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The Daily Gazette nun mw waBinam nnur ASHSJVILLE. N. C. ;. ' THE ASHEVILLE GAZETTE PUB LISHING COMPANY. aAMbs E. NORTON, Pridet. FRED A. JOHNSON, Secretary. SUBSCRIPTION RATES : Vftar .... ......"" J AA uauy, Daily Six Months . 26 UJIiy, HUCTrOU - Daily, One Month Daily, One Weefc ............ Weekly Gazette, One Year. . . . . . . Weeklr Gazette. Six Months.,. .40 15 1.00 .60 r-o,ta la delivered in Asheville, y&stery and Biltmore'by carrier at the onWrinHnn rates. Within these Km kt t.rrljorv the iaer may he or flered by letter, postal card or telephone. tod the subscription price paid to Merrier. TELEPHONE 202. Day and Night. the Money ! Money! Yps. monev saved is money made. Wfr ave ,you money. We do not ask old fashioned long figures' .or any article. We cut prices on very fcbang. " DON'T BE DECEIVED. We own two DRUG STORJES and buying for two we buy in. large quanltitieis from manufactur ers, thus saving the JOBBERS PROFIT. This enables us to CUT THE FELICE on every article we sell, thus saving our cijb tomera MUCH MONEY. PELHAM'S PHAKMACY, 24 PATTON AVE "Live and Let Live Drug Store" Watch for Our Next Ad. ; This 'Date In History Dec 31. XS84 John Wyclif, first noted English reformer, died ; bom 1324. 1434 Jacques Cartier, first to sail up the St. Lawrence, born at St. Malo, France ; died 1555. 1720 Charles Edward (Louis Philip, Casimir), an Eng lish prince who .claimed the throne of the Stuarts, born; died 1778. gambetta. J815 General George Gordon Meade, coav 6 mander of the victorious Union army at f5-BrtrvB'hnr. linrn in OadiK. Rnnn -ifr in Philadelphia 1872. 1874 Hon. George M. Dallas," ex-vice president, died at Philadelphia. - ' 1882 Leon Gambetta, prime minister of France, leader of the Republicans in 1870, died in Paris; born 1838. 1862 The . celebrated : ironclad Monitor went down at midnight in a storm off Cape Hat teraa. This famous vessel left Hampton, Roads on Dec. 29 under orders to proceed - . ii .i T i j i . . si federate" rams wbjfch iaof successfully at . tacked the Union; blockading fleet at that point. She proved entirely unseaworthy, and it was with great difficulty that her commander and crew kept her afloat. - 1893 Nathaniel Wheeler, a noted American in ' ventor, died at Bridgeport, Conn. 1894 Susan JTetaimore Cooper, second daugh ter of Jams Fenimpre Cooper, and herself .an author of net, died at Cooperstown.-v CHINA. That a serious state of affairs Involving -all the greater nations of Europe exists in ihe Orient grows more and more apparent. The struggle for supremacy in the far east as begun in earnest, at least as far as England -and Russia are concerned, how much opera bouffe there is in the latest movements of Germany, and how much of seriousness remain to be" seen. The ap pearances, however, are that Emperor William's desire for a-larger naval budget bad much to do with, the showy sending of liis brother on. a cruise to Chinese -waters, especially as he went on his alleged mis sion to esUblish a German military sta tion there and perhaps "strike a -blow at England" without enough coal to carry his war vessel beyond the first English, coal ing station on his long-' voyage.- The first move of the Kaiser in his -bold grab for. a foothold in Kiao Chan, explained as taken merely by way of retaliation f of the mur' der of the missionaries or the protection of German citizens.was the step that awak- en-ed Europe to a . sense ;of .what was v, in j A.-. -M . . .