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WAUSAU PILOT.
E. B. THAYER, Publisher.
WAUSAU, - - WISCONSIN.
Tit AIN HOBBER TALKS
CONFESSES COMPLICITY IN THS
NORTHERN PACIFIC HOLD-UP.
I<tads Officer* to Caches Where Portion
of Money and Many Diamonds Are
i Recovered Canadian Indian Aban
dons Children to Hungry Wolves.
George F. Hammond, one of the rob
bers of a Northern Pacific passenger
train near Bearmouth, Mont., on the
night of June 16, has made a confession
to Sheriff Doust, of Spokane. Wash., and
the officials of the railroad company. The
confession has been signed by Ham
mond, and he is being taken back to
Montana for trial. The highwayman
says the booty was about $.'{.500 in money
and about 400 small diamonds. In the
division he got all the diamonds and
$1,500 cash. The bandit guided the offi
fk-ers to his cache near Coeur d'Alene
City, and they dug up 350 diamonds and
$225 in money. He also guided the offi
cers to another cache near Hiilyard.
■where sl6l* more was recovered.. Ham
mond says that he and his partner stole
the dynamite with which they blew open
the express car from a mine, and they
had more than fifty pounds of it. Ham
mond went to Spokane, where he was
betrayed by a companion with whom he i
became associated after the robbery and
was arrested.
STRIV ING FOR PENNANTS.
Standing of Clubs in the Four Princi
pal Leagues.
The clubs of the National League now
stand thus:
W. L. W. L.
New York.. .60 23 St. Louis ... .46 37
Chicago 50 32 Boston 31 50
Cincinnati ...51 34 Brooklyn ....31 57
Pittsburg ...45 35 Philadelphia. 21 61
The table below shows how matters
stand in the American League:
W. L. W. L.
Boston 52 31 Philadelphia. 43 38
Chicago 51 35 St. Louis 34 42
New Y0rk...47 33 Detroit 33 47
Cleveland ...45 34 Washington.. 17 62
Standings in the American Association
are as follows:
W. L. W. L.
St. Paul 50 34 Minneapolis.. 45 44
Columbus ...51 30 Indianapolis. 44 47
Milwaukee ..52 30 Kansas City..3l 57
ltiisville ...52 41 Toledo 28 64
The following is the standing of the
clubs in the Western League:
W. L. W. L.
Colo. Springs. 47 27 Omaha 41 41
Denver 40 33 Sioux City... 33 45
lies Moines-. .45 42 St. Joseph. ...26 51
ABANDONS BABES TO WOLVES.
Indian Sentenced for Leaving Children
a Prey to Wild Animals.
Sergeant McLeod, of Fort Chippo
wayan, arrived in Edmonton, N. W. TANARUS.,
with an Indian prisoner who wus charged
with having abandoned his two children,
a boy aged 4 years and a girl aged 2
years, at Fond du Lac, tin Lake Athabas
ca. The children had been missed, and
search for them was instituted, with
the result that they were found to have
been devoured by wolves, only their cloth
ing, bloody and torn, remaining. The
prisoner was severely reprimanded by the
court, who senteuced him to two years'
imprisonment, saying that if the prisoner
had been a white man he would have
received the limit allowed by law. It
was shown that the father had left the
little ones in the wilderness without food
or protection, evidently with the inten
tion of getting rid of them.
More Trouble for Russia.
Acting on a formal protest from the
American owners of a portion of the
cargo of the steamer Arabia, seized by
the Russians, the State Department at
Washington ordered Ambassador Mc-
Cormick to obtain a full statement of the
affair from St. Petersburg. The British
government tiled a protest and will de
mand full reparation for the sinking of
the Knight Commander off Tokio. a sa
lute of the British flag and the full pro
tection of neutral shipping. The protest
contains a threat of further action if an
apology is not forthcoming.
Japanese Drive Enemy Back.
The Japanese army under Gen. Oku,
in a night attack on five divisions of Rus
sians, who had 100 guns, stormed Tai
ping mountain and drove the enemy from
the positions south of Tatchekino. The
Japanese losses an* reported at 800 dead
and wounded.
Colombia Is in Protest.
The independence of Panama is denied
by the Colombian Senate, which also
passed a resolution protesting against
the intervention of the United States,
while the House cancelled existing
treaties.
Roosevelt Officially Notified.
At Oyster Bay. L. 1.. President K<xse
vek was notified formally Wednesday of
his nomination for the presidency by the
national Republican convention.
Bulkheud Itreuksi Men Drown.
Three miners were drowned at the Bel
mo it mine in Butte. Mont., by the break
ing of a bulkhead which held back the
water of the Cambros mine.
Canada's Wheat Crop.
Canada’s wheat crop this year prom
ises to exceed that of 11XW by about 30,-
000.000 bushels, says the New York
Tribune.
(treat Irish Cathedra! Dedicated.
A vast concourse of people witnessed
the consecration of St. Patrick’s Cathe
dral at Armagh. Ireland. Work on the
edifice was begun in IS4O and the total
exist w as more than $2,500,000.
Kills Woman and Himself.
In Pueblo. Colo.. Mrs. J. J. Atfley was
killed by a bullet from a revolver in the
bands of her lover. John Anderson, who
immediately afterward shot himself
through the heart and died in a few mo
ments. Jealousy appears to have been
the cause of the double tragedy.
Whips Wife Over Flies.
Because he found his house full of
flies when he returned from work Tofel
M. March a k of Derby. Conn., flogged his
wife with a three-stranded whip. Judge
Clark gave Marchak the maximum sen
tence of six months in jaii and a fine of
$!00.
Thugs Reign in Bonesteel.
