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The Omaha Daily Bee. 190 IS PRESIDENTIAL YEAR THE BEE KEEPS YOU POSTED ON POLITICS BUSINESS MEN FIND THE BEE'S MARKET PAGE UNEXCELLED. ESTAHLISIIED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MOUSING, JULY. 12, 1904 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COrY TIIltEE CENTS. TURNING ON LIGHT Friends of Parker Are Explaining Why He 8ent the Famous T nam. SENT ONLY ONE MESSAGE T( INVENTION Did Not Demand ThatOol. ' nk ai In serted in Platfon IT LET CONVENTION KNOW HC - 3 STOOD Through a Misunderstanding Was Stampeded. trention PARKER WILL MAKE FEW SPEECHES Experts Ha Will Conduct HI Cm palsjn Similar to that of Pres ident MeKlnlcy by Staylao at Home. E80FUB, N. ., July 11. Light w thrown on the history of the now famous Parker telegram and the reply to It made by the democratlo oonventlon at Bt Lout by a close friend of Judge Parker, who declined to allow the uae of hi name. "When Judge Parker retired at 9:46 Fri day night," said thla man, "he did not know anything at all about the financial side of the platform, which nad been agreed Upon, mora than waa outlined In the very brief bulletins telephoned from Kingston. When Informed by the Associated Press correspondent at S:UJ a, m, of the bare fact of hla nomination, ha knew no more, and the first real knowledge he had of the action of the convention on the financial plank in the platform waa when he read the New Tork morning- papers. Im mediately after breakfast, that la to say, a little after o'clock, he started for a horseback rids. Just before mounting; his horse a telegram was handed him, giving a concise outline of the platform. From the moment of his reading of that telegram It was noticed that ha waa very much pre occupied, and as ha rode off his head was bowed as If In deep thought. "About 10:10 o'clock he rode up to the railroad station, asked for telegrams and received Quite a bunch of them. I. happen to know that none of them gave him the Information he wanted. ' He chatted with the reporters for a while, and it waa after ward recalled that some of his questions to them betrayed the fact of hla lack of first hand knowledge of tha convention's action. He waited about the station, al most Irresolute in bearing, for fully ten minutes, and then suddenly galloped back toward Rosemont. An hour afterward his famous telegram was filed with the oper ator and the remarkable series of events yras under way. Psurke Becomes Aaxtoas. That night while tha oonventlon tossed fcnd billowed with the sensation ha had pro. duced, ha did not go early to bed, as he had done tba night before, although the local celebration in his honor ceased and the people dispersed as early as 10: US p. m. He at up until after Is. m. closely watching tha bulletins and made no move toward re tiring until after tha action of the oon version on -his telegram waa made plain to blm." It Is not true," said tha gentleman frrdotad above, "that Judge Parker sent a message to Senator Hill demanding tha In ertlon of a,' gold plank. His telegram to iWm. F. Bheehan was his first communica tion, directly or Indirectly, with the con-a-entlon." . Judge Parker reoelved today the follow ing message from former President Cleve land: "Tou must permit me to ex press my gratitude sad admiration for tha splendid manifestation of honor and courage you have given to your countrymen and to the democracy in your fit. Louis dispatch. The telegram from William R, Hearst ent on Saturday evidently went astray, but a duplicate waa received today as fol lows, dated Chicago, July 10: I congratulate you on your nomination and on the expression of tha democratlo principles in the platform on which, you stand. I hope and believe that battling for the people and for suoh principles you will lead the democracy to victory. Packer Thanks Hearst. Judge Parker Immediately wrote Mr. Hearst the following letters Hon W. R. Hearst: Dear Blr Just a word to thank you for your very kind message of congratulation and to assure you of my vary grateful appreciation, .very truly yours, ALTON B. PARKER. Other telegrams received today Include tha following: v John R. Williams of Illinois Accept-my sincere congratulations; best wishes for your election. Senator Patrick H. McCarren of Brook lyn Congratulations to the next president. J. U. Page of Jerseyvllle, 111. It Is better to be right than to be president. Tou will fee both. Right Rev. Charles C. Grafton, Episcopal Bishop of Fond Du Lac, Wis. We will daily pray God to possess thee with His wlnuom and give thee a courageous and peaceful heart. Former Mayor Joel ah Qulncy, of Boston Heartiest congratulations. Your telegram gave great satisfaction here. United States Supreme Court Judge, Rufus W. Peckhain and his son, H. A. peckbam, dated Colorado Springs, Colo. Congratulations. Now for a win. From President Francis of the St. Louis exposition Hearty congratulations, not only on your nomination out on your saga cious telegram which the convention has sustained. Those who have been asking that you announce your position on the Issues can no longer have any question as to your convictions or your courage to express them. Former Vice President Adlal E. Steven Son, from Uloomlngton, 111. My hearty Congratulations. Surveyors began today laying down the lines for the new West Shore, station at Esopua, which will be completed In about two weeks. A long siding will also be put In for special trains. . As far as his plans have as yet been made, Judge Parker will not tour the coun try making 