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I 2uli Scoroa of Ir-cmfiio 'Goraos in Tho 13 ca Only Gpooki I'M .?r Tvi'v."? t?orv ic-J ofi u' rorJc liar aid 'A (! DA1 A A I! ! -A, .m. i:i;TAr,Lisni:D junk id, isti. OMAHA, TIIUHSDAY MOUXINO, JULY 28, 190 i TEN PAULS. SINGLE COri TIIKEE CENTS. '-'T '! H ' i) J ! RUSSIAN BOATS SINK i Tcrje'o f .'a C-.nt to Bottom of Tort Art!; " lor. f -'' ; JAPANESE NOW 0 t!-TA TC1IE K!A0 T j ZonnpatJa EeporU ' f Eassiaa Fosi 'i tiontoJnpai 'ranee. ' I TVma OPERATION r l?M KEN ITenaxs Liao Yng and n Eoada ted Skirmish ConimuaJlj. KANY IMPORTANT POINTS ARE TAKEN i ka Mores Steadily mad How Holds Alt the Topoaraphleal Krji to Ihe Country I a Front of Russian l ine. CHE FOO, July 27. p. ni. Ru"lan refu gees who have arrived here report that the Lieutenant Burkttc-ff and two other Rus tlan torpedo boat destroyers were torpedoed and totally destroyed by the Japanese on the night of July 2T. Would Cut Off Konropatkln. TIEN TSIN, July 2t5,-Gcnerals Kurokl and Nogl arc endeavoring- to form a June tlon so as to cut oft General Kouropatkin' army between LJao Yung and Mukden. Russian Look Forward to Defeat. LONDON, July 28.-CnbIlng under date of July 28 the New Chwang correspondent of the Dally Mall Says: "One hundred and fifty Japanese cavalry Who entered over night had orders to re turn to Ta Tche KlaO, but remained until morning at the urgent request of the Brit ish and American consuls. "The Japanese have not pursued the fiee Jnaf enemy, as they desire to co-operate wlLh ths First army In a decisive battle between Hal Cheng and Liao Lang, which, even In the opinion of F.tisslan officers, will result In a Ilusslan defeat and will termi nate the campaign." ' General Oka Attacks at Mht. TOKIO, July 27.-3 p. ' m. In a daring night attack asnlnst a Russian force estl nmted at five divisions, with 100 guns, General Oku succeeded In driving tha enemy from tlielr strong line of defense south of Ta Tche Kino. Advancing on Sundr General Oku found a superior force con Ving him and that a heavy artillery fire rtim the enemy was chocking his men. He thereupon decided to hold the positions he then held and to attempt a nlsht surprise. This was suc eeissfij. tha J.ipnhese troops hustling .the. R! ; lanei' Into retreat to Ta. Tche Klao. The Japanese hud only SCO casualties. No estimates of the Russian losses are given. The Takushan army.Xd not participate Jn this fight. It being located to the east of Ta Tche Kino. Moving to the north west, this Takushnn force fought and won a seperate action' on Friday, July 22, at PanllriK. losing thirty-one men. On Bunday morning at 9 o'clock the Japanese right had reached a bluff a little less than two miles from Talplng moun tain. At 6 o'clock In the uftcrnoon the Russian batteries posted In various posi tions on the high ground opened with ' vlr, shilling the advancing Japanese line. The strength of the Russians gradually 'developed during the day. The rt.tis.Mlnn fro prevented a general advance and de termined General Oku to decide to await the advent of darkness to deliver a night RH.-iRUlt, . tituldenly, at 19 o'clock Sunday night, the eutire Japanese right was hurled against . tli first Hussion position east and west of TaJpiug mountain and easily captured It. At midnight the second position was attacked and by dawn the Japanese occu ' vied the eminent to the east of Slian LchUtun, The Kusaluns were In retreat ' toward Ta Tche KJuo. At 7 o'clock Mon ; day morning the' Japanese seised Chenyehi i shan w ithout resistance and pursued the Russian force toward Ta Tche Klao. Kouropatkin Coiltmi Jap Success. 1 ?, rJCTE"SBUP.Q, July 7. A telegram t rota' General Kouropatkin was received to ; day conr.ru;li g the occupation of Ta Tche lU&o by the Japanese July 6 and adding tluit a Japanesa dlvlulou had moved on 3l4 Cheng. ' A toli.iiaia from General Kouropatkin, ' 1:1a J ywlurday, refers to a suspension of ! the Jiijjanetie advance. A Japanese division then holding Ta Tche Kla), with oui juatt sevaral miles northward of the main Wiy. General Btackelltei g"s and General Zarou- lllf' corpa were at Hal Cheng, but the jer guard of the Rusalan army was half ' Vuy between Iial Cheng and Ta Tcha JZlito, Tlia Japaneee, It was tlieh believed, wJe j.rohal.ly halting as uiual with them after eiii h advance to recuperate and en trench. To Japanese divisions were Hear ing fc:mou' l.en, whUh bear the same re lation to Hal Chenff as Tangchl doe to Ta T. !.. T.'.-o. Tl.ev f icc were bIho atop jl.ig end throwing up earthworks eight nilK-a Boutheuct of f-.!mouo!icii, which Is Iroiis'y hfchl by Jhe liutiana fcklrBdnh ers from either side were within Breaking ' ti.a'ance. Tie Jupitm se continue to menace Uao "Snt.4' coinmuiih atloiis by concentrating j trou-t at B kstyiui, but no fuithcr ad ViiiiLti l.iid been rnado yesterday toward 1.1 j O laiisf or Mukden, a ( upliirtl Imiiorlttat Points. Xt-!.; ), July ST. lo:3o a m. The army of Ci'i.diul t'ku, iiimblnid with what Is known i.s t1 ' forces, attacked Ta Tche I-Jiio f .-.ndy i.U, ht and on Mondu y cap tured r. l the Itrpurtaiit tiigrKi'ldc-4 kivs, Tl.e .i.. i u forces connitUed of five Uivla l.tia. 1 'he luEdS are unknown. liilk Bdoadron Goea Bonlh. HV;. i-j Ju'.y ST, t l. in. The Ittisslnn l,..l,'v.t..k .uai'rou v. us seen Uty nle nt thi 'Jtk'o l;-y a-t kJawn tl.l niornliig. It tl.e-i !i.ov.l to tha Hitlu l.l Sit 'I : 'll l Klin). Iti.'.lo,, July p. in.'!'! Joai.ra cjsualil 4 tf.at Ta 'I clie l.Iio w.j t J. .Iain 1 I J ev i S A ilxjHi.i, )v.ly '1'l.e Ji.uiwe 1 fc I i Ivi d l ,e 1 ti g 3 s- 5 f...... : , c-t It..' ; .....i. .a" .-r St, -. f ct ' " - 1 I- , ' . -A, I - 1 : .! , . , , ...., .- . t- A. ,1- .,- t 1 ... i ....,( ii , y i, t , 'I , f ,,...,'. .' t .- CCLC"DIAN CCriGHESS ANCPiY rata Off All Relatlona aad Ca-eU All Treatlee with tbe jilted States. Cnpyrlght by New Tork Herald Co. 1904.) PAN A MA, July r. (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) Under the date of July 20 the Herald's correspondent In Bogota cables: "Congress met today with Joaquin Vclei president of the senate and Concha Perei Soto rnenker of the house. Iails M. Cairo represented Tanama. The house passed on first debate a motion declaring the annulment of the existing treaties between the United States and Columbia and can celling ell diplomatic and consular exe quaturs. "The senate unanimously parsed a resolu tion protesting against the separation of Panama and refusing to recognise In any t way, shape or manner the declaration of Independence made on November 3, 1903. A protest couched In energetic terms against the Intervention on the part of the United States was also passed. "There is groat excitement In Bogota." PART OF THE GENERAL PLAN Rueslaa Retreat Is Aecordlaat to Orders and Belongs to Koaro patkln's Tactics. (Copyright, by New Yc Herald Co., 1904.) ST. PETERSBURG, July 37. (New York Herald Cablegram Bpeclal Telegram to The Bee.) The mystery of the long cruise taken by i the Vladivostok squadron Is ac counted for by a cleverly arranged system for coaling at sea. The fall of New Chwang and Ta Tche Klao Is accepted here In almost a chferful spirit, being prpclalmed as part o,f Kouro patkln's plan of giving engagement and Inflicting heavy loss on the enemy and then retiring, whether the battle be won or lost. This Is fully borne out by the re ports from the generals almost invariably ending by saying, "according to orders previously given, our forces retired in per fect order." I told you a long time ago that a retreat on Liao Yang was fully calculated upon, but only after a stubborn resistance, the Idea being1 to exhaust and Uimlninh the enemy's forces, while drawing him away from his baao. General Kouropatkln's recent visit to Viceroy Alexleff Is connected with the possibilities of a retreat on Harbin in the near future, should the tactics of the Jap anese render it necessary. RUSSIA DOtS ROT ItKCEDE A1Y INCH Maintains aad Will Assert Right ta . Search Anywhere at Set, (Copyright by Now York Herald Co., 3104.) ST. PKTEH8I5URO, July 27. -(New York World Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) Unmitigated surprise la expressed In governmental circles at the willful mis construction which correspondents of Eng lish newspapers here, including Router's agency, In the nccount sent out referring to the Malacca affair, according to which the Malacca was to be given up at once and promises given that no further eelzures would be made in the Red sea, the em peror's name being even brought In as having used his personal influence to effect this wondrous Submission of Russian In terests to the gratification of British "Jingo Ism." According to the same correspond, ents. to Sir Charles Hardlnge was contlded the delivery of what was tatamount to an ultimatum, which Count Lamadorff prompt ly submitted. This attempt to persuade the world that a sort of a fuahoda'haa been worked upon Russia Is warmly rvsented here, and I am enabled from the hlgnast authority to state once for all that B'.issla has not the slightest intention of desisting from the right of searching the Red sea or from using Its volunteer fleet and cruis ers to capture ships carrying contraband of war wherever it choses to do so. This is clearly shown by the capture of the Formosa, another Peninsular and Ori ental steamer, since the Malacca was seised In the same waters. As everyone knows, the Malacca was not given up and will ba surrendered only when the Russian consul at Tangier gives the government assurances that the cargo really belonged to the British government and that no contraband Is aboard. I am authorized to cay that Sir Charles Hardlnge's message was- a protest and In nowise an ultimatum, and, further, that the right pf search will be even more vig orously enforced In the Red Bea than else where, gunboats being sent to replace the 8t. Petersburg and the" Smolensk, whose coal capacity renders them more useful in other directions, which I am not auth orized to statu and which may easily bo Imagined. "If we make mistakes and cause a loss to ships by delays," said my authority, "we shall naturally give satisfaction." This is already being done in the case of the Scandla, "But what about the Knight Com mander?" I asked 1:1m. lie replied: "It is well known that ao- coidlng to the iuiurriaikmal regulations of war It Is recogulzed us perfectly legitimate to forthwith sink any ship found with more than one-half of Its cargo compoad of munitions of war." These words are worthy of the most serious consideration as expresxlng exactly the condition of the SMOtlment In govern Inant circles here and the ahaolule determ ination to try by ever means possible to suppress wnut me oinciai quoted calls a general! systematic carrying of contra band." til tMl RKEhl 1M rOHEIGX LOAN Asserted that Government Mas Blonejr for All Heeds. fT. rtTERSliURO. July 17. M. Witte. piejsi.hiit of the commit tea of miulaters, is cxperted to arrive In Bt. Petersburg at the end of the Week, lie will report di rect to the emperor on the result of thi liuMO-Germun commercial treaty negotln i!ons. It U bdlnved here that whllo they h ive lint tx-.