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The Omaha Daily Bee. Full Scoroa of Loqquo Gamoa In ThoBco Only Special WnrNowa Sorv ico of Now YorJc Horald ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, ' JUNE 28, 1904 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COrY THREE CENTS. ft r ROOT AT M HAVEN Former Secretary of War Boot A Graduates of Tale Law School COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES B -' Olasa Daj Events of Bheffield Seniors A the Tint of the Eay. TAfT ON IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC OFFICE Bajs Proper Function of Lawyer is to Pro mote Bational Progress. - THERE IS ONE GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC BJToa Much Tendency to Ignore Limi tation and Condon the Trane grressloa by Publlo Officers If Motive U Good. JIEW HAVEN, Conn., June 87. Ideal Weather greeted the" opening of the second day of Tale'e commencement wetlt Botii the 8hmld Scientific school senior end tnen of the academic graduating class had class day exercises. The anniversaries of the law school and the medical school were also on the pro gram. Ellhu Hoot, ex-secretary of war. de livered an addrees before the law school en tors, while Prof. William 8. Halsted, aurgeon-ln-chlef of the Johns Hopkins hos pital, was the principal sjxaker before the medical school. The class day exercises of the Sheffield Seniors were the first of the day. Nearly t,0U0 friends of the graduating class at tended. According to custom, each mem ber of the class' smoked the long class pipe, Which was passed from man to man. Dur ing the remainder of the exercises the long Stemmed clay pipes Were smoked by almost very man. The nve historians Included Louis Henry Bgan of Savannah, Oa., and Bradford Brlnton of LaSalle, 111. The academical department's clasa day was held on the campus, where about 3,000 spectators as sembled In a large amphitheatre. Instead of Individual histories there was a general clasa history, read by Lawrence Mason of Chicago. The program was Interspersed With songs by the class and the regulation pipe rites. Following these features the planting of the class ivy at the library stpok place. At the dinner of the alumni ' association brief remarks were made by """President Iladley, eun Henry Wade Rogers and a few Of the aistinguisneo graduates present. The annual report of the directors of the slumnl fund of Tale university was mado public today. The announcement Is made that the class of 14 will make a special gift to the university to be known at the commencement exercises. The contributions received during the year were 135,599, ex - ceeding those of last year and making the total to date 20B,m. The class of 1879, in recognition of Its twenty-fifth anniversary, toowajpeelal iUMaO. , . i . . . ' , Secretary Host Reap. Toasts were responded to by Secretary pi war Taft, former Becretary of War Boot and United States Circuit Judge William K. Townsend, among others. The alumni Chose Leroy Munsart president und ueorge liners secretary and treasurer. The Townsend prtae speaking followed the dinner, the auditorium of Hendrle hall being crowded to the doors. The three speakers, all members of the graduaUng inhn uirnlil Hears of St. 3 Louis,' Mo. Horace Jewell Fenton of r wiu.m.niii. (!nn.. and William Jeffer- ""fson Wynn of Eatonton, Oa. Former 8ac retary of War Boot dsllvered the address to the graduating class on "Some Duties of American Lawyers to American Law." Mr. Boot In opening spoke of the emolu ments and honors that attended a success ful lawyer and declared that more im portant than these was the adaptation for public office, not merely upon the bench, but In all branchea of government, legis lative and executive, which results from the variety of a lawyer's experience and training. - - "In all the field of the law regulating the relatione of citizens to each other," the Speaker continued, "the proper function of the lawyer is to promote rational progress; to maintain the stability against all fads Snd crude Innovations and at the same time to keep the development of the law moving with equal step sbreaat of the progress ot the age, satisfying the moral sense tf ths time and meeting the chang ing conditions of human life and activity. Oa Bad Characteristic. "There is one general characteristic of Our system of government which Is essen tial and which la the specter duty of law yers to guord with care that la, the ob servance of llmltatlona of official power. There Is a constant tendency to Ignore such limitations and condone the trans gression ot them by public officers, pro Tided the thing done Is done with good motives from a desire to serve the public guch a process, If general. Is most injuri ous. If continued long enough. It results In an attitude of personal superiority on the part of great officers, which Is Incon sistent wnn our institutions, a aestructlon ef responsibility and Independent judgment on the part of lower officers, and a neglect of the habit of assorting legal rights on the part of the people. "The more frequently men who hold great power In office are permitted to override the limitations Imposed by law upon their powers, the more difficult It becomes to question anything they do, and the people, each one weak In himself and unable to , cope with powerful officers who regard any questioning of their acts as an affront, gradually lose the habit of holding such officers accountable, and ultimately prac tically surrender the right