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We Lost "a Few" Guns.

(By the Associated Press.)
st. Petersburg. May 3.-Noon-Ine
Emperor has received an official dls-
patch from General Kuropatkin. for
warding a dispatch from General Zas-
salitch, commanding the Russian
forces which have been engaged with
the Japanese advance from the Yalu.
1t is dated noon Sunday, and describes
how he ordered the Russian forces at
Antung and Kulien-Chen TO fall back
along the main road toward Feng-
Wang -Cheng. This movement was
protected from the threatened flank
attack by men and guns stationed at
Potieinsky, one mile north of kulien-
Cheng, and Chin-GoW, villages on the
LitZavena river. Here the fighting
was protractcd and severe. The Rus
slams lost artillery and horses, being
obliged to abandon. according to the
text "a few" guns. General Zas-
salitch says:
although we were unable to hold
our positions here we inflicted heavy
losses on the enemy"
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Generals Wounded-2z Guns Taxi

(By the Associated Press.)
st. Petersburg, May 3.-1:04 p. M
1t is now admitted here that both
Generals Zassalitch and Kashtaiinsky
were wounded and that twenty-seVen
Continued on Page Six.)
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At Boston.
At Detroit

At DetrOit- r. Fl. T..
Detroit o 0 0 2 0 0 O. B. 3
Cleveland IL @ o 012 40 19 L
Batteries: Kitson and BueloW;
Rhoades and Bemis.
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Officials

At this point he turned to the Dis
trict Attorney and asked why in the
name of God, with records innumer-
able. showing absolute guilt on the
part of officials of the government, he
had not first prosecuted them, instead
of duplicating private humble citi-
zens, against whom the most import
Continued on Page Five.)
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RECEIVER FOR GAY LUMBER co.
]. W. Granger Appointed---Jas. H.
Pou and Wife Among Largest
Creditors.
Especial to News and Observer

| Kinston, ~ c., jan 23.-In an action
brought in the Superior court and heard
| at chambers by Judge 0. H. Allen, the
plaintiffs. Hickson Lumber Company, Com
mercial and Farmers Bank of Raleigh,
James H Pou and wife, Annie w. Pou,
Bank of Kinston, E. P. Wooten and j.
Hickson, Jr., made complaint against the
GAY Lumber Company and j. w. Lynch
and w. D. Pollock and B. W. Canady,
assignees of S. H. Loftin, and ask that
receiver be appointed for the property
Of the Gay Lumber Company Judge
Allen signed the order. making Mr.. ]. w.
Granger temporary receiver. He quail
fed, giving 900 bond.
| The order was made returnable before
Judge Garland Ferguson, and the defend
ants to the action were cited to appear
before him at Wilmington, January 2Sth,
and show cause why permanent receiver
should not be appointed.
The plaintiffs are creditors of the de-
PENDANT company and set forth that the
Indebtedness of the company, secured and
unsecured, is approximately $4,000, with
assets believed to be greatly in excess of
this amount and with proper and judicious
management complete liquidation can be
made without injury to any of the credi-
tors.
The appointing of receiver does not
mean the shutting down of the mill, nor
will the sale of the property be made
February list, as advertised. if the receiver
ship be made permanent by Judge Fergu-
son, January 28th.
Among the largest creditors of the
company are; James H. Pou and wife,
500, 900; S. H. Loftin, $4,000, and the
Commercial and Farmers Bank, of Raj
eigh.
Mr. Abe Schultz has purchased the
stock of c. w Prdgen & Co., and has
leased the store occupied by C. w. Pridgen
& Co.. for a term of years and will con-
duct business in both stores. The amount
involved is between $4,000 and $4,000.
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AYCOCK FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
The Governor Does Not Wish His
Name Pressed for Nomination.

Mr.. N o. flaming, who is writing fol
the Brooklyn Eagle a series of articles
from the Southern States, makes this
reference to Governor Aycock:
Governor Aycock's nomination fol
president or vice president would very
much please North Carolina. The State
delegation will not, however, present his
name, in view of objections which the
Governor is known to have. and of the
delicacy of the Democratic National sit
uation Leading men of the South look
upon Governor Aycock as one of the
great men of the country, and expect him
to rise rapidly and surely in politics. But
his close friends feel that his nomination
on the presidential ticket should not be
be pressed, nor even considered, = It ap-
pears at the time of the National con
vention, as it does now, that both noml
nations will have to be thrown into the
balance in doubtful northern States il
order to win"
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BERNARD NOT ALONE.
Negro Republicans Join Him in Wish
ing Changes by Party Control.

