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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY EWS- . . . . K Vli'.MIfAXUV | 'mi\Y ) AIM.'II ! 'i Mill ) OUT FIVE MEMBERS OF THE CREW WERE SAVED. REPORT OF PRINCE OUKTOMSKY POBIEDA DAMAGED BY MINE BUT MAKES PORT. RUSSIAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT Damage Dor A. * ne Japanese In the . o. Port Arthur i . . tate } . nlsastrous to the Remaining Rub * .9 ] 'C11 jl Force In the Far East. St. Petersburg , April 11. Prince Ouktomsky , rear admiral , who has temporary command of the navy in the far east , succeeding Admiral Mak aroff as the next In rank , wires today from Port Arthur that the torpedo boat"- destroyer Bezstrashnl became separated from the rest of the fleet during the attack of the Japanese force owing to Hie bad weather pre vailing at the time. The vessel was then surrounded by the enemy's tor pedo boat destroyers and sunk In the fight. Five men of the crew were saved before the vessel went to the bottom. Prince Oulttomsky adfls : "During maneuvering of the squadron in Iho battle , the battleship Poblcda struck a mine amlilship on the star- board side. She was able to gain port by herself. No one on board was killed or wounded. " FORTY-FIVE ON BOARD. Officers and Men Go Down With the Torpedo Boat Destroyer. St. Petersburg , April 14. Forty- five officers and men were prisoners on board the torpedo boat destroyer Bezatrashnl nt the time it was de stroyed by the .laps. EXPLOSION BELIEVED INTERNAL L Some Reports Say Makaroff Was Blown to Pieces and Staff Lost. Cyril Serious. St. Petersburg , April 11. In naval circles hero today the belief is expressed - pressed that the explosion which wrecked the Pctropavlovsk was in ternal. Sonic reports say that Makaroff was blown to pieces and it Is now stated that Makaroff's whole naval staff was lost. The condition of Grand Dnko Cyril Is today reported serious. Officer Reports. St. Petersburg , April U. It is of ficially announced that the torpedo boat destroyer , Hezstrashnl , UfiO tons , was cut off from tlio rest of the Hus sion lleet during the Port Arthur bat tle and sunk by the Japanese. Her crew was lost. The battleship Pobleda accidental ly struck a mine while maneuvering and was damaged , but was able to re turn to the harbor without a loss of > life of officers or crow. The battle ship is of 32,700 tons , and was ono of the principal vesbols in the Rus sian Port Arthur fleet. JAP'S STORY OF ATTACK. Report of Rear Admiral Urlu Says Torpedo Boat Destroyed. Tokio , April 11. A brief report from Rear Admiral S. Urlu , division com mander , regarding Wednesday's fight ing off Port Arthur. It was reported to the navy de partment this afternoon. It says that Togo's fleet attacked Port Arthur in the morning and succeeded in sinkIng - Ing a battle ship of the Petropavlovsk class and one torpedo boat was de stroyed. The Japanese suffered no losses. Ono Japanese was wounded. LOUBET SENDS CONDOLENCES : > Telegrams to the Czar Expressing Sympathy of Europe. Paris , April II. President Loubet of the French republic has telegraphed the czar , expressing the sympathy of the French government over the Russian ISr sian loss by tlio disaster of yester day. day.This This , together with messages from the king of Italy and Emperor Wil ' liam of Germany is taken to mean inm that the European governments consider mml sider the disaster duo to accident and not as a result of battle , thus giving ' the Japanese no credit for the } achievement. \ ST. PETERSBURG ANXIOUS. People Remained Up All Night to Hear Further News. St. Petersburg , April 14. With iiowed heads but unshaken hearts Iho Hnss'aiiH met the dreadful calamity of yesterday. Sorrow for the loss to the empire but Indlmlnlshod coiilldonco In ulti mate victory Is the note struck by the morning papers of the capital city. People sat up all of last night and throuh ; the long hours awaiting fur- thor details of the calamity Hint has befallen tin1 nation. The Associated Press Is author- IHvoly informed that the dispatches glvLMi last night were , In text , as originally received. Nothing In addition-to the Informa tion tlusy convoyed was received until 10 o'clock this morning. A voluminous cipher telegram reached the winter palace of thoc/.ar this morning and Is now being de ciphered. It is expected that full details - tails of the sinking of the Potropav- lovik are given and that information will he ghen to the public as soon as the message Is translated. ' BECOMES VERY BITTER AS RE SULT OF MURDER. KEEP NEGROES OUT OF SCHOOL White Pupils Declare That a Colored Student Can Never Again Enter the Building Six More Arrested on Charge of Inciting Riot. Kansas City , Mo. , April 11. Tlio race feeling in Kansas