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E.STABLIKIIKD JUNK 10, 1871.
OMAHA. SATt'UDAY JIORXINO, Al'llVST 27. 11104 TWELVE l'A(JES.
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Attempt of Chicago Coinril Committee to
End Butchers' Fails.
BOTH SIDES REFUSE T .f : CONCESSION
Packers and Strikers Tbeir 7iew8
but Neither -r Point.
EMPLOYERS SAY PL rt RE RUNNING
Assert They Hare Fc tea Except at
Chicago and Omaha.
CATHOLIC CLERGY OFFER SERVICES
lKht Priests (alt Ipoa President
Donnelly and Offer their .oud
Others aa MeUlutora In
Strike.
CI It'. 'AGO, Aug. 2'.. Conferences of tho
committee appointed earlier In the week
to attempt a s element of the stockynrfis
strike, with thu parties to the dispute,
resulted In nothing. There In no present
prospect that tiny will result in anything
In tli" future, und the chances of un ugn -incut
between the puckers and strikcis ap
)eur very meagre.
The strike leude.rs eppcu-ed before the
committee this morning and stated their
side of the cusc. They did not suggest to
the aldcrmaiilc committee that It make nny
overtures to .ho jiaiknrj, tiut simply gave
their view of the situation.
Representatives of the packers th"n ap
Xx'Hied before tho committee. A.i'ter a
session that lusted three hours. Mayor
Harrison n.i Id :
"The packers huvo said Just what they
have .ald beore; that they ar running
their plants, and have nothing to arbi
trate, and that there Is no reason why they
Bhould confer with tho men.
"We heard a review of the entire strike
troug-e and the, packers Bay that In every
city, except Chicago and Omaha, tho
strike is over, and they ass rt that with
seventy per cent an many men as they
employed in Chicago before, the strike
they are now turning out ninety-two per
cent of the normal output."
Labor leaders tonight announced that lit
nil probability the butchers' strike would
be scttlea peaceably before next Wednes
day. They declined to explain the cause of
their belief, but were positive In their
statements that the strike would not be
called off.
Frealdcut Donnelly of the butchers has
exiled all the members of the butchers' ex
ecutive board to meet In Chicago next
Wednesday.
Union leaders and puckers today con
ferred with the committee appointed by
the city council to seek terms of settle
ment of the sto.k yards strike. Separate
sessions we e arranged. President Don
nelly of the butcher workmen, Matthew
Carr of the allied trades conference board
and Organizer John J. Flfzpotrlek of the
Chicago federation of Labor were selected
to represent tho unions. President Don
nelly wca hopeful. -
Tn packers g.Uhcred at tho office of
Nt'.son Morris & Co., where a conference
un tho proposed, attempt to settle tho strike
by the .'drrmeC was discussed. The con
ference wui a private one, but Alderman
Thomas Carey was admitted und remained
for almost an hour. Others who attended
were: T. Connors of Armour & Co., T. E.
Wilson of Nelson Morris & Co., Kdw,Td
Tilden of Libby, McNeil &. Libby. Attorney
Evans of Swift and Company and Attorney
Urlon of Armour & Co.
Eight Catholic clergymen, led by Rev.
Edward Kelly of St. Cecelia's t-hurcli, hv
held a conference with President Donnelly.
Several of the clergymen had come from
other cities. After conferring with Rev.
Father Kelly they decided to offer their
services toward a settlement of the strike.
It was reported that in other cltiea great
suffering was resulting from the strike.
Nothing from the conference was given out.
In reply to an invitation to speak in Chi
cago on "Should Ncgrpes Become Strike
Breakers?" Hooke T. Washington has sent
a declination. Buying previous engagements
prevent his appearance here.
Mayor Finds No Change).
"It is a game of checkers," said Mayor
Harrison at the end of an hour's confer
ence with l'resident Donnelly's com
tnlttce.
"The strikers hava not changed their
position," said the major, "and the meet
ing resulted only in the aldermen being
given a full explanation of whut that posi
tion is. President Donnelly told of the
hlatory of tho original atrlke, the agree
ment to resume work and the strikers'
shin of the renewal of the strike."
The mayor said he expected another
meeting with the strike leaders after dis
missing the puckers' representatives. Bo
long as there appeared a hope ol results,
he said, the meetings with the contending
Interests would l continued.
Special Agent Kthelbert H-wart of the
federal Department of Commerce and Labor
was present at the conference with the
Strike leaders. He had prevented a writ
ten refluent to the mayor, who had Te-
forred the question of Mr. Stewart's ad
mittance to the strike leaders und to the
committee of aldermen.
'To report to my department auy devel
opments of the conference and tho dis
cussion," was Mr. Stewart's explanation of
his request for permission to attend the
meeting. There was no opposition to
Stewart's admittance from either tho
council members or Jtrlke leaders..
Telegrams have been sent to all the mem
bers of the executive board of the Amal
gamated Meat Cutters' and Butcher Work
men's union, asking them to come to Chi
cago, President Donnelly sent the message.
The executive board w ill meet In Chicago
na soon as tho members reach the city by
Monday or Tuesday of next week.
