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Show THE mils ESCAPE theory, and they are in the majority, believe tbat the explosion of the mlae tl pinned the magtuines which blew up bclure the boilers. The main objection advanced against the mine idea is that the water where the catastrophe occurred is too deep for anchored mines. T tan scarcely Imwould agine tha: Vice Admiral Togo Jare to turn loose a lot of floating Graphically Describes Sensations. Was Standing on tho Bridgs When Sky, Air and Watar Seemed Suddenly Rent Asunder. New Vork, April 20. Grand Duke on his way Cyril he Just arrived here World ti to St. Petersburg, eaye a h from Harbin. His injuries are lioi severe all hough he is suffering from burns of ibe neck and ears caused by the expliwion of ihe Petropav-luvs- k and from bruises of the back and luins caused by the beating of the turbulent waves. He givea the following sUiry of his escape, which was almost miraculous: At the moment of the explosion on the PetmpavluVHk the grand duke waa on the bridge, at the other end of Admiral Makaroff. It which was seemed aa If the world, the skies, the waters were rent asunder, and from the gulf arose a devouring cloud and blinding flame, which burat with a roar into acrid, suffocating fumes. Scorched, blinded, choked, stunned. consciousness Cyril recovered to recognise that the Petropav-Jnvs- k waa settling down by the head. The bodies of the deed Bailors were floating from off the forecastle deck, which waa awash. All around lay and wreckage. Fallon top hamper Braiding steam cut off the grand dukes escape by the companion way. He faintly remembers that he realised the necessity of making his way aft. dimly reasoning that there he wee more likely, with some way still on the ship, to clear the auction from her when she sank, lie recalls clamboring down from the bridge mnd making hla way along the deck through clouds of steam and masses of debris. He remembers ascending an incline, with the riaing water, as it seemed, pursuing him into a barbette in which the water waa already pouring with such force that he required ell the Strength he could master to battle hla he reached Say through it. However, e gun port and dived down and outward with all the force of an athletic and practiced swimmer. Hia templet sere bursting with the effort of retaining his breath. Then he struck upward. At laHt the light came and he reached the air. While he Ailed hla lunga he supported himself on a piece of floating wrecksge which be seised and to which he assisted another si niggling swimmer. Then the grand duke looked around fur the Petropevlovek. Bite waa not to lie eeen. The sea was quite calm and, except for the gentle rise and fall of the woodwork to which he waa clinging with hla companion, be waa quite motionless. There remained only a few swimmers, some floating wreckage and corpses. The grand duke estimated that he wee in the water about one minute and forty seconds, liefore retching safety. Uls-j.a- sufll-cirni- ly nudapest, April 20. Owing to dissatisfaction with the government bill for the regulation of wages, a strlka has broken out on the government-owne- d railWestern Hungarian way. The Orient express from Parts due here at 11 o'clock last night Is stalled at Fnrkanynna. end the express in the opposite direction will be divia station verted to the central Prueck. which part of the system' la at til working. It la expected that the men on other government linen will strike today. Stephen Tljey complain that Count Tlsxa. the premier, hea not fulfilled hla promise to increase wages. j a high authority. "The tides ate high and the currents strong mines at Port Arthur, and floating might rosily be carried out to sea and endanger bta own ships. New Cbwang. April 20 The eorre of leading French, Italian spuudpui and British nows) per. of one American newspaper and of the Associated Press have been permitted to proceed to Mukden. They left here today. United States Consul Miller entertained the correspondents at the consulate previous to their departure. They are the first foreign newspaper men admitted to the Russian lines since the declaration of war. minea'-iai- He j d London, April 20.-2- :02 p. m.