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fJT. PF.TERSBL'RQ, Aug. 90 A dispatch
fromGoneral Sak lu.ro ff, .doled from Llao
Yang, at to a. jm todajv nyK-
The mnln JapanM attack; Ja being 41
re6tcd against' the Rnsinn center and
right. whr tlieRinoian losses have been
the he.ivlest. .- ; ..
The Japanese-' posted numerous Artillery
within range of all the Russian posltuina
during th night. A hot fire was opened
at 6 a. m. and by o'clock the Japanese
wrn close to the Russian positions.
Ocneral SakhiroK reports that a largo
Japanese force. Is advancing northward
along the Taitau river valley, -west of the
railroad. ; " " ;
Rnaalaaa laffer Heavily.
"Tho latest reports received by the War
office Indies: that the battle at Llao Tang
will probably extend for several -days. The
Japanese are directing their energies to
bombard segments of the circle of. defen
sive position occupied by the Russians.
The latter already have suffered heavily
from the hall of shells. ", '. '
The Russian cavalry, which prevented
tha turning of the Russian light flank Sun
day, had to operate amongst-the fields of
Chinese corn, which was above tha heaa
of the riders.
The report from General Sakharoff also
announces an engagement between a Rus.
sla.n force and 150 Chinese bandits, of
which about fifty were killed. '
CThe combined armies of Generals Kurokl,
Oku and Nodsu probably will exceed 209,000
men. Their forces are considerably superior
ln numbers to General Kouropatklu'a, but
. the Russian commander-in-chief probabil
ities upon the strength and character or
hla position to overcome the disparity In
numbers.
.The War office Is watting with breathless
anxiety for newa of the progress efifi isstffa
of the battle on which so much depends. .
Tha Japanese, shrapnel fire tnfljctedj con
siderable losses on our, troop at aavaral
points. Lieutenant Colonel Polltlkoff, com
manding bakery 'Of -the Sixth Etiajf Si
berian brigade, -was killed. '' " ' '
"Tha Japaneae are delivering- an obsti
nate attack on our center, and at o'clock
this morning they were In close proximity
to' our advance guard." . . :,
The Russian-cavalry o.' notable- suc
cess west of Llao Yang;; repulsing the .Jap
anese advance from that direction. This
was the first time the Russian cavalry had
gn opportunity to charge the Japanese on
open ground slncca the. war began.
' Think Deotstve Battle la On.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 80.-4 :3J p. m.
The long expeoted battle at Uao Yang ha
begun and the twa arm lea are now fighting
what probably will provo to be the decisive
battle of the ' campaign. The- Japaneae
armies' are attacking General Kouropatkln's
forces upon hla chosen ground and his
friends and admirers here are confident
that, hating . accepted .a genera! : engager
ment. ha will defeat the Japaneae.
In a brief telegram received this morning
Kouropatkin aays the general advance of
the Japanese began yesterday at noon, the
Ruaalan ' outpoata t falling back ' upon the
main lines. The heaviest fighting waa tak
ing place when hla dispatch was sent, from
a point ten mile aoutheaat of Llao Yang,
where the Japanese seemed to be concen
trating for their main blow. The Russians
suffered principally from the ahrapnel Are
of the Japanese artillery-
The Japanese, selected the mikado's birth
day for the decisive battle and It will not
be surprising If today la also signalised by
a grand astault on Port Arthur.
The Russian forces are disposed at Llao
Yang to meet the onslaught of the three
Japanese- armies described In these dis
patches yesterday. The telegram from
Kouropatkin which gives this Information
together with tha details, of the retirement
of the Ruaalan- troops upon Llao Yang,
have not been given ' out for atrateglo
reasona.
Hear Roar of Rattle.
BERLIN, Aug. . A dispatch from Llao
Yang to the Lokal Anselger, timed :26 a.
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the deciding battle began at 4 a. m. Since
then the arjlllery has been thundering and
rifle fire has been rolling Incessantly. The
encircling heights reaemble flre-emlttlng
mountains. The Japanese began the attack
east of Llao Yang, along tha Taltee river,
but .were-repulsed.
"The firing Is now specially heavy oouUj
and southwest of Llao Yang. One can no
longer dlatlngulsh ' Individual detonations.
The Wyborg regiment; of "which Emperor
William II la honorary chief. Is deploying
upon the battle field. The Russian army
la full of confidence.
"The total strengtH of the combatants en
gaged la estimated at over 500,000 men. The
battle probably will continue for several
daya"
Conditions at Port Arthar.
8T. PETERSBURG. Aug. 0-:BT p. m.
Direct newa from Lieutenant General Stoes
sel, commanding the Russian artillery mili
tary forces at Fort Arthur up to August
2l and of a favorable character has been
received here.
The navy, as well as the army, will share
In the benefits of the Imperial decree pub
lished today hy- which the term of mili
tary service fi.r soldiers of the Port Ar
thur garrison Is reduced so that every
month served from May last until the end
of the year shall count for one year on
the full term of service. This is a repeti
tion of what waa done at the time of the
siege of Sebastopol.
General Stoesscl's report says the Jap
snese attacks were repulsed until August
25 with heavy loss to the attackers. He
gives no details of the positions held or of
the Russian losses In men, but says the
officers suffered severely, and particularly
the younger ones. Some of the larger Rus
sian guns were' placed out of action by the
Japanese batteries and were replaced by
field pieces. The general describes the
stench from the decaying bodies between
fthe nries a being' horrible. He reports that
the morale of the garrison is excellent.
