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WHAT'S WANTED? 01 It hi inttrilng a Unit Wtnt hi In Tst Be'i tltttlllti aoVcrfisfng columns. The. Omaha Daily Bee. SUBSCRIBERS Falling to gel Tnt Bee regularly tt promptly thouli report to 'Pliant 997. ESTABLISHED JUKE 19, 1871. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNIXO, JUNE 1, 1905 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THKEE CENTS. DE1IS0N OS STAXD GeteTairlj Well Started oi Teitimonj Be fore Adjournment of Court. TELLS OF FIRST MEtTING SHERCL1FFE "Witnesses Go Oyer Celebrated Aocount and Tell of Iti Preparation. THOMAS AND WITNESS SHERRY SPAR Corroborate! Testimony of Wetmore Con cerning Interview with Shercliffe. PROPOSAL TO WORK A HOLDUP GAME Said Sherclisre's Flan Waa to Flay Both Sides and Work the On Which Would Pat up the Lamest Sam. (From a Staff Correspondent.) RED OAK, la.. Way 31.-(8peclal Tele gram.) Tom Dennlaon went on the witness stand In hid own behalf at S o'clock this afternoon, after a busy day, during which the defense presented much evidence In contradiction of the statements of Sher cllffe, while two of Its witnesses swore they were present when Tom Dennlson wrote the orlalnal "financial statement" at the request of Shoreline, who, they testified, asked that lt.be made to look as largo as possible In order to make his mother be lieve that ho owed Uennison a large sum. The original statement, as drawn by Dennl on, was Identified by both John Dennlson and Frank Williams, Dennlson merely had an opportunity to tell who he was and have his life traced from his birth to the present time and got started on tils testimony when court adjourned. Ha said he met Shercliffe in Salt Lake lty In lh82 and did not see him mln until his trial In Logan. . He cor roborated the testimony of Hooker regard' ing his connection with Shercliffe. Joe Sherry, a deputy sheriff of Douglas county, told of a proposition Shercliffe made to him and Wetmore to hold up either Dennlson or the Civlo federation for money to get him to testify In the case, as was told by Wetmore. Thomas attempted to get It Into the records that Sherry had been In charge of Dennlson after the aupreme court man date had been Issued holding that he had to go to Iowa, and while the attorney were objecting Sherry answered, ' "I was not In charge of Dennlson until you placed roe m charge of him, Mr. Thomas." Again he got the best of Thomas when the Jatter asked him If it had not been tipped off by the sheriffs office when Dennl aon was to be raided. "The reports came from your office, so youi" man Qunsolus swore," was the an swer. . The prosecution recalled Hooker to the Stand to have him explain a letter which he had written to Attorney Cochran, In which it was said Hooker had spent $700 " o( lilf.wrn.nidnoy in behalf of ..aherallrYe, that the . latter had no money and that Hooker did not want to go to any more expense tor another attorney. Incidentally, the lawyer sought to be employed with Cochran in defending Shercliffe was Senator Tom . Patteraon of Denver. ' Hooker said he had written a letter to Cochran and that he had pleaded the lack of money so that ha would have to pay no more money for attorneys than he had agreed to. Several other witnesses contradicted the testimony of Shercliffe In matters of more or less Importance. , ' Impeachment of Shercliffe. Court began promptly at 9 o'clock this morning and the defense resumed the in troduction of testimony to Impeach the evidence given by Shercliffe, the main wit- nesa for the defense. Ex-Sheriff Coult hard of Harrison county who was the first witness, swore that while taking Shercliffe to the penitentiary the prisoner had told him and his deputy, D. Wilson, that he had taken the Pollock diamonds Into Omaha and had disposed of them. On cross-examination the witness was asked concerning a letter which he had written to the governor of Iowa petition Ing for a pardon for Shorcllffe, in which the witness, had written that he believed Bhercllffe was Innocent He acknowledged signing such a letter and said he did It through sympathy for Shercliffe, who had served a long time and because such po litical strength had been brought to bear on him to cause him to sign the letter. At ' the time he aald he and Wilson had not mentioned the confession of Bhercline because he thought they might some day run across the diamonds and find the man who got them. Coulthard Identified a revolver, 45-callbcr, which be raid had been identified at the Bhercllffe trial as the one used by Sher clllte. At the same time the prosecution Introduced a revolver that looked similar, which Coulthard said was not the one used. Q. D. Wilson, the deputy, testified prac tically th aame things as Coulthard. O'Connor Contradicts Shercliffe. S Charles O'Connor of Salt Lake, at the time of the Pollock robbery a Union Pa cific engineer, was one of the most Im portant witnesses of the defense. He swore that he was Introduced by Patsy O-int to Tom Dennlson on the afternoon ,j frd Jng the Pollock robbery; that the.