The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, July 12, 1904, Image 1
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WED FEJJ. 10, 1894.
GAFFNEY. 8. C., FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1901.
$1.50 A YEAH.
Il^^TOASTER
UBS NEW VICTIMS
Two More Dead as Result of
the Collision.
OTHERS ARE SUFFERING
Tht'lr Condition Sot Vet Positively
Determined and 1 liey .May Die at
Any .Moment—rive of the Victims
Unknown and Unidentified.
Kansas City, July 11. —Up to 11
o’clock today two more victims of yes
terday’s coliisiou on the Alton railroad
<uec$FNoit9n have succumbed to their
'injuries, making a total dead of 20
Mrs. J. A. Adsit, wife of Dr. Adsit of
^ Hoopeston, Ills., died at 6:d0 this morn
ing at i>t. Joseph’s hospital, and Mrs.
Hilda Haysliu of Chicago died an hour
later ut University hospital.
Leslie K Coleburu of Paw Paw,Mich ,
Miss Lottie Stiles of Horuelisville, N.
Y..and Mrs. U. \V r . Snyder of Jasper,
Ills., are in a very precarious condition
and may die at any moment.
Dr. Adsit, Professor S. A. D. Harry
of Hoopeston, Ills., and L. 0. Bray of
Chicago are still suffering intensely and
their condition has not yet been deti-
iiitely determined.
Most of the other injured are resting
easily, but. in the case of half a dozen of
the patients the outcome may not he
known for another 24 hours.
'I Are Unidentified.
Five victims are unidentified.
The first, supposed to ho the daughter
of Mrs. li. J. Curtis of Geneseo, N. Y. t
v^ho was killed, was about 23 years old.
She had dark hair and brown eyes. The
only article to aid identification was a
garter marked “California.”
The second is thought to be Majbr
Corneas of Chicago, about 50 years old,
a sandy mustache, light hair, weighing
200 pounds
The third is that of a woman about
80 years of age, who died ut St. Joseph’s
hospital last night. She wore false teeth
and had seven moles on the neck and
another on the hip.
The other two are men, about 40 years
dlu. They are horribly mutilated—an
arm and a leg missing and the should
ers and he:nl are crushed. One victim
had dark hair, blue eyes and gray mus
tache. He was dressed poorly. The
other had blue eyes and light reddish
hair.
At the oflice of the superintendent of
the Chicago and Alton railroad in this
city today it was stated that no addi
tional bodies had been found in the
wreck.
JUSTICE-: IN PHILIPPINES.
American Olllccrs on Trial Uor Crave
(Tfi.-uses.
Mann.a, July 11.—The trial of Lieu
tenant Brown of the Second infantry,
charged with murdering, near Biugan-
on, Infanta province, a native who was
Kuspected of responsibility in the death
of a soldier, began today. The soldier
referred to was drowned while a detach
ment of the Second infantry wa§ swim
ming a river under fire. The lieuten
ant, at the time of the occurrence, ques
tioned the native and the latter bolted,
whereupon Brown shot him.
Captain Francis M. Fremont, also of
the Second infantry is being tried for
Btilking a soldier. The court has re
quested that a witness now in Wash
ington be ordered here to testify.
As an outgrowth of the ill feeling ex
isting in some quarters, it developed re
cently that H. Phelps Wbitmarch, the
governor of Bengnet (who has been or
dered here to have certain charges
agaiyst him investigated), had a physi
cal encounter with Secretary Otto
Scherer of that province, who disap
proves of the governor’s administra
tion.
The United States officer believes
Scherer is true to the interests of the
natives.
“DUST TO DUST.”
Mrs. Martha Johnson Patterson Laid
Away to It eat.
Grkexvim.k, Tenn., July 11.—The
funeral of Mrs. Martha Johnson Patter-
eon occurred this afternoon at 4 o’clock,
at the late residence, which was the
homo of Andrew Johnson.
Mrs. Patterson’s remains now lie in
state in the wiroo room where her fa
ther’s body was placed in 1875, when
he died.
Telegrams of condolence has been re
ceived from all over the country.
The mayor this morning issued a
proclamation, calling on all business
men to close their places of business
this afternoon from 4 to 5 o’clock.
OVER THE STATE.
(iijiinctlou Against Scalpers.