Finally, the general recommends Generals'
Fock, Kondratenko, ' Smirnoff and other
for bravery and devotion. . . '
' ' Japanese Lose TWO Thoasaad.'
TOKIO, Aug. SO. t p. m. The Japanese
lost 2,000 men killed or wounded at the bat
tle of Anplng. The Russian losses have
not been eatlmated, but are aald to have
been. 'heavy.
.- The. Japanese captured eight guns at An
plng and eight at Anahanahan.
Flahtlnar at Pallchnaa.
CHE FOO, Aug. JO. p. m A junk
which left Llao Yang promontory on
August 2s brings confirmation of the fight
ing at Pallchuang on the 26th, making It
clear that there had been a fight in that
section, during which both sides lost heav
ily. . The Japanese succeeded In holding
their position and mounting guns, which,
together with those at Chaochanko, - ex
changed a fierce fire with Ruaalan artillery
from two forts In ths vicinity of Taplngtae.
Chlneae who came In by thla junk affirm
that th; Ruaslans are firing dally from
Itseshan and Antasshan forta. This may
mean that there la' another undeatroyed
fort Itsshan or that Jhe Russlana have re
captured that position. ' One of the Chi
nese declares that he has been engaged for
twenty days In carrying Russian dead from
the forts near Taplngtae. '.
Seea Tbressb Qtraiaa Byes.
BERLIN, Aug JO. Colonel Oaedke, cor
respondent of the Tageblatt at Llao Yang,
telegraphed to his paper at noon today as
follows;
' "Ths deciding battle haa been In progress
since early dawn. The Ruaslan positions
are on the heights surrounding Llao Yang,
making a seml-clrole of about eight and a
half miles from the railroad to the upper
Taltao river and averaging about four and
one-third mllea from the city.
"A magnificent artillery duel la In prog
ress. Since 11 o'clock It ha reached extra
ordinary Intensity. At 1:10 a. m. a Russian
battery posted on th heights north of ths
Taltae river began shelling the Japanese,
who were attempting to advsnce on the
Anplng road."
GBXERAL MARIOS IS WOUNDED
Delayed Report from Llae Yang Tells
of Monday's Fight.
. LtAO YANG, Aug. 2S.-(Delayed)
Throughout August 27 and 28 the Ruaalan
eastern division continued to fall back In
good order on Llao Yang, but the move
ment waa alow, on account of bad roada
and the difficulties of transportation, and
the Japaneae pressed closely several times
with light batteries, dragging guna to th
hills and shelling the troops, whose re
tirement wss covered by Russian guna
Consequently there were frequent artillery
duals. -
General Maraon waa wounded and there
were other losses of about 250 men.
The Jspansse scouts are extremely active
today (Monday). Rain la falling, but the
rumble of artillery ean still be heard on the
eastward. "
The Ruaalan retreat from Anahanahan
waa ordered for atrateglo reasons, prac
tically no resistance being offered, j. A light
screen of batteries facing th Japanese
guna beautifully disposed on a chain of
hills masked the wlthdrawc: of the main
force. When night fell the batterlea also
took up the retreat, their rear guard light
ing blvouao fires to conceal the movement.
But the Japaneae soon discovered this
ruse and pressed forward, coming up with
th Russian rear guard Sunday morning.
For an hour the light batteries were hotly
engaged. To the lot of the Omsk, Tobolsk
and Krasnoyarsk regiments fell the duty
of covering the retreat of General Zarouba
lleft'a Fourth Siberian army corpa The
task was difficult, the enemy continued
to advsnce, deploying light mountain guna
gainst th Ruaalan rear and left flanks,
and It waa Imperative that tha enemy
should be bald,, to permit the removal of
the bsggage and artillery trains. The
roads were washed out and heavy with
mud, produced by the deluga of rain pre
ceding Friday. ' Many 'guns were mired
and the horses exhausted. Cossacka and
Infantrymen wers harnessed to the guns
and managed to haul them along. It was
slow work, but was successfully accom
plished. The greatest difficulty of the re
tirement on the east front was experienced
before Vsnbantal pssa, where It was neces
nary to hold the Japanese In check until
the artillery- transport passed through and
also to keep In touch with the Tenth army
corps, commanded by General Ilerschel
mann. to the north, as well a with the
southern division. In order to prevent a
turning movement.
From dawn until dark the eastern
troopa, although fatigued by four days'
fighting, sustained a rear guard action.
THREE-DAY FIGHT BEFORE AXPISO
Story of the Battle as Told by Japa
nese Officers.
TOKIO, Aug. $0.-8 p. m. Details of th
operations against Llao -Yang from August
25 to August 28, which Include an account
of the desperate three daya' battle In th
neighborhood of Anplng and (he abandon
ment of Anshanshan, reached Toklo today.
The first Japanese army was divided Into
three columns and moved against Anplng,
where the Russians occupied a steep and
well fortified eminence, which they had
spent months in strengthening. The Rus
sian position to the east and south of
Anplng extended along a ridge north of
Talshukou to Hundshallng, through Han
poltn and Tatlentsu. The advantages were
with th Russlana. The Japanese were not
able to secure good, positions for their ar
tillery, except along the Llao Yang road.
