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JAPANESE ENGAGED VLADIVOSTOK SQUADRON.
Russia’s Flying Squadron
At Last Has Been Found
By Fleet of the Enemy,
By Wireless Telegraphy a Cruiser
Flashes the News to the
Japanese Admiralty.
Off Tsu Islands in the Straits of Korea at
5 O'clock This Morning the Hos
tile Ships Met.
Tokio, Aug’. 14.—The protected cruiser Takashish reports by wireless
telegraph to the admiralty that the Japanese squadron was engaging the
Vladivostok fleet oft Tsu Islands in the straits of Korea, at 5 o’clock to
day (Sunday.) (
Che Foo, Aug. 14, 12, noon.—-A Japanese squadron sighted the Vladivos
tok fleet in the Strait of Korea at ten minutes past five this (Sunday) morn
ing. Fighting began fifty minutes later.
SUMMARY OF EVENTS OF THE WAR.
Battle between the Port Arthur squadron and that of Admiral Togo was
desperate. The news given yesterday by the Mornings News of the
death of Admiral Withoft, in command of the Russian fleet, who was kill
ed by a shall aboard his flagship, is confirmed. The Russian vessels were
scattered, and some of them were severely damaged, besides losing heavi
ly in officers and men.
It is shown by official reports that the Japanese outnumbered the Rus
sians considerably, and that the fighting was long and desperate. The
Russian officers say that their forces fought with great gallantry.
Russian cruiser Askold, badly damaged, is at Shanghai, where she
has begun to make repairs. It is said she will refuse to sail when the
time limit of her stay, under laws of neutrality, has expired.
Russian torpedo boat destroyers are reported to have gone ashore at
Wei-Hai-Wei and been destroyed.
GERMAN CRUISERS
CLEARED FOR ACTION.
Che Foo, Aug. 13, 8 p. m.—A private
telegram received here to-night says
that the Russian battleship Czarevitch
has moved further into Tsingchou har
bor, following a demand made by the
Japanese that the Russians come out
and fight. It is surmised that the
Czarevitch will be dismantled.
A dispatch to the Associated Press
from Tsingchou, filed to-day at noon,
confirms the previous reports of the
serious damage inflicted upon the
Czarevitch, and says that for this rea
son the battleship is unable to leave
port.
The Russian torpedo boat destroyers
Rczposhichadni and Bezschumi, both
slightly damaged, were taking coal to
day. The destroyer Bezstrashni has
not been injured.
When the coaling operations were
mnpleted the German cruisers Fuerst
ihsmarck and Hansa cleared for ac
tion. it is believed that they will not
l allow the departure of the Russian
ships.
It is now reported that Admiral Mes
sevitrh has died of his wounds in a hos
pital. Two officers and eight sailors,
oil seriously Injured, are at present in
hospital.
The rumors current here of fighting
ot 1 singchou are not believed, as the
latest messages from there make no
mention thereof.
Admiral Togo is said to.be with the
main portion of the Japanese fleet,
avhlc-h has gone toward Shanghai. This
portion of the fleet includes ail the bat
tleships.
' cipher telegram, received here
• loin Osaka, Japan, confirms previous
r ports that the Japanese main squad
ron is hound for a southern destination,
on an active campaign.”
the CRIPPLED ASKOLD
LIMPS INTO SHANGHAI.
'h inghai, Aug. 13.—The Russian pro-
Tp t<-1 cruiser Askold. Hying an ad
s with her two stacks de
lyed. a large hole in her hull near
'!• water line, and one below the wa
lino, her upper works much batter
ing her after barbette destroyed,
n nived at Shanghai at 3 o'clock this
ternoon, went into dry dock and
i r "imenced to make repairs.
1 'fteen of her crew were killed and
wounded during the battle off
Port Arthur Aug. 10.
1 lie torpedo boat destroyed Grozovoi
llso at Shanghai. The Taotal has
ni'tiiied both vessels that they must
port at the expiration of the
"enty.four hours’ limit. The com
ander of the Askold claims that his
• iscl is unseaworthy and It Is said
h" his intention to remain In port
lln, U repairs are completed.
