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2 . w 1 -. It Vol, 3; $o. 277, A.8HEVILLE, N. C, IDESDAY lIOHNflfG, DEC fiMBEfl 27, 1898. Price 5 Cents, r 1, SAGftSTA S FEVER GREATLY INCREASED P 9. THIEVES CUT '' ' 1 - - . . . 1 r 1 filWL IrtV Jill I paiii . THROUGH A WALL 51 PATTON A V K, We received by express yesterday one lot of Fine which ate market! very close to and tomorrow. These are stcrce and hard get at any price, TVo one article wills make a more desira ble present than a Handsome 1 Collarette. 5ee the tine quick and make a selec tion, THOUSANDS OF USEFUL ARTICLES here to please every body. Oestreiciief & Oo. y$Q44$$&&&&&& CEREALS. Ralston' s Breakfast Food 9 Piisbury's, Utos, Cream of Wheat, Ralston's Barley rood Pearl Wheat, Wheatena, Cream of Wheat, Grenola Germa, PettlohtfsBreakft& Quaker Oats, Perfection Oats. G.A. ' 53 PATTON AVE. 1 - I Candy is costly at any price if not fresh. Huylefs will he received by jis on the 22nd. : 1 r V x HEIIIITSH & REAGAN, Church St and Patton Ave. 2 GREER I n V! American Proclama- ' . tion otcebef hment c - & .M . of Guba. JJut Firmly Warns all That They MkstComply With Authoi The Cubans Continue to Make Trouble" in V Hayana. Insist on Spaniards Hoisting the Cu j ban Flag City Dinned by Cuban Shouts Havana, Dec. 26. Ai jrtclamation was fctsued by the Americans today citing that an agreement had1 been reiached regarding' the transfer of au thority and warning all people to com- pily strictly to the terms of agreement, The consideration shown the Ameri cans by the Spanish aTithtoritiea is painted out and the proclamation states: "Now. that posiitions have been reversed we must sea that they enjoy the same immunity and consideration). "Representing' all classes and' toter- eets," the proclamation' continues, "we shall be' governed by the strictest 1m- TTWirti.liitV. with the BOle Of promoting the rehabilitation of Cuba. J- rTTX a xrcs -k TTTWiTl 'TfR.flTTRTiiPI. ' rhii4ii'hfls been, considerable trouble today to parte of the city evacuated by the Spanish troops; the Cubans giving vent to -oatriotic cri&a. Oastellanos hias doubt of his ability to control thie sol diers in thie face of this continued prov ocation. The Cubans are atiempijrag io I comoel the Spamish residents to hoist Cuban flags and American: protection had to be given- in the case of Marquis Montoro.. A Spamlish gueriria was Bxao- bed fatally while passing by Genios street this afternoon and there has been considerable shooting all over the city. RIFLES FOR CARLISTS. t Tpn 26. A disoatchl from JJVU-UV-Uf -ww Madrid to the Excnange x-eiegrajpn company says xnax m .a m . IN 1 1 -k rH 4- o . tion in the Basque provinces 5s daily I becoming more active and is strongly ?rTorted by the inhabitants of the French Basque districts.. Upward or NAAnrt flo mn.nried at Fremch ports AVVyVW " 1 ihio-.ro. v.on ssmueffled over the Spanish frontier with cargoes of coaL nv rrTTRE A COLD IN ONE DAT m.i.- T .mfiirA Ttrmmni Ouinhie Tablets. pfrtnH All druggists refund the money If it falls rOOa,V75 eente; The genuine ha. L. to cure. 25 cenxs B. Q. on each taioiex. Babies 60 cent Shoe, mow 35 cent G. A. Mears ana bods. MEKCHMTS; We have a lot of Oranges, Malaga Grapes in kegs, a lot of fine CANDIES cheap.chocolate drops and cara mels, chewing gum, etc., we will sell cheap. I ALLEMS; Opposite vs u. E3TABLISHIID 1CC3. . A Special Faivate Treatment ot pnng and Throat Diaease. a T. r,nn TtrrrrfL M. b.. Medical Direct or. " " w"inwW J' 22 50 per week and upward according torO'romaelecteA! BATES,, IP"; ?" If4 wrJ-ifdnes.: which, are supplied at cost, A includes eveytMnS. 