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0 Si, on o LI C i U yfi V DAILY EDITION MS? 0 VOL. VI., No. 831. 'V, , mro i win fllll; i , . .... ,,'.. . .in ' . 'n I "" :" ' ' "v ' ' ' " : - " I ;" s' ''ft !; : I Warship Hacpshire, With England's War Chief. Aboard, Was ca Way to Russia, When She Was Secf to tie : Bottca cl the Sea, 0 J the Orkcejr Islands North of . Scctlad, and Not a Survivor Was Rescctd Frca SL? London, June I. Lord Kitchener, , wlnlatf r of war, with hl entire ataff, .ru loat when the erolaer Hampihlre waa aunk by a German torpedo," or a mine, uorth of 8ootland. ' Thla aanouncemnt waa officially aaade tr the admiralty today. " "; - The admiralty 'a atatement indi cated that the ifaapahtre waa anak the Orkwy Inland'. ' 1 v The admiralty stated that there ta little hope that any of the mem tera of Kltchener'a atat eurrWed. It waa accepted aa a fact that Kitchener tilmaelf waa drowsed. According to official announcement made today the following were In eluded la Earl Kltchener'a party;, Lieutenant-. Colonel ' Fltifereld. . Briradlr-Oeneral Ellerahaw, Sir P. Ftederlck Donaldaoa, and H. 1. 1 . Itaftaiidfri Orweieet Ioaa , The newa of Kngland'a greateet paraoaal loes elnoe the war, which kas stunned all Rngland, already hardened to ahocka, waa Issued In the following formal bulletin: 4 ' , "The admiralty reports with deep regret that the ahlp Hampshire, with Lord Kitchener and his staff on hoard, was sunk, last night about 8 o'clock off the Orkney Islands, by a mine or a torpedo. Several !boata wars seen to leave the ship. Heavy seas were running, but patrol vessels at once proceeded to the scene. The whole shore haa been searched from 8award, hut It Is greatly feared there la little hope for any survivors. No report has yet. heen received from the searching party on shore." No Survivors Found A later announcement from the ad miralty aald that the searching par ties sent out In boats along the coat lud found only bodies of the drown- ed and one oapstted toat. N There was atlll ths faintest hope that possibly lots and without any hurly-burly-soms might have reached shore and ', free-for-all, he would accept. They proceeded Inland in search of aid. On .said his address, brief aa it was and account of the high sea, however, this devoid of verbal pyrotechnics, will was not considered likely and the ad-'serve to hush Roosevelt rooters who mlralty did sot encourage the hope of any survivors being found. Kb Route to Rural It was stated that the Hampshire was on her way to Russia, where Kitchener was to hold conferences with offlclala at Tetrograd. Thla haa special significance In view of the general Russian offensive which is now practically under way long the 200-mlle front from Fruth to Kolkl. Ills trip, too, may have ted a bearing on the advance of the Russians Into A1a Minor. The Hampshire was In command of Captain Herbert J. Savllle. The report of the loss of the ship was tele graphed to the admiralty by Admiral 'Sir John Jelllcoe, commander of the British horns fleet. Ths Hampshire was a British cruiser ot ths Argyll type. Her com plement was 668 officers and men -She was 450 feet long and displaced 10,850 tons. Her armament was four "7.5-lnch guns, six 6 -Inch guns and two torpedo tubes. , Kngland'a Foremost Soldier ' Horatio Herbert Kitchener was Wgland's foremost soldier, taking that distinction when Lord Roberts, ""Little Bobs," died. He was Iborn at Crotter' House,' Bally Longford, County Kerry. Ireland, June . 84', 1850,' sen 4 of ths late Lieutenant all who -wanted thnrwr directed- tTolonet H. H. Kitchener, ot Cosstng- by Hughes ecrtry, t, s ' ,'..'.'',''.'','' ... : ' WHA.NTH PAIS, No Otber Town in the World ton, and Mist Chevalier, of Aapall Hall, 8uffolk. He was educated at the Royal Military .' academy on the wqoiwico. we eotereatn Royal (ineera in H71. HI. profrees there- after waa Paleetlne euney. 1874 M7; ; Cycreaa anrver, 1878-188; eoutmanded Egyptian catalry, 1888 1184; ' Nile expedition, 1884-1888; governor of Suaklm, 1881-1881; Don - tola expedltonary force. 