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St. Petersburg lias tho repot t that
Togo sunk several steamers and closed
tho entrance to Port Arthur.
Ex-Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis, has
been arrested, charged with having ac
cepted n brlbo while in olllce.
According to latest accounts Itussla
lost about 060 men nnd ollkors in tho
sinking of tho battleship and torpedo
boat.
Tliu ecnato committco on appropria
tions provides for no Northwest harbor
work, save The Dalles-Colilo canal, in
tho sundry civil bill.
Wreckago washed ashoro at Van
couver Island indicates tho loss of tho
scaling schooner Triumph. There
were 125 persons on board.
A, gunner's inato on tho Missouri is
found to havo saved tho ship and tho
lives of (100 men by jumping into tho
mngaxino nnd closing tho door. Tho
injuries of two of tho seamen have
proven fatal.
Popo Plus is again roportod ill.
Russians havo won two small land
engagements.
A young anarchist attempted to as
sassinate Prouder MasTru, of Spain, ut
Barcelona.
A work train on tho Canadian Pacific
was struck by a land slido near Winno
peg and a number of mon killed.
Cardinal Satolll, with thopetmission
of tho popo, is coming to tho United
States. Ho litis no mission and is to
mako tlio tour us a private citizen.
Tho house committco on naval affairs
has reported favorably tho bill author
izing tho presiden, at his discretion,
to reinstate cadots suspended for haz
ing. Tlio secretary of tlio interior has is
sued permits for grazing 87,815 sheep
in tlio nortliorn division and 100,000
slicop in tho southern division of tho
Uascauo lorcst resorvo during tlio com
ing summer.
A bill lias been introduced in tho
scnato authorizing tho secretary of war
to purchaso tho original manuscript
copy of tho order book of General Arth
ur St. Cliar, who was governor of tho
Northwest territory and commander of
its military forces during tho adminis
trations of Presidents Washington and
Adams.
Tho agitation In Spain over Franco's
acquiring a firm hold on Morocco does
not causo anxioty in Franco, as it is
believed tlio irritation will subsldo
without straining tlio rolation between
tlio two countrlcH.
Spain is very bitter becauso of tho
Anglo-French treaty.
Easter servicos in Russia aro mucli
more impressivo than usual this year.
Hobson, tho hero of tlio Morrimnc,
was defeated for congress in Alabama.
Ice jams in the St. Lawrenco rlvor
are flooding many houses in Montreal
suburbs.
Russia Finds Japanese Also Sunk a
Torpedo Boat.
St. Petersburg, April 10. On tho
heals of tho announcement of tlio sink
ing of tho battleship PotropavlovsK
comes tlio nows that'tho Japanese sur
rounded and sunk tho torpedo boat des
troyer Uezstrashni. Only flvo of her
crew escaped, although it is probable
some woro taken prisoners.
News of tho reverse was communi
cated to tlio czar by Admiral OukonU
sky. He wired today that tho destroy
ers and lour consorts wero outuiilo
scouting during tho night. Tho Bezs-
trushnl lagged behind and becamo lost
in tho mist. When day broke, slio
tried to creep In along tho coast but
was discovered, cut off, overpowered
nnd sunk. Admiral Oukoinstky's dis
patch concludes as follows:
"1 havo taken command provision
ally of the fleet since tho disaster to
tho Petropavlovski During somo ma
neuvering of the battleship squadron
tho Pobieda struck against a initio
amidships on tho starboard side She
was able to regain port by herself. No
out! on board of her was killed or
wounded."
The Russian word in the text of the
ofllcial dispatch describing tliu accident
to tho Pobieda means either "mine" or
"torpedo," but tlio qualifying adjective
indicates something moving toward the
ship. This dispatch puts an end to
tho idea prevailing here that there had
been nn engagement following tlio dis
aster to tho Petropavlovsk. It is con
sidered remarkable hero that tho Jap
anese did not take advantage of this
terrible accident to attack Port Arthur.
