Vol,3 ; No. 315.
A8HEVILLE, N. G, THUB8DAY : MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, 1899
Prico 5 Cents.
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country. X
5c to 25c I
For 10c as good English Long
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15 cents.
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3 Patton Ave.
48 West College.
To the Editor:
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tercups Jordan Al
monds, Cream Mints,
etc. received "Monday
Morning-"
Have you tried our
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HEINITSH & REAGAN,
- Druggists,
Church' St. and Patton Ave.
"fa a hurry for Drugs phone 132." '
T
HIL D LU U
Secret Militia in Ma
nila were to Attack
Americans.
Evidence of Conspiracy
Found on Natives Arres
ted in the City,
Spirit of the Rebels Crushed
by Their Iwful Pun
ishment. Aguinaldo Applies to Otis for a Cessa
tion of Hostilities His Message
Unanswered The Gallant
Charge of the Kansas
Troops,
Manila, Feb. 8. Noon. Your corres
pondent asserts emphatically that the
relations between Dewey and Otis are
most cordial and they have joined
-hands heartily in the prosecution of the .
campaign.
After the Kansas troops had driven
the Filipino -troops into Oaloocan last
evening, they reluctantly obeyed Col
onel Funston's order to return -to their
original positions, as they count
ed 'thirty dead Filipinos and a
arge number of wounded In addi-
dltion to Lieutenant Alford and a -pri
vate wiho were killed, the rebels wound
ed Sergeant Sheldon and Privates
Hewitt, Fritz, and Gillaland.
.Fujly a. dozen villages .about "the city
are in ruins, and, tho&an&s of the na
tives, are homeless- Many of the women
from "these visages have come into the
cijty and are being cared for.
Everything tends to show that Agu-
inaldo had been for a long-time engag
ed in a pot to attack the Americans.
His conspiracy contemplated an attack
on the Americans in the city by a
body of secret militia. The existence of
this force is proved by the finding of
certificates of enrollment on natives ar
rested in the streets for. carrying con
cealed weapons.
Reports from commanders in the
field today agree 'that the spirit of the
rebels hag been crushed and that they
will make no further serious opposi
tion.
ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT F.X-
PEJrTED.
Washington, Feb. S. The . war depart
ment omcialts are look'ng' forward t
news of another engagement with the
Filipinos. They expect it to occur at
Calcoocan, the last ttroaghold of tthe
natives, where the insurgents are sus
pected to have concentrated.
The casualties reported by Otis to
date are: Killed, 57; wounded, 323. A
free hand is given to Otis to act under
his own judgment, lie has not been
curtailed by Instructions sent to hra to
day. It was isaid at the department today
that something had been sent to Otfe
regarding his refusal to confer with
Aguinaldo, burt later it was learned
that no Instructions had been sent to
him today.
High officials said today that if Otis
should ask for instructions he would be
told to follow his own judgment. The
government approves his course in re
fusing a conference and expects him to
continue the campaign until the rebel
chief surrenders unconditionally.
Important news is expected from II
ilo, and, while the character of the ad
vices from Otis warranting this ex
pected news has not been disclosed, it
is regarded as certain that the sur
render of the place is to be demanded,
and if refused the town will be attack
ed. No Instructions on the subject
have been sent to Otis tut he has in-
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ESTABLISHED 1888..
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: t- Treatment of Zmng and Throat Diseases. x .
KA.T I, vou RUCK, M. !., Mndical Director.
BATES t $22 50 per week and upward, according to tb room selected, .
Includes everything excepting medicines, which are supplied at cost.
certain ' number of rooms are reserved at a lower rateor patients whose,
financial circumstances require it anoVto such the medicines are also m-
- eluded. - Patients can enter and leave at any itlme. j Advanced cases not
admitted. ' . , .
-.." 'Wlnyahplotel and Sanitarinm Co
formed the department of a significant !
movement thert, and his course of ac
tion has been approved.
REINFORCEMENTS SENT TO TLi
OILO. . ;
Manila, Feb. 8. The forces of General
Miller at Hollo are to be reinforced by
the First Tennessee, wthich ha already
been dispatched ; for that place on the
transport St. Paul.
AGUINALDO ASKS FOR CONFER
ENCE
Waeliingtcmi, Feb. 8. The war depart
ment received the following today from
General Otis:
"Manila, Feb.8 The situation is rapid
ly improving:. There was a recbnnois
sance yesterday ibo the south several
miles to Lsguna De Bay, to the sc-uth
east 8 miles, driving sitraggling insurgeat
troop3 in various "dirsctions, encounter
ing no decided opposition, 'the army of
the insurgents is disintegrated and the
natives recurring to ithe villages display
ing white flags.
Near Caloocian, fix miles - north, the
ecemy made a stand behind entrench
mentis and were charged by Kaasas
led by C olonel Funston. A close
encounter rf6ulting in the route of the
enemy with heavy! loss. The lose
to
Kansas t roots was Lieutenant
Vt
Alfcrd
killed and six men wounded-
"On the 4th Aguinaldo issued a flying
proclamation, cbarsing the Ame3catts
with taking the initiative and declared
war; Sunday he issued another cailin?
"11 to resi'st the foreign invasion; his
influence tJhroughou-t this section is des
troyed; he now applies for sessation of
hostilities and conference; have declined
to answer.
"Insurgents expectation of a rising in
the city on the night of the 4th. wtas un
realized. Provost Marshal Gen-eral. with
a dmirab'e. disposition of troops, defeated
every attemptt
"The city is quiet, business resumed,
niatives 'are resrecit!ul and cheerful, figh:
ing qualities of the American trooos was
a revelatirin to ail the inhabitants.
"(Signed) OTIS.;
Secretary Alger received the following
in reply to a cablegram of consratula
ti'oo :
Manila; Feb. 8. Sincere thanks for
congratulations. All the credit i-3 due to
the hearty resoonse of trooos to the or
ders of officers.
"(Signed) OTIS."
The following was sent to Seore iry
Long:
"Manila, Feb. 8. The commander in
chief, officers and men thank president
and secretary of - navy for congratula
tions. Signed, Dewey."
YELLOW FEVER
IN ARMY GAMP-
Five Cases Developed in the
22od New York Regiment
Havana, Feb. 8. Five cases of yellow
fever have already developed in the
camp of the Twenty-second New York
at Guanajay.
Orders have been issued for the re
moval and disinfecting of the eamp.
SMALLPOX STAMPED OUT.
Santiago, Feb. 8 Surgeon Woodson
returned today and reported that the
smallpox epidemic in the Holguin dis
trict had been totally exterminated,
and the sanitary condition of the district
is now almost perfect. Not a single sol
dier contracted the disease. Colonel
Hood's regiment of Texans and Louisi
anians are proving real Immunes.
AMMUNITION FOR DEWEY.
San Francisco, Feb. V. The battle
ship Iowa, which is due here from
Magdalena Bay "tomorrow, will be or
dered to prepare for her trip to Manila
without delay. The Iowa will un
doubtedly carry ammunition for the
fleet at Manila Admiral Dewey has
wired to Washington that he is short
of ammunition, and navy officers say
the government will place on the Iowa
shot, shell and powder for the Manila
squadron.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAT
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money If it falls
to cure. 25 cenxa The genuine has L
B. Q. on each tablet.
OPPORTUNITY
FOR
THE PEOPLE
ASHEVILLE
OF
I have made up my mind to go to
Porto Rico. I wUl 'close out my entire
stock at 25 percent, less tbwi cost.
Clothittg, gents' fumishinlg goods, hats
and underwear, merchant tailor's cloth
and cloth for ladles taalor made suits
also sttJor pictures. Entire stock must go
J. W. G LASER,
34 South Malta Street, AshevSlle
OAUOUS
DE0I1ES
On a Constitutional
Amendment Re
stricting Suffrage.
'Lineal Descendents"of 1867
Voters Possess Fran
chise Permanently.