The Japanese left column moved forward
August 23, driving back a small force of
Russians, and on the 25th took possession
of a line on -an eminence north of Erhtao
kou and south of Pellngtsu, and pTtpared
to give battle the following day. The cen
ter and right columns made their prepara
tory moves before the night of the 25th.
At midnight of the 25th the Japanese cen
ter auddenly rushed forward in a bayonet
charge against the Russian center, which
waa located In the vicinity of Kungchag
Hng. . .-)
This charge waa a surprise and proved
to be eminently successful. The Japanese
captured the entire position. The Russian
forces on the second and third lines were
then strongly reinforced and offered de
termined resistance. - A fierce rifle engage
ment ensued and continued without abate
ment throughout the Mth.- The RusBlan
artillery posted at Anplng got the range
or the Japanese lines and sent in a deadly
fire. . ,
The Japaneae artillery was not abl to
maintain good positions and was badly ex
posed. The Russian Infantry endeavored
to recover Its lost ground, but the Jap
anese held their positions and - managed
gradually to press the Russians toward the
valley of the Lan river.
A severe rifle and artillery duel then
opened and lasted until dusk.
The Japanese left column, the princi
pal strength of which was Infantry, at
tacked an eminence north of Tahslkou at
dawn of the 26th. The Russian artillery
was In semi-permanent fortifications north
of Tatlentsu and northwest of Kaofengsu
and In strength was superior to that of the
Japanese. The bombardment reached Its
height between 2 and 4 o'clock in the after
noon. The Russian fire had awlndled at
times, but the Japanese were unable to
silence the enemy's guns. The Russian in
fantry was reinforced and pressed against
the left wing of the Japanese left column,
retired.
The Japanese troops were dangerously ex
posed and the advance of the left column
'la the' meantime the' Japanese' c6hter had
pierced the Russian tine; completely divid
ing It, but. both the Russian wing's1 held
their position firmly.
During th afternoon of the 26th a great
thunderstorm broke aver th battlefield.
covering the hills with mist and preventing
accurate use of the guns.
During the night of the 2Cth the Japan
ese made fruitless assaults upon the Rus
sian positions at Hungshallng and Tahsl
kou. They finally succeeded, however. In
getting possession of the position at Huigq
hallng, where they captured eight guns
whlon had previously wrought havoc . in
their lines.
On the morning of the 27th, through mists
and haze, all three of the Japanese col
umns moved forward..' The Rusalons re
sisted this advance vigorously, and it was
nightfall before th Japanese were In pos
session of the long range. The most fierce
engagements pf August .26 occurred at
Hungshallng and Kungchagllng.
The moonlight revealed the Japanese
troops aa they advanced. The Russian de
fenders of these positions, besides ooenlnsr
a fierce rifle fire on the enemy, rolled boul
ders down the hillside upon the climbing
Japanese soldiers. The 'Japanese reserved
tlrlr flro and climbed steadily upward,
finally reaching the summit and driving
the Russians out. s.
The Russian force Included thet Second
army corps, the rifle regiments attached to
the Tenth corps and half of the Seven
teenth corps. They numbered In all sixty-
five battalions and 120 guna The main force
retreated toward Llao Yang. The Japa
nese casualties In this fighting numbered
2,000. No estimate Is given of the Russian
casualties, but they are believed to have
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uwii ucavy.
The Japanese army which operated
agalnat Anahanahan advanced along the
Halchcng-Llao Yang road, clearing away
small forces of Russians. On the morning
of August 27 the Japanese line extended
from Sbangshlhchlatss on the west to Su
matl, and prepared to attack the Russian
line, which extended from Anshanshan to
Tengnopo. The Russians abandoned their
position her without offering resistance.
Th Japanese pursued the enemy and over
took him east of the road In the neighbor
hood of Tloochuntai, Tashlhtao and Pakua
kou, and attacked vigorously at 10 o'clock
In the morning of the 28th. The Russians
retreated in confusion toward North Shaho.
The column of Japanese Infantry and ar
tillery which pursued the Russlana on the
west side of the Halcheng-Llao Yang rjad
overtook the main body of the enemy as it
waa retiring to the northwest and drove It
also' toward North Shaho.
The Japanese captured eight guna and a
number of ammunition and commissary
wagons.
APAHEES 18B INDIAN TACTICB
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Report front Port Arthar .Newspaper
Tells ot EslstluK Cov4iloa.
CHE FOO, Aug. 30.-8 p. m. The last
Issue received here of the Novlkrai, the
official organ at Port Arthur, contains an
article warmly praising the conduct of
Captain Lebedleff, eomandlng the marines
at Zaredoutnl, who stood -on top of a well,
his revolver In one hand and hi sword In
th other, and killed or wounded twenty
odd Japanese, who, mounting on the shoul
ders ot their comrades, attempted to seal
th wall. When the Jajanes war re
pulsed Captain Lebedleff sat down end
was wiping the perspiration from his face
when a ahrapnel ahell tore hla body to
plecea -
The Part Arthur Novlkrai, In It Issue of
August 26, speaking of the Incidents of the
leg ocuriing between August 22 and
August 28, makea no mention of any gen
eral assault during that period, but records
several desperate attacks on the Russian
position.
