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- _ yHoldehhu Copyright 1?5C ly Boi ritr t DTPD VI | VI1.H X JJ1V A\ft? Continued. With swelling sails and flying the Venetian flag the Orio Malipietro kept her course. A light breeze was blowing, contrary for the Turks, but favorable for us, so that we approached each other but slowly. The Turks had fired only four times, and our vessel had not been touched. Armed with pistols and cutlasses, our little band, lay upon the deck close to the side awaiting whatever might be in store for us, and as we so lay I could not dismiss the hope that no harm was intended to us. that our alarm was illfounded, and as minute succeeded minute. and still the Turk did not open tire upon us, I expressed my opinion to ibe captain, who lay at my side, but be vouchsafed me 110 reply. The left horn of the crescent of Turkish ships being now quite close, the intention of the Turks was perceived, for the foremost vessel left her fellows and bore right down upon us? still, however, without tiring. *'Thry hope to take our property and lives undamaged, but remember? death, not captivity." These were the last words I heard the noble captain speak. After a few minutes of almost breathless silence the Turkish frigate fouled the lee side of the Orio Malipietro and, with a wild shout of triumph, an overwhelming force of Turkish sailors leaped aboard the frlgatoon. And then ensued a most bloody hand*to-hand fight, of which, at first, the Venetians had much the better. Our enemies were too close upon us to permit of the employment of any weapon but the cutlass, but of that we made very effective use. for being close to the side of the vessel, and our whereabouts unknown to the firsr party of Turks who boarded us. they leaped as it were upon the points of our blades, and so suffered great ln^c Hut tho mlila nminsr lis were n thousand to one, and with fatal effect th? Turks hasted to avenge the defeat of their fellows. Captain Perugia fell dead at my feet, his heart transfixed by the broad Made of a ferocious Turk whom he had partly disabled: nearly all our lirtle band were dead or dying, and above the din of the fight resounded the shrieks of the women imprisoned below. I felt faint and sick, and was besides bleeding from a wound in my shoulder. yet miraculously, in some way which I am unable to describe. I contrived to back out from the fight ana flee below to the women, whose condition was truly pitiable. I did so not bectnise of cowardice, for I believe I fought as well as any tnau. Venetian or Turk, that memorable day, and certainly from the momeut the frigatoon irn? T hnil nhnndnned nil hone of escape, but the warning: of the noT>Ie Perugia, "Death, not captivity," still rang in my ears, and I resolved that my last minute should be spent in an endeavor to save these unhappy creatures from so horrible a fate. I Teached my cabin, and with a mighty effort pulled away a few of the bales so as to allow the door to open wide enough for me to enter sideways, but I had to contend with the strength of the women within, who. not knowing but it was the enemy who sought admittance, pulled the door the other . way with all their might. As I entered the cabin, and before I could sj>eak to its frantic occupants, the Turks rushed down the companion and began to remove the bales. I stood close by the side of the door, and the first who entered I laid low with a pis TOl snot id tne neaa. aiy iriumpu, however, was short, for the next instant a fearful blow from a mace stretched me at full length on the floor, yet was I only partly stunned, being conscious or yelling Turks all around?of Anita and her maid being bound and carried out, and of my own ankles and wrists being bound in such brutal fashion that the blood started from ray flesh. And then kind nature came to my relief and I remembered no more. November 19.?I was never able to ascertain how long I remained unconscious, but this I know full well, that when I came to myself again I was a prisoner aboard a Turkish frigate. The wound in my shoulder had been cleansed and dressed, and my wrists and anlkes unbound, but my limbs were hugely swollen by the barbarous | usage to which they had been subjected, and the least movement occa- j *ioced me acute pain. Two young Turks, hardly more than boys, sat watching me intently, conversing softly in their language, of which I comprehended not a word. I was lying in a rudely furnished cabin, not unlike a dismantled gun-room, and looking around me I perceived nothing of my ovtn: companions, my girdle containing my money and papers, the Venetian merchant's chests of sequins? everything was gone. The terribie incidents which immediately preceded my present miserable condition, and the horrors probably awaiting me. crowded vividly upon my mind, and. exclaiming vehemently against my ill fate, I fell into a delirium, and so re- : maiued for I know not how long. When again I recovered myself I was reposing on a pallet 011 the deck ~ r.v \LTER BLOOMFIELD iznr Bonner's Sons. of the same frigate in ohhrge of the same two young Turks, who sat crosslegged on either side and eyed me with au air of grave curiosity. We were close to a port the like of which for magnificence I had never seen. The sea was dotted with small crafts and : rowing boats, but not more than two other Turkish frigates were in sight. With a heavy heart I observed that the vessel I was aboard held the Orio Malipietro in tow. and that both the masts of the frigatoon were cut away, and her name effaced from her prow roughly as by an adze. My emotions were strangely conflicting. I had lost everything except my life, and doubted not but it would have been better had I fallen like the brave Perugia, but the face of nature was glorious beyond description?pen or brush, wielded by whatever hand, would equally fail to depict it. On a calm sea under a cloudless sky we drew nearer and nearer to a beautiful city whose gilded minarets and domes shone resplendently in the summer sun. The prospect was so entrancing that as I regarded it I momentarily lost thought of my dreadful plight. Approaching it 5'et nearer, a dome of enormous size and superb proportions met my gaze, which I thought could be no other than the Mosque of St. Sophia in the city of Constantino. And such, indeed, it was. CHAPTER XII. RO fl*R TRTTRMAX; HIS RECORD COX CLUDED. November 22.?Though gradually recovering from the effects of the terrible strain to which I had been subjected in the recent tight, aud the cruel wounds inflicted by my captors ou my ankles and wrists, I was still unable to help myself in any way. The vessel I was aboard being arrived alongside the quay, it was found necessary to carry me ashore, which was accordingly done by the same two young Turks who had tended me since the day of my capture. I was placed on a litter and securely strapped to It: not. I believe. because of any fear that I should attempt to escape, but to prevent my falling off. These preparations made, there came to me a Turk, older and more handsomely dressed than the young Turks, my attendants, who regarded me with great attention for several minutes. lie then stooped to where I lay bound, and. slightly raising my left hand, took a gold signet ring from my third finger, and proceeded to examine it as one would examine anything rare and strange. With an air of great calmness and enrisf-x'tinn ho Tilaeefl mv riusr on the corresponding finger of bis own haud. and then gave an order, the purport of which I did not understand, but one of the young Turks went away and returned almost immediately, carrying a piece of crimson silk. The silk was placed over my face, so that I could see nothing, and the litter upon which I lay was lifted and carried I knew not whither. It seemed a long time before my face was again uncovered, but I have since thought that it was perhaps not more than ten or fifteen minutes. When next I saw the light of day I was in a small square apartment, furnished as simply as the cabin of the Turkish frigate I had just vacated. It had but one window, and that long and narrow, aud the wall wherein it was set being of great thiekuess it seemed little more than a slit. How* e?er, it sufficed to admit the sunshine, which streamed in upon me with so much brilliance that it dispelled the despair engendered by my unhappy situation. The old Turk, still wearing the ring which he had taken from me. was preseut when my face was uncovered and the straps of my litter unloosed. I addressed him in English. French and Italian, but he returned no answer, busying himself in issuing orders to my attendants and some other Turks there present ?for ray benefit, as I afterward found. A carpet of exquisite workmanship and color was brought in and laid upon the floor, and afterward luxurious cushions, covered with rich yellow sill;, were placed around by the walls. On some of these latter was I carefully laid, and the litter on which I had arrived was carried away. A bowl of sherbet and a dish of delicious fruits were set down within my reach, my | two young