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Published Twice a Week. $1.00 A Year Until May 3, THE GASTONIA — ■— -- -1. ■ ■ - ■ ■■ W. r. MAR SHALL. Editor and Proprietor. DEVOTEE TO THE PROTECTION OP ——■—■——-tM—scat ’.i" « ■- , -j ■ , i ■■ ■ i ■»———ilnrirM_ VOL. XXIII. GASTONIA, N. C.. TUESDAY, APRIL 00. 1 11 - ---- f -. " 1 !■ Matchless. Extraordinary, can*t-be-equaled values, offered In every depart ment. Enormous pur chasing and extensive preparations for spring coupled with incompar able values and unrivalled qualities stamp every article as the biggest kind of rare bargains-bargains that elsewhere are wholly impossible. We are ready for the rush of spring business with stocks that tip the acme of ex cellence and complete ness. New goods arriving on every train at Kindley-Belk Brothers Co., Phone 83. Cheapest Store on Earth. A BLOW AT THE MEAT TRUST. The Attorney General ol the United States will Bare Sell Entered in Illinois lor an la* Inaction. Km ltd Courier Washington, April 24.—Attor ney General Knox to-day made the following statement regard ing the so-called Beef Tmst: "On April 4 this department directed W. A. Day, Esq., of Washington, in his capacity as special assistant to the Attorney General, to examine into, as far as practical, the public charges to ute cfleet that a combination of the large meat dealers of the United States has been effected contrary to the provision of the laws of the United States. This preliminary examination re sulted in instructiona to Mr. Day and Mr. Bethea, United States Attorney at Chicago, on April 7, to prosecute simultaneously in Chicago and the Bast a more particular examination into the allegations and proofs alleged to exist in support thereof. Prom their reports I am satisfied that sufficient evidence is in hand upon which bills in eqnitv for an injunction can be framed to re strain.the combination mentioned from further proceeding under their agreements, which clearly appear to be in restraint of Inter State trade. I have, therefore, in compliance with the law which provides. ‘It shall be the doty of the several Attorneys of the United States in their several districts, under the direction of the Attorney General, to institute proceedings in equity to prevent and restrain violations of this Act, directed the district at torney to prepare a Mil for an injunction against the incorpo rations and persons who are parties to the combination mentioned, to be filled in the United States Circuit Court,for this Northern District of Illinois," Senator McLaurin, of Sooth Carolina, to-day introduced a bill that after the paaoage of the Act "there shall not be collected any duty upon pork, veal, mutton or beef Imported into the United States from foreirn countries." The Mil was referred to the committee on finance. Oar troops are being with drawn from the PMlippiaee in large numbers. About 32,000 men ore to remain on the islands These will be needed lor police duty, even if the actual fighting la over. SIX NEW SHIPS. Naval Appropriation Bill Carrie* Seventy-Six Million Dollars. Ixliich Po**. Washington, April 22.—The House Committee on Naval Af sairs today completed the Naval appropriation bill. The most important item, as to new ships, was left until the last and finally determined upon was as follows; two battleships of about 16,000 tons displacement to coat exclu sive of armor and armament, $4,212,000 each; two armored cruisers of about 14,500 tons dis placement, each to cost, exclu sive of armor and armament, $4,659,000; two gunboats of 1,000 tons each, to cost $382,000 each. The following new provision is made; "That the Secretary of the Navy, in his discretion and so far as in hi* judgment is prac tical, may direct that any or all of the vessels herein authorized be built in such navy yard a* he may designate.” Provision is also made tor building one of each class of ship* on the Pacific coast, and that no contractor shall bnild more than one battleship or cruiser or gun boat. The 16,000 ton* battleships will be the largest ever authorized for the American navy and among the largest war ships afioat. The armored cruisers will also be ex ceptionally large for their class, largely exceeding the New York in tonnage. The appropriation carried by the bill is slightly above $76,000,000. There was a sharp parliamen tary contest and there were many votes before the Altai decision on the ships sad onbulldingin gov eminent yards was reached. Evidently • Bad Negro. S»wU>r Star. April *3. Chief G. W. Kendrick, of King’s Mountain, brought Will Jones, alia* Will ’Jackson, col ored, to jail Monday, charged with stealing a pistol from anoth er negro. He was arrested while on hit way to Grover and had the pistol on his person. In addition to this he had a guano sack containing bits, augers, and other utensils, cal culated to be valuable in the house or store-breaking business. When arrested be stated that ha was from the North, afterwards that ha cam* from Rock Hill, and when he reached the jail he said ha can* from Illinois. / ABOUT HOT SPRINGS. Under Government Ownership, tba Springs an Sat Apert aa a National Sanitarian lor All Tima. Jno. a. HbrrrUI in Coocord Ttvn Hot Springs, Ark., April 21.— I am here attending the annual meeting of the National Edi torial Association, an organiza tion which, as its name implies, is composed of editors from all over the union. There are about 500 of them here, and a large proportion of them are accompanied by ladies. They axe here from every State and Territory, and the occasion is one of great profit and pleasure. The country between Little Rock aud Hot Springs—1 came from Memphis to Little Rock in the night—is swampy attd not interesting. It is sparsely settled, and when one sees a house it is in most cases a new one. Hot Springs is a city of 15,000, composed mostly of hotels, bar rooms, boarding houses, drug stores, and bath houses. I am stopping at the Eastman, the largest and best hotel here. This hotel has 520 rooms, and can accommodate 1,000 guests. A magnificent view of the city and the beautiful mountains surrounding is given from the tower of the Eastman, 200 feet high. The bath house contains 40 rooms. i dc not springs here ore un der government ownership, the Interior Department having control' of it. Congress took possession of the Springs in 1832, and the place wu set apart n a national sanitarium for all time, forever free from sale. The Secretary of the Interior fixes the prices charged by all bath house*. The prices are fixed according to tne equip ment of the houses, and range from $3 to $10 for 21 baths. There are 23 bath houses, besides the government free bath bouse, which provides baths gratis to those unable to pay for them. The average temperature of the water, as it comes from the mountain side, is 135 degrees, and the discharge is 1,000,000 gallons every day. The ground all around the springs is warm. The hot water is on up in all the hotels, etc., and is very beneficial as a drink, as well as to bathe in. One can drink auy quantity of it with impunity. Each bath bouse pays to the government $30 per tub per year. There are 540 tubs here. There are Ti springs in all. Some are very small, while oth ers are large, bold springs. All of them except one are closed to the human eye. The Big Iron Spring, which is the largest, has a flow of 201,000 gallons every 24 hours. The Egg Spring, which is the hottest, has a tem perature of 143 degrees. The coolest spring has a temperature of 46 degrees. The Hot Springs are held as a government monopoly, just as the making and sale of postage stamps are, and the income de rivea from the use of the wateT by the various bath houses is all expended in improving and beautifying the reservation. Uncle Sam tanks and pipes these for distribution to the various bath houses and foun tains. An interesting fact Is found in the presence of cold springs close beside many of the hot springs. All of tnese waters are shown by analysis to be free from all organic matters. • Tneir remark able purity fits them in the great est degree for drinking purposes. The Strawberry Blight. W ilea burton Mar. The Pender Chronicle this week says the strawberry crop, which at one time in the Burgaw section was so very promising, seems now in danger of being shortened by at least one-third. The change in the outlook is due to a disease or pest with which the strawberry fields arc now being visited. The pest is not a new one, but it is one with which the growers of ber ries are well acquanted—a small insect, which does its deadly work by boring through the stem jnat back of the bud. Ex-Sanator lusm to Speak. l«ilKta PtssMatL Ex-Senator Ransom has been invited by President W. W. Pul ler, of the North Carolina soci