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ROBESONIAN jut ESTABLISHED 1870. Country, God and Truth. SINGLE COPIES O CENTS. WHOLE NO. 1024 VOL. XXXV, NO. tO LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. APRIL 22, 1004 THE 1 ASK THE MAN POK If ' "' THt A JJACOBl TERRIBLE SEA FIGHT A Graphic Description ol Latest Attack on Port Arthur. STANDARD FOR QUALITY DEBT AXK MADK. KORSALKBY THK LEADING MER CHANTS OP ROBESON COUNTY Deith Chise of Ike Stmfcoi tod tki Blowloj Cp cf tie Petrtpirlorsk. GaUant Bassfai Commasder Perhhss SargM'a Cam Food Chopper CHOPS-FOOD P to IIoth cooked and un cooked, reducea kitchen drudgery, leas ens household labor. Take (he place of knife ; useful in pre par chopping bowl and knife: useful in pre pi ing all kinds ol dishes, Jacobl Hardware Co.. Wilmington. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. N. A. UcUtn . A. W. lie Loan J. li. McUoroili'k Mclean, mcleak a Mccormick, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LUMBERTON". N C. Office Temporarily located in Shaw liuilditirf. Over l'oslofiice. Prompt attention given to all business. Stitmik MoIhttki. . c. MWIUCI Mclntyre & Lawrence, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Lutnberton, - - N. C wVs7NORMENTf Attorney at Law, LUMBERTON, N. C Practices in all the Courts in the State, j R. E. LEE, ATTORN KY AT LAW, ioonn, Xos. i aud 2, McLeod Building, LUMBKKTON, N. C. R J. BRITT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LUMBERTON ... N. C, Office in the Dr. Pope Building. VV'AOK WlgHART. D. P. SHAW. WISHART & SHAW, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LUMBERTON, N. C. Office over Pope's Drug Store. Practice in all the Courts JOHN P. fUW, JOfltf V, MMlTlt. SHAW & SMITH, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Vampill Building, on Fifth Street, LUMBERTON, - - N. C. R. T. AI.LKN. K. D CASTLKHl'RV. Drs. Allen & Castlebury, Pentists, LUMBERTON, N. C. Office over Dr McMillan's Drug Store. Phopes Office, 45 ; Residence, 94. Q. fj. LENNON. P.D.S., PKNTIST, Rowr.ANt), N. C. DR. J. D. REGAN, DENTIST, Ll'M RKIITON, - - N. C. Office in Shaw building, over Pope's drug store, Pr. F. 17PITMAN, DENTIST, ASHPOLE, y . N, C. KZS (S'JC'WWf fir BY "ft SZ AAA BANK DEPOSIT 6UARAN- TEED Railroad Fsre Paid. 500 VHKK Courses Offered. I33E83S2B5SE3!9B Boarrfsi Cc.t. WrllefJuKk iEORCI-LAMA BUSINESS COLLEGE. Macon.Ca Whateyer Th.: farmer needs vjuuake a spe cialty of h tndling. It's in our line; if 's our business to kerp farm sup plies of all kinds and we strive to fceep our stock frsb and equal to all demands. We still continue agents for the celebrated Hickory Wagons, , Which fq-veara have given anch genaral sat faction in tbig and other sections, and unhesitatingly say that for farm and road purposes Jt ia not excelled. Besides having a supply of these on band we have recently received a full line of Cart and Wagon Wheels and Open and Top Baggies. : We are the originators of the buggy business in this town, and-, think our past experience enables us to give especial attention to all who purchase of us. We can sup ply you with Harness, Bridles, Col lars Whips, Sic Sic Accept our thanks 'for your past patronage .and gtv irf a share of- yoar future favors. ' . . r . V7 trulf ytmrs, O.'C. NORMENH CO. If riie Aaaociattvl Pruai corr- pondttnt, nt Lino Yriiit, twlicinu: that the J.aiaDese would reut the attempt to block the eutrnnre to l'ort Arthur with fire ahijw n Kna ter eve, went from Lino tntiir to l'ort Arthur h week o, aaya diMLintch of Humlny. Four night I watcbeu with tho aontries oh (iolJen Hill. Throe niuhta paaetl 1 11 jet ly Tuesday niirht. April J 2th. toe AilinirHi Makartm took t tea with his entire tiiinlron, ti lading fourtueti torpmlo bonta. Tim next niht. Aiiril 13th, in tho teeth or a unu ciim iorin(io ixmia were sent out to reconnoitre. From (lolileii Hill, on which it wna BtamlitiL', through the blncknesa, thu BuarrhliL'hLs of the forlifica- tiona tlashod over thu inky watera of tho roadstead