Evening journal., 1904-06-01
The Worlds News
THE WAR.

General Okus troops occupied Dalny,
and found the town in flames. The
Russians had destroyed the great pier,
set fire to many offices and residences,
blown up the Russian gunboat Bobr
and three large merchant steamships,
but had failed 10 destroy the smaller
piers, more than 100 warehouses and
barracks and 200 railroad cars. The
town had been pillaged by Chinese
bandits.
General Kuropatkin reported Sc
we're engagement between Cossacks and
about 1000 japanese troops at Vagen-
fuchu, a railroad station on the Port
Arthur line south OF Haicheng. The
Cossacks nearly wiped out one squad
ron OF Japanese cavalry but were
forced to retire under a heavy fire from
the enemy's infantry who had four
machine guns.
A continued advance by General
KurolSis troops north of Fengwang-
chcng was reported and at last ac-
counts strong Japanese force was
marching on Samaitsa.
A Japanese torpedo fiotilla, making
a reconnaissance at Port Arthur faced
one Japanese gunboat was struck by
SHE'LL and an officer was killed. The
Russians say that two Japanese tor
pedobat destroyers were sunk, but this
is denied grom Toxic.
The first Russian division left Tashi-
chaio. twenty miles south Of New
chwang for an unknown destination,
but the report that II is destined for
the relief Of Port Arthur was denied at
st. Petersburg.
WASHINGTON.
The United states Supreme Court, in
decision in a Philippine case, holds
that the Constitution does not carry
the right Of trial by jury to nonincor-
porated outlying territory of the
| United States.
The Supreme Court upheld the con-
sututionality of the Oleomargarine law,
POLITICAL.
The Illinois Republican convention
lreassembled after a ten days recess
and took three more ballots for Gov
ernor, without result.
The President told a delegation OF
La Toilette partisans, who called at the
White House, that he could not take
any hand In the Wisconsin factional
fight.
Attorney General John P. Elkir
will be candidate to succeed Quay IN
the Senate, it is reported.
Michigan Democrats are divided be-
tween Parker and Hearst, and bitter
.lcontest in the state Convention today
is expected.
Bryan's friends will dominate th'
Nebraska Democratic convention an'
ladopt a platform rejecting his views.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Professor Drum, of Bucknell Univer-
sity. caught five sunhsh, and was fined
S51.5O.
A dozen persons were stunned b,
lightning during a storm in Berki
county.
FOREIGN.
Count Lamsdorf, the Russian For.
eign Minister, was assaulted in ST
: Petersburg by Prince Dolgorouki,
former pretender to the throne Of Bul
lgaria, who was out walking with him
The Royal British Commission re
ported that it found no difference be
tween animal and human tuberculosis
MISCELLANEOUS.
Judge Gray will preside at the con
ference on international arbitration
which begins at Lake Mohonk today.
e. Clay Timanus, the Republican
President of the second branch Of Cit
Council, was sworn in as Mayor o
Baltimore to succeed Robert NJ. Nc
/. Lane, the Democrat, who committe
suicide on Monday with three NOR
years to serve.
A majority OF the principals of tn
, New York public schools argued be
fore committee of the Board Of Edu
cation in favor OF the revival Of cor
nnrnl nnnishment i'm the SCHOOLS.