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OOD EVENING v. t . . Th Weather. , Cloudy this afternoon tonight and " -'-SatOrdajr; weaterly winds. MITCHELL WAS Testimony TprHe V- of Serving as Attorney : Court Admits Testimony as to Other Transac ? 'Z : tjons Than Those in Point Tanner ' . ' Spends Horning on Stand T'T - A point ''Sa jKorWL for.the proaecu- tion thla morhlng In tha trial of Sena tor John II. Mitchell. Despite the vigor cua objectlona of counsel for th de- , ' f en4ba proaecutlnK attorney wai per mitted by ha court tor Introduce evl dence which la designed to ehow that iha defendant, while United Statea aen- atorr carried on an extensive practice before departments at Washington.- re- reiving fees from "many cllentaamong rhenv-4h ACehaon of the Hyde- -Dlmond-Benson. ring.: --'- The purpose of-thls evidence la to dla: prove the contention of the defense that Senator Mitchell had no knowledge that Be wae receiving fee-from Frederick A. Krlbs lor services rendered by th senator In expediting the patenting of Krlbs'tmber-clalme. JudgBennettjatIns t0- an agreement With Frederick In hla opening address to the Jury, clear: ly -Intimated hla intention to show thar 'Mitchell waa In ignorance of the fact -that he waa receiving a part of the feos paid by Krlba to Tanner, the senator's rv " partner; . - , rti.reDUi inia conienuan, ina proaenu- tion began this morning the presents' -ftlon- of evidence designed to show that -l7ijnany Instances fees were-paid the firm for service, rendered by Mitchell "-art Washington, and that he not only. phad knowledge- that these- foes were - paid; but-al8&- received trts share of tliem. ' -: The Introduction of th)a line of evl- 'dnm -waa warmly-contested" by th de- Tense, but Judge Da .Haven held "that It was - admissible.: The entire morning was occupied .by -the testimony of Judge I Tanner,, who waa questioned closely as T 'to the transactions la question. . -' Though the developments were less sensational than tlyise of 1 yesterday afternoon, when Maimer told the story of Mitchell'a reTurh from Washington on last December andhts dfsperate t- 'forte to avert the Indictment which - -Threatened him, still the evidence given . today will, -pray ait extremely Important '-.'part. In the case. "-Jn vlw of the widened acope of the testimony. It ta now-thought-.probable that Uie- case will occupy the greater car irt cf next week. - It la evident that the government s evidence win noi d con cluded tomorrow and at leaat a day will ' be required ior th'' submission of evl- dence by the defense", Is douhtful whother the case will reach the Jury be Z tore next Wednesday. ; ' ' . ' L afltohsU'a ramous letters' Judge- tanner resumed ' the witness afhen court onened this morning. Mr. Heney at once took up the subject I ' of the famous leiier seni oy o -MltcheH to Tanner by the hands of Harry Robertson on February of this - yajtgf;- ' 1 ' ::z " 4 "Did youever receive this letterr "askad the district attorney. ."I -did not." HThe letter aaya.-'Tour - friend with i.t.r aa not arrive here until today." Who waa the friend to whom the letter V' "My brother-in-law, H. D. MUlerT niiA the wltnesa. In answer to the lawyer'a questions. Judge Tanner aald that he had no copy of the letter which he aent to Mitchell " by Miller, and the defense promptly ob jected to any testimony aa, to -the let tera contents. The objectlona were -overruled, however,- and the wltneas ; -'""I'cant recall all of the letter, but it recounts, what had taken place up to that time 'before the grand Jury. ,1 4 'wrote -that--the-government-.Jjad- com - pelled Krlba to give up the check which he had given to the firm, and aald thRt the government would) be ablejy those checks to trace the money Into Senator Mltchell'a-bank account, and thue show that he received one half of these fees. I suggested aa the only explanation that could be given What he had received thla money In -the nature of an overdraft, - or overpayment by -the .Arm,, to be kx counted for later." .... Judge Bennett renewed hla objectlona to tfila testimony and the court accedod S U SPEGT DEATH OF SWINDLER IS SHAM r' - tonral8pell' "enrfeO ' Philadelphia JutHT-IS. That Benja min J. Oaakell, who for many years lived In luxury on "forged stock certKl catea and. dying, dragged one , truat company'to destruction, even now shak ing othnra. la not deadjbqt In. hiding, awaiting the nrst favoraM-otportunliy to escape to Europe, la the persistent rumor that haa Bet the atock exchange and the whole business heart of Phila delphia to palpitating. Already' official Investigation haa been begun by Coroner Durgan, who, after a raTeful examlna ' tlon of the facts, declared that he stood ready to titka the action necessary on an affidavit being sworn . eut. " It Is recalled that whan Ihe announce ment at Oasksli'a death as made three waekfl ago there wag nd funeral. N'T one waa allowed to see trie ooay, not even his closest friends and business ' asawlatca. X Coflln said to contaldr ttaa - . . , .