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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-22
HEAR CANNONADING.

Toxic, June Is, $50 p. m.-Reports
Of canonading have been received here
from various points, such as chi
Kuzen province, Okl island and
Tsuzhima, but the exact nature of
the operations Of the Russian Vladi-
vostok squadron IS not disclosed. The
japanese warships in the vicinity are
hurryina to the scene. Sasebo is be-
ing closed. There is a strong possibil-
ity that naval engagement will take
place soon. No southern city in Japan
is exposed to attack, but this Russian
raid may prove expensive to shipping.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-22

TORPEDOED AND SUNK THEM.
Toxic, June l6, z p. m.-Details OBJ
ta;inable from the survivors of the ILL
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-22
Ersuesion Steamer Filled Nth Wam.
sn and Children Burned Near
New York.
FIVE HUNDRED LIVES ARE LOST
And Hundreds of 0thsrs Injured
Before Boat Could be Beached.
Some Burned, Others Crushed By Failing
Deck, and Still others Bumped ever
u board and Were Drowned.

New York June Is. --0ne of the most
terrible accidents in the history or this
city occurred today when the excursion
steamer Gen. Siccum was burned IN
the Sound OF North Brothers. Island.
The steamer was loaded with excur-
siorists from st. Marks German Luth-
can Church Sunday School. there
being more than one thousand chill
dren and six hundred adults. mostly
women, ON board. The steamer start
ed from the sixth street pier at 8
O'Clock this morning for an all day
trip up the sound.
The steamer caught fire when of
North Brothers Island and the pilot
headed steamer for the island, but
before he could beach her the ship
was enTeloped In flames and wild
panic ,ensued. Hundreds jumped over
board and many were drowned while
others were burned to death on the
boat. Before the boat reached the
island the upper deck collapsed crush
ing many on the lower deck to death.
The captain and engineer. stuck to
their posts with, the greatest bravery
aud fortitu6e and both were badly
burned.
The bodies of many OF those drown
ed were picked up by many boats that
FASTENED to the relief Of the burning
steamer, but others were washed up
ON the shores Of several islands. Several
steamers With doctors and nurses were
sent to North Brothers Island, rs soon
as news of the disasters reached the
city, where many Of the rescued were
temporarily cared fol.
Tie exact numter of killed and in
jured is not yet known, but the police
now estimate that five hundred lives
were lost and several hundred others
were seriously iniared.
The cause OF the fire has not been
determined.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-23
NEW MANAGEMENT
For the DesMoines G. Fort Dodge Rail.
road Is Reported.

New York. July 22.-Edwin Hawley
and his friends, have, says the Herald.
been put in control of the Des Moines
& Fort Dodge Railroad, which form
erly was dominated by a group of Wall
street capitalists known as the HoOley-
Stow Syndicate. Representatives of this
syndicate who owned the road prior
TO the failure of Edwin S. Hooley &
Co., and w. l.. Stow & Co., and who
acquired it again after Messrs. HooIey
and Stow had settled with their credi-
tors. resigned and the following new
directors were elected:
Edwin Hawley F. H. Davis. l.. +.
Day. II. T.. Huntington, Geo. Crocker
and l.. G. Weir.
The new board elected the following
officers: President, Edwin Hawley; vice
president. L. F. Day; treasurer, +. II.
Davis. secretary, W. S. Crandell. Ed
win Hawley is also president of the
Minneapolis & ST. Louis and Iowa Cen
trail Railroads.
Upon the termination of the leases of
the Des Moines and Fort Dodge to the
Rock Island it is expected that the
road will be operated in connection
with the Hawley system.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-23
REVISING CATECHISM,
Methodist Episcopal Bishops, clsru
men and Laymen in Conference

New York, July 22.-For the purpos
of revising the catechism, Methods
Episcopal bishops. clergymen and lay
men have convened in Ocean Grove,
]. The northern and southern sectios
of the church are represented by sega
delegates each.
At the meeting, last summer, it vi
decided to give certain parts Of In
common catechism used by both SO.
tons 10 members for revision and tn
meeting, this week, is for the purpos.
of considering the results Of the Work
prepared by them. The Rev. Dr. ROYAL
acts as secretary for the Northern
branch and the Rev. DR.. Tigert for the
Southern. Among the Northern dele.
gates are Bishop S. NJ. Merrill Of Chi.
cago: Bishop John NJ. Walden Of Gin.
cinnati, and J. w. Jennings Of Omaha
From the South are Bishop A. Coke.
Smith of Norfolk, Va; Bishop ". w
Duncan Of Spartansburg. S. c.; Rev.
DR.. r. +. Blackwell of Ashland Val
ard Rev. DR.. John o. Wilson Of Green
wood, 5. c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-23
WRECK AT BANGOR.
Old Schooner Olive Branch Meets Fate
on the Rocks.

