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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
TRYING TO ARRANGE JOINT
CONFERENCE.
OUTCOME OF EFFORT IS DOUBTFUL
PACKERS LISTEN TO ARGUMENT
OFFERED BUT HAVE MADE
NO REPLY YET.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-With view to
bringing about a peace conference be-
tween the opposing forces in the strike
G. w. Foster, member of the commit
tee appointed by the Retail Butchers
and Grocers' association, met Louis F
Swift of the packing firm of Swift &
Co. With the aid of Mr.. Swift Mr.
Foster hoped to be able to induce all
the packers to consent to another con.
ference with the labor leaders.
Immediately following the visit of
G. w. Foster to the yards representa-
tives of the packers went into confer
ence. There were present ]. Ogden
Armour, T. j. Connors, J.~P. Lyman,
Samuel Mclean, Edward Morris, Ira
N. Morris, Thomas Wilson and Ed
ward Tilden.
The conference, it was said, framed
an answer to give the retail meat deal
ers' committee.
Building Commissioner Williams in
spected the Schwarzchild & Sulzberger
plant at the stock yards during the
day and found that 460 of the firms
nonunion workmen were housed on
three floors of the cooling building
and that there was no ventilation ex-
cept two small doors. There is not
window in the structure. Mr.. Will
Jams ordered every cot taken out OF
the building.
At the Dissel plant of the American
Can company it was declared that the
had agreed not to fur
nish any cans TO the packers. BY tbs
means the calling of strike at the
plant will be averted. Should strike
of the Can Workers union be called
1t would affect the can workers in the
three plants of the American Can com.
pany.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
STILL TALKS pr FIGHT.
President of Butchers Union Does No9:
Favor Compromise.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-President Mich
ael Donnelly of the Butchers union
during the day said he had little faith.
in the retailers peace negotiations t~ss
settle the packinghouse strike.
1T looks to me as though this -
only the beginning of the fight" haa
said. Il will not stand now for the
first agreement. The matter is no,s.
beyond me. The allied trades confer
ence board will have to approve of any
terms offered. l do not think the.
packers will agree to terms that Z.
would insist upon now and, of course.
the strike cannot be settled unless:
terms are satisfactory to all the un~
ions in the allied tt ades."
Ethelbert Stewart, representing the
United States department of commerce..
and labor, visited President Donnelly~
during the day and had a conferenC ,4
with the strike leader Mr.. Stewart
has been in the city several days study
ing the strike situation in conjunction,
with United States Special Agent T.
A. Carroll.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
VICTORY FOR BRYAN.
Succeeds in Carrying Out Fusion Plan
in Nebraska.


Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 12.-After ses-
sion lasting all night the Democrats
and Populists completed their state
ticket here during the day. The divi-
sion of offices gives the Populists five
and the Democrats three. The COM
pleted ticket is as follows:
Governor, George w. BCrge, Popu-
list, Lincoln lieutenant governor, DR..
A. Townsend, Democrat, Franklin
county; secretary of state, R. E. Watz-
ke, Democrat, Richardson county;
treasurer, John M. Osborn, Populist,
PaWnee county; auditor, J. S. Canada,
Porulist, Kearney county; attorney
general Edward Whalen, Democrat,
Holt county; land commissioner, A. A.
Worsley, Populist, Boyd county; SUI
perintendent of public instruction, Al
bert Softley, Populist, Perkins county.
The completion of fusion is another
great victory for William J. Bryan,
as such action was opposed by Thomas
E. Watson, candidate for president,
and BY large number of delegates
in the Populist convention.
Thomas H. Tibbles, candidate for
vice president on the Populist ticket,
heads the bolt against the fusion
agreement entered into by the Demo
Gratis and Populists and attended a
boilers convention held for the pur-
pose Of nepudiating the action of the
two conventions on fusion Nearly
one hundred delegates, representing
twenty-seven counties, were present
and committee was appointed to take
steps toward organizing clubs along
the lines Of the old Grange, reviving
the Peoples party and working against
the fusion ticket in Nebraska. The
old secret oath plan of the Grange will
be used and as soon as the club move
ment is started Mr. Tibbles and 9TH
ers will issue a call for a straight
Populist convention to nominate a
state ticket
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
WILL REMAIN AT CHEFOo,
Russian Torpedo Boat Destroyer &c
Be DiSmantIed,

