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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12
Gelbraith's Legacies.

George Galbyaith, who died at
Waialua leaving an estate worth
$4,000, scattered his mouey, by his
will, broadcast among relatives and
especial friends. Most of it goes 10
membsrs of deceased's family in
lralsnd. The following dequests
were made as to Hawaii:
To Hugh Galbraith, nephew
Wahiswa, Oahu, $1,000.
To Mauuia, Kaslaea, Oahu, $1,000
To John Kailiuli, alias Galbraith,
Hoaolulu, $1,000.
To Lui Warren, Eva. Oahu, $3.50.
10 Cecil Brown, Honolulu, $1,000.
To FL NJ Won Holt, Honolulu,
$1,000.
40. Mrs Mackintosh, sister Of
Cscil Brown, $500.
70 Helena Fonseca, Honolulu,
$500.
TO Robsyt William Cathcart,
Honolulu, $1,000, cor to bis heirs, if
deceased"
10 the FIVE children of 81 M Won
Hclt, $500 each.
To the Eve. children of Robert
William Cathcsrt, $500 each, the
aforesaid 'Cathcart to act as their
trustee.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12
District Court Doings.

Todsy's calendar was banner one,
there being n csses. ShiraIi was
fined Sl5 for assault and battery;
Kelekoma was rsprimanded and dis
charged for larceny in the eecond
degree; Yabuchi got ak months on
the reef for being vas; six Chineee
gamblers were ired SIS each and one
noIle pressed; Joe Takabsohi wos
uolle pressed of embszzlement; for
disturbing the quiet of the night, a
native woman was fined So; ten Japa
nese gamblers were discharged, and
Que drunk was assessed 40 usual. j
W Lake, of Boer fame, waa di:
charged from Prison on the poor
mans oath. All other casss went
over to other dates.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12
Hilo Court Term.

The following jurors hsvs been
summoned by Judge Parsons for
the November term of Court:
Grand Jurors to appear Novem-
Der l7th.-Wm 3 Naili'na, G r
Blscow, j Il Rowland, Gus Supe,
w D Schmidt, z Limo Jr, E W
Barnard, S G Shaw, A @ Palfrey, f
Carly, j D Kennedy, j Burkenshan,
w S Wsid, j Bonner, j Pollock,
Herman Ludwig, Franl Gertz, K M
Kouahou, j E Rccha. NJ A D Bran
co, w j Stone, o g English, II E
Kelsey.
Trial Jurors, for Nov 22-Cbarles
Elderts, D L Keliipio, Geo N Day,
D Lycurgug, Phil Reidt, VIM Zig
gine, @ g Kennedy, W 7 Baldiug, E
e RiohaEds, j M Herring, L j Rosa,
j NJ Kauwila, W ii Lambert, j G
Johnson, A @ McKenney, Vim
Downer, S Ct Walker, Isaac Erick-
so1, j q Smith, D r Ewaliko, r A
Lyman, Jr, Fred Haley, Ii Smith,
j Bohnenberg, G L Clement, j T
Stacker.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12
Passengers Arrived.

Per stmr Kinau, from Hawaii and
Maui. Nov 20 M Cooke and wife,
f Lowrey and wife, Mrs M How
ard, Q @ Kennedy, j A Scott, + S
L NJ Damgufeld, j Monsarrat, g FL
Brown, @ ] Fishel, Theo Wolff, j D
Doherty, Telloir, ] Webster, Mrs
Bartels and child, w g Ogg, Yuen
Ohong. Win Fuller and wife, r
Langs, j Watt aad wife. f L Riggs,
Mrs l. G Riggs, Mrs A @ Riggs, Mrs
Geo Robertson, MIS- VIM Mckay.
Mrs w Rodenberg, Mrs Mary Ailau,
T Ridgwsy, Wong zee, L Chew, G
81 Ruthman, Kong You Let, Geo
Blake, Mrs K Fam oil d daughter, Z
E Gliding, Mrs Taylor. rs Kay, e
Y Clarke, E E Conant, r l. Halsey
DIR H Raymond, Mrs ] S Walker,
Fl Z Bartlett, r A Jordan, S dor,
dan, 8 Bssrdmore, " Harrison
Thomas Gill, Il P Morse, w L
Stanley, RR Cation, j r MoCao
Robt Anderson, A Haueberg, j W
Wadmsn, z A Newcomb, r Hornel
and wife.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12
NoT1CE