OlSCiNNATt, July 11.—Judge Rufus
B. Smith of the suporio? court has
granted an injunction against all the
tigket scalpers, restraining them from
purchasing or selling all forms of non-
transferable tickets, including Ohriutian
Endeavor‘tickets issued by or reading
over the Big Four, Pennsylvania, Balti
more and Ohio, Louisville and Nash
ville and Ciuoinnati, Hamilton and Day-
ton railroads. This action is very ifn-
portant to the lines in the east.
Were (Ovals In Love.
Jackson,Miss., July 11.—Will Nolan
•shot and killed A. H. Palmer last night
at Aading. Palmer was a civil en
gineer. in charge of the improvement
force on the Illinois Central. The
young men are said to have been rivals
in a love affair and quarreled last night
because Nolan used profane language
in the presence of a young lady tele
graph operator at Auding.
Pensioned For Life.
San Francisco, July 11.—The Exam
iner says that J. A. Fillmore, who has
just tesigued the position of manager of
the Pacific system of the Southern Pa
cific railroad, will bo paid ll.OCi) a
mouth by that company until the end
of the year, and utter that $500 a month
as long as he lives The corporation
tyhfc him a p usion because of his long
Aeiitonoue s“.rvio*.
Newsy ItemN from Other Counties (1 rouped
Together.
Mrs. Missouri White, aged 82, died
at the home of her son-in-law, J. W.
West, near Glenn Springs, on Tues
day. She was buried at Fair Forest
church Tuesday. Rev. A. A James
wus the officiating minister.
Governor McSweeny has pardoned
Herbert Tucker, a white man sent to
the penitentiary in 1898 for tj years.
He killed a negro out near Reidville.
In the petition to the governor it was
stated that Tucker had a wife and
six children who needed him at
home.
The brick work in the vault of the
Bank of Spartanburg has been com
pleted aod the metal parts are being
put in place. The bank furniture
has been finished and will be placed
as soon as the tile fioor is put down.
The bank will be open for business in
a week or so.
There was a frolic at the home of
Aaron Chavis in Orangeburg county
last Sunday. After a sort of dull
prelude the fireworks were suddenly
touched off. When the racket was
over it was seen that seven persons
were shot, two of them being women.
Two of the wounded will die.
The roof of the Capitol building is
being taken off and the frame of the
tower is in position. They say that
"bairns and fools should not criticise
unfinished work,” but a great many
people are disposed to make light of
the lantern on top of the new tower
on the Capitol. In its unfinished
state this lantern is out of all propor
tion to the tower.
On Saturday night while Dr. Miot,
of Columbia, was behind his pre
scription counter for a few moments
some one went behind the counter in
the front of the store and took all the
contents of the cash drawer, amount
ing to a neat sura. Though the
matter was promptly reported to the
police, aud the name of the suspected
party given, no arrest had been made
up to Tuesday afternoon.
The glanders situation amongst
horses and mules is somewhat seri
ous about Yorkville. Last week the
chief of police lost a fine $200 mule
aud its mute is now affected, as also
is a horse belonging to Sheriff Logan.
Dr. Nesom, veterinary surgeon of
Clemaon College, is there. He has
examined the stock and pronounced
it glanders. Altogether several
cases are reported, but prompt action
will be taken and it is hoped the dis
ease will be effectually stamped out.
On last Saturday afternoon, a few
bystanders on the streets of Newberry
were thunderstruck by a most daring
arrest, made by Policeman S. Gr
Carter. This officer was seen to rush
out iato the street, club iu band and,
with a coolness and sternness of
countenance that would have baffled
a Jesse James, he arrested a loose
umbrella as it was attempting to
steal away (rom its owner on the
wings of a gentle breeze. Such deeds
of valor always call forth the highest
praise.
The death of Congressman J. Wil
liam Stokes, which occurred at his
home near Orangeburg Saturday
morning at 5 o’clock, was a great
shock to the whole community,
though not unexpected; for it was
known several days ago that little, it
any hope, was entertained of his final
recovery. He had been in declining
^health for months, yet his desire to
serve his constituency caused him to
forget self aud continue at his official
work until a short time siuce, when
he was forced by weakness to give up
all of bis labors. His private secre
tary was brought there, however,
and attended to all matters of press
ing importance.
