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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-24
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Situation ID Harhar Of Shanghai.
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% Capture Russian Vessels or
Blow Them Up.


sSs Sldug0a1, aug. Zi.--NaaNSRal was
thrown into a. fever OF excitement chi:
afternoon by the arrival Of a japanese
tprpesso boat. Shs passed the Woo.
sung ats full speed and started up the
River Ju II : Shanghai. The United
Ssatss tori edo boat Chauncey slipped
her cable aad followed the japanese
destroyer. The japanese boat was
cleared for aetions She anchored OF
xhe CosmopoA titan dock where the
Russian cruiser Askold is undergoing
sepairs
The Ehauneey came to anchor
psacsseally between the dock and the
yapaEese destroye yer. foreign pilot
chip reports having seen a japanese
battleship and tive cruisers sixty miles
outside of Woosung:
There ARE atpresent no Chinese men
Of var ia this port, but the Taotai
has taiegraphed chat Chinese cruiser
fse sens Immediately. The Russian
cunsul general here fatty refuses to
] sEi@arln the Askold and the Russian
s Euxpeao boat destroyer Grosoyoi or to
order them 10 leave the harbor.
The Taotai has notified American
Consul GoodnoW, who is the dean of
te consular body, that Ghins cannot
protect the foreign settlements. He
cnnEends thas Russia ignores the or
dess issued By China and that China
has not the means of making her obey
them f:..5sg @
Csusui GoodnoW has called meet
s iag Cf the consular body to take JOINT
aetson FOR the protection OF foreign In
habStanss. The Askold has docked
adjaceHt to- the warehouses here of
xhe standard Oil Company, which axe
yaIued at over s., coo, 900. The Stan
dzrd OH Company has demanded pro-
scsion sor It's property from Consul
oodnoW.
Thedock where the Askold lies is
owned by British interests. On one
SIDE cff this dock is German aud Dutch
propresy and on the other side Ameri-
can party
There are eight American, one Ger
man, two British and four French
arships here.
M ST IS SAID In WASHINGTON.
ashingson, d. G., Aug. 2l Some
S<zky0lbsSfdS soAS0IeetA0 dc oli0 sSop6aSS9
legation tonight thas Unised States
bt5rTedo boat should have deliberately
nut herself between the Russian ships
Ankold and Grosovoi and a japanese
aorpedo boat which arrived off the
port today. The opinions nswas express
- taat the japanese had q perfect
right 90 gosin and reconnoitre to ascer-
sin Il the Russian ships had dIsarm-
3D. md this is believed by the lega-
Es0n officials TO have been her object.
rafher snan 20 attack the Russian yes
asls lying at ShiaRghai and thus
5ioiase neutrality TheJspanese lega-
son officials were not inclined to con-
sEue the action OF The commander Of
ae american torpedo heat In the light
-aE interventien and said theefort might
BE 30 protect American business inter
Ess as Shanghai from some danger
ak il bod been appreheRdad might
~.
- sssapts to feach the navy officials
having knowledge OF the moyemens OF
Egae Tinted States vessels in the Far
5sast, as we'll as the orders governing
saeh n1oyemenss, we're nnaysiIing~
Both Secretary Hsy and Assistant Sec
zeSary Iscomis OF tie Stats depart
ment are ont of the city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-24
CHEW OF THE NoVIK LOST

CREW OF THE NovIK LOST.
TTko, Aug. q, 43.0 p. m-According
to advices juss received, severe storm
same up sc the time the Russian
cruiser Novik was sank by the crui.
sers Chitose5 and Akitsashima yester-
day, which prevented the japanese
from. rescuing the Russian crew.
The. Novik carried crew Of 334 men.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-24

FASTENING TO THE WAR.
Singapore, Aug. 22.-Two cruisers
steaming westward at full speed
we're sighted of Malacia ut midnight
Saturday. They were not identified.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-24

The Bathing Houses are new and alright
every way-large ana airy The Cuisine is
remodelled and this department is under TIE
immediate SUPERVISION of our Mr. Tennille.
who has had years Of experience in this lif3e.
We furnish all the we'll known sea foods
Crab Shrimp Fish, Oysters, Turtle AID
Ciam>-ln season.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-24
RUSSIANS SWEPT FROM PIGEON
BAY.

