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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
RUSSIANS INSIST THAT
1T WAS A RUSSIAN MINE.

St Petersburg, April 14.-Rear Ad-
miral Uriu's statement that Vice Ad-
miral Togo's fleet was responsible for
the sinking of the battleship Petropav-
lovsk at Port Arthur is officially de-
MED here A member of the general
staff informs the Associated Press
that the advices received do not show
that a naval engagement took place,
unless the cornering and sinking of the
torpedo boat destroyer Bezstrashn
can be so denominated.
The destroyer and four consorts were
outside scouting during the night. The
Bezstrashni Jagged behind and became
lost in the mist. When day broke she
tried to creep in along the coast, but
was discovered, cut off, overpowered
and sunk, only five of her crew escap-
Ing. The fate of the other members
of the crew is unknown, although it
IS believed that some of them may
have been captured.
That the Petropavlovsk was blown
up by mine placed at the entrance
to the harbor to prevent the block
ing of the channel is the opinion en-
tertained by the general staff. 1t is
true that the vessel sank in full view
OF Vice Admiral Togo's fleet, which
was seen on the horizon, but her loss
was not caused through the agency
or that fleet. There is a disposition,
however, to raise a controversy as to
whether the explosion occurred inside
or outside the battleship, similar to
the controversy which followed the de-
sruction of the United States battle
snip Maine in Havana harbor. The
TACT that many of the wounded, in
cluding Grand Duke Cyril were badly
burned seemed to support the theory
OF an internal explosion.
Grand Duke Boris, who witnessed
the disaster from Golden Hill, in a
telegram to his father, Grand Duke
Vladimir, described how the ship lift
ed, at the same time being enveloped
IN flame and smoke, and then turned
turtle and sank in two and a half
minutes
The appearance of smoke or steam
and fire was explained to the Associat-
ed Press by member of the general
staff, who said:
Ihe ship may have touched a mine
forward under her Whitehead torpe-
90 magazine, resulting in a second ex-
pioslon, or if she touched the mine
ainldships her boilers may have been
exploded. Either hypothesis would ac-
count for the appearance of fire,
smoke or steam"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
ADMIRAL CAPPS WILL
EXAMINE THE TURRETS.

Washington, April 14-Admiral
Capps, chief constructor of the navy,
who has been on an inspection tour
OF the Southern navy yards has gone
to Pensacola, to make a personal ex-
animation of the turrets of the Mis-
souri,.
The Construction Bureau which de-
signs and builds these turrets, for some
time has been working on the problem
of designing turret that will prevent
the communication of flame from the
top of the turret, where the gun crews
stand, to the handling room, where the
ammunition converges from the mag
hosts. So far no satisfactory solution
has been reached.
This was diplomatic day at the State
Department, and almost every one of
Secretary Hays callers took occasion
to officially express the regret of their
governments at the terrible accident
on the Missouri. Count Cassini, the
Russian, and Baron Sternburg, the
German ambassador, sent letters of
sympathy to the President.
Secretary Moody to-day sent the fol-
lowing telegram to Rear Admiral Bar
ker at Pensacola:
'I learn with profound sorrow OF the
irreparable loss to your fleet, the navy
and the country of the faithful and
gallant officers and men who met death
while in the discharge of their duties
VIII you convey to the fleet my deep
est sympathy?"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
ANOTHER SEVERE BLOW
TO THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE.

st. Petersburg, April 14-The official
bulletin this afternoon conveying the
intelligence of the loss of another tor
pedo boat destroyer and the accidental
crippling of another battleship was al
most as severe a blow as the loss of
the Petropavlovsk yesterday and
plunged the whole town anew into
grief.
The Russian word in the text of the
official dispatch describing the acci-
dent to the Pobeida means either
mine" or torpedo" but the qualify
ing verb indicates something moving
towards the ship. This dispatch puts
an end to the idea prevailing here that
there had been an engagement follow
ing the disaster to the Petropavlovsk.
Forty-five officers and men perished
on board the torpedo boat destroyer
Bezstrashni.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
new JERSEY MEN
GO UNINST RUCTED
TO ST. LOUIS CONVENTION.
HEARST MEN BOLTED THE TREN.
TON MEETING.

