Constitutes
By Hosmer
HE whole secret of the Japanese success may be said to lie
in the fact that problem of the present war was studied in
detail, instruments acquired fitted for the end in view, and
lastly, in the war-readiness of the fleet. ' As soon as the
government of Japan had decided to throw down the gage,
the fleet, held on the slenderest leash, was ready to spring
forward and deal that first crushing blow which altered the
whole aspect of the campaign afloat. The events of the
past three months have emphasized the fact that a fleet is
not maintained in order to show the flag on foreign coasts, to provide local
defence to distant coast towns, or to cruise ship by ship in a silly isolation,
but must be concentrated to meet the strategic needs of any probable war.
, By the masterly strokes which Admiral Togo dealt at Russian naval
power, and by the subsequent blocking of, the Port Arthur channel, he freed
the Yellow Sea and the Gulf of Pe-chi-li to the transports carrying the Jap
anese armies. He did more, even, than this. By "sealing up" Port Arthur
lie robbed Russia of a base which the much-talked-of re-enforcements from
the Baltic Russia to gain with the assistance of the squadron within, disabled
though it were, nd he gave a singularly vivid illustration of the truth that
the mere possession of ships with crews inadequate in numbers and unskilled
la warlike duties, is not equivalent to naval strength. Behind the fleet; even
if well manned, and under a' leader of courage, great strategical and tactical
ability, and personal magnetism, must be a well-thought-out organization, and
dockyards well equipped and with ample supplies of labor for repairs. Japan
has supplied the world with object lessons in warfare and in the influence
ff the command of the sea, but, above all else, she has illustrated the effect
& intelligent, careful organization, and the meaning of being ready for war.
She has humbled a power against which even Napoleon could "not prevail.
Her manner of treating the war correspondents was a revelation to other
aiations. With a gentle firmness she promptly denied us the same free privi
leges that were granted during the Spanish-American and tho Boer war.
Old-time journalists who meet one another only when some great battle is
in progress say that they never before saw such polite severity or such rigid
censorship. It was a complete surprise. The Japanese claim that they can
not afford to let the rest of the world gain even a remote idea of their plans,
ttat it is a war in which they are fighting against heavy odds, and that they
snust fight it as their generals see fit. Several newspapers have facetiously
remarked that the war will be fought over again in the magazines. I simply
want to say that my observations hae enhanced the belief that there are a
myriad interesting and important matters connected with this war whiclr the
world knows little or nothing about and will know little or nothing about
until after peace has been declared. Success.
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1 The Evils of War
- wer Mav Be Lessened
Wellman
F in 0 generation the powers cannot be induced to disarm,
if war cannot be made virtually impossible by sweeping
agreements to arbitrate, the danger of conflict may be greatly
minimized by these agreements to settle all minor disputes
amicably. With the machinery for such settlement at hand,
it will be employed; there will be a world-opinion which de
mands it; and the tendency will naturally be ever to make
broader and broader the scope of the compacts, rising from
the minor to the major. This is progress. And there is a
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vast work to be done in mitigating the evils of war, if war there must be.
With the true genius of a world-statesman, Mr. Hay took a long step forward
rhen he made his memorable move toward delimiting the area of the Russo-
japanese conflict and toward preservation of the integrity of China.
It is in dealing with the collateral issues of war. rather than with the
dream of universal peace and disarmament, that The Hague conference, when
At reassembles, promises to be of tie highest service to mankind. There is the
important question of the rightsand immunity of property in transit in neutral
ships. Mr. Roosevelt renewed to the congress last winter a suggestion which
had already been made by President McKinley. that the executive be author
jjzd to correspond with the governments of the leading maritime powers with
ajriew to incorporating into the permanent law of civilized nations the princi
ple of exemption of all private property at sea, not contraband of war, from
capture or destruction by belligerents. Congress authorized such negotiations,
.and the state department now awaits a favorable moment, which cannot be
xexarded as at hand till the strueele between Russia and JaDan will be brousht
to close for presenting the matter to
the summer, seizures at sea by Russian
and It is obvious that if the next Hague conference pAieves nothing else than
settlement in the international law of what is regarded as contraband of war,
li'Sill have justil its r?assenblage. The first Hague conference earnestly
Other questions raised at that conference, or in the experience of mankind
and now pressing for adjustment, may be briefly summarized: A convention
-concerning the laws and customs of war on land; adaptation to naval warfare
of the principles of the Geneva convention; the prohibition of throwing pro
ectiles from balloons, of the diffusion of asphyxiating gases, and of the use
of bullets which expand easily in the human body; the use of submarine and
land mines, such as have worked-such dreadful havoc in the,present conflict;
the inviolability of all private property on land; the regulation of bombard
ments of ports and towns by naval forces; the rights &nd duties of neutrals;
the neutralization of certain territories and waters; the protection of weak
states and native races; the condition of the Armenians and other subjects of
the Turkish Empire, and the situation in the valley of the Congo. From "The
United States "and the World's Peace Movement. American Monthly Review
f Reviews.
