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OMAHA, SATURDAY MOUSING, AUGUST 6. 1004 TWELVE PAGES.
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SINGLE COPY TIIIiEE CENTS.
Both Events Combine to Keep Up Excite
ment at the Stock Yards 1
MONTANA CATTLEMEN IN CHICAGO
Iffbrti Made to Secure Feaoe, as Strike
Affecti Herdsm -.
ALLEGED BEEF TRUST V, l LAW
''t-
Striken Declare Federal Goti - Will
Take a Hand. T
STRIKERS RECEIVE BENEFI y-.'i. NEY
Mea Art Paid from th ..alia
Fond for the First Tim Mare
the Csintncia( of
Hostilities.
CIIICAOO, Aug. 6.-The strike In the
pecking houses had a counter attraction
today In the axcltement attending a run
on tha Drovers Trust and Savings bank,
which la In tha stock yard. The rush of
tha depositors to tha bank started early
today, becauia of an unfounded rumor thut
one of the packer' representatives had
withdrawn hla money from tha Institution,
and reports that tha bank waa used by
the packing companies as an adjunct In
paying- employes who have taken the places
of strikers.
All day long hundreds of depositors stood
in line to withdraw their small deposit.
"When closing time came this afternoon
l.OUo persons were waiting- for their money.
The bank determined to meet the emerg
ency, oalled in extra tellers and the place
was kept open until every depositor who
presented himself had bean satisfied. The
paying windows ware closed after 8 o'clock
tonight. Nearly two hours before that
time the last man In line had been paid his
deposit in full.
It is estimated that upwards of 8.000 de
positors called and withdrew their deposits
during the dny. When the run was at its
height the bank withdrew $100,000 of its
deposit with the Commercial National bank
and a like amount from the First National
bank In order to prevent any possibility
of the bank's being unable to meet its
obligations promptly.
Haa Plenty of Moaey.
"We have plenty of money to meet any
kind of a run," said Vice President William
A. Tllden tonight after the bank had been
closed for the night. "We had mora than
tauo.OUO In our vaults,' and, besides the
laoo.wuo taken from downtown banks, we
received offer of asslstanoe from the First
National bank of Chicago, the National
Park bank of New York and the Standard
Trust bank of New Tork, None of these
offer will be aoceptod, a we have on hand
all the money we need, ,
"Our windows will be kept open until all
depositor are satisfied, but from the ap
pearance of things I think tbo run on our
Institution ended tonight. However, ehould
there be a recurrence tomorrow of today's
run t lie. .bank can pay .ewer jr one of Its
,000 depositors without touching its 1400,000
reserve In the First National bank of Chi
cago." . ;
Many 'workmen now on strike in the
packing plants have or had deposits In the
Drovers Trust and Savings bank, hut most
lf the persons who gathered about the
place today to demand their, money were
aniall tradesmen doing business in the stock
yards quarter and working people who are
bet end have not been eonneeted in a labor
aeaclty with the packing plants.
Use Teamster' union, member of which
of on strike, has I1,0U on deposit In the
bank, but na effort wa made to withdraw
this money ' today, the secretary of the
union declaring that the money would re
main whero it was, M the bank was a
solid a a rwki
Today's run had no effect on the Drover'
Deposit National bank, 'It being a sepa
rate Institution, although occupying the
tame rooms aa the Drover' Trust and
Savings bank,
Itamera of Conference,
Rumors Of another peace conference be
tween the packers and the striker were
occasioned tmtlght by the appearance at
the Live Stock exchange of John M. Hoard -man
and M H. Mllner, president and sec
retary of the Montana Roundup asnoula
tlon, an organisation Of drovers which
Bends nearly JW.fluO head of cattle to the
yards each year. The Montana men rep
resent several million dollars and in
nuunord that they were in Chicago to In
vestigate the causes and oomlltlotis sur
rounding the strike.
"This strike works great hardship among
the Montana herdsmen," said Mr. Miinsr,
''and we are anxious that It should be set
tled. We are ready to ship thousands of
tattle, which are held hack by the look
of demand and the depressed markets.
Although the strike effleers and packers'
representatives denied knowledge of any
peace move, , it la said that the Montana
men will try to arrange a conference. In
a statement given out tonight by the pack
ers, it la asserted that there was a con
siderable increase la today's business over
that of yesterday, The total number of
rattle killed today is placed at 1,13, while
i0.SH hogs and 1,207 sheep were slaughtered.
' The strikers tonight declared that the
strike from now on would be "active."
When President Donnelly of the Butcher'
union returned to Chicago today from a
trip through the west, he immediately
went into a conference with other labor
leaders, The meeting lasted nearly all
day, and when It broke up It was said
thai another meeting would be. held to
morrow, when some action In regard to
calling a strike of the truck drivers
throughout Chicago would be taken.
(iTr.t May Take a Hsis.-
That the federal government to prepar
ing to take an active part In tha stack
yard strike wa Indtoated today when 1a
ternatkntsU Secretary Can of the botcher
workman divulged the fact that he has
been In conference with an emlasary of the
United States Department of Labor and
Commerce. Who this agent la, or what
his Immediate plans, Mr. Call refused to
pay, but the strike leader made this slg.