attendants took up positions near to uie with their legs crossed upon cushions inferior to those ou which I lay. the other Turks withdrew, and a moment after sounds reaction me as of the door being oarred on the outer side. In this small room. then, was 1 kept a close prisoner for many days?how* many I know not. for I bail lost count of time. I was liberally supplied with food and my wounds were carefully tended, so thai 1 made rapid progress toward recovery. My sufferings were I uow chiefly mental. I wearied mv , brain in the endeavor to think why I ; was thus incarcerated, and what was J intended to ho done with mo. but failed to satisfy myself. The uncertain fate of the unhappy Anita increased my anxiety, hut I could learn j nothing, neither could I act in any j way. my attendants being faithful to I their trust, and always refusing to ! heed the interrogative signs which f made to them. When I was ahle to walk about my prison I experienced some relief by looking 0111 of the window. an employment to which my guards had no reason to oojecf, for T was contined on the topmost story of a tall tower. The view from my prison was extremely bountiful. Nestling among the groves of plane and cypress which crown the apex of the triangular figure presented by Constantinople. I could discern what appeared to be another hut smaller city, very -jealously immured, and from the ex traordinary splendor of its marble ami fibloil kiosnnes. its navilions. jrar dens and fountains. I was sure it could bo no other than the superb palace city called the Seraglio, the home of the Grand Turk himself. Every day I would stand for hours at my window feasting my eyes 011 the wealth of natural beauty before me. Occasionally there would be a large assemblage of persons within the gardens enclosed by the outer walls of the Seraglio, the gates would be opened, and a procession of grandees, blazing with jewels and brightly colored silks, come forth, accompanied by the music of strange instruments, the strains of which would sometimes faintly reach my ear. but I was at too great a height to make out ihe principal figures in. the procession, and though I guessed that on such occasions the Sultan was about to ride through the streets of his city I did not know so positively. At last all trace of my bodily injuries was gone, and I enjoyed as good health as is possible in a young and vigorous man denied outdoor exercise and oppressed with anxiety. I knew not how long I had been in my prison, but I observed that the days appeared somewhat shorter than when I was first brought there, and that the heat of noon was less oppressive. I was about to assert that these facts led me to reconsider my position, but that would not be accurate, for its consideration was never for a moment absent from my mind, yet could I in no way account for the treatment meted out to me. which must be, I thought, at once useless and expensive to my captors. One morning my brow was feverish from prolonged thinking of these things, and I was more than usually oppressed with a sense of my powerlessness to help myself, when I was startled by the sound of my door being unbarred. I did not know the hour, but from the appearance of the city below I knew it was too early for the arrival of my guards, and the regular ity of their attendance was a pronii nent feature iu the maddening monot ony of my life. Soon my curiositj was turned to inexpressible delight as a middle-aged gentleman in European | dress entered my room and extended his right hand toward me, saying iu excellent English, "Good morning, sills your name TruemanV' I could not restrain my joy at. near iug my native tongue spoken once more, more especially as the words employed wore of a kindly sort, and the question such as caused my heart to beat fast in anticipation of release from my bonds. I stepped forward to seize the proffered hand of the Eug lishmon (for such I conceived he was! with so much eagerness that he re treated a few paces to wnere iu< guards were now standing, and invol uutarily held up his arm to keep mo off. "Softly, my friend," said the stranger, "I intend you no mischief Be seated, I pray you. and tell'me truly and briefly how it is you come to be here." and to inspire me with confidence he patted me gently on the shoulder and sat himself down on a cushiou. Seating myself by his side. and suppressing as well as I was able the great excitement under which I j labored, I narrated tue wnoie ui iuy story just as I have recorded it in this volume. The stranger gave careful