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A8HEVILLE, N. C WEDN8I)A MOm BfiUAKY 8189
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account of participalion in. the civfl
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Btitution, ternflnmesfhe cession of tire
Maloloe coogTes9 and declares tiat the
Americana began the hostilities.
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Have just opened a new stock
of haudsome Embroideries and
Insertions to match, of 99c.
spring designs, 1 rum" the tiDy 5c
ec'ge to .witier waod higher
Mpticed, all selected with pains
taking and the best interests or
our customers in mind They
are "bought low marked at a
small margin and ready for in
spection. At popular prices we carry
the best liae India Linens in the
country.
5cto25c
For 10c as good English Long
Ciolh a is usually oileied lur
15 cents.
Full stock White Cambrics,
Bleached Muslins, Nainsooks
acd Dimities.
50o, 75c, $1.00, L25 and 1.50.
These prices get one of the best
Corsets in trade. Short, medi
um and long, to fit stout or slen
der figures.
Best $1.00, 1.25, and 1.50 Kid
Gloves to be had. All warranted.
OESTREICHER i. CO.,
51 Patton
Smoked Haddies,
Smoked Halibut,
Smoked Bloaters,
Large fat No. i
mackerel,
Soused mackerel N
Bi oiled.
Mackerel in
Tomato Sauce,
Mackerel in
White Wine,
G. A, GREER.
53 Patton Ave.
48 West College.
To the Editor:
Huyler's Candies, Bon
bons, Chocolates, But
tercups, Jordan Al
monds, Cream Mints,
etc, received "Monday
Morning"
. Have you tried our
Hot Chocolate and
Whipped Cream? If
' not you had better
make us a call.
Yours truly, .
HEINITSH & REAGAi
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rChurch St. and Patton Ave. 1
"to a hurry for Drugs phone, 132."
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Made Yesterday Ev
eniag at Ma
nila. Three Companies of Kansas
Regiment Charged against
Filipinos Who Were Attack
ing Reconnoitering Par-
tyDoing Duty Near
Caioocan.
The Enemy Driven Back to Caioocan;
The Town Set on Fire by Shells
From Gunboats.
Manila, Wednesday Morning, Feb. 8.
Three companies of the Kansas regi
ment, under Colonel Fenton, made a
brilliant charge yesterday evening
against a body of Filipinos who were
attacMng a reoonnoitering party do
ing duty, not 'far from Caioocan.
The reconnofctertng party would have
been cut to pieces had it not been for
the arrival of the Kaneans.
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After a desperate conflict in wh-icih
lieutenant Alford and a private were
killed and five men wounded, the en
emy was driven back to Calcoocan,
which is the strongest position of the
rebels.
In the meantime light draught gun
boats were shelling the town from the
lefi and the Utah battery from the
right. Their shells get the town on
fire and inflicted severe losses on the
Filipinos.
BATTLESHIP OREGON
TOGO TO MANILA.
Washington, Feb. 7. The battleship
Oreeron. which is supposed to have
reached Honolulu, has instructions totinquire f the evernor what vacancies
proceed to Manila. The Iowa will prob
ably follow her as soon as repairs to her
machinery are made at Mare Island.
DISQUALIFICATION
OF CONFEDERATES
Bill will Probably be Re
pealed Recommended
by House Judiciary
Committee. '
Washington, Feb. 7. Tine house com
mittee on judiciary unanimously de
cided today to recommend the repeal
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of what is said to be the last remnant
of disqualification against confederates.
The bill provides that the sections of
the -revised statutes which disqualify
tih'ose otherwise qualified from serving
as grand or petit jurors in the United
States courts, who have taken up arms
against the United States be repealed,
and that hereafter no pereon shall be
disqualified for, service 4. any court or
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1 A Special Private Institution for the
Treatment of Lung and Throat Diseases.
KABL won BUCK, M. !., Medical Oi rector.
RATES, $22.50 per week and: upward, according to the room selected,
includes every thing excepting medicines, which are supplied at cotft A
certain number - of ' rooms are reserved at a lower rate for patients whose
' financial circumstances require it and to such the medicines are also In
cluded. Patient can enter and leave tat any time; Advanced case not
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REPORT OF THE
WAR COMMISSION
Expectta to be in the Presi
dent's Hands Today.
:Wasnlngrtxm, Feb. 7 The report of the
war commission was completed, today.
It Is expected to be in the President'
hands aate tomorrow. The last wit
nesses to testify were experts who ap
peared today and swore that no chem
icals had been used in the preparation
of the army beef.
PROCEEDINGS AT RALEIGH
Yesterday's Session of the Legislature
at the S.ate Capital.
Special to the Gazette.
Raileigh, Feb. 7 Tlhe following billa
were introduced dn the house:
By Dr. McNeill, to reduce the fees ofl
registers of deeds for recording crop
liens. r
By" Mr. Leak, to provide that the
board of internal improvements shall
elect the directors and proxies of the
North Carolina railroad.
By Mr. Julian, to amend section 6 of
the constitution, so that no elective state
or county officer shall be eligible for
more than three successive terms.