Is hereby given that the following
changes in the Co Partnership re-
spectively named below
l, The following named members
have withdrawn from the firm of
SUN KWONG SING Wal CON-
PANY, recorded July l6, 1902, viz -
All CHooK, All TIN, An JOHN, CHUNG
CHIN, CHoNa CHUCK, CHUCK PUNe,
LIN Wal, All Tone All CHOW, Tuck
CHUNG, aud LUCK 10y and
2. The following named members
heve withdrawn from the firm 1T
SUN KWONG SING COMPANY,
recorded August % 1902, viz.,-
TAI KAN, SHEw CHAN WoNa YEE,
al LOOK, Look 10y, CHING DIN, YuEN
DING, Tuck CHoNa, LIN Wal, CHANG
CHIN, CHANG JACK, and YOUNG CHOW;
and
8. The firm of SUN KWONG
SING Wal COMPANY is now com.
possd OF the following members
YUEN DING, LIN Wal, WoNe FEN
CHANG KEN, CHANG CHIN, YOUNG
CHOW, LOOK NAM, LuM 10y, TUoE
CHoNG, TONG Sun, Foo SEE, Ting
MING, CHANG JOCK, LEE YAI, and
CHANG CHIP.
SUN KwoNa SING Wal COMPANY,
SUN KwoNa SING COMPANY.
| Dated November l., 1904,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

The Republisan Central Commit
tee ia discussing plans OF bringing
its members of tina new Legislature
to the city in December or January
TO oaucns on legislation, particularly
as to finances and county govern
ment, The plan is to have every.
thing cut and dried 80 that the
session will be short.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

The tax Office will remain opeI
until 8 o'clock this evening.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

The steamer Maui leaves this
afternoon for Hawaii.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

The next mail for the Coast will
be by the Sonoma next Tuesday.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

4, The bark Andrew Wslch sailed at
noon today for SSH francisco.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

Queen Liiuokalani will leave by
the Sonoma on Tuesday for Wash
ington. She will be accompanied
by Miss Myra Hslsluhe, j X Aea
and j D Aimoku.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

The INDEPENDENT 81 cents per
month.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

The Office OF HE INDEPENDENT is
in the brick building next to the
Hawaiian hotel grounds on Bere-
tania street, Waikiki OF Alakea.
First floor.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

George Lycurgus is negotiating
for the purchase of the Volcano
house, to be run in connection with
Demosthenes cafe at Hilo.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

@ @ Kennedy has purch aoed the
Owl Drug Store 10 Hilu, which went
broke.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

The Honolulu Times for Novem-
Der made its appearance this morn
ing.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

John Riley, formerly engineer of
the steam roller, he's sufficiently
recovered from rheumatism,as to be
able to come down town. -
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

Ranchers began arriving today to
attend the animal meeting Of the
Association to be- held next week.
The Maui and Kauai contingents
will get in tomorrow.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

An electric wire set FIRE to the
Triangular building at the junction
OF King aud Beretapia strests yes
terday afternoon. The alarm was
sent in promptly, however, aud the
blszs sxtinguished without serious
damage.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

The larger yield and higher
prices of this year ia having the
effect of restoring contidencs in
sugar securities on tao Coast. The
demand for paying stock is better
there now than here aud more largo
sales are recorded there.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

The Khan brought down a mum.
Der of Japanese reserves who have
been ordered home.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

Delegate Kuhio will leave By one
of the steamers next week for Wash
ipgtoD.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

A concart will be given by the
band at Mekee Island tomorrow at
ternoon.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

Rev g L Pearson; lately OF tn
Meth odist church here, has been as
signed to Maps. Gal.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

Stephen Mahaulu filed a new
bond with Capt Simerson, Wm
Kalaeheo and w III Mahuka as
suyeties. The bond is for the same
amount as the former one, $l0,-
900.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

The Government eohools willcIose
on Dessmber le thisyear for the
holidays and will not open until
January 8.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

Democrats arrivals from the
other islands today were greatly
disappointed to find Democratic
headquarters closed. 49,. =.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

The Kinau arrived earliersthan
usual this morning from Hawaii
and Maui.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

Copies of The INDEPENDENT Of
October ID, Is and ~ are wanted
at this office.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

The Kilohana Art League is re-
ceiving studies today for the Au-
tumn exhibition.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

The Y w @ A minstrel troupe il
repeating the minstrel program in
the Y M G A hall this afternoon.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

Col Sam Norris is ia the city on
business in connection with Kahuku
ranch.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

Waikiki Sugar Company bas to-
creased its capital STOCK from $500.
600 to $l,500,000.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

George q Paris and family left in
the Andrew WEIGH today for tina
Coast, not to return. -.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.


