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Daily RUSSIA VERSUS JAPAN. Fullest news of the conflict in The Bee. ROOSEVELT VERSUS PARKER. Read all about it daily In The Dee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MOUSING, AUGUST 2, 1901 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY T1I1JEE CENTS. Omaha .Bee. POLICE FACE A RIOT Two Thousand Angry Strikers Batter a Station at Chicago with Bocki. REPEATED CHARGES MADE ON MOB Pifty Rioters and Several Policemen In jured During Conflict. PACKERS S,w " IE STRIKE IS BROKEN t. Union Lrade -jit Strong Denial of the C Tories. ASSERTED TEA rt ARE OUT FOR GOOD i Iackera Buy ' ,WHI I'se Railroads In Knlon ':-nac Effort to Break i nka ot the- CHICAGO. . Aug. 1. Rioters stoned the Peering street pollco station late tonight, and for a quarter of an hour the police battled with the crowd of 2,000 men and women so It charged the station repeatedly with sticks and stones, shouting vengeance against the police. ' The trouble started when the police went to the assistance of Prank Castellano, a strikebreaker employed In the stock yards, who had been dragged from a street car and severely beaten. Before the police could reach Castellano he had fired four shots from a revolver at his assailants. One of the bullets took effect In John Sheehan's arm. The mob, already In an angry mood, be came Infuriated when they saw that their companion had been shot. At least 100 men made a rush for Castellano, but he was rescued by the police. At the police station charge after charge was made toy tta police, and the rioters were driven back only by the strenuous use of clubs. Thesa charges by the police had HttU effeut, for as toon as the police would r-.-turn to the station the crowd would again gather with a fresh supply of missies and make another attack on the plnc.i. All the windows In the building were broken. Nearly a dosen times the police sallied fort and charged the crowd with clubs before the rioters were dispersed. In one of these charges three policemen were In jured with bricks. At last fifty rioter were cut about the head in hand-to-hand con flicts with the police before they finally became Bubdued. Declare strike Is Broken. Declaring the strike broken and that the working force had been recruited by more than 1,000 men and women, many of whom had desertel the union cause, the packers today begaa tho week's operations with the largest receipts of live stock that have reached the stock yards since July 12, when the strike began. There were 915 cars, carrying 25,000 cattle, 85,000 hogs and 17,000 sheep, in the day's shipments from the west, and wlt.'t this supply the killing gangs In (be lli; plant were Jauslly occupied. Assertions thai tho strike was broken were scouted by the strikers as being mani festly absurd. Swift and Compiy declared that nearly all their old millwrights and ear worker had returned to work and further asserted thai the firm never intends to take back striking teamsters or barn men, the claim belli mods that the packers had learned to di without wagais here. All shipments to Chicago branches will be madt by rail road. Retailers will take their wagons to the branches for purchases. Among the tollers who reached the stock yards today . w!rs 100 colored women who were taken to lulbby, McNeill & Llbby's, where they will do scrub work In place of the charwomen who went on strike. Stock Handlers May G Oat. The position of the live stock handlers who struck at the stock yards In sympathy with tho packing house employes and after ward returned to their duties, handling stock for the packing companies involved in the strike as well as for the independent plants, ha- been made plain by the official statement that their action was taken in obedience to their union officers. It Is de clared that they stand ready to strike again if It appears necessary. A report that five Insurance underwriters had Issued an order cancelling policies on paukng establishments on account of the strike and because of the housing of so maliy men In the build'. -.us, has been posi tively denied by the insurance companies representative. Packing house managers are predicting that the nxt few hou.H will bring impor tant development! In th breaking up of the strike. , BVrong efforts. It Is said, have been made 'by representatives of the pack era to Induco desertions from the ranks of the Strikers and the claim Is made that the efforts are meeting with much success. State Factory Inspector Davit- took a hand in tin stock yards strlk today and procure! elgit warrants for William B. Karris, supeitntendeut tor Nelson Morris & Co., churg'ng Mr. Ferns with working four chihHe.l con'.rary to the child labor law. A session of the allied trades today re sulted lit a decision to delay appealing to lres'.4trt Roosevelt until all other re sources have been exhausted. The decision was. reached on the advice of Homer D. Call, secretary of the Butchers' union, who, as a republican, declared he was adverse to embarrassing the president at the pres ent time or untU all other means had failed. It la said several delegates said they do not care' who was embarrassed so the strike was brought to a desirable ter mination. iUKUED STRIKERS WKAKEXISO Men at Kansas City Apply for Their Old losUlons. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 1. Today's devel opments in the packing house strike were serious from the standpoint of the strikers, as hundreds of their number returned to work, many of them being skilled work men. The serious break In the ranks of the strikers today was caused by their growing tired of waiting for strike benefit money promised from Chicago and because they could not afford to remain Idle longer without pay. Few of the men wty applied for work today were refused tholr old pluces, and those who were not taken back were as sured thr.t they will bo re-employed when it becomes necessary for the packers to lncre.uie their forces. Many who returned to work are cattle and hog butchers, which will assist materially In Increasing the out put of the packets. The packers assert . that the strike Is radically broken here. j AH talk of a sympathetic strike seems to j . have ceased. President Donnelly, who was expected to arrive tonight, fulled to arrive, lie Is ex j,eoled tomorrow. A large number of tCuutlaued on nucoud l a v ) START PISTOL COMPETITION Sergeant McNalr, Fourth Cavalry, is High Man In Preliminary Practice. FORT RILET, Kan., Aug. l.-(Speciat Telegram.) The preliminary firing In the division pistol competition began at 7 o'clock this morning, with ninety-five ex cellent pistol shots from various posts of the northern division anxious to try the range and become accustomed to It's pe culiarities before the record practloe, which begins tomorrow. Sergeant McNalr, Troop Q. Fourth cavalry, Is first with a total of 140 out of iw. Tho division team will be composed of the eighteen men making the highest scores In tomorrow's firing, exclusive of any dis tinguished pistol shot, a competitor who has over three pistol medals, as these are entlt.ed to enter tho competition of the army pistol team. If tbey equal the score of the lowest member of their own division team. Two scores will be fired at each target In the record practice today. The following men have the highest scores and compose the preliminary team. The figures given represent the totals at slow fire, time limit thirty seconds per shot, at both fifty and seventy yards: Limited fire, limit of thirty seconds per score of five shots at both twenty-five and fifty yards and rapid fire, time limit of ten seconds per score of five shots ' at both fifteen and twenty-five yards respectively. The pos sible total is 150. The score: Sergeant Mc Nalr, Troop O, Fourth cavalry, 43, 47, 60; total, 140. Captain Deokyne, Kngineer corps, 43, 40. 47; total, 136. Sergeant Sey mour, Troop K, Kighth cavalry, 40, 45, 50; total. 135. Private Hester. Troop K, Eighth cavalry, 41, 43, 60; total, 134. Captain Cole, Sixth cavalry, 40, 43. 60; total. 133. Cor poral Coleman, Tenth battery, field artil lery, 40, 46, 47; total, 133. Private Mlchaell, Fourteenth battery, field artillery, 43, 43, 47; total, 133. Private Blgelord. Thirteenth battery, fiend artillery, 39, 33, 60; total, 132. Captain Heard, Third cavalry, 41, 41, 60; total, 132. Distinguished marksmen, pistol shot: Private, Smith, Thirtieth battery. Held artillery, 89. 46, 47; total, 132. Private Henderson. First battery, field artillery, 41, 42, 47; total, 131. Captain Cheney, En gineer corps, 41, 46, 44; total. 181. Captain Whlteworth, First Infantry, 42, 45, 44; total, 131. Private Hay, Fourth cavalry, 89, 44, 47; total, 130. Sergeant Hull, Troop L. Third cavalry. 42, 41, 47; total, 130. Cor poral Burgeej, Nineteenth battery, field artillery, 40, 43, 47; total, 130. Corporal Meadows, Troop D, cavalry, 37. 42. 60; total, 129. Corporal Raymond, Engineer corps, 88, 44, 47; total. 129. Lieutenant God son, Tenth cavalry, 42, 40, 47; total, 129. GERMANY DENIES TH STORY Says that Ho llllmatnm Has Been Presented to Venrsueja Re Carding Claims. BERLIN, Aug. 1. Ths Foreign office here denlei the report from Caracas that the German mlristor has presented an ulti matum tn the Venezuelan government de manding the Immediate payment of the Interest on the Indemnity stipulated In the protocols signed by Herbert W. Bowen, representing Veneauela, In February, 1908, under penalty of the withdrawal of p German minister on August I - '. TURKISH SOLDIERS AMBUSHED Armenian Rerolntlonijts Keeping; Vp Crnerrtlla Warfare. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 1. Official telegrams report that a band of Armenian revolutionists ambushel a party cf soldiers in tho neighborhood of Mousch. On the ar rival of reinforcements the Armenians fled, setting fire to fhree village j on their way Another band of Armenians, numbering sixty, attacked the village of Mossum, in the vilayet of Erserum, but was repulid by the garrison and attempted to escape to the Russian frontier. The escape of the band, however, was prevented by the fron tier guard.s, only four of the Armenians getting away.' Observe Bank Holiday. LONDON, Aug. 1. The bank holiday was celebrated today throughout the Unite)) Kingdom. In London none of the govern ment offices were opened and here and In every other city the banks, stock ex changes and business houses were closed. Brilliant weather prevailed. At Ccwcs, Isle of "Wight, King Edward, Queen Al exandra and a large assembly of fashion able people attended the opening of re gatta week. The first race was a handi cap for yachts of over 1,000 tons, of which Emperor William's Meteor III and the Ingomar, owned by Morton F. Plant of New York, among others, participated. McCorntlek Returns to St. Petersburg;. CARLSBAD, Aug. 1 Mr. McCormlck, the American ambassador to Russia, sudden'7 terminate hi stay at the baths here today and departed for St. Petersburg. WHEAT STARTS FOR CEILING Ban Francisco Prices ' Reach the Highest Point of the Season for Spot and Futures. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1. Wheat In this market reached the highest price of the season today for both spot and futures. Under heavy transactions part of which to cover shorts, the December option rose to $1.41 Cash values were advanced with futures and No. 1 spring wheat Is now quoted at $1.40 and choice Et I1.41K ti'1.42 while milling grades are strong at $1.45 to 1-67H Pr cental. The wheat yield for California this year, It is estimated will not exceed ,600,000 tons, but the northern Pacific states will harvest an average crop. COLLIERIES BEING SHUT DOWN Failure to Secure Cars Causes Sus pension of Work In Penn sylvania. POTTSVILLE, Pa.. Aug. l.-The shut down at the colleries in the Schuylkill re gion today was complete with the excep tion of the Lehigh Coal ft Navigation company, which continued to operate Its colleries In the Panther Creek valley. All the Individual operators along the Reading system were compelled to shut down by reason of the fact that no cars will be furnished until August 8. It Is conservatively estimated that there are abogt 60.000 Idle men in this country as the result of the sunpenslon. During the period of Idleness it Is the Intention of the companies to make improvements. Two Drosi In Montana. HELENA. Mont., Aug. J. Delbert R Baxter of Helena, aged lk. and Patrick Me Doiiuugh 'f Ste.irim. aged lii, were drowned tuciny hllo taming lu a reservoir near Wolf creek. Ntrel I'laat llrnmiiri, JOL1ET. Ill , Aug 1- Nearly every de partment of the Juliet plant of the Illinois Hteei company, which has been Idle for several weeka, rename. 1 operation" "' Abcut l.v men returned to woik. FINISH UP EQUALIZATION Board Raises Assessors' Figures in Twenty Two Comities, ADDS THREE MILLION TO GRAND TOTAL Dona-Ins Assessment Stands ne Made by Assessor Reed la Spite of the Strong- Fight Made Against It. (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN. Aug. 1. (Special Telegram.) The State Board of Equalization late this afternoon fixed the total levy for the state for all purposes at 6 mills, of which 4V4 mills Is for the general fund. 1 mill for the university and H mill for the school fund. With the exception of twenty-two coun ties, the returns as made by the county as sessors were not changed by the board. Those that were changed were Increased as follows: Five Per Cent Boone, Boyd, Burt, Gage, Howard, Johnson, Knox, Nemaha, Pawnee, Pierce, Rock, Stanton. Ton Per Cent Box Butte, Cheyenne, Da kota. Deuel. Kimball, Lincoln, Perkins, Richardson and Sherman. Raise of Three Million. By Increasing these counties the board has Increased the total assessment of the state something like $3,000,000, making the total approximately $291,000,000. For general fund purposed the board figured on raising an amount sufficient to pay one-half of the appropriations made by the last legislature, which will be $1,483,671. The levy for gen eral fund purposes will be approximately $1,320,000. The receipts will be Increased, however, by at least $100,000 In fees and about $100,000 of the appropriations will lapse or will not be used this year. Con sequently the board figured that the levy would bring In 'sufficient revenue with which to run the state. It did not figure on having anything . left over to apply to the state debt Last year the average levy over the entire state for all purposes was 7 raMs and the revenus derived amounted to $1,523,318, while this year the amount raised will be approximately $1,584,000. The presence today of County Assessor Reed and members of the county board of Lincoln county saved the latter county from a 20 per cent raise and the former from a 5 per cent increase. Practically both of these raises had been agreed upon, but the strong plea of W. T. Wilcox caused the knocking off of 10 per cent of Lincoln's raise, and the manner In which Assessor Reed denied the charge made against him by merchant!! of Lincoln stopped proceeding!) In the direction of Dougrm county. Against this county a most persistent fight was made by the railroads and by the merchants of Lincoln, and It was only the hard fight put up by sltlzens of Douglas county that saved the assessor's figures, for the board was any thing but favorably Impressed with the Douglas assessment at the beginning. Reed Makes Denial. "I never made any such statement It lu absolutely absurd,' and this board should not even ask for a denial." This was what County Assessor Reed said In denial of the statement attributed to Aim. toy- Messrs Fltagorald. Miller and Rewlck. of Lincoln, that he had assessed the merchandise of Douglas county whole sale dealers on a basis of 60 per cent of thV.r invoice value Instead of on their actual value. ' "I am under oath to assess property at one-fifth of Its actual value, and that is what I have done In Douglas county." Then Mr. Reed said some time ago, when the newspapers told how he was to be discharged by the state board for cot valuing property sufficiently high, tbat he came to Lincoln and called at the store of Rudg. ft