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OMAHA, MONDAY MOIININO, JULY 5, 1904.
SINGLE COVY THREE CENTS.
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EXPECT LONG FIGHT
Fading riant at Chicago Aw Making
Preparationi for a litter Labor War.
NEiT.lCR 1 AKING CONCESSIONS
Eatctf ri Do i. at Further Advances
Must cm PacVera.
TEAMSTERS VC rAV0R OF STRIKE
Action of Tin- Vill Complicate
Situation, for Fackers.
NEGRO STRIKE E"LKEH SHOOTS FIVE
fires Rntblesslr ! Crowd ef
Alleles Asaatl-tnts aad On ot
the ' Inlnred May Not
CHICAGO, July M Determined on a
fmht to a finish to enroroe the demands
of tWo striking butchers, a sympathetlo
strike ot all the union workmen employed
In the meat packing Industry throughout
the co'intry, with the exception of the
teamsters, will' fc declared tomorrow
mornirnr at 7 o'clock.
Instead of Joining In the , sympathetic
strike tomorrow the teamsters will make
another effort to bring about an adjust
ment of the controversy by arbitration.
Thl decision was reached late tonight at
a meeting of the- Joint council of the
teamsters' unions throuKhout Chicago, who
met to give their endorsement thlp after
noon to quit work with the other men.
The deuleion of the stock yards teamsters
was abnent .unanimous In favor of strik
ing, but as It Is necessary, according- to
the rules, for the Joint council to sanction
any strike movement, all the union team
sters In the employ of the packers wl!l re
main at work during the struggle or un
til the Joint council giVea their permission
to a strike should their efforts to settle
,the matter by conciliation tomorrow prove
futile. The committee appointed at to
night's meeting wa notified to get Into
communication tomorrow morning early
with the packers.
Vhtither the teamsters' efforts for peace
wlf. prove successful none of the packer'
representatives who were communicated
with tontsrt will say. The decision to
make another effort was reached at such
a Into hour tonight that It was Impossible
for the packers to get together to decide
what answer will be given to the Inter
mediary committee tomorrow.
The reason given by the teamsters' coun
cil for their action Is that they never be
fore have been consulted In the present
trouble, and that therefore before they
would sanction a strike of tha stock yards
teamsters- they wished to make an official
Investigation of the trouble before asking
the Inf iTnatlonsl cPlcora to- order the men
on strike. --
No "conferences wra r Id today either
by' the p:irkrs or .the l.ibor leaders, or
Jointly, In an effort to reach an adjust
ment of th; controversy. Both Slides
rested today, tLisiaint:y waiting for to
morrow's developments. -
Packers Will Probably Flint.
Whuther or not the packers would make
sny concessions to the demands of; the
labor lemlers In order to prevent a general
walkout at the stock yards, would not be
sH.Mniseed by any of the piuiklng house
representatives today. But for the prep
arations going on at the different plants
during the flay it was plainly evident that
tho packers Intended to ftfiht for their
Independence. All the llor leaders
chimed they would await tomorrow be
fore doing anything further and the pack
era would have to make the propositions
for the pae.e negotiations, as the union,
had no Intention at the present time 'if
doing so. . r
reparations for the struggle whlon !s
expected to reach a climax tomorrow
iiK.rnlng were In progress during the day
and far Into the night at the pax-king
houses. Dosena of representatives of the
p.icklng houses were scattered all over
the uountry today la search of man. Four
train loads of new employes were taken
Into the yards before darkness set la to
Join the nonunion men Inside the plants.
Clerks were being Initiated Into new duties
and employe, who had ben promoted
from trades were returned to their former
wttt U, t-e tl. r,'cu of the rt,.;r
workers who are expectud to quit work.
Men Protected by Iteckaifn,
t!tookaJss have bwui ercted at all the
different planU to protect men who
v. ork cxrvies Ultra to dangur from mob
1i.1qcs. All tlixiA,li the stock yurtls
tUore wer no ojily evidences of prepxa
tlon rr a lon si4 tutter struggis, but
the s"pi-!tH''Ms f tha latckliig eiab
UsiimnVa, poliu vuicors and union leaders
iv ex. i aiun to aiit!o!iatlon of trovshlous
tiiiif-3 to coma. Chief Of Police 'Neil,
ho i'o"t ti e d.-y nAif'S plwn for to
morrow, Silid:
"No one knows m-hat l'i happen. Ths
oiioftunity la bur lac oi.u of the gieateet
Uitr cunteuts la the country, and ap
parently there Is no hope of averting It.
The police e-iU be alia to handle the
situutioti, however, without outsMe Sbslst
aucu, to jitter v. tit I ,:'-s."
In addition to ti o four tialna filled with
nonunion men bxout.ht Into the yards
to.ly uo.i-r j.o:!, prutautloii many other
trains loaded wltn men who had beer, se
cured dating tt.e lut twnty-four hours
wtra scheiluied to arrive beiore dayllnht.
S ilh the number of in?u already It, sialic!
within the stock yard and tha aJUHion of
ilrk3 and uilUe lueu to the killing rooms
Ttoik Kill t iaiiiid In all the plants
t ii. sorrow n.tri oliiu on 3 extended a a. ale
1 rmi)ii ii i ; y the pa-kvrs will attempt
ot;l to k.'oioi ih d br f, pork mitl mut
loo. nilo-it,g tl.e by-products to ko to
(-'. T!.t- fcay, liovtev'-r, that as fast as
t hi' Dovis.ij' ii kiiin can be obtained
tl.t e lii i timi.la where the by-products
,io tai.e'i ic.re .f a ill bo opened up for
lo.riiHCI.!
