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Show At4 F8ESS ftUUMHD TELEG3APEIC EUII SKVffi FAIR 11ESDAV OGDEN VOL. L NO. 224. U STRIKERS If CITY, UTAH, FOR PEACE Entered Vi!i wheela had crushed BartusJakovls' shoulder. The Injured man waa taken to the County Hospital. He has not regained consciousness. Mrs. W. Clifford, attracted to her window by tne sound of men lighting, saw the attack and declares she can Identify several of Bartuslakovls assailants. President Donnelly today sent out a circular urging the men against violence aa follows: We must win. citizen Because every American must have living wages. Must stand for 'recognition of the union. We can win. If you stick by the union. If we obey the union when It says molest no person or property and strictly by the laws of the counde deserving of this consideration. If this offer of the union try.1 Michael Donnelly." is rejected by the packers Mr. Donnelly Of the men injured In Sundays riot declared tonight the allied trades at the tork yards, numbering in all, about near the stockyards, two are In a critical condition. 11000 men, will be called out tomorrow A flank movement by the strikers Is an effort to bring the packers to developed today when it waa announcterms of the Stationary ed by President Donnelly that In conJoseph Morton, with William Sterling, junction Firemens Union, called upon the packof the Butchers' and ers tonight and notified them that unless a speedy settlement of the strike Workmens' unions; John Floersch, Is made his men will be compelled to secretary of the Packing Trades Couninlt work. While no definite answer cil, and Phillip Murphy, "Chamjfloa recently vas given him by the packers, he was Butcher of the World," he will received in such a friendly manner that employed by Swift ft Co., he left tire conference with the belief start a small packing house where union butchers may secure supplies at that there Is still a strong possibility jf pace and the determination of Mr. prices which will enable strikers to purchase meat without contributing to Donnelly to once more open negotiations with the packers was the result of the proflts of the big concerns Cattle the manner in which Mr, Morton was and hogs have already been bought received by them. President Donnelly asserted, tbe plant secured and operations are expected to According to the reports of the pack m the operating forces at the plants begin tomorrow. A special meeting of the packing today were about one half of th. nor nal strength. AH the plants, it was house teamsters Union' will be held dsfmed. did a great deal of killing, and Wednesday night to determine whether 'hers was also a decided increase in or not tbe drivers will quit work. The be amount of dressed meats shipped teamsters today protested against sevst of the city. From the strikers Bids eral of the companies endeavoring to sme the statement that independent lave the teamsters haul uppl'ra for ilanti are doing all work and that the strike breakers dg plants are not doing 2 The operating forces of the big per cent, of heir normal business. plants approximated about half the Today waa almost free from today according to the reports rioting normalout. a disturbances of any kind. All did a great deal of killgiven Blogged Into Insen xlblllty claimed Armou- - s iiyhtr-in- g was it a dozen ing, by men enrly today and left for the at of 140 an hoir at cattle on dead the tracki of the Aahland Avenue trolland hi vis n Morris ft Cu with 1,800 ey line at West 47th street, Anton men at work slaughtering 120. Swift an employe at the Swift ft Co. were said to have 1,600 men la lacking plant. Is dying at the County ;helr plant killing 100 cattle and ISO A1 the departments Hospital. Ilia Injuries, In the opinion hoga an houi of the inspector were inflicted by atrlko were asserted to have been in operaynpsthlwrs and the wheela of a tion. The men, according to a wlt-setrolley. who has talked to the police, eet PICKETING IS SUCCESSFUL. spoa Bartnsiakovia aa he waa going home bom work. When they could not Fort Worth, July 18 Picketing still Mb the strikers, they broke goes on at the packing houses here. kis skull, fractured hla Jaw, kicked The strikers have been successful In him (boat the face, head and body and turning away a number of men today men threw him upon the car tracks. who were going to work. The strikers Tiei Botorman of a car approaching expect President Donnelly soon and sot hog afterward saw the