JJo soothing strains of Maia'e sots
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Vol. XV
goLlDsboro. n. c; thuesday, October g i904.
NO 58
This Argus o'er the people's rigtitb.
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JAPANESE RUSSIAN WAR.
THE RUSSIANS ARE ACTIVE
AROUND MUKDEN AND
ARE FIGHTING HARD.
Three A'essels Suuk I?y Mines.
Two Torpedo Boats and a
Steamer. All Were Jap
anese. Such is tlie Re
port From a. Russian
Source. Japan Lost
7,000 Men at
Port Artlmr. v
Outpost skirmishes constitute the
sum total of disclosed activities on
the Liao and Taitse rivers in Man
churia. General Kuropatkin is re
ported to be keeping in contact with
the entire Japanese front. Hussian
scouts report that the main Japanese
force is centered in the vicinity of
the Yental mines. Fresh troops and
convalescents are arriving at Muk
den in large numbers. The railway
north from Mukden is proving of
much value to General Kuropatkin
in bringing supplies for his army as
well as reinforcements. Chinese ar
riving at Chefoo report that Japa
nese attacks on Port Arthur have
resulted in heavy losses to the as
sailing forces while the Russians suf
fered comparatively little.
Field Marshal Oyama has begun
the long expected advance upon the
Russian army at Mukden, "and a
coincident movement against Sin
mintin is indicated by the fact that
the Japanese have occupied Siaobey
ho, west of the Liao River. There
is a concentration of Japanese forces
in the vicinity" of the Yentai mines,
and the advance lines are being grad
ually pushed eastward. General
Sakharoffin the dispatches to the
War Office at St. Petersburg reports
successes in several engagements of
a minor character.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 30. The gen
eral staff has received news that in
the general assault on Port Arthur
from September 20 to September 26
the Japanese were everywhere re
pulsed. St. Petersburg, Sept. 80. From a
reliable source the Associated Press
hears that sharp fighting has oc
curred near Mukden, resulting in
the Japanese driving in General
Kuropatkin's outposts.
London, Sept. 28. A dispatch to
a news agency from Vlarlivostock
says that according to reports from
Port Arthur two Japanese torpedo
boats and a Japanese steamer have
been sunk by mines near Port Ar
thur during the last few days. A
Japanese cruiser of the Nitaka type,
it is also added, was badly dam
aged. Chefoo, Sept. 28. Russians resid
ing here claim to have received in
formation that the Japanese losses
in the last assault on Port Arthur
which began September 19, were
seven thousand. A Chinese who left
the fortress on September 26, says
that the Russian losses were between
500 and 600.
St. Petersburg, Sept, ' 28 The
latest official advices from the front
are silent on the subject of the
Japanese flanking movements east
and west of Mukden, from which
the War Office concludes that Field
Marshal Oyama has not yet begun
to press his advance from Suanchan,
or up the.Liao river valley, indicat
ins- that there is still further delay
Jn the general advance. The Asso
V ciated Press is now authorized de
finitely to deny the report that the
Japanese in any force have crossed
the Hun river about 50 miles from
N JMukden.
TEN CENT COTTON AN ULTIMATUM.
Two cotton conventions werre
held on Tuesday last. The cotton
growers met at St. . Louis, and the
cotton mill men at Charlotte. The
latter decided to advance the prices
of yarns 2 cents a pound. They say
they will shut down their mills un
less they can get the prices named in
the new schedule. Nearly half a
million spindles were represented at
the Charlotte meeting and undoubt
edly the new selling prices will be
adhered to. They certainly should
be. The mill men are entitled to
fair profits, and at present they are
not earning them.
The Cotton Growers' Association
met at St. Louis, and it was largely
attended. The association proposes
to organize a corporation which is
to build warehouses to hold surplus
cotton, thereby preventing a glutting
of the market. ' The plan adopted is
known as the "Waco plan."
In the meanwhile the association
urges Jthe cotton growers to withold
from the market all middling cotton
that does not command 10 cents. The
association drew the line at the right
point when it named 10 cents as the
acceptable minimum. The Argus
has repeatedly asked the farmers to
hold all cotton that will not bring 10
cents. Thers is no top crop, and rust
and shedding have made inroads
upon the middle and bottom crops.
