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2V Advertiser Know the ; f Value of The Gazette' Circulation In Ashcville. f sow . R. tnUIlS circulated Hoantain towns. State voint 10 74, ASHEVILLE, N. C, THDESDAY MORNING, MAY 5, 1898. Price SCents. 4 OESTREICHER&CO 28 SOUTH MAIN ST, Waists Srt Waists. Shirt Waists. prettiest Lot Prettiest Styles. Lowest Prices. i a: Organdies. No meed to delay purchases, we offer them at bargain prices now. Linings; Valenciennes, Laces, and every quality, width and shade of Ribbons to match. American printed Organdies, copied from French designs, ioc and 15c. Genuine French Organdies, large lot of exclusive Dress Patterns at 20 cts, 25 cts, 29 cts and 35 cts. Silks. Newest things in fancy wash silks for Waists and Dresses, Black Moire Velvours with diagonal satin and also Bayadere stripes, $1.25 quality at $1.00. Straw Sailors. Plain and fancy styles, minus fancy prices; large variety. x I We are : t the only ! I house in I Asheville : t Handling the famous Red- X X land's "Golden Poppy Navel I i Oranges." i I The finest, handsomest, X nca v ics 1. j uiicai ouu musi w- a licious oranges shipped this X year 1 Don't make the mistake of i comparing these with "fancy' Navels. There is "only one Golden "Poppy brand, and we have it. 1 6. A. GREER, j OXFORD ! die..-. T m . fx re Ladies that have seen our new stock Oxford Ties, are not only ad miring them, but are buying them. We have the widths so we can fit your feet. Will e bnow you our TIES 1 J A.- oieasea iu JT 7 stock. l D. BLANTON & CO. I I - - VHM . ..-.. SliTS sa His Monitors and Bat ut to sea un der Sealed Orders. Oregon, Marietta and" Nictheroy are now also on the Ocean, Where the Warships of Spain may he Waiting to En gage them in Battle. Alleged Purflfce of Sampson's Fleet J to Take a Hand in the Conflict or to Draw the Spaniards into a Bat tle that will Leave the Oregon Free from the Dangers of an Unequal Contest. Key West, May 4. Admiral Sampson has sailed from Key West with the ar mor clad vessels of his fleet. No infor mation as to his destination is made public, and it is understood he is- act ing on secret orders from Washington. The ships took on a txjfa supply of coal at this, port, and were prepared for a long Voyage. It is Relieved that the monitors and battleships are proceeding to the south ern coast of Cuba to intercept the Spanish fleet which left the Cape Verde islands several days ago. The plan of the navy department, it is understood, is to protect the Oregon, Maritta and Niehterdy on their journey northward, as well as our coast cities by keeping an advance guard of auxiliary cruisers far out to" sea. Upon the appearance of the Spanish fleet the news will be car ried by these swift ships to Admiral Sampson, and his movements will be directed by the course of the enemy. Should it be the intention of the Span iards to head off the Oregon the battle ships will proceed under full steam to meet the Oregon before she sights the Spanish fleet. Should the destination of the Spaniards be Porto Rico an effort will be made to engage them at sea before fresh supplies can be taken aboard or the damages of the sea voy age repaired. Washington, Preparations for a long distance naval campaign are being made by the navy department in antic ipation of advices that the Spanish fleet has appeared off the coast of Bra zil in the vicinity of Porto Rico. The most significant feature of the' prepar atory arrangements is the provisional purchase of eleven colliers. With full coal bunkers on the warships and the enormous quantity of coal carried by the transports of Sampson's fleet would be able to steam around the world in pursuit of the enemy. This is consid ered in connection with the belief of the naval administration that the Spanish fleet intends to lie off Brazil to head off the; Oregon, Marietta and Buffalo, and to await there the war-1 ships now being fitted out at Cadiz. The arrangements indicate the inten-f J tion clearly of sending American war ships to the enemy's deep sea base of operations. It is not improbabie.that Sampson has gone with his ironclads to the vi cinity of Cape Strouge, which is the nearest westward point which could be reached by the Spanish fleet. Washington, May 4. The strategy tleshipsp i ESTABLISHED 1888. a IM-nt" Treatment of Lung and Throat Disease . KABL vm-BVCK, M. Medical Dlreetor. RATES, 999 -SO PER WEEK f'Ti23?,j2 eludes everything excepting medJctoes wMch J.c tain number of MonuTare reserred at aUw 'ZSlJILS Chl clreamstances require It, sod to wit Oh I?!lf"SJS? Pataeatis can eater and leave say t4n. Advanced oases not aomitteo. Winyah Hotel and Sanitarium Co. board has been today considering the best course to pursue with reference to the Spanish fleet which is now west ward bound from the Cape Verde isl ands. The proposition was submitted I and discussed that this fleet must eith er be met on the high seas and annihi- - la ted or we must seize Porto Rico and thus throw the Spanish base of sup plies across the Atlantic ocean. Many efforts are being made by offi cers to satisfactorily account for the failure of the flret detachment of troops to start to Cuba on schedule time. It is believed that the plans have been