Anotlor .i.ivi the packers w.'il nitet
Villi In tia io i r,!i u Is a .nliy of llva
m.i'-k. C. :n:i.;-ioii ii c-i for the punt vnck
J'in l"i.v,t ii. e ounity with tin :,. b.s
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night was o.i0 head of cattle, .& hogs
and i,(M0 sheep.
The packers olnlm to hn-e neerly I.
men with which to start operations tomor
row morning. These men sre distributed
among the different plants as follows:
Armotre A Co., 1 W); Palft and Company,
I.'; Nelson Morris A Co.. 9v; the Ham
mond Packing company, Anglo-Amer-Iran
company, 3n0; Llbby, McNeil Llbby,
too.
A report Was current tonight thatCudahy
A Co. and Schwarschlld & Btiiiberger com
pnny woiild not make any effort to reeume
business tomorrow. Instead, according to
thla rumor, these two firms would moke a
settlement with the unions and when they
opened for buplness it would be with a full
force of union men. None of tho officials
of either of these companies would confirm
or deny the report.
Harrlua Maty kettle It.
Settlement of the strike may be Insisted
upon by Mayor Cartor H. Harrison. If
developments show that the publlo inter
est absolutely demands It. In the mean
time arbitration throusrh the good offices
of the mayor Is a remedy open to the op
posing sides on request from either. Bnch
was the position outlined today by the
mayor, who was called back to Chicago
from Marquette, Mich., on account of the
renewal of the strike. Mr.. Harrison de
Flored the continuation, but sold thut Just
at present he did not see his way clear
toward doing anything of his volition to
wards the adjustment of the trouble.
Krsrro Shoots and Ulta Five.
ST. JOSEPH, July 24. Abe Kruse. a
negro strike breaker, was assaulted by
pickets near the packing plant ot Swift (
and Company today and fired into a
crowd of assailants, wounding five. They
are:
Joe Welfjle, shot in sbdomen, may die.
John Jntta, shot In body and legs.
Joe Pan-er, wounded In thigh and legs.
August Newmeyer. shot In legs,
fiteve Flnnlgan, shot, In legs. ,
Kruse was arrested by the police and Is
In the county Jail. He fired but one shot.
The weapon was a magazine shotgun
loaded with buckshot.
The strikers say the negro passed Inside
the lines near the pickets, who at the
time were dfscusalng some alleged shoot
ing by negro strike breakers at another
part of the yards last night. The negro
Is said to have heard a part of the dis
cussion as he passed the plcketa and to
have turned to them with a warning ot
"Don't you talk to me."
The witnesses state, that he then passed
fifty yards further Inside the lines,
mounted some steps at the receiving sta
tion, took aim at the group of pickets and
fired, wounding the five men. J
The terrible execution of tha single shot
is attributed to the fact that a gun was
used with heavy shot, and that at tha
distance of the shot, the charge scattered.
The negro ran at once to the ptunt and
was lost sight of by the strikers, and the
police, as soon as they learned of his
whereabouts refused to talk, apparently
fearing an attempt at mob violence by the
crowd which gathered In an aJmost In
credibly short time after the shooting' oc
curred. The wounded men were taken at onoe
to ths offices of the Packing Trades coun
cil, where their injuries were attended.
Kruse tonight said he fired only when he
saw he could pot escape and because he
thought he would be killed. . . ,
' , Affairs at Kansas City.'
KAJV3A3 CITY. Mo., July M.-No action
was taken by the union packing bouse em
ployes today relative to the ultimatum of
the allied trades unionists to the packers
at Chicago. ,
It Is certain, however, that the employes
here will follow the lead of the Chicago
unions, and If the threatened strike Is de
clared In the morning the employes here
will be loyal to the orders from the loaders
In Chicago. Meetings of Individual unions
were held In Arraourdale today, but the
labor leaders did not deem It advisable
to call a general conference of all the
unions,
.Of tha six packing houses In this city
only Swifts did any killing toJuy. Ar
mours and Fowlers do no killing on Bun
day, but their managers say they will open
with Increased forces tomorrow. Tho
Cudahy plant, which has been oiosed slnoe
the second strike was declared, will re
open tomorrow with nonunion Inbor, ac
cording to a statement of J. P. Cudahy.
A. B. Peterson, general manager of tha
Schwarschlld St Bulaberger plant, said to
nlsht that that plant will also open with
nonunion labor tomorrow morning.
Ruddy Brothers' plant will iut resume
operations until the strike Is settled. The
men wlio remained at work there after the
last strike order was received have been
transferred to the Fowler jilant, ' v
tatet at tt. Paul.
rTT. PAUL, July 2t-South St. Taul has
been qule. all day. No attempt at vio
lence has been made by the Idle men, who
have remaned loyal to the loaders of the
local Butchers' union. Purlng the day a
committee of strikers sought to make
trouble for Swift and Company by appear
lug Before the chief of police at South St.
Paul and demanding that the Swift Paok
Ing company plant be quarantined. Thajr
claimed that several strike breakers em
ployed by Swift bad oomt from homes In
Bt. Paul park, which were under diphthe
ria quarantine and that during the re
spite on Thursday they had gone back to
thotr homes for a short visit. The strik
ers asked that all the men now In the
Swift works be taken out arid held until
the place could be thoroughly fumigated.
Tha rest of the city officials wore out of
town and tha chief of police refused to
take afly action until they returned.
ftew Yvrit laakeri Jttasy.
NEW YORK. July 24 To all outward
appearances there Is perfect hHrmony be
tween the big packers and their employes
In this city. The killing of oattb went on
as usual during the five Sunday work
hours In the Behwamchlld & Buisbergor
plant aid that of the United Dressed Ueef
company. The leaders were buay holding
conferences, howevwr, and the situation In
tills city depends on the outcome of the
conference at Chicago. '
edihough H. K Kichelberger. the general
oryKnlxar of the Amalgamated Meut Cut
ters and Butcher Workmen hail reportedly
asserted that the big packers In this city
were willing to conform to the recent Chi
cago smntement reardlea of what may
be done at any future conference In Chl
cano, it Is said by the'cmtlle butchers that
If the ChlcaKo leMiVir ontr them out the
will leave the plants. In which Cn a shut
down will b necrooai y.
Mluallua at yrt Worth.
1 ' HT WOHTH, Tern,, July 14 -No com.
pikattons arue In the stilke situation
i re to l iv. Oi.., of the packing hoi.uoa
i. n lis killing force all d.iy and by n it
(Im.sl i. ie i li him! of clCe. I -ih
li int.i put on lii' ad. II loiia to t' e r
force of workman In aj.iio of tha e.'toti
of the sulk.
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Orar Hundred Enter tla Cudahy Flant
on Sunday.
PACKERS PREPARE TO CARRY ON WORK
Mechanical Workers at Roatm Omaha
May not Jola the Strike, bat
Packers Are Prepared
for Any Tar a.
Sunday paseed quietly among the unem
ployed. Very few men were on the streets
and only a small part of the uaual number
Visited hendquarters. Mr. Vail aald last
evejilng that ho had not heard from Presi
dent Donnelly during the day and hardly
expected any message until today. As to
the probability of the packers accepting
the terms offered by the Amalgamated as
sociation when negotiations were broken oil
Saturday, neither Mr. Vail nnr any of the
leaders ventured an opinion.
"It la up to the packers now," wns all
that Mr. Vail would say. The Impression
seemed to prevail among the men that the
fight was on In earnest and that It would
be a long one.
While everything was quiet with the
strikers, the packers were not Idle. No
work In the plents wss performed, but
preparations were being mado for the re
ception and care of men.
Over 100 men wera taken to the Cudahy
plant during the day and arrannflments
were made for more to come today. Gen
eral Manager Murphy said: "We brought
In two good-slued gfinsrs of men today and
will have more Monday. . There Is no scar
city of help. I have ofTers from St. Louis,
Des Moines and Denver to send men here.
Inside of a week we will be swamped with
men. - AH we want now Is protection for
our men. You may' say I hat we will be
doing business at the old stand on Monday
morning-. By Wednesday I expect we will
be able to fill any orders that may be aent
In."
Large quantities of provisions have been
taken Into the Cudahy plant, and the men
will be fed and lodged Inside the packing
house as long as necessary.
'Will Kill and Load.
"Commencing today we will kill cattle
and hogs and cut hops and load out,"
said General Manager Howe at Armour's.
"We are- getting men In right along and
today w have more mn In the plant than
any day since ths strike began. If It Is
necessary we can feed the men right In
the plant. There Is not going to be any
difficulty about getting men. Every mall
brings applications and employment agen
cies are wiring every day offering men.
We can get along very nicely If we only
have protection. Some of the country
butchers who csme In at the beginning of
the strike but went home lest Friday, are
returning. We are going ahead with our
business now without waiting for any
more negotiations."
At the Omaha and Swift plants men were
taken and provision made to care for them
for a long time. All of the packers as
sert that they have more men In sight
than they can use. The force at all of
the houses Is to he increased as rapidly
as tbe receipts Will warrant. Tha pack
ers declare, they must have protection and
whlle they do not explain how they are
going to get It, the declaration is made
that they will have it.
When the strike was declared settled
and the men returned to work Friday,
the packers let some of their special po
lice go. These men ha.ve been recalled
and put back to work. yl
Interest In the Mechanics.
" A great deal of dependence has been
placed by the strikers on the mechanical
workers. The assertion has frequently been
made by the labor leaders that If the engi
neers and firemen went out the flrht would
bo as good as won. Bvery packing house
manager declared yesterday tkat in case
the mechanical workers did go out today
they were prepared, and the walking out of
these craftsmen would not Inconvenience
thern to any great extent. Ever since the
strike started thura ha been more or leas
talk about tha engineers and firemen going
out. In order to be prepared the packers
have quietly boon hiring engineers and fire
men so as to be ready whenever those In
charge of the engines and boilers walk out.
From reports received yesterday It does
not look as If the mechanical workers
would strike, 'even If ordered to do so.
Saturday night mechanical workers at all
of the packing oenters held meetings for
tho purpose of rotlng on the proposition to
go oat or stay In. The mechanical work
ers at Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis.