After an hour's tight Wednesday in
the main street of Bonesteel. the center
of the Rosebud land rush, all the police
were disarmed aud put to flight by thugs,
gamblers, crooks and other criminals.
The Governor was asked for troops to
avert a reign of terror.
Murder at u Wedding Party.
Crazed by jealousy at the sight of his
sweetheart dancing with Mike Matlock,
a married man. Steve Popovich. a boy of
17. is alleged to have murdered the latter
at a wedding ooVbration in the llc.n
gttrian quarter of Groensburg. Pa. Popo
vich wa? arrested.
swallow h Notified.
Her. Silas C. Swallow and George \V.
Carroll were formally notified in Indian
apolis of their nomination as Prohibition
national candidates and they accept. The
former in an an address declares war on
“Bunko. Boodle sad Roore." ami outliues
the issues for wtfich his party stands.
ASKS BOOST FOR FAIR.
Commission Alarmed by Failure in Ex
pected Attendance.
Failure of the expected attendance at
the world’s fair has moved the national
Louisiana Purchase Exposition commis
sion to suggest a conference of all inter
ests connected with the exposition, with
the object of securing wider exploitation
in the press. President Thomas H. Car
ter of the commission has addressed to
President Francis, on behalf of the com
mission, a letter asking a conference, to
be participated in by representatives of
the exposition company, the national
commission and the representatives of
governments. States, territories and dis
tricts. The letter says in part: “Beyond
the line of the special influence of the
local press the extensive proportions and
interesting details of the fair do not ap
pear to the commission to ha.'e been
made known to the general public, to the
extent or in the manner calculated to in
spi e the interest and secure the attend
ance warranted by the extraordinary
merits of the great educational force
herein stated. The munificent recogni
tion of the fair by the general govern
ment attracted national attention. The
invitation extended by the President of
the United States, under authority of
law, to the nations of the earth to par
ticipate in the exposition, supplemented
by the cordial co-operation of our diplo
matic and consular representatives
abroad, secured the most extensive for
eign participation ever accorded to any
like undertaking. Moved thereto by the
example of the national government, the
States, territories and dependencies of
the United States joined in the exposi
tion with unparalleled generosity and en
thusiasm. The groups of palatial build
ings erected by the foreign governments,
and by the States and minor subdivisions
of our country, together with the exhibits
installed in the exhibition palaces pro
vided by the company, bear the amplest
testimony of their earnest desire to make
the exposition a pronounced success. The
buildings are completed, the exhibits are
installed and the exposition has been in
progress for substantially three-sevenths
of its allotted period. The faith of the
management in the merits of the exposi
tion lias been justified by the approving
judgment of all who have entered the
gates, but the daily attendance has been
far short of what it should be from any
point of view.”
PLANS HUGE DEPOT.
Site Costing $2,500,000 Bought by Chi
cago Tunnel Compuny.
The Illinois Tunnel Company, a Chi
cago corporation, has purchased for $2,-
500,000 a site at Taylor street and the
river for a $4,000,000 depot, through
which the underground tunnel system
w-ill connect with every railroad entering
Chicago. The transaction, aside from
being of great importance as to financial
consideration, marks the beginning of
ene of the most advanced utilities ever
attempted in Chicago. The station, on
which $1,500,000 is to be spent this year,
will be the receiving point for practically
all the immense volume of freight which
reaches Chicago destined for the down
town district. The site is connected with
the Terminal Transfer Railroad, and
through that with the belt lines, and has
therefore access to every road entering
the city, which means that at Taylor
street and the river there will be a sin
gle connection with 35 per cent of the
railroads terminal facilities of the Unit
ed States. Within ten days the com
pany will announce the location of a sim
ilar terminal for coal roads, from which
coal will ,ie delivered through the under
ground system to the business district.
The site of the freight terminal is on the
north side of Taylor street, at the west
side of the river, and has 404 feet of
river frontage.
CARDS BANE OF SOCSETY.
Mayor of Memphis Denounces Games
in Drawing-Rooms.
“Progressive euchre, bridge whist and
all the other games played in drawing
rooms for cut-glass prizes anil other arti
cles of value cause more defalcations
than the games of chance presided over
by the professional gamblers. 1 appeal
to the social clubs and the women of this
city to give me their aid in purifying
Memphis.” Mayor Williams of the
southern city turned on the reform ele
ment with this pronunciamento. Driven
by the demands of the committee of pub
lic safely to close the gambling houses,
the Mayor went to the extent of shutting
all the saloons of the city between the
hours of midnight and 4 o’clock in the
morning. Now he has called on the
women to aid'by stopping their games in
which rich prizes are given. “The gam
bler frequently complains with justice,”
says the Mayor, “that it is wrong for the
police to arrest him for risking a nickel
while the ‘social’ game for valuable
stakes is allowed to run.” Asa result
of the plea several prominent Memphis
clubs announce that their card parties
have been indefinitely postponed.
Strike On Anew.
The stock yards strike was resumed in
Chicago Friday morning, less than thirty
eight hours after a peace agreement had
been signed. Confusion, excitement and
charges of bad faith attended the new
walkout. The union charged discrimina
tion on the part of the packers in taking
back the strikers. The employers as
serted that only delay, to be expected
in efforts to resume normal operations,
was at fault. The strike was ordered
renewed in the other big packing centers
also.
Would Limit Liability.
Au action in admiralty was commenc
ed in the United States District Court at
New York by the Knickerbocker Steam
boat Company, which asks the court to
limit its liability for the losses, damages
and injuries cla’med by a •■core or more
plaintiffs as a result of the General Slo
cum disaster. Suits already have been
filed for damages aggregating more than
$230,000. -
German and British Ships Seized.
Russian cruisers in the Red Sen seized
the steamer Scandia of the Hamburg-
American fleet and two British ships.