'speeches. Ills personal cam paign will be conducted in a way similar to that of President McKlniey to a large de gree from the porch at Rosemont. He will probably make only ona or two pilgrim ages to the larger cities. Others Break Parker's silence. An explanatory statement of the long alienee Of Jud-e Parker was given by a close personal friend of the judge this afternoon to the Aaaoclsted Press. As a judge, said the authority, Judge Parker had kept silent on political questions. Ha believed it Was not compatible with th dignity of a judge on the bench to discuss such questions. When he was prominently mentioned as a candidate, Judge Parker theught that the people of tha country knew his full views. He realised that the democratic party would be composed of two elements when the national convention assembled radi cals and conservatives. He knew that he was regarded as the candidate of the con servatives and became convinced that It was not r.eeessary lor him to make any statement of his views. Judge Parker had voted for Mr. Bryan In 1W and J9uU and be (Continued oa SauoiU Tag Jt DISSATISFIED WITH PARKER Bryaa Democrats aad PopalUta Will Pat Their Heads Together aad Call Natloaal (osferesee, ST. LOUIS, July 11. After three con ferences held Saturday night by members of the executive committee of the people-s party with prominent Bryan democrats, who sre dissatisfied, not so much with the platform as with the presidential nomina tion made by the democratic national con vention, It has been decided to call a na tional conference of Bryan democratic leaders within the next thirty days, to decide on some line of sctlon during the coming campaign. This statement Is given to the Associated Press on the authority of Mr. George F. Washburn of Boston, Mass., national treas urer of the people's party, who, .with sev eral members of the national executive committee of that party, has been In St. Louis attending the democratic national convention. Mr. Washburn, when asked to divulge the names of some of his associates in the conference, declined to make them known. The extent of the movement and the names of those engaged In it, he said, would be made public wnen ithe call for the national conference waa Issued, and their prominence, he added, would be a surprise. A number of those present in the conference,. Mr. Washburn said, were MIs snurlans, while others were from Parker's own state. Commenting on Judge Parker's nomination, Mr. Washburn said: "Next to Cleveland, the populists most desired the nomination of Parker. His nomination emphasises the parting of the ways of allied forces and will help im mensely to restore the populist party to it s former strength and effectiveness. "The candidates and platform are misfits. The former offends the Bryanites, and the latter displeases the reorganise." MACK ' MAKES STATEMENT Explains When, Why and Where Na tional Democratic Committee Will Be Organised. ST. LOUIS, Mo.. July ll.-National Dem ocratic Committeeman Norman E. Mack of New Tork tonight sent the following message to Hon. W. F. Bheehan. at New York, making clear the exact status of the new national committee, and when it will hold Its first regular meeting, in or der to dispel all rumors that have arisen regarding tha organization of tha new com mittee: "Senator Jamea K. Jones will, under the instructions given him by the resolution passed by the convention Saturday night, call a meeting of the national committee as soon as he confers with Judge Alton B. Parker, the nominee of the party for pres ident, and his friends and learns from them the date fixed for notifying the nom inees of their selection . by the conven tion. "He will then oall a meeting of tha na tional committee, to be held In New Tork City. Jt being Judge Parker's wish to meet as many as possible of the national com. mltteemen in attendance upon the meet ing. It is for this purpose that Chairman Jones will first consult with Judge Parker in order to make dates or the notification and the national committee meeting coin cide and thus afford the candidate an op portunity to meet the men who will ad his campaign In the various states. "At this meeting the national committee will elect a chairman, secretary,' treasurer and sergeant-at-arma The committee will then take up such' other matters as may properly come before It at that time. Tha national eommittee will, of course, consult Judge Parker and his friends before or ganising. "So many garbled reports have been sent out that I deem It necessary to make this statement, as made to me by Chairman James K. Jones, who baa been chairman of the national committee for eight years. "NORMAN E. MACK." REGRETS DAVIS' CANDIDACY Son ot Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Wants Father to , Unit Politics. NEW TORK. July 11. John T. Davis, th only son of former Senator Henry a. Davis, democratic nominee for the vice presidency, Is visiting thts city. His father's nomina tion at St. Louis came, he said, as a great surprise. "At the same time I rather regret it, per sonally," he added. "We thought when we dissuaded father from accepting the nomi nation for the governorship of West Vir ginia that he would remain out of politics altogether. He is an active man and looks much younger than his 81 years might in dlcate" . , GOVERNMENT HELPS VICTIMS Water . Falls at , Kansas , City, Many People Are Home leas. bat KANSAS CITT, July 11. With the excep tlon of a part of Kansas avenue In the lower art of Armourdale the flood water In the Kansas City, Kansas, suburbs has practically disappeared today. It will be several days, however, before some of the streets In the lowest portion of Armourdale are dry, as the river must fall below the sewer mouth to allow the water to drain out. The west bottoms are entirely dry and the stock yards began receiving stock to day. The Armourdale packers expect to be ready to kill tomorrow. It will be two or three days before some of the factories there can resume. Many hundreds of persons are still being fed by the city with the aid of the govern ment rations sent from Fort Leavenworth WICHITA, Kan., July U.