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( Daily- Bee. FOR A CHARACTERISTICALLY WEST ERN NEWSPAPER READ THE BEE THE BEE IS THE PREFERRED ADVER. -.TISING MEDIUM IN ITS TERRITORY ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMALIA, WEDNESDAY MOBNINC3, SEPTEMBER 7, 1904 TEN TAGES. SINGLE COPY TIIHEE CENTS. The Omaha? 11 VOTE TO GO TO WORK Eouth Omaha BtrikenAre i'ling to Oite . - i , nV.. ' f PACKERS SUBktl I iVAL PROPOSITION Executive Board , Matter to Vots o NEITHER SIDE WI. U - UNE THE OFFER Basil of Settlemet. .epi Becret by the Parties Interested. OPEN SHOP SAID TO BE MAiN POINT End mt the Eight Weeks' Struggle Is Kv Believed to Be In' Sight at the Bltr Fucking; Plante. Couth Omaha members of the Amalga mated Association of Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers of North America took a vols yesterday afternoon on a proposi tion submitted them by the packers, through the executive council of the union at Chicago. It Is understood, although the sort figures will not be given out by the local offlclala of the union, that the vote . was practically unanimous In favor of ac cepting the proposition and ending the Strike. The result of the vote has bean forwarded to Chicago. Neither the packers nor the men will make any statement as to the nature of the proposition offered. From Chicago the Information la sent that the packers have offered to rs-einpioy as' man of the strik ers a are needed, without discrimination because of union affiliations, but to re tain In their employ all men now at work who wish to- remain, all former employes to be put to work as fast as possible. Packing houses are to be conducted on the "open shop" basis In the future. . Men Vote to Work. When called upon to cast their ballots th men. with very few exceptions, voted to return to work and not to Inquire too closely Into the terms of settlement. About the only local that, showed any strength in the voting was the sausage makers. This union voted 4t In favor of going back and 9 against. ' Other unions voted at about the ratio of 20 to 1 In favor of returning to work at once. While the voting was going on Vice President Vail explained to the men that their vote did not by any means end the strike. Ho said: "The result of the vote here mum tie sent to Chicago to President Donnelly', where the votes from all over the country will be tabulated and the result announced later." This statement did not i deter the men from declaring that they proposed to return to work as, soon as opportunity offered. ' ', The vote In South Omaha was so over whelming for a return - to work that the -. leader had little to say last night ezoept , the statement made to: the men that the . strike would no.t Dftqeclared oft until Prest- derrf 'DOnnellr sent out an official notice "'from his headquarter In' Chicago. , .. ' J . n...Jil.i..... vs....,.. ' . - V While Vice President Vail and the pack Ing house managers here declined to give out' any statement for publication regard' Ing the terms of the so-called settlement the understanding Is that the-men who went on strike July 13 are to be taken back as their services are needed. The packers' will run open shops. Stewards 'will be dono away with and 'the foreman of a department will be boss. Packers may discharge men as they see lit and there will be no steward to interfere. On the other hand men returning to the plants seeking employment will not be asked whether they wear union buttons or not. Workmen now In the plants are to be re tained Just as long as the packers see fit. .Although there Is no specification on this subject .the general understanding is " that the wages of skilled laborers Is to remain tha same as before the strike. Un skilled labor may b employed at any price the packers ore willing to pay. Dosens of the union men publicly mud tha statement on the streets Tuesday alter- . noon and evening that they were going c back to w.ork just as soon as they could eoure employment. From the tenor of ' conversation fhere Is to be no waiting on ."President Donnelly to announce the . vote' and officially declare the strike off. . In view of an Immediate settlement su perintendents at the packing houses were .-called upon by many of their old men '""Tuesday afternoon who asked ' for their old position back. Some were told to call ' again, while others were notified that no plaora were open Just at present. On ac count of the present working condition of Hthe packing plants a great many of tha ! old. men fear that they will not.be able to return to work at once, a the packers declare that they will not .discharge the men now at work to make room for union . men. Packers Offer No Encouragement. When Information reached the pucklng house managers last evening that many of the old men would apply for work today thettemnt wasjmude that considering tha receipts they had enough men at work but ; possibly some additional men might be -employed to take the placea of In competents. The turning down of the proposition by the mechanical workers here unless all of tha men who went out are taken back In a body does not affect the situation to any great extent Before the mechanical work er. went out their places had been filled by 1 the packers and the statement was made last evening that change la these departments, would be mad only-on ac count of Incompetency. wnea tne business men of the city learned . Tuesday afternoon that a vote wa being taken to decide aa to whether the strike