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AW :-'V: i V VOLUME LVIV, SUPPOSED JAPS WERE UPON THEM Russian Officers Make Unofficia Explanation of the Events - Leading Up to North Sea Affair. Declare That Torpedoboats Ap peared Among Vessels and Fired at Them. UNKNOWN SHIP FIRED FIRST Part of Baltic Fleet Itenclifl Vl go, Hpnln, Where Authorities Issue) Order Against -Coming. Vigo, Spain, ' Oft. 26.In an Asso elated Pre ntrvlw, Admiral Ro jestvensky expressed regret for th North sea Incident. The admiral stat ed that ths unfortunate occurrence wai purely accidental Th weather was haxy. About 1 o'clock a. m. two torpedoboats, which th Russian tup posed to be Japanese, appeared be tween the two division of tht squad ron and seemed to dlschargs tor pedoes. The Russian opened Art, but aw no fishermen, and wer not aware that any damage had been dona. Evi dently, the admiral sold, the fishermen had ahown no light. Ths admiral ha no doubt that th Russian government will make ample compensation. Prlnss KretIU'a Vsrsion. Prince Keretelll. an offlcer of th battleship Emperor Alexander III. ha been interviewed and riven the lol lowliif explanation of tljs attack of trawler: The transport "Tnw "- amMsr ahead of the squadron when ske was surrounded by eight torpedoboats and requeued osslstanee, ; whereupon the battleship, division advanced and ig naled the ungnown vessel to leave or disclose their nationality. The ves sels refused to obey and advanced among the battlestt.lps. Suddenly canon abot - wai heard from an un known vessel. Then the admiral form ed hi (hip In battle line and replied to the fire, afterward continuing hla voyage. The prince added that the Russians feared the strangs torpedoboats were Japanese, a the admiral waa aware the Japanese had purchased boat In England. , EXCITEMENT AT VIQO. Ruttlan Vsssels There- ported to 81 J M.1MJ f Aki an. . Vigo. Bpalft, Oct. H. The arrival of the Russlun Baltic squadron at thl port caused considerable excitement The commnnder of the port tmmedl Stely boarded the Russian Saaaiiip Sild informed Admiral RoJestveisky that the Spanish government would . not permit his warship to cotil within the port. Rojestvensky replied that that the vesels needed repair, and for that reason hiul separated from the re mainder of the squadron. The com mander of tht port promised to In form the Spanish government of the admiral's statement and communicate the government's reply. In spite of this, five German colliers anchored alongside the battleship, whereupon the commander of the port Bent an aid de camp to beg Rojest vensky to not violate Spanish neu trality. He also ordered the command ing officer of the Spanish cruiser Es tramadurt, to notify the colliers to obey the port authorities. Eventually Rojestvensky promised that he would not coal In Spanish waters, at the same time begging permission for each warship to take on 400 tons of coal to proceed to Tangier," Eventually four of the colliers pro ceeded to Tangier, two remaining. As far as can be seen the crews of the battleships are very uneasy. Sent! nets are closely watching exery move ment within the harbor. All four war ships are cleared for action. MUST NOT COAL THERE. 8psnish Authorities Will Observe Strict Neutrality, They Say. Madrid, Oct. 26. The minister of Or Historical Society - . . t vt die sr- Russlan cruiser at Villa- marine ce. rival of a gsria. . - The minister has received a telegram from the authorities at Vigo to the effect thut two of the Russian bat tleships now there had sustained darti ng that render It Impossible for them to leave the port within the prescrib ed 24 hours, ' The minister wjll discuss the qu. tlon with Foreign Minister Wan Pedro and give such order as he may con sider right He declares he VIII not authorise the cooling of Russian war ships In Spanish ports. SOLD GRANT'S CIGAR ITU MPS. Death of Thomas Connors. Oldest Quid In Washington.; Washington, Oct 24. Thomas Con nors, known as the oldest guide In Washington, Is dead. For nearly 40 years he made a living by conducting visitors about the city and pointing out the