changed. Madrid, May 4. A jlispatch from Blanco says that the American war ships have reappeared on the north coast of Cuba. Key est, May 4. Admiral Sampson was advised this morning that a con junction has been effected between 'the United -States and Ceneral Gomez.. The fleet sailed soon after the information j was received. , Wasfctegton, May 4. The contem plated landing of armed forces in the Philippines and Cuba will not be car ried into effect until the government has received advices in regard to the exact situation in the far east and the whereabouts of the Spanish fleet which recently left St. Vincent. The army administration, however, has not de layed" .the preparations begun a week ago for .sending an expedition to Cuba, and there has been no cessation in the preliminary steps for starting an ex pedition for Manila The postponement in sending troops from. Tampa is not necessarily for a long time. At the moment the government learns that the Cape Verde fleet is at a point suffi ciently remote from the island to pre clude the possibility of its reaching Cu ban waters, the transport will leave at once with troops. The expedition to the Philippines is less dependent on information but the government wants to learn to what ex tent the American fleet in Asiatic wa ters has weakened Spain's means of defense, as on this will depend the number of troops to be sent and the amount of the stores. The officials, think Porto Rico should also be occu pied by troops and it is probable that an expedition will go there after a Cu ban base has been established, provid ed the whereabouts of the Spanish fleet is satisfactory. London, May 4. A dispatch to th j'.'mes from Rio Janeirp says the II. S. Wai'ships Oregon and Marietta, baling CPed their coal bunkers, sailed f r home this morning. The Nichteroy, te ceiitly purchased from B asil, wiii srvjl tonight. Brazil has not declared coal c ontraband of war. INVASION .DELAYED. Tampa, May 4. The departure of the army of invasion has been again de layed owing to orders from Washing ton. Preparations had been about com pleted to leave for Cuba. Six trans ports are now here ready to move the troops. How long the delay will be no body here knows. Tampa, May 4.It Is reported tonight that the Cuban troops now recruiting here -under Colonel Nunez wil be re "vieWd by a member of General Shaf tes staff and thereby be officially rcc osnJzed. It is sa'd at the review ihfcre Wit', be turned ovr to Nurez 500 regit . : ' uk - f n s n s. t . ' V " AAA lflfinr. uniforms. Zi.uuu ri'ies. vw.wi rounds of ammunition and 1,500 horse? A part of the equipment is for the sol diers now in Cuba under Gomez, who are not properly equipped. A riot is momentarily expected here, caused by the arrest of ' a; negro soldier by the lo cal authorities. HJs comrades threat en to take him out of jail and the sher iff has sworn in one hundred extra dep uties. ANOTHER SPY Philadelphia, May 4. A Spanish spy was captured this morning wliile tarn pering with the magazines of the St: Paul, which vessel i's now in Cramp's shipyard. IsJSatuoon for toe PI am m m g ' 1 . niTTi r MIL DA I ILL If - - . Reports of the Damage Done to our Ships Received at the Mare Island . Navy Yard. The Baltimore Bore the Brunt of the Terrible Figkt and v - Her Losses TWo hundred of her Crew and Petrel Badly Damaged. Valejo, Cal., May 4. Late tonight you correspondent succeeded in get ting inside information bearing on the Manila affair. He vas informed that late this evening Admiral Kirkland re ceived a telegram in cipher that two hundred men were killed er wounded on the Baltimore, she having under gone the heaviest shock of the battle, and that the Olympia, with torpedoes, destroyed the shore fortifications and abutments;- Officers, here believe that the loss, on the Baltimore is very serious, and are unable to explain it except that the ship is regarded as unlucky by sailors, and they deserted in large numbers since her last trip to San Francisco. Many know her and would not ship on the cruise. She carries normally about three hundred men, hence her loss as reported at this yard would practically cripple her. Color is given to this belief by tele graphic orders which came to Ad miral Kirkland today. He was told to have Paymaster Saton prepare stores of provisions and necessities for 2,000 men for three months. Certain merchant vessels at San Francisco have been chartered to carry coal and ammunition under convoy of the Charleston. In fact Admiral Kirk land was free to admit tonight that this station will be taxed heavily to meet th exigencies o the occasion. San Francisco, May 4. Reports from Mare Island navy yard tonight from good authority said Admiral Kirkland received today- a cipher message from the navy department saying Dewey had sent a brief cable from Hong Kong giving the losses in the Manila fight as fifty killed and a hundred wounded. The report also says that the Concord and Petrel were badly damaged, espe cially in the upper works. Dewey asked for a hospital ship, 2,000 men and supplies for three months. NO REPORT YET New York, May 4. No message from Admiral Dewey had been received in Washington up to 6 o'clock despite the fake reports. It is impossible to