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3|)t fcmitfjfirlii Hrralil price one dollar per tear. "TRUE TO OURSELVES. OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." single oopies five cents VOL. 24. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FKIDAY, MARCH 17. 1905. XO. 2 RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR. The Japs Win Great Victory at Mukden. Record of Appalling Losses Suffer ed by the Russian Army. Washington, March 12th ?'The Japanese legation has received the following cablegram from the foreign office at Tokio dated to day: "The armies on the Shakhe quarter reported up to Sunday morning the following approxi mate figures, which are still in creasing. "Prisoners, over 40,000, in cluding MajorGeneralNachmoss. Russian corpses on the field, 26,500. Other Russian casual ties, 00,000. Trophies, two en signs, sixty guns, 60,000 rifles, 150 ammunution wagons, 1,000 army agons, 200,000 Bhells, 25,000,000 shots for rifles, 74, 000 bushels of grain, materials for light railroad for 46 miles, three hundred wagons for light road, two thousand horses, twenty-three Chinese carts full of maps, 1,000 Chinese carts full of clothing, 1,000,000 portions of bread, 150,000,000 pounds of fuel, 223,000 bushels of horse al lowances, aud 125,000 poundsof hay. The report from the Wing king quarter has not yet been received." This morning prior to receipt of the foregoing cablegram the Japanese legation received the following cablegram from Tokio: "Report received in the after noon of the 11th of March. "Our various detachments hot ly pursuing enemy from all di rections and inflicting consider able damage upon him every where. Occupied on the afternoon of the 10th of March the line ex tending thirteen miles to the north of Hunho, and are still continuing pursuit on the 11th of March. "Our detachment which pro ceeded northward on the morn ing of the 11th of March from the neighborhood of Puho, met a large column of the enemy re treating northward, and after hand to hand fighting we envel oped the column, which finally surrendered. "Near Mukden we are now en gaged in clearing remants of the routed enemy, some of whom still continue resistance, while the others come to surrender. "Heaps of Russian corpses are found everywhere. "According Co the report re ceived on the night of the 13th of March the number of Russian prisoners was estimated up to the 10th of March at 20,000, and since then is continuously increasing. "Our total casualties since the 20th of February to the morning of the 12th of March were 41, 222." ? _____________ Oyama's Strategy Deceived Kuro patkln. Fushen, March 13th.?Every Every hour increases the magni tude of the disaster suffered by the Russian army. To-night 25, 000 dead are known to have been left on the field, making the cas ualties at least 100,000. Be tween fifty and sixty thousand prisoners, some seventy guns and enormous quantities of ammuni tion and provisions, fell into the hands of the Japanese. The Jap anese losses do not exceed those of former battles, even General Kuroki's army losingonly 5,000. Field-Marshal Oyama's plan deceived General Kuropatkin. The Russian commander mis judged the positions and the strength of the Japanese. Me at first thought that General Nogi's Fort Arthur army was pressing his east flank, and concentrated a great force there. This force fie was afterward obliged to shift to Mukden, where it arrived in a state of exhaustion after a forced march and was unable to fight. A retreat from Mukden began on March 0th. It became a demoral ized flight when the Russians dis covered that their egress was blocked by Japanese infantry and artillery from the east. The I rapid approach of the J apanese was a complete surprise to the Russians, who expected that their retreat would be harraased | only by the Japanese cavalry from the westward. Russia Not Ready For Peace. St. Petersburg, March 14th ? ! Russia will continue the war to the bitter end. That is under stood to be the decision of the war council, at Tsarskoe-Selo to day, at which War Minister ! Sakharoff, General Dragmiroff and others were present. Ways