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A complete stock 6f iLadies'
4nd Childrtiis' Underwear, in
Clotton. Half Wool and , all
Wool, contains onie: special
values for a few doB during
the cold snap. : ; -
Ladies' Union feuits lieavy
ribbed, fleece linedtat 5c and
50c; belter ones, whitef .and
gray, at 75c, part wool; t all
woo!, at $1 10 $2. ; -V"
Ladies' Vests and Pants
separate, at 25c to $2;;-i' ;' ;7
Union isuits for Children,'
25c to SI; Vests, 10c ; to $1;
pants to match at same prices.
Infants' Wool ribridVestf'y
45c to 75c. ' ; : -r-. -,
New lot of handsomely gdtr
tea up Umbrellas; for Holiday
presents, fancy handles . and
Ijordered, at low figures.'
New lot of the best Kid
Gloves in the coudtry, for
$1 50, all colors. , ,
A splendid Kid Glove for
$1. warranted,
Watch our notice of .fancy
Xmsa articles. -
Oestrelclier & Oo.
"If man were but constant he
ere perfect," . ' ( , J. ,
m the whicih) regjaWi our BANANA
HAAIS excell maun. , Their PERFECT
viUALITT being a CONSTANT THING
roabes thrfsm a favoriite wtth all who use
Z0 Try one of thleim and you will
ave ok o!thr. They sell for 12 1-2 Cjta
puuim. ail sizes. " y
6. 4. G&EERi
yoa want a 2, 3, 4r 5
Pound fancy box for Christ-;
aas? If s6, f: l:
toe Your; Order liou l
I and we'll have it fresh from
New lork factory for vou.
! HEIIIITSH & REAGAII. t
Agents:; -
HOP SODA.
Huyler'Hl
u 11 La U Li u i V JJ ty)
First Act After. Sign
. f ing- ol' the Peace i
Brooks . Ordered ; to l Compel
: ; Aguinaldo to Suirren
V der the Spanish;
" . f " .
Prisoners, ;:
Agreement : at Paris . by
Which They are to be -Exchanged
for Col 0
nial Prisoners. -
Agninalda Probably M Refase
; - bTitForcaWinbeUsedif
: Heroes. "
- Washing-ixwi, Dec 2. T2ie mast im
portant developmeyit of today's oaibint
ujfeetlagr' -was the Bending of a dispatch
1x, General,, Otis Jdirectiinff him to d-
manJd of Agiiinlaldo the surrender of
all 'the Spanish.-, prisoners- in the pos
seskfion of 'the linsurgrenjts.' - " -f
Arranremeaits are, being perfected by
the. .Paris' cammlasioiB by which, all - the
SpajiirpoMicaI prisoners sihaJ!l: be re
leased In exchange for the liberation xf
all the poliitlcfail prisoners - arrested for
compUlcity in the Cufban br 'Phdlippine
IrifurrectikMis. ' , ' -, ' z '
i It; is not improbable thatj Aguimialdo
wM be ddspoaed to refuse the proposi.
tion ainxi the administratio-n doesn't an
ticipate open, rupture. :. s . t
v -Howeyer, Aguinaldo must give a pos-J
iave-inwer amid the United "States will
use force : if -nieciessary. .
The dMajTniament of the Filipino ar
my --win probalbly be onie of the first
steps after the treaty. 5a signed.
filORETROOPS FOR -THE
PHILIPPINES
Preparing to Send Several
Regiments of Regulars.
Wasihiington, Z Dec. ' 2. Preparations
are being ..made to send . a - number of
regular infantry and artillery regiments
to the Philippines. Thfe Third, Fourth,
Sixth, Seventh; Twemtieth and Twenty'
fiourth Willi ataaast 1 cerftainly go and
possibly the Twelfth amd Seventeenth,
Orders for the -iispatoh of tro(ops will
not be isuseid until the deflnite conclu
sion of peace but preparationis are be
ing made to get .thJe transports in readl
nesls." "No: voltmiteers .wiB be wdthidrawn
from' Manila uaatit the regulars arrive. '
TO FREE SPANISH P3IS0IIERS.
- Madrid," Dec:-2.At the conclusion of
a lengthy cabinet meeting today Sa
gasta telegraphed r Bios, - directing him
to use every possible nieans to JObtiam- a
speedy reflease of the Spandsh prisoners
heUd by hle Fihpdiniois.A 'If their , libera
tion is mot' obtained' -Immediately, the
cabiruab will negotiate directly . with
. COURT HAY HOT OPEll , ; :
- It ia reported that Judge J ,W, Bow-
mao wIB be unable to open the superior
court here next Monday. r . ,
. At tto - Sw-alin , court, he informed At-J
ttarnejr. W. Jones arid " Judge Fred
Moore that Ms - son was.' seriously. la
a hosplital.TaJt ;Washingtom,and needed
his attendanoe." He' did not feelrthat he
couild reach AsheVil'le until next Thurs,
; if .the judge failU to be on hand -Mon
day cburt wail jopeni but r axyourn im
mediately.,' -This program will be con
tinued uMil-Judge Bowmfainfs arrival.
