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ASHEY1LLE, N. C, tSNMY MORNDTG,- FEBBUAKY 1,-1898..
Prico S Cenb.
28. S. GAK3 G7.
We: have some odds and
ends, brokeQ lots of differ
ent lines gathered during
stock taking j and placed on
sale to be closed at ridicu
lously low prices.
Children's and f Misses'
Caps in price; from 25 to 56c
Choice 15c. !:
25c Ladies' Cloth Sailors 15c
48c, " WaMnA Hits : 29c
45cMpr " "
90c Walking -
29c
50c
Fur Collarettes
Only, a few. on hand; choice
$5 Furs; at $2.75. ,
Cloaks ;
; This department is: still
prepared to supply
some
high-grade Capes pr Jackets
at surprisingly low; prices.
Chirqren's;VJ0p5:; '
1 'Nqbb3r:thiigs;fat-le:itlian'
cost of material;, " ji -
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A A A A A A A A A A A AAA A. A A A A AAAA
TTTT fTTTTTTTTITTf TTT
Somewhere between sunrise
and sunset, one golden hour
set with - sixty diamond , min
utes. ' - - -
No Reward Offered.
X Remember, your time j never,
4 lost : when iookin through
I our large ?: and well selected
stock of groceries. .
16. A;6REER:i
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A. A. A A A A A. A A A A A A AAA AAAA
PD1-OLAS" . .
Are Spanish Queen Olives carefully select
ed as to - quality and size . and . with the
troublesome-' pdt - entirely removed. , - As
filling and in place of pits, Spain's sweetest
Pimlentos are employed The combination
thus formed, Vi'th' the specially prepared
eauce makes it a new found Joy. Queen
v Olives of themselves are palate pleasers
nd combined with the ripe sweet Spanish
Plmiento which' has more iron in ; it than
any other vegetable known, makes them
0 appetizing,' nutritious and dainty ; deli
cacy rarely if ever equalled.
May we-send you a bottle? " ,
. S5c' per Bottle.
P. L. BYARD'S.
'PUKE FOOD STORE.
Phone 49 1 9 M erri m on Ave
Ti
LOS
T -ft,
' ' ' , ESTABLIoIIED.
- Good paying business for sale. For Fr
- tlculars address N. O. P., Gazetta.
on patton Avr:;uc, ::o. eigiitzzii
copwNer SToits rcr. r.i uT. apply to
H. C. OHEDD3TEHi Iir.3T IJATICIJAL
bank cuiLji:;a.
HOUSE STiilK
1 SILVER
"X " -
Teller Resolution Defeated
by a Vote of 182 to 132.;
Division Almost Upon Strict
. Party Lines. ;
Pearson's Fxplanation .of ' His Fail-
- - . insto Vote Ave.. - - H
Rennblicans Surnrised at Their 60H
: . - ' en Strength : V
A One Ugged Veteran's J Oration Raises Pande-
monium - Among, tfre Anti-Silver Crowd-r
- Retd'sEmphatic'V. -'.'V..
Washington Jan. 31. The nne discipline '
under whlch the m'aiJoirity of the house acts
w'-monifes-bed anew; to-day. ' " After five
hours . of debate-upon the Teller bond pay
ment resolution, the resolution was de
feated, by a; vote oJ-182 to 132. The house
Md!ed upon s.iriot 1 party lines - with but
three exceptions Ifi-aney of .North Caro
lita : (repu'blloan,) voted for, and" 'Messrs.
M-aLVIter "of " JFe-nnisy lran i'a. and 'Elliott I of
iSouthOaToIina (democrat ,y against. 'White
6f .JNorth 'Carolina ( colore! Teprtsestatlve,)
diM not .vote; nor was a pair announced for
him. kJWith thesa excep4ons the republl-
casts otoosf the resolutiom And the dmio-!
