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Their Home Port.
BIG BATTLE LASTED FORJIVE HOURS' SUNDAY.
Victorious Admiral Kamimura Says The Damage Inflicted On His Ships
Is Slight Many Russians Probably Killed.
Tokio, (By Cable). Vice Admiral
Kamimura encountered the Russian
Vladivostok Squadron at dawn Sunday
north of Tsu Island, in the Strait of
Korea, and attacked the enemy at
once. The battle lasted for five hour,
and resulted in a complete Japanese
victory. The Russian cruiser Rurik
was sunk nnd the cruisers Rossia and
Gromoboi fleJ to the northward, after
having sustained serious damage.
Vice Admiral Kamimura cables the
Navy Department that the injuries in
flirted upon his vessels were slight.
The fate of the crew of the Rurik
is not known. It is presumed that
many of them were killed or drowned.
The strength of the fleet under Vice
Admiral Kamimura is not known, but
it is presumed that he had the Adsu
ma, Idsumo, lwate, Takashiko and
other light cruisers.
Rags are flying, lanterns are glim
mering, and cries of "Banzai!" are
ringing in the streets of Tokio in hon
f of the victories gained at sea by
Admiral Togo and Vice Admiral Ka
mimura. Underneath the jollity of the popu
lace lies a feeling of deep satisfaction
and gratification at the disposal of a
desperately serious problem of the
war.
The Russian squadron which con
fronted Admiral Togo refused battle.
It was stronger than Admiral Togo's
Squadron in battleships and armored
cruisers, and had it elected to fight
tnc result might have altered the for
tunes of war. The strength of the
squadron which opposed Admiral To
RO compelled him to draw vessels
from the squadron under Vice Admir
al Kamimura, and left the Japanese
navy powerless to operate against the
Russian Vladivostok squadron and
enable to prevent the raids of these
vessels.
The raid conducted by the Vladi
vostok squadron in July was extreme
ly expensive to Japan, and not only
was retaliation tempting, but it was
demanded by commercial interests.
The Navy, however, grimly refused
to make a diversion and stuck to
Port Arthur, ft was confident that the
harbor soon would be untenable for
the Russian warships, that it would
eventually pet a fair fight in the open
sea away from the Russian land bat
teries, and that the Japanese would
win. These calculations of the Navy
were correct and the Russians, with
the chances even, have been hopelessly
defeated.
Vice Admiral Kamimura, after
months of weary and patient waiting,
finally got his chance at dawn Sun
day off Tsu Island.
lie sunk the Russian cruiser Rurik
and sent the cruisers Gromoboi and
Rossia fleeing back from the fight.
Japanese guns dominate the dock
yards at Port Arthur, and in view of
this fact it would seem to be impossi
ble again to make seaworthy or fight
able the Russian battleships which
have returned to Port Arthur. It is
probable that the Russian battleship
Czarevitch will disarm at Tsingchou.
The best possible naval force that
Russia can now concentrate at Vlad
ivostok is four cruisers.
In the fight of August 10 the squad
Ton under Admiral Togo was practi
cally uninjured. The battlcshin Mika.
sa suffered the most, but she continues
on the fighting line.
The cruisers Yakumo, Nisshin and
Kasuga also were hit, bi t temporary
..repairs already have been made, and
iney are luiiy serviceable.
r.leven wounded officers and 60
wounded men arrived at Jasebn today.
,The imperial Prince Hiroyasu Kwacho
who holds the rank of commander in
the Japanese Navy, was hit in the re-
jgion ot the heart. His wound, how
ever, is slight.
The steamer Gaelic, bound for
Shanghai, at 10 o'clock Saturday morn,
fng sighted a Russian cruiser, evi
dently the Novik, steering southeast
by east. This course showed her to
b heading for Van Diemen Strait.
Japs Losses Up to August 1.
Washington, D. C, (Special). The
Japanese Legation has received a re
vised list of casualties on the Japanese
side from the battle of Chongjiu,
March 28, up to and including the bat
tle of Yangtse pass, August 1, show
ing the total estimated casualties to
be 12,055.
The largest losses resulted from the
battle of Kmchow, or Nanshan Hill, the
first in the Port Arthur campaign,
when 33 officers and 716 men were kill
ed and 3,455 men wounded. The next
largest loss was suffered in the battle
tf Telissu, or Vafangow, June 15, when
the total casualties were 1, 173, includ
ing 7 officers killed and 43 wounded.
The actual known losses for the
period of this report are given as fol
lows: Killed Officers, 54; men, '1,509; to
tal, 1,563.
Wounded Officers, 1,; men, 6,330;
total, 6426.
