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THE EVENING STATESMAN.
VOLUME XXXI.
FEDERATION
OF UNION LABOR
plan for Giving Aid to Butchers'
Union.
, 01 FAMINE IS THREATEHED
Retail Meat Deal "
e , s of Chicago Alarmed at the
Outlook.
sHl\'<">T< (X. Sept 3. —The cxc
. of the American Fed
,, Labor will meet here Sep
[t is understood that on the
. president Donnelly of the
■gents of the strikers
Botchers v i« "•
. ; to solicit contribu
;ie allied unions. The
.... so consider the tex
• Fall River, Mass., and
, troubles in Colorado.
discuss a plan for
5p to be submitted to
FT. .. asion of congress.
-/EAT FAMINE THREATENED.
Sj. in Ch cago Will Not Last More
Than Forty Hours.
CHICAGO, Sept. 3. —To enforce a
Hr ict embargo on all meat after f>:3o
i We're Out For the School Trade 1
I n— l>oyS BirlS ♦
f / ' ''■ styles, but. if there's a 1
f V^Xi'^^^raL|j^family in this city that •
\ does not buy their boys' ▼
|•y. 7"\ ' 7 lsJMl> Tk|''- !»nd girls' school shoes and J
t TKW cb.thing here and we can X
♦ ' r |C\l vet the bead of that fain- 2
I ',• ily to read tnis ad and to 4)
S I J-'-' come here just to take a m
| look at our school outfits
| Pis'; :<M .- ||k 111 trade, sure. No father or T
i '*\ 1$ mother can resist such T
! / - < " n,,,tlnf? values as we ♦
I [^^-jganr^ Xv-Js-'•%•'' and. in $3.50 to $6.00 boys' •
| iMMHA^i- school suits.
,\ VVe Close at Noon Monday in Honor of 2
LABOR DAY ♦
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iMotter-Wheeler Co.*
, 103-5-7-O Main. 6 and 8 South Third Sts. Phone, Main 65 J
IT The shootin g season will
: **UgUSI open. How about that
1 gun and ammunition? We
<■ of all makes of shot guns and a swell
tmnition, machine or hand loaded.
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MEYER & KEENEY S^SSST
t
J Your The previous hot weather j
! Sin U ' ias oeen debilitating and 4
J your stomach is out of order, i
♦ Needs We sell remedies that tone \
[j *|* . up the stomach and the whole 4
j{ lOnmgup system. j
T i
! The Hockett Drue Co. j
♦♦♦♦♦♦ »♦♦♦»♦♦♦
A Gold Crown !
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looks much better than an )
empty space between your * (
teeth. We are specialists |
in crown work 0 & 0 l
Boston l)ental Parlors ■
Baumeister Bldg. j
this evening in accordance with the
sweeping order of President Donnelly,
the strikers are preparing to send out
1000 pickets. It is understood that
these won't attempt to keep the strike
; breakers from work, but will endeavoi
to in«lu« c people to refrain from pur
chasing meat. If tiie union plan of
; extension of the strike is carried out
Donnelly says the ranks of the strikers
will be increased by 27.500 men. The
. wholesale and retail meat dealers will
j meet at the Sherman house tonight t<
; devise plans to get a meat supply. The
; present supply, it is said, will not hold
j out more than 4S hours.
REV. AUSTIN RICE RETURNS.
Congregational Minister Is Back From
Eastern Trip.
Rev. Austin Rice, pastor of the First
Congregational church, returned this
morning from Massachusetts, where he
spent his summer vacation visiting
with bis parents. Mrs. Rice remained
in the east to visit with relatives and
will not return until next month.
Mr. Rice reports having passed a
very enjoyable summer. While in the
east he attended the tenth annual re
union of the Amherst college grad
uates, which was largely attended. On
his way home Rev. Rice spent several
days at the St. Louis fair.
Bin Fire in Memphis.
MEMPHIS, Term., Sept. 3.—Fire
which started at 1 o'clock this morning
in the < diver Finney Grocery com
pany's building destroyed that and the
following concerns: John A. Denny
Co., W. E. Earley Bros. & Co., and the
Memphis Paper Co. At 4 o'clock this
morning it is thought the fire is under
control. The loss is estimated at
$ 1,000,000.
THE EVENING STATESMAN WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON", SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1904.
KUROPATKIN STILL RETREATS
HE IS ALMOST SURROUNDED
The Japanese Have Crossed the Taitse River and Are Pressing the Russians on All
Sides—Have Captured an Eminence Commanding the Road to Mukden-
Russians Still Claim to Be Following a Carefully Devised Plan.
TOKIO, Sept. 3. —A telegram from
the front states that the Russians are
gradually giving way before Field
Marshal Oyama's assault. General
Kuroki has succeeded after desperate
fighting in capturing an eminence
overlooking the railway to Mukden.