and far out to the hazy horir.oii. At 11 o'clock I heard firing at sea and counted seven shots, but could ace nothing- At daybreak I made out through the light ha&e to tho aouthward five mi lea in Lahore, torpedo boats etruug out in line, all tiring. In the lead and outstripping tho others was a loat heading at full speed directly for the entrance of tho harbor. The last line whs cloudod in stoaru and lagging. She had evidently been hit. It was dicfTi u It to distin guish our boats, but finally through my glaBsei I saw that the loader and the laggard were nus- siau and that the four others were Japanese. The flash of the guns and the Bplasli of the projwtiles as they struck the water showed the in. tensity of the oonfllot, The unequal combat was observ ed witb breathless interest, but the net drew clow around the doomed boat. The four Japanese vessels formed a semi-circle and poured in a deadly fire. The steam from the Strasbni grew denser, covering her like a white pall. Still she fought like a desjerutely wounded animal brought to bay, Running straight for the adver sary barring her way to safety she passed the Japanese lutein and tHred at them. At this staee. Vice Admiral Makaroff, who 'had been observing the progress of the conflict through a telescope, tsigl ied to tho cruiser liayan, hyng in the harbor, to weigh anphor a.nd go out to the resouo. 1 ho Japanese destroyers clung to their victim like hounds in a chase. They hud been separated, tiut again resumed their forma. tion- Small jets of name and smoke were pouring from the rapid rirers, followed by dense clouds as torpe does wero discharged against the Ktrnshni. It was the end. The stricken boat loosed a final round, but it was as if volley had been fired over her owii grave, for she disappeared beneaUi the wvee,. Qnly a little oloud pf stearq mark. ing the place where she went down. To the eastward suddenly ap peared five more of our torpedo boats, returning to the horbar under frooed draught. Two of the Japanese oruiserB were immediate ly detached to cut them off, but theBayan noticing the movement, checkmated it by turning upon them. The movement was effec tive. The Japanese slowed down, but the torpedo boats slipped through into the harbor. Mean time, in accordance with Vice Ad miral Makaroff 's order, the cjais: ere in the urner-harbor slipped, finphor. Majestically" the Petrp7 pavloysk, flying the, admiral's flag, steamud- through the entrance. On her appearance the more for miJable of the Japanese cruisers turned and fled. The admiral sig naled the Bayan to reffirn. Then a stream of vari-colpred signal flags fluttered out ''bravo, I Bayai.." , Our squadron continued the chase, finally fading from view, I waited anxiously for its reap pearance and in about an hoar it came in sight. Far beyond It, the number of pointsfrom which smoke appeared, announc ed the presence of the enemy. Nearer and nearer came the ves sels, and at last I made out be hind our squadron a fleet of 14, of y?hich 6ix were battleships and thl remanider armored and unarmor ed cruiserC "" - , Our squadron, with th ltro. pavlovsk leading, arrived atltbe entrance tp. the harbor and, drew up in Una of battle. Another sig nal wps floated from .the flagship cetnjixl through the entrant into tlm inner harbor. ice Admiral Makaroff was evidently unwililng to risk his vulnerable craft to the heavy projectiles of the enemy's armored ahipe. All was quiet It was the hush Iwfoie the lmt!le the hush when every nerve is strained to get into impending danger. My glance returned to our qua J run. The Petropavolvtk was almost without headxay. when suddenly I heard her tremble She seemed to rine out of the water, a tremendous ei plosion rent tho air, then a second and then a third. Fragments flew in all directions arul wreckage snd men were mixed up into terrible mass. I wss hardly able to realize the lioiror of it when the ship began 10 list . moment later, the sea seemed to oikii and the water rushed over her. Thu battleship