Acting Coroner McMaster, of Co
lumbia, had au inquest Tuesday
morning over the body of Laura
Franklin, a colored woman who had
been living on the outskirts of the
city. The jury returned a verdict of
death from natural causes. It ap
pears that the deceased and Mr. Jas
per Miller, a well known citizen of
Columbia, bad a difficulty on Satur
day last, when, because Mr. Miller
bad issued a warrant for her arrest
on the charge of larceny, she became
enraged and disgustingly insulted his
wife in his absence. Mr. Miller
heard of the woman’s conduct on bis
return and called her to account
with a face slapping—which could
not have had much effect as she came
to town on Sunday. Both Drs.
Earle aod Harman testified to having
treated the deceased for kidney
trouble sod heart disease. It was
also shown that the woman had been
in ill health for some lime.
George Goode, colored, is in jail in
Laurens charged with the assassina
tion of Logan Dendy, Also colored,
who was killed last Thursday night
at Durbin creek, Young’s township.
At the coroner’s inquest it developed
that Dendy and Goode had been on
bad terms for some time and Goode
bad made threats. He was arrested
by Magistrate Riddle’s constables
and taken to jail. Before be was de
livered to the authorities at Laurens,
however, Goode confessed his guilt to
the constable. Said he lay In wait
for his victim and shot him with an
old gun, the barrel of which he found
and stocked himself for the purpose.
After the shooting the stock was de
tached and burned snd the barrel
consigned to the bottom of the
stream in the community. He now
denies his guilt and says the confes
sion was made under duress, but it is
the geueraljopinina that he is Dendy’s
slayer. Dendy was a bad negro and
is said to have been feared by his col
ored neighbors generally. The esse
will probably come up for trial at
the session of ooart ae«t week.
PLIGHT OF FRANCE
AS TO POPULATION
Census Figures Remain Al
most Stationary.
UNEASINESS MANIFESTED
Proposed Kxpeudliurrs For lb« Navy
Do Not Seem to IJe Just Hied by Very
Slight Increase la the I'opulallou of
the Country.
Paris, July 11.—The naval expeudi-
ture of France for 1902 is officially pro
posed to bo $*52,520,000, w ich at first
sight seems to bo $4,100 less than iu
1901, bat if it is taken into account that
the cost of maintaining the marine in
fantry aud artillery, amounting toabou*
$3,400,000, bas been transferred from
the navy to the ministries of war and
the colonies, it is found that the money
that France intends to spend upon the
navy during lOJi is iu reality $2,300,000
in excess of the naval expenditures of
the current year.
Mutter For ConsUleratlon.
It Is a matter of serious consideration
for the French whether they are not
spending upon their navy more than
tueir national resources warrant. France
has now piled up a debt iuvolviug au
annual charge for interest of nearly
$20*),000,000, or, in other words, every
man, woman aud child in France has
now to pay $5 per annum for interest
on the national debt. The army costs
the country $i32,000,000 a year and the
total expenditure for 1902 is officially
proposed to be $720,000,000.
Startling Statistic.'.
Moreover, reflections upon the French
census cause renewed uneasiness. Last
March the population iu round numbers
was 33,600.000, being an increase of
only 330,000 since 1896; and even this
meager result is mostly accounted for
by Paris and its suburbs, wnere the in
crease has been 292,000, due principally
to foreign immigration, so tnut iu the
rest of France the population Has beeu
augmented by only 38,000 during the
last five years. That is to say, for mili
tary aud naval purposes the population
is almost stationary, and iu this respect
France stands along among the great
nations of Europe.
Seems to lie linpos-lble.
Under these conditions, M. Jaurcs,
the sociah>t leader, ami many advanced
thinkers among the radicals and radical
socialists, hold that it is impossible for
France to have at the same time a navy
and army of the first rank, simply be
cause she has not the resources of men
and money to maintain both.
BANDITS ARE SURROUNDED.
8herllt Is In Pursuit of Thciu ( With a
Lai-ge Posse.
Hki.ksa, Mou., July 11. — Reports
have reached here that the Great North
ern express robbers have been surround
ed on Peeples creek, south of the Little
Rockies, with seven men guarding them,
awaiting the arrival of Sheriff Griffith,
who will leave Malya with a posse of 40
men this afternoon.
