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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

A strong Russian force was posted
a. Kin-Chou, II consisted OF infantry
and artillery. The Japanese first oo
eupiod the line OF hills to the east OF
KinsChou. Their position had formed
an almost perfect right angle. showing
ius southern front TO Tailenwan ana
IFS western front 10 Kin-Chou. Chiull.
Chan village was the apex OF this an
gle, tho extreme right OF the Japan
ese lines rested at Chen+ChR-tien,
which Is almost due north Of Chiuli.
Chan, while the extreme right was AZ
Chailzuho, a village due east OF Chiu-
h-Chan. Back OF this angle the Of.
lacking forces assembled In complete
security.
The Russians apparently attempted
TO draw the japanese attack last Sat
urday, for their batteries opened fire
slowly upon the enemy that day. The
Japanese, however. refused to be
drawn until the positions OF the Rus
SLAMS, their guns and their strength
had been fully developed. To TINS end
ZIG SApAhNef uckou q HSAANe u NAANAN
Reconnaissance. their officers work
Ing their way close enough 70 the Rus
sian position to draw the enemy's fire.
Thus they secured fragments Of shells
for the purpose OF as%certainlng the
oslihre Of the Russian guns.
They discovered that the batteries
on Hsnshan hill included four howit-
zers OF about Is centimeters caliber;
ten old style cannon OF between 3 and
rs eeutimeters calIbre. and two quick
firing guns OF IL centimeters- The
japanese discovered also a number OF
large emplacements, but they did not
learn the number OF guns contained
therein. These emplacements faced
10 the north and TO the east.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02
STILL PACKED IN BOXES.
Vatican Exhibit at Worlds Fair Not
Vet Opened.

ST. LOUIs-(special) Consider
abe interest Is being manifested In
the seventeen unopened boxes con
tanning the Vatican exhibit, which ar
rived recently and are lying In the
basement Of the A-nthropoIogy build
ing. Inquiries have been made on all
sides as to when the contents Of the
boxes will be exhibited. put. notwith'
standing the impatience Of the expo
sition company 20 have the exhibit
placed. the boxes viii not be touched
until the arrival Of Francesca Caslstn,
an Ritasche of the Vatican. who re
Gently arrived In New York. and who
will personally supervise the unpack'
ing according to the ~stipulauons
agreed upon when the Vatican de
cided 10 send an exhibit Mr.. cagt-
alto Is now in Washington. Jefferson
guards watch over the Vatican boxes
day and night and viii continue 10
do 20 until the arrival Of Mr.. Cagi'
alto.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02
UsE poWGRFuL exPLosIVE.
Japs Have a Nsys Powder Of Terrific
B~ombardins Strength.

WASHINGTON. 49, Especially Re
ports received here from the Far East
dwell At length upon the terrific pow
or Of the Japanese shimoss powder,
the nature Of which Is an absolute
secret Il Is not used 20 propci the
shot but for bursting charge OF the
army and navy explosive she'll The
result OF the explosion has a~stounded
the United States army observers.
The heaviest armor-picrcing shell,
with lie small cavity. Is rem into
countless thousands ut sharp frag.
meuts which are hurled through the
air with such force that they tear
through the sides Of an iron ship as
would a proiecdle from a machine
run. The Russian wErshlps VariaE
and KorletE were found 20 be riddied,
deck and sides. by fragments OF these
shells.
Il is not known that any other ma.
ton possesses such a terrific explo.
slve.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

GLENs FALLS. n. Y-(sDeeiAl)
Blind. almost desf. and with mind i'm.
paired. Lewis Mosher, after years Of
wandering and years spent IN hOspit.
ais, has been restored 20 relatives
here. where a fortune OF ti5. 1000 awaits
him. MosheF went West twenty years
ago Three years later all trace OF
him was lost. A short time ago his
relatives learned that he was IN the
state hospital IL Medical Lake. wash
and brought him home. Moshsr lost
his sight aud hearing In a miae explo-
sion.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02
cra1y Msn WIsIds ) As,ehst.

SCRANTON. PA--(special) Ste
phen Haggerty. who has shown sigma
Of insanity. Friday made a m~urderous
attack on four members o. his family.
az their home In HAwiey. Pa. Two OF
his victims are not expected 90 live.
Haggerty attacked his brother, An
thony. who lay asleep downstairs. He
struck him with a hatchet repeatedly.
Leaving Anthony for dead. stephen
rushed upstairs and chopped his sis
tiers. Winifred and Bridget. crushing
Bridget's skull and breaking wini.
fred's collar bone. Haegerty then At
tackled his brothers. Eugene and Pat.
rick A blow fractured Eugene's skull,
By this time the father had been
aroused aud he and Patrick overpow.
cred Stephen. Eugene and Bridget
will not recover.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02
For In,er.msrrIed whites.

MCSKOGEE l. T-(speciRl.) W. T.
Hutchings OF this city Is preparing TO
file proceedings 10 collect for the in
ter-married whites OF lie Cherokee ma
ton heir pro rata OF the various funds
distributed 10 the Indian citizens in
the past. and also 70 establish their
rights 10 4 share Of all future disburse-
ments OF tribal moneys. There are
about 1900 inter married white clti.
zens IN the Cherokee country and.
should the court decide m their favor.
II would mean the collection Of abou,
$500. 900. or slightly more than $500
for each adopted white. besides a
handsome income for the future. The
Cherukees have always disputed the
right Of their adopted whites 20 share
In the tribal funds. although they have
conceded thai they might receive al.
lOtments OF land.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

CHICAGo-(Special.l A dispatch
to the Daily News from Che Foo says:
Considerable delay is expected be.
fore the Japanese follow up their re-
ported victories on the narrovest part
OF the Kin Chou isthmus. The fight.
ing which preceded the fall OF Kin
Chou must have been e~xhsusting. and
the ensuing pursuit must have left
the mikado's troops In no condition
for a quick descent on General Stoes.
sells second line Of defense.
"on the left flank the Russians are
protected by the muddy foreshore OF
Kin Chou bay; on the right by the for
tifications Of Dalny. while their main
position Is strongly fortified by e Sc.
rtes Of batteries. The japanese will
thus be compelled not only to make
a frontal attack but TO encounter the
fire Of many guns adyantageously
placed"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

WHITING. IND-tspeciall The
crushed body OF l.. J. Hall OF VOLTS
Lake, Ind was found In an OH tank
a Friday The police believe that
Hall was murdered, The body was
found when the tank was pumped out
TO be cleaned. The body was so swol
len that a hole had to be cut In tho
tank 20 permit tho removal o. the
corpse. The body had probably beon
IN the tank for a month and shipped
70 Pennsylvania sBa bach.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

Mr.. Otto Nordenskjold. who onee
tried TO find the South pole has fail
ed 10 land the chair OF geography In
Stockholm university. The candidates
proved ignorance OF exactly where the
pole Is doubtless told against him.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

A mar who signs himself "Dr. NJ. A.
Lee, b. 8. A. y. n. D. adveTtises In a
North Dakota paper that he desires 10
become a member Of the state legisla-
ture. He must think North Dakota Is
getting right up into the MasEaehu-
setts class.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

"A woman should be first a home
MAKER says Mrs. Bob" Burdette.
who has Just declined 70 be a eandi-
date for the president OF the national
federation Of women's clubs. That is
the arst article Of ms club creed abe
adds. Lucky -Bobi-
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02
WAR NOTES.

COPENHAGEN. - Especially Bur
meister and Vain OF Copenhagen Sat.
urday received an order TO build two
first-class cruisers for the Russian
government The vessels will not
leave Denmark before the close OF
the war. A local steamship company
has sold a large steamer 10 a foreign
firm which is confidently believed 70
be a secret agent OF the Russian gov.
eminent.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

In view OF the fact that the "Pil-
grim's Progress" is about to be dram
atized, the critics are sharpening up
their pencils and a few Of them are
reading the book.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

We do not doubt the assertion Of
Dr. Rondthaler that in Philadelphia
you think Of your grandfather. The
atmosphere OF the place conduees To
thought OF those who are at rest
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02


TOKIO-(Special.) A Japanese Of
ncer Of high rank made the following
statement 10 the correspondent OF the
Associated Press:
The japanese in attacking Kin
Chou and Nanshan hill. had TO fight
against great odds. The Russians were
in full command " the strategicsi ad.
vantages afforded by nature and these
advantages were augmented by the
newest inventions for defense. The
forts on Nanshan hill were armed
with heavy guns. The japanese had
only field guns. heavy guns being un.
available on Of the difficulties
Of transportation.
Our army deserves great credit for
having driven the Russians from this
stronghold. Il vas a feat previously
considered 70 have been impossible.
Il fear our losses have been heavy.
but we have gained the strongest
point barring our way 20 the invest.
ment Of Port Arthur"
Subsequent reports received here
indicate that the storming Of Nan
shan hill was a bloody affair. The Jap
anese first conferred their fire on the
Russian batteries, In which work thoy
were aided by four gunboats from
Kin Chou bay. They succeeded IN
silenoing many Of the enemies guns.
The Russians had constructed a
series Of trenches around the bin on
a terrace protected by wire entsnsie-
ments and other devices.
The japanese made a series %
rusEes, hut they were In vain. The
deadly rife and cannon fire o. the
enemy checked them repeatedly.
Finally. at 3 O'Clock in the after
noon Of Thursday. the Japanese re
formed and stormed the crest Of the
hill. The Russians held TO their %
sition doEgedly and Il was Z o'clock ia
the evening before the Japanese fin.
ally gained possession OF the ridge"
The Japanese army swept the Rus.
SLAMS from Kin-Chou and In 4 despsr.
ate attack stormed the almost in.
pregulble position OF the Russians on
NHnshan hill. west Of Tuienwan. The
battle RACED In the hills all through
the night and fragmentary kilograms
from the Japanese headquarters re-
port that the engagement H. SIN In
progress and that the japanese ar,
stlll pursuing the Russians south from
Nanshan and the head OF Taiicnvar
bay.
No information f. given concerning
losses. they probably were heavy or
both sides.
The Russians had made elaborat,
preparations 90 check tho Japanca,
movement south upon the Liao-Tuns
peninsula toward Port Arthur. Thel
had fortified the high ground on Ii,
south shore Of Talienwan bay. thell
works extending 10 the east y west
The extreme Russian right was a
Hushangtao and the extreme left a
Hanshan hill.
This hill was the strongest part o.
the line; a series OF batteries strongl,
emplaced. crowned lie crest, whil,
rifle pits extended rQund It's sides
Mines had been placed lower dow
on this hill and around the base upoI
the northern and eastern sides wer'
stretched well made wire entangle
ments. extended from Yen-Chia-Tung
near the head Of Talienwan hay. duI
north OF Lluchia. Tien. which lies Eoutl
Of Kin.Chou.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

Sermons are now being delivered
By photograph down in New York.
But q great many prominent citizens
viii continue TO get theirs by wireless
~felegraphy.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

The thoughtful Cincinnati Enquirer
says "a game Of baseball is not in the
nature Of things a religious festival"
Every once boy knows ii is often In
Ghe nature Of a funeral.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

Panama now talks of disbanding its
army. This would 10 be an easy
matter. All that is necessary Is to
charter an omnibus and distribute the
soldiers around at their several
homes.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

Bibb county. Ca, has a record Of a
hundred divorce eases at q term OF
court. The climate OF the Dakotas
would seem 10 have been instrumen-
ial IN shifting the divorce center 10
the southeast.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

SHAWNEE. o, T-(speoiAll u,
C. Bratton was lniured about the head
and back and internally by a cave-in
on the water works construction work
Saturday. lie Was bending down In
a trench, when the vet earth covered
his head and shoulders, and he was
nearly dead when his comrades
reached him. His internal injuries
may cause his death.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

Perhaps the English educator who
talked about the "feminized" Amert
can youth saw some of those queer
things in baggy trousers, dinky coats
and caps like clam shells.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

The members Of the W. c. T. U.
won't agree that the Boston nan who
bought six quarts Of whisky for As
cents at an express company's I'M
claimed package sale was lucky.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

A 3unkmaa down IN Bridgeport,
Conn. cut a telephone cable that con
aained 100 wires. and when the tele-
phone people found Il out they said
something much more expressive than
s.Hailo!"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

Uncle Russell Sage thinks no man
oEght to pay more than fifty cents for
n straw hat Well. a $50 Panama on
n Fifty cent head does look a little mis-
placed.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

General Ma is said to have COM
mand Of the 5000 Chinese regulars
now on the march. There's no doubt
about It. Mas are always in com
mand.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02
LOSS OF LIVES
JAPANESE ARMY CAN LAY sIEoE
TO PORT ARTHUR.
THOUSANDS OF JAPANESE FAIL N WAR
A Dispatch From Hardin Says That
ia,00o Jsps Were KiIlsd-Russlans
Occupied a Position Thought to Ne
lmpreonable, but Japanese Drove
Them Out.