The owners of the Scandia say she has
no contraband on board and have asked
the German government to protest to
Russia. German officials and the press
are wroth over the action.
Thirty Thousand Men Out.
The strike order issued by the Fall
River. Mass., textile council keeping 30.-
000 operatives away from the mills in
protest against a reduction of 12Aa per
cent in wages has become effective and
the response was as general * the labor
leaders had predicted.
Run in an Auto Saves a Bank.
With $35,000 in gold, C. P. Cole, pres
ident of the Lancaster (Ohio* Bank,
made a dash in au automobile from Co
lumbus to Lancaster, arriving there in
time to prevent the hank from closing
its doors in the face of a run.
Battle in Ice-Clad Pass.
The British mission to Tibet, under
command of Col. Younghusbaud, forced
a passage of the ice-clad karola, the
highest pass on the road to Lassa. A less
stubborn defense was made than was ex
pected.
Dies Cursing His Judge.
With a curse on his lips for his judge
and prosecutor, Charles Summel was
electrocuted iu the Ohio State peniten
tiary et Columbus. Stimmel. who was
convicted of killing J. W. Shide. a Day
ton bookkeeper, was reprieved four times.
Suspend- Military Rule.
Gov. Peabody has issued a proclama
tion ending military rule in the Cripple
Greek district. Union miners objected,
fearing the Citizens' Alliance. The reign
of martial law has cost Colorado $1,000,-
000 siuce June S.
Rich Youth Die* in Mine.
Howard Montgomery, 19 years old.
was killed at the Illinois mine. Xortb
Freedom. Wis., by falling between the
shaft timbers and the skip. His death
revealed that, although working as an
ordinary miner, he was the .son of Col.
F. Montgomery, a well-known lawyer of
Denver and a member of the Colorado
Legislature. His brother is a millionaire
living at Idaho Springs. Colo.
COULD HAVE AVERTED WRECK.
Brtkeman Admits Leaving the Place
He Bhonld Have Guarded.
A freight brakeman for only six
months, yet known as “head brakeman,”
Charles H. Wright told the coroner's
jury in Chicago he forgot orders, left
his post aud thus failed to prevent the
collision between the Doremus S.auay
school excursion train and a freight at
Glenwood. 111. Wright admitted that if
lie had remained at the rear end of
freight No. 144 he could have seen the
approaching excursion train, flagged it
aud prevented the accident. “At Chicago
Heights. - ’ Wrig.it testified, “Conductor
Cooper ordered me to turn a switch aud
we ran on to the south-bound track. We
ran some distance and then stopped. I
ran back to protect my end of the train
when it began bucking up. I gave the
engineer the signal to stop several times,
but he paid no attention, and 1 thought
Conductor Cooper was in the cab with
different train orders. The train contin
ued backiug up to Glenwood. The red
board was displayed at Glenwood, but we
passed it. I could not understand this
and again reasoned that Cooper had his
orders aud was in the cab. At Glenwood
I got off and went ahead to the bulletin
board to see what the orders were. I
was not able to find Cooper then and
wanted to know what to do.” Witness
admitted he had left the train to “know
what the orders wfre,” although he knew
his train was on the track where extra
trains were being run. Wright said it
was impossible for trainmen to do their
duty properly in look.u n * after the long
trains given them.
AID TO NATION’S SICK.
Hospital Cos Admit Cancer Patients from
Ail Parts of the Country.
Plans for the founding in Philadelphia
of a cancer hospital of national scope
were formulated at a meeting of physi
cians and philanthropic citizens held in
that city. The proposed institution is to
be known as the American Oncologic
hospital. The hospital is to be devoted
exclusively to the treatment of tumors
and cancerous affections and scientific
research into the causes underlying the
increase in the prevalence of cancer. Sta
tistics read at the meeting show that dur
ing the year 1870 there were 999 deaths
from cancer in the combined populations
of seven of the largest American cities;
during 1898, but twenty-eight years later,
the deaths from cancer in these cities
numbered 4,273. Comparing these fig
ures with the increase of population, it
was found that in each million of the
population of these cities in 1870 there
were 354 deaths from cancer, while in
1898 the number had increased to 664
cancer deaths in each million. The new
hospital is intended to be national in
it* character, and its doors will be open
to patients from any part of the coun
try.
RATE RAISED BY MACCABEES,
Sepreme Tent Authorities General In
crease on New Insurance.
A general increase in insurance rates
has been ordered by the Supreme Tent,
Knights of the Maccabees of the World.
Policies hereafter will be furnished new
members at rates ranging from 85 cents
for each SI,OOO, at the age of 18 ye.ars,
to $2.75 at the age of 50. D. D. Aitken
of Flint, Mich,# was elected past supreme
commander, and D. P. Marks of Port
Huron. Mich., supreme commander. C.
E. Gard of Springfield, 111., was elected
supreme master at arms, aud J. F. Dow
ner of Chicago was elected a member
of the board of trustees.
KILLS SELF TO HELP FAMILY.
New York Mnn, Financially Embar
rassed, Realizes on Insurance.
After writing a farewell letter in which
he told his family that they would be
well provided for by his SOO,OOO life in
ance, Thomas W. Monroe, a member of
the firm of the Alvton Cart Company, 79
Reade street. New York, committed sui
cide at his home, Brooklyn, by snooting
himself. Business troubles caused by
strikes and the continued illness of an
18-year-old daughter are believed to have
been the cause of Monroe's act. He was
50 years old and was well known in the
downtown section.
Dispatcher and Crew Held.
