Newspapers / Gastonia Daily Gazette (Gastonia, … / Jan. 2, 1903, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Gastonia Daily Gazette (Gastonia, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
\ ***^*****^**0***0m**j»*mnji&m0*0m _' . * * • ^ 11 ‘BHi the Gastonia grows greater, oot less. _ ... . _ _, J_ Rubllahed Twice a Week— w. r. MABSgAU,, Mitsr —< Prsprlster._ DEVOTEE TO ' VOl^. XXIV. OA8TON1A, N. C.t FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1908, HISTORY OF VENEZUELA South AaMricsn Republic Die cowed by Alonso d« OJ«U. OLMATE Of TBS OOOtTBT XHJX •» >M aag CeM «UmO a•*)« Vrtww. mmrn. n»«»M»i«Mr 1m* Hum SaU m W<ll«*-t«wtlw> *1 tb* BwiMU tin* W*U Drtati «t«M. Ter a mall country, ai compared ta th* Cnltod Statm, Vamutli la and baa born for aa Indefinite parted mak las a sreat nolaa la the world.” mid Dr. Pterre D**nny*r* of Now Orteana, who Una apant a number of yean la that country, ta a repeater for the Washington Eveulas Star Ua other afternoon. -According to current hlstary, tbe ra public, now known aa tbe republic of tbe United State* of Vtoeauela. wia diacorered ae early aa 1440 by tb* Qaa tUlan knlsbt Alonao da Ojeda, who bad ba«a *aaorlatad with Coiumbu* oa kla second voyapa and who commended a fleet of four vemele, chartered and •quipped by eotae wealthy mrtheali of Seville. Tor 340 year* Veaeeuela rimeteid loyal to tb* Spanlab crown. July B, 1«1. tha Sadias men ef Caracas pro claimed a republic and adopted a coo. atltutloo very atrnOar to' that ef mm own country, ffrn yeara of war fat lowed. which eodad fig tb* erputetou of the Spanish army tram tb* peovtaa*. ta 1M7 a treaty of peso* was tegnad and Spain formally acknowledged Os independence ef tb* country. "According to tM tnm g UM, tbcr* worn to V—into 8—000 abort* to— Of thto number *9,000 were to d—andeot *0.000 subjugated and *— 000 a—Unlisted. T—PtoMtUy giu> tog. tb* territory ot Um republic aoo into— three wtol d—ned rain— the agricultural. the greets# and the for atoJ- Tha dm aecaptoa on era ef IMJ04S K)un afla u4 agtaito Cm tha north to the north weal of tha a— . try. I u thto regtoo era to b* round tha co—t rang* mad that of tha Venag—toa And— whlchtora eery fata* raltoya. Be toads end «7,CXT square ana to long to prtrato parti— The grant— toada torn a (rat halt south «f tha ag rl—Itnnl region. It hae sn ar— of I09L4M square all— of which 8MM ' are pobUc a»4 801018 private lands “thto regtoo to cad* op ef la—aa gra— curated plains with narlgaM* rl— which —attow daring tha rainy a—oa and Inundate them. Tha thhd ragtos the for—tat B— to tb* aooth or tha posing halt and —trad* to tha an—horn I halts — ▼—annals It has •08,08# aguara mlla ot ana. ef which •dMI ate public an# 4.78# are prints ▼aanilni Anda and tha"—saTut Partus ranges Acoadlng to the latest oOetol data, the const U— cf Tt— -1 MM kfleaatora along tha a— and ti* AilaaUc ooaan Mitten* Day esmm jKhonfM. ttdoMTt th* totartcr — tb* Ink— of Me—aalto and Val—cto. Than an la (ha country 8 re golfs two large takes and 904 at—■ lak— Tha territory to bathed by 1,047 rtract aytd rtndets — whkto 4*8 a— atrab of the 6— - “Tb* climate of the eountry la mild, the ext— of beat and cold of Dorth *rn <#p—i betog unknown. Tha amata ef V—eeaek ar* toietahly healthy. Neither the black rook—> .jtofld* Wearbwaaiaiieda—dam1c.aV 5*47to( vet Tha agrirultenU b*U •—w* code— cacao, sagar anas all hinds ef oar—la and adUd* tab*—, each — th* potato, yucca, yarn. etc. Tb* gratong section la ml adapted to th* —Itong ef cattls The ternary of tbo republic lo <U HM Into tbMam federal etatoo, MHi At to boa lb pmMaat aod luMabn. Aa former Is elected by- direct vote fiery four yearn. Bach otata by ape obit law dutei oilaoa tba ftxwf and ms dflkma Cor tba election of tbo aumboco Of tbo lagttatata.' The federal dmtrict It dtpnadtnt open tba praaMant af tba mptAHte who arorrlaaa bio authority «haua|V,a pomrnor af Ma feaa oelec ttetL , ' Tbo capital of tbo ropabtio A tbo etty of damns, temdodta met by Don DV op© do I^cada, a Rpaalab captain, wbo mm