Virtue of Cheerfulness
By Fannie Hawkins
4
k ft (H' THINK a great many
X and even avoided altogether, by the cultivation of a cheer
ful spirit, lr one is environed witn cares and unpleasant
ness, 'tis wise to meet them as cheerfully as you can. The
more cheerful, the better. There is nothing like cheerful
ness to scatter the
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'tis like the genial sun which disperses the clouds and fogs
There is nothing like it to brace one's self with and strength
en one to meet the trials and vicissitudes of life. Have you
iot observed how much easier one glides along life's pathway, who moves
cheerfully? They seem to avoid many cares and actually win success where
ethers fail. So, cheerfulness and a mild-tempered spirit will prove a bless
ing that will live in other hearts, as well as their, own. If there is a duty to
perform, do it cheerfully. The real cheerful person haslmore sunshine in his
heart, and will dispel more gloom, than a thousand that are fieacient in this
aspect. They are a light to others; a light loses none of its brilliancy by
lighting and aiding others, but continues to shine and grow brighter and bet
ter. I saw a person one time who was very sick; so sick he was not ex
pected to get well; it seemed he would surely die very soon. When I
reached over to him to raise his head to a more upright position my handtrem
hted through excitement. He observed it, and asked, "Why do you tremble?"
Though he was almost in a dying condition, he seemed cheerful and contented.
These are traits that are more desirable than gold, for gold does not always
bring true happiness. Happinness must be cultivated and spring from with
in. "Give me," says Carlyle, "the person who sings at his work; he will do
more and with more ease than one who never hums a tune." The plowboy
is cheerful as he whistles his songs and then sings them while he follows
his plow. The woodman's blows setem to have a clearer ring and are more
Irequent when a cheerful person is behind the ax. The girl who is sweeping
4DT cleaning the house may do it so much easier if she goes about it cheerfully,
13. cisposition that all should strive to cultivate, and let it become a part of
or actual being. God bless the cheerful person, man, woman or chiRh We
like to meet them, grasp their kindly hand, listen to "their cheerful words, note
ithe pleasant address, pleasant sniile. We feel we have been benefited by
sneeting such a person, and a shining example is set before us that is worthy
y?r imitation and admiration.
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Whitfield
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the attention of the powers. During
cruisers brought this prolific cause of
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cares and trials might be overcome,
mists 4 that constantly arise to this life;
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS
Both Senate and House Finished Their
Work Monday.
On Monday at noon both houses of
the North Carolina general assembly
were declared adjourned sine, die.
Many members, had gone home on
Saturday and nothing was done be
fond the routine work of closing up
the session.
President 'Winston appointed Sena
tors Webb and Subbs as the Senate
branch of the committee to examine
the books of the State Treasurer and
Auditor. A message from the Gover
nor was received, containing recom
mendation or nomination for trustees
Df the various institutions. The Senate
'went into executive session to con
sider these, and when it rose, it was
announced that all had been approved.
These are as follows: Directors of the
Agricultural & Mechanical College, at
Raleigh William Dunn, third district;
A. T.McCalluia, sixth district; S. T.
Wilfong, ninth district Directors of
colored Agricultural & Mechanical Col
lege, at Greensboro First district, W.