1881. pro- v a freighter, arriving late thla af moted to major-general, K. C. B.; I.rnoon. aaid Terllnoula waa attack. commanaea Jinanoutn expeaition, 1888, waa given the thanKe of par liament and ralaed to the peerage wiin a grant or cso.ooe; chief of taff of forcea of 8euth Africa In 1889-1800; commander in chief, 1900-1808; promoted 'to lieutenant- general and general, received vie- country, with a grant of 150.000 and thaaka of parliament: command - her of committee of imperial defense ,B ,1W' ai me Beginning or tne present war Kitchener was made minister of war; ' he , held this time of his death." position at the Washington, June 6. Stay-at-home politicians and congressmen to day Interpreted the brief address ot Justice Hughea before the graduating class of the National Cathedral school yesterday to suit their own hopes end beliefs, "-s Some declared the Justice showed plainly that If the republican conven tlon nominated on the first few bal- have been declaring no one knows where Hughes etanda, "even on the big Issue of Americanism." Others pointed out that Hughes agreed to speak at the exerclsea laBt fall to iplcaee his daughter, who Is a member of the graduating class; that what he said would have Ibeen said by any other American, especially at this time. They argued that it Hughes had the remotest Idea of ac cepting a platter-delivered nomina tlon he purposely overlooked anl o'p- portunlty to deliver a "spread-eagle" speech in presenting the . United States flag to the graduate who stood highest in her class. S It became known today that, while Justice Hughea had his address type written and distributed among the pupils of the schoo!. no special effort was made to gain publicity for It. The name of the Justice did not ap- .pear on the printed program ot ths j graduation exercises, although the pupils and Instructors generally knew he waa to speak.; There wss obvious- ly no effort to let ths newspapers know the Justice would speak, al - though, on the other hand, no effort was made, apparently, to keep the matter secret: .-u.y rThs supply off ,trlnted copies was plentiful at ths school, to which placs 1 JOBEPHIJfB COISTY, ORECOS. the Size of Grants Pass Has a teii inuo Marathon, Texea, June 8. Ten American aoldteri were killed and Bn-:Blns wounded la a Utile with Mel Jn nw Glenn Bprlnga la the Big Bend country of Texaa, accord ing .to a courier reaching Marathon late today. 0 Ulcere at the local haae here are trying to get In touch with ai. - - onrinr. ed by a Iband of Mexlcana. No de tail! are available In Marathon, p,rtlei ot etttl, ,en hlT Mt out to aid the American settlement, They are headed atraigbt aouth through the Big Bend country, hop ing to meet refugeea on the way to .Marathon and learn from them the Mtct MM ot th, flfhtllir T,rlla. 1. mutism ' mrMm . Alu 'AMERICAN RASE HILL MOVErV NORTHWARD El Paso, June 8. Namlquipa, the present southern base of the U, 8, army In Mexico, will oe abandoned before the end of June tn favor of El Valle, according' to reliable In formation here today. , Three regi ments are reported already moving northward. PIIKK3HT TRAIN HITS -1 'AVTO AND KILLS THREE 1 m- Canton, Ohio,' June 6.- Three per sons were killed and four seriously Injured today when a Pennsylvania freight train crashed into an auto mobile here. ' " The machine was caught on the pilot' and carried 700 feet. aeNNHiinn'tBDEEB SOLDIERS KILLED fly LHIilS ft - 'lil'l , - : ? . .- . "i , ! OF THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY Chicago, June . Oeorge W. Per kins. v in a statement to progressive delegates today, Issued a flat ultima tum that It, js RoQsevclt or no one for the presidential nomination, so far as the' progressives are concerned. 