f il m iv- TO END STRIKE Butchers, Grocers and OHicrs Hold Conference. WILL WAIT ON THE PACKERS T 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,. ., ,, , . ..... ...... ..,.... .. ...,. .. .,U1 .. .- 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. P-vJ V -m raps WWjgg &,.