- -A and alternates but also on the questions of endorsement and inairuciiuus. The state convention was called to ory, der by t'hairtnan Miller. C. Wood of Elkina, the temporary chairT followed man. said iu his speech: the iarty v.:".ingly in the campaign its of lXMi and 1900 and supported isnilidatm. Yet. in face of the issues now involved, as I believe, in the ap1 cam with comproaching plete anJ entire satisfaction and gratification. clasp hands, and even lock arms, with the Democrat who refused to do as 1 did in those campaigns. For then the Issues upon which we differed were not, in my opinion, of the essential inherent principles of Democracy. but were largely questions of governmental expediency or pultry and tbey are nut now live Issues for conto sideration and action, owing changed conditions brought about through the blessings and bounties of n kinJ Providence." After the appointment of various lommltieea the convention adjourned until afternoon. dis- patch to the Central Newa front St.a Petersburg, says it is reported that Jaiiancse force has landed near New Chwang. a. m. The Seoul, April 20.-1- 1:45 Japanese authorities here admit ihaL const aut skirmishing occurred between the opposing armlea on the Yalu river, but they claim that no decisive action has taken place up to date, though newa of such an engagement is expected at any moment. It is estimated that the Russians have stt.'HMl men on the Yalu river. are afloat, The wildest rumors largely from Korean sources which are absolutely unreliable. Port Arthur. Tuesday. April 19. All la quiet throughout thla district. It is persist eat iy asserted that a Japanese cruiser waa aunk off Port Arthur, April 15, and that tho Japanese armored cruisers Niaehin end Kasuga were damaged respectively below and above the water line. Tokio, April 20.-9- :30 p. m. Rus- sian troops to the number of one thousand are reported to be in occupation of Yong Gan, in northeastern Korea. A detachment of forty Cossacks hah appeared for a second time nt Rung Jin lahout 150 miles north of Uensan). where they burned the Japanese settlement and took ponsesirm of the post and the telegraph offices. Aa there were no Japanese troops present, the Korean officials of 8ung Jin were friendly to the Russians. Another detachment of 76 Russian soldiers has advanced as far south aa Puck Chiyong, about 70 miles down the coast from Bung Jin. RAILROAD 8ME IN HUNGARY Strikers Want the Incrcaee ef Wagea They Claim Wae Premised. Budapest, April 20. The strike of railway men. which began yesterday on the Hungarian Western railway, haa become general and on all the state railways today Hungarian traffic la at a complete standstill. Tha Southern railway, which is not owned by tha- - government, alone managed to ill art trains out of Budn-pes- t today. 81x trains due last night have not yet arrived. The strike committee by telegraph ordered all traffic to atop at midnight and all tralna to be abandoned by their crews at the stations where each bappeued to be at that hour. The committee proposes to dispatch traina to places along the line for the purpose of brlqglng the strikers Into Budapest but no passengers will bo carried on these trains. Tho men declare they are willing to ret nrn lo work if their demand! for Increased pay, which, thoy claim, waa promised them by Premier Tisza, arc granted, end the strike leaders rein- stated. The railroad stations are guarded by troops. An example, the premier says, must be made of the ringleaders of tho strike. Another batch of 600 railroad men from Flume have been arrested. The men In tho workshops of tho -' le20. The Japanese Western railroad have Joined the strikLondon, April gatlon here la greatly Interested in the ers. The latter have disconnected Alexleff'a annouiKvment of Viceroy the telegraph instruments at varioua resignation. The opinion la expressed points, severing communication. A band of 50 railroad men seised that if he had resigned six months ego there would have been no war. blit now a train at brought It to that hostilities are in progress the Jap- Budapest and reisirted themselves to anese would have preferred to see the police, who have Instituted crimAlexleff retain control. inal proceedings against them. p. m. 8L Petersburg, April 20.-- 1:49 In regard to the reported purchase by Russia of four ships in the United Btatee. it Is now said the deal waa ne- -' gotlated it Constantinople by General Williams, the agent of a Philadelphia firm, and the Russian ambassador to Turkey, M. Slnovlff. The admiralty still lacks definite Inof the formation as to the disaster. Tho authorities at Port Arthur evidently are not yet convinced that they have the true Explanation. The general staff la divided between two opinions, a mine or a boiler explosion, although a few still cling lo the theory that the battleship was sunk by a submarine boat. The loiter explosion theory fe based on the knowledge that the ship had been steaming at full speed and that- her sudden alow down may have caused a cumulation of pressure which burat her boilers. Those who accept the mine - . - ISSUES OnSARE MORNING DEM OSES Ky-le- TO TRIBUTE HfflS for MEMORY Americans. For the third time since the present session began, tho legislature paused In its work to pay