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EHTArLIIIi:i JUNE 10, 1S7L
OMAHA, MONDAY MOKNIXO, JULY 25, 1904.
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EXPECT LONG FIGHT
racking Plant 6t Chicago Ar Making
reparations for a Eittor Labor War.
NEITHER I AKiNG CONCESSIONS
Bntcfcers To i. et iDrther Admires
Hust cm Fackera,
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TEAMSTERS VC 'AVCR Or STRIKE
Action of Ties. Vill Complicate
Situation, for Fftckera.
NEGoO STRIKE ErXAKEH EllGOTS FIVE
Fire nufhlessly Into Crowd of
Assetl-inta Om ef
the ' Injured Mar Wot
Recover.
CHICAOO, July 24, Determined on a
flstht to a finish to enforce tha demands
ef tha striking fc-.itcher, a ympathetlo
atrlk of ail tha union workman employed
In tha meat packing Industry throughout
tha country, with th xaeption of tha
tcAOisU.i6. ;u be declared tomorrow
momlrxr at 7 o'clock.
Instead of Joining In the , sympathetic
itrike tomorrow tha teamsters will make
another effort to bring about an adjust
ment of tha controversy by arbitration.
This decision waa reached lata tonight at
a matting of tha Joint council of the
teamster1 unlona throughout Chicago, who
met to glv tholr endorsement this after
noon to quit work with tha other men.
The decision of the stork yard teamsters
was almest unanimous In favor of strik
ing, but ae it la necessary, according to
tha rule, for the Joint council to sanction
any strike movement, all the union team
sters In the employ of the packer will re
main at wora during the struggle or un
til th Joint council gives their permission
to a strike should their efforts to settle
the matter by conciliation tomorrow prove
futile. Th committee appointed at to
night's meeting vti notified to get Into
communication tomorrow morning early
with the packer.
Whether tha teamsters' efforts fur peace
wir. prove successful none of the packer'
representatives who were communicated
with tonlsht will say.. The decision to
make another effort was reached at such
a Intfi hour tonight thnt It waa Impossible
for the packera to get together to decide
what answer will be given to tha 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 aanctlon a strtka of the stock yarda
teamatera-they wished to make an official
Investigation of tha trouble before aaklng
ttis rii'rnnt!ui!i! offlcerer to-order tha men
on atriiia. - ' i
Np 'conferences wen r '1 today either
by" tha j o kers or the Ubor leaders, or
Jointly, In r. n rlTort to reuch an adjust
ment of tl-o controversy. Both a,dea
rested today. 61 arnntly , waiting for to
morrow's development). -Packers
Will Probably Flvht.
Whether or not the packers would make
any concessions to the demands of, tho
labor leiiilei In order to prevent a general
walkout at the stock yards, would not be
difciiseed by-any of tha packing nous
representatives todny. But for the prep
arations going on at the different plants
during the day it w$s plainly evldont that
tho packers intended to flaht for tholr
Independence. All tha labor leaders
claimed they would await tomorrow be
fore doing anything further and the pack
ers would have to make the propositions
for the paoe negotiations, as tha unlona
hd no intention at the present tlmo of
doing ao. '
Preparations for the struggle which Is
expectsd to reach a climax tomorrow
morning were In pregr during the day
and far Into tha night at tha packing
houses. Dosens of representatives of the
packing houses ware scattered all over
th country today in search of men. Four
train loads of new employee ware taken
li-.to tha yards befsra d&rVr.csa set In
Join th nonunion ninn lmtlde the pUnts.
Clerks were being Initiated Into new duties
find employer who had been promoted
fi-om ti.i wra returned to their former
wulk u lone the pic5" of ti' res'iir
vi.rkvMB wlio ar ex'pectud ta quit work.
IHiu Protected by t(tldr.
itocksiJes have Nen rooted at all tha
different pUnta to protect men wbota
work tii'uwa tlitiu U uoaor fiotn mob
ioUwce. All tiuuali tli aiouk yards
thura !' not av.ly vlJnoea of prepra
tiort for a long and bluer struggle, but
ti'tj ev;" -i-f-t.-i: !--f t-f i-klng eiab-litlm-wnt.
'iu: (luicets end union leader
gav K;ri sioa to taticli-a'.ion of trotiliio-is
thius ta oox.e. t'l.U.f cf Poiire O'Nc.l,
iit tM d:-i', n:;-ki::S EliliS fvr t9
roTv,, us Id;
Jo crk knows what wi'.l happen. Tha
ortui ily la loire i&r one cf th giraiept
r coiteta la the country, (md ap
aiuly thr la no hope of averting it.,
.a pohoa will ba able to handle tha
uaUuii, however, without outside aasiiit-J
n addition to tie f..ur trains filled with
lunlon men bnnht Into th yards
ay ur.isr i!.;lc protey'lon many other
Ins Io.1bJ v, I'D irien w ho hud beer. -tfd
duiLug tue biat twenty-four hours
. i scheduled to st-rrlve before daylight,
ith the iiuiiu-w of men already ls: lta
, thin the suck yards and thu adi.Mtt of
.. rks and on;.: toon to the Willing r)Oij.B
. or It id te rmutiwd In all tha plants
i iii.orrow looi.'.lng on as vxieuded a soaJe
i. ri i ot-i!M.