I’dots report that three Russian
■misers are ofr the Saddle Islands.
f ' 'siting British colliers from Tsing
■ nu. A Japanese squadron, consist -
1 g of one Ironclad, two large cruisers
‘"'d four torpedo boat destroyers. Is
witching outside to intercept the col-
.Jsatoatmalj Jltonintj fSeto&
NUMBER 17.750.
ADMIRAL WITHOFT HAD
BOTH LEGS BLOWN OFF.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 13, 1 p. m.—Rear
Admiral Withoft, who was in com
mand of the Russian naval forces at
Port Arthur, was killed during the en
gagement on Wednesday.
The Emperor has received a tele
gram from Tsingchou, signed by Capt.
Matousevitch, the rear admiral's chief
of staff, reporting that Withoft met his
death aboard the flagship Czarevitch.
Both his legs were blown oft.
Capt. Wamoff of the Czarevitch,
Commander Samoff and several officers
were wounded.
Several officers besides the rear ad
miral also were killed.
The battleship sustained severe dam
age. Her rudder was broken beyond
hope of repair.
Capt. Matousevitch did not report as
to the whereabout of the other vessels,
but the dispatch adds that the pro
ected cruiser Novik has left Tsingchou.
THE RUSSIAN CREWS
LEFT TWO DESTROYERS.
Che Foo, Aug. 13, 12:30 p. m.—
Launches containing sixty Russian
sailors are said to have entered
Wei-Hai-Wei to-day. The sailors
belong to two torpedo boat destroy
ers which are reported to have gone
ashore in the vicinity of Wei-Hal-
Wei. These vessels presumably
are the same which were reported
yesterday to have been captured.
QUIET ON LAND WHILE
BATTLES RAGE ON SEA.
St. Petersburg. Aug. 13.—The general
staff has received the following dis
patch from Gen. Sakharoff, dated yes
terday:
•'All is quiet in the sphere of opera
tions of the Manchurian army.
"Bands of Chinese bandits active In
the Beintzu district, twenty-eight miles
east of Liao Yang and in the vicinity
of the Yantai coal mines.”
ENORMOUS LOSSES
FOR THE RUSSIANS.
Berlin, Aug. 13.—A dispatch to
the Lokal Anzeiger from Toklo,
timed 12:20 p. m., to-day, says that
heavy fighting took place at Port
Arthur all night Tuesday and
Wednesday and that the Russian
losses are reported to be enormous.
DESTROYER BEACHED
AND THEN BLOWN UP.
London. Aug. 13.—A dispatch from
Wei-Hai-Wei bays the Russian tor
pedo boat destroyer Burnl -was beach
ed Aug. 12 on the south of the Shan
tung promontory and blown up. Three
of her officers and sixty men, who
■walked from the scene of the accl
rtsut. have arrived at .Wei-Utu-Wcl,
The Nominee of Democracy and the Home on the Hudson That Now Sees the Rush
of Political Activity.
RUSSIAN’S STORY
OF BATTLE AFLOAT
THE DEAD ADMIRAL’S CHIEF
DESCRIBES ENGAGEMENT IN
WHICH HIS SHIPS WERE BEATEN.
ItuMsinn Fleet Steamed Out of Port
Arthur and Sought to Break
Tlirongh tlie Superior Force of the
Japanese—Torpedo Bonts Laid
Floating Mine* in Path of the Ruh
siaiift —Battle Lasted Throughout
the Afternoon—Ship* Suffered Se
verely.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 13.—Viceroy
Alexieff, in a dispatch to the Emperor,
gives the following report from Capt.
Matousevitch, the late Rear Admiral
Witheft’s chief of staff, under date
of Aug. 12:
"At dawn of Aug. 10 our Port Ar
|f,ur squadron 'began to make for
the open sea and emerged from the
port at 9 o'clock. The squadron con
sisted of six battleships, the cruisers
Askold, Diana, Pallada and Novik and
eight torpedo boats. The Japanese
opposed us with the following force:
A first detachment, consisting of the
battleships Asahi, Mikasa, Fuji, Ya
shima and Shikishima and the cruis
ers Nisshin and Kasuga; a second de
tachment, consisting of the cruisers
Yakumo, Kasagi, Chitose and Takas
ago; and a third detachment, consist
ing of the cruisers Akitsushima, Id
sumo, Matsushima, Itsukushima and
Hasbidate and the battleship Chin
Yen, with about thirty torpedo boats.