Voters Over Fifty Years Old
Not Required to Pay
Poll Tax.
ction of Committees on Important
Bills -Considering Uniform Sys
temo: School Books.
Special to the Gazette.
Raleigh, Feb. 8. The democratic
joint caucus tonight agreed on the
constitutional amendment. The result
somewhat in the nature of a com
promise. The words of Senator Jus
tice's substitute, "lineal descendants,"
are inserted in place . of "eons and
grandsons," in section 5, but 'the time
when such descendants who are unable
to read the constitution must register
permanent voters ia limited to De
cember, 1908, so that section 5 provides
that , the lineal descendants of those
qualified to vote in any state on or be
fore January 1, 1867, shall be permanent
voters if they register by December ;
1908, "Lineal deecendanits; means no
more up to 1908 than, "sons and igsand-
sons," but it is. thoAikhg; viiMiixaeafe
o WBtejsi, xo seem proaaer, ana it
harm'pnizes. the caucus.
Section 4 is unchanged except" that
he time when tie poll tax for the pre-..
vious year must be paid, eus a pre
requisite for voting, is changed from
February to March.
The provision of section 5 for separ
ate registration of illiterate voters is
struck out, so sua to give the least offense
to such voters. The provision that the
general assembly may regulate the
manner of such registration is retained.
A provision that voters over, 50 yeans
old are not required to pay a poll tax
as a requisite to voting 'is added. The
amendment will be rewritten to fit the
changes and then adopted.
THE WILSON CASE.
Major Wilson testified this afternoon
and depositions were read and the evi
dence closed. The arguments will be
presented tomorrow afternoon.
The house directed the president and
speaker to immediately issue commis
sions to the new directors of the peni
tentiary. W. W. Zachary, of Madison, is here.
The results of the supreme court ex
amination will be announced Monday.
Arguments were made today before
the joint committee on education on the
subject of the selection by the state of
a unirorm system or scnooi dwjuj
the B. P. Johnson Publishing company
and the University Publishing com
pany. The present system of selection
by the counties will probably stand.
The sub-committee on joint printing
decided to abolish the bureau of labor
statistics, now under J. Y. Hamerick,
and form a bureau of labor and print
ing with a commission and assistant as
now, who will control all the state
Just i
ALLEGRETTI'S
Chocolate Creams
Every one says they
are the best made.
y2y i and 2 lb.
PACKAGES.
Get some,
, Paragon Pharmacy Co.,
- B. 8 Davis Manager.
Opp. Post Officer t
.- - o. Phone 260.
printing but the printing of v the laws
f the supreme court reports. The leg
islative journals will he, Jet by bidding.
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CEHERAL ASSEMBLY
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DAY.
Raleigh, Feb. 8.A resolution was
adopted In the house -today taking
away from the board of) agriculture
the power to award ihe contract fur the
erection of any building. This was to
prevent the board from awarding the
contract for building of an annex to
the museum.
Bills were introduced by Wilson to
allow Transylvania county o levy a
special tax; by Justice, of McDowell, to
provide self-couplers and auchomatic
brakes on railway trains; by Reevo;, io
allow Ashe county to levy a special tnx
and establish a water supply in the in
terest of public health.
Bills were passed to amend chapter
155, acts of 1895, by adding Madfeon
county; to prevent trespass on the
lands of another; to regulate the set
ting of large steel traps in Graham; to
allow Mitchell to .levy $3,000 special
tax. !
Beeves withdrew his bll In the houee
requiring the ingredients on all patent
medicines to be plainly printed in En
glish on bottle or package.
The Vance textile school bill passad
the second reading and will pass the
third tomorrow.
Bills passed the eenate validating the
stock law elections in Jackson county;
to prevent the sale of adulterated and
misoranaed food; to incorporate the
Oriental Insurance company of Ashe
ville. IMPEACHMENT
OF NORWOOD TOD&Y
Sickening- Testimony in Committee
Regarding His Conduct on ,
r? ' the Bench.
