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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-04-16
NAVAL STAFF ON BOARD
LOSS OF OFFICERS ON PETRoPAv-
LoVsk. MUCH LARGER THAN
FIRST REPORTED.

st. Petersburg, April 15.-v1ce Ad-
miral Stark, formerly in command of
the Russian fleet at Port Arthur, in an
interview is quoted as saying:
''In my opinion the Petropavlovsk
struck one of the contact mines laid
off Cape Liaoshan, but which had been
torn from it's moorings by the terrible
storms prevailing last week and which
drifted under the stress OF the south
gales into the roadstead.' 1t could not
have been a mine laid near the en-
trance of the harbor because the latter
are not contact mines, but are fired
by electric wires from the shore"
In naval circles there are those who
believe the explosion was internal and
not external. The word used in the
official dispatch literally means Cup
set" which is equivalent to turned tur-
tie In support Of the theory of an in
ternal explosion it is declared that the
bodies of the victims were fearfully
burned, some reports saying that Vice
Admiral Makaroff was blown to pieces.
The loss of life involved in the trag-
edy is more serious than supposed, it
being learned that Makaroff's whole
naval staff was on board the Petropav-
.lovsk
Among the stories current, but from;
what source it comes is not known,
is one TO the effect that Makaroff was
sitting in his stateroom with Rear Ad-
miral Molas, his chief-of-staff, when
the ship was blown UP
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DISASTROUS TO RUSSIANS.
Were Completely Outclassed in Nav;
Fight at Port Arthur.

were Completely Outclasseo IN NaVai
Fight at Port Arthur.
Chefoo, April 15.-When Admiral
Makaroff left Port Arthur he took with
him his entire squadron and one of the
fiercest naval engagements of the war
took place. The Russians were at
tackled by the entire Japanese fleet,
which was concealed at the back of
the Miackiao islands.
On seeing how he had been trapped
Makarotf attempted to get back to
Port Arthur but the Japanese war
ships, being much speedier than the
Russian, crt off Makaroff's retreat
and he was forced to. fight against
enormous odds. The result of the en-
.gageTaent Was8 disastrous to the Rus
sians,z who had all their ships dam
aged. The battleship Petropaylovsk
was sunk by torpedo boats, being hit
by no less than five torpedoes and
blown up.
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WARSHiP MENTIONED THE ONE
RUSSIANS SAY STRUCK A
FLOATING MINE.
NAVAL ACTION EVIDENTLY FOUGHT
TOXIC HOURLY EXPECTING FULL
DETAILS FROM VICE AD.
MIRAL TOGO.

Toxic, April 15-A brief report from
Rear Admiral Uriu of Wednesday s
fighting off Port Arthur reached the
navy department during the afternoon.
1t says Vice Admiral Togo's feet at
tackled Port Arthur in the morning and
succeeded in sinking a battleship of
the Petropavloysk class and one tor
pedo boat destroyer.
The Japanese sustained no losses.
One Japanese was wounded.
detailed report of the engagement
is expected hourly.
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AS A MEMORIAL. PARK.

Senate Passes Bill Setting Aside North
Dakota Battlefield.
Washington, April 15.-At the begin
ming of the days session the senate
passed the following bills:
Validating the homestead claims OF
certain aliens; granting to the state
Of North Dakota $40 acress of land in
Dickey county, the site of the White,
Stone Hills battle with the Sioux In
dians, to be used as a memorial park;
providing for the disposal of unsold
lots in the Fort Crawford military
tract at Prairie du Chen, Wis.
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10 the emperor, after reiterating that
the Petropavlovsk sank in conse-
quence of the explosion of mine,
while she was maneuvering in the Port
Arthur 1oadstead in sight of the en-
emy's fleet" adds that those saved in
cluded, besides Grand Duke Cyril and
Captain Jackovleff, three lieutenants,
two midshipmen and ffty-two sailors
The bodies of a captain, two midship-
men, surgeon and a few sailors have
been recOVet led.
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eATTLESHiP POBlEDA SUFFERS
DAMAGE By ACCIDENTALLY
STRIKING A MINE.
no ONE ON BOARD SUS1AINs INJURY
FURTHER NAVAL LOSSES PLUNGE
THE RUSSIAN NATION INTO
!
RENEWED GRIEF.


st. Petersburg, April 15.-It was Of
f1cially announced during the day that
the torpedo boat destroyer Bezstrashni
was cut off from the rest of the Rus.
sian fleet at Port Arthur and sunk by
the japanese; that her crew was lost
and that the battleship Pobieda acci-
dentally struck a mine while maneu-
harbor without loss of life.
The exast character of the injuries
to the Pobieda are not obtainable at
this hour
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cRITIclsE CHINESE NEUTRALITY.
Japanese Complain That Russians Are
Being Favored.