1t seems that ex-District Attorney
Claudius NJ. Bernard is not alone in de-
handing a radical change in the control
and management of the Republican party.
Net few white and negro Republicans
are in accord with him as the following
editorial in the True Reformer, a negro
organ published by w. F. Young at Lit
Teton indicates:
1--WE have just read a circular letter
to the Republicans of North Carolina,
published by Attorney c. NJ Bernard, of
Raleigh This letter sets forth the real
facts and contains many undeniable
truths regarding the condition of the Re
publican party in North Carolina. 1t is
also a righteous indictment of the man
agement and leadership OF Senator
Pritchard and the other demag0gueS
with him who posed as leaders of the
party.
The Republican party in North Caro-
lima never got down below zero until the
selfish and ungrateful Pritchard assumed
management and control-he proved trail
tor to everybody but Pritchard and his
relatives. As to the negro Republicans
he was worse than Benedict Arnold. He
was even a worse enemy to the colored
man than the Democratic party. That
party sought by constitutional amend
ment to disfranchise the ignorant and il
literate negro, but Pritchard. to perfect
his ingratitude, sought to disfranchise the
educated and intelligent negro by re-
moving him from all position they held
under the general government and a
Republican administration. If there is
any one act that President Roosevelt did
that brought to him the displeasure OF
the colored people of North Carolina anc
elsewhere and that of many white Re
publicans. it was the blndly following
and yielding to whims of Senator Pritch-
ard to destroy negro Republicans"
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DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT..
Cotton goods at latest advanced prices.
Half Wool Danish Cloth, 131sc
56-inch Repellants, 45 and sec.
Curtain Scrim, 412, and 10e.
Lace Curtains and Bed Sets. Counter
panes, Comforts, Portieres, Towels,
Blankets.
CARPET DEPARTMENT.
Rugs, Csc to $3.50.
Art Squares, $500 to $11.09.
Ingram and Brussels Carpet.
Mattings, II, 16, and 23c. yard.
Floor Oil Cloth Csc.
Linoleupe, 45c.
SHOE DEPARTMENT..
Ladies' Velvet Slippers, soc.
Mems Slippers, SOC, Soc, $1.25.
School Shoes for boys and girls.
Over Shoes, Csc, &c, 3Sc., soc. $L.O0
HARDWARE DEPARTMENT.
Window Glass.
Mechanics Tools.
Farmers Tools
Brushes.
Stoves and Pipe.
Builders Hardware.
Guns.
TINWARE DEPARTMENT.
Galvanized Tubs, Oil Cans.
Wash Boilers.
Enamel Ware.
RY@DEPARTMENT.
New line white and colored ware
FURNITURE DEPARTMENT.
Tables, Center and Extension.
Iron Beds, Wood Beds, Chairs.
Cots, Poles, Shades, etc.
MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT.
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Wouldn't This lar Your Stats
(By the Associated Press.l

