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A general altnck is believed to bavo
begun on Port Arthur.
Other attempts at assassination are
expected in Russian ofllclnl circloa.
A Spanish war veteran drow tho ilret
homestead In the Rosebud agency in
South Dakota.
Tho ateamer Korea, frcm San Fran-
cleco, baB dodged tho Russian licet null
arrived bfifoly at Tokio.
Tho question of payment for Port
land flour eoized by Russian vessels
will probably go beforo a prize court.
Russia has intimated to Great Bilt
ain that reparation will bo inndo, if
proper, in tho Knight Commander case.
Tho German steamor Arabia, from
Portland with a cargo of flour, has ar
rived in Vladivostok in chargo of a
prlzo crow.
Tho stato depatmont'a noto on tho
soir.uio of tho Arabia's cargo is couched
In courteous languago and no rash de
mands will bo made.
Russian officials had been warned of
tho plot by which Minister von Plehvo
was slain. Tho assassin, believed to
bo a Finn, was perhaps fatally injured.
Tho British Btcamoi Foimosa lias
boon seized in tho Red sea.
Russians sunk two Japanese Balling
veBeols without warning the crew.
Tho British steamer Calchns has been
captured by tbo Vladivostok squudron.
Tho pnekors oro lushing in workmen
from outsido points to All tho places of
strikers.
Niu 01ivang has beon abandoned by
tho Russians and la in tho bands of the
Japanese
Good authority on international lawe
declares neutral prizes may not law
fully bo sunk.
Thomas Taggart, of Indiana, line
been chosen chairman of tbo national
Democratic committee.
Tno teamstois bavo iolnod their fel
low workmen in the strike at tho Chi
cago packing houses.
Giffoid Pinchot and F. H. Newell
will investigate chances needed in the
Northwestern land laws.
Japanese Conduct a Slow engineer
ing Advance.
Llao Yang, July 30. A Russian cor
respondent of tho Associated Press, who
has just arrived hero after two months'
stay at Port Aitlnir, gives an import
ant and interesting narrutivo of tho situ
ation at tho boleagured fortress when ho
left there, July J4. which shown that
tho Japanceo operations until then had
not advanced so far as supposed. Sev
eral Russian bucccebcs aro chronicled,
but the loport of n Japanese reverse,
with a loes of 30,000 men, is definitely
disposed of, not bolng even mentioned
by tho correspondent, who Bays:
"When I put to sea in a junk tho
land position on tho Russian right flank,
surrounding Grcon and Semaphore
hills, which the Russians had lost, had
been recaptured by assault. Tho
holghtfl of Huinsln, which tho Japanceo
defended desperately, nlono remained
in their hands. But I am convinced
that this position also has since been
rotaken. Tho very mom'ng of my de
parture, July 14, tho position was bo
lng bombarded by six-inch Howitzers
and shells wcro falling repeatedly into
tho Japanese works, causing great dis
order. "To Bum up, by tho fighting of July
3, 4 and C, when evidently tho Russiun
forces wore acting on tho offensivo, the
Russians legained on tho land sldo the
positions thoy had hold in front of tho
fortress previous to tho battle of Kai
Chou,
"Tho main forces of tho besoigors
aro on tho average at ii dlstanco of 20
miles from tho porlmotor of tho fortres
on the Russiun right, but tho Japanese
have approached to within 12 miles on
tho Russian loft. As far as Inchento
station, 14 miles from l'ort Arthur,
tho tailroad is working. Between 40.
000 and CO, 000 men aro operating bo
foro Port Arthur. Tho troops maintain
a constant oxchango of skirmishing flro,
but tho field or other guns are usually
silent. Tliu Japanese aro apparently
conducting n elow, engineering advance
"Often in tho morning the Russians
discover fresh trenches. The Mapano o
aio compelled to abandon this work in
tho daytime, as tho Russians regularly
open flro on them as soon us daylight
discloses tho works."