The Russian consul at Che Foo say th
Novlkrai relate only facta, but color
thsna wltb th Intention of Inspiring the
garrison and Inspiring the troop to the
emulation of heroic deeds.
Following a grand three days' assault on
the'defenses of Port Arthur, the Japanese
rested during the daytime of August 28.
At 11 o'clock that night they concentrated
a strong forte to attack Zaredoutnl fort.
which la a strong position on the Russian
right flank. . The Japaneae made clever
use of the available cover, creeping for
ward. In Indian-fashion for oh hour . In
spite of .the Ruaslan rifle fir.. Midnight
found them properly formed within striking
distance of the -fortifications. They then
made a powerful ruah. but were mowed
down In all but one quarter. Here 'a body
of Japanese succeeded In entering the fort
over the dead bodies- of their comrades,
but nearly all were bayonetted Inside the
fort. . The remnant retreated, losing se
verely as they fled. ... After repulsing the
enemy the Russian troops cheered.
The Japanese searshllghts showed ghastly
heaps of dead, like magic lantern pictures.
The Japanese aopn .were reinforced and
recommenced the' attack furiously, hut
again were repulsed. ' The Novlkrai soberly
asserts that th Japanese troops were
forced forward bx their own shrapnel fire,
the guns having- been -placed behind them
to prevent a retreat. "
A third attempt to capture the position
also failed, and, anticipating a fourth at
tack, the Russians were reinforced, but the
fourth attack was nof made.
The Zaredoutnl -presented to the Japanese
a high stone wall tf Chinese construction
and the fact that one. detachment succeeded
in scaling It 1 accounted marvelous.
Daylight found the belligerents In that
quarter engaged m ah artillery duel. Gen
eral Gorbatowsky personally directed Are,
although he had been six days and six
nights without sleep.' The forts suffered
considerably, from the Japanese artillery
and General Gorbatowsky ordered the garri
son Into undamaged trenches. 7'
The next glimpse the Russlana had of the
Japanese waa at 10 o'clock on the morning
of August 24, when a mountain battery on
mules waa seen In motion. The Russians
opened fir on this battery and dispersed It.
At noon of the 24th, two Japanese columns
were observed, one behind Sugarhead hill
and the other near the railroad bridge, but
they retired when . the ' Russian artillery
made an attack on them. '
At 2 o'clock In the afternoon of the 24th
the Japanese began a heavy bombardment
of the Russian position with their 120 mil
llmeter guns, and at the same: time l
Japanese column- of infantry and cavalry
appeared at Pallchuang. At 6 o'clock that
afternoon the Japaneae furiously attacked
the entire northeastern front of the Rus
sian defense; but they were .compelled to
retire with considerable loss. -
The foregoing Is an account of a battle
mentioned in th dispatches yesterday aa
having occurred on -August 26. Whether
the fighting which presumably did occur on
the 28th was a separate attack or whether
the, Chlneae who reported the occurrence
were Inaccurate In their date cannot be
determined. '
The night of August 24 was quiet. On the
morning of the 25th the Japanese artillery
opened up along the entire eastern front,
but moat severely on the northern see.
tlon.
During the night of the 25th Captain
BtcmpnenTsky, with a small force, made
a sortie and attempted to disperse a Japa
nese battery located, dh "Corner hill,"-but
witnout success. -This -aortle was made
from "High- MIL". - .
The Novlkarl - adds that the Japanese
were building, treaehea In front of the hills
from ."Corner hill'Vto "High hill," but it
does not. mention, the retreat of the Rua
slans from the latter place.- The Japanese
have about. lthlrty gumv some of them
mounted' In stonttr. Chines houses nd
other In the fothU)a along the beach.
v'. ir.ii "jinlml . :..!. .t
FIGHT LASTS. NNTJifcrEIG HT. .P'CLOCK
Japanese Assaalt .on P" Position R.
poised Sevej Times.
LONDON. Aug. 30. A dlsnath fmnt T.Ian
Tang to a news agency, dated August 80,
says: ' ' ' '' ' ' " '
"The Japanese artillery fire only ceased
at 8 o'clock this evening.., The casualties
have not yet beer ascertained. -
"The third Russian corps repulsed a hot
Japanese assault,,, the. Japanese being
hurled back by bayonet charges, first by
the Twenty-third and then by the Twenty
fourth regiments, which repu'sed the en
emy no less than six times.
..' "Two , Japanese companies which suc
ceeded In occupying a Russian . position
were mistaken for Russlana and annihilated
by Japanese artillery Are.
ai o'ciock in the afternoon the Japa
nese concentrated thejr fire on a Russian
southern detachment and also tried to
outflank the detachment from the right,
under the protection of the batterlea.
"One company after another waa noticed
running swiftly to. the westward In an
attempt to outflank the positions, but a
Russian regiment and a battery were or
dered to. advance and succeeded In forcing
the enemy to retreat in dlaorder, evacuat
ing1 positions they previously had gained. .
"There ha been an Immense expenditure
of ammunition throughout the day, especi
ally on the southern front agalnat the Rue.
slan third corpa.
"It Is believed that the Russian losies so
far have not been very heavy except to
the regiment, which austalned bayonet
charges. All the men serving one Russian
gun except one were kll'ed by shrspnel.
