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Ve Guarantee 3 , "T -rr-' 5 " ,.. here indicates dutf g your subscription is g past ' due. Please, 2 remit , . . . . MsssiwnaHMHHi ' ' a sun Mian anj vinci y ' n $ Newspaper v . . . jjj POLITICAL REFORM AND THE GENERAL UPBUILDING XF MADISON COUNTY. VOL. VII. rf MARSHALL. N: C, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 19051 NO. 13. A Eecord. bounty The More Conservative Said to Payor IETREATT0 HARBIN IS ON AGAIN ftussian Ministers Argue That Noth- Ing Could be Lost and Sympathy Would bo Gained if Japan Should Prove UnreasonableMinister of War 8ay Pair Terms Would be to ' Japan's AdvanUge by Giving Her ar Good Neighbor Uneviteh . Can " fie Given an Army of 400,000 Men Without a New Motivation. St. Petersburg, .. By Cable. While Emperor Nicholas; whose word is An- al, still declines to abandon the prose-i cution of the war, and the government maintains its ability to continue the conflict, it can be authoritatively stated that powerful influences, in cluding several of the Emperor's own mintets, are how strongly urging that the time- has ,come to indicate to Japan Russia's desire Tor peace up on a reasonable basis. Should Japan then attempt to impose too onerous conditions, these influences argue that In view of the universal wish to see the bloody contict ended, Russia's position will be strengthened abroad by the alienation of sympathy from Japan, and the situation improved at home when the nation is made to un derstand that the Emperor's pacific proposals r have been met wiih im possible terms. The Minister of War says: ' "Russia has a hard task, fighting , the war against ' such adversaries, 6,000 miles from home, and I contend that she can make a dignified peace, without glory, but not without honor. Aa the victor on land and sea, Japan on afford to remember, as Bismarck did at the conclusion of the AustroV w. f . . : .... . . MMiHna t which -must.Ttre through, the long fu ture as neighbors may neea eaca other's friendship. Japan may con aider the time propitious, on account ot the situation In European Russia, to try and crush us. Suppose, tor the sake of argument, she 'succeeded in finally forcing a humiliating peace, it would not be more than ' an armed truce. Russia is too, big and power ful to retire permanently from the Held. The clouds at home eventually will roll away. With the army and navy reorganized In five, ten or fifteen years, there will come Inevitably our revenge. No permanent peace is pos sible now or later unless. Japan is established. To the suggestion of tho possibility of an alliance between Russia and Japan, the Minister said: "A reasonable peace must first be established. "Broadly speaking, Russia's renun ciation of her entire Manchurlan poli cy should satisfy Japan's claim. She could have her protectorate over Ko rea, such privileges on the Kowontong Peninsula and at Port Arthur as the powers would not oppose, and the Chi nese Eastern Railway be placed under International control, Russia maintain ing her rights to a railway line through northern Manchuria to Vladl vostock." Has Handed Over Command. St. Petersburg, By Cable. A tele gram from General Kuropatkin to Em peror Nicholas, dated March 17, says: "In accordance with the orders of your majecty received March 16, I handed over to General Linveitch to day the command of the land and sea forces operating against the Japanese.".- :.' General Linevitch, In a telegram to the Emperor under, the same date, says:.. - .: "In pursuance of the orders of your majesty of March 16, I assumed com mand of all our forces, military -and naval, operating against the Japan- ' - -". V Adame Ousted. :'" Denver, CoL, Special. James H. Pea tody won his contest for the office of Governor of Colorado, from which be retired on January 10, after, serving a term of two years, but Ma victory was achieved only after he bad ftvon his pledge to resign and surrender the chair to lieutenant Governor Jesse F. McDonald, Republican. , ' 1 ' The News of the Day. The Marquis 'of Anglesey, who was liown aa the -Ctothea and Jewel Man ac," died at Monte Carlo, aged ' 0 years. - - '. ' :. 'A new Intrigue forced three of the 8uitfci1 trusted to flee from the pal-ace-.at Constantinople. , . i.. WnhHM was IDS 11UIUU1 - great disaster, but 8C Petersburg states the "war will go on to the bit tar end." ; . ; : .