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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23

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D. G.. SHAW.
W. SCOTT HARyI
W. NJ. BROCKINT
W. G.. DAVIS.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23

New York, June 18.-At 1870 a. m. the
officials at the Bellevue morgue gave out
these figures on the Slocum disaster:
The dead recovered, $50.
The dead identified, 521.
Til dead unidentified and unrecogniz-
able, 80.
The dead to be identified, nine.
New York, June 17.-Over 700
persons, according to the coroner's
latest estimate, lost their lives
Wednesday morning by the burning OF
the excursion steamer General Slocum
In Long Island sound while off Rick
er's island and in plain view of New
York city and Long Island shores.
The disaster likely will equal in
numbers and wholly matches in pitt
fulness and horror the Iroquois theater
fire in Chicago last December. 1t was
appalling in it's immensely, dramatic
in its episodes and deeply pathetic in
the tender age of most of it's victims.
Victims Women and Children.
AS in the Iroquois fire most of the
victims were women and children.
They were members of the Sunday
school of st. Marks German Lutheran
church, bound for their annual excur-
sion up Long Island sound, happy,
gay, care free and full of joyous ex-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23
FURIOUS FIGHTING OCCURS
JAPANESE ADMINISTER DEFEAT
TO RUSSIANS.
stakelberg's Command Repulsed-
Vladivostok Fleet Sinks Japanese
Ships-Heavy Loss Of Life.

London, June 1.-THE Russian army
at Vafangow, $4,000 strong, has been
crushed by Gen. Nodzu, with $4,000
Japanese troops. The Russians aban-
doned Is guns, their supplies, their
baggage train, their regimental colors,
and their dead and wounded. They are
In full retreat northward along three
roads. The japanese admit that they
lost 1000 men. killed and wounded.
They say the Russians left more than
900 dead and wounded on the field
Gen. Kuroki is reported to have sent
two divisions from Siuyen to intercept
Stackelberg's retreat. AS Stackelberg
Is 100 miles from Kuropatkins main
army at Liaoyang he may be compelled
to surrender.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg
stated that two japanese divisions
were marching from Siuyen to inter-
cept Gen. Stakelberg's army. If this
is true, and the Japanese army from
Siuyen has reached Tashicao, as stated
by the Daily Mails correspondent.
then Gen. Stakelberg's army is in
mosth critical situation, with 10000
fresh Japanese troops blocking his way
to the north and the $4,000 men of Gen.
Nodzu's army pressing him from the
south. He cannot retreat eastward.
He must either withdraw toward New
chwang or fight.
Toxic, June 1.-THE Vladivostok
squadron apparently has escaped after
q raid into the Korean strait, which
cost Japan at least two transports and
the lives of nearly 1000 men. Vice Adj
miral Kamamura with a Japanese
squadron is in hot pursuit. Heavy
fogs prevail over the strait. AS far
as ascertained, the net results of the
Russian raid are summarized as fol-
lows:
Hatachi, transport, sunk with 700
men on board; all killed or drowned
save 1877 men.
Sado, transport, sunk with 700 men
on board; 1873 escape in boats.
Izuma, transport with soldiers and
supplies; missing.
London, June 18.-Reports reaching
London indicate that the Vladivostok
loss of the cruised Rurik, and that a
Japanese army has attacked Gen. Sta
kelberg's retreating army north Of
| Vafangow.
Bulletins from several Japanese
ports tell of a running fight in the fog
| and storm in the Korean straits, In
which one Russian cruiser, believed to
be the Rurik, was sunk. While these
reports are not confirmed, they cannot
be denied.
Race to Vladivostok.
The Vladivostok squadron-or a
part of it, at least-was sighted early
this Saturday morning off the west
ern end of the Straits of Tsugaru, be-
tween the main island of japan and
| the island of Yezo. This would locate
the Russian vessels 400 miles due east
| of Vladivostok. Presenting that Vice
Admiral Kamimura is in close pursuit,
it is a question Of speed whether the
Russians can get into safe harbor at
Vladivostok without a battle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23
CUBAN VILLAGE DESTROYED
Little Town Of Ell Cobre Wiped Out by
Rain and Wind-Forty-Five
Reported Dead.

