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THE MORNING NEWS. , Ea'ablished 1850. - Incorporated 1888 V J. H. ESTILL, President. i Russians Reported He Had Received His Death Wound at Liao Yang; Japanese Laugh at the Report. RUSSIANS BLEW THEIR VESSEL UP RASTOROPNY DESTROYED BATHER THAN HAVE HER FALL IA TO ENEMY’S HANDS. AH Save One of the Crew of tlie Destroyer That Reached Che Foo With Dispatches front Port Arthnr Lett the Vessel, Leaving- One Man Aliouril to Light the Fuses Before He Made His Escape—Bat Little Noise Followed the Explosion, Che Foo, Nov. 16.—The Russians have blown up the torpedo boat de stroyer Rastoropny. The Russians, with the exception of one man, left the destroyer during the afternoon. This last man lit fuses and blew up the vessel. There were three dull explosions, which were scarcely discernible 100 yards from the place where they oc curred. Almost simultaneously the Rasto ropny sank and settled on the bot tom. , I .it L A single spar marks her grave. It is impossible to-night to secure an explanation of the action of the Russians, but it is believed they were determined not to allow a repetition of the Ryeehitelni incident. Prior to the destruction of the destroyer the Taotal had officially notified the Jap anese consul that her disarmament had been completed, the breech blocks and ammunition having been removed and her machinery disabled. Order t Blow Her Up, The correspondent of the Associated Press learned authoritatively to-night that the Rastoropny carried sealed or ders providing that, unless there came a highly favorable opportunity to es cape, the vessel should be blown up. Sufficient powder for this purpose was secreted before the destroyer left Port Arthur. Small charges of ordinary. powder, placed in each of the five water-tight compartments, were exploded. Customs Officer Koenig was on board the destroyer, and the Russians ex perienced considerable difficulty In get ting him off without arousing his sus picions. The destroyer’s cutter, man ned by two men, was lying near, and the official was persuaded to take a fide around the Rastoropny in order that he might see the injuries she was alleged to have received. No sooner had the customs officer stepped into the cutter than a petty officer drew his watch and urged the rowers to niake all s&eed away. " hen the destroyer had gone down the official was taken on shore. Dlftpatche* from fMofurl. 11 is rumored that the Rastoropny r °ught a dispatch from Gen. Stoessel Asking the St. Petersburg authorities or instructions as to whether he wr 'uld continue to hold out, awaiting felief, or make Immediate arrange tneiit* with the Japanese for surrender Upon the most advantageous terms possible. This rumor cannot be confirmed. Japanese Hovered Near. Iwo Japanese torpedo boat destroy *r" were seen at the mouth of the har to-ntght, and their presence un doubtedly precipitated the action of Ih,> Husslans in blowing up the Raa toropnjr. !h “ explosion was so subdued and *h* crew remained ao allent that It wa * *° m * lime before the report of ’affair became current. Even the nttv-laJa most intimately concerned 1 " news from the correepondenta. Jepaneae consul aays that nine ®- *h* Russian crew came ashore with heir rirtes, agalnat which action he ** iWolesteg to the authorities. J&tbatmab Atoning NUMBER 17.845. GEN. KUROKI DENIES THAT STOESSEL TALKS OF SURRENDER. Only When the Last Cartridge Is Gone Wilt That Come. St. Petersburg, Nov. 16.—Advices from Gen. Stoessel and Rear Admiral Wieren, brought by the Russian tor pedo boat destroyer Rastoropny to Che Foo from Port Arthur, have reached the Emperor, tout have not yet been made public. The great Importance of the Information Is apparent from the fact that the torpedo boat de stroyer was deliberately sacrified in or der to get the communications front the beleaguered garrison. The only word which has reached the admiralty is a telegram from the captain of the Rostoropny announcing his arrival with official dispatches. The Associated Press later learned from a high-placed general, who was with the Emperor this afternoon, and who knows the contents of Gen. Stoes sel’s message, that all the talk about Gen. Stoessel asking for instructions to surrender is absolutely false. He said he was not at liberty to disclose the nature of Gen. Stoessel’s report, but he remarked: “Only when the last biscuit is eaten and the last cartridge fired will the garrison surrender the fortress. This I can state positively.” Considering the authority, the gen eral's words may be accepted as a re flection of the views of the Emperor himself. The general further stated that the surrender report was all the more ridiculous, as several vessels had broken the hlockade and reprovisioned the garrison. He added: “Gen. Stoes sel also knows that the second Pacific squadron is on its way.” STOESSEL THINKS HE , CAN HOLD OUT LONGER. St. Petersburg. Nov. 17, 2 a. m.