Floating Mines Laid.
“Our squadron maneuvered to gain
a passage through the line of the en
emy’s ships. Meantime the Japanese
torpedo boats were laying floating
mines in the way of our squadron, thus
rendering evolutions very difficult.
"At 1 p. m. our squadron, after for
ty minutes’ fighting, succeeded in ef
fecting a passage and shaped its
course towards Shantung. The enemy,
following at full speed, caught up with
us slowly and at 5 o'clock fighting
again began and continued for some ;
hours without either side obtaining an
advantage.
“In the battle the commander of our
squadron was killed and the captain
of the battleship Czarevitch was
wounded and lost consciousness. Al
most at the same time the engines and
steering gear of the Czarevitch were
damaged and she was obliged to stop
for forty minutes. This forced the
other ships to maneuver around her.
"The command of the squadron de
volved upon Rear Admiral Prince Ouk
i
tomsky and the command of the Czare
vitch upon the second In comnjand.
“After nightfall, the Czarevitch, be
ing unable to follow the squadron and
losing sight of it. took a southerly di
rection in order to attempt to reach
Vladivostok under her own steam. She
was attacked by torpedo boats during
the night and at dawn was In the vi
cinity of Shantung. The officer com
manding the squadron, having exam
ined and determined the extent of the
damage to the ship, concluded that she
could not make Vladivostok snd allow
ed her captain to proceed tp Klachou
for repairs.
The.. Killed.
“Those killed Included Rear Admiral
Wtthoft, Navigating Flag Lieutenant
v : TiWii it tm
SAVANNAH. GA.. SUNDAY. AUGUST 14. 1004.
PAINT BURNED ON
A GREAT GAS, TANK.
Wild Stampede Was Caused la the
Neighborhood.
New York, Aug. 13. —Fresh paint on
one of the big gas tanks of the Con
solidated Gas Company’s works in
First avenue, between One Hundred
and Tenth and One Hundred and Elev
enth streets, caught fire to-night and
in an instant the big steel cylinders
were enveloped in a sheet of flame and
a terrible explosion of the gas was
prevented only by the prompt action
of the fire department.
The blaze was the signal for a wild
stampede of the residents for blocks
•around to get out of the neighbor
hood. In their panic people left their
•homes, shops and belongings, some
even forgetting their children in the
excitement, which led many to run
as far south as One Hundred and
Fourth street to Willis avenue bridge
on the north and over into Central
Park to escape the expected explo
sion.
The horror-stricken Italians, who
compose the bulk of the residents of
the neighborhood, fled, casting aside
everything that would hamper their
flight and trampling down the weaker
' ones. Second avenue, First avenue
1 and all of the cross streets from One
! Hundred and Fourth street to One
[ Hundred and Twentieth street became
filled with a panic-strucken mob as
the news of the fire spread, and every
i effort was made each to outrun his
neighbor.
The recreation pier at the foot of
One Hundred and Twelfth street soon
became jammed with people, and but
for the strenuous work of the police
•many would have Jumped into the
water.
The tank is nearly 200 feet in di
ameter and rises nearly 120 feet above
the ground. Almost as soon, as the
fire was discovered it Completely sur
rounded the tank, while the cans of
paints and oils left by the workmen
on the scaffolding, burst and dropped
blazing into the moat surrounding the
tank, the water in, which prevented
the ignition of the gas.
While the fire was one of the hot
test that the fire department has had
to contend with in some time, it only
lasted forty-five minutes after the ar
rival of the apparatus. The firemen
worked under great tension, expecting
every moment the reservoir would ex
plode.
TURKISH QUESTION
HAS BEEN SETTLED.
Tri-mu Are Sat lsfnetnry to Holh Gov
ernments.
Constantinople, Aug. 13.—The issues
between Turkey and the United States
were arranged to-day to the satisfac
tion of both governments.
Washington, Aug. 13.—There was
some expectation that the State De
partment would be able to-day to
announce the successful conclusion of
the negotiations with Turkey looking
to the prevention of discrimination
against American citizens there. An
answer has been received from the
Turkish government which is regard
ed as satisfactory, and to make sure
that there will be no misunderstand
ing as to the agreement, the State
Department embodies its own con
struction of that agreement In the
last chapters of the correspondence.