New York, April 15.-Japanese jour
mails express much discomfort, says a
Times dispatch from Toxic, at China's
failure to enforce or attempt to en-
force neutrality on the Liao river,
where the whole district has been al
lowed to become a. source for supply
ing Russia with .foodstuffs, transport
animals and vehicles. The papers de-
clare that Japan seeks no favors and
asks only fair play and that China's
cond"ct is craven and ungrateful, con-
sidering that Japan is defending her
integrity
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FRANCE SENDS SYMPATHY.
Contaoles With Russia Over Loss of the
PetropavIoNsk.

Paris, April 15s President Loubet
has telegraphed to Emperor Nicholas
his profound condolences on the disas-
ter to the Petropavlovsk and the
death OF Vice Admiral Makaroff. This
dispatch, together with those OF EN-.
peror William and the king of Italy,
.s regarded here as significant of the
acceptance of the European govern
nlents that the sinking of the Petro-
paylovsk was due to an accident and
did not occur during battle with the
Japanese ships The officials say con-
dolenees oyer the: result Of battle
might involve questions of neutrality
whereas condolences over an accident
do not involve neutrality
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Ss'H; r-1-ss-f :.s -
Military Prisoners Escape.

Des Moinas, April 15.-Twelve pris,-
oners confined in the military guard
house. here. escaped during the day
by saving their way out with case.
knife; The crimes. committed for
which the men were detained here are.
more or less serious and determined
effort will be made to apprehend them.
The local police department has been
asked to aid in the, search. Blood
hounds will also be used,
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Cuts Off Claws Widow.

Richmond, KY, April 15.-Judge.
Benton, in the circuit court here, has.
thrown out on peremptory instructions
of mental incapacity all the various,
wills left by the late General Cassius.
M. Clay. This leaves the generals
property to his natural heirs and cuts;
off Dora Clay Brock, who at one time.
received considerable notoriety as the.
youthful wife of the AGED statesman.
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ADMIRED ADMIRAL MAkARoFF
Regret at Toxic on Account of the
Russians Death

" Toxic, April 45.-77-The first .intima;
Togo,s @ s. seventb % aftaci Hnon uS Port aamaal Ar
Ghur reached Toxic at 8 a; m. in a
telegram sent to the Associated Press
who promptly communicated it to Off
@fal circles: The news was received
with intense satisfaction, particularly
the areporsad destruction Of the battle
ship PetropaKloVsk. There was a note
Of resret,. hoWeyer, in the comment on
the .rreporte death of Admiral Maka-
rolf. for the Russian admiral com
manded the fespect Of his opponents
and the Japanese admired the manner
In which he t'rehabihtated the feet
after the first attacks upon Port Ar
thur and the splendid fight he was
making against odds.
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Snow Storm in New York.

New York, April ,l5-For the first
time in many years New Workers dur.
ing, the day witnessed real snow
storm in mid-April, At one period it
assumed the proportions of a regular
winter storm and the low t mperature
and biting wind which wAifled the
large flakes made it most uncomforta
BILE for the; thousands on their way to
business in the citv.
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ADMIRAL MoLAs KILLED.
Russian Disaster Costly in Lives Of
Leading Commanders.

St. Petersburg. April 14-Admiral
Molas was among those killed on the
Petropavlovsk At the moment of the
explosion an aide shouted to Grand
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ABOUT SIXTY SAVED.

Further Details of. Russian BattIesFip
Disaster.
ST. Petersburg, April 15.-A telegram
from Rear AG2iral Prince Ouktomsky
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Duke Cyril to Jump into the sea. The
aide was killed
FoRrY.FlvE OFFICERS AND MEN.

Number Of Lives Lost on Russian De.
stroyer.
st. Petersburg. April 15.-Forty FIVE
officers and men perished on board the
torpedo boat destroyer Bezstrashni,
whose destruction by the Japanese
was announced during the day.
Evening journal., 1904-09-08
: MAJOR" IN THE ARMY
FINED FOR CONTEMPT
Insisted on Taking a Hand
in City Court Proceedings
This Morning

