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CAMPAIGN tV0W ON
Senator Joseph B. Forakei z ully Opeis
Ball for the Repu .
LARGE CROWD TURNS 0U1 tEAR HIM
Telh Local M-.'o. Party at Large Expects
Them to Bury Fusion Deep.
TALKS MAINLY ON NATIONAL ISSUES
Reviewi Eecord of Roosevelt and Shows
Why He Should Be Elected.
PARTY AND CANDIDATE DESERVE TO WIN
people HveProiirrfd (he Result
of Republican Policies and Suf
frred When Democracy
Wm In Power.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Sept. 14. (Special Telegram.)
In the presence of a crowd that filled the
Auditorium, Senator Joseph B. Fornker of
Ohio tonight delivered the speech that for
mally opened the national campaign In Ne
braska. The crowd was not only large, but
it was enthusiastic and the well rounded
rentencea of the distinguished speaker were
cheered heartily.
The Auditorium was decorated with pic
tures of Governor Mickey and Congress
man Burkett, suspended from the balcony,
while large-sized drawings of President
Roosevelt, Governor Mickey and Congress
man Hurkett occupied conspicuous places
on the stage.
Senator Foraker was escorted to the
Auditorium from the Lincoln hotel by
members of the Grand Army of the Repub
lic, headed by a band, and upon entering
the hall the procession was received with
tumultous applause. Besides the old sol
diers, General John M. Thayer and John L.
Kennedy occupied positions of honor upon
the platform. The former was referred to
In very complimentary terms by Senator
Foraker In his speech and his name was
greeted with much enthusiasm.
Governor Mickey presided at the meeting
and after a song by a colored quartet. In
troduced Senator Foraker In a short but
complimentary talk.
After expressing his pleasure at being In
Nebraska, where he saw evidences of pros
perity and happiness and contentment on
every side. Senator Foraker paid a nice
tribute to General Thayer and Governor
Mickey, with whom ha had long been ac
quainted. He touched briefly on state af
fairs and said he understood that the pop
ulists a.:1 A ocita had fused In order to
try to "feat Govc,.:l K'ckey. He ad
vised the rep. oilcans to mi., the fuslonlsts
under srch a victory that they would never
be. iiMe to scratch out.
"You must do this." he said. "We ex
pect you to do It."
Know Where Roosevelt Stand.
He then launched Into a discussion of na
tional Issues, giving a complete record of
what Theodora Roosevelt had done In pub
lic life, and expressed himself as being un
able to say what Judge Parker had done or
would do. Granting that both Judge Par
ker and President Roosevelt were men of
good character hs said that did not signify
that both of them are qualified to make
good presidents. "We want to know some
thing of how they stand on the tariff
quentlon, on the Philippine question, on the
money question and on the other great
questions. ,
"All we have had from Judge Parker Is
his short telegram to the St. Louis con
vention, and his speech accepting. The
telegram did not go far enough," he said.
"It stated that the gold standard was Ir
revocably established, but It did not say
that he would change the money standard
had he the power. That telegram, how
ever," said the senator, "stirred up the
democrats to wonderful heights. They be
lieved that In Judge Parker they had a
Moses to lead them from the Wilderness.
Grover Cleveland Imagined he saw the
hand of Providence In It, when It was
merely the hand of David B. Hill."
He belabored the democratic convention
for not expressing Itself upon this question,
when for sixteen hours they had fought It
In their committee meetings. He used the
Parker telegram to show that the demo
crats were behind the times as they had
always been behind In affairs of the gov
ernment. The gold standard was Irrevoc
ably established in 1S96.
Soup Houses and Free Trade.
Senator Foraker then took Parker's
speech of acceptance and discussed It sec
tion by section. His position on the tariff
question, he said. Is the same as that ad
vocated by Cleveland. "I "need not discuss
that. Protection needs no endorsement
from me. You remember the soup houses
when the country enjoyed free trade. You
know what the condition of the country is
now. Judge Parker added In his declara
tion on the tariff that while the lawi
Should be revised, he would be unable to do
t during the next four years because of a
republican senate. That Is merely a bid for
the vote of the business man. I cannot hurt
you, the republicans won't let me, so you
fan vote for me. That's what Parker
meant.
"On the trusts. Judge Parker said no
further explaining Is necessary, that the
courts could remedy the evils.
. "You remember the Northern Securities
case, when the democratic members of the
United State supreme court voted In favor
Gf the corporations. Remember when you
come to vote that Judge Parker 'if elected
might have to appoint members of that
court.
"Judge Parker said the Philippines should
to prepared for speedy Independence. .That
Is Just what the republicans are doing."
aid the senator. "We have already given
them more freedom than they ever had be
fore, but we won't pull down the flag."
Then Senator Foraker told how the Islands
came luto possession of the United States,
how needful they were now as a naval
baae: he told of the Cuban war, how neces
sary Porto Rico was as a naval base, how
necessary Hawaii was as a naval base. He
launched Into a recitation of what President
Roosevelt had accomplished, of the work of
the Panama canal and of how the acquisi
tion of territory would make It possible for
this country to protect the Panama canal
when It was completed. All these things,
he said, were necessary for the protection
of America's growing commerce.
