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V Guarcntca g A CROSS MARK - fr - S ft larger Hat of actual nett .indicates thai nl your subscription U 3" past due. ( Please ;S ' remit . . ." p sssxrassftsinManiHnga POLITICAL REFORM AND THE GENEVA.'- UPBUILDING OF MADISON COUNTY. 4 a VOL. VII. ( MARSHALL. N. C., FRIDAY. MARCH 17.1905. County Kecora. RUSSIAN CAUSE DESPERATE Only Their Well Directed Flight Has Saved Entire Army From Extermination GENERAL KUK0PATK1N ' RESIGNS After a Lively Retreat and an Orderly Rout the Russian Forces Get a Chance to Rest While General Kuropatkin bag- ap parently succeeded In saving more of his artillery than seemed possible, bis , losBes in men,- ammunition and com mlsarlat supplies, in tbe battle of Muk- 'den, are far greater than earlier re ports indicated, and even that portion of his army which be succeeded in extricating from the positions around Mukden is still in serious danger. The Japanese generals, realizing that with a little more speed they could have Inflicted a crushing defeat on the Rub lan army after the battle of Liao Yang, determined not to again allow n opportunity to pass, and are foi- lowing after the defeated and sorely tried Russian forces. While a small portion of Kuropatkln'a army has tesched Tie Pass, the greater part of - those who escaped from the battle of Mukden are still struggling northward, being at last accounts between 12 and 18 miles from their goal, with the Japanese, flushed with victory and re enforced by fresh men, harassing them from all sides. Even should the remnants of the army reach Tie Pass, it is hardly possible for it to make a stand there against the over whelming force opposing it, and es pecially as the Russians must be wont out and weakened by the loss of men, cuns and ammunition. It Is more likely that Kuropatkin will fall right back to Harbin with what he can save and Walt there for the re-enforcements T that St Petersburg already has prom , lied him. A possible obstacle to the plan la Genera! Kamamura'a j amy, which has not yet been located and which may also be beading for the northern capital. , General Kuropatkin has sent In his i resignation to the Emperor. General Kuropatkin has telegraphed to Emperor Nicholas assuming him self all the responsibility for his de feat, making no excuses except that the strength of the Japanese was mis calculated and refusing to place any of the blame upon the council of gen erals upon whoso advice he determined to give battle. His reputation as an offensive strategist is gone, and, thoughti the Emperor's military advis ors know not where to look for s bet ter general, bis . 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 Intrigues of his generals and his failure to win a battle, has won their confidence and affection. The flight of the Russian army of upwards of a quarter of a million men and the 2,000 pieces of artillery with which it was expected confidently General Kuropatkin and his lieuten ants could prevent the advance of the Japanese beyond the Shakhe and Hun rivers, Is still In the balance. They nave been drawn from those positions, and are now rushing northward to wards 'Tie Pass, around which are high hills, which were prepared for defense after, the battle ot Liao Tang, In September, there being ho hope at that time that the Japanese would al low the defeated army to rest south of the Tie Pass. That the Russians have lost many guns and Urge quan tities of ammunition and supplies is certain, for with but a single track of railway to the north, it would, be Impossible to remove the large stores Bryan Loses Appeal. , Hartford, . Conn, Special In a de ; cislon banded down by the Supreme Court Thursday, the Superior Court Is .upheld In declaring that the sealed letter la theThllo S. Bennett will con taining a bequest of $50,000 to Wil liam J. Bryan Is not a part of the Ben nett wllL The case went np on Mr. Bryan's appeal from the Superior Court's decision. . . -1-; '. . ' . . Jape In Kuropatkln'a Rear. .-. - With the Japanese v Left Armies, . Wednesday, Noon, via ' Fusan. The left armies have cat and destroyed the railroad between Mukden and Tie Pass.. Details are sot obtainable at present The Russians are la retreat ' over tbe northern roads. Tbe left column of these armies Is atUkampo, seven miles north of the Hun river and five miles west of the railroad, and has bad a fierce fight with a Rus sian force thrice Its number. The Russian casualties number 10,000. The Russian centre is retreating In great confusion. which had been gathered together at Mukden. These, it seems certain, have been destroyed. The Japanese have not yet reported the capture of guns, which they generally do almost immediately; but it seems hardly likely that Kuropatkin could have re moved all of his artillery. On the 1st of January, according to corres pondents who have Just returned from Mukden, the Russians had in position along the Shakhe and Hun rivers 1,500 guns. , v The losses in the operations nreced- ing the batile and those in the battle proper must reacn enormous propor- tions, but . up to the present time, neither side has attempted an esti mate. They will exceed the Shakhe losses, in which the Russians alone lost in killed and wounded and miss ing 67,000 men. Russians Resting. By delay In pressing his pursuit of Russia's defeated and demoralized army at Tie Pass, Field Marshal Oy ama has afforded General Kuropatkin time to sortie the disordered units of his command, and restore his forces to at least a semblance of order. So far as known, there is no considerable force of Japanese nearer Tie Pass than six or eight miles, but in Russian quarters there is a feeling of appre hension that some turning movement, of which there is no definite Informa tion, is in progress. From Japanese sources, it is reported that many strag gling parties of Russians, cut off from their commands in the retreat from Mukden, are surrendering upon the appearance of Japanese troops. The council of war, summoned by Emperor Nicholas, Is reported to have decided that the war must be carried "forward. The all-important question of financial means, however, Is ssid to have reach ed no solution, the situation being complicated br the reported decision ot French capitalists not to negotiate the loan recently offered by St Peters burg. . The probability, as regarded In St. Petersburg, seems to be that when General Kuropatkin has completed the task of re-organising what la left of his army, be will be permitted to re turn to Russia, and that the command in Manchuria will be entrusted to Gen eral Sukhomlioff, whose former war apprenticeship was served under Gen eral Dragomlroff, who has been regard ed as tbe foremost of Russia's scien tific soldiers. It is possible, however, that the command will go to Grand Duke Nichols Nlcholaievltch. 50,000 Wounded Recently. St Petersburg, By Cable. General Kuropatkin, In a dispatch dated March 12, says 50,000 Russians were wouad- ed during the last few days' fighting. General Kuropatkin says: "According to reports from the rear guard, a Jap anese force consisting of a division and a half is within a short distance of the Russian guard. The Second Army is marching continually under the Are of the enemy, who is advanc ing from the east and west General Kuropatkin adds that the rear guard advanced in perfect order, but that the movement of the trans port along the mandarin road was very difficult, owing to. the Japanese cannonade. The country between Tie Pass and Mukden is intersected by rivers and steep banks, and the Rus sian wagons were obliged to halt and await taelr turn, causing much delay. General Kuropatkin compliments the Japanese intelligence department He says: Thanks to the organisation of their intelligence department and their reconnoiasances, the Japanese always knew the positions occupied by our army." Tho first regiment of Siberian Ri fles had the most fighting. They marched under the Japanese fire from east and west almost continuously. Col. Loesel succeeded in extricating three officers and ISO men of the regi ment with its colors and one battery. In the battle of March 6- the regi ment lost over 1,000 men. . The Pass Undefended. Ties Tsin, By Cable. The well-informed here roughly estimate the to tal Russian casnsllties at 160,000 and those of tbe Japanese 60,000. It Is reported that Tie Pass is practically undefended, and another great action is regarded as improbable. A Japa nese officer has said: "We mast push the advantage home and. give no re spite until a crushing defeat has been administered." . . i, . - Not Expecting Peace. ; . . Washington, . Special ''After Mao Tang there was talk ot peace. Rus sia's answer was re-lnforcements. Like Liao Tank, Mukden Is scene of another retreat, and again Russia's answer will be large re-inf orcements, but of peace, not a word." This was the emphatic statement of Count' Cassini, the Rus sian am bass dor. If an echo ot peace should come out of St Petersburg, no official In Washington would be more surprised than the Russian ambassa dor, who has all along been positively Informed that nothing out victory for General Kuropatkin caa bring aa end to the war. ON THE VERGE OF PEACE Despite 8trenuous Denials by the Rue ' sian Ambassador, the Diplomats Are Convinced That Russis Will Ask For - Peace, snd Expect Definite Notioe s of 8uch Intention to Be Signified as a Reeult of the Czar's War Council, Washington, Special. When the Czar calls hiB war council he will be able to inform them that Japan win welcome peace on reasonable terms, and will promptly name her condi tions, provided she receives trust wor thy assurances that they will be ser iously considered. This the Emperor has learned from friendly chanceller ies in Europe as well as the general terms acceptable to Japan. These, it is said, will be retention by Japan of Port Arthur, a Japanese protectorate over Korea, and an indemnity. A high official states that Russia has recalled her second Pacific squadron. An at tache of a Russian embassy in Eu rope is quoted as expressing the be lief that Kuropatkln'a recent defeat will force Russia to ask lor peace. Briefly, these were the reports current in the diplomatic corps Monday, and, as a result of this important informa tion, Official Washington believes that Russia and Japan are on the verge ot peace. If it be true that tbe second Pacific squadron has been recalled, ev en the most optimistic of Russia's friends admit that this is a strong in dication that Oyama's mighty blow has made for peace. ' Count Cassini, the Russian ambas sador. Is the notable exception in the stouo of foreign envoys here. "How ever generous the terms which Japan might offer," the ambassador said, "Russian prestige is not among them, That is the one thing for which the war will be fought to the end. Vic tory for the Russian arms will alone make for peace, it not at Tie -rasa. then at Harbin; Russia will assemble another armv mightier than before, and with that army she will settle the issue. It may be six months, a year or perhaps two years. Time will be no consideration. At the Japanese legation, it Is de clared that St Petersburg, and not Toklo, is the capital from which the world must hone for peace proposals, Mr. Tskahira, the Japanese minister, said In the most emphatic manner that Japan had not directly proposed peace, He did not deny that neutral powers, through their envoys, from time to time bed sounded Japan as to the terms on which she would accept peace: but these, he said, necessarily chanced with the progress oi nosuu- tlee.. the Intimation being that Rus sia could have obtained better terms after the fall of Port Arthur than af ter the capture of Mukden. If the Japanese government were as sured that peace proposals would be considered by Russia, there is autnor lty for the statement that Japan would respond immediately. Officials here expect that by Tues day St Petersburg will have fully com prehended the extent of Oyama's vic tory, and then will make Known its decision regarding the continuance of the war in the face of Mukden's tan. 50,000 Wounded Recently. , St Petersburg, By Cable. General Kuropatkin, in a dispatch dated March 12, says 50,000 Russians were wound ed during the last few days' lighting. General Kuropatkin says: "According to reports from the rear guard, a Jap anese force consisting of a division and a half is within a short distance of the Russian guard. The Second Army Is marching continually under the fire ot the enemy, who Is advanc ing from the east and west General Kuropatkin adds that the rear guard advanced in perfect order, but that the movement of the trans port along the mandarin road was very difficult, owing to the Japanese cannonade. The country between Tie Pass and Mukden is intersected by livers and steep banks, and the Rus sian wagons were obliged to halt and await their turn, causing much delay. General Kuropatkin compliments the Japanese intelligence department He ears: "Thanks to the organization Of their intelligence department and their reconnoiasances, the Japanese always knew the positions occupied by our army." The first regiment or moenan ut iles had the most fighting. They marched under the Japanese fire from east and west almost continuously. Col. Loesel succeeded in extricating three officers and 150 men of the regi ment with its colors and one battery. In the battle of March the regi ment lost over 1,000 men. Fsll River Weaver Went Material In crease. Wall nivnr. Snecial. The Cotton M.nf.fiirer Auncl.tinn held a cen- ari mooting- tn consider the comDlaint ot the weavers concerning the ten looms system. It is unaerstooa insi the mill men are disposed to raise the rate of weaving under this system from 14.72 cents a cut to 15 cents, an increase of about 1 1-2 per cent Secre tary Whitehead, of the Weavers' Union said that this would not be acceptable. 8poila Taken Near Yen Ken. Toklo, By Cable. The following re port was received from the headquar ters of the Japanese army In the field: "It Is estimated that the spoils which fell Into our hsnds In the direction of Sinking (Tea Ken) since the oc cupation by our troops is as roiiows: Rifles, 27,200; machine suns, 6; small ammunition, 320,000 rounds; shells. 