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nrnn lib E OUE ON KAII.VAT THAINS FIVC CENTS. WF.r.KI.Y KPTAP.USIIKI) 1S23. DAILY ESTAi;Li:-,Iinü IM). INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 21, 1901 TWELVE PAGES. PRICE 2 CENTS. VOL. LJV. NO. 112. SCATTEfliNG POWERS OF HON CHARGES EXPLAINED TO THEG1LLESPIE 111 Brother of Chief Defendant Details Experiments to Show James's Gun Was Xot Used. "1 THRONGS OF WOMEN II TO HAVE BEEN REPULSED WITH m CASUALTIES Battle Is Supposed to Have Been Fought After Retreat of Jap anese Army. TO FINISHJUS ROYAL NAP Reception at Propylanun Awaits Pleasure of Chinese Visitor to Indianapolis. i 'occasion is brilliant TRAP SET BY RUSSIANS ADMITTED AS EVIDENCE But the Court Rules Out Testi mony Concerning a Shell, to the Discomfiture of Defense. Bright Sunshine Makes Beautiful Day for Visits to Several Schools for Girls. Japanese Advance Force of 20,000 Compelled t Retreat Twelve Miles in Haste. INDIAN APOL IB NA GEN UO REPORTED 0 I1PERA HI V LONG YEARS OF DISCORD Family Troubles Narrated by Dr. Will Gillespie Many Guns Taken Into Court. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RISING SUN, Ind.. May 20. For a good part of the day the courtroom where the Gillespie case is on trial had the appearance of a small arsenal. Shotguns of single and double barrels, breech and muzzle-loaders, an old musket and an old-time flintlock horse pistol, with a history back to the rev olutlon, were conspicuous features. A num ber of targets showing the shot perforations and spread of shot alo were used by the defense in the effort to prove that It was not Jamen Gillespie's lG-gauge gun that kilted Elizabeth Gillespie. It was shown that a number of experi ments had been made by Dr. Will Gillespie. Earl Seward and Thomas Bedgood to dem onstrate that a charge of shot fired at close range through glass from a choke-bore gun Tould not scatter shot, as was shown to have been the case when Elizabeth was assassinated. The court permitted the ex periments to be shown for what they are worth, to be determined by the ?ury, but with the express understanding that the experiments as made were not with James Gillespie's gun, nor under the same circum stances, nor at the place where the shoot ing of Elizabeth took place. Two targets had been placed to repre sent the height of Elizabeth Gillespie's head when she was shot, and of the shot area on the west wall. The distance be tween these targets was also the same as between Miss Gillespie's head and the wall. Uy firing a gun like James Gillespie's gun he found the shot at the first target scat tered seven Inches and at the sec ond target nine and one-half inches. A musket scattered 14 inches and 244 inches. An old horse pistol 16-gauge 13 inches and Inches, while the shot from the murderer's gun scattered 304 inches on the west wall, equivalent to fhe second tar get. From this the witness concluded that James Gillespie's gun could not have been the weapon used In killing Elizabeth Gil lespie. L0NG FAMILy QUARREL. Dr. Gillespie detailed the names and mem bers of h!s father's family, from the death of -the elder Gillespie in 1S91. He stated that Elizabeth was not on , speaking terms with any member of the family except her mother, for over four years past; with ome she had not conversed for ten years. He detailed the matter of the will of his father, in which all the property was giv en to his mother, and said that an agree ment was entered into, verbally, by which, at the death of the mother, each of the children was to receive an equal portion of the remaining estate; that one son, Rob ert, had by conveyance of the widow and heir, already received his portion and re leased the estate from further claim. He' told of receiving a telephone message from Morris J. Seward, of this city, on the night of the shooting, informing him of the fact, and of his immediate visit to the old home, arriving here about 11 o'clock that night. Witness said that the next day after the shooting occurred he was informed by Acting Prosecutor Rodman L. Davis that the grand Jury had specially convened for the purpose of indicting his brother James for the murder of Elizabeth; 'that he at once and before the death of his sister em ployed Captain Coles to defend James; that LMer. when