Guenxel. where he met Fitsgerald and Miller. In speaking of the Orchard ft Wllhelm assessment, which had been re turned at $6,000, Mr. Reed said, one of the men stated that was not near enough. Af ter returning to Omaha Mr. Reed said he had increased this to $100,000, as well as many other firms. He supposed the Lin coln merchants had gotten the idea that he was assessing on a 80 per cent basis be cause of the value at which the Omaha merchants returned their property. Very few of their figures were allowed to stand, he explained to the board. Then Mr. Reed made an extended argu ment against a raise In the valuation ot Douglas county and he went over at length some of the points that he had before ar gued about before the board. Incidentally in speaking of the assessment of property In Omaha and Lincoln he said the Ijndeli and the Lincoln hotels had each been as sessed at $10,000. while the Her Grand and Paxton were each assessed at $15,000. The Lincoln hotels he considered the better property. Before Mr. Reed got the floor a numbec ot Lincoln county men hli j Jec ed strenuously to a 20 per cent elevation of Its assessment. These men said Lincoln " "en, assessed the limit and that It was worth no mom th .v.. ... tt u tii ino assessor said. Those who appeared were: . ,vans. w. T. Wilcox, C. F. Iddlns and J. F. Kelllher. ehlrma , ,J. . - m. t,ii0 county board. E. M Searle. jr.. asked that Kelih wvumjr w not rajsea. Assessment By Counties. The table below shows the assessment by counties as made by the county assessors. The increase made by the board has not been added: Value fixed Adams -uv assessor. Antelope ; Manner '. Blaine ?'?. i' Box Butte 9M,M1.0l Bovd SWf.foa.37 Brown":::::::::::;::::::::: HSi??? Buffalo ..... . .M-45?"!. Hurt s,.-.t.M.03 i,urf 1 1UC ia i.-i Butler ' :',,i Cedar ' "VZY.:"'" 1 Chase "I" 'Z!'"f'S &:::::::::::::::::::::::::: f:j; coif.x Cuming KfT-'J-, custer . . :::; I - Dakota S.1,b.t7. 9 iiawes 2.0L-2.14S.S4 ii-waon 1.33 114. si O"9,0" 3.362,1,17.61 S n dA--::::::::::::::::::::;;: ?,.::::::::::;::::::::::;::::; Franklin t.'i?' Frontier '' J ' r Furna 5 lit Omrf, f..41.64.l.4 g ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. g tireeiW"::::::::::::::::::;::;::- , sis--w ll!lnliton::::::;:::::::::::::: iwy Marland . .... ;" 11 Mitchcock-:::::::::::::::::::;:;::: iJowYra ::::::::::::::::::::::::::;: Jnhn.on 8S:'1;7S3 JVlln tl V 1.147.05 Keys Paha 6ll4.i 7i Kimball U9,412.-l iContlnued on Second I'g4 FORMER GOVERNOR IS DEAD Robert E. Pattlsen of Pennsylvania Passes Away as Resolt of Pnenmonla. PHILADELPHIA, : Aug. l.-Robert E. Pattison, who was twice democratic gov ernor of Pennsylvania and twice comp troller of Philadelphia, died early today at his home In Overbrook, a suburb of this city. Pneumonia, complicated with a weak ness of the heart, was the -cause of death. He was 63 years old. , Mr. Pattison- was a candidate for gov ernor on the democratic ticket against Governor Pennypacker In 1902 and had hot been a well man slrice his labo.ious cam paign In that year, when his tour of seven weeks covered nearly every county In the state. He was a member of the committee on resolutions of the recent democratic convention at St Louis, and his health failed under the strain. He remained In St. Louis a few day after the convention to rest, and, returning home, resumed his business, dividing his time between this 'city and New Tork. Lnst Friday pneumonia developed and heart complications aggravated Mr. Pat tlson's Illness. Yesterday his condition was encouraging, but late last night he col lapsed. Saline Injections were resorted to, but the patient sank rapidly and died shortly after 6 o'clock today. Governor Pattison was very well known In Omaha, having passed through here and stopped In this city a great many times. He had many friends here. He was In terested In the Orable-Kdgemont invest ments in South Dakota and put In a great deal of time and worry trying to straighten out its affairs. On a nmnber of occasions the governor was entertained at the Omaha club. Victor Rosewater, managing editor of The Bee, saw him In St. Louis during the democratic convention. He Inquired about Omaha and asked particularly about a number of Omsha rren. Showing that he had retained his Interest In this city and Its affairs. RAILROAD OPERATORS STRIKE Employes on Two of the Southern Lines Walk Oat for In crease of Wages. EMPORIA, Kas., Aug. 1. Every tele graph operator and all but two agents on the Neosho branch of the Missouri, Kan sas & Texas railway system struck this, afternoon in compliance with a general or der of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers. Previous to this there had been no talk of a strike among the operators along the line and many who struck do not under stand clearly what the strike was called for. The order affects twenty-six men on this division. DALLAS, Tex., Aug. L Members of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers In Dallas quit work at 4 p. m. today, In obedience to an order for a strike of all the teleg raphers employed on the Missouri, Kansas ft Texas .system. The number of men en gaged In the' strike could not be ascer tained. . At the office of Superintendent McDowell It was stated that no interruption 4n the service was anticipated. The order for the strike- seems to hv'- be-en unexpected by Iocs , Order of RatWad