(By the associated PfGSS.l
Washington, d. c., Jan. 23.-The House
devoted the entire day to considerable II
o. the Army Appropriation Bill in com
mittee of the whole. Mr.. Robinson Dem,
Ind, took occasion to criticise the War
Department for the expenditures made by
the Bureau of Ordnance and Fortifica-
ticns in connection with the Langley air
ship, declaring that such expenditures
were without the sanction of Congress
and that the arship was without utility,
Mr.. Hemenway charged that over $780,
coo had been wasted on this scientific
aerial navigation experiment that never
had any utility because some man, per-
chance professor wandering in his
dreams, sought to impress and did inn
press upon the officers who were charged
with the expenditure Of public money,
that this aerial flight scheme that was
attempted had some utility He hypno-
tied them
Concluding. he said
II take it that nobody upon that side
of the House or this would expend, eyen
where the law has sanctioned, this money
that was sunk in the bottom OF the Po-
tcmac river by this aerial navigation, this
Don Quixote scheme OF Prof. Langley
spirited discussion was participated
in by Mr.. Hemenway, chairman OF the Ap
preparations Committee, who proposed &
limitation on the purchase of books and
periodicals for the army. The Dreytus
case, French novels and the character OF
the books in the department library were
among the subjects discussed.
Mr. Hay (Va.) asked Mr. Hemenway
who was responsible in the War Depart
ment for the purchase of French novels.
The answer was that it had gone on Tor
years under the various secretaries Of
war.
Mr. Williams (Miss.), suggested that the
House Committee on Agriculture had
eradicated this same abuse in the De
partment of Agriculture library ny limit
ing the appropriation to the purchase OF
technical works pertaining to the work
of the department.
Mr. Slayden (Tenn), offered an amend
n,ent to this effect which was adopted
Mr.. Hay (va.l, paid a high tribute TO
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the medical corps for its contribution to
science and efficiency.
A resolution calling upon the Secretary
of the Navy for information as to the
number of carriages maintained at gov
eminent expense for the use of his depart
nent was adopted.
The House adjourned until Monday.
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a urgat gratis.
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The rich say: blue Ribbon vanilla
extract is best ever made and the poor
,ay it's. the most economical 10 and
% cents.
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PROPOSAL.

The Board of Commissioners for Gates
County will receive sealed bids, up to y
o'clock noon, Monday, March 7, 1904, to
remodel and enlarge the present Court
House, including building and furnishing
TWO hre-proof rooms. 1t must be con-
structed according to plans and specifica-
tlons on file in the office of Register of
Deeds, Gainesville, N. c.
Inc Commissioners reserve the right to
reject any or all bids.
LYCURGUS HOFLER,
olerk TO Board County Commissioners.
1881 Wks.
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Rev. T. T. Newton, of Brevard, has been
called to the pastorate of the Sanford
Baptist church.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-15
KATHERINE POPE
A Dog Story.