Expert observers are modifying their
estimates of the crop. It id not to be
a record maker. The warm dry
weather is increasing port receipts to
high figures, but those figures are no
indication of the size of the crop.
We say again, store all cotton lor
which you cannot secure 10 cents.
Don't sell a pound of good cotton for
less. Freeze out the bears. A naked
world will come to your aid if you
will only stand firm.
Snake Grew in Tog.
jaGrange Sentinel.
Mr. R. C. Croom killed a large
white oak snake just inside of his
front gate Saturday night.
This makes fourteen white oak
snakes he has killed within a month.
Mr. Crooin tells a remarkable story
about a dog which belongs to his
father and which was bitten by a
white oak snake.
Several weeks after the dog was
bitten it sickened and died. Out of
curiosity Mr. Croom cut the dogopen
and toiind a white oak snake two
feet long clinging to the dog's ljver.
Now its up to the science to explain
this phenomenon. We had often heard
ol such snake stories. But had al
ways doubted till Mr. Croom told us
that he witnessed the circumstances
himself.
He is a truthful man.
COSTS NOTHING IF IT FAILS
J. II. Hill & Son Guarantee
Roiul witli Mi-o-na, Nature's
Remedy For Dyspepsia.
Read the lollowing plain and posi
tive guarantee that J. H. Hill & Son
give with every box of Mi-o-na that
they sell:
COUPON.
This coupon entitles any reader
of the Argus to have the purchase
price of Mi-o-na refunded in case it
does not increase the weight and
cure stomach troubles. We assume
all the risk, and Mi-o-na is abso
lutely free unless it gives satisfac
tion. J. H. Hill & Son.
WE TAKE ALL RISK.
Mi-o-na is the only remedy for
dyspepsia that is sold on a plain and
absolute guarantee1 that it will cost
nothing unless it cures. Begin its
use to-day with the knowledge that
J. H. Hill & Son will refund the
money if it -fails.
This is the strongest endorsemen
that they can give to Mi-o-na, tha
they believe in it so thoroughly tha
they will return the money if it does
not cure.
IHIRTEFNTH ANNUAL Will
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Of the Wayne County Sunday School Association, to
Re Held at Daniels' Chapel, Saturday and Sun
day. October the 15 and 1G,
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OFFICERS.
H. B. Parker, Jr., President
J. W. Thompson...... Vice President
Rev. J. W. Bryan, Secretary
John M. Mitchell, Treasurer
' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
J. W. Thompson, G. W. Edgerton,
Geo. S. Pritchard, R. P. Raiford.
COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS.
William Daniel, Chairman, L. D. Summerlin,
H. O. Murphrey, . W. F. Brogden,
Charlie Brown.
J. W. SADLER,
Musical Director.
TOWNSHIP PRESIDENTS.
Geo. S. Prichard ..." Goldsboro
John M. Mitchell. , Fork
T. J. Hood...... : ...Granthams
M. T. Cox Brogden
J. G. Summerlin...... .. Indian Springs
W. D.v,Herring .". New Hope
1 0 Saulston
J. Hiram Best '. Nahunta
W. D. Howell.... . .....Pikeville
W. E. Pearson.... Stoney Creek
SATURDAY MORNING.
10 00 Song Service.
10 20 Devotional Period, Rev. H. E. Tripp.
10.30 Address by County President.
10 45 Address by Rev. J. W. Bryan. Subject, "The Sun
day School Teacher's Opportunity for Self-Improvement."
11 00 Address by Prof. S. M. Smith, of Raleigh.
12 00 Appointment of Committees on Coiwaiy Statistical. Re
port, on awarding the Banner, on time and place for
the next Convention, and on resolutions.
12 05 'Collection and adjournment for dinner. '
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
2 00 Song Service.
2 10 Conference of Superintendents on School Management,
led by Rev. J. W. Bryan.
2 50 Address by Prof. S. M. Smith, of Raleigh, State Sun
day School Secretary.
3 10 Report of the condition and of the value of the work in
the different townships by Township Presidents and
Workers, J. M. Mitchell, E. Godwin, S. J. Hood, M.
T. Cox, R. P. Raiford, J. A. Thomas and G. W. Ed
' gerton.
S 40 Report of the committee and adjournment.
SUNDAY MORNING.
9 30 Song Service.
9 50 Bible Reading, on the Sunday School Lesson for Oc
tober 16th, 1904, by Rev. Hight C. Moore.
10 15 Music.
10 20 Address by Thad Jones, Jr., Kenansville, N. C.
10 50 Music.
1100 Convention Sermon by Rev. Plato Durham.
1135 Music and an Invitation to the Unconverted.
11 50 Collection by Rev. A. R. Morgan.
12 00 Dinner. , r
AFTERNOON.
2 00 Song Service. .
2 10 Round Table Discussion conducted by .J W. Bryan.
2 35 Address by Rev. Hight C. Moore.
3 10 The Home Department and Cradle Roll.
3 20 Teachers Conference. .
3 40 Report of Committee on Resolution and Closing Exer
cises. V
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
All Sunday school workers and ministers of the gosp el are
earnestly requested.to be present. Young people's Hymn al
will be used and we hope that all who have a copy will bring
it out to the Convention. All delegates who desire to get
homes in Goldsboro, will please notify Capt. J. E. Peterson,
before ttie 12th of October.
Public Speaking.
Hon. Frank A. Daniels, of this
city, chairman of -the County Demo
cratic Executive Committee, will
address the voters of Fremont, on
Saturday, October 8th, at 3 o'clock
p. m.
Mr. Daniels is a splendid speaker,
thoroughly conversant with the
issues of this campaign, and the peo
ple always hear him gladly.
Everybody i3 cordially invitedY
In answer to repeated enquiries,
we will state in this connection that
the county candidates and nominees
for the Legislature will start on their
I speaking tour over the county -about
I the 20th of October.
WAS LOCKED UP.
Sanford Express.
A man by the name of Guy was
arrested here Wednesday upon the
charge of trying to induce operatives
to leave the Sanford Cotton Mill and
take employment in the cotton mill
at Laurinburg. He also tried to get
operatives from the Jonesboro and
Cameron cotton mills. He was
given a hearing before Mayor Chish-
olm and fined $25.00 and costs. He
wired his people for the money to
pay the fine but failing to hear from
them he was locked up in the guard
house. He says when he get3 put of
this trouble he expects to leave the
state and go to Florida. ,
GOSSIP OFI WORLD.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
DIVERS SOURCES.
The Latest Telegraphic News ot the
Day Boiled Down to a
Focus For Bu3y
Readers.
London, Oct. 1. According to the
Morning Post's Shanghai correspon
dent, it is reported there that the
Japanese have been victorious in a
general engagement at Mukden.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 30. General
Sakharoff reports that between Sep
tember 16 and 29 there were several
skirmishes in the Yental district, all
of which resulted favorably to the
Russians.
Boston, Mass., Sept. 30. Gover
nor Tates to-day issued a proclama
tion announcing the death of Senator
Hoar, recounting his eminent public
services and ordering flags on public
buildings half-masted.
Mobile, Ala., Sept. 30. Stephen
W. Townley, an employee of the
Marine Ways, is dead of sunstroke.
This is the first fatal sunstroke re
corded in the history of Mobile. All
heat records for September have
been broken.
Mobile, Ala., Sept. 30. Col. E.
L. Russell, was to-day elected first
vice-president of the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, and R. V. Taylor
general manager, by the board of
directors in New York. Colonel Rus
sell will have his headquarters in
St. Louis.
Snow Hill, N. C, Oct 1. We get
information of another cotton gin ac
cident. The victim was Mr. J. H.
Hardy, a prosperous farmer in the
Ormondsville section of Greene
county. Dr' Palmer of Hookerton
was called to render medical aid. We
were not able to learn whether or
not amputation was necessary. :
Madison, Wis., 30. The Supreme
court to-day adjourned until October
18 without rendering a decision in
the LaFollette case. Unless the
court decides the case October 18 or
the day following Secretary of State
Hou3er will be free to certify to the
county clerk's the name of the La
Follette " candidates, of whom he
himself is one.
Harbin, Sept, 30. Russian scouts
have ascertained that freh Japanese
forces are concentrating at the Yen
tai mines and gradually moving
eastward. A ttrong Japanese force
wrst of the Liao valley has occupied
Siaobeyho, south of Sinmintin. A
company of Chinese bandits last
j night attempted to wreck the rail
road near the station of Fantziatutn,
150 miles south, of Harbin. They
killed a sentinel and caused slight
damage. A detachment of guards
was sent in pursuit of the -bandits.