These are added to the estimated
casualties for some of the engage
ments, amounting to 4.006, making the
grand total of 12,055.
Revolution In Paraguay.
Buenos Ayres, (Special). The Par
aguayan revolutionists have occupied
several districts and are rapidly ap
proaching Asuncion, the capital of
Paragnay. One officer and eighteen
anen were killed and several others
wounded in an attempt to board a
rebel vessel. An attack on the capital
by insurgents is believed to be im
minent. The Argentine government
has dispatched two gunboats to pro
tect its interests in Paraguay.
Seventy Drowned la a Collision.
London, (By Cable). The British
bark Inverkip (Captain Jones, from
Melbourne for Queenslown) was sunk
and ao persons were drowned as the
result of a collision off P ast net Rock.
Ireland, last night with the British
hip Loch Carroit (Captain Clark, from
Clyde).
Tyoos Select Toroalo.
St. Louis, Ma, (Special). The In
ternational Typographical Union con
ve 11 tion selected Toronto, Canada, as
the place in which to hold the next
annual convention.
Other Ships flee Toward
Tokio, (By Cable). Admiral Togo
has reported as follows:
"August lo our combined fleet at
tacked the enemy's fleet near Gugan
Rock. Tlie Russian vessels were em
erging from Port Arthur, trying to go
siuth.
"We pursued the enemy to the east
ward. Severe fighting lasted from I
o'clock Wednesday afternoon until
sundown. Toward the close the
enemy's fire weakened remarkably.
His formation became confused and
then his ships scattered.
"The Russian cruisers Askold and
.Novik and several torpedo- boat de
stroyers fled to the southward. Others
ot the enemy s ships retreated separ
ately toward Port Arthur. We tnir
sued them and it appears that we in
flicted considerable damage.
"We found lifebuoys and other
articles belonging to the Russian
battjeship Czarevitch floating at sea.
I he Czarevitch probably was sunk.
"We have received no reports from
the torpedo boats and destroyers
were engaged in the attack on the
ships of the enemy. The Russian
vessels, with the exception of the
Askold, the Novik, the Czarevitch and
the cruiser I'allada, appear to have
returned to Port Arthur.
"Our damage was slight. Our
fighting power has not been impaired.-'
The casualties in the Japenesc navy
during the numbered 170.
These are anxious hours in Tokio.
but the people are confident that Ad
miral Togo has inflicted serious dam
age upon the Russian fleet. Detailed
information is awaited anxiously by
all classes, but it is believed that the
dispersal of the Russian warships will
further weaken the naval power of
Russia in the Orient.
It is anticipated that the Japanese
Government will immediately make
representations to Germany concern
ing the Russian warships which have
taken refuge at Tsingchou.
SIEGE GUNS THREATENED IT.
A Reason for the Departure of tbe Port Arthur
Squadron.
St. Petersburg, (By Cable). The
Emperor has received the following
dispatch from Viceroy AlcxicflF, dated
August 11:
"According to a report from the
commandant at Port Arthur, the
squadron put to sea August 10. The
steamer Mongolia followed the squad
ron. The following Japanese vessels
were on the horizon: Three first-class
cruisers, eight small cruisers and 17
torpedo boats. The port had been
bombarded with siege guns for the
past tour days.
J his is all of the dispatch that is
made pulilic.
Everything else, from a military
viewpoint, seems to be forcotten in
the general anxiety concerning the fate
of the Port Arthur squadron. The
future pi ans of the Admiralty hang
upon the preservation of the bulk of
the squadron and it is not too much
to say that the present is regarded as
being the most critical moment of the
war. The departure of the squadron
in the face of the superior Japanese
fleet is commended by all clashes.
I he papers consider that the squad
ron was taking desperate chances, but
at the same time they arc loud in their
praise of its dash.
The Emperor has received the fol
lowing dispatch from General Kuro
patkin, dated August II, in reference
to the land fighting:
"A forward movement of a small de
tachment of Japanese against the south
front of the Manchurian army was
observed today. Bands of Chinese
undits, led by Japanese officers, are
beginning to appear in the region of
the Liao river, above Niuchwang."
RECEIVER FOR LEGION OF HONOR,
Actios Taken on Recommendation of Insurance
Commissioners.
Boston, (Special). Henry A. Wy
man was appointed permanent receiv
er of the Supreme Council of the
American Legion of Honor, a bene
ficial organization, with headquarters
in this city. The insurance commis
sioners claimed that the condition of
the organization was such as to ren
der its continuance hazardous to the
public.
A few weeks ago the supreme coun
cil of the organization applied to the
state insurance department for $111,000
it the emergency fund kept on deposit
with the state treasurer, in order that
the as'ociatinn miirht meet death
claims then pending. This reque-t was
refused. I lie emergency fund in the
state treasury amounts to $300,000.
One hun.lcred thousand 'dollars of
tins is represented bv real estate in
this city.
State Insurance Commissioner Cut
ting said that there is a defir
$10,000 in the organization's financial
standing, as accounted for June 2y
lie also said that death claims aggre
gating $.oo.ooo remained unpaid.
Life Imprisonment for Boy Bandit.
Chicago. (Special). David Kelly, a
member of the "Boy Bandit" quartet,
has been found guilty of complicity in
the murder of John Lane, a stage
carpenter at the Illinois Theater, by a
jury in Judge Chytrau's court and he
was sentenced to life imprisonment in
the penitentiary. James and William
lormby and Peter Duller already have
been sentenced to life imprisonment
for their part in the killing of Lane,
they having pleaded guilty.
The Lewis and Clark Fair.
Portland, Ore., (Special). Accord
ing to Henry E. Dosch, director of
exhibits of the Lewis and Clark fair,
who just returned from St. Louis, Ja
pan, China, Germany, France, Bel
gium, Austria. Italy and Hungary
have signified their intention to exhibit
at the Lewis and Clark fair, which is
to be held in Portland next year. In
addition to the countries named there
are II others which have the sub
ject under consideration, the majority
of which Mr. Dosch believes will re
turn favorable answers.
JVEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
The Lalrtt Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic,
The coal miners have decided to
submit to Judge Gray the entire ques
tion of check-wcighmcn and check
docking bosses.
Hereafter the conventions of the
Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen
will be held every two years instead of
annually.
Dr. Prank G. Sanft, a prominent
physician, of Roxbury, Mass., has been
arrested on a charge of counterleitmg
Seymour D. I hompson, former as
sociate justice of the Court of Ap
peals at St. Louis, died at East Or
ange, N. J.
Chairman Cortelyou announced that
President Roosevelt will not make
any political speeches during the cam
patgn.
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion announced its decision regarding
the fruit transportation charges
Half a dozen men were injured in
various encounters between strikers
and nonunion men in Chicago.
Portlier Congressman George Brick
tier died suddenly of heart trouble at
Shegoygan Palls, Wis.
Prince Henry, of Prussia, his wife
and eldest son will visit the St. Louis
Exposition.
Three persons wre killed and three
were injured in a trolley car wreck
at Defiance, O.
Twenty-one mines of the Lehigh
V..11 r! . . 1 - :n !... j
aiiry wui v.uuiJiiiiy will Mini uunn
for a week. ,
Eight inn were arrested for counter
feiting in a raid at Chicago.
A meteor struck the earth near Con
cord Station, Pa.
A $35,000,000 mortgage from the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany to the Guaranty Trust Company
of New York was filed for record at
Columbus, O.
The International Brotherhood of
Stationary Firemen indorsed the ac
tion of the packing-house firemen in
going out in sympathetic strike.
A summer trolley car ran away in
Beaver Run Valley. It turned over
at the bottom of a grade and 10 people
were injured, I fatally.
iurs. Shanes W. l-airbanks was
tendered a reception during the cele
bration of the Old-Home Week at
Marysville, O.
The Citizens' Alliance has threat
ened the bondsmen of the miners
charged with the riot at Victor with
deportation.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Regis H. Tost to be secretary and
E. S. Rockwell to be auditor of Porto
Rico.
Carrie Nation has given over a thous
and dollars to the Home for Wives of
Drunkards, at Topeka, Kan.
Mrs. Ida Stebbins shot and killed
her husband near Golden, Cal.
Vmcenzio Mannino, the Italian con
tractor, of Brooklyn, whose six-year-old
son, Antonio, has been kidnapped,
offered a reward of $500 for the re
turn of the boy. and also offered to
pay liberally for any information con
cerning his lost child.
Willie Mungen, alias Frank Davis,
colored, who was hanged at Johns
town, Pa., for the murder of Laura
Taylor, also colored, confessed to the
murder of another colored woman, in
Jacksonville, Pla., years ago.
At Southhaven, Mich., J. E. Reinger,
formerly president and treasurer of
the Reinger Lumber Company, was
arrested on the charge of embezzling
funds of the company amounting to
$43,000.
At Helena, Mont., Isaac Gravelle,
on trial for dynamiting the Northern
I acihc Kailway last year, committed
suicide in an ante-room of the court
house.
Ready-made clothing manufacturers
of Chicago declined to meet striking
cutters, bushelmen and trimmers.
Mines in the Birmingham district
are working on small scale with union
and nonunion men.
Fusion has been effected between
Nebraska Democrats and Populists on
state ticket.