(". M I ewwe jot vnina, wmcn xne aggression oi Japan and Russia emphasized. Then Eng land; took a hand assembling a great fleet of warships off Korea, with a plausable pretexi for entering the field at this point. Since the war between Japan au4Chlna, Korea has been more or less amendable to ithe influences of all -the interested Euro pean powers. China having lost nomi nal suzerainty, Japan was f orecd by Rus sia to desist from spoliation on its own account, and -the Russian, influence has been predominant. The ' British consul finally has been moved to protest to the t Korean government against the removeal of a British official and the substitution of a Russian a manoeuver threatening to put the Korean finances under the adminis tration of the -Russian minister. -The con sul'a protest was ignored, and the appear - ance of British warships, off Chemulpo was a demonstration that Greart Britain meant to make the protest emphatic. k Close upon the beels of the British dem onstration before Kot-ea comes the news of another aggression, undertaken thi time by Russia., With the railway and steam C Vt f rv twinai.y.i. n1iAi:lir - .i..Aif ' iU - ; k&c(wledged strength of Russian tofluence In the Chinese government and a prospec v'tlve domination . in Korea, the occupation of Ihe walled town, of kKin Chau looks like ,- a deliberate, attempt nof only to dominate lf 4Vr fwl.nm I ."U.. i. .1. lUi'!i1 ... X European Dowers to -a haatv amA uimttcnwiii ' f ul drivalry- '; i 1 It la said and generally believed that be fore .occupying Kiao-Chou the kaiser ; con uiiea nn czar, atqaan unaerstanaing; pre ..! Ill - - . - m " r V- ' a. -umably, was reached. Russia v wants - a f:iiAnd:in Jtorea: Germany wants, tttait part of the coast tl which Kiao-Chou is. the key; -what France wants nag not yet been disclosed,, butt it will probably be an;ex-tension-Northeastward fromV her present Asiatic dominion.- English '.Journals inti mate that if there is: to be a division the Yang-Tse-Kiang .provinces would euit Great Britain, : ' and the report of last Tue-sday was that British vessels had seized an island at the' mouth of the Yang-tse-Kiang. -;s But in the proposed division of, the an cient empire of China, Japan will certain ly have something to say, espeoialljr in view of her "having Tjeen deprived of her advantage at the close of the war with China. There is the Tare: possibility .to be taken'into account that China and Japan perceiving a common peril, may make common cause In defense, of the yellow raceas agai-nst the comquei-ing white. shown some indications of -oneration with England, one of the latest reports, is that Jher warships have cast anchor beside those of he British on the coast of Korea. Deeply mortified by Russia's action in keeping It wit of the peninsula; Japan may be willing to join' hands with the British in, whatever of fensive measures they may undertake But the; English diplomats have' a variety pf considerations to heed, and one: of theei is that France would' stand by Rus sia, and Germany, unless' at could mate some pleasaart arrangement for a, fairdW vision of " spoils, '. would 'be disposed .to hamper the proceeding. ,Me nas -aireaay taken a hand in the contest ' if . the report of . ihev seizure of the island of 'Hainan Is correct. . - . ; 1 The fact that Great Britain has already made so pronounced a demonstration as that before; Korea ; is full of grave import. Should . Korea, raoting upon Russian. ad vice, resist i. necessary for GrejeiWei? to ':'tck'4owri or ito flg;ht. v , y: The: Washington. Post says that "Presi dent iMcKinley ' has ' been brotught face' to face with ifhe civil service issue." The issue," of course, is the demand for a more frequent and more liberal distribu tkm of the offices. The Post says:" The situation has been placed before the President in the plainest and xnost em phatic manner. He has been told by Sen ator Hanna, Senator Elkyis, Senator Pritchard, Senator 'Fairbanks, and others that he will be callous to. his own, future political prospects and to the success of his own party if he does not rescind the order made by IMr. Cleveland by which 45,000 offices were-added at one fell swoop to ithe' classified, list. . And yet the-, President smiles and says: I aim still committed to the civil service, gentlemen. "Messrs Pritchard and Pear son can neither move Congress, the Presi dent, the law, or the demoeraitte incum- bautsi The steps for the organization of a board of trade 'in this city so auspiciously taken idstnight a the Asheville telub, are an a3- vanee in, the rightdirection. "The move