Indictments were returned against the defendants, he then employed counsel for Belle Seward and t-e Barbours. Ife stated, in explanation of the reason why James did not go over to see Eliza beth after she was shot or to attend her funeral, that witness advised his brother that "they were already trying to fasten the crime on him and lay it at his door, and he should not expose and subject hlm- slf to public gaze at a public funeral, or visit his sister." VICTIM S CONDITION. Witness detailed the condition in which he found : Elizabeth when he arrived at her home; one side was paralyzed, heart action was bad and breathing was labored. He declared that the street lights in .the vicinity were burning brightly and threw & strong light past the Barbour house Witness laid stress on the fact that the Seward gate latch is broken and does not click when closed, but that the Barbour gate, of similar pattern, has a decided click. ' He also stated that the Seward gate sags and has worn a crease In tha cement, where it opens and turns. As to this statement of the gates clicking, the witness was later corroborated by other Witnesses. Witness said that hi? sister. Mrs. Belle Seward, was not able to attend the funeral of Elizabeth, owing to sickness, and that his mother so understood it. and was satis fied that it was best for her to not try to attend. It was shown by this witness that Elizabeth Gillespie did not attend the funeral of her broher-in-law, William It. Seward, nor that of the child of Dr. Will GUlcspie, a few years ago, although in town and on the streets during the funerals In Question. Mrs. S. A. Dunn and her daughter. Miss Georgia Bunn. relatives of a near neighbor to the def oxidants, each testified to hearing the shot, and. on going to the door a few minutes afur. saw people across the street at the Gillespie home, it was light enough, they said, to discern who they were. On cross-examination by Mn Spaan the weight of the testimony given by Mrs. Bunn was greatly lightened. Earl Seward, a son of Mrs. Belle Seward. denied that Myron Barbour made the state ment testified to by Auditor James w. Cor on. in which Barbour is alleged to have aid: "He ought not to have shot; he should have had pity for poor old grand niotner. - , - . a i i . an saia nf nau no rei oneciion oi isar- hour making any statement wltatever, and that he did not say what Corson claims he did. This witness. Earl, stated that he and Elizabeth had not spoken to each other for ten years before her death. Cross-examined, witness admitted that no effort was made by himself, his mother, James Gilles pie nor the Barbours to find out who had hot Elizabeth; no message was sent to find out how she was, and that they simply "wondered how she was," and all went to bed at 9 o clock. V ltness said he slept ounaiy. dui uiu yioi Know now the others. James ana nis motner, slept. CROWD WAS UNRULY. The cross-examination of this witness by Attorney Spann for the state was received by the audience in such a spirit that at times it was somewhat difficult for the bailiffs to preserve good order. Dr. A. B. Heyl, of Cincinnati, formerly of the United States army, was called as an expert in gunnery. He added little to that already known. Clyde Btasley. the town lamplighter. tes tified to scenes on the night of the murder, but w unable to state whether a vcllow 18-gauge shell had been found in the alley CONTINUED ON PAGE J, COL. l. JAM KS GILLKSPIE. From a Kecent Fhotograph. S 0 0 R'S MUSTACHE AS EVIDENCE IN THESGHAFER TRIAL Dr. Joseph Gardner, Expert Mi- croscopist, Talks About Hair in General, This in Particular. DETECTIVES IN THE BOX Neither Reed Nor Smith Presents Anything of Much Importance A Missing Statement. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. BEDFORD, Ind., May 20. Interest In the Schäfer murder trial was more manifest to-day than at any time during the week. The gallery, reserved exclusively for wom en, was densely packed the entire day. A surprise was sprung this forenoon when Elmer Canedy, Doyle Graham and Dr. Jo seph Gardner took the stand, the latter as an' expert in microscopy. Canedy testified to shaving McDonald on Thursday, saving the hairs from his mustache, these being delivered to Prosecutor Miller in the pres ence of Attorney Lowe, who sealed them in an envelope and delivered them to Graham, who in turn took them to Dr. Jo seph Gardner at Red Cross. On cross-ex amination Canedy said he saved the hairs at the request of Mr. Lowe. It was apparent with the first question asked that the hairs found in Miss Schafer's hand were to play an Important part in the evidence. It came as a surprise to the defense, and Mr. Palmer was quick to object, but the objection was overruled. Dr. Gardner was the most interesting wit ness cf any that had preceded him. As he took the stand there was a hush of ex pectancy. Ho first testified as to the hairs found in Miss Schafer's hand, which had been given him for examination some time ago by Mr. Lowe. He described some of them as being dark and fine and probably from a woman. Two of the others he de scribed as mustache hairs of a dark color. HAIRS COMPARED. Of the eight hairs delivered him on Thursday by Graham six had been exam ined by him. They varied in length and color. Two of them compared with the two mustache hairs previously given him by Mr. Lowo he pronounced very similar to the latter.1 Asked by Mr. Palmer if he would say they were from the same per son's face, after studying for a moment for a word that would exactly convey his meaning, he said that there would be noth ing incompatible in the idea. Replying to another question by Mr." Palmer, he said it was possible the hairs came from dif ferent persons. At the conclusion of Dr. Gardner's testimony court took a short re cess. John Strout, a plumber, for whom Mc Donald had worked, said McDonald had had opportunity of seeing Miss Schafer. Fred Thrasher, deputy sheriff of Monroe county, testified that McDonald, while in jail at Bloomlngton, had told him he knew who killed Miss Schäfer; that he believed it was Lawrence Cosner. Peter Thrasher. sheriff of Monroe county, also testified to McDonald having said he believed Law rence Cosner was the man who killed Miss Schäfer. Mr. Thrasher testified that Mc Donald had told him of the statement he made to the board of inquiry, and that the statement was not true; that he had only gone before the board to see what was going on; that he hoped to discover the mur derer and get the reward so that he could buy a home or a farm. He told of Mc Donald's desire to be immersed, that Mc Donald told him he was afraid of a mob, having been told that he was being taken to Jeffersonville to protect him from mob violence. Following Mr. Thrasher came the testimony of Dr. Gardner. After morning recess Mayor Smith, G. C. Houston, city civil engineer, and Dr. Gard-. ner were recalled. Mayor Smith to identify a contract with the Pinkerton agency, Mr. Houston to identify blueprints of the alley (CONflNllEU ON PAGE 3. COL 2.) LOUIS ROTH ACQUITTED . B JURJJT BOOIIVILLE Found Not Guilty of the Murder of Charles Keeler, After a Very Brief Retirement. STATE HAD WEAK CASE Special to th Indianapolis Journal. P.OONVILLE. Ind.. May 20. The' Jury in the Roth-Keeler murder trial took the case this evening at 6 o'clock, and within an hour rendered a verdict of not guilty. The evidence of the morning, presented by the defense, completely upset the state's weak case. The arguments were begun and completed within three hours after the Judge's instructions to the Jury, which wore considered very favorable to the defendant. Mrs. Charles Keeler, sldow of the victim, and her baby, were In court to-day. Louis Roth left for his home as soon as the ver dict was aunounced. MUST EXPEL ALL SALOON KEEPERS YOUNGSTOWN, O.. May 20. The Grand Lodge of Oild Fellows to-day sustained the actiou of Grand Master Pavey In excluding saloon keepers and bartt-nders from mem bership In the order. The Grand Lodge up held the decision of Grund Master Pavey by which Rescue Lodge, No. 51), of Gray ton, was suspended because of its refusal to ex pel two bartenders and a saloon keeper. The lodge is ordered to carry out instruc tions or surrender its charter. PRINCE PU LUN PLEASED Programme Begins with Automo bile Ride Over Principal Streets of the City. By one short nap a few hours before sun set yesterday evening his Highness, Prince Pu Lun, guest of the Hoosier Capital, threw a thousand richly gowned women of In dianapolis into a fever of excitement. By appointment the royal guest of honor of the