Prof. James H. Montgomery, vice
president of Allegheny College, is
UCtlll.
I he property and franchises of the
Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad
company were bought by the At
lr.ntic and Birmingham Railroad Com
vany for $1,000,000.
1 hree cases of yellow fever were
reported at Vera Cruz, three at Coat
zacoalcos and five at Trhiianlrnet
There have been no deaths at the
latter place.
Mis. Lizzie Carson and Miss Mar.
garet Gillie, both from Philadelphia,
were drowned while bathinc at a dan
gerous part ot the Lapc May beach.
Many business, houses of Pueblo are
closed, and several persons have lost
their minds because of the railroad
wreck.
Foreign,
In her reply to Great Britain in the
case of the destroyed steamer Knight
Commander Russia does not recede
from her former position, though as
surances are given that no more neu
tral ships will be sunk.
Uermany will not further nurtue
the case of the steamer Thea, sunk
by Russia, and which was chartered
by Japan, because her position might
involve the question of her protection
of Japan's commerce.
The family of the late Waldeck
Rousseau, former French nremii-r. are
in receipt of condolences from promi
nent personages.
Harriet Jaiya, principal secretary to
the Moroccan Minister cf War, has
been arrested under the orders of the
Sultan.
In the House of Commons Secre
tary Krodrick announced that the Brit
ish do not intend to occupy Tibet per
manently. Mr. Lewis Nixon, of New York, has
loscd a large contract with Russia
for building ships for the Black Sea.
An arbitration convention between
Sweden and Norway pud Great Bri
tain was signed.
The General Conference of the So
ciety of Friends began at Toronto.
Robbers broke into the desk of
United States Consul General Gowdy,
in Paris, stealing the petty cash and
some stamps, but were unable to break
into the afc, which contained $5,000
in cash and some important docu
ments. The British Liberals won another
victory in Northeast Lanark, electing
their candidate over the Unionist can
didate. Emperor William has expressed hi
sympathy for the death of General
Yamaguchi, of the Japanese Army.
The British Admiralty has invited
,y. e sn'l'builders to make bids
to build two big battleships.
The convention of the international
Brotherhood of Engineers was begun
in Montreal.
Former Premier Waleleck-Rousseau
died at Paris as the result of an operation.
JUDGE PARKER ACCEPTS
Democratic Candidate for Presidency
Notified of His Nomination.
SIMPLE CEREMONIES AT ROSEMOl'NT.
The Notification Was Brought to Judge Parker
by Representative Champ Clark, of Mis.
sourl, as Chairman of a Committee Renre
sealing Every State and Territory In the
Union.
Esopus, N. Y., (Special). Alton
Brooks Parker, whose home is at
Rosemont, near this village, was Wed
nesday afternoon formally notified of
his nomination for the Presidency
by the Democratic party.
Accompanied by other prominent
Democrats, a committee of one from
each State and Territory, appointed
by the recent Convention in St. Louis,
came to Esopus on the steamboat
Sagamore, from New York, and took
part in the exercises. The party num
bered more than 500. They were
joined by relatives and neighbors of
Judge Parker.
The programme of notification was
a simple one. Congressman Champ
Clark of Missouri, chairman of the
committee, addressed the candidate
and handed him a written notification
signed individually by the members
of the committee. Judge Parker re
sponded with a speech which was the
first since his nomination, and is of
greatest importance, because it declar
es his views on the great public ques
tions before the country in this cam
paign. Esopus, N. Y., (Special). When
formally notified that he had been
nominated for the I'residency by the
Democratic party, Judge Parker ad
dressed the notification committee and
others present in part as follows:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlement of
the Committee:
"I have resigned the office of Chief
Judge of the Court of Appeals of this
State in order that I may accept the
responsibility that the great Conven
tion vou represent has nut unon me.
without possible prejudice to the Court
to which I had the honor to belong,
or to the eminent members of the
judiciary of this State, of whom I may
now say as a private citizen I am just
ly proud.
Famous Message Recalled.
"At the very threshold of this re
sponse, and before dealing with other
subjects, I must, in justice to myself
and to relieve my sense of gratitude.
express my profound appreciation of
the confidence reposed in me by the
Convention. After nominating me
and subsequently receiving a commun
ication declaring that 1 regarded the
gold standard as firmly and irrevoca
bly established, a matter concerning
which I felt it incumbent unon me to
make known my attitude so that here
after no man could justly say that his
upport had been secured through in
direction or mistake, the Convention
reiterated its determination that I
hould be the standard-bearer of the
party in the present contest. This
mark of trust and confidence I shall
ever esteem as the highest honor that
could be conferred upon me an hon
or that, whatever may be the fate of
the campaign, the future can in no
degree lessen or impair.
