Titusville Herald

              THE TITUSVILLE HERALD.
FORTY-SECOND YEAR.
TITUSVILLE, PA, JUNE 21,  1904,
VOLUME   XLI. SO. 87.
RUSSIAN RAID ENDED;
JAPANESE DISGUSTED.
FIVE SHIPS WERE SUNK BY VLADIVOSTOK SQUADRON.
ADMIRAL   KAMIMURA   CENSURED
Because    He    Didn't, Catch    Russian
Cruisers—Japanese     Claim     Russians Fired an Lifeboats.
A QUESTIONABLE RUMOR.
CHEFOO, June 19.—Midnight.—.
There Is current here a Chinese rumor
that the Japaneae have captured ona cf
the inner forts of Pert Arthur, losing
1,000 men In the engagement. It cannot, however, be confirmed.
TOKIO, June 19.—5 p. m.—The remarkable raid of the Russian Vladivostok squadron evidently ls over. The
squadron' disappeared yesterday oft
Cape Hanashi, steering to the north,
and ft has not been reported since. It
is assumed to be returning to Vladivostok.
Whether or not a portion of Vice Admiral Kamimura's squadron la awaiting the Russians oft Vladivostok is a
carefully guarded secret Assuming
that Vice Admiral Kamimura dispatched some of his vessels to Vladivostok when he learned that the Russian squadron was oft Ikl island, these
ships would have had ample time to
arrive there ahead of the Russians and
will be ready to give battle.
The weather became foggy and thus
conditions have been against the Japanese. It is reported that the raiding
Russians captured a British steamer
laden vith coal found south from the
Island of Yeaso and sent her to Vladivostok wtth a prize crew, but the report ia Mst confirmed by the Japanese
navy department. The transports Sado,
Hitachi and Izumi were the only ones
overhauled by the Russians. Japan had
thirteen transports in and near the
straight of Korea the morning the- Sado
and the Hitachi were caught and she
was fort unate that only the three ships
were overtaken by the enemy.
It is impossible to get complete facts
concerning the sinking of the Hitachi.
She evidontly failed to stop when signalled to do so by the, Russian vessels.
The claim W made th»t Captain Camp-
hell! the English master of the Hitachi,
refused to stop tod planned to ram the
Russian, but this is denied. It is said
tbat tbe Japanese officers on board the
Hitachi declined to surrender and required Captain Campbell to keep his
ship going. The assertion that the
Russians fired upon the lifeboats in
which men Were escaping from the Japanese transport has been tally substantiated.
Tha raid of the Vladivostok squadron
has brought an unwarranted amount of
criticism upon Vice ASmlral Kamimura
from tbe Japanese. His failure to
catch the Russians in the fog oft the
coast of Korea when the Japanese
transport Kinshiu was sunk on April
26 with a loss of about 200 men, has
been recalled.
Some of these even declare that if
Vice Admiral Kamimura falls to catch
the Russian vessels before they reach
Vladivostok he should either resign
from the navy or commit suicide.
The popular demanfl for his replacement is growing but the public is
without Information as to tbe nature of
his orders or the plans of the naval
campaign and fall to make allowance
for* the limitation of conditions.
Vice Admiral Kamimura's squadron
was lying oft Tsu island* when the rattling Russians reached Oklno island.
He immediately started In pursuit of
the- enemy but rains obscured the sea
and an electrical storm interfered with
his system of wireless telegraphy. Vice
Admiral Kamimura is a splendid officer
and the only possible Indictment
against him is one of lack of good luck.
The Japanese generally magnify the
importance of this Russian raid, which
has no material effect upon the war. It
was a desperate venture, And it is believed here to have succeeded only
through blind luck.
The Yawata and the Ansel, two sailing ships, were sunk by'the Russians
on Thursday between Ko island and
Okushir island off the west coast of
Yeso and north of the Tsugarlu strait.
Thirty-seven survivors reached Esashi
on Thursday afternoon. This make a
total of Ave Japanese ships sunk or destroyed by the Russian raiders.
ADMIRAL SKRYDLOFF
TELLS OP EXPEDITION.
British Steamer Taken te Vladivostok
for Inspection of Cargo.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 1.9.—Emperor Nicholas has received the follow*
ing dispatch, dated Jane 19, from Vice
Admiral Skrydloff:
"On June 15 our cruiser division encountered in the Strait of Korea a
Japanese transport steaming from the
south in tbe direction ot the Japanese
•coast, which was visible on the horizon. Tbe vessel proved to be the Izumi with troops on board.
