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VOL. 22. SMITHFIELD, X. C., FRIDAY, FERRUARY 10, 1004. NO. 50.
I JAPS SLAIN BY COSSACKS.
Japanese Forces Landed Near
Port Arthur Repulsed.
Railroad Track at Port Arthur
Blown Up and Russian Commu
nication with Vladivostok
Suspended?Japan Lands
6,000 Men at Dainy.
?
? London, leb. 15.?The Daily
.Mail's Port Arthur correspond
ent, under dute of February 12,
says:
Official advices state that the
Japanese lauded (500 soldiers
near Ta-lieu-wan with disastrous
results, 110 being sabered by
Cossacks. The remainder es- -
caped to their ships. It is furth
er stated that the Japanese laud
ed at Dove Day, where thirty of
them were killed and the remain
der retreated.
The Daily Mail's N'iuchwang
correspondent, underdateof Feb
ruary 11, cables:
"According to official Port Ar
thur telegrams, the Japanese
landed a force yesterday at Pig
eon Hay, West Port Arthur.
They were attacked by troops
and by batteries and were defeat
ed with heavy loss
Chefoo, Friday, Feb. 12.?It is
reported that 12,000 Japanese
troops were landed at Dove Hay
last Wednesday morning and
that they were met by the Rus
sians, who engaged them in a
band to-hand fight. The reports
say the Japanese were driven
back. It is also reported that
Japanese troops have been land
ed forty miles farther west.
POUT ARTHUR CUTOFF.
The Tokyo correspondent of
the Times, cabling under date of
February 14, says:
"It is said the Japanese squad
ron has sealed Port Arthur "
^ The correspondent of the Daily
Express at I'ekiug, in a cable-:
gram dated February 12, reports
that \ iceroy Alexieff is practically
isolated, direct communication
between Port Arthur and Vladi
vostok beiug suspended. He
adds that the railroad behind
Port Arthur has been blown up,
and that (5,000 Japanese trcops
have landed near Dainy.
The Daily Mail's Tokyo cor
respondent, under dateof Febru
ary 12. says t hat the Japanese
warship Amaki has captured the
German steamer Yokohama,
which had a cargo, including dy
namit", for Port. Arthur.
The Nagasaki correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph exp:esses
the conviction that Russia is
uuitt unable to hold the Liao
Tung peninsula, and that Port
Arthur is bound to fall by the
effluxion of time, even without an
assault.
The Times' Wei II ai- Wei corres
pondent says that on the morn
ing of February 10 the Japanese
occupied Ching Mai-Wen, a Rus
sian coaling station, close to
Masampho.
The Daily Telegraph's Shang
hai correspondent, under dateof
February 12, says it is reported
that the Japanese have bom
barded Dainy and lauded ma
rines.
Under date of February 12 the
Times'Tokyo correspondent savs
that the Russian Vladivostok
squadron, consisting of the crui
sers Gromoboi, Russia, Rurik,
and Hogatyr, accompanied by a
transport, passed Tsugaru Strait
February 11, steering westward,
but that the destination of the
squadron is unknown.
SINKI.NO OF CRUISERS DISCREDITED. I
The Daily Mail, the Daily Tele
graph, and other papers publish
disnatches from Tokyo, Nagasaki
ana Shanghai reporting the de
struction of three Russian cruis
ers by mines or torpedoes in the
Tsugaru Strait, off Aomori, Ja
pan. The Daily Mail, which at
first described the news as official,
in a later telegram says the re
port still lacks absoluteconflrma
tion. In the absenceofconfirma
tion the reports are not general
ly credited.
A statement that China will
maintain neutrality is published
in Peking.
It is reported from Tientsin
that all foreigners aud civilians
have been ordered to leave Port;
Arthur. It is also reported that
the Siberian Kailroau has been
wrecked in in six places, covering i
a distance of seventy miles.
The correspondent at Tientsin
of the Standard, cabling under
dateof February 11, says the
Hritish, America?, French, Ger
man and Italian ministers have
jointly notified the Russian and ,
Japanese authorities that no
?hostilities will be allowed on Chi
nese soil other than that of Man
churia.
FOR CHINA S INTEGRITY.
Another DiplomaticTriumph Scored
by Secretary Hay.
