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. v . . - , J , . 4 .12 - Vol. 4J Nq; 44. A8HEVILLE, N. C EOBSD'A.? MORNING, UAECH 30; 1899 " Rrice 5 Cents : AV& hi if ta -;---.s-t. - - 1 mmm ' '? -i. i..' ' ... - - it' , OESTREIGHER & CO., 51 Patton Av 3 1 1 f To Longer f an Experiment Tl public bave decided for usl The popular optnion la thai it wb Jiave displayed th .bst e lecfted, atf -weOl. as the . larget assoitmeort: wf MILLINERY ever displayed in Ashevllle, . and $ judging from our sales, the - Millinery buyers of Aalheville, have appreciated our efforts in giving to tbiexn a Millinery Depart Wt complete in every detail.' No Biich assontmeait (has ever been shown before. A Spring Hat or Bonnet from us you are, assured you are ge ting the latest, both, in design, land trtmmtog. OESTREIGHER &C0. 51 Patton Av. MIILJNfiRS as; 'sreil as ,thj Ijeading Dry Gotoda House" in the South, 8 lsIlsl$lllsI!slislIslIlIl J. (B. M. FLOUR IS ALWAYS dirndl JPFofit SURE TO PLEASE YOU 24 pound -48 pound . Barrels . $ 70 . 1 40 . 5 00 G. A.GREER, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FANCY GROCER, ' .53 Patton ATenue- Huyler's Candies Received today (Saturday) .; """" v .' - " & Jordan Allnonds, , . s Salted Almonds. 3 Vs?anV Assorted, Molasses Candy, liarsnmallows, ' Caramels. 2 1 J Chocolate Peppermint, - i : Bonbons and Chocolates, ' , llixed Chocolates, . i " .' CandiedJFrnits, : - ' ' " - - Agency, v , , . jF J HFiniTSH A RFARAM I 3: 4 - : -MKSStSi":- r last davihe crabbed: $57 -. ' v: stt'- & Judge will Charge Ju ry Today in Dickv erson's Trial. Murphy and Adams Appeal - ' for Defendant Judge Bynnm Forcibly Ar guesin Favor of Con viction Murphy Replies to Blackbnrn'i De nunciation Bynnm Reviews the Note and Check Transactions. At ten o'clock Jtfcis morning Judge Purnell will charge the jury in theIick erwra case, and probably Mr. PenJand'a case will be .taken up immediately, Mr. J. D. Murphy resumed his argu rnent ..whea court opened yesterday morning in behalf of Dickerson. Mr. Murphy said ithat he entered upon the case with charity -for all. "I shall ask you to 'be merciful and char itable in your judgment of the acts of this defendant. A god man is ready at all (times to put a charitable- construe ticn on acts of his fellow man. Your duty is a simple one. I shall ask you to put the construction on the act in tbis case, that he was guilty of no wrong. Mr.. Murphy explained the nature of the charges against Mr. Dickerson. As to Dickerson's character where he was. raised, Tax Collector Cunningham, of Riehmond said flt was excellent. -Mr. Wruy and Mr.- Hulce also said, it was good tnchirnd. A go character iVonsToth 1''onaj&3e wpar. It had been shown that this de f endant had it. "They baye indicted this defendant for drawing a check for a tombstone over the grave of R. T. Alvey. Mr. Blackburn yesterday chose to enter in to the sacred domain of the defendant's famdly affection. He said 'that Dick erson didn't leave enough money to erect a monument to the broken' bank. This statement caused paiin in the heart, of every husband on itnis jury. "My brother Blackburn saw fit to play upon' 'secretary and treasurer.' He declared that he spoke it reverently, that if Dickerson ever got to heaven he would be secretary and treasurer of heaven in three days. Such a thought made every Christian man and woman tremble . If he had glanced at the rose on his lapel and thought who painted :ts colors he would have known that Almighty Ood. did lit. If Mr. Black burn believes in the Justice and truth of the Alrmighty he must .quit talking abou't secretary and treasurer of heav en, or he will never know whether there" is a secretary and treasurer in-heaven or not. "There is nothing peculiar or; unusu al about an overdraft It is simply a credflt extended to the bank's custom ens. The simple relation of debtor and creditor of the bank was thereby estab lished between the bank jtnd Mr. Dick erscn. We say that if - these checks were drawn with the consent of the president and cashier of the bank, thee- Dickersoai is? not to be held respon slble for them. ellble for them. "We sav thajt Dtekrn Ead no mbre authority than any one j . .. .... , else 'to withdraw money;. from the bank. 5 C sa.y nna.i xnere was an agreement ; as to how thds moneyjhould be applied. I do not think the government ought to insisft upon a Verdict 'of ' guilty upon these counts.' Dickerson did- not have coi trol and custody of the money and we earnestly contend that it has not .- ibeen shown by uny evidence that be had the control' that would enable him to '5omm'it an embezzlement : "We ask you to consider the' fact that this hief, irobber and -perjurer, as he was characterized by Mr. " Black burn, pjut'into the vaults of that bank $3,574 4n clean cold cash: dtiring six; teen months preceding' the .failure of fithe banlt On July 29, the day before ,tn bank, failed, this 'robber, thief and 'perjurer' put into the bank $501 in cold cold drew oUtv Doesnt that 4ook like' he" was Would a perjurer -have" pwS diat money in:t&e" baik: oir 'nt4ti:V0t "Here ae the evidences -of ttheae ina proper chargte; read them'and :ee if they don't corroborate this defendant. Dickerson is corroborated by figures on the books, which' rtmere is. no attempt to deDy.: I say that; Major Breese, , that brave and courageous man, by his ttesti mony, did not contradict this) defend ant. " f . "Another fact to which I want to call your attention is that duflrtng the last month in July he put in $2,400 worth of securities in the ' shape of a deed of trust to property. ' He alao put In Stock of various companies. Here are ihares in the Aaheville Jce'and Coal company, an organization pfesided over by the family of H, T. Collins, one of the most (honorable men in the community. "Then Majof Breese and Mr, Pen land did not contradict Mr. Dickersoa in any material respect. Major Breese said he' ''thought that Mr. Dickerson ex amined the books, but it, is not denied that Mr. Dickerson was prevented rom examining the books by an order of the comptroller. Here are two facts showing that Mr. Dickerson was fight when be said he complained of errors in the books. In 1892 or 1893 there were two incorrect entries which were cor rected. "If this prosecution can show that Mr. Dickerson has money laid away, why-don't they show it? There was no evidence to show that he has any moa . ey, and if the government can prove that he has $8,000 or $10,000 hid away in somebody's name you are welcome to convict this defendant. They wouldn't let us show that ihe has no money. They were afraid to let the truth be known. Net all the facts have. come cut, but enough have come out to show that this defendant is an innocent man. "This defense has no harsh words for Mr. Penland. I will not follow the ex ample of my "friend and shout accusa km." ,N- Mr. Murphy told of a confederate sol dier who made application for,' dis charge from the army. The applica tion showed on the face of i that the soldier wished to chirk, but GeneralJjee said :- "Let him. have bJs discharge; let Aim ha- the benefit of his coward Contioulng-Mr. Murphy said: ''"We say of Mr. Peniand: Let htm have the benefit of turntog state' evidence.' Mr. Murphy said in . concluding: "Gentlemen of the jury; never have I been connected with a case in which 1 tfelt a deeper interest. I d ask you to cor eider her wbo sits byf the defend ant s side. The rose color that once adorned her cheek has changed to the ashren hue of woe. In behalf of her I ask you tto consider .this case in charity. ' If you render a verdict of 'not guilty' you will render a verdict ap proved by your fellow men and by the God above." Mr. -Murphy, concluded at 12:30 when Mr. J. S. Adams began his argument also for the defense. Mr. Adams said that the defense nad i listened with sorrow to the speech that Mr. ' Blackburn had made the abuse he neaped on Dickerson because he was a member of the church. "I would sug gest that before calling' DicSiersom a thief and. jjerjurer, St would be better to prove that these charges were true. "Mr. BJackburn says Dickerson got Brevard to sign notes and got the mon ey and put at infco Ms pocket. I say don denounce him for using the Bfe vard note; prove that he used it. We showed by Mr. Coffin that, the books showed that Mr. Breese got the credit of the note. I could go through that speech from one end ibo the other and show the discrepancies but I haven't (ConSnuefl on fifth page.) 2, Fresh Today Cranberries, Naval ' Oranges f - imported Figsf f x Oiives in bulkrt Foreign and Domes S" - ' - - - , s: wtxflccscfli r - :' i - v - Fn nit OESifEO Filipinos Fall Batk on Malolos,leaving De vasted Country. ' Our Troops Within Eight Miles of the Rebel Capital. List of Our 1 oses in Yester day's Fighting. Much Difficul y Experienced by Troops in Crossing the River at Gaigpiinto. Laffan Bureau Despatch. Manila Wednesday, March 29.JE-Ma2 Arthur's division at 6 o'clock this mom ing advanced from Marilao, Hale's bri gade being on the right and Otis' on the left wf ' the railroad. The First Nebraska made a long de tour to the right, clearing several small villages of inhabitants. The First South Dakota, the First Montana and the Twentietii Kansas encountered a small body of the ensmy near the river but quickly routed them and continued the advance. At 7:30 the Americans entered Bo cave but found the town deserted. The river bete presented some difficulty to the advance of the artillery, butt the guns were bumped over the rough bridge and the mules crossed by swim ming. The troops rested at .Bocave tmtil 11:45 when the' advance cwiAaued. No opposition ' was encountered, though the country admitted of strong defense. WJiea igoar m11 TOrD Malolos, was reached ,the enemy 'was nowhere' in :eight. A " ' During the advance four Americans wore killed and thirty wounded. The Tenth Pennsylvania lost one killed and six wounded; the Twentieth Kan sas, seven Wounded, including an off! oer; the First South Dakota, one wound ed; the First Nebraska, one killed and eleven wounded. SCENE OF DESOLATION. Associated Press Despatch. Manila, March 29. The country bs tweeii Marilao and Manila presents a picture of desolation. Smoke is curling from hundreds of ash heaps and the re mains of trees and fences torn by shrapnel are to be seen everywhere. The general appearance cf the country Is as if it had been swept by a cyclone. Roads are strewn with furniiture and clothing dropped to flight by the Fili pfinos The only persons remaining are a few aged persons, 00 anffrm to es cape. They camp beside the ruins of former homes, begging the passersby for any kind of assistance. A majority of them are living on the generosity of our soldiers, who gave them portions of their rations. The bodies of dead Filipinos are stranded in shallows of the river or are resting an a jungle, where they crawled to die or were left in tlhe wake of the hurriedly retreating army. The bodies , give forth a horrible odor, but there is no time at present to bury. The inhabitants who fled (from Mari lan A-nA MwMiinavan left to such a panic that on the tables our soldiers found spread money and valuables and in the rooms "trunks containing valua bles. This is the case in most of ithe houses deserted. They were inot molest ed by our soUdiers but the Chinese who The Boston Shoe Store 9 S.' W. COURT SQtTAItE. . Will offer v for the next week special prices on all goods, as an adverttoenwnt being : u new firm wfth new goods, re cently bought direct trom factories. These -special prices are given as an inducement to, you. Why vamtage of -this advertisement; land 4uy n "'! ttr.. oIs. ACor dial invitation o all whe er. yotti- in tend' buying or not. , i51illr& Kennedy Blip in . between the armies are looting wSien they can and have taken posses In of several, bouses, over which they raised Chinese flags, some of which were torn down. The rebels burned villages as they retreated tfn bad order toward Malolos The enemy also tore up sections of the railroad in many places and attempted to burn the bridges at'Bigaa, but the fire was extinguished owing W the time ry arrival of the Americans. The rebels had not finished the trenches along the lice of march, showing that , they were not prepared for our advance. . LATEADVICES FROM OTIS Washington, March 29. The follow ing from Otis was received this morn ing: v Manila, March 29. Adjutant General, Washington: MacArthur'3 advance yesterday was only to the outskirts of Marilto. ' It took un til "late tin the after noon to repair the road anid the railway bridges and send cars through with sup plies. The command will march ait 6 this morning. It will march rapidly to Bocave and will contiue to Bigoa, sev en. miles from Malolos.. The enemy de sLroyed the railway and telegraph lir.es. A construction train is following our forces. The enemy's resistance was not so vigorous itoday. Our loss xthus far is light. The towns in front of our advance are being destroyed by fire. Troops are in excellent spirits. (Signed) Otis.. Washington, March 29. The follow ing was received late tonight from Otis, dated March 30: "MacArthur advanced at 6 yesterday morning. 'He passed rapidly to Bocave. At 11:45 he took up advance for Bigaa and-at 3:15 in the afternoon started for Guiguinto, three aJid a half miles from Malolos, .reaching that point, at 5:15. The casualties for the day number about seventy. .There was fierce fight "in the afternoon. The troops made the crossing of the river at Guigunnto b3' working the artillery over the rail read bridge by hand end swimming mules against a fierce resistance . The column will pass on the railroad to the extreme front, "which h nearly repaired, and win resupply today." TRANSPORT MAY RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES nd Bring Back the Three Millions if the Cuban Assembly Does Not Yield. Havana, March 29. It is probable that lif the assembly de3 not yield soon acd remove the obstacles to a diibancl me rut of the 'army the- transport Burn' ,side, on