COUNT CASSINI ON
CHEFU INCIDENT
World Menaced, He Saye, by
Belsuie of the Ryeahitalni.
JAP AH WM0I8 HATS PEACE PEA!
Dca«r«r<>* «■'»■'* XnindHr rw
Mata a Qnoulu*, Saja MaaUa Aa.
boseaSer. a.
CniU-Kf 4«4a Tkal RaaaU Will
*•* ‘he War aa Har oaa Ttraa
Count Cassini, tli. Ruslan tubas
sailor, rscent 1/ uwx] tho following vig
orous am] algntiicaat language Ln an lit*
tarvtow nt Bur Harbor ivttli a cor
respondent of tho Now York Qarahl,
Lu discussing the grave aspects of the
Chefn incMout and Its bearing ou the
whole worlrt, when lie Midi
■‘As the situation presents itself to
day. without any further stops by the
nation* of hhirope nail by tho Culled
■tstce, tbo grand sc heme of tho Amer
ican secretary of Mote. Ur. Hay. to
Insure tho neutrality of China has gone
to wreck, and tho entire Chinese ques
tion, fraught with danger to sit na
tion* that baro no Intareet In that
country, ones mors Ike open to till
eveutuallthw."
“lh> you return) the Chefo Incident
U closed by the excuses which Japan
has glrenT’
“No excuses that Japnn can giro can
alter the occurrence, and. Instead of
being closed, l regard It an only upeo."
“Do you regard tbs Incidaut aa aut
ou*r
“1 regard It na far more aarloaa. In
an InUrnatloiul aauaa. than any ques
tion which ha* barn before tba work!
■lace the adjustment of ika Bozar
trouble*."
“And why do you regard If la rocb
a aaricraa light?’
"Because It la In a fulr way to tar
mlaata suddenly and finally tba Inter
national agreement for tha mainte
nance of the neutrality of china. That
would be a'calamity, because of the
dangers with which H would threaten
not only Chinn, hot every nation that
la interested In Clilua.”
“WUJ you outline briefly the history ‘
of matter* In the far sort, *o far aa
they relate to this question of Cblnaaa
neutrality. which la affected by the
Chcfn Incident?"
“At the outbreak of boetUlttes be
tween toy country And Japan tho sug
gestion tvaa ninde by tlie United States
that all nattona interested In the Chi
nese qncatlo® suggest to tba bell Igor
ante the deairnlnlity, no far os prac
ticable. of limiting the gooa of hoatlli
Ilea, end thnt they ull suhaciibc to tha
principle of the neutralization of China
with a vice- in the maintenance of its
territorial integrity. All the other na
tion* signatory to tlie Pekin peace pro
tocal made this suggestion to Russia
and Jnpun, ami my govern meet assent
ed to It and also to the principle of
the neutrality of China. Japan aaaant
ad also. Hnaela entered Into this agtna
ment solemnly, hollering It to ba In tha
Interest of the whole world.
“bow. what has happened! Before
war bad been tier In rad a large Japs
none squadron appeared off Chemulpo
and fdund two Russian ships In tha
harbor. Notice was aerrstl on them
to come out nml he destroyed or the
Jo panes* would bombard them In tha
harbor of Chemulpo. Tho commanders
wi ivivnjn autfMi nunxu ■ proxcax
against mu’ll a vlolatloqpf neutrality,
and in the end. rather fftuo bar* the
town of Chemulpo bombarded, the
BuaaUn aeulor commander took bla
ships out. mixta a aplrttcd debt and
tank hi* own meets.
“1 will speak of thl* merely to call
attention to rba disregard of Interns
tlonal law nod neutrality which wit
exhibited by Japan at the outbreak of
the war. Japan went Into the agree
ment Intending to violate neutrality
wherever It wilted her pnrpoeee. This
bring* u* down to Che fa."
