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Vol.,3;;No.3o8. "ASHEVILLE, N. 6, WEDNESDAY ,': ilOENINO,' FEBRUABT 'l, 189si Price 5 Cents. - t . r t..- , ME CHANGES IN Alt BILL LEGISLATIVE E 1- I - - - ' - - &&&&&& mmmw I I Oestreiobk-I PROG EDI GS 4. A r- I 25 Per: Cent Ofl, In order to mae room.' for a shipment of Goods in a few liays. We will close out all open Embroid eries and Inser tings Mon day and Tuesday at the above cut, which means Four Yards for the usiul price paid for Three. Several Hundred Yards English Long 01oth,worth 15c anywhere; we will let go at 10c the yard and cut any number yards de- , sired. Here's a splendid op- portunity for spring pur- chases in thesd. lines, fce-t fore Spring arrives. OESTREICHER & CO., 51 Patton ONE CAR F"cy Clip- pad Recleaned 1 White Oats. ONE CAR Timothy Hay. ONE CAR Ceresota Spring Wheat Flour, ihe -acme of perfection in Spring Wheat Flour. One trial will c a vine 3 you that this is so. G.A. GREER. Wholesale & Retail Fancy - Groceries i 53 PATTON AVE. To the Editor: f Huyler's Candies, Bon- fbons; Chocolates But tercups, Jordan Al monds, Cream Mints, f ete, received 'Monday Morning-" m Have you trie4 our. ;Hot ChocolateV and i Whipped : CrcSamlf not you hadj better make us a call. Yours truly, HE1I1ITSH & REAGAN, ;;. Druggists, i : Church St and Patton Ave, r ; "In a hurry for Drugs phone 132,1' Aye Just Hsceivad ) Negro Boys Tied to a Tree and ed. !An Effort Was Made Hang Them But the Rope Broke. to Left Suffering in Biting Cold and Women Rescued them. The dlrens for Which tae Mob Ad ministered Punishment was the Branding of a White Boy. Sodus, N. T., Jan. 31. Two colored boys, who branded the twelve -year-old eon of Daniel Williams with hot knife blades, narrowly escaped death from lynching' today at the hands of an enraged mob. The culprits were dragged up and down the frozen streets by halters, and then- a rope was thrown over the limb of a tree k and one of the boys was swung into the air. The rope broke but Ahe mob was too intent on ad ministering speedy justice to wait for a new one and tied both the boys to a tree trunk. Fifty flashes were then applied and the boys left bare bodied and suffering in the biting cold. Later four -women took pity on them and re leased them. BURIED UNDER H Seven Men Perish with the Destruction of a Round House Vancouver, B. C, Jan. 31. A snow slide swept away the round house at Rogers Pass on the Canadian Pacific this afternoon and buried nine em ployes of the railway. Two were res cued alive but the rest have perished. Gangs of men are searching for the bodies 'tonight. PULLIAM THE DEFAULTER STARTS FOR ASHEVILLE. Stockton, Cal., Jan. 31. An officer ar rived here today to take charge of Lawrence Puliliam, a defaulter from Asheville, N. C, who gave (himself up to the authorities here about two weeks ago. They left tonight for the east. Puliliam wae formerly cashier of the the National ' Bank of Asheville and absconded with $7,000. THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL Washington, Jan. 31. The Nicaragua canal bill and its amendments was dis cussed by the house committee on com merce today. It expected final ac tion will be taken at the next meeting of the committee on Friday. OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PEOPLE OF ASHEVILLE. I have made up my mind to go to Porto Rico. I will close oult my entire stock at 25 percenifc, lees than; cost. CTothinig,- genklsf furnishinlg. goods, hats 'and underwear merchiant tailor's cloth land ctoChi for ladles itellar . madte suits, also Store putaturcb. 'Enttlre stock must go . - J. W. G LASER, 34 South Main Street, Ashe v831a 01 inr OIVUWOLIUC ESTABLISHED 1888. II mm ".'Y l ' I r ; . A;f Special Private Institution for the ' . Z 4 . V , ' Iteatment of Lung and Throat Dlaeases. v k tKABL von BUCK., H. !., Medical Dlrvetor. f 7, ' ", BATES, $22.50 per week and upward, accordiac to tbe room petectedi Includes everything excepting medicines, which are supplied at oot A jz certain number of rooms are reserved at a lower rata for patients whose ' - financial drcumstancea require it and to each tin medicines are also Ja a - eluded. Patients 'can eater and leave at aav :Hm. AdnnMi y aamxswtta . -. The Amended Measure Pass ed by the House. Almost Entirely a Party Vote Can teen Abolished (hunining's Amendment It ejected. Washington, Jan. 31. -The army re organization bill passed the house to day after a week's discussion by a vote of 166 to, 126. It was almost entirely a; party vote onfly six republacana voting against the bill and four democrats and one populist tor it. Barber, of Maryland; Connally, of Illinois; John son, of Indiana; McEwen, of New Jer sey; Doud, of California, and Wads wonlh, of New York, voted with the democrats, and " McClellan, of New York; Tayflor, of Alabama; Berry, of Kentucky; McAleer, of Pennsylvania and Skinner, of North Carolina, -with the republicans. In the ifour hourts' discussion of. the measure today the bin was amended in some particulars, notably by the ad dition of a seothn abolishing the army canteen and forbidding the sale of li quor in any army camp or post and by a provision prohibiting the appointment of civilians to (the engineer corps. The feature of the debate "Was a Con troversy between Cumminge, of New York, and Cannon, of Illinois, 6ver the former's proposal Ito the amendment forbidding the use of the army to quell strikes or riots except upon appeal of the governor of the state where the dis order occurs. - Cummings said that organized labor feared an increase of the larmy for fear it would be used unconattitlcmtally to suppress it. Cannon retorted severely, saying Oummings slandered labor. 