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v - . j,' r.. J "-;i-i-. . .t.' V a,-.- .," - ... .......... SSI KS n i rn News S Is Devoted to the Jj The News v Pi Upbuilding of..... ;j fc- Drills r.nnnfv tl - I la Unsurpassed m ta AC Ttisia Medium...... . Rates Low. i is O I j OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF POLK COUNTY. INDEPENDENCE, IN ALL THINQS. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.00 PER YEAR; IN ADVAKCS. VOL. X. COLUMBUS, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1905 NCK 42 Mi 4 r 111 I 1 " ? 1 MllilliTED BYJ APS Fonr Russian Regiments Wiped Out. FULL COMPANIES REDUCED. jap uasuailies neponea : ai ,UUU .Sovon Russian nivJ!nn Fn- WW w ..,., WW - tall gaged in Fight at the Hun . River. Washington, February 2. The Japanese legation has received a report made to Field Marshal Oyama giving the details of the fierce fighting from the 25th to the 26th or January, wnen tne Kufsians were driven to the right of the Hun river. The marsnai says mat tue enemy eon sifted of the first Siberian army corps, one mixed army corps, the second and fifth brigades of the sharpshooters, part of the ninth army corps, Ihe sixth and first Siberian reserve division., some chasseurs, etc., making a total of at least seven divisi ons, one of which was a cavalry dlvis u. The Japanese casualties were about 7,000. Prisoner state that four regiments of Rus sian iufantiy . were nearly annihilated. Many of the companies of these regiments were reduced from 20 to 30 men each. Th field marshal! expresses the opinion that the Russian casualties may have totalled at least 10,000. St. Petersburg, February 2. The sus pension bridge spanning the Fontanna river collapsed today while a detachment of the Delagoa brigade were crossing. Thirty men and horses were precipitated into the frozen river, together with a nam ber of cabs, wagons, etc.. The Ice at that point being weak, the greatest excitement prevailed, but speedily help" was sent and the victims of the accident were rescued with the exceptiou of one dragoon. ' The towers at both enda were broken. The terrified cavalry horses jumped over t.h rllintr nf the bridge onto the ice. I which irave wav. The river is narrow at . m the point and the men managed to aeram ble ashore with the assistance of witnesses of the accident. St. Petersburg, February 2. The papers todav discufs the retirement of Minister of the Interior Prince Sviatopolk-Mirsky. The Noyoe Vremya says: "The circumstances of Sviatopolk-Mir sky leaving the mlaistry of the intexior calls forth sympathy toward this sincere. good man and his unrealized hopes." Continuing The Novoe Vremya re marks that Sviatopolk-Mirsky did not pos sess the self-confidence necessary to insist upon the programme which had the sym pathy of the Russian people.1 The Russia refers to the administration of SviaUpoIk.Mirsky as a ministry of eood intention, and adds that In view of its short duration it would be demand any results ' : ; unjust to Emperor Nicholas has signed the ap pointment of M. Muriavieff, minister of justice, to be ambassador of Russia at Rome. " M. Manukhein, hitherto assistant of Minister Muraviff, lias been promoted to miuister of justice." M. Bwereff, chief of Bussian press ceu- aor, has been removed from bis post M. B6uligan,s appointment as minister of the interior was signed yesterday, al though it has not yet been promulgated. It Is believed his appointment will he only temporary. The friends "of Prince 'Mirsky express relief for the sake of his future fame that be did not resign the moment It. became aDoarent that the doHcv on which he ss- rm - - sumed office was not attainable. Mukden, .Wednesday, February 1. De,' layed In transmission. After the Russian hnmhnrdment of Sandiaou vesteiday the Japanese tried to drive them off, but fail ed. The indications are that the Japanese will abandon Sandiapu, The usual artillery duel is proceeding at the center. '; Ten Japanese battalions whinh attacked the Russian left were re pulsed with heavy losses. - - The latest returns of the Russian losses during the' recent fighting sho w; that 13,000 mea were killed or wounded, General Kondratsvitch beiug among the latter.' St. Petersburg,: February 2.Tbe latest reports rsceived by Consul General Watts from she American, eousuls in Russia in dicate a cessation of most of the industrial centers of the country. v-- The consul at Riga reports that the rioting at the palace was precipitated by students and rowdies, who fired on the police. The