'"ft i ;.;rvl! -J' ; V 1.'- V fivC M flFSTHEIfiHER .- 5h Pattonr-Av6hue; . - '-7- ", ' fiM. Tailor Made Sails. Hre to a Stock 'to' select from, (a be found ejsewhene iu Wie . abty. Cut and matte by JTapaw f, man&hiD guiairamteedf : ; Oolotw f Itana, Grr, Blue,' Black," Bnwn H wad Greens vinceo P. 17.00 to $25.00. X Light Weight '.7 m made of etaviUr ixiatferlals end . : tn, same jvorKmnniJi ( VLhI to $8.60. , Iskirta in town ai $t.('0t':T'$12.t-0. Petticoats Fulli fltock -Plato jamd - Fancy. -at Rten- Mercexized. "Silk, , 'CUftetta . jto $10.00. - , Shirt Waists Full Hne of Shiirt Walala Wash fabrics 39c .o $2,.50f Silk Wal&ts in ." ;- . - SILK WAISTS In all -colors- Sfttla, Tlaffetlta Habutai arid : Fancy Plaid, $3.00 tio $7.50. ' , IK OESTREICHED &C0. - -X- - M3 -r. 51 vPatton ftve. 4t 1 .. ""NAME ON EVERY PIECt, LOWNEY'S :ChocoIate. Bonbons FOR SALC BY :. A.GREER, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FANCY GROCER, : 53 Patton ATenne- .-''FBJSSH LOT JUST RECEIVED, House Cleaning, r Si;:.jut; received bur Spring- order - V " - 4 1 ef finely ground f-g"- also 1 BARREL MOTH BALLS $ I "and all size of ' 5- " "i- Crom'25 cts.tb $1.50,.: 4 '"'Now; Iflthe timel,;to use these. ; "articles. I HEiniTSH & REAGAN, I ' ' - - 5; Church St. and Patton Ave,;; s v Vhone132 w en a 08-;I J: - I lit I ' I biii f mm Democrats o -DlfFer- ent :vViewst -Dine Night. .. : , . sf Bryan Outlines His'Platform forrthe. Campaign of A: ah Wyck Principal Speak-: erat the Ten Dollar ; r - r" v.' ' v -V. ' , - t Dinner , r He Did Hot Mention Silver or Anti ; Expansion, Themes of Bryan's; :f -. - 1-.-'--'.- . ... . - ! . Speechi-3ntc Attack I Trusts , Milwaukee, Wis., Jipril 13.--At " the Jeff erwwi banquet here tonig-ht Bfyan indicated ths lines ';aloo& " .which the next national campaign -would be fought He aid he was taking- mx risk in paying- that no step taken in 1896 should bL. retraced, v Suggestions that the money qucstioaV.be' abandoned were iiot eupponred by evidence, and if. anything-- additional,", arguments had arisen in support of tree silver at 16 to 1 - . Bryan went jn to gfve the-history of whatAe regarded ss the failures of the republicans to ref onp the currency. --et the colonel tackled the trusts. ' "The "milk-trust leaches the Infant as 1 he enters the "wor:d,",sald. Bryaai .Th ice trust cools him in summer the coal 'trust keeps him warm In winter, while the coffin trust" waits -to- receive him after life's fitful dream te o'er." ' . Bryan opposed the increase ' In. - the army and reiterated his well known views against imperialism. He aaa- V - ' --. . lyzed the recent proclamation to tbe Filipinos, showing' "its. similarity to the victorious proclamation to the people of India forty years - &go, regarding which the people still complain the Englishmen hold the efflces-while they pay the taxes." THETEll'DOLUR DltlHER New Tork, April 13.- Democracy of a new brand, with no use for Bryan, cI ebrated itself toaig:ht atth Metropol itan Opera 'Housec 'Atotit lv000 "jte arid drank the much heralded $10 din ner." .Triumphant "democracy .was the watchword of tbe dinner and Augustus Van' Wyck was the - pTrjncipar speaker. There yere other speakers who pined unanimously for " a"-aiew democratic leader, and as VaajWi ck's speech out lined a new democratic plalforoT with Bryan, f ree :silVf r - and ar-ti-expansion omitted, the occaM on might well " be taken as the beg-innxOg ol the battle for. the" control of the party in. 1900. 6igr niflcant also is "the" fact -ihat in Milwau- kee'tonig-ht &ryia cU'tljted iis plat ormr f or 1900, Vhic"i. was o the: Chioar platform entire, with anitl-imperialism added, " "- - The dinner as & s'ccJal success jwas a gTand 'successAtd established firmly1 broker's club 'as ihe Fif thravenueror- janizationiPeriry Belmont presided. other' speakers -were- It. .B. Roosevelt, Belmont presided, wbose theme was the need ofa leader; General Ca'tlin,' vbos spech savored jofJ imnriairBTtirand Jobn W. rkelle"h'"wno eulogized Tammany, -f-' r - JZ. The reform.' of the tariff and a restric- - tiott 6rthl trusts-were put forward loy 2: 4 i, tfiiafii sftTan Wvck as erround enougb. ion a successful u.vjn;ti.. wj-vc - v'-j'v. t:-thP mext national "election. i He brought the twa.jiieatloina., together, saying" the, tariff hadvbcenconer prolific Moiiiitain Park HOT S PRINGS, N:.:C; J. -1, v; -;TMrty nve miies wt: njumnuie..uu.uo otMiuusia ivo-ii v jr -;,-i;.jsvi:-s r--: A 'modern . resort in' every par d cular. ; ; 'Z' : J-Jrj- X-'S JBesT nine hole" Golf "course fei tha JouChVl &?Zz y V For, further o-artlculm: ad 4 source of monopoly. .randamonsLre,us misuse of; tbefrknehise giving power, another. iHechallen ged-the'! supporters of the present- tariJf , to-: name- a sjafje ponsiderable-C branch' of y ia?,dustr5Nyer wjucu. jt protection us j been extenaea, whicn-was "not jww ten trrtled by'a con-: federacy of - conspirators -against" com petition: " , HT- , " . ,Theffect-of tho tinstslwai forcibly sketched. ,. and conclusion - drawn that in ,the end they, resulted I Strang-- great; people." ' V- " - J1 1 ' . . Van - Wyck reverted to . state issues, urging the improveLxatfof ithe canal, which should not b iitipaired'at the la stance of railroads. " - - "'1, ' The -prospect, '...-of ? an -alliance- with Great Britain called forth - a sharp at tack. England's attitude - in ? t5xe past and herpresent position .s our : ehlef cOnlmerciai competitor, made uch as event dmpractieable - end- each l nation should attend to its own business in a spirit ot -fair play. r,-- v .r '"Van Wyck" advlsei . keepfarg' fL Tplose watch for-mistakes n theV party and then ademand for a" changed would be, so' imperative that unity- among1 demo crats would result. . r " Bryan, free ' silver and expansion were not mentloat.i ,by Vain Wyck. CHIEF JUSTICE FIELD'S FUNERAL Impressive Ceremonies Held Yester day at the Church of the v -" . Ephiphany r Washington, April 13.The funeral services of the late Justice "Field yrere held at the church of the Epiphany at 10:30 JtJhis morning'. Th, T church., was crowded andmany distinguished visit ors were present, among whom were: President McKlnley, Secretaries Iiong and Wilsoa ' and Attorney - General Griggs , the British, Rut sian' and; Ger man ambassadors, ChiTjese .minister and the diplomatic rt presentatives of other foreign countries. APPOIIITr.lEIIT MADE- Special to the Caaette. " : - chard interviewed the pitisidant and .at tcrney general today, and an agreement was, reached that the appointment of Ewart should be made immediately. The bitter contest has endjd and Prit chard has won. 7 W. A. H. Washington, Apnl iS.The president today again appo'nted Hamilton G. Ewart . United States judge of the western district of 'North ; Carolina. This bas become a casus celebre, as this is Judge Ewart s third appoint ment, the senate having failed to con firm him for reasons fuVy se"t forth at ths time. Some of the president's ad visers have urged 'him strongly not i to repeat this nomination but political ne cessities have proved inexorable.: . . UIIIVERSITY VIIIS. SpeciaUto.the Gazette. , -.Knoxville, Tena.,- April IS. The taie- balt