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Show m fSIJUSKUID nos mi mkimc since CITY. UTAH. FRIDAY MISSOURI LEGISLATURE DEADLOCK at Committee Has Republican Called a Meeting to Consider the Crisis. Jefferson City Mo, Jan. 19. Ihe deadlock tn the legislature over tha alertiou of a successor to United State Rus- Senator Francis M. Cockrell continue of The second Joint session was hold today, and after casting one ballot withCorps-Gen- eral out definite result adjourned until tomorrow noon. Tba ballot resulted: Thomas K. nominee of tbe Republican caucus, 91; F. M. Cockrell, Democrat, 51; R, C. Kerens. Republican, 9; A. C. Petoijnhn, Republican, 9, showing a metropolitan quickly proceeded to loss since yesterday of four votes from bieaa the emperor and hi entourage Nridrughaus; two'votea from Cockrell, and consecrate the standards anew non from Kerens and a gain ct two from the eonctiflcd waters of the votesvote for Pettijohn. Neva. Two Democrats and three RepubliThe official account of todays shootcans were absent. aa follows; ing affiay ia As the result of a conference among Daring the ceremony of the blessing of the water of tha Neva today, in party leaders laat night Vice Chairman Rothwell, of the Republican slate the presence of the emperor, as the executive committee, today Issued the usual astute waa baing fired an accicall: A meeting of tha Redent happened. A cnarge of grape in- following state committee ia hereby stead of a saluting charge was fired publican called to be held in the house of reprefiom gun belonging to one of the batsentative in Jefferson iCty, Mo, at 3 teries stationed near the Bourse. Some p. m. Monday, January 23, for the facade the winter of bullets struck tha purpose of considering the present palace, near the quay gardens breakgrave crisis in the affairs of the Reing four windows. A policeman belong- publican of Missouri. To this ing to the St. Petersburg force waa meeting Iparty also invite the officers and wounded. According to the informaof all the Republican congrestion to hand at present, no other acci- members sional, Judicial, senatorial and county dent occurred. committees of Missouri to. It is now stated in official circles executive with every official In this state gather one waa fired of from tlis that grape by Republican votes and also the guns of the Seventh battery of elected each for United Staiea tbe First Horae artillery of the guard, senatorcandidate whose name was presented to the moat aristocratic corps in the Rusthe recent Republican senatorial sian army. It seems that at gun caucus. Repuhliqgf citizen of practice on Tuesday a loaded shell was Missouri Every is cordially invited to be the in left gun. inadvertently present and take part in this meeting of the Republicans of Missouri. St, Petersburg. Jaa, 20, 4:10 a. m. In the hotel lobbies tha names of In spite of tha official statement that Gardner Lathrop of Kansas jCty, and which cannon shot yesterday the P. Walbrirjga. former Mavor might easily have wiped out the whole Cyrus or St. Louie are mentlonM as possible of the Romanoff family waa the result candidatea should the of careleasneaa In leaving a shotted compromise oontlnuanra of the deallock make cartridge in the breech of a gun after necessary the cbolce of another target practice, the mysterious rase la nominee. still under the combined Investigation It was stated today by Kerens men of the military and the polire and the aeema aa as little the Inclined public authorities to accept the published version. Tha officers and man of tha battery have not beca arrested. But arc confined to barracks, and by the miliary regulations are so closely under restraint that it is impossible for the culprit or culprits to escape until the responsibility is determined. It rsnnut bs said definitely whether the affair was an accident or the result of design.. The general belief is that a widespread plot did not exist, but rxidencea of design are so apparent that the statement attributing the presence of a loaded shell to previous target practive mroked smiles In many quartern It is pointed out as being highly jraprobale that the gun had not been cleaned for two days, and it la that a second cartridge Impossible could have been inserted for saluting purposes behind the first, and It la certainly startling coincidence that the gun containing the missile should Washington. Jan. 19. The houe of (Continued from Fsge. 3.) representatives today completed con aidcration of the Brmy appropriation bill and will vote on th measure to morrow. During the debate Resident Commissioner Degetau of Port Rico made his first speech In the house. He