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MILLINERY
ever displayed in Aeheville, und
judging from wur ealesA'the
Wyilineny buyers of Ahevllle,
liave eppreciatied ;Our ffort in
giving ta fflhlem cu . j
complete in. every -deitail. No
such assoritmeat has ever been
Bhowm before.
A Spring Hat or Bonntet from!
Uis you are assured you are get
ting the latest, both, in design,
land trimming. '
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JJILtLINERS as well as ..the
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24 pound
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48 pound Bags
Barrels .........
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FANCY GROCER,
53 Patton ATenufr-
Huyler's Candies
if- Beceived today (Saturday)"
Jordan Almonds, f , -
Burnt Chocolate Almonds,
$ : Salted' Almonds.
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Taffy, Assorted,
Molasses Candy,
4 Marsnmallows, -
- Caramels. '
Chocolate Peppermint,
" Bonbons and Chocolates,
. Mixed Chocolates,
CandiedlFruits,
' v.l$
Agency,
Millinery
Departm
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'j:jk -Qr;--.--:-: r & s--irshTj.yj6no
f ' f?" . f the pWssxm xxf any one tor you? . .
? Phone 132 w'en In a hurry' for Drug , obiectionr-ustained1 j i 4 f
Breese ani Penland on the Stand, Called
- ' byr s the, n Prosecution in Rebuttal.
Explains
Told Only of Sis Own Transactions With the fiank
Dickers on's Evidence Contradicted by his Form
er Associates Judge Will Charge Jury
-Wednesday--Qne Juror Se-
rioiisly
Speeches To-day.
District Attorney Holton will
conclude his argument.
Senator Pritchard will follow
Mr. Holton.
Assistant District Attorney
Blackburn will follow Senator
Pritchard.
Everite' moved swiftly dn ithe Dicker
ein trial yesterday. The defense com
pleted Its evidence the prosecution
cross examined the witnesses of the
diefense, introduced some witnesses of
its own, among ttbem. W, D. Breese
and W. -H. . Penland. The testimony
was closed on Iboth sides!, and argument
was begun by District Attorney Holton.
. Major Breese" s appearance on the
witness-stand was a dramatic incMeot,
aSong with the advice of 4iia attorheysv
who were Dlckerson's, that he eihould
nqt answer the questions of the prose
cation, and his appeal to Judge Purnell
for counsel in his perplexity. He and
Mr. Penlamd absolutely contradicted
testimony ttlhat Mr. Dickereon had giv
en. During his cross examination, Mr.
Penland was asked if he had not been
ass:ting fthe prosecution, aawi had hi
lips thus unsealed as to his so called
"conession." He ihad only given infor
mation as to his own connection with
tire bank's transactions, aad his start e
menls were not an acknowledgement of
guilt nor did they contain evidence
against his associates. It came out in
cidentaily that he had 'borrowed $10,000
and placed fit in the bank two weeks be
fore at closed.
Dickersom's (trial will end, tomorrow
when at 5:30 p. m. Judge Purnell vili
charge the -jury. Badh side has six
hours in which to present &ts case.
Messrs . - Murphy, . Adams and Senator
Pritchard will speak for itie defense.
Messrs. Holton, Blackburn and Bynum
(who will make tfhe final speech of-th
trial) for the prosecution. r " "
Juror Ebbs showed signs of serious
illness ' yesterday, and last night he
was reported to be a very sick man,
but it was expected that be would be
abio to continue through the case. If
he were unabde to continue it would
necessitate a new trial. -
Mr. DJckerson took rtihe stand at the
opening of court yesterday moradng.
A few questions suffice3 to complete
Ihfe direct examination. On being asked
if he couid - expiaim the 'discrepancy be
tween the figures on the bank's books
and the reports' to 'the'" comptroller, he
said that there were offsets against the
overdrafts.. He never examined the
books, and ihe signed the . reports be
cause he "had confidence Sri the men
J who made "thenl "out; : He di'd mot swear
to themT MrV -Penlasad did.