CTats populisms and sUverite.- favored" iuliT? ' ytor
- , Hairkins had 'called for' the resignation of
Two repufblfcans, Brumm of FennBylvaniaJ ieveTyai cleTka 'a -0ffi, -ad the re
and Pearson ct North Carolina, stated .that f ccpupn of fhe resigBaliions' of forty or fifty
if tie resolution had - recited' only a.de-f storekeepers and guagers-The-field Jwas
.clara' Jon that hondswere-payable In vinL3pirAa't& and. their" friends were
darrdL'Krerv' tfolfer
govemirent jthey . would have? supported it.: ; evenimg, 1A' iazette reporter, bailed in Ihe
The "vote on 'the resolution was a eur-c aJt,eraoon;aaid found the collector -bes.egcd
, - . ttltt Visitors aEC?" Tvhc-m vrg iwcr-
had expected thit more of-their, memrsjGiidgefrdsunaster KoLins and othsrAujpat
would twcai; laway,'- . ' prominent loqal " republioana.- Collector . Hia . (
' nnrinsiia -Hnh -Rp-DrnbaJve 1 Hen-1 uULed freely on th a-,ibjejt and jx rode 4
During hii speech 'RepTesentaJ.ive Hen
"nnt tte Rtumn tf Ms lost'Tu -nQiriea saad.tnat but.one of
put tne. stump oims ksc, e vacancies had been -tiled;; and .that ws
derson of, Iowa
teg on ,Ms des'kattd made a Passionate ?
speech, in which'he rung in old war issues,
and d'ectared he plowholder, the ptnhod.er.
the" hodholder; and-the pension voucher
noiaer wxuia oe vicums u a iree suver kiw
-were ever enacted or this reeolutioaC adopt.
a --rii,'-w,, m 'irii vsU, I
ed.. Theepublioans ga)uhered about him'
and wVdM,. Bcene of enthusiasm, ;; fpUowed, i
meicbera cheering him, - waving their-arms ;
aai-d'TeilifiK-like mat while the spectators '
, .. , . . . .
in the galleries Joined, increasing the up- '
rear to pandemonium.- s j
In the closing debate farfcbe democrats
'Mr.-Bailey sard that4f. the :W dollar "was
good enough for -the workman- wbo pro- j
duced wealth or Mhe country,; it wi" good
e-nu.gh for'idleTS who dissipated; if it was
good -enough for, the poor, ' it . was'-good
enouigh .for the rich; if good- enough for
Tnrr.hATitw. it. wan rum fiMUTerhmr n-.mie.ra
5- , 7
vi guici 1 1 1 1, i pij .vru'xa.A'a.kAvxio, . . . - ovlai"
Mr.' Bailey, "by the eternal he shall- be
cdmpeJ-esl to take them." "'I (DemocitaUo ap
plause.) - : - ' ' - . ' v"
'Reed was very emphatic in saying 4'no,
when his turn ame to vote,' ' -: -
JHE'NATIONADFLOWERa
An Interesting Meeting;- of .Organizin g
" - . Committee' - , '
A meeting of the organizion; committee,
appointed by the 'NaiJonal Flower congress,
which . conened ' in ' this city iff - October,
18Stf , was held - yesterday ? af ternoon ' at 3
o'Qlock, in : the office of Capt. T W." Pat
ton. , -r, v''
The committee is- composed of E.- E.
Brown; chairman; Edwin A. ;TayIori secre-
ijary, and Capt T.W. Patton. ' The meet
ing was held for the purpose of 'hearing re
ports from the secretary ..in' reference-to
petitions and" communications, appointing
committees and furthering plans of organ
ization. - T. " .a ; ''J; -
Secretary Taylor read an imteresting re
port of Tennessee's centennial congress
with Governor laylor's endorsemtnt of a
national socie ty and the petition sent to the
ooird of aldermen at PhJa-elphia, regard
ing 'iihe proposed movement.
The comimittee decided; to "increase the
national committee by the addition ol th.ee
Isuiies. "Only one member of the commit-,
tea, uMtb. ;MoKinley, who has already, ac
cepted, was na,n:ied. I he cUher , members
were appointed, although their names wlil
not be announced 'until lei-tens of .accept
ance .are received, and In the event- these
ladies refuse, other appointmeni.s will be
ffip.de. - . '.
The committee voted to petitions the
.American Carnation society, whichmeets
in Chicago' February 1 8-19, to name the
qualifications ct the carnation as a national
fkyn er. - - - - .
The publication of a. flower journal was
endorsed by the committee..-. This Journal
wfil ti devoted' to "'the national flower
moverrent. ' It will be non-partisan and
will 'be -published- quarterly in -Asheville.
The first issue will -appear next moan.
