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THE KOKROE JOURNAL G. li. BEASLEV. R. F. BEASLEV, ;pv, Tuesday. February 21. IUS. TteCaaeol Midshipman Arrooad The case of Midshipman ArrwwooJ, ana of Rot M C Arnmuid. laUlv of this county, is attracting a great deal of attention. Young Arruwivd had passed through the traiuing . ho at Annapolis and had U gun hU vice as a naval ortuvr on huard the battleship Keansage. While the ship was anchored at Hampton Kails. about three weeks ago, he disap peared. It then Uv;une known that he and his father had previously asked the secretary of the nay to accept hi resignation, which request was refused. A few davs ago the young man was arreste 1 as a d-sert-er, and is now detained on board the receiving ship ll.imwk in the Brook lyn navy yanl.aud Admiral (Vghlan has said that lie will be tried by court martial as a deserter. The paers having slated that young Arnwuml had wrttU-n his father that he had found his associ ations were of such an immoral char acter that he could not be an ollieei of the navy and a christian gentle man at the same time, Kev Mr. Ar rowood writes a Utter to the Morning Post, in which he says his son nevei said any such thing to him, but alli that he himself had made certain statements to the depaitment, with out his son's knowledge. He suys: "I said that the 'bickering, iujus ticeand lealousiesof tin' service were such that mv son could not be true to the de minds of the service and maintain tlie christian manhood and integrity his conscience demanded. What I said in my letter to the de partment was said on my own initi ative and information, my n know ing nothing about it, and not direct lv nr imlmvtlv responsible for l single sentence in it. .My letter is in the hands of the navy department If it is so 'remarkable' let the depart ment rub ish it to the world. I am nr I wmte it for whoever it mav concern. Now, is mv statement as to the bickering, jealousies, injustice in the personnel of the service untrue : No intelligent American who fol lowed the Sampson Schley investiga tion, doubts it for a.moment. '1 lit whole service from top to bottom, ii this resect, is honey -com bed will rottenness. "Is the personnel of the navy im moral? No. when indued bv the world's standard of morals. Is it christian? Arain no. when judged by the standard of morals recognized bv and advocated by 1'rotestant rhristiitnitv. 1 do not sunnose am one would characterize the doing of the Four Hundred as immoral, for the world has set its seal ot approva' in fact it is the world, ami the world is it; neither could any one Ik- found so bold as to characterize the social Knur Hundred as a briuht and si 1 1 11 inir exaninle of christian morals, with its winings and dining, its balls and cards, its bettings and racings, and fast life generally. lxk well to the social life of the Mir Hundred, and vou have a reolica of the social life of the navv. Is this morality ? Yes. the world and Admiral Codilati 'Young Men's t'hris.ian Association preacher in his old age," etc., says it is Is it christian? No. bv all tin shades of our Scotch forefathers from whom we have inherited our love of freedom and right, and from whom we have learned how to love and defend the truth, we declare it tn he absolutely unchristian. "Why, Mr. I'.ditor, this is no new fierht with me; I have been in the thick of this buttle ever since my son matriculated at the academy. More than one 'remarkable' letter have I written to the department. I suppose they arc on tile. If the department will be so good as to publish them, they will be mighty interesting read ing at this time, and will help the public to see more clearly our con tention for liberty oi conscience ana religious freedom. "When I sinned articles civinc my consent for my son to enter the navv. I had not the remotest idea that his religious privileges would be interfered with, so 1 sent a re niiest to Commander Wainridit. ask ing that my son be allowed to iden tify himself with the Presbyterian congregation in Annapolis, as he was a communing mem her or tliat churcn. I received a polite reply that it was acainst the regulations to allow boys to go out to church. This was quite a shock to me. There was the first emosinir of swords, and I had to dob ititplv demand mv constitutional rights before they would allow my request ror three years Deiore my mn pntjrerl no bov had been allowed to attend the church of his individ ual denomination, except Roman Catholics. Why the exception was made