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negotiations, but the war party convinced
his majesty and Rojestvensky, for the
honor of the navy, Insisted that the fleet
should be given a chance to retrieve the
disasters suffered on land.
Peace Nearotlatlons Expected.
Diplomatists entertain no doubt that the
belligerent faction will continue to urge
that the war be fought to the bitter end,
but the' friends of Russia abroad, and espe
cially France, are now bringing over
whelming arguments to bear In favor of
peace.
The Associated Press has excellent rea
son to believe that tho Russian govern
ment In this crisis will turn to M. Del
casse, tho French tqrelgn minister, In
whose ability and In whose loyalty as Rus
sia's friend the emperor and his ministers
have implicit confidence. Some time ago
It appeared likely that President Roose
velt would play a big role1 In the peace
negotiations, but now his share Is apt to
be determined" by M. Delcasse' decision.
The latter may, of course, consider It wine
to place the negotiations In President
Roosevelt's hands. Tho war party, how
ever, will InsUt now, as they did after
the battle of Mukden, that pence Is Im
possible on the heels of defeat. The mem
bers of this faction are already proclaim
ing that the naval disaster In no wise
Altera the situation on land. Lieutenant
General Llnevltch having prepared his
plan as If the fleet did not exist.
Th censorship Is taking the position
that It Is Improper to accept the Japan
ese reports In the absence of official news,
and has forbidden the publication of for- I
elgn dispatches giving details of the de-1
feat. Nevertheless, news of the magni
tude of .the disaster, sprend like wild fir
throughout the city and the main facta
were embellished In picturesque detail not
withstanding the official declaration.
Bojestvenaky la Alive.
The admiralty la without reports of the
defeat. Private advices are said to have
reached the city from Vladivostok, accord
ing to which Rojastvenaky'ls alive, but that
he had a narrow escape. . He la said to
have transferred liU flag from tho Knla
Souvaroff to one of the battleships subse
quently unk, and 'tliat he was wounded and
picked up by a torpedo boat. "'
A large portion of the officers and sailors
of the fleet were residents of Bt. Peters
burg and evidence of expectant grief are
een on every hand. Wive and families
are besieging the admiralty and are visiting
the churches to pray for the escape of their
loved one. . '
Many of the people of St. Petersburg re
fuse absolutely to credit the new from
Toklo and are clutching at the belief that
perhaps It Is not official. The government
evidently fear the effect of the disaster
upon, the -countryi as evidence of which
Governor General Trepoff has taken per
sonal charge, of the censorship In St. Peters
burg. .
Peace demonstrations are generally ex
pected, though pending the decision of the
government with regard to the opening of
negotiations It Is Impossible to predict what
stand the anti-government forces may take.
Great Interest la Germany.
BERLIN, May 29.-0:40 p. m.)-Work was
almost .suspended In the ..Navy department
thla mtirnlng when twenty copies of the
Toklo official oulletln of the Associated
Pre wer distributed there. The officer
and bureau chief left their desks to talk
over the new with one another. Few gen
rallaatlon were made except that part
of the Russian fleet engaged In the straits
of Corea seemingly got away and possibly
will reach Vladivostok. All the Russian
fleet It 1 claimed here was not engaged In
Corea n water. The fleet it la understood
at "the .Navy department, had divided a
portion . sailing eastward of Japan.
Definite Japanese statement are accepted
her. a . being generally accurate. There
for It Is assumed In professional quarter
that the Japanese inflicted greater damage
than they themselves sustained.
'Naval critics In tho evening papers ac
cept without reserve the Associated Press
dleputchta from Toklo and build on them
th. view that the war has entered on the
last phase in' which the Japanese command
of tho will continue unthreatened until
the end. The battle of 'Saturday is called
the greatest fleet action for 100 years, or
sine Trafalgar, and I atusscd here as
being Immensely greater than the Adriatic
ea fight (n 166 or the naval battle of
Santiago. In li98C ' while, the details are
too few to enable the whole picture to be
reconstructed, enough la evident for the
expert commentator to think It Indicate
a decisive defeat Of the Russians and th
probability of the final destruction or sur
render of the fugitive remnants of Ro
Jtstvensky'a fltet. '
Takahlra Hear Xews.
