TOGO'S SHIP SINKS.
WJ IK AS A' IS LOST WITH NEARLY
300 MEN.
VesselVJiicli Led FJcct to Victory
Over Rojcslvcnslcy Destroyed by Fire
"While with Flecl-IVJeinbcrs of Other
Perish in Attempting Rescue.
_ Admiral Togo's flagship , the Mikasa ,
* ThIcli was destroyed by lire and the
explosion of her magazine at an early
Iiour Monday morning , was lying at
anchor-in the harbor of Sasebo at the
time of the disaster. Hundreds of
-'lives , including about 200 members of
Iier crew and men from other ships
"who went to the rescue , were lost. It
-5s hoped the vessel can be repaired.
ETho little town , which has risen to
.prominence since the outbreak of the
recent war , had passed a quiet Sunday.
In tho harbor were several warship.-
that had takei : part in tho annihilation
of the formidable navy of Russia. The
quiet of the night was violently dis
turbed u little after midnight by a
terrific explosion , accompanied by a
-severe shock.
A crowd assembled on the coast.
only to discover that a terrible disas
ter had overtaken the beloved Mikasa ,
the Ibitfship of Admiral Togo , who led
fais n : ' .i to victory in the life-and-death
struggle in which the natijn had just
been engaged. The absence of the ad
miral from the ship at the lime of the
explosion nnd the hope that the vessel
can be repaired are the only redeem
ing feiture of tiie calamity. There i.s
a. deep fedhig of sympathy throughout
the nation for the victims of the dis
aster.
The fire started from an unknown
cause .it midnight on Sunday. Before
: the oilirers could be rescued the lire
.reached the aft magazine , which ex
ploded , blowing a hole in the port sido
causing the ship tc sink.
.Xavnl men are at a loss to under
stand how the flames could reach the
magazine so soon , despite the steel
bulkheads and compartments and the
efforts of the crew to quench the blase.
The Mikaa was a first-class battle
ship of 15,200 tons displacement. She
HOLY WAT RAGES IN CAUCASUS.
Tartars Arc Msssacrcint ; Aruicniana
of All Ages r.nd Sexes.
A ho'y war has beeii proclaimed in
th ? Caner--iii : : districts of Zangezur and
.Tel , nilhere Tartars arc massacreiny
'the Armenians without distinction of sex
cr age. Many thousands of Tartar horso-
nion have crossed thu Pcrso-Russian
frontier and joined the insurgents in dc-
str 'yini ; Armenian villages. At the vil
la x * > f Minkend 300 Armenians wera
slaughtered. Dispatches say that inu-
liiatcd children were thrown to the doga
and that the few survivors were forced
to embrace Isl.unism in order to save
their lives.
That for a time the authority of the
Russian government over part of its Cau-
ca.Min provinces is to be set at naught
by the wir ; of irreconcilably antagonistic
races seems highly probable. The latest
WHERE HOLY WAR HACKS.
advices from that troubled district re
port that the Tartars , inflamed by racial
and religious passion , have proclaimed
a holy war on the Armenians.
Both the races engaged in this bloody
stnisple are bitterly hostile to the Rus
sian government. The Armenians , who |
are now spread over the territories of
three countries i'c rsia. Turkey and Rus
sia are one in spirit. In the two coun
tries 1-tst named they have been engaged
in an incessant struggle against perseeu-
THE MIKASA , TOGO'S FAMOUS FLAGSHIP.
was built in England and was launched
In 11)02. The battleship was 400 feet
long , had a speed of over eighteen knots
and carried a crew of 033 officers and
men. She was heavily armored and
-carried four twelve-inch guns , fourteen
six-inch gun ? , twenty twelve-pounders ,
and a number of smaller rapid-lire guns.
She had four submerged torpedo tubes.
The Mikasa won a lasting name in
annals of naval warfare on May 27. At
.noon on that day Admjral Rojestvensky ,
-with a Ueet of thirty-six ships , including
eight battleships , three coast defense
ships , vhree armored cruisers , live pro
tected cruisers , four hospital and repair
ships , nnd thirteen destroyers , was met
by Admiral Togo in the Mikasa. The
clash came when the Russians were pass-
Ing Asushima island , at the narrowest
part of the straits , midway between
Japan and Korea. There Togo gave
battle.