Chefoo, Aug. 22.-Ine investing
japanese force at Port Athur swept the
Russians from Pigeon Bay, and cap
sured The Northernmost fort on the Wes-
tern line of<the inner defences of Port
Arthur. The japanese were prevented
from occurring Pigeon Bay or the fort
there on account Of the terrific FIRE OF
the Russian artillery. The latest re-
ports say that the fort will soon fall.
Washington. Aug. %, l p. ma
long dispatch was received at the
State department. this morning from
Consul General Goodnow, at Shanghai
China, confirming the press despatch
es relative TO the threatening entrance
into the hafbor Of a japanese torpedo
boat destroyer, followed by the Amer
lean torpedo boat Chauncey. Consul
General Goodnow says that the Rus
siansConsul General refuses to comply
with the orders OF the Tac.ai Of
,Shsnfgiai that the Russian vessels
dismantle at once, or leave the har-
Dor.
Acting Secretary Of State Ade and
and Acting Secretary of Navy Dar-
Iington, went into conference i'm
mediately after the receipt Of the dis
patch.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
TROOPS EMBARK.

Shanghai, Feb. I7.-The fol-
lowing telegram has been received
from Nagasaki under date of Feb.
IS:
Fifteen thousand troops are
embarking on transports today.
Their horses are in poor condi-
ton. Two damaged warships are
here waiting to go into dry dock"
MOST IMPORTANT MOVE.
Paris, Feb. I7.-An official dis
Continued on page Tsn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
PANIC
SCENE
AT fire.

New York, Feb. 17-Three persons were
Injured in panic caused by fleeing ten
ants. several families were removed from
upper floors and number OF children
narrowly escaped being trampled to
death In fire early today In a five-story
tenement on West F1fty-third street
A large number OF fires have occurred
in the same block within the last few
weeks, and the origin OF the fire will be
investigated. The injured were taken to-
the hospital, and II is thought all will
recover. The damage was 1850.
The fire was discovered by Mary Haley.
who carried her invalid mother down
stairs. leaving her Just inside the door,
while she went back for clothing. Be-
fore she returned her mother had been
trampled upon by rushing mob OF
escaping tenants and seriously hurt
In the panic the nine-months- infant
Of John Hayes was jostled from his arms,
falling over the balustrede from the third
to the first floor, whore II landed on the
backs OF some women. and was knocked
unconscious.
Mrs. Annie Walsh fell from the fire es-
cape, breaking several ribs and suffering
internal injuries.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
INCOMING STEAMERS
REPORT HEAVY WEATHER

New York, Feb. 17.-Steamers arriving
today oil report heavy gales and very
cold weather. the steamer statedam
from Rotterdam and Boulogne reporting
almost a hurricane yesterda:
The steamers decks were covered with
ioe a foot thick and the winches and deck
gear were heavily coated.
The steerage passengers suffered consid-
erably while waiting inspection at Quar-
antine. The transport sumner from Hava-
ma. steamer Philadelphia from Lagura
and Hermiston from China, also showed
evidsnces Of severe weather.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
FORTY VESSELS ARE TIED UP
BY ice IN NEWPORT HARBOR.