— There Is no official conflrnfatlon at this hour of the reported blowing up of the torpedo boat destroyer Rastoropny at Che Foo. The understanding at the admiralty has been that the vessel would be hauled up on shore to pre vent a repetition of the Ryeshitelni affair, and that she would be disarmed in regular course. Gen. Stoessel's report has not been given out, but the Associated Press understands that it contains no request for instructions regarding the surren der of Port Arthur. It Is intimated that the report goes at considerable length into details of the recent fierce fand fighting, but says that the In terior line of defenses remains intact. Gen. Stoessel believes he will be able to withstand the Japanese assaults for some time to come. The blockade has been run by a ship with a cargo of war munitions, food and hospital supplies. Some \\*arshlp3 in the harbor have been damaged by shell fire, but not seriously. Many gams have been removed from the ships and mounted on shore, where large drafts from the crews are taking turns in aiding the garrison in Us de fense of the fortress. ALARMIST WRITER HAS SENT ALARMING REPORT. London, Nov. ll.—The Dally Tele graph's St. Petersburg correspondent, who throughout has taken somewhat alarmist views regarding the outcome of the North sea dispute, In a telegram printed this morning asserts that the admiralty has gained an ascendancy which compels the Foreign Office to repudiate Ita" agreement with Great Britain and that Count Benkendorff, Russian ambassador to Great Britain, will be made the scapegoat and prob ably will be recalled. Meantime, he adds, the negotiations arc at a stand still and the maker will be referred to the Emperor. A dispatch to Reuter’s Telegram Company from Ht. Petersburg, how ever. confirms the Associated Presa dispatches to the effect that Russia does not desire In any way to recede from the basis of the agreement, but proposes a modification of the lan guage aubmltted In the British text. JAPANESE DESTROYERS HAD A LOOK AROUND. Ohe Foo. Nov. 17, R a. m.—Three Japanese torpedo boat destroyer* en tered the harbor this morning, satis. Continued on Fifth Pages DIAMOND QUEEN WANTS A PARDON MAMIE DE CRIS DECLARES SHE WANTS TO LEAD AN HONOR ABLE AND UPRIGHT LIKE. Her Sentence Expire* Next Monday, lint Slie Peel* That n Pardon Would Set Her Before the World In n Better Light—Think* Her Stay at the Prl*n Farm 11a* Done Her Good—Pardon Commis *lon I* Thinking of It. Atlanta, Nov. 16.—The Prison Com mission has under consideration the question of granting a pardon to Ma mie DeCris, the diamond queen, from Savannah, on the eve of the expiration of her sentence. Mamie DeCris’ sentence expires next Monday, Nov. 21. and a pardon could do her little good so far as cutting short her sentence is concerned, but she has written to the commission, prac tically asking that a pardon be granted her, because she says she has deter mined to live a better life. She stated that she felt her term of imprisonment Wad done her good, and that she would exert herself henceforth to living an honorable and upright life. The commission is halting between mercy and justice. Shall a pardon be granted to Mamie DeCris so a3 to en able her to go forth into the world without the brand of a felon 'and in the hope that she will become a better woman, or is there grave danger that such an instrument would be used to bad ends by one who is known to have been a criminal? These are the ques tions tWat are confronting the commis sion in considering the matter. They will reach a decision before the end of the week. ALASKA OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN REMOVED. Government Investigation of Their Conduct Wo* Made. Washington, Nov. 16.