-On the streets especially Jn the downtown district which is drained by the Arkansas river there Is a decided change today for the' better In the flood situation. Most of the business houses on Douglas avenue hava been cleared of the muddy water today. MILLS ARE AGAIN ""RUNNING Maaufactarers Tired of Tnrtallmeat Policy aad Promise le Made of Greater ladnatrlal Activity. FALL RIVER, Mass., July 11. Most of ths Fall River common mills resumed oper ations today after a ten days' shutdown. Many of the manufacturers are tired of the curtailment policy which has been in progress here for four years and as soon as a new agreement, now being worked out by many members of the Fall River manu facturers, is formally assented to, It Is believed the mills will be more active. The loss sustained in wages during the spring and summer smounts to a reduc tion of 40 per rent. The textile unions ex pect a revision In wages will be mad which will b a reduction X at least 10 per cent BOURKE COCKRAN ON PARKER Tammany Orator Says Democracy Has Now Developed a True Leader. DARK PROSPECT WHEN HEWAS NOMINATED Action of Caadldate Improves Demo cratic. Hope for Success by kowlsg Parker to Be Honest and Brave. NEW TORK, July 11. The Associated Press today received the following com munication from Bourke Cockrah, dated Indianapolis, July 10, explaining his de clination to address the national democratic convention at St. Louis: I left St Louis yesterday at 12:46 o'clock because, matters then stood, I did not want to be in the convention when nomlna u"n" 'or vice president were reached. Calls for me to make a speech, which had been made repeatedly on prior days, would very likely Le renewed at the final session, and at the time I could not truth fully assure the convention that Judge Parker had in my opinion the faintest prospect of success. I have made it a rule never to say on a public platform ( any thing which I could not repeat in th wit ness chair. I could not prophesy victory and I would not forestall defeat. Silence was therefore the only course open and the best way to secure it was by absence. When I reached Indianapolis I was handed a telegram from Charles F. Mur phy, Informing me of Judge Parker' mes sage to Governor Sheeban and urging m to return Immediately. In an Instant the whole situation was changed. The prospect which had been black with signs of disaster at once be came splendid with promises of victory. For many months I had been preaching that the success of the democratic party thla year involved the continuance of con stitutional government in this country. This view was expressed in the resolution submitted to the state convention last April by the Tammany members, and I think It is shared by every thoughtful man In the country. The one thing absolutely essential to democratic success is a leader. Cleveland Was tha Only Vender. Till now, no one possessing anything like availability was conspicuous except Mr. Cleveland. To him there were weighty ob jections. His age la advanced. Many politicians believe there Is a widespread objection to giving any man, however wise or virtuous, more than two terms in the presidency. The antagonisms which he has provoked are numerous and bitter. Still his running qualities were so excellent that the delegates from the old city of New York urged his nomination as the only on that furnished the slightest hope even of an exciting contest. To brlnt. this about and to secure an unequivocal acknowl edgment that the money question was set tled, were the two objects to which the Tammany delegation confined the efforts of ita members. It appeared quite early that the first of these was wholly Impossible. To accomplish the second we felt It was only necessary that the delegates from all the doubtful states should demand it firmly as a condition absolutely necessary to suc cess. At the meeting of the New York delegation on Tuesday morning a resolu tion to this effect offered by me was sup pressed by a parliamentary manoeuver. After It had been agreed by the leaders to eliminate all reference to the money question, I again moved that the New Torn delegation offer as an amendment In the oonventlon the financial plank sub mitted by Senator Hill to the committee on resolutions, but the motion was re jected by a vote of fifty to twenty-eight of the delegates. Parker's Record Rot Good. Under these circumstances the nomina tion) of Judge Parker, who is without any record on the coinage queaton, except that he bad voted twoe for Bryan, seemed to preclude the slightest hope that he would receive even as many aleotorai votes as Mr. Bryan polled in 1900, but this very pus slllanimlty of his managers, which led them to surrender their own convictions and to stifle every attempt of the New Tork city delegates even to voice the opinions of their constituents on this momentous ques tion, furnished Judge Parker wtth an op portunity which he has improved decisively. It baa revealed him to the people of this country