m FLEET IS CRUSHED
Admiral Togo Inflicts Great Dam
on Squadron of the Enemy
in Straits of Korea.
FIGHT COST RUSSIA 22 SHIPS
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, With
Another Officer and Eighty
Men, Taken Prisoner.
The official Japanese report on the
latest details of the gveat naval bat
tle In the Korean straits Is made in n
cablegram received at Washington by
the Japanese legation from the for
eign office at Toklo, conveying Ad
miral Togo's dispatches up to May
30th.
The report says lhat Admiral Ro
jestvensky and another admiral, and
staff officers were taken prisoners on
the sinking of Rojestvensky 's flag
ship, the Knlaz Souvaroff, Saturday
night, south of Urleung Island, off
Korean coast.
The total number of vessels lost
to the Russians, according to Admir
al Togo, now reaches 22, and he adds
that, although the full particulars are
not yet In, none of the Japanese
ships was seriously Injured, and the
loss to the first division of the Jap
anese fleet was over 400. The report
says that the armored cruiser Dmitri
Donskol ran aground on Urleung Is
land;, that the battleships Oslabya, al
ready admitted by the Russian ad
miralty, and the Nnvarln, were sunk;
that the battleship Slssol Veltky went
to the bottom Sundny morning; that
the const defense ship Admiral
Oushakoff was sunk after a vigorous
pursuit, her crew being rescued, and
Elves other details as to vessels sunk
or disabled.
The Japanese Admiral Misu was
slightly- wounded. The protected
cruiser Almaz, which has already nr
rlved at Vladivostok, is referred to in
the report as "suspected to have
sunk."
According to officers of the Almaz
the fleet under Rojestvensky met the
Japanese In the Straits of Korea near
the Tsu island, and the opposing
fleets Immediately closed In. Doing
lightly armored the Almaz, as had
been ordered by Admiral Rojestvensky
before the battle, separated itself
from the main fleet at the first op
portunity and headed for Vladivostok
soon after the commencement of the
engagement, but not. too soon to
observe the loss on both sides in the
Titanic combat.
wffrly In the battle an officer of the
Almaz, while watching Rojestvensky s
flagship, the battleship Knlaz Sou
varoff, for a signal, saw the flagship
shudder from stem to stern, as if
under a blow from a gigantic ham
mer, and hesitate in her course, while
the waves rose high from her arm
ored sides. Then she commenced to
list and sink.
The officers believe that tha debut
of the submarine boat as an effective
agent in naval warfare, or perhaps a
large mine, caused the disaster to the
Knlaz Souvaroff. The damage, how
ever, was so extensive that the flag
ship soon went down, leaving the
deck officers and many of the crew
struggling In the waves.
One of the Russian torpedo bonts,
cither the destroyer Bulny or the
Dravl, ran In and picked up a num
ber of the swimmers, one of whom
was recognized through a glass as Ad- j
miral Rojestvensky. Under a prncl-1
ling attack by the Japanese warships,
nided by torpedo boats, mines and !
submarines, the Borodino, Osllabla 1
nnd Ural were placed out of action !
and followed the flagship.
The Shanghai correspondent of the i
"Daily Telegraph" says the com-:
pleteness of the Russian defeat was j
largely due to a mistaken battle- for-j
jnation. The armored ships were on '
the starboard side with cruisers and !
gunboats on the port side. The Jan-!
anese main force coming from the
northwest attacked the port line first,
and promptly threw it into disorder.
This disorganized the starboard line.
Thus the real action was of very
abort duration.
OHIO SOCIALIST TICKET
Isaac C. Owen of Cleveland, Nominat
ed for Governor.
The Socialists of Ohio met nt
Columbus and named a complete State
ticl;et headed by Isaac C. Owen, of
Cleveland, for Governor. The re
mainder of.the ticket follows: Lieuten
ant Governor, W. C. Sundrup, Tole
Ilo; Attorney General, J. C. Madden,
Continental; Treasurer, J. H. Sims.
Bethel; Judge Sunreme eonrf. H. .1.
Ziegler, Portsmouth; board of public
works, George Stack, Lorain.
The resolutions adopted state that
the Antl-Snloon league is a failure,
that more rigid laws should control
work In factories and that workman
should have better hours and better
pay.
Confesses Fraud.
