North Carolina Newspapers

Published Twice a Week. $1.00 A Year Until May I, 1902. W. F. MARSHALL, Editor mad Piwritor. DEVOTED TO THE PROTECTION OP HOKE AND GASTONIA, >1. C., TUESDAY, APRIL IS, J PASSING OP THE INDIAN. OM Tint Cntoau Fait Patting Away—The Indian Chtnl Hat LmI Bit Glory. Wuhlnstoi M. "The Indian chief of to-day is robbed of all hit glory and poetry. He it nothing more than a ward heeler for his people. His pow er is practically all gouc. but lie is something of a leader and acts as a sort of spokesman and schemer for his people." This was the estimate placed on the leaders of the red men by Mr. J. H. Monteath, who has charge of the Blackfeet reservation in Northern Montana, is a guest at the Ebbitt House, and will re main in Washington for several days, looking after Indian affairs. "AU the war chiefs of the Blackfeet are dead,” Mr. Mon teath continued. "The last great chief was Inline Bull. He has been dead many years. The present chiefs on the Blackfeet reservation have never distin guished themselves in battle. White Calf is the best known Blackfeet chief who is now living. He is more than seventy five years old, and has consider able influence among the mem bers of his tribe. He has three • I • t • / t • • wivcj, wmv.ii to u vi tu» iui portance. His favorite wife is "Yells in the Night." He like* her so well that he permit* her to do all the work around his home. Another one of his wives i* "Wades in the Water." Plural marriages are prevented on the agency now, but White Calf had all these wives when the reservation came under gov ernment control and no attempt was made to interfere with hi* household. "Little Plume, Wolf Tail, and Runaway Crane are other in fluential Black feet chiefs. None of them has as tnnch influence, however, as White Calf. Age is supposed to add much to the wisdom of a chief. Still this old leader finds himself on the level with the humblest men of the tribe when he deals with the government. His ration ticket calls for no more provisions than that of his subjects. It is arou sing to (tear the various stories which the chiefs create for the purpose of getting more rations. But Indians are all the same in Uncle Sam’s eyes. He treats them all alike. "The Blackfcet will soon dis appear. At one time the reser vation contained nearly 7,000 Indians. Now there are only 2,100 Indians. The Indians who are on the agency have inter married for so many year* that many of them are weaklings. When they were in their savage state they roamed about and and marriages were entered into with members of other nations. The more enterprising Blackfeet have left the reservation and are making their own way in the world. The indolent ones are contented to remain on their old banting grounds and let • the government take cate of them. "Most of the young Indians have come to the conclusion that they must work and ore talcing care of cattle and making some attempt at farming. The older ones still live in idleness. The Indian schools maintained by the government are well attended and the government employes have very little trouble keeping the young Indians in school. Years ago many of the men who went into the far North with the Hudson Bay Company married Indian women. For the most part these men were a thrifty lot and’did much to im prove tne condition of the tTibes. Oflate years, however a worthless lot of men have married women on the reservations that they might get hold of lands and re ceive supplies from the govern ment. "If the Indians on the reserva tions continue to decrease as rapidly aa they have In the post quarter of a century, the govern ment will have but few words to care for. Reservation life has no charm for the better cl va of Indians, and the worthless red men are dying off and interming ling with the whitea so rapidly that they will soon be a race of the past/*__ The Oratory si Senator Pettae. WMfcinatM Port. Senator Pettns solemnly arose as if to address the Senate. His tall and venerable form towered above hla colleagues. The Senate became silent, waiting for the words of wisdom which should fall from hla lips. With every eye npon him, Mr. Pettns reached around into the tail pocket of his long frock coat . and drew forth a ping of tobacco. Then be took a chew nnd sat down without saying a wotd. Everybody smiled. GOVERNOR AYCOCK AT CHARLESTON. He Make* a Taktaf Speech tad Shares Heaera with the Presi dent—Onr Military Make a Flat Show. Katris* Sot. Charleston, S. C., April f)— This has been tbe greatest day since tbe opening of the exposi tion, and North Carolina contri bnted very lamely to the tremendous celebration. Tar Heels arc greatly in evidence