They were talking about the inteIli
gence of dogs. and after each man in the
group had cracked up his own the
Mount Airy man said: '1have fox ter
rier named Troubles, who not only seems
to understand everything that is said
to him, but who even takes in con-
versation of general character that
isn't addressed to him. Our servant
girl has been suffering from a bad cold
and the other day, when she went ont
into the yard to hang up clothes, my
wife noticed that the ground was very
damp. Mary, you ought to have .rubbers
on out there she called from the win
dow, Now, Troubles happened tosover-
hear this remark. and what do you sup
pose that dog did? He ran to the hall.
picked up rubber shoe, hustled out
into the yard and dropped it at the girls
feet. Then he hurried back and re-
peated the performance with the other
shoe. Don't tell me dogs don't under
stand language. "-P Philadelphia Record
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aggregate Russian empire there are
over 100000 Jews.
Though now making advance in in
dustrial matters, Russia is distinctly
an agricultural nation, 80 per cent. of
all her people are peasants. The peas
ant rents from the landlord, as in Ire
land; the landlord. generally an absen-
tee, sQuandering his wealth abroad
and letting the cultivation of the land
rest with the peasant. Russia is very
large and very poor, which facts par
tally explains the lack of education
among the masses. The number Of
those that cannot read and write is
shamefully high, IS per cent, and
while there exists among the better
classes realization that the nation is
kept from progress by the ignorance
of the muzhik, yet the fear that the lat
ter may prove too strong if allowed
an education has caused the ruling
conservatives to keep the school book
from him.
Though the Russian peasant of to-day
Is degraded and SQualid, his condition is
not nearly so low as it was back in the
days of serfdom. The rural population of
Russia by the eighteenth century was
grouped in one common class, the serfs,
regarded as the property of the landed
proprietor of the state, and a class OF
abuses which repeatedly called for re-
forms. About the middle of the last cen
fury, under Alexander H., a powerful
liberal reaction was inaugurated. The
year 1861 was marked by the sup
preston of serfGom; in 1864 refor-
nations were made in the courts
Of justice and the jury system; in
1865 steps were taken towards provin-
cial seif-government. These reforms
stirred the apparently Indifferent, fatal
istic Russian, and there sprang up in the
country a band of enthusiastic youth
ired with the desire to aid the submerged
majority. Russia's autocracy saw only
cause for fear in the movement and fool
ishly and cruelty set to work to stamp
out the spirit of brotherhood that was
abroad The would-be reformers were
arrested, put in prisons. sentenced be-
hind closed doors to Siberian exile. The
aihilists now changed their tactics
turned from reformers to assassins;
banded themselves into secret society
laid daring plots, planned and executed
deeds of atrocity that shocked the world
At last the fanatics brought affairs to g
.limax; in 1881, after many attempts
succeeded in numbering Alexander III.
. the car that had begun the.task of liber
atom. After the committal of this bass
srime there was political reaction.
from the center OF power there ceased
10 ennanate radical experiments on be
half Of the people.
To-day the governmentsedulously fer
,ets out and makes effort to suppress
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situation The Chinese had not, in
deed, realized what it implied, and the
sinking of the Kowshing, with 1000
men on board, and the crushing defeat
inflicted by Admiral Ito on the Chi
nese squadron under brave Admiral
Ting (September I'D were the conse-
luences In the present war the con-
iitions were different. The Russians.
having lost all immediate hope of as
,erting supremacy at sea. could not
move a man afloat To transport
troops from Dalny or Port Arthur to
he mouth of the Yalu was impossible.
Not less impossible was it for them TO
.isk an action, as the Chinese did at
Pingyang, lest the Japanese should
brow forces ashore in their rear The
only doubt is whether they were wise,
in view of a like danger, in holding the
inc of the Yalu at all.
The positions on the Yalu occupied
5y the Chinese in 1894 were the same
rs those held by the Russians on May
[. and the japanese tactics were pre-
.isely the same A little reading of re-
cent history should have taught Gen
xuropatkin what to expect. 1t is par
icularly interesting to observe how
he same causes have led to the same
effect. II, in the following brief &C
count of the battle of October 25, 1894,
Russians be read for Chinese" and
he details taken mutatis mutandis
80 recent events will be found de-
,cribed: Gen. Sung had under his COM
nand about 10000 Chinese. on thu
Heights about Kiuliencheng. with about
800 more under Gen. Ikotenga q little
dgher up the -.yer. The Japanese hal
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socialistic tendencies, but there is a.
present noticeable in Russia three dis
tinct lines in which the people are max
ing way against the old established order
of things. In industrial centers labor or
CARNATIONS, in spite of press censorship
and published warnings from the govern.
ment, are making decided Roadway
Scattered over many provinces are NJ
inconsiderable numbers of educated, de
voted people that have deliberately cas-
their lot with the peasants in the desir,
to give the but recently freed serfs the
guidance and protection needed by PEG.
pie so long down trodden, for age.
densely ignorant. These protectors arr
largely ''populists,' the Jealous peopl'
who, in the early seventies, decided tt
give up their selfish ease to work with
the people; the higher order of nihilists
Though thousands of them were forced
by the police to surrender their work
and many were exiled to Siberia, still to-
day the element is of marked strength
and valuable factor in the rise of The
peasant against despotism.
Separation from the Orthodox church
a body of people hostile to the official
church and existing government, is re-
ligious movement now gaining strength
in Russia and fraught with no little polit
zeal import. The dissenters have been
and still are, severely prosecuted. bu
they now number in greater Russia alone
II 100000 people. In addition to the fric-
ton caused by the detection from the
Greek church, is the complexity thai
arises because of the widely diverse
forms Of religion existing in the coun
try; the Roman Catholicism of the Pol
ish population, the Protestant faith o.
the German and Finn, the Buddhism Of
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ent time, though it would be unwise to
attempt to forecast whether the place
will fall by storm, by the slow process
of siege, or by famine. Oyama's troops
were landed at the mouth of the Hua-
yuan river, near to Pitszewo, in the vi
cinity Of which place the Japanese
have landed recently. The movements
of 1894 may be taken to indicate those
of the present time The earlier dis
embarkation commenced on October "a
and Port Arthur was captured on No
vember 81. The troops moved west
through the. peninsula. and on Novem-
Der 6 the walled town of Kinchou was
captured near the narrowest part OF
the isthmus, and the occupation of Ia
lienwan followed on the next day 1t
is not permissible to doubt that thu
Japanese are now engaged in like
movements.
From the first landing up to the eve
of the attack, the assailants had been
four weeks in making their prepare
tons. Whether the same rapidity eau
characterize the present operations re-
mains to be seen. Port Arthur then
was strong, but now it is far more for
midable. and it is fair to assume that
there will be resolute defence. II is
possible. therefore, that the Japanese
may think it wiser to await the tims
when the place may fan without .
blow. John LEYr.AND.
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GOSSIP OF PARIS STYLES

