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The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-29

London, Oct. 2s.-The Daily Chronicle
tomorrow will publish an interview
had with Admiral Rojestvensky at
Vigo to-day, wlfich gives. a few inter
esting statements not yet published.
The admiral is quoted as saying that
when the vessels of the Russian squad
ron found themselves surrounded by
the fishing fleet the warships had to
stop their engines continually so as
not to get their screws entangled in
the nets. The warships frequently
gave way to the trawlers
Suddenly the cruiser Aurora saw
ahead two torpedo boats coming to-
wards the squadron at full speed. She
turned her searchlight on them and
then noticed two floating mines close
to her. An order to fire on the torpedo
boats was Immediately given, with the
result that one of them was sunk and
the other escaped and was lost sight
of among the trawlers.
The admiral added there were two
men wounded on his flagship. One.
priest, had a hand shot off. Six shots
fired during the incident hit the Rus
sian vessels. The Aurora was hit
and has not yet been repaired.
One trawler came within range of
searchlight. and Immediately the pro-
jector was turned skywards at an an
gle of IS degrees, as a signal for the
SQUADRON not to fire on that boat. The
fire lasted altogether nine minutes
Touching upon the warship which is
alleged to have remained behind. the
admiral said
ANY English naval officer under
stands that it would be impossible for
a Russian war vessel to remain behind,
considering the presence of hostile tor
pedo boats.
"The trawlers had their lights out.
need hardly affirm to you my absolute
conviction in the presence of these tor
pedo boats. am very sorry for what
has occurred. / did not know of it
until 1 arrived here. 1 sincerely hope
the matter will be settled amicably."
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-29

commission in order to find out the
facts and persons and the guilty would
oe tried and punished adequately.
Inc russian government undertook
that precautions would be taken to
guard against a recurrence of such in
cloentS. Special instructions on this
subject would be issued.
Frelmlnary to this court. said Mr.
Baltour, there would be the coroner's S
inquest at Hull over the dead fisher
men, a board of trade inquiry and
an INQUIRY by Russian officials at Vigo.
The Board of Trade inquiry would
De specially constituted by the British
government to include representa-
men. The Russian embassy had been
asked to send a representative and
give assistance. Apology and compen-
satlon having already been offered,
nothing now remains but to determine
winch account is correct, Rojestven-
skys or the trawlers.
Mr.. Balfour plainly said that
thursday. evening Russia and Great
Britain seemed to be on the brink of
war and yet gave the frankest praise
to the attitude preserved throughout
by the Emperor and Russian govern
ment.
While the Premier was unable to
praise the pacific attitude of the gov
ernment too highly, he bitterly as
sailed Rojestvensky's report, declar-
ing that it was an insult to Great
Britain as a neutral nation. and ridi-
culed its probability.
The immense audience received Mr..
Balfour'S announcement of the set
tlement of the affair with unbounded
enthusiasm, which was echoed
throughout the kingdom when the
evening extras appeared and set sus-
penSe at rest.
The day was an eventful one in the
metropolis. The population stirred by
faring headlines in the morning news
papers seemed convinced that war was
inevitable. The cabinet meeting,
which was held at noon. served to in
crease rather than allay anxiety
Throughout the country there had
spread Il deep-rooted though perfect
ly erroneous, idea that Great Britain
had given Russia a time limit in which
to reply and Charley" Beresford, Eng
lands naval idol. was on the spot
Many, indeed, thought it was only a
question of hours when he would be
demolishing Russian ships. Without
the least national desire for war. a
great naval excitement had been work.
ed up.
In the streets tonight many express
sions of disappointment might be heard
because the crisis had not developed
into hostilities. This merely voiced
the opinion of the thoughtless which
comprised a. considerable section of the
public. No further difficulties are ex-
pected.
Foreign Minister Lansdowne and
Ambassador Benkendorff probably will
be able to decide the constitution of
the international commission, and its
date of sitting. In view of the cir
cumstances neither Japan nor Spain
is likely to object to the temporary
prolongation of the stay of the section
of the second Pacific squadron at Vigo,
and the inquiry will be expedited as
much as possible.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-29
NO FEAR OF WAR.