on every hand, and when the formal welcome to President Roosevelt was made at the exposition grounds fully five thousand North Carolinians were present. In the grand military parade which passed in review before the President and party, who oc cupied a couspicuous position in front of the auditorium, the militia from the old North Slate made the most creditable show ing. The soldiers from North Carolina reflected great credit on their splendid commonwealth. In the reviewing party was Governor Aycock. a tic uiom ineniy pnuAea tua much talked o7 speech in the auditorium this morning upon the occasion of the formal mrl cotnint; of President Roosevelt was the one delivered by Gov ernor Aycock in his characteris tic style. His speech, patriotic in its every feature, was inter rupted by frequent applause from au ocean of people that filled the vast auditorium. When he con cluded > liis address all North Carolinians in the auditorium rose to their feet in the midst of cheering, waving of handker chiefs and tossing of hats. His speech was one o7 the main feat ures of the day, and Governor Aycock is receiving showers of congratulations. President Roosevelt, in the beginning of his speech, made the following remark: "I have but one complaint to make; the Governor of North Carolina has said many things that I had to say." And this statement was borne out by the Prdiident’s re peated references to Governor Aycock’s speech. The Gov ernor’s greeting to the President was appropriate and eloquent. Tomorrow is North Carolina day, and her militia will form at the Argyle Hotcf aud march to the exposition grounds, where appropriate exercises will be ob served in the auditorium. The Governor and Col. E. Robinson will be among the speakers. The Governor’s staff is hold ing an informal reception at the Ateyle Hotel tonight. The United States ship Hornet, which had a mishap to her machinery, will be repaired to morrow preparatory to the re turn of the North Carolina Naval Brigade. The boys had a terrible experience at sea. now lltrtli Carollnant Fought. Cinwtavi Prrt hwi. Congressman Warnock, of Ohio, a grizzly veteran of the civil war who wore the blue, paid North Carolina a handsome tribute while speaking to the Army appropriation bill. He was discussing the great con flicts of the civil war, and in ad verting to the Twenty-sixth North Carolina regiment at Get tysburg, said: That I regard as one of the most remarkable instances in all history. That regiment was 820 strong. It had 86 killed and 502 wonnded, making a total of 588, or 71.7 per cent. That was in the first day’s battle; bnt the most remarkable part of it it that this regiment, in the third day’s fight, turned up with a little rem nant of 216 men ont of their 820, participated in that gallant charge and came out with 80 men left (applause). That I regard as the most remarkable loss in all history. There was a com pany in that regiment (Capt. Tuttle’* company) that went in with three officers and 84 men. They came out of that with only one officer and one man. Au* other remarkable fact abont that contest was the greater loss of officera in proportion to the en listed men."_ S3,008 f«r • Shave. ViMUxi OntlMl. A report comes from Durham V*at i' ^nko, president of the A“*«nf*» Tobacco Company, while in Durham on a visit to his father, Washington Duke, sent f°i * colored barber to come up and shave him. The barber is a prominent member in St. Joseph’s colored Methodist Church, which had an indebted ness of $3,000. During the shav ing process the facta were made known to Ur. Duke, who, wbeto the operation was over, tendered hit check to cover the indebted ness. John Merrick says It is the largest price he ever received lot a single shave. | STIAWBEIIIES AIE IIPENINO. Tb* Eastern Crop (ha Blggaat Eror Grown Tharo—The Grow ora Expect to Bogin Shipping the Utter Put ol This Week. WihuIaakM Mmmw We learn that strawberries in the Rocky Point aectiou arc ripen ing slowly but the growers nope to be able to make shipments the latter part of the present week. The Middleton, Excel sior, Brandywine and Lady Thompson are the principal ber ries grown at that point and they will ripen in the order named. The early fruit was badly dam aged by the recent frosts and cold weather but the vines arc now showing up nicely and full of berries. The city is now full of the rep resentatives of the produce com mission houses of many cities in the north, who always cotne here at this season to look after the berry crop. They tell us that they have been through the ber ry growing section from Chad bourn to Goldsboro and that the recent frosts have done little or no damage except to delay