(ree were In Sonnenberg'a store and then were together seeing the sights In Omaha. He wore that the three ate dinner together at Ed Maurer'a restaurant about t o'clock that afternoon. He also stated that he testified at the' Shercliffe trial, and that M. P. Hooker had paid him 160 for It. It. H. Petersen, a gunsmith of Council Bluffs, aald Shercliffe had come to his shop to get a revolver fixed and tried to make arrangements to board with him In Coun cil Bluffs. In that connection the witness said Shercliffe told Mm that he was to get a big roll of money for testifying against Dennlson. The witness said Elmer Thomas had asked him about the visit of Shercliffe. and when he told him Thomas said he couldn't use htm on his side. Attorney Fallon asked the witness if he had not been adjudged Insane by the com missioners of Harrison county about the time Shercliffe was brought to Jail there nd was not that the reason he was in Jail.. The witness denied It and 'said ha was there visiting a friend. Telia of Saercllffe's Proposal. Joe Bherry waa one of the best witnesses the defense has yet placed on the stand nd during his examination Connell and Thomas had several little spats and con siderable of .Omaha politics got Into the records- In brief. In answer to questions Bherry avid ne had been sent by Sheriff Power to Des Moines to look up the Dennl aon case and that there Wetmore had In- CRITIC CHARGES CONSPIRACY Twenty-Four Sew York Theatrical Managers Held for( Trial by Magistrate Pool. NEW YORK. May 31. Twenty-four mem bers of the so-called theatrical trust will have to stand trial on a charge of con spiracy, In accordance with a decision renderrxl today by City Magistrate Joseph Pool In the west side court In the long pending complaint of Jamos B. Metcalfe, the dramatic critic, against the Theatrical Managers' association. Metcalfe charged conspiracy in that the members of the association passed a resolution January 12 last by which they agreed to bar him from their theaters. The men held are Marc Klaw, Abraham L. Erlanger, Oscar Hammersteln, Daniel Frohman, Charles M. Burnham, Joseph K. Brooks, Helnrlch Conried, James H. Curtln, Martin Dickson, Frank McKee, J. W. Rosenquest, B. L. Braden, Joseph Springer, Leo Teller. W, C. Watson, Porrln Williams, W. C. Jordan, Alf Hayman, George Kraus, E. D. Stair. W. F. Keogh. L. L. Lichen- stein. Antonio Pastor and Henry B. Harris None of the managers was In court when the decision was rendered, but It was said they will be represented at the district attorney's office tomorrow to arrange for ball. In his decision Magistrate Pool says the proceeding was brought by the district at torney under a section of the penal code relating to two or more persons conspiring to prevent a man from following a lawful calling. Magistrate Pool denied the contention that a theater Is private property and the legal fight of the defendants to exclude the com plaint on the ground that the theater Is a "quasi public" place, and said: "I hold a person cannot be denied admission to theater solely on the ground that he had written criticisms reflecting on ono or more of the Theater Managers' association." CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Ordinance Bediatrioting the City Pasaed at Laat Sight's Session. ORIGINAL DRAFT CHANGED SLIGHTLY Third Ward Remains l'nchanad, but the Others Are Knocked Ont of All Semblance to Present Ontllnea. The task of refashioning ward lines so as to make twelve Instead of the present nine divisions of the city was accomplished by tire council last night, with some altera tions to the plan heretofore published. The changes affect the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, .Eleventh and Twelfth wards and are comparatively small ones. Councilman Hoye was the only member to object to the amended ordinance. He said he did not be- LORENZ MAKES CONFESSION Fellow Conspirator of Machea aad Crawford Tells of Plot. WASHINGTON, ' May Sl.-Oeorge E. Lorens of Toledo, Q., who was convicted with August XV. Machen and Samuel and Dlller B. Ooff on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government in connection with contracts for furnishing supplies for the Poatofnee department, today turned state's evidence In the trial of William Q. Craw ford, who la charrred with conspiracy. Machen and Lorens were Indicted Jointly with Crawford. The former pleaded guilty and was sentenced to an additional two years In the penitentiary and Loreni was granted a severance for trial. Lorens did not spare himself In the testi mony. He declared that an agreement had been formed by himself, Machen and Craw- ford to get contracts to furnish letter carrier satchels to the Postofflce department and that they had 'shared In the profits. Contracts were galnted by reason of Mach COMPANY OFFERS ITS LINES Chicago Corporation Fixes Terms t'pon Which It Will Sell to City. CHICAGO, May 31.-The Dally News to day says that a definite proposition on the part of the Chicago traction companies to sell the car systems In this city has been mode to Mayor Dunne and if reports are correct the offer will In all probability be accepted. This development came today while the mayor and his advisers were In consulta tion wltt) James Dalrymplo, the Glasgow tramway manager. It Is believed that ne gotiations between the city and the com panies will come to a speedy Issue. The proposition made embraces the fol lowing: The Immediate turning over of the two traction systems to the city or at least their operation under the city supervision. The rehabilitation of both systems by their Dresent owners, the city ultimately pavlnK for whatever outlay Is necessary In order to establish a nrst class ana up-to date service. Kleotlnn tc the board of directors of both systems of representatives and experts for the city to work in harmony wrtn me gen eral managers of the traction companies in the east of rebuilding tne lines. The temporarily passing over of the so- rullfrt nlnatv-nine vear rlahts. the await ing of a final determination of the status of those rights before