Sloua City and South Omaha voted to re
main at work. One who Is thoroughly
conversant with affairs In labor circles
tells why . tha mechanical workers are not
Bniiuun i o n i uufc now 111 ' i i , m iioii , '
Amalgamated association. He says thai.
when ths Amalgamated association held Its
convention at Cincinnati last. May the me
chanical wciktra made a proposition to
aiflttiata with the Amalgamated associa
tion. Ths matter wss discussed by the
delegates at some length, and tt was
Anally decided that the Amalgamated asso
ciation did not want to take the mechanical
workers In. This turning down of the me
chanical workers caused some HI feeling to
ertut and the sore spots are not all healed
yet. N .
Already th strfaera are taTklng about
etr-fte benefits. The men say that the first
benefit Is de en Tuesday. A benefit of $i a
weelt Is to be paM. nme of the s'nfle men
who went out hare gone to ths ha nest
fleMs to work iintn the strike la over, but
the majority remain here.
ATTENDANCE AT THE FAIR
Department af Admissions Issues Its
Weekly Bapart af Adaalsstens
at Rsoasltfon.
BT. LOUIS. July 4. Tha following
statement of the dally attendance was
Inaued today by the department of admis
sions of the World's fair:
Monday, July IS. 76,(188; Tuesday, July 19,
7.1Ii; Wedieeday, July 10, 7S.H36; TT.urs
osy, July tl. 91,485 Friday, July tt, 85,634;
Saturday, Ju'y tJ, 1Q2.4U; Total, tl2.1M.
Recapitulation: April, 1 day, 187,7t; May,
?S days, l.ool.J9l; June, tt days, 2.14.tuii;
July. 21 days. 1.71)1,714; total, i.l.7JS.
JAPANESE CaDEfl SPELTER
Una 'rhoiandrcas to Be BMj.ped ta
Orient (a He I'sed tut Was
Purpaaaa.
J'iri.lM, Mo.. July J4.-The Jupiie
K" ei niTieiit iuu contracted wt:h a amulter
i'"'iny of tt:i city fur l,oi toi.a of sptl
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CARDINAL DEL VAL RESIGNS
Pope Is Sl n Have Refused ta Part
With Mis aeeretary at
State.
ROME, July The Trlbuna says that
Cardinal Merry Del Val, the papal secre
tary of state, has tendered his resignation
owing to the hostility of the cardinal,
who are said to accuse him of rendering
Impossible an accord with France, and
that the pope has refused to accept his
resignation.
ARM Gil CiTHKOHAC Is REOPKXED
Easrmosa Concourse from All arts
of Ireland Is Present.
ARMAGH, Ireland July fl. An trrfor
mnus concrlurse from all parts of Ireland
was present today at the ceremony of tha
reopening of Armagh cathedral after four
jenra' work of redecoratlon, which In
cluded tho covering of the entire walls
with mosaic plctnsos. Cardinal Vannutelll,
as the legate of PHe Plus, and many
Irish and foreign pre:aten, among the lat
ter the Rev. Dr. Charles McCready of
Holy Cross church, New York; the duke
and duchess of Norfolk,- John Redmond,
John Dillon, Timothy Healy and other
prominent, persons were present.
HOPE CF PEACE ABANDONED
Beaisnlaar of Eastern Textile Work:,
era Strike Is Aaxloasly
Awaited.
FALL RTVER. 1 Mass.. July .24. With
hope of a peaceful settlement abandoned,
both aides In the pending Industrial trouble
here await with dopged determination the
coming of tomorrow and the first test of
strength between a little group of manu
facturers fPfcresentlng 31,000,000 on one
aide and 25,000 cotton operatives on tha
other side.
The gatee will be opened at the usual
time and tha operative will be given an
opportunity to go to work under a waga
reduction of 12H per cent. If an .Insuffi
cient number respond the mills will be
closed for an Indefinite period. The strlka
leaders were of the opinion tonight that
there would not be enough operatives ap
plying for work throughout the entire
city to ; un even one mill, to say nothing
of the eighty or more that are affected
by the strike order.
The manufacturers claim that the 1,000
union men who ordered the strike do not
represent tha sentiment of the great body
of cotton min employes. They give tha
total number of operatives on their pay
rolls as 25.CS0. This, of course, does not
Include the employes at the independent
mills of M. C. D. Borden, which are not
Involved. The talk on the streets, how
ever, indicates that the feeling against
the manufacturers la quite as bitter on
the part of the nonunion operatives ss
tt Is among those who are affiliated with
the labor organisations.
Ho Violence Kxperted.
John Golden, president of the United
Textile Workers ot America, leader of ths
strike, has cautioned ths operatives not
to go near the mills tomorrow. Many wild
threata have, been .made by an unlnfiu-'
entlal clays, but violence la-not expected.
The -only possible break-In the rank of
the strikers la' looked fer at tha Borden
city mills. These mills, which normally
employ 776 operatives, have not been oper
ated on full time for two months and the
people who were employed there are re
ported desperate from want.
Regarding the nonunion element, the
strike leaders believe that If It can be
demonstrated for two weeks that the
nonunion operatives can live on strike
benefits, aa well If not better than on
the wages paid by the mills, the strike
can be prolonged indefinitely.