-u d finitely concluded'-sumo hilclit:. Wnte. Te'ItOVed, fclVtlg S'-(d g round to tun a that a ioji.jI. u Shieunitiul will bi reai'lu-d. . In ti ! r t- d.-i ..fi u;;'. l..t t! id no ner.eos:!y t.;r a n. w fun, . ,u I in at present the .Ji .-,.,.(. I'rt i-.(l!r ; Jt-nt wus BhOWII 11. o I. IIKl.t's )...lin.o thw t, Juft 1 '! J. It ct.i wji free hi the iicisury over I ') la $ '.1 m..l In nia l-i. k ? ' ' .: i! !:.:-t V. ! I. U Olily t-. J III 1 . : I i I .1 1 .. i I, 1 fs i .. ' ; ' i. , i . .,- H i ., , 1 ; , I ; CANNON NOTIFIES ROOSEVELT la Able Addre Chairman Tells Candidate of Con?estioa'i Work. PRESIDENT RESPONDS TO NOTIFICATION Short Speech Teaches I'pon Many of the Issnes of Coming Cam pals; from Republican Party's Standpoint. OYSTER BAT, 4. Y., July XI. Theodore Roosevelt today formally opened the poHt. cal campaign of 1904 at his country home. Sagamore Hill. Surrounded by his family and relatives and friends, and In the pres ence of an assemblage of men distinguished In all walks ot life, he formally received and accepted the nomination of the repub lican party for president of the United States. President Roosevelt's speech of cccept- anco was characteristically forceful and direct In argument and replete with epl- grammatla passages. It was received with immense enthusiasm by his auditors. Pros perity may be said to be the keynote of the address, while the achievements of the republican party in statesmanship at home and abroad were depicted with the touch of a skilled hand. - His satirical references to tbe democratic party aroused laughter and applause. As the president concluded his speech Speaker Joseph G, Cannon, chairman of Aha notification commit toe, grasped his hand and congratulated him cordially. George B. Cortelyau, chairman of the national republican committee, then ex tended his congratulations. He was fol lowed by alt the members of the notifica tion committee and the guests. The speech of the president will be circulated exten sively in the campaign, as aside from the letter of acceptance which he will Issue In a few weeks, it probably wljl be his only publlo utterance during the campaign. Ceremonies Were Simple. From the arrival of the special train from New York with the notification com mittee aboard until Its departure not a hitch occurred. It was in accordance with the wishes of the president that the cere mony be made as simple as possible. The formal notification of the action of the convention was made, on behalf of a com mittee representing every stato and terri tory in the , United States, by Joseph G. Cannon, speaker of the national house of representative Speaker Cannon and his committee . of notification, together' with many of the Invited guests, arrived on a special train from New York at 11:30 In the morning, the run from New York having beqn made In an, hour. The attendance of the mem bers of the committee was notably large, regrets being received from only three, James N. Combs of Florida, Senator Chauncey M. Dcpew of New York and Senator Clarence D. Clark of Wyoming. Senator Depcw Is in Europe and Senator Clark was prevented by important business from being present. President Receives lu. Pevmon.' About 135 persons were present at the ceremony. On account of the isolation of Sagamoro Hill and the lack of carriages, a greater number was not invited. Presi dent Roosevelt personally received the members of the committee and the other guests as they arrived at Sagamore Hill. He knew almost . every man personally. After the visitors had been greeted by the president Secretary Loeb presented each one to Mrs. Roosevelt and to Miss Alice Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt extended to all a cordial welcome. . Shortly after noon all of the guests had arrived, but the ceremony of notification did not begin until 12:37 p. m. After some consultation between the president. Speaker Cannon, Chairman Cortelyou and Secretary Loeb, U was decided to hold the exercises on the veranda The heat was too great to admit of the guests being requested to sit on the lawn. It was found that all the guests could easily as semble on the veranda within easy hear ing of the speakers. The ceremony was Informal. As Speaker Cannon, attired In a dark gray frock ault, stepped on a chair near the veranda rail ing he was greeted cordially. While he read the notification. President Roosevelt stood at his right hand, giving close atten tion to the address. - Mrs. Roosevelt, surrounded by her chil dren, Kermlt, Ethel and Quentln, stood facing Mr, Cannon almost in the center of the crowd. Mr. Cannon was frequently Interrupted by applause. Ills thiiuts at the democratic party, his references to the tariff and to the gold standard and to the construction of the Panama canal, aroused much enthusiasm. He spoke as follows; Mr. President: The people of the United States by blood, hereulty, education and iu'aclice are a self-governing people. Wo lave somettmea been suhject to prejudice and emhurruHiiment from harmful condl iiuiis, but we nave outgrown prejudice and overcome conditions as raj. Idly as posiilhle, having due regard to law and the lights of Individuals. We have some times made mistakes from a fulae eiie ut tecuiity or from a desire to change policies. Instead of letting well enouxh alone, inoridy to see what would huppen, but we have always