The coroner’s 1 jury that investigated
the Glenwood, 111., railway disaster re
turned a verdict holding the dispatcher
and the entire crew of the freight train
responsible and censuring the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois for using old coaches
and overworking its men. The accused
men were taken to jail, except Engineer
Hoxey, who is missing.
Sailor Drift* Lons on Plank.
The Portuguese sailor who was
thought to have perished on the British
oil ship Creedmoor, which was burned
off Shinnecock, was brought to Philadel
phia on board the schooner Marvel from
Lanesville, Conn. Captain Coleman re
ports that the sailor was picked up from
a hatch cover thirty-five miles off Shin
necock.
Sinking of British Steamer.
The sinking of the British steamer
Knight Commander by the Russian fleet
off Japan brings the United States closer
to the war in the far East than at any
time since fighting began. The prevail
ing opinion in Washington is that the
American shippers of the cargo must
look to Russia for damages.
Denounce Irish Mimicry.
The principal report of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians in session at St.
Ixiuis was that of the committee on reso
lutions. which reported in favor of a
national home for members of the order
aud denounced the caricaturing of the
Irish race upon the stage and in the
funny sections of the newspeper*.
Held Prisoner by Soavc.
Near South Bend, lud.. Alexander Ste
phen was attracted to a tree by the cries
of a boy for help. He found a monster
rattlesnake standing upright on its tail
endeavoring to reach the lad in his place
of refuge. When Stephen ran up the
reptile made his escape. The boy said
the snake chased him into the tree.
Cruiser Sooth Dakota Is Lannched.
The armored cruiser South Dakota, a
sister ship of the California, was launch
ed at San Francisco Thursday. The
cruiser was christened by Miss Grace
Herried. daughter of Gov. Herried of
South Dakota.
Chicago Strike Become* General.
A sympathetic strike has been called
in the Chicago packing houses, involving
members of the allied trades. The peace
effort of the teamsters failed and both
sides have announced that negotiations
are at an end.
Russians Lose Two-Day*’ Battle.
The Russians evacuated Newchwang
after a two days' battle in which they
are reported to have lost 700 men; troops
burned railway station and property be
fore retreating.
Woman Kill* a Yilifier.
Samuel Thornhill, a negro coal miner
of Cecil. Pa., was shot and killed by
Mrs. Lizzie Nolan, a negress. It is al
leged that Thornhill had made remarks
about Mrs. Nolan's daughter.
Shooting Affray in Bonesteel.
A number of persons were wounded in
shooting affray at Bonesteel. S. D.; vigi
lance committee threatens to do some
lynching.
Rqnr Admiral Taylor Die*.
Rear Admiral H. C. Taylor, who com
manded the battleship Indiana at San
tiago, died at Sudbury. Ont.
Indiana Man Unanimously Elected.
Thomas Taggart of Indiana has been
unanimously elected chairman of tha
Democratic National Committee.
So far as is known General Kouro
patkiu has been on the defensive since
the 16th and 17th of July, when he
sent about 20,600 men under General
Keller to Motien pass to develop the
Japanese strength at that point. It
was found to be greater than had been
looked for. Although th* Russians
surprised the Jap outposts and fought
gallantly for a day they were com
pelled to fall back with an admitted
loss of over 1,000. It was learned that
a powerful Japanese army was mass
ed near Motien pass, threatening Liao
yang, but a high price was paid for
the Information.
Little was heard from GeneralOku's
army during the week. The Russians
report that their outposts south of
rr.tc-hekino and those of me Japanese
less than four miles apart and
that constant skirmishing is kept up.
On the 19th reinforcements which
General Oku is said to have been wait
ing for were disembarked at Yinkow
under the protection of Japanese cruis
ers. The new troops will make good
his losses due to fighting and to sick
ness. Reports from Newchwney. which
may or may not De trustworthy, are
to the effect that on thi 20th General
Oku continued his frontal movement,
although delayed by heavy rain
storms.
While General Oku has remained
near Tatcbekiao, menacing the Rus
sian right and ready to follow it swift
ly if it should fall back toward the
north, General Kuroki has been ex
tremely active at the other end of the
long Russian line. On the 18th. the
day after General Keller fell back
from Motien pass. General Kuroki took
the offensive and set out to capture
Kiatoung on the Chi River, northwest
of the pass and east of Anplng. After
two days’ fighting the Russian were
driven back and the Japanese occu
pied Kiaotung. They put their loss at
fifty-four killed and 309 wounded and
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MAP SHOWING THE THEATER OF WAR.
that of the Russians at a much higher
figure. No detailed Russian reports of
the fighting have been received.
There are rumors at St. Petersburg
that General Kuroki has turned the
Russian left flank and captured Liao
yang. The rumors are hardly credi
ble. Another story is that General
Kuroki has reached a point only a few
miles east of a station on the railroad
between Liaoyang and Mukden. That
Is doubtful. But it is certain that he
has secured much better strategic lines
for his advance in the direction of the
railroad. General Rennenkampff’s
Cossack army lies to his north and
east, but he probably has men enough
to take care of it.
The Rurik, Itossia. and Gromoboi of
the Vladivostok squadron—the Boga
tyr apparently has been too badly in
jured to make it safe to take it along—
left port last week and resumed the
task of worrying their adversaries.
With great contempt for Admiral Ka
mlmura. who seems to be fated not to
meet them, they dashed boldly
through the Tsugaru strait, which di
vides the islands of Yezo and Nippon,
and went out on the' open Pacific.
Then they turned to the south and
have been’ sighted at different points
off the east coast of Japan. They
were last seen from a point west of
Yokohama and were then heading
south.