The police have made only little prepar
ations for handling the crowds of strikers,
but officers will be stationed at the mill
gates. ,
Business Falls Off.
girvsral small stores, patronised chiefly
by the operatives, have been obliged to
oloee, owing to the abrupt failing .ft of
trade, and on all sides an alarming de
crease of business -has followed tha Is
suance of the strike order.
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MILITIA READY FOR SERVICE
Under Orders for Boaesteel If Farther
Dlstarbanees Occur
There.
PIERRE. 8. D., July M. (Special Tale
gram. Governor Heriled being out of the
state, on tha suggestion of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Snow, Adjutant General Conklln has
ordered Company B of Sioux Falls to be In
readineaa to march to Springfield on Its
way to Bonesteel on orders. It la not
likely that any move will be made for a
week.
CHAMBERLAIN, 8. D., July t4. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The Rosebud registration
cloned in this city yesterday evening. Yes
terday's enrollment was 430, and tbe total
registration (.138. The last name placed
oa ths list here wns Henry L. Kvana ot
Louisville, Ky, a veteran of the war of
the rebellion. There are probably 1 , 9
so far In tts city to remain until aft.tr
the drawing, which begins on July 28.
BONESTKEI S. D July 24. A peaceful
Sunday was passed, no incident worthy of
mention occurring to disturb the quietude
of tbe town. A feeling ol confidence that
Bonesteel had finally been delivered from
the reign of terror that has prevailed dur
ing the past week la spreading.
Nearly everybody except the residents of
the town has left, either for their home
or for Chamberlain to witness the draw
In. John McPhaul, who has had charge of
the local registration, left tonight for
Chambsiialn, where he will remain until
after the drawing. Thence he goes to
Washington to resume his duties there.
Two rumors were rife today, one that
4he dead body of a man, supposed to have
been wounded here during the rioting, had
been found a few miles east of Bonesteel,
and another that a man bad died la
Geddes from wounds also received hare.
Bothj:umoia, however, were pronounced
baseless.
SERIOUS FIRE AT CAY CITY
Flames Daatrey Over Five Millies
Feet of Law her aikd Caase
l.oaa of mo,xmx
BAT CITY. Mich., July K-Flra which
started on the river front In the
Handy Brothers Manufacturing company's
lumber y-d caused jj,uch) Iomi this nfler
noiu. Handy Brothers bed about I.OjO.ooO
feet of pine lumbar resoy for their feo
torlei, ovsr B,o.,0i0 f-t of which was di
struyed. Flajiily Brothers' loss Is IIO.OuO.
(overed by Insurance. The MU'hhjran Cen
tral ralinsy loot ff.iKiO on ears auj Uack-hk-
nj t'is I't'.nit & t:oiil:ia w i.::ij',
RUSSIA RELEASES SCASD1A
Hamburg-American Liner at Fort Said
Awaiting Instructions.
BRITISH POSITION UPHELD BY RUSSIANS
O wlner ta Present States of the Ites
slan Volunteer Fleet It Is I
cided Inadvisable to Cos
tlnae Selsnrea.
, BERLIN, July 24. The Russian govern
ment haa ordered the Immediate release
of . the Haiiiburg-Amerlcan line steamship
Scandia, which arrived at Sues yesterday
flying the Russian naval flag and manned
by a Russian naval crew.
FORT SAID, July 24. The Hsmburg
Amerloan :ine steamer Scandia haa been
released. The Russian crew whiuh
manned It has landed here and will
proceed to Odessa by the next mallr boat.
The Scandia la awaiting orders from its
owners.
Advices received here say that the Rus
sian volunteer fleet steamer Smolensk fired
'three blank shots across the bows of the
Biitlxh steamer Ardova, the cargo of
which consists of coal and explosives, and
the vessel not stopping, the Smolensk sent
two loaded shots at It, one of them pass
ing over It amldsliips and the other over
Its stern.
The Ardova was then seized and the
crew transferred to the Smolensk. The
vessel will be brought to Sue,
The Ardova, Captain Smith, sailed from
New York June 16 for Manila, It arrived
at Port Bald July 11.
eisares Will Ston.
ST. PETERSBURG, July W.-Grand
Duke Alexis presided at yesterduy's coun
cil, which Count Lamsdorff, the foreign
secretary, and Vice Admiral Avellah, chief
of tho admiralty department, and other
high naval officers attended. The result
of the conference removes all doubts con
cerning the present attitude of Russia with
regard to the volunteer fleet The validity
of the view expressed In the British note
regarding the Irregularity of the position
of the vessels was so far admitted that
the council agreed to waive the right of
search.
After a long discussion. In which Count
Lamsdorff 'took a lesding part. It was
decided that the present status of the vol
unteer fleet was not sufficiently well de
fined, according to international law, to
render further searches and seizures ad
visable, and therefore Russia, in the In
terests of-friendly relations with the pow
ers should withdraw the authority given
the volunteer fleet In this respect.
The Associated Press Is able to state on
the highest authority that the Russian and
British governments have agreed on a
mutually satisfactory basis for the settle
ment of the status of the Russian Volun
teer fleet ateamers In tho Red sea and the
selaures by them of British ships. A few
minor points still remain unsettled, but
these will probably be cleared up tomor
row and It la not expected that further
complications will arise. - "
negotiations Were Friendly.