almost in an instant as a great leader, the greatest of this generation; an honxst man the most Impressive in dis playing that virtue that I have ever known either through experience or reading; a courageous man of such incomparable cour age that he was willing to throw away not merely the hope or prospect of a nomina tion but an actual nomination for the presi dency rather than ' to stoop to an evasion or equivocation on a matter of principle. I, who had left St, Louis before the final adjournment as the only way to avoid be ing placed In a position where I must have told the convention that Judge Parker could not, in my opinion, escape crushing defeat, on the receipt of Mr. Murphy's mes sage at once ordered a special train and hastened back, because I then felt free to tell the members, if they still desired to hear from me, that on the new platform, which he himself had made, he would be overwhelmingly elected. When my train arrived at 4 o'clock in the morning the convention had completed Its wofk, but if I had been present I could not have made a single suggestion which would have been an improvement on Its course. Indeed, the admirable temper dis played by the men who at first blush might have considered themselves belittled or ag grieved by the singularly Independent cou'se of their candidate Is one of the most auspicious features under which the cam paign opens. Senator Clark Approves Work. KANSAS CITT, Mo.. July 11. William A. Clark, United States senator from Mon tana, who was in Kansas City today on his way home from the east, said regard ing the ticket .named by the democratlo national convention: "It is a good ticket, and the platform Is all right The silver question as a po litical Issue' 1 dead. I am Just as much a blmetalllat as ever but the unusual In crease In the production of gold has tem porarily shelved the free silver Issue. The platform is not one that particularly ap peals to the west, but we will not fight It As far as the monetary question Is con cerned It Is a standoff between the p lat forms of the republican and tha democratic conventions. But Mr. Parker Is a safe conservative man and the nominee for the vice presidency la entirely satisfactory. They will be elected. We will carry New Tork by 100,000 and West Virginia will go from the republican to the democratic col- HOME TORN BY DYNAMITE Residence of Mining Superintendent Is Destroyed hy I okaovrn Persons at Ironwood, Mich. IRONWOOD, Mich., July 11. The home of Earl Walton, superintendent of the Brotherton snd the Sunday Lake iron mines at Wakefield was destroyed by dy namite today. Sections ot the house snd veranda were blown 200 feet, but the family, asleep up stairs, escaped serious In Jury. Superintendent Walton has no Idea as to the identity of the perpetrators of ths crime or their motive. A strike occurred at the mines In January agalnet a 10 per cent cut In wages. Some of the old em ployes found their places taken when the two mines resumed shipping. Sheriff Ol son has sworn In an extra foree of depu ties. TURNS ITS BACK ON DEMOCRACY Only Morning; Paper of that Faith la Chicago Tarns Back oa Parker. CHICAGO, July 11-Th Chicago Chroni cle, which has been generally regarded a democratlo newspaper, will announce formally In Its Issue tomorrow that it will herea.'Ur appear as a republican newspaper. THINK LITTLE OF DISCLOSURES British Look Vpoa Story ot 'London Paper WJtheat Evidence ot Excitement. LONDON, July .1L The attempt of the London Daily Express to revive the bogey of a possible Russian invasion of India by the publication of an alleged secret plan of campaign prepared by General Kouro patkln. as cabled to the Associated Press early this morning, . has not created a ripple of excitement Evil if the docu ment Is authentic, It Is recognised that It will not give the slightest cause for alarm. It Is pointed out that the whole scheme as published Is of so academic a. character that there is nothing m the nature of a direct menace therein. Probably the pigeon holes of all the War offices In Europe are filled with similar plans, providing for theoretic invasions of their next door neigh bor's territory. ' ' 50 POLITICS IX THE TELEGRAM German Papers Deny Significance At taches to Emperor's Message. BERLIN, July 11. The semi-official news papers deny that any political character attaches to the telegram sent by Emperor William to the commander of the Wlborg, Finland, regiment, of which the emperor Is honorary colonel-ln-chlef, congratulating the regiment on the prospect of, meeting the Japanese, adding that he was proud it would have the honor of fighting for Its emperor, the fatherland and the fame of the Russian army and expressing his sin cere wishes for the regiment with a prayer that God might bless ks standards. The papers recall a similar message sent by the emperor to a British regiment of dragoons of which he was honorary colonel on its departure for South Africa, and point to the fact that his majesty at the spring parade at Potsdam expressed to the Japanese representative his admira tion for the bravery of the Japanese troops. They say that the message waa purely a courtly and military one from a soldier's point of view, that tbe greatest honor a regiment can have la to be sent to the front. The prayer was merely for the welfare of the Wlborg soldiers and the expression of sincere wishes was that they only should add to their laurels as a regi ment The deduction from the message by the St Petersburg publio, the paper . says, of a German alliance, cannot be shared by the Russian government, which well knows that this would be' no advantage, since Russia has more troops than she can for ward to or employ at the seat of war, and they point out that a breach of neutrality on the part of Germany would give the signal for a universal war. The opposition papers content themselves by saying that the seal of the semi-official press doubtless Is due to the Impression created by the emperor's telegram, declar ing that Russian mourning would be Ger man mourning. MEXICO SELECTS A PRESIDENT Dlaa and Corral Are Re-elected to Servo for six Years. CITT OF MEXICO. July 11. The formal election for the president of tha Republlo pf Mexioo took plan today. The elector met,; transacted their 4 iustneas - and an nounced the election -of Porflrio Dias as president and Ramon Corral as vice presi dent The election took place two week ago. The electors were named last week by the various states and met today. The election is taken to mean that Corral will In a few years be the real president, for President Dies Is rapidly aging and is going to retire, although he nominally will be the president. In doing this he will be relieved of the arduous duties of office and will at the same time satisfy the people, who love and honor him. It is believed that Miguel Ahumada of the state of Jalisco will be selected as Mr. Corral's successor as minister of 'the In terior. RUSSIA GETS A RAY OF LIGHT Hereafter Political Prisoners Will Be Tried In Court. ST. PETERSBURG, July 11. The system of condemning political prisoners by admin istrative order has been abolished by im perial decree and persona accused of polit ical crimes henceforth will be tried by the courts under the regular procedure. This reform Is most far-reaching, ending forever the arbitrary condemnation to exile or even death of political suspects without the intervention of the courts. It Is consid ered to be one of the most sweeping re forms of this generation and It is under stood that It was recommended by the council of the empire with the ac quiescence and approval of the minister of the interior, M. Plehve. RAISOILI RULES WITH HIGH HAND Makes Successful Raid on Ghard and Threaten Tangier. TANGIER, July' 11. According to news from the interior, the bandit Ralsoull and his tribe made a raid on Ghard and, after two days' fighting, Ralsoull was, victori ous. The- tribe looted many cattle. Owing to threats sent by Ralsoull and the neigh boring tribes to Mohammed El Torres, tha foreign minister, the work on the new cus tom house In course of erection in' Tan gier has been discontinued. The tribe said they would raid Tangier If the work con tinued. NEW RAILROAD GETS CHARTER Will Connect with Gonld Lino and Build Road Throngh Indian Territory. GUTHRIE, Okl., July 1L The Kansas City, Tulsa & Southwestern Railway com any, capital $2,0u0,000, was chartered here today to lay a line commencing at a point on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain A South ern railway, in Cherokee Nation, I. T., pasrlng through the Cherokee, Creek, 8cm Incle and Choctaw Nation, I. T.; Pota wotomie, Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma and Comanche counties in Oklahoma, and Clay and Wichita counties In Texas to Wichita Falls, Tex. Estimated length Is 260 miles. The Incorporators are Oklahoma City and Tulsa (L T.) men. SENATOR CLARK MARRIED Wedded la Franco Three Year Ago to th Dansrhter ot a Chicago Physician. . NEW TORK, July 11. Senator William A. Clark ot Montana was married to Mis Anna E. La Chappelle or Rutte, Mont., In Marseilles, France, on May 28. 1901, ac cording to the announcement given out tonight. It 1 also announced that Senator and Mrs. Clark ar th parent of a I-yeir-old daughter. Mr. Clark 1 the daughter of Dr. La Chappelle, a physician, who. died In Chicago years agr PACKERS FIX FOR STRIKE Advise Commission Men. Who in Turn Wire Shippers No Market Today. FAINT HOPES STILL OF AVERTING FIGHT Manager Murphy of C'adahy's Say Order Call for Shutdown at Soon, bat Vail Talk Differently. When the live stock market at South Omaha closed at o'clock jesldrday afternoon the packers notified the lve stock commission dealers that there would be no market today. In 'speaking of this notice one of the packers said to a reporter for The Bee: "In view of the Impending labor diffi culties, we decided to notify the commis sion men that there would be no market Tuesday in order that shippers might be wired not to send stock .to South Omaha. In case of cattle receipts the cattle would have to be shipped back to tbe country. With hogs the situation would be a grave one as the weather is so warm. The labor situation Is such that the employes of the packing houses are liable to walk out at any moment and leave the yards full cf stock." As soon as notice had been served that there would be no market, commission dealers Immediately wired shippers all over the territory tributary to the South Omaha market to hold back shipments until further notice. At 6 o'clock last night the packers as serted that the situation was decidedly du bious. As negotiations are being carried on in Chicago little was known as to what tha outcome would be, but the prediction was made that a settlement would not bo reached and that a strike wns inevitable. Stephen Vail, second vice president of the amalgamated association, somprlslng all the employes' unions, pent the entire afternoon in his office In the Pioneer block. He stated that he had no inside informa tion, but admitted that It scarcely looked like a settlement. Mr. Vail declared he hoped