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OAKS CROW FROM ACORNS BEE ADS BUILD BUSINESS The Omaha Daily ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. Bee. OMAHA, MONDAY MOIJNINO, MAY 2. 1903. BIG BUSINESS OR LITTLE BEE ADS WILL BOOST IT. SINGLE COrY TUKEE CENTS. WEEK MORE OF CASE i WORLD TRAVELER AT ANCHOR WILL CONTINUE THE STRIKE Dennison Trial Promises to I'xtend Beyond Ensuirg Six Days. COURT MAY OBSERVE THE HOLIDAY Defense Expresses Satisfaction with Oondi tions Up to Pretest. . THINKS PROSECUTION HAS FALLEN SHORT Attempt Etill Being Mad to Tike Eher eliffe Oat of State. CUMMINS WILL NOT GIVE HIM UP Governor ear H Will Sot Honor Any Reqnest for Former Convict latU Present Trial la Over. (.From a Staff Correspondent.) RED OAK, la., May 2.K. eSj-eoal Tele gram.; The Dennison trial, which con umd all of last wet-k, will, in all proba bility, not be concluded thin week. It has about been decided to hold no court Tues day, Memorial eiwy, and because of tins tha cane may run a day or two into next week. It has not yet been fully decided Just how Ion a time will be consumed In making the arguments before the Jury or what attorneys will make the opening and closing speeches on either side. The prosecution concluded its case Satur day morning and the defense haa mad considerable progress on its aide of the case. McMillan, who, It ia alleged, received tz.frtw for assisting in securing the Sher ciiffe parole, and Chief of Police Donahue of Omaha, both witnesses for the prosecu tion, failed to put in an appearance when called, and an effort will be made to secure their presence this week. It was explained by the court that McMillan was busy in federal court, being a United States district attorney, while Conneil announced that Donahue was in Washington city, where he had been injured In an automobile acci dent, and probably would be in lied Oak Monday. Defense Feels Encouraged. At this .stage of the game the defense feels very much encouraged. For a time It seemed probable the defense would place Dennlaon, Llewellyn and a few others on the atand and allow the case to go to the Jury without attempting to impeach the witness, Sr.ercliffe, by a long line of wit nesses. This counsel, however, failed to prevail, and all I he witnesses for the de fense w ill be called. k The detente leeis, however, that the prosecution has made no case against Den nison, it being up to the prosecution to show that Dennison actually went to Mis souri Valley, la., and dug up the Pollock diamonds. The only evidence introduced to that effect was the statement of Bhercllffe that Tom Dennlaon told him he had dug up the diamonds. This fact will, the de fense claims, have to be established be yond a reasonable doubt before a convic tion ' can be' secured. ' The corroborative evidence Introduced by the state haa nearly all been contradicted by the defense. The statement by fcher cllffe that Dennlaon had sent 1750 to Charlie Mullen at Seattle to go his bond has been contradicted by a deposition from Mullen j and a copy of the original petition show ing that Mullen had gone through bank ruptcy to escape paying the bond. It haa been proven by the state, through Warden , Jones of the Iowa penitentiary that Dennlaon had visited Sherciiffe in prison and left him money. Not Denied by Ilennlsun. It haa been proven by the state that Den nlaon assisted in securing the parole of Bhercllffe, but these two latter charges have never been denied by Dennison. The state failed to prove that Dennison admitted he had spent the money for Sher cltffe'a release, as ajiecllird In the Dennison financial statement. The state attempted to corroborate Sherclifle's statement that Dennlaon needed money after the Sullivan- everal llandrrd People Attend Ok senates of aptaln B. F. Reynolds af House and Cemetery. Last offices for the late Captain B. F. Revnolds, chief er.rlneer and siiperlntnd- f the Mlnnelusa pumping station, were r yesterday afternoon at the beautiful rly residence in Florence and at the e In Forest Lan cemetery. Although nfternoon was chilly and rain con i ly threntened. more than 50 men and " j n, most of w horn were old personal 1 is of the captain and h's wife, st t td the services, which er; very sltn- The casket was almost hidden liomj by flowers and the cottage was far t imall to accommodate those anxious t TJ y their final restarts to an admired Cirtirficter. Conspicuous were the Grand Army veterans, this organisation having claimed Captain Reynolds among its mem ber by virtue of the fact that he com manded a war vessel under Farrasut during the rebellion. A quartet composed of Miss Fawcett, Mrs. llammill, Mr. Barton and Mr. Fryor ang "Iead Kindly Light" and Rev. Edwin Hart Jenks followed by reading a prayer. He then made a funer.