tell when it will come. LONG DOESN'T KNOW A THING. Washington, May 4. Just before he retired for the night, shortly before 9 o'clock, Secretary Long said to a re- Like everything else, J there are rill kinds. We keep only the good kind, t Your choice from an 1 excellent assortment for and your money hack if not satisfactory. : PHARMACY, J East Court Square and t College Street. X phone g. TOOTH BRUSHES WAY'S hj. I were Heavy. Killed or Wounded Concord porter, after telephoning to the depart ment for the latest information, that no report had been received from Dew ey. The secretary intimated he did not expect a report tonight. Berlin, May 4. A Madrid dispatch the Cologne Gazette says that the last telegram from Manila prior to the in terruption of the cable was sent by the proprietor of a Manila newspaper, who said a shell had fallen in his printing wortcs and destroyed the machinery and building. SAGASTA Declares Nothing Wrong with Philippine Be fenses, Madrid, May 4. In an interview to day Sagasta emphatically denied that here was anything amiss with the de fenses of the Philippines. He declared that Manila was well defended with modern guns and that there were plen ty of skilled gunners. The total gar rison of the city was 8,000. He attri butes the success of Dewey's plans to natural causes, against which it was impossible to guard. He declares the absence of news from Manila to be the most disquieting feature of the situa tion. HAWAII IS WILLING Honolulu, April 27 (via San Francis co). It is believed that President Dole has sent a communication to President McKinley offering to transfer the Ha waiian islands to the United States for the purposes of war with Spain and to furnish the American ships of war in the Pacific waters with large quantities of coal supplies and ammunition. This action was taken by the execu tive just after a secret conference with the Hawaiian cabinet, which was called to discuss the position to be as sumed by the government. 5 cFor Ice Cream Soda and mus ic at the Kiss Me. FUNIS GARDEN JOHNSON'S. SEED'S AT H. C. See Our Window To-Day And take advantage of ViA Rarorflirifi wft are offering in G Court Sq. T Vl Hft H B INTERVIEWED : 1" ' ' V- 7 .? x .-. v J - ' j Smoking Tobacco. 3b' , . mm m M gate : s ep s&a' SNtDER'S N Queen May Resign to Avert Threatened Trouble from the Anti- Dynastic i Movement- Rioting Yesterday in Many of the Larger Span ish Cities. Mob o the Discontented Ap ply the Torch in Taravara- London, May 4. A sneciai riianah - M w wywVM to the Chronicle from Vienna says the family of the queen legent are serious ly considering the idea of her resign ing the regentship with a view to averting the anti-dynastic movement I and saving the throne for her son. All Information from Madrid indicates the nearness of a crisis in the government. The city is strongly guarded; all pub lyic buildings being surrounded by po lic buildings being surrounded by pt of the smouldering discontent. Madrid, May 4. Advices from differ ent parts of the country show no abate ment in the spirit of discontent. Bread! riots today at Gijon were so violent that troops were called out: The mofcr was stubborn and troops fired on them. This scattered them for a time, but they soon gathered again, artillery be ing necessary to clear the street.. There were serious, outbreaks this afternoon at Talvera, where a mob stoned the railway station and burned several cars and buildings. There was no dis order in Madrid. MARTIAL LAW AT VALENCIA. Valencia, May 4. Martial law has been proclaimed here. It was ncts sary to call on the mounted police- for assistance before the rioters could le dispersed. Bloody riots are reported from Se ville, Valencia and Barcelona, A mili tary dictator is imminent. A SPANISH TRANSPORT London, May 4. A dispatch to Lloyds v from Barbadoes says a steamer belong ing to the Spanish trans-Atlantic line arrived there today with a considera ble number of troops on board. She secured a supply of water, after which she was allowed to leave. The dispatch makes no mention of the steamer's destination. SPANIARDS ARREST A BRITISH CONSUL Kingston, Jamaica, May 4. The Brit ish consulate at Santiago has been be sieged by a mob. The eonsul was com pelled to fire in self defence and was promptly arrested by Spanish officials. Three British warships have been or dered there. NORTH CAROLINA OEMS. The rare beauties of nature, so well rep resented in Western North Carolina, i becoming better known srsry day as peo ple who are better educated in the forma tion and utility of minerals have from time to time shows ttwtr appreciation of these gems by using them la all kinds of adornment. We have decided to e&ese out some f these gems and offer them at prices that should make them all sell in a very fa H OFFER: one lot of gems at 60 cents One lot of 40 gems at W One lot of 169 gems at 76 One lot of 40 One lot of 32 gems at 1.25 One lot of 5 gems at n.W One lot of 3 cams at $L One lot of 5 cams t $2.60 One lot of 3 gams at S4.M One gem far 96.00. ARTHUR M. LEADING JhrWBlBR, Church street and patton Avenue. Ashe easts each. toents each. 4 '0 T J " 12 fmm ville, n. a 39 Patton Ave. JMssI mum
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