Details of the agreement be-
tween Russia and Great Britain
upon mode of settlement of the
questions arising out of the Brit
tsh trawlers in the North sea by
the Russian second Pacific SQUAD
ron were supplied by Premier Bal
four in a speech delivered before
the National Union of Conserva-
tive Clubs at Southampton last
night.
The ascerbainment of the facts
for submission to a commission,
formed under the rules of The
Hague peace conference, will be
through the coroner's inquest at
Hull, an investigation, by the Brit
ish Board of Trade and the exam
ination of officers of the Russian
ships which fired upon the fisher
men.
In his speech Mr.. Balfour ridi-
culed the official explanation of
Admiral Rojestvensky, but prais-
ed the spirit in which the Russian
Emperor and government had met
the crisis.
In both Russia and Great Brit
ain the prevailing feeling is of re-
lief that there no longer seems
to be danger of war between the
nations.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-29
H0UNDED TO HIS DEATH.
Edgar Aliens Enemies Drove Him TO
Commit Suicide.

Richmond. Va. Oct. 2S.-Edgar AL
len, former United States district at
torney, prominent Grand Army man,
and who had figured here in RepubH-
can politics since reconstruction days,
was found this morning near Union
Theological Seminary in Henrico coun-
ty with a bullet through his head and
a pistol clutched in his hand. 1t is
regarded as a clear case of suicide.
On the back of a letter found on
the body in lead pencil. is written the
following:
reconstruction. II is in Eickenrode's
book in my little book case, and ask
him to write my true history and de-
fend me from my defamers, of whom
W has been the worst. l hope
my false friends will be truer now. /
commend my only boy to the President,
who ignores the forty years his father
has given to the Republican party.
Eddie, Edith, lola, Edgar. Stella and
the little ones will grieve for me. but
don't blame me, for l have done my
best for YOU all my life. 4"
The letter. which is a bulky one and
which has not been opened was ad-
dressed TO Edgar Allen, Jr. The dead
man was neatly dressed as usual Re-
Gently the Republicans here had been
in a factional fight, Allen leading the
"outs" against the 'ins.''
Edgar Allen was an Englshman by
birth and came to Virginia Immediate
ly after the Civil War. I'm which he
served IN the federal army, and was a
Republican member Of the Underwood
constitutional convention He hbs
been very bitter against the officials
I'm the federal building since he was
succeeded as district attorney by Judge
l.. l.. Lewis.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-29
precaution to obtain before making
public the statement now challenged"
suffered From Tarin.

Judge Parker then took up the tariff
question, which he discussed at some
length from the standpoint of the
farmer, saving he has suffered even
more, possibly, than the wage Garner
by excessive tariff duties. Judge Par
ker referred to the higher prices under
protection as an assessment on the
consumer and asked:
Now, do you think the law ought
TO compel you to continue to pay an as
sessment every time you or the MEM
bers of your family buy an article OF
clothing or buy anything TO use? That
is precisely what we have been doing
until we have concentrated the wealth
and power in this country In compar-
atively few hands. There are said to
be d5S combinations or trusts In this
country. In order to make many OF
these combinations pay good dividends
on the watered stock. the tariff taxes.
they say, must be kept up. And so
these combinations are trying to give
success to the Republican party, be-
cause that party and It's President
have notified the country that they
stand pat as they call II. on the tar
in, which means that they will not
interfere with it,"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-29
COMMISSION WILL
SETTLE THE AFFAIR.
Talk Now as PeaceabIe ms II Was
WarIiI<e.


London, Oct. 2S.-All danger of war
between Russia and Great Britain
has been averted, and a settlement of
the only point in dispute arising from
the firing of the Russian second
Pacific squadron on British trawlers
Oct. 21 has been referred to an intel
ational commission under the
Hague convention.
Premier Balfour. speaking at a
meeting of the National Union of Con-
servative Clubs at Southampton to-
night. broke that silence which had
been so long preserved and had
brought the people Of the United
Kingdom to a condition of almost
desperate irritation and given rise to
misconceptions which Mr.. Balfour to-
night himself exposed.
The Russian ambassador. said Mr..
Balfour, has authorized statement
10 the following effect: The Russian
government, on hearing of the North
sea incident, at once expressed its pro-
found regret and also promised most
liberal compensation. The government
has ordered the detention at Vigo Of
that part OF the feet which was con-
cerned in the incident. IN order that
the naval authorities may be able to
TO ascertain what officers were respon-
slble for Il: that those officers and any
material witnesses would not proceed
on the voyage TO the Far East; thas
inquiry would be instituted into the
facts by an international commission
as provided by The Hague convention.
That Mr.. Balfour interpolated. had
nothng to do with arbitration: II was
The constitution OF an international
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-29
WIN RaIsc wngca.