ment is one to which every Asheville busi ness man should lend his hearty support for a strong and active organization of this character will mean much to all the busi ness interests of the town. It is sitated that he people of Ireland are suffering from the . pangs of hunger and destitution -more than those. of Cuba. Yet Great . Britain is the. richest country, on the globe, and Ireland is at peace. t6pics of today. North Carolina has 185 cotton mills, with 1,023,132 spindle and 23,334 looms, accord ing to recent statistic. This represents an invested capital of-over $20,000,000 in this one eniterprise alone, over 90 per cent, of whiioh is North Carolina money owned by North Carolina iiome folks. 'Raleigh Post.' itattiitgton 'Messenger: The .Charleston 4leaini:;Courier, affirms; and we ma re- jcetyejljtement as correct, that "juries' are organized to acquit and local andsocial nfluenefs?ioatEii-ate all trials." This 8MYWtartllog, but It "applies; ho doubt 0 Wely-outhern as well as t,d every northern state. In the south Jury brials are for the most part bitter traves- ties of' justice. "No sensible man with a proper regard for life and right and protec tion 'can have much, if any. resoect - for ury trial, In our section. All men, of, fair ntelligence well know thait they are -"or ganized." , Here ia this city not long ago judge and solicitor stated that trial be tween races when :lxjth were involved was a mockery and a scandal, or words to that effect. The sad tiling about aid this is that there is no remedy for the crying wrong, no curing in sight for a gnawing disease, jit Is a-tremendous . blot upon the good name of a state; as. well as a reproach to any" people, when crlmfev goes generally "un whipped of justice," aad Juries are sympathetic -w-lth' wrong doing, violence and crirfies of the deepest .most damning dye. ' 1 . posVsciCipts. Tlhe delta of the Oanube is about to be drained and rescued for agricultural pur poses by. the Roumanian government Nearly . 750.00Q acres of fertile land will thus be made available. ThE7enterprise is the greatest, of its Lkind, ever under-; takeriaind at least five years willvbe'ie quired o carry It to completion. Reports, received at itherNavy Depart ment indicate thai-the -British government is pushing, the work of .modernizing the great fortifi'oatidns at . the Rock of Gibral tar, with all speeds, and that no less than 5,000 Spanish: Worklngmen pass ,daily over the-lines to and from their work on the fortifications. -A iarge number of , the. heav lest nieces of artilery are being put. in place,- a" greatdock is under; construction and the planof defence permits of the ab olute brotction of a vast Brijish fleet un der the guns of the fortress. .Contrary to the Doltev nursued in - some other s British fortifications,'- the soldiers in charge made , no objection v.to an. , examination of ;-:. the j works by AuieTioan naval olbcers and sail- j ors, ana - seemea rataer.-proua- of -tne strenth of their, position. - j - local" ' k ... r - - , .There are .727,122 actual survivors of the' war; there are 733,527 alleged eunri vors dfawing pens-ions; there are 187,500 survivors now demanding pensions; a.um berof Iow8 draw'ing; pensions," 213,352; widows demanding pensnonis, 104,938; pen sioners demanding an increase, 255,849; to tal number of pensioners on the rolls, 947. 528 ; "total eurrlvors. or widows drawing or demanding pensions, 1,139,317.,.' In 1883 tihere were 303,658 pensioners; in 1893 there wre 966,012; in 1897 xthere are 976,014. more than, twenty-five years ago General Garileld, afterwards president, apologized for reporting a pension' appropriation bill oi $30,000,000, aying that ' thereaf ter the amount would annually 'decrease. .Now it amounts to. $141,000,000 a year, and it is Increasing every year. ' Next year it will be not less than $150,000,000. . The new constitution of South Caro lina icon tains a clause providing that up to January 1, 1898, all male persons of voting age applying for registration wno can read any section of, the