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Omaha Daily Bee. EDWARD ROSEWATER, CONGRESSMAN UTTLEFIELD, EDGAR C. SNYDER. EACH WILL WRITE PAILT CHICAGO CON VENTION ARTJCLBS FOR TUB BEE. PART ,1 Pages 1 to 8 OMATJA, SATURDAY MORNING,'- JUNE 18, .1904 SIXTEEN PAGES. ESTABLISJIED JUNE 19, 1871. SINGLE COIY THREE CENTS. The DIVERS PILE UP DEAD rind liui of Bo Hit Wadgtd it Ptddl Wbitl of Surk-n Etemr'i Hull OVER FIVE HUNDRED DEAD RECOVERED OflloitH BrlisTS that 0-mpli't Lin Will EhowvBiwetn 900'nd 1,000 SAD TASK'OF BURY1N6 VICTIMS BEGINS la Mny Ini'snots Join Borriooi Will E Hld by CUrf j. THREE DISTINCT INVESTIGATIONS Federal Aatherltl, Crnrs Offlee aad th District Attorney Will Prate th Dlsaste t J Fix Blast. NEW YORK, Juno tt.-DespIt the un tiring work of divers and grappler and iho watchfulness of scores of men who hare given themselves ovor to the task of searching for the "missing," few bodies of tbos Who perished In the Blooum dis ter were, recovered today. ' It was said by dlvar who went down into th wreck at dawn that there were many bodies; under the entanglement of timbers and paddlo wheels and that It would bo necessary to dynamite the hulk or raise It before they could bo reached. To thla end city officers; communicated with a wrecking company, and announcement was mado that the company would under take tha work of bringing the wreck to the surface. Later, however, a oonferenoo . between tho Marino Insurance companies and tho wrecking company ended In a dis agreement with tho result that for the present at least tho matter la In abey ance. At thla conference it wa announced that the Knickerbocker Steamboat company, which own tho General Blocum. has re signed all claim to tho boat on the agree ment that it should receive $70,000. the amount for which tho boat waa Insured. The insurance companies and tho wreck ing company failed to agree on terms, and if the boat la raised at all tho cost prob ably will coma from the city treasury. Secretary Cortelyou of tho Department of Commerce and Labor will personally undertake tho Investigation Into tho dis aster In behalf of tho government DtstrlqJ. Attorney Jerome's assistants are working energetically on tha case, and offi cers of tha coroner's office havo mado con siderable progress In tho gathering of evi dence to be presented on Monday, when tho coroner's Inquiry will begin. Ooraner Gathers Evidence! Thero la In tho coroner's possession a standptpo taken at his direction by a diver from tha submerged wreck. Tho valve of tho pipe Is oloaed tight, hinting that no use was mado of this pipe in fighting tho flames on tho Blocum. . Statements war mads to tbe coroner today by several of tho steamboat em ployes who will appear as witnesses at the Inquest that tha captain of tha "Slocum . sailed his boat between three and four tniles after tho firs broke out before beaching It, Several watches showed that more than half an hour elapsed front tho breaking out of tho ' firs until the bout was run ashore. All tho watches taken from bodies of tho drowned stopped ' be tween 10:10 and 10:20 In tho morning. Estimate as to tho number of dead still vary greatly, and this may bo ac counted for- by reason of tho failure to report to tha proper authorities on tho part of many, who although officially reg istered as missing, were In reality-saved. About ESI bpdleo have bean recovered, of , which about fifty remained unidentified. These Include t7t children, aU women and twenty-tbr moo. Thirteen officer of St. Marks are among tha dead, one of thorn being a woman. The first funeral from among tho vic tims waa hold today; It was that of a young girl who is believed to have died of fright. No signs of death from burn ing or drowning war found. Iar funeral was followed by a score of others whtoh were attended br thousaas of persons from tho oast aids, where most of tho dead had lived. Tomorrow thero will be 800 or more fu nerals, and thirty-two unrecognisable bod- . les will b placed each la a separate ooffln and In a separata hearse and laid away la tho Lutheran ootnatery at Middle Village, L. 1. Tho city has arranged for their burial, a plot large enough for tho burial of K0 bodies having been sot aside In this cemetery. AU tho unidentified dead will bo placed thero aide by aid. Many thousands of dollars bar been subscribed to the relief fund. IavsHaTaiSMi Are Begran. Ths distressing concentration of to dis aster is shown by ths fact that In on apartment nous In Eighth street thero are thirty-five dead, walls In an Jrvlagtoa street copse sixteen bodies await burial. Preliminary stops have bsea taken for three distinct Investigations of tho dis aster. Tbea are being undertaken by tho federal authorities, through the Depart mant at Commerce, "by tha oorooer's offloe and by tho dlatrtot attorney. The coroner's inquest will begin Monday next, and Captain Van Schalk of the Slo cum and alx of his crew lis in a hospital with a policeman at tho bedside of each. They are at present detained as witnesses. Tho authorities are rapidly gathering such evidence as will be aldful la ascertaining whether or not there was neglect or care lessness in tha safety appliances of tha vessel. FirstNfflor Edward Flanagan of tho Slocum Is quoted in aa interview