Washington, Feb. Id.?Secre
tary flay has added another to
his long list of diplomatic tri
umphs and the United States is
once more enabled by his diplo
macy to head the nations in a
concurrent effort to preserve the
integrity of China. Mr. Hay's
note of February 10th to Russia
and Japan urging them to con
fine hostilities within as small an
area as possible and to respect
the neutrality and administra
tive entity of China will be ac
cepted by Russia, as well as by;
Japan, and ail the nations will
join the W ashingtongovernment
in inviting the combatants to
agree to the proposition.
-Mr. Jessurand, the French am
bassador, called upon Secretary
Hay at his residence today offi
cially to inform him of France's
acceptance and inferentiall.y it is
known that Russia's acquiescence
will be communicated very soon.
At the Russian embassay to-1
night no intimation had been re
ceived of the government's pro
bable answer to Secretary Hay's
note, but Count Cassiui, the Rus
sian ambassador, will inform
Secretary Hay as soon as St.
Petersburg advises him. The
London government, it is expect
ed, will be inclined further to in
quire as to the details of the
proposition. It has been known
for several days that England
adhered to the principle.
The formal acceptance of the
Other power it is expected will
follow rapidly, but the success of
the proposition is assured by the
decision of Russia and Japan to
agree to it.
RUSSIAN CRUISER BLOWN UP,
The Boyarin. with 197 Officers and
Men on Board. Destroyed.
8t. Petersburg, Feb. 1G ?The
Russia'. second-rlnss cruisir!
Ifoyarin wn blown up bv a mine
I' ebruary 13 in the same manner
as was the Russian torpedo
transport Yenisei. She liu(i on
board 107 officers and men, all
of whom, it is understood, were
lost. No details of the disaster
have been given out.
Uapt. Stepanof, wbo was blown
up with the torpedo-gunboat
Yenisei, and who himself invented
the system for laying submarine
mines, which is considered re
sponsible for the catastrophe, [
had caused the Yenesei to be
fitted with his devices for the
rapid laying of mines, whereby a.
trolley line extended beyond the
vessel's stern along which the
mines slid out and dropped into
their appointed places. This
plan did away with the cumlier
some work of laying the mines
from small boats. The accident
was due to the excessive strain
on the Yenisei's anchor cables
while the mines were suspended,
pending their immersion. The
two cables snapped and one mine
collided with another.
Paris, Feb. 1G.?It is reported
here that the loss of the Russian J.
torpedo gunboat Yenisei will
entail serious consequence*. The
captain of the vessel had placed
torpedoes at various places and
the maps and plans indicating
these snots went down with the,
ship, it is believed that the
general staff posesses duplicates
of these papers, but there is a ,
probability that t hose which are ,
lost contained certain corrections |
and modifications which the 1
others do not. (
SENATOR HANNA IS DEAD.
He Succumbed to an Attack
of Typhoid Fever, Follow
ing Sicknessfrom Grip.
Washington, Feb. .15 ?Marcus
A. Manna, i'nited StatesSeuator
from Ohio and one of the fore
most figures iu American public
life, died this eveningin'hisapart
rneuts at the Arlington Hotel at
G:JO p. in., of typhoid fever,after
an illnes of two weeks. He pass
ed away peacefully and without
pain after being unconscious
since 3 a. m , at which time the
first of a series of sinking spells
caine on, from the last of which
he never rallied. All the mem
bers of the family, with one or
two exceptions, were at the bed
side when the end came. They
were Mr. and Mrs. I). A. Hanna,
Mr. and Mrs. McCormick, Mr.
and Mrs. Parsons, Miss Phelps,
II. H. Hanna and Mr. Dover.
During the last hours life was
keut in his body by the use of
the most powerful stimulants.
Wasuington, Feb. 17.?Senator
Manna's fatal illness in the be
ginning dated back nearly two
months. About the middle of
December he informed his friends
that he did not feel quite well,
but declined to take a period of
rest. A month later Mr. Hanna
visited Columbus, Ohio, during
the season of the Legislature,
when he was re elected Senator,
and on returning to Washington '
was taken ill January 1!). His"
trouble was diagnosed as grip,
ft was not until January 30
that his illness assumed a serious
form. On that day he suffered a
congestive chill and two days
later, on the fifth, his physicians
announced that he had a case of !
