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Vol IE: No. 19,
A.8HEVILLE, N.C., WEDNESDAY IIOHIIIXG, 1IAECH 2, 1CS3.
Price 5 Cenb. j
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and Coipn?
; : 28 S. lAaln SU
; A "very - strong advance
guard of our armieyof Spring
Goods have arrived. y New
styles, nobby, natty things
for allDepartments are here
;pr your inspection V ;
: ' A choice, big lot ;all 36
, inches wide ;.and fast colors
xit 7, 8c, S1-3, ioc, and 12 Jc
V : ,WMteOrgandies, - double
widthi, at ; i2i, 15 and 20c.
Htie usual 20,; 25 . and gc.
,-quahties. -c . 7
: Hew Madras; .French; arid
Zephyr Ginghams, ' l;
. - Large stock of imported
Woolen Dress Goods, fandy
nd hlaclLr" ; "7 ': y - ;f
New Embroideries; Ham-
"burgsj Nainsooks and;Swiss
large, variety low prices.
Ever thing new; and -de
sirable; , in ; Laces. yalen
denheOrien19twlute.and black SilkXacsNew .Veil-
ings. : JjiC : ff"
Our, selection pf silks" is
worthy :6f -'your ; inspection
and purchases';. : -r: ; i 1
Fancy Organdies,; all
shadesat;5, io;andii8c,
will prove equal to 7.15 and
25c qualities.
A visit to our store will
prove interesting and we ex
tend a cordial invitation. 1
Some:i ;:
-1 Peas -
1 vr iire :-v Jt;- f
: perfect 1 1 :-"r
French sifted, iarery smallregr
tilar ;and jhandsome-about:
the size of ?Firie".. French
Peas., and, much, superior in
'flavor.-' r -V j -
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, I 'Ufiheville; Fehruary 28, 1898.
c1Mr. Byard, Dear Sir; I 'wish you would
'send me 3y bearer. two pounds more of
your twenty-cent coffee-like I tuad in my
louder tuTy '- I must say - that our
treakfast' Sunday-morning, whldh we. "cop-
ied-from your advertisemenit. In Saturday's
paper, was enjoyed iby . alL ; We like the
coffee las well as what we 'have 'beeai pay--
v ins twenty-five cents, lor : Tho servant
wfU pay youT Very truly, ; v-:
The ahove'is a . tac-simile ' of a note
i banded, us thas . morning hy . - servant of
r one of (Asheville's leading ladies. It speaks
yolrcnes fox ouar store.
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.PUIffi TOOD STORE
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Phone 49
10 Ilcrricon Ave
- ' iAtc3 tZj fcrmcTly with Ucz' :r, and
; credence J in irj bcr3, t-3 tr'ica
petition wiah the C-fy Ii::c1:r-
fcr-3 fx'l candiea ere ri.i3 fre 'i t 'y.
1 r Tr: 'i t'LraTrticry tax.! crcr3 c th "
TISE SITOflTIOf
sQWEflOEFflt
At Least From the Adminis
- titration Standpoint. . r-
Lonoj Says .no Spanish Offici
als afermpliciated.: '
McKinlsy May Spring His fPfahWr
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- Freedom of Cubar.
Belief That .SagastaHas Already
v - -7r;5; Been ADroachei 3"
Spain Buys the; Chilian Warihips-Continued
Anxiety in Madrid Over the" Situationr-The
r: Work of Diyers in Havana Harbor and the Board
- of Inquiry at Key West Sigsbee. Denies ;a
I Sensational jfeporC "-;,V".vvr" ; "
- New", York, ' Mar. J. -Despite' the wildest
kind; of reports ;in the sensational press
today, .the sttuiatlon as regards- the "Maine
affair fer really more peacef ul - today than
any- day; since the disaster' occurred. Sec-?
retary Long, in an interview .this afternoon
said: . " y J.7 " " - J- " ' '
?TTbe suggestion: I that Spandslk officials
were -implicated 'in the destruction ok the
Maine" is; now "piwUcayillm4na1d.7
r- Jjater .lw Qualified this 'by dedariiig 'thai
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it was 'this ' own opinion anerelj, tyut bis
"-."'"'
statement, waa -taken 1 tjy; Wall tneet 's as
expressing the view ol the .administration,
and stocks went up wdth a rush,-closing
several points - higher, with ; Aran "and
buoyant 4one.T '" T
- Thecrecy alH along . uiaintalned( by ;the
board of inquiry, at Key West oontinues.