-.l address, with a eulogy of Captain Reynolds. "Captain Reynolds has sailed hla last voyage and arrived safely in an everlasting harbor." said Rev. Mr. Jenks. "The old ship that haa borne the precious cargo of his soul has served Hs purpose and is no longer needed. Captain Reynolds' life was full of romance, power and achievement. It is not fitting here for me to recount all the worthy and good deeds accomplished by this man. I might speak at length of his service to his fellowmen In the search for the grewsome lellc of the Sir John Franklin expedition and other enterprises of a noteworthy nature. His was a rest less spirit, one of those for whom the whole world seems too small. In personal charac ter he was a man to be admired and he was jiecullarly happy In his domestic- life. He was a man whom other men could look up to, and in all the things he under took he was found always on the side that stood for what was best and right." The active pallbearers were men who have been connected with the water com pany for years and whose lives were in close contact with Captain Reynolds. They were Stockton Heth, Charles Dooley, F. H. Marshall, William Pulta, Hugh Sutue and Newell Burton. The honorary pallbearers were Judge J. M. Woolworth, R. S. Hall, N. M. Howard. A. H. Hunt. E. M. Fairiield, J. M. Gibb, Major R. S. Wilcox, Judge Jacob Fawcett and Charles F. Weller. The services at the house were concluded by the singing of "In the Sweet By and By by the. choir. V. S. Grant post No. lie had charge of the rites at the grave, which con sisted of the prescribed Grand Army ritual In which Commander T. A. Creigh. Chap lain Diflenbacher and Comrades Wilcox Fawcett and Weller officiated. Chicago deration of Labor Kakea Prep aratiom for Prolong d Struggle, BIG LABOR DEMONSTRATION JULY 5 Fight 111 Go on Intll Express Com panies Are Ready to Compro mise Kanploy era Are Confident. SERMONS ON GAS LEASE FIGHT Victors- of People Referred X early Every Pnlult la Philadelphia. to In PHILADELPHIA, May 28. -The gas lease fight of last week, which resulted In the advocates of the proposition bowing U popular will by withdrawing the proposed lease from city councils served as the text for many sermons In Philadelphia churches today. There were few houses of worship where the sensational Incidents of last week were not touched upon. The greater part of Mayor Weaver's day was taken up with religious duties. He attended divine services at Temple Baptist church In the forenoon and in the after noon he taught his Bible class at the church as usual. There were almost record-breaking attendances at the church, many strangers attending the services to see the mayor. At the conclusion of the morning services the mayor and Mrs. Weaver were surrounded by nearly all members of the congregation and con- ! gratulafed. During the exercises, ln- formally opening the Sunday achool session. the superintendent referred to the mayor and the part he took in the gas lease fight, Mr. Weaver was called upon to speak a few words and among other things said: ll'L the people's victory. The people havs given me entirely too much credit. 1 RH V Corbett fight by showing that he had bor- to you it is a victory, a magnlhcent vic- rowca in ail ii.wu iiom wie umaim av t tory of the people, but in exulting the vl tory we must not for a moment Imagine that the task haa been accomplished. We 6hall have a lone anii nrnhMhlr teitlmis fight l-etore us, but with the help of God the people will eventually come out vic torious. The mass meetings scheduled for this week In opposition to the gas lease will. It is believed, be turned Into gatherings for the confirmation of the mayors new de partment chiefa. Colonel Sheldon Potter and A. Lincoln Acker. So far as known the leadera of the organization have not refused to consent to the appolntmenta being confirmed, nor have they given their approval of auch action. The names of Messrs. Potter and Acker will probably be sent to councils on Thursday and In case Swans, formerly of Logan, who swore i they are not confirmed the mayor will re that Bhercllffe had told her he himself ; appoint them ad Interim every thirty days had taken the diamonds Into Omaha, and until the controversy Is settled. The injunction proceedings Instituted last week against the mayor's new directors as suming office will come before Judge Rob ert Ralston In common pleas court Wednes day evening, when he will hear argu ment on a motion to make the Injunction permanent. CHICAGO, May 2S There was nothing developed today that would Indicate an Immediate settlement of the teamsters' strike, which has been in progress for nearly two months. That the labor unions are of the belief that the fight will be a long one was demonstrated at the meet ing of the Chicago Federation of Labor today, when arrangements were made for holding a strike demonstration on July 6. According to the present plans It Is the intenti.m to hold a monster parade of the strikers and the affiliated unions unless the controversy lias been ended before that date. At the meeting today each union affiliated with the central body was repre sented by three delegates at the request of President Dold The strike situation was discussed In all its details and the senti ment of the meeting was that the team sters should continue the fight until the seven express companies should offer some sort of a compromise. The officials of the express companies are still oodurate In their declaration that no concessions need be looked for from their side, so the mat ter of settlement through this channel seems as remote as ever. Employers Are Confident. With over ",000 policemen and deputy sheriffs detailed on strike duty, the em ployers declare that during the present week they will be able to demonstrate to the Ftxlkers that any further continuation of the fight will be suicidal to the Team sters' union. Superintendent Reed of the Employera' Teaming association said to night: In the next few days we will have all the help needed to gel business back to a normal basis. During last week we se cured over l,5nu drivers from cities and towns outside of Chicago and there are several hundred more en route. Three hun dred of these men are expected to arrive here tomoriow morning from the north ern part of Wisconsin and Minnesota. They are principally all lumbermen ana river drivers and will be assigned to the Lum bermen s association. With the 150 drivers already engaged by the lumbermen this ad ditional force tomorrow will put the lum bermen In falrlv eood shape again. The State street stores and the business houses that became involved at the open ing of the trouble have practically enough men to handle their waeons. so it is only a question of police protection that concerns us now. So Disturbances Reported. Today was one of the quietest days since the strike began, not a single disturbance being reported up to a late hour' tonight. In the lumber district, which is feared more than any other part of the city, many of the saloons which have been made the headquarters of the striking teamsters were closed today by the order of Mayor Dunne, and the police kept crowds from congregat ing on the streets. No effort was made by the Junaber companies to move wajons tec day, the officials of the different companies taking advantage of feuivlay to niei-e prepa rations for extended operations tomorrow. Employers Charge Conspiracy. To prove that a Teamsters' union -permit protects a wagon driver in Chicago from assault and the property of the em ployer from being damaged, attorneys far the Employers' association have sub poenaed Arthur Dixon of the Arthur Dixon Transfer company and a member of the Chicago Team Owners" association, and Thomas Cavanaugh, member of the Team sters' association, to testify before Master in Chancery Sherman In the Vnited States supreme court Injunction tomorow. Alleging that the members of the Chicago Teamsters' association are operating their business by an arrangement with Cornelius P. Shea and other officers of the Teamsters' association and that some members are delivering goods to boycotted houses with nonunion drivers by permission of the strike leaders, the attorneys for the em ploers say they intend to show that the strike leaders have conspired to injure the business of the members of the Employers' association NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST showers and Thunderstorms Today. Fair and Warmer Tomorrow, ALEXANDER MAKES STATEMENT! Prraldeat of KaialcaMe life IHarnssrs Injanrtloa leaned Against so clrty y J a Mire Maddox. Temperatnre nt Omaha Yesterday! floor. Ilex. Hoar. Dear. 5 a. m R4 1 p. m M a m. m r.4 2 p. in v.l 7 a. m Ml a p. m Ma. m 57 4 p. nt 0 a. m 5 n p. m ttl 10 a. n ,V U p. m 8.1 11 a. in Am 7 p. m 04 111 an K s p. m HI W p. nu 4 GA T FLEETS MEET IN DEATH GRAPPLE FIGHT IN THE COREAN STRAITS. Ings bank and also to corroborate that part of tha financial statement showing that he had paid $lb0 in interest to the bank. The defense already has proven, how ever, tiy an affidavit from Sandy Griswold of the World-Herald and by Himes, a gambler of Cheyenne, that Dennison loaned the latter $1,700 immediately after the fight and that Ietinlson came home from the fight with a big roll of money and that Himes paid Dennison the J1.700 within a week or ten days after the fight. The statement of SherciifTe that Denni son dug up the diamonds at Missouri Val ley has been contradicted by Mrs. Eva Express Companies Mand Pat. NEW YORK. May li. Levy Mayer, the by the testimony of C. E. Beane. who said Bhercllffe told him the same thing, and by one or two other depositiona. By SherciifTe himself the defense haa proven that Harry Drome, Elmer K. Thomas and Secretary Ware of the Omaha Civic Federation had given money to Bhercllff since hs made hia affidavit In volving Dennison. This testimony the de fense considers very important in estab lishing the fact that a conspiracy had been hatched up to ruin Dennison "politically and financially." tVaat shercllfie- Told Beane. Beane, for the defense, also testified that Bhercllffe had told him while both were In a Kansas City hospital that Dennison was not Implicated In the Pollock robbery, but that he was going back to Iowa to testify against htm, and thus he would secure his own release from the peniten tiary. Another convict In- the Iowa pen itentiary had made affidavit that Sher ciifTe mad him a proposition to get him ta swear to a statement that would be fixed up for him against Dennison. Tli stats failed to produce a witness to show that Dennison had been to Missouri Valley or that he had bought a butcher knife there, as testified to by SherciifTe, who said Dennison told him be had done that Tomorrow the defense will put cn the stand Hooker, alleged to be Bhercllffe s banker, who will swear that Bhercllffe had left some 16.000 with him to be used In de fending SherciifTe should he ever be caught. Hooker haa the dates the money was de posited with him. This will go to estab lish tha claim of the defense that Dennison did not spend the UlW In Shercllffe's be fcalf, aa shown in the financial statement Which on oonviot said Bhercllffe had told tUm h had "conned" Dennison Into msk sY.g so that he could use It against him