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Vol ffl: No 23, " -lfcff) lmJmlS- '-'iP' V? ' ' 'tote S CentsT"- -: ans Csifiii STILL THE TALK WASHINGTON If! Preparations to Meet Any , ; Emergency. - ; ' Maine Warships. . .' Survivors ; Put Bztk Into Service. Work on -the NavaP Vessels at 5 . Norfolk. ' ' . ; CHILI WOUT SELU . CLondon, Marcl 5.It Is scarcely au erk- j geration to say , that the first turn la the tide In; the .struggle vthat , threatens; toe tween Spain and ; the Unttted States is In volved in negotiations .pending '-betwea Spanish, representatives and ship ' owners No foreign J warship has yet, adfcuaJly ooahe within Spanish control,' but more than one will in less than a week unless . the United 1 States comes into the 'market Spaiar-has offered Chill prices so large that the ChQi- Scouring the World for More! an MeMnUti here was confident government wou'ld "a"ocept buit today he received" vacaible message saying that tt was .topossJble to relinquish any .warship so long .as tfte strained rdtions with th ATgentiln , Repulbli'C continue. " ' v ? .;" ' ' ' Hf WORK AT NORFOLK. . Nerfolya., March 5. The Puritan yas docked ai'one , o'clock ttoday and' a 1 arge foiteeAtto'-workeiBAins th bottdin of ch'e yessej. . The: steam engineerin: de-paxtoent.-lB , working over time on both the Puritan and the Foote. Nothinig has been heard from tliei tug Underwriter which left Tuesday with the derrick . tfJhief " for Havana. It is known she ;ias not gone ashore belbween Cap Henry- and Hatberas and confidence was expressed that she had outridden the storm, .j The torpedo boat Win slow cast off morrings. this morning and steamed 'out to Hampton Roads. . She is on. her way ta Key TfoeSL TO INSPECT FORTS. iNe w York, March E. General MerrltJt, commanding the. department of the East will leave Tuesday on a tour-of v inspection of f ortiflcaitloM-; and army -posts - on -the east coast of Florida Including Key Wept. He will not visit the Dry Tortugas unless -he receives further -orders. - The ordinance department made -another shipment today of projectiles for new guns at Southern forts. Twb other shipments will be; made is a' lew. aays, one to ort. wasnington and one to SuHivaxi's Island, South Caro- HUB. . ...... C 3 AMEN WANTED. laaI lr mil STRIKERS RESUME WORK 28 S. Main St. A very strong advance guard of our armies of Spnng Goods have arrived. New styles, nobby, natty things for all Departmenxs for your inspection. f PERCALES A choice, big lot; all 36 inches wide and fast colors o i c. 8 ioc and 12 ic White Organdies, OOUDie w,,r,,,ra,l.,,u,,, u,c uepannwni m Width at I2i , 15 and 20C. New YorK w southern rts-Plent of Other the USUal 2025 and 29C. Evidences that War is Regarded as not at tll auahties. J NeW Madras; rrenCU ana From Laffan's Wews Bureau (Nw York 7nhxrr Ginghams. - ,biUn, t or etor.k oi lmDorted .' w . I xliuivy is xiia.js.iiiK sxiReaitions and even WOOlen DreSS GOOdS, fancy giving directions to place the Wuahry- in j "hlarlr , " i a conainon lor meetnng any emergency 4 . . rr-. I1' .-mw tuai. utr uoyes mere win w no NeW iiUlDrOiaeneS, ndlU- ut-what he has said to friends and "bttrgS, NaiBSbokS and SWISS advisers' makes it jlain he wih take ex- i -Jflfir Intxr inrtrQv 1 trme measures to dbtain satisfaction from .V . . r ; Soain..if the' navall .cwirt nf innnlrv ta. T iU: tianr an1 VlA. I , . - JCYCrluu w rw porta the Spahdsh government in any de sirable 111 LaCeS. , V alen-1 gree responsible for the destruction of the; nA4n1o TT"hitv an A I Maine. He 'has held irequent cottferences ciennes Orientals, white and . - .''- .- W. UUU IUC U1U1WUJ( DiaCK OllK Ldtca-JrtCW departments on the, subject of arranging! rtii-t- color-firm nf - Rillrft r ift vmx T ttortanit part inL the hostilities it is on the worthy of your inspection! navy hat therlnciipar dependence wlfl be mm1taeAe i?4 -ivJ; ; ,i piacd. ;acordlng to the view-' of the ad Fancy Organdiesr' aUtitfc w& 'SZ :.'f Cil., Mardi 5.Admlral Kirk--3 Tecclveelegraphlc orders to in- stn rt CzC L:s.Kmpff,of the. receiving Ship I-ei-a Jerue to. sign all the able-, boi. 1 ssmen hi xsan po3i'iry pass. "The fiiif- zt cX tcyswhi Ihas been, going on for ir ath, win comtilhue. : :The .Charleston, Che y crkto'wa- and Uie PMladelSpOiia axe the TWO Of the Biddef 6rd "RAP- done 1 3' tiena at preaeaLj AdanlTal Kirk- J tOHCS Will ReSUTHe. amd f ;ys te can prepare tjre vessels for a wifKhua six weeks. Thtre are 500 men em-1 Wife Murder Committed in ing Sing Prison. ployed In, ti.e construction' department and orders fcavej been -issued for the employ ment bf -iditlonal laubor. .SPANISH VIEW OF LEE (Midrii; March 5. Tbe Etooca. a oonserv- atWe; iitwi'wi:! : viWe aiieve that ju&t Domestic Distress in Spafn Dailv govetement icted la the case of De JJocne, 1 increasing! h'iM fcaa a, case mticih less gravel so shoiid lhe gCitnHmcn't define the case ot .&,.t(3ib. reia-tions ctf that official with the 1 Question of Abandoning Hawaiian Ansurrectiosnists, Lnd bus miartttenaaceJn Hayana ts prejudii'clal to the sgooil of Spain ?anCfhe United etes ; ''V ANOTHER BOND CASE. - Wtnston, MaxUK. 5. Jud'ge Coble v has grante a iemiorary injunction restriaiining the sheriff of Rockingham county froan col- ileotittg the'intereat sonitSie $5,000 issue of bondfl Issued January .1, 1889, to Roanoke attd Southern railroads unitdl fariher ordiir of the .court. 1hse case Lomce u'p- for trial at the net temof 'Brocfeimghjim court. Shades, at 5, IO aild I8C I subject ..of linCTeasing : the' naval' efficiency. TTT-l 1 TT filial 111 .Jir; . W llltl I " . - - m: . -. ' 25c qualities. A visit to our store will! prove interesting and we ex tend a cordial invitation. I Some t Peas That I Are I Perfect! I Monarch 4 French sifted; very small, reg X ular and handsome. --about t the size of "Fine French!' J Peas and much superior in flavor. I:4 16. A. 6REER. vlsaJbdlity of amanging for the purchase of armorclads from foreign governments. Several offers have 'teen received from shipbuilders who have vessels to dispose of, and some governanents are believed to have expressed a willingness to have the United States take "off their hands several formidable ships. Money only is lacking. Options can ibe obtained but options cost money and there is none at hand available. The government ds believed to have an eye on tbwo ships, both aTmored, which, the Armstrongs are bufldlng for Sweden, and Norway. Two protected cruisers under construction -by the Armstrongs for Japan are also on the department's list. Spain has also made an offer for the Brazilian coast defense vessels Deodorad and Fiorina now ibudlding at the French yard and for another Brazilian vessel, & sister ship of the Amazonis, building at Armstrong's The report that the Ama zonis has been secured by Spain is.prema ture The United States has not yet made a single offer to purchase a warship In Europe but the representatives ox tne United States have ibeen ' collecting , exact information In regard to the marketability of every warship now building in Europe. . TO'YEIHFOBCE ASIATnTTLElET " f "-Ji'. & Washington, March 5. The annoonee- ment lias been made by Xhe navy depart menit today that the eruiser . Baltimore, "the QaKship ox the acinc squaaron win oe ordered to reinforce the Asiatic, squadron at Hong Kong. She will earry a supply of projectiles, Without which the Asiatic fleet would be helpless. The' move sign! flea an intention on the part of the ad ministration to descend upon the Philll nine Islands should war with ' Spain be decided upon. ORDERS TO RUSH WORK. Portsmouth, Va.. March 5. The com mandant of the , Norfolk navy yard re ceived telegraphic instruction today from Secretary Long to concentrate all the en ergy end facilities of the yard on the cruiser . Newark, and have her ready for service in sixty days. Reply was made that thiis was a physical impossibility thereupon the department asked estimates of what was needed and the shortest time ....... - In which the cruiser could be made ready. to believe, however, that .Chairman Davis was instructed to report to the senate a Joint ; resolution providing for annexation and to press it to a vote this session. - A,' majority for the resolution, is' expected in- the senate but the house Is uncertain. A MODEL FRENCH DUEL. Paris, March 6. 3ol, PiciuaTt and Col. Henry who were opposing witnesses in the Zola trial fought a duel thl3 morning. The druel took place In the ridAng school Bcole Milttaire. The weapons were swords and CoE. 'Hemry was wounded' in tlhe wrist. WEAVERVILLE COLLEGE DEBATE, Invitations are out for the twenty-third annual debate of theClicsoplMc Literary so-. aiety of.Weaverville College, Man:h 18, 1898. "Haec al'in Meminissee juvahit." iFiresident, r. W. Coleman;, secre'tary, H. V. (Russell; first declaianer. E. T. Hickman; first orator, W. R. !Baird-; subject, "There is no 'Conqueror but God." Query, "Is the United States in More anger frona Inter nal Faction of 'External Fo:s" lAfflima- ti've, J. fRoy (Reagan, C. !M. 'Lance; negave, Kirfcpa'trick, J. C Bennett. cond declaimer, E. T. Kdberts; second ora'tor, G. A. Effort to Put Through theTreaty Likely to be SZ.H. a S'T s Styles, M. T. Bowman, J. C 'Ramsey, John Annexation. Made-Duel. -Witnesses in the Zola Trial Fip-ht a M- r- owimdn. J- V- Kamsey, John wiwesses in me 0ia trial rigtit a aermrickhouee ; marshals, O. A. Jar rett, J. X Garrison, J. C. (McBrayer, R. L. DoggetJt, W. -W. Wiggins, 'R. C. Griggs. CITY POLITICS :f HE'EWARF IHQOIRY YESTHRnATS HEARING BE FORE THE SIJB COMMITTEE. iBiddeford, Me., March 5. The striking! operatives of the Peperill and Tocaia cot- l. . I ion 'mills .who went out seven weeks ago against xne ften per cent cut in wages, voted this afternoon to return to work next I Monday. Robert Macathery, agent of the two corporations would make no pramise other than to assure them that the Peperill j Question of Primary Elections Candi- CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC EXECU TIVE COMMITTEE MEETING- - and Tocaia would not (be the last of the New England mills to restore the old; ' wages. The strikers of vthe York mitls in Saco Butler Acting; as Prosecuting Attorney Iveied finis afternoon to continue the strike, a jumoer oi ; w icnesses dates for thelMaycralty Nomi ; ' nation : . lOaipt. W. W. West, icihoirman of the dem ocratic executtdve ooirnaittee of the. city of Asfoevtlle, has. called a meeting to be held' to-morrow eventog in 4Jhe Zen Vance club rooms a. & o'clock. Ttoe puTposd of the .meeting is to comsjider the question and A Convict Kills His Wife Who was Idaite of a lorimary ejection for the different Visiting Him : iomces to be filled at the approaching mu- Spef or,t!h?e !azette. - z P'sina- ' w. Y... Mh K im, niQipal election. Wasalngton,- March 5. Butler Is mailing Braun instate orion here for one murder, aid.visabiIfty of .wlZWprtaiaxxz vigorous light to defeat Bwart's confirm- ous assault, nwirdered -hi tfA-nn. ttl l-?"1.- WW Examined. MURDER IN A PRISON. recognzOy'"alIcpartles, o I vrtfh " - "" .against the tadge to?ean to- Therder t4s,done in the' reen eajxdJdateajbx. de egom' W diffttent - VV- v-tte senate suflcommirtee com- J State' DetetetWe Jackson and in. sight of I the (party 'av in tere&tv- On ie oth.M It tier cbarga day before pos-ed of Senators,. Spooner, Gray. and TbTirfcfcon..Mr. Thurston -was absent from thei hearing today. Chairman Hoar was prestant during a part of tho investigation. Senators Pritchard and iButler and Rep resentatives Pearson and Linney were present. The examination begani at 10 o'clock and continued until after dark. Frank Carter, T. A. Jones, J.'C Martin. Fred Moore, Alfred S. Barnard and others of AshevUl, H. Cl Jones of Charlotte and F. H. Busbee of Raleigh testified. Butler says he has additional charges if the comtmiittee i's not satisfied. Butler asked the witnesses many ques tions. The examination is likely to re quire several days. The war excitement is still hot, though the adminlstraiffon's policy continues a mystery. ,, v , A. M. Field