puld the penalty of unwise action at the ballot box and en dured the suffering until under the law, through the ballot box, we have returned to correct Policies. Tested by exiwrlente no nation nas so successfully solved all problems and chosen proper policies as our nation. Under the lead of the repub lican party for over forty yars. the United blalea from being a if.lrd-clufca power arujng the iiiti,ji,a liteM become in every re spect first. The eople rule. The people ruling It is rtece-riir)' that they should be competent to ruie. Competency requires rot only phi riotism. but material well being, education and stulecralt. liberal coiimenna tuu for hsbor makes liberal customers for oor piouucts. l.'nder this policy of protection our home market afford all our people a better market than has any other peuple on earth, and this, toil, even If we did not tvil any of our M'uuucts abroad. In addition to thut, we have come to be the greatest exporting cation la the worm, for the year uixiing June 3t, lt4, our exports to foreign coun tries were valued at IMuO.OiC.Uk). of which lo.tK.y -0 were products of the factory. I l.i world fell 111 cuv debt laat year t-i.U -OtAi nob, an lucreaae of $,'&,oju,Uixj over the pre ceding year. Dilemma, el lieuiouracy. This policy of protection has always been opposed ty toe opponents or ice republican puny uiu la i pirfced by ttiarn tuoay. In their lunt lial!oi.l platfurm. ituopled at tel. l.ouLs. mcy announce nruiecUtm an roooeiy. 'J Ley never have been ittven power, but they proceeded byNvord and ftf t to destroy tue p:hy of proiec!Uiu '1 iieir platform Is lie silent as the fciave touching the gold UMmrd and our currency Meiii. T'.eir elioncn leaovr, feller l'1 lem:il,l.tloii, hating been US silent an the !.liu& Up to that tune, eiit hi ie'eKrm, crt.vlug It) eubslaiice thai the K"ld tUli.lalll 1 e t Wi 1 . 1 1 1 1 . . 1 lld that be Wl'l poveiu ItJninclf accoi ajitly If ho ahoiild be teleeleu. Correct revenue law, protection or free ro lb E"iU i.i." 'i i .' a our cuirency" Vhl-IH. H 1 1 U. pnd C- " HI the He h I ' . .e I . ct ir.e uiti j. ,1 n y of ocr people von o m the ha I ol bin A loajoipy limy 1. - on," iM,ua l.i a ii.j..iii in .tv i.,.. o c. r cell.!.. V P. w", a IUJ.J01IIV II, .y C'-mIiuV tnn p , ,i ... ii.tf! Hi..t en i , h! i... ii I'm tt.U.f , , n 1 o .1 t" . In P'U or en -.'-r cr p.. I 'I. Ii o h . i ., I .... I ". in.l.f.i le.,l !,.,.;,.; 4 . o, I .1 f t .'. I . I -i l-i V u OOl I ... i y t I .. . ed nsscuni r:v s valeridge Nominated for Ceraor --9 the First IJallot at ' e FepuliJIeaa State ( itventjon. ST. JOSEPH, Ji. y IT.-Hon. Cyrus T. Walbrldge of St. Ivibts, was nominated for governor of Mlsmtirl at 10:45 tonight on the first ballot taken by the Hate repub lican convention. He polled 6J votes out of a total of 7"S. F'nator John C. McKln ley of Unlonvllle polled 151 votes, J. H. Bothwell of Sedolla 1CMH and Leo Rassieur of St. Louis 45. The convention met to nominate a com plete state ticket. Thomas J. Atkins, chair man of the state committee, In calling the gathering to order, said among other things:' We want this state to a factor in the affairs of the nation. We want It to Join hands with the progresntye states of Iowa, Illinois and Ohio and h!p Bolve the great problems that now confront us, rather than sit on the fence and watcti the procession eo by. At biat 75 per cent of the voleis who have ufiiiiated with the democratic ptrty In this state desire the destruction of the state house ring, the moat daring and -isnnerotis bend of polit ical pirates that ever infested any state. Congressman Richard Bartholdt of 8L Louis was introduced as temporary chair man. In the course pf his speech he said: We accept the challenge that the para mount Issue In our tate Is honest ad ministration. But if this is the true Issue, then our democratic friends make the hu miliating conieeMlon that the state admin istration is not hen.-wt. Can a leopard change h's spots.? t'n one inun, tied hand and foot to a powcr'ul machine, change the course of the RvernmentT Not a change of men within the same rnrty bttt a change of partlc is the demand of the hour in Missouri. A telegram conqratulalng President Roosevelt on his nomination and pledging him the eupport " r t the republicans of Missouri was ord-r ' sent to Oyster Bay. The president was j that a strong effort would be made to t iver Missouri's elec toral vote to him. . t- The committee on permanent organisation selected ex-Congresnman Charles Burton for permanent chairman of the convention. AH other temporary officers were made permanent. Another test of strength will come with the manner of selecting a state chairman. Opponents of, Mr. Walbrldge Insist upon the election of a state chairman by the convention. Hon. Walter 8. Dickey of Kansas City leads the fight for the selection of chair man by the state committee, the nominee for governor acting In an advisory capa city. Chairman T. J. Aklns, who has been elected national committeeman, is opposed to a change. Chairman Burton, in a short speech, paid a touching tribute to Senator Vest, who lies at death's door. The following tele gram was sent 7y the convention: Mrs. George G. Vert. Sweet Springs, Mo,: The republicans of llleourl extend to you their tendereat pympathles In the hour of your anxiety. Ihe unquestioned Integrity and unsullied honor of your distinguished husband will be not only a priceless herit age to you and yours, but to every cltiaen of the state. . The convention adjourned without select ing any further nominees until :30 to morrow morning. , KURPHY CALLS C.i PARKER Rcachew Kaopna stjid e Candidate Aheadi of the National . Committee ESOPUS, N. Y., July 27. Very import ant from a political standpoint was the ar rival -here today of Charles E. Murphy, the Tammany leader; Judge Morgan ' J. O'Brien and Senator Victor J. Dowllng, of New York, and Thomas F. Conway of Plattsburg. They came unannounced bo far as any definite information could be hsd at Roaemount, although it is known here Judge Parker received word of the proposed visit last night. Mr.' Murphy and his colleagues of Tam many hall forestalled the members of the national committee. . They arrived two hours or more In advance of the national committeemen. Justice O'Brien looked after the Intro ductions and chairs were then drawn to gether for a close conference, after which Judge Parker and Mr. Murphy withdrew from the rest of the party and engaged in a long -conversation. That the men who are to have charge of the campaign work should know the candidates intimately was the purpose of today's visit and no political conference was a part of the program. Besides the member of the committee quite a number of democrats Tvere in tbe party, including August Belmont, Ferry Belmont. David B. H1U and John P, Hop kins. Mr. Hill, who last night Bald he would not go to EsopMs today, changed his mind and determined to stop off for a short time on his way home. He thought it necessary, he remarket1, to assure the Judge that his opponent would l;ot get a single vote in Alaska. Mr. Hill held the proxy for that terri tory at the -meeting of the committee yes terday. The reception which took plate at Roaemount after the arrival of the national committeemen waa of a hand shaking character. Nearly all the mem bers of the committee greeted the Tam many hall delegation cordially. When Senator Hill mounted the veranda Mr. Murphy stepped forward and put out his hand. "How are you, MurphyT" Bald the senator. Mr. Murphy's greeting could not be heard, but there appeared to be no lack of warmth. Senator Dowllnj was present and the trio conversed together for fully five minutes. Another vignitlcant meeting was between Senator Hill and Mr. Conway, who have been political ene mies for some time. The harmonizing Influences which have been at work in New York for several weeks seemed to have borne fruit. After the greetings had been concluded the visitors discussed various topics. Na tioiiaJ Chairman Taggart was the center of a large group and campaign plans were discussed. ' To the Aaeotlated Press repre sentative Mr. Taggart said he would call a meeting of the national committee Im mediately upon returning to New York. The question of opening headquarters would be taken up. The delegation re turned to Now York on sj afternoon train. . ,' , Blay C'nanire Western Headquarters. NKW YORK, July 27. Chairman Taggart Is discussing the advisability of establish ing western democratic headquarters at In dianapolis instead of Chicago, on the ground that Indiana Is a very important state, lie will defer to the Judgment of the executive coniniitteo, however. North Dakota Uruucitli Meet, GRAND FORK 3, N. D., July iT.-Tlio democratic statu convention Ik In session here today with A. C. Burr of Bottineau as temporary chulrinan. M. F. IUkkb I tha only man mentioned as candidate for governor. 1'e.rker Mill sleet Ilra. CHICAGO, July 27. Judge l'urker, the din.'itlc plci.ldeFitiiil Cahdl.ljip,', toiUy i.. ::-or Uarrir.on t.f his lnab!:!(y ta I ! Ccll.oilallj Jll.t.'iu,(at:ua RAILROAD ASSAULT BEGINS Tax Commissioner Folleyi Opens Tire on Ettta Assessment, ENCOUNTERS OPPOSITION FROM REED v ( Dooglas Cooaty Assessor Challenges Figures of Railroad Man and 1'olnta Ont Where He Haa Made Mistakes, j (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, July 27. (Special.-Th1a was railroad day before the State Board of Equalisation and Mr. Polleye, of the allied corporations, came down loaded with sta tistics, but Just the same Douglas county scored again. Mr. Polleys, in speaking of the Doiigias county land values, made his comparison with the assessment made by City Tax Commissioner Fleming, and this was his fatal error. By this comparison he showed that Douglas county land had been assessed at 87 per cent of the land sales, and It was upon that basis that he made his argument. At the conclusion of his talk County As sessor Reed filed with the board a state ment of some 00 transfers which showed that 'his assessment In Omaha was more than the selling price of the same land. He told the board that Mr. Polleye" argument was absolutely absurd and that It should have no weight insofar as Douglas county was concerned. The two became involved in a hqnted ar gument when Mr. Reed nnouncpa that Polleys had not taken his figures for a comparison, because they would not suit his purpose, and that bad he done so he would have had no argument to make against the Douglaa county assessment, Pollers Explains Figaros. To find what he considered the real value of real estate Mr. Polleys had worked under the Wisconsin rule, and he told the board it made no difference whether ate used Fleming's figures or Reed's figures. He was willing to agree to drop out of his calculation 11,500,000 worth of property which Omaha had not assessed this year and admitted that thle would bring up the assessment to something like $0 per cent of the real value. Mr. Polleys made his comparisons on 3?0 transfers. He and Mr. Reed made a comparison of the selling price, the Fleming figures and the Reed figures on sixty transfers, with thle result: Fleming, aggregate valuation, $422,230; Reed, 1445,160; sales, S4&5.747. As soon as this was made Mr. Reed produced evidence where many of the transfers that had been considered had a larger price named In the deed than was actually paid for the prop erty, which latter sum was net aa high as his assessment. These instances he filed with the board. In all there being some-' thing like 500 transfers which showed that his assessment was higher than the Belling price. Of sales made in 1904, aggregating 11, fiil, 404. 