"On tbe expiration of the time given
those on board to lower boats and
leave the ship, permission to do which
waa taken advantage of by part of tbe
crew, the transport was sunk by our
guns.
"Shortly afterwards two more troopships were sighted to tbe southeast.
Tbey proved to be tbe Hitachi and the
Sado, the former carrying troops am!
the latter coolies, horses and a railway
plant. The transports refused to surrender and at tbe end of the period
granted those on board to take to the
boats the two vessels were sunk by torpedoes and sheila.
"The losses on the three transports,
the tonnage of which aggregated about
15,000 tons, consisted of a portion of
the troops and crews, a large quantity
of war material and the railway plant.
"On June 16 our squadron met the
British steamer All an ton, which was
proceeding south with a cargo of coal
from the port of Mourorun, Island of
Hokkaido (the administrative name of
the Japanese Island of Yezzo). The
lack of clearness in her papers and
the irregularities in her log excltod
suspicion concerning the neutrality of
hot cargo. The steamer therefore wau
sent to Vladivostok in charge of a detachment of soldiers commanded by
Lieutenant Pitroff. She bas arrived at
Vladivostok, where a prize court will
consider her case."
The British steamer Allanton, Captain Clark, sailed from Penartli,
Wales, Feb, SO, for Sasbo, Japan, and
arrived there May 21.
BATTLE OF VAFANGOW
WAS A BITTER CONTEST.
Japs Drove Russians From Two Hills.
Found 600 Dead on Field.
TOKIO, Jane 19.—S p. m — General
Oku, the victor of the battle of Nanshan Hill on May. 86, fought and won
the battle of Tellssu, (Vanfangow) according to the Russian designation, on
June 15.
There is a strong similarity between
the fights. At Telissu tbe Japanese
had to drive the Russians from two
hills while at Nanshan the enemy occupied one hill. The Russian position
at Tellssu was superior to .that of the
Japanese and; equalizes fhe advantage
of the Japanese in - having a larger
force. The Russian position extended
from east to west and crossed the narrow valley through which run the Foo
Chou river and the railway. From
their positions on the right and left in
the high hills which flank this valley.
General Oku drove the Russians down
into the valley. The Japanese general
carried first the enemy's right and
then his left The fight at the left of
his line was the most desperate of the
day. The Russians held this position
with desperate determination and only
fled when they were almost completely enveloped. The fleld had been
disputed all day and when the Japanese reached it 600 of the enemy's
dead were found/there.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg,
dated June 18, Bald the total Russian
losses at the battle of Vafangow (Tellssu) were about 2,000 men, including
more than 55 officers. The Russian
forces which took part in this fight
were described as marching to the
northward and it was said that the
Russians had 42 battalions engage!
against 44 Japanese battalions and
that the Japanese had great superiority in artillery, having more than 200
guns. Another report from Liao Yang,
dated Jane 18, said tbat the Russians
bad 60 guns in notion at Tellssu opposed to 100 Japaneae,
SURVIVORS OF IZUMI
CONFIRM  RU8SIAN TALE
Of How She Was Sunk—Crews Were
Taken  Prisoners.
NAGASAKI, June 19.—9 p. m.—
Three boat loads of survivors of ihe
Japanese transport Izumi, which was
sunk by the Russian squadron off Oshi-
ma on the morning ot June 15. bave arrived >at Hakata. Twenty-two other
survivors have landed at Malzurlu.
The survivors declare that the Izumi
was. surrounded at 8 o'clock on the
morning of the 15th by Russian ships
and that the passengers on board of
her were transferred to the Russian
armored cruiser Groinobol, after which
the transport was shelled and sunk.
The persons removed from the Japanese ships, numbering eighteen all
told, were confined below on board tfet>
Gromoboi. During the afternoon of
the next day while off Oklno island
twenty-two non-combatants were transshipped to the Japanese vessel Unko.
The Gromoboi then proceeded to the
north.
The Japanese steamer Maikl was
fired on by the Russians on Jane 1*>,
but she escaped to Tsu island.
KUROPATKIN IN COMMAND.
LIAO YANG, June 19.—For the flrst
time since the beginning of tbe war
Oeneral Kuropatkin has, taken personal direction of the operations, aud
in consequence of his having assumed
the offensive results very different
from those following recent events are
anticipated.
SENATOR FAIRBANKS
LEADS ALL CANDIDATES
FOR THE REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL   NOMINATION.
VERY   MANIFEST    FEELING    NOW
That He WW Be President Roosevelt's
Running    Mate—Senator - Lodge
Has Reached Chicago.
CHICAGO, June 19.—The vice presidency and the tariff plank in the platform were the principal subjects of discussion among the delegates to the Republican national convention today and
evening. State delegates will meet tomorrow to organise and select members
Of the various committees and it is expected that declarations will be made
on the vice presidency which will determine who will be the candidate.
From present appearances Senator
Fairbanks will be the choice aa a sufficient number of leaders have declared for him and announced the probable support' of their delegations for
him to Indicate his selection. The Indiana senator was seen for a few minutes in the corridors ot the Auditorium
Annex and was warmly greeted by, a
throng of men who indicated to him
their desire to see him named for second place on the tickftt. He remained
non-committal as usual, his position
being that the nomination can neither
be sought nor refused. The knowledge
that the senator will not refuse has
been communicated to the delegates
and has largely increased the prospects
of his nomination.
The movement today for Representative Hitt seems to have been precipitated to some extent by those who
felt that Fairbanks should make a declaration. Then again the Illinois men
feel that in view of the action of their
state convention they must make an
earnest effort for Mr. Hitt. It ls a
fact, however, that the recnt illness of
Mr. Hitt at Washington has dampened
the ardor of his supporters who
acknowledge that this will work to his
disadvantage.
Two active vice presidential aspirants were about the auditorium corridors during the evening, John Lee
tVebster of Nebraska, and Jobn'"MS"o
Springer of Colorado.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts arrived with a draft of the platform in
his pocked. He haa been notified that
he will be recognized to move the appointment of the committee on resolutions and this means his selection as
chairman of the committee. AH interest in the platform centers in the tariff
plank and the sentiment is that there
will be a straight declaration for protection without promises fort future
tariff revision or reciprocity. Senator
Hasbrough has a draft of a resolution
promising both but it met with little
favor among the Republican leaders.
The North Dakota senator Wilt be a
member of the committee on resolutions and will urge the adoption of the
resolution he has prepared. He thinks
the committee will hesitate about voting down such a resolution when of-
ered, but he will not go into the convention with a minority report when
voted down.
Senator Allison of Iowa has heen
consulted regarding the tariff plank
and has advised against making any
pledges for future action. It 4s also understood that such a course Will suit
the President.
Tbere is no doubt expressed about
the selection of Secretary Cortelyou for
chairman ot the national committee although many men prominent in the
party are found who do not hesitate to
privately express some disappointment
that a more experienced politician Was
not chosen.
There is so far an absence of the
crowds that are usually on hand at this
period before a convention. Although
many delegations arrived today they
were not accompanied by, clubs and
throngs of enthusiasts. They are expected to arrive tomorrow and be on
hand when the convention convenes
Tuesday.
"It ia not true," said Senator Gal-
linger of New Hampshire, speaking of
the vice presidency, "that all New England is for Mr. Hitt On the contrary
I think the sentiment in the eastern
states for him is confined to Massachusetts. I know that New Hampshire is for Mr. Fairbanks and I am
very confident that he will be nominated."
Delegates from Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky and Kansas expressed themselves
favorable to Mr. Fairbanks.
In view of the determined effort to
secure a statement from Mr, Fairbanks Colonel Dan Ransdell, sergeant-
at-arms of the senate, who is a close
personal friend of the senator, found it
necessary to repeat Kls former statement of the senator's position:
"Senator Fairbanks will not open his
mouth on the (subject," he said, "for he
is not a candidate for the nomination in
the ordinary sense of the word. But
while he is not a candidate he will accept the nomination if tendered him.* I
know this to be true, and I would not
say It if I did not know it."
Among the members of the Ohio delegation Harry M. Daugherty is the only
one wbo is discussing the vice presidency. He Is for Fairbanks and says
he believes the state will be fen* the
Indiana senator if his wishes can be
ascertained.
Senator Dick's desires on the subject are expected to be the controlling
influence.
SENATOR FAIRBANKS HAS
NOT MADE A STATEMENT
As to His Position on Viae Presidential
Nomination.
CHICAGO, June 19.—The Michigan
delegates after learning of the statements made after the Illinois caucus
declared that they were in favor of
Fairbanks and not Hitt.
' Senator Cullom ot Illinois said after
tha- caucus:
- "There are many delegates in Illinois and in other states also who do not
favor the attitude taken by Senator
Fairbanks and prefer that the place
should go to a man who will show a
little more appreciation of It. Illinois
has a good man in Hitt and rather than
let things slide to Fairbanks in an aimless sort of way we have decided to
push the fight for Hitt as strongly as
possible."