Treaty
V' 7 ESTABLISHED 1CC3.:7; 77''
V V A Special PriTU IrrUtstlca fcr tia 7V'.: , 77
Treatment cf Iuns and Throat Diseases. t - 7
- irARf, voa Kt-CK D., nodical Dirrotor. - ;J
bates, caaio peh week a4 epw
also included. , Patienta eah ntr
ces not d3Utt. -
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Includes everytnmg exceptms Btu W . -tr.t,
certain number of room r reserved tt JH":1? "JS..-?
Will Depart" as Soon as the
Transports ArriveVy t
. Savannaih, Dec4 2. The One -'Hunsdred
and : First? Indiana the ' Second Qtinbte,
the First North, CajWEtoa,-the Fourth
Virginia, the Forty-ninth Iowa" and the
ixth Missouri, encamped ihere, y .com- 1
prison the Second diviidion of Lea'a corps, 1
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have been ordered to prepare for em-
barkattloii to Cuba a soon as transports
arrive. . General Lee said today ke Hop-.
ed the start-would begin in a' few days.
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VOLUNTEERS MAY
ndf STAY IN CUBA
Regular Army May be In
creased Enough ito Sup
ply alllDemands.
- WashijW,'f recV' 2.If congress,
earfliy in session should mafca provision
for the inoreade of the regular army, it
is quite probable that nioue lof the- vol
unteer regiments now - Ivt , the service
will be held to 3)o garrison duty in Cu
ba. The trborlU to be sent to Cuba
will be oomposed Hargely of "regular
regimeiks soT far a they are avtailable.
Plans are maturing for the mustering
out of a many 'volunteers now Jn ser
vice as possible. Thie denuind of the enr
listed TOen to go hm& and leave the
service is growing greater aod greater
every day.; "This Is true in nearly e-ery,'-garrison-;'-jand
the arrival" of -senators,
and TepresenrtiaJtivest with.1 requosta
for the. muster out of regiments or men
in the reghnetats has largely increased
during the' past three" days. V - V'T- ''
BIG DEATH
RATE AT HAVANA
Sanitary Inspector at a Loss
to Account for It.
'Washington Dec. 2.-Sanitary In
spector Brunner at Havana reports 440
deaths in the week tending . November
24. Four only were from yellow fever.
Dr. Brunner is at a (toss to account for
the enormous, death' rate under the
weather conditions existing but make
recommendations for a thorough clean
ing of thie city. . -
ALGER RECOMMENDS
BIG STANDING ARMY
Partly to be Composed of
Natives of tne Islands;
, Washington, Dec. 2. As - expected
Secretary Alger, in his r report,4 made
publiic today, recommends the. Increase
of ; the army to 100,000 men. " A portion
of this army, he advises should be re
cruited from natives of thte new islands
of the United. States: s under American
officers.," Ia the" dtlerf ' of ' Cutav Porto
Rico and the PhfiOlLppinleB .a oonstaibu-
vr ; . '
; -s is have just reisei vect ftho ' secorid lat of
pictures for the holiday trade. I 'don't
mind ordering Ja Hhird lo,t ff we seH these
before Chrisftmas, .Mrs. ' D. A. Johnson
27 Main street. - Phone 166.- . 256-3t
" Ladies' $3 shoes, aid tip, sizes 2-1-2, 3
3 1-2, 4r 4 1-2, to close at $1.50 and $1.75;
some, hand ' turns. . G. A. Mears ,& Sons
shoe store. -:.'-v7 ' : '-' - '--..'-" - -
A large lot of pictures, druggets, rugs
and comforts just received at Mrs. ' I
A. Johinson's, 27 North Main street. ,3t
XadTes fine comon sense shoes,' 2 .1-2
to 4 1-2, at cost; '270, pairs, $1.50, $1.75,
$2. This shoe cost us $1.75, $2 and $2.50.
Gk A- Mears & Sons shoe store.
fccscrilss ta tia rccri cct2.
na ltra .
27 V.rr.. AdTC03
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WLnysh Hotrl and CsLXiitsriazi Co.
nley Will Bopni
ISficaraumia: Water 1
Way- v-7
ffi; Message Expected " to
6ive Full -Endorse-
ment to the Enter-
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pnse.
