Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-07-04
GENERAL NEWS.
Verdict in slocum Inquest.

Ao coroner jury IN the Sl0cum
inquest has returned verdict find
ing: That the immense loss of life on
the General Slocum was due 10 the
misconduct of the directors of the
Knickerbocker Steamboat Company.
That Captain Van Schaick is crimi-
nally responsible. That Captain
Pease of the Grand Republic, as cap
tain of the steamboat company's
fleet, is criminally responsible in that
he failed to properly equip the Slocum
with fire apparatus. That Mate
Flanagan acted in "cowardly man
ner." That the action of Inspector
Lundberg should be brought to the
attention of the federal officials.
Coroner Berry has issued warrants
for the arrest of the directors and
officials of the Kpickerbocke Steam
boat Company. Inspector Lundberg
and Mate Flanagan had been held in
81 GOO fair each.
Perdicaris aud Marley Home.
Ion Perdicaris and Cromwell Marley
of TaDgier, who were captured by the
bandit Raisuli, have just arrived home.
Perdicaris is very much fatigued after
his long ride, but says he is glad to
get back. He suffered many hard
ships while in the hands of Raisuli,
although he says he does not think
that those were the fault Of the bandit
chief and that he had every comfort
possible under the circumstances.
Varley appears to be very cheerful
| and bright as if he had just returned
from a picnic. Both Perdicaris and
Marley are made thinner, especially
the former, who has aged consider
ably. Perdicaris was received at his
own house by the authorities, the
admirals of the fleets and numerous
personal friends. Much credit is due
to the two shereefs of Wazan, Mulai
Ali and Mulai Hamet, who have de-
voted much time in their efforts to
secure the success of the negotiations.
Mulai Ali remained at Raisuli's camp
continuously, thus ensuring the safety
of the lives of the captives, while
Mulai Hamet travelled back and forth
between Tangier and Benairos.
tWar Situation.
Admiral Togo reports an attempted
sally by the Russian squadron
from Port Arthur that met with
disaster. The Japanese account of
the affair is as follows: The Russian
battleships Peresviet, Poltava and
Sevastopol, and the cruisers Bayar,
Askold and Novik, attempted to
emerge from the harbor at dawn on
June %, led by steamers used for
clearing the mines. At IL a. M, the
battleships Czarevitch, Retvizan and
Pobieda joined the others. The Jap
anese torpedo boat destroyers and
torpedo boats chased the RussiaLe,
and at $50 delivered the first attack,
in consequence of which the enemy
was thrown into disorder. During
the night eight separate attacks were
delivered, lasting until dawn Of FRI
day. In one Of these assaults, the
Chirataka twice torpedoed battle
ship of the Peresvie5 type and sunk
her. A battIeship Of the Sevastopol
| type and a cruiser of the Diana type
were disabled and towed away.
There was only slight loss to the
Japanese, none of whose boats were
sunk. On land there are no indica-
tons that the Russians, on their pr rt,
seek longer to postpone the conflict.
| Kouropatkin has concentrated his
forces, fortified all vantage points
and made every preparation for the
decisive encounter. The Russians
sadly need victory to awaken their
waning enthusiasm, and Kourop atkin
has promised it about this time. The
Japanese, flushed by unintel rupted
success, rush greedily to the tray. 1t
is said that on both sides the forces
number 800, 600 men.