The survivor, who was badly wounded,
heroically brought his gun to headquarters
and even then refused to quit his place un
til the general peremptorily ordered him
Into a hospital.
"A more energetic attack Is expected to
morrow, "It seems that General . Kurokl'a force
did not participate in today'a engagement.
. "The morale of th Ruaalan troup I ex
cellent." .
Battleship Is All Right.
-REVAL, Russia, Aug. 80 Ths report that
a gun on. board, the battleship Houveroff
had exploded Is untrue. The warship suc
cessfully went through Its firing trials and
sailed, last night with the Baltle squadron
for Llbau.
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the nev and aclentlflo cure for colds and
beadachsa. They clear out the passage of
th bead, leaving th head clear and free,
after a few doses have been taken. They
ct upon the nerve venter In th head,
thereby relieving those . awful . headache
that usually accompany cold and la
gripp.
Sherman A . MoConnell Drug Co, abao
lutely guarantee that Bromo-Lax will do
all we claim for It. If It doe not cur
your cold. If It doe not atop your bead
cba, Sherman 4k MoConnell Drug Co. will
refund your money. an'l thla guarantee
good? Then go and get a box of Bromo
Lax. It will coat you 25 If It doe yoa
good-U will coat you notolng If U Aiteaa't.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Ordinanoa Filing Telephone Bates it Bead
First Time and Beferred.
ZIMMAN FATHERS THEV NEW SCHEDULE
Maxlnsam f SS Per Meath for Basl
ess 'Phoaes aad S for Rest,
dene lastrameats I Pro
posed by Ordlaaaee.
Acting Mayor Zlmman'a ordlnanc to cut
telephone ratea was Introduced In the coun
cil laat night and referred Immediately
to the committee on etlegraph and tele
phones at th urgent request of Its chair
man, Councilman Evans. Msxlmum rates
for single party line business and resi
dence 'phones are fixed at t5 and $S a
month, respectively, and graduate down to
11.60 for more than five-party line aervlce.
The ordinance provides the rates enumer
ated for (.000 Instruments or less with full
metallic circuits, the rates to be increased
twenty-five cents for every additional 500
'phones. The maximum rates named are a
follows:
One-party line, business' phone $6.00
Two-party line, business phon 4.00
Three-party line business 'phone 1 W
Four-prty line, business 'phone 1.00
Five-party line, business 'phone 1.76
More than five-party Una, business
Mhnn 1 50
rtna.nartv Una residence 'rjhone 13.01
Two-nartv line residence phone I 50
Three-party line residence 'phone 2.j
Four-party 'lne residence 'phone J.OO
Flve-nartv line residence 'phone.. j 1.(5
vrr.r than flv.ruirtv Una residence
'phone ,- -M
For grounded or common return circuits
provision Is made for a 25 per cent reduc
tion under the above rates. Desk or ex
tension telephones may be charged for at
$1 apiece under the ordinance and extra
bells at 20 cents each. The rates are to
apply on all residence Instruments Inside
the city and to business 'phones within two
miles from the exchange; beyond this limit
25 cents additional for every quarter mile.
Zlmman wanted the ordinance laid over
under the rules, but withdrew the motion
at Evans' strong Insistence that It should
go to his committee.
Favor a Voting Machine.
The council placed Itself on record as
favoring the purchase of United . States
Standard voting machines by a vote ot 7
to 2, In accordance with a report brought
in by Councilman Hoye, who was chairman
of a committee that Investigated the mat
ter. , The endorsement was opposed by
Nicholson and Evans, who favored an
other machine, the Universal. The resolu
tion adopted declares that the. council au
thorlses the use of the machines In Omaha
at elections to be designated later by or
dinance, and because the" devices will do
away with defective ballots, Incorrect re
turns, contests and effect a large saving
In election expense, the . purchase to be
made when the city can do ao legally after
the laws have been changed. . The resolu
tion as at first proposed, was concurrent
but was altered to a plain resolution after
debate for fear that a concurrent resolu
tlon might Irrevocably commit the council
Hoye and Nicholson Xock Horns.
Hoye and Nicholson had aomething of a
brush on the voting machine matter. The
report, which said the county contem
plated buying, twenty-one machines and
the city thirty-three for use In the city.
waa adopted with little trouble, but when
the resolution came to hand Temporary
President Nicholson wa in the chair. Al
though Hoye presented an opinion from
C'unty Attorney English and approved by
City Attorney Wright that.lt would be
proper to ' adopt- the resolution proposed
Nicholson 'promptly objected. . Nicholson
became1 so heated that he . left the chair
and ho and Hoye had It out on the floor.
Nicholson argued from the position that
the resolution would bind the city to pur
chase Btanaara machines ana neia that
(he city attorney's previous opinion ruled
against such a proceeding. - Zlmman said
the resolution amounted to a mere in
dorsement -of the particular machine men
tioned. Hoye then made the resolution
nonconcurrent and O'Brien and Hunting-
fen, who objected to Voting for It If the
mayor had to sign It, promptly fell Into
line.
STRIKE IS EXTENDED
(Continued from First Page.)
work at this season. If men apply for
work and we have places for them they
will be put to work regardless of the
strike."
Manager Patterson at Swifts says he haa
over a full regiment of men working and
Is not needing additional help at this time.
