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NEWS.
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Official WarrecS
an
It Expresses Rus
sia's Indignation
Against the Jap
anese for the
Manner in Which
Peace Negotia-'
tion Were Brok
en Off.
of
men
The Emperor, so
the Official Re
port Says, De
sired Peace
Above EveryT
thing -Russ i a
was Totally U n
prepared. i By Associated Press)
St. Petersburg, Feeb. IS. The official
proclamation explaining the unpre
psredness cf Russia for war and the
has beea issued here. It says:
"Eight clays have elapsed since all
Russia was shaken by profound in
dignation against the enemy that sud
denly broke off negotiations and by a
titacherous attach, and tried to obtain
easy successes in a war long desired.
"The Russian nation with natural
impatience, desires prompt vengeance
and awaiis feverishly the news from!
the Far East. The unity and strength
of Russians leaves no room for doubt
tint Jaaan will receive the chastise
ment for her treachery and provoca
tion to war when our beloved sovereign
desired peace among the nations,
"The conditions under which hostili.
tits are being carried on compel us to
wait with patience the news of the suc
cess of our troops which cannot occur
befo:e decisive actions are fought by
the Russian army.
'The distance of the territory and
the desire cf the Emperor to maintain
peace were the causes of the impossi
Mi'ty for a more complete and effective
preparation for war. Much time is now
necessary tfc strike at Japan, but it is
worthy the dignity and mieht of Rus
sia. "Russia must wait the event in pa
tience, being sure our army will avenge
i hundred times the provocaon.
"Operations on land must not be ex
pected for seme time yet and we can
not obtain early news from the scene of
war. The useless shedding of blood is
jaworthy the greatness and power of
R'jssia."
British
!steamer
Arrives.
The British
Tien-Tsin.
Feb. 18.
I
ai-.er Hai-Pmg, from Chin-Wang- !
an fn. ... . ... . I
o:iauSnai; wnicn was Denevea
have been captured by the Russians,
nved tcday at Shanghai.
B"ad Principles of Note . Accepted.
London v-h 10 rv,n
; , if arns that Great Britain's formal f
Jv 10 secretary Hay's note on the
,ese has not been given as to the
nous details, notably that the status
... v,i.naUg inquires iurtner at
KJtion. The Foreign Office says the
mv alreac!y given is tantamount to
w the
SCEXE OF HOSTILITIES
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NSHAi'
m1
amat
acceptance of the broad nrincinipe
the note.
' The Russian Dead.
Berlin, .Feb. IS A disnatch fm-m
Chemulpo says .that 17 officers and 439
of the Russian warships Variag
auu lvuneiz were either Killed or
drowned wnen these vessels were de
stroyed. -
Passengers Detained Now Proceed.
Nagasaki, Feb. IS. Five Russian
passengers detained on the steamer
Argeunandon have been released. All
proceeded to their destination.
Russian Trocps On Y?.!u .River.
- Seoul. Feb. IS. T-ree thousand Rus
sian troops are reported to have been
encamped on Yalu river, opposite Wiju.
Fired on British Steamer.
Shanghai, Feb. 18. The British
Steamer Hsi-Ping that arrived today
from ChhWVVang-Tao, reports that she
was fired on by Russian ships and
forts when she was seeking shelter in
the outer roads off Port Arthur and
then ordered to Dalny, where she was
detained for four days in spite cf the
Captain's protest.
The Russian gunboat Manjur re
mains at Shanghai in defiance -of the
orders of the Chinese officials to leave.
PANDEMONIUM REIGNS. .
New York, Feb. 1S. A Times
dispatch from Moscow says the
revolutionary party is vigorously
at work at Rostoff. Pandemonium
reigr.s and the affairs in the Cau
casus are very unsatisfactory.
The Government is apprehensive
as to the extension of the disor
ders. PORT ARTHUR,
Russian Cruelty.
London, Feb. 18. The Japanese lega
tion today 'gave ut the official cable-
gram from Tokio:
"A number cf Japanese refugees
from Port Arthur who arrived recently
NO PATRIOTIC SONGS.