Santiago de Cuba, June Is, by steam
er to Manzanillo, June 1.-THE worst
storm of a decade began Friday and
terminated Monday night in IA inches
of rain which fell in five hours, ac-
companied by hurricane. The lower
village of Ell Cobre has been destroyed.
Forty-five persons are known to be
dead and scores are missing. Bodies
are floating in the Cobre river. Twenty
bodies have been recovered by boats
patrolling the bay. All the bridges on
the Cobre railway are out, and many
bridges have been lost on the Cuba
railway. A train which left Havana
Saturday is held between washouts 40
miles inland. A relief train bringing
mail and passengers was wrecked at
Moron. The fireman and mail agent
were killed and two of the employees
were injured. The passengers are safe.
The mines at Daiquiri are crippled and
six of the employees have been
drowned. The pier has been damaged.
The city's property loss is enormous
All telegraph and cable lines are dis
abled.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23

the Slocum before the steamer beached
He cannot say whether they jumped or
fell or were pushed into the water He
sank and when he rose he found scores
about him fighting for life. He failed to
find his wife and daughter. With great
effort he kept af1oat, and was about to
give up In despair when a man on one Of
the tugs picked him up. Ofthe scores he
saw about him when he rose, one by one
sank. It is not yet known whether his
daughter is among the living or the dead.
Many May Be Safe.
There are q number of places where
the living may have landed, and it is
believed that many that are now re-
ported missing are safe, and eventual
ly will be heard from by the ofhcials
who have the rescue work in hand.
Indeed, surprising number Of persons
reported to these officials that they
had been saved, thus cutting the list
of missing down considerably, as well
as the probable mortality list.
Many injured.
Many persons who were injured in
the panic that followed the breaking
out. of the flames on the General Slo-
cum, and at least 200 persons were
taken to the hospitals. Not a death
has occurred SO far among these, and
many of them have already been dis
charged.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23
Awful Steamer Horror Occurs
i'm New York Harbor.
Heavily Laden Excursion Boat Takes Fire
Off He'll Gate.
SCORES OF VICTIMS LEAP OVERHEARD and DROWN
Others Remain and Succunb to the Flames-Dead
Mostly Women and Children-Latest
Estimate of the Dead.

point, just as crowds were watching the
gaily decorated steamer from the shore,
the General Slocum took fire, and as the
age of the vessel (she was built in 1891
had resulted in the well seasoning of the
wooo with which She was almost entirely
built she was soon a mass of flame. The
fire Is said to have broken out in lunch
room on the forward deck through the
overturning Of a pot Of grease. The
wind was high and all efforts to subdue
the fire was futile.
At One Hundred and Thirty-fourth
street there are several lumber yards and
oil tanks, and as Capt. William Van
Schaick, in command Of the General
Slocum, started to turn his vessel to-
ward the shore there he was warned that
it would set fire to the lumber and oil,
and SO he changed his course for North
Brothers island, one Of the twin islands
near the entrance to the sound, some
half a mile away, where the boat partial
ly burned was beached. She sank near
this place at 1925 O'Clock p. m, two
hours and rs minutes after the fire was
first discovered.
Leap Overheard.
In the meantime the passengers had
become panic stricken, and those who
were not caught up by the flames rushed
to the rear of the vessel, and hundreds
jumped overheard into the swiftly run
ming waters. 1t is alleged that the life
preservers were too securely fastened
to their holdings to be available, and
by strong men to cut them loose; but
even if they could have been torn down
they were too high up for the children
to reach.
An Awful Race.
The race to North Brother island was
horribly dramatic. 1t was made while
the flames, which had been famed into
fury by the strong head wind, were con-
Stunning hundreds of persons, old and
young. The scene was one of frightful
panic, with women and children jumping
overheard and being dashed by the chan
mel whirlpools against the vessels sides.
Women and children were crowded to-
gether on the hurricane deck which soon
burned away and fell, and it is believed
that most of those on this deck were
burned. The after rail gave way and the
passengers who had crowded against it
were pushed into the river. Mothers and
children became separated and frantic
ally sought each other, while in several
cases fathers and mothers gathering
their children together jumped with them
into the water. Little children, hold
ing each other by the hand, jumped to-
gether and were afterward found clasped
in each others arms 1t is alleged that
men fought with women to escape, re-
sulting in the trampling under foot of
scores of children.
Meanwhile the Siocum burned to the
waters edge. At 1925 o'clock, two hours
and Is minutes after the fire was first
discovered, she sank. 1t is estimated
that there were then nearly 100 charred
bodies on her decks. Just after the
steamer sank the water nearby was
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23
THE EAST,

