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T CAUCASIAN. VOL. XX RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18. IW04. NO. 7. A JAPANESE-RUSSIAN FIGHT 3rave Stand Made Bv Russian Ships ! That ttnt nf.wn ! THEY GALLANTLY WENT TO DEATH VIth Bands Playing and Fleets J Cheering; the Kuelans laced the linemy In Prop.-ct of Certain Death. Nagasa ! i , By Cable. The vessel 3 fcompri.dr.g the Japanese fleet which ettaf-k'l, and destroyed the Russian jtrui.r Varigan tind Korictz at Chein- f . fclpo on the 8th inst. were the cruisers I kaniwa, Akachiho. Akashl, Soma, an 1 ! Io-K lr.t-up feelings into a wildly en . . , ... . . it .n.siastie celebration of victory. It the Aai. .la par, 4.1 not bne a m?n. J V,0H Manila; lj(ivmihh and Santiago J The survivor from the Vanag an 1 ; nights duplicated, with an Oriental the Kori-tz, the Hi..--in:i cruisers that ! setting. were Mini: l.v the .fa panose lleet l liurrv Orders at Cclon, fchemuip.j 1-k t Tuesday. s?till remain on i r board the lii itisti cruiser Talbot, t'ie I ttolian cruised Elba and the French I cr:ii.s":- Pascal. I I The situation la be--oiin: acute a 3 1 the Japanese have twi - made demands jDti the commanders of the three for eign vessels that the Russians be sur- 'rendered as prisoners of war. The cap- J "tain of the Talbot, being the senior ! i , , I fwival officer, each time replied that he j was awaiting instructions from his j f government. None cf the Russians is j nn hoard the American gun-boat Vicks- i whose commander considers that 1 to'ORMOSA JIAP OF TJIK SCK.Xi: Ob1 HOSTILITIES the Japanese are tight in their de mand, as the Russians took advantage of the ciemency of the Japanese in returning to the harbor, th?n taking refuge on the foreign vessels and re fusing to surrender, whereas the Jap anese fleet refrained from sinking them in the open sea as they could l ave done. A magnificent episode iu the battle was the second sortie of the two Rus sian cruisers. With bands playing the rational anthem, the international fleet loudly cheering the bravery and gallantry of the Russians, the Yariag i and Koreitz faced the Japanese fleet in what was certain death. The posi- tions of the wreck appear to be such ! a. . .. ... . . I mat u win ::-e ca,y to recover me . guns. The Rus;.!n loes were one ! officer and 40 mn killed and 4H ! wounded- i - Two Killed; Seventy fiv? Injured. Cumberland. Md.. Special. Two per sons were killed an 1 about 73 injured, I 25 of whom were trior.sly hint, in a! trolley car accident in Fror.tburg Sun- ; day. The car ran sway, on a steep j grade and crashed into a telephone ; poie. ine ueau are. jonn u.uig.-i. oi Midland; J. J. Ross, of Laconiag. rr a . f Gorman's Challenge. Washington, Special. In the report I tin me naai ufiji uiu iu.inii uiii n-auc t to the House by Chairman Foss, of the ! naval affairs commit zee, the gauntlet j thrown down by Senator Gorman m ! on the naval appropriation bill made ; lii3 announced policy of internal im- provements in place of naval construe- tion, is taken up with vigor. The re- port says: "If we judge public sentiment aright It is m favor of t.-e conanuance of the policy of building up th- navy. If we stopped now we would be left and behind the leading countries of the world. - "The America" pco; t i . i . -. : . r: o on tfilS , hem.sphere, nor i"c; th--Sr interests i on the other." i,8oo Repo??-d Killed. Nagasaki, By Cab'e. Six Norwegian trteamers charieied by a Russian naval contractor have bM.n captured. The vessels are the Lena. Activ. Sentis, Seirstadt, Argo ci.a Herrois. They carried coal corscei. The Hermis ar rived here Sunday and under convoy of a cruiser. It is rumored that 1,800 Japanese soldiers hove been killed, presumably by trie .v'ii-kjn? of tutrans- jort. Disturbances ar renortea in j- 1, Ml I ! M AN CM UB1 SJ, fW : M : ! fFOOCHOw Toklo Celebrates Victory Tokio, By Cable. The night cele bration far excelled that of the flay in noisy enthusiasm. Many impromptu processions of thousands of men were formed nn.l paraded through the prin cipal streets, and surged about the puhlic buildings and the palace, carrying- banners and cheering wildly. The Rus'siari legation was dark and silent No unfriendly demonstration was mafic there by the immense crowd constantly passing it, but Baron De Rosen's associates plainly heard the din and noise of the triumphant people. Rand?, drums and horns added volume to the cheers of t"-e noisy populace. Every reveller carrie i a lantern. Hag or transparency. The people have iKeii restrained and calm for bo many months that they are pouring out their Colon, 15y Cable. Hurry orders were re.ened vesterday to embark a bat talion of marines on the Prairie. A special train left Colon this morn ing and returned at noon with the 450 marines who were encamped at Bas Obispo station on the Panama rail roai. The Prairie's boats were kept busy all day embarking the camp fittings, baggage, stores, etc.. and this task is 1;oL vet finisher Major Lucas will f'ommand the battalion and the Prairie win Knil ,m(lf.r .paled orders. It tas Raked out here that the marines are dostimd for Santo Domingo. Only about 100 marines now remain at Bas Obispo. BETWEEN JAPAN AND RUSSIA. London, By Cable.