Biltfor (he. Beginning of
& the -WorkMaybe
x actor u . uy, jliii
. Congress ,
Officials of the Panama Canal Com-
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7?, '. panyAlsQ Call onthe
President.
Washington, Dete. 2. director Gener
at Hutin, of the Panama Canial! com
pany, Jami General.! Counsel Cromwell
caEedn the president "today. ; No at
bmptras made; to, discuss the ; canal
situation. , It is -understood Jjtttaat the
president-hajs-determined to include In
his adanial message to. congress on next
' . 0
canax,. put Die wilt make no mention of
thP-Piarimu--nai T,a
Nicaragua nrtvf.t wiim f ; OYti
hrti in..Kf.. -w.
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tStude-of the -administratdon has loae.
beenknown to be favorable to the con-i
s - ...
suhuiuu w me utuiuu turn uu.aiiempii
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m mi , AHub UO0 ivt Vlil av VUUO SCO
sion."-
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THE NICARAGUA CANAL
Commissioners Hurryinfir tip Their Re-
piTv for Congress.
Washington, Dec. 2. The Nicaragua
canal commission! tourrying forwardt
its work wiltih la vipfw tin nre&p!rvtln.er a 1
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probable that ia summary of the com-
missiem's findings will be':made knxrwn
to the preefiident tfor such use, if any; as
he desires to make lit in his message to
congress. , An) important rteohndcaj
piece of Work jusa. completed by the
commissi'O'ni Ss a chart showing for the
first time : the level of Lake 'Nicaragua
for every day of an entire year,- estab-
Ikhing a basis for the size and charac
ter of dams, locks, etc. . - .
The obsermtions show that the lake
level Is about 105 1-2 feet above sea lev
el in May and i07 feet in Octaber, these
being the extreme months. -. Ws re
verses the usuafl calculations of deep
water in spring, and is due (to the . rainy
season of the tropics, which comes lale
in the summer. The observations are
regarded by . the v commissioni as very
favorable? in1 their Influence on the" can
al project as' a whole. -"" " t '
One of the latest reasons advanced for
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the fact ithat the canal concession, of
he necessity - of an eattna' session is
tne p icaragua ' gov enumtsLni twtpwsB ue t
.. "r I
October, and ti!f congress does aoL; act
f f avoraJKl v i rtrmf thft' canal OTOPOSti tlOn
during the regular session an extra ses
skm will have to be called next,, spring.
Corn flakes. 6 cents & package - T. X
Hevell. 30 N. Main street. 1 ' Z56-t
ALL FRESH.
Allegrettl, Whitman sad -
Don't' jou want some? If you
haven't Been our line of .
.you want to do so. at once; they,
were bought to suit yoa and
they will, - ' " 7 --
C GHAHOPHOUE TOUIOHT : :
Paragon PbM:cy
B. S. IJAVIS, Manager. 7- -
Opp Post Office. - - '
..' Night bell at side door.
Candy
Led to;IInsufiif ierit Trans-i
f ports : for Santiago. .
Washington -Dec. "2. The most; im
portant Wmony before the war inves-
tigataon commission' today related to
the' transpiortation of the army to San
tiago. 7 7 r-"- :77;':: .r ,7
7 Colonel .Bird, the chief of ' the' trans-
poraation. division, said ? the: transports
had been arranged for thirty six "to run
as far as Kavama, axtd as no rwrtlce had
been given iii' advance of the size of
ShafterV expedition or a3 to its " true
dsitoarion . adequate 1 preparations
cotPMn'tlbemade; ' " , " t
f-?He thought it Vas the busiiness of th
man -in "charge of the expedition' to see
that tfce'chaJnges were made. - '
He said the first order was to provide
transportatioin for five thousand .men
to go to Cuba and the next was 7 for
twenty thousand to go-to Mariel but
nothing had. been said ' about twenty
five thousand men- for Santiago uatil
too late. " ' . - -
Captotin McKay, who a-ssdsted in th
work at Tampa, claimed that fine em
barkation was orderly and systematic
and any errors in navigattnig the trari-
sporfe Were due to the naval officer in
rirmi.mflmii1
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Agaiast Participants in Wil -
T mineron KaCfi KlOta. '
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wnmangtonv JM. C. I3ec. 2United
States District Attorney Bermard has I
- instructions from .Washington to cause
the indictment of tlui rwrtarw whnlJor Anal instructions and here oi te"m-r, .'
- - - -persons wnoi t
Umted . BCates Commissioner
.''BuaninfiT from.the citv owinc-- to he
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rat.P vj.nitfs " . .