There are many surmises as to the
intentions of the squadron. It may be
on its way to Formosa to destroy what
shipping is in its ports. It may be
heading for the neutral port of Saigon
in French China, or be on the road to
the Red Sea to take the place of the
volunteer fleet. Another conjecture is
that it is looking out for American
vessels bound for Yokohama with sup
plies for the Japanese army. The Vla
divostok squadron certainly is a thorn
In the side of the Japanese. It has
been handled with great skill and au
dacity.
No trustworthy news has come from
Port Arthur for over a week. The
Japanese are silent, and it is becoming
difficult for the besieged Russians to
let the outer world know how they
fare.
Humor of the War
That Vladivostok squadron evidently
knows its business.
Russia wants a change of venue from
Manchuria to the Red sea.
Japan will pound Russia's left flank
until it is tender if Russia is not careful.
Evidently it is costing John Bull a
great effort to keep his garments on just
now.
Perhaps Russia figures that it would
be a* well to have all its trouble this
year.
‘Before challenging the worid Russia
should first demonstrate that it can
thrash Japan.
Knropatkin has made a masterly
stand, but he may find the standing room
crowded before long.
However, the popular hero in Japan
will be the admiral who will eotne into
port towing the A ladivostok fleet.
Kuroki is sick abed and following his
army on a stretcher. If he were feeling
well* what would happen to Kuropatkin?
It cau hardly be Russia’s marvelous
success in tho war against Japan that
has led it to the belief that it can lick the
world.
It is just beginning to dawn on Korea
that the Japanese are like other philan
thropists—willing that the Koreans
should have whst is left of thair own
country after Japan has had what it
wants.
THE HISTORIC DARDANELLES.
Under a treaty with several foreign
powers Turkey is obligated to prevent
the passage of warships through the Dar
danelles. This historic strait, once known
as the Hellespont, is forty-five miles long
and varies in width from 1,000 yards to
two miles and connects the Black sea
with the Sea of Marmora. The pas
sage of Russian warships from the
Black sea squadron under the guise of
merchantmen aroused Great Britain
to protest against the treaty violation.
The Dardanelles is strongly fortified with
sixty-seven lvrupp guns on one side and
forty-five on the other. It is also pro
tected at the narrows with heavy cables
and mines. The United States is not
a party to the treaty respecting warships
in the Dardanelles.
THE THEATER OF WAR.
Relative Positions of the Armies in
Manchuria Shown by the Map.
The map indicates the changed posi
tions in the opposing armies, caused
by the northward movement of the
Japanese toward Mukden. Langtse
Pass, where General Count Keller is
in a strong position, is pointed out, as
is Kaitou, where severe fighting took
place. Along a line extend*, g practi
cally from Liao-Yang to Ta Pass is lo
cated at present the Russian left
flank, which the Japanese are reported
to have broken. No news comes, how
ever, that they have yet crossed the
Taitse River, and until the feat is ac
complished it can hardly be said that
Mukden is menaced. A turning move
ment, with the object of striking Liao-
Yang from the north, is probably what
the Mikado’s commanders intend.
Si-Chlao Pass, which has been occu
pied by a Japanese force of 5,000 men,
with artillery, is indicated in the map.
Kiaotung, whence the Russians were
driven, also is shown. With the excep
tion of this advance of Ivuroki's right
wing, and Its progress to the Chi River,
the positions of the opposing armies
remain relatively unchanged. Heavy
rains in the Tatchekiao-Hai-Gheng dis
trict apparently have impeded the
operations of Oku's and Xodzu's
forces. Little news comes from Tort
Arthur, but it is presumed that Field
Marshal Oyama is tightening his lines
about it
War News in Brief.
Many Japanese have been withdrawn
from the positions near Tatchekiao to
re-enforce Kuroki, who is believed to
have turned the flank of Keller's army.
A Chinese merchant, who was among
the last of the foreigners to make his
way from Port Arthur, arrived in Vic
toria. B. 0., and describes the plight of
the inhabitants of the besieged city. The
troops levy on all stores, he says, and
only five of the warships are seaworthy.
Great Britain's bill for damages
against Russia for demurrage and other
indemnities connected with the arrest,
detention and shelling of British ships
in the Red sea will probably be very
heavy. Already it is roughly estimated
at $5,000,000.
The presence of a large number of
Japanese transports at the head of the
Gulf of Liaotung and nine gunboats in
a near-by port is held to indicate that
the plan is to take Yinkow next. Kuro
patkin seems to be nearly surrounded,
for 30,000 Japanese are reported advanc
ing on Mukden.
A Tokio correspondent says he be
lieves the object of the Vladivostok
squadron is to interrupt trade between
the United States and Japan and that
steamers on the way from Canada and
San Francisco are in serious danger. He
says another aim of the squadron is ap
parently to seal Tokio bay.
Russia's Vladivostok squadron sunk
the American steamer Knight Command
er. from New York, off the province of
Ixu. after transferring the crew of the
Knight Commander to the steamer Tsi
nan. The Vladivostok squadron also cap
tured a German vessel, believed to be the
Arabia, with a cargo of flour and an un
known British steamer. The two vessels
were sent to Vladivostok in charge of
prize crews.
John Bassett Moore, authority on in
ternational law. in discussing the seizure
of merchant ships by Russian war ves
sels, holds that food and cotton cannot
be considered contraband, and defines
the position of the United States, as indi
cated during the Spanish war.
Orders have been issued to the Rus
sian cruisers S • Petersburg and Smo
lensk to cease interfering with foreign
skipping in the Red Sea. and it is expect
ed they wilt join the Baltic squadron. A
basis of sertlnent is said to have been
reached with Great Britain, and the Ger
man liner Seandia has been released at
Port Paid under orders from St. Peter*-
herr-
GENERAL STRIKE ON.
WORKERS IN THE STOCK YARDS
ALL CALLED OUT.