- . Senator to his contention, ordering the witness's atatement "Oh thla aubject to ba atrlcken out Heney asked whether there waa in fact any intention that Mitchell portion of .the feea paid by Krlba should be repaid to Tanner, but the witness waa not permitted to anawer. ' Similar Transaction Brought Up Judge -Tanner aald that he had no conversation with-Mitchell as' to thi details of the case against htm, after the senator's, retura from .Washington last March.- They ' 1 met aeveral times at (he offlc for the purpose of winding up the firm'a business and dividing the. library,-but "they did not discuss" thn Llndictment againat Mitchell.: Heney then called the attention of the wltneai to an entry In the firm's daybook re- A. Krlbs, made December I, 1901 There waa Immediate objection by the defense on the ground that-thla transaction was not. covered by the Indictment; and therefoce could not be brought Into .the case. -" "Thla la offered." replied the district attorney, "aa similar to the transactions named In the Indictment,- and for the purpose, of showing knowledge on the part of the defendant of the receipt of former moneys, paid fOtJiervlcca before the departments. The'attorneyafor the def?tiseIn their opening addres:'lniie f jury declared that they would show that the defendant had .no knowledge that money- waa1 - being paid him for' the aervlcea which he waa rendering before the departments. This evidence will show that In similar transacttona not covered by thla indictment,, he ha4 such knowfedge, - and therefor'. -the evldenoe Is admissible aa' rebutting the defense in wini nr snnwiange. The court will hear argument on the point.tllaaid Judge De Haven. . District Attorney Honey read at length from the -authorities and from court reports In support of hla view, 'If we can bring home to this de fendant." he declared, "the knowledge of othay similar transactions where he re ceived his share of the fees, It would show that he probably knew of the par ticular transactions of which ha la ac cused. If rt can be sHown that exactly similar deala were being made by this Arm, that the defendant knew of thrfmJ and that he waa receiving his sharr-tr the fees, does It not show clearly tnat he had knowledge in th Urease alsoT- Tight to Bax Testimony . Benator Thurston objected that testi mony as to similar transactions was ad missible -only In caqpsf passing coun terfeit money ana or receiving sioien property. "1 have never known of the admission of "alien" testlm on jrtn any-Ether cases, he said. "The theory of the law Is that it Is enough for the-defendant to meet one criminal charge without forcing him to meet another also. In the aame trlsl. If this evidence goe in It Will throw in the awfandant the -burden of defend' Ing. this-aecond Charge as well as "the first. In the absence of any authorita tive decision worthy of thla court's con sideration, I Insist that It would be a dangeroua departure as -well aa a grlev oua wrong to thla defendant to admit the evidence." i -';'. Heney replied by citing fresh authorl tiea In aupport of his - contention and Insisted that the admissibility of the evidence had been clearly established. canes lni "The books are "full of point." he said. "If we can show that In other similar casea the defendant had knowledge-it lessens by so much the probability that ha had no knowledge in the cases for which he Is Indicted." JudgeBennett argued thatthe julmls alon of the proposed testimony would greatly protract the trial, and he re inforced the arguments . already ad vanced by hla colleague, Senator Thura ton. - - . ' The deelBlnn-of the courf was ad Verse to the. defenaa.'; " "Ever alnce this caaa.iwaA, opened by (Continued on .Page Two. remalnaVJwaa Bnt to a vault In West Laurel Hill cemetery. Immediately following the announcement of the co lossal awlndlee Tueaday, secret arrange, menta were made with the cemetery people, and the Pennsylvania railroad. After dark a coffin aald to contain Oas kell'B body was carried out of Laurel HILUfemetery 'and put In enclosed car riage. The coffin waa taken to an un dertaking establishment on Chestnut street and later placed on the Federal expresa and sent to Boston. Relatives assert It was burled yester day at 'Forest Hill cVmetery. Boston. AH 6f the family and GaskeU's execu tors have rallied .to combat the theory that the. broker la Btlll living. On he half of the Insurance companies. In which CJaskell waa a heavy .policyholder, the Investigation la being, made. . It la also asserted that Qaskell la really dead; that he died by bla own hand and by pol son. ,t .. ' ' wn V . . '-. v '- VVE HAVE PAID THE PRICE. -, ; ' "4 (Copyright, lBOB, by W. B. Ilearst.) ; , ' '. ' An ' Enelish officer with the Japanese army tellg of the meeting of a Russian brigade commander and an - aid toJeneral Nod after turned theother, . "Oa each H ERE ' S) T H HIS FA-THER TOLD r - ' . - . .V,-.-. W. R. ShannonSon of Youngest of Party That Accompanied, Lewis and Clark toJDregon Country, Only Living Man Who Cot-Tale of Adventure First Hand. - But one living man has heard from the Hps of Tula father a survlvora ac count of tha-tong Journey of Lewis and Clark 100 years ago. Thla man la visiting Portland. W. K. Shannon of Fowler. California, with hla wife arrived-yesterday morn ing and spent the' "day with Rev. and Mra. Andrew- Monroe of MontavlUa.' Mre. Monroe la his niece. Mr. Shannon'a f at hefi- tleorge " J t-8hannoB, waa - the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark party. He ran away at the age of Id to Join his former Bchoolmate, Meriwether Lewis. "1 remember when '! waa a very small boy." eald lr. Shannon., "my father telling of escaping frpm the earn of his uncle and of following the ex ploring party. Historysays my father Joined the party at Pittsburg, but this is not true, . for though ne ,. met um party there he did not Join it for aome daya. He took the nrst opportunity to leave school and .In. a. canoe, fpllpwed the Ohio river until he reached the ex pedition at the Ohio falle. When ne waa a very small boy Lewis had been - the, big boy in the school he attended and e -warm friendship existed between them years before Lewis led the expedi tion to the west.". - . Mr. Shannon heard--the story of the expedition from hla father-for the last time sums 70 yeara ago, but few de- ta1tsof -thsriong Joafhey ha'B"esca)ed ms memory. . . . "I remember father's stories of the camp In the Black Hills-during the win ter, and the winter camp at Fort Clat sop which be remembered -as a collec tion of log and dirt huts beside a wrtn derful river that seemed a flowing ocean in- lta immensity. "Father- was' one -of ' the party "that was chosen under the command or an ensign to conduct, a party of Mandan chlefa to Washington, and In a battle with Canadian -traders and Black foot Indiana father waa wounded, and later had a leg-amputated." After returning from the expedition Mr. Shannon continued hla legal atudlea and later rnqved to Missouri,, where he JAPANESE VICTORIES ' : ---MAKE CHINA ARRbGANT ..- .; r- ' - .. x (Jonraal Bpeclsl 8rlet.) j-Yaahln'gton, June SS.--Chtna la about to" take the tpicstUtn of Mongolian Immi gration Into the United States Into her own hands. .-Within .a few week tho dowager empresr will publish an edict forbidding Chinamen of the laboring class to make an attempt to come to thla country. .. ' '- . It la-one ef the most Important re frmahe government haa ever conaid ered. It1 meana -not -only, the Improve ment of relations between China and the Unit ad "Statea through the removal of many Irritating questlona. but la an assertion on tha part of the celestial em pire that It la an Independent eover elgnty and of sufficient purpose to " - - - ' - - ' '. o. - 'a. " z a, .. i . . . i the defeat at Mukden. "WeTiave. paiJTHe pnceatdnc-4Yesrnfe- t aide we have paid the price of peace;. E STORY achieved note aa a lawyer "and Judge. At one time he was one of the chief presiding Judges of the district. In the Oregon Historical-society's collection Is the brlgina'l copy of . resolutions of re spect passed Uy the St. Charles, Mla- sourl, bar-aftet .the death of Judge Shannon, aa Is also, the "housewife" -which Mr. Shannon carried on the ex ploration tour and which waa "lost In the Coltfmbla and. later- recpVered. "f vhd forgotten . all about that 'housewife,' ", said Mr, Shannon Teater day, "but when I .read of Its existence in the museum here I called to mind that father had spoken of It frequently aa his Inseparable companion." One solitary darning-needle, coated with the rust of'100 years, sUH rcposea In the "housewife." ' ,. "''- Mr. Shannon was the pet of the expe dition, and though by the time of his return he waa a man and able to take care of hlmseir still , the explorers 're membered that he was really.