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TO END STRIKE
Butchers, Grocers and OHicrs
Hold Conference.
WILL WAIT ON THE PACKERS
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Effort Will c Made to Settle Strut)-
flic by Mediation Gompcrs Asked
lu Cnmc to Cltlcaoo.
Chicago, Aug. 12. Determined
efforts nro now being made to not tie
the stockyards' strike by mediation.
Negotiations begun today bttween the
retail Rtttohcra' nnd Grocera' nsocln
tlon with representatives of several
labor unions, which will undoubtedly
Ixj involved in tlio strike, should it lc
prolonged nuu'l) longer, resulted to
night in tho appointment of n commit
too composed of thoso who attended to
day's meeting, to negotiate with tho
packers tomorrow morning in nn at
tempt to bring about a Joint meuting
between the employers and the striking
unions. It was tho Bentlment of all
who attended today's conference that
should tho meeting be arranged be
tween tho two opposing interests, n
settlement satisfactory to both sides
could be realized.
Meantime, Samuel Gompors, presi
dent of tho American Federation ol
Labor, hoi been summoned from New
York to see If he cannot accomplish
something through mediation. .Mr.
Gomponi will atrive hero Sunday morn
ing. The packers tonight declined to
inako any comment on what, if any
success might bo expected from the
meoting.
"We cannot very well discuss this
matter now," said ono of the packers
representatives tonight. "Wo now
havo our affairs in a better condition
than at any. time einco the striko was
declared, and as for myself, I am tin
ablo to see on what grounds we could
meet the strikers."
Under the direction of .Mayor Har
rison, who was urged to take the step
by a committee composed of labor
leaders and several aldermen, an inves
tigation into the sanitary conditions of
the various packing plants where strike
breakers are being housed ws begun
today, beveral ol tho plants were
visited, but no flagrant violations of
the law were found. Tho investiga
tions will be continued.
Tonight the packer sent a com
munication to Mayor Harrison, deny
ing that they are keeping lodging
houses not in compliance with tho ordinances.
HOME roil I'ltlENDLCSS.
Institution In lown Supported by All
Denominations.
"In it low w !ilf , WMiik up, slut Mid.
I niii so liunitrv- !( Hot till it n v.
(tlv mo i no ivmiy, !ono, in I my sum litss.il,
ARMY IS AWAY.
The Russians arc Rctrcatlno North
of Lido Yang.
St. Petersburg, Ang. 12. Again the
chance of a decisive battle between
General Kuropatkin and the command
er of the Japanese army seems to be
disappearing. According to n state
ment issned by the general stall to
night, rains are apain falling over a
wide area of Manchuiia with the pros
pect of impeding operations, but even
more important is the Information
reaching tho Associated Press tonight
from an exceptional source that the
Japanese have once more delayed too
long. General Kuropatkin hue now
'withdrawn the bulk of his army tafely
north of Liao Yang.
According to this information, the
Japanese have about 300,000 men in
the armies operating against Kuropat
kin, rendering It too hazardous for him
to risk a general engagement. Tho gen
eral staff has no information bearing on
the reported presence of a large force of
Japanese at Paithuhl, a place that can
not be located on availablo maps. Tho
report agrees, however, with the gen
eral tenor of the information received
by tho Asaof lated Press and here given,
that General Kuropatkin is already re
treating north of Liao Yang.
The advantages of the new Japanese
base at Nlu (Jhwang in greatly simpli
fying the problem of provisioning their
urrny la fully realized. The rumor
that they are moving up towards Sim
intin, a short distance west of Mukden,
from Nlu Cwang is generally believed.
The appearance of tho Japanese on
the other side of Mukden would almost
pocket General Kuropatkin and ho ro
solved to accept battle with his whole
army at Liao Yang.
New York Firemen Called Out.
Washington, Aug. 12. President
Timothy iiealy, of the International
iirotherhocd of Stationary Firemen,
this afternoon ordered a syrnpathteic
strike of the firemen In the New York
packing houses. About 85 men will
go out under this order. The strike
wah ordered by telephone-, President
Healy being called from the convention
of his organization Jor the purpose A
committee wuh appointed by the con
vention to raise a relief fund of $5,000
to aid tho firemen in tho strike in South
Omaha, Sioux City and St. Louis.
Bandits Surprise Russia.
' London, Aug 12, The Tientsin cor
recpondent of the Standard Bays that
3,000 Chinese banditti attacked the Rua
eian camp in the Tieli Pass Auugst 2.
The Russians wero. taken by surprise
nd many were killed.
tir I hate eaten tiutliliiK Hit this ily
'Tlio upturned lure suit whtirnll unit tew,
I'lesa with n ivwrrti'Ht WiiuMlint IwiliMikil.
Alul hup seels her e-ate 111 lioiiililthl mi,
i rush il In mi IikUiii nil my solitsti ptlilo "
"Slip flu IhmIi mc. In those lis. pelf r eirs,
llli niiRrl ImV tlut' till n ehlM In term,
Ami when lio ptsjs, I lii'Hr thru' nmtelul tears,
Her ttis.nU to lllm who atirltorp (rum the
storm."
Twenty-otto years ago thtee little
children went suddenly bereft of father
and mothet they were friendless mid
homeless; hut it wan only one of the
many similar Instances happening
every daj only thtee little children
lelt friendless and homeless; that wuh
all. Hut it was n crucial moment In at
least one life. Kev. J. G, Lometi wits
nt that time pastor of n large church
in Council Muffs, la. This man,
whoso heart wits largo euntigh to llnd n
place for every unfortunate, one, took
there children into his own home,
whom they shared the same leviug,
tender care that wits liestowed upon his
own little ones. It wan not long' be
fore he luarncd of other children who
had Ihvu left to the cold mctcics of a
selfish world. Moved with compas
sion, he took these, also, to his already
overcrowded home. Then came the
tent; money was nettled. He had a
few thousand dollars which he had
raved up for a rainy day. He little
knew what the Master had In Mote for
him; but he was obedient, and when
the news came that other little help
less ones had been left alone, fatherless
and motherless, and thecommsnd came
to take these also, to the ordinary man,
with his house tilled to overflowing anil
a large congregation looking to him to he
fed spiritually, it would have teemed
like an impossibility; not so, however,
with this man; it was enough for hint
to know that his Master approved of it
and bid him to do it. As he stepped
out upon His promises and obeyed the
command togo forward, the way opened
before hint, and when ho had exhausted
hia own competency, never doubting
but that a way would lie provided to
supply their needs, He who owns the
cattle upon a thousand hills moved
upon the hearts of His laithful sub
jects to send of their substam-u that
these little, homeless ones might hu
cared for. Larger quuiters became
necessary, and they weru secured.
From a small beginning, twenty-ono
years ago, the Christian Home has
grown until now about twe hundred
and fifteen children are cared for there,
and two thousand havo been placed in
good Christian families. The real es
tate consists of about twenty-flvu cot
tage and other buildings, all owned
by an organization which has been
formed through the effort of Mr.
Lomcn with a view of making It a per
manent organization.
The scrupulous neatness and order
that pervade the entire Institution,
the loving salutation of "Hello papa!"
that rings out from every quarter as
ho passes) about tho grounds, and tho
remarkable executive ability he dis
plays in oil the management of tlio
affairs of the Home, are sufllsicnt- to
impress eery visitor that U is no ordi
nary man who has been called to this
great and noble work. Children are
taken here from any part of the globe,
and have tho best posaiblo care and
training. You, my readers, wtierevor
you may be, may hae a part In this
grand work. It is a labor of love in
behalf of all homeless, suffering chil
dren everywhere. The children aro
frequently adopted by Christian peo
ple, but are never allowed to go from
the Heme excopting into Christian
fa tn I lies who ore properly vouched for
and families of children are never sep
arated. Tho Christian Home is non-
sectarian, but is heartily endorsed ami
supported by all denominations. It
takes children from every state and it
is not a local affair, but belongs to the
world.