estimating or at tempting to estanusn a vaiue ior me property of the systems. lleve the law was being complied with In en's connection wltrTthe supply division of me matter or equal distribution of popula tion, this proviso being made In the section of the charter requiring the creation of an even doaen wards. With the signature of the acting mayor the new ward lines will be established and the shaping up of pre cincts or voting districts will follow. Fol lowing are the new boundaries: First South city limits and river, west to Thirteenth, north to Lincoln avenue, east to Tenth, north to Leavenworth, east to river. Second South city limits and Thirteenth, west along limits to Thirty-second avenue, north to Ed Creighton avenue, east to Twenty-seventh, south to Martha, east to I'nlon Pacific railway, northeast to Lincoln avenue, east to Thirteenth! south to limits. Third (boundaries unchanged) Leaven worth and river, west to Sixteenth, north to Nicholas, east to river. Fourth Sixteenth and Leavenworth, west to Twenty-fourth, north to Dewey avenue, west to Twenty-sixth avenue, north to Dodge, east to Twenty-sixth, north to Chi cago, east to Sixteenth, south to Leavenworth. Fifth Northeast corner cltv limits, west to Twenty-fourth, south to Pthkney, east to Twentieth, south to Nicholas, east to river, nortn to beginning. Sixth Ohio and Twentieth, west to Twenty-fourth, south to Lake, west to Forty- nrsi. norm to wirt, west to rorty-seeond, north to south line of Fontanelle park, west to limits, south to Seward, east to Twenty second, north to south line of E. V. Smith's addition, .east to Twentieth, north to beginning. Seventh Leavenworth and Twenty fourth, west to Thlrty-elehth. south to Pa cific, west to Forty-eighth, north to Leaven- worm, west to limits, soutn to soutn city limits, east to Forty-second, north to Grover, east to Thirty-second avenue, north to Creighton avenue, east to Twenty-sev enth, south to Martha, east to Union Pacific right-of-way, northeasterly to Twenty fourth, north to beginning. Eighth Sixteenth and Nicholas, west to Twentieth, north to south line of E. V. Smith's addition, west to Twenty-second, south to Seward, west to Twenty-sixth, south to Indiana avenue, east to Twenty- fifth avenue, south to Burt, west to Twenty-sixth, south to Chicago, east to Six teenth, north to beginning. Ninth Twenty-sixth and Dewey avenues. west to Thirty-eighth, north to Seward, east to Twenty-sixth, soutn to Jnulana, east to Twenty-fifth avenue, south to Burt, west to Twenty-sixth, south to Dodge, west to Twenty-sixth -avenue, soutn to Dewey avenue. Tenth Lincoln avenue and Tenth, west to Twentv-fourth. north to Leavenworth, east to Tenth, south to point of beginning. Eleventh Dewey avenue ana Twenty fourth, west to Thirty-eighth, north to Seward, west to limits, south to Pacific, east to Thirty-eighth, north to Leaven- PEACE SEEMS FAR AWAY Russia Evidently Not Ready to Allow Japan to Diotate Terms. CASSINI SAYS STRUGGLE WILL CONTINUE tnlted Stntea W ill Mot Make Any At tempt nt Mediation I'ntll It is Known That They Are Desired, the Postofflce department and were ' filled by Crawford, Who waa general' manager of the Postal Device - and Lock company of New York. According to Loreni, he was the go between, although there were meet ings between the three at the rooms of Lorenz when stopping at a hotel In this city In the early part of June, 1902. "Machen was In my room and said there should be some agreement as to the divi sion of the spoils. He said: 'Crawford may suggest that he receive one-fourth, you one-fourth and that one-half shall come to me. If he does that will be satisfactory to me.' Machen then said that whatever the arrangement, he and I should divide our shares equally, that Is, If ' three-fourths came to us we would divide it Further questioning brought out the state ment from Lorens that Crawford had made the suggestion of the division when they met the next day and the figures were In accordance with those that had been named by Machen. SIMM ARY OF CROP CONDITIONS Unfavorable Weather Hinder Fnrm Work and Retards Germination. WASHINGTON. May 81. The following is the general summary of the weekly crop report of the weather bureau: During the week ending May 29 most of the country experienced unfavorable tem perature, frosts occurring during the early part of the week In the plateau regions. In most of the northern tier of states east of the Rocky mountains, and ss far south as the Interior portions of the middle Atlantic states. Rains Interfered with farm work In portions of the South Atlantic and east gulf states, Tennessee and over an area extend ing from central Texas northward to South Dakota, and In portions of the lake region. On the Pacific coast the weatner was cool and cloudy, with showers In northern Cali fornia, Oregon and. Washington. Corn planting la largely- finished. Throughout the principal states germination and growth of corn nave been very slow, owing to cool weather, and more than the usual amount of replanting will be neces sary. In northern Texas, Oklahoma, Arkan sas ana Tennessee com is much in need or cultivation. Winter wheat has suffered slight deterioration In portions of the cen tral and western districts of the winter wheat belt, but It continues promising in the eastern districts, an Improvement being reported from Ohio. Generally the reports indicate that wheat is heading low. In California the crop la worth, east to Twenty-fourth, north to be- m5fur!nf .raJ'l1,rDd1 .nvrrawe. .yield Ja Binnlns- - I Indicated. In Oregon ana Washington . Tweinn i wenty-rourtn ana norm umiis, west to limits, south to south line of Fon tanelle nark, east to Forty-second, south to Wirt, east to Forty-flrst, south to Lake An appraisement of present values of the , , Twentv-fourth. north to Ohio, east systems. . to Twentieth, north to Plnkney, west to Acceptance or Mueiier law ceruncaien in Tw(.nty.fourt ,, north to beginning, payment for the properties. . Street Commissioner Ordinance. Acting Mayor Zimman made a fight on BOTTLE TELLS OF A WRECK Vessels Mentioned Not In Maritime Register and There la No Cos flrmntory Evidence. NORFOLK, Va., May 81. The following message received over the government sea coast wires today has been posted at the Norfolk weather bureau "A bottle containing the following note was found on the beach at Dam Neck on the North Carolina coast by Captain J. E. Woodhouse of the life saving service: On board schooner Phantom struck by growth has been rapid, . too rank growth being reported from Oregon, where it Is In danger of lodging. Although freeslng temperature occurred In the northern portion of the spring wheat region spring wheat Is reported as in good condition in Minnesota, and while frost in North Dakota proved Injurious the crop In that state has not been seriously damaged. Over the southern portion or tne spring wheat region the crop nas made more NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Thursday and Friday, Except Shnwrra and Cooler Friday In nest Temperature at Omaha Yesterday! floor. Dear. Ilonr. lire. n n. m ft 3 1 p. m TO a. m ..... . Ra a p. m 71 T a. m...... BT 3 p. m Til a. m fll 4 p. m...... TV a. m Ot (I p. n TH lO a. m IA Hp. m TV It a. in ir T p. m Tl 13 m US H p. m n p. ni UM BOMB THROWN AT ALFONSO WASHINGTON. May 31.-Whlle the presi dent has discussed informally the subject of peace negotiations with members of his cabinet and with some representatives of foreign governments at this capital, and In the near future will probably take up the matter with others, It can be said authori tatively that no definite steps looking to ward peace have yet been taken by this government. That such steps may be taken Is regarded as quite likely, but whatever action will be taken will depend on Infor mation not yet In hand. That a concerted effort on the part of sev eral Important nations, Including the United States, to bring about a cessation of hos tilities In the far east may be made very soon Is reasonably certain. It Is regarded too soon yet after the great naval battle to determine upon a definite course of action, At least until the St. Petersburg govern ment shall have indicated what Its desires may be the probabilities are regarded as favorable only to an Informal discussion Of peace. Rrltlsh Ambassador at White Honse, Sir Mortimer Durand, the British ambas sador, was the guest at luncheon today of President Roosevelt at the White House. That they discussed seriously, although In formally, the prospects of bringing about peace between Russia and Japan there can be no doubt. So far, however, this country has received no Intimation from Russia that negotiations looking to peace In the existing circumstances would be acceptable to the csar. President Roosevelt Is keeping In close touch with the situation and la willing, as he has been for many months, to take the Initiative In peace negotiations should a favorable opportunity be presented. Rnsala Will Not Yield. Count Casslnl, the Russian ambassador, expects to see the president some time to morrow for a aeneral talk, but he denied LjAxn li. ure., May si.-vice iTesi- tonlght that he would carry any message dent Fairbanks and the congressional party from his government and spoke dlscourag- who Bre to participate In the formal opening t'nsnccessfnl Attempt to Kill the King of Spain nnd Prealdrnt of France. PARIS, June 1. An attempt to assassi nate King Alfonso was made at midnight. As his majesty drove with President Loubet from a gala performance at the Grand opera house a bomb was thrown by an anarchist and exploded with deadly effect near the royal carriage. As If by a miracle both the king and president escaped unin jured, but fragments of the missile seri ously Injured five persons, killed or maimed a number of cavalry horses forming the escort and knocked out a child's eye. In tense excitement followed the Incident. The king and president retained their presence of mind, his majesty sending back a mem ber of his suite to make Inquiries as to the condition of the wounded. The person who Is believed to have thrown the bomb has been arrested with two others who are thought to have been Implicated In the plot. At 2 o'ejock this morning the prefect of police Interrogated those arrested, who de scribed themselves as follows: Louis Flnot, aged 22, a tailor; Marcel Hauten, aged 14, a glass blower; Ferdinand Boler, aged 21, a florist. It Is not known whether they belong to the group which organised the outrage. They will be put through a severe Interro gation. Meanwhile they are held at the disposition of the police. FAIRBANKS IS AT PORTLAND Vice President nnd Wife Escorted to Home of President Goode by De tachment of Cavalry. the ordinance creating the office of street favorable progress, although growth has commissioner because It provided for a I been slow. On the North Pacific coast K(Mi n vear elerkshln and a timekeeper I Prln" wheat Is much Improved in Washlng I1.6UU a year cierxsnip ana a umeaeeper . . 