honor to the late Marcus A. Hanna. The second week in Jana It for him elected uary senate. second term to the A month later it adjourned out of respect to his death and to attend hts funeral, and today the two branchea met In Joint session to hold formal memorial exercises and to pay honor tu hla memory. The principal addreas waa made by Senator Charles Dick. He said: "The only office Senator Hanna ever held, excepting a seat in the board of education of hla adopted city, was a seat in the United States senate. It la given to few men who have been reviled and persecuted as he was, to enjoy such a complete reversal of sentiment and to close their days In the full sunlight of power, confidence ami esteem. His greatest legislative achievement was turning a futile majority against the Isthmian canal to a decisive majority in Its favor." Speaker Thomas said that Senator Hanna believed in the future greatness of this country, and in the doctrine of America for Americans and he taught those administrative principles that led to great Industrial and commercial progress. He understood the people and as the people came to understand him, they thought tha more of him. Hie life and work would be an inspiration to young men for many years to come. 2b. O., April UiyESTIGAIlOyE-COMMEKCE- D Seven Mere Witnesses Will be Heard Before Adjournment ef Congress B. H. Roberts ie Testifying Today. Washington, April 20. What may be termed the second round of the Reed Smoot content opened today before the senate committee on privileges end elections. It was announced that seven witnesses would be heard before the adjournment of congress and it la practically certain that the committee will then adjourn to convene July 18. At that time will be examined witnesses who were unable to come to Washington and others who could not be reached with summons to come here. Important testimony for the prosecution Is expected to be developed at tblesMidon. The hearing opened without formality of any character. Brigham H. Roberta was called to the stand by Mr. Taylor. H was quest ioued to bring out a statement of his official connection with the church. Mr. Robert said he was elected to the ptieition of one of the Unit seven presidents In 18X8, and entered politics about 1889. His Interest waa manl fested in making speechea. but he was not a candidate for office until 1894. He then was elected as a member of the constitutional convention. The first presidency had rounaelled against officials of the church entering politics and that he had accordingly consented not to urge his candidacy. He was nnm lnste.i during his absence and was informed that the order had been rescinded. He said that Jueeph F. Smith was the memler of the first presidency who had the ruling modified. He explained fully certain criticisms which had been made of an alleged Influence wblch the first presidency and aitos-tlhad brought to bear against the asMoses and pirations of himself Thatcher, because their attitude was not In harmony with the Democratic convention which adopted a declaration of principles against church in flueuce. Mr. Roberts said he protested and later the church took up his protesla Mr. Roberts was defeated tho first time he 'ran for congress. He thought the last child was born three or four years ago. In resimnse to questions of Mr. Tay lor. Mr. Roberts said his first plural was performed hy D. 11. marriage Wella counsel to. tho apostle, and he thought the ceremony was performed at the home of Mr. Wells' son. Senator Overman inquired of Mr. Roberts whether his first wife and hi second wife had consented lo his mar es West Virginia Democrat Bays Bryan'a Princlplas Ware Merely Questions ef Expediency. Charleston, W. Va., April 20. There was the largest gathering of delegates hern today that was ever known In West Virginia. The context Involved the entire delegation of fourteen of this slate lo the St.. Louis convention. The Democratic conventions of the fivft congressional district met here today and selected district delegates and alternates to St. Louts and the Demo-.rrat- ic state convention also met to select the four delegates-at-larg- e and alternate. There waa no agreement previous to the assembling of any of the five district conventions or the state conventions and contests were waged nut only on the aelectlon of delegates 'iIViD X3100 THURSDAY MORNING, riage to his third wife. "No hlr. xaiil Mr. Roberts. Continuing he said they did not learn of the marriage for three or four years. "How was that? asked Senator Beveridge, Ikt you mean to say that the marriage waa not kuown to anyone?" it was known to some of my friends, biu not tu my wives." was the answer. "Why was this marriage concealed from them?" asked Chairman