But there has been some delay in
the exchange of cable messages, so
that it Is not expected now that the
last word will be said until Monday.
Meanwhile Admiral Jewell's fleet will
remhUn at Smyrna, awaiting notice
from Minister Delshtnan. It may be
said, however, that the incident Is
practically closed, with a victory for
the State Department on all points.
Appointed Hstlvrsg Mall Clerk.
Washington, Aug. 18. —Robert Wad
dey Jones, of Cedartown, Oaf, has
ben appointed to the railway mall
service, after passing a very credit
able examination before the Civil
ftsrfloe Cviuiulssioa
TEN DROWNED
AT THE REGATTA
BUT THE RACES CONTINUED.
BUT FOUR OF THE PARTY ON CAP
SI/,F,n LAUNCH ESCAPED.
Regatta Was On the Potomac River
Off Georgetown—l.anneh Hn<l
Been In the Way and Wna Hr
primanded—Launch Headed for
Shore—Struck a Strong Undertow
and iyn Taming Tnr
tla.
Washington, Aug. 13.—Ten persons'
were drowned as the result of the cap
sizing of a naphtha launch on the Po
tomac river off Georgetown, the west
ern section of the city, during the an
nual Potomac regatta this afternoon.
Four other persons who were on the
launch escaped. All but one lived In
this city. The dead:
Andrew J. Boose, about 35 years
old, a salesman, formerly of Asheville,
N. C.
J. George Smith, had been presi
dent of the Smith-Powell Paper Com
pany, Incorporated, of this city, mar
ried.
Charles F. Blummer, 40 years old,
druggist, married.
J. Herbert Coates of McKeesport,
Pa., tailor, about 35 years old.
John Waldman, Jr., 20 years old, a
machinist’s apprentice in navy yard.
William Smith, about 35 years old,
employe of the navy yard here.
Mrs. Lulu Dreyfuss.
Bertha Selbach, sister of Mrs. Drey
fuss.
Helen Hlzer.
Helen Moore, a daughter of a print
er here.
lind Been Reprimanded.
The accident was the worst in the
history of the Potomac river racing.
The capsized launch was the Recrea
tion, owned by Drs. Stewart and Wag
ner, and carried the fourteen people
mentioned.
During the first race the launch got
in the way of the eight-opred shells,
and its wash was such that the offi
cials reprimanded its crew and ordered
them out of the way. There was some
show of resentment at this order, and
the launch headed for the shore, but
miscalculated its course and striking
the strong undertow, caused by a mill
race, rocked for a moment, and as the
passengers rushed to one side, turned
turtle.
Only a few of the thousands of peo
ple that lined the shore witnessed the
accident, but the police immediately set
to work to recover the bodies.
Thought Heartless.
Many of the spectators, Including of
ficials of the district government,
protested against the continuance of
the racing In view of the tragedy, but
the officials In charge declined to stop
the sport, saying It was Inexpedient
because people had come on from
numerous other cities to take jfart and
that the regatta was the result of
long laid plans in which many outside
interests were concerned. There was
a great deal of criticism of this de
cision.
The cheering for the competing
crews as they passed the scene of
the tragedy and the shrill and deaf
ening whistles of the pleasure craft,
continued while the bodies of the un
fortunate victims were being grappled
for, dragged Into view and sent to the
police station.
MaJ. Sylvester, the superintendent of
police, and Coroner Glazebrook were
at the scene, and directed the work
of the large corps of police, detectives
and volunteer ‘assistants engaged In
recovering and identifying the bodies.
AKNKXKD HV BRITISH.
Crnlser Tribune llnlard the King on
a West Inti In ii Inin nil.
Kingston, island of Bt. Vincent, R
W. 1., Aug. 13. —The British cruiser
Trtbune on Aug. 11 landed a party un
der command of Uleut. Threlfall at
Aves, or Birds’ Island, 127 miles west
of the north end of the Island of
Dominica and annexed it as a British
possession. Suns were hauled through
the surf and landed, the British flag
was hoisted and a royal salute was
fired. The Tribune then proceeded di
rect to St. Vincent, arriving heare yes
terday.
The Tribune left to-day, being or
dered to Venezuela to protect British
interests at Caracas. (
MRS. MAYBRICK IS SAID
TO HAVE SAILED FOR U. S.