-Jbut a boy, and hla path was made as pleasant as possible, though a.t best the ordeal , waa heroic One of his duties waa the com pilation of the 'record kept by Uwli and Cla'rkv and hla work In preserving the details of the historic and epoch making" Journey haa sdded to his fame. Mr. "Shannon, the son, says that he Is 80--yeara old. but for hla frank avowal ho one would 7 Imagine him Withtn-i0- yeera -of -4hat age. A typical Calif ornlan, proud of his state and the whole big west, remembering eventa of 7 yekra ego, but having an acute Inter est, in the tHlnga of the present, Mr. Shannon .la a worthy successor to that sturdy youth who '100 years ago -for the love of the thing faced the dangers of the most Important exploration tonr of the west cose and returned to be romei a leader In his hosen profession. He, too, has the honrtr of men, though nr thla he Is less Willing 1 0-41)1. Ills fellow -cltlaens of Fowler.' hewe'ver. thrust upouhUn when leaving for the egpo8ltlon-a testimonial xit the, highest sort and one that rlnga with honest conviction. "Every man In Fowler joined In the, testimonial. -, prevent the'-insult und humiliation . of her people. Thla attitude Is one of the results of the victory of the Japanese over the Rrrairtans, a the Chinamen are now Imbued with the belief-that they aa well as the Japanese are the equate of, the white race. , ' , - , v r , I i i iii. AlfonBo-Apprors Cabinet ' ' (Jonrnsl Special Service.) Madrid, June 23. Ring Alfonao haa approved thecaVlnt formed by Premier Monterorlos. General Weyler will b minister of war; Senor Sanchea. Rnmai minister of foreign affairs, and Hen r Urvalg, minister of finance. ' Miles Denies Meporti'. " "'"! '.'''' Uoerssl Sperltl gerte.l-' . Bostrtn. June IJ.Uenerat ' Miles to day denied the report that he was 11 marry Mrs. Huldekuper, a .wealthy Phila delphia widow. , . , - VON BILOK ASKS lf- GERMANY IS READY Wants to Know Whether Army Is Prepared for War With - France Over Morocco. KAISER TO SEND NAVY TO ASIATIC WATERS Paris Pessimistic Over Outcome of Moroccan Conference-". . Rentes Decline. (Journal Sneclsl BerTlK.) Berlin'. June ZS.-fVorwaerts, the prln cipnl organ of the Social Democrats, as serts that Prince von Buelow haa askeAM the headquarters staff . whether or-nni Otfrmany la prepared to go to war with Prance in case the present crisis over the Moroccan question develops unfa vorably. " " v . ... - "; . Official announcement la made that Germany Intonils to' maintain a perma nent flying aquadron consisting of pow erful fast cruisers In the Pacific alml lr to the squadron in the Indian ocean. The Intention of Germany Is to Increase her prestlge'in these watera, , Marked military activity continues along the Franco-German frontier, and awteellng.of unrest txlataamongthe people on both sides. , As yet the German 'government has given no word-concerntfg JlB-tUtu4- over the reply eent ny rrance. u is probable that no statement will be made until the; French note forwarded to Germany- wHl be aeml-offlclally-com-munlcated to the powers signatory to the Madrid convention. -' - - PARIS IS ANXIOUS. Pessimism Over Situation Xampent la ' rr'snch Capital Today.-, tjoornsl Bneelsl Semes. I rarls. June 2.1. Ireat anxiety la raanlfestea both by the public snd the press over the crisis now existing with Germany. . Alarming rumors are cur rent shout the- Moroccan affair and Oers maiiy'aaileKeaarflenuly.j!i.tItude, "but ao- far nothing -has beenglven out Dy the government officially. The pessim ism rampant is -reflected again on tha bourse today- when - rentea Buffered a further decline. The government has not yet received word concerning the at titude which Germany intends to take. It la somi-offlclully expressed that an exchangeef. notes has served to remxwe false Impressions and produce a perma nent agreement if Germany Is prepared to reciprocate the conciliatory advances mad by Fmnce. "Premier , Rouvler statea that negotiations are pursuing their nortnal course. " 'r Vast Seaeea ta Arbitrate tJounist Burets! ttenrlee. - r knrlnsneld. June 2J. Tha mine- workers tixlay proposed to the operators