50, Mr. Reed's assessment was $1, 613.886. ' , By using ths Fleming figures for a com parison and workhig .undor the Wisconsin system, Mr. Polleye showed that Fleming hd made the aggregate land assessment 338.911,105, while the true value was HU.lfii 100, or an excess of 14,t50.5. ' It was these figures that Mr. Reed tore to pieces. , Polleye Fife-area for State. During his talk Mr. Polleys Insisted that the aggregate valuation of the realty of the state should be tl,000,000,0o0, when It had been returned at 2,00C,0OO. He wanted the land values increased 3176,000,001. In sup port of this contention he said that the aa sessment of the land sold was not more than S6 per cent of the sale value, and, therefore, the same would prove true on all the land In . the state. He filed with the board a number of tables, in which com putation he assured the board he had not taken into consideration any abnormal sales. lie . divided the land lntd three classes in order to get around the claim made that only the most valuable land was being sold. , , While Mr. Polleys waa the star talker of the day, he did not get before the board until 4 o'clock, a number of counties having gotten ahead of him.. Among those who wore here and who talked were County At torney Sundean of Saunders, Judge Bryant, representing Cedar county; Tom Major, Judge Stull, Representative Good, County Assessor Maxwell of Nemaha, and repre sentatives from Johnson, Gage and Paw nee, who arrived after ( o'clock, and many other. Very few of them had kick to make on their assessment, but they wanted to be let alone' or have the other fellow raised. Cat the WUeonaiat Method, When he began to talk Mr. Polleys as sured the board that he intended to try to help get at the true value of land, and while he took Into his calculations only a few counties he wanted It distinctly under stood that he had no particular grudge against any of them. He advocated the Wisconsin idea of getting at the true value of land, which, aa he filed It with the board, la this: "The arithmetical and log ical formula evolved by the Wisconsin tax commission and used by it for several years pas! In determining the true realty value cf that state, is in the form of a problem In proportion, and is ae follows: As the total assessed value of the land sold In a district or county is to the total consideration paid for three lands, so is the total assessed value of all the lands In the district to the actual or market value of the lands therein." Based on that theory he filed this State ment with the board: The following table shows the approxi mate true value 6f eil the real estate (buth land and lota In each of the coun tlas below named, aa determined by the ratio process adopted and used by the Wisconsin 'lax coiiiuiliinlon; auto the ratio of the realty value of such counties as reported to the state board, as compared with such true value: 8 H tee o St" IV 9 It - S5 c c I a 1 2 Waoh..l 14.H3.2.'!t) " Burt... l,i:M"d W HI. I-an'er. 44 .i.i") li.','a W ley ne U.u,;,s:i ixi.iJ $ IS 1.2 (.. 1..7:..w. 4, A.J, 4' C 111 l.-!,. I l.l" i l lii.yi 3 0.14. i"2 14, ' .' ' (TV, H,mo,iyJ Tot's ls4.8b3.tl..,... I-V7.444i.4j2j t.UM cope of Ilia Attaek. r..ltiilnarv to tllins his table Itr. I I'o lleys re.d from a prepared statement the point he Intended to enlargo upon as follow 1 ni. I bin The true value or every parcel of (hi. e iut etate In each cminiv of Ne wka has l e-n ont line led In 1 by the Cou 2. and uiy .aes.-ioie ami the.'r UcpcMe :ecrnt HU'., Under norma! V ,. 1 1 1 lop a f,.r i i ! I , of IliooWohH i,,in,l of iu.il of I'll 11 P.'Tei-U l.f oloe and orl,l In nil ta of the County li.fl.tll a lesonel. lot . Itt PrOl. A f..r li.,1'1 I i 1 1 I I I 4 . t ii ri.mu.io collectings how i.tiiy the JL-t .1 m "j ! ' 1 1 1 v NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair and Warmer) Friday Fair. Temperatar mt Omaha Trsterdayi IToar. Dear. Hoar. Dee". ft a, m...... !! 1 p. m HO H a. m (It 3 n, m M T n. aa ...... C7 3 p. m r-1 H a. m ...... s 4 p. ra Mt a. as .7.1 B p. m 81 10 n. m r . m 11 a. tn NO 7p. m ft 13 ra.... 81 H p. m...... TT p. ta T POSTCFFICE CLERX DECAf.'PS George W. Roeeo Takes Saddest LeSTt of Money Order Depart sent. George W. Rocco, for the last five year a clerk In the money order department of the Omaha poatofftce. Is missing and ex perts at work on the records In the office assert that he Is an emhessler to the ex tent of $.0 or tioo. Rocco disappeared from the offlce.,last Monday morning under circumstances that were auspicious Bnd Postmaster Palmer Immediately started an Investigation of the money order records which had been In his keerlng. The Inves tigation, which Is not concluded, goej back over a period of more than two years, nd the Inspectors find that Rocco'B pecu lations cover that much time, but will not amount to