The opinion is growling that the board; will
of v necessity ba' compelled to- file J a
report that.lt is unalble to estate what cans-
ed the explosion as half of th yessel was
almost entirely destroyed." " , T j
'A cabiegram . from Havana to the - Mail
and Express today says -that a d i ver di scov-
ered that, the ebip's plates were blown out
ward, showing - that the exploslo n oacurrel
within." A yellow Journal dispatch from
Key "West declares that a government; tes-
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sel conveded from Hamna -i11" secret
part, of the mine, which,' the paper says,
exploded fun.derjthevJtfaina siIaiso found
and took up iwires -which Jled tohe mine..
Sigsbee"declares"t!his" vWe;" saying, that no
search of the bottom of "Havana harbor
has been ! jnade for mines,rasi suc3i : would
be discourteods to SpalnM v
The "Maine ihas 49unkr,nearly '.two feet in
the Diud since she went dowttMore' bodies
were recovered, today.- They - were . unrec
ognisable and .were buried imanediately.
The bishop of Havana announces that he
will erect at ;t!he graves of .the. Maine's Tic-
tims a Maine memorial , tablet, . ' - ,
-"A report from ' the ooard of Inquiry is not
expected for a moath.' ? :J V"''
.hkinley;s plan to free cuba." :
1 rsVasb'higtonv Mar.. 1. Now that .the od
mdnistraitlion has apparently., accepted' the
view that the" Maine was blown up by ac
cidentt McKinley has taken up the Cuban
questionj ' and will press bis ; plan for a Bet
tlement with vigor,' if the board of . in
Quiry reports that 1lhe Maine baew up from
j the inside. -The plan ia now for springing
McKinleys ; scheme ; for , the freedom .; of
Culia almost immedlattely following .the re
port of the board; - Direct .interventdon 1
scarcely to be thought of, but . the propo
sition .will be to purchase Cuban freedom
by Ihaving -the! United y- States guarantee
bonds that will . be ; Issued f in paymenf of
the purchase prisce. -, . v.; -
John J. MxJCook, the New Tork financier,-
is now herer looking after the .finao
cial end' of the scheme..: He declares that
it would be no trouiMeworth speaking of
to put the bonds oh the market. J " " -P
There Is every reason to .'believe that , the
Salgasta ministry' bas bem approached- on
ithe subject : The president is said to have
unofficial information that" thepropositloii
is oaot without" the , possibility of accept-
ancev
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.'HA.:L von r.r: I, II. D., irIeal Clrettor.
t"
-3 cvrryt-":.: 3 ,cztT--3 c 'ta,
i c- -r cf. rccnap era rcr:r . :3 et
incea require it, ta
cJ3 -tsr cs3 l:iv c't r -y ;
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"Madii'd," ilar. 1. Spain succeeded
in a maamer not yet disdosed,- In v raising
ihe cash -necessary to ecure; tiree' CMliaa
warships,- which taive beea in the. m-arke4
for "moire than "a year. ;The purchase is
practally completed. JU- -r"v-.'T ': -'It
is surmised that the" security for flje
loan made today for ihe purchase . of : the
ships tsthe monopoly of the importation,
refining and sale of petroleum. ; r .
: ANXIEJY1N WAORID- -. ;
7 (Madrid' -Mar. l.--reater anxiety .is visr
tbte here regarding the verdict of the naval
courr of inquiry .'into the-loss of the Maine
than was apparent a. week ago. Constant
rumora of possible hostility tare harrasslng
and -weakening tflue government '-and they
antvalsotryin!g the patience of the public.
