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No. 167.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY EVENINGt. NOVEMBER 23, 1900.
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WORLDLINESS IN
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California Blankets at $6.50, $7.60 and
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Gray Blankets for 69 centffo $4.25.
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The best and heaviest fleeced Ladles'
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Best Egyptian Jersey Vests and
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SU,HER,LELSlCO
Bishop, Asks Close, Questions
at Conference.
SECOND DAY'S WORK
Galveston Minister Tells of
the Great Storm,
THE BISHOP'S REMARKS FOL
LOWING . CENTRAL CHURCH'S
REPORT CREATE' A PRO-
FOUND IMPRESSION.
Greensboro, N. C, Nov. 22. The sec
ond day of the Western North Carolina
conference opened auspiciously. ; The
weather is perfect, and all seem happy.
At 9 a. m. promptly the conference was
called to ordet and opened with relig
ious services by Dr. D. Atkins, presid
ing elder of the Asheville district.
That part of the roll which failed to
answer to roll call -yesterday was call
ed and quite a number answered to
their names.
Rev. T. A. Smoot of Greensboro Fe
male college read a report' of that insti
tution, which was referred to the board
of education.
In the report of Dr. Peacock, presi
dent of Greensboro Female college, a
cordial Invitation wat extended to the
members of the conference to visit that
institution in a body Friday afternoon'
at 4 o'clock. '
iA communication from the secretary
of the North Carolina conference, with
reference to the Methodist orphanage
In the city of Raleigh, was read and
referred to special committee consist
ing of T. F. Marr and H. M. Blair.
Question 20 was called, and the
names of R. S. Abernethy, J. F. Cra
ven, H. F. Wiley, James Wlllson were
called and referred to the committee on
conference relations for the supernu
merary relation.
Question 18 was called and the fol
lowing were referred to the same com
mittee for the superannuated relation:
M. Anderson, J. W. Bird, W. H.
Cooper, W. B. Lyda, L. T. Mann, R.
W. Pickens, Z. Rush, M. V. Sherrill.
C. Thomas, T. L. Trlplett, J. W.
Wheeler, J. W. Wiggins.
J. C. Troy made a touching speech.
asking for light work. His crse was
postponed till S. B. Turrentine could be
present to represent him.
Question 20 was called. "Arc all tne
preachers blameless in their life and
official administration?" The names of
F. Marr, W. C. Wlllson, W. H. Wil
lis, J. C. Mock, C. A. Wood, B. A..
York, Z. Paris, W. H. Perry, M. H.
Hoyle, P. E. Parker, H. H, Jordan, W,
H. L. McLaurin, M. H. Vestal, W. M.
Curtis. T. H. Pegram. L. A. Falls, were
called, their characters passed and
made reports of their work which were
quite satisfactory.
GALVESTON STORM RECALLED .
Rev. Mr. Bradsfield, a visitor from
the West Texas conference, was Intro
duced. Mr. Bradsfield is pastor of St.
John's church, Galveston. He irtade a
very touching speech. He said he had
read less than most of us about the
storm. Ho did not have time to read.
Mr. Bradsfield then gave a graphic
description of the storm, as he saw it,
being at the time the storm arose in
the pastor's study of St. John's church,
from which place he was rescued and
taken ina small skiff1 by & negrojnan,
through the street to his " home SIX
blocks away. When daylight dawned
he found that the city lay In ruins and
It slowly dawned upon them that be
tween 6U00 and 8000 of their people had
perished; 4200 houses with all out
houses had gone down and formed a
great bank of ruins three miles long, a
hundred yards wide ana zu ieei uuiu.
This great bank of ruins served as a
protection to the quarter ut in,, . i-ujr
which lay back of it.
'Will Galveston ever be rcouiui n
looks so now. I beiuve it wui. win u
pay to rebuild It? 1 tninK noi. cut.
tfVnra the neoDle eo. and live and work,
and die, Methodism must go. Where
Methodism has raised her flag she w 11
never haul it down. Methodism will
stay in Galveston while people stay
thr.. She is better fitted to do , the
ed in our cities , than any
other agency." ' . ' ' v
Bishop Morrison called upon the eon.
ference to respond. The secretary call
ed the roll, and a good collection re.
...u-J TVia amnnnf WRB S433.35.
The following resolution was offered
hv Rev W. R. ware:
nf the fact that our South
i.,fh,wuf rhurches in Galveston,
Tex., were destroyed by the great
flood which swept over- m v
ing the year, therefore
ot.. a That we. as a conference,
request the' pastors of the various
i- tho.rw.nnds of our confer-
onpe to take a Oiieciii" " -
lurches at as early a fate as possible
"T." A- BOONE.
"F. H. WOOD."
CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE. .
Rev. L. W. Crawford. D. D., editor of
the North Carolina Christian Advocate,
She Is to Wed Prince Louis
Napoleon Bonaparte.
THE MARRIAGE CANNOT FAIL TO
- STRENGTHEN THE BONAPAR-,
, TIST CAUSE IN FRANCE, '
New York, Nov.-23. A dispatch to the
Journal from St .Petersburg says:
"The betrothal of Prince Louis Na
poleon Bonaparte to Grand Duchess
Helen, daughter of Grand Duke Vlad
mlr, is officially announced.
"It cannot Jail to strengthen the
Bonapartlst cause in France and cor
respondlngly weaken the republican
government. Prince Lonls, who has
been serving for the last 15 years In the
Russian army, Is a general of cavalry
at the head of the crack regiment of
Czarina's Lancers of the Guard. H
has all along been treated at court as
a member of the Russian Imperial fam
uy circle.
"Louis has long been attentive to
Grand Duchess Helen, the wayward
princess who two years ago created a
sensation by Jilting the heir to - the
throne of Baden on the eve of the ap
pointed day of the wedding, and who
was since credited with an infatuation
for her cousin, Grand -Duke Mlohael,
younger brother and heir to the car.
read his report as editor of our confer
ence organ. On motion of Dr. D. Atkins,
a special committee of five ministers
and two laymen was appointed to con
sider the question of conference own
ership growing out of the report M Dr.
Crawford. The committee is as fol
lows: Clerical, D. Atkins, R. S. Webb,
J. D. Arnold, A. W. Jacobs, J. H.
Weaver; lay, J. A. Lackey, S. , P.
Graves.
Questfon 1, "Who are admitted on
trial?" was called. The following were
admitted; L. Burge bernethy, James
Braxton Craven, Wm. F. Elliott, John
W. Ingle.
Rev. J. C. Troy's name, by his own
request, was referred to the committee
on conference relations for the super
annuated relation. , .
Question 20 was again called "Are
all the preachers blameless In their life
and official administration?" The name
of J. H. Weaver was called and he
made his report. '
WOR-LDLINESS.
Bishop Morrison asked some close
questions about wordliness in our city
churches. He said If our 6000 preachers
of Southern Methodism were in a posi
tion to rightly administer discipline
there would follow, a great revival.
Ninety-five out of every 100 who are
proper subjects for. discipline would be
saved to the church. We have no right
to relegate the discipline. His remarks
made a profound Impression.
Dr. J. J. Renn followed with a strong
talk pn discipline. In all that was said
no particular reference was made to
Central or any other particular church,
but the remarks were doubtless Intend
ed to apply In general.
Bishop Morrison asked "How many
young people among us go from the
evening prayer meeting to the theater?
There Is something back of the theater,
the ballroom, and the card table. There
Is a prayerless home ,a godless family. '
Many "Amens came from the au
dience, The names or J. w. Muggins, , j. J.
Gray, R. M. Taylor, R. B. Shelton, K.
G. Tuttle were called, character pass
ed, and made their report.
D. Vance Price, who gave up his
work on Hendersonvllle station on ac
count of his health, asked, through'hls
presiding elder, for a location.
J. D. Buie, A. W. Jacobs, J. i. Vin
son made reports of their work.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Dr. J. D. Hammond was called to the
rostrum by the blsliop, to explain his
work as secretary of the board of edu
cation. Dr. Hammond said of the
$1,600,000 'asked for for the 20th century
thank offering for our educational
work, about $1,208,000 had been sub
scribed. He said what our work needs
Is a close sympathy of our Methodist
people with our Institutions of learn
Ing.
