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n. i nrrr-rouETH ' teak no, s. SAXEH OREGON, PRITjAT MORNING. APRTL 15, 1904. SECOND sectionsix pag: DETAILS OF ! THE DISASTER MYSTERY OFPETROPAVLOVSK'S DESTRUCTION PARTIALLY ? CLEARED. CATASTROPHE AN ., ACCIDENT ' S Battleship Evidently Ran Into a Mine While Steaming Toward th r Harbor. Russian Squadron ' Wa Retiring Prom the Advance of a Superior Japanese Fleet and Steering Toward the En- f trance to Port Arthur Two Explo sions Occur and Vessel Sank Quickly fT. PETERSBURG, AprH 14. -The Associated Press obtained tonight what U practically an official version of the sinking of the battleship Petropav" lovsk at Port Arthur and it clears up t a great extent the , mysterious ; fea tures of the vessel's destruction. The version is as follows: Ketiring before ; th advance of a superior Japanese fleet hieh was not fighting its -progress, e Junssian squadron approaened the entrance to the harbor. It was shortly after ,8 o'clock in the morning and most of the officers and inenfbers Si .the- crew were at. breakfast on'; the flagship. Vice Admiral , Makaroff was , earing breakfast in his cabin and the ward room was crowded with officers sur rounding tables. . On the, bridge Grand Dukfe Cyril, his friend Lieutenant Von Kobe, Captain -Jakovleff, commanding the vessel, and two other officers were on the watch examining the narrow en trance preparatory to entering it. A t about ,8:30 o'clock there was a terrible explosion ef the boilers, fol lowed a few seconds later by a detona tion from" the well-stored .'-' magazines. Huge gaps were torn in the hull of th". ship and the water rushed in. The cen" ter .pf gravity having gone, the ship rolled on her side and sank. All the information tends to prove a mine was responsible for the destruction of the Petropavlovsk. The scene below will never be described as, so far as is known, not a single person between decks succeeded in escaping. ,. Two Causes Possible. t Paris, April 14. A dispatch to the Temps from St. Petersburg says: "The chuscs of the catastrophe at Port' Ar thur are limited to. two hypotheses, a submerged Russian mine' or an explo sion on board of the Petropavlovsk! All the victims -are? badly burned and the catastrophe was complete within one minute and a half. "The fleet remaining at Port Ar thur is reduced to a strictly defensive basi. The commander of the Czare vitch perished on the Petropavlovsk Our Prices Don't Depend on the bay You Come If you see anything you want you know you can get it tomorrow, or next week, or next month', at the same price, and our customers know that our regular prices are in mo3t cases, lower than "special sale prices" at "regular stores", f : Wc are selling a Fancy Voil Dress Fabric at $1.03 matched exactly at another Salem dry goods -store at $1.50 per yard. Don't you think they allowed plenty of margin for redaction during the "special sales"? 11. ; The first place new comers ;to Salem hear about is j The whole community has confidence Boy'a CJolhlng has always been Our Jane Hopldn's; : . uoy-rrooi uoining . Ileitis to eolve the problem. I ; It's the up-to-date styles fell y that brings customers to our store. It's their reliable war fug quality that keeps them coming. i ; ' r The assortment of Oxford Ties we're showing is unusually attractive. We tell you Tyson's Msits that keep their shape and the original thape Is rfglit. r bhlrts, Neckwear, Bummer ilosiery and Underwear. Salem's Cheapest before be had assumed command of th battleship. - ( . Returning the CalL ' . Seoul, April 14, Yi Chi Ying, min ister of foreign-affairs, with a suite of six official left today on the Japanese transport Kissiro Maru for, Japan to return the compliment , of Marquis Ito's visit to Corea. - . . J -s Successor to Makaroff. St. Petersburg, April 14. -It has been definitely, decide! that "Vice Admiral Skrydloff, commander Of the Black Sea neet,: vrm succeed the late Admiral Makaroff. Order have been sent to Vice ! Admiral: Skrydloff to come to St. Petersburg for the purpose of receivina- instructions, after which he will leave immediately for the far East.! . ? .. - Says Japs Sank Battleship. Paris, April 15, The St. Petersburg correspondent ' of the Echo. De Paris unuerf this morning's date sends , the following ; j. "I, learn the firm opinion prevails in naval circles based on the telegrams from the surviving officers the loss of the Petropavlovsk and the injuries to the Pobieda were caused by torpedoes launched