—President Roosevelt has removed from office Frank H. Richards. United States marshal for the Nome district in Alas ka, and has requested the resignation of Judge Melville C. Brown of the Ju neau district. This action is the result of the in vestigation of the Alaska judiciary made recently by Assistant Attorney General Day. The case of Judge Al fred S. Moore Is held in abeyance. The nature of the charges made against the officials was not made pub lic in detail, it being deemed advisa ble not to publish at this time the re port made by Judge Day. It is known, however, that the charges involved sel fish, if not corrupt, practices before the Alaskan courts In mining claim cases. Charges from time to time have been made against nearly all of the federal officials of Alaska, Gov. Brady not be ing exempt, but it is said that the ac tion of the President to-day finally closes the matter of these charges, of ficials of the administration being sat isfied that Gov. Brady, Judge James Wiekersham of the Yukon district and other officials involved in them have acted in the best interests of the ter ritory. Judge Wiekersham was reap pointed to-day. CHINESE REBELS HAVE REPULSED THE TROOPS. Viceroy Ha* Herd Ordered to Rr linlne the Rebel*. Shanghai, Nov. 16.—The rebels have repulsed the Imperial troops 'at Dluo Chow Enu, in the province of Kwang, Southern China. They have captured Yuen Helen, Tien Ho Slen, Locheng Chlen, Hua Yen Hsien and Liu Chen, five of the principal towns In the prov ince. The merchants and bankers fled from the towns. "Chou Fu, former governor of the province of Shantung, who was re cently appointed viceroy at Nan King, has been ordered to proceed immediate ly to his post and to take measures to check the rebels in the Yang Tse val ley." A dispatch from Shanghai, Oct. 13, reported 'a three days' fight between Chinese troops and rebels at Locheng Shien, one of the towns mentioned in the foregoing cablegram. In which a large body of the latter were defeated. AUGUST aTyTmIDVMLLE. Charier Grunted fur a New Railroad In Georain. 'Atlanta. Nov. 16.—Secretary of State Philip Cook to-day granted a charter to the Augusta and Florida Railway Company. The company’s capital stock will be $1,000,000, and it proposes to build a line from Augusta, in Rich mond county, to Mid>ille, In Burke county, a distance of sixty miles. Sev eral well known citizens of Augusta and Mldvllle are among the charter members. TWO NEGROESVwUNG~ FROM SAME GALLOWS. They Were Gnllty of llelnou* Crime* In North Carolina. Wilmington. N. C.. Nov. 1.-Neill Sellers and Dave Brown, negroes, con victed in Bladen county in October of the murder of Mrs. George Parker near Clurkton, N. C„ curly In September, were bunged on a double gallows In lb* jail yard at Elizabethtown to-day. Doth orotealed Innocence. The men added the crime of criminal aaesult to that of murder. SAVANNAH. GA.. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 17. 1904. PARKER’S SHINGLE IS NOW OUT IN NEW YORK. On Hl* Own Hook He Undertaken the Practice of lan. New York, Nov. 16. —Judge Alton 15. Parker, recent Democratic candidate for President, opened a law office in the building at 33 Liberty street in this city to-day. At the same time he an nounced that he had become a resident of this city; that Mrs. Parker would join him here to-day. and that they would at once secure a home in this city. While Judge Parker announced that he would not form any law partner ship, his new office is in the suite oc cupied by W. F. Pheehan of the firm of Sheehan & Colin. GO TO THE PINITENTIARY. Appeal of Sullivan and Barrow Ha* Proven Fruitless. Americus, Ga., Nov. 16.—Thomas Sullivan, accompanied by one of his attorneys, left this afternoon for At lanta, where to-morrow, it Is under stood, he will appear before the Prison Commission for assignment to one of the state camps to serve his sentence of four vears. Sullivan was convicted at the recent session of Sumter Superior Court for assault with intent to murder, grow ing out of a criminal operation per formed upon a young woman here. Dr. George W. Barrow, a practlcing physician here, was convicted of per forming the criminal operation and likewise sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. He has since been confined in the county Jail, pending the result of the appeal of both cases to the Supreme Court. A decision was rendered last week, affirming the sen tence of the Superior Court, and bqth men must serve their sentences in the penitentiary. Mr. Sullivan was a well-known Jew eler and member of the city council, standing well socially and In business circles. Dr. Barrow is a gray-haired citizen, and much sympathy is ex pressed for both among their friends. No case ever tried in Sumter county excited greater Interest or was more stubbornly fought on both sides. ANNUAL MEETINGS HELD. Coat Line Fropertle* Elected Board* and Officer*. Charleston, S. C., Nov. 16.