It is known that the robbers crossed
the Missouri river not far from Peck
Agency, Mon., Monday evening; that
they are riding fresh horses, secured
either from relays provided iu advance
or by theft from the ranges which they
passed. From the Vicinity of the Bank-
ney agency they headed south, and are
in a section of country where they can
make good time, but still not be far
from the security of mouutaius.
This information will seem toiudicato
that the robbers have some other haven
in siglit than the'“Hole in the Wall”
country, having gone far east of there.
Sheriff Bonner has also organized a
posse to assist Sheriff Griffith. They
left Great Falls this morning, and are
expert rillo shots aud expert horsemen.
KILLED mS BROTHER.
Joe Kd-.on Shut to Death by .John Kd-
sou, Negroes.
Montgomery, Ala., July 11.—Jos
Edsou, a negro 28 years of age, is dead,
as a resale of a pistol shot wound in
flicted at the hands of his brother. John
Edson.
The men lived with their mother on
on Watt street in Bogushommo. Late
Saturday afternoon they became in
volved in a quarrel. It is said that Joe
E Ison owed his brother 50 cents. Sat
urday evening John asked him for the
money. His brother told him he did
not have it, but if he would wait until
Monday he would get it for him. John
Euson became angry because bis broth
er did not pay him at once, and without
warning palled a revolver and fired at
his brorher in the presence of Iris moth
er and sister. The bullet penetrated Joe
Edson’s shoulder.
John Edsou escaped and has not been
apprehended, but a warrant haa been
issued for his arrest.
street Lines to Consolidate.
Mobile, July 11.—Several meetings
have been held in this city between per
sons from Atlanta and New York inter
ested in the consolidation of the street
railway here, and J. H. Wilson of tbs
Mobile Light and Railway company. It
is reported that the consolidation will
become effective Aug. 1, but none ol
those interested will verify this rumor.
Deal Will Soon Lie Made.
Knoxville, July 11.—The large zinc
deal reported as pending will he con
summated in a few days. Several east
ern capitalists are in the city to consult
with the local parties interested. It is
►aid the transaction will involve $200,-
000 and 250 acres of zinc lands. The or
ganization of the new company, it is
said, will have been c mploted by Aug. 1.
Krftumed Operation*.
Birmingham, Ala., July 11.—The new
and old paddling forges of the Birming
ham rolling mills, the Gate City rolling
mills and the fire bed at the Birming
ham mills have resumed operations,
and it is expected that by the beginning
ot the next week both plants will lw iu
fuil operation.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Happenings and the Doing* of Our Neigh-
l»or* Aero** the Line.
John Whitesides, a white boy 'liv
ing north of Dallas and working in
the Dallas' cotton mill, shot a negro,
Mack Clemmer, Sunday, in the leg.
Particulars have not been obtaiaed.
Treasurer O’Conner, of Charlotte,
reports that be has brought legal
action against the Richmond base
ball directors who made the grand
stand steal against the Char
lotte baseball players. He doesn’t
say whether the proceedings are of
civil or criminal nature. He has
retained a lawyer to push the case.
Charles Horner, the young man
who plead guilty to the charge of
larceny, in Madison court, has been
sentenced to twenty years in the
penitentiary. Hornor broke into
the Rector house at Marshall, near
Asheville, a short-time ago, and took
a number of articles. The venerable
father of the defendant was in court
when sentence was passed.
The First Regiment of the State
Guards, to which the Shelby company
belongs, will go in camp at Wrights-
ville on August 5th and remain until
August 14th. The First Regiment is
composed chiefly of the old com
panies. The members of Company
G., the Shelby company, are pre
paring to go. They are well drilled
and present a fine appearance.
Mr. J. M. Barbor, of Crocker,
Cleveland county, has the oldest baby
cradle perhaps in the county. It
was made over 100 years ago and was
made of a log. It has been used to
rock four generations of the Barbor
family, and in the last generation
there were eight boys and one girl.
It has now finished its career and
will be treasured as a family heir
loom, whose value has been equal to
its age.