body In they have planned a big meeting to tlae to stop the car, but not before the welcome him. nt fib Bar-tuaako- ss Butte, Mont.. Jul N. -- Official new has been received at Oi-- ai Falls from the secretary of the interior department. calling for bids for the const ni'-lio- u of the main portion of the Milk river canal and It Is v ted that work on the irrigation i reject. Hie liirgml ever undertaken by Federal government, will rommetc a wttbin two mouths. Chief Newel, of the reclamation service, will arrive at Alta. Mont., within two weeks when it is expected oiieration wtll begin on a forty mile section of the canal. The government plans the construction of a mammoth reservoir to atore waters from the Mik river and Northern Montana streams from which it Is planned to reclaim in the neighborhood of ,150.000 acres of what is uuw practically desert land. . orders Diplomatic circlet signation has demoralized the Hexrzt forces. The various places on the ticket were today tendered one man after another, only to meet with refusal. Tonight It Is uncertain who will1 be named. The platform adopted will be dictated by conservatives who will reiterate It Lous Butcherls Must Not Interfere the terms of the national platform. Wiib Non-uniHelp in Stockyards. believe Russia Workmen Petersburg has notified the British residents at Aden to wire the British consuls at Suez and Port Said that he St. would seize any British steamers bound for the Far East If the contcnte of their packings was not clearly shown on their manifests according to international law. The Dally Mali's St. Petersburg correspondent uya that two more steamers of the Ruslan volunteer fleet now et Odesa have received confidential orders to leave this week for the Red 8ea to seize Brltlrh vessels which are alleged to be carrying contraband of war. Standard's London, July 18.-Odessa correspondent conforming the Dally Mail's dispatch from St. Petersburg. says: Two more steamers of the volunteer fleet left here July 18th for Sebastopol, whence, after coaling and arming, it la presumed they wtll proceed to tbe Red Sea. The will speedily disavow the seizure, sines a refusal to do so will certainly raise the question of the status of the Smol- COMMISSIONER'S REMOVAL SHARPLY CRITICISED. ensk. Discussions of the Incident among tbe foreign diplomats show there Is a belief that the raising of this question will be extremely awkward for Russia, since the Smolensk passed the Dardanelles as a merchantman and assumed the role of a warship In the Red Sea. In determining her status only two alternatives are permissible, she is either a warship or a pirate, and Russia having every reason to prevent Germany from pressing for a decision on this point, will, it is believed gracefully disavow the rash act of the Smolensk. Paris, July J8. The removal of Michael Lagrave from the comisaloner generalship of France at the St. Louis exposition and the apininfment of Alfred Pickard formerly commissioner general of the Paris eximnltion. to suc-cehim, haa brought out strong protest from influential quarters. M. Bne-sledeputy leader of Premier Combes majority in the chamber of deputies, baa written an energetic protest to M, Combes, asserting that the removal oonfllcta with the ansuranres the premier gave the chamber, and hat notiLondon, July 18. The admiralty haa fied him that he will bring up the quesreceived reports of the seizure of the tion later. Peninsular and' Oriental Companys steamer Malacca In the Red Sea by the .EPPINGER STILL ON STAND. Russian steamer St. Petersburg and the stopping of the steamer Prince HeinSan Francisco, July 18. Joshua rich. former liookkeeiier for the deThe Malacca had war munlons funct grain firm, la etill on the stand board. undergoing cross examination In the case of Jacob Epplnger, who la charged London. July 18. The Daily Mail's with obtaining money by false precorrespondent at Aden says that tbe tenses. British steamers Woodcock and DalmaThe entire time today was taken up tia were held np by the Russians In the in questioning the witness In regard to Red Sea and detained for three bourn the values of land and other properties The correspondent says the captain owned by the Epplngera at (he time of the Russian volunteer fleet steamer they were forced into bankruptcy. ed re E CONFER WITH DAVIS ; AGAINST STRIKERS . Louis, July niunnion issued w The 18. sweeping last night by Judge the St Clair county court, JJJ striking butchers, was by