Washington, Aug. 12.-Advices have
been received here that Russian tor
pedo boat destroyer, which put into
Chefoo, has made request of the
Chinese admiral that it be permitted
70 disarm and remain and that the
request is under consideration.
The news. is taken here as an indi-
cation that Sile Russian fleet has de-
2ided permanently to abandon Pot
Arthur, for otherwise the torpedo boat
could have obtained a supply of coal
at Chefoo sufficient to have returned
her to that fortress. The boat it is
believed, is destined for no further
service during the present war, for
that would be the only condition un-
der which the Chinese government
could allow her to take shelter at Che
foo. Another small Russian gunboat
is laid UP at Chinese port under sim
liar conditions.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13

PREMIER BALFOUR so CHARAC.
TERIZES THE SINKING OF
NEUTRAL SHIPPING.

London, Aug. 12.-In the house of
on the same lines as Lord Lansdowne
In the house of lords, said he was per-
fectly confident that no neutral ship
would again be sunk by the Russians
He fully agreed in the statement that
such sinking was an international
outrage and the government had ex-
pressed to Russia in the clearest way
possible that view with the above re-
suit.
London, Aug. 12-The Associated
Press learns that Great Britain is dis
tinctly dissatisfied with Russia's atti-
tude in the case of the British steamer
Knight Commander, sunk by the Vlad-
ivostok squadron, and continues to
press the Russian government to make
substantial notifications of the list Of
articles regarded as contraband. Count
Benckendorff, the Russian ambassa-
dor to Great Britain, called at the for
eign Office Wednesday and conferred
for an hour with Foreign Secretary
Lansdowne, the latter bringing up the
question of the changes which should
be made in the Russian regulations in
order to make them acceptable to the
commercial nations, besides pointing
out the inadvisability in declaring
food, fuel and clothing contraband un-
der all circumstances. Lord Lans-
downe dwelt on the sweeping charac-
ter of Russia's proclamation, some of
the provisions of which, after specify
ing various goods as contraband,
closed with the word "etcetera,"
which Lord Lansdowne pointed out
can include anything and everything
the Russian authorities DESIRE AS this
is serious restriction on neutral ship
ping Lord Lansdowne insisted that
the regulations should not contain
generalities of that kind In reply
Lord Lansdowne was assured that
Russia had no desire to unnecessarily
hamper neutral shipping.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
THEA A LAWFUL PRIZE.
Nladvostok Court Decides Case of
German Steamer.

Berlin, Aug. l2.-Russia has notified
the German government officially of
the decision of the Vladivostok prize
court that the German owned steamer
Thea is a lawful prize because she
was chartered by a Japanese company
and was plying between Japanese
ports, which deprived the vessel of
her neutral character. Her owner,
Herr Diedrichsen of Kiel, will lodge
AN appeal against the decision with
the Russian admiralty. The German
government will give general support
to this appeal and will press Herr
Diedrichsen's protests on such specific
points as seem disputable after fur
ther evidence is collected. The for
eign Office has not yet cleared up the
legal uncertainties, such as the right
to fly the German flag over the Thea,
considering the fact that she was
wholly engaged in the japanese com
mercial service.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
EXPECTED AT VLADlVOSTOk.
Preparations Completed for Reception
of Port Arthur Fleet.