Special, to the Gazette.
l&al&'gh, Feb.. & R. L. Cooper testr;
JlM before the tfouse judi2lary commit
tee this afternoon that Norwood signed
judgments on the, 1st, and 4th of Janu
ary. In the spring of 1898 h was so
drunk he could not hold the Cherokee
court one day. He was drunk during
fhe cession of the Clay county court. '
J. E. Henderson, representative from
Mecklenburg county, testified that two
years ago Norwood was so drunk that
he was incapacitated to hold the Union
court.
Ellis Gardiner, of Tancey county, tes
tified that at the Tancey court, in x898,
Norwood went asleep on the bench
during the trial of a murder case.
Whn he waked up he asked what the
trial was about. Again something was
said about the prisoner lying sick on
a fence. Norwood said if this was so
the prisoner was guilty and ought to
hang. The committee decided on im
peachment tomorrow at 3 o'clock.
APPOINTMENT BY M'KINLEY.
Washington, Feb. 8. The president
sent to the senate the following nomi
inations to the senate: Charles J. Bell,
to be assistant treasurer at New Or
leans; Frank N. Wicker, of Louisiana,
to be appraiser of merchandise district
of New Orleans; H. Dudley Coleman,
melter and refiner of the mint at New
Orleans; George W. McDuff, Louis i
ana, special examiner of drugs, medi
cines and chemicals, New Orleans; Wm.
B. Howell, New Jersey, to be general
appraiser of merchandise to succeed
George H. Sharp, resigned. To be brig
adier general regular army, Colonel
William SinCTair, Seventh artillery.
It never
starch.
ticks to the lron Elastic
CREDIT.
jjVERY important factor
in modern trade is the
stem of Credit. While we
pay cash 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, , ... , .
Snide? s,
On the Square
OERIiB
INCITED
The Samoan Attack-
On the English
Blue Jackets.
Urged Mataafa's Party to
Violent and Flagrant
Insult.
No Fault of German Officials
That Terrible Slaughter
Did Not Occur.
Consul Rose and Dr. Rafel's Defiance
of the Supreme Court a Most
Hostile Act.
Apia, Samoa, Jan. 25, via San Fran
Cisco, Feb. 8. Now that the excitement
over the succession to the throne has
subsided it is plainly seen that it was
not the fault of the German officials
that a terrible (slaughter of the natives
did not occur. Throughout the whole
trouble Consul Rose and Dr. Raffel in
cited the Mataafa'e " party to violence
and flagrantly insulted both the En
glish and American consuls by their
acts of defiance .to the supreme cout
If daylight had continued two hours
longer when the Mataafa's men at
tacked Apia a bloody fight would have
occurred an Malietoa's party would no""
have reached t'he warships. The Ger
mans gave every aid to Mataafa'e mea.
supplying them with arms and ammu
nition and urging theny-to attack the
English blue" jacketsv who were guard
ing the house of Chief Justice Cham
bers.
MONEY FOR1 NEW
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Favorable Action on Wins
ton's $50,000 Structure.
Washington, Feb. 8. The net result
of a two days' consideration of public
building bills was the passage of one
today providing for a building at New
port News, Va.. In committee of the
whole the bills were acted on favorably
for buildings at Bristol, Tenn., $50,000;
Anniston, Ala, $50,000; Macon, Ga.,
$58,000, and Winston, N. C, $50,000.
Bills for buildings at Columbus, Ga,
and IJurham, N. C, reported "by com
mittee, failed 'to receive consideration.
The senate today passed the Indian
appropriation bill, and spent the rest of
the session in consideration of the leg
islative, executive and judicial appro
priation bill.
CURES COLDS AND LA GRIPPE.
Grant's No. 24 cures colds and- 1
srrippe. Stores the aching. Money ba-c
if it fails. Price 25 cenre. Grant's phar
macy.
Second hand furniture taken as par
payment on new furniture at Mrs. L. A
Johnson's, 27 North Main street. 303-3
It never sticks to
starch.
the irens Elastic
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 1
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 cnt. more
than we are now asking for
them.
Arthur M. Field.
Leading Jeweler,
Church! St. and Patton Ave.
Ashcville N C
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