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LOSSES WE'RE HEAVY.
10Th JAR and Russians Suffered at
Battle of SimOucheng.

Toxic, Aug. 3.-The Japanese de-
feated the Russians at Tomu Cheng
(Simoucheng) and drove them toward
Haicheng in a sharp fight which began
last Saturday and ended on Sunday. The
Russians left 1900 dead on the field
and lost six guns.
The Russians occupied a range of
high hills north of Tomu Cheng (Simou-
cheng) which were strongly defended
with covered trenches. fortress and
covered emplacements, which consumed
months in constructing.
The Japs seized a range of heights
to the southwark on Saturday They
began the attack at daylight Sunday.
The Japanese left wing encountered
severe opposition. The Russians were
gradually reinforced and their artillery
was increased to twenty guns. The
Japanese who were also reinforced re-
newed the attack at 8 o'clock in the
afternoon and drove the Russians
northward.
The Japanese right, exposed to a
severe artillery fire. was forced to halt.
The Russians who were reinforced as
sumed the offensive at 80 o'clock in
the afternoon, but were repulsed with a
heavy loss. The Russian artillery pre-
vented the Japanese from pursuing and
during the night the Russians with
drew toward Haicheng. The japanese
casualties were about 400.
Geenral Kuroki has telegraphed that
in the two days lighting at Yangtsu-
Lung and YushulintZu his losses were
six officers killed. sixteen officers
wounded and $50 men killed and
wounded
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naval rules to have a shot fired into
her hull. She stopped, however. at the
fourth shot and was found to contain
between 3 900 and 1000 tons of rail-
way material from New York for Kobe
and Yokohama. The captains docu
ments we're not in order and the cap
tain said that his Instructions had been
sea- IA advance by mall
Bctn ships and cargo, the Russians
believed. were undoubtedly subject to
eonfiscation. AS the Knight Com
r0ander had not enough coal to go to
I;adivostok, Admiral lessen was con-
fronted with the alternative of releas-
Ing her and allowing her cargo to
reach the Japanese, or destroying her,
although she was flying a neutral flag.
All the passengers and crew of the
Knight Commander together with the
ships papers, were taken off,
III the case of the German steamer
Thca. Admiral lessen had no doubt
tha. her cargo which consisted of fish.
was distinctly contraband of war. Her
crew was take noff at might during u
iisaEy sea and she was ssht to the bcf-
tom.
The cruisers landed here twonty
three Europeans. including sixteen Of
ficers. and thirty-two Malays, forty
three Chinese and sixty-three Japanese.
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MR.. BRYANS MESSAGE
TO THE STANDARD BEARER
NebraSkan Ready to Do All He Can to Elect the
Ticket Nominated by the
Democrats.

