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when the first torpedo attack was made
on Port Arthur it was entirely uneX-
pected. The Russian squadron was
anchored outside in three lines with the
battleships in the rear. The captain
of the battIeship Czarevitch. from the
bridge. could plainly trace the course
Of the torpedo from his ship. When II
exploded under the stern of the battle
ship the latter heeled at first TO star
board and then TO port. at an angle of
Is degrees. Two other torpedOes which
were launched missed the Czarevitch.
one of them striking the protected
cruiser Pallada The Czarevitch. in
the meantime. was getting Up steam
and weighing her anchor. She finally
got under way, steering with her en-
gines. swung around for the harbOr.
but failed 10 make the entrance and ran
aground. The Czarevitch was then down
nine feet by the stern, her after com
partments being flooded; she had water
between decks and some water in the
wardroom.
The torpedo which struck the Care
witch contained 200 pounds OF pyToXy-
gen.
The emperor has received a long tele-
gram from Vice Admiral Makaroff. In
command of the Russian squadron at
Port Arthur. giving details of the in
juTies to the ships. as he found them
on his arrived at Port Arthur and the
lessons taught theTefTOm. This dis
patch was the subject Of earnest dis
cussion at the winter palace today be-
tween his majesty and the Grand Duke
Alexis. the high admiral, who lunched
with the emperor. They also discussed
the condition of the Warships at Cron-
stadt and those building there. 1t is
understood his majesty will shortly
make a personal inspection Of those
ShiDs
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COUNTESS DEMANDS
HER LEGAL RIGHTS

Brussels. March 15.-CounseI in the
suit brought against King Leopold by
the foreign creditors of Countess Lon
va. formerly the Crown Princess Ste
phanie OF Austria. in which the cOun-
tess figures as claimant for her dowry
left her under her mothers viii. con-
cluded their plcadinSs today before the
probate court Maitre dc Mot. counsel
for King Leopold. in his closing adj
dress pointed out that attempts had
been made TO bias public opinion
against The king by libelOus pamphlets
Princess Stephanie. concluded NJ
de Mot. who is responsible for this
salt. is more implaca BILE than the dress
makers. She. through her lawyers
came TO the courts i'm order 10 repeat
the perhdous legends against her ia
ther. ] hope that with the collapse Of
her unjust and rash charges her pro-
ceedings viii be forgotten and for
given -
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persons each. It Is believed some
others may have been killed. but until
the debris. which is piled twenty feet
high can be cleared away, the exact
number Of dead cannot be ascer-
tanned
The known dead:
Harry Jordan.
Alexander Wilnski
Joseph Bendowsky. fourteen years
old.
It is not known what caused the eX-
posion and SO far as can be learned
the company had no permit from the
city for the manufacture of explosives.
The caps were of paper and contained
a composition Of chloride of potash,
phosphorus and anthony.
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MISS AUTEN CAN NOW
MOVE ABOUT FREELY

Los Angeles. Cal. March 15.-Lucieu
w Perkins. a machinist, who escaped
from the state insane asylum at Eigin
Ill. and followed Miss Cora Autpu
daughter Of a Chicago capitalist. across
the continent in an effort to renew his
unwelcome attentions to her. has been
sdjudged insane in the probate court
here.
ten, testified at she trial TO Perkins In
sane actions In persistently following
Miss Auten. and several experts gave
evidence as to his deranged mental
condition The court declared him in
sane, but ordered him committed,
pending a jury trial
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= OKIO March 15.-It Is strongly be-
lieved here that the Russian fleet
abandoned Port Arthur after the
fourth attack was made upon it by the
Japanese fleet. and is endeaVOring to
reach NladiVOstOk. Confirmation of this
movement is not obtainable from any
reliable source, but recent scouting in
the vicinity Of Port Arthur has failed
10 reveal the presence Of any Russian
warships. II seems logical enough that
the Russians should attempt a dash for
NiadiVostok. where il is possible to
dock larger ships. effect a junction with
their amured cruiser squadron and Sc
cure a base for operations while pos
sessing adequate land defenses. The
hopelessuess of continuing at Port Ar
thur 81 manifest. while "a dash for
= Vladivostock might succeed, contrary
20 the opinion previously expressed
Vice Admiral Togo is unwilling 70 run
the risk Of dividing his battleship
squadron, and continues TO operate the
six battleships together If the Rus
SLAMS should make an attempt to reach
Nladivostok it is believed they viii try
a dash through the Korean straits
rather than enter the Japan sea
through the SugaTu straits.
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FRENCH GOVERNMENT
SUFFER A DEFEAT