Mncant remark;
In everything the packing trust Is dnlne
they are violating the law. Their very
tielres conit4itUm Is In restraint of
trade and there U not one of them Unit
' not amenable to the federal law. A
pte nt thrlr operation t-nme to niv
Bowled. artr storls had bu) printed
f!U hewsjMtpers telling., of the lmp.rta
twjr of immirant from foreign lands to
,h r'ace ef Amerkan wnrkinsmen
f ?n r'ke. One of our pickets
lill .V1 "ft an Immigrants rec.ipt.
J1"" th ""migrant had been amid Iiwi.70
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CONDEMNS EXILES TO DEATH
Military Trlbaaal af Haytl raises
Itstesre oa Men Oat of
Coaatry.
PORT AU PRINCE. Aug. 6. The stores
were reopened today under the protection
of police and without any unusual In
cident. The miliary tribunal has condemned to
death by default the forty exiled persons
accused of complicity In the attempted
revolution, headed by General Montplolslr,
which. failed in January last.
H.AJI TO REGULATE 0BIQ HABIT
Committee Suggests that Bale of
Optam lie Regulated.
MANIU, Aug. 5. The opium committee
appointed last August by former Oovernor
Taft to Investigate the laws and condition
with regard to opium In all Oriental coun
tries, has rendered Its report. The com
mittee recommends that the opium traffic
should be strictly a government monopoly
at once, that at the end of three years
the Importations of opium should be abso
lutely prohibited with the exception of
medical requirements. Only confirmed
habitues of the drug who are over 21 years
of age to be granted a smoker's license;
that an educational campaign against the
use of opium be started in the schools;
that the habitues of the drug be treated
free of charge In government hospitals,
and that the punishment of Chinese found
guilty of importing opium be deportation.
The committee was composed of Bishop
Brent of the Episcopal church, chairman;
Dr. Albert! a Filipino, and Major Carter,
president of the Board of Health of the
Philippine Islands. It visited China, Japan,
Burmaii, Java and some of the Malay
states and was absent on Its labors for five
or six months. The committee was ap
pointed after vigorous discussion In Manila
of the proposed opium bill Introduced, be
fore the civil commission by Commissioner
Smith of California, .who went out to the
Islands originally as colonel of the Cali
fornia volunteers.
This bill provided for the creation of an
opium monoply to control the opium traffic
throughout the entire archipelago, to be
sold by the government to the highest bid
der. It was strongly oppoHcd by the mis
sionary element and church Interests in
the. Islands. The mutter was referred from
Manila to Washington and the ultimate
result of this step was the appointment of
the investigating committee which has Just
turned In its report.
OPPOSITION LliiVES THE HOUSE
Extraordinary Scenes Follows Adop
tion of Closure on Welsh Measure.
LONDON, Aug. 6. There was an extra
ordinary scene in the House of Commons
today during the discussion of a bill desig
nated to frustrate the devices of the Welsh
county councils who are endeavoring to re
fuse to carry out the education act. Pre
mier Balfour moved the closure, but on
division the opposition members raising a
storm of .uproarious protest, refused to
record their votes and the chairman of
the committee named a number of members
to the speaker After a heated discussion
smU renewed uproar and cries of shame,
almost the entire opposition, lead by
Messrs. Asqulth and Herbert Gladstone
and Sir Charles Dilke, left the house as a
protest against the closure. The bill was
them passed 4n the 'presence of-fuTl minis
terial benches, six members of the oppo
sition and a few Irish members.
Depression Dae to Crop Failures.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 6 The corre
spondent of the Novosti, who Is investi
gating the crisis In the textile industry of
Russia, principally In the Polish center of
Lodx, attributes It aa much to the depres
sion In agriculture as to the war, citing as
evidence the fact that a vast majority of
those In financial trouble are inhabitants ot
the central, southern and eastern provinces,
where the crops are very bad.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Number of Postal Appointments Made
for Nebraska, Iowa and South
Dakota.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. B.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Free delivery carriers appointed:
Nebraska Arapahoe, Joslah W. Snyder,
Albert F. Kalley, Robert B. Chambers,
regulars; Herbert Snyder, William Kalley,
C. E. Chambers, substitutes. Iowa Eddy
vllle, Samuel L. Lemmon, regular; Daniel
C. Burn, substitute. Linn Grove, Edward
Evans, regular; Mary A. Evans, substi
tute. Piano, Mary K. Rlnehart, regular;
George F. Rlnehart, substitute. Waukeon,
Emmett J. Hall, regular; Walter Hall, sub
stitute. Postmasters appointed: Iowa Hlghvlew,
Hamilton county, James W. Sayre, vice
Henry Teget, resigned. South Dakota
Orevllle, Pennington county, Miss H. T.
Zlmmer, vice J. 11. Bostwlck, removed.
Smlthwlck, Fall River county, George
Bade, vice Chris Hussong, resigned.
The Vermilion National bank of Vermil
ion. S. D has been authorized to begin
business with $50,100 capital. L. T. Swexey
la president arvd C. H. Barrett cashier of
the new bank..