more than tc0. The method by which the clerk appropri ated the government' money to his own use was by entering up foreign money orders at amounts less than they were really Issued for. For Instsnce, he wnuld sell a foreign money order for ISO, make the record show that It was Issued for 330 and put the difference, 350, In his pocket. So cleverly did Rocco work his system that three inspections of his department within the last two year failed to reveal any irregularities. Shortage on CIreee Day." Postmastor Palmer thinka it not likely that Rocco would have decamped had he succeeded In an effort to cover up a short age in his each for Wednesday, July 20. On the evening of that day Rocco reported that his cash for the day's business was 300 short. Thursday morning he told Post master Palmer that he had sold a numbea of money orders the day before to a Mr. Turner of the Ringllng Brothers show and he thought he had made a mistake In taking $80 short of the amount of these order. He asked permlaaion of the post master to go to Falls City, where the show appeared In Friday, to collect the short age from Turner, postmaster Palmer had confidence in the clerk and suspecting nothing irregular let Rocco off to go to Fslbi City. Saturday morning Rooco re turned to his post of duty and reported to Postmaster Palmer that he had seen Mr. Turner at Falls City; that the showman had acknowledged a shortage of 190 In the payment for his money order and had promised to remit the amount direct to the postmaster. When Monday; morning came and no remittance from the showman had been received, Rocco asked Postmaster Palmer to allow him to go to Kansas City to see Turner again. The ( postmaster could not understand why a second visit by . Rocco wa necessary and suggested that the poatofflce .inspector t Kanaaa City be. telegraphed to call on Turner for an explanation of hi failure to remit. Inspector Get Into Caae. Rocco wa finally told that he could not go to Kansas City and that the inspector there had been telegraphed to attend to the matter. This wa about 9 o'clock Monday morning and within an hour Rocco left the poetoffice. About the time Rocco took his departure telegram were received from Kansas City inspectors saying that the circus people knew nothing of any pre tended shortage in the payment for money orders at Omaha. Later on it was learned that Rooco had never made the trip to Falls City, but had been merely playing fof time tn which to cover up Ills shortage for Wednesday, July 20. After leaving the postofflce some time between 8 nd 10 o'clock Monday morning Rocco did not go to hie home, but disap peared so nicely thrtt the postofflce In spector have not been able to get any trace of' him since. It was after this sudden- disappearance that the work of investigating the foreign money order records wa begun. If the clerk had not failed to make good his shortage of Wed nesday of last week and thus been forced to decamp, the suspicion that led to the uncovering of hla other peculations would not have been aroused. George V. Rocco Wa born and raised In Omaha. He I about SO years of age and ha a wife and four children and a widowed mother, who are left in almost destitute circumstances at 2018 Pierce atreet. The oldest of the children 1 but t year of ege. WANTS STRIXECALLED OFF Governor Peabody lays Union Shonld Quit Now the Militia Is Removed. DENVER, July 27. Adjutant General Sherman M. Bell haa expressed dissent from the opinion of Governor Peabody that the Cripple Crevk district I sufficiently pacified to justify the withdrawal of the national guard. "I look for a clash now that military rule 1 ended," said he. "I have called off the militia, said Gov ernor Peabody. "Now let the unions do the proper thing and call off the strike." Wjiliam D. Haywood, secretary-treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners, said today: "The tailing oil of the militia has not the sllghest logical bearing upon the proposition to call off the strike." JUDGE PLATT SIGNS DECREE Action of Foreclosure and Sale Fol lowing Mortgage Given by Ship lialldlas Company, HARTFORD, Conn., July 7.-In the United States circuit court today Judge Piatt signed the decree of forecloaure and sale In the caae of the Mercantile Trust company, as trustee, and the New York Security and Trust company, as complain ant, against the United Utates Ship Build ing company and the Eastern Ship Build ing company. A mortgage for tH.OWJ.000 was given In August, lxf'i, to cover an Issue cf 5 per cent bonds, which were taken by the complainant. On June 30,, lo3, Inter est was defaulted' end then action for foreclosure was taken. j YALE SOCIETY HONORS KECRO Graduate of Kew llnvca I'nlversily L'.ieeted Member of Phi Ilrta ICapoe. , NEW HAVI N, fonn , July 27 William l'ii kens, a in Pro who giaduaini with high Icnois ut Yale a month ao, has juat been adviucl of hla election to meinU-rKl.io lit tl,u I 1,1 In ta l appa society. He 1 the oi.y ic-Aio Li. .:.jf tj t'.o got Wf, PEACE EFFORTS FAIL . i Coofarencs Eotweon Stats roard grl Fgciert Basalts in Disafncintniont. ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO EE MACE TODAY Grain Broker Believes Ha Can I.