The Platform.
"The admirable platform upon which
the party appeals to the country for
its confidence and support clearly
states the principles which were so well
condensed in the first inaugual address
of President Jefferson, and points out
with force and directness the course to
be pursued through their proper ap
plication in order to insure needed re
forms in both the legislative and ad
ministrative departments of the Gov
ernment. Executive Power Usurped.
"Occasionally, by reason of unnec
essary or impatient agitation for re
forms, or because the limitations plac
ed upon the departments of Govern
ment by the Constitution are disre
garded by officials desiring to accom
plish that which to them seems good,
whether the power exists in them or
not, it becomes desirable to call at
tention to the fact that the people,
in whom all power resides, have seen
fit. through the medium of the Con
stitution, to limit the governmental
powers conferred and to sav to de
partments created by it: 'Thus far
shalt thou go and no farther.' To
secure the ends sought the people have
by the Constitution, separated and
distributed among the three depart
ments of Government the executive,
legislative and judicial certain pow
ers, and it is the duty of those admin
istering each department so to act
as to preserve, rather than to destroy,
the potency of the co-ordinate branch
es of the Government, and thus se
cure the exercise of all the powers
conferred by the people.
Tariff Law. '
"The present tariff law is unjust in
its operation, excessive in many of its
rates, and so framed in particular in
stances as to exact inordinate profits
from the people. So well understood
has this view become that many
prominent members of the Republican
party and at least two of its State Con
ventions, have dared to voice the
peneral sentiment on that subject.
That party seems, however, to be col
lectively able to harmonize only upon
a plank that admits that revision may
from time to time be necessary, but
it is so phrased that it is expected to
Scalped By An Automobile.
New York, (Special). As Miss M.
Doughtcry, of Rochester, N. V., was
stepping out of an automobile in Cen
tral Park she slipped and fell, and her
hair became caught in the crankshaft
01 the engine, which was still in mo
tion. The crankshaft wound up the
hair till it pulleu her head to the end
of the shaft, and then it ripped off
her scalp. She was taken to a hospi
tal, where it is said her wound is a
very severe one. but that she will
imdoubteclly recover.
Trial Cosily to the State,
St. Louis, (Special). A transcript
containing 1,684.300 words and costing
the state for stenographers' work
more than $1,000 has been made of the
evidence in the case of F. Seymour
Uarrington, the' alleged English lord
who was convicted at Clavton several
months ago on a charge of murdering
James P. McCann, the horseman, and
sentenced 'to be hanged. Before pre
sentation to the Supreme Court, with
the appeal, the transcript duplicates
will have to be compared with the
original at an additional cost of $1,000,
be satisfactory to those in favor of
an increase of duty, to those who
favor a reduction thereof, nnd to those
opposed to any change whatever.
Common Law Controls Trusts.
' The combinations, popularly called
trusts, which aim to secure a monop
oly of trade in the necessaries of life,
as well as in those things that are
employed upon the farm, in the factory
and in many other fields of industry,
have been encouraged and stimulated
by excessive tariff duties. These op
erate to furnish a substantial market
in the necessaries of 80.000.000 people,
by practically excluding competition.
With so large a market and highly
remunerative prices continuing long
after the line of possible competition
would naturally be reached, the temp
tation of all engaged in the same bus
iness to combine so as to prevent com
petition at home and a resulting 're
duction of prices, has proved irresisti
ble in a number of cacs. All ,mcn
must agree that the net result of en
acting laws that foster such inequi
table conditions is most unfortunate
for the people as a whole, and it
would seem as if all ought to agree
that the effective rememdy would be
to appropriately modify the offending
law.
Long a World Power.
"Ours is a world power, and as such
it must be maintained, but I deny that
it is at all recently that the LTnitcd
States has attained that eminence.
Our country became a world power
over a century ago, when, having
thrown off foreiirn domination, the
people established a free government,
the source of whose authority sprung,
and was continuously to proceed, from
the will of the people themselves.
Will not be a Candidate fcr Re-elec
tion.
"I accept, gentlemen of the commit
tee, the nomination, and if the action
of the Convention shall be indorsed
iv an election bv the people. I will.
God helping nie. cive to the discharec
of the duties of that exalted office the
best service of which I am capable
and at the end of the term retire to
private life. I shall not be a candidate
for, nor shall 1 accept, a rcnomina-
tion.
GEORGE C. VEST IS LEAD.
Had Been Critically III a Long Time at Sweet
Springs, Mo,
Sweet Springs, Mo., (Special). Af
ter lingering for weeks between life
and death former United States Sena
tor George G. Vest passed peacefully
away Tuesday. He had been so near
death for the past three days that the
end came without a struggle.