PARLIAMENTARY UNION COMES
Delegates from Abroad Will Visit
Omaha Some Time la
September.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6. Secretary Shaw spent
a great part of the day In conference with
the committee appointed by congress to
entertain the members of the Interparlia
mentary union for the promotion of Inter
national arbitration which will meet In
Washington early next month. Congress
appropriated SS0.0U0 for the entertainment
et the union and Secretary Shaw recom
mends that the money be spent on a trip
to Important Industrial centers.
The meaibera of the union are expected
to arrive September I and T and soon after
to visit the St. Louis fair.
From St. Louis the party will be taken
to Omaha, possibly stopping enroute at
either St. Joseph or Kansas City, where
they will be able to Inspect the live stock
Industry. From Omaha they will come to
Chicago to visit its Industries. ,
DEMOCRATS TO MEET MONDAY
Headaarters Will Be Selected aad
Details Made by Executive
Committee.
NEW TORK, Aug. &. A meeting of the
democratic national extM-utlve committee
has been called for next Monday morning
at the Hoffman house to consider the pre
liminary steps for the campaign. Head
quarter will be selected and the territory
over which the various members of tha
committee will have supervision will be an
nounced. Chairman Taggart will arrive to.
night and expects to confer with several
d em ou ratio leaders previous to tha meeting
ot th executive oomuiitrre.
HCMOR ENTERS INTO STRIKE
Armies of Armed Officer Patrol Beats De
serted by Strikers.
ONLY DEPUTIES AND POLICE REMAIN
Strikers Are Oat of Sight and Sltua
tioa la Left Dull and Uneveut
fol Small Purchase
by Packers.
The packing house strike ha truck a
dull and uneventful gait aid save for the
large numbers of special deputy sheriffs
and police that parade the streets of South
Omaha would attract no unusual attention,
but these special officers, drafted into serv
ice at the request of the packers, serve to
remind people that a strike is In progress.
A deep-seated vein ot ' humor permeates
the situation. The most observing person
would have difficulty In accounting for the
several thousand men who left their work
at the big packing plants. They are not on
the streets, not In the saloons, not patrol
ling the premises of the 'packing plants.
Apparently they have Just dropped out of
sight. But the vigilant deputy sheriff or
the city police is ever present. On every
corner, at every turn, he Is there, his big
star reflecting the radiance of the sun from
his broad breast, his savage-looking club
dangling lastly from his hand aa he leis
urely paces his monotonous beat, with
scarcely a possible prey In sight.
The packers all made purchases on the
market, but taking only the best grades of
stock offered.
Two Batches of Mea.
Two consignments or men arrived at the
Armour plant. The first came In quite
early and waa composed of thirty-two strike
breakers. At 10;80 a. m. a car containing
seventy men arrived. Of the total number
Manager Howe of Armour's said nine were
skilled butchers from other packing points.
There was no trouble with either of these
consignments. Switches In the yards were
guarded by Sheriff Power and his deputies,
and by Chief Brlggs with a few regular
policemen. Not the slightest demonstration
was made by the strikers when these cars
passed through the yards.
The saloon of Jans Ryba, Twenty-first
and W streets, wus closed by the chief
during the forenoon because of a violation
of the order prohibiting the sale of beer In
cans.
Chief Brlggs bos cut his list of special
police down to eighteen, the majority of the
specials working nights, as the deputy sher
iffs go home at 6 p. m.
Receipts at the stock yards yesterday
were 1,407 cattle, 5,424 hogs and L414 sheep.
Nothing new has developed In regard to
the much talked of conference to be held in
Chicago.
Both Sides Pleased.
"We are progressing nicely, and If the
people are as well satisfied as we are there
cannot be much cause for complaint," re
marked General Manager Murphy of the
Cudahy Packing company last evening in
reply to a question 'concerning the strike
situation. 1
This statement of Mr; Murphy fits equally
well when spplied to the strikers. The
strikers are still hopeful of a settlement
and there was another report current on
the streets last night that a settlement
Would surely bo "reached some time Mon
day. The packers deny that any effort la
being made to arbitrate or te even consider
any proposition looking towards a settle
ment that the strike leaders may make.
The strikers to be found around head
quarters and at Labor ' Temple still con
tinue to appear cheerful and confident.
There was a falling off la the demarVls
made for supplies on the amalgamated
store yesterday, for the reason that most
families had been provided for, having
secured1 enough provisions to last several
day. While the keepers of the strikers'
1 store were overworked all the week up to
yesterday, and there waa considerable de
lay In waiting on the crowds, very few
complaints were heard. Nearly all of the
strikers appear to be well pleased with the
store system, as they are being furnished
provisions at the very lowest possible
price.
Baying; Only Top Grades. '
Packers purchased a fair proportion of
the live stock offered at the yards yester
day, but as on other days, only the best
grades were considered by the buyers.
Commission dealers continue to send -out
notices to shippers not to send any- stock,
but the best grades, aa there is .no sale
for medium or low grade stuff.
