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Carelessness in handling- dynaim.a olo 1 TY-t or? a tifn. wflijartlQV m ftrn r or TtO vicoims or tne acciaent are at tne nuk sion hospiCal suffertng1 from injuirde from which 'they may meveir recover.Tn blacksmith shos- ait the Town Mountain quarry is blown -to a'Kms. Work was commenced at the cit quarry as usual yesterday morning. A 9 of clock Robert Burgess, the foreman o the force, James Sweeney, Williiam Ga! low-ay 'and James Bumpase, the Jalte colored, went to Ahe blacksmith shop Calloway was dispatched 'to che mag' 'zine to Drocuire a box of dynamite car tradges to be used in blafetinig. The bo was carefully opened, when it was dis Lovered that the dynamhe had Zmze during the night. Despite numJou cautions against thawing dynamite nea a fire, Calloway placed a package coa taiaiag tw-enty-one cartridges close t the fire on the forge. The wrapping pi per was allowed to remain at the cappe endsiends Calloway was occupying hm self at a little distance from :he forge noticed that the paper laround tha oar fridges bad ignited.- Burgess was stand ing near the forge, and Calloway shout ed, "Bob! Look there! The dynam.te' afire!" Jim Bumpass dived for the door an succeeded in getting outside. Burges apparently lest his head and commence throwing the dynamite sticks from th from che forge to the floor. Both Sween and1 Calloway rushed 'f -vrd stop him. The nexJt1 ins .at -ther was a terrifflc explosion ithat raittl e-laeses m wandows of houses an ins citv and almost ' created -a panic in th Orange st-hool. A huge burst of black smoke, flllc with flying fragments and boards sho up from where the shop had stood. few moments later the body of a mai L fell heavily on the ground. Superinten dent Bostic and Jim Bumpass who ha W hperi thrown to the errorund bv the fore of the explosion, Tan to his assistance It was Calloway. Sweeney was r've throuerh the sides of the shor ant vva picked up suffering intensely Burgee was found a little distance from the sho unconscious. Drs. E. B. Glenn and M. H. Fletche were , hurriedly summoned and afte dressing the wounds of the injured men had them removed to the hrsrital. w hours after reaching 'the hospital Bur gess breathed his last, without recover inr consoioustDess.' Calloway iarwi Sweeney are "serious! hurt, but their injuries will not prov fatal should no complications arise. Bot men vomited blood copiously, but thei feel that this was .caused by the conc-- is ge-nerally supposed. The injured me -were resoinig easily last night and CaJ loway expects to be removed to hie horn today . ,' Burgess was about thirty years ol and lived with his wife and five chil dre'n near the Vance farm on Frenc Broad Am emm?naltion of his body re vealed tbait the explosion had produce a concussion of the brain and fracture bis skull. Mamy 'qurious people visited' the seen of the dartJastropbe yesterday afternoon (Evidence of. the terrible force of the ex plosion was everywhere visible. Piece of broken board could be found any whore within a radius of 500 yards. Th forge is a complete wreck. LAW MILL'S BUSY GRIND. (Continued from first page.) North Carolina regiments in the civi war- Senaltor Glenn introduced abill to re peial section 3113 of 'the code, whijh pr-o vidiesthkt the county commissioaier shall on tthe petition of one fourth of ithe votei of any'couney, -town1 or township, call a elecion on the fourth Monday in May t determine whether liquor shall be eol there. The temperance fa.dvooa.re shoul not mfsundrsUand ttj Senator Glenn i a strong temperanCt xian lita fact it wa urgod agartngt his election that he wias and, his bill is in ome way in the lntr estt of the oaiuse. - The senate passed a bill to ireorganiz and ancorporkte the penjtentiary. Th vote tood 38 ayes, 5 noes. AN ATTACK ON AN ASHEVILLE SCHOOL Senate Committee Considering -Bill to Reduce Privileges of N. & C .Institute. N Special 1 to the Gazette. (Raleigh, Jan. 25. The senate commit tee on education will decide this after- noon a bill which takes from the Nor mal and Collegiate Institute at Aehe ville the right' to errant to its graduates certiflcatee which, m-ake? 