Mr. Vest was conscious until about
2 o'clock A. M. Sunday morning, when
he sank into a state of coma, from
which he never aroused. The power
of speech left him on Saturday morn
ing, and during the last 36 hours of
his life his breathing was barely per
ceptible. At the bedside when the end came
was his wife, Dr. Jarvis, the family
physician; Senator Vest's son, Alex
ander, his daughter, Mrs. George P.
B. Jackson, and her husband, and
Mrs. Thompson, a niece of Mrs. Vest.
The body was taken in a private
car of Mr. A. A. Allen, vice-president
and general manager of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad, to St.
Louis, where the interment will take
place. '
George Graham Vest was born at
Frankfort, Ky., December 6, 1830, of
Virginia parents.
Educated at Centre College, Dan
ville, Ky., graduating in 148.
Studied law under James Harlan,
Attorney-ijencral of Kentucky, and
at Transylvania University, Kentucky,
being admitted to the bar in 1852.
In 1853 moved to Georgetown, Mis
souri. In i860 elected to Missouri Legis
lature. Joined Confederates under General
Price in 1861, but chosen to Confeder
ate Congress in the fall and later
elected Senator.
Resumed law practice at Sedalia,
Mo., in 1865.
Elected United States Senator in
1878 and served continuously until
March 4, 1003.
Married in i8;4 to Miss Sallie E.
Sneed. of Danville. Ky., who survive
him, with three children.
EIGHT MEN PERISH.
Heavy Rains Cause a Catastrophe in Gold
Mine.
Salisbury, N. C, (Special Informa
tion has been received here that the
Barringer gold mine, located near
Gold Hill, N. C, Rowan county, was
suddenly flooded with water causing
the instant death of eight men em
ployed in the mine.
Nine men were in the mine shaft,
when a large pond located near the
entrance to the mine suddenly broke
loose, the breakage being caused by
i-Ace-ssive rams, me waters rusinng in
with terrific and deadly force to a
drfth of about 100 feet upon the men
wno were powerless to save them
selves.
Mr. Thomas Moyl, manager of the
plant, was the only one to escape
t.ea.11.
The mine is filled with water and
none of the dead hodies have vet hi-
recovered. The flooded mine is the
property of the Whitney Reduction
Company, of Salisbury and Pittsburtr.
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ber of years.
FINANCIAL
Money continues to be a drug on
the market. The banks hold more
than they desire.
Samuel Spencer, president of the
Southern Railway Company, sailed for
Europe.
P. W. Harding is dead. He was the
"specialist" in Erie on the New York
Stock Exchange.
The American Telegraph & Cable
Company will on September I pay the
regular quarterly dividend cf 1J4 per
cent.
Railroad earnings are improving.
The passenger business is very heavy
and the freight traffic is larger.
Gold has been ordered for export.
We have plenty and a few millions
shipped abroad will do no harm.
Railroads ordering cars recently
have been able to obtain all steel cars
for $800 each, as against $1200 a couple
of years ago. ,
The Treasury Department has been
notified that the steamer Doric, from
Yokohama, is bringing another large
consignment of Japanese gold yen. in
payment for goods purchased in this
country.
DEATH CAMEJO TEN
Naph;ha Launch, With Fourteen Passen
gers Capsized.
HAD BEEN WARNED OFF COIRSE.
Ten Persons Were Drowned la the Upper
Potomac la the Course of (ha Regatta of
the Potomac River Regatta Association
Tbe Victims Were Passengers Aboard
Steam Pleasure Launch.
Washington, D. C, (Special). Ten
persons out of fourteen in a steam
launch, all of this city, who were
spectators at the twelfth annual regat
ta of the Potomac Boat Club here
were drowned through the overturn
ing of their craft.
The Potomac was lined with spec
lators in canoes and larger pleasure
boats to witness the races. A few of
these boats were late in starting and,
contrary to instructions, kept to the
Washington shore of the river. The
launch that was upset was loaded to
twice its normal capacity and was
steaming slowly up the river during
the running of the second race.
The race was an unusually close one
and aroused considerable enthusiasm
and commotion among the crowds
both ashore and afloat. Amid the
clamor of shrill whistles, clanging of
bells and loud cheering, the racers
were rowing a ncck-and-neck contest
as they approached a point oppo
site the fateful launch. Those in the
latter were keyed up to a high pitch
of excitement and were entirely un
aware of the dangerous course of their
boat as it was steered directly tuwarel
a large waste flume of a mill gushing
forth big volumes of water that caused
a Heavy undertow and eddy. The
launch ran into this dangerous current
just as the single scullers were pass
ing opposite on a line, and everyone
in the launch crowded over to one
side tu get the best view of the race.
