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tsnsassinaitsf 3rJrY ' We Guarantee : S Urer list of actual 3 8 subscribers in Midi- 5 8 A CROSS MAM JJ here indicates that t gj your subscription is &. 8 past due. ;J Pleaae . remit .... g ' jj son than any other jjj a i; ' ' 0, 1 r . H afta;rainkftiiai POLITICAL REFORM AND THE GENERAL UPBUILDING OF MADISON COUNTY. MARSHALL, N. C.V FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1905. NO. 23. County Eecord. rjitiU-iDUii RUSSIAN NAVY DEFEATED Japanese Admiral Practically Annihilates Navy of the Czar BATTLE IN THE STKAI1S OF KOREA According to Information Received at the State Department In Washlng . ton, the Battle Began Saturday, the Japanese Sinking the Ruesian Bat tleship Borodino, Four More War ships and a Repair 8hlp. According to the latest reports .from Vice Admiral Togo to his government, the loss to the Russians la ships sunk or captured now reaches twenty-two, while full particulars are not yet known. The admiral says that none of his big fighting ships were seriously dknaged.' Interesting news comes from (Vladivostok, sent direct, reporting the rival there of the protected cruiser Almas and the torpedo boat destroyer Grozny. The officers of the Almas say they witnessed the sinking of two Jap anese battleships and that two cruisers were listing badly and seemed about to sink when the fog obscured further view of theljattle. There seems to be great confusion as to the fate of Ro jestvensky. It Is reported that he ar rived at Vladivostok on the torpedo boat Bulny, badly wounded, and that his wife has received a telegram from lilm, while a report received from To Iclo lata Tuesday night at the Japan ae legation at Washington says that lie was captured on board the Russian destroyer Bledovy with another admir al, both severely wounded, and with several staff officers of his flagship, the Knlaz Souvaroff, the sinking of which Is confirmed by the officers of- the Al mas. Toklo, By Cable Beyond the results. utim lit nnwn n.ra or aqduw iukui tunning victory over Admiral Rojest vensky. Rojestvensky reached Quel part Island, Korea, early Sunday, and headed for the Tsu Islands. The ex act number of vessels in his fleet is not clear, but he had his main fighting vessels, with a number of light cruisers and transports, The disposition of the Japanese fleet appears to have been an Ideal one. Admiral Togo had waited for weeks In the vicinity of the Tsu Islands, re- . fusing to be lured away and to forfeit his advantage. The Inner line was held by Admiral Togo with the battleships and Vice Admiral Kamlmura with the cruisers. Rear Admiral Kataoka, with the light squadron, first attacked Ro jestvensky. The order and circumstan ces of the attack are not clear. Accord ing to one report Kamlmura went out side the straits and foile dRoJestven sky, preventing his retreat When Ro jestvensky encountered Admiral Togo there appears to have been a running fight to the northeastward Saturday afternoon. There was a series of des perate and successful torpedo attacks Saturday night, and a resumption of the battle on Sunday, Toga pressing the Russian fleet toward the southeastern coast of Korea. Vladivostok, By Cable. Two ships alone of Vice Admiral Ro Jos tven sky's powerful fleet, the swift cruiser Al mas and the torpedo boat destroyer Grozny, lie at anchor hero Tuesday In the curving harbor of Golden Horn, they having separated from the fleet In the early stage of the battle which began In Korea Straits Saturday and ' headed In obedience to orders, with full speed to Vladivostok. aels of the Baltic fleet had yet arrived, and the signal stations at Askold and Rlmskykorsakoff Island reported none in sight.-,7. .-. Greatest . Modern : Naval Battle! The fight la regarded as the greatest modern naval name, rracucauy u the Information received came In brief wireless messages transmitted. ' Texas Town Not Destroyed.. Austin, Tex Special. a J. U Math er, mayor of Mineral Wells, Tex, re quested s correction of the report sent to several papers that the town had been badly damaged by a tornado last week. He says that no damage was dona at all, and that excepting a very high wind, which swept over the town last Wednesday, there was BO provo cation for such a report . ' Flaarfa North of El PasOw El Paso, Tex Special A half mil lion doiiara la a. conservative estimate . of the damage dona by the overflow of the Rio Grande north of El Paso la the Messilla' valley. Some 7,000 acres of tarav land are under water, crops and farm machinery have been lost, and all houses