Vladivostok, Aug. 12.-Preparation
are being completed here for the re-
ception and protection of the POrI
Arthur squadron. The departure OF
the squadron from Port Arthur is gen
orally interpreted to indicate that tho
siege of the fortress is entering on its
final stage, as the programme has
repeatedly been announced by the AS
sociated Press for the squadron to
leave as soon as the situation at Port
Arthur became desperate. The pres
ervation Of the squadron is considered
to be vital to Russia's future plans
and, while it is acknowledged that it's
departure will greatly weaken the de-
fensive power of the garrison, without
the capture of the squadron the fall
of the fortress would be robbed of
much Of it's strategic Importance. The
smaller ships probably were left be-
hind on account of their slow speed
and inadequate fighting power, while
the torpedo boat destroyers would
constitute a constant menace to the
Japanese fleet outside.
Definite news of the result of the
reported battle outside Port Arthur is
awaited here with feverish anxiety.
Even if the squadron succeeded in get
ting through the Japanese ships it is
realized that it runs a desperate risk
in trying to reach Vladivostok, as Ad-
miral Togo's fleet is larger, of superior
strength and faster than the Russian
squadron. Besides the straits of Ko-
rea are understood to be mined and
the squadron probably will be COM
PEELED to take the longer route around
Japan.
It is believed that the purpose of the
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Rye
shitelni in going to Chefoo was to
notify Admiral Skrydloff of the sortie
of the Port Arthur squadron in order
that he may dispatch the Vladivostok
squadron to meet the squadron from
Port Arthur.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
ENGINES BROKE DOWN.
Russian Torpedo Boat Destroyer Seeks
Safety at Chefoo.


Chefoo, Aug. 12.-Captain Shesta-
koysky Of the Russian torpedo boat
destroyer Ryeshitelni, which emerged
from Port Arthur with the feet
Wednesday morning and which az
rived here early Thursday morning,
states that his engines broke down
when he was midway between ChefOo
and Port Arthur. He proceeded at a
speed of twelve knots to this port.
He says he saw no japanese vessels.
He confirms previous statements
that the large Russian warships had
left Port Arthur, but refused to say
directly that the feet had gone on an
extended cruise, but left the Inference,
in the course or long interview, that
the wacships expect to join the Vladl-
vOStOk squadron, which he said had
been recruited by the purchase OF ships
from the Argentine Republic. Captain
Shestakovsky said further that the
Russian torpedo boats, gunboats and
small craft generally remained at Port
Arthur. Some came out to perform
their usual duties in the vicinity, but
they did not follow the big ships.
Captain Shestakovsky said that the
recent firing heard at Chefoo evident
ly came from Port Arthur, where the
Japanese continue to attack daily with
scarcely less energy than they mani
tested during the severe three days
fighting the latter part OF July. The
Japanese line, he said, now extends
from the north shore of Louisa bay to
a point Immediately east of Taiche
bay, about seven miles east of Port
Arthur. The Japanese are, he alleged,
wasting lives with reckless courage.
Their positions are frequently lost,
retaken, then lost and retaken again.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
RUSSIANS ARE PLEASED.
Apparent Escape of Port Arthur Fleet
Arouses Great Interest.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 12-The ap-
parent escape of the Port Arthur
squadron is arousing the most intense
interest here. No official news on the
subject had reached the admiralty
when correspondent showed the AS.
sociated P1 2ss dispatch from Chefoo
to ArD1iral Avellan, chief Of the ad.
miralty, but he expressed no surprise
and. on the contrary, did not conceal
his satisfaction. While the destina.
tion Of the squadron is not admitted
there is no doubt that If it succeeds in
shaking off Admiral Togo it's purpose
is to effect a juncture with the Vladi.
.yostok squadron.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
FLEET MAY HAVE ESCAPED
ONLY THE SMALLER JAPANESE
VESSELS PURSUED THE
RUSSIAN SQUADRON.

Chefoo, Aug. 12.-The Russian fleet
emerged from Port Arthur at a. n.
Wednesday morning. 1t is stated that
only the smaller Japanese vessels en-
gagged and pursued it. The pursuit
lasted two hours and a half. The hos
pital ship Mongolia, carrying women
and children, is said to have accom-
panied the fleet.
The refugees from Port Arthur state
that during the last five days shells
from Wolf hills have been dropping
into the town, causing much damage.
Several civilians have been hurt. One
shell hit an oil storehouse under
Golden hill. Five hundred sailors vain
ly attempted to extinguish the fire it
caused.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
CLOSE IN ON THE ENEMY'S YES.
SELLS AND A FIERCE ENGAGE
MENT FOLLOWS.
RESULT OF BATTLE NOT REPORTED
ONE TORPEDO BOAT REACHES
CHEFOO BUT FATE OF 9TH
ERS UNkf%a&N.