Tciiipoiii r '! y the packers will attempt
oi ly to h nitt i'ufvd httf, pork and mut
lo,, iiiloting liie by-piodui'ts ta gu to
st. The) m, i,vevf,-r, thut as fat as
iivosi!) utorkuicn can lo ubialaed
ii. - ('.! At tro.-iils here the tiy-product a
t:,i,fii in i vf U1 be opened up fr
lu..-iioa
Ano?!.. r .,... i 'he pai kera will uieet
Vu'i in 1 1 n..ii.!. U a sanity cf llva
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night waa t.nro head of cattle, .f hogs
and a.000 aheep.
The puckere olnlm to hiw nearly 8,ora
men with which to start operationa tomor
row morning. These men are distributed
among the different plants as follows:
Armour A Co.. 1.5W; Ewlft and Company,
l.S-X); Nelson Morris A Co., 9"": the Ham
mond Perking company, yv); Anglo-American
company, 300; Ilbby, McNeil & Llbby,
.
A report Was current tonight thntCudahy
A Co. end P( hwarschlld A Bnlsberger com
psny would not make any effort to resume
hitelnesa tomorrow. Instesd, according to
this rumor, these two firms would make a
settlement with the unions and wheji they
opened for Murines It would be with a full
force of union men. None of the pfflcisls
of either of these companies would Confirm
or deny the report
Ilarrfson Msr Settle It.
Pettlcment of the strike may be Insisted
upon by Mayor Carter II. Harrison, if
developments show that the publio Inter
est absolutely demands It. In the mean
time arbitration through the good offlces
of the msyor Is a remedy open to the op
posing sides on request from either. Snch
was th position outlined today by the
mayor, who waa called back to Chicago
from Marquette, Mich., on account of the
renewal of the strike. Mr., Harrison de
plored the continuation, but said that Just
at present he did not see his wny clear
toward doing anything of his volition to
wards the adjustment of the trouble.
Nearrft) Shoots snd tilts fire.
BT. JOSEPH. July Jt.-Abe Kruse, a
negro strike breaker, was assaulted by
pickets near tha packing plant of Swift,
and Company today and fired into
crowd of BeniHanln,
tiding fiv. They
are;
Joe We'gle. shot In abdomen, msy die.
John Jntta, shot in body and legs.
Joe Panger, wounded In thigh and legs.
August Newnieyer. shot In legs.
Bteve Flnnlgan, shot In legs. ,
Kruse was arrested by tha police and Is
in the county Jail. He fired but one shot.
The weapon was a magazine shotgun
loaded with buckshot.
Th strikers say the negro paased Inside
the lines near. tha pickets, who at the
time were dfscusslng' some alleged shoot
ing by negro strike breakers at another
part of the yards last night. Ttve negro
Is said to have heard , a part of the dis
cussion ss he passed the pickets and to
have turned to them with a warning of
"Don't you talk to me."
The witnesses state that ha then passed
fifty yarda further Inside the lines,
mounted some steps at tha receiving sta
tion, took aim at the group of pickets and
fired, wounding the five men. m
The terrible execution of th single shot
Is attributed to the fact that a gun was
used with heavy shot, and that at the
distance of the shot, the charge scattered.
The negro ran at once to th 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 almost In
credibly short time after the shooting oc
curred. The wounded men were taken at onoe
to tbs offlces 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 lie
thought he -would be killed,.
1 Affairs at Kansas City.'
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 24. No action
was taken by the union packing house em
ployes today relative to the ultimatum of
the allied trades unionists to the packers
at Chicago. ,
It Is certain, however, that tha employes
hers will follow the lead of the Chicago
unions, and If the threatened strike Is de
clared In the morning the employes here
will b loyal to tha order from the leader
In Chicago. Meetings of Individual unions
wera hold In Armourdale today, but the
labor leaders did not deem It advisable
to call a ganeral conference of all th
unions.
Of the ulx packing houses In this city
only Swifts did any killing today. Ar
mours ajnd Fowlers do no killing on Sun
day, but their managers say they will open
with increase J forces tomorrow. Tho
Cudahy plant, which has been closed slnoe
the second strike was declared, will re
open tomorrow with nonunion labor, according-
to a statement of J. P. Cudahy.
A. E. Peterson, general manager of the
Schwarachlld A Sulzberger plant, said to
night that that plant will also open with
nonunion labor tomorrow morning.
Ruddy Brothers' plant will nt resume
operations until the. strike Is settled. Th
men w"ho remained at work there after tha
Inst strike order was received have been 1
transferred to the Fowler plant. ' ,
alet at Si. Pant. j
ET. PATJU July 2t-South Bt. IVul has I
been quiet all day. No attempt at vio
lence has boon it. ids by th Idle men, who
have remained loyal to the leadera of the
local Butchers" union. During the day a
committee of strikers sought to make
trouLle for Bift and Cutnnany by appear
tug before the chief of police at South St.