President Donnelly Charges Packers
with Bad Paith and Telegraphs to
All Big Centers Ordering Renewal of
Walkout—Sympathetic Strike Eaiuet
The general strike at the Chicago
stock yards, predicted by its leaders to
be the greatest and most extensive this
country hua ever known, began Man
day, when thousands of teamsters, cat
tle handlers and members of the me
chanical trades quit work and made a
rush for the gates leading from the
busiest square mile of buildings, yards
and pens in the world.
At 11 o’clock President William G.
Schardt of the Chicago Federation of
Labor,' .tctfiig tor the Joint committee
of the*nllied trade*, on the request of
the striking butchers, ordered all the
PRESIDENT MICHAEL DONNELLT.
union men except the teamsters to
leave the plants. President Schardt's
action came immediately after a fruit
less conference with representatives of
the various packing firms. This con
ference was called at the request of
President Golden of the packing-house
teamsters, who had been refused per
mission to strike until one more ef
fort had been made to secure peace.
When this conference failed to bring
results, the labor leaders held a hur
ried meeting in Golden’s office, and It
was decided to call out all the men
still at work. Mounted on a horse,
one of the butchers rode through the
yards and issued the call.
With the general call for strike these
men prepared to step out at once:
Engineers no
Firemen 4^o
Steamfiltters 250
Steninfitters’ helpers .... 250
Car repairers 300
Coopers 300
Mechanics 75
Blacksmiths ’.. JOO
Blacksmiths' helpers 100
Plumbers 200
Plumbers’ helpers 75
Soapmakers 250
Hair finishers <SO
Electrical workers 350
Car workers, leers and cleaners 2,000
Glue workers 250
Painters f.OO
Stable employes 450
Carpenters fIOO
Live stock handlers 1.500
Elevator men and oilers 400
Weighmnsters and checkers 250
Hair spinners 100
Electric linesmen too
Common laborers 2,000
Inside the yards behind the big
gates which were kept tightly closed,
an army of private detectives, em
ployed by the packers, prepared to re
ceive any attacks. Trains bearing hun
dreds of strike-breakers arrived and
were unloaded to the jeering of the
crowds, the police practically suppress
ing the throwing of missiles, though
stones were hurled in showers in a
few cases.
About some of the plants stockades
had been thrown up, giving these
places tlft appearance of fortified
towns.
Strike Is Renewed.
The Stock Y’ards strike was declared
on again in Chicago Friday morning,
less than 38 hours after a peace agree
ment had been signed. On the charge
that the packers were discriminating
against certain persons in the re-em
ployment process the union officials or
dered their men to quit work, and the
situation at the yards was soon as bad
as ever.
Confusion, excitement and charges of
bad faitli attended the new* walk out.
The union charged discrimination on
the piwt of the packers in taking back
the strikers. The employers asserted
that only delay, to be expected in ef
forts to resume normal operations, wa*
at fault. It was evident, however, that
the contending forces were farther
apart than at any time during the or
iginal strike. The strike was renewed
in other packing centers also.
Strike leaders declared that unless
the employers changed their attitude
at once, all the allied trades workmen
would walk out and that a complete
stoppage of work at the packing plants
would ensue.
When the men reported for work In
a body early in the morning they were
met by the announcement that it
would be impossible at present to take
back more than half the force. The
workers met this announcement sul
lenly. notwithstanding the clause in
the agreement which gave the packers
45 days in which to supply work for all
the strikers. The strikers said: “You
must take us all back or none of us
will go to work.”
Many of them did go to work, how
ever. but a little latef the leaders ap
peared, and on discovering that some
of the men who were turned away had
been prominent figures in the strike
they declared that the packers were
employing a “revengeful discrimina
tion,” and the strike was declared to
be on once more.
President Donnelly, after conferring
witli other leaders, gave the order for
the strike an ! then sent this telegram
to union officials in other packing cen
ters of the country: “Packers already
have violated agreement by discrimi
nation. Order men out.”
When the word that another strike
wa* ordered reached the workmen who
had gone to the different department*
to begin their labor, they finished the
work immediately in band and then
marched in liodies out of yards,
taking their tools with them.
The blood-stained furniture *Dd the
wardrobes of the late King Alexander
and Queen Draga were burned in a bon
fire in the palace ground*. King Peter
having refused to baud them over to the
sisters of the murdered queen, fearing
that they might be devoted to political
uses. *“
An authoritative statement given out
in Paris says: “There has never been
the slightest foundation for the widely
circulated report that ex-Gov. Morton
had purchased the Chateau De Valencay
or that he has ever loaned or famished a
dollar directly or indirectly tor its pal*-
efaasa.” .
FIVE TRAINMEN HELD.
Coroner's Jury Dccla-es Then- to Hi nine
in Dorenius Wreck.
Five men were declared criminally re
sponsible for the I>oreams wreck in
which eighteen persons were killed and
scores injured on .1 uly 13, one-half mile
south of Glen wood, 111. This decision
of the coroner's jury was followed by the
arrest of four of the accused. The fifth.
Engineer GoXie of the Chicago and East
ern IP : Lois freight train, is a fugitive.
The verdict of the jury was the result
of five hours' deliberation. Besides charg
ing the employes with criminal careless
ness, the jury censured the railway com
pany for using antiquated passenger cars
and for working its trainmen too long.
Freed of its legal verbiage, the verdict
of the jury reads:
“From the testimony presented we be
lieve the passenger coaches used were in
an old and dilapidated condition and not
fit to carry passengers.
“We censure the officials of the Chi
cago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Com
pany for using such coaches, and believe
that if modern, strong cHrs had been used
a number of lives would have been saved.
"And we find that the freight employes
of the railroad company are worked too
many hours in succession and ate not
able properly to perform their dot es.
“And we recommend that the proper
authorities take steps to make luws pro
hibiting the working of railroad employes
longer hours than they able to per
form their duty and protect the lives of
the public.
“We censure the officials of the Chi
cago and Eastern Illinois Railroad for
requiring their employes to work longer
hours than they are able properly to per
form their duties.
“We believe that the conductor of the
freight train, Frank Cooper, was crim
inally negligent in the performance of
his duty and recommend timt he be held
to the grand jury until discharged by due
course of law.
“And we believe Charles H. Wright,
brakeuiau; Patrick Costello, fireman, and
Frank E. Hoxey, engineer, were crimi
nally negligent in the performance of
their duty and recommend that they be
held to the grand jury until discharged
by due course of law.
"And we believe that if Frederick O.
Whiteman, train dispatcher, had given
orders to the freight train at the proper
time and place the collision would not
have occurred. We believe he was crim
inally negligent and recommend that he
be held to the grand jury until discharg
ed by due course of law.”
TAGGART IS CHAIRMAN.
Democratic National Committee Elects
Indiana Man.
Thomas Taggart of Indiana was elect
ed chairman of the Democratic National
Committee to succeed Senator Jones of
Arkansas, who had held the position
since 1896. His election was unanimous,
though a strong effort was made before
the vote was taken to induce Senator
Gorman of Maryland to accept the posi
tion.
Mr. Taggart, the new campaign mnu
TIIOMAS TAGGART.
ager, has been a member of the national
committee since 1882, was Mayor of In
dianapolis for two years and has been
in politics since 1877. Mr. Woodson, the
secretary, has been a leader of Kentucky
Democrats in all the hotly contested po
litical battles in recent years and w.<s
an’ active Parker man at the St. Louis
convention.
FIRE AND TUMULT.
Exciting Scenes in and Around the
Chicago Union Stock Yards.
Fire, tumult and picketing contributed
to stirring scenes at the Chicago stock
yards Wednesday, while the packers,
firm in their stand, went ahead slaugh
tering stock and doing as much other
work as is possible in the circumstances.
Convinced of an improvement in the sit
uation, so far ns available non-union
help and capacity otherwise of the plants
were concerned, the packers had sent
word the night before to shippers to be
somewhat more generous with their con
signments, and as a result the receipts
of cattle, hogs and sheep were consid
erably larger than had lieen the rule dur
ing the previous days of the strike. There
were more men working, according to
the employers, and more work for them
to do. Six hundred additional strike
breakers arrived at the yards during the
day.
The chief excitement of the day cen
tered about the Swift lard refiijery in
Exchange avenue, between Packers’ anil
Ashland nvennes. Flames were seen
bursting from the fourth floor of this
building during the morning, and before
long Packingtown was in a turmoil. The
fire was enough of an incentive to cause
a wild rush to Exchange avenue from all
directions, and, despite the efforts of the
police. Chief Muaham’s apparatus found
much difficulty in picking their way to
the scene of the blaze without running
down pedestrians. The flames raged for
about an hour and did approximately $7,-
<XK) damage.
Naturally the rumor early spread that
the tire was the result of firebugs in the
strikers' ranks, but this report was
promptly run to earth and found to lie
wholly erroneous. L. F. .Swift made a
personal investigation and concluded that
the burning out of a motor was the
cause.
MONTANA S UPfcAT WOOL CLIP.
Kauer Kaatern Buyers Chasing Over
the State Buying Wool.
Never before has there been such
eagerness displayed by Eastern buyers to
secure Montana’s wool production. Usu
ally the Eastern representatives have
been content to wait until the public sales
are held at the leading wool marts. This
year the buyer* have been racing from
ranch to ranch in carriage*, on horse
back, and in automobiles to secure the
clips. In consequence, the wool pro
ducers are in a very happy frame, espe
cially as rbis year's yield give* every
promise of leaving Montana in the front
rank as a producer—a crop conservative
ly estimated at 40.000.000 pounds, and
the sales are being made at a substantial
advance varying from 15 to 18 cents a
pound, with indications that even 20
cents may be reached.
It is estimated that Montana will pro
duce fully one-t%th of the wool in the
United States during the present season,
being closely followed by Wyoming. The
past winter was an unusnally mild one,
and with tic* exception a late March
storm, the sheep passed through if with
unusually small losses. The lamb crop
was also very large. Asa result, the
State's income from wool this year wiii
be close to $7,000,000, if, indeed, it does
not skrpass that figure■
United State* Marshal Colbert issued
an order warning dealers to stop selling
so-called beer and other mild drinks,
wtueb are being sold throughout the
■outliers (iatrfet of the Indian territory.
* p, . Reports received this
LfliCdjjH week from special agents
cantile Agency at the leading centers
of accumulation ahd distribution in the
country show very little change In con
ditions from those stated.
Actual trade is dull, a normal situation
for this season of the year.
The outlook for fall and winter busi
ness is better in some section*, notably
the South and Southwest, than it has
been for a long while, ('aimer judg
ment than obtained in the beginning
Las reduced the estimates of loss by
Hood to 30.000.0(X) bushels of winter
wheat for the four States most affect
ed. One reliable trade journal has
issued a bulletin which points to a to
tal yield of this cereal of (510.000,000
bushels, and an exportable surplus of
nearly 145.000.000 bushels. These are
facts that have helped to dislodge some
of the discouraging sentiments of the
recent past.
Probably a more important matter
is the threatening attitude of the Fall
River operatives toward the reduction
of 12L. per cent in wages, which be
comes effective next Monday. This
may spread throughout New England
and unsettle business In that section.