Mis Whs Dmi Tola.
"They aay Roosevelt ts a dangerous man:
that he will plunge the country Into a war.
He never has. He Is quick with the trig
ger, but never a single time has he missed
the bullseye. If he was a dangerous man
our commerce would not have grown as it
has. He does things. He Is a great man
and on every question he has an opinion
and ha express It. We all know whore he
Stands. No man ever mora thoroughly took
(Continued on Second Pegs.)
ODELL AND PLATT CONTEST
So Compromise Affected Between Fac
tions ! Kenr York Repub
lican Partr."
SARATOGA, N. Y.. Sept. 14 The appar
ently tangled situation hero yesterday had
resolved Itself, by the time the republican
state convention actually met today Into a
plain contest between Governor Oilell and
Senator Piatt, with the former and his
friends until the lust moment trying to keep
It from taking open form upon the floor
of the convention.
There Is no antagonism between Gov
ernor Odell and Mr. Wooflruff and none
between Mr. Woodruff and Lieutenant Gov
ernor iilgglns. It was made plain today
that Mr. Woodruff was not averse to an
amicable settlement of the conflict between
his own and the HIggtns Interests. It
was the uncompromising attitude of Sena
tor Piatt In behalf of Woodruff and against
Governor Odell and the Higglns movement
that prevented the proposed conference
yesterday afternoon nnd precluded the pos
sibility of Mr. Woodruff's honorable with
drawal from the contest or a compromise,
which might have resulted In the selection
of a third man for the governorship nom
ination. When the convention was called to order
former State Senator J. Sloat Fitssett was
chosen temporary chairman.
At the conclusion of Mr. Fassett's Ad
dress a recess was taken until tomorrow.
At 11 o'clock tonight there was every rea
son to believe that the following ticket
chosen by the Higglns supporters will be
nominated totmorrow:
For Governor Frank W. Higglns of Cat
taraugus. For Lieutenant Governor M. Linn Bruce
of New York.
For Secretary of State John F. O'Brien
of Clinton.
For Attorney General J. M. Mayer of
New York.
For State Treasurer John B. Wallen
meyer of Erie.
For State Engineer and Surveyor Henry
A. VanAlstyne of Columbia.
For Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals
Edgar M. Oullen nf Kings county.
For Asslstunt Judge Court of Appeals
William E. Warner of Monroe.
Although there Is no assurance that this
ticket can be nominated without a roll call
on governor the air Is full of rumors late
tonight that a settlement may be reached
and. the unanimous nomination of Lieu
tenant Governor Higglns accomplished on
the flrst ballot.
At 11:30 Mr. Woodruff came from his
headquarters, after a protracted confer
ence with friends, and said, "My name will
go before the convention tomorrow."
Replying to an inquiry as to the number
of votes he would have he said:
"I don't know. That does not have much
to do with the matter, anyway."
COLORADO REPIBLICAX TICKET
Governor Pea body Renominated and
His Administration Endorsed.
DENVER, 8ept. 14. The republican state
convention today nominated thj; following
ticket:
Governor, James H. Peahody.
' Lieutenant governor, Jesse F. McDonald.
Treasurer, J. A. Holmberg.
Secretary of state. James F. Cowle.
Auditor. A. E. Bent.
Attorney general, N. C. Miller.
Superintendent of public Instruction,
Katherlne L, Craig.
Regents nf university, Thomas D. Baird,
Dr. A. Johnson.
Congressman-st-large, Franklin E. Brooks.
Also presidential electors.
The platform Indorses the administration
of Governor Peabody and calls on all clti
aens. Irrespective of party, to support him
In his efforts to "rebuke the spirit of law
lessness which would turn popular govern
ment Into Irresponsible despotism and keep
alive class hatred, lawlessness and trea
son." The platform pledges the candidate to
restrain any excess, whether practiced by
capital or labor. .An eight-hour law is fa
vored. COSSECTICUT REPUBLICAN TICKET
Lieutenant Governor Is Advanced to
Hlajhest Place in State.
HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 14. The re
publican state convention today nominated
Lieutenant Governor Henry Roberts for
governor. George L. Lilly was renomi
nated by acclamation for congressman at
large.
The platform indorses the nomination of
Roosevelt and Fairbanks, and ratifies the
national platform. It specially approves
the administration of President Roosevelt
"on account of what has been done to ab
solutely establish the gold standard; the
work of connecting the Paclflo and the At
lantic oceans by the isthmian canal; the
restoration of arid lands of the United
States so as to make them susceptible to
cultivation; the settlement of the Alaskan
boundary question and the steps that have
been taken to extend the peaceful settle
ment of all international differences by ar
bitration." COMPLETE RETIRES FROM MAINE
I'nofllrlal Tabulation Shows Repub.
Ilran Plurality of 27,130.
PORTLAND, Me., Sept. 14. A republican
plurality of 37,130 Is shown by complete re
turns from the state election of Monday,
the unofficial tabulation of which, from the
623 cities, towns and plantations, was com
pleted today. The total vote for governor,
as tabulated, was:
Cobb (republican), 78,460; Davis (demo
crat), 61,330. 1
While these figures show a republican
gain of 4,900 votes over 1900, they also indi
cate a democratic gain of 11,244, or a net
gain for their party of 6,254.
