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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-29
FIRST STORY or
THE OUTRAGE,

London, Oct. pa horrible out.
rage was perpetrated Saturday morn
ing by the Russian Baltic squadron on
the Hull and Gamrock fishing fleets
in the North sea. While sailing
through the fleet of trawlers the Rus
sian warshlps opened fire upon them
and rained shot and shell upon them
for twenty minutes. The headless bod
les of two fishermen were brought to
Hull last night. Over dozen wound
ed fishermen are aboard what is known
as the Mission ship at Hull, and there
are reports, not absolutely confirmed,
that one or more Of the trawlers was
sent to the bottom with all hands on
board.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived from Hull under date of Sunday
night:
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-29
DAN PATCH'S PACE.
Made Nile with Wind Screen in
l:S6 Flat.

Memphis, Tenn. Oct. 27.-With a
pacemaker carrying a wind shield in
front and accompanied by runner at
the side, Dan Patch, driven by Her
sey, paced the fastest mile at the trot
ting park yesterday ever made in bar
ness, circliug the track in one minute
and 56 seconds fat. The former rec
ord. 1854, was made by Dan Patch
in 1902.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20

squadron is destroyed. The effect
upon the public is also most depress-
ing. The only consolation found is
in the words of praise bestowed on the
officers and men and the unequal char
-acter of the fight, Russian naval ex-
perts by the system of co-eff1cients
figuring that inferiority of the VIadivo-
stock squadron in armor and guns was
50 to 200.
In some quarters of the navy there
is also a disposition to censure Rear
Admiral Jessen for abandoning the
Rurik, even though standing by her
would have meant that the Gromoboi
and ROssia would have shared her
fate The chief mystery at the admir-
atty here is why Vice Admiral Ka-
mimura drew off when Admiral Jes-
sens ships were at his mercy. The
only explanation is that his squadron
must have suffered such frightful dam
age that it could not continue the bat.
tie.
t is confirmed that the losses of
officers and men on board the Rossia
and Gromoboi were so per cent of the
former and 25 per cent of the latter,
showing the dreadful havoc caused by
the fire from the Japanese ships, even
at range exceeding three miles.
Private reports say the decks of the
Rossia were veritable shambles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
Town In Great Dancer.

Wellington, B. c., August 19.-Tha
terminus of the Esquimault and North
ern railroad is in great danger of be-
ing wiped out by fires which surround
it. Already much property, includ
ing the city schoolhouse of eight
rooms. has been destroyed. Owing td
the dense smoke, it is impossible to
penetrate the lower end Of the town.
but it is known that the church rec
tory and several large residences are
in the greatest danger. The railroad
employees are fighting the flames, four
locomotives hauling water. The fire
is drifting towards the Hamilton Pow.
der works, and the greatest anxiety is
felt, as a stong wind is driving the
flames in that direction.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20

KIDNAPPED BY RELATIVES
Strange Story of e-Year-OId Lad oi
BROOKLYN, N. Y,


Brooklyn, N. Y.
New York, August 19.-The cfrcum.
stances surrounding the return of An.
tonic ManninO, the 9-year-old Brooklyn
lad, are almost as mysterious as was
his disappearance.
According to Salvatore Mannino, a
relative, the boy was found alone on
the street near his home, after mid.
night today but this the police do not
believe and Salvatore MannIno is now
locked up on the charge of abduction
The police do not believe the So
called Black Hand society had any.
thing to do with the boys disappear
ance. A theory advanced by the po
lice is that Mannino was kidnapped by
his own relatives and that the parents
and the boy were threatened with death
if the boy told all he knew. This is
thought to have been the elder Manni
nos reason for silencing the lad while
he was being questioned and is also
thought to have accounted for the
boys state of terror and apparent
dread Of impending danger.
1t is known that the boys father
has not furnished all the facts possi
Bile to tn police and has not given all
the assistance to find the boy that
was possible for him to do.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
DRILLING CHINESE TROOPS.
Jap Officers Instructing Them In Mod.
ern Warfare.

ern Warfare.
San Francisco, August 19.-William
Franklin, U. S. consul at Nankin,, Chi.
ma, who has just arrived here from
the Orient on the steamer Siberia, is
quoted in an interview in the Examis
ner this morning to the effect that i'm.
mense bodies of Chinese troops are
now drilling in the central portion Of
the kingdom under the direction Of
Japanese officers we'll versed in the art
of modern warfare
The soldiers have been supplied
with Mauser type of rifles and the
most up-to-date machine guns obtain.
able, are now being purchased for
their use. In the vicinity of Nankin
alone there are about 5000 soldiers
drilling constantly.
During his absence from Nankin,
Mr.. Martins post has been filled by
Consul General Cheshire, whose sta.
tion is at Mukden, but who has been
obliged to withdraw because of the
war which is centering about that
city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
PoPULIST CANDIDATES.
Watson and TibbIes Notified of Their
Nominations

Mountainous
New York, August 19.-Thomas E.
Watson, of Georgia, the peoples party
candidate for president, and Thomas
E. Tibbles, of Nebraska, the candidate
for vice president, were formally noti-
fed of their nominations last night at
Cooper Union.
The big hall was crowded when the
two candidates, accompanied by AL.
fred G. Boulton of Brooklyn, chairman
of the meeting, appeared on the plat.
form. There was much cheering.
Chairman Boulton introduced Judge
Samuel w. Williams of Indiana who
made the speech officially notifying
the candidates of their selection.
In addressing Mr. Watson Mr.. viii.
liams said the convention that nomi.
mated him was made up OF unseIfish,
self-sacriticing patriots who attended
and participated in it's deliberations
solely through high sense of duty.
Mr.. Watson, it is understood, has
made up his mind to push the cam.
paign as he has never pushed one be.
fore and declares that he will make it
a point to visit as many cities in the
the south and to talk to as many as.
semblies as he can reach.
Mr. WatsOn's speech opening the
campaign will be made in Atlanta. The
Broughton Tabernacle will probably
be used for the occasion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
RUSSIAN ADMIRALTY
ALMOST IN DESPAIR
Japan Has Administered Most
Crushing Blow to
ILL-STARRED NAVAL FORCES
Many of the Cars War Vessels Are
Disabled or Destroyed, While Other
Ships Have Been Scattered by the
Enemy-Russians Depressed.

st. Petersburg, August 19.- 1 pm.
"A feeling almost akin to despair
reigns in the much-tried Russian Ad-
miralty. The official report of Vice
Admiral Skrydloff coming on the heels
Of the known losses sustained by the
Port Arthur squadron in it's desperate
sorties of August 10, and the anxiety
over the fate of the warships still un-
accounted for, not only confirming the
sinking of the Rurik but showing that
the injuries sustained by the Gromoboi
and Rossia in the fight with Vice Ad-
niral Kamimura's squadron, were even
greater than anticipated, completes the
crushing nature of the blow to Rus
sia's ill-starred naval forces in the
Far East
So far as the immediate future is
concerned, the admiralty does not dis
guise the fact that the vladtvostock
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
AT ROSEMOUNT.
Democratic Clubs to Visit Judge Park.
er-Campaign Business.


Esopus, N Y, August 19.-The open,
ing of the Democratic campaign so far
as visits from political organizations
are concerned, will take place tomor,
row, when the delegation will arrive
from Brooklyn representing the Brook.
lyn Democratic club and the Kings
county Democratic club. 1t is ex.
pected there will ba about 60 men in
the party which will arrive here at
3:15 p. m. from New York and return
on the train which leaves Esopus at
5:45 p. m.
The Kings county club Is not allied
with the Brooklyn Democratic club,
although Herman A. Metz, who will
head the delegation, is president OF
both organizations. Judge Parker does
not expect to address the delegation.
The Brooklyn party is coming prin.
cipally to meet the candidate The
visitors will be entertained on the yer.
anda and the lawn at Rosemount and
there will be no fOrmalities.
No visitors of political prominnce
are expected at Rosemount today; in
fact, applications for appointments
were discouraged by Judge Parker,
who desired to have the day clear to
take up his mail and to work on his
letter of acceptance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
TO GAIN POSITION
JAPS LOSE HEAVILY
10000 Men Sacrificed In Port
Arthur Assault.
BATTLE RACED FOR THREE DAYS.
News Brought to Che Foo Says Great
Battle Was Fought Around Port Ar
thur and that Japs Gained Important
Advantages.