SHIP GOES DOWN
CARRIES ADMIRAL MAKAR0FF
800 MEN WITH IT.
AND
While Returning to Roadstead, Alter
Steaming Out to Meet Japanese Fleet
the Russian Flagship Strikes o Sub
merged Mine and Turns Turtle arand
Duke Cyril Among Wounded.
COLON RUNS ON RUEP.
PENSION ITGM IS $4,000,000.
Mouse Committee Completes Oeneral
Deficiency Appropriation Hill.
WnBhlntgon, April In. Tlio house
committee on appropriations today com
pleted the general deficiency appropria
tion bill, currying n total of 10,!i83,.
744. Tho largest item in tho bill is
(4,000,000 for pensions. Of this sum,
1,000,000 is nn estimated deficiency
which will lie caused by tho execution
of tho recent service pension order.
Tho minority mombors of tho commit
tco made a tight against this amend
ment, nnd it was ordered reported by
a party voto.
Ah tho item is included, a minority
report accompanies that of the major
ity to the liouso. Tli3 minority views
aro signed by Underwood, Brundigo,
Benton, Livingston and Pierce. Tay
lor of Alabama, was absent. Tho con
clusion of tho minority is that there
was no warrant of law for tlio appropri
ation of the million nud a half dollars
requested by tho commissioner of pen
sions requested for tlio purpose herein
stated. It quotes tlio recent order in
full, and says that while there aro
members of congress who favor a serv
ice ponsion law, it is not wholly the
jurisdiction of tho appropriations com
mittee to consider tho question. "Our
duty," tho report says, "Is confined to
providing tho monoy to pay tho obliga-'
tioiiB of tho United StntcH contracted
under tho law. Tho point wo desire to
mako is that there is no law on tlio
statuto books of tho United States that
allows the $1,500,000 appropriation
asked for by the commissioner of pen
sions to pay tho deciency caused by ex
ecutive order, and we will move on tho
floor of tlio liouso to reduce tho appro
priation asked for pensions to tlio ox-
tent of (1,600,000 for that reason."
St. Petersburg, April 16, Striking a
submerged mino at Port Arthur today,
the Petropavlovsk, tho flagship of tho
Russian fleet, went down nnd carried
with her Admiral Makaroff and be
tween 000 nnd 800 men. Grand T)uko
Cyril escaped, but is wounded.
Admiral Makaroff ordered his entire
squadron out to engage tho Japanese
fleet of 40 vesielH Which appeared off
tho port early in the dny and began an
attack which still continues'.
According to tho Associated Press in
formant while Admiral Makaroff was
returning after going out to attack tha
Japaneso fleet the Petropavlovsk struck
a mino on her starboard side nmldshlp
and immediately began to keel. Before
the crow could Hood tho port compart
ments of tho vessel, she turned turtle
and sank in a fow minutes, carrying
down nlmost tho entire crow. Captain
Njakovloff, tho Grand Duko Cyril and
two other ofllcers wero saved becauso
they wero standing on thosuper-bridgo.
Tho frightful loss of life .among tliu
olllcerH and men was duo to the fact
that they wero all at their stations
ready for action.
ULOWN TO DUATII.
Pacific Mall Liner Wrecked on Salvador
Coast Passengers Saved.
San Francisco, April 14. Tho
Merchants' Exchange lias received n
cablegram stating that tho Pacific Mail
stcatnship company's steamer Colon,
which left this city March 22 for Pan
ama, with a number of passengers and
n cargo of general merchandise to Mexi
can nnd Central American points, has
been wrecked. Tho Colon is reported
to havo struck on a rock at Puntn
Remcdlos, causing injuries which made
it noccHsary to beach her at Acajutla.
There was a big list of passengers
when tlio vessel went out of this har
bor, but most of them were bound for
ports north of Acajutla. .
Tho vessel left Acaulla yestorday
afternoon bound south for Panama, and
slio had only gone about 15 miles whon
she hit on the rock. Tho reef where
she struck is considered one of the most
dangerous along tho Central American
coast, and many vessels have found
graves on it. According to seafaring
men who know the reef, tho steamer
was fortunate in getting afloat after
striking nud getting back to tlio harbor
at Acajutla.