A. Darden; third, W. R. Newberry; at
large, J. D. Minor, R. W. Mohphis,
Charles G. Rose and W. A. Enloe. Di
rectors for the Institute for the Deaf
and Blind, at Raleigh Joseph E. Po
gue, C. B. Edwards, J. C. McMillan,
R. B. Boyd, J. M. Walsh, R. H. Hayes
and A. L. McNeill. Directors for In
stitute for Deaf Mutes, at Morganton
M. H. Holt, J. C. Seagle, A. V. Miller,
W. G. Lewis, J. G. Neal, J. P. Jeter.
Directors of the colored State Hospi
tal at Greensboro D. E. McKinne, W.
E. Creech, Dr. Albert Anderson. Di
rectors of the penitentiary J. G. Hack
3tt, chairman; W. A. Crossland, J. P.
Kerf, R. H. Speight, J. D. Dawes. .Di
rectors of State geological board H.
E. Fries, Hugh MacRae, Frank Wood,
Frank R. Hewett. Board of internal
improvements B. C. Beckwith, R. A.
Morrow. Oyster Commissioner, W. M.
Webb ; assistant commissioner, George
H. Hill.
JAMESTOWN APPROPRIATION.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendment to the Jamestown Expo
sition bill, reducing the appropriation
from $50,000 to $30,000, with a provis
ion that the United States should ap
propriate, a million dollars. The res
Dlution of thanks to newspaper report
ers was adopted; also one to the
clerks, pages and laborers and the
lady stenographers. A joint resolution
tvas adopted asking the establishment
3f a sub-postoffice at the capitol dur
ing the next session of the Legisla
:ure. A bill was then taken up to increase
the salary of Chief Clerk Norwood, in
the office of the Secretary of State,
from $1,000 to $1,200. Mason spoke in
support of this, while Foushee, Bur
ton, -Long, of Iredsll and Wright op
posed it. Turner, Fleming and Duls
then spoke in its favor, and Sinclair
in opposition, who moved that the bill
ba referred to the committee. This :
oration was opposed by Webb, and
failed. The bill passed, 18 to 9, and at
L.40 the President announced it was
aoon, and the Senate should adjourn.
Thursday in House and Senate.
In the Senate Thursday a mesage
from the Governor regarding the South
Dakota judgment of Schaffer bonds
was read and the bond committee re
ported. Upon motion of Mr. Duls, the
reports' Were, adopted and the thanks
Df the Senate extended to the Gov
ernor and counsel of State. A bill
was introduced , to provide for a dis
pensary at Whueville, and a resclu:
tion inviting th National Editorial
Association to meet next year in North
Carolina. Bills passed to charter the
Kinston & Cape Fear Railway; to in
corporate Mineral Springs, in Union
county; to prevent the running at
large of dangerous or vicious dogs;
to prevent the manufacture of whiskey
in Rutherford; to establish a dispen
sary at Roxboro; to prohibit the killing
Df quail in Alexander; to prohibit the
manufacture and sale of whiskey in
Union, and to allow the people to vote
on dispensary or prohibition; to amend
the anti-jug law by making it apply
Only to Mitchell, Cleveland, Cabarrus,
Gaston; Perquimans and Ashe, this
being the law 'enacted two years ago;
lo refund commissions of sheriff of
Rowan on taxes; to authorize county
boards of education to fix the time for
holding schools ; to incorporate the
Christian University; and also Lenoir
College, in Catawba county; to regu
late the apportionment of school funds
of Mecklenburg; to provide for the es
tablishment of public school libraries
In rural districts; to authorize the
State board of education to publish cer
tain text-books relating to history and
literature of North Carolina.
In the House a message was receiv
ed from Governor Glenn, detailing the
terms of the bond settlement agree
ment and urging its adoption, the mes
sage being similar to the report by
the committee to "the House last night.
Chairman Graham, of the committee
on revision of laws, or Code, read an
extract from a Raleigh letter to The
Charlotte Observer ana other papers
yesterday, saying" that The Code com
mission had done some arbitrary
things, such as placing all public insti
tutiions, including schools, under con
trol of the board of public improve
ments. He said the report was un
founded. A detailed method was
adopted. While some members ol
the committee did not work, more
than twenty had done so and no two
or three men had done the work or
attempting, to dominate the others.