reception given by the Local Council of Women in the Propylaeum at 4 o'clock the prince at that hour was sleeping sound ly, while no less than a thousand women eager for the distinction of meeting the Imperial Highness of China crowded the rooms, halls and entrances of the Propy laeum, growing every minute more restless- and impatient. Four o'clock came and went, and it was approaching 5, but still the prince did not come. The members of the committee of the Local Council who were closeted in the assembly hall to meet the prince person ally on bis arrival, were in a state of great excitement and concern, for the where abouts of the prince was a mystery. With out the assembly hall the invited guests, equally in doubt, crowded every hall of the building, and the detachment of six soldiers engaged to keep an aisle clear for the entrance of the prince had great trou ble in holding the women back. They were in their party gowns and the Jam was not Only distasteful but the disappointment of not seeing the prince, who many of them thought was in the assembly hall above with the committee of the Local Council, was very exasperating. At last the women of the committee, al most distracted, came from the hall and announced that the prince had not come and no one knew what had become of him. A message was hurriedly sent to the Clas sical School residence, where the prince had an engagement to take tea. This was a few minutes before 5 o'clock and the ex citemeut was at a high pitch. After some minutes had been spent In saying things some one suggested that the soldiers be sent for the prince. Straightway a detach ment of four was dispatched to awaken the prince of China from his Inopportune slum bers. By this time in the lower halls, where accurate news of the "tragedy" was lack ing, there was the greatest confusion. And the women grew more and more im patient as. they waited. Even to the streets without women were waiting In party gowne, their .faces bespeaking their im patience and vexation. Finally, a few minutes after 5, the car riage of the prince rolled up. Immediately where there had been threatening cloud3 there was a burst of smiling sunshine. The prince had come. The women shook their crushed gowns a3 the doors of the assem bly hall opened to the prince, and fol lowed him In. It was all explained then. The prince, weary from his day's Journey to different parts of .the city, had sought a bit of rest in sleep after the tea at the Girls' Clas sical School residence and none of his suite dared awaken him. The women ac cepted the explanation graciously. With sunshine flooding his path, the prince was out earlier than usual yester day .morning. After a refreshing sleep he said that he was ready for the day's sight seeing. About 11 o'clock he left his apart ments at the Claypool and enjoyed an auto mobile ride through the principal streets of the city. In the afternoon he visited Tudor, Hall. Knlckerbacker Hall and the Girls' Classical School, taking tea at the residence. Following the reception of the Local Council of Women, at which he was the royal guest of honor, he returned to the Classical School residence for dinner. In the evening' he attended the commence ment exercises of the Girls' Classical School and at 9:30 was the guest of Mrs. Sewall td the Schumann-Heink concert. COUNCIL OF WOMEN ENTERTAINS PRINCE Reception at Propyljettm Given in Honor of His Imperial Highness. ' The women of Indianapolis had their first opportunity to meet Chinese royalty yesterday afternoon at the Propylaeum In the reception which the Local Council of Women arranged in honor of his Highness, Prince Pu Lun. It is impossible to estimate the number of women who availed them selves of the opportunity, "but there is no doubt that there were several thousands (CONTINUED ÖNPÄGE2rCOLT"3T CRAVFQRDSV1LLE GIRL E Taylor, the Colored Orator, Beaten in State Contest by Only Fivt; Sixths of a Point. VICTORY OVER STEELE Special to th Indianapolis Journal. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., May 20.