-The Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph and other papers , U t oq publish dispatches from Tokio, Naga- o im action on murium ubai uc saki and Shanghai, reporting tho de- h yPcn a time for voting on the struct ion of three Russian cruisers treaty, and it was determined that by mines or torpedoes In Tsugarl h date should be on or before Feb Straits. The Daily Mall, which at fniary 23. first described the news- as official, j The Senate was in executive session in a telegram says the report still f0i more than four hours, and after lacks absolute confirmation. In the j fW at-reement to vote on the treaty absence of confirmation the reports I , ,," . , , are generally discredited. 1 h? rl teen reached nearly the entIre times A statement that China will main- I devoted to general discussion of tain neutrality is published in Pokin. th encroachments of the Senate and It is reported from Tien Tsin that j all foreigners and civilians have been : . . J .1 Tl,, t 1 It- u uiu iu ru.t " also reported that the Siberian rail- road has been wrecked in six place.?, covering a distance of seventy miles. New Steamship Service. Boston, Special. Announcement was made that a new steamship service haj been inaugurated between the Mediter ranean ports and this city. The steam ers of the new line are all under Italian regis trj'. On their outward trips they will not load here, but will proceed to New Orleans and Galveston, where they wm oad cott0n, provisions and general ; meichandise for Mediterranean ports. Judee Brewster Dead. Danbury, Conn., -Judge Ly man Denison Brewster, a Jurist of na- mnu ueuiauu Biewsi tional reputation, is 5u tMg u Sunday, ' dead at his home He was a charter "inner or uie American xur I tion. From 1890 until the beginning of ; the present year he was chairman of ; the committee on uniform State laws. Th unif divorce aw wWch is : ' . , i expected will be adopted by nearly ; every State in the Union, was drafted J by Judge Brewster. He was associated ' with .losenh H. f hnate. now United ! States ambasasdor to England, in breaking the will of the late Samuel J. I Tilden. Turks Attacked. Berlin, By Cable. The Frankfurter Zeitung Salonica corespondent tele graphs that a Bulgarian band, num bering 100, has been attacked at Dcbumbala by Turkish frontier guards, who were reinforced by two companies of infantry. The battle, th correspon dsnt adds, lasted a long time and the Bulgarians fled at night, leaving twelve dead on the field. The Turkish loss was one. man kiled and two wounded, CONGRFSSIOVAL PROCEEDINGS Int the Nation's Lawmakers Ar Do'nj; Day By Day. Sp.-ak- r Takes tho Bit. ;"; caker ( Friday took the bit ii Ms teeth anJ laa completely away with ranct.kkd l.-xlslative precedent In the House. In -Mentally he broke all p.cvlous reiordA in the dispatch of pri- att pension bilis. Under his guidance "-i ,.f these measures of relief received th favorable consideration of the com mittee of the wr-'c- and passage by the l.( iitO in th'i short space of loo min is: s. Ne.rJv the whole of this time, hewevfr, was consumed in committee of the whole. The House passed the bills '"en bloc under unanimous con-S'.-nt:, which-the Speaker himself asked for. About half of the bills were dis posed of under thi3 request those without amendment. When objection was temporarily made the Speaker plainly showed his displeasure by drag ging the proceedings. The objection was withdrawn when th" remaining biHo were declared pass ed without even the formality of hay ing the clerk read their numbers. Mr. Finley, of South Carolina, was the ob jector. He made the statement that he did not consider this mode of procedure proner for a legislative body. 'The objection is perfectly proper," replied Speaker Cannon. "This method of procedure could only be done by unanimous consent, and the chair haa been very careful, and it is quite with in the power of any member to ob ject." Then, -with a note of disappointment in his voice, he concluded: "Objection is mode. The clerk will report the first bill." The first bill contained an amend ment, and when the clerk announced that fact, the Speaker inquired face tiously: "Does the gentleman from Carolina desire to hear the amendment read?" "Oh, no," replied Mr. Finley. "Well," continued the Speaker, "the gentleman does not know what the na ture of the amendment is. Neither does the chair." lie then insisted on the reading of the entire amendment and, when this was done, his announcement of the third reading and passage of this bill was noticeably slow. In the meantime Chairman Loudonslager, of the pen sion committee, and several of Mr. Finfey's Democratic colleagues went to his seat to remonstrate with, him for the objection. When a fresh request fcr unanimous consent was made no objection was offered. Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, made what he declared, with some heat, was his last attempt to get a day set for the consideration of the bill creating a joint, commission to consider the ques tion of ship subsidy. His request was that this measure be made a special order for Feb. 20. Several objections had been made and withdrawn. Mr. Hardwlck, of Georgia, objected because Mr. Bartlett, his colleague, had objected when "the request was made previously and wr.s not in his seat at the time. The Senate will vote on the Panama Canal treaty on some day between February 15 and 23. An agreement -was reached in executive session today the President on. each other's preroga. tiv0 i;nder the constitution. Senator Teller opened the debate on v . . , 1 . . i this snoject. In a speecn lasting mote ? than two hours, and fined with inci j dents where the Senate has interfered -with the President in regard to making Federal appointments, he aroused a ii umber of the Republican leaders to the defense of President Roosevelt Some of the -Republicans agreed that there had been many encroachments by the White house upon the rights of the Senate. The political phases of the debate were finaly eliminated, with the result that several administrations were discussed and brought under the ban of disapproval. The first was un oer the Cleveland administration. In which it was said that the President used, undue influence for the repeal ot tho purchasing clause of the Sherman act. President McKinley's influence upon Republican members of the Sen ate for the ratification of the Par.3 treaty and President Roosevelt's pressure in bringing about the ratifica tion of the Cuban treaty, and also the influence he has brought to bear looking to the ratification of the Pan ama Canal treaty, were cited as in stances in which the Senate has not been left free to deal with these topics according to individual judgment. The criticism was not alone of tne aamin istration. and several Senators, includ ing Messrs. Spooner, Allison, Dubois. Gallinger and Piatt, agreeing that the Senate had often Insisted upon the ap pointment of certain men for execu tive positions against the wish of the Presidents mentioned. BOTH HOUSES ADJOURN. Both houses of Congress adjourned on Tuesday immediately upon the announcement of the death of Sena tor Hanna, No business was trans acted in either house. The usual committees to attend the funeral were appointed. The flags on the capital are at half-mast, and will re main so until after the funeral. The desk of Senator Hanna In the Senate chamber is draped In mourning and will remain so until after he is bur ied. . ' ' ' " "' M. A. HANNA IS DEAD His Death Was Feacefo! aod Without Tain ALLOF HIS FAMILY AT HIS BEDSIDE A Public Funeral In the Senate Chamber Will Be Held at Noon Wednesday. Washington, Special. Marcus A. Hanna, United States Senator from Ohio, and one of the foremost figures in American public life, died Monday -evening in his apartments at the Ar lington Hotel at 6:40 p. m., of typhoid ft-ver, after an illness of two weeks. He passed away peacefully and without pain, after being unconscious at 3 a. nr., at which time the first of a series of sinking spells came on, from the tast of which he never rallied. All the members of the family, with one or two exceptions, were at the bedside when the end came. They were: Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hanna, Mr. and Mrs. McCormick, Mr. and Mrs. Persons, Miss Phelps, M. H. Hanna and Mr. Dover. During the last hours life was kept in his body by the use of the most powerful stimulants. HON. MARCUS A. HANNA. Mrs. Senator Hanna was not at the bedside when the end came. She had been ill with a severe headache and a short time before had been given a narcotic and she then went to bed. Drs. Osier and Carter -ind two nurses were at the bedside when the end came. Senator Hanna's death followed a sinking spell that lasted 10 minutes, beginning at 6:30. A public funeral in the Senate cham ber was held at noon Wednesday. The funeral will be held in Cleveland Friday. Senator Hanna's fatal illness, iu the beginning, dates back nearly two months. About the middle December he informed his friends that he did not feel quite well, but