The Russian fleet was formed in two
Hues , the cruisers and small ships on tho
west , the battleships on the east. Togo's
fleet swung around from behind the isl
and of Tsushima and attacked the Rus
sians from the west. The Russian for-
.alation was fatal. Between Rojest-
vensky's Ikht battleships and Togo were
nil of his mailer ships , and his heavy
gua tire was blanketed at the beginning
of the battle.
As the afternoon wore along Togo
crowded the Rr.sstun fleet nearer and
. The battle
nearer the Japanese coat.
ships Borodino and Kniaz Sonvaroff
were sunk early in the fiht. After sun-
jset the Japanese torpedo boats attacked.
The Russian fleet was practically wiped
out Icfore Sunday morning. One battle-
-shii ) and three cruisers surrendered on
.Sun ilav.
To o sunk or captured twenty-five Ttns-
: siai warships. Only the little cruiser
.Almaz nnd a few destroyers escaped to
" Admiral Rojestven-
.Vladivostok. Vice
sky , seriously wounded , was taken pris
oner , as was Rear Admiral Nehogatoff.
IKe.ir Admiral Voelkeream and Rear Ad-
mirn ] Enquits were killed.
More than . " 5,000 Russian sailors wore
Jkilled ur drowned , and more than 3.000
x-vrcrc taken prisoners. Togo's battleships
jand cruisers escaped practically unscath-
< * ! . ami he lost only three destroyers in
rthe battle. About 200 of his men were
.killed and wounded. The Mikasa bore
scarcely a shell mark.
The Chicago ami Alton has purc-haseil
iiOO stock cars , forty feet in lenjrth. from
I ian eastern firm and is now disposing of
j All small sized cars. With the larger
.cars it is beliived that the tonnage limit
-can be reduced and the requisite speed
anain'aini'd to keep within the twenty-
. -eight hour si , j.nent law.
Directors of the Western Pacific rail-
ronil have awarded contracts for the
V built ! : : ; ; ; cf practically the eiftire line
from Oakland , Cai. , USalt Lake City.
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tion. Prof. Milyoukov in his recently
I'V.blished volume on tho problems ol
Russia declares that the Caucasian Ar
menians are as badly off as those in Tur
key and that they are "united in a con
spiracy of hatred of the whole popula
tion toward the common oppressor. " Tin
Tartars have been equally bitter in their
animosity toward Russian rule. In a
petition lately addressed to the Czar , th <
Sultan and the leading European powers
they complain earnestly of the practice !
of their rulers in forbidding them tho
free exercise of their religion and de
spoiling them of their property , and ol
the tyranny which forces them to cele
brate the Russian holy days , send theii
priests into the Russian military servic
and give their children Russian names.
Apparently race prejudice , the hatred
of the oppressed Tartar for the oppress
ed Christian , for the time has subor
dinated all thought of the common an
tagonism of these peoples to their rulers ,
Whether the Russian government has
the means at its disposal to cope with
this extraordinary situation and prevent
the use of its territory as a battleground
for a holy war remains to be seen.
CZAR TO PAY 8500,000,000
Secret Treaty with Japan Kxacts Trib
tc from Emperor.
According to a special dispatch to tin
New York World from London it il
known perfectly well at the Japanese
legation in Louden , that a secret treatj
has been made between the Czar ol
Russia and the Emperor of Japan , de
spite the usual diplomatic denials.
It is reported also that Russia agrees
in the treaty to give Japan a free hand
in China , though this point is not so
certain as the other. The compact wai
made without the knowledge even oi
Baron Komurn and M. Witte.
It provides that the Czar of Russia
tho Czar , not the empire shall pay
? .10r,000,000 ) indemnity to Japan in fiva
years , less the amount which Russia
will pay Japan for her care and mainte
nance .of Russian prisoners of war , $100 ,
000.000 as provided in the treaty of
Portsmouth.
The special says that tho plan of pay
ing secret indemnity was suggested by
Emperor William at the famous Baltic
conference as a way to save the prestige
of the empire and yet to end the war.