Because he in,erfered wish the pro-
ceedings Of city Court this morning Ma
jor Melville q. Britton. Of the United
States Army was hEed s. and costs FOL
contempt He was oaly spectator but
was very talkative, and ne was brought
before the bar of justice IN a twinkiing
TO the police he said he was a major
in the army. He paid his fine and when
last seen, was looking for the Republican
headquarters.
The case Of William Pritchett was be-
ing heard when Major Britton took a
hand in the proceedings. First he or.
dered Assistant City Solicitor Springer
10 SIT down. He was warned not to repeat
the cffcnsc and the case proceeded with
out further trouble until Andrew G. Gray
counsel for the defense and Mr.. Springer
got into an argument. Gray said 70
Springer; Il am speaking now" And
Britton- looking at the assistant city So
llcitor IN a threatening manner said:
"Yes. and you LEI him speak"
Bring that man here said Judge
Cochran.
When Britton was arraigned The court
imposed fine Of S and costs on him and
he was Immediately hustled out OF the
room.
Evening journal., 1904-09-08
SHOPS Will
EMPLOY FULL FORCE
SUMMONED TO NEWYORk
BY NATIONAL CHAIRMAN
Senator Ball and William S.
Hilles in Conference With
Republican Leader

Senator L. II. Bali and William S. Hi.
les were In New York yesterday In con
sultatlon with National Chairman Cort.
olyou in reference to the political Atuatior
J in Delaware.
The Senator and Mr. Hiies visited the
metropolis in response 70 a message from
Mr.. Corteyou requesting their presence
IN New York. Both Senator Bali and Mr.
IIilles refused to state the nature Of their
interview this morning
No Hebrews will vote at the Union Re-
publican primaries on Saturday as the
Jewish New Year begins tomorrow night
and continues until Sunday night A
prominent Hebrew in speaking OF the mat
ter last night said the adherents Of the
Hebrew faith could not participate in eiec-
tions during this period
From accounts the negro voters of this
county are far from satisfied with the
manner in which matters are progressing
toward common primaries. James Ander-
son Is authority for the statement that
unless the difficulties between the two
factions are adjusted shortly an effort
will be made to induce coiored men to re-
frain from taking part in the primaries
Of either faction.
Evening journal., 1904-09-08
ALLEE WAS CUNNING;
THE EVENING JOURNAL
EXPOSES THE TRICK
TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
FROM J4MES L. LUKE REVEALS THE
UNION SENATOR'S TRICK TO SUP
PLANT REG GULAR REPUBLICAN CAN.
DIDATE

candidate
has given pledges
Of his treatment
last evening.
Journal thought best that should be made because Of the
that Senator j. Frank Alice
thing thar cion
Those whe had
story and were telling tale the
more pledges from Dr. Chandler
Authorized No Pledge
representative Of The Evening
told that his Alice ni-
mating that DR. Chandler would that the Unions well
Evening city He arrived in VIII
folowing ~
Editor of The Evening JournaIs
claiming that in Il pledge Dr. Chandler T. elected ~ Do
regard dstrbuton Of the patronage
The letter written responsibility knew
absolutely authority fact Dr. Chandler told me
that ne pledged to nobody and that he
The letter referred written Virginia
Dr. Chandler knew nothing about it. Signed JAS LUKE.
Mr. Luke then the
said: After Dr. Chandler Republicans
came TO this city visit
ee an Dover ana asked him the Union Republicans
Dr. Chandler their candidate
that could rband ,yibar,D e
oa candidate that the Unions would take him
would he withdraw That the peone o ba %
TO the ticket a
the letter Mr. Alice telling him that pr Chandler
ticket did add that hoped the Unions
he would Do the right thing BY them The letter
Senator Game
himself IN defiance Of the other I'm members Of be v 70 ~ % W. m e l 70 SUI, "
Ter the candidate @ ate for he saw good way to get rid
mad when they hear of the the Senator tried
Evening journal., 1904-09-08
CANNING HOUSES
ARE RUSHING
Larger Acreage Of Tomatoes
This Year Than Ever
Before
THOUSANDS OF CANS A DAY

