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RAILWAY MEN COMING
Heads of Fife Brotherhood! Will Consult
with Striking Butchers' Official.
PRESIDENTDONNELLY MAKES EXPLANATION
Union lien Not '.
-,ed to Kill Stock
Handled b ?mion Men.
ill
TIEUP AT CHICAG f DS IS COMPLETE
Company ii Prepari louse 700 Men In
the Btock Ext Building.
INDEPENDENTS ASK, 5-'. BE CALLED OFF
Allied Trades Con new Considers It
o,nest for Several Hoars aad '
Declines to ' Aeeed
to It.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1. Tomorrow the rep
resentatives of five of the leading railroad
organisations In the country will be In the
city to confer with President Donnelly and
Cher officials of the butchers' .union retarding-
the advisability of measures of
relief for the men now out at the stock
yards.- The organisations to be repre
sented at the meeting are: The Order Of
Railway Conductors, Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Switchmen's union.
The officers of these organisations have
not given the strikers any assuranoe that
they will favor a sympathy strike, but are
merely coming in response to the Invitation
of the officers of the Butchers' union, who
will explain to them the situation from the
strikers' ' standpoint and ask for their aid
and co-operation.
.The members of ths Switchmen's union
and of the Brotherhood oi Railway Train
men ..employed by the Chicago JuncUon
railway, which controls all the tracks in
the vicinity of the stock yards, held an
other meeting today to consider the ques
tion of a sympathetic strike. The men of
the brotherhood were against a strike,
but the majority of the switchmen were In
favor of It They declared, however, that
ie was useless for them to strike unless
the members of the brotherhood would
Join them. . It was finally decided to await
the arrival of the chief officials of the or
ganisation, who will come tomorrow.
'Affects Only Two Cities.
The strike order of President Donnelly,
. With regard, to inaepenaent pianis, is w ap
ply only to those plants In Chicago and St.
: Louis,- . , ' " -'
"It was President Donnelly's Idea," said
a, national officer of the striking butcher
. organisation, "to tie up the Independent
plants and bring, on a meat shortage, In
' order to awaken publio Interest ' In the
atrike, , This was opposed because It was
felt such action would hurt us most by
throwing our men. out of employment In
large numbers.,; Confining the order to Chi
. . cago and St. Louis Is net an effort to pro-
"due a meat taJmlne', but It Is simply a case
- of co-operation with the striking livestock
,. handlers. Comparatively few Independent
'", houses will be affected."
j - "Stock handlers," said President Don
nelly, "are en atrike only In Chicago and
St Louis." In Chicago only the Independ
ents within the stockyards In closure will
be of necessity affected. Union men tm
., ployed in Independent packing houses will
not be. permitted to dress cattle handled
; on the hoof by non-union men. ' ,
The fate of the ousted independent pack
. era depends on their ability to secure stock
without resource to tho stockyards com
. pany.
Complications affecting board of trade op
- orations were feared as the result of the
strike In the five Independent establish
ment affected by the strike. Dealings In
. lard, mess pork and ribs, the warehouse
reoelpta representing the products, pass
from hand to hand. September options fall
due for delivery today, and the Independent
packers are without crews to make deliv
eries, where the produot Is actually de
manded for shipment. If non-union men
are brought In to do the loading tha
butoher workmen, who are cleaning up,
preparatory to leaving, will drop their work
at onoe, to the embarrassment and loss of
the packers.
' Moekyarli Are Tied Vp. " '
Not a bullock, hog or sheep has been
driven out of the stock yards sine the or
der to the handlers went Into force. . A
committee of live stock owners and commis
sion men has waited upon Donnelly and
requested permission to load cattle now In
the yards for shipment to the east .They
said they did not want to employ nonunion
men to do the work, and in oonsequence
would have to have the co-operation of the
union In order to start shipments. Other
wise, they said, a meat shortage would fol
low In New York.
The request was referred to the allied
trades council.
Arrangemecf are making for sleeping
quarters on the second floor of the Live
Stock Exohang building for TOO -men who
are to take the places of the stock hand
lers on strike..
Orthodox Jews to Bar Meat.
The Chicago. Hebrew Butchers' associa
tion has arranged to quit the sal of meat,
commencing tomorrow. ' Many rabbis sup
port the action of the butchers, and an ap
peal la being framed to the 170,000 ortho
dox Jews of Chicago to purchase no more
meat until the strike, ends. It Is doubtful
If It Will be possible to secure "Kosher"
, meat' la most parts of the city. '
Representatives of the Independent pack
ing companies doing business at the stock
yards bad a conference with the Allied
Trade Council and presented a request
that the strike in their establishments be
called off.
After several hour' consideration, the
conference board of the Allied Trade
Council refused to call off the strike.
"W have conditions well In hand," said
Mr. Leonard, manager of the yards. '"W
have now too men to replace the strikers,
and by Monday we will be able to handle
very thing without difficulty."
