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GRAFT AND MUTINY. Rojestvensky Says His Ships Were Useless-Men Rebelled. it was suppised that the sensa tinos in regard to the battle of the sea of Japan had been exhausted. but Admiral Rojestvensky's report. printed recently at London, is a doc ument of so amazing a character that tiie battle has again been discussed almost as generally as immediately after it was fought, says a London correspondent of the New York Times. It is stated that the report w-as re ceived by the czar on July 10. but had hitherto been kept secret. As soon as the admiral's condition permitted he received all the superior officers of his squadron who are prisoners in Japan and drew up his report in agreement wit-,A Admiral Nebogatoff. The report has not been officially published yet, but the contents of it have become known to the members of the czar's court. The admiral declares that his ves sels were in extremely bad condition, due not only to the haste in their construction, but also to the dis hon esty of the builders and the corrpu passed as satisfactory ships which were manifestly bad. On none of the vessels did the thickness of the armor plating cor respond to tthe official figures. Furth ermore, the armor was of inferior quality, and this enabled the Japanese shells to pierce it. The vessels were not provided with telemeters, which interfered considerably with the ac curacy of their firing. The shells were lamentably made, and two thirds of them did not explode. The Ships could not carry the necessary quantity of coal, and none of them attained their guaranteed speed. The quality and were constantly in need of repairs. Two-thirds of the crews, says the admiral, were men incapable ;f per forming what was required of them. T: e gunners did not know the ele mentary laws of firing, and in spite of the practice they had received it was certain that the squadron was sailing to defeat. Admiral Neboga toff's crews especially left much to be desired. At Madagascar a mutiny broke out, and fourteen sailors were executed. The guns of Admiral Rojestvensky's ships had to be trained on the Admi ral Seniavan and the General Admi ral Apraskin in order to restore or der among the mutineers. Then this was discovered too late-the crews decided to revolt and to give themselves uk. to the enemy. Near -Formosa -another mutiny broke out in Admiral Nebogatoff's squadron, and it was only thanks to Admiral Rojestvensky's energy that the mutineers did not succeed in ma king themselves masters of the ships and taking possession of the bulk of the squadron. Fronm the very beginning of The battle of tlhe sea of Japan Rojest vensky saw that Nebogatoffs ves sels, especially the Admiral Seniavin and the General Admiral Apraskin, were taking no part in the battle and were not carrying out his orders. He sent torpedo boats to tell the mu tineers that if they did not execute the maneuvers ordered he would sink them. Only then did they open fire. Had Rojestvensky not been wounded at the beginning of th~e battle *the is sue might have been very different; but, being unfortunately wounded, he had to 'e transferred to a torpe do boat destroyer. Almost at the same monment Rear Admiral Enquist disappeared with his squadron of cruisers and Rear Admiral Voelker sam was killed. Admiral Nebogatoff, who had never been popnllar with the sailors, had to take command. Then ter out began. Weakened by Admiral Enquist's de parrture. the squadron wvas thrown in to confusion, Admiral Nebogatoff's orders were not carried out, and it was every man for himself. The ships were scattered. enabling the Japanese to nursueC and sink the Russian ves sels one afteh the other. One divis executin!g Admiral Nebogatoff's orders. was able to rally together. It consisted of the Ore1, Impera1or Niko:ai I., Admira: Seniavin, Gener al Admiral Apraskin, Admiral Nak hmnoff and others. But then the mu tineers on board the Admiral Senia yin and the General Admiral Apras kin. refused to follow th adamiral. It was in vain that- Admiral Nebogatoff I ordered them, begged them. The Japanese vessels drew near. forraing a great circle. Seeing that all was lost, the Ad miral Nakhimoff endeavored to es cape. but was sunk in the attempt. In the other ships the men threatened the lives of their officers if they re fused to surrender and hoisted the red flag. Afterward the ammunicion of the Admiral Seniavin and the Gen eral Admiral Apraskin was found practically untouched. Th ;e Imperator Nikolai I. and the Orel had fought valiantly and