Sheriff Thompson on P. ana John Smith, union leaders wganiwrs as well as on the pre-- t of the Associated unions. promised to abide by the lnjune-i'- 1 forbade them from ,he operation of the packing men hired Juor0lwith the non-uniplaces erf the employes who of RESPONSIBLE FOR WRECK Harmony is Watchword of Meeting Held in Will Themselves New York-Candid- ates Choose the Date for Formal Noti- i Station Operator and Flagman Charged With Death of Sixteen Victims of Midvale Wreck. Are New York, July 18. William T. Richards, station operator, and Ernest Heller, rear flagman, were today found responsible for the wreck of a train on aked out the Greenwood Lake division of the Erie railroad at Midvale station a week anti-hear- st ago, by wblch sixteen persons lost their Uvea and fifty were Injured. Coroner Blcveul Instituted the inquiry by holding an Inquest over the body of Henry Kanzer, who lost his life In the accident. By his own admission, Ileler did not go back more than 200 or 300 feet at any time after his Conservatives Attempt to Oust train stopped and had partly retraced Astir, nal big steps It had also been shown that Delegate Walsh From Plat e on State Committee. he held his flag rolled up. Richards knew his signal was out of order and J" UtM'Pi-teCity , la., July 18. Although uncertain of action, and was told by an plat2? resignation of A. W. engineer who was on the station eil from the State committee form that it was dear. It remained as w.led one fight that seemed likely to it was and the crash followed. tomorrows Democratic State Erwim interesting, .another and e Cr fight has come tip to take ita Uj The st Democrats TRAGEDY MARKS HOMEW'ARD D'' t'trned their guns on Charles . VOYAGE. member of the Democratic t,fi;convention for Iowa and it is tonicht to oust him from a Plymouth, Eng., July 18. Tragvoyage homeward marked the edy v. ,V':1 ,t,:e Slate committee to which ' i tbe last State conven- of the German Lloyd steamer Kalsfen. of the arrival On tbe er Wilhelm. Lay 4th. Having forced out vessel here today at almost the well, who was elected to , hour that an Inquest as being ; Position In violation of all pre-- . ! ty the Hearst majority in the held over tbe body of F. K.a Loomis, second that ... fonvetiion, the conservatives are jt was announcedMrs had Lipsle, class pastwngw. "limbed to humiliate and. diecommitted suicide by Jnmplng . ils'n. who was also a. Hearst , overboard when the ship was one recent fight In Iowa. jn No trace m red.to believe that the con-- y day out from New 1 ork. will succeed if they umlcr-'-"i of the body was found. tor they are clearly in control '11 MiiuUun and Mr. Maxwells e re on MEN GROW VINDICTIVE n -- xeseeeeeeeeeeeee anti-Hear- -i t- T-- - t. Especially Suffer from Temperature Conditions Thermometer! Register From 90 to Degree! in Many Parti of the Country, 95 Loss of FOOO Men Pittsburg. July 18. The excessive best of the past 48 hours waa broken today ly a heavy thuudersloim which St. Petersburg. July 18. The followprevailed throughout lltuuurg and General Kumpatkln nearby towns. The effect of the etoiiu ing dispatch from dated to the Emperor, July 17, On was to bring the government thermomtoeter from SHi to 79 within half an hour. our Eastern front was given out night. heated extreme the period During After the oceitiarion by General uiauy pruHiraliouK and five deaths inKurokia army of the passes in ths and wblch could be traced d.irectly Fenshul mountain plain, our informadirectly to tbe heal were reported. Emwas In ergency hospitals In the plants were tion concerning his diKMiidrions aonte general inadequate. According la filed with overcome workmen. reiorts hla army had been reinforced had even extended his forces toand anand deaths Omaha, July other serious prostration resulted from ward Saimalaxa. "Other reports said that a displacethe beat which carried the thermomment of hla (mopa had been made ill eter to 91 degrees at oue time. Abraham Alexander, a florist, and John the direction of Ta Pane ami Hluycn. There were even Indications that Kur-oWaybright, a pif suntan, died. At Linhad transferred hla quarters from coln the beat bad a maximum of 94 deto Toulnpii. Taskhahekan the hottest Other report points grees of this Information On the strength of the year. day made on the basis of reconnaissance Detroit, July 18. A number of cases which had been made the hypothesis of host prostrations were reported here was formed that the principal forces of