The first steam railroad in operation
in this country was used by the Dela
ware and Hudson Canal Company in
1821) . to carry coal from its mines to
the canal for shipment to New York.
The track was 10 miles long. The rails ,
of rolled iron } by 2 % inches , were
spiked , broad side down , to hemlock
joists laid on across ties ten feet apart.
The engine in its trial trip made tea
miles an hour.
Tho town council of Maikop , Russia ,
has decided to honor President Roosevelt
by naming a rtreot after him.
CORN-CUTTING UNDER WAY.
Not-vvithjjtandii'K Cold and Wet , Cropn
Make Gcod I rogfress.
Crop conditions are summarized as
follows in tho weekly bulletin of the
weather bureau :
In the lower Missouri , central Missis
sippi and Ohio valleys the week was
cool and wet and farm work was more
or less interrupted in these districts ,
more particularly in the western por
tions. The temperature conditions in the
Atlantic coast and gulf districts and on
the Pacific coast were generally favora
ble.
Notwithstanding the excessive mois
ture and ool weather over the greater
part of the corn belt , generally corn has
made good progress toward maturity ,
having advanced rapidly in the northern
and western po"tioasMuch of the crop
is already safe and cutting is general
over the southern portion of the belt.
In Iowa it Is estimate ; ! that four-uflhs
of the crop will be safe from frost by
the lioth and the remainder by the 30th.
The harvesting of spring wheat is now
rr.i < tic-ally finished in North Dakota
a.d : Minnesota. Large areas , however ,
0:1 : flo.le < l lowlands in the' last-named
y'ate have been abandoned. In North
Dakota the little thrashing that has
been done indicates disappointing yields ,
considerable being smutty. In South
Dakota the yield of spring wheat is
good , but the quality is variable. Thrash
ing is completed in Oregon and harvest
ing is progressing under favorable con
ditions in Washington , except in the
northwestern counties , where it has been
ii ! < ITUpted by showers.
In the Carolinas the cotton situation
is : : ot materially changed as compared
with that of the previous week. In
South Carolina a slight improvement is
indicated in localities and deterioration
in others , the plant having stopped grow
ing on clay soils. Slight improvement
is indicated in localities and deteriora
tion in others , the plant having slopped
growing on clay soils. Slight hn ; > rve-
ments reported from Alabama and por
tions of Louisiana and Texas , but in
Florida , Georgia , Tennessee , Missouri ,
Arkansas , Oklahoma , Indian Territory
and tho greater part of Texas there has
been more or less deterioration , with
slight improvement over scattered local
aivas. Boll weevils and other pests are
increasing in portions of Texas. Gener
ally the weather conur : ! < ms throughout
the belt have been hi.rbiy favorable lor
i'i'-king , which work luv.i been actively
carried on.
In the middle Atlantic States. New
England and the Ohio valley the cutting
and housing of tobaec n&ve i-i-ogressed
under favorable conditions , this work be
ing about half finished in Kentucky ,
nearly completed in Maryland , Virginia
and Tennessee and completed in North
Carolina.
No improvement in the apple outlook
is indicated , a very poor crop being prom
ised in practically all of the apple States.
The general outlook for potatoes con
tinues unpromising , blight and decay
being extensively reported , except in New
England and portions of the Missouri
valley , where the prospects arc more fa
vorable. In New England a good crop
is indicated and in Iowa the early pota
toes are good , but the late have been
damaged by blight.
Plowing and seeding have mad * excel
lent progress throughout the central val
leys , lake region and middle Atlantic
coast districts.
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WllA' < ' f" ft/ / , - * ,
Sarath Kr.mar Ghosh , the East Indian
author , is expected to come to this coun
try next season on a lecture tour.
On his recent visit to Paris , the Shah
of Persia was fanned night and day by
relays of perspiring attendants.
The Emperor of Abyssinia has deco
rated the German emperor with the Star
of Ethiopia and has sent him a number
of presents.
The Russian minister at Rio Janeiro
and all his family are Buddhists , while
tho Japanese minister and his secretary
are Christians.
Sir William Garsten. on a recent trip
to the upper Nile , siiot the largest ele
phant on record since the reconquest of
the Soudan. Its tusks weighed 1294
pounds.