Paul and demanding that th Swift Pack
ing company plant be quarantined. They
claimed that several strike breakers em
ployed by Swift had oom from homes In
Bt. Paul park, which wer under diphthe
ria, quarantine and tht during th re
!M yi Thursdsy thehad gsae back to
their home for a short v!it. Th strik
ers atJied that all the men now In the
Swift works bo taken out and held until
th place could ba thoroughly fumigated.
Th reat of the city officials wer out of
town and the chief of polio refused ta
tak af.y action until they returned.
New lerk Packers Baay.
NEW YORK, July It. To all outward
appearance there la perfect harmony be
tween the big packera and thair employes
In thla etiy. The killing of cattle went on
aa usual' during the five Bundxy work
houra In tho Behwarschild A Eulstberger
plant and that of the United Dressed lieef
company. The loadera wore buy holding
conferences, however, and the situation In
lids city depend on the outcome of the
conference at Chicago.
ijrlilioutfh 11. t. fc'iuhelherger, th general
orttxnlxr of the Amalgamated Heat t'ut
tets and Butcher Woikmeii has repeatedly
Uhtierted that the big packere in this city
were willing to conform to the recent Chi
cago agreement renardlem of that may
be dor, at any future ront'etenre In Ciil
. it said by the cattle butchers that
If the tin cm k o lcuders or.tr tli-tn out they
will leave Hi plants. In which ta, a shut
down Mill L neceary.
situation at r'rt AVorlh.
l'.KT M OUTH, Tel.. July 14-No rom-pl-aHon
aii.se in the stilke sltuutlon
l.te toitiiy. One cf the pad lug hou ios
i -;,ti Ii. Killing force all day and by i,:i,t
I. 1 !i.sl,t-re.t 4o head of caitie. I..h
I nits put on Iuik" a.Ml'lims In I'rr
" of workmen to es.lte of the efr.its
or 'l.c nitn-rs' j !. I .; tti.it were iui'.i in
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-.n'. t tio.t t'.e e...'tfd oid.-r i1' ,.g o.it
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STRIKE BREAKERS COME IN
Orer a Hundred Enter the Cudahy Flant
on Sand 87.
PACKERS PREPARE TO CARRY ON WORK
Mechanical Workers t South Omaha,
May Sot Jot the Strike, bnt
Puckers Art Prepared
for Aaty Tsts.
Sunday passed quietly among the unem
ployed. Very few n.en were on the streets
snd only a small part of the usual number
visited headquarters. Mr. Vail said last
evening that ho hd not heard from Presi
dent Donnelly during the day end hardly
expected any message until today. As to
the probability of the packers accepting
the terms offered by the Amalgamated as
sociation when ncgotla lions were broken off
Saturday, neither Mr. Vail nor eny of the
leaders ventured an opinion.
"It Is up to the packers now," wns all
that Mr. Vail would say. The Impression
f.mfd to prevail among the men that tha
fight, was on in earnest and that It would
be a long one.
While everything was quiet with the
strikers, the packers wre not Idle. No
work In the plnnts was performed, but
preparstlons were being made for the re
ception and care of men.
Over lno men wero taken to the Cudahy
plant during the day and arrangements
were made for more to come today. Gen
eral Manager Murphy said: "We brought
ill two good-sized gangs of men todHy and
will have more Monday. ; There Is no scar
city of help. I have offers from St. I.ouis,
Dea 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' sy that we will be
doln 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."
Iarre quantities of provisions have been
taken Into the Cudnhy plant, and the men
will be fed and lodged inside the pacing
house as long as necessary.
Will Kill an Load.
Commencing; today we will kill cattle
and hogs and cut hogs and load out."
said General Manager Howe St Armour's.
"We are--getting men In right along and
today we have more r.in In the plant than
any day since the 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
do are wiring every day offering men.
We can get along very nicely if we only
have protection. Some of the country
butchers who came In at the beginning of
tho strike but went home last Friday, are
returning. We are going ahead with our
business now without waiting Tor any
more negotiatlona."
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 thnt they have more men In sight
than they an use. The force at all of
the houses is to e Increased as rapidly
as the receipts will warrant Th pack
ers declare they must have protection and
while, 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 have been recalled
and put back to work. ,1
Interest In the Mechanics.
A great deal of dependence has been
placed by th 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 fight would
be a good as won. Dvery packing house
manager declared yesterday that In case
the mechanical workers did go out today
they were prepared, and the walking out of
these craftsmen would not lnconvenlenc
them to any great extent. Ever since the
strik started tear has been more or less
talk about the engineers and firemen going;
out. In order t be prepared tho packers
have quietly been hiring engineers and fire
men go as to be ready whenever those In
charge of the engine and boilers walk out.