0 rS ervt ITo wer rate f or patients whose .'certain number or rooms are reswvw u rneaicines are also to- .financial circumstances require financial; ieave at any time; eluded- Fattemts canenter and leave ax . any cji t , , - Council Meeting to Arrange for the Conduct of Pub lic Affairs. : ... . . . - - -s- - Madrid, Dec. 26.The ctmditton, of Sagraeta ia omewhSit ?;worse today- his fever having greatly increased. The i council trust ftdiidght to 'arraiiiffe for the direction of public affaira dur ing Ma illness. .. " THE GRIP III HEW HAVEII.' New Haven; Conn., Dee. SC.Phyea dans tene say that the - present grip epidemic is . the ..worst tluy ,eyp experi enced. Half of the doctors of the city have been attacked byitA The ecaroity of medical help &as compelled the, pro fessors of tine Yale Medical efclbol to give up their recitations ami taml their aid to reiieviaig the grip sufferers. All the members of the1 senior class in the medical school have ' beea pressed, into service as assistants. Two thousand new cases have been reported the last three day&, and It is estimated tasere have been 10,000 cased' of ' the disease the past wefek. Several deaths from it have been reported. MURDER AND SUICIDE Covington, Ky., Dec. 26. The wife of 'Burglar Jim" Anderson was fatally wounded thfc; morning by Joseph John son, who them killed himself. Mrs. An derson and Johnson had been living to gether and the shooting followed quarrel at t!h breakfast table, xeslttog from Mrs. Johnson refusing him money. Mrs. Andtereon's ten-year-old daughter witnessed the tragedy. "Burglar Jim" is now serving a term in the penatem!- tiary. OREGON AND IOWA AT CALL AO. "Washington, Dec. 26. The battle snips Oregon and Iowa arrived at eat- la( Peru, today; where the supply ship Celtic arrived yesterday The Celtic I and Oregon will be ordered to proceed to Manfila via Honolulu but the Iowa will go to San Franckoo before starting across the Pacific. DAY OF CRIMES III DALLAS. Dalas, Tex., Dec. 26. This has been the bloodiest Christmas jjaiias nas known for years. There have been scores of drunken brawls, a race riot, three killings and numerous etabbings. This evening Henry Hunt was killed by Thomas Purvis as he was stamidSmg ing the doorway of a salobm. MflTllCD'O AUCIII nCCn H IIIU I null u Mill uu uulu. Oakfleld, is., Dec. 26. William Tauz er today found the .bodies of his wife six-moniths-old babe at (his nome, l nrho child was killed by its -mother, I I then committed suicide- Mrs. Tauzer has been despondent for some 4o nifk r.ii5u 1a fittvemi fori her brooding. I have more trundle beds, in oak, at $1.50. Those who were too late to get vf thA lflK lot have anotner oppor fn-nfitv. Mrs. L. A- Johnson, 27 NorUh Fiorida and California Institution for the: Advanced cases not. TTinvah Hotel ana Bamrarium vu,, ANlTUUll IS IlIlElHI: Natidnr Ihstitiftiat LilmGQii Loot- 4" ed pf $25,000, Not a Trace of Bank Break ers: Ev!en the Vault s are - jlJnscarred. ' ; - 'J : . -' . .J ' J Bank Stands Directly Across the Street From Police Headquarters. Another Bank Loans Its Neighbor $25,000 and Thus Prevents . a Eon. Lima, Ohio, Dec. 26. The American National bank directly across a nar row street from the Central police of fice, was robbed last night of $25,000, and there is mot otolly no dlue to the robbers but no ' one knows how the crooks got into the despoiled vaults. No explosives were used and there Is ! only the faintest scratch to indicate the use of tools. ! ' The time lock was set to open at 11 o'clock this morsoto and the robbery might not have' been diiscovened until then had not one of the outer vault doors been left open. When the - discovery was made the time locks were going and continued until 11. xv ' ... All the gldind' paper Teeh takent " money had The First Nait&onat bank tender-ed the American a loam of $25,000 which was accepted, thus preventing