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W. P. MARSHALL, Editor and Proprietor. Devoted to tke VOL. XXVII. GASTONIA, N. C„ TUESDAY, |* ^ * -- | -*—| f-— — | | ~ — — - _ | -_ ■»— — - - - - - - - _ *- »• OLAUXtm. PreiiCemt. C. X. Hr tat. VitrFrtt. A- a emitter. capital uo.ooo , THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANKS QAtTONIA, IS. C. Accounts of Merchants, Manufacturers, and Farmers Instiled. Liberal Dealing along Conservative Lines. SAVINGS We have added a Savings Department, in which we pay 4 Per cent., compounded every three months. If you have not already opened an account in this department we invite you to do so. FOE INVASION OP CUBA. Six Thousand Traapa la ha Transported an Hsrbar Vaaaala ssd Olhara VU1 Fal low mo Liuara II Nocaaaaory— Os a. Fuualon la Caouiaad. Challoa. Chronicle. Washington, Sept. 22.—Mili tary plans have been made for a possible invasion of Cuba, Brigadier General Frederick Fnnaton to command. Six thousand troops are to be trans ported on batbor vessels and others are to follow on chartered commercial liners if necessary. Troops are to be drawn from the Atlantic Seaboard States. The government arsenals are work ing overtime on small arms snd ammunition. The quarter master, subsistence and medical departments of the army art accumulating supplies at the coasts depots. A provincial regi ment of marines will be organ ised on ships in Cuban waters with Lieutenant Colonel George Barnett in command. v uvi wr n uvnriuniJb. Qnssdan Now It: "la What Form Will United Staloo Inter vention ha AgpHad.” Havana, Sept. 22.—The big question now formiog in Cuba is not whether the United gov ernment shall intervene to re store peace, bnt in wbat form the intervention will be offered. Secretary Taft has received statements from all factions that indicate that no agreement can possibly be reached that would leave the island government wholly in Cuban bands. Amer ican officials, hitherto optimis tic over tbe prospects oi secur ing peace aud restoring the Pal ms government, are now con vinced that only tbe good offices of Uncle S«m can save tbe island from continued tur moil and an uncertain political futnre. Secretary Taft baa received statements from Capote repre senting tbe government's view of the situation, and from Seayas setting forth tbe attitude of the rebels and aone give aay hope of compromise. Officials of the Palma government threat en that if tbe American repre sentatives order new elections the entire responsibility of con ducting the government tem porarily and managing the elec dona will be thrown on their hands. _ HTP1I IWH UO|. CkuWta Ohaamr. Washington, Sept. 18.—Al though the United States ia the greatest cotton producing coun try in the world, reports re ceived at the Department of Commerce and Labor recently show that ao fertile ia the land of Egypt and ao lam the crops grown there, thet shipments of cotton to the United States from that country have reached aa high as $10,000,000 a year, sad the average ia believed to be about $738,657. This la the finest cotton in the world, long staple, and brings highest market oricei. Not anol the crop of Egypt is shipped to the United States. Grant Britain, which takas the balk of Egypt’s crop, returns aa tke output of the Man chester looms practically ell tke cotton goods that are received, end she aenda cotton mill ma chirery into tha heart of Egypt in large quantities_ Senator 8imoMoa baa an affi davit charging Rural Pros De liver Moil Carrier J. P. Deg & ussr Is ^switfSBajs • . A, s . CHIEF CHEECT WEEPS. Tar Haal. a Sob al Editer Craacr. •* Elisabeth City, Oreetly Al* laded by Ceafratnlatlsa Frets His Father. Charlotte Okttntt. St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 51.— Chief of Police Creecy has re ceived many congratulations since bis appointment Wednes day night, both in person and by Dsil. but the expression of good will tbst impressed him most was conveyed in a tele gram tbst reached him to-day. The message read: "My sin cere congratulations. Winter apples; you know." It was signed, R. B. Creecy, Elisabeth City. N. C. "That’s the very beat thing yet," said Chief Creecy, smiling as a tear crept from his eyr, "that’s my father, God bless him; he’s 93 years old. Yon know what he meads by winter apples? He’s reminding me of 1 something he once told me. Fourteen years ago, when I waa 45, I went borne on a visit. I was bemoaning my situation in life. ‘Here I am 45 years old and only a policeman,’ I said. ‘I j wish I had taken advantage of the good education yon gave me and made something of my self.’ My father told me not to ' be discouraged. He said, i ‘Your nncle Ben once told me 1 we were all winter apples; he 1 said we never had much suc cess nntil we become old." The new chief is 59 years of 1 age. oevernment (twaerahlp Stand to Corn*. Bztrect Pram Mr. ■nmi UiMafa Speed. "As to the railroads," declared Mr. Bryan, "we most own them ultimately. I am jumped on by all of the papers that were against me in former campaigns and the people who only voted for me because they felt that they ought to do it, for my views on government ownership. I said that I did not know whether the time was ripe for it or not. Bnt I think that the doctrine is right and do not hesitate to say so. President Roosevelt said in two of his messages to Congress that if the railroads did not stop doing certain things the govern ment would have to own them. "Every State baa felt the corrupting influences o! the rail road. Look at yoor own State platform. To defeat a measure in our State ■ railroad carried a a legislator oat of the State on an engine and he has not been seen there since. President Roosevelt could not have secured the passag* of the rate bill had be not threatened the railroads with government own ership. If any one here prefers regulation now, bnt ownership if that cannot be had. I can be patient with him, for I stood than and hoped and hoped, ft tm amIv g miaallnn nf il moat be the ultimate pirn. In it there ia no danger of central isation. The dual plan would give the Statee control of the r .ads within their borders. This, el coarse, woold be a matter ol State regulation. II the State preferred to leave these roads in the bands of private owners that woold be all tight. I aball not argne with you. I think as I please. Every Demo crat should do his own thinking, li every one thought for himself we could And ont what the Democratic majority la." Ten miles of ths double traeks of the Southern, between Greensboro and High Tolnt. are being need. The stretch from Jamestown to High Point is connected up. Tne entire IS miles between the Gate City and High Point drill be reedy, for service soou. SHOT TO DEATH AT SPEJfCEI. Pl£maa WbHaksr Killed hr wriedpf Hedrick — Alleged Tkel Whltakar Paid Atlsatlaa to Hedrick a Vila. Char latte Obecr.tr. Spencer, Sept. 21.~O. C. Whitaker, a Southarn Railway flagman, of Pilot Mountain, was shot and instantly killed here this afternoon by I*. F. Iledrick, a Southern railway conductor, of this place. The killing oc curred in a store in the center of town where Whitaker waa mak ing a purchase, and it is stated that no words passed between the two men before tbe shooting began. Accompanied by hia wife, Mr. Hedrick waa acen to pass along the street and enter the store where Whitaker was. On seeing Mr. and Mra. Hedrick enter the front door Whitaker immediately ran towards the rear door, apparently in efforts to escape the presence of the conductor. Hedrick, it is said, opened fire with bis revolver as Whitaker escaped at tbe back door. Following him to the back lot it was found that Whit aker had been wounded and bad fallen in a small ravine. By this time Hedrick had emptied his revolver and . was snapping at the wounded man. RRI.OADRl) H19 RKVOLVRR. A crowd began to gather on tbe scene and in a moment, it is stated by wituesses, Hedrick bad reloaded bis pistol, walked up to Whitaker’s aide and fired an other bullet into tbe breast of tbe dying man. He then walked sway following Mra. Hedrick to the front of the block. Hedrick afterwards returned to tbe scene of the killing and asked by standers if Whitaker was dead, alter which he went to his home and later surrendered to officer*. XOMMITTSD TO JAIL WITHOUT After being taken into custody Je retained aa counsel Overman fc Gregory and Clement & Element,of Salisbury, and was :ommilted to jail without bond. Hedrick was tried and acquitted lor killing A. D. Shaping in Salisbury eight years ago, it be □g held that the shooting was notifiable. The killing of Whitaker is laid to have been the result of iia attention to Mrs. Hedrick, rhe conductor, however, claims iel(-de(ense. Five balls took rffect and Whitaker died wilh >ut speaking. He bad a pistol n his hand when he died bat vas not seen to attempt to use it m his assailant, though two tbambera were empty. Coroner E. Rose Doreett was luinmoned and held a verdict >ver the remains of Whitaker bis afternoon and hia jury de rided that the latter met hia leath at the hands of Hedrick. Witnesses testified that, as the :ondnctor fired the last shot, be reclaimed "I guess you are lead.” Doth Mr. and Mrs. Hedrick sere well known and much iked in Spencer, where they lave resided for the past six /ears. Capt. Hedrick had a run. letween Spencer and Monroe ind bad just returned home ehen the tragedy occurred. The iBair, which nas caused consid erable excitement here, is great y regretted and much sympathy m expressed for the family. Young Whitaker came to Spencer about two yean ago from Pilot Mountain and was a /alued employe of the Southern nd very, popular w i t-h hia friends. After being examined >y the coroner hia