LoCALA GENERAL NEWS.
The INDEPENDENT 81 cents per
month.
The steamer Maui leaves this
afternoon for Hawaii.
The tax Office will remain open
until 8 o'clock this evening.
4, The bark Andrew Wslch sailed at
noon today for SSH francisco.
The next msil for the Coast will
be by the Sonoma next Tuesday.
The Honolulu Times for Novem-
Der made its appearance this morn
ing.
@ @ Kennedy has purchaoed the
Owl Drug Store 10 Hilu, which went
broke.
Col Sam Norris is in the city on
business in connection with Kahuku
ranch.
Delegate Kuhio will leave By one
of the steamers next week for Wash
ipgtoD.
The Kinau arrived earliersthan
usual this morning from Hawaii
and Maui.
A concart will be given by the
band at Makes Island tomorrow al
. ternoon.
Copies of The INDEPENDENT Of
October Ia, Is and ~ are wanted
at this Office.
The Kiuau brought down NUM-
Der of Japanese reserves who have
been ordered home
Waikiki Sugar Company bss iu-
creased its capital stoc1 from $500.
600 to $l,500.O00.
The Kilohans Art League is Is-
ceiving studies today for the Au-
tumn exhibition.
George H<Psris and family left in
the Andrew WEIGH today for tina
Coast, not to return. -,
The Buckeye Club will meet al
Kamehameha Girls school next
Wednesday evening.
Rev g L Pearson; lately o! the
Methodist church here, has been as
signed to Maps. Gal.
The Y w A minstrel troupe il
repeating the minstrel program in
the Y NC A hall this afternoon.
The Government schools will close
on December l6 'thisyear for the
holidays and will not open until
Jauuary3
Democratic arrivals, from the
other islands today were greatly
disappointed to find Democratic
headquarters closed. =,
John Riley, formerly engineer Of
the steam roller, he's sufficiently
recovered from rheum atism>as to bs
able to come down town.
George Lycurgus is negotiating
for the purchase OF the volcano
house, to be run in counectioniwith
Dem osthenes cafe at Hilo.
The Office OF HE INDEPENDENT il
in the brick building next to th'
Hawaiian hotel grounds on Bere
4an;. a&raat Waikiki of AlaLen
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12

The Buckeye Club will meet al
Kamehameha Girls school next
Wednesday evening.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-12
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-06-18
THE WONDERS OF THE
WORLD AT ST. LOUIS
They Are to Be Found in the Great Palaces and Along
"The Pike"

remote corner OF earth are engaged to
reproduce the life of rs different peoples.
Fifteen hundred animals are required to
lend reality to the varied scenes. Two
shows In the list OF 40 represent an out
lay of 81 100000 Twenty Of them cost
not less than 100000 apiece. and hardly
an attraction less than $4,000.
Some idea of what there is to be seen
of Pike features may be had from list
of the educational amusement features
which this section OF the fair contains:
Alaska and Esquimaux Village; An
Client Rome and Hawaiian Volcano; Bat
tie Abbey; Bohemia; Crystal Palace;
Cliff Dwellers; Chinese Village; Colorado
Gold Mine; Creation; Coal Breaker;
Cairo; Constantinople; Fire-Fighting
Exhibition; Glass Weaving, Spinning;
German Tyrolean Alps; Golden Chariot;
Grants Log Cabin; Galveston Flood;
the Ozarks; Infant Incubators; Indian
Congress and Wild West; Irish Village;
Japanese Village; Jerusalem; Jim Key
Educated Horse) Lincoln's Log Cabin;
Moorish Palace; Model Playground;
Miniature Railway; Magic Whirlpool;
Morocco; Mysterious Asia; Naval Elk
hibition; Old Plantation: Old St. Louis.
Mo-; Old Cahokia Court House; Old
Virginia Homestead; Observation
Wheel; Palais Du Costume; Pottery;
Weller; Paris and France; Scenic Rail-
way; South African Boer Exhibits;
Streets of Seville: Statisticum; Sub
marine Diving; New York to the North
Pole; Trained and Wild Animals; Under
and Over the Sea; Upper Mississippi
Views: Water Chutes; Wireless Teleg-
raphy.
What runs in all; what supplies the
power that makes the countless wheels
go round? The majority of visitors are
intensely Interested in the mechanical
motive force of this greatest of EXPOSE
tons. and well they may be. One Of
the most striking features is the power
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-06-18