1 The pla.ni at. present, is to secure bills
i of-indicWnt: tissue ' bench VarrnnhJ
'ifrotm Ttaifcjffh Wa.v hntriaTi3
iu j . vt iiLC incu .vyiu ucr waioxicowcjv
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CRIMINAL COURT
' Several Cases Disposed of by Judge
' Stevens Yesterday.
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i . , iii ttiit; cnuiuimu court ytwteruay joiin
i Thompson, cbiarged with selling liquor
on tSunday, wais acquitted. John: Rice,
charged with, am assault upon his wifa
was aicqua.tted. - .
Dock Fowflfer, who was charged with
insultSng ia lady on Mountain street, -
was called and failed to answer.
A large number of indictments forjbama oh his coming trdpoilth
gambling are being sent to ttne grand
jury" wMdhi to still in session. The
"orange cider" cases were not reach-
ed by thait body yesterday but will be
considered today. .
James Harper, one of the parties to
the Biltmore row, entered a plea of not
guilty.
J.' L. . Trantham, the - merchant who
did the , shooting, was the principal
wuxnies examaneu. iseiore . -uae wywu-
gation closed Harper, through his coun -
sel, asked leave ox ; tne court . to wn-
draw Ms plea of not guilty tor forcible
trespass That question and a further
hearinig of the party were then left op -
n- -
j. The grand jury will be dismissed to -
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Call and see our top ; notch shoe;
worth $2: for thirty days at $1.60; ev-
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Boys servaceable shoes at J . JJ. tsum-
CRYSTALLIZED FRUITS.1 I
Pears, : :"...77--'-
: Apricots, . - :;:
-?.'-' Cherries, V7
;;:; o : Oranges, ; u;-
;- " 7 Plums,- v-:V-
77 -Figs,- 4
7 ; 7 linger;
r iFresh Fruits. Tlfs
I 'Oranges;-v:;k
urapets,
Grape Friiit, ;
Apples. ;
I' v;0'- V,? ; " Bananas,
Daily consignments now of
J all the "Goo Things ."for the
TTnlidav trade, at : ' -
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S "Tin rft GZriimry
Peace- . Cbmmissibh
Gomes to Another
Deadlock,: ; . ,
Caused by the Desire of the
Afiiericans for a; Speedy
Conclusion of the. ; : ,
Business; - s
Spaniard Wanted to Spend
"the Time Polishing the;:
Phrases of Agreed
. Clauses." -
I Another Meeting to be Held .To-mor
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I v lnStrtlRtlOTlll. ' -
Parie1, Dec. ; 2. Today's session of the
peaoe commission was practically
I TTTK4 oi'f-.Ai '
A 41ff?re,K:e py'-
,nn, y,ji -v.M a,i - .4. -
iards suggesting that the articles al-
ready a&reed tob put in the, form that
Americans requested that the remain- v .
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-6 lTO mBt uu wu. - :
niaros saixi pney must waitj
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Ane paniaros . leiegrapeea , uacma
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I for additional Instructions - and will
Pet the Americans tomorrow, .
.Apparenftly both sides -.arte 1 playing
lIor auvantage or position. ,
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INVITATION
TO fil'KINLEY,
Alabama Lower House Asks
Him to be Guest of
the State, -
Monteromerv. Ala. Dec. 1. The houso
of representatives today adopted the -7 t
senate resolution inviting President
I Mf TCinnv to become a . erueAtvCof "Ala-!
The resolution as passed by the sea-
Jate praised the ad'mlniafcratlon for "con-? ?
tributing largely to the obliteration i of ;.
sectional lines," but the7 house subs ti-;
ttuted a noncommital statement. - De-
J cember 17 was named . as a tentative
date for the official 'visit.
EIGHT VERE KILLED.
wilmineton. N. S.. Dec 2.The,offl- -
ciaJ report of the superintendent- oT
J heaIth juat iseXied says eight hegroea
are all that came to his attention as re
jdUed durhag the .. recent riot .
j He adds that as many as five other bod-v
Jles found in the swamps of .
I this section, supposed jtohave died from ,
1 inJur3ee ceiyed during the riot,
mjuriee vt- . ;
H0BS0I1 MAY CO BACK.
Washington, Dec; 2. Secretary Long
ISanmago it tne wrecKing company re-
nprf ffuim' s a reDresentative of the
TO-
Early Shoppers,
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Who s wish to avoid the
, rush and hurry of ' buying 7
- Vjust; before ;Xmasf we in-
- vite your: attention to'our : ;
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stock, ,which , is now. very ; f
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complete. ' - ' 7
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ArthuirSM; Field.
Lcadmii Jcvclcr, .
Church Sb. and Pattern Ave.
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