Two fire alarms were turned in yesterday
afternoon. The first was from Cudahy's.
A recent Importation went to turn on the
electric lights and turned the button on the
Are alarm box. The second alarm came
from the ham house at Armour's. When
the firemen reached the floor -where the
alarm had been turned In from a big negro
said in all earnestness, "Honest, boss,
there ain't been nobody near that little red
box all the afternoon." And the firemen
had to take the negro's word for It.
Labor leader are more than pleased at
the good order the men are keeping. There
Is very little drinking and saloon keepers
are complaining of no business.
Citations for contempt were issued yes
terday evening for two more of the South
Omaha strikers for violating the restrain
ing order Issued out of the United States
district court. Marshal Mathews served
the notices last night on the offenders.
Several more notices will be served today
on motion of the attorney for the packers.
BUILDERS ORDER LOCKOUT
Mea Fall to Report Where Strike is
oa aad Employers Stand
Together.
NEW TORK. Aug. I. The striking build
ing trades unions were said today to be
prepared to accept the challenge of the
building trade employers association and
that a great lockout of all the unions
which have ordered strikes In the sub
way and elsewhere In the building: trades.
Is practically certain. When the ultimatum
of the employers was cent out two day
ago. the strikers were given until today 1
to return to work. The ultimatum stated
that unless the demand was met by the
strikers ths affected unions "will be put
on the streets on Monday."
At the building trades employers associa
tion today It was announced that nunc
of the unions had reported for work and
that consequently the lockout threatened
by the employers will become tUjctlve.
Unofficial statements were made which
show that about 4o,000 men, associated
with the building trade alliance, wi!l be
aff.cted. Charles L, Eldlllx, president of
the association, said that from the build
ers' standpoint It waa merely a questlun
of maintaining a mutual agreement made
between the association and ths labur
unions about a year sgn. This agreement,
which had for Its purpose ths mutual bet
terment of conditions, according to Mr.
Kldllts, has been vlulatad by the mea,
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EIGHT DROWN WHILE BATHING
Man aad Seven fit tie Girl ' Join
Hands aad Wade to Death la
Mississippi.
ALTON. III., Aug. I While bathing In
the Mississippi river tonight. Michael
Riley, his daughter, and six of the Utter s
little girl friends were drowned. One
child, who was of the party, was rescued.
The dead:
MICH A ET, RILEY, 12 years old.
ELIZABETH HI LET. 11 years old.
ALLE SYNKR, 14 fears old.
Ll'CY PATfcS. 8 e.rs old.
LIZZIE PATES, 14 'years old.
HbSBIB URI M, 14 years old.
MY HIE HRl'M, years old.
ItL'TH MARSHALL. U years old.
Riley lived near the river in the southern
part of the city and was accustomed to
bathe on the beach In front of his home
after his return from Work. Tonight, his
little daughter begged to go with him
and Riley took her nd seven of her little
girl friends to the beach with him.
When they entered the water, Riley bade
the children Join hands and they all waded
Into the river and walked along a sand
bar which stretches out Into the stream at
that point. They had gone some distance
from the shore, when suddenly the wholo
party disappeared beneath the water, hav
ing In the darkness stepped from the sand
bar Into the deep channel.
The children struggled and screamed,
fighting desperately to reach the sand
bar,' where the water Iwas only a foot or
so In depth. Riley, who Is said to have
been a good swimmer,' is thought to have
been made helplees hSr the frlrls clinging
to him and hampering his efforts to save
them.
The only one In, the party to regain the
sandbar was Mary Tlmlny, 8 years old.
The child Is unable to tell how she saved
herself beyond the statement that " I
snatched my hand loose from the grasp
of the little girl next to me and soon
found that I could stand up and that the
water only came to my knees."
The child ran from the beach and
reached her home, screaming at the top
of her lungs. She was so hysterical that It
was some time before her parents could
gather an account of what had occurred.
Immediately Mr. Tlmlny organized a res
cue party, but when they reached the
beach there was no sign of Riley and the
seven little girls, whom Mary had seen
sink before her eyes.
Mary was at tha end of the line and
when her companions dragged her from
the sandbar, she was tha nearest to shoal
water and to that fact she owes her es
cape. A search la being made for the
bodies, four of which have been recovered.
TRAVELERS HOMEWARD BOUND
Commercial Clab Excursion Stops at
Towaa on Northwestern Thl
Morning;.
O'NEILL, Neb., Aug. 6. (Special Tele
gram. )After a night's run from Bonesteel
the Commercial club party landed at Long
Pine for a T o'clock breakfast. The busi
ness men were at Jhe depot to meet them
and the First Regiment band started the
day off with a band concert. The city
made a display at the depot of farm pro
ducts that would do credit to the best
county In the stale. Potatoes were shown
that will run 200 bushels to the acre. There
Is no leas than 1,000 acres If! this county and
buyer have already tjff ered - SO cent-a
bushel.