Smyrna, Sept. S.-With the passing
out of the peach which has brought
so much money to the growers of this
vicinity, much interest is now centering
in the tomato crop, which is larger in
this vicinity than for several years
past. Hoffecker's cannery, of Smyrna,
the Torsch Packing House. Of Smyrna
Landing, and the Baker Canning Fac
tory, at Clayton, are running on full
time and tomatoes are being put up
in large quantities. The John H. Hof-
fecker Canning Company, the only in
dustry that employs all home labor,
is a veritable beehive of activity dur
ing these days and with the latest inn
proved machinery they have intro
duced, they are turning out as high as
1880 cans a day and have the ca
pacity for putting up 10000 or more
cans daily. They are getting their to-
matoes mostly from the farmers of
this vicinity, having contracted for 400
acres. During the spring season sew
eral new features were added to the
factory, one of which was the construc-
tion of an apparatus for the making OF
tomato paste This paste is made
from the refuse Of tomatoes which is
fed from the peeling tables through
'sluices and carried to a pulp mill con-
structed at the rear of the factory.
where 1t undergoes a process and
thence TO the watts by means of long
troughs. The watery substance is
drained off through the sewer. Hof-
fecker's factory has also machine for
sealing cans without solder used for
sealing cans Of tomatoes put up whole
for frying.
The Torsch Packing Company and the
Baker Canning House employ only Bo-
hemian labor and near each factory is
quite colony of these foreigners, who
come here to make enough to keep
them through the winter months. The
Landing and Clayton factories are run
ming on full time. but they are not
putting up the quantity OF fruit that
the Hofeckers are. The Torsch Pack
ing Company have contracted for
about one hundred acres in this vicin-
ity and hundred acres at Milford. In
addition to this they buy from grow
ers who have not contracted but pre-
fer to take the risk at the market price.
The Landing factory is putting up from
l5,000 to 10000 cans daily. The canning
season will continue to be at its height
for two or three weeks. AS an indus
try 1t puts much money into circula-
ton, especially with our home labor
and it gives the farmers a good side
line to the fruit crops which have been
so good this season. From Kenton
comes the report that r. o. Bayles
cannery is putting up 2300 cans daily.
and from Brenford that Wright's can
merry is putting up between 1000 and
1900 cans daily.
Evening journal., 1904-09-08
THREE HELD WITHOUT
BAIL FOR UPPER COURT
Accused Murderer of George
D. Farra Brought From
Harrisburg

Charles Thorn, alias John Boozer. the
alleged negro slayer Of George d. Far
ra, was held without bail for the Court
.of General Sessions by Magistrate
Francis S. Bradley this morning. He
was brought from Harrisburg last
night by State Detective James p. Rat
ledge, having been positively identified
by Ralph Farra, son OF the murdered
man, his sister, Mrs. Mabel Bramble
and Albert Wright, colored, from this
city.
The only witness against the negro
was Willard $. Farra, younger son
of the dead man. He testified that
upon reiring on the night the murder
was committed he saw his father lying
upon the lounge and left Thorn sitting
in the kitchen. The next morning he
found his father murdered and Thorn
gone.
Evening journal., 1904-09-08
COMMITTEE WILL TAKE
CHARGE OF FIELD CLUB
Many Improvements to be
Made to Y. M. c. A.
Grounds

Benjamin Shaw, president Of the Young
Mems Christian Association has appoint
ed committee OF hfteen TO take charge
OF the associations athletic grounds and
clubhouse at Elsmere. This committee
succeeds former Physical Director Wa.es.
who had charge OF the athletic work un-
III he resigned about a month ago. The
committee follows. W. T.. Douglass G.
L. simmons, w. r. lnderleid, Il. d.
Kemp, n, w. Bard, r. w. Fem. G. II.
Lynch, II. L. Bonham. Il. II. Megaw.
z. Harry Tribbetts. Clarence Wyatt.
John Nowland, G. w. Robinson. G. r.
Martin and Robert s. Glover.
The committee will ho.d 4 meeting IN
me near future to organize. Arrange
men's vii, be made to have two special
DAYS before the season ends.
The committee before next spring will
make many improvements to the club
house and grounds. The clubhouse will
be painted heating apnaratuses viii be
Installed and it will be lighted by electric
lights. The locker ana bath rooms viii be
refurnished
II = also proposed to make extensive
improvements to athletic held. including
"a quarter Of mile running track.
Evening journal., 1904-09-08
ANGRY ITALIAN MOB
THREATENS MOTORMAN

Chicago Sept. s.-Fifteen hundred
residents Of the North Side Italian SET
tlement to-day threatened to lynch the
motorman and conductor of a trolley
car which ran over and killed Maneio
Manzello, seven years old. and serious
ly Injured stephen Lascolla. six years
old. News Of the accident spread ran
idly, and the men of the district gata-
cred. threatening the motorman and
conductor The mob was checked by
Patrick Reardon, who had carried the
Lascolla boy to the sidewalk. Reardon
leaped on the front platform of the car
and told Axel Anderson. the motorman.
to arm himself with the controller and
strike the first person who attacked
him. Anderson followed directions and
was guarding himself when the police
came and scattered the mob.
Evening journal., 1904-09-08

thrown out reported the blues were ad-
vancing through corn field. With the
Eighth Infantry ana Second Texas. the
Delaware battalion at a double quick oc-
cuplcd the crest Of another hill in front
and as slkirmishers drove the blue soldiers
back. The next attack was far down the
right of Ene where guerilla warfare was
waged throughout the Gay until 2.oC
O'Clock, when general attack was made
by he blue army backed up by their ar
tille-y. X did not break through the line
and the battle VII IN all probability be
awarded 10 The brown army. of which the
Delaware batta ion IS a part
Continued on Eighth Page,
Evening journal., 1904-09-08
EXPRESS MESSENGER
FINEDFOR EMBEzzLEMENT
Left Wilmington Two Months
Ago and Is Captured in
the West