The former actress, Nan Patterson.
indicted in New York for the murder
of Caesar" Young, pleaded not guilty
and was remanded to the Tombs to
await trial.
More than 400 members of the Saliva
ton Army sailed from New York for
Europe. They go to attend the inter-
national congress Of the army, which
Is to be held in London from June "a
to July 8. Most of the Salvationists
will return to the United States
July rs.
European steamships landed 5000
cheap immigrants at New York. OF
this number more than 1000 are de-
tanned and probably will be deported.
1t is estimated that 600 persons per-
ished by burning, crushing and drown
ing in the East river, New York, in fire
which destroyed the excursion steamer
General Slocum, loaded with pleasure
seekers attending the annual Sunday
school excursion of st. Marks German
Lutheran church. Nearly 500 bodies
have been recovered from the wreck.
At Hoboken, N. J., Miss Amelia Zim-
norman, daughter of Gus Zimmerman,
the champion rifle shot, won cup at
the national schuetzenfest by making
a score of 81 out of a possible 60. Miss
Zimmerman had 121 male opponents.
The secretary of the department of
commerce and labor is in New York to
investigate the horror on board the ex-
cursion steamer General Slocum, on
which it is now estimated about 100 per-
sons lost their lives.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23

Map Of that portion Of the East river
where the General siocum was burned and
hundreds of lives sacrificed.
pectations of their day of all days in
the year. They went to their death
with bands playing, flags whipping in
the breeze, and under as fair a sky
as was ever vouchsafed to a picnic
crowd. The 400 children were sing
ing, dancing and waving handker-
chiefs and flags in answer to the salu-
tations of those on shore or from pass
ing steamers.
Horror Upon Unspeakable Horror.
The scenes during and after the
catastrophe were the kind that make
the heart sick. Mothers hugging their
children to their breasts in love and
terror were forced to choose between
certain death in the flames and almost
equally certain death in the water.
Some, made frantic by their sudden
peril, threw their babes into the whirl-
ing waters of He'll Gate, hoping doubt
less for improbable rescue, while
many were not allowed the poor privi-
Iege Of choosing, but were forced over
board by the mad rush Of the panic
stricken passengers in their efforts to
get away from the flames.
Great preparations had been made for
the seventeenth annual excursion of the
Sunday school of st. Marks German Luz
theran church, the congregation of
which is drawn from the dense popula-
ton of the lower East and West sides,
and the General Slocum had been char
tered to carry the excusionists to Locust
Grove, one of the many resorts on Long
Island sound. 1t is variously estimated
that there were between $500 and $500
persons on board the General Slocum
when she left the pier at Third street,
East river, though the Knickerbocker
Steamship company, which owns the
Slocum, officially states that the num-
Der of passengers was 1873, that being
only one-third of the vessels capacity.
1t is thought, however, that there were
several hundred children in arms, for
whom fares are not usually charged on
these trips, on board.
At the extreme estatern end of Ran
dall's island, off One Hundred and Thir-
ty-fifth street, there is a stretch of water
known as the Sunken Meadows. At this
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23

black with bodies. The tug Fidelity sue
ceeded in picking up SO charred corpses
In Hunts cove off Ricker's island and
carried them into the sound. None Of
these bodies, it is thought can ever be
identified. Heads, legs and arms are
burned of and not shred of clothing is
left on any of them.
The scene on North Brother island "a
described by the rescuers was a pitiful
one. Body after body was washed ashore
or brought in by boats and added to the
long row on the beach. Fifty-three per-
sons died there while the doctors were
attending them. AS the bodies of the liv-
ing and the dead were taken out Of the
water, those alive were taken to the
hospitals ON the island or sent across
the river to hospitals In Manhattan.
Here ambulances from almost all the
hospitals in Greater New York and every
other sort Of conveyance which could be
found were put into service. For hours
the bodies Of the burned and the drowned
drifted ashore on the island and between
One Hundred and Thirty-frst and One
Hundred and Thirty-eighth streets in
Manhattan. Some came ashore still
alive. Many of these died while Others
will recover. The scenes on the beach
of North Brother island were pitiable in
the extreme, as the living and the dead
were brought in. The row of bodies
stretched along the beach and hysterical
women and frantic men went along look.
ing at one after another, searching fol-
children and friends.
Pastor Ii Saved.
Rev. ]. G. Schultz, the assistant pastor
of the church, called at the temporary
morgue and identified the body of Mrs
Anna Haas, the wife of the pastor of the
church. The coroner at once gave per-
mission for the body to be removed to
the residence of DR.. Haas. DR.. Haas is
among the rescued. He, himself, wife
and daughter got outside Of the rail OF
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23

Spain is financially better off than
when she was loaded down with COL
onies, which she had for generations
administered feebly and corruptly.
and which she had become incapable
Of administering at all. If Spain will
how establish genuine free govern
ment, cut of the horde of privileged
oficeholders who sap her life blood,
reduce her army. provide universal
free schools and turn her attention to
the development. of her own rich and
neglected domain and untouched re.
sources she may enter upon a new
and lasting era of greatness.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23

The New York Herald tells US that
In hot weather we may safely eat
oranges, strawberries, apples, pears
and bananas, but that watermelons
cantaloupes, cucumbers, cherries,
peaches and pulms are dangerous.
But human nature is perverse, and It
will doubtless keep on consuming
watermelons, cantaloupes and peaches.
And why should it not? The question
simply is whether these delectable
fruits are ripe. and not too ripe. De.
cayed or unripe fruit of all kinds is
bad. But when. it is as God made 1t
1t is good.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23
Will Sue for Big Damages.

Denver, Colo, June 17.-Former Gov.
Charles S. Thomas, 1t is announced, is
preparing papers in behalf of James F.
Burns, president and manager of the
Portland mine, in a damage suit which
Burns will bring against Gov. James
H. Peabody, Adjt. Gen. Sherman M.
Bell and the state of Colorado for
$1OO, 900 for the closing of the Portland
mine by the military.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23

Something scarcely endurable in
the way of mosquito plague is needed
20 make the average man understand
that much patient study, investiga.
ton and experimentation have estab-
iished the fact that the mosquito can
be controlled and ultimately exter.
minated; that his presence in q
neighborhood is evidence of local
negligence and indifference; that he
is the most efficient and perhaps the
sole agent of so-called malaria inocu-
larion, and that the cost of eliminat-
ing him is as nothing to the value of
the benefits it would confer upon sui.
fering humanity.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23

Applications have been coming in for
awards from the Carnegie hero fund,
It is said, bearing the names of many
candidates, and the judgment of the
custodians of the $5,O00.000 endowment
fund will be followed with much inter-
est in view of the inadeQuacy of even
that princely sum to provide suitable
recognition for small proportion of
those whose deeds would seem to en-
title them to It. The truth Is that he
roes are plentiful. In fact, not day
passes in which some act Of conspicu-
Gus bravery is not reported in the pub
JIG prints,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23

Mark Twain has been grievously
stricken, and the man of humor has
become the man of sorrow. What eff
feet his wife's death will have upon
Clemens genial humor it is hard to
foretell. but it will take him some time
to recover from the serious blow. The
personal loss to Mark Twain promises
to become a national loss to American
literature.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23
A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of q
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
: Washington, From the East, the
g West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