Burrows. Because I did nut want to emltar-ras- s them. "How embarrass ihcm? "Well, ae knew the marriage wee Illegal, and it might lie embarrassing to them if they should for any reason be called on ui iwify. Roberts said his third wife was the divorced wife of Hr. Shipp, and regarding his courtship he said he always had met her si the house of mutual friends and had never called on her at her home. He also said that she continued to live in her home, but that he never had celled on her there until she removed to rooms on klnin street. Balt Lske City. Mr. Taylor asked Mr. Roberts if he knew that Maggie Shipp Rolierts lived in a bonne where lived her divorced husband and two of his divorced wives. Mr. Roberts said he was not aware of that fact. Senator Dubois asked in regard to the secrecy of his marriage and declared he (Dubuia) believed Mr. Welle, who married hint, represented the Mormon authoritiex. The witness believed that, said Senator Dttboia, became of Mr. Wells' position as counsel to tbe apostles. According to Mr. Roberts. he said, there is no record of his last marriage, though the ceremony is the same aa that which was used in his other marriages. Chairman Burrows desired to know whether Mr. Well knew the witness had a wife living when he married the third wife. "He did," said Mr. Roberts. He married me to my second wife. Mr. Petiua asked if the church ever hal reprimanded him or the high officials who performed the ceremony. Mr. Roberta said nothing had been aid to him. Mr. Taylor asked Mr. Roberts why he thought it incumbent upon him to take plural wlvee. From boyhood. replied the witness. I had been taught the rightfulnees bf plural marriages and I believed this practice to be the lew of God. I knew that this practice was contrary to the mandates of eongrea, but believed that the law of God waa the highest rule, and 1 felt impelled tu obey It." Chairman Burrows asked a number of pointed question which brought the confession from Roberts that he still believed In, and Is practicing polygamy. He said that he believes the Woodruff manifesto waa divinely Inspired an,l that now In practicing polygamy ha knows he is disobeying both the laws of the land and of God. He was asked why ha continued to disobey tha laws of God, If he believed them to be the highest laws and with a resigned accent, he said: "Well, the manifesto left me in the midst of obligations to these wives. I am trying to do the best I ran to live within the laws, bnt these obligations I cannot shirk." The committee adjourned until this afternoon with Roberta' examination unfinished. ' . At the afternoon session Mr. Taylor asked concerning Mr. Roberts' conviction in 1889 of the crime of polygamy. Senator Bailey objected to the Una of Inquiry. He uld he thought the admission of the witness that he had violated the laws .was sufficient. Mr. determine Taylor said this was to whether the authorities of the Mormon church had liken any action in respect to the wltnese living with more then one wire. llr. Roberts said no action had ever been taken by the church. Questions were asked ree porting Mr. Roberts' views regarding the manifesto of 1890, against plural wives, and living in polygamous rohahllation, and the witness said he regarded the manifesto as an administration act of the church and of Mndlng force upon 111 members. He admitted that to disobey any of those laws would subject the member to liability to chunk disciThe wltnese waa asked then pline. regarding isdygamotu cohabitation and said that he and many others were living In polygamous cohabitation at the time the rule waa made against It. and that tbryronsideredthemselves under moral obligations to live with the wives they had married. Do vou think you are morally hound to cohabit with all of your wives?" Chairman Burrows asked. "I do." "How man rhiidren have you? Thirteen living." "How many not living?" Two." "When was the last on born?" "About two or two and a half years ago." The witness then we turned over to the defense and Mr. Vaiu-ot- t opened the cross examination. FIRE CHIEF LEAPS FOR LIFE 1 Joint Session of Ohio Legislature Helda Formal Memorial Exercises Hanna Believad In America Columbus, EXAMINER, START FOR DENVER. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Tellurlde, Colo, April 2H. Ad- Beil. Captain Jut ant General Well, Captain Carlisle end Col. Kennedy, with a guard of 17 trooper, departed at 8:25 thlamorning for Denver wlih Pro dent Moyer of tbe Western Federstion of Miners, to be present at the habeas corpus proceedings in the supreme court tomorrow. 4444444444444444444 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Trapped by Flames He Jumps from High Budding. 4 4 20. Between 4 Toronto. April five and six million dollars' worth 4 of property was destroyed by fire 4 GREAT DAMAGE DONE. . 4 which devastated the 4 4 business section of Toronto Inst night, and early today. The flames were entirely under control, nt 5 o'clock. Two hundred and fifty firms were burned out. The area covered hy the fire was three blocks in length and varied in width from half n block to two bkx-ks- . Only one man Is missing and It is not certain that he perished in the flames. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 444444444444444 Toronto, April 20. The fire that raged throughout the night and up to an early hour today waa the most disastrous In tha history of lbs city. Tha total loss is conservatively estimated between five and six million dollars. The principal warehouses of the city ware reduced to ashes and nearly 850 firms were put out of biuAusaa. The area covered by the fire la three blocks In length and varies from half a block to two blocks In width. Every building on Bay street from Melinda street southward, to the Esplanade to Ihe water front, were wiped out and and the fire spread on Wellington Front streets and the Esplanade, along the water front from their Intersection with Bay street for distances of a few hundred feet to a whola block. The total number of buildings destroyed was: Bay street, east aide, 20; weet aide 80; Wellington street, north side 12, south side 7: Front street, north aide 22; south side 27; Esplanade four; Bt. Peter street 1. Following le a list of the more Important firms burned out : E. 4 B. Currie, ties; Pugeley, Dingman 4 Co.. Toronto Soap company, loss Anley $100,000; Gillespie, k Co., hatters; W. R. Brock company, Smith dry goods, lose $600,000; Rolph, k Co, lithographers; Brown Brothers, stationers, lose $300,000; Gordon, Mac-a-y 4 Co, dry goods, km $550,000; Atkinson Brothers, fancy goods; Cock-bur- n and Rea. milliner; Dlngnum 4 Motfeypenny. woolens, lose $100,000; Dngge Medicine company; I .sight and loss $100,000; Westwood, notions, Ritchie end Ramsey, paper; E. W. APRIL 21.1901. In the meantime the immense warehouse of the W. R. Brock company on the southwest corner of Bay and Wellington street waa being subjected to the intense heat from the hunting Brown building on the eaxt and the Iiingman and Moneypenny a building opposite, with scarcely stream of water playing upon them. The big wooden water tank on the roof caught fire, but in some strange manner the building Itself escaped destruction for the time being. The fire cut its way through the rear of Brown Brothers' building which faces on Front street, the first street south of Wellington. In a brief space of time the Front street on both sides, was like a roaring furnace. For over half an hour the fire in Front street burned fiercely, practically unchecked, it then began to whrk its way back up on Bay street Gordon Mackay 4 Caa warehouse erring as fuel. The flames continued on north on Bay until a complete circle had formed around tha Brock building on Bay and Wellington streets, over which the flames had hurled in their first dash south. The Brock building was soon In ashes. It waa only the intervening park that saved the Queen's Hotel, one of the finest hoatelriee in the country. The guests hurriedly left and everything portable waa removed from the hotel. The flames leaped across Bay street in a half dozen places and shortly before midnight It became apparent that the whole Mock south of East Wellington street, waa doomed. The Gordon McKay building on Front and Bay streets, which for nearly seventy years waa one of the finest in the city, made a fierce biaxe. The Copp Clark building and Warwick Brothers and Rutters' was destroyed at about the same time. Tbe heat waa no great and the smoke and flying embers ao thick that the firemen were helpless and could not get near enough to the fire to play a single stream on it. To add to the terrifying nature of the cent, came a bombardment of exploding crackers and fireworks stored In tho Copp Clark building. Tha fire next leaped across Front street to the McPherson Brothers' boot and shoe ware- uel Benjamin company Sons. Kilgour ,h Iuiue Bank were destroyed. The Customs lnne - . tone building at the .,.Wrv3Vn and Front streets, sax ih(. i 'UEM Uxt stopped the progrew ,lf ward Ihe eastern eml f K of water were thrown sides of the Custom l1w'lL,h structure was not serios;v T.Tht rebuDynamite was used on J''" ilding:;. small Another Month of Our Sale And Finds Us With Quantities of Goods ON HAND Yet jlsell house. minutes the flames had in forty-fiv- e leveled every building between Front These Goods and the Esplanade. concentrated their The firemen forces and made snothsr desperate stand. They failed thla time. The flames leaped across