Xouis R. Smith, of North Carolina,
formerly an employe In the general
land office, was lndlcied by the grand
nry of the District of Columbia on a
charge of abstracting and selling 30
land warrants worth about $5,000.
Smith made a confession.
Bonaparte Will Succeed Morton.
On July 1 Paul Morton, secretary
oT the navy, will retire from the cabi
net and will be succeeded by Charles
J. Bonaparte of Baltimore, grandson
of Jerome Bonaparte, king of West
phalia. The announcement of the re
tirement of Mr. Morton and the selec
tion of Mr. Bonaparte to succeed him
was made at the White House.
' ' Charles Bowers, a tinner and base
ball playen. of Navarre, O., killed him
self in the rear, of the Navarre hotel
bj swallowing carbolic acid.
Russians Had 38 Vessels.
It is now believed that four war
ships, in addition to ttiose already re
ported lost, have been sunk by the
Japanese fleet.
A warrant officer of the Russian
repair ship Kanitchatku, who landed
at Mojl, says:
"Our fleet entered the straits or
Korea numbering 30 vessels. The
Kanitchatka received several shots
and was partly disabled. Finally a
shot struck a vital part and 60 men
entered the boats. When they were
nearly clear a great explosion oc
curred and the ship sank. The cap
tain and seven officers were killed dur
ing the battle. Two officers were
wounded nnd two. Jumped overboard.
Three other officers were drowned.
We could see our battleships to the
northward enveloped by the Japan
ese. Seemingly they were badly
damaged."
"When the Knlaz Souvaroff was
sunk. Admiral Rojestvensky was
transferred to another vessel, but
was captured off Fuml. He is said to
be severely wounded In the arm. Ad
mirals Nebogatoff and Voelkersnm
also are prisoners.
The captured Russian battleship
Orel arrived at the Malzuru navy
yard at noon May 30. The battleships
Nikolai I. and Admiral Senlavln nnd
the coast defense ironclad Admiral
Apraxine, reached Snsebo. It is re
ported that the Orel and Nikola! I,
are slightly damaged.
A captured Russian officer describ
ing the naval battle said the Japan
ese opened the attack and the Russian
line soon became confused, many ves.
sets surrendering. Only four of the
vessels of Rojestvensky's fleet are
known to have reached Vladivostok
the cruiser Almaz nnd the torpedo
boat destroyer Grozny, Bravl nnd
Tcroslahty. The full extent of the
Russian casualties In men nnd officers
drowned, wounded or captured Is not
know. The Japanese losses, as report
ed from Tokyo, are only about 200
men killed or disabled. Not one of
the big fighting ships of the Japanese
navy was lost. It is now definitely
known that VIre Admiral Rojest
vensky Is captured. He Is seriously
wounded, but It Is stated from Toyko,
wiil recover. Admiral Voelkersam Is
supposed to have perished.
The naval office has announced that
the only Japanese vessels lost in the
battle with the Russian fleet were
three torpedo boats.
The reported sinking of the cruis
er Jemtchug has not been confirm
ed, nnd the name of the cruiser has
been dropped from the list of destroy
ed vessels. It is suspected that the
protected cruiser Aurora and the
cruiser Almaz were sunk, but posi
tive confirmation Is lacking. A dis
patch from Vladivostok stated that
the Almaz had arrived there in a dam
aged condition.
Admiral Togo, telegraphing May
31, says: "The naval battle fought
from the afternoon of May 27 to May
23, In the vicinity of Okino Island, nnd
extending to the vicinity of Orelung
Island, Is called the naval battle of
the Sea of Japan." Togo also reports
that Vice Admiral Enqulst was cap
tured with Admiral Rojrst.vrnsky.
The Russian prisoners, Admiral Togo
says, will exceed 3,000.
BELATED REPORTS.
Japanese New Admit Losses to Navy
Last Year.
The necessity for secrecy no longer
existing, the Japanese navy depart
ment confirms the report of the loss
of the Japanese battleship Yashlma
off Port Arthur In May, 1904, and an
nounces other naval losses hereto
fore withheld. The list is ns fol
lows: Battleship Yashlma. sunk by a
mine, May 15, 1904. while engaged In
blockading Port Arthur.
The torpedo boat destroyer Aknt
sulci. sunk by a mine, May 17, 1904.
while taking part in the blockade of
Port Arthur.