Convention of New Jersey Demo-
crnts Was Practically Harmonic
Ous-Of the 1 200 Delegates, About
100 Were for Hearst-They Did
Not Like the Procedure of the
Main Convention and Held n Small
One of Their own.
Trenton, n. j., April 14.-A practical
ly harmonious Democratic State Con-
vention of more than 1,200 delegates to
elect delegates to the National Con-
vention at st. Louis, which to-day Sc
lected an uninstructed delegation, was
followed by a bolting convention of the
supporters of William Randolph
Hearst for President.
The bolters numbered about 100 men
who claimed they had been totally de-
prived of seats in the regular conven-
tion. The second convention was beld
in Masonic Temple, the hall having
been engaged last night as a Hearst
headquarters. The boiling convention
nominated delegates at large and dele
gates from five congressional districts
The fourteen men named by the bolt
ing convention will go to st. Louis
and contest the seats of the men Sc
lected at the regular convention.
The preliminary session of the reg
ular convention was a very quiet one.
All those not Democrats had been ex-
cluded from the hall on the plea that
there was only room for the delegates
and the small minority of Hearst dele
gates claimed they had been denied
their rights in the matter of tickets.
At the noon recess the Committee on
Credentials heard the contesing dele
cations from Camden, Atlantic, Essex
and Passaic counties and in all in
stances decided in favor of seating
the anti-Hearst delegates. When the
committee report was adopted by the
convention about fifty delegates left
the hall cheering for Hearst.
The regular convention proceeded
Continued on Fifth Page
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
BOOT OF DEAD ANARCHIST
HELD A FEW OF HIS TOES.
Only Fragments of Mnn. ''HOist by
His own Petard" Found.

Only Fragments of Mnn. ''HOist by
His own Petard" Found.
st. Petersburg, April 14.-An arrar-
chist named Kazanoff, at the Hotel
Du Nord on the Nevsky prospect, con-
cealed an internal machine in his
trunk. 1t prematurely exploded last
night. Kazanoff was blown to pieces
the ceiling and windows Of his room
were smashed, several persons were in
jured and fire broke out in the hotel.
The engines. however quickly extin-
guished the flames.
The police found no evidence of a
plot. The police confiscated copies of
newspapers containing accounts of the
explosion and ordered subsequent ac-
counts to be suppressed.
It is now stated that the room in
the Hotel De Nord was rented by two
persons, one of whom is missing. A
search of the ruins resulted in the dis
covery of one of the victims legs, with
the hosiery still on it, and also the low
er part of a boot containing toes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
ROOSEVELT SAYS THAT
RISKS MUST BE RUN.
Gives 400 for "A Fund for the Relief
of Families of Victims.

Washington, April 1.-THE following
bulletin regarding the disaster on the
battleship Missouri was posted al the
Navy Department to-day:
"The following wounded have died:
John T. j. Donnelly, ordinary sea-
man.
"orvel B. Moe. apprentice second
class.
THE following additional have been
reported as dead:
James e. knight, ordinary seaman.
"Halbert Edward Elliott. master at
arms, second class.
The following names in yesterdays
dispatch, which did not agree with the
records of the bureau, have been found
to refer to the following:
James K. Peterson. boatswain's
mate, first class.
! Herbert Schelbarth. landsman."
The President has contributed the
sum of 800 and the Secretary of the
| Navy a like amount. as the nucleus Of
fund for the relief of the dependent
next of kin of the enlisted men who
/ lUSl lDeiT 1ANFS al lllG uiSoSlSL Oil llAO
| Missouri.
The President accompanied his check
for 500 with the following letter to
| Secretary Moody:
May 1 send through you this con-
tribution to be used for the dependent
kinsfolk of the enlisted men who have
just been killed on board the Missouri?
Under the conditions of modern war
fare, in order efficiently to prepare for
war, risk must be run similar in kind,
though not in degree, to the risk run
in battle; and these men have died for
their country as much as If the ship
had been in action against the enemy"
The President has sent the following
telegram to Rear Admiral Barker:
Am inexpressibly grieved and shock
ed at the terrible catastrophe. 1 de-
sire to express to you and the officers
and men under you my profound grief
and sympathy"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
RUSSIANS TELL HOW
BATTLESHIP WAS LOST

St. Petersburg, April 14.-The Asso-
ciated Press obtained tonight what is
practically the official version of the
sinking of the battleship Petropavlovsk
at Port Arthur. and it clears up to a
great extent the mysterious features
of that vessels destruction. This YER
sion is as follows:
Retiring before the advance of a su-
perior Japanese fleet, which was not
fighting it's progress, the Russian
squadron approached the entrance to
the harbor.
1t was shortly after o'clock in the
morning, and most of the officers and
members of the crew were at break
fast on the flagship. Vice Admiral
Makaroff was eating breakfast in his
Continued on Ninth Page.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
CHE Foo MAN SAYS THAT
THE JAPS BLEW 1T UP.