All four republican congressmen are re
turned by pluralities ranging from 6,000 to
7,000. The legislature, which will elect a
United States senator, is safely republican.
TAGGART HOLDS A CONFERENCE
Committeeman Says Plans are Made
for Work During; Ilia Absence.
NEW YORK. Sept. 14.-Details of the
national democratic campaign, Including
pending .matters, were the subject of a
protracted conference today at the head
quarters of the democratic national com
mittee. Those participating were Chairman
Taggart, Treasurer Peabody, Chairman
Sheehan and August Belmont. At the con
clusion of the conference Mr. Taggart
went to the Fifth Avenue hotel to call on
Senator Gorman of Maryland, Mr. Tag
gart said that he could give out no de
tails of the matters discussed, aa they re
lated only to the conduct of the campaign
during his absence In the west.
WISCONSIN CONTEST 1 COURT
Supreme Coart Hears Amumeats of
Republican Factions.
MADISON, Wis., Sept. 14.-The supreme
court today took up the contest over the
regularity of the republican ticket. All the
Judges were In their chairs and the court
room was crowded.
The supreme court decided to admit the
amended complulnt of the stalwart faction,
reciting the action of the old committee on
Monday and denying Its right to meet and
decide which convention was legal after It
had been out of existence two months.
LOUISIANA DAY AT 1HE FAIR
Ceremony of Transfer sf Territory Repro
duced at St. Louis.
CENTURY OF AMERICAN DOMINATION
Representatives of Foreign Elements
la Population of Louisiana
Make Short Speeches la
Honor of Event.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 14. Elaborate exer
cises marked the celebration of the state
of Louisiana today at the Louisiana Pur
chase exposition.
The festivities were Inaugurated by a
parade comprising several military or
ganizations, the mounted staff of Governor
Blanchard of Louisiana, the directors of
the exposition. President Francis of the
exposition. Governor Blanchard and Gov
ernor Warfield of Maryland, all on horse
back. The route of the parade traversed the
principal avenue of the exposition, end
ing nt the Louisiana state pavilion, where
a formal welcome was extended by Pres
ident Francis.
The feature of the day was the repro
duction of the now historic ceremonies
which attended the transfer of the Louisi
ana purchase territory to the govern
ment of the United States.
Governor Blanchard of Louisiana spoke
about "One Hundred Yenrs of American
Domination." He said in part:
The conditions which brought about the
purchase of Louisiana from Napoleon are
famlllur to every intelligent American.
That successful negotiation was born of
American necessity. The benevolent and
peaceful assimilation of the inhabitants of
Louisiana and the consequent control of
the Mississippi river was as Indispensable
as the unification of the thirteen American
commonwealths east of the Mississippi.
Thomas Jefferson, governing a country
iust recovering from the ravages of a long,
lttor and devastating war, saw In foreign
ownership of Louisiana a serious menace
to peace and American development.
Candor compels the admission that Na
poleop. was not stimulated by motives of
fiatriotlsm, nor a desire to promote Amer
can expansion and greatness In parting
with Louisiana. He was swayed by mo
tives of expediency, superinduced largely
by antagonism to England and English an
tagonism to him. To quote his own words,
he "wished to give England a maritime
rival that would sooner or later humblo
Its pride."
At tho time of our acquisition It had a
Caucasian population all told, of less than
60,(100. Today this domain, embracing. In
whole or in part, fourteen states and ter
ritories, Is peopled by over 15,000.000 souls.
Within Its borders Is produced every
thing that can be cultivated in a temperate
and subtropical clime. The music of Its
spindles and factory wheels Is Incessant.
Its mines are producing gold nnd silver,
coal. Iron, sine and salt, sulphur and lead
by the hundreds of thousands of tons. Its
oil fields yield millions of turrets of crude-
fiotroleum and fuel oil yearly. Its lumber
nterests ore so vast as to be beyond ac
curate computation. Its fields of waving
corn and wheat, of cotton "and sugar cam-,
of barley, rye and rice, comprise, as It
were, the bulwark of American agricultural
supremacy. Its orchards, producing numer
ous varieties of fruits, are an Item of Im
measurable Importance In the material de
velopment of the nation.
How pleasant to think that this fair land
came to us without the shedding of human
blood or the sacrifice of humnn life.
Through the foresight of Thomas Jefferson
and the skill of American diplomacy Us
acquisition was peacefully accomplished.
And the nations of the world are assem
bled here to Join with us the great
celebration, to take us by the hand In
friendly greeting and wish us Godspeed:
to behold In these grand palaces nnd build
ings and the American exhibits found there
the evidences of our greatness and power,
and to prove by their own exhibits that
the race for precedence Is a close one be
tween the old world and the new.
Let us make, more than ever, the United
States of America present to the people
of the world the examplo of a great re
public, possessed of every variety of cli
mate and production, whose people are as
one again, loyally devoted to the per
petuity of the union, fearing no foreign
foe, following the pursuits of peace, serv
ing God according to the dictates of con
science, and solving practically the great
problem of self-government.