Toxic, Aug. 12.-Evidently driven
teries the Russian fleet emerged from
Port Arthur Wednesday morning. Ad-
miral Togo Immediately closed in and
opened a severe engagement, which
lasted until nightfall. Afterwards the
destroyers and torpedo fleet delivered
series of attacks. The japanese
feet withdrew during the night. A
guardship stationed off the harbor re-
ported that she saw at dawn Thurs
day the battleships Retvizan and Po-
bieda steaming toward the harbor of
Port Arthur.
Admiral Togo has not yet reported
the results of the engagement. 1t is
thought here that the Russians at
tempted to escape seaward from a
base which is no longer tenable, but
that they again refused to attempt to
force Admiral Togos line. Details
are expected hourly.
London, Aug. 12.-The afternoon
papers here, while admitting that the
result of the engagement off Port Ar
thur is not clear, generally interpret
the conflicting reports from Toxic and
Chefoo as meaning that the bulk OF
the Russian squadron at Port Arthur
made a sortie in the hope of escaping,
but that only the torpedo boat de-
stroyer- Ryeshitelni, which reached
Chefoo, succeeded in getting away
and that the Ryeshitelni believed, as
indicated by the statement of her cap
tain, that the rest of the squadron
would be equally successful.
The papers recall Admiral Cervera's s
dash from Santiago, followed by the
speedy surrender of the town, and
consider that the sortie from Port Ar
thur indicates the impending fall Of
the fortress.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
TWO BATTLESHlPS DAMAGED.
Pobieda and Retvizan Return to Port
Arthur.

Chefoo, Aug 1.-THE Russian
squadron left Port Arthur in response
to imperative orders from Vice Ad-
miral Skrydloff-
A semi-ofticial telegram reports that
the Russian battleship Pobieda and
Retvizan have returned, damaged, to
Port Arthur
Three Japanese torpedo boat de-
stroyers are now outside this harbor
watching the Russia torpedo boat de-
stroyer Ryeshitelni, which still flies
the Russian flag.
1t is reported that the Japanese pro-
tected cruiser Kasagi was sunk off
Round island in the engagement.
The Russian ships, before leaving
Port Arthur, took on board heavy
stores. machinery and materials for
ship repairing.
The torpedo boat destroyer Rye
shitelni has been dismantled by the
removal of the breeches of her guns.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
EMBEZZLEMENT GHARGEO@.
Kansas City Man Under Arrest a
South Haven, Mich.

South Haven, Mich, Aug 12.-J. E..
Reinger, formerly president and treas
urer Of the Reinger Lumber company
of Kansas City, Mo-, has been arrest
ed here on warrant charging him
with the embezzlement of $43, 200 from
the lumber company
The arrest was made by Chief Nc
Oregon of the local police and Kan.
sas City detective.
Reinger refused to go to Kansas
City without extradition papers and Is.
in Jail here awaiting the result of ap-
plication for the necessary papers.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
JAPANESE MAKING A WIDE DE.
TOUR OF LAO VALLEY TO.
WARD MUKDEN.
ONLY ONE BRIGADE IN OLD POSITION
GENERAL OkU'S ENTIRE ARMY
APPARENTLY PARTICIPATE
ING IN PLAN,
ING IN PLAN.