and means were discussed, but decision on some points was re served. The question of Kuro patkin's successor was also dis cussed, but the emperor has made no final decision. Grand Duke Nicholasvitch, second cousin of the emperor and inspector gen eral of cavalry, was again men tioned and General Grippenburg is said to be acandidate, together with General Grodekoff, but the weight of opinion of the emper or's advisers now favor General Sukhomlimoff, governor general J of Kieff, who formerly was Gen ! eral Dragomiroff's aide de camp. A semi-official denial was given out here to-day of the reported recall of the Russian second Pa cific squadron. Gen. Kuropatkln Resigns. St. Petersburg, March 13? 2:15 a. m. ?General Kuropat kin has sent in his resignation to the Emperor. General Ivuropatkin has tele graphed to Emperor Nicholas, assuming himself all the respon ^sibility for his defeat, making no excuses except that the strength of the Japanese was miscalculat ed, and refusing to place any of the blame upon the council of generals upon whose advice he determined to give battle. His reputation as an offensive strate gist is gone, and, though the J Emperor's military advisers know not where to look for a better general, his resignation ! will be accepted. In losing General Kuropatkin, the army will lose the idol of the private soldiers, an officer who, in spite of the lutrigues of his generals and his failure to win a battle has won their confidence and affection. Japanese Occupy Tie Pass. New Chwang, March 16th ? Tie Pass, regarded as at least the temporary rendezvous of the fleeing Russians, was occupied by the Japanese at midnight be tween Wednesday and Thursday. Sully Again Enters Market. New York, March 14th.?There j entry of Dan Sully into the cot ton market yesterday was sig nalized by a rise of from only 8 | to 10 points, but to-day all fu ture quotations showed increases ; of from 20 to 25 points, and tne great bull leader seems to be about to start another great campaign. Having been discharged from bankruptcy, Sully is now free j from all encumbrances and is said to have extensive plans for re couping his losses. Whether or not he will be able to rout the bears, is the question which is now agitating all cotton men. Sully is said to have unlimited backing. He is quoted as saying that the South raised not a bale too much last year and that the world needs this cotton and must have it. He believes in an in crease of prices, and points to the efforts of prominent bears to cover their shortages as evidence that thev share his belief that the South is not really long on cotton. Incredible Brutality. It would have been incredible brutality if Chas. P. Lemberger, of Syracuse, N. Y., had not done the best he could for his suffering son. "My boy," he says,''cut a fearful gash over his eye, so I applied Hucklen's Arnica Salve, which quickly healed it and saved I his eye." Good for burns and ! ulcers too. Only 25c. at Hood [ Bros, drug store. WORK OF OUR LEGISLATORS. A Review of the Bills Introduced by the Johnston County Mem bers of the General As sembly. The following local laws were passed by the recent General As sembly, affecting Johnston Coun ty: 1. The appointment of Magis trates for the different townships where needed in the county? mostly by Senator Jones. 2. The establishment of the Smithtield Graded School?Cana day. 3. AmendingtheSelmaGraded School law by making the num ber of trustees five instead of three?Gower. 4. The establishment of a pub lic school district from parts of Johnston and Harnett counties ?Canaday. 5. Prohibiting hunting and fishing in Moccasin Creek?Gower. | 6. Assessing real estateof rail road companies by corporation commissioners for stock law tax ?Canaday. 7. Amending Clayton road law?Gower. 8. Amendingcharter of Jerome changing name to Micro?Cana-1 day. The following bills regulating the liquor traffic in Johnston county were introduced by Sena tor Jones and are now laws: 1. Dividing the net profits of the stveral dispensaries of the county, giving one-half of said profits to the town, and the other one-half of said Drofits to ! the general school fund of the county. (This law takes affect after July 1st, 1905.) 