to hold them accountable. Constant accountability of publlo officers for strict observance of the limits Imposed by law and customary and Undoubtlng assertion of the private right Of the rttlten to have no power exercised Over hint except in strict accordance with the letter and the aplrlt of the law these are the essential fraturea of free govern ment and personal Independence. "The exercise ot power not conferred by law may, In a particular case destroy no man'e property nor restrain his liberty, but It weaken the title to every man's prop erty and Injures every man's liberty, be cause It Is on step In a process which If continued would be destructive of our free Institutions. Cry Against Imperialism. TAbuniiant evidence that our people hav I become Indifferent to the necessity of uniiiniiuiiB iK, ninut'u ujr me frequency with which political opponents Impute dla regard of them to public officers. The chare a often unfounded and often made (ConUnued oa BecoaJ Pag. KENT LCOMIS MAY BE DROWNED Invest laatloa Skews Brother at Secre tary Wii Last Seen Before Reaching Plymouth. BREMEN, June 27. Aii evidence avail . 'lie here ahows that Kent J. Loomls, vther of Assistant Secretary of State J. mis, was Isst seen on board the .Kaiser '1, elm It about midnight June IS, when . '-, int on deck after the usual captain's ( had been given on the ev of the V arrival. Shortly afterwards Wll- Bills, Loomls' companion, searched ooml, but he was unable to find him. The captain and the head steward, both of whom knew Loomls well, were standing at the gangway as the passengers landed at Plymouth and they both declare positively that Loo mi a did not land. Government Councilor Mueller of Berlin, who was a passenger on the Kaiser Wil li elm II, drew up a report of the affair, according to which Ellis deposed that Loomls often sat In a reckless fashion close to the rail, despite repeated warn ings. Ellis also said Loomls drank a good deal the last few days preceding his dis appearance. None of the other witnesses, however, remarked this. LONDON. June 27. A dispatch to the Central News from Hamburg says It Is re ported there that the body of Hent J. Loomls, who disappeared from the Kaiser Wllhelm II shnrtly before It arrived at Plymouth June 20, has been washed ashore near Cherbourg, France. There la no con firmation of the rumor. MARIETTA, O., June 27. In a telephone interview Francis B. Loomls, assistant sec retary of stute, this afternoon says that ad ' Ices today from the officials of England were to the effect thst they now felt posi tive that Kent Loomls got oft at Plymouth, that they were now working on that theory and expected to produce results soon. Those who know Mr. Loomls here Intimately believe that If he has been on a period of abstraction he would hide from the publlo and might remain In obscurity for days. WASHINGTON, June 27. Mr. Loomls. the assistant secretary of state, has had nothing whatsoever to confirm or contra dict the rumor that the body of his brother, Kent J. Loomls, had been washed ashore on the French coast, and In spite of ths energetlo efforts of the combined foreign and consular service of the State depart ment not the slightest clue has yet been obtained with reference to the mysterious disappearance. The fact that nothing has been heard of the lost man is tending to confirm the fears of his family that he was either drowned or has met foul play. The assistant sec retary this afternoon took occasion to deny very emphatically a number of reports emanating from Parkersburg, W. Va., the home of his brother, which stated that the family of Kent Loomls had received word from him soms days ago that he was hav ing trouble with Mr. Ellis, with whom he was traveling. The State department has had advices of the sailing of Mr. Ellis from France for Abyssinia's 'capital with the commercial treaty which he is to deliver to King Menellk. i FORT WORTH. Tex., June 27.-A special to the Record from Pallas.. Tex., says: .. W. Jf. Ejlle, .the negro who, acoompaa led the missing agent of the State department, Kent J. Loomls, ; to Europe en route to Abyssinia, is a native of Texas and up to 1897 took a conspicuous part in republican politics In thin state. Ellis last figured In republican politics in Texas In the turbu lent state convention at Austin during the exciting campaign of 1896. The enemies of the late Wright C. Cuney, a noted negro leader, sought to destroy Cuney's power, but Ellis and others of the ablest negroes of Texas stood by him to a winning finish. When Cuney died a year or so later this black contingent lost Its power and Ellis went to New York. FIRST WOMAJI CROSSES ABYSSIXIA Traveler Reaches London After Trip Through Frleadly Country. LONDON, June 27. Mrs. W. N. Mao Mlllan of St. Louis reached London today sfter traversing Abyssinia at the head of her own caravan. This American is the first white woman to cross Emperor Mene llk's country from west to east. She ac companied the expedition organised, by het husband In 130S, as far as Pokum, at ths base of the Abysslan hills. Thence Mr. MacMlllan started for Lake Rudolf and his wife went to Adl Abeba, the oapltal of Abyaslaria, where she had a special audience with Emperor Menellk. Mrs. MacMlllan's caraven took four weeks to Journey from Pokum to the capi tal. The American met with every courtesy from the Abyssinian chiefs while on her way, and, although she traversed a coun try supposed to be Inhabited by hostile tribes, she saw no sign of unfriendliness. On