The gunboat Oshinia. sunk lncol
Usiun, May 17, 1904, while co-operating
with the army off Llaotung pen
insula. The torpedo boat destroyer Haya
torl, sunk by mine, September, 3.
1904, while taking part In the block
ade of .Port Arthur,
The gunboat Atago, struck a rock
and sank, November C, 1904, while
taking part in the blockade of Port
Arthur.
The protected cruiser Takasago,
sunk by a mine, December 12, 1904.
while taking part In the blockado of
Port Arthur.
JAPS AID IN RECAPTURE.
Captives Aboard a Prize Turn on
Russian Crew.
' Russian torpeda boats from Vladi
vostok captured the Japanese steam
er Daishen, of 700 tons, 'off Hokkai
do, and placed a prize crew of 13 men
cn board, with orders to take the
vsssel to port. By mistake the Rus
sian commander of the Daishen head
ed for Gensan (Korea) ami met a
Japanese transport. The latter, see
ing a Russian flag from the Daishen,
Intended to capture the vessel, when
the Japanese captives nbonrd the
steamer, on seeing their comrades,
attacked the prize crew, recaptured
the vessel, and eventually took her
to Gensan. The Russian prize crew
have been taken captives to Sasebo.
Labor leaders In Chicago testified
that they were offered a bribe of
$10,000 to declare a strike of the
teamsters employed by a largo firm
In that city.
BIG "STEEL PLANT.
Combine Buying Options for Site In
Canada.
The United States Steel Corpora
tion Is buying options on property for
the erection of a $10,000,000 Bteel
plant on the Canadian shore of the
Detroit river Just below Sandwich,
Ontario.
A Bessemer pig iron furnace will
be established on the Detroit side of
the river.
JAP II BOATS LOST
Naval Department Publishes the
Report of Admiral.
TOGO SUPPLEMENTS REPORTS.
Admits Less of Three Destroyers and
of 800 Men Torpedoes
Did Work.
The Japanese navy department
gives out the following report from
Admiral Togo:
"Later reports from the different
divisions of the fleet engaged In the
naval battle of May 27, show as fol
lows: "The Russian battleship Oslabaya
was heavily damaged In the early
part of the fight on Saturday, going
down nt 3 o'clock In the afternoon.
The first Russian vessel sunk was
the battleship Sissol Vellky. The
armored cruisers Admiral Nakhlnioft
and Vladimir Monomach. after being
in the geenral encngoment during
the day time, were still further dam
aged by torpedoes during attacks by
night, and were eventually complete
ly disabled. They drifted Into the vi
cinity of Tsu Islands, where they
were discovered on Sunday morning
(May 28) by the auxiliary cruisers
Shilano, Yawnta, Tanlan and Sado,
which were about to capture them,
but they all sank.
"The crews of our auxiliary cruis
ers rescued 915 of the crews of the
sunken Russian ships. The battle
ship Navarln was torpedoed four
times after sundown on Saturday
(May 27) nnd sunk. The survivors
of the Navarln's crew confirm the
story of her destruction. The cruis
ers Nytaka and Otawa discovered the
Russian cruiser Svletlana at 9 o'clock
on Sunday morning. In the vicinity of
Chappyan bay, and Immediately at
tacked and sank htr. The command
er of the Nytaka reports the fact.
"Later reports show , that during
the night of May 27 our torpedo
boats, numbered 34, "T and 09, were
sunk by the enemy's fire. Comrades
rescued the majority of their crews.
Besides the above, there was no
damage worth reporting. No warship
nor destroyer suffered any loss of
fighting or navigating power. We an
ticipated R heavy loss of life, but find
that our casualties were comparative
ly slight. They do not exceed 800
killed nnd wounded. The casualty re
ports will be rendered as speedily as
possible, In order to reassure fami
lies and friends. Nearly the whole
strength of both combatants met In
battle, and the area of the fighting
was very wide.
"The first day proved foggy, and
even without the smoke and fumes
resulting from the battle, It was im
possible to see five miles. Conse
quently during the day It was Im
possible to locate or observe all the
ships tinder my command. Moreover,
the fighting having lasted two days
nnd the ships of my command being
scattered for the purpose of chasing
and attacking the enemy, some hav
ing received special orders after the
battle, it is impossible to collect nnd
frame any detailed report covering
the whole battle at the same time."
