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REIDSVILLE, Ni C. JUNE 2, 1905
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Rrancis Womack,
i THE INSURANCE MAN.
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financial ruiu, anil iiid widows
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with me.
Francis
Plenty of Cool Clothing
for Hot WeaJher
Usually It is a warm proposition which
this store has for you, but the cool spell
the past few days remind u that there
are till many things which cannot be
sold mXt fall and winter. Consequently
we have decided to make
Sweeping Reductions on Summer
Clothing Shirts and Underwear.
We have an exceedingly pretty htovk o two -fret. suite, just what is
needed for -the mrin days. They .are easy fitting and shapely. All
112 0') "litw tlO.OO; 110.00 snits are 18.00; and $9.00 uit for $7..V.
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We have'pterJty of all sizes summer under wear Lisle thread and
gauze. Tbe l.(0 pieces now P.)c. Tae 50c yiucftt 3!e.
A big assortment Negligee shirts, the pure white aud all colors and
sizes, r Regular 75c and $1.00 values at 49c. No fake, but facts.
Three piece summer suits in .Fancy Worsteads, Blue Serges, and all
the latest weaves. Sp jcial inducements to clean up our counters of all
s tinnier weights between this and July 1st.
Our shoe business is growing all the
time. Queen Qualitv for the ladies, and
Skreemer and Walk-Overs for the men.
No better shoes made for the money. ;
PRICE & CLARK, Scales Street.
comfortable,
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all the other Life Insurance
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dress, but of course lookB must not be sacrificed.
Quo Summer Clo hes combine both they are cool,
smart -looking and fit as if uiiultf-to-
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W LOSSES SU
ROJ EST VENSK Y IS IN
JAPANESE HOSPITAL
SuSermj With Fracture of the Skull
Togo Authorized to Allow Nebogatoff
to Send Report to His Emperet
Washington, .May. 31. The 'Javanese
legation reveived the followiug from To
kio: "It is Dllkially aiinuuneeil that the
damage sustained by pur fleet were
very slight and nunc of our battleships,
eruiwra, destroyers and other ships were
lost, except three torpedo boats."
: Under, imperial comiuaud, Togo was
authorized to permit .Xebogatoff to sub
mit to the t'itar reports on the battle
and the list of Russians killed, wounded
and prisoners. The .admiral was also
authorized to release on parole the sur
rendered oflieers of the Sitholai I, Oriel,
Apaxin and Senyaivn. ,
"Ilojfstvensky was taken to the Sase
Iki naval hospital. No other ndmiral
was eaptun'd from the ltiedovy, the last
rejKrt to this respect being due to a
clerical error."
Cominandcr Isam Takeshila, uaval at
tache of Japan to the United States
cmmuniiated the alntve information to
the president.
Tokio, May 31. Admiral Togo has
wired Admiral Yamaoto, Minister of the
Navy, as follows:
"The main force of the Russian sec
orid and third fleets is nearly annihi
lated. Please feel assured of it." :
St. Petersburg, May 30 The first de
finite news from Russian sources of the
naval battle came from Captain t'hagin
of the cruiser Almaz, who arrived at
Vladivostok.
He telegraphed the 'emperor that he
liad witnessed the sinking of the bat
tleship Kniaz Suvaroff and reported
that Rojcstvensky was wounded. Cap
tain Chagin saw Rojcstvensky lowered
on . board the torped lioat destroyer
Buinv and said Admiral presumably was
saved. The Ttuiiiy, however, had not
reached Vladivostok when Captain Cha
gin sent the telegram and her wlieret
about s are not known.
The admiralty ollicially admits the
sinkiii!! of the battleships Kniaz, Suva-
rofT, Kordino, Oslabya and Orel ami the
repair ship Kamtchatka. No statement
is ' made ' regarding the shops captured.
lioiestvenskv arrived at ladivostok
on Iward the torpedo boat destroyer Bui -
nv. During the battle he sustained a
wound in the head. '
Admiral Durnovo, member of the coun
cil of empire and superintendent of posts
ami telegraphs under the minister ol in
terior, has received a dispatch from his
Mm. who is in command of the Miiiny,
denrribinjt fully how his comiiiiiiider-in-chief,
Rojestvensky, w as saved. The ad
miral was washed off the deck of .the
Kniaz-Smivaioff just 1cfore the flagship
foundered .and was picked up by the
torjtedo boat destroyer Buiny.
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Tokio. Atnv .'Ml. JVvond results, little!
is known of Togo's stunning victory over
Roiestvenskw Koiestvcnsky reaciica
Qublpart Island, Korea, early Sat unlay
and headed for Isu Jslanas. lie uau
his main fighting vessels with a num-
lx-r of light cruisers and transmi ts. J lie
disnosition of the Japanese fleet apiiears
to lie an ideal one. Rear Admiral Kat-
aoka with a light squadron first attack
ed Rojestvensky. .'According to report,
Kamimura weut outride the straits and
foiled Rojestvensky, preventing Wis re
treat.
When Roiestvenskv enwuntered Togo
there appears to have been a running
fight to the northeastward Saturday ai-
tornoon. There was a series of desper
ate and successful torpedo attack Sat
urday night and a resumption of the
battle, Sunday, Togo pressing the Rus
sian -fleet- toward vth ouiii eastern
coast of Korea. The fate of Rojestvens
ky is doubtful. It is thought probable
that he escaped to Vladivostok.
Onlv fragmentary tidings ot victory
were ineirculation in Tokio. The peo
ple were confident but the official con
firmation of their belief and hope thrill
ed them as nothing has since the hostil
ities began.
TV, (.finf innos his "real s with. to the
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northward in pursuit of the remnant of
the Russian disaster. Iheir fleetest nee-
should have reached Vladivos
tok Monday night, slower ones Tuesday
or Wednesday. .
It will be Thursday before the results
ill. ttntttff are known. The battle
is regarded as the greatest modern naval
fight. Practically all information re
ceived in brief, wireless messages trans
mitted after fiirhts and during the pur
suit. The reports indicate that Togo
obtained a victory without loss or seri
ous damage of a single battleship or
..!.... ti:. ouualliff aro not re lx ir ted
but dre insignificant. It i believed that
the" iussian casualties. Aft heavy, al-
and wouuded are arriving at Saselw. A
nmuber' of Jlussinn prisoners were land
ed on the Tsu Island. Three hundid
are believed to be from the-transport
Ural, which has been landed on the
In ami coast.
The political effect -of the battle and
influence upon commerce is already
felt. The navy department has notified
shippiug men that the ea was free.
There was a secene of -wild enthusiasm
on the stock exchange. Prices in some
instances were highest since the war be
gan, Togo is expected to be given a
high rank and other imperial honors.
Rojestvensky is criticised for not send
ing his light cruisers ad trausMrts by
the northern straits, his failure to ar
range cooperation with the Vladivostok
squadron and his battle formation which
consisted of all strong ships on the star
board column and the weaker craft on
the Hrt column.
Captain Roshinoff, commander of the
Russian armored cruiser Admiral Nak
liiinoff, and other survivors, have Wn
brought to Moji. ' The Admiral Nakhim
off was sunk near Tsu Island Saturday,
seemingly by a mine or submarine ves
sel, carrying a majority of the crew to
death.
It is officially announced that Admir
al Rojestvensky has been captured and
that he is seriously wounded. It is also
officially announced that the flagship
Kniaz Souvaroff, battleships Oslabya,
Vavarin aud Sissol V'cliky were sunk.
The cruiser Almaz was disabled.
CENTURY'S GREATEST BATTLE.
Berlin Experts Believe Defeat Was
I "'. :. Crushing.
l's'ilin, May 20. Work was almost
suspended in the Navy Department this
morning when 20 copies of the Tokio
official bulletin were distributed ' there.
The officers and bureau chiefs left
their desks to talk over the news with
one another. l''cw generalizations were
made, except that part of the Russian
fleet engaged in the Straits of Korea
seemingly got away and possibly will
reach Vladivostok. All the Russian fleet
it is claimed, had not engaged in Korean
waters. The fleet; it is understood at the
Navy. Department, had divided, a por
tion sailing eastward of Japan.
Definite Japanese statements are ac
cepted here as being gehctall accurate.
Therefore it is assumed in professional
quarters that the Japanese inflicted
grater damage than they themselves
sustained.
The naval clitics in the evening pa
K'is accept without reserve the dis
patches from Tokio and build on them
the view that the war has entered upon
the last phase, in which the Japanese
lOiiiiiiand of the sea will continue un
thicatened until the end. The battle of
Saturday is called the greatest fleet ac
tion for KM) years, or since Trafalgar,
and is classed here as being immensely
greater than the Adriatic sea fight of
IsWi or the naval battle of Santiago in
I8!8. While the details are too few to
enable the whole picture to be recon
structed, enough is evident for the ex
pert commentators to think it indicates
a decisive ' defeat of the Russians and
the probability of The final destruction
or surrender of the fugitive' 'remnants
of Rojestvensky's fleet.
BULLET KINDLES LOVE. ;
Chorus Girl Pleads For The Man Who
Shot Her. ..'
Philadelphia; Mav (. Bessie Helen
ITuvts.MhR chorus "irl who Was shot by
Edward Smcdes, a memler of the same
theatrical company, to-day appeared at
the Central Police-Station to plead for
her assailant's liberty.'- The girl, who
had been in a-hospital since, the.-shoot-,
ing, left the institution last night and,
with her mother, who came lrom her
home, in Hebron, Neb., went to her
boarding house.
Several davs asro the chorus girl w rote
a letter from the hospital to Captain of
Detectives Donaghy begging lnm to as
sist her in securing Smedcs' freedom.
She said she intended to withdraw all
charges against her sweetheart, because.
she said, "he did not menn tfr hurt me.
Smcdes was arraiL'iieil before a magis
trate on the' charge of murderous as
sault. Thai matristrale refused to release
Smcdes and he was held for the action
of the grand jury. That body later ig
nored the indictment and Smcdes was
released from custody.
"House Top" Evangelist.
Ilristol' Tenn., May 30.-The Rev. Dr.
Crutsc, the noted "Houe Top" evangelist,
of the German Baptist church, lias arriv
ed here t attend the national meeting
of the brethren. He made the trip trom
his home, at York, Pa., to Bristol afoot,
and preached to many audiences en
route. On. his long journey . he carried
nothing except a well-worn copy of the
Bible and a faded umbrella. He Is ihw
at tlie talM-ruadc, and will preach to the
few H?qile w ho gather in the gfove, pre
ceding till1 opi-ning of the great int-etiiig,
when it .is estimated that. 20.000 tHitors
wili ib lierel , "
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PROCURES A WRIT
OF HABEAS CORPUS
Child ii Now Wilk Its Mother at Raleigh -
Asolber Big Fire litaraiu Ctapasy
far the City ef Grtsttora. j
Raleigh, May 31. N. II. Collins came
here tliis evening from Jones county and
procured from Chief Justice Clark a writ
of habeas corpus for his little sou who
he savs is with his mother iu Greens
boro under an assumed name. The wo
man left him last December carrying
with her the boy and fifteen hundred
dollars cash, taking the latter from a
trunk in which he kept it. His wife he
says had been unfaithful some time be
fore she left. He charges a young man
he employed on the farm as being res
ponsible for desertion of wife. He
is anxious to secure his sou and may
have the womau arrested for larceny.
Collins represents himself to own large
farm in Jones county, well ."equipped and
iu good circumstances. Col. II. M. Pear
sail, who was private secretary to Gov.
Aycock, now of Xewbern, is Collins' at
torney. Collins went to Greensboro on !
the night train to have the writ served.
The secretary of State today granted
a charter to the Greensboro Fire Insur
ance Company, with a capital stock of
$100,000 paid in w ith the jirivi lege of in
creasing from time to time to $."00,000.
The incorporators are Mesrs. J. V. Fry,
D. C. Waddcll, W. E. Allen, J. A. Odcll,
J. Addison Hodgin, W. M. Ridcuhour, J.
E. Cox, K. L. Sides, R. R. King, A. B.
Kimball. The company will do a general
fire, hail, and tornado insurance.
Another charter was to the Pipe Betid
ing Machine Co., of Charlotte, capital
$100,000 by J." W. Conway, II. S. Hall
and W. 11. Smecd.
The leaner Club, of Tyron, Polk couii
ty, is incoiiM)rated for literary purpos
es without capital. Miss Mary LeDuck
and L. L. Broadmuu are among the ill
corporators. Urgent state business - prevented - Gov.
Glenn from filling his engagement to
attend the commencement of the State
University today and tomorrow.
Diplomas were presented this morn
ing to forty graduates at the A. & M,
College, eight in agriculture, thirteen in
civil engineering, five in electrical cii
gnccriiig, six iu mechanical engineering
two in textile industry, one mining en
gineering and five in industrial chciuis
try. -
Raleigh, N. C, May 30. Governor
Glenn today reappointed the old state
lata rd of elections for the ensuing term
of office and the coiumisions we're for
warded to each member this afternoon.
They are Wilson G. Lauib, Willimaston,
chairman,.' Robt. T. Claywell, of Mor-
janton; J. R. liewellyn, of Dobson ;Clar-
ence Call, of Wilkesboro and A. B. Free
man of Henderson, the two last named
being the republican members of the
board.
Commisions are also issued for the re
appointment of the members of the
North Carolina Historical Commission,
the members of this being W. J. Pccle,
Raleigh j R. D. Connor and Hon. J. Bry
an Grimes,. of Raleigh; Thos. W. Blount,
of Roper, and Dr. Chas. L. Raper, of
Chanel Hill. This commission is em
powered under special act of the legisla
ture to gather and print material for
North Carolina history, encourage his
torical research, etc. There is a special
appropriation of $500 for 'this "-.' purpose
and in addition to this the commission
has authority to print historical matter
by placing it in the hands of the state
printers. They now have in the hands
of the state printers a book of historical
sketches w ritten during the : past four
years. They are empowered To print a
volume such ps this every five years.
Orders were made today by , Governor
Glenn granting respites to Dan Teachey
in Duplin, and Will Exum, in Lenoir
conntv from June 10th to July 22, Tea
chv -being iimler deatirwcnteiii'e for kill
ing Roljert Rivenbark and Will Exum for
killing tiny Walston. The respites are
in order that the governor may have
further time to investigate the merits
of '.'the pleas that arc being urged in
each case for commutation to life im
prisonnicnt. The respite for ' Teachy is
at the insistance of his counsel and that
for Kxihii is of the governor's own vo
lit ion in order that he may have time to
examine into the case.
The state department of agriculture in
reporting acreage of the leading crops
planted this season gives cotton as 21
20-57 cr cent less than the crop punn
ed last vear. The total acreage in 12
of the larger counties is 81 per cent and
the decrease lit per cent. Some of the
counties mentioned arc Anson 81; Beau
fort 85; Cleveland 87 Edgecombe 82;
Halifax, 79; Johnston 70; Mecklenburg
77 1 Pitt 80; Robeson 85; Union 75;
Wake 79; Wavne 85 per cent, lhe re
jwrt saysjhere is much complaint as to
tlm condition of the crop owing to ex
tsive wet wearier. '
Biggest Bargains Yet
Men'8 coats worth $5.00 for $2,00.
Men's suits worth $;). 00 for $5.0.
Men's pants worth $1.50 for 75c.
Boys' suits worth $1.50 for 75c.
Boys' suits worth $2.00 for $1.25.
Boys' suits Worth $3.00 fo; $2.00.
Men's hats worth $1.00 for 50c.
Men's hats worth 50c for 25c.
Men's and Boys'Trunks worth $2. 50
for $1.25 and $1,50. Ladies' and
Misses' Trunks worth $5.00 for
$2.50 and $3. 50.
Telescopes and bags at prices that
defy competition. Cottonades for
men's and boys' pants, 10c to 20c per
yard. Jeans for pants, 10c to 25c per
yard. A large line ladies' dress goods
lower than the lowest. Underwear at
astonishing prices. A large lot of
men's and ladies' and children's shoes
at and below cost. Boys' every day
straw hats very cheap. The best um
brellas in town for the price. The
best sewing machine made at the price.
5 lbs. nice prunes for tc.
6 lbs. broken grain rice, 2Tic.
3 packages Rolled oats, 25c
3 cans best tomatoes, 2oc.
3 cans good corn, 25c.
3 cans lye hominy, 25c
Mason jar peach or apple butter, 10c
3 lbs. best compound lard, 25c
- 6 packages Gail & Ax snuff, 25c,
Molasses, 25c to 35c per gallon.
Lamps oomplete, 15c to 60c.
Queensware and Tinware cheap.
Come on with your cash or barter
and try us.
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'Phone 121-1.
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FREE 'rom " all impurities for
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