had dienpfiearetl. The floating woodwork and a few men strug gling in the water were all that was left to reonll the splendid fighting machine which a few hours Iwfore had sailed out of theJ harbor. Tho same shock exiwri enced by the observers on (Joldon Hill men PARKER'S THE CHOICE New York State Tales the Lead lor the Judge. Tfil CoDreilloB it Jlksj wis Yerj EBlsisliiUe- Toe flitloro Tti Hunt Bibblt Bircted. AHny. N. Y.. April IS. Only those who were prveent can de pict the discomforts of the first session of the Democratic state convention which nsseintted at o clock this afternoon. Evidently the hall had not lieea heated a ? A II I I winter, nwnconi and ciaminy as a torn I). Delegate were jam med in with gueata and guests 00- cupied delegates' seals, and it was the most higgiedy-pigpledly affair that one could iKwsiblv imnirinc Vet tho hall was crowded from pit to dome. iotwithstHnd ing the diHcoui foit it was a 'mighty good unttired crowd. There waa a vociferous band and no adornments except paralyzed for a moment the one flag was on the stage. No pic- 011 the ship, but when it lures 01 any Democrat in ancient fiassed torpedo loats and small or modern times were in the oatS hastened to the rescue of hall.' The crowd was not only the survivors. good natured but jubilant, and Eager to ascertain what had ' joyous fashion greeted the prom- occurred on board the sunken inent Democrats an they took ship, I hastened to a landing their seats in the convention where a small remnant of the rank Campbell called the 00 n- gallant crew were ling put vention to order, and then an ashore and conveyed to a hospital, nounced, by direction of the Dam- Signalman Poohko who was ocratic state committee, that alightly wounded, was able to George Raines, of Rochester, had give me a remarkably clear state- been selected as temporary chair ment of the disaster. He said : man. The following is the plat- We were returning to the form : harbor, the Petropavlovsk lead- "The Democrats pf New York, ng. Some of the cruisers which had n renewing their pledge of ndeh- remained in the harbor came out My to the essential principles of andstoamed toward the enmey, Jeffersonian Democracy, as re- firing sixteen shots at him with peatedy enunicated in our nation- t heir guns. They then retired. 1 snd atate platforms, make these The enemy numbered 14 heavy further declarations upon the na ships, nearly all armored, while tional issuees of the hour, rcserv ours were nine. Against their ing an expression upon 6tato is armored cruisers we had only the sues until tho fall convention, jjayan. 1 stood in the wheel I when state candidates are to be house on the bridge of the Pe- nominated : tropavlovsk looking up the signal 1. This is a government o: book. The admiral's last sicrnal laws, not of men ; one law for had been for the torpedo boats to president, cabinets and and people enter the harbor. no usurpation, no executive en "The smoke rose in dense clouds roach ment upon the legislative or and the flames seemed to leap to- judical departments. ward the bridge where I was "2. We must keep inviolate the standing beside he admiral. I pledges of our treaties; we must jumped on the rail and was wash- renew and reinvigorate .within ed off. but succeeded in crabbing ourselves that respect for law something. and that love of liberty of peace On our ship was an old man which the spirit of military uom with a beautiful white beard, who ination tends inevitably to iad been good to our men. He weaken and destroy. lad a book in his hand and seem- "3. Unsteady national policies ed to lie writing, perhaps sketch- and a restless spirit of adventure ing. lie was yerestoh.aign, , the engender alarms that oheok our painter. commercial growin; let us nave T i 1. Al 1 11 A 1 peace, 10 me enu mat uusiness confidence may be restored and that our people may again in tranquillity enjoy the cains of Ashpole Items. Oorrf upondf ncc of The Kobesonian Our town was well represented their toil. at Bloomingdale