'thedvst teach ers n the yuMic school s wit bout stand ing their examinations, a. the commit tee's . iees!nr9acLaFj ovtir? '. n amendment; that thef billjalso take the sam'ev'rirht:. frora the.'t&A.Norr"ai school ' at Greensboro was voted downjjV Tin TwTOnpri nf th N"ormalI andj Collegiate, is ihei looking after Ahe in terests of his college, and js considera bly exerc5sed over the bill. , . Dr.-- Mclver Bar al& here, ; and favors the taking away of this" rig'ht ; which was conferred on?. thejAshevilile school by the; Legislature of ;9V vever Western membeiriS ;llaveJarJlftniated, that they will vote 'against - theV.appropria tionffof the State Normal' if. the 'bill against "theAshevfllo college s. passed. - -HonLocke? Cra3g said to the gazette todayCIn, oiy opimon. ther wdH; be a Greater 'Asheville iat "present.- - ; r. . Cfw that the joint caucus of ' the democratic members of the senate and ( MAGISTRATE CIQAR has approved the bUl to increa ttxe num-ber -f directors on the DenlW U7 tard .(aind,thfr ither details calcu- iafted to restore democratic control ot Penitentiary, various names are pre seated as members of the board of con- trol e Doard will iiave th riet&iT ' "luse who Will manaere the 3nc!fit tion, and the latter win be good places. apt. Day, the; republican governs demccratio j i turbed, and eomo are Inclined to fea that the bill will not be' sufficient mit him, that it abolishing one office to create the same office send that it will turn out like the republican effort to control the abate Hospital. However the majority are fully satisfied that ifc. sufficient, 4NTI-SAL00N LEAGUE'S BILL'S FIRST VICTORY. Favorable Report on the Measure; Discussing Gorernor's Action in Removing: the Wil-ons- Ra-Jiffh, Jan. 25.-The senate commit- vorable report on the bill allowing lo cal option elections any month j-nsft-.p-ai of each two years as now. The sena;te committee, oni elections unseaited White, populist, and seated Jones, democrat, from the Fourteenth district. Samnsnn TTrnptt nnrl "Rlartom countie's. Tn. joint railroad committee was a3- drec' v T?. O 'Riirlriin who flAniinnr- ."vernor. Avery and Ta.y Con or the governor that tne com- tern ; mit. . kn'Vii hould not limit iitself to facts o the governor at the time of rer val of the Wilson3, but investigate thoro'urHy. The committee adjourned unt.: . .i, or row night. The governor to day named new witnesses as follows: Thc?: R., Murphy of Salisbury, and Ar thur Frazer, conductors., on tbe South ern; Horace Paynes, station agent at Morcr.tcr:, and J. W.. Egerton, Ral eigb. Tno senate committee on elections Is still hearing evidence .in the contest of Eaves and Lambert against Keeley and Souther. if is now certain that Day will not corutest the penitentiary bill that will remove him from office. ' It was remarked in a committee roon yesterday that Miss Emanuel, of Ashe -ille, "was ope of the bt . stenographers ra the sltate. ' The senate' -treat's the' reports 'W its commiitt'ees-.wlith sproat onsMeraMSOfriit but tfce house is inclined to do as it pleaisoj regardless . of. fayorable or advjeffse . re ports. Senator Murray's ' bill, repealing' ahs chain gang system ha been reportei favorablv taeain. It is my- belief thi. ' both houses have passed this bill several times, but every few days some commit tee reports it favorably and it 'is passed asrain. The Commonwealth Insurance Com, pany" xJftafter will not have smooth sail' ing, I f earl Several members siay ' the consider, $25,000, the amount with which h'e company is authoirized to ibegin busi ness, too small.' ' ' , The citizens of Jackson county are sending letters to legislators about tbe proposed dispensary at Webs er. The details of the bill ass introduced rior court solicitors from the present: . published in Sunday's Gazette. Th passage of the measure is problematic. - LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. Chairman S. R. Keppler, chairman o the mass meeting held on the propose city charter amendments,, cday appoint ed a committee to draft a bill embodyin the amendments and to present th same to the' legislature. The followin form the committee: D. M. Luther chairman; J. C. Martin, W. R. Whitson ,J. M. Gudger, jr., J.