The continued silence of Senator
Fairbanks aa to his pleasure regarding
tbe vice presidential nomination was
the basis of the vigorous movement towards Representative Hitt. The opinion was strongly expressed at gatherings of the Illinois delegation that unless Senator Fairbanks announces himself there is no reason why any active
campaign for Mr. Hitt Should not progress; Bach delegate was commissioned
to go forth and hustle for Mr. Hitt.
Graeme Stewart, Illinois member of the
national committee, was nominally put
in charge of this end of the work.
ILLINOIS WILL 8TAND
FOR HITT'S NOMINATION.
Name Will Be Presented by Senatrr
Cullom—Opposed by Iowa.
CHICAGO, June 19.—Illinois has decided to make an active and aggressive
campaign for Hitt for vice president.
A caucus was held this afternoon In
the state headquarters and a formal
plan of campaign in the Interest of ih *
Illinois congressman was adopted.
After a discussion between the leading men of the delegation it was arranged that Senator Shelby M. Cullom
of Illinois should present the name of
Mr. Hitt to the convention and seconding speeches will be arranged for by at
least two delegates, one from the ml 1-
dle Mississippi valley and tbe other
probably from Hew York. After the
adjournment of the caucus it was announced by some of the Illinois men
that the seconding speeches would be
delivered by 'Senator Dolliver of Iowa
and some one yet to be selected. The
senator was out of tbe city today visiting friends and could not be seen, but
members of the Iowa delegation scouted the idea that he would speak f>r
Mr. Hitt. According to tbem he had
received and had not accepted invitations to speak for the nomination rf
Senator. Fairbanks and George W
Webster »of Nebraska and under the
circumstances it was not at all probable that he would second the nomination ot Mr. Hitt. Moreover, there is u
decided sentiment among the Iowa
men in favor of Fairbanks, although a
number of tbem are in favor of Hitt.
THE IOWA DELEGATION
WILL URGE MR. BLYTHE
As Representative on Resolutions
Committee—May  Resign.
CHICAGO, June 19.—The Iowa delegation has determined upon J. W.
Blythe of Burlington as the representative of the Hawkeye state on the
resolutions committee.
Mr. Blythe is one ot the possibilities
for assistant campaign manager and
hia selection as a member of the resolutions committee would bring him
more prominently to the fore. He has
ho desire for the place and his friends
say he would decline "to serve even if
elected to the chairmanship of the executive committee but be is wanted
badly by some interests known to be
opposed to the selection of Secretary
Cortelyou as chairman. Representative
J. Hull, Senator Allison and Governor
Cummins declare Iowa has no choice
for vice president hut is favorable to
Senator Fairbanks.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
EXPRESSES NO CHOICE
On    Visa    Presidential    Nomination.
Will Remain Neutral.
CHICAGO, June 19—Several personal
representatives of tbe President who
arrived today made an emphatic declaration tbat the President was   positive in his determination to express no
preference regarding the  selection of
his running mate;   Both Senator Lodge
and Secretary Root safd this to all the
delegates who approached them on the
', subject.
MANY MORE VICTIMS
OF SLOCUM DISASTER
WERE RECOVERED 8UNDAY—THE
DEATH LI8T TOTALS 632.
OFFICIALS    WENT    OVER    ROUTE
Of the Doomed Steamship—Important
Evidence of Assistant Pilot—300
Are Still Missing.
NEW YORK, June 19.—Sunday's
harvest of dead from the steamer General Slocum numbered forty-nine,
bringing the total number of bodies so
far recovered up to 632. Of these 559
have been identified while about forty
of the victims now lying at the morgue
have not been claimed by friend or relative.
• During the day thirty-six bodies were
recovered-and it was not till dark when
the great majority of the searchers had
ceased to work that the other thirteen
were found. Most of these came up
from the bottom and floated into shore.
They were discovered by the police
who were left to watch all night.
While the Hat of missing was cut
down somewhat by the Identifications
made today, eleven new names were
added to thnt roll thus leaving the total
of missing over 800.
Early tbis morning the searchers began anew the work of locating the
Slocum's dead. Within, an hour they
had recovered thirteen bodies off the
shore of North Brother island. Three
of the bodies were floating and it is the
general opinion that more will come
to the surface during the week.
At sundown when work practically
ceased for the day, thirty-six bodies
had been added to the long list of dead
that have been taken from the wrecked
steamer and the water in its Immediate
vicinity. Most of these bodies were
taken to the morgue and a majority of
them were identified tonight.
Of the bodies recovered during the
first hour one was that of a man, six
were of women, two of boys four of
girls and one was of an infant.