I New York, Feb. 1.8. A World
dispatch from London says that
e Lord Chamberlain has issued a
circular to the leading music
halls warning them agamst songs
which might offend tne suscepti
bilities of either the Russians or
or Japanese. v
BETWEE'JAPAN AND RUSSIA,
IL1IHI'T( I ' ' " '' ' " - --. - ; ; t
!
loin
Today
THE KOREAN MINISTER
TALKS.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 13.
There is no official announcement
cf the disaster off Chemulpo, al
though the papers are printing
the less of the Variag and Korietz
The Korean minister announces
that thirty-six thousand Korean
troops are stationed at Seoul but
that Korea preferred not to take
up arms against Japan because
Korea is neutral. He fells sure
that Russia will soon drive out
the Japanese.
at Che Foo on board the British. steam
er Wenchow, give an account of the
treatment at Port Arthur. On Feb
ruary Sth, the Japanese were forbidden
to embark on the British steamer Bas
Bera. All Japanese prohibited to
leave the harbor.
"February Sth eight Rusian soldiers
were placed to guard the Japanese on
board the Wenchow. No Japanese
were allowed to land. The vessel was
detained. Some 200 Japanese were on
board and about to starve.
"February 10, after appeals to Vice
roy Alexieff, some rice and biscuit were
sent aboard in the evening.
"February 11. No heed was taken by
the Russians to repeated signals to
give some foGd at least to infants and
sick women. One hundred Japanese
boarded the Winchow from Harbin. On
the way they were robbed of all their
baggage and . rendered penniless.
There are now 300 Japanese on the
Wenchow and their distressed condi
tion is terrible."
Report Confirmed. .
Seoul, Feb. 18. The report that
o.OOO Russian troops have arrived at
Chung Tien, opposite Wiju. on the
WHERE
Yalu River, is confirmed as is the re
pert that the Russians have occupied
Wiju. They have 3,000 troops at Wiju
and the first collision is expected
some where in that vicinity.
Russia's Answer to Note.
Paris, Feb. 18. Following another
conference of Foreign Minister Delcasse
and Ambassador Porter, it is said Rus
sia's formal adhesion to the American
note will be announced within a week.
It now appears, with the exception of
Manchuria from the operation note,
Russia saw no objection to its accept
ance. This is considered a sufficient
permit that France will accept with
reservation, concerning Manchuria,
Russia's formal action, however, awaits
the approval of the Czar, who has
been occupied with war operations.
His approval is expected daily.
FOR LABORING ON SUNDAY.
Sixty-Two Workmen Arrested at Dan
ville on This Charge.
(By Associated Press)
Danville, Feb. 17. Sixty-two of
the .foremen and , laborers engaged on
the two million dollar plant of the Dan
River Power and Manufacturing Com
pany, in course of construction a mile
above Danville, have been arrested for
laboring on Sunday last at those works.
The men claim the work was essential
and that the works cannot be com
pleted without some Sunday work.
The cases were partly heard tonight
and an adjournment was taken without
result until Friday morning.
DR. CRUM
IS "IT.
Senate Committee Oh Commerce Re
port Favorably' On His Nomination.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Feb. 18. The Senate
Committee on Commerce today au
thorized a" favorable report on, the
nomination of Dr. William Crum to be
Collector of ..Customs of the Port of
Charleston. All the members of the
cemmitttea were not present, . but
there was' a sufficient number of af
firmative ' votes ,to insure" a favorable
action, should all . absentees have
voted against the nomination.
OUR SEA FIGHTERS.
They are Assembled in Guantanamo
Bay, Admiral Sigsbee in Command.
(By Associated Press)
Guantanamo, Cuba., Feb. 18. The
United States South Atlantic Squadron
is assembled in Guatanamo Bay. Rear
Admiral Barker, commander of the
North Atlantic Squadron, arrived today
with the Massachusetts, Alabama, Il
linois, and Scorpion. Others. arrivals
are the Topeka, Missouri and Maine.