remains were xken to an undertaking estab isbment for preparation for inrial. It was found that one lall entered the neck, one the lack, one the hip from the rear, >ne the leg and a fifth one the breast. It is said that either one >f four of the shots would have proved fatal. The father of tl» roung man was notified this sf ernoon and is expected to ar rive here to-morrow morning. Uiloaa Cera Crop. ■ Kay4tM . . . W. D. Cornwell Uronght to opr affica Taeadar morning a hilbpf corn containing six atalka and an tba aix ataTka there are 17 eara of tha finest popcorn eyes ever bebeM. Mr. Cornwelt inform* us that tbla crop grew froth a grain of horae com. He said that he picked out the largest grain a of borne corn that be conld lad to else roasting eara and planted one grain in a hill. He said that the corn came up ell rtWit In doe time end Beatty five "•hoot*" apron* from the root of the atalk and that they con* tinned to grow nntil one oan hardly tel) which la the atalk and which arc the "ahoota." On these aix atalka them am 17 eara of popcorn. . • ' OMTUAIT. A Tribute ta Tba Maaary ui Mr*. Sallla BauiaUr. The Woman’s Poreign Mis ■ ionary Society of Gastonia Main Street is again called upon to mourn the loss of a much loved member, Mra. Sallie Banister, or as she was lovingly called, "Aunt Sallie,n who fell asleep July 3, 1906, As is but a just tribute to the memory of her whose long life was full of tender ministrations many a weary brow, having been soothed by the touch of her gentle bands as she stood by the sick and sugaring, she area active in all that pertained to the good of onr church being one of the "Mothers in Israel" who began our woman's work she was ever ready to respond to the calls made upon her and her cheery smile and works of encouragement will be our lost. We shall look to the place in the Sanctuary that she was wont to fill and mist, her that the is no more who even toward the snnaet of life as her strength grew feeble and stepi faltering would always be fonud wending her way to her beloved church. While we sincerely grieve with those nearest and dearest to her let ns not yield to this sorrow but look op and give thanks to onr Heavenly Father for this example of loving de votion, the memory of which shall strengthen our lives and help ns to higher plains of use fulness in onr Master's service. We would place this tribute of love to the memory of onr sis ter in the minutes on a page of onr record book and also send a copy to the relatives, the home papers and the Christian Advo cate. Mrs. A. A. McLuak, Mas. E. L. Bain, Mrs. R. L. Swan. Trailer Lias* In the Mssataias. Wilaiactoa Hiikmr. That is a good idea Governor Glenn has in turning the moan tain turnpikes into trolley roads, but if be docs, as the Cbsrlotte News says, be must have s lot of safe turn-outs for the moon tain bull-carts. Any one who ; has bad experience with a run- i away steer knosrs that that ani mal on each occasion prefers to j take to the woods to keeping on ; a good road, and that when he starts on bis "wild career" 1 through the underbrush and ’ thickets he shuts his eyes and i abandons all thought of the con- I sequences; that his odIv idea is : to get away from the Iningthat is trying to leave far in the rear : and that the tnoTe successful be thinks bis efforts will be to get away from the imaginary danger. Yes, trolley lines through the mountains should be built with an idea to the protection of the owners of bull-carts and of their wives and children who general ly accompany them on their ex peditions from home, perilous now without tha added daager of meeting an electric car at ev ery turn in the steep and tortu ous mountain road.- And the governor should remember that nothing ia more destructive to the young growth of trees—not even e forest fire—than the wild rush of a yoke of steers hitched to a tumbersome ox cart through a forest of sfccond growth tim ber. We hope that the governor ' la installing his mountain trol ley Hoes will bear these two im portant matters in mind. If be will do this and make provision against the destruction of life and forests by scared steers bis trolley lines will be a great suc cess no doubt. Subscribe for Thk Gastonia Gazette. ——W——W MU AKB YOltmU. ywwmwwinr.flM. „ There biot i mat deal of diiporitiou to rash cotton on tbe market. Oa tbe contrary there la lota of cotton going from the gins to tha warehouses. It was with considerable difficulty that about two-tbbds of tbc people of'tbc county were aroused to take an interest in polities this year, and most of them have dropped tbe subject to give their undivided attention to business. Mr. R. T. Castles, of Smyrna, who recently advertised a flock ot sheep for sale, writes that be had no trouble ia disposing of •bat he had at tbc price be wanted, sad that be could beve easily sold one hundred mom. He is now going to give hla at tention to cattle raising. Mayor Hart bas announced when a defendant chargad with telling whisky puts op the defense that ha was only acting ss messenger, he aiuat name the party from whom tbe purchase was made or take tbc conse quences himself. The handsome concrete resi dence just pot ia coarse of erection fay Mr. O. B. Wilkins Is attracting rjnlte a lot of local interest. The concrete block is s new thing ia building con •traction ia this community; but it is no experiment. It is easily as good as dressed granite. The cotamiseiooers of public works have secured a change fa tbe town’s electric contract with the Catawba power company. By the change the town bays its power oa a flat rate at so much per borne power, tbe same as | tbe cotton mills. _Ml _ «•„ . .•« a ivinyuig uwiiui/ •wmiaiDg with cotton buyers this year, tmonr them are Messrs. Latta , Bros.. W. R. Carroll. Y. B. ft i Mt. Co., B. N. Moore. H. T. Williams, J. P. White, R. B. Hassell. J. B. Pepin and per asps others. Mr. W. S. Neil is saying for the Y. B. & M. Co. With sack a swarm of buyers n < rood market is assured. This has been tbe year for larresting com according to i nodern methods. Lots of peo- < >le attempted to pnll fodder and 1 oat their labor and fodder too. ' Had the country been provided' i with shredders, much roughness < hat has been lost coo Id have 1 seen saved. Our people have I lot yet been disposed to take on < 0 the corn shredding idee; but I 1 evert be leas, it ia the. right hing. There is nothing to be Aid good of fodder- pulling in n comparison. i M BEAR; Ml INJURED. rare Can fysamlta Imlrit at Jellies, Tan. Ckiikm OwleS. London, Ky., 8ept. 21.—A iispatch from Jellico, Tran., lays that two car loads of dyna mite exploded then this morn ing destroying a Standard OO tank and several buildings. It ’ is reported that from 70 to 100 , were killed in the explosion, which occurred on the tracks ol tbe Louisville ft Nashville rail road. A special train carrying ioctors baa gone from hero to fellico. Tbe property loaa is estimated it $1,000,000. Five unidentified bodies and the following known lead have been removed from tbe wreckage: Walter Rodgers, John Gordon, John vCook, George Atkins. Tbe number ol deed in tbe explosion is known to be SO, rod 100 iojnnd, moat of them ►lightly. The entire business lection of tbe city is damaged to the extent of *10,000,000. Rvery bouse in Jellico along the Louisville ft NashviUett totally destroyed, and nearly ■very atom in tbe town is either blown to pieces or damaged to lech.an extent that it la ruined. Jellico has n population of nearly 4,000. Want Bis at Wayaarrilla. WnumUkOrtw. Ilf. Tbomaa Moon, brother of Mr. AndrewB. Moor* of Gee tome, la spending several day* here.tbe meet of Mb. I* M. Weleb, roods* Mr. Moore la quite prominent is cotton mill circlet, be inf tbe president of Loray Mtlla, Gaffney Mills, and Tnckapan Mills, representing an Invented capital of aboot ftva million dollars. The Conner could with that Mr. Moore aright contract a traaksaaa for Waysao villa and lend aomg of bla atrengtb to the protecting of « cotton mill here. We have the electric power and tbo labor two very lorportaat eleaaeste. — —. I THE MACHINIST, ■a Verfc loin Fna i Mk to i latfaMp. "There to, perhaps, ao other hade and very tew peefcaiioflo/’ nitcs William Haddow k the rechoical World . Msgaalnr, 'that require the Ugh order of ntcllioeoce. the stoav. the — ielicecy of touch, for 'instance* ■achbSet's trade°demea4i *to rive the caedkat work sod the ntetcheogeabilky of parts faoad m the modem rifle or aawtom nsefaime. The nags of hb eotk is horn a needle to a battle ihip: bom automatic machinery that'wool* talk Pleach had & 1DC or i vary--. , ■adth part of sa inch_ ibsolate. This pceeWoo wil leihaps be better appreciated rhea it is retaembetod that 150 imas this limit of varistioa is mly eqaal to the diameter, of ho average - ; Standard ping aad stag . a taka a apactflr example, are to accurately tried to cad other bat the inasdii doe to the ranath of the head, if the ping x held ink tor a few momenta, rill amhe H impossible to iasart he ping la tha ring, while If he ring bo expanded la the -mom. dim mlrirn W11 Jmm :lear through it. "When the machinist hsa be :ome skillful enough to fulfil the above requirement* be may receive from $2.30 per day up to whatever be can n * 7* “ worth cudI prove fc* Wihainfton, Sept. »L—Tbe Clyde Line steamer Navahoe :ol tided with the Cape Peer lab cries steaoncr Atlantic this morning near Pott Ca*oell. eud rash her in It feet of wntar. The Navnhoe waa returning to Wilmington from Geotgutown when the collisionoccurred. s given aa the mm of dSm cident. All of the AtlauUe'o "iSboAtSaattowaobaiH in Bal timore in 1902, and waa valued *t $75,000._
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