police and troops returned the fire and fifty-three persons were killed and one hundred and fifty wounded. At Reval the soldiers were obliged to de fend a factory on Saturday against a mob. I Three w rioters were killed and several others were wounded. The Novoe Vrempa says the emperor's reception - of the workmen delegates at Tsarskoe- 8elo was an event of exceptional importance "awakening the hope of the reestabliabment of peace which constitutes the best guarantee and is an indispensibie condition of peace and fruitful labor at home.' The paper - adds - that it trusts that the of internal order of which not only the workmen but all Russia has such great I need. Tsinkhetchen, Manchuria, Monday, Jan- uarv ZO. ( Ltelaved Id Transmission.! Japanese offensive in the neighbor. hood of Dziantchan, 14 miles southeast of Tsinkhetchen, has everywhere been beaten oft. The'Japanese left ; thirty killed and earned off a couple of hundred wouuded. The Russians., subsequently found a large nuuiber of frozen corpses of Japanese woundtrd who had tried to crawl off from Ghenhalin pass. - The appearance of these cori.ses was frisrhtful. The bodies were scantily clad. Victoria. British Columbia, February 2 On the steamer Shinano, which has arriv ed from Yokohama, were threw Japanese naval officers en route to London to super intend the construction of a 16,000-ton battle ship being built in England for d livery at the close of the war. They say a i 9,0 MVt on battle ship is being built at- , a 12,000 ton cruiser at Kailo and a n imber f" submarines and torped cr af beine.hurriedly constructed. Ten merchant steamers are beiog built at Nagasaki, one of 7,000 tons, for the American trade. London,. February 2. A. dispatch to a news agency from St. Petersburg says the report of the committee on ministers ap pointed to devise the best means of giying effect to the emperor's reform ukase of December 25, makes many Important re commendations especially in regard to In creasing Jjhe powers of the senate over the ministers and sate guarding iia iotfepend ence urges the right already belonging to the senate of legislative initiative should be enlarged, and favors the estimate of lower administrative tnbuials connected with the senate. N WANT WARD BILL Chairman Bailey's Letter to Friends of Temperance. To the friends of Temperance: We are giving our support to the Ward bill, which is an amendment to the Watts act, embody- 'jig the following features: (1) Expulsion of distilleiies from towns of less than 1500 inhabitants. (2) Prohibition of bar rooms in unpo- (3) More effective measures for detecting transgressions of temperance laws. (4) Greater penalties fer offenses against temperance laws, : This bill Is In keeping with the principle I and the spit of the Watts act. and is de signed to stregh then that act. It has tne support of those wise" political leaders to whom we are bo greatly indebted for re cent progress in the cause of temperance. -The distinction made between require ments with regard to the bar rooms and distilleries is based upon the difference in volved in the ' fact that, while distilleries may crowd in upon a small lown aud intake possession of it only so " many bar rooms may exist in a town as the local demand for : liquors will supp rt. This legislation is resonable: it is con structive iii" its' character; and it is so .es sential to the proper operation of the Watts act that it must command the support of any friend of that excelleut measure. But we are meeting with quite vigorous opposition. I fear that unlessjhe people make it known that Ihey earnestly desire these measures, gome of their, representa tives may become indefferent. I call, there fore, upon the friends of temperance in North Carolina to make known immediate ly their position on this Important question. Petitions personal letters aud personal' in- terviews, will I am sure, be welcomed . by tbe : members of the general assembly." v It was my hope that we might obtain the moderate measures needed this year with out public appeal or- agitation The faet that I am sending out . this call is the best evidence that I can"; no longer entertain that hope. The battle is on. The The enemy is at work. . And every one of us must count for everything, that he is worth. Do not delay -x The bill will very shortly enter upon its passage. v J. W. BAILEY. Chairman. N. B. The anti-jug law matter has never reached a conclusion. On account' of pe culiar local conditions a number of repre sentatives will earnestly contend that their counties be excepted from the operation ot the law. If you want thelstate anti-jug law tn inDlv to vour county write or wire your representative. - .- The Organization and Dissolution 01 the WeStem Convention. - REMINISCENCE OP JOHN H. JUSTICE. ' JOHN H. JUSTICE By request of a daughter of the late John H. Justice we reprint the following, whicb will be of interest to ail . citizens' of this communitj , and to Baptists all ;over the state. Mr. Justice died Feb. 1st, 1301. John H. Justice was born on Jnne 11th, 1816, in that ' part of Buncomb-t county which is now Henderson county within one half mile of the court-house at Header- son ville. He is now 83 years old. ;. He has lived in Henderson county all hit life. His mother died In 1829, and he was raised by his stepmother. He married Mary J. King In 1835, who still lives happily with him, and bv whom he has "had twelve children. . . ' ue jotnea tne uapiist cnurcn and was. baptized in November, 1837r vEbeueeer Baptist church. Later . there was a new church organized at Mk Moriah, in which Mr. Justice placed his membership la the year 1840, and has remained a . deacon of that church ever since. ; , During me war ne was not in tne regu lar service, but: was connected With the army in the capacity of buying supplies for MiPrs fmitiA R!nv th w-r l,o hiBM sided about seven miles east of Henderson, ville. . Mr. Justice Is regarded by h's fellow coupirymen as one of the be?t cozens this county has ever had a man of unblemish ed character, and a model for young men. Mr. Justice gives the following Interest ing account of .the organization of the Wes tern North - Carolina Baptist Convention, which is stated In his own language: "After tho war of the Revolution, the country west of the Blue Ridge was settled by the white people,- but In very small numbers, among whom there were a few devoted Baptist ministers. My uncle, Bev. Thomas Justice, who lived near the head waters of Shaw's Creek, in Henderson county, was one of - these, shortly after the first church was reanlzed 4n this re- giou a minister by the name of Humphrey i u k -Df,:i.1A1nU Association as a Missionary, v Brother Posey preached to the churches which then existed and to the Indians, and assisted In translattng the New Testament - into the Indian language at , Missionary Ridge, in Tennessee. Other devoted . missionaries, such as Benjamin King, Steven : Morgan and William Klnsay.'and others who have ong ago passed away, labored in this field at the same time. - - "These events took place before theiyear 1830 according: to my recollection. Then a new and younger set of ministers came in, consisting of such men as James Bly, Mer- rit Riekman Bailey Bruce, T. B. Justice, Joshua Ammons and others. The Indians were removed from Western " North Caro lina and northern Georgia a little later than this; in the year 1838. At this time ; the western part of the state had no railroads, but few trails, and only two or three stage roads to cross the .mountains. . Manifestly, owing to these conditions, the brethern of the West, were almost cut off from any In tercourse with the Eastern brethren or the tate Convention The Blue Ridge itself formed a great barrier between the two sections: the East enjoying the benefits of intercourse and the convention, - while the West was almost isolated by Its natural boundaries, intercourse to any great extent with ourselves or the - outside world being almost Impossible. . J'The Western Baptists wanted to cc-oper- ate in the line of Missions, ana sent mes sengers to the State Convention with' this end in vie w,these messenger being J.Bugh Cbastian and Merritt Rickman. These men traveled to Raleigh on horse-back. with bear skin for saddle blankets, and they made arrangements with the State Conven tion for the organization - of the Western Convention auxiliary' to the stale . conven tion nThe f reason that we asked for' this auxiliary convention can be plainly seen,to . wit': "The Baptists of the west could; not attena the Eastern Convention on account of the difficulties of transportation, and were compelled to have some internal or - gamzation. At this State convention ar- rangements were made for a time and place to organize the new convention, - and brother by the name of LIneberry was ap point by the State Convention to come and assist in the organization of the convention f Y'S which .h? rwards did to the sitirfaction . -We met to oreanize about the veailSU (if my memory serves me - rightly) , at the Baptist camp ground, two miles southwest of Henderson ville. The Convention was called together, . opened by, prayer, and James Webb, of Rutherford county, was elected as permanent chairman. - "The churches were represented by del egates; each church paying five dollars. . "There were present at the organization: Dr. Johnson of Charleston, , S. 0., Dr. Curtis, Benlamln King,; James Blythe, Mcrritt Rickman, Joshua Ammons, Robert Patterson and the ministers generally west of the Blue Ridge. " "Tne objects ot its establiahment were discussed: Foreign Missions. - Domestic Missions, Education and Convenience of Travd. . There, was also a great discussion on "the. necessity of an organization to be know as the Southern Baptist Convention. " ThU was brought out and talked upon by Dr. Johnson of Charleston; S. C. "It was understood In that day that our convention was to co-operate with the 8tate Convention in missionary work : and the convention for some time after this meet- ing continued to seed delegates to our Con-1 vention. Among these latter delegates, 1 remember J. JS James and others whose names I do not recalL "We looked to the State convention as a child would look to Its mother, as a guide and Instructor, and not as an independent body from us. I never have been in favor of this 'independent idea that has been en grafted on . the Western ; North Carolina Convention, for it was not soin the begin ning, and la the woik of later minds. : - ; The Convention accomplished much Id the line of Education. Jadson College was to be a female college and Mars Hill a male college. The college at Mais Hill was about completed , before the war. The female college at Hendersonvllle was not completed fully, and was lost to, the Bap tist denomination by- reason ot mortgages placed upon it. 'Good Schools were conducted In this Institution by W. G. B. Morris, Prof. W. W. cniwn, mt. w. d. uuno uu xr. wia- . WbCQ tnla 800001 wenl aown We strength of the or the Western North Carolina Baptist Convention, was greatly impaired and Various Associations began to draw oft and go to the State Convention . J was in the last Convention held in Hendersonville in which the disolutioa took place, r; "X believe that Missions saouia De con- ductd by the State Convention.that Judson college was lost apparently - forever, X that the convention was weakened by Associa" tions going to the State Convention, Che railroads now penetrated the western part of the State that extent that intercourse is practicable and, therefore, I conculded, tnougn wnn some regret, inai we snouia go to the State Convention. - "I believe that under all the circum - stances Foreign Missions, Education, and U other branches of religious work In the 1 wcowciu um vi wuo owkw vru tuus uo uci- 4W tw,kCU " MU cuwurageu. "The above facts are stated tp the best of my recollection, and so far as I am aware I am the only person now alive who took part In this organization at its first meet ing." Biblcal Recorder. y Things That Never Die; The pure, the bright, the beautiful, That stirred our hearts in youth, The impulses to wordless prayer, , The dream of love and truth; . The longings after something lost,' The spirit's yearning cryi . The strivings after better hopes These things can never die. The timid hand stretched forth to A brother In his need, . " - A kindly word in grief's dark hour That proves a friend indeed ; The plea for mercy softly breath, When justice threatens high The sorrow of a contrite heart These things shall never die. j The mem'ry of a , clasping hand, The pressure of a kiss, ' And all the trifles a Weet and frail, -That make up love's first bliss; If with a firm, unchanging faith, And holy trust aud hlsrbr j Those hands have clasped, those Hps have met : ? These things shall never die. The cruel and the bitter word, : That wounded as it fell;- The chilling want of sympathy We feel, but never tell; -' The hard repulse that chills, the heart Whose hopes were booming high, In an unfailing record kept These things shall never die. . Let nothing pass, for every hand Must find 6ome work to do; 1 Lose not a chance to weaken love L;- Be firm, and just, and true; So shall a light that cannot fade a j Beam on the form on high, I And angel voices say to thee These things shall never die. - Charles Dickens. AT 111, ; COLLEGE ..... .r . i ' T. Uojiy Things of Interest Seenat the great In stitntion . : Z VISIT, LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Witness Dress-Parade AiidiDine vvith Cadets. Fine Display ot Young North Carolinians Raleigh. Feb. 6, 1905. The Joint Committee on Education visit ed the Agricultural and Mechanical Col- lege last Monday and were shown many courtesies by President Winston and his clever "boys.