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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-20
JAP TORPEDO BOATS SUNK THE
~; BATTLESHIP.

Toxic. April IA, 1870 p. ma dis
patch received this morning from Ad-
niral Uriu officially reports that the
Russian battleship Petropavelovsk
was sunk in the battle yesterday
morning by Japanese torpedo boats
and not by mine as the Russians
have reported. He reports also that a
Russian torpedo boat destroyer was
sunk and other ships Of the Russian
feet seriously Injured. No statement
as to The damage sustained by the
japanese feet has been given out by
the officials and it is not known
whether the Japanese feet escaped
uninjured or not.
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TIE RUSSIAN STORY.

st. Petersburg, April Is, 6.38 p. n.
The following official dispatch has
been received here from Rear Admiral
Grigorovitch. the commandant at Port
Arthur, addressed to- the emperor
''Port Arthur, April Ii.
1.-THE Petropavlovsk struck a mine
which blew her up and she turned
turtle. Our squadron was under
Golden Hill. The japanese squadron
was approaching. Vice Admiral
Makarof evidently was lost. Grand
Duke Cyril was saved. He is slightly
injured. Capt. Jakovlef was saved
though severely injured, as were five
officers and 80 men, all more or less
injured.
4sThe enemy;s feet has disappeared.
Rear Admiral Prince Ouktolsky has
assumed command of the feet.
The following dispatch to the czar
has been received from Viceroy
Alexieff:
"Mukden, April 13
ga telegram has just been received
from Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel, commander
of the military forces at Port Arthur.
I regret to report to your majesty
that the Pacific fleet has suffered
irreparable loss by the death Of its
brave and capable commander, who
was lost, together with the Petropav-
Iovsk
Another dispatch from Viceroy
Alexief to the czar says:
According to reports from the com
mandant at Port Arthur the battleships
and cruisers went out to meet the
enemy, but in consequence of the
enemy receiving reinforcements, max
ing his total strength 80 vessels, our
squadron returned to the roadstead,
whereupon the Petropavloysk touched
a mine, resulting in her destruction.
Grand Duke Cyril, who was on board,
was saved. He was slightly injured.
The whole squadron then reentered
port. The japanese are now off Cape
Liao Shan. No reports had been re-
ceived from the acting commander OF
the feet up to the time this dispatch
was sent.'7
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SKIRMISH AT THE YALU.

st. Petersburg, April l3.-An Off
cial dispatch sent by an aide de camp
of Gen. Kuropatkin to the emperor,
dated April IL, says:
"Gen. Kachtalinsky, commanding
the Russian forces at the Yalu river,
reports that April II, during an en-
gagement of outposts our losses were
one officer. one SUBJ officer and two
soldiers killed and two soldiers
wounded
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THE FLEET THAT REMAINS.

LII 0GGI IAA4 OGuAA4Nko.
Paris, April 15.-The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo de Paris says
it is believed that Viceroy Alexief,
who has arrived at Port Arthur, who
is to temporarily command the Russian
feet at Port Arthur will hoist his flag
on the battleship Peresviet.
The correspondent says that the
battleships Sevastopol and Peresviet
are in good order, that the repairs to
the battleships Retvizan and Care
witch and the cruiser Pallada are al
most completed, and that the cruisers
Novik, Askold, Diana and possibly the
Bayan as well as the gunboats Bohr
and Otvashni and about score Of tor
pedo boat destroyers and torpedo boats
are in good order.
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RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK.

Toxic, April 13. p. m.-An official
telegram from Win says that COM
pany of Russian troops attempted to
cross the first stream of the Yalu river
west of Wiju this morning and that
a company Of Japanese attacked and
drove the Russians back. The bodies
of 90 dead Russians, the TELEGRAM
adds, were found after the fight. Their
uniforms showed that they belonged
to the Twelfth regiment Of sharp
shooters.
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sKRYDLOFF TO SUCCEED.

st. Petersburg, April At has
been definitely decided that Vice
Admiral Skrydloff, commander Of the
Black sea feet will succeed the late
Vice Admiral Makaroff as commander
in-chief of the Russian naval forces
in the far east. Orders have been sent
to Vice Admiral Skrydlof to come to
st. Petersburg for the purpose of re-
ceiving instructions after which he
will leave Immediately for the lar east.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-04-20
JAPANESE DAMAGED ANOTHER
RUSSIAN SHIP.

