Boone County Recorder . ricannaval attache at Tokyo. Naval officerswho at once looked up the record ofthe cruiser drew the conclusion thather loss was not a heavy one to theJapanese navy. Vessel a Small One. She was of less than 5,000 tons dis-placement and of a type which hasnot been followed since her construc-tion. The peculiarity of the Matsu-shima was her armament, which con-sisted of one 12-inch gun mounted onher poop deck. In addition she car-ried 12 four-inch guns and a battery ofsmaller caliber and four above-wa-ter torpedo tubes. She was built in1890, being designed and constructedat
Boone County Recorder . ricannaval attache at Tokyo. Naval officerswho at once looked up the record ofthe cruiser drew the conclusion thather loss was not a heavy one to theJapanese navy. Vessel a Small One. She was of less than 5,000 tons dis-placement and of a type which hasnot been followed since her construc-tion. The peculiarity of the Matsu-shima was her armament, which con-sisted of one 12-inch gun mounted onher poop deck. In addition she car-ried 12 four-inch guns and a battery ofsmaller caliber and four above-wa-ter torpedo tubes. She was built in1890, being designed and constructedat La Seyne, France. Her principalhistoric record consists of her partin the war between Japan ana China,when she was the flagship of AdmiralIto in the battle of the Yalu river. Shealso participated in the battle of theSea of Japan. Two sister ships werebuilt, the Itsukushima in 1890 and theHashidate in 1891. The cruiser hadno armor. She is classed as a pro-tected cruiser, having a protecteddeck of 1% inches thick. wMrwt> SPEAKER CANNON YIELDS WILL PERMIT ACTION ON TWO IM-PORTANT BILL8. Anti-Injunction Law and Amendment to Sherman Anti-Trust Act Will Come Up. And Only Half Full. FLEET AT MONTEREY RAY CITIZENS BEGIN ENTERTAININGTHE BLUEJACKETS. 3assage of United Atlantic and Pacific Fleets Through Golden Gate Will Be Stirring Spectacle, ANXIETY FOR MR. CLEVELAND. AID TORNADO SUFFERERS. Work of Relief in Afflicted SouthernStates Is Organized. New Orleans. — The work of re-lief for the tornado sufferers inLouisiana and Mississippi is now sothoroughly organized that it coversevery part OT The wide territory af-fected by the storm. At Hattiesburg,Miss., Thursday Red Cross officialstook charge of the care of the 160 ormore severely injured in Hattiesburghospitals. It is planned to concen-trate as many of the badly injured aspossible at Hattiesburg in order tobetter care for them. Some of the in-jured will be cared for at Lumbertonand other towns. Low Fare Helps
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