The "jingo papers publis exhaustive -dls-pafccheiS'"
frcrax New York and 'Washington
to the effect that the relations between the
United' States and,; Spain, : are rhourly jbe
coming, more strained. .Admiral Bermejo,
mlnlster.:f:'inaa4ne,U'flieavely;8eeiBing the
best .means to procure' additional warshlpsl
THE1AKE: CITY CRIIIE
SUBJECT OF INDIGNANT8: COM
MENT BY CABINET v - -l:
AUornej" General Gibbs Hope$to
IBring the Perpetrators tor;
Justice- r
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$..WiaiftiHnffrtnV a.:Xome.'.feeHnstws
manifested at .the cabinet meeting -today
oner the feportr ot assanika made;oa" ife
groes boldhrg federal offices In' the south.
The recent scooting of the negro. postmas
tor at ,Lake.ity,. S. C.,-following milder
outrages in Georgia, was the-- particular
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subject of indignant comments y!by cabinet
officers,': whov wereCwianimously -Soi the
" ,- "ji!.-.-v ."-- i,-r'i-; .
opinion. 'that ' something, should lie .done
right away to prevent repitition of such
affairs.." . '. -
- -At tdraey1 General Griggs reported tlt 1 ,
wasrhavlng. a "thorough ImvestigatiQn made
- - - -' - t ' , -of
these : attaoksaind hoped to bring the
perpetrators)" to Justice .." Ifis ; course "was
approved by the president and the- cabinet,
who also wanted Mm to take' tie most 'ex
treme measures; to stamp out the tenden
cy in some commainities to interfere'with
federal officers.'-" - r - r -.
CondembleigratlflcatUm was expressed,
however, at ,the tone of vthe South 'Car
olina press over the shootingof "tie negro
postmaster - in :- that state, and. Postmaster
General Gary, was .told of calls made - on
him by"Sou4h Oarolina senators and repre
sentatives -to: express ..their , condemnation
of tie"otrage.J'-J.' ::
YISCAYA AT l HAYA1IA
ENTOTSIASTICALY RECEIVED
: ; t " J BY THE SPANIARDS f" V j
Cheering - 'Crowds at the Wharves
1 Harbor Lighted "W ith Fireworks s&
at Night.
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Havana, Mar. 1. 'At six o'clock this af-
ternoon the Vtscaya passed Morro Castle
. a- .
Into -the baribor. : An Immense crowd was
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gathered all along the wharves, "cheering
with the greatest enthusiasm. Many, tug
boats floated -the. Spanish flag and were fill
ed 'with Spanish enthusiasts .who went out
on the bay .Iol receive and welcome the
cruiser. . Aa the darkness came on,' the bay
was filled with boats of every kind, explod
, . . - - ' ..... ,- - .
ing fire crackers and rockets, " and, 'the
people shouting entitusiastically, .Ijong
live Spain,'- r' ?
. The Viscaya saluted Havana with? ten.
(guns.' ". The Spanish cruiser - Alfonzo XII
will leave shortly for Key West.-'- - y'1 '
LIDERAL VICTORY -M. ONTARIO.:
. Ottawa Mar.. 1. The JJfberals won ;rin
the province of Ontario election today, the
returns to 10 p. m. being liberals 43, con
servatives 44. The liberal government has
been in power. twenty-seven years, today's
election giving them four years inore. ; -
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".Adviz.:.!
: SPAia BUYS WARSHIPS
MUM
!ppnnni
DYIJg
BY TEIOHSnWDS
XThat tfie Reports From our
t Consuls Disclose r : . -:
the Island.: H
Nearly a QuarterVf a Million of ?er
"sons Starvlngjd Death. JvV
350,000 Have Died :Sincef Weylers
ff. Order of Concentration,'-
tnsurgenti, Victories inThree out of Four of the
, Biggest - Engagements ;Since the .War " was
J "Washington, v Jjyiar. l.--Off iolal - reports
from American consuls in Cuba, received
today, state" that the Jnaurgents have been
victorious in three out of four of the'big
gest engagements since the war began. In
one engagement the Spanish lost three- bun
dred, killed and wounded. r The Spanish
column was attacked on February 18 near
Holguin. ."!ITie 'Spaniards'' fought lying son
the ground, suffering great loss. J --,'.