should be continued or not. there ws a lgh of relief, as It wsa thsn consid ered that the strike wa about over. There seemed to be no doubt In the mind of a great many aa to the result of the vote CHICAGO VOTE WOT ANNUIqCKD Cennletlnn- Statements a Action Takea by TJnlou. CHICAGO. Bcpt t Whether th stock yard strike I to be called off or con- , tlnued Indefinitely will not be known un til tomorrow morning when the result of th referendum vol on th proposition be gun today by th union Involved tn the difficulty will be made publie by President Donnelly of the Butcher union. The greatest sec racy 'u being maintained by the officers pf the different union aa to th outcome of the vote. , which 1 being n'n 7 secmi oauot. . No official statement regarding the proo- iCun.tiQ.nad oa Boound. Pago-i . EXPECT REPLYJROM RUSSIA British Foreign Office Leoki for Early Case. LONDON. Root. . The nrellminarv rep resentation made by Count Benkendorff, the Riiiuilsn ambassador to the Forelan nffipi. InrllrntA that nufria Is on the noint of making substantial concessions to th"? United State and Groat Britain regarding tha auemlon of contraband of war. n a re sult of the submission by Foreign Minister Lamsdorff of the report to Emperor Nicho las today with Information transmitted by Ambassador Bengendorff showing the views of the British government. ' The Rus sian foreign minister la expected to present to the British government through Sir Charles Hardluge, the British ambassador to Russia, tomorrow the formal repiy oi the Russian government. It la understood In official circles here tha. Russia, while not acwnowtedglng Itself at fault for the captures made by Its ships m th nat will more specific!!? describe the conditions under which certain good uch as foodstuff and cotton oecom in ns view contraband. ' . Thu British Forelirn offl-yt Is satisfied from the representstlons made to It that such substantial concessions will be made by Rusxia as will lead to an early settlement of the vexatious question. t'lTIO WANT CABIN EV OFFICr4 Congress of British Workmen. Mukes a Recommendation. LEEDS. Eng., Sept. . The trades union ccngreas decided at today's session to send a delegate with a fraternal greeting to the International peace congress, to be held In Boston. The congress also adopted the following resolution: That In the nninlnn nf this consTess. the ima has arrived when a minister of labor should be appointed, with cabinet rank, to Whom would De entrusted me aammmir tion of labor enactments, and who would also collect and use such Information as the various consuls could supply In rela tion to labor legislation abroad, and would h rannnlhlA fnr tnklnff the Initiative on questions such ns the adoption of new ma chinery or In respect to such action as the attempted cornering of raw material so necessary to our Industrial prosperity.; A resolution advocating tne seiuemeni of industrial disputes by arbitration was Introduced, but It was opposed by the miners' delegates on the ground that cer tain vital principles could not be settled by arbitration, and was defeated. RELIEF EXPEDITION IS 8IGHTKD Eelaler Relief Boat Has Been Unable to Reach Its Destination. HAMMERFEST. Norway. Sept. . Th Norwegian steamer Vircola, which has ar rived hers, reports that It met the Zlegler relief exposition steamer Frithjof August 17 in latitude 7 north and longitude 63 eat. The Frithjof up to that tlm had been unable to reach Fran Josef Land. The Frithjof. having on board the Zlegler relief expedition, which arrived at Vardo, Norway. August 4, after an unsuccessful attempt to reach the steamer America bear. Ing the Zlegler Arctic expedition party. sailed from Vardo August for Frana Josef Land, and with coal for the America. The ' latter vessel sailed frem Trondjem, Norway, for Frana JoseX Land on June 21, law- ' r. .,' ...'.' -. ' , Fear If o . Boxer Vprlslast.' LONDON. 8ept. . .-Offlolal. reports re ceived at th Foreign, office here discredit the rumor that an uprising similar to that of the Boxer la Imminent -In China. It Is deolared that th disturbance reported are of a local character and that the Chines government Is summarily dealing with them. , ; - - Royal Wedding at Berlin. BERLIN, Sept. .The wedding of Crown Prince Frederick William and the Duchess Cecelia "of Mecklenburg-Schwerin will take place tn Berlin, where the visiting mem bers -of th royal families can ba enter tained better then at the bride's home. The marriage will probably take place early In the new year. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Bid Received for Construction of Marsaalltown Pnblte Balldlua;, iom a Staff Correspondent.) ' WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. (Special Tele gram.) Ten proposals war received today at th office of th supervising architect for th contract to construct th new pub llo building at Marshalltown, la. The last congress appropriated S8S.O0O for the pur chase of a site and the erection of a build ing. The lowest bidder was Newman & Hay, St. Paul, Minn., at 165,260. Rural free delivery carriers appointed: Nebraska Alda, regular, Benjamin R. Marshall: substitute, James C Qaspell. Holmesvllle, regular, Clarence D. Ijones; substitute, O'.lver C. Jones. Pickerel, reg ular, D- Badman; substitute. Pearl B. Bad man. Sterling, regular, John M. Herehey; substitute, L. R. Link, Iowa Armstrong, regular, Calvin M.' Rasborough, substitute, Arthur E. Lewis. Florls, regular, Mrs. Lillian McCormlck; substitute. William