On motion of O. F. Kiroy it was or
dered that Saturday morning at 10
o'clock be set apart as the time to con
sider our educational work.
Ira Erwln, T. F. Glenn, R. S. Howie,
J. J. Edwards, E. Myers, J. Ii. Bradley,
55. V. Cordell, J. E. Abernethy, A.
Foster, J. C. Rowe, T. E. Wagg, n. s.
Webb, J. R. Brooks, E. J. Poe, W. S.
Hales, R. F. Bryant, J. F. England, J.
B. Tabor, A. W. Plyler, J. F. Allred, T.
D. Ellington, J. P. Lanning, J. M.
Price, J. R. Scroggs, G. H. Crowell, L
W. Crawford, T. A. Smoot, W. L. Urls
nm were called and reported their
work, .
CONFERENCE JOURNAL,
J. W. Jones offered Ihe following:
"Resolved that the secretary of the
conference be authorised to edit and
publish 3000 copies of the Conference
journal for distribution, giving him
discretion as to the nuaiber furnished
each charge and that he be allowed $5(S
for his services. ;
"Resolved that the -Journal be fur
nished without charge, but that the
pastors may sell them If they choose
and apply the proceeds to the minute
fund. J- W. JONES."
m r. Field, who save up hte work
durinig the year on account of 111
1 health, was referred to the committee
on conference relations. J, F. Arm
strong, who supplied the work the rest
f the vear. read a fine report.
After announcements, the conference
adjourned at t o'clock with the bene
diction by Rev. Mr. Bradsfield of
ft. Stuart preached at I
No Incident to Mar the Old
Statesman's Welcome. ;
A FAREWELL SPEECH
Hopes for Sympathy in
Cities He Will Visit.
All
EXTENSIVE POLICE PRECAU'
TIONS TAKEN TO PREVENT
TROUBLE AS FORMER
PRESIDENT LEAVES.
Marseilles, Nov. 23. Although the en
thuslasm attending Kruger's departure
from Marseilles was not so boisterous
and there was no crowd present as
awaited him on the quay when he land
ed yesterday, he had no reason to com
plain of any diminution of warmth on
the, part of the people of Marseilles.
Kruger was up early and ready and
waiting when the landau reached the
hotel to convey him to the railroad de
pot. Amid the cheering of a large as
sembly the former president entered
the carriage and was driven o the sta
tlon,
He was accompanied by Dr. Leyda
and Messrs. Pearson, Wessels, Ham-
mill and others. Just before the depar
ture of the train Kruger appeared on
the steps of the railroad carriage In re
sponse to the shouts of the crowd and
said: '
' ':Clt!sienB of Marseilles: I thank
the, people of Marseilles for the
warm welcome. I trust I shall find
the same enthusiastic sympathy la
"all the cities which I am going tT
travel through and I hope it will be
followed by actions which will con
tinue to assist us and result in
abetting our cause."
As the train left a great cry arose
Krugor will spend the nlsnt at Dijon.
where he will, arrive at 5:20 p. m.
Extensive police precautions were
taken this morning. Detachments of
policemen were massed along the route
from the hotel to the station, but Kru
ger's departure took place without any
disagreeable Incident.
PARIS PROGRAM.
Paris, Nov. 23. The program of wel
come to Kruger has been held in abey
ance for the scrutiny of the president.
Extraordinary police precautions have
been taken ut'out the Hotel Scribe, In
the vicinity of which are many Eng
lish stores, which it is feared the crowd
In Its enth' siasm might injure. The
whole of thp eond -floor of the Hotel
Sribe hus been retained for the use of
Kruger and his pulte. U is expected
the municipal council will offer the
former Boer president a reception.
STEYN AisD.DEWET.
Mazeru, Basotuland, Nov. 23.-T-Na-tlves
report that lormer President
Steyn arid General Dewet with . a
thousand men traversed'' the British
lines between Alexander and Warring
ham's store anu attacked the' British
post, subsequently retiring by the road
to Dewetsdorp in Orange River colony.
A WONDROUS STORV.
