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General Review of Important Happen-
pen I a s Presented In a Brief and
Condensed Eorm.
Tho grand lodge of Elks 1ms abolish
ed tho grip nnd sign.
A reign of terror nttnedn the land
rush at Iloncsteel, South Dakota.
0. M. McKinney has retired as head
of tho lliurlmun immigration bureau,
Ex-Senator Vest Is soiioiiBly 111 and
little hope 1b entertained for his recov
ery. CorrcspondenB at Mukden roport an
engagement in which tho Russians lost
heavily.
Leading London papers contend that
tho wni status of tho volunteer fleet is
tho paramount issue.
Russia will release tho British strip
Malacca on assurance that she was not
carrying contraband supplies.
St. JoBoph, Mo., union packers as
saulted many nonunion men because
plants are not discharging thorn fast
enough.
Eleven million dollars has been al
lowed by tho Russian government for
tho immediate Improvement of tho Si
berian railway.
Tho government may reclaim a great
tract of land in Harney county, JOregon,
and has made temporary withdrawals
to permit a full investigation.
A warlike tono pervades tho British
press.
Minister John Barrett hns arrived at
Colon.
Russian ships havo seized dnothor
British liner in tho Red sea.
Roth sides in the meat packers strike
profess to bo confident ot winning.
Democratic leaders havo asked Gor
man to become national chairman.
Russia is said to havo received an
other submarine boat from America.
Tho Gorman steamer Sainbla has
boon eoized by Russians in tho Red sea.
Reinforcements for which General
Oku lias been waiting ate being disom
barked. Japan has all faith in Britain pre
venting other Russian vcbsoIs passing
from tlio Ualtlu cea.
Chicago allied unions havo written
tho packers that tlioy will strlko un
less a conference is agreed to.
Portland is tho only Pacific coast
port whoso flour exports for tho past
12 months exceed thoso of tho preced
ing year.
Several packing plants leport that
Ihoir output is increasing.
Moorish bandits havo looted houses
within two miles of Tangier.
Tlio rush to South Dakota lands near
Yankton has become a veritablo stam
pede Ono of tiie colliers authorized by the
last congress will be built at Mare
island.
Germany will demand that Russia
explain the seizure of mails destined
for Japan.
Constant skirmishes are occurring
near Mukden between Cossacks anil
Japanese scouts.
Small riots continue at the various
packing plants where work is attemted
with nonunion men,
About two-thirds of the rural mall
carriers will rceelvo flOO more per
year, commencing July 1.
The steamer Hapsang, from NMu
Ohwang to Chefoo, Is overduo and it is
feared she has struck n mine.
Othor Chicago unions will go out on
a strike unelss tlio trouble with tho
meat packers Is setlted at onco.
Hot weather continues in tho Mid
dle West and Central states. Chicago
and Pittsburg havo both had a number
of deaths.
New York will bo the chief battle
ground for both parties in tho presi
dential campaign.
Peace negotiations are at a standstill
in the meatpackers' strike, Tho op
erators refuse to re-employ all strikers
at once.
The body of Kent Loomle, the miss
ing American, has been washed ashore
near Plymouth, England,
Russian vessels stopped a German
steamer in tho Red sea and seized
much mail destined (or Japan.
St. Paul strikers resisted an at
tempt of officers to place nonunion men
in the parking houses and a free, for all
fight ensued.
Ion Peidicaris, of Tanglei, who was
held captive by brigands, has grave
fears for foreigners unless Franco
adopts stern measures,
Extreme hot weather throughout the
Midd e West has caused many pros
trations and a number of deaths,
The Russian losses in the last battle
at Port Arthur are placed at 5,500.
.
Japan denies the report of a gcreat
reverse tt Port Arthur in which 80,000
troops were lost, asserting that not a
shot was fired at the fort that day.
The Russians themselves are becoming
skeptical regarding it as not a word has
been heard since the first report.
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KEEN.
Drltlsh Press Sees Peace Hanging
In the Balance.