KUROPATKIN MAKES REPORT.
Tells of the Successful Attack of Jap
anese Thursday Night.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 3. —Gen-
! eral Kuropatkin's dispatch of Friday
j has been made public He says:
"At nightfall Thursday the Japanese
attacked our Swantun position but
were repulsed after a hot right. They
renewed the attack at night, this time
with success, driving back our regi
ment in the direction of Swantun. The
retreat of this regiment led to the
evacuation of positions held by other
! troops. Towards morning our troops
advanced gradually in order to retake
j the Swantun position. At .lawn Friday
I assumed the offensive against Gen
eral Kuroki's army. At midday the
heads of the attacking corps are in line
, and preparations are being made to
retake by artillery the position cap
, tured by the enemy during the night.
jMy infantry is also advancing to the
attack.
During the night the Japanese vio
lently bombarded the interior of the
Russian position inside of Liao Yang
! railroad station, and the railroad it
self. Our losses are insignificant. I
! have just received a dispatch from the
! chief of the Liao Yang garrison, timed
| 10:3". to the effect that the Japanese
attacked the fort situated in the cen
j ter of our position, but were repulsed
' wfth very great los .. We had six kil'-
ed in the fort."
Fifty Thousand Killed and Wounded.
ROME, Sept. 3.—A telegram from
; Tokio received today says the casual
! ties at Liao Yang thus far amount to
150,000 killed and wounded.
Official Report From Oyama.
LONODN, Sept. 3. —Japanese lega
! tion gives out the following official
dispatch from Field Marshal Oyama
i received at Tokio this morning: "The
enemy in front of our left and central
; armies continues to retreat t<> the right
| bank of the Taitse except that portion
which occupies the defense from the
ANSWER OF SECURITIES CO.
Another Chapter in the History of the
Big Merger Suit.
LONDON, Sept 3.—The answer of
< the Northern Securities company to
the suit instituted by Harriman and
! Pierce of the Oregon Short Line and
i the Equitable Trust company, was
; tiled in the United States circut court
this morning, The suit was brought to
| prevent the carrying out of the pro
! pose.l plan for the distribution of the
: assets of the company. The answer is
a formal presentation of the facts that
were laid before the judge when he
granted preliminary injunctions against
the distribution plan.
Short Oats Gamblers Get Relief.
CHICAGO, Sept. 3.—Judge Chytraus
today in v sweeping injunction granted
; relief to 40 board of trade firms that
were caught in the short oats corner
iof 1903 and enjoined the president of
: the board from enforcing the artificial
j price reached as the result of an agree
, tnent. This action releases $400,000
i which was tied up in banks on mar-
I gins, awaiting the distribution. The
i shorts will pay on the basis of the nor
\ma I price.
Decline to Build Another Challenger.
GLASGOW, Sept. 3.—George L.
Watson, the designer has declined to
construct another challenger for the
America's cup owing to ill health. Wil
; liam Fife has also refused. M. Lyne,
-of Glasgow is willing to undertake the
| work, but is considered too inexper
ienced. Tiie chances for a challenge
for next year are remote.
Clark's Body Sent to Olympia.
The body of C. C. Clark who was
hanged yesterday at the penitentiary
was exhumed this morning and ship
ped from Heaton's undertaking parlors
to his mother, who lives in Olympia.
south tQ, the west of Liao Yang and
the heights northeast of Mutechang.
our armies are continuing the attack
on the right bank of the Taitse river.
We occupied the heights west of
Heiyungai at 9 o'clock on the morning
of September 2. The enemy is still of
fering some resistence outside of Liao
ang. our center and left armies are
attacking."
Kuroki Captures Russian Positions.
LONDON, Sept. 3. —A dispatch from
St. Petersburg states that the greater
part of Kuropatkin's army is now
across the Taitse. General Kuroki is
reported to have captured several Rus
sian positions in the direction of the
railway to Mukden.
No Communication With Liao Yang.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 3.—The
war department announces that com
munication with Liao Yang has been
cut. Nothing has been received re
garding the operations around that
place since last Thursday. Great anx
iety prevails in official quarters, al
though confidence is expressed that
General Kuropatkin w ill extricate him
self at Liao Yang as he did at Hai
Cheng.
Russians Occupy Strong Position.
TOKIO, Sept. 3.—lt is believed that
Field Marshal Oyama succeeded in
crossing the Taitse river this morning
with the main body of the Japanese
army. The Russians are concentrating
in the neighborhood of the Yentai Coal
mines. It is likely the main fight will
occur there. The neighborhood is hilly
and well adapted for defense.
Wiil Abandon Liao Yang.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. ?,.— -High
military authorities here admit that it
has been decided to abandon Liao
Yang unless General Kuropatkin is
overwhelmingly successful immediate
ly.
Preparing for Five Years of War.
BERLIN. Sept. 3.—A prominent
banker who has just returned from
St. Petersburg reports that the Rus
sians are making financial and other
arrangements for a live years' cam
paign against the Japanese. They be
lieve that the national resources of
tiie Russia will be able to wear out
tiie Japanese.
EXPRESS ROBBER CAPTURED.
"Kid" Riley, Ex-Convict. Overtaken
With Portion of Booty.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. Sept. 3.—"Kid"
Riley, one of the outlaws who robbed
the Pacific Express company at Kern
merer three days ago. was captured by
a posse today after an exciting chase.
A portion of the stolen money was
recovered. Riley is an ex-con\ ict from
the Wyoming penitentiary.
Kuropatkin Again Retreating.
LONDON, Sept. 3. —A dispatch from ■
St. Petersburg states that a report
reached there today that General Ku
ropatkin is retreating toward Mukden.
Russian officials admit that the report
has been received but they say it is
not official. If Kuropatkin is retreat
ing, they say. it is probably due to-an
other effort of the Japanese to flank
him on the west.
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Wanted to Ride.
A boy aged about 6 years was found
sitting on the rear of the Spokane pas
senger train after it pulled out of the :
Walla Walla depot. He was carried to
Prescott and then turned over to Cloyd
Smith who brought him back to Walla
Walla this afternoon. The boy gave
his name as Pentacost.
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6ET NEW DEPOT.
O. R. & N. Will Build Station House at
Waitsburg.
Mayor Preston of Waitsburg is in
receipt of a letter from Superintendent
O'Brien of the o. R. & NT. stating that
the company is ready to proceed with
the contemplated and long desired, im
provements as soon as the city con
demns a new highway, south of the
track and vacates the old highway,
north of the track and west from Main
street j
The city will take the necessary pro- j
eedings without delay and work on
the railroad improvements will then
proceed.
The plan as adopted, provides for a i
deep cut in the rocky hill, at the north
•nil of Main stret. moving the track |
>ver north and the building of a new
iepot at the end of Main street on the !
south side of the track.
The highway will turn to the west
just across the bridge and cross the
track down about the elevator.
This will make the crossing abso
lutely safe and enable all passengers
to enter the depot without the neces
sity of crossing the tracks.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET TODAY
Furnished to the Statesman by the
Coe Commission:
Opening. High. Low*. Close.
Wheat-
Sept 105 105*4 104% 10414
Dee 107% 107 % 106*4 106%
May .. ..109% 109% 109 109
Corn-
Sept 53 % 53% 52% 53%
Dee 51% 52% 51 % 51%
May .. .. 49% 50% 49% 49%
Oats-
Sept 31% 31% 31 % 31%
Dee 331-4 33% 33% 33%
May .. .. 35% 35% 35% 35%
Pork-
Sept $11.00 $11.00 $10.97 $11.00
Oct 11.10 11.12 11.05 11.10
Jau 12.60 12.65 12.57 12.60
Liverpool wheat closed % lower;
corn % to % lower.
IS YOUR NAME ON LIST.
Jurors for October Selected in Pres
ence of Judge Brents.
County Clerk Hill. Sheriff Painter
and Deputy Auditor McKinney this
morning in the presence of Judge
Brents drew the following jury list for
the October term of the superior court:
Albert Sonnenburg, James Yeend.
Henry Mang, G. B. Taylor, F. J. Jones.
A. I. Pearson, L. H. McComber, D. W.
McFadden, B. M. Kent. James Wand
ling, J. C. Langley, Thomas Copeland,
H. I>. Eldridge, A. W. Phillips, W. J.
Harsell, W. J. Lundy, A. B. olsen. L. O.
Mi In roe.
MRS. RASCH DEAD.
Succumbed to an Attack of Appendi
citis —Funeral This Afternoon.
Mis. Helen May Rasch, who was
operated on for appendicitis at St.
Mary's hospital about ten days ago.
died at i> o'clock yesterday from the
effects of the operation. Mis. Rasch
'is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Stewart an 1 was born in lowa in
Resides her father and mother
she leaves a brother and five sisters
to mourn her loss. Her body was taken
to Cookerly's undertaking parlors.
The funeral took place this afternoon
at li o'clock from the Christian church,
and Rev. Gregory officiated.
FUNERAL OF KATY JOHNSON.
Death Occurred Yesterday at St.
Mary's Hospital.
The funeral of Miss Katy Johnson
took place this morning at m o'clock
from Picard & Hennessey's undertak
ing parlors. The services were con
ducted l>y Rev. M. Flohr. Miss John
son was a resident of Pasco from
which town she had been brought to
St. Mary's hospital for medical treat
ment Her death took place yesterday.