In the path of the waters wsshed away. The water in most places Is six feet deep. Every abode house in Anthony, N. If., has been washed swsy and the people bare fled to El Paso. The water is still rising rapidly, threatening great samage. especially at El Paso. when possible, after the fights and during the pursuit. Admiral Togo has gone northward, and the Navy Department does not expect extended reports until the fighting is finished. Reports thus far received Indicate that Admiral Togo obtained a victory without loss or serious damage of a single battleship or cruiser. His. cas ualties are not reported, but are in significant It is believed that the Russian casualties are heavy, although the Japanese appear to have rescued a large number. The captured ships, with prisoners and wounded, are ar riving at Sasobo. A number of Rus sian prisoners 'were landed on Tsu Island,: , Three hundred, believed to be from the transport Urel, have been landed on the Iwami coast THINK TORPEDO BOATS DID IT. Washington Naval Circles Comment on Dispatches to State Department Battleship and Five More Vessels 8unk Straits Held Against Rus sians. Washington, Special. A dispatch re ceived at the State Department says that the Japanese ' Government has made the announcement that its fleet had engaged the Russians in the Straits of Korea Saturday and had held them 'p. , tThe reported sinking of the battle ship Sordino is mentioned in a dis patch received at the State Department from the consul at Nagasaki. The belief in the naval circles in Washington is that the Japanese re sorted to the free use of torpedo boats In their attacks on the vessels of Vice Admiral . Rojestveosky's fleet , The Japanese have a large number of tor pedo boats In their fleet and they de monstrated their effectiveness in the operations around Port Arthur. Na val officers here express the opinion that it was unlikely that such serious losses as those reported could have been Inflicted by ordinary Are. The following is the text of the Na gasaki dispatch to the State Depart ment: "Nagasaki, May 28. Japanese sunk the Russian battleship Borodino and four more warships and a repair ship." The other dispatch read as follows: "Toklo, May 27. Japanese met and engaged the Baltic squadron this af ternoon in the Straits of Fushima, which was held. Cannonading was heard from shore." From information which has been received in Washington it is believed that two of the Russian ships reported to have been sunk in the Korean Straits by the Japanese are the Orel and her sister ship, the Borodino. They are battleships of 13.000 tons. Three otheY vessels reported sunk are believed to have been cruisers, the remaining one being a repair ship. The Orel and Borodino are of 13.516 tons displacement each, heavily armed, well protected, and were designed to make 18 knots. They measure 397 feet by 76 feet, with 26 feet draught and both have a lofty soar deck fully 30 feet above the water line, extending from the bow to the quarter deck. For ward is mounted a pair of 12.4-inch guns In a turret protected by eleven Inches of Krupp armor. Another pair of guns, of same size, Is mounted aft There are thirty other guns on the in termediate battery, the vessels carry two submerged torpedo tubes and two above the water. A special feature of the vessels Is their verdical longitudi nal bulkheads of Inch armor, running throughout the whole length of the ship at a distance of nine or ten feet Inboard from the ships' sides, designed to localise, the effects of a blow from a torpedo. - Shot Chief of Police. , Nashville, Tenn., Special. A special from Jackson, Tenn, says that A. D. Dugger shot and ssriously wounded Chief of Police Gaston, of that place. Four shots were fired, two of wbfch took affect . Dugger was drinking and Gaston attempted to arrest him. Dug ger was subsequently locked up. , - An Interstate Railway. Columbia, Special. Definite an nouncement of s railroad from Charles ton, '8. C. to Monroe, N. &, N. C, - giving Charleston, . Sum ter and Intermediate points sea board connection at Monroe, ' was made, in the ahape of a petition for a commission to Incorporate the "Caro lina Virginia Railroad." The com mission was granted with Win. H. Ing ram. Nelll O'Donall and Marion Moise, of Sumter, and State Senstor Thomas G. McLeod, of Lee county, ss Incorpor ator. The Initial capital Is forty thous and dollars, and the ultimate two and a half million. The "purposes" state that it is the Intention of the corporation "to acquire rights of way and build aad maintain cottoa wors