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ROVAl BAtONO POWDEB CO.. NEW YORK.
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CULTURE FOR LONDON-POOR
passmore Edward's ; ; Settlement ' to
be Opened Today.' r .
London, 'Feb. . 11 Tine Piaissmore Edwards
jettlemen't will ;be opened , ia " Tavlisstook
place tomorrow .with ran interesting cere
tony. Lord Poole. ;will maike an. address
to the students and guests. Some surprise
1143 been expressed ; at , the establishment
rf a settlement in a'ditrlot as swell as
Btoomsbury. Butt 'it ia not generally, known
Ijjat adjoimdng the great squares is a large
vorkink-clasa population.. Even in .the
neighborhood of (Russell a BKXuare ,thft pro
portion of poverty, In Mr Booth's analysis,
is 23.5.
It is seven years sdnce a. settlement, wu
Tie new settlement has features which
eistiECTsis'h lit frona any other like ins'ti
tutioa. . The -isTge ixll is a distinct gain.
It is proposed .to (make a great feature of
music, .land a choral society; Is already be
ing formed by the new musical director;
Music classes and lectures have been start
ed. One of the objects of the new settle
ment is to promote ithe study of the Bible,
and of the history of religion an the light
of -the ibest available results of criticism
and research. P-AJewett "lectureuhip - has
been, established,' having for Its first ob
ject to secure the delivery of annual cours
es of lectures on : ithese "subjects" by 'emi-
nsnt Hnen.
Yesterday's Fluctuations on
' the Exchange
The New School Settlement, Bloombury,
' England, v.
started din this : 3i8lg3iiboriood,la3elly b';;
Ute Influence exercised by Mrs.' Humphrey
Ward's "Robert Ellsmore." The Univer
trty ball settlement in Gordon square has
dome useful work. , In the early days not
eren its most ardenlt supporters hoped to
uee a development-bo important as.: ;that
reprasenited today In tbe new bufildlng in
Tavistock place, where the work of the old
er settlement Ls tin on Hn-iid rhA Wxt-
tlemeat" owes fits new building to a gift of
12,000 pounds from Mr.. Passmore Edwards,
ad fct la now confidently hoped that it
91 provide a centre of educational and
THE BOND QUESTIOTJ.-
Editor of .the Gazeitte. ' 1 .
' Buncombe !has,,as;'l: understand.vgo'tten
value received,, .full- value -revived, for
her .bonds, and eihe oughit to pay; - tnem.
Asnerille , and 'Buncombe county bave - a
reputation'- thait .. Is not bordered by , eas,
and ithe -conltinuance of this good name and
fame depends for Its future growth yea
for.dts exisfcenice, not,, on. tbeir,., inviting
'skies, tneir genilal and .'Invigorating air,
their blue, engirdling, mountains, tut upon
tlh jstturdy iategri'ty.of their coporate s' -
lzenship. An individuai . who ,! gets goods
under false pretences Is drawn up in court
and, branded! -witlh ith badge of dtisihonor;
in bow much, better light does, a town or
county stand, which under ithe guise of ia
sue of .bondsgeta- greait enterprises wltMn
its limits, and then after j& lapse of twen
ty-ftye years', enjoyment of ithe privileges
and enTtidhments of these enterprises, or Lea
but throug!h its jmblic offioers, VTherewas
some little irregularity. ' REPUDIATION!
REPUDIATION ! " And this tooMn the
county : of ithe Woodfln, . CPattons,'" Vances,
Ba'irds, Merrimons, ' Ran'Tdins, Rays, -' Mc-
Dowellsv .Davidsons and, a long Dine beside
of distinguiislhedi ' sons,- who :i (prided) t them
selves on ithe 'land of their - biirtli and love.
and boasted, tbeub ttihe ' green field of their
county's . public --character !had rnever been
stained "by amy act of perfidy, any deed of
(Let ua abide dn tho Ihope tihat tkne v will
bring ?all things rtganaVithativBipfiombe
coun'ty will yet prove to the world that she
takes no stock In repudiation.