Richmond. Va. Oct. 2S.-The en-
ployes Of tho Lynchburg Cotton Mill
have been notified that beginning next
week. their wages viii be restored to
the rates IN force last February, when
by reason Of the high price of cotton
and the low price OF goods. they were
reduced 10 per cent At the time Of
tho wage reduction IN February, the
rents on the companys cot
tages were reduced 25 per
cent, and this reduction In the
employees living expenses remains in
effect The number Of employees af-
lfected BY the w1ge restoration ID about
60o.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-29
NO INDICTMENT or LYNcHERs

BuIIOch Grand Jury Adjourned
without Returning q single Bill.
statesboro. Ga. oct. 2s.-Notwith-
standing the charge OF Judge Daley
to the grand jury regarding the riot
In which Reed and Cato were burned.
The grand jury adjourned to-day
without making single indictment
Between forty and fifty OF the best
oitizens Of the county were summon
ed but the evidence furnished by the
state proved insufficient 70 secure
indictmentA :
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-29
EngeikIng Killed.

Sealey. Tex. Oct 2s.--Paul Engel-
king. candidate for the Legislature,
has been shot and almost instantly
killed while standing IN a barber shop
The shot came from a saloon adjoining
Richard Ward Is said TO have been
standing In the saloon with a revolt
yer In his hand. when II exploded. the
ball passing through two walls into
the barber shop. striking Engelking
Both ulen were prominent
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-29
RoJESTvENSKY MUST
REMAIN AT VIG0.

ST. Petersburg, oct. 2s.-orders have
been telegraphed TO Admiral Rojest-
vensky to detain at Vigo all the war
ships. which took part in the North
sea incident The admiralty author
ICES the statement that Admiral Ro-
jestvensky has been instructed to re-
main at Vigo pending the inquiry into
the North sea incident.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-29
MANY LIVES LOST
IN A MINE DISASTER
THIRTY TO SIXTY MEN
PERISHED IN 4 TERRIFIC ExPLos-
ION IN COLORADO.

Mine Is Burning and the Exact
Number of Lives Lost May Never
Be Ascertained-ExpIOs Re-
sembIed Volcanic Eruption.
Many Were Injured by the Fly
ing Debris-StOry of the Explosion
by n Witness.
Trinidad. Col. Oct. 2S.-From thirty
to sixty men lost their lives in ter
rife explosion which occurred at Mine
No. 3 of the Rocky Mountain Fuel
and Iron Company at Tercio. forty
miles west of Trinidad, this afternoon.
The exact number of dead may never
be known, as the mine is burning, and
in all likelihood the bodies will be con-
sumed.
A large number of mine officials left
here as soon as word of the accident
was received. The company doctors
were picked up all along the line, as
well as all available physicians.
f. ]. Foreman, a government stock
inspector, was at Tercio when the ex-
plosion occurred. He returned tonight
and gave the following account of the
affair:
II was standing not more than 300
yards from the mouth of the tunnel
when the explosion occurred.
THE explosion was preceded by a
low, rumbling sound, resembling an
earthquake, which made the earth
tremble and startled the whole neigh
borhood. l looked towards the mine,
and out of the mouth of the tunnel
came a great volume of smoke and
dust, which continued Tor nearly a
| minute. Out of two airshafts, each of
which is seven feet in diameter, tim
bers. fully three feet in diameter. were
shot into the air and broken into splin-
ters.
1t Rained Debris.
Rocks were thrown over the camp
for a distance of a quarter of a mile.
In fact. it rained rocks. broken tim
bers and all kinds of debris for fully
a minute. and many people were in
jured by being struck with these mis-
siles.
| THE explosion. which resembled a
volcanic eruption, caused the widest
| excitement. Men, women and children
| rushed to the mouth OF the tunnel and
women, whose husbands were in the
mine, had to be brought away by min
ers to prevent their being killed by
deadly fumes coming from the mouth
of the tunnel"
The mine in which the accident oc-
| CURED employs eighty men, and it is
believed that at least sixty were in
the mine at the time
Assistance Arrived Quickly.
News of the explosion brought as
| sistance from the adjacent camps. and
tonight hundreds of men were trying
to enter the mine. Deadly fumes over
came the rescuers frequently, but
their places Immediately we're taken
by others ready to risk their lives It
was not thought possible that any one
in the mine could escape death.
1t was impossible to secure the
names of the dead and injured to-
night. Nearly all the miners employ
ed are Slavs. The explosion is sup
posed to have been caused by dust.
But one body has been recovered, that
of T. Duran, a driver who was just
entering the tunnel when the explo-
sion occurred.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-29
Rus.Ians san NJ viao.