constitution or under stand and explain it when Tead to them sha.ll be entitled to register. It 'is further provided that any person wtio shall apply for registration after January 1, 1898, shall be registered, provided that he can Tea'd or write any section of the constitu tion, siubandtted ico him, or can show that he "owns and has 'paid taxes collectable du ring, the previious year on property in the state assessed at $300 or more. The regis traton under the "understanding" clause .is jiow ol'osed, and while several thousand wihiHes have been shut out, over 90,000 have been registered. Of .the negroes only 13, 000 have been registered, and there are about 131,000 negroes of eligible age who have not. been registered. Washingtdn "letter to the St. Louis Globe Democrat, states that fully 600,000 Cubans have idled from the first day . of January this year to the first day of December. The statement made by . the correspondent are based, he allege, on reports received kfrom United States consuls in Cuba. And according to the statements made, the Spanish soldiers are little better off than the Cubans. They are t reported as not only sick, but starving. '"The reports of .the consuls are coming by every mail. It is no secret at the whit house and the state department that they are disappointing in the extreme. . The men for whose relia bility and sound judgmnt Senor Moret stood sponsor last year are informing their governmen t that the promises of Spain have come to -naught. . In plain official language they are telling of -the continuance of the, suquering and "the -mortality. Perhaps Blanco underestimated the amount of the misery or overestimated his resources. It may be -the fault is in Spanish indifference and Spanish inefflcency. But the horrors of the Cuban war go on. Blanco is sup posed to be feeding the starving. At one place there are 15.000 of these utterly des titute people. From personal observation the American consul states that the food provided would probably be sufficient to give 2,000 people one square meal of rice, salt pork and a little -bread. What might be a single meal to sustain one person a day must be divided so as to keep alive seven. Where rations are being issued un der .Blanco's .orders they are given in in finitesimal quantities. TO CURE A COLD-IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. -on -each tablet. MeimiU The Carroll House, furnished, If taken at once. Two other furnished houses, well located. Two small unfurnished houses. For Rent or Sale. "The Brexton,"' with six acres of ground, within six minutes' walk of the postoff ice. . ,, Weaver & Rogers, Box 244. No. 45 Patton at'enus. W. M. LAABERT. t 83 Patton Avenue. Manufacturers' Agent for Mantels, Grates, Tiles, Electric Fixtures, Venetian Blinds. The house keeper who wishes to set a good table without unduly taxing her purse, buys her Groceries from us. Pure Flour, pure Sugar, Tea, Coffee' etc. and pure But ter and fresh Eggs,, will last longer and give more satisfaction than in ferior goods, ' - J-J3ttSr-gZT2STQ BEOS. 45 South Main Street. 'Phone 125. Fair r- . ? it -Ir3 y -sm J J Qi-ft if liOie . ar -- v. ? 16 PATTON Fine Stationery BAINBRIDGE'S V z ' - 'V y .i 1 - L. . t -.-L----LA.A-L-.-t.---L-L-- ; f f f f TTTtTTT.TTTTT' Any book not in stock supplied in aiew days. 17 E. RiirVRDrn:!? Late of 1 conHi.ttT iff' L You can't gtiess what we have by looking in the' front. We use 6 floors and are always anxious to show goods. . W. B. Williamson M Co. $3 and of Pointed Toed Shoes going ipr FO a pair. WE INVITE YOU TO CALL AND SEE .THEM) J. D. BLANTON & CO., 39 Patton Avenue. P. SOur Busire'ss tor sale at a bargain tor Cash. Leonardo Da Vinci's Famous Picture E LAST SUPPER 6TT - A. - - t.A - - - L - - - - Persons not properly informed are inclined to look upon this Great Picture as associated with one particular creed, Not so. It stands for Christianity. Occupies a prominent place in. the homes of religious people of all demominations. Hence the everlasting demand for this Great Master Piece.. We give a copy free with eivery cash sale of $2.50 until January 15th, 1898. JBSee Picture in our window. The Mens' Outfitter, ( 19 PATTON AINENUE. 