After leaving Long Pine the train headed,
for Omaha. Bassett was the first stop,
where the business men met the train at
the depot and presented to Commissioner
MoVann a large key to the city. The band
took the lead and a march uptown was
Joined by all. A concert by the band and
singing by the quartet kept Bassett' en
tire city busy for thirty minutes. At
Stuart William Krotter & Co. loaded down
the delegate with souvenirs and cigars
and the entire population waa down to hear
the music and welcome the crowd. Atkin
son erected a bandstand in the center of
the street and the quartet and band ren
dered one of their best concerts of the trip.
One hour and a half was spent at O'Neill.
The cltlsens met the delegation with car
riages at the depot and a delightful drive
was given them. Dinner was taken at this
place and O'Neill proved that It knows how
to handle Omaha people.
NORFOLK. Neb., Aug. 6. (Special Tele
gram.) The Jobbers' excursion arrived here
tonight a few minutes late, owing to a
carriage ride that was given them thla
afternoon at Nellgh. This city tried to keep
them for the balance of the day. A drive
was made to the city park and rnce track,
where a mile race was put on that caused
every one to look for more. They are pre
paring for a carnival September 7, 8 and 9
and their sample of entertainment this
afternoou proves their features will be a
success.
The afternoon was spent in visiting
Inman. Stafford, Ewlng, Clearwater, Ne
llgh, Tilden, Meadow Grove and Battle
Creek. Large crowds met the party at
every stop and a pleasant greeting waa ex
tended on all sides. The heat was Intense
all the afternoon, nut at Meadow Grove a
rain cooled things off, but somewhat
marred the visit here. For this evening
the entire party are guests of the Norfolk
Commercial club.
PRISONER IS NOT HIS PAL
Montana Train Robber Says Christie
Had Nothing; to Da with
Crime.
HELENA, Mont., Aug. B.-George F.
Hammond, who Is In Jail here, denies posi
tively that John ChrUtie, arrested by
Northern Pacific officials at Hope, N. D.,
on the charge of being implicated In the
recent holdup of the North Const Limited
at Bearmouth, was his partner In crime.
On the contrary, his assistant rn that af
fair, he says, has gone to Canada.
Hammond also said he had hiddra in a
safe place securities taken from the ex
press safe worth fully 1100,000. He says
that he will not divulge the place of con
cealment until after bis trial and that if
be La given the extreme penalty under
train robbery charge he never will disclose
lt Northern Pacific official assert that
the securftlea relcrred to by Hammond are
valueless, conplallng of cancelled., axpreas
money orders.
DENIES FRAUD IS "CHARGED
Standard Oil Company Files Dtnirrer
to Bill af George
Rice.
TRENTON, N. J., Aug. 6.-1 Tha Standard
Oil company filud a demurrer In the court
of chancery today to the suit recently
brought against It by George Rice of
Marietta, O., In which he sought to have
the charter of the corporation dissolved
charging that It waa conducting Its busU
nesa in restraint of trade.
The company bases Its dmurrer upon
a number of points. It says the complain
ant has not set forth any facts sapjwtlng
his charge of fraud, conspiracy, oppression
and monopoly. It la therefore asked that
his bill ba dismissed.
KUROKI SENDS A REPORT
Japanese General Tells of Fighting Before
Surrender of Eai Cheng.
COUNTRY DIFFICULT FOR ASSAILANTS
Many Attacks In Two Days Klahtlns
Necessary Before Russians Are
Forced from Their Strong;
Positions.
TOKIO. Aug. 5. It Is now estimated that
the Russians lost 2,000 men in the fighting
at Slmoucheng. The Japanese sanitary
corps recovered and burled 7W bodies In the
valleys through which the Russians fought
and retreated. Prisoners and Chinese re
port that many of the Russian dead and
wounded were removed by the Russians
themselves. The Japanese captured six
guns, 670 shells, a quantity of stores nnd
thirty-three prisoners. A detachment of
the Russlnn medical corps which whs cap
tured by the Japanese was returned to the
Russian lines. The Japanese casualties at
Slmoucheng amounted to 860 men, includ
ing eight officers killed and twenty-four
officers wounded.
General Kurokl's attack upon the late
Lieutenant General Count Keller was timed
to forestall the assumption of the offensive
on tho part of the Russians. General
Kurokl telegraphs that the Russians were
gradually reinforced1- until they had four
divisions. The center moved out from Llao
Yang to Anplng, which is thirteen miles
from Llao Yang. A day or two previous
to the Slmoucheng fight, which occurred
on July 30 and July 31, the Russians left
at Yushullkxu showed signs of activity,
the advance guard occupying certain
heights In front of the main position.
When It became evident that the Rus
sians were concentrating their forces Gen
eral Kurokl determined to attack before
the movement was completed. He started
his army on July 80, sending his right
against Yushullkxu and his left to Yang
tsuling, a separate detachment keeping n
touch with the right wing, which moved
against the Russian left at Yushullkxu.
The country at this point is a succession
of hills and dales, disadvantageous to the
attackers. The Russians showed great In
genuity In entrenching and defending their
positions.
Frontal Attack Is Stopped.
