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alii "S "'. "j' I-'' MB " ? A The few days of anfbM Tiaathe tendency of making mcloc; amusements' vmore en6yab4, Vbut the return of ' clear, weather - wit h the sunshine of our loy prices have enlivened' activities' in the business " walks of ; Asheville.iifeRattle of yard sticks, clicking of scissors an,d i general J hus tling S around aV our Our rdissolution ' sale? .is jat - its .zenith now and- draws customers from all j quart ers'.vThid js, a heavy lick on new. and Seasonable GToods, but our, friends and customers are the gainers. For , this week's, 4 ginning -read carefully thcr iollow 3ng. s U v-; IJiU'V '? r ; NEWEST THINGS : fs : Xadies summer-under weat large assortment CorseNs-sk tor our newest ones they; are comfort proQucers. j j-'.-l a Jt,.i,.v' . .' -Fans from' ic. io $3sdr belts all kindsi Kid Gloves warranted ' for $ti One lot 6bcHibbonis reduced to a ic, i GreAadine - effectT Bests i) isortmept LadiesV purses ; in town," itnd lor. less moneys a Blacky taitand V fancy hose; ; Big (jjriye.in Ladies' ; muslin underwear; "tatest styles(in ' collars and, caffs, all kinds. j jfandkerchlefs, vs Sllk- fUValsts, 7rSrV ; x Skirt&Sllk CapeHf 7 i HOUSE WRAPPERS. V . " Plain and "fsncy parasols v and . ( umbrellas,, ancy linens, : center . pieces, : buffet scarfs, ,tray covers ' .--etc. o - f -v e r, r V V- - V' .Thousands; of useful every day articles sar v., SOESTREIGlERi MO 0; i::28 i-outli Main St.; .: PLittle- Higaer IT i . i in frice, but cheaper Jin the! T end, are good goods. Try ouri WHTTP i 'Tis .free from adulteration.fi , , j apsoiuteiy wnwe ana me price st Z is right for this grade of flour, i 5 J ":7k? cts for 24 pounds I. D C5. 75;. " aj -barrc ; -; i 1: 6.A.6REER, 7ne Groceries, ! - o f f 1 V W W V W WVTVTV. f f ? T SPAill iAYIJiG 4- fef" "1 1 7 TORPEDOES t 4 t Preparations for Coast Dc- fense-PressCensorship ; 'Madrid," July-16. -Newspapers today ( are conspicious on account of the blank apaces in their columns, denoting sup I ;!,pressions by the government censors. ' ' Three' regiments have been ordered to ' , A.lgeciras. ' . - ' S. Active preparations for coast defence ere being made and long lines of torpe- does have been laid in Barcelona chan- aiel and other harbors ' - C'JELCOUE TO IIIJUnED, , .New York,, July ; 16.- The transport, ' Olivette, arrived 'with two1 hundred and fifty wounded ; soldiers i tonight. One hundred o f the worst injured were tn- weyed to tjjie Marine hospital. ?'.- . - -Big crowds along the shore tendered -a great welcome to the soldiers of San "tlago fame. V Smoke Remember : the ZlzAm clszr. 7 i? y isfwjwis i-ryAt J'rV , - 1 i: .due r iii Agreea to, uive l neto: Up;: A ? -enes.ot City to beYielded in jfiood Order- Jnv, hvm l 'Ik, if f " i .j-iSk. ' " n.'', r ' - oi;anmrus:;yv in neip xaKC, i R,ftfnpp.ps Siboney, July-15. After several con- j ferences the agreement 'for r Santiago' surrenders. was. signed at f outv .o'clock this1 af ternoon,'Toral withdrawing f the demand ior the retention of aYmsl . At? nrst ne -lnsisiea-ne' coma not . -ao c, injs without 'fauthorityvrom'Madrijrut flAally consented' to. sign, conditionally on me ;approvai xl . xii . acuun v. arer Th?se aVe the terms agreed Upon:": j x v m '.4.i Our hospttal- corps tb' attend the. s ck arid iWounded Spanish soldiers . 4ii A" . Spanish troops andSantiago. iprd-f vince exceptx lo.oyo sunder ; oenerai Luque at Holqnin,jto come to Santiago 7" 4 " i -p. k r. at .. t, : . 