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EDITORIAL
CURRENT EVENTS: THE TREND OF THINGS
AS WE SEE 1T.

The lamented bard of Cabarrus, whose mem
orv the Charlotte Observer deGghteth to honor,
finding on one occasion that an unappreclatlVe
critic was rather prominent at the county falr'
immortalzed the critic aforesaid in these classic
lines:
'The chief attractions of the day
Were Martins bull and j. M. Gray"
But the chances are that neither Martins bo-
vine nor Mr.. Gray himself would attract much
attention at our next State Fair. For we are to
have with us one Mr.. T. Roosevelt, gentleman
not entirely unknown in his native baillwick, and
who like Mr.. Gray has been immortalized In
verse;
"Our hero is man of peace
Preparedness he implores;
His sword within its scabbard sleeps
But mercy how it snoresp
At any rate, Mr.. Roosevelt will be in Raleigh
early in October, and it is said that the date of
the State Fair will be changed to conform to the
time of his visit.
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is to be voted on by the people in November nr..
tically disfranchises 80 per cent of colored vo+o
In addition. it is feared that it will also cnt ont
hundreds of white votes, especially in the mimi,
regions of Allegheny and Garrett Counties, F.
this reason there is bitter opposition to it anon,
many white Democrats in those counties"
But our negro citizens ought not to regard ths
as any evidence of increasing hostility to them
On the contrary, men like Montague and Avcock
who led in disfranchisement campaigns bavp
shown themselves far braver and wiser friends Of
the race than were the negro's own political lead
efs. And Governor Glenn from whom marv
feared a reactionary policy, has contributed much
toward promoting peace and stability among our
negro laborers in North Carolina by his frank
and generally wholesome address at the coored
A. & NJ. College Commencement this month
Death of Judge Tourgee.
Ex-Judge A. W. Tourgee, Consul to Bordeaux
France, died last week, and this has revived mem
cries of Reconstruction days in North Carolina
an era in which Tourgee was a conspicuous fig.
ure. "He was a member of the North Carolina
Constitution Conventions of 1868 and 1874, was
"a Judge of the State Superior Court from 1868 to
1875, and was a member of the North Carolina
Code Commission" His novel, GA Fools En-
randi describes North Carolina conditions in
Reconstruction and Ku Klux times as they ap
peared from rabidly Northern point of view
Six hundred thousand copies of this book were
sold, and it is probably well enough in view of its
extreme Northern point of view that the extreme
Southern view point is now given in such stories
as 'The Leopard's Spots" and "The Clansman"-
the latter, by the way being now the best selling
novel in the country. Judge Tourgee left the
South more than twenty years ago.
Mr.. Rockefeller and the Preachers.
That there is as yet nothing substantial in the
rumor that John D. Rockefeller is to provide
pension fund for aged preachers such as Andrew
Carnegie has just provided for aged professors
is matter for public congratulation Come to
think of it, we don't much like the idea of having
the teachers of our young in any way depend
ent on multi-millionaire's bounty; but those
who pass over Carnegie and the professors are
likely to balk at the Rockefeller scheme. There
was no tyne of man on earth whom the Master de-
nounced so bitterly as the hypocrite. With what
scathing language he rebuked those "who devoW
widows houses and for pretence make long
prayers"-and those who are formally religious
but omit '1aw, Judgment, mercy and faith"
Now the cold official records show inevitably
that our sanctimonious Mr.. Rockefeller is either
hypocrite whose moral perceptions are
so blunt that he doesn't know right from wrong
In either case, we have no doubt in the world bu,
that an offer of his to pension the ministers Oh
God would bring about protest-from them anu
from the laity-beside which the recent foreign
mission squabble would be teapot-temFeS'
to an Indian monsoon
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A Japanese Naval Victory?