11,500; entrenching tools, (.000; wire, 1,200; wagons for the railroad, 460; garments, 40 cart loads; coal mining, machinery for eight - pits; timber, 4,000 pieces. " . i "Besides these, we took large quan tities of cereals, fodder, tents, beds, stoves sad maps sad telephones. SPOKE TO MOTHERS President Rooserelt Made a Vigorous and Wholesome Address THE GLORY OF TRUE MOTHERHOOD In an Address Before a National Gath aring the President Emphasizes the Prime Importance of a ' Wholesome Home Life to the Perpetuity of the Nation and the Happiness of the In- - dividual; Washington, Special. An address by President Roosevelt was the feature of the evening session of the National Congress of Mothers, now holding its trl-ennlal convention at the Metropoli tan M. E. church. There was an im mense attendance. The President was formally introduced to the audience by Mrs. Frederick Schoff, of Philadelphia, the president of the congress. He read his speech, but occasionally Interjected some extemporaneous remarks to em phasize a point. The President spoke as follows: "In our modern Industrial nivlliMtinn there are many and grave dangers to counterbalance the splendors and the triumphs. It is not a good thing to see cities grow at disproportionate speed relatively to the country; for the small land owners, the men who own their little homes, and therefore to a very large extent the men who till farms, the men of the soli, have hitherto made the foundation of lasting national life in every State; and if the foundation becomes either too weak or too narrow, the superstructure, no matter how at tractive, is in imminent danger of fall ing. , 'But far more important than the question of the occupation of our clti sens is the question of how their family life is conducted. No matter what that occupation may be, as long as there Is a real home and as long as those who make up that home do their duty to one another, to their neighbors and to the State,. It is of minor consequence whether the man's trade is plied In the country or the city, whether It calls for the work of the hsnds or for the work ot tM bead. . 'But the nation Is in a bad war if there is no real home, if the family Is not of the right kind; if the man is not a good husband and father, if he is brutal or cowardly or selfish, if the woman has lost her sense of duty, if she is sunk in vapid self-indulgence or has let her nature be twisted so that she prefers a sterile pseudo-intellectuality to that great and beautiful devel opment of character which comes only to those whose lives know the fullness ot duty done, of effort made and self sacrifice undergone. HOME LIFE ALL-IMPORTANT. 'In the last analysis the welfare of tne state depends absolutely upon whether or not the average family, the average man and woman and their chil dren, represent the kind of citizen ship fit for the foundation of a great nation; and if we fail to appreciate this we fail to appreciate the root mor ality upon which all healthy civiliza tion Is based. No piled-up wealth, no splendor of material growth, no brilliance of artis tic development, will permanently avail any people unless its home life is healthy, unless the average man pos sesses honesty, courage, common sense, and decency, unless he works hard and Is willing at need to fight hard; and unless the average woman is a good wife, a good mother, able and willing to perform the first and greatest duty of womanhood, able and willing to bear, and to bring up as they should be brought up, healthy children, sound In body, mind and character, and nu merous enough so that the race will Increase and not decrease. DIVISION OF LABOR BT SEX. Thre are certain old truths which will be true as long as the world en-, dures, and which no amount of prog ress can alter. One of these is the truth that the primary duty of the husband is to be the home maker, th bread-winner for his wife and children, and that the primary duty of the wo man Is to be the helpmeet, the house wife and mother. The woman should have ample educational advantages: but save In exceptional cases the mas must be, and she need not be, and gen erally ought not to be trained for a life long career as the family bread-winner; and, therefore, after a certain point the training of the two must normally be different because the dutlei of the two are normally different Thli does not mean inequality ot function but it does mean that normally then must be dissimilarity of function. Ox the whole, I think the duty of tbe wo man the more important, the mort difficult end the more honorable of thi two; on the whole I respect the womas who does her duty even more than 1 respect the man who does his. - -' - WOMAN'S WORK THE NOBLES. I "No ordinary work dons by a mac la either as bard or responsible as th work of a woman who la bringing np l family of small children; for upon hoi time and strength demands are madt not only every hour ot the day bul often every hour of the night Shi may have to get np night after nighl to take care ot