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QRBAT FORCO MASSED ON YALU.
Twenty-Nine Hen Killed In Disaster on
Battleship Missouri.
Pensacola, Fla,. April 15. By tho
explosion of 2,000 pounds of powdor in
the after 12-inch turret nnd tho hand
ling room of tho battleship Missouri,
Captain William S. Cowles, command
ing, tliis afternoon, 20 men wero In
stnutly killed and flvo injured, of whom
two will die.
This is the most ecrlous accident that
has occurred in tho American navy
since tlio blowing up of tlio Mnitiu in
Havana harbor in 1808.
The Missouri was on tho target range
with the Texas and Brooklyn at practice
about noon, when a charge of powder
in tho 12-inch loft-hnnd gun ignited
from gases exploded nnd, dropping be
low, Ignited four charges of powder in
tho handling room, and all exploded.
Only one man of the entire turret and
handling crew survived.
But for tho prompt and efllciont
action of Captain Cowles in flooding
the handling room and magaizuo with
water, one of tho magazines would have
exploded and tlio ship would havo been
destroyed.
Russians Strongly Fortify a Town In
Manchuria to Oppose Japanese.
Seoul, April 14. Jnpaneso advices
from Northern Carea state that tho
Russians have strongly fortified Chiu
Tien Cheng, n walled town on tho
Mnuchurinn side of the Yalu rlvor,
about ten miles north of Antutig. It
is estimnted that there aro 20,000 Rus
sians of all amiH at Antutig ready to
oppose tho Japanese crossing.
Webb Hayes has returned hero from
a journey to Anju, thonco to tho Amer
ican mines at Unsan, nnd thence north
to tliu Yalu river. He reports that ho
received hospital nnd medical treat
ment from the Japanese, nnd ho com
pllments'tho equipment of'tho Japanese
field foiccs, the effectiveness of their
pontoon bridgo at Anju and their trans
port organization.
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Russia lias demanded that Japaneso
instructors with tho Chinese army bo
dlBiniesid.
Tho passage of tho Yalu by tho Jap
anese will not bo strongly opposed by
the ItussIanR.
President Fro Tom Frye, of tho sen
ato, and Speaker Cannon, of tho house,
havo signed the 1005 fair bill.
Colorado militia ofllcers, adjudged in
contempt of court for action in the
striko, declare they will defy tho judgo.
A battleground has beon picked out
by tho Russians in tho Interior of Man
churia, wore they proposo to slaughter
the Japaneso.
Quoen Alexandra's persistent urging
makes Britain ready to deal with Rus
sia. Burke Cockrnn, of New York, says
the house is losing caste and bids it
wake up.
The sonato has passed the 1005 fair
bill in tho same form as it came from
the houso and the measure is now
ready for the president's signature.
Russia ii short of men for her fleets.
Exiled Colorado minors say they
were subjected to most cruel treatment
by the militia.
The port of Portland dry dock is in
position and In a fow days the first
vessel can enter.
A leading dignitary in the Church of
England holds that the old testamont
is a pack of lies.
A favorable report has been made to
the houeo on Representative Jones' bill
opening tho suiplus lands of tho Yaki
ma Indian reservation to settlement.
The Anglo-French colonial treaty haa
been signed in London.
Ex-Oueen Isabella, of Spain, grand
mother of Alphonxo, is dead.
Three persons were killed and nine
injured in a tornado in Texas.
Makaroff has engaged the Japaneso
fleet off Port Arthur. 'No details are
obtainable.
SUBMARINE BOATS IN PLAY.
Japan
Believed to Have Two to Plant
Mines at Port Arthur.
Paris, April 10. Tho St. Petersburg
correspondent to the Echo do Paris,
under t It Ib morning's duto, sends tlio
following:
"I learn that a firm opinion prevails
in nuvnl circles, bused on telegrams
from tho surviving ofllcers, that tlio
loss of tho Petroplnvlovsk and tho in
juries to tlio Pobieda woro caused by
torpedoes launched by tho Japanese,
and by submariuo mssoIs. Hitherto it
has not been belioved that tho Japuue.su
had any submarine boats, but it is now
admitted that such boats might havo
beon received with tlio cruisers bought
from Argentine and brought out from
Genoa by English crews. It is diill
cult to verify this, but tho admiralty is
of the opinion that the cruiser brought
out two subinailno vessels, "
Bayan Evidently Damaged.