and "bride are here and will be In Ash'evillle early next week. two of BrSun fellow convicts. Braun ts mployediir-the mess room. He was peeliig potatoes when his wife came in. She gave , him food and they talked together for half an,. hour, appar ently happily.. The time was up and both pleaded for a longer visit. A few minutes later Braun whipped out a potato knife and stabbed her three times in the neck and breast and. the woman fell dead. Braun was cross-examined by Warden Bulwood, but would assign no motive for Ms act. DISTRESS IN SPAIN Tickle Your 'Palate GRAHAM GRIDDLE cmik. BODIES FROM THE MAINE Key West March 5.-The steamer Bache delft for Havana ,4his morning on recelp of a cable dispatch f rom Capt. Slgsllee say ing that tthree moresodles liad been re covered from : the Maine wreck, .- of whom one wa recognized as Robert' White, mess a'tJtendan't. fPhe tBacl;la expected "to re turn tomorrow or .Monday morning, when the .three bodies from (the;. Maine will be interred iii gmves'awWting, then!" ln?;the Two cups sour milk, one tea- spoonful soda, half tea spoonful salt,' three table spoonfuls of mo- lasses. two eggs, t Graham Flour to I make batter. Use our - ' .... Lakewood Hygienic Graham Flour - The surviving iblue jackets of the Main will be- divided among '.the ships; of the fleet todayJ' There was a deal of grumbv ling (because they had been disappointed in their ''wish to go -North. - - v lAmong the eIlIcose, popuJatlon 'of.jKey West this strenigtlhiening of .the crew of. the fleet i is looked upon a a sure Indication i that the nayydepartment expect ;t i fight for recipe above and your cakeswill "with Spain. be superb. - Price 25c. per sack. , SICARD'S TELEGRAM, . . Washington, March 5. Admiral, Sicard's telegram of yesterday stating the date when the report of the board of inqulrj may be expected is indefinite is. taken to mean that, the board's work Is not nearly . .... . 'i , ... .. :l completed. Several weeks may elapse he- fore the verdict of the cour,tJH Jknown. Meantime the work of put ting the army in condition is going on. When the'board re ports each member will give his official OpilllOll. ' -r.. - -T . .. .7. j? ANOTHER WARSHIP AT HAVANA. jHavana,, MarcJi 5.-rTtoe, JSjMJilsbl ; first class ' cruteerATtoiranie (uendo arrived thiis morning from - Spain- and . received a hearty welcome, frtopnfche ugs and ferry boats on -which -were the civil and mHltary authorities and different "Societies which had gone to meet ;her, " - ' SPANISH SQUADRON. Madrid, March' 5. A' powerful squadron for Havana, is beng assembled 1 itt the har bor of Cadiz.; The nucleus of . the fleet is the "Flying nadron'f consisting of - three torpedo boats and three torpedo -boat de stroyers' under the command of .Captain 1 VillamdL BY!A:RD'S PURE FOOD! SI0EE Phone 49 . - : : ; : . . t - - - - E3TADLIOin3D 1C3. 19 Merrimon Av. THE TLOW OF GOLD. New .York, March 5. The flow of gold from Europe s taken as an Indication that the bankers re preparing for an emergen- 1 '."VS..'.- . . " " ' . ". 'V'' Am AAA A cy. Tae aanotrnt in transit is o,omu,uw. a still largoT shipment wHl follow. Caused by Scaroity of Grain Wheat Corner tMadrid, iMarch 5. Domestic distress In Spain is daily increasing. The scarcity of grain and the manipulation of the market have produced a dangerous situation. The market price of iwheat is now equivalent to $2.80 per bushel, including a profit of a dollar a bushel made by the Barcelonian syndicate whdeh cornered the supply. The imoort duties on wheat and .flour hae x r- been lowered In consequence of this con ditto n. Is claimed that, the: vOce'of 'tihe f eop.e is selddm expressed: in a pripoary election as one or more candidates manage to get . out A their friends, while 'tihe (majority of voters . tay-at-home. .4i Leaders of the oarty in 'both city and " county are divided on the quest'Ioa, . The field is iiuLl of .camiiiiUtts, ior both , cutty and county ofBces. Amo-g "the candi.