Short speeches were also made by Omer
Vlllere of New Orleans, representing the
French residents of the Louisiana purchase,
and former Lieutenant Governor Albert
Estoplnal, representing the Spanish ele
ment Among the entertainment features pro
vided In honor of the visitors from the
southern states was a display of fire
works which Included eleven set pieces,
descriptive of scenes in the early history
of the state.
GRAND AERIE BEGINS WORK
Head of Order Recommends Reduc
tion of Per Capita Tax Omaha
Man on Committee.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 14. At the meeting of
the grand aerie of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles today Grand Worthy President Con
gressman Timothy D. Sullivan of New
York city read his annual report. He re
viewed the work of the year and called at
tention to the fact that the order now has
850 subordinate aeries, with a totul member
ship of about 150,000. He reported that the
cash assets of the grand aerie have In
creased 370,000, and in view of the rapid In
crease of the funds when the running ex
penses of the grand aerie are not heavy, he
recommended that the per capita tax on all
members be reduced from 30 cents to 20
cents.
A number of reports were read and tele
grams of good wishes were received, among
them one from Seattle, Wash., the mother
aerie, where the first annual session of the
grand aerie was held, and which puts in a
bid for the tenth annual session In 1908.
Grand Worthy President Sullivan an
nounced the following committees:
Grievances and appeals: A. S. Ritchie
of Omaha, W. H. Buker, Trenton, N. J.;
Ralph Davis, Memphis; John P. Judge,
Troy. N. Y.; Archibald Spauldlng, Nor
wich, Conn.
Reception and distribution of resolutions,
recommendations, etc.: Rosser Downing,
Washington. D. C.j P. H. Nolan, Port Jer
vls, N. Y. ; N. D. Crenshaw, Iowa: Frank
J. Murphy, Nebraska.
BODY OF WOMAN IN TRUNK
Victim of Probable Murder at Cleve.
laad, Ohio, Identified aa Mrs.
Inea Smith.
CLEVELAND, Cept. 14.-The body of a
young woman was found today crowded
Into a trunk which was picked up In the
wter under a coal dock on the lake front.
A half dozen detectives were at tnce
placed on the case, with the resolt that
late thla afternoon the body was identified
as that of Mrs. Ines Smith of No. B5 Oregon
street, this city. The woman disappeared
on September . That she was murdered
and her body placed in the trunk ard
thrown Into the river, the police say, Is
certain. Some time ago the woman applied
for a divorce, alleging that her husband,
Samuel Smith, had another wife living
whom he married In 1892.
Before her marrlaga to Samuel Smith tho
dead woman's name was Ines Hall and ahe
lived In Zanesvllle. O. The Smiths had
lived In Cleveland about five yeara, but
recently bad not been living together.
PARLIAMENTARIANS ADJOURN
et Session of l.tU ernatluaal tnlon
Will Be Held la City of
Brussells.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 14. The annual confer
ence of the Interparliamentary union,
which has been In session here for three
days, adjourned today, to meet next year
In Brussells. The final session was held at
the Southern hotel Instead of at the World's
fair grounds, where the previous sessions
hao been held. There was scarcely a
quorum present when President Bartholdt
called the delegates to order at 10 o'clock,
an hour later than was scheduled.
The small attendance was due to the
fact that the session of yesterday had
cleaned up the Important business of the
conference. Today there remained but the
disposition ef resolutions of minor im
portance and the winding up of the af
fairs of the conference.
Among the final pieces of bunlness trans
acted was that of the election of members
of the Interparliamentary council. The
Amrrlcan representative chosen was Con
gressman BiM-ton of Cleveland.
Brussels was then formally ratified as
the meeting place of the conference and
I the date was left to the executive council.
The conference at 12:30 adjourned sine die.
Tonight the members of the union con
tinued their tour of the country as guests
of the nation. KansasjClty will be visited
tomorrow.
Shortly after tho adjournment of the con
gress. Representative Bartholdt was hunded
the following telegram, dated at Oynter
Bay, on Tuesday, but stamped as recelvtd
at the Southern hotel Wednesday .tlec
noon: OYSTER BAY, N. Y.. Sept. in. I am di
rected by the president to thank you cor
dially for your telegram, and to state that
he will take the opportunity to express to
the delegates on the occasion of their call
on him at the White House his apprecia
tion of the sentiments you convey to him
on behalf of the conference.
WIIJJAM LOEB. JR.. Secretary.
FIFTY EMPLOYES DISMISSED
Philippine World's Fair Board at St.
Louis Cuts Expeusea 7,fiOO
a Month.
i
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 14. Announcement was
made today at the office of the Philippine
World's fair board that more than fifty
emp'.oyea of the government exhibit, In
cluding several high officials had been dis
missed for reasons of economy. The order
will go Into effect formally tomorrow.
The highest In rank of those whose serv
ices will be dispensed with is E. S. Felder,
executive officer of the Philippine reser
vation, who was engaged at a salary of
$6,000 a year. Albert C. Newell, chief of
exploitation, salary 14,000 a year, and J.
F. Compton. chief auditor and accountant,
have been notified that their services wl'l
no longer be required.
The reduction In the executive force of
the Philippine exhibit was made by Auditor
A. T. Lawshe of the Philippine board, who
recently arrived in St., Louis. It Is said
that a saving of 17,500 a month will result
from the reductions.