the contrary, hundreds of supposed hostlles gathered and formed a guard of honor for the caravan for miles along the river banks. Mrs. MacMlllan sails for New York July 8, ARB CAl'GHT LIKE RATS IX A TRAP Thirty-Three Laborers Meet Death la Water Cnndnlt. KINGSTON. Jamaica, June 27. Thirty three persons were killed by an accident which took place near Spanish Town, ten miles west of Kingston, this morning In the main conduit of the West India Electric, company, which operates the street oars from Kingston and the shareholders of which are principally Canadians. Nearly 100 laborers had been detailed to remove sand from the enormous pipe, which Is a mile long snd which conveys water from the Intake on the Rio Cobre to the turbines of the power house. The work had practically been completed when orders were given to allow a small quantity of water to enter the conduit. Through mis apprehension, accident or carelessness the full force of water was turned on and a mad struggle to escape by means of the manholes ensued, with the result that thirty-three persons were killed. ABANDON WAV At, REVIEW AT KIEL Members of the Reyel Party Attend a Rane.net. KIEL, June 27.H Is announced that the elaborate naval review which It was planned to hold here today and tomorrow hae been abandoned at the request of King Edward. Late this afternoon King Edward at tended a reception given by the empress on-board the Hohenaollern. His majesty chatted affably with many of the empress' guests, who numbered over 2uG. This even ing King Edward, Emperor William and the members of the royal party attended a banquet given by the Royal Yacht club in honor of King Edwsrd, who Is an hon orary member of the club. Dnherty Tennle Champion. LONDON. June 17 H. L. Doherty again won the tennis championship at Wimble don today, defeating Frank L lUaeley by a-i, M and K 4 RCSD FOR NEBRASKA LANDS Kinkaid Homestead 640-Aore Bill Becomes Effective Today. CROWDS GATHER AT THE LAND OFFICES Numerous Case Where DISTerent Per. one Want the Same Lands and Some Lively Times Are Anticipated. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, June 27.-(Speclal Tele gram.) The Klnkald 640-acre homestead law goes Into operation tomorrow. Secretary Hitchcock, acting under ad vices from the geological survey, has ap proved the withdrawal from all forms of entry of 1,M,X acres of the land In the North Platte, Alliance and Sidney land districts on account of the proposed North Platte irrigation project. Other lands cm braced In the territory mentioned In the bill will be subject to the 640-acre home stead provision. . Rnah for Lands. BROKEN BOW, Neb., June 27.-Speclal Telegram.) The town Is crowded with land seekers. At noon today all the sleeping rooms of the hotels and boarding house were taken and the eaatbound train, which came In this evening seven hours late, brought in another large crowd. Besides, parties have been arriving all day with teams, covered wagons and tenting out fits. It is estimated that by 9 o'clock at least GOO more will arrive. Everything Is quiet, but as 'there are a number ot In stances where several want to file on the same land, an Interesting time Is antici pated tomorrow. A number express their determination to ' line, up In the street In front of the office for the night in order to be among the first to file their entry when the land office opens tomorrow morning. Big Crowd at Sidney. SIDNEY, Neb., June 27. (Special Tele gramsThe city is crowded with people tonight awaiting the opening of the United Status land office tomorrow morning, when the Klnkald law goes into effect giving each settler 640 acres of government land. At o'clock crowds are lined up In front of the land office and Rose street to the Union Pacific and to the Burlington do pot is one mass of humanity. The hotels are overflowing, the saloons are wide open and Italian venders and street singers are entertaining the crowds. There are several thousand strangers In the city. The old Black Hiils days Is not a marker to the excitement which prevails here tonight. Women In the Crowd. ALLIANCE, Neb., June 27. (Special Tel egram.) Every available nook of the city la utilised to its fullest capacity tonight by the hundreds who have come hers to take advantage of the increased land al lowance given homesteaders by the Kln kald law, which goes Into effect tomor row. Special officers have been sworn In to preserve order, and, while .their task is an easy one tonight. It Is anticipated that the satisfactory lining up of those who arw even now eortar gatlRg In -the vt clnity of the land office will be more strenuous. A great number of women are noticeable among the visitors, . and, while they will be shown no favors In the line-up their appearance would Indicate that they need none for they seem fully able to cope with huskiest "vet" homesteader.. The fil ing will begin at 9 o'clock In the morning and will continue until the first mall, which will arrive about 1 p. ra., when at tention will be given to filings made through outside county officials. This fact has put everybody on their mettle In their anxiety to be first served and as a con sequence there Is a prospect of a lively time. Landeee Iters at Vorth, Platte. NORTH PLATTE, Neb., June 27. (Spe cial Telegram.) The rush to make filings under the provisions of the Klnkald bill is larger even than the friends of the measure had anticipated. A large num ber of seekers after land have come In on the train, and In addition there is a large