Labor leaders declare; the meeting of the
board is merely to discuss the strike und
ad It the leaders as to future proced
ure, t
The committee members to whom the
telegranm were sent are: H. A. Elchel
Wrg. vice president. New fork; Stephen
Vail. Omaha; J-ewls Rlnhartlt. Kansas
City; Cms Schmidt. San Franri.teo; Homer
D. Cull. Syrai-oae.
The ot. r three members are President
Donnelly nd W. J. Sterling, aij of Chl
cagit DENVEB WINS JFROM SALT LAKE
Cl.r.do IK, Vr, rn....
Keadvavrlrra of Aaarrlraa
Mini ' Mma,
.or tue S'.dM-tloB ef a jrniannt hfwdquar
lurs fur th 1 ,. ,
r-cnve won t,BJr Vcr Bait Lake Uty ky
STATUE OF FREDERICK STARTS
German Kmfirror'i C I f I to lulled
Stales Una Rrrn Parked
for Shipment.
EKRLIN. Aug. 'JB.-Frof. rphu"'s Ftatue
of Frederick the Ureal, to be presrnte.l to
thf 1'nlled Htiites by Kmpcror William, and
which has been standing all mimmer In
the sculptors' Harden. n packed yeft'T
day and shipped to Hamburg. It will be
forwarded to America by one of the Hamburg-American
line steamers, consigned to
Ambassador von Sternburg.
It has been understood that a dehgatlon
of descendants of Hermans who fought In
the American war of Independence would
be sent by the German government to at
tend the presentation ceremonies In Wash
ington Oct.iber K. but the Foreign offl e
Is unaware of such a plan. All the ar
rangements have been entrusted to Ambas
sador von Hternburg. who, for the occasion,
act as Emperor AVilllam's special repre
sentative.
Si:K WOHKWA J.OOSF. LIVES
Falsi llranll Follows Disastrous Fire
In OH Tanks at Antwerp.
LONDON. Aug. '... A dispatch to a news
ag in-y from Antwerp says that seven
workmen perished in the oil fire at llo
boken und that only two of forty tanks es
caped. The loss is estimated at Jl,2oa.Oi0.
The Standard Oil .company's nine tal ks
contained tiO.tkiO barrels of oil. They are a
total li sh, but were Insured for $-40,00.
One Russian firm lost 11)0. 000 barrels, in
sured tor SIP i.noo.
Although a strong gale was blowing to
ward tl e Scheldt, the quays were not en
dangered. It Is reported that four workmen are
missing and It Is feared that they lost their
Uvea In the flames.
PA Si A SI A IVrrcitF.STS PHOTBCTF.D
Voddk Republic Given Assurances Re
Knrdlng Customs House.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 28 It is learned
that the American minister to Panama,
John Harrett, acting under instructions
from the State department, has assured
the Panama government that the United
States will do nothing In Its interpreta
tion of the trei ty regarding the trouble
some port question which is in any way
inconsistent with the honor and the true
interests of both countries und that it
will not adopt any permanent policy as to
the main Issue involved In the port matter
without fully conferring with the Panama
authorities. This announcement has had a
good effifit In the Isthmus.
ASMASSISi NF.TF'FI TO DKATH
l iar Now ll'is ( use of Von , Plelive's
Marderer Hefore Illm.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. t'B. It Is re
ported that Samsonoff, the assassin of M.
von Plehve, has been sentenced to death
and that the sentence la now before the
emperor. The repot ts which have lieen
circulated about Samsonoff having escaped
end also that he was dead are declared to
be false.
German 'iop Conditions.
RERUN, Aug. '26. The imperial crop re
port up to August IB, the scale being one
for perfect and five for poorest, shows the
grades of winter wheat to be 2.6. against
t.7 In 1803; summer wheat. 2.9, against 2.6;
winter rye, 2.6. against 2.4; summer rye,
2.8. against 2.5; barley. 2.8, against 2.5;
oats, S.l, against 2.5; potatoes, 3 4, agaJnst
2.1; clover, 4.0, against 2.6; lucerne, 3.6,
against 2.7, and meadows, 3.8, agalut 7 4.
The report says that, the unusual orousht
and hat from July 15 to Augiv.it 16 hin
dered the plant growth remarkably. Hal no
In the second week of August brought some
relief, but the soil waa too dry t permit
of a thi rough wetting.
The summer gralrs do not meet expecta
tions, much shows enforced ripening
through the heat.
The potato and hay crops suffered se
verely throughout the month.
Many fields of clover and lucerne will
not yield a second mowing.
The prospects of the grass crop are
mostly hopeless.
COAL RATES CUT ONCE MORE
Reduced by BurNugton from Cleve
land and I.ucaa Mines to
Klnety Cents.
Another reduction In the soft coal rates
has been made by the Burlington on hauls
for this city. This cut, announced last
night, reduces the tariff on the haul from
the Cleveland and Lucas mines In Iowa
to 90 cents. This ts the same rate In force
to Council Bluffs and makes the Omaha
rate lower than the one in force on this
haul before the August schedule went intq
effect. The August tariff made the rate
from the mines to this city II. 15 and the
new schedule therefore represents a reduc
tion of 23 cents from the present prices
for this haul.
