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Vol. 4; No. 14.
Ocstreiolier
& Co.
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Just Receivedr
The best values in Table Damask
we liave ever tnen able to oITer- ;.
full weight linen very,wle and
at four popular P'es, I ; -
5)C, 75c, $1.00 & dxx5
New Napkins i.to match each.
nUtern. Ladies interestedin.
this line should examine the!"
quality and price.
New lot of the "Swell-
estn things of this sea.
son's makes ia Emhroi-
deries ard Insertings.
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Bran JNew N'ckwear for.La4
dies, in white and colnrs. 1899
spring stylesand Dotcostly." '
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New Silks for every-;
I bO i t from faDCy plaid S S
at 50c, up. - - - -
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OESTBtlCHEd & CO.,
51rPatt
1 1
ft
kri
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Hubbard's
Cele-
unBi
rated Rusks,
ivalled for
nee of
TIip Viptst fnnrl fnr
ifants or invalids.
V Made in Glasgow,
I'M
ULlclllU, dilU 111
hevilleVonly by
53 Pattoh Ave.
I W AR West
CROVH PERFUMERY
5SHMSUKITi;i
p;fVigjiDEAiiM
CRAB APPLE.
Willi retail these 'odors att4
50 cenis iuonie
"if -
I
" and Wednesday-
This xsttatHelrbrigrnatl:
bunce bottles.;! regular price
T5 (cents, v Will nofself .rriore,
nan one bottle toany" . one
1
person.
1EIII1TSH S REAGflll,
7- Tk :yrd
6-
Church Stf andPatton Av&,
Ijpnejwhen in a hurry Jbr DrugSr.
nV: A iro
quality
nnnii
VI:
irateiAttemptfof
llipinostoDe. i
stroy the City; : ;
E;ire tarted"SimultancousIy
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m inree,uuaners.oi --
theVCityr;;
Native Shapshooters r Fire
From . Ambush on
1 f Out TroopsT :; ;r X
The Natives 'Primed far a-General
TJprising Heavy Losses From -'-
the Fire.
Manila, ,Peb. 23.-(Thiix32ay.) Not-
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stansaangr ithe wach kept-upon .na-
fcives to the city, tfliey. w a t.o-f .a
Fure wias (started simultaneously in the I
quartem of Santa Cruz. San, Nlcalaa and
-1
Toud'JL, and in 'shorr itime the flames
spread? to such sta eteot (thai the destruq-
iVjsa. of the dty was thxeaitneed. Troops I
and foreign residents workI manfuUy
to check the- flames buft St was tctot until
this marrsiing that the fire?- was ' under I
cfoaircl and tie crty out of dangetef- fT-
-The Itss wUl,be very heavyi i"
.:ra n:
Despe
4 pimifug luw-u-iuuwu cu.ciicL-us '-uic I
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tanicealiea in the vicinity of the burning I
quaifters, firedf ;up"d the troops. Ia the I
Minnesota1 regiment, were wounded, in
cludlng7 Captain Robtnson. ' '.
' ' " There was tshej wildlest jexdltenieat j
among the mjtivea who were primed for
a general uprising, but they -were over
aweid by force.
BRASgffe
W
IN BATTLE
Bef eatedThreer HundrfU
Filipinos KilUng -Many V
j Mamlila, FeFb. -22. The Nebraskans tills
morning defeated a. force of three hun-
dred Filipinos three mjles out on. the
road to; Pasig, killing many of them.
?enty-one dead were iound "on the
field. Three of bur. men were wounded I
; , .,, a - I
.A..; prisoner captured by. the Nebras-
kahs confirms the report that the nsur-
Americahsv;"TJnder this threat -many I
paeSflcos have T)een forced into the ac-
tive'army.;, "r -
The English, banks, here '-observed r
's 'birthday by clong 4 i-
"day;
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CUBES COLDS AND IIA GBTPPEv
Grant's Nor 24 cures; . colds V and -1
grippe, v Stons the "acMng.c- Monev bac-
if It. faUsI "Price25 cenfs.'.Grant's phar;
Swiss "cheese, genuine impcrtrd jGruy-
era,' at Kjroger's, next the market. ; New
iiuimie, oil. j
. - - - ESTABLISHED -1888.
f-. I I 7 I i. I T W M w
' J' -v. KABITon RUCki M.
- BATES, $22 50per week and
f. Includes every thing excepting medicines, which are supplied - at 000. .A .
' : certain number- of. rroms ,are reserved at s lower rats for. patients whose ft
x fflna ncial drcumss nces require It and to such . the t medicines are' also -tn
- eluded. rPattenta can enter, and leave at ' any. Hm. Advanced.- cases not
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CELEBRATION
IM HAVAfJft
MiUtary Parade Jn Honor of
Washington's Birthday;
Also at Matanzas.
Havana, Feb. 2i-WeeWngon'
fcirthday wa celebrated , Ibere today
ivlth gTatentiiiEua' Salutes were
fired frtms , the twtttcaSes aadSxJp8
in the4sartyor and . there a aflT imx-Sng-;
maOitaxy-paorade on thtf prado, In
wb5dh,-6,000 ,troopsr ittarched." ' Generals
Brooke" and Ludlow nevtlwd the parade
and the troops w were loudly cheered.
Later, Brooke, held a reception attended
by the btefe people Havana. T 17
At MatBjttzas . there was alaa an Impos
ing review and a banqiietln the even-
ijig-at which Gomez "presided, -
ARMY BILL
IN THE SCALES
lOdaV MaV Decide its Fatfe
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and also Oiiftstinn nf
I . ;
Kxtra Session.
stage has been reached In tiie situa
tion reffardinig1 tihe army reorg'andzati on
bail .and tit U more than likely that to-
Witx
wnether an exftna seseoon will -be -neces
sary or whothssr a compromise tfiVt 'cam
be agreed upon. TionJglit the prospect
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is that such a compmmiise will be ar-
ranged and a substitute bill passed at
once. possfWy tomorrow, thus ciefcrtna1
wdy for approprtartion bMls tand 'oth
er Imporrant legls!IakxrK.
Thatever- plan J- adopted the Hull
bill wWl be dropped and a general ar
my .reorganization left for1 the" next con-
gress.0 In jpeturn for, thto tt-te probable
cDndltJKxns as regaras tne mnejami auux
f Jvek ajtmv. thus living the rpresldent
ie support hie needs. Jf the dejnocras
cov&mt to the . ; provisions for the
retention of ja sufficient, number of vol-
nntaar nffinTk Ittfl SnflTVTVlete tile tregUlaT
orgamBzatlon, Ort Is pjobaiblie that an
agreement caia ,be reached end a -new
ban
SOCIETY OF
Will MEET III ASHEVIl.lt
Special to tihe Gazette;;-: .
Raieigh, Feb. 22. -The Notth CJarolina
Society of CincSainJaitl, at Its meeting; to
day, arranged for representation at the
(trineniiaa: meeting of, the Natktoall so
ciety in New- York In May.. It selected
ie. Battery Paxkfi&oJAVilfe,:-fow
jtje-hext annual meeting, Juiy 4. '
Winter weigM -slwes at reduced prices
l alt :J.D. BlanJon & Oofs shoe store. -
A few doses of Dr.l Simmons "Liver
Medicine will do more for a weakistom-
ach th an a prolonged course of amy" other j
medicine. -- ' , - , - v-
Td CURB A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take I.TOtive3ccmci Quinine. Tablets
All druggists refund Che money If it falls
to cure. 25. cents. The genuine has L;
B.- Q. on each tablet
.Tor ' sale by; The Carolina Plwrm cy
uonege street ana csourt oquare.
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I FOR
THE -PEOPLE
OF
ASEEVILLE-
1 1 . nova fnsniir nn ininn . va ui
Pj Rlco.rI wnvclbse ou .my entire
; stock a.t'-.25 perceaA.1 less f timn ' cost.
Oothinig; geB . fujriglilng ; goods, hats
and ? ionderwear nih&nt? lailors cloth
rad vcoto'lf dO;:iaes
at ao-sitope vtgKEiiii etock ntast go
lliigr-i-ttr flLASKR.
34 South. MaM 'street AsheviUe
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r.. Medical Director A"
upward, according to theroom selected,
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1 ADOEHK
Craig's Substitute Bill
t Solves'the Prob
vi 'lerri -
Liquor Dealers Alarmed
by Dispensary Xeg- J
islati6n'.
Threaten Opposition to Suf-
frage A mendmen t if it
Continues.
Tax of $100 on Slot Maehines-Jffer-
chants' Tax and Tax" on Liquor
y ) Dealers-The Eevenne Bill. -
Special to the Gazette. '
Baleigh, Feb. 22. Locke Craig's sub
stitute for the many private and com
tnSfcte separate car bills h)aa salved the
question. The house today promptly
adopted the measure: ! ,
j. Section rue of the biill provides tirat
all Railway and eteamboait companies,
oher tthan. street; raii ways, sttall pro
vide separate but equal accommoda
tiojiB for the whiteand colored races on
il. passesiger trains and steamboats,
Such accommod(aitlons,s"Biaia be ifurnttsh
C.. by: railways edtjher. by separate cars
orfseparajte compartments, under7 su-.