enemy were concentrated arouud today. The case of A. T. Smith, a well the known contractor, resulted fatally. The Llnshan Kwan end that their advauce maximum tempeialure was 95 degrees. guards had been strengthened In the passes of Slauko. Wanfankwan, Slnkla and 18. Ijikho end Papau as well as at Bybey death One Cleveland, July four prostrations ha ti been reported to Pass two end a half miles north of the the police up to midnight as tbe result road and half the height of titaokso Pass. of the heat today. The maximum tem"On July 17, in order to determine perature recorded by the government the strength of the enemy It was dethermometer waa 89 degrees cided to advenes against, hla position la tbq direction of 1 Jtlnsliankwan. Lieutenant General Count Holler ..hyd been Instructed not tn styist vtfh the oh ject of captutlr.bdu pass, bill to Sid according to the strength of the force that he would find opposed to hint. The left column of the expeditionary forue, consisting of three battalion!, waa dispatched toward Bybey Past. MaThey Will Not. Make Public Stepe to Be The entire column commanded by Taken In View of Northern jor General Kaahtallnsky, (onnlHtlng of fourteen battalions with twelve guns Securities Injunction. was destined to attack Blakoso Pass New York, July 18. James J. Hill the heights surmounted by the Tern ole and Col. Clough held a consultation to- and Wafankwan Pass. The right effi- was ocday on the recent Northern Securities umn, eight Itatlallone strong, decision by Judge Bradford, restrain- cupying points over the road leading ing tbe Northern Securities from dis- to Lakbo iiNimimdng In order to tributing Its assets pro rata until the the left flank or General KaNhtallnsky'a trial of the llarrlman suit to compel column. The general reserve waa left tbe holding company to give back to at lkhavuen and a jsirtlon of the f(rce the Harrfmau Interests the indentlcal occupied a position at that place. At 10 p. m.. July 16, Urn head or the Northern Pacific stock which they put column advanced from lkhavuen. , At Into the merger. Col. Clough waa ask11 oclock a battalion of the Second reged after the conference If President Hill had decided to appeal from Judge iment dislodged a Japanese outpost at lit atl fords decision, and he said: The tha point of the bayonet at the crosalug of the Ikho and at tha Binklel roads. decision on tbe petition of an InjuncThe details of this engagement have tion does not decide the merits of the course question. These are to be determined not been verified but ita general scut in later. We are not prepared to make according to telegraphic report public yet, exartly what steps will be by General Keller, waa aa follows. had During the night the Japanese taken in view of the Injunction." evacuated Slaokao Pass and the heights surmounted by tbe Temple leaving only At dawn General outposts there. Kaahtallnsky'a column occupied these imsses driving back the Japanese advance outposts, At about 6:30 on (he morning of 17 the Japanese In considerable InJlly He la Silent ou Subject of Rumored strength and with numerous guns, ocvitation of Tammany Lender cupied Wafankwan Pans and the mounto Eacopua. tainous bluffs to the Bouth on the flank of General Kashtalfnsky's rolumn. Esopua, July 18. There were no vis- From this position and from the crest of little itors to Roaemonl today, very to the east of the interest appeared in the mall nnd no- of the mountains surmounted by the Temple the heights body had . a word In aay on the subject enemy directed a very heavy rifle and The day waa exceedingly of polllii-alire. hot. The tremendous rain of tbe night artillery General Ksshtallnsky advanced to and early morning made the roods so occupy the bluffs, sending forward at muddy that Judge Parker postponed once (me and then three battalion till afternoon rldo horseback hla daily notwithstanding la but the attemtit failed, the and then shortened it materially horse mounthe support given by mercy for his horse. could not field aa our tain guns battery Suggestions of the political conferof account action-oInto he brought ence In New York appeared In the unnature of the ground. usual activity or the judge's 'phono the"About 8 a. m. General Keller, who early In the afternoon but nothing waa directing the light around Ikhav-un- n could he learned as to whom he talked to It deemed with or of the conversation. Kashlalln-sky- e to General assistance lend declined to say anyJudge Parker