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OhotoB Lotm In Nailstoll, tho Oounty Seat of tho Famous
Flathoatl Oounty,
Two townships thrown open for uet
tlcmcnt in Fad He county, Wuehington,
canted a rush at tho Vancouver land
office.
Kuropatkin reports a retreat of his
army after two daye fighting. Ho
will probably withdraw his en tiro
army to Mukden.
Anxiety is felt for a number of vefl
boIs about duo off tho Jnpuneso coast.
In a 14-hour battle tho Russians mot
a Bovero dofeat cast of Ta Tcho Kino.
Kansas City packers claim to contin
ue to got nonunion holp and to turn out
a greater product.
Tho Knight Commander, sunk by
tho Russian Vladivostok squadron, had
a cargo of iron and steel.
Malheur, Oregon farmers havo two
.nonths in which to accept tho govern
ment irrigation project.
Ex-Senator II, G. Davis, Democratic
nomineo for vice president, is reported
to be engaged to bo married.
A Ilig Four engino at Indianapolis
struck an electric car, killing two per
sons and injuring a number of others.
Thirty-foven cotton mills havo shut
down at Fall River, Maeti. The strike
is on account of a reduction iu wages.
Tho resignation of Superintendent
Potter, of Cliemawa Indian school, has
been accepted. His successor has not
been named,
Coroan agitation against Japanese
land grants is becoming sorlouu.
Parker hag fixed August 10 as tho
date of his notification of acceptance.
Tho Russian Vladivostok squadron
baa been sighted 70 miles from Yoko
hama.
All employes of tho packing plants
havo gono out. About 85,000 men are
affected.
A battle has been fought near Ta
Tche Klao, and It Is believed Iosrob
will be large.
Thugs at Boneateol, S. D., resisted
eviction, and two of them, as many of
ficers and a civilian were shot.
Russia has stirred up tho Ire of
Germany by seizing a stoamer in the
Red sea flying tbo kalsor's flag.
Britain, informed of tho seizure of
two more ships, Is determined to have
the war status of tho Russian volun
teer fleet fixed.
It Is alleged that great dissatisfac
tion exists among tho members of the
meat packer's unions because of the
Hccond strike order, and that a revolt
against President Donnelly's order
will occur.
Senator G01 man has refused to take
tho national Democratic chairmanship.
Colonel E. Ilutler, a prominent fit.
louis politician, has been indicted for
bribery.
Pacific coast shippers have asked the
war department to state what goods are
contraband.
BrltMi press will not believe danger
averttd until the greater question of
tne Lmruanelles u settled.
rrelohthandlcrs Mav Take a
in ChlcafjoTroubk.
Chlcaeo, July 30. After Issuing a
general ordor that would havo involved
all tho Chicago railroads In the stock
yards strike, Lawrence J. Curran, pres
ident of the Freighthandlers' union,
tonight reconsidered his action and is
now holding his ordor in abeyance
pending a conforenco tomonow morn
ing with leaders of tho Allied Tnulea
unions, whoso mombors aro on strike
It is said, howevei, that if President
Donnelly, of tho Butchers' union, and
tho other strike leaders express ndesite
to have the order enforced it will be
put irto effect at once. The executive
committco of tho freighthandles was in
eeosion until late tonight ai.d it is said
that preparations have beon made to
put tho Btriko order in force it it bo
deemed necessary.
President Curran's orders, il lived
up to by tho freight handlers, would
work a severe liaidnliip on the packers
as it explicitly directs that union men
shall handlo no frolght for tho bit;
packing companies, either outgoing or
incoming. President Curran's order to
tho men follows:
"At a meuting with the buineis
agonts of the local Freightlmndlers'
union today it wan decided that all
men under the jurii-diution of our or
gnnixutinu in the various rairoadn in
Chicago be ordered not to receive or de
liver any freight of the packers, wheth
er this freight is delivered at the
freiglithoiiBes by teams or in cars."
Duplicity or the Russians.