- .v ;.:'.,: ; --ANowrsiDERoi
-i--""j,f ','rr1: : ' "
r- ' ' TOO XJOOD. . : ; '
Last week a gentleman calBed our atten
taon to a suit (that be has worn already Itwo
wtimters -and not - a break in It yet. v Says
"tie .wlill wear ft yet anotlher year. " ; .That
was one . of our $12.00 soiifts. t-You can get
one now for $8.00. Th)att't(he,?troulble with
our goods they wear Itoo long. - ; --
i AUE35ANDER & COUtRTNEY.
f irji r i-- r-. r m m
Ccttcn Breaks Away Fro ra its. Period
of Sbsnaticn. -'" i;
Quotations of the New York Money
Market-Chicago -: Grain '-and Live
Stock-Country Produce, y T 7s : ,
'
Special to the Gazette , .
New.;York: Feb. il.-rThe cotton mamket
has at, last' broken away" from its weari
some period of eitagnaition and the trading
thisweek has been-very animated." s Prices
have enjoyed an; advance of about a. quar
ter of a cent since last Saturday. 1 The
rise" has occurred to the face of a volume
of receipts cemparedito .which all .fonmer
movements . at this time of year ; look 4n
slgnificanli V ' : r I J-' , - -,
. Today the .trading had plenty of vim and
snap. - LiverpoQl declined two and one-half
sixty-fourths, sand the opening -here was
prvTOucaiiyugiJCngecu : jut.. ne scfttn . re
ported ,.r no aackeningvin demands k;. there
with jofferirigsmeagret Bnoouraged by thiia
there "was- cpnsiderabie fresh buying,' .As
a resulit, prices mdvanced elharplyf
j h Heavy amd conitinuous selling by Liver-,
pool ..during (the day caused .several ..set
backs butHBtrrhe, end, the net .loss estab
lished yesterday, had been recovered. : May
openedat" 6.06, rallied -to. 6.10, leased to
6.05, shot to 6.15, again eased and closed at
6.li .to:6.lI, with the' tone of .-the market
steady., T- . .
, Tomorrow being a legal holiday,- thelex
change will be closed. It-.is undeniable,
that whether; warranted by the sl-tiuation or
not,'L the market wears at the moment the
undoubted ear marks ' of ' a bull market.
The streigQi in the si tuatlou is furnished
by' the fact that ,.tlhe demand for actual cot
ton seems .to have Increased instead of re
fusing to follow "the higher-'prices. "
i: Having demonstrated its ability to ad
tance, In spite of what now, seems to be the
practical certainty ' .of an T- eleven , 'million
bale' crop, the market has given the bulls
great confidence,'" and ; wiU hereafter prob
ably invite two-.speculaitlve'ibuyers on de
clines; where formerly 4 there - was, but one
Such being the case. It is possible. that the
worst: of the depression is over,- tout a rise
such as t3rts:-:4a8 teryi-.decreasedtlw
3. f-r a3 Lae s.ca it a: .ly ; it, if
ccttoa ia a good thicg to huy at these prl-
ces, it is also a good, thing to plant. "'
The speculative buying fever may carry
prices higher, but in our- opinion it will j
take some accident to the n-ext crop to jus
tify a big advance.- That, if it comes at all, I
Is a long way off, and we are not inclined j
to look favorably upon .the market -
( , , ; RIORDAN AND CO.
r lAtlanlta; ;Feb. 10. -Eggs, ' 'lOllc.: But-
ter. western-Ksreamery, 2023c; fancy Ten-
nieesee,-Hi5c; cheJoe, . 1215c; Geor
gia, lisc; diemanJi ligh-U L&ve
ty,..-ltluikeys,, 10llct hens, -12
,',' mis. ,, yjiunaueus, viTg&j . xoQ3
17 Wc; small, " 12 -14c; ducks, puddle,
1822t Peking, 0527c. ressed poul
try, Jburkeya, 1214i2; hens, jL0llc;
c4okhens,liiac; -geese,- S;, ducks.