Great credit for the satisfactory ter
mination of this Incident Is due to For
eign Secretary 'Count Lamsdorff who. It
Is admitted, acted In the calm and con
ciliatory spirit worthy of a great states
man. ,The attitude of Sir Charles Hard
Inge, the British ambassador, both for
moderation and dignity, . also evokes
praise.
In fact, the negotiations throughout the
crisis were conducted in a moat friendly
spirit on both sides and the story that
there was a stormy scene at the Foreign
office July 20, when Sir Charles presented
the British protest, has not the slightest
foundation. ' -
- The relations between the foreign min
ister and the British ambassador are ex
tremely cordial. Count Lamsdorff, al
though he rarely goes anywhere, called, at
the British embassy last night and re
mained a whole hour in a formal chat with
Sir Charles Hardings.
Orders have been sent to the volunteer
fleet steamers St Petersburg and Smo
lensk to refrain from Interference with
foreign shipping. It la expected these
steamers will eventually join the Baltic,
fleet and be replaced by ordinary warships.
BERLIN, July 14. A dispatch from Bt j
Petersburg says that .Russia, In response !
to Germany's protest, sent a dispatch- to
Port Bald today ordering the Immediate
relense of the Hamburg-American line
stoamer Scandia, which had arrived there
and was awaiting Instructions. The official
report of the selsure of the Boandla, re
ceived from the German consul at Sues,
says that the Russian volunteer fleet
steamer Smolensk encountered the' vessel
at the island of Perlm In the straits of
Bab-el-Mandeb, and that It was seized,
notwithstanding the fact that the captain
showed from the manifest hat thnfe was
no contraband of war on board. Twenty
five Russian officers and seamen wera on
board the Scandia when the report was
sent and It was the intention ef the Rus
sians that the passengers and a portion of
the German crew should be landed at Port
Bald.
Coal and Provisions Refused.
SUEZ. July 24. On its arrival here Satur
day under the Russian flag, the Boandla
asked to be supplied with provisions and
coal, which were refused It The vessel
had u ammunition on board, but earrted
a general cargo and rails for Japan.
Fleet Will Be Notified.
SUEZ, July 14. It la rumored here that
the Russian consul Is about to charter aa
Egyptian steamer to convey orders to ves
sels of the Russian volunteer fleet ta quit
the Red sea forthwith.
th
POSTMASTERS
ARE INVOLVED
erloBS Charges Blade Aftalnat Federal
OHciala by the Western Fedra.
tlaa af Miners.
DENVER, July 14. Secretary Haywood
of the Western Federation of Miners bus
forwarded a telegram to President Roose
velt stating that Postmaster F. M. Rear
don of Victor la one of ths members of the
committee which lie says is reaponaihle for
deporting miners from the Cripple Creek
dintrtot, and asking that steps' be taken to
prevent federal office holders from taking
part in such demonstrations. The tele
gram reads:'
General F. M. - Reardon, postmaster at
VluUir, ta one of the couimlttte Ie.oiill,U
for deporting niniubeis of the fejoiwiion
snd oilier realdnnts of the Cripple Cie-k
Clnri.1. Can you not prevent f wal om
ceis from committing such crimes r
Compluints have also been mads to the
pie&ldunt estinat lAiauuaarer Retu-don and
Postmaster auiilvan of Clippie Crk. el
legiug that they have permitted tnuil aunt
to the ur.loa sympathisers te be epvued and
mutilated.
Ki-timlor teat Veeker.
8W-S:T SIRRING. Mo.. July N-Fx-fi.-iinior
Test s con,iiioii at o Vloi k ws
min Ii waufcer. tiie luljy oi yew-.m.inv I.miv
Ii.k only t. i(.oruiy. sir. .-,is ti
n.l O.niMrr ll i,. let.iin Io f I 1 i,, u
t !!.!. but U ti...rf Vaaf ti.S Lvj-
KESRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair la west, ehawers and thunder
storms In east nartlon Monday.
Tnesdar fair.
Tamaeratnre at Omaha Yesterday
Hour. Drt. Hear. Dear.
II I. (III 1 n. m TO
la. m...... fl 8 . m vft
T a. ra ta 8 p. m TN
D a. m ttl 4 p. m TA
a. m 3 S p. a Tit
10 a, ni 73 Bp. na 17
11 a. m... ... T4 T p. m Td
12 aa. Tfl f p. a 74
p. na ra
GRAND DUKE B0f!S UNDER FIRE
fatal Keller Compliments Hint
Coalness had Cenrsaje
Displayed.
for
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1.)
ST. PETERSBURG, July 21.-(New York
Herald Cablegram. Special Telegram to
The Bee.) The Russ prints the news from
Llao Yang of the Japanese - attempt to
break through General Count Keller's left
flank and of the fleice fight which ensued
when General Hershalman came up.
Grand Duko VaMlmlr has received a spe
cial dispatch from Count Keller which
states thut Grand Duke Boris received his
baptism of fire with much credit to him-,
self, showing coolness and courage. He
carried orders under fire.
. Prince Ouktomky, whoae knowledge of
imnese matters Is very extensive, states;
in the St. Petersburg Vledmostl that the
dowager empress of China has agreed to
the project presented to one of her vice
roys for the future government of Man
churia after the war, to return to China
all three provinces, which are to be
opened to foreign trade without limitation
under one viceroy, who haa already been
selected and Is now In Peking for Instruc
tions. Prince Ouktomski remarks: "Is It not,
perhaps, too soonT"
JAPANESE ARB MOVING NORTH
Large Force Is Located" East of
Hakdca.
