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Vol II: "No 803.
SIIEVILLE, IT.; C.;- SATDEDAY HORimTG, FEBRUARY 5, IC:3.
"Prico 5 Ccntc.
Ostreicher & Go.,
;V : 28 S. Main St.
.jH Sheetings,
P Casings r-.o.,
- piilowcasings for thisAveek.- -The
goods offered are - of ; such well-es-.
toblished popularity "th at further
' femarks on our part are - not neo
."cssary. ".". , '
Per Yd
10-4 Dover Sheeting Un
bleached, V".' ioc
. 10-4 Dover :;hcdting , . :
Bleached : 12 1-2
io-4Dal!as:Shco::::3i J.
;:Bleachedr ; j-rN 18c
30-4 Utica:Shectin,. . r,.
. 4 Bleached,1 ;;; : ; zoc
9-4 Utica Sheeting
.Bleached,-. 1 -
S-4Utica;Shc2tiD3- ,
.- Bleached - y 16. 1-2
.4 UticavShcctiz -
Bleached,; , 15c
4 Uticapiilovr-cc- .;;:t;
:.ing,.' "s - 12 x-2
UticapUIOwrc- : . c s
Dnnrfiiiirinf! C rv
llCuUJf liluu J u.. AO
fexoo Heavy CllCCtC, ; ; .;
-he&medr - :5'o
$0x90 Heavy CliCwb, ,
K hemmed, - : , ; cc
. 90x90 Heavy Gl::l:,
;V!&mir:ed cticL.J, Ccc
Tlise sheets vcro tcm, riot
; cutj i" -'nicely iiniclica and
ironed.:
36x36 Fillovz Coz2c, 6 1-2
, tor Cacc ; 12 V-
rsa micaPiUpy;
Cases, ;"-n 013 1-2
valV.incli ibe:
Bleached Cotton, 7c
: Fruit of the'Loom" 36 :i ;
.inch BleachedvCct- -ton
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I THIS WEEK ONLY.
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iCanned
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iGoods t J
snow here and s goods are J
f moving rapidly. -V : !
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4r Remember there is NOT
yONE can otUGOODS
pin our 1 entire "stock. All T
$,'97. Pack - ; ,
4444V444V4V4
-Made
Grape and Peach
BUTTER-
..That is strictly Homcmctlo
and only 20c. per
. , pound at
PUEE
FOOD STORE- "
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Pho
ne 49
paying business f 7 :
address N. O. l, '
Home
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Bradstreet's and Dua's . Fa-
- vofable Reports. . -.
Especially so as They Relate
; totlie South. "
Rerparkable Showing of" Clearing
. Houso Records.
Gn-'ins in Host Departments of Hanu
- : - : fa'ctnre and Trade , . " -7 - ';
Increased Railroad j Earnings Woney , Marker
, Ccnfidsht-r-Steadiness in Prices a Feature cf
' ths Vesk'. " - ." V " - J . - '
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J bfW Yiork, Feb.i. iAflBna'dstreeta. to-mor
row will say: . "The tone of thue tton
SooSsft tsl'buatioa' ii3,7 if anythling, ':impTovd.
ou;"h.ern tuycrs tare comiag- intto St. Ijouia
moi'e in.um!ruisily Jtihiaa ai'sual i tibia -time.