the ripen ing of berries. The weather has been so cold that shipping will not commence generally until April 10th and probably not be fore the 25th. The representative of one of the largest commission houses who deal with our growers, said yesterday that he never saw a finer prospect for strawberries. He says the crop of this section will be the largest in the history of berry growing in eastern North Carolina. A* AdmlrabU Sptpch AlUali JootmJ. . The address which President Roosevelt delivered at Charles ton yesterday was creditable alike to hia head and heart. It was admirable in form and ex pression and it abounds in sen timents which are becoming to the president of the whole coun try. The president began his speech with a very graceful acknowledg ment of the honor which Charles ton had done him and in declar ing his devotion to all sections of our country, he made some happy allnsions to his maternal ancestry and the tics of kindred which bound bim to the South. The president’a appeal for broad patriotism which shall ig nore paat differences and set the faces of all citizens of the Uni ted States toward the future of our country will touch a respon sive chord in millions of hearts in the Sonth, as well as in the North, These words are worthy to be remembered and cherished by every patriotic American citizen; "All of ns, North and South, can glory alike in the valor of the men who wore the bine and of the men who wore the gray. Those were iron times, and only iron men could fight to it* terri ble finish the giant struggle be tween the hosts of Grant and Lee. To ns of the present day, and to our children and chil drens children, the valiant deeds the high endeavor, and abnega tion of self shown in that strug gle by those who took part there in will remain forevermore to mark the level to which wc in our turn must rise whenever the honr of the nation’s need may come." In hia treatment of the Cnban problem President Roosevelt showed a breadth of view and indicated a firmness of purpose that deserves the commendation of the country. Hia clear dec laration that the government should be held absolutely impar tial between all sections, all honest interests, and ell classes of citizens was one of the noblest parts of a speech that contains much that is entirely praise worthy. We do pot wonder that the vast assemblage which heard the president’s address received it with enthusiastic demonstrations of approval. The applause that greeted it has extended far beyond the scene of its delivery. Indeed, it may be said to have extended to the limits of the republic. It was a speech ad dressed to the whole country, not to the people of Charleston and their visitors alone. In it there is much which the nation may well lay to heart and by which it may profit greatly. The liquot dispensary at Waynesvillc, which is the drink supply depot for Haywood coun ty and much of the surrounding territory, does a big business. The gross receipts for the year ending March 31 exceed $19,000 and the net profits were nearly $7,000. The expense of carry ing on the business, Including manager’* salary, rent and mis cellaneous Items, was only $1,200 for the year, COTTON SUPPLY 1UNNINO LOW II CNicaptiti Cnliam at the Preseat Bata Thera Will ha Naaa Left hy July, aa Bocal pta era Palling Oil. Dl«y»lcta CfcaikOa >«W» New York April 10.—The high est prices reached this scuaon for cotton were yesterday recorded and the market closed at the top. Yesterday’s advance is, in my opinion, hut a foretaste of what is yet to come. The figures of the visible sup ply on Friday will. I think, be startling and sensational. K. G, Dunn and company say that their reports indicate a decrease of acreage for the next crpp, with smaller sales of fertilisers and a backward season. My own very exhanstive in quiry fully confirms this. The new crop is nearly three weeks late and the indicated acreage is six per cent, less than last year. The world consumes 225.000 bales weekly. If the crop shall prove to be tbiee weeks late then an additional 775,000 bales will be required out of this year’s supply, already manifestly in adequate. u consumption continues at the present rate there will lie no cotton left bv the 15th of July, os receipts arc falling off with an unanimity and abruptness that is entirely confirmatory of short cron estimates. Two years ago cotton sold at over eleven cents a pound upon a situation much less scute loan will almost certainly develop this year. It seems idle to anticipate the culmination of the present ad vance as long as the consump tion continues undiminished. McKinley's Doctor BUI. N«w York Tribune It is expected that when Sec