with huge cabbage roses. which are.
however, produced in colors unknown
in. the cult of real flowers.
Vivid violets, bright blues and odd
mauves are much TO the fore
There is predominance of Panama
used for summer hats, the crowns OF
some of these being high and square,
while others are tall and conical with
rather severe brims. The chief trim
ming is wreath of roses and foliage
with wide chiffon veil hanging down
the back, which can be drawn over the
face If the wearer desires. This chiffon
veil is slowly but surely ousting tn.
lace veil from the pinnacle of fashion,
Some of the muslin frOcks here are
the prettiest revivals of the eighteenth
century. They are made up very sim.
ply, with full pleated skirts, chemi
settles and fichus of embroidered lawns
or muslin. With this style one some
how rather likes TO see the 1880 bonnie,
or the bergere hat, but instead of these
the newest thing worn is kind OF
"marquise" shape in white panama
trimmed with wreaths of pompadour
roses, clusters of green leaves and rib
bon velvet
Millinery is extraordinarily beau.
tiful at the moment, though it still
continues to change. AS quickly as one
mode becomes popular so do the mod
istes bring out another. 1t is almost
impossible to lay down hard and fast
rules about hats. Everything seems tc
be worn, but no style lasts long, and
one wonders what will be- the next
thing? Then the same applies to frocks
and think the only modes the dress.
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China, it is not surprising, though it is
noteworthy, that their movements
nave not differed very greatly. In
June, 1894, Gen. Oshima, and in the
following September Marshal Yama-
gaia, landed at Chemulpo, and
marched on Seoul, just as Gen. Kuro-
1i's troops did in February last. The
Chinese were then in great strength in
Korea, and were defeated near Asan,
south of Seoul, on July 20; but the
whole course of the. operations was to
irive them west of the Yalu. They
made a great stand at Pingyang, where
hey were defeated in a sanguinary &C
ion by Gen sNodzu on September Is,
)ut after that they retreated to the
,1ery same positions on the right bank
/ If the Yalu from which the Russians.
Under Gen. Sassulitch, were driven
With such great loss on May l.
The command of the sea was then
IS it is now, the ruling factor in the
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CHART SHOWING JAPANESE CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHINA IN 1884,

slams can have failed to anticipate
what happened. AS in the case of the
Chinese, if their left was turned all
else was lost, and nothing remained
but for the troops further south to ex-
tricate themselves as best they could,
and retreat north to Fengwangcheng.
The repeated attacks made by Ad-
miral Togo upon Port Arthur have
shown the great significance attached
by the Japanese to the presence there
of Russian naval force in which
there remained some spark of vitality.
In 1894 the Chinese fleet had already
been defeated, and, having no inten-
ton of further trying conclusions
with the Japanese, Admiral Ting had
dispatched his remaining ships to Wei
haiwei, where they were dealt with
later on. The operations of Marshal
Oyama. however, for the capture Of
Port Arthur may be taken to fore
shadow what is happening at the pres
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A summer gown of black and white taft
fetas, trimmed with velvet and lace.
all sides l hear that the jewellers vie
with each other in the production of
stones and dainty settings in keeping
with the fashions of the moment
Of course, the most elegant mon
DANES over here show certain sem
blance of simplicity despite the costli-
ness of the fabrics employed. Yet the
general idea appears to be that there is
a great deal of bizarre dressing about,
especially in the matter of colors. l
doubt if some of the fashionable shades
are really good. The olive green's and
browns are very trying, and can only
De dealt with successfully at the lead
.ng ateliers.
Rose du Barry is giving place to
more faded tones, and certainly in hot
weather these cannot be said to be
more becoming.
Then the furore for spots is quickly
changing into a liking for checks, and
noffensive and indefinite as these were
n the early part of the season, | fear
hey will shortly become vulgarized.
Altogether, it is extremely difficult to
know what to do!
The milliners, too, are using the most
peculiar colorings, and dull pink shades
are rarely becoming on the head. Pale
apple green mixed with black is rather
| L happy inspiration of the milliner OF
he moment, especially when adorned