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rUT] THE GASTONIA ¥ — « Published Twice a Week—Tuesdays W. F. MAKSBAIL, Edita* and Prapriatar. DEVOTEE TO THE FXOTECTIOW OF VOL. XXIII.__GASTONIA, N. C„ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1008. wwaw^r?"^—egg^f^i"WBBgwwBBaaaeaBBBa«eg»"M———■ PENSION MOLL'S TOTAL. OmnBWi ku Paid Oreat Sam •I S2.MOJS4JIO—Ha»Uy lw Tha Civil War—All Other Wan Caaablaad Ban Cart la Pea> aloaa Laaa Than t2M.M0.MQ. The auuual report of the Com missioner of Pensions, Eugene P. Ware, made public yesterday shows that the number of names on the pension rolls ia still under the million mark, despite a net gain of - 5,732 pensioners since 1898. The total enrollment in July 1 last, was 999,446 aguiust 997,735 last year. The totaTcom prises 738,809 soldiers and 260, 637 widows and dependents. The aggregate includes4,©5 pension ers outside the United States. The number of death notices of old soldiers, not now in the service, received by the bureau during the year was 50,128; but only 27.043 of them were pen sioners. The report says that the death rate among the pen sioners for the coming year will be about 40,000 and the losses to the rolls from other causes will be about 6,000. The total amount paid for pensions daring the fiscal year was $137,504,268, and the yearly cost of operating and maintaining the bureau ana the agencies, ontsidc of the pay ment of pensions proper, aggre gates $3,590,529. The pension system, says the repoit, since the beginnings!the government has’eost $2,992,309,019. exclusive of the establishment of the sol diers homes. The pension dis bursements by the United States from July 1, 1790, to June 30, 1865, were $96,445,444. TOTAt COST OF PENSIONS.# TheXfollowing amounts have been paid to soldiers, their wid ows minors children, and depeu dent relatives on account of mili tary and naval service during the wars in which the United States has been engaged: The amount* paid u petition* ou account of disabilities and deaths as results of military and naval service during the wars of 1812 and with Mexico, and in time of peace, to the beginning of the war with Spain, are in cluded in the payments, on ac count of the war of the rebellion. It is estimated that $16,000,000 were paid in pensions for disabil ities and deaths to military and naval service in the wars of 1812 and with Mexico and during the time of peace prior to the war of the rebellion, making the pay ments^ the pensions to soldiers and sailors of the war of the re bellion and of the regular mil itary aud naval establishments since the close of said war of the rebellion and their widows, children, and dependent relatives amount to $2,728,878, 276. This is ontside of the cost of main taining the bureau, agencies, and soldier’s homes. WQSK OP PAST VICAR. The average value of each pension is now a little over $132 a year. The number of applica tions for pensions filed was 188 626; rejected 118,464, and grant ed 117,268. Daring 1902 the bu reau handled 47,106 more pen sion applications than it received showing progress in catching up with the accumulated work. The number of cases now undergoing examination in the bureau and in the process of adjudication, know aa the "pending files," as followi: Total —.._X&AM Commissioner Ware recom mends that the New England pension agencies of Augusta, Boston and Concord be consoli dated and that Congress provide for the storage outside of the Pension Bureau of the great amount of accumulated and com bustible records now seldom needed or examined. The re post shows that on Jnly 1 last there were pending IS,004 ap peals from the decisions of the commissioner. The summary of rejected eases shows that 23, 073 of the rcjtctloi* were on le gal grounds and 95,390 on medi cal grounds. pleasant Tones Pram Central. Atlanta >~n*L We Ote pleased to nota bow much toon gently "Central* sneaks to os since we published that story ebont the mlOionairs who nUrried a telepbouegir! be cause be fell In love with her voice. BATTLE BETWEEN BEAIS. Crowd •( a Now York Hoaagarla Saaa a Big GrUsly Boaiaa By a Trained Cinnamon Boar. hmm Yotk Timm* 8«cl IS. Bear fighting as a popular amusement was revived at the Central Park menagerie yester day, when nearly a thousand men, women and children saw Garibaldi, a cinnamon bear, weighing 430 pounds, driven into the cage oi Rocky, a grizzly of double his weight, by keepers who knew that the meeting would be apt to result in s terrific fight. Word to that effect was passed about the Park and ac counted for the crowd which alternately cheered and groaned at the battle, which continued with absolutely no interference for fully twenty minutes. Disappointment awaited those who expected to see the smaller brute's life crushed out by his gigantic adversary, for Garibaldi, who had beta carefully trained for exhibition purposes, always managed to evade the deadly hag and return a shower of stunuing blows. The conflict, which was waged up and down the face oi the cliff in the big bear cage, ended only when both animals were exhausted. Keeper Try son believed they would renew it soon. "I shouldn't be surprised to find a dead bear in the cage in the morning,” said one keeper. Garibaldi was presented