2. Prohibiting the sale of in toxicating liquors in Johnston county in towns having a popu lation of less than two hundred and fifty. (This law is an amend ment to the Abell law of 1903,1 and is now in force.) 3. Amending the special dis pensary acts of the county so' that upon petition of one-third of the qualified voters of any j town in which a dispensary is situated the commissioners shall grant an election on the subjects of "Dispensary" and "Prohibi tion." (This act took affectfrom ratification. No open bars can be established in the county. The bill establishes anti-jug law for the county, and makes the hold ing of government license to sell liquor in prohibition territory prima facie evidence for illicit selling against the holder of said license.) The present members of the County Board of Education were reappointed for two years; W. F. Gerald, John Stephenson, John VV. Wood. GENERAL LAWS. The following bills introduced by Johnston county members of the General Assembly were enacted or covered by other gen eral laws: 1. Anti-"bucket shop" by Go wer?enacted in the Woodard bill which became a law. 2. Amendment to school law in regard to examination of teachers by Canaday?its principles en acted in the general omnibus school law amendments (This bill was drawn by Prof. Turling ton and fills a long-felt need.) 3 To make the goods of men doing business in their wives names (not free traders) liable when refusal is made to pay for the same?by Canaday?enacted in the Gilliam Senate bill. (This was brooks' bill.) HILLS THAT FAILED TO PASS. 1 To amend the constitution ' of N. C. so that each race may get its proper share of the pub lic school funds. Failed on the j ground that section 24 of the j present school law allows a very equitable distribution of school funds?Canaday. 2. To prohibit Sunday freight trains except loaded with perish able vegetables or livestock?op posed by railroad attorneys and eastern truckers and was with drawn?Gower. 3. To compel through mail trains to stop at county seats? (failed)?Jones. 4. To protect the Pure in Art ?(failed)?Gower. 5. To make abduction, seduc tion. or elopment and adultery a felony?failed because as drawn one section of the bill it was claimed would suppress testi mony in a case of auultery?Can aday. 6. To establish a colony for lunatics and epileptics?Gower. Failed for lack of funds by the State. 7. To extend corporate limits of the town of Renson?Canaday. Failed because all the parties owniDg real estate to be taken in the corporate limits were oppos ed. It would have been force. SELMA NEWS. Hon. A. K. Smith was here Tuesday. Mr. M. C. Winston went to Raleigh Tuesday. Messrs. Wheeler and J. P. Richardson, of Wilders, was in town Tuesday. Miss Minnie Parker is on a visit to her sister, Mrs. E. F. Pate, at Goldsboro. Mrs. Pet Temple, of Wake county is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Parker. Messrs R. L. Ray and Con dary Godwin will shortly open a stock of goods in the J M. Yin son & Co. store. Isaac Price, colored, had his left arm and hand broken and dislocated while at work at the Oil mills last week. Mr. W. M. Richardson who was seriously hurt at Pembroke some days ago, is now able to be about the streets. Mr. J. P. Jones, the very cap able Superintendent of the Chemi cal Works here was married at Durham to Miss Beulah Lemoin, of that place last Sunday, and arrived here on the 6 o'clock train. We wish them a happy and prosperous journey through life. At the meeting of the stock holders of the Selma Cotton Mills last week when they order ed that the capital stock be in creased to $90,000, the addi tional stock was taken at once by the stockholders. So the mill starts to work out of debt, j a thing that very few mills in this state have been able to do. | The mill under its present j management is bound to make money. The stock now is not ( for sale so those who were skep-' trcal about the mill and would j not take stock in it are left out in the cold. The closing exercises of the i public school at Capps school house near Pine Level were held in the school house last week. | The programme consisted of i recitations by the children of the j school and music by the neigh- j oornooa urenestra. rne recita- i tions were of a high order, all knowing their speeches perfectly and showed that all of those participating had done faithful work We would like to mention j each by name, but space forbids. 