VvTb'e' official who has (handled . the reports
from the consols regarding : the" condition
of the recraoenitradosr, saia today ; itTbese
reports fihow far worse situation among
the wretched people ..than : any -newspaper
reports yet $nlsbsAbOTi&;2MJ0QQJM
men, women and children are now. starving
to death. --Between '450,000 and 500,000 are
suffering from 'disease and lack, of proper
fbod.' More than 350,000 have died of. dis
ease and starvation since "vVeyler's ordeFbf
concentration, - Mothers .by the hundreds,
with "uh"t srn babes, are included among -Che
vlctlras T1.3 publlcation cf these'appaH
l&g tacts will be "follawedimmediately by
congressional'action-No' congressman 'with
a spark of feeling,-: could remain unmoved
at the "(recital "of .itJie horrible stpay thse
reports teli.'f--. V - r:r -' -
.-,F00D FOR THE STARVING. T V
:. Washington, Mar. L Secretary JLiong de
cided today to send the cruiser Montgomery
to smaller .Cuban Sports i' witb -about fifty
tons of supplies now at New York for the
starving paciacos. - iShe r will keep v away
from Havana- and no other .warship wil. be
sent- there until the board .of Inquiry re-
ports. - -v,. u-- . - - v , , -
V v friSURGENTS NEAR1NG HAVANA.
Key West, Mar. ' L The board of in
quiry continued dts .'hearing today the wit
nesses -being-officers and seamen irom 'the
Maine. . :A ?u:
" A high naval official said today: -'Per
haps the ccmrt of inquiry, will return, to
Havana on boalrd - the cruiser.: Maiblehead
or Jhe Nashville, instead, of the coast sur
vey boat" Baches "The' Marblehead is epoc
ially suitable. ' Shte blas ' rremarkabiy
stoong electric .llgh4uplanit.''J7 )V.
Gen. Nunez, : insurgent leader In 'J&e to-
xenor, TOtesrr uara, w oeereging oay-
amo. iGen. Pando with; 25,000 men is try
ing to force Ms -way? up the Cantes; river
to sdislodge bimXnitafe- open country, be
trween Marda and Havana", Gomez is slow-'
ly working Ms - way" towards the capltal
burning plantations as Ire goes. - ?
"As-Blaiiico , calls his-troops to. pioteot
Havana, Gomez draws bearer from the east
and Rodrisuez akdBiaz from the f west.
TheyValil. expect the United . ates wlirder-
clare. . J-X4tl'
he, mono'ent, 'tba bappena Jthey Twlll
I.ilfRlvVou "
' iHcsitate
B ef ore you . decide where . to buy
your DRUGS; You are right
especialiy ii you have"' - -
PRESCRIPTIONS :
to be filled. . We make a specialty
of , prescription .work; use the very
best and purest drugs and chem
icals that can be bought, and the
compounding - is done by experi
enced druggists only, y
Prices absolutely the loirezt ccn
Eictcnt VithTqulity . -
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DAVID WAY, ::::nrj:r.
mass: their forces and co-operate wlth: the
United States. Havana will flfalU and Outoa
will be free. ' "V - - X ' - I
JNewjYork,' Mar. 1. Tib dispatch-boat
Dolphin was floaDed .today after, repalraj
and will " be - put ; in 'commission in ; -' one
month.- J. ;v"
.The work of mounting the two new eight
inch, disappearing guns at Will etfs Point,
L.I.? begun a week" ago, progressing
rapidly. Only short time -ago three new
guns were mounted there . - . - r TJ"
I HARKINS MAKES CHANGES "
Promotions "and Appointments "" in the
VZf XT Beyenue Service.-- , :