'We have no second choice," he said. "Qa to it," Perkins" statement concluded., Coming on the heels of the meet ing ot the progressive Insurgents, called by the Mississippi delegation naat night, the statement of Perkins created a distinct stir.' Perkins' statement follows: I'Let me remind you that we are not here for the avowed purpose of being against somebody. We are here for somebody, and that somebody is Theodore Roosevelt." I urge you to beer thla in mind in all ot your con- jversattons,. with whomsoever you .talk, while In Chicago. ' The process of tearing down men and things' In this country should stop. It Is time to be for aomdbody, for something, and to build up. We have not got It in for anybody or anything, We are 1 out for a matchless man, and an In- comparable cause. ' "You know that no one else has a man. mm that he is the -cause. Therefore,-we have o second choice. .' " TIKSDAl", Jl'NE 0, 191. Paper. With Full Leased Wire SixHs:dred Hcniss Destroyed by Stsrra That Sweeps the Sclera StztesanJ Leaves a Tri3 cf DeaS Beizd Mli,Hl ' - UUle Rock, Ark., Juno 6. That nearly 100 persons were killed la a cyclone which swept through' eastern and northern) : Arkansas, late yester day and more than 800 were Injured, Is1 confirmed today by additional re ports from the stricken areas.' ' ' The property loss Is estimated at more than 1500,000. About 000 houses were destroyed. The cyclone devastated an area near ly one mile wide and 150 miles long, sweeping the southwestern ' part of the state to the northern part be tween Missouri and Arkansas. ' ' 1 Not a house was left standing In the storm's path; 1 Eight were killed and-60 injured tn Jackson, Miss.; aid vicinity.' -': ' "' Wynne, Ark., June C. Reports re ceived hers today from sections with in fifty miles Indicate more than 80 persons are dead; fully a thousand In jured, and property valued at' 81. 500,000 destroyed toy a tornado that swept part of Arkansas near here, traveling from the southwest towards ths northeast. '' ' Memphis, Tenn., June .Forty nine persons were killed In a tornado that awept through ' Arkaasaa and Mississippi last night, according to reports here today. ' Thousands of dollars property damage waa done and hundreds of persons were In jured. : ; " Rescue parties sent, to .Interior points have been nnable to report be- .(Continued. on page 8) "Go to if Perkins waa asked It he means he had no second choice, "now or from now on." "Now, or any time," was Perkins response. ', Added significance was seen In the statement coming aa it did after the progressives had determined to con sider the Address made by Justice Charles E. Hughes yesterday as no announcement at all. v "I am amaxed at the construction placed upon Hughea' address to Bchool girls," said Perkins. "It Is, ot course, an attempt to place him in a perfectly insincere position." 1 . Perkins agreed with Oacar Strauss, former ambassador to Turkey, that the address waa merely a talk that any one would make in presenting a flag, and did not partake in the least of a platform. The Hughes speech waa generally branded as "too much like Wilson." ' . "It Is going to be hard to control our convention," Vlctoi1 Murdock of Kansas, chairman of the' progressive national committee, admitted. "It Is Just a question' ,of how long iwe can keep the ibnnch ftotri nominating Rooaevett., regardless, of what the, re publicans do. I am, not a republican, and do not intend, to be. think 1 , '..f' V (1 K .,S.Vi Telegraph Service.' , London, June 8. The great drive ot the czar against the Austrian lines along. the 200-mile front from Pruth to Kolkl is (believed under way. The csar's plan Is designed, It Is believed. to hit the Austrian forces with equal vigor all along ths line." r s " The attack has been ' In prelimin ary preparation all through the win ter months, in the gathering of great quantities of inanitions and la actual preparation In the last several days by general artillery offensive These are announced hy ths Russians and admitted by ths Austrian. ' " ' "la" ths several heavy', infantry rushes already mads In ths Tarnopol region the Russians have taken many prisoners and some Austrian supplies. 1 ur mm loss ' ' London. June 6. Public constern atlon and amasement today followed ths announcement that Lord Kltch eer and. his staff -wars seat ta their deaths by a mine or torpedo which blew ap the cruiser Hampshire off ths Orkney islands. , . Crowds gathered in Whitehall about the post office, seeking further details, following the ; formal an nounoement ot the loss of "K. of K." , , Ths flag on the war office was at half-mast and the Winds of the office were drawn. , The crowd received no further information and ths air of ths offlclala Indicated clearly that they held no hops that Kitchener might have escaped. . . . " . Surprise was expressed . that, a cruiser bearing th minister of war could have been destroyed hy a Ger torpedo or by a mine. It 1s prob able that the question whether the cruiser .had an escort and whether she was provided with any protection against submarines will he put direct to the government- . ti Many comments were heard in the crowd about the war office. Many re marked that It "was lucky it did not happen before conscription became effective." They referred to the great power ot Kitchener In hie name, which stimulated voluntary recruit ing. . CHICAGO CONVENTION , TICKETS SELL AT $250 Chicago, June 6. Crowds that took many policemen to control surged Into the offices of Sergeant-at-Arms William Stone at the Colis eum today, trying .to' get convention tickets. Stone said the demand for tickets Is unprecedented and he has been managing republican conven tions for a score ot years. Reports were In circulation that tickets to all sessions of the convention have, been sold for $250. . Only a small percentage ot Chi cago's visitors will he able to get In to the convention hall. ,. that la the sentiment of most ot our delegates." Murdock said all he could figure from Hughes' speech ' waa that "Hughes Is the last one to come out tor the flag, and now everybody'a out." The progressives seised upon re ports of the loss of Lord Kitchener and his ataff' on a torpedoed -warship as further necessity, for naming a "strong man', Roosevelt" In Chloago. Perkins Issued a statement along these lines, saying ths world was rapidly approaching a cataclysm that must he, 'prevented by the -American people. ' ,: :: V; WHOLE NUM3E21 17S. AT Pf III I LIUI YcaShiKdbC:Hevdt!:2 cf SIr.v Pciccn Aj iercdlj Eb E: -a Washington, June The stats department today received ' an oO dal report that Tnan Sht Kal "Is dead.J,';i s;s::-n . . . The cable which contained ths no tification was sent la code by lh J American minister at Pekin. London. June 8. Yuan Bhl Kal died yesterday? a Tteuter dispatch, from Shanghai stated. - 1 San Francisco, Jnns. 8. Jasaaes newspapers recently; received fro China contain stories of rnmors that Yuan Sht Kal's" illness was ths malt of slow poison administered by ene mies who tad sent omlasartea to. th palace. v ... Observers of Chinese affairs her were of the opinion that his death. It the report Is true; would reaalt la new nprislngs In southern China. Th lack of a strong man to take Ynaft Shi Kal's , place, rt , waa believed, would cause th revolutionary situa tion to become even more serious. ,. San Francisco, Jnne 8. San Fran cisco's Chinatown rejoiced today over newa of the death of Tnan Shi KaL Tea parties were held and flags hung out front th homes and stores of re publicans: Th office et the Chines Republic, association, which has fin anced to a large extent th revolu tionary activities agatnst Yuan, de clared his death would end the pre sent "revolution la China. ' Lian Hung, vice-president, was de clared to be a good republican sad acceptable to the rebels as Yuan' successor. Robert Park, editor of the China Wdrld, ' said : ; ' "'' " '' , . "Yuan's death means the end of the revolution -In Chins, Ths coun try will agatn be re-united. Its gov ernment will return to the liberal republican form. ' Yuan's administra tion Was regarded more or lest as dictatorship, like that of Huerta la Mexico.1 The general Impression prevails In Chinatown that Yuan did not die a natural death. It has been common gossip , for months that the rebels were seeking his death, either in th open field with his armies or in his palace by other and more subtle means. HO WILL LEFT BY E St Paul, June 8. James J. Hill left no will and his son L W. Hill, is to be head ot his vast fortunes. ' This became apparent today when Mary T. Hill, ths empire builder's widow, filed in th circuit court a petition to have L. W. Hill appointed admin istrator, and stating James J.' Hill lft no will. Ths statement values Hill's personal property at 8 10,000. 000 and hta real property at $350,- The disposition .of ths. Hill for tunes, rated ' much larger, waa L1AHT thought to havt tosa mads befor the aagunU'-a .death, husv4htx; an laherltanc ta ' 1 - ' !