Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-08-12
BRIEF TELEGRAPHlC NEWS

liable, that the prisoners held by Ku-
Eopatkin's army are on lamentably
short Fashions. indicating desperate
state of affairs.
Washington, Aug. 10.-The Ma
tional Brotherhood of Stationary
Firemen. today endorsed the sympa
thetic Strike of the fremen in the
packing houses, and appropriated
$4,000 for their use.
New York, Aug. 10.-Under a
strike order. issued by the butchers
union, twenty-five hundred employees,
mostly drivers, carriers and miscel-
{. laneous employees, quit the packers
employ today. Thousands of men,
however, refused to obey the strike
order.
, St. Petersburg, Aug. 10.-Repotrs
are received here from General Kuro-
patkin that several minor clashes
have taken place between the oppos-
ing outposts near Haichang, and
north of that point, confirming the
statement that Karokl's forces have
gained position which enables them
to force battle.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 10
Seventeen strike breakers were put to
work today on the Washington bar
racks, taking the places of striking
union bricklayers. The government
officials consider the strike broken.
They assert that should the men who
went out on strike apply for work
they will not. be taken back.
Chicago, Aug. 10-Four persons,
Mrs. c. c. Swartz and her three
children, Of Garrett, Ind, were killed
outright, and large number of others
seriously injured in a wreck on the
B. & o., local passenger train col
liding with freight train on the Chi
cago & Erie, at the crossing of West
ern Ave-, and West 39th street.
Kansas City, Aug. 10-A mob of
over 200 men and boys held up a
train of .cars on the Suburban Belt
railway yesterday afternoon, on.which
were supposed to be gang of IS
strike breakers. Most of them had
left the train earlier, and the few still
with it fed. The baggage of the
strike breakers was thrown into the
Kaw river.
Paris. Aug, 10.-A telegram is re-
ceived at the Russian foreign Office
here, stating that General Kuropatkin
has definitely decided that he will
not abandon Laio Yang without Civ
ing battle to the Japs, and contend
ing to the utmost to hold his position.
1t is the generals intention to give
battle this week, and even now the
greatest land contest of the war may
have commenced.
Kansas City, Aug. 10-E. E. Smith
vice president of the striking butchers
union, arrived today to take charge
of the strike. The strike breaker:
from. San Francisco, whose baggage
train the union men raided last night
all quit Cudahy's employ today, say
ing they were dissatisfied with the
conditions. One man says his los
baggage included $4,000 worth Of
mortgages. and bonds. The men sa.
they viii sue :Cudahy.
London, Aug. lot is reported
by a correspondent of the Morning
Post at Shanghai that there ar
10000 sick and wounded persons a
Port Arthur, and that the Russian
are negotiating with the japanese t
send the hospital ship, Mongolia
away full of sick. 1t is reported b
the correspondent that Lieutenan
General Stoessel, in command of tn
military forces at Port Arthur, ha
committed suicide, and that PAM
prevails at Port Arthur.
Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 10.-In &C
vance of.the converting of the Demo
Gratis and Populists in state CONVEX
ton this afternoon at 2 O'Clock, it