It Im Relieved That She Is Incognito
on the Y’nderlaiMl.
London, Aug. 13.—Mrs. Florence
Maybrick left Rouen yesterday alone
and did not announce her destination.
She possibly joined her attorney, Mr.
Hayden, and sailed on the Red Star
Line steamer Vaderland from Antwerp
to-day.
A dispatch to a. news agency from
Brussels says it is asserted at Ant
werp that Mrs. Maybrick sailed to
day for America under an assumed
name on the Vaderland.
Dover, England, Aug. 13. —The Red
Star Line steamer Vaderland, from
Antwerp, called here to-night; but If
Mrs. Maybrick was aboard her iden
tity was successfully concealed. The
officers of the ship say that Mrs.
Maybrick is not known as a passen
ger, and from no other source could
the Associated Press secure a definite
statement as to whether or not she
was aboard the ship.
It was ascertained, however, that
there is a lady passenger on the Vader
land whose description is said to cor
respond with that of Mrs. Maybrick.
This passenger is booked for New
York and is accompanied by an elder
ly lady/
The officials of the company are ex
tremely reticent regarding the mat
ter and this is taken to add color to
the report that Mrs. Maybrick is on
her way to New York traveling incog
nito.
GIVE UP THE PHILIPPINES?
Taft Says lie Did Hot Even Intimate
It.
World’s Fair Grounds, St. Louis,
Aug. 13.—The anniversary of Manila's
fall was observed at the exposition to
day, this being designated as “Philip
pine Day,” when for the first time,
American generals and veterans of the
Philippine war met and mingled with
their former enemies, the savage Mo
ros and Igorrotes. Among the dis
tinguished guests participating in the
exercises of the day were Secretary of
War Taft, who made an address In
which he said: "We need the active as
sistance of the Philippine government
in the islands to secure the construc
tion of the railroads that are absolute
ly necessary to the development of
those islands.”
Referring to the proposed govern
ment guarantee of income on railway
investments, Secretary Taft said:
"Should the Philippine Islands be
transferred to another government tile
obligation would, of course, by the
terms of the charter be imposed on the
new government and does not impli
cate or bind the United States in any
way beyond the time when Its relation
to the Philippine government shall
cease. Secondly, the Philippines need,
and will secure from Congress, legisla
tion which shall bring the Philippine
market within the tariff wall and en
able the Philippine farmers to sell in
the rich market of the United States
the products of their far distant is
lands. Third, we need the authority
to amend the tariff laws now in force
In the Philippine Islands so that the
lessons of experience In the actual op
eration of the tariffimay be taken ad
vantage of and the ehanges made
therein which shall admit to the is
lands without the burden of tariff
those particular articles needed espe
cially In building up the country.”
Secretary Taft to-night made the
statement to the Associated Press
that he did not intimate or intend to
Intimate in his speceh at the exposi
tion grounds to-day that the United
States government might, In the fu
ture, transfer the Philippine Islands to
another power.
FOUR NEGRO^CHILDREN
WERE BURNED TO DEATH.
Tlielr Parent* Left Them Lorkefl In
Their Cnhtn.
Atlanta. Aug. 13. —Charlie Pitts, a
well-to-do colored farmer of DeKalb
county, accompanied by his wife, at
tended a big negro meeting in the
country last night and before leaving
hqme they locked nil their children,
ranging from 2 to 10 years of age, in
the cabin for safe keeping until their
return from church. Some time during
their absence the lamp, which was
left burning on the table, is supposed
to have been knocked off, causing an
explosion, which set the house on fire
and caused the burning alive of the
four children, who were powerless to
escape the fearful death that awaited
them.
On their return from church, Pitts
and his wife were horrified to find
their home in ashes and their four
fchlldieu burned to ujpu.
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WILL ASK MAYOR
TO BE A MEDIATOR
A COMMITTEE IN CHICAGO
WILL CALL ON HIM ON BEHALF
OF STRIKERS,
Neither Mayor llnrrinon Nor flic
Packers Will Dlscnss This Pros
pective Turn lu the Strike Situa
tion—The Declare
Are Not Dinposed to Trent Further
With tin* Striker*—Typhoid Fever
Threaten!! Striker* and Strike
Breakers.