A committee -was appointed for'raisinj' a
national flower fund. 'C.' v
Secretary. Taylor reported that he tad
cot -o"-t a larg'a number cf letters in behalf
rTtfce or-anization. azi ta.d 'received -a
-eat ir.inyccn--i,a'i-"5; ttit peHUors
Kh arT-iatir-s -c,e Cowers-were bei-3
- ' -t2 .f,- .::i-ce", ti.3 .popular liowers
, XKlcg tte . BDOTning ; glory. ' honeyAuckle:
I trailing arbutus goidea rod ca.n-ation and
japf lfe blossom, rj he latter fiowtT, lie fiid;
seems to -be entire'ly southcrti, as'tlxe ie
.tition for i: comes from Florida. - ' .
. JMr. Tayl:r &tat'd'lfca: th-e na;iorul flower
mqvemieint was rapidly progKssIne. A
.b.l3ti0Ty,oi flow-ers of all natio s is dow le-
ing prepared in took form, in Asheville..
me second nat--onal "vongrt as win be held
'fJrj"ma1
r BLUE RIDGE NATIONAL r
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Opened.' Yesterday - Mornings A Suc
' . r cessful Day. '
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The. Blue Ridge National vBank opened
for ..busin-tss yesterday morning . at "L y
oOwK, idi us oiuwaus btdngpieaiJnc- except
i-itsivi-uat aoOoL " ;
-, (L'Air-id 'ios," r., began :ihe llsi of depa;
Ucrs w nicn 5 conotueraoiy largei uniuux.
Wdas ; Aii."!; id, s ev en oy xiue mos, t . einiuiue
Oj ate oiuuals , J ;. ' -f 4
lhe loan otcipartantnt was no' cal.ed on
yeaeixiai,: bu-t ritisiuient ilNorwcod uae4
last"-e v eninig tha);'. by pay ihg no in ctresit ' cn
deposiis and 'by-taking noneouc th-btsf
jeoint.y e-tamk tij.ec'd to. be tuble .ta
u'uve loans: at more resoxbi-e raxts than
have , beeh -observed toy banking eoablish
njents h&i& in the past. . -
- 'ihe 'bank will cater, "to the cominerciii
trade, and is -prepared to do all kinda of
gtLenal banking business. " - , -.,1
hero will be - no gjiecial loan depart.
menu In connect'ion with the iastituiion.
Ihe Hanover rvational. bank will be their
W&w Vork oiTespondent. -5, -
- s'Nine eu m. 'to 3 p. m are the hours ob
served.', , - ,
REVENUE CHAHGES
H. LAMAR GUDGER: TAKES TfiE
PLACE OF CLERK COLEMAN "
H O .J ones ; Llkel sr to Get vR6bihson4s
Place - Several Appointments May ; "
be Made Today;
. There yras & considerable tr among the
repuhlioans yesterday.foooasioned hy ' the
the cierk&hip.held ;by .'Mr ..0kd:whlchVbv.Tniiii-'niira.A- ,
I FiU ifiU4 hy; H;XD3ar.-Gttdser.:W'ligri
goee on duMy. this morning. - Na other. ao-
tpcintnenits have -been" made as', yet. iJlr.
litoomeon's resignation having not - yet
uw&u . xiauoea m: win no. a-ou-bt. be sent in
today. .The. collector declined to saywho
woui-d oe appointt -in Kownon'.teadi
. diwht-thtt th
appointee willj'bei H Cf -Jones, a" brother-
in-iaw of the- collector,' and- that 1 the ap
POtttnt willbemiade-to-day -if . Robin-
sons resignation is -handed-in. It is-ex-
appiicanta -lfr storekeeper and
guager's places will- scon ''come' In by the
'bushels, and every mail is bringing .In doz
1" letters from all parts of the district
of reE.ignittons. To the grea t: surprise of
alnrost every one the iwlltkal ax::fe'.I upon
th-e neck of J. Wiley "Shook.' 'No '-one.. was
at l1 ,tfr T 8B'3PC
,,3 trle rpvblioan as-J.-Wiley should be
jimvumiT I a - a.3 (ah !nn i k nil .( a- hAir a U 1
, r . :r ' r. r
JJ h m4ny"MlU;Urilitarysduty but '.wiUr'ide" against Kaser;
- . - - .1
; t-uazeoDe reporter made an effort to od-
tain an interview with Wileybut could ex-
tort mrthins from hhn except tre sjtate-
ment, "J have quit talkto-te would' have
. -better-, for nei "if - I had stopped .. long
ago." - When Ac If he intended to con -
tlnre his candidacy for'coagrru his only
amercer vn "Wr T not tnM vn that-T
had ouit talking?"- " ;,: -
O (her important office in- the
serrt e'are soon to be filled,1 and several
appointments will perhaps he made to-day.