From reporta received yesterday It does
not look aa If the mechanical workers
would strike, even If ordered to do so.
fldturday r.lght mechanical workers at all
of th packing oenters held meetings for
the purpose of voting on the proposition to
go out or stay In. The mechanical work
era at Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis,
Sioux City end South Omaha voted to re
main at work. One who is thoroughly
conversant with affairs In labor circles
tells why th mechanical workers are not j
anxious to go out now In order to help t, '
Amalgamated assodnttori. He says thav1
when the Amalgamated association held Its
convention at Clnclnnstl last, May the me
cimnleal worker made a. proposition to
affiliate with tha Amalgamated assoola
tlnn. Th matter was discussed by th
delegates at some length, and tt was
finally decided that the Amslgsmsted asso
ciation ittil riot want to take the mechanical
workers In. This turning down cf the me
chanical workers caused some 111 feeling to
x!.t and the sore spots are net all healed
yet. v . ,
Alray fh strfker are talking about
strl benefits. The men say that the first
benefit Is dtt on Tuesday. A benefit of IS a
we t to ba pM (tnmi of the rh'..i men
who went out have gon to the harvext
field to work tintn th strike ta over, but
the majority rrmeln her.
ATTENDANCE AT THE FAIR
Department f Anaalaslan Iitnta Its
Weekly Kepnrt ef admissions
at Kiposltlon.
V
8T. LOUIS. July 24. Th following
statement of the dally attendance was
Issued today by the department of admis
sions of the World's fair:
Monday, July IS, 76,6!.a; Tueeday, July 19,
771;; Wedneeday, July JO. 7.!ia; Tt.urs
oay, July 21, Friday, July 2S, 85.E34;
Saturday, Ju'y tt, 1(E,4U; Total, 612.V.O.
Recapitulation: April. 1 day, 1K7,7B1; May,
"t daya, l.tvl.181; June, tt days, 2,kA. 8J6;
Jury, days, J.781.71&; total, J,1j6,735.
JAPANESE CPiDEn SFELTE0
One T bousaad Tone t II Shipped t
Orleut Be l'ae4 for War
Purpose.
jnr'I.IN. Mo., July 24. The Jupanea
m .-I anient ha rontiacted with a smeller
cot 1-i.u) cf tl.is city for l.(oo ton of sj.tl-
l. r. '! 1 su ul 11, i... ;t..r lx to l, utcd in
"' t.i- and l)Httln,til-.j. a
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CARDINAL DEL VAL HLSIGMS
With Hla Secretary (
Slate.
ROME, July The Trlbun says that
Cardinal Merry Del Val, the papal secre
tary of state, has tendered his reBinnutlon
owing to the hostility of the cardinals,
who are said to accuse him of rendering
impossible an accord with France, and
that the pope has refused to accept his
resignation.
ARMAGH CATnr.rHb is REorrcsuD
Knermooa Conrnnrae from All Tarts
of Ireland I Present.'
ARMAGH, IrelBiKff July ft. An enor
mous concourse from all parts of Ireland
was present trxluy st the C"':iony of the
reopening of Armagh e-.hedrrj after four
e:irs' work of redecoratlon, which In
cluded tho covering of the entire walls
with mosaic pictures. Cardinal Vannutelli.
as the legate of Pofe Pius, and many
Irish and foreign pre atea, 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 OF PBHE ABANDONED
BearlnninaT of Emtcra Textile Work
era' Strike la Anxiously
Awaited.
FAIX RTVER, ' Mass.. July . 24. With
hope of a peaceful settlement abandoned,
both sides in the pending Industrial trouble
here await with dogged determination the
coming of tomorrow and the first test of
strength between a little groun at manu
facturers representing f2f.00O.00O on one
side and 2f,90O cotton operatives on th
other aid.
Th gates will be opened at tha usual
time end th operatives will be given an
opportunity to go to work under a wag
reduction of XZ per cent. If an .Insuffi
cient number respond th mills will be
closed for an Indefinite period. The strike
leaders were of tha opinion tonight that
there would not he enough operatives ap
plying for work throughout the entire
city to ran even m mill, to ssy nothing
of the eighty or more that are affected
by the strike order.
The manufacturer claim that the 2,000
union men who ordered the strike do not
represent the sentiment of the great body
of cotton rrrin employes, They give th
total number of operatives on their pny
rolls as 26,630. This, of course, does not
Include the employes at the independent
mills of M. C. D. Borden, which are not
Involved. Tho talk 011 the streets, how
ever. Indicates that the feeling against
the manufacturer Is quite as bitter on
the part of the nonunion operatives as
tt Is among those who are affiliated with
the labor organizations.
No Vlolee.ee Kxperted.
John Oolden, president of the United
Textile Workers of America, leader of th?
strike, has cautioned the operatives not
to go near the mills tomorrow. Many wild
threats have, been made by an unlnflu
entlai class, but violence Is-not expected.
The only possible break-In the rank of
the strikers Is looked for 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 ara re
ported desperate from want.
Regarding the nonunion element, the
strike leaders believe that If It can be
demonstrated for two weeks that tha
nonunion operatlvea can live on strike
benefits. aa well If not better than on
the wages paid by th mli; the strike
can be prolonged Indefinitely.