Nearly 10 vessels are frozen in between
the torpedo station and the southern end
OF Newport harbor and wharves In the
southern part could not be reached by
craft today.
The Ice s from four to six inches thick
There Is considerable danger to shipping
In the outer harbor which Is filled with
heavy floating ice.
All trains were late today on account
of the intense cold, but the trolley lines
have been cleared Of snow. Early today
the thermometer registered Ave below
zero.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
ANCIENT AND VALUABLE
STATUE PROBABLY LOCATED

New York. Feb. r7.--Although not speci-
fically mentioned. II Is supposed the
Greek archaic Chariot Is now in the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art In this city.
1t was unearthed by peasants digging
foundation for farmhouse at the foot
Of I'll Capitano HILL" beneath which the
road from Monteleons leads to Norcia,
and ancient Btrusoan. city OF Nursia, IA
miles from Vilerbo.
President Rhinelander. OF the Metro
politan said:
The 'Biga-' or chariot. is one OF our
most valued pieces of ancient artisan ship,
and thought 10 be the only specimen of
that early period In existence"
The late Jacob Rogers, the millionaire
locomotive manufacturer. purchased IL for
the museum.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17

thoroughly prepared to withstand
a siege and is regarded as inac-
cessible.
General Stoessel has issued a
reassuring proclamation to the
populace.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17

Port Arthur is in chaos. The plans of
the harbOr mines we're destroyed with the
torpedo transport Yenesei The Russian
fleet dare not move for fear of being blown
up by their own mines, and CONSERVATION
reigns.
ViCeroy Alexieff has, with general staff,
600 miles north his headquarters.
The Japanese have concentrated &C, 1000
troops at WOnsOn, with ManChuria as the
objective point, while Is 900 embarked today
from Shanghai
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17

London, Feb. I7.-Dispatches
report a state of chaos at Port
Arthur. The plans of the mines
in the harbor were destroyed
when the torpedo transport blew
up and the Russian feet is now
powerless TO move for fear that
they will strike the mines.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
PREPARING FOR SIEGE.

Troops are arriving here con-
tinuously and the mobilization of
the forces is making excellent
progress. The fortress is now
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17

but the result is unknown. "A
cannonade was opened upon the
scouting vessels and maintained
until they withdrew.
The destroyer Heyatori, Lieut..
Commander Takenouchi, arrived
two hours after the Asarigri and
ran up close to the mouth of the
harbor, where she found two war
ships, names unknown.
She fired a torpedo at one and
the torpedo exploded.
Admiral Togo, in reporting the
attack, says although the results
are unknown he feels sure the
moral effect on the enemy will be
excellent.
Commander Nagai commanded
the entire torpedo fleet. The num-
Der of the craft in the feet and
the point OF their departure is
concealed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
$4,000 TROOPS LAND.

Port Arthur, Feb. 1.-THE re-
ports that the Japanese have con-
centrated about 10000 troops at
Wonson (east coast of Corea)
with the object of entering Man
churia are confirmed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR

a heaVy storm spared the kuS-
slams from a desperate torpedo
attack at Port Arthur on the
morning of Sunday, the I4th inst.
During the preceding night the
vessels of the Japanese fleet of
torpedo craft were parted by the
force OF wind and waves in a
binding snowstorm so that only
two of the largest destroyers sue
ceeded in forcing their way
through the fierce gale at Port
Arthur.
When they arrived there they
attacked separately and the of
fcers of one OF them are confident
that they succeeded in torpedo
ing Russian warship. The de-
stroyer Asargiri, in charge of
Lieut.. Commander Ishikawa ar
rived off Port Arthur about &
o'clock in the morning and was
met by sharp fire from the for
tress and Russian ships acting as
scouts.
TORPEDOES DISCHARGED.
The Asargiri discharged sew
eral torpedoes at big warship,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
ALEXIEFF WITHDRAWS.