trouble would be averted. "I am waiting now for word from Chi cago. A conference is on and I expect to hear the result some time this evening." Poor Thousand Local Men. Further, Mr. Vail said if the packing house employes went on a strike about 40,000 men would be involved. "If the word is given," said Mr. Vail, "very employe will quit work." Up till midnight Vail had received no word from Chicago or elsewhere as to any Intended move other than to strike, and no report had been made of the probable outcome of the conference between Presi dent Donnelly and the packers. About 4,000 men are employed in tba packing houses In South Omaha at this time. In case a general strike 1 ordered the markets at, Chicago, South Omaha, Bt. Joseph, Kansas City, East St. Louis, Fort Worth, Bioux City and South St Paul will be closed. Late last night, M. R. Murphy, general manager of the Cudaby Packing company, said to a reporter for The Bee that the un derstanding waa that orders had been is sued, bx President DonnoUy for all packing house employe to quit work at noon Tues day. , ' ' .'. . .. "We propose-opening the plant Tuesday morning and keep it In operation just as long as the men feel Inclined to work. There Is a-bare possibility low lhat a strike may be averted. The packer In Chicago, this afternoon, submitted to Pres ident Donnolly and his advisors a proposi tion to submit the difficulty to a board of arbitration. It now rests with the pack ing house employes whether they will con sent to having the questions Involved de cided by an arbitration board or not. South Omaha la not really involved In the diffi culty as the packers here are paying a higher scale than at Chicago." He expressed the hope that all differ ences would be amicably settled and that the men would continue at work. OSf VERGE OF A BIG STRIKE Thirteen Thousand Men May Be Or dered Oat. KANSAS CITT. July .U.-Unless the packers recede from their position in the wage scale controversy it is said that the 13,000 men and women employed in the Kansas City Dacklna- nlnntu anrf kn w allegiance to the Amalgamated Meat Cut- ....' -n. , . , u ouiLiier vvoramen s unions will go on a strike tomorrow at noon. The plants that will be affected are the Armour, Swift, Fowler, Ruddy, Cudahy and Schwarxschlld & Sulzberger. Louis Relnhardt, business agent of the Packing Trade council and seventh vice president of the Amalgamated Meat Cut ter' and Butcher Workmen' union, re ceived the following telegram from Michael Donnelly, president of the union, today: TJNION HEADQUARTERS, CHICAGO, July 11. Call out all men nt noon tomor row unless otherwise ordered. Instruct each man to take all his tools when leav ing the plnnt and proceed direct to his home. During the strike all are ordered to obey the laws and use no violence toward any one. MICHAEL DONNELLY. The executive committer nf the vn vHmi unions of the two Kansas Cltvs that owe alleglaneo to the Amalgamated Meat Cut ters and Butcher Workmen's union met hi Kansas City, Kan., tonight and re ceived final instructions as to the strike in the packing houses which has been called for noon tomorrow. Ona thousand attended the meeting. When the telegram ordering a strike was read the men rose to their feet and cheered. STRIK,E IX. SOUTH ST. JOSEPH Six Thousand Men Affected hy Orders Received from Chicago. ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. July 11. Union lead ers of employes In the packing houses In South St. Joseph say tonight that all union men in the four plants: Swift's St. Jo seph, Nelson Morris and Hammond's will strike tomorrow, according to order re ceived from the national offices. Many nonunion men can be secured to take their places, but managers of each of the plants tonight said they had marie no arrangements on this line, but prob ably would do so after the men walk out Six thousand union men are employed In the plants in South Bt. Joseph. Not all of the union men are In favor of a strike, but they will obey orders from the national headquarters. MAS Y EMPLOYES WILL WALK OIT Fourteen Thousand Mrn Will Be Affected at Chicago. CHICAGO. July 11. A general strike of all the employes of the big pat-king plants throughout the country was ordered to night by Michael J. Donnelly, president of. the Amalgamated Meat Cutlers aid Butchers' Workmen of America. Unless the packing companies oner some sort of .Continued on Second Pag ) NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST 0 Fair and Warmer Wednesday. Tacsdar and Temperature at Omaha Yesterday I Hoar. Drr. Hoar. Dec. r. a. m (T n a. m S . T a. m lis H a. m 4tM 1 a. m TO 10 a. m T4 11 a. m 7T 12 m T 1 p. m M" X p. m S3 H p. m a? 4 p. ni Ml B p. m N4 p. m h:i 'T P. M 8 p. m est p. m T7 CONDITIONS AT PORT ARTHUR nuaslaa Newspaper Tells of Fight ing hy the Beleaguered Garrisons. CHE FOO, July 11. 