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A Genuine Frenchn5
Kid Glove 0eriIOAr.
day and Tuesday QnljK
hare closed out':a
spleadidlineof fcse Goods
from a large importer whose
Good, are known alVover.ttie
country, and in buying tlrs
quality we are on the inside,
astopracef,
- ' vn1r int that
in;s is -
he had at the price, and
will save 50c to each cus- f
tomer who purchases onthese
two days. 4
i,oo is what jwill; buy a
pair of Genuine French $1,50
Kid Gloves in Black or
Colors.
Be Quick;
OESTREICHERi 0.,
X-ast of the season.
Price irom thirty-five
to fifty cents per doz
en.
G.A.
Wholesale and retail deal-
Cr in Fancy, IJOnieS tlC anu
Imported Groceries,
53 Patton Ave,
48 West College.
'- Dou Yoii .Need!
an IRON TONIC? I
Ifso use
l-- :-C.ir T.:.4A.-.j -
GUDE'S W; ; h
PEPTOMA NGAN.
Price is reduced to :
HEHIITSH & REAGAllr
.:A Druggists, z?:H"::
; Cliurch St. and Patton Ave.
,
a hurry for Drugs phone 132.
Florida
Oranges
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Lrommittee g Reoort
Wilsons Should be
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HojiseTlayjDppose Vindi-
-cation :fof ,S. Otho.
White's; Resolution Df Im-
" . peachmenl tf Judge
- Brown Expunged f ; ;
Valiaation of Madison fCoiuity Bonds
iscussed in Committee-Scot-..:s
land County Bill.
Special to the Gazette.
'Raleigh, Feb. W.-nator . Osborne
today irbtted ito the joint eesslion
'of the senate and (house the Teport of
he joint committee on thennaitter of the
removal of Major J. :W-rd Wilson ,, and,
S. Otho Wdlsoa. The report states thai
I'the committee ddd not sit tnT review of
the case but to consider whether some
of the rUxoad comiDSxm were " dis
QuaMfied, "The committee, ftods at: a"
morttgage: of $6,000 by Major .Wdtgon
to Colonel Andrews did not diaauaillf y
tfiio- nTsaior, a Andrews was amply pro-.
teoted by the mortgage collateral, and
it waa not tn Violation of the railway
coramtesSoni act, as it doeo not put Ma,
jor-WHson fin the power of Andrews',
who. is vice, president of the-" Southern,
nor is the ownership of the Round Knob
hotel a disquaMcaittoni.
; ; Jibe report Ands that Major" WiWon's
family 'did not ifide on free' jpasses;
-rSr 3 . 1 a 1 -me I.
did h& deadhead, express or telegraph.
The report exonerates S. Otaro Witooh
kalso; It finds that the leasing : of the
Round Knob was not a disqualifydng
interest.- It recommends that the Wil
sons be reinstated (and paid back eal
aryT Senator Justice moved the adop
tion of the resolution. Senator "Ward
' -J 4fiuk rvrnjH rrf KAO unites inf the. r-erWrt.
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TMs was carried. i
There may be opposition in the hour's.
to a vindication of S. Otho "Wilsori.
Senator Justice Introduced a bill
abolishing the office of treasurer of
Henderson county"$5 take effect in
1900. " :
Bills passed to create additional com
missSonera for Washington land Pam!!-"
00 counties; to (incorporate the North
Carolina Society of Cincinnati; for the
relief otf tlhia treasurer, of Henderson4
county i to require the supreme court
to .decide all sasslsnments of error; to
AlApt JirertoTs of the deaf tmd 'duimb
school at" Morgantoni ' tomiorrow;. to ln-
yoo.rnora.ta the Nortih Cahloaiina' airsd
oPtnern railway; to exchange supreme
! court reports wth Hawaii. The bill to
amend section 690 of the code relative
to testJimony: against dead persons in
law suits was tabled.
In tlie house White, of Davfie, asked
that 'hifei resolution of Impeachment
(Confflnued om fiflthage.)
FOIL THE PEOiPLEV OF
ASREVICLE.
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. I have made up. my mind to go. to
Porto Rico. I will elose suit my snttre
scock at zi - pencems. tees tetany cost.
Clothiaug, 'genltJH furnishing" goods, hats
fljftd underwear, merchant tailor's cloth
and; cloth, for-ladles tailor made suits,
also' stone 8cture)ii.,-r Entire stock must go
. - jLW. GLASER, .
j- - S4 South Main street, . Ashevllle ?