Anshanshan, Half Way Between
Haicheng and LiaOyang, Aug. ia
reconnaissance in force Aug. proved
that the Japanese are making wide
detOur of the Lao valley towards
Mukden The Thirty-ffth regiment of
sharpshooters, with two guns, partici-
pated in the reconnaissance, which was
directed against the west flank of the
japanese position near Anshanshan.
The movement revealed the presence
of only one Japanese brigade, with
NewchWang. The brigade is formed
of raw recruits, almost boys. The
whole Japanese force south OF An
shanshan is not more than division,
with brigade of artillery. The re'
mainder of General Okus army is evil
dently participating in the f1anking
operations.
Liaoyang, Aug. 12.-While no fight
ing has occurred on the eastern front
a remarkable heavy movement of jap
anese northward has been reported.
The Japanese seem to be trying
turning movement on Yantai or Muk-
den.
Belated advices from Anshanshan
say the Japanese opposite General
Mistchenko's forces withdrew east
ward and when the dispatch was filed
were moving up on the other side of
the mountain range, two divisions
strong, toward Taitse river, which the
Japanese were reported to be bridg-
ing al Benitzu, twenty-eight miles
northeast OF LiaOyang.
The Chinese bandits are becoming
exceedingly bold. They attacked a
party of Russian scouts from a joss
house near the Yantai mines and
hundred OF them fell upon the military
telegraph station, but were driven Off.
The daring of the bandits is attributed
to the proximity of the Japanese.
Viceroy Yuanshikai is reported to be
moving north with his army, but he
has not yet made a hostile move.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13

hit seventeen times during the recent
bombardment off Port Arthur, but was
only slightly damaged.
The Japanese fleet has been direct
ing it's fire against the dockyards at
Port Arthur. One hundred shells
dropped on a spot from which pow
der magazine had recently been re-
moved.
The Japanese are reported to be
lacking in sufficient large guns. The
present supply is mostly from the fleet.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
STRIKE DECLARED OFF,
New York Garment Workers Resume
Their Labors.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE strike of
the United Garment Workers against
the open shop, which began about two
months ago, has been declared off. 1t
Is claimed by the employers that the
ranks of the strikers had dwindled
from $4,000 to 5000. The strikers have
made individual agreements with the
employers. but all on an open shop
basis, though in many cases all the
men taken back will remain union
men.
1t is estimated that the strikers lost
between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
State of SIEGE In Paranuav.

Paris, Aug. 12.--The foreign Office
here confirms the report from Buenos
Ayres that a state Of siege has been
proclaimed in the republic of Para
quay owing to fear OF revolutionary
outbreak,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
,REcAPTuRED BY RUSSIANS.
Japs Unable to Hold Takushan Noun
tain at Port Arthur.

Chefoo, Aug. 12-Wednesday is
said to have been chosen for the es-
cape of the Russian warships at Port
Arthur because the Japanese fleet was
then exhausted by the constant bonn
bardment of the two previous nights.
Takushan mountain, near Port Ar
thur, which was taken by the Japanese
Monday night, was recaptured by the
Russians the next day.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13

ese intend to attempt to turn General
Kuropatkin's flank between here and
Liaoyang or north of Mukden. The
Russians appear well satisfied with the
situation. Officers and men anticipate
big battle around Liaoyang, but the
fear is expressed that the Japanese,
instead. of joining issue there, will
seek to turn the Russian position
above Mukden and cut the railroad.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
REPORTED FROM CHEFoo.
Sixteen Russian Warships Sighted in
That Vicinity.

Chefoo, Aug. IAN official source
here reports the sighting Of sixteen
Russian warships Wednesday night in
the vicinity of ChefOo.
1t is alleged that the Russian hos
pital ship Mongolia, carrying women
and children, which left Port Arthur
with the squadron, will go to Shang-
hai.
The Russian battleship Retvizan was
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
TRAMP BURNED IN STABLE.
One Life and $4,000 in Property Lost,
in Livery Barn Fire,

Clinton, Ia, Aug. 12.-Chaniplins
Bros livery barn, with all contents
except horses, burned during The night.
1t was built four years ago at a cost
of $4,000. The loss is probably $40,-
600. A tramp sleeping in the hay is
supposed to have perished.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-13
MAY TURN RUSSIAN FLANK.
Japanese Would Thus Avoid Battle at
Liaoyang,

Mulfden, Aug. 12.--There is much
speculation as 10 whether the Japan
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