typhoid. As the diseased pro
gressed the Senator's condition
became more serioii3 and his rel
atives were sent for. The Sena- 1
tor gradually grew weaker, his
pulse rose to 105 and was with
difficulty reduced; saline injec
tions and oxygen, were adminis- ,
tered. On Friday last the Sena- i
t or was seized with a chill, from
which he rallied only to lose
ground again slowly until the;
end. i
hanxa's successor. i
Cincinnati, Feb. 15.?As the
< )hio Legislature is now in ses- 1
sion, Senator Manila's successor:
will not be appointed by the
(ioveruor, but at ouce elected for
the termsexoiringin March 1904-,
and in March 191V During the
past week there - as been much
comment about the senatorial
succession. Among the names
mentioned in this connection
have been those of Governor
Merrick, Charles P. Taft aud
George B. Cox, of Cincinnati; J.
11. Hoyt, of Cleveland; General
.1. Warreu Keifer, of Springfield;
General Asa \V. Jones,of Youngs
town, and Congressmen Dick,
Grosvenor, Durton, Nevin, aud
Warner. Senator Hanna lived 1
in northeastern and Senator
Foraker in southwestern Ohio. It
is claimed by so me that geograph
ical conditions are likely to add ,
to the chances of Governor Her- 1
rick or Congressman Dick who 1
reside in lake districts. There is,'
every indication of a free for all 1
contest before the Legislature.
TRIBUTE FROM CLEVELAND,
Princeton, N. J., Feb. 15.? i
Former President Grover Cleve- I
land, when informed to-night of i
the death of Senator Marcus A. |
Hanna, paid him the following :
tribute: i
"My relations with Mr. Hanna ?
rare only such as giew out of I
our association as members of
the National Civic Federation, i
He was active in the work of >
t hat body and sincerely devoted I
to the adjustment of differences <
between employers and employes, i
"He was of great services in the
work of the federation and what
he did and was able to do in ac
complishing its objects made him '
a useful man. His loss caunot 1
fail to be greatly felt iu more <
than one Held of valuable en- <
deavor." i
I
FOUGHT AGAINST ODDS.
Russians at Chemulpo Foredoomed
to Defeat. | J
Nagasaki, Feb 14.?The ves- i
sels that comprised the Japanese
fleet which attacked and destroy j
edthe Russian cruisers Variiig '
and Korietz at Chemulpo on
I uesday last, were the cruisers j
Naniwa, Takacbiho. Akashi, Su
uia, and the Asatna. The Japa
nese did uot lose a man.
The Japanese fleet, commanded
by Admiral Liiu on the flagship
Adneuma, arrived at noon and
sent a wireless telegram to the 1
Japanese cruiser Chigoda, which
was lying at anchor between the
Variag and Korietz to join the
fleet outside. The Russians 1
found themselves trapped. Ad- '
miral Lriu then signaled,'giving !
the Russians five minutes in which
to surrender. i1
The Russians ignored the* de- *
mand to surrender, and the Jap
anese opened fire. A brisk en
gagement, lasting two hours, fob j
lowed. The Russian vessels get
ting the worst of au encounter in j '
which the odds were overwhelm-1'
ingly against them, steamed 1
back into the harbor. The Va- '
ring, which was badly injured, '
listed heavily. Two hours later '
the Russians attempted to break 1
through the Japanese fleet,which 1
was encountered four miles from 1
the inner harbor. A fierce fight '
followed. The Russian vessels ?
were bladlv damaged. The Ko- 1
rietz was blown up, presumably 1
by its own crew, in order to es- '
cape capture. A portion of the '
crew was rescued by the French ?
and Italian vessels in the harbor. '
The Variag tried to escape, but I
suddenly an explosion was heard '
and tiie Variag was seen to sink ,
Whether she was sunk by a Jap- 1
anese shell or by her own crew is '
not known. The United States
gunboat Vicksburg and the Rrit- '
ish cruiser Talbot witnessed the !
battle. i
?i I
Japanese Blow up Two Uusslan
Ships
London, Feb. 17?T^he St.,]
Fames Gazette publishes a dis
patch from Kobe, Japan, saying
that it is officially announced I
that the Japanese attacked Fort
Arthur this morning with torpe
do boats. The Russian guard- '
ship was torpedoed and also a I
warship lying outside. The Jap- '
finese retired unharmed. The at- 1
t.ack was made in a blinding '
snow storm by two torpedo '
boats whiMi attacked at int t- 1
vale of two hours The forts re- '
ceived them with a sharp fire.
Pile Asagiri discharged several '
torpedoes with unknown results. '
The Hayatori arrived about 5 a. 1
m. and got close to the harbor '
mouth without being observed. '
There she found two Russian 1
warships, the nanu-s of which 1
were unknown. She fired a tor- 1
pedo wltfch exploded.
Admiral Togo, in reporting the I
attack, says he is sure it will have 1
au excellent moral effect on the 1
inemy. ]
? 1
Wreck on Atlantic Coast Line.
1 wo Atlantic. Coast Line freight
trains, one of them an extra
from Wilmington, bound south,
and the other a local, going
north from Florence to Fayette- 1
ville, were in head-on collision at <
1 o'clock Saturday afternoon, c
two miles south of Fee Dee junc-11
tion aud only a short, distance 1
beyond the south eud of the long I
trestle over Fee Dee river at that i
point. Engineer Mruce Taylor, |
28 years old, of Wilmington, in '
.?barge of the extra, bound south, (
was almost instantly killed; his ]
fireman, John Hay", white, of I
Florence, S. C., was badly injured, <
and five others were more or less ;
seriously hurt. Both engines and I
Ive cars were almost completely
jemolished while a number of f 1
others suffered to some extent.? i
Dunn Guide. ,
I
The United States Senate ?
Thursday adopted a joint reso- <
lution authorizing a survey to (
determine whether or not a ship j
?anal across the State of Florida c
is feasible. ]
Fire In Wilmington.
Wilmington, X. C., Feb. 17.?
Fire on tiie water front tonight
destroyed a large warehouse be
longing to Hall ft PMtatil,
wholesale grocers, and occupied
by them and the George L. Mor
ton Co npany, naval store deal
ers. The ilames originated from
the careless use of fire by river
men on the wharf. The losses
will aggregate about $.'55,(KM),
which is covered by insurance.
\u engine was caught between
the tire and the river, but it was
saved with diticulty." Adjoining
warehouses, also owned by Hall
V 1'eursall and the -Seaboard Air
Line, were threatened, but a
northeast wind swept the dames
oward the river. The burned
material consisted of 500 casks
jf spirits turpentine, 500 barrels
if tar and crude, 00 tons of ferti
lizers, about 10 bales of cotton
ind $5,000 worth of heavy gro
ceries.
Jabel Reqlster Makes Confession.
Wilmington, N. 0., Feb. 17.?
It is stated that. .label Register,
who is under sentence to be hang
ed at Whiteville on the 20th
nst., has made a full confession
vf the crime for which he and his
ather, H. 15. Register, were con
victed and has implicated a man
named White, of Columbus coun
try. .label says white had a hand
n the killing of Jesse Soles and ;
Jim Stanley. On Register's state
ment White was arrested. He is
now in jail at Whiteville and will
ne tried at the term of court
which will begin there April 18th,
Fudge Peebles presiding. Regis
ter's confession is said to corres-,
nond in every particular with the
testimony of Cross Edmondson.
who turned state's evidence and
was sent to the penitentiary for
ten years.
The execution of .Tabid Register
will no doubt- be stayed by the
governor so that he can testify
igainst White. It is highly pro
vable that he won't be hanged
Friday sweek, as first appointed.
White was arrested at the time
:>f the double murder, but the
pvideuce was not sufficient to
bold him.
Russia Talks of War with England.
Berlin, Feb. 17.?The Frank
furter Zeitung publishes a tele
gram from St. Petersburg mak
ing the sensational announce
ment that Russia is jireparing
for war with England. Russia is
said to be fully determined to
show no weakness as to Eng
land's invasion of Thibet.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg
ast night said that Lieutenant
General Invanoff, governor geu
jral and commander of the troops
iu Turkestan, had gone to Tash
kend with General Sakharoff,
chief of staff of the military dis
trict of Turkestan. It is saiii in
high military circles that General
Invanoff has been instructed to
prepare for the contingency of
military action in the direction
if India in the event of Great
Britain adopting an attitude
hostile to Russia or attempting
to prejudice Russian interests in
Persia or Thibet.
The Bank of Dunn Insolvent.
State Rank Examiner J. (). El
lington notified the corporation
commission this morning that
in examination he finds that the
Bank of Dunn is insolvent and
the commission has instructed
him to take charge and hold the
isset* until a receiver can be ap
pointed in due process of law. It
will be remembered that it was
vuly a few days ago that the
Merchants and Farmers Bank,
"he only other bank of the town,
closed its doors and W. A. Stew
art was appointed by Judge Al
en as receiver.
The president of the Bank of
!>miti is E. J. Best and thecash
er J. W. Purdie. The capital |
vas $20,000, and at the time of
the last printed report the re
lources of the bank were put
lown at $57,075.29. Deposits
mbject to check amounted to i
^25,144.70, and time certificates
if deposit $2,400.70. ?Raleigh
Poet.
A DOUBLE MARRIAGE.
Rev. W. G. Hall to MlssCailleStubbs
?Mr. J. Thomas Smith to Miss
Rella Rose.
Plymouth, N. C., Feb. 17,1904.
?The most interesting social
event of the season in Plymouth
was the double marriage at t he
baptist church this morning at
0:80 o'clock. Despite the very
cold weather and the early hour
the church was almost crowded
with friends who had gathered to
witness the interesting ceremo
nies that united in marriage Rev.
Wilbur (i Hall, of Itoxboro, N.
C., to Miss Callie Hae Stubbs, of
this city, and Mr. J. Thomas
Smith, of Bethel, N. C., to Miss
Bella Rose, also of this city.
The w edding party preceded by
the ushers" Messrs. W. It. White
and (J. W. Waters, entered the
church and advanced to the al
tar up opposite aisles, the at
tendants of Mr. Hall and Miss
Stubbs going up the right and
those of Mr. Smith and Miss
Rose up the left and crossing in
front of the altar.
The attendants of Mr. Hall and
Miss Stubbs were: Mr. Ira W
Base with Miss Almedh Harrison,
Mr. II. Leggett with Miss Ger
trude Woodard, Mr. Clyde Ca
hoon with Miss Emma Tucker
and Mr. T. .1. mass iter with Miss
Allie Newberry.
The best man was Mr. Hall's
brother, Mr. D. M. Hall, of Smith
field, and the bride's sister, Miss
Jessie Stubbs, was maid of honor.
The ceremony was performed
by Bev. .1. E. Buffaloe, paster of
the Methodist church at Bethel.
Mr. Smith's beet man was I)r.
G. E. Thigpeu, and his bride's
sister, Miss Lai a Rose, was maid
of honor. This couple was unit
ed by Rev. J. C. Ilocfctt, pastor
of tlie Baptist church at Bethel.
The church was beautifully
decorated with evergreens and
white.
The presents receive I by both
couples were handsome and
numerous attesting the high es
teem in which they are ht.d by
their many friends.
Immediately after the marriage
the happy couples with a lew g)I
their friends boarded the train,
Mr. and Mrs. Smith , oing to
Rocky Mount aud returning to
Bethel tneir future home, iu the
afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Hall
went to Bensou to spend a few
days with Mr. Hall's parents, be
fore going to their future home
at itoxboro. 'i
The brides are two of 1 ly
mouth's loveliest daughters and
have hosts of friends wherever
kuown. Mr. Smith is a popular
young business man of Bethel.
Mr. Hall is a rising young minis
ter, having a splendid field iu
Person county, having gone
there January 1st. He was
formerly the pastor of fie Bap
tist church at this place.
SELMA NEWS.
Mr. C. W. Riehardsou went to
Raleigh Wednesday.
Messrs. Hooks and Debnam
went to Dunn Wednesday.
Miss Annie Adams, of Raleigh,
is visiting Miss Nola Mitchener.
Miss Lillie Creech, of Benson,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. VV. H.
Stalliugs.
Mr. Robert Gibson went up in
the Hatcher section of Oneals
township Sunday.
Mrs. Y. D. Vinson was taken
to the Wilson Sanatorium Tins
day. We hope she will speedily
recover.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Eiles went
to Raleigh Tuesday to attend
the marriage of Mr. ArthurOliver
and Miss ('allie Roberts.
Mr. M. ('. Winston is improving
the appearance of his already
handsome store, by haviDg a
nice glass front hat case put in.
Mr R. B. Whitley was at home
Sunday. Fab husbee Whitley
has not been here for several
days. Wonder what lathe trouble.
Mr. Arthur Oliver went to Ral
eigh Wednesday morning and
was married to Miss Callie Rob
erts, a daughter of Mr. John Rob
erts. Wednesday morning by l he
Rev. Marvin Culbreth. We wish
them a long and happy life.
SKNEX.