contingent here In wagons from the surrounding country, composed of ranch men and farmers wno desire to Increase their holdings under the terms of the measure. The struggle to be first In the land office when it opens for business in the morning Is going to be strenuous. Early this evening the crowd commenced to line up, and many will wait all night In order to be first In with their tilings. , O'Neill Gets Its Share. O'NEILL, Neb., June 27. (Special Tele gram.) There are a large number of peo ple In the city tonight ready to make fil ings in the morning under the provisions of the Klnkald homestead bill, which be comes effective then. There are several counties in this district which contain con siderable land subject to entry under the provisions of this bUl, and the Indications are that most, If not all of It, will be taken within a short time. The land office officials are prepared for a big rush to morrow, commencing as soon ss the office Is open for business and the Indications are they will have all they can attend to. READY FOR ROSEBUD OPENING Department Officials Express Belief That Everything Will Bo Orderly. (From a Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, June 27. (Special Tele gram.) Practically all preliminary arrange ments have been made by the general land office officials looking to an orderly con duct of the opening of the ceded Sioux Indian lands In Rosebud county. The De partment of Justice has authorised ths United States marshal for South Dakota to employ such number of deputy msrahals as In his Judgment may be required to pre serve order. Commissioner Richards of the land office will be on hand In person to supervise all matters relating to the opening. Inspector Jenkins has made a report on the condition of the Indian school at Win nebago, but owing to the absence today of Secretary Hitchcock and Commlsslpner Jones, their subordinates would not dis close It contents. The subordinates, how ever," say there Is nothing out of the or dinary In ths report CRAHAN FOR PENITENTIARY Providence Engraver of One Hnndred Dollar Bills Is Taken to Georgia Prison. ST. LOUIS. June ST. Marcus Crahsn, the Providence, R. I., engraver, who was sen tenced to fifteen years' Imprisonment In the United States district court hers for making and passing counterfeit 1108 bills, departed tonight for Atlanta, Oa- In charge ef a United States marshal to begin his sen tence) la ths Oeorgi, riHfrnilsrt THREE KILLED BY FIREWORKS Large Number of Peraons Eaeape from Explosion In Philadelphia la Pyrotechnlml Factory. PHILADELPHIA. Pa., June 27.-Three persons lost their Uvei and a half dosen others were Injured Ute today as the re sult of the explosion of a email bundle of fireworks In the storeroom of the Dia mond Fire Works company at No. 826 Arch stree. The dead are: JACOU JANCOVITCH, aged 38 year a O. HERMAN, 77 years. LENA 8KMPBON, 21 years. The fireworks concern occupied the first floor of the building. The second floor was vacant and the third story, was occupied by the French Hat and Bonnet Frame company. Jancovltch Was the proprietor of the hat and bonnet concern and Berman and Miss Sempsoa were his employes. These three were the only persons above the first floor. About a dosen persons mere employed by the fireworks company. The cause of the fireworks explosion Is not known. Thomas Conway, one of the firm of the fireworks company, was wrap ping up a small bundle of fireworks for a customer, when R exploded. Almost In stantly the entire room, full of fireworks, became Ignited from flying rockets and fire crackers. All the employes on the first floor escaped without serious In Jury. , ' Tho front of the first floor was blown out by the explosion of powder and soon the entire building was In flames. Every effort was made, to; rescue those on the third floor. Firemen climbed , ladders In the midst of the pyrotechnics and finally reached those on the third floor. Miss Sempson and Jancovltch were found alive, but died In a hospital. . Berman was dead when he was taken from the build ing. During the rescue three firemen were In jured and three' other persons were slso cut and burned, but their Injuries are not considered serious. . . The flames spread to the building occu pied by H. & KUner & Co., publishers of Catholic books, and that occupied by J. L. Glbney A Bros., dealers In automobile supplies, but did no serious damage. The entire loss on all .three buildings, including stock. Is estimated at 130,000. There was no Insurance on the fireworks establish STORY OF CRIME IS DOUBTED Indiana Man Alleges Negro Committed Assault, hat Later Tells Dif ferent Tale.' EVANSVILLE. ' Ind., June S7.-Harry Smythe. an exnraes nuumnr. II Inv t 1065 Governor street ran Into the police station eany today and announced that a negro had assaulted Clara Welnbach, aged 20, with whom he was walking a few min utes before, and that he had been driven away at the point of a revolver and with threats of death. He said the assault had occurred in the yasd of the Chandler Ave nue school house. Officers were hastily de tailed and on reaching the school houss grounds found Miss Welnbaoh Doming out. She repeated, the story of -tho attack, ot her efforts to assist Smyh of Smythe's flight for aid. and hetk belnr -dragged Into the school yard and "easaul tad. She gave a description of the negro she -accuses. There was Intense excitement sheriffs posse was organised, extra polioe' were sworn In. officers of ths National Guard were .notified to