He declared that he had been compelled
to turn away a few men during the laat
few days because he had no work for them.
At the Omaha plant Manager Urquhart
Is not looking for additional men.
On account of the Increasing receipts of
live stock at the yards employes of the
yarda who have been away on vacations
are being given notice to return to duty.
Strikers Disappointed.
Hope of a settlement had been hold
ing many of the union men together, and
Tuesday afternoon when the news waa re
ceived that President Donnelly had de
clared the atrlke still on disappointment
waa manifest' on many faces. Expectation
of a speedy aettlement had run ao high
that the news from Chicago came as a
sudden shock to many. Aa far as Henry
Carey and other leaders are concerned they
declare that the union men will abide by
the decision of President Donnelly and
the members of the executive committee
of the Amalgamated aaaodlatlon. While
no supplies are at hand to feed the famil
ies of the men -on strike, there seems to
be hope that funds mil be forthcoming
to provide groceries, end that the relief
tore will -soon be reopened.
Sheriff Power still haa about -140 depu
ties at work and ha does not think It ad
visable at thla time to decrease the num
ber. The dummy train went to Omaha
laat night under guard and was not In
terfered with while Inside the city limits, i
Chairman Mason of the police board says
that for. the time th present force of
special police will be kept on duty, but
he considered the strike about over.
MR. BEMIS ABLE TO BE OUT
Former Mayor at Office for First Time
. la Two . Moath Bine
Last Operation,
For th first time In two month Former
Mayor Bern is yesterday waa at bis office
for .an hour or two. He has been con
fined during this Interim from the results
of the laat operation on his leg. The sur
geon again hav placed tha leg In a plaater
cast Xrcra th knea to tha to, th asms
aa they did shortly sfter the accident which
cauad all the trouble In April, 102, when
th terrific atorm blew down part of sign
board on Mr. Bemls. With small open
ing over the unhealed portion of the leg
the surgeons think the bone ha begun to
knit, but they think It will b several days
be fort Mr Bemls will be able to do with
out crutches, upon which he ha had to
epend continuously sine th accident. '
Swedish Jenrnal gold.
The Swedish Amertcan Publishing mm-
panv has sold one or Its publications
ro the Omaha Posten company. The pub
lication auld la the Swedish, Journal and
It will he hereafter published by the Fas
ten company. Th Swedish Amerlcsn Pub
lishing company will continue th publica
tion of the Swedish Fsrm Journsl aa of
old, at Its quarters. 1511 Capitol avenue.
FORMER SULTAN IS DEAD
(Continued from First Page.)
Tamlngfu, owing to an Intended maetacre
on the part of the Boxers, who call them
selves "Tsalyun." Th local telegraph com
pany refused to transmit a message from
thee missionaries te American Minister
Conger at Peking. Fortunately, however,
an English friend In Honan forwarded
their message, whereupon Yuan Bhika,
viceroy of Pechlll province, dispatched ur
gent orders for their protection.
In view of the fact that the local authori
ties gave them no protection and there was
no hope of continuing their worit, the mis
sionaries came out. They traveled In
safety. -
Grave doubta are felt in ' some quarter
here as to the real Intentions of Tie Hlang.
who I at present absent from Peking on
visit to the southern provinces.' A similar
mission undertaken by Kang Yi before the
laat Boxer rising Is recalled.
ROASTS TUB CORRESPONDENTS
RaaSlan Officer Call Attention ta
Some nonsensical Reports.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. . 12:S0 p. m.
General Dragomlroff. the former governor
general of Kleff. and authority on military
mattera. devote k long article published
In a military magnslne today to' the exag
geratlona of the war. ridiculing the marvel
ous tales of Japanese exploits in scaling
precipitous heights, etc., and aaylng that
the Imagination of some of the Russian cor
respondent is apparently running riot. He
refjra to one correspondent who described
the Cossacks lances and swords being
blunted on shirts of mail worn by Japanese
officers and quotes another who described
the Japanese aa transporting dummies
which were used to distract the Russian
fire.- The general mentions a third corre
spondent who said the Japanese gunners
carried a map of the whole of Manchuria
with every range marked on It.
General Dragomlroff, who himself is a
partisan of the bayonet, takes Issue with
the assertion that the Japanese have a dis
taste for this weapon, declaring that - the
Japanese evidently understand Its use bet
ter than the Russians, knowing the folly
of rushing at an enemy from a long dis
tance without preliminary fire. He says
the Japanese of the past were accustomed
to cold steel -and produced aome famous
swordsmen and swordsmakers. '
VERDICT IN GRIMM .CASE
Death Due to Shock Sustained While
' Working; on Wires that
. Were Crossed.
An Inquest was held yesterday after
noon at Coroner Bralley's office Into the
death of James C. Grimm, who was elec
trocuted Monday morning In the cellar
of W. L. Selby, ' 4S08 Davenport street.
After several hours of lengthy testimony
and the- most rigid cross-examination the
Jury returned the following verdict:
That the deceased, James C. Grimm
came to his death at about 8 o clock Mon
day morning, August 29, 1904, In the town
of Dundee, by being electrocuted wnue in
the discharge of his duties, said electrocu
tlon hctnir caused bv crossed wires ODer
ated by the Omaha E'ectrlc Light and
Power company.