1 The music by the neighborhood orchestra was much enjoyed ami i they deserve the thanks of all those present for the splendid music. The literary address was delivered bv Rev. J. 0. Guthrie, whose subject was Edu-, cation. His address was much enjoyed by all present and was a literary treat. The prizes for attendance and good lessons were won by Miss Bettie Mason. This young lady won both prizes, which speaks well for the dili-, gence and hard work done by her. Miss Rena Hdgerton was teacher of this school and she deserves great credit for the progress made by the scholars and the fine showing at the clos ing exercises. Miss Edgerton | speaks in high praise of the peo-! pie of that section. Startling; Mortality. Statistics show startling mor 1 tality, from appendicitis and, peritonitis To prevent and cure j these awful diseases, there is just on. reliable remedy, I)r. King's j New Life Pills: M. Elannery, of! 14 Custom House Place,Chicago, says: "They have no equal for Constipation and Biliousness." 25c. at flood Bros , druggists. 1 SUPERIOR COURT IN SESSION. Charley Watson Sent tc Pen Fifteen Years.?Four Colored Boys Get Two Years Apiece on the Roads. Superior Court convened here] ! Monday for a two wet ks term. Judge Walter H. Neal presiding. The following grand jury was drawn: John W. Hocutt, J. M. Westbrook, John A. King. J. O. Johnson, Willis H Jones, Chas. ] E. Creech, A. J. Massey, J. H. j Hare, Sam White, Lewis A. En uis, I). W. llaynor, J. W.Thomp- ] son, Jr., J. Walter Bailey, H. Hiuton, J no. T. Talton, Victor Austin, A. F. Holt and W. B. j Johnson. John W. Hocutt was appointed foreman of the grand jury and Jno. T. A vera was appointed] officer of the same. The following criminal cases have been disposed of: John Boykin was tried for] assault with deadly weapon. 1 Verdict not guilty. State vs A. C. L. Railway.j Obstructing road. I'lead guilty.! Judgment suspended on pay-] merit of cost. State vs John Cole, carrying concealed weapons. Plead guilty. ] Fined $10 and cost. State vs Joe Mile, C. C. W. guilty; Fined $15.00 and cost. State vs Louis Raynor and Charity Sanders. Fornication and adultery. J ury returned a verdict of not guilty. The Judge said he did not wish to censure the jury but did not see how they could have brought in such a verdict. He then excused them and told j: them their services would not be needed again this term. State vs Enly Easonand Willis Rains. A. 1). W. Eason guilty; ]' i? ? * ?? - ' ' nains not guilty. ' State vs Jody Baker, resisting 1 officer. Guilty. State vs Levi Watson, C. C. W. 1 Plead guilty and tided $10 and cost, 1 State vs Charlie Massengill, i Needham Massengill and Mat < Gregory, affray, Charlie Massen gill not present. The other de- I fendants plead guilty and were 1 fined $10 each and cost. Charley Watson, who has been j i in jail here for some time charged ; ( with rape, went before the court ( and said he was not guilty of th" t crime charged but guilty of an I ( assault vith intent to commit > rape and was sentenced to fifteen years at hard labor in the peni- , tentiary. * Ham llichardson was found j guilty of larceny and sentenced I to four mouths on the Smithfield ' j roadB. State vs Percy Wood and Tom ( Wood, A I). W Guilty. Percy j Wood fined $75 and one-half j cost; Tom Wood fined $25 and half cost. State vs Francis Jones, nuis- ' ance, not guilty. State vs Thurston Frazier and 1 Buck Morgan, A. I). W. not guil- 1 ty. State vs E. Grant, Ben Collins, I Bud Blake, and Joe Graham, af fray. Defendants plead guilty. 1 State vs Jim Home, Wm. Holt, Bud Stallmgs, Lester Snipes, ' Marvin Snipes and Hemby Bail- I ey, A. D. VV. not guilty. State vs Hansom Holder,cruel- < ty to animals. Plead guilty. 1 Fined $10 and cost. Elmer Woodard, Joe Burnett, - Arthur Bryant and Walter Stev- ! ens. Defendants plead guilty. 1 Burnett and Bryant were sent to ] Clayton roads two years and the t latter two to Smithfield roads ? two years. These were the col ored boys who stole some money from the cash drawer of The Aus tin-Stephenson Company several weeks ago. I State vs Jerry Snnders A. I). ] W. guilty. Fined $10 and costs. Court will continue through \ this week and part of next. , Senator Simmons, of North 1 Carolina, Monday, extended an I invitation to President Roose velt to attend the annual assem- i bly of theschool teachers of North i Carolina to be held next J um. The President expressed his ap- I preciation of the invitation, but indicated that he would be uu able to accept it. 1 CLAYTON NOTES. Hon. Ashley Home spent Mon day in Raleigh. Mrs. Reck with is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ashley Home. Mrs. C. H. Relvin, of Italeigh, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. C. W. Home. Mrs. J. A. (iritfln returned Wednesday from a visit to Mrs. L. f). Debnam at Selma. The students of Clayton High School have been "enjoying" an examination this week. Mr. Rutler Austin of Hoffman, N. C., is the guest of his relatives and friends in this section. Miss Carlotta Harbour has been visiting Mrs. Ranks and Mrs. Nick Allen at Garner. Miss Katie Railey, of Selma, and Mr. Scott, of Pamlico Co., are here this week to enter school. Mr. C. L. Rarnes returned Thursday from a visit to his brother, Mr. John Barnes, of Greensboro. Mrs. John Robertson and Miss Lessie Rarnes spent Sunday with Mrs. Dewey Hicks near Raleigh. Mrs. Hicks returned with them. Messrs. Ralph L. Johnson and Joe. T. Rarnes went to Garner Wednesday night to participate in a celebration ot the Jr. 0 U. A. M. uiayton guano is going at the rate of 30 to 40 tons a day. Anything bearing that magic name, goes to the front with rapid strides. .Mr. Ernest L. Hinton left Tuesday night for Northern markets for the purpose of buy ing spring stock for his firm, Messrs. J. G. Barbour & Sons. Messrs. M. G. Hunter and N. J. Heyward, special insurance agents of Charlotte, spent Tues day here. They planted two splendid fire insurancecompanies in qur town. The Jr. 0. LJ. A. M. Council will have some interesting exercises at the Hall of the order on Fri day night. National Councilor VV. E. Faison, of Raleigh, will be here to assist in some initiatory work. Prof. 1). I). Ellis will attend a school closing at Baptist Center, an Saturday, and deliver an ad dress before the students. The school has been most successfully jonducted by Miss Vivian John son during the present term. Mr. Bill Johnson, brother of aur townsmen, Messrs. J L., J. [)., and D, L. Johnson, died at his home on Mr. M. Mial's plan tation Monday, and was buried in the cemetery here Tuesday. Mr. Johnson leaves a wife and several small children. We sym pathize with the bereaved family. A number of our people, who are inclined to literary recre ations have organized a "Read ing Circle," which meets once Bvery two weeks. The circle has selected Shakespeare's Plays for some meetings, planning to read a play evt ry two sessions. The The tragedy of Macbeth was selected as a betrinnirur. The following little ladies had the pleasure of attending the birthday reception of Master John S. Barnes, Jr., last Satur day afternoon: Kuth and Dusaca Barnes, Maud and liocbelle (iulley, Larue and Mozelle Williams, Maud Barbour, ?lulu McCuliers, and Rosa Hinton. Nearly as many little boys were present. They enjoyed them selves immensely and vote John, Jr., a splendid host. The Colonel's Waterloo. Colonel John M. Fuller, ef Honey Grove, Texas, nearly mat bis Waterloo, from Liver and Kidney trouble. In a recsnt lat ter, be says: "1 was nearly dead, of these complaints, and, al though I tried my family doctor, be did me no good; so 1 got a 50c. bottle of your great Klectrir Bitters, which cured me. I co? dder them the best medicine oa earth, thank God who gave the knowledge to make thefflr' Sold, anil guaranteed to cm*. Dyspepsia, Biliousness and kl ney Disease, by Hood Bros., druggists, at i?Oo. a bottle.
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