column by bringing up from tbe that thing about the published atory leadreserve three battalions to the general he had Invited Charles F. Murphy, surmounied by the Temple. In heights Rose-moiier of Tammany Hall to crime to maintain the to order positions we had and that the latter had declined. occupied. It waa necessary, owThere la good reason however, to re- already to the enemy's pressure, to reingard the story aa devoid of fact. It la ing on the well understood here that Judge Parker force immediately the troops Hue but these position, owln fighting no have Mr. Sheehan and their friends Hit nation were untenable. wish to affront Mr. Murphy In any to their General Keller found the etrength of way. It la known that Tammany is to the enemy so great compared with ours have more than nominal consideration, decided not to continue the hut there ia no reason to suppose that that he and not to bring up either the light have overtures direct gone yet any special or general reserves and artilforth from Rosemont. iu case of Matters await the conference in New lery in view ot the fact thatoffensive it the his ultimately taking diYork tonight and It la likely that to attack without rect communication with Mr. Murphy would be necessary field artillery . of support Is one of them. The headquarters for In' consequence of this General Kelnewspaper correspondents will be opendecided about 10:30 to withdraw his ler ed shortly In the Lodge at RosemounL troops to the positions originally occupied In the Yanze Pass The troops ACCUSE EXPOSITION MANAGERS retired slowly step by itep and iu perOF BAD FAITH. fect order, coviTed by th fire of a field battery which bad been brought 18. finds Some criticism Berlin, July action. Into beexpression in (he newspapers hers Toward midday an offensive movecause the management of the St. Louis ment tbe enemy In the direction of exposlflou declines to bear expenses the by flsnk of the Yanze Pass poright erf the International Jurymen. It waa and at th same time assumdll here, upon the basis of tbe sition developed a Japanese mountain battery was that express exposition publications, into position In the village of brought newswould and borne be the theyTaoudiaputse. two and a half miles papers now apeak of bad faith in asksouth of Ikhavuan. exa to take long and ing the Judges After 34 shots had been fired from own expense. pensive trip at their the Third battery of the Third Brigade which held the saddle to die south of PELCA8SE CONFERS WITH PERDI-CARI- 9. Yanze Pass, the Japanese battery was finally reduced to alienee. In consequence of a sleepless night Paris. July 18. Foreign Minister and the heat Of the day our troops were Delcaase received Ion Perdirarts this greatly fatigued, having been over fifafternoon and conferred lengthily with teen hums on foot and fighting. asOur losses have not been exm-tlhim cm the situation in Morocco. M. Perdicaris expressed his thanks for the certained, but General Keller re ports French effort! leading up to hla release that they ezeeed 1,0(10. Regl- The gallant Twenty-fourt- h from captivity and urged the necessity meat Buffered must. Oeuerui Keller fur energetic action toward Morocco. 18.--T- kl HILL AND CLOUGH ' CONSULT PARKER HAS A QUIET DAY nt New York, July 18. Leaders of ths Democratic party conferred for more than two hours tonight in the rooms of Former Senator D. B. Hill at the Hoffman House and at the dose made public a statement, that the chairmanship of the Democratic national committee had not been discussed. Privately it waa tne judgment of all present that the Interests of the party would be best conserved by leaving the committee absolutely free to elect its own chairman. Judge Parker was said to favor thia course. The conference resulted in an agreement to call a meeting of the national committee to he held at the Hoffman House on July 26th. The question of fixing the time and place for the notification of tbe nomination of the candidates for President and was left to the candidates themselves. Present st the conference were the leaders who brought about tbe nomination of Judge Parker. There were also present Senator Victor J. Dowling of New York, who looked after the Tammany Interests. Everyone declared that harmony had been the watcbwoid throughout. Tbe conferees were Former Senator Hill of New York; James Smith. Jr., of New Jersey; Henry G. Davis, Wert Va.. and Edwin for W. Murphy, of New York; Senator Dorman; William F. Sheehan, of