The police have made only littl prepar
ations for handling the crowds of strikers,
but officers will be stationed at th mill
gat. -v . ,
Business ' Falls Off.
Several small stores, patronised chiefly
by the operatlvea, have been obliged to
close, owing to the abrupt falling .IT of
trade, and on all sids an alarming de
crease of buslnasa -tias followed the Is
suance of th strike order. 1
MILITIA READY FOR SERVICE
t'nder Orders tor Benesteel If Farther
Dlstarbanees Occur
There.
FTERRHS, 8. D July 24. (Special Tele
gram.) Governor Hen led being out of th
state, on th suggestion of Lieutenant Gov
ernor 8 now, Adjutant OeueraJ Conklln has
ordered Company B of Sioux Falls ta be in
readiness to march to Springfield on Its
way to Boneeteel on orders. It is not
likely that any move will b mad for a
week.
CHAMBERLAIN, B D., July 24. (Spe
cial Telegram-) The Rosebud registration
closed In this city yesterday evening. Yes
terday's enrollment waa 43U, and th total
registration 4.13S. Th last nam placed
oa the list her was Henry L. Elvan of
Louisville, Ky., a veteran of the war of
tha rebellion. There ar probably 10
ao far In th city to remain until after
th drawing, which begins cm July 36.
BONiCoTKEU S. D., July i4. A. peaceful
Sunday was passed, no Incident worthy of
mention occurring to disturb tha quietude
of the town. A feeling of eonfidonc that
Boneeteel had finally been delivered from
the reJyn cf terror that has prevailed dur
ing th past week is spreading.
Nearly everybody accept tha resident of
tha town has left, either for their homes
or for Chamberlain to witness th draw
ing. John McPhaul, who bast had charge of
th local registration, left tonight for
Chamberlain, wber h will remain until
after the drawing. Thenc h go to
Washington to resume hi duties ther.
Two rumors wer rife today, one that
ihe dead body of a man, supposed to have
been wounded her during the rioting, had
been found a few mile east of Boneeteel,
and another that a man had died In
Geddes from wounds also reoelved here.
ltotbxumof'S, however, wer pronounced
baseless.
SERIOUS FIRE AT CAY CITY
riaua Destroy Ovar Five MlUlva
Feet of Iwbtr a Cans
Loss of tM),OOOi
BAT CITT, Mich.! July MFlr which
startwd on th river front In th
Handy Brothers Manufacturing company'
lumber yard caused I.mX) loas thla after
noou. lianOiy brothers tiad about I.OJ.On)
feet of pine lumber rea.ly for tbelr fo
toiie.s, ovor t.tMi.ti0 feet of which was d
stroyed. Plainly Brother' Ion 1 10,(M),
ovcred by Insurance. The M!ch!aii Cu
trtil riillniay low K.i on cars and track
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RUSSIA RELEASES SCANDIA
Hamburg-American Liner at Tort Said
Awaiting Instructions.
BRITISH POSITION UPHELD BY RUSSIANS
j Owlnsr to Present Stala of th ft na
si Velanteer Fleet It Is De
cided Inadvisable to Con
tinue Selanrea.
, BERLIN, July 24. The Russian govern
ment has ordered the immediate release
of the Haiithurg-American line steamship
Scandla, which arrived at Sues yesterday
flying th Russian naval flag and manned
by a Russian naval crew.
PORT SAID, July 24. The Hamburg
American !lne steamer Bcandla has been
released. The Russian crew which
manned It has landed here and will
proceed to Odessa by th nxt malr boat.
The Bcandla Is awaiting orders from Its
owner.
Advices received here say that the Rus
sian volunteer fleet steamer Smulenxk fired
I' three blank shots across th bows of the
! British steamer Ardova, th cargo of
which consists of coal and explosives, and
the vessel not stopping, the Bmolensk sent
two loaded shots at It, on of them pars
ing over It amidships and tha other over
Its stern. v
The Ardova was then seized and the
crew transferred to the Smolensk. Tho
vessel will be brought to Suez,
The Ardova, Captain Smith, sailed from
New York June 1& for Manila. It arrived
at Port Said July 11.
' gelsurea Will "top.
ST. x PETERSBURG. jruly V Grand
Duke Alexis presided at yesterday's coun
cil, which Count Lamsdorff, the foreign
secretary, and Vice Admiral Avellah, chief
of the admiralty department, and other
high naval officers attended. The result
of the conference removes all doubts con
cerning th present sttltude. of Russia with
regard to the volunteer flet. The validity
of th vlw expressed In th British nota
regarding tha Irregularity of th position
of the vessels was so far admitted that
tha council agreed to waive th right of
search. s
After a long discussion. In which Count
Lamsdorff 'took a lesdlng part. It was
decided that the present status of th vol
unteer fleet was not sufficiently well de
fined, acoordlng to International law, to
render further searches and selxures ad
visable, and therefor 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 statua of the Russian volun
teer fleet steamers in tho Red sea and tha
selxures by them of British ships. A few
minor points still remain unsettled, but
these will probably be cleared up tomor
row, and It Is not expected that further
complications will arise. "
Negotiation Were Friendly. ..
Great credit for the satisfactory ter
mination of this Incident Is due to For
eign Secretary r Count Lamsdorff who, it
Is admitted, acted In tha calm and con
ciliatory spirit worthy of a great states
man. The attitude of Sir Charles Hard
Inge, th British ambassador, . both for
moderation and dignity, . also evokes
praise.
In fact, th negotiations throughout th
crisis were conducted In a most friendly
spirit on both sides and the story that
ther was a stormy scene at th Foreign
office July 0, when Sir Charles presented
the British protest, has cot th slightest
foundation. . .
' The relations between the foreign min
ister snd the British ambassador are ex
tremely cordial. Count Lamsdorff, al
though he rarely goes anywhere, called, at
the British embassy lsst night and re
mained a whole hour in a formal chat with
Sir Charles Hardlnge.
Orders have been sent to the vojunteer
fleet steamers Bt, Petersburg and Smo
lensk to refrain from Interference with
foreign shipping. It Is expected these
steamers will eventually join the Bojltlc
fleet and be replaced by ordinary warships.
BERLIN, July 24. A dispatch' from St.
Petersburg says that .Russia, In respons
to Germany's protest, sent a dispatch to
Port Bald toduy ordering the immediate
release of the Hamburg-American line
steamer Bcandla, which had arrived ther
and was awaiting instructions. Tha official
report of th seizure of the Soandla, re
ceived from the German consul at Hues,
says that tha Russian volunteer fleet
steamer Smolensk encountered the vesiol
at the Island of Perim In th straits of
Bah-el-Mandeb, and that It waa seised,
notwithstanding th fact that the captain
showed from the manifest hat there was
no contraband of war on board. Twenty
five Russian officers and sen men were on
board th Bcandla when the rport wak
sent and It was th Intention f the Kns.
slans that th passenger and a portion ef
the German crew should be landed at Port
Said.
Coal and Provisions Refused.
SUEZ. July 24. On Its arrival her Satur
day under th Russian flag, th Seandt
asked to b supplied with provisions and
coal, which were refused it. Th vessel
had no ammunition on board, but aarrlod
a general cargo and rails for Japan.
Fleet Will B Ktlnt.
SUEZ, July 24. It t rumored her that
tha Russian consul Is about to charter an
Egyptian steamer to convey orders to ves
sels of th Russian volunteer fleet t quit
Uie Rd sea forthwith.
FOSTf.lASTERS ARE INVOLVED
Serlou Charges Had As, met Federal
O me 11 by th Western Federa
tion of Miner.
DENVER, July 24. Secretary Haywood
of th Western Federation of Miner has
forwarded a telegram to President Roose
velt stating that Postmaster F. M. Ilesr
don of Victor Is on of th mernbai s of the
committee which ha say Is responsible for
deporting miner from th Cripple Creek
district, snd asking that steps be taken to
prevent federal office holders from taking
part in such dmnonatrationa. Th tele
gram reads: '
General F. M. - Reardon, postmaster at
V In lor, I on of th commit! le.uimlt,i
for Ur.oi tii!( members of to ie-iei lion
and other lesMnnis of the ('rt).'t'l t '1 e. k
district. Can you not prevent t wl of?l
ccis Irora commuting aucii ci inina I
Complaints hav also been mud to th
president against PoaUnaatar Bourdon and
Postmaster Builtran ef Cripple Creek, al
leging that they have permitted mail aont
to th union syinpaUiiaiar t b pjd and
IttUUlttttd.
F.f-Sirmtur et Vtcaaor.
IfffLT BI'HlNt;., Mo.. July 14 -T '
rWimtor Tf-H fun, niton st k 1, clo. k Tins
111,11 11 Weaher, tha laiiy cf Vewt.ji.l.iv h:v
lt a fc-en ooiy I- . j...i cry. for. .n
hn.l c,.,'or i,i .,,.t irtnni o r 1 1 .., 1.,
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NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fnlr la west, shower and thunder
storm In east portion Monday.
Tuesday fair.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday
Hour. De. Hour. Dear.
S , n..,,,, o t n. m Tl
U n. m, , . . . , a n. m ts
T a. ra CJ 8 p. m TM
H a. m Bil 4 p. in TO
9 a. a ! ft p. an T
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GRAND DUKE BORIS UNDER FIRE
Count Keller Compliment II im for
Displayed.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., I.)
ST. PETERSBURG. July 24 -(Nw York
Herald Cablegram. Special Teleeram to
The Bee.) The Runs prints th news from
IJao Yang of the Japanese - attempt to
break through General Count Keller's left
flank and of the fieice fight which ersued
when General HerHhalman came up.
Grand Duke Va'.dlmlr has received a spe
cial dispatch from Count Keller which
states that Grand Duke Boris received his
baptism of flr with much credit to him-,
self, showing coolness and courage. He
carried orders under Are.