houses," , JAPANESE VICTORY COMPLETE '' -'- V Fuller Details Given 8how That Japs nese Victory Was Most Complete, Latest advices confirm the magnitude Of the disaster suffered by the Russian fleet, and point to the fact that Rus sia's hopes, so far as this war Is con cerned, now He In whatever may be ac complished by the oft-beaten apmy in Manchuria. An official report received from Tokio by the Japanese legation at Washington Monday evening says that the Russian losses definitely known In clude two battleships, a cost defense ship, five cruisers, two special ships and three destroyers sunk, and two battleships, two coast defense . ships, one destroyer and one special service ship captured, while over 3,000 prison ers have been taken, including Rear Admiral Nebogatoff. The Japanese, it would seem, are still pursuing the Rus sians, and it may be some tjme before the final result is known. There is nothing to clearly indicate the extent of the Japanse losses, and it Is suggested from one source that the Tokio government is waiting to hear from Admiral Rojestvensky by way of Vladlvostock before announcing to what extent his fleet has suffered. The news of the disaster has caused deep depression in official Russia, though it is not yet known generally among the Russian people. Rojestven sky's defeat has given rise to renewed talk of peace. It is pointed out by the Associated Press' St. Petersburg cor respondent that Russia, in this crisis, will turn to France, through Its For eign Minister, M. DelCasse, while from Washington comes information that President Roosevelt, in accordance with his promise, announced a long time ago, is taking steps to do all in his power to bring about peace negotia tions. Nothing has been heard from Vice Admiral Rojestvensky. In Tokio there is one belief that he has perished, while another source says he was rescued by a torpedo boat, but that he is wounded. The tost Vessels. Tokio. By Cable. In the battle fought Saturday in the Straits of Ko rea, the Russian battleships Borodino and Alexander III, the armored crust era Admiral Nakhimoff, Dmitri Don ski and Valdlmir Monomach, the coast defence iron-clad Admiral Oushakoff, the protected cruisers Svletlana and Jemtchug. and the repair ship Kamr- scaatka and t&u crn'ser Irtessim were aunk. The battleshtpes Orel and Nicolal I, and the coast defence lron-clads Ad miral Apraxine were captured. The Borodino was a first-class bat tleship, completed In 1904, of 13,516 tons displacement and 16,000 horse-power. giving her a speed of about 18 knots. Her crew numbered 740, officers and men. The Alexander III was a sister ship of the Borodino and was also com pleted In 1904. The Admiral Nakhimoff was an ar mored cruiser of 8.624 tons displace ment and 9,000 indicated horse-power, giving her a speed of 16 knots. She had a complement of about 567 officers and men. The Dmlttri Donski was an armored cruiser of 6,200 tons, sheathed, of 7,000 indicated horse-power, and having a speed of about 16 knots. Her crew numbered 510 officers and men. The Valdlmir Monomach was a sheathed cruiser of 5.593 tons and 7,000 Indicated horse-power. Her crew num bered 650 officers and men. The Admiral Oushakoff, a coast de fence iron-clad, was 4.684 tons displace ment and 5,000 Indicated horse-power. Her speed was estimated at 16 knots and she carried 318 officers and men. The Svletlana was a protected cruis er of S.826 tons displacement had , 828 Indicated horse-power, was com pleted in 1897 and had a speed of about 20 knots. She had a complement of 360 officers and men. The protected criuser Jemtchug was of S.106 tons displacement and 17.000 Indicated horse-power giving her a speed of about 23 knots. Her crew numbered 840 officers and men. The repair ship Kamtsohatka was a Boost Important unit of Admiral Ro jestvensky's fleet She is understood to have been fitted up with every scien tific appliance available for .the repair of warships and was described ss being a "floating workshop." She had trans port accommodations for 31 officers and 1,000 men. v 'The Irtessim was probably aa aux iliary cruiser, bnt her name Is not giv en In any of tne nsvsi lists available. The battleship Orel is a sister ship of the Borodino and carried the same complement of officers and men. .