City , Kan , , Is growing intense. Today six negroes who accompanied Gregory to jail on the night of the murder , armed with rifles , were ar rested on the charge of inciting a riot. The while pupils today asserted that negroes will never again bo per mitted ] to enter the high school. PRISONERS SAW WITH CASE KNIFE Twelve Military Offenders Cut Out of the Guard House at Des Molnes. Des Molnes , April 11. Twelve pris oners who were confined in the mil itary guard house have escaped. They succeeded in securing their liberty by cutting through the steel bars of the jail with a case knife that had boon secured and concealjd by one of the men. Hlood hounds have been put on their tracks ' In an endeavor to trace tlio of fenders and the officers are making ll vigorous and thorough search. Hearst Must Fall. Brooklyn , April 11. By the capture of HroulJyit for Parker , the political fall of William II. Hearst now seems inevitable. . Boyd County Case. Llncolir , April 11. The Hoyd coun ty land controversy Is to ho settled by the supreme court In original ac tions. At the last sitting of the court Attorney General Prout asked leave of the court to file original suits in ejectment in the supreme court , against the indhidual settlers upon the lands. An order was issued by the court Tuesday morning granting permission to flic the suits. The at torney general will begin the actions within the next few days and it is probable that the cases will bo ar gued at the llrst May sitting of the court. The order issued will tend to do away with the litigation in the Hoyd county district court and will enable a decision to bo reached much sooner than otherwise. South Carolina for Roosevelt. Charleston , W. Va. , April 11. The republican convention here today will instruct for Roosevelt , Stephens and tilkins. IOWA TEACHERS ARE IN SESSION Annual Meeting of Pcdagogueo of Northwestern Iowa at Slou < City Today is Well Attended. Sioux City , April 11. The annual meeting of tlio Northwestern Iowa Teachers' association which began hero today is attended by about 1,000 ) visitors and gives promise of being the best mooting over hold by the association. Today was devoted to a conference of the county superintend ents with the state superintendent ol 1)1n public Instruction. The formal opening no ing of tlio convention takes place 10- oof night when there will bo addresses of welcome and responses , followed by the annual address of the president "ts. and the reports of the other olllcors. s.JO Prominent among the speakers to bo JOr board Friday and Satnrady are Dr ) ( Joorgo E. Vincent of tlio University of Chicago , Miss Martha A. Sherwood of Saglnaw , Mich" . . W. K. Fowler , state superintendent of Nebraska , and the Rev. Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus of Chicago. Excuse Poor Spelling. Chicago , April 11. The Chicago women's club has found an excuse for the poor spoiling prevalent because of the fact that the time of pupils Is taken up with "higher" education. I DYNAMITE OUTRAGE COMMITTED IN ST. PETERSBURG. WAS IN HIS OWN ROOM AT HOTEL The Son of General Kaxcarkoff Is Blown to Pieces as the Result of on Outrage Today Police Have Discovery Disclosing the Author. St. Petersburg , April 11.Tho son of ' General Ka/oarkolT was klllod to day ' as the result of a dynamllo outrage _ rage ' In his own room at a hotel hero The police have , It is scad , a ills covory Indicating the author of the outrage. EAST [ ; / HAS FIERCE SNOW RAGING First In Many Years Has Been Rap ing Today In New York. New York. April II The llrst llonv mid-April snow storm that has strucU this section of the country In a great many years , has been experienced here all day today. The storm lias raged since onrl > morning. FIND AGAINST NEWBY. Bar Committee at Wllbcr Makes Se rious Charges. Wllber , Neb. , April . - - the matter - tor of the complaint Illed against Wil liam h. Nowby , an attorney at Friend , and asking for his disbarment , the committee appointed by Judge llurd to take testimony and report the facts llnd that ho has boon guilty of de ceit to the court , and of collusion to deceive with Melinda l , " -'iilley In ( a case ( o foreclose a tax IV ' * * lots at Friend wherein Hlla ' ! , * " " " - plaintiff and Charles 1C. Jennings IH defendant. It is found that ho ap peared lor the defendant , Jennings , a dead man without authority. Weather Conditions. Chicago , April 11. Clear weather generally with exception of light rains in Ohio valley. With the exception of a trace of moisture at St. Louis there Is no moisture over the south west. Temperatures are Homo higher and about seasonable. Conditions fa vorable for corn and oats. Southwest too dry for wheat. * Congressman Hedge. Renominated. Keokuk , la. , April