s Telegraphers' men, but It is stated that tt is the . culmination of a disagreement, be gun about- eight months ago. The wage schedule is said to be one subject of dis agreement and pay for overtime and short er hours are other matters which require adjustment Promotion according to sen iority of telegraphers to be .station agents Is also demanded by the strikers. OKLAHOMA CITY. Okl., Aug. 1. All teleg-raph operators on the "Katy" system In Indian . Territory went on strike 'this afternoon for an' increase In wages. At Muskogee, purant Atoka and Denlson, non union men were waiting to take their places and other operators are being hur ried to stations along the line. Trains are being moved slowly. TROLLEY CARS IN A COLLISION Score of Persons Hnrt and Two of Theim Fatally In Wreck on Massachnaetts Road, t WESTBORO, Mass., Aug. 1. A score of persons were Injured, two of them fatally, In a had-on collision between two trolley cars or- the Boston and Worcester Street Railway near the Washington street cross ing, three miles from Westboro today. The fatally hurt are: Mrs. Caroline Stewart, Wlnthrop Beach, diqd at hospital. " John Doe, motorman, of Wellesley; In ternally, cannot recover. Miss Maude McGulre, an actress, whose stage name Is Maud Thornton and home Is In Boston, had her right leg crushed so that It had to bo amputated. She Is in a serious condition. The other Injured are expected to re cover. ' The accident occurred at noon on a curve at a steep Incline and was due to the mis understanding of orders relating to the passing of cars. One car was running slowly and the other at the rate of twenty five miles an hour when they met. The westbound car carried thirty-one pas sengers and the other thirty-five. The pas sengers on the front seats of both cars re ceived the worst injuries and In addition' to broken bones, sustained severe cuts from flying glass. RUSH OF CONSTRUCTION WORK Santa K Railway Seriously Damaged by the Recent Floods In Arlsona, LOS ANGELES. Cal., Aug. 1. The operat ing department of the local division of the Santa Fe railway system is crowded al most to Its capacity as a result of the rush of construction work entailed by the recent floods in Arizona, The damage done by the waters Is said to be the most se vere that has ever occurred west of Albu querque. The greatest damage done was between Hackberry and Truxton, a dis tance of twelve miles. The company ex pects to have the road temporarily repaired and traffic resumed fully by tomorrow. Assistant Manager Hitchcock of the Santa Fe system this afternoon stated that the total loss to the company was In the neigh borhood of $100,000. HACK DRIVER MUST HANG Former Iowa Man and Erstwhile Publisher ConvlcleJ of Murder lag Strike Breaker. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 1. Edgsr G. Bailey, the union hack driver convicted of the murder of Albert Ferguson, a strikebreaker, was sentenced today to l)e hanged Sep tember 17. Builey wss born In Iowa tliirty slx years ago, was graduated from Cornell (la.) college, and published a weekly paper la LsPorte, la., or night years. COCOAINE FIEND RUNS AMUCK Kills One Man and Seriously Injures Sev eral Others Before Caught. HIMSELF FATALLY WOUNDED BY OFFICER Death In' Only a. question of n Few Hours Bystander Shot In jlead and May Pos. slbly Die. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Aug. l.-(Spe-clal Telegrsm.) As the result of a cocaine maddened man running amuck with a re volver, one man Is dead, one Is fatally wounded, one Is dangerously wounded and two others are slightly hurt. The dead: CHRIS 1IARTMAN. hostler at the Ger man hotel. Fatally wounded: Jack Chit, a carpenter; home unknown. Dangerously wounded: Paul Hempel, shot In the head; may die. Slightly wounded: Officer 6clioonover, shot In hand. Baker, shot In knee. Carr wns finally shot down by Officer John Ingram and taken to the county Jail. At a late hour tonight he was still alive, but the attending surgeon holds out no hope of his recovery. Carr was a 'dope fiend" and for the last week had been In a seml-craiy condi tion from the effects of the drug. Several times he had threatened to kill some one at the boarding house while under the drug's Influence, and. while good natured and inoffensive when himself, was regarded generally as rather dangerous when full of "dope." This evening Carr was up in his room, which overlooks the stableyard, and Hart man, who was the hostler at the place, was cleaning the yard, when Carr suddenly ran down -from his room by an outside stair way, and running up behind Hartman shot him three times in the back. Hartman dropped to the ground and expired almost Immediately. Carr at once ran back upstairs to his room and secured a repeating shotgun. Catching sight of Hempel, another boarder. In tho yard, Carr shot him In the head. At the same time the police arrived on the scene, and being unable to reach Carr any other way, entered the room next to his and tried to force open the connecting door. Carr opened Are through the door, wounding Chief of Police Schoonover In the hand. Falling to get him out, Officer Ingram, securing a rifle, posted himself about half a block away, commanding a view of Carr's windows, and exchanged shots with the frenzied man, Anally striking him in the right arm, shattering It from the elbow down. Grasping the shotgun In his left