at the right Uma. It has not yet been decided ust when Dennison will go on the stand. Interest In Case Crowra. interest in lb rase has grown constantly kud every dsy ths court room has been KNOCKS OUT TRAIN ROBBER iCbaUnusd o Segeod. I'at-a. Express Messenger Lays Ont Bandit Who Blew Open tafe on North, em Paeltc Limited. ST. PAI L. Minn.. May General Man ager H. J. Horn of the Northern Pacific railway gave out the following details con cerning the holdup of the North Coast Lim ited at Bearmouth, Mont.: Northern Pacific North Coast Limited train No. was In Id up about 11 p m. Mav il. two miles east of Bearmouth, Mont a't Mile Post No. M. by brip man. After order ing the messenger out the robber . .c about wenly-hve pounds of dynamite, blew me me open in me express car. shatter ing the side of the car and blowing the door off the safe. After the discharge of th third explosion the robber forced En gineer Wilson to crawl into the car ahead of him. and the messenger to follow As soon aa they were in the car the bandit forced Engineer Wlleon to strike a match and as he did this. Engineer Wilson saw express Aieseenger l.auo isauy to hit the rub tier with a piece of broken car. Wnson Immediately blew the match oul and the express measenger airuck the robber and knocked him out. The robber waa not killed, but waa bound and taken to Irum mond. where he waa turned over to the county authorities. The express car wa not badly damaged and went through on the run. No valuabiea were (akeu and paaseiigers were not disturbed. At 1 o'clock today the robber waa aull unconscious The railway company haa wired Engi neer Wilson and Express Messenger Laub congratulations and will immediately mail th expressman a check for ll.OuO In recog nition of their services. The Bearmouth holdup was a year ago on this same North Pacific limited by Hammond and Christie, who were run down by the special agents of the Northern Pacific. Hammond and Christ! aw cow attorney for the Employers' association and representing the express companies whose employes In Chicago are on strike. Is here for the purpose of having a conference with the New York officials of the com panies looking towards a breaking up of the strike "I am not in a position yet to Bay what I shall do while here," said Mr. Mayer soon after his arrival. "1 expect to have a con ference with the express officials, but whether it will lake place in the city or out of it 1 have not yet been able to de termine. Sunday Is rather a bad day on which to get people together and 1 may not be able to do anything before tomor row." Late in the afternoon Mr. Mayer dic tated the fallowing statement : "The places of all the striking teamsters of ths railway express companies in Chi cago have been permanently filled and a large majority of the positions made va cant by the strike of the teamsters of the members of the Employers' association have likewise been filled. The express com panies are resolute and their determination is firm, final and conclusive." NEW YORK. Mn -The following is an abstract of a communication issued to the managers and agents ol the Equitable Life Assurance society by President Alex ander. It relates to the recent ruling of Justice Maddox in the sui! of Franklin B. Lord against the society and embodies an opinion of counsel representing the society as to the scope and effect of the court s action in restraining the carrying into ef fect of the amended charter adopt-J April 6. pending a final determination of the ac tion on its meiils. The opinion says: The decision of Mr. Justice Maddox In volves most lar-rea1 hing cney-nces and lecults. not only as to this society, but also as to all omrr companies oi Kanized under the general Insurance act of If the opinion of Mr. Justice M.uidox stands as a correct interpretation of the legal status of this society, a sh.gie He. holder has the legal ritht to defy the wishes oi all the remaining shares and of the board of directors and of the policy holders and to prevent any concession whntsceever to the claims of polity holders to a shade in the management ot the as sets of this soc iety. We are of the C'plnlon that the learned Justice has fallen Into error as to the true interpretation and effect of the statutory law of tnis state as epplied to the chatter of this society and the powers ol the board and the rights of the policy holders and stockholders. To acquiesce in this decision would be to utmndon what the board of directors have heretofore undertaken to accomplish in the direction of mutualizing this society so as to carry out in pari at least what the founde rs of this society had in mind when the charter whs adopted. The amended charier now liefore the superintendent of insurance for his ap proval embodies the unanimous result of the views of the menYbers of the board and confers upon the policy holders tiie right to elect a majqrity of the board. It would, in ctur opinion, be most injurious to the Interests of the society and to its future welfare and its permanent pioFperity. if the amended charier should not be carried Into effect, by reason of the injunction granted by Justice Maddox and we are fairly of the opinion that the appellate courts will decline to approve of the vie ws expressed by Mr Justice Maddox as to the validity of the proceedings of this board In adopting the