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The 'flYENiijG 71 -. 'I Vol. IX. CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1904 No. 2i -JAPS ATTACK PORT ARTHUR. Are Repulsed and Aral Attack Heavy Fljhtlnr. at Mukden by 100,000 Japan V we Under Kuro. '-; London, Sept 20. The Cheefoo correspondent of the Reuters Tele--graph Co. reports a general attack on Port Arthur, which began at daybreak yesterday and . continued until night fall.' It is believed that the object of ' the Japanese is to capture fort to the northeast of Port Arthur. Japanese Were Repulsed. V St. Petersburg, Sept. 20. Reports . received from General Stoessel com manding at Port Arthur states that on September 16th in the forenoon a Jap anese battalion attacked the acqueduct but were repulsed. They were rein forced and renewed the attack but were again repulsed with heavy loss. Japs Get Grain and Fuel. London, Sept. 20. Baron Hayashi, Japanese minister, reports that Field Marshall Oyama, in addition to o'her (tares captured at Liao Yang, the Japanese obtained eighty thousand bushels ofjrrain and five hundred tons of fuel. Great Battle on at Mukden. Rome, Sept. 20. A dispatch to the . Agenzie Libera says that a great bat tle between the Japanese and Russian has commenced at Mukden. General Kuro, the dispatch says, after a wide turning crossed the Hvn river and at , tacked the Russian flank with a hun : dred thousand troops. Now Hainnalitr fftvinMlrana Nam flnv. t , eroor. Repulictn State convention today nom- : mated Hon. Jon n McLane, or Mil ford, for Governor. 'Theplatforn re WUllia illC ' UCCU9 UI illC IVCUUUIH,!! party in the nation and declares that tKe Democratic party cannot chal- viut mmm mi vyaici dot. U A rV-.-l D Ouster Hav. Sent. 20. A man t?iv- - - v .-' ing hi name as Jerry Reves, and his ,! home as Baltimore, was arrested near the executive office this morning. He - said he was on his ray to the Presi dent's home to tell htm of an automo . .. bile trip to heaven he had had. The ' man was taken to Mineola for medi " cal examination. ' Deata of Mrs. Pressly. K; iMooresville, Sept. 19. A telegram f to Mh- B, W. Pressly reached here this morning, announcing the death of Mrs. Annie Pressly, . wife of Dr. Mason W. Pressh . of Philadelphia, - which occurred this morning at 9 . o'clock. Mrs. .Pressly was a Miss Worth, of Asheville, and a neice of the late ex-Governor Worth. .The re - mains will reach here tomorrow morn : Ing, and the funeral and interment ' will take place at 2 o'clock, at Coddle H; Creek A. R. P. . church, about . six 'miles from town. Dr. Pressly . and children will accompany the remains from Philadelphia. - -V - -f i - Saeppard'a Tonight " ' ';: ' M-Ot Sheppard'a Moving Picture the -. Greensboro Record says ; V ' A I small" crowd .;aa w ' Stiepp'ard Moving Pictures at the Grand last night-r The performance was a very : meritorious one and deserved a far better, house.- The pictures ,: were clean, entertaining, and instructive and those who saw them enjoyed them 1 very much. They were more elaborate than any - that have heretofore been displayed here, and the operator knew how to handle his machine, so that they were all clear and distinct, and no hitches or "accidents. Reserve seats on sale at Gibson Drug Store. Mr. Wade Cline has accepted a " position with Mr. W. A. FoiL ' STATE CONVENTION NOTES. New York Democrats Are Yet at Sea as to a Candidate for Governor. Saratoga, Sept. 20 Delegates to the Democratic State convention which meets at noon today went out on many trails today on a still hunt for the situation but they found noth ing. The gubernatorial situation is still in an unknown state, and no one can tell who will be the man. There were many conferences last night fol lowed today by a general caucus of all leaders, and it is expected that a settle tlement of the much mooted question will be the result, and the conflict will not be carried to the floor of the con vention. The two most talked of men today are Edward M. Grout, Comptroller of New York, and Jno. B. Stanchfield, of Elmira. Hornblower Speaks. Saratoga, Sept, 20 The Demo cratic convention was called to order at 12:20 this afternoon by Chairman Myer of the State committee. He announced Wm. B. Hornblower, of New York, as temporary chairman, who was introduced and spoke. King Peter's Guests Arriving. Belgrade, Sept. 20. Crowds are pouring into the Senan capital for to morrow's coronation of King Peter. Many visitors are experiencing great difficulty in obtaining accommodations. To add to the discomfort a steady rain has fallen and all the decorations are ruined. The hotel keepers are charg ing 60 francs a night for a room. Explosion in Fireworks Factory. x Paris, Sept. 20. The Ruggiri Fire works factory at St. Denis, which sup plies all Fiance, was destroyed today by an explosion which severely injured several persons and caused heavy damages. Three Killed, Fifteen Injured. Ferrara, Iuly, Sept 20. An engine out of control dashed down a two and a half mile incline today, collided with an express train, Killing three persons and injuring fifteen others. Hero's Mother Destitute. Hoboken, N. J. Sept 19. Mrs, Mary Anthony, 73 years old, the widowed mother of Bill-Anthony, hero or the battleship Maine, is in destitute circumstances at No. 65 Jefferson street, where she lives with her 48-year-old son, Alexander, who is a cripple. Bill - was his mother's main support after his return from the Spanish war.' A widow fell in love with him and induced him to marry her. She deserted him after a ' while, and Bill, in a fit of despondency com mitted suicide. The mother tried to support herself by working for an upholsterer. She got along quite well with the assistance of her son,' Alexander, until he met with an accident ' When the M aine was blown up in Havana harbor Bill Anthony staggered up to Captain Sigs bee, saluted and said: "I have the honor to report, sir, , that the ship is sinking.; , :..".; ; - ' Widow Killed by a Son.' I Bristol, VaA Sept 19. .Mrs. Miner va Grear, a widow SO years old, was shot to death by one of her sons at her home ' near Fort Blackman, Scott county, Va., yesterday. Of her two sons, Robert and . Grover, it is not known which fired the shon which ended the , woman's life, as each declares the other guilty of the murder. The boys were drinking and ina room adjoining that occupied ; by their mother, firint( their pistols, - when she entered and asked them to stop. - One turned his pistol on his mother and sent a ball into her heart, causing death instantly. An investigation is being held.'--- .:'.: ;' :.-i:r.::, -j SOLDIER KILLS SOLDIER. Aged Inmate of Soldiers Home Kills a Companion. Newport News, Va., Sept. 20. Capt. Augustus C. Paul, sixty years of age, of the National Soldiers Home, was stabbed to death last night by Frederick J. Kingley, aged 72 and a member of the same company. The killing was the result of some trivial affair. The dead man was a son of the late General Paul, who was killed in the Gettysburg fight. Shot by Moonshiners. Durham, Sept. 19. Yesterday afternoon W. T. F. Brown and a companion by the name of Jack Rigs bee, were fired on by moonshiners a few miles below town and Brown was wounded in the arm. Some six or seven shots took effect in the right arm. He was behind a tree at the time and most of the shot entered the trunk of the tree. Late this afternoon revenue officers went out in the section where the shooting occurred and it is expected that the still will be captured and probably some of the operators. Brown and Rigsbee went down to the home of Rigsbee's "step-father yester day afternoon. While there the older man told the two visitors that he had reasons to believe that there was a moonshine still on his place anJ asked them to see what tlicy could findj They went down a branch and pretty soon came in sight of an embankment on which was spread green boughs of trees. From the center of the em bankment there was smoke ascending. When the men came within 20 steps of the place they were told to halt by some one on the inside. They did not stop quick enough and the man fired The two tnethaisomd reported it to officers. Nothing Small Abont Her. Asheville, Sept. 19. Sheriff Reed Saturday night arrested a negro wo man named Brooks on a charge of lar ceny. The warrant for the woman's arrest was sworn out by' A. J. Stearns, of Tryon, proprietor of a hotel near that place, alleging that the woman during the summer stole a quantity of linen, silver and other household goods, When arrested the Brooks woman had in her possession a number of the sto len articles, including table linen on which was written Mr. Stearnes' name. It is alse charged that the woman stole a handsome suit of furniture, but this has not been located. The defendant was employed by Mr. Stearns at the hotel during the summer and she suct ceeded in removing the goods without the proprietor's knowledge. Killed in Election Riot St. Louis, Sept. 19. Frederick Scheel, a young attorney practicing law at East St Louis, and a prominent Belleville physician, was killed this afternoon in front of the St. Louis Law School by a stray bullet fired at Oliver Beck," during a Republican election in the eighth precinct of the fourth ward. The man who fired the shot made his escape. The killing of Scheel followed a fight in the polling place. Scheel was shot as he ran -to wards the law school to get put of the way of the" bullets that were flying thick and fast about him. Beck was arrested. He admitting returning the fire of assailants, but denied having shot Scheel. - Robbers Locked Safe. v: Asheville, N. C Sept A9. The store of Will Flack was robbed early this morning and a quantity of jewelry and other articles taken, including some money. -.The safe was jeft un locked by the proprietor .Saturday night, and the robbers in their efforts to enter this really succeeded in . lock ing it and the money and treasure ' it contained were thus saved. There is no clue to the robbers. -v Messnu Tom Carson and Earl Pat terson leave this evening for a ten days risk to the Exposition. .-.. ' V' GENEVA CONSUL INJURED. A Party Attacked by Workmen Near Cappett Consul Ran Into Cow. j Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 30. H. L. Washington, American Consul at Geneva, suffered rough treatment fey a crowd of workmen near Cappett today, The Consul with his wife and a'party of friends were automobiling near Cappett when the car struck a pw. The party stopped to ascertain tile damage done when the owner of the cow and neighbors attacked them With stones. Washington was severely c(it on the head with a srone and the others were slightly injured. The party escaped by dashing through the crowd at full speed. tattling Rates Back to Former Prices f London, Sept. 20. The Liverpool crresponJent of the Exchange Tele gf3ph Co. reports that it is expected that all steamship lines will tomorrow follow the example of the North German Lloyd line and increase the steerage rate to America to three pounds. It is understood that rates Will gradually advanced until former rate is established. This indicates that the steamship war has been setMed. Lippared Yarn Mill Sold. The Lippard Yarn Mill was sold at the court house today at 12 o'clock and was bought by Dr. W. H. Lilly for the sum of $2,500. This mill has had a hard time of it, having the dis advantage of being equipped with old machinery and -being off the railroad Nothing has been given out as to the ldposition o tfe mill. . SARAH'S SUICIDES. Sarah l'cTiihanll bis had what is probablv the grcnlcst experience of ill tragediennes in the simulation of luicide. Her deaths by nelf adminis tered poison total up roughly to 10, 000. She has jumped into the scenic artist's Seine over 7,000 times. She has sent over 5,000 bullet into her head from a revolver, and nearly the same number of daggers has the great actre-ss, to the inexpressible sorrow of inteinperately sympathet ic spectators, plunged deep down into the chiffon at the side of her bodice. At a reception one night a lady asked Mme. Bernhardt if she really kept a coffin at her house in Paris. "Certainly," answered the actress, with a smile, "and so would you if you were the morgue's most constant customer." An UnsawabU Bar. An inventor has constructed a bar which he believes cannot be sawed or cut through, for use in connec tion with prison cells, windows or doors and safety vaults. He takes a metallic bar of any suitable material, Erefefably iron or steel, and in the af adjacent to its corners he pro vides longitudinal apertures. In the case of a round bar a number of apertures adjacent to its periphery are provided, and if desired as an extra precaution one or more holes may be present. The bar having been formed as described, molten glass is poured into the apertures. After this has cooled the inventor claims it would be impossible to saw through the bar, for the reason that the saw would not cut the glass. To Care Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine. All drnggists refund money if it fails to cure. E.W.Grove's signature on each box. 25o. 5 12Ec. And Trisouita are made from the - whole ... of the wheat grain, and without flour or meal. They are made light and short without yeast, .' ' baking powder, sods, or other foreign substance. They are . National Foods, containing .- all the nourishing elements of the wheat. t; DOVE $ B0ST. u II Always Remember the Fall Njb 1 .axative Uromo fyrfnme CnmaCoMiaiOMlv.Ck3Iay Introduction of Fall Creations In Stetson and No Name Hats. We beer to annnnticc flip nrrivnl rf T1i .Qttcrn anA VL-, Name Hats Alreadv sizes by best of admirers. Our Hat line wins and holds friends. Justly so we have the advanced styles for fall in your size, color stock and price. It's our pleasure to show you through. BROWN & BROVJN, Outfitters. Three CH. Haviland China Dinner Sets Shipped to us by mistake. Come To-morrow. CRAVEN BIROS. FURNITURE A Shirtwaist Silk at 50c. Per Yard Fine Torchon Lace at 5c Per Yard. These are Two Specials that you can not afford to miss as they are worth fully a third to a half more. & 9 9 fi. L. Parks Co. ' a. m pvA -VT 3So and stocks hav been called rQr Rather than return them we offer you the rare opportunity to have them at the price we would have to pay. Remember there is only three sets of this China, and perhaps there are twenty people who would like to own one of them'. ::: ::: ::: UNDERTAKING CO.
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