London, April 10. Tlio Daily Tolo
graph's correspondent nt Wio Hai Wei,
telegraphing under auto of April 13,
says: "Tho British cruiser Espiegle
roports that at 5:45 o'clock this morn
ing she sighted Ave Japanese warships
engaging tho Russian cruiser Bayan,
making for Port Arthur from tlio di
rection of tho Yalu. Tho Russian
cruiser Askold and another cruiser is
sued from Port Arthur to ansist the
Bayan. At 0:45 o'clock tlio Russians
got under tliu shelter of tho forts, hut
the Bayan wus damaged.
Novoitl Says, However, It Must
Think Russia Lacks Leaders,
St. Petersburg, April 15. Tlio
vosti tliis morning growlingly eulogizes
Vice Admiral Makaroff, recalling tho
vigilance nud persistency with which
he patrollud tliu sea in emlcavoiiug to
induce tlio Japanese to engage in com
bat. Tho papor says: "In Russiu
tliu nows of tho untimely end of tho
brave commander calls forth deep grief,
The death f tho experienced, warliko
and glftod admiral, whoso authority
waH recognized everywhere, especially
in that land of sailors, England, is in
tho highest degree regrettable The
bitterness is lightened only by tho
knowledge that tho admiral died at tho
iiost of duty and tho fleet has other
gifted ofllcers who will prolong the
grand activity. In any case wo havo
got to reckon immediately with tho
consequences of the catastrophe,
Above all It is tlio expected that the
Japanese will hasten to take advantage
of tlio catastrophe and renew their at
tacks on Port Arthur.
"Tim Japanese nro greatly mistukon if
they think this fatal accident can In
tlio slightest measure shako tho strong
and steady determination of Russia to
curry on the war to a glorious end."
Russians Driven Hack.
Tokio, April 15. Anolllclal telegram
from Wiju says that a company of Rus
sian troops attempted to cross the first
stream of tlio Yalu river west of Wiju
this morning, and that a company of
Jupanesu attacked and drove tho Rus
sians back. Tlio bodies of L'O dead
Russians, tliu telegram adds, woru found
a'tor the fight. Tho dispatch adds that
small parties of Russians, without uni
forms, attempted to cross tho Yalu
river at dlffreent points between Wiju
and Yongumpho and tliut tliey wero all
driven buck.
With the Cabinet He Again doei
Chinese Exclusion Matter.
Washington, April 14. Chincso ex
clusion nnd the probable necessity for
legislative or executive action, in view
of tho denunciation by China of tlio ex
isting treaty, wns again today tho prin
cipal topic of discussion ut tho meeting
of the cabinet. Tho president nud his
advisers consideied tho subject in all
its phases, but reached no definite con
clusion, chiefly perhaps because Attor
ney Gcnornl Knox has not beon nhlo
yet to prepare his opinion ns to the
legal status of tho mattor. As soon as
tlio attorney general shall havo decided
whether, in his opinion, existing leg
islation relative to the exclusion of Chi
nese will bo valid on the expiration of
the treaty witli China, souiu decisive
stops will bo taken. If It should bo
determined Hint the legislation will
lupsq with tho treaty, then congress
will provido against n general Chinese
immigration by tho insertion in u rend
ing appropriation hill of nn amend
ment covering the subject.
PROTECTS CANNI3RYMBN.
Washington, April 13. Tlio houso
today passed tho bill reported by tho
committee on rivers nnd hnrbors appro
priating 13,000,000 for tho restoration
or maintenance of channels, or for oth
er river nud harbor Improvements.
Burton (O.), chairman of tho commit
tco, in explaining tho bill urged tho
adoption of settled principles with re
gard, to rlvor and harbor work. Bur
gess (Dcm., Tex.) and Knnsdcl! (Dom.,
Ln.) favored increases In tho appropria
tion for river nnd hnrbor Improvement,
tlio formor urging that they should bo
doubled and tho latter regarding f 100,
000,000 as not too much. Quito n
largo number of bills of minor import
unco wero passed.
