Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1906 — BLAST ON A WARSHIP [ARTICLE]

BLAST ON A WARSHIP

Blow* ISuddenly to Eternity 212 M*n, Including Three Rear Admiral* of Brazil. VESSELS MAGAZINE EXPLODES French and Chinese Regulars Have a Battle in Tonqnin. Ah Sin's Foroes Lose 800 in KilledRed Sunday Celebration in Ruaala Pksses Off Peacefully Except at Warsaw. Rio Janeiro, Jan. 23. The cruiser Baroso has arrived here from Port Jacarwpagua with those injured by the explosion on the Brazilian turret ship Aquidaban. The Aquid&ban blew up at 10:45 o’clock Sunday night. Nearly all the officers were killed or Injured. The dead number 212 and the Injured 36. Three rear admirals perished on the Aquidaban, which had been used for the accommodation of a number of navy officers and men attached to the flotilla escorting the eruiser Barroso. The Barroso had on board the minister of marine and his staff, who were inspecting sites for a new arsenal. The explosion occulted in the powder magazine. The vessel sank In three minutes. Names of the Dead Admirals. The following members of the committee which left the arsenal on board the Aquidaban accompanying the minister of marine were drowned: Rear Admiral Itodrlgo Jose da Rocha; Rear Admiral Francisco Calheiros da Graca, Rear Admiral Joao Candido Brazil and Capt. Alves de Larrigo. Twocommanders, two German photographers and one reporter also were drowned. The Aquidaban was of 4,950 tons displacement and 6,200 horse power. She was built in England In 1885, at a cost of $1,725,000. She bad five torpedo tubes. Her crew numbered 350 officers and men. CONFERENCE ON MOROCCO

Five of Bixteen Articles on Contraband Adopted—Moor Makes a Speech. Algeciras, Jan. 23.—The International conference on Moroccan reforms reassembled at the town hall and adopted five of the sixteen articles contained in the report of the committee on contraband arms. Then, as the sitting had lasted two and a half hours, discussion of the remaining articles went over until tomorrow, today being reserved for the ceremonies attending the feast day of King Alfonso. The discussion brought out a lengthy discourse from Sidi Mohammed el Mokhri, the second of the Moroccan delegates, concerning Morocco’s general attitude toward the conference. As he spoke in Arabic the delegates listened silently, not comprehending a word. Later it was decided to have a translation distributed to the members of the conference. The draft of the report before the conference, besides providing repressive laws by the powers, chargee the Moroccan customs authorities with the repression of contraband along the coast The draft, gives France exclusive control over contraband on the Algerian frontier and gives Spain exclusive control along the frontiers of Spain’s possessions in Morocco. The general principle of the plan la to leave the coast surveillance with the Moroccan customs, but as the question of France’s administering the customs comes up later the Franco-German contention remains open. Algeciras, Spain. Jan. 25.—The Moroccan conference at Its session accepted all the articles of the report of ,the committee on contraband relating to the prevention of the trade in contraband arms and passed to the consideration of economic questions. The Spanish delegation as previously agreed upon presented ell the preliminary proposals submitted. The draft of the convention for the reform of taxation in Morocco contains no sharply controversial points. NO TROUBLE IN RUSSIA A* Warsaw, However, the Troops Do / Some Firing. St. Petersburg, Jan. 23. The frequent patrols on all the streets yesterday were marched at wide intervals In battalion formation. This was almost the only Indication that the day was the anniversary ol Red Sunday. The stores were open and the ordinary life of the city was proceeding as usual. The anniversary here passed in the tamest fashion. There were no developments or disorders. Early dispatches from the interior Indicate that no serious trouble occurred anywhere. The afternoon papers did not appear, but most of the morning papers 'Were issued. They printed articles containing reminiscences of Jan. 22, but they were worded unusually temperately on account, perhaps, of the sentence of one year’s Imprisonment Imposed on Alexis Alexievlch Souvorin, editor of The Russ, and none of the papers ventured to appear with black borders. Warsaw,-Jan. 23.—The anniversary of “Red Sunday” in St. Petersburg was observed here by a strike of the employes of the factories, which was marked by bloodshed. A detachment of infantry fired on a fcang of socialists which was compelling the shopkeepers of the WithoskK market to i close their establishments.

Peculiarities of This Winter. .

Brazil, Ind., Jan. 26. Accounts of the peculiar effect on vegetation by the recent remarkable weather for this season of the year are coming from all parts of the county. A responsible citizen says that he saw two women gathing ‘’greens,” and l>oys are seen offering fresh sassafras roots for sale in the streets of this city. Testimeny Hard on the Mayor. Terre Haute, Ind.. Jan. 26. The testimony yesterday against Edwin J. Bidaman, mayor, whose impeachment trial is in progress before the city council, tended to support the charges that the mayor Is controlled by a political machine and that he does not favor enforcement of the laws. '-V Defendant on a Cot in Court. Lafayette, hid , Jan. 26. With the defendant lying prostrate in a lowered Invalid chair, his wife, daughter and nurse sitting beside him, the trial of Joseph Eacock for alleged blackmail, has been resumed in the circuit court. The defendant's face is white and drawn. Killed by a Passing Train. Lebanon, Ind., Jan. 26.—Miss Ruth Vooris, one of this city’s most popular young women, was struck and Instantly killed by the east-bound Big Four passenger train, Xo. 2. Miss Vooris was on hei; way in a buggy to visit a relative In the country.