McCormlck. Llvermore, regular, Leslie M, Knowles; substitute, Henry Knowles. South Dakota Palmer, regular. Tin L. Whooley; substitute, Dan O. Ryan, Louisa Beck has been appointed post mistress at Manhattan, Crook county, Wyoming, vie Btti M. Lincoln, resigned. SOLDIERS . MITST STAKD TRIAL Those Aeeosed of Cesapllelty to Har der Given Over to Civil Courts. WASHINGTON, Sept 6. -Acting Secre tary of War Shaw today directed the com manding officer at Fort Sheridan to turn over to the civil officer of Athena, O., sevjn members of the Fourteenth battery who are accused of complicity in the mur der of a provost guard during a recent en campment at the Ohio town. Hears of Corona Treaty. WASHINGTON, Sept (.The Stat de pertinent has received through Minister Takahlra formal notice of th conclusion of th new treaty between Japan and Corea providing for Japanese advisor to th Cores n kings and for Japanese approval of future treaties and concession. ' CHICAGO DAY AT ST. LOUIS Mayor Harrison Appoint n' Con Mltteo of Vmmw Haaare4 to Take Charge of Bserrlses. CHICAGO. Sept. (.-With a speolal ap peal to the pride of Cbloago In the In terest of th 'Otilebration of Chicago day, October t, at th Louisiana Purchase ex position, Mayor Harrison today appointed a representative oommlttee of 400 members which Is to tske charge of the arrange, mente. It Is intended to make the day nut only a credit to Chicago, but to give the people of the city sud atale an opportu nity to see the fair under th most Uvor abla condition,, " KENNEDY FOR CONGRESSMAN Republicans of Second Nebraska District Kama Candidate Quickly. ACTION OF DELEGATES MADE UNANIMOUS Ono Vote Token to Record Instruc tions Given nt Prlmurlea aad Then All Is Handed to the Lender. For Congress JOHN L. KENNEDY For Judge HOWARD KENNEDY. JR. Only one real feat .re marked the Second district congressional convention In Wash ington hall yesterday afternoon, for 1 had all been decided by the voter Saturday. Th! was the exit of Thomas W. Black burn, who for eight years ha been not only th chairman but the congressional com mittee. Ilr. Blackburn, In opening the con vention, made a speech, telling the dele gate what to do and saying that faction alism would exist In Douglas county as long as there is the county or Douglas. The convention made no nols at all until John C. Wharton waa lntroduoed as Its temporary chairman, when scenes of great enthusiasm followed. Mr. Blackburn counseled that the con vention should name the committee and the committee should be run Independent of anything resembling any other commit ted on the sphere. He admitted there wa no contest as to who had been selected for the congressional nominee-and read the total figures of the district as shown by the primary returns. These gave Kennedy 2,871, Gurley. 2,107, Burbank 28$, Breen 213 and .Raker 161. Wharton Starts Enthusiasm. Temporary Chairman John C. Wharton tapped the enthusiasm with a short but stirring speech about Mr. Kennedy and republican policies. "W have assembled In convention this afternoon for the pur pose of placing in nomination one who will carry the republlcau banner In the Second congressional district of this state to vic tory November 8," said Mr, Wharton. "We are entering upon a campaign fraught' with great responsibility, yet laden with the best hopes and aspirations of humanity that right, truth and Justnea and fairness shall prevail. When .we consider the great achievements of the republican party dur ing the last two administrations, saying nothing of the party history prior to that period, wa wonder if there can be a para mount Issue found jipon whlcc. our op ponents can stand acceptably and credit ably before the, people. 'I have every right and reason to con gratulate you upon the selection of a con gressional candidate and upon the success that is certain In the district and state this fall, for Nebraska will go republican by at least 20,000 majority." John W. McDonald was placed In the chair as permanent presiding officer and Walter Willis and Frank Furay were made secretaries. Mr. McDonald made no re marks. The roll call for the nomination gave' Kennedy 85 votes, Gurley 86, Burbank 14, Raker VA and Breen Vi. Th last frag ment waa tendered the Seventh ward can. didae through a generous whim of Can didate yr.. B.t KaKer, wno naa mo earpy county df 'egatlon In h.!a pocket. ' Kennedy's Komlnntlon I'aaalmous. Mr. Kennedy' nomination quickly waa made unanimous, th motion coming from A, H. Burnett, ono of hi antagonists at the primaries. The deed waa done prmcl pally with cheers and when the nominee appeared on the stage in response to vocl lerous call ne was given a iwee-minui ovation. He said: I The kindly feeling displayed by my op ponent augurs tor republican succa-i. I never anew Derore inai 1 naa so many frlenda 1 say to those that were for othr candidates that it has bcun deeply gratify ing to me to have them come to me and take my hand and say, "We were against you In this camDalcn to this point, but now we are tor you and with you." 1 have never Deuevea inai ine men wno were ior other candidates were against' me. They are republicans, aa I am, and they had a perfact rijcht to express their choice and support their candidates. They were not against me; tney were ror tneir candidates. Ail i asK is tnat we Eet toaetner witn the men who stood by me, shoulder to shoulder, and carry forth the campaign- to victory. We must not be lulled Into secur ity In this contest. This district is now represented by a gentleman of high attain ments and hlsh character, and no man can say anything against him personally. I will not, ana I Deneve no man can, trutnruily. This will be a campaign not of personali ties, but of principles and we go Into the contest against a democratic candidate who Is hampered only by the platform of the party to which he belongs a platform un true and unsound and upon which no rep resentative from the Second congressional district ought to stand. But if you. the electors of the republican party In this dis trict, stand by me in this contest we will redeem the district and will wipe out the malortty that elected -Mr. Hitchcock and will restore the ascendancy of the olden daya . I ConBdent of Election. The ' party was - never ' stronger In the hearts ef the people than today. It faces problems of the present and the future with the old courage and the old fidelity to the Interests of th people that helped it to solve great problems right In the past. We have at the head of the ticket one of the strongest men who ever sat In tha preslden. uai cnair. When I have heard the suggestions of the people of this district 1 will use my own judgment In congress, for 1 am confident of election. Knowing the people have to nominate and elect m, J will be responsi ble only to them. I will undertake to get for the Second district of Nebraska every material thing to which it Is entitled. I will consider that I represent not only the Sec ond dlntrlct, but it is my duty to represent the stoic- of Nebraska. . I pledge myself to uphold President Rooevelt's hand, because I believe, aa you believe, that every beat of his heart and every thought of his mind are what he believes to be for the beet Interests of the people of the United States. . . - When the applause had subsided there were many calls for Byron G. Burbank. Mr, Burbank responded with a tribute to Mr. Kennedy. . John P. Breen, In response to demands, talked briefly, largely In a humorous way, H declared there la not a nobler character than John L. Kennedy and said that fac tionalism should be burled with hi nomi nation. W. 3. Ralwr of Sarpy -county waa called upon to apeak and promised that. Sarpy county's usual democratic majority would bo turned the other way thta fall. Reoraranlslaar th Committee. . A resolution providing for the reorgani sation and enlargement of the eongres sioual committee presented by John C. Wharton was adopted unanimously. It place th number of committeemen at fifteen, apportioned as follows: Each Omaha ward, 1; South Omaha, 2; Douglas country districts. 1; Surpy county, 1; Washington county, 8. Ths congressional candidate 1 empowered to nam the chair man and executive committee of Ave, who may or may not belong to th general oommlttee. Th executive committee la to become a part of th congressional committee. Committeemen war elected by district a follows: , . . First ward. W. II. Champennyi Second Charles 8'lser; Third. D. A. Itubln: Fourth, J.ilin C. Wharton; Fifth, David H. Christie: Klxth. J. W. McDonald; Seventh, a k Continued oa fJecooa Pag) WHAT DOES THE WORK niiTlNGS. Neb. Publishers Tbe lle . Quiaba, Nob. Gentlemen F)os find enclosed check for $2.00 for payment of my want ad which brouKht me a buyer and the net proceed of the sale brought me many times the cost of the advert iaeiueut , I am a firm believer In advertis ing, and when I want to sell some thlnif real bad Th Bee Is always my friend. WM. MAIUJKTT. Real Estate and Insurance. CITRUS FRUITS CASE DECIDED Conrt Holds that Arbitrary Renting mt Shipments Is a Violation of Law. 1 LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Sept. . Judge Wellborn of the Unite States circuit court today announced his decision In the case of the Interstate Commerce Commission against the Bouthern Pacific and the Atch ison, Topeka A Santa Fe Railroad Compa nies and their connecting lines, holding that the arbitrary routing of citrous fruit ship ments by Initial lines 1 opposed to the provisions of th interstate commerce net In that it destroy competition and places the shipper at the mercy o fthe railroad company. Judge Wellborn ordered a decree entered granting a writ of injunction. Judge Wellborn In his decision makes copious extracts from the testimony of Paul Morton, former second vice president of the Santa Fe company, and of other prominent railroad officials. In which, they say that the arbitrary routing of citrus fruit shipping was for, the purpose of stop ping the rebate system, which. It was claimed, was to the detriment of the small shippers and In order to maintain the tariff rates. , Judge Wellborn holds that this position Is untenable and against . bath the letter and spirit of the Interstate commerce act ENGLISH NAMES COMMITTEES Commander-in-Chief of United Span ish Wnr Veterans Annonnces Appointments, ' INDIANAPOLIS, Bept. 6. -Captain W. E. English, commander-in-chief of the United Spanish War Veteran, has appointed the following committees: Executive The commander-in-chief, Sen ior Vice Commander Colonel George M. Moulton, Illinois; Junior Vice Commander General WUlIam G. McKee. Indiana: Gov ernor W. T. Durbln, Indiana; Senator Charles Dick, Ohio. Appeals and grievances Senior Vice Com mander Moulton, Colonel James McClln tock, Arisona; Colonel Wilder S. Metcalf, Kansas; H. L. Warren, Michigan; Harry F. Huber, Colorado. . ' , Rules and regulations Judge Advocate General Judge I. N. Kinney, Michigan: Thomas F. O'Neill, California; Ferdinand