New York; Cord Meyer, chairman of the New York State commutes; John W. Kern, of Indians: Jame M. Head of Tennessee; Norman E. Mark, of Buffalo; Perry Belmont, of New York; Thomas nyan, of Virginia: J. K. P. Hall, of Pennsylvania, and John K. McLean, of Ohio. Tbe statement issue.! nt ran-dlda- te nt, concerning the eonferenre follows: iJ. M. Guffey presided. Tbe gentlemen met primarily for tbe purpose of meeting Senator Davis, candidate for An exchange of views followed, and the question as to when tbe national committee should be call-e- d together for organization was discussed and It was agreed that tbe committee he iwlled to meet In New York at the Hoffman House at noon on July 26th. "The question of fixing a date for the notification of tbe c&my dates waa talked over and finally referred to the candidates to fix the dale and place. 'There wbh also a general discussion ax to the favorable prospect of the party in the coming campaign. There was no discussion whatever concerning the selection of a chairman of the national committee., Mr. Davis encaged in the discussion the conference but of all topic In no more puvonal vein than others Ills most significant In attendance. statement was in relation to tbe uniting of all inter its. The gathering of so many strong men representing fictions wblch bad not always pulled together, be sni'1, was Indicative of a Vice-Preside- strong campaign. Tbe meeting gave a number of those present the first opportunity they have had of congratulating Mr. Davis ainr his nomination and the reception Mm ws Twenty Thousand Dislodge Japanese from Mo Tien Pass, but Are in Turn Dislodged by Reinforcements With y fication of Nominations ser-"jB- dy DEATHS ut danelles as Merchantmen. ' injunction Gov-cruaie- Sbot'h. St. Petersburg, July 18.-- 3:05 p. m. Russia doe. not foresee International complications on account of tbe passage of the volunteer fleet through the Dardanelles and their subsequent conversation into war cruisers. Tbe framers of the treaty of laris In seeking to close the Black Sea to the ingress and egress of warships evidently did not the present expect contingency. The HL Petersburg and Smolensk did not pass the Dardanelles as warships but as merchantmen, said an official of the foreign office to the "Under the correspondent today. treaty of Paris, there Is no question of the right of ships to go out as merchantmen. With their subsequent conversion Into warships, Turkey has nothing to da The treaty la silent on the subject Tbe precedents allowing unarmed Russian warships to pass tbe Dardanelles without protest from tbe parties to the treaty of Paris, are considered valuable now. While the diplomats have not questioned the right of Russia to seize contraband of war, the actual confiscation of mails puts a different question and Germany, both at Berlin and St. Petersburg, is Investigating the circumstances. In order to ascertain whether the commander of the St. Petersburg in this rase exceeded bis ill rmumence Volunteer Fleet Passed Dar In Order to Avoid Query from Germany, Russia May Disavow Smolenski'a Rash Act. ASD WEDNESDAY HEAT CAUSES Ui:oi taking Ever Upon b. Ft .ieral FORECAST PRICE FIVE CENTS JULY 19. 1904. PROJECT Largest Irrigation House to Supply Own Needs. old employes, MORNING. : That Failing, Allied Trades Will Be Called Out -- Strike Breaker Done to Death by Unionists Strikers Start Packing more effort Chicago, July IS. One ill be mad. to settle the stock yards .trike by arbitration. Tomorrow President Donnelly ot the striking union, ill lend to the packers another letter uking for another conference. In this letter Mr. Donnelly will go over the will ask the history of the strike .and nerken if in their judgement it will not be better to concede the one point the la contention than to continue allusion grika The one point to which the pack1, M be made is the refusal of emer! to discharge the men they have ployed since the commencement of the strike and give their places to the men aho walked out. to' the packers The communication will also suggest to them that it is the belief of the strikers that they are, as TUESDAY MILK RIVER RESERVOIR L MAKE A UST EFFORT ). MEAIHER hearty. The dipeur'ion of the prospects la the coming campaign was general in character. The opinion wan expresaa Democrats by several that Western would give support to the ticket and that, no fear of factional opposition need be entertained." . - peilnliy mention (he activity, courage and coolness shown by In commanding officers. Colonel Kiwlilu was severely woiiiulej in the leg, but remained iu the light. General Kiimpnikiu precede his report of the repulsi) of Lieutenant General Count Keller's force with a lengthy statement of patrols which bring event up to July 16. ile does nut ninutlon any important engagement with tbe posKlIila exception of tbe oecu-pali- un of heights north ot Yoalintxza by Cossacks i etcre a detachment of which the Japuueae fell bai k. a. m. Bt. Petersburg. July 18.