'What examhiaition did you make of
8 tihe books before the. bamk fadled?
In 1892 Iscouuted the cash and'eqeam
iftf ifhp, hniAkst -With that ex
ceptton T never examiaxed the books ua
til six 'weeks agoi " - '! -r"-
wiv'vou furnished some notes
tnr RreeBe end Penland. Was th"ere
I any lagreement' to whether- you
should; be; allowed Wo-isdraw3v out,.-any.
money; ' in short; was. there any oonspir
tacy -as to: overdrawrng accounts?
-Therev; was not. Eacit v transaction
nn' Julv :VL ad - for several month
His "Confession" Iln Confes
sion of Guilt.
A
- Ill.
before and
after
that date were
you coHeoting 'agent for the Old Do
minion Building tand Loan association?
I was.
Why war, the $2,250 item credited to
J. E. Djckersoo & Co. oa July 16,
189V?
It was the money that I borrowed in
Richnvmd and sent to the Chemical
Nationai tank, and it should ihav& been
sent ihere and placed to any credit indi
viduaHy.
. .The cash book on July 16 shows "J.
E. Dickerson. S2.250. "teund "fl.nilcr?n
in lead percil, I don't know in . whose
handwriting. The handwriting of the
remainder is Mr. Penland's. I don't
think I was in Ashevflile on that day.'
How was that check paid?
Some time in, April Mr. Breese io.
sisted on my raising some money for
the bank and wanted me to draft on
my brother. I wrote to . my brother and
he jsaid he could not meet the drafts,
but Oioped to Jte able to do so later on.
In June I gave himtwo new drafts for
$1,300 and $1,650, which were sent on.
This check for $2,950 was sent to my
brother to meet the drafts. This simply
was. '"a "kite" to give the bank the use
of the money for a few days. The bank
got the cash on these dhecks.
Are the proper debits and credits en
tiered on the books to show this trans
action.
The proper balances appear upon the
books.
Was W. E. Dickerson and Co. a
growing concern' up to the time the
bank falHed? j
It waj.
The deftnse rested Its direct exam In
ation and Ithe witness was cross exam
ined by Judge Bynum.
On the evening or night following
the close of the bank did you see Mr.
Breese or Mr. Pemflamd?
Tee, sir ; I saw them, I think, In Mr.
Adams' office.
Did you see tlhem in the bank?
I don't think X did. I don't recollect.
I rWas with them laimost continuously
the day the bank failed-
;Were you mot in the bajnk and did
you mot -tike out these fraudulent notes
and examine them?
I did rot.
Didn't you these notes?
I did net.
Where ?ld you take the notes?
I did" not take them anywlhere.
Were you in the bank Saturday.
I may have gone in the door Satur
day. That was the day I was said by
the paper to have taken bags of gold
to my home. I was sdck most of the
day. -
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THE OLD HOME-
STEAD CANNED M
I APPLES
In One Galion Cans y S
;35yCents:i
Winter Fruit, Hand- f
&jpjciceaiJieseare,a
vaK??;ei
Another
Specialty
when you s&w Mr. Coffin at the bank?
1 don't know; I did not see it.
,When you got the Brevard note rr
need, did you tell v Brevard that th
church had paid the debt?
I did I told, him' ithat the bank had
rediscounted the note up north.
Row tiften did. you examine the books
of the hank?
Once or twice in my life. I was not
allowed to examine the individual led
were you not in the bank almost ev
ery day; did you not look at the books,
ftt your account; did you not examine
them one hundred times to the. presl
dent's once; almost as frequently as
the casbier?
I did ivot.
iou say you did not know of the ex
istence of the "J. E. Dickerson spe
, cial" account. Did you not examine it
several times and have money with
drawn from it?
No.
You say you got notes at Breese's re
quest. What motes did you get for him?
Tte Hollingswoirth, Brevard, Cal-lais,
Goodlet and some other motes.
Tou simply went out and got these
notes in blank" and did not know for
t
what amount they were to be filled out?