London. July 30. Thomas Gibson
Bowles, Conservative, wil) ask Premier
Balfour in the hoiiro of commons if tliu
government is aware that tliu Russian
armored cruiser I'emitri Dnnskni, after
having been allowed tu take 600 tons
of coal at Port Haul, and after hoi cap
tain had piven his word of honor that
ho would proceed at once and by d.rect
route to Cadiz, remained off Port Fa id
and stopped and examined six vessels,
which wero about to enter the canal,
and a few days later repeated the stop
page on Aieaxnuria.
Much rood Adulterated,
Cheyenne, Wyo , July 30. -Tho first
teport of Henry Knight and Ross Mou
dy, state food inspectors under the new
pure fO'l law, shows that during tho
year 426 samples were submitted for
analysis, and of this number 208 were
found to be adulterated, In all claees
of food it was dicovored preservative
were need. A majority of the samples
were sent by dealeis who deslro to use
pure foodH, and it Is expected concerted
action will be taken.
friction at Panama,
Panama, July 80,-nie establish
ment of a port at Ancoii under tho eon
trol of the authoiities of the canal
zone has created considerable fraction
etwecn the steamship companii and
tiio government at Panuma, the latter
aesei ting that tho companies should
ifft their clearanco papers from the
I Pananiari authorities.
Chicago, July 20. "Wo had an
agreement with Mr. Donnelly's organi
zation and the allied tiades which they
failed to live up to, and under tho cir
cumstances wo do not care to make
uny further agreements with tliem."
This Is thu statement which was
signed by tho lepresentatives of the
packers and handed to the members of
tho stato board of arbitration tonight
at tho end of n conference between the
two bodies, held at the lequest of the
stato board in an endeavor to lirlmr
about another meeting for tho eettle
inont of tho butchers' striko between
thu puckers and thu strikers. Tliu
pin kers received the state boaril courte
ously anil listened to their arguments
for a peaccablo adjustment of tliu dllli
culty. The announcement that tho packers
wore opposed to any fin thur peaco ne
gotiations Willi tilt strikers was handed
to the board by Arthur Meeker and
Thomas Connor, both of Armour & Co.,
who represented thu packers. While
from their statement it would appear
that tliu packers ate opposed to moot
ing the strikers again on any terms,
such in nut tho case
At tho last conference between thu
strikers and tho packers tho latter in
formed tho union leaders that any
timo tney expressed a desire to live up
to tho original arbitration agreement,
signed a week ago, which provided for
thu reinstatement of thu striking ImtVli
era Inside of 45 days ami for tho arbi
tration of all grievances, tliu packers
would bu willing to renew tliu agree
ment. The contention of tho packers is that
this agreement is still in force, and as
they are unwilling to offer uny further
concessions to tliu strikers, they say a
renewal of peace Defoliations with thu
hopo of eecurinc butter terms would be
useless.
Tho Inbor leaders say that when tho
butcher went on thu second strike be
ran ho of alleged discrimination by tliu
packers in rehiring striking omployes,
tho arbitration agreement wa nullified
and that 't is necessary to sign a new
agreemont before a settlement can be
reached,
RUSHING IN MEN.
Packers Striving to rill the Places
of the Strikers.
Chicago, July '28. Littlo If any ad
vantage was gained by oithcr side In
thu stockyards sti ike today and tliero
is no hopo tonight of any immediato
sottlemont of the dilllcutly. Realizing
that thoy havo 0110 of tho hardest piob
lems to contend with in tho history of
tho packing industry, tho packers nto
leaving nothing undono to gain tho
upporhand in tho strupglo with their
30,000 union employes who aro on
strike.
All day long, workmen from outsido
points wore rushed to Chicago and
taken to tho stockyards to fill the
places of tho Btrikors. Tonight It was
annonnied by tho packers ttiat 7,000
new men wero now installed in tho
different plants nt thu stockyards.
With these mon and with tho nnivals
that aro exptcted each day, tho paekors
expect to get their affairs in such shape
that the strikers will bo compelled to
seek a truce in tho hostilities and seek
a peaceable settlement at the dictation
of tho emloyers.