various places of interest. He quit the business about 10 year ago. When President Grant occupied the whit house Connors did a thriving trade selling what he termed "Glneral Grant's ould sojers." These were the cigar stumps which the president dis carded upon entering the mansion or his carriage. Connors wrapped each "ould sojer" carefully In t! foil and sold it for from 10 to 25 cents. When asked to furnish the purchaser of Grant cigar stump with a certificate of Its genuineness, Connors made this re tort! Yer don't need any certificate wlJ It. Take a puff of the sojer and that will convince you It's genuine. Gln- eral only smokes one brand and that brand Is made for him, an' there ain't no Imitations." ALICE KIMBALL SOLD AS WRECK Win. Kyi Purchased Schooner for On Hundred Dollars. JFIorence, Ore., Oct 24. The captain of the schooner Alice Kimball, which ran ashore near here recently, sold the vessel at auction yesterday as wreck. 1100. ,. On Sunday night the schooner moved about 100 j-rds toward the river, and Is coming straight In. ' She will be In the river In less than 10 'days, as the tides are getting higher and will con tinue to do so until full moon. ' The vessel Is now past all danger and It la strange how it could be sold as a wreck when It Is only a ques tion of a few days when she will be floating In smoother, deep water. HALL NOT LARGE ENOUGH. John Hay Addresses Great Crowd - Republican Mass Meeting. New Tork. Oct 26. Th crowd at the republican rally at Carnegie hall was so large the doors were locked at 7: SO o'clock. Many were turned away. Secretary of Stats John Hay made the first speech,. He waa given an ovation when h apneareJ. Flagu Were waved the bands played and audience cheered. The audience arose as one man when the presiding officer charac terlzed President Roosevelt as a "man whom all admired and loved." There was great cheering for Hay when he arose to speak. Hay was fie Quently Interrupted with applause. Ex-Governor Black and Lieutenant- Governor Hlgglns also spoke. ' JAP ATTACK EXPECTED. Believed Mikado's Men Will 8hortly Resume Operation. Mukden, Oct 2. The appointment of Kuropatkln as commander-in-chief was received with universal approval. It will greatly facilitate military oper ations. '- A Japanese attack Is expected short ly. Russian batteries continue to bar- rass the .Japanese. Otherwise every thing Is quiet. PARKER TO TAKE STUMP." t Will Mske Speeches in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut ' New York, Oct. 26. Judge Parker has been dissuaded from his determina tion not to go on a speechmaklng tour. Between now and the election he will speak In New Tork, New Jersey and Connecticut, and also at receptions in hla honor here and at Brooklyn. Tommy Ryan Win. Benton Harbor, Mich., Oct 26. Tommy Ryan tonight knocked out Tommy Wallace In the fifth round of a 10-round bout ASTORIA, OREGON, ENGLAND PREPARING FOR ANY EMERGENCY THAT MAY ARISE FROM THE BLUNDER Her Several Fleets Have Been Prepared for Strenuous Service and War like Tone Pervades Nation. Probable That Russia Has Been Notified to Make Reparation With in Next Twenty-four HoursAnother Report Says Settle ment Has Been Arranged Except as to Punish ment of Officers of Baltic Squadron. London, Oct. 26. Tension increases as time passes without definite set tlement of the situation created by the Russian blunder In the North sea. Ambassador Benckendorff's tentative communication to Minister Lansdowne today and the fact that this is regard ed as unsatisfactory only served to In flame the public mind, and, while of ficial circles are giving out the intima tion that they believe the matter will be satisfactorily arranged, It Is now evident that only a short time will be allowed Russia to give complete assur ance of her Intention to comply, with all the demands of Great HrlluU. Russia Must Soon Reply., The arrival of Rojestvensky at Vigo and the certainty that he Is In direct communication with the government removed the possibility of any delay on account of Inability on the-part of Russia to get her side of the occur rence. It Is unlikely the