The bill authorizing -the payment of
the $215,000 in settlement of the Schaf
fer bonds came up on' second reading.
Mr. Powers, of Rutherford, said that
twenty-five years ago he and Mr. Gra
ham, of Lincoln, were members of the
Legislature which issued bonds in set
tlement of the State debt for $40,000,
000; that the bonds now being settled
were about the only ones which were
not sent in under the terms of the set
tlement, and that the holders, now
virtually accepting the terms offered
by the debt settlement of 1879, was
creditable to the honor as well as the
sagacity of that settlement. Mr.
Graham, of Lincoln, added that the
"settlement of 1879 was made by a leg
islative committee and bondholders in
conference7, just like the present set
tlement. Mr. Graham congratulated the
committee for having effected a set
tlement without a departure from the
Democratic piatform. Upon the roll
call, 101 members voted aye, Patter
Bon, Republican, from Swain, voting
ho. Butler, of Sampson, was excused
from voting upon the statement that
the he had no interest direct or re
mote in the matter, except that of any
other citizen and tax-payer and rep
resentative. The bill provides that the
bond Issue is not to exceed $250,000.
Bills passed to incorporate the Le
noir & Watauga Railway; to allow the
people of Cumberland to vote under
the Watts law; to incorporate the
North State Telephone Company.
Friday a Dull Day.
Only one bill was introduced Firday
this being by Alexander, to promote
education in Rutherford and Cleveland,
and it immediately passed.
The following bills also passed: To
establish Lucama graded school; also
graded schools at Franklinton; to es
tablish a board of permanent improve
ments at Elizabeth City and allow a
bond issue; to amend charters of Au
rora, Waynesville, Turnersville, and let
the latter town vote on electric railway
bonds; to allow Beaufort county to pay
debts; to incorporate Roaring River;
to establish public schools at North
Wilkesboro; to incorporate Bellhaven
school district, Beaufort county; to al
low trustees of Sanford graded schools
to issue bonds; to charter Appalachian
Electric Traction & Power Company,
of North Wilkesboro; to enlarge stock-
law territory in Columbus; to incor
porate Moye, Pitt county; to establish
graded schools at Walkertown, and in
corporate Ahoskie school district in
Hertford; to amend charter of Cald
well graded school, Orange county; to
allow Wake county to issue bonds; to
establish graded schools at Kepners
ville; to create a new school district
in Almanfe; td amend charter of Golds
boro; to allow Stanly county fb refund
bonded debt; to incorporate Garner; to
allow McDowell to settle debt; to
amend charter of Pine Bluff; to amend
prohibition law at Sylva; to prohibit
throwing sawdust in Mitchell county
streams; to establish dispensary at
Falkland; to relieve J. T. Bradshaw,
of Caswell; to provide for appeals in
contempt cases; to provide for pay
ment of costs in the Supreme court;
to correct irregular land grants in Ma
con. Saturday's Session.
Saturday was a busy daj' in the
House. The bucket shop bill was
passed, as also the divorce bill. It was
agreed to adjourn Monday at noon.
In the Senate bills passed to abol
ish the exemption from taxation of
municipal bonds heretofore exempted;
to invite investors and good farmers
from the North and Northwest to ex
hibit at the State Fair; to allow Con
cord to sell a vacant lot and to
amend its charter; to establish a
school at King's mountain; to amend
the charter of Spencer; to incorporate
the Southport and Northwestern Rail
way; to settle the South Dakota bonds
(Crisp, Bayles & Taylor, Republicans,
being required to vote and voting aye,
the vote being unanimous); to estab
lish a board of police, fire and health
at Charlotte to increase fire insur
ance on public buildings to one mil
lion and a half dollars; to appropriate
$2,000 for renovating the capitol; to
Power Company; requiring cotton
warehouse men to give bonds in $10,
000; to forbid the sale of peanuts in
bulk at night.
The bill to regulate the trial of cap
ital cases by reducing the number of
challenges was tabled, also the bill to
regulate the payment of county liabil
ities. Bills passed to prevent the sale
of cigarettes and cigarette tobacco at
Wmgate; amending laws regarding
thb anafis of fertilizers; to facilitate
the trial of civil and crimimnal actions
by allowing judges in their discretion
to summon venires from other coun
ties; to pay solicitors $2,500 salary, tho
vote bein 27 to 10.
The divorce bill was taken up, Mc
Lean opened the debate by holding up
a Bible, so all Senators could see it
and reading from it, declaring that
the bill, (McNinch's) should pass just
as it came from the House. Mr. Ma
son, of Gaston, said the bill provides
for four grounds for divorce and The
Code of 1883 provided for only two.
Wreck at Rockfish, Va.
Charlottesville, Va., Special. The
two rear sleepers of the Washington
and Southwestern limited left the
track Wednesday at Rockfish, Va., 23
miles south of here,-on the Virginia
Midland division of the Southern Rail
way. Mrs. R. C. Robinson, df Greens
boro, had two ribs broken, and Con
ductor M. T. Rust, of Alexandria, Va.,
sustained a sprained knee and a bad
scalp wound. Geo. W. Vanderbilt, of
New York, and Brooks" Morgan, of
Atlanta, assistant passenger agent ci
the Southern, were among the passen
gers. "liAEOH VrORLD.
Building cdntr.actoi's and union brick
layers adjusted their differences at
Chicago by signing an agreement for
one year,.
A conference of governments for the
protection of workers against accidents
has been called to meet in Switzerland
uext May.
In 1904 the free delivery mall carrier
system of the United States employed
20,761. persons in towns and cities and
24.56G on rural routes.
Over the matter of a half holiday on
Saturday, 8500 carpenters and 3500
bricklayers are in a deadlock with
their employers at Chicago.
The Boot and Shoe Workers' Inter
national Union expended during 1004
$17,277.67 for strike benefits and ?88,
029.52 for sick and death benefits.
The smallest international union in
the country is the National Chemical
Plumbers and Lead- Burners' Union.
There are about 250 men in the busi
ness in this country.
The Michigan State Butchers' Asso
ciation will 'endeavor to have a law
passed for the examining and licensing
of butchers,- and also a law for the Sun
day closing of butcher shops.
Organized Labor, of San Francisco,
a newspaper published in the interest
of working men and women, declares
that in many parts of Californa farm
hands work fourteen hours a day.
The cigarmakers' unions of Ohio
have notified their representatives in
Congress that they, are opposed to the
lowering of the tariff on cigars coming
to this country from the Philippine
Islands. ,
The Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and
Helpers and the Journeymen Horse
shoers' Union, of Pittsburg, have
signed a contract that in the future
will provide that one craft will not in
terfere with the -other in work to be
done.
STORMY CONDITIONS
Worse Troubles Confront Russians
At Home
LABORING PEOPLE STILL RESTLESS
Labor Delegates Representing the
Whole Industrial Popoulation of St
Petersburg Issue Peremptory De-
mads Which the Government is
Almost Certain Not to Grant.
St. Petersburg, By Cable. Black
clouds are again lowering over the in
dustrial situation of Russia. The
strike at Moscow has been resumed on
a large scale, anarchy reigns in the
Caucasus, and at St. Petersburg the
measures which the government ad
vanced to quiet discontent and restore
good relations between masters and
men appear to have failed, with the
probability of causing the storm to
break anew.
The labor delegates representing
the whole of the industrial population
of St. Petersburg, and who were elect
ed to choose fifty members of the
Schidioski reconciliation commission
met again Thursday and reaffirmed
the resolutions adopted the previous
day, which threatened, in case the
demands are not granted, not only to
refuse to elect labor representatives
to the commission, but to order a re
sumption of v the general strike.
These demands are for the release
of imprisoned workmen and freedom
from arrest, unhampered speech, full
publicity of meetings of the commis
sion, and the abolition of the censor
ship. A practical ultimatum was deliver
ed, calling for an answer today, and
there is little expectation that the
government will grant the condition?
demanded. The strike already has
assumed large proportions here, about
50,000 men being out. Among those
who struck yesterday are the employ
es of the St. Petersburg shops of the
Warsaw Railway. The strike has not
yet extended to the trainmen, but the
leaders may decide to order them
out in order to paralyze one of the
most important railroads in Russia.