lAjtit'h'a souj.Q trtale la areprted improved at
several', tmpor-taiat oetrfares,, land tih'e total
of Janmry ffcaisteiss is afbove "tfliie Average
Th& light freezfe did little damage to Flori-
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dli truick farming to!teneetta.i ISteaid'in'esa ii
prictes iaaa !been a feaiture ol "tlhe wtesk. Ba.nk
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cleaiiinigia far Jamisajry to total ;f or saveaty-l
. - .1 t 1 v - . - -
twfc -ciUea, aggregaite $5,974,000,000, - ja 'gain
of Tone-sixtth of one pter ent. over Decem-
ber, 1837; of 33.7 persmir. over': January of
lasfe year; of. 37 per cent, ovfer January,
1895, ani of- n'earl-y 48 -per .cerat over Jianu
atry; ,1894. .'"GIoiioy,ids'"relAtivtely easier here
1'ha,tt.ia Jjon(im.'i . - : 1, ;
,;DTm' iHerie-T -will say co-mtorrow:
"The
actual jujaiu.," iLol."cT-.riIL0'iios
.iai Jlaittuiary mtr.e e 'remarka.b!3 slaowiug,
ttetog mirah kargcr than ia any preyious
moniJh; .36.3 "per oemfU larger than 'tfile same
anonth fiast year, und' 7.1 per- ceniU 'latrger
tttaftt in lS Tftue;. failures in Jainuary
were smtaMer "thiasn in. any : previous year of
wDri'dh their.e Is eoatrd,, and piobahly sm'alieir
taiaai 'in any otihr Jaaiwary s'ince 1881. 2. Tbe
sftia'temen't by branches' ofbusLnsagix'enx
this week shows ta Burpristng gain in meet
deparbmenita of. manufacture aaiKl trad'e. No
fadlxcreia fipptar in woolen m-amufactrire," amd
dej several Imaa'chiai.' oaily n Insigroifl'Oattt
aiggireg.al.te comp'aired ' "wltih "tth fa'iliures' of
previous montlhs, - -
f1MteiA3jwfhileX tihe- money iiipaTket i" s
ciottSdienit as erver,- go does mot conua f ram
Uurope in . flasrge amounts " only boaue
j toainfcers fin'drt; worah while to -tend' Ameri
can" miffiney. tabroad; and wmercial bailsainoes
arah'eavily In favor of aihe United" States
as (hleretofore. " - - " '
'"IIh "sipot pric-ec of jeotiton iremiillins" iin-
c5nainged, txut the faoH that ji'eceiipta oon'tinue
'larger ithtam duTilttg itflie same wieek'of 189o
after the hfeavlsit orop ever, fcnownv" dhiecka
speculative operations for an advancer
T2nere are amamy orders for women's shoes,
ianid1 from th' sauifh moiicli Jarg&r : tlhian. last
year.. " iTihfeife iis a better demjanid for cotton
goods, si'itce !tlhe geineiral stoppiage" 'of the
works at '"tlhe .cias't.l'but 'th-efe ,is nioindi
oaitJon aa yeit'of imiateriall-gain as respects
uln&oli' ftoeks on toand. '- fRaM-wiay 'earmimga
sbow an dncreajs for January, tas far a-s re
ported'of , J6.1 1. per, cent, "..over , 'last year,
and 7,8 p&r "ceiniL compared wilih 1892. Fail
ures for -tih'e, wttek 333, last year 311...
BOARD OF ALDERIJEII
PROCEEDINGS OF LAST NIGHT'S
k- " ' - MEETING-" .
Proposed z- Macadamizing of -.French
.'-'.- EroacT AvenueWaste of City
Water.
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The board of aldermen met last r.iht.
reaues"t for a two-plank a&walk on Eagle
i , .Ac- .tihia oriift no vv " ends t'o
Pine fetreet, wa's gra-r.led.
"iTLe verfc'al cTer of 'Mr. 51. T. Cc'.lins-to
give "ths city ICO car-loai3 cf fr - r nu rocx
' iuI itad nacamize Frcnci Craad ave
oAeen Tattoa -acz3 M aiutLt
'r 7. !Af -r co. -ierable
stre&n, as
.scu&Si-cn
- - Lrc-ht
f 1 - i it .i ' - " j
tpaa -mel-'ers made -in- wa itx wr
.r-JjTr c -fective cetera. Mr. Roberts
1 .. i. . v r-rf l n rr
tht
eld
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a.1113 QUaxiei- 's-'-
" LMr.
fe:.re';3
Ct.
tl -t
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' yae v. as
-,-. -tne ce
: ccrcern
sure." Tls
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firemen-, was referred ,to the fire cc-mi'Ltee
wJ.lh power -to act, ' '' ,
Ctoajrles T; 'Rawls w-ias present to ask for
cuab-iang c(a French Broad aveaue between
llaywocd street a.r.d Ftattom ,venu'e. ' - "No
acUm. ,was. taken in the matter.", rf
, 'Huanbing. Inspector Guisdbaf i mrgrd tfee
necessity of latiiLg sme ai-ttion to preveat
tt . Tvaste of w a:er by r faucets feeing al
lowed1 to rum In coI'J. weatth'eT, 'SJace this
Jaet -cold E.niapt the vsiaste 'bas.beEniEo great
tba'tall the englaie-s t'ae.bea kep;,bu'y. .;
iClejk Roberteon Eijated titat t Jh-a'd had
several falls f'or-copies-of ttoe-clty'Scniew
Cod aind desired tlhiat a. price should be
fixed.-, The aboard decided on . 11.50"; as a
suitable price. ' - - -,'"
Id'e foSowing biMs were ordered paid:
Water'; departmieoiiW '?30.25; rstreii--depart
.me'at, $54.86; --E-anUtary department,'. $68.20;'
police pay rcM; -$745.00; : city, pay . roll,
$89.99; tOiifcfzea Co., $t2.40r-W: P. gcideri
$8.47-;: W. 'C. StradJey, "30c ;C. Oarmi
cihael, $t.20; J.-PrOates, $3.00 J. G.-iuck
eit, -$11.00; 'Mrs.- V? J.': Call,-' 19.40; B. -Mv
L&e,. $17.50 vA; S. 'R. H. OoJ $94.68; J. F,
Sites, 2oc; -Erowtn,- N-orilhup-&-Co., $1.02;