Xic;: oaish potatoes 9o?1.00 bu.; sweet
pptoes, 7585c bu.; Honey, dull; strained
67c; m, the. comib, 78c. Cmions. ' neW
orop 1.15L25 hu.;" ?3.003.2 bhl. ' , . .
NEW YORK STOCKS, ' -W
New York, Feb. 11. -
- Following are clcteing prices of some lead
Sugar,' 139? - Tobacco, 91i-'Buriinigton,
102; GeueralJEllectrle, " 38;, Manhattan,"
116; Jersey Jenitral,- 95 J tlnioa Pacific,
84 .
3 n
'New-York,' Feb. 11. The stock market
showed a continuance, of strength -at fthe
opening , ia ithe special 'stocks, which have
recently been 1 prominent. v. Metropolitan
sbreet-railway r jumped': three .D0tinttaJ .Peo
pies' Gas advanced Immediately aljter the
opening 1,4 and Pullman) vwa.;up 1.
Consolidated' Gas rose a point. - The rail
way list generally -was a isractlon higher.
the internationals leading in v. sympathy
witn nigner quotations from London. -'
;r Money on call -nominally 11- per centi
v i-nme mercantwei paper, "34 per cenit
t Sterling exchange firm with actual busi
nes in bahkers , Wis at ?4.854.85 v for
demand and at :$4.834.83; for f sixty
daysuposted 'rates, $4.84 and ?4.854.86;
commercial Dijls, $4.82. t , .
popooppep
SU M;MEK:S
:; ri: SPEGlAlilSATyESl Just what 6a have,.
been looting foK High-class' goods at cut price?. NojTrasK
Bargains in every Hue. ; FOR FRIDAY MORNING, and : until ; every piece and
yard are sold, these prices will rule.t -Don't delay getting youirsupply at once., ;
'MnsHn Underwear. . Our cntiire stock goes
' for almtost half the regular, price. 7 .
- . Gowns, madie of elegante cloth, handsome
ly trimimed. . Pribe; $3.50; redluced to
$1.88 Each ' : :
Gowns, made'of elegamt oldth', handfeome-
ly trinnimed." tPriice, $1.75; reduced, to-
r $1.00 Each "
Gowns, madie of elegarat'tfloiifli, handsome
ly teimmedu - IPrioe, $1.25; rednaoetT to "'.'
, l - '75c EachJf 7 t:
SHrirts; 5 good : as&ortment,K: the , $2.25 and ;
$2.50 kind go ror.
$1.50 Each
Skirts, v"good assortnn'ent, ' 'the $1.75 anid
$2.00 kind go for ; y ,-':v . : : '' 'i
. , ' $1.15 Each , , -. .
Bkiirtsrgooai assortanient, the- $1.00 ' kind
go for ' t " : -
v 64c Each 5 :
i Other garments aft the 'same" low rate.
.-See them at onoe. " r - m v 'j - '
i, Embroii'dieirtes, , th largest sale ' in ' many i
months; the cause of this can be uruder
stood, JWe are salltog 15c, 18c, 20c and 25c
Emibroid'eTlies - - ; . , , -
WadS on another itable you iwill find: big
assortmenit: raduced from 18c, 20c, 25c up .
to 45c yard. ; IChoiiae
j :r. - r 14c Yard V -
Table Idnen amid Dasntask tsale, prices uu
approached anywhere. t i .
