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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-18

ton and that on paper, his command
has been annihilated.
Day and Night Attacks.
The high officers of the army who
are now engaged in working out the
details of the maneuvers are satisfied
that when after five days Of fighting,
of march and countermarch, of night
attack and armed surprise, the regulars
and militia will have a better idea of
the general scheme of war than they
could possibly obtain in any other way.
And they believe, too, that the men
of the Blues and Browns, after they
have listened for days and nights to the
roar of artillery volleys and the vicious
drumming of the machine guns. will
return to their posts or homes with
very wholesome respect for the instru-
ments of modern war and a vastly in
creased knowledge of how to use them.
Organizations to Be There.
AS showing the large body of soldiery
that will receive instructions during
the maneuvers, it is interesting to note
the various organizations of regulars
and militia that have been ordered to
the camps. The first division will con-
sist Of two companies, headquarters
and band, Second battalion U. S. en-
gineers; eight troops FIFTEEN cavalry,
headquarters and band; one troop of
Connecticut cavalry; two troops First
squadron New York cavalry, provision
al; twenty-tnird and twenty sixth bat
teries, U. S. field artillery; first battery
Massachusetts field artillery; battery
A. First Virginia; five companies, head
quarters and band, Fifth U. S. in
fantry; First Georgia infantry; Fifth
Massachusetts infantry; Fifth New
Jersey infantry; Seventy fourth New
York infantry; Fourth company, Six
teenth L. S. infantry; First Florida in
ldnlfy, fOufleentn New Y Ork lnfan-
try; First South Carolina infantry;
First Tennessee infantry; six COM
panies, headquarters and band Six
teenth L. S. infantry: First Alabama
infantry; First Maine infantry; First
Texas infantry; Sixteenth Virginia in
fantry: four companies Fifth United
States infantry; First, Second and
Third Connecticut infantry: First sep
arate company Connecticut infantry.
Second Division.
The second division will consist of
First company, Second battalion, L. S.
engineers; two squadrons, headuuar-
ters and band, Seventh L. S. cavalry:
one squadron of Georgia cavalry; one
troop Maryland cavalry: Third and
Fourth batteries, L. S. field artillery;
First battery Connecticut field artil-
lery; First battery Connecticut ma
chine guns; three companies First L.
S. infantry; Third Georgia infantry:
Second Maine infantry: First North
Carolina infantry; Second Texas in
fantry; four companies Ninth U. S. in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-18

and mis- men have probably advanced
through a zone of theoretical destruc-
ton and that on paper, his command
has been annihilated.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-18
Modern Warfare,

The army of 10000 men will not be
sent to the maneuver camps for the
purpose of military display, nor to
work out problems of warfare that be-
came practically obsolete with the ad-
vent of the small bore, high power
magazine rifle, the deadly machine
gun, and the powerful long range siege
gun in use by all armies at the pres
ent time. They will be sent to work
out essentially modern problems Of
war that take into consideration all of
the modern engines of destruction and
the change in military operations ne
cessitated by their use.
The army officers who have been des-
ignated to serve as umpires during the
maneuVers have received their instruc-
lions along this line, and the military
commander VINO, during the maneuvers,
shall lead his command in gallant
charge or desperate assault, according
to the old standard, will find that he
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-18
General Corbin's Idea.