Che Foo, August ia battle Of
huge proportions ragged around Port
Arthur Aug. IA and 10, and was resum-
ed Aug. II. The Japanese, it is re.
ported, sacrificed 10000 men, but gain
ed important advantages in the matter
Of position. The above news was
brought her on junks, one of which
having on board three Russians CON
cealed in the baggage of Chinese to es
cape from the Japanese, left Port Ar
thur last night and was blown rapidly
to Che Foo by gale The main force
of the attack was directed against the
left wing and resulted in the capture
of Pigeon Bay positions and some of
the forts at LiaO Tiesan. At Palun
Chang the Japanese hastily mounted
guns, which did excellent service in
aiding the sterming Of the right wing
where the Japanese are said to have
captured two forts of minor value,
mounting eight 4-inch guns, two siege
guns and six quick-fring guns.
L hC pOo1I1OA IIldI CuC JdpduCS0 OC-
cupy on Lao Tiesan peninsula is not
clear, but numerous Chinese sources
aver that the Japanese have been
seen in force in that section. Appar.
emily an attack originating in Louisa
bay swept through the Pigeon bay
positions into the peninsula, in the
doing of which a majority of the lives
of the expedition were sacrificed. On
the night Of the 18th the battle IulIed
somewhat when the Japanese sent the
terms of surrender to Lieutenant Sto.
essel.
The terms provided that the garri.
son should march out with the honors
Of war and join General Kuropatki9
that all civilians be brought to a place
designated by the Japanese admiral;
that the Russian warships in the har.
Dor, to the number of seven, namely,
the battleships Retvizan, SevastOpol,
Pobedia, PereyeIt Poltava, the ar
mOred cruiser Bayan, and the protect
ed cruiser Pallada and IL or more
torpedo boat destroyers and four gun,
boats, to be surrendered to the Japa.
nese.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
Brouqht Valuable CARGO.

San Francisco, August 19.-The Pa.
cific mail steamer Siberia, just arrived
from the Orient, brought IN a most
valuable cargo. A lot of ray silk
valued at 100000, was listed on hei
manifest, while in her treasure tank
was Japanese gold aggregating $780,
900. This coin comes from Japan for
the purchase of supplies for the army.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
RYESHITELNI INCIDENT.
Regarded as Grave One by Russian
Ambassador.

Regarded as Grave One by Russian
Ambassador.
New York, August 19.-Tn an inter
view with a Herald correspondent tel
egraphed from Bar Harbor, Me-, Count
Cassini, the Russian ambassador, dis
cusses at length the RyeshiteIni Incl
dent at Che Foo. Th question instead
OF being closed, he says, is just open
ed; and in an international sense, it
is regarded by the ambassador as far
more serious than any problem which
has been before the world since the
adjustment of the Boxer troubles.
81 regard the matter in such sc.
rious light" he said, "because it is in
a fair way to terminate suddenly and
finally the international agreement for
the maintenance of the neutrality of
China That would be a calamity be-
cause Of the dangers with which it
would threaten, not only China, but
every nation that is interested in Chi
ma"
A few incidents of similar character,
the ambassador believed, might posi-
bly, force a war upon China, as at
present the entire matter stands where
it did before ecretary of State Hays
note to the powers on the subject of
Chinas integrity, and neutrality be-
ing respected by the combatants.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
Waycross to Have Hospital.

Waycross, Ga, August 19.-Applica
ton has been made for charter for
"The Hospital Association of Way.
cross and Ware county, The petition
ers are r. P. Izlar, j. W. Strickland
M. M. Johnson, A. M. Knight, B H.
Thomas, John w Bennett, H. Murphy
and A. N. O'Keeffee, all of this city.
The greater part of the funds neces.
sary to establish the hospital will be
gathered through donations, and 5000
In bonds of $25, $50 and 500 payable
In ten years, and bearing interest at
per cent, will be issued.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
Fires Are Snreadinn.

Vancouver B. c., August 19.-Owing
to the long continued dry weather,
forest fires are spreading throughout
the interior and along the coast of
British Columbia Practically every
district in the province which is wood.
ed has its losses Of fine timber. The
air is filled with dense smoke and navi.
cation is rendered difficult Millions
of feet of timber have already been de.
stroyed by the flames
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
BOYS HAVE FATAL AFFRAY.
Occurs In Cincinnati-Were From
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.

Cincinnati, August 19.-During a
quarrel in a saloon over dice today
Isaac Adams was stabbed by John
Parks.
Adams died at the hospital and
Parks was arrested. Both are minors.
The boys recently came from Chat.
tanooga and worked together in a
brewery, roomed together and were al.
ways away from their work. Parks,
while losing at dice, became enraged,
seized butcher knife and plunged II
into Adams. When the latter fell,
Parks cried with regret and attempted
to escape.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
Italy Demands Apology.

Island of Jerba, Tunis August 19-
The cruiser Amerigo Wespucci has
left Messina, Sicily, for the port OF
Dernah, province of Barca, eastern
TripoH, to support the demands OF
Italy for an apology and a salute Of
the Italian flag, as reparation for the
maltreatment OF an Italian consular
servant at Denah. The governor OF
Borca hesitates to comply with the de.
mands.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
Rewards for Escapes.

Montgomery, Ala, August 19.-Posey
Kirkland and Esther Thornton, negro
son Lumber company at Enterprise,
Rewards of $50 have been offered.
George Mcmillan, who escaped from
the walls at Speigner a few days ago,
has been captured, and John P. Wha
len, who escaped last March, has been
captured at Toledo, Ohio.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
Russian eunboat Strikes Mine.

Toxic, August 19.-Russian gunboat
of the Otvajni type struck a mine
and sank off Laoti promontory, the ex-
treme southern point Of the Kwang
Tung peninsula on which Port Arthur
is situated at o'clock on Thursday
night. The Olvajni is an armored
gunboat of 1900 tons displacement,
launched in 1894, and carries one
9-inch gun, one 6-inch gun and ten
quick-firing guns. She has two torpe.
do tubes, has a speed of Is knots, and
carried a crew of 142 men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
SOUGHT Freedom: FOUND Death.

st. Louis, August 19.-M. G. Ben
nett, of Des Moines, Iowa, was drown
ed in the Mississippi river here after
having leaped into the stream in an
attempt to escape from the workhouse,
He was arrested during the Democrat
ic national convention, having been
found in an upper corridor Of one OF
the hotels and was not able to salts
factorily explain his presence to the
police.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
Resort In AdIrondacks Burned.

Plattsburg, N. Y, August 19-Fis1
Rock camp, owned by Isaac Seligman
of New York, located on Upper Sara
nae lake, and said to have been the
most beautiful and extensive camp in
the Adirondacks, has been destroyed
by fire of unknown origin The loss
is estimated at $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
Was Pioneer Citizen.

Atlanta, August 19.-Captain James
A. Anderson died this morning at his
residence, 10 Ivy street, where he had
been suffering from an acute attack
of Bright's disease for several months.
He was a pioneer citizen of Atlanta,
at one time leading merchant, and
had reached the age of 20 years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
Powell Named for conorss.

Montgomery, Ala, August 1T. W.
Powell, of Cullman county, a Populist
was nominated for congress by the
joint meeting of the Republican
and Populist conventions of the sew
enth district. A Populist and a Re
publican previously nominated give
way to Powell
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
LARGE RattIer Killed.

Castleberry, Ala, August 19.-Jim.
my James, one of the employees of the
Love1ace Lumber company, Of this
city, killed a rattlesnake here which
measured from tip to tip 6 feet and 10
inches. It was IL inches in circum'
ference and had IA ratt1es.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
Blew His Brains Out.

Fort Worth, Tex, August ia dis,
patch to the Record from Roswell N.
NJ, says: J. Frank Kirby, formerly
of Blue Springs, Mo-, blew his brains
out here yesterday. He was consid.
cred one of the wealthiest sheep men
in this vicinity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20

only 20 miles from Lao Yang. The
advance posts are not more than 4
miles apart and small skirmlshes are
of daily occurrence. On the south the
Japanese have retired to Hal Cheng.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20

"Don't you think Mr.. Sirius Barker
Is very hard to please"
mo" answered Miss Cayenne. "He
seems very we'll satisfied with him
self. Washington Star
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
Senator Hoars L0n0lrIon.

Worcester, Mass, August 19.-Sena
tor Hoar's condition showed a slight
improvement today. He passed com
Portable night according to his physi
clans, and was resting quietly at {!
o'clock this morning.
raraI CoiHsr0n at mcmpnIs.
Memphis, August 19.-In a collision
between a Jackson Mound street car
and switch engine on Calhoun street
at an early hour this morning an un.
known white man was killed and sev.
eral passengers were slightly injured,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
Another Battle Imminent.

Mukden, August ia battle is re-
garded as being imminent, as the Jap
anese ON the Russian ea.stt front are
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20

Peace is rarely denied to the peace.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
FORESTS SWEPT BY
DISASTROUS FIRES
Incalculable Damage In State
of Washington.
FIFTEEN HOUSES DESTROYED
Millions of Feet of Lumber Have Al.
ready Been Food for the Flames.
Fires Raging Along Coast of Brit.
ish Columbia.

Portland Oregon, August 19.-Fires
are still raging in the great forests of
Washington, doing incalculable dam
age. The fire in the neighborhood of
Fourth Plane, not far from Vancou.
yer, Wash, is still burning fiercely,
Reports from the fire show that Is
houses have been destroyed together
with the mill of the Homestead Lum-
ber company, and large quantities of
cut wood and many valuable trees.
The situation is SO serious that a
detachment from the Vancouver bar
racks has been seut to the scene.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20
AhERICUS ACADEMY.

a select preparatory school for boys
4uu girls giving the usual four years
81 sn 0cnool course-English, Mathe-
5. @SlOS' History, Science, Latin, Greek
10 three years.
Inc Seven School Virtues" insisted
Upon unsatisfactory pupils not re-.
school Year: Oct. 1st TO June 1ss.
sa"a! y sessions; 8 to o'clock; Extra
~ ',U0s' for special study ? to 4 p.
mo.. iu't'on; $40 a month for eight
Ea 'u.' payable monthly in advance.
'OF tarther particulars, apply to
l. L. NcNAIR, Principal.
'p"ONe.S1 AIT College st,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-20

and and for Sc smoke i IS good regular three
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-06-23
Lslanh sil,.nae

We have no sickness to report al
this time.
Crops are doing well, bat would be
better viii little rain.
The weather is cool. with light
south winds Farmers are busy
haying
The paok trains are-kept busy pack
ing to Mt Rebuen from LELAND.
Sometimes it is difficult to pass down
Front street in Leland, it is so crowd
ed gith teams.
There is plenty OF work in Jose
phine county this summer. 7. j..
Mackcn is needing more wood cutters.
He is delivering on the track, big
ameunt Of wood.
Sume Of our people took in the Pass
last week, but not to buy dress goods
tor our merchants sell as ch ap as
they do in the Pass. Mrs. Fyfeld
vent 70 got some dental work done.
good many miners Will take a
lay-of now, as they have got cleaned
up. That is the way with a large
amount Of them-lay of in the sum-
mer, eat up what they made in the
winter, and when old go to the poor
house aud let the tax payers support
them. The writer knows that is
practiced by a certain class of men
When we read Of the great cyclones
ih1 hailstorms, we are thankful we
ere in Oregon. As a rule IN this
vicinity, in the heat Of the day,
$50 get a trade wind. that comes lp
ilter l2 O'Clock, 80 the working man
docs not suffer with the heat AZ in
other places How thankful we are
that we haze no mosquitoes TO annoy
us after days work
We hear of good reports from the
Lucky Queen mine on Jump-off-Joe.
The leaders will take up the bond and
viii erect mill The ore that was
sent from the mine gave satisfactory
returns. a large saw mill is being
erected in that vicinity Tor mining
purposes. and also for the local trade
4 large amount of road making il
being done in that vicinity.
prospectors are congregating here
making up their outfits. Some will
spend the entire summer in the hills
Bill and Ward Danister have a con-
tract Of running tunnel on Mt
Reuben for the Benton Co. We un-
lerstand that mine has a large ledge
with high assays, with a considerable
outlay on the road. Then the com
pany will proceed to put on a stamp
mill
Wide Awake.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-06-23
Republican Convention

The republican national connycn.
tion met in Chi,aRo on "Wednesday.
June e2. The report OF the commit.
tee ON permanent organization was
adopted. Joseph G. Cannon was
chosen permanent chairman aud wa.
conducted to the chair amid storm
Of applause.
Tho motion TO allow Hawaii six
votes instead Of two provoked q spirit.
ed debate
Considerable enthusiasm was pro.
duced by the reading Of Secretary
Hays oablogram to Morocco I'VE
waut poydigari, alive or Rasuli dead '
The convention adjourned TO meet
at lOa. M. June ej.