LoNDoN-(special) A dispatch to
the Central News from Hardin says
the Japanese losses during the fight
ing at Kan Chou are said to have been
10000 men killed. Il is said that these
figures have been confirmed by an Of
fetal dispatch. Fighting, Il is added.
is still going on in the vicinity OF Kin
Chou.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02
Decoration Gay In Paris.

PARIS-OspeciAll Decoration day
will be observed here by q ceremony
az the tomb Of Lafayette la Picquas
cemetery. Addresses win be made by
General Alfred G.. Barnes. Of Lafayette
post. g. A. r.. and others OF the Amer
ican colony. Ambassador Porter Will
preside. L~afayette's tomb wn be
handsomely decorated with flowers
and FLAGS.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

DO not seon al the Chicago womaH
who declares that she used 10 weigh
72l pounds. but has taken on seventy
pounds by mental action. Many a
woman has taken ten years on her
age In the same way.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

The man who makes hay while the
sun shines is in q position TO lend
money to the fellow who writes poetry
about e.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

The editor of the London Medical
Press says that rats and mice are
good eating. We understand now the
reason for the unrest in China.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

A 16-year-old lady has secured a d.
Turce in Chicago. With such An early
start II is to be hoped that she may
succeed in living Il down.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

since Gov. Odell refuses to let the
corporations have Niagara falls, they
viii have to water their stocks with
something else.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

II IS said that the horse has greater
pulling strength. In proportion 70 his
weight. than any other animal. How
about the octopusg
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

Eminent defenders and opponents
Of the higher criticism are having a
not fight in the newspapers. Why do
the heather rage2
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

The principal part Of King Ed
wards job appears to be TO visit
around among his relatives and try to
keep them from declaring war on one
another.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

Susan B. Anthony's sister has paid
her taxes under protest, but that is
more than some men can be got to do.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

The most remarkable thing about
fish stories Is that they are sometimes
true
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

A New York woman biz a street-car
conductor. which shows that downtrod
den woman win finally turn.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

Russia's lack OF foresight IN over
looking those double back action Mis-
souri, catapults is costing her dear.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

CHEFOO-(Special) A Pitsewo
correspondent writes that the Chinese
are assisting the japanese in every
way and that Hunhutzes and other
bandits are regularly enlisted in the
japanese army.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. News
OF the death Of Senator Quay spread
rapiaiy throughout the city. and ex.
pressions Of regret were heard on all
sides.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

Successful men know when no, to
tempt failure.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

PARIS-(Special.) The correspond
ent Of the Journal al st. Petersburg
says naval officers there consider the
battleship Orel will be a total loss.
Her keel. Il Is said. Is split
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

PARIS.-(Special) The Toxic cor
respondent Of the Maun says that the
second line Of defense on the Lao
Tung peninsula has been occupied by
the japanese without resistance. The
authorities expect the correspondent
adds. that Port Arthur viii fan during
the second fortnight In June.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

All the worlds a stage. and most Of
us wan To be stage manager.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-04-15

sober.
The snow storm, which began shortly
after eight o'clock and eontanucd several
ipours, made the ties slippery and on that
account he may have lost his footing
and fallen. II rs also reasonable TO be-
lleve that he may have been blinded by
the blizzard and LOST his footing.
DIR. Rogers, who admitted MIN to the
employ . fthe railroad company, was
ont Of the city. and nothing has been
learned Of him from that source rs yet.
The trestlc rs at least twenty feet
above the stream and the concussion It.
self was sufficient to ause death. al.
though the flow Of blood TO the head
shows that he smuthered in the water.
An effort will be made by means Of
the medical examiners certificate Of In
suranee TO locate his people.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-04-15

ne was either blown overheard or jump.
ed over crazed with pain.
The explosion is said 10 be the result
of what is known MS blow back, the
wind blowing tine flames back from the
muzzrc of the gun and through the oven
breech. The gun fired very rapidly
Some fire remained in the gun and when
the powder raised the fire blew back and
ignited it.
The dead. except officers. will be bur-
led with impressive ceremonies. The
bodies Of the officers are held awaiting
orders from relatives.
The President mas given 500 to a
fund for the relief of the kinfolk of the
enlisted men who lost their lives in the
Missouri 10 he distributed through the
bureau Of navigation. Secretary Moody.
gave like sum. The money was ,plac-
ed in tle hands of PayTnaster General
Harris, who is authorized TO receive
otner contributions. The President in q
note accompanying the gift said: "rhese
men have died for their country as much
as if the ship had been in action against
nm enemy"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-04-15
MISSOURI
BADLY OWN UP
By the Explosion of 1000 Pounds of Powder and
Thirty-one Sailors 60 into Eternity Worst Naval
Catastrophe Since Blowing UP of the Maine.