The old schooner Olive Branch which
has been a subject for many an excit-
ing yarn among Bangor shipping bar
Ons, has prOba bly, sailed her last voyage
out of Bangor or any other port, for
that matter. She went ashore. late
Wednesday afternoon, near Ayers mill
and is probably a total loss, which, by
the way. will not be heavy.
The Olive Branch has been in this
port for some time looking for a char
ter but shipping men generally regard
her as about the biggest kind of risk
She is very old and was not strong
enough to stand Il stiff storm. After be-
ing here for some time and not sue
ceeding in getting a charter it was de-
cided to go to Winterport to try there.
So Wednesday afternoon she left her
moorings and set out downriver Capt
John Young. who has sailed many a
voyage on her and who has weathered
many blow, was on the poop and her
owner, Horace NJ. Thayer of Stoning-
ton was at the wheel. Everything pro-
crossed all right with the old schooner
until off Ayers mill. when Thayer
brought her too sharply into the wind
and the next thing he knew she was on
a rock hard and fast.
She commenced to fill rapidly and on
Thursday part of her deck was under
water. She is in bad position and
shipping men who have viewed her say
that she will be a total loss
The old schooner is one of the oldest
craft that has been coming to this port.
She was built at Franklin in 1S4S and
has seen almost continuous service up
to the present time. She is of two
masted rig and is of 81 tons gross ton
mage and 81 tons net tonnage Her
dimensions are as follows: Length. sos;
breadth. 22.6; depth. 70. She had crew
of three men.
The Olive Branch seemed to have
been pursued by hoodoo during the
past few months as last spring she
went ashore near Bald Hill cove and
shipping men thought that was the
last they would see of her. But like
the old cat" she was brought upriver
and was repaired. Since that time she
has been in this port several times
Bangor Commercial
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-23

To the bondholders of the company for
$40. 900 through the medium of the In
ternational Trust Co.. which negotiated
the plans of reorganization.
The armored cruiser South Dakota
was successfully launched at the yards
Of the Union Iron Works, San Fran
cisco. Thursday. Miss Grace Herreld
laughter of the governor Of South
Dakota, pressed the button that re-
leased the hull, and as the vessel be-
gan to move Miss Herreld swung a bot
tie Of champagne against the boat and
bestowed the designated name upon the
cruiser. The South Dakota is a sister
ship of the California, which was
launched from the same yards three
months ago, and the two cruisers are
the largest war vessels ever launched
on the Pacific coast. The South Da-
aota is a type of six authorized by
Congress at the same time, and be-
sides the California, there are under
construction in Eastern ship yards,
the Colorado, West Virginia and Mary
land.
Miss Mary Gould of Fitchburg, Mass,
was instantly killed, Thursday, by fall
ing oft cliff at Partridge island, near
Parrsboro, n. S. Miss Gould and a
friend, Miss Caroline Pierce. were stay
ing in WolfvilIe. They went on an ex-
cursion, Thursday morning. to PARIS
borO with others and Miss Gould with
another friend, Miss Morrison of
Waverly, tried to go down the cliff, but
when partly down they found they
could not get back. They screamed for
help and Miss Morrison was rescued,
but Miss Gould was unable to hold on
and fell 30 feet upon the jagged rocks
and was instantly killed.
The family of Louis Regnier, residing
on Hale avenue, Lowell. Mass, has
been poisoned by tomatoes purchased
from peddler. Louis, a boy. aged
four years, died, Wednesday night. Two
other children are critically i'll. The
parents are reported out of danger.
Mrs. George, widow of the late Henry
George, the political economist of this
city. is dead at her home in Monticello
Sullivan county, N. Y. Mrs. George was
60 years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-23
ATTACKED WITH CRAMPS.
Drowning of Miss kivlan, Esps'
Swimmer, at Canterbury, Conn.,

Canterbury, Conn.,, July 22-Whe
coaching young companion to s8ln-
Miss Anna Christina Kivlan, mem
Der of the summer colony here, h4
oeen drowned in Reynolds mill pohl
She was II years old and the daughla
Of Michael F. Kivlan of 972 East lou
street, New York. Miss kivlan was u
expert swimmer, but it is supposed lna
she was attacked with cramps ~
companion chung to a bush reachea
her from the shore and was rescued
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-23
Daily kenneber Journal
ARE APPREHENSlVE.
Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Worried
About MaIacca Affair.