Kroonsprult, Nov; 22. General Bruce
Hamilton's column arrived here.yester
day a'fter scouring the. Elnctel and
HenFrondlslrTcts7The troxjps-tirought
in a number of prisoners. The latter
relate the remarkable assurances r'
ceived at Thaban Nchu from General
Dewet a fortnight ago, Dewet, they
say, urged the Burghers to hold out till
December 10, when "all the British
were giilng home."
He added that the British had per
mission Ifrom Prussia to fight for a
year only; that Queen Victoria was at
Capetown, whither she had fled to es
cape, the Chinese, who had captured
half of England; that General Botha
hnd driven the British out of the
Transvaal and had taken Pletermar
ltzbure: that Dewet himself was fight
Ing in Cape Colony, burning farms, and
that Lord Roberts, wounaea Dy tnree
bullets, had been taken to Hellbron to
die and had been burled there before
the town hall.
DISQUIETING FOR BRITISH,
London, Nov. 23 -The Star today
commenting on the report that General
itntha. with a commando Is close to
Dewetsdorp regards the news as most
ciiHnuletlnK and says:
"We have heard many strange and
unverified stories, but the thing we
know is that French was pursued all
the wav from Mlddlesburg to Stander-
tcn and stot through a terrible neck of
the mountains only by the skin of his
teeth." '
Proceeding the Star suggests that
General Botha pursted the British
marched south and Joined hands with
General Dewet, and that thus Bioem
fonteln Is endangered snd the Orange
Free State Will have to be reconquered
hefore subdulnsr the Transvaal can be
commenced.
Coal, Coke and Wood. Best quality
at lowest nrlces.- 'Phone 40. Asheville
Ice and Coal company. t-22-tf .
STATE OF TERROR
EXISTS AT PANAMA
Business Suspended There
and at Colon. ,
REPORTS OF SEVERE FIGHTING
WITH HEAVY LOSSES TO GOV
ERNMENT TROOPS.
Kingston, Jamaica, Nov. 23. The Brit
ish steamer Barberton, which has Just
arrived from Colon, reports that se
vere fighting occurred Monday and
Tuesday at Culebra.
- The government forces attacked . the
rebels, who occupied a good position,
with the result that the losses of the
former were heavy. Fighting was pro
caejllng when the steamer left Tuesday
night. ,
Stores and restaurants at Colon were
closed and the rebels hold a'portlon of
the railroad fne.
...
A rebel force i reported to be en
gaging government troops near Pan
ama. ' .
- Business Is entirely suspended at jhe
latter place and both Panama and Co
lon are In a state of terror,
BANKRUPT DUKE,
MANCHESTER'S EXAMINATION
ADJOURNED TO FEB. .
London, Nov. 23. The Duke of Man
chester, who sails for the United States
tomorrow, appeared lefore a registrar
in bankruptcy today. The receiver told
the court the case must be adjourned,
as the accounts were. not yet filed al
though fully prepared. ' The liabilities
disclosed, he added, amounted to 87,700
pounds, assets 7545. Th receiver ask
ed for time to examine the accounts
and Interrogate the creditors.
Counsel for the trustee said the com
mittee of Inspection had agreed to an
adjustment. The- Duk'e of Manchester,
he asserted, was prepared to enter the
box if desired, but counsel explained
that he was going abroad and antici
pated returning to England February
2. The examination was adjourned to
that date.
ALARMING SITUATION.
CALIFORNIA TOWN LIKELY TO
BIS SWAMPED.
Anahejm, Cal., Nov. 23. The flood
situation here is alarming. The break
In Santa Ana river has brought the
water to within a mile of the town,
which is 15 feet below the oed ef tne
river. If the rise continues the town
will be swamped.
The Catholic cemetery is under a
foot of water. Over 100 families . have
been driven from' their homes and there
Is fear that people In Isolated sections
have been drowned.
The Southern Pacific has lost a mile
of track on the Los Anlmos branch.
Ten miles of the San... Fe roadbed be
yond Fullerton Is unsafe, while 3000
feet has been washed away.
BROKER ARRESTED.
WAJtRANT ISSUED ON GENERAL
SICKLES' COMPLAINT.
New York, Nov. 23. J. Fletcher She
rd, a stocK broker ana memoer or tne
New York etock exchange, who failed
last week, was arrested yesterday,
charged with grand larceny. Lemuel
W. Baxter, Shera's bookkeeper, was
also arrested.