Herbert B. Stone, chief of the depart
ment of press and publicity, will remain
and will assume the duties of executive
officer lq addition those- of his present
office. ' - "
In addition to the officials, fifteen em
ployes of the presa and publicity depart
ment and between fifty and sixty members
of the Philippine reservation special
guards have also received notice of dis
missal. .Both Mr. Felder and Mr. Newell assert
that they have contracts with the Philip
pine board for one year each, and that
they cannot be summarily dismissed with
out cause. They declare that they intend
to contest Auditor Lawshe s action.
LIVE STOCK MEN ARE HEARD
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Proutr Gives Time to Cattle
Grower at Denver.
DENVER, Sept 14. Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Charles A. Prouty heard tes.
timony today In regard to the western
live stock shippers' grievances against the
railroads because of alleged discrimination
in rates and poor service. The commis
sioner announced that the hearing on the
charges of discrimination against this city
In commodity rates from the east, made
by George J. Klndell, manufacturer, would
be resumed in New York later in the fall.
Attorney S. H. Cowan of Fort Worth,
Tex., conducted the case of the live stock
men today and Attorneys W. Edward Bax
ter of Nashville, Tenn., and A. W. Houston
of San Antonio, Tex., represented the rail
roads. '
CONSUL GENERAL M'WADE OUT
President Removes Representative at
Canton After Investlara
tlon. OYSTER BAY, L. I.-Sept. 14-Robert
M. McWade, United States consul general
at Canton, China, today was removed from
office by President Roosevelt. Charges
made against htm recently were Investi
gated by Assistant Secretary Pierce, who
went to the Orient to make an investiga
tion of several of the United States con
sulates In China and Japan, Secretary
Pierce In his report to the president
strongly sustains the charges made against
Consul General McWade. The order for
McVVade's dismissal went forward thla
afternoon.
MR. PHIPPS GIVEN A DIVORCE
Decree Granted on Grounds of Drier
tlon Agreement for Division of
Children and Property.
DENVER, Sept. 14.-Laurence C. Phlpps.
the Pittsburg millionaire, was granted a
divorce from his wife, Genevelve Chandler
Phlpps, on the ground of desertion, by the
district court here today.
The court ordered that the agreement
made by the husband and wife be made
part o the decree. Under Its provisions
the two children are to spend each tlx
months with each parent. The property Is
also divided and provision la made for the
support of the children.
Movements of Ocean Vessels Sept. 14,
At Naples Sailed: Adelbert, for New
York.
At New York-Arrived: Celtic, from
Liverpool: Oceanic, from Liverpool
Aurania, from IJverpool. Bulled: Majestic'
for IJverpool; Citta de Torrlno, for Naple:
Helllg Olav. for Christiana; Flandrla, for
Port An Prince.
v.At "onenhagen-Arrlved: Hekla, from
New York; itacur II, from New York.
,At .9,"H"w Arrived: Anchorla, from
New York; Sarnuttliin, from Boston
At Plymouth Arrived: Moltke. from New
York. At Quernstown Sailed: Ivernla, for Bos
tun. At St. Vincent-Arrived: Serapls, from
Sun Francisco.
At IJverpool Arrived: Nordland from
Philadelphia; Teutonic, from New' York
Iberian, from Bustou,
BLAME THROWN ON ORLOFF
Eouropatkin Says His Failure to Hold
Yentai Mines Disorganized Things.
POTENTIAL VICTORY TURNED TO DEFEAT
Success of Korokl's Flank Movement
Crippled Whole Russian Scheme
and Forced the Retreat
to Mukdea.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 14-Midnlght.)
General Kouropatkin's official report,
which was given aut tonight, comes as a
considerable relief as setting at rest alarm
ist stories of the loss of guns, the cutting
off of divisions and the death or capture of
prominent commanders, which have been
freely circulating here. Tho report, which
Is a very long one, enters at considerable
detail Into the various phases of the battle
of Llao Yang and entirely bears out the
declaration of the Associated press at the
time that General Orloff's failure to hold
the vital position at the Ycntal mines was
responsible for the breaking down of the
whole of General Kouropatkin's plan of
battle and turned a potential victory Into
defeat. The manner in which the retreat
was carried out In the face of tho terrible
condition of the country and the deter
mined pressure of the Japanese armies
does much to restore General Kouropat
kin's prestige in military circles. The re
port dwells on the terrible difficulties en
countered during the retreat at Llao Yang
from positions on the southern front, when
twenty-four horses and a whole company
of Infantry harnessed to a single gun were
not able to remove the gun from a quag
mire. It Is shown that the retirement from
Lino Yang to the north bank of the Taitse
river was carried out In good order and
with celerity under cover of night on Au
gust 81. when It had become evident that
General Kurokl was making a determined
drive at the Russian communications north
of Llao Yang.
Tribute to Soldiers.
General Kouropatkln pays tribute to the
courage and devotion of every arm of the
service under hlj command, and especially
to the bravery of the troops to whom was
set the task of recapturing the Sykwantun
hills on the north bank of the Taitse river.
The engagement of the night of September
2 was productive of somo of the most
severe fighting of the whole battle. It was
practically a company commanders' fight,
commands becoming separated In the dark
ness and independent units acting on their
own Initiative with the ono object of carry
ing out the commander's orders to retake
the heights. This account puts the Russian
soldiers In a very different light from the
generally accepted belief that he is a mere
military automaton, capable of acting only
in a mass under specific instructions.
OrlofTa Falldre' Fatal.
Tho necessity of retaking the Sykwantun
heights formed the flrst break In General
Kouropatkin's plan and lost him a whole
day, September 2, and thus delayed launch
ing the blow against Kurokl; and when
the Russians had Just regained a foothold
on the coveted position Orloff's failure to
hold the Japanese advance against the
Yentai mines threatened the envelopment
of Kouropatkln on the north, crippled the
whole Russian scheme and forced the now
historic retreat to Mukden.
The report as glvefi out does not state
the casualties, but the Associated Press Is
authoritatively informed that they were
under 17,000.
May Make Another Stand.
The war office is extremely reticent re
garding the present situation and future
plana at the front. . It is stated In general
terms that the army Is concentrated around
Mukden, leaving the inference that it Is
ready to make another stand. There has
been no rain the last two days and it Is
probable the country will now dry up and
leave two months of good weather for the
fall campaign.
Many things may happen during this
period, but the Associated Press Is Informed
by a high authority that preparations are
being steadily pushed looking to the win
tering of the Russian army at Harbin,
KOVROPATKI3 MAKES A REPORT
Shows that Retreat Was Accomplished
Without Loss of Gun.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 14-:40 p. m.
Tho long 'expected report of the battle of
Llao Yang has been, received from Gen
eral Kouropatkln. The War office says it
will fill several columns. The report covers
the operations from August 28 to September
5. According to iha advance summary
communicated to the press by the general
staff, it is very satisfactory, showing that
the retreat was effected with such pre
cision that not a single Held or fortrcsa
gun was left behind. The total Russian
losses are below 17,000, of which 4,500 were
killed.
In the opinion of officers who have read
the report. It is favorable to General Kou
ropatkln. practically disarming the pre
vious disposition to criticise him. Tho re
port explains the successive withdrawal
of his three lines south of Llao Yang, how
the main army crossed the Taitse river,
General Kouropatkin's assumption of the
Offensive September 3, Major General Or
loff's reverse and the consequent order of
the retreat of the whole army to Mukden
September S. The circumstances of Major
General Orloff'a reverse, which General
Kouropatkln considers responsible for the
necessity of his retirement, were explained
in these dispatches today, substantially
agree with GeneralKouropatkln's version.
The latest reportf of the War office,
coupled with General Kouropatkin's de
tailed report, give a distinctly more cheer
ful view of the situation. The army la
"rested" and reinforced by the whole of
the First European corps. The bulk of It
la encamped and trenched around Mukden,
with the rear guard fifteen miles south.
On the other hand, the War office's In
formation Indicates that the Japanese
forces, which have not yet recovered from
their terrible exertions and losses at the
battle of Llao Yang, are concentrated at
Yentai, not venturing north. Small col
umns of a few thousand men each occupy
positions along the roada leading to Muk
den, east and west of the railroad.
The War office has no Information to
show that Japanese columns are north of
Mukden.
Rassla Calla More Troops.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 14. (3:47 p. m.)
The mobilisation of troops at Odessa af
fects the Fourteenth and Fifteenth divi
sions of the Eighth army corps. The Four
teenth Is famous In the Russian army as
Dragomlroff's division. With It he crossed
the Danube in 1877 and held the Shlpku pass
against a Turkish army of 70.000 men. The
Fifteenth division has for aeverul years
contributed the Russian detachment of
troops stationed in the Island of Crete.
Lieutenant General Myloff, who will com
mand the Eighth corps. Is a Caucasian,
with a long war record. Tha corps wiU wo
eeed to the front at one.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Warmer Thnrsday. Friday Fair and
Cooler In West Portion.
Temperatare at Omaha Yesterday!
Hnnr. Del. Hour. Derf.
n n. m 44 1 p. m tv
n. m 43 2 p. m t
7 a. m 4-J a p. m 3
N a. m 4H 4 p. m H3
n a. m 4.H 5 p. m
10 a. m nt n p. m..... 2
11 a. m r.4 7 p. m HI
lil tn BB H p. m ft
1 p. m R
SUMMARY CF WAR SITUATION
Japanese Collecting Taxes In Man
ehurla Kouropatkln Blamea
Orion" for Defeat.
Inactivity of the opposing armies of Rus-
i sla and Japan continues, and no lighting of
a general character Is reported. Informa
tlo coming from an authoritative source
In St. Petersburg Is that the Russians will
winter at Harbin, but the fact that there
probably will bo two months of good
weather for military operations before ex
treme cold weather sets In leaves room for
a revision of this purpose In the light of
events that may transpire.
The Japanese are reported to be collecting
taxes and otherwise administering affairs
In Manchuria as though that country were
conquered territory.
The publication of General Kurnpatkln's
report of the fighting from August 2fi until
the retreat on Mukden has created a bet
ter feeling In St. Petersburg.
The report distinctly places upon Gen
eral Orloff the responsibility for the fail
ure to hold the heights In the vicinity of
Sykwantun and so to check the Japanese
advance.