The latter is quarantined on- account
of measles aboard. The Minneapolis
and Yankee sailed for Porto Plata, San
Tlnminrn vfist.errla.v.
Rear Admiral Sigsbee, with the De
troit and Newark, arrived today and
succeeds Lambert in command of the
South Atlantic Squadron.
DEAD SENATOR'S BODY.
Now Rests in His Native City of
Cleveland.
(By Associated Press)
Cleveland, Feb. 18. The special
train from Washington carrying the
body of the late Senator Hanna, mem
bers of the family and friends, arrived
here at 11:05 o'clock this morning.
Thousands of citizens were gathered
at the station. 1
A cordon of police extended the en
tire square around the station, main
taining perfect order.
' In Honor of the Dead.
Washington, Feb. 18. An order was
issued today by the President closing
all the Federal offices in Ohio during
the hours for the funeral cf Senator
Hanna tomorrow.
Body in Pittsburg.
"Pittsburg, Feb. 18. Train bearing
remains hanna passed at 7 o'clock
this morning. Owing to the cold
weather few persons were at the sta
tion. Under One Inch of Ice.
(By Associated Press)
Huntington, W. Va., Feb. 18. The'
entire southern portion of the State
is beneath a sheet cf ice one inch
thick, the result of twenty hours sleet.
Trains are delayed and wires are down
in evory direction. " .
WERE SUNK.
EVERYTHING IN READINESS.
For
the
Democratic
Hosts at St.
Louis.
(By Associated Press)
St. Louis, Feb. IS. Colonel John A.
Martin, sergeant at arms of-the Demo
cratic National Convention, reports
that arrangements have been perfected
for the accommodation of the delega
tions to the big Democratic gathering.
The convention alone is expected to
bring 50,000 people to St. Louis.
Big Cloth mg Fire.
(By Associated Press)
Muncio, Ind., Feb. 1&. Keller,
Brice & Co., a clothing store, was
damaged by fire today, to- the extent
of $40,000. Several "were injured, but
none fatally. ,
TWO LARGE FIRES
in mm
About $35,000 Worth ot Prop-
ertV Destroyed With 3Z.-
J J '
000 InSUranCa FlameS
Along the Water Front and
Heart of Business District,
(Special The News)
Wilmington, Feb. 18. Two fires in
the city last night destroyed $35,000
worth of property with insurance of
about $27,000.
The first fire burned the large ware
house of Hall & Pearsall, grocers, and
a part of the naval store yards of the
Geo. L. Morton Company, oji the water
front, in the northern part "of the city.
The former lost$24,000 and the latter
$4,000.
At one time it looked as if the flames
would get from under control and
sweep down the water front, destroying
j some of the most valuable property m
. the city. .
The second fire partially destroyed
.. the jewelry store of Victor E. Zoeller
; & Co., in the heart of the business dis
i trict. The loss from this fire approxi
mate $7,000.
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MORE BID
FOR LABOR VOTE,
BiL PRESIDENT
v s
President Roosevelt Wants
Civil Service Suspended
in Order to Give Baltimore
Printers Jobs at Govern
ment Expense.
He is Trying to Square Him
self on Account of the Bad
Break He Made Regarding
. the Now Famous Miller
Case.
(A. .W. Hughes.)
Washington, Feb. 17. The 'latest
bid made by President Roosevelt for
the labor vote of the country next
fall is a regulation suspending the
Civil Service - rules in order to give
the' printers who were burned out
of their jobs in the Baltimore lire,
work in the Government Printing Of
fice. . . 7 .
It will be remembered that it was
through his influence in the Miller
case, which,' whatever its merit, was
a matter to be handled by the Public
Printer, and the Civil Service Com-
t mission, and over which the Presi
dent had no jurisdiction, that Mr.