W. C-Fiatfcon--a-md- WM' Ramsey $S.C3; D.
At Crawford, $17:00; T. . ly-.- Fi.patrick,
65c A'iiheville -Hardware Co;,- $l33;"Ashe
vKle E:ie?tric-Co.ft$632.06;lh'C'v'll3 FxiM
ix5 iOo.j $3i5;-H.f C Johnson,- $6.73;' XL E.
Cleveirnger, $'.10.60 J Asheville - Drug Co.,
$1.25 ;- J. Et: Ben-n-eiJt; $11.25 ; Geo".- Fl Scott
& C0.; $18.63; k?u.pc!ES,; t60.00; 'S'tJidiacd Oil
Co.V; $7.20; " tMclherson &: ' Clarki $T6.10r
Ashevilie lHardware-Oo.v; $11:05 ; - Boyco :&
Ri-dh,. $214.C6, " 'T ' - -
. Weekiy icaslx-te"t3ettieat" February. 4; 1898:
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Oasih oca bjaai-..-,n . . . r. . $3,S&6.19
Collected-oy J. 'A Oaimpbell, T. C- - 831.91
M -E Roberts,. water. . 87.22
W. -A "Jam,es, Jr., flme9.v....r.., 34.95
W, H. Blrd saniry ".'.w.'wV.-.. '18.25
Geo, 4H-StJarilesi fioaSeta.'w. ..r.-,"-10.86
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?4,2S7.38
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Sa e depa? 'tmenft ; p ."; f . S 8. 4a
Water d'epairtiDaienit . T. ; 7v .. 4 5, 61
nr w .t.-.vv-
Sanjlary department 'i..: 17. 0
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Miscenaneous ...v.. io-.uu
rw.v.. i -Ji j.- - ::. . ----r-:r--. O n
14.33
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Fire-department;
Caoh bahaiiid
.;. 3.7C 1.95
MiicociL ei: daugerV
OF REMOVAL FROM THE rPREGI
: - DEKClf OF N O ROAD ? i .
The Directors Considering the CI r
Llisses; Abbp.tt-
Speei'al t TJhteaaertfae. ' jr
..iRaiieiglx, Feb. 4-There. was a.imost a rui-i
meetiog: of the -directors of :the Atlatntic 1
afrudr NoVllh: Carollnai "railroad : tails' evening,,
Governor 'RusseU "toldflhem rtihit the placed
tbe IH'ancock- matter'entirely In-Lb-edr (hands'.
iHancock- made v toaiig'dtiatenMrnit about as
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published, - lie was asssea ny :one jaireotor
id ttiai; acftion - ln: romoving 'Mi'sS- Gertrude
A!bbotfc fromi (the; putollxy school ;o; N'ow
Berne was mot prior tto tlhe pubflidty Klhe
charges aigains!t- ihinv The .'latter said,-
UIlss Jertrud'0 Abbc'tt "has"' made charges;
aguiinsf Hancock Kd'ait" jie ,tteimpyed (to as-.