The other rates stand as announced yes
terday. The rates rom the Kanas mines
will be 11.35 after September 10 and tl.otj
on the hauls from the Missouri and Iowa
mines.
The rate paid by St. Joseph on the hauls
from tho Missouri mine, la SO cents and
the same rate applies on the haul from
the Kansas mines to Kansas City. The
rate for St. Joseph on coal hauled from
the Kansas mines is $1.10. The Burlington
officials expluln the difference In the cost
of the haul between the points named on
the ground of the distance and take the
position that Omaha under the new sched
ule of rates will enjoy proportionately the
same tariffs as St. Joseph snd Kansas City.
YOUNG MEN AREJJNDER ARREST
Sons of Dr. Harper and Fred D. Hales
barged with Destroying Prop
erty at St. Ionla.
ST. LOUIS. Aug 2H.-Paul Harper; the
l-.vear-old son of Dr. W. E. Harper, pres
ident of the University of Chicago; Fred
Taylor, sged 17, son of a New York broker,
snd Fred Gates, aged 17, and Frank Gjtea.
agvd 15, sons of Frederick O. Gates, lusl
nej manager for John D. Rocki feller,
were arrested at the World's fair to.lay on
charges of disturbing the pecs and de
stroying property. The Jefferson guards,
who made the arrests, clulm that the hoys
broke down a side door at the Moorish
Palace on the Pike. Tho bos declare that
they became hst In the males of the ex
hibit and pushod through a door In order to
get out.
CONDITION OFSENAT0R HOAR
Distinguished Patient Doe Ket Pass
aa Good a Mttht as on
Wednesday.
WfXRCESTKR. Mass.. Aug 31-Tha hu'1.
tin toJay on the condition of Sensto- Hoar
tu as follows;
J
'I na nensinr hi guitL tie am not have
mitte mo good aliht as the nnht hefr
IT, ere Is u aaBttl change lu his gcneisl
.-.4.VWk
STRIKE MAY BE CALLED OFF
Both Sides Look for Something Important
from Chicago Today,
PACKERS SAY THEY HAVE BROKEN STRIKE
Donnelly Calls KirrnllTF Board To
gether for Conference and ewa
is fcxpecled by Men from
Headquarter.
Not a little excitement was caused on
the streets last night by the report that
a settlement was about to be reached in
the packing house strike. Vice President
Vail displayed a telegram yesterday after
noon, arid upon the representation made
waa excused by Judg Munger to go to
Chicago. At labor headquarter last night
the statement wus made that Mr. Vail had
gone to Chicago to attend a conference
thera today.
M. R. Murphy, general manager of the
Cudahy Packing company, said last even
ing that his advices from Chicago" were
that President Donnelly of the Amalga
mated association had sent for members
of the executive committee of the associa
tion" for the purpose of talking over the
miutter today. Further Mr. Murphy snld:
"We have advices from Chicago which lead
us to brlieve that the strike will be de
clared off today. It is for the purpose of
conferring with the executive committee
that Mr. Donnelly has called a meeting for
this forenoon. As far as the packers nre
concerned, the strike has been broken for
some time and as f:ir as I can see the only
object of the meeting today of the Amalga
mated association officers Is to declare the
strike off In order that the men may re
turn to work."
As to present conditions in the Cndnhy
plant Mr. Murphy said that a car of men
from the Chicago packing houses arrived
at his plant yesterday, a large proportion
of the men being butchers. Not only have
we been getting butchers from Chicago,"
said Mr. Murphy, "but we have butchers
from Kansas City and Sioux City. The
strike might Just as well be declared off
now in order to permit as many South
Omaha packing house employes to remain
here as possible." j
Howe Denies the Conference.
R. C. Howe, general manager of the Ar
mour plant here, nald: "There Is no truth
in the report that the packers are to hold
a conference with President Donnelly or
any ot the officers of the Amalgamated as
sociation In Chicago today. As far as the
packers are concerned, the strike Is over
and there Is nothing to confer about."
Managers Patterson and Urquhurt also
had advices from Chicago to the effect thut
tho strike would most likely be declared
off today.
Little Information could be gained from
tho stewards and others at labor headquar
ters. All that these leaders knew was
that Vice President Vail had been called
to Chicago and that a settlement of some
sort is expected soon. As to declaring the
strike off, the leaders appeared to know
nothing at all. What Is looked for hero Is
an arrangement whereby the union men
may return to work honorably.
"There Is really nothing to do now but
wait," said one of the leaders last night.
"All negotiations are going on at .Chicago
and until we hear from there nothing dell
nlte about the situation will be known."
Relief Cilven Strikers.
The Amalgamated relief store'opened for
a couple of hours Friday morning and gro
ceries were served out to strikers as long
as the supply lasted. The statement was
maJe that the st re would open today
ogair. when a new supply of provisions is
looked for.
There was no disturbance at all yester
day, not everr when the dummy train bear
ing strike breakers pulled out for Omaha.
Few union men were to be seen on tho
streets last evening, most of them having
sought their homes early, feeling that
something Important In the strike situa
tion will develop today.
O.ily one arrest was made by the police
yesterday and that was for vagrancy.
Even though quiet prevailed all over the
city last night the police remained vigi
lant and In the work of patrolling the
city were assisted by a number of Sheriff
Power's deputies.