EQUITABLE OFFICERS ARRAIGNED
Frick Investigating Committee. De.
mands Their Removal.
The report of the Frick Investiga
tion committee, which was read to
the Equitable Life Assurance Society
directors by M. E. Ingnlls, contains
the following radical declarations:
It practically demands the removal
of President James W. Alexander,
First Vice President James H. Hyde,
and Second Vice President Gage E.
Tarbell.
It declares that every officer nnd
director of the Equitable Society who
profited in any way as a member of
the "James H.Hyde and Associates"
syndicate must pay back Into the
treasury of the society every dollar
he made at the expense of the policy
holders. It declares that if any of
these guilty officers refuses to refund
this money the Equitable should com
pel restitution by suits.
It declares that the office of Presi
dent Alexander has been managed
with laxity nnd negligence and should
be thoroughly reorganized.
It charges that Vice President Tar
bell has conducted his office with
waste and extravagance and that his
department should be reorganized.
No charge of dishonesty is mado
against Mr. Tarbell.
It declares that the entire business
of life insurance should be thorough
ly reorganized in the interests of its
beneficiaries, the policyholders.
It finds that waste and extrava
gance, if not peculation, have ex
isted in practically every department
of the Equitable Society.
It declares that between $10,000,
000 and $20,000,000 have been deposit
ed In different Institutions for the
personal use of certain officers of the
society.
Representative Marsh Dead.
Representative Benjamin F." Marsh,
Republican member of the United
States house of representatives from
the Fourteenth district of Illinois,
died at his home In Warsaw, 111. He
had served eight terms in congress
and had been elected to a ninth term
AMERICAN YACHT WINS
The Atlantic Crosses the Line
at
' The Lizard, Capturing the
Kaiser's Cup.
. The American three-masted schoon
er-yacht Atlantic crossed the winning
line at The Lizard, England. May 29
capturing the German emperors
cup In the International transatlantic
race. The Atlantic is owned by Wit
son Marshall of Bridgeport, Conn.,
and was In command of Capt. Charles
Barr of New London. Conn.
OHIO CONVENTION.
Republicans Adopt Platform and
Name State Ticket.
Within an hour and a half the Ohio
Republican convention met, adopted a
platform, nominated a ticket and ad
journed. Every nomination was made
by acclamation and there was not a
roll call from the time the convention
met until It adjourned. Not only was
this the largest convention in the
history of the party, by reasons of the
enormous vote polled for Roosevelt
last fall, but It was also the briefest
on record.
The Ticket.
Governor, Myron T. Herrlck, of
Cleveland.
Lieutenant Governor, Andrew L.
Harris, of Eaton.
Supreme Judge, W. Z. Davis, of Ma
rion. Attorney General, Wade H. Ellis, of
Cincinnati.
State Treasurer, W. S. McKInnon,
of Ashtabula.
Board of Public Works, William
Ktrtley, Jr., of Defiance.
The Important general declarations
In the platform are as follows:
The Republican state and national
platform of 1904 are reaffirmed; pro
tection to American labor and Ameri
can industries; favors the rehabilita
tion of the American merchant ma
rine; declares that the sacredness ot
the ballot must be maintained against
race discrimination; Indorse Presi
dent Roosevelt's policy of invoking
the laws against monopolies in re
straint of trade; favors Buch legisla
tion as will prevent the granting of
rebates by railroads and as will pre
vent unralr advantage to any and pro
mote and Insure the rights of all In
dividuals, interests and localities; de
clares for Increased and regular ap
propriations by congress for the Im
provement of the rivers and harbors.
GOULDS FIGURE IN FAILURE
Helen and Frank Charge Fisher With
Taking $2,000,000.
Chief nmnng developments from the
failure of the Merchants Trust Com
pany of New Y'ork was the statement
that Miss Helen Gould and her broth
er, Frank, has been Induced by frau
dulent practices to Invest In the se
curities of the Virginia Passenger &
Power Company of Richmond, Va., on
the securities of which the trust com
pany made heavy loans, and that they
have charged George E. Fisher with
taking $2,000,000 to which ho was not
entitled. Their charge Is In answer
to his suit for a receivership for the
Virginia Passenger & Power Com
pany, of which he was promoter.
CURRENT NEWS EVENTS.
The supreme court of the United
States upheld the New Y'ork fran
chise tax law.