. Prince Ouktomfky, whose knowledge of
Chinese matters Is very extensive, state
in in st. i'etersmirg viedmostl that th
dowager empress of China has agreed to
the project presented to one of her vice
roy 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 ha already been
selected and Is now In Peking for instruc
tions. Prince Ouktomskl remarks: "Is It not,
perhaps, too soonf" v
JAPAEB ARB
MOVIXG
NORTH
East of
Largo Force
ls I.oeateiT
Mulcden.
SINTZINTIN. Seventy Miles Kast of
Mukden, July 24. According to Chines In
formation, 80,000 Japanese with thirty-five
field and 200 mountain guns have reached
Salmatsxa from th south and have oc
cupied th 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
22 and discovered that the Japanese, 1.000
strong, wer advancing a mile and a half
from Izyanchan. The Russian guns checked
tho 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 eontlnue to advance. The
Chinese state the Japanese troops num
bered 8,000. Th Russian losses were one
officer and four Cossacks wounded and a
few horses killed.
Chinese scouts state that th Japanese
are apparently establishing a base In
Corea, near the Yalu river, and that there
have been large movements during' the
last few days from th armies of Gen
erals Kurokl and Oku to Antung on th
Yalu. They say that considerable camp
equipment and provisions are being
brought by steamers andvlt looks as
though the Japanese were transferring
their main has from Japan to Corea. The
Chinese also state that the latest Japa
nese troops consist of old men and boys,
apparently the last Una of reserves,
Startling developments are expected
within the next few days If tha rains doi
not interiere. The rainy season will prob
ably be a short one this year.
ACTIONS WORRY THE
RUSSIANS
Couataaadera of Volunteer Ships
Dls-
obey Order.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 26.-4:18 a. tn.
The report that the Russian volunteer fleet
steamer Smolensk fired shells at tb 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
earn time it Is fully recognised that the
captain of th Smolensk had no business to
fire a shell over the decks of the Ardova.
There Is considerable annoyance In naval
Circle over the failure of the vessels of the
volunteer fleet to keep In touch with St.
Petersburg by cable. Several day ago, as
announced in these dispatches, orders wers
cabled to the Bt. Petersburg and the Smo
lensk Instructing them to abstain from the
further stoppage of vessels. These orders
were subsequently rendered mora impera
tive and It Is not too much to say that
they took the form of a recall of both
steamers. There Is som anxiety lest tKa
St. Petersburg and th Smolensk may stir
up reprisals in th Red sea.
ktLgSIA EMJAHGKRS WORLD'S PEACH
Chars- that Dardanelles
Aet Violates Treaty Obligation.
TOKIO, July 24. T p. m. Th paaeag of
th Dardanelles by tha Russian volunteer
fleet sttamara, th seizures of German mail
and the capture In the Red sea by Ruanla
of tb Peninsular 4t OrlanLal sUamer Ma
lacca hav attracted great attention
throughout Japan. Th government Is
watching tha situation keenly, but It has
not given any form of expression to It
views or Indications that It will tak any
action In th matter. -
Tb d;tors of th ToVlo newspapers
hav lurt and passed a resolution declar
ing that th paeeag of th Dardanelles
by the R us Ian ships Is a violation of
treaty obligations and an Insult to all ef
th views; that th seizor of ships by th
Rnsslan volunteer vmwels Jeopardize th
Interests of all neutral powers and that
Russia's action endangers th pac of the
world.
JAPASEIH Ann LAKDIltO TROOPS
Cruisers Accompany Transports
Their Trip.
LIAO YANG, July JL-U p. m. (Delayed
in transmission.) Yesterday eight Japa
nese cruisers, accompanied by transports
with troops, wer seen approaching Yin
Kow.
tfouth of Ta Tc.h K )iu th Japanese ai
busily moving forward. Tb Russians ar
expecting a big advance from th south.
NEW
RAILROAD
FC.T JO PUN
Missouri Paeld Ssld to H Sorvaylaa;
Rent from Ran City
and St. Levi.
JOrLIN, Mo.. July 24. If. pre.ent plans
re carried out th Vlourl paclrlo Rail
road company will soon hav a direct litis
from Omaha, Kansas (Ity and tit. Louis
ll.iouili this city to Texsa The line Is now
belnx Surveyed flu in Juulln to Munkoxee,
1. 'i'., Iters It will got It ooiiiiM'ttng link
la the Munkutfea I'nl n, a Ilnitouii r
oif'.o iliw now urelor C"iiliU':11mu tcuiuluat
i,-.....t Ui Glu :.;
HEAVY LAND BATTLE
Busaian and Japanese. Troops Chili lTeaf
Ta Tche Kiao en Saturday. ,
FIGHT IS WITNESSED FROM HOUSETOPS
Residents cf 3?ew Cuwacg Cave t Ylali
View of Puuiiij Guns.
JAPANESE WARSHIPS AT TAH T1N3 S:!AM
Exported that Vladivostok Squadron Has
Oaptivs Uerobantnian. "
1
FLEET IS NEAR THE JAPANESE f CAST
Japanese Post Kotloe la Secret thai
They Will nixereUo Folic
Power and Allow no
Aatl" Meotlnara.
(Copyright ry New York Herald Co., l?f4.