M. The repub lican convention of the First congres sional district held here today resulted In the renoniination of Congressman Thomas Hedge. There was no oppo slllon. Maine Republicans Meet. Portland , Me. , April 11. The repub- Means of Maine In state convention here today elected delegates to the national convention at Chicago and adopted a platform endorsing the ad ministration of and pledging support to President Uoosevelt. The delegates were not pledged , hut the platform in this state Is deemed siilllclont liistrnc- Hon. The resolutions expressed com mendation of the wise , patriotic and progressive administration of Presi dent Roosevelt , to whom it promised renewed allegiance and support. The work of the senators and roprosciiia- tives of Maine in congress was like wise heartily endorsed. L FORM A NATIONAL FEDERATION AT SPRINGFIELD. THEY WILL USE THE BOYCOTT. I Sixty Municipalities are Concerned in the Movement Which Has Been Un systematic up to This Time Affili ate With American Federation. Springfield , Mass. , April 11. The 10s city laborers of sixty municipalities will oiganl/c a national body aillll- ated with the American Federation of Labor at a convention to ho hold In' tills city tomorrow. Whllo the movement est ment had Its inception in the cast many western and southern cities have promised to send representatives to the convention. Up to the present the organization of the city employes has proceeded ( along unsystematic linos. In some cities tlioro are unions which Include city laborers of various departments ; In other cities the various classes of laborers have separate unions , and in others tlio city laborers are unorgan ized. A few of the unions hold charters tors from the Knights of Labor. Primarily the object of the national organization Is to enable city laborers' local unions to avail of the good of- ofof flees of the American Federation of ofml Labor in securing a uniform and equitable scale of wages and hours for city laborers throughout the United States. The boycott , it is understood , will , bo the weapon adopted to bring cities to terms. The promoters of the movement argue that the city laborers if well organized can make their dis- THE CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-Four Houri Ending at 8 O'clock this Morning. forecast for Nebraska. Conditions of ( ho weather IIH re. corded for ( ho 21 bourn ending at 8 a. m. loilay. "j Maximum ( fil ! Minimum " 5 iVvorago ! 1S ATi Total precipitation for month. . . l.lil Maromeler i.7S ! ! ) Chicago , April 11 , The bulletin Is sued by the Chicago station of the United StatcH weather huroau IhlH morning , glvoa Hio forecast for Ne braska as follows : , I''air and wanner tonight. Possibly pleasure so felt at the polls that politi cians and olllclals desirous of con tinuing In olllce can be forced ( o lieud reasonable riMiuosts. NORTHWESTERN AND GREAT WESTERN GET TOGETHER. OMAHA AND CHICAGO EQUAL Ncbraskans May Now Sell Their Pro duce to the Omaha Grain Exchange or to the Chicago Exchange Dls- crimination is at an End. Omaha , Ni-li. , April. 1 1. An agree- niciil has lic'i'ii reached hi'twoon Ilio Northwestern and Iho Croat Western rallroadH on grain rates , liy v hloh iNobraskans may soil oil hoc Id Omaha or Chicago markets cm i > iunll/.i | < i1 fi eight riik'K. Oregon Republicans In Session. Portland , Ore , April II. Oregon Isle lo he tin1 llrst of the Paclllc coast .dales to enilor.se I he candidacy of President Roosevelt for reiioinnlna- lion and to cheese delegates to Iho Chicago convention pledged to his support. The republican stale con vention was called to order hero shortly before noon today with an at tendance of ItliO delegates. In addl lion to choosing eight delegates to the national convention the conven tion will nominate candidates for the minor state olllces to he Illled at the next election. QUEEN MARIE OF HANOVER IS EIGHTY YEARS OLD. DEPOSED FORTY YEARS AGO. Resides With Her Son , the Duke of Cumberland , In Upper Austria Was a Queen for Twenty-Three Years Deposed by William I. Vienna. April 11. At Gmunder , In upper Austria , where she resides with her son , the Duke of Cumberland , the venerable Queen Marie of Hanover 'jbservi'd her 80th birthday t..day. Queen Marie IH a ( juoon without a throne , for her husband was deposed nearly forty years ago , so that the greater part of her life has been spent In exile. She was 2.1 when she- married the king of Hanover , In 1813 , mil she enjoyed being a rpieen for twenty-three years. Ill the war of I8ii ( ( Hanover sided against Prussia , and the Prussian king , afterwards lm- peror Willam I of Cermany , the ' 'iand father of the present emperor , r"n ; ? ed himsoll by deposing the llanov- monarch and adding