—At the 'annual meeting of the Charleston and Western Carolina Railroad to-day the old board and officers were re-elected, as follows: J. B. Cleveland, president; Henry Walters, vice president; B. D. Cronly, Secretary; J. F. Post, treas urer; J. R. Kenly, general manager; T. M. Emerson, traffic manager; H. C. Prince, general auditor. Directors: H. Walters, Michael Jen kins, W. G. Elliott, J. B. Cleveland. Avery Patton, A. F. McKisslck, J. D. C. Fleming, J. P. Doughtrey, J. A. Broch. All were present except Mr. Dough trey. The president's report was read and adopted. The annual meeting of the North western Railroad of South Carolina followed and officers were re-elected. President Thomas Wilson’s report was read and adopted and a 4 per cent, dividend declared. Meetings were also held of Charles ton Terminal Company and Charleston Union Station Company, which result ed In routine business and re-election of officers. WITH A CORD MALTRY CHOKED HIMSELF. With a Tonrnlqnet He Forced It Deep Into the Neck. Columbia, S. C.. Nov. 16.—Phillip Maltry, the proprietor of Wright's Ho tel barber shop, was found dead In Ills bed this morning, with a cord around his neck, drawn so tight that it al most cut th* skin. Maltry had been running the barber shop at the hotel for several years, and had built up a good business. He retired early to his room, and the family was horrified this morning when it was found that he was dead. A physician was called in at once, and it was necessary to cut the little cord around his neck, and cut loose the stick with which he had twisted the string around his neck, forming a sort of tourniquet. Maltry was 51 years of age and leaves a wife and seven children. SALOON CLOSED FOR REIVIVAL MEETINGS. Liquor Dealer* at America* Nil*- pended lluinc**. Americus, Ga.. Nov. 16.—Americus Is In the midst of a great religious re vival, conducted by Rev. J. L. White of Macon, and monster meetings are held thrice dally. This afternoon, at the request of the officiating ministers, all business houses In Americus closed for on* hour, that all citizens might attend the overflow meeting at the First Baffilst Church. Half the saloons in the city closed likewise freely and voluntarily. TWO FIRST COUSMS IN A CUTTING AFFRAY. Columbia, ft. C. t Nov. 16.—At Lancas ter to-day Walter Hough of Kershaw and Will Howell of Lancaster county engaged In a cutting and shooting af fair, In which Hough was shot through both lungs and fatally wounded, and Howell seriously cut. The young men are first cousins. The eauss of the difficulty Is not known. LASHED TO A MAST OVER 24 HOURS CREW FINALLY RESCUED BY THE STEAMER HAWAIIAN FROM HONOLULU. Bri* C. C. Sweeney, Charleston for Philadelphia. Encountered the Storm l*>t Sunday—Britt Broke in Two After Losing Deck Load and Deckhouse—Then Captain and Crew Lnxhed Themselves to the Mont l util Sturm Subsided. Philadelphia, Nov. 16.—After having been lashed to a mast for more than twenty-four hours, and with hope of rescue almost abandoned, Capt. Fisher and crew of seven men of the brig C. C. Sweeney were taken from thetr perilous position Tuesday afternoon by the steamer Hawaiian from Honolulu for this port. The men suffered greatly from ex posure to the weather, but are ap parently no worse for their experi ence. Th brig left Charleston early last week for Philadelphia with a cargo of lumber, and encountered the South ern hurricane Sunday off the Virginia coast. The brig withstood the terrific wind and sea for a short time only and then became waterlogged. The deck load and houses were swept away, and the vessel finally broke in two. The crew then climbed the main mast and lashed themselves In the mainsail to keep from being washed away. They remained in this position until Monday afternoon, by which time the sea had moderated enough to per mit them to return to the deck of the half-sunken hulk. No vessel was sighted until Tuesday morning, when the Hawaiian respond ed to thetr distress signals and res cued all hands. The brig was aban doned in latitude 36.30 north, longi tude 73.45 west. YACHT REPORTED LOST. Another Report, However, Show* She Wn* Safe. Norfolk, Va., Nov. 16.