Japanese Naval Victory?
The very latest news as The Progressive Farm
er goes to press indicates that Togo and Rojest-
vensky have met at last, and that the Japanese
have won another victory '"The first informa-
tion came in a dispatch from the American Con-
sui at Nagasaki to the State Department at Wash
ington, telling that the Japanese had sunk one
Russian battleship, four other warships and a
pair ship in the Korean Strait" but later As
sociated Press dispatch asserts that the Russian
losses are twelve battleships two transports, and
two torpedo boats The reports indicate that the
Japanese suffered little damage Of course, the
news as yet is uncertain and unsatisfactory, but
it seems to point undoubtedly to a Japanese vic
tory.
And after the long record of defeat on land, it
is hard to see how this blow to Russian naval
prestige can mean anything else than that the
Gear will be forced to make peace.
The Southern Industrial Parliament.
The Southern Industrial Parliament held in
Washington City last week does not seem to have
been very largely attended-the North Carolina
delegation comprised half the membership-but
a number of useful addresses made, and
through the press the attention of the country
directed to the industrial possibilities of the
South. Governor Glenn presided, and made the
opening address, which especially well re-
ceived. Col. John S. Cunningham secured the
passage of resolution for the repeal of the tax
on tobacco, and Mr.. w. A. Erwin and Senator
Simmons championed measures for extending
our cotton trade.
The subject of immigration fully dis
cussed than anything else mentioned in the Par
lament, and resolution adopted favoring
the establishment of immigration bureaux in the
several Southern States. About this, of course
there is some difference of opinion. We all admit
that an influx of Germans, Swedes, Scotch Eng
lish, etc., would be beneficial to the South but
probably the immigration movement as whole
would be unsatisfactory if along with these came
equal number of Poles, Huns, Bohemians and
Italians. Moreover, North Carolinians re-
member that few years ago an Immigration
Commission here failed to justify itself, so far
direct results were concerned. With a man
like Commissioner Watson, of South Carolina in
charge, each Southern State would probably do
well to have immigration Bureau; with an
ordinary politician in charge, the Bureau would
more than likely prove a waste Of money.
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The Panama Canal and the South.

The Panama Canal and the South.
One of the things which is going to turn many
people Southwark and which will hasten the de-
velopment of our entire section, is the construc-
ton of the Panama Canal. This will inevitably
divert great part of Western commerce from
an eastward or westward to southern course
The Mississippi Valley and North Central
States, the granary of the world, will find an out
let more and more through New Orleans rather
than our Pacific or Atlantic ports. and the
Souths own increasing agricultural and manutac-
tured products will go to foreign markets direct
from her own harbors. 1t is well therefore the
Industrial Parliament referred to the "canal now
in process of construction, connecting the two
oceans and the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards.
as the most important constructive enterprise to
the South ever undertaken by the government"
and followed this up with appropriate resolu-
ton calling for larger appropriations for our
Southern harbors, that their Importance is to
be so much increased by the building of this
world-desired waterway. This matter ought to
be vigorously pressed
Ohio Republicans on the Tariff and Negro Suffrage.
The Ohio Republicans met last week and unan-
imously renominated Governor Myron Z. Her
rick. 1t was predicted at first that resolution
would be passed condemning the purchase of any
Panama Canal supplies outside the United States,
but the subject was left unnoticed in the platform
and Governor Herrick, in accepting the renomi-
nation, said: ''We want it distinctly understood
| that the campaign this year begins where
left off last year. We Republicans of Ohio stand
| for Theodore Roosevelt, and we stand for every
thing he stands for"
The platform adopted bv the Buckeye Republi
is largely devoted to ponderously respectable
| platitudes and in view of the many rabid utter
ances of the past not even the following sono-
| rously phrased plank is likely to create any
citement in the South: "The sacredness of the
| ballot must be maintained, and unjust discrimi-
nation based directly or indirectly race. color
| or previous condition must not be tolerated"
AS matter of fact, this plank is very dis
| tinct evidence of progress; and Mr.. James Bryce
who recently revisited America after twenty years
absence, might well regard it as another evidence
| of what he mentioned as ga most remarkable
change" in Northern opinion toward negro suf-
frage. This time our Ohio friends, it will be OBJ
served, are protesting not against mere "discrim-
| nations" but against unjust determinations
| based on color And this doesn't go even so far
as the Constitution itself, which prohibits
was expected to prohibit-all determinations
| whether just or unjust!
Progress of Negro Disfranchisement
| Northern opinion having sinnerod doD,
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Minor Matters.