At about 10 o’clock Tuesday
morning fire was discovered on the
second fioor of Mr. Folh’s clothing
store in Fayetteville, ana as the big
building is in the heart of the city,
there might have been a conflagration
but for the excellent work of the new
fire chief, R. H. McDuffie, and his
teams. There was some little dam
age to the building, as well as to the
varied stock in store, a great deal of
which was moved out to the street.
Mr. C. R. Doggett succeeds Mr. D.
W. Washburn as proprietor of the
Central Hotel, in Shelby, he having
purchased the unexpired lease of his
predecessor. Hejassumed control of
the hotel Tuesday. Mr. W. J. Rob
erts, Jr., the experienced and capable
clerk, becomes general manager of
the hotel and will have complete
direction of the business affairs.
The clever new proprietor and
popular manager will keep up the
high standard at the Central and
make it a first class hotel.
During the heavy rain storm last
Saturday afternoon the lightning did
some damage in Cleveland county.
The telephone wire between Latti*
more and Polkville was cut into, and
lightning struck a small house at the
county home, occupied by colored
people, and tore away a portion of
the chimney and killed a cat under
the table. One of the negroe? was
shocked, but she soon recovered. All
the upper section of the county was
visited by an unusually heavy rain
fall Monday afternoon.
Mr. Louis Lewark, of Currituck
county, has the distinction of being
the biggest man in North Caro
lina. Louis is only seventeen years
old and tips the scales at G90 pounds.
His shoes, which are always made to
order by a firm in Elizabeth City,
have the following dimensions:
Seventeen inches instep, thirteen
inches toe to heel, five inches across
the ball of the shoe and thirty-one
inches around the shoe. A man of
ordinary build can place both of his
feet in one of these shoes with ease.
Lewark enjoys perfect health and is
strong as a bull, being able to lift
the weight that would require the
effort of six ordinary men.
A sad affair happened at Dallas,
Sunday about noon. Tolly Summey
cut a negro boy, Jeff Manney, in the
side and the negro will probably die.
The cutting was done near the depot.
The cause of the trouble is not clear.
It is reported that unkind feelings
bad existed between them for some
time. The white boys who saw the
difficulty don’t talk much. Trouble
began in the boys cursing each other.
The negro hit Mr. Snmmey aod Mr.
Summey used his knife. A large
bole was cut into his side. The
negro ran to Dr. Jenkins’ residence,
the physician ran bis band through
the opening in the negro’s side, made
an examination of the wound aud
sewed up the gash. A warrant was
issued Monday and young Summey
was arrested.
“Aunt” Polly Vaughn was found
dead in bed at her home near Beam’s
Mills on last Thursday morning.
Her nephew, Mr. L. A. Wright,
lived with her, and she was apparent
ly as well as usual on the previous
day and went to bed at her regular
time. Next morning it was found
that she was in exactly the same
position as when she retired, und was
lifeless. Her death was so quiet
and easy that no one awoke to wit
ness the passing ot her pure spirit.
She had been suffering with heart
trouble for several years, and it was
through the ministrations of this
fatal disease that she was called to
her home beyond the skies. De
ceased was seventy-seven years old
and her husband had been dead for
many years and she had no children.
THE GAFFNEY
COTTUH MILLS.
Built as an Experiment-
Proved a Success.
PRESIDENT H. D. WHEAT.
The Wonderful Growth aud Fronperlty of
the Mill* Since Their Krectlon- Wl*doiu
aud Juditment of Mr. Wheat Demou-
utratod-Statu* of the Mill*.
Iu the excellent industrial art sup
plement of the Columbia State that
was sent out with the issue of Mon
day were two announcements that will
find a close lodgment in the hearts of
all true Gaffneyites. The secoud
page contains a|fascinating two-color
advertisement of the Gaffney Carpet
Manufacturing Company. The de-
# sigD is unique, being au exact re
production of a brown effect art
square on which are pasted, as it
were, pictures of the mills, offices,
dye houses, looms, etc., aud a splendid
cut of Mr. Bierck. It is indeed a
very tasty and attractive advertise
ment.
The other announcement is the
write-up of the Gaffney Manufactur
ing Company. It consists of an en-
tirepaga, giving excellent illustrations
of the mills, offices, tenant bouses,
Mr. Wheat’s residence, Superintend
ent Cutting’s residence, Mr. Wheat
and the Cherokee Avenue Baptist
Church, the Limestone Street Metho
dist Church and the Limestone Pres
byterian Church, oil of which Mr.