The executive board of the Allied Trades
Council discussed the request of the com
mission men. but did not announce a de
cision. Shipper aad commission men are pre
paring to load car themselves In their
anxiety to start consignments to the east
tcnlght.
In the Cams of the Enemy.
.An angry crowd of striker which sur
rounded the Transit house this afternoon
and demanded three colored strike break
ers served to bring out th faot that
President Donnelly and other strike lead
er who are making their home at th
Transit house are living In the camp of
the enemy. The Stock Tarda company,
which own th Transit houee a well a
tho yards, became Involved In th strlk
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WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
I'aasaally Large Grist of Rnral Car
riers and New Rentes
Established.
' (From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. L-Speolal Tele
gram.) Rural free delivery oarriers Ap
pointed: Nebraska Able, regular, John D.
Hastk; substitute, Jams Haslk. McCook,
regular, Cr.arlle C. Byfleld; substitute,
Ralph P. Randell. Iowa Inwood, regular,
Cornelius J. Jackson; substitute, Clarence
P. Halllgan. South Dakota Howard, reg
ular, Clifford F. Howard; substitute. Willi
T. Howard. Parker, regular, John B. Clay
ton; substitute, Gilbert E. Sweet.
Rural free delivery routes ordered estab
lished October 1; Nebraska Nelson, Nuck
olls county; one additional; area, twenty
six square miles; population, 400. Nora,
Nuckolls county; one route; area, twenty
one square miles; population. 450. Iowa
Armstrong, Emmet county; one additional;
area, thirty-eight square miles; popula
tion, 460. Bronson, Woodbury county; one
additional; area, thirty-eight square miles;
population, 600. Germanla. Kossuth county;
one route; area, forty-two square miles;
population, 500. Moorhnad, Monona county,
one additional; area, thirty square miles;
population, 600.
Postmasters appointed: - Iowa Herring,
Sac county, William H. Simon, vice W. F.
Hagman, resigned. South Dakota Palmer,
Deuel county, Jacob DeToung. vice P. W.
Bemls, resigned. Wyoming Granger, Sweet
water county, Emily Schoonmaker, vice
Ashbury D. Hosklns, resigned.
'The application of J. II. Anderson, T. F.
Clark, F. A. McCornack, Matthew Mayer
and H. Mayer to organise the Farmers
National bank of Brldgewater, 8r D., with
126,000 capital, 'has been approved by the
compti oiler of the currency.
Contract Surgeon Ellas H. Porter, now on
leave at Omaha, will report to the com-'
mandlng general, Department of the Mis
souri, for temporary dutyr and upon com
pletion thereof will revert to leave of ab
sence. Thomas W. McCarthy of Omaha, stenog
rapher In the quartermaster' department
at Washington, ha been promoted to clerk
In class 1 at $1,200 per annum.
TWO STATESAT THE FAIR
Indian and Tennessee Hold Separate
Programs at the St. Louis
Exposition.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. A. Special celebrations
In honor of Indiana and Tennessee were
held today; and parades, with the governors
and their, respective staffs of the two state
participating, marched through the
grounds. President Francis made an ad
dresn . of welcome 'at the Indiana state
building to the 2,000 Indlanlars on the
grounds. He was responded to by Governor
Durbln and Hon. F. B. Posey of Evarni
vllle, Ind. Similar exercises were held at
the Tennrr" building. There were ad
dresses by president Francis, Governor
Frailer and E. B. Stahlman, president of
the Tennessee Exhibit company.
World's fair commissioner : for foreign
countries received their members on the in
ternational Jury today at the respective
government buildings. At the conclusion of
these reception the group of Juror. met
with' the chiefs of the different department
and outlined plans for the work to be done.
SUNDAY SCHOOL: STATISTICS
Total Enrollment for Last Year Over
'Twenty-Three Million
Papll..
ST. LOUIS. Sept 1. The report compiled
and just Issued by W. J. Semelrotb of St.
Louis, chief secretary for ' the World'
fourth Sunday school convention, held at
Jeruselum, April of this year shows a total
of 26C-.905 Protestant Sabbath schools. 2,414,
757 teachers and 23.442.99S pupils In Europe,
Asia, Africa, North and South America
and the Islands of the sea. The United
States leads with 139,817 Sunday schools,
1,419,807 teachers and 11,493,591 enrolled pu
pils. England and Wale com next with
a total membership of little more than half
that number, while Greece, the lowest on
the list, has only four schools, seven teach
er and 180 pupils. '
DISASTER TO FISHING VESSEL
French Bnrkentlne at Ben with Only
Three Ont of Crew of Thirty.
Fonr Left. '
8T. JOHNS, N. 8., Sept 1. The Canadian
choor.er Troop, Captain Pentse, from the
Grand Banks fishing grounds, reports that
on August 20 Captain Zimmerman of th
fishing ch6oner Coleralne reported hav
ing spoken a French barkentine, name un
known, 170 mile off Cape Ray, with only
three men left out of a crew of thirty
four, the other having been . lost while
fishing with their dories. The French cap
tain begged Captain Zimmerman to board
his vessel and help him to reach this port,
but the weather was too stormy to permit
compliance . with this request, and it Is
feared that the French vessel and the re
mainder of its crew hive perished.