WASHINGTON. May .-( a. m.)-Mln-ister
Takahlra of Japan, received his first
Information of the practical annihilation
of th Russian fleet in the strait of Corea
from the Associated Press, a few minutes
after he arose this morning when the bul
letin frn . Toklo containing th Japanese
government' official, announcement that
Admiral Rojeatvensky. had lost
warship wa read
Over th telephone. He carefully repeated
th word of th despatch and then expressed-
satisfaction at the apparent result
of th great coafllct. The minister and
other members of the legation remained In
their offices nearly all night eagerly await
ing new of the battle. L'p to this hour no
official advices have been received at the
legation. Aside from tho press despatches,
the only Information received at the lega
tion was contained In a private message to
the minister Indicating that the result of
the fight was favorable to the Japanese
Minister Takahlra Is expecting momentarily
definite new of the battle.
Formation of Russian Fleet.
The following belated dispatch ha been
received by the Navy department, dated
May 27, showing the formation of the Rus
sian fleet Just before the battle:
The Russian fleet was sighted at 6 o'clock
a. tn. between Goto Island and Quelpart
island, Corea, In double colmn, Jemchug
leading tho way. Borodino, Orel, Knla
SouraulT, Imperial Alexander III, Ossyabya,
rilssol Vellky, Navarln. Imperial Nikolai I,
starboard; Admiral NakhlmofT, Admiral
Oushakoff, Admiral Seniavln, General Ad
miral Apraxlne and other cruisers, port.
Mr. Takahlra, the Japanese minister here,
ha received a cablegram from his govern
ment relative to the naval engagement of
Saturday and Sunday, which he said, while
lacking In detail, conveyed the Information
that the Japanese victory had been "ab
solute and overwhelming."
No Offlclnl New at London.
LONDON, May 29. Earl Percy, under for
eign secretary, replying to a question in
the House of Commons today, said the
government had no official Information re
garding the naval battles In the far east.
Baron llayashia, the Japanese minister.
In an Interview with a representative of
the Associated Press this evening, said:
We all rejoice at Togo magnificent vic
tory. We had confidence he would not be
so badly beaten as It was supposed the
Husrlans thought he would be, but at .the
same time we were not entirely free from
anxiety concerning the outcome of this
long expected naval battle. Now we feel
quite easy )n our minds and the remainder
seems eay.
Regarding whether this step will prove
In the direction of peace we cannot Judge.
Outsiders cannot express an opinion of
any value on this point. The question
must be regarded from the Russian stand
point. One thing is certain this make tlio
Japanese' further naval and military ope
ratlona very easy. If the war continues
Vladivostok may become a' second Port
Arthur. It seems Impossible under tho
circumstance that Russia will send -more
ships to the far east. ' " '
France Want Peace.
TARIS. May S;20 p. m.) The late
dispatches of th Associated Press, show
ing the crushing nature of the Russian
naval defeat, have led to the comment that
Russia has played It last card and must
bring the war to a clcre. The semi-official
Temps mis afternojn make an urgent ap
peal on the subject, voicing the sentiment
of the allied nation that Russia should
abandon a struggle which has become hope
less and make the best peace possible.
British, Not American Ship.
WASHINGTON. May 28.-Mlnister Grls
com has cabled the State department from
Toklo, under today's date, that the ship
supposed to be an American which was
sunk off the coast of Formosa May 20 by
the Russian fleet, was a British vessel, ac
cording to a report made to him by th
Japanese government.
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Lea t'ralae from Cronatadt
connter HI Defeat.
The second Baltic fleet, after month of
preparation, left Cronatadt September 10,
1904, and after a month' exercises at 14
bau, sailed on Its long voyage to the east
on October 12.
Paaslng around the Danish coasts, It fell
In with the British fishing fleet on th
Dogger bank. In the North sea, October
21, when the shooting incident occurred
which led'to the international inquiry held
at Paris In January.
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky wa reported
at Cherbourg. France, October 23; Rlgo,
Spain, October 28, and Tangier, Morocco,
October 30, whence he sailed with hla own
battleship squadron for Madagascar at
Dakar, on the Guinea coast, November
12, and being reported at the Camerons
early in December;- Mossamedes, Decem
ber 13; Swaknpmund, December 1, and
finally at Diego Suarez, December 30.
The cruiser squadron and lighter craft
under Vice Admiral Von Voekhesam
passed Algiers November 9 and arrived
at Port Said November 24. It left Sue
November 28. having traveraed the Sue
canal; reached Jlbutll In French Somali
land December 5, and effected Its Junc
tion with the vice admiral at the end of
the year.
The united fleet remained at Madagascar
until March U. Vice Admiral Rojestven
sky exercising his crew continuously dur
ing this period. On April S he entered the
Malay strait and passed Singapore April
J, seven months from the start. Sailing
up. the coast of Indo-Chlna, he put In
at Kamranh bay, where, after taking on
board coal and provision from the sup
1 ly ships, he was reported to have sailed
again April 23.