Roosevelt incurred the disfavor of the
labor unions, especially the printers'
unions, and now by a violation of the
very law of which he claims to bo
such a strenuous advocate, he hopes
to clothe himself in a mantle of char
ity. -
It is not unlikely, however, that
he may again overreach himself, for
those printers who have stood exam
inations and are now on the eligible
list of the Civil Service Commission,
will not bo pleased to seo themselves
set aside for others who have: not.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler, who is here,
is greatly interested in the struggle
between Russia and Japan. He said
today that he could not see how the
Japanese could fail to win in the end
unress-Russia became tleter.miuecj-to"
succeed in her plans at the expense
of her entire resources. Gen Wheel
er said the Japanese would be able to
put sufficient msn into Manchuria to
overcome the Russian armies at va
rious points, and then attack and de
stroy the railroad, is so impor
tant to Russian relief. He declared
that many thousands of men would
be required to keep the railroad open
so that Russia could obtain more
"troops and supplies.
TO PREVENT LYNCHING.
Local Militia at Columbus, (
Called
Out.
(By Associated Press)
Columbus, Ga., .Feb. 17. The local
military was called out this afternoon
to prevent thel ynchmg of Willie Hud
son. a nesro. who" pleaded guilty to
attempted criminal assault upon Emma
Burton, a 12-year-old school girl, a
week ago, the plea being entered at a
special term of the Superior Court to-,
day. Hudson was given the limit of
the law 20 years in- the penitentiary.
As the negro was being taken back to
1 the jail, Martin Burton, the father of
the lady, made a desperate attempt to
get at the prisoner, but was over
powered by the officers. The trial had
caused great excitement iand fearing ef
forts would be made by friends of
Burton to secure the negro, a company
of Ste troops was ordered out.
Dodge to be Removed to Houston.
(By Associated Press)
Houstonr Texas, Feb. 18. At a con
ference held last night at t Corpus
Christi it was decided to remove C. F.
Dodge, who is wanted in New York on
a charge of perjury, to Houston to
morrow and to withdraw the applica
tions for babes corpus perfding before
district judge Wilson.
The rangers are still in charge of
the prisoner, but the Federal court
has claimed , jurisdiction. A deputy
marshal nd a New York detective will
accompany th,e grisoner.
A Runaway Train.
(By Associated Press)
Piedmont, W. Va., Feb. 17. A
freight train of 18 loaded cars ran
i "-yvj ii-"1'"- fci" ------
Tunnell, just west of this place,. today,
going ever the embankment and
jwreeking the cars. Fireman Francis
P. Egan -was killed, his Doay Demg
f buried under wreckage. Porter Ken
ny, Engineer, sustained a broken leg.
The train is a mass of tangled deans
and the track much torn up.
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To Relieve Rsar Admiral Cotton
(By Associated Press)
Newport. R. I Feb. 18. Rear Ad
miral Chadwick, on special duty at the
Naval war college here, received tele
graphic orders from the Navy Depart
ment at Washington to take command
of the European squadron, relieving
Rear Admiral Cotton. He will prpceed
at once to Gibraltar where his flagship,
the Brooklyn will meet him.
' Deadly Work' of Bomb.
(By Associated Press)
Baku, Monday, Feb. 15. During a
patriotic service in the American
church here today, just as the . clergy
had ended chanting a Te Deum and a
prayer for the success of the Russian
arms, a bomb was. thrown at the offi
ciating priest. Two priests were killed
and several were injured.
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AGED COUPLE WEDS.
Rev. Mr. Barrett and. Mrs. Jennie
Rickert Marry in Statesville. -
(Special The News)
Statesville, Feb. 18. Rev. Robt. W.
Barrett, a well known preacher of the
Methodist Conference, and the present
pastor at E. Salisbury station, was last 1
night married to Mrs. Jennie C. Riek
ert, of this place, by Rev. H. K. Boyer,
pastor cf the First Methodist church.