8TOBE "POIB J3,32ST,T . ONE BIG NIGHT. , Thursday Dec. 30 tt The play that has Thrilled two Continents-. " . ROSABEL MOkhTSO N f In her Famous Personation 5 Splendid Company - V ' Big Scenic production. "See The Morrison Hug'" ' .... . i Prices $1, 75, 50 and 25c. Reserved seats sale now; open at 1 1 einitsh & Reagan's Drug Store Mcpherson & clark DEALERS IIS Stoves, Tinware and Honsi . r, FuroisMng ; Goods,;. Sanitary Plumbing, Steaun and hot water fit ting, hot air furnaces tin l and slate roofing and gal vanized iron cornice. ; 45 College Street; : CARMEN Telephone 133. AVENUE; V Ncw Books Engraving STORE. San Antonio, Tex. IF YO U THINK OF PURCHASING ANY Furniture or Carpets soon, let us show you how complete our . . . stock is. 5 GRADES - LA - - - k - kL. - L - k Before. C all lily; 's Book Store 3 rW,. Court Square, A: STERNBERG -DEALER TN- Hides, Skins, Furs, Tallow, Beeswax, Wool, Etc. I will pay the highest market cash price for the above articles. V" Ad- dress me at 53 Central Avenue. and I will calL - . 2536. look" ilidapOootfs Ever Morgan 0 I . IS O V JSfl V .! Y Jl Good horses; gfeod Tehlclea. Safe and an V .' .-,' . - " accommodating drlrer. Prices down." Be- fore making : other arrangements ask tor i . - - , . A - f Larkln Gwyn'a , carriage on Court Square, ' . .''" -" t 4 p call Telephone 82. " .Is " .s V -r..4 , . 30 south main st. People are so much alike that the thing that catches you will catch me. Now the thing, that oatohes ijjeis the lowest cash Price on alI .buy I Just dont like to Pay a Mg profit on thing. I Qan.t care if it is Christmas.goods, novelties or what not. If you are Hke I am this will catch you, beoauselwe have marked only one very short proflt On all our Christmas goods. Of " course you . don't know this but I cant help that. I do my part when I buy right,- mark them right and then tell you about it; amd if you don't believe it it Is not my fault. Sterling Silvan Thimbles Sterling Silver Shoe Horn -Brush, etc 75c. White .Metal Salts and Peppers Boxes 2e. J-reuurabeu MUgg .... r . . ; , . . Lots of Chrfstmas goods. - 10c. T. M. STONER. Any one wanting to get J. M- Lonck to do hauling will please call at 84 Patton Ave ii -it. 1 tne 01a stand, JNo change ex cept the phone, which is 141. J. M. LORICK, 34 PATTON AVE. The Daily Meats lor Today: For BreaTsfast, Breakfast Bacon and a Steak. For Dinner," Rib Roast and Smoked Tongue. For Supper, ' Lamb Chops. We Have It. P. Zimnrermann. S4.00 WOliDER! The New EUTtEKA Camera, a genuine Kodak, made by the Eastman company. It holds six ;las plates, 3 by 3 lnche in size. It has a fine lena, takeB splendid picture and those sold are delighting the purchasers. B. H. COSBY, The Reliable Jeweler, 27 PATTON . A VENUB. Waitpr S. Cush'man, (Suocesiaor ,to Cameron' & Cushmin.) Real Estate Broker, 17 Paragon Building. Corner of Patton ayeniue and Haywood St ALL KINDS OP REAL ESTATE TO SELL 'AND TO RENT. FURNISHED HOUSES. SPIRITUALISLl. Prof. Maurice, . . ... ... Trance and Healing Medium gives a free consul tatkm to "all who de sire a reading. I answer sealed message while in a dead trance. Telia your name. 'Names of friends ;pr enemies. Unites tfcfl separated, causes nappy and speedy mar riages, with the one you love. Tells what business you are best flitted for. Are you unlucky f Come and have it changed, be come yhapy and prosperous. If sick, de spondenlj or in trouble, I can and will help yo. Begin the new year right by consulting PlROFESSOiR MAURICE. Re member you pay nothing unless I give full satisfaction. Hours 10 a.m to 8 p. nx. THE ALDINE, 5B College St . Syndays by appointment. The Cheapest t and Best , FOR 'SALR THROUGH: ACHEV1LLB ICE AN3 COAL COMPAKl. ' ' - Telephone 40. i ' ! - V , CAROLINA COAL COMPANY, f . V , Telephone 130. '. WLTMORB 'LUMBER .COMPAIIT. v - r- - . . Telephone Th - .1 ' 1 - i -
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