He seems to have gone south and ef
fected a junction with Vice Admiral Nebo
gatofr'a squadron, which had followed him
from Rusela, leaving Llbau February IS,
and 8uex March, 26. They returned to
Honkohe bay after uniting at the begin
ning of May, and at the urgent request of
the French authorities, who were anxlou
that neutrality should not be violated, put
out to sea again, sailing northward May 15.
There were rumor of th fleet being
seen near Luson, and Vice Admiral Ro
jestvensky. probably dividing his fleet,
passed outside Formosa, avoiding the Pe
cadore channel, sent some ship up to
Vladivoatock outside Japan, while he him
self passed through the Sea of China, Hear
ing Shanghai, and thence atruck across
boldly to the atralta of Tsushima, th en
trance to th e of Japan, where he wa
reported to be May 27.
COMMANDERS OF TIIE FLEETS
Something Penonal of the Admiral and
Their Lieuten.ntt,
BOTH HEROES AMONG THEIR PEOPLE
Togo, the .Nelson of Japaa, a Man
Of Action and Rojeatveasky
a H Who Believe
In Work.
Togo Helgachiro, placing the baptismal
name second, in the Japanese custom, is
known by his countrymen as "The Fight
ing Admiral," by the civilized world as
the "Nelson of Japan." Short and stout,
he carries his 61 years with remarkable
lightness. His extreme reserve and con
templative, retiring disposition would cause
him to pass unnoticed In a crowded street.
A greased beard and mustache hide most
of his face.
He Is a typical sailor and an excellent
One. Those admitted to his presence on
board his ship instinctively recognize tn
him a master of naval strategy and tac
tics, a man of immense self control and a
rigid disciplinarian, laying his plans with
unerring Judgment and pursuing them to
their execution with dauntless resolution
and certainty.
Like most of hla fellow officers, Admiral
Togo 1 a Samurai, belonging to the an
cient Japanese clon of fighting men. He
was educated in navigation on the British
merchant training ship Worcester, moored
In the Thames river, from which he was
graduated to the Royal Naval college at
Greenwich.
Hla service in the Japanese navy was
uneventful until In 1894 he was made a
captain. At the outbreak of the war with
China he attracted the attention of the
navil world by the promptness with which
he sunk the transport Kowshlng, a ship
sailing under British colors, and engaged
In conveying troops to Korea, wnicn me
Japanese government regarded as an act
of war.
By the sinking of the Kowshlng Togo
became a popular hero, and his daring
services during this war were recognized
by the mikado In promoting him to the
rank of rear admiral, with a divisional
command.
Made Chief Commander.
When war with Russia became prac
tically certain before the end of 1913, Togo
was picked out for the chief command of
Japan's naval forces. Vice Admiral Kaml
mura, who had won a great reputation as
Commander of the Akltsushima In the
previous war, and having been noting as
head of the Bureau of Naval Education,
was appointed Togo's second In command,
while Rear Admirals Dewa (formerly staff
officer to Admiral Viscount Ito, command
ing In the Chinese war), Vriu and Hashlha
were made divisional commanders, with
Captain Shlmamura as Togo' chief staff
officer. '
On the eve of hostilities, Vice Admiral
Togo was placed In command of the stand
ing squadron, which was gradually In
creased till all the nation's warships were
commissioned. The ships were practiced at
sea maneuvers and the mobilization car
ried out so effectively that, when negotia
tions were broken off, within three days
Port Arthur was attacked and the fleet
there crippled and two Russian ships sunk
at Chemulpo.
This Initial success In the first week of
the war gave Japan the neeesnary com
mand of the sea for the transport of Ku
rokl's army to Corea. Togo proceeded to
establish a new naval base In the Elliott
Islands, In the Bay of Corea, where he
could reserve his battleships until they
were summoned for battle while using
his torpedo flotilla for night attacks on
Port Arthur harbor.
Tho chief conflicts In which Togo's ships
were subsequently employed were In the
battle of April 13, when Admiral Makah-
roft went down with the Petropavlovsk
and on August 10, when the Russian fleet
made a dash for escape but were driven
back, with the exception of the Tsarevltch
and some other ships, which were either
destroyed or Interned In neutral ports.
Rewarded by Mikado.
When Admirals Togo and Kamlmura
visited Toklo at the beginning of this year
they were received by the mikado, who
thanked them for their services to the
country and the throne and presented to
each admiral a gold watch bearing the lm
perlal crest and a bag of gold.