transmitted by cable throughout the
grounds to the electric railways. the
machinery IL operation In the exposi-
ton buildings, the pumps supplying
water to the cascades and fountains,
the refrigerating plant and for other
purposes. The total horsepower used
at Chicago did not exceed 1900 and at
the Pan-American not over 5000. in
comparison with the 10000 to $4,000
here.
Electricity had only i've and one
half acres at Chicago. while at st. Louis
nine acres are given to the same de-
partment, besides a large display Of
electrical generators In the Palace. of
Machinery.
No one should be deferred from visit
ing the worlds fair because OF the fear
that living expenses In st. Louis are too
high. II anyone has this notion it Is
high time that It be dispelled. There is
absolutely no doubt of the fact that one
can find excellent. living accommoda-
lions in St Louis now at rates not ex-
ceeding the charges this same month in
New York. Chicago or any other great
American city.
No one need pay more than one dollar
a day for good room. That is an aver
age rate, though many accommodations
Of excellent character may be had for
less. There are many unrented rooms
at five dollars week. advertised every
day in the newspapers. Hundreds of
restaurants serve meals or give short
order service at the same rates
that prevailed before the exposition
opened.
It is suggested that the stranger in
St. Louis, who wishes to find reasonable
clearinghouse rates. make inquiry at
a grocery store or meat market In the
vicinity where he desires to stop. The
grocers and butchers know nearly all
the boarding houses in their neighbor-
hoods, and they are quite willing to
oblige the stranger by directing him to
a place to suit his purse and his tastes.
The want" columns Of the daily news
papers also contain columns of small
advertisements for boarders or dodgers.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-06-18
RUSSIANS CATCH
JAPS IN A TRAP
Two Battalions of the Latter Ambushed Near
Haicheng And Annihilated - Great
Naval Fight Off Port Arthur.

nese feet supported the japanese army
from the east coast of Liaotung PENN
sula. Conditions in Port Arthur are said
to be unchanged.
Indicates Retreat.
London, June 13.-A telegram from
st. Petersburg states that the Russians
have evacuated Liaoyang and that
Gen. Kuropatkin has removed his
headquarters from Liaoyang to Muk-
den, indicating that the army he COM
mands is retreating.
Russian Losses at Nanshan.
Toxic. June 13.-The Military COM
mission assigned to bury the Russian
dead in the battle of Nanshan hill at
Kinchou, May 26, presented its final re-
port Sunday. 1t was found that ten
Russian officers and 664 men who fell
in the battle had been carefully buried
and 80 men we're buried by the outposts.
making the total number of killed left
behind by the Russians 704.
Japs Lost 800 Men.
Liaoyang, June 13.-Ensign Mariloff,
who has returned from the battle of
Saimatza, fought on June z, says that
the Japanese lost about 300 men.
Siuyen Captured.
st. Petersburg, June 1.-THE jap
anese have taken Siuyen, driving out
the Russians The enemy appears to
be advancing on Haicheng..
The Battle at Saimatze.
"Details of the affairs at Saimatze fol-
low: June at six a. m. an outpost COM
pany on the Aivang road was attacked
by the enemy. A detachment of chas-
seurs was sent as reinforcement More
Japanese then appeared, one battalion
with a mountain battery POSTPONED be-
fore Saimatze. The chasseurs at first
pressed the japanese, inflicting losses
and taking rifles and equipment from the
killed, but the advance was checked by a
very severe fire. Reinforcements now
joined the enemy, bringing up their
strength to brigade of infantry, two
batteries of artillery and three squad
rons of cavalry. Thereupon the COM
mander of our detachment ordered re-
treat towards Fenchulin pass. The de-
tachment withdrew slowly and in good
order, holding successive positions. Our
wounded included Capt Makharoff and
Lieut.. Ronjitski. Both officers, how
ever remained in the ranks. About 100
men were killed or wounded.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-06-18