Minor Matters.
We alluded last week to the excitement IL
Philadelphia the City Councils selling cue :e
to the gas syndicate, voting to practlcaly 7 gns
away public franchise worth millions OF dolldl
1t is gratifying to see that Mayor Weaver Iao Lao
vetoed the ordinance and is the hero OF ,5I oo
town. The old city is stirred as it has seldom IN
been stirred BEFORE and the Councilmen are II.
an exceedingly uncomfortable POSITION II ID
probable that enough of them have hopelessN | SVl1
themselves to pass the bill over the mayor lJII' M
but in that case they are likely to find Phau@ uoa
phia an uneomfortably place OF residents SaoJ.
The Chicago teamsters' strike goes on SRIE"d SRR;ndT
in fact, and is paralyzing traffic in the " Law
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Progress of Negro Disfranchisement.

Northern opinion having simmered down TO
this merely formal and perfunctory sort of nro-
testation, it is not surprising that so acute an
observer as Mr.. Bryce, as we have noted, made
this matter of comment in mis- two articles on
America Revisited" We quote 'The anger
which Northern Republicans showed so late as
1880 at the devices by which the colored vote was
then being nullifed, seems to have quite vanished
One even hears the or grandsons of the Alb
ohtlonists doubling whether the Fifteenth
Amendment ought ever to have been enacted.0
And meanwhile the progress of negro disfran
chlsement continues unimpeded. Mississippi
South Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama, North Car
DINA and Virginia have followed one another.
and now Maryland is likely to Join them. Senator
0orman and his followers have determined to
make this the issue in the fall campaign. SAYS a
press dispatch: "The proposed amendment. which
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POOR SERVICE EXPENSIVE
cATTLEMEN COMPLAIN OF DE-
LAYS IN SHIPMENTS.
Ask That Interstate Commerce Com.
mission Regulate Character of
Service and Rates.

Washington, Jan. 29.-Murdo Nc.
Kenzie, an extensive cattleman of Col
orado and Texas, complained before
the senate committee on interstate
commerce yesterday OF inequalities,
determinations and poor service ON
the part of railroads in the matter OF
transportation of cattle. He cited in
stances of delay in shipments to the
markets, saying that such delays often
meant the loss of a dollar a head.
He admitted that the shippers had
protection under existing laws, but
said that in most cases the cost of le-
gal proceedings would be greater than
the value of the stock.
He said the cattlemen want power
given to the interstate commerce com
mission not only ito fix rates, but TO
regulate the character of service.
Judge Cowan's Statement.
In continuing the statement begun
by him Friday. Judge S. H. Cowan,
representing the southwest cattlemen.
took up the question OF railroad rates
on cattle shipments. He said that
there had been a gross increase since
1898, the average increase on Ship
ments from Texas points being S1s
cents per 100 pounds.
Questioned by Senator Elkins as to
whether there had been correspond
ing increase in the price of beef, the
witness replied that reply to that
question would depend upon the view
point.
ITO the man who buys beef there
has been an Increase he said, "but
to the man who sells there has been a |
decline.'
Mr.. Cowan urged that commission
would be just as competent to adjust /
rates as were the railroad traffic men,
because the data upon which rates
must be based were as available to
one man as to another.
"But," suggested Senator Elkins,
"the consolidation of roalroads de-
stroys competition" to which Judge
Cowan assented heartily, saying that
was the point of his contention He
claimed that through it's decisions the
supreme court of the United States
had repealed the third and
fourth sections of the interstate com.
merce law, relating to preferences
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The Russians Attack.

Toxic, Jan. 29, 1880 p. m-The Rus
slams are massing about $4,000 troops
on the Japanese left and bombarding
the left flank and cetner. Small forces
OF Russians are attacking all along
the line.
Manchurian headquarters of the JAP
anese army report that on Saturday
the Russians occasionally bombarded
the right and center armies, follow
ing UP the bombardment with attacks
which the Japanese Immediately re-
pulsed.
In the direction of the left wing
Japanese detachment were victors at
Chanchihiepao and occupied Liutaiko
and Lichitwopeng on Saturday, the
Russians retreating north and west
Japanese Assault.
The japanese occupied with infant
ry position suotheast OF Heikoutai on
Saturday and are now assaulting the
main position.
Another detachment dislodged a reg
iment of infantry, a bridage OF cavalry
and IL guns occupying Kaerhpao, five
miles south of Heakoutai.
The Russian strength opposing the
Japanese left flank is roughly esti-
mated at eight corps, consisting OF
the Fourteenth and Fifteenth infantry
divisions, the Second and Fifth brig
AIDES of European rifle, and Ninth in
fantry division of the Tenth corps,
part of the Sixty-tirst infantry, part of
the First Siberian corps and the First
and Ninth brigades of rifles.
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Asked to Reconsider.

Red Lodge, Jan. 28.-It is probable
that in view of the request of Adju.
tant General A. NJ Anderson, Captain
e. 3. Esselstyn and Second Lieuteiant
Farry Bowlen of Company D, national
guards of Montana, will reconsider
their designations, for the present at
least. They were handed in some
time ago and never accepted Adju,
tant General Anderson says he declines
to accept them now and asks that for
the good of the service they be held
in allegiance, if not withdrawn. Adju>
tant General Anderson also asks for
requisition to be made by the officers
of Company D in order that he may
make a general requisition on the
war department.
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Do Not Fear Trouble.

Moscow, Jan. 29.-The authorities
do not apprehend any disorder here
today and declare that an entire res.
toration of order is certain. Neverthe-
less, if any inclination is shown to dis
turt' the peace. they say, precautions
already have been taken to prevent it.
The higher schools have been closed
until February z, arms have been re
moved from gunsmiths' shops and pa
trolls are being continued.
The authorities are convinced that
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The Russian Report.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 9.-Lieutenant
General Sakharoff has telegraphed the
following report to the. general staff,
under date of January %:
"On January 26 the enemy began to
concentrate in considerable force near
Sandehas, intending to take the often
sive. On January 27 our column on
the extreme left took the offensive
against the villages of Samapu and
Daotsia, south of Sandepas, which
were occupied by the enemy. During
the whole of January 27 an obstinate
fight was going on here and after mid.
night we took Samapu.
"On January 26 another column ad-
vancing upon Sandepas occupied a
great part of that fortified village:
but, coming upon a strong redoubt
with triple row ar artificial obsta.
cles which had been scarcely dam
aged by our fire, and which were arm
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ed with field artillery and quick firers
and seeing tine impossibility of carry
ing the redoubt without preliminary
bombardment, our troops left Sande.
pas, which had been set ON fire, it be-
ing impossible to remain there with
out risking defeat.
"On January 27 and % Sandepas
and it's redoubts were heavily bonn
barded, while our extreme right col
umn engaged near Sabapu and Poat-
sia. Details have not been received.
"On January 26-27, our cavalry, op.
Grating six miles south of Sanderas,
attacked and deIeated a Japanese
company and took hundred prison
ers.
Altogether the Japanese must have
suffered considerable loss"
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Chamber Of Commerce Organized.

Miles City, Jan. 28.-The business
men of Miles City met at the Miles
City club rooms Friday afternoon and
completed the organization of the
Miles City chamber of commerce. At
the preliminary meeting committee
had been appointed to consider and
report plan for organization. This
committee was composed of Messrs.
j. S. Truscott, w. B. Jordan and w.
w. D. Terrett and was ready Friday
with its report. The membership is
open to any persons feeling an inter-
est in the welfare of Miles City. Reg,
ular meetings will be held once a
month, with special meetings inter.
vening if necessary. Membership dues
will be so cents a month. The cleo
tion of officers for the first six months
term was held with the following re.
suit: President, S. Gordon; vice pres
ident, George H. Miles: secretary.
treasurer, w. w. D. Terrett. Every
business man in town is enrolled in
the membership.
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the movement here was not occasioned
by any real grievances, but is merely
the reflex action of the st. Petersburg
strike. They say that in many cases
the men walked out of the factories
under pressure, asking the employers
to pardon them for so doing and add
ing that they would not fail to resume
work shortly.
Factory hands here" said high
official to the Associated Press, enjoy
better material conditions than in
some other countries, notably in Bel,
gium. The good relations between
employers and employees are shown in
absence OF disoruers in places where
there were no troops"
Commenting on the London tele.
gram posted at Moscow to the etrec,
that Great Britain was supplying
money to tie up the Russian arsenals
and dock for the purpose of aiding her
ally, Japan, one newspaper says:
This is no time for such practical
jokes" Another paper declares itself
stupefied that the telegram shrould
have been posted.
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MerrifieId Is Enjoying Himself.