in their favor, I know not. I have tried to find out, but no expla nation was ever given. Only one other hov besides mv son would ask the privilege, out of over three hun dred dots. hy 7 Because u was the general impression in the acad emy that it would make a boy un popular with the authorities. Rev. Geo. 8. Bell, backed by all the moral fnmoa nf the Northern Presbvterian church, had been trying for three yean to break that uiiquit his ruie, but without avail' The Northern nonaral uwemblv aoDointed a com mittee to memoralize the navy de partment and the president on tne matter, witn no resuiia. u was vmj when I threatened to cany my indi vidual case direct to Congress and demand my constitutional righU, h.t th rlenartment would listen to reason and right. I thought this matter of religious liberty eeiuea once for all, but I 'reckoned without my host Two years after new ...I u nmmulmited. that no 'cadet would be allowed to attend his indi-, vidua! church unless he would cer ufv that he could not conscientiously worship ia the afademy chapel. - Mr. Arrow nod says that both he and his son were in ignorance of the moral consequences, when they took the oath required at entrance, and then concludes: "Mv son had an inalienable right to rescind his oath of service. He told the department in his resigns tion application that he found he could not meet the requirements of the service, therefore he wished hi resignation accepted, or words to that effect The detriment very peremptorily refused. The depart ment knew my son better than he knew himself, 1 suppose. I do not wonder that Arrowood's 'case is in many ways the most remarkable the navy department ever had to deal with." Arrowood and his father have been lighting a battle for righteous ness from the rirst day of his en trance until the present and the end is not vet. This is something the deiiartmeut seldom meets with, con scientious righteousness, as distin guished from worldly morality. Uf course we are rot expecting the ap proval of the world or the navy in this matter. Another thing I want the public to know and 1 am done Midshipman Arrowood communica ted with the department that he was readv to appear at any time at the navy department in New York for trial. Notwithstanding this the de partment had him arrested, 1 sup pose to humiliate him and his friends as much as possible." Mr. Arrowood's remarks are cer tainly not wanting in vigor, and he proposes to fight to a finish. Ad miral Coughlan has stated that he doesn't know w hen the young man w ill be tried, and since the boy' father is attached to the other end of so warm a wire, it will not be sur prising if the thing is allowed to die a natural death. There w as presented to the legis lature and read in the Senate last week a memorial from M. F. Over man of Liberty, in Randolph county, setting forth that the killing of hogs near the public roads was a nuisance and should be abolished, and more over it was dangerous, as it often frightened horses and made them run away. Another evil existing in his community, the writer went on to say, was that so many girls married under twenty years of age. There were many wives and mothers of children, Mr. Overman wrote, who were mere children themselves. This he deemed one great cause for di vorce in North Carolina, and he de clared he believed it was just as bad for a man to marry some man's young daughter under twenty years old as to steal a hog or a cow or a horse, and any man so doing ought to lie punished for larceny. There ought to be a law making it larceny for a man to marry a girl under twenty. Sir. Overman has sense like a horse. He's our man for president in l'JOS. Touch I nit Sxnt at a Orsve. KaleiKh I'cnl. The thinning ranks of the old sol diers of the war between the State is often a subject of comment, and many beautiful aud touching scenes are recorded concerning them, l es terday morning Rev. F. A. Bishop conducted the funeral of an old vet eran named Wells, who had died at the soldier's home. He read the cer emony, praved and closed the ser vices. The spectators who had re moved their hats replaced them all but one aged veteran who stood by the open grave. This man's name is Nichols. Fee ble with age and with tottering limbs, he remained bareheaded While the men were filling the grave that held the form of a beloved com rade he began to sing: "Hold the fort, for I am coming. He sang in weak and trembling voice, while the wintry winds tossed the thin gray lin ks about the temples. Not