The ages of the bride and groom, re
spectively, are 56 and 70 years old. The
marriage of Mr. Barrett numbers the
fourth time in his life. His first two
wives were sisters, both being Misses
Robbins, sisters of Maj. W. M. Robbins,
of this place, and the last two were
Misses Sharpes, previous to their mar
riages. Mr. Barrett's matrimonial con
nections have all been in prominent
families of Iredell. Heis a native of
Randolph.
It is said that Mr. Barrett,
though many times married himself
and a stern believer in matrimony, has
married some of the oldest members of
the Methodist Church in this section
and about as many as any other divine.
His last., wife is a cousin of County
Treasurer Feimster.
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THREE PRESENTMENTS.
Superior Court Grand Jury. After
Brokerage Firms.
. Today the grand jury in session here
in connection with the present term of
the Superior Court, made presentments
against three of the leading stock
brokers of this city on a charge of
speculating or running a bucket shop.
It seems that the last grand jury took
the matter up but reached no decision,
but. today entries were made in the
clerk's books showing the presentments
had been made against three well
known stock brokers here.
While the grand jury had returned
no true bill against any of the parties
concerned up to the hour of going to
press, it is rumored that they will take
the matter up before the present term
of court ends and eitner find no bill Or
a true bill in each of the cases.
' It will be remembered that on sev
eral previous occasions the judges pre
siding at court have made severe ar
raignments of bucket shops and' stock
market speculating and it is thought
that it is the purpose of the present
grand jury and the solicitor to make
test cases of the above. While there
are at present none but legitimate
members cf the stock exchanges doing
business here as agents of stock brok
ers, it is not known what construction
may be put upon the .matter by the
grand jury if the matter is pushed
further.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
In Superior Court Regarding Elope-
4 Jpcni. Case-rrr QthejWj?rk .ot Court. .
acme very important decisions were
rendered in Superior Court today,
the most important being that against
W. T. Sutherland and Annie Jordan.
It will be remembered that the two
came to Charlotte some months ago
from Anderson, S. C, and Sutherland
secured board for himself and the
woman, claiming that : she was his
wife. Sutherland and the woman
were both married, Mrs. Jordan's
young husband coming to Charlotte,
heart-broken, when the news of the
affair reached him. The two were
given a prelirninarj
Recorder's court; and bound over to
the present term of Superior Court
The judge in charging the jury to
day so framed his charge that upon
the strength of it the jury found the
two not guilty and they were formally
acquitted..
It seems that the law, if strictly in
terpreted, makes neither Sullivan
ncr the Jordan woman guilty unless
if could be proved that he had lived
with her, claiming her as his wife,
for a considerable length of time,
three days in the opinion of the
jury being too shcrt a time to admit
of finding the parties amenable to
law. This is regarded as an impor
tant decision here.
A. L. xFox, the depot agent at
Newellswas found guilty of an as
sault upon - John Newells, and fined
$30 and costs. In a similar case
against him charging him with an
assault uponv Will Newells, judg
ment was suspended upon payment cf
ccts. -
Other cases disposed of were as
follows:
Prince Grace, larceny, sentenced to
six months on the roads.
, Jo Knox, assault, sentenced vto six
months on the roads.
Lewis Plain, assault, judgment sus
pended upen payment cf costs.
Will Staten and Mary Harris, vio
lation, sentence cf twelve months im
posed at to Staten, and six months
as to Mary Harris.
Ed Durham, colored, carrying a pis
tol, fined $10 and costs.
True Bill Against Hunt.
(By Associated Press)
Columbus, Ga., Feb. 17. The grand
jury today returned an indictment
for murder against Charles D. Hunt,
for the killing of George H. Fontaine,
in the Muskogee Club, on February 10.
It is stated that Hunt had become in
volved in a difficulty with a man and
when' Fontaine attempted to separate
the two, a pistol was discharged in
some manner, the, bullet striking Fon
taines . Troutman Still Lives.