"What la yenr nutfermndlac of what
occurred et ChefuV
"My understanding la derived front
the proa* reports. Just ae I presume
jount la. Time la no qeastlou as to the
brutal and essential fact*. The com
mand ar of a Keaaian lorpwlo beat de
stroyer went to Cbefu after a sortie
from Tort Arthur. He declared to the
Chtueee aathorlUes that ho would re
utala la that neutral port absolutely
under condition j prescribed by the law
of nation*.
"Ho ausrrewed the guns usd re
moved tliem and the other weepona
sad the ommonltiou. These be deliv
rrad t* the Cklaceo aetborltiaa. and the
ship was la tbs altuatiou that she
should hare occupied ta a neutral port
and was entitled to the protoctlou of
the neutral power, which had gunboat*
and cruiser* In the barber.
1UI niKDI iwe «|nnea ieem
ml-war. ike Jnpenoeo commander dW
oorrrod the Rueelcu ahlp In exactly
Urn etnte 1 bare drerrtbml. Me attack
ed eur cMp. boarded tier and attnavt
ed to ran op the Japeaeee color*. The
BoaaUne, reecemlaliur tithe ae an *a
Uarfnl act defended the ahlp with
tbelr baud* In the baud to band
atranle wUeh ataaaad tfae Tepeneae
commander was thrown oeerboert, but
roper lor number* prereltod. and tha
Boretun ahlp won taken not ot tide
neutral port a» a prtn*. Tim Chinan*
were hi dnty bound hot to barn per
mitted the Japuuoaa to enter the har
bor. They were ImuMl not to hart per
mitted the »tlo«*. and Ihey were homed
not to bare permitted the emmonaua
ttoa of tbti act of piracy by the ro
hinrnl of the Riweino eh*.”
"Whet atepe Imre hoon tehee by
your aovarnmratf"
"1 ant not further adrlead bwyood the
feet Urn* we hare amoral a atrenn pro
tret to Jatma throofb Um rronch ml*
inter who repweetif urnmun latirenta
•t Toby* I bare ae iaformatlonjhat
I
U.b oilier powert. who art »?iuo*i
Miuall/ eoiKwruad with itasilo. 1 ptv
•um« a pruttm tie* beet neat to China."
“Wliat imixi!:
“Tbot I* the Important question.
tVli.it unxil Wliat arc tbe other na
tion* going to do? Surely wo ctuuot
ha bound longer ta rcipoct the o*«
trulity of Chins If Chios will uot rw
*pot It horMtlf. IT a ccrtalnlf emu uot
overlook this net any farther than w*
can overlook etralUr acla In the fu
ture.
“It would em-tu to me to be a time for
action by Kuroim and tho Culled States.
I d i uoc mean the Handing of fleet*, bat
I do mean chat *om* axtrannllnmy alop
should bo tskea. Japan otsun* deter
mined not only not to reeognlre Hut neu
trality of Chios, but not to recngtilxa
tntrruaUonal law. nod yet Europe and
the nulled Bute* nre pledged to the
neutrality of Chius aud to tlw observ
ant** of Intern*riomd law.
•The I in porta me of this thing, at It
•ppcaro to me. I* ttiat If nothing Is dooe
the great set of »|y. Hny In kendug
Chinn nut of the conflict- on act whtrh
we nil revoy-tCro as making tern the
pniee nf the work)-becomes absolutely
null aud ioM.
“It is the duty of every government
to give the UKMl renoue and Immediate
attwntiiMi to this iiueitlou. 11 r. Oar*
act tfj« inrognlud an a deter aud ben
efk-inl Ides. Woo It worth wbUe? Oer
to Inly It wua. Hbitll It now fall to tho
gvonud boeuaoe of this ivnotuu net of
Pinny by a notion pledged to on agree
ment such a* that? If China ennnes to
be neutral, wliat then? That to the
quostlou which should ba disowned se
riously “
11 is suiun uui japans sicuas is
that the comma Oder of ths DrosUteiai
was carrying dispatch** to Ctwfii, and
It Is alas nrted that a Russian consul
Is Climcsc territory Is suspected of be
ing In wireless <-au>muulcallou with
Poit Arthar."
“And tbe moon Is aimte of green
cUreas! Nothing ran be pleaded lit ex
tsnuallon of this an rtwrw Is no i|tiee
tioo of the ftrrts the foreign consols
In their reports all sgrns. Bren ths
British coiunl has reported ths foots,
though I os* that Groat Britain now
says that Japan must have time for ex
planation. whatever that may nimu."
-IVlut ststu will you taker*
“It Is In possible for me to say notll
t have scoo Mr. May, the secretary or
state. I am sore Hint not a government,
•siepl Japan, that has assented to the
neutrality of China ran remain iudlfTor
eat. Japan St least should lie undo to
say what tbe thinks of niskiug Chinese
neutrality a dead letter.”
‘‘lit yoar opinion, what follows If U
becouws a dead letter iu fnetr'
“Is It not a deed letter today ? That
Is fur Hie powers ta oay. Answerlug
four cioestiun In that event It surely
opens up the whole qoeatlea of Chios
again. It leaves It where It was be
fore Mr. Hay Mint his note. It In
tenets all Europe sod all Am erica. It
la likely to elli-vc your open dour.*
•The powers ought lo he prepared to
give the strongest sort of admonition
to China and Japan, i Imre always
bad tbe Idea that Japan wan seeking
to forco China Into war. A few inch
dents llko this will force war ou China
perhaps. hook at the mussing of
Chinese troop* »o tlie r root lots They
bar* been drilled by European otUrrrm
and are n.w under Japanese officers.
“The ending or tlie nentrnllty of
China opens op all eventualities. It Is
In the Interest of tbe entire world,
once and for all. to pat an end to this
menace. We are at war with Japan.
It milV Kb ■ rtmee nfliKP n ■* vru* ruivB me*
men this nation that baa done these
tUlDga at Cbauralpo and t.'befn will
continue Its same tactics unless a bait
la called. Aud so in time we w-tll fall
back on tlv laws of war which got
email the liana In the old day*."
“What htt'o you to taiy about tbe
progress of l::o wo XT
“We will tiring It to an ad on oar
own terms it muy be two yearn. It
may be three yaur*. But we will bring
It to nn e-d ou our own terms."
“la It true,” Conut Caaalnl was nak
ed, “that representations are being
mod* to tbe powers that tbe Itiueinu
destroyer Mixed at Cbofn by tbe Jtpa
■om was fully arrnedr
“1 belter* such repreaenlntloua are
being mail*, but that does not altar
the facta ax rboy are known, land the
report of yoor own reman 1. ot tbe Brit
ish cuuanl. of all the foreign cooauls.
Tbo Rynshltclul was no laager a war
•blp. Her colon bad been banled
down. Blw bad been completely dis
armed. Tbe colon and tbe weapons,
enn la the revelrorm, bad bean band
ad over to tbe Cbtneeo antborMaa. All
tba prorlakxia of tntenaaUoaal law bad
baan compiled with."
voi ■* it nut a now point la inter
tot Iona I taw that a worship Sating
fro*® an emtmjr cun Him! asylum In a
tout ml port and Ua aocurt from cap
tars atmpiy by lowering bar oolata and
dtaanalng mal giving tbsas weapons
lato the keeping af a aautral poorer?"
It la ant at alt unw; It to a recog.
ataad principle. It baa occurred la
BraalL It baa occurred la tba history
at tba United States. When this la
dons to a wurahtp, aa a beUtgeraot ram
to*, to a Bgbtlug craft aba awaas to
axtat t ms Japan now. Instead nf
returning our dastroysr to (Tbafa and
ftotorliHf bar to tba China** to anab
lag to onllj China and eotn|*t bar to
wad from other harbor* other Itusetan
•hip* whtcb her* boon clntiarly die
armed and inlAUMMtod. Thai tba
■ItoaOon barmoau nitoltieoetly grata.
I rtinnot Ixlfi thinking Uint out of tba
CbaTa Incident will grow rary big ron
togaenu*.1
•tot AvOhna In am»« ratio.
Tbs fVdnoas oarae far Part Arthur
was InWumhew. Tbs town bad. torew
** /•"»■ ago. only a tow thousand to
batotal.ia atm was used aa a nines tor
I ha deport* ties af criminate
Tlth Gaerttk. twice a weak
on* dollar ■ year.
HAlftl-SEVlEl.
Tw« Ftnu Oastanians Wad at
Ckiriatti Wednesday.
The account given below of
the marriage of Mr. Matthew
Harper of Atlanta and Miaa Val
Sevier of Charlotte ia taken from
the Charlotte Observer of the
12th. Roth of the contracting
parties formerly live 1 in Gas
tonia and have many friends
here. The bride is s sister of
Mr. Cratoo Sevier of Thomson
Company’s.
The Observer says: A simple
home wedding will be that of
Miss Val Sevier and Mr. Mat
thew llarper this morning at
8:30 o’clock at the home of Mr.
and Mr*. R. I,. Durham, in Dil
worlb. Miss Sevier is a niece
of Mrs. Dnrbain, and a descen
dant of John Sevier, the first
Governor of Tennessee. She is
a charming yonng woman, who
has made many friends even in
her short stay here, haviug
come to this city recently with
Mr. and Mrs. Durham from
Spartanburg, S. C„ their former
home. M*. Harper is in busi
ness in Atlanta, Ga., where the
couple will go to-day to make
tbeir future nouir, leaving on
the 9-25 a. m., train.
Tt.
are here to attend the ceremony
are: Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Robert
son, Jr., Mias Constance Robert*
son and Mist Florence Sevier,
of Spartanburg. S. C.; Mr. Cra
ton Sevier, ol Gastonia; Mrs. S.
J. Durham and Mims Pearl Dix
on, of Tlossctner City, and Mix*
Mamie Simpson, of Rutherford*
ton.
STANLEY ITEMS.
ConniiMXm of Ui* 'Maottt
Stanley. N.C.. October 12th—
Rev. R W. Fox, pastor of the
Methodist church, gave a
"scuppernoug party” to a num
ber of his friends and neighbors
Tuesday evening. From his
home in the eastern part of the
State Mr. Fox received a box of
fine scuppernoug grapes, which
• re rare iu this section, and he
invited liis friends in to help eat
them The occasion was a very
delightful one.
Mr. William Smith, who holds
a responsible positiou on the
staff of the New York Sun, spent
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
here looking after the affoirs of
bis brother. the late Mr. D A.
Smith, an account of whose
tragic death appeared in this
correspondence last week.
Mr. C. C. Moore, who recent
ly moved back to Stauley from
Iron Station is quite ill with
typhoid fever. Mr. Moore’s
wife died about two months ago.
Sh nil Armstrong was here
Mouday collecting taxes. He
met with success.
Are They Decelerating.
Columbia State.
In the account of the annual
frc*hinan sophomore class rush
at the University of Wisconsin,
which "rush" takes place in the
waters of Lake Mentoda and in
cludes ati attack by the fresh
men upon the sophomore "flag
raft,* anchored 400 feet ont from
the shore, it is told with becom
ing ingcnoutueis that "no one
was drew ru'd and the most
serious injury was a fonr-inch
gash in the head of a freshman
from a boat-hook in the hands
of a sophomore." Really it
must have been a tame affair,
no one drowned and a four-inch
gash in the head the most
serious injury! Wbat is the
matter with oar youth? Are
they degenerating?
Brake Mi Cellar Bena.
tockuin lIcrsM. IMt.
Sunday afternoon a Mr.
Kowden, who lives near York
ville, together with a man from
Gastonia, while returning home
in a bnggy ofler spending the
day with Mr. Henry I.fneherger
near Catawba Junction, were
thrown from the bnggy. the
Cornier having hia collar hone
lirnken. Thr horse they were
driving became frightened, nnd
running, succeeded in turning
the hnggv over, and in the fall
the accident occurred.
The men came to the city
thst night where Rowden re
ceived trestmmt in the hospital,
leaving the next day for his
home.
Peter Sells, the last of the
Sells Brother* whose circus ap
pear* in Charlotte the first day
of November, died inColnmbu*.
Ohio, inst Friday. Arrange
ment* for the sale of the circns
had been arranged before the
death of Mr. Sell* A* the
News stated soute days sgo, the
aale will take place in Tarhoro,
the 19th of November.—Char
lotte Newa, lltb.
t
LEwis.purrr.
Bsautlial Cbarch~ WiMiif at
Dallas—Mr. ul Mrs. Uvii
ga aa a Bridal Trip (I Si.
Uoia.
’’ irwilimiitBw nr Ik. OuttU.
Dallas. N. C., Ocl. 12tb.—
1 Perhaps no wedding solem
nized tn Dallas for many yean,
has excited ax much friendly
Interest ax has that of Mr.
Robert S. Lewis nnd Miss Carrie
Puett which occurred Monday
evening.
The bride and groom have al
ways resided in Dalits. Prom
rarliest infancy, through the
happy days of laoghiug child
hood, then as schoolmates nM
later on in the social life of our
town their interestn have ever
been in common and they have
contributed largely to the good
and hospitable influence*
which haxe made the social life
of Dallas very pleasant.
It is no wonder, therefore,
that friends irrespective of de
nomination, endeavored to make
the Iiaptist chnrch, in which the
wedding was aolemnizcd, as
beautiful as possible. Graceful
Ictus with their long waving
fronds, stately palms, blooming
plants of various descriptions,
together with garlands of cedar
and dozeus of candles made the
decorations both beautiful and
chnrchly.
na me wending inarch from
Loheogrin was played softly hy
Prof, ff A. Wolfl the ushers. Dr..
S. A. Wilkins and Mr. A. L.
Rnl winkle, came down the aisles
and took their places near tin
altar. They were followed by
the briedettnaid* Misses Kngenia
Lewi* and Violet Holland.
Next came the bride down
the left aisle with the
maid of honor, Mias Hessie
Puett; while the groom came
down the right aiale with hi*
best man, Mr. James Moore from
Gastonia. At the altar they
were met by the bride’s pastor.
Rev. Cornelius Miller, and Rev.
J-L. Vippcrmun the pastor of
the _ groom. The marriage
service was impressively per
formed by Rev. Miller, and was
concluded with a prayer and
benediction by Rev.-Vippermau.
Duriag the ceremony Prof.
Wolff played a selection from the
Morning Chorus,” and as the
bridal party left the church the
glad, triumphant straius of
Meudelsshon’s wedding march
filled the air.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis left almost
immediately for a visit to the
St. Louis Kxpositiou. The
icvcivru uy cnis popu
Jar couple were both numerous
and costly. They consisted of
pieces of c t glass, baud painted
china, silver, and a great many
handsome pieces of furniture.
Among the many visitors to
town this week to attend the
Lewis-Poet t wedding Were Mrs.
Tyson and sons, Norwood; Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Carpenter and
son. Shelby; Mrs. Claudia
Henderson and sons, Hickory;
Miss Sarah Hoffman, Elisabeth
College; Misses Lvda and Mattie
Ormand. Old Furnace; Mrs.
Kate Brituiu and Mr. Eugene
Brittain, High Shoals; Misses
Ada Furr and Bertha Jenkins,
from Mt. Holly.
Mr. L. M. Hoffman left last
Thursday for a visit to the Ex
position; snd also to visit rela
tives in La., and his old borne
in Aik. He expects to be awav
for five weeks
Dr and Mrs. J. H. Jenkins
are also visiting the Exposition.
While away Dr. Jenkins will at
tend a course of medical lectures
in Louisville, Ky.
Little Dorothy, the two year
old daughter of Prof, and Mrs.
S; A. Wolff has been critically
111 with • severe ease of
ptomaine poisoning. She la
improving and it ia hoped that
the improvement will continue.
Mha Essie Rudisill of Cherry
v»He i* visiting Hiss Emma
Cura well.
Rev. W. A. Deaton ia attend*
tag the anunal meeting of the
Tennessee Synod which is being
held at Chins Grove. He was ac*
coinpanicd by Mrs. Deaton and
two little sons.
Rev. C. I. Morgan will leans
Thursday morning to attend the
meeting of Synod.
CHANCE FOETM
GAZETTE IE API IS.
Coop*a W«rtklli.»r.waWS«t
Ms- Drug Ce's Store.
In order to teat Th* Ga
srtts's great circulation and
us superior advertising value,
we have made arrangements with
Adams Drag Company the pop
ular druggists, to offer one of
their best selling medicines at
half price to any one who will
cat out the following coupon
•nd present it at their atom.
r~ ■" _ ■ j 1 1 ■ ■ i
TMitwm uttihr tha bolOe-rtoaae
*0e. paefcaot at Dr. Qovufl mcth
tor the cam at apart la artia an4 tneai
ate al Itelf-prtec. Me. We will ariaad
Ux aowy to car direct fried paachaear.
thru Brae Cawpaay.
TWIXriSIYI CUTS._
Dr. Howard's specific for tbc
cure of constipation and dyspep
sia is not aa unknown remedy.
It baa made many remarkable
cares rif-ht here is Gastonia and
so positive is Adams Drag Co.
of its great superiority r* can nr
dyspepsia. eooatipatioa sick head
ache and Kvcr troubles that they
will, In addition to seUiorit at half
price, refund tbc money to anyone
whom it does not rare.
if row cannea can at their store,
cut out the coupon and mail H with
25 cent*, and a 50 cent box of the
specific wilt be scut.von by mail,
chargee paid. !>o not pat it og.
• One u>-day is worth two to-mor
rows *
This la a neat opportunity for our
reader a to obtain a popular remedy
at a small price. Thera arc sixty
dose* in every package, aad unlike
ordinary constipation remedies, the
doae ik decreased after the first few
day* 04-17
do? muim i natch Charity.
rUltecltiMa taw.
A small newsboy who had!
picked up the stump of a cigar
stepped into an .uptown grocery
store.
"Say. mister, give us a
match?” he said to the man be*
hind the counter.
"We do not give away
matches; we sell them,1* the
clerk replied.
" How much?” said the boy.
"Ceut a box,” was the reply.
Diving down into his pocket,
he produced the cent, saying
"Gimme a box."
Receiving' the matches, the
the box of matches to the clerk
and remarked:
"Say, mister, you jet' take
these here matches and pat 'em
where they’ll be handy, and
when some other gentleman
steps in and aaks for a match
don’t you tell him a box, but
jin’ give him one on me."
And with a dignified air the
boy walked out ol the shop.
AftMISTIATOrS NOTICE.
■' 1 1
A Matter
of Hoofth
There is a quality in Royal
Baking Powder which makes
the food more digestible and
wholesome. This peculiarity
of Royal has been noted by
physicians, and they accord
ingly endorse and recom
mend it.
> 11 Mite* -
QV.< PHTW TOML
They are firing now for $3.25. ^ **** *“ •**
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In pattern, only, per yard, 65 to •5.
PLAIN SILKS.
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If la aod got A BRAND NEW 3UGGY.
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