Helena, Jan. 29.-Presidential Elec~
tor Merrifield of Kalispell who carried
Montana's electoral vote to Washing,
ton, is having the time of his life in
the east, according to what he says in
a letter written to an old friend from
eastern Montana, at present at Hell
ena. Mr.. Merrifield says that the
president and he have renewed old ac-
quaintance when they were interested
in the cattle business in eastern Mon
tana. He was entertained at lunch
con by the president.
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Moscow, Jan. 29-The situation
here is slightly more threatening. The
men in the Industrial section are in,
dulging in the Saturday night sprees
and have become turbulent The dis
position of the troops makes serious
trouble today unlikely, but if the men
continue drinking there will undoubt,
edly be disorders. The authorities,
however, still hope to avoid blood
she'd
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Refugees From Port Arthur.

Chez Foo, Jan. 20, p. m-Three
steamers, bearing 1000 refugees from
Port Arthur, sailed for Odessa today.
Two junks, a vanguard of 25, which
left Port Arthur January 27, arrived
here today. The weather is the cold
est that it has been this season and a
majority of the women and children
on the junks were nearly frozen to
death. They were resuscitated by ar
tificial means.
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st. Petersburg, Jan. 29.-At the
last nesting OF the committee of min
listers, President de Witte, according
to the Russ, emphasized the necessity
tor the committee to discuss and form
ulate its views on the recent events at
the capital. He considered that an in
quiry into their causes and the initia,
ton OF measures to prevent their re-
currence are imperative. After
brief discussion, however, the commit
tee rejected NJ de Whites suggestion
on the ground that such action was
not within its jurisdiction.
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is MENACED
BY POLAND
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN
STRIKE AT WARSAW.
RESUME WORK AT MOSCOW
Believed That Calm at St. PETERSBURG
Is One That Precedes
Storm.

Warsaw, Jan. z9.-One hundred
thousand people are now out on strike.
Thus far there have been no disturb,
ances of any Importance. The street
cars are not running and no newspa-
pers were published yesterday morn
ing. There is practically NO bread
left in the bakeries. About 100, 900
persons have struck at Lodz. rele-
phone communication with that CITY
has been interrupted by the strikers.
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Moscow, Jan. 29.-All the newspa,
pers reappeared yesterday. The fac
tories inspectors report that 10000
persons are still out on strike. Work
is being resumed at almost all the
mills which had peen closed, but on
the other hand, some large milIs, in
Guiding Prohoroff's, where the men
were paid yesterday, have struck. rne
situation is not causing alarm, al
though there is some anxiety regard
ing possible disturbance today.
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Arrested at Green River.

Livingston, Jan. 29.-Utah authori-
ties wired Sheriff Robertson yesterday
that the capture of E. C. McCune, who
is accused of forging Northern Pa
cific time check, was effected at Green
River, this state, Sheriff Robertson
left tonight for Utah and viii bring the
prisoner back to this city.
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Washington, Jan. 29.-Consul Watts
at st. Petersburg cabled the state de-
partment yesterday in regard to the
situation in Russia, as follows: Strike
spreading. Just received a cablegram
from Warsaw that all works are
stopped. Vienna railway men joining.
Gas works and water works are being
operated by soldiers
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st. Petersburg, Jan. 20, 1880 a. m
Governor General lrepotf has warned
some foreign correspondents tnat il
they continue to send out false anu
misleading reports OF tine situation
they will be deported.
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st. Petersburg, Jan. 29.-Spencer r.
Eddq, secretary OF the American EN-,
bassy at ST. Petersburg, was nearly
ridden down by Cossacks on Tuesday.
having gotten in between half squad
ron OF cavalry charging a crowd, and
the crowd itself. He ran three blocks
met the sleigh of an acquaintance,
jumped on the footboard behind and
escaped.