- The Committee inspected every department "of the institution' and dined with cadets in the Pullen dlninz room, witnessing the dress parade at 4 p. m. Asked by a News & Observer reoorter what there was to be shown the visftors Dr. Geo. T. . Winston replied in the fol lowing appropriate language: 1 - iFirst and foremost" was the reply, '.'we have to show you :: 500 of the strpngesVl healthiest, manliest boys in the world; boys learning how to work, not afraid nor ashamed to work with hand as well as braui. If you come at 7 -o'clock vou will see them up and preparing" for breakfast; some have just finished milking the cows, Others have f sd : and , groomed the horses and cleaned out the' stalls, others have been attending to the furnaces,; all have put their own rooms In order for the day, i -nd about foptv Me hnrrvino- th th Hinir and about forty are hurrying to the dinicg room to wait on J the tables. Chbpel services are held at 8 o'clock and the col lege work begins immediately afterwards. "Wo will show you 25 young farmers making the best butter In North Carolina testing milk by the Babcock test for cream from the -milk."" writing up the records. calculating the profit of- loss of each cow, working the dairy machinery, scouring the cans, ; scrubbing the floors, doing .. eyery particle of the. work vvitb'out a servant of any sort to help or to clean up after them, We will show you a model green house manaeed entirely by i- students, with ex - I periments in plant breeding, plant culture, phut diseases, etc. Every where, you will I sm Uiat'tha mott nf thft cnllPirA wrrt. 1 work, work.: There is not" an idler nor I loafer in college. Such "'-fellows come;" as 'a matter of course, but we either reform mem or sena mem nome. iiivery.monin, aometimes of tener, we go over the entire college roll and weed out the 'drones and ! Idlers." .. . . ' i- v i. ?i "We will show you samples of cloth woven by students in the Textile Depart - menu superior to inac maae in any mm in the South, ;-; Yotf will see at work spinning, weaving, dyeing aod , dtaigning cotton; papers who get all the transportation fabrics young men who will some day be, they need for, the asking or the mem industrial leaders in the South.. .. bers of the General Assemblv. "bv "In the blacksmith shops,-; the machine i, the carpenter shop and the lathe rooms you will see work done with wood and iron equal to the best handicraft any - where. - In the drawing and designing rooms you will see designs of houses, bridges, Doners, engine, aynamos , ana an sorts or . machinery carefully drawn by students ac- vuruio w nuuuriMc taiuumuuus troin uawt supplied by the professors in the various departments of engineering. . "In the chemical, physical, electrical, biological and mechanical laboratories you will see experiments conducted by students iniui wwuucrxuiu uu mwuracy.-jm -xou wui see tne ciass an siocKjuaging wumawa.reiuuy -inei points or oeei ana mil came ana pi ;araugnt ana speea an- Im.L. VIUi anil .An ' ttlox' atrtJsi.A 11.'.' iuuuoi jma 5 -f iu. oco- : mew oiuujriufc wc prooiems 01 slock Drecoing ana leeamg ana stock diseases. '- , i, ' 4: "We will show you ' interesting experi- i ments in " soil stndy ; use . of fertilizers, drainage, renovation of worn out lands, etc, "In the bacteriological ( laboratory you wUleee the nitrogeneous bacteria, the poor man's helper, 'the' salvation of the South; also the bacteria of various human diseases, such as typhoid fever; boils, summer chbl-' era, etc - "Finally you snail see the cadet bat talion on dress parade, . moving like clock work, handsome, erect, ; soldierly,' precise; the very men whq were but just now milk ing, carpentering, black-smithing, calculat ing Doner aesign8 or dynamos or bridge stresses. , You will say, as you go away; This is the sort of education to make a man of the average boy, and to develop the resources ot JNorth Carolina. And the doctor snoke truthfullv. ; The occasion was replete with pleasure and luicrcsb. . uia. uisuiuuun is uomg BDien did work and the Legislature will doubtless stand bv it in makingi nn the aoDronri tions. It is an inspiration to see how they ao tnings ' out tnere. NOT "FREE PASSES But ah Opportirnity toMake Best . : Possible Contract Wanted. . To the Editor; -r Li note with regret that jrou