the possibil ity of a run. BURNED TO DEATH Horrible jate of an Inmate of County Poor House. A colored woman, an inmate of the poor house, was burned to death yes terday. She and another Inmate were standing before the fire, when' her dress caught and 'the flames extended en tirely over the body, before aid could be had. Dr. Fletcher was telephoned. Mrs, Pease arrived shortly after the ac cident to find the victim yet alive. The woman died im a short tame after being discovered, though every effort was made to save her Mfe. The body was burned badly. She suffered the moat excruciating pain, and - it is thougnt that she inhaled the flames judging from the appearance of the mouth. TO TRY BANK CASES. Judge W. P Bynum, of Charlotte, ex-associate juelttce of 'the- supreme court of the state, (has beeni commis sioned special attorney for the United States by Attorney General Griggs, to nmtiAP.nii the Firs National Bank XT'- " . cases, which come up at a special term of the United States court to this city some lime In January. Judge Bynum will immediately begin the preparation of the cases for trial. Txtia' TjuMTimi Tomov tn nrt Heather vsj tfif 11 so. n. a. Meare and Sons Shoe Store. Dermal Balm s of all kinds. YOU Will like it Prepared by the ;: Paragon Pnannacj Co., . . u. , ' - 1 " i . ' . " , ' . f B. 8. !AVlSt Kaaagr. v Oppt. Post Ofl&ce. ;:. t ; 7 c, - , . Phone 260;- Cures Chap Store on North! Maip Street Robbed of Clothing and s 'ewelry. One of- 'tne most daring robberies which has been committed in this'elty in a lofig time, was' perpeU ated at tlie store of Harry Fr4edenburrr on North Main street Sunday night The thieves made an entrance to the interior of the store by cutttag a hole through -the brick wall a the rear of the building sufficiently large to admit the body of a small sized man or a boy. The wall where the ; masonry was cut away was ten Inches thick. When Mr JFriedenburg opened - hfs store yesterday morning he discovered the hole in the wall and made an ex amlnatton to find what foods, if any, were massing. He - snst looked into a show case on the oounter and found a plush! JSned tray which the night before contained ten watches comple tely emp ty. He also missed a bunch of finger rings, - Watch chains and other jewelry. An examination of hisr dry goods stock showed it to be disarranged and short of a $15 overcoat, several suits' of clothes and a large number of silk handkerchiefs. Mr. Friedenburg lis unable as yet to ascertain: the amount of has loss, but thinks that it wiitti be from $100 to $200, Up to a late hour last night there was no clue to the thieves. TWO CANCEROUS CROOKS Work a Slick Confidence Game on Storekeepers and Check Pursuit . , With Bullets. ShortSy after 10 o'clock Sunday morning two negroes entered the store of Josiah M. Jones near the Normal and Collegiate institute They asked for change. Mr. Jones had only three dol- as in change He Jaid this on the coun ter and commenced feeling Ms pockets. One of the negroes seized: the money and flung an! old Confederate $5 bill at Mr. Jones as he ram out. . Mr. Jones started after him but the other negro pulled a revolver and fired twice. Then he rani after his companion. Both , escaped. i The saJme two negroes did the same trick in Wolfe's meat market on Mont- ford avenue Saturday nigM. J. J. NOLAND'S SUDDEN ILLNESS. Mr. J. J. Nolaad was taken suddenly Mil about midnight last ' night and Dr. Karl V. Reynolds was summonied. He found his patient in a very serious con dition and diagnosed his case aa one of nervousness. The illness came most un expectedly, Mr. Noiand having been at his store all day yesterday and until late Hast night. Dr. Reynolds stated at an early hour this morning that al though