Yes.
when you qualified as director do
you remember that you swore to hOnest
ly administer the affairs and mot know
ingiy permit amy fraud ito enter into
its conduct?
Yea.
According to your estimation you
were honestly administering the affairs
of the bank when you got these accom
modation notss?
Yes.
You say the bank stock was up as
collateral for some of these motes.
Didnt you know that it was agaiktst
the lawto.doi this
"No. I did not. know what the law
was until 1S97 about April or May
when it was called to my attention by
the comptroller, and I read the law
Witness said he put Ithese accommoda
tion notes in the bank with a guaran
tee.
Let us have the guarantee.
Who signed the guarantee?
i dia.
That was (the only
was?
Did you ever pay
guarantee . there
anything on this
guarantee?
No.
Then it was not worth a cent.
I would have paid 4t if I had been Get
atone.
Nobody bothered you but your cred
Itors, dTcl they?
No.
You say you complained.' to Breese
and Penland about your accounts.
Now as a matter, of fact did you ever
in your life complain "to Penland?
I certainly did.
Did you complain ito Colonel
Bur
'fhe receiver, or Mr,
Brown r
Mr. Dor sett?
No.
You had your pass books?
Did you look at them?
I did not pay much attention to them
after I found they would not balance.
How long before the bank failed did
you quit Hooking at the pass books?
I didn't say I quit looking at them.
I quit trying to balance them.
Ttrof n if a that the
overdrafts
got so large that you quit paying any
attention to them at all?
No.
Why didn't you quit the bank if It
acted that Way?
I owed tie bank something and had
confidence in the other bank men.
It
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(rjocttnued to
m Boston
Shoe Store
9 S. W. COURT SQUARE.
WiU offer for the next week ! PeolaJ
prices on, m goods, as an advertisement
being "new firm wffth new g oods re
cently bought directi ifromi factories.
Thw" twa.1 , Tvrdces are givent.
toduoeaaentj ta ykm: Tf "-
Vta:adertasen
tendT buying w- JSoti
Kennedy
Advancing Rapidly Toward the
Gity of the Filipinos.
natives Commanded N by Aguinaldo, Resisting
Stubbornly. -
Bridges are Burned , in Order to Impede Our Progress
Fearful Slaughter ol the Filipinos;
American Casualties Num
bered 'Fifty.
Manila,. Monday, March. 27.r The
American advance on MaloloS contin
ued today with unabated- vigor, audi t
nigh: our men encamped within seven
miles of, the insurgents.
One column pushed along the rail
road rrom Meycanyan, -with Otis" bri
gade on the left and Hall's on the right.
Before they reached Marilao, the Fill
pinos- made- a desperate stand. The
river separated them from' our troop
amd for some time they poured iii a? de
structive fire. The artffllery was
brought 'to the front of the American
line and soon dislodged the rebels from
the trenches. A brilliant charge was
made in which the Twentieth Kansas
and Tenth Penmsylvania were conspic
uous, which compTerl'y routed" the nrni
tive?, who leflt scores . of dead and
wounded, besides losing many- prison.
ers.
McArthur's advance guard pushed
alor.g' amother road and examined the
town off Bulacaai. . They found the
place partly burned but t!6e best houses
remained. -The enenry- showedwnly t
small 'fiorce, which was quickly routed,
In Lawtonis section, south of Manila,
the enemy showed today increased ac
tiv.ty. The American battery shelled
the trenches opposite Pasay.
In the fight at Marilao the American
casualties numbered fifty.
FROM GENERAL OTIS
Washington, March 27. The follow
ing was received from General Otis
this morning:
Manila, March 27. Adjutant General,
Washington, D. C: McArthur hold
Marilao. There is severe fighting to
day and our casualties are about forty.
Th-a Itosurgents have destroyed the
bridges, which impeded the progress of
the train and the artillery. Our troops
met the concentrated insurgent forces
on the northern line commanded by Ag
uimsldo in person and drove them with
conR'derable slaughter. They left near
ly one hundred dead on the field and
many prisoners and small arms5 were
captured. The column will press on in
the morning. (Signed) Otis.