Paris. March 15.-Debates on the bin
for the suppression of religious teach
ing by the congregations was continued
i'm the chamber OF deputies today. The
government met with a slight check, an
amendment by NJ. Caillaux. former
minister of finance. raising from five TO
ten. years the maximum limit OF time
for the suppression of such teaching.
being carried by the vote of PSI to 271
Notwithstanding the opposition of Pre-
nier Combes, who. however. refused 10
make the consideration Of the amend
meut a question of confidence in the
government.
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BODIES BURNED AND MANGLED
One Man and Two Boys Killed by Explosion of Toy Pistol
Caps in ChiCdgO-Other Bodies May Be
in the Ruins.

ATCAGO, March 15.-Three persons,
two of them being boys were killed
and eight other employees were in
jured today by am explosion of toy pis-
o. caps. which cOmpltely demolished
the two-story brick manufacturing
plant Of the Chicago Toy Novelty com
pany at Western avenue and West
Eighteenth street.
The wrecked building caught fire i'm
mediately after the explosion and the
bodies of the dead were so badly burned
and mangled that il was impossible 20
recognize them except by remnants OF
clothing. The building was occupied
by three firms, employing nearly 100
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HIGH UP IN MASONRY.

Denver. March l5--Ncarly all the Chr
nesc in this city attended the funeral OF
Louie Nuen this afternoon. public services
was Mason Of high rank. having taken
the thirty-third degree. He came 10
Denver thirty-five years ago and was
the founder OF the local Chinatown.
Though "A report has been set aflost that
Louie Nuen was poisoned pneumonia IS
given as the cause Of his death ia the
coroner's death certificate.
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Stopped a Warship.

Port said March 1.-THE Russian
arnored cruiser Dmitri Donskoi is Wis
ible from this port. actively patrolling
in search OF vessels carrying contra
band of war She mistOok the Italian
armored cruiser Marco Polo for a
merchantmen and stopped her firing
a blank cartridge across her bow. ON
discovering her mistake the Dmitri
Donskoi signaled an apology
The Dmitri Donskoi stopped the Nor
wegian steamer Standard this morning.
It is said that the Standard was within
the thTee-mile limit. The WarshiD aft
erwards signaled her To proceed
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DR.. WOODS FRIENDS SQUIRMING
Vigorous Speech Against the Confirmation of the Pres
Dental Family Physician by the Eloquent
Blackburn of Kentucky

his remarks and will have the floor at
the next executive session.
The programme as now arranged pro-
vides that Senator Quarles shall follow
Senator Blackburn in a speech favor
ing confirmation, Senator Teller to ad-
dress the senate in opposition and Sen
estor Foraker to close for General Wood
JIG no general appropriation bills are
reported TO the senate to take the right
- way il is thought nov an agreement
to vote on the nomination will be
reached this week
None Of the Interruptions or Senator
Blackburn consumed more than five
minutes. Senator's Foraker and AlgeI
were the most persistent in denying
statements made by the speaker. and
some of the passages at arms proved
interesting.
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British Consul Protests.

Tien Tsin. March 15.-The British
consul here has filed protest with Sir
Ernest SatOw. the British minister at
Picking. against the projected abandon
ment of the New Chuang end Of the
Chinese railway by its directors and
British managers. The reasons given
by the consul for his action are that
the British government had previously
made known its intention % protect
ing the road. and also that its aban-
Comment at this time means the proba
bility of it's destruction by the Rus
slams, should they eventually be forced
to retreat
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IN THE SENATE.

