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A I from ceua to ine pair,- jo n at ONE-THIRD OFF the regular price. out entire stock of Infants LLace- and Lawn Caps-ranging. from 10 cents to only at ONE-HALF price. EMBROIDERIES. A choice lot of Embroidery divided in lots, which will be sold ;at these V. xnarked down prices: Spanisn situation wnicnmost. jnteresis iii "i h 'X,' 4 VT-Bs' 1 : Europe has now reappeared, and Eu XOT L-Worth from 7 ta lOc,Re-. - .w--'- ,4 move Sale, th$ yard .V.'; . 5C 1 XOT 2.-Worth from 10 tol3cK moval Sale price . yC XOT 3. Worth from 13 to 20cRe-; moval Sale price . . .. . . Ms X.OT i. Worth from 20 to 25c, Re-, moval Sale price. . , .... . . .. .... ... J 3 j ": j- s V' .,.;..,' r, , i A nice lot of. handsome Umbrellas in be new shades at marked down prices. GREAT OPPORTUNITIETS THESE 1 -on iSiva a TTTfTiTJTk i Lt' I 'I.""- alie BI-Xr is always the CHEAPEST. ERS0TA FLOUR Is alw fiiys the very best, . A A A M. a. A A. A. X A most " delicious summer, drlak,1 have Just received a Z v- ' - - 1 4 quantity in QuartsandvPintsJ v , ,: 4 Also served at the soda foua- tain.' SOLE AGENT FOR f - X tiuyler's Candiesi X ft : K:- ' - " v . ' 4 Received direct from factory J Church St. and Patton Ave. 4 CUTPIJICES. ui!ioiaciiuuBa(xuu in vii 1 1 m li lit f ??f f TTTTf TTT? TTTf 4 vi upvy apu 4444f444444 444444 4f 44 WI$6lrMen ofrDiplo iiia6:Say rEuropfe j J S Will Keep all . ,Han4sOffl Much as It Llight Xike to do i. V so No Good) Ground for -7 Such Action Exists. - f SAla "PW i a l?vol A 1 Ho n od "Rof woott TTtii tfl . Sfafoa QTiri :h:ti aria tin - . -""" j 3pain Quite Ready to Call "EnougV Inhabitantalmlgratihg to UUMIII niHl IVBl London, July 30.-The phase of the the same hn& as at the outset of the war. vThe -.'continent hopes that the United States wil secure nothing outside of the West Indies while Great Britain would oe giaaito see America utse conxroi ox an spaan'S1 misgovernea twqy. .Despite sensational rumors there ; is no good reason to, believe that conti '. .-.t-tm will W .n Imnnoo. wishea UDOn the American government. Jt pty "well understood in Berlin now that the surest way to effect the annexauon ot- ine rnuippines py Amea ca would be for some power or powers " - , - Objectionable. The only ' ground for such a protest would be the disturbance of the bale ance of power,', butllt'ltvuld ' be impos-f sible for the continental .powers tp raise this point wthout, openly, assuming that I the, United Stages was in , a combination , I with some existing powr.f or the sub stitution of the United States for Spain : I would be no aisturnance. The. co-operation : of the-. American and British is whatth continent, most fears. Danger of foreign complications In : submitting peace 'terms, .therefore, I in the opinion of diplomatic, observers whose judgment -can be relied upon, should be dismissed as too remote for Serious consideration. . j . The situation in Madrid, Js on the whole favorable ?to the successful con summation of peace negotiations. There is, ample authority for stating that the Sagasta government now believes that the internal political situation will en able it 'to bring the- negotiations to. an early . conclusion w1thoutv endangering theVqueen's government.'. ' " The domestic situation ; however, r is reaijy i desperate. Wliole provinces are starving and men and .women are emi grating, by ;ihe' hundreds to, Brazil and Argentines. a ' - A - XThe treasury is almost bankrupt and a currency collapse is threatened when, the demand is made on the - bank of Spain for the next loan. . " V FRANCIS GUDGER APPOINTED, .'Francis Gudger, son of H. Av Gud- 4 isger, consul general . to Panama, has Deeijt.nouueu oi. m appuinimeni as Vice"' consul general s to Panma' and v is requested to report there' shortly' Mr. Gudger' will leave ' during , . the., latter part . of - x the v week to relieve. . h(s f atherfc who has a thirty days' leave of absnce, during which' time he will re turn home. v . , ,v - - : The ,only place in town where yoiv can( get a soft bosom shirt and a paLr of cuffs! for "50 cents. Is at G. A. : Mears & Sonsw South Main street., - ;.v; ' ; estab: K'' 9 .-.'A tl...l.l 1t. xreatmenv ox i4tmsnaxoroac..v29M9.if.: i '.i 5 , ' f IB MV Vf hates. ftftijso feb week and ' Includes everything excepting, medicine Vhieh axe supplied atoosf.: A.;f certain number of rooms are reserved; at - lower .rate: for patients " a included. .PaUenta can venter S$$X5$3x also included. pauenta can venier N cases n aanuiusu., v - : t An jlmmediate Com- pliance With Their : ' Gonditions is ired. Whiat These Conditions Are- Evacuation of Cuba, Ces- ' ' sion of Porto Rico to the United States --Surrender Man- ila and Soma Adjocent Area. . Washington! July 30. At the end of a lng Interview with the president tlis afternoon the French' ambassador M. Cambon, transmitted to the Spanish minister of foreign affairs, Almodvar de Rio, the text of the communication embodying the answer of 'the pnited ' . "V , - . - '- - x States to Spain's peace propo A cabinet meeting was held earlier in the day at which the finishing touches were ut on the . American answer, After the visit of. the French ambassa dor the following Official statement was given out: "The reply of the United States has been handed to M. Cambon, French ambassador representing Spain. It would not be proper to make it pub- lid before Span has received it," I TifitproposUiona advanced. In the I U(criMK.hAiL-flai theli imnortant feature ' a demand for' an immediate acceptance of the terms and failure to answer or at tempt to temporize will be considered sufficient -cause for"" declining to carry oh further negotiations. . ' The government expects an V answer by Wednesday, August rty iKj, 1 - As transmitted to Spain the demands of the United States are in; substance as follows: v .-v.' r - The withdrawal of, r all the ' SpanfshJ military andnaval forces from Cuba and , the ' relinquishment "of Spanish sovereignity in that Island. Similar, action: with Porto Rico and its cession to, the United' States. , ' .No responsibility to be imposed on the United States for Spain's financial obligations in Cuba, and Porto RiQop,- The United States to' maintain "control over all . otherterritory -where . the American flag has .'been raised..; : v r The surrender; of Manila andy-a suffl- .. A. ..! V . 'T? A. ,. A. . "I A. i "A.m i A- A-... ' cieni area aajaceni coprocecf. iv irom hostile ..acts. An Immediate jeomplianee WlthHhese conditions. EASY CONQUEST - OF PONC ..it The SpanTsh darrison Fled-r Miles Arrived : Late- Music and Applause. I Pjpncef Porto Rico' July V29.-The cap ture 'of Ponce by t the Americans was effected without a struggle. Our troppa Were received r wiih 'open arms? while the Spanish v garrison, after! stuffing socks, shirts aad'old-'clothes.. up :.vflielr backs to- protect: them from tlie- expects ed shots ot Americans and: fied in the most; disorderly - fashion over., the hiflsw V Yesterday was a holiday celebrating ' ..Ut..UiM. . na .' -t . . v -. . . i , UDWtrd. accordlns: to the room selected, JRequ an leava at any time, ; Adyaitrar '4 T rretjrJdnd to tlw stlSest sorts. - COC,.; Cor Ptioa Ave aaa Caytrodd C5f ana leave at any ume, ; Aavuce; i i ' -jv , t v. & t v 4 ' : the? arrfyal of the ' Americans and last night our bands were playing In 'the public square and Viva. Lo Ameri canos, - ana "viva orto Kico LiDre" rent the air. The capture began Wednesday when I from Guanica. The ships were pre- parea to bombatd, but when the Wasp was sighted the people crowded to the w iv iw wn.n igur man. came asnore unaer a nasr oi iruce s j - , I rwieu- euiuiuuasiicaiiy. y- ; Curtimsaid he had come to demand sur- render; The people escorted him to th.Pv0 elevfen oclock thl custom house where the civil authorl-1 ties said they could .not surrender the tnwn w th ,uitoW a xv. . uinxx tunHaia uje mutuary must sur- - renuer, ana gave xnem nan an nour un- Ji . . I der pain of bombardment. Curtin returned to the Wasp for in- structions. On the way he passed the i Dixie, -and Commander Davis, finding out what the ensign had done, started ashore, watch In hand. -The Spanish I colonel sent a note asking terms. txtv . j .. 4. I tU 4Wx0wCiCu maw vcixu! uiusi be unconditional the colonel wrote again, offering to surrender if the gar- rtson were allowed to retire and civil cepted. and the armor-blated soldiers - - . i and policeman then fledvtb the hills. leaving 150 rifles and uMo ; rounds of ammunition. ' . f . The news of the surrender had jnot reached Miles and Watson when they left Guanica on Thursday morning wfth 4,000. troops under convoy of the Massachusetts. Several naval officers returning frdm a triumphal procession around the city met the first boat. load of soldiers with "General . Wilson in it. land and he received an ovation. The custom house .was taken for" the Amer-1- Icany headquarters. - The Second and Thirds Wisconsin and the Sixtieth -Pennsylvania were, lanaea aunng ine day. . -v Wilson sent men into the town and put a sentry at each foreign Consulate. The railroad officials 'were ordered to get. the rpacty in order and a train was started for Guanica to bring the troops. 