-- 4:15 The Russian ami Japanese forces which are lined up expecting a clash grappled In the serious fight Sunday morning, according to a report from General Kumjiatkln received here lale last night. The reiairt Indicated that the Japanese misinterpreted tbe movement and that, instead of it being an attempt to take Mo Tien Pass, It waa a reconnaissance on a large scale. General Count Kellers account of the fighting does not esee1ally state the numlicr of men engaged, though It shone that the Russian main advance consisted of 18 battalions with considerable reserve, three Itatlsllon of tha latter being called up during the course of the hauls while still others were not utilized. An imtiortent fact derived by the reconnaissance wee the location of a liowerful Jaiianesn force secreted In tbe region lietween Fenshul and Mo Tien Passes. Ila strength was Indicated by the fact that 21 battalions were in sufficient to permanently force tbe Japanese positions though some of them were occupied temporarily. On the other hnd It would apiiear that the Japanese were ilt.hnr disinclined or unable to follow up Lieutenant General Keller when b retired to his former position at Ikha1 vuan. The seriousness of the days fighting Is shown In General Kelera estimate thatihe Russian casualties were over a . ' thousand. The liatUo leave the general nltua Mon unchanged but allows (hat a powerful Japanese army Is massed and la constantly threatening LHto Yang, apparently only avail lug Oners I Kurokia aigaal to advance. . . Iiondon, July 18.' The Btandard'e Toklo correaiMindnnt, cabling under date of. July 18th toys: .'The passage of tbe Dardanelles by steamers of the Russian volunteer fleet attracts Increased attention here. The Japanese press coutlnuedto discredit the BupiKMiUnn that Russia really Intends to send naval reinforcements to the Far East. Universal Joy waa caused by tbe news of the repulse to the Russians at Mo Tien 1'ase. The casualties there have not been reixirted. but It In supposed they were heavy. miles east of Slulxinlln, sixty-si- x Mukden, July 18. There are constant skirmishes iu (his region between Amur Cossacks and Jaiianese scouts. Tbs Japanese made' an unusually heavy attack on the Russian outjKwt at Tzyan-cha- n when oue hundred cavalry and 700 Infantry rushed the ramp and forced the Cossacks to retire. The following day. however, the Japanese retired and the Russians the position. Tendon, July 18. The correspondent of the Times at General Kumkl's headquarters ssy I hat the Japanese Iom during the fighting at Mo Tien Pass oa July 17th was trifling. London. July 18. The Morning Posts correspondent st General Ku-rok- i's under headquarters date of Julv 17th says: A Russian force, apparently about 20.0(H) strong, attacked the front, left end right of the Japanese positions oa the Western slope of Mo Tien rasa at 2 a. m. today ender rover of a dense fog. The H idden onslaught drove In the Japanese outimrts hut as soon a reinforcements arrived the Japanese gallantly advnneed to (h attack hnif after severe fighting drove off (ho Russians and the pcrion. The Russians retired their reiresl being well covered. The fighting lasted until 1 o'clock In tbe afternoon and when I left the scene desultory firing was still proceeding." tole.-raphi- ng NEGROES MAY BE MURDERERS They Assaulted a White Youth Who May Die From Fractured SkulL Topeka. Kan.. July 18. Nathan Shad and Blaine Greenway. two Holton negroes, are In the county j.t(l here charged with assault with Intent to kilL They are charged with trying to roh Arthur Bcott, a whits boy 16 years old in Holton, and fracturing his skull wits a rock. The negroes will be held here pending the reeult of Scott's Injuries, and will then be takes to Holton for preliminary trial. The fooling in Holton Is very bitter against the negroes, and it was to prevent a possible lynching that the dicer brought them here. Scott is in a very serious conuniuik . |