General Corbin's Idea.
Major General Henry c. COrbin, ad-
jutant general of the army during the
Spanish war, and now commanding the
department Of the east, conceived the
idea of holding the maneuvers at Ma
nassas, and he will be in supreme COM
manl at the third battle of Bull Run"
The two opposing divisions will be
commanded by Brigadier General j.
Franklin Bell and Brigadier General
Frederick D. Grant, son of the famous
soldier president. Mistake not these
maneuvers are to be of Importance, for
aside from the officers named, Briga
der General Theodore J. Whit, Briga
der General Tasker H. Bliss. Colonel
Butler D. Price of the Sixteenth in
fantry. and General Russell Frost Of
the Connecticut National guard, will
command the First Second, Third and
Fourth brigades, respectively, of the
L lISt ulN lSlOIl, anu bIlSdllcI NcflSI dl
J. NJ. Lee, Brigadier General Thomas
H. Barry, Colonel James Reagan of the
Of the Eighth infantry, will be in COM
mand of the brigades of the Second di-
vision.
The first brigade under General
Grant will occupy maneuver camp No.
/. near Manassas, and will wear old
style blue flannel blouses, while the
enemy, the Second division, under
General Bell will be encamped at
Thoroughfare, more than ten miles
away, and will be uniformed in khaki
important Problems.
During the five days that the maneu-
vers are in progress problems of vital
Importance in modern warfare will be
worked out, and in order that the reg
ulars and militia troops engaged may
derive the greatest and most lasting
good from the operations, conditions of
actual armed conflict Will be apprOxi-
mated to the nearest possible degree
During the engagements between tn
Blues and the Browns. as the opposing
forces will be designated for purposes
of brevity, the spectacular features
that distinguished the graphing ar
mics in former times, the dash of cav
airy against artillery, the bayonet
charge in close order against infantry
lntrenched, the rush across the shot
swept open. will all be sacrificed to
the business-like features of present.
day warfare.
Modern Warfare.
The army of 10000 men will not be
sent to the maneuver camps for the
purpose of military display, nor to
work out problems of warfare that be-
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-04

Try The WATHMAN, l year SOC.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-04

Idle Negro Boys.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 3O.-The
last days session of the negro ed
ucators of the south was called to
order today by President Wright.
Several papers were read and dis
cussed, among them being one by
DR.. J. H. N. Warning, principal
of the colored high and training
school of Baltimore. His sub
ject was "The Problem-Our
Boys"
He said that only a small num-
Der Of negro boys are in the
schools today. SIT is matter of
common knowledge that the negro
boys are not at work." he said,
"and one of the crying evils
among us is that our women in
large numbers are supporting
worthless men and boys. Furth-
or, an unfortunate historic fact
about our boys is that they fur
nish an enormously undue pro-
portion of the criminal popula- =
tion. Another unfortunate fact
is that the dens of vice which
thrive On the patronage of our
men and boys are in a most -four
ishing condition.
DR.. Warning said it was the du-
! ty of the colored ministers to
touch and develop in the members
Of the race a higher ambition and
teach them the evil of their ways.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-04
The ''0uts" Object.

Asheville, N. c., Dec. 31-The
Republicans Of this section who
are numbered among the "outs"
met in the court house at noon to-
day to enter formal protest
against the re.appointment in
North Carolina of any federal
oficeholder who has served eight
years or longer. During this IN
teresting meeting several speeches
were made by prominent Repub.
licans. State Chairman Thomas
S. Rollins, who was present. talk
ed several minutes. Mr.. Rollins
declared that he took sides neither
with the sins" nor the "outs, -
but he desired to know the wishes
of the Republicans in this state.
He said he was under no obliga-
tions to either side save from a
party standpoint, but that gener-
ally he favored rotation IN office.
At the conclusion of the talks a
resolution was adopted asking the
state chairman not to recommend
for reappointment those who have
held Office for two terms. The
resolution also asks the president
not to appoint those Office hold
ers. A copy of the resolution
will be sent to President Roose-
velt.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-04
STATES EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS.
Or. Mclver Gives Some Important Fig
ures.

A year ago at Atlanta I had the
privilege of addressing this asso-
citation upon the subject of "Lo-
cal Taxation and Community
Philanthropy" illustrated by
conditions in North Carolina. I
fear, therefore, That what I shall
say this morning may be useles
repetition to many. My story,
however, shall be brief and con.
sist chiefly of a comparison be.
tween the educational condition
If North Carolina in 1900 and
1904, as shown by our public re-
ports, though not exactly in the
form in which I shall present
them. [ submit the following
cheerful list of facts showing the
educational progress of North
Carolina for the four years since
1900:
1. Increase in length of school
term-16 per cent.
2. Increase in average salary
for white teachers-16 per cent.
8. Increase in school population
A per cent.
4. Increase in school enroll
ment-22 per cent.
5. Increase in average attend
ance-42 per cent.
6. Increase in school property
-65 per cent.
z. Increase in salary for state
superintendent-3S5 per cent.
8. Increase in the average salary
of country Observation-Disclosures
100 per cent.
9. Increase in total school fund
about 100 per cent,
10. Increase in the number Of
local tax districts, 663.
II. Decrease in number of
school districts by consolidation,
AL.
12. Number of libraries estab-
lished, 887.
13. Number of new school
houses built, 1915.
While the state Is still far be-
low what she ought to be and
what she soon will be in length of
school term, teachers salaries and
general educational investment,
it is advancing at every point;
and in it's entire history, the state
has rarely taken a backward step
after undertaking to do any good
thing.-Raleigh Post.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-04
The New Monroe Doctrine.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 30.-The
Novoe Vremya today publishes an
article Oh the NEW Monroe Doc
trine of America" While not
objecting to what terms the
"hands-of policy" of the United
States, nor even to the honest
broker'' declares that "the trou-
BILE is that the United States do
not seem to want to confne the
doctrine to South America but to
have finger in every European
pie"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-04
TO PROTECT COTTON.
Consolidate Interests In One Bureau VIII
be Plan Of Convention.