to submit all differences growing out of .k.i,...' l.lll la' arbitration. Ilov. rnor Deneen to act aa arbitrator, and his decision take OnaL - -- The Circulation Of, The Journal ' Yesterday, Was rATE THE JURY Evidence4n Rumclin r Case Weighed bf jltn: ho Heard It. ; WOOD CALLS HI W THE WATCHDOG OF TREASURY Splendid' Eulogy of Accused Councilman Uttered by His "Attorney Who Says He is Savior of City. The jury In the case against Council man Charles" E. Kumelln, accused of at tempting to bribe William C. Elliott to report adversely on ,lhe Maney bid for tha Marquam gulch bridge contract, . was charged -Tfy Judgft Geprgeand retired at :45 o clock. -At a late hour it had not reported a verdict. The Jurors went t 4uimhe(n t 1 o'elock, - uisirici Attorney Manning ana is. 8. Wood presented the evidence to the jury in their final arguments upon two theories which were diametrically op posed. Mr. Wood, held up Rumelln the watchdog of the publlo treasury the protector -of the people's money, and tho savior of tjie municipal government from the grafters, and one who had been persecuted by the district attorney and pursued by ex-City Engineer Elliott. who wanted revenge upon the abuaed councilman for starting the investigation which resulted In the dismissal of" El liott, and Scoggln. - He said, the present city admlnlstra tion. waa rotten, . and that the Tanner creek bo wee waa the worst feature f the whole business. ' He referrednf Elliott as ""thaT scoun drel ex-city engineer," and- to Scoggla 4as that jatlhted f aoed Boeggin., An- other time Mr. Wood called Elliott "that thief and-betrayer of bie truat." JTfTpoke of hlm,atocr aa a "liar and perjurer," After, her had ended hla r gument, Mr. Manning arose and said: "Mr. Wood has told you"hat Elliott should' be damned, Bcoggln should t hanged. and - Rumelln should . -now- be ffl'ten Kirn In liAgven he- cause he Is of, too fine material toncome In .contact with the dross of thla earth. Let me Indulge In a quotation that seems to mo. better to fit thla, caae: , Chance for Honest ffanry When thlevea fall out-honesf men get their dues.' Inasmuch aa counsel for the defense has resorted to abusive statements. I want to say to you, gentle men of tho lurytepeaklng of facee, Uke Into your Jury room the plcturee of El liott, Bcoggln and Kumelln. and Judge for youraelvea upon which countenance ia to be found the criminal expreaaion." Deputv Haney made the first argu ment before the Jury. He. Bought to ea. tnbllsh -a motive for.the withdrawal of the, J. J. Maney bid. and went into the evidence that bore on the cost of the Marquam gulch bridge, whlch accord ing to the bid of "Maney. wag to cost f S3, 121. but which, according to Clty Engineer Wanaer. haa now cost 169.000. a difference of 1.000 neiween mo jr.. Twwert trieef -Maney-ana uiecu cost. ' The extras, he declared, were ex- pected to be allowed when the bids were submitted, and it waa from them, that the profit waa to be made. Mr. Haney emphasised Abe crlmer of bribery. ""- hng how It ate into the Doay pui.nu . destroyed the purity oi James Oleason followed for the de fense and attacked Elliott and Bcoggln bitterly. He attempted to enow that the delay in prosecuting .Elliott-waa due to an understanding between him and the district attorney, to the effect that he would testify against Rumelln the case against him would not be pushed. ' Mx. Wood Eulogises His Client. Then came the eulogy of Mr Wood of Councilman Rumelln. in wnicn me city legislator waa held up to puuiiu K-e the onenianwho, when gra-rterBwer fattening at the treasury crib, HrBt .t.nrA' forward alone" and unaided and demanded -that-thhr iocM L rlfCel pies moiwy "" 17, . be delegated to the -flmnltlon bow wows." i. . -"When -so -manjn were feasting from their ill-gotten gains, K.waa the de fendant, who eame to tbe rescue of the ' ..Id Mr. Wood, "and It was Ms resolution lntrrtduced in the council for an 'Investigation or tne lanner cr- aewer scandal that put a stop to the de plorable looting of the publlo treaaOTy, or worda to that effect (Continued on Page Six.) COURT WILL EQU ITABLE INQ.UIRY (Joersal Special Berviea.) ' New Tork. June 28. IMstrict Attor ney Jerome appeared beore Recorder Goft thla mornlngand made a motion that the June term of court which ends next Thursday, be continued Indefinite ly fn order that the publirf proBecutor might have the aid of the court In con nection with the proposed Inveatlgatlon of Equitable affaire. Jerome atated that ha' had arranged with Justice Davy of Rochester to con, tlnue tha June 'term of Jhe rrlmlnal branch of the aupreme cosft for a alm llar reason. Jerome said that he la not In a position to say whether a crime haa been commit led, but In view of the trht that the people of the entire "world lare affeoted by. tha Eg,uttabla trouble, Viceroy of Far East Re tired and Appointca Imperial Councilor." PEACE TALK IS RENEWED . BY PRESIDENT'S RETURN Japanese Advance Is Developing , All Along tne Line, uyama Definitely Assuming the Offensive. ' - x (Journal Siwelal 8Tle.t , St Petereburg, June ?