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NEWS FROM FRONT SHUT OFF
Russia Suddenly Puta an Embargo
on Telegrams from Scene of
Activity.
(Copyright, 1904, by New York Herald Co.)
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 14.-(New Y'ork
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
Tho Bee.) Extraordinary precautions are
being taken to prevent news from coming
thrcugh concerning the movements of the
troops. A nwepsper proprietor with whom
I was talking this morning said:
"I have four correspondents at the front
nnd cannot get a word to or from any of
them."
A private dispatch tells of the Intense
activity of the hunghuses. Not a day
passes but rails aro lifted In several places
Admiral Alexleff s circular making the Chi
nese responsible has failed to stop their
raids.
The weather at Mukden Is fine and warm,
so we may expect a renewal of Japanese
activity.
One report says that the Japanese have
arrived In the neighborhood of Tlentlng In
considerable force.
LOOKING FOR
SCAPEGOAT
General Orloff Said to Be Responsible
for Defeat at Llao Yanar.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 14.-3:45 p. m.
Tha question of the responsibility for the
failure of Kouropatkln to crush Kurokl
Septum bee- 3 north of the Taitse river,
which lost the battle of Llao Yang, con
tinues to excite all absorbing Interest in
military circles. According to a Russian
correspondent, who throws the blame upon
General Orloff, General Samsonoff, who
commands a division of Siberian Cossacks,
was ordered by General Kouropatkln
August SI to occupy the Yentai coal mines
and hold the extreme left while he launched
his main army against Kurokl. During the
night Orloff, with the freshly arrived Euro
pean reserve men, came up and, being 8am
sonoff's senior, took over the command at
this point. The next morning, before the
arrival of the dally order, Orloff, on his
own Initiative, decided to attack Kurokl's
extreme right and directed Samsonoff to
execute a flanking movement with his Cos
sacks. The latter declined to do so until
he had time to reconnolter and also be
cause, as tha correspondent declares, Or
loff's reserve then, who had not previously
been under fire, were already showing signs
of nervousness. Had Samsonoff obeyed, the
correspondent says, he would have been
cut off and annihilated, ns the Japanese
were already advancing, having opened a
terrific fire on the Yentai mines, before
which Orloff's men flinched and finally gave
way. While in the thick of the retreat one
of Kouropatkin's staff officers dashed up
with orders for Orloff to hold at all hazards
the position he had Just abandoned. Orloff's
troops had then retired almost to Yentai
station. There Samaonoff's Cossacks at last
rallied them somewhat, but all the burden
of fighting the Japanese fell upon the Cos
sacks. Samsonoff was Informed that Gen
eral Stakelberg was hurrying to his rescuo,
but the latter did not arrive until the fol
lowing day. In the meantime General
Kouropatkln, believing that his left had
been turned, ordered a retreat September 2,
as stated Monday in the Assoclatetd Press
dispatches from St. Petersburg. But 8am
sonnff's Cossacks saved the line of retreat.
General Danleloff, who was temporarily in
command of the division while Samsonoff
was conferring with Kouropatkln, threw
the Cossacks desperately at the Japanese
when the latter had almost reached the
railroad north of Yentatl. The slaughter
which followed la described as frightful, the
Cossacks using their lances with terrible
effect, but the Japanese managed to hold
on until General Stakelberg arrived and
thus preserved the railroad aa a line of re
treat for the whole army. At one time dur
ing this fighting the Japanese were fighting
on two fronts.
JAPANESE CAIGIIT IX KAMCHATKA
Naval Force Tries to Annex Penlnaula
In Middle of June.
PETROPAVLOV8K, Kamchatka, Sept.
13. (Delayed In Transmission.) In the mid
dle of June, Lieutenant Gundusl of tha
Japanese navy, with 150 naval reserve
men, landed on tho v-bt i but of Kam
chatka, plundered villages, expelled inhab
itants and Issued proclamations declaring
the sovereignty of Japan over the Kam
chatka peninsula. A sailing vessel with
100 Russian reserve men and a detachment
of 100 militiamen was sent from Petro
pavlovsk to the west coast to eject the
Japanese. The Russians defeated the lat
ter and raptured their leader. The Russian
force lost ons mnn killed and had four men
wounded. The Japanese lost seventeen men
killed. The Russian naval detachment luter
burned five Japanese schooners, killing sev.
enty Japanese.
Rl'SSIASS BOARD BRITISH SHIP
Ortona Reports Seeing; Cruiser Inter
rupt Proarese of tho Derweh.
GIBRALTAP. fcept. H.-Tho Brltlhh
steamer Ortona. Captain Fletcher, which
arrived here today from Ixtndon, reported
passing yesterday a Russian cruiser, which
was boarding the British steamer Derwoii,
from Liverpool.
The Derwen has on board (,0uu tons of
coal tor Port 814
WATCHING
THE LENA
Several American Warships Are Guarding
the Rusfian Auxiliary Cruiser.
WILL MAKE THIRD INSPECTION TODAY
Admiral Goodrich Appoints Special Board
of Officials to Make Examination.
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS WILL NOT TALK
Communications Pms Between Parties, but
Will Not Se Made Public.