Koenig. Pennsylvania; J.L. King, Dis trict of Columbia;- B.jtLC. llajre;' Wis consin. ' VERMONT : S REPUBLICAN Effort of the Democrats to -Cat Pin rallty Below Thirty-One Thou sand Falls. . ' , WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt, Sept. 6. Vermont today elected a governor and other state officers, two members of con- gress. thirty state senator and on repre sentative from each city and town. - A was expected, the republicans .were gen erally victorious, electing thetr entire ticket and maintaining control of the legislature by the uaual large majority. The campaign was hard fought by both of the leading parties, the 'democrats being their efforts to a reduction of the republi can majority of 31,000 given to William W. Stickney for governor in 1900. Returns received at midnight Indicate that the republican in today's state elected the . head of their ticket by a plurality equal to if not greater than that returned for Stickney. GOOD RICE CROP IN JAPAN Money Is Eaay and Conditions Are Satisfactory In Island Kingdom. NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-A Uchlda, Japa nese consul In New York, received today the following cablegram from Y. Sakatanl, vice minister of finance at Tokiol - "Rice crop exceedingly good, nearly 8,600, 000 koko above th average. The money market being easy, 10,000,000 treasury bills will be Issued tomorrow (September 6). In order to encourage savings, the Industrial bank of Japan wilt issue B-yen premium debenture for savings. The total of th amount of postal savings on September 2 showed an Increase of about 4,000,000 yen over the same date last year." . Consul Uchlda Bay that the cablegram show a most encouraging .condition of affairs in Japan and that ha takes It to mean that notwithstanding the war hi country la flourishing financially, Indus, trlally and commercially. MIME OWNERS ARE ENJOINED Owner of Wrecked Store at Cripple Creek, Colo., Appeal to Fed eral Conrts, DENVER, Sept. 8. Judge John A. Mar hall In the United State district court today granted the application of the In terstate Mercantile company, a Montana corporation, for a temporary Injunction restraining the members of the Cltlsens' alliance and Mine Owners' association of Teller- county from Interfering wlth.ts business tn the Cripple Creek district. The Interstate company acquired the union tore formerly conducted by the Western Federation of Miners In Cripple Creek and It was raided and wrecked by a mob on the night of August 30. The hearing waa continued until September 20.' ROAD PASSESA DIVIDEND Conditions In thnt Stnt Cnnse Loss to Colorado Southern Stock holders. . NEW YORK, Bept. 6,-The director of th Colorado Bouthern railway today passed tha dividend on th first preferred stock. The following official statement was Is sued : Owing to the continued decrease in earn ings resulting from conditions In Colo rado the dliectors of the. Colorado South ern Railway corapiiny have deemed it wlsa sot to declar a Uvldu4 Pa lb first pre ferred stock,' --U- ENTIRE ARMY IS IN DANGER Kouropatkin Deserves Great Credit if He Can Bars It. RETREAT A MOST DIFFICULT ; PROBLEM War Onlro Says All Is Accordion- to Prearranged Plan, hat Intelligent . Russians Are Mo Longer De ' celved by Sneh Stories. (Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904 ) ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. . (New York Herald Cablegram Special Te'.cgram to Tho Bee.) Oily on 'the arrival of the Her ald and the English newspapers this morn ing waa the true seriousness of the Llao Yang retreat known. The stock exchange turned panicky, consols leading In the fall for a quarter of a point. A further tele gram from Kouropatkin, brief and vague,' dashed the hopes aroused yesterday that the army had reached Mukden. On ' the contrary, he is fighting hard In making a retreat which one military expert consid ers likely to be the most difficult In hla tory, whll another1 says It wi:i redound to Kouropatklri's strategical credit If he can save the army. The truth Is, the keen est anxiety reigns here whether- Kouropat kin will make good his retreat The ab sence of official news add to the wide spread pessimism. Any one caring to visit the War office rcoelves ready assurance that the present serious events are a part of the plan. This wa given out to ihe French journalists, who faithfully trans mitted such reports to their newspapers, but such an Idea 1 not in the smallest degree entertained among Intelligent Rus sians whose ideas, according to what I have heard, . are expressed much more falrthfully by the Rubs, as follows: . Haas Spenks Plainly, ' "Kouropatkin gave the order to retire from Llao Yang, owing to his Inability to hold that Important position. The fact Is his withdrawal Is of great Importance from a military and political point of view and It will .play a great role in the future events. It was quite unexpected, the Rus sian public, relying on Kouropatkln's latest telegram, saying he was only waiting to close witn the enemy. The result of the retreat is to, prolong fatally the campaign. Russia' taking the offennlve Is postponed. Nor will It be without Its effect on China, already In a nervous condition. The Japa nese will, . of course, strain every nerve to reach Mukden as soon aa possible. From official news - received it is impossible to extract anything beyond the time gained to Increase our forces. "Unfortunately the Japanese can Increase their forces as quickly a we