FALES FORFEITS HIS BOND
Alleged "Get-Rleh-Qnlek" Operator
Fall to Appear for Trial at
Kaasa City. j
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 1. Colgate Fale
did not appear for his preliminary hearing
before John M. Buckols, United State com
missioner, today and hi bond waa declared
forfeited. Fales was arrested here August
II on a charge of using the malls to de
fraud. Ha operated. It waa alleged, a "get
rich quick" concern under the name of
Arthur E. ; Whltlock company, and had
customers In all parts of the United Btates
and Canada.
FOURTH OF JULY ACCIDENTS
Ninety-One Deaths front Lockjaw and
Ninety-Two from All Other
Canses.
CHICAGO, Sept I. The Journal, of the
American association will publish tomor
row the statlstirs regarding accidents on
the last Fourth of July. The total num
ber of deaths from lockjaw was 91, a
against 460 th previous Fourth. But
there were 92 deaths from other causes,
against only 60 last year. The total deaths
were 183 and the total number of persons
Injured, not fatally, was 3.8S&,
Stoessel Replies to Message.
ST. PETERSBURG. 8ept 1. The emperor
has received the following dispatch from
General Stoessel, commending the Russian
troops at Port Arthur, dated August Mr
The gracious telegrams of your majesty
have been received with resounding hur
rahs before the enemy and have redoubled
the strength of the defenders and the he
rolo spirit of the troops. From August 21
to today. Inclusive, all the dally asaaulta
Jiave been repulsed, with Hie help o( God, ,
PRINCESS IS STILL MISSING
Louise from 8axe-0oburg Escaped from Her
Hotel Tuesday Morning.
nansnaannsn ,
SEARCH FOR HER NOT LIKELY TO BE ACTIVE
Hasbnnd Thinks She Has Been Suf
ficiently Pnnlshed nnd Sympathy
of Belgian Conrt Is
with Her.
BAD ELSTER. Ssxony, Sept. 1. Princess
Louise of Saxe-Coburg, It now appears, es
caped alone from her hotel at 2 o'clock
Tuesday morning. She waa Joined under
the trees In the hotel garden by two wom
en and a man. They entered a two-horse
carriage which was waiting outside and
were driven swiftly away In the direction
of Munich.
A man named W. Grats, who waa stop
ping at tho hotel, has not appeared since
Monday night It Is supposed that he pro
vided the means for the flight of the
princess and that he'was an agent of Lieu
tenant Count Mattasslch-Keglevltch, with
whom she eloped in 1897.
The princess, closely attended by her
physician and a lady of the court, went to
the theater Monday evening. She was
animated and seemingly enjoyed the music,
as she has enjoyed everything during the
three weeks she had been permitted to
leave the seclusion of the Sanltorium Pier
son at Cos wig, where she was a prisoner
of state. She had been provided with at
tractive costumes for this reappearance
Into the world and she was allowed once
more to wear the splendid Jewels which
were part of her dowry when she -married
Prince Philip of Saxe-Coburg. The avidity
with which the princess entered Into the
quiet entertainments provided for her and
the hours she spent at the windows of her
apartments, watching persons on the lawn
and the almost childish enthuslas.n she
showed at a carriage drive through the
rather dull streets and the environs of
Bad Bister made those who saw her feel
oompassloA for one who so long had been
separated from her ordinary diversions.
After the theater the princess and her
little party had supper In one of her rooms.
She said good night at 11:30 and her guar
dians were not aware of her departure un
til 7 o'clock In the morning, by which time
she probably was far toward the Swiss
frontier. '
Grata first had a room on the third floor
of the hotel, but Monday he moved to one
on the ground floor with a private entrance
into the garden. It Is presumed that the
princess used this exit and it is certain
that Frau Schubert of Dresden engaged
the carriage at a local livery stable.
Neither the driver nor the equipage has
returned.
Transfer to Automobile.
Beyond the outskirts of the town some
of the .occupants of the carriage were
transferred to an automobile and the car
riage continued Its rapid flight probably to
confuse possible pursuers. It is deemed
likely that the princess was one .of those
taking the automobile. The chauffeur drove
tile machine through several roads lead
ing In different directions fpom the- town,
doubtless with the purpose to-further cre
ate doubt as to which road the princess
really . took. An automobile similar to
that that left Bad Elster was traced to
Hof, forty miles away. Whether the prin
cess took the 3 a! m. train for Munich
or proceeded In an automobile is unde
termined. The disappearance of the princess waa
most dexterously managed, as she was
under sharp surveillance day and night,
both by an especially trustworthy court
lady, with three servants, and by the man
ager, of the royal baths, who had been
made responsible for her safe keeping. A
chambermaid, who had access to the prin
cess' apartments, carried note regularly
to the princes and another person. It
wa In thl correspondence, doubtless, that
the plans to escape were conveyed. The
princess was to have been taken back to
the sanitarium In two or .three days. A
visit from her sister, the Countess Lonyay,
had been promised for September 7.
The pursuit Is not likely to be keen, as
It Is very well understood that the hus
band of the princes Is rather pleased than
otherwise at her escape, because he thinks
she kas been sufficiently punished. The
sympathies of the Belgian court have been
with her for the . same reason. It being
thought that she has been harshly treated.
Meets Keglevltch at Art Exhibit.'
Th princess. It appears, met Lieutenant
Matassieh-Keglevitch In the garden of the
Dresden art exhibition two weeks ago,
where she was taken under the escort of
Manager Pierson, of the sanitarium. The
latter had turned away a few minutes be
fore to look at a piece of sculpture. As
soon as he saw the princess talking to a
strange man, he hastened toward them.
She told him that the man was Lieuten
ant Matasslch-Keglevltoh and begged to.be
allowed to speak with him. Pierson re
plied that she knew, that to be Impossible
and that he must insist that she go with
him immediately. The princess began to
cry and asked to be allowed to talk with
the lieutenant for a few minutes. , She be
came so distressed that Pierson turned to
Matasaich-Keglevltch and requested him to
give hi word of honor that he would not
attempt to persuade the princess to leave
those who were taking care of her. The
lieutenant promised, Pierson withdrew out
Of hearing and the two so long separated
talked together for several minutes, until
Pierson told them that the Interview must
end.
NEW YORK EDITOR II LOST
C. B. Sahr, on Trip for Beneflt of
Health, May Have Been Drowned.
LONDON, Sept 1. C. B. Spahr of Kings,
bridge, New Tork city, editor of two maga
stnes of New Tork, either, fell or Jumped
overboard from the ateamer Prince Al
bert midway between Oatend and Dover,
at about I o'clock in the evening of August
to. His mysterious disappearance, recalling
that of Frederick Kent Loorals, waa re
ported on the arrival of the steamer at Do
ver to the American consul, Mr. Prescott,
by E. W. Ordway of 109J Dean street,
Brooklyn, in whose company Mr. Spahr waa
making a tour of Europe for the benefit
of his health.
Mr. Spahr seemed to have been much Im
proved by th trip, and hi companion said
he never for a moment suspected that he
would attempt to commit suicide. Mr.
BpaJbr left behind htm a small bag, which
Mr. Ordway reported to th consul, con
tained no valuable paper.
Mr. Spahr1 heavy baggage waa shipped
from Trieste to Liverpool some day ago
for shipment to New York on the Cunard
Una steamer Auranla, September f.
Fir In School Accidental. '
CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept. I.-An Investi
gation proves that the fir which destroyed
th American school for boy at Erseroum,
Aslatio Turkey, August , waa accidental.
The school belonged to th American board
of oonun I a toners for foreign mission.
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CONTENTS OF M'VICKER WILL
Chicago Docnment t Places Balk of
Estate In Trne for Horace
McVleier.
CHICAGO, Sept. l.-The will of the late
Mrs. Harriet McVlcker was not filed for
probate today, but Iti will be probably
brought into court In the morning. One of
the attorneys Interested In the case cald
tonight the estate was
by the will divided
as follows: I
Two thousand dollarts
to Miss Jennie
Boydson of Sterling, II
; 15.000 to Mrs. Jen
nle Owen and her huJbond, James Owen
of Chicago; 110,000 to Btt Luke' hospital of
Chicago. ' ' I
All the balance of the estate, with the
exception of a small (sum set 'aside for
the care of a cemetery lot, Is to be placed.
In trust: ,
Three-fourths of thd Income from the
trust fund is to be paid to Horace Mc
Vlcker a long as he lives, and on hi
death the three-fourths of the trust estate
la to be dlvtded equally among his heirs.
The remaining fourth of the Income of
the trust estate Is to be paid to Mr. Clara
B. Game of San Francisco, and on her
death the one-fourth Is to . be divided
equally among her hejrs.
The, will Is dated September 23. 1903. In
a previous will, .dated June 11. 1901, the di
vision of the. trust fund was opposite to
that of the later document, Mrs. Game be
ing given three-fourth and Horace Mc
Vlcker one-fourth.
The value of the estate is put at $3SO,C0O.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Sept. 1. An analy
sis of the stomach and other portions of
the body of the late Mrs. J. H. McVlcker
by Dr. R. V. Day, city chemist of Los
Angeles, has been completed and no trace
of poison was found. The body was shipped
to Chicago tonight over the Santa Fe road
and is accompanied by Mrs. Game and
Mrs. Effle, nieces of the deceased.
DETAILS OF WEDNESDAY'S FIGHT
Japanese Flgrht Their Way Across
Taltse River.