which is the three millions ds timed for the troops, vvi':l be ordered to return to the United States with the money. General Brooke is conferring with prominent Cubans concerning th? ad v.sability of changing the seat of gov ernmenit to Santa Clara. The transport Ingalls left for Cien fugos, where it will await Alger, who has gone via Matanza3. COWBOYS KILLED BY CONSTABLE Biandon, Tex., March 29. Bob Lynch and Bob Finch, cowboys, who have been long recognized as terrors in no:th Txas, rode into town yesterday and started in on a spree, during whicn ittfvfcy used their revolvers freely, con stable Hawks interefered and killed both. ' , CEIIERAL FLAGLER DEAD. Norfolk, Va,, March 29. General Flagler, chief of ordinance, United States army, died this evening ait Old Point Comfort. He had been quite sick for some time but showed improvement within the past few days. A UOOD THING on Buckwheat caktes is our beet N. O. Molasses. We sell Jt lat a reasonable pittoB. KROGER, next the market. WOOD'S SEEDS. Wood's seeds are peculiarly adopted to the soil and climate of the South, gold at Qganfa. pharmacy. OPPORTUNITY. FOR THE PEOPLE OF ASHEVILIJi. I have made up my mind to so to .Porto Rico. I will close wt njr won shock at 25' per cent.' less than east. ' Clothing, gents' furnishing gated, feats AmA underwear merchant (tailor's cloth and cloth for ladles', tailor made aofta, also stare pictures J 'Bntire stock must go . I. W. GLcASER - S4 Sooth Mala street; Asbevttle.'v r-- --ft . .'!' ;TO CORB COLD IN. ONB;UATr J Take 'LexatlTe BromaBfadns -Tatlati. AO druggists refund V me&ey If a USm to earn. - JU eeste vT aaeiae'- ba Lv Di Q. en eadx taMaC . , ,.j Call and examine the new line of ge carta and baby carriages at Mrs. L. A. Johosom'a, 27 North Main tre.J , FEB FIB At the Instigation of American and Brit ish Consuls. Samoa Beings JBombarded &nd Inhabitants Seek ing Rexuge. Proclamation Ordering Mata afa's Adherents Ketnrn And an TJltimatnm Sent to Their Leaders Another British Cruis er Ordered. Apia, Samoa, March 28. The chiefs supporting Mataafa having refused to abide by the treaty and continuing to defy it, Admiral Kautz convened a meeting of consuls and senior naval offi. cers on,board the Philadelphia, at which i't was. decided to dismiss the provision al government. Kautz thereupon is sued a proclamation ordering Ma toaf a's adherents to - return to their homes. Ma'taafa thereupon went in land, but when German Consul Rose issued a proclamation upholding the provisional government, he Tetifrned w'th his followers and surrounded the town. The British cruiser Royalist mean while brought a number of Malietoan prisoners from the islands where they had been confined by Mataafaites,' The Americans fortified Miilium and- 2,000 Ma litoans refuged there. The Mataafans barricaded the roads within the municipality and seized a number of houses belonging to British subjects. An ultimatum was sent to their lead ers warning- them. that, if they did not evacuate by 1 o'clock March 15 the place would be bombarded; To this the Mataafans made no reply but be gau an attack on the Malietoans. The American and' British' consuls consulted and at their instance the Philadelphia and the British warships Royalist and Porpoise opened fire and soon set fire to some shore villages causing much damage. A defective shell from the Philadelphia exploded near the American consulate, wounding a marine. , The rebels v attacked the town at night, killing three British sailors. A Eritisb marine was accidentally wounded by a-' British sentry. An American sentry was killed at his post by natives. ' - The bombardment has been contin ued slowly for eight days. Many of the inhabitants have sought refuge on the Royalist and many are leaving Samoa under the advice of the captain of the Royalist, who feared their presence would impede military operations. ' . A piece of defective . shell went through the German consulate, causing great destruction. The Germans then boarded a German warship. A hot fire into the jungle da maintained. It is impossible to learn the casualties. The Porpoise has shelled villages east (Continued on Fifth. Page) Do You Want Some Silverware For Less Than it is Worth? We havejelected out a let of Silver-plated Ware, inclu ding Traye, Flat and Holloxr Ware, ihich we are offering at 8o cents on the dollar. It Trill pay .you to look thete things over as they are worth 20 per cent, more than T7e are nowjasking for t&eia-' : i,; Al.; JtekdiBSi Jeweler, C3inieb)3ty aiid Patton Are. r i Anhcvillo N; Cv Arthur V A. 'A V! f " - , v v r '' t -f A 1 . i, 1 'I f f f J I. 1 - , t 4. - 4 t
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