hand, the murderer then ran down the outside stairs and around the house to Central avenue, where he shot at two men Just entering the saloon that is operated In the same building. One of the men. Baker, was struck In the knee. As soon as the murderer appeared on the street Officer Ingram ran towards him and fired, the bullet striking Carr In the small of Jhe back. He ell and Ingram at once disarnjed him, and with - the assistance of bystanders took him . to the, county jail.' two blocks away. - ,n Carr fought like 4 demon while being taken In the Jail, but was overpowered and put under the care of a surgeon, who, after an examination, declared that he would die. Hartman, the victim of the shooting, was a bachelor and had no relatives in this city. Carr was about to be married and was working for D. C. Proper, contractor and builder. He was a good workman and was not a drinker, but men who lived with him regarded him as dangerous at times, when under the influence of cocaine. Hart man was a quiet, inoffensive man, and be tween Carr and him there had never been the least trouble. The police officers re gard tho entire trouble as due to the prac tically unrestricted sale of cocaine and kindred drugs In this city. None of the men who were Injured are Beriously hurt and they are all resting easy tonight. OHIO HAS A TRIAL -RUN Time Falls Below the Government Standard, but Another Trial Will Be Made. SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Aug. l.-The battleship Ohio was given Its speed trial In Santa Barbara channel today and re turned to this port at 1 o'clock this after noon. Until tidal allowances are made and the proper deductions on this account are Agured out It will not be known whether It made the government speed require ment of eighteen knots, but the actual record of the trip shows the vessel fell a very small fraction of a knot below the figure fixed by the government. . The Ohio left Santa Barbara at 6:35 this morning and made the start at a stake boat off fianta Barbara light house. The course was up the coast thlrty-slx mile? to a stake boat opposite the point Concopclon. On the run the Ohio more than made the required speed and as the vessel awung around the stake boat at "full speed was half a minute ahead of the time required to make eighteen knots. On the run down the. coast the tide and wind were against It, however, and tt lost a minute and a half In the thirty-six miles. Rear Admiral Whiting, who acted as the government's representative aboard the Ohio, and Captain Forsythe, representing the builders, gave as their opinion that the Ohio would show a speed of eighteen knots and possibly a little more when the tidal allowance shall have been deducted. At any rate, said Captain Forsythe, the Ohio will have another trial run whether It exceeded eighteen knots or not. This second trial will occur possibly within a week or ten days. POSTPONE TRIAL OF KRATZ St. Louis Bribe Taker is III at His Home with Appendi citis. ' ST. LOCIS, Aug. 1. A special to the Post-Dispatch from Butler, Mo., says: The trial of Charles H. Krats, former member of the St. Louis municipal assembly, on the charge of bribery In connection with the Suburban Street railway franchise deal, which came here on a change of venue, was today continued to September J6, on account of the defendant's illness. Kratx, who was represented by his at torneys, Is said to be suffering from acute appendicitis at his home in St. Louis. Find Letter from Andre. CHRISTIANA. Norway, Aug. 1 Dis patches received here reiairt that a Nor wegian whaler has founn, north of Spits bergen, a letter from I'rof. Andre, dated lfiHX. The text of the letter Is not disc-lowed, i'rof. Andre left HpltEberaeii In a balloon July 11, 1KW, with llin Intention of crossing the north pole. He has not beu dcfhilWly hottfd Iiuiu slues, NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Tuesday and Wednesday! Warmer Tuesday. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday! Hour. Deg. Hour. Ie. K n. tn 04 1 p. m K II t, m,,( J a p. m K T a. m . . . . . 7 S p. m Ml Nam...... TO 4 p. m Tt ft a. m. . . . . . TH R p. m 7T 10 n. m T5 p. m TU 11 , m 7S T p. m ..... To 1U m MO p. n T3 p. m Til WANT RESPONSIBLE CABINET Russian Newspapers Freely Discuss Reform Proposed by F.dltor of Novoe V'remya. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1. The sugges tion of M. Souverin, editor of the Novoe Vremya, regarding the establishment of a responsible cabinet Is creating much popu lar comment. Great significance attaches to the freedom with which the newspapers are discussing the matter. The cry has been taken up by the re actionary Prince Mestchersky, editor of the Graihdanin, who argues that a cabinet has become necessary. M. Souverin this morn ing returns t the charge In a signed arti cle, pointing silt the evils of the present system and saying that the rivalry be tween the ministries Is causing chnos In the public service, each pulling Us own way, secure from criticism undr the cloak of personal Irresponsibility. Continuing. M. Souverin says: "Peter the Great opened the window toward Eu rope, now we need to open our door and let what hKbest of western progress enter." M. Souverin also recalls the words of Alexander II: "Reforms must coma from above." The Introduction of ministerial responsi bility necessarily will Involve changes of