-A. Nichols, A. Ran kin. . ' - FILIPINO COMMISSION STARTS. Washington; Jan; . 25-- President Schurman and Professor Worcester of the Philippines commisgiibn left New York today for Vancouver and sail on the Empress of China for Manila. The state department (has supplied the commission with publications regard ing the Philippines: Several large boxes contaiiining books and maps were shipped to Vancouver today. Paymas- j ter Sawyer of the army has been .as signed to the commttssion. as ddsburp-i ing officer. Col. uenoy eu.- .u leave for Manila in abouit ten days: He will be accompanied "Tiy h n- J - . Ladies; SUFERii Ftaus HAIR REMOVED 4 exft oCUM txj -rw j Van Dyck, of PMlaJolpma; Pa, J m this country 1 was itae nra j--t --jt- fl m--inairi never fafled to deythectfarsertair from the-most eliW whout levSng k mark, or giYtng 'Vr rnonials from'-einliieiiit phycianis. La flip tAueht. 4 Hurs 10.to.4 153 Chestnut St., Asteville, Hi To 1y999oooX&)tt&s -5 too 3WFiueh Private Inn South, I r xen minutes Irom center oc AsheviUp on electric car. Private baths, electric lights steaui heat aud ontn woo i fireplaces Iq coanection wi h The Manor m e tWo1 artistic cottages. First season xui mruier lniormation CHASJM. rc; PEKSdDjSTAIL! ai3 xitrieii x. KeawoOfl left vesf,r17 morning for an extended eastern trip. Mrs. E. J. Hardinfe." l&f Bil'tminrp hie relturned from a month's visi York. v -. - J. A. McKay is in town"1 from Rlick iviountain. ' i . mm- . Jt . J. A. Means, of Charlotte., arrived in town yesterday. Mrs. Bell, trained nurse. ha.? mnvwi fromHill street ,to 29 Sternes avenue. J. V. Wallace, of Salisbury, is in the ci'ty. 4K J. Bradley was in the ci-ry from Nan- tahala yesterday, on business. iFrank S. Ganrori. third vice-oresident and general mana-eer n.f th. SmmtVi'm Railway, was in the city yesterday. Preston McAfee was in the citv vest-pr- day from Sandy Mush. Mrs. B C. Gudger is seriously ill with pneumonia at her home on Montford av enue. George Fainter, of Richmond, Va., is visiting in ithe city. 'E. L. Roberts, who has been visiting nis pareints, Mn and Mrs. G. M. Roberts', leaves this morning ior nis nome in Athens, Tenn. $xS . Frank Lewis De Vane and W. E Breese, Jr., arrived in the city yesterday from Brevard. $x William Vincent Hoare the noted iEn- lish golf expert, registered at the Bsrk- eley yesterday from Dayton, O. Nathasn Ellis, at, Rouhdout, N. Y, is here on a sh : yisit to his family, who are spending the winter on Haywood street. , Mr. and Mrs Tench Coxe. Misa Boat- wright,"tWilrtihgton, N-C; Miss Mc Lean, rofj Philadelphia, and Miss Bleeck er, of Portsmouth, N. H., arrived in the itjr' yeafeerday, 'from-the Coxe plantation ait. ween River to. attend thes "Charity o 1 1 ' ' " - . sBall. "jrs.i Ayery Elliott;t has returmetd from Marion, where she has been visiting rel iatives.1 . :. , ... Miss Nannie Fitpatrjck has returne from '"a 'several montihs' visit to Knox ville. .. . .- . - H. ;C Jones' Dr. Sevier and othfr composittig. a huntiftg party, will JeayS for Hot Springs today. . i HQTELS Rp.MNETAO " - BERKELEY. D. A. Moffet, C. Schott, Balrtimcre G'.' H. Galiager, St. Louis; Robert A Buchanan, . Jersey City, N. J.; C M Lewis, -New York. md S. N. Withen bury, Ciheinniati. . Mr. D. M. Hodges has purchased the Barnett 5iOus5 on Merrimon avenue and will reside in Asheville. Sale was made through H. F. Grant's agency. Miss Kittie Mage Brown is ill at her home, 289 South Main jftreet. FINALS ON THE LINKS TODAY, The men's foursome tournament wes continued on the Swannaiioa club links yesterday afternoon, and interest 4s still unabated, quite a Sarge crowd being ou iro see the playing. Mersm. Cheesborough M JJ.,'and D. C. Wadidell defeated Mes srs McClosky and Riay by five up with four to go, TodaSrtlessrs. Graham' and Wiltbank will pw the winnd'Og pair, terminating he tournament- T-rv rnTTJin a rwrm ttvj otmtt! tiav. Tlalro Ta-rWHve. Rmmlr. Oninimn Tnhlptn. AM druggists refund: tbe money If it fails mo cure. 25 cents. The genuine haa'L. B. Q. on each tablet. V -." Will siSurlAdi intjber iBoote a$L pair. 3 :z - Ladies Storm" Heeled Rubbers,; common: sense toe, 3 H MftTi'sSelf Actirier Rubbers . .S If you dre needing anything in RobbarG, will be t " - r, 1- S.3. - antoi I 39. PATTON. ANM y. : 'K iz,-j Albemarle Park. Charlotte Street. iiocatd in a refcHrnce' opened Janinr 1, 1899 apply 10 PLAIT, Manager. siAMTI-EXPANSIONISTS SAID TO BE .GROWING Chicago, Jan.. 25. A special despatch co the Chicago Record says: ''The aniti- exrian'5.ionisi:s in the senate are growing and are now i.irculatinjr the personal pledges of senators wiiimg 'io vote for an amenarr.-eint declaring the policy of this govemmecit to be as irs: -vrmai ent , , . ... holding of the Philippines. At 'ai late hour this afternoon the pape-r was said to show fortv-seven names The publi cation of the nam!.:, was refused, tty Kix votes are enouerh to terry siich in it'TOfiadmexit. Senatcr Davis, chairman of ithe comtmittee on foreign relations, will not permit a vote if such a number of senators is ple.iged to the amendment. He nreJfirs to withhold the treaty from action '2tnd wait for a special session of Ithe seniat'e of the next congress. The ca f01" such a session can ibe issued near the end of February and the senate can be conveneu 'any ne ai't.-ir Mire The nw seriaors will inc-.eaee the re pubTicaD majcTiry surPciea ly to make ratification n ety ma'tcr. "No definite determiration has Jbeen reached to crry the .treaty over. But the opponents were given to urdter stand ''oday in no uncerra:n manner that po'tponemnt was cor.e:dfr?d decidedly preferable to amendmert. The tTeaty will certainly go over if he anti-erer-ir-gtionie!ts persist m :rheir demiands for an amendment. It seems now that only one Jthing will bring the senate minority to the issue of a vote on ithe treaty as ic now stands, aid that is force of pub'ic sen.fimerH., Several cf these senators who lare holding out are from states the le'is latures of which have declared for the r-tv a. iit. stand?. If the demand fo ratification, ds rrade strong erough b. the people ratification will take p'ac? If indifferenqe is manifested over ithe ?it uartfcm senators will remain stubborn ; and there will be no vote by this con ' gj-em. Senat:T Davis does not believe ill opposition Wais the strength claimed, bu he will take no chances. i - " TO OUR SOIL Catarrh is an American disease. Mrs. Greger, Bagby, Tex., says: "Pe-ru-na has done so much good for me that I am able to do mv-own work." r Mr, Jacob Griffin, Elmer, Mich. , writes: VI was very nervous and unable to work.' I have taken several bottles of Pe-ru-na and' am entirely-well." Esther Luther, Frank linsville, N. C, says : 44 1 took your ' Pe-ru-na for deafness can hear now as well as I ever could." Aug. Tryloff , Mt. Clem ens, Mich., writes : 44 1 had la gTippe and it left' me With a terrible cough. I took ' Pe-ru-na ' and was cured." ..i Mrs. E. Guest, Kearney, Buff alo Co., Neb. writes: - J - i catarrh, and can say that l .W- ..-S t -. i am now entirely curea of if." H. Walter Brady , Cas cade, Ark. , says : I had running ears. - It was so offensive I exoiuded my "seHfrom all society. After I ha'd borne it fourteen - The Ills f rLife.' I. took Seventeen dollars' worth v of his remedies and am entirely cured." . ..' . -: - 2X VM .1 w BARGAINS IN I at 50c pair: vrnn3 by s; 4 -3 itnm
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