Niuchwang, Feb. I7.-Viceroy
Alexieff has withdrawn from
Port Arthur to Harbin, 600 miles
north, and will make that point
his headquarters.
The greatest significance is
placed on the departure of Vice
roy Alexieff, and military critics
comment on the sudden throwing
of Russian troops into New
chwang as indicating Russian APP
prehension that Port Arthur is
in danger.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
TOMORROW:

Slightly warmer; fresh to
brisk northerly winds.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
Tunnelins Under Central Park

of the Harlem river. where it rises in a rock formation
and continues well above sea level. except for 4 few
local depressSionS, to the Bronx river.
In constructing the subway provision had to be
made for artificially maintaining the elevated and
surface railroads and the various Sub-Surfacc struc-
lures. There were five crossings of the elevated
railway along the route. At four of these the elevated
structure had to be underpinned and new foundations
put in. Four surface electric railway tracks. of con-
duit type. were located on Park row. and double
tracks of the same character were on Centre street,
Fourth avenue and LcnoX avenue. On I2nd street
and Broadway there was, just before the work WAS
begun. a doublc-track horse railway. but this WAS
changed TO conduit electric traction. On Wcstchcstcr
avenue and Southern boulevard there WAS 4 double
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

hydrostatic pressure was forty-eight feet. The tunnel
approaches were built in an open excavation, the
sides being protected by the sheet piing in the same
manner as the other subway construction. While
the work was progressing. the government authorities
required that the channel should be kept open for
navigation, but permitted it to be temporarily mar
rowed. In order to carry out this plan, the part OF
the channel that was left open was rooted over with
heavy timbers, which excluded the water in the same
manner that the sheet piling did at the sides. When
the tunneling was put in place the timbers were re-
moved. The plan was a success in all its details.
The great quantity of rock in New York rendered
the digging of the subway extremely difficult. Along
portions of the route every inch Of the way had to he
drilled and blasted. From 18th street north to
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

DyCkman street on the west side
there was one continuous stretch
of rock. On the east side the
rock extended IS arnorthaS 10th
street. and from that point onward
II was mostly sand and loam>
The most difficult piece of work
was from nth street to 3Srd
street on Fourth avenue, which
runs into the Park-avenue tunnel
of the surface railway. There a
soft and scamy rock was enCount-
cred that proved very obstinate.
This same character of rock pre-
vailed along 42nd street all the way
to Broadway and up Broadway
from 43rd street to IS6th street.
As soon as a route for the sub
way was decided upon, an investi-
CATION was begun into the topo-
graphical and geological features,
the nature Of the abutting build
ings and their foundations, the
sewerage system. water mains. gas
pipes. compressed air and ste m
conduits. suhwavs for telegraph.
telephone, light, power and other
electric wires, and the elevated
and surface railways. South Of
Astor place no rock was encoun-
tered, the soil being for the most
part sand. North of Astor place,
however, the micaceous gneiss,
which is the normal rock form
alton of Manhattan island, was
encountered near enough TO the
street surface to be met with in
the depth required for ever a shall
low excavation. With the eX-
ception of LenoX avenue. where
sand was found, the earth overly
ing the rock was usually of a
glacial deposit, being clay with
boulders of trap-rock, the latterhav-
ing been carried from what is now
New Jersey and deposited on Man
haitian island during the ice epoch.
The borough of Manhattan is
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

track electric tro ley railway. At
SSrd street. in order tu avoid in
reference with the tunnel of the
Metropolitan Street K Hwy Com
pary. the subway VS. divided into
TWO two-tr.ck tunnels driven ic-
Meth Murray hill. II on each side
ii. but below. the street car tunnel.
Especially irving problems were
experienced II the crossings At aSri
street and II 4cnd street. In addi-
ton to the ordinary vchicular traffic
a. 2Srd street there is the inter
section of the doublc-traCk surface
electric tramwayS. on one of which
rim the cars of the Fourth avenue
line. and on the other those of the
Lexington avenue road and the
2Srd street cruSS-town line. Dur
ing the busy hours of the morn
ing and afternoon seven hundred
cars PISS over this crossing an
hour. or at the rate of about one
Car every five seconds. The prob
lem was rendered more difficult 10y
a network of water and gas pipes.
and an intricate arrangement OF
electrical conduitS. To avoid this
obstacle timbcrS were laid across
the excavation and planks extend
ed over the whole area of the street
between curb lines. y similar
situation o this was encountered
on the section including Park row
and Centre street, Climbers street
and City hall loop. On Park row
which has four tracks Of surf-cc
electric railways. there is a conStan,
stream of traffic which had 10 be
maintained uninterrupted.
The building of the loop beneath
the main tracks under Park row. II
order to avoid crossings at grad
involved other great complications
To add to the confusion OF
affairs, the old hall of records thai
was directly on the line of the
route had not been torn down.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