$1.15 ; quality 72-lnch Sat'ln ; Damask;
special, prtce. . ' ;
. 81c Yard
$1.25 quality 72-inch Satin Damask,
special price. ? , . - N
-. ::i;-:::- 91c Yard
' $1.90 quality 72-inchv Ca'tin 'Damask ex-
- tra fine Scotch good's; xpdclal price ,
i-r v $1.36 YcrJ '
, 56-iooh ialli JIAnen Unbleached Sootci
23c ycrJ
, l .1
. ,' TaJWle "Napkliins Compare goods; compare -;
prices' !:;.r;y1,iy'"' --'tf:
36,dozen of. bur $1.25k quality (full 'Size
- Liinen INapkihsr reduced price , "
; , . $1.00 Doz
o
o
o
o
o
o
-' ; 10 dozen. of. our $1.75 . quality, full , size
fine Linen Napkins; redtuced price " , v,
: . $i.29 d6z .
( 10 dozen of our $1.75 quality extra mice
Linen (Napkins, full Size? reduced price -.
' 15 "dozen of our $3.00 quality extra heavy ,
" j.Lmem NapMns,.fu!ll size; reduced price ;
vy v r j52.29 Doz ' -
, 5 dozen of our $3.25 -qual'ilty , superior J
v grade, -large Size iNapkins; reduced price -
. i.1. These goods cant "be mlattehed for. the
price anywhere in the city. . -' ' - " V
- ' It certainly a golden opportunity to r
suppBy your table w"ith rtJhe best of linens"" -Z
at a1 genuine sacrifice.' . t " Vr
V -10-4 eheeiflng beat grad'e, 'Tepperill
t' - v'v!.:- 5c yard')"x 7."
' " 94'Sheetinig, best grade," 'Tepperlh" -
' r , r : 16c yard t l S 1; )
, ryiarHj-wIdie ' "(New York . fMais"; and '
; "Wiaimauitta" - . " :;" ",. J,
" - ' , . 10c yard r,,, - j , 1"
- Yard-wide 'Lonnsdale'j: Cambrtc; ' ; r. '-" V
- - 14 Yards for $1 00 T ; V' '.vO
Engllsh "long cloith." "tvTA boTtV 4 -.V ' O
; Fcr0!.25 ;Yvv-0
- 18c quality fine Cambrtc' lluslm' for"'--,-' ?
13c Yard , r .f?j,;;0
" " 25c' quality fine Cambric Muslin f or r v.
; iso Yard . -;?'-: :o
. 18c "quality English Nainsook for) " '
; I V; T : : 13c Yard , "; ' -; v:." - : 0
' 25c quality' :Eagllih 'Nainsook, ecf t finish, ' 1
1Cs Yard
If you failed to rot a pair of our Kid Gbves at our Cut Pries Sale you certainly y
uussed;the gve
I you wantdon't dchy baying it 'or thoy o in c hurry.- '
'v New, Wash Good?, Black Goods and Silks arriving daily. Tha prico is rcascrble. (
JS y
: ' : ' 11 : IPnCCoa - Avon
IzMen'suits, GHndren's.suits, Overcoats
extra pants.: ; We offer goods atbout
half their yalue to CDHcG3 ; QDui' I3attiiro
WttboCr. : . The prices ; are so low that evervr "
body can 'affordrto dress well. ; V v ; - : ; :
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grain:
- Chicago, Feb. ' 11: Wheat" - opened very
strong today at c ' over yesterday3
closing prices,' May-at' 9797c. The
feature of yesterday's late sham advances
the movement eastward of a slaree amount
of the Lelter;aroldlng!s wa again- the big
cum mouve todays " it" wais stated that con
tracts had already, been ; let .for shlDtrin e
2,000,000 bushels; by rati sit. once, and there
was talk, of aditional heavy shipments ; be
mg contraotea lor. : ; In adidati'on Liyerpoo
exhibted an advance xf ,id.'- . -
Close: Wheat Cash and February, $1.00;
May,f 9797c,. July, 85; September.
', "
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
IM'issfElI. Broadhurst. of Ashe-villa 3a to
the city- vlisi.fcim'g Mr, and .!Mrs.p W.. S.