vigo. Spain. Oct. e. The Russian
warships here finished coaling to-day.
but no preparations for their depar-
ture are visible. u Is reported that
Admiral Rojestvensky has received an
important cipher message from St..
Petersburg.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-29
RUSSIANS SHIPS
STRUCK BY SHOT
THEIR ADMIRAL DECLARES
TWO MEN WERE WOUNDED ON HIS
FLAGSHIP.

SIX Shots Fired During the Dogger
Bank Affair Says Admiral Rojest-
vensl<y, Hit the Russian Vessels.
The Aurora the Ship That FoiIed
the Alleged Attack of Two Tor
pedo Boats Upon the Russians.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-29
DESPERATE ATTACK
UPON PORT ARTHUR.
Japanese Carried Positions of the
Garrison.

Toxic. oct 2s. 43O p. NIT is re-
ported that the japanese opened a des-
perate general attack on eastern forts
of the Keckwan group. north of Port
Arthur. during the morning Of oct. 25
and silenced the Russian batteries
A shell exploded the Russian maga-
zines.
simultaneously the Japanese at
tackled the forts on Rihlung mountain
New-York tribune., 1904-05-30
RUSSIANS IN THE DARK.
No Official Versions Of Battle-Port
4rthur'S DefenceS.

St. Petersburg, May 29-Intense interest IS
displayed in the japanese reports Of the Kin
Chow battle. The people in the streets almost
mob newsboys secure extras containing the
dispatches. Crowds stood round the official
bulletin boards awaiting the Russian versions
but none arrived The official world is entirely
dependent upon the japanese for news. Further
details ca gerly looked for. especially re-
garding losses. The prevailing opinion here is
that the japanese must have carried Nan-Shan
after tremendous sacrifices The accounts OF
the heroically stubborn defence made by the
Russians. Notwithstanding their position. SUBJ
jected to the fire Of artillery from the front
and from warships the flank are sources of
much satisfaction. Their own reports. the Rus
SLAMS say, could not have placed the lighting
qualities of their soldiers in a better light than
do those Of the japanese.
Colonel Novtzky. Of the general staff, In an
Interview points out that Port Arthur. although
generally denominated fortress. is in reality
an intrenched camp. Of which Kin-Chow was
only an advanced improvised position It would
be unwise TO judge Of the strength Of the per
manenI connected Notifications around Port
Arthur by Kin-Chow. These fortidcations he
said support each other scientifically Opera
tions against them would require the most care
ful, systematic preparation He added
The japanese now before Port Arthur may
proceed in three ways: First, an open attack
after preparatory artillery fire; second pro-
gressiVe siege and, third, Il blockade. / think
the japanese viii adopt the first course, as II is
not to their advantage To wait while Russian re-
Inducements arriving. The second method
is a long and complicated operation that might
last months.
One of The Associated Press's Russian corre-
sDondents, who has just returned from Port
Arthur, is thoroughly familiar with the forts
and defences there His opinion is that the
fortress cannot be taken except by systematic
siege operations that will require many months
He says;
Unless the japanese can carry IL in less than
three months they Will be too late as General
huropatkin will then have enough men to send
an army to relieve the garrison General Fock
is great tighter. General Stoessel has 40 900
men, fncluding the sailors on the warships The
garrison is provisoned for a year.
New-York tribune., 1904-05-30
nineteenth Street and Sixth Hvsnus, rsW York.
MURPHY'S LAST HOPE.
Continued from first page.