- ' Walter Hums Long has ttoen appoint ed to succeed George Wyadbam as Chief Secretary for Ireland. ; A heavy gale prevails along tho British coast.." T of the Russian Ministers Making Terms A couple of brief messages Jtom General Kuropatkin dated March 16 says: , . '"The rear guard ot our army was engaged March 15 on a ridge south east of Tie Pass. At night the rear guard tell back to a position at the' bend of the Llao river, near the vil lage ot Kamluttza, without being pressed by the enemy. "On March 16 our army continued their march. On March 15 the town of Fokoman, (25 miles northeast of Mukden) was occupied by Chinese ban dits. On To Harbin. . Tokio, By Cable. Beyond the general retirement of the Russian along the railway northward, little is known here of the details of the past three days' events in Manchuria. Various reports of the number of additional Russian pris oners captured are in circulation. One estimate is 20,000. It is impossible to confirm the reports. There is much speculation over the extent of the Russian retirement. Har bin Is regarded as a logical base, but It is suggested that they may attempt to hold that Klrln line. The country be tween Kiayaun and Sungarl is inhospi table. Formerly the conservative element in high councils ot Japan favored setting a limit to the Manchurlan advance. It opopsed advancing to Harbin, but the results of the victory at Mukden are removing opposite and the bulk of opposition and conservative Judg ment now. favors pressing advantages and carrying the war to the utmost lim its possible. -i ji 11 Tokio Celebrate Victory. Tekio, By Cable. Thirty thousand persons' went to Mibiya Pass to attend exercises commemorative of the Jap anese victory, at Mukden. Members of the cabinet, the elder statesmen, many officers , bl the-army and' jaavy and members ot the Diet were present. Mayor Ozaikl read a congratulatory telegram to be sent Field Marshal Oyama, on behalf of the municipality, the crowd cheering Its approval. Lieutenant General Terauchi, Minis ter of War, and Admiral Yamamoto, Minister of the Navy, spoke on behalf of the army and navy, respectively, thanking the people for the support they had given the government during the war. Battery Officers Negligent. St. Petersburg, By Cable. The ver dict of the court-martial which tried the officers and men of several bat teries of artillery, from one of which a shell was fired during the blessing of the waters of the Neva on Janu ary 19, scattering missies in the vici nity of the Imperial Palace, was an nounced by Captain Davidoff and sub Lieutenant Kurzeift. ot the Seventh Battery, First Regiment, Horse Ar tillery of the Guard, were found guil ty of neglect of duty and sentenced to be dismissed from the army and to imprisonment in a fortress; Davidoff to one year and a half and Kurzelff to a 'year and five months. Sub-Lieutenant Roth, Jr., was sentenced to imprisonment to a year and four months; lieutenant Roth, Sr., to de tention in quarters tor three months, and two gunners to detention with disciplinary batallions for two years. The court found there was no con nection on the part of any of those on trial with a plot to assassinate the Emperor. Kuropatkin at Tie Pass. Tokio, By Cable. A dispatch from the headquarters of the Japanese ar mies in the field dated Sunday says: "According to statements made by prisoners, the force of the enemy re sisting us south of Tie Pass Wed nesday, March 15, consisted of three divisions. General Kuropatkin per aonally commanded during the battlt In the neighborLood of Tie Pass, Tuesday, March 14." Cracksman Get Good Haul. Petersburg, Tenn., March 16. The vault in the bank ot Petersburg , was blown . open and all the cash taken. The amount stolen is reported b be $4,000. The baak of Petersburg is a state institution. The officials say the thieves secured $7,000. The steel vault was blown wltn nitro glycerine and the strong box emptied. The burglars escaped. Spoke Men Meet Nashville. Tenn., Special. The As sodarJon of Spoke and Hub Manu facturers' of the South met here Thurs day. Peter Leah, ot Memphis, is pres ident The object ot the meeting Is to combine all spoke manufacturers ot finished and alub-head spokes in the South and Southwest and establish a system of uniform grade and price, and to amalgamate with the Northern association. O Telegraphio Briefs.' Mr. J. P. Dawley. senior counsel for Mrs. Cassie L. Chad wick,- criticised the verdict and said there were too many farmers on the Jury. ' : '. 7? FLOOD AT PITTSBURG One of the Worst Experiences the Iron City Has Had in Years Threatens aa a.' Result of Torrents Pouring Down the Monongahela. Pittsburg, Special. Pittsburg , is threatened with one of the worst floods in years. . At -. 10 o'clock :'. fore caster Frankridge predicts over 30 feet He does not expect over 35 feet, if that much. During the early hours Tues day, the water began to recede from the rise in the Alleghany, but a fresh im petus was given to the rush torrents by a rainfall ot nearly two inches over the entire water-shed of the Mononga hela river." Tuesday night t about 50 miles above Pittsburg the Monongahela was rising eight Inches an hour, and at the harbor here the gauges show a rise of nearly three Inches per hour. - Should the river reach the predicted height, street car traffic between thh city and surrounding towns will , be almost suspended, while the railroads up the Monongahela valley will have to suspend traffic. Already a number of mills have shut down, as a result of the water putting out the fires. From ,three to five feet more of water is expected up the valley, and a total of 20,000 men are likely to be idle. Hundreds of houses In Allegheny, on the south side, and In McKeesport and other suburbs, are surrounded by from two to eight feet of water, the occu pants living In the second stories. In some places the water has entered the upper rooms, and homes are being abandoned for the time being. , No fa talities have been reported today. Scores of business houses have their basement's flooded, and the loss will be heavy. The crest of the flood is expected about 9 p. m. Wednesday. LINEVITCH'S HEADQUARTERS. Directing Retreat of the Three Armies From the Crossing of the Sungarl River. St. Petersburg, By Cable. General Linevitch's headquarters have been established for the present at Chen chtawatxu, situated at the crossing of the Sungarl river, whence he is di recting the retreat of the three armies and disposing of the fresh troops of the Fourth Corps Just arriving from European Russia The protection ot the Sungarl bridge is vital to the sal-, vatlon -of thearmy, ar the river 14 not fordable below Klrln, and once the line of the river is passed and the bridge blown up, the Japanese pursuit will be effectually checked. At the same time the second army is falling back on the line of the rail road, while the first and third, with the transports, are retreating along the Mandarin road to Klrln, both de stroying bridges and roads, and de nuding the country behind them, and making it impossible for the Japanese to live in the immediate wake of the retreat without their own commissari at. The Japanese are advancing over the grand trade route 20 miles west of the railroad. No information is available regarding the strength of the Japanese column, but the War Of fice says it is hardly enough to con stitute a menace with the dispositions General Linevitch is able to make of fresh troops. Cheers For Kuropatkin. Harbin, By Cable. At the departure southward ot General Kuropatkin, crowds Of thousands of civilians and soldiers gathered at the station and gave him a great ovation. Above thun dering hurrahs were heard cries of "God send you happiness." "Good-bye, brother," "Good-bye, father." As the train started, soldiers rushed forward in a surging crowd and grasped the hand-rail of the general's car. throwing, their fur capp in the air and running some distance with the car. The scene made a deep Impression on General Ku ropatkin, down whose face tears streamed. Removing his cap, he sa luted again and again, and stood bare headed on the platform of the car as long as the train was in sight. Residents of Harbin are uneasy, and many of them are departing. Chinese are withdrawing their 'deposits from Chinese banks here. Commission is Too Large. Washington, Special. Secretary Taft made public a letter which he has written to the President concern ing complaints made by Dr. C. A. U' Reed regarding the . work of the isthmian canal commission. In the course of his letter. Secretary Taft said that many of the things complain ed of would be remedied by placing the control of the canal under one head, or at least under a commission composed of not 'more than three members. He adds that he will sub mit to the President In a short time, a plan for the re-arrangement of the commission. ' Fear He Has Been Sarrounded. London, By Cable. Ruslan official circles In London, although without official news, are inclined to credit a Harbin story published In , Paris connecting the firing reported to. have been heard Tuesday morning about seven miles south of Tie Pass with General Renenhamptt'a division. The dispatch from Harbin, points' out that the only explanation ot a cannonade in that locality Is that Renenhampff has at length arrived at Tie Pass, where the Russian armies were or dered to rendeivous, In case of re treat, bnt only to find the place occu pied by the Japanese. Consequently it Is feared that Renenhampff Is sur rounded. . . ... THE FINAL DEMAND Venezuela Must Get Ready to Make Full Settlement OUR MINISTER DELIVERS NOTE t- . '. It Demands to Know Whether the Government of Venezuela Proposes ' to Arbitrate