praised the United States for its attitude toward his Island home. He said he saw no need for the maintenance of provisional regiment cf troops la the island. The house nonconcurred in the en ;o amendments to the bill transferring Jurisdiction of the forest reserves of the country from the interior to the agricultural department and the lull wa sent to conference. academy appropriation Strik- billThewasmilitary reported to lbs house by Chairman Hull of the military committee. At 1 oclock the house began further consideration of the army appropriation hill. Mr. Clark, Mo, supported the amendment striking out the appropriation for th support of the Porto Rican provisional regiment. He read thought beat, and referred to the foot from a report from Flihit Root when that for six years he had not asked he ana secretary of war in J901 ihat for this regiment ought to ho discontinued and the right extended to Porto Rican Speeches were made by T. T. Lewis, Patrick Dolan of citizens to enlist in the regular army. Pittsburg and W. R. Fairly, who waa He also read from the report of the In ebargs of the strike. All went to house in the same y "r, in which Mr. show that the Colorado officers of Stayden, Texas stated that if it were miners even wanted a per dim for re- not for the personal interest of some maining out on strike; they received legislators in some of the officers of more money then the anthracite that regiment it would have been Inued three years previously. That itrikera got figured on a per capita basis and tbat there waa a demand enrdition of affairs i a disgrace to the oa American congress," asserted Mr. for enough for tbe atrikera to live tha Clark. turkey. It was also stated thattents Mr. Hull defended the appropriation miners had refused to put up the for ihe regimenl. Bent to them unless they received pay Lack of interest In the proceedings from the national organization for putalien Mr. Hull wa suddenly ting them up Commiaeliiner The attack of Randell waa attributed vielded time to Resident of ort Rico, anifitbat gentlebegetau to the Mitchell, President of friends hy hia first speech in the Socialists, who had just previously man began attiTounded at. once by waa He house. in annual defeat their met with trying close attention to dewho members gave to have the miners organization delivery and clare itself for 8ocilitm. The feeling his somewhat hesitating fiequently applauded his declaration shown among the delegates of praise for his constituents. practically unanimous in favor of Mr. Dngelau took occasion first to President Mitchell. impression in the When the convention, reconvened refer to the general country that ha was after a late recess, Wm. E. Jones, of house and in this and had the rights in conDiets. Wyo., member of the national a delegate He depreciated the a of delegate. gress He, was board recognized. executive was not the cam. He this that fact which to local of tbe aa a member of cordiality Randall belongs, declared that Rand- next voiced the sentiment which the people of Porto Rico felt all's remarks on the flor of the conStates for the treatvention did sot represent the sentiment toward the United been accorded that of hi local. He aald he waa prepared ment that has to state tbat the miners of the west inland. In arguing tbat the necessity for sbo would endore President Mitchell's the regiment did not exist, Die-irimaintaining In oft the strike in calling policy No. 15 were in the majority by he reviewed the history of hia country to show that It had accomplished many a handsome margin. reforms, such for instance, aa the of Member oBard Haggerty, National ff slavery, without disturbIllinois followed Delegate Jones. ex- abolition of the ance. The people did not need the plaining that he, as a member of military discipline nor did national board, had voted in favor of example In explain- they need the Impretsion calcnlaed to discontinuing the strike. conversation be created by the military uniform. a ing his action he quoted Pwal-deAt the same time Port Rico was proud between President Mitchell and miners, nf her sons in the regiment, lie reHowell, of the Colorado Mlu-h-1ferred tn the charge thst Iorto declared that President Ricans were hot. headed Spaniards, If Howells: President to hod said and said the negative waa the fact; the case the peoola that U zucli -. (Continued on Pago ShropncI Fired From One the Guns of sia's Most Aristocratic Belief is That Plot Did Not Exist. S3?S Rua-Sverel- aur-roun- dJ divine service being concluded, the precession reformed and returnml to the winter palace. The ladies took places at the win the grand while the emperor, f