had lost half their crews. Each had been s ruck by about fifty shells, but at the last moment the men were car ried away by the example of the mu tweers. On :he way to Sasebo a group of engineers and young officers resolved to blow up trhe Orel. They were in the act of applying a light to the powder magazine when they were surprised by the Japanese. A strug gle resulted, and had the othier sail ors of the Orel supported the con- ] spirators they would have succeeded in blowing u pthe vessel, but no one stirred a hand, and the wretched men were sho.t before the eyes of their comrades. Rojestvensky attributes the defeat to tihle bad state of the vessels, above all of those of Admiral Nebogatoff, which had a very mediocre speed, further reduced by the layers of shells and weeds covering their hulls and by the state of the boilers; to tihe poor shooting of the crews, and to the fact that the Russians were shooting with the sun in their faces, which further affected the accuracy f of their fire. The admiral adds that wihen the Russians were in the mid dle of Tsu Shima strait they were struck by a heavy storm, which pre vented accurate fire and exposed the unprotected parts of the vessels to the Japanese. The white painted por tions of the Russian vessels offered an excellenc target to the Japanese gunners, while the Japanese vessels, painted a greenistni gray, were almost 1 invisible against the background of sea and cloud. ] Warning to Mothers. C Too much care cannot be used with small children during the hot weather c of the summer months to guard against j bowel troubles. As a rule it is only ecessary to give the child a dose of astor oil to correct any disorder of the bowels. Do not use any substitute, but give the old-fashioned castor oil, and see that it is fresh, as rancid oil auseates and has a tendency to gripe. if this does not check the bowels give Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar hoea Remedy and then a dose of castor il, and the disease may be checked in its incipiency, and all danger avoided. T'he castor oil and this remedy should be procured at once and kept ready for instant use as soon as the first indica tion of any bowel trouble appears. This is the most successful treatment known and may be relied upon with implicit confidence even in cases of cholera infantum. For sale by Smith Drug Co , Peiham & Son, W. G. Mayes and Prosperity Drug Co. Economy is a brand of wealth that no one cares to inherit. Look not upon The town when your neighbor is painting it red. Failure of a Connecticut towel fac tory is tthe latest financial crash. How contagious is the insomnia of the midnight cat! 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Bucklen's Arnic alve stopped the pain, and healed i vithout a scar." Also heals all wound ad sores. 25c at W. E. Pelham A on, druggist. Wh.en a woman goes shopping shi ;quanders a quarter every time sh< ries to save a dime. Poisons in Food. Perhaps you don't realize that man: an poisons originate in your food, bu ome day you may feel a twinge o: lyspepsia that will convince you. Dr ing's New Life Pills are guarantee< ;o cure all sickness due to poisons o: indigested food-or money back. 2&5 Lt W. E. Pelham & Son's drug store C'ry them. There may be a time for all things )ut the wise man prefers to tackli mne thing at a time. The bilious and dyspeptic are con tant sufferers and appeal to our sym >athies. There is not one of them iowover, who may not be brough >ack to health and happiness by the ise of Chamberlain's Stomach an< iver Tablets. These tablets invig rate the stomach and liver anm trengthen the digestion. They als< egulate the bowels. 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GERMAN KALI WORKS New York-93 Nassau Street. or ~Atanta, Ga.-22% South Broad St. rick! Brick!! For Sale by C. H. CANNON. COPYRIGHT . SUPERFINE SILVERWARE. In tea and coffee sets, both ster g silver and plated ware. Te de d desirable with each passing year d our grandmothers' eyes would inkle with amazement at the dis iy to be seen here. aniels&WiIIioniso. I LOAD oF: NICING ~ENCE we wire hard as flint Smakers of American it be a soft wire such I to manufacturers of ium wire that many ight for the purpose. ry kind of wire that its own furnaces and the right kind of steel ence have a rigid stay? No hinged joint that is strong, pressure like a spring bed gain to its place. Flexibility eumatic tire on a bicycle than a solid tire for this fence is made of large wires ed and proof against weather. d best assorted stock able goods. re Co.