New Orleans, Dec. 30 1T is
understood that the plan that
will be advocated by the radicals
in the cotton convention to be
held in New Orleans, January "a,
to consider the cotton situation
will be the consolidation of all the
allied interests Of the south in one
gigantic cotton bureau. Invita-
tions to that effect will be sent
out by Col. Harvie Jordan, presi-
dent of the Cotton Growers Asso-
citation, backed by number of
prominent cotton planters, ad-
dressed to the heads Of all the al
lied cotton organizations, asking
them to convene their associations
with the cotton growers and form
this great bureau for the prctec-
tion of all the interests of cotton.
The Texas Ginners Association is
one of the bodies that will be ask
ed to consolidate, also the Boil
Weevil Convention, of which Col.
E. s Peters, of Calvert, Texas, is
the head, the Farmers Union Of
Texas, comprising more than
10000 cotton planters and all
the great bodies whose business is
the raising or handling of cotton.
Southern bankers, brokers, rail-
roads and merchants will be ask
ed to join the movement. The
alleged purpose of the organiza-
ton is to protect cotton against
all it's alleged enemies, including
mill men, boil weevil and specu-
lators.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-04
ITEMS FROM SHAVERToWN.
Fine Porkers. Preaching at Zion and Luth-
er's. Congratulations for the Wntchnan.

Shavertown, N. c., Jan. O.
Well the holidays are about over
and with pen in hand the writer
will send few items to our North
CAROLINA WATCHMAN, and if this
escapes the waste basket the read
ers Of the WATcHMAN may hear
from our place again. We ex-
tend our beartlest congratulations
and wish much SUCCESS to the
WATcHMAN and hope to see it
grow wide in circulation.
We have had very nice weather
for Christmas, although the roads
are exceedingly muddy.
Messrs. Calvin and Link File
passed through here OH their way
from Palmersville, where they
have been rabbit hunting during
the holidays.
W. Love Kirk recently killed
two nice porkers, one weighing
about 875 lbs., and the other 1856,
their ages being nine months and
fifteen days.
Miss Matte Taylor, of Albe-
marie, has been visiting friends
and relatives in our vicinity. She
returned home Monday.
Miss Verda Cotton, one of the
popular young ladies of our place,
will leave soon to enter school at
Unionville. We wish her much
success in her studies.
There will le preaching at Zion
M. E. church next Sunday at II
a. m. by Rev. j. G. Postell, also
at Luther's at the same hour, by
Rev. Charlie Pless.
We would be more than glad to
hear from Betsy of Millertown.
With much success to the
WATcHMAN and all it's readers, as
ever, LADDER.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-04
Items From Faith.

Dec. 29th, 1904.-John McNairy
one of Faiths merchants was
married yesterday to Miss Hattie
Russell, of Pearson Co., near
Roxboro, at the home of the
brides parents. Rev. W. II. Nc
Marry, of Lenoir, brother of J.
McNairy, performed the ceremony.
The young couple are now at the
McNairy home at Crescent. They
will locate in Faith where they
will make their future home. May
their future life be long and
happy one. VENUS.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-04
HOLDING COTTON AT FAITH.
Sermons, Marriages, Improvements and
Visiting. The Watchman Grows,