tikes and the gorgeously robed clergv descended for the open air ceremonial. The enure length of the palace waa guarded by soldiers. Beyond these the populace were massed In enormous numbers on the ice and at every point view of the quays, bridge, affording monuments, etc. In a few minulea the picture was filled in a. an imposing pt occasion of priests, rholriaters, stand-t-- A hearers, members of the Imperial family and generals, slowly took their places on tha platform, all along each pier downward, bareheaded. At the conclusion of the solemn ceremony the metropolitan, having dipped the cross In the water, 8t. Peter and S'. Paul fortress boomed a salute. Then came a crash of bullets through the windows, but no panic occurred and the DELEGATE Denies Neid-rwgha- TO RANDALL Having Sold Out the Colorado ing Miners to thjeOperators Gave Reasons Why Support Was Withdrawn Ind.. Jan. 19. In the unions convention of the United Mine Workers of America today John Mitchell. president was accused by Delegate Hebert Randall of Wyoming, of Laving sold out the Colorado siriglng miner to the operators, of having been a fsitor to the miners organization snl of having entered' into a conspiracy itb the mine owners, D. M. Parry and Governor Peabody's peace organizations to ruin tbeColorado miners and if-hthe recent strike. President Mitchell, replying, took the r and gave reasons why the miners national organization had wlthriYawn nssiiipnri from the Colorado strikers. Randall had sal.l thst President ooll of the diatrict asked for $!W0.-i- 'J lor tli purpose of carrying on the jWh. Mitchell referrrlng to this said: 'let ai I) plain on this. Howell did at ak for the money. If he had Jio WcoId not hare gotten it; X would not ,fut him with it. Ha charged President Wm. Howell 'ih irregularities and "M Member Gehr with bring in told stock brokers. He he forced Gehr to resign hlff office of it. Gehr, he said, admitted that he waa I gt 11,009 for advance information artwrntng the close of the strike. He also tlod of Howell leaving Gehr In eharge of the atrige for a time last and said that In two weeks Ghr 135,000 or the organization's Indiinspolia, m col-wi- th ?r BhDt, ed "Howell. declared Mitchell, Is not afe witness against nobory.' He told how the first anJ laat mon-- T cnt to the strikers was appropriat- by the officers to-pa- y their back salaries. Mr. Mitchell said that after $400,000 I'd been poured into Colorado the spirit shown by the miners of the sta'e such that he had recommended hr " j I M(mnt and that national nil withdrawn, and he would do so gain under the circumstances. He 'd he was ready to get out i( it .was MORNING, JANUARY 20. 1905. that the real fight i , i 1 Lomas J. Akins, national Reiiu!!i,n committeeman. and former chairmnu of tbe ReTbe declarapublican stare commit i tion was made that rhmil 1 Neidrlng fcaua be elected to the I'uuaj States senate on the endorsement of Akin it weald mean that Kerens would be shorn of political power and prestige. Fight members ot ihe legislature who voted against Ti.cmaa tv. N'eld nnghaue today for Totted State senate tonight gave out long statement ha whieh they fon.fv their action They say thai j behooves the Republican party of Mj mri to elect a senator who is free fr.-ueplrion In any way. The ararunpi.t say: "W r feel that ft would be a great injustice to tbe Rcpubiiians of this a tat to elect any man to the exalted pisition of United eui-e- s senator mho la tainted in this manner Tbe atatement protests against tha activity of tha federal officeholders of Missouri In Mr, Netdrlrghaus behalf end declares tbat tbe eight member! will continue to vote against him. New York, Jan l9. tiaslr Routes u, charged with sending an Internal machine to the Cunard dor a year ago last May. was indicted today by the grand jury under the section of the penal code which make it a felony to send dynamite or other expletives to ship or railroad wtihout lshel nr other sign of its character. It la expected that Rousseau will be extradited from Philadelphia at cure and brought to this city for trial. ai MINISTER'S GOOD WORK. Elyria, O, Jen. 19. The gener- ous gift nf Andrew Carnegie to reimburse the losers of the Ober- - lln Bank failure wa the result of a letter from Rev. W, E. Cadmus of the First Congresdonal Church of this city who told Mr. Carnegie that many student! at Olmrltn col- lege were losers by the failure of the Citizens National Bank. An answer came very promptly from Mr. Carnegie that the appeal had touched him and asking for tbe names of tbe sufferer and the amounts of the lna-r- s. The losses of business men did not interest him, he aald. a