as saying that tha steamer's firs hose was rotten and useless and that it burst in a doaen places when he and his men tried to use it. Tho charge is also mad that tho life pre servers on the veesel were old and rotten and In most Instance , proved Inadequate when used. Beveral papers today print pictures of preservers taken from ths Blo cum. which bear In black letters thla In scription: . "Passed by United States steamboat In spector June Is, list" William Thembley. a deck hand, corroborates Flanagan's tes timony regarding the defective fire hose, and it la reported that evidence ha been secured showing that some of tbe life boats aero made fast by wires, making it im possible for them to be cast loose and low ered. AU the men who have made these statements will bs called as witnesses by the coroner. 'folic boats and ether harbor craft still P maintain I heir patrol of the watsre of the East river in the vicinity of the accident in tho hope of recovering bodlea rafaala as.t Bedlee. It developed today that a new horror had (Continued on Second Page.) FRANCE WINS BENNETT CUP Motor Ha Favore.l by Preaene f Emperor aad Empress f Germany. 8AALBTJRG, June 17. Franco recaptured the James Gordon Bennett cup today, its champion automobile driver, Thery, having defeated tho German, Jenatsy, holder of tbe trophy. Thery's, total time waa (:M:0( and Jenatsy 'a was 4:01 Jl. Jen atsy arrived at the winning post first, but his actual running time was 11:18 longer than that of tho Frenchman. Tho cosmopolitan gathering staying at day and was Joined by thousands ot seers within reach of tha place, thronged Saalsburg and all points of tan tago along the course before tho time of starting ths race. Tho weather was splen did. Ths coarse was slghty-soven and one batf miles, necessitating four ciroulta to complete tho total distance ot 150 miles. It waa in excellent condition, though num erous sharp curves, sudden falls and rises and steep embankments at the side pre sented enough dangers to try the skill and nerve of tho most experienced drivers. The course was well kept by a large force of polios and soldiers. ' Emperor William and tho empress, Prince Henry of Prussia and other mem bers of the royal family entered the royal stand shortly after o'clock. They re ceived a great ovation. His majesty, who wore tho uniform of ths Zelthen Hussars before tho racing began, exchanged a few words with Jenatsy, Germany's hope, and showed great Interest in Jenatiy's car. Ths emperor appeared to keenly enjoy the surroundings and was Interested In all the details of tho course. During the forenoon, aocompanled by Ambassador Tower, his majesty left tho royal atand, and proceeded to another stand some distance off so as to get a better view of certain parts of tho course. The emperor remained on the ground until noon, when ho went off in a' motor to take luncheon at Horn burg castle. , Tho start waa mado punctually at T o'clock, after a flourish of the trumpets, signalling tho departure. Jenatsy, tha leader of tho James Gordon Bennett cup, on shooting past tho, royal stand, saluted the emperor and empress. The other cars, eighteen In all, were started at regular in tervals of seven minutes, with tho excep tion of tho oar driven by Baron de Caters, which was delayed by a slight breakdown. Tharmly American in the race was Marden, who drove an American car. The motors went off at a very fast pace, the leaders doing a mils a minute. They all completed the first circuit, with tho exception of Opel, Swiss, who was obliged to retire owing to a broken shaft. Jenatsy, however, nar rowly escaped a catastrophe early In the race. At the bottom of a long straight In cline approaching the village of Wehrhejrn is a level crossing. Jenatsy was neaiing the bottom of this Incline, which Is the fastest bit of tho whole course, when the frantlo shouts of the spectators induced him to slacken his speed. A few seconds later Jenatsy camo In sight of the crossing and saw there a locomotive right (n tho middle of his course. But for the fact that he had previously slackened hla spejed Je natsy must have met with disaster. Ths Incident, however, only coat him a minute's delay. ' ' .- Th&Jntercat ot the public flagged consid erably during the second and third circuits. Ths sun was intensely hot. Svery now and then a bugle sounded, a rushing noise waa heard and a motor car dashed J by at the rat of sixty miles an hour. But otherwise little could be seen. ; Ths empress returned to Homburg before noon and many occupants of the, stands fol lowed suit. Kxoursionlsts, however, were scattered thickly along the route and on the grandstands, while health: resorts like Ober-Ursel and Kronenberg lyere crowded most of tho day. Along tho course munici pal officials were stationed. ,They shouted warning to the spectators when a racing car approached. j A tho time arrived, for the fourth circuit tha Interest and excitement quickened. The empress returned to the royal stand at Saalburg ha an open fourhorse carriage with outriders at about 4-M while the em peror, who was in a motor car, joined her shortly after. By tho arid of the third round, it was quit apparent that the race waa between Jenatsy and 'Thery, with the latter holding considerably advantage, to tho evident delight of his Compatriots, who ware numerous among tho spectators. OVER ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST Ruslt of th Becant ( Saver terms la Cabs, SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Jan lT.