The sudden pressure of fourteen
persons to one side rf the boat, to
gether with the strong current under
the lightened side of the launch, made
it turn turtle, and nothing but the
keel could be seen for a moment.
Their several heads were seen to rise
at tite stern of the boat, where a rope
was fastened, and gave support for a
few moments. The press boat, con
taining half a' dozen newspaper re
porters, was passing within a few
yards at tht moment, and by re
versing engines came to an almost
immediate stop. Life preservers and
ropes were thrown to those in sight,
who had all gathered about the single
end of the boat that showed above
water. Half a dozen were clinging to
the boat rope, which was the only
thing in reach that offered them sun-
port.
All were quiet, apparently in com
plete confidence that they would be
rescued. Two of the women were being
supported by the men at the top of the
rope when the press boat had ap
proached within five yards of them,
w hen they all suddenly sank from view
and never appeared above the surface
until dragged out dead.
The weight of six people on one
rope, all clinging together so that it
must have been impossible for anyone
to disentangle himself, together with
the strong undercurrent at this nnint
must have made it impossible for any
of the drowning persons to rise to the
surface, w here tl ev would have had
every ennnre tor being rescued.
BRYAN LOSES $50,000.
The Benne It Will Case Decided Against Him
"Scaled Letter" Rejected.
New Haven, Conn., (Special). The
Supreme Court of Errors handed down
a decision here sustaining the verdict
ol the Superior Court in rejecting as
evidence the "sealed letter" by which
William J. Bryan was to receive $50,
000 front the estate of Philo S. Krn-
nett. The opinion is written by Chief
jusnce jorrance, anel all the associate
juilges concur.
Bennett was killed in an accident
August g, 1903. November 6, 1903. the
Probate Court approved his will, but
declined to admit to probate a scaled
letter referred to in the will. Mr
Bryan, as an executor, and inJiviclu.il.
ly, appealed from the decision of the
Probate Court and also instituted an
actiem requesting a construction of the
win Dy tne superior Court. Simul
taneously 'counsel for the testator's
widow and other heir appealed from
the decision of the Probate Court in
admitting the will, alleging undue in
fluence on the part of Bryan.
Judge Gagcr, in the Supreme Court,
ruiea mat tnc sealed letter was dis
positive in character and therefore
came within the statute governing
wills, which provides that every paper
uiai is coqicii or testamentary must
be attested by three witnesses. Judge
Gager also ordered the Bennett ao-
licai sirieKen irom tne inai list.
Adrift on a Raft.
Lowell, Mass., (Special). By the
breaking of the chains which had
held it tc the shore, a landing raft
crowded with picnickers was set adrift
in Lake Kabnassett at West Chelms
ford"" and in the panic which ensued 25
women and children were pushed
overboard into 15 feet of water, while
many others received painful bruises.
1 he most seriously injured was Mrs.
Gertrude Weaver, who was trampled
upon and who suffered from nervous
shock.
Mrs. Ma brick Sails.
London, (By Cable). Mrs. Flor
ence Maybrick left Rouen alone and
did not announce her destination. She
possibly joined her attorney, Mr. Hay-
den, and sailed on the Red Star Line
steamer Vaderland from Antwerp. A
dispatch to a news agency from Bus
sels says it is asserted at Antwerp that
Mrs. Maybrick sailed for America un
der an assumed name on the Vader
land. Train Went Throujb Trestle.
Glenwood Springs, Col., (Special).
An eastbound freight train on the
Denver and Rio' Grande has gone
through a trestle, near Antlers, on the
joint track of the Rio Grande and Col
orado Midland. The trestle had been
weakened by a cloudburst which flood
ed the dry arroyo, which was crossed
by the trestle. The locomotive passed
over, but the three cart following
went through the trestle and caused
the locomotive to overturn. The fire
man sustained a broken arm. Pas
senger traffic was tied up for awhile.
SETTLED AT LAST.
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Issues Between tbe Porte and United States
Arranged to Satisfaction of Both Nations.
Constantinople, (By Cable). The
issues between Turkey and the Unit
ed States have been arranged to the
satisfaction of both governments.
A conference between Minister
Lcishman and Izzet Pasha, secretary
of the palace, and Nedjib Me!liaine
assistant minister of public works, oc
curred at Mr. Lcishman's summer res
idence at Therapia and lasted eight
hours, during which Izzet Pasha ex
changed communications with the pal
ace. The fact of sending a palace
functionary nnacqiiair.icd with the
question to discuss the matter with,
Mr. Leishman is typical of Turkish,
methods.