amended charter. CONGRESS OF AGRICULTURE Delegates to International Conference Greeted by King send Queen of Italy. ROME, May . In the historic hall of the capitol today King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena, surrounded by mem bers of the cabinet Ar other high state dignitaries, Inaugurate the Internationa! ecnrerncv rr rtrtr. . tne tt rvncoi of the diplomatic corps and lao delegates. David Lubin of California, who originated the Idea, would have- preferred not to as sist at today's gathering, saying that all honor should go to the king of Italy, who took up the idea, but as the committee urged that he should he present, he yielded and became an object of great curiosity, notwithstanding his .modesty. Minister of Agriculture Rava delivered the address of greeting to "the illustrious representatives of the civilixe-d nations, convoked in a parliament of knowledge. Justice and economic accord in favor of the first and greatest of human endeavors, agriculture." The king and queen conversed brleflv with those present. His majesty shook hands with Ambassador White and then with the American delegates, A. F. Woods and W. F. Hill. Two ideas with regard to the conference have already been put forth one to the effect that the outcome should be an in ternational institute at Rome, which would generally speaking, be an office for the col lection of statistics and dissemination of technical Information, advice, etc, and the other to raise the institute to the dignity of an international parliament of agricul ture with effective legislative powers de rived from each country which might be a party to it. Mr. Lubln was visited tonight by promi nent persons, including Minister of Agri culture Rava and the British delegates, Leirds Mlnto and Jersey, who discussed his scheme with the Cal!fornlan. The Russian fleet, utbior Admiral "ojestvenskr. n1 tbp Japa nese tie-et. uibier Admiral Togo, are pugai:tM In a elonth grapple in the Straits of Ceuva. This much is certain. (Mher information ronoeruinit the affair la meagvr ami unsatisfactory as forming a basis for a conclusion as to the outcome of the litfht. At Toklo the ptivernment is keeping lmck all Information, while at St. Peters burg no information is received save that that comes from the news fluencies. Che Koo dispatches my the tight legan at noon on Satur day. The main portion of the Kussian squadron and the Japanese fleet are rngaped. From Washington comes word that the Hussian flevt sank an .unknown American merchantman off the Chinese coast- The Amer ican consul at Nagasaki telegraphs the department at Washington that the Japanese have sunk one Kussian battleship, four Hussian cruisers and a repair ship. A dispatch from Tsinpian says the Japanese lot one torpedo cruisvr and ten torpedo Ihihts. This tends to confirm the theory ad vanced several days ago that Admiral Togo would not risk his heavr lighting ships. o ii -m Greatest Sea Fight of Modern Timet Bo Profmiing in the Eait R0JESTVENSKY ENCOUNTERS TOGO AT LAS1 Battle 03 the Corean Ooait Begin al Noon Saturday. DETAILS RECEIVE! ARE VERY MEAGER Japanese OoTernment Eeepi Back AU Iti Information. CL0011 IN ST. PETERSBURG reeling of Confidence of Saturday Gives Way to Fessimitm. CZAR WITHOUT OFFICIAL INFORMATION eTTspaper Dispatches Create Wildest Speculation Dispatches Expected froae Rojeatvensky by Tonight. TOGO GAINS GREAT VICTORY Mew Taken by British aval Experts the evrs So Far Received. on RUSSIAN LOSS IS REPORTED TO BE HEAVY American Consul Sends Some Details of thi Battle's Eesulu JAPANESE LOSE TEN TORPEDO BOATS ST. PETERSBURG. May 2P. 2:10 a. m In this momentous hour the emperor, the admiralty and the Russian public are wait ing breathlessly for the Japanese to fur nish authentic news of the feat of Ad miral Rojestvensky and his fleet In which the hopes of the Russians are centered. The official disposition is to construe Tokio's silence favorably, but at the same time the strategic reason for such silence Is recognized. The public altering the pre mature jubilation of Saturday night is in clined to reverse its attitude and to be come pessimistic. The report sent to ' Washington by the American consul at Nagasaki of the sink ing of five Russian warships included a battleship and repair ship was accepted a the most definite and the most authentic piece ot news received up to midnight and undoubtedly produced a bad impression. The fear was expressed that the battle ship sunk might have been Rojestvensky's flagship, the Kniax Souvaroff, on which the Jajianese would undoubtedly concentrate their fire. The sinking of the re-pair ship Kamschatka, which was filled with the most modern machinery, might, it thought, prove later to tie a more severe loss than that of a warship, but at the admiralty, where crowds congregated Sunday after noon and evening, the opinion was ex pressed that If Rojestvensky had cleared ye giteway to the sea of Japan with no cither loss' than' reported by the American consul, the passage had not been dearly purchased, especially if the later reports should prove that the Japanese losses were anything like equal proportions. Talk Sympatbrtie Strike nt Xrw York. Twenty-three locals of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, representing about Tii.cvu drivers, held meetings today to discuss Uie cjuestlon of a sympathetic strike in New York to assist Ute men in Chicago. AccorJiug to several delegates, the strike may be ordered here within forty-eight hours. The meetings were held with much secrecy. President Hoffman of the dry goods teamsters, after the meeting said: "For several weeks we have been con tributing J1.CW a day to the Chicago strik ers. If a request for a sympathetic strike Is made it will be laid before the executive council of the New York locals." Jla Ue Mwuu je.iUUuU4-y i Dear LW.J Al WuuaUwi-Liubia, tcyj jw Xotk. Photographs Canals of Mara. BLOOMIN'jToN. Ind., May Word was received here today that Prof. C. O. Lamplund. a former student in the aslron oiny department of Indiana unlversli, but now connected with tne Lowell university at Flagstaff. Aril, has photographed the canals in 1 lie plunet Mars. This is believed to be the first tune In the history of science that such results have been accomplished, prof. Lampland has secured twenty views of the canals. . FLOODS IN SfJUTHERN TEXAS High Water Does Half Million Dollars Damage in Vicinity of El Pnso. EL FAPO. Tex.. May 3S.-A half million dollars is a conservative estimate of the damage done by the overflow of the Rio Grande north of El Paso in the Mexllla valley. Between BOiO and ln.'juO acres of farm lands are under water, crops and farm machinery have been lost and all houses in the path of the waters washed away. The water in most places is six feet deep. Every adr.be house In Anthony, N. M., has been washed away and the people have fled to El Paso. One family at Anthony was csught in the flood and was two days and nights without food. The family was finally rescued from the roof of a barn. The water is still rising rapidly, threatening greater damage, espe cially at El Paso, where the lower portion of the city is in peril If the sand dyke gives away. Laborers are working con stantly to protect the dyke with sand bags. OKLAHOMA CITY. May . Cessation of rains leads to the belief that flood dam ages In the two territories has been ar rested. Traffic in the western part of the territory is seriously crippled and Rock Island officials state that It will be several days before trains can run south snd west of Anadarko. The loss to farmers will be heavy. The Rock Island bridge across the Bouth Canadian at Union City on the main line went out today and the report reaches here Momaents of Ocean Vessels May XH. At New York Arrived; Pt. Paul, from Southampton, Hamburg, from Hamburr; Armenia, from Hamburg: Caledonia, from Glasgow; Celtic, from LlverjKxil; Patria. from Marseilles; Citta di Torino, from Cxerioa and Naples. Sailed; Italia, for Marseilles. At Liverpool Arrived: Bavarian, from Montreal: Victorian. from New York. Sailed: Rnvtc, fir New York. At 6t. Michaels Arrived. Marco Ming- hem, :rom uenoa. Intense Anxiety of the Csar. Probably no one in Russia displayed such intense anxiety as the emperor. Early Sunday morning he summoned Grand Duke Alexis, high admiral; Admiral Avellan, head of the Russian admiralty depart ment, and Admiral Wirenius, chief of the general staff of the navy to Tsarskoe-Selo, and was closeted with them to a late hour, impatiently awaiting information and poring over charts. The only news received by his majesty received from Russian sources, were dis patches from Russian agents and consuls at Chinese ports, which could give noth ing but current rumors. The only time the emperor left the members of his cabinet was to attend service In the chapel of the Alexandra palace, when the chaplain prayed for Rojestvensky's success. The emperor was greatly distressed when the Washington dispatch containing the Information sent by the consul at Naga saki arrived The newspaper dispatches naturally cre ated the wildest speculation. Some of the officers of the Admiralty were inclined to take the view that the ships off Woosung were empty colliers sent to the rear to avoid hampering the warships unneces sarily, or that It was a division of little fighting value dispatched to confuse Togo and to throw him off the scent. It was thought on Saturday that Rojestvensky might after all have divided his fleet and that the Japanese were awaiting ths ar rival of the aecond Russian division before making a general announcement. Opinion of aral Experts The naval authorities continue to believe that Rojestvensky could not risk a division of his fighting ships. Those of an optimistic turn hope that RoJestveriBky did actually throw Togo off the trail and escaped him as the French fleet eluded Nelson on the way to Egypt, and that they encountered only torpedo boat in the straits of Corea This opinion, though, is not generally shared and the great majority think that Togo's scouts were able to keep in touch with the fighting diviHion and that the Japanese lay in wait for Rojestvensky in the narrow waters where a batfle Is re ported to have taken place. Nevertheless, nobody believes that logo offered open batlle, the consensus of opinion being that the Japanese, favored by a stage of the moon which was three-quarters full, waited and delivered a series eif torpedo attacks Saturday night with such aid as their heavy ships could offer without running too much risk. Mines may have played an important role and jrhaps been re sponsible for a large share of the loases reported. At any rate the result Is not fully satisfactory