to the city a week ago by Joseph Sareix, on itinerant Italian show man, who explained to Director Smith that the animal was be coming too dangerous for his purposes. Sareix said that Garibaldi was as agile as a prize fighter, knew all the tricks of wrestling, and was exceptional ly strong, all of which he abundantly demonstrated in the conflict. Mr. Smith first put the new animal In a wooden cage until he was accustomed to his new food and surroundings. Gari baldi at once tried to force the sides, and yesterday morning Keeper William Snyder, on going to give him his breakfast, found that he had gnawed through the planks at one corner and would in a few hours have made the hole big enough to crawl through. Director Smith thought a fight Would ensue if the new bear waa put in the big cage, but he called a council of keep ers, at which it waa decided that it was the only thing to do. The conclnsion was reached that the little bear could not kill the big one, while, If Gari baldi waa killed, the city would lose nothing, as he was a gift. Police reserves were called from the Arsenal, a rope was stretched to keep the crowd at a moderate distance, and then Garibaldi, who had been in the meantime placed in a small iron traveling cage, waa dragged np the hill, roaring with rage. After mnch resistance he was driven into the grixxly den. Kocky had been roused by the crowd and by the noisy protests of the new-coroer. He has long been the master of the bear cage, and his looks do not belie his dangerous character. The little bear was no sooner behind the bars than the big one started to climb the face of the cliff towards him, snarling and ETowling, as his claws slipped cratingty over the rock. Garibaldi did not flinch. He stepped forward to the very edge of t“e cHII and watched the big fellow approach. No sooner was R«;ky within teach than Ganbaldi leaned forward and tave him a swift blow on the bead. Rocky uttered a roar of pain and anger, and tried to retaliate, but the smaller bear had the advantage of position and landed tbre? blows the big fellow for every one he got in return. The spectators were in an uproar in a moment, but all tbeir shouts and cries could not drown the savage noises of the struggling brutes. With a mighty eflort the ffrusly pulled himself up on the narrow ^lev^l apace above the rocks, despite the efforts of the other to batter him down. Prom then on It was like a fight between a light, scientific boxer HLf ■■•'•lned men who railed upon his strength to win. Several times the highest fell as Lf »"*/**“ ‘he gristly hurled himself upon him to finiah the battle be would throw himself spryly out of danger and before the other could recover deal him a staggering blow. Both animals were badly torn. The fighters were becoming exhausted, but tbe cinnamon still dealt powerful blows, while the griazfy'i efforts to clinch with him became more end more helpless. Finally, growl ing, the bear started to climb down the rocks. Garibaldi followed him closely, but striking no longer. They reached the cemented Hoot and stood glar ing. Tt seemed that the fight might be resumed, bnt suddenly Rocky backed into a corner and lay down. The cinnamon watched him for a few minutes and then fell over where he stood. The crowd cheered the victor and the police took the tope away and let all who wished crowd up to the bars. Last night toe animals were as far apart as they could get in the cage, licking their wouads. Mr. Obeys Mark Haaaa M. LooU IUpublic President Roosevelt's declara tion in bis Cincinnati speech last Saturday night to the effect that "the trust question has no connection with the tariff” sounds the keynote of the Re publican campaign from this time forward and calls for the thoughtful consideration of voters. It is apparent that the recent conference between the Presi dent and Senator Haunt and other Republican leaders who visited Oyster Bay for that pur pose bos resulted in the triumph of Hanna's high tariff views. The Republican party will stand stubbornly firm in defense of Dingleyinn, despite the popular sentiment for a modification of the Dingley schedule*. Its speakers, with Mr. Roosevelt in the van, will answer the people’s demand for tstifi revision by claiming that tariff revision offers no remedy for whatever evil ex ists in the trust system. They will hold out' the -unsubstantial promise of Government control of the trusts instead. The voters at the polls most make answer to this Republican contention. It is a plain and simple task. They have learned by bitter experience that the pro scriptive Dingley tariff created the trust evil. They know that the great majority of mooopoly trusts are maintained by this tar iff la the enjoyment of their op pressive monopolies. They know that there is no excuse for the "protection" of these multimil lionaire combines that are now underselling European competi tors in all European markets. They have seen that the most certain result of destroying com petition in American markets is that American consumers axe compelled to pay more for the products of the American trusts than foreigners pay for those same products In foreign mar kets. The President docs not appeal to the intelligence oi American voters with the