Collector Harking 'yesterday "'announced
i uutmber of changes ;wbldh wllf take, place
in bl-s office. L -U : . .,-- ... -
v maiding deputy tA C. Patterson gets the
largest slice. (He ia to-mtcoetd' Reveniu
Agent J. OP. Rousseau of Wilbesboro who
resigned Monday. The salary 'is $2,400 ; ex
penses 'Oo-come cut cf that amounic. r--- r-
. Depuity OoHeotor Jule' S. Robinson ' isucr
oeede J. C 'Hortoa a division deputy fof
MiU:iheIl Allegbany,- .Ashe , and 'Watauga
oouflMCies, Robfinson's desk here is to be
occupied by R. " H, . Beisioker, of Davidson
eoumity. -t rr, . ----.v- "--
- Hunter Arnold temporarily takes the va
cancy r-&a.td 'by tiirg lesigination of Xerk
R. V.WilliaanB. " -J X .1? ' -.
.-iILaffTy MsOsseii, :of Winston, succeeds. As
sistant Stamp Clerk Reynolds at that point,
Reynolds (beting removed.- " . .
1lom''0. McCoy takes the place of raddling
Deputy J. M. Smith, ,of Stokes xavwiy, ,
"-W, C. -Lewis lis succeeded as raiding dep
uty by J. P. iHolbrookir of Wilkes county. ,
' -tAjjosib 'of tluose newly appointed assume
the duties of their offices at once. : r t - "
KITCHER'S FIRST. SPEECH
WAS NIPPED IN THE BUD BY
-X. - - : CZAR REED . ' "3 r
Butler Still "Fighting Judge Ewart's
;..V5 Nomijuion-Indignatidh at
Special to the Gazetted
' WashSngt6n March, A. The war exci te
ment is abating, ince the accident theory,
regarding tlhe' Maine's diaaster. was t'an
nounced by the .cabinet today, The: ma-
Jortty of re"? and .the people axe Indig
nant ajt-.'Hanna ajid- fthe rWain s-treet bondr
.holders for their. efforts to control the adv
mindstration lii favor of a money 'consider
ation instead of patriotisia', for Spanish
treachery, .J -" -- ' rV
- . Kitchen, attempted hds flrl speech today,
but Reed refused him the privilege of. re
plying to the' charge of ; democratic abuses
made by Pennsylvania republicans! and
Kltu&en. declined "to -finish The Incident
caused mveh etement.. LMcMillan '. and
other ; democrats condeanned the- chair's
partisan 'ruling; f- -- " - 1 F -
'tAddftlon .charges.were admitted tin the
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Eiwart cae before the eub-committee to
day,'- hence; there, was a further postpone
ment of confirmatloar.-" - -'
Many prominent Carolindans are here at-
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tending -the food congress. " , '
-: The Gazette learns from" art autrterntlc
source tlhafc Butler Is . continuing bis figh t
against 'EJwairt; From the same source the
Gazette learns that the nomination wthlch
haa been referred to a sub-committee ef
the senate is: sttill "beJore - that body, and
that action- fihereotn has been deferred un
til Saturday " j
J DISCUSSING JHE LOUD BILL:
:. Washington, -Mar. i: The bouse , today
resumed, tlhe 1 consideration of the: bill to
deprive f several publications and" sample
newspapers of the privileges of - second
class mall matter. .' Nothing particularly
new was- developed.v' v,The passage f . the
bill was adrocated by Messrs.' Loud," Hin
richsen ? of Illinois. . and Perkins of - Iowa,
and oposed by 'Moon of Teimesseej ICifcchen
of North Carolina, started to make ajfree
silver speecli, but was 'cut-oft on a strict
enfowjementi of, the rules ? of debate" that
epeeches must be germane to the eubjetet
under consideration. : -K
TRIED-
-Andnof found -wanting". in -4
'. any of the high qualities that ri
. make a cup . of . fragrant- and 4
'. delicious coffee. ' -
is not a cheap grade of cof- $
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: f ee." - We believe it will be X
appreciated if given a ' fair
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fOOi; THE LIFE
; OF IIIS FRIEtJD
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A Killing That Jhas Stirred
Tr J. Triminier Shot JDead ly
Dr.Biyings.
The Murder Occiired .In Trimmler-s
- Store." -;" ; -
Bivings also Wounded ffis Viotioias
Son;-- - ;,
Thj Causs of th Crime not Explained Put the
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Assumption is That the Dentist was Unbar-;
V anced From Drink. - - ,X ' ' - . - ' .
'Special to 4he Gazette. r '
-Spjrtan!butrg,S. b.i - Mar. l.-At' ,S '
clock this affternoon- Dr. & J, (BJvlngs shot "
and 4nistanitly kikkl Thomas J. Trlmanier in
tlhe latter's book ertore on Qiorgan square.
'Bflvma fired several shots, $wo of wllcb
took effect!''.'' r V f .."' ; '
lA,fter Trfimanlier feU, mortally wounded, '
ravings v turned! - arouod amct firel bt '. J,
Wr.-"M'r i i. Kirt;-r - c -
Oampbell Trtamffer, a eon of the dead maxt:a
"l lc ' . , , . ,
wouncJinJg him eligbttly. , ' 'l -
: ' Z.J& """ '-w
v IIr. dSiviogs mtirrendered- immediately sjlI I v
was d$3a!nmied and lokiked up." ' ; : .
7 ;The parties were IntBanaite friends and j
temporary In&ani'ty from drink is the only.
assELgnaJbile cotuse tor the deed. " . - -
The inquest will be held to-day. -J T' ' i- "
&y??T!! 'V-fPe procrinellir'VTe "tood
well, ". TrJanimB.er.: being the : proprtietor of a' ;
Camge Jbook tpre and jub, printing offtae"
aad; JDr. "BJvlngs a prominent dentist J
TheiishbaUmg caused. mUicili exd'tement lb a
tlhe city.
- - jiaanes'Trimrnleri, a brotiher,, of the, man
wlMt was killed yesterdays -in -Spartanburg,
wlH be.c remembered by -nuaaiy b'Sre, j wbrere
for a, tfenle 'he was a residents lie -was tbe
isonin-law of Samuel Sheiton.
',- - - . ANOTHER ACCOUNT, : - ,
From Laffan News Bureau.' r . , '
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jColumbla, S. C.; Mar. 1. Dr. fi. JT. Biv-
ings, a leading . dentist of Spaitanburg,
waffked into the book store of J. J. Trim-
mier- this, evening ,withr a pistol, "saying, .
"IH "Uacb you to insult my wife,w'be be-
gan firingi Trimmier feU dead with a but-
let . through, bis. heart..-. His son; a young -
nun was shot in" the arm,-' " ' ,
r; Trimmier was one of the most public spir
ited and 'papular', citizens in Spartanburg.'
Dr. Bivings was . one of his most -Intimate
-. Bivings surrendered, saying to the police
man "No man can inillt my - wife .' and
live." - The -detalls, of the tocldent blntei
at are not yet disclosed. -V;" . , .
k I NORTH CAROLINA GEMS. :j
v Th rare beauties f n'tur, t Tll
represented
ta Western' Norft Carx,
arcLbecomims better known Try Cay as
people who are bstter iedttcated im tie far
mation "and utility of minertls kar fzt
tim;4r Hbnm Bbowa. their pprUtim f
these gem by tusing them In all kiad
adornmeat. 5 i's -, r : . ; - 1 ' -
We have decided U cloew out soma f
-"-.j. ' it ".
these giemst and "offer v them at prloes tiat
should make them irell In a very . fw
days. y -v, v ' . A- a . -7'
.tv'V, r: I- WE OBTER; r -'"; '
One lot of il gem at 5f cents eaci; T -
One lotrof 49 gemtt at 9 cents eaeh , ,
One 16t of 169 gems at 75 cents eaol.
One lot of 49 gems at SLC each. , ; -"
One lot of , 12 ctcsa at $LSS each. Cell.
One'lot cf'S cams t'1.0 eacli. ? :
Os tst rf eacSu4" .
Oa Ut cf c3 t f2.fJ cs'ii.-C::2.
Oa Irt f f ccri at 1. r ; : " f
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