Brtttt pub' He or the British governmentflll si low another 24 hours to pass without receiving a satisfactory reply, -Warships Are Preparing. Meanwhile the admiralty la not idle. Reports from all naval stations show tremendous activity. ' Hitherto there had been no Indies. tton that a time Hmtt would be set, but the fact that the Gibraltar squad ron has been placed under orders ef fectlve . October 28 Is construed in some quarters to mean that Great Brit aln will not wait longer than that date. It Is also evident that the Bal tic squadron may yet find difficulty in passing the gateway to the east unless the crisis Is over by the time It reaches the entrance to the Mediterranean. The Brighter 8ids of It Information reached the Associated Press from an authoritative source that puts a brighter light on the sit uatlon. It is understood everything has been decided upon to the satis faction of Count Lamsdorft, the Rus sian foreign minister, except the ques tlon of punishment of the offending officers of the Baltic squadron. It Is further understood that Great Britain Is not demanding final and forraaj written undertakings before announc ing that the reparation Is satisfactory, but an undertaking of general terms on the part of Russia will be accept ed as sufficient. All the public utterances of minis ters and Influential men reflect the gravity of the crisis, but also confi dence that Russia will give the re- quired' satisfaction. ! TWELVE HOURS TO SETTLE. Rumor at Esquimalt That Britain Has Fixed, Time Limit. Victoria, Oct. 26. A rumor Is cur rent among the officers at Esquimalt that Great Britain has. given Russia 12 hours In which to- make reparation for the trawler outrage. The rumor Is said to have come In private cables from London. . s, , ..- ..,!,. v The fact that the steamship Empress ot Japan refused freight beyond Yo kohama and disembarked Kongkong freight caused, excitement at Esqul malt, where her armament Is. Naval officers say they would not be surpris ed If the Empress of Japan were order ed to Esquimau at once. NEWSPAPERS ARE BELLICOSE. Characterize Rojestvensky' Expla nation a That of a Lunatic London. Oct. 27. The morning pa pers, comparatively calm heretofore are now outspokenly , bellicose. The unofficial explanation of Rojestvensky Is stigmatized by some of the papers as apparently that of a lunatic. The Telegraph says: "There is no doubt of the government's seriousness. No minister would order his fleet THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27. athwart the path of vessels ef a for eign power without recognising the re sponsibility of such grave step." Kor(gn correspondents are equally bellicose. St Petersburg dispatches express the conviction that Russia Is determin ed to punish the offending offlcer. Madrid dispatches comment severe ly on the attempt of the Russians at Vigo to defy the Spanish government, on the pretense that the vessels were damaged, and the attempt to coal from German vessel. " The Post's Copenhagen correspond ent gives the report of the captain of a British vessel, who says; that after passing the Baltic squadron, he saw a two-funneled steamer two miles away which evidently sank before he could reach her. It was suggested the steamer was sunk by the squadron. EMPRESS MAY BE NEEDED. Liner Refuse to Accept Freight Be yond Yokohama. Vancouver, B. C, Oct 2s. The Ca nadian Pacific liner Empress of Japan bos' refused to accept ; freight beyond Yokohama, because. It Is supposed, she Is a naval reserve ship and her ser vice piay be. needed m the far east,, ssjasssssa PREPARING FOR ACTION. Vessels of Channel Fleet Ready for Sea at Moment's Notice. Gibraltar, Oct 26, The Tessels of the channel fleet have filled their bunkers with coal, replenished their ammunition and are ready for sea at a moment's notice. There Is great ac tlvlty at the dockyards. Men are work Ing day and night. The battleships Victorious, lllus trtous and Majesty and the cruisers Lancaster, Thesus and Endymlon are under orders to sail October 28. It Is rumored they purpose to shadow the Russian Baltic squadron, which Is ex pected to go by way of the Cape of Good Hope, FIRED UPON PHANTOM FOES. Rumored That Official Report Will Show Extroms Carelessness. London, Oct. 27. At S o'clock this morning there was no sign as to when Rojestvensky's report would be made public. If unofficial reports turn out to reflect the tenor .of ' theVofltclal 're port, It Is evid'-nt the Russian officii' made an extraordinary blunder. ami fired upon phantom foes. . . tt. -, The astonishing explanation Is re garded here as not fitting HI with the state of panic suggested as .having prevailed wjth the officers of the Bab tic fleet, and In that case It ts sug gested the Russian government should And no difficulty In removing or other wise, punishing; the officers responsl RUSSIANS' ARE PERTURBED. North 8es Affair May Have Serious Bearing on the War. St. Petersburg, Oct 27. An official of the admiralty stated to the Asso ciated Press this morning that no word had been' received from Admiral Ro jestvensky. The official continued: The delay In getting the Russian version is proving exceedingly embar rassing. It is felt that In the Inflam ed state of British public opinion the Inexplicable absence of any official re port Is becoming a most serious fac tor, and renders still more difficult an already delicate situation." While the good faith of the Russian government Is not questioned, It Ik svldent from the renewed British in quiries at the foreign office and the ad miralty on Wednesday, that while no Ime limit has been fixed, King Ed- waras government Is neither In the humor nor In position to brook un rraiunaoie aeiay. Tne nope is ex pressed at the admiralty that the re port may be received today. One danger of complications discuss ea Here lies in the possibility that Great Britain may deem It necessary to dispatch warshipsto warn and pro tect British trawlers off the Spanish coast On the other hand. If the na ture of Rojestvensky' report renders the recall of the Baltic Squadron Im perative, It will weigh greatly in Japan's favor and have a serious bear ing on the future course of the war. In the far east. , , i Russian Collier at Brest Brest, France, Oct 26. The Russian collier Knlaz GortschakofT is still an chored in the roadstead awaiting or ders. The commander is forbidden to communicate ashore or to receive any visitors. DISCIPLINE CAPTURED RUSSIANS Must Behave Under Penalty of Death by Hanging. " Toklo, Oct 26, 9:30 a. m. Attempts to escape, assaults upon guards and various Instances of refractory conduct on the part of Russian prisoners of war under confinement In Japan have lei to the formation of a series of reg ulation which will be henceforth erf forced as follows: Captives resisting their guards will be Imprisoned. The leaders of plots to escape ac companied by force will be hanged or exiled, and participants will be im prisoned. The leaders of organized assaults on guards will be hanged and participants therein will be imprisoned. Captives released upon taking an oath that they will not again panic! pate in the war will be hanged if cap tured again.. :, , ' ,. v RELIEF FUND IN RUSSIA. St Petersburg 1 Paper Says Fishing Fleet Should Have Hid.. St. Petersburg, Oct 26. 7:50 Jl. M. Theofficlai Journal de St. ' Peters burg- has opened .a subscription , for the families of the, British fishermen killed by the guns of the second Pa ciflc squadron. The paper opens the list with a contribution of 135. , . The first harsh note sounded by the press in connection with the affair is found In the Runs which declares to day that ' the . British , government, knowing the serious problem ot self- preservation confronting the Russian fleet should have taken the precaution of warning the trawler fleet against getting in the way of the warships. Th Ru88 adds that It has reason to believe "certain other vessels" suf fered with the fishing fleet., about whose fate nothing will be said In England. ' DIFFERENT, BUT NOT STRANGE Big Devil Machine and Small One Have Collision. New York, Oct 26. Something new In the automobile accident line hap pened at Flushing, Long Island. While running at high apeed