attention to my recital, at no point in terruptiug me with a question or com raent, but sitting quietly stroking his long brown beard. When I had finished my story lie still remained si lent for a minute or so. and then look ing up at me, said: To be continued. Checkmated. "I never felt so cheap before in my life," declared the -well-known business man. "I am a great stickler for honesty, and I simply will not have any one around me of whom I have the least suspicion: and when I find a man that I know I can trust I regard his honesty as a valuable asset attd pay him accordingly. The result has been that I have gathered around me a force of employes of whom I am justly proud, from the janitor up ! to the cashier. The other day my old office boy left me. and I was obliged ' j hire a new one. "Out of the numerous applicants 1 selected a bright and honest appearing boy and put him at work. Then the old question arose. Was he lion1 any nlil onmii'h In VPJllize that appearances are sometimes deceitful, and I resolved to test the boy in a mild tvay. So one niglit when I left for home I left a nickel prominently dis-! played upon my desk. After reaching i home I felt sorry for what I had done. J I realized that by my act I had been placing temptation in the boy's path, j and that there was little to excuse i my plan: so I was very much relieved , the following morning to find the ! nickel where I had left it. Then I saw i there was something there that I had j not left, and that was a hit of paper upon which the money lay. and upon , which was written in the new boy's ! , hand rlie insi-ription: 'To be left until , called for.' I've got a smart lad in i hat new boy. Too smart, I'm afraid." j ' ?Detroit Free Press. Lady Sneerwell?"Have your daugh- 1 lers accomplished much in music?" < Unfortunate Father ? "Yes?the ten- ] ants below have moved."?Punch. ] , . \ PALMETTO POINTS GIVEN IN BRIEF ' Ii Mining Phosphrte Rock. The hoard or' phosphate commission. il or.s ha:- acted unfavorably up )n the 2 petition of the Beaufort board of trade h for tlio reductiqn of royalty upon phos- I phate rock mined in the waters of the s Stale. The petition was presented bv 2 th>- mayor. Oapt. C. C. Townsend. ani tl by Mr. \V. J. Thomas, a prominent at- o torney. who was a member of the tl Legislature from Hampton county a ii few years ago. The members of the m board present were Governor Hey ward, n Hon. U. X. Gunter. Attorney General: v, A. W. Jones. Comptroller General, and Messrs. D. H. Tompkins, of Ninety-Six, n and J. H. Manning, of Little Rock. ii The mining of phosphate in this 21 State is at a low state, according to s; representatives of the Beaufort board g of trade. The royalty on rock is now n 25 cents per ton. and some time ago Ci the Central Phosphate Company re- g quested that the royalty be reduced to ji 12^ cents, as there is now no money ir. the mining of the rock with the r, competition from other points. This ei petition was refused as the money is P pledged to secure the State bonds, the jj amount being fixed by law at 8*5.000. c Today the board of trade of Beaufort ]r stated that the closing of the com- S) pany's works about finished the business in this State. The board yesterday did not order the reduction be- jr cause it felt that as the money is n pledged to the security of the State a bonds the royalty now charged is lit- a tie enough. d In 1803 the income frcm this source a was 8237.000 and the royalty was 81 per .p ton. since then, however, the royalty g has been steadily reduced and all efforts made to keep up the business has n been of little avail. As a result the Stono Company is now the only one in ^ business, theirs being a little hand- 1S picking affair and the income last year ^ ivnc ahnnt lift 000. - y s Committee Named. a: Greenville. Special.?The United p States District Court, at the close of 01 business Monday evening, received the c< formal announcement of the death of p Judge Simonton. and took suitable action with reference thereto. District p! Attorney John G. Capers made the si announcement, and in appropriate lan- p< guage alluded to the great loss sus- It tained by the Federal bench, remind- si ing all of the saying that "when a it great man dies much learning dies oi with him." Mr. Capers suggested that p it would be proper for a merber of ij the Greenville bar to take the initiative n< in proceedings for suitable resolutions s( to be prepared and offered to this court a: at the present term, and that an ad- pi journmont be had so as to enable its