London, April 15.-No further news
from japanese sources concerning. the
Port Arthur disasters has reached Lon
don.
The Daily Nails Che Foo corre-
spondent declares that advices from
both Russian and Japanese sources in
dicate that the battleship Petropav-
lovsk was torpedoed. BY pretense
of an attack on the lIarbor by the
enemy, Admiral Makaroff, says the
correspondent, was enticed outside of
the Japanese torpedo boats, which
crept behind him and. awaited his re-
turn and dealt the blow as he was
nearing the harbor on the return.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
HOW JAPANESE ATTACK
WAS PLANNED AND MADE.

Che Foo, April IA. IL a. NIT has
been learned from Japanese sources
here that the attack on the Russian
Port Arthur fleet of yesterday morning
was planned and put into effect in the
following manner:
At daylight the Japanese torpedo
boats made a demonstration before the
port, and at the same time laid mines
across the outer entrance to the har-
bor. They then retired and joined the
main SQUADRON.
The squadron then advanced, and as
it drew near the Russian ships were
seen coming out. The battleship Pc
tropavlovsk struck one of the mines
laid by the Japanese torpedo boats and
was destroyed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
REPORT THAT TOGO HAS
NOW BLOCKED CHANNEL

st. Petersburg, April Is, 5:52 a. m.-
Rumors are current here that Vice Ad-
miral Togo sent in number of steam
ers on the night of March 81 and
succeeded in sinking several of them
and in blocking the channel of Port
Arthur. The rumors cannot be con-
firmed at this hour.
The date referred to by the corre-
spondent in the above dispatch, March
81, is probably according to the old
style calendar, by which the event
would have taken place on April 13,
according to the new style calendar.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
TO MARK THE GRAVES
OF DEAD C0FEDERATES

Amount of the Appropriation Cut
from $2OO,OO to $4,000.
Washington, April 14.-The House
Committee on Military Affairs to-day
authorized a favorable report on a
Senate bill ito provide for the proper
marking of the graves of the soldiers
and sailors of the Confederate army
and navy who died in Northern pris-
ons."
The bill was amended by reducing
the amount appropriated from $2OO,O
to $4,000, and putting the work of To-
eating the graves in the hands of an
army officer, instead of a commission.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER BEZSTASN SUNK BY APS
RUSSIAN BATTLESP POBIEDA SEVERELY DAMAGED BY MINE
DESTROYER BEZSTRASHNI
CUT OUT BY JAPANESE
AND SENT TO BOTTOM
FIVE MEN ONLY OF Her CREW were SAVED

During Maneuverng the Russian Battleshp PObeda Struck
Mine Amidshps-She Was Severely Damaged But
Was Able to Regain Port Without Assistance.
OuktOnlSky Assumes Command at Port Arthur,
TucCeeding MakarOff
14Rea Admiral from
Port torpedo
were
dmir
to
maneuvering of the
dshps
port of wounded
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
DISPATCH SAYS CYRIL
HAS GROWN BETTER.

st. Petersburg, April Alt is con-
firmed that the Grand Duke Cyril's
injuries consist of burns on the neck
and legs. A private dispatch to his
father reports that the wounded Off
Ger is better. A life buoy was thrown
to the Grand Duke, by which he sus-
tanned himself in the water until pick
ed up by one of the boats, which
were lowered Immediately by the other
warships.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
BUT FIFTY-SEVEN SAVED
FROM THE PETR0PAVL LOVSK.