another sound was heard save the old sol dier's voice and he finished the en tire song while tears dimmed the eyes of thejievout listeners. At to Not Joining the Association. The Journal is requested by a prominent farmer of this township, to publish the following extract from an article in the rrogressive rarmer "Mr. Hrittin advised organization of all the cotton farmers, and co- peration with the business interests of the South as the proper means of putting into practice and carrying out the above propositions. "He said there might be an occa sional farmer who would not want to enter into the movement, but the pressure would be so great such an one would not long stay out to act a a stumbling block to his own and his neighbor s interests. " 'Just forty-three years ago,' said Mr. Brittin, T left this city a beard less youth carrying a musket, to be eone. as l mougni, ninety aays. oui my stay continued until arms were laid down at Appomattox. I did no more than thousands of others did. Mv companions in the city were my companions ana comraaes in arms A few. a very tew, did not me op arms and go to the front in defense of their country and their rights as we saw them. 1 hese lew were de spised by those who dared to go, by their friends who were unable to go, and most of all by the women of the city, and until this day those who are alive have been unhonored citi zens.' "The inference to be drawn from the above illustration is so very plain that it is hardly worth while to make the application. However, I will say it was intended to show how the man refusing to enter into the fight now on and ally himself with the farmers of the South should be considered a traitor to their cause and receive the condemnation of all good people." 1 RLSSW IX WE ASSASSINATED White Riding ia HU Carriage He is Blow to Atoms by m Bomb Tare a (rem iHrn-"l Don't Care. I've Dos My Job, said the Assaasio. Within the walls of the far famed Kremlin palace and almurt under neath the historical tower from w huh Ivan the Terrible watched the beads i hi enemies fallinu beneath the axe on the famous Red square, and within a stone's throw . the great bell of Moscow, tirand Duke Sergius. uncle and brotlier in-law of r.mperor Nicholas and the chief of the reac tionaries, met a terrible death short ly before 3 ocU k yesterday after- n.n. The deed was committed by a single terrorist, who threw beneath the carriage of the grand duke a bomb charged with th same high power explosive hich w rought Min ister von Plehve's death. The mis sile was packed with uails and frag ments of iron and its explosion tore the imperial victim body to ghastly fragment, which strewed the snow for yards around. F.very window in the "great, lofty facade of the palace of justice was sliattered. and bits of iron were imbedded du ply in the walls of the arsenal. a hundred yards away. The assassin belongs tohe noted "fighting group" of the socialist rev olutionary party which has removed other prominent othcials and long since passed sentence of death uHn Crand Duke Sereius. The iirand duke knew that he stood in the shad ow of death. He was the recipient of repeated warnings, and elaborate precautions were taken U ensure his Siifetv. Tlie scene of the crime was the great open triangle within the Krem lin, hounded bv the arsenal, treasury and courts of iustiee. in one angle of which is the Nicholas, or Little, pal ace where the erand duke dwelt. At the opposite corner is the Nikolskv gate, tlie exit to the tow n beyond the ramparts. A few minutes More the h ,;ll of the rate sounded the hour of 3 the equipage of the grand duke emerged from the gates of the palace and proceeded, followed by sleighs containing secret inilice. It swept a smart pace towards the gate, pass ing the t houdeft cloister. Ivan Slow er, the treat Czar bell and long row of cannon captured from Napoleon in the winter retreat of 1S12. In a minute the carriage was in front of the courts of justice, where the walls of the triangle approach, forming a narrow entrance to the .tkolsky gate There a man clad in workman's at tire stepped forward from the side walk and threw a Umib w Inch he had concealed beneath his coat. A ter rible explosion followed and a hai of iron jielted the grim stone walls (if the arsena ami Courts of iustiee A thick cloud of smoke, snow and debris arose. When it had cleared a L'hastlv sieht was presented. On the snow lay fragment of the body uf Grand Duke Sergius, mingled w ith the wreck of the carriage. The tnind duke's