BINTZINTIN, Seventy Miles Kast of
Mukden, July U. According to Chinese In
formation, 30,000 Japanese with thirty-five
field and 200 mountain guns hnve reached
Salmatsxa from the south snd have oc
cupied tha district covered by Salmatsza,
Isyanchan and Salobeer. Four companies
of Russian cavalry and one company of
Infantry with two guns came In contact
with the Japanese advance at 7 a. m. July
23 and discovered that the Japanese, 1,000
strong, were advancing a rrlle and a half
from Izyanchan. The Russian guns checked
the Japanese advance, but heavy reserves
coming up, the Russians retired to a side
road near Ultzlntzln to save themselves
from being cut off. The Japanese, how
ever, did not continue to advance. The
Chinese state the Japanese troops num
bered (.000. The Russian losses wsre one
officer and four Cossacks wounded and a
few horses killed.
Chinese scouts state that the Japanese
are apparently establishing a base In
Corea, near the Yalu river, and that there
have been large movements during' the
last few daya from the armies of Gen
erals Kurokl and Oka to Antung on the
Yalu. They say that consldurable camp
equipment and provisions are being
brought by steamera and" it looks as
though the Japanese were transferring
their main base from Japan to Corea. The
Chinese also state that the latest Japa
nese troops consist of old men and boys,
apparently the last line of reserves.
Startling developments are expected
within the next few daya If the rains dpL
not inierrere. The rainy season will prob
ably be a short one this year.
ACTIONS WORRY THE RUSSIANS
Commanders af Volanteer Ships DIs.
obey Orders.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 26.-e.18 a. m.
The report that the Russian volunteer fleet
steamer Smolensk fired shells at the Brit
ish steamer Ardova Is not considered likely
to endanger the Anglo-Russian agreement
Indicated In these dispatches yesterday. It
Is pointed out that the Ardova had no right
to refuse to stop when ordered. At the
same tlmo It is fully recognised that the
captain of the Smolensk had no business to
fire a shell over ths decks of the Ardova.
There Is considerable annoyance In naval
Circles over the failure of the vessels of the
volunteer fleet to keep In touch with Bt.
Petersburg by cable. Beveral duys ago, as
announced In these dispatches, orders were
cabled to the Bt. Petersburg and the Smo
lensk Instructing them to abstain from the
further stoppage of vessels. These orders
were subsequently rendered more Impera
tive and It Is not too muck to say that
they took the form of a recall of both
steamers. There Is some, anxiety lest tfia
Bt. Petersburg and the Smolensk may stir
up reprisals In the Red sea.
KuaSIA BADARUKRS WORLD'S FPBACEJ
Japanese Chars that Dardanelles
Act Violates Treaty Obligation..
TOKIO, July 24.-7 p. m. The passage of
the Dardanelles by the Russian volunteer
fleet steamers, the seizures tot German mail
and tbe capture In the Red sea by Russia
of the Peninsular A Oriental eUamer Ma
lacca have attracted great attention
throughout Japan. The , government Is
watching the situation keenly, but It has
not given any form of expression to its
views or Indications that It will take any
action In the matter.
Tha editors of the Toklo newspapers
have met and pasted a resolution declar
ing that the paesage of the Dardanelles
by the Russian sliips Is a violation of
treaty obligations snd an Insult to all of
the views; that the seizure of ships by the
Russian volunteer vessels Jeopardises the
Interests of all neutral powers and that
Russia's action endangers the peace of the
world.
JAPANESE! ARB LANDINO TROOPS
Crelsere Aeeoaapaay Traaaperts an
Their Trip.
LIAO YANG, July Jlll p. m. (Delayed
In transmission.) Yesterday eight Japa
nese cruisers, accompanied by transports
with troops, were seen approaching Yin
Kow.
South of Ta Tche Klao the Japanese are
busily moving forward. Tbe Russians are
expecting a big advance from the south.
f.'EW RAlLKpAD FCR JCPLIN
Hbtsirl Paelda Said te Be Barveyla
Rente frem Kaasas City
aad Bt. Loals.
JOl'LIN, Mo.. July t-lf. presont plans
are carried out the Missouri ptuirlo Kll
roatf coinpany will soon have a direct line
from Omaha, Kansas City and Bt Louis
through this city to Texaa Tht Una Is now
being Surveyed from Juplin to Muakoiea,
1. 'f.. where It will get tts oonnoctiiiu link
in tbe liuhkotfee I't.lon, a MiFsourl 1 -oir-.o
1'sK tiow uruter fi imrucliuu Uoalllit
I'uiut tv G!iiWi:.f. .4.
HEAVY LAND BATTLE
Russian and Japanese Treor Clasu Nnaf
Ta Tche Kiao en Eaturday, ,
FIGHT IS WITNESSED FROM KOUSETOFS
Residents of Sew Clwarg Cava s. Hail
View of FuFag duns.
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JAPANESE WARSHIPS AT TAH T1K3 SVX
Reported that Vladivostok Era&dion Ei!
CaptiT. LITchantmn,
FLEET IS NEAR THE JAPANESE fOAST
,
Japanese Post Netlea In Seomt thai)
They Will Exercise Police
Power aad Allow no
"Aatl" Moettaa-e,
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
NEW YORk. July K (New York Her
ald Service Special Telegram to Tha Bee.)