by the Japanese and by"; submarine vessels; hitherto it . has not been "believed that the Japanese had any submarine boats, but it is now admitted that such boats - might have been ; received with the cruisers , bought from Argentine and brought wit', from Genoa by English crews. It is difficult to verify, this, but the admiralty is of the opinion that the cruiser brought out two submarine vessels. Is the Channel Blocked. ' St, Petersburg, April 13 (5:23 a. m) Rumors are current here that Vice Admiral Togo sent in a number of steamers on March 31 and succeeded in sinking several of them and in block ing the channel at Port Arthur., The rumors cannot be confirmed I at this hour. The date referred to by the correspondent in the above is. probably according to the old style calendar by which the event would have taken place on April 13, the new stylel t . j ,-" j Battleship Pobieda Injured. - ' Bt. Petersburg, ; April 14. Admiral Oakmotsky wires from Port Arthur to dayjthat, the Bczstrasbni,, one of the Russian torpedo boat destroyers sent out during the- night to reconnoitre," be came separated from the rest of the fleet, was surrounded by Japanese tor peTda i boat destroyers and sunk . in a fight. '- Fire men were saved. The ad niiral addsi, Daring some maneuver ing of; the battleship squadron, the Pobieda struck ; against a mine amid' ships on the starboard side. She was able to regain port by herself. Xo one was' killed or wounded." I Never Knew Painkiller to Fail f before, what can the matter be? Where is the bottler There, I thought so; it is not,: Perry Davis! Painkiller at all, but something the druggist must have made himself and I did not notice it: I have sed Painkiller for years for diarrhoea, cramps and stomach aches and; it never failed." . -. In our goods aqd prices. perplexing question with the toot bets in our line of ! On e " Price , Cash! Store j J ! ! AND ALL IS VELL BEPTJBULCAX state cokvemtiok ' CONCLUDES ITS TuAEOBS ANX ADJOTJENS SINE' DIE. Chief Justice Moore. Pood Commissioner . Bailey, Corcnit Judre Burnett Are all ; Eenomlnatea , an4 ' John. H. HcKary "Will Make the Bace Por District At- torn ey National Deles&tes and Elec i ton Elected. ; : s ' . r PORTLANP, Or. April 11 The state Republican convention which met hers today eleeted four delegates to the Ke publiean national ! convention at Chi cago, who were instrncted to snpport Theodore Eoosevelt for the nomination for President. Resolutions were passed endorsing the' present administration. The convention tonight ratified the pro- GRANDmusE John F. Cordray, Mgr, Tuesday, April 19th. NOW. BBEHICiV WATTEElSORi The Kentucky; Orator, Confeder ate Soldier and Southern Statesman j A RARE TREAT Prices $1.00, T5c and 50c Seats, on sale ;at box office, Tuesday at 0 a. m.. ' ceedinbs of the district Congressional convention which were tield yesterday. , ." i 1 .. - . ... The convention nominated Frank A. Moore, the present incumbent, for jus tice of the supreme court. "For State Dairy and Food Commissioner, J. W. Bailey If as renominated. k. For circuit judges of the Third judicial district, Geo. II. Burnett, of Marion county, and B. I Eddy of Till amook; prosecuting attorney Third ju- dicila district John H. McNary, of Marion county. i The delegates to the national conven tion are: Harvey W. Scott and W. B. Ayer, Portland; Si (Kline, Corvallis; and I. S. Smith, Malhner. For Presiden tial electors: jj J. M. Hart of Dallas; Jas, A. Fee, Pendleton; Grant B.,Dim ick, Oregon City, and 'A. C. Hough, of Corvallis. t , . Robbed the Grave. . A startTiBg, Incident is narrated by John Oliver of Philadelphia, as follows: "I wafin an awful condition. My skin Was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite, growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Then' I was advised to use Electric Bitters; to ray great joy, the first Txttle made a decided improvement. I con tinued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they refo bed the grave of another: victim.'