head had been torn from his body and reduced to a shape less pulp and the trunk and limbs were frightfully mangled. A finger bearing a rich seal ring was found Ivinir several yards awav. 1 he crim son tint and a sickening smell of blood were everywhere. Only a few fragments of cloth indicated that the IhmIv had been once clothed. The coachman lay moaning with pain be side a A-ep hole in the pavement. The horses, dragging the front w heels of the carriage, had dashed off, mad doned with pain; to sink dying be fore thev reached the gate. The sound of the explosion was heard throughout the city and even beyond the river. A crowd liegan to assemble and even to handle grim evidences ot the tragedy while they discussed the affair in awe-struck voice. Police othcials rapidly gath ered but before anything could be done towards collecting the scattered fragments of the body, Grand Ducli ess Klizalieth drove up in an open rarriaire. She had dropped her work at the headquarters of the Red Cross and sped to the scene ot tne crimt without waiting to don her outer wrarw Slip Im ike Hnwn entirely at the sight of the corpse and dropped to her knees, sobbing oiiU'iiy. Alter a few minutes she was led away. Then a stretcher was brought and, covered with a plain soldier's cloak. the remains of Sergius were borne to the (."houdeft cloister, where othcials and members of the grand duke's suite had assembled. He was instantly killed. His head was blown off, actually being sepa- ratnt fmm hi. tuutv which H-as frightfully mangled. The coachman was also killed. He was so fright fully burned bv the explosive with u hii-li the tmmhwaa charin'd that he died while being taken to a hospital. On the arrest of the murderers, neither nf whom was known to the police, one of them coolly said: "1 don t care, I have done my job. Best figs and raisins 10 cents per pound. V. C. A list in & liro. Wood's Grass ADD Clover Seeds. For dean Heidi and clean crops, Sow Wood's Tradi Mart Seeds, the best qualities obtainable. Woo" 3m4 Book rivra the fulleet information about druses and Clovers, best time ami methods of seeding, kinds beat adapted to different soils, quan tities to seed ner acre, best com binntioas for hay or paaterire, and much other Information of the gmtMt Tains to every fanner. WeTl H Bill ltMMI HI WrIM lor It. uS SpMlal Frtoa LfcH t Farm . T.W.Wood & Sens, Sudscin. imioii, Tumia, WOOD'S SEEDS (Ml PI1Z! ST. 108.1. 1104. ton iibji nix not One Hundred Miners Burned. Bv an eplion in the Virginia Mines, about IS miles aouthncs! of Birmingham, at t oVKvk this after noon, more than K union Doners are entombed, and it is believed that the entire number suffered death. Scores of vigorous rescuers are at work digging into the mine to re lieve their friends and comrades on the inside. The expkun is believed to have been caused bv gas, although the mine has heretofore Uen noted as. being entirely free from gases. It isj also believed that as the entire quota! has probably been killed, the details, vf the cause of the disaster will never be know a. The news spread like wild fire; throughout the whole district The; camp is isolated irom tne rest oi tne world, as there is no telephone sta tion at Virginia, and the only wire running to the place is a disatohcr' wire of the Birmingham Mineral Kailroad. on which Virginia is loca ted IVtails of the disaster were slow to come in, but each man who arrived in the city from the scene told a more gruesome store of the horror. The class of miners employed was the best in the district, and a. I be- longed to the Tnited Mine Workers of America. Since the strike has been on in the Birmingham district, many of the most industrious and thriftv miners of Pratt City aud oth er mining ints have removed to. the lrgima mines, so that the mines were lieing worked to their full ca pacity by the most skilled miners of the community. Relief trains with : surgeons and workmen eie dis patched from both Birmingham and Bessemer. They liegan the work of succor in earnest More o'clock, and at midnight had not gotten half way through the mass of debris. It is thought that it will be 10 o'clock tomorrow before the interior of the slope is reached. The slopes are well arranged, and there has never been the least trouble in the mines before. They are owned by the Tal amada Steel and Wire Company, but are leased and ojicrated by Keid & Company. J. 1." Ilillhoiise. assistant State mine inspector for Alabama, will go to the mines early tomorrow morning to investigate the disaster otlicially. President Kd Klynn of the Ahiluma I'nited Mine Workers, and National Committeemen W. K K.urley, to gether with Joe Ilallier. district or ganizer, have left the scene ' t'reMdeut Klvnn said U-fore leaving that there were 135 men em ployed 10 the mine generally, but as yesterday was pay day he could not say whether the full qliota was ia the mine at the time of the disaster or not They Haven't Quit. , SU-.llS UfclMlj ! An expressman tells a Charlotte I patT that about ?jO packages of whiskey ranging in amount from one ti live gallons, are relieved in that j town every six days. This includes! only the w hi.