tha Aty tba asm of Rpirtiace do Tub. which It atn rattens la old and moan pnbUc teabn Ja. The etty m sxaftffsvisaez. carding to tba mm A *1MJ. ttedo fM from ‘ ' Afoott fpc «m|| ptMr M pcfici and rob iongthwm from mA to wotenad tram ante to tooth, njoaap M bafVCtep omuyteo aa area af mam than two acres- All af tho pnbUoWlft tepnara worthy of tbs patetfan tbootiy Tba am _ uty It Mira neraa. tba palaeo erected by tba Iota Praatdont Ormpn who was MM te a battle wftb meliffltatele )0U ao R woa aompMod. It la anw It tenialA bp PeaAliat Outro* *— T» Oamttr.191.00 « Year, | i " CASTRO AND HIS RIVAL. lyw fuit Umi tk> Tmmh rmldwi and Oamrai Nataa. C.prla no Caatru president of Vtocsa ala. nix from tbe extreme west of the country anU In UN rveeoved rrc«14cnt Amlrndo from office and beeama f art stooal preekleot himself. Bay a the Pitta barg Past. Hla hDevai w* from like Andreo rogtou, and anarchy rrtgn ■d In Oaracaa daring the vtneute, Hla •pedal abhorrence la Huroprtin med dling In the finance of hla country. Oa Oct. as. 1001, be erne dalg elected con •Ulatloaal proaldcnt. and bla tarts doe* ata regularly expire ontll March. UN Tbe Berlin Krcus Zrttung. In com menting oa hie confine! while tbe debts now dimmed war* being coutraded, mid: Then be began la ibe pataca <4 Mira Florae at Caracas tbe life of oa unbridled Sards on pal os. bat whan the brave man Inrltad bla fair friend* from North America nnd tbe people heard of tbv orgies that were held, beard tbat tbrtr money waa going tv North Ameri ca. Cbero ureas a cry for tbo fellow** ex pulsion." This Is tbe biased view of a Oenuan paper. Cuetro eras elected by tbs people after that Now tbe chtaf rival for hla place la General Uaonel Antonio Mato*, a man who tpanl years In Baropc and la a dip ion n l of power, lie Is raaponalble for the European hostility to Castro. Eu rope baa daanced him. and be baa pledged tbe noouiros uf Veorcneta as security tn a rant or bla anntaaa If ta connection with a true pcrtraltnra of tbe man reflcctJoo-be given (o tbe un known validity or a manat of the debts, acme guaranteed and soma pH rata con tracts. it may be cone faded that this Impetuous Andean boa some shadow <4 right with him. Hla rignags are to be meaaored by tba Spanish standard. CAra'i pradoentnant chare cteriatle la bravery, says the Philadelphia Pram Even hla NNrin admit that he poo ■maab It to an extent that commanfi* ispnt Oaatro baa stated that ha wta not *7 from VmnMt. as moat of tea predecessor* have daoe; that ha pro poses to rvatala no matlav at what cast. Matos wears glove* always, so as not to expos* hla bands to the run or sail. Oaatro la a recant battle arttb bis own 1 bands dragged ammunldos boxes from the ears. Aa the resalt of hla ena-gy hla troops soon bad thatr belts reflllad and war* aM* to betel the battle to a auc -, JOKED ABOUT LOST FINGERS rna PIT* Lmtm Thr*e>’ !>« KlNOto Tntllitw TlMtm. "Two ton At* lata tbraa," Jam tarty NUrtad ITnglaato William A. Smith of Now Tor* aa ba reeauOy lift •d op aad sbpwad to tba other employ aaa to a raataaraot at A06 Oolambua araoar hU right band, ton arbleb tba thumb aod otoddla flogar war* atotohg aaja tba Naw Xark Bragina Journal! Tbay bad }oat baao rlppad alt by an alactrtc WOdhbr which aecldcotnOy atartad op as ba waa rapatrlag lb Semal of tba mau ran Car aa am bduaa but Smith bound up hie hand In a handhwrtilcf and -want to work an tba vaetfluior again. Whao tb* aor gaco ton Boosmll boapttal arrived, haaald: "Ton’ll bar* ga go to tlia boapttal This la a aarloua Job." . “Out you da 'an mr aakad IntMi "leant." “Too bad!