- The battleship Nichols! I Is of , 827 tons displacement and 8,000 Indi cated horse-power, giving her a speed of about 14 knots. She has sheathed and although completed ss far back aa 1891 was thoroughly overhauled ' In 190O. Her complement wss 04 officers and men. ' The coast defense Iron-clad Admiral Eeniavln is a sister ship to the Admi ral Oushakoff. s Bigamist Commits tuiolde. Knoxvllle .Tenn, Special C C. Cummlngs, of Pittsburg, Pa commit ted suicide at -Williamsburg, Ky, by drinking carbolic acid. Ho was em ployed by the Parker Oil Company, as manager of drilling. Two ' weeks ego he married Miss Vlcy Summer, of Williamsburg, and only a few days ago was arrested oa the charge of bigamy, ft being claimed that he had a wife and children living in Tennes see. He denied the charge and gave bond, aad thus tsr nothing has bees found to bear It out Brooding over his family troubles Is supposed to bare caused the rash act. MEMORIAL ADDRESS President Draws Lessons From the Recent Great Sea Fight BASES PLEA FOR A STRONG NAVY In s Decoration Day Address st th Unveiling of a Statute of General 8locum at Brooklyn, the President Declares That Any Man Must Be Blind Who Cannot Read the Leaaon of the Present and the Recent Paat New York, Special. In a stirring ad dress delivered at the unveiling of a big statue of General Henry W. Slocum in Brooklyn, Memorial Day, President Roosevelt paid a splendid tribute to the men who compose the Northern armies, but did not forget those of the Southern hosts. Most notable in his cpeech was an expression of his hope that as the nation increased in strength there would come a corresponding Increase in its sense of responsibility, which should prevent its people from either Injuring or Insulting other people; h(s declaration that the surest way for a nation to invite disaster is to be opu lent, aggressive and unarmed. Significant, in the light of recent events, was his assertion that: "If our navy is good enough, we have a long career of peace and prosperity before us and the only likelihood of trouble ever coming to us as a nation will arise if we let our navy become too small or Inefficient A first-class navy, first-class In point of size, above all first-class In point of efficiency and the Individual unit as units in com bination is the surest and cheapest guarantee of peace. I should think that any man looking at what is hap pening and has happened abroad and in our own history during the past few years, must indeed be blind If be cannot read that lesson clearly. The President was In New York city five hours, but during that time did not put his foot in Manhattan, passing around the island in a ferry boat to the Brooklyn side of the East river, and after the exercises returning in the same fashion. The entire trip was with out unhappy Incident. ;The President made a hurried dash to the naval Ybung Men's Christian Association. A rapid inspection of the building, the gift of Miss Helen M. Gould, was made, and then the President delivered a 20-minutes address. He again spoke of the navy, saying: "More and more our people are wak ing up to the need of a navy, and in view of events happening all over the world, I think we can count on Congress to continue to build up our navy. It certainly will, if I can per suade it It is all-important to have ships best in hull, the best In armor and the best In armament of any nation in the world." Crowd at Andersonville. Amerlcus, Ga., Special. The me morial exercises at Andersonville na tional cemetery Tuesday morning were under the auspices of the Fitzgerald Grand Army Post and were of a very impressive character. Rev. O .O. Johnson, of Fitzgerald, delivered the oration, the programme being inter spersed with musical selections and short addresses from other speakers. The Amerlcus Light Infantry, which was ordered to Andersonville to keep the peace among the thousands of col ored excursionists assembled there, marched to the cemetery by special Invitation and fired the national salute of honor over the 14,000 Federal graves. This Is the first time such sn invitation has been extended the State troops, United States regulars having performed such duty heretofore. The day passed quietly in tne uuie iown, the military and sheriff's posse main taining excellent orffsrsr amona thousands of negroes. the 14,000 Graves at Chattanooga Dece- rated. Chattanooga, Tenn, Special The graves of fourteen thousand Union sol diers burled in the national cemetery here wera decorated. 