The Sultan's ignoring of the proper
channel, namely the forte, is much
commented upon as evidently being,
an attempt to delay a settlement, in
the course of the discussion tne Turk
ish delegates attempied to impugn
the character of some of the schools
and contested the American claim tir
be granted certain privileges given te
similar French institutions. Mr. Leish
man, however, firmly refused to con
sider for a moment any suggestion cf,
discrimination and insisted on a full
acceptance of the American list oi
about 300 schools, hospitals.' chan.aijie
institution and missionary dwellings
filed with the Porte eighteen mum..-
ago.
The American minister pointed out
that the 1'orte had ampic time te
verify the list, but that it had done
nothing, and Mr. Leishman positively
refused to 1 listen to any suggestion
regarding treatment differing from
tliat accorded to the schools, &c , ,111
der the protection of other powers.
The delegates finally left in order tc
report to the Sultan, promising a fav
orable reply.
The protracted conference appears,
to have settled one of the matters
agreed upon at the time of the Beirut
incident, but never executed, name
ly, the payment to an American citi
zen of Smyrna the sum cf $2000
being the value of land on which
Moslem refugees illegally settled.
This amount will now be p'lid.
Washington is Sanguine.
Washington, D. C, (Spcciai).
There was some expectation that the
state department would be able Sun
day to announce the successful conclu
sion of tile negotiations with Turkey
looking to the prevention of 'discrim
ination against American citizens therj.
An answer has been received from the
Turkish government which is regard- .
ed as satisfactory, and to make sur.o
that there will be no misunderstanding
as to the agreement the state depart
ment embodies its own construction
of that agreement in the last chapters
of the correspondence.
But there has been some HpI.iv irk
the exchange e.f cable messages. Mean-
wnue Admiral Jewell s fleet will re
main at Smyrna awaiting notice from
Minister Leishman. It may be sai.l,
however, that the incident is practi
cally closed, with a victory for the
state department on all points.
ERROR CAUSES COLLISION.
Mother and Her Three Children Killed In Rail
road Wreck.
Chicago, 111., (Special). A mother
and her three littje children were
killed, and a number of other persons
seriously injured in a collision be
tween a westbound Baltimore and
Ohio local passenger train, known as.
No. 17, and a Chicago and Eric freight
train at ihe Brighton Park railroad
crossing, -at Western avenue and West
Thirty-ninth street.
The'collision followed a frantic ef
fort on the part of the crossing flag
man to change the course of the
freight train to the crew of which
he had given a signal that all was clear
for them to back over the Baltimore
and Ohio tracks. The passenger train
which was approaching rapidly, was
struck by the freight cars and two
of the coaches were overturned.
Family of Six the Victims.
One of the freight cars crashed
through the woodwork of one of the
coaches, where the four who were
killed were seated. They were a fam
ily of five, and C. C. Schwartz, the
father, was the only one who escaped
with his life. Although taken from
the wreck unconscious and suffering
from broken bones and bruises, it is
believed that his injuries will not
prove fatal. The mother and the
three children were killed instantly.
Three Fatally Burned By Vanish.
New York, (Special). By the boil
ing over of a tank of varnish in the
varnish works of the Travers-Bailey
Company, in Brooklyn, James W.Trav-
ers, of the firm; his sister Annie, who.
was his bookkeeper, and William Slo
wcy, the varnish maker, were fatal!
burned. The burning varnish set fire
to the building, causing damaee to the
extent of $10,000.
Train Derailed By Herd of Cows.
Johnstown, Pa., (Special). A pas-
scnger train on the South Fork and
Dunlo branch of the Pennsylvania
railroad, while backing from Lovctt
to Landfair struck a herd of five
cows, derailing the engine and baggage
car. i-ouis tfocienscliatz, foreman of
the division, who was on the baepaae
car, was killed.
A New Counterfeit Appears.
Washington, D. C. (Special) Chief
Wilkie, of the United States Secret
Service, has received from Boston a
new ciuntcrfeit ,$a silver certificate of
the series of 1809, check letter A,
Lyons register. Roberts treasurer of
the United States, with a portrait of
Washington. The note aooarentlv it
a tine etching, poorly printed on two
sheets of paper, between which ink
lines have been made to serve the
purpose of silk threads. The face of
the note is heavy and blurred.
Heir Bora to the Emperor.
St. Petersburg, (By Cable). A son
and heir to the Russian throne has
been born. The Empress and the
child are doing well. The child will
be christened Alexis.
The birth so greatly wished for w
that of an heir to the Russian crowni
occurred not in the great palace at
Peterhof, but in the Alexandria Villa,1
one of a group of four small palactai
in a secluded corner of the magnificent
Peterhof Pack. 1
Several cases of cholera are said to
have occurred in St Petersburg.
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