Lieut.. w. c. Davidson, Lieut.. tJunior
t'ade) f. a. Wefchert, Lieut., Of Marines
.. V. p. Gridley, Niidshipmen w. f. i.
Neumann and Thomas Ward. Jr,; Boat.
swain's mate, first class, ). X. Peter
son; Seamen w. ]. Bogaru, O. \. Son
der, f. II. il. Allison; Ordinary sea
men. G. Rice, c. j. Killen, c. IL Mycr,
J. Gedris, II. c. Folum. j. NJ. Cole, }. H.
Starr, j. c. Num-, c. H. NJ Franks;
I4andsmen II. S. cherbarths, b. j. Milf
gan and } NJ. Roach; Electricians, sec.
ond.class, T. F. Rowlands; Gunner's
mate, second class, a Smith; Chief Gun
Captain, 4 +. Braun; Private Marine w
d. Shipmnn; Apprentices, second-class
j. c. Hardy and P. r. CASTER; uoxswain
J. o. Lcxopolcs.
The men who cannot live are ]. T.
DonncIly, Ordinary Seaman and o. II
Moe. Apprentice, sccand-class; j. f.
Knight, Seaman; II. S. Starr, Seaman;
+. C. Loanb.
Two more ordinary scnmen died. one
at mid night and the other this morn
ing.
One man of the turrct crew s missing.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-04-15
GRAFTON
PRESBYTERY
ORGANIZED

Rev. James H. Flanagan, Of Grafton,
Elected Moderator, and Rev. A. N.
Buchanan, Of Morgantown, Clerk
Constitution Adopted.
The Grafton Presbytcry was organ.
lied Wednesday Mt Grafton and the dele
gates, Rev. w. NJ Hudson and John
Koblcgard from the First Prcsbyterian
church here, returned home Wednesday
evening.
The presbytcry was called TO order at
$50 o'clock Tuesday evening with Rev.
James Fl. Flanagan Of Grafton, a. tenn
porary moderator, and Rev. IT. q. Stoet-
GER Of Fairnont, As temporary clerk.
Rev. Flanagan was elected permanent
moderator for one year and Rev. A. n.
Buchanan. OF Morgantown, was chosen
as permanent clerk.
The opening sermon was BY Rev. G.
w Pollock, Of Bucxhannon, and then
they proceeded to organize nnder in
struction BY the synod of Pennsylvania
The presbytery adjourned until We'd
nesday morning and the day was devoted
to the constitution of the Presbytery
and the appointment Of committees
Rev. Charles Hcliwell, Of Huntington.
reported a marked increase in the num-
Der Of churches. and an addition on pro.
fession Of faith Of little over ten per
cent. Of the membership the past year.
Rev. George w. Pollock, OF Bncls
harmon. and Prof. Thomas f. Hodges.
of the State University at AIorguntown
were elected commissioners to the Joint
assembly. which meets in Buffalo, n. Y.
the second Tuesday in day.
The Presbytery adjourned to meet At
the regular rail meeting at NIonongah.
The new presbytery comprises ali the
churches in West Virginia. north Of the
boundary lines Of the counties q Tyler,
Richie, Gilmer, Braxton. Webster and
Pocahontas excepting the churches that
now belong to the Washington Presby-
terry. 81
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-04-15
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Pensacola, Florida. April 1.-THE
United States battleship Missouri, was
blown up here yesterday noon, while at
target practice, by the explosion OF
powder in the after l2-inch tnrret.
Captain William S. Cowles, Command
ing. and twenty mine men were instantly
killed.
The Missouri was on the target range
with the Texas and Brooklyn at prac-
ticc, about noon. when charge of pow
der in the twelve inch left hand gun
ignited from gases, exploded and dropp-
ed below, igniting four charges OF pow
der in the handling room and all cx-
,ploded. Only one man of the entire tur.
ret and handling crew survives.
But for the prompt and efficient ac-
ton OF Captain coweles in flooding the
handling room md magazine with water
one of the magazines would have ex-
plodcd and the ship would have been e.
stroyed.
The names of the dead follow: