six more army corps are
to be mobilised ara untrue.
As stated la these dlapatches, only two