Frank Martin, of Pittsburg, fell
from an excursion train near Steub-
envllle, O., ad was seriously hurt. He
was taken to Gill hospltnl.
John Morgan, 23 years old, com
mitted suicide at West Lebanon, O.,
by blowing his head off with a shot
gun. He was a conl miner.
Increases averaging 8.09 per cent.
are shown by the gross earnings re
ports of 11 railroads for the third
week of May.
The Prussian diet pnssert a law for
bidding owners to snut down mines
unless it could be proved that the
mines had been operated nt a loss.
Mrs. George P. Lord of Elgin, who
was one of the richest women In
Illinois, left nearly $2,000,000 to char
ity. The petition for a new trial for
Mrs. Mary M Rogers, convicted of
the murder of her husband, has been
denied by the Supreme court of Ver
mont The Presbyterian general assembly
held in abeyance the matter of union
with the Cumberland body until the
conference of the joint committee next
June.
The General Assembly of the
Southern Presbyterian Church voted
against federation, but continued Its
Committee for conference with other
branches of the church.
The Presbyterian general assembly
laid over the matter of a prayer book
for another year, censured the Prince
ton Inn and appointed a committee on
the cathedral project.
Governor F. W. HIgglns of New
York, has signed the bill restoring
the four-year term of mayor, comp
troller and borough presidents of
New York city.
At Baltimore in a rear-end colli
sion between two trolley cars return
ing from a suburban resort shortly
after midnight, one man wa9 killed
and 35 persons were Injured.
At the local option election In
Struthers, O., the contest being the
hottest ever waged in Mjahoning
county, the "wets" won by a majority
of 41 votes.
Fire at Kewana, Ind., destroyed the
H. J. Heinz pickle plant and several
other buildlpgs, Including the rail
road station.
A cow kicked over a lighted lant
ern and started a fire that destroyed
the barn of Ralph Pike, near Guilford,
Columbiana County, O. The loss is
$2,000, partly insured.
John Carlln. colored, was acquitted
at Parkersburg, W. Va., for the kill
ing of Frank McCabe, white, last
fall. Carlln and another colored man
were fighting and the former claim
ed he shot In self-defense. The bul
let missed its intended mark and
killed McCabe, a bystander.
Turned State's Evidence.
George E. Lorenz. of Toledo, O.,
who was convicted with August W.
Machen and Samuel and Dlller B.
Groff on charges of conspiracy to de
fraud the government In connection
with contracts for furnishing supplies
for the Postofflce department, has
turned State's evidence in the trial of
William G. Crawford, who is charged
with conspiracy.
Lillian Blauvelt has just signed a
contract to sing in opera for a term
of six years for the sum of $504,000.
ATTEMPT TO KILL RULERS
Bomb Thrown at the Carriage of
Alfonso and Loubet.
BOTH ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY
Carriage Was Returning from Opera
in Paris Three Suspects Have
.. Been Arrested.
As King Alfonso of Spain, was leav
ing the opera at Paris In a carriage
with President Loubet, surrounded by
mounted municipal guards, a bomb
was hurled at the cortege and the
young monarch had a narrow escape
from death.
The Place de L'Opera was packed
with a dense crowd as the king and
his escort rode, surrounded by their
guard. On arriving at the corner of
the Rue de Ropan and the Rue de
Rlvoli, Just before crossing the Seine,
to return to the palace on the Qual
d'Orsay, someone threw a bomb at
the carriage. It exploded' just as the
vehicle was passing, about five feet
away, part of the projectile damag
ing the rear wheel of the carriage
and killing one of tho horses of a
guard.
Eight soldiers were wounded by
pieces of the missile. In spite of
great excitement among the crowd
the police closed In and the carriage
continued on its way to the Palais
d'Orsay. There it was found that
many other horses of the guards had
been injured.
M. Leplne, prefect of police, per
sonally made three arrests, one of
whom Is named Arnould, an employe
at a laboratory. Domiciliary visits
are being made at the lodgings of the
persons arrested. The explosion of
the bomb was a very great one, being
heard nearly three-quarters of a mile
away. The person who is believed to
have thrown the bomb has been ar
rested. After they had returned to the
Palalse d'Orsay President Loubett
remained for a considerable time with
King Alfonso, who requested that he
be Informed of the circumstances sur
rounding the event. He desired to
know whether anybody had been
wounded and he expressed his Inten
tion of not retiring until completely
reassured on this point. His majesty
telegraphed his mother Informing
her that he had returned to the royal
quarters without incident. President
Loubet withdrew after telling the
king how much he deplored the
shocking attempt, and congratulating
him on his happy escape. Lights
were observed until very late In the
king's apartment. The king did not
retire until Informed that nobody had
been mortally Injured.