declined to take a period of rest. A month later Mr. Han na visited Columbus during the session of the Legislature, when he was re elected Senator, and on returning to Washington was taken ill January 19. His trouble was diagnosed as grip. It was not until February 3 that his ill ness assumed a serious form. On Fri day last tho Senator was seized with a chill, from which he rallied only to lose ground again slowly until the end. SKETCH OF SENATOR HANNA. Marcus Alonzo Hanna, of Cleveland Ohio., was born in New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana county. Ohio, September 24, 1837; removed with hi3 father's family to Cleveland in 1852; was educated in the common schools of that city and the Western Reserve College, Hudson, Ohio: was engaged as an employe in the wholesale grocery house of Hanna. Garriston & Co., his father being senior member of the firm; his father died in 1862 and he represented that interest in the firm until 1867, when the business was closed up; then became a member of the firm of Rhodes & Co., engaged in the iron and coal business; at the ex piration of ten years the title of this firm was changed to M. S. Hanna & Co.. which still exists; has been iden tified with lake carrying business, being interested in vessels on the lakes and in the construction of such ves sels; is president of the Union Nation al Bank, of Cleveland; president of tht Cleveland City Railway Company; was director of the Union Pacific Railway Company in 1885, by appointment of President Cleveland; was a delegate tc the national Republican conventions of 1884, 1888 and 1896; was elected chairman of the national Republican committee in 1896, and still held that position to the time of his death; was apnointed to the United States Senate by Gov. Bushness, March 5. 1897, to nil the vacancy caused by the retire ment of Hon. John Sherman, who re signed to accept the position of Secre tary of State in President McKinley's cabinet: took his seat March 5, 1897; in January, 1898, he was elected for the short term ending March 3, 1899, and also for the succeeding full term. His term of service would have ended March 3. 1905 and he had recently been re-elected for six years more. Baltimore Still Rallies. There is some disappointment, espe cially among business men who have valuable property buried under the ruins, over the determination not to send federal troops here to police the fire district, but Governor Edwin War field is firm In his lnsistance that the soldiers are not needed. Many laborers were paid off Satur day as usual. Others had to wait on account of the difficulty of getting cash. ' " H$ WILL KEEP NEUTRAL Decision of Car Government Co Japanese-Sussian War. SECY HAY MALES SUGGESTIONS He Recommends to the Power That China L'e Accorded the Claim of Perfect Neutrality This Will Aid Japan. Washington, Special. "To Russia and Japan the Washington government suggests the propriety of limiting hos tilities within as small an art a pes. sible and of respecting the neutrality and administration entity of China, that China may be free from disturb ance and foreign interests there from menace." This the Associated Press is enabled to give as tho substance of the noto addressed by Secretary Hay on Feb. 10 to the St. Petersburg and Toki gov ernments. On Feb. 8 in a note to Ger many. Great Britain and France. Mr. Hay invited these powers concurrently to address Russia and Japan with the same suggestion, and on Feb. 11 this Invitation was extended to Italy, Austria-Hungary, the Netherlands, Den mark, Spain and Belgium. Germany was the first to respond with a prompt acceptance of the in vitation and the promise that she im mediately would address the two combatants. Great Britain was heard from next, expressing adherence to the principle laid down in the note, but withholding formal acceptance pending an answer to an inquiry whether the "administra tive entity" of China involved Man churia. Japan was heard from quick ly with the answer that she would act readily on the suggestions of the Unit ed Stales if a similar promise could be obtained from Russia. Italy, Hungary and the Netherlands expressed sympa thy with the idea and promised an an swer after consultation with other powers. There is reason to believe taat Spain and Belgium will also ac cept that invitation. Russia thus far has been silent and the attitude of Fi ance is one of hesitation. This is the situation tonight. Meantime it is learned that Germany is addressing the combatants with a note In substance the same as that of Secretary Hay, Regarding the attitude of Great Britain it Is a matter of regret to the officials here that, as the principle is one for which the British have stood in the past so stalwartly, it should hold up