; SPINSTERS CLUB
A List of the Active Members-ImpoTt-"
ed Costumes ;
- The Spinster "dub ii composed of twen ty-
one active and interesting membsrs.s- They
are: Portia 01ivia: Dennett Sachel .-Rebecca
Short,' Safrenia ?Arlminita :Long," Mr
rissa " Ethel- Eodkm, - Frances ;. Lucretia
GoodhopePatience Desire Man, Violet" Ann
Ituggles, Jessica t Juliet Sm ith Mercy : De
sire Adianns Patsy Bobbit; Florence Eebec-
ca 'Oooley, . 'Anas.atsla -- Meriss i Huggins,
(Martha 'Elvira Blathers,. Jerueha -Matlidai
iSprigginS, Ophelia Araibella . Pitkin; Pen-
lope Gertrude Doolittle, Oleopatra ; Bell
Brown.Texas :?avannah Hears 11; Josephine
Jiane Green,' ; presid'en'j; Cynthia- - Pricilla
Jones, treasurer'; 'Rovilla ' -Abigal Hubbs,
eercretary.- - . - 1 - ' " , "
The handsome imported costumes have
arrived; o has Prof. Renova Makeover,
with his Rem oieloscope, which is to trans
form each Spinster Into a blooming young
maiden, - . - - " -' -
The open meeting is to be given Thurs
day night, February 3, at 8:30 o'clock, at
the Asheville College tot You ng Worn en.-
Tickets, So -cents; on sale alt H. T. Col
lies' ice and coal offlce. " Secure your tick
ets early.: - - ' ' -.."'-
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY ,
Take Laxative Promo Quinine -Tablets. All
Iruggfsts refund the -money if it fails tc
nure. 25c: The genuine has Li B. .Q. on
ach tablet ' '.- -
. , 'AT 5 CENTS EACH.
:A lot of Large- Empty Casks,, at Law's
China Store. . ' ' 303-2
A SPLCNinD OIL 'KIZATTnt FOH
J. II. Law, S3 Patton Avenue.
$3.75.
One ITinute' Cousrh Cure cutps quietly.
That's wli't ycu rat!-C. A. r.iyrcr.
CYCLERS IN THE SUUTH
Big MenJ: of the Whpelto Begin the
' - Sonhrn Circuit Rftcs -
' Beliaire,' Flaf, Jan 31. The lull in cycle
racing .which has been noticeable throus-1!-
out the country will" be broken tomorrow to brlb,e Assemblyman Otis, give un-
when:the crack German champion Lehr P03111.1 testimony. 'tnles3 the cmrnit
measurehi3 strength against the sturdy Ue 40 Punisai recalcitrant witnesses
Nat Butler. The contest-will be the'best notliinS ii"-her will be done. If piooeed
two out . of three heats and following the 'ins .e bfun against these unwJlini wit
European ' style there -wail" be no pacing. ntes!.habcas ".corpus jRTit will le 'sued
BAttL KBYSERl
Of -all. the. foreign riders in this country At!
present . Iehr is undoubtedly the jnost in-
teresting.: He i over six feet : tall and .
weighs 206 pounds. Lehr issued" a chal
Jar to 'Arriprj an:-trr3" s 'on rece nber 21
to ride against any man In .the first class
series of unpaced, .mile, racets; -best two' In
three, for from $500 to ,$1,000. ' .
- Lehr claims" that his' best: work is at an
,f ' august Lehr.'
. v L3 Jiist Germanphampion.)
nnpaced mile and thinks tha he will win
chief claim to fam isthathe onei
rode iJacQuelin,. the- Prenehmanr;- dead
heatina three mile -pursuit race, ..- i
. Kar iathe direct opposite- to Lehr, Hb
not:nch': .: record" '-a:- hla big -5 companion'
Lehr has been snmiaoned to Germany to do
i -invnTiiwrf'.