$. It Is offlcN t all j announced that Admiral ' Alexleff . will beelleved of his dutieaas viceroy In the far east and named aa a tnem Iber of the Imperial council. ' The mlnlater of the interior nae pro hiblted the publication o 4he Buss for t a period or one monin, It stated authrfrltatlvely that a new r International law la being projected. The governor of Moacow haa posted notloea of the forthcoming mobilisation of troops and" exhortlng.yie people to be i calm. This mobilisation Is expected ta I take-place June 29. ' ' Reports fronS Xods aay that dlaturbJ ancea have been renewed; that the altu atlon la aerious, and that workmen are armed and fighting with the military. A man carrying a bomb waa arretted . thla morning in frorlt of the Mialewkl police atatlon at Warsaw He refused, all Information regarding himself. " '.i TO ARRANGE ARMISTICE; ; President's Betum Olvea a Trash Impe tus to Peaee Propaganda. (Journal Special Servtcs.) Washington. D. C, June 23. The re turn of President Roosevelt haa given ' ' a fresh Impetus te peace negotiations, . and the announcement of a : definite move to aecure an armistice is ex pected. ' The president spent the morn ing ln discussion with Secretary Tfatt. and going over the telegrams from To . Jclo and KL. Petersburg that had accu- , . mutated .during hla absence. Mr. Takshira, Japanese .minister, re- ( turned to Waahington today. - Word haa been received from St Petersburg that COUni uassiuijJjill noi paniciusi- iri the peace negotiations, but will leave for Europe Immediately on the arrival j of hla successor, (Baron Rosen. The' selection of plenipotentiaries by, the two eovernmenta has been comnleted. and -- will be announced " briefly. No assist- : ance la expected from Great Britain la arranging an armistice. -j , ; - This afternoon It la stated 'officially- -that, owing to the lllnesa of Count I Lamsdorff, the Russian foreign mlnlater, there haa been a alight check In peave -negotiations. LINfEVITCH SURROUNDED. Japaneae Advance Developea All Alonjf tha Una. Journal Special Serrlce.) St.. Petersburg, June 23. A Gunshu Pass telegram states that the Japaneae advance Is developing alt along the Una and that. Marshal Oyama haa definitely; assumed the offensive. Llntsrlteh's po. sltlon appears to be aerlously compro- mlsed and unlesa. the Russian army, promptly falls back on Harbin another disaster is Inevitable, - It ia believed that Linievltch la almost aurrounded and that a retreat la tlfreat ' ened. Oyama's right wing ia ort th Mandarin road and haa practically cut off Vladivostok. It la not unlikely that heavy ralna will atop the progress of the battle, aa) -operatlona are being greatly impeded, . ' . the Manchurlan platna are flooded and , the roada are almost impassable. ' - Apparently lhe Russians-are prepar ing to rret. The Russian advance llnea-are crossing the railroad more or less hurriedly. l.nJrder la. avoldbelna flankd untu th posltlonsjat Slplngbal la reached. . RUSSIANS REPULSED. Oysma Beporta Two Sklraolshee. ta) Tleld Besnlt la Japanese Tictorlea. (Joerasl Spselsl kefiot, I . Toklo, June 2S. Oyama reports that the Japanrse repulsed 1.000 Rusalana In tha vicinity of Wankautskeau on June (Continued on Page Sis.) Al D I N he felt tt Imperative to "make a full ln vestige tion. The "motion waa granted. . Attorney-General J. N. Mayer , ar rived from Waahington laat nlhl' anj Is investigating the arralrs of the Equi table Life Assurance society today. He announces that Jils efforts will be accomplish the return to the aoslety nt' any profits wrongfully made or retained by reason oftruat relatione; t dir frorq holding offlce persons who Jmire violated Trusts or the law; to obtain en accounting of- misappropriated, or wasted funrta, ' and to -ascertain tha rights of the policy-holders an4 thelf Infringements. August Helmnnt yesterday tndre4 hla resignation aa director ef Ike ICut table, - , I -. ...