WJIRTHUR'S COLUMN
Washimsrton. March 27. Only one de
spatch from Otis regardling the Philip
pines situation was received today.
McArthur's column is making rapid
progress away from' Manila. The lat
est press despatches reported him at
Bulacan and from' there to Malolos the
country is more even but is interspers
ed by dykes which drain the riceflelds
and which may Impede our advance.
The officers are better satisfied with the
situation and McArthur's rapid woric
is exciting high praise. They expect
that he will reach Malolos tomorrow
and the insurgents will make a strong
fight. What;he rebels ; will then do
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.OPPORTUNITY.
FOR THE PEOPLE OF ASHEVTLLB.
I have made , up my mind o go o
Porto lUco. JT will close wrt my ntlrs
stock at 25 pta tent. ls than east.
Clothang, gents' f urntehing goods, hats
and underweBrrmemaat ailar' cloth
and doth for. Jaddes' tailor made suits,
also store pictures. 'Entire Stock must go
, . I; W. GLASBR,
,. 54 South Main street, Ashevill.
ENGlISH SPONGE CAKES
Fresh every moTntng at the Woman'
RxftrhwrareLi Cbuzt Squsire Pioe 20
to -c?cr. cnisrijJ9 -gpp
; Call and examine thevnew line of
carta and baby earriages at Mra.y L.
Johnaoa's, 27 North Main stawet, -
Capital
is not known but -there is hope that the
capture, of Malaloa will end the hardest
part of the campaign.
REINFORCEMENTS TO GO
Washington,, March 26. The war de
part meat has determined to hurryvreln
foreementsi ta Otia. Efight thousand'
men are now under arms to go ito Ma
nSia. 'i
Brigadier General Miller, command
ing at Iloilo, was placed on (the retired
list today.. He will be succeeded by
Colonel E. V. Sumner as brigadier
geniral of regulars- Sumner will soon
re ire and be succeeded by General
Anderson.
, Am effort win be made when McKin
ly returns to have him appoint McAr
thur- brigadier in the regular service.
There w51I be no vacancy when Ander
son fe promoted, but it is probable that
the next place will be given to McAr
thur, whose magnificent work has
aroused admiration. At present he is
I senior Eeutenant colonel in -the- regulars
and major general in the " volunteer
service.
M'KiNLEY LEAVES
FOR WASHINGTON
ThomasvSlle, Ga., March 27. McKin
ley and party left here at 5 o clock this
afternoon over the Atlantic Coast line
for Washington, where they will arrive
tomorrow afternoon.
The president's health as greatly im
proved by the result of his trip.
OARING ACT OF
' AH OUTLAW'S DAUGHTER.
Dexter, Mo., March 21. Emma Hen
drickson was shot down yesterday after
noon by the sheriff's posse whom she
held at bay as she fought over the dead
body of her father whom the officers
were endeavoring to arrest. The posse
came upon Hendrickson and his gang
out in the country and a fight followed.
Emma pumped shot for shot with her
hunted parent and af ter he fell kept up
the fight until she seriously wounded
Deputy Sheriff Both and fell wounded
herself.
The other outlaws abandoned all hope
when the girl fell and fled. Two of the
gang were captured.
Hendrickson was the leader of a
band of stock thieves which was run to
earth after a long chase. The gin
fierce stand saved five of her oompan',
tons. She cannot recover.
Do You Want Some
Silverware
For Less Than it is Worth
Wo have selected out alotl5'
of Silver-plated Wie iaclttf
ding Trays, Flat and Hollow
Ware, which W are offering ;
at 8o cents on lhe: dollar It
will pay ou to ? loolr : these
things over as lthey rarb
worth 20 per cent, morbl
than we are nowjaildug f cr
LtzdlnaJtvr tiers
rf jT jr' JT-
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