the ticket would not speak directly In
favor of Judge Parker's election. He
said emphatically: That Is not true,
and I want you to quote me as saying
so.'
Judge Parker was greatly interested
in the Wisconsin situation. Mr.. Well
told him that while the State under
normal conditions gives 10000 plurality
to the Republicans. the breach between
the LaFollette and the "Stalwart" fac
tions is of such a nature that 1t can
not be healed. He expressed the be-
lief that IL the Democrats who sup
ported Governor La Toilette two years
ago for the purpose Of administering
a rebuke to the faction headed by
Senator Spooner and Congressman Bah
cock, return to the party there Is nc
doubt that the Democratic State ticket
will be elected.
Wisconsin, IL Doubtful.
AT any rate" he continued, "Wiscon-
sin must at least be counted as one OF
the doubtful States"
The appointment OF William F. Shee-
han as chairman OF the National Exec
utive Committee came as a surprise "a
Judge Parker. He was not surprised
because of the selection as that was
foregone conclusion, but because he
was under the impression that the
Executive Committee would name Its
own chairman. The personnel of the
committee was not discussed by Judge
Parker
Among the prominent visitors ex-
pected at Rosemount tomorrow are
Senator Joseph w. Bailey of Texas
National Committeeman H. D. Clayton
and Colonel f. L. Russell of Alabama
Colonel Russell is general solicitor OF
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
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Esopus, N. Y, August 3.-Edward c.
Wall, of Wisconsin. and Mrs. Wall
were the guests Of Judge Parker to-
day. They are en- route to Europe.
Mr.. Wall brought cordial message
direct from william J. Bryan, assur-
ing Judge Parker that he Is heartily
with the ticket and will place himself
at the disposal of the Democratic ma
tional committee to do everything In
his power to insure party success this
fall.
Mr.. Bryan breakfasted with Mr.. Wall
at the latters home in Milwaukee Ju-
ly 20 and they spent several hours to-
gether.
Mr.. Wall said today that Mr.. Bryan
HAD been misunderstood in the east
and that the feeling toward him Is
unfortunate. Continuing he said:
Bryan a Democrat.
"Mr Bryan is a Democrat and never
will be anything elss, While differing
on some questions from delegates at
the st. Louis convention, he realizes
that these questions were ruled upon
and has accepted the decision. He is
satisfied with the platform adopted
and thinks all circumstances with re-
gard to the platform for the best in
terests of the party nt large.
The admiration fir. Bryan has for
Judge Parker is no. lf-hearted. He
said to me that Judge Parkers tele-
gram to the convention showed cour-
age and that u man who could so brave
ly confess his convictions Is a suitable
standard bearer fen the party and one
that every Democrat can endorse and
support with credit to himself"
Directly for Parker.
Mr.. Wall YES asked about the re-
port that Nj. Hryan while supporting
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DESPERATE AND BLOODY.
Heavy Losses Must Have Been suffered
ON Both Sides.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 3.-(4:10 p. MI
Whether a general engagement Is
already progressing around Lao yang
between the forces of General Kuro-
patkin and the three Japanese armies
which have been moved against them
from the south and east. the decisive
battle of the campaign is regarded as
certain If the Japanese energetically
follow up their preliminary success OF
the last three days.
At various points the fighting has
been of a desperate and bloody char
acter, the Russians Offering the most
stubborn resistance. The losses, there
fore, although their extent is not yet
established. must be heavy on both
sides Between six thousand and eight
thousand men Is one estimate given or
the Russian losses.
The strong screen drawn around
General Kuropatkins interior positions
has been driven in at all points, Hal
cheng being practically abandoned
without a blow. The pressure of the
Japanese numbers and the failure to
hold the northern positions probably
rendered it useless to try to hold out
there.
The Russian forces last night con-
stituted a compact chain in the form
of a semi-circle around Liaoyang. ex-
tending from Anshanshan, half way
between Haicheng and Liaoyang. to
Anping, which Is only thirteen miles
east of Liaoyang. Unless the bulk OF
General Kuropatkin's army has already
been withdrawn north of Liaoyang, 1t
IS difficult to see how he could now do
SO with such great pressure, the Japan
csc being almost upon his main lines.
Inasmuch as portions of four army
corps were engaged in the fighting up
10 last night, and these corps comprise
three-uuarters of the whole Russian
army. il seems certain that nothing
except portion of the stores and mu-
nitions have yet been removed. Ne.er-
theless. well Informed military ATTACKS
express the opinion that General Ku-
ropatkin will get away w;:s the bulk
of his main army # he finds re chances
against him
Intense anxiety .+evails in all cir
cles All newspaper special from the
front are suspended. ':hich is consid-
cred ominous
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FIEHT ~ MOLTEN PASS.
Russia IA Attempt 20 Retnke position
Eesulta in Slaughter.

Molten oass, Manchuria, July II,
vie Seoul, =, area, August SO p. M
TIL Russians in their second unsuc-
cesg.rl attempt to retake Molten Pass
early on the morning of July II were
repulscd and forced back to their orig
inal positions after five hours of Sc
we're fighting. Three regiments We're
engaged on the Russian side. Opposed
to them was one Japanese regiment
and one battery. The European reg
lars who for the first time met Cen
al Kurokis soldiers proved in no
we superior ITO the Siberian contin-
gents of the Russian army.
The Russians took advantage of the
heavy fog which enveloped the noun
tains. They began TO advance at .
o'clock in the morning and at five
o'clock they opened fire when the mist
was so dense that it was impossible
for the Japanese to see them more than
one hundred feet away. The Japanese
were badly handicapped until 8 o'clock.
when the fog cleared away somewhat.
The attack began on the ledge below
the mouth of the pass where the en-
gagement of July Attn occurred and the
severest fghtng was against the Rus
slams who gained the temple and the
road behind the trenches there.
The Japanese outposts companies
were forced from their trenches after
bayonet fighting t. the summit of the
line of hills forming the highest ridge
of the range where is the entrance to
the pass This range is half a mile
behind the trenches. Half way be-
tween the trenches and the ridges and
about parallel to them runs the ridge
upon which is located the temple. The
fieroest lighting was focused about
this temple which the Russians held
for about three hours in spite of a rain
Of bullets from the opposite ridge.
The Russian dead and wounded were
thick about the temple.
When the sun dispelled the fog the
Japanese made quick work of the af-
fair. The Russians made a hurried
but fairly orderly retreat down the
valley. They left behind them, how
ever, many dead and wounded. \
Russian battery took up a position in
the valley and fired a few rounds TO
cover the retreat and infantrymen
were brought up in good order 10 sup
port the guns The Russian firing
was altogether in volleys. while the
Japanese fired at will. The Russian
troops kept in close formation, but
the japanese soldiers deployed in ex-
tended order
1t was plain that the Japanese sold
iers were possessed of much greater
initiative and dash than the Russians
The engagehrent was fair test Of the
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COMBATS ARE sANGUINARY.
Japanese Repulsed In Desperate At.
tack at Port Arthur.

Japanese Repulsed In Desperate At
tack at Port Arthur.
Cheefoo. Aug. SO p. m.)-Thc
| steamer Wuchow. who has just ar
rived here from Newchwang. brings
| further details OF the latest japan
csc assault on Port Arthur. When
nearing Chefoo. the Wuchow picked
up junk carrying seven men. four
women and one boy. who left Port
Arthur yesterday. They reported that
fighting north of the city of Port Ar
thur occurred at Wolf Hill and was
, sanguinary. resulting in the repulse
of the Japanese. This hill Is situated
near the railroad and eight trains were
kept busy bringing the wounded SOL
diers into the city. The wounded men
from the east forts reached Port Ar
thur inS all kinds of vehicles. many,
however. coming afoot. dragging shat
tered limbs.
The Russians unite in declaring that
the fortress will never fall. but they
expect that scarcely building will be
left In the city where now there is
scarcely whole pane of glass.
The wuchow confirms the statement
that the fighting abated during the
night of July rs. but had not complete
ly subsidized when the refugees left.
The Russian fleet from its anchorage
returning from what seems to have
been a accomplishing maneuver.
The Chinese arriving here tonight
say that the japanese actually captured
two lightly garrisoned forts on the
east shore, but abandoned them when
their comrades wore repulsed from
other positions. The Russians. how
ever, insist that this Is untrue. The
naval artillerymen are alleged to have
ha a.
panese
The present unusual exodus from
Port Arthur is due to the granting of
permission to leave the besieged city
which heretofore the Russian officials
have withheld. In most instances the
refugees are people of the better class
who are compelled to pay exorbitant
prices for junks which are scarce.
The Japanese, while repulsed. have
by no means been beaten, and a re-
newal of the fighting was expected
when the junk left yesterday from
Port Arthur. second junk, which
left at the same time. carrying the Of
ficials of the Danish East Asiatic Com
pany and their families, has not yet
arrived at Cheefoo.
Among the prisoners captured during
the engagement on VOLTS Mountain
was a Japanese lieutenant, carrying a
freshly wretten letter saying that the
fighting had been severe and tbe Jap
anese losses were heavy.
The Japanese are now occupying the
outpost trenches which they captZ<,1
from the Russians.
Both the Japanese It'd Russian fleets
are reported to be 70 S-cellent condi-
ton.
Contrabar< goods fer the Japanese
continue to Love Chefoo via Weihai-
wei.
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WATCHED WHILE HE SLEEPS.
Assassin of Won Plehve Is Under Con-
slant Surveillance.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 3-The assassin
of Minister of the Interior Won Plehve
is said to have made partial confess
sion in which he declared that one time.
he was a school teacher in a rural dis
trict and was greatly interested in the
Zemtsve for the curtailment of whose
powers he blamed the dead Minister
He still absolutely refuses to disclose
his name.
watch is being kept on him day
and night, not only in order to prevent
his doing himself bodily harm. but in
the belief that he may betray himself
in his sleep. Thus far, however, he
has only muttered two words in sleep
-endearing diminutives for Peter and
Natalie probably the names of com
rade and sweetheart.
The police have discovered that n
third accomplice was concerned in the
murder plot, and that he was stationed
on a quay on the Neva where one OF
the imperial yachts was moored on the
chance the Minister might go to Pc
terhon that day by boat.
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OBEYED HIS ORDERS.
Rear Admiral JesSen, His Omcers Say,
Was in the Right.

Vladivostok. Aug. S.-The reception
of the cruisers Rossia, GrOmoboi and
Rurik. on returning from their last
expedftion. were very enthusiastic.
Rear Admiral lessen was In signal
communication with Vice Admiral
Skyrdloff for ten hours before the
squadron reached port. AS a result OF
the cruise. naval officers here believe
that "A check will be given to the
British and American ship owners car
rying contraband of war or at least
additional burdens will be imposed on
Japan by an increase in freight and
Messenger rates.
The officers of the squadron are very
Indignant because of the criticisms of
the British and American press over
the "lawless acts" of the cruisers,
claiming that the complete details of
the cruise will show that Admiral Jes-
sen displayed the greatest humanity
and acted within his rights and instruc-
lions.
The British steamer Knight Comman-
der. who. when slgnalled to stop. de-
clined to do so. even after three shots
had been fired across her bow. and the
officers say that her evident intention
was to make an effort to escape. which
in itself laid her liable under Russian
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LAMONT FOR GOVERNOR.
Conference with Hill Had to Do with
Hts Nomination.


New York, Aug. 3.-The interesting
political event of the day was a meet
ing between Daniel S. Isnont and
David B. Hill. .ls.. -,
1t is understood that the Ds,ocerntle
nomination for Governor of New York
was the subject CT discussion. although
other features of ire campaign were
under consideration.
MeE 10 have been close associates
of Mr.. L.'hont say that this is not the
first year that he has been approached
by Democratic politicians with the sug-
gestion that he be a candidate for
Governor On former occasions he
had indicated that he would like to be
Governor some time, but always put 1t
off saying the right time had not ar
rived.
Whether he thinks this year is the
right time" is yet undetermined.
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THE BATTLE OF sIMOUCHENG.
Jap Killed and wounded Number 400,
While Enemy left $50 Dead.

Washington. Aug. 3.-The Japanese
Minister today received a cablegram
from the Office at Toxic reporting the
battle of Simoucheng and the Rus
slams retreat towards Haicheng.
The cablegram says the Russian
forces were commanded by General
Alexieff and consisted of two divisions
of infantry and seven batteries of
artillery. The Japanese captured six
field guns and a number of prisoners.
The japanese casualties were about
400 killed and wounded. while the Rus
slams left $50 dead on the field.
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ALLIES STRIKE AT ST. LOUIS.
All the Trades of the Packing House
Industry Are Out.

ST. Louis, Aug. 3-President Crouch
of the st. Louis Dressed Beef Company
declares his plant is being operated
successfully, Notwithstanding it is
short handed.
The allied trades have gone out on a
sympathetic strike involving all the
trades of the packing house industry
in St. Louis. In this last walk out
all the drivers and the boiler house
men to the number of forty stopped
work at the plant of the st. Louis
Dressed Beef Company.
The strikers claim that the meat cut
tiers engaged in the various city mar
kets have laid down their cleavers and
that the owners or their grocery assist
ants are forced to wait on customers
The drivers of all the branch houses
of Chicago packers in the city. num-
bering several hundred. are also out.
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BRYAN HAS GOOD SHOW.
Has the Republicans ON the Hun In
Nebraska.

Washington. Aug 3.-(SpeciaL)-
Senator Scott of West Virginia, who is
a member of the Republican National
Committee. has just returned from an
extended "Trip through Nebraska and
Colorado.
He was visitor at the White House
this afternoon and talked over the po-
litical situation in the West with the
President. While claiming that the
electoral vote of Nebraska will go to
Roosevelt, Senator Scott frankly ad
mits that the Indications point to Bry-
ans winning the Legislature.
Bryan is preparing 10 make great
effort to win the Senatorshlp, said
Senator Scott, and there is no doubt
about 1t that he has the Republicans
frightened"
Senator Scott predicts that Colorado
will go Republican.
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CURTAIN DRAWN WHILE
DEATH GRAPPLE IS ON

capac cities of the two forces and the
results Of Il was that one japanese
regiment of three battallions. only two
of which were in the firing line. de-
feated three Russian regiments in spite
Of the fact that another Russian regi-
ment was held in reserve. The Rus
SLAMS employed their artillery much
more than the Japanese did theirs.
The Japanese think that their ca
sualaties amount to about 200. The
Russian casualties area undoubtedly
much greater than In the former en-
gagement. Russian decd were buried
all over the field. the temporary hos
pitfalls are filled with wounded and a
few unwounded Russians who had hid
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CHANGES IN The BOARD.
Transfers Divided Over Matter of Chi
cago Strike.

Cincinnati. Aug 3.-Division of sen.
timent as to calling out Transfers in
support of the striking packing house
employees and consequent wire-pulling
among delegates. are said to be respon-
sible for some sweeping changes made
today in the personnel of the National
Executive Board of the International
Transfers Union. More changes are
looked for tomorrow in the selection OF
second vice presidents, who also act
as members of the board.
Delegates from the West and South
are in favor of calling out teamsters
in every city In the country handling
products of the Chicago beef combine,
but the opposition, or conservatives.
from the Central and Eastern States
has thus far prevented any orders be-
Ing sent further than the one calling
out the men at st. Louis and East st.
Louis.
The election of officers takes place
Thursday and though some opposition
to President Shea, 1t is evident 1t is
generally conceded that he will be
re elected
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They Want to Hear Grover.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-An Invitation was
forwarded today by Western Demo-
cratic leaders to ex-President Grover
Cleveland to take the stump for Judge
Parker in Illinois in the coming presi-
Dental campaign. 1t is understood
Mr.. Cleveland will take the matter un-
der consideration in conference with
Judge Parker at an early date. This
action of the Western managers is in
accordance with a general plan of cam
paign decided upon by them.
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INENTIFIED BY PHOTOGRAPH.
Fugitive Had the Pieture" of Another
Mans Wife.

New York. August BY means of
woman's photograph found upon
him when he was arrested last Friday.
the man who is said sto have shot a
Vernon detective a few days before
and who was captured after chase
by an armed posse and pack of blood
hounds. has been Unidentified as Henry
wilkins. of Buffalo, N Y, a member
of the United States marine corps and
said to belong TO a well known fami-
ly.
George Z. waddy, the man who
made the Identification says the photo
graph found on the prisoner was Ihat
Of his wife, Mrs. Waddy.
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STRIKE ON THE VI, X. AND T..
Denied that the Road IN Tied UD @,
IncOnYenienced.

Houston. Tex. Aug. at is denied
by the officials of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas that the road is tied up
or Inconvenience to any great extent
by the strike of the telegraph opera
tors.
At many of the smaller stations bust
ness is practically suspended. but the
company is said to have number of
men en- route to Taxes 1t is stated
that the road has been hiring opera
tors at New Orleans for several weeks
in anticipation of the strike, and that
these men are to be placed as rapidly
as possible.
The statement issued by Mr. Tan
quarry for the strikers today is still
optimistic that the men will win.
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Bank OmeiaI. Arrested.

Denver, Colo. August 3.-F. NJ
Johnson, president of the bankrupt FL
deity Savings Association and John
Jones, secretary of the Fidelity Saw
ings Association and president of the
Concordia Land Company were arrest
ed tonight charged with rendering false
statements of the condition of the FL
deity and falsifying the accounts OF
the associa ton.
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Four More Cases Of Fever.

Mexico City. Aug. 3.-Four cases of
yellow fever are reported at Tehuante-
pee. Vera Cruz has one case in the
hospital but no new cases. Merada
had from the 5th to the last of July
twenty-five cases of yellow fever, one
dying and another being cured. leav-
ing the present total twenty-four
There are thirty-four suspicious cases
under observation
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p,ax receive. Indian Chiefs.

Mexico City, Aug. 3.-Eour Chero>
kee chiefs are here and have been re-
ceived by President Dias and treated
cordially He promised to help them
in their plans for establishing Chero-
kee colonies on the northern frontier.
They say their lands In the Indian Ter
story have been allotted for settlement
and they desire to remove-to this coun-
try and hold large tracts of land for
their tribe.