retary Cortelyou returns next week from Canton, he will have nil the hills caused by the illness, death and burial of the late president in hand and will be ready to present an. itemized ac count to Senntor Hanna, wlio will introduce a bill for an ap propriation to defray tliesc ex penses. How ranch the acconut will amount to is not known with in $80,000 or more, though that that it will exceed several hun dred thousand dollars there is no doubt. It is not believed that the charge of any of the attending surgeons and physicians will be exorbitant, ns was the case when congress volunteered to pay the doctors who attended President Garfield, and, therefere, it is thought that all the bills pre sented will he paid without ques tion. It is understood that Sen utor Hanna has been giving this matter his personal attention for the past month or two, and that he has given everybody connec ted with the cose to understand that no excessive charges or fees will be considered. This ha* 1_1 *.1__r % • t VI uvwu the bills appreciably, so that •when they arc presented to con* rtcss there will be no unseemly dispute over them. Every item of expense connected with the heroic efforts made to save Mr. McKinley’* life, as well as the cost of his burial, including the special traiu that bore the body and family party bom Buffalo to Washington and thence to Can ton will be embraced in the bill presented to congress. General Grosvenor will look after it in the house and Senator Hanna will attend to it in the senate. It is recalled that congress had considerable trouble with the doctors who presented bills in the Garfield case. Nearly all their charges were materially cut down by the lawmakers, and one of the physicians became so incensed at these that he refused to accept the amount allowed him by congress. It is not be lieved that he ever applied to the treasury for the money appro priated In bis name, though It i« not doubted that at some time in the future some of hi* heir* will claim the money. Oeed Times Llkety U Uet. %t. lAta lasStHt lDm.) This hopefulness of even better time* than have been the rule for the past few years is good spring medicine. 'Phis is no lime for business pessimism. The energies of the country are still operating at fnlltilt and get ting results which surpri*e other nations. A* long as present con ditions continue the hum of the factories and crowded stores must be considered as accurate barometers of business and not mete Incidents of a boom. The Southern Railway will at once build a large freight depot at High Point and wheu this is finished will build a fine passen ger depot. mss STOWE AH1VES. WUf Oa to Boston and Later Pro. caad an Lactera Taar. Chuiocu San. ' New York, April 10.—Him KUen Stone arrived on the Ham* burg-Ameriear liner Dcstach land today. She will go directly to Boston and take rest and wul then start on an extensive tonr under the management of Mhj. Pond. Great crowds of persona, in* eluding clergymen and mis* sionane* were out and greeted Mias Stone. Mias Stone said today: "I firmly believe it was the dear little baby bom to Madame Tsika soon after we were taken that prevented our being slain. The brigands had a superstition that to hurt the baby would be to bring a curse upon them. So to this Tact we owe our lives.” Desperate Tactics Par Subsidy. XI. IjoM. Mr public . There would be little occasion for surprise if tlic Senate friends of Uie ship-subsidy bill should attempt to hold up the isthmian caaal or river and harbor bill in the Senate, in order to compel the House to take action on the subsidy measure. The backers of the latter ore determined that it shall become a law during the present session of Congress if such a result is possible to desperate effort. They realize that pnbiic sentiment in this country demands the defeat of the ship-subsidy bill, bot they are lust reckless enough to defy public sentiment in their resolu tion to serve the syndicate or Snised to profit by the proposed unty. They made a conces sion to pnbiic sentiment in the Fifty-sixth Congress, withdraw ing the bill because of the popu lar condemnation. They realize that the failure of the measure to pass both houses ot the Fifty seventh Congress will probably mean permanent defeat. So insolent are these ship-sub subsidy Senators that they can not reconcile themselves to the thought ol being obliged to bow to the will of the people. There is a "graft" of nearly $>00,000, 000 in the laill, n little group of monopoly millionaires being the direct beneficiaries, and the thought of the syndicate losing this big plum angers the co-op erating Senators beyond meas ure. True the people of the