Notifications Appropriation Bill
Passed.
Washington. March 15.-The senate
passed the fortification augmentation
Dill today after a three hours discus
sion of the amendment authorizing the
purchase of an experimental torpedo
boat and the provision for the purchase
of sites of defense works in the Ha-
waiian islands The torpedo boat pro-
vision was stubbOrnly fought. but the
amendment suggested by the commit
lee on appropriations was retained. The
Hawaiian provision. which had been
eliminated by the committee. was re-
stored and the sum increased from
100000 as fixed by the house, TO $685.
100.
The senate. at 5:OS D. m. adjourned.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC CHANGES.

San Francisco. March IA circular is
sued by Manager Agler OF the Southern
Pacific company today announced the
appointment OF J. r Shaughnessy as
sstant superintendent Of the Salt Lax.
division. TO succeed ". 4. sfc(fOvern. who
has been transferred 10 the Los Angeles
division as assistant 10 superintendent
Ingram. vice r. l. Swain. who recently
resigned. The changes a:e effective AZ
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DELEGATES ELECTED.

Minneapolis, Mimi, March l5-The
Fifth Minnesota district Republicans
elected ". W. Heffelfinger and - A.
Smith delegates TO the national cOnveu-
ton. The former Is the famous Yale foot
ball guard. The latter Is a millionaire
mmberman. No Instructions were given
The county convention composed OF the
same delegates had previously instructed
the delegates 10 the state convention TO
work for Roosevelt.
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STATEHOOD BILLS.

Subcommittee of the House Hard at
Work.
Washington. March 15.-The state
hood problem today was taken up by
the sub-comniittee Of the house COM
mittee on territories. recently Gpreint-
cd 10 draft statehood pills sor Arizona
and New Mexico and oklahoma and
the Indian Territory. The dill making
state of the first two named was
practically completed. The difficulty OF
adjusting the taxation aud othe~ ques-
tions with regard TO the admission of
oklahoma and the Indian Territory as
"a state are next to be taken up When
the second bill mas been completed il
is probable the two bills will be Joined
as dual bin for two states out of
the four territories. The subcommittee
IS 20 continue its work daily.
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CANADIANS VIEW WITH ALARM.

ia dispatch Telegram
B. a
tories the Mormon invasion Hundreds of followers
for of their In delivered Edmonton
madam west made attack MOrInOnm He declared
is Illegal practice poygamy in Canada.
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90 oFF1cIAL pENIAL.

Paris. March I5.-Official denial is given
OF the report printed here this morning
that exchanges of views are now going on
between Paris London ard Washington
relative TO Offering mediation in the far
eastern war. The foreign office here IS
not aware Of such an exchange and con-
siders that mediation rs impracticable, as
neither party would consider il.
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MORE MURDERS CONFESSED.

= Chicago, March l5.-Gustave =
= Marx. the car barn murderer, con- =
= fessed TO two more crimes to- =
y day.
= Tive years ago last July" said%
= Marx. Il killed two men in sa- =
= loon at Buffalo, n. Y. Another
, man and I held up the place and =
. killed the bartender and a man =
, who tried to get out Of the win =
y dow" =
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> = ; : , ; , = = = , = = > Z
UTAH MAN RUNS AMUCK-

y Rock Springs, Wyo.. March 10
y John Mott OF Vernal, Utah, ran
y amuck here a few nights ago. he
y started at the Metropolitan saloon
y and. after whipping a dozen men.
y being knocked down no less than a
y half dozen times himself. he went
= TO the Navy saloon and cleaned
y out the place. At Reaville's drug
= store he encountered Deputy
= Sheriff Barnum. Mott carried a
. piece OF a cigar lighter. which. i'm
y the moonlight. resembled a pistol
y Barnum shot Mott twice in the LETT
= leg and once In the right leg be-
= fore he was subdued. Mott
= wounds are not dangerous.
= %%&&%%%&&%&%&&R&%
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FAMOUS LECTURER
WILL APPEAR HERE

Boston. Mass. March 15.-The famous
Count Gubernatis, orientalist and poet,
is coming TO America to lecture at Har-
ward and Colorado. Utah, Washington
and other intermOuntain and Pacific
coast Institutions and societies.
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Arrested on suspicion-