find, ca.usq for offering objec tions to SenaWrWard's bill' authorzing j newspapers to execute contracts with transportation companies without the inequitoiis restrictions the present law has ; been jconstxlled "to impose. The ; ; editors are not asking for f'free passes" and few; if any of them, have ever en joyed hat ''hitppy distinction" by courtesy of the . railroads. They have always given 'value'received," in ad vertising space,: for every mile travell--ed and.it is a reflection upon their in tegrity and loyal ty,vo the State to pre dict -disastrous results from the passage of a bill according ,tc them the right to make the best contract possible with transportation companies. Senator ... Ward's bill is simply! an amendment to the Jaw regulating, transportation and t here is the only provtsion: ! "And nothing hi this act shall be con- strued to preyent or restrict transporta tion companies . front. contracting . with newspapers for advertising space in ex-. change. for ; transportation over their lines to such an extent as may be agreed upon between the two parties for Baid consideration. ' ' The bill was prepared and agreed up on 'by; the Liegislatiye Committee or the North Carolina ; press "Association by" the passage of which - it is proposed - to carryout the sjpirit of that organization as manifested at the last annual session held in Moretiead'City. ; Of the entire assemblage, only two dissenting voices -were raised.ihithe -discussion and that byltnembers whose locating is such that the - present -law imposes little incon venience. - liut.wny inflict iniury upon the smaller country papers, simply be- se the larger weeklies and big city dailies get all the, transportation they wanifJust as well say a country edK Snail not receive U COrd OI WOOd in exchange for a .year's subscription if agreeable to a patron who does not ob-' ject ta settling hia. subscription account in "tha't way.; What's'the difference? The country editors are doing as much for the upbuilding of North Carolina as any other agency and are never found wantintrin-political campaigns. The Democratic party owes its present lease Of power largely to the untiring efforts of rural weeklies. 'Yet because they present a modest request for permission td negotiates advertising space, it is sug- 1 crested that they eek to destrov-the free pass law and-thereby endanger the safety of the i State. A mistaken idea Mr. ' F.dit.nr. Tho fif!itnr r thm. selves opposed to "free passes" and are f only asking permission to contract- for ( all the transportation they may he able to secure ana. pay ior wnat tney re- ceiye". " The' hespapers alone are in- terestd iix; Senator Ward's bill, which I leaves the matter of executing contracts I entirely with them' and the transporta- 1 lion companies,. inflicting, no 'hardship i upon eitner. ir--It is manifestly unjust for the larger whom we cduntry1 editors have stood In I many hard-fought ' campaigns to - deny J us the right to obtain the best contract 1 possible for our advertising space. The 1 present law imposes a distinct hardship 1 upon usjand one we can ill afford to tol- J erate . and which is meeting the earnest i protest ox nine-tentns . of the country press Of the State!- aGive" us nothing i iree, out ior - gooaness , sase leave us alone vto ;fight ijour battles Without restriction or . molestation,-M. L. Shin 1 man, in Raleigh Ne ws and Observer. i - " '-'.- r" j f - Chi id's Piav. Mother,? canwe go to play with the otfcer Cbildren?'A : , v "You , mayplay with the little girls, Eriiy;but not with the boys; the Uttle I j: . - x" - "---''.' .. r jjoyg are too rough." Well;rmotherV If '"we find a nice, smooth I little boy,: can we iplay with him?" Life. MusiJelL Where They; Get Liquor ;Each"deJendant;h tried before he .nyor. orx justice of the peace for drunkenness must , be . prepared to tell his Twnbr "where ' and from whom the whiskey, tiiat i caused ' his intoxication was obtained. A statute of the State law gi yes to a magistrate the privilege of putting a defendant or Witness 'on his oathto answer the questions that may be put to him as to where intoxicants were obtained. . -f Refusstl to answer Imperils the defendant . With a term of. 3D ilays in the county jail. -This statute wiljjbe thebiggest bug-bear In the eare of the unfawful sellers f-whis-key. Lexington ' Dispatch. I There's a prettv girl in an Alpine hat, - 1 A niveeire yA w ih a aaWnr l.rim But the handsomest girl you'll ever see, Is the sensible girl who uses Rockey Mountain Tea; - . .