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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
NEWS IN THE FAR EAST.

The japanese fought their way to
within eight miles of Port Arthur and
began to lombard the forts.
Two Japanese spies disguised as
itinerant organ grinders were arrested
in Russian seaport of Narva.
Russians report that the Japanese
have evacuated Semi Chen, apparently
to entice Kuropatkin south.
Work of preparing the Russian Baltic
squadron for service i'll the far East
is being pushed day and night.
An incendiary fire in the arsenal at
Cronstadt exploded twenty Whitehead
torpedoes. destroying a building.
A cablegram to London says the Rus
sian battleship sunk i'll late engage
ment at Port Arthur was the Poltava.
Chinese arriving at Chefoo said that
the japanese bombarded Port Arthur
on June %. many shells falling in the
town.
H T. Middleton, the Associated
Press correspondent with the russian
HEADQUARTERS near Liaoyang, died from
dysenteFy.
A special cable dispatch from St
1
| has set in and no decisive battle is ex'
| pected now.
Admiral Togo, in his detailed report OF
his latest naval fight at Port Arthur
| saws the torpedo fiotillas made elgh'
! attacks OF the Russian fleet.
Chinese at Cheefoo from Port Arthur
report a large vessel. presumably Kus
sian. on the rocks ten miles southeas
| of Liao-Tie- Chan prOmontOry
A torpedo boat which ran Togo
blockade reached Newchwang III ba'
tered condition with messages 1ro1
| Port Arthur for st. Petersburg.
| A dispatch from Ta-Tche-Kiao say
norton of the Russian army ha
assumed the offensive, and that troop
marched in the field singing wal song:
.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
REPORT DISCOUNTED
Russians saia.aia That he jasasese
ftsrtrslsa sietsfy
NO GREAT VICTORY At kAl ls0u
TO sas o-Sstsi Rspesss ef
cssersi sashsruFf, tire Russian
Rs.rsa, wss oniy ssSesss'ea 81
SkErrishxs.

:, Petersburg. ny cahls-- Details os
the Russian feiirerasat ffon kas Caoi
which Is hailed a. = srvas SiesosT al
Toxic. show. according io tie ogseaai
reports of i.leatenaat General s4tAss-
ror. commander of The eastern army.
that IL was little uaoro ,hAa series g
skirmlshss. The nnssisa losses ~ef~
about 30 men. The Tokio report 10
that ten guns wer. captured Tho
Russians retired in peTf.ci order te-
fore General oku's army. eonsisslus 81
four divisions.
Stan Captain Count Seroi. ~ho VAS
tilied, was a brother uf the Bidsatp-
man of that name who was killed nj
the time ~ the sinking Of the hus-
:.an protected cruiser NaTiss, "u
chrmuipo. Captain Nerod was - con-
mand of the rear guard. which is The
pos, OF honor A Russian officcr oc-
cupying this post must he behind hs
men, and IL VAS while following tho
troops that Nercd met his death
Gen. Oku's advance continues. Ills
main force. which the general stan be
| iieves To he almost 60 coo strong. vas
yesterday about five miles north OF khi
/ Chou. His skirmiHhss sere about
| three miles further north. The Japan
ese cavalry Is proceeding To New
Chwanr. and heavy force of Japanese
Is converging upon sladiamaf. hallway
| TO Tia Tche K!ao. On the Stu Yen read.
| About noon. July . a japanese foToe
| of six companies O. infantry and tso
guns was observed marching south
ward from the Black Mountains, In the
vicinity of sladama At the same time.
brigade of Japanese infantry. Win
two batteries. advanced from Vida
Pass. concentrating at siadiama- f1f.
Ing commenced in the afternoon ana
lasted until dusk. when the Russian
officers and Is men were wounded and
four men were killed.
There is no change la the situation
| In the direction of Hal Cheng and 81
yeng. A company OF Cossacks duTin;
reconnaissance near Sian Chan. II
the direction o! Lao Yang and Sal
matza ambished a squadron OF Japa
nese cayairy. The Cossackg' iosE-'
were three horses killed. The JapaneS
lost 20 men killed or wounded.
The sentiment Of the general Htal
J foreshadows an engagement at ia
Cheng
gp TO noon Monday. the tspanes
THE admiralty has no confirmation Q
J. the reported activity of the Port Al
I thur squadron. Nevertheless. there
excellent ground for believing that
has gone out OF Port Arthur. The Vlad
: vostock squadron is also at sea.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14