Chemulpo, March 15.-An American
miner returning from the mines at Tn
san was arrested by japanese north OF
Ping Yang on suspicion of being a
Russian spy. He speedily was released
when his identity was established.
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March 15-The CON. his
duct of General Wood while he /

hI ASHlNGION, March 15.-The con-
wv duct of General Wood while he
was in Cuba serving as military
governor during American occupancy,
was held up TO censure today in an ex-
ecUtive session of the senate lasting two
hours. by Senator Blackburn, one of
the members Of the committee on mir
itary affairs. who Oined i'm the minority
report against the confirmation Of
Wood to be maor general. The speech
OF Mr. Blackburn IS said 70 have been
one Of the continuous flows of oratory
for which he is famous. and. though
punCtuated throughout with denials and
questions from friends fthe nominee
was. it is said. a well connected COM
ment on the evidence given in the COM
mittee hearings. He did not conclude
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Jaus in Control.

Seoul. March 15.-The effect OF the
JaPapese-korean protocol has already
been felt. II was learned today that
sweeping changes viii be made in the
Korean administration. Corrupt Off
Gals viii be cashiered. cruel punish
ments VIII be abolished and the postal
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HAD A WALKovER

London. March l5.-Lewis Vernon-Har-
court. eldest son Of Sir William Vernon
HarcoLrt, mas been elected un0Dposod 10
represent the Rossendale division Of Ian
cashire in the house of commons In sue
cession 10 Sir William Mather QiberaD
who retired
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CAR HEARS THE TRUTH.
makarOf Has Reported Upon the Port
Arthur Fleet.

ST. Petersburg. March 10 C5:sO D. MI
A copy Of the Novikrai Of Port Arthur
dated Feb. 10, which has just reached
here, definitely establishes the fact that
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CORRESPONDENTS ARE
ORDERED BACK BY JAPS
Will Not Be Allowed to Accompany the Army
Under Any Circumstances.
Russian Fleet Believed to Have Left Port Arthur to Join the
VladiYOstOk Squadron.

authorities
They also refuse
permits
holding them Seoul regarded
as
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REBELS TAKE A TOWN.

Washington. March f5.-AIinisteri Powell.
ca bles from San Domingo that San Mana
has again fallen into the hands OF the
insurTectionists.
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lcOntlnaed on Page TwoQ
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Yelled Themselves Hoarse.

eIIed InemselVss hoaTse.
4 second later. the members who had
crowded in realized that the govern
ment had been beaten and then arose
such a cheer IS Nestmins-er has not
heard for many a day The Irish ana
Liberal members ciambored upon the
benches and yelled themselves hoarse,
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Attacked the Tariff.

Mr. Rucker MOI attacked the pro-
tective tarih system of the Republican
party. The Republicans and the
trusts. he declared, have a majority in
the house and, he added amid Demo-
cratic applause. the largest majority
you viii ever have IN the white house
Mr.. Rucker spoke of the trusts and
referred to them as chose hideous mon
sters. the handiwork Of genius, inspired
and directed by the devil
Mr.. Wilson IN. " made plea for in
creased pay for letter carriers.
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CHORUS DISCHARGED.

"Mr. Biuebeard" Singers Are Released
on Motion of States Attorney.
Chicago, Jan. .13.-Mrs. A. C. Widfall,
injured in the Iroquois fire, died today.
The body of Leroy GreenWald was
identified by his father in the vault at
Mount Hope cemetery today. The body
had been previously identified and
claimed as that of Norman Corb;n.
After h Identification Of the Green
valid boy, an unclaimed body at the
county ,morgue was identified as that Of
.Corbin.
Having heard the testimony of seven
chorus men and eight chorus girls OF
the Mr.. B~luebeard" company with re-
gard to the theater fire, Assistant
States Attorney Barnes took a non
suit in the case against them today.
They have been held on technical
eharges to insure their appearance at
the inquest.
Ten men connected with the theater
We're arrafgned before Justice. Caverly
and their continued until January
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difficulty and danger. No rurther hoa,a,
nave neen recovered, of the five
brought here yesterday all have been
,nehslhed, the fourth proving to be the re-
lnalns of g. r.. Johnson Of Victoria. a
relative of Chief Justice Hunter, Of the
provincial court. The fifth body is that
o. Archie Hudson. a young man con
hected with the stewards department.
me tug Sea Lion returned from the vi
clnlty Of the wreck, bringing only a small
quantity OF f1otsam and no news Of tie
location either Of the wreck or Of the VIC
Tins of the disaster. 'ne VIC
me tug Holyoke returned from n dav,s
search, during which she communicated
wlth al the residents along the shore Of
gan Juan island, with the result that =
force OF nifty volunteers is now carefully
patroiing the beach, while three steam
1auncnes and boats from the United.
states revenue cutter Grant are engaged
y. uts waters adjacent to the shore. Un.l
ger these arrangements any bodies which
drltt shoreward will be recovered
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A in ST. u
Most Important Doodle Witness Is
Brought Back From Mexico.