SS''no"'' faatIiu6VoJ hIPIuIGhibutS anu
Visiting. The Watchman Grows.
Faith, N. c., Jan. 2.-Rev. J.
NJ. L. Lyerly preached Sunday,
new years day, at the Reformed
church. In the afternoon Rev.
E. Fullenwider preached at the
Lutheran church, assisted by Rev,
G. P. Fisher. Six members were
received in the church at this meet
ing.
Emanuel Council will meet in
joint council with Faith Tuesday
at 10 a. M, Jan. 3rd, to complete
arrangements to erect a Lutheran
parsonage in Faith.
D. A. Wiley has returned from
Cabarrus county, where he has
been visiting friends and hunting.
They bagged % birds one day.
Cotton seed is being shipped by
Peelor Brothers by the Car load.
There is great deal of cotton at
the gin houses of R. A. Raney and
Peeler Brothers waiting for bettnr
priees.
Harvey Beaver and family is in
on visit from Lithonia, Ga.
They will move back to Faith
having formally lived here. They
think it is the best place to live
that they have found in all their
travels.
The three sons of Adam Earn
hart are doing 3 good business
ginning cotton at their new gin
near the county home.
Another large family moves to
Faith. J. G. Lingle moves in his
new residence just completed by
W. S. Earnhart, the contractor.
There are four young ladies in
this family, all college graduates.
(Nuf sed boys.) Mr.. Lingls 70.
tires from farm life and moves
here to live with US, where he will
attend to his financial affairs.
Several other families left their
farms and moved to Faith recent
ly. Among them were Solomon
Yost, VIM. Basinger, D. A. Peel
er and others and we hear of 9TH
ers who will do likewise.
The list for the CAROLINA
WAToHMAN is growing every day
and in a short time it will take q
great big bundle of papers to sup.
ply us all out here on the granite
belt.
Andy Casper is having a new
house built by Contractor W, 8.
Earnhart, a large addition to his
present one.
Claudius Shipping is visiting his
parents. He has been appointed
freight agent and operator at Fair
Forest, S. G.
Frank Jackson and Miss Annie
Bearnhart. and John Beaver and
Miss Mamie Parks were recently
married. We hope they will set
tie in Faith. There is room for
all. VENUS.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-04

Winston-Salem, N. c., Dec. 80.
Three suits have already been
instituted against the city of
Winston as a result of the reser-
voir disaster Wednesday morning,
November 2. The complaints have
not been filed, hence the amount
Of damages claimed is not known.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-04
Congressman Gudger Robbed.

Asheville, N. c., Dec. 81
Congressman Gudger who attend
ed the Lieutenant Pritchard fu-
neral at Marshall Thursday, was
robbed while there of $25 in mon
ey and 5000 in checks. Mr..
Gudger had left the money and
checks in his room: The thief
effected an entrance and stole the
property. It is said there are no
clue to the robbery.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-04
BrlttIan-LyerIy.

Married. at the residence of tho
officiating magistrate, 8O8 South
Jackson Street, by F. M. Tarr,
Esq, on the 1st of January, 1905,
Cary Lee Brittian, of High Point,
N. c., and Miss Anna Lyerly. of
Rowan county. The party left
at once for long bridal tour tax
ing with them the best wishes of
their many friends.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-04

The price of THE WArcHMAN is
$1.0O per year, but our special
offer makes it possible for you to
get it from NOW till April 1st,
1905, for Soc CASH,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-04