-First prize in the oratorical contest participated in by Shortridge High School at Indianapo lis and high schools of Madison, Noblesvllle and Crawfordsvllle was won by Miss Frances Hunt, of Crawfordsvllle, whose subject was "A Nation of Lawbreakers." Samuel Taylor, of Shortridge. was second, his subject being "The Winning Quality." Paul D. Christian. Noblesvllle. and Howard Richardson. Madison, were third and fourth, respectively. Miss Hunt, winner of tlrst, led Taylor, of Shortridge. by only five-sixths of a point. The prizes were $30, $25, $15 and $10, respectively. Visiting delegations began to arrive about noon and were nt once taken in hand and entertained by the local students. The larg est delegation arrived at 5:42 from Indian apolis over the Big Four. Taylor, however; came unaccompanied, save by some of his colored friends, and made a magnificent race for first place, aided by the rooting of race for iirst place, unaided by the rooting of his classmates. DAYTON. O.. May 20. Shortridge High School, of Indianapolis, arguing the nega tive of the proposition - that the United States should prevent Russian aggression in China and Korea by force of arms, if necetary. defeated Steele High School, of Dayton, in debate to-night by unanimous decision of the Judges. The winning team was: Harvey 13. Stout, Caleb N. Phillips. Edward Lewis. Dayton was represented by Ralph P. Geige, Robert E. Cowles and Rob ert Nichols. SHOT Will 1 i. Mm wWmW INSANE A 0 OFF HEAD OB T AT His! House, in Hendricks County, Had Been Robbed While He Was in Coatesville. TRAGIC END OF A CHASE Victim Could Not Have Had Any- thing to Do with the Robbery: Slayer Under Arrest. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. COATESVILLE Ind., May CO. Itoscoe Hayens, a farmer, living two miles west of this place, blew off an unknown man's head at Delmar, a small town on the Big Four Railroad, five miles west of here, at 2:30 o'clock to-day. Mr. Havens had been to this city doing some trading this morning, and .when he returned home he found that some one had entered his house during his absence and had taken a purse containing $40. He sus pected tramps, as his house is near the railroad. He started west down the Big Four track, and stopped at a farmhouse and borrowed a shotgun; then continued his hunt. He arrived at Delmar at the same time that a freight train, east bound, arrived. Hp saw three strange men in a car and opened fire on them, blowing one man's head from his shoulders. The body, when examined, bore no marks of identifi cation.' Mr. Havens has been In poor health and at times is mentally deranged. The man that was killed could not have had any thing to do with the robbery, as he had Just come In on the east-bound freight, and could pot have been any nearer than three miles of the Havens house. . Havens was placed under arrest by Sher iff Cooper, of Greencastle. LIIIOIS REPUBLICANS 31 All Candidates Agree to Rest and the Band Plays "Home, Sweet Home." ONE BALLOT ON FRIDAY SPRINGFIELD, 111., May 20. Unable to end the deadlock on the gubernatorial nom ination, the Republican state convention adjourned to-day until 2 p. m.. May 31. Only one ballot was taken. It was the fifty eighth roll call, and showed no material change from the fifty-seventh, takan last night. The convention suspended opera tions leaving Governor Yates in the lead with 4S3 votes. Col. Frank O. Lowden sec ond with 392, Charles S. Deneen third with 35. H. J. Hamlin fourth with il3. Vespasian Warner fifth with 53. Lawrence Y. Sherman sixth with 46 and John P. Pierce, seventh with 29. All the candidates agreed to the eleven days recess. The band played "Home, Sweet Home." but nobody sang, for ten days of shouting had left the crowd hoarse and exhausted. The convention was in ses sion less than an hour to-day. A meeting of Governor Yates's commit tee, consisting of one man from each coun ty in which he has one or more delegates, met this afternoon and talked over tho plans for the ensuing ten days. Nothing definite was mapped out. It is reported that the Governor is seriously considering a hurried canvass of the State, visiting the counties whose delegates are uninstructed. The candidates before leaving all ex pressed themselves as being well satisfied with the recess. It seems to be the general opinion that there is no advantage or dis advantage in it for any of them. The plans of the candidates for the Interim have not been disclosed, but their energies. It Is expected, will be devoted chiefly to keeping their forces Intact A