From New Chwang and Tien Tsln cams
dispatches yesterday declaring that a bat
tie had been fought near Ta Tche Kta";.
evidently with heavy losses. It was stated
from New Chwang that the progress of tha
engagement had been watched from tha
roofs of houses there, while the Tien Tslij
dispatch gave victory to the Japanese. -
Toklo reported tha capture and destruo
tlon of a merchantman by the giant
cruisers of the Vladivostok squadron,
which was aald when last sighted to ba
near Yokohama and headed In tha dlreo
tlon of that, port f '
.Russia ordered ths release of - the Qer
man steamship Scandia and It was an
nounced that the British vessel Malacca
woul be set free at Algiers, and tha ad
ditional Information came that orders had
been forwarded to the volunteer fleet
steamera In the Red aea to cease molest'
ing foreign shipping.
Battle Seen from Hoosetops.
NEW CHWANG, July 24.-A battle was
fought yesterday (Saturday) near Ta Tche
Klao. attended. It Is believed, with heavy,
losses. The progress of tbe battle was
watched by many people In New Chwang
from tha roofs of houses. Tha day wae
clear and tho amoks of the guns could ba
plainly seen.
TIEN TSIN, July 14. A report from New
Chwang states that Saturday's battle waa
at Ta Hsul Tong, six miles distant, and
that the Japanese were successful. Many
Chinese refugees arriving at New Chwang
have reported that nine Japanese gunboats
from Port Arthur have arrived at Tah
Ting Shan.
Battle Sean froaa Ilenee Taps.
TIEN TSIN, July J4. News reached here
i'ct a battle la la progress outside of New
Chvang. T)fe Ranting can beseen f-ont
the v,usetops. ' ', " "
In the engagement of yesterday the Rus
slan losses are reported to have been 700.
The Japanese are slowly nesrlng New
Chwaag. Great excitement prevailed In
that city during today's and yesterday'
fighting. ' ,j
Have Captive la Taw,,
TOKIO. July . Noon It Is reported
that a merchant vessel la sccompanylng
the Vladivostok squadron, which was
sighted this morning sixty miles off Izu.
It Is probabls that the merchantman 1c a
captive.
SEOUL, July U. (Delayed, In Transmis
sion.) The Japanese have posted In Baoi.-i
an announcement that the Japanese will
exerolae police power In all matters affect
ing Japanese Interests. No antt-Japanene
meetings will be allowed. This action 1s
the result of the rapid Urowth ot an anti
Japanese propaganda. Foreigners are not
affected by the new order.
Russians
TOKIO, July 14
Sli
k Captive.
p. m. The 'Russian
Vladivostok squudron has sunk the mer
chantman which tt oaptured oft the coat
of Izu province today. f The name of this
ship and Its nationality la not known ant
nothing hss been learned of the fate Of
its crew. Witnesses ashore saw ths mer
chantman following the fleet. Then they
eaw tt fired upon, after which It dlsaa.
peared.
The Russian warships were lat repoil.d
at 11 o'clock this morning to tha south
west of Cape Iro, Isu province, steering to
the west. ' Caps Iro Is about sixty-ova
miles southwest of Yokohama and about
fifty miles from the entrance to the bey
upon which Yokohama and Toklo are lo
cated. -Skirmishes
Near ICaJ Chan. 7
BT. PETERSBURG, July Llautanar.S
General Bakharoff in a dispatch to the
general staff, dated July 22, reports skir
mishes in the vicinity of Kai Chau on July
23. Lieutenant General Count Kallar'a
reoonnolaaanous oa the same showed that
tbe Japanese had only weak detach
ments at the Blao Kao and Wafar kj
passea There waa no change In the sit
uation on the high toad to Mukden, ac
cording to the report, but strong Japnnt
ooluinne with thirty guns were sdvan' bisf
along tbe loft biuik of tbe FJ Tm la iua
direction ef Blak Hotan.
I'SITED STATKS IS NOT CONClCRSEIs
Na Action Will Be Taken la h
Srtaare af the Ardova.
WASHINGTON, July U. Any action
which may be taken regarding the selsuie
of the British ship Ardova by the KiKjUh
volunteer Meet steamer Smolensk la a mat
ter for the British government. It is nut a
matter which In the least concerns the
United States. Tbls Is the view taken in
official circles hero. However, the decision
of the Russian government to withdraw
the authority given to the volunteer fleet
to make searches and seizures simplifies
ths situation very materially.
Presumably In view ths sttitude of the
RusHlan government the Ardova will ho
released promptly, the selaure disavowed
and te Incident will be closed without
delay. There are no shipments of store
or othsr supplies made by the army or tte
navy for ths Philippines carried In othur
than American bottoms. Omxrea by
ctal enitctiueiit at lti hiHt hestlon f-xi vrrny
prohibited ruch shipments In foreign ves
sels. Aa a consequence sll supplies for thj
army o.' navy In the Phllli liies are rut
rlei either In rriy trans)iorts or, wksie
thee are not available. In American hot.
torn An exception to this, however, my
preall where goods are furnished ty coo
tiart. In which case the means of Vc-in.-ct
a-e at tl.e il-k o.1 e; . i ti I t
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