to ths naval authori ties. Talk of Second Fight. It is possible that a running fight at long range took place Sunday, from which better results are anticipated, as the naval authorities generally do not believe that torpedoing could be renewed Sunday night LONDON, May 2 -Many dispatches from Tokio and other points appearing In this morning s newspapers ore filled with more or less authentic details of recent move ments of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's ships and surmises and rumors of the results of the battle between the Japanese and Rus sian fleets, but add nothing reliable to the dispatches received by the Associated Press correspondents. According to the Dally Telegraph, a pri vate tel'-gram was received In London last night in a very high quarter to the effect that VI e Admiral Togo had gained a great victor;-. Based on the meagre details already re ceived here, most of the newspapers are ready to believe the Japanese have secured a victory. The secrecy maintained at Tokio appar ently extends to the European legations. At any rate, Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minister here, declined to see newspaper correspondents, much less to talk of the battle. The indications from many of the dis patches are that Rojestvensky sent some of his vessels through the Tsugaru strait with the view of mystifying the Japanese. It is assumed here that the Japanese government will follow its customary plan not to allow- details to be published until the action lias been completed, and it is believed that the fight has been of a run ning character. The Daily Telegraph's Toklo correspond ent says that an intermittent fog prevailed in the Sea of Japan Saturday. It occasion ally lifted, when there waa brilliant sun shine. A high wind prevailed, with a rough sea. The Russian shins were first sighted at o'clock in the morning approarhlng the Tsu island under cover of a fog, which, nowover, lifted and the squadron retired. I'hrs squadron ia believed. .to have consisted of six first class ships and according tw information received twenty-one more Rus sian warships were not far away. It is reported from Hong Kong that the British fleet is leaving for the north at full peed. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent, and the Daily Telegraph Itself, both discredit the rumor that the Japanese will attack ihe Russians at Woosung, which rumor lacks confirmation from any other quarter, hough the Shanghai correspondent of the Morning Post, cabling May Ss, says that the firing of big guns was heard outside of Woosung Sunday flight. The same dispatch says that the Russians claim they are merchantmen and are entitled to remain at Woosung, while the Chinese admiral now declarea that he will not permit the trans ports to leave, and, the dispatch adds, the Chinese warship Halchl has cleared for actios. The Tokio correspondent of the Dally Mall says that fifteen of Rojestvensky's ships appeared cast of Tsu island at 2:45 o'clock Saturday morning, while at 10 o'clock that morning the fleet was passing ten miles southeast of Tatzakl and that cannonading was heard. Beport from Tsingtau that Togo's Wasp Fleet Suffers Severely. MOVEMENT OF RUSSIANS TOWARD STRAITS Hojestvensky Headed Directly for tho Passage Where He Was Most Likely to Eaeesattr tbo Japanese Fleet, Bl XLKTI. LONDON, May 2D The correspondent ot the Morning Post at Shanghai says that a telegram has been received there from Peking, announcing that Rojestvensky's fleet has been defeated off ths Tsu Islands and is fleeing northward and that four Russian ships, including ths battleship Borodino, have been sunk. BILI.KT1S. TSINGTAU, May . There Is a running naval engagement between the Russian and Japanese fleets in the straits of Corea, near the island of Okl. It is reported that tho whole Russian fleet is not participat ing; all the slower vessels have steamed around Japan. The Japanese losses so far are stated to be one cruiser and ten torpedo boats. The island of Obi is in the sea of Japan, about 200 miles northeast ot the straits of Corea, where tha battle between tha Jap anese and Russian fleets la reported to have had its beginning. A telegram from Chine sources aayl that in the naval battle in the straits ot Cores, Saturday and Sunday, the Rus sians have probably lost two battleship and two cruisers. This report baa not been . confirmed. BI LLETIK. ST. PETERSBURG. May a. A dispatch to a news agency from Che Foo says that private advices have been received by the Japanese consul there stating that th main portion of the Russian Baltic fleet engaged the Japanese squadron In tha straits of Corea last night. BILLETI. TOKIO, May 28.-7:45 p. m. Absolutely m news concerning the operations of th Japanese and Russian fleets was obtain able here today. Newspapers were held under absolute leash and all telegraphs and cables are closed to press dispatches FEAR DEFEAT OF THE RrSMASS French Press Comment on Probable Ontrome of Bnttle. PARIS. May 29. (4:55 a. m.) Later edl tlons of the papers here express the fear that the Russians have met with defeat in the naval battle. The Matin, remarking that the dispatches from Washington are far from reassuring, recalls the words of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky when he reached far eastern waters: "If I am vic torious I shall inform you; if I am van quished Togo will Inform you." I No official advices have been received concerning the naval combat in far east ern waters and those now arriving from Tokio are of the most meager description. The Journal's special war correspondent, Ludovlc Nadea, who was taken a prisoner at Mukden and sent to Japan,, cables from Toklo under date of May IX that the au thorities there are observing the strictest secrecy regarding the naval battle. He says that on the morning of May 27 a large Russian fleet appeared in the Tsu straits, entering the channel lietween Tsu Islands and Kiushlu Islands, w here the bel ligerents came in contact immediately, their cannonading being heard at Shlm noseki. The tempest which raged In the Japan seas for several previous days, the correspondent says, had settled down and the sea was more calm. A later dispatch from the same correspondent puts the pub lic on iruajyl against false rumors, reiter ating the statement that the Japanese au thorities were observing the strictest sil ence regarding naval movements and that there was also a most severe censorship which it was impossible to escape. cousin mat tne on worth ft rjenver j ln lhe open sea. The cruisers Gromoboi oriage at iascosa. Teg., is gone. Train and Ro,.ia of the Vladivostok squadron have probably sailed south to afford Rojest- service in the territories has not been so crippled since IS. Foar Drowned at Dodge, Kan. x DODOE CITY. Kan.. May IX-Howard Kolly. F. F. Conter. Mrs. Emma Parsons and Miss Carlle Heit bicker were drowned In Inick creek, five miles north of here, today. They composed a pleasure irtv and attempted to ford the creek In an open surrey. The vehicle was overturned and all the occuiants snd both horses were druw ned. Grocery More Destroyed ley Fire.' Gus Meyers grocery store, a two-etnry frame buiidir.g. f"M eViuth Thirteenth street, was destroyed by fire early this morning I tiwt luns is Jl.-m on erie iluCH ana XVlCJ on tha bunding, pafiully uivtcxi by lugurttov..! in. vensky any assistsnee In their power. If Rojestvensky gets clear of the straits Sun day night he should be close enough to Vladivostok Monday night to communicate. At 1 o'clock this morning Admiral Wire enlus and Avelan were shown the latest dispatches to the Associated Press. Ad miral Avelan said: Practically all information in the posses, slon of the emperor or of the admiralty is contained in the Associated Press dispatch-. Like the general public, we are now dependent on them for news, but we hops to be able to relieve the general sua. Fairbanks at Grand Forks. GRAND FORKS. N. D.. May 2 Five thousand people greeted Vice President Fairbanks at the station tonight as he passed through enrouts to Portland. Ore From the rear platform of hla train ha bowed his acknowledgments to those who were not rear enough to hear, and in brief sjeech took occsslon to congratulate North Dakotans on the prosperity evidenced on all aides, and predicted still greater things for the future. pens by dispatches containing authentic IB .formation Irum Vladivostok U veu- Fonr Persons Drowned. SPRINGFIELD. Mo.. Msy . Fred Lee Frank Gray. Miss Iu Rhodes and Miss Sarah Gatea. all of this city, were drowned In the James river near here today. They we'e me mix-re of a picnic party which went to the river on a boating and fishing ex cursion, and their boat capsized while titty sre tryltig to cross a mtHuod, Battle Began featnrdar. CHE FOO, May Noon. Private tele grams from Corea to th Japanese consul here state that a battle was progressing yesterday afternoon at or near th Corean straits between the main portion of the Russian squadron and th Japanese fleet under command of Admiral Togo. Telegrams almost Identical with th above have been received her and an nounce that a large portion of the Russian fleet was sighted approaching th Corean straits Saturday, headed for th channel between Tsu Island and Lhe Japanese ooast. According to th best information received her recently' th main portion of Admiral BILUKTIA. WASHINGTON, May . Cbnflrmatioa has been received here from Shanghai of the press report that tha Russian warships have sunk an unknown American merchant ship off the Chinese coast. Every gun fins is plainly beard to the northward. Xesrs is Confirmed. WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The American consul at Nagasaki cabled the Stat depart ment today that the Japanese have sunk a Russian battleship, four other warships and a repair ship in the straits of Corea. A dispatch was received at the State de partment today saying that th Japanese government had mad th announcement that Its fleet had engaged th Russians In th straits ot Corea Saturday and had held them. The reported sinking ot th battleship Jorodlno Is mentioned In a dis patch received at th Slate dtparunect to day from the consul at Nagasaki. Orel and Borodino Sank. From information received in Washing ton today it is believed that two ot the Kussian ships reported to have been sunk In th Gossan straits by the Japanes ar th Orel and its sister ship, th Borodino. They are battleships of lt.OUO tons. Three other vessels reported sunk ar belUved to hav been cruisers, the remaining on be ing a repair slip. The belief In naval circles In Washington is that th Japanese resorted to a free us of their torpedo vfcsaele ta Utalr attack ut