- ... .v- . -. . . . ..... . .' . -. . s
.v.-"o-i-:-;.!-,---.-
' offvered himself as asubstrtutfor Sanger,
to-waB at -first notched f to., meet Lehr.
i3 -e of, th J nnpaced and
1 handicap Tider-s in Vor -He m l I
' ge'hap. a better man .to meet .Lehr than
-'Sanger. Kawr has announced hteinten-
f uuumuiuik tut wiui i
T0S race-
AERIAL RAILROAD OVER. CHILK0OT; PASS.
J nrh Jn. l.-Huzh:cWal-
.Jacei, . president ,-of .the" Chilkoot Rai'lfoad
and Transportation! coinp'any 'Juas 'advices
of -the completion'-o'f the compahyV aeriil'
railway, OT?er; the-C-hiUoot .pass uo rlAke
Llnd'erman;" T'his': "marks new " .era - for
Klondike' travel,, as the. tim.e'betweea tide
water aid headwtateTs, rof the Yukon- river
is.hortened from a month to one day, be
sikJea removing the peril-! and f, hardships".
The 'company has made ,a contract with '.he
Canadian1 government at 16 cents per pound
for transporting all its" freight and mounted
police "from Lake Linderman. ,; y -..v ' y .
" AFTER SENATOR MURPHY -
Aa Effortto Punish Him for His Silver
" . -Vote1- , - '
'Albany, N. Y., Jan. 31.A resolution was
introduced in - the assiembly to-night '. by
Weieiki3, ''independtnt oallLntg'; on Senator
Murphy -ti resigns his Eeat In the United
Stales senate for. voting for the Te.ler bond
reJlution. Another resolution . de larel
Murphy's seat vacajit. Eoth weni over under-the
rule. " r
: DR. WILLIAMS A DELEGATE.
Special to The Gazette:- 1 . K'
Raleigh, Jan. 31. Dr. John Hey Wil
liams, of Asheville, was to-day appointed
by; Governor Russell , a delegate to the
quarantine convention a)c Mobile.- -.
r.:n. CLAGTcr.E'S cc:::mc:j. 4
Cannes, Jan." 31. Gladstone -was reported
In fc-eUter "condition to-day 'than on Sun
day, thcu'-h ho is' suHering greatly from
hi3 ' neuralgia. SI is pLys-ician advised
iarainst his drivir out to-fay. .
)
:;H10 ERI3IHY iNVESTGATIO?J.
Columbus, Jan. SI. 1 te .Honna' sena"
torlal. 'bri'fc&ry investigation pracLealy end'
ed t'o-rig.bt aifter. a brief cession of the in
Tes.Jsatting .omaniti.Be. 'Lawyer" Oaimpbell,
who received ?1,7SQ from the, mysterious
out in tueir tenaif and the nmtier bd taken
to the supreme court. '
r Ihere islam ugly feeling1 in the state
against H-ania, the opposi Jon" being that 1.
he' is innocent a he claims,, thtxe is no
reason why he hrould not permit the wid
es t inquiry-in to every act of- his or r his
agents during th'coatesL ' ; ,
L l ' ; ..'.FhEE HOMESTEADS. 7 V ;
Washington, . Jan.' 31-The free1 - home
stead bill," .giving over 20,000.0C0 acres . of
public Lands as 'free homes lor se ttlers was
favorably reported -to the house.; The item
rexienoing tne provisions of the bill to mil-
i-tary reservationa which have, been opened
to-settlement was trkken out while;' the
Item Including lands which the governmetti
sells for the Indians, collects the purchase
price, and 'pays the money over to the In-
-dians was letained rChairman'LMeym
a; minority report baeedon the 'Indian trusi
f,trft. "77 '
tAna rety - ' - - - - . J
ZEB YAiiCfi CLUB . "
an' - enthusiastic v meeting
-: " , ' . last night ' ; '
A Number, of Speeches "by the Mem
T bdrs-An Enrollment of Overv -V
- 700 ' - - .: ;
;.: Tliere was a "good attendance last even
ing e the ' Zeb Varnai Democratic club.
The regular speakers who had been 'booked
for the evening were unable to attend but
impromptu, speeches : were not laokingl -Al-fcer'.-the
fina.ncial report President VLvtther
urged the ; necees'ity ol keeping d"u'es; 1 paid
up .and keeping Vout of :deb t Under the
head of elesJUon'of' " members" ' applicants
'crefJ.laken'inT ' : - . , , r
i 'A; number of the meinbers were al.e4
to "the floor.-. Hldiard-Morris '.was .one of
Ltiie-nrsi and Jhe expressed hil pleasure at
t; seeing f-o"mlnyprs'enr oh- "such -attrun-
fPteaffint night; feeling sure that if such Id
1s waa shown three? tacniha before : the
el'etfjion it -.was not tobe.dombted.that in
V7 the white hand of supremacy would
be shown.
Lr.' Ciawford said thatfrom a.s.Mttle 'boi
upalb - the present ti'me he had heard and
honored ? the word : t'dtemocraU' Ke was
gia-d. he: djdn't :..f Uvela. a country? where
there was,; or was likely to be', v negro su
premacy. 'I- have wo rfeed vfor all I - have
T'."had and' thaJr is 1 the .cUes of .mea I
wan t,- to'sce." rul ei r He ; spoke " of f ( thk de
pressed . financial, -condi tioa of., the countryi
and said that : if 'the'pary ? would work
qui&tlyt and steadijy',.: oa; the final day 'with
demopt-id baBnera i.flyin .they would
nvairch. on 'Jhrough to 1 victory. ?J .
lAssiS'tant Solicitor -Brown referred to the
renrarks ofJ" Mr. Corptning, - who state!
that he had 'voted for ZeJb Vartee Tor gov-.
ernor in 1862 'and had 'been a Zeb Vance
dejrocraf since, and aidthat if all could
make, -such'' statements the gove-rnmen.
would fce- in better -hands' now.'- -:if -men
stood like -Jackson's men' stoo. around
i?Ifhmond)rwe'd"ha.ve no cause for fear of
defeat.": s T? -
:J."-(H.Broolw--OaJI
most oL the -men who were in this famous
brigade ;were Nor;lh CAro!.? lire, "and -'that
we :beinig - of; tnem" and the'r sors .would
not pernrlt anything' other than:, vi-tory,- ?
The Ee:retiarys Lreiport showed' that with
-a trerr-bf rshrp" of ninety-two at thf hegin
uing; the Avb af ter : seven months, no w
i?d a mei'bership of over 700. v V ,
The president then swke of the success
thf ' ck'b had achieved.r -end i urred: ev.ery
rrenp.ber -who believes In Jhe- sofpre-nacy o
,h.? White rare ovrr the colored.' ti become
wetlvejT- and eth&t . 'the presen t dn tfet. en
thnsiasm and , mwer "ctf ;)he club won'd be
,tf'atlvin'"1ei',sed. .tPe-eTore-ss-d the belle?
'hat should, the reptrbll'C.an' party bp al-
Jo-red to win In the sarins' It ,woud result
n s the .'-defeat of county, idl'trict nd;stife
'''rait. 'He swlre o' the dieormsed oidi
Sin'of the f nanefi "of the -courtrv ard,how
LTiey - were the result' of the pold sardard.
re extM-ersea- RratJiu-ae at seini? so many
vo',ng mpn ou t , .an d ?a!uTed tham th? t the
-li'b v'oild ' stand - toy them tbruh th'ck
aTd: thin Them, ard enico'rrage them. '! Wp
M'lI-'Dot. jEPntVr those -'whom.;-our. father.?
sieid -their iMood' - to - Wer'. In .' slavery put
oves of londire on or necs." "
J. H.. Hampton 'spoke, briefly. " (" .
8. P; TOONS, FORKS A"ND KNIVOCS.
A' complete line at. low prices. J. H.
T aw's, 35 Patton -Avenue. ; , ' ' 303-2
Close Prices.
' ; ' Don't buy your
GROCERIES
until you have examined ' our fine
stock. It will be a pleasure to
show our goods and give prices,
even though you do not buy them.
G Court Square
4
rch FrcrJ.
SUPBEC3E COURT
TAKES ii liiiilE:
"...
In the Railroad Coinmissioxit
v -' Case -" .. v - ;. (. .
'aldwell and Peareoii 1 Orde;
: ed to Show Causia y"
Vhy thfey Should - Not be. Attached1 :
w , for Conteirnot. ; - r ) -
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riiVlIaUerReturhable ' on PeVru- '
ary21. . .
;ause of the AcUn is Their Alleged. Vlolatrbrttt
; the Terms of "the Writ of Supersedeas, Wheit''
; They Seized the Officei; ' '
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' Washington Jan- 31. The jBupremt "
ourt to-day decided to take y& hand in tha
'orth Oarolma, railroad ' Commission ' fight ' vi
n the case txtW. L, Wilson and Otho WU- "
'.on,-, commlsionefa;' removed by ' GovernoiP ' ,
Russell, who appointed G. OaldweW an4
-ohn H. Pearson to . succeed.1 them. jTha-"s
Wilsons brought anunsuccessful cult to '
restrain the new appointees from' takina
ossescion. They then' gave 'bond, secured
writ of supersedeas 'and suspended i fur-
r her operations - -until" the case couM ba '
'aeard xn, appeal, ffimt Ooldwell and: Peafi a
son went right on performing ?thtelr duties "
.nd the Wilsons appealed to the euprenuj
fcourt. vThe. new commissioners' were or '
Jered : to-day ito- show cause by February '
21 why jtheyi- should rnoi, bef attached 4o$
yontempt in violating 'iheterms of the writ; :
', -., ,-f- -
vt upersedeas. 1 -; " - ' "
C0uLPNrr PICK A FIGHT-
io. Corbett .Wltlivote- Hfts" Leisar ..
J to Beinakreat Actor.' ' v"
T (Chicago, Jan. 'StJorbett," in a letter ti .
the 'press, formally, announces his' retire--i
uent?frohi the ring. He say that,. hayixr"";
ised :every 'means -known to him' to forcV
Jit'zsimmons to. fight and havtng iaiLd, h'
;oea' " not - see why' thle cohtro versy ' hould ' ;
jo "prolonged.'f -' On. the" other -hand;" hi'
-onclud's,:.'?'! 'see ir bright futUrip "on th -: .
uage,- and am advised 'by .hos'e who ;shou!d) "
inow;tha.t " I, have , talent and the-perse',.
,-ere-nce neceeaxyto become a gr.at actor.
"itetire and wUl. Jde'vote nry time o'th -istrohic
'art.", : . - ;
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: ; EX C0V.; PLAlSTfcO DEAD
,: Bangor, Me., Jan. . 81.-Ex-GoV; , narri$
AL 1 Plaisted died this- morning. JIe-wa- '
o9' years old." " Gen., Plaisted 'was elected ti '
che. ; 44th . congress as a r epubli can. In ' 187 ; :r
he' was nominated for greenback candidate ?
ior governor "and elected for two ears.v'" ;
REAL ESTATE TKANSAC f IONS.
P
V B. G wvnl- trus bee. in W. W Rurl
' nard, iot ont Kumoerland avtnue.'.S300.6d .
Daniel -L. rOarter ' to 'Sailie Li, Varter - -
6 acre' In Buncom'be county'.". ....400.0 .'
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BERNAKD CONFIRMtD. 1
,f Washington, 'Jan. 3L The senate' to-day'
onilirn.ed iha n&nination of Ojaule Ber-' ;
aid;for attorney' -ot'the iEastern district ojf: -
"orth Carolina '. : - ; '".-
v north';carolina gems. ; -
'i 1 . - " ; -" ,V-. .
The rare , beauties - of - nature, so J well ' .
-'-'C f " ' r j - .'",
represented in. ? Western North Carolina,' f
are-;; becoiniiig better known "rery arf
people who are better, educated in the f oir ' "
iation' and utility of minerals hare froa's
iimft; to. time shown their Appreciation clr ;
ihese.Gema by ning them in li kind7
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adornment. . ' 1 ' ,
We -have decided to close out some '' of -
che&e gems' and offer them at prices that
should make. them all sell in a' very tew'
days.- ' ' '
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. , . - .WE OFFER:' " ,
One lot of 41 gems at 50 cents each.
One lot of 40 gems at 60 cents each,; -"
Jne lot of 169 gems at 75 cents each.
One 'lot of 40 gems at $1.00 each.
One lot of 32 gems at SL25 each. Sold.
-One lot of 5 gems at S1.S0 each. '
One lot of 3 gems ac ?2.C3 each. ,
One lot of 5 gems at $2.53 each. Sold.
One lot of 3 gams at J1.C3 each.;
One gem for tlC2."
AltTIIUIl II. FIELD,
Church Etrest and Tattrn 'tvt-us,- J.-'
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