been created, and for the first hour or
more of their stay inside the grounds
but few get further than the point from
which they catch their first view of this
grand picture.
TT almost takes my breath away"
exclaimed one woman near whom l was
standing as she caught her first glimpse
of the beauty OF the cascades and the
magnificence of the grand exposition
palaces. Such is the general verdict.
For beauty. for magnificence, for extent,
St Louis has beat the world.
There is another feature. or rather
collection of features, which seemingly
appeals to every visitor, and with good
reason, and that Is ''The Pike" The
fair management do not wish to appeal
to the public with side-show. They
built an exposition which should stand
forth to the world on Its merits as an
educator, as a monument to the world 3
progress, but realizing. that an amuse-
ment feature was necessary they set to
work to provide the biggest and best In
this line that has ever been known. That
they have succeeded In this is evident
90 every visitor who travels THE Pike"
Nor il this great amusement feature
hcking in educational interest. Here
one may study the architectural fancies
of the world = here he may study the
nations OF the'world, their methods OF
life, their surroundings, their customs.
He sees realistic pictures OF the Esqui-
maux in their snow and ice bound homes
in one minute. and the next Is trans
ported to the jungles Of tropical Africa.
THE Pike" is not an aggregation Of fat
women and the skeleton men, In no
sense a circus side-show, but realistic
picture Of the world upon which five
millions of dollars has been spent.
Six thousand performers from foreign
countries. and busy artisans from every
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-06-18

ST. Louis. Early visitors to the Lodis-
lana Purchase exposition have found
at st. Louis an exposition so nearly COM
the few minor details that were unfin-
ished on the opening day. and which
have since been completed. In fact In
an exposition of such proportions as
this II would be impossible to discover
a thousand little details that might lack
completion.
Weather conditions were against the
exposition management for few days
preceding the opening. Now every
thing is favorable, and the great fair
is entirely complete. a completeness. we
must repeat, that is so enormous that
1t is all but impossible to comprehend
what II has meant to the builders. The
last vestige of scaffolding that for q
few days surrounded some OF the less i'm
portant buildings has been torn away;
the last wagon load OF refuse hauled
from the grounds; every flower and
shrub the landscape gardeners included
in their scheme of decoration growing
under the benign influence of a spring
sun, and the exposition stands forth a
completed giant, beautiful In concep-
ton, wonderful in execution. stupendous
in size. by far the masterpiece OF the
worlds expositions.
S.upendous size does not half express
1t. This worlds fair has many sur
prises for the visitor, but its immense
size is the greatest astonisher OF all.
Amusement at the extent Of the fair is
heard from every visitor.
II has been interesting to watch the
visitors these first days of the fair In
teresting to see what would appeal to
then strongest, but after one has studied
the mass of humanity in their quest for
the wonders 1t Is hard to select any one
feature that could be designated as a
general favorite with all OF course all
visitors are enthusiastic over the general
picture. the grand en- semble, which has
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-06-18

Haicheng, Manchuria, June 11.-(De-
layed in transmission. "A fianking
movement of the Japanese around the
Russian left from Fengwangcheng june
was repulsed with a loss of two whole
battalions. A large japanese force
moved out in the morning along the
Fengwangcheng and Hailcheng road.
The Russians had force strongly posted
in a ravine 80 miles southeast of Hal
cheng. The Japanese were preceded by
two battalions, who walked into the
Russian ambuscade. They received a
murderous rifle and artillery fire at
close range and were wiped out, only one
or two escaping. The main Japanese
force, which was greatly superior to the
Russian force. tried to outfiang the Rus
slams, who drew off without losing a
man. The Japanese closing in found the
ravine vacant, save for their own dead
Seven Days Bombardment.
London. June 13.-According to the
Rome Tribunals Chefoo correspondent,
Port Arthur has been bombarded inces-
sanity for the last seven days. All the
western portions of the town, 1t is stat
ed, have been destroyed, Several Rus
sian warships have been damaged, the
japanese squadron backing up the land
assaults, but keeping out of range of
the fort guns.
Dispatches from st. Petersburg by way
of Paris announce that, despite the
semi-ofiicial assurances that nothing of
exceptional gravity has occurred at Port
Arthur in the last few days, the widest
rumors continue to circulate at the Rus
sian capital. According to these rumors,
the japanese already have occupied the
advance defense works. The Russians
are reported to have blown up the bat
tleships Retvizan, Czarevitch and Pal
lada to prevent their capture.
Great Naval Battle Reported.
st. Petersburg, June 13.-Rumors are
in circulation here to the effect that
great naval battle has taken place off
Port Arthur in which two Russian and
four Japanese battleships were sunk.
No confirmation of the rumor can be OBJ.
tanned.
Battle Seven Miles from Forts.
Chefoo, June 13.-Chinese arriving
from Port Arthur state that battle was
fought June within seven miles of the
inner forts of Port Arthur. The Japa-