Baltimore, Oct. 1. Robert Wetzel,
a 16 year old boy was committed for
court to-day charged with attem st
ing to poison Mr. and Mrs. Edwaid
Rhoda. Wetzel lived with the family
and was loitering in Mrs. Rhoda's.
kitchen, while she was preparing
supper last night. She had put coffee
on the stove to cook and when she
went to serve it she discovered a
thick green substance on the top.
She called her husband and he gave
it as his opinion that paris green had
been put in the pot.
Columbia, S. C, Oct. 1 John Mor
rison shot and killed Will Floyd; a
farmer, in the main street of Ker
shaw today. Floyd asked Morrison
to lend him ten cents, and on being
told that he had no change, Morrison
Aired two shots, one lodging in
Floyd's back and the "other .in his
arm. This is the fourth man that
Morrison has killed, his last victim
being a negro for whose murder he
was acquited. Morrison tried to es
cape, but- was captured and there
were many threats of lynching,
REGISTRATION THIS YEAIJ,
Important Information for Elec
tion Officers and Voters.
Raleigh News-Observer.
In the absence of Attorney General
Gilmer, who is speaking every day
in the campaign, State Chairman
Simmons requested Pou & Fuller to
give him an opinion upon certain
portions of the Election Law about
which information is desired by elec
tion officers and voters. Complying
with the request of the State Chair
man, the opinion was rendered yes
terday. It is as follows:
Hon. F. M. Simmons, Chairman
.State Democratic Executive Com
mittee, Raleigh, N. C.
Dear Sir: At your request, we have
examined certain portions of the
Election Law. Without troubling
you with our reasons, we will give
our conclusions upon the points sug
gested by you.
(1) We do not think that a gem
eral new registration is neeessary
this year.
(2) We think the registaotiont
books used in 1902 should be revised.
The names of voters who have died
since that time, removed to other"
precincts, or who have otherwise be-
come inelegible, should be stricken,
from the list; and the names of all
qualified voters then remaining on
the old books should be transcribed
by the registrar upon the new books,
and on this new book all new regis
trations should be mada. The law
certainly permits this, if it does not
require it, and we think this course
should be followed.
(3) Where a new precinct hag
been formed, of course an entirely
new registration in that precinct i3
necessary, there being for it no old
registration. We think it will be
necessary, not only to have a new
registration in tho new precinct, but
we think it will be necessary to have
new registrations in all of the old
precincts from which the new one.
was formed. We do not see how
this can be avoided.
(4) The names of all voters who
are entitled to registration under the
grandfather clau-e, and who this
year so register, should be certified
in the-same manner as? was provided
for the certification of such voters at
the last election, so that taeir names
may be inscribed upon the r ermau
ent rolls.
With much respect, we are,
Yours truly,
Pou & Fuller.
Laurinburg, N. C, Oct. 1. The
farmers are considerably put out
over the price of cotton which has
fallen lroin 10 to 9J during the last
few days. Not a few of them are in- ,
clined to hold and take chancer on
a better price later on. They say the
crop will undoubtedely be short in
spite of Mr. Price's efforts to create
a great crop from his office in New
j York; that the place to make cotton
is in the fields of Dixie, and with a
gray mule an1 not with a pad and
pencil.
Letter to D. 3IcN. MacKay.
Goldsboro, N. C.
DearSir: Weknow what the paints
are all made-of; you know; we have
to. In Wilson, N. C, are two deal
ers. One of 'em thinks he can't sell ;
paint for more than $1 a gallon;'the "
1 other won't have such stuff in his
j store sells Devoe lead-and-zinc,; of
course. .
The $1 paint is adulterated 76 per
cent.; Devoe is all lead and zinc and
linfeeed oil, with as little good dryer
as possible. A gallon of Devoe has
in it a little more paint than four
gallons of the other. A gallon of De
voe will cover as much as four of the
other. Who wants to" pay wages for
painting four gallons for one?
How much is Devoe lead-and-zinc
worth in that town? - .
Yours truly,
F. W. Devoe & Co.
P. S.-Smith & Yelverton sell
4 our paint, )