0 advanced nwlv. at $1,000. He said that one clerk could j the Dakotas, Minnesota and Nebraska do all the work In the office If he kept I oats have made slow growth and the crop constantly employed. Councllmen Hunt- ?tlo7gV the middle Atlantic states, but lllgion kiiu nujrc Bjjuivfl ,wi io ui uuiaiivo , fisewnPrP ana in piiii(-imi in uiiuchib siairs the outlook conntlues very promising. Throughout nearly the whole of the cot ton belt cotton Is much In need of cultlva-. tlon. Much planting remains to be done In northern Texas and planting is unfinished In Arkansas. In southern Texas and In portions of the central and eastern districts the situation Is Improved and the crop Is doing well in localities. Boll weevils are Increasing in Texas, ine general ouiinoa as It stood and It was passed, only Zimman and Schroeder voting against It. The acting mayor also made an effort to check the stream of repairs to unpaved streets which have been ordered by reso lution. He failed In this, although he quoted the street commissioner as author outgoing steamer Bodeon. All hands at the Ky for the statement that orders at pres- for a gooi crop ot hay continues promising. t.m uarwI Hlnu'lv ninklnor. now at water's I ont In hla hnnrt will exhaust the 138.000 I edge. Have put off In small boat. set aside from the aeneral fund for the FIVE MEN DIE IN TUNNEL I Kltrntwl i J. I. A. jiir 1 I - The names of the vessels mentioned In the purpose and 110.000 or more as well. note do not appear In any of the records or An ordinance was introaucea ana re marltlme register. ' Captain Woodhouse ferred which will authorize the chief of says the note Is In. poor handwriting but police to eell at public auction an prop readable. No wreckage of any kind cut be erty taken from prisoners and persona ar- seen anywhere. ALLEGED MURDERERS CAUGHT Missouri Men Pnt Ip Fight and One is Wonnded Before Capture. IRONTON, Mo.. May 81. A messenger arrived here early today bearing the in formation that Arthur and William Spaugh, charged with the killing of Sheriff Polk of Iron county, last Wednesday night tiave been captured In a little cabin ten miles northwest from here. A deputy sheriff's posse surrounded the cab) A and then rushed In. The Informant stated the Spaugh brothers resisted and Arthur was shot, in the arm before the naDture waa effected. The . posse Im mediately started to Ironton with the pany at UH cents a cumo yard, this nrm being the lowest Didder. New aro lamps were ordered placed at Cass street and the Boulevard, Forty-fifth and Seward and on Twenty-seventh ave nue between Krsktne and Lake streets by I a resolution brought In by Councilman Schroeder. rested which remains unclaimed for six months. The proceeds win go into tne police relief fund. New Paving Districts. Ordinances creating paving districts as follows were passed: Douglas street from Twentieth to Twenty-fourth, Leavenworth from Thirty-seventh to Park avenue, and Capitol avenue from Twenty-fourth to Twenty-sixth. Petitions were filed calling for paving on California street from Twenty-third to Twenty-sixth and on Twenty fifth street from Dodge to California. Bids for materials, tools and appliances for the new asphalt plant were referred to the committee on buildings and property and the city engineer. A contract for grading Sixteenth street from Vinton to the Boulevard waa awarded to Owen A Lovelace Contracting com- prison'ira. AMERICANS HELD BY RUSSIA Men Aeenaed of Illegal Sealing Aro Sentenced to Terma in Prison. VICTORIA. B. C, May Sl.-A letter haa been received here from Habanovsk tell ing of the Imprisonment of a Victoria sealer and two American hunters In com. mon with a score of Japanese who were captured by Russians on the schooner Koyolchl In Okhotsk sea in August laat. They were sentenced to one year and f,our months Imprisonment for hunting fur seals, though captured on the high sea. The sentences date from February I and will be served at Habarovsk. CASH CORN GOES HIGHER Nine Cents Pnt on May Delivery by Bnll Campaign at Chicago. Nearly All Victims of Cave-in Near Gunnison, Colo., Rescued Two Still Imprisoned.. MONTROSE, Colo.. May 31. At least five men were killed and two seriously Injured by the cave-In at the Gunnison reclamation tunnel. The dead are: EDWARD SCHULER, aged 22 years, Gettysburg, Pa. FLOYD WOODRUFF, Montrose. A. B. STELLE, Oklahoma, CHARLES HORNHART. JAMES CA9SIDY. C. Taylor and Fred Groff were pinned under heavy timbers and terribly injured. They would have been drowned but for the efforts of their entombed companions, who improvised a dam to hold back the water which poured Into the tunnel for a time, Twenty-one men were rescued uninjured but exhausted by their terrible experience. They were hoisted with ropes through a shaft which had been sunk sixty feet in less than twenty-four hours. The rescuers worked In three-minute re lays until the tunnel was reached. When the heavy timbers of the roof of the tunnel were broken the entombed men were found standing in water above their knees and still working with a will to prevent further disaster, as the soft dirt was constantly sliding. As the uninjured men one after another were brought to the surface they were greeted with shouts of Joy by hun dreds of men, women and children who were looking for relatives and friends. At a late hour today the two Injured men had not been removed, but heroic efforts were being made to extricate them from their perilous position. lngly of the prospects of peace. He said: Had the battle In the Corean straits been fairly even peace at this time might be looked for. But why should Russia seek peace now if she cannot obtain reasonable terms? we