WEDDING BY PHONOGRAPH
Bridal Pair In China; New Jersey
Parents Hear Daughter's Voice.
A bride In China talked of the story
of her romance and marriage Into a
phonograph and then she sent the
record to her father and mother, Rev.
and Mrs. Frederick B. Carter of Mont
clalr, N. J. The little wax cylinder
was received. The nged parents
recognized the voice of their child
and heard her tell how she became
tho bride of Rev. Alfred A. Oilman, a
missionary at Hankow, China. The
parents knew that the marriage was
to take place, but they were unpre
pnred for the verbal greeting from
their daughter.
"ROOSEVELT'S SOUTHERN TRIP.
Will Visit That Section Some Time
In October.
President Roosevelt will start on
his trip through the South next
autnmn on the night of the 17th of
October.
Coupled with it was the statement
that the extraordinary session of
Congress, which it Is the present in-
tentlon of President Roosevelt to
call, will not begin until after the
November elections.
The President's trip will consume
about two weeks. He expects to visit
Richmond, Va.; Raleigh and Char
lotte, N. C; Atlanta, Ga.; Jackson
ville and perhaps Tampa, Fla.; Birm
ingham, Tuskegee, Montgomery and
Mobile, Ala.; New Orreans, and Little
Rock, Ark. The trip will end at Lit
tie Rock, and the President and party
will return directly to Washington
from that city.
FIVE KILLED IN MINE
Pennsylvanlan Among the Dead Two
Are Seriously Hurt.
At least five men were killed and
two seriously injured by the caving in
of the Gunnison reclamation mine
tunnel at Montrose. Cal. The dead
are: Edward Schuler, Gettysburg,
Pa.; Floyd Woodruff, Montrose; A. B
Stelle, Oklahoma; Charles Hormhart
and James Cassldy.
C. Taylor and Fred Groff were pin
ned under heavy timbers and terribly
Injured. They would have been
drowned but for the efforts of their
entombed comnanlons, who lmproVls
ed a dam to bold back the water,
which poured Into the tunnel for a
time.
Twenty-one were rescued, uninjur
ed, but exhausted.
Japanese Aid India's Sufferers.
The Jijl Shlmpo, a newspaper of
Tokyo, has sent to Lord Curzon
$3,000 for the relief or sufferers In
the recent earthquakes, with an ex
pression of sympathy from the peo
ple of Japan for those In India, "Her
well-beloved ally." Lord Curzon In
his reply gave expression to the
Anglo-Indian admiration for Japan
ese chivalry and heroism, declaring
that recent events would not fall to
draw the two peoples closer to
gether." '
MAKE DARING RAID
Cossacks Capture Japanese Conv
pany and Dispense Bandits.
A dispatch from Llout.-Gcn. Llne-
vltch to the Vlussiun emperor dated
May 25, says a cavalry detachment
commanded by Lieut-Gen. Mlstchen
ko, while engaged May 17 in repulB-
ng the enemy to the southward, ap
proached Sinlountchouan. Squad
rons of the vanguurd succeeded In
reaching the Fakoman road May IS,
where they burned a store and depot
and destroyed the telegraph for a
considerable distance. Large bands
of Chinese bandits encountered by
the detachment were partly anni
hilated and partly dispersed.
The main body arrived at the
Fakoman-Shlfudzy road May 19 and
found the hclgths south of Fakoman
occupied by a large Japanese force
with machine guns. The Russians
attacked and annihilated two Japan
ese companies, and captured another
company with all of Its officers and
two machine guns.
The Russians seized a road on the
right bank of the Llao river and dis
persed near Shifudzy, a large convoy
with rice, tinned food and fruit, de
stroyed the telegraph line and took
several prisoners and 100 horses. On
the return Journey the Russians dis
persed several bands of Chinese
bandits. The prisoners taken num
ber 5 officers and 234 men.
STEAMSHIP ON FIRE
Old Dominion Docked With Flames
Raging.