\
NICKLESEN CONFESSED.
Expelled Colf?x Minister Publicly Ad
mitted Wrong Doing.
c. D. Nickelsen, the expelled Colfax
pastor of the M. EL church yesterday
made public confession before the Easl
Columbia River conference in session
at The Dalles. < >r.. and was restored tc
church membership.
He -ronfessed that he had been in
discreet and guilty of conduct unbe
coming a pastor of the Methodist Epis
copal church, but denied that he was
guilty of anything of an immoral na
ture.
At the close of Mr. Nickelsen's con
fession the conference by mutual con
sent reinstated him as a member in
the Methodist church, but not as a
member of the conference, which
means that he will not be able to re
enter the Methodist ministry until fur
ther steps are taken.
Some time ago Mr. Xiekelsen was
made a member of the Methodist
church by action of the congregation
at Hood River. The conference held
that this membership was illegal until
open confession was made by the ac
cused on the floor of the conference.
In order to satisfy this point of law
the confession was made.
The next session of the conference
will be held at Moscow, Idaho, the first
week in September. The exact
will be fixed by the bishop.
COLLISION
KILLS MANY
St. Louis Suburban Gar Hit
by Wabash Engine.
FIFTEEN ARE KNOWN TO DE DEAD
All the Other Passengers on the Elec
tric Car Were More or Less
Injured.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 3. —A St. Louis su
burban ear on the Merrimac and High
lands division, carrying about so pas
: sengers was hit by a Wabash world's
; fair train at 1:30 this afternoon on the
! Sarah street crossing. Fifteen persons
i are known to be dead and nearly all
the others were more or less injured.
The ear was strtiek by the engine and
literally smashed to splinters. The en
gine was partially wrecked. The mo
torman jumped but was fatally hurt.
All available ambulances and doctors
at the city hospital were rushed to the.
scene.
.1. H. Burbank said: "The trolley
seemed suddenly to lose power, and
( ante to a dead standstill light on the
crossing. We were moving at the us
ual rate of speed. The ciash was deaf
ening and tiie people were hurled into
the air. The motorman applied the
In ikes as quickly as possible, but it
was too late, as the engine struck the
<ar just back of the middle."
The street ear was in charge of Mo
torman Th lore Cook and Conductor
Patrick Sheehan..
It is now stated that ten persons
were killed and as many more serious
ly if not fatally wounded. The trolley
was crowded. Fully a dozen were
standing in the aisles and platform.
Fragments of the car were thrown half
a block from the csene. The dead were
removed from tiie wreckage as speed
ily as possible. Four bodies were
taken out immediately and two others
after the debris could be moved. Two
others were sent to the hospital in a
dying condition. The injured were laid
.") the sidewalks pending the arrival of
ambulances.
The dead are:
JOHN WILSON, of Kirkwood.
GEORGE W. .MAJOR, of Maple
wood.
An unidentified woman, aged 60; an
other unidentified woman and a decap
itated boy. aged 11 years.
The first ambulance to reach the city
hospital brought the following injured:
H. )',. Cult, internally injured, will die;
Mrs. L. I. Wilson, Raymond Reifer,
aged 11: c. K. Shufnaker, Mrs. Mary
Puddensick, all of si. Louis: M. B.
Briston, of Webster Grove, Mo., con
dition serious; Alfred Jennings, Web
ster Crove; Daniel l». Doyle. Dan Gil
lispie, clerk of hotel, Kirkwood; W. B.
Dennis, of Kirkwood.
HAD A COOL "ROOM."
Three Hoboes Are Locked in Refriger
ator Car.
J. H. Sylvester released three men
from an exceedingly perilous position
one day last week, says the Pasco Ex
press. They were travelers <>f the
Willie type, and somewhere up the
line had crawled into a refrigerator
car and were locked in. They stayed
; there for about 40 hours with nothing
!to eat, and none to much air, although
| they had vigorously called for help.
: While passing through the yards Mr.
; Sylvester heard a muffled cry appar
ently some distance away, but on in
, vestigation found it came from the car
i near him, and he opened the door re
i leasing the three frightened hoboes.
A NEW APPLE.
Splendid Article Which Was Raised
by M. F. Jones..
M. F. Jones is in the city from his
nursery near Seattle. He has just
raised a new apple from seed, which he
proposes to give to the nurserymen of
the state. The apple i= yellowish,
streaked with red and has been ripe
about a month. Mr. Jones describes it
as a "gentle sour apple." It is a good
keeper and nice to eat raw. If taken
up favorably by the nurserymen of the
state it will probably be known as
"Jones' Seeding."
NUMBER 146.