Although tho receipts of livestock
today wore small, compared with re
ceipts on corresponding days under
normal conditions, still many cattle,
hogs and sheep were left in the pens
tonight unsold
JAPSSEE CAUSE
Russia Believed to Be Ready
to End the War.
LOOKING FOR A GOOD EXCUSE
RETREAT TO HAI CHENG.
SLAIN BY DOMO.
of
M. von Plehve, Russian Minister
Interior Is Assassinated.
St. Petersburg. July SO. Minister of
tho Interior von Plehve was assassinat
ed tills morning while driving to the
Baltic Station to visit the Putorhof.
A bomb was thrown under tho min
ister's carriage, completely shattering
it. M. Plehve was terribly mangled.
The crimo was committed at 10 o'clock.
The coachman was killed nd tho
wounded and maddened horses dashed
wildly away with tho front wheels of
the carriage, the only portion of tho
vehicle remaining iniact. Immediate
ly tliero ensued a scene of tho wildest
confusion. Police and gendarmes hur
ried up from every direction and vast
crowds gathered about tho spot where
the mantled body of thu minister lay
weltering in his blood.
Tho Associated Press correspondent
warf at tho sceno 01 thu tragedy within
five minutes after it occurred. M. von
1M Iivo'h shockingly mangled body was
lying In tho middle of thu road. It had
been partially covered with a police
olilrer's overt oat witli thu loft arm, the
bono of which was broken off, protruding.
A few yards from M. von Plehve's
body lay a shapeless heap of tliu coach
man's remains,
M. von Plehvo was on his way to
visit thu emperor when tliu tragedy 00
currd
Besides being Russian minister of
tho interior Councillor von i'h live was
minister and stato secretary for Fin
land. Sen! fo Impress Moroccans.
Toulon, July HO. Under orders
from Vim Admiral tiigmi, the armored
cruiser Kleher and tho third class
cruiser Galilee sailed for Tangier to
night. Tim orders given t) thu com
manders of tiio cruisers were to "hold
themselves at tho disposition of the
minister of Franco." Oiilcers of tho
ministry of marine say that this action
is not to be regarded in any aspect oth
er than pacific, hut that it is desirable
in tho present unpleasant condition of
Morocco for tho French government to
be represented by the two warships.
British Note Sent.
London, July 20. The London Daily
Kxprcs state that it has excellent
reasons for stating that thu latest noto
sunt oy (ierat Hrltaln to Russia Is not
couched in the usual diplomatic lan
guago, but is, instead, u peremptory
demand for Immediate reparation for
all slights placed upon the llriilli fl.iv
by Russia. It is also Muted that Rus
sia Is warned that u rcpliltlon ol the
Knight Coiiunandfr uffali i bu
lowed by immediate reprisals.
Russians
Kiao to
from Tn
General
The Japanese Made Ta Tche Klao
Untenable.
Mukden, July 28. The
have rotrcated trom Ta Tcho
Hal Cheng.
Thoy decided to withdraw
Tcho Klao Sunday ovuning.
Zarahouricff, commanding the Fourth
army corps, who is General Stakel
berg's senior, resolved to tako tills
stop in consequence of tho reports of
scouts that the Japaneso woro turning
tho left flank.
Tho Japaneso foices aio believed to
include thu whole of tho armies of
Generals Uku and Nodzu, Moru than
eight divisions of Japaneso aro engaged.
Tho rear guard action between Batch
apu and Ta Tcho Kiao continued until
11 at night, when tho Japaneso wcie
within sight of the Russian entrench
ments The RussiauB withdrew in per
fect order, favored by tho beautiful
moonlight.
' General Kuropatkin reports that tho
Japanese column in tho vicinity of
Saitniatszn, which Is believed to be
two divisions strong, la marching along
tho valley of the Taltso, with the obvi
ous aim of cutting the railroad abovo
Liao Yang.
