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GREER, VTH0LESALE AND RETAIL FANCY GROCER, r 03 ratton ATenue- . FRESH tOT JUST' RBCEIVBD, i House Cleaning, TTr JU -van .vi ' . , ;1- .- 4 4 ' P - t iuvc receavea our Bprung1 oraer s ..'f finely ground ' r "V-i-Vi'i-'t tJNCECT.POWDER ' r. - OA 1 - ! 7 ' 1 BARREL MOTH .BALLS 1 ; from 2? cts. to H.6V."."' V,l i'liEiniTsiraEnGAiiii uroYnriiiiiru in same tvwknLanUk order4$5.P0 OESTRECHE : NoW"i3 the . ume ' to use tnete S - " - s " - State Library. 0 Great Projertfo 11 k. v U ilrM:. erlnaustnal Enterprises; r M 5rt 0 1 -m.". a3i -tip is I t, ! r ..Sv. ifV - H PlanforaxpamIighiy . vfi : -St, ., Power.Hffuse An Undertaking of Vast Importance to Asheville iind Its . - Surroundings?--Scheme include a Big CMton Mill at MarshallT .-Projectors Have Id Ashe ville for Two Weeks Ar ranging for the Work, Nearly two years ago the .Gazette contained an, article ot .some length de criblnig the advantages ttliat jnigtot ac crue . to - Askevilie, , by chaining., the mighty forces of the ; French- Broad river some miles below . the city and utilizing the power tK commercial purposes. Today , the Gazette Is able to sta;eftibat a vait enterprise on almost the exact lines then foreshadowed - will be realized. Only ehor -sighted cupid ity, cen block the pathway of ts prog ress. . r. .1 y '.-JV. great -volume of watei pours down the French ! Broad river -throughout HtJhe year...' From.Ashville toward the low lands of Tennessee it speeds, along over-many . rapids, reaching--, deiscent f -thlrtyrfive feet totheJnifle aithe t beginning' of the. falls three-.milea below - f the city, and this Tapid descent: con- tinue. to Eller's fall9.",Tiot far he-: IdwJ ;- Alexander, where - the big river - roars - down Ube Bleep mountain incllae. At Eller's fallj the banks of the" river rtee in lofty cliffs, narrowing the roaring stream. ..At this point it is proposed, to construct a -'great dam, carrying the level otthe4)riyer far .up the -mountain- sides, and from -"above this: dam a canal is pt'oected to lead westward parallel with the river and fUrni(hi the stupendous force "that can. run mills i "and light town?? and- give motive power to electric railfoids. The scheme " .Approaches that realized; Niagara falls and surpasses that which made Fall River thef greatest of Ne. Eingaiid manufactffidng towns. It "casts rn the shade" t ho water power projectr under development by . the North Carolina, eompan; on the Tadkiln river.,.; . .- During the last fortnight the men who-are prepariag -to - undertake v this grear .enterprise -have beee' kt work on (heir - plans -to Ashevttle, Marshal! :fnd at Eller'sfalls, which, by "arroadthey have surveyed, Ut fourteeu . miles below the" city. Among the men who have been engaged uv this work are W. B7 Ellis, of the W. B. Ellis tobacco manu facturing firm of -Winsion,.; and State Attorney" General Reynolds. Tine ar rangements for the great undertaking have So far been completeavthat a rep- reseotative" iOf . the company .that will I establish the, poW'jr plant - has , now gone to New -York fcu a ;l Quest fofnra-chmery.-rUt Ss- stated- that -the deal will belolosed ! this- veek. The one'danger of rpostponement or that the enterprise willibe abandoned at the last moment. tneff'liL -the fear : that- sornel property owners may-qemani excessive, prices foreland tha-will be refded ' ' by tihe company. The projectors oof the en terprise -have also- r been examining a site-orT the Catawba' river, but' only contingent oil the failure to accomplish their -aimsere; ?4 .Vl f'"! TirtT uitimate-plan, at'.Eller'B 'falls; is "to tfoostruot- fdara-'acrosa ever.onje hundred feet hlgV but this height has beenr. reduced .for present pu"rposesno eighty jfeetLrjThis illankJ;up: the rivr er Inx vs&t lake. -between' the mountain IountmmEarlfeTOtel ' . A-WerrWt'4n -every paT' Jzr? '"s r 7 5f.. 5 4 irilt ihf ifrirri UXJUlVli a a : a w -. -, - - -. j. i. - , e. i a a a aa "a a a acaa aa&. .ai -. :- infv'npn - V tHe JPower ManufactUritig andv ' ' : - . ' ' .. "-ii- -i . ... -.-IT , -w. . - Feet .High and Electric at Eller's Falls. ranges lining the Uyer, for eight miles back toward Aaheyill?.. Thiis fail; of eighty feet "will v be increased -by the (lower level reached . by the projectioji of the canal down stream, so that when the water pours into the turbinewlieels that wall develop the power it will fall from a height exceeding a hundred feet. Along the . canal below the falls will be loeaited the power stations. Shafts from water wheels will carry the developed -power to tbe- dynamos or wheels located in the power house. By electric wires the " electric 'power perfected in the dynamos . will, be transmitted to the mills of Asbeville amd oer aces, or - for lighting-the city or fo electric roads The company will :not-top-.at the -development -of the powerioTvbe obtained-nfriinji-the river, but propoqs to : establish manu facturing paa-nta. Their pians. include (OofnJGoued on- Flftii Page ; ARGUMENTS BEGUN IN LAKE CITY CASE Government Counsel Fierce ly i Attacks Witnesses Who Swore to Alibis. ; Charleston, S. C, April ,19. Aru- mentsi In the Lake City lynching: trial were begun today. Special Counsel. Bryan, for the government, made a strong plea for the prosecution, and was fierce in his attack on tine, witness es who swore - to the patched-up alibis of the defendants.: Spakttng of. the county officials who had been called on to testify, he said , they had deliberate ly, altered' and defaced rihe records rto help the prison are." - 'f . George Legare, who fepokefqrjthe de- -fense sald the Lake City crime could be laid at the. feet;, of President ,Mc Kitaleyibecaaise hej?r had v persisted,' in putting : negroes - here office I over white men, .: The eigumentswon't be concluded till Friday, wiiefi the t-case goes to the jury r -j -A r'. ,,, '.: " ? vt : y.. a j - i i 1. YOURz fES. Its A Duty ' V-r, -MM it 7 you owe to your ,eye: Unit o - V can't- bo too careful ; wi thr NA-, 1 TURETS" rdchead " bleaing ' YOUR EYESIGHT. -Protect ft K from tno brigfat sun ugnt, 4 oy v wearing a !paa of ..:; ouv - smoked glasses ;?We bjavlihant ;:lnf all ' " styles.; Oxniraltatons Exum . w- msitajons Free.'-- - . vr A V Z; Giassas Right, - S. Xr, McKEEJ, v Eyes" Right, ; Scientific Ootician. . ; Prices Right C - 45 puttoa ayenue. i . -BlaJLr'a Furniture Store. 4 - 4 M:Batli i . BUSH cjCassatibti tVVill Deiive;ta3eci-': sion i. IRe trial of Conderbiied -f " Dreyfus :':fh Government UrgiDg-Immedi- t ate Decision With This Understanding. 7 - llistaie in Annliea.tion-'noia ;S Intimate That a NewppeaflJj Apriil 19. --It is now atfjolpeh secret? that the decision of- the court of faon. . which will probabdy be'de Uf&g May 1. will be a rejection of the application for revisiou in the Dreyfus T cafieC: -This appalUng news hasf spiread eoiisrnatkwi and despair among the frfends of justice, and has taJttready eyoked manifold forebedings ofttie speedy downfall of the republic. " Such would: be the inevitable effect of jper slstence in tone suicidal policy advo cated by the ariti-Dreyf utea The-jgovernment is urging an immed iate 4ecision with- the understanding that it be against revision. It would - ' J , r-J SUNDAT'St GAZETTE - L V '"W"' h ti '"'a :- -:5 fApril 23.)- r Will Conskst of - TWtEJL"VTB. . .PAGES, 4 ILLUSTRATED. - - .mm . " i . '-.. m be hard to believe the officials could be gufltyijof such sua. Jnane ict were an explanation not forthcoming account ing for their position. The truth Is the counsel who drevvC up Mme. Dreyfus petition made a -rioua r-mistake - an basing the applicailonporithe ground -of the discovery of new facts. New facts -had no connection with Dreyfus, 4 and the court has no option but to'dis. cuss the application if it follows the usual judicial course, of refusing to go beyond; the matter divectly before it But the redeenunglteaturevof the situ ution 3s . that thewdecision will "contah a pretlyplaiftiintims the application, to QuafcAl is- made on the ground of the lIogal a?.alure of Drey fus' condemnation, It will- be gran-ted. If-this intimation is made, counsel for Dreyfus wili.prasent a new applicat3on, which has beeoi already , prepared. Ther report - that Loubot will pardon Dreyfus cannot be accepted. FOB SALE. A judgement aga5nisiti - Mies Maud Wells and Robert L. Neilson, for the sum of $19.25. Apply to D. A. Lashly AshevSIle, N. C ' "A - THRILLING-NIGtTTS RIDE" Is the titfe of very fnteresiingj illus trated tory, ?ft&KfoL will be mailed free upon receipt of 2 cants costag by W. B. KMsknn G. P. & T. A. "The J ArmOUT FaCKtng VO. Z mrm - . ak m mT --a ) '.Will & ; ri,, f Give ;a Bemonstratiou I of tteir fanned Meats . - C-'r and -' -- 5 Thsday Friday Md Saturday-; Apr. 20,212:; I WhlchLVJill be wry 'in J xeresung c.3 weu:as m . ctructive.v, : May QUAY STILL HAS AJORITY Pennsylyaniar. Legrslature Adjourns without Elect . - mg Senator.- - v Harrtsburg April 19. At 12 o'clock tomorrow the present "legislature will adjourn v sine die wHhout- electing Quay's successor in the senate. Tbe final ballot ; was tPken today and left Quay still the majority candidate. His lieutenants boast tonight: they have achieved all they desired and intimate that Quay will control the state con vention in August au l name the ticket which cannot be defeated, but theantu Quayvrleesdecla people wfitvihdlc&te'" ttieii; .poslUoi!u:An .:.extr. seBSlonof the iegislatcre seems ;un&- voidable.-",''. ." s.''?&-'-. r-: DEFENSE BEGINS. TODAY. testimony of couiWi Examiner w Tavoranlft to Qnav - w' favorable to Quay. .T Philadelphia, April s 19.-?The -com- nwaweaun cosea nts - ca'se in'tne uay trial- today, and tