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abort kngt hs tabbiiijaif ,
vJn Hftnom-fielectton.
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lives stuffed with Spanish red pepper,
ipitted onves stuffed with aoahavftes end
packed in oil, ". olives pStited and , not
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HUYLER'S
AGENCY.
1 " : t i 1 1 1 I I III m '. .ri"" " t.. ,..--'
c I . ( If
Result of Last Ntght's
Legislative Gau-
"V " r 1 V
P cus,lxaieign.
Wilton Man ; ;Win$ the
Prize 'oil' the First '
Ballot
TheClericar Officer For
Both Houses Were
' Nominated.
William J. Cocke Successful in Placr
ing Some of Hit ; Friends- , '
ZIovement Toward Econo
- my in the Senate.
ffemWy caucused In ttbe leglslaitive toalld
't tucapim toodght. the chief infer-
centered in. the contest-. ,ftr toe.
iCownbr, of ,'Wlisont secured the prizes
, i TWe "hofusp held a mvely caucus. pax the I
das mig.wanttoinvesngae?ne,?rnmed,tttB titeete whiek
aoter ad quaJlincaHons of candidates. t-prty . A j ; i-Tvn
Forsyth moved tbaJt au,- ne, excmaea,
TIHls was carried. 'A motion , to allow
U.a contesWt, .from
Greene and Onslow to participate was
defeated. ,This wak.a victory for ,thes
anti-Connor fwces, , as .the, contestants
fSayoredConcon . . , v ,
iVvm- wsxo vjr TVVV'-
Craig, Comn)cr?JKl1wennao iwere nox
present atthe vojtin-. Connor's election)
was perfionaS, having n& poliiticalt sig-
nificance. The feast argued that the
west had the last democratic; speaker
and lieutenant governor.
Liocke Orafigcould scarcely be called
a candidate: or he Bpeakership.' Smil-1
Singly indlffeTentt; , he'. permStted his
frieinds to present hijiamebuit made
nc'enort w secure wni vu.nuu
men. considered af great ,homr. Suchi,
of course Mr. Craig voijild have es-tiftTnpd'1-t.
but it s a fact that-friends
of sDeakership candidates 'Successfully
persuaded m'embers favorable to
Cralge not to vbtefor .ihlm. became,
they ad:- "It won'fe any Honor
rsie not to vote1 for him, " Tecause I
i t,.4. t t ft po
tCra&g has made but lew pub?fc speech
a In the east, it would WuralEy 'be e-
pi3ted0'that he cwouJla uot;betY'y iwell" I
known except to' the western members,
SSSS&ffiteVS
thait f am cochivinced that ;"h4sTTamis Rkej
thaair and ths sunime,-nsatfua-u United States sena-
ary can cwnfineu -;Tere axwna5 R5leHf v j t, , . - .
, nrf Jip housed - The ' cenSidaf esf ortt trt rom Georgia, visited President Me
ttle speakership have h..lfW,i&)dil' and congratulated (him on
irir;"
Brown. .Craig received lrcC
"i4r'j-Hf'
For principal clerk 01 me nouse :cret
was taken untilnight. . ; H V.
i " - - SENATE CAUCUS. - v
- . ' -5 . f ..-iv r
' -.Justice was chattrman or . tne-
caucus anViOobley secretory. Tf.K Hi-A- ,Uad3es Qvergaiten, 25c... G. A- Mear
e,v.' rtehflrrnijt;1aiu Stanlev.anoj Sons Shoe Store. r , - ,
? . . , . . p , .
Special Pal vats
;T5reatxapntof Xiungaa?aroatI5aer:-!5;?f t '-v-
t : . r; ka Hh cciit, ndimi oWt; rr.V;'Y
iia'jj' su par wecii ana upwara; accoreir to cr rocsk tweeted,
? : - includes' everything excepting medicanes wMch are' supplied at cost. ; A
X 'i financial circumstances , require it
i. - exuaeo. xrauwum cm utcr
eluded.""' Patienits can sater and jeave
named for jxreeilent txtp'tenai ;T3ie vor.e
stood Sktanel-.li,. SmlU r ?i '
4 For-prtndpd 'cte
ceivedi the Qjnihtlm.' . He l a brother
of Jbsephu Dahiela. Bsi aSBtataau Jre
to be Maxwell Campbell; and iV il
Shlpraain. . JFtoT reaxiin ? i cHerkl Wwflftet
Murphy "wras. nomJnaEj:; ftjf eisroeatnsr
clerk, A. COartJk efcrtaat, Tickle;
"enrolliny, , 'Nkwvill; of Cbeatokee; door
keeper, J'B. -&nitifc?v -: - V -
William J. Oocko Cariied' Beveral
friends 4n thee, MurpJiy as Oveamls
friend and Ellis Gardner '6hfas- for
an enfosslngr cterkhlp are better. .-'
Senator- Cocke la ;nere a.v ; small
army off friends some of t?hom i want
places,' The senolbor ibr;- genemllr jsub
poeed to' have the oontmst.to. zptaka-J :
M." Campbell i TafilatoaU , - comm9lJtner
John Jordan, auperiatendeofc" of 'Ahe
penitent'fcwry and W Stand the ,soJIcftor
shlp of whatever court is create! frwtead
Of the present tttrcuit courts tor a .-well
knowta Aebeville lawyer; iThi eema
Hk a ptrday big; -cnastnsct as the
placfes are choice plums, but the. sen
ator ta.9 jthe 'Xakmlty-of zpt&ng there. .1 It
ifia oolte eVldenjt. that he. hast impressed
himseif oa fthe polStSdanli in. the. sen
ate as a ebrewd worker. , T"
The senafte caucus resolved that jiaf
fkser shaU toepa4d tnore iii&jx members.
&nk thfilt nio ea'torial dlstrX ha3l have
a eacdmki officer -fttJH others aife pre
sented. - j-y -
J. M. CampbeOI is here, alM EUla
Gaadlner, af Tancey.v feandJdfette f for
ssing tolerk. Prof ,W;"; M. -Bav Ze
Weaver,' 'Eisa.; and- George WU8ticsS-i
Hon, M I: Reedrex-member -or: ithe
houses aaxdcaiiaidalte for' nailroaft' "cttm
mQsstoner.i arrived .-"today.-4 '
RAILROAD
DEALC1ADE
v
yt""i'jf
Seaboard Roanoke Stock
Sold to a - Syndicate ' -
. Sweeping . Changes
. Q j UCXulIClvLca
in the desl and- 4sl helleved " to navel
p fry'fafoa that neither
seaba fS
fc oooAdrtll) dijalance,
u is mieta.Jir.a)wai,,wm
operate me property on teir- own ac-
count .andTmaiw'radlcaif Changes in the
jnianagemerit.
w . ipr pJ"r 'l
f U LI U t O H 1 1 1
KILLS PRISONER
. ' ' ;
Latter Had Stabbed Him
-' - , - ' -
4 DangerOUSiy and the
Chief Shot Htai
s. ?
U Webt Ga., Jan..f-Ernest Rob
rts, a weu icnown. young man,v was
anscamuy mea yesceruay
s r-.
bertswas undar arrest and Gallag
hw' had .started with, (him do thle police
scaoDeu insumex, wno rew iu "tvmv
r and shot bis assailant dead. Gallag
her .' was badly wounded. , ,.
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CORDOU - CALLS Oil f.VKIIILEY.
Wslngtoov'-Jatu. i--Geajeral Jolin
speeohes during
eouhem trip.;
SUMMER HEAT:
iis tne temperature ;tDrougooxLt me
-rri . r v
Leatner
ooa
feSTiTi: ttta
I street. Ttvey are Wfla
WWat you need; and the
l iricea are-verv Teasonablfe.
r2S3-3-t
- . -
TnstitntJoafar-t!:5 iV-
and to. sutcl ths medldaeaxare also . fci
xs jtvay,' juw - Auvancrsi cases- co
. at , any jOnu
Winyah Hotel ftxtd CaHtarlca Co;'
ible: Uprising In
i , ;
!W the -Island. ' of Bal
labac.
7
V 3
Spanish Govfernbr Killed
laaclJineaUVesln Com-
plete- Control
5
feurjeans - Butcliered and
j .Wfiitb Women are Held
. ' i , -Captive; ; :
Wouadted f Lieutenant Supposed to
Uo. V - - An. .1'-
JBakbc;Soiiiliernino5t
Madrid, Jam- JiAn j official dfepatch
states thai .abt&e -naav.es 6f 'Baiabak,
e '. uteertimiostvJiiaand-'of ' W
Philippines, nave, overthrown' tbe Spaa
ifh adminlaicrtLiton and seized the is
land. ,i , They ' mjasac , nyuay Europe-
Ud A v ' ' lilt - ,
eaisiaaaudtojJipanish governor,; a
physic$tf Mand Vrjjnanellaina
fope,tobs a;,Brl walvaJ1 officer.
m. - t i f " . , " '
?TEHSE SlJUAjTlON
Believes Danger Leu SEmmiiienttTo
' roinnlgate Proclamation
promptly.
iWashington, Jan. 3. The situation
in . the Pbiliptoes is atill a . source of
Vorry to offlclals, but the ajixieity was
relieved today 6y a telegram from
General Otas expressing the belief that
there was less damger of trouble.but
not expressing any particular ' plajbe
where the conditions had improved, jr-
Otis has been, instructed to eend Gen
eral Miller at Doilo a copy, of the
proclamerttoa cabled hint'" a" few days
ago in which the toatentlon Of. the United
States to itireatrthe FdUpinos Kumaneay
ahd Justly as expiamed,iand :lt is be
lieved that ' when Mfllers45i5ues this the
SnsurgentBiwiil iK)t oppose the landing
Of the Americans.
Th5s COTfldeinice is not felt, : 'however,
m regard to the situation in Luzon, as
there is mo telling -wat Aguinaldo may
do, and a' conflict may come at any mio
meat. MSeanrwhiffle vAguinaidd has not
been (Bocatd;v but' lie $sr,expected at a
meeting of the FllSpTnoicongress Thurs
day. ; Otis will promulute the procla
mation! at once which inay relieve the
tension. ,.;. !
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I ' - TH3J iOAKS HOTELrj ; '
Klow cunen fccS Mine i.0.ttbliite. . is the most
pleasant, quiet fcd home like "hotel In
Ashevaffle.., . .i-SSU "
-Gentleman's $5.00, Shoes, "narrow toes,
2.7S. - G. A. Mears &. pQHs. , ;
There are No Better
- Tonics
v. " than the different .
MaltEitracts.
We sell all the iekdirig brands
and will be flad tojbave y9pf;
order tor.any ot inem.,
your
Opp. Post Office.:
m? Post Office. - - - f
'nberofi 'European . .wtom$n 'are
hdtivivv,t- v ,
AV SURE
OF ELECTION
- i t
Crocus for. Him UnarBous
- ly-Has Democratic Sub-
port if Necessary
-. lianrtsburg. Pa, Jan, 3. SenaW' Quajr
- hte tonsMterfably the best of Jt 4a hU
Pght for re-elcMtibn; V,"
He passed "the orJttca -'stage tonight
When tor a Joint kaiuMis of epubKcans pt
the senat asid house he wai declared the
choice of the, caucus.. u . - j -r . ':
Of 164 republicaDB to (the two houses,
109 attended the causcus?and 98 voted for
Quay, 'Toihers' (&v!iaed votes between
B. F. Jones and Chrfcs Magee, of Pitts-
It was oa; Magee 'is midtion that the
nomination was made tojJsMmous. This
move by JklageeSa 'regarded- as a play
for the favor xk Quy men shouiUdi the
legasOaturef be dead to&ked on Quay and
turn & Magee. , " - -
David , Martto aa?di -Sena-Flinn. v4'th
thiirty-three Jolthets sta!2d out of the cau
cu. One hundred- aaKS - twenty-eight
votes, are iiwce&sary elect , but Quay
leaders ay that the nineteen? votes- stiil
needed wiia forthcoming when the
Joinit session meelts January 17v It 1s
even teUmate'd..lhiBft''a sufficient num
ber of democrats' will ;tural: to.. Ou
kehould -their as&Zaaance be necessary.
IV
hirtyrfive Students of the
ifffl9to - Tirginiav : an.-- 3.-rFor
iho second , time in -4J -Alstory ofi yil
has been) dismisseoN 3 '
v Tbe first, or 'griiduatlng dass, after
being.- under arrest for l6heevda.ys for
firing, fireworkk tnidnigJUXromjtb3e
towersVif -the "cadet "Wracks1 tocefle
bnae the tnew. yeaij, :Wja-dJsmissed this
. iThe onlycade w9( esjfeaped; dismdssaS
waa first Cjanain Derbyshire, ofsWest
Virginia,- whot; was officer of the" day
whenithe escapa&e took place.
iTe clasB represents twelve states and
has thirty-six members.
NAPOLEON TO
RESTORE EMPIRE
Victor Says He Will Be Ready to
- ' Take France by Force.
Paris, Jians. 3. The Maitto prints a
'iunflftary of an aduiress by Vic5tarf Na
poleon, to 'a' delegation df the .imperSal
yt commdttteeis in Brussels, nn. whfich he
declares that he would )take action tor
Ithe: rtoratJolni, of the French empire,
When..h,e thought the time favorable.
.He .would, nave recourse to lore ir
neisessary, . said was preparing! to ilead a
movement as soon as! ceritaM v events
to a heao.
NOTED SOUTHERN SOLDIER DEAD.
Knoxvlile, Tenn., Jan. 3.C. "V. Van-
derford; professor of agriculture of the
Tentnessee university, died suddenly at
his home here this afternoon. . He was
a confedemte enldTer of note. ''
TO CUR A COLI IN ONE DAT
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Air druggists refund the money If It falls
to cure. 25 cemts The genuine nas ii.
B.. Q. on eacfh tablet.
'50c. fJadies,,Riibbers at. 25c- y.Gi'r'X
Mears andi Sons' Shoe Store.
rxSr -7
Florida sweiat 0 iora$gesf 30 40 antt jiO
cents per dozen. 'J&fft daftss- ftot and
raisins. CarjteU,'Brh.l7 .Sotith Main
street, next to Bon Marche.. -,v.
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" Wewill receive'aiiage X
J invoice of . ' -- r -
IMPORTED I
this week.. Call and see
i or: not;
On the Square
nssEO
THE
WHOLE
CLASS
-nn
llJ
-i d ... if
ents Still Main-
tain (aontrol of
Island.
American Regiment 'Embark
From., Manila to Re-in-force
Gen." Miller.
Agjiinaldo ? Calls Session of :
Congress; and Cabinet to ;
Talk Fight.
t . 4-
Systematic Extension of American
Possession of Philippines Soon
toJBegin British Gunboat
,5 -- - - ' atIloilo.
Manina, Jan. 3. Adviices from Iloilo '
received today by the steamship, Boli
nacl, whicn left there Sunday, state
that at the time of the. veasel's depar
ture the insurgena 'were still to control
of the city and no American, troops had
been tended. y
Ttoe Frst California regimeot em-bailed-"
this afternoon on: the trans
ports, Capaa and Maritmia, pre- .
skmaby to report to Generaa Miller at
floiio. Ttiey were convoyed by the
yt is, supposed thatthe extension. of
American occupation- will now be sys
tematically begun in theouthera da-
landa
VrWBritish -gun'
lnsurg
one ; 'K?7y' - J
eraL Bios, who arrived here ves- w l I
also gone
General. Bios, who. arrived here yes
terday .t from mboaga, wMther he
went with Spanish; ttoops .tkten-JtAyi.
Ilofflo called on jSeneral Otis today: and -
denied the Imputatidni of a collision
wlith intaurgenits saying he. gave up
only When ordered, to do . so from Mad
rid. - . - . ; ,
Aguinaldo 4s evidenitly organ!:
his foBtewers to oppose the Americ
Yesterday he suramonW tbe Ftiiflb
congress and cabinet to assemble.
SAVANNAH CHEERS
FAVORITE REGIMENT
Departure of Fourth Illinois
Causes Demonstration
Two Other Regi
ments Leave.
Savannah, Jan 3. Shortly after noon
today the Fourtb" and NlniCh Illinois
regiments started for Havana on the
transport, Mobile,
The Fourtb. received the greatest send
off of any body of soldiers had here,
due to the cordial relations between the
tokLters and the people of Savannah,
brought about by the fact that-tine reg
ftnent tlias been, doing most of the pro
vost guard duty. . -: .
The Second South, .Cardlina also left
today on the Roumanian. feThis . takes
all infantry from! Sayinaih except the
Third Georgia regimeot.rl -' ;
WDlhl to
this opportunity of ex
pressing to the people
otir sincere tharilcs for
their very ; liberal pat
ronage and kind : bx
oresrioris.' We also
yish to : thank those
who ' were lenient with v
uscimregaH
ing 'as heemnds v,
this year iwef e uri-
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