Hanover to Prus sia. Queen Marie has never forgiu" the Ilohonzollerns for depriving her seat on a throne , and It I' ) . ! u chiefly to her iirglngs that her mm the Dnko of Cumberland refuses to abandon Ma claim to the throne of lUmovor. Congressman Moon Renomlnated. Chattanooga , Tenn. , April 11. Con- gressan John A. Moon was unanimous ly renomlnated by the democratic con gressional convention of the Third district held in Chattanooga today , Hamilton of Michigan Renomlnated. Otego , Mich. , April 11. Congress man 1C. L. Hamilton was ronoinlnatod today by the republican congrosslnal convention of the Fourth district. There was no opposition and the 10n. nomination was made by acclamation. Georgia T. P. A. In Session , Augusta , Ott. , April 11. Augusta capitulated today to an Invading host of commercial travelers who will ro- maln in possession of the city during the rtinainder of the week. The oo- caslnn | B the annual atnto convention of the TrnvelcrB1 Protective associa lave tion. IClabornto preparations have been made for the entertainment of the delegates , many of whom nro no- companied by tholr wives and families nlm lies Savanah , Atlanta , Maconi , Urunswlck and other loading cities I of the state are represented by largo delegations. Honoris prepared by the various officers for presentation to the convention show the organization in Georgia to ho In a highly satisfac tory condition as regards both , mem ' bership and flnanccs. Five Olliccrs and Twunly-Koiii : Two Filially , iivo . GASES IGNITE CHARGE While at Signal Practice Yesterda Disastrous on PoiiRiionln , Kin. , April II. Two more of Iho ordinary iieamen , who were fatally wounded In | | io tori'lllo explosion on the Missouri yontorday. died today and a third limn hi missIng - Ing IViiHaeola , Flu. , April II.- lly Iho explosion of JM)0 ! ( ) poundii of powder In the alter twelve Inch turret and the handling room of Iho halllcHhlp Mis- suniil. Captain William H. CowleH , commanding , twenty nlno iimn were In.sianll.v killed and live Injured , of \\hoin l\\o will die. The Missouri was oil the Inrgol range with I he Texas and llrooklyn at pnicllcn about , noon anwl when a charge of powder In Iho l.v < Jv < ylneh lofblwnd gun Ignited from gases , exploded and dropping below Ignited four charges of powder In Iho handling room and all explod ed ( | , Only ono man of the enllro Inrrel and handling crew survives. Hut for Hie prompt and elllclenl action of Cap- tnln Cow I en In Hooding tlio handling room and magay.lne with water one of the magazines would have explod ed and the ship would him' been do Hint ) oil Captain CowleH , completely over come by the disaster , rofoned all newspaper men lo Uonlcnnnl Ham mer , the ordinance olllcer. The latr tor gave out a statement ol the ex plosion and Us probable cause Ac cording lo him , about noon , alter the Ili-Ht pointer of the ufl twelve-Inch piece had llred his string and Hie second end pointer had llred Hie third shot of his string , the charge Ignited. Tin fourth shot was being loaded , am ! from all Indications the llrsl half of the charge had been rainniei. - and the second section n riitnniH home when iramv limn uio shots previously IIrod , or portions of the cloth cover , Ignited the powder. Cause of Explosion. The breech was open and a dull thud gave notice of Homelhlng un usual No loud report was made , hill Humes were seen lo lea ) ) from every portion of the turret. A few seconds Inter another explosion , somewhat more llerce , occurred. This was In the handling room below , where I- iii ( ) pounds of powder , or four charges ready to be hoisted above , had Ig nited. Fire ( | unrlers were Hounded and In less than live seconds after the llrst explosion two streams of water were being played In the rooms , and when volunteer * wore called for , every man of the ship responded. COURT OF INQUIRY TODAY. Announced That Matter Will be In vestigated at Once. Washington , April 11. The court of Inquiry to look Into the Missouri disaster , will probably convene today. LEADERS OF THE PARTY INSIST ON HIS VIEWS. JUDGE KEEPS HIS OWN COUNSEL The Situation In New York is of In terest to All Parties and Walter Wellman Says President Roosevelt Is Keeping an Eye Out. Chicago , April 11. Walter Well man , in a Washington special to the Record-Herald says : Will .ludgo Parker change his mind and toll the country his views on the questions of the day before the mooting of the St. Louis convention ? There Is Just now a renewal of the demand that the judge speak out. It.ps This demand is hoard from the lips pss of prominent democrats senators , representatives and others. It Is voiced by Chairman Jones , of the democratic national committee , ho has just coino back from the st , and