(By Associated Press)
Macon. Ga.. Feb. 17. C. m Trout
man. cashier of - the Merchants and
Farmers' Bank cf Milledgeyille, who"
shot himself last night, is still livm
but is in a sinking condition.. In a tet
ter to President J. T. Allen, of the
bank, he said he had touched none of
the bank's funds but had used $23,000
of the State funds. This money was an
his own possession as treasurer of the
State Sanitarium. He had engaged in
cotton speculation and while he had
gained a large amount, he lost it and
more in the slump. He was a past
grand chancellor of the. Knights of
Pvthias. The bank has been closed
temporarily.
THE GREENSBORO :
FEMALE COLLEGE
IS RAZED BY FIRE
Historic School for Women
Laid Low by the Work 'of
Angry Flames Students
and Faculty All Escape
; and Trunks are Saved.-
The Fire Originated in the.
Sleeping Apartments--An
Ashe County Girl Gives the
Alarm -Students Will Re
turn. to Their Homes. ,
. (Special The News)
Greensboro, Feb. 18. The Greens
boro Female . College buildings were .
destroyed by fire at 4 o'clock this
morning. There were 90 inmates, in
eluding the faculty, all of whom
escaped without injury, saving their
trunks and wearing apparel. Most of
the furniture, bedding and such like
were gotten out.
The hotels and private residences
have opened their doors to the burned
out students.
The fire originated back of the sleep
ing "rooms, in the same locality of the
fire there two weeks ago. m
Miss Ella Transou, a student from
Ashe county, was awakened by the
smoke and gave the alarm. The ' fire
department found the fire ibeyond con
trol when it reached the scene.
Only two - of the 20 pianos were
saved. .
The college property, was trans
ferred last week to the two Methodist
Conferences cf the State. It has a
bonded indebtedness of $40,000 and is
valued at $125,000. There is $40,000
insurance on the buildings and equip
ments. . : .-. ". . ''
The students will go home pending
the .consideration, of plans. for resusci
tation. " " '
The college, next to Wesleyan, at
Macon, Ga., was the first- chartered
college for women in the South and
was burned 40 years ago.
CONTINENTAL MFG. CO.
New Mill Ready to Start With Over
12,000 .Spindles.
The new Continental Manufacturing
Company, successor to the Victor Cot
ton Mill, "after being completely re
organized is now preparing to start up
at once with a full equipment of spin
dles. - : " -
The 'Continental starts with 12,872
producing spindles and 6,200 twister
spindles? The mill is in excellent shape
having been completely overhauled and
a large amount of new machinery in-
tailed. -
The mill will manufacture coarse
yarns, twenties to tmrties. ir.ese
yarns, will however be of the very best
quality and the output of the mill will
be greater than that of the Victor mill.
The president of the Continental
Manufacturing Company is Mr. Geo. E.
Wilson and the secretary and treasurer
Mr. A. C." Hutchison. -
The mill starts up with an excellent
prospect of success.
ASHEVILLE HOTEL MAN.
Dies of Heart Disease in Mobile To
day.
(By Associated Press) ' -Mobile,
Ala., Feb. 18 F. C. H. Dukes,'1
aged 74, connected with the Battery
Park ''"Hotel; of Asheville, N. C, was
found dead m bed at the home of his
son here ioday. Death was due to
"heart disease. , The remains will bo
shipped to Asheville today.
COTTON OIL MILL .,
ftT LUM8ERT0H
Charter Granted Today' by
.Secretary of State- Gover
nor Avcock Pardons W. W
Blair of Chowan County-r
Charged'with Perjury :
(Special The News) '
Raleigh, N. C, Feb, 13.r-Governor
Aycock granted a pardon thi3 morning
to W. W. Blair, of Chowan county,
who has served one . year of a two
year sentence in the penitentiary for
perjury, l ' : "
The Lumberton Cotton Oil and Gin
ning Company, of Lumberton, is char
tered with $100,000 capital -authorized,
$12,000 subscribed, by O. C.xNorment,
B. Godwin, G. B. McLeod, R. D. Cald
well, Stephen Mclntyre and others.
-' The name; of Smith & Co., mercan
tile Company, of Durham, has. Been
changed to the J. C. Mathis Co. . N
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