the street below Front street and destroyed company's flour mills nt the southeast corner of Bay street and front From there the fire took an easterly course toward Yonge street and across near the wharves. On the southwest it burned Itself out for lack of fuel. The flames were also spreading toward the. east along both sides of Front street and the east side of Wellington street. At 2 o'clock, the Eddy warehouse, the Lincoln Paper mills warehouse and the Kleinerle Rubber company's warehouses on the north side of Front street were burning. On the south side the warehouse of H. 8. Howland Sons 4 Company, the Doggs Paint company and the Dodge Split Pulley company were burning. On West Wellington street, opposite the Brock building. Wylnnd Bark company's warehouse, Buntlng-Rel- d THIS s Probably the Longest Siege of Low Prices in Ogden Ladies fancy HOSIERY in Boundless Profusion. Our Entire Stock Hosiery is Complete Goes at GOST. of and Gilmore 4 Brothers, silverware; Canada Paint company; Crown hotel; Breertoa and Manning, furs: W. J. Gage, stationery, loaa $200,000; Copp, Clark company, stationers, loaa $20,000; km Warwick Brother and Rutter, of Elegant Patterns $200,000; Gale Manufacturing company, and Percha Gut.ta whit aware, $125,000; THE1 Rubber company, km $500,000; Charles -Cockahnt 4 Co, woolens, loss $300,000; $200,-00Eckardt Casket company, loss company, dry Wyld, Darling Tha LADIES' WAIST Lint goods, loss $500,000; Dominion Fence Is Most Complete and Cost company, km $125,000; Bunttn, Raid Means Very Low Prices. At company, stationers, loss $200,000; STEAM HEAT ELECTRIC LIGHTS 811k company. Carlaw building; Inspection of Our Wall AsLOCATED. CENTRALLY Gulat Brothers Co., dry goods. sorted Stock Will Oonvinrs Early In the evening when the fire Any Bayer How Cheep Wi Street. 371 Twenty-secon- d assumed alarming proportions appeals 8ell Goode. for assistance were sent to Ixmdon, Hamilton. Montreal and Buffalo. Spe- MRS. S. H. ELWOOD Prop. cial tralna were at once started from these points but It was long after mid- NEWLY FURNISHED THROUGHOUT. night before the first of them began MODERN EQUIPMENT to arrive and In the meantime the Beard by day or week. local firemen were having the fight of Rates Rsasonablc. their lives. From the time the fire started on the north side of Welling530 K. Telephons ton street, a short distance east of Bay street In the R. 4 8. Currie neckwear plant, until It burned Itself out at daybreak, there was not a moment when a shift of the wind to the north Would not have resulted in the destruction of the greater part of the rlty. At an early stage of the fire. Chief Thompson was forced to jump from the top of a building when trapped by the flames. A network of wires broke his fall and saved his life, and he eseaped with a broken leg. When the chief made the leap for life, a traveler from Montreal was on the Successors in Ihe Ice Business to roof with him. and no trace of him has since been seen. It la probable he perished In the flames. The fire started in the elevator shaft In the rear of the Currie building. Then the flames spread across the street to Brown brothers and from there east to Bay street The wind, which had been brisk. Increased to a gale. A general alarm was sounded hut before all the firemen had reached the scene the lire had leaped Office Basement Reed Hotel. Phone 17-- Y to the high buildings occupied by Anley 4 Co, and Pugsley. Dingman 4 Co. Then Buckling 4 Co.'s building adjoining Currie's, caught fire. The Gale Manufacturing company's ImmenHo plant in the rear of Anley'a was the next to fall prey to the fire We Guarantee Our Customers Ice Throughout the and ahortly afterwards the flames from the east aide of Dingman 4 ENTIRE SEASON. were carried across to the easr side of Bay street lo the Office Specialty building. 4,000 yds. PSi6 1 0; ELWOOD 4c Cor-tice- lll Reese, Howell & Sons. Order Your, Ice From The Citizens' Bee Co. Farr Bros. Coal and Ice Company. M. L Jones Coal and Ice Company John Farr Coal and Ice Company Mountain Ice Company Largest Plant, Beat Service, Purest Ice and! Lowest Price SPRING MOVEMENT OF SHOES At Prices Just as Enticing as the Shoes Themselves This is a trade movement out of the ordinary. It is not a sale of a single lot of shoes but a comprehensive gathering of many best sorts to identify an thousand pairs are included Men's, Ladies', Boys', you have come to recognize as unusual. Something like twenty-fiv- e average a saving of 10 to 25 per cent. Better yet, they are absolutely new styles for Spring wear. We are located in building which old Stratford Furniture Store building north was formerly the ofZ.CJ.1. Phone 343Z. event Misses' and Children's Shoes, ani CHRISTENSON SHOE CO., . Wash, bt |