—Oystermen ar riving at Elizabeth City this morning from Croatin river and Pamlico sound reported the foundering Sunday of the yacht Roberta of Providence, R, 1., and the 1 loss of all on board. The Roberta was bound to Florida with a hunting party to stay the win ter. She was at Elizabeth City Fri day and left Saturday for the South. The oystermen reported warning the yacht to put back on account of the storm that was raging and that she foundered very shortly afterward. The Roberta was a schooner yacht with gasoline auxiliary. She passed through the Dismal Swamp canal Thursday ert route south. Records have her from Providence, R. I„ to Florida and give her captain's name as Golden. A special to the Virglnla-Pllot from Elizabeth City to-night says: "Oyster Inspector Spencer Davis ar rived here from Roanoke Island on the steamer Wagner to-day. He said he passed the schooner yacht Roberta at anchor off the island this morning. Mr. Davis also said he learned at Mun teo that when the storm came up the people on board the Roberta left her at anchor and took to the shore In small boats. The yacht rode the gale and when the wind hud subsided the party again boarded the Roberta.” PnsMenger* and Crew. Providence, R. 1., Nov. 16.—The Providence men composing the hunting party reported lost with the foundering of the schooner y*acht Roberta off the coast of North Carolina Sunday are: Col. Felix R. Wendelsehaefer, proprie tor of the Providence Opera House; Walter R. Stiness, Republican leader In the state Senate, and Willard C, Perkins. The crew of the Roberta were Capt. Ittiac Golden of Pawtucket. R. 1., Ills son, Charles Golden, and a nephew whose name Is unknown here. Capt. Golden and his crew are believed to have taken the yacht to Norfolk whore the others boarded her, leaving Nor folk last Thursday. Hol.crla anil All Aboard Safe. Wilmington, N. C„ Nov. 16— A special from Southport, N. C., to-night states that the yacht Roberta arrived there to-day with all on board safe. MAN AND WIFE WERE RESCUED BY A TUG. Norfolk, Va., Nov. 16. —Capt. Jack Bentsen of the Norfolk tug Grit, ar riving here to-day from Pamlico sound, reports the rescue by his tug of Capt. Hutchins and Mrs. Hutchins in the house boat Drift Lodge on Hud dle Harbor shoals in the sound Sun day. Capt. and Mrs. Hutchins were land ed at the Portsmouth, N. C., life-sav ing station, where they are being cared for. The house boat Is a total wreck, going to pieces shortly after Its occißiants were taken oft Its partly submerged roof. Capt. Hutchins Is a Washington newspaper man. CLYDE LINER CARIB HAD ROUGH TRIP. Wilmington. N. C.. Nov. 16.—After being overdue thirty-six hours, as the result of having encountered, the se vere storm which swept up the Atlan tic coast Sunday, the Clyde liner Carlb, Capt. Chichester, from New York, ar rived In port this afternoon. Capt. Chichester says it was a terrific storm, and for hours the waves dashed over the ship's ducks. The vessel aa* not damsged, but her cargo, which shifted, la badly dam aged. and Is Indescribably mixed. One sailor was badly Injured. Capt. Chichester also reports that the Matters* lightship was dragged from her anchorage lit the storm, and I* now five mllas out of her proper place. She Is on Trial for Her Life in New York, Charged With the Murder of Caesar Young. RODE ON SEA ANCHOR. United State* Naval Collier Had a Very It.mull Time. Norfolk. Va., Nov. 16. —The United States naval collier Sterling, Capt. Mc- Donald commanding, which arrived at the yard late Wednesday evening, Is considerably the worse for wear as a result of the terrific storm along the Atlantic coast which was encountered Saturday night and Sunday. The collier left the navy yard at Pen sacola on the evening of Nov. 8, bound for this port. At 8 o’clock. Sunday irorning the Sterling refused' to steer, either to run before the gale or to come head to it. The cabin became flooded and the main boiler worked in its saddle so violently thut It caused the steam pipe to burst. Asa result of this accident the steam In the boil ers had to be blown out the en gines stopped. A sea anchor, composed of side lad ders and fenders, lashed together and attached to seventy fathoms of six inch manlla hawser, was placed over the stern of the collier as a drag to prevent her from lying In the trough of the sea. In this condition the col llpr drifted for seventy-eight miles un til Monday morning, when the storm abated. So disabled was the collier that It took her fifteen hours to make the trip yesterday from the Capes to this yard. LIFE SAVING STATION WAS WASHED AWAY. Several of the Crew of the Place AVer* Lost. Norfolk, Va., Nov. 16.