a; officers to attend the funeral %i Judge p Simonton. Mr. M. F. Ansel responded jr -omovi-c r>r th#? district attorney. f< I*/ lur I V.UIUI lie V* and alluded to his intimate association u< with Judge Simonton while a member of the Legislature as members of the judiciary committee. Mr. Ansel fitly eulogized the wisdom and learning of Judge Simonton with his patriotic ard- a, cr and devotion to his native State. Q; He moved the appointment of a committee. with Mr. T. Q. Donaldson as chairman, to prepare the resolutions. J Judge Brawley expressed his concurrence in what had been said with ^ reference to Judge Simonton, and at another time he will speak more at , length in regard to his friend and associate. The committee from the local _ bar consists of T. Q. Donaldson. M. F. f. Ansel and A. Blythe. C Died of His Wounds. h: Rock Hill. Special.?Spencer Doster w was shot through the right side by Po- K( liceman J. A. Eubanks Saturday after- 111 noon in front of the city lock-up. The cause of the shooting was that Doster d< was resisting arrest, having taken the policeman's billy" from him and was hi beating Eubanks fearfully in the at- b( tempt to get away. Thus Eubanks, it G is said, was forced to shoot. Doster G died from the wound and an inquest was held which rendered the following verdict: "That Spencer Doster carao as to his death from a gunshol wound at P< the hands of J. A. Eubanks. policema . hi in the discharge of his duty, while ..e di deceased was resisting arrest." Eu- d( banks was taken to Yorkville and com- si tnitted to the county jail. t\ Old Residence Burned. jP' Newberry. Special.?M. Tv. Harris ()j last week lost his home in the western l suburbs of the city together with all ol its contents. The house was a two- Cf -a. U.l tv-a? insured for $1. Sfurv uuijuiiif} uuw . 000 and $500 on the furniture. This house was one of the oldest in the pj town, there being one other that has tb been standing longer. The origin of the fcC fire is not known. Mr. Harris was asleep fc) in the building alone and when he h pwokc the opposite end of the house tv was falling in on top. fc cl To Build Knitting Mill. g? th Walhalla. Special.?The Oconee Knit- w ting mill was organized with a capital pt stock of $15,000. The following board lii cf directors were elected: W. A. Stro- ^ ther. R. J. Jaynes. W. L. Verner. Dr. J. g* W. Bell. C. W. Pitehford. W. Jno. 1b Schroder and Jas. M. Moss. The direc- S tors elected the following officer?: R. 1C T. Jaynes. president: W. A. Strother. jc vice president: Jas. M. Moss, secretary ^ and treasurer, and W. Jno. Schroder, js superintendent and manager. It is proposed to build a two-storv brick build- f, ing 40x00 feet. Work is to begin at once rf upon the building. The mill is expected t":( to be completed by the first of ?eptem- tj, ber. and it proposes to manufacture ^li misses and childrens' hose. ct Will Take James to Savannah. Macon, (la.. Special.?On a warrant swcrn to by J. A. Streyer, general passenger agent of the Macon. DublS & re Savannah Railroad, as against L. V7. nc James, formerly commercial agent ot the road, charged with burglary, a ( ' Macon detective went to Savannah to 1 f" bring James to Macon Jamco is ac charged with breaking into the rcr>ms w: he formerly occupied, and stea^f a large number of railroad tickets. SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS outh Carolina Crop Developments For the Week Just Closed. The week ending 8 a. m., April 25th, ail a mean temperature of 57 degrees bich is nearly 9 degrees below normal, uc to extremely low temperatures at lie beginning of the week with slowly icreasing warmth to about normal at :s close. Frosts occurred on the 19th, 1st and 23rd. generally light, but eavy to killing in the northern secion was not sufficiently advanced to uffer much injury. The frost of the 2nd was quite general and covered tie State nearly to the coast. Ice was bserved on the 19th and 20th, and on tie latter date the ground was frozen : York county. The low temperature ras unfavorable for growth and gerlination. but did little damage otherrise. There was very light precipitation in early all parts, but beneficial amounts l only a few. The precipitation on the l?th was in the form "of rain, sleet and now in the western counties. The round is very dry, and has insufficient lOisture for the ge"rm1nation of recntly planted seeds, and for the rowth of grain crops, and for plowing l many places. Planting operation made rapid progess and are nearing completion in the E?stern and central portion, but the reparation of lands is rendered largely npracticable by the drought, except n light, sandy soils. Some bottom inds are being prepared for corn. The ?ason is about 10 days late in the wea?rn counties. ^ ?