the Questions Pending I In Case of Refusal, Necessary Steps to Secure Justice Will be . Taken by the United 8tatee Early Action by This Action of America 8eema Certain Holland to Use Co ercive Measures to 8ecure Releaae of Her Subjects in Prison.. - Wlllemstadt, Island of Curacoa, By Cable. The Venezuelan government, It Is announced from Caracas, has re ceived a note from the American min ister, Mr. Bowen, requiring an answer as to wether Venezuela will arbitrate the questions pending, and saying that in case of a refusal the United States will feel free to take steps which may be necessary to secure Jus lice. The charge d'affairs of the Nether lands has advised the Venezuelan gov ernment that Holland will use coer cive measures in view of the fact that she has beei unable to secure the re lease from imprisonment In Venezuela of five Dutch sailors who have been illegally kerJt in prison for seven months. . Washington, Special. In calling up on President Castro for an answer to his proposition to submit to arbitra tion the issues between the United States and Vepezuela, Minister Bowen Is acting in accordance with specific instructions, from the State Depart ment, which have recently been placed in his hands. If President Castro rejects this last Offer of Mr. Bowen to arbitrate these Cases, it is expected that he will mptly report that fact ho the State Department, and it will be determined what course to pursue. The minis ter's presentment of this matter there fore is not an actual ultimatum, for the way Is still open for further nego tiations if the Department decides that the time has not yet atrrived to with draw its ministers and adopt some coercive measures. There is great reluctance on the part 'of the officials to the adoption of the latter course, but the situation Is believed to be such that unless the Department is willing to submit to the complete ef facement of the American claims some action must be taken very soon. Re ports have been arriving here for some time that many of the people of Venezuela are penniless and in need of food. One foreign dip lomat there recently reported that the conditions were indescribable and that the strict censorship upon everything sent out prevented the world from knowing the actual condition of af fairs. All foreigners are closely watched. Report on Boll Weevil. Washington, Special. The Depart ment of Agriculture has issued a re port on the results of recent Investiga tion by Special Agent Hunter, of the Bureau of Entomology, giving recom mendations looking to minimizing damage done by the boll weevil. The report says: "Although the very large yields of cotton of former times no longer may be possible in the region now Infested by the boll weevil, it is entirely feasible to produce cotton at a margin of profit that will compare fa vorably with that resulting from the production of most of the staple crops of the United States, by following what is known as the cultural methods. This consists of changes and modifications of the system of cotton-raising, includ ing the destruction of the plants In the fall, early planting, through cultiva tion of the fields, planting the rows as far apart as feasible, and using certain fertilizers." ' Car of Dynamite Explodes. New Orleans, 8pedal. A car load ed with dynamite in an Illinois Cen tra! freight train exploded near Ken ner, IS miles north of New Orleans, Two men are missing. One dead man has been found but he is aa unrecog nizable mass. . Considerable damage was done in Kenner, where buildings were wrecked and glass and kitchen ware smashed. Houses near-by were demolished. t , . . Japanese Losses 100,000. Gunshu Pass, By Cable. The Japa nese losses are estimated at the Rus sian headquarters to be 100,000. Some of the troops employed to cover the re treat from Mukden were badly demor alised losing their way In the hills east ward and only now rejoining their own divisions. So certain was General Kuropatkin of being able to hold Muk den that maps of the country north ward were not even distributed. Kuro patkin, however, resolved ' to accept battle against : his ; better- Judgment owing to the Impatience of St Peters burg for victory and he was confirmed in this direction by false calculations of Field Marshal Oyama's strength. GOVERNOR LOOKING AFTER BONDS Made Trip to New York to See About Bond Matter. Raleigh, Special. Governor R. B. Glenn and Attorney General R. D. Gilmer have returned from New York, where they have been to ponfer with Wheeler Y. Beckham, a New York attorney who represents South Dakota In the bond suit, in which South Dakota holds judgment against North Carolina for $27,000. The Governor's mission was to bring about