King Edward's reign has not brought
joy to the hearts of London tradespeo
ple , as a greater portion the trous
seau of Princess Margaret of Connanght
was purchased in Paris.
The late Sir D. M. Petti , a parsoe of
r.omhay , who founded numerous cotton
mills in India , gave . .oOO.OOU to benevo
lent projects and was created a baron ,
an honor conferred on only one other na
tive.
tive.Dr.
Dr. Henry II. Rasmus of the First
M. E. church , Catford. England , objects
to the practice of loxvering the lights
while the sermon is preached. He says
he wants to see when his congregation
has had enough.
Sawa Moroshoff , the Russian "wool
king , " is dead , aged only 44. He em
ployed 70,000 workers. At the beginning
of the war with Japan he made his
government a present of 100,000 blan
kets , which never reached the army in
Manchuria.
Lord Darnley. father of James I. of
England , was the son of Mathew Stuart ,
Earl of Lennox , and Margaret , the
daughter of Queen Margaret Tudor ,
widow of James IV. of Scotland , and
her second husband , Archibald Douglas ,
Earl of Angus.
The King of Belgium is developing a
mania for building that recalls King
Ludwig II. of Bavaria. The city of
Brussels has sanctioned his plans for
a "Mont des Arts. " to cost $40.000.000 ,
and he has numerous other projects con
templated or under way.
Sir Clement R. Markham , who has
just retired from the presidency of the
British Royal Geographical Society , be
gan life as a midshipman in the old days
of sailing ships.
The Marquis of Bute of England may
well bo described as a favorite of for
tune. He has eleven titles , is a baronet
of Nova Scotia , and hereditary keeper of
Rothesay castle.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria , since
his accession to the throne of that prin
cipality in 1S87 , has spent nearly a quar
ter of his time abroad , and is conse
quently known as "The Traveler. "
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Aga'nst Costly Funerals.
PRIEST in a factory district of Western Mas
sachusetts recently began a crusade against
costly funerals among his parishioners. On
Investigation he found that their expense fre
quently Impovcrishc-d the bereaved family , and
that in order to pay for a magnificent coffin ,
„ , ,
elaborate floral settings and a Icngproccsslon of
carriages , all of which constituted only ' 'a passing pageant
of an hour , " a household was often compelled to deny itself
for months the bare necessities of life. In his pulpit ac
cordingly he openly denounced such practiced , nnel asked
that henceforth those of his flock who died be buried as
simply as they had lived.
The words of this priest bore good fruit Simplicity
Instead of ostentation has more and more characterized
the funerals of his parish , and as a resn't the community
as a whole has been much happier. This was not because
It grieved the less over its dead , but because , being less
starved extravagant manifestations of Its sorrows , it
could bear them with a greater "fortitude. Nor has a
single parish only been blessed. The sentiment against
costly ccre-monials for the dead has spread to other parts
of Massachusetts , where other clergymen have followed the
exaniDJe .of the priest. New York Tribune.
All Bosses Arc Vulnerable.
O ruler Is so vulnerable as a political boss\
There are no legal or constitutional forms
which must be gone through with to bring
about his deposition. H Is boss only so long
as tho mass of the people are either willing
that he should rule or unwilling to take the
trouble to dethrone him. With all the criti
cism and attacks upon the forms of popular government
In tho United States , the quality of the government Is
'
\rhat the people make it. They will usually get a's poor
a government as they will put up with , just as a man in
private life gets as little for his money us he is willing
to accept.
Philadelphia's experience is Instructive. It took only
a few days for the people to overthrow a rock-ribbed and
long-established political machine and to assert their will
In place of the bargainings of a boss. This can be done
In New York or anywhere else at any time.
But doing it once is not enough. Periodic spells of re
form and spasmodic civu * risings demonstrate the power
and ability of the people , but without continued effort
there ifl no permanent reform. If the constant attitude
Df all the people in every American city were what it has
b(5en in Philadelphia for a brief time , the days of a po
litical boss would be over and civic corruption co-uld find
bo cranny in which to exist. New York World.
Strike of Farmer's Wives.
iHE worm has turned. In Indiana the farmers'
{ wives of a certain county went on a strike.
T JThey refused to providethe regular banquets
jdemaiuled by the nu-n wh thresh the farmers'
jwhcat. The threshermen. accustomed to big
feasts , boycotted the county and declared the
farmers' wheat might rot in the stacks. And
there yon arc. All of which is suggestive to those who
h rc sat down to the si-eat spreads uuriug threshing sea-
Eon.
For weeks the fanner's wife must plan for the big fowl.
Everything in the bounteous menu of country cooking Is
provided. Possibly a beef is killed. Chickens are slaugh
tered by the dozen. There are six kinds of pie and other
things In proportion. All day long the women must stand
eve ? the hot stove save when washing the dishes. She
must be nimble to serve tho stuff that cannot be "passed. "
And la this ministering to the lordly appetites of the thresh
ermen the housewife is perhaiM ; laid up In bed for a week
or is well started on a spell of nervous prostration.
The monarch of all he surveys Is the man with the
red machine and tho traction engine. He tells the house
hold when it must get up In the morning. And no man
dare knock off at eventide except upon his signal. Let the
women wait and keep things piping hot ! Everything the
farm , the house , the help , even the clog is under his direc-
RAG CARPET THE FASHION.
Society Has Resurrected It Along with
Antique Furniture.
And still another old fashion is bo-
Ing revived. There has been a return
to favor of old clocks , and be.Lstoaus ,
tables and chairs and voll papers , un
til it seemed as though there was ii ;
accessory to an okl-fashioned house
that has not had its counterpart put
upon the modern market , with very
often a pretty story attached to prove
it an heirloom.
There is one thing , however , that un
til ve"ry recently has remained in the
oblivion to which it was consigned
years ago. With all the fad for things
old-fashioned , the homely but service
able rag carpet was not resurrected un
til a short time ago , when an enter
prising manufacturer made the ven
ture. It is the real thing , too. anil not
a paraphrase of rag carpet made of
Bilk in the sbape' of fancy rugs , but
the real old-fashioned carpet that is
woven like those for which our grand
mothers carefuly saved all thir I'ags.
Furthermore , it is woven of real rags
fcven If they are without family and
neighborly associations. This particu
lar manufacturer uses samples of cur
tains and upholsteries which have
aerVed their purpose as samples to
mate his rag carpets.
Some of them are woven with a
all thf old-fash
striped effect , just as
ioned ones were seen , the light and
dark stripes alternating with more or
i ss regularity , while others showing
the more elaborate result ? of modern
machinery are woven in checks about
two inches square. In red ami blr\r > k
and other Colors , producing a vivid
Contrast , these checks when seen at a
little distance Jook almost like Scotch
plaid , and thillr bright colors should
contribute to the general ohforfulness
of a room. For housekeepers who have
only bare floors and do not care for
carpets there are rugs made of this
rag carpeting ; just as there are rugs
made of every other conceivable klocl
of material for covering floors. These
tion. And much good feeding has made him n delicate
critic of cuisine. YVLo can blame the farmers' wives ? It
is time to call a halt. L t tho wheat rot ! What with her
regular duties of cooking nnd washing and solving and
tho dairy nnd a hundred other things , the farmer's wife
has enough to tlo. The threshormen can cook for them
selves or eat a cold lunch.
In the West they do it differently. The thresher'gang
carries a cooking outfit and gets Its own meals. No extra
demand is made on the rancher's wife. Threshing is a
picnic and the housewife Is a guest at table. Should the
Indiana women stand firm they may be as independent
If ever a strike is justified this has been one of the cases.
India 11 a polls Sun.
The Roue' cf Resoiulicn.
OVERTY and failure are self-invited. Tho dis
aster people drt-jul often comes to them. Worry
and anxiety enfeeble tbcir force of mind and
so blunt their creative and productive faculties
that they are unable to exercise them properly.
Fear of failure or lack of faith in one's ability
is one of the most potent cause ? of failure.
Many people of splendid povrers have attained only medi
ocre success and some arc total failures because they set
bounds to their achievement beyond which they did not
allow themselves to think that they could pass. Tliey put
limitations to their ability ; they cast stumbling blocks hi
their way by aiming only at mediocrity or predicting fail
ure for themselves , talking their wares down Instead of up ,
disparaging their business and belittling their powers.