formal acceptance of the invitation un til it has learned further details. On the highest authority it can be stated that there are no details to the note, as it would be manifestly impossible to hope for concurrent action by so many powers upon any but the mor.t general lines. That the officials ot the Washington government could have had in mind the neutrality of Man churia is declared on the face of It to be absurd. Manchuria is recognized by this government with Korea to be the natural theatre of the war, and for that reason, primarily, the suggestion was made that hostilities be restricted. Washington, Special. President Roosevelt Thursday issued a procla mation declaring the neutrality of this government In the Russo-Japanese war. The document, after setting forth the existence of a state of war and that the laws of the United States without interfering with the free ex pression of opinion and sympathy, or with tho open manufacture or sale of arms or munitions of war, neverthe less imposes upon all persons who may be within their territory and jur isdiction the duty of an impartial neu trality during the existence of the con test, proclaims the provisions of the United States' neutrality law, wnich law forbids the acceptance of a com mission to serve either belligerent, or enlisting or hiring or retaining anoth er person in the service of either; fit ting out and arming, or commission ing vessels of war, increasing the force or armament of any vessel of either of the belligerents arriving in United States ports, and setting on foot any military expedition against either belligerent. The proclamation further declares th nfiA of TTnited States waters to prepare for hostile operations a viola- tion of neutrality; that after Feb. 15 there shall be a lapse only of 24 hours between the arrival and departure of warships of the two belligerents from United States ports, and that no war ships shall remain in any port over 24 hours, except for necessary repair. Such shipT shall not be permitted to take in any supplies except provis ions and so much ccal as may be suf ficient to carry the vessel to the near est home port. Tho proclamation further declares the Drlncinles as to the rlgnts or neu- trals at sea contained m the treaty be tween the United States and Russia of 1854 as permanent and i nmutable, as follows: "That free ships make free goods that is to say that the effects of goods belonging to subjects of citizens of a power or state at war are free from capture and confiscation when found on board of neutral vessels, with the exception of articles of contraband of war; that the property of neutrals on board an enemy's vessel Is not subject to confiscation, unless the same bo contraband of war." The proclamation declares that no person within the United States shall take part in the war, and warns ail citizens "that while the free and full expressions of sympathies, in public and private. Is not restricted by the law3 of the United States military forces in aid of either belligerent can not lawfully be organized within their jurisdiction; and that while all persons may lawfully and without restriction, by reason of the aforesaid state of war, manufacture and sell within the Unitevii States arms, amunitions of war and ether articles ordinarily known as 'contraband of war yet thsy cannot carry, such articles upon the high seas for the use or service cf either belligerent. Nor can they trans port soldiers cr officers ot either, or attempt to break any blockade which may be lawfully esta cashed and main- taiiied during the war, without incur- rrife, were taken off safely today. Ai ring the risk of hostile capture, and though tho storm continued to rage, at- j the nsk or nostiie capture, ana though tho storm conunuea w "6. -penalties denounced by the law of t tempts -wiU be made tt sae the ship, ioat in. that behalf J which ies in a fairly good position. ? the nations BALTIMORE RALLIES Desolated City Puts Up a Bold Fijbt Fcr Rebuilding FIRMS GETTING READY TO REOPEN The Property Loss Hardly A Ureal As at I Irst UstimateJ Outside Assistance Appreciated Aut In No Case Asked For and Not Needed. An In.'iuent th.nt !n?pired the whola community with tremendous confidence was the resumption of business by th bankfc, deposits ling meivtd &nl checks honored in tbe usual wiy. It would be difficult to t vjmate the vol ume cf transactions in this rupect, but according to the lead ins bankers It was gratifyincly Iarg in view of ex isting conditions. The knowledge thit Il.ilUmon ter minal facilities are intact and that the grain elevators were not involved In the fiery torna..o also served to pr n.ote a popular conviction that the situation Is not so dark us it has here tofore appeared. Imbed the optimistic feeling is manifestly growing that the calamity, though harrowing in every detail, will pive the city an opportunity to re-adjust Itself on new and more modern plans and that a new city of imposing grandeur is to rise from the ruin3 cf the o!J. The progress which has been mada in the work of clearing the debris from the streets in the burned district seems almost magical. Baltimore street, which ei sunrise was a confused mass of rub bish, is practically clean, and likewise South street, one of the great banking thoroughfare. Hanover street, near where the fire started, was male passa ble for wagons, and Pratt street, a long avenue cf trade, i3 clear of encum brance all the way through. The city engineer's department, the building in spector and the street cleaning depart ment, all worked in conjunction. No attempt was made to do more than to clear the streets from curb to curb, the debris being piled high on the side walks and back of the building line. Many dangerous walls which over hang the streets were pulled down. The most ambitious attempts at razing walls were on Liberty and Lombard streets. At each of these places there are hoisting engines with wire cables, which are fastened to a section of the toppling walls and then wound upon cn the spools. The Hurst building In which the first started was pulled down. All through the financial district preparations are being made to open safes and vaults. Those of the German Bank and the German Fire Insurance Company were opened and the cash and books taken out uninjured. The vault of the Marine Bank was opened and found intact. In no Instance have the content? of any vault been seri ously damaged. The chamber of commerce has been exceedingly active in sending broad cast to every center of trade in this country and Europe the assurance that Baltimore is even now in condition to transact all shipping, grain and foreign trade, and that all other lines of busi ness will be restored to their normal channels within the next two or three months. The officials of the chamber of commerce announced that plans are already nearly completed for the re building of their fCOO.OOO structure. Many merchants and manufacturers whose places of business were swal lowed up in the conflagration have signed contracts for rebuilding and there are on all sides the greatest signs of activity in this respect. All are simply waiting for the city to clar the streets of debris and give permis sion to the owners of the ground to take possession. The matter of accept ing aid from other cities, has not yet been finally decided upon, according to Mayor McLane. The fire did not reach the residential section of the city and there is no actual destitution at this time. Th indications are that the cm zens of Baltimore will be fully able to take care of all cases of want that might present themselves. The mayor feels grateful for the many proffers of aid from the citizens of this country and from foreign lands. The following was received from the Pope: His Holiness, deeply moved by the news of the gicat ea'iarrJtv which has recently visited the city of Baltimore, ; cc-Eirea your exctUcncy to convey to the honorable mayor and the people of Baltimore his sincere sympathy. He prays that they can Flanr the severe los3 their city has suffered and that it will continue to p-ogress. (Signed.) "CARDINAL MERRY DEL VAL" The leading savings banks in the city combined in a public announce ment last week that none or mem iiotc suffered any loss of securities by the fire, and that they are in aa good con- dition financially as ever ana uiai uit will be open 15th. far business -leoruary A composite estimate of the total lev frnrn the fire bv 23 expert representa tives of leading insurance companies pn'sii.p P.atrimore rdaces the figures at f 85 OOu.f'0''). Some of them think that the total loss will be reduced to $0, mo(m. as much salvage is being die .f nf the ruins which was thought to have been destroyed. The loss to the Insurance consnanies is estimated by the some experts at 73 per cent, of the total loss. Steamer Ashore. New York, Special. Marine advicea received here report that the ship Henry B. Hyde, bound from New Tdrk to Bal timore, with coal, is ashore near Dam. neck life-saving station, Va., having rone ashore 'during a furious gale. s Tho itpw of 14. including the captain's i Mm suit miis i s I Nrwray Items Cllaet4 Frew Murphy to Haste. Tar H4l Item. HurctBK with a rQ!ih 4etr to Irtca: hi fclfe, Ha mbora h h4 qu-irrvlksl UstTmUtfttly for a yar cr inorr, ViU McKay, a yoanjs tecn -aik'.ntf about as If tolhinj h4 hap tory fa Wllrclsitton. went fcotm Sat unlay nikht. lifted b?s only child thn months o! 1, from Its crib and Utorally dnm hoi It frcra a rdr.t fU of powerful arid uici In tho manufac ture of f.rt!lirort hor tfc nrjrm worked. "Hf thSld died In crtt ajrony within thrt hour, and th In human wretch of a ftthrr maj rol his escapo. Th po!on;ne took rd- Jrcforo the v.r oyes of th mother, who hd rsn-a ! to an adJotn!tir room to avoid hr hubJiri" wrath Serine tho urH runn'.nir out of th chill'! mouth on Its Uly. an4 bum Inc the clothe al-otit It. tho mother n."