—Advices from the Carolina coast say that the New Inle life saving station was destroyed by Sunday's hurricane, and that sev eral of the crew stationed there were lost. It Is said a wave washed across the strip of land separating the ocean from the sound and carried the station building away. The news was brought to Elizabeth City to-day by a seaman. FOUR OF HER CREW REPORTED HER LOSS. Norfolk, Va., Nov. 16.—Four of the schooner Myra W. Spear's crew reached here to-night from Chicaml comlco, N. C., where the vessel grounded last week. They say the vessel went to pieces during the gale. The men report the storm washed the sea entirely over the land separat ing tfce ocean from the sound and say several houses were carried away. New Inlet Is below Pea Island, at which point communication stops, and no further Information regarding the destruction of the life-saving station there and loss of life can be secured to-night. ALL THE CREW OF THIS BOAT WERE DROWNED. Washington. N. C. t Nov. 16.—Capt, Charles Williams and three others left here Saturday on the schooner Mis souri for their home In Hyde coun ty. Storm-lyound at Indian Head, they anchored off the shore, hut after din ner Sunday the wind blew them from this anchorage and the boat was cap sized and all on board drowned. The names of the rrew cannot be obtulned h( this Urn*. None of the bodies has been recovered. I'snl* Going tw The liaaue, Mexico City, Nov 16 Rmlllo Pardo. Mexican Minister to Holland, will leave her* early In December to attend th* International peace conference at Tha llau*. 5 CENTS A COPY. DAILY. *8 A YEAR. WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEBK,SI AYEAR NAN PATTERSON NAN PATTERSON’S TRIAL HAS BEGUN AFTER ITS LONG DELAYS THE LAW WILL THY TO DECIDE HER QUILT OH INNOCENCE. Actress Who AVas a Member of the Original Florodora Sextette Is to Answer to the Charge of Having Murdered lur. ear Yunus, the Bookmaker Who Was Shot In a Hansom Cab ou Itronilnav While on Ills Way to a Steamer, New York, Nov. 16.—'After more than live months In the. Tombs prison awaiting trial on a charge of murder, the case of Nan Patterson, the alleged Slayer of Caesar Young, was brought to trial In the criminal branch of the Supreme Court to-day. Delay, first from one cause and then .from another, has been a prominent feature In the case ever since Miss Patterson was taken Into custody aft er the tragic death of Young In a cab, In which ho and the young woman were driving to the pier, where Young was to taka a steamer for Europe. Even in Its last stages, after the date for trial had been fixed, a minor case which claimed the attention of the court, dragged slowly along and forced another delay. In anticipation of the beginning of the trial, the court room was crowded with spectators when Justice Vernon M. Davis took his seat on the bench to-day. There was only a slight de lay before It was announced that everything for the opening of the trial was in readiness. Her Father Was There. Miss Patterson, dressed In black, was brought in by prison attendants and took a seat beside her counsel, Abra ham Levy and Daniel O’Reilly, Her father, J. Randolph Patterson of Washington, had a seat within the bar enclosure. The work of selecting a Jury from a special panel of 100 talesmen was be gun at once. The examination of each talesman was conducted with extreme thoroughness and one man. who ap parently had passed all the require ments, was turned away by the de fense when he said. In answer to a question, that he had friendly feelings toward District Attorney Jerome. El wood Hendricks, a broker, was the first man to answer all the ques tions to the satisfaction of both the prosecution and the defense. No Eye Witnesses Culled. The prosecution will depend entirely upon circumstantial evidence In build ing uo their case against the defend ant, according to a statement made by Assistant District Attorney Rand dur ing the examination of talesmen. Rich ard 8. White, a lumber dealer, had declared himself opposed to finding a verdict in a capital case on circum stantial evidence alone, and referred to the possibility of eye witnesses to the shooting, testifying before the cor oner’s jury. "So tar as 1 know,” said Mr. Rand, “the prosecution does not Intend to call any eye witnesses to the shooting of Caesar Young.” Four Jurors bad been accepted when adjournment was taken for the day. t liapelle at New Orleane. New Orleans, Nov. It— Archbishop Chapelle returned to-day from an ex tended trip to Rome He will remain here until early In December. He ex pects to officiate t the consecration of Bishop Van De Van of Natchitoches before returning to