LONDON, April 1.-The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent at Wei Hal Wei,
telegrpahing under date of April Ii,
says:
'sThe British cruiser Espiegle re-
ports that at s. 45 o'clock this morning
She sighted five japanese warships
engaging the Russian cruiser Bayan,
making for Port Arthur from the
direction of the Yalu. The Russian
cruiser Askold and another cruiser
issued from Port Arthur to assist the
Bayan. At .45 O'Clock the Russians
got under the shelter of the forts,
but the Bayan was evidently damaged
as quantities of steam was seen escap-
ing.
cats O'Clock the japanese ships
opened a heavy gun fire on the forts,
which did not reply and after Il
minutes bombardment the japanese
retired to the eastward.
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RUMORS OF i BATTLE.

St. Petersburg. April 13, $50 p. m.
1t was rumored here tonight that
Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky
(acting commander of the Russian feet
at Port Arthur) engaged lS Japanese
warships of Port Arthur this after
noon.
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ANOTHER FIGHT.

Chefoo, April 14.-An unconfirmed
report from japanese source states
that the japanese reopened the bonn
hardment of Port Arthur at O'Clock
Wednesday morning, the vessels man
ouvering in circle before the port.
This action evidently followed the one
reported early yesterday morning.
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Bennettsville, April 15.-The rela-
tives of Sergt. Ernest Reynolds have
received ca5legrsm bearing the sad
intelligence that he was killed in bat
tie near Manila last Monday. BE was
torn to pieces by cannon ball and
died instantly.
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| the JAPANESE
TORPEDO BOATS DID IT.
They Attacked and Sunk the Rus
sian BattIeship and a Torpedo
Boat Destroyer as Well.
Story That Ship Struck a Mine a
Russian Fabrication.

sLondon, April IA. 1 p. m.-The
Times special correspondent tele-
graphs today from Chefoo, that it is
reported that the Japanese Feet again
attacked Port Arthur this morning
engaging both feet and forts. 1t is
stated, also, that another Russian
;battaeship was sunk. The name Of
the battleship is not given, nor have
any details of the battle been receiv-
ed.
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ST. Petersburg, April 14.-Rear Ad-
miral Prince Ouktomsky wired from
Port Arthur today that the Bezstrashni
one of the Russian torpedo boat de-
stroyers sent out during the night to
reconnoiter, became separated from the
rest of the feet, owing to the bad
weather prevailing, was surrounded by
japanese torpedo boat destroyers and
was sunk in the fight. Five men
were saved.
Forty-fve officers and men perished
on board the torpedo boat destroyer
Bezstrashni.
Admiral Ouktomsy adds:
81 have taken command Professionally
of the feet since the disaster to the
Petropavlovsk.
"During some manoeuvering of the
battleship squadron the Pobieda
struck against a mine amidships on
the starboard side. She was able to
regain port by herself. No one on
board of her was killed or wounded. :"
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FJFTy-NINE WERE SAVED.

st. Petersburg, April IA tele-
gram from Rear Admiral Prince Ouk-
tomsky to TIE emperor. dated from
Port Arthur at 10 a. M. today, after
reiterating that the Petropavlovsk sank
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st Petersburg, April Is, 1.30 p. m.
-Communication with Port Arthur
has been interrupted this morning and
it is reported from Moukden, but not
officially, that the Japanese have
blocked the entrance to Port Arthur
harbor and have also succeeded in cut
ting of land communication with that
place, and are preparing for the long
threatened siege. This city is in a
fever of excitement over the report
and the most gloomy feeling pervades
all circles from the highest officials to
the crowds on the streets.
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ST PETERSBURG DOESN'T KNOW

st. Petersburg, April l4.-What has
been the issue of the combat between
Rear AdmNal Ouktomsky and the
japanese feet, or whether fight has
actually taken place, IS not known III
ST Petersburg. At 30 O'Clock this
morning the commission of censors
adjourned after announcing that no
fur;her news had been communicated.
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LOOKS GLOOMY FOR RUSSIA.

ST. Petersburg, April l3.-Eyen #
Rear admiral Prince Ouktomsky, who
is now in charge of the fleet at Port
Arthur is able to go to sea with four
battleships, which it is not certain be
can do, Vice Admiral Togo could
bring against him greatly superior
force. 1t is poiuted ont that all the
japanese admiral need now do is to
be outside Port Arthur and trans
ports can pass with absolute impu.
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EMPEROR'S PALACE IN SEOUL
BURNED.

Paris, April Is, 2 p. MT is re-
ported here that the imperial palace
in Seoul, Corea, has been burned and
that the Emperor has fed from the
city. The Inhabitants of Seoul are
said to be panic stricken and the ut
most disorder prevails.
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nifty. Every one admits tonight that
the outlook on the sea is decidedly
gloomy for Russia.
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with a sword of honor and was given
the title of adjutant to the late en-
peror of Russia. Makaroff command
ed the guardship of the Russian en-
bassy at Constantinople in 1881, en-
abling him to make study of tbs de-
fenses of Bosphorus. -
He was next appointed chief of staff
with the Baltic feet and in 1893 COM
manded that feet. In the following
year Makaroff was appointed com
mander-in- chief at Cronstadt, which
post he held until February Of the
present year when he was sent to the
far east as commander-in-c chief of the
Russian Pacific feet.
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THE DESTROYED BATTLEsHIP.

THE UESTRU1E ED bAIIUEoh1f'
The Petropavlovsk, which had twice
previously been reported damaged IN
Japanese attacks on Port Arthur, was
q first class battleship of 10, $50 tons dis
placement and 1913 indicated horse
power. She was 3671s feet long. had
50 feet beam and her armored belt
was of about 16 inches Of steel, with
10 inches of steel armor on her turrets.
Her armament consisted CT four IL
inch, twelve 6-inch, thirty-four
smaller guns and six torpedo tubes.
The complement of the Petropavlovsk
when fully manned, was 700 men:
She was built at st. Petersburg and
was completed in 1893.
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THE RUSSIANS BEGIN TO SEE.

st. Petersburg, April 15.-Informa-
tion which has slowly reached St.
Petersburg has modified the opinion
at first prevailing concerning the
original cause of tie destruction of
the battle ship Petropavlovsk. There
is gradually developing disposition
to admit the possibility that after all
japanese torpedo boats may have
dropped mines at the entrance to Port
Arthur harbor.
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PETROPAVLOvsK DISASTER.

st. Petersburg, April Is, $50 p. m.
Out Of the maze o. conflicting re-
ports regarding the sequence of events
leading up to the destruction of the
Petropavlovsk it is now established
that Vice Admiral Makarof early
Wednesday morning took out his
squadron to engage weak division
of six japanese cruisers which ap-
peared on the horizon after the jap
anese torpedo boats, which sank the
Bezstrashni, had been driven off by
the Bayan. Particulars Of the torpedo
boat fight are still lacking. The Rus
sian commander-in. chief pursued the
japanese cruiser division until it was
reinforced by eleven battle ships,
when he retired into the outer road
stead, where be was drawing up in
line of battle when the disaster to the
Petropavlovsk occurred. The exact
circumstances of the destruction Of
the battleship are not known. 1t is
certain that both her boilers and
magazines exploded, but it is not ab-
solutely sure that she touched mine,
although the weight of opinion at the
admiralty is that such was the case
and that if so it was Russian, and
not japanese mine.
1t is absolutely denied that Ad
miral Makarof's ships participated
in a naval engagement.
The injuries to the Pobieda are de-
clared to be slight. The explosion
which injured her took place at the
water line. The opinion expressed at
tie admiralty here is that it was pro-
duced by spent Whitehead torpedo.
which was floating on the surface OF
the water, and which may have been
fired during the torpedo boat fight.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns that twenty-eight officers
were lost on board the Petropavlovsk.
including Capt Vasilief, belonging
to the ship; Admiral Makarof, IA
members of his staff, including Rear
Admiral Molas, chief Of staff, and
Lieut.. Won Kobe, the aide de camp
of Grand Duke Cyril.
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30 per anuu@-ie advance.
ApvggeIs EBK7:

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Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-08-06

TIE business conditions at the {. * 5.
depot ior the month OF July IS most graf
flying TO the people and shows that this
CITY and district is in a most fiourishing
state The total car loads forwarded for
the month Of July was zoz as against Ire
for the same period year ago. ot this
total I72 cars were ore as against 99 ior
July 1903. There were 279 cars OF freight
u ali classes received as against 25u oi
year ago, and ST cars we're ore sent to the
mills from the surrounding camps There
were hut a received during the same per
iod Of year ago. When the fact that
the ore cars forwarded contain principally
concentrates is taken into consideration,
il shows that the milling interests are
extensive and the mines are IN healthy
condition. In local ticket sales, the de
pot records show a slight decrease over
Iuly os. while the coupon sales evidence
ara increase no doubt occasioned by the
Worlds Fair business, All IN all, the
record IS a splendid one and should be
quoted TO those Of the eas; who have
been disposed to cast discredit upon the
business interests Of this community
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-08-06
MINING APPLICATION No. r.ss.

Mineral survey No. 1888
L. :. Land Ofscs
Denver. Colorado
May. 81. 1895
Notice Is hereby given that z 8
liolddacker, By Adolph Maier. her At
tprucy in fact, whose postoff7ce ts 1tss
Homer boulevard. Denver. Colorado.
has made application for a patent far
l5oo linear feet on the
PORTLAND NO. LODE,
bearing gold and silver, the same being
So "a W. from discovery cut thereon
with surface ground i6Q feet in wt1th
situate IN Lincoln Mining btstel +
Clear Creek county. state OF Colorado
and described in the plat and faid
notes on Tile in this of.ics. as follows.
Beginning at Cor. No. |. whence he
he SIN o F. n. bears n s7s Is v. ai3f oi
IT. thence : 2ss IS <. $50 It 70 Cor
No :: thence : sss "a w 1890 II 10
Cor No. 3. thence y IS Is ". $50 Il
to Cor. No. 4: thence y. Sc. "a ( l5le
II % Cor. No. I. the place of beginning
Containing 5eIs acres, expressly ex-
ceptinE and excluding all conflict with
surveys Nos 1869 and 1901 and form
Ing a portion Of the unsusdivlded Twp
: range - and "A W Of the tn
ing recorded in Vol. I5e. page la Of
the records OF Clear Creek county. Coll
orado-
Adjoining claimants. owners OF the
above mentioned surveys
c d. FORD. Register
First pub. June II, last pub Aug. Z. ~
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-08-06
Movers Demand For
Troops.

People who found fault with Governor
Peabody for sending troops to Cripple
Greek should consider the demand Of
President Mover Of the Western Fedora
tion that they be returned to that district
A short time ago the governor was
vehementiy Denounced by labor sgitators
aud their sy-rnpathisers in every part Of
the country because he employed the
military force at his command to keep the
peace and protect life and property in
Teller county II was convenient way
TO appeal for sympathy to people who
were ignorant OF the situation and did not
know whether there was any occasion for
sending troops 10 that part OF the state or
not. Eastern cities OF Colorado respond
ed promptly and denounced Governor
Peabody for his act, representing that he
had played the role OF dictator and had
tramplei upon the rights OF American
citizens.
When the need for the military had
ceased. the governor ordered their with
drawal. But hardly had this organization
gone forth than Meyer, the head of the
strikers, entered a vigorous protest and
demanded that the National Guard be
sent back to the district for the protection
Of the strikers
One day these troops were, according
To his assertion, menace to the liberty of
American citizens. bu, the next their
presence was demanded for the protection
Of the strikers. Evidently there was
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-08-06
MINING APPLICATION NO. i.se.

Mineral Survey No. 1888.
u 5. Land Oft7ee
Denver, Colorado
May. 81. 1904
Notice is hereby given that NJ I.
HowertOn. by George E kyns-. her at
torncy in fact. whose postoffice is Eic-
tor Colorado. has made application Tor
a patent for 1900 linear feet on the
OLD DOMINION LODE.
bearing gold and silver. the same be-
y. a. 40 W. from discovery shaft
thereon. with surface ground i5e feet
In width. situate in Lincoln Mining
District Clear Creek county. state OF
Colorado. and described in the plat and
field notes file in this office fol-
Beginning at Corner No /, whence
bears y. ss' az 54s E asso.e7 feet;
thence 5 I4s 4o' E. 1900 feet to corner
No. >, thence s 2Ss E 1923 feet to
corner No. ). thence n IA 4e. W. 1900
feet to corner No 4 thence n s5s w
1913 feet TO Corner No !. the place
OF beginning.
Containing so53 acres, expressly ex-
cepting and excluding all conflict with
surveys Nos. s520A. 1888. ls9sI. Isses
and lss73. and forming portion OF the
unsubdfvided Twp. 3 s. range "a w of
the sth principal meridian said loca-
tion being recorded In Vol 1ss. page
ios. of the records OF Clear Creek coan-
Adjoining claimants. the owners Of
surveys Nos s5toA. SILK Finish and
Protection: 1898. White Tale; i4ll4
Seeman placer: ls0s1. Planet and IT'LL
ttys 1906. Louisa, and 1es13. Iowa
lodcs-
C D. FORD. Register.
First pub. June II. last pub. Aug. Is, %.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-08-06
Chicago or St. Louis and Return via Union
Pacific.

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until September 80. inclusive. final
return limit October 81.
It can be arranged to have tickets
to ST. Louis read going via Kansas
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versa.
Tickets to Chicago can read via St
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Stap-overs Of ten days can be had
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+. r. GRIFFIN. GenI Agent,
o4i-I7th ST.. Denver
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-08-06
uI>I>c APPLICATION no. 1.sa.
survey No. Il.V3L.
Denver Land District,
u. 5 Land Office.
Denver. Gallo. May 81. 1904.

Denver. Gallo. May 81. lsoi.
Notice is hereby given that Peter Au-
W4dhams. by A Brastrom. their at
torney In fact. whose postoftice Is Idaho
Springs. Colo. have made application
for a patent for fifteen hundred linear
NORTH SOUTH LODE.
bearing gold and silver. the same being
: - so T. II feet and y =z 30 W
ss5 feet. thence y i2s W ssl feet from
discovery shaft thereon, with surface
ground l50 feet in width. situate in
Giass Valley Mining District, Clear
creek county state OF Colorado. and
described by the Official plat. herewith b
posted. and by the Geld notes on file In
this office. as follows, viz
bears ) II so W. Iois-5 II; Cor No. 8
sur No. 3s2. bears 3 T7' So W i0is.b
II. and Cor. No. ]. Sur; No. isysl DIS
thence n s7a go 1915 II. 10 Cor. No
Anna lode. bears 5. 7.s or E. s57.ss n /;
thence 5. 12s E. sss n TO Cor. No. 3;
thence ; e. 2e f. %S2i s. e e Cor. % es2 Sq
No. s thence ~ 22s so W. sl5.s Il 70
cor No g; thence ". Ia w. $50 # to
cor No. !, the place OF beginning
Containing fes5 acres. exclusive OF
the conflict with Sur. No. 1851. Dis
portion Of the unsubdiyided township
No 3 and the y. r = OF section one
"a township south, OF range ~ west
OF the sixth principal meridian. said To-
l67. OF the records OF Clear Creek coun-
- Adjoining claims, the Anna and
[asbrow iodes, Sur No. ls.5sl, and the
Placer claim. Survey Lot No. 2s2
c. D. FORD. Register
First pub June Il, last pub. Aug -. 'o4.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-08-06

.sFor several years my VIE vas
troubled with what physicians called
sick headache OF = very severe char
srfer. She doctored with several emf
nent physicians and at = great ex-
nense. only to grow worse until she
"a unable to do any kind OF work.
About q year ago she began taking
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
Iefs and today weighs more than she
ever aid before and is real well" says
M George E. Wright Of New London,
New York. For sale by J. j. Sherwin.