RESOLUTIONS BY THE COTTON PLANTERS

Saturdays Meeting. Committees Appoint
ed. Looking to Permanent 0rganiza-
tIon. To Meet Jan. 2lst.
A we'll attended and enthusiast
tic meeting of the cotton planters
of Rowan county was held in the
court house in Salisbury on Sat-
urday, 31st of December, 1904.
The meeting was held for the pur-
pose of making some arrangement
by which the low price of cotton
might be avoided and the staple
upheld to living price.
The meeting was called to Or
der by Alexander Peeler, the pres
ident. The roll of townships was
called, all those present reported
that the majority of the planters
in the county were in favor of
holding for better prices.
The following resolutions we're
offered by the committee on reso-
lutions:
Whereas, The price of cotton is
much below the cost of produc-
tlon we agree to store and hold the
larger portion of our cotton on
hand and not sell till remunera-
tive price may be obtained.
End, Resolved, That we ur-
gently request all farmers to plant
less cotton in the future and diver
slfy their crops, thereby making a
living for themselves easier and
prices more remunerative and sat-
isfactory
3rd. Resolved, That we rec
ommend that meeting be called
in each township on the 18th day
of January, 1905, at 1 o'clock, p.
~, at the various voting pre-
cincts, for the purpose of discus
sing the propriety Of holding cot
ton for better prices and that the
said meeting elect a committee of
five from their township to meet
at the court house III Salisbury on
the 21st of January. 1905, at 12
o'clock NJ. to form permanent
organization.
The former committee appoint
ed at last meeting was requested
to advertise said township meet
ing and report their action,
The following committee from
the several townships we're reap
pointed: From Salisbury, Messrs.
J. F. Barringer, G.. L Russell and
Jacob Sewers; Scotch Irish,
Smoot Henly and W. A. Niblock;
Unity, J. K. Culbertson, R. B.
Bailey and James Foster; Frank
lin, J. Cicero Miller, D. M. Black
welder and J. A. Thomason;
Prudence, DR.. G. M. Pool, J. H.
Frick and James Reid; Morgan,
William Eagle, G.. A. Trexler and
W. G. Lisk; Litaker, G.. H. Page,
L. M. Peeler and R. A. Raney;
China Grove, R. A. Moose. Moses
Stirewalt andssVance Miller; At
we'll, W, E. Deal, Hope Shulen-
barrier and Wilson Deal; Mt.
Ulla, S. E. MENUS, J. K. Good
man and J. G. Houston; Cleve-
land, B. A.tKnox, B. B. Harris
and W,,P.. .Rusher; Locke, W. L.
Harris, James Lingle ana Elijah
Miller; Steele, Henry Goodnight
and B. S. Krider; Gold Hill, A.
A. Trexler, J. A. M. Brown and
J. G. Shoe.
Respectfully submitted.
J. A FISHER,
S. A. EARNHART, Com.
N. w. MENIUs.
The meeting then adjourned to
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-17
SAID AT ST. PETERSBURG THAT
kUROPATKIN WILL NOT RE-
MAIN AT llAOYANG.
RAILROAD ENTIRELY OUT or ACTION
FIFTY MILES OF PORT ARTHUR
LINE NORTH OF KlNCHOW
- DESTROYED.

st. Petersburg, May 17.-The Jap
anese evidently are determined that
there shall not be any further rail
communication between General Kuro-
patkin and Port Arthur. Official ad-
vices received during the day by the
general staff say the japanese have
destroyed fifty miles of the railroad
north of kinchow. No resistance was
made by the Russians, who are grad.
ually abandoning it.
On the Japanese approach Colonel
Spiridorof of the Amur railroad bat
TALON is seeking to render the railroad
as useless as possible to the enemy by
removing the switches and otherwise
disabling the road. The Russians are
retiring because of the approach OF
the Japanese columns sent westward
by General Kuroki Immediately after
the occupation of Fenghuancheng.
Experts who discussed the military
situation during the day expressed the
opinion that General Kuropatkin will
not remain at Liaoyang. Their view
seems to be borne out by reports from
Liaoyang announcing the departure of
Russian families from that point. 1t
Is said that General Kuropatkin is not
at all discouraged by the advance OF
the Japanese. kilograms received here
from Liaoyang report him as being
perfectly satisfied with the outlook" :"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-17
WALL cl3NTRoLs CONVENTION
Wisconsin Democrats Will Endorse
Favorite Son.

Milwaukee, May 1.-THE Demo
cratic state convention will meet at
the Pabst theater in this city Tuesday
for the purpose of electing four dele
gates at large to the national conven'
tion at st. Louis, also to ratify the Sc
lection Of the delegates named by the
congressional district caucuses, choose
national committeeman and name
presidential electors.
From the returns of the caucuses
throughout the state Edward c. Wall
of this city, candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination, will undoubtedly
be endorsed by the convention over
William r. Hearst, the only other can
didate who has been seeking the con-
troll of the state delegation. Accord
ing to estimates Of the Wall managers
their candidate will have close to 400
of the 583 delegates in the convention.
The Hearst supporters say this claim
is preposterous, but have not given out
their figures.
Among those mentioned for dele
gates al large are Neal Brown OF Wau-
sau, Mayor David s. Rose Of Milwau-
kee, Timothy e. Ryan OF Waukesha.
George w. Bird and William f. Villas
OF Madison and DR.. Wendell A. Ander-
son of La Crosse.