?cl.ed tho Inf.int from Hi- father arm and hurried with H o Urn nfnn of n phyablan. but It v too Ut, I o Crter.fin cmph of the Gull ford C:U. nt Grr-fnslHjro. p.vt pistol ba!! --hot through his broat Tuedr night ns ho was irolni? homo. It av that J-.iNt ns h was rrosslnn th railroad sorn!ody firol from om whor and hit him. He wont hotr,o an! next morning n:s mofhor 'phonod tho chief of police to hurry a doctor there, as Loo had boon hot and was bh-cdlng to death. When I ho doctor and the chief arrived they found I. employed at tho Nnvassa ruano fac poried. The t istol ball had made cb;n hole through hit lidy. The chief of police had his own Idea as t how Leo got hi wound, and Is on th lookout for the man who did th jdiootingl William B iSge. father of John Page, of Ashjv!lle, died suddenly Tuesday morning near Smith'H bridge in Buncombe county. Mr. Page, who lives about four miles across the river from Ashevllle. near Dryman Moun tain, had started to Ashevllle In one i f hi: farm wnjj-ns In company with a gentleman of that portion, and when r.ear the Canev Brown Cut just aero the r'ver, he was attacked with paral ysis, but remained In his seat In th wagon. Th. wagon wan driven on towards Ashevllle, and jmt an tho wagon crossed Smith'H bridge, ent-r- ng the city, Mr. Page expired. Gladys De.rmand, tho five-year old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. Mack pe- rmand, of Charlotte, was seriously. although It Is thought not fatally, burned at the home of her parents at I.int Hill Tuesday morning. Gladys and her six-year-old brother, Frank PeArmand, were In the room by them selves. The little girl was standing before the fire place when her dress caught fire. Her screams attracted or parents, who ran to her rescue The flames were soon extlnguUhod. At the meeting to be hold in Greens boro Tuesday. Feb. 16, by real estate agents from the various towns of tho State to form a real estate association. Mr. M. V. Richards, land and Immigra tion agent for the Southern Railway. will bo ono of tho speakers. A letter was received from him Tuesday, dated at Chicago, strongly approving th objectB of the meeting, and accept ing an Invitation t y address the body, his subject being, "The P.enl Estate Agent." Three neg-oos, Tom park or, Jim Richard, and Eugene Salisbury, ar rested In Julian 'ast week charged with wholesale robbery of Southern Railway freight cars at Pomona shift ing yard, near there, were given ft preliminary trial In the rates Tues- uay arte-rfcocn. in ae-iauii or Dona they are In jail to await tho next terra of tho Superior Conrt. Tho Greensboro Hardware Com pany has obtained the contract rr furnishing all the mill work for the new government uunamg at i.oias bco. Tho contract has Just been uade with the King Lumber Coy of Charlottesville, Va. Telegraphic Crlefs, The temperance movement which began in Japan In 1873 with a society of foreign residents of Yokohama haa grown until now there are 40 of thes societies united In a national temper ance league. The league rcptc-senta 3,017 members. As a result of their agitation a bill has been passed pro hibiting the use of tobacco by persona under 20 yfcara of ag. According to figures publlshel by tne Baltimore News the cash value of the cctton trade in the year 13u3 ex ceeded a million dollars a day. San aa and holidays Include. The coun try is in just $378,000 .000. In round fig urea, by the shipments abroad of cot ton last year. Thit it pile op a mighty sum Is shown by the figures cove: ing twenty years. Inclusive of 1S03. In this time our exports of cot ton aggregated five billions cf dollara. j-twice the total amount of money of at. kinds now in circulation In the United States. Seventy-three years of cotton exporting has brought us from I2D.000.000 in 1830 to J378.0CO.O00 In 1&03. The total for 1903 breaks all rec ords. It was greater by $54,000,000 than the record-breaking year of 1900. The Tralers' National Bank, of Clarksburg. W. Va.. has been closed by order cf the Ctinptroi.er of the Currency and Back Examiner C- W. Robinson bas been appointed tem porary receiver. The bank was or ganized April ID. 1854. with T. M. Jackson, as president and S. II. White, cashier. The Comptroller is not lu '.cession of sufficient information to enable him to state the exact tcftuse of failure. The bank has a capital of t.m and .Jpo"8 of $25.00- - v IF 1