New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-13
Asp;}tnrk lails, Gribn1ts
WEDNESDAY. JULY %, 1904.
TIE NEWs THIS MORNING.

FCREIGN.-Advices received AT Moukden
said that 0,000 japanese had been killed or
wounded by mines at Port Arthur on Juiy il.
- The armies of Generals Keller and Kuroki
are facing each other about tWenty-eight miles
east of Liao-1ang, a river separating them; the
Russians are reported be retiring from the
ew-Chwang region; General Modulus advance
from Stu Yen continues. == Japanese torpedo
boats attacked the cruiser Diana which act
ing as guardship at Port Arthur on July II;
they returned unchanged: the result of the at
tack was not known. == member of the
Russian general staff said that the evacuation of
New-ChWaUg and other important points would
probably follow the capture of kia-Ping, and
that. owing TO lack OF supplies. the Russians
would for long time be unable to take the Of
fensiYe. == Russian official reports show
great Increase in sickness after the opening of
the rainy season. =---- France will maintain
order in Morocco ard carry out plans for the
supervision Of the customs -- IL was re-
ported in Paris that an attempt, said 10 have
heen made by the Vatican. 10 recall prelateS
from France without consulting the government
might result in the denunciation of the Con-
cordat. --- The French Chamber of Deputies
passed resolution stronger than the report of
the Chartreuse committee in favor Of NJ. Combes.
s-= An Anglo German treaty providing for the
settlement of differences by arbitration was
signed at London.
DOMESTIC Judge Parker must have
known OF the reputation of the money plank by
the 81. Louis convention before he learned of his
nomination on Saturday was shown by the fact
that the Kingston newspaper he reads daily con-
fained the statement Friday night. -=
The dispatch from the St. Louis convention in
reached Esopus: it was the belief there that
William T. Sheehan would be the chairman Of
The Democratic National Committee.
William !. Bryan gave ont statement in Lin
coin, Neb. on the St Louis convention in which
he said Parker got the nominal ton by crooked.
i1defensible methods. and accused him of being
IN the power Of Wall Street. =-- Senator Fair
banks and Chairman Cortelyou of the national
committee concluded their conference with the
President and LETT Oyster Bay after the Presi-
dent and Senator Fairbanks had been photo
sraphed together -- The meat packers Of
The country went strike 10 the number of
foTty-five thousand. and a general meat famine
with widespread suffering is feared. -
monument erected in honor Of the men of the
122d New-York Volunteers who fell in the battle
for the defence Of Washington against General
Early in the Civil War unveiled with appro-
pirate exercises in a suburb of the national
capital.
CITY.-Stocks strong and active. A
strike Of meat cutters and butcher workmen in
this city ordered. with the eXpecta ton OF
creating meat famine and enforcing a demand
for incre sc of wages: prices of beef were raised
by dealers. Postmaster General
Payne expressed confidence in the election of the
Republican ticket. Services 20 commence
rate the Tooth anniversary of Alexander Hanil-
tons death were held. --= Police Commits
siOner McAdoo declared that had there been a
fire in the St. Louis convention hall many lives
would have been lost. = A vain attempt to
escape made by two conyicts at the Essex
County IN. j. penitentary; one was shot.
THE NATURALIZATION for to-day:
Fair and warmer. The temperature yesterday:
Highest. 81 degrees lowest. 6S.