.' No one. should fail to try them. Only 50 cents, guaranteed at Dan J. Fry's drug store. v ' . ' . ' ? IN HONOR OF PIONEER. - Democrats at Bann.net 'Assembled Pay Respects to Hon ;F. X. Matthieu.'" . , . At the Democratic banquet held in this city on the evening of April 4, in honor ot the i birthday anniversary ; of Thoma Jefferson, a resolution was pre- scntcd orally by Governor Chamberlain to Hon. F. X. Matthieu, of Butteville one of the earliest -of Oregon pioneers, and one of the fifty-two' men who estab lished the provisional government at Old Champoeg, on May 2, 1843, and de cided, the destiny of three states of , the Fnion, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. t the banquet, Dr. W. S. Mott, toast iaster upon the occasion, was instruct ed to draft a copy of the same, which he Ls$ done, the text of which, follows: ; . Whereas, In recognition . of -. the rust and numerous services enderel the people of Oregon by Hon. Y,' X. ilatthien, of Champoeg, and ia due con sideration of th same, be' it 'BesoIved, " That we, Democrats of Oregon assembled together here tonight in honor of the birt hef the great Jef ferson, "believe that no more appropri ate time or plaeeeouId be selected to pay a just - tribute td a a honored 'and porthy eitizeiv and that we "hereby tender a vote of thanks to that patriotic Oregon ; pioneer for self -sacrificing de votion to pnblie duty in the' years gone by, and it is our-wish and prayer to that he may yet be attended. by many years ofj health, and that the days to come may be asJ peaceful, happy and free from care as those of the past have been, grand and osefuL" ! M - MUCH WORK IN HAND. SAJ? FRANCISCO, April 14. E. O. McCormick, assistant : . traffic j director of the Ilarriman railroad lines, left- to night for.' Chicago via Portland. He will be met at Sacramento by Traffic Director i "J.: Cr Stnbbs. ; There is a i -vjf- good deal of business to be transacted in Portland in connection with the changes that have recently been made in the management of j. the ; Oregon anes. . "I stood in a Draft ' nith my coat on ana caugui im m.r"t.liol coM' ' hhvs the sufferer. He heed not pay a heavy jtenalty if he fol low his act of folly with an act of wis dom. Soak the feet ia hot water with a few teaspoousful of Perry Davis' Pain killer in it. Take a teasjwonful of Painkiller in hot sweetened water at bed Time anl le thankful for so simple anl seely a wy ft lerak up a cold. There is" but one Painkiller, Perry Davis'. - . ' BASEBAIJ. O AMES. Pacific Coast Ieagne,: LOS ANGELES, April 1. Los An geies, 4; TsComa, 10. ; ' I Fresno, April 14. San Francisco, 2; Portland, 1. ' Americsn League. ! Chicago,1 April 14. Chicago,; 1; Cleve land, 6. . , . ' ; St, I-uis," Aril 14. St Louis, 2; Detroit, 7. - -. Washington, April 14. Washington, 3; Philadelphis. S. : ' J ' National League. ' i Cincinnati, April 14. Cincinnati, 3; Chicago, 2. .-; " . i . Philadelpjhis, April 14. Philadelphia 6j Bostoa. 2. j. , . '1 , - ";- New York. April 14 New York, t; Brooklyn, 1. . ' i - ' - Labor Commissioner at Work1 -Ialior Commissioner O. PHoff went to Portland yesterday ajicrnoon to look after the , labor troubles in that city. He has been attempting to bring the strike among the bakers to a finish, ami believes. that he will be able, to do so on the present trip.' He will offer bis services - as mediator and ; attempt to effect a compromise between the bakers and their employes. e . Win Look After Roads- ' County Judge Jbcott and Commission er Miley will go to Sil vert on today to look after county roads.: They expect to be gone until toraofrow evening and will probably hold a session of court at the court house Saturday. Commis sioner Needham ill be unable; to ac company, the .board on its trip to the Sih erton , country . wa account of a slight indisposition.. - i Btxlily pain loses its terror if you've ' bottle of Dr. Thomas' Kclectric Oil Jn.the hous'. Instant relief in ease of born ents, spraias. accidents' of any NO RESPECT FOR GROVER CONQBXSSMAN COCHRAN SCORES FORMER PRESDDENT SEVERELY NO r CONFIDENCE -,t. IN HTM His Friendship Meant Destruction; His Touch Paralysis, and Support Dishonor. Criticised Usurpation of Legislative Power , by ' the Executive and, Gives Cleveland Credit For Most Notable j Instance in Forcing His Financial Policies Upon the People. - r ;.' ' 7 ' - " : WASHINGTON, April j 14.The House of Representatives today passed the Philippine bill, following which there was an extended debate orer a resolution to permit Colonel Thomas W. Symons, of the engineer corps of the army, to serve on the advisory board of consulting engineers in connection with the internal, improvements in the state ojf New York. After several fiery speeches had been made in opposition to' the resolution It was adopted by an overwhelming vote. The general deficiency bill was taken np and, Mr. Hamilton, of Michigan, dis cussed capital and labor, while Cochran, of Missouri, criticised the usurpation of legislative