Weatherspoon. on (Asheboro - .stjepiL
Greensboro Tetegmam. .... .. -v , , -
fW T?. Herri tage. 'representing tha Ashe-
vilief aMly tazecie,- was here. in 4lae inter-
sto of that-paper,, th'ia week. ..Uuss Aita
ttvaglandi hias tofcea : Visii'ting ia Ashevulle
Since ; last weejc'.'.iHon.-. iieorge A. u
fordf and: Col, V. B.; 'Lutsk were here from
AshevUte AM.ondiay on: busne'ss. ttvrevurd
; J, Li Graves, of Ashevflle. the traveling
agent of the American Ohinawiaire company,
was in the ctty luesday ; .Sam' Kenntdy,
of Ashevil'.e,- onue a 7 popular 'salesman ' in
tne buuidung - now : occupied tor The Vindi
cator, was a" visitor last "week "to our
towwRoiitherf ord t Vlnddcator. -Mrs.
'B. L. IBaln and dhlMxen have eone
to Salisbury' -amd Cordonsvllle. "Va.. n tl?.
It friends .and jelaittYes, ' n v -"
. alanager. T. D GneenT'of the hotel at
Hot Springs,-was -dm town yesterday. -1 -
Thomas . D. : Johnston reiturned. " frriim
Spariainibung yestoidlay. ;v " -
gestjour prices Jjefdre :6u; buy. . ; During;, thi;;.. .
special: sale. we , sell ten dozen fancy ; '
trimmed bicycle r hats ; for ladies, misses and
chiidren-atsceacli:':" .Fifty .dozen neckties : ' "
all shapes;, at V 2 5 c;;:former;: prjeef 50c.1 7 Ten , . : .
ddzea'Sc fqrm;
er: price tx 6of,;dpzien fancy.- shirts in
latest desigrisr including t woolen ovefshirts, ,
fohthelow: priee of $1 bo. each a rare bar-?
gain.- 24 wool top 'mackintosh; 1 o vercoats at;
$4. 50 each; former? price $6.00. ;0 '-'i ;-. X1
irfiiBi
C 1 p t Ji in fl i?H 0 u s b ,
: Mr. and iMrs. O. D. IRevell have returned
from Vlhelr trlp to (Palm Beach, Fla. '
. 'CUrS.-W. B. TYvy-and daughiter; Qliss
Thomas and Oldss 'MdAllnin came dosm from
Balfour,yesterday to a'ttecd tiweoncert to-
-Judge CESwart.is'ln the city.! . ! .V '
i, Mrs.. M.' H. Fktcher and oM'JJdren went
to Fletcher's yesterday to visit. -? - '
v Tom RoMns -was '- in' town'yesiberday; on
his return from Spartanburg. - J . ,
; 'Frank Darby Is back from Round Knob.
JMador W.5 "W. 'Rollins has itrned from
Marshall
-E.:' Frank. 7of Cinciin.imJtl. 'i7i -tlwi! ltv
vlsltfflpig -friends., .v.i i , v- ,
John CMiederthi.wjbAJhas.bee 'A.-
Q. iBay's 4nJRaymoth.:for sdxj.or eight
months,' left yesterday for; his home, CVli-
J.' A. .iNluhois Is back" from Barnard ' ;
-'iDr. Mttieinlton aeft 'lastinilghl'foTrChato
ttaxtooga, where- he --will' conduct ia ertes of
meeUings." , - -
OL'',W.-vWoffogrdv'WpiomlnesA tousi
aess man of IHendersonviTle, spent -Thuirs-
day and . Friday, In the city; Cam - - tof-
rord was a distinguished Confederate sol-
diiet dniring the late war.w from Spartan-
burg, a.'C. - . - f, " -
f -1 v ; , iroTEL Ar.r.ivALS. : : t:
ASHUVILLC! ? HOTEL.KJ.! - S. Martin.