ety of New York, to deliver the address on the occasion of the Mecklenburg Declaration of In dependence by the society on May the 20th. Both of the pres ent North Carolina Senators will Also sneak on thU occasion, which Is to be mad* a memorable one. The celebration will be held at the Waldorf-Astoria. CONTEST CLOSES MAY THIRD Raise a Club of Subscribers and Win a Prize Worth Trying For. Three Handsome Prises to be Awarded for Three Largest Clubs of Subscribers Sent to The Gazette by Saturday, Nay 3rd—Particulars of the Contest Thr Gazette is one paper iu Gastou comity whose circulation is growing greater and uot leas. It is now issued twice every week; h is printed throughout from new type, neat, cleaa, attrac tive ; edited with care in every department, it endeavors to be re liable always, to print the news and tell the truth, and is devoted to the protection of home and the interests of Gaston county. These things, together with the aid of its friends, ere making the paper go at a rate which echpses all its previous records. But we feel thst our very kind friends sre entitled to some re wsrd. Therefore, encouraged by the results of other similar offers made to our subscriber* in the past, we have, as previously an nounced, decided again to interest our friends who have helped us and are helping us now to mske The Gazette what it is to-day. There are two important points to note: first. The Gazette is offered twice a week for a dollar to all who get the dollar iu by Saturday, the third day of May; second, to the three persons who bring us the three largest lists of new subscribers by that date, we will give three handsome prizes. Now tor the particulars concerning the contest and the prises: FIRST PRIZE—To the person who brings in the largest list of new paid subscriptions under this offer by the date named, we will give a choice between two handsome twenty-dollar prises. 1. Choice number one is a fine new improved Colombian Phonograph now on exhibit at Torrence’s Jewelry Store. It is not the small kind with a cylinder record. It is an improved loud in* strument with a circular record like a dinner plate, and can be heard easily across the street. This fine machine and six records (three large and three small) make up this outfit. 2. Choice number two is a most beautiful ladies’ Mahogany Desk, with chair to match, now on exhibit at The Gastonia Book Store. The desk is Macey's make inlaid with white holly and mother-of-pearl, a lovely piece of furniture, as every lady who sees it will testify. The chair to match goes with it. Bring the largest list of new subscribers and lake yonr choice of the two superb prizes described above. SECOND PRIZE—For the second largest list of subscriptions under this offer, the prize will be a choice between a very large and handsome new five-dollar hammock and a five-dollar Water* man's Fountain Pen—both at The Gastonia Bpok Store. THIRD PRIZE—For the third largest list of subscriptions brought in under this offer, the prize will be a fine threc-dollar silk umbrella or a beautiful threc-dollar rug at Thomson Co.’s store. Anybody is a new subscriber who does not uow take the paper, with this limitation: a mere transfer of the paper from one member of a family to another or from one neighbor to another for the sake of getting a name on the list is not securing a new subscriber. Of course no honest person would resort to a scheme like that. In this subscription contest the prizes are awarded not for the largest number of names but for the largest number of paid annual subscriptions at one dollar each. Four 3-months or two 6-mouths subscriptions count as one annual subscription. The contest is to end Saturday night. May 3rd, so that we can make up the awards Monday for tin? paper coming emt ou the fol lowing day. These are the conditions of the contest, and we hope our friends will get to work and forward subscriptions as fast as they get them. Everybody who knows ns knows that these prizes will be awarded just as we say. Ii the biggest list contains no more than one sub scriber, the person who brings it will get one of the twenty-dollar prizes. IMMERSE COTTON MILL. UrgHt ta Ikt Werid lor Myna lACIUrt 91 viiortQ U90Oft. IMnpatcfa to toUlftft Pool There U an nnconfinued rumor to the effect that the Conca will build at Greensboro the largest mill for the manu facture of colored