Tlio houso then wont into committed
of tlio whole for tho consideration of
tho emergency river nnd harbor bill,
general debate being limited to tiireo
hours. Burton, (O.), in charge of tho
bill, mado nn explanation of it nnd
gave a general survey of tho subject of
river and hnrbor improvements. Ho
said tho amounts expended for this
purpose, when tlio vast extent of our
waterways was considered, wns vory
small. Tho system pursued in tho q
United Stntes, ho thought, contrasted,
most unfavorably with thoso of foreign
countries.
The bill then wns passed without
amendments. Undor its provisions.
tho monoy appropriated becomes imme
diately available, and Is to ho expend
ed under tho direction of tho secrotnry
of war nnd tho supervision of tho chief
engineers.
DIFFICULTIES OP IRRIQATION.
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Alexlclf Ordered to Take Charge.
Paris, April 10. Tho St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo do Paris tel
ergaphs the following: At 3 o'clock
today tho emperor telegraphed Viceroy
Alexleff ordering him to go to Port
Arthur immediately and assume com
mand of the squadron (lending tliu ap
pointment of Vice Admiral Makuroff's
successor. Tho viceroy leaves tonight.
Rumors that Rear Admiral Prince
Ouktomsky was in action aguinst 18
Japaneso vessels is unconfirmed.
.
Snow Falls In Maryland.
Cumberland, Md., April 10. Snow
fell hero and throughout Western Mary
land today. At Frostburg and other
points it covered the ground to tho
depth of two inches,
China Displeases Japan.
Tokio, April 15 Tho leading Japan
ese newspapers express great discontent
tliut China has failed utterly to enforce
or attempt to enforce neutrality along
the Lluo river, where tliu whole district
lias been drawn upon by Russiu for nil
kinds of supplies. Tlio newspapers de
clare that Japan seeks no fuuir, hut
asks fair play, and that China's con
duct is craven and ungrateful, consider
ing that Japan Is defending her integ
rity. Explosion Cause $200,000 Fire.
Detroit, April 15. A gasoline explo
sion at tiio Cadillac Automobile works
today caused a tL'00,000 fire. Four
employes wero injured. A numhor of
the 500 men employed at the plunt
wero compelled to slide down poles
alongside of the building and to jump
from the windows.
Pulton to Father n Bill or Retaliation
Against British Columbia.
Washington, April 14. Senator Ful
ton is dinftiug, nnd will soon intro
duce, a joint resolution authorizing the
president to prohibit tho exportation of
fresh salmon from Puget sound and
tributaries during the canning season.
Thin is in tlio nature of a retaliation to
tlio action of British Columbia in re
fusing American canneries the right to
purchase fresh British Columbian sulm
ou. Thu canning interests of tlio North
Pacific coast havo protested to Senator
Fulton tliut, under the existing condi
tions, Canadian cauuers aro buying
large quantities of Puget sound salmon,
canning them and reshippiug them to
tho United States, while Puget sound
camiets lire denied tliu rlv;lit to pur
chasu British Columbia salmon for can
ning purposes.
New Immigration Law Needed.
Washington, April 14. There wero
landed at Tacoma, Wash., recently, 50
Filipinos, who wero brought to the
United States under contract to take
part in tliu Philipplno islands exhibit
at tlio St. Luois exposition. Thirty
nine of tho numbor were afflicted with
trachoma, a disease of tlio eye. Un
der n ruling by tho attorney general,
natives of the Philippines and Porto
Rico aro not ulieiiH in the meaning of
tlio immigration act, nud they had to
bo admitted. Cog r ess will be asked
for legislation to meet such cased.
Qeologlcal Survey Point Out Need
Oreat Clrcumitractlon.
Washington, April 13. Tho pro
gress made fn tho Irrigation work of
thu government ia reviewed in a publi
cation issued by tho geological suivcy,
which points out tlio necessity for groat
caution nnd conversation! in tho ex pan-,
slon of tho reclamation work. It sayn
that of tho irrigation projects favorably
reported in 1003, which included tlioso
on tho Truckco river in Nevada, on tho
Salt river in Arizona, on Milk rlvor in
Montana, on tho Sweetwater river In
Wyoming and on Gunnison rlvor in
Colorado, tho Novada nnd Arizona pro
jects linvobcen found feasahlo and con
struction "on tho engineering works
along tho Truckco nnd Salt rivers has
progrcsped to u icusonnhlo oxtont.
Tlio Montana project, however, has
presented unexpected engineering difll
cultles, us well as complications regard
ing wator'rlghts, so that progress is
slow. It has beon found necessary to
modify tlio llret plans in ordor to
achieve early results.
Engineering difficulties nro encount
ered in tho Colorado project. Tiio
amount of arid lands thereby leclama
bio ia less, too, than was expectod.
OPPOSES QBNERAL. STAFP.
Makaroff Again Putt Out.
St. Petersburg, April 14. The Cos
sack scouts on tho bunks, of tlio Yalu
river havo not reported the appearance
oi tlio Japanese there. Tho emperor
received a telegram that reported tliut
all is quiet at Port Arthur; that tho
naval f-quudrou is again putting out to
sea, and that Vice Admirul Makaroff
bus sent a fow torpedo boat destryoers
to explore tlio coast wheio some of the
enemy's torpedo bouts aro believed to
bo lurking.
America lust Pay lor Lots of Ship,
New York, April 14. After long lit
igation it wus decided here today by
Judgo Adams, in the United Stutes dis
trict court tliut tlio United Stutes must
pay 1203,2113 to tliu owners of tho Biit
isli ship Foscolla, which was sunk on
tlio night of May 18, 1808, by tho
United Stutes cruiser Columbia, which
was doing scout duty off tho Not th
American coust on tlio outlook for tho
Spanish fleet under Admiral Cervera,
Secretary Moody Cllvei House Commit
ice Hla Reasons.
Washington, April 13. Secretary
Moody is not in favor of tho creation of
a general staff in tho navy modeled
after tlio general staff of tho organiza
tion in tlio army. This fact ho com
municated to tho houso committco on
naval affairs today In a hearing granted
him on a bill of his own drafting, "to
increase tliu efllcleucy of the navy."
The secretary explained that this hill
did not really enlarge his present au
thority in thu matter of nn advisory
board. Ho now has the right to create
such a board of any number of olllcerH
and continue them on tho board for an v
length of time. Ho said u civilian
had been, nud always would bo, nt tho
head of thu navy, ami it wus proper ho
should have export advice, but ns ho
was responsible to tlio country lie
should be master of thu situation. No
board, ho Haiti, should bo created which
would usurp tlio (lowers of tlio secre
tary. Tho committee took no action
on the hill.
Navy to Be Seen In Miniature.
An effort is to lie made to havo tho
attractive collection of United States,
battleships In miniature brought to tho
Lewis and Clara: exposition. One of
the provisions of tlio appropriation bill
is to tlio effect that President Roosovelt
may ntimo any additions lie may seo fit
to the government exhibit nud on thu
strength of this provision President II.
W. Scott, of the Lewis and Clark cor
poration, will confer witli Mr. Roose
velt witli n view to inducing liftn to
send on tlio reproduction of the United
Stntes navy.
Sure Japan Lost a Chance.
Niu Cliwang, April 13. Tlio Russian
ofllcers commanding hero openly deelaro
that .Itipait lias lost her chance to enpt
tiio this port by failing to assault be
fore the modern artillery now in place
could bo mounted. Tliu defenses aro
now declared to be ample to insure tho
repulse of any forco that enn bo mus
tered by Japan. An excessive rainfall
has flooded tlio railway and blocked all
of thu roads in Sotithorn Manchuria,
leaving tho country impassublo.
Congress to Be Invited to Fair.
Washington, April 13. Congress has
been invited to attend tho oponing of
tiio Louisiana Purchaso exposition on
Saturday, April 30.
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