The evacuation of Ta Tcho Kiao was
prepared for long ago by tho Russians,
as military experts have repeatedly in
dlcited. The retirement is not regard
ed as materially altering tho situation
Tiio RtiBsluiis had strongly fortiflod
Hal Cheng, in view of this contiu-
uoncy.
Opinion Expressed in Japan That
Action of Czar's Tlect Will In
tensify Unfriendliness.
Tokio, July 27. Tho acta of the
VladlvostoK squadron in the Pacific
and of tliu voluntcor fleet in tho Red
sea strengthen the boliof hero that Rus
sia is deliberately seeking to effect
Amercla, England and Germany, in tho
hopo of finding an avenue for retiring
gracefully from n disastrous war.
Tliero is no argument over tho right of
missia to soizo neutral vessels carrviner
actual contraband of war, but the wis
dom of destroying noutral prizes with
out trial, unless tho subject is to in
volve othor powosr, is generally ques
tioned. It is belioved that America will re
fuse to recognizo Russia's extended list
ol contraband and will speedily demand
a limitation to articles reasonably con
traband, in order to protect hoi larg
Oriental commercial inturcsts.
It is expected that Great Britain will
protest against tho sinking of -the
Knight Commander and domand trial
for seized British steamors. and that
Gormany will niako a second and more
vigorous protest.
Tho Vladviostok warships are hover
ing aimut tno course of the steamers
from fan Francisco, probably with the
hopo of overhauling tho llnor Korea.
Warning, however, has, been given to
tho Korea and sin has a chance of elud
ing tho Russians.
Tliero will probably bo other seiz
ures, and whatever bo tho determina
tion of tho legal questions involved, or
whatever diplomatic action bo taken,
it is confidently belioved hero that the
soizurcs will create a fcoling of lntonso
Irritation and unfriendliness against
Russia in America, England and Ger
many. Japan is anxlou to localizo tho com
bat and avoid Involving other powers,
but views with unfriendliness tho acts
of uggression against friendly neutrals
and treaty violations disadvantageous
to herself. In tho latter connection
Japan regards tho affair of tho passage
of tho volunteer fleet through thu Dar
danelles aa of moro Importance thaa
tho acta of tho vessels subsequent to
such passage,
6ITTER riGHT ON.
APOLOGY AND DAMAGES.
of
gov-
fol-
To I'll Up Volunteer Tied.
London, July 20. I'liu Times this
morning eayi that six German steamers
have been 'bartend to take l, 5011, 0110
worth o( war miterial from Ifamhuru
to Constantinople, Thu infercnco is
duiwn, according to the Tlmex, that
this material Is Intended for the equip
ment of the Kusi-iaii volunt'or steamers
or other. Russiun warships in thu Black
ca.
Basis or British Settlement
Knight Commander's Loss.
London, July 28 Tho British
eminent is taking energetic action rela
tive to thu sinking of tho mulsh f tea 111
er Knight Commander by tho Vladivo
stok squadron. AH information re
ceived by tho government tends to cm
tabllsh iu tho ofllclnl mind the belief
that an outrage has been committed
for which no oxcuse exists in interna
tional law.
Tho demands which will bo niado on
tho Russian government will Include
compensation to thu owuors o( the rliip
and to thu owners of the goods on
hoard thu Knight Commander, an
apology for thu action of thu Russian
ciuisers and an agreement that in
structions shall ho given which will
prevent a repetition of Hiuh action.
Iliitish shipowners am up in arms
over the dungur which shipping is now
running ami uru bombarding thu gov
ernment with representations looking
to tliu thorough protection of their In
tercuts. War Vessels Must Not Pass.
London, July 28 While thu nego
tiations hutwtcn Great Britain and
Russia respecting Red sea suliurus
have been carried on in thu most con
ciliatory manner, tliu Associated Press
loams that in tliu representation!! tn
the St. Petersburg government, For
eign .-ecreiary Lansdownuduolaiod that
Great Britain could not, in view of her
treaty alliance with Japan, allow any
interpretation to be placed on treaties
relating to thu Dardanelles which
would permit of tho fiuo passage of ves
sels of tho RiiH.ian volunteer fleet.