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jroryiaKHi oi Tne ranjoaa commissioneri
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ia.w soaai 001 apply .to reaaer trains,
Puliman'e, express trains nor to negro
servanita and officers and prisoners,
j Section!; two provides' that the rall
wiay oommissfmay ; xempt: branch
lines and 'narrow guge roads,' if the a.i-
-pUcatlon .tli'1a.w:'t''.itlesa Is deemed
ujanecessa30exxnroTX 01 passeng
ers, beoaueeioif -MtMtltpvfik&.ito maa&l
number of colored travelers. - -
Section three; provides thtat In1 casean
uniforeseen crowd iof leither race Ys on.
a train the conductor may assign-" part
of a coach or compartment to such race:
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one thousand doUars per day. against
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M i,lrna1- Tafiltinsr 4v r-im ni v TOttn Trip
raw in goou rtuicn..
DISPENSARIES.
Liquor deaflers are alarmed $nd
threatening over the dispensary triills.
The iwuse committee .00 propositions
and grievajxees unanimously ordered a
favorable report on 'the Guilford coun
ty dispensary at GTeenboro. The re
publican members did not" vote.
Frank -O'Donnell, of . Ashevili,
t
president ok-the 'State Liquor Dealers'
associatioih", irf 'htere with the executive
committee of the associi'ation: tonight.
The members tiureaten to oppose jthe
suffrage amendment. Democrats wilt
retalja9 if the association takes any ac
tion. '.- ;' . " -;
Frank O'Donnell says the democrat -
ic legislature has violated its party
pledges nbt'to 'initerf ere with the liquor
trafflci thai unless ..the dispennary 'bills
are stopped the -association will fight
tlhe suffrage mendmerJtr that he can
put two speakers oa the stump who will
(OontmueoS on fifth page.)
A Rare
Satisfaction
1 Uirt 'Vonr P00(ls 8ri
Tine you can Easily enjoy -
IIEA.LTiELr FOODS
from us.' ? v-
SanitArium Fruit 'Cractersf
Granose Biscuits,
: Granose ftiiaXe?,
ZwiebAckp, :
, Caramel CereaL
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All fresh Irom the manufacturers at
Shidets,
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FATE OE THE
BULGARIA
Four Seamen Found in - an
Open Boat-100 Persons
t-
V f Still Missing.
; Baltimore, : Feb-;- 2. Four seamsn cf
tha Gwmaai-Arnerfcsanl Kneri Bulgaria
were landed here iotiay, aiid from fcfaelr
aocouiitB there Is reason to believe that
the- Bulgaria went down1 wfth those that
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remaiaeit on board.
The If our man; were picked up by ths
steamer VJeooria while adsrlf t in an open
boalt. They' had; left the Bulgaria da: a
sinktog condition.. These four with fcwen
ty-five landed att the Azores " by the
steamer Weehawkea are the only ones
of 130 oa- boaird so far heard from. '
FREE SILVER
: ORGANIAZTION
Movement to Brirg the Lea
ders Together and Unite
the Forces.
t
; Washington, Feb: 22. With the ob
ject of bringing together in one organ
ization all leaders of the free silver
lnovemehiT plans have been quietly ar-
rr&ne'ed by '-those womtaent In the dem-
ocraitlia partjt which pirorhise success.
The-project contemplates a social or
ganization, for which no name nas yet
been selected, bat whose avowed object
is the neinstatemenit of silver to Its for
mer posltiom r Other political belief a wl$l
disqualify no one. for memberip.Ai-
though -i the; social VfanJzation ; wtai tfe
' an6T' it wllitai. .the sainie 'time- advance
the cause' of ColoneA-Biyansa'piresI-
Senfial candidate, eventuafly t U 'an-
xacipaitea tnis saiver.orgamzanon - wm
Misplace tlhe democratic national or
ganization. ; . ;'r
; A central commSbtieg . of - twenty -one
has already been appofintediWith Seaia-
f tor Jones, of Arkansas,
as chairman;
t and including Aitgeid, Wlhite, of Cali--
forMa, and Campan, of Michigan. This
commtttee-will select a larger commits
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'tee from aJll the states, and of men de-
-
j voted to silver irrespective of parity.. The
organization will then-be carried out in
detail, and an effort, will be made to
unite the entire silver forces of the
country instead of depending on f usSons
and alliances.,
F(ax tha't th money issue would be
supplanted to the .next , democratic plat
form "was one of the mainr reasons for
this move. The ledersi of the move
ment believe the question of expansion
will.be settied: before 1900 and that .the
next -campaign must be foughit on .the
money issue and the Chicago platform.