from Democrats in various parts or the country
who are either neutral or opposed TO Judge
Parker's candidacy and 10 bring some Bryan
and Hearst men into line for his man.
In addition to that he hopes TO be able to
r,ouifv the malcontents within his own organfza-
ton by telling them that 1t Is necessary III
pushing the candidacy of Mayor McClelian 10
keep the slate clean and the city tightly closed
so that there Will be no stain his administra-
tion as Mayor of New-York City Wheh ms name
,s nlaced before the National Democratic Con-
vention.
Justice Charles H. Truax arrived in town to-
da,, and had a talk with Mr.. Murphy at the
Hotel Dunlop but would not say anything II
Is understood he represents Judge Parker and Is
here to try to get Murphy TO abandon his antas-
onism TO Parker.
A prominent Democrat from New-York state
tonight said: Did IL ever occur 70 you that
Charles F. Murphy began TO make MS poItlcai
mistaes when William c. Whitney died!
Murphy made clear his attitude tonight when
one OF his closest friends said: Tammany haH
is opposed the nomination or Judge far STr' I
We neither seek nor evading quarrel we
do not intend TO submit tamely while an az
legged leader with a machine created by hunseI'
and representing only Repubhcan couiues'
without a mayor or congressman from Inc
Bronx to Buffalo, drives a knife into every heart
This is a life and death struggle for Iammany
Hin. with his machine. and Belmont, with ms
stronghold in the State We will vote FOR
Parker at ST. Louis on the first ballot at least
but this will not prevent our going on the plat
form and telling the convention that we
are acting against our, Judgment; that
Parker cannot carry New-York. and that
his nomination VIII mean the de-
structiOn OF our organization and certain de-
feat. This Tammany Is not the Tarnnauy OF
John Kelly u Richard Croker. II is not bar
barous proletarian body. IL is a highly intel
ligent and distinctly respectable body Of Demo-
Gratis who have the sympathy OF the civic and
commercial interests OF the city. Never has 1t
been so strong and compact or as we'll re-
spected No administration has served the city
so well as the present one. The administration
OF Mayor Mcclellan is commended even by the
press that opposed us last fall We are not
stealing: we are not corrupt, and we are not
wasting the peoples money. We have kept our
Dledees We believe we are entitled TO recog-
nition We gave Coler the 9mazins plurality OF
123 GOO and never tried to dictate terms.
We have believed that Cleveland would make
a great candidate. He would be n platform In
himself Failing in that Judge Gray would De
n good man Mayor Mcclellan would make an
ideal candidate but Parker. never.
New-York tribune., 1904-05-30
TO BLOW UP DILNY.
Evacuating To7cn-The Bayan Re
ported Cut Off.

Che-Foo. May 29-Dalny has been practically
evacuated. according to the statements Of Sikh
and Russian refugees arriving here to-day by
junk. All valuables. ammunition and most of
the troops have been taken TO Port Arthur. The
only civilians remaining are the electrical en-
gineers in charge ct the mines laid In the har-
bar and also those set to destroy the piers
One large Russian warship probably the ar
mored cruiser Bayan. and three torpedo boats
reached Talien-Wan Bay on Tuesday last from
Port Arthur, and It was doubtless this vessel
which attacked the japanese left wing in the
battle at Kin-Chow May &C
The junks just arrived here, on their way
down, passed fourteen Japanese war vessels nine
miles outside OF Dslny and it seems probable
that the Bayan VIII be captured.
The United States gunboat Frolic, now here
VIII 60 10 New-chwang ia case that town is
evacuated by the Russians.
Chinese who arrived from Dalny to-day. hay-
Ing left there on Saturday. say that a japanese
scouting party was seen by villagers in the
New-York tribune., 1904-05-30
KILLED BY PASSING CAR.
Boy Leaned Ont of One to Catch
WOmQn's Hat.

while .endeavoring to get woman's hat which
had blown from her head Joseph Deleo reached
out. over the railing of a southbound Amster-
dam-ave. yesterday, was struck in the head
by a nOrthbound and was instantly killed.
The boy lived at No 1O7 West Third-st. He
was fifteen years Old
Deleo with several companions. went to Fort
George yesterday and played ball game Re
turning. the boys occupied the rear seats In
front of them were several women.
When the car reached One-hundred- -and-ninth-
st. gust of wind blew several OF the women's
hats off. and one Of them. after striking the
railing at the side Of the car. blew toward the
street. Deleo reached for 1t. leaning over
the rail. a northbound car which was ap-
preaching at a rapid rate was not noticed by
the boy, and il struck him in the head.
He was knocked back into the car and fell un-
conscious on his companions. The i'm
medatey stopped. and Policeman McNaly OF
the West observation-disclosures station, called
ambulance from the J. Hood Wright Hospital.
The surgeon said that the boy had been killed
instantly. The motorman OF the northbOund
car. Michael karney, of No. 3il East Thirty
seVenth-st., arrested.