siajult ttrer. Her charges , are e-imilar ? to
Jhose'raiaide- iby -hcr:si&eer fA,nnie who re-
newsail Iher a-ccusa'tions." "J,
' .ffhe", jboari of ;d!irac
until to-rnoTTOWy tu!t' 'those -of thJam who
represent' the sSaibe mt In confereuoeait 9
o'clock fat itihe Governor mamsion, - The
governor is' wrtih ttbem HajncocaL 4s not
present. . " " ' . s
" The' oyefwhelm'ing. opinion loo-inig'ht'is
tfli'ait .Hancock - wiill dose his place. - - .ix "
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NORTH CAROLINA BANKS
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A Statement of Their "Condition From
the Treasury Departments;
The Gazette yesiberday received from the
statte. tireasurey; department a stajbement of
ithe.reiSfourc'es. a-nd-iliabSlibies of . the stabe;-
pHvate -aihid siarings ibanks.of ''N'orth "Oaro-
sltatere-'are forty-five sta'te7 banks in oper
ation ' in ;'the sta tie. sixteen prl va.te toajxks
.and- six -"aavVniffs -banks. 1'ne- tojal aimount
of -t5ie . resources tand "liabilities of these
sa'te-baniks'l $10,246,049.43.
live resoatrt.es -airid liabilities of 'tlhe state
banks is 7,255,611.08, of 'the privalte banks'
they amoumft to ;?1,423,67.34", and: tlhe sav
tog'S banks $1,566,47X".01 .Thie ca-pirtaf s.oik
paid ia-in the statie, banis a-mouoiLS to $1,
S6,690, .in -the pnivaitJe" banks $297,353.93,. in
the savings banks -$280,000. -The amount of
depots subject 'to 3neck is $5,787,632-. 94.
. - IN THE HOUSE.
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(iW'ashiingtOnVFeb." 4.t The' debate of bills
on the calendar, already eo-nsidered at Fri-,
dfay niittnfe meeting and recommended ' foiv
piasi'&e, toge.lh.eir.witia-a two-he-ur discus
sion of -the Kansas Tacific railroad fore
clos'UTe tale, kept ithe'ihouse busy &l day
WLth' 'unfinjih'ed .business, .the1 result of it
all' beinig the passage -of' eighteen 'private
piCB)I,0,ni bills. r ; " ' -
;iRepresexiit!ative Hosker of 'New.: York, un
dera question of personal privilege,- denied
Wia'truJb, of . reptortSL recently. published
th'at, in cottmeoMoin with 'the postofftce. fight
'a;t Jamestown, ihe jmade a. -corrupt compact
wLtibi" a. rfVal candidate for ccngre'sslonaf
ttomlrJitioni -i-n 3is district. ; was -a-deged
in a. -local paper; that the consideration in
tie de'al-wa$l,C00 .to his ih'al -to with
draw." " . -
I'During a long," discussion of the" Pacific
railToad bill the q'U'es'lion of government
ovnership cccntog ui, Mr. - Terry of lAr-i-.ansas,
.s-aiJ, amid' derrocra'tic appla-ase,
.i-' co vera meet, ownership of railroads
vi'is better, ti'aa railroid ownership of gov
IMr. 'Bailey of Texas, took- oeca-
slor- to deny thit-any one on tis sae ot
tL? c'xbeT favcred government owner-
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TO CVr.Tl A COLD IN ONE DAY
T;':s L.itiv3 rrr-.a Q-izlzs Tablets. All
...... r i -j t' 3 r:::y if it f-tl 3 t:
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Has Yielded ITone of Its
" " Claims in China.
Positive" Statement -by; the
I - V Government ' -
Vjl nol. Ceas to Demand Open
: - . Chinese Ports,
Does mot Desiro any of-the Oriental
: Territory -v e
India is a Sufficiency of That Kind of Conquest
AskVihe British People toWait Patiently the
Ou'cdme of the Controversy J' ' " '
; 'Loindoo,Febr 4.-etn'eral".BalfouT chief
secretary for-lTeJ'and; speaking "wltluAu,
tlhorlty of t!he alilsbmry government : at
fieedt -to-ulghit,' epeatedJy d'oclaied : wl fca
eanphiasis thaiu 'itS governmesit toad not re-
"-Jeitoa In tts demkuds for opea ' port." " in
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vaiuuia iBisa-umier-ao eircumsxances wouia
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' ;'It;is'ot:true," Oie.said, that tiho gor
eminent, im jthe smallest parUcular has
departed from their declared policy to the.
