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Sylvan Valley News Our County—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper. MINER & I’.HEKSE. BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N. C., FRIDAY, FKHl.’UARY 2(i. 1004. VOL. IX—NO. 0 Dunns Rock Lodge No. 267 A. F. ^ M. Meets Friday on <*i‘ before the full •noon in each in<»nlli. at 2 p. m. \ isit- jnjr Masons atv t'ordially invited to meet with us. sptly WxM. .Maxwell, Srr\/. Brevard Telephone Exchange. uori;s: Daily—7 ft. ni. to 10 p. ni. Sunday—S to :<» a. in.. 4 to (> j). ni. Central ()Ili»*e Coonei- lilo(*k. Professioncl Cards. W. A. GASH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Rooms 7 & 8, McMinn SId’g, Brevard, N. C. W. B. DUCKWORTH, ATTORiNEY AT-LAV/. Investigation of Land Titles a Specialty. Uooms I and l2. ri<*k«*lsinief Uuildiny. ZACHARY &. BREESE ATTO RN E YS-AT-LA W Offices in Mchlinn Block, Brevard, N. C. WELCH GALLOWAY, ATTORNEY-AT LAW. i'faciioes in all the r<nirts Rooms 9 and 10 McMinn Block, Brevard, N. C. MiscsI!an,ecBr. Dr. H. H. CARSON Surgeon Dentist ()lli tiViT HKNI>Ki:S()NVIl.l.i:. N c. S:ili>liK‘tioii (;u:iraiiti c<i in u:l ()iicnitioiis C. C. KXPATRJCK, GONTRACTOR BOiLOEB. Room 13, Mc^ inn Block, Brevard, N. C. Ilstirnatfs yiv«*n on :iil kinds of woi-1- in the bmldini:- iin-‘. T. L. CLARKE, aGlor, I Mans and speeilici'.tions on all kind? of i>uildin”' work. T. B. CPJ\P^Y, Contractor for All Kints of Brick Work. (VMnenl \Vork. 1'hi^l 'i-iiiu. !Vhbk‘- dash and rkOUj»-ii ('jistini:’ a S]>c(‘ia!ty. BREVARD. N C. G* W. Summey—Carpenter lit'st of rt‘C‘oniniond:itions- tiis work. Jobs in or out of lown acirptc'd. All work i.>uarantf(.-d. Japan and Russia. Concise Statement of Events Which Have Led up to tlie Present War. 18(50—Russia annexes extreuH* other ports, besides a neutrjil eastern pai’lof Alanciinria, tbus zone on both sides of tiie Yalu securini^ the port of Vladivos toclv. river. October 30 — Reocnpation of IHSI—Russia oc*cu])ies more Mukden by Rus.sia is i-ejiorted. Mancliurian teriitory. December Japanesedietopens 18:%) — Russ.an colonies estab- tbe 10th and the "ov'ernment is lislu'd in Manchuria. censured for the inade(puicy <ji 18!t]—Czar Nicholas III. issues its inc'asures. a r sc ipt for the building of the i December 17—Russia makes trails Siberian railroad. ISiij—Treaty of Shimonoseki. i excludes Japan altojrether from making peace between China and , Manchurian question. Japan. France. Germany and j December IM—Russia is asked Russia comp<3l Japan to withdraw ; to re consider its r(?ply her claims as to portions of the Einerg<Micy ordinance is issued Lioatuiig peninsula, and Japan in Japan, giviiiii- the government yields to superior force. : unlimited ci-edit. 181)0—Private treaty between | Decemb(‘r Hi)—High court ol China and Russia, the latter with tlie empiM-or in French legation at Seoul. The Chinei^e stenmer Fu Ping was tired on by Russians at Port Ar thur and thi'ee Chinese were wounded. Feb. 12- Four Russian cruis ers shelled two Jai)anese mer chant steamers otf the coast of Herunshi, sinking one, the other escaping. I’he Russian tor])edo transpoit Yenisei was blown u]) by th(i explosion of a mine al Port Arthur and four officer': and ninety-one seamen were lost. Feb. 1/j The Japam'se land(*d ()00 trooj)s near T;illien Wan. where 410 of them were sabei‘(!cl hy Russian (Cossacks, and the re LOW RATES TO Cisiifornia and the NOR.THWEST! ie})lj- to Japan s la.st note, but it maindei' succ(MMled in <jfettin«’ to promising to defend China against the world; Manchui'ian railway agreement perfected. I'^DT—Germany gi^ts posses sion of Kiau-Chou; Russia takes the opportunity to seize Port Arthur and T:Ui(,“n-wan. 1900-i]()xer reb«*llioii gives further oi)[)oiM unity to Russ.a to fasten iifi grip on Alanchuria. ]!);)! L’rolests by *J;' ,n and other p(»wers to Rus.sian en croachments on Clihu'se terri tory. l‘>Oi’—Ti‘(‘aty of alliance be twtM'u (Ji (‘at Britain and Japan i.^ signed January oO. (Jhina-Rus the chai r. the ships' (tover. Jap.in appeal ed to the United States to secure th(i reh?as<* (if 400 .Taiwanese pris oners at Port Arthur. Viceroy AU;xi(‘lT It'ft Port Arthur and I’e moved his headquarters to Har bin. Feb. 14-St. Petersburg otH cially admitted that a large ,iap Admiral Togo is put fanese army had b«'eu landed on TEXAS^l PAC’RC > T.A5LWAY in command of tin* th'et: he capt- ui'(h1 th(‘Taku forts in 11)00. 11)04—J:in. ”)—Japan sends tip.jil note to Russia, intimating thiit lier demands must be acceded to jr wii- uili rt'sult. J;inuary 8- R(n'i<‘w of t*oops is hold at Tokio and great (uilhu siasm is shown. .lanuary 1.“)-Russia d(4ays an swer and Japan shows impa I iencr. Jajiuary )U) -Minister ICuriru) makes iiuiuiries at St. Peters l)ur,ii- as to wIkmi a I'eply to .Ja pati's last nott* may be expec ed February M— Russia's I'eply i: siuii 11 ..■aty si-ncl April H f.)i' the is facto) y. J. O. DERMID, \VMt<?h'*s and .k‘wc li-y for salt*. Fin»' Watch Jind ('lock irn.-iirln>;'. All \Vo»‘k uuaranteed. West .Main st. A. C. NORTON, Practical Boot and Shoemaker Harness Work a sjiocialiy. West Main Street near Caldwell. The JEthelwold iii-evard’s New' Hotel—Moiliirn Ap- pointmentsOpen all the y(.*ar. 'I'h^ontvonagi' cif tlie ti'avelinjr ))ublic sinnniur tourists is sidic;ite<i. evacuation : f Manchuria by Rus sia, and dt'claring the province :o bt‘ an intogral part of Chin:i. China's comna(*rcial treaty with 'lr<‘!it Hritain signed SepttMii- bi*r lliOo - liussia fails to ke('p [)h*d:;e to fvacuate Manciiuria. :ind .'vpi'il 1*0 d(^mands now condi rionsas to tiie carrying out of the Man;:hurian treaty. June—Japan and the Uiiit(Ml States obj‘‘ct to tlie new condi tions, and Russia bt'gins move ments on the Yahi i-iver under pretense of taking u[> timber con cessions. l>roves unsat l\*bruary T)—Haron de lvos<>n. Riissian minist'L‘r. is notilied ai ToU’iothat .j'apan intt'iids to sev »*r diplomatic relatiijns \\ itti Rus sia. l-\‘bi-uary <> - Minislt'r Kurino. Japjinese envoy, (U'lnands his pass[>oi'ts at St. I’t'torsbui'g ami i‘eceivt:-s them, and H:iron de Ro Si‘11 is notified to(iuit Tokio. February 8-Jai)an declares she will tal:e military and naval ste{)s to [)ro;ect her interests in the e; st. Feb. 9—Japan transports guar ded by warshi})s, began landin.i; July—Jai)an protests and ])res-j troops in Korea. TIk? Jaj>am'Sf' ses Korea to open the pt>rt of hl(‘et attacU'ed the Russian fleet al Wiju to foreign trade, Great ' L^)rt Arthur and tor[)edoed tv*o Britain and tht? United Slates concui-ring in tiie demand. Pav- lotf, Russian minister ’ to Kore::, makes threats. August— Japan proposes a mo dus vivendi the ll’th. and negoti ations ai'e opened. Japan i)ress es Russia for fultilment of all treaty conditions. battle ships and a ci’uisor. The* Russian losses were fifteen killed and seventy-four wounded. The Japanese thM>t was uninjured. Feb. 10—The Japanese troops blow up a bridge on the Manchu rian railway, killing thirty Rus sians. The Mikado’s tioops en tered Korea in force, transports September—Russia gives new i being guarded by warships. The ])lodge that, New Chwang and Jjipjmese fleet engaged the Rus Mukden would be evacuated Oc >ian .sciuadron at Chemulpo and tober 8, but later demands gi-ants ^ disabled two vessels. Opo. Court House. lirevard. N.C. FOR SALEr"' Bargain in Real Estate* I will sell the followin<:- real estate i on reasonable terins -natneiy. ojie-halfi Russia in Manchuria, but W-ants , halance in one and two years. Qhi^ese sovereignty unhnpaired. for landing places and military post stations, and Japan evinces resentment, October 8—China signs com mercial treaties with Japan and the United States. October 15—Japan agrees to recoijn ze dominant interests of Feb. 11—Secretary Hay issued a declaration of neutrality. Most of the other great powers are ex pected to do likewise. The Jap anese cai>tured live commercial steamers belonging to Russia, in Korean waters. The czar was cheered at church service at St. One six-room house with outbuildin on one acre lot. One live-i-oom house with outbuildiniifs on 2A acre lot. Price very low foi- property l.yino- in town. Apply to T. 13. CllAllY. Manchurian soil, and that the Russi.ins were yet unable to kei,rj. t!io invadei's bjtck'. Feb. 10 Admiral Alexietf ofH cially notified St. Petersburg oi the foliowing losses to 1 he Rus sians: liattU^ ships Rel\iznn. '/ztirevitch and Pilta,va. disableit at Poi-t Arthur by Jai)anese tor p(‘does: armored cruis(‘i‘ liozai in ;lisabl(Ml by Japam;so iifi‘ at Pori Arthur; cruis^M’s Pallada. Novil Askald and Diana, disabled al Port Arthur; tirst class armored •'•ruiser \"ariag and torp'.'do gm» vess('l Karietz d<:’stroy(*d by Jap aiu'se al (Jhemulpo; fivt* mer- c;hanl vessels ca[>tured by Japan ose llei't. Ft'b 17 -Russia mass(Hl tliou sands of troops in Maiuthuria ind they ain; scattered along the i)anksof tlu^ Yalu. Tiio Russians ai*e chargt'd with cru(*lty to pris oncM's of war and to Japanese wo men and childinni in Port ^Vrtiiur. St. iV'tersburg ofUcially deni«*(. that the i-zar noeds mor.* money lo prosetMite th(? war. Ftib. is Russia has lo^t 94l’ men in tights and accidents iii the Far K ist since the v.’ar began Tiie total Japanese losses are es timated to have been less than ."iO. Feb. 19- Port Arthur is beseig- ed by the Jajianese* both by land and sea. Viceroy Ak'xietf and stalV have loit tho Russian (^iljt)!- altei- to its fate and it is though! the Jai>anese tlag will tly above the fortr'ss there The czar faces two wars and must not only tight the Japanese, but placate domesti J foes nearer home. Feb. I’O -Thousands of Ja|)an- ese and Russians face each other along the banks of th(^ Y^alu in the vicinity of Y'alu and the lirst great .and b:ittle of the war is hourly expect'd. The outbreak of hostilities found the Japs I’eady, while the Russians were unprepai’ed. As a result more than half the Rus sian navy in the Far East was destroyed or disabled in the first four days. To be exact Russia lost, either disabled or destroyed, 4 battle ships, 4 armored cruisers, 2 sec- \\ ill s(*ll daily l((“tu’een .Soptfinbfr loth and XuvendtiM-.'{Otli. JDO.’!, colonist tick‘i> to j>oiiiLs in LVashington, Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Jtrizona and JVcuj , short qiiM-k lui.ru !x*i liiiiii”' <-liiiii-CHis. Kori\itis, in;i[s;i;i(l I'li'l tioii UTite to F. E. Clffl, W. T. SEDERS , TravoliiiLf A<jrt. (ieii. ATLA.NT.N. (4A. i -c{ I. .1^- h MORGAN WORKS Spcrtonburg, SASH DOORS nijXDS s. c. KOrcH DIJHSSJ-:)) Iron work and ca'-tiiiixs ♦-very (l<‘<(,‘ri{»tion. Hstiniates I'm pr()mi)tly on all work. V/in. ftV JONES, Fres. £ntj Trs?!'. J. A. miimi Supf. BREVARD Machine Why s(‘nd your mone.y !)' < ..d wiien you can get lowei’ [•ru es at hoijKj lor Turned Columns and all oth('r turned worlc. Door and Wiiidcw Fra«je!> mantels and all similar njachine work. Call and see me beforo sending orders away. Very truly, Kilpatrick’s & King, J. M. KILl’ATiUCK, Manager. Petersburg. Feb. 11- A second naval battle j ond class cruisers, 1 gunboatand It also demands recognition of takes place ofT Port Arthur and i 1 torpedo transport. Japanese influence in Koraa and both fleets were injured. The the opening of Yongampho and I Korean ruler took refuge in the The Russians lost in guns put Continued on pcKje <V. Galloway, Duckworth & Oo., REAL ESTATE DEALEiS, Rooms 3 and4, McMinn Block, Brevard, N. C. Iiuy and sell all kinds of Heal Estato, (.’ollect rents, and attend to prop erty when owner is absent. Farming and Timber Lands a Sp£elail|. The Sylvan Valley News oflk*e for blanks of all kinds. s
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