New Burden on Railway.
St. Petersburg, By Cable. In a long
dispatch from General Kuropatkin
which was received here, the commander-in-chief
t of the army in Man
churia gives details of various at
tacks by the Japanese during the last
few days, and a dispatch from Mukden
received at midnight, indicates a con
tinuation of the artillerv duel: hut
neither report throws any light upon
tne rumored intention of General Ku-
ropatkin to withdraw northward,
which has been the gossip of St. Pe
tersburg for the past two days. A
private dispatcil received last nieht
concludes withHhis significant sen
tence: "Within two .weeks von mav
expect great events.''"
The Siberian Railwav. whinh ia he-
ing worked to" its full caDacitv bv
purely military traffic, is about to
have a further burden imposed upon
it namely, that of feeding the resi
dent non-combatant nonulation. The
stocks of provisions in Siberia were
not as large as usual at the beginning
of the winter and are now. run low.
The government has been informed
that provisions must be imported by
tne railroad or that the towns will be
face to face with famine within a
fortnight. This will necessitate some
delay in the forwarding of military
supplies, which are sorely needed at
the present moment."
No Tobacco Trust Investigation.
Washington, Special. No action will
be taken by the House at this session
on the Kehoe resolution for an investi
gation of the "tobacco trust.'? Repre
sentative Smith, of Kentucky, who was
delegated by the judiciary committee
to consult the Attorney General on the
subject, has found it impossible to ar
range a satisfoctory interview, and ex
pressed the opinion that with the steel
trust and Standard Oil investigation,
the Department of Commerce and La
bor will be running to its full capacity
during the summer.
To Prim Boll Weevil Literature.
Washington, Special.The President
sent to Congress an elaboration of an
agricultural bulletin published a year
ago, and containing the observations
for 1904, relating to the boll weevil. It
was sent to Congress in order to have it
printed for general distribution in Tex
as, Louisiana and other cotton-growing
States.
Exiled Negro Sues the City.
Lynchburg, Va., Special. Suit was
instituted in the clerk's- office of the
Federal Circuit Court here by Rev.
Richard Jones, colored, against the city
of Roanoke for $30,000, and another
against Mayor Cutchin and City Ser
geant J. A. Manuel, who are sued as
individuals and not as officials, for $20,
000. Jones is the colored Baptist prea
cher who was charged with preaching
an inflammatory sermon in Roanoke
shortly after the terrible assault a
year ago on Mrs. Shields by a negro,
and who was afterwards forced to flee
from a mob, and has 'since been
residing in Pennsylvania.
Suit to Oust Standard Oil Co.
Topeka Kan., Special. It developed
that suit has been brought by Attorney
General Coleman for the appointment
of a receiver and to oust the Standard
Oil Company from Kansas. It was at
first erroneously stated that the action
was simply against the Praiyie Oil and
Gas Company, operating auxiliary ci
the Standard in the West. The sherit
has served a summons on the Standarc
Oil Company's agent at Kansas City,
Kansas.
BOND MATTER FINALLY SETTLED
The Committee and the Bondholders
Jointly Agree on $215,864.
Late Wednesday afternoon an agree
ment was reached as to the settlement;
of the South Dakota bond matter, and'
the legislative committee perpared the'
following report, which was submitted'
at night: -
"The committee to which was refer
red .the South Dakota Judgment and:
the Schafer bonds, to carefully con
sider the same and make recommenda
tion, report:
"1st. . That the Governor, with the-1
approval of the council of State, be di
rected to settle the South Dakota judg
ment in the manner deemed by them;
best to protect the State's interest.