have a lars:e armv In the field which. Is constantly being Increased. Russia Is not threatened with a Japanese Invasion. Its resources have not been at all exhausted by the war. Without a navv It Is naturallv handicapped, but that only means that It will take us the longer to defeat the Japa nese on land. The Idea that Russia will be forced to seek peace at this time or sur render to Japan Is ridiculous. With the resources at Its command Russia can con tinue the war for years. I do not say that this will be the final decision of the gov ernment, but my firm personal opinion Is that at this moment Russia cannot think of suggesting pesce to its adversary. Attitude of Japan. In a conversation tonight Mr. Takahlra, ttw Japanese minister, said Russia would not have to communicate with Japan direct to find out the terma on which Japan would open peafce negotiations, adding that "un less Russia Is prepared to accede forthwith to these terms It had better fight on. Japan has never Intimated to any power the definite terms on which it would conclude peace, but Russia knows what Japan Is fighting for, and if it Is ready to discuss peace it can find out from one of several neutral powers Japan's sine qua non." At the reception of Senor Nabco, the new Brazilian ambassador, to the diplomatic corps this afternoon Count Casslnl and Mr. Takahlra were the center of two groups of diplomats, with whom they discussed the momentous events of the last few days. but the ambassador and the minister did not come In contact and neither held out definite hope of peace. Frnnce Hopea for Peace. PARIS, May 31. Governmental quarters here for the first time entertain a distinct hope of peace. This hope is not strong, but it is something more than deduction prom the result of the recent naval battle. What it Is based upon Is not known out of the Lewis and Clark centennial .exposl tlon arrived In this city today and were met at the Union depot by President H. W, Goode and a delegation of citizens. A mounted band and 200 men of the Fourth United States cavalry headed the procession that escorted the visitors through the center of the city to their hotel. Vice President Fairbanks and Mrs. Fair banks, escorted by the cavalry, later pro ceeded to President Goode's residence, where they will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Goode. In the afternoon the vice presidential and congressional parties visited the exposition grounds, SEATTLE, May 31. When Vice President Fairbanks and party In a special car on the Great Northern arrived In this city hundreds of people assembled at the depot to welcome him. He was conducted to the Rainier club, where he made a short ad' dress to an audience of about 2,000 peo pie, afterwards holding an Informal publlo reception. EQUITABLE REPORT READY It Contains Rndlcnl Recommenda tlona and Will Be . Discussed Further Before Given Ont. NEW YORK, May 31. The board of dlrec tors of the Equitable Life Assurance so clety met today to receive the report of the committee headed by Henry C. Frlck. The number of directors present was unusually large, The report was very long, the reading oc cupylng nearly two hours. When It was concluded the directors adjourned for an hour, after which the discussion of the re port was taken up. This conference con tlnued for nearly two hours, when an ad journment was taken until 11 a. m. on Fri day. The report was not adopted, the con ference being devoted to a preliminary dls- slde of those Intimately conversant with cusslon of Its most Important recommenda- Russia's Intentions but It is significant that tlona, some of which. It was ascertalhed, were of a very radical character. When the adjournment was taken Mr. Frlck said he was unable to say when the report would be made public. All the direc tors at the meeting were pledged to main- hope now prevails In high quarters that the peace efforts may not be futile. It Is said however, that everything depends upon a small circle very closely Identified with Emperor Nicholas who It is recognized must have the final word despite any other tal" absolute secrecy regarding It. influences favorable to neace. Concerning the reports of the possible MANY QUESTIONS TO BE UP Intervention of the powers It is said that the time has not yet arrived for such a movement which might embarrass the pacific tendencies already developing in Russia. At the same time the view pre vails that moral Influences In France, Great Britain and the United States stand for peace, while the Interests of. Germany In cline towards a prolongation of the war, Premier Rouvler has publicly asserted that VICE ADMIRAL UNDER KNIFE RojestTenskj Undergoes Operation la 4 Japanese Hospital. JAPANESE LOSE THREE TORPEDO BOATS bree Offloeri and About Two Hundred Men low Reported Killed and Wounded. ADMIRAL NEBOGATOFF REPORTS TO CZAR 'ogo Permits Communication Between Defeated Officer and the Baler. I DEFEAT MAY BRING ABOUT REVOLUTION St. Petersburg Newspaper Are Declaring for Convocation of the People. NDIGNATI0N AGAINST BUREAUCRACY Call Made for Punishment rof Hen, Held to Be Responsible for Condition of Russia and Defeat. BULLETIN. WASHINGTON, May 81. The State de partment has received the following cable gram from Toklo, dated today: Rojestvensky's skull fractured, requiring operation, serious, but not dangerous. Total Japanese losses to date: Three tor pedo boats sunk, thiee officers killed, about 200 men killed and disabled." BULLETIN. VLADIVOSTOK, May JL The torpedo boat destroyer Bravl arrived here today and brought four officers and 197 men at the crew of the battleship Oslyaba. BULLETIN, ST. PETERSBURG, June 1. Anotha torpedo boat destroyer, the Teroslahty, haa arrived at Vladivostok. Rojestvensky In Hospital. TOKIO, May 81. tl p. m.) Admiral Togo reports that all the captured ships sent to Sasebo have arrived and that their crews have been landed. Admiral Rojest vensky has entered the naval hospital. The report that Vice Admiral Enqulst was cap tured proves to have been a mistake. caused by the misinterpretation of wire less telegrams.' Admiral Togo also reporta that two Russian hospital ships which ac companied Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet Into the Straits of Corea, May 27, were suspected of a violation of The Hague con vention, and beside owing to the great strategic, necessity he detained them tem porarily and cpnveyed them to Sasebo May 28. By direction of the emperor. Admiral Ito has Instructed Admiral Togo to allow. Vice Admiral Nebogatoff and other Russian of ficers to transrhlt a report of the battle and a list of casualties and prisoners to the emperor of Russia. The officers of the battleships Orel and Nlkalol and the coast defense ship ' Ad miral Apraxine and Admiral Senlavtn, ara to be permitted to return to Russia upon giving their paroles. The damage to the Japanese fleet, Admiral Togo says, was Sllsht. Only three torpedo boats were lost. No warships or destroyers were sunk. The emperor has Issued the following rescript to Admiral Togo: Our combined fleet encountered th enemy's fleet in the Corean Strait, and after several days desperate name, annihilated it, accomplishing an unprecedented feat. We are glad that by the loyalty of our officers and men we have been enabled to respond to the spirits of our ancestors. Though the war be long, we hope that you will be loyal and brave and secure a successful result. To the navy the emperor Issued the fol lowing rescript: 1 Our navy with the best st rates-v and greatest courage annihilated the enemy's squadron and answered our hope. We sp Railroad Men in Meeting at Portland Will uiscuss (tuestlons of Rates. CHICAGO, May 81-An advance of ( cents ATLANTIC PREPARES FOR RACE L bushel today marked the close of the MANILA CHINESE Will Boycott Amerlcnn .Merchnndlse In Retaliation for Exclusion of Chinese Cltisens. MANILA. May 31-The Chinese Chamber of Commerce by an unanimous vote baa decided to stand In line with the treaty ports of China In boycotting American merchandise In retaliation for the new ex clusion treaty. Winner of Ocean Race Will Carrr Contest Into the Enemy's Country. SOUTHAMPTON, England, May SI. The American three-masted auxiliary schooner Atlantic, winner of Emperor William's cup, arrived here early this morning flying the Stars and Stripes. It soon attracted a crowd of admirers to the quayside. Wilson Marshall owner nf th vaeht full r MURDER BY AN OLD SOLDIER Praise for Captain Barr'a splendid handling of the schooner and attributed Its victory bull campaign In May corn. Throughout the entire session of the Board of Trade today shorts were anxious bidders for May, but offerings were hard to find. The close waa at the highest point of the RETALIATE I rtay, e cents a bushel. The opening showed a gain of 1 cent at &! cents, and within the first few minutes the price was bid up to U cents. Just before the close the price was forced to 60 cents, the final quotation. Continued on Becona Page.), t. I,oula Star Changes Hands. or. lAJi'is, May . Announcement waa made today by Frank J. Carlisle that a syndicate, embracing Ht Louis and Chi cago capital, had completed negotlat'ons and puicliaiH-d the St. Louts Star, an after noon newspaper, and would assume .haute of the newiir tomorrow. The officers of the new company will be: Mr. CarlUle, (resident and general manager; Nathan n.nk tiiriiir Awnur f I . ... . a ,.-., . Frank' J. Cabot, aeorciary. The terma oi uia irausauuua axe mil wane uuuh Fight at Kaasas Soldiers' Homo Re sults la Death ot Two People. ' KANSAS CITT, May Il.-A special to the Star from Dodge City, Kan., says that at the 6oldlers' home near here Daniel Truax shot and killed Herman Luts and John Lee because the latter had taken a supply of I whisky which Truax had brought from the city. Truax, who waa Intoxicated at the time of the shooting, waa brought to Dodge City and placed in jail. Ail three ara old I auldlera. to Barr'a remarkable seamanship. Barr himself was especially pleased and an nounced that the Atlantic had beaten the Endymoln's record to the Needles of thirteen days, twenty hours and thlrty-slx minutes from Sandy Hook. He paid tribute to the crew of the Atlantic and their smart work throughout. Later In the day the Atlantic was taken Into the dry dock for a cleaning, prepare tory to competing in the Dover-Heligoland race which Barr says be counts on wining Hundreds of congratulatory telegrams have been received by the owner and com- L.mauder ot the Atlantic, ST. PAUL, May 31. All the local rail- roads will be represented next Monday at Portland at the opening of the quarterly meeting of the Transcontinental Passenger Russia's defeat at Mukden led Germany association. General Passenger Agent I to embark on its program in Morocco and land ot tne Northern Pacific, who will be In the same sentiment prevails here now. Portland at the opening of the exposition namely, that Russia's defeat In the Straits tomorrow, will be the Northern Pacific rep of Corea further strengthens Germany's resentative. Passenger Traffic Manager ambitions. It is expected that Influences Whitney and General Passenger Agent toward peace will come through France, Stone will appear for the Great Northern Great Britain and the United States If an road. Assistant General Passenger Agent opportune moment arrives for a separate I McRae for the Omaha and General Pas- or concurrent expression ot such Influences. senger Agent Wakeley of Omaha for the Burlington road. Among the many subjects to be discussed will be the question of increasing the mini mum amount of reduced rates for clergy men from 25 or SO cents to tl. Another prob lem is whether dogs, donkeys and all the variety of animals used by vaudeville per formers should be transported hereafter as baggage. STOPS FIGHT ON THE MAYOR Right of Philadelphia's Executive to Remove Officials Not to Be Teated in Court. PHILADELPHIA. May 31. Counsel for Former Director of Public Safety Smyth and Former Director of Public Work. Co.- MOHONK CONFERENCE OPENS today withdrew the papers In the Injunc tion proceedings brovght against Potter and Acker, their successors. This formally ended the legal fight that had been begun at the Instigation of the "organization" leaders agalnat the appointees of Mayor Weaver. Judge Gray is Presiding at Meetlna- Where Arbitration la Being Conaldered. LAKE MOHONK. N. Y., May 31.-The annual Lake Mohonk conference on arbl- The wlthdawal of the papera meana that I tratlon waa begun here today. The oun the "organisation" forces have decided to ing address was made by the president. discontinue, for the present at least, their Judge George Gray, who was followed by ngm on aiayur ww&vvr. HARGIS ACCUSED OF MURDER Kentucky Judge, Senator aad Sher iff Charged with Kllllag ot James B. Mareum. WINCHESTER. Ky., May 81.-A sensa. tlon was caused here tonight by the ar rest of Judge Hargls of Breathitt county, Senator A. tl. Hargls and B. F. French of 'this city on a charge of complicity in the murder of James B. Marcum, several years ago Tin , warrant chargea these men and Sheriff Ed Callahan of Breathitt county with conspiracy, aiding and abet ting Tom White and Curtis Jett, who. It Ua alleged, did lb actual killing, Dr. Benjamin Trueblood on an address. "The Year's Progress of Arbitration. Movements of Ocean Veasela May 81 At New York Arrived: Oeore-lc. from Liverpool; jceanic, rrom Liverpool; Ger mania, from Naples. Sailed: T utonlc, for Uverpooi; ixoordam. lor Rotterdam: Cltta di Torrino, for Naples and Oenoa. At Havre Arrived: Sarmatlan. from Montreal. At Oueenatown Arrived: Friesland. from Philadelphia. Sailed: Caronla, for New York. At Southampton Sailed: Kaiser Wllhelm II. xor New York. At Plymouth Arrived: Deutschland. from New Jork: Pnnxess Alice, from New York At I Jverpool Arrived: Vancouver, from i-ortiana. At Hons Konar Arrived: Arsronla. from Portfmd, Ore. Balled: Empress of China, for Vancouver, . c. At Liverpool Hailed: Ifaverford. for r&uaaeiDiiia.; AUUtisua. lot ew jcork. predate deeply your splendid success. Conference at Taarakoe Selo. ST. PETERSBURG, June l.-(3: a. m.) Whether peace or the continuance of war will be the result of yesterday's all-Im portant conference ' between the emperor and his ministers at Tsarskoe Selo hanga In doubt, the ministers who returned to St. ' Petersburg late at night preserving a cautious reticence over the proceedings of the council as far as the attitude v of the emperor Is concerned. Prince Obolensky, who had an audience yesterday with his majesty, found him resolutely determined on the prosecution of the war. Various rumors a. to the results of the council are curent, all agreeing, however. that a continuance of the war waa the first question taken up, whereupon the peace party offered a strong line of argu ment, which was supplemented, It I. said, by a dispatch from Lieutenant General Llnevltch, in which that commander ex pressed a fear as to the demoralising ef fect of the naval disaster on the army. the news of which had already reached the troops from Vladivostok and waa rap Idly spreading. Though the city is tranquil Governor General Trepoff la continuing his pre cautionary measures. Two further Don Cossack regiments have arrived and the police reserves are held on duty. During the night small patrols were seen On the Nevsky Prospect and other streets. Alarmist rumors are afloat as to the dis affection among the marines and sailors quartered here and the workmen are again muttering about a general strike. Persistent, but unconfirmed rumors axa In circulation to the effect that the pro tected cruiser Jemtchug has arrived at Vladivostok and private messages from that vessel are said to have been received by the relatives of Its officers here, but the Admiralty as yet does not Include It in the list of vessels which escaped. Conference at Palace. The emperor has decided to send his brother, Grand Duke Michael, to attend the marriage of Crown Prince Frederick Wil liam of Germany, instead of hla uncle, Grand Duke Vladimir, whose more mature judgment and advice the emperor regards as very Important In the present crisis. Prince Ouktomsky In the Rasvlet this aft ernoon declares for peace In a halt dis tracted editorial in which he takes the whole world to task for shutting tta eyes to the yellow peril. He says: AH the nations blind to the future are fawning upon victorious Japan. Great Britain, rejoicing In Russia's tuti, utters Its sarcastic condolences and America sends Becretary Taft and a party of eccentrlo American women to visit the island of the mikado. France, In fear for Indo-Chlna, al lows Japan to boss it about, while the iGxonunad Atiihansnllnrn.jwha a.- few Jkeaca