Mr. Noland's illness was of a grave nature hopes for his recovery were entertained ' Call and see our top natch shoe; worth $2; for thirty- days at $1.50; ev ery pair guaranteed or your money re turned. G. A. Mears & Sons' shoe store. Silk hamderchiefs and Mears clothing store. mufflers at Men's and boy's overcoats going at a bargain ait G. A. Mears and Sons . CHRISTMAS CANDY, imards at fireworks amJ delicious fruits. Don't forget me. Carroll Brown. Nest to Bon Marche. HJaiDjdkerchaefs, Neckwear , Gloves Suspenders, and dozens of useful thing1 far men anS boys elt Courtney's, 50 Pat ton avenue. I We Believe The good people of Asheville will ap prove of our observance I of Christmas, so our 1 store fill be closed all I day Monday and we I will join with Jail in a I ''Merry Christmas." iSnideis, On the Square - Battery and two Regi ments Leave for the East. it Itoilo, Next City in Impor tance 2 to M anila in the Philippine Group, Reported. That Insurgents and Spaniards are Fight ing There Now. nbilo is the Main City of Panay In land Has a Population of Over. 10,000. Manila, Dec. 26. An expedition con sisting' of battery G, Sixth artillery; the Eighteenth regulars and Fifty -first Iowa started for Iloilo tonight oa the transports. Pennsylvania, Arizona and Newport, convoyed by the cruiser BaU timore. It is believed that the Span.- iards will evacuate Doilo. This action is the first taken by the United States toward extendi nsr its au- thoratv over th Phiutrtina vnm th (city, harbor and bay of Manila, and is important as an indication of the gav- Li . i trumeia uj pitbce me tkrouapeiago unaer American control sooner than was originally intended. Iloilo is the Only part of the Philippines remaining in pos session of the Spanish forces. For more than a month it has been threat ened by a large Torce of insurgent 'troops, and at one time recently the Spanish commandant considered that further resistance to tho-infeurgent at- . tacks was useless. The dispatches from Madrid reporting that the Spanish troops at Iloilo had made a sortie and repuLsed the insurgents with heavy loss has not been confirmed by Major General Otis Or Rear Admiral Dewey. . According to reports made to the military information division of the ad jutant general's office, Iloilor the capital of the province of the same name, irt the island of Panay, has a population of 10,380. Its distameia from Manila to estimated in one report at 35& cmiies, but in others at 250 miles. It is the resi dence of the governor, the captain of., the port, and officials of the treasury. justice, etc. It bias a pretty cathedral, a seminary, casa real and court house. It is geographically attached to the Vizaya group. Among its industries - are a machine shop, a foundry, a car riage factory and a hat factory. The town of Iloilo i protected by a fort. The number of Spanish troops at the capital is not given in the reports ta the military information division. NEGRO BARII BURNER LYNCHED. Harmiony Grove, Ga., Dec. 26. Jeff Bolton, colored, was lynched at Wood's. Bridge Saturday night by a mob of un known people. He wad charged wtth having shot at a farmer and burned his barn. The negro was on his way to jail in charge of officers when the mob seized him and hanged him to a tree The news reached here today. No ef fort has been made to discover the lynchers. We are now very desirous of showing you our very complete HOLIDAY STOCK which is now going at very low prices. Our store will be open every night this week. Arthur OAs Field Leading Jewolev GhurclilSt,Iand Patton Am' s ! Open Nights i :,j. --; t. '. ' i" 1 ' T I,- t t -',' V f . ttr - - 1 Asheville,. N.'CS I "' ' - . 1 1 -1 I f- - , . ' ' 1 s ; V vv
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