TOKIO, Sept. 1. 11 p. -m. Additional de
tails of the fighting at Lino Yang which are
arriving here clearly Indicate Its desperate
character. j
The Japanese have changed the method
of numbering their atmies since their
union, calling General pfurokl's army tbe
rlghj, General Nodu4tieejrter and Gen
eral Oku's the left. A portion of the left
column of the right wl. after dislodging
the Russians occupying un etninenoe north
of Hsuchlakow,' toward evening, on Au
gust 2D, was exposed to a violent ' attack
by the reinforced Russians, and retired
during the night to a ridge south of Hsu
chalkow, where they held their position.
The Russians prepared to follow up their
attack, but desisted.
The right and center of the right wing,
with its main strength, commenced a
movement at 11 o'clock on the night of
August 30,' crossing the Taltse river near
Llentaowan and advanced toward Huang
kufen. It Is anticipated that it occupied
a line extending from HanJulazul to Txua
tuo, but details of the movement have not
been reported.
The Russian artillery fire against the
right column of the Japanese ' center
abated somewhat yesterday. The Infantry
flsht continued unabated. The "Japanese
held their positions.
The left column of the center was vig
orously engaged from Wednesday morning
throughout the day, but its efforts to dis
lodge the Russians failed. '
The right column of the left wing re
sumed the attack Wednesday- morning.
Several assaults proved futile, and the
Japanese troops were beaten back finally.
Being reinforced, they again advanced and
secured a position at noon on an emi
nence southwest of Hsinllnturt. This
ground proved to be an advantageous point
from which a final and effective charge was
delivered at dawn Thursday, bringing the
first victory.
The center column, after repulsing - the
Russians In a night attack, pressed the
Russians against the railway with a por
tion of the left column and succeeded In
repulsing a series of assaults.
The Russians continued to hold an emi
nence west of Shoushanpao and defied all
efforts to dislodge them. The eminence
was finally taken by storm Thursday morn
ing. The entire left wing, with all It force,
continued against the Russian line all day
Wednesday. At S p. m. the force of Rus
sians appeared five miles west of Shoushan
pao. . The Japanese reserves attacked It.
Late Wednesday night a telegram wa
dispatched to the general staff at Toklo
saying that the left wing, with all Its guns,
would renew the attack, and afterward
charged ozainat the enemy' position. '
CANNOT FIND RUSSIAN SHIPS
British Cruisers Fall to Take Message
to Volantoer Vessels.
LONDON, Sept 1. Tho effort of the
British cruisers of the Cape of Good Hope
squadron to establish communication with
the Russian volunteer fleet steamers
Smolensk and St. Petersburg have thus far
failed. The admiralty received late thl
afternoon a dispatch from Rear Admiral
Durnford announcing that none of his ship
had caught night of or had heard by wlre
lesa telegraphy from either of the .Russian
cruiser. H was direoted to continue the
search and another cruiser wa ordered to
report to him and Join the search.
In Russian diplomatic circle It 1 said
that it Is not surprising that neither of
tha Russian cruisers had put Into an Af
rican port to coal, for the reason that be
fore they sailed Black sea colliers preceded
them with Instructions to transfer coal at
certain specified point.
Bart Grey for Canada' Governor.
LONDON, Sept 1.-7.U p. mKIng Ed
ward ha approved the appointment of
Earl Grey a governor-general of Canada
In succession to the earl of Mlnto.
Garaett Convicted of Mnrder.
SAN FRANCISCO. Prpt. l.-Alexander
Garnett. who on November S last shot snd
killed Major J. M. McClung, a retired array
officer, at the Palace hotel, was today con
victed of murder In the second degree. The
Jury recommendrd Ut. nanw 40 Ute
mercy of th court.
ON TIP TOE OF EXPECTATION
People of St. Petersburg Feverishly
Anxious for Hews from the Front.
DO NOT THINK K0UR0PATKIN IS BEATEN
Hoping; Port Arthnr Can Hold Oat and
Keep Japanese Troops There
Busy Vntll Crisis at Llao
Vssg is Passed.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 1. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee.) The same Intense,' high strung
expectations continue to be shown regard
ing the development of the gigantic battle
around Llao Yang, where It is estimated
half million men and 1,400 guns are en
gaged In a decisive fight. The deadly des
perateneas of the fighting Is told In every
line reaching thl city. The Runs publishes
a special telegram describing the great Joy
that was felt when the report was received
of the capture of forty-six Japanese gups.
The correspondent added that he was
awaiting confirmation of this dispatch.
In the next paragraph the editor relates
that the correspondent received a bullet
In the chest.
Authoritative military opinion Is skepti
cal regarding the. reports that the Jap
anese have been defeated, as is popularly
believed. 'Military expert say the fighting
may be continued for many day before
any Idea can be formed of the outcome.
They say the Russians are In an advan
tageous position, having behind them the
railway, which can bring reinforcements
to replace their losses.
The Novoe Vremya publishes a special
dispatch which says:
"In yesterday's battle the Japanese
pushed forward In a spirit of despera
tion, ignoring their losses in trying to take
our positions. Our eastern division re
pulsed five such attacks, and the Japan
ese only retired before the bayonet. Our
losses were very considerable, artillery es
pecially suffering. Battery No. 1 of the
North division lost all it officers and had
temporarily to cease firing.