cotton goods in the wortd. According to the report, the plans contemplate a mill with sn equipment of 50, 000 spindles and 7,000. looms, which can be doubled when occasion demands. The product will be high grade denims. The Messrs. Cone are out of town and no one connected with their enterprises here will say anything concerning the report. It is known, however, that options have been taken on land in the vicinity in which it is re ported that the new mill will be located. Not enough land has been secured for so great an an terpriae, aad the fact that some of the property in the locality is held at exorbitant figures may canse the project to fail through. Killed ms Isuneaee Rabbit Hawk. *•*«» tfsuuta PnwaL Noah McMnrry, who lives down on Besson's creek at the old Mailman place killed a hawk one day last week that measured 4 feet and 5 inches from tip to tip. It was of the species known as the "rabbit" hawk and was the larg est of which we have had any record. Our informant tells as that an eagle has also been seen about the premises aad has made two attempts to catch a small dog on the place. Mr. McMnr ray hopes to get a shot at it. Odd r at lows’ Flasaoss Grand Secretary. B. H. Wood ell has completed his report which will be submitted to the Grand Lodge, which will meet in Greensboro May 13th, This report shows that the total mem bership. of the Independent Or der of Odd Fellows in this State January 1st, 1902, waa 7,781, which shows a net gain over the previous pear of 1045. The relief extended by these lodges during the year was as follows: MmkU* ...da,— HKw -— ■ 1.1HU Tovat —...SIS.1M.1S This Is an increase over 1900 of $2,192.06. The receipts In the subordinate Lodges for the year were $52, 227.57, an increase over the pre vious year of $8,751.56. The disbursements for the same time including the relief extended aa trail as Investment in proper ty ware 4t.8M.64 an Increase of $8,041.as. The total assets of subordinate lodges, which includes. money on hand, lodge property, notes, j bonds, building and loan stock, real estate, widows sad orphans funds and special funds over and above liabflitiea ia $113,946,09, being an increase over the the previous year of $10,223.05, which shows that the increased expenditures were invested. „ Critical Ads With Stria. nMHr Sixteen ia a critical age with glrla. It is then, If ever, that the Mary Anns become Maries and Mavtnes and Mata. wwar sjuwfr raom *K N.CORSETS I "i»fttw>Y. nkwvtnm. -- Ladles’ Wrappers from }l to $1.50 Children’s Ideal Waist 25 cents. Don’tfalltoseeour new Peco Skirt J. F. YEAGER, Ladles* Furnishings a Specialty. ■ ■ '■ a——ggBB!—mi— i —-gmmwwggwFT—g—a—t i i The time has come for our customers to call and make set lement for Fertilizer* either by note or cash. May 1st we must make settlement with companies. Craig & Wilson. PIANOS and ORGANS PAY CASH AND GET WHOLESALE PRICE. For 60 Days the Best Makes are Offered at Wholesale Prices for Cash. Stieff Piano* are the only world renowned instrument sold direct from factory to purchaser. 1 am Stieff’s factory salesman and have something to tell you. Listen! For 00 days I will aell a piano or organ to any one at a ....straIght Wholesale Prlea on a Cash B—la.... I handle three other Brakes of good instruments which I can aell yon lower than the lowest. Also have on hand a lot of nice second-hand pianos sad organa, received in exchange, which go from $15 to $85 1 can’t ace everybody—too much territory. Bat write me end I’ll call oa yon, and what’s more, will save yon money. W. D. BARRINGER, Salesman Chas. U. Site*. GASTONIA. K. C. HAMMOCKS nn.i. r~. ^ » ,a rtf Tin»t rrr hammnrhi They will surely “catch you good.’* The new weaves this trasne ere traasnaUy pretty, the colon sad superb striping* prodace la some Instances charming tapestry effects, while the materials tad making era nil that could ho dsafaed. Prices Me op to $6.00. THE NEW BOOKS ALSO are her* with their charming covers, pictures, aad msiisgaa of in. struct!on and entertainment. Our counters, too, an a-bloom srith the msw April msgesiaes. Please drop In and browse emong them to your heart’s content. PASSE PAftTOUT. Hava you learned? We hate the outfits end fne butructiou hooks. Gold .nd sUver hindlegs at » cents net roC, colors at M SAJerpsaasiaiias^ u~~‘ MARSHALL’S BOOK STORE, On the Corner. o
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