With fire raging In her forward
hold and her crew exhausted from
two hours and a half of hard work
fighting the flames, the Old Domin
ion steamship Hamilton, after leav
ing for New York, returned to Nor
folk Sunday afternoon. There were
ao passengers aboard.
The Hamilton left Norfolk In the
morning and when she was about
five hours out the automatic fire
alarm went off hi the engine room
and Indicated that fire had broken
out somewhere between" decks in the
forward hold.
When the crew responded it was
found it would be Impossible to reach
the fire without shifting the cargo.
As much of this was done as
possible, but Capt. R. B. Boaz decid
ed It would not be safe for him to
try to reach New York and It was
Impossible for him to put out the
fire at sea, so ho turned back to
Norfolk. As soon as the boat had
been docked all the hands on the
wharf went aboard and extinguished
the fire.
M'BRIDE WELL SOLD
Gusher and Surrounding Leases
Bring a Large Sum.
McBrlde, McCool & Co., sold their
gusher on the Dr. O. K. Waldrom
farm In Butler county, Pa., and the
leases comprising their other hold
ings In the field to the Southern Oil
Company of which Theodore N.
Barnsdall of Pittsburg Is President
and principal stockholder. The
consideration Is said to be $190,000.
Since the big well was struck 17
days a;;o It has cleared Its owners
above the cost of drilling and the
one-eighth royalty paid to Dr. Wald
ron, at least $22,000, which makes
McBrlde's profit on his1 fourth In
terest In the venture amount to $53,
000. Peter F. McCool, who also
own sd a fourth, makes as much.
FASTEST TRAIN IN WORLD
Schedule From Chicago to New York
Cut to 19 Hours.
From Chicago to New York in 19
hours Is the new schedule which the
management of the New York Central
Hne3 has decided upon for the Twen
tieth Century Limited train. This
new race against time, which will
make the train the fastest long-distance
train In the world, will go Into
effect June 18 and Is made upon the
insistent demand of Wall street and
of Lasalle street interests.
Before a request was made the
management of the railroad had tested
the speed possibilities of the train to
the fullest It was discovered that
the trip could he made easily in 18
hours under ordinary conditions.
WAS NOT AN AMERICAN VESSEL
Toklo Reports That Ship Sunk by
Russian Fleet Was British
Property.
' Minister Grlscom has cabled the
State department at Washington from
Toklo, that the ship supposed to be
American, which was sunk off the
coast of Formosa, May 20, by the
Russian fleet, was a British vessel
according to a report made to him
by the Japanese government.
Train Robber Captured.
Express Messenger Laub and En
glneer Wilson received $1,000 each
for capturing a man who held up the
eastbound North Coast limited train,
on the Northern Pacific railroad
near Bearmouth, Mont. The robber
had blown open the safe with
charges of dynamite, aggregating 25
pounds, when Laub by the aid of a
match struck by Wilson knocked the
robber senseless with a piece of
iron. The robber was bound and
taken to Drummond. He remained
unconscious all day. ' This is the
third hold-up of the same train near
Bearmouth.
Boy Inherits $25,000,000.
The entire estate of William Zieg-
ler, promoter of Arctic explorations,
who died In New York, has been left
to 'William Ziegler, Jr., a son, 14
years old. It Is estimated the boy
will inherit about s.uoo.OOO.
Judge F. C. Randolph, a prominent
Alabama jurist, was shot and killed
at Birmingham by his cousin, John
Randolph. A quarrel over money
matters Is alleged to have caused
the tragedy.
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
TORTURED AND P.OBSED
Man Points Out Where He Had Hid
den $750 Tormentors Secure
This and Other Money.
John T. Blackwood, a farmer liv
ing four miles southwest of Erie, was
robbed of $750 by three men, who
burst In the front door of his home
and gagged him. Blackwood says
he was aroused about 12:30 a. am.
Before he could get up three men en
tered the room and leaped .upon him.
After securing him the robbers start
ed a search of tho house for the
money suppossd to be hidden there.
Meeting with little success the rob
ebrs maltreated tho farmer, kicking
out his teeth and pounding his body
until he rolled on tho floor In agony.
Then they began to burn his legs and
feet with lighted paper In the hopes
he would divulge the hiding place ol
his wealth. Blackwood gave up his
secret and pointed to the kitchen
where, under a pile of ashes, he had
hidden his savings. He had placed
the wealth that was there in a tin
cup, and this In a two-quart pall,
and then the pall under a pile of
ashes for safety. The robbers quick
ly dug over the ashes and found the
cup. Then they departed, taking
with them also a pocketbook contain
ing $28.
Within the next year cars using
gasoline for power Instead of electric
ity will be running between Sharon
and Cleveland. The company which
will build and operate the line will
financed by E. C. Miller & Co., of
Philadelphia. It Is estimated that
it will cost $1,500,000 to complete the
road. The old company went Into
the hands of a receiver after part of
the grading had been completed on a
claim for $20,000 by Joyce & Fawdeit,
of Youngstown. Recently a settle
ment was effected. A reorganization
has been brought about by the elec
tion of Francis Morgan, of Cleveland,
President; Newton Jackson, Philadel
phia, Vice President, and Charles H.
Solomon, Jr., Secretary and Treasur
er. The work of laying 14 mile or
track between Mlddlefield and Bioom
field will begin June 1. A branch
line will also be built to Warren and
Courtland.
After a wild flash down a steep
mountain grade on the Susquehanna
& Eagles Mere Railroad, three men
were killed, two instantly dying and
the other In a few hours. They were
worklngmen riding on a track. When
it was too late to stop at the head
of the grade, they found that the
brake stick had been forgotten. At
a frightful speed they crashed into
a train at the foot of the grade. Sev
ern! nf the mpn saved themselves bT
jumping and were only slightly in
jured. t;
Herman Adolphl, a Finlander, was
stabbed and killed in Dutch Hollow,
near Smithton by Michael Hortl, a
Slav. Tho tragedy was witnessed by
a number of men and was the result
of a fight between the men to settle
a grudge that had existed between
them for some time, it is said. Hortt
tried to escape, but was captured
and turned over to the officers, who
took him to the Westmoreland county
Jail at Greensburg.
While attempting to place Ebenez-
er Pounds under arrest, Foliceman
warren ivngure, oi we&L waaiiiu
ton shot and instantly killed John
Pound, who lnterferred with the offic
er. The officer did not fire until he
had been beaten and choked almost
into insensibility.
Louis Crouch, nged 25 years, of
Monongahela city was killed by a train
on the M. &. W. railroad. Crouch
went out fishing with his three
brothers but became separated from
them. He was walking on the tracks
when struck by a coal train. A
widow and one child survive him.
Edward Henderson, of New Derry,
17 years old, accused of the killing
of James Peterson last Sunday night,
was admitted to bail. The bail was
fixed at $3,000 and the father of the
lad, E. B. Henderson, became tha
surety.
The formal dedication of the new
First Baptist church at New Castle,
which was to have occurred June 11,
has been postponed until Sunday,
June 25, as the church will not ba
finished until then.
William orennuu, do yvitia uiu,
was nrobablv fatally burned in a fire
which destroyed his home- at But
ler.. Brennon was living alone and
started the blaze by upsetting a
lamp.
E. P. Hessel, the Pittsburg detec
tive, who was sentenced at Mead
vllle, to pay a fine of 100 and costs
tnv nnntamnt ft pnnrt la atlll t-n thft
custody of the sheriff, not being able
to raise the money.
James B. Smith, blacksmith and
wagonmaker, was burned to death in
a fire which destroyed his shop at
Rainsburg, Bedford county. He was
49 years old and leaves a wife and
three children.
Mrs. Dora, wife of E. E. Claypoola
of North Buffalo township, Armstrong
county, committed suicide by shoot
ing herself twice. She had been mar
ried 15 years and leaves eight chil
dren. Alma Erickson, died from cerebro
spinal meningitis at Irwin. She was
JO years old and was a daughter ot
Frank Erickson.
While taking his usual morning
walk ex-Judge John Kennedy Ewtng,
aged SI years, was killed by a Balti
more & Ohio train at Uniontowri. As
he approached the crossing and heard;
the whistle of the train Judge Ewing
became bewildered and attempted to
Jump forward, but was struck hy the
train and hurled 60 feet, his left arm
and both legs being broken and his
head cut.
Mrs. Minnie Osborne, 80 years old,
of Stoneboro, dropped dead at tha
home of her granddaughter, Mrs. John
Hake, at New Castle, wbotn she was
visiting.