London, July 23.--Tho authoritative
as8Uiances that the Malacca will be te
leased, cabled by the Associated Press
from St. PotorBbuVg to tho United
States, do not appear in tho British
morning papcis. Spcclnl dispatches
to n Bomewhat similar effect from St.
Petersburg do not allay the alarmist
viows of tho ieadingjorgans which con
strue Premier Balfour's post-midnight
announcement that tho government had
received no confirmation of tho report
ed relcnso of tho Malacca to mean that
tho Incident temalns unsettled.
Another causo for,great apprehension
is tho bioador question of Russia's
right to send vessels, of her volunteer
fleet tin on eh thoPatdaucllcs. A strik
ing evidence that tho danger of the
situation has not been mitigated in the
least, so far as BrltUti official and pub
lie opinion is entertained, is affordod
by tho Dally Telegraph, which, under a
large heading, "An Acute AlTalr," de
clares that "rotations between Great
Britain and Russialiavo reached tho
state of on acute crisis, but behind the
incident of tho Malacca is tho far larger
question of the statu of tho so-called
volunteer fleet.
"It has, wo believe, been made clear
to the czar'B government that tho trans
f oi mation of merchant vessels passing
through tho Dardanelles into armed
cruisers cannot bo recognized under any
pretext whatevor a Justifying Russia's
interference with British shipping. It
Is not impossible that as a concession
to Rust Ian dignity, tho government
may offer to permit the Malacca to put
into some noulral port whore her cargo
may be examined and tho statement
verified that whatevor munitions alio
carried wero Intended for tlio uso of the
British China squadron."
TRY TO DRAW TOGO AWAY.
Vladivostok Plccl Hopes to Weaken
Squadron at Port Arthur.
St. Potorbsurg, July 23. Tho news
of tho first appearanco of the Vladivo
stok squadron in the Pacific since tho
outbreak of tho war, tolegraphed from
Tokio, causes no surprise at tho admi
ralty here, although it is said Vice Ad
miral Skrydioff purposely has not not!-,
fled thorn of the squadron's departure
in order to prevent tho possibility of
tho information leaking out.
Vico Admiral Bezobraroff's action in
giving tho slip to Vice Admiral Kami
mura and passing Tsugar straits is re
garded as cvl'loncepf tho insufiiciency
of the Japanese naval forces. It is
probably the purpose of Admiral Bcro
brazoff to raid the coast towns of Ja
pan, capture merchantmen, make a
naval demonstration off Yokohama,
and goncrally (rcato a panic among the
population, in order to compel Hour
Admiral Togo to reinforce Admiral
Kamimura, and thus weaken the fleet
off Port Arthur.
Tho idea that Admiral Bozobrazoff
would seiiously attack large ports of
Japan is, however, icjected, owing to
tho danger from submarine boats,
mines, torpedo boats and shore batter
ies. Tho roport Is curront that tho Vladi
vostok squadron Is homeward bound
under ordors to effect a jtincturo with
tho first division of Vice Admiral Ro
Jestvensky's Baltic squadron, which Is
ready to go out on a trial trip in tho
Baltic.
ON TO MUKDEN.
Japanese Break Into the Enemy's
Left riank.
Llao Yaang, July 23. News was re
ceived from Ta Telle Kaio yesterday
that the Japanese had broken through
the Russian left flank between Lieuten
ant General Count Keller's position
and that of Genoral Rennenkampff, and
that they wore marching on Mukden.
The rumors to this effect are porsist
ent, but thore is no official confirma
tion of them.
Confirms Japanese Victory.
London, July 23. According to a
special dispatch from Moscow, tlio Rus
sky Listok of that city confirms tho As
sociated Press report from Llao Yang
that tho Japanese have broken through
the Russian left flank and are march
ing on Mukden.
More Men Charged With Outrage.
Cripple Creek, July 23. Informa
tion charging Pearl Skolton with innr
dur and complicity witli tlio Independ
ence depot outrage on June 3 was filed
In the district court today. It was an
nounced that Informaiton making sim
ilar charges will be filed against Wil
liam A. Akreman, T. II. Mulaney, A,
L. Nugent und William Gaffney luter.
Frank J. Hangs, local attorney for the
Western Federation of Miners, said
today that none of the men urrested
for the killing of Roxie Magee on Juno
0, in the Victor street riots, was guilty.
Increa.se of Capital Stock,
Louisville, July 23. At tho stock
holders' meeting of the Southern Pa
cific held at Hetchmont today, 1,520,
000 of tho 1,078,000 shares of stock
wero represented by proxies in the
hands of Judge E. P. Humphrey, who
acted as chairman. A resolution In
creasing the capital stotk of the com
pany $100,000,000 by the issue of pre
ferred stock was adopted, Attorney J,
B. Weaver acted as secretary. None
of the othor stockholders was present.
Hears She Will Release Ships.
Paris, July 23. Information reach
ing government qtiaiters hero leads the
officials to believe that Russia will re
lease the British and German merch
antmen seized in tha Red
sea, as a
means of averting
plications.
intct national corn-
ALARM
FAVORS FORCE
Russian Acts In Red Sea Arouse
Ire of British People.
FOREIGN MINISTER IN DILEMMA
Realizes Thai the Policy Postered
by the King Will Be Repudiated
Press Is With the Public.
London, July 22. Tho Associated
Press tonight Inteivjewed many promi
nent persons connected ond In close
touch with the government rolatlvo to
tho seizure of British vessels by
steameiH of tho Russian volunleer fleet
In tho Red Fca. As a result of these
inquiries, thoto is shown to bo a hos
tile fooling against Russia, of a strength
and bltternces altnoHt without nieco-
dent. Tho most conservative men.
who havo been in tlio sorvico of tlio
government for many years, nnd who
openly doplorcd tlio hnsto with which
they thought Great Britain had plunged
into tho Transvaal war, tonight frank
ly declared for a policy of reprisal
against wiiat Is legarded as Russia's vi
olations of treaty and her piratical ut
tack on British commerce.
Iho warlike tone of such papers
like tho Times, tho Standard, the
Morning Post, and tho Dally Tolo
graph, which in national crises hither,
to almost invariably havo adviBod cau
tion, has had Its inevitable effect.
There has been sth red up a storm of
indignation among nil classes in the
United Kingdom, tho Strength of which
the government itself can scarcely
gauge TIioho who doplorcd tho out
break ot tho war between Japan und
Russia and insisied publicly and pri
vately that Groat Britain, crippled fi
nancially, after Iter South African ex
periences, must not, ut all costs, bo
drawn into tho Far Eastern strugglo,
aro among tho most outspoken cham
pions of a physical force that will pre
vont tho lopotltion of tho Malacca in
cident in tho Red pea.
Those few officials at tho foreign
ofllce who aro in full possession of all
details of Great Britain's deslro to ar
rive at an entente with Russia aro in
despair. Thoy rcalizo that tho policy
so carefully fostered by King Edward
and Foiolgn Minister Landsdownu will
now be indlgnanty repudiated by all
parties in tho house of commons, and
involve with tho public tho downfall of
any ministry advocating it.
Every nerve will bo atinlncd, how
ever, by the foiolgn oflko to sccuro
from Rusela an explanation that will
pacify tho aggrieved feelings of tlio
llritlsh public, and no step will be
taken officially that will tend to piojii
dice subsequent diplomatic negotiations
looking to tho settlement of all im
portant qiustions now outstanding be
tween Russia and Great Britain.
BIG STRIKE ENDS.
Packers and Union Have Agreed
to
Settle Trouble by Arbitration.
Chicago, July 22. Tlio strlko of the
packing-house employes begun nlno
days ago, and which has demoralized
tho packing industry through tho coun
try, was settled hero tonight nt a con
ference between representatives of the
packers, officials of tho Meatcutters'
union and iepuscntativcs of all tho
allied trades employed at tho stock
yatds. The whole controvoisy will bo
submitted to a board of arbitration,
both sides agreeing to nbldo by what
ever decision this hoard may raocli.
Pending the decision of the arbitra
tion board, tho men will be taken
back to worx as rapidly as possible by
the packers, and it is agreed by the
packers that all tho old employes aro
to be reinstated within -15 days from
the dato work is resumod. If any of
tho former employes aro still unlrn
ployod at tho expiration of that time,
such persons aio to have tho prlvilego
of submitting (heir cases to tho arbi
tration board for settlement.
The strikers will return to work as
soon as thoy can bo notified of tho
pouceablo adjustment of the trouble,
and it is expected that by tomoirow
morning everything will ho In normal
shape at all tho plants in tho dlffeient
cities where tho employes wero on
strike.
Japs Retreat After Hot right.
St. Petresimrg, July 22, Tho crar
has received tho following dispatch
from General Kuropatkin, dated July
111. "There lusheen no special change
In tho situation since July 17. "At 5
o'clock in the afternoon of July 18,
Japanese advance fortes of considerable
strength were observed In the direc
tion of KikHoyanu, on tho Liao Yang
Hainiatsa roud, moving against a de
tachment of our troops. After twoj
days' fighting, tho latter force is re
treating toward tho village of IloutsI
atee, oust of Anpiug."
Shoot Japanese from Trees.
Tn Tcho Klan, July 22. All is
quiet in this region, Neither side is
moving, Tho only activity Is at tho
outpusts, The Russian sharpshootein
aro having good practice, sniping tlio
Japanese from the mountain sides.
Small detachments creep out at night,
steal up to the Japanese pickets In tlio
darkness, hide themselves In treetops
and tliero await sunrise, Ho soon ub
the light is strong they get fine shots
before the pickets can got away.
May Intercept American Steamers.
Paris, July 22. The Temps, discuss
ing the paseago of the Vladivostok
squadron through the Straits of Tsur
garu, says its purpose is either to attack
tlio unprotected cities on the eastern
coast of Japan, or to intercept Ameri
can merchant steamers, which aro sup
plying Japan with ull Kinds ot provis
ions through the port of Yoko,
LION LIES IN WAIT.
Warships Will Compel Russia lo Give
Up Oriental Liner.
London, July 21. H 1b believed by
leading naval officials hero, who aro
cognizant of certain sweeping orders is
sued yesterdoy by tlio admiralty, that
the British government intends to com
pel Russia to surrender the Peninsular
& Oriental liner Malacca, selrcd as n
prlro of war by tho Russlancrulsor St.
Petersburg, and en routo to Libau
under a prizo crew. It is also gonor
ally understood in naval circles that
no other British ships will bo stopped
by tho Russians after the British cruis
ers reach the scene. .
Tlio orders to commanders of tho lat
ter vessels aro declared to be short, but
explicit, and provides that British ves
sols shall bo frco to navlgato Eastern
wators, without recognizing tho war
ships of any othor power, or tho right
to search them for contraband.
Ono of tho developments yesterday
was tho detachment by Admiral Dom
vlllo, commanding tho Medtorranean
fleet, of his two swiftest cruisers to pro
ceed at full speed to Poit Said, which
is at tno northern end of the Suez ca
nal. It is understood that these two
vcssols will arrlvo at Port Said before
tho Malacca, and bo thero when tho
lattor omorges from the canal. It Ib
considered likely that thoy will compel
tho Russians to givo up their prizo, al
though, of course, their futuro action
is carofully guarded, and laymen can
only conjecture and reason from tho at
titude of tho naval chiefs.
Naval officers generally agree that
such action can bo confidently expected,
nnd thoy aro for tho most part now dis
cussing tho probablo attitude of Russia
when tho Malacca is taken by forco.
PLECT ON RAID.
Vladivostok Ships Enter Pacific and
Take Japanese Steamer.
Toklo, July 21. Tlio Vladivostok
squadron has overhauled a Japanese
steamer oustwaid of Tsugar straits.
Tho namo of tho vessel captured and
her fato has not yot been learned.
Tlio Vladivostok squadron, unac
companied by torpedo boats, entered
tho Pacific ocean today at 7 o'clock.
Its destination is unknown, but it Is
suggested It possibly plans to raid tho
east coast of Japan nnd then oithor ro
turn to ( Vladivostok, escaping to tho
southward, or attempting to form n
Junction; with tho Port Arthur fleet.
Tho squadron was discovered in tho
straits of Tsugar at 3 o'clock this morn
ing, steaming rapidly eastward.
At 3:30 A. M. it was reportod off
Tapplcapo, and at 7 A. M. observers nt
Hakkodato discovered and reported to
Tokio that it was then steaming cast.
Warnings havo gono out to shipping
along tho eastern coast of Japan anil
merchantmen aro hurriedly seeking
cover. It is expected that most of tho
shipping will bo warned before tho
Russian ships can Inflict soiious dam
ago, If a raid Is intended.
Ordinarily, a lack of ccnl would pre
vont an extended cruise, but it is possi
ble that tho Russians possess n collior
at a rendezvous in the Pacific ocean.
ARMIES MEET NEAR TONG SCHU.
Russian Losses Put at 2,100,
Jap-
anese Losses at 1,200.
Chicago, July 21. A special to tho
Daily News from Niu Ohwang says:
Hard fighting has boon going on for
sovoral days In tlio neighborhood of
Tong Schu, olght miles east of Ta Tcho
Kiao. It is rumored that the Russian
loss in last light's engagement was 2,
100 and tho JapnaeBO 1,200. Tho Jap
aneso atso havo been in active contact
with tlio Russians east of Hal Cheng,
whero thore have bcon many minor ac
tions.
All along Kuroputkln's flank and
front tho Japanese aro moving into po
sition but tho genoral attack is being
postponed until supplies und reinforce
ments como to tho front. Progress
along tho muddy roads and mountain
passes Is slow. ,
Llao Said to Be Sealed.
London, July 21. Tho Times' Tokio
correspondent, cabling under date of
July 11) says: "Japanese military
critics anticipate renewed efforts by
General Kuiapatkin to recovor the Mo
Tien positions, which lire essential to
tho security of his army if it remains
in the prosont position." Tho corre
spondent adds that it Is rtimnted in
Tokio that three Japanese torpedo boat
destroy oi h have sealed the Llao rlvor,
where the Russian gunboat Hlvoutch
and a Russian torpedo destroyer are
anchored.
I'orly-SIx Clerks Employed.
Yankton, S, I)., July 21, Seven
thousand people registered for Rosebud
land hero today, and tho rtieh tomorrow
will be still greater. The Milwaukee
road divided its morning train into six
sections and tho evening train into two,
Tho totul registration at Yuukton alone
is now over 40,000, und will reach the
fiO 000 mark before closing Saturday.
Forty-six clerks are now employed, and
this force will bo increased indefinitely
to take euro of the people,
Russia Is Plea.ted.
St. Petersburg, July 21. Tho United
States has informed Russia that she
will bo glad to join Great Britain in
tho protection of tlio seals at the Kom
inander Islands. This act will doubt
less make the bust impression. It is
understood that Russia will communi
cate her answer in a low days,
Another Russian Cruiser Passes.
Constantinople, July 21. A Russian
cruiser has just passed through from
Odessa with several guns covered with
lanvas on her deck. She also carried
torpedo tubes.
RUSSIA IS 50LD
Stopping of Steamers in
Sea Must Cease.
Red
GREAT BRITAIN SENDS A FLEET
Czar May Plnd Thai He Cannot Use
the Dardanelles Again Plcets
Arc Being fiobollzcd.
London, July 20. Two naval orders
woro issued today by tlio British ad
miralty, which aro bollevod to indicato
n determination on tho part of Great
Britain to protect British shipping
from acts of aggression at tho hands of
tho Russian navy.
Tlio first ordor diiecta tho Mediter
ranean fleet to sail at onco from Gib
ralter and proceed to Alexandria.
Egypt, near tho inotlth of the Sues
canal.