8. K. T. Ssnford, of Knoxville, was the orator of the day. A feature of the exercises was the presentation of a handsome stand of colors by the citizens of Chatta nooga to the Seventh Cavalry, located at Fort .Oglethrope, but soon to de part for the Philippines. The presen tattoa was made 'by United States Senstor 3. B. Frasler. .. ' ' . Violent Storm at Chattanooga. . Chattanooga, Tenn., Special. A vio lent rain and wind storm here Tuesday afternoon blew down Salem Baptist chores, la one of the suburbs, damaged the Salvation Army Hotel building, the opera bouse and many private houses. Trees were broken short off or pulled op by the roots, and crops sad shrub bery were badly damaged. No owe was seriously hurt -. NEWS THROUGHOUT TOE COUNTRY Minor Happenings of the Week at Home and Abroad. Down In Dixie. Major John William Johnston died st Richmond. A new railroad is projected from Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort, N. C. along the North Carolina coast. The noted "moonshine"' distillery of William Nowlln, in Franklin county, was destroyed and Nowlln captured. Miss Lilly Cary has been appointed sponsor for Virginia, at the Confeder ate reunion. A contract for building 100 miles of the Tidewater road will be awarded June 1. The trial of Reynolds Carlisle, charged with the murder of John D. Krombllng, was begun at Berryville. Majority and minority reports on federation were made by the special committee of the Southern Presbyte rian Assembly appointed to deal with the subject. Wesley G. Parker, until last Tuesday exchange teller in the Arkansas Na tional Bank, of this city, is missing, and It lg claimed that his accounts show a shortage of $10,000. President C. M. Rix, of the bank, admits the short age and said that the Institution Is fully secured by a bond. At the National Capital. Second Vice-President Gage E. Tar bell, of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, was examined by State Super intendent of Insurance Hendricks. Through the North. Mrs. Lease was robbed in New York Saturday Night The Merchants' Trust Company of New York closed its doors and receiv ers were appointed. Chicago's teamster strike spread, as was expected, but efforts to bring about peace were renewed. A wide difference of opinion on union developed among the Cumberland Presbyterians at Fresno, Cal. Considerable opposition developed ia the General Assembly to the cathedral Idea of Justice Harlan. A check so cleverly raised that it de ceived even the bsnks which cashed it caused the arrest of a New York bar keeper. The Chicago express companies re fused to recede from their decisions not to reemploy strikers, and the strike will now be fought out to the end. The entire plant of the National Fire Works Company at West Hanover, consisting of ten wooden buildings of one story each, was destroyed by an explosion In the mixing room. Of the ninety employes at the plant only Ave were Injured, one seriously. Mayor Weaver, of Philadelphia, re moved his Director of Public Safety and Director of Public Works as a step in his fight to prevent the lease of the gas works to the United Gas Improve ment Company. One train crashed into another on the high trestle of the elevated near the bridge over the Harlem river and 20 persons were hurt May corn went up 6 cents a bushel on the Chicago Exchange, and there was talk of a corner, wheat also un dergoing a sharp flurry. The United States assayer at Seat tle states that the output of gold from the northern country this year will amount to $22,000,000, if not more. From the Klondike alone he predicts an output of from ten to twelve mil' lions, the balance coming from the camps on the American side. r Foreign Affairs. ' Greece Is to be warned against sup porting Grecian bands now active in Southern Manchuria. The Servian Cabinet has resigned. A detailed report to confirm the Identification of John Paul Jones' body has been sent from Parts to Washington. Gen. Llnevitch, under date of May 28, reports that a Russian detachment suc cessfully attacks the Japaaese trenches on the heights south of the station of Changtutu, May 21, forcing the Japa nese to evacuate their trenches. It Is believed the injuries sustain ed by Empress Augusta Victoria by falling down a stairway at Wisebaden were more serious than st first re ported. Miscellaneous Mstters. : The General Assembly of the Pres byterian Church, voting at Winona. Lake, decided unanimously for union with the Cumberland church. More than 100 Methodist ministers marched to the Philadelphia City Hall aad protested to Mayor Weaver against the proposed gasworks lease. Mlltoa C Rose, of Stafford county, was drowned at Aosula creek. ROTHSCHILD IS DEAD; Passins of One of the World's Most Famous Financiers WAS A FOUNDER OF CHARITIES Eminent Financier Who Financed the Billion Dollar Indemnity ' Franco Paid to Germany and Whs Was the Leading Spirit of the Rothschilds in Their