"Today the battle wa renewed even
earlier than yesterday. Daylight had
hardly set in when Japanese guns were
firing. The day promised to be clear. The
weather is good and will certainly bring
victory to the Russians.
"Port Arthur must hold out until tue
mad attempt of the Japanese at Llao Yang
has been repulsed.
"The Japanese are making terrific efforts
to break the Russian center.' The artillery
fire Is described as completely leaving In
the shade that at Vafangow which was
the severest of the war, while the close
ness of the fighting is such that the Jap
anese columns got mingled with the, Rus
sians , and- were- fired, .upon by their own
artillery
"General Stoessel reports that all was
well on Tuesday. The heat waa Intense."
The Russky Invalid says: "It Is quite
possible that the water supply may be cut
off from Port Arthur, but the garrison can
depend on tbe condensers of the fleet"
Four per cents dropped again yesterday.
GREAT DEMONSTRATION AT TOKIO
People Rejoicing; Over tho Victory at
Lino Yang.
TOKIO, Sept 1.- ' p. m. Toklo ring
with shouts and cheers for the victory at
Llao Yang. Lantern-bearing crowds swing
through the streets and surge around the
staff offices shouting "Bansal." The de
tails of today' lighting are scanty. It
Is only known that at dawn today General
Oku's army was hurled against the Rus
sian right center on the southern line and
that the Russian were forced to abandon
their line and positions and retreat Their
pursuit is now In progress.
, The result of this pursuit and the result
of the fierce battle waged on the eastern
line where General Kurokl is assailing the
force which has long screened Llao Yang,
together with the abandonment of tbe Rus
sian right center oa the southern line,
exposes the Russian left. But here the
Russian force Is so heavy that It may
possibly be able to protect and extricate
Itself. The question of the occupation of
Llao Yang by the Japanese is in doubt.
The official dispatches do not make men
tion of such occupation, but It Is assumed
that the Russian are withdrawing through
Llao Yang and that the Japanese possibly
occupied It late todajt. Tonight no esti
mates are obtainable of the losses on either
side.
Field Marshal Oyama describes his losses
In the morning assault as heavy. The
success of the attacks was unexpected on
account of th strength of the Russians and
the nature of the Russian defenso. It is
confidently believed that .Field Marshal
Oyama will press the pursuit with vigor
and inflict on Kouropatkln the most
crushing blow possible. It Is believed his
trophies will prove valuable. It 1 the
opinion here that the Russian were not
able to carry many guns with them and
that they were forced to abandon or destroy
vast quantities of stores.
RUSSIAN CREWS TOLD TO LEAVE
Japs Say Aay Ship Taking Them front
Shanghai Will Be Seised.
SHANGHAI, Sept 1. Repair work on the
Russian crulBer Askold and torpedo boat
destroyer Grozovot has been stopped by
the order of tht British minister, the dock
at which the repairs are uelng made being
owned by British citizens. China ha or
dered that the paroled crew of the Ask
old and Groxovol return to Russia.
The Japanese consul today notified th
consuls of neutral nation that any ship
leaving port with the crew of the Askold
and Groxovol aboard will be captured by
the, Japanese warship still outside the
harbor of Shanghai.
A Japanese torpedo boat entered the har
bor at 11:30 today. It ts thought It came
for dispatches for the fleet.
Diana Still at Saigon.
PARIS, Sept. I. Advice received at th
foreign office her from Saigon, French
Indo-Chlna. today, say that th Russian
cruiser Diana, which arrived there dam
aged, August to, following the naval bat
tle off Port Arthur, August 10, is still at
Saigon.' It has not yet entered the dock
for repair. Final order from th Rus
sian admiralty ar expected to reach th
Diana soon.
Japan Forecasts Port Arthur's Fall.
TOKIO, Sept., 1. 3 p. m. Popular esti
mate of the rsfcof the fall of Port Ar
thur Inclln to . . Jast weak la September.
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RUSSIANS CROSS THE RIVER
Snecessfnl Flaak Movement of Knrokl
Forces Konropatkla to
Retreat,
Thursday's news from th seat of war
closed with the receipt of two dlspstch.es
giving . Information of a most significant
character aa bearing on the domination of
Manchuria at the close of the present cam
paign. r
The first came from the Associated Press'
correspondent at St. Petersburg, Sled there
as -0:16 p. m., and said that General Kouro
patkln had withdrawn his whole army to
the right bank of the Taltse river so as to
meet General Kurokl's flanking movement
The inference drawn from this dispatch
was that Llao Yang had been evacuated,
that city lying on the left bank of the
rived.
Nothing to confirm this was received
until several hour later, when a dispatch
from the Associated Press correspondent
at St Petersburg, dated September 2, and
timed at 1:16 Friday morning, said that
"The news of the evacuation of Llao Yang
and the withdrawal of the Russian army
to the right bank of the Taltse river had
caused Intense excitement."