When Admiral Togo embarked at Sasebo
on February 6 to meet the Russian fleet
sent out rrom me jjauic ne had had a
hort resplt from a year' service afloat. In
which he had rivaled the exploits of the
most famous sea captains of history. With
th destruction of the Russian Pacific
quadron at Port Arthur at the end of 1804
th first part of his mission was completed,
and the enthusiastic greetings given him
at Toklo when he returned to the capital
with his -chief lieutenant, Admiral Kaml
mura, and the chief of hi staff, Shlma
mura, was eloquent testimony of the ap
prectatlon on the part of hi countrymen.
Throughout the war Togo ha kept hi
fighting force In a wonderful state of effi
ciency. Up to the time he went to meet
Rojestvensky he had lost two of hi battle
ships, the Hats use and the Yashlma, which
struck floating mines; two cruiser, two
coast defense vessels, a gunboat and sundry
torpedo craft, but the annihilation of the
Russian Port Arthur fleet of twenty-seven
war vessels was an Immense compensation
for thl expense.
years has been known a one of the most
rool-headed and scientific naval officers In
the Russian service. A brilliant tactician,
bold In battle, prudent In maneuvers,
knowing ail the tricks and wiles of his
profession, during and dashing, he won not
only the respect of naval experts of
Euroie, but the admiration and love of
the Russian people as well.
When, In 1877, he distinguished himself
during the Russo-Turklsh war by an au
dacious attack upon a Turkish Ironclad In
his gunboat, the Vesta, the people pro
claimed him a hero at once, and the Rua
slan admiralty congratulated Itself upon
having discovered a born leader.
Rojestvensky has made gunnery a spe
cial study, and was one of the most bril
liant cadet In the Michael Artillery acad
emy. 1'romoted commander In 1SS6 he wa ap
pointed naval attache to the Russian em
bassy In England, where he closely
studied the organization and equipment of
the British navy.
Ha was afterward commander of th
cruiser Vladimir Moonomach and the bat
tleship Peresvlet and during the China-
Japanese war was Alexleff'a second In
Command of the Russian squadron In the
far east, so that he wa familiar with Port
Arthur and the Chinese and Japanese
waters.
Admiral and Aid to Tsar.
He was promoted rear admiral In 1(W2,
made an ald-de-camp of the czar and suc
ceeded Admiral Avellan as chief of the
naval headquarters staff and head of the
Intelligence department. In this capacity
he was responsible for the equipment of
the Baltic fleet.
He was considered an abler and even
more popular leader than Admiral Mak-haroff.
At the end of last September he waa
ready to sail with his fleet, which he had
been constantly exercising In maneuvers
and gunnery. He left Llbau on October
18,' and passing around Denmark fell In
with the British North sea fishing fleet In
tho North sea, between Hull and the Dutch
coast.
The firing on these boats by some of his
vessels, under the Impression that they
were hostile torpedo boats, led to the In
ternational commission of inquiry which
sat at Paris In January and condemned
the firing, though excusing the admiral.
Rojestvensky, with the main division of
the Baltic fleet, sailed around the Capo
of Good Hope and arrived at the port of
Rossi Be, at the north of Madagascar, at
the beginning of January, where he was
Joined by Rear Admiral von Voelkersam,
who, with the cruiser squadron, had come
by way of the Mediterranean and tho Sue
canal.
Here the fleet remained until March 1C,
the long delay making It evident that
since Port Arthur had fallen and could
no longer be tho Immediate objective the
Russian admiralty Intended to develop a
big naval campaign In the spring.
Hardly anything more was heard of Ro
jestvensky until the report that his ship
had been seen In the neighborhood of
Singapore.
Rojestvensky' Lieutenant.
Rojestvensky's second In command. Rear
Admiral Dlmltrl Justavovltch von Voel
kersam, who Is of German extraction, was
born In 1S46, educated In the corps of ma
rine cadets and appointed a midshipman In
1869. He served on a variety of warships
and when promoted first class captain was
appointed chief of a torpedo boat flotilla.
In 1895 he was In command of the Em
peror Nicholas I.
The keynote of Admiral Rojestvensky'
life is work. He was once asked "what
his favorite pastime wa."
"Work," replied the admiral, with hi
customary brevity.1'
"Then what do you consider your hard
est work?"
"Being Idle," oatiie' the response.
knots. It Is sheathed, and although com
pleted aa far be.ck aa 192. was thoroughly
0erhauied In 1900. It has a compound ar
mor belt six to four Inches thick, hns a
steel protected deck two and one-half
Inches thick and ha six to ten Inche of
armour (compound) over It gun positions.