Relations With European Governments Succumbs to Acute Bronchitis, Aged 78. Paris, By Cable. Baron Atpftonse de Rothschild, head of the French branch of the banking house bearing the name of Rothschild and governor of the Bank of France, died at 4:30 Saturday morning from acute bronchitis aggra vated by gout The eminent financier has been sinking slowly for many days, but there was no apprehension that his death was imminent He passed away peacefully surround ed by his family. The announcement ef the baron's death caused widespread regret, for besides his position in the financial world. Baron Atphonse was known for his lavish charities, one of the latest being the gift of $2,000,000 for the erection of workingmen'a homes. The deceased who was born in 1827, will be succeeded ss the head of the Paris banking house by Baron Lambert de Rothschild, of Brussels, whose bus iness capacity has earned him a world wide reputation. The burial of Baron Alphonse will be most simple, according to the strict rule of the Rothschild family, Includ ing a plain coffin without mourning tributes. The funeral, the date of which has not been fixed, will be the occasion of a ' notable tribute of re spect. A member of a Franco-American banking house said: "Baron Alphonse was the leading spirit of the Roths childs in their relation with practical ly all the governments of Europe. Besides the colossal task of financing the indemnity which France paid to Sermany after the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71, he carried on relations with other governments. In Italy these in cluded both government and Vatican finances. The house hss also had con siderable dealings with American se curities through the Belmonts, J. Pier pont Morgan and John W. Gates, in cluding Louisville & Nashville and Atlantic Coast Line transactions, and also hss extensive interests In mines In California." Baron Alphonse leaves two children. Baron Edouard and Baroness Beatrix. He has two surviving brothers, Baron Gustav and Baron Edmond. Speech by Judge Parker. Chicago, Special. Judge -Alton B. Parker, of New York, addressed the Il linois State Bar Association at the Chi cago Beach Hotel on "The Lawyer in Public Affairs." Judge Parker was greeted by hearty applause as he arose to speak. After returning thanks for the cordiality of his reception, he said In part: In studying, however casually, or with whatever care, the modern de velopment of the law, and the scope of the men who follow it as a profession. It is Impossible to escape from a knowl edge of the close relation which the latter bear, almost as a direct result of their professional life, to our politics. It is seen all along the line of public effort whether in village, town, city, county. State or nation. Its existence, therefore, cannot be overlooked nor can its importance as a feature in the his tory and development of the law, or ot politics be exaggerated.. It is not a new tendency, having manifested itself even in our earliest days when, owing to the simplicity of conditions, the need for the lawyer and the recognition , of his place In our social fabric became only slowly apparent Yet it is a ten dency which has grown with the growth of the country and with the en larged facilities for the study of poll tics and also with the added dignity ot the legal profession itself. In the earlier days In the history ot the thirteen colonies, the questions dis cussed were those relating to rights, then popular denominated natural, most of which, in their practical asser tion, have since become legal, or re cognized as a part of our Institutions. It was almost a necessity that the few members of the bar whose service were then called for should become at once the assertors of these rights be fore the courts. It wss even still mors Imperative that they should come to the front In the discussion of them In the forum, la those bodies where hesr lngs must be held, aad also in the re- -: spectlvs sssemblies of the people. This was In the declining days ot a theo cratic age when every profession other than that of the clergyman had to struggle for a position. He argued fur ther that bo truly great lawyer ever baa been a demagogue. , - ' , More Chicago Riots. '.' Chicago, Special. Rioting broke out afresh in the teamsters' strike. Al though nobody wss seriously hurt, there were a number of vicious fights la the lumber yards during which the po lice were compelled to use clubs, aad ia one Instance, revolvers, to disperse the crowds. 9
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