NEW YORk, July 24 (Nw York Her
ald Service Special Teiegram to Th Bee.)
From New Chwang and Tien Tsln cam
dispatches yesterday declaring' that a bat
tle had bacn fought near Ta Tche Klat),
evidently with heavy losses. It was stated
from New Chwang that the progress of th
engagement had been watched frem tha
roofs of houses there, while the Tien Tsiit
dispatch gave victory to the Japanese. ".
Tokto reported th capture and destruc
tion of a merchantman by th 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. , J
.Russia ordered th relae of the Ger
man steamship Bcandla 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 th volunteer fleet
steamers In th Red sea to cease molest
ing foreign shipping.
Battle Seen from Housetops.
NEW CHWANG, July 24. -A battl wag
fought yesterday (Saturday) near Ta Tch
Klao, attended. It is believed, with heavy
losses. The progress of tha battle we
watched by many people In New Chwang
from th roofs of houses. The day was
clear and the smoke of the guns could ba
plainly aeen.
TIEN TSIN, July 24 A report from New
Chwang states that Saturday's battl waa
at Ta Haul Tong, six miles dlstsnt, snd
that the Japanese were successful. Many
Chines refugees arriving at New Chwar.ff
have reported that nine Japanese gunboats
from Port Arthur hav arrived at Tah
Ting Shan.
' Battle Seen from House Tops.
TIEN TSIN, July 24. News reached hers
that a battle 1 In progres outsida of Netf
Chwang. T)f lighting can baseen from
the housetop. '
In th engagement of yesterday the Rus
sian losses are reported to have been 7CQ.
The Japanese are slowly nearlng New
Chwang. Great excitement prevailed lit
that city during today's and yesterday's
fighting. ' ' ,J
Have Captive In Tow. ,
TOKIO. July 24. Noon It to reported
that a merchant vessel Is accompanying
the Vladivostok squadron, which was
sighted this morning sixty miles off Iiu.
It is probable that th merchantman la
oaptlve.
SEOUL, July 13. (Delayed, In Transmla
elon.) The Japanese hav posted In Seoul
an announcement that the Japanese will
xerols polio power In all matters affect
ing Japanese Interest. No antl-Japsn?
meetings will ba allowed. This action 1
th result of th rapid drowth of an ant!
Japanes propaganda. Foreigners ar not
affected by th new order.
' Russian Sink Captiv.
TOKIO, July M.-d v TO. Th 'Russian
Vladivostok squudron has sunk th mer
chantman which It captured off th coo ft
of Izu pro vine today. The name of this
ship and It nationality Is not known and
nothing has been learned of tha fata of
Its crew. Witness aahor saw th mer
chantman following the fleet. Then they
aw It fired upon, after whloh It dlsap
peered.
The Russian warships were last reportvd
at 11 o'clock this morning to th south
west pf Cape Iro, Izu province, steering to
the west. ' Cape Iro I about alxty-flv
miles southwest of Yokohama and about
fifty miles from the entrance to th
upon which Yokohama and Toklo ar lo
cated. . , ..
Skirmishes ' Near Kal Chan. '
ST. PETER8BURQ, July 24. Lleuteoar.l
General Sakharofl In a dispatch ta ' the
general staff, dated July 3. reports skir
mishes In the vicinity of Kal Chau on July
22. LUutenaut General Count.' Krl'er'a
reoonnolssancus on tue asm showed that
tb Japanese had only wak drtach
mants at tha Slao Kao and Wafank&ui
pass. Tli ere was no change In th sit
uation oa the high road to Mukden, so
cording to the report, but stroug Japanese
oolutnn with thirty guns wer advancing;
along th left baaik of th I ai To la Hue
direction ef Slak Hotan.
I SITED STATES IS SOT CO.tC 1
Ito Aetloa Will Be Taken Ii
tir
Selanre of tho Ardova.
WASHINGTON, July 24 Any atli-n
which may be taken regarding th s-naii
of th British ship Ardova by the Hu.ila
volunteer fleet steamer Smolensk Is a mat
tsr for th British government. It Is not at
matter which In the least concerns the
United States. This Is th view taken in
ofilclal circles here. However, the decision
of th Russian governm.-Tit to withdraw
the authority given ta the volunteer Sleet
to make aoarches and seizures simplifies
th situation very materially.
Presumably In view of the attitude of th
Rtimlan government the Ardova will la
released promptly, th selsure disavowed
and th incident will te closed without
delay. Ther r no shipment of tnr.
or other supplies mmte by th army or t;.i
navy for ths Philippine carried In oilier
than American bottoms. Ccngtess by ra
cial enactment at Its hint eesilon exoiern'.y
prohibited such slilomeiits In fonigu Vrs
sets. As a consequence alt supplies for fid
army or navy In th Philippines are ir.
rl. elthor in army transport or, kfc
then are not available. In American Li '
toins An exception to this, bom ever, tuny
prexatl wheie poo.in are fornUhed by cx.i.
tract. In ehh h c6i tie means of e? -meet
a-V at ll.a lUk o.1 ,a J 1
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