Most Important Doodle Witness Is
Brought Back From Mexico.
st. Louis, Jan. l3.-Charles Kratz,
former member Of the city council, in
dicted on a charge or bribery, who
jumped q bond OF $4,000 in March,
1902. and went TO Mexico, returned to.
ST. Louis today in charge of the po-.
lice.
Kratz is the most important witness
in all the municipal corruption BUSH
ness. Circuit Attorney Folk has made
a long fight to get him returned. There
was no treaty between the United
States and Mexico for extradition Of
bribers, and Kratz imagined he was Sc
cure. But President Roosevelt and
Secretary Hay assisted Mr.. Folk, and
secured a promise from Mexico that,
as an act Of international comfy, Kratz
should be returned. This announce.
ment caused a panic among the hood
lers. 1t is said Kratz's evidence will
strengthen the case Of the
state when the ~retrials of the cases
come up, in which the convicted hood
lers have recently been released by the.
Missouri supreme court on various re-
lmarkable technicalities
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REMARKABLE ESCAPE,
William J. Reid Unlocked Nine Doors,
Sawed Through Three Chains and
Climbed High Wall.

Springfield, Mass, Jan. 12.-william
=; .ieeld, alias L. Q. Hoffman, who is
cnafged with sWindling thirty-two no.
ftels U Of about l $1,000, from the At
ian,1c to.the Pacific in 1892, and is now
1a'suer sentences aggregating ten years
iors these offenses, broke Jail here Sun
cay, under remarkable circumstance,
and is still at large.
TO accomplish his escape he unlocked
nine doors and sawed through three
chains, visited six different rooms Of
the county jail. passed in front of sew
erai guards, and finally climbed an
eighteen-foot wall. All this was done
about 8 o'clock in the morning, yet he
was no missed until Z o'clock. He was
supposedly too weak to move without
the use Of a crutch. had been practical
~ ~beeridden for three months, and
SO far as the prison officers know had
eaten nothing but beef broth in all that
time.
Sheriff Clark has made a thorough
INVESTIGATION. but he inds that many
details Of the escape are still unex-
planned.
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SIGNAL %DiSRE6ARDED.
Secret Test Proved Northwestern
Trainmen Remarkably Lax
About liuhts.

.g N ABOUT LiSHSS'
Chicago. Jam. 2.-Wtthout noticing that
the light in the semaphore above the sta
tion Of the Chicago and orthWeste1n
railway at Magyar was not burning,
eight tran crews passed the danger signai.
while a high official secretly marKeu
down tho numbers OF the trains. hign'
conductors, eight firenaen and eight engl.
neers are now on an enforced OF
sixty days each.
The remarkable test was suggested py
the recent Pere Marquette wreck and by
the desire of the company to throw the
utmost safety. precautions about It's pa
irons.
According to the rules a light that Il
not burning has the same significance as
a red light, or danger signal, but tins
Northwestern limited hurried by without
4 stop. Suburban trains stopped at the
station and then pulled away, taking no
notice Of the extingu.shed light. One
conductor, who had a friend among the
station men, had his attention called to
the signal Just as his train was leaving,
Jumping to the platform he gave the bell
cord a vigorous pull. The train came to
a stop.
whats the matter with your soma,
phore lght?" he demanded, as he en-.
tered the station and walked up to the
operator. "Get the train dispatcher and
give me q release"
well, + guess this is enough for two
hours work. sal the official, who was
camped behind the stove. Flight trains,
Including freights, that would not stor
for orders. It IL certainly q nne record
not. "5sSsss ,5ass1