Washington, July 2a.-The Pacific
Mail Steamship Co. has communicated
to the state department its apprehen-
sion as to the safety of some of it's
cargoes in ships plying between the
Pacific coast and Chinese and Japanese
ports, on account of the seizure of the
Malacca and the condemnation by a
prize court of the British steamship
Allanton.
The companys agents ask what they
may expect and for definition Of con-
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St.88
$2.39
So SO
$500
$500
Custom
Tan0S,ix1g at
Reduced

Gov. John l.. Bates accompanied by
several members of his staff arrived
during the forenoon from Boston and
upon their entry into camp the state
flag was run up.
This afternoon, the governor review
ed the battalion. The attendance was
large and the manoeuvers were skill
fully executed. Immediately after the
review, Gov. Bates left for Boston.
Among those in the governors party
were Adjt. Gen. Dalton. Inspector Gen.
Brigham. Surgeon Gen. Marion and
Assistant Inspector Gen. Hagar. The
camp will be broken up tonight,
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No Pity Shown.

For years fate was after me cur ~.
uously." writes F. A. Gulledge'
bena, Ala. Il had terrible cas \
Piles causing "a tumors. Wheh
failed Bucklen's Arnica Salve ~
me. Equally good for Burns anu ,,,,,
aches and pains. Only Csc. at BOWL nso,
& Webster. Augusta, and oh''p'
Drug Co., Waterville, drug stores
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-23
EMIGRATION TO CANADA.
German Editor Prefers South Amer"
and This Country.

Victoria, c. B., July 22.-Herr VIZ
ner. editor of the Berliner Tagepa"
and champion in Germany oil eills, !.
ton to Canada. in preference 70 soun
America and the United STATES
here gathering notes for an illustrd''I
lecture on Canada, to be dei'e,'.
throughout the German and Aus'rl"
empires. 1t was through his ins's
mentality that the Austrian go'elI,
ment permitted 1000 Galicians 10 e~
CRATE to the Canadian Northwest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-23

traband OF war liable to seizure. No
answer has sis vet been returned he
cause the whole subject is under very
careful investigation by the legal Of
Ulcers of the department and it's COM
mercial Importance may demand the
issue of formal notice from the gov
eminent TO American mariners Of their
rights and privileges and of the lfmita-
tons imposed by the war upon their
trade operations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-23
ON DUTCH WARSHlP.
Arrangements for Transfer OF 50''
President Kruger.

Amsterdam. Holland, July -
understood that DR.. Leyds, tine io'"
diplomatic agent of the TransVaao u.
Europe). is trying to arrange WIN -, 4.
mier kuyper for the conveyance ., :
body of Former President Of the lid~
vaal Kruger to South Africa on O'''
Dutch warship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-23

Chas. NJ. Collins. once prominent on the
American stage. is dead at his home in
New Rochelle. n. Y. after an Illness of
four months Collins appeared during his
professional career in the support of
many leading actors.
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SOLD BY

Locke 4 Hewett,
r. L. Weber.
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A. M. Brown,
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GARDINER,
Charles II. Clary,
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-23
TOUR OF DUTY.
Governors Day at the Massachusetts
State Campground.

South birmingham, Mass. July o.
This was Governors Day at the state
campsround where cavalry troops A
and D are on their annual tour Of duty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-23
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Interesting Summary Of the
Leading Events.

The Armored Cruiser South Dakota
launched-Girl Killed by Fall from
CliH-Execution of George Gee-Tor-
pedo Boat Destroyer BIakeIy Makes
Fine Record.
, 1904-02-13
WALDEN EXPLOSION
MOSMAN HOUSE SUFFERS DAM
AGE BY BLOWING UP OF GEN.
ORATOR IN BUILDING.
Proprietor Thrown Through Window
and Receives Not a Scratch and
One of Guests Had His Moustache
and Whiskers Singed-Barn at
Parsonage Suffers Damage.


Walden, Colo. Feb. 13.-The explo,
sion of a thirty-fve-light Davis Car,
bide generator in the Mosman house
at s O'Clock last evening did about $500
damage to the building. Bert Lieu,
allen, one OF the guests of the hotel,
had his moustache and whiskers
singed, and the proprietor, Mr.. J. o.
Mosman. was thrown through a win.
dow in the room and blown twenty
feet from the building without injury.
The Office safe, standing several feet
from the generator, was moved about
a foot. All the windows in the parolr
were broken. the plastering in a Dom
on the second floor was torn off, the
kitchen was nearly wrecked and other
damage was done I the building. Mr..
Mosman at the time of the explosion
was sweeping some escaping water
from the generator and was picked up
like a child and hurled through the
window. There were twenty people
in the kitchen, dining Dol and Office
of the hotel at the time, and the Won
der is that no one was killed or Sc
~riously hurt. The excitement for a
time was intense.
, 1904-02-13
ROBBED A BIC CLUB
FIVE MASKED MEN RAID GAM
BLING HALL AND SECURE
BIG SUM IN CASH.
Sports Lined Up Against the Wall and
Relieved of VaIuables, Robbers
Getting Seven Thousand Dollars in
Money and Five Thousand Dollars
in Diamonds.

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. l3.-One of
the boldest robberies ever committed
took place here during the night, in
the Colonial club, a well known sport
ing house. The booty secured amount
ed to over $4,000.
Five masked men entered the club
house shortly after midnight. They
rounded up all present, lining the
sports up against the wall with Hands
up" They were then relieved OF their
valuables. the robbers getting in hard
cash $3.50 and nearly $1,000 worth of
diamonds.
Play is high in the club. and when
the robbers opened the bank they Sc
cured $500 in gold coin.
After the robbery the victims were
bound hand me foot. placed face down
ward, the lights put out and the ban
dts left.
Today no sign Of the robbers have
been discovered by the police. Nearly
all the detectives of the city are on
the trail.
, 1904-02-13
Text Of Hays Note.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The state de-
partment today made public the text
OF Secretary Hays note. After pre-
liminary negotiation with the powers.
the American representatives at st.
Petersburg, Toxic and Pekin, were in
structed to express the earnest de-
sire of the United States that the
neutrality of China, and in all practic-
able ways her administrative entity,
he respected by both Japan and Rus
STA and that the area of hostilities
be localized as much as possible, so
that the undue excitement and disturb
ance of the Chinese people and the
least possible loss OF commerce be oc-
casioned."
, 1904-02-13
NOTES FROM THE COURT HOUSE.

A warranty deed was filed today
from Isaac N. Inc Jessie M. Overton
to Ann Alice Marsh for the north thir.
ty-three feet Of lot No. 6, block No. 10,
Laramie, for $500.
A mining deed was filed today from
James Edminsten to the Battle Lake
Mining and Discovery company for the
Turkey Find lode mining claim, in sec.
ton IL, township ~, range 70. for
$4,000.
Toe Martin the negro who threat
ened to eNterminate the Chinese on
tnsent of a First street restaurant a
1cw days ago, and who was sent to
county Jail for eight days, was re-
leased this morning, at the expiration
OF his sentence, leaving three inmates
in that institution.
, 1904-02-13
Parsonage Barn Takes Fire.
Specinl To The Rnpuhlican.

Special to The Republican.
Walden, Colo, Feb. 13.-During a
gale of wind last night fire was dis
covered in the barn belonging t o the
parsonage here. and for a time the
building seemed doomed. The church
bell vas rung and the bucket brigade
soon rallied and put out the fire before
any great amount of damage had been
done. The fire is supposed to have
beer started by the throwing of a
lighted cigar or cigarette among some
infammable material at the barn.
The fact hat Walden had two
alarms of fire in one evening, and that
so little damage was done is being
commented upon by the people of the
village today. They consider the town
fortunate in so easily escaping.
, 1904-02-13
TEMPERATURE, 104
SENATOR HANNA WAS A LITTLE
BETTER WHEN NOON BULLE-
TIN WAS ISSUED.
Patient Slept Well for Six Hours and
no Apparent Change Had Taken
Place-Senator Seemed to Recog-
nize Son Dan But Could Not Talk
To Him.

Washington, Feb. l3.-At $50 a. M.
Senator Hanna's temperature vas 105,
pulse 800. respiration 80. The patient
slept well from 200 a. m. till s. No
apparent change has taken place. A
tank of oxygen was kept at the bed
during the night, the funnel being
placed over the lips at frequent inter
walls. Two doctors remained with the
patient all night.
Dan Hanna just before noon said
his father could not talk to him, but
seemed to recognize him. Cold baths
reduced the senator's temperature. At
noon the reading was a fraction under
l04.
, 1904-02-13
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
Widow Thrown From Wagon in Run
away and Instantly Killed.

Grand Island, Neb., Feb. 13.-At 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon, while
Paul Krile, a man of 60 years, and Mrs.
Mary Williams. a widow of As, were
crossing the Union Pacific track to go
to their home several miles out of the
city. their team became frightened
and unmanageable. Krile's arms gave
out and he asked Mrs. Williams to
take one of the reins. The result was
that the team swerved and Krile was
thrown from the vehicle. Mrs. Will
liams a few moments later jumped.
She struck on her head and the skull
was crushed. death resulting instant
ly. Krile was injured only about the
leg, though he fell down in front of
the wagon just behind the horses.
Mrs. Williams, with whom Krile had
been making his home, leaves two
daughters and three sons, both of the
former and one of the latter being To-
Gated at a distance.
, 1904-02-13
BIC FIRE At Topeka
Slx-STORY WHOLESALE JEWElRY
STORE GOES UP IN FIRE
AND SMOKE.
Other Firms Suffer Great Loss, Prob
ably Amounting to Half a Million
DoIiars-Famous ST. Louis Brewer
Dead-lndiana National Bank Is
Closed by Comptroller.

Topeka. kas, Feb. 13.-Fire did half
a million dollars worth OF damage
here today. No lives were lost. The
Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile company's
Wholesale grocery, a %six-story building,
anu c%ontents, and the International
Harvester company and William Shick,
dealers in mattresses and furniture,
occupants of a three-story structure,
were burnel gut completely. The To-
peka Ice and Cold Storage company
and the Rock Island depot were o Il
siderably damaged.
The fire started by the explosion of
chemicals in the parkhurst building.
firemen were helpless, as the wa
ter pressure did not throw streams
above the second story. Damage suits
are anticipated.
, 1904-02-13
ENGLAND ASKS
FOR MORE LIGHT
WANTS Definite STATEMENT OF
PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF
HAYS NOTE TO POWERS.
Diplomatic Messages Between This
Country and That on the Subject
Cannot Get Powers Together on
Proiect-Luli in the War News
From the Far East.

London, Feb. 13.-Diplomatic mes
sages have passed today between the
foreign office and Washington. Eng
land asks a more definite statemen of
the purpose and scope Of the note of
the United States government asking
the other countries to follow the lead
of the United States in signing to pre-
serve the protocol at Pekin. Secretary
Hay. they claim, will be impossible to
get the powers together if any attempt
is made to exactly define the purpose
of concurrent action. So far as Man,
churia is concerned, the question is
left open purposely as to whether or
not Chinese administration is enforced
in that war-swept territory.
, 1904-02-13
ened at home and abroad by the re-
turn to peaceful pursuits so dear to
u.s."
Japanese Merchant Ship Sunk.

Washington. ID. c.. Feb. 13.-The
Japanese legation last night received
the following dispatch, under date of
Toxic, February Il:
Two small Japanese merchant
ships, the Zensho Maru and Nakou
Maru. while on their way TO Otaru, a
island. from Sakata, a port on the
northern coast of the mainland of
Japan, were fired on February II by
four Russian men-of-war off the coast
of Aimoripore, and the Naku Maru was
sunk, while the other steamer had a
narrow escape"
, 1904-02-13
TAMPERED WITH JURY.
saliin Charged With Influencing Body
in the o'Day Case At Casper.

Casper, Wyo., Feb. 13.-Complaint
mas been mad to Judge Carpenter
That the bailiff in charge of the recent
jury in the Tom O'Day horsestealing
case disregarded his path so far as to
80 MO the room where the jury were
deilperating and try to influence them
10 oring In a verdict for the state, u.s.
ing as an argument that the presiding
Judge was much angered at the iury
not arriving at a verdict. The matter
VIII be thoroughly Investigated.
, 1904-02-13
NARROW ESCAPE FROM
ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA

n. d. Mcdonald, the Laramie and
Ogden cigar man, who often visits this
countr on business connected with his
cigar trade, had Il very narrow escape
from pneumonia last Tuesday, says the
Saratoga Sun. He was sick when he
left Encampment on the stage Tuesday
morling. and when he arrived here he
was il a serious condition. He was
taken to the Hotel Wolf and DR.. Ander-
son called. who administered medical
aid. and in a short time MIR. Mcdonald
vas very much improved. He was able
to continue his journey to the railroad
yesterday. Mr.. Mcdonald said he had
never spent such an ~excruciating
twelve hours in his life as that which
preceded his arrival here Tuesday.