Frontal and flank attacks were delivered
simultaneously against the Russians at
Yushullkxu at dawn of Sunday, the Japa
nese artillery first clearing the way for
the infantry. This position was captured
at 9 o'clock in the morning. A frontal
attack against the Russian center was
continued, but the general advance was de
layed to await the success of the Japanese
left column. The Russians attempted re
peatedly to retake their former positions
at Yushullkxu, but the Japanese repulsed
them every time.
The Japanese left column encountered the
vanguard of the enemy at Plnllng and re
pulsed It. Later a separate detachment of
Japanese troops flanked and severely pun
ished a heavy detachment of Russians
which was retreating from Plnllng. The
topograhical conditions of the country pre
vented th completion of this flank attack.
The- fighting at l'angtsullng continued
until dawn ot Sunday, when the Japanese
drove back the Russian outpost companies
and took possession of their positions. Tha
Jupanese artillery waa Ineffective here on
account of the topograhlcal conditions.
Horses were useless and men had to drug
the gun over the broken country. It was
11 o'clock before the main battery of artil
lery opened fire. The main force of the
left column began the attack from Maku
menza and separate detachments advanced
along various routes with the object of
striking the Russian flank and rear.
The heights at Yangtsullng were held by
the Russians with . four battalions. Tho
Japanese partially silenced the Russian ar
tillery, but four of the enemy's guns con
tinued to sweep the Japanese position.
Only twenty Japanese guns got into action.
The frontal attack delivered by the Japa
nese In the morning had not become effec
tive by noon. In the meantime a flanking
column had scaled some heights and got
ten the Russian range, and at 11 o'clock the
Japanese artillery was strengthened. Dur
ing the afternoon the Infantry pressed for
ward and the entire line became engaged.
The Russians resisted stubbornly. The bat
tlefield wa a most difficult one upon
which to maneuver and the Japanese were
not able to dislodge the enemy. The troop
of the mikado slept in battle formation
when the coming of night suspended hos
tilities. Fighting was resumed at dawn
next day and the Russians were speedily
repulsed.
General Kurokl estimates, the Russian
casualties at 2,000. At Yangtsullng tho
Japanese captured two guns, 660 rifles, 400
tents and much ammunition and equip
ment. Eight Russian officers and 149 men
were taken prisoners. In the fighting at
Yushullkxu and Yangtsullng the Japanese
casualties amounted to 970, including four
officers killed and forty wounded.
JAPANESE TELL OF CASUALTIES
Loes at Ynshnllksn and Ynnartsallnsx
Are Nearly Oae Thousand,
WASHINGTON, Aug. a The Japanese
lryatlon has received the following cable
grnm from Toklo. dated today:
According to a detailed report reralvod
from General Kurokl one of the heaviest
reverses which befell the enemy du"n the
engagements at Yushullkxu on July HI waa
at Pyenllng, five miles south of Yushu
llkxu, where our detachment consisted of
three Infantry regiments with four guns
and cavalry, fired upon the whole line of
the enemy at a dlntunce of from 'Mit to
l.miO meters. On the afternoon of the same
day the Russians approached the scene of
the battlefield with Red Coss flag for car
rying away their wounded, which we per
mitted, stopping our fire.
A second dUfiatch reads as follows:
General Oku sends the following addi
tional renort concerning the attack of last
Sunday on Slmoucheng-:
"Our casualties in this engagement
reached ftiO, of which 194 were killed and
ti8 wounded. We burled with due honor
about 700 of the enemy's d-jut
"We captured six nld gxins, many rifles,
sbeils and large quantities of flour, barley,
aojnnunilUjn. etc'
tlneral Kurokl resorts that our casual
ties' In the eng-emeuts of Yushullkxu and
Y'lrortsullng reaaihftd He, Including forty
olili n .. tommy's casualties ars. estimated
at 2.U0V at least. We captured eight officers,
140 men, two field guns, many riles, tents,
shells uud several other things.
MORE REFUGEES REACH CHE FOO
Town la Killed with Strangers and
Hote-lx Are Overflowing.
CHE IOQ, Aug. I. 10 a. m. Thirty more
refugees arrived today on Junks from Port
Arthur, which they left August 1. The
departure of all otalliana from Port Ar
thur Is said to be wing to the exhaustive
preparations, for a final stand against the
Japanese.
Che Foo Is being taxed to provide for the
irauaial Influx of traveler. The only good
hote Is assigning thres or' four to a room
sad , tha overflow Is conifitlied to aocept
quaidquari
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C0REANS NOT TO BE TRUSTED
Beneath Peaceful Exterior There la
Much Resentment Against the
Japanese.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., WM.)
SEOUL, Aug. S (Via Che Foo, Aug. 6).
(New York Herald Cablegram-Special Tel
egram to The Bee.V-Reinforcements for
tho local Japanese garrison have arrived
daily for the last week till a total of 5.0ra
men has been reached. They have twelve
field guns. The Japanese still maintain a
seml-martlal law throughout Seoul, fearing
that beneath a peaceful exterior the na
tives still harbor antl-Japnnese feelings,
which the recent Japanese demands on the
Corean government greatly aroused.
It Is reliabley slated that the Japanese
minister, M. Hayasunl, has received In
structions from Toklo to accomplish these
important measures; first, a reduction of
the Corean standing army; second, a re
organization of the monetary system on an
equality with the Japanese; third, to ob
tain control of Corea'a foreign relations.
R I SSI A MIST PROVE CONTRABAND
Amerlrnn Shippers Relieve Prise
Court Cannot Establish Claim,
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 6. That It will
be Impossible for the Russian prize court
to prove that any of the flour consign
ments from Portland shippers, selxed on
the Portland and Aslai c liner Arabia,
were Intended for' contractors with the
Japanese government or were In any way
Intended for the use of the Japanese army
and that consequently the Interests of
local shippers will be defended by the
United States government on the grounds
that the goods are not contraband of war,
is the opinion expressed by United States
Senator Mitchell and other well Informed
authorities today.
To strengthen the position that all goods
consigned were addressed to private Inter
ests In Japan the State department has
forwarded to tho Russian government
through the United States minister at St.
Petersburg certified copies of the manifest
and waybills to serve in the nature of a
claim against the Russian government on
the part of the Portland shippers.
This, however, may not apply to tho
car equipment, for the reason that the
government of Japan owns a controlling
Interest In the railways of the country and
It may be contended that these goods are
for the benefit of the government and Its
mill.
RUSSIA IS MOHE LENIENT TO JEWS
Indications Are ' that Many Restric
tions Will Soon Re Removed.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. I. As evidence
of the Increasing- leniency for the Jews, the
exclusion of Jew from the ranks of bar
risters, followed since 1889, Is becoming less
rigorous, and It Is considered probable that
a complete removal of the disabilities will
result.
The present restrictions have many draw
backs. The Jews, unable to become barris
ters, monopolize the poets of lawyers' office
assistants and are gradually attracting
moot of the business to themselves, em
ploying barrister to represent them in
court. The bar associations and courts
have repeatedly asked a return to the old
order of things. .
RUSSIA!. ADMIRALTY WANTS NEWS
Asks for Information Regarding Sink
Ins; of the Knight Commander.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 5.-$:05 p. m.
The admiralty has telegraphed for full re
ports of the cases of the Knight Com
mander and Thea, both sunk by the Vladi
vostok squadron. When they are received
the autharities may decide. In view of the
Importance of the Issue to consider them
here without submitting them to the Vladi
vostok prize court.
The British embassy has been notified
that the case of the British steamer Al
lenton, raptured June 18 by the Vladivostok
squadron, will not be considered diplomat
ically until the appeal in its case has been
heard by the admiralty court.
HAI CHENG TELLS OF RETREAT
Dispatch Filed as Order to Retire Is
Given Russian Troops.
HAI CHENG. Aug. 2. Tuesday, (Delayed
In Transmission.) The Russians have been
obliged to retire from here, as the Japa
nese were -wenklag around them from the
east, threatening- to cut them off from
Llao Yang. The fresh Japanese troops
disembarked at the port of New Chwang
are also advancing- on their left flank. The
main concentration of the Russians Is now
about IJao Yang. The Japanese form a
semi-circle of about fifty miles around the
Russian position a As this dispatch Is filed
the order for the troop to retire ha been
given.
VLADIVOSTOK BAILORS GET BEER
Admiral Skrydlon? Inspects Russian
Cruisers and Thanks O Hirers.
VLADIVOSTOK. Aug. 6. -Vice Admiral
Skrydloff yesterday Inspected the Russlnn
cruisers which recently returned from the
raid In the . Pacific, thanking the officers
and men and especially warmly praising
the engineers, going down Into the stoke
holds to distribute rewards. Tha engines
worked perfectly during tha cruise. There
was not a single accident to the men on
any of the cruiser.
Vic Admiral Skrydloff presented twenty.
Arc case of beer to the crews.
WILL CSE DARDANELLES AGAIN
Huasla Botflies Parte af Impending
Passage of Volnateor Steamers.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 6. It Is an
nounced here that Russia has notified the
ports of the impending passage through
the Dardanelles of some volunteer fleet
steamer laden with coal. Riuisla, It Is
said, ha given assurances that the vessels
will preserve the character of merchant
men throughout the voyage.
Wounded Reach Irktnek.
IRKTUSK, Siberia, Aug. i. Trains filled
with wounded msn are arriving here dally
from the front, many of them proceeding
to European Russia and others remaining
here. Two Red ('tons hospitals have been
opened her and c.-ie private hospital has
been established by the wife of Governor
Mollertus. The prices of food have doubled
recently.
JAPS RENEW ATTACK
Eusoians Are Driven Back Onto Main
Intrenchment at Liao Yang.
K0UR0PATKIN FORCED TO GIVE BATTLE
ilitarj Experts Belisvs it is Dangerous to
Attempt Further Eetreat
PORT ARTHUR SUPPLIED WITH MUNITION
Eunsian Battleships Eeach Wolf Hill, but
Jap Guns Tall Short.