Condition of Hodsrlna.
C. W. Hodgjns Is getting along nicely at
the South Omaha hospital and ts able now
to talk quite intelligently nt intervals. Yes
terday he told Chief Briggs some of the
details of tho assault. He was not pushed
from a street car, as had been reported by
some. He says that while walking along
Q steet In front of a cigar store he wus
struck and almost Immediately became un
conscious. Hodglns gives enough of a de
scription of his assailant to the police to
warrant the officers In believing that they
will soon have the guilty man In custody.
rsiio! Axn itcmiuo at oick
neh la Claim Mad by Wltnrn Intro
duced by Mahoney.
Yesterday afternoon shortly before Judge
Munger adjourned his hearing of the South
Omaha strikers, accused of violating the
injunction, Attorney Timothy J. Mahoney
dashed into the court room with a man
at his side whom he introduced as T. W.
Jenree, who was to spring the sensation
of the hearing by "giving up" the secrets
of the union. Jenree claimed bo a utlon
packing house employe, notwithstanding
the fact, which he admitted, that he still
wus at work in Armour's.
Jenree was put on the stand and told
how he had done picket duty, accompanied
Btrlke-breakera to and from the packing
houses, has told the packers he was not a
union man when he waa, had hired and r
hired to them in order to get onto the In
side doings of strike-breakers and the
packers.
"I decoyed Mr. Cud;ihy five times this
way." said the man, referring to his suc
cess In deceiving the employers.
He then said Stephen Vnll, George Ste
vens and J. H. Cary were, as they claimed,
members of the union and of the council
which had charge of the strike.
Mr. Mahoney put the questions to his
witness and the latter answered all of them
with great alncrlty and v 'thout hesitating
once, fnnbllng the court to dispose of his
part of the affair In double-quick time.
i During the man's recitation of his testl
I mony several of the strike leaders sat with
I smiles upon their faces. They attached
' llttl- oHnii.ii.. In 1 1- - .in, ...... I i im....
was manifest amuHcmert among the strik
ers when Jejnree declared he was still a
union man. dsplie the fact of lis work
Irg In the packing house as a strike-breaker.
HaTy V. Mennecke timekeeper of the
Oman i racklnr,' company, and the forman
if watchmen nnd general emplr.j er of help.
Mr. Rlchsnli on, for the Swift company
we-- the first wlitiewi-s to tea: if v. The
evM ir of tr?s- Ten bore p.rticulHrly
urcn th'-lr Ider.tlf.cjtlnn of frlKeri. m
pll'Hted In the affairs tit July 'Jfi and L'5.
(Continued on Stcoiul Paget
RUSSIA'S PCSmON HOPELESS
Kmlnent Frenc t-neral Discusses
Itnatlnn In the Far
F.nst.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., ir4.)
PARIS. Aug. 27. (New York Herald Cablegram-Special
Telegram to The Ree l A
military man of high rank, whoso reputa
tion Is world-wide, and whose personal re
lations w!(h the best officers of the armies
of other nations, have blven him intimate
knowledge and experience of affairs in
Europe, Asia and America, has kindly fa
vored us with an impression of the actual
state of the campaign and its probable
termination.
A patriot before everything else, and a
sympathizer with Russia as much from
conviction as from sentiments of the heart,
this eminent authority In our conversation
declared that he must bow before the evi
dence of the facts whicl establish, ac
cording to him, the astonishing superiority
of the Japanese In point of organization,
equipment, Instruction of the staff, ca
pacity of the generals, utilization of the
ground In artillery and Ihe different arms,
and the knowledge of tactics. ,
According to this officer, the Issue of the
campaign is only too certain. In spite of
the heroism of its defenders, the fall of
Port Arthur Is only a question of days,
and eUneral Kuropatkln, owing to thu
physical Impossibility of breaking through
the Japanese barriers f.om the east to the
south, which are oppus'iig him, will not
trust to a general decisive battle.
If he Is attacked, as ulrcady announced,
he will find surety only in an orderly re
treat carried out toward the north.
As for the Russian ileot, its best elements
are or are about to be destroyed, and tho
Baltic fleet, composed of ahlps of various
and Inferior types to those of the mlkudo,
may be considered for the moment as a
negligible quantity und It is even doubtful
whether it can ever reach the Yellow sea.
This situation is of th? gravest conse
quence to our great ally, und it is of im
portance to consider it without delay in thu
general interest of Europe. It Is the Ger
man emperor, continues the general, who
tomorrow may be expected to make un ap
peal to the high sentiment of the young
and mugnanlinous emperor of Russia, and
to his clear comprehension of the true
duties of "Fother of Ills People." lle Hat
ters himself that ttvj moment lias arrived
when ho may offer his good otllces us a
mediator.
The defense of Port Arthur will become
historic and may bo considered to rival the
mosit heroic feats of war. The liory of the
brave men who are shut up there on sea
as on land la recorded. The supreme valor
of the Russians has indeed gained general
admiration. It is not then nccessuiy, per
haps, the Emperor William will say, that
a final battle should be fought to suve the
honor of the Muscovite armies.
Japan has had tl.w'. advantage in the
first phase of tho war, but tomorrow In a
new campaign, time muy change her favor.
The two countries then have every interest
in concluding from today an honorable
peace. Japan should retain Port Arthur
and the protectorate of Corea, Manchuria
should be restored to China, except Kwan
Tung and Russia should pay an indemnity
of war.
Tho czar, on his side, should lay upon
Emperor William the tusk of bringing his
army and navy to the pitch of perfection,
which the experience of the Russo-Japanese
conflict has shown to be Indispensable
to the Hceurlty of his empire, and the two
sovereigns should work together to endew
Russia with liberal Institutions, thus check
ing the spread of nihilist teachings, which
uro undermining on all sides and under
various names the foundation of our old
socJul order.
BttX'ADKOX NOT AFTER SMOLENSK
American Boats Are Xot Ordered to
Watch Volunteer Vessel.
CAPETOWN. Aug. 6. There Is no foun
dation for the report circulated In the
United States that the American South At-
' lantio squadron. Rear Admiral Chadwirk
commanding, now in theae waters, had been
ordered to leave here and watch the Rus
sian volunteer fleet vessel Smolensk, which,
it was adc"cd, was believed to be waiting
for an American ship.
The British warships. Crescent, Odin,
Feigi iind Forte, Rear Admiral Durnford
commanding, are at the Seychelles islands,
in the vicinity of Zanzibar. It Is under
stood that the admiralty has sent orders
to the admiral directing him to communi
cate with the Smolensk and St. Petersburg.
Russian Ships Disarm Monday.'
SHANGHAI, Aug. 26. The work of dis
arming the Russian warships Askold and
Orozovol will lxgin Monday. Tho Japa
nese dedal d that there will not be a rejietl
tlon of the Ryenhitelni incident at Che
Foo.
ITALIAN CONSUL TRANSFERRED
Man Who Wus Ptndoned at San
Francisco la Sent to
( tilua.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26.-Count Grl
n..?ni, vice consul for Italy at this port, left
today for Mong Ts, In southern China,
whero he will act as consul. Mong Tse Is
in the province, of Yun Nan, and the loca
tion of a consular office there by Italy is
due to tho "fact that a number of Italians
hnve a subcontract for the construction ot
the railroad being built in the province un
der a French concession.
Count Grimani Is the son of the Syndio
of Venice, a personal friend of Pope Pius,
who was patriarch of Venice.
DEVIL'S LAKE DRAWING ENDS
Filings on Fori Totten Reservation
Begin September NJith, Coa
llnulng Two Werka.
DEVI 1.8 LAKE. N. D., Aug. 26-RegLs-t
rat ton and drawing for claims on the
Devils 1-ake reservation la now over and
the preparation lor the flllr.gs, which will
commence September ( and last until Sep
tember ID, an now being made.
The filings will be made at the rate of
lift y names a day. On September 19 the
ciuima not filed un, rhojjd there be any, by
the winner thereof will be counted andlhs
reserve list of 4X names drawn upon and a
sufficient number of puraoua will be BMUled
uX tbtlr right, to Hi
CHANCES AT FORT , OMAHA
Plans Beine Prepared to Pit it Up for Use
of Signal Corps.
GENERAL CHAFFEE DELIGHTED WITH OMAHA
Secretary Morton and Wife Just ow
Busy House llnnllna Prepara
tory to tloslag Their
Chicago Residence.
(From a Staff Correspond, nt.)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) Quartermaster General Humphrey,
since his return with eGneral Chaffee from
their tour of inspection of military posts
in t lie western country, has been almost
swamped with work that has accumulated
during his absence and now that he has
the details relative to the movement of the
troops to the maneuvers at Manassas to at
tend t", ho Is additionally rushed.
General Humphrey, however, took time
today to say that telegraphic orders had
bcrn sent to Sawyer, chief quartermaster
of the Department of the Missouri to pre
vent any further deterioration of the build
ings nt Fort Omaha, which arc contem
plated being used for signal corps pur
poses. General Humphrey stated that his
department was already engaged In making
plans changing the headquarters building
at Fort Omaha Into a barracks for two
compnnles of the signal corps nnd that
plans were also being made for a tem
porary hospital. As cioon as these plans
ate perfected bids will be Invited by
Quartermaster Sawyer to Inaugurate the
new school for the signal corps st Fort
Omaha.
Speaking generally of his trip General
Humphrey says that it was purely ono
of buslnesj and that dress parades and
fuss and feathers were wholly lgnorid.
He said that while generally General Chaf
fee and himself found the posts in fairly
good condition, a good many of the old
posts required Improvements which will be
recommended to the next sessions of con
gress. General Chaffee, speaking of his recep
tion at Omaha, said that it was delight
ful and that the courtesies shown him by
the citizens of Omaha would always have
a warm spot In his heart.
Morton Bark at Desk.
Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton was
at his desk this morning after nn Inspec
tion of the navy yard: along the New Eng
land coast. Mr. Morton had a stack of
mail In front of him a couple of feet high.
When arket: If he signed his numc more
times as secretary r-f the navy than vice
president of the Santa Fo. he answered:
"While the number of signatures were
about the same, there was considerable
less money in tho navy Job than In the
Job of vice president o the Santa Fc."
Mrs. Morton, who returned with the sec
retary from hip cruise to New England,
started out on a house hunting expedition
today and as soon as the Mortons decide
upon their Washington residence, their
home In Chicago will be closed It is the
secretary's Intention to remain in Wash
ington, barring possibly a run' to New York
Bnd to Oyster Bay. until October, when he
will go west to remain until after the
presidential election.
Postal Matters.
Rural free delivery established October 1:
Iowa Adair. Adair county, one additional
route; area, 32 square miles; population,
537. Brandon, Buchanan county, one route;
area, 18 square miles; population, 51.
Fnrmlngton, VanBuren county; one addi
tional route; area, 23 square miles; popu
lation. 4;V). Floris, Davis county; one addi
tional route: area, 26 square miles; popula
tion, 540. Greenn Island, Jackson county,
one route; area, 22 square miles; popula
tion, 506. Livcrmore, Humboldt county, one
additional route; area, 39 square miles;
population, 550. Moorland. Webster cornty,
one route; area,' 35 square miles; popula
tion, 450. Osterdock. Clayton county, one
route; area, 21 square miles; population,
590. lilot Mound, Boone county, one route;
area, 2S square miles; population, tioo.
FIGHT FIRE IN OIL FIELDS
Western Louisiana Gusher Causes
Flames Which Destroy Much
Property in Neighborhood.
CROWLEY, La., Aug. 2C - The biggest fire
In the history of the Mammoth oil field Is
raging. Yesterday Morse well No. 8 came
in a boiling gusher, pouring out a volume
of oil at the rate of 10,1100 barrels per day.
The fire taught from a spark emanating
from friction and rapidly spread to other
wells. Four oil tanks, each of a capacity
of 1,200 barrels, caught and burned. Four
standard rigs, the property of the Morse
company, also were destroyed.
During the afternoon the fire was confined
to the Morse wells Nob. 7 and 8. Large
hikes of oil, which had formed when the
Morse No. 8 came In, caught fire. Eight
lines of steam pipes have been laid to the
burning wells and more are being prepared.
The loss Is now placed at more than $!uO,000.
The fire at Mamou oil fields Is still burn
ing In the Morse wella Nos. 7 and 8 and all
work has been abandoned by order of tho
companies and every workman in the held
Is helping to make arrangements to smother
the fire with steam. The first effort will
be made tomorrow. The oil being burned
Is worth $400 an hour and the loss by Sat
urday morning will amount to $200,000. The
fire cannot spread farther
ENJOINS STRIKING MACHINISTS
California Judge Makes Permanent a
Temporary Order, but Discharges
Accused Men.
LOg ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 2.-Judge
Wellborn of the United States circuit court
has made permanent tho temporary in
junction issued several weeks ago restrain
ing the striking bciitr makers of. the Atchi
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railway at The
Needles and Bakersfleld from interfering
wita the operations of the company's shops
at those points.
A number of strikers from San Bernar
dino, who were summoned before the court
to answer to a charge of contempt of court
for violating tho temporary restraining
order, were acquitted.
ARREST ALLEGED MURDERER
Frank I.ee at St. I.oals Uses Tele
phone to Ills Own In-
doing;.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 2H A telephone meaaaga
to a saloon In the neighborhood where he
had been staying for the last week today
caused the arrest of Frank Lee on a charge
of having killed Charles Fischer on August
IX 1'JJl.
Lee returned to St. Ixuls last Saturday.
He teh phoned to the raloon to learn if it
waa safe for him to return to the hou(wi
where he had been living, aa It hud been
under police lurvtilkuioa fur 4 day and
night.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fnlr Saturday! Warmer In Fat and
oath Portion. MinHn Fnlr and
Cooler In West Portion.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
Hour. Dea. Hour. lira.
ft a . m S7 1 p. m "
i a. m RT a P. m Th
7 a. m 7 .1 l. t
H a. m VI 4 11. m t '
1 a. m liH ri p. m 7
III n. in 7i l. T"
11 a. m 7J 7 p. m. .... . 7:i
12 111 7H N i, m Tl
11 p. m l
CONDITIONS AT PORT ARTHUR
Lieutenant Mct'ully Quoted by
Frenchman aa to Statu of
Place August 14.
TARIS. Aug. 2i. Raymond Rocouly, cor
respondent of the Temps at IJao Yang, tel
egraphed as follows to hi paper yesterday
evening:
"I was fortunate this morning to travel
With an American naval attache (lieuten
ant Newton A. McCully) who has Just re
turned from Port Arthur after a sojourn
there of three months. The news he gives
me Is entirely different from the pessimistic
reports current lately concerning the situ
ation HU the fortress. The American at
tache left the fortress August 14. The Jap
anese were then four and a half miles from
the city. The Russian positions upon a
chain of rugged hills 2oo metres high Wir
protected by trenches, mines, networks of
barbed wire and cannon, and according to
the American officer It was impossible to
take them by assault. Japanese shells fell
In the city, but each section possessed a
dugout In which the occupants were able
to secure shelter. The Japanese heavy
guns ceased firing every night, fearing that
the Russians would detect their exact lo
cation by the Hashes during the darkness.
"There were considerable stocks of pro
visions at Port Arthur. The Russian sol
diers had a fresh meet ration daily. Tho
reports that Russian officers were subsist
ing on onions and black bread were ab
surd Inventions. The stores were still open
and the population promenaded the streets.
"The regiments . took turns in thu
trenches Part of the gurrlson was always
resting. The Russian sailors assisted in
the defence of the fortress. They made
excellent sharpshooters.
"The heat had not been unbearable.
"The American attache believes that the
Japanese losses have heen very heavy, at
least ten times those of the Russluns.
"In short, Port Arthur can hold out much
longer than people believe.
"When the officer left Port Arthur the
French naval attache. Lieutenant De Cu
vervlllo, was still there. Entering and leav
ing the fortress was 'then very difficult as
the Japanese were sinking all the Junks.
"The American ofllcer landed at Shan
halkwan with some French women and o:.e
little girl."
Another dispatch to the Temps from
Llao Yang, dated yesterday, says that on
the previous day the Japanese made a re
connaissance to within about twenty-five
miles of Llao Yang. After an artillery and
infantry engagement the Japanese fil
back. Yesterday they attempted another
connalssance In force. The engagement
lasted all day, the Japanese again retir
ing. JAPAF.SF MIMSTF-R VISITS A DC 15
Inlanders Desire Ships Out of Service
In Event of Final Success.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2i. Mr. Takahlra,
the Japanese minister, called upon Act
ing Secretary of State Adee today to talk
of the settlement of the questions con
rectcd with the presence of the two Rus
siou warships In the harbor of Shang
hai. The minister expressed gratification
at the outcome of the negotiations In tho
agreement to disarm the vessels nnd lay
them up during the war, but he regarded
it as esBentilil that the completeness of
the disarmament of the ships be established
to the satisfaction of the Japanese gov
ernment through a personal Inspection of
the craft by a Japanese naval olllcer desig
nated for that purpose. As this course was
pursued In the case of the Czarevitch at
Tsln Gau, the German port on the Shan
Tung peninsula, without much objection
from Russia 11 quarters it is expected that
consent will also be given to the Askold
and Grozovoi at Shanghai.
It is Intimated here that there nre two
reasons why the Japanese government Is
not disposed to press its original objec
tions against the course pursued by tho
Russian vessels In taking refuge in this
I fashion in Chinese treaty ports and Inslst
i Ing upon Its right to cut" them out. The
first Is that the Japanese more than any
1 other country at this moment desires to
I maintain In , full force the agreement to
' preserve the neutrality and thereby avoid
j entangling powers nt present neutral In
the struggle now going on. The second
I reason is that expecting an ultimate vlc
I tnry over Russia the Japanese contem
plate the Inclusion In tho peace treaty of a
I provision foQ the surrender to Japan of all
j the Russian naval vessels dismantled and
j laid up in Chinese ports, as well as any
1 that may be found In Tort Arthur and
I Vladivostok.
N ATIONS MI ST PROTECT THE ASKOLD
Russian Newspaper Sounds Warning;
to Ihe Neutral Powers.
ST. PETI'.RSBURG, Aug. 20.-7:45 a. m.
The Russ today declares It Is In a position
to stale authoritatively that there Is not the
slightest foundation for the report that
Italy has suggested to France an offer of
its good offices on behalf of Russia.
An Inspection of the cruiser Askold
proves, according to the Russ, that tho
damage Is irreparable and It Is forced to
disarm, thus closing one phase of the In
cident. Protection of the cruiser now de
volves upon China and, Incidentally, upon
the neutral powers having warshlpa at
Shanghai. The paper adds the warning:
This protection must be effective, as an
other breach of neutrality on the part of
Japan will force Russia to regard China
as 11 belligerent, and thus change the wholo
usect of affairs in the far east.
The Novoe Vremya aupiioses, now that the
Vladivostok squadron is temporarily out of
commission, contraband trade will resume
full swing, "especially slnc:e the Smolensk
which has proved to be the Flying Dutch
man to the English traders on the South
African route, is now definitely headed off."
Comparing the methods of the two coun
tries the Novoe Vremya continues:
We must confess we prefer the' open,
frank hostility with which the United
States has been supplying foodstuffs und
war material to Japan to the hypocritical
maimer In which raimaim has been curry
ing on the same trade.
IHaaa May Put to Sea.
ST. PETEHSLiUKU, Aug. 2- 6:16 p. m.
No decision has been readied so far as
known here by the French authorities re
garding the duration of the stay of the
Rusjlau cruiser Dlanu at Saigon, French
Judo-China. It Is undeixtuod that Us In
Jiirha are not serious and if Frame de
mands Its disarmament It will put to sen,
and possibly return to Europtau water.
OTii ARIiES
ARE ACTIVE
Japanese Pressing Russian Torres at All
Points of the Field.
GRADUALLY CLOSE IN ON PORT ARTHUR
Artillery Pouring a Murderous Fir Upon
the Boleaguered Garrison.
KUROKI ATTACKS KOUROPATKIN'S ARMY
Intends to Crush Him at Same Time
Port Arthur Palls.