romsi Vice-Preside- nt dia-co- nt M ct nt 8-- ). ,L fu PRICE FIVE CENTS APPROVES TRADE EXTENSION of this countrv would not have permitted Porto Ricans to defend thst fag, pointing to dhe flag over the speaker's chair. Applause greeted (bla utterance. Mr. Degeteau In conclusion aid: We need no American regiment or any other regiment We are all Americana who have won our citizenship." The point waa made by Mr. MondcII, Wwo, that the regiment was needed on the island aa protection from a foreign foe. Ihe amendment waa lo defeated, 99 47. A vlgorour attack on the army transport service waa made by Mr. Humphrey. His first move waa to eliminate from tbe bill on a point of order, which was sustained, tha provision that. No steamship in the transport service shall be disposed of without the consent. of congress. Mr. Hull secured the adoption of an amendment in these word: Provided, that no part of the $12.000 000 hereby appropriated shall be peid to any steamship company for tbe transportation of supplies or enlisted men or officers of the United States from tbe United States to the Philippine islanls, or from tbe Philippines to tbe United States. Mr. Humphrey offered an amendment striking out the provision for expenses of sailing government tranv He Mid tbe transport service was costing $1,500,000 a year more to maintain than would he tbe case if the set vice should h" performed by private shipping. When Mr. Root was secretary of war he had recommended its abolishment, an had General Davis when he waa governor of the Philippine and Mr. Humphiey said Secretary Taft, waa of the ssmo mind. The transport service so far had coat the country between t35.ono.'kiO and $4O.O00,hiO. Everything is rotten in tbia transport service, hotly declared Mr. Humphrey, from the hulls of the old foreign built vessels to the wonderful system of bookkeeping adopted by the quartermaster s department. It is a national disgrace and I hope this bouse will atop It. Mr. Hull defended tbe service. He raid if for no other reason the service ought to be maintained for the comfort of the soldiers, especially the sick who were brought from tbe Philippines. He denied that the service was more expensive than private service would oe. Tbe amendment of Mr. Humphrey was defeated by a viva voce vote. Aa president, of tbe American branch Union of of the Interparliamentary International Arbitration and chairman of the reception committee which entertained the international organization, Mr. Bartholdt, Mo..' secured the floor to make a treport on th recen convention at SL Louis. He read a history of the mginizatlon la order that it might became a part of the congressional record. The reading of the army hill waa concluded, and as a separate vote waa demanded on tbe amendment relating to tbe retired pay of officers it was agreed to take this vole tomorrow. The house adjourned at 5:25 p,. m.. . TESTIFIES FOR SMOOT President Itoeaevelt, iB a Message, Recommanda Favorable Action Upoa Trade in Foreign Countries, Washington. Jan. 19.-- The president today sent a mesnage to the Senna recommending faiorabte action vpon a suggestion made by AmmbuI secretary Loomis fur by the deparr menu of suite and commerce aud labor in collecting Information concerning trade condition in foreign countries. The president's message says: The acting secretary recoiiunoinl that provision be made lor six special utentu, with the diplomatic rank and title of commercial attache to he soul abroad to wake pracifoai trial of the proposed plan; lo repoii to the depart, ment of tuie condition exisiiug In different countries which might suggest modification or changes in the general Kbenip; to prepare tor the department of commerce and labor, icporis upon commerce aud manufacture or iipou k inured topics, of a moro exhaustive and ooiuprc heurive character than is ordinarily obtainable ut present; aud to visit consulate examine their working and suggest such change, either to the consular officer or lo the department uf .rate, a would tend to the and general improvement strengthening of the service. It Is proposed that these agents shall be chosen primarily for their expert knowledge, but shall be not merely specialists, except for particular Investigations that might from time lo time be required, but practical men of affairs with ihe experience best ,u!ted to fit them for their executive duties. It ia suggested that the consular service might supply the best type nf agents desired, and that, for this reason, and also because of the Incentive to merit which would be provided, appointment should lie made rteferabiy from among thoxe consular officer who have demonstrated