A life-saver, grappling from a raft,
brought up a woman of 30 and a girl of
11 years locked in each other's arms. A
few minutes later he brought the bodies
of a boy 9 years of age and a girl of 6,
apparently' brother and sister, clinging
tightly to each other! '
Divers who went to the wreck found
the bodies of a woman, a girl and a
boy apd brought them to the surface.
They were, burned beyond recognition.
The divers said there are more bodies
fn the wreck, thus bearing out the
statement made a day or two ago, after it was thought that the wreck had
been cleared, that many bodies are
wedged under the erifaglement of timbers and machinery.
One body was found floating in the
riyer near Rlcker's Island by the crew
of a four-oared barge of fhe Metropolitan Rowing club, While nineteen were
brought up from the Bottom- along the
beach running from the island down to
the chnunel in the river. Three men
were working with an Improvised grapple, consisting of q, block of wood to
which many blue fish hooks were at-
taJched, drew up a section of the' rail
of the upper dock of the Slocum about
thirty feet in length. The bodies of
tour women were clinging to the rail
which gave way just before the steamer was beached, precipitating 100 persons into the water. While the. rail was
being brought to ashore two of the
bodies broke- away from it but were
secured immediately; the other two
were still clinging to the rail when it
was landed.
The funerals of nearly a hundred victims of tbe disaster were held today. In
many instances two caskets were carried in the same hearse and In some
cases two and even three hearses bore
away the dead of a single family.
Department  officials,   for   the   pur
pose of obtaining evidence, today went
over the exact course taken by tbe General Slocum on Wednesday last, the day
of the disaster. On the police boat patrol which made the trip were Pilot Inspector Albert son. Coroners O'Gorman
and Berry, Captain Gilder, chief of the
pilot service of the New Haven Steamship line and Edwin N. Weaver, who
was assistant pilot of the Slocum on
tho day of the disaster.
Pilot Weaver told dl an incident he
noted after the Slocum caught flre. The
flrst notification of the flre was received from Mate Flanagan, through
the speaking tube into the pilot's house
at a point ahout 100 feet from the
1 Bronx, in the vicinity ot One Hundred
and Twenty-ninth street. At this
statement on the part of Weaver Captain Gilder was asked by the coroner
where, if he had been in charge of the
boat, he would have beached her.
Captain Gilder replied, without hesitation, at the foot of East One Hundred
and Twenty-ninth street, which could
be mode in a few moments.
Coroner Berry said that he was entirely satisfied with the result of the
trip. He explained that Captain Van
Schaick and.Chief Pilot Van Wart were
both too ill to be taken along. Weaver,
who had not handled the wheel at any
time during the Slocum's run to North
Brother Island, and who therefore wtjs
, less interested in the result of the investigation than Van Schaick or Van
Wart, was expected, Coroner Berry
said, to give more accurate information
as to the exact happenings on the fatal
day.
Coroner Berry said also that he had
issued an order for the detention Of
the captain, pilots, engineers and crew
of the steamer. *
"I learned," safd Be "that they weie
trying to escape and I asked the police
to detain everybody who was employed
on the boat as witnesses. Some of them
have escaped and we may never be
able to get them. But we are after
them and will leave no stone unturnejd
to get them within our jurisdiction."'
Secretary Cortelyou of the department of commerce and labor visited the
scene of the disaster today. He was accompanied by H. ft: Smith, deputy
commissioner of corporations of the
same department under whose supervision an investigation will be held.
ITALIAN WA$ KILLED
AT ROCKWOOD QUARRIES.
Nicola Borgo Struck by Falling Boom
and His Back Was Broken.
OIL CITY, 'jfc-iii 19.—(Special.)--
Nicola Borgo, ag'6cf-30 years, an Italian
employed at the Dwyer & Huntingdon quarries at Rockwood, was killed
by an accident to a crane Saturday
afternoon.
With several other employes Borgo
was engaged In hoisting rock from the
quarry to a point above, where it could
be loaded. He was beneath the crane
when the boom, supporting a heavy
stone, broke. The . unfortunate man
could not escape and his back was
broken by the weight of the boom
stick when it fell. He lived but a fe<v
minutes after the accident.
Borgo was married and leaves a
widow and two children. Services
over the remains will be held at St,
Joseph's church al 9 o'clock Monday
morning.
MIS8 MARGARET MeCARTY
CREMATED AT BRADFORD.
Four Other Occupants of House Escaped—iLoss of $30,000.
BRADFORD, Pa., June 19.—Miss
Margaret McCarty, owner of the Model
restaurant, was burned to death today
in a flre which destroyed the establishment with two other buildings adjoining. Four boarders at the Model house
escaped death by jumping from a second story window. The property loss is
about $30,000.
A noble failure is better than a dis*
reputable success.
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