CAPE MAY HERALD. THURSDAY. AUGUST 1904.

CONFLICTJS RAGIHG Japan*** Pouring In n Honry

Fim on Port Arthur.

cars ships itsi uiusiucbu

Warskl^*, Wlklt* If laartlv*. M«»» frarUrallr C3««r*M K»* Arltan. Wttk «»■ Rlaki. Hrm4t mm4 l>LONDOX, Au* 84.-T1>* liuportABt evrou of tbe war within tb«* U»t f*w day* urr th*- deuiaud of tb* JapauaM on OviMwal XIo**uaM ta aurnixUr I*ort Arthur aud hi* pcupbatlc.refuaal. the threat of Japan to aeud a fleet to KhuiiEhal and the *lnklitc of the Norik of the Port Arthur fleet by Japaueae crulaer* after a b*m chasy toward

Vladlvoatok.

Advlcea frooi Tokyo aoy that the tmWado * Ucutaud fur the Murrender of the town and foritfleatloua of Port Arthua wa* dellrereil to the Kua*lau com tuauder. tieueral Htoeaatd. Major Vaumaka. chief of waa aent Into l*ort Arthur with the Im-

perial uieaaujp*.

To the demand to aarretaler Htueaael answered uu<'om|>roinfatlngly "No" and declared hi* Karrtaon will Q|cht to thf 4 la*t man la defeaae of the fortreaa. In hU neplj I jeu tenant Oneral Btoeaael esprew*ed hi* thonk* to the mikado fur the.humanitarian offer to front safe conduct to all noucutnbotanu within the Busalan Hue*, but did nut accept-H. A Shanghai report any* that M. Odaglra, the Japoneae consul genera 1, ba> noUfled the taotal of Siiaughal tliat a Japanese fleet la com lug to aelae the Ruaalaa crulaer Askold and the Ku» clan torpedo boat dwtroyer Oruaurol. Dlspatcbee from Vladivostok show that every officer on the crulaer* itoaala and Gromobol wan either killed or wounded by the Japanese Ore. Hear Admiral Jesaen. on the ttosata, narrowly eHcaja'd the fate of Admiral Wltboft. lie wa* standing on the bridge of that ship when It arm* wreck-

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Advices from Cbefu aay that the Japanese have occupied Pigeon bay and are within striking distance of the Liaod forts, which, however, are still occupied by the Russian*. According to the Chinese, the Russians at Port Arthur are making their Anal stand. The following details of the attack on the Norik have been received at the Japanese Legatioa: “The captain of the protected -miser Cbltose report* that the Cbltuse and the protected crulaer Teoahlma attacked the Ruaslan cruiser Norik at Kai Bakhalln Island, on the morning off the 20th. On the morning of the 2J*t the Norfk. which bad been heavily damaged. was stranded and partly sunk The Tsushima was hit once In thermal bunker, but the damage has already been repaired. There waa no other damage, nor wa* there a ualty on either of the Japanese vessels." f A late semiofficial special cable Tto* Shanghai say* that the town wa* greatly excited by the sodden coming of a Japanese torpedo boat which waa sighted coming In from the south at 430 o'clock. She passed the Wousung at full speed and started up the river Ju fur Shanghai. The United States tovpeds boat destroyer Cbauncey slipped her -ruble and followed the Japanese destroyer. The Japanese boat waa cleared for action. 8be anchored off the Coamopotttan dock whets the Ruaslan crulaer Askold la undergoing repair*. The Cbauncey came to anchor practically between the dock and the Japanese destroyer. A foreign pilot boat reports baring seen a Japanese battleship and two crulaer* sixty

Aererdlng to a Moscow report. Uoutenant General Htornast soortoded a telegram to an Intimate friend there nith tbs words: "Farewell forever. Port Arthur will be toy tomb.” The Japanese main attack baa been at* baavtest against the Rpaataa center and right partieularty against the center, treating which the Jape nee* bare taken op a strong position at She

aljren.

The A merles n warship* at Shanghai, while ooewardly Inactive, have been for several day* practically cleared far actlen Their gun tight* are In poaP Oen. and they keep Meem up. Admiral ■tilting la determined not to allow tbr Japanese to Interfere with the Russian ships, and ha* offered to escort them outside the three mile limn. Late special consular reports from Shanghai aay that the Anal time limit allowed by the Chinese taotal Kb*ngha 1 for the Russian crulaer Askold and the torpedo boot destroyer - Grosorol to disarm ha* passed without compliance with hla order. The taotal. through the British consul, ha* there fore ordered that the re|Mln to the Russian ships be Kt-ipix-d. The order | as made through the British <vm*ul j because of the fact that the repair* j were being made by the British fH* k 1 company at Shanghai A meeting ot (be consul* ha* been | held, the Utisslan consul general, M. i Klelnmenoff being absent. There 1* a Japanese fleet outside the ' harbor nwaltlng development*. A vt* j it to the Askold shuwa that her hull la not In condition to go to sea The repair* on the Russian cruiser'* boMer* and funnel* have been rushed, but the | replacing of damaged plates In her hull has been pursued In a desultory uuff>-

There are eight America*, one Garman. two Britiab and four French warship* at Shanghai. A dispatch from Mukden aay* that the J a pa near do not Intend to make a direct attack oa General Korops (kin's position at Llaeyng The movam ef the JaDaneee and other inform* V Indicate that they will try to force aa engagement In Che TldnUy off Muk A Cbefu report aaya mat (toe L inert States crulaer Cincinnati and th# United Ktates gunboat Fluilc are at present in that port They are rauy

Advice* from Chef* aay that than two-third* ef the

■•W Havas Hs*4 oatrlsU. HKW VOKK. Aug. AA-“You can't •Xpert to take off train* that psuph Wve been used US taking for *ouw time Just because they ceeae to be profitable to you. You can't shift tim* tables to suit your profits and at the aame time caoae thousands of peoph great luconvmiew-e by ■« dotug.” It waa while E. C. Buckland. attor Bey for the New York. New Karen aud Hartford Railroad company. w*» trying to explain to the state railroad commissioner* at a public bearing why the cwmiNiny he repre«riit<-d had taken off crrtaln trains largely |iatrou!s#d by commuter* to New Rochelle. Mount Vernon and other [KiUit* near New York city that Frank M. Baker, one ot the commissioner* Interrupted him

with the above declaration.

Mr. Rakov'a short statement which In the opinion of all present * iff»s rent ly showed that the commissioners nrr In sympathy with the complaining paa •enger*. was conclnded with applause from half a hundred cl risen* who were present from several town* along the

New Haven road line*.

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ner In view of the ctrcunuttaocea existing certain prominent Amerii-au fln^> made a request upon Atuvrh-nn Consul Gen eral Good now for the protection of car goes and wharf* near the Askold Tbl* miuest was forwarded by Mr. Good to Rear Admiral KtlrHng. In command of the AmetUiMi fleet there, who ha* the matter under i,m*kleratlon Cbefu report* ady that the Japanese have captured Fort Et*eshan. one of the Port Arthur defense*, after a tre mendou* attack. Etneahau fort 1* almost In the '-enter of the chain of forta, of which It form* one. defending. Port Arthur, from which It M only about a mile and a half distant. It occupies a commanding position aud I* possibly only aecond lu Importance to the Gob leu hill forta. According to the latest Information from Port Arthur a furtou* Japanese attack ha* been repulsed with terrible

•a.

There ha* been no lufiou* fighting ear iJaoyang. hut there ha* been a

small skirmish at Ai The military tnacti'

la credited to the fart that the Japanese are concentrating all their atten-

tion on Port Arthur.

THE STATESBORO LYNCHING. Coart of la* airy OcaercS by ATLANTA. Oa.. Aug. 24.—On hi* re- . turn from RL Louis Governor Joaepb j f M. Terrell held a conference with j J Sampson W Harrison.- adjutant general | Z of Georgia. In which the recent State* j J boro lynching wa* discussed At It* termination a court of inquiry was ordered to Investigate the conduct of the militia from which the mob took the i*fi*ooeni 'I regret exceedingly the military did 1 preserve the peace. They rep re seated, with the ctvtl aatborttie*. the majesty of the law. and when the civil and military authorities failed to eti force the law. whether or not It wa* their fault and the mob succeeded, then there waa a triumph of lawless os over law. I do Dot censure either tiie aboqnce of a thorough tnvestiga

tlaa.

In accordance with the report and recommendation of the adjutant gen eral I have ordered a court of Inquiry prosed of fair, competent oflh-er*."

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NEW YORK. Aug. AA-Hefenlng to the statement that Senator Platt bad received a letter fiom-former Secretary of War Ellhu Root which removed him from further coaetderatioo ae a candidate for governor. Chairman Odell aaM that K coincided with hla own Information and confirmed what Mr. Root had written and said to him. Timothy L. Woodruff called on 6orefBor Odell and the governorship was dlscuased. MY. Woodruff told the governor that be waa -for the strongest man.”

COR INTO. Nicaragua. Aug. 24.-Tbe conference between President Baca I on of Balradnr. Preahtart-BaoilU of Bmp dura* and Preattoat ZeUya of Kicangua has dosed here. The three president signed an agreement to maintain peace In the republics of Central Ai lea. President* Eecalon and Bonilla hare left for their respective capitals.

■HERMAN, Conn, Aug. *4—A* the usult of aa antopsy performed by ten It waa found that Tay

bean shot once in the right aid#, A shotgun being the weapon used. The lower part of TByte's right

of the victim. Tsytes skull bad been erne bed, probably by the stock of th*

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J, Aug. 24.Barring of tutored bather* from the aarf at this place bids fair to nine the ttretieot kind of a tow. and city of

larseO ml Co*

CEIiARTOWN. Ga.. Aug. 24--After being positively Identified by Levta Reeve*, the thlrteen-year-old daughter of a fanner, as the negro who attacked her. James Glover waa obot to death lost night near the girl's home and then dragged Into this town and burn on -tiie -public square. The negro made the attack early In ti»f morning. He then fled and had been followed all day. bloodhound* having been put on tracks. « Busin*** wa* suapieuded In the town and hundreds of men Joined In the chase.

BALTIMORE. Aug. 23.-A Baltimore and Ohio shifting engine at Luke Jumped the track on the Potemac river bridge, landing In the stream baiow. Frank R. Kooken. fireman, waa killed and Engineer William Franklin dan-

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HOOS1CK FALLS, N. Y, Aug. 24.Un. Roe* McManus, seventy-five years old. was struck by s awttehlng snglne •f the Boston and Malna railroad bare at tbs Hooalck atrast rrnasing and recalved Injuria* that oaossd bar daath.

BARA TOGA, N. Y, Aug. 24-The body «f Edward Oattlng of Bcheoectody, who has been missing atnee Aug IT. has been found In Saratoga take.

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