. "2nd. After careful consideration of
the bonded indebtedness known as the
Schafer Brothers bonds, being 242, of
$1,000 each, with interest for 29 years,
and after consultation with the attor
neys .of the bondholders, the commit
tee unanimously recommend that the
State pay the bondholders $892 per
bond, amounting to $215,864, which is
$447,216 less than the principal and in
terest, $179,136 less than the first prop
osition sugested by the bondholders to
the Governor and $26,136 less than the
ultimatum they offered. The $215,864
recommended by the committee, and
accepted by the bondholders, is based
(though less) on the settlement of 1879
allowing 25 cents on the dollar and in
terest for two years, with interest- on
the deferred coupons, this being in
strict accord with the debt settlement
of 1879, and the Democratic platform
We believe this settlement both hon
est and just, and recommended that the
Legislature accept and approve it"
In the House a bill prepared by the
Governor, . council of State and joint
legislative committee was introduced
and passed, first reading, authorizing
the payment of $215,864 in full settle
ment of the outstanding bonds held
against the State by Schafer Brothers,
of New York. The bill also provided
the payment by a 4 per cent, 8-year
bond issue in the above amount The
settlement of the South Dakota judg
ment for $27,400 is left with the Gov
ernor, the Treasurer being instructed
to pay a warrant drawn for the same.
The terms of settlement were unani
mously agreed upon by the represen
tatives of the bondholders and the
General Assembly. -
Omnibus Appropriation Bill.
Wednesday evening the appropria
tions committee had their last session
and completed the omnibus appropria
tion bill. It is long, but is carefully
summarized as follows: For deaf and
dumb, $42,000, with $5,000 for extras
(all other appropriations revoked) ;
School for Deaf, Dumb and Blind, $60,
000, with $7,500 extra; State Hospital
at Raleigh, $75,000, with $3,000 for
lights and water, $8,000 for berths, $6,
000 for repairs, $1,835 to pay debt,
$40,000 for new buildings, half this
year and half next year; State Hospi
tal at Morganton, $135,000, with $60,
000 for berths and $5,000 for amuse
ment hall; State Hospital at Golds
boro, $58,000, with $4,000 for boilers
and spur track, $25,000 for new- build
ings; Soldiers' Home, $15,000, with
$5,000 for new buildings; Agricultur
al and"- Mechanical College, $25,000,
with $5,000 for textile machinery;
State University, $45,000, with $50,000
Cor chemical laboratory and biological
laboratory; Cullowhee Normal and In
dustrial School, $3,000, with $30,000
Eor equipment and1 heating; State Nor
mal and Industrial, of Greensboro, $40,
000 with $10,000 to replace burned
buildings, $5,000 for connecting cen
tral heating plant and $80,000 to pay
debt incurred in replacing burned
buildings; Agricultural and Mechani
cal College (colored), at Greensboro,
$7,500 with $7,5dO for dormitory and
sewerage connections; Appalachian
Training Schools for Teachers, $2,500,
with $4,000 for new buildings whenever
the trustees of the Watauga-Academy
convey buildings, grounds and proper
ty in fee simple, abstracts and free
from incumbrance. .
Situation Unchanged.
Mukden, By Cable. The Russians
have seized the head of the bridge
across the Shakhe river in the center
of the Japanese lines, assisted by artil
lery firing of particular energy from
Putiloff Hill and Novgorod Hill. Ten
determined attacks opposite Yansing
tung and wes of Vanupudzi were all
repulsed with heavy losses. The situ
ation on the Russian left flank is un
changed. 20 Soldiers' Remains Found.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Speeial.- In re
moving a hill in the eastern part of
the city to supply dirt for the ap
proaches of a viaduct, workmen have
during the past two days unearthed
20 skeletons, supposed to be the re
mains .of Federal soldiers. Brass but
tons bearing the insignia of the Union
forces were found near the skeletons.
It is the general opinion that the re
mains are those , of soldiers killed in
the desperate assaults on Missionary
Ridge, .and who were hastily buried
in trenches, being forgotten Luring,
the subsequent severe battlesbf the'
campaign in this vicinity.
Artillery Fire Tremendous.
Sachetun, Manchuria, By Cable.
The Japanese opened a tremendous
fire with field and siege guns against
Poutiloff (Lone Tree Hill). Columns
of white smoke envelope the hill onj
two sides. The bombardment of the
right flank continues. The artillery
continues along the whole front of 100
miles. The eastern detachments near
Kondayu has repulsed the Japanese
attack. The Japanese have also been
driven in from Tunsilai Pass and?
from the vicinity of Gauto Pass.