arguments found in his Cincinnati speech. He In sults that intelligence instead. The Republican position ss dic tated by Mark Hanna and now by the President is directly an tagonistic to the people's inter est. The people’s action at the polls In November should be in accordance with this truth. Sympathy far a Crtssus. New York Srese. Two men hurriedly walking east in liberty street almost ran into an elderly fellow turning the corner at Nassau, beaded for Broadway. The latter’s over coat was roughly put on. Par too tight across the back, it was wrinkled into horizontal cor rugations. The collar was part ly turned down. The texture was cheap, the shade a rusty brown. An old felt hat was on the gray head, a bat ot many masons which bad been pearl, but now was weather-stained and spottted with prespirmdon. The dark brown trousers were kneed and almost frayed. The shoes had not known blacking for weeks. One of the men paused to salute the veteran deferential ly. and after passing the com pliments of the day rejoined his companion. "How much did be strike yon for?” the latter asked. "Strike me?” said the other with a puzzled look. "Yes; I saw you put your hand in yonr pocket aod thought the old codger might have beaten you out of a quarter." "Oh I Wiy, that was Russell.Ssge." It is noted that those points which hare none bat Southern Railway connections are not getting any circus dates this year The explanation is that the cir cus trust finds the Southern’s rates for transportation too high and refuses to patronise the road. ___ A number of ■tore-buildings were unrooted at Monroe Tues day afternoon by a cyclone. The destructive current seemed to move in the upper atmosphere as only the higher buildings were damaged. No Hvea were lo«t OLD-TIME SBOOTUf 8 MATCHES. York Csntr Huknuniki|i la the Diyi Whoa Crack-Skate Shat far Beef. Y or krill* Kaaoinr. Oat. lit Discussing the recently pub lished story of Brit Bolin, the "giant deer slayer,” an old citi sen. who has passed seventy years, reverted la his conversa tion to the shooting matches which used to have a general vogue in this vicinity over fifty yean ago. In those days they used to shoot for beeves with the rifle. A party of crack shots would make np a purse at so much a shot, and the prises, five in number, would go to the ■hooters who ceme nearest the mark. The target consisted of a charred board with ■ diamond of white paper ia the centre. On the paper was a crow, and the quality of the shooting was es timated by the distance of the shots from the centre of the cross. The object of charring the board waa to insure a larger "tear-out" by the ballet, thas throwing the outer edge of the hole nearer to the cross mark. The usual regulations were SO yards "off-hand." and 100 yards with a rest. The 100 yards shot was usually taken lying down, with a rest over a log. Some shooters preferred the off-hand shot at 50 yards: but a majority of them were inclined to 100 yards shot. The first two choices were the hind quarters; the second two the fore-quarters snd the fifth, the "hide, horns, snd tallow." "One of the beat shots in tbe country.” said the gentleman referred to, "was Jas. P. Carson, who was a coach maker by trade. 1 remember, when a boy, of going to a shoot ing match at the 'Joiner Place.' about six miles east of Yorkvillc where the Chester road inter sects with the Yorkvillc and Rock Hill road. There was a grog shop there, and shooting matches were frequent. On this occasion, Ur. Carson was one of the participants. His rivals (eared him and tried to fill him with liquor. They did get him to take several drinks, sad the party that was with him began to remonstrate. ‘Never you mind,* he said 'all I want is somebody to wipe out and load my rifle, and 1*11 show yon how to shoot.’ Tht shooting com menced, and after some 15 or 20 shots it was found that Mr. Car son bad won all five choices. He and his friends drove the beef home on foot. This feat of Mr. Carson’s was remembered by tbe rifle shots of the county for many years afterward as al together unparalleled in the beef shooting of the day. Mr. Carson went off to the Mexican war a few yean after this, and died on ship while re turning. He was buried in tbe Gulf of Mexico. Other famous rifle shots of the day were Pinch Branch and Wilson Garner. Branch was es pecially known as an off-hand 50-yard shot, and it used to be as id of him that he could nqt •hoot much until he eras pretty wall under the influence of liqnor; bat how true that was, I do not know." Stitt Psrs seating Msrfau. . nihMput bwi It isrepeated that bat for the high duty on works of art Mr. Morgan would bring to this coun try and eventually donate to public galleries Us vast collec tions of paintings which are blow ia Europe. Mr. Morgan's sit conuaiauoner is authority forth* statement. These collection* are almost without parallel, aa they include rare examples of many schools of which (bis country has few specimens. As it is knows that Mr. Morgan has no idea of seUinw his paintings, it is rldtculons for the govern ment to keep them out by high duties. The American artists will not sell one picture more because of the *xcln*ion of the Morgan paintings, while they do lose the benefit of a