Charged with embezzlement. William
Gosson, Of this city, is locked up in jail
az Niles, Ohio, awaiting extradition to
Delaware. He is wanted here for em-
Dezzling funds from the United States
Express Company by which concern he
was employed as a messenger. Just
how much he embezzled is not known.
but 1t is believed that the sum will
reach about $3.50. The theft Va 5 com
mitted about two months ago and Cos
son has been at large ever since. He
was arrested on a description sent out
by the local police and will be brought
here as soon as possible.
Evening journal., 1904-09-08
KUROKI KILLED
is THE RUMOR
Report That Two Other
japanese Generals Have
Been Captured by the
Russians
Two Russian Army Corps
X e port G d Fighting.
KurOpatkin Is Moving
North

Murkden, Wednesday. Sept. News Of
fight at some point between shakhe di
miles northwest Of Liao-Yang) and Muk.
den is hourly expected.
Among the reports current here is one
to the effect that General Kuroh ha.
been killed and that two japanese gen
erals have been made prisoners. No onc
seems to know where the reports orig
mated, and no confirmation is obtain
able.
Paris. Sept. s.-The St. Petersburg cor.
respondent of the Echo de Paris says;
"A great battle is going on before Muk-
den. The First and Seventeenth Corps
are engaged against General Kurokrs
forces.
General Kuropatkin with the bulk OF
his troops is moving toward Tie-Lng.
previous. dispatches have reported Nuk.
den full Of wild rumors originating in the
great excitement and confusion in the
city. 1t is probable that the reports OF
I kuroki's death and the capture Of tive
JAPANESE generals are specimens of them.
The report of fighting near Mukden is
much more probable, but instead of "a
great battle" it is more likely to be rear
guard ighting).
Wei-Hai-Wei. Sept. 5. 10 a. m.-Firing
at sea was heard here last night and
boats outside the harbor claim they saw
flashes distinctly.
CWri-Hai-Wei is the British fortress on
the Chinese main dand. south Of Port Ar
thur. The Russian Port Arthur squadron
may have gotten out Of the harbor again
and fought the Japs as on August 10.
previous dispatches have given no init.
nation OF this, however,
London, Sept. s.-The Tien-Tsin eorre-
spondent of the Star hears that the COM
mandant Of the Russian fortress at Viadi-
vostok has ordered all non-combatants
70 depart as Japanese attack on the for
tress by land and sea is expected.
Philadelphia. Sept. SIT was reported
in shipping circles today that the big
steamship Minnesota, the largest vessel
ever built in an American yard, now
loading coal at Greenwich Point, had
been sold to agents Of the Russian gov
ernment, together with her sister ship.
the Dakota, nearing completion at the
yard of the Eastern Shipbuilding Com
pany. in New London Conn.
The Minnesota. which arrived here a
few days ago, attracted thousands of
visitors while she was moored at the
foot of Washington avenue, from which
point she was towed by half dozen
tugs yesterday to the coal piers.
Evening journal., 1904-09-08
RED MEN GOING TO ST, JOSEPH
Will Attend the Sessions Of Great
Council in That City.

The Delaware Red Men who are to
attend the meeting of the Great Coun-
Gil at st. Joseph, Missouri, will leave
Wilmington tomorrow. Those who will
go from this State are George c. Maris
and Franklin c. Howard, Of this city;
Q. g. knight, Of Frederica, and George
Powell, Of Newark, Representatives from
Delaware, and the Rev. r. X. Stephen
son, who is an officer Of the Great
Council. Judge Boyce. chairman Of the
great board Of appeals, left yesterday.
Evening journal., 1904-09-08

from the camp at Thoroughfare this morn
ing before O'Clock and made a forced
march over woods roads that were filed
with stones and cut up by the artillery
that had gone in advance of The batta ion I.
In the darkness the men stumbled and fell
and We're covered with cuts and bruises
when they arrived and occupied their. no.
siton on The crest of steep hin. AS
soon as they occupied their positioa.
oreas'works OF rocks covered on the out
er s.de with twigs ana leaves were thrown
up. They concealed the line OF skirmish-
eEs int9 which The battalion was de-
poyed.
Ihsy occupied this position until a most
oe.oek, when the outposts. which were