Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-08-10
JAP SEAL RAIDERS
CAPTURED AND SHOT
Five Japanese Killed on Island
of St. Paul.
WE'RE CAUGHT WHILE AT WORK

Raid In Sealing Waters One Of the
Most Serious Since Fishing Laws
Became EHeetive--Raiders Were
Shot Dead.
New York, Aug. 9.--Further dc ails
OF the killing of hve Japan~o raiders
In the Pribiloff island is contained IN
a dispatch TO morning paper dated
Dutch Harbor, Alaska, July 20, VIA
Seward. Alaska, Aug, :. which says
Five Japanese were shot and Killed
on tue island Of ST, Paul of the Fri
bilon group by order OF the ascn, ~
the department VI commerce aud ID.
Dor ON July IL. a. the result ot Il
raid By four japanese scdouncrs Oh
the seal rOokeri,s.
The revenue cutter Mccullough
reached here Tuesday from 81 Pau
with - prisoners. two seriously Il"
jured who were turned over 10 Dep
uty Marshal Harmon,
Traders were discovered lying u,a.
Northeast Point. ST. Paul by native
lookouls Of me North American Com
mercial company which lease, the
seal privilege from tho government
Word was telcphoned from thc ra.ro,
station near the roukcry for which
the raiders were aiming and specia!
Oficer Lempkc Of the department ut
commerce. On duty " the PrIbilon
islands. arrived on the spot as the
Japanese reached shore. Ne ordered
the boat crew 20 surrender, which they
did On climbing the promontogy
at the end OF the cape overlooking
one Of the larger roOkeries a schOn'
er was seen close inshore Looking
straight down over the clin patrols
saw a dozen or more laps sklnniug
number ~ sea, which had been
slaughtered
The raiders refused to surrender
when I1empho reached the scene, and
tried to make Oh with tEeiT booty Ia
small boats, several OF which were
drawn up on shore The agent then
ordered his guard of natives to open
IRE The japanese offered no re-
sIstanoe. being without firearms
Three OF the raiders fell dead ON
the beach. fourth was seen II be
thrown overheard from one OF the YES
sels that escaped and n nth body
drifted ashore later In another boat.
The laps had killed over 200 seals,
many Of them cows. Those who es'
capped carried away about 100 skins
The raid Il believed TO have been
concerted EFFORT by the japanese who
have been hanging around the island
for months AMI giving the revenue
cutter much trouble.
The Tokwa Maru. a schooner. vas
oVerhaulsd by the cutter Perry on
Jt'y s. on the New Volcanic island.
witch rose near Bneosloh. ~ miles
from here. last March She vas
crowded vith Japanese. bu' ma seal
SKINS were found aboard
Suspicious Of Captain Duuwoodie
~ the Perry we're aroused. and he
preceded to the Probllons =; once.
The Mccullough reached the islands
on July 20. AMI TOOK charge Of the
prisoners
Besides the TokWa AAru the schoo-
ner B1Gso Maru l. knoWu 10 have
been In the raid last autumn Ispa
nose were found hshlnE and 'radinE
With the natives on the island 81 A.
"a and we've routed BY he Perry
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