We havo given this brief description
of the Christian Home with tho hope
that all who raed it will become Inter
ested in its welfare. If you have
money which tho Master desires you to
use for such purposes, send it to this
Homo. There Is no Institution that is
more worthy of your gift than this.
They publish a valuable paper
called "Tho Word and Tho Way," sub
ecrlptlon price, only twenty.fivo cents
per year. We assure you that if you
will subscribe lor It, you will got more
than jour money a worth, and we hope
you will forward at once twenty-five
cents or fl for yourself and three
Honda. Volumes might be written
about tills Home did space permit.
ror further information and proper
description of tho work, address Chris
tian Home, Council Muffs, la.
A Friend of Homeless Children.
RIGHTS IN WAR
Hay Nukes Declaration lle
(jurdiiKj Nciitrnl Nil I ions.
DOES NOT AGIIEE WITH RUSSIA
Latter Country Once Took Occusloit
to Dissent Prom lite luUiisluit
of Coul As Cuittrutuind.
Washington, Aug. 10. "Tho recog
nition In principle, of the ttentmetit of
coal and oilier fuel and tnw cotton at
absolutely contraband of war, might
ultimately lead to a total Inhibition of
the sale by neutrals to the people ol
belligerent states, tf all nitlclc which
could be finally converted to mllllaty
uses. Such an extension of the prin
ciple, hy tioal lug coat and other Ittel,
and raw cotton us absolutely contra
band of war, simply Ih-cmiso they are
shipped by a neutral to a tiouhlockad
ed port of a belligerent, would not ap
pear to be lu accord with the reasona
ble and lawful rights of it neutral tutu
merco." The circular Is based on a declara
tion by the Itussian goerumrttt that
coal, naphtha, alcohol and other fuels
have been declared contraband.
While cotton could be made Into
clothing (or the military use of a 1mI
llgerent, the secretary adds that a, mil
Itary use might possibly be made of
foodstuffs of every description which
might be shipped from neutral ports to
the blockaded iKtrts of a belligerent.
The principle, under consideration
might, therefore, hesays, "hu extended
so as to apply to every article of hu
man twe, which might lie declared con
traband of war simply because It might
ultimately become useful to u bcillgcr
cut lor, military purwxK's,
The secretary speaks of coal and oth
er fuel and cotton as being employed
for a great many Innocent purposes,
and that many nations are deiendent
on them for tho conduct of Inoffensive
industries, adding:
"And no aitllhient prctnptntionof an
intended warlike use seems to he afford
ed uy tho mere fact of their destination
to a belligerent port." He declares
that the recognition In principle of the
treatment of coal and o her fuel anil J orior t0lUv Bl ,), ,,,,, of j,,,,,.,!.,.
raw co ton as contraband of war mlgh ...j Unk,in) , Svw V()k B,n,,illl,l,B
ultimately lead to a total Inhibition o L,Uc, t r,,ricton 0 rit C,M
the sale by neutral, to the people of ,,, niatlBr mi(,esl to otelgn court
belligerent states of all articles which ,..,., ,iflI11M,. ., ,, , .
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to criticism of
MEANS MOVE TOWARD MIlMJf.N.
Japanese (.(iittcttlntlloii Shows At
tempt Will Ik Matte In Oil Line.
81. Petersburg, Aug. II. Although
l.leiitnniit General Huklmtnft repot is
that tlietu s iKuluiiiKf hi the situation
iitotiiid l.lao Yang, it Is e blent from
the special dispatches In the Asmiclitted
I'lesr fioin l.lao Yung mid hiulsintlu
that the Jiipiimsu are continuing their
ptepaialloiiM fur it dunking movement
which may possibly niter the nature of
the expected engagement tit Liao Yang,
and which may almi liirther delay the
crucial devehipiiiunt.
The coueutratloii of n strong Japan
ese forces nt Klumatm indicates mi In
tention In prets hi ward toward Muk
den, and II possible to cut the commu
nications and prevent General Kttro
pa Ik I ii from letlrlng northward. Gen
eral Kuropatkin Is evidently nwaro of
this move, and Is sending nut rerun
noitetlng parties from Hlutslutlu along
the HiiliuatiH road. This Is shown by
the slight en lotmtcr with a Japanese
oiilpost within Sit) tulles of Hlntslutlu.
The Japanese are also bringing strong
foitc from Ylnkow.
Column innriliing from Nlu I'hwatig
with the evident Intention of Harking
l.lao Viing from the westward, Included
10,000 Chinese from the Island of For
mosa, who are Japanese subject. The
Associated Press, correspondent at l.lao
Yang points In the alarming character
of this ileveloineut, and funis that the
example may prove contagious. If the
local Chinese are Induced to loin the
Japanese It will he Impossible to dis
tinguish the Fortuosanaud Mauehiirlmi
Chluesit. This revives the spector of
Chinese embroilment, with the mote
remote possibility of foreign entangle
mruts. There is considerable anxiety re
garding the pifsenio of Genrral Yunu
8hl Kal, commander lu chief of the
Chinese, forces, and General Ma, wllh
strong fotces of troops in the north,
lest, should a convenient opportunity
present Itself, they would he tempted
to overstep the Isoiinds of tirtilrallty,
ALASKA MAY TIND fAULT.
FORESTS
BURIN
(irctit IKmuifjC Tltroii(lioii
rlontiiiui by I'irc.
IDAHO TIMBER SUITERS ALSO
Homes of Settlers destroyed niid
una Mnuy People Have Narrow
Escapes Willi Their Lives,
Department Docs for Hankers What
It Would Not for Territory.
Washington, I). C, Aug. II. The
tiortoiiico department, by Issuing in
could bo tlnally converted to military I ., By jjrjj Q.wll
i inn iiuirui n t luniia ; .
discriminating sgalnst
uses, nils, the secretary contends,
would not appear to be in accord with
the reasonable and lawful rights of
commerce.
r-ecrctary Hay directs attention to
tho West African conference in 1884,
when Russia "took occasion to dissent
vigorously from the Incluilon of coal
among such articles contraband of war,
and declared that she would categoric
ally refuse her content to any ai tides
in any treaty or instrument whatever,
which would Imply Its recognition as
such."
TALKS PLAINLY TO TURKCY.
Ilutte, Mont., Aug. 8. A KallK-
special to tint Miner sitys; Finest titet
me still raging with timthntcd fury It
the timber hinds of this county mid
from all reports received thus fai, tin
tinning will tun Into Ihn thousands u
ilolhus. Kuinll holders of UiiiImt lundi
are Hih chief sufferer. They too 1114
only losing tlmlr timber hut their tab.
Ins and home buildings ai well as theli
stock of provisions, huy and grain art
hulug rapidly consumed, Their condl.
Hon In many Instances will he tleplora.
hie. The II res are not only confined U
the forests surrounding this city, hu
the llnest lumber sections In .Northern
Molilalia are suffering. The thickly
wooded section about Hterllng, Atlanta
and Fisher river aru bill nlng, ns well
as the timber west of Llbby and bo
tweeti Troy and lluiuier Ferry, Idaho.
About half a doen frame httlldlrigi
on the outskirts of White Fish hav
lieen burned. Heveral building I
longing to a rancher named lioflinsn
near by also have Imtii deslroyeil. Tin
sawmill of linker Urn,, wan burned,
The eople living In the timbered .
lions are all lighting the me, nut nn
almost iMmerlrs to chink Itn advanrrn
Much hsy bitweeu White Msh ami
tulumlila rails tins Urn burned, nt
well a all meadow land In the sretlua
where the fires are raging,
hire raging In North Fork of Flat
head river country are doing mucb
damage to the tlmtssi in the Hslhen'l
forest reservation, ami eoplereturnlii(
from thnt setlun retMirt that the di
Uuce around the flrr at that point at
tin-rent rxrtMls to miles,
A White FUh rstxirt sAy the tlmUr
Is on fire on both sides of the count;
wagon roml ami It was with illllicnlty i
cotiriei was able to urge his hoisei
through, having a nanow ecpo from
the lite. The roads are now said to U
utterly ImpasMthln.
The lire at IWIon was rxtlngtllrhrd
this werk after It had done giral dam
Alaska. Last 'age to the timber, hut at Coram and la
winter art eituit was luaile to Induce that vicinity it I still eating its wsj
ine uepariment to waive uio wnigui itirotigli tho heavy foirits.
Hay Informs Her American Patience
Is Nearly exhausted.
Washington, Aug. 10. Secretary
Hay today bluntly told Cheklh Iley,
tho Turkish minister here, that the
patience of tho American government
is will nigh exhausted. The minister
is exMcled to communicate this Infor
mation to his homo governmnt speed I
ly. Cheklb Key had no Instructions
from trie parte when he called at the
state department today. Ho had seen
the newspaper reports of tho state tie
pattment to Second Minister Irishman's
efforts diplomatically at Constantino
ple by the presence of a flce of Ameri
can warships In Turkish waters, and lie
doubted tho reports. Secretary Hay
soon ratlsefld him on that Kint, and
tho minister returned to his legation
to frame a dispatch for the Informatou
ol the Turkish foreign olllce.
He did not care to make a statement
hlmsel ns to the nature of his inter
view with Secretary Hay. There ap
peared to bean impression In the mind
of the Turkish statesman that because
the president of tho United States could
not mako war without tlio consent of
congress, he thereby was cstopiHjil from
indulging in a demonstration to for
ward his purpose to sccitro air treat
ment for the Americana in Turkey,
When Cheklh Iley left the state depart
ment he evidently was in a state of con
cern over what ho had heard.
restriction on tlrst-class mall mailer.
so that Alaska miners might ship their
gold to states by mall in package
weighing more than four founds, but
this privilege waa denied. Shippers,
represented through congressmen that
they were now at the tneicy of the
transportation companies, who weio
chatgiug exhorhltant rate to bring
gold to the states, and they therefore
sought the privilege of shipping by
mall. The department then held It
could not amend It regulation. Now,
however, It amend the regulation in
order that the bank may morn conven
iently ship their securities abroad.
VEST IS NO MORE.
Massacre Is feared.
London, Aug. 13. James liryco,
member of tho house of commons.
has received a telegram stating that
the Kurds aro invading the provinco of
Bayazld, and n massacroof tlio Armeni
ans in feared, five hundred Armeni
ans fled to the Russian frontier and
were pursued by Turkish soldiers nnd
Kurda, An insurgent band camo to
the assistance of tlio Armenians, and
heavy fighting ensued, many on both
sides being killed. Cossacks also fired
on the Armenians and afterwards plun
dered them.
fired on by Japanese lloaf,
Nlu Chwang, Aug. 10, A Jatmnese
gunboat, which lias returned here from
trip up tho rivet, roportB that she
fired a few shots at tho sunken Russian
gunboat Sivoch, which, It la stated,
waa scuttled by her crew and not blown
up. The Russians destroyed their
stores before leaving or Halchoug,
either owing to being in u hurry or on
account of defective transportation,
All ia quiet here and trade la fairly
brisk, considering tho citcumstancea.
Everybody apparently Is well contented
with tho Japanese occupation.
Rush for North Dakota Land.
Devil'a Lake, N. I) Aug. 10. From
3,000 to 4,000 Btrangera wero In Devil'a
Lako today when the government onsn.
ed the registration booth. Twnlvn
hundred persona regiatered today,
Cx-Senator Passes Awjy at Ills
Home In Missouri.
Sweet Springs, Mo., Aug. 10. After
lingering for weeks between life and
death, ex.Hcnator George Vest passed
peacefully away yesterday. Hu hail
been so near death or tho lust three
days that the end camo without n
struggle. Hu wa conscious until about
'.' o'clock Sunday morning, when lie
sank Into a state of noma, from which
he never aroused He lost tint nower
of speech Saturday morning, hut for
several days Iwforu that he talked very
Imperfectly, and during the last .111
hours of hia life lili breathing was
hnre.y perceptible. The flutter of his
pulse was ull that showed that life still
remained.
At the bedside when the end camo
were his wife, Dr. Jsrvls, the family
physician; Senator Vest 'a son Alexan
der, hia daughter, Mrs. George P.
Jackson, and her husband, and Mrs.
Thopmsou, a niece of Mrs. Vest,
The remains wero taken to St. I .on I a
Isst evening for Interment in the pri
vate tar at A, A. Allen, vice president
and cenural nianugor of the Missouri,
Kansas A Texas railroad.
A forest fltn In the Craiv mountains.!
20 mile north of llig Tlmlsnr has doctl
considerable damage In tlin ll fw
day. The fire started Sunday and hu
gradually Increased until It h burned'
over a large stretch ol heavily wixslrdj
rountry. Among the timber burned!
I some of the most valuable In thstl
district.
MONTANA NCCDS MOISTURE.
Will Inspect Submarine Mines.
Washington, Aug. 11. Captain
Geotgo F. Jlurnoy, of tho artillery corps,
waa today detailed for special duty in
Inspector of submarine mines, and will
proceed to the harbors of Kan Diego.
tho mouth of tho Columbia river mid
Pnget sound or tho purpose of Insncct.
Ing and reporting on the condition nnd
sufficiency of submarine mining mater
ial and the scope and extent of subma
rine instruction in thoso humors,
Upon completion of this duty he will
report to the commanding ofllcor of the
artillery district of Puget acund,
Japanese Losses Put at 23,000.
St, Petorshuig, Aug. 11. Tho Rusa
estimates, that tho Jupnnesu lossea thus
ar uh a result of the siege of Port Ar
thur, aggregate 23,000 men,
Unless Rain Soon Comes, Loss ol
Stock Will Re Great.
Ilutte, Mont., Ang. H. Advices re
ceived from throughout the state tin
psst week depict a erlcus state ol
affairs on tho big range lu Kasternaml
Northern Montana, and unlrs heavy
rain I soon forthcoming considerable
l"S of stock will ensue. The Northern
Montana ranges In many localltlr re
semble a desert, former watering hrln
and rprlng being dry and patched.
Many of the ranges have had to l
abandoned and the stock driven long
distance for water. So had have the
conditions become that the state hn-
mane officers have Interfered and com
pelled stockmen to drive herd Into lo
calities ar removed, where some gran
and water still remain, though even
then the supply Is Hanty.
Stock shipment hare leen almost
entirely suspended as a result of tho
strike of the packing house employes.
and tint thousand nt head of rattt
roaming ttie plain which could other
wise have lcn shipped Kast make tin
problem of caring for the animal out
of extreme seriousness. While tin
Fastern Montana ranges still hear con
siderable gran, those In thu Northern
section of the atntu nro lu many in
ttancca almost devoid of feed,
Montana's Mineral Prodtullon.
Unite, Mont., Aug. H, The repoit
of Assayor II, H. Tatem, nt Helens,
sIiowh that the iccclpta of thu I'nltcd
States assay office in Montana for the
month of July, 1004, were f 1K-I,-I0:i SM
from Moulnna, iih compared with
I lH0.fi Hi.Ill! for July, lust yenr. The
grand total of receipts from nil soured
is 221,103.00, against fLMO.lf.y.OS
for a year ugo. Tho biggest Incieasoin
receipts was reported from Fergtn
county, the receipts rom that nuarter
Iwlng $1)2,604, showing an Increase of
f-'J.HHa.
forest fires In Montana.
Ilutte, Mont,, Aug, 8, Tho Miner
advices from Missoula slate that infor
mation has been recoved there that two
big forest flrea ure raging in tho vicini
ty of Heron and Vermillion, on Ohcny
crook, ono of tho most thickly wooded
eeotlons In Missoula county.
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