-Ths re cent fall of fourteen Inches of rain in five hours, accompanying hurricane, has re sulted In th death ot ttior than 100 per sons. Tho most severe Uss was at the vil lage of El Cobra, where oms sixty persons were drowned. Tho rtveJr rose rapidly, de stroying th lower pelrt of th village. Bodies were carried eight miles to the bay. Thirty bodies war recovered. Six person were drowned at Dalquarl, fourteen at El Cansy aad many In tbe sur rounding country. The I list Is still Incom plete All th bridge ak Cob re, several at Dalquarl and four of t&a central railroads and miles of track have! bean destroyed. In tho wreck of th relief j train at Moron two employe were killed, but th passenger are safe. No train arrived ifrom Saturday to Thursday and all th telegraph line and cables ar Inundated, j Houses were de stroyed or damaged lh Santiago and five persons lost their llve in and about San tiago. Ths property loss 1 enormous at ths minis, on the railrcUd and In cattle and merchandise. The weather ha been fair sine yesterday morning. women discuss maitt qcBrnoni Schools, Llteratare, Art aad Polities Bator Care,a at Berlin. BERLIN, June 17. In, the first and sec ond section of the Women's congress today university study I for women waa dis cussed by representatives of Germany, the United State. Great lUrttaln, Franc and Denmark. In th first section fls stearey Thomas, president of th Bryi Mawr college, spoke on "Th University Education of Women In th United State She defended uni varsity work for wo rien from th aaser- tlon that It overt ses their physical strength and renders them Unfit for mat rimony. Miss Thorn (Is claimed that tnort men break down fro On overwork in Amer ican universities thafe woman. Th second section discussed "Woman's Work in Art, UteraVure and Journalism Mrs. Alio Horn of; th Utah legislature aescrtbea me art wcjrk in Utah schools. In ths fourth section the discussion was devoted to woman, suffrage la churche and mualclpalltles. J Mra Carrie Chapman Catt ef Wyoming spoke on th "Progress of Women in American Churches and D nomination. WANTS DEPUTY MARSHALS Gomminiouir Bishudi Thinki Hum BeOestary ts Ltnd Opening. REQUEST LIKELY TO BE COMPLIED WITH Congressman Klakald la Washington Conferring w" h Department Cos. cerr ration of Hi Bill. .n a Staff Correspondent.) A -tilNGTON, June 17. (Special Tele- m.) Secretary Hitchcock today received a letter from Commissioner of the General Land Office Richards, now In the west preparing for the opening of Indian reser vations, in which he suggested that the United States marshals of South Dakota and Minnesota be authorised to employ such a number of. deputy United States marshals as they deem necessary for tho preservation of order at the opening of the Indian lands In Gregory county. South Da kota, and at Devil's Lake, Minnesota. Sec retary Hitchcock Immediately referred the letter of Commissioner Richards to the attorney general and it I believed he will promptly accede to the request and United Statea marshals in thy vicinity of these reservations will be given ample authority to employ as many deputies as they may ' find necessary, to preserve public order and aid the officials of the land office In opening the lands In quer.tlpn. It is the intention ot Commissioner Richards to minimise all confusion and , especially to prevent any disorder whatever. A corps of expert clerks from the landoffice here will leave Wash ington July 1 to attend to the clerical af fairs of the ' opening up of the Rosebud country, and in fact all preliminaries have been arranged so that there is no pos sible chance of any hitch or confusion In the opening to white settlement of the Gregory county lands. , Kinkald at the Capital. Congressman Kinkald arrived In Wash ington' last night and today has been busily engaged upon matters re'.ating to the administration of his homestead bill which passed the last session of congress. Judge Kinkald's chief mission here is for the purpose of having certain lands lying within the son described In his bill trans ferred to the Fort Niobrara military reser vation before the aot becomes effective The transfer of thee land is described fis chiefly to simplify tho matter of running lines by surveyors, who will mark off such sections in Nebraska as may be taken up under his 60-aor homestead bill. The officials of the geological survey, to whom was referred the question of de ciding what. If any, of the lands In west ern Nebraska which may be susceptible to Irrigation, shall be set apart under the provision of the Kinkald bill, have not yet reported to tlje secretary of the In terior. Their report Is expected within a few days. Judge Kinkald expects to leave Washington for' Chicago tomorrow night to bo present at the republican national convention. roslal Matter. William Jarrett haa been appointed post master at 'Cedar Valley, Cedar county, la.. Vice William Cunningham, resigned.. ... . Rural free delivery carriers appointed: Nebraska, Wayne, regular, William