-kry shipped by express ' in plain view. Much comes in dis guised that is not taken into account Then the hand satchel traflic be tween Salisbury and Chail ate is said to le enormous, A few nights ago i Southern Railroad conductor count ee 13 jugs under the seats of Char lotte folks returning from Salisbury to Charlotte. It would seem that with above re sources and the amount sold by Charlotte druggist, which was quite large last mouth, that the Charlotte folks are not likely to suffer in case of siiake bite. QUAUTYiSM m IIJP ejl V To Elevate the One and Depress the Other is the usual method here. But at this season the act of depression is carried on to a greater extent. Prices are reduced on every line to effect an immediate reduction of goods. Be fore and during the holidays our sUtck of groceries is greatly increas ed to moot all ordinary and extraor dinary demands ami now it is desir able that these goods lie turned into cash, r.xainine the following prices FOll CASH: 100 pounds of nice fresh 2-Crown Imdoii Layer liaisms at 7Jc. er lb. -i-lb crocks Apple Butter ,10c, each. 2-lb can Apple Butter for 10c. Cello, tlie ideal ll.iked cereal, 5c. per package, former price 10c. 3 packages Force for 'J'k. Cream of Wheat loc. per package. Others get 20c. for same goods. Dozen boxes Potted Ham for 40c. Good Tobacco for 25c. per pound. 3 3-lb cans Saur Kraut for 25c. 100 gallons Molasses at 15c. per gallon. Plenty other grades from 25 to 5)c. per gallon. See us when you want a gallon or a barrel. 1 also have a nice line of Crookary to sell you jit cost. I will also make prices right on anything in my line. To the Farmers: I do the chicken and egg business of the town. If you fail to see Die before you sell you will lose money. And now allow me to thank you all for the most liberal patronage in the past and solicit a continuance of the same in the future. Our motto is to please our custo mers by quick sales and short pn tit. Phone t3 and your orders will have our prompt attention. Respectfully, M. C. BROOM. He Stood Off the Buzzards. t.tnia Ci'rrvpiraff-iMr Charlotte olrrvr. 1-ark Hanks, and old colored man. well known in South Toint, died near Belmont a few days ago, agid 70 years. At the close of the war he went w ith Stoneman's men. who carried off a horse belongingtohisold home. Ten or 1? years ago he se cured a pension f S a month, wl ich was sent him in quarterly checks He died, leaving three or four of these pension checks unendorsed. Several days before his death, some one ventured to suggest to the old man that it might be well to endorse the checks, so that, in case of need, they could lie cashed for him at the store. It made hitn sad, and his muttered answer was, "IV buzzards, 1 see, is already gatherin' 'bout de cyarcass." He didn't endorse them. Besides the checks, he left a home and about 100 acres of land. Still Ringing! A wave of underoricinp has swept over our entire establishment Every de partment is affected. e've pone through and made up a list of specials that will stand without precedent or parallel. Look and investigate in order to make your dimes and dollars go to the utmost limit. Our bargains to-day blend witlj sparkling values in all kinds of merchandise. Don't let this oppor tunity pass you. 2.500 yards Mercerized White Waistings, different patterns, they are worth 15 to 18 cents, for this w eek 10 cents. 25 pieces English Long Cloth, worth $1.25 piece 12 yards, for this week 18 cents. 500 yards 36-inch Bleach Domestic, 1-2 pes., no name, 7 l-2c. goods, for the sale 6 cents. 36-in. Sea Island, nice and smooth, 5c. 40-in. White Quilt Lining 3 l-2c Sheets. Sheets. 81 x 90 full Bleach Sheet 50c. Hemstitched Sheets 68c. Pillow Cases 10 to 18c. 72-inch Half Bleeched Table Linens, a splendid 50c. value, 39c. We have just received a beautiful line of Ladies' Ties of all kinds from 10 to 25 eta. each. Ribbons. Ribbons. The prettiest line of plain and fancy Ribbons you ever saw at 25 cents. Ladies' Black Underskirts, 50c., 98c., $1.25, etc. Splendid values. 20 dozen nice bleached Tow els, red bor der, 5c. Big Line Embroideries, 5, 10 and 15c. Special values. Our line of White Goods is complete and we w ill be glad to show you through our entire stock. W.'H. BELK&BRO. Cheapest Store on Earth. The Union Trade C? Live Stock Co. We desire to call your attention to the fact that we have on hand a lot of the finest mules that has ever been offered on this m irket. At our sta ble yon can rind any kind of mule you want-small, medium or large- all veil' broke, no trouble to handle, trim heads, thin ears, clean, smooth limbs, earn- their heads up, with tails pointing stiaight to plough beam. Tnion county has a reputation for good stock, and our Mr. K. W. (irillin having years of experience in handling stock and knowing the kind of stock the farmers of the county demand, selected just such as he knew would till the demand, and anticipating lower prices for cotton, and having the spot cash in hand, bought these mules so as to enable us to sell them at prices that will meet coin-titioii on any market. Now if you are going to buy a mule and want something that will work a crop the coming year and increase in value for several years to come, don t tail to see our sun k before you buy. We can save you mofiey. F.very mule that goes out of our stables must prove as represented. If you want to swap bring your "critter" along and we will do every thing jnissiblo to make the exchange satisfactory. Stables at Old Courthouse. E. W. GRIFFIN. Mgr. Sale Stables. Remember, we have also ojiened up a sUx'k of Heavy and Fancy (Gro ceries in the two south moms in the In and Trust building. Flour, Meal, Bran, Mill Feed, Lird, Tobacco, Snuff, Cigars, Sftap, Soda, Starch, Salt, Molasses. Canned Meats, Canned Fruits, Candy,- plain and fancy Apples, Oranges. Cocoanuts, Bananas and everything found in a gnx'ery store, which we offer as low as same goods can be bought elsewhere. We also handle Baled Hay. (livens a share of your trade. Bring your country pnxluce, peas, chickens, hams and eggs. We will treat you right We also buy cotton and cotton seed. Respectfully, T. It. STIXSON, Mgr. Store. W. J. HUDSON, General Manager. OIWAAAJ WUi in Ul! Clothing at Cost!: NO FAKE! No doubt you have heard ! of cost sales until they sound FISHY J taste of the can hut this sale is no fake, j as I bought the Lichtcnstein interest in the firm of Lichtenstein & Flow at a! murderous SACluHCE and am in po sition to sell this stock at first cost and make a small profit, besides getting rid It of our immense stock of clothing. AsJI we are unloading to your advantage, you cannot afford to miss it. You have the 4 advantage of my years of experience in buying which costs you nothing. When in need of anything in the clothing line come and see how much a dollar will 31 cover in a cost sale. It will surprise you. j ! D. WILL FLOW, Successor to Lichtenstein & Flow. I ST Mil O A HANDSOME SHOE JI leathers, all styles. This is one inn SHOE I . 1IIA II tTAifl" Ti - WITH TMt CHARACTER MAKERS MAN A. Levy, Monroe, N. 0. For tne next lew flaps, I am'offering some special bargains- in Watcher. If you can use one of them it will be to your advant age to buy now. Let me show you what money you can save on them. . W. E. LINEBAGK, The Jeweler, Monroe, N. C. tllHlNttUMIIUUllNHtmiUllMIIMMtMMIlHIlllUIIUIUIIlllllllllinillUHHUIIUllinM i 3 i B I II. I My bargain sales began the first day of January, I 1905, and will last till January, 1906. All kinds of I Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Cut Glass, 1 1 etc. In fact, anything in the Jewelry line. My bargains don't last Just for a few days, but year ! I in and year out Don't fail to see me before you I I buy anything in my line. g W. S. KRAUSS, The Monrpe Jeweler. 5i minimi iHiiMMinuiiiiuniiHmniiitnimHMBiiiiiiiiiti it inimitimwiwil When you Buy sl 1 Y you want an implement that will do the work you require of it. Wc keep the Deef flexible harrow. It is strong, simple in construction, gives good service and hard wear. Docs not readily get out of order. Good for all kinds of work and docs it thoroughly. Dress your beds down arid plow out your ditches. The danger of break-down and delay is small if you use the Deer. Come and look it over or ask your neighbor about it. Monroe Hardware Go'u. Eandolph Redfearn, Manager. v
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