'Miles then issued his procla mation. vv: . - In the' afternoon .Miles and . Staff Iwere invited to.the cjty hall to see the city officials. Milesr was given an , ova- tion oiv arrival. lie told the city offi- cials to remain in office.- At night Wilson had-the Wisconsin band play- ing in the publib square, and: ;the crowd was larger "than ever;. M'iles ieer WilS09 mmtaIT TROOPS GO FROM RALEIGH SeCOXld Regiment Departs This AfternbonAshe ;; ville Boys to St. . Simons . v Special to The Gazette. ; . Raleigh, July 30. The . . Second regl - ment leaves 'here tomorrow afternoon for its 'various, points. TheAsheville, Rutherfordton Nantahala arfd " Wil- mington companies go to St. Simon island, .via the Southern railway. While' other companies go to Port Royaland Tbee by the Seaboard Air Lme A DiUdU Willi llb CIIBIIiy boys m cubi lot mor cm14 rkiir iAUAMAAa AUW'. WM W m mm but It isn't what we axe looking , for when the ybrush" is to be -used on our teeth and the enemy . is. the loose bristles Iwhich are " i t always ' breaking off " In our - '" t mouths and making ua wish that ."" profanity ere'not. so wicked.' We Fairlv Bristle wilh Prldo : -iV' v when, we talk about the, bristles I ''7. ' Jnour special assortxnenjt of finai J AmericanN and English, made' . ;;-tootti brushes which we hays t '-- lately received and ' are selling j r r v. ,-'si .25- andv- 35 . ,"cf brushes lwillv stand. any amount r?? wear;' there bStgjia. f'lp6se jjt ": b4istle& We .have all sizes and i . styles and f rom . the softest, vei- "tetv kind to tin stiff est sorts. pEnd Came Suddenly to the Life of the Iron Chancellor Sonev( Features of a Career xvcuioiHttUiO iU liic Jaw Ac 4.1. TTT.l I X f the World. neanensrune, juiy io. umciai . an- Tinnnunant i .sn tm. ui. Jann a-rtnai t i A vuvtiusm id uiauc cua.1. x iiuvc mud- I ' I o iwaita. i;eueu pctujcj-uny away uuuruy , London, July 30. The news of thejtion , by Representative Richmond death of Bismarck was received in Lon- don after one o'clock this mornim?. so i. - . tw tho r,ono,a oro, - . . . txrithAiit AVAn o rvo va inrivn a tiAm j-v I event. The-authorized announcement of the family has not added any details the Prince s death as yet . - The death of Karl Edward Leopold, Prince yon Bismarck-Schoenhausen, the "Iron Chancellor," the leading factor . . . .. . .... in tne moving rorces tnat createa tne armnn Mnniro thirHr vmk aim ctaiiM have moved the world as could the ... Kf nn mfln ffllrv1wfl it.. i t j j o.i ii fi i me Ul ua "" and . wben eath claimed him at three score years and five he was but a man of memories. . Bismarck was born in Brandenburg in 1S13. After studying law at the universities of Gnftine'PTi an A. Rerlin T!imrnk . ; . .. . ... filled important diplomatic positions, and was nominated prime minister of Prussia in 1862, His reactionary policy . " gave great offence to, and provoked manv collisions with, the Liberal n'artv: and, ere long, he dissolved the repre- sentative chamber, and declared that the ministry would (act independent of popular suffrage. Bismarck instigated the war against Denmark, in 1864, i which resulted in the acquisition of the Schleswig-Holstein duches by Prussia, The rivalry which had ldng existed be tween Austria and Prussia as the lead ing German powers, was terminated by j the-latter kingdom seceding fronuthe Bund in 1866,-and forming an-alliance with Italy against Austria. .War was declared in June, and the result of a six weeks' campaign was the exclusion of Austria from German yjcouncils and interests'. Bismarck next set about an hexing the smaller states of Hanover, l Hesse, etc., and succeeded in negotiat j ing a secret treaty, in August, 1866, with the Sputh German powers, by virtue of which their armies were placed under j control of the king of Prussia. In 1867, J Bismarck was made chancellor, of the K, (Coj;iilInned on Fourth Page,) t ; 5 't f Made ot JNjevv ; f f h . Potatoes, i Saratoga OMps ! it t X - Fresh j ' Gnstf : ; andf ; ; : Delicious,: i yAT -; j.f t . - - : r .l O L 1 Arrived Early Tt$s Morning and Is at "V Richmond Hill. Talks to Gazette Reporter-- v passenger On the Train , , . Was His Double. Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hob-- im.u iu aoucviuc at, auUUl J.oV ciocK mis moraine. He wan arwm.- , . panied by a cousin. Miss Davis " of Statesville. They were met at the ata- Pearson, who is an uncle of the hero OI oanuago. entering an open car- riase, the party drove rapidly to Mr. Pearson's home at Richmond Hill Mr. Pearson was at tha nHnr flw minutes before the train was due - A crowd of fifty men and boys and two women, was already there, anxious for a glimpse of his. famous nephew. A tedious wait of twenty minutes ensued. Then there came a shrill whistle, and f tew seconds later the train rushed "itJ iuc oiaiiuix. rivcryuuuy truw.uwj to watch-the sleeper platform. A tall yountr man in black, with a counte nance exactly like the pictures of Hob- son, alighted first. Mr. Pearson took - claimed. "Bee nardon!" and turned to xv,ii;iiiinjiiLi: u xhiu. h rui i nen pi. greet a somewhat shorter man who was assisting a young woman to aiignt Well, uncle!" , was the reply. The young man dropped his' valise, and. Congressman Pearson this time found the hand of Lieutenant Richmond i-earson xicmsoo i ne caiier man naa disappeared, but, save for a few inches :'.',;.' of height, he was Hobson s double. J' Therowd was verv auiet. content to f feast their eyes on the young Ameri ' X can who had won such enviable re-' , " . town. They saw a young man of me- j dium height, dresed in a jnodest suit - of gray and wearing a brown derby , v ; hat. Me looked sturdy and strong,: nis . (face ;fuH ahd. youthful, rather 'eoft iy: thA outlines sav for thfiflntineBB.'.of mustache. ' Smooth shaven' he would ' . asked htm.- " f . -.; f.v v- ; v- . . "Fine. No; the Spanish ; prison has : had no ill effect. They treated me- as;: -well as they could. "I'm taking advantage of the time- it will take the wrecking; apparatus to rach Tampa to visit some of my folks. Can't stay here long. I'll leavt tomorrow for Atlanta.". "To see your mother?" ,, "Yes, to see my mother," and the countenance of the man who had faced death calmly now took on a ten der expression. His fine gray 'eyes lighted pleasantly. . - Tm anxious to get oacK to cuDa and have the wreck of the Colon raised. All things favorable, it Tan be done in five weeks, maybe less," he said in answer to the reporter's ques- - ; tion. s 1 v 1 Yes. I've been flooded . with the"' greatest kindness since myv return. It v rather embarrasses me, but I can't. say . thai t don't like it." Then the gray eyes twinkled. v -' . -o The party was by this time m we caTriare. the driver touched up his horses and they went off smartly Tne x crowd dispersed.' oca luuacu imv w.. ..., . , i- .... a small boy. "Ef I wuz him I'd wear . my uniform all the time." " " , Hobson was not recognized oy tne two or three other passengers on the s .... fnoin Tho nnflnctor had noticed the -t striking similarity between Hobson, .. and the taller passenger, and hadn't been able to tell which one was tne , hero. The porter, however, was at. one time the most crestfallen and nappy of men. "Lawd. to find dat Ah nevah knowea . , it -was Massa Hobson! But heah's two quahtahs he gib me. Betchah Ati 11 j nw. t tf And many looked enviously at m , , Porter. . . ljieutenanx xiodhuii w a.. uc,iu.v i , . last night on just what train he would leave today, but was certain ne wouia , ; leave before Monday: During a number of years of experi- ; - ments, which demanded large outlays ' of cash, we have been trying to produce A: the native North parollna gems,; cufc- , and mounted, at a figure to compel, t with the ordinary Imported semi-pref ?. clous stones.". We have Ji succeeded l in accompllshlns; what we consider a Very Important and difficult task and we can now offer to the public a beau- .; ; tiful" "line of .nativs' Nofth'" Carolina gems7 that are batter proportioned anr '2 . polished than' ay vra fcav'aver-haiC C"' at prices about one hxlf less than for -merly. n to "alwayt w.stady. and ds j sire to fan't2 f23 witli tia clit r of jewelry tad ar wa crt fatowa'al . t! tta'jtaAf West marked - t." t Si"- ' '- '."jt y . ' " ; Lat'rjr -Jswslrr 7- 4 1