Chicago, Aug. 13.—There were few
developments in the packers’ strike
to-day, and it is not probable that
there will be any before Monday, when
a committee of retail dealers will call
upon Mayor Harrison and ask him to
act as mediator in the strike.
The Mayor declines to say what he
will do until after he has received
the committee, but has expressed him
self as anxious to do anything in his
pow r er to end the strike. The pack
ers declined to sav this afternoon
whether or not they would accept the
mediation of the Mayor. They inti
mated very plainly, however, that the
answer they had given to the com
mittee of retail dealers, when they de
clined to have any further conference
with the strikers, was not likely to
be modified under present circum
stances.
Chief of Police O’Neill and Police
Inspector Hunt, who has dlreet charge
of the stock yards district, laid formal
charges before the Mayor this after
noon against Justice John Fitzgerald,
who. it is claimed by the police, dis
charged the great majority of the
rioters brought, before him, no matter
how strong the evidence against them
might be. He yesterday, the police
Claim, discharged twenty out of
twenty-three men brought before him.
Typhoid fever, which threatens to
become epidemic among the strikers’
families in the district west of the
stock yards, is now feared in the
•ranks of the strike 'breakers. Tony
Brooks, a non-union workman at the
Armour plant, has been removed from
his home to a hospital, suffering from
the disorder.
A man and a woman employed as
fitrtike breakers at the Swift plant
were removed to hospitals to-day. suf
fering from ailments supposed to be
•typhoid fever.
MOB ATTACKED A
NEGRO MEAT CARRIER.
New York, Aug. 13.—Women and
children to-day joined In the riotous
•demonstration against non-union men
who have taken the places of strik
ing butci -rs and other employes In
the packing houses. From upper ■win
dows and roofs of buildings in the
affected district they hurled missiles
of all sorts at every luckless meat
truck driver or beef carrier that pass
ed along the street.
The first act of violence came when
Richard Sargent, a colored meat car
rier, left the Sehwarzehild & Sulzber
ger plant. As be crossed the avenue
he was surrounded by a crowd of strik
ers and hangers-on, and in a moment
he was vainly attempting to shield
his head and face from a rain of sticks,
stones and various other missiles which
the mob, with savage shouts, hurled
at hrim. Sargent was badly cut about
the face and hands when the appear
ance of policemen caused the mob to
scatter.
NEGRO DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE.
Gets Answers to Communications to
Parker and llavls.
Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 13.—President
James A. Ross of the National Negro
Democratic League has received the
following letters from Judge Alton B.
Parker and from Senator Henry G.
Davis, in reply to letters of congratu
lation sent them by the league:
"Rosemount, Esopus, N. Y., Aug. 1,
1904.—My Dear Sir: I have received
your favor of the 27th inst., conveying
the congratulations of the National
Negro Democratic League, also the
handsome copy of ‘The Life of Thomas
.Jefferson', a book I value very highly.
"Assuring you of my hearty appre
ciation. I am very truly yours. Alton
B. Parker.”
"Elkins. W. Va.. Aug. tl, 1904.—Dear
Sir: The pressure of matters of an im
perative nature has prevented me from
earlier acknowledging your letter of
the 27th of July, conveying the con
gratulation of the National Negro
Democratic League upon my nomina
tion for the vice presidency. Accompa
nying your letter was a copy r/f ‘The
Life of Thomas Jefferson,' which you
advise me was sent by the league as a
further mark of respect.
"I beg to express to you and through
you to the members of your organiza
tion, my appreciation of their attention
and my thanks for their promise of
support. I accept with pleasure the
life of Jefferson, which you present
in their behalf, and am glad to
know that your league believes in the
principles of government as enunciated
by him. There are the principles up
on which our party stands, for which
we are striving and by which we ex
pect to be guided if successful. Yours
very truly. H. G. Davis.”
Changes on the Herald.
Baltimore, Aug. 13.—The Baltimore
Sunday Herald will say to-morrow:
"At a meeting of the Herald Pub
lishing Company laat week new di
rectors and naw officers were chosen.
WesleyM. Oler retired from the presi
dency and Frank F. Heard was elect
ed to the office." Announcement Is
also mndo that the paper will sup
port the Democratic national party
It had heretofore bean independent la
MBttafc