power by the executive and said that ex-Presidemt Cleveland had given a most notable iastaneo of such usurpation in forcing his financial policies "on the people. Cleveland, he declared, was a man whose friendship meant destruction, whose touch meant paralysis, and whose support meant dis honor.:. He declared thatMr. Cleveland had been put into exile never again to Ce reinstated in the confidence of the people. Must Use American. Boats.' ' Washington, April 14. The Senate devoted the entire day to the consider ation of the bill for the government' of the Panama canal zone and Morgan again occupied the floor most of the day." The discussion related principally to thedefails of governing the canal, but srtrhe consideration also was given to Mr. Hale's amendment requiring the use of American bottoms in the ship ment of canal supplies to the zone. The consideration of the bill was not con cluded. Eleven .Persons Injured..: SEATTLE, Wash., April 14. Eleven persons were injured tonight during the fire department's run to a fire at Second : avenue and Cherry sjreet. A hose wagon from headquarters ran in to a Yesler Way ear that wai tharted across Second avenue ahead of the wagon, and a small girl, Aanie Omley, was seriously injured. The platform of the car was demolished, but neither the fireman on the wagon nor the horses were injured. One of the horses attached to hose wagon Xo. 2 fell at Second and Madison streets. ; While this horse was being raised to his feet the other broke loose from a bystander who was ' holding him and ran down the sjtreet. Two persons were knocked over and slightly injured as the horse broke loose. At Cherry street the frightened horse1 was turned aside from the mid dle of the street by a fire engine. He dashed onto the eidewalk, running a block through a big crowd that had gathered to watch the fire. Eight per. sons, two of them women, were knock ed down by the horse. The seriously injured 1 were: j Mich ael Drammon, of Grays Harbor, injur ed internally; Jas. Sheehan and A. Le begne,:Seattre, each arm broken. The fire was started by contractors tear ing down a row of bniledings to make room! for a fourteen I story structure which got beyond control. It was" eas ily extinguished. ' i ' More Fighting Reported. . Chefooi, April 1.1 )2 p. m.) Admiral Tsah, in . command of the 'Chinese cruiser squadron, reports that be heard intermittent "firing in the direction of Port Arthur all ilay yesterday (Thurs day) i - i lfe Report From Togo. 5 " Washington, April 14. The Japanese minister today received a lLsatrh from his government regarding the engage ment of yesterday. ' Our fleet sank one battleship of the: enemy of the Petroppavlosk . type and one torpedo boat destroyer. Xo -damage" to our fleet.,. No report yet from Admiral Togo." ' 2 , ' . isssnsssssi i ' " Taken to Salem Hospital Frank Ward, a young - druggist of this city, was yesterday taken to , the Kalem. Hospitals with typhoid fever. "Happy," as Be is better known, was taken ill several days ago, but not till yesterday did it develop into; typhoid f ever J-"'-.Mr; Ward is a prescription rlerls iax the Capital drug store, where he" has been for several months, comir-g to Salem from Albany,' where be held a similar position. Admitted to the Bar Upon motion of Attorney Orant B, Dimick, mayor of Oregoa City, the su preme court yesterday aamitteii J. ii. Westover.i of ; Oregon City, to the per manent practice of law in the courts of Oregon, he having practiced in Oregon City-during the probationary period of nine months.; Visited Indian School A party of ladies from the ladies hall of Willamette University yesterday spent the day at Chemawa, visiting the Indian Training School. In the party were Miss Katherine McDonald, Misses Ida and Anna Officer, Miss Ella Evans and Ruby Cory eU. Cruel Treatment Is Alleged George Strese baa commenced di vorce proceedings." against his wife, Minnie Strese, in Judge Boise's depart" ment of the circuit court. The parties to the suit were married in North Da kota on October 24 1S94, and in his complaint the husband alleges cruel and inhuman treatment on the part of his wife. He asks the court for a decree of divorce and that he be award ed the care' and custody of their four minor children ranging in ages from 1 to 7 years. The defendant Is now supposed te be a lesident of. North Dakota. M. K. Poguo appears as the attorney for the plaintiff. They All Went to Portland A great deal of interest, more than was anticipated was