Late Thursday night the St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Associated Press ob
tained an opinion from the War office that
the withdrawal to the right bank of the
Taltse river became necessary so that the
Russians would be able to repel a blow in
that direction and that General Kouropat
kln's move was the carrying out of a well
defined Idea, rather, than a retreat.
The same dispatch points out with no
table lack of comment that the Japanese
took advantage of General Kouropatkln's
withdrawal to occupy the city of Llao
Yang.
The second dispatch, which may have a
significant bearing on the campaign, Is' that
filed at Mukden at 9:37 p. m. Thursday,
stating that the train service between Muk
den and Llao Yang waa interrupted and
it may inean the cutting of railroad com
munication, which would deprive General
Kouropatkln of an opportunity to retreat
to hi mor northern base at Mukden. . As
pointed out in the St Petersburg dispatch
the Mukden correspondent does not men
tion whether the telegraphic communica
tions are open.
A dispatch from Toklo, filed there at 3
p. m. Thursday; said that popular esti
mates of the date of the fall of Port Ar
thur Inclined to the last week Jn Septem
ber. KOUROPATKIN . CAUGHT .IN TRAP
London Newspapers Believe He Began
HI Retreat Too Late.
LONDON, Sept. 2. Thl morning' news
papers comment upon the Associated Press
dispatch from Mukden, saying that tho
train service between Mukden and Llao
Yang Is Interrupted and that the roads are
impassable, Is the most important news
from tha tone of hostilities in the far east,
and say that there 1 only one meaning of
it that the Japanese have seized tbe 1 all
way between Llao Yang and Mukden.
Correspondent of the Dally Chronicle and
the Dally Mall assert that the Japanese
occupied Llao Yang Thursday.
. There Is no official confirmation of these
statements, but the latest official dispatches
to the Japanese legation here report the
capture of the heights southwest of Llao
Yang at dawn Thursday. This dispatch
adds: "Thereupon the enemy In the south
of Llao Yang commenced to retreat. Our
armies are now pursuing htm."
The Dally Mali's Kupante correspondent,
telegraphing under date of August 31, say
that 35,000 Japanese are enroute from Dalny
to Halcheng by railway. Originally they
were intended to reinforce the bestegers of
Port Arthur, the correspondent adds, but
Field Marshal Oyama, commander-in-chief
of the Japanese force In Manchuria, wa
satisfied that they were not required there
and therefore sent, them north.
A special dispatch from St. Petersburg,
which Is not confirmed from any other
source, report that General Llnevltch from
Vladivostok Is within two days' march of
Mukden with 30,000 troops.
The Standard's Toklo correspondent say
that dispatches received from Peking are
to the effect that Chfoa la constantly In
creasing Its military forces on the neutral
side of the Llao river and that It has
ordered eGneral Na to firmly enforce the
rights and dutle of neutrality In the event
of th. Russians being 1 defeated at Llao
Yang and attempting to enter neutral ter
ritory. Commenting upon the , situation In the
far east all the morning newspaper dis
cuss the problem as to whether General
Kouropatkln will be able to extricate hi
forces or whether Marshal Oyama will
succeed In completing the victory by en
veloping and destroying the Russian army.
The consensus of opinion Is that General
Kouropatkln's position Is most perilous.
The absence of telegram from Llao Yang
together with the new that the railway
I Interrupted, the newspaper regard aa
showing that General Kouropatkln haa' be
gun his retreat too late. '
Interesting reports come from Tien Tstn
and Che Foo that the Japaneae have ef
fected a landing of troops and the cap
ture of two small forts near Tiger' Tall,
three-quarter of a mile from Port Ar
thur, and near the lighthouse at Llaotl
mountain, and that 'the attack I being vig
orously pressed.
RUSSIANS WAITING
ON
CROPS
Forward Movement Into Core
De.
layed for Present.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
WON8ON, Aug. 24. Via Seoul. Aug. 31.
1:36 p. m. (New York 'Herald Cablegram
Special Telegram to The Bee.) A Corean
from th Russian headquarters at Ham
Heung state that the Russians hav
abandoned further military movement un
til th crop ar harvested.
They are busy collecting and storing
large quantities of barley snd rice for the
coming winter.
General Staekelbera; ta Injured.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 1. General
Stackelberg, In command of the First East
Siberian corps, sustained contusions in
Wednesday's battle on the south front,
but he remained on the fighting line.
Japaaeso Estimate of Rasslan Fores.
TOKIO, Sept. 14 p. tn. A telegram from
the Japanese headquarter tn the field say
the Russians In the field at Llao Yang
number twelv or thirteen divisions,-
GIVE UP
LIAO YACJG
Russian Aray Withdraws to Left Bank of
Taitse River.
JAPANESE ADVANCE FROM TWO SIDES
Kuroki'i Army Crosses the River on Poi
toon Bridge This Horning.
RUSSIAN CENTER AND RIGHT RETREATS
Defenders in Southern Field Forced (0
Retire Before Attaok.
MANCHURIAN ARMIES OF JAPAN UNITE
Three Forces Co-Operating Against
th Largest Russian Organisa
tion In the East and
Make Gains.
TOKIO, Sept 3.The Japanese left began
pressing the Russian toward Ttasho at
dawn thl (Friday) morning. The Japanese
right Is engaged In the neighborhood of
Helylngtal.
The Japanese casualties sine August 31
are officially estimated at 10,000.
Abandon Llao Vans.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. L 1:26 a. m
The new of th occupation of Llao Yang
by the Japanese snd the withdrawal of
the Russian army to the right bank of th t
Taltse river reached only a small section
of the people of St Petersburg at a lat
hourand caused Intense excitment and dis
appointment. ' The majority of th InhabU '
tants retired to rest believing that Russian
arms had again been successful and that ;
the Japanes attacks had been repelled.
Ugly suspicions, however, havo been rife
during the day, owing to th absence of
press telegrams from Llao Yang, leading
to the belief that the communication had
been cut by General Kurokl.
The following statement wa obtained by
the Associated Press from th War office
at 10 o'clock Thursday night:
"General Kurokl' army crossed In fore
to the right bank of the Taltse river, and
it therefore became necessary for the Rus
sians to be In a position to repel a blow In
this direction. .
"In view of thl development In th op- .
rations General Kouropatkln decided to
abandon his positions on the left bank and
to concentrate his whole army on the other
side of the river. This position 1 the
strongest both In. character' and In site,
Th great Issue will be finally deckled there. -
Not . Considered n- "Retreat." .,
. "By . withdrawing to thl position, th
Russian- army avoids th necessity of be
ing divided by the river and enJoyai1e .
advantage of compactness. '
"General Kouropatkln' . move, therefore, .
Is not to be considered a retreat, but
rather 6 the carrying-out of a well d-
fined idea."
The withdrawal of the Russians to ths
right bank Involved the abandonment of
Llao Yang, which I situated on the left
bank. The Japanese took advantage of
this to occupy the city, but the sternest
part, of tho fighting I still before them
unless General Kouropatkln decide at th
last hour to again fall back to the north
ward. It Is more than likely, 1 however,
that he will decide to fight to 1 a finish. -The
cards are all In his favpr,, it ts be
lieved, now .that he haa the Japaneae di
vided by the river, thus effectually turning
the tables upon his foe. v
The determined pursuit by he Japanese
of the Russian . outposts when General
Kouropatkln gave the first order to with
draw Was probably due to their anxiety
to keep the Russian south of Llao Yang
until General Kurokl , should be able to
strike from the northeast General Kouro
patkln, however, saw th trap and. cleverly
avoided It
Up to the hour of filing this dispatch the '
War office has not given the detail of th
fighting of September 1, but It la believed
that thl fighting exceeded in fierceness
that of any previous day. .
The absence of press telegram from Llao
Yang on September 1 aroused suspicion
that changes of Importance were proceed
ing which the military censor did not wish
to be made known.
Train Service Interrupted.
A telegram from the Associated Pres
correspondent at Mukden, filed at 1:27 on
the evening of September 1, statea that th
train service between Mukden and Llao
Yang "ha been interrupted, but th dispatch
does not mention whether telegraphlo com
munication Is open. According to dis
patch from Llao Yang,- General Kurokl
made his first attempt to cross the Taltse
river late In the evening under cover of a
heavy bombardment of th extreme Rus
sian left. The Japanese artillery, which
had been firing - uninteruptedly for four
teen hours that day, ceased about 9 o'clock
and then suddenly reopened about 11 o'olocH'
to conceal Kurokl' preparation for cross
Ing the river. These preparations neceeal
tated the establishment of a pontoon bridge,
as the rlvefo was' not fordable lower thag
Sakankankwantun, and the pontoon must .
haye been floated down the atream. .
The effort of the Japanese to cross th
river on August 30 were not successful and
General Kurokl therefor ordered a portion
of his army to ford It at Sakankanwantun.
General Kouropatkln wa unable to pro
vent the passage of the river owing to th
distance from Llao Yang, about twenty
miles, but for th same reason the Japanes
were unable to bring the forces which had
gained the right bank immediately Into ac
tion. Kouropatkln heard of th passag of fh
Taltse at Sakankankwantun after I o'clock
on the evening of August .31, and Immedi
ately gave orders for his men to fall back
on th outer position. This move Is ex
plained by the desire to collect a strong
force with which to repel a flanking
movement from the northeast. '
The Japanese repeated the attempt to
throw a pontoon across the Taltse near
Llao Yang during the night of August II
gain undr cover of a bombardment, and
this attempt I believed to hav been sua
eessful. Severe fighting may therefor b
expected Immediately northeast of the city.
The action of the Japanese commander.
In throwing a force across the river In
ths fare of a strong enemy Is considered
to be extremely rash snd th position of
thl force. Isolated from th main Jap
anese army by a deep river, may easily be-
com desperate. .
A correspondent of th Associate Proa .