low at the south end. Thence the surface gradually
rises with a ridge along the axis of the island to the
high ground beginning with the plateau of Morning
side heights on the west, thence extending across the
upper end of Central park, where the surface is a hun
bred and thirty feet above sea level, to the East
river. This plateau is sharply terminated by the Man.
haitian valley and the Harlem Flats" at I25th street
and 10th street, the street surf-cc having an ele-
walton of only twenty feet On the west, the ground
Immediately rises with similar abruptneSs and forms
the ridge along the Hudson river known as Wash
ington heights. extending from IS5th street. to Fort
George, where there is another Sharply-dctined ter
mination. the elevation of the surface failing from
two hundred and twenty-five feet to thirty feet. On
the east, the low ground continues to the north side
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-15

China but has never been serious pest
there In some way it was carried into Cal
ifornia, presumably on imported trees. 1t
was easily overlooked for it is minute in
sect. It first was noticed about the city OF
San Jose, hence it's common name. 1t was
alarming when first it's ravages were OBJ
served for it was killing whole orchards and
no way was known to stop its destructive
work To California belongs the honor of
first discovering the we'll known remedy
known as the sulphur, salt and lime formula.
This compound was at first and for long
time, prepared by using 40 pounds of un-
Stacked lime 20 pounds of sulphur, Is
pounds of salt and 60 gallons of water. This
compound properly prepared and properly
applied will kill the scale effectually. But
it is very much stronger than necessary and
costs more than twice as much as needed to
do the work Tt is not necessary to load
cannon to kill fly. A much weaker solution
with the salt left out entirely has been found
to be equally effective.
To Prof Piper and the professors of chem
istry of the Washington agricultural college
belong the honor of discovering the COM
plete efficacy of the weaker solution. They
experimental on the different formulas in
above. They tried the old California form
ula. Then they left out the salt Each was
equally effective for not live scale could be
found in either case That settled the ques-
ton relative to the use of salt. Had the salt
been used in all Of Mr. IaFollette's orchard
of $50 acres the cost would have been about
$780, cost of $3.50 per acre will amount
to big thing when thousands and hundreds
of thousands of acres are sprayed. Leaving
out the salt they tried weaker solutions.
Each one killed all the scale insects. Finally
it was found that one pound of sulphur, one
pound of lime and four gallons of water
would kill every one of the insects. Hence,
Prof. Piper recommends the formula of LA.
Prof. Piper visited the writer last spring,
when he was taken to the orchard of P. j.
Flint where his men were spraying his large
prune orchard In examining some of the
sprayed trees where it appeared that some
of the insects might possibly survive, Prof.
Piper expressed himself as entertaining
remote doubt of the LA formula being alb
solutely effective in all cases and recon-
mended me to watch the outcome. Beng
slightly Influenced by this hint [ used the
formula 1-1-3 in spraying in my own orchard
and as stated above killed every insect. One
of my neighbors used the LA formula and
reports that it was entirely effective.
Now for the preparation of the material:
We use tank that holds $50 gallons water.
But we never fill it entirely full. We pre-
pare $50 to 200 gallons at each boiling. Sup
pose we want to prepare $50 gallons, we put
in SO pounds of sulphur, SO pounds of best
unslacked lime and $50 gallons Of water.
These inpredients are boiled till the sulphur