81. Petersburg, April 14.-A tele-
gram from Read Admiral Prince Ouk-
tomsky to the Emperor, dated from
Tort Arthur at 10 a. m. to-day, after
Ieiterating that the Petropavlovsk sank
IN consequence of the explosion of a
HIhe' while she was maneuvering of a
'le Port Arthur roadstead in sight of
'he enemy's fleet adds that those
saved include besides Grand Duke
oYrli and Capt. Jakovleff. three lieu
tenants two midshipmen and ffty-two
sailors.
Inc bodies of captain, two midship-
men a surgeon and a few sailors have
been recovered.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
HEROlSM OF BLUEJACKET
SAVED THE MISSOURI
FROM BEING BLOWN UP
COWLES kept The SHIP FROM BEING BEACHED
Had Chief GunnrS Mate MOnSOn Not Leaped Into the Maga
zine and Closed the Door, Endangering His Life YES
sci Would Have Been Observation-Disclosures We're
Running the Ship to Shore When COwleS
Changed the Course

will never be known, as there were
no survivors from the turret crew.
The board of inquiry, which con-
vened yesterday afternoon, is still in
session and will not come to "a finding
for several days.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
JAPS SAY THAT THEY
SANK TWO WARSHIPS.

oKlo' April ID, 8 p. ma brief re-
poi from Read Admiral Uriu of Wed
''eSuay lighting off Port Arthur reach
=. - lle Navy Department this afternoon.
- says Vice Admiral Togos fleet at
.aoNed Port Arthur in the morning and
.oo'eeded in sinking a battleship of
1le Fetropavlovsk class and one tor
80. rso' boat destroyer. The Japanese
uas'sined no losses. One Japanese
was wounded.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
SUPPLY MEN MEET IN
SAVANNAH NEXT YEAR

Newport News, Va, April 14-The
Southern Supply and Machinery AS
sociation, which has been in third an
nual session in Hotel Chamberlin, ad-
journed to-day, after selecting Savan-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-15
TWO WERE DROWNED
WHEN SKIFF OVERTUR RNED.
Boys Mother at Prayer When the
News Reached Her.

News Reached Her.
Washington. April 14.-Thigpen
Whitley, a 17-year-old boy of this city,
and negro named Charles Fortescue.
were drowned at Red Banks yesterday
by the overturning of a skiff. A third
man. Herman Kicks. swarm ashore.
Whitley was drowned by the frantic
negro, who was unable to swim, and
who seized him in an effort to save
himself.
Young Whitley's mother was at pray
er when they brought her news Of her
boys death.
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Continued on Fifth Page.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
WORLDS FAIR INSIDE INN"
4 Hotel With Accommodations FOl
5000 Persons Inside The En-
position Grounds.
See The Exposition Without EXt0rtion
and Without Fatigue.

The visitor to the Worlds Fair who
wishes to economic time will find in
the Inside Inn a great time saver and
an invaluable convenience.
The great hotel is entirely within
the Exposition grounds, near the main
southeastern entrance, within easy ac-
cess from all of the state pavilions
and within short walking distance of
any of the great exhibit palaces. The
Intramural cars pass the building and
the Transit Company's lines, reaching
any part of ST. Louis, run almost to
the doors of the hotel.
The Inside Inn covers an area of
400 by 500 feet and is three stories
high, with wide verandas extending
around the entire structure. There
are 2,257 sleeping rooms. The din
ing room seats $500 persons.
The rates at the Inside Inn are I'M
der the control of the Exposition man
agement and are reasonable. Both
the European and American systems
will prevail. Rates on the European
plan range from $3.50 to $3.50 per
day, according to the accommodations
wanted. There are 500 rooms at ST.
per day; 500 rooms at $500 per day
and 500 rooms at from So so 10 S. 80
per day. The higher priced rooms
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Manufacturers Agent