game between Weavervilla conege and -the University - of :: Tennessee, said to be;tne best college game , ever play ed a the Knoxville "diamond,;'tt as play ed-here today. At.the,nlnth Inning the score was 2 to 2, The tlniyerty won In the tenth Inning, on aCor-S of J to 4. ' . s .; YOUR eyes: Its-A Duty : Twinirwrl'ir.'ir3iirtnt flap thesmi." XU . ' cam't ba too - careful - witra ; TNA- - . . - ... . - TURErs - xticnesm Diessins TOUR EYESIGHT. Pn3tt - rjJrom the t brigibA :ua flight, by weaj3ife"iaPair: of..wffltj-8Tnsk&l glasses. Wo -.have -- ttrenv in all stylesfr? C3inBultaJti'ana and wExam- insJtffions IHroe. ;- JL- GlasseB Rigrht,-: 1 S. Lr. McKEEJ, ' Eyes Rlgbt,, .Scientific Ontician. " fv Prices Right. 45 iPaittonx mvenue. ' JLZ (Mel aM Bath ---- -e-. - Tirr " - - dress :i-' -i:---'-;. . .... - T, J. QREEN Xlanagr.. STORY OF THE KILLIIIG OF BAKER. Sensational Testimony; biv- en by a Witness Who Turns State's Fv,' " , dence. Mharleton, Apr-lrjS-Josephtp.Uew, ham, one of tfce meij ho turned state s evidence in the-ltakerfjwathe witness stand 'today anOi gave thetfol lowing story- of'tne kiimiS' of. Baker 'In February, isisV Jet thesV par-i tfes together in 'Lake CJt Some "one gave me informatio:i. aad from that I went to Stokes' that night,1 and -found the crowd there waiting to gV to destroy- tne postoffice. The men Wd there were -not enough menjthere"; Epps said' be come! go and get' help Cade's and Bave help ready Jy Monday - night. wu w in. was to get-"- a ercwdj' at . Half Moon Bluff. Monday nighIwent back to fatokes'. I was in tow? 'all day, got supper and got to? Lake." City about 10 t'clock and went to Slokes' ' I found Stokes, Godwin, Lee, Epps," .Webster, 1 ward, Alonzo Rogars; iMartin Ward and Dunham. SingiearyV Ater gotj there-' we -were looking: tor more help. I-was put on watch and stopped McKnlght from 4 goihg the iwarenoufle and took him to the store I was .sent out to watch for McKnlght. Tpdy' Godwin was with me. They said, Tell, -we haven't thV men we are looking for. but we van't . T,Pt'n htm- Singletarysaid lie could not go,- and he remained at 'the store; Those who went were myself, Lee Mc Knight, Henry Stokes, Moultrie Epps, Tody- Godwin, Alonz Rcgere, Martin Ward, William Webster 'and Charles Joyner. I am not sur-Joyner. camera Stokes that night. I think he met us at Godwin's s'torei I saw guns that night. Several had guns and Stokes wemt out and got more. We went to Godwin's and Dr. Williams and got other weapons, -carbines. We got guns Liiru!UiT Awe- tr.r-c, xh Tnnn dC4A.CU9: 1 UUUA, OLVJIN-tTS saiU XI C gll ..Hie guns fim Sheriff Daniels. . He brought in a -double-barrel shot gun and a Winchester : rifie, a s!xteen-9hooter, The carbines belonged to the military company in"Lake City, and I think they shot a 44-calibre ball. Before we left the store" we had, agreed.; to fire the postofllce and get Baker out and kill bim. We thenleft the store and went to God win's, store, where we got a two- gallon bucket of kerosene oil and a bag of shavings. We went from there to a spot near the postoffice and arranged for Lee to fire the postofllce, but Lee backed out and asked me to go with him. , We had stopped forty steps rfroJii. the postoffice. "Around theJwuse there was a fence, with a church near by. On one side of the house nexto Cade's, was' the wood whichcame to 11 ve or x..steps from the house. On thjs side nwet to Lake - 1.... City-there was a. I cotton field. There was arail fence on the Xake City side f the postoffice, about forty steps from the postoffice. tbe point where we stopped we' went down past the comer of the ence and - went up the avenue and -Stood; behind !i ?iree. Lee backed ut'eibou'i firing the office. They asked me and. I said Lwould;not go unless I could get a gun.- They gave me a carr binand-IvBald 1 did not know how to use it, so they gave me a double-barrel shotgun. " CT went wiih Lee from the crowd, and .Lee and "! went t? fire the office. Try I Klorida I Salt-:?.. -I Mullet I For ; : f BreaUFast. A. rEivel Cents.:' Only Shiaefs Ielpoured the ReYosWon the shav! uB9 tuii, pat;Bome-a:i on tne"house.j Lea Y-'.fS'Jl'ihel shavings in oy tttecnimney cf . the house and-than poured -on- tfie-fril Heatruk.ra4 match on his -pants adx it wentutl' He struck - another.,- -The - -ila-jio'&is hot; up. Then the flames dfod" dnwn. "3 heard cries lmihe jMuse and -t ben ? the shooting .begari At-that'timVi was twenty stepsgCrom"" the ehim ooy end of thetjRjctoffice. 7 Whek In blazed Lee anJ I ran to -the church and got behlnf the well curb. When-xhe house was bcrrf-i ing- brightly, lighting the town we ran across the, fields and got awayl - v , Xeardrtbe guns lots' of them, And saw the fiaahes. . -The shooting was trm theCade road side, 3near-the trpp -' . V- - ... ---w. corner.-' I saw no firing from any other direction.- - - - , "1 ,went to the Bapt'sX. hurch. On the wayI saw a ma rr th ought to be IawrenceDoye, so I g t in a' ditch and hid until be - passed. 1 was ail alone at the time. The Baptist " church is east f'rtbe rallr xid fromr CharVton and near Singletaryjg, tVhenx was in the ditcb there- was - continued firing;" GOMEZ ICCEPTS . GENERALSHIP- Two Other Generals will Assist Him in Disbanding-Army. Havana, April 1?. The 'triumph of Gomez over-his opponents was ' com pleted today" whea the Cuban generals met air Gomez's residHftee aSd formally notified.: him r of ., his eicrttion' . as com-mander-ini-cnef.,: .Gomca accepted, and saijt 'Chat he would" appoint two other generals to help him In ; the disband ment of the army. He then took the generals to call on Brccke. ? - ' Crmnez toldi Broke - that; awv steps jwouia be taken as yet to establish a clvicv government In puba but. ifthe Americams wished to ai point a Cuban civil governor tie would recommend Maso f or tihe post, - , .J."ir -The work of dlso-AAiUng- the army be gins tomorrow. " ; -- - - " PRnCHflRD. : . - - - - . Special to the Gnecte. - - s: --- Washington, April 13. A short time ago, Charles F. Itabo, of the Fifth reg ular cavalry, sta-.lo t -d in Porto Rico, shot 'and killed a native policeman. It is said the shooting grew out bf of some trouble over a Woman : Babo asserts that then officer was the aggressor, a- Lstatemen't which Is denied by those who synpathize with - the prosecution. .-Tbe'-soldlepdefendsntisknown to a great many people in Western- North Carolina,' McDowell r-ounty being b's former home and : the liome of his par ents. His Relatives and - friends " ar much -concerned oyer the trouble and will make al str jng: .defense. Senat Pritdhdl"laae ael and u2yerftkely Rico iiflatjife an, ettVnt. ls-bekig mide' to .bave. the heaa-ins' of the case "Dostponed unttt- that Jttme.