After six weeks Of idleness the tie
up on the great lakes has been de-
clared off so far as the masters are
concerned. & - IL.
There has been paid into the United
States sub-treasury at st. Louis, by the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition COM
pany, 95,057O4, being the first pay
ment on the loan of $4,000, 900 made by
congress.
The opposing factions Of the Amer
lean Red Cross having elected an entire
new set of officers, it is believed the
troubles of the society have been ad-
justed satisfactorily. Former Surgeon
General w. X. Van Ruypen, Of the navy,
is the new president.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23

How many party organs are there
left among the great newspapers Of
the country? They can be counted on
ones fingers, and the few that are
left are not always to be relied upon
as truly loyal. The most marked
change in American journalism Of
late years has been its development
of Independence.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23
Wisconsin G. A. r.

Madison, Wis, June 16.-The annual
encampment of the Wisconsin depart
ment, Grand Army of the Republic,
opened Wednesday with q good attend
ance from all parts of the state. The
address of Department Commander J..
p. Rumble, of Milwaukee, was the feat
ure Of the first session. The report Of
Assistant Adjt. Gen. Wade H. Richard
SON showed that there were 24Sposts and
S,90S members in good standing. La
Crosse Was selected for next years gath.
ering.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23
Noted violinist Coming.

London, June 14.-Daniel Frohman
has signed contract with the boy
yiolinist, Franz Won Vecsey, who has
this year been the sensation of London
and the continent, for four months
tour Of the United States, which will be-
gin In New York In January next.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23
Cortelyou to Retire.

Washington, June 17.-Secretary Cor
telyou has placed his resignation in the
hands of President Roosevelt. 1t will
take effect on June %, or Immediately
after Mr.. Cortelyou has been elected
chairman of the republican national
committee. s
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23
STEAMSHIPS BURNED WITH LIFE
SINCE BEGINNING OF L CENTURY
Sent to Prison.

Green Lake, Wis, June 16.-J. q.
Leimer, formerly cashier of the bank
Of Princeton, was sentenced by Judge
Burnell to serve one year In state
prison at Waupun on the charge of H.
legal banking.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23
Hunters Drowned.

Jackson, Mimi, June 14.-A message
from Winnipeg says that John Knox,
from Jackson, and John Crawford. from
Lakefeld, were drowned while hunting.
Knox is a member Of the firm of Knox,
Faber & Knox. Crawford is postmaster
at I.akefield. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23

Brazil appears to have caught the
naval development fever, judging
from the fact that bill has been
presented to the Brazilian congress
providing for the construction of Is
warships. Three of these are to be
battle ships and three armored cruis-
ers. Should this building programme
be carried into effect, Brazil will have,
so far as the number of ships is con.
cerned, naval preponderance in South
America.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23
Western Millionaire Dead.

Denver, Colo, June 16.-George H.
Adams, a millionaire cattleman aud
owner of the Adams hotel in this city,
died Wednesday of heart disease, after
three years illness, aged So years. He
owned the Baca grant of 100000 acres
in the San Luis valley.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23

The Morocco bandit, Raisuli, who
kidnapped an American citizen, stipu-
lates that he shall receive $4,000 to
be collected from his enemies. the gov
errors Of Fee and Tangier; that he
shall be free from all taxes; that the
Moroccan troops shall be withdrawn
from his district, and that he shall be
granted amnesty for all offenses and
be allowed to name a new governor
of Tangier. What an ideal walking del
egate he would make.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23

Farmers who are fighting potato
blight, alfalfa dust, corn smut, rice
blast, apple canker, watermelon wilt
and peach-leaf curl may expect to
learn from the campaign orators what
party they should support to cure
these evils
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-23

Eastern doctors were declaring some
time ago that we eat too much, out
now here comes the Medical RECORD
with the assertion that most people 90
not eat enough. The average appears
to be about right.