DEIIM, IN PUTNI A URI T MAY WA TTERSON? Get over, Grover. CLOUDBURST SWELLS A ITA N STREAM Cache La Poudre River Rises Sud denly and Breaks Livingston Lake Dam. PEOPLE CARRIED AWAY Livermore, Laporte, Wellington and Belleview, Col., Destroyed Fort Collins in Peril. DENVER. Col., May 20. A cloudburst at the head of the Cache la Poudre river caused that stream to overflow its banks and meager reports received here indi cate that great damage has been caused by the flood. The rush of the flood caused the dam which holds the water of Living ston lake, sixty-five miles above Fort Col lins, to break and this added volume of water swept down the Cache la Poudre, practically wiping out the towns of Liv ermore and Laporte, respectively fourteen and three miles above Fort Collins. It is reported that one person was drowned at the former place. At Fort Collins the river, which normally is about the width of the average mountain river, is now over a mile wide and the Russian settlement, consisting of about 300 families, is inun dated. Already a number of frame dwell ings of these people have been swept away from their foundations and sent 1 swirl ing along with the flood. In several in stances the occupants were unable to make their escape and were carried along. It has not yet been learned whether there was any loss of life at Fort Collins, but it seems safe to predict that there has been. Wreck age of houses, household goods and car- (CONT1NUED ON PAGE 2, COL. 2.) BOY STEALS A CAR RIDE LOSE HIS LIFE Ralph Humphries Prohahly Fatal ly Injured by Striking Trolley Wire Pole. FALLS FROM STREET CAR While stealing a ride on Illinois street car No. 59. near Thirteenth street, at 9 o'clock Friday night, Ralph Humphries, a sixteen-year-old boy, whose home is at 223 South East street, fell, and striking one of the upright poles between the tracks, received probably fatal injuries. The car was crowded and the boy, who had been at the show grounds, 'was riding on the ledge which projects beyond the rear plat form. It is said that he had been warned to get off, but did not heed. As Conductor E. Shuler came through. the car and ap proached the rear platform, the lad edged around to the Inside of the car. It is not known Just, how the accident occurred, but in some way he fell and, striking his head against one of the metal poles, sustained a fractured skull. He was carried to a res idence near-by, where he received Imme diate attention from Dr. II. H. Wheeler The boy's head was temporarily bandatred. and he was placed in the City Dispensary ambulance and taken to St. Vincent's Hos pital by Dr. Hoover. As he was carried into the hospital he became unconscious for the first time, and for a few minutes it was thought that he could not survive Later he rallied, but pnssvd into a deep sleep. Upon examination, but one fracture was found, but the nature of the injury is such that the physicians could extend no hope for the boy's recovery. The City Dispensary ambulance had Just returned from another run when word of tho injury was received, and made a record-breaking run to the scene of tho accident. m SWEEPS AWAY FOUR TOWNS AID MAY INDIANA REPUBLICANS RESPOND TO THE APPEAL OF Party Men Contribute to the Fund Being , Raised to Defend the Kentuckian. MISSION NOT A FAILURE Young Allison and Judge Kinoiid Return Home with Assurance of Adequate Assistance. Indiana Republicans will contribute to the fund that is being raised to prosecute an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States In the case of Jim Howard, of Ken tucky, who is under sentence to life impris onment for alleged complicity in the Goebel murder. 1 T Is was determined last evening at a conference at the Columbia Club, at which Young Allison, editor of the Louisville Her ald, and Judge R. C. Kincaid, one of How ard's attorneys, were present. The Indiana men present included John L. Griffiths, Senator C. N. Thompson, Colonel H. B. Smith. R. E. Hawkins, A. A. Young. George 13. Elliott, O. P. Ensley, V. L. Tay lor, C. N. Williams, Judge W. J. Henly. George Mull and Charles F. Remy. of this city, and John C. Wlnttate, of Wtnzate. Judge Kincaid and Mr. Allison each made a statement of the situation in regard to Howard's case. They said that the major portion of the fund necessary to prosecute an appeal had been raised in Kentucky, but that several hundred dollars were still needed, and to secure the additional sum they were forced to turn to outside men whose sympathies were with Howard. Their presentation of the case made a deep im prcssion on their hearers and before the meeting was adjourned the money needed had been subscribed or uuaranteed. Judge Kincaid stated that the appeal would be taken at one? In Howard s cas Howard has been sentenced to life impris onment, and, while a motion for a rehear ing of his case is pending in the Appellate Court or Kentucky, an adverse decision is anticipated, and in that event the appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States. the court of last resort, will be taken im mediately. Howard's attorneys and friends are confident that the Supreme Court will reverse the decision of the Kentucky courts, In the case of Caleb Powers, who is un der sentence to death for complicity in the Goebel murder, an appeal will be taken to the Supreme Court when the proper time comes. Judge Kincaid and Mr. Allison said, however, they did npt believe they would be compelled to appeal for outside assistance in Powers's case. They said that if they were given assistance in How- aras case they would take care of Powers's appeal. Judge Kincaid and Mr. Allison expressed their deep appreciation of the generous re sponse with which their appeal for help was met oy me men at last night s meeting. They returned to Louisville early this morning. ORATORY TO FLOW IN INDIANAPOLIS JUNE 28 Michigan University Man Wins the. Right to Speak at Prohibi tion Contest. LEXINGTON, Ky.. May 30. The inter state Prohibition oratorical contest held here to-night was won by Ernest M. Hal liday. of Ann Arbor, representing the Unl verslty of Michigan. Joseph D. Randolph. of Winchester, Ky., representing Ken tucky Wesleyan College, took second prize. The third prize went to illiam 1. Chand ler. of Syracuse, representing Syracuse University. The other speakers were James S. Newcomb, of Lpland. Ind.. Taylor University; E. It. Moses, Wooster. O., Wooster University; E. E. Taylor, Harri man. Tenn., American University. The winner of to-nisht's contest, in ad dition to receiving: a prize, will contest with ether speakers at Indianapolis June 28 during the national Prohibition conven tion. Harry S. Warner, of Chicago, pre sided over the contest to-nisht. Halllday's subject was "The Paramount Problem and lta Soluuon." HOWARDS COSSACKS WERE LOOSED And They Hounded the Enemy with Fierceness Japanese Land at Taku-Shan. ST. PETE HS lit" KG, May 20. A report ha been received here aylnir that General Ivurokl has been repulel vilth icrent los. The rejiort ennnot be confirmed. A bnttlo Is supposed to have been fontcht nftr the defeat of the Jnyanene ndvnnce nrnir. An oillrlal report hn been reeelvecl to the effect that General Hennen knnipff's Cossack fell on the Jap nese 'fllninim ndvnnelnjr from Feiitf- WaiioCheni? on Wednesday, nntl that the Japanese vrere compelled to re treat for a distance of twelve miles. The lltiRwlnn have evnenated Hal Plnff (or Kni'Clioii, nbont thlrty-flv mile noutli of Meu-ClivranHT) without n fight. TOKIO, May 20. A JapqnPHP army. under protection of the third cruiser division of the navy, has been landed nt Tnku-Shan. LOM'JOX, May 20. The Japanese are prepaijlnu to take Port Arthur by storm, even nt the cost of ninny live. They are determined to reduce the fortre nud prevent the plniitlnic of additional mine In the water out side tUe harbor. ONLY TWO SHIPS LOST; OFFICERS DROWNED TOKIO. May 20. The report of Rear Ad miral Togo, who should not be confounded with the vice admiral of that name, and who commands the Japanese fleet sent to attack Kai-Chou, on the west coast of LIao- Tung: peninsula, south of Nieu-Chwans-, says he reached Tort Arthur soon after the Japanese battleship Hatsuse was blown up and as'slsted In savins her crew and driv ing bark the Russian torpedo boat flotilla which camo out thit evening. Rear Ad miral Togo entered Chi-Ll gulf the morn ing: of the 16th. reconnoitered the coast near Kai-Chou and drove the enemy off. a range of hills near Tens-Shan. On tha lth. after clearing the pea of mines. Rear Admiral Togo entered Kin-Chou bay, from which his gunboats bombarded the railroad bridjre, a military train and . the enemy's buildings, effecting some damage. Vice Admiral Togo's full report follows: "It is regrettabl to have to report a third misfortune. At Z o'clock Sunday morning I received a wlrelc ; message irom Rir Admlrel Uewa saying: that on that day, at 5 o'clock in the' morning, while return ing from the work of blocking Prrt Arthur, he encountered a dense fr.g north of the Shan-Tung promontory. The Kasnga col lided with the joit strrn of the Yoshina, which was sunk. Boats from the Kafna saved ninety of her crew. The lrr.se f g still continues. This has been a most un unfortunate day for our navy. While the ttect was watching the cm-my off puit Arthur, the Hatsuse struck one of the en emy's mines and her rudder was damaged. She sent a message for a ship to tow her, which was being -nt when another mes sage brought the lamentable rejort that th Hatsuse had struck another mine and Im mediately began to sink. The Hat&use then was ten knots off Liao-Ti-Shan promon tory. No enemy was In sight. It mut have !een a mine or a fubmarine boat. Three hundred of the officers and enw were saved. The Hatsuse rank in thlity minutes, and while sinking sixteen of thti enemy's torpedo craft appej.red and were driven off. Our fleet report is romewhat vague on account of the fact that Force of the messages were received by wireless telt graphy." The loss of life incurred by the sinking of the cruiser Yoshino included Captal.i Sayeki, Commander HIrowateri. three. first lieutenants, live second lieutenants, " fiv midshipmen, paymaster, surgeorv three en gineers' cadets and eight boatswain mates. Of the crew the number of those lost is unknown. Those who went down vith the battleship Hatsuse hen the foundeied were Commander Tsukamoto. Commander Viscount Nlre, Commander Arlmori, five second lieutenants, five subenslnecrs, two surgeons, six midshipmen, four cadet en gineers and ten noncommissioned ofllceri, it is not known yet in this cae how many of the men -perished. ' The report that the battleship Shlkifhlm was damaged and the battleship Fuji sua is denied here. RUSSIANS MAY RISK THEIR "LAME DUCKS" ST. PETERSBURG. May . C:41 p. m. So changed is the naval situation at Tort Arthur by the Japanese disasters. raval officers say, that the. officials would not be surprised should Rear Admiral Witt sooft, as soon as his "lame ducks' are re paired, make frequent trips to sea as the late Vice Admiral Makaroff did in order to harasr the enemy's operations along tho eastern coast of the Llao-Tung peninsula. They assert that the latest advices show the channel to Port Arthur is free, despite the Japanese claims to the contrary, and they explain that the sole reason why tho Russian ships have. heretofore not gone out is the tremendous superiority of Admlrel Togo's fleet. Second thoughts have caused the Ad miralty officials to discredit thf report that the Japanese battleships Shiklshima and Fuji have also been destroyed. It is be lieved that the Russian refugees from Poit Dalnv who circulated the report on arrival at Che-Foo yesterday probably confounded the Shikishlma and Fuji with the Hatsu?o and Yoshino. Rut the official advices do show that the Kasaga. which rammed tho Yoshino, was damaged; and the opinion prevails that she must be seriously injurfd, necessitating her withdrawal trom the fleet for a time. The views prevailing in high official naval circles were set forth in the following state ment to-day to the correspondent of th Associated Press: "We are not rejoicing at the Japanese disasters. It is the fortune cf war. We are sorry that the disasters caused the less of 700 men. It is not the sailor's missicn to destroy life, but only to de stroy the enemy's ships. The Japanese lom evens up the naval forces at Port Arthur. We believe our squadron will go out again within a fortnight. The battleship Czare vitch is the only ship which continue to give trouble. It must be our mini's laid off the Ltao-Tl-Shen promontory that caused the dUaster to the Hatsuse. The fact that two nlnes were necessary to sink the Hat suse is a vindication of the battleship. A Ingle mine could not in Itself have done enough harm to sink such a great ship so; quickly. The case of the Petropuvlovsk led to hasty Judgments against battleships gca-