By Mr. Carroll, to increase the num
ber of commissioners of Chatham
county.
By Mr. Hoffman, of Burke, to make
the Catawba river a highway for the
floatage of logs.
By Mr. Wall, to repeal the act of 1897
which requires, dentists to pass an ex
amination.
By Mr. McFarland.to amend the
charter of the Polk county railroad.
By Mr. Council, bo amend the charter
of Blowing Roclc
The reply of ithe state treasurer to
the resolution inquiring wtoat sums he
had paid on the penitentiary -account
was received and referred to the fin
ance commfeteei. . . ;
, v-A biUMo allow C.-L Griffith,: late
Sheriff oT f' Davidson county, to collect
arrears of "taxes for5 1891, produced
some argument. Representatives
Leaitherwood, Julian arid Thompson fa
vored the bill because the forbearance
of the sheriff to collect the taxes in
1891 was through kindness to the peo
ple. Julian said Davidson was a clot??
county and a strict collection of taxes
would have hurt the democratic party.
Mr. Bonsihall, of the finance committee,
said that the sheriff had gone around
the county electioneering, and chid was
the true reason for so many bills for the
relief of sheriffs. He moved to table
the bill. Mr. "Walter Moore called for
the ayes and nays, and said that he
thought Griffith should have the relief
because he had been kind to his people
The bill was tabled. The house had
previously concurred in the senate res
olution creating a joint committee to
existed in the present penitentiary
board, and Mr. "Winston presented the
report.' There were two, from the Sev
and Ninth districts. Tthe house then
elected Marion L. Bryan, of Madison
county, senator Murray's candidate, us
member from the Ninth, and William
C. Newland from the Seventh.
By leave Mr. Winston Introduced a
bill to provide if the new penitentiary
board cannot "for any cause" rneet at
the penitentinary February 10 it may
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OPPORTUNITY
FOR
THE PEOPLE
ASHEVILLE.
OF
I have made up my mind to go to
Porto Rico. I wS31 close autt my entire
stock at 25 .percent. ' lees than . cost.
Clothing, genitB' furnishing goods, hats
and underwear, merchant taikxr'a cloth
and cloth for ladies' itailar made suits
also sitore pflaturefe. Entire stock must go
J. W. .GIjASiER,
34 South Main Street, AshevtMe
American T.inRc F.y
tended from
Two
to Six Miles.
And Our Position Secure on
Every Point,
Insurgents' Losses Estimate d
at 2,000 Killed and Sev
eral Thousand
Wounded.
Scattering Fire Continues Intermit-!
ently and Aguinaido Continnts Is
suing Proclamations.
Manila, Feb. 7. The Americans are
.it
taking every advantage of the splendid
advance made yesterday and Sunday,
and our lines now extend from t ?c to
six mMes beyond the old limits all
around, and our- position is eesura ttt
every point.
me waterworks, five miles north oz
Manila, were captured late yesterday
by the First Nebraska and part of tine
First Colorado and the First Tennes
see. The natives had disabled the ma
chinery of the works, but tho missing
pieces were found and the work of res
toration begun. It will occupy but a
short time.
The Nebraskans had a lively brush
with the enemy on their way to the
waterworks, In which two of their mea
were MUed and three wounded.
The body of Surgeon Harry Ydansy of
the Utah artillryfv who ha4 .been.la&en,
Tins n iM. . wt1
1 4jiouna,; oy; our men.
Heibeeaimto4erea4y
liehera UYepshme s ( brigade now
holds the ground to Paranaque river
and is in a strong position.
The American troops are taking a i
much needed rest today. With the ex
ception of desultory firing, consequent
upon the movements of reoonnoitering .
parties, tin ere are no hostile demonstra
tions on either side.
In spite of this the insurgents are
steadiily lotslng ground, their every
movement resulting tin retreat after a i
slight show of resistance. Their losses j
are now pilaced at 2,000 killed, several
tfoouisand wounded, besides many hun-
tinues Intermittently but there has
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been no fighting approaching the dig
nity of a battle.
The villages around the city are irj
rums. Many natives were Killed. Dy tne
Americans as they fled from the burn
ing houses and still' more were wound
ed. Perfect order prevails in the city
proper. Women have returned to their
homes from the transports in the bay.
Many linstances of personal heroism
of the American staff officers on the
firing line are related and the splendid
organization of the departments merits
high praise. The troops at the front
were furnished abundantly with rations
and ammunition, and a magnificent
record was made by the medical de
partment, all the wounded being cared
for with the utmost despatch.
Aguinaldo took no part in the 0ghting
but has not ceaeed issuing proclama
tions. One issued on Saturday ordered
that Americans be treated, as "enemies,
and another suspends the Filipino con-
You sometimes
want some
Mineral Wat l
We carry most all 1
them and will get you any
one you, may need.
Tate and Harris' Lithla
By the Gallon, 25 cents
Delivered aoy.whert
in the citr
Paragon Pharmacy Co.,
B. S Davis. Manager.
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Opp. Post Office.
- Phone 260.
v Night Bell at side door.