4 p. m. The Port Arthur Nova Km! of July 7. a copy of which has Just reached Che Foo, contains an account of the operations around Port ArthifK from July 3 to t. It says: 'Heavy fighting has occurred between the first line of defenses and the Japanese. The results are not announced. Neverthe less, little at a time, the facts are becoming known. Our aid sent scouts to ascertain the position and strength of the enemy, and whether they Were protected by trenches. It wa impossible to find out the exact strength ot the Japanese, but thoy do not number less than 30,000 men. The Chinese credit them with 60,000 men. Thirty thou sand men are not sufficient for operations against a fortress like thts, unless they ex pect assistance. After three days fighting the positions of the two armies were as fol lows: On the left flank we retained the po sition we originally occupted. The forcing of our right flank back previous to this was rectified, and now we have both Green and Semaphore hills In our hands. In front of these hills we were not opposed, but we are being heavily shelled from both sides. The enemy retired a considerable distance. Of course, all this was not won without losses, some of which will strike the hearts of our countrymen. "We started to take the offensive the night of July 1, when we began a strong attack. Our soldiers, who had been forced buck at Kin Chou, were waiting for an op portunity to get at the Japanese. The re sult was most satisfactory. The Infantry marched out as If engaged In manouevre. while the artillery, taking up a position, opened a fierce fire with hrnpnel on the enemy's lines, resulting In their retirement. "During the three days battle the Novlk and a fleet of gunboats left the harbor dally, covering the right flank of the army and stopping the fire of the. enemy's artil lerjs. On July 4 the Novlk fortunately ob tained the range of the enemy's batteries and did frlghtf.il damage to them. All the morning the gunboats, without receiving any return fire, shelled the enemy's troops marching townrd our defensea The Jap anese fleet appeared in the afternoon and our gunboats returned to the inner harbor without sustaining any damage." EMPEROR TALKS TO TT1E TROOPS. Caar of Russia Receive Assurance of Loyalty from Working-men. MOSCOW, July 11. The emperor' second Journey to south Russia to speed th de parting troops has thus far been attended by demonstrations similar to those made during -Ala first tour. - . .. - " At Kolomna, after holding a review, the emperor addressed the troops, expressing his assurance that ihey would maintain the honor of the Russian arms. , An Im pressive scene followed. The emperor, who was mounted, lalsed aloft an ikon and the officers and men sank to their knees while his raajesty made the sign of the cross with the Ikon above their bowed heads and conferred the blessing of himself and the empress upon them. A deputy of workmen from mechanical works through their spokesman addressed the emperor thus: Little Father: We are happy to see you take such a personal Interest In the soldiers and we worklngmen are ready to enter the ranks and shed our blood for the emperor and the fatherland. Graciously accept bread and salt on behalf of your loyal subjects, the worklngmen. OKU WEARS A CHINESE COSTl'ME Japanese Vessels Keeping; In Touch with Land Forces. TIN KOWJ July 11. Japanese vessels have been seen off Kal Chau. It is believed that they are keeping In touch with the advance of the land forces and if the Japa nese take Ta Tche Klao it Is believed that a landing will be made simultaneously at Yin Kow. The Japanese began to push their ad vance north at dawn July 9, after taking Kal Chau and since then they have pro ceeded steadily. They kept their artillery well to the front and shelled and occupied Pintxan, seven mile north of Kal Chau at noon July I, It Is reported they arc In close touch with Ta Tche Klao. General Oku Is said to be wearing a Chinese cos tume. Japanese scouts are close to Tin Kow. They can be seen on the neighboring hill tops, from which they occasionally fire on the Russian 'outpoet. SQUADRONS MEET IX n.tTTI.E. Russian Boats Retreat After Exchang ing Shots with Japanese. TOKIO, July 11-11 a. m. The Russian cruisers Bayan, Diana, Pallada and Novlk, two gunboats and seven torpedo boat de stroyers came out of the harbor of Port Arthur on Saturday morning, July t, pre ceded by a number of steamers engaged in clearing away mines. In the afternoon the Russian vessels reached a point be tween Benslkat and Lun Wan Tang, where they were attacked by a Japanese flotilla of torpedo boats and torpedo boat de stroyers. Fire waa exchanged with the Bayan. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the Russian vessels retreated to the1 harbor. Admiral Togo reports that the Japanese vessels had one cabin boy slightly wounded. Tha vessels themselves sustained no dam age. I ATTACK TRAIX MEAH DEDE AGAC1I Maay Person Are Reported to Have Been Killed. VIENNA, July II. A dispatch from Bel grade to the Neus Welner Tagblatt says It is reported that an attack was made on a train running from Salonlca to Constan tinople near Dede Agach, as a result of which many persons were killed or in jured. No details sra given. Dede Aguch Is the cuplial of the prov ince of the same name In European Turkey and la the terminus of a branch of the Belgrade snd Constantinople railway, Attaches to Start to Front. TOKIO, July 1L Noon. The foreign at taches aaalgned to the Second Japanese army have been Informed that they are to leave for the front on or about July 2i. It la believed that the newKpuper cor respondents with the Second army will leave about July 23. tluirt al Meoal. BKoi'L, July 11 Evening. Everything was fculet her today OKU TAKES KA1 PING After Three Days of Severe Fighting Japs Storm Town and Drive Out Russian. INEMY OCCUPIED ' STRONG POSITIONS Hakes Stubborn Besistance to Repeated Attacks, bat is Fat to Flight. RUSSIANS HAD THIRTY THOUSAND MEN This Force Occupied Strongly Fortified Positions ' Around the City. FORCED TO ABANDON THEM ONE BY ONE Japanese Beat a Last Day' Assault with an Artillery Fire Which Continence at Break of Day. TOKIO. July 10. 