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i - V o .. -Cy V7 vASpmLE, H. C(.Vp)NE8I)AU0 j; J899 Vol. 3; No. 302 4 . V SC!..:."' : ?' :.' : Price -c' Hftnfft IM J - I Oestreioheri Muslin Ontoear: Mondfv we rjlace on cen ter counters a full Stock La dies Muslio Underwear ,and ; at prices lower tbausame qaaiitv of Goods hveever; been off-rd iu this mjarketj GOWNS, 50c. 75c $1.00, 1.25 1 50,1.75 2 00 2.25 2 50 SKIRTS, 75c U 00, 1.25, 1 5u, 2 00 and 2.25. J DMMEflS, 25c 35. 30,48, 6, 75, 1.00, 1.? 5, 1.891 50 and 2.00 ... , CHEMISE, 45c 75, 1.00, I.25, I..5O, 2.00 aud 2.25 CORSET COVERS, 10c to $1.00. Full Stock of the most popular Corsets inthe trade at even prices, 50c up- Ladies' -and Children's Fast BlackHose, lO np. Stew Stock: spring Perl cal s for Waists, beautiful colorings.' New Stock White India Linens at Prices not to be touched?: We had acinck on tnes numrjers iasL eeaa-. ' ' . . ' .1 - . ' 'A. on ana v 1 nrpw iaera oup OESTflEICHEff & CO., 51 Patton EMSTHKt "NAME ON EVERY PIECE." LOWNEVS Chocolate Bonbons FOR SALE BY G. A. GREER. 53 PATTON AVE. Large Stock Just Recv-d ' Do you want reliet? If so try sample bot tle of : - : Larsre Bottle for io cts. Last week we Jreccive3 orders from Norfolk, Va Springfield, Ohio, and New York Cityj which ;4 well tends to prove it, nas merit. i M ".y.v ""t: HElHlTSiiRiAGRljl .4" Ave - " 1 . Chapped Hands Hygienic urag --?iv:. 1 1 Ik Last Night's Demo cratic Caucus A- Craig Fbreign Corporations Bin Passed By the House. Fayetteyille Dispensary Bill Killed by an Amend- ment. Eepublican Election f Laws Qiiet- ly Put to Sleep Western v Nort& Carolina Leg Illation. Special1 to the Qaze&te. Raaefig'li, Jaa. . 24. The democratic caucus today adopted a bill wWch wttl remove Penitentiary Superintendeat Day! from office. It creates twelv new directors, ? one firom each judicial dia trtct, whomll. elect, three persona to managre, the penitentiary and abolish the surerrntenident'fi office. . The peni tentiary will te osajde a cwrporaitiOTi Th bill will p&$? tomiorrow. LIVELY SESSIOII OF THE HOUSE. Special to the Gazette. . BaJ9g8iv Jan. 24. The house nttt as roooth3y as a big- machine today. It passed the' Craig foreign jsorporeMpji $iil almost urtanamoueOy. - t; demolshe the ;Fayettevfue.ctsenea (ruanimg overthf - committeearrieportf as '4t offen does), and- attentHy, a4i yin!oJ as becomes a great engine, t crushed (he Mfe out of y the. ,.reputlloiaK election laws of 1895 and 1897 ' Many members don't yet know tihat 5t has been done. so Efflent w6b the doing. Mr. Bonshall introduced another bill relating to a uhdform commercial 'law, This bill as a certification, and dassifl- cation of the laws now irn use in many states and largely in this state. Mr. Willard, of New HanoVr, intro duced a bill regutlaJCing the Inenrance business in ithe state. The bill creates the department of insurance and pro idea for Hhe office of superintendent of imsuraiice. Ail insurance moneys must be paid in the etate treasury. Ma. Flemang1, of Clay, introduced a bHl to repeal chapter 36i"llaws of 1897, which establishes a graded school at HaysvUHe, Clay county, and makes E. H. Allison, G. M. Flemiing; W. H. Mc CHure, J. B. Mease, XI. W. Sanderson, M. R. Kinsey and R. L. Herbert trustees. Mr. Williams, of Graham, introduced a VQl to amend chapter 57, laws of 1897, the "public drunkenness act," by adding Graham county. Mr. Craig introduced a bill to codify all tQse public Haws about which there has been so much talk fori years. It provides for three commissioners to be elected by the general1 tasaembly who shall "collate, revise and digest, collect and reduce into one statute" the laws anct marginal notes. Hie commission ers shall follow as nearly as may be -tlhe plan provided by the act of 1851-52. The compensation of the commissioners ehall be $2,000 each, and $750 "allowance is provided for a clerk. 'Mr. Craig' t also introduced a bill to amend section 1,247 of the code by requiring- a seal to be affixed to all papers sent out of the county. By unandmous consent the bll pro viding for the repeal of the lar creat ing the dispensary at Fayetteville; and suhmitting fine queetSon'of a (lispensary to a vote of the people was taken Xkp. I1PT Li U D DOT A fipeclal Palvatellnstitutlon f ortt ; eatment 6f Lung W, . KAftl. too RUCK, Jf. KATES. $22 50 per week and upward, according to thie room selected, includes ermbigcexcfnsr yamcoaam.? wnicn are roppuea ac oo certain numfer at Jwnre ewrre4it a lower rate for patients "wfcflpe :y flnwAfaJi cirumstattces require it an ' to suxsh the medicines .are eiao & duded. -Pafrata c&a ater and leave at aay time, y Adrancad cases' apt 1 Ad rwifavYraUe'-'Teport7'ampae the bdlL r"f ; . Robinson, of Cumberland, sai Jtoit he was placed in a peculiar attitude fa relation to the fill', and' ! reserved the right to vote as heeaw; fit when, th election shall occurr . The people, of the county, ne eaid, were -very mncav o- V . ... - F .'V Tided on- the dispensary question and some feeling had been- mandf estedT He declared that the bill creating; Jthe dispensary was peased at the instlga-' tlon of tiie 'two republican members of with the object: of punishing certain citizens of Cumberland wh'o were In 8truments4 in' def eating the .police bill for Fayettevfllei - Mr. RoBertsoirsaaid he;did not yeek ; a nttm lya . j fai "Z ttua legislature and that during the rscenit; campaign) the declared' himself .publicly in favor , of submitting' the dispensary quest-ion to 'a vote of the people. Irn'reV ply to a question from McDean, of Haa net t, the. speaker said that a majority of theipetttioners were for the dispeh- sary, ; bait that he was not prepared- tips epeak for tho people Powell, of Wake wamted tt know if the dispensary (had reduced crime in the county. Mr. Robertson said he only knew from- statements of - the" mayor 'of Fayetteville and justices of the peac6; Statistics from these officers showed tffiut there had been a crime. reduction 'of Davis, of Haywood, said there was a dispensary in his county and .that . . . . t, . . naa cne support 01 tne - majoruy ex nip people to the county. He said her did not believe that the. dispensary; had J decreased the sale of aiquor. In, the county he saw no difference when te. dispensary j law was created, but. that in the towns the dispensary had an in - y flueace for good. Clarkson, of Mecklenburg, favor of the dispensary.- He said .that it appeared' to him that a jnajbrlty'of the white people of Cumberiand. favor r ed the dispensary as it is now conduct- ed. , White, ot.Hallli offered an amend ment striking )a 'poyUUx submit tins: the auesdon. In a' vote of the neo- pie. -The bilfav. emended then. passed. 'the second flaw the, third readings. -The tSli t& amend the chtarter of Bai? &bury passed its fmal reading and wenftito the senate for ratification. .. ., Mr; Craig's bMi making foreign cor poration 1 domestic corporations under the laws of the state and requiring all such corporations to take out .licenses and file their papers of incorporation with the secretary of gtate was made a special order of business. Mr. Craig addressed Whe house in support of ihe bil9, which (he stated that he had in troduced in accordance with a provi sion of the democratic state platform. Every corporation doing business in the state should become a legal corpora tion in tbtis state, Mr. Craig contended. They should be treated with exact jus- ( Continued on HCth page.) CLAY'S VIEW OF EXPANSION Georgia Senator Says All Should get Ultimate Free dom Lovdge and Teller Talk. Washington, Jam.. 24. The open, .ses sion of the senate today) was largely devoted to rspeches on expansion... Senator Lodge made tan abie argu ment for the. peace tireajty and Senator Teller spoke 4n favor of hoidihl:" the Oay ot Georgia, argued that nothing should stand to the way of the prompt ratification of the . treaty and that the government "should "hold, out to the Filipinos the same : promises of ultimate independence as 1"2nba He continued that ttree natlooa could not gwern . subject proylrcesbut that we should .aid he .nalkvea td form a government; for themfselves. k air and Throat Diseases. D MediealDlMetor. f :f$7 c- - Senate' WillConsidei Behind Closed Doors, 7 Jftye Fear Results of an Open Discttssion of Ger many at Manila. Senate Chagrined Over Pub ft licity Given Sampson- Schley Debate. Davis Would not Take up Senator Crorman's Defi for a Vote on the Peace Treaty to be Taken Then ana There. ;" Wash'inptfnm Tan 9,i . Thf nMa itl,. . w ' - .treaty will, be considered by the senate in secret session. "Thia conoinaioni was reached this af ternoon after a three hours debate behind closed doors. ;. t the conclusion of - the discussion Seriatnm a 1 D , . . - , f inanded of Ohairmaji Davis that he permit a vote on the treaty to' be taken nton, saying that tie had mot yet sub? mltted the question ito Ms committee but would do -so' tomorrow and when - . ... v' but would do so tomorrow and that when tihe, treaty next-came before the, aeoajte be would possibly be in a' posi tion to comider the . retlueaiferJf Ai : rSenlltBflfryA fisessuhf opeoea, maae ant excellent -,ptea opponent of the reatY cduJd reply Jo sucdi Vtu1merjt as Senator liDdge. had made thte afternoon; t He lectured' the senators ..for per nrittlkug the executive eesioni secrets to become public property, citing an elaborate report in the morning papers of 'the SampsonhSchiey discussion as an example. Senator Berry soon tired of trying1 to convince - the senate and withdrew his resolution for ani open eejsEion. Senators Fry and Teller made the cMef epeeehes 'agaSnsit an open ses sion. Frye Claimed thait. the great reason agradnst It was the discussion of Germany's attitude at Manila. GEORGIA Frankfort, STATUE UNVEILING. Kv.. Jan. 24. General Boynton, in charge of Chickamauga nnrfrlomifll o&meiterv. has given notice that a monument tx Georgia's dead will be untveUtted the first week in May, TO CTTRE A COLD IN ONE DAT. Ttoik Tja-ruifMv "Rromo Quinime Tablets AM druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25 cents, xne genuine na xj. B. Q. on each tablet See the handsome bedroom suit in Mrs J.. A. TrthjiBon's window. It. like the rest of her goods, is up to date. THE ASHBVIL.L.E LUNCH COUNTER FOR SALE. , At 28 1-2 Smith Main 'street. Can be Ladles' Starp pr oenttjlf cost, and Sons. Seamless All sizes. Slippers. 1 O. A. Mean Fall Dress Coats and Vests, also Tuxedo, for rent Men's Outfitter, 11 Patton Ave. We Sell the Finest we can buy. We carry a very large assortment, and you can get just what vou want We are al- 4 v ways glad to -chow it to . you. vi Comin and wait for your car:? Paragon Pharmacy Co., i ' OppPost Office. Treaty Stationery CHANGES Ifl CITY CHARTER Board of Trade Amendments Adopted by Mass -Meeting, Eefonding of City Bonds Abolition , of Sinking Fund Longer Terms for City Officials Increased 1 School Taxes. The amendments to the city charter proposed by the legkUative committee of the board of trade went through with a rush at the mass meeting held in. the court house last -night. Only in the amendment regarding the city elec tion was there any change. When the clock's hands todicated the hour of 8 a goodly assemblage of rep- resentaitive citizens was in the room. Mayor Miller and the aldermen were there. So were City Attorney Luther and many other lawyers. The board of trade was also largely in evidence. The meeting eelected Mr. S. R. Kepler chairman. Chairman Martin, of the- board of trade, then read the proposed amend ment. The first section, regarding the refunding of city bonds, was as fol lows: .-, we find upon examination that, the total bonded indebtedness of the city of Asheville la 782,500; that the average Dime which these bonds have to run is ten years; that $452,500 of thse bonds bear int-ereat at five percent. (&' percent.) per annum, frayabfe gem! annually that 330,000 of these bonds bear interest at six (6 percent) percent., payable eemi annually; ithat the floating iiKJebtedmes of the City, at the present 'time is S250.000 that if ithe ciity can refund its bonded inaeDteaness with new doeos Dearing m tereert afe four per- cent pet annum it wdl save ro tn. taxpayera annually t lu.iza for the period of ten yearsi making a to' tal savlns jQf $11150. , Wo -fTiAmfAnn .icunmmn1 ha Ya T etf r iing the "board of aldermen to submit to the qualified voters at the next election m propiotlor-'t'm'I.OW in four, per tnt,XDonoasr jayapie jn: -..twrty yearsm teres e and ptincipai. payable m com. Ad tnat a iin emtKWying tiie wea oe. pre pared nd submitted, to the citizens of Asnevuie ior enooreement ana rorwara ed to the Legisflaturefor enactment. Some -dHscufSfefion followed ,the pro posed amendment but there was no positive opposition, at: being generally agreed that the scheme was practical and would-he beneficial and, economi cal. The proposed amendment . was adopted by a vote of 27 to 3. ; The next question was that of abol- iflhimisr the isanKHiEf fund. it read, as follows: ; We also recommend that the Legisla ture be asked to pass auotber act abol fcsbing (the sinking fund provision of the the present statute regordmg assess mente heretofore levied by the city "upon property-abutting on sttreet improve merits, a.cd providing that all funds here to.fo.re derived from assessments levied on property for street improvements, and all funds hereafter to be derived from such Source be held as eitreet improve roent fund, and devoted! henceforward exclusively to tihat purpose. That the legislature be asked to en act for ithe city of Asheville an arasess meot' law whereby the board of alder men of the Jcity may be authorized to (Continued on fourth page.) THERE IS SOME Very Bad Postal AND SOME I Very -6ood. - You can get thin, weak, taste less Postum most anywhera .You don't know what good Po?tum itf until you have tasted the genuine article with the charming flavor and food ele ments brought out. . We buy direct from the manu facturer and always have it fresh--either wholesale or retail. ...i.ATv 0 Bhidem SUM Filipino Secretary asks State Department Questions. Would Like to Know Why U. S. is Massing Troops and Ships. Says Spain's Claim on the Philippines was Only "ilieged." AsksifWar on "Former Associates" Is Intended State Depart ment will Take no Notice . of Documents. Washington, Jan. 24. The secretary of the Filipino jumaa In Washington filed an official communication at th state department, in which Agondllo cails attentfion to the, . 'fact that ths United States has a- 'large number of troops and ships in . the Philippines; that more ship and troops are being sent there, and asks If America de signs war on -the Philippine islands He neferred to the "alleged" claim of Spain, to the islands which ' had been turned, oyer to the United States ujd inquires: . Are my government aoid people to he left to euppoee that it is because of some desire on the part of the Ameri can government to enforce against its late .associate this exploded claim that tfcC;Tnafcedta ltsorcea -latecapltai-bltthjippine lsl-u. .'J' , ' A jLne state aepsnmore wait la&e no 01 flclal notice of the cmmunatlon. . FILIPINO ARMY , MASSED AT MALOLOS Thirty Thousand Strong and Has Fifty Maxim Guns. Manila, Jan. 24. Thirty thousand Filipinos with nearly fifty MaxHm guns are at MaloQoe. The Filipino commanders are con vinced that the Americarn.f will be un able to work effectively outside of Ma nila. BROOKE OPPOSES SPANISH BANK W-ashtagtoo, Jan. 24. The cabinet today diiscuseed the advisability of re voking the concession tto the Spariifh bonk of Cuba to collect the taxes but" reached no conclusion. General Brooke's1 protest was consid ered. - ' In it General Brooke said the Cubans looked upon the bank as an Institution of Oppression and -that he was led to object against permitting' the bank' to collect the taxes 1ecause of the. bad ef fect it toad oil the people. 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 80 cents on the dollar. It will pay you to look these things over as they are worth ; 20 per cent, mor thaiti' we are now asking for them. Arthur A. Field. leading Jeweler, ; Church St.' and Puttbn Are. ' Ashoville, N. Cr ."I i 'I si V r Night bell at iwde door. Church St. and J'atton On the Square. X
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