* uU Smith. Ttt got to wvtk*“ ^Tha^oatar kitotoail aod aakad whara , “Boohing round tba rantUamr, t gune," mid Smith. Tba Anger* could not ba Aland. Smith want ta tba boapttal, bat rafoaad to tot In tba ambulaacr, riding am tba ant wtth thaadrgaou ■aoaratloua tor tba foundation* aC a naw start brigg* a* tba Cbtngo aad Akaa read acroaa tba Vermdfcm rim at Btraatnr, ISL, have unaartbad a mag nldcant gitona of DM atom aaya tba Chicago brtmlng FeeL It la 1H taebaa kmg and ball an torb wtda. It la ab imttattou of a btrd. A Mrd atooa, wbOa of tba uadalkiifl ataaa of prahle tMla bbtog—di or ehartna which her* hi so am Mak* ngnaaats ■taka aga art at uo •pedaaule and b ship. It! aakiamnpat of ait. Thla btrd Btmtsr maat bar* patted Into «b*pr and sftarward ground to lb praaaat tom aud that poUahad dH1 partly, toe It la naarty aa maotth aa gtaae. Me tw. mm Wntb. ' • Matter Ktttredge of (teeth Dakota tabaT pride |n arm- aaytng more thee *»*r * "It*" to mpi(t mb. On* ^ recently a perrtapowdeat (ntar r^pad Mao, bet wa« aaable to get **• Mtae the gpaaaynaMe* a***d la ra»*y. '• ,*-• •• FteeHy ha ataed. "What la the lar ge* alty ta «odth Dakota r The aanatco looked hie rarprlea ee to terarwrd. "Baa* Fan*." The earreepaodeat bowed aad left. Meetta* a (Hoad a law aaeaaaata Itt * ha Mil *1 Jnat added the ward* Wev Fane* ta Monk* KUtradwCa to Mbatuy." ^ ^ T The knle-Veto aanatiaeea (hat Cola M had Ha)k tatari at the Frewdh araay are (Haw ta hare balk a etaer ■hi* balloon. the plana at wbteh hare ahead/ bean approved by the aatiditer ad war. The be neon, whtah win ha ready by Mwt eprlog. wfli hart a eat wo ad MW eobto garth and Me leapth w« ha egwel ta dead tlwea its greetatt HaaMtar. The ootar caHag wu he a^dMhtajnttat^hMlaalDc a aaaaad I . "* .. i T»* Qamttb for IMS, $1,00. k MODERN WHITE HOUSE Hew Heating; and i-tg*rtny Ap paratun an Electric Marvel. all vises enclosed n ooidctts !*• W*nMn, rrawnr m4 v« right, Arm Rn hr IlMObltr. Wtrieri Ina a CeriutoMriri la a rUM Warms* WMh a CrigaaMr at TkiM Tima—as rial—. Th*e are tfcirty-two alt— of sloe trie wire* la tbo new WbKc Hoorn at Washington, a/i the New York World. Tbgy transmit tb« cwrwt to trary nook sod ccruir of the building tar many pnirnam —1 with (Mr oonuec Horn main op what is proooanced the moat parted electrical eystam la the United mates Hxperts my the— la none to compare with K In Intricacy or sxactocsa. AO of the Ifees ore laal—ad ta ooo darta, and each iron pipe repreaeals a e>pa rate and distinct eyweaa Under the floor la every haOway Is a mem at ooaddta Cutting off the wires la Im possible. and there is no way la which the ay*teoi can be tatarfwed with ex cept at a point where the lajary can be quickly detected and repahed. la a mechanical way electricity does everything about the bunding except ta produce tbe heat and It dlatrfbntaa that. The lighting system cepe aetata the latest Improvements Then are separate panels or switch boards tar every room oo the mala Hoar, and the panel fer the great east room Is large easagfc far ag ordinary hoc— it bag twenty ri« dragtts twfhiy-ce* at which are In tha eeniag. so that any desired number of lights may bo torn* od oo la an laatoat. or they aaa all bo thrown oo by a torn of the mala switch. Tha mine uriacgplt la foBewed throughout the building. Bach floor has two seritchboards ooa at each sod. and there are separate ooet In the east and woe terraces The pearie are at Tamil mn tnaihla and are aB In eland behind locked doors Outride the dears *»e push buttons which oootrui the kail lights but them light* eaa bo tamed oo lurid* at the panel eo (hat they cannot be turned off from the out ride ***** am tvtMritbOMUlUWWb Me and private. Th* private intern pmaldmyVoMnliTTS r*te5te K ^ ■toary Oarfatye*1* flat*. If wegfcp trmatkaBy. and by (Imply pramlng a button tb* prooldont can call op any ana In tb* betiding ho wtobao ta talk to Tb* pubfie (yatao connoot* all th* principal mama but wwta through a •antral awttcbboard la the «iactive oBtu. The elevatera. pa manger and freteht, wprk automatically. Whan tba prast dmit wants tba rtuvatar. to p»Mte tba button, and it touim to tba floor bo ta on provided no one also I* uatng It Than ha prnm tb* button Imutef tb* ncabar X tba floor b* wtobca to go to and away be gout Tb* dumb waiter which eonnacta tba hltrban ta tb* beee mant with tbe oppar floor 'worka the •ama way. Tbe Sra alhrm ayricia la aatf acting. Tba rimpie breaking X • glam at convenient pieces through tba bu* ty°tgp ttot oui^be alarmi throughout tbe tba sweanta. Aa tbe'roof le kept eouatantly Ailed with water by an auto matie device which marts tbe ptuop as •son aa tb* water tUHa alight ly below tbe surface and atop* it erban tba tank la run. AM througb tbe butldtag am atatfcma from which tbe yatcbpien moat Km f* rapueta every ten minutes. and tho puma am m fry apart that ttora lam tot boa Car tba watebman to alt flown more than a minute without bring caught at tt An riaborate ayrietn X riaew* bona ran* from every ream to rrwy oaotkm X tbu bourn. A porfaet ryuttoi X vwotnattea * maintained by oteettte fium. In tb* pautty X tba ■tata dining room ta a great rtautrio fltoto erurmm wttb a aapaatty X MfiO Ptetaa. It ash be heated to any one X three tmpaitmfl and by aateg all tbe bmt It to imgili to soak wttb it to earn X emergency. TkweareSJOOto mndairaat tlghta X <»■ wit mm ta tbe buMdteg. Tbe work x Inetallrtton x tbe etee baguu July H audit to a daw days. , Its Win be about irjxw. «*ca la M eottca, load id KabOe* •tlea or « dor that breach* I tabor hrl plant bn that Mo a MtMa h DIVIDEND OF IIP PEI CENT. iaad Fraa Sail* Ik, Va„ to tin ton. N. C„ al Great Earning Capacity. CtataMObimn. Baltimore, Dec. 30.—The Sofiolk & Carolina Railway Company baa declared a stock dividend of 100 per cent, for the year 1902. The oreaeot capital stock of the company is $400, 000. This railroad ia entirely owned by Baltimore capitalists aod runs from Sofiolk, Va., to II den ton, N. C., on the Chowan river, a tributary of Albemarle Sound. An extension now being built will carry the road to Elisabeth City, on the Pasquo tank river. York Comity Items. YackvUU Saoatfvr. Dec.II. IMS. Tbc Loon and Saving* bank, sow one of the beat managed institutions of the khid in tbe county, will pay out its regular semi-annual dividend of f per cent on Jannary 2. • As the result of a very sensible ordinance of tbe town council and its vigilant enforcement by the police, there was a grateful mitigation of tbe lire-cracker nuisance during Christmas. There are very few people who have the hardihood to claim that "Ike's little cart," could have ever delivered one-tenth of tbe amoaut of whisky that was sold in Yorfcvtlle do n og Christ mas week. Treasurer Neely has been up to bis eyes in work tbc past week, his office being crowded with taxpayers nearly every day. Mr. J. 6. Pegram is assisting him in tbe matter of taking money and issuing receipts. Two young men died in York ville last Sunday, practically in the same family. One was Mr. Pulaski Thomas Williams, and tbe other was Mr. Isaac Doaam Witherspoon. Both were grand sons of the late George W. Wil liams. Tkb Cdtawbs Power people expect (o close their dam along about next Jnly. (f their plans Work out according to expecta tion, the flow of the rivet below the dam will be almost com pletely shut off for several weeks. Some of the people over that way believe it will be ft fTCftt time for frbiPff. There was more drunkenness on the streets of Yarkville last Wednesday, from about noon until a late hour at uight, than has occurred before within the recollection of the oldest inhab itant. A citiren whose mol: lection extends depriv more than (0 yews, says he peyef My the like before even in the free liqnor days before tbe war. Expensive "Laberief** in the Legislator*. fbwiilni We arise to remark that there must have beta an egormQM amount of labor done around the s'BABJf'feQtra the State treasurer end State auditor, which have.just been examined by a committee ap pointed to examine them, show that daring the session of the Legislature the sms of $8,491,50 was spent for laborers alone. Hath yo«, this docs not' include the salaries of clerks, doorkeep ers, pages and other Ugh cocka lorums about the capital, but it is the amount paid for plain, everyday laborers, the fellows who wear high collars, expensive cuffs and Prince Albert coats and sweep floors, clean spittoons, etc. The Senate, although h hed less than half the ip k that the bouse hed. he paid it.”