The best commercial reports come
from the West and Southwest, or from
the very regions where the greatest
disturbance to business poise might be
expected to exist. For instance. Kan
sas City takes a very hopeful view of
the crop situation.
A week of ideal harvesting weather
has changed the whole aspect of
things, and merchants are refilling or
ders that had been canceled on account
of the floods. In spite of the packers’
strike. Chicago has had a week of
marked trade improvement, especially
in clothing, shoes, dry goods and men’s
and women’s furnishings. Interior
merchants have shown more willing
ness to order than for some time.
With the prospect of average cereal
crops and an early and large cotton
crop the Southwest is beginning to dis
count some of the expected enrichment
of thut part of the country. Salesmen
from St. Louis have had a better trade
than a year ago. Jobbers Are satis
fied with returns, which they find ex
ceed those of recent similar seasons.
One significant fact is the demand for
a better quality of goods. This is no
ticeable in clothing and shoos.
[”7l TT T - 1 R. G. Dun & Co.’s
| NeV lOrK. weekly review of Chicago
trade, says: The usual
midsummer quiet pervaded the promi
nent branches of business and was in
tensified to some extent by labor con
troversies, the latter being mainly hurt
ful to the packing and live stock indus
tries and forcing onerous prices upon
the public. Relief from tile burden af
fecting consumers unfortunately has
been postponed, and the ranks of the
unemployed swelled rather than dimin
ished. In other respects business ap
pears 1o be sound, with the tendencies
toward improvement. Iron and steel
developments indicate n return to in
creased production and larger forces of
workers, while better demand Is seen
in the markets for general merchandise
and breadstuffs. Notwithstanding ad
verse local conditions, distribution in
the staple lines was of fair volume in
iioth wholesale and retail branches.
Country buying for full deliw ry ex
hibits a healthy advance, the south
western sections contributing good or
ders in dry goods, clothing and foot
wear. Western railroad return* reflect
sustained gains in the traffic move
ment. and the season is close at hand
for larger tonnage in the marketing
of farm products. Winter wheat har
vesting being over, more attention is
directed to other maturing crops, in
which the outlook iR excellent for
splendid returns to agriculturists. Mer
cantile collections generally were sat
isfactory and fewer defaults occurred.
Grain shipments, 2,400,500 bushels,
are 38.2 per cent under those a year
ago. Demand was stronger in flour
and grain. Cotrtmred with the clos
ings a week ago, advances were made
In wheat of of a cent a
bushel, in oats half 11 cent and in corn
one-eighth of a cent. Live stock re
ceipts were largely curtailed owing to
the strike of butchers, and prices were
Irregular, closing 25 yents higher for
choice beeves, 5 cents lower for heavy
hogs and 50 cents lower for sheep.
Failures reported In the Chicago dis
trict number 28. against 44 last week
and 22 a year ago.
Chicngo—Cottle, common to prime,
$5.00 to $6.00; hogs, shipping grade*.
$4.00 to $5.50; sheep, fair to choice, $2.75
to (5.00; wheat. No. 2 red, (Xlc to 98e;
corn. No. 2,47 cto 4Stc; oats, standard.
28c to 38c; rye. No. 2,72 cto 74c; hay,
timothy, $8.50 to $14.00; prairie, $6.00 to
$11.50; butter, choice creamery, 10c to
17c; eggs, fresh, 13c to 15c; potatoes.
50e to 53c.
St. Loul*—Cattle, $4.50 to $5.75; hogs,
$4.00 to $5.30; sheep, $3.00 to $4.25,
wheat. No. 2. 80c to !>• ; corn. No. 2,
48c to 50c; oat*. No. 2,37 cto 38c; rye.
No. 2. G6c to <*Bc.
Cincinnati—Cattle, $4.00 to $5.50;
hog*, $4.00 to $5.85; sheep, $2.00 to
$4.00; wheat. No. 2. new, 95c to $1.00;
corn, No. 2 mixed, 51c to 52c; out*. No.
2 mixed, 40c to 41c; rye. No. 2. 74c to
75c.
Detroit—-Cattle, $3.50 to $5.50; hog*.
$4.00 to $5.40, •beep, $2.50 to $3.75:
wheat. No. 2, $1.02 to $1.08; corn. No. 3
yellow. .Vc to 51c; oats. No. 3 white, 41c
to 42c; rye. No. 1. 74c to 75c.
Milwaukee —Wheat. No. 2 northern.
97c to 88c; corn. No. 3,50 cto 51c;
oats. No. 2 white, 41c to 42c; rye. No. 1.
78c to 78c; barley. No. 2, U3c to 04c;
pork. tne*, $12.70.
Toledo—Wheat. No. 2 mixed, $1.04 to
$1.05; corn. No. 2 mixed. 48c to 51c;
oats. No. 2 mixed. 41e to 42c; rye. No. 2,
65c to 67c; clover seed, prime. $6.30.
Buffalo —Cattle, choice shipping steer*.
$4.00 to $0.25; hog*, fair to choice, $4.00
to $5.70; sheep, fair to choice, $3.50 to
$4-75; lambs, common to choice. $5.75 to
$7.00. -
New York— Cattle. (3.50 to $6.00;
bogs, $4.00 to $5.55; sheep. $3.00 to
$4.75; wheat. So. 2 red. 00r to $1.00;
corn. No. 2, <*2c to o4c; oats. No. 2 white,
4t;c to 47c; butter, creamery, 16c to 17c;
eggg. western, 16c to 18c.
Indianapolis —Cattle, shipping. (3.00 to
$0.75; hog*, choice light, 54 00 to $5.65;
sheep, common to prime, $2.50 to $3.30;
wheat, No. 2,92 cto 93c; corn. No. 2
white. 48c to 50c; oat*. No. 2 white. 40e
to 43*.