-ing tht Ttrties Trgether. RANKS OF THE STRIKERS Ant ISCXEASED Ilorseshoers snd Etablomen Go Cut witi Striking Teamttcrs. SMALL FIRE ADDS TO GENERAL Tli'JIT Flames at Swift's Lard Httsery 0ave elon Commotion aad Several Yo( Women Are Imprisoned In na F-levator. CHICAGO. July T7. "W hsd an agres. me ut with Mr. Donnelly's organization sn the allied trades which they failed to live up to, and under the circumstances w da not care to make any further agreement with them." This Is the statement which was signed by the representatives of the packer and handed to the member of the State Board of Arbitration tonijthl at the end of a con ference between the two botiies, held at the request of the etata board In an endeavor to bring about another meeting for the settlement of the butchers' strike between the packer and the sy-lkfri. The packer received the state board courteously and listened to It argument , for a peaceable adjuntment of the di;n culty. The announcement that the packer were opposed to any further peace nego tiation with the strikers wa handed to Nthe board by Arthur Meeker and Thome Conner, both of Armour Co., who repre sented the packer. While from their statement It would p-' pear that the packers are opposed to inset lng the striker again on any terms, such i not (he case. At the last conference be tween the strikers and the packer the lat ter Informed the union leader that any time they expressed a desire to live up to the original arbitration agreement, signed a week ago, which provided for the reinstate ment of the striking butchers inside of forty-flvo day and for the arbitration of all grievances, the packers would be will ing to renew the agreement. Another Attempt to Bo Made. The contention of the packers is that this agreement la still in force, and a they are unwilling to offer any further concession to the strikers they sty a re newal of peace negotiation with the hope of securing better term would be useless. The, labor leader ay that when the butcher went on the second strike because of alleged discriminations by the packer in rehiring striking employes, the arbitra tion agreement was nullified and that It ia necessary to sign a new agreement before a settlement can be reached, After tonight' conference with the Slate Board of Arbitration Arthur Meeker, man ager for Armour A Co.,' eatd that the pack er were still willing to live up to the terms of the original agreement, but that the Initiative would have to be taken by the striker. . ' ' Mr. Meeker also Intimated that the sooner the striker adopted this course the better It would be for them, a in hla be lief If the strike should last longer all the places of the strikers would be filled by new men and there would be no necessity for the packer to wish to settle cn any basis with their old employe. ! Notwithstanding today's failure to bring the contesting parties together, another at tempt, it waa said tonight, would be made tomorrow to arrange a conference between the packers and the striker. James H. Walker, a grain broker on tha Chicago Board of Trade, Is the man who purposes to do what the State Board of Arbitration failed to accomplish. Mr. Walker vra In consultation tonight with the leader of the allied trade union and several of the packer. He sold that he had made con siderable progress toward the desired con ference and that it wa hi firm heller that before tomorrow night he would be ble to announce that his mission had been a suc cess. i . , Poller ' Rale at Stock Yards. "Police rule" today wa declared in the stock yard region. During the day there were several minor disturbances In s;ie cf the police, but when night came the, chief of police said he wa master of the situa tion. At least 1,000 new employe were taken into the yrds and put to work. A con servative estimate of the number cf ani mals slaughtered today by the d!;Yerent plant placed it at about one-half the amount disposed of under normal condi tions. The following figures w;re given out by the packing companies, comparing tWlr nonunion force at work today to their normal tores In numbers: r At , . Btrik". Work. Ewlft and Company fi n j n Armour A Co , 4 - j j ;-j I.lbby, McNeil Jk Llbby 1 s V-i Nelson Morris A Co. ......4 ! ) I 3 rVhwarachlld A Sulrberirer l.f 4 ' National Packing company .a.i 3.1 A Union employe were reported to be (Stifl ing back to work by officer of (he packing companies today, a defection of i,i,y-oiie Skilled butchers being claimed by the pack er. Of these the three plsnts of the Na tional Packing company claimed nineteen; Swift and Company, eleven; Armour e Co., thirteen, and Nelson Morris A Co. !nt. Freight Handlers Strike. Tonight forty freight handlers employed at the stock yards station of the i.ltago Junction railroad went on strike. 1 he men said they were unwilling to handle meat turned out by nonunion workmen. fUmuld nonunion inen .be engaged to V,' the place of the freight handler a m: .'. of union switchmen may follow. Yvtti the switchmen out the trike mUht epre i to the other- employes of the various j.. !l road. When the union teamsters went on the Chicago Junction rail: cud wus ' r ou by the packers as a means of lie 5 I lug their down toen customers. The , e tonight leaves the packet without mi out let for supplying the city trd, m. nonunion men can bo obtained. An attempt to deliver meat with m. union teamsters would without (l oo t ; . ilpliate rioting, as the new men y be harrassed by strike sympa i '.' i l(t the time they left the yards unul t. , v ,,. turned. Two years ago dun,,,. i tent strike at the stock yar,i men were employed to make drSiv.i,.., t . der police protection and ti l,!,,;,iy n n took placu. ' Practically all f ' rinuli, live , hinidlere returned' p t'.eir w ,k , yai.ls lod.i y f.,r the Vi .-..ti h -i - II