* ? ' ? n r? aIatvIv worn pianuug io prugicosiug oium/ i the west, although uplands are early finished. In the eastern parts, 11 but bottom lands has been planted, nd considerable replanting has been one. Stands are from fair to good, but re being broken by birds and worms, he cool weather is inimical to the rowth of corn, and has caused some > turn yellow. Cultivation is active in iany places. Cotton planting is nearly finished In le eastern parts, and about half flnihed in the western ones. Garminaon is slow and poor, and only a small art of the crop is up to poor stands, ome that was up was killed by frost, nd is being replanted. Seed for reianting is scarce. In the western parts nly a small portion is up. Sea-Island Jtton is not doing well owing to the revartling low temperature. Most of the early rice crop has been lanted. Much of it is up to good ands, but the cool weather has etoped its growth and made it turn yel>w. Wheat continues to Improve owly, except on sandy lands where is nof stooling well. The condition f oats is variable, but they are very romising on moist lands and generalr poor on sandy lands where rain is eeded. Both grains need rain. Melon ! ds are germinating poorly and some re rotting in the ground. Peaches apear to be safe on high grounds, but re badly damaged by frost in low laces. Other fruits are more promisig. The weather was too dry and cool )r truck, although shipments continp heavy. Gardens are generally poor. -J. W. Bauer, Section Director. i ne oiaic wiivciHivii. As the time for the May convention pproaches there is more talk of the omination of four delegates at large ) the national convention. Some time go it was predicted from Washington jat the "big four" would be Gen. -Mile Jones, State chairman; Senator . R. Tillman, Senator A. C. Latimer ad Gov. Hey ward. Gov. Hey ward's iends wanted him to go, but he has ot consented to let his hame be used. x.-Gov. McSweeney has been raenoned. It was stated on good authority that ol. Jno. C. Haskell's friends may put is name before the convention, and it as stated on other authority just as aod that Hon. R. Goodwyn Rhett, iayor of Charleston, would like to be >nt as a delegate at large or a district "legate. From this district several names ave been talked of, among them ?lng Congressman A. F. Lever, Mr. . Duncan Bellinger, Capt. Wm. E. onzales. Col. R. D. Lee of Sumter ?* Mr r H. Moss of Orangeburg. It Is an honor to which few aspire, 3 the delegates pay their own exmses. which calls for transportation, ctel bills and other incidentals. Ormarily it is a difficult matter to get "legates from the respective congresonal districts, each being entitled to. co. This year when there is no pros?ct of any excitement, the candidates e even slower in coming out. But i account of the exposition at St. ouis it may be that there will be good aterial from which to make up a delration. The situation in this respect is very fferent in South Carolina from t?at esented in many other States, where ie position of the delegate is eagerly night for. So far as known, with the rception of some canvassing for earst, there has been no organized ork in this State for any candidate ir the presidential nomination, and though an attempt may be made to rt a few Hearst men on the delegation e probability is that the delegation ill be made up not according to the eferences of the delegates along this - * *u ~ntonHinPr In ae but Decause 01 um ai?uu...0 e pa^ty- The delegation will likely )t be instructed but sentiment in this ate is very favorable to Parker. Both e senators have so expressed themlves, although Mr. Latimer was forerly for Gorman: as was Gen. Willie >nes, who now believes Parker is the 'St man in sight. Congressman Lever also a Parker supporter, it is said. The representatives from the seval congressional districts are nomiited by the delegates from the counts in the respective districts when ey come to the State convention, and e nominations are confirmed by tho invention.?Columbia State. Japanese Put Out Third Army. Berlin. By Cable.?The Tokio corspondent cf The Tageblatt anntnces the mobilization of a third tpanese army. He says it is now sclosed that a reserve brigade, eorsponding to each division of the tive army has been mobilized there ith. and that, consequently, each my embraces nearly one hundred ousand men instead of being the r^?