Chelsea, .lilich.; W. A. Charping, -Missis-iPipi-.G,
C. Devault, Bristol.. r
SmlNTNlAINOlAs'HOTDL. F. -P. Carver,
Port Royal, S. C; P. S. CiaySeld, Rdch
mon; M: W ILevy, IBaJtimore; J. P. Rick
mam, HenHersoniville; C. G. IHH,. 'North
Carolina; J. H, Stapler,. Lexington ; A. W.
Cfc&houu, -Atlanta, , ; . ' v. . -
' .'HOTCL cnitliniUY.I. C. Tate, T Y13-
boro,.N.-C; Jcihn -II. iZller.- Winston; C. ?
M."j Lewis, New York; Ai C. Johusoa, Eidh
mond Spencer James, - Lou3av!il"e; , W. T.
Dunlop, -- tPhiJadelphJa ; ; George r V. Denny,
Richmond; 0. B. Coward, KnoxviRe; W. II.
CJox, 'Ricfhrnond. ' ,
, ',
41 rPattOn Ave;
KmnifHnmimmmmnimtmHninnnni
?T :Has moved to No:27 North Mtiri street and will be glad SS,.;
v to see' all her customers at her new place. Come, and see 2
her new stock' whether you want to ' buy-or' not. v A-very : -
handsome line of bedroom suits, parlor suits, folding beds, ; 3
tZ . wardrobes, ' chairs v stoves a good No.' 7 cooking stove. rS3 J '- '
with full line of .vessels for 8 , cash.. Will always give you : 3 ' ' ,
S: a little better bargain than any one'else.: What she saves "-S3 :
, in reit she gives her customers in prices on gqods. " Price 3 r
gr : -here before buyihg.; W "'-V ;. .''-". 3,
;Phdn6.l66r;': :
iiiitiiiiuuiiiimusuiiuiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiimiiiiiimiHmtutiiiiM
f . ' ' ; ' - . . ; V " - ' " 'February 1' 1898. ' -
- V : ' . "The firm of H. Redwood & Co., Asheville.
1 " I J 7 N. C. expires this day by limitation. -
- '-' : i- v claudius e.. miller,,- ; . ;
, A- -5 .f . .'.iVC.. ANINIE C. PRESLY. i X
., ; r . j.
St JOHN Wt NDELY.
The undersigned have this day formed a'
: co-partnership, ;under style of H. Redwood " .
v -j," A & Co., for the transaction of a business in ; t " V, ."
- - ; general 'merchandise in the city of Ashe- 7 -',..'
.-V.V- ville, N. C. - " - - - , , 5 . ,r -
wr? "1.1" r ; ' ' . - o henry redwood 1 - - f v- ' , .
:VV:' V- r-' ' CLAUDIUS H. MILLER.' V"V'-
T
f 2L? CITIIEBIS' COAL CO.
-1 .v.
: : V f. : SELLS ALL GRADES OF - ' .
A3DAG3G' AQ0 'blTDbcODO : GDi
Anthracite) 09.00 per Ton. - ; -V. :'
Lump, Q4.D0 per Ton. y ; ;; ,
Domestic Nut; 04.00 per Ton.
FC!LL WEIGHSS GUARANTEED.!
UptoT7n. Oliico Rcom - v1 K ' . ' 'Phone, 238.
3, Drhumor Building. . cvJ . . Yard-'Phons 33.
Ctcilca Cloach, 'tie sen of John Roach,
the - famous ' ship-bull er,' is- -v visiitlng . in
Georgia, icjzI it i3 rTI tlat the has an die
of ".establishing a thip-yard at same point r
fax:' the .'south.'- SlXe'tas been "talli'lzg 'with '
stxu'iitrn 'imea. C3 ta tia- relative merits cf , v.
4 Craswicli, lll-hila ci New Orleans.-.. :. 1
Work executed on Pri3ises. , ;
- I.Ionumontal Ilarbb, Grcnito cr.!
. Stcno V.rcrc. .
1 103 Patton Ave,, - -- - , Asheville, II. C.
; irccuAKici cirr.riAU rcn all tadz: