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v ... -, ,y v . ; iStt). library. 'a; J?1 04r:?:v.c-;'?V.;': .-J-'. ' : ASHEWLLE, N. C;' TDE8P AY. UOEHHff; AUGUST 2,; 1898 Price 5 Cents, BROOKE; AT fa HOBSON MEETS PORTO RICO. n HIS MOTHER vail South i Main ;J5treetf 7 .for:.,:. f nfi Afi filONDAY AMD TUESDAY. P6rto Rican Army of .Irivasiop Nearing These .special Attractions ;rwhich are wortls yonr' careful attention. S8 pairs Ladles Silk Hose, wortli 4 $1.00, and (LEiO, at .......... ; ... 75C t. - the Outposts. 15 doz. Parfcy Hose, in Plaids and Stripes', worth 50 and 75 cents per pair, at : ,. . . . . . . 42 C !90 pairs of . Lace Curtains, too many - . .... ' . ".i s. i different kinds and prices to give each lot special mention, ranging in price from 75 cents to $12.50 the pair, to be Whole Population Ha Turn ed American Govern ment Running Well sow modat and TijESDAY only Ports .Ndw Open to Trade Arrives With Illinois Regi " tnent .Cnef okee Gets There, Too-Columr , gia Ashqre Ponce, Porto Rico July tU' via St Croix,-; August L The auxiliary cruiser. St. Louis, having on boafcf General Brooke and staff and the Third Illinois volunteers," arrived today. - V. The Chercee with part of the Nine teenth regular infantry, also arrived. Other transports of General Brooke's expedition are expected soon. , The cruiser, Columbia, is ashore at the eritrance of the harbor. She is in no danger and will probably be floated In a few days. i iMerritt Tells Washing ton He Needs 50 000 men at Manila. Affecting Scene at Atlanta -Welcomed Here and Cheered as He Left. Lieutenant Richmond, Pearson Hob son left Aeheville Sunday niKht with S!?!SSS Pon in Madrid- mind then must have been the antici pation' of what -has now been realized. Word comes that he has reached At- xania wnere nis mother waited his coming:. Folded in the arms of her fa mous son she nestled her head upon nis 'breast and wept. Flaunting death that he might perform a great, brave -1 . aeea ror nis country her son had s- I . - caped unscathed. And so the mother Toy1" her tears re thos of Premier Sagasta,. Comment- Lietenant Mooson's stay in Ashevilie Jno. An xt.- m..MB cW was very brief and was spent entirely 1US 011 XermSj OaVS at Representative Pearson's home on ' 7 Richmond Hill. It was planned to de- ThftV flfft AVArA nv fl.ll visitnna fnr tViii llantartont mr. 1 J w v' weary after the excitement and fa-1 tigue of his trip from New York, v But visitors just teemed to Richmond Hill Hah? naf Wil A air U-' stKrMM.jv AAA XXOJV 1U1 ttll JJiA-, p II; at ONE-THIRD OFF - the regular price.: --Nt V- Our entire stock of Infants Lace and Lawn aps ranging from 10 cents to $1.50 for MONDAY AND TUESDAY only at ONE-HALF price. Under the Stars and Stripes- 820,000 Ee ceipts in a Day. Two Small Towns Railroad Laid Tak en With Mines But Fuses are , ; Removed. Ponce, July 30, via. Saint Croix, Au gust 1. Porto Rico is turning American as fast as the United States troops ad vance Citizens are hunting out loyal Spaniards and bringing them into the city where instead of being killed as XOT 3. Worth from 13 to 20c, Re- they expected; they-are asked to sign a inoVal Sale price .....WC Parble,; wiicViS soonqne and then they join-the crowd,' yelling "Viva los I ArrXBrlpflnftsIL' :rKZ . EMBROIDERIES. A choice lot of Embroidery divided in lots, which will be sold at these :marked down prices: . ; XOT 1. Worth from 7 to 10c, Re- -: 1 movel Sale, the yard..... ....5C XOT 2. Worth from 10 to 13c, Re- f ;xnoval Sale price ":i7C.. Report That Aguinaldo Has Revolted as an AmeHcan Ally. VOLUNTEERS RIOT IN HAVANA Loot Stores and Assault! Insurgents Drawnup Around Manila, a Menace to Spaniard and Ameri cans Alike. - That Spain Wiil Bow to Our Will. XOT 4. Worth from 20 to 25c,J Re- .moval Sale price A nice lot of handsome Umbrellas in Troops advanced toward the outposts of San Juan tonight. JUana Diaz, twelve miles out, was the second town taken by iicw Biuiucaai. " i . . . , , i t me Americans, vruuic. ucmg uidv,uu GREAT OPPORTUNITIES. . THESE then Xancxu ': 3 ' :' - , . Ponce was today placarded with post- 50 DAYS AFFORD. .-a OESTRSICH1R&C0 Women Subdued by Merritt May Decide to Attack Manila Police 1 """curaieiv iu riBvvni nftuniai- Washington, August l.News re-i o ceived from Havana states that the Washington, August LSecretary - " I A I J A a volunteers are again making tnmgsiAiger receivea a caDie aespaicn xuuajr lively. v Jfrom General Merritt expressing keen During a recent mutiny they passed I anxiety on account of the situation in planation of Certain Things in Cain. bonfs Message. and Public Works Have Hot i he B fcT is nlavs the CHKAPEST. ERES0TA FLOUR Is always the vtrv best. G. A.GREER. ers issued by the mayor upon the or4er. of General. Wilson, demanding the sur render of all arms. A great many arms have already been turned in. Even the Spanish papers profess loy- alty to the Americans. General Wilson has gor the govern ment running well, custom house opera tions are conducted by the Americans and the receipts for three days have been $20,000. General Miles says the money will be used to pay the extraor dinary expenses of the army. , The movement toward San Juan will be; slow because the commanding offi cers want to be ready In every depart ment . Today was spent In unloading all the supplies and artillery. 4 General Drone has Inspected the en tire length of .the railroad and he found mines concealed, the fuses of which were destroyed. General Garretson's brigade of A000 which has been waiting at Guanica this afternoon reached Ponced Guanica will be held as supply depot, while the troops have advanced twelve miles to wards. San ; Juan. Generals say the start has not really begun. The port of Ponce will be Officially onened; for' business as an American port -tomorrow. and Lieutenant Hobson did ot deny tnem welcome. He held a levee all the afternoon. He told and retold the story of his famous feat with the greatest, affability. Many expected the lieutenant would leave Ashevilie on an afternoon I train and so a big crowd at the sta tion was disappointed. A crowd of fully five hundred peo- Tllf Wfrf fl.t .th station at Q nr1nlr Hun day night. This time Hobson came. In Session ail Day Minister Of Wit mtuuiuuu reiusuu was wiui nun. They passed into the waiting room and the throng followed There a party of young laaies were Drougnt forwara I nicrninn and the hero of Santiago, smiling , . uicusion. brightly, shook hands with them all. Madrid Aiitmat i t, That was the opening wedge-and a waarld August l.-This moming the dozen more hands were pushed out to minister of foreign affairs received a . h!m Ht gasped them one after an- cablegram from Washington amplify-' other with practiced skilL Ten min- . - v titML naaoori anri fha hgnaholrlno- wao lng the first, message from the French aU bounds of discipline, looting stores xthe Philippines and asking, it is said for sm going on. Then the train arrived Ambassador Cambon. ' " and attempting, to assault a group of at least 50,000 troops including the 22,000 and stood with puffing engine at the message was shown Premier Sa-; Cuban ladies who were walking along! now under him. Justhen Miss West, daughter of W. 8sta who called a cabinet council to',- - rro,. oi)vl exf r.tvil The cause of concern exists orhlCiDal- W. West. a.ldermajna,t-la.rei fnr Ashp. i j. . mc ouccv. .at. - - - - ' 7 : " - " r , ,, 3 i "icci a.t ten o ciocK. me meeting was ' . t u-4 a t ville. being introduced ta-thee lieuteu-1 uxuu6 guard m.rorce savea me taaies. . m uuwwmuB waWu . Unt, said: continued until 12:20 o'clock this after- Many volunteers have been Infused j surgents under Aguinaldo, wno nave "Here, Lieutenant Hobson,. is a but- I noon. witn tne , uarnst aocirmeu. a bi "v v iauua a4;- f t! .1 , .--. Afterwards Premier Sagasta said many, volunteers nave neen arrestee ipw io D.e .uireaiening poj me pan- The hero of Santiago took the trink- that the American conditions were se- and CajJtain General Bianco nas -anion ana ine Amencan rorces. . cucvwuj. "Vs uwiueu ;wui vere The cabinet met acrotn o aim ' f . .. . nf MnMaiu-v in thf. vnunp biiv's Wi. vere- ine capmet met again at Ave - nounced that they will be tried by court Secretaries Alger and Long hia a ion? n said: -. o'cock this afternoon. martial and punished. freporters tnat Cieneral Merritt naa asK- "i would give you one of my buttons I After a. sornm) tnMtino. , ku , There is no suffering in the city. Th. ed for more troops, -but said that, Gen- gjuaf ortu nate Mt; Vovm council ? poor are supplied with food at the I eral. Merritt indicates tnat nis policy Hobson renewed his handshaking,; this j been agreed to ask an explanation of .arifoHa inatihiHmia nnfl nrlpps Jinvp wiithB tv rpslst thd insnre-fnts with all time with his relatives and friends;! . . , . - . .. . vliu.. ""I " - AS hP limhprl flbnnrfl th train snmo yiMIUS mAmDZaSSadOr UamOon'S 1 I tVi a magna in Vila rw-Tiren althmich PY- I , . . ... I ,'" . .- ' ; ueeu leguifticu. i """ " " " one yeiiea rnree cneers ior noDson: i message giving tne terms or the TTnltpd pressing a doubt of his ability to cope He stood smilingly as the cheers I states. v .nfw.jwent up. strong ana sincere, "xnres . xx mC fej. x-. .v, more cneerS).' called somebody else xnere is reason to believe that the of the troops. and again the crowd yelled, louder ev- terms imposed will be accepted. Secretary Alger and Long held a long c" uewic. J A resonant duIT sounded nnifrnM niinn conference wltn.tne president on tne engine, then came another, the coup- Ministers of War. Correa and MlnfstPi- '. Ithe tracK;. vaumei atasBimi. authority LEE WILL - m mr ? vr.. . . n m j that General Merritt informed the de- Will be Made Military Ruler paxinieit that hc was atout to unlte READY TO YIELD. i A' most delicious " summer drihkj lve . Just receivea a Quantity iQuartand ..Fint.; "Z AJso served, at. the soda fdun-J 1 tain. Mi 1. 4- SOLE! AGENT FOR- Hone Kong. August 1. The United State's despatch boat Zafiro; arrived to day. froni Manila' Which , port she left bn;July 29.-? She reports that at that 'date no assault had been -made on the city by, eitfier the rebels or Americans It Is stated that should Admiral Dewey and General Merritt attack the city. Agustin,' wilioffe'r to capitulate on the following terms: ' '- u-" The Spanish troops to march out 'with the honors of .war: soldiersNaiid officials tb be paroled and allowed 'to return to Spain 'and the Americans toC; give as sufance" that4 they .-will; protect, thev lives and property'of " the Spanish residents. 3 Huyler's Candies.;; Received direct from factory;' -.twice a'week. 1 . ' ';-;s s . : heiiiitsiiVreagaiIi j . Xliurch St: and rUcn Ave. , t ;CDT PIECES. had been decided. v It was learned on official OUR SOLDIERS IN at the Conclusion of Peace. with Admiral Dewey in a joint demand for the surrender of Manila in order to frtrcMstnil antr flooiflpr! n.rt-ifYn hv Aeniln- aido. This action mav cause Affuinaido Capt. Wdffner Telegraphs the A x." o r - leral Merritt'a desnatch was sent last porary American military regime in Thursday Mhere ls DGSSibility that ac- All Well. Cuba following the conclusion peace. tion has already been taken t0 secure A detail of an army oi Mfcwu troups THiMir pcnnc THEIR NEW CAMP ' MU! i tnui- IS COMING V Saecial to The Gazette. A 1 ' I - tne surrenaer. i T,Tiawir.v rta Aiieniat 1 Wpi nr What action will be taken in regard rIved nere today and alt are weU. We to sending a larger force is a matter of in our new camp at St. Sinon erreji.t-imcerta.intv. involvincr the ernes- j Maior General Lee wUl be Placed in ... , ... ... ...... . rll,re U4JS' . uon o ?tne disposiuon or tne .rniuppines ,. WAGNER at the'end ,of the waTT If the islands . are not to be, retained J NUEVITAS CAPTURED. the administration does not care to iri xt a,-,, 1 l for Cuban occupation is being contem plated, consisting of volunteers exclu sively. , command of the garrisoning army and made military governor' of the terri tory. -V ' ' ' Washington Feesl That Spain Wants to End the War -Cambon's Limits. ' jt ARMY COMING HOME Key West, August l.J-The harbor : cur the expense of sending troops, but! Nuevitas has been captured t u ',111 Cn.onTO 1 Americans and the town Washington, August I. The nrezi-;" dent and his cabinet have had 'a com- ' paratively quiet day. . 'Outside of; the conference on the sit-', uation at Manila there -was little of mo.' -ment to ' occupy the attention of ' the . by the I administration for the next move must - Durnea Three. -Snanish shiDS yere also tain for th6 time an army of at least tured. cap- 1 50,000 troops there. BLOCKADE RUNNER CAUGHT. come from Spain in answer to the de- mands of the United States. '', There still exists :a difference of opinion among" the . leading officials as Shfater'SfMen to be Sent to mar ' X H i J- . - MOniaUK-rOim , , - y. -r"'" '1 steamer Tabasanao. flylng'the French of the consideration at Madrid of ; the Washimrton.v August L Arrang-1 Madrid, August. 1. -Captain General flag,was captured off Havana, yester- note transmitted through Ambassador " -rrr.. t -Lrnv ' to whether peace will come as a r?sult San Juan. 3f Drug ments 5 are being made to begin tne macias movement of General Shatter's army to J warships and transports "are opposite Montaiik' Point, Long - Island, Imme diately.; It Is stiil said at the war de partment that greater part of the troops will hot be withdrawn until the end of the summer or until yellow fever has been thoroughly; stamped out. It is be- lieved ho-srteverj that some of the cavalry-regiments -can ' be safely,' fought hbme'now.- , " ' . "i Our entire stock of summer clothing la Eroinfer at ereatlyj reduced prices. -? I. A; Mears & Sons; South Main street. - WARSHIPS OFF SAN JUAN. Madrid. August. 1. Captain General J flag, .was captured off Havana, yester-j note acias cables that-several American day afternoon while trying tun the blockde. (Continued on .Fifth Page.) During a number of years of expert- m I ments, which demanded large outlays - l Store Usefulness T . Made of New f Potatoes. - E3TABLXSHXD INMH AHITARIU ;4 f-E A Special Private Institution for, the. ; v r ; Treatnent or Xiung na xnroac uueusi. i - -' , . . . xrAnr.TKUCm. EX. IL Medic! Director. - katcs. era J55 pets week 'and upward, according to the rootA selected,; SJludes everything excepting mediclnev which i-are, applied atsWA f rXnmtt are reserved at r a lower rate -for -patients whose financial circumstances require It, and to such thejmedlclnes are - also included. auenis can enter n ievw u ..w,,. cases not admUted. - - -x t' ; U t yHow could people ever get . I " along. Jwithput the everpres " i ent - and useful drug store - - 'or postage stamps, me ai- rector y,- - or information -' about the v town or- any one In It, the-drug store s the ; proper, piace. No maftervwhaWou wan "i we win s- be always ; glad , to help; you IfrpossibIe.:We -sell the largest, nicest and iresnest . postage a stamps and . keep the - best drug 4 uuiiuwgui,? yiiipM, Fresli, i' .. arid , Delicious, i V - 'AT 'store in the city. 1 the native. North Carolina gems, cut and mounted, at a figure to compete I . - t.. ' . . .. . ' . - with the ordinary Imported seml-pre - clous stones. We hive just succeededv m accomplishing what we consider very important and difficult task: an A ; ' ' . .i '-. ' "... ' .-..! .., A - - t.' We can now off er to the publlo a beau- tiful line o aaure North Carolina. gems that are better proportioned an polished' than cay we have ever lutA V at prices about one half lees than for- merly. It Li alwayji owe stody and sire W fornix t&e pciHo' with tie clao (rf jewelry and cares we trt known d lTvest marker 1 handling , at tie Cor Pat ton A?e V' and iXaywood Ct - . ' ' ' -
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