manifested ia the state convention' wbich met in Portland yesterday. With ; a few excep ceptions every delegate to the Con gressional convention went t? Portland on the afternoon train to see the fun, as they were not satisfied with the ex peditious manner in wmch business was transacted at the Salenr convention. Among the Sale mi tea going down Were Hal D. Pat ton, J. M. Kyle and Mark S. Skiff, each of whom is a candidate for a position on the state central com mittee from Marion county. A few of the many local men and visitors .who went to Portland on the afternoon train were: IT. J. Bigger, John A. Car son, Hal D. Pat ton, 1L S. Radcliff, E. Eckerlen, C. B. Moores,"A- W Prescott H. A. Johnson, Frank Middleton, J. XV. Bailey, of Portland, Dr. Wlthye'ombe ox Corvallis, Geo. C. Brownell, O. P. Hoff, I. L. Patterson, 1L E. Ankeny, James U. Campbell, of Oregon City, Geo. G. Bingham, Mrs. J. G. Graham, B. F. Jones of Lincoln, Chris Bell, Dr. Cal breath, John W Roland, Mark Skiff, E. R. Bryson of Corvallis, E. P. McCor nack, Henry Snyder, Judge Murphy, ii. L. Eidy, J. S. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs, Claud Gatch, Mr. and Mrai Schiller Hermann,! A. L. McFadden, Webster Holmes, Jack Johnson, J. M, Shelley, C. S. Moore, Sam Richardson, Jesse Macy, E. M. La Fore, Walter Lyon, C L. Starr of Dallas; 7 I rutbef 1 rn-aceful dah be presi dent. - ; . ;' :ct's fetlcraiisifei You're the Ma Hae - you lcen buying Clothing that . guts out of e; loses -its color aud looks bail after a few months shape wear ? You're just the man we want to see. We can sell you a suit one that will look, well just as long as there's anything left of it Buttons won't tome off color will Ftand. I 1 ,r They're not expensive ? ; Ko! $10.00 buys a nice Cheviot Suit all wool guaranteed For $12.50 tO $20.00 we give vou the choice of a lairc number of styles of Cheviots and Woi-stevii - ' Jr. . , i All the Nev Gtylea : In Spring Shirts, Ties, Ilats, White and Fancy Vest?. nnen'G TEiin Underwear It is this way about Underwear if it doesn't fit it' never comfortable, no matter how much it costs. Our Underwear is made to fit, to be cool, to wear well. From 50C to $1.50 per VESSEL HAD A CLOSE SHAVB OFFICERS OF MISSOURI HEAD ZD FOB SHORE ATTE25 TUS EXPLOSION. CAPTAJN COWLES INTERTE3131IID Great Excitement Attends A Ftre in the Seattle Business District. " - Hose Wagon Collides With .Street Car Horses Become Unmanageable and Tear Through the Assembled Crowd Eleven Persons Were Injured Be fore Animals Could Be Controlled. PENSACOLA, j Fla April 14. That the newest battleship in the navy, the Missouri, had a narrow escape from be ing blown to pieces by the explosion of a magazine and also from being beached came to light today. It is stated, although not by the officers o the Missouri, tltat when the officers heard the explosion in the turret aud saw the fire lapping through the top they feared the magazine would; next explode and headed the ship for the beach, intending to beach her if pos sible before the explosion. Captain Cowles qquickly stopped the plan and put the ship back to sea. When the first explosion occurred the big magazine door was opened and standing against it weire four charges of powder. Without a moment's hesi tation Gunners' Mate Monson shored these aside and jumping into the mag azine pulled the door after him. The magazine was, . totally flooded with water and when iho men opened they found Monson barely alive, the water having reached his neck. .PULLED IN HIS HORN. TELLURIDE, Coin., April 13. d utant General Sherman M. Ito-11, wlm yesterday announced his intention to arrest District Tolge Thcron Stevens because of his criticism- from the bench of Governor I'eabody and the state mil Hary authorities, today conceded that the judge "is immune aud free from arrest. " Administrator Appointed County Judge Scott sitting in" pro hate, yesterday apjtointed J. , A. Levesque, of Woodburn, ndministratnr of the estate of Joseph Ilendle, de ceased. . The estate is valued at about $20", all being personal property, and tho newly apjiointed administrator fur nished a .VM liend which'"' was approvC'l by the court, j W. C Miller, lcwi Prevost and Paul Howa were appointed appraisers to appraise thrtrop-rty be longing to the ertate. The Lonil of E. E. I'entla4id, as guardian ff the jhtsou and estate of Mildred linfiley, a minor, was Increased -from " "J0(. to S12,nn and the increased bvnd was furnished and approved by the court. n We're After gannent. j -ton