c Robertson. os sha, ss>te. who spoke
fer ex-senator George Turner.
conuec:icut yielded 60 Indiana and
Delegate Spencer, Of that State. sec
oret the nomination Of Williams. os
Illinois
Nv this time 4 report that ieie
gram had been received from Judge
Parker. declaring his position on The
financial question. had become general
crowd Of delegates hurridiy gather
ed around Sheehan. Of New York,
and Tillnan. Of South Carolina
Little conferences began To occur
and the or@tors did not receive much
attention except from tho galleries and
the small fry. who did not know tha,
a probable sensation WIS ripening all
about them. Delaware gave her place
In the call to West Virginia. and the
chair recognized John ID. Anderson. OF
tt at State. who placed in nomination
Henry G. Davis, of West Virginia A
vigorous round OF applause came from
the delegates when Mr.. Davis name
was mentioned, but little from the gal
leries.
Senator Dubois, OF Idaho. seconded
tho nomination of George Turner. o'
" ashington.
David Overmyer, of Kansas. placct
| former Senator William A. Harris. G
that State, in nomination in q brie
! speech from the floor.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
Fleet and Army In Touch.

Yin Kow. By Cable.-Japanese YES
sells have been seen of Kai Chou. IL
is believed that they are keeping In
touch with the advance Of the land for
ces and that Il the Japanese take Ia
Tone Kiao. which is understood TO be
their objective. IL IL thought that
landing will be made simultaneously nj
Yin kow.
The fighting at Kai Chou consisted
of n series of skirmishes on July q.
and July s. ending with the oecupa'
zion of the town by Gen. Okas troops.
Japanese scouts are close To I'm
Wow. They can be geen on the neigh-
boring hill tops. from which they &C.
cassionaIly fire upon the Russian out
postS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
RKER IS THE NOMINEE
IN By The Democratic National Conven.
ton At St. Louis

which conscience smote the thoughts
OF wrong and filled the mind with mer-
eye sweet restraint; in which power
grew in the human brain. but refused
the shelter OF q gl!ttering crowd: ip
which the people OF all Lands and ton
gues, awakened to hope by the inspira-
tion of our example. followed with the
march of years the luminous pathway
leading to a destiny beyond the reach
of vision and within the providence OF
God. In this spirit. New York nomi-
mates for President OF the United States
Alton B. Parker"
Mr.. L!ttleton's speech dealt at Length
with Republican claims. and he grew
eloquent In his peroration in which he
named the New York jurist for the
standard bearer. He was literally ap
plauded.
The nominations Of both Hearst ant
Gray were we'll received and liberall!
applauded.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
A Literary Curiosity.

uora is a literary curiosity-"Sator
,reno tenet opera rotas." 1t is curious
because it spells the same worhs
,,.ckvard as forward; the first letter
If each word placed consecutlveis
:peils the first word; the second letter
# each spells the second word and
- nm. The last letters read backward
smell the last word; the next TO tne
last letters the next to the last word
.nd so on throughout. There are assf
.nv letters in each word as there
are words in the sensence'-NeS
York Herald.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Senor Zaldo, Secretary of State and
Justice of Cuba, resigned.
King Edward returned to London
from Kiel; he was warmly greeted.
Ex-President Cleveland and his fam
lily physician arrived at BuZZards
Bay, Mass, for an indefinite stay.
Andrew Carnegie has given $4,000
for q chair of English in the Gothen-
burg University, at Stockholm, SWe-
den.
United States Minister Bryan gave
a ball at the legation in Lisbon in
honor of the King and Queen of Por-
tugal.
Rudolf Won Gotschall, the German
poet and writer, has been endowed
with an annuity of 1900 marks by the
city of Lcipsic.
The people Of Paris will honor
George Sand by erecting a statue of
the great writer to stand i'll the Place
des Vosges, near the Victor Hugo
Museum.
Advices from Mentonc, Franco, I'M
der date Of May 10, say that Paul
Kruger is in 4 very comfortable state
of health considering his great age, re-
ports to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Paderewski, the pianist, in order to
show his disapproval of the Prussian
Governments Polish policy, has for.
hidden his new opera ''Manru' to be
produced in the German theatre OF
Posen.
DR.. Davidson, Archbishop of Canter'
bury, has accepted an invitation to
| attend the general convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of the
| United States and Canada, to be held
| in Boston in October.
Secretary Hay has great respect fol
| anyone who has tackled and mastered
| the Russian language, for he spen
more time and effort on it than ht
ever had upon any other language
| before he abandoned the effort to &C
Quire it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
ka,u River on Rampage.