'X . . T!!.TION TOJHflFTER I - ,. k , - McKinley; ahd "Alger Cable Thanks and Praise to t&: Conqueror:: -? - Washinton; July 16. Shafter this morning cabled ; ; VThev Spanish, have surrendered. Parti9ulars later." r He later 'transmitted V puzzling des patch from Toral, : wherein the latter apparently asked that "the Spaniards be allowed tb retain their arms, but the Pnglish was Vo bad that if is hardly decipherable - - , " The' president cabled the American people's , profound ; thanks to Shafter for his achievements at Santiago,' r "l ,The despatch was as follows; -?To Shatter, commanding; "v 'VThfr president ' of .the iUnitedStates sends to Xou and your brave army1 the prof 6ud thanks rof the American .peo pie for the ' brilliant achievements J at Santiago, resulting in the surrender of the city "and all the Spanish tro6ps and territory under General ."ToraT. Your splendid command , has, , endured l'ot only the hardships : and sacrifices incident to a campaign 'and battle," but in theBtress of heat and weather, has triumphed overt obstacles which have overcome men lss brave ana aetermin- j f LUUUvp " , , . ; ; ... ; :Vv j ed. One and all - displayed 4 nibst con- ' - -" " - Y"- . ( spicuous .jgallantry . ahd r eafned 1 khi jgallantry ,i gratitude of the' nation.'. iThe hearts pf the people tturn with tenderT sympathy to the sick and" ' wounded." May the Father lot mercies', fcbmfdrt and ; protect you. 57 -ly r Mckinley." " Secretary-Alger cabled: - . p ,VTo Shatter:" 1 cannot express Tin words my .gratitude io.'you and ypnr heroic meni Your work has' been: well V ? - - -' V ALGER" !T.TITlTm .-TIE M A K Special Private Institution for the -Treatment of Xung and Throat Disease. : ' KAtti; Ten RUCK, JXATE3, C2'4 FTju and upward, eccbrdlng.tothe room eelectel. r( includes everything excepting medicines,' which are supplied' at cost. A certain numt er of rooms are reserved at ' a ' lower rate for patients 'Whose finar ;Ial circumstances require it, and to such the medicines are also includ d. Patients can enter and leave at any timev- Advanced VW3k3 tMlUUllCU, ,' i:kf : . f - ' 1 - 2. i i L II ;i i7 ni 1 Mill ill Lm r ni up me Mines m ine naroor- Tnmpfl "Rflrtkl The guna and delenoea of the city to be turned over in good condition. Juragua railroad - , - v -The - Spanish : troops ; to surrender their arms. ;;: . v.":'-' -All Spaniards -to be conveyed, to Spain and to take' portable church property; J Spaniards to co-operate in destroying the harbor miriesw i ?A- courier conveyed the treaty to Gen-; era! Miles, wno approved it" Captahi General Blanco telegraphed" approval. - When the fleet, learned the; news, every ship volunteered tobe the first to enter, the harbor,. Sampson, refused per mission thinking It waa now unneces- sary; tor any ship to .go nearer the city. The Red Cross ship Texas, bearing I Clara Barton and supplies, win -probaf Wy be 'the first to enter. ARTILLERY TO SANTIAGO Rush Orders Reached Tampa i Last Night Will Leave - Monday-, . Tampa, July ,16. An . order, reached General Coppinger at eight: o'clock to night -hi rush to Santiago' an the artil lery : nowat camp' here. ' General Cop pinger Immediately ordered the second fourth; sixth and seventh artillery regi ments, both hjtvy-r and-light' batteries. toy.break camp .and pr)ceed j to . Port Tampa.. . r , . . . The order came like- a thunder clap. There is now hi' port three ' available transports. The 'heavy guns will"' be taken there" early tomorrow, 5 'and the transports wiil sail; before - Monday morning." ",,fik n. .-,kk.f PROSTRATED tO II i : THE WAItCH - 4 - V Soldiers at Chkrle stbn Suffer From Hekt marg0 v Numbers-Some" Charleston;: S.IC.; July 16. Thetthree regiments In eamp here, todaywere put through j an experience that1 Caused five hundred of them to fall over exhausted from tbe heat, - - "At 7avnVGeneralTErnest ordered" a tefi- mile march through" the ' broiling suW Before half of It had" finished, the waxs were iinea witn. panung wh "Fullyfive hundred dropped out. 'Many had to be-removed to the hospital To- night It ia claim4d that same mayVdie 1 T HI. Z2leal Dlror. " - . , - .. .-?.:.. -l-jiA -- ... 77?izz.'Tz2i ZT.wt 1 .ci C tcrl 7 C-?. . I 1 " - " - - - - 4ft on PGiim rigo Fotir Railroads Asked to Car ry Troops to theoints ; 1 of Debarkation ; ' c Washington,,, July 16.f-.Tbday's cabi- ? v" ; " r. 1 i. - , net ivar council 'discussed I the early enlha..fjon-of thej ppro Blco expedi tlosn. . Genial ? Brooke -arrived In time td he consulted. - - S -' -- - " , . your railroads have been asked to ar- , s V-- - range tok onvey- troops - to .Newport News and; 'New York. 'It f is probable . ' .--V .v ...