CANNONADING AT PORT ARTHUR HEARD
Estimated There Are One llundreel
Thousand Japs Before Port Arthur,
but an Important Assault Sot
Yet Expected.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1904.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. S.-(New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
Tho Bee. )Accordlng to the latest ad
vices from Liao Yang the Japanese have
renewed the attack all along the line and
the Russians have been driven back Into
their main entrenchments. It Is the opin
ion In military circles here that General
Konropatkln's situation compels him to
give battle at Liao Yang, whence, owing
to the advanced position occupied by
General Kudokl, retreating tactics meet
with the gravest difficulties. Believing
this, anxiety here 1 great, as It Is well
known that the battel will be decisive.
Concerning Port Arthur, wonderful con
fidence Is shown. The telegrams published
by the Berlin Local Enxelger to the ef
fect that the fall of the place may occur
at any moment are characterised by tha
St. Petersburg Vledomostl as probably
having emanated from a cafe or from a
clairvoyant, being pure fantasy.
The Japanese have landed 6,000 troop
at Yin Kow and are landing mop.
General Zassalltch, who haa reappeared
on the scene, Flgnallzes this event with a
bombastic dispatch, which begins by tell
ing that the battle of July 30 and 31 began
under most auspicious circumstance and,
the attack by his forces aroused the ad
miration of all who saw It. After telling
how brilliant the whole affair was, he
ends: "We retired In good order. Our
losses were twenty-nine officer and more
than 1,000 men." This wa a fight with
General Kurokl. Detail of the loss at
Hal Cheng are still lacking.
Disheartening to Soldiers.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 5. The temper
of the Russian troop in view of the con
tinued retreats is perhaps accurately re
flected by a brief message sent by one ot
the Associated Press Russian correspond
ents from Llao Yang who says that tha
orders to evacuate Hal Cheng are con
demned by many. It 1 heartbreaking to
be constantly falling back, but tkeM gatsM
be an end to this retograde move. A little
more patience. The advance only require
manliness.
Detailed reports reaching the Wikr of
fice from General Konropatkln's general
show that the Russian losses July SC, July
31 and August 1 did not exceed 4,000. The
Japanese are believed to have lost an equal
number.
From a comprehensive view of the fight
obtained by the Associated Pross, It ap
pears that most of the Russian losses were
sustained on the Saimatzse road ami be
tween Slmoucheng and Hal Cheng. Th
two divisions of the late General Keller's
corps, did not make a serious resistance
at the Yangse pass, falling back on Llan
dlanslan with scarce'y any casualties.
Similarly General Stackelberg's and Gen
eral Zaroubalcft'a troops retired upon
Ajhanhhan, half way between Hal Cheng
and Llao Yang, without heavy fighting or
loss. The greatest number ot casualties
was sustained by General Herschelmann,
who with the Ninth European division
held Kuchlatzu and Yuahu pass, on the
Salmatsze road. The fighting there wa
of the most desperate and bloody charac
ter. A single regiment lost twenty-flva
per cent or eight hundred men before they
withdrew towards Anplng.
Stubborn Resistance Made,
Another point where most stubborn re
sistance wa made was at Nanga pas, a
position between Slmoucheng and Hal
Cheng, which waa held by General Zassa
lltch, who had been placed In command of
a newly formed corps, Including th
Thirty-first division belonging to th
Tenth European corps and two Siberian
battalions, altogether IS, 000 men.
General Zassalltch's misfortune at th
Yalu river was duplicated, owing to th
superiority of tha Japanese artillery. He
was making a splendid fight until b sud
denly discovered thst the Japanese gun
ners were enfilading his batteries. It ap
pears that Zocsalltch In this case was not
to blame.
The Information that General Zsroubstsff
had received orders to retire had not yet
reached him, with his own orders for with
drawal of the Russian support of the right,
and consequently he allowed the Japanese
to take up a new position, suddenly un
mask batteries and overwhelm the Rus
sian gunners, who made desperate effort
to remove their pieces, but war com
pelled to leave six of them behind.
There has been no further fighting of sny
Importance since August 1, according to th
latest report received by the War Office,
and the officials here sre Inclined to be-,
llevu that the Japanese will not be able to
resume thalr advance for several day.
Port Arthur Secures Munitions.
CHE FOO, Aug. 6. Evening Exhaust lv
Interviews with refugees from Port Arthur
who arrived here today elicited nothing
materially changing previous s tor In ot tha
general situation. While the guns of tha
fortress were employed during th three
days' fighting, tho fortress Itself w not
iittucktid directly.
On July 31 the steamer New Chwang en
tered Port Arthur from New Chwang. car
rying artillery from New Chwang. aa well
aa 65,110 shells of various sizes.
The refugee say that the twelve-Inch
shell which hit the Jupanese gun on Wolf
mountain was not fired rrom the battle
ship Retvlzan, but from a gun mnuntod on
Penplolkaga hill. The shell struck a
magazine and creuted havoc
The refugees declare that the twelve
guns on board the war ships have no
difficulty In reaching Wolf mountain, while
the Japanese return fire falls short ttt the
city. ,
Hear Firing at Port Arthur,
TIEN TSIN. Aug. .- p. m. Heavy aad
continuous firing wss heard yesterday at
Pcltasho from the direction ot Port Ar