a sick child, and mast by day continue to do all be household duties as well; and if th family means are scant she must usual ly enjoy even her rare holidays takini her whole brood ot children with her The birth pangs make an wtn th debtors of all women. Above 811 oui sympathy and regard are due to th struggling wives among those whom Abraham Lincoln called the plaia peo pie, and whom he so loved and trusted; for the lives of these women are oftei led on the lonely heights of quiet, self sacrificing heroism. "Just as the happiest as4 most nets orable and most useful task that ess be set any man is to earn enough foi the support of his wife and family, for the bringing up and starting in life or his children so the most important, thi most honorable and deslrb2a tOl which can be set any woman is to be t good wise mother In a horns market by self respect and mutual forbear ance, by willingness to perform duty and by refusal to sink into self-tndul-gence or avoid that which entails ef fort and self-sacraflce. Of course then are exceptional men and exeeptiona women who can do and ought to d much more than this, who caa lea and ought to lead great careers of out side usefulness in addition to not m substitutes for their home work; tut I am not speaking of exceptions; I an speaking of the primary duties, I an speaking of the primary citizen, tin average men and women who maki up the nation. Treaty Likely to Fall. Washington, Special. The discussion of the Dominican treaty, in the legis lative session ot the Senate Tuesday, resulted in the drawing of party lines. The Democrats who have been reported as likely to support the treaty will re turn to the fold, it is said, and on both sides of the chamber it is admitted there is little prospect that the conven tion will be ratified. The Republicans have been depending on some Demo cratic support and have counted as certain the votes of Senators McEnery and Foster, of Louisiana, and Clarke, of Arkansas. Gift to Livingstone College. New Tork, Special. Booker T. Wash lngton called upon Andrew CamegU In company with Bishop Clinton, on of the trustees, and Dr. W. H. Goler, the president of Livingston College, foi colored people, at Salisbury, N. C, un der the auspices of the African M. E Zion Church. They suggested to Mr Carnegie that he present the coIleg with a library building. This Carne gle consented to do, "he amount ol the gift was not made public. Mills Adept 10-Hour Day. Union, S. O., Special. At a meetlnt Monday of tbe directors of the Union Cotton Mills and Buffalo Cotton Mills, of Union, It was voluntarily decided to reduce working time to ten hours a day. This action was taken on behali that there will be Increased and bet ter production. The Union Mill Is cap Italized at $1,100,000. and has 69,50(1 spindles, while the Buffalo Milt has s capital stock of $600,000, with 40.0C: spindles. Rojestvensky Recalled. Washington, Special. There Is high authority for the statement that the Russian Second Pacific squadron has been recalled by the Russian govern ment While not regarded as a sure sign of peace, the recall of Admiral Rojestvettsky's squadron, in the opin ion of European chancellors, is regard ed as a hopeful sign that peace is at hand. NEWSY GLEANINGS. Extensive plans for the Improvement of the Suez Canal are now well under way. Society In Washington seems deter mined to Introduce "tbe Continental Sunday." An Indianapolis man has been or dered by the courts to pay his ex-wife f 52, 150 alimony. Copper money in France Is being gradually replaced this year by alum inum bronze pennies of a pale yellow color. The Corcoran Art Gallery, at Wash ington, D. C, recently paid $2000 for an oil painting of a codfish by William M. Chase. French horticulture in the experi mental gardens at Bordeaux has accli matised for Europe one of the sweet potatoes of Western Africa. . Five pensioners of tbe Revolutionary War and 1110 pensioners of the War of 1812 are still upon tbe Govern ment's pay rolls. Dr. Osier, of Johns Hopkins Univer sity, reiterated that men over sixty are "absolutely useless," but admitted that his chloroforming suggestion was only s joke. The descendants of Mary Setonn. one of tbe four maids of honor to Mary Queen of Scots, have in their possession a curious watch which was given by that queen to her favorite. London clubs are not very cheerful places in cold weather, according to s Saturday Review writer, who says that In times of frost and snow the number of sleepers snd snorers Is abominably Increased. Two Japanese prisoners were picked op by the Russians In a recent skir mish. One was unhurt, the other mor tally wounded. They were brothers, snd the one had preferred capture to leaving the other to die alone on tbe battVefleli. - London 'iruut umik tuai now, tot the first time In centuries, England