the greatest Importance, much power be ing Invested In the office of president of ministerial council, now an empty honor to which M. Wltte was relegated. He would then become the most Influential man under the emperor. The creation 'of a responsible ministry would also neces sarily Involve more freedom of the press and more criticism. RISSIAN PAPER CITES PRECEDENT Thinks United States Guilty of Sink Ins; Ships Without Trial. - ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1. The details of the new Russo-German commercial treaty are carefully guarded and will be kept secret untK promulgated, although it seems certain that Russi. has conceded greatly Increased duties against Russian cereals, which are even said to be double. The Novoe Vremya today devotes an ed itorial to praising the German captain of the Portland & Asiatic liner Arabia, seized by the Russian Vladivostok squadron, for protesting against carrying contraband when he discovered what the nature of his cargo was to be. Discussing the case of the British steamer Knight Commander, the Novoe Vremya points to the action of the Americans in the war of 1812 in sinking English ships and also to 'some alleged history of the civil war, when, the paper says, over 100 blockade runners Were sunk. The Novoe Vremya concludes: "Before lodging the complaints our well wishers are prcpar ns It would be well for them t look, up what they did themselves." Other papers are abstaining entirely from criticisms. BOAT IS ENTANGLED IN MINES Report from Toklo Tells How Com mander Hlrose Was Injured. TOKIO, Aug. 1. The following exciting naval incident has been reported by Ad miral Togo: While engaged recently in sweeping for Russian mines near Lung Wang Tao, a Japanese gunboat got en tangled with a mine and while trying to free Itself the mine became fastened In the sweeping machinery of the gunboat. This rendered the gunboat helpless and it drifted to Shenaen point, where it was exposed to a heavy Russian cannonade. Captain Hlrosa, on board another gun boat, then went to the rescue of the ves sel. He succeeded In getting a line to the disabled gunboat and had started to tow It away, when he was suddenly attacked by a Russian torpedo boat destroyer. After a flght, which lasted one hour. Captain Hlrosa succeeded In extricating both gun boats. The vessel under tho command of Cap tain Hlrose was hit lrln and three men on board of It were killed. Captain Hlrose and ten men were wounded. The funnels of the Russian torpedo boat destroyer which wns sunk on Sunday," July 24. are. visible off Shensen point. KOIHOPATKIN TELLS OF RETREAT Says Russians Inflicted Loss on Enemy Before Retreating. ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 1 The emperor today received the following dispatch, dated July 81, from General Kouropatkln; Three Japanese armies have renewed offensive operations on our southern front. Our rear guard made an obstinate offence until the appearance ot considerably su perior forces of the enemy and then gradu ally retired in tho direction of Hal Cheng. A detachment near Himouchelxa, fifteen miles southeast of Hal Cheng, successfully withstood the enemy until i In the after noon. The attack was directed against our right flank, which from its position at Kanhua pass Inflicted great losses on the Japanese. The efforts of the Tukuxhan army and General Oku's army today are being mainly directed to cutting our communications be tween Slmouehelga and Hal Cheng,, their operations starting from a line traversing Van Shu Kan, Ta Pun Tse and Llao Han Tse. On our eastern front the Japanese began the offensive this morning against our Ikhavuen position, the enemv's main concentration being against its right flank, which was turned. , The enemy is also acting on rh offensive between Llao Yang and Salinatzsa, almost due north of Fen Wang Cheng, against our troops posted at Houtslatz, twenty-five miles from Llao Yang. Intelligence lias hewn received of a con siderable number of Japanese landing off Yin Kow under the cover of several war ships. COMMANDER HIROSE IS WOtNDED Japanese Naval Officer Injured In Fight with Russian Boats. TOKIO, Aug. 1. Commander Hlrose and ten men were wounded July 29 -while de stroying mines In the vicinity of Lung Wang Tung bay, on the eastern coast of Kwan Tuug peninsula and not far from the entrance to Port Arthur. The clearing cuble became entangled with the screw of the gunboat from which Com mander Hlrose wns directing the opera tions. The Russian batteries immediately opened Are and tvrpedo boat destroyers attacked the gunboat, which was severely damaged, but finally escaped. Alestrff to Inspect Country. MUKDEN, Aug. 1. The Associated Press learns on unquestioned authority that Vice, roy Alexleff is about to leave Mukden on an -extensive Inspection ivur1 of the vle royalty, ' COUNT KELLER KILLED usBBBSnsnnanB Japanese Shell Ends the Life of Bnssiin Oenoral Near Liao Tang. DIES OPPOSING ADVANCE OF ISLANDERS In. Third Reverse of Army Oommandex Lays Down His Life. WAS A MAN OF CONSIDERABLE ABILITY Resigned Position of Governor of Province to Oo to Front. RUSSIA SENDS OUT NEW WARSHIPS Will Have No Question Abont Char acter of Ships Engaged 1st Wntchlnc Vessels of Neutral Powers. MUKDEN, Aug. l.