12:80 p. m. After three days of severe fighting, characterised by the desperate attacks of the Japanese and the stubborn resistance of the Russians, General Oku's army occupied Kal Ping last Friday, driving the Russians northward In the direction of Hui Cheng. Tbe Rus sians had strongly fortified the hills situ ated in a semi-circle south of Kal Ping Their forces consisted of over thirty thou sand men. In his report of the engagement. General Oku does not give any details, but shows the difficulties of the struggle. The opera tions began last Wednesday by the Japa nese driving sixteen hundred Russians from the heights south of Kal Ping, constituting the first line of defense. The Japanese occu pied the position and the Russians re treated. On the same day the right wing of th Japanese army 'southeast of Kal Ping de feated a small force of Russians and th left wing occupied the heights to the kouth eaat. On Thursday the entire Japanese army forced Its way closer to Kal Ping, over awing the stubborn resistance from the Russian infantry, cavalry and artillery lo cated In the narrow defiles. Russian Are Relnforecd. The Russians held many strong positions In the mountainous country, but despite their desperate resistance they were forced to abandon them on by one. During tha night the Russians were largely reinforced by troops brought from the north by train. In preparation for a big battle Friday. The Japanese began tbe last day's fight ing at daylight with an artillery fir from gun placed on the heights previously cap. tured from the Russians. At 8 o'clock in the morning they drove tha Russians from their positions and forced them into their last line of defenses around the town, Th Russian evidently aw that the town wa doomed, as General Oku re ports that many troops wer aithdrawn nrlnir tha mnmlns The Russians finally took position on the tops of the high precipices and . again offered a stern resistance. About noon they wore forced to again, withdraw, th Japanese occupying the last line of .de fenses. The Japanese pursued the enemy despite a cevere artillery fire from the Rus sian batteries on the high hills to the north. The Japanese artillery Anally occupied new positions and silenced these batteries. In the afternoon the Japanese occupied the town without further resistance. While the particulars of the firntlng are not known, it Is evident that tbe Russian made a determined stand. Tha losses and the number of men engaged have not been reported. Further details are aVUted. Will Kot Defend Ta -rehe Klao. ST. PETERSBURG, Juiy U.-Oenaral Kouropatkln, according to private advice from the front, will not make a rlous at tempt to hold Ta Tche Klao, abov Kal Ping, midway between that place and Hal Cheng and where the railroad conenots with the branch from New Chwang. Devel opments of the Japanese strength on tJfc Slu Ten roads seem to be forcing a RuaasM concentration between Hal Cheng and Liao Tang, but preparations seem to be making to defend the former as long as possible General Count Keller's force, which wss a little southwest of Llao Yang, haa ap parently moved further southward, to stay the advance of the Japanese direct from the Fertsr Wang Cheng-Hal Cheng road. The pressure on the Russian left rear a It wtlhdraws continues. There Is now seemingly practically nothing In th way of a Japanese occupation of New Chwang and the completion of the Japanese line across the head of the Llao Tung penin sula. The fortification of the passes of the Fen Shui range and the semi-circle east ward of Llao Yang Is reported. , With pressure on two sides, if th Japa nese have any serious Intentions of push ing home their advance in the direction of Mukden, General Kouropatkln's position would seem decidedly dangeroua The northern advance posts are at Tat Din Bin snd Sla Syr. Whether tha Japa nese operations north will be pressed In the face of the rainy season, which Is not regarded as probable here, the Japa nese seem assured of the command of the mouth of the Llao river valley, which will give them a now base with two railroads, one direct to Mukden and the other to tfie Sin Ming Ting river and th Imperial high road. The Sin Mln Ting road open vast possibilities for flanking If an advanoe Is begun at the end of the rains. bevere fighting Is not improbable north of Ta Tche Klao, but the belief Is growing that Kouropatkln does not Intend to accept, a general engagement at this time, even if challenged. . , Additional details of the Hoi Tan fight July 4 describes the Russian bayonet charge as being the most brilliant incident of the war. Japanese and Runsiuns were fotfnd dead In the trench with their bayonets through each other's bodies. Russians Make Light of Loss. ST. PETERSBURG. July 1L-:0S p. m. Detals of the Ililsalan retirement from Kal Ping, which, is hailed as a great vic tory at Toklo, show, according to the offi cial report of Lieutenant General 8k her on", commander of the eastern army, that it wss little more than a series of skirmishes. Tbe Russian losses were about j0 men. The Toklo report that ten guns were captured Is unfounded. Ths Rus sians retired in perfect order before Gen eral Oku's army, consisting ot four di visions. Staff Captain Count Nerod, who wti killed, was a brother of the midshipman of that name, who was killed at the tluij of the finking of tha Russian protected cruiser Varlog off Chemulpo. Captain Nerod waa in command ot the rear guard, which la a post of honor. A Russian offi cer occupying this post must be tehlnd his i4j. and It was while following th troops that Nerod met his death. General Oku's advance continues. H a main furce, which tha general staff bar