Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-14


this morning telegraphed to Emperor
Nicholas his profound condolences on.
the disaster to the Petropavlovsk and
the death of Vice-Admiral Makarof.
This dispatch, together with those Of
Emperor William and the king Of Italy,
sent yesterday. is regarded here as sig
nificance of the acceptance Of the Eu-
ropean governments that the. sinking
OF the Petropavlovsk was due to an
accident and did not occur during q
battle with the japanese ships. The
officials say condolences over the re-
suit of battle might involve questions
Of neutrality, whereas condolences
over an accident do not involve neu-
trality.
Prior to the sending OF M. Loubet's
telegram the French embassy at st Pc
tersburg had received an official assur-
ance that the accident was due to the
PetropavIovsk striking IA mine which
had become loosened from It's moorlngs
during the recent storm. Some special
dispatches received here assert that
the japanese torpedoes the Petro-
pavolovsk, but the officials accept the
Russian version Of the sinking OF the
battleship.
Foreign Minister Delcasse called at
the Russian embassy to-day and per-
sonally expressed his deep sympathy.
The Mathis correspondent at st Pc
tersburg says Admiral Rojestvensky
probably will succeed Admiral Makar-
off.
Toxic, April Ia no a. m.l--The first
intimation of the result of Vice-Ad-
miral Toga's seventh attack upon Port
Arthur reached Toxic at s a. M, in
telegram sent to the Associated Press,
which promptly communicated it to
official circles The news was re-
ceived with intense satisfaction, par
ticularly the reported destruction of
the battleship Petropavlovsk. There
was note of regret, however, In the
comment upon the reported death or
Admiral Makaroff, for the Russian ad-
miral commanded the respect of his
opponents, and the Japanese admired
the manner in which he had rehabili-
tated the feet after the first attacks
upon Port Arthur and the splendid
fight he was making against odds. The
navy department. expects advfces from
Vice Admiral Togo tonight. Tt is
known that he left the vicinity of Port
Arthur yesterday to return to an un-
known base and it is expected that he
will reach telegraphic communication
tonight.
Toxic, April IA, p. ma brief re.
port from Rear Admiral Uriu of We'd
nesday's fighting off Port Arthur
reached the navy department this af-
ternoon. It says Vice Admiral Togo's
fleet attacked Port Arthur in the
morning and succeeded in sinking
battleship of the Petropavloysk class
and one torpedo boat destroyer. The
Japanese sustained no losses. One
japanese was wounded.
A detailed report of the engagement
is expected hourly.
Washington, April 14.-The Japan
ese minister to-day received a dis
patch from his government embodying
an official report from Admiral Uriu,
regarding the engagement off Port
Arthur yeserday, as follows:
According to the report OF the tor
pedo destroyer fotilla No 3, our feet
approached Port Arthur on the, 18th
Of April, and sunk one battleship OF
the enemy of the Petropavloysk type
and one torpedo boat destroyer. No
damage to our fleet. No report yet
from Admiral Togo
London, April IA special dis
patch from st Petersburg says the son
of General Kazarkoff was killed this
morning as the result of a dynamite
outrage in his room at the Hotel Du
Nord. The police, it is added, discov-
cred documents indicating the author
of the outrage.
st Petersburg, April 14-Forty- live
officers and men perished on board the
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Dezs
prashni, whose destruction by the Jap
anese was announced to-day.
st Petersburg, April 14-Vice Adj
miral Stark in an interview to-day is
quoted as saying that it was his opin-
ion the Petropavlovsk struck one of
the contact mines off Cape Laiao
Shan, which had been torn from it's
noorings by the last storm. Tt could
not have been mine laid near the en-
trance of the harbor because these
mines are not contact mines. In navy
circles it is now believed that the ex-
plosion of the battleship was internal
and not external.
CROKER'S HORSE WON.
London, April 14.-Richard Croker's
st Patrick's Day won the Newmarket
biennial stakes at Newmarket Craven
meeting to-day. saltpetre finished sec
ond and st Medoc was third. st Pat.
rick's Day won by three lengths.
OLD SOLDIER DEAD.
Noroton Heights, April 14.-Jarrett
Mansfield, a civil war veteran, died at
Fitch's Soldiers home last night, and
the remains will be taken to Jewett
City to-day for burial.
Battle OF Pitchers.
PROVIDENCE, r. T., April A.
Brown won from Tufts By the close
score OF 2 TO /. 1t was battle of
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