The second order directs two of tha
fastest British armored cruisers to pro
ceed through tho canal and take up
stations in the Rod sea at points where
sovoral British ships havo been held np
tho last fow days by tho vessels of the
Russian volunteer squadron,
Whllo tho fact that these orders were
issued was carofully guarded, and no
public statement of their scope is pro
curable, theio is no doubt that the
British foreign office has decided that
the time has come to act promptly in
protecting British shipping, ant) to pat
an end to any aggression on tho part of
tho Russian cruisers. Well informed
naval ofllcors bollevo that the dispatch
of this powerful Medltorranoan fleet to
tho vicnity of tho Red sea, and the sta
tioning of two ot tho crack vessels of
tho squadron directly in at tho points
whore tho Russians aro cairying things
witli a high hand, means that no furth
er molestation of vossels flying the
British flag will bo pormitted,
LOST 1,000 MEN.
Russians Attack Japanese at Mo
Tien Pass and arc Repulsed.
St. Petersburg, July 20. Genoral
Kuropatkin reports that Lieutenant
Genoral Count Keller lost over 1,000
killed or wounded in tho attack on Mo
Tien pass, July 17.
Tho following dispatch fiom General
Kuropatkin to the emperor, dated July
17, "on our Eastern front," was given
out tonight:
"After tho occupation by General
Kurckl's army of tho passes in the Fen
shul mountain rhaln, our information
concerning his disposition was, in gen
oral, Inadequate.
"According1 to somo reports his army
had been reinforced and had oven ex
tended his forces toward Saimatsza.
Othor reports said that a displacement
of ills troops had been made in tho dl
ruction of Tn pass and Sluyjon. Thero
wero ovon Indications that Kuroki had
transferred his headquarters from Tsk
hahekanan to Touinpu.
"At about 5:30 on tho morning of
July 17, tho Japanese, in consldetablo
strength, and with numerous guns, oc
cupied Wa Fankwan pass, and on the
mountainous bluffs to the south, oa
tlio flank of Goneral Kastalinsky'a col
umn. From this position and trom
tlio crest of trie mountains to the east
of tho heights surmounted by the tern
plo, tho enemy dhected a vory heavy
rlflo nnd artillery fire.
"Genoral Kashtalinsky advanced to
occupy tho bluffs, sending forward at
onco ono and then three battalions, but
tho attempt failed, notwithstanding;
tho support given by the horse moun
tain battery, as our Hold guns could
not bo brought into action on account
of the naturo of the ground.
"Our losses have not yot been exact
ly ascertained, but General Keller re
ports that they exceod 1,000.
To Prevent Mosquito Invasion.
Washington, July 20. Genoral
Davis, governor general of the Pununm
canal strip, has advised the Panama
canal commission that ho wants 100.-
000 yards of who guuzo to prevent mos
quito invasion in tlio zone. General
Davis rays that this will bo perhaps:
the largest order for moeqiilto notting
ever given. He recommeudH thu uso of
steel wire scieuns not coaiser than 17
meshes to the square Inch, galvanized.
Two More Steamers Held Up.
London, July 20. Tbo Dully Mali's
correspondent at Aden says that the
British steamois Woodcock and Dal
matiu wero held up by tho Russians in
tlio Red sea and detained for three
hours, Tlio correspondent says tho
captain of tho Russian volunteer fleet
steamer St, Petersburg has notified tho
British residents nt Aden to wlro tho
British consul nt Suez and Port Said
that lie would seize any British steam
ers bound for tho Far East, if tho con
tents of tholr packages weto not clearly
shown on their manifests.
Cholera Kills Hundreds.
Baku, Rtusia, July 20. Refugees
from Teheran toll terriblo Btorles of the
ravages of cholera. They say that on
somo days the mortality readied 000,
Tho Etipropeaus aro ahundoning their
properly, and aro fleeing to a camp in
tlio mountains. Thero is a pitiablo
condition ot affairs at tho railioad sta
tions which almost aro without food.
Tho government ordered the closing ol
the frontier for tlio purpose of prevent
ing tho introduction of the diseuso.
Ammunition factory for Ottawa.
Ottawa, July 20. Sir fredotick Bor
den, minister of militia, has under way
a contract with the Engllih firm, of
which Sir William Armstrong is head,
for the construction of an ammunition
factory In Ottawa, capable of turning
out 20,000,000 rounds of ammunition
a year.