be ready to protect, tho prisoner, and Baptist Town, the scene- of the race riots of July last, was searched. Several suspected negroos were quietly held. Captain Rrennecke of the police depart ment while the searching was being con tinued, called at the home of Miss Weln bach and found her apparently In no serious condition. She talked calmly of the ex perience , of the night and leaving her Captain Brennecke aald he doubted the story. He intimated that under oloser questioning Miss Welnbach had implicated a white who was a rival of Smythe for her affections. He intimated that a white man would be arrested during the day. This announcement by the police authorities quieted the excitement A large crowd had gathered at the police station and the race feeling always present here, was becoming more and more Intense,- with momentary additions to the crowd. The search for the supposed negro has ceased and there Is little fear of a violent out break. BURNESS DIES IN THE CHAIR eve fork Ilarderer Faces Execution iPeerfully After Opposing Appeal of Case. NEW YORK, June 27.-Frank Henry Bur ness, one of the moet remarkable prisoners that ever occupied the death house at Sing Sing prison, went to his death In the electrio chair today. With a smile on hlB face he walked from his cell, seating him self In the chair, assisted the men in ad Justing the straps with which to bind him. Four electric shocks were given be fore he was pronounced dead. The crime for which Burneas was exe cuted was the killing of Captain George B. Townsend of the schooner Charles Buck ley, last November, but he also has con fessed to having murdered no less than five persons. Townsend was killed In a dis pute over wages amounting to about $30 which Burneas claimed was due him. When convicted of the latest crime he an. bounced that he was willing to waive ths six weeks that the law requlrea to elapse between the time of sentence and ths exe cution. Despite the objections the case was carried to the court of appeals snd after a long delay the sentence was 'affirmed. When informed that the end was to come at last Burness expressed himself as pleased that there would be no more delay. "I deserve to die." Burness told the prison officials, "and the sooner they put an end to my troubles the better. I've got an un controllable temper. and if released would only commit more violent crimes, va kin a man for 6 cents as quick as for snythlng eise. - Burness was born in Butler. Pa., forty four years ago. and had followed the sea nearly all his life. He bad refused religious consolation am) there was no clergyman with him at th end. DOWIE'S NEW ZI0N CITY Visits Fart Montgomery with West Share Railroad OSaclals to Purchase Land. HIGHLAND FALLS, N Y June John A. Dowle of Zlon City, 111., came here In a special train from New York today and, according to report, purchased some land near Fort Montgomeiy for the estab lishment of a new Zlon City. Dowle was accompanied by aome officials of the West Chore railroad and several other gentle men. After viewing the property the party returned to Mew Xcuk. TOGO REPORTS NAVAL FIGHT Japanese Commander Gives Details of En gagement Off Port Arthur Harbor. RUSSIANS OFFERED BATTLE AND RAN Entire Strength of Squadron Was Sent Out, hut Refused to Engage Japanese When They Appeared. TOKIO, June C (Delayed In Transmis sion.) Admiral Togo's detailed report of his effective attack on Port Arthur last Thursdar night reached Tokio today. The report confirms the reported destruction of a Russian battleship of the Pevesvlet type, the disabling of a battleship of the Sevasto pol class and a protected cruiser resembling the Diana and the Injuring of a torpedo destroyer, but throws no light on the Rus sian plan. The entire Rusalan fleet steamed out to sea in line of battle. Suddenly when within 1I.C00 meters of the Japanese fleet the Russian fleet refused battle and steamed back to an anchorage outMde th harbor, where during the night the Japanese de stroyers and torpedo boats made eight des perate attacks upon It The Russian ves sels re-entered the harbor on Friday, since which time it has failed to reappear. In his report Admiral Togo says: 'The exit of the Russian f.eet from Port Arthur harbor began early Thursday. The battleships Peresvlet, Poltava. Sevastopol, the armored cruisers Royan, the protected cruisers, Pallada, Diana, Auk old and Novlk, came first, a steamer leading them clearing mines. A warning flashed by wireless tel egraphy by the Japanese patrol brought up Admiral Togo's fleet at full speed to a series of pre-arranged stations. "Three of the flotillas of Japan's destroy ers and torpedo boats steamed close to the harbor entrance and watched the Russian vessels. At 11 o'clock the Russian battle ships Csarevitch, Retvtcan and Pobedla joined the other Russian ships outside the harbor. Several steamers and boats were engaged In clearing and exploding mines in order to make, a pamage seaward. Torpedo Flotilla Attacks. Captain Aaal, commanding the Japanese torpedo flotilla, attacked the vessels en gaged In clearing out the mines and ham pered the work. At I o'clock seven Russian destroyers appeared and the Japanese vig orously attacked them. One of the Russian destroyers, which was hit and set on fire, treated to the harbor, burning. The Novik attacked the Japanese, who scurried away. The vessels engaged in clearing the har bor Anally made a passage and tho Novlk led the Russian fleet seaward. In the meantime Admiral Togo concealed the porltlons of his ships and at 4 o'clock sent the third squadron out Into ths vision of the Russians with the abject of drawing them seaward. The Russian fleet stood southeastward and then southward. During this time Admiral Togo had con cealed bis first squadron south of Ougan rock. As the Russians approached Ad miral Togo assembled his fleet and prepared to attack. At f .