far east," or Khat Jthey have to consequenoe
of pressure from amy other power, -yieldeJ
"any of our Ju . claim." - - " ' - . '
''He deolared .the government did not de
sire to possess aay of .Chna.'i territory ex"
cept- such -asr. was necessary, toe strategic
pturposes, the reiasctn- be'ing that-they jCli,
not desire 4o have a. secjo'nd' India, on their
' Hie warned llho "Bn'-A people , ta
xrd "the report'td t"1"" "f-"'ry
tunor,w peii'uicn'ce tfiLosa mec-
essarily -deliicate coatroversies. -. -Loud
dberoj -greeted- "Balfour's jdeciarattons. -
SL0SS0N Afia shaeeeV, J:
They Meet In New York Today ta Col-
r test for the Billiard Champipnshlp-ft
- -NwjYork," t'Fiebj' .-The biXriard- matdi
between "C&aimpioni:- 3eorge -.-Slosson and
Jacob XSbafef&Ty-whic!h-is"bnouictb be--gin
ttoHmorrow at tbfe MavJjson Square Gar
den'id creaitfng neaJa Interest 'among loV
ers of. llrMw game, i Slosson ; -recently ; defeat-
;UfA!COS -iSOEHPAEFER.
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ed.afll the crack playeTs- of-thie coumtry af
cluiding SihafefeV, a't 'tlhe tournament held in
silhiisLty Uast month. -Since-then 'Shiaefer
has bieiein.-teainli'ng ffcaird and 'has ' also dkme:
some .vry -clever- work at" ,the .Chicago.
tourpa'rxieEit heldjTat -week,-' having run 400
polmts tauten anm.ings'th'usjd'efeaiipg 3ham-
idJAlMFiON GEO." F. SIXSSON.
? pSoni , Ives's record' ;mark.- George Slossoa
: fas beten. hard "at work practicing for. Hlhe
ma'Cch and uniesa -ttiie efTecUcf tiis recent
illness sets him tiack at ;the last miiaue he
wall -be' la good' condition. . -The conditioiis
of 4iie 'iiiatch aTe 600' points on 16-iHich
talk for $500.0.0 a side and the Brunswick-'Eulke-CoKender
trophy. ' ' - -
r l.A.uinj I In S v'Lu.'iJ . vl uf rivb.
.' iWla&b.Icg'ton, Feb.". i.Th.e contract for
lte iiiterior work of the -new city postcSce
.
in Washington '-.was. -fcOHday . awarded to
Hess'& Co., of .New York, at their bid cf.
319,400, the work to befinishi in el.it
raont. . '. ' ' .-
c:j fattcn ave:iui3, 2:0.
ArrLY to
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MORE HEADS WILL DROP.: .
Collector Ilarkins Axe is Only" Tern-
11 ' gorarily Resting. - ' .
.; Mait'ters were quiet at Ccl'eotor Har klns's
office yesterday, OalU'ers were few a:d col-;
led tains ei'im. The ooC lector and Maior Rol-
I'iins etn!tertainied a. Gazette reporter With a
discussion of -:Hbje' civil service amd espEiial-
ly .'the righ'ts. of , thfe pos.offi&e examiming
board 'h'kfii is eaoai tofliie:Dt in" As&eville.
J, .Wiley was proseant with a lengthy docu
ment, at the -head. of . whl-cih .. .was paajed-'a
telegram, . 0$e approached the table where
ilhe : postmaster was iudng atd presented
14. for ibis dgna.'tiuire. The majtr - replied,
"Yes, .-wr-tar .pleu'su.re,V -aard ; th'e uutreraoh
of W.. W. 'RaiJiIins was written : .ianmdiiWisly
uiruar vmn -.or 1. s. Harkirs. , - - -
-The .col-ector saidvtha;t M3 axewasja -lit
tie Hufll, . bufb 'would be in." good-' rini - in a
few days, aaid- wouQd-do -goad work as" fast
as materM coufld be found to. work upon.
The 'opinion of 'fchei KJazet'de is tha.t many
vuci::im. will eoaus -oe led to the Silaughiter. -
A STRICT ' MARRIAGE LA'.'i -; :
i CkIaimbus, O., Fieb. 1 1. tA'hill las leen
introduced .ia ithe dyouse "proposim a-radi-.
cal chaoge am 'tihe laws -regiuJatSng marriage.
It putts the power of granting narr1a.geii-
tfensea in the ihaaiidis'of a bcaJd of thireo per
sons in- ea'h j coumity ; They are appoinlfced
br the'probaibe Judge and'musit e physi
cians, no two of 'ilhem of the saarne school
oitvniaichie '-.."!AppUc!ntai"' for. license 1 tc
niiarry rnmst bo exafimteed- toy. ftlhcBe boards,
amo. ar tiney are round. to (nave dipsomania,
kleptomania, insanity (true, hereditary or
caused' by vlce) or'tuberou!lo3lsr license
may e refused: , ? . . , . -
1 BOY UAIIGED
FOR f HE MURDER OF A WOMAN
IN CANADA v
He Met Hi3 Fata VnthlndifTerehoe, bu
Confessed That He Eid the Killing ,
' - " ; out of; IH 7Qh -" ;
.-Toronto,' Omt,' Fe.' 4. Jim iAHisori, the
sereniteen'-yea.r-old' ooyV "-w!hOv shot and
killed.lrs.-Orr.4n A-mguist -lasit, -was lianged
at,erUni,jta.-day -!W heir. flseiwKM. at' 6
oVlockjthe Jailor at'ked if .,hwattred,itay.
Uing, lAJiiGa.-jre;;.3d; r"Say,,you-peCw4
appear to tbe getting rattled! oyer this
jhing."; " - ; -: " fc -
aBeifore 1he tnoui!teid th scaffold',- the lower
part"of which'' was. enclosed io oonoeal id
dea.fa struggles'Uhe boy" handsfed" this oon
iessiictti. tou'he jaileri'T am sorry' for my
ctimeur X did itonit of ill 1 wiU. I' hope
those whonv't injured-"Willi forgive me, and
'ha.t -no one will turn" &is up to my; pea-
pie. 'jay sentence i jusr, ana inope uoa
wittLhave anercy upon one." lHe was indif-
ferenit to .fine tost. , v- -
- INDIAN RIGHTS IN ALASKA. . ,
- Waeh'imgiton," February At The -seers taxy
o.the interior -has advised oongressnntl-,tx
fpass th-e 'bill 'reccmlly introduced, in. both
house's' opening to -sectl'ement ithe- island of
iAnnetba in' Tsou'theustera Alaska; a8 though
Uttere lhave 3-'-iomiAvMai:-h-iJh ; limits
some tempttng tracies otgoldi 1 Ten, f years
,aigo this spot was a. dense forest of spruce
umtdi hfemlock tkmber amd entirely' vninlhab
utd. tout irt 1891 it -0003211 the'.ihome of'tSue
Mtflijakahtlai- Ind'ians.-ian' initereatinguribe
whicJh emirafttd b&di'Iy Jf rom CarraJdiaai ter
ni'tory ; acress the border into the United
S&afes.-;-: 'Upon, the reoommendiaitioji of Pres.
idlent Harrison amd Secretary NobI an act
was,-passed by congress - in ..1891 lQt3nig
-4 apart -Ainaiba islaind -.ln the" Alexander - ar-
chdpelago as a reservaltion for iihe exclusive
uuie Of 'itihese -Indians.
WOMEN TO GOTO THKLONDIKE.
.-1
a-
Chicago. -.Feby.The Womam's Klondike
ao4uh''0a'-ha' aouried a,, boatron
wUiicih "Hhe lub's mnerrubers . will -be carried
tor .Alaska. Bliss FJorence King, who is at
'the:-head of the rirganiza-tion,? staites that
1 ailih arrangements have beeni oomp.etei and
'Ifhait elh'e is -in & -piosi'tsi'oin tO; 'guarantee-Jlie
safe -landing, of every woman.- wirto' nas
joiined the dub amid iWhodes;xesj-!to go ;to
Alaska'.- iMiss King",wiii-te1onie". of' these,
and willio for ftihie ; purpose-, of . nitering
upon the duties-" of the v-pojiiit!ion of land
oomimiissionter, -to wMdh snewas - -recently
appointed." She wiU be the first' woman
gove'name'nio'orBceihoMer in?'the- 'territory,
and to Afex will be Assigned. bneJf tlhe most
impcirtan't-'d'epa.r'Lmieinits In-v'that Wild.coun-:
f ,-f. .fii ' . 7. -
XJAPAN'AND SPAIN IN SASH-BOAT:
Ijon!don,: Feb.Th'ernegoriaitions-T.whachi
itaip'e Ibeefa -ioiduted.:Jaipaaifor the pur.
cfoa&e 'fffonf fBrazil of. warships" mow -'build--
lag dnt ESnglaind! and i France, - have . been
'brokeiriOfJf',,Ja.,pian... not.beung.- able to..;iay
down the ecessary spot xsash. The . Spain
disih -government, "wthich 'has emd'eavored ; to.
purchase the veaaeils, fe- ra the same-dilrem'
aria as . regards cash payments, .and Brazil
w-i!il.inowofrert-L!he ships to the.- Uni'ted
Staites.- -..'- ,
For Brain Wzers, JItnoa
People C&ilireD,
Ralston Barley Foods
,S ocf 12 2-lh. Pa c;
ageo at ID Cents.
DC
! o
G Court Square.
iwrnm
ft
Those Who . are Demanding
His Resignation
Says Legislature can not Torn
V . -Him Out.
Question of Government Ownerships
I"' . of! Railroads. . : . ..
Representative! HookerDenies Char-
of Corruntion; :
The . Hawaiian treaty Considered in S.nate Ex- '
ecutive SessiorrHEighteen; Private" :Pensioir :i
; Bills Passed.
Washlngtolrw VFeb. 4. Senator Lindsay
made a 'lang-thy- speech in the seraa'te to- .
da.y to reply;-"to 'thte resohitioa of. the free .
silver majority inllhe 'Kentucky" legif lature
demaasdtog .his i resignation llhe preamble '.:
Landyay,", and dienounces harttfor his hos- -
tile alttltjudo to silver, "couched, ,r. he saiidl'
in -iamguage 'disregaTdf ul ol mfie. ordinary :
axoeoli'tiea of.llffiCtjJehiaind that I l
shaJl swenSler may piacje 1 or. to create
4 vacany .and)make "room for some "one ":
holding poii tical Vie we- ivif 'harmony;- wi t Ji :
the a.uuihors:aiidIsppoTters' of .the reswlm-
thwii f f protest against. Uhait. ursurpaitlou of .- .
granJLed powers," Mf is term of OSes was
fixoirby - .the-constitultoai ; h6. said, and .
could ' oot be; abrogated by the action. of
the KeomQkxaegislatnTe .Undsay spoke ., :
in a, conrtmpttustoneof Kentucky law--.
makers. vc,- ' -.t-1. ...... -..- r-'
The senate werrt onto execiitiive easitfon to '
XZZsMer im -iUaTaai'.treaty- ;
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W ILCORANT CONCESSIONS; T.O
; : the "insurgents
3 .
tf- They Ai:' for.; Them--The C'nbani
: f -However ant no Degree of - ' .
j.". . v 'r, 'Autonomy. ; - r -
I -A
Tjondon," -Feb.. 4. The 'Havana correspon- J
deni of the Times claimsvto have the. high- ;
e'st ' authoty for etating that 'the govern
ment ' is willing W reconsider tlbe clauses -
tf -i. T "'"-., -r. C
of 'the auitonomyj measure, objectionable lo 7
the 'Insurgents and' grant .additional ' con- -
cessions on-'many other- points," If the dn
surgents ask for.theim ' ,-t " " -- -
' " t, - ' ""- " " ' , '
. The correspondent -confirms ithe state
ments regardtng' the amcomipromising at
titude of "the linsurgent- leaders who, he '
sfays.-wiLl not BiQcept .a.ny "Scheme of "Jcuton-. '
omy, however liberal it miay" be. ' ' They- are'-
dlsffcermined to 'achieve independence or die
ra 'the-attemptr " ; ., -
The rare beauties of "nature; so well
Z-' 4 '-' "' - ' - - -
represented -.4n "Western North Carolina,
are beconrins- 'better ' known every day as
Jl- ' " ' - - - -
people who are better: educated in the 'for-'
mation ' and utility, of -minerals hare frost
time io time " shown their apprsciatioa ' of
j - "4 -v - ' ' " '
these Gems by using them in vUVindso!-
, ' : ' '- . - . :.. . '
adornment. .v.,. . ' , ..r .
' We have - decided to close, out some of
thets-e gems and offer them at prices that
. . 1- . .
should - make them all sell in a very tew ZZ
"f '- : '-: , - - .
days. " C -"
! " WE OFFER: " ", " '-
One Jotof 41 gems at 50 cents each.
One lot pf-40 gems at tO cents each.
One. lot of 169 gems at 75 cents" each. ,
One lot pf 40 gerr at ?1.C0 exci. t
j One lot of Clci at J1.23 each. Ccli.
One lot of 6 gesns-at J1.C3 eich.-
One lot of S gems at'. $2.13 each. - .
On lot of 5 gz2 at each. Eild. ' ,
One lot. of 3 gsma at J LCD each.
One gen for ?J.C3. .
t,. LTAD.3- JTITTTILi
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