OestreMer
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Muslin . Undfii wear: ...
Monday we place on cen
ter counters afuUtock La
dies Mnsli a DL-derwear ,and
at prices lWer than same
qaalitv oi Goods h-ve ever
been tffrtd iu this market.,
GOWNS, 60fi. 75 $1. 00,
1.25 1 50.1.75 2 00 2.25 2 50
SKIRTS, 5o 1 00, 1.25,
1 50, 2.00 and 2.25.. ,
D?4W7?S, 25; 35. 39,48,
6 , 75, 1.00, 1.25, 1.3p, 1 50
and 2.00
$x$x$
CHEMISE, 45c 75, 1.00,
L.25, 1-50, 2.00 aud 2.25
CORSET COVERS, 10c
to $1.00.
Full Stock of the moet
popular Corsets in the trade
at even prices, 50c up-
Ladies' aud Children's
Fast Black Hose, 10c up.
New Stock Spring Per
cal s for Waists, beautiful
colorings.
New Stock White India
Linens at Prices not to be
touched. We had a cincb
on thee numbers last seas
on and throw them out
again to our cu stomers.
ncQTftEiruFR nn
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51 Pattan Ave.
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"NAME ON EVERY PIECE.
LOWNEY'S
Chocolate Bonbons
FOR SALE BY
& A. GREER.
53 PATTON, AVE.
Large Stock Just Recv'd
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Chapped
Hands.
Do you want relief ?
If so try a sample bot
tle of
Hygienic Cream.
Large Bottle for 10 cts.
Last week , we received orders
from Norfolk, Va.. Springfield,
Ohtoand New York City, wkich
well tends to prove it has merit.
HEIHITSH S REAGAN,
Druggists,
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Chiirch St and Patton Ave.
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House Votes Down
Claims of Ex-Enrolling
Clerk.
(Important Work that Is Be
ing Done by the House
and Senate Com
mittees. Many New Bills of General
and Some of Special
Interest
A Tilt Over the Roller Mill Bill To
Allow Clerks to Take Evidence
In Will Cases.
Special 0 the Gazette.
Raleigh, Jan. 23. Today's senate ses
sion was placid and featureless, but a
raft of bills, great and small, poured
into the house, which was also enter
tained by a bit of repartee by two
western members. Swindon, the en
rolling clerk whom the legislature of
1895 put out of office because he would
not appoint negro deputies, also re
vived and stood behind a pillar in the
gallery while the house killed the bill
to pay 'him $120 for his services. The
chairman of the committee on claim
and Mr. Juettioe made good talks for
Swinson. Mr. Justice said that the fu
sion legislature had violated the law
and this legislature should render jus
tice. Mr. Leatherwood opposed the
bill while he was sorry, for . Swifirfpn.
1H said it was not debt of the-peopie.
Mr. Curtis, of Buneome, aroused some
smiles by his statement that if Swin
son was not too good to seek negro
votes he was not too good to associate
with them. Isaac Smith, clapped his
fat hands solemnly Sn approval. The
bill was lost by a vote of 37 to 60.
The bill to allow flour mills to levy
certain tolls provoked considerable dis
cussion. Mr. Curbis, of Buncombe,
spoke against the bill, declaring that
it would operate against the small mill
er and the farmer. He charged that
there were paid attorneys before the
committee who were here lobbying for
the bilL Mr. Fioushee said that both
parties had a fair hearing before the
committee, and ithat the lawyers pres
ent were as honorable gentlemen as
there are in North Carolina.
WdlMams, of Iredell defended the
bill. He poke of the advantages of
roller mills. Ray, of Macon, made a
vigorous speoh. against the bill when it
came up before the committee and
made the motion for a favorable report,
but that lie had since become convinced
that the bill would do the burr mills a
great injustice 'and lie would cast his
vote against St. Powell, of Wake, spoke
da favor of the bill.
It was when the roller mill foill came
up that the badinage occurred. Mr.
Cutri -said that some members insist
ed that the adverse report on his bill
should stand, that they said "What is
the use of having committees if we
don't go by their reports?" I say to
that "If we are"bound by reports, what
isthe good of having legislators?"
He refered to some of these men as be-'
ing in the (house
Hon. J. Frank Ray said Sn a manly
way thast lie was for the bill 5n the
committee but now saw it should be
further investigated and referred to
the agricultural committee. He made
(a casual remrak thatt was drowned iin
laughter: "The gentleman from Bun
come keeps saying he lis a countryman;
he need n!ot say that any more."
ESTABLISHED 1888.
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A Special FaivateJIiwtittitiori for the
Treatment of Long and Throat Dlaeasea.
certain' number of. rooms are. cwervett at a tower ;rato for patienta.wjige
l financial circnmstances require It and to such the medlctew W toOt J
eluded.- Patients can ater and leatfr.at aj; time. Advanced caaea npx
The following -bills .were introduced
in- the house: ' !gf
By Craig, by request,-to amend lsee
tion 2,148 of the code t ty allowing-a
to take evidence in will cases and val
ida' 'ng. probates taken 4n this waey
Referred , to the judiciary committee.' ".
By Craig, to amend section 1,246, relr
wtive to probate ofdeeds by tnaerttog
in Mhe 7, sub-section 1, after the word
"not public" and before the word "no
in lirua 7 the words "under !h4s notorial
seal;" in sub-section 2 after "notary
public" and before "or" In. line 8 the
words "of any county in the state un-r;
der his notorial seal;" In sub-section 3
by striking out in line 7 the words "ttha
state m" and alt of line 8 and inserting
instead "any state."
By Craig, to amend section 2,07 of
the code by inserting after "isame" in
line 5" the words "whenever, his fees are
paid and , tendered Jaim within five dayai
af ter said process shall come into hisj
hands." All refered to the judiciary
committee.
By Mauney of Charlotte, a bill which
regulates the complications of the
Cherokee Indians1 umJer decisions of
United: saitea and state courts, and
declares that all of. one fourth blood
shall be Cherokees aawl tenants in
common, of the lands. The act shall
include those in, ventre sa mere at the
time of ratification. Referred to the
judiciary committee.
By Winston, to am'emd chapter 102.
laws of 1891, relating ito the probate ot
deeds and to validate certain probates
Referred to judiciary committee..
By Winston, to" amend chapiter 102,
Haws of 1891, relative to the probate of
deeds, and to validate certainr probates
By Winston! to amend chapter 161,
laws of 1895, relative to the probate of
deeds. Referred to the .judiciary
committee. ,
By Rountree, to authorize the
dommissioner of New Hanover county
to deed the old court house in
WilmiBgiton to the naval militia and
authorize the militia to 'borrow money
to build an armory. Referred . to tine
Judiciary committee.
By Stubbs, to submit a constitutional
amendment to section 2, article 9, of the
constitution, by providing tfor a division
of school funds between the races on
the line of the Indian law. Referred to
the constitutional amendments commit
tee. By Currie, of Moore, to amend section
39 of chapter 294, laws of 1893, by
exempting telephone companies1 whose
receipts do not exceed two hundred
dollars. Referred to the committee on
corporations.
By Davis, of "Franklin, to reduce fees
of registers of deeds to thirty cenfs for
first two hundred, ords and-ten oLttrsggle between the friendeLof the. two
for oftie, . hundreds. Rererredr to. tbL 1 ,v, ,
committee on salaries and fees
By Julian, toelect P. P. ffiuroney and
W. A. Houck additional -county
commissioners for Rowan county J
Referred to the judiciary committee.
By Flemming, to authorize Clay county
to issue $3000 of bond at not exceeding:
6 per cent, interest, $500 principal
payable each yearf Referred' t! the
committee on corporations, cities and
towns.
By Justice, of Henderson, to correct
calls in land grant No. 3641, Henderson
county, and No. 4167, Buncombe county.
Referred rtk the committee on
propositions and greavanm'ces
By Craig, to give judges power to
disbar attorneys guilty of immoral or
disreputable conduct, end pravidm
appeals to such attorneys. Referred to
the judliciary committee.
By Leathcrwood, to create ai joint
commi'ttee to whom all bills relating to
justices of the peace be referred.
By Rountree, to dcWare! the South
eastern Railroad Co. duly incorporated.
Referred to commitbtee on, rail roads
Three more bills by Mr. Rountree
were to reenact and amend "chapter 284.
laws of 1893, andi authorizing certain
Atlantic Coast line consolidations ani
.incorporation in North CaroMna. All
were referred to the committee on rail
roads.
By Fonshee, to railroads) to provide
separate waiting! rooms for white and
colored. Referred to railroad committee.
By Stevens, of Union, to make
corporations which engage In combin
ations and tmiists guilty of conspiracies.
Referred) to the committee on corpora
tionsj The following bills passed by the
senate were received audi ireferred to
committees:
AppointtJtng L.. G. C. Taylor a justice
of the peace for Ruherford county; to
appoint H. E. Markham a justice of the
peace at Tryon.
To protect fish in" No. 11 township,
Madisoa county.
To protect game in Madison county.
To pay Senator Franks $160 for election
contest expenses.
To repeal chapter 421, laws 189 1,
encouraging local taxation for schools.
Appointing Joseph R.-Hess a justice of
the peace for No. 1 township, Madron
county.
SENATE.
Reports of committees in the senate
were favorable es to the-foil owi-nsg kill-:
To amend section 3635 -of I bi.
reduci-ng the price of supreme court
rervorlts from $2 to S1.F0.
To amend section 2155, relating to rns
probate of wills; to amend chapters
113, laws of 1895, to repeal ofcarxber 353,
laws of 1897 .
To amend the charterof Winston.
To promote ttempefrance.
(Omtbraed on fifith page.)
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in Sampson-Schley
Controversy.
Sampsoh's Supporters and
Schley's Adherents Wax
Warm in Support
of Favorites,
Senate Asks Long to Send in
AH the Papers in
the Case.
Qonnan Leads the Fight for Schley,
Belittling Sampson Lodge Says
Schley Disobeyed Orders.
wWasMngtonv Jan. 23. For more than
three houna this afternoon the senate
fought a. new naval campaign to front
of Santiago; discussed the merits and
demerits of Admirals Sampson and
Schley, touched uipon the pending
scandals in the army, deplored the
possibility of opening, (a similar sere tin,
the mavy and concluded by postponing
all action on President McKindey's ad
vancement of Sampson and Schley for
twenty days.
This conclusion was not reached,
however, until the senate, by a vote of
to 17, over the vehement protects of
Senators Chandler, Hale and Ubdge,
ordered Secretary of the Navy Long to
send to(the senate all the papers in the
case of each. of the officers.
.. This was; the opening chapter ' of the
Miui,uiiw wu tu vuaruri . v cus trill lrtfA
lished by several references to other
officers, ' notably Captain Higginson,
who hats been made commodore, and
Commodore Watson, the senior of both
bampson and Schley, who appears to
have been forgotten altogether.
An executive session was moved af
ter the speoh against expansion by
White In open section and it was sup
posed that 'the peace treaty would be
taken up but the Sampson-Schley de
bate lasted all afternoon.
The fight for Schley was made chief
ly by Senators Wellington and Gor
man, while Admiral Sampson was
championed by ardent administration
men, who intimated that an linvestiga
tion might show that Schley had re
ceived all (to which he was entitled, if
indeed the president had not gone a
little further.
Senator Wellington claimed that
Schley was the victim of bureau
cracy, directing his attack alt Captain
Crwninshleld, chief of the navigation
bureau. 'Senator Gorman took the
ground Chart, there was nothing In
Schley's record derogatory to him as a
naval officer and nothing so glorious in
the record of Sampson: to justify so
much, advancement.
Senator Lodge was the chief advo
cate for Sampekm and said that an in
vestigation would be unwise. It was
an uncontrovertible cfact, he said, that
Schley had. disobeyed orders.
All.Ijadiea'Wool Shoes, 10 per cent of
co&t. G. A. Mears and Sons.
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ALLEGRETTI'S
CHOCOLATE
CREAMS,
FRESH TO-DAY.
Drop in and get a package ,
you will enjoy them.
15, 30 AMD 60 CENTS.
Paragon Pharmacy Co., ,
Oppi Sost Office- - '
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State "Library
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STRANGE ACT
Dr. W. C. Brownson Dying
from an Overdose of
Morphine, -Self -Administered.
Dr. W. C. Brownson took an overdose
of morphine yesterday afternoon at hie
home in West Ashevllle and at an ear
ly hour this morning the attending
physicians believed him to be dying.
Whether Dr. Browlison'e act wae acci
dental or intentional cannot be deter
mined now, but in any event -it would
appear that he was not responsible.
For a week past the family say he "has
been suffering from a severe attack of
grip, and that at times it caused de
mentia. Yesterday afiternoon about 2:30
o'clock the physician was left alone in
Ms room As he had never in the woirst
moments of 'his dementia manifested a
desire to do himself harm no watch
was deemd necessary in the sick room.
Rut half an hour Haterswhen a mem
ber of the family entered the room, Dr.
Brownson was discovered lying limply
in a chair and h!iS head ihad fallen for
ward until it rested on his chest. He
was to a deep stupor. Efforts to arouee
him. did not succeed.
A Slurry call was sent to Drs. Meri
weather and Baird. They soon discov
erea that their patient was suffering
from an overdose of morphine, no less
than, sixteen, grains having been hy-
perdermically injected. Heroic meas
ures were instantly put In use but
hours pased and etill Dr. Brownson was
unconscious. His pulse beat faintly
and his -heart almost imperceptibly.
Dr. Brownson is about 45 years old
and has been a practicing phydician In
Asnevi'i'ie ror many years. le 'has a
wife and three children.
CUBAN SOLDIERS
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BWIDITS
Destroy Thousands of Acres
of Sugar Cane, and
Murder Too.
Santiago, Jan. 23. Disgruntled Cu
ban soldiers continue their depre-
ditaons on the sugar estates, severa
thousand acres of cane having been
destroyed.
A large force of rural police has been
ordered to quell the disturbances, es
pecially in the Mayari district where
lawless bands are plundering and kill
ing.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAT.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
AM druggists refund itlhe money if it fails
to cure. 25 cents. The genuine has L
B. Q. on each tablet.
, My place might be just a bit out of the
way, buib if you 'are looking for furni
ture you can, save raioney by coming to
our plaloe.
MRS. D. A. JOHNSON,
27 North Main Street
THERE IS SOME
Very Bad Postui
A.ND SOME
Very Good.
; You can get thin, weak, taste
less Post urn most anywhere.
Yon don't know 'what good
Poatum is until you have tasted
the genuine article ith the
charming: flavor, and food ele
ments brought out.
I We buy direct from the manu
facturer, and al ways have it
fresh either wholesale or retail.
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Shideis
On the Square.
Lgffl
Shrewd Scheme Cred
ited to Quay's
Supporters.
If Quay is Beaten Penrose
Will Resign and Have
Quiy Appointed
Successor.
Pennsylvania Legislature
Deadlocked on Fifth
Ballot.
Quay Men Said to be Disheartened
But Senator Penrose En
ters the Fray.
Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 23. The fiftli
baillot for United States senator wan
without resultt today.
A continuance of the deadlock is
having a disheartening effect on the
Quay men. They may lose some votes
and there apears to be little chance of
gaining from the democratic ranks.
Senator Penrose came from Wash
ington this afternoon to conduct the
Quay fight. The anti-Quay men is
sued a statement tonight calling Gov
ernor Stone to acount for interfering
in the fight.
The Quay men .tonight InrtJimated
they may win tomorrow and another:
tale going the rounds was; that Pen
rose, would, resagai In the event, of
Quay's defeat and have4he governor
appoint Quay asp his successor.
DOT
OF THE RAGE
Nebraska Senator's Fight
Hopeless Will Elect
Rosewater on Fus-
ion Ticket.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 23. A big politi
cal sensation was sprung this after
noon when Seator Allen returned from
Washington and it was given out that
he would withdraw from what he
deemed a hopeless race 'and endeavor
to secure a fusion endorsement for
Editor Rosewaiter.
The an ti-fusion Lsts at once planned
a vigorous attack. The ballot today
was without result.
TRIPLE MUROER.
Philadelphia, Jan. 23. George Ayrea
tonight killed his wife, fatally wounded
the man with whom she was living and
then: shot himself, dying soon after. The
scene of the tragedy was a house in the
suburbs of Nicetowo, where Mrs. Ayres
and Wilson were Irving.
SHIP WRECK; CREW PERISH. '
Halifax'; Jan. 23. The British schoo
ner Leader is a total loss at Moses riv
er on this coaieit. The captain and crew
of ten men have undoubtely perished.
Do You Want Some
Silverware
For Less Than it is Worth ?
We have selected out a lot
of Silver-plated Ware, inclu
ding Trays, Flat and Hollow
Ware, which we are offering
at 8o cents on the dollar. It
will pay you to look these
things over as they are
worth 20 per cent, more
than we are now asking for
them; ;
Arthurxlli Field.
Leading Jeweler,
Church St and Patton Are.
ALIEN
Ashcville, N.
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