oonvention last week and all pronounced it a de cided suooefis. Our new schedule coes into effect Sunday, we are glad to say. This will give us regular, pas senger service. D. W.. Galloway attended court at Wilmington last week. 4. Corporations chartered by the state must be subject to just regulation by the state in the interest of the people; taxation for public purposes onlv ; no gov ernment partnership with protect, ed monopolies. ' 5. Opposition to trusts and combinations that oppress the W. II. Berry expects to ocoupy people and stifle healthy industri h?s neat "ew dwelling next week, competition. A peculiarly sad death was that w n in 1 1 tif or Airs, amitn.wno uvea on i. w, Ashley s farm, on last Thursday She left a husband and little daughter to mourn their great loss, How sad to be -bereft of a moth er's loving care ! Dr, J. P. Brown attended the County Medical AsoQiation at Lumberton last Thursdy. Dr. F. H. Pitman and Miss com pet U. A oheok upon extravagance in publio expenditures, that the burdens of the people's taxes may be lightened. 7. Reasonable revision of the tariff; needless duties upon im ported raw materials weigh heav ily upon the manufacturer, are a menace to the American wage earner, and py increasing tne cost of production, shut out our and tha torpedo boats at once pro-J unusually Isrge., Alyce Taylor hapiened to a bad nrfWwta frnm fnrpi rrinrkf-tn accident coming from lilooming- Tbn fna;itPnnTipfl of sfatp's 11 1 i 1 1 it- lal ' ' aaie py tneir norse geumg mgni. rights. and home ?uje. wo (.enri etieu anu- running nwny. ruriu iaztion nately they ,ivere scared v a,na n,ot Honeaty in (be publir. serv hurt. ' Mm! ninilnnm in tlw nrArnntinii Mr. Walter Mcltae. ot ayette; nf frrT ant firmneaa in the nun- 11 iL. J , i I . yiiie, waa nmong iov urHujierB V ishment of guilt when detected. tpwn lqst week. UI the travel- "10. The imperial maintenance ng irmenuiy ne i imrucumriy jof the rights of labor and of cap Well known and well Jised here.riflli. nci inef)ual discrimination: Mrs. Adams, of Purvis, was a nn -hn .,f the nnu-era of Ihw for welcome visitor oeriasi wiBs, favort,gm or oppresgion ." the guest ol her daughter, .Mrs. I 'Th e De mocracv of New York Ibompson. favor the nomination for president of the United States of that dia Interesting meeting. tinguished Democrat and eminent Wilmington has been selected jurist of our own state, Alton as the Dlace. and April 23d nam- Brooks Parker, and the delegates ed as the "date, lor the forthcom- selected by this oonvention are inrr annual mpfitinrr nf the Amen, here bv instructed to present ana t- .-i 1 n 1 m :i can Fruit and Produce Travelers Association, says ( the Truck Growers' Journal. These meet: ings are attended with more than ordinary interest each recurring Season, and the ocacsion this year will exeeed in many respects any. thing in the history of the organ ization. A banquet at The Orton and a boat'ride down the historio Cape' Fear .will be features of the ooocsiom Speakers ol nation ShrepqUUon will be present to do the honors of . the occasion. fair to .fee support such nomination at the ap proaching nations oonvention; that said delegates are hereby further instructed to act Snd vote j as a unit in all matters pertaining to said convention in aooordance with the will of the majority of the said delegates ; ami the said delegates are further authorized to fill any vacancies which may arise from any cause in said dele gation in case of absence of both delegates and alternates." 1 Tbe bestmusio the laughter oLan innooant child. ! . . N Tee Met a Kale m Marca Ttie first .f the Weekly Crop nulletiiis was out yesterday, Issued by Hection l)irrclr (' V. tor "flsmaauu. for the North (arolins section of the Climatic aud Crop Her v foe of the I'nited States Weather Bureau. It Is in part as follows : "In aome irej-rcta the ojirn ing of Dm crop tM atoii of 1'.I mnst t ronsiderrd unfsvoiable. chiefly on account of the severe inter weather and the frenimncy f rains during Mavh which dulay ed i)loiiiir toiorue extent. In marked contrast to the spring of! how e'er, there was a irenersl alfSencM i.f exvaaivM rainfall and very little flooding of low- snds. arul the teniperatun condi lions during March, when farm work snd crop growth really be gin, were lavornMe "The winter of I'.OL't 1)1 wna in reality he coldest on record since meteorological olwervationa legan o tie sytemalicnlly tulen, namely n LS72. "Thd menu teniiM'rature fr the three winter months is .'!'! V de gr8 which is the lowent on rec rd ; the previous nearest appronc h to such a low winter mean oc onrred in 1H1 .; with .17. H de grees. Yet the alaolnfe mini muni temperature recorded this year were not noteworthy, having often been surpassed on nrevioiif- occasions, tho low temperatures ' wero rather the result of the com plete absence of the usual eriodH of a few warm days that gen ally occur during our winter It is remarkable that the cold weather was not accompanied by much precipitation, though the average snowfall (unmelted) for the winter, clinches, was somewhat larger than usual. The deficien cy in rainfall for the four months was over 5 inches. The effect of the dry weather during the fall was greatly to delay the seeding of winter wheat and oats, while the early cold prevented termin ation and gave the cereal a very late start. "The temperature conditions during the week ending Monday, April 11th, VMi, were not favorable for the best growth of crops. Killing frosts occur red on the 4th nnd 5th, with much damage to fruit and truck crops. 'Peaches, plums and cherries were in bloom, and the peach crop especially was no doubt severely thinned in the central-eastern portion of the State, but is not thought to have suffered great damage in the west; apples generally escaped with slight injury. Eary truok crops, chiefly Irish potatoes andear- ly beans just up, and May peas were much damaged; straw berries suffered slightly. Another frost Monday morning, April 11th, was not heavy enough to do any damage. During the middle of the w.ek - the weather was warmer, more or less cloudy, with light rains on several days. The week was very favorable for the advance of farm work of all kinds, which made rapid progress, though still 6omevhat behind the aver age in the west. In a few west ern counties the soil is still too! wet, while in others in the cen tral portion, especially Moore. Johnston and Wake counties, it is a Jittio too dry and hard to 1 1 . 1 i plow, nut ovor live larger por tion of the State the soil is in ex cellent condition, and plowing is going on everywhere, though there is much complaint of the scarcity of labcr. Preparations for a large cot-. ton crop crop are well under way and large, amounts of fertilizer are xing distributed. Planting corn s progressing over most ot the eastern and southern portions m . t .11. 1 m a 1 or 1 he cuats. tobacco plants in beds are small and late but look well. Winter wheat has made rqarked improvement during the week; also oats where not. killed Rye, clover and grass are grow ing rapidly. Spring oats are be ing seeded and many have come up nicely. Considerable advance has been made ia the progress of planting au1 growtlr of truck crops; large quantities of Irish potatoes have ben planted; let tuce is heading and shipments go ing North; May jxifis will proba bly recover from tbe damage 'by frost. and. yield' fairly well. Strawberries are coming into bloom. Planting gardens is pro gressing welk" Successful Contestant Paul Holland, son of J. L. Holland, of Laurinburg, was the successful contestant for the ap pointment to fill a vacancy from thn Congressional district in the! United . States Naval Academy ' at Annapolis. Mr. Holland t went to Asbeboro Friday to stand the! competitive examination whieh.j waa held by Prof. W . X Walker, of the Asheboro High School and Tuesday be . was notified of his s access. lie iesTee about. June 10 for Annapolis. . Tbe beat tawr-tbe Golden Rule. . fgxxxny at x x uc BLACKER BROS We waul lu r:i you, siirnlion to (h Imci that e are in hel ler shape lo set vr wu irwny riitiTier im I lis a have rrf len. W liv )!! f.j-nfd freh line rf Clothing i4 tli Utral slyle, and Ihr 1'KU'IS AM K RIGHT. We have !. added a nice line r( tHr of all k. I -tola, Laeea. l;.ml.nHlrriea, laarrtion, KiMimi. ImIi- I lain, rM Sklrta, Mnrl Waintt. and a thoiiMd Mbrr thing COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES! Shf.ra Caara, ment a Organ N I ' I. Ur have a "!