Kansas City, Mo-, Special.-An OF
the west bottoms of the Missouri
side. including the union de-
not and the great wholesale dis
trict of Kansas City, will have been
covered with water before the day Is
closed. A break in the kaw river
near Armourdale. Kan, late Friday
night, sending current Of water into
the bottoms, that first inundated the
outer railroad yards and finally crept
north, flooded cellars in the wnole,
sale houses and spread out toward
the union depot. The water rose
slowly and while it will undoubtedly
do great damage it is not believed
that the tremendous losses or last
year will be duplicated. Friday morn
ing a heavy rain storm started In
Kansas City and west to Topeka
which will send the Kaw still higher
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14

Spencer. Specialize. =. r. sowers
Of this place. administrator os ths
estate Of Earl ]. Sewers. his son.
who Was killed In . wreck near Raj
eigh about six months axo. has effect
ed a settlement with the souiheFr
Railway by which Mr.. Sewers re-
eeived 5000 damages On account Of
the killing Of his son IL il learned
that the claim vas compromised and
that the settlement was satisfactory
to all parties concerned. AZ the time
of the fatal accident young sowers
was working az q brakeman and was
caught on An alleged defective boz
car and thrown high In the air. LAND
ing on his head. causing inquiries from
which he died within few hours.
The deceased was highly thought OF
| by those who knew him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
Eew Dentists in South America.

philadelphia turns out, On an aver
age. over 900 dentists every year,
said a young member of the dental
nrofession. 'Of course, great many
of them come here from all over the
country, and even from foreign coun-
tries. and when they are through with
their studies they return to tneir
homes. For my part. we about made
nm NV mind to migrate to South
America, where the opportunities are
nractica!ly uni;rited Take the city
of Hnenos Ayres. 1t has a population
of over 81. .0Oo. 900, with only. about III
~ dentists. 1t is cosmopolitan com
munity, too, Engli.h, Germans and
Italians having located there In grea'
numbers. In fact. few OF the SouI
American cities have full quota O
dentists. s."-Philadelphia Record.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
Work OF hacmsn.

st. Petersburg. B5 cab.e-A peasant
named Michealoff became insane in the
village Of Aimusfna. He killed his wife.
brother. his brothers wife and his aged
mother. with a hatehct- He injured
several persons VINO interfered -.tn
him, set fire to his mothers home ana
The blaze spread. destroying fifty other
houses. The mailman, in the height OF
the FIRE. jumped ,nto tie flames ana
was incareerated.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
Neuroes Confess Assault.

Lancaster, Pa, Special.-Aaron Tim
bers and Jonas Sims, two OF the ne
groes who assaulted Mrs. Elsie Bldd!e,
whose Home is near Burlington, N. j..
were arrested in Columbia early Thurs
day. After a few hours in a cell, the
men confessed that they were impil-
Gated in the affair. but claimed tnat
they had not taken part in the assault,
which they assert was committed by
William Austin, VINO was arrested last
night in Philadelphia. The news OF the
arrest soon spread and created great
excitement here The prisoners were
brought to Lancaster today and lodged
IN the county jail.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
Street Killing in Mississippi.

Memphis. Tenn. special.-A special
To TIE Commereial-Appeal from Clese-
land, Miss. says that Harry z. VIII
tfams. one of the most popular citI-
zens of ths. place, was shot and killed
a. a late hour Monday on the main
street by James s. Wakefield. Williams
was accompanied by his wife when the
tragedy occurred. The killing resulted
fron, a trivial affair.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
News by Wire.

complete scores in the recent tar
get practice Of the navy nave oeeh
computed.
Senator German spent part OF the
day in Washington, but denied him-
self to all callers.
The failure of a statue of Thomas
Jefferson and furniture from the Cni
versity of Virginia to arrive at 81
Louis caused another postponemsu
in the dedication OF the Virgins
building.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
North State Briefs.

Governor Aycock on Friday COM |
muted to life Imprisonment in tha
penitentiary Archie Lpscombe. OF
Granville county, who was convictei
of killing a negro "conjurer," who he
thought had planned to DO him In
Jury. DR.. MIIfer, VI ,"o .---- ~
pital for the Insane, went TO Ox'oTu
Ind examined Lipscombe and report
ed to the government that he was OF
weak mind and very superstitious
There was some feeling against Lips
| combe. not only on the part OF the
negroes. but on that Of q number ol
the white people and 1t was thought
hest to get him quickly and quietly TO
the rcnitentiary, SO he was taken
there a little after o'clock this al
ternoon. Il Is rather odd that the
whites should have been bitter against
| Lipscombe, but they were SO ois-
posed.
The Corporation Commission Friday
issued its report on the State. prlva'e
and savings banks up to June y. Inc
report showed resources aggregatlne
500 41s.5sO. The capital stock Is $4.-
III 704: surplus fund $677,3 undf'
vided profits $954,200; deposits SUD-
iect to check s17.083 ,205. The trust
deposits aggregate $1,218,42s. The re.
mort shows that only $40 OF United
states bonds are held and only $Ss''
, $50 OF North Carolina State bonds.
A charter is granted to the new
Bank OF Yancey. at Burnsvilie, to &c
!, a commercial business, the CAPITA
!. stock being $4,000.
' In the election at Charlotte. y. Z.
1 Tuesday, prohibition carried by 4sa ma
{ tority over both the saloon ana dispen
l. sary. The dispensary vote was yer
n light.
/, Four white children were burned |
death in their home at Raieign, n. Z
on Tuesday morning.
Train No. 81, the Southern fas
mai, wa. wrecked near Greensboro
. Tuesday.
:, Al I,umberton Insurance Comm
= sioner Young secured the arrest OF
le man named Roberts, from Chicag
i who was representing the Order
It Washington, which has no license
[, North Carolina.
y There is only one vacancy In II
70 National Guard In this State. due
at the disbandonment of the Reidsvil
re company. A company at Nor'
"a Wilkesboro is endeavoring to get u
vacancy.
The naval militia OF this State
certainly well EQUIPPED SO far as arr
are concerned. II has four rapid-n
Il. Colt rifles. two long-barreled Howl
:, ers and one 1-pounder Hotchkiss 81
al It also has 220 Lee magazine rin
Nv The trouble is It can draw no unifor
ha as the Navy Department does not {
IN. nish these, and all that the force 2
,b il has privately bought. A claim :
been made that in other States I
9h naval militia had drawn clothing,
de the Navy Department says this Is
''h accurate.
til Governor Aycock vas asked d
ion much money had been contributed
ff- yately for the State exhibit ct
I'm Louis. Treasurer Lacey was prese
md and said the amount was $500. ]
eat Governor then said that 81 100 M
d'n vas urgently needed. and at once: I
IL this were obtained that a Ike
would be available out OF the Ire
ury. He said North Carolina was n
.7s ing AZ nne a showing as some OF
mo States which had appropriated b
d-eds OF thousands OF dollars,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
Wilmington Boy Drowned.

Wilmington. Special-Whlle bathing
with q number OF companions In
Northeast river. near Hilton bridge
Thursday afternoon. the l2-year-oid
son of Policeman 4. r. Chadwick was
drowned. The boys had just gone In
bathing and young Chadwick exciaim-
cd. Il am going to dive and get bot
TOM" He plunged beneath the surface.
but never came up. The presumption Is
that he came up under the timber raft
which over-spread the surface near
where the boys were swimming. The
body has not been recovered.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
II Persons Killed.

New York, Special.-Ssyenteen per-
sons were killed and 10 injured. some
of them seriously. az the result OF
regular passenger train on the
Greenwood branch Of the Erie Rail-
road running into an excursion train
which was taking water at hidsais'
-. J., at noon today.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
RaIa of hosierY MiIls.