study of the pictures. Min In* Cleveland i Maine DM*. Mistress of a 70 acre island, on which there is only one cottage besides the one occupied by hsf self. Mias Rosa Cleveland, sister of the former President, has hi* come greatly Interested in agri culture and stock raising, which »h* find* profitable; Miss Cleve land has about 800 chicken*, a large bard of cows and a big ragatable garden on bar island, where she raises prise pumpkin* fat chickens, and nukes prime dairy butter. She handle* hat aflaus herself, it la said, but em ploy* a large force of men. KEOI STtAnOROfOLUTCIATBS How It I* Provided tor to ttoc lha bv. the permanent registration of illiterate voters under the "mad. father clause” of the snSrsge amendment. This registration •ill begin next Thunder (the M of October) and close on the 25th of October. By this act any pereen who cannot read sad write may register if he or say ancestor was a voter ou the 1st of Jean ary, 1887, or at aay that prior to that date. The of these voters will be kept oa a ■S**** from other voters, which list the registrar must return to the clerk of the Superior Court, who must make an alphabetical list by town ship* sad record the same to a book provided tor that purpose. The clerk anut alao scad a copy of sack list to the Secretory of State, who must record the — -ta a book provided for that pur. pose. In this manner the names of all such voters will be pt-ma nently preserved and they will always be entitled to vote. The registrar must alao give ovary aocb voter a certificate showing that he is a duly registered voter and the clerk moat certify under his official seal to the genuineness of sack certificate, •ad any person having such a certificate, and moving to another county, can register and vote in any county in the State, notwithstanding bis inability to read and write. If a voter loses bis certificate be can get another which can be used in place of the lost one. The Legislature has thaa pro vided the way by which illiter ate white men shall always be entitled to vote, as was promised daring the last campaign. And, STCiiVi this act which provides for this permanent registration. Fact MJU Bank Balked. YMMUtaMlinr. Oct. UL Burglar* entered the saving* Bank of Pqrt Hill, sometime during yefterday morning, blew open the vault and safe with ni tro-glyceribe or dynamite, and earned ot between $2,500 and $3,000 In cash. The news was received here by telephone n few boots after the discovery of the robbery. Prom such information as can be bad, it appears that at an early boor, a passer by noticed that one of the bank windows had been shattered to splinters. He looked inside and beheld n scene of confusion. The vanlt door, twisted and bent was stand ing wide open and tha floor was littered with papers. Cashier Mcscham was in formed o! the situation without delay, and upon investigation he found that the doors of both the vanlt and safe had been blown open. In the safe be had left the night before about $1,100 in silver and a considerable sum tin currency. The silver was gone sad ao was the currency, all but a lot of fragments, which had been left by the explosion. The first report was that the barglais got In the neighborhood i of $5,000; but slater story which ■earns to be mom antitrade, la that tha lots does not exceed $3,000. The buglers did not at tempt to carry away anything bat cash, and so far aa has bam reported, no valuable pipers were destroyed by the explosion. There was no bmglar insurance. It will taka several days to re pair the furniture and restore or der in the #mcked bank rooms bat the bank officials hope to be able to resume barium this, Wednesday morning, oral least to-morrow. Davidson College la to have at once a new dormitory. It will be balk of brick, contain 30 room, win be furnished through* oat, and be heated by steam. RoYal Baking Powder * • — ■ ■ —. Qa^AMi«Aaila f ■-_r_<l oarcguaras tat xooa Ag«in«t a]um* '■'zrasscssr SOME Of OUR SPBCIALTIBS. Here yon will tad the newest ud amt iaahloaabl* Milliners Pan, Indies’ Coats, Drew Goods, Waisrin«s. Trtauaiags, sad all MILLINERY. Iklau.M^bt'Mk.llbdMM. shown here In all their autumn glory. Just the hat yon want. the Myk yon want, and the trimmings yoa want are to be had have with a promptness that will please yoa. JAMES F. YEAGER. ^_. BIG VALUES MOTS SUITS AND OVERCOATS T - -murmi ff| mmmrnmmrn^. FALL AND WINTER. 1902-1903. !V •SI ROMAN, the CletMer. CRAIG & WILSON. GASTONIA, .... NORTH CABOUHUL WE *rc now ,n to furnish Grata - ” Drills. Wagons, Baggies, Surreys, and all klads of Fanalag Implement ouch as Disc Plows, Tara Plows, Spike Tooth harrows. Also wa have the nicest Has of winter Lop Bahaathat has soar been la tfclg town. We ore always glad to hays oar customers caU and aee as whoa la seed of eaythlag (a the above Bee. We extend a cordial tnyttatloa teeaeaed ait* Respectfully Yours, Crate ft Wilson. Do You Need Any BEDROOM FURNITURE ismaar! SSa&fJftcOOCH.. i WILLIAMS FURNITURE CO. 1 Davit Block. Q—Ionia. N. C. Charlotte Private Ho l. 13 K.rtk Cterck StraM, Charlotte, ■ • . H. C. \ «.-Ae.X.« . J?. •, ^ * -'y ' Hovitai. Staw: JOHN R. IRWIN. M. D. c. a. nmoomiam. x. d. ROBT. L, OIBBON, M. D.
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