YESTERDAY IH COKGRESS...
' Washington, Feb. 22.The hauf'J lis
tened, to the ' reudiag- i ' Waaalngioo'ls
farewell addresj atSd speit . "vo. hour or twp
in turlher "consSSieitahlon 'of thevnavarap-
p-opria.tloh 'bill: Byjii?anlmou,i. cn.ent
'tlje- nvkt;pfroanel bill w s 'sent, tto jcori-
feireace.-: The re3t -.of '"the session Avas
spert in eulogies upon. the . late Senator
MororilL In;tlif sepaite fienialtorroco't'
isid Washingtion's farewell address and
;eul6gi&-'W"sre prefnounced ort. ihe late
1 S' -M-HI
Brushes
9-.
Ypju - need pne!
sometim esA Ye -can :
supply the:, brush
you want, and vsbj
cneap.youwm, ut
sun
f Paragorl Piarniicy;Co,a
Ovps Post Office. X i::
Hair
Price 5 Cents, .
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To Prevent Disorder
or Uprising in Par
is Today.
Police Precautions During
the Faure Funeral
Parade.
Poor Chance for the Sue
cess of Revolutiona
ry Plots.
League of the Patriots' Forbidden by
th&)v$rnmeat to Attend the Fn
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4- neral of the Late President.
Paris, Feb. 22. Not s&ncs the burial
of President Thiers have such stringent
orders been tissued (for the suppression of
disorder in the streets of Paris as the
instructions sent to the police tonight.
The government, alarmed" by tb
threat-, of orgaoized uprlising and th&
criticisTna of tks failure to protect Lou -btft
fnom Insult -last Saturday has prac
tically Imposed silence on the people
for
tomorrow. Instant dismissal ia
threatened for any policeman who does
nat obey tlhe government's destructions
to the ieftSer: These instructions are:
"To se3ze all seditious emblems and
arrest their bearers and followers.
"To arrest whoever insults, threaten
or annoys the president, members of the
chamber, min&sters or othe constituted
authorities. . -
; ' disjrse gatherings in the streets .
and arrest the 8ns ti gators or particlpat- a
ora In any disorderly movement.,. ' '.
,t fTbci?e instructions, apply; particularly "j: "
tothe passage of . the.fmieral cortege. ' L
There Is." no fear of spbnrtianeoua vio
lence in the streets tomorrow but there
is; ample reasodi to suspect that tomor
row or soon tlhtereaf ter an organized at
temptwill be made to overthrow ex
isting instituitions. The secrets of the
plot are being successfully guarded.
The chances of such an attempt suc
ceedfng are, however, extremely small,
as'none of the pretenders command
strong miillitary sympathy. There have
been f urtherdefectlons from the League -s
of the French" Fafheriand. 7 '
ORLEANIST MEDALS SEIZED.
Paris, Feb. 22. The'pxlice today seiz
ed one thousand Orleanist medals at an
engraving establishment. Premier Du
puy 'has tfprbidden League of; Patot3
to attend tihe funeral of Faure tomcr- -
row and the poH.ce iiiave been ordered
to seize ail seditious emblems and dis
perse ail ' groups gathering ini the
streets. "Rumors are current that seri
ous events are likely to occur tomorrow.
The League of. Patriots are inclined to
d:isobey Dupuy's command, and threat
en! o .defend jtheir flag -and their prin
ciples with their blood.
FiND THE MISSING VOTER.
The following ma:thematlcal problem
wsfj gcingrthe rounHs of the city yester-"
day. -.In oce precihot containing 98 vbtes
resent received 43 andf Griwforl 55.
votes. On the recount Pearson had a ma
jority of five. The qUestaon w, now many.
imta riM Pmmvh 'erarn Tand i how many
KEOtes did each contestant revive the
fecount. jl ne , souu-ujult ,t- icijuu ct
there shall be into, stuffing of - the ballot
bxes or cuitting a voter In too. : - -' ,;f
Do Jou Wsint Some
Silverware ?
-Less Than it is Worth?
cWeiiaveselected out a lot
of Silver-plated Ware,?inclu-
ding Trays; Flat and Hollow
Ware, which we are. offering ;
at 80 cents on the dollar Jt
;willpay; ypujto look Ttfiesel
j things over as . they are
! worth 26 ; per v cent, more
ithan .We 'arenow asking for
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Leading J weler, . ,
Church Sti arid Patton Aye.
K i :; Ashcville, N. C-
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