It armament consist of two 12-lnch, four
-Inch, eight 8-Inch and twelve quick-firing
gun, tn addition to a number of smaller
rkpid-flre guns. Its complement I 604 offi
cers and men.
The coast defense Ironclad Admiral Senla
vln Is a sister ship of the Admiral Oushakoff.
Itojrst venaky a Popular Idol.
When Russia decided to send her entire
Baltic fleet to the far east to dispute with
Togo the mastery of those seas she nat
urally chose to head this Important and
desperate mission the most capable and
resourceful admiral In her navy. When
Scnor Petrovltch Rojestvensky was named
to command the formidable squadron as
sembled at Cronatadt the naval world
agreed that the right man had been
picked.
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky for many
Rasalaa Warship Surrenders.
LONDON. My Js.-Th Toklo correspond
ent of the Daily Telegraph ay a RutsUrt
warship ha arrived off Iwaml on th couth
west coast of Japan and hoisted th white
flag. The dispatch say that S00 officer and
men, most of whom are wounded, ar aa
slated by the Japanese Red Cross there.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Morn
ing Post. In a dispatch dated May SO, aaya:
. "The Russian transports" oft Wooaung
hauled down their flag today."
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Stomach rebels
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This can be prevented
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Red Raven
This water removes the bile
which causes seasickness. Red
Raven also settles the stomach
and prevents constipation.
Should be taken every other day
during the voyage
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DESCRIPTION OF TUB LOST SHIPS
Armament and Sise of Veaael De
stroyed and Taken by Jap.
The Boroolno was a first-class battleship,
completed In 1904, of 13,516 ton displace
ment and 16,000 horsepower, giving It a
speed of about eighteen knots. It had an
armored belt of from 4 to 9 inches of Krupp
steel and from 6 to 10 Inches of armor over
Its gun positions and bulkhead. Its
aramument consisted of four 12-Inch guns,
twelve 6-lnch guns and over forty smaller
rapid-fire gun. It crew numbered 740 of
ficer and men.
The Alexander III was a sister ship of
the Borodino and was also completed in
1904.
The battleship Orel Is a sister ship of
the Borodino and carried the same com
plement of officer and men,
Th Admiral Nakhlmoff wa an armored
cruiser of S.624 ton displacement and 9,000
Indicated horse power, giving it a speed of
sixteen knots. It had eight Inches of com
pound armor over Ita gun positions, carried
eight 8-Inch gun, ten 6-Inch guns and
about twenty smaller rapid-fire gun. It
had a complement of about 667 officer and
men.
The Dmitri Donskol waa an armored
cruiser of 6,200 tons, sheathed, of 7,000 In
dicated horse power and haying a speed of
about sixteen knots. It had an armored
belt six inches thick and had ten Inches
of armor over It bulkhead and heavy
gun positions. Ita armament consisted
of six 6-Inch guns, ten 4.7-Inch guns and
sixteen quick-firing gun. It crew num
bered 610 officer and men.
The Vladimir Monomach was a sheathed
cruiser of 6.5'Jl tons and 7,000 Indicated
horse power. It waa completed In l&SS, had
a belt of compound armor six to ten Inche
thick, a protected deck of two Inche of
steel and carried five 8-Inch gun, twelve
6-Inch guna and eighteen quick-firing gun.
Its crew numbered 560 officer and men.
The Admiral Oushakoff. a coast defense
Ironclad, waa of 4.048 ton displacement
and 6.000 Indicated horse power. It was
completed In 1896, had an armored belt ten
Inches thick, a protected deck of three
Inches of steel and from seevn to eight
Inches of armor over It heavy gun posi
tions. It armament conaisted of four
9-Inch gun, four 6-lnch gun and lx 1.8-
Inch aun. In addition to a number of
mailer rapld-flr gun. It peed wa ea
tlmated at sixteen knot and It carried 318
officer and men.
The Svletlnna wa a protected cruiser of
8.862 ton displacement, had 8,828 Indicated
horsepower, wa completed In 1S97 and had
a peed of about twenty knot. It had a
I-inch protected deck of teel and 4 Inche
of armor over Its gun position. It
armament consisted of six 6.9-inch (canet)
gun and ten 1. 8-Inch gun. It had a com
plement of 360 officer and men.
The protected cruiser Jemchug wa of
3.180 tona displacement and 17,000 Indicated
horsepower, giving It a apeed of about
twenty-three knot. It wa completed In
1903. had a protected deck of 1 Inche of
steel and carried six 4.7-Inch gun, lx
1.8-Inch aun and two 1.4-Inch gun. I
crew numbered 340 officer and men.
Th repair ship Kamschatka Wa a most
Important unit of Admiral Rojestvensky
fleet. It 1 understood to hav been fitted
up with every scientific appliance available
for th repair of warhlp and wa des
cribed being a "floating workshop." It
waa launched at the new admiralty yard,
St. Petersburg, November 1, 1902. It wa
rf 7,200 ton displacement, wa capable of
carrying 3.600 ton of coal and mounted six
mall quick-firing gun. It had transport
accomodation for thirty-two officer and
1,000 men.
The Irtesalm wa probably an auxiliary
crusler. but Ita name is not given In any
of the naval list available
Th battleship Nikolai I 1 of t.Ct ton
displacement and 8,000 indicated horse
J power, giving It a pd of about fourteen
KELSON'S FEAT IN TMAFAIOAR DAY
Flaht In Corea n Strait Reenlla a
Great Naral Conflict.
The fight In Corea straits wa probably
the greatest naval battle since the day In
October, Just 100 years ago, that Nelson de
feated the French and Spanish at Trafalgar.
Indeed, the battle of Corea straits may be
considered the greatest In all history, bvit,
however that may be, Trafalgar has up to
this ranked fts the chief naval victory of
modern times, and for this reason a brief
review of that engagement Is Just now of
Interest.
There were twenty-seven ships of the lino
on the British side and thrity-three und r
Admiral Vllleneuve, the French officer who
commanded the Franco-Spanish fleet that
day. The British fleet advanced In two
columns, one led by Nelson and the other
by Colllngwood In his flagship, the Royal
Sovereign.
It was Just about midday of October II.
1MB, that tho Victory, Nelson's flagship,
began to come within long-range gunshot
of the enemy, approaching at an obtuse
angle to the long-drawn-out nrrny of ships
with which Vllleneuve awaited Nelson' at
tack. Colllngwood' column. In strict ac
cordance with Nelson' previously stated
plan of battle, began the fighting exactly
on the stroke of midday. He attacked at
about the twelfth ship from the rear, cut
ting the enemy In two at that point. Just
astern of the Spanish second In command
flagship.
Nelson's plan was for himself, In the Vic
tory, to break through at about ten or
eleven ships from the van, after Colllng
wood had opened the 'attack. His design
was to cirt oft the Franco-Spanish van
bodily, and fall with all his fleet of twenty
seven ships on the enemy's center and rear,
thus bringing his whole force on to two
thirds of the enemy. While In the circle of
ships that the enemy's array formed, it
speedily became a mark for a heavy and
concentrated fire from most of the ships of
the enemy's van and center, all of them
that could get Its range. Colllngwood had
Just broken through at his point of attack,
and the Franco-Spanish rear ships had
enough to do fighting him and his followers.
The first ship to fire at the Victory was the
Bucentanre, Admiral Vllleneuve' flagship,
which at the outset led off with a trial shot
at Nelson when the Victory waa about 800
yards off. The shot fell short. A second,
fired three minutes later, struck the water
close alongside the Victory. Then came a
third shot, which went over the flagshlr
between the masts. A fourth followed, and
that tore a big hole through one of the Vic
tory' topsails. The enemy saw It. and
there was a pause of some ten or twelve
seconds. After that, as If by a preconcerted
signal, eight of the enemy's ships opened
fire, blazing away at the British flagship
with a rapid and continuous Are. It soon
began to tell. At 600 yards off the Victory'
mlxen topmast was shot away, and Imme
diately after that Its steering wheel was
smashed, so that It had to be steered on
the main deck below by means of relieving
tackle. Ita foremast was shot through and
its sails were torn to tatters. All the same,
though severely knocked about In Its hull
and spars, and with some fifty of It men
killed and wounded, the Victory held on It
way In silence, not replying with a single
gun, until It reached the enemy's line, steer
ing to break through astern of the Busen
taure. Reaching the spot, it surged slowly
past Vllleneuve' flagship, pouring In a
double-shotted broadside at euch close quar
ters that the Busentaure's ensign brushed
against the Victory's rigging. It put the
French flagship hors de combat for the day.
So the Victory opened Its day of days, and
came Into action at Trafalgar.
How Nelson's flagship a few minutes
later, In forcing Its way Into the battle, ran
foul of the comparatively small French
Beventy-four-gun ship Redoubtable, and got
locked fast to It, and the historic sequel to
Nelson himself, all the world knows.
DEFENSE TAKES TURN
(Continued from First Page.)
their unset diamonds in their Inside vest
pocket.
Afternoon Session.
M. E. Hooker, the much talked about
banker for Shercllffe, waa put on the stand
the first thing this afternoon. He wa
vigorously cross-examined by the prosecu
tion, but stuck to his story, as follow:
'I met Shercllffe, who waa then going
under the name of 'Kid King,' In Salt Lake
in the spring of 1892. At that time I wa
drill master for the fire department, and
my wife and I rented room. He atayed
at my house for a month or two during
the spring, came back for a month or
more In the summer and then came back
again for a month or two In the fall. He
began to deposit money with me In the
fall."
The witness then read from hla account
book, which had been Introduced a evi
dence thla morning, the following deposit
and withdrawal!
Deposit October, 1902, $1,250 and $600;
November. $1,800; December, $1.0u0: Janu
ary, im, $300; February, $1,230; total, $6.2u0.
Withdrawal uecember. lfi. $1,6U0; Janu
ry, $fc); May, $635; total, $3,076.
The witness then testified about removing
to Denver, and again Shercllffe came to
his home and boarded and roomed and
continued to make him (Hooker) hi banker.
"How much money did he have on hand
when he wa arretted?" asked Attorney
Cochran, who questioned the witness.
"About $3,600," waa the answer.
Hooker then testified that he had read
In the newspaper about the arrest of
Shercllffe and by the description thought
It was Kid King.
Employ Attorney for Bherellffe,
"I started to Iowa to see If 1 could help
him, but before going I saw Bill Marahall
and asked him If he knew any one there
who could help me. He said h knew
Tom Pennlson at Omaha and he gave me
a letter of Introduction to Dennlson.
then cam to Omaha and saw Dennlson.
He did not know whether Shercllffe wa In
jail at Council Bluff or Logan, o I went
In a motor car to Council Bluff, and flnd-
, ,
Ing that Shercllffe wa at Ixgan I went
there. I went to the Jail to see him and
was refused admittance. I then asked the
Jailer to tell me who was the best lawyer
In the town. He said Mr. Cochran. I went
to Cochran's office, and finding him out
went to a drug store and asked the clerk,
who happened to be Dr. Doyle, where I
could find Cochran. He pointed him out to
me across the street, unhitching his horse.
I went over to him and told him what I
wanted, and we both drove to the Jail, I
remained holding the horse and he went In
and talked with Shercllffe."
At thla Juncture Mr. Cochran handed the
witness a card and asked him It he had
ever aeen It before.
"Yea, sir. I gave you that card to take
to Shercllffe." The card waa then offered
In evidence. It reads:
"Frank, I have employed Mr. Cochran.
Answer any questions he ask and tell him
the names of witnesses." I
Continuing, In answer to questions, the
witness said he called upon Shercllffe that
night, Mr. Cochran having fixed It o he
could get In the Jail.
Who Paid the BUI.
"Who pnld the attorney' fees?" asked
Cochran.
"I paid the fee," wa the answer.
"Whose money did you use?"
"I paid you out of money Shercllffe had
planted with me."
"Did the gambler contribute any money
to pay the expense of Shercliffe'a trial?"
"Yes, sir. They chipped In $500."
"Who chipped In this money? Name some
of them."
"John Murphy gave $?oo, McAvoy gave
$50, Fletcher gave $50, John Marshall gav
$10 and others that I have forgotten."
"Did Dennlson chip In any money?"
"No, sir; not one cent."
"What waa Shercllffe when you knew
him?"
"He was a gambler."
"Did you know he was a highway rob
ber?" "Not until I was shown his confession."
"Did you know he had served time?"
"Not until his trial at Logan."
"Did he say he got this money he planted
with you by beating the bank?"
"Sure, he did."
"Did you believe him?"
"Why, sure I did."
"When did Dennlson begin to take up the
work of helping Shercllffe?"
"Just before Shercllffe waa taken to the
penitentiary. My wife waa alck and I
wanted to take her to Texas. I'went to
Dennlson and told him I had $1,780 of
Shercllfte's money and wanted to turn It
over to him to spend for Shercllffe. I
then went to this drug atore where Doyle
Is employed and bought a little account
book. He copied my expense account In
that, and Doyle and I then went to the
Jail and I showed him the book and told
him that I was going away and that Den
nlson would look after him."
"Did he say the accounts were all right?"
"Sure he did, and he said turn the stuff
over to Dennlson and I did."
Dennlson Gives Receipt.
"Did you make Dennlson give you a
receipt for the money?"
"Sure I did"
"What date wa that?"
"Give me the book and I will show you."
The witness then read from the book:
Received from M. E. Hooker, $1,730, to
be spent in behalf of Shercllffe.
(Signed) TOM DENNISON.
"I got that receipt In September, Just
before Shercllffe wa taken to the peni
tentiary." Hooker was then turned over to Attor
ney Beeson for cross-examination, but he
stood pat on all occasions.
"When did you come to Red Oak?" wa
the first quetlon asked the witness.
"Tuesday of last week," wa the an
swer. "Have you been here ever Blnce?"
"Sure not; I went to Omaha the next
day." '
"Did you look up evldenc for Dennlson
whll In Omaha."
"I should say not."
"Did you see any of hi frlenda?"
"Sure I did; lota of them."
"Did you talk about this case with
them?"
"Of course I did."
Goes Over HI Life,
The attorney then took the witness
through all his life, which he made him
trace from Salt Lake to Denver, to Dallas,
Tex., to Omaha, where he said he made
tickets In Dennlson' policy shop for a
couple of month; to Joplln, Mo., Spring
field, Mo., and finally rounded him up In
St. Louis. In all the towns except Omaha
the witness said he had been a bartender.
He la at present manager of the Tuxedo
buffett In St. Louis.
"You are a gambler are you not?" asked
the attorney.
"I should say not. Never gambled In
my life and I thank Ood for It."
"You know lots of gambler and have
been aaaoclated with them, haven't you?"
"Sure I have, I know a world of them."
"Are you orry that you ever met them?"
"Only one; only one."
"Do you say that Shercllffe loaned you
all this money and you never gave him a
note for It?"
"No, air, I never said It. He didn't loan
me any money."
"How did you get It then?"
"He planted It with me."
"Now you tell m that you had $3,600 be
longing to Bhercllff when he waa ar
rested?" "Yes, sir."
"Now, then, didn't you Just now say
the gamblers had raised $500 to help In
hla defense? Didn't you. now?"
"That It Jut exactly what I said." an
swered the witness.
"Here Is an Item, 'paid Bob $300.' Who
is Bob?"
"He Is a friend of Shercllffe. Ask him,
he can tell you. I think It was Bob Young,
and I paid him for work done In the habeas
corpus case when they tried to keep the
officers from bringing Shercllffe Into Iowa."
"Now, Mr. Hooker, you have the Initials
F. 8.' written here. Who doea that mean?"
"Frank Shercllffe."
"Now, then, If you knew Shercllffe as
Kid King why did you write 'F. 8." In
thla book?"
"Look at the book and you can see that
Kid King haa been erased. I did that when
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I came to liOgan and found th Kid go
ing under the name of Shercllffe. Look at
the book; Ifa there all right." '
Wetmore for Impeachment.
Charles A. Wetmore, a private detective. i
wn then put on the stand to Impeach tha
testimony of Shercllffe, who said he had
never talked with Wetmore and Joo
Sherry In a room In the Iowa hotel at
Iogan regarding a scheme to hold up
Walter Molse. The objections came so fast
and furious that the witness had little
chance to tell what he knew. He did
say that the three men had talked together
In the room for about an hour. That Sher
cllffe enld the Civic Federation had been
promising him about long enough and ho
wanted to get hold of some money. That
Dennlson had done him dirt and he In- .
tended to get even and that he himself
had carried the Pollock diamonds Into
Omaha. The court sustained an objection .
to a question as to what kind of a deal
was to be put up on Molse.
J. M. Davis, a newspaper mnn from Lo
gan, was the last witness of the day. He
said. In talking with Shercllffe, the latter
had said he was fighting so bitterly to
tick Dennlson because some Omaha par- .
ties had rromlsed him money If Dennlson
was convicted. The witness fixed the tlmo '
and place of the talk. He was vigorously
cross-examined, hut his testimony could
not be shaken. It had the ring of truth.
Sonnennera; Recalled.
Sam Sonnenberg, who was placed on th ,
stand this forenoon and who was taken
111, was again put on the stand this after
noon. This morning he testified that hla
father was not In the atore when Pollock
was there the forenoon before the rob
bery; that he was absent nt a funerat.
This forenoon, under cross-examination,
he said his father might have been thero.
At 6:30 court adjourned until f o'clock
Wednesday morning, both sides having de
cided to observe Memorial day. The Jury
was granted permission to attend service
tomorrow In company with an officer.
Mrs. Dennlson was Indisposed yesterday
and a physician waa called to see her.
Today, however, she had fully recovered
and was In her chair beside her husband
In the court room.
Mrs. Shercllffe arrived thla afternoon and
Joined her husband at the Johnson hotel.
She came in on the train, notwithstanding
the reports In sensational newspapers that
she was walking from Des Moines.
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