possesses. In Sir Edward Elgar, at least one composer of international repute." I MANY DIE IN FIRE Nattleeoj Charred Bedies TeB Grim Story of Death ROASTED IN A TENEMENT HOUSE More Than 40 Others Wove Injured, and Only a Few of the Sleeping In mates of the Building, Which is on the New York East 8ide, Escaped! Unhurt. New York, Special. Nineteen per sons, were burned to death in a fire which destroyed the five-story house, 1,005 Allen street early Friday. More than 40 were injured and only a few of the sleeping inmates escaped un hurt. Several ef those who perished were roasted to death In plain view of thousands in the streets. Coroner Goldenkrane declared after ant inves tigation that he had reason to believe the blaze was the work of an incen diary. He issued subpoenas for the fire marshal, tenement house and building inspector snd health and police officials to appear before him at the inquest Thursday. The fire started ia the basement and spread with frightful ' rapidity to the roof. The victims were caught in traps of flames, the halls and exits being rendered impassable la a few minutes after the blaze started. The building was one ot the usual tenement and the disaster was the worst In the his tory of the East Side. Tbe district attorney's office has begun an investi gation to place the blame tor the great loss of life. Chief Croker, of the fire department, asserts that the police and the tenement bouse departments sre to blame for tbe violations ot the fire escape law. The tenement house de partment officials, however, say that the blame is on the shoulders of the fire commissioner. Of the nineteen dead, three bodies, those of a boy and two girls remain unidentified. Crowded fire escapes in the rear of the tenement house were largely re sponsible for so many deaths snd In juries among ts .ponuoavbich ap proached 200 souls. The scenes were heartrending. The fire started In the basement occupied by Isaac Davis, his wife and three children. When Davis reached his home early this morning and went into his store on the same floor he saw a kerosene lamp In the rear explode. He awoke his wife and both tried to put out tbe flaming lamp but without success. A policeman who heard the cry of alarm rushed to the scene and every effort was made to arouse the sleeping people. Meantime the flames had spread with startling rapid ity and the occupants of the upper floors awoke to find themselves con fronted by a wall of flames on nearly every side. Panic-stricken people rushed to the Are escapes only to find them literred with rubbish. On some of the escapes the rublbsh was so closely packed that It became Impos sible to pass certain points and men. women and children stood - literally roasting to death as the flames reared through windows around them. One of ' the escapes was manned by Police man John J. Down, who had run a plank across to the window of an ad joining building. He rescued nearly a dozen persons, but finally fell- 20 feet to the paved yard and shattered his shoulder. Dozens of people were taken from the crowded fire escapes and up per windows. By this time the building was a furnace and the rescues were effected in many cases only through heroic efforts of the firemen. Lieu tenant Bonner, son of the former chief, descended the now red hot fire escapes five times. Four times he brought -down a woman or a child in his arms. The fifth time he was descending with an unconscious woman but staggared and was barely saved from death. Once Bonner rescued a little girl from a window where she stood surrounded by flames. She pleaded with htm to leave her on the escape and go in after ber little brother whom she said had fallen unconscious. - Bonner jumped into what looked like a furnace, found the boy and saved him. Swarming With Hungry Russisns. General Kuroki's Headquarters in the Field, via Fusan. The country is swarming with hungry, disheartened Russians, who are surrendering squads to any passing pursuing Japanese they meet Leading Japenese officers have refused to criticise the lack of mobility displayed while driving the Russians beyond Tit Pass Most of the foreign attaches with the Russian army, in cluding two American and English offi cers, were captured at Mukdea. Total Dead 111. Birmingham, Ala.. Special. With, the removal of the last four bodies from the Virginia mine, the total fatalities from the awful explosion of February 20 was swelled to 111. The. recovery of tbe bodies has been a clow and difficult task.' The fund which was raised for the relief of the widows snd orphans left br the disaster reached nearly $30,000, and this Is being dis tributed among them la the form of semi-monthly allowance by a commit tee of prominent ministers la the Bir mingham- district. . r
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