-. . dates for clerk of the .superior court, ihe most coveted office, are J. MaD. Wia tson, . . T. C Starnes, N. A. Pentand and George youinig. ' ' fThe municipal contest will no dauibt be a lively one. on me oemocravic swie ir mayor tflne names of . "M. ibut'her, Judge Th'oimae A. Jones, George S. Fowrell and jiudge 'H. B. Carter are promiintotly men-. fioned, alibhbugh Judge Carter says tnat he will not be a oamd-diate. On the repu'b- ."ican side the nalme3 of !H.-'Lamar Gudger ; .xnd Jaimes Wagner are men;tiioned .for the place: Mr. Gudger soys that he is .not a. candidate, but it his party 'Chinks him. the most available man he would not reel at i'Sberty ;to decl'ine a nomttnatiox weitner tarty, towever, wall be in need or maxeri'ai for the omces to 'be filled! In either the city or county election. Have you visited the new Cafe at the Swannanoa? u If you are out for a walk, don't forget the Swannanoa Cafe. tl, 1 Your attention is called to r tihe Swannanoa Hotel. Cafe, tf -. JUDGE HENDER DEAD. Staunton, Vav March 5. Judge John Newton Hendr, exreasurer of the , Con federate fiijates.jand-a" wtdW known" law yeii died' at his hoooo here today. :-, 7 HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION. 1 Washington, March 5. 'For two hours; today ;the senate committee on foreign re-. latioha d&scussed . the . advisability ot abandoning the - - Hawaiian annnexation treaty to View of the fact that sixty votes.- tthe necessary Wo-thirds, cannot be 6b-j tained for Tatiflcationr The members of Wttman is illogical : she always takes the cork out of a bottle by pushing it In NORTH CAROLINA GEMS. Ths rars aeiuo'tles of marture, s wH repreaentie - to Western North Carsihaa, - V . , .... . .- are lcotn4ng better knami very ay pMple M;Bte diiea.ts fa ifce tor-. m nrm-m a irvwjti TW ONTO T1AT TakelatlvWBroino Quinine TahWta: AUl the -pomniittee are; sworn to secrecy and Uatioa and utiHty of miMrals have from Ar,rim tnA r ii i tMArur if itfAlia LthftiVw ' Tvrt omclat statement 01 xneir M WOO1 iviuuu ww ' " y - "' ".- r , y cut.- 2Be. Th' genuine has ik B. Q. c ( action is dbtarnable. There is every reason each tablet At This Season WE HAVE A young lady formerly wtthHuyler, and eiperlenced in -dppins hon boss, has taxen a position wltfn the Candy 'Kitchen. ? Boa : nms and. -esuodies . are made fresh dadlyl stowwbery and orange ereama tnade A Special Privita Institution for Ol: Treatment of Lna j and Throat JDeewe-, j . KAr.L von nUCir, IT. DMJSIdlcaJ Blrctfr, M:- " j ?RATBs; st3 rron WRioiT?ata4 according q,th iwm ' nnm Mf4 At at 1awo TAstd for oatients .whose fLnaoi,? ciI urcuimetanceo require it, and to aueh.th'e medictnes are also- included. , ;PatenitB caa eater ana leave avany ume. ;AOTaii .t w. ' V7inye3x Potel and BanltarlumCo of the year you need something to build yoii up to - insure :a , healthy X Every facility f Or the prompt ana careiui ' ' delivery of GROCERIES id 7hen you buy from s?tnere will be no qaujseji complaint that jCqods . arenot t delivered appetite, and to bring t refreshing sleep. . Then why not trjE;' Pabst . Alalt Extract, the Best Tonic' : It Ts:a towr of- strength to the tconvalescent attti a Malt Extract, 'without equal! time t llmwb(&ni tbeir iredsVbtea these gems by using them in aH kinds sf .. ... -r; - . adornmeart. We have deciideid tt close out some of these gema and effer them at prfces that should make them all sell in a very.: few days. , . ' y-r - WE OFFER: -. , One lot of 41 gems at 50 ants each. On lot of 40 gems'atjo oents each. , One lot of 169 gems at 75 cents eaoa. One lot 'of 40 gems at L00 'each. : , : One lot of it gms at $L?5 eacM.--SoloV, One lot of ' 5 gr at L5 ; t ' ;is' - -'- . r'S J On lot of 3 gems at $2.0 eada. 4Sf EVILIM JDRVG C& f: on time. Om let of S Oa lt f i recos t $4.M,ea. - jEast Court Square ' CoUetreet.; , 3 i Oao , . , :' - . . . j" ? 6 Court Sq.9 ur if.e. : . . . ARTHUR M.4FIEl4D, , liSADING JEWELEU r f c t Siurch . seet and" Tattoa aveou, Ashe, Tills, n. a FCONE 3. , .
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