Thoughts are forces , and tho constant affirmation of
one's Inherent right and power to succeedrlll chango in
hospitable comlitipns and unkind environments to favor
able ones. If you resolve upon success with energy , you
will very soon create a success atmosphere and things will
come your way ; you will make yourself a success magnet
Prom Success.
Blaming the Woman.
HERE is a domestic tragedy reported from
New York which Illustrates forcefully the com
mon tendency of a wronged wife to "blame the
woman in tho case. " The man In the tragedy ;
is the father of five children. Ho wail the
president of a great corporation with wonder-
" * ful prospects of success. He fell in love with
a 10-year-old office girl and neglected his family for her.
Tho family for lack of support , were forced to make their
home with relatives. Tho man has lost his position ijj the
business world he js a moral and financial bankrupt. And
what did the wronged wife say when told of his perfidy ?
Did she brand him as a reprobate and monster , that should
be punished ? No , never ! She burst into tears and ex
claimed : "He was one of the best men In the worl& That
girl hypnotized him and caused this. " As Is usual under
the circumstances , the man , to whom she looked and in
whose strength in business she had great faith , was In her
opinion a weakling In the hands of a designing girl , not
withstanding the girl was but 1C. Some means should be
devised for the protection of poor man. Indianapolis San.
Guard the Gates.
opinion has been little modified touch
ing the admission of Chinese to the United
States. It is not uncommon to hear that the
Chinamen are getting to be the only reliance
In this country for a serving class. Those who
have heretofore been expected to stspply the
demand are taking up higher lines. Chinamen
are non-assimilative , politically , and are likely to last longer
without pride of station than any other race. To throw
the gates wide open again , however , would make us tha
dumping ground for hordes of Asiatics. It is hardly worth
the space it would occupy to dwell oh the evils of yellcrw :
congestion. Everybody knows a great deal about then ? .
The gates against the Oriental peril must not be thrown'
down to accommodate a few people who want domestic
servants , or to vindicate that rather ttedlons and pestiferous
person , Wu Ting ang. Cincinnati Inquirer.
FIVE GENERATIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA FAMILY.
At a reunion of the Keller family In the old Keller homestead , In Rock-
land Township , Berks County , Pa. , recently a photograph of five generations
of the family was taken. The oldest member of the family is Mrs. Esther
Keller , 93 years old , who Is shown seated om the right. While she is some
what feeble of limb , her mind Is bright , her hearing acute and her eyesight
as good as It was thirty years ago. Next to her In the picture is her daugh
ter , Mrs. Caroline Brumbach , CO years old ; next is Mrs. Deborah K. Irwln ,
the 43-year-old daughter of Mrs. Brnmbach ; then Mrs. Irwin's daughter ,
Mrs. Esther A. Wood , of Media , Delaware County. Mrs. Wood holds in
her lap her daughter , Baby Ethel May Wood , 10 months old.
are made IB all the shapes and sizes
and patterns that could possibly be de
sired , with prices accordingly. The
carpet costs 75 cents a yard. Brook
lyn Eagle.
Real Speed on nil Automobile.
Friend Wh.'ifs that big box on the
front of your machine ?
Automobilist That's a camera for
taking moving pictures. You see , I
goco fast I don't have time to look
ut the scenery , and so I photograph it
as I go along. L'lllustration.
Popular and Unpona'ur.
"He doesn't seem to be very popular
in political circles just now. "
"No ; he has just launched a boom
for himself as the 'pnpularcandidate. ' "
Philadelphia Press.
A Different Thing.
"Senator , do you think it possible for
an honest man to make a reputation In.
politics r
"Well , " replied Senator Badger ,
thoughtfully , "he might make a repu- ,
tat ion for his honesty , but when It
comes to making a reputation as a
politician , that's a different thing. "
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Always.
Though a man be a liar in half he
Says , and at other times daffy ;
Yet when he ' .s dead.
On the stone at his head ,
What is this he is fed ? Epi-taffy ?
Cleveland Leader.
"If you want to be happier , " says
a philosopher , "get rid u. your/
grudge- "