their special fltneia and capacity. It will, in uiy oplnUiii, ba found upon examination, tbat, while the is a modest and more measure or lees tentative ono Involving comparatively slight expense. It promise Important and far reaching consequences in tbe Judicious strengthening of our wbolo foreign service in the mtomt of trade and the gradual development of capacities in It, hut imperfectly available as yet, to make it fully adequate to the demand of oure productive energy as a nation. in the United States bM long been dependent for the prosperity upon the demand from abroad for its surplus troducts, and of late years our manufacturing Industries have found that they wore outstripping the capacity of even our enormous market and ara now looking more and more to foreign for relief from accumulating stocks. According to an eMlmate of the department of commerce and lslsir, our exports of manufactures in the calendar year 1904 will not only exceed the highest figures of any earlier year, hut may probably paaa the 5500,000,000 line aa agalmt $436,000,000 in the high record year, tho fiscal year 1900, Agri-rnltur- General Humphrey Declares That Everything From Old Hulls of Foreign Built Vessals to System of Records a Disgrace. TOHELL REPLIES V mist , Fair la south, rain in north ponion Saturday fair and colder. VOL. U. NO, The cct- st PafiTiburL Jin. 19. the water T ef tha blessing of SfJ- -r waa accompanied by an event and a myatarleua. unprecedented the than any afforded by Waaim biory. For a bv the hand f in ianeassin Is no new thin the emjror that but rord, death by a shot "ouldarealy eacape while -he waa S.B hi artillery in a solemn rellious rite, ao hia churoh ia hy Pri,i to realize aa to be almost d Yet this la what happen-JJS,. and the Russian public is left nwtainK and mystified Bv the merest clianca the imperial family escaped unhurt, but public ja atunnad by a hat might have result of the affair. tenth tragic the annually recurring performing Msasln of the water et the Neva with ail the accustomed brilliant cereor monial. Kmperor Nicholas today y the uniform of the famous Preohrajen-skregiment. He looked In excellent health and walked with an elastic atep and smart military bearing, and greeted each regiment with the salutation, "Good morning, my children. to which the soldier and sailors replied in stentorian tone. Good health to your mJetv" while the band played the national anthem. In the mat procea-slo- n to the imperial chapel an impia-in- a train of court officials, the emperor escorted the doaiger empress ami Grand Duke Alexia escorted the empress, other members of the imperial following In order of rank, the ladies of honor wearing picturesque national costume. At on o'clock the vywrMAi in mo; yiu8.0tHI.0nu in 1880; $i;s,0u0,000 In 1870 and $i0,0H),0o0 In I860. The magnitude and steady growth of this export movement from onr workshops and factories are such as to suggest tho grave Importance of providing it with all tbe official apparatus necessary to its full and free development. It la generally admitted that in recent yearq, the connular service, what ever may be Its deferts of system, lias developed a commercial utility which lias been of great practical value. It would be most rogretable however, if which has been this Improvement brought about by the zeal and energy cf Individual consuls rather than by the efforts of the service aa a whole, and also to a large extent the special ate clrectlon of the department nf should be accepted a satisfying present requirement not to pek of the rapidly exprospective demands of panding commerce. For this reason I cordially commend to tho consideration cf the congress the recommendation of tbe acting secretary of stale looking to the gradual F.vstemiztng and equipment of the whole foreign service, by an simple aud Inexpensive means, auxiliary. responsive at all polnia to what may reasonably be expected of it by the great industrial and commercial Interests which are so deeply concerned in enlarging their share of tbe world's trade. Tbe details of the proposed plan are et, out in a long letter from Acting Secretary Loom I, who say that this plan ran be put into execution atI a very email cost; in fact, ho places ho cost of tho test at 950.IHI4 per annum. or special Six rommrrrlal attache ugenta will be sufficient to Initiate the movement. They would lie salaried at 55.0UU per annum and traveling expenses, and would be assigned, one to cover Austria, tbe Balkan state, Germany, Switzerland, Russia and other countries of Northern Europe; one for France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and other countries bordering on the Mediterranean; a third for Great Britain aud dependencies; the fourth for Mex-ltCentral America, the West India and South America; thrf fifth for Asia, more particularly Asiatic Russia, China and Japan, and the sixth to be held in leserve for special service and particular missions to any part of the world. Mrs. C. E. Coulter, Member of Legislature That Elected Smoot, was to Abide by the Result. Washington, Jan. 19. Two prominent Gentile women of Utah one a ineiu-be- r of the legialatuic that elected tfoioot a senator, were witucHbca today 'u the Min out inquiry before the Bennie commlLiee on privileges ami elections. Roth women gave Mr. Smoot n excellent reputation and icninied that they would not vote for a polygamist Tba counwcl for Senator Bimiot exhausted their list of witucsnc bore, hut expert several wIiiicsm.-- will strive in time tor tin- - hearing tomorrow. William lamgtmi testified that James 11. Wallis. Rr., who recently gave' to the roiiiuiliteu what he alleged to be 'lie endowment oaths, could not be believed. Glen Miller former United Stales Marshal iu Utah, who had been a candidate for office several time., testified that he had defeated Mormon candidates In a strong Mormon district. He declared Mormons lo lie fair in poli-iic- a and that Mormon official gave Im- partial administration. Senator lmbuls asked the witness what had caused Mormons to bill the Republican candidates at the last election In Balt Lake City. Mr. Miller replied that they objected to Senator Kearns' management of the parly and In charged that money bad been the campaign. Mr. Worthington objected to bringing in the names of Individuals and at Ida request the name of Beuatnr Kearna waa expunged from the record. Following an inquiry by Senator McComaS, which brought out the statement that the Mormon held ihn confessions for light amt power, street railways and other franchises in Balt Lake, Mr. Miller aald tbat tbe street railway and the lighting companies were In the market sad were bought He testified also by the Mormon. that the majority of the bimineee in Balt Lake wa controlled by Gentile. John W. Hughe of Balt Lake, editor of a weekly paper testified that the sentiment among Gentilea was that President was a fanatic In religion, but that he waa thoroughly honest ami waa keeping the rhurch out of politics. He believed the Gentilea thought it was best to let polygamy die out, a there were few polygamists left. He had made an Invent igatlon into tbe number of polygamists in Balt Lake City, and found that there were only 74 men, nearly all i f them old, only two being under fifty year of ago. Mrs. Mary G. Coulter of Ogden, a Gentile, and tbe wife of a physician, testified In regard lo the political .affair. She was a member of the leg- iif-e- d I, Isinture that elected Mr. Bmoot a sena- tor, She said she wtnl uupie.igod, but was g!ud to abide by the result of her party's caucus, li 'fore voting for Mr. Kmooi, she said she ascertained 'bat he waa not a polygamist. Speaking of the Mormon iu political affair, .(lie Jd thi-- "sized up very well with the Gentilea. Polygoiuuua relation were never flaunted by the Murmona, s aald Mr. Coulter, aud the young particularly were oppost-- d to the continuation of polygamous relation. As a member of the legislature, she aald, .be was asked by a many Gen-ti- n as Mormon to vote for bmoot. On Chairman Burrow asked if it would have made any difference In her vote for Scuafor It khe had known that a majority of Mr. Binoot'a fellow were apostle polygamlHts. Mrs. Coulter replied that she might have voted for poKaibl buiiMit, because many Gentilea web coined the opportunity of showing that their autagouihm was not directed against the Chiirrh, but menlv against the principle of the church Luowu aa polygamy, bhe suid further Hint aha would not vote for a polygamist. What do you think of a man who would vote to elect a polygamist a an apostle? asked Chairman Burrow. The witness replied that she could not alt In Judgment In such a case. Mr. W. II. Jones of Salt Lake, who raid .he went to Utah at 16 year of rge, a a bride, and who has been imminently connected with tho Liberal and Republican parties in Utah, testified tbat neither she nor Senator Smoot had joined Ihe Silver Republican parly and aald that both of them had too Mur-Hum- . much tense." Oa tho witness aald she did not believe a polygamist could be elected to office by eithn er Gentiles or Mormon. "How about Mr. Roberta? aikad Chairman Burrows. .That waa o long ago I do not know. I was not working for Mr. Roberta, and I am glad you did not permit him. u take his seal. the replied. Adjourned until tomorrow. Oakland, Cal., Jan. 19. Hyram D. Rose, who yesterday surrendered him-If- f to the police here and confessed tbat he had committed two forgeries In Memphis. Tcnn., and Brownsville, Tenn., securing $25(1 on Ixigu checks waa today released from custody, the chief of police at Memphis having telegraphed that the people in Tennessee refused to send for him. NORTH SEA INQUIRY The Pf incJpal Charges of the British Statemen Given Out Russian Fleet Present in Neighborhood of Fishing Fleet. Paris, Jan. 19. The International appointed to inquire into the North Sea incident began Its public session today. The mooring was held In tbe Hlale dining hall of the D'Ursay palace, which waa crowded v. (th hlrh officials, diplomat and representatives of the naviea of the iimri-lim- e staff powers, including officer of the Japanese army. A large force of British counsel and advlers was at tbe right of the court. Baron Tanhe, the Kuiodan judicial adviser, and other Russians were iu Lhe left part of the bail. Hugh O'Briene of the British embassy, read the charges which conisi-rsetof 17 specification minute-slting forth the attack on tbe Hull fishing fleet. It waa specifically declared that no Japanese torpedo boat and no warship whatever were among the fishing fleet, and that no Japanese warships were anywhere in the North Sea. Baron Taulre read the Kisslan reply, which specifically declared that two strange boats approached the Russian squadron which boats tbe search igta disclosed to be torpedo boats. Thereupon fire wa opened torpedo boats moving off and later disappearing. The Russian statement asserted that Admiral Kojestvenaky was absolutely obliged to act aa he did in order to destroy th torpedo boats which bad attacked hia squadron. The principal charges of the Brilbh London, Jan. 19. George Henry statement was: In On the night question there were Boughton, tbe artist, member ofIn the whatever in the dead his found was not warships any Royal Academy, work-i- n nelghlKirhood of the fishing fleet exbeen he had where etudlo today, navjr. alone. Ho had been under treat cept those of the Ruaaiaa seen by the No warships bad been ment for aeveral months for heart disease. Mr. Bough ton's boyhood wa fishing boats since a long time prebut he had re- vious. spent in Albany, X. None of the boat a making up the sided in liondon since 18C2. He waa mafishing fleet carried any kind of 7J years of age. terial of war. Arizona No Japanese warship of any kind bocnlx, Arlz. Jan. 19.-- The waa at that moment in the unanimously whatever paMtd leglislature today North Sea. a Joint resolution protecting against There were not any Japanese upoj statehood with New Mexico in any form and preferring territorial govern- the fishing boats.fire continued after The Russian ment forever. o, Unplegcd-Gl- ad comiiilsnlon d y their searchlights clearly showed the were peaceful fishing boats. None of thn Ruskmu ships gave or even offeieil The tiro kilhil two men, wounded six. sank one boat, nml damaged five vc-j-- oihprs. Tim a'aieinenf to Include that the without nuv provocation upon paciiln fishing boats pur.nlng their uetial and rightful vocation. Following arc the principal point of Ihe Russian reply: At a omit midnight the flagabip Kniaz GouvamiT saw the outlines of two amaJI boat, whieh approached wlih great s porn, with all lights extinguished, directly toward the battleattack wn-- i ship. When tbe two suspicious boat came within range of the Russian searchlight thev were recognized aa torpedo boats. the battleship Thereupon opened fire. Thereafter a number of small fi.hing boats not showing the required lighta were observed. Precautionary mean-m- e were adopted nevertheless. There waa a strong fueling of danger upru the battleships and the imperious duty cf protecting themselves against the attack of torpedo boat obliged a continuance of tbe fire despite tbe evident links of hitting not only the fishing boats bnt also the hips of the squadron itself which bad arrived within the sons of fire. la the meantime the two torpedo boat drew off and shortly after disappeared. Fearing that tome of the fishing boats were damaged, yet being certain that ail danger from the two torpedo boats or possibly others were not ccmpleteiy removed. Admiral Rojeat-venak- y considered it lndiapenslbla for the entire squadron to continue its route without stopping. Admiral Rojestvenskl while taking into account tbe damage caused to inoffensive fishermen, subject of a neucomtral power, nevertheless, wa pelled to use all the means In his power to detroy the torpedo boats which attacked lii squadron. ' t i . I t 1 I "A- - ' I 9 . |