In the absence of Coroner Bralley, who
Is In California, Sheriff Power acted as
coroner.
General Manager H. H. Holdrege and
Foremen Kceblcr and English of the elec
trie light company- were placed on the
stand and questioned In the most technical
manner by the Jurymen and attorney for
the family of tbe .deceased. ,
The Incandescent lamp which transmitted
the fatal shock waa 'Introduced and ex
amlned by Foreman English, who stated
insi ina buirc l was m pencci cuuuiuuu,
although part of the Insulation -was
burned. 1 The witness cou'd not say
whether the burning of the Insulation oc
curred before or' after the time of the
accident. "Under ordinary' conditions It
would be safe to take hold of any part of
the lamp," Mr. English said'. Asked about
the periodical examination of house, the
witness said electric wires are treated In
much the same manner as water pipes,
namely, that repairs' are made when
breaks assert themselves.
Foreman Keebler testified that the real
source of the trouble In question was due
to the limb of a' tree falling on the wires
at Forty-ninth and Cass streets, causing
wires of a high and low vo'tage to co ne
Into contact and thus charge the Selby
residence with the unusually high current.
It was brought out In the testimony that
W. L. Selby's" son, Frank, merely touched
the brass socket of the lamp with one
finger, when he' received the shock that
stunned him, while Grimm took the same
tamp firmly between the Angers of hit
right hand and was killed, which evidence
gave the conclusion that the lamp waa
defective when Frank Selby took hold
of it.
City Electrician Mlchaelson was exam
ined and . testlflod in substance to the
statements he has, already made through
the press. . t
Electrician . Wesley Morrison, who was
called to the Selby house before Grimm ar
rived, said he took the precaution to stand
on a dry plank while working In the Selby
cellar, whl,e It waa shown that Grimm
used neither a plank nor the gloves pro
vided by the electric light company.
Grimm will be buried- - this afternoon
from the- late, residence. Interment will
be made at Forest Lawn cemetery. B. 4
M. camp, Modern Woodmen of America,
will have charge of the funeral.
REAL WAR NOT YET BEGUN
Controversy Over Cement Ratea. Hon.
ever, Is Benefiting Omaha Deal
er la That Line. -
It Is evident ' the rate war on cement Is
not yet in sight, although Omaha Is not
only benefiting .by the present struggle,
but Is being placed on a more equitable
footing with competing rltles, which en
joyed lower tariffs on- this rlasa of ma
terial.' It was the fight on the ratea over
what Is known as the natural cements
which drew the Portland cement Into the
controversy. Until recently the Portland
cements,' which are used for the better
class of work,- were not Included In the
dispute. - The natural cements are 'used
largely for paving purposes and similar
grades of work.
?he Peoria ratea In force yesterday were
t cents per hundred to Omaha and St.
Joseph. A rate of b cents Is In force to
these points from the Mississippi river, and
10, cents la, the schedule from Chicago,
which is alee th Rock Island rate from
Utlca, III. The hwa line have now made
the Mississippi rate aily on cement here.
The complaint of the Neat dealers has
been simply to be placed upon an equal
footing with their natural competitors, gt.
Joseph and Kansas City. They were ft reed
out of natural fields off competition, in
which all three cities ar entered, ao long
a a discrimination obtained unfavorable
to Omaha.-
Wbile local shipper must benefit lu the
rate slashing which 1 now going on be
tween the Milwaukee, Northwestern and
th Rock Island, thslr Interest In the con
troversy Involve only th question of Just
and equal ratea for Omaha, ao that tbey
will be upon aa eviai tooting when antr-
Ing competitive territory wlth'th cltlea-named.
Anaaaaeemente at the Theaters.
Omaha has a Inrge .personal Interest In
"The Wlsard of Ot." which opens an en
gagement of four performances at the Boyd
theater on , Thursday night. One of the
principal and Cvnfessedly th prettiest
acens In the play, the poppy field and th
poppy maidens, was designed by an Omaha
woman Miss linn Curtis. This setting
has been praised by all who hnv Seen It
aa one of the most strikingly handsome and
generally artistic effecta ever shown on the
stn-e. The Interest shown In the engage
ment, as Indicated by the advance sale, la
lare, and the aucceea of the visit seems
assured. .
"York Bute Folks," at the Krug, Is prov.
Ing that as a pastoral play It haa few
equals and no superiors. The patrons of
this theater are certainly getting a treat
that should lona he -remembered. This
afternoon and evening will close the en
gagement. The closing scene, representing
the dream of the old erganrrmker, Is one
long to be remembered, and causes the au
dience to leave the theater with a feeling
of peace and good will toward their fellow
men. Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage license were
Issued up (,o noes August JC; .., ,
Name and Addresn . , . . , Age.
Henry Gerl-.er. Omaha 21
Sarah Wnlltenberg, Omaha 1
John M. Brown, Omaha ......."....'...'.
Alma B. Kitchen, Moberly, Mo 28
HAPPY MOTHER'S
TOUGHING STORY
Of Daby's Dreadful Suffer
Ing from Eczema. ..
CURED BY CUTICURA
Now His Skin Is as Whit
as a Snow Flake.
" A terrible rash broka out on Char
lie's poor little face' and spread to hi
Deck, cheat and back. I had never aeert
anything quite like It before," -writes
Mrs. Helena Rath of 821 10th Ave., N. T.