** laborers “ While the Hotma paid_ „ bwera *5,6W. A great deal of this "laboring" In the legislature ft a farce pure end simple. lot Steals a «1JM ML Nwr«Uw i A rat yesterday stole a one thousand dollar bill from C. H. LaudelPs Pharmacy. Avenae D. and Thirty-second atreet,. Bayonne. The h>TH;wdEa received by Mr. Lendcfl on Friday too late to be depoeited (a the bank, so he placed it In bis waistcoat pocket snd made a number of his friends feel ill by showing it totfcea, When be awokeyeeterday the bill Was There wee no sign of bursar* and a. thorough search of the store wah frilitless. In the it ere room, however, the druggist saw a rat dart into a hole. While plugging op the .hole he caught right of some* •EarasfeiHt Ms Wart beet normally. A KtllVT—A LA TCBBT. Kill a Pm s Lmt Thursday two Raleigh sportsmen—Messrs. If. A. sad P. W. Parker, in company with a party of friends who joined them a t Goldsboro—left for Carteret coonty in attest of Ms], lard duck. When they reached Havelock they stopped at Mr. J. H. Hunter’s well known dub OOBtt. — Ail day Friday was spent in Wring as they soon discovered that the decks had sought a clime. They succeeded in landing a fins string of troot, perch and black faros. One trout caught during the day ripped the scales at pounds. After returning to the Club they morning they shouldered their guns and were ofi on a heat. They bad not gone far before they spied a fine buck, bat after a chase of several miles tb# swift footed dear escaped them. While trying to discover the last trail they ran into a large Pat ther cat coming toward item, and without waiting for orders the entire party biased away and the sixty pound beast fell daad. They soon had their big game at the Club bowse, aad for some time they were kept buy re. ceiviag the congratulations of the guests at the Club. . The Fustier eat waa brought to Goldsboro and left there to be mounted, and it wUl then be brought to Raleigh and pre sented to the State museum. The Maams. Parkers returned to Raleigh yesterday morning and the?friends are aowjNN? vailing on them to invite "Ted dy* down for a hunt. THE AWn-SAf H CAMTANtlf. Mr. J. V, IiAse Naaafler. . A correspondent of the Chap Iotte Observer from Itekfgh mr$ that the State Anti-saloon League’# Executive Committee met at Unit city Friday night. Bibtio*) Recorder area pat la cbme of the c«gipa%a. The foUowia* are the feature! of the law which wiil be advo Cttttd: v (l) Prohibition of sale or manufacture of intoxicating liquor* outside of incorporated towns. Forbid* the t*l< «f liquor in towns of less than 500 inhabitants. Forbid* the maan iSRjtas. [Zi Local option elections in incorporated towns or coaatfesat any time of the year after 30 day* notice upon petition of ooe-third of the voters not ofteaer than once in two yean. (3) la such elections the ^s^sbssz s "IflSSHErSXti. ESSr’Ate.naflT’ di) After July t, 1103, ea ap plicant far lioease far the JBMWWPtotetw mle of in with hi* application a p«titi«* of Ua municipality. MRIRlIt Baking Powder oaxegusxas toe xooq against alum. -(.■iVWMBWMi.-n Millinery Harked Down. t1 - . . Some of the Flneatond BeotGoodo of the Seaeon, toOoatHelf Price All reedy-to-wear Millinery, except black, will be aold by ue until foither notice at HALF PRICE. mmaamemamaMame Thie la aa opportanity that eeidam comae to gMfrfaf what yoa km been wajthf far. And fa think that yon will have belf jrocr Millinery money left! The Snt fa coow have the bast choke, of casern Infant’s Caps. We etill have thoa^ all the diScaaat fame aad^fahkA * \ I'-*" 25c to $2.25 Lames f. yeager. LABISS' FURNISHINGS A SPECIALTY. ■_ y, . -V mgr—^^—mm * v 1 •'v> ' /*r X '•■ i WirtVUV-'tliflri ^ mm ^ .• Jli^iMar jj.jtC|i iiSV*1 J *ti tf] GOOD News FOR YOU! I < * I * I to’jSs "°tfufel5l»|-Wtto ^ ^ w REMEMBER^wc ^rwu* evxry -^— *. ■ySSHW b^So£ 5£t5tl thTySj St? fcJT C RAI C A WI LSO N, ^--- ■ ■* •
Gastonia Daily Gazette (Gastonia, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Jan. 2, 1903, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75