ADVANCING FROM THREE DIRECTIONS
otblna Definite from F.iiKanement
let Received, hut I nil leu t lona
It la nn a Lane
Scale.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 2ii. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Teh gram to The
Bee.i Valiantly and with the utmost self
devotion, the evcr-dlmlnishing and weaken
ing force under General Stocssel la fight
ing every foot of ground around Port Ar
thur, while the Japanese, with equal cour
age and heroism and Immensely greater
losses, are Hosing in, gaining ground and
bringing up an unexpectedly large number
of even mote powerful guns as they near
the main fortress, which from all the ac
counts received lure, they Intend to at
tempt to crush under such a concentrate 1
fire as never wa known before.
Great siKiilllcance is attached to the
movements of General Kuroki's forces,
whose advance from three directions In
dicates surely tiiat the much-talked of
decisive battle Is being forced upon Gen
eral Kouropatkln.
As I have previously telegraphed, Mar
shal Oyama's plaa of campaign is to syn
chronize the downfall of Tort Arthur and
a decisive hattlo with General Kouropatkln.
People aro very much excited, as is nat
ural under the circumstances. The wildest
rumors are current. In one quarter one
hears that General Kouropatkln is a pris
oner. In another that General Jsouropatkln
Is lost, being sutruunded, together with
his entire army.
.InN llcalii General Assault.
KANTZKRTI N (Seven Miles Southwest
of llao Yang), Aug. Ji;. Contrary to tho ex
pectations of tlie Rus.daiis, the Japanese
nre beginning to advance along the whole
line of the Russian eastern front. On tho
morning of August -1 there was a rlllo
skirmish and the next day the Japanese ar
tillery opened tire.
On both days tho hiring ceased at dusk
nnd the small energy displayed by the Jap
anese might have been taken to Indicate
that It was merely a dcmnatratlon or a
receoonnalsanco in force. On the morning
of August 2'i, however, the rifle and artil
lery lire was renewed with an energy that
left no doubt that a severe battle was In
tended. The Japanese pushed their attack against
the Russian right flank and center, concen
trating thilr fire upon the First battery of
the Trid brigade Three officers and sev
eral men were wounded early In the day,
but the battery held its position and re
plied to tho Japanese lira with such mutked
effect that General lvanoff, who commands
the late General Count Keller's corps, aent
a message to its commander.
The Japanese several times attempted to
cross tho Tunko (Llank) liver, but only a
few succeeded and these were forced to
hide In the fields of Chinese corn.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the artil
lery fire became us hot as Jt was at Va
fangow, but It fluctuated considerably and
occasionally the Russian fire almost
silenced that of the Japanese. Rain fell
In torrents at 4 o'clock, but It did not stop
the fighting and late In the evening several
Russian companies moved forward to tho
attack.
It In not yet possible to state definitely
tho result of the battle, but it Is asesrtedi
that the Russians were successful. There
is prospect of more lighting tomorrow.
Ilnllle at Llao Vans;.
TjIAO Va.mI, Aug 24 A big battle com
menced today twenty miles east of Lino
Yang. The Russian front from the Toitse
river south was engaged.
LIAO YANG, Autf. 25. The fighting
which begun yesterday continues today nt
Liandiiirislun, twenty-three miles southeast
of IJao Yang. The Japanese are attacking.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 26. A dispatch
from Lino Yang, under date of August 26,
says tho Japanese eastern forces began a
forward movement August 24, eight com.
panics going, 011 the main Llao Yang road.
In the direction of Liondianslan.
The Russian outposts held their position,
the fight continuing yesterday. Tho result
Is not stated, but It is understood the
Second and Twelfth Japaneso guard di
visions uro participating.
Fighting; Began Wednesday.
2:50 p. 111. Alter four weeks' Interval tha
Japanese have resumed their advance
against General Kouropatkln's positions.
The opposing armies ure in contact east
and south of Llao Yang mid fighting has
been lu progress since Wednesday. The ad
vices at hand ure too meager to enable
the ofliiials to form a correct opinion as to
whether it will result tu a general engage
ment, but tlie cj.tent nnd character of th
Japanese movement leud to that conclu
sion. Mince the i.iins ceased a week ago
there have been continued Intimations thut
General Kouropatkln waa about to assume
the offensive, but Instead of that it wus the
Japanese who attacked tho Russiun com
mander's eastern and southern positions. A
Japanese column SO.GnO strong waa reported
on Tuesday to be marching up tha right
bank of tlie I.ianiie river, which would seem
to Indicate that three Japanese armies are
co-opcratlng in enveloping three sides of
Lluo Yuuj.
From the more recent account received
It appears that General Kurokl selected
Tantln pudzy as tlie point for his attempt
to drive the wedge into Kouropatkln's outer
defense at Anplug und Llaudlansian, which
are situated re: iiccllvely ten miles north
wett und southwest of T.inlxlapudzy, the
latter being on thu Lliuihe rlvtr, eight miles
above tl.e confluence of the Tiutse river,
whence a mountain rldgo runs westward.
The fact that th 'Japan, se are preparing
ixuitoons nt the Tlatse river was noted in
thr:,e dl -patches sucial days ago.
Urlilae la First Obstacle.
Tlie capture of this bridge will ba the
first obstacle of the Japanese and (loubtleag