-It Is reported that Lieutenant General Count Keller has been killed east of Liao Yang. LONDON, Aug. 1 A dispatch to a news agency from St. Petersburg cqnflrms the report of the death of General Keller, say ing he was killed by a fragment of a Japanese shell at the time he was opposing the Japanese advance along the railway near Hal Cheng., Lieutenant General Count Keller, at the opening of the war, was In command of the Second Siberian army division. He was E4 years old end resigned the governor ship of Ekatcrlnostaff In order to go to the front. General Keller took rrt In the three campaigns of the Russo-Turklsh war. In 1887 he commanded the Imperial Rifle regiment and later was director of the corps of Imperial pages, by which Keller came In contact with the members of the imperial family, with whom he was in great favor. General Keller was consid ered to be the possessor of cool Judgment and to be a fine strategist. Though a strict disciplinarian, Keller was a kind and careful oflicer and popular with his men. He wore a short, gray beard, had keen blue eyes and dressed In khaki. His only decoration was the cross of the military order of St. George, which he wore on the breast of his tunlo. He sustained two re verses at the hands of the Japanese, July 4 and July 17, being repulsed in attacks on the Mo Tien pans. Was Hilled July 3D. ST. PETERSBURG, ' Aug. l.-The report of Lieutenant General Count Keller's death is confirmed. He was killed July a while resisting tha preliminary attack of General Kuiokl'a army on the Yanze pass, thirty miles east of Liao Yang. The general was standing near a battery which was sub jected to a terrific lire, when a shell burst close to him and he fell, mortally wounded, dying twenty minutes later. Before he ex pired General Keller had the satisfaction of knowing that the Japanese attack, had been repelled. General Keller was the first high Russian military commander- to lose his life tn this war. He resigned the high and lucrative post ef governor of Ekaterlnostaff to go to the front and exchanged With. General Zas salitch, who may now resume the Command of the First Siberian army corps. i The loss of General Keller la deeply felt In court circles. He was a personal favor ite of the emperor. Ills sister, Countess Klelmmlcha, Is one ot the leaders of lb Petersburg society. Sends Out Other Wnrshlps. Preparations have been completed for the departure under the command of Rear Ad miral Enqulst of the cruiser division of tho Second Russian Pacific squadron, now lying off Cronstadt. The warships will weigh an chor and put to sea under sealed orders within three days. It It also believed thai the auxiliary cruisers, Don and Ura&f which probably are the ships reported U passing Copenhagen with the two torpedo boats, will be followed at once by other converted merchantmen. This time the ad miralty has resolved thet there shall be no question of the character of the war ships engaged in stopping contraband. The Don and the Ural will replace the Bt. Petersburg and Smolensk, which will come home and be reoommlseloned. A current story ot an attempt to blow up a building in the Nova yards by a man In a boat is untrue. It is only a distorted version of the capture of tho accomplice of the assassin of M. von Plehve, of which the true account was cabled front here July 28. RISSIANS ATTEMPT TUB OFFENSIVE As Result Wounded Men Are elng ( Sent to Mao Yang LIAO YANG, Saturday. July SO. (De layed In Transmission.) A Japanese officer who has been taken prisoner and 100 wounded and disabled Russians have ar rived here from the east, where It Is re ported the Russians attempted to cut the Japanese column marching toward Mukden. The Russians have taken very few pris oners so far, probably because of their having fallen back from the battlefield In each engagement, leaving the Japanese In possession of the spoils. A train bearing wounded Russians has arrived from the south, where It is re ported there is continuous skirmish fight ing east and south of Hal Cheng. , There Is much speculation here as to the reason why the Russians retired from Ta Tche Kiao as the positions they held there and elsewhere were completed and increasing In strength. Events of most immediate and important consequence are now expected to oocur east of Llao Yang. Artillery firing occurred at 6lmouchng, fifteen miles south-southeast of Hat CtiSng yesterday. It is reported that the Japanese retired. ' -, Trains are running halfway betweea Hal Cheng and Ta Tche Klao. The reports of skirmish fighting along all parts of the front are confirmed. - i i i . i i JAPANESE SHIPS AT NEW IHWANQ Foreigners Present nt Dinner Given by Japnnese Civil Officers. NEW CHWANO, Aug. 1. One Japanese battleship, one cruiser, three gunboats aiid one torpedo boat arrived here today. The commissioner of customs and the for eign consuls were present at the farewell dinner given to Major Takayama, the re tiring administrator of New Chwang, by his succeSHor, Major Yokura. The presence of the- foielgners indicated that pleasant re lations between the Japanese administra tion and all foreign Interests have been es tablished definitely. The Russian prisoners, who claim to be long to the Red Cross, have been turned over to United States Consul General Mil ler, who sent them to Sluinkalkwan. The headquarters of tho Japaneso second army and the second division are now at Ta Tche Klao. Three days ago General Kurokl was WtJU lwcnur-0ve failles vX Llao YaPf,