the best possible settlement on the part of North Carolina. Nothing definite as to the success of the mission is given out, the Governor merely saying that they had an Inter view with Beckham, and he is confi dent that a satisfactory settlement of aft differences will be reached. It is understood that the Governor has made a proposition for a settlement that he and the Council of State would consider fair, and they are very hope ful that South Dakota will accept it. . Ex-Moonshiner With a Concience. Greensboro, Special. A Federal official here received a letter Monday morning something out of the ordi nary. The writer signed his full name and postofflce address, and asked for an immediate answer. He lives in an adjoining county, and is well known. The man stated that about ten years ago he "frauded" the government out of a lot of whiskey and a still, and deserved to be in the penitentiary. A blockade outfit and some whiskey had been captured and placed In the de pot for shipment and that night ho broke in the depot and stole the whole outfit, selling the whiskey and using the still to make more blockade. That while the. original blockader was sus pected ot doing this bold deed md re-captured his own, the writer was the man who did it The man stated that he had got religion, and desired to know if the government would permit him to make restitution by pay ing the value of the goods "frauded." He said he would do this or if the government demanded it he would come to Greensboro any day named, and give himself up. Some of the od revenue officers here, being question ed as to the facts of the narration concerning the breaking in of the depot ten years ago, say that they re member it well and the matter was always a moat mysterious one, and that the party confessing had never been suspected, It being generally be lieved, as he stated, that the person from whom the whiskey and still worm was slezed had a hand in the rob bery. Farmer's Neck Broken. Asheviile, Special. News was receiv ed here Monday of the tragic death of H. L. Hlce Saturday night, near Bethel church, in the Hominy section of Bun combe county. Mr. Hlce, in company with his son, had been to Asheviile, driving a team of mules. Returning in the afternoon the father and son stop ped at a store in West Asheviile, where several purchases were made and near dusk the start for their home on Pols Creek was made. Reaching a point on the road near Bethel church, the mules became frightened and started to run. The elder Hlce, who held the reins, was unable to check the animals and a turn In the road he was thrown from the wagon on his head. The fall was of suf ficient force to break the neck and Mr. Hlce was killed Instantly. Mr. Hlce was a prosperous farmer on Pole Creek, in Buncombe county, and had many friends who will be shocked to learn of bis untimely and tragic going. He was about 54 years of age and a native of this section. Farmer Killed by Train. The Southern train, westbound from Goldsboro to Raleigh, Monday after noon killed Thomas Mitchell, an es teemed, deaf and dumb farmer near Pine Level, the body being horribly mangled. He was walking on the track with his back to the approaching train so that it was Impossible to catch his attention and warn him of his danger. The engineer applied the emergency brakes, but the train could not be stopped until the engine and all but one car had passed over the body, which was rolled in a ball and every bone crushed. He was the second hus band of the widow he leaves and It Is a remarkable fact that the first hus band, a Mr. WUklns, was stabbed to death on nearly the same spot at which the train ran over the second hus band. North State News. Raleigh. Special. The Corporation Commissioners have returned from their Inspection trip over the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad. They re port that they found large forces of laborer putting in new cross ties, heavier rails and making other im provements In the road bed. There may be some order later for the im provement of the depot facilities at some of the smaller stations. The directors ot the Raleigh-Durham Power and Passenger Co. announce that they will accept the amended franchise granted them by the Raleigh Board of Aldermen and say that they will Immediately pnt in the field two surveying crops, one to survey a lint from Raleigh to Durham via LeesvUli, and tho other via Cary, the purpose being to adopt the best ot the two. They announce that they will get con struction forces to work with the least possible delay and hope to have elec tric cars running between toe two cities within the year. Mr. W. J. Nelms, of New Port News, is one of the princi pal promoters of the enterprise. SCORES ARE KILLED Boiler in Shoe Factory Eiyfode aw Wrecks Boildiif DEATH LIST A VERY LARGE GXS Power Boiler Exploded, Sky-Bocka Ing Up Through the Building aadfc Causing 8cores of Death Threw yf Instantaneous Fire in the Wraefcagat Brockton, Mass., Special. This ctrjrf Is in mourning for at least tare scorav people, whose lives were blotted mt early Monday by the exploatom oS as boiler in a large shoe mannfa laisaal establishment in the CampobeDo) dtta trlct, conducted by the R. B. Qnmv Company. The explosion was Immediately tofc lowed by a flash of flame, which, eom sumed the factory, a long, four-atory structure, as if it were a hooso of cards, and incinerated an anknowsc number of mon and women, who wem unable to extricate themselves fraox a mass of tangled wreckage fonneaf by the terrific upheaval in the boiler room. More than half a hundred ot the employes were maimed, burned oar bruised by the time -they reached safiet ground. Some had jumped from Cher roof, some from window, and otbscs& had been injured 1a the mad rash tnt escape from the doomed factory which from all parts emitted that fat tense, awful heat of aa inferno, arMnax back the band of heroic rescuers wtaov in a few brief moments had peifromaxK gallant service. The fire extended from the factory to seven others buildings in tho vicin ity and destroyed them. One of thesai buildings was a three-story woodem block, owned by Charles F. DahlborsA she others being cottages of small val ue and a blacksmith shop. Two wood en dwellings near the engine room were practically demolished by that flying boiler, but none of the occu pants was seriously injured. The to tal financial loss la estimated at sk quarter of a million dollars, IMO.OOSV of which falls oa-he .R. B. Ckovw Company. The monetary losses ana nearly offset by insurance. It may never be known Just how many persons perished in the wreck age. No one knows exactly how many persons were in the factory. Thar number has been estimated at MS,. but Treasurer Charles O. said he doubted whether there so many at work. Two hundred fifty survivors have been accounted for, and at midnight .the remains oC 50 bodies had been recovered from that ruins, the search being continued alB night. Fragments of human fransest, which might belong to bodies other than those enumerated, have also) been found. Few of the remains have been identified. The head in nearly every case is missing; and, except ta . rare Instances, It was impossible evesc to distinguish the sex. Chief of Police Boyden at a Iat hour expressed the opinion that somen of the employes had not reached that factory at the time of the explosion, and that undoubtedly a number at those living in nearby places were tse jured, and had gone home withone reporting their injuries. He thought that many of those not accounted for, upwards of 100 in number, were among those. An inspection of the wrecked boiler by the State boiler Inspector showed? that there was a sufficient supply of water In it The cause of the explo sion Is at present a mystery. The dis aster will be further investigated by the State authorities. Inspector to Investigate. Boston, Special. Chief Shaw, of thai State police, has detailed inspector Kazer to proceed to ascertain the cause of the accident "If criminal negligence is shown, r shall take Immediate steps," said that chief tonight The boiler was insured by the Hart ford Steam Boiler Inspection and In surance Company, of this city. In th sum of $10,000. C. F. Roberts, the local manager, sent two of the inspectors t the scene immediately upon receipt at the news of the catastrophy. New to Succeed Cortelyou. Washington, Special. Chairman Cortelyou has announced that he haat appointed Mr. New, vice chairman of the Republican national committee, aadl that by reason of this appointment stn. New would become acting chairman oat Cortelyou's retirement which will take place in a very few days. Mr. New" appointment It is said. Is entirely satis factory to Republican leaders through out the country. Provincial Governor Shot VIborg, European Russia, By Cablet. -wrawr niHutwHHi ,u uui seriously wounded by a boy- wioew identity has not been ascertained. That assassin, who i about IS years of agav obtained an entrance to the Govenorst office and fired three times at him, oatav DUilVl lUlllCUUB m VTHHU WUtll, UKI the others slightly wounding the Go ernora legs. Tho Governor's clerk aatsl secretary were unable to stop Ukav would-be assassin, who reached' av ttreet where, however, tie was arrest td without a struggle. The GorernoraH condition is critical. .. - i ' . i ... -. , . - - .
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