United States would have to pay this $200,000,000 tsuc, but to the thinking of the ship subsidy syn dicate and its friends in the Sen ate, this is what the people are for—to pay taxes for the further enrichment of syndicates. There fore the ship-subsidy Senators art inflexible in their determination to force their measure through the House. n»t)uc opinion should be brought to bear os tbe Senate to further enlighten that body a* to what the people want. Just the moment tl*e fact become* ■[mar ent that the isthmian canal or the river and harbor bill i» to suffer if the House refuses to pass the ship-subsidy bin the Senate must be made to understand that the people command their repre sentatives ,to serve them, not to serve the syndicates at their ex pense. The issue is clearly drawn and the necessity of defen sive action on the people’s part is plain. CeadttieM Changed Since "We Wen a ley.” Barliastoa Mnra. Wlien we were a boy, in study ing geography, North Carolina’s products were put down as "Tar, Pitch, and Turpentine.” Wedid not believe she was noted for anything else, not even for her blockade corn whiskey. lint such is not the case to-day. She is coming to the front; instead of being known for her product* of tar, pitch and turpentine, she is known abroad for her splendid product* in fruits, minerals, woods and for her manufactur ing enterprises, splendid clhnate, hospitable people, and her brave mint in overcoming difficulties. The South k fast commanding the respect and admiration of the North, and it will not be long un til the old tar, pitch and turpen tine State, shall stand at the head in commercial and industrial activity and be not far behind in all those things that stand for high citkenship. Ping Peng. Trammm Cm. BlMwrUU Laataart. We'd like to know whether or susy&jfteu Jka in this vicinity who play. They re awfully alee people end •fe very popular but are just simply a little too-too. With them the whole world k ping E35 : ** have it on the For Ladles, Misses and Children. -—---- ....—■ - Immediately after Easter is when the real spirited selling of Millinery begins. Scores of New Patterns have been added to oar stock daring the past two weeks, and we axe prepared to serve the trade with the latest creations. -- -—. Silks Is patterns for Shirt Waists sad Salta* White Goods of every klad, and newest designs la Sheer Linens. - ■ ■ ■ .— ■ - - , - . • — ; Novelties la Belts, Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, Braids, etc. - — ■ 1 ■ .. .— Laces, Embroideries sod Appliques. — __ J. F. YEAGER, Ladles* Furnishings a Specialty. PI ANOSand ORGANS PAY CASH AND GET WHOLESALE PRICE For 60 Days the Best Makes are Offered at Wholesale Prices for Cash. Stieff Pianos are the only world renowned instrument sold direct from factory to pore baser. 1 am SdefTs factory talesman and bare something to tell you. Listen! For 80 days I will sell a piano or organ to any one at a ....Straight Wholesale Price on a Cosh haalf,,,, I handle three other makes of good instruments which 1 cau sell you lower than the lowest. dl>n liave on hand a lot of nice second-hand and organs, received in exchange, which go from $15 to $8S I can’t aee everybody—too much territory. Rot write me and |H call on >oo, and what's nunc, will save you money. W. D. BARRINGER, S^muiCli«.M.8tk«. GASTONIA. N. C. HORSESssMULES i i ' 1. y \ p • :v I We still have a fine let of well* > broke Horses and Mules carefully se- . lected by ear Mr. Craig to salt the needs of oar- customers* Come at ; once and find Just the animal you waut. BUGGIES! BUGGIES!! Oar trade calls for more boggles : and more new ones keep rolling Is. We mention the Babcock and Anchor I -none better of their kind—bat we ! have others, and can sell you a boggy, a good buggy, from $)§.00 sp. ip Craig & Wilson. HAMMOCKS ■ - -'■*£$&&& Wish you would come in and see the season's new hammocks They will surely “catch yon good.” The new weave* this teterii are nnusually pretty, the colon and superb striping* produce ia soma instances charming tapestry elects, while the materials and " making are all that coold be desired. . ;V. Price* Me up to MM. THE NEW BOOKS ALSO arc here with their charming covers, pictures, and messages of in struction and entertainment. Our counters, too are * Moom with the new April negation. Please drop in and browse tmt-mg than to your heart’* content. PASSE PARTOUT. Have you learned? We have the outftts end free instruction books. Oold and silver binding* at 10 cents per roil, colors at 10 ' cents. The mount board in the deep tints and red. Large stock to select from. Mall and phooe orders solicited. MARSHALL’S BOOK STORE, On the Corner.