GEII.OTIS REPORTS CASUALTIES
Forty Hine Americans Silled and One
Hundred and Ninety Seven
Wounded
Washington, Feb. 7. General Otis
has so far reported 197 casualties among
the Americans, of which 49 are dead.
He estimates the casualties will reach
250. '
POLICY REGARDING
THE PHILIPPINES
Brought Up Yesterday in the Senate
but Laid Aside for the Present.
Washington, Feb. 7. The question of
the policy to be pursued in the Philip-,
but after a considerable discussion in
which Tiillman and Lodge took the
principal parL McEenery's resolution
went to the calendar. It will be laid
aside for the present in view of the
situation at Manila, and the senate will
consider appropriation bille.
The Indian bill was taken up and
went over till tomorrow with the under
standing that dt would then be passed.
In the course of the Philippine dis
cussion Mason said that he had been
the qualifying resolution would be
buncoed into voting for the treaty
because he had been given to under-
i pass today.
NO INSTRUCTIONS TO GEN. OTIS
Washington, Feb. 7. As a result of
the discussion of the Philippines situa
tion by the cabinet today, General Otis
will be left to pursue whatever poMcy
he pleases. No instructions has been
sent as to occupying Hollo. - Alger was
asked if Otis had been informed if the
government left everything in his
hands. "Not at all," sa5d the secretary'
"He does not need to be told. Such in
stmctions w-ere- sent to him some time
ago and It t not necessary to repeat
them," (- ' ;
The text- of. the. peace treaty wae-ca
stir OtisHxriayTfc
a despatch, , saying "Treaty ratified,"
and Otis cabled back asking, "What
treaty?"
Officiate have reached the conclusion
that the ratification of the treaty by
the senate does not justify the United
States in establishing a government ov
er the entire Philippine archipelago,
i but that we must wait for the exchange
j of the ratifications. As for 'the insur
! gents, however, Otii has a right to
treat them, as re'beJs or foreign enemies.
as by their attack they have forfeited
all rights.
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APPROPRIATION BILL
Twelve New Ships Asked for
at a Cost of $28,
225,400.
Washington, Feb. 7. The increase of
the navy provided for in the navai ap
propriation bill which will be reported
to the house tomorrow will be twelve
ships, three battleships of 13,000; three
armored cruisers of 12,000 tons and six
cruisers of 2,500 tons. The total cost of
the new ships exclusive of armor and
ordnance will be $28,225,400.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY,
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
AM druggists refund the money If it fails
to cure. 25 cents. The genuine has L.
B. Q. on each tablet.
CREDIT.
jjVERY important factor
in modern trade is the
system of Credit. While we
pay CA8h for all we buy, there
by getting the benefit of all
discounts; still we are glad to
extend credit to prompt paying
customers. To all such we
will give our very lowest
prices and a quality of goods
that cannot be excelled, .
Try us.
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SilSPE
Reduced from Rank
and Duty for
Six Years.
President Endorses Recom
mendation for Clemency.
And Gives as His Reason
Eagan's Conduct in
Battle and His
Record.
Eagan Expected to bd Kestored to Ac
tive Service before the Date of
His Retirement.
Washington, Feb. 7. The president
took action today in the case of Com
missary General Eagan, who was con
victed by court martial and sentenced
to dismissal, by endorsing the recom
mendations of individual members
of the court for clemency and reduced
the sentence to suspension from rank
and duty for six years.
The president in his order gave as hid
reason for the reduction of sentence.
Eagan's "gallant conduct in battle,"
his "long and honorable record." and
the "mitigating circumstances which
developed during the trial."
The period of suspension goes beyond
the date of Eagan's retirement and ac
cording to the law he will be entitled to
no retired, pay. It is generally under
stood, however, , that Eagan will be re
stored to active' service before the date
of his retirement. No reference to reduc
tion in pay .was made by the president,
so Eagan rdL receive? the full, pay of a
brigadier general oil active duty during1
tihe entire period of hte suspension.
The president cannot appoint another
commissary general and Colonel Wes
ton, the senior officer of the department,
will perform Eagan's duties without the
latter's rank, title, pay and allowances,
which is regarded as unfair.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Washington, Feb. 7. The house today
entered upon the consideration of 78
billi; authorizing the construction of
public buildings. Thirty-nine of the
bills were acted upon today, and among
them favorable action was taken on
the following ones: At Elizabeth City,
N. C, $50,000; at Brunswick, $50,000; at
New Iberia, La., $50,000; ait Beaumont,
Tex.. $75,000; and at Jackson, Mi.,
$31,000.
KENTUCKY FAMILY DROWNED.
Middlesborough, Ky., Feb. . 7. The
family of Harvey Williams, consisting
of wife and three children, were drown
ed while attempting to ford Church
river in Virginia today. Williams bare
ly escaped with his life.
CURES COLDS AND LA GRIPPE.
Grant's No. 24 cures colds and 1
grippe. Stops the aching Money bao
if it fails. Price 25 centW Grant's phar
raacy.
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
worth20 per N cent, more
than we are now asking for
them.
Arthur Al. Field.
Leading Jeweler,
Churchf St, and Patton Ave.
Ashevflle, N. C
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