- - r,'-; - J- The. Nortb'Oa tblj city: has completed cits arrangements for the annuW ball, wMqh will be gtvT en Friday evening Lat Conf ederteef erans' baJlL ' - . . n Rura CoaitloatlouTotsver Tike'CasiEarets-'Candj Cathartia 10o or 85o. - For. sals by ' The CaroliniR, Pharmacy CbGege street and Court Square, L ; JoihnV ABbeetos LlquM -Pabife. are the best paints for structural purposes produced. See color card at Grant PJiarmacy- . The best titTBS made Is the Amerioan, Silver Truss." SomeJtMmg eraureiy caw. See-lt at Gramt's PhSLrroaey. - t , TO CTTRB A COLB IN OKB DAT nvv . Tmiartigw Bromo Quinine Tablets. AA druggists refund taxe. money tf ft fafii to cars. 25 ei-- Tne gewuim mm. a B. Q. ch table. - . ThoSBdston ShfieSSidre Wo are recedving- new good daily di rect flrtanv Boston mamufSacturero.Our Une "or Ladles Oxfords tV blacks1 " and colors 3st immeaisia, ania prices right; We. extend to you aTcordlM tavltaton.to ex anto.W naw" " and ' complete! 'stock l whether you. puflchase or not.;; :Prica tour immense Jine -of Roller TW Trunks. v " - Next 4ox jto Blu Ridg National -Bank' .:fcAsavllle, North Carolina y Question as to Wheth-Vyer-Joiril-Gomiiiis- sion ("an be . .. :V.. . .-i. ; " ( . Formed " United States and England Hold German Officers Re : sponsible for Outras. Arid Insist that Gommission Shall Investigate Eose's Conduct. Germany Wants v-Mataafa's Govern ment .Bestoredy and this is a Cru cial Peint of Difference "? : : to Settle - Washington, April 13 Events today bave not changed - tbe unsatisfactory condition of the Samoan negotiaitlofis; although officials are. . tcpef ui that the differences will be removed shortly. .Great Britain js sfclilv. the retarding element in the poin t ' under considera tion,' that of whether the majority or a ' unanimous vote shall determine the action In the joint, (emmfeskm, but it is a. mistake to suppose that the three powers-agree-on the Instructions to be given, .the Samoan-commissioners. ' The. government has . placed, the' , transport Badger at the -disposal of the , . commission, and be will be held at " ' -San. "Francisco awaiting an" agreement. . : - Voir Sternberg's", appomtment".as vthe . i J German- commissioner was officially v' 1 A-J announced today. - He will notgo .to -a Berlin now that a-t agreement; ssems possible.' Z --- '.. . The present sratus of negotiations ' '" embraces auiisagreeme.nt on the-major- : ity, or a uoanimnus . vot"e question and the question of the scope- of the inves- -: tigation.. Great 'Britain favors a ma-, . jotity. vote. : In t'ne i ther point of dif ference 1 this gSerneiit is; more vitally - eresiedS.; ZSyl'X- :J ' ' The "American and : British govern- ments hold that. the German oificers at ... Apia areresponsiblejahd are 4, Insisting f i at tlhe commission hall:nns'ttiicted':.1 to investigaCe the conduct of Rose and Raf el. ' .. ' V 5 - - : - 'V. : : Germany on the 'oi her hand wants the Matafaa 'government restored, and the commission--proceed to conduct the inquiry -from the standpoint of.Jts, legal existence.-: '..t.'. ). . V It is regarded ra3 ceriain thatiGreat Britaia and the United S'tate.w.iri;nev er consent to this n account of the Ma iaafan -trnitllatlmof; the bodies of the American and British officers. New- Vine Negligee Shlrte. " vry prettv patterns- Juafe in at WMt'lock's. 41 Pat tora avenue v : :-r:r . rfei you (need a sideboard? We have a lialrw-:Bowf''wetUsfliertiea"llns!nd will , take pleasure in showing them. Mrs . -L. A. Johawon, 2? North Mala street. ;v Do You Want Soroe Silverware For Less' Thaii i itis Worth T ; ; Wo hare selected ont a lot . of Silver-plated Ware, inclu dingXraysrEIat Ware, whichjwo aret offering at8o.- cehtaonihe ollar&Itj; 7ill pay. ybu tolook. thegol things overH as" :they 1. are 70rth .0;- per ;cent more than V7e Jare1aowaskiDg for them. ;. .. - "? - - Arthui:fAlField blending Jeweler, t :.SChuTchl SWand Tat ton Te. r t I i 1 t i -I r --6 r r . . 4 1 V- ( 1fc-y?---.1-T JJs -St;.:4 A -

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