Fayetteville. Special.-The Lafayette
Hosiery Mills, which have been In the
hands of Mr.. r. II. Dye as receiver.
have been purchased by Mr.. F. II. Cot
ton. an experienced mill man, formerly
superintendent Of the Hope Mills
Manufacturing Company.
Mr.. Cotton il moving the plant TO the
buildings of the old Cumberland Manu-
featuring Company, which he will en-
large, put In new machinery, ana
manufacture hosiery on q large scale.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
liao-Yana Flooded.

Lao Yang. By Cable.-Soiwith-
standing the proximity Of the japan
ese. the Chinese inhabitants are calm
and are following their usual occupa-
tions. The heavy rains Of the last
ten days flooded the streets and
squares. and the roads are IKE
swamps. Traffic is greatly imesded.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
Henry Renominztea.

Waco. Texas. Specialize returns
frcni the eleventh Congressional dis
trict are now suficiently accurate 10
determine that Congressman II. L.
Henry has defeated Judge Gerald In
the primaries held Saturday. HIS ma
jority will = large enough 10 pre-
vent any cor
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14

The cost CT the pension roll Is $1.7s
a year for every man. woman aH'
eh,ld in the United States
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14

The platform adopted deals with q
number Of public questions. The money
question, however, was omitted as 8
compromise.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14

Buzzard's Bay, Mass, Special
Former President Grover Cleveland,
who is the guest of Joseph Jefferson,
was advised of the nomination OF
Judge Parker for President as soon as
he awoke Saturday morning. Later.
Mr.. Cleveland sent the following
statement to the Associated Press:
Mr.. Cleveland declines to see any
reporter or representative Of the press
but sends the following word from his
room to the Associated Press:
Il am III aUsUsu.v ,e------~~--~s On
action of the st. Louis convention
except in SO far as 1t has nominated
Mr.. Parker as Presidential candidate
with this result am abundantly graz
;fed. and I hope that the remainder
of the work Of the convention VIII
add to the encouraging prospects OF
Democratic success. This Is all
can possibly say at this time. &c
not know when l shall have an oppor
tupity to read the platform adopted
or to learn of the entire proceedings
of the convention. In any event, Il
is absolutely certain that no 1urthe'
expression from me may he eApecte'
at present. / hope to be relieved o
| further importantly on this suDJecI'
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
Hearst Pledges Support.

Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois, secured
recognition for A. NJ. Lawrence, OF
that State 20 read a telegram from
the platform. The telegram was from
William r. Hearst. The reading was
warmly applauded. Mr.. Hearsts teie-
gram was as follows:
"A. NJ. Lawrence, st. Louis: | Wish
to thank my friends for their unfalter-
ing support. | think l can best eA'
press my appreciation Of their loyalty
DIV continued devotion to the principles
of true Democracy, for which we nave
fought, and by loyal support OF the
man chosen by the convention to lead
the Democratic party.
"WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-03

John Adams and family left the
city this morning for Independence
Kan, where they will make their
future home.
The Ladies' Physical Culture Class
will meet at the City Hall Friday,
February 5.h. at 10 o'clock a. m.
Auna K. Neale. Feb, IA
Mr.. and Mrs T. A. Fergusc n
left this morning for Sand Fork. W.
Va, where they wi | visit their son
70 few days
TIE friends of Mrs. King will be
sorry to learu that she Is Ill at her
home on South Wells street with
an attack of La Grippe.
O. J. Sybert, the genial manager
of a branch store at Paden City for
the M. A. Sybert Grocery company
W business caller here this
m OIL Ing.
II. L Scrafford. general super
inte ndent Of the Eureka and Buck
eye Pipe Line companies with
headquarters In Pittsburg, was In
the city today.
All who know Mr.. and Mrs.
Powell of Clay street will be Pleased
to hear they are now convalescent.
They have been quite seriously III
with LaGrippe tor several days
past.
The school friends of Rosa Byrr {
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Byrne, will be delighted TO
learn she Is improving In health
and will soon be able to be out
again.
Que of Thomas Smiths children
Is Ill of scarletina. Mrs. Smith Is
slowly recovering from long Ill
ness. The family have been having
an unusual am cunt of sickness this
winter.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-03
Are You Open

to conviction? Or are you IN
Wiling to be Convinced; W e
won't try to convince q wom'
an against her will. If at all
convincable this will bring us
your business:
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