F. Will; substitute, Gustav J. Hill. Iowa, Davis City, regular, Griscom G. Grimes; substitute, Pearl A. Norman. Williams burg, regular, Daniel T. Morgan; substi tute, D. 8. Harris. Rural routes ordered established July 16: Nebraska, Gladstone, Jefferson county, one route; area, twenty-two square miles; population, 400. Iowa, Blanc hard. Page county, one additional; area, seventeen square miles; population, MS. South Da kota, Watertown, Codington oounty, two routes; area, ninety square miles; popu lation, BlS. The application of Martin Lawson, Tom Larson, Ellas Larson, John Andrew and Frank Lindenhohn to organise the First National bank of Colton, S. D., with 135,000 capital, has been approved by tha comp troller of the currency. , Henry Hlller of Omaha and Leon Hitler and wife of Waverly, la., arrived in Wash ington today, enroute to New Tork, from which port they will sail June 21 for Bre men. Henry Hlller and his brother Leon and wife have planned a three months' tour through Germany, Bavaria, France, Swltaerland and returning oover Interesting points in England. BIG STEAMSHIP IS ON FIRE Vessel Formerly Used as Transport Is Oawatly Damaged at Seattle Harbor. ' SEATTLE, Wash.,, jun 17. Fir was discovered In the afterhold of the steam ship Ohio, tied at Moran Brothers' pier last night. Ths flames gained such head way before the fir apparatu arrived that It took nour to get them under control. Early today th firemen seemed to have gained the upper hand, although tho Ohio was listed heavily to port, with the weight of water which had been thrown Into Its hold, it waa believed It could be prevented from sinking and that th fire would eventually bo extinguished. The Ohio was built in Philadelphia in 187. Its gross tdnnag Is ,tS& It Is MS feet long. 41 feet beam and 24.t feet deep. For many years the Ohio ran out of New York, and at one time waa ons of the greyhounds of ths Atle-iUc im tho Empire Tin com pany, former owners of the ship, sent it around the Horn with the Indiana, Cone maugh and Pennsylvania and entered them In tho transport service out of San Fran cisco. In lKtt the Ohio was placed on th Nome run and continued in that service until this spring whsn It was purchased by th Moran Brothers' company, who con templated spending 1100.000 in refitting and repairing the veesel. Th loss by tho fir is not known. HARRIMAN BUYS NEW ROAD Allege Plan Is to Make North Ihor Road Part f Boathern v Paclflo. SAN FRANCISCO. June 17. One million seven hundred thousand dollars worth of bonds of the North Shore road, a 100-mile line from Sausallto to Caacerado, have been bought here by E. H. Harrlman and some of his eastern financial associates In accordance with a plan to make this minor road a part of th Southern Pacific. The Mercantile Trust, company of Baa Fran cisco hold aa option on th bond. k In addition It la understood that Mr. Harrlman has secured a good si led block of stock, so that now hs virtually has a controlling Interest In the road. , Iaterrwpts Jasaaeae Baslaeaa, SHANGHAI, June 17. -As result of the sinking of ths Japanese transport by th Russian Vladivostok squadron, th sailing of Japaness steamships for Shanghai have bees postponed Indefinitely. HOLD ACADEMIC EXERCISES Stadeata at Crelghtoa University, Prealdeat Dewllag Making; Principal Address. The academic commencement exercises were observed at. Crejghton University hall yesterday afternoon from t to 4 o'clock before a large audience. Including the friends and relatives of the class end the members of St. John's school. The program began with a piano solo by Elmer Umated and waa followed by a very well rendered declamation by Luke McDermott. A very pretty tenor olo, "The Banderlero," was rendered by Francl Col ter. For an encore he sang a lullaby song, accompanying himself on the piano. Owing to Illness, H. Elmer Reed,' who was on the program for a declamation, "William Tell," was unable to be present, and that number had necessarily to be omitted. Rev. M. P. Dowllng, president of Crelgh ton university, addressed the classes briefly. He said: "I am thankful that our generous bene factor haa added very materially to the endowment fund during the year. Also that the examinations In the academic de partment have been highly gratifying. There have been very few failures in any of the classes. The attendance has been good and we have every reason to be sat isfied with the work of the year, and I hereby express the thanks of the entire faculty for all of these good reports." Rev. M. J. O'Connor then announced the class standings for the year, following which William Donahue very creditably re cited the story of "Parrahaslus and the Captive." "The Knight's Farewell" was beautifully rendered by a chorus of eighteen male voices. The award of medals and honors was made by Rev. Charles Coppens, S. J., pro fessor of philosophy and religion,, assisted by Rev. M. J. O'Connor, vice president of the university. Those receiving the gold medal for the highest average in their respective claase in all collective branches were: Class of rhetoric, Anthony F. Beck man; class of poetry, James O'Neill; class of humanities, George F. Bushman; class of first academlo, Charles McOrath; class of second scademio, A, Cornelius Peacock; class of second academic, B, EJward Ca hill; class of third academic. A, Harold Pritchett; class of third academic, B, Ray mond A. Farrell; class of third academic, C, Edward O'Connor. Father Coppena addressed the students briefly and admonished them that in view of their vacation to sip the honey of pleas ure and enjoyment In a clean, manly way. "By so doing," he said, "you will come back to school refreshed and ready to take up the work all the better. Be care ful to observ a moral life during your vacation with ths same degree that you would during your school daya I hope to see you all back here on September 6, and until then a kind and loving good bye." The program closed with another piano selection by Elmer Umsted, "The Rustle of Spring," which was artistically rendered. ANOTHER EVENING AT WAGNER Innes Presents a Program of Sejec "' tlon from., the j Great Com-' -poser's Works. Wagner musio composed th entire pro gram of last evening's concert except for the encores of lighter harmony with which the bandmaster is so generous. These, with tho long numbers, drew out the pro gram so -that 11 o'clock was reached before the finale, and some of the audlenoe had had enough before the last. Mr. Innes con ducted In a manner artlstio and fully up to the ideals of the Wagnerian school. The qultet from "The Mastersingers" was par ticularly well liked, both from Its nature. which makes it readily understandable to all, and because of the taste with which It waa rendered. The dramatic music of the "Rlensl" overture lends Itself particu larly well to the brass and reed 1ns tru ments of a full band. This and the se lections from "Parsifal" were warmly ap plauded. In the vorsplei of ths latter, the opening theme in particular, Innes threw more color Into the reading than did Dam roscb, but did not emphasise so much the tone of remorse and hopelessness. Mra Partridge sustained the good Impression mads in former appeamcee. She sang first the balcony song from "Lohengrin," and responded with a German selection which showed to splendid advantage the quality and richness ot her vole. This afternoon' program will Include numbers by Beet hoven, Schumann and Wagner, but will be more given to Strauss, Herbert, Leonca vallo, and Innes himself. In the evening eomes a rag-time program preceding a pop ular price dance. "Prince of Pllsen" mu sic, "Floridora" and characteristic dance will compos the concert number. HAVERLY IS JWAJ0R GENERAL Elect ea Bead f Ualoa Veterans' Union, with John Barger a Brigadier.' Th seventh annual encampment of th Nebraska division Union Veterans' union met at I o'clock this afternoon at Red Men's hall In ths Continental block and elected D. M. Haverly major general and John Berger brigadier general. General Haverly will announce his staff next week. Ths reports of ths division officers indicate that thero has bean aa Increase of about M per cent in th membership of th organ! ration during tha last year. Thar are at present but two regiments in ths Nebraska division and both of thee are located in Omaha and South Omaha, - If AVAL STATION WORK UNDER WAT Improvement at Pearl HaLber f Can atdarabla Pgopavtloas. HONOLULU, Juns 17.-Rear Admiral Terry ha received a letter from Secretary of Navy Moody stating that work Is under way In tha preparation of the establishment of a naval station of considerable propor. tlons at Pearl harbor. It is believed that the station at Honolulu will eventually be removad to Pearl harbor. Levi p. Kauhoa, postmaster at Kapus, Kauai, has been removed from offloe by Inspector Hare. The shortage In tho offloe is alleged to be 00. Reek glide Bleeks Tsaek. A run, V TH f.U T....& , axtaals t tfuuv a i ivavcr a Rio Grande passenger train No. i, west bound, was brought back to tha city on v. iw. " ,. Uie road near Mlnturn and was sent west over ths Colorado Midland road. Traftie was only aiignuy aeiaveu. trains in both dlrau tlons using ths Midland tracks, and the Rio Grande tracks will soon be cleared. lee Is Oat at St. Michaels. SEATTLE. Wash., June 17.-A Dawson leclal to the Post-lntelllgmcer says; Teleg-raptUo advices front sU. Michaels say that the oe moved out of the bay there today. The first fleet of steamers for Nome, carrying t.OOO passengers la prob ably safe. A number of vessel have baea beating off short for Va days eWulUUg SINKING OF THE HITACHI BiDgnintry EagsKmDt PreJi Lou of Troop Ship bj th Japanna, ENGLISH OFFICER JUMPS OVERBOARD Commander of Troop Order Flaaj i Barned and Commits Suicide, as Doe the Seeead Mat ef Vessel. TOKIO, June 17. Detail in connection with the sinking of the Japanes trans port Hitachi by Russian warships are be ing furnished by survivors. The Russian ahlpa were aighted at 7 o'clock in the morning a fid In response to a signal the Hitachi was stopped, but at 10 o'clock got under way again and attempted to estape. The Russians followed and opened a heavy fire, directed about the water line, with the evident intention of destroying th troops on board. The fire was terrific and in a few minute the decks were covered with corpse and awash with blood. One shell, which struck the engine room, killed 200 men. The ship began to fill and sunk gradually by the stern. At 6 o'clock in the evening It was completely submerged. Captain Campbell, the English master of the transport, Jumped overboard at I o'clock In the afternoon and Is numbered among the missing. The chief engineer was killed on the bridge. The commander of the troops ordered the flag to be burned and then killed himself. The second mate committed suicide. Many of the crew and troops escaped In tife boats. The transport Sado is still afloat, but Is badly damaged. It Is ' being towed into the nearest port. It sighted the Russian ships thirty-five miles west of Shlro Island. Their signals to stop were unheeded, so the Russians opened Are and signalled for those on board the Sado to leave the ship. Upon that the crew took to the boats and In thla way many escaped, when the ship waa eventually fired by the enemy. The number of men on board the two transport and the list of casualties are not as yet obtainable. The officers of the steamer Tosa, which rescued many survivors of the Japanese transport Hitachi, confirm the details of Its disastrous encounter with the Russian warships so far as already announced. RUSSAlf MARKSMEK ARB ACCURATE Tranapo- I ltitchl Hit Sixty Times by 1 . idivostok Sqnadroa, TOKIO, June 17. It Is Impossible to as certain accurately the figures of the losses sustained by the Japanese as a result of the sinking of the transport Hitachi, and tha shelling of the transport Sado. A survivor' reports to Vice Admiral Tsunoda that the Hitachi was hit sixty times end caught fire, A boat from tbe Sado was sent to tho Ruslsans for the purpose of a parley. The Russians agreed to give the Sado forty minutes to clear ship and said they would take the noncombatants on board. The Russians later. It Is declared, refused to receive the noncombatants, ex cept an Englishman, the chief mate, and before the forty minutes had' expired the Russians, It is further said, torpedoed .the ship on noth sides. ' Colonel Luchi, com manding the troops on the Hitachi; and many others, committed suicide. Luchl was educated In France. The majority of tha passengers of the Sado were rescued. The greater number of those who were on board the Hitachi were annihilated. The Sado subsequently grounded on the east coast of Oklno island. It Is expected that It can be saved. CORRESPONDENT IS UNDER ARREST Representative of Indianapolis Paper Taken by Rasslaas at Port Artbar. WASHINGTON, Jun 17. The State de partment has received the following reply from Minister Griscom at Toklo in response to Its inquiry regarding tho disappearance of Hector Fuller, the Indianapolis war cor respondent: Washburn of the Chicago News states that Fuller was arrested at Port Arthur on 13th. INDIANAPOLIS, June 17. A cablegram to tho Indianapolis News from Stanley Washburn, special correspondent of the Chicago News at Che Foo says that Hec tor Fuller, staff war correspondent of tho Indianapolis News, has been captured by four Russian (soldiers snd taken to Port Arthur. He was blindfolded and placed in prison. ' Th State department at Washington was notified Wednesday last that Mr. Fuller, who started from Cb Foo in an open boat with two Chinese oarsmen for Fort Arthur, had landed In tbe vicinity of tha latter city about June 11 KAMIMURA CHASES THE RUSSIANS Vladivostok Ifiasroa May Have Eseaped Islanders la th Fob;. TOKIO, Juno 17. 11 a. m. It Is probable that fog has again saved the Vladivostok squadron. Many rumors are extant of an action at sea, but they are not confirmed. The Russian ships were first lighted off Oklno island at (:80 a. m. Jun IS by a patrol heat. Which reported 1 th fact to Vic Admiral Kamlmura at an unknown base, who left In pursultt with his whole squadron. At I '.SO a. m. on the same date VI o Ad miral Tsunoda, commanding the Takaahlkl naval station, received the Information of the enemy's appearance off shore and Im mediately dispatched a flotilla of torpedo boats In chase, but th wind, rain and fog which prevailed prevented them from doing effective work. During ths after, noon the storm increased. Vic Admiral Kamlmura, with his squadron, ts still chasing th enemy. The fat of th trans, port Isuml Is still unknown. There were no foreigners on board tho destroyed trans ports exoept ths officers. CHINESE LEAVE PORT ARTHUR These Arrlviaa; at Che Foo Say Ras slaas Plan to Destroy Plae. CHE FOO, 'June 17. Two thousand Chi nese, chiefly small merchants, arrived here today In Junks from Port Arthur. After ths Chines war ordered out of Port Arthur the Russians commandeered all ths provi sions and cattle. Fighting on both land and sea was continuous. Tha result Is not known to th Chine Th latter believe that the Russians ar unable to hold out and are preparing to destroy th place. There were also several arrivals tare from Dalny today. They were likewise ig norant of th result of the recent fighting. They say that fully 150,000 Japanese, in eluding coolie carrier, hav landed on th Liao Tung peninsula. Japanese Les Vessel la Collision. TOKJO, Jun IT. Th steamer Katsuno was sunk oft MoJI last night as result of colliding with ths steamer Yu.natokan. Both vessels were on their way to rescue the survivors of th transports Hitachi and THE BEE BULLETIN. Far era at for Nebraska .Fair Satar. ' ri ' Warmer In Eastern Portion. 