a head-on col Hslon occurred between a big car and a motor cycle. B. R. Young, of Jamaica who was ridinsc the latter machine. was badly hurt.'whife the chauffeurof the autcmobil? was hurltd '.ot anl somewhat bmlsed.i The smaller machine was completely wrecked, and the automobile sustain ed damage necessitating Its being tak en to the shop. The collision occurred on a- sharp curve and neither driver . heard th other approaching. i ; - CUT .THROAT WITH HANDSAW, f- 1 : - China Jos Was a Celestial With Nervt ? Enough To Live. ; Phlllpsburg, Mont., Oct. 26. "China Joe." a resident of this place for the post 20 years, commit ted suicide this evening by cutting his throat with a handsaw. The China man had been sick for sometime, anc Imagined he was going ' to die. An Inquest will be held tomorrow. Fairbanks in Missouri. Hannibal Mo., Oct 26. Senator Fairbanks tonight concluded a hard day's work of campaigning with s speech to enthusiastic thousands at Hannibal. War Stops Railway. Shanghai. Oct. 26. The work of con struction on the Canton-Hankow rail way has been stopped and the engi neers ore returning to their homes. NUMBER 13.' DAN PATCHY LOWERS HIS BEST TIME Famous Pacer Circles the Mile Track in U6, Clipping One Quarje? of a Second : Prom the Record. f Went the Distance With a Pari. baker and a Wind Shield at i the Memphis Track. DELMAR ALSO MAKES PrCORD Trots Dlite to IIIfrh.WhMlAst Sulkf In 2:07 Oregon De feats Utah at Foot ball, 45 to O. Memphis. Oct 26. With a pace maker, carrying a wind shield In front and accompanied by a runner at his side, Dan Patch paced the fastest mile at the trotting park today ever made by a horse In harness, circling the track in 1:66 flat The former rmni 56 !4, was made by Dan Patch io 1902. The time today by quarters was 2, 11 1:26.' i j : Another sensational Derfufmsnr was that of Major Delmar when he trotted a mile to a high wheel sulky in 2:07. . It was announced by the Judges before the trial that the sulky was non-ball-bearing and weighed 14 ft pounds. It was also announced that the vehicle was of the same pat tern as that used by Maud B. In her memorial flight against time In ISSt, when she trotted a mile In 2:02. . : Major Delmar was driven by AUa McDonald. His time by quarters waa SO. l:0?3in(, l.ii, , , UTAH BADLY DEFEATED. Oregon Agricultural College Pile Score of 45 to a :f Corvallls. Oct 26-By a score of 45-6 the Utah Agricultural collese was defeated at football this after noon by the Oregon Agricultural col lege. , The halves were 25 and 15 min utes. ..; -, .. Oregon made the first touchdown within three minutes. The score at the end of the first half stood 28-0.. Ore-, egon held out twice for downs, anl Utah made yardage but three times. The yardage by Utah was 26 and by Oregon 421. ' , WIND WAS TOO STRONG. Airship of Montana Man Could Not B Tried Yesterday. . St Louis, Oct 26. The airship of T. C. Benbow, of Columbus, Mont, was today inflated and would have made a trial had not the wind been so strong. Benbow started the engine and revolv ed the fans to show that everything" was In readiness. An - arrangement was complete! which may result in trials tomorrow by both .Baldwin. and Benbow, providing' weather conditions are favorable. ( WALTON" "A GAIN CONVICTED.' Jury Recommends Him to Mercy of Court Because of His Youth. Portland, Oct. 26. Charles W. Wal ton, the boy bandit was convicted to night of attempted robbery. On ac count of Walton's youthfulness and because he had already been convicted of murderous 'assault' the' Jury recom mended clemency. Walton, while at tempting to rob a street car, shot a il dangerously wounded Policeman Nel son. . "''. BRYAN'S TOUR ENDED."''' Make Final Indiana Speech at Ham- mend to-Big Crowd. Hammond, Ind, Oct 26. Bryan's tour of Indiana ended here tonight An overflow meeting was held In addltiua to the regular one. Love Drove Her Insane. Salem, Oct. 26. Because her parent objected to her marriage with a gen tile, a young Hebrew girl nam rl Roberts attempted to Jump from the Madison street bridge In Tortland this eek, and Is now In the asylum In this city. " X