-f-i..'v, V y , ... ... "C""-' - "--T' - -; '-'i ' -"" - -" - T " " - -. j- that all the troops will lftve those ports Xalfir tnthe Ass General Brooke ar- S ragned the comtxdssaxy details. The eight Atlantic transport line ships re- cently .secured , are to carry the troops, ana the cruiser St. Paul, Harvard, Tale. St. Louis will be likewise utilized. It was decided to hurry the arrange ments so that the expedition could start in the weeiL' ' ' Seven regiments of troops from camp Alger and Chickamauga will 1 fortti the bulk of jthe expedition: It is doubtful that many will go -from Tampa, and -surgeons kare-to go as" a result of the ''large 'number of wounded,, at San- General Miles will have " personal charge. witK General Brooke as second In command, v i The report that the monitorv" Mdnad- nock, will stop enroute to Manila to capture the Caroline islands ' was prac- tically confirmed today. N A.lthough the -Caroline forts are bet- ter than the Ladrones, no trouble in seizing them is expected. - WATSON'S FLEET READY TO SAIL Question of Utilising Trans: ports for ( onveying the Spaniards the Only . V. Cause of Delay. ; Washington, July 10-It Js -aniputiced thiit'Watson's! fleet is mobilized at San tlago awaiting sailing ordersCforan im it - ,The order to sail is rmerely delayed until-- the problem of utilizing vtrans- ports for transhipping the spanisn pris oners ia determined. A Brush yjftlL4liEnpy - "k k - y .- - - sjTht may su;turl)'oysln Cuba, .Vtut it?Ish't what we are looking - " for when the "brush" is -to; be sed on our, teeth and the enemy - -k is therlods0ibrisUear which are ( - always - breaking 'off in : . our mouths and'maklng us wish that profanity were! not so wicked; WeTairtv BristW With Pride- 'when we talk, about the bristles :" m our Boecial assortment ofine I' American -"and English "made v- - - . 1 f ' 4 , , " - , ' tooth brushes which we have f lately received ana are eeuis at a 'ana j-so cenus. -. iucts v - brushes will rstand ;any amount . of wear: there being n i loose bristles - We have all slzen and -styles and from the softest, vel; vety kfed to the stiff est sorts.; PA3AO0N PHAE1IAC Yr Ccr Pattda Are and rjajvrccl Ci PillOWFJIES LEAVE RilLEIGII pep'iinIUK2iIdning GWdsonDutyin South- f. cru irons. - ? . ; Raleigh, N. Cj July 16.Thesix bom-i pahies ;of theSecond regiment' ordered to proceed to Southern points fojr garrl son duty will leave here at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning,! The order to that effect was, received today. They go to four stations as follows: Company A, of Fayettevllle, to jTybee Island, Ga., Company C from Lenoir, and : Com- pany, I, of Tarboror to Fort Fran cis. St Augustine, . Fla:,' Company .D, from Greensboro, to Port-Royal; Com pany F, of Lumber Ridge-, and Com pany M, of Murphy, -Mo McPherson Barracks, Atlanta. Major John W Cot ton and Adjutant Bradley T. Wooten go to Fort St. Francis, and Major Wild er, goes to Tybee. ,: Headquarters, band and ; six companies of the regiment re main here for the present Colonel Burgwyn deeply regrets this division of the regiment, which he earnestly de sired to go to the front as an entirety. CHAFED AT THE DELAY BresidentlicKinley Was for a While Impatient WitK Shafter, for Letting ToirS Temporize. Washington, ' July 16.The ' govern- ment tonight; received . from- General Shafter "the-following: i , Hv. . , "The,' surrender has. f been definitely settlediArms will -be turned over ,to- morrow morning -and troops be marched uTtw. -prisoners of war, Spanish col- ox, wjjlbe hauled,, down at-nine o'olock and American flag hoisted," '' " Shafted ienf also the following, mes sage to the president : - 'I : thank you and the army thanks you for congratu latory telegram today. I am proud to say. that everyone in it performed his duty gallantly. Your message will be read let every regiment at noon tomor row.!' ' ' - -v". ' - - In one of his despatches todar Shat ter stated that the Spanish laid down their arms on conditions that the gov ernment would be satisfied with the for ... - - mality . and would give-them back. The American commissioners recommended thati the ' government gve this conces sion,, but--the president refused. He contendathe;aurrender was uncondl tional," the promise to return the enemy to Spain ' being merely a generous pro positioil :and - to share expense of their maintenance vhere . Shafter was told that the president wastfredor: the- way he has permitted , Toral : to temporize tions; were speedily closed Shafter would be. relieved of y command' and Miles" substituted. Shafter. thereupon hurriedly settled the erms. . :.' '4 Why Utake the chances : of drinking impure .water? Call at Asheville China Company,. 12 N." Court square, and ; in spect those : stone . water coolers -with filters.'- '- y - - h' Remember the Maine cigar Is sold at Blombeig'si? The leader In best 5c ci- 99 Pound m Pulls.- t r . k'v ir.jHr.t i j" , . j -ktf- trShteddecl- Codfish ? rT c;Roe;Heiring i 4 Unsuraassed .'iri ; quality and :T:2::&-Court Sqii? ;: . Sea Mmkm Major Sumrriers and Squad of Immiines En-Rbute toS . Santiago. ' k i A" ' . v 7 He is the Man Who Stamped out the Great Memphis' 1 V Epidemic of 1878. " , ;f ; , K ! --.a k7 Says ; There is no Canse- for . ; Alarm-Cuban Fever Mild -Seven out of Ten Afflicted Will VBecoyer. Declares That Yellow Jack is not as r - Bad as Other Camp Illness "z ' ' -Gamp the Best Place. , v , to Fight It." New York, July 16. Major Thomas O.- Summers of Memphis surgeon . of the x. . .. Second Tennessee volunteers arrived. v , today with 6. sergeant 'and twenty ifive members of his regiment enroute-: to. Santiago. ; He and ' his men jure Vellowj , , fever immunes. T , . i,. .r? :s , .Major Summers has "been selected to ;'t - r . k. v - --v . k, take full charge of the treatment of the.'t yellow fever, patients at Santiago.' He- was chief 1kf he jmedlcaitaff during the " great .rellfeyfirJemi at Memphis , in 1878. Later he was "chairman of th? commission appointed by the govern ment' to study &nd report on the diseases in its different phases. Of the men whom he brought, six Ijire k r trained yellow fever nurses. The ser- ' geant In charge, of .the squad is a son rirf l- - of General Langstaff, of Memphis, ,wh! was chairman of tbe. relief committee ';. - : during the epidemic there. " ; :; -'v When asked about the situation In - Santiago Major Summers said: ;:.. "A great deal of unnecessary alarm" v ' has been occasioned by the ; published -: . reports that yellow fever has broken V : out in the army. f - i' : v,i 7. "The type of yellow 'fever which de- velops in Cuba is exremely mild and ; not anywhere near so dangelJOu.aVJ,'J;,, camp dysentery, which is prevalent in every camp and of which nothing ..is' said. ; . : "Had I a son or other relatives In the army before Santiago, I would Infin- , ltely prefer that he would be attacked' by "yellow fever than by dysentery. , ' "The best possible place to treat yel- - -low fever is In a military canip, and , v the" best military 1camplnUheAe'orldsis the, United States army ' : camp. Very A best fajciliflea for treating the disease ,'.' are at the disposal of the army suVgeons . If some one very near to me were suf- ... ' , -f ering from, yellow fever In Santiago I, " r' : ; would not have moved, from, there -If I could. J . "Seven out: of every ten there, xper- haps moreN with proper treatment, will -recover." - ; v " r - v During a. number of years of 'expert- ' ments "which demanded' large ouilay of cash, we have been trying to produce . the native North, Carolina Teems, cut - and mounted; : at a figure- to . compete 1 ,vt. . s k r"5' . " with I the ordinary Imported seml-pre- f cious- stones. T7. hare Just succeeded In ; accomplishing" what we consider a very Important and difficult task and -. . k- - t ' .. we can now offerto the publlo a beau 4 1 Uful' line of catlve North ' Carolina gems that' ara better proportioned an& - polished than ah !tre have; ever - had, - . k, ' . - . . j , t " -at:prices about oss half less than for - meriy It la xlTrays our ctudy and d- " ' , - . , . ' Bire.to fsmLa tLa i?ut3 Tilth tta cUr of "Jewelry aBaallTcSTrs art known dbr handling at. tia rcxy lowest marker ; -4 htm " .j
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