can. Having the command of the sea they can throw thousands efvtroopav on' almost' any point with rapidity. K "" " . " ' '" " "It Is physically hiposslbl for. V' to Increase quickly our strength. ' Wo must not bide from ourselves the fact that" the fatherland la now. In the position of de fending tho . most vital Interest." A sign of coming events Is that families of officials are hastily leaving Secanln.' A telegram from thence remarks pointedly that th Japanese have not arrived yet Owing to the absence of news, the general opinion 'is. that, there Is a disaster pending and for thla the public I prepared. I am assured that. the Imperial visit to the ship of the second Pacific squadron wa made yesterday. This means immedi ate departure for the sea. LETTER FROM WOIXDED WRITER . i Message of Associated Press Corre pondent Closed by Russian 6eer. MUKDEN, Sept 6. The following mes sage, ' describing ther earlier events of the Japanes; attack on General Stakelberg'a corps, oOuthwest or Llao Yang, August 30, waa written on tho battle field by M. Klrl loff, one of th Associated Press Russian correspondents, and sent to ' Mukden for transmission, just before the correspondent was shot through the lungs: This morning around Llao Yang guns thundered unceasingly. The heights form, ing a seml-clrcle around the city were dot tea with Jels of flame and white clouds. The spectacle wa clearly visible from the water tower of Liao Yang. The Russian left alone was not engaged. v At 7 a. m. the correspondent rode to the Russian center, where the Japanese were centering In an attempt to break through, and climbed Ue neighboring- heights fol lowing a detachment sent to relieve the skirmishers who had been covering ' the battery commanded by PokoillofT, one of the heroes of Klleuncheng. The Japanase, according to custom, were shelling places where they believed the Russian reserve were located. Before the corerspondent could reach the battery he. had to cross a danger sone of 160 yards, projectiles fall ing on it until the very ground Seemed ;to quiver with wrath. There wa a touching scene when the skirmishers were reached. A Russian sol dier met a brother whom he had last seen In their native village. There were joyous greetings." Then each went his way and settled, down to the work of tiring, coolly and deliberately. The Japanese nr was spasmodic. Their bullets sang like birds as they sped overhead, and tne Russians cracked jokes about it Two hours later the correspondent reached the battery and found that Poko tiloff and another officer, Costroft, had been killed. Out of sixty gunners forty were killed or wounded. Captain Tarasoff was In charge of the battery. His quiet courtesy recalled the hero of one of Count Tolstoi's novels. Fifty yards away was a splendid looking gunner, whose duty was to record the success or failure of each shot, the grim song of death, with deadly messengers hurling around tlm, but the Russian gunner stood erect and utterly without heeding the danger to which be was exposed. The Russian officers had not eaten any thlngaince the previous day, and the cor respondent shared with them what provi sions he had. ' The taste of food caused them to realise the Intensity of their hun ger. Prudence urged the correspondent to leave the spot, but he was fascinated. Her th message ended. . Th . officer who sent forward M. Klrlloff' last dis patch added M. Klrlloff, who waa an enthusiast in his work, had gained universal respect and sympathy. lie was shot through ths right lung while standing by our battery and fell back, suffering intense agony, the blood spurting from his mouth. Yet his devotion to duty enabled hlin to overcome his sufferings. lie insisted .upon being laced on a torse so that he could get to lao Yang and tile his dispatch. It took him five hours to cover the five and a half miles to Llao Yang. When he reached there M. Klrlloff was so exhausted and weak from loss of blood that we got him Into th hospital, although against his protest. He asked me to complete his message for him. I am a soldier and no writer, but I will say that after the awful fight today we are still holding our posi tions. Japanese bodies bestrew all the heights Their los:u-a must run Into the ten thousands We have lost i.uuO thus fur. A' shrapnel shell burst two pares from Oeneral ntakellterg (who remained for fif teen hours under fire), killing two officers. The general dm llgulljr wuuuded lu Loa ;' NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Warmer Wednesday. Thursdny Fnlr. Temperature nt Omaha Yesterday I Hoar. -De-. Hour. Dee;. 11 n. sn M P- ,, n. nt M P. T n. M BT p. m H n. in....,". BO 4 p. m Til a. m 3 B p. m 10 a. at MB p. 11 i, Mt T p. an...... MT lln ON H p. m 9 p. m ..... . M SUMMARY OF WAR SITUATION Kouropatkin Continues to Retrent Hnrrassed by Japs Expert Attack on Port Arthur Today. The dearth of. Immediate press and ofllclal dispatches from the present actual seat of j the far eautern struggle continues. It Is admitted by the Russian war office that no J telegrams whatever were received from General Kouropatkin bearing Tuesday's date, -the last Tuessage to- the emperor from the general being dated September 6 and briefly telling that the army was advancing northward, that it had extricated itself from a dangerous poeltton, thnt there was constant cannonading of the rear guard and that the losses on that day were about 100. The situation, In the light of the latest In formation, may be summed up as follows: The Russian forces are pushing on to Mukden, greatly impeded by heavy roads and floods, conducting an orderly retrent and followed step by step by the Japanese. Details of the fighting and of the exact position of the opposing armies are lack ing. ' . The report that Kouropatkln's rear guard had been annihilated and that the Russian forces are In danger of being surrounded Is dented by the Russian general staff. The Russian war office Is entirely confident that the retreat Is slowly but surely being effected. . . ' From Toklo comes the official report that the bulk of the Russian forces I still at Yental. '' ' ' The Japanese field marshal, in an ex tended report Qf the fighting up to Septem ber 4, says that the Russians burned all' the railroad bridges over the Taltse river, and predicts that while the Japanese list of casualties Is not yet completed, the losses will prove heavy. ' Vlceroy""Alexleff la on his way from Har bin to Mukden. The heads of Kouropatkln's long commis sary trains have passed through Mukden and are continuing northward. The attack on Port Arthur continues, and Chinese arriving at Che Foo say the Rus sian garrison expects a general land and sea attack today, (Wednesday). KO NEWS FROM KOl'HOPATKI." Lateat Report from the Commander Came Monday Afternoon. N. BT. PETERSBURG, Sept. 7.-2:10 a. m. There has been no news from General Kouropatkin since Monday afternoon. This is attributed to the interruption of direct communication with the commandeln chief, owing to the transfer of the tele graph office to Mukden, whither, messages have Id be sent, by courier.. The utmost . confidence '.prevail at tho war 'office that the Russian army la slowly but-' surely effecting- tha retreat without serious risk- of being cut off. None 'the' less anxiety-1 'felt through out the nation and this feeling Is shared by the emperor. His majesty is unwill ing at such a juncture to absent himself from Peterhbf and has countermanded all proposed journeys. He will not go to Wsr aW or Llbau and remains closeted ' for hour with his military advisers. It I believed that the outcome of these deliberations' will be an order to mobilize several 'more arnW corps. . " Late Tuesday evening the Associated Press obtained the following statement from the War office: No telegram whatever were received from General Kouropatkin today (Tuesday), It is inferred that the only Russian troops remaining at Yental September 6 are the rear guard, whose mission is solely to re' lard the enemy's movement There Is. no Intention to hold this point, a It Is of no Intrinsic jmportance. The stores there have already been removed and whatever was not removed wa burned. An official telegram will probably ar rive tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. , The transfer of the telegraph office to Mukden ha caused delay in th direct transmission of messages. A Runsan correspondent of the Asso ciated Press aent a message from Mukden Tuesday evening, more than twenty-four hour after the dispatch of General Kouro patkln's last published message. This cor respondent give no details of the retreat and the censor probably will not allow the transmission of this news until ihe commander-in-chief sends his report The correspondent point out In hi dis patch that the Russian forces are followed tep - by step by the Japanese and are greatly impeded by heavy roads and floods. Hs adds: "It 1 Impossible to ssy how long the 'fighting will continue, a the Initiative I now in the hand of the Jap anese." . -The correspondent doe not conceal the fact that the Russians are undergoing a ever ordeal, but he says that the cour at of the troop remain undiminished. Bt Petersburg Is full of the wildest rum ors, some claiming that Kouropatkln's rear guard has been annihilated; that Kouro patkln lis been taken prisoner and that Port Arthur has fallen. These alarmist report were circulated on th bourse and at on tlm threatened to cause a panic JAPANESE! ON HEELS OF RUSSIANS Fighting-vHas Been Continuous Since August 34. , MUKDEN, Bept. C A Russian corre spondent of the Associated Press supplies th following: "Our .retreat la being carried out under heavy rpessure and with the Japanese on our heels. The task is additionally difficult, owing to the terrible condition of th road and tha rivers, which are flooded. "The fighting haa now been almost con tinuous sine August H and how much longer It will last It Is Impossible to say, th Initiative I In th hands of the Japanese. . ' "The number of live sacrificed and the loss of supplies by burning, bridges being blon up, etc., can only be ascertained when we once more have concentrated and this will occpy us for some days. "Do not be under any misapprehension; we will live through these heavy day and still mor alarming night, for despite re cent failure w have a steadfast 'faith In the future and th spirit of th troops 1 unimpaired. "Ther are number.: stories of heroism, collective and individual, which It is Impos sible to relate by wire. "The Red rCoss Is working tirelessly, not only tn . aiding th wounded, but In establishing booths by th roadstd and distributing food and tea to the sick, In jured and starving. Th Chines nupula Uoa. la la a atala ef Xenuent, RUSSIANS IN RETREAT Kouropatkin BayiHe Has Extricated Army from Dangerous Position. RUMOR OF SEVERE REAR GUARD ACTION No Details from Front Hits Beached Sot- sian War Office Binoe Monday, STORES ARE PASSING THROUGH MUKDEN Supplies of Retreating Army An Sent Beyond Alleged Stronghold. r RUSSIANS ARE, NOT DISCOURAGED t War Office Believes Ther May B Hope for Kouropatkln's Fore Despite Loss of Lino Yang. ST. PETERSBURG, . Bept . Th em- peror ha received th following from General Kouropatkin, dated September 6: Today, September 6,' the army is ad vancing northward. It has extricated Itself from the dangerou position tn which It was placed, being threatened by the enemy and having a narrow ' front 'The enemy throughout the day can nonaded our rear guard, especially its left flank, but without much effect "We lost about 100 men today." Severe Rear taoard Action. ST. PBTJj;R6BUHG, bopt . .K6 p- m. Private advice Irom Mukden say that some of the reaa guard action In progress are quite severe, put uu details have bean received. i 4:13 p. m. Th Associated Press is author. lzod in the name of the Kuesian general staff, to deny the repot . winoh was in circulation here last nlglu of the annihilation of Gen eral Kouropatkln's rear guard. According to the latest advices of the staff, no Uus. alan force waa cut off, and It 1 believed that there ia little danger of th Japanese Intercepting Kouropatkin below Mukden. The Information here is that th Japanese force at Bensihu does not exceed two divi sions at the most it 1 added, howtver. that th staff ha hot yet received new from th front under today' data. It is understood that Russia Is trying to negotiate for th purchase of the British steamer' Calchas, captured by the Vladi vostok squadron while on it way from Pugel sound to Japan. Russians Pasa Through Mukden. MUKDEN, Sept. 8.-1:40 a. m. The com missariat and column of artillery are ar riving here and proceeding northward. General Kouropatkln's army la engaged id an extensive rear guard action. The retreat, of General Kouropatkin' . army Is being carried out in good, order, despite the terrible condition- of the roads, rendered nod Jen fy th raftl" which fell. yesterday and today which mlr th lum-j . berlng gun and. heavy transport train. Long lines of Sommissarlat wagons drawn by steamlngnules, horses and even but locks re straining their way north over the soaking, cut up main road from Yen tal. Behind them come long train of artillery and back of them still Kouro ' patkln' army. Th Japanese are hanging on Kouropat kln's flanks, keeping the Russian engaged In a continuous rear guard action. Th progress of the retreating army ha been low . owing to the necessity of first get ting through the baggage and guns, but the heads of the commissariat trains al- ' ready have passed through Mukden and are continuing their way . toward th north. , The main Japanese army I marching up along the roads eastward of tht .Russian lines of retreat, which converge at Muk den. Another Japanese army ia heading for Mukden from tha westward, , coming from the direction of the Llao river. Marshal Oyama seems to be making a race for Mukden. He evidently ha got superiority in number, especially In ar tillery. ; . ' , As thin dispatch waa filed th corr-. pondent of. th Associated Prs could hear the booming of the Japanese cannon . which are In play fourteen mile from -' Mukden. The skies are black and the air Is stifling with th sens of suffocation, which la felt her before a Storm breaks strange harmony between th elements and th menacing attitude of ths cons manding armies. , Kurokt Oceuplea YentnL . ' TOKIO, Sept 6.-2. p. m. It 1 reported here that the Rusulan' hav retired b yond Yental. General Kurokl haa oocnV pied the town. ' M, ' It 1 officially announced that a portion) of the Russian force remain at. Ylnt shulssu, south of Yental, where th bulk of th Japanese army la aseambled. AlexlenT Ooe to Harbin. HARBJN, Sept . Viceroy Alexin" and hi ataff hav arrived her from .Vladlvo. atolc '. ' i -, ' ' ' ' War Office Not Disturbed. ' BT. PETERSBURG, Bept 6. : p. m. Apparently the War office la not greatly disturbed by fear that Field Marshal Oyama will cut oft General Kouropatkin before ha reaches Mukden. According to the latest' advice the Russian retreat 1 being effected In good order. The head of transport train passed through Mukden yesterday at noon and the faot that the baggage trains continued on their way northward of. Mukden, th War office ex plains, doe not mean . that Koucopatkl Is bound further north at this tlm, bat M simply a natural precautionary measure, even if he Intended to hold Mukden, tb Russian formation during th operation of an army locating th baggage train fo.--j teen mile and the ambulance corps four mile In th rear of th main body of troop. ' y . .. The new from the front Indicates that Oyama, having failed to surround Kouro patkin at Llao Yang, Is pressing Kouro. patkln' rear with all the power of hi tired troop, whll hurrying forward a column which crossed "the Talta rivsr at. Bensihu, thirty miles northeast of Llao Yang and five ' miles du east of Yental ststlon, In the hop of cutting th Rus sian lln of retreat below Mukden. . This oolumn may consist of fresh troop In light marching order. Th Bensihu road join the main road from Yental, Where the latter la Intersected by tb Hun river, '' three mile below Mukden. Once this point is passed , Kouropatkin' army will hav the Hun river between It and Oyama. Th only uneasiness Is du to th possibility that J pantiie light draft gunboat which, according to report are coming up from New Chwang. nilitht suddenly make their appearance, the river being navigable to thla point . ' Aa Kourppatkla yu friU.flr$ aj JTatv