-gth previously assumed. H*1 THE ATTEMPT FAILED Bold Scheme to Blow Up a Battleship With Dynamite Bomb THE CULPRIT HANGED HIMSELF " 9 Sensational Story Afloat at Cronstadt of the Actions of a Stranger on the Alexander III. Cronstadt, By Cable.?A sensational story is afloat here of an attempt to destroy the battleship Alexander III. According to the reports a sailor 6aw a stranger, wearing the uniform of an officer, going down into the engine room of the battleship, followed him and saw the stranger attaching something connected with wire to the dynamos. After the stranger left the sailor examined the attachment and found it to be a bomb. The sailor at once cut the wires, ran up on deck to tell what had happened, and found that the stranger had hanged himself. The crew of the Alexander III, it is added, were instructed not to speak of the occurrence, and it is said that the stranger was a mad man or a member of some revlutionary organlxation to whose lot it had fallen to blow up the Alexander III. Fatal Accident at Chester. Chester, S. C., Special.?In a rearend collision between a through freight and a local freight on the Seaboard Air Line sidetrack here Tuesday about 12 o'clock, Matt. G. Tucker, a passenger, was instantly killed and the caboose and two box cars were derailed and badly damaged. No member of either of the crews was Injured and the engine of the local freight was only slightly damaged and never left the track. The accident occurred on a steep grade, about one-half mile above the depot. The two trains were standing on the sidetrack some 300 yards apart. Sudenly the air brake on the local train gave way and the engine and 30 box * cars started down the heavy grade, getting faster and faster and by the time it plunged into the #rear-end of the train below, was running at a breakneck speed. Tucker was standing on the front end of the caboose and his head was caught between two care, literally braining him. He waa a married man. 30 years old, and came here recently from Greenville, where he was emnloved in a cotton mill. The Baltic Fleet. S.t Petersburg. By Cable.?The report that he Baltic fleet is to leave Li beau Thursday for the far East is \ incorect. Some of the ships are just going into commission, and those being completed cannot be finished before July. The. reports may be attributable to the fact that some school ships are going out to train the naval reserves. The battleship Boredino left the admiralty works for Croonstadt, to receive her armor and heavy guns. I The admiralty is giving earnest consideration to all questions in connec- * tion with the dispatch in July of the Baltic fleet to the far East. Vice Ad miral Rofensentsky, who would command it, and Rear Admiral WIernua have been in consultation. Admiral Rojesvensky orignally favored the Cape of Good Hope route, but it i* more probable now that colliers and supply ships, well protected, will go by that route and that the battleships and torpedo boats will pass through the Suez Canal. The two division* will rendezvous in the Indian Ocean. Premier Maura Shot at. Madrid, By Cable.?Premier Maura, who arrived here Tuesday, was shot at, but was not wounded, while on his way here from the Belearic Islands. When between Jtlacante and San Vincente a bullet whizzed through the roof of the car. The incident created great alarm, but no one was injured. The official report of the incident given out by the Minister of the Interior says: "As the train was running between Alicante and San Vincente somr persons fired and others threw stoneJ. The gendarmes accompanying the train returned the fire. Neither the Premier nor the other passengers were hurt Two arrests were made." Memorial Day at Savannah. Savannah. Special.?Confederate Memorial Day was observed by a suspension of business and a parade of the Societies of Veterans and Sons of Veterans, escorted by the Savannah Volunteer Guards. The Confederate monument. in Forsythe Park was decorated and flowers were placed on the graves of the Confederate dead in Laurel Grove Cemetery. The oration was delivered by Hon. William Harden. The Price of Carelessness. St. Petersburg, By Cabie.?Viceroy Alexieff's announcement of the destruction of a launch and the loss of twenty-one men by the explosion of a Russian mine at Port Arthur has added to the gloom which has prevailed since the destruction of the Petropavlovsk. "We are paying the price ci carelessness," said a member of the udmiralty, "and previous disasters seem to teach nothing." " # ? *