VESSEL WILL PROBABLY BE DISMANTLED
Visit of Captain Berllnsky to Mara
Island Starts Report that He
Went to Select a Berth
for Ilia Ship.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14 -Guarded by
several American warships, tho Russian
auxiliary cruiser Lena lies In the same po
sition in the bay where It dropped anchor
Sun. lay afternoon. Today, under the direc
tion of the United States navy, a third
Inspection of the Lena was begun, and tha
disposition of the vessel will doubtless de
pend on the report of the Investigation.
Hear Admiral Goodrich today appointed
the following board of inspectors: Lieuten
ant Commander J. C .Leonard of the gun
boat Bennington, Lieutenant Commander
J. E. Palmer of the cruiser Marblchead and
Lieutenant W. D. Ieahy of the Boston.
These officers are all trained engineers
and their work will bo searching and con
clusive. It Is anticipated that they will
finish their examination tomorrow.
The visit today of Captain Berllnsky and
the Russian consul, M. Koskavltch, to tho
Mare Island naval station Is regarded as
significant, aa it la believed to portend the
dismantling of the Lena. They were cour
teously received by Rear Admiral McCalla.
Rear Admiral Goodrich assembled all of
the naval commanders In this port on board
the flagship New York today and acquulnted
them fully with. all of the official develop
ments tn the case and It Is surmised In
structed them as to proceedure In the ex
tent of certain contingencies.
It is expected that the destroyer Perry
will soon be brought down from Mare
Island and added to the vessels now sur
rounding the Lena.
An outcome of the arrival of the Russian
cruiser will probably be the maintenance
permanently In San Francisco harbor of a
number of warships to be prepared to deal
with any similar emergency during the
Russo-Japanese war. Had the Lena ar
rived twenty-four hours later, San Fran
cisco would not have had a single Amer
ican war vessel, as the squadron had been
ordred to sail tha next day to other
waters for target practlca. .
Officials Kol Cennanleitlag,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. Active ex
changes were In progress today between
the officials of the State and Navy depart
ments respecting the case of the Russian
transport Lena at San Francisco. Several
messages were drafted, which were for
warded to Oyster Bay and Bun Francisco
for the guidance of the officials at tha lat
ter point. Acting Secretary Adee deems It
Inexpedient to make a public statement
touching this matter until a final decision
has been reached as to the course to be
pursued in the case of the Lena.
There were no representations to the
State department over night by either the
Russian or Japanese governments touching
the case. The report of the Inspector of
boilers and hulls, which was referred by tha
department of commerce and labor to the
State and Navy departments, is substan
tially as follows:
The boilers and engines are both badly fn
need of repairs. To put In new boilers will
require four to six months. The tubes of
the boilers are badly pitted, but the Lena,
hus on board 200 additional tubes which
could be put In In a short time, and the in
spector says the vessel can be put In a sea
worthy condition in from twenty to thirty
days and repaired so that it will be able
to make about eight knots.
This is regarded by officials of the Navy
department as entirely within the term
"reasonable time," as contained in tha
president's proclamation. The State de
partment Is now awaiting the detailed re
port of Admiral Goodrich before taking fur
ther action.
Will Relnapect the Lena.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14 -Another and
more thorough Inspection of tha Russian
transport Lena was mude today by naval
engineers In order to furnish tha State
and Navy departments with more com
plete data concerning Its boilers and sea
worthiness. In tho event that the Lena
Is dismantled it will probably be laid up
at the Mare Island navy yard. Roar Ad
miral Goodrich has been directed by the
Navy department to offer the navy yard
to Captain Berllnsky for that purpose. v
The watch kept on the Lena Is even mors
rigid than at first. The gunboat Ben
nington has moved nearer to It and the)
patrolling launches are relieved every day.
It la reported that Minister Takahtrm,
Japanese minister, has censured the local
Japanese consul, M. Uyeno, for demanding
that Japanese Inspectors be permitted to
inspect the Lena and pass on its need of
repairs.
Russian Captain Calls on Americana.
Captain1 Berllnsky of the Russian trans
port I-ena, accompanied by two of his offi
cers and Paul Kosukevltch, the Russian
consul at this port, went to Mare Island
today. The avowed object of their trip was
to call on Rear Admiral McCalla, the com
mandant of tho navy yurd. Well Informed
officials, however, express the opinion that
the visit may Include an Inspection of the
place where it Is not unlikely the Lena may
be laid up for an Indefinite time In the
event of disarmament.
Report of Battle Discredited.
United Btatea Inspector Bulger found no
marks of the Lena's having been In con
flict. "I do not believe the report that Japaneae
cruisers are lying anywhere near the Fatal
lones," said Consul Klsaburo Vreno. "In
the first place there la no count of the
name given In the dispatch from St. Paul,
and 1 certainly am In u position to knqw
If he exists or not. If such was a fact,
then' the minister at Washington and I
would have known about It some time ago.
Of course, these matters require diplo
matic treatment, and I have nothing to say
except that I believe the rumor fallacious."
Collector of I lie Port Frederick S. Strut- '
ton today expressed his disbelief In tha
story of a stern chase across the ocean. He
aid: "I have been told that aevarai boats'
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