Wheat was largely instrumental in
building. We reproduce the article
relating to Mr. Wheat and the Gaff
ney Manufacturing Company. It is
from the pen of Mr. iGibsonJ Catlett,
who had the special edition in t linrge,
and contains some information ihat
may interest Ledger readers:
In 1892, when Hiram D. Wheat
came to Gaffney and began building
the first Gaffney mill to manufacture
print cloths, or convertibles, out of
28’s and 8(>’8 yarns, mill men every
where scouted the idea, and predicted
for Mr. Wheat and his business an
early failure. It was an experiment,
an innovation in the trade, which
with the then existing conditions
would bear about the same relations
as a Southern mill now, to make
lines equal to the products of the
Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing
Company at Adams, Mass., which is
generally accredited with turning out
the finest and most expensive cotton
goods in the United States.
But Mr. Wheat has demonstrated
the wisdom of his judgment, and
with it has come a Host of “Fine
Goods Mills,” scattered all over the
South, for it is safe to say that at
least a hundred of them are now
making the same lines, and there is
not, to our knowledge, a failure iu
the entire lot.
Moral: When you don’t know
what to make, “Make Flue Goods.”
To be historical aud technical—
the Company was incorporated in
1892 with $150,000 capital. The mill
started with 7,000 ring spindles and
250 looms. One year later this was
increased to 10.000 ring spindles and
300 looms, aod in 1896 41,000 ring
spindles and 1,101 looms were added.
In 1899 11,000 ring spindles and 5,000
twister spindles were installed. In
1897 ail the old style looms were
thrown out, and the latest model of
Draper-Northrop looms installed.
This gives the mill a present equip
ment of 62,000 ring spindles, 5 000
twister spindles and 1,401 Draper
looms, 1,040 of which are broad and
361 narrow looms. The capital of
the Company has been increased
from time to time until today it is
$800,000.
When the first Gaffney mil! start
ed 200 hands were employed. Today
the mill employs 700 hands, and the
population of the mill settlement,
which is in the town of Gaffney, is
3,000 people.
When Mr. Wheat first came to
Gaffney to build the mill the town
had 1,300 population. Now the pop
ulation of Gaffoey is 5,500, and grow
ing rapidly. It has since been made
the county seat of Cherokee county,
and is one of the most prosperous
aud progressive towns in the up
state country.
The power plant of the Gaffney
mill was installed under the personal
supervision of Mr. D. M. Thompson,
then President of the original Geo.
H. Corliss Engine Company of Provi
dence, R. I. It was his iutention to
erect this plant at a model ot eco
nomical equipment iu the South, to
which all Southern manufacturers
could be referred. The views here
with show the engine and boiler
rooms.
In the engine room we find one
Geo. H. Corliss cross-compound con
densing 1,700 horsepower engine, and
in the boiler room six Geo. H. Cor
liss vertical boilers of 1,800 horse
power.
With the cheap coal obtained In
this section, direct from the Ten
nessee veins, power is reduced to a
minimum.
About one-third of the cotton con
sumed is bought at the mill, being
hauled by the farmers from surround
ing plantations, for which the full
market price is paid, with some ad
ditional inducements to keep the
home crop. The balance is bought
iu the open market; a great deal of
it coming from Alabama und Missis
sippi.
About 12,000 bales of cotton are
consumed annually, proiuciug a like
number in bales of cloth.
A fine warehouse has been built
with a capacity for 8 000 bales.
The mill is located on the main
line of the Southern Railroad, with
the Seaboard Air Line making direct
connections over its own linos, which
gives exceptional freight rates.
Previous to the establishment of
this mill, Mr. Wheat had ten years’
experience in the cotton mill busi
ness as Superintendent and designer
in the construction of mills. He was
a graduate of that past master in the
manipulation and details of Southern
cotton milling—for we must speak
with reverence when we refer to Dex
ter Edgar Converse, the founder and
I'resident of the Glendale and the
great Clifton mills. Ho had helped
Mr. Converse in the building of the
Clifton and had made all the ma
chinery plans for the Glendale mills.
Mr. Wheat was one of the first
among Southern mill men to see and
conceive the possibilities of the
Draper loom. He investigated care
fully its many nice points of con
struction and became one of its firm
est advocates.
At the earliest possible opportunity
he abandoned the use of old style
looms and equipped tne Gaffoey mill
with this type of cotton mill ma
chinery.
In addition to Its duties, and posi
tion as Treasurer of the Gaffney mills,
he was for several years manager of
the Tucapau mills, and it was
through his efforts that 3<X> Draper
looms were introduced there in 1895.
As a belt-driven mill this is ene of
the best types of economic construc
tion. While the original plant was
installed in 1892 it employed the
latest modern devices known at that
time, and subsequent additiona have
been kept strictly up to the limit in
this respect.
So perfect is the adjustment of the
machinery in the transmission of
power that when runuing at full
speed the vibration on the various
Hocrs is scarcely perceptible.
It is interesting to note how in this
democratic mill community the pres
ident s home is scarcely more impos
ing than the superintendeht’s house,
an atmosphere of neatness pervades
the whole place, the operatives’
houses are well designed and sub
stantially built and the door yards
are planted with ornamental tress
and flowers in the care of which the
occupants take great pride.
As is the case with many of our
most successful Southern mill men,
Mr. Wheat gives close attention to
the comfort, moral aud intellectual
advancement of the mill people
around him.
You will find at Gaffney a better
class of tenements thau in most mill
towns. A great many of them are
built of brick, and kept scrupulously
clean. To give variety and individu
ality there are do two alike. Not
more than one family is permitted to
live iu one house, and all houses are
absolutely free to the operatives.
The Gaffney mill store Las been
put there for the couvenieuce of the
operatives, and not for the purpose
of making a profit out of the spend
ing of their wages. To avoid any
such impression the Company posi
tively refuses to give store checks;
and while the stock is bought iu
large quantitks, and the goods dis
played being the finest in the town,
at the lowest prices, the mill mao
may buy where he pleases.
The Gaffney Mills Baptist Church
(illustrated herewith) cost $2 500, of
which the mill company contributed
$1,500. The Methodist Church (also
shown) cost $2,300. of which the
Company cootributed $1,300. Iu
the basement of the Baptist Church a
public school is run for the conven
ience of the operatives, and three
teachers are provided free nine
months in the year. All may go who
will.
The beautiful Presbyterian Church
at Gaffney is also illustrated, to the
building of which Mr. Wheat has
given liberally of his time aud
means.
We cannot close this story without
calling attention to the great smoke
stack of the Gaffney Manufacturing
Company to passers on the main line
of the Southern Railway. It stands
out agaiust the clear, blue sky of the
Piedmont South, a lofty monument
to intelligent industry. It is one of
the highest and largest iu the South
ern country. It is 217 feet from the
base to the top, 38 feet across the
bottom and 17 feet across at the top,
with 11 feet at the narrowest place.
Four tons of metal serve as a cap.
It has in it 800,000 brick, 600 barrels
of cement, 300 barrels of lime, and
weighs 5.000,000 pounds. a. c.
Pasteboard armor is the latest form
of defense. Experiments at Copen
hagen show that millboard 3 inches
thick was impenetrable to carbine
bullets which pierced 5-incl^ woodeu
planks.
The Seme Old Story.
J. A. Kelly relates an experience
similar to that which has happened
In almost every neighborhood in the
United States and has been told and
re-told by thousands of others. He
says; “Last summer I had an attack
of dysentery aod purchased a bottle
of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, which I used ac
cording to directions aod with entirely
satisfactory results. The trouble
was controlled much quicker than
former attacks when I used other
remedies.” Mr. Kelly Is a well
known citizen of Henderson, N. O.
For sale by Cherokee Drug Oo.
EXPANSION POLICY
NOW A FIXED FACT
United States a Nation With
Great Big N.
MR. DAY SO DECLARES
Former Secretary of State of the
United btatet Speaks Entertainingly
on the Subject of "Our I’laoe In
the international Family.''
Put-In-Bat, O., July 11.—The Hon.
William R. Day, former secretary ot
state, was the principal speaker at the
auuual meeting of the Ohio Bar associa
tion here today. His subject was “Oar
Place lu the National Family,” aud he
said, in part:
‘‘The United States is now regarded
os a factor, and an important one, in
the solution of the world’s problems in
which she is interested. Foreign gov
ernments who have long neglected
claims arising from mistreatment of ont
citizens no longer permit disrespectful
conduct towards them aud are not un
mindful of their rights. The world has
come to know 7 that to be au American
citizen iu every quarter of the globe im
plies the protection of a nation alive to
the interests of its citizens, howeverdu-
taut, however bumble. This by uo
means indicates that we have become a
‘world power’ iu the sense that we shall
adopt the policy of promoting other ag
grandizement at the expense of weak
and defenseless people. It does mean
the maintenance of our rights abroad
wherever they may be assailed.
Results of Spanish War.
“While the advent aud results of the
Spanish-American war, in a sense,
forced us to a seat at the international
council table, where our interests are
involved, it did not create the condi
tions which sooner or later must have
brought us into closer relations with the
other powers of the world.
“Modern invention has so annihilated
space, means of communication have so
brought the world together, that it was
impossible long to not mingle with the
powers of the world. Without war this
new relation would have led to the
building of a navy, begun several years
before the Spanish war, adequate to
support and enforce the rights of Amer
ican citizens and to maintain their
treaty rights, that our people might
have the opportunity, to which they are
entitled, in competing for the markets
of the world.
The Torch of Liberty.
“The American people have an ex
cusable pride in the influence which our
domestic institutions have given this
country in enlarging constitutional
rights in other forms of government aud
encouraging people of other countries
to insist on the right to govern them
selves. The torch of liberty rightly
shines at the gateway of our country.
“While our policy has to a great ex
tent beeu one of isolation, it is _ ~'
lug to note that we have had an im^"
portant influence in the development
and improvement of the world’s code of
international law, which civilized peo
ple have given their common consent iu
determining international rights.
Principle of Arbitration.
“More than any country, we have
taken the lead iu enforcing the princi
ple of arbitration of international liber
ties.
“Nothing can be better settled than
the purpose of the Amerioau goveru-
me ut to maintain the Monroe doctrine
iu its true iuterpretration, as prevent
ing the imposition of monarchical gov
ernment on unwilling Americans or the
further extension of European coloniza
tion upon Amogfc* 1 ! soil
“That oar relations to the outside
world will be extended and opportunity
for trade aud commerce greatly ad
vanced cannot be donbted. We ahall
have an isthmian canal.
New Opportunities.
“This new touch with the affairs of
the world brings new opport uni ties and
involves new responsibilities. Our ‘wid
ening horizon’ will give ns clearer as
well as broader visions. We must pre
pare to acquit ourselves in these new
relations iu a manner creditable to our
traditions. We mast never lose sight
of the fundamental principles of onr
government. This obligation is all the
mor#binding now that a decision of tbs
supreme court of the United States has
made the government and disposition
of the islands practically one of policy,
to be determined by the American peo
ple.”
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
Five Men Will Lose Their Anas, II
Not Their Lives.
Kokomo, Ind., July 11.—Breaking
glass at the plateglass works here late
last night inflicted frightful injuries ou
five of the men who were carrying th«
sheet upright from the annealing oven
to the grinding table.
The injured are: Herman Meyer, An
thony McHale, August Oruele, William
Abney and Peter VanRung.
The plate, which measured 132x190
inches aud weighed 2,200 pounds, broks
and came showering down on the he&di
and shoulders of the workmen. Tbs
victims’ scalps were badly cut and theii
shoulders badly lacerated, the flesh be
ing literally scraped from the bones.
Five will lose their arms, if not thau
Uvea
Drummers at Buffalo.
Buffalo, July 11.—This was Oom-
xnercial Travelers’ day at the Pan-
American exposition. There was a pa
rade this morning, aud although tbs
sky wus threatening a long line of men
was in the parade. There were four di
visions. In the first were commercial
travelers from Buffalo aud New York
state. In the second Canada. Illinois
and India! a were represented. la the
third Michigan, Massachusetts aud
Ohio, and iu the fourth Pennsylvania
aud all unattached travelers.
Governor Wood Doing Well.
Havana. July 11.—Governor Wood
passed ft good night and is feeling well
this iiivrniug. He has hardly any fever.
His case te not critical aud hie physi
cians are confident of his recovery,