Both men were arrested on warrants
Issued at the Instance of Gen. Daniel
E. Sickles, the charge being the seeur-
1ng"of"$W,000 "oriiickles'-moMey-iimier
false representations. '
Sickles alleges that some time last
summer he gave Shera $10,000 to lnest
in stocks and since that time Shera ha
refused to give an accounting.
AFTER MANY DAYS.
EOWDEN, TURNS UP AT HIS HOMK
. t. , - IN GEORGIA.
Columbus, Ga., Nov. 23. W. O. Bow
den, who resides near here, returned to
his home last night. He disappeared
while in bathing. at Tybee Island last
summer, and no trace of him could be
found. He says he has been 111 at
Richmond, Va.
Effort was made to collect between
:0,000 and $30,000 life insurance, but
no part of It was paid by the com
pany. BLAZE ON PATTON AVENUE. -This
was caused by several gentle
men striking matches to light Ko-Wn
Ba, Benjainln Franklin, Graf and other
cigars bought at Wells' (high grade ci
gars sold enly), 14 ration avenue.
LITTLE FOLKS FOOD.
Let the children have Wheat-Hek'ts
and milk .for supper and breaka.
Nothing Is cheaper. Nothing is bett.
fof them. They love It. mwt
NEW ART WOItK AT LAW'S.
Just onened the finest line of Statu
ary Copies we have shown yet. They
are worth looking at, whether you
think of buying or not; but they make
nice Christmas presents. Everybody
likes them; they are new. 35 Patton av
enue. It
Opinion of Competent Inde
pendent Judges.
SITUATION IN CHINA
Critical State of Affairs De-
mands Change, '
WHEN THE TERMS HAVE BEEN
k AGREED UPON THEY SHOULD
BE PRESENTED TO CHINA
AS A DEMAND.
London, Nov. 23. A dispatch to the-
Renter news agency from Pekin, dated
November 22, says: ' -
"Competent Independent Judges' of
the present critical state of negotia
tions 'are of the opinion that consider
ation of all peace preliminaries should
be transferred to Washington or a Eu
ropean capital, and be placed Id the
hands or plenipotentiaries possessed of
full powers to arrange the terms that
are to be Imposed on China.
"Once the terms are agreed on they
should be presented as a demand, not
requiring negotiations with Chinese
commissioners.
"It is felt that the present discus
sions of ministers who do not possess
powers to decide on the multiplicity of
proposition's without reference to their
governments are bound to Intermina
bly drag out the preliminaries, and re
sult in a long delay, causing the great
est uneasiness In the foreign communi
ties, who anticipate vastly Increased
difficulty in reaching a settlement, ow
ing to the alleged waste of time."
Dr. Morrison, wiring the Times from
Pekln says:
"The appointment of Yu Chang as
governor of the province of Hu PeJ
has been cancelled. This was due to
the strenuous British protest. . Chlng
Hsing, treasurer of the province of He
Nan, who has been appointed in his
place, Is regarded as almost equally
objectionable.
"The foreign envoys have agreed
that the consistent bad faith which th
Chinese have shown In disseminating
abroad, misleading intelligence shall be
recorded In the preamble to the con-
Joint note. .
"It Is reported that Chinese troops
have repulsed a German expedltlon.but
no details have been received." -
Berlin, Nov. 23. Field Marshal Von
Waldersee cables that Colonel York's
column reached Hsuenghlva November
17. The weak garrison Immediately
surrendered. A column commanded by
Colonel Mulelfuels, the dispatch adds,
Is proceeding to Auklachelan. The
health of the troops is good.
THE CZAR.
Llvadla, Nov. 23 The car passed a
quiet tiay yesterday. His majesty also
passed a very good night. His cond
tlon and strength are very satisfactory.
uUUU and bad paint
J -v w
look alike when cans are
opened time alone, will tell
the tale.
SOME PEOPLE
leave us on account of price
but never a one .because
of quality.
Smith's Drug Store
on the: square
L.
: IN NOTHING so much
as in PAINTS musta con-
sumer trust to the dealer.
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