Action Delayed in New York.
New York, July 28. A telegram
from President Donnelly, who is in
chargo of the meat Milkers' main head
quarters at Chicago, directing the local
union ofllcials to call out ull men em
idoyed by thu companies ulilliuted with
the so called heel trust hero, was re
tulvoil today. No Immediato uctlon
was takun, however, Tho local tepro
Bontatlvu, Mr. Eiehulborger, Bald that
in view of thu present conditions hero,
it would not do to act hastily.
riohfiiin About Port Arthur.
Ohefixi, Ji-ly 28. A junk bringing
Chinese refugees from Purl Arthur, has
just arrived lieru. Thu Uhlneto report
ihat, when thoy loft Port Arthur, July
nly 22, heavy fighting was going 011
both on laud and sea, They wero un
able to give uny details, They joport
that tho Japanebo have heavily fortified
tiuu Chupo Hill.
Strike Has Hccome General In CM-
cago Stockyards.
Chicago, July 27. With all peace
negotiations broken off and with all
tho allied trades unions employed at
tliu dlfforont plants, with the exception
of tiio teamsters and stationary engin
eers, out on strlko in sympathy with
the butcher workmon who quit work
two weeks ago, tiio stock yards strike
tonight had settled down to what prom
ises to bo 0110 of tho bitterest fights be
tween capital and labor in tho history
of America.
As lias beon threatened for some
timo, tho allied trades employed in tho
packing industry quit work when called
on today to assist tho striking butchers
in their efforts to bring tho packers to
terms. Iu several instances tho men
did not wait for tho oillcial notification
from their lenders to go on strlko, but
threw down their tools and quit work
of their own volition.
At (I o'clock tonight tho statement
wae mudo by M. J. Donnelly, president
of the butchiTb' union, that every
union man employod at tho stockyards,
with the exception of the tcamstors and
engineers, had responded to orders for
a general sypmnthetla strike. Tho en
gineers, iiu declared, would join tho
strikers tomorrow moinlng, and, unlesa
there was a speedy settlement of tho
lllliculty, Iiu said, the teamsters would
undoubtedly join their brother work
men in their struggle for supremacy.
According to Mr. Dounuhy, today's
striku swulled thu number of men who
havo quit work at the stockyards in
Clihigo nlono to nearly 08,000 persons.
War Insurance Is Advanced.
London. July 27. Much anxiety la
felt hero relative to certain ships now
in Fur Eastern waters, and it is be
lieved tliu Russian Vladivostok fleet
will capture several of thorn. Aa u re
sult of this, insurance wur risks have
advanced 7 guineas per cont, which a
few days ngo were but 10 shillings.
The Pritlsh steamer St. Hubert, of
3004 tons, which is owned in Liver
pool, is overduu a week at Yokohama
and Is almost certainly a Russian prise.
Fears aro also expressed for the steamer
Romford and several colliers.
Lose in Brisk Skirmish
London, July 27. A dispatch ta a
newa ugency from Llao Yang reports
heavy aitillery fighting there all day
yostorday. Tito Russian casualties, it
is ulleged, wore thought not to exceed
400, while the Japaneso aro said to
have lost more men. The Japanese,
who wero attacking tho "southern de
tat hmuiit," iicconllng to thu dispatch,
were forced to retire precipitately, leav
ing their dead and wounded on the
Held.
Move Out or Niu Chwang.
Purls, July 27. A dispatch to the
Matin from Mil Chwang says that
heavy filing continued all day long
I July 24, Tho buttlH lasted for 10
hours, Tho Russians were driven back
011 thu east sldo and were reported to
bu utterly routed on tho north. The
disputi h says tliu Russians evacuated
Niu Chwang, of which tho Japanese
will piobably taku possession on July
20.
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