who tolls his friends that unless .ludgo Parker defines his views he- fore the convention meets the party will not nominate him. This is , of course , only Chairman Jones' individual opinion , but so many democrats are asking wlml Parker believes In and stands for that It is difllcult to see how the Now York u'lfU Jurist is going to pioservo his attl tudo of golden silence. Mr. Pulltz , of the Now York World who recently has come to the fronl ! with a characteristic rush as the chic newspaper boomer of Parker , Is try ing to meet the demand of the do | moeracy for light on his candidate's " 4 mr Sunnion Kilhul Outright , Humorously Wotmdod , , f * JliING LOADED IN I2-INCH day the Loading of a Gun Was The Missouri. vlewM by printing what Judge Parker 'oroto about Thomas JnlTnrBon and sumo oxcorpls from Iho juilgo'i ) Imllclal doclsloiiH. Manifestly ( huso lo not Illl Iho hill ; ( hey fall lo nails- fy the doinocralii who limhil upon knowing "whom hn ataiidn. " Whan I WIIH In Albany , Judge Parker and David II. Hill made II very plain that , mder no clrcumidancoH , would the ludge speak Illl alter ho was nomi nated , and I lion , ho would ho only ton glad lo loll all about It In his loltor if acceptance. lint Iho effort lo smoke Parker In inhering force every day. And eoiiMciiqonlly among the neutral spec- tutors of Iho gaino Ihoro Is much cmloslly as lo whether or not Iho Indgi ) will "stand pal. " Moouovult In Watchful. That President Itoosovoll and his advisers are worried about Now York any one can HOC. They do not disguise their fear ( hat If the dotno- cralH nomlnali ! Jndgo Parker and Iho wily Hill llxes up a harmony with Parker for president , MoClollan or some oilier Tammany man for gover nor , and himself for senator , the olec- loral voles of New York may not ho cast for Iho republican llckot. Mr. Itoosevell la watching the oltli- allen In New York with an eagle oyo. In fact , II wan the president hiiimolf who look hold of ( bo Now York mud dle Home monlhii ago and hioiiglit about the present I nice , which makoH Cov. Odell Iho actual loader , whllo Senator Platl hi porinllted lo rotaln Iho Hllu of loader without any power. On the Hiirfaco ovorythlng Is all right , but under the sufaco things are all v ng. 'Hell Is a Bit Cold. Hldoiit. Ilo IH "soro" on KWitj tt. In fin i , he doesn't Hoem to care much whether ho whm or loses. Hut whllo he IH playing the game , ho Is determined lo have his own way and enjoy life. The ar rangement Is Hint Odcll IH lo come lo the senate as the successor of Dcpcw , hut the governiir Is nr t eager about II. lie had decided to retire from public life at the end of his presenl term and go Into railroad ing with his friend , 10. II. Ilnrrlmnn , but President Roosevelt coaxed him to st.uy In politics. Odell Is a strong man and a master ful political manager , but ho lacks tact , and goes after harmony with a club. Mr. Hoost veil Is popular with the masses In New York state , but Cov. Odell Is not. Thu president , however , has made bis choice , and will have lo stand or fall with Odoll as thu manager and leader In Iho biggest state and the fiercest politi cal buttle in the country next fall. West Virginia Republicans. Charleston W. Va. , April 11. The republican slate convention of West Virginia is In so.ssion here today for Hie purpose of nelectlng delegates to he national convention at Chicago. As he party is a unit for Roosevelt the merest in the convention conlors hk'lly In the bearing it may have on he contest now in progress for the ; ubernatorlal nomination and also or Senator Scott's seal In the sonata , 'he nominating convention will ho told In July. Harvard Nine Goes South. Cambridge , Mass. , April 11. The larvard baseball team loft hero to- lay on Its spring trip to the south mil will not return to Cambridge for on days. The llrst game will bo play ed at Washington Saturday when the line will line up against the George- own university boys. Other games on the trip will bo played with the Jnivorslty of Virginia , the Annapolis mval caMots and the West Point cadots. JOHN ARRS KILLS HIMSELF. While in Bed He Sends a Bullet Into His Head. Rlkhora , Nob. , April 11. John Arra committed suicide , so said the core ner's jury. The body wns found lit bed with a bullet hole through the head and a revolver lying on the bed covering. Arrs formerly conducted n saloon at Mlllard. He came lioro tlirco wcoks ago and was employed by tlio Elkhorn Brooding association. Ilo. was about ' 15 years of ago. Tlio body has been taken in charge by John Minster , a brotherlln-law , residing nt Grotna. The barn of Henry HIcko , residing four uiilcs north of here , burned this afternoon. Two horses , two cows and live calves were burned to death ; loss , $800.