used the gavel vigorously, the con-
Vcntion was soon beyond his control.
New Hampshire delegates climbed
upon their seats and yelled vigorously.
one Iowa man Of the Hearst-instruct-
ed delegation from that Common
wealth. stood up and waved his hat
franticaliy and II wild chorus answer
ed him.
Three cheers for Grover Cleve-
land" shouted an Alabama delegate.
and they came With genuine power
an enthusiasm. No cry came from
Nebraska, where Mr.. Bryan and his
friends sat quietly without taking part
in the noise. Again and again the
cheers came in dense volume. despite
humorous cries of order. and the
strenuous pounding of the chairman
gavel.
Then Mr.. Williams sat back and
watched the scene he had created. As
the cheers and cries fell. there would
be a renewed outbreak and the dem
onstration lasted eight minutes.
An IrreprcssibIc Elected.
Tim Murphy, of Brooklyn, standing
in the center aisle and encouraging the
demonstration, was first requested to
take his seat and then elected from
the hall by John |. Martin, sergeant
alarms Murphy was rushed toward
the platform by Martin, through Il
railing and down. a narrow stairway
leading under the stage.
Another encounter between Murphy
and Martin took place iii the passage
way under the stage. Murphy then
permitted himself to be taken from
the han by two officers.
For several minutes after the Muir
ply incident the demonstration con-
tinued.
Finally, in desperation Mr.. Williams
threatened to discontinue his speech
You have placed me here. | am
your servant IF you don't want me
to continue, it is your pleasure, he
cricd.
This announcement was effective
and Mr. Williams secured control, the
demonstration that his mention OF
Cleveland had caused, dyingly slowly
out.
| When he said that he had heard
that Dewey, Schley and Miles We're
Democrats; that a Republican ad-
ministration had snubbed the first
tried to disgrace the second and in
suited the third, the convention again
broke out into shouts and applause.
BY this time Mr. Williams voice was
failing. 1t grew weaker and he was
heard with difficulty even by those
very near the platform.
Mr. William flow of oratory was
uninterrupted for some time. re-
Spouse followed his denunciation OF
the Republicans claims of prosperity
because Of the tariff
Cries of louder" was heard in va
rious parts of the hall
Il wish had the lungs to speak
louder, but l cannot" answered Mr.
Wiilia ms.
What did you say?" came voice
from the gallery.
SO rapidly did the noise increase
that Mr. Williams began to address
himself directly to the persons on the
platform. This brought forth from
the galleries loud cries of Time" and
Louder"
Mr.. Williams with all the voice left
turned to the audience and with con
siderable feeling, took uD the race
question.
n white Mans Country.
He referred to the incident at the
Republican convention when a color
ed child and q white child were both
on the platform waving flags during
one of the demonstrations. there were
cries, This is a white mans coun-
try
So great did the noise become that
the sergeant-at-arms went down into
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contain private baths and are luXuri-
ously furnished.
For single meals the price for
breakfast and luncheon has been fixed
at so cents. Evening dinner Will be
served for rs cents. A la carte service
at moderate prices.
On the American plan the rates
are from $500 to $500 per day
The rates given include admission
to the grounds. The guest pays his
admission to the grounds the first
time and after that his admissions
are taken care of by tile hotel man.
agement.
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Harmon Has Faith in His Friends.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
Cincinnati O., July 6.-Judge Har-
mon having received dispatches to-
day from different parts of the State
based on newspaper reports of dis
sensions in the Ohio delegation at st.
Louis criticising some delegates, gave
the Associated Pressed the following
signed statement:
g l am satisfied with the conduct of
my friends at st. Louis. They are
on the ground and best know the sit
uation. | have full faith in their 10y
atty and Judgment; and they know |
have always wished them to consider
the partys interests before mine.
(Signed) "JUDSON HARMON"
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Negro Democratic League.
(Bv the Associated Press. }

ST. Louis, July en- person and
by proxy. there is a representation
OF $50 in the Convention of the Negro
National Democratic League which
convened here today to elect officers,
organize a campaign committee and
prepare for business.
Herbert Clark, of Mississippi, chair
man of the campaign committee, pre-
sided.
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TRAGIC END or TWO LOVERS.
The Man Crazed by Jealousy Kills the
Woman and Himself.
(By the Associated Press

St Louis July 6.-After cutting the
throat of Mrs. Marcella Kerr whom
he had been loving for a year, Edgar
l.. Evans. % years of age, slashed his
wrist with the same razor and then
cut his own throat.
The tragedy was enacted in front
of the house where they were stop
ping.
Jealousy is ascribed by Evans as
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FOLLOW CONVENTION
Parker Leaves the kilograms.
(By the Associated Press

NI1y tIIV <hs95VNItItCKI = IC'o'I
Fsopus, N. Y, July 6.-Judge Par
ker recently declined an offer by a
telegraph company TO set up special
wire to his home to furnish him with
news from the convention at st.
Louis The company thereupon ar
ranged to place an extra operator at
Esopus and today a large number of
kilograms was received for the Judge,
presumably to keep him informed as
to the developments of the situation.
He did not remain at home to receive,
however, as he went for drive along
the Hudson with several friends. i.
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the cause for his act The woman
died almost immediately. Evans is
at the city hospital. His condition is
serious but he may recover.
Mrs. kerr's maiden name was
Lyons. She is said to have accom-
panied Evans to st. Louis a year ago.