City. The akin rose la little lumpa,
and matter came
oat. My baby's akin
was hot, and how
bo did safter. lie
wouldn't eat, and
night after night I
walked the floor
Vlth him, weak as I
.was. Often i haa
to stop because I
felt taint and tay ,
back throbbed with pala. But the worst ,
pain of all was to sea my poor llttl
boy burning with those nasty sorv
At last I was persuaded by a friend
across the street to try the Cutlcura
Remedies. She gave me some Cutlcura
' Ointment I think the box was about,
half full and a piece of Cutlcura Soap. :
I followed the directions,' bathing- --
Charlie and putting that bice Ointment'
on tbe .sores, , Little by little, but so
. surely, Charlie and I both got,, more I
peace by day and more sleep by night -The
sores sort of dried up and week ,
away, and now Charlie la cured com
pletely." " Yes, that fat little boy bv the win- '
dow Is Charlie, and his skin (s aa whit
aa a snow flake, thanka to the Cuttctirm
Remedies. I think everybody should
know about tbe Soap and Ointment, ,
and If It Is going to help other mother
with sick babies, go ahead and publish,
what I nvra told you." t . . r , , , . 1
SM StronrtHMri th. world. CnUnn. Emlw.t. ta,
(In form of Chocolat Cwlrd Plll,IM. por.lof b
Olntmoat, Soap, UU. Drpotai Lanaoa. tl Chartati
koaaa q i Pari. Hua da la Falsi Boalon. l.U CoiuaikuS
ava. p-attar Unas Ckm. Corp., Sala Pro pa.
aarsaaa tot - All Akomt Uia Skis, Scaif aa Baa . -
AMCSBSIBKITS.
BOYD'S
THURSDAY. FRIDAY a
SATURDAY MA
Weedwara . A
Burgs, Mgrs.
THURSDAY. FRIDAY anrt SATURDAY
SATURDAY MATIN- .
The Wizard of Oz
ONE YEAR IN NEW YORK
SIX MONTHS IN CHICAGO,
Frlces, 26c to $1.60: mat., 26c to tl,00. .
SEATS ON BALE.
Next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
IIA1II1 S11AKI-,
BY niOHT or SWORD.
KRUG THEATER
PRICES MGHY-I5C, 23c. SOc, 75
ALWAYS WED. and SAT. MAT. JSC
1HB SAME I SUNDAY HAT. 10c, 2 ft, SOc
Thla Afternoon at 1:30. Thin Evening- at 8:16.
LAST TWO PERFORMANCES OF
YORK STATE FOLKS
THIRSDAV WHAT WOMEN WILL DO
Omaha's Polite Uesort
Krug Park
DBA Tlt?C This afternoon ami evea
nAU I IfAClng by three ors anlsations
Helen May Butler's
LADIES' MILITARY BAND. '
HU8TERH CONCERT BAND, THE
EAGLE'S QUARTET...
Children free In the afternoon. '
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS,
Deeds filed -for record Aus;ut SO, 1W4, aa
furnished by the Miainna uuuranie ana
Trust company,' bonded abstracter. 1UU
r.rnam street, for The Bee. -
Special Master to. Mary K. llourke, lot 4
bloc-K u, Mortacn a axiom v., lo Jtor.
bach's First add t 1180
E. A. Hebberd and wife to Thomaa
Gray, lot ao, Diock I, Hoffman ttr-
rU fiiim r , . WW
E. M. Hill and wife to Frank C, Hus
tings, lots to 10, block 22, Boyd
Catherlne M. Furay and husband to
Olaf Olnnn. nart of iwV. 11 7-14-11 1.500
Herman Kountse nnd wife to St. Clara
college, lot 7, block t :..
For academy- Durnoae
John Muekley and, wife to L. Kalm,
lot m. block . Patrlck'a second add. 600
John Schumaker to C. M. Hoburt, lots
IS to is, Buckey r-iace, ...... ........ i.oh
E. J. CHllahan to A. F. gfterrlU. lot
4, block 20, Boyd's add
ohn B. McQreitor and Wife to Char
lotte Towl, lot , block w, . Boutn .
Omaha. 1.609
Kate Murphy and husband to Charles
Kreson, part or lot lu, oioca a,
1-atrtck's add i.... 1.100
Matilda K. Gardner b Church of .
peered Heart, loia l ana , diocs .,
kimnlu Plnc-a ' 1.600
Portsmouth Ssvlnrrs bank to Oliver
Hnanawortn, lot I sua , uiuta ,
f
V! tc Psrnjele's ild.,,..... ........ 600
A. F. Sherrtll and wife to E. - J.
Callahan, lot 6, block 20, Boyd add. 15
Emmett Erwny t al. 10 William S.
Wrlffht, part of lot 6,ln tie'4 s4 M
Sa-IK-B 600
Churl- M. Miller and wife to ti-istsv
C. Kuenna, part of lots tl and U, .
Bees Place 1.650
D. w. Mrrow snd wlfs to Helen R.
Clark, lot S, block t, Ptevena Mica. -
Mary SVallna to John Hladrk, lot 17, . .
block 4. Kountze's third add 1.0"O
K. a. Flor to A. H. Davis, lot 11. Hsm
,t C S. Mayna first edit ,.. IU