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OPPORTUNITY
flCSTABLISHED 1888:
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A Bpeclal Private
eatmexit of Lung
i .7, -KABL von KUCK,
BATBS, $22:50 per week and upward, according to the room selected,
" includes everythlBg : f 'xcepting.-medlclnea, which - are supplied at- cost; .A
:, certate-number ofcoms ; are reaexved at a lower rata for patients whose ;
(financial dreumsta nces require it wad to such i the medicines are also ' in
Z oludecU' PaUents can; eater- and leave iat any time. : Advanced" cases- apt
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mot to nnnoK
INSURGENT
OQs CoHa in the Regiments;
: ; Rebelalllslng near; X
T Manila, T-hnTsda-" Veb. Z ltAln ac
cordanoe -wlti the' .- poiicy'.' General
Otaa iwt to, "extend hi lln! atotMan
ila any further at presentfthe Croat Bl-
rea3yf being ? nearly - 4weotyfiveinile
long, portkma ' .f -ibe'- Calil5orna "and
Waslhingtoii regiments f and Haw
tborne'a mountain battery,' whlchwere
about ; to mafce ccmeentrated ack
on the. insurgents 4ie30W Pateros, were
withdrawn vesterdav afternoon
their former ; posttions along the; liver.
A thousand or twelve hundred rebefaq
ar reported to be massing' In that' yl-
r.in.lttv. Some :arrt oomln-e - fronk v the
north. .,. " : . " . .
Lieutenant Harting, of -."the South
Takota infantry, waa . drowned while
attempting to land ai gun from the gu?l
boat Ijaguna.de fioy.
iFRUlT "STEAttSHlP
-BflES
ASHORE
Accident " in BnzzaTd's Bay Passeri-
. glrs and all but One of
r. Crew'Sayed ;
Bostaa, Mas& Feb; . 16. The Boston
Fruit companya steamer Admiral Dew
ey went atnowr at the entrance to Bui
jard'f ; bay bffrr mwrang, and this ev-
entng it was jrepoiAed that there wa po
hope of getting her. off. The passeng
ers were saved las fmre fdt jqt erTf
excepts pe au&rtennaer(rw3:Kwas
swept: overboard mt.fliywiielty
CRUISER CHICAGO
Is now:at Hew .Orleans JTarrofr OEs
eaxia ' of-tli Sterlinsr. -
.Wadhingloiiu 15-Ct CSoope.1"11 Utfcthe pendlngbill de -
navy ;departaient totey -that lilat ship:
had arrived. ; safely4 at ; New CWgans. i
Considerable umaasiness had been felt
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for the ship owing to the'torm.
The colHer-'eterMm? tiad a' very nar
row escape, drifting "heiplesBiy.Sn pela
hair SiTit fitutjllv Arrived s Dela-
wane Breakwater with a toie to fcer
bOW:
ANOTHER STORP
IN MISSISSIPPI
Business a; a Standstill ill Jackson
and Much Suffering.
Jacksoni Mlss, Feb. 15. This aectSon
was visited i toy janoUier enowstorm to
day, followed by a heavy rafn. The
coal famine continues and there is much
suffering among the poor. Business is
practically ; dead.
FLORIDA QRA1IGE CROP SAVED
Jacksonvane, Fla., Feb. 15. CSonflict
jiijg reports ai-e received cerh9ng the
Effect of the storm on crops. The veg
etafele crop lis practically desroyed, but
much of r the orange arop lias been
saved. Pineapples. and7 ottoei? tender
fruit have' been badly injured.
CURES COLDS AND HA GRIPPE.
Grant's No. 24 curea. colda and 1
grippe. Stops the aching. Money ba
if it fails.: PriQe 25 cents, prant's pbar
macy. .. ' .v
rvrt nrmm a rroTTi in ONE DAT
Take tftxative Bromlo Quinine Tablet"
AJ1 druggists refund the money If It faJs
to cure. - 25 cents. The gesttisie nas L
B. Q. on each tablet. - u
s-Xt makes" your husband happy Elas
tic -starch. ' ;. " ; "
A new let of bed room suits and side
beards just in at: Mrs. Ia A.' Johne -a ;
27"Nonth Main street Call aad seo f cm
: 5 3
"'Money ;saved Is ""money m'ads. and you
in save, nxorney by going to Mrs. L. A.
Johnson's, 27 Nonth Maim efcreet, f or ycr
furntture. ' .-Z - s 53
Institution for the
and Throat Diaeaaes.
U. D. Medical Director.
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Abanddhrrient of Nic-
? araguaEnt
By US.?
House Refusea to r Attach
Sundry : CirttBiU, ,
AfterSharp i Fight ?by Advo
cates of ; Government ;
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Ownership;
BespondentViewof the Sitaa'ion by
Friends of the Canal !oject-A 1
Uuestion of EyDedienpy. ,
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r nwn-lSJSlr
tions ttuaii.l: Nicaragua
caad project in the r house are WeH
uiw3e(i, the actdon of that body today
Itt'Cominlttee of ie whole by. re fusing,
y a vols of 152 to 118 to addthe Hep- leans, and to serve only on the ilsaods
fetrrn bill as an amendment to the iun- on which they are enJi3Led
dry civil b&l meane, the abandonment - It fis said tMs afiternoon vthat the pres
pf?the enrtse by:tljrtedjsfs;j ident would willingly assuhw lhe'
The vote by-Aeremrfeyea retspbiUty if congress wouldpw n
agaimst the project
resuOtJng .127 to
109.
This conclusion -was reach-ad after a
e royal betwOen the ieaduig advo-
oates of the measure and those opposed
to te being a rider on. the appropriation
bill. There waajiD apparent division
of sentiment aa
to the deMrblZtta
J canal, and neaily aM favored, govetn
ment ownership and jcontrcrf. The only
division was as. to .the expsdJencv of
fSfwmg appeals" of ' lidckecy
fsourv'and lioody, of Massachusetts,, tor
the 4egrityt.b.:tliie:rules doakeWludJ'Mayfield'&mendmi)it.'r' '
muchdo $n-t
casion.:;j v..;. v . . '
Batley leader of the democrats, did
not ; clearly " define his attitude toward
tne stated fiU preference for
weppurivs proposiuonr over Morgan s
He expressed an opinfton that the houee
I be compelled io consider , one of the
two, and he advised that an.opportunl- j whether or not the dispensary shaH be
ty be of forded to take it. out on the removed and thus secure prohiblrtion'.
Hepburn' bill. Fleming, of Georgia; an- J To the Archer bill Mr. Mayfield had
t agonized the pending proposition as x6ff ered an amendment by ; which the
obnoxious under the ruJea, while Ores- people of a county should, vote tor high
venor, of OfoSo, insisted that failure to (license, ddspenisary or prohibition. The
act on the proposition meant the aban- ordering of the electton was to be in
donment of the enterprise by the United the saimiei manner as proposed by the
States. . Archer Mil.
M'vH DBCPCnEMT IIP2IFI I The Hendersonvtflle substitute bill,
Washington, Feb. 15.-he senate f ehDjAy prtovided
spent oonsiderablle time " djscus- a reerence of whole tter to the
sing whether It would be a bad prece- of the state at aarge to be voted
dent to altow a bill to pass without be- ln a &eneral elecfon to bo held
ing read in full. Carter had reported to JuTy the three gueaaons of li
the house a biM establishing a criminal , dispensary or prohibition,
coae. torais
was very long. Hoar suggested reading
in full be dispensed wcn. o muui
jectSon" was raised, however, that the
attempt to consider the mil was
doned.
A biH was passsd diireoting thajt a
trritfi tds.l-hH filven to Helen Gould,
' and McEnery explained that his resolu
' tlon passed; yesterday was not 4n the
I interest of the sugar planters of Louisi-
j ana-
Rare
Satisfaction
Is getting your goods msn.
Thitfyou can easily enjoy ;
by buying your
beealth foods
lrl from us. t ; " "
n:tar2um Frait Crackers;
Granose Make
Wtebacks,
Caramel CereaL
Alliresh fronx the manufactararsat t
t
Siildefs
BADOUTLO0I
FOR AliLlY BILL
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Its Defeat Likelyin Senate:
Compromiae Ueasure
r ; Likely; : : ;
vWablngtact Peb. 15.-The Hull army
reorganization -bill wU rbe - reported to
the senate .toniorrow without recom-
roenda&ion. ltd defeat . in that body i
pracccaajy assureo. a. suDsmnte or
amendment, which, will be off ered by
the democrats, -will be agreed to, tr
tihere will be mo reorgan1atiott Jegiaia-
tion at this season. It is Mao believed
that the adinlnfetration will accept Che
compromise, and that thereby an, extra
session win be avoided. '
The committee on military i affairs
stands six republicans .to 'fiver demo-
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crate, but. Proctor, who Is absent, im
Struc t ed Cockrell to see he was paired
against Jt. . This was an unpleasant
surprise to the republicans and ; the b!I3
wild be reported without jrecommjefjj.
' tockrell'a .amendment, Is a shrewdly
w.-f
jPsJdent the reeponsthty for the In-
gives" tiiufi authority to
mfotain an army atthrtnt basis
of 6200 and permilaiim to etKl fur-
t mer increU?e it up 6 iOfj.000 by -tho m-
! Iktment of stives, offlcewd by Amer-
upon Mm.
UQUOB QUEST10II Hi
SOUTH CAROLINA
Senate Besides th?,. Counties may Tote
fox ov Aga;c Dispensary
Columbia, S7-C, Peb.; 15. The senate
j last night, agreed to allow, .under the
Archer bia,f which It passed, any coun-
- ty now dpensary, , to" vote W prohlbl-
bifir whitrhMpeaa very similar to" the
met last night and
took up tne liquor question f,or consld-
eralkm these three general propositions
were before it.
; The Archer. bM, nnder:whose terms
; a counxy now naving a. dispensary may,
! on presenting a petition signed by one-
have an election ordered " to determine
j Mayfiei amendment was
. jedted ly te of 9 o 29f Hex
j betutute by a vote Of 8 to it.
; the Archer bill passed its second
1 by a vate of 20 to 14,
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"WANTED. (
will nav cash for stock: of general
mi-rvin.htfii? that will Invoice from $10,
000 to $20,000, when sufficient inducement
is made Address "X" care Gazette.
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You can get almost
anything you wzrnt In
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PERFUMES &
TOILET
ARTICLES;
AT THE ' :'?-r
lOpg. Pos; Office i ,
Phone 2G0.
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Steam
Engineering
at Brook
lyn Burned
Qrie and a Half Million Dol
lars of Property Swept
Away.
Valuable Models - and Pat
terns of Warship
Destroyed.
Th?sa jncjuded the Model of the Maine
Which was to have been TTsed in
Construction of Hew Ship.
New York, Feb. 15. Tha
known as No. 28 at fc " ' DulJdtog
yard, occupy; K Je vy
. ' steam englneer-
S Ipartmeht, was totally destroyed
oy fire this evening, together with its
content whaoh Included much val-
aMe machinery. The loss is estimated
at si.500,000. The cause of the
be fire
unknown-. :
' - U1VUC ana patterns or
warships were destroyed, including
tihose ot the Newark, Raleigh, New Or
leans and Avlanta.
Acoinddenoe of the fire was that the
model of the battleship . Maine, which
went down in Havana harbor a year
ago today, was also destroyed It was
especially valued at this time, as It was.
to be used la the construction f the
new Maine. :
The 'battleship Massachusetts was in
dry dock, five hundred yards - awajr
from the fire but :waot Injured
LOST; HEirOF THE LAVREHCE
: FOUND OH AH ISLAND
F3n ;ea cf uie Missing Men Saved
TIi? Sieauiship's Breaking TIj.
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 15. Captain
Willis and thirteen missing men of the
crew of the wrecked steamship Law
rence were found this morning on St.
Helena, island and brought to this city
tMs afternoon.
The Lawrence cannot be eteved las she
is rapidly breaking up.
NOT, AHDREE'S BODY-
iStocfcholm, Feb. 15. M. Stadling, who
conducted the expedition sent to Siberia-
recently to search for An dree, today
received a telegram stating that tha
reponfe of the finding of three bodies,
supposed to be those of Andree and his
companions, Is now supposed to be un
true. WARLIKE ACTIVITY IN FRANCE.
London, Feb. 15. The Toulon corre
spondent of tho Daily Mail, remarking
upon the extraordinary activity at the
arsenal' there- and generally In! the
French maval works says: "It is believ
ed that M. Lockroy (minister of war),
expects war. with Great Britain within
two years."
Dp You Want Some
Silverware
For Less Than it is Worth?
We have selected out a lot
of Silver-pMedWrftf
dingTrayrfd Hollow
Ware, which we are offering
at 8o cents on the dollar. It
wilLpay you to look these
things over as they are
worth - 20 per cent, more
Building
than we are now asking for
them.
Arthur fil. Field
: Leading
'r cainrch St. and Patt6n Are.
Ashoville N. C
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