1 The river and harbor bill comes up as unfinished business tomorrow. The fate of the army bJll In the senate Is uncertain, but the chances are it v will never come to a vote. The democrattlc leaders are agafinst i$ and wilt hold ihe party in line. FOUND AMMUNITION NEAR SANTIAGO It was Guarded by Armed Cubans Rifles Conceal ed in a Village. Santiago, Jan. 31. A number of 'men belonging to the Quartermaster's de partment yesterday discovered a large quantity of ammunition and several hundred guns concealed on an unfre quented trail about eeven miles north of the city. The munitions were guard ed by armed Cubans who resisted the attempts otf the Americans to take the supplies until (informed that reinforce ments would sent for if necessary. It Is believed tba-t the munitions were stolen during the Santiago campaign or purchased from the Spaniards after the surrender. Your correspondent "is also informed that over 1,000 rifles and a supply of ammunition are concealed in a village near Holguln, also under guard. ' Col onel Hood Is investigating the matter. THE COMING EVOLUTION OF SAMPSON'S SQUADRON. Washington, Jan. 31. The arrange ments for the cruise of Sampson's squadron, of evolution "have progressed so far that the navy department- was able to announce today thatt the squad ron would sail from . ' Havana about about February 21. CURES COLDS AND LA GRIPPE,. Grant's No. 21 cures ; colds and 1 grippe. Stoops the aching-. Money bac If it fails. Price. 25 cente, Grant's phar macy. - ; Quaker Bath Ckbinet on exhibiition at the Paragon; and ; Carmichael's. 307-6t T7inyah Hotel and Sanitarium Co mmmw Two Senators Join the S Ranks of the Op position. They are Money and Turpie, and, Heitfeld is Doubtful. Those Opposed to Ratification lJo ome Growing. Money Asks that the Army and Navy , Withdrawn from Manila-Gray Talks for Treatj-. Washington, Jan. 31. When the sen ate adjourned, this evening the friends of the peaceStreaty knew they had lost two men whom they believed might vote for ratifioajtton, and they received an intimation (that another would prob ably not be with them. The two against the treaty are Money, of Mise "IssiPPi, who spoke against it today, and Turpie, ot Indiana. The third sen ator is Heitfeld, of Idaho. Fifty-eight certain votes are counted now for ratification, and as but two more are needed t is expected they will j be secured before the vote is taken. A inember of the foreign relations committee eaid tonight that the Sulli van resolution Had been determined up on as the one which wiM be adopted and i it would not be surprising, he said, if a ! vote was iaken on. the . resolution to- -i morrow. vni--iv- .,r- & ' t':y reaiy-s -opponent-wre, in;.gooax humo Liwy-i TltakfcVl XWAA -T- - j. CVUfaivTV -' stetedr that the s' IS' treaty ' was defeated He claims thirty-four will vote against it. The time of the executive session this afternoon was consumed-, almost entire ly by Gray In an argument for the treaty and? Money against it. Gray said he went to Parie opposed to taking the Philippines, but was compelled by the logic of events to change bis mind. Money made a long argument against the power of the United ; States under the power of the constitution 'to acquire territory intended for colonies. He wanted the army and navy withdrawn from Manila. SOUTHERN COTTON HOUSES VICTIMIZED BY FORCER Norfolk, Va., Jan. 31. Two of the largest" cotton houses of the south have been victimized by forged bills of lad ing purporting to have been issued by agents of the Seaboard Air Dine at Vaughan and Gaston, N. C, for twelve and ten bales of cotton, supposedly for shipment respectively for tpe ferry company and D. Etheridge, of this city by W. J. Judkins. From each of these firms Judkins received a check for $200 The forger was arrested while cashing his checks. TO CURB A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AH druggists refund the money if it fails to cure, 25 cents. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. Gentleman's $5.00 Shoes, narrow toes $2.75. G. A. Mears & Sons. Paint, Paint, We have it; get our prices Full line of . 0 X Paragon Ptonaacj Co. " B- S. Dayisi Manager. r Oppi Pdst Office. ; ' a;. Paint print rasie Bill to Change Control of A, & M. College. " Charter of the "Oriental Fire Insnx-- ance Company of Asheville," Passed by the Honse. Special to the Gazette. Raleigh,: Jan. 31. The agricultural and Mechanical college at Raleigh re ceived the "attentions of the legislature a little sooner than, was expected. Mr. Winston introduced a billHoday to re peal the act of 1897 by which the fu sionkts took control of the college, and to create a new board of trustees of whom nine are now in office, and of whom eighteen, are to be elected by the legislature. , Mr. Mauney introduced a bill to pay Miss Effie Welch, a school teacher of Cherokee, $11.90. Mr. Williams introduced a bill to put S. J. R. Colorard on the pension list. Mr. Craig sent up a bill to regulate the establishment and use of meridian monuments and standards of measure. Mr. Curtis, of Buncombe, introduced a bill to abolish the fees of the treasur er of Buncombe county and substitute a fixed salary of $100 per month to take effect December, 1900. Other bills introduced were: By' Wlllard, to establish a depart ment of building and loan associations in the Insurance department. Bills were passed as follows: To allow McDowell and Wautauga counties to levy epecial- taxes; to re store Mt. Airy towmhip; to call on the governor for reports of the penitentiary tor the year 1896-97; to allow, chairman of the board of education to administer . , . . 1 elect Gaston Battle a justice of the .,5 . - - . 5 peace,in Edgecombe county. The pure fcod m -.-.4 at nen Mr. i Patterson, - of Caldwell;' xpialned- that coffee tva adulteiuted 40 per centcaa- neih'EDoaa as, eic.' M.r." troiman saia ttiaA some fioUr made in the state was adul terated witir soaps tone arid-fH Shai flour one-third sawdust was shipped here. j The name of the Commonwealth In surance company, as it passed the sen ate, was changed to the?Orietal Fire Insurance company of Asheville, and the bill passed. Mr. Leatherwood's bill to extend the presumption of negligence against railroads in cattle killing cases was j much discussed. The bill was favora- bly reported by the corporations com mittee. Messrs. Roundtree, Foushee, Allen, of Wayne, and Williams, of Iredell, opposed the bill as class legis lation. Mr. Leatherwood made a good fight but the bill failed. Isaac Smith's resolution to give the house hall for a lecture February 7 by (Continued on fifth page.) Iceland Smoked Halibut Placentia Bay Bloaters Shredded Cod Fish Fancy Boneless Cod Fish Fine Mackerel Roe Herring All Fresh in Stock .AT s , 7 1- snider On the Square A New Plea From His Attorney to Be Heard. Judge Advocate General Will Consider Its Merits. True Facts Regarding the C ourt Martial Verdict. The Appeal for Mercy was from Indi vidual Members of the Court and Other Army Officers. Washington, Jan. 31. A new feature has been added to the case of General Eagan, through his attorney, in an ap plication to the judge advocate gener al for permission to file a supplemental plea. The lawyers brief will be ac cepted by the judge advocate general and Its merits considered. None of the published statements concerning the verdict against Eagan have been strictly accurate. It is true he was convicted of both charges and the specification to each. Practice and precedent prohibit the court mar tial from including to the findings in the case of an officer convicted of con duct unbecoming an officer, a recom mendation to the mercy of the president but as some of the court were anxious to reduce the force of their verdict, it was agreed that individual representa- tione should be made to the secretary pi war for a mitigation of the sentence. This action Js distinct from .the action, teHee to dismissal from -the army be reduced, will1 have great weight. SENATE DISCUSSION OF COLONIAL EXPANSION. Washington; Jan. 31. Senator ;i Ba con's resolution against Che acquisition of foreign territory came up in the op en session of the senate today, the question being On the motion to refer the resolvition to committee. Piatt, of Connecticut, pointed out the bad effect the resolution would have oh the condition in the Philippines, and made a plea for the ratification of the treaty. Bacon and others joined in the discussion, Bacon declaring he would vote against the treaty If the resolution was not passed. No action had been taken when the senate wenit into exec utive eessiion. THE KEARSARGE TESTED. Newport News, . Jan. 31. The bat tleship Kearsarge has been given her first trial on the James river for the purpose of testing her propellers. The result was in every way satisfactory. THE FATE OF THE PAUL JONES. New Orleans, Jan. 31. A body-found mua For St. Philip Sunday las been identified! as tthalt of Oaipitain Siturftevamt the pilot of the! launch Paul Jones. From the position amd clothing of tthe tody, it is almosfc certain that he was off duty and asleep at the -time the explos ion came, and that the boait was -wreteked by am explosion during the night of vthe .court," butf ne ftaqt'thatGeneral Merrtlt3;t3wsi 'edGtliatheaen 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, more than we are now asking for them. Arthur AI. Field. Leading Jeweler, Chuijh 8t and Patton Ave. AshevflleV N 'C m. .1 An V I ll' t4 i ; . 4 feWW4 t fit 1 ' " .4, t.
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