-15 p. m. the Russians were in plain sight eight miles northwest of Ougan- rock-. The C.JuVHtch led-and the nine others followed in a single line. The Novlk and seven destroyers were placed at the right of the line. Admiral Togo waited, with battle flags flying from all the tops. The Japanese fleet formation represented the first letter of tho Japanese alphabet Inverted. At 7:30 p. ' m., the Russians, ' headed for the Japanese and Admiral Togo veered slightly to the right In order to bring pressure against the head of tho Russian formation. At 8 p. m. the Russians changed their course snd headed north ward. Admiral Togo followed In a long single line, ordering the destroyers and torpedo boats to prepare for an attack after sundown. At 8:23 p. m. the small flotilla swung around ths rear of the Japa nese fleet snd headed toward the Russians at full speed. Two Flotillas Attack, At 9:90 the fourteenth flotilla delivered the first attack on the Russian fleet now In the rear of a point five miles outside the entrance to Port Arthur.. Immediately afterward tho fifth flotilla delivered a second attack. The Russian fleet was confused and it was Impossslble for It to retreat quickly Into the . har bor on account of the narrowness of ths channel and possibly the low tide. At 10:80 the Russian fleet anchored In a single line, extending from the foot of Wantsulng fort to the base of Chentaorhan. During the night the torpedo flotilla kept up constant attacks on tho Russian fleet going in eight Umes. The most effective attack was that of ths sixteenth flotilla, which at 11:80 p. m. caught the Russians rounding Shenshen. The first-class .torpedo boat Bhlrataka. Commander Wakabayashl, sent two torpe does into a battleship of the Peresvlet class. It was seen to sink In a volume of smoke and Are. Other effects of the attack were not observed on account of the heavy Ar ing, which cast volumes of water over the flotilla, and the heavy canonading. which rent the air. The searohllghts from the ships snd forts also blinded the Japanese. At dawn Friday a reconnaissance of th entrance was made by the fourth and fifth flotillas, whose report confirmed that of the patrol ships As to the Russian loss. Admiral Togo says the moonlight pre vented hU fleet from inflicting greater damage. The Japanese loss was unexpect edly small. The destroyer Shirakump was struck In the cabin snd three of Its crew were killed and three wounded. The first-class torpedo boat Chldorl was struck In the engine room. . Torpedo boats 84, 66 and 53 were damaged. The others engaged were uninjured. In concluding his report Admiral Togo says: "Ths effect of the attack and the small loss must be attributed to the Illustrious virtue of bis majesty." ONLY ENSIGN'S FLAG OAPTT'RED General Stall of Russia Denies that Japaaeeo Captured a Flag. ST. PETERSBURG, June 27. The follow ing has been Issued by the general staff: It having been stated in foreign news- rapers and in telegrams from Tokio that he Japanese had taken a Russian flag In the battle of Vafunguw, the chief of the freneral field staff to the Imperial viceroy n the far east. In reply to a question on the subject by the minister of war, stated on June 8 that no flag was taken, but only a small ensign which was Instituted by the active service regulations to Indicate where the commander of a regiment was to be found during battle and during an en campment for the night Owners of Collies Appeal. BELFAST, June 27, The owners of ths British steamer Allanton, captured by the Russian Vladivostok squadron during, its recent raid In the straits of Cores, re ceived a cable message from Vladivostok today saying the prise court there had de cided to confiscate the ship and Its cargo. The owners sent a dispatch to Vladivostok Instructing the captain of the Allanton to appeal. , In the marhil the lrltlsh gov ernment has asked Au-Ui. to furnish full dotal! ot tug SfcUurt frC Vl steamy NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Tuesday and Warmer la South Portion 1 Wodaeeduy Partly Cloudy, Probably Showers and Cooler In Northwest Portion. Hour. Dec. 5 a. m AM O aw m UN T a. m BT 8 a. m 4 S a. m Bl 10 a. m W 11 a. m TO 13 as. Tl Hour. 1 9. 9 P. Dff. t: 8 p. aa P. us ft p. m ..... . e p. m ..... . TO MM T p. su H p. aa S) p. aa 6T OS BARREL TELLS THE STORY Flro oa the Steamer Geaeral Slocum - Has lie en Traeed to Its . Origin. v NEW YORK, June 27. The coroner's Jury Investigating the General Slocum disaster was taken to the hulk of the burned steamer at Frels basin today, and after an Inspection of the wreck and the examina tion of several witnesses, proceeded In a police patrol boat over the route followed by the steamer on the day of the ill-fated excursion. Commander Wlnslow of the navy, who, with General Wilson of the army, waa ap pointed ' to make federal Inquiry Into the disaster, was on board the Slocum when the coroner and his party arrived. Commander Wlnslow waa accompanied by Supervising Inspector General Uhler and ths district head Inspector, Rodle. Com mander Wlnslow compiled a description of the Slocum's Interior ss he found It. On board the Blocum Coroner Berry led the way to the forward hatchway, a black ened opening In the midst of a pile of rot ting life preservers, tangled iron and half burned barrels. Terrance McManus, counsel for ths Knickerbocker Steamboat company, was asked by the coroner If he would concede that that was the spot where the fire was first discovered. Mr. McManus declined to concede anything, snd Edwin Brandow, ths assistant engineer, was called as a witness and answered the question affirmatively. - Former Fire Marshal Thomas F. Freel said that hs had examined the hold ot the vessel on the day It was raised. Ha found that, the firs started in one of the barrels. "How can you tellT" "The barrel tells." Mr. Freel replied, holding up one of the loosened ' staves. "The blackened edges show that It was burned from the bottpra and from inside out There are no marks of burning on the outside exoept In a small place where it burned through." Arter seeing all of the hulk they de sired the patrol boat started up river. Cap tain Edward Van Wart, chief pilot of the Slocum, took the helm and pointed out to the Jurymen the exact course taken by th Slocum. Captain Van Wart believes that Captain Van Schalk In running his ves sel to North Brother island, did the beat that could be done under the clroumstanoes. The inquest will probably be completed tomorrow. BLOODHOUNDS AFTER FUGITIVE Mas Who Shot Wlaooasla Sheriff Sup. peead ns Hiding la .v . ; Swamp. 1 - v - . ; . . . , - SUPERIOR Wla Juns 17. Bloodhounds are now on tho trail of ths murderer of Sheriff Harris, who was shot and killed at Fall Creek, Wis., on June 18. The murderer Is hiding In a swamp a few miles out on ths Green Bay road, which runs out of Merlin, Wis. Over 100 armed men are guarding his retreat -The murderer for whom search Is being made Is supposed to be James Smith of Oregon, whom Sheriff Harris attempted to arrest pn suspicion of having killed a man In that state. ST. PAUL. Jnns 87. A special to the Dispatch from La Crosse, Wis., says It is reported here that the slayer of Sheriff Harris of St Croix county escaped through the plckot lines In the darkness and was seen in the fields near Holmari. A de tachment of militia is reconnolterlng near the place. It Is Impossible to get con firmation or denial here of the report that he shot a woman and boy near North Bend. It Is stated that near Tretnpeleau he com pelled a woman to give him ' her outer clothing and In this disguise he went through, town unharmed. TEACHERS LOOK FOR HOMES Members of National Educational As sociation Hunt Places to Live la St. Louis. BT. LOUIS, June 27. There was no for mal meeting of the National Educational association convention during the Any, but the time was devoted to the reception of the delegates and assigning them to ths different hotels snd boarding bouses, where they are to stay during the week. The reception and registration committees were kept very busy, but the work had been so carefully planned that I'ttle difficulty waa encountered in providing for the hun dreds of teachers who arrived on every train. The national council, which' con sists of about sixty prominent educators, met today in the lecture room at the Edu cation building and listened to three inter esting addresses. ..Howard J. Roberts, chief of the depart ment of education for ths Louisiana Pur chase exposition, spoko on "The Lesson of the Exposition;" N. CI. W. Lagerstedt, Swedish commissioner to the fair, spoke on "Swedish Educational Exhibit and Its Relation to the Schools of Sweden,'', and 8. Teglmo, Imperial Japanese commissioner general to the fair, spoke on ''Japanese Exhibit and Its Relation to Education In Japan." MAY EXTEND MARTIAL LAW Statement from Adjutant General In timate Denver May Feel Gov ernor Peabody'a Hand. CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo., June 27. Gen eral Sherman M. Bell, who Is governing Teller county, under martial law, has Issued another statement for publication, In which he says: There are 10,000 lies being written about me. I am acting' under order of the gov ernor of Uie stat of Colorudo. He stand for peace snd quiet and good government and has Inatructed m to sne to It that th Western federation of Miner shall not dlrectlv or Indirectly murder any mors men, and they ahall not. Ko far aa placing Denver under martial law la concerned that rests solely with th governor. Pro vided h should see fit to do so, 1 am his adjutant general commanding the military forces of the atate and will see to It that hundred of, bad men are deported, and after martial luw ha finally ben called off. if the cirlxrna permit,' the cattle I In InnJ to diK,rl to return, that will be their lHilnwn. No man who wants to work will be molested. Iil the person who lives sololy lind only ! v his inoutti, piovliied Governor peutMWlv gives inn the word, will have to emigrate. Tim time for te npuiUlng talk In Culoradu has 9oJ. WUt we oui4 , Ut 1j nuw Is Ui act. - - - EXPECT BIG BATTLE General jToaropatkin Assumes Offonsivo Against Oka and Knroki is Moving. EXCITEMENT IS GREATEST SINCE WAR Hews of Beoent Operation! Ears Raised Spirits of Bassians. , - 1 GENERAL BELIEF FIGHT HAS OCCURRED Suspense and Quiet Leads to Impression that Something ii On, RUMOR THAT JAP TLEET SUFFERS DEFEAT raooalrned Beporte . Are that a Bat tie of Considerable Proporttotis Has Been Fousjht Rear Ta Tehe KLao, ST. PETERSBURG, June 87. 11:?8 a. m. Dispatches received here from Ta Tch Kiao Indicate that both 'the Ruaslan nn.l Japanese armies are moving Into contact for a great battle, which even now may be In progress. General Kouropatkln yesterday assumed ths offensive against General Oku. while General Kurokl, from a position fourteen miles to the eastward, was moving a gain it the Russian flank at Hal Cheng. Excitement at War Ofllos. Not since ths war began has such an air of axcltexnent pervaded the War office and admiralty. Tho news received duing the next few days Is expected tJ largely determine tho fata of the present campaign on land and sea. Ths spirits of ths Rus sians have appreciably risen at the pros pect that after all the sortie of the squsd ron of Rear Admiral Wltteoff, In command of ths naval forces at Port Arthur, while It may have resulted in the loss of soms of tho Russian ships, has been successful. A dispatch from Che Foo today says thst a Chinese Junk reports having seen two big Japanese warahtps and several torpedo boats damaged on Friday near Port Ar thur. This strengthens ths belief hers that a great sea fight has occurred and that the Japanese, who are able, through wireless telegraphy, to be In constant com munication with their base, are with holding ths news. If ths Vladivostok squadron Is at sea with ths purpose of effecting a Juncture, as is generally be lieved, with the Port Arthur rquadron, Its appearance on th scene could easily turn the scale In favor of ths Russians. " Think Japanese Fleet Is Defeated. Some usually well informed personages at the War office are bold enough to see in a report received this morning by tho Bourse Gaaette of the hssty retirement of General Oku, evidence that ths Japa nese fleet has suffered a 1 averse and that the communication of thia Intelligence to Oeneral Oku, with ths aocotnpanying threat that hie base at Pits wo iaT. ha stacked, compelled bis withdrawal. AH direct news from the knd side Indicates an Immense and Ctclslve battle near Ta Tehe XUao.' According to tho Associated Press advices last night General Kouro patkln is there, personally In command. The presence of the military attaches and newspaper correspondents is also signifi cant. Xouropatkln's purpose seems to be to try to prevent a Juncture of General Oku'a and General Kurokl's annles. ' Ths outposts are In touch all along tho line. If Kurokl has met Kouropftkin's offensive move southward asalnst Oku by aa ad vance on Eol Cheng, ss the ( advtoes of the Associated Press from Ta Tehe Klaq say, the Rnsslan oommandervln-chlef seems to be seriously endangered, unless he re tires or Is strong enough to present two faces to the enemy, Kurokl . was only fourteen miles from the Russian army yesterday, according to a dispatch from the front, snd the three armiee are so close together that a decisive battle appears to be Inevitable. . Armies Aro In Touch. Lieutenant Oeneral Bakharofrs dispatch, received tonight confirms ths belief that the great decisive battle of the campaign between General Kouropatkin's army and the armies of Generals Kurokl and Oku Is Imminent. The three armies probably ag gregate 800,000 men and their outposts are today in touch all along ths line. The Japanese evidently tried to draw Kouro patkln as far south as possible, holding out as an Incentive a check to the advance of Oku's main army. Meantime Oku swung sharply to ths east ward to Join Kurokl toward the Chapun pass, Kurokl at the same time moving a strong force by the right flank toward Hal Cheng. The main Japanese advance continues along the main Feng Wang Cheng-Llao Yang road, avoiding the Mao Tien pass by a detour to the northward. The ad vance In all points Is being attended by skirmishing. Nothing is known here of the exact point at which Kouropatkin's main force is concentrated, though It is believed that a large part of the Llao Yang force has been moved to a point be tween Kin Chcu and Ta Tehe Kiao. According to the Associated Proas dis patch from Ta Telia Kiao today, a large force has pushed southward from Ta Tchs Jiiao against unu. vviuia AuuniyiHRui 1 I!U . B&fcciiuiue 4iiu,nMfc . u, emymiiwmv with great mobility seem to be trying to concentrate for the purpose of striking ths Russians in flank and rear. The Associated Press has raorlvad a curious dispatch from a Russian corre spondent at Vladivostok, who took pains to say that Vice Admiral Skrydloff's squad ron would probably ta unable to go oat again for weeks, ss the ships had to fo Into dry dock for the purpose ef thoroughly overhauling their boilers and cleaning their hulls, preparatory to putting to sea to meet the Baltic squadron. Ths dispatch added that some of the torpedo bout have been battered by the storm during ths last expedition to the Japanese coast. In con clusion, the correspondent says that roth lng has been heard of Vies Kamlmura'a squadron. Three Armies la Motloa, TA TCIIB1 KIAO. (Between Kin Chou and Hal Cheng), Llao Tung Peninsula, June tl. 1:46 a. tn. A great battle seems to bs Im pending. A portion of ths Russian army has sssumed ths offensive against the Japanese forces commanded by Oancrsl Oku, and It Is reported that General Kurokl Is moving along ths Russian left flank against Hal Cheng. According ta a high placed person ft Oeneral Kurokl's army la strong enough to take the of fnlve snd he preeuiaably Is anxious for a det-lslvs action befur th rains begin. 8harp firing was heard in the hills ) ttrday at daybreak aud severe figlrtlng Is reported to b In progress near the vlliag of Tan Chen. An officer who gilLi; ! la yea(irilaj( evening wwrted V t 1 1