( line al aW prirea aad My!'. Suit rvlracupea flunks. alira. etc Maatral Inatra We Uwr all kind, from a (Hie fcIUr it4ii) to a ;j Well, it la uarlraa Id ar anything ahntit nnr f urni- t-ire, for rrr)llr know rarfr the niceat line lo l fiiind auyiaherr. And are will al!(H u jri 11 on INHTAI.I, MKN'TS. Sre ua t rni (my ymi Suimnrr bull. Your lor I'utincta BLACKER : BROTHERS, LUMBERTON, N. C. . j 3X1 A FEW BARGAINS LEFT! I wish to thank my friends and customers for thair patronaee and support since I started my Fire Sal ) on January 29th, and aleo to assure them fhat I have a few bar gains left, and now all goods on my shelves will be sold AT YOUR OWN PRICE! c It will pay you to inspect what I have left and you can save monqy by purchas ing these goods, which must be sold WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. Come early, as the goods are going fast and will not last long. A. WEI N ST El N. WHO SAYS C0TT0NO IS HIGH SURELY NOT THOSE WHO BUY FROM DUNIE BROTHERS, ashpole, n. c. Of course. Cotton is higher this year than Inst. .So i Wool, hut by a stroke of yood lifk we, as our usual wnv of doing Im.iiness is, bought ll our Spring and Summer Stock before the advance of raw materia, and we are well known always to give the l-urfits of our bargains to our customer?, and enpecially as this i our firt spring aud summer at, Asliole, so it stands to reaon that we writ- try to keep our good repu tHtion of sellinK.tbe BEST GOOUS AT THE T,OWtST PRICES. We onlv ask of our friends, patrons and the public at large to just C1VI US A CALL aud you will see that neither Co ton nor Woolen (IoIh iianv h'ghr this vear than ever before. Come, all. It will )-e for your own good. Remember, our motto is : No trouble to show )oo4s; polite attention to all. So come and Itok over our beau tiful Snyng and Summer Stock anyhow, even when not buying. Yours Respectfully, DUNIE BROS, ASHPOLE. N. C. LOOK FOR THE SKIN THE NEW YORK RACKET STORE. PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED T : r When tHey visit our More for the first time. There is more in it than they i uHgincd. Every department to well filled with such excellent assortment. Put it i few tint meet tbis surprise, a nearly everybody has been coming to ihia store, and they expect to find tKe best and nicest. If you nave not paid us a visit this Spring, don't put it off any longer come today. y" can buy-?" nearlv anything yow want here, ami rou are always safe in buying, aa goods- -ate sold entirely on their merits.. Only those who have wen thowii throagh nr many departments and warehouses know amthing as to tbe immense c uuuty and assortment of goods we carry in stock. .... People will wear Clothes and Shoes and Hats, i Ei-en in Spring and Suiumr m?. and everybvlv that ex,ects to wear these tliiujaa tins Spr.ng and Summer shouhl visit our store. We have the things that ulae the people, both in ijuality. atyle and p'ice. WE PLBASB ALLi MHV, WOMEN AND CHILDREN OLD AND YODNG We do not think yu have wen Uie het till you sre oars. Come and see for yourself and forw your own opiukt!:. . We will letve tbe decision to vou. Even if yon don't mul lo liny anything we will be glad for von to call and inspect ear good. We know we have the stock fur vou. OCR STANDARD IS THK BEST S rANDARD. Ol'R HOPE FOR SUCCESS I IKS IN YOUR APPRECIA TION Vou will want NEW THINGS TO WER. new CARPETS, new MVTTINO. new RI GS, new Fl'RNlTI'RE, new HOl'SK Ft'RMTSHINGS Etc. We have it all. , . -1 Reapeetfully, , . . CALDWELL & LUMBERTON. N, C. ;