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S p. m TS S a. m oe 4 p. m TO On. m Tl B p. in Ta 10 a. m T4 p. in 73 11 a. m TA 7 p. m T4 13 m TS M p. m T8 p. m Tt FUTURE OPERATION UNCERTAIN Not Understood Whether General Stakelbers; Is Hetreatlas; r Advancing;. . ST. PETERSBURG. June 17.-The new of the result of the battle of Vafangow reached the . morning paper too late to allow of comment. The public seem tc accept the result stoically and are content that the Russians made a gallant and stubborn fight until the arrival of fresh battalions of the enemy compelled Gen eral Stal elberg'a troops, weary and ex hausted with three days' hard fighting, to give way. The Invalid Russ points out that tha Japanese had to give up the attack on the Russian left and, with all their reserves concentrated, only succeeded In crushing the Russian right after whole day's fighting. A special dispatch to the Associated Press from Llao Tang contains the first Rus sian estimate of General Stakelberg' losses, placing them at 1,000 men and twor.ty officers. The. same dispatch says General Stakel berg had assumed the offensive when the Japanese reinforcements cam up. The present situation is not clear, al though it is believed that General Stak elberg will continue to retire to the north ward. It Is possible, however, that rein forcements are ' being sent to his sup port.. ,Thls mlgbt . be Inferred from a significant message Just received from one of the Associated Press correspondents at Tashlchlao, reporting an enormous move ment of troops, including cavalry and in fantry, along the railroad, but tho corre spondent was not allowed to say In which direction the troops were marohtng. It may be, therefore, reinforcements moving to support General Stakelberg, or the fore of that commander retiring to tho north ward. Tbe meseag also says that ths whereabouts of Major General Mtatohenko is not known, and 'this latter statement may be pregnant with significance. VLADIVOSTOK PREPARES FOR WAR Commander ef Fortran Order Civil ians t Get . ReeUly t Laave. VLADIVOSTOK, Jun IT. Th com mander of th fortress. General Lavroff, has Issued an order warning all oivQlana to make Immediate provision to send their families Into th interior so as to avoid peremptory expulsion at a moment of sud den necessity. There ar 1, 000 women and children here. ST. PETERSBURG, Jen 17. -A dispatch received from Vladivostok today showing that the commander there Is getting rid of the remaining clvllaln population strengthens the belief her that prepara tions are being made at Vladivostok tor ths reception of Rear Admiral Wtttsof squadron whsn It comes out of Port Ar thur and that active operations against tha elty are imminent. The dispatch does not mention tbe Vladivostok division. Tho ad miralty denies knowledge of th where abouts of the Vladivostok squadron. WORKS ON THE SUNGARI WRECK Japanese Will Try to Raise Knsslaus Vessel In Chemalp Harbor. SEOUL, June IT. The Japaness govern ment has commenced the wrecking of th stesmer Bungarl, which waa destroyed at Chemulpo by the Russians at the beginning of hostilities. Ths Mltsu Blshl comn&ny rhas secured the oontract for the work. An American named Koen Is la charge of the operation. The Sungarl was damaged by fire and soma of Its lighter works war warped by the heat, but otherwise It did not sustain much damage. It la hoped that ft can be raised, In two months. It Is expected that ths work of wrecking th Russian cruiser Varlag, which has been proceeding slowly, will b turned over to thla oompany. The Varlag was lost at the sams time as ths Sungarl. c Nothing but th brass work of th gun boat Korlets, the third vessel destroyed by ths Russians at Chemulpo, can be saved. TELLS OF TROUBLE IN WARSAW R ass la a Mlnletry Issae Statement af Riot Weera On Man Was Killed. ST. PETERSBURG, June IT. The Min istry of the Interior has Issued th follow ing statement In regard to ths alsturbance at Warsaw In May: "A crowd asssmbled to watch a fir on May IS. Th people refused to disperse when the polio ordered them to do so. A few Cossacks war sailed out and were greeted with stones and shots from re volvers. The Cossacks replied with a vol ley, killing on man and wounding six. Twenty Cossacks and polios war injured by stones." SQUADRONS MAT HAVE ENGAGED gonad af Firing 1 Heard la Netgkbor. head f Saaeb. TOKIO, Jun 1T.-A report has been re ceived from the polios station at Saga, near Basebo, saying that sounds of cannonading hav been heard oft the coast. It is possible that th Japan Beat has met th Russians. Ths steamer Iss haa arrived at Kokura, carrying more of tha crew and troop from th transport Sado. Th Sado is safe and is belli g towed 1st pert by th IX) a. BIG CLASH EXPECTED jTuroal'i Armj is Moving-os Euw'gn Foroti tod EesTj BaU''i AntloipaUi STUBBORN BATTLE FOUGHT AT VAFANGOW Japi 'After All Day's Tight looottd in Croiainf; Only Bight Flank. RUSSIAN LOSSES ESTIMATED AT 1,000 Ahout 200 Gum Tout Tllin j Fin Into ths Enemy' i Lin. DEADLY STRUGGLE ENDS IN RETREAT Japanese Genaer Follow fp th A vantage and Parana Retreating; Troops with Shrapnel, Men aad Horses Falling. LONDON, Jun U.-Th Dally Mall's Nw Chwang correspondent say: The advanoe guard of General Kurokl'g army ar colliding with th Russian force fifteen mile south of Tashlchao. The Dally Mall, in an editorial, says It thinks that tho correspondent Is mistaken and the force la a fresh Japanese army un der General Nodsu, moving from Sluyen to Intercept General Stake! berg's retreat ' Ere-Wltaess Describes Battle. LIAO TANG, June 17. A correspondent of th Associated Press who was present at ths battle of Valangow describes the fighting as follows: "The stern, dogged fighting at th battle of Valangow waa like another Borodino. The roar of tho machine guns and th boom of the cannon still ring in one eat a "Throughout th three day of combat the o nicer and men vied with each other In pluck and .heroism, Thsy hav added a glorious page to Russia's military blatory. "The enemy's advance originally included the fifth, eighth and eleventh divisions, twelve squadrons of cavalry and splendid artillery. About 200 guus were belching at us a stream af shot and sh-sll. Large reinforcement enabled them to turn ths Russian flank. A diversion on th right precipitated th battl in th morning of Juno 15. "Major General Gemgosa, who was wounded, commanded the left flank and General Loutcbkovaky commanded the can ter, Including four battalion concealed In a small wood, whence they dealt death and destruction on ths enemy. "Tbe Russian light was protected by Cossacks, dragoons and Siberian rifles. Sees Fight From Hill. "While the big gun war thimlnrir I made my way at about 11 a. m, to v Russian jight flank and climbed a . when I could view tho whole field of tle. Behind me a battery had taken up a position from which It kept up a continu ous firs upon th advancing ranks of th enemy. Through glasses I could ee the sandy valley ot the Taasa, with the Chinese village ot Fatan.- Th height oloo Cnou, the' railroad bridge and the surrounding oops war occupied by . Japan infantry. Black lines of Infantry, liks thread, could bs seen oreeplng through tbe verdure. Nearer th slope of a hill was dotted by th gray shirts of Russian riflemen. A brownish smoke overhung some of the bat teries and others showed flashes of flames. Th crackl of rifle fire waa punotuated by th roar of guna Occasionally 1 heard th hire of a Japanes bullet. "The scene was awe-inspiring. Over th Russian osnter and left flank hovered chocolate clouds from bursting shrapnel. It was evident that the tide of battle waa coming toward th Russian right. I saw raaerv hurrying forward, the Cossacks galloping,' followed by column of Infantry at double time. Suddenly they disappeared in an adjacent da Ola. Th valley where th Russians had camped was emptied as if by magic Rattling volleys were fired behind the screen of hills which concealed th fighting troops from view In that direc tion, ths sound of th firing being tho only evidence of th deadly struggle pro ceeding there. This oonUnuad tor half an Rasataas Benin Retreat. "Suddenly a oompany of Cossacks ap peared on tho crest of a hill and began to descend. - They were followed by in fantry. Th Japanese gunners promptly pursued them with shrapnel Horses and msn began falling. "A moment of harrowing suspense was relieved by a thundering shout of "hurrah.' "It was from a ooupl of thousand of Russian troops Just brought up by train. They quickly jumped from th oars, fixed bayonets and liter ally ran Into th fight. "Again th crackle of musketry under oover, during which th retiring Russian regiments formed up and moved OS in com plete order 'toward th railroad. Whll a long lln of commissariat wagons, es corted by Cossacks, took to tho road a battery of horse artillery stationed near the railroad, banged away furiously as it covered th retreat.' Th Japaneae shell war falling on th station buildings, from which train after train bad moved. "I descended th hill and Just suoceeded in Jumping on the footboard of th last car. Bom of th Russian batteries on th left flank were stiy firing. Th main force then began slowly to retreat toward Vantslalln (thirty miles north of Vafan gow), and at about 1 o'clock In tho after noon had accomplished its strateglo mis sion. Th battl of Vafangow had de flected considerable Japanes forces from Port Arthur. Japanese Less la Heavy. "to fighting was glorious. For tw days ths Russian re gl mant valorously maintained their positions and took th offensive on the left, so pressing th enemy there that a coupl ot Japanese baUarla fell Into th Ooasaoks hands. The Rusalaa soldiers went into battl singing, their spirits aot aft so ted by th fierce heat and furious cannonading, whoa Intensity may be gauged from th Influ ence It had on th ataiospherto conditions. Kaln drops fell ttk tear at th height of th batUs, although tho day dawned clear. "Many Russians hav fallen, but a' greater number of Japan were killed. Th Russian (halls and bullets mowed them down Ilk wheat Th whole valley was bestrewn with th corpse and th river Taasa ran red. But it was with Japaness more than with Russian blood. "I left on the last train with Oeneral Stakelberg. Ttus train collided with th one preceding it near Vantslalln, but It was not damaged. "When 'passing Kal Chou wo saw three Japanese orulsera, "Th wbol road north wag occupied by Russian troop. "Th Russian say th Japanese cannot advano much further north, even whep wr ) SO sv Biaar I