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s 1 m It. it; - ITOICMI IIYir ',l v HIW BIM, CRATM COUITT, I. ftlU'iiY, riBRDARf -li. 1904 SICOSV'siCTIOM. . , . - HUH8IR 91. " , - - - - - :v .' V i - . .. i ' 5Vi ATTI .1 s - pound of Royal Baking Powder. ' . Hertce it is that Royal Baking Powder produces food remarkable both in fine flavor and wholesomeness. ROYAL THREE PROPOSITIONS Mow Before Governor For Atlantic It North Carolina. Strength State Qaard. In Jatl For Anon. Rev Kllgo Honored. Males Being Purchased. Af- - ii - ter Yiolaters Audubon " ' V t'r- Uaue Law. v-''"'?t- ,-, : Balelgb, Ftby 17. Lit evening your "V correspondent thonght that there might j '-, .be soon "something' doing" to ate an -! V tipreaaion of the day la the way of the - Atlantlo Nor th Carolina railway, Po this morning the governor was asked a , ' V Tory direct question about the matter. ' . His reply was-. "There has got to be a . ,4 better offer than I hare as yet received r or nothing will be done." There are .. three propositions befbre the govern r, - . v Me of Captain MoBee, another that by i . HLFlalayaon, -Walter W Mills, and " their associates who have the charter of , - (i tbe.Atlantic railway company, the third w being a aort i of a proposition made by - ri.Mt Sdwarda of Sanford, whose plan It la to have the railway extended from Ooldiboro to Sanford. - It appeara that at one time Capt MoBee . and Mr Ed , swarda were together, that la represented v " the tame ayndloate of Philadelphia, bat - . that now their propoeltiont are along ,' different lines. It teems jto be pretty eertaln that the governor and the ooun- jcR of State have not favored any lease, ap to thli time, and there does noi to day aeem lobe any change of view on ' .that line. - The governor evidently ei "' pecta a proposition better than any yet Adjt General Royster aald today that , the total strength of .the. North Oaro Una National Guard was found to be . ' 1081, thli being a considerable Increase , vver ltt strength a year ago. All the " ld Bpriagfleld rIOea with, which the i guard was armed op to this year hare been returned to the" state arsenal here " and as soon as they can be repaired will , .ba seat to arsenal designated by the wr department. , All the gnardsmen an bow of course armed with the Krag magizloe rifle aqd have hew equipments 4 . and rifles being also entirely new, Today John Oden', from Bath, died at ' a the soldiers Home, hrhere be had been 4 ' ux ior some time, r ; -rf- -' , . A young negro, B B Patch illBlake Is ' f Jn Jail here on the charge of burning the " new dwelling home of Dempty Turner , - seven mllea northwest of Raleigh on the sight of the 6th lust Blake seems to t e bout 10 years old and Is said to be half- . wltted. The college of Blthopt-of the. Soath '. arm Methodist Episcopal Church ap points Rev Dr Joha 0 Kllgo. president s ef Trlnttv College their fraternal mes- aetgerto the general conference of the , noTthern Methodist Bflscopsl Qhnrch V" whloh meets at Loa Angelee, California, in May. Thla Is one of the highest hon ors the Qhnrch jconfers and It ia the first time Worth Carolina has ever received - H.s The bishops; endeavor to select the most representative olerioal delegate Bid lay delegate In the bounds of their Jurisdiction. . As yet the lay delegate Bot nuned, but will bo doubt be from "a"' 'V,3T state. It Is understood that sov Healthful cream derived solely j from grapes, refined to absolute purity, isjtHe active principle of every BAKING POWDER CO., NEW VORK. era! prominent Methodists will go to California with Dr Kllgo, among thete being ftr and Mm W R Odell of Con cord. A new floor is being laid In the State Treasury, owing to the fact thau defec tive steam pipes under the floor fre quent'y burst, the steam coming through thereaent and tiles. There are trap doors in the new v, eoden floor, by which the workmen can get at the pipee. Farmers In this section of North Car. olloa are buying areat nunjbotwof moles thU Season, and the males are muctrSarger and finer than any "ever brought here before. " One of the finest amateur performan ces ever given here or possibly In the State, was that last night In ail of St. Mary's Guild, no less than IBS persons takins; part. It showed a great amount of real talent locally. The audience was one of the largest ever in the Metropoli tan Theatre. - President F P Hobgood of the Oxford Female Semlncary which wts recently burned was here today. Work on the new building li soon to begin. It will be larger and handsomer than the old one. Game warden Upchurch of tbls coun ty who has been to Tsiboro and other phces on a tour In search of infractions of the Arndnbon Game Law, says thai In charge of theeiptfss effice at Tarboro Is a pioneer In the matter of discovering Illegal shipments of birds by means of a dog. Heiaja' that the Baltimore msn attempted to i hip partridges disguised old clothes; in other words the birds were wrapped up In old clothing, but the lady s:nt for a well-trained bird-dog ownel by a gentleman there and thlai dog did cot loose a mottent in discover ing the birds and "p. Inert" them at If they had been a covey r ? Amocn today's arrival! were Thomas Jarvia, Gie'nvllle; Charles M. Sted- mau, G eensboro; H L Adsms, Wades- boro; J A ' McMillan, MaxtOM Alex Page, Rockingham. - TUSCAR0RA. ' Feby lth. . Mr Dolpbus Coleman of Cbarlotte has moved near onr berg. .- -. . t. , Mrs J H Btanley of Charlotte Is the guest of Mrs W A Adaus. Miss Annie Wetherington returned home today from . Bogus, where she has been spending a few weeke with her sis ter" While cutting wood Tuesday morning MrC H WethsrlntAn had tCe misfor tune to cut his foot quite badly. The wound was dressed by Dr Perkins at Cove. . Mr Waler Ipock of Cove passed through our town yesterday on his way to Mrs Sasan . DeBruhlr, where he ex poets to work for this year. : ; Mr E D Wetherington of Cove spent yesterday with hie brother, M.r O H Wetherington. Blaok Eyes. Two Bis Wilmington Fires. Onr sister city Wilmington suffered from two large and. destructive fires on Wtdoeeday. The warehouse of Hall and Pearsall, and Naval store yards, lass 130,000. Also Zoeller's Jewelry store and adjoining buildings were damaged some 1 15,000 or $30,000. Both fires were fairly well covered by insurance . of tartar, G. P. COLLEGE IN RUINS. Building In Ruins. Students Escape and Much Personal Property Saved. Insurance. Special to Journal. Greensboro, Feby 18. At 2,80 o'clock this morning fire waa discovered lathe Greensboro Female College, it origtna- wng aooui me same piece aa wet oi two weeks ago. Fire being back; of sleeping room, the students bad ample time escape, and with aid of citizens trunks, bedding, furniture, and othec articles were quickly carried out Ths fire department reached the col lege before fire had gained much head way, but as only a four Inch main sup ply at hand, whichwas too little to make an effective fight. Attention was given to savlngthe residence of Dr Grimsley next to college which was saved. The loss Is estimated at $75,000, In surance 185,000. The question- of the fire's origin la variously disputed. The oitlzens of Greensboro gave prompt and hearty tender of their homes to the stu dents. " Greensboro Female College was the first chartered college for women In North Carolina and with the exoeptloa of the Wesleyaa Female ' College at Ma eon, Ga., the first south of the Potomac It Is the same age as the' North Caro- llna Conference, that conference baring begun Its separate existence In 1888 and I the college having been chartered later in the samo year.' The college waa opened In April, 18M, with Rev Solo, mon Lea as its president. His succes sors have been Rev William Albert Mi ca J ah Shlpp. Rev Dr Char lee F Deems, Rev F M JonevDr B F Dixon, DrBL Raid, Dr Dred Peacock, Mm ' Lucy H Robertson. This Is the second time that the college has been burned down.; It waa first burned about forty years ago, GOVERNOR MAY ENTERTAIN Proposition to lease A. k It . C Road. - What be Says. : .. Special to Journal. Raleigh, February 18. Governor Ay cock has informed bidders for the lease of the Atlantic and North Carolina road that he will not consider any bids of less figure than 8 per cent for first ten years: 4 per cent aeoond ten years: B per - . cent for third ten veers: 0 ner cent for last tea years, and fifty years to be the limit of the lease. DIED. In this oltf Wednesdar afternoon Sarah Elinor, Daughter of Mr 4k Mrs F. G. Mitchell, of this City, age 16iupoa the sudden throwing of Russlon montba. - ... . The funeral servioes will bo held this afternoon from tne Tabernacle Baptist Church at 8 O'clock. Cures CH b Two tsyu Reports of Great Move- menls ol Japanese Forces. on Another Japanese Tor pedo Attack at Fort Arthur. That Place Claimed by Rus sia to be Ready For a Seige. Special to Journal Parls, February 17. An official die- patch from Toklo announces that one of the most Important movements of Jap- anese troops yet made la taking place today. A main branch of the army con- slating of three divisions are boarding transports. All previous landings of Japanese forces In Cores are said to be small competed with this, movement, I which aggregates 80,000 to 60,000 men. Every precaution was taken by the au thorities to prevent the Information from getting out. The destination of this force is believed to be near the mouth of the Tela river, on the LIo Tnng penlIuula, making a flank attack Qn pQrt Artnnri EIght tranBporti ha left N,gasak, wItft Un iddltIoni yMwla car gwaf aiunWoni.'boand for the earSe destination. Detachments of Japanese, I cavalry have already been landed. Port Arthur, Feby 17. Russian troops are arriving here continuously and their mobilization In the forts Is maalng ex cellent progress. The place is now 4k...ni.M. MMn.wui tl will. B 1 H . seize and Ueirarded as Inaccessible. Re parts reach here that the Japanese have concentrated 60,000 troops at Wonaon, I on the east Corean coast, with the ob- goot oi ouwrmg i.CUur... T-nnrtnn. Fflhff 17 A Jnnfia rnsh I torpedo attack waa made on the harbor at Port. Arthur Sunday. The harbor guard boat was blown up and a Russian cruiser with loss of life. The J apanese boats then withdrew without lose. A blinding snow storm during the morn ing confused the movements of the boats and only two flred their torpedoes with the results stated. An offioial statement Issued at St Putnrahnnr Miva that Port Arthur ia In i itita of sieira. Prlvata advances atate ttit tne popniace i, ln a ilate of panic over the proposed removal of the Ru sian headquarters from Port Arthur to Harbin. , The Russians report that they have driven the Japanese from the railroad north of Dalny, taking 150 prisoners, The Russian loss waa 70. St Petersburg, Feby 17.-Admlral Baakbetvenskv will leave Bt Petersburg immediately for the far east, to take raprem6 command of the Russian Jleet I under Admiral AlexiefT. He will leave fom French Bomauiant,, on tne east imaia .nut nn un ' Willi' mnina Russian vessels gathered there to the seat of war. Toklo, Feb. 17.-Posslbly 950,000 men will be concentrated .in Corea before a collision with the Russian army In large force will take place, and the forward movement will be from properly equip ped bases. The lending' operations are now taklnx place on a vast scale on the . .a . 1 MU AAsiaitsi nf PrtMB " T London, Feb. 11-Accbrdlng to sperltl dlspatohes from Toklo published th Si r0'"?' 'Vr. IT. " . I aV DhmIiti avntaakiAk Vtshsi M 1'UrneatO Viaaivosioca, uo wjrreau- 1 makes the astonishing statement that span has already landed 120,000 troops in Korea, 80,000 of fighting front, eouth I .J.r.VV!.h.. t,r .irntfl. .anoa to the deoarture of Vicerov Alex- icff from Pott Arthur, and comments troopa Into New Chwang as Indioatfng Russian apprehensions that Port Arthur l u In danger, and that the Japan' se at tack may not after all be made where It Is expected, on the Yalu. According to a dispatch to the Fans edition of The New York Herald, 460 torpedoes, being two-thirds of Russia's entire available supply of these articles, were destroyed on board the Russian cruiser Varlag at Chemulpo. Report of a Great FigM on the Yala Riyer. SITS RUSSIIHS BEATEH. Advance bv Land on Port Arthur. New Commander of Russian Ar my. Fighting ing in Euro pean; Tur key Be gun. Special to Journal. London, February 18. There are rc- ports of fighting on the Yala river bat i thete are no details yet. A report from I St Petersburg stated that 14,000 Rueelene were at Eydkukhen and that a Japanese rmy was across their path, a battle being Imminent. Three brigades of Bos sran troops crossed the' Tela river yester I dav and advanced on Wliu, near the I mouth of the river. . There was noop position and the Russian troops occu pied the town. The ceneral Russian advance wea I then ordered to take plaoe for today. The Russian main body Is massed near Chin Tien Cheng. The battle now In progress is expeoted I to last for several days. Prtn. February 18 Cables received Aere late tonight from the far east de-j cisre tht a great land battle is raging I on the Yalu river near Chin Tien Cheng. I One report saya that the Russian army has been defeated with tremendous 1 loss. Tien Tela, Feby 18. The Japanese transports ana uv op0rlu llott's Island have landea troops on mo tla Tnnir oeninsula and they are bow LHchlng 0n Port Arthur and Mukden, a.mmA. ftf tmnn. arabalaa UV W. w uua. - 1 m landed. Toklo. Feb v 18. The Japanese war fund has increased from ten millions to I sixty-three millions this week by volun-1 tary subscriptions. The port ofWlJul has been declared open ea a treaty port I by the Korean government to the merce of the world. St Petereburg, Feby 18. General I Kuropatkln, mlnlater of war, Is appoint. ed to command the land force in the far I east, vice-admiral Alexteff. He will I start Immediately (or bis . location. I Alexleff is still Viceroy and admiral of I the navy. ' St Petersbug, Feb 18.-Rusalan troops are being sent to the far eaat in ordinary freutht cars, twenty-five In t ear. Great deiayl being experienced and food . oarc. Manv soldiers have been 7 serious block to the lino from Rue- slato Manchuria U llaWe to suBjectl troops to awful sufferings. The tie peratoro la from thirty to sixty degree below aero. . Chefoo, Feb. 18.-The Japanese plan as ascertained Is to continue to harass po k hM from M utu she U I I relay W DCgia ucr asiiu vsAuifMta Japanese say the attacks as rar nave been merely, sklrmlshoa, though taej I . . ProTWl wexpeoteoiy successful Thai . ... . ' v t91 sttack begins. ; r4 . THS TURKS At rTAB, Salonlca, Turkey, Feby 18.-The Tut l Uan troops have routed m,ooq AJDantan 1 msurgenta wau ww I Patha batUlion In Babjoat. , Tne reDeis 1 bst 8,000 killed and wounded and the I t . , , heavy. The fovam ment is hurrying five additional batta-1 lions from TJsukub to the scene of the I Albanian uprising. castc?.ia: Tor Infants .trie Zl:vx NICE LOT , ; fs FANC Y CAKES i lQc, 15c and 20c per pound . g Just Received Nice and S; Fresh at J. L. McDAHIEL'S. I Also Fancy Evaporated Peaches and Apples 10c lb. 56 lot Harvey's Small Hams and Breakfast Strips. . Blaokeye Peas 5c qt, A Complete stock Staple and Fancy Groceries. S If? Yours to Flease, j. l, mm 'Phone J91. For lour Spring Gown. The material and the trimmings ior your Spring Gown v7 can bo bought nowhere else so wisely and eoonoralcall as O her. The) goods are all yon can widoYSttiety, The prices are even lower '1.- uw iuvaua m eiqw uow, k nr... - SMOESo;; Spring- Styles are all here and we are showing: all the NEW SHAPES in all LEATHERS. Prices $3.00 to $5.00. All Sizes in BOY'S SHOES Also at &1.50 to 63.00 Wa con suit vour pocket. ):G(Dann& iCo., 57 Pollock Street1. - - TiiiiTiniiTTiimiiiiiiiimiiiiimimiinin FecSi Lot F loroda Or JUST RECEIVED: Taw -153. Wholssnls) and a immimimmuTTi Wholeale eft Retail Grocer, 71DBrta4 Bt' i ask fresh, fashionable, and la - ' ) than onr prices usually are, and ) m - n f. foot as well as vour .0 () () () () Retail Grocer, V t3 K!:J Y; J T: ; ; 10 more -'3. Darcaln T?rs at Arm- .
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