VICTORIA, B. C.—The next trip of the Canadian Pacific railway steamer Empress of Russia, it was understood here tonight with the vessel's arrival from the Orient, probably will be to Vladivostok to return American troops to the United States. It was said that this would be the only one of the C. P. R. steamers used in this service.
ARE CONTINUED IN THE JAIL
The race riots in Chicago, which have continued now for three days, have not been stopped. Up to noon today 24 deaths had been reported and hundreds had been wounded in the fighting between blacks and whites.
Riot Renewed in Chicago
CHICAGO.—(By the Associated Press.)—The police list of fatalities in the race riots that have been raging for three days, rose to 24 at 10:30 today when Thomas Joshua, a negro, was killed by a detective who fired into a crowd of rioters on the south side and when B. P. Hardy, another negro, died at a hospital.
Vicious race riots broke out in the county jail shortly after 11 a. m. The whites outnumbered the negroes 20 to 1. Guards were swept aside when they tried to stifle the trouble.
Street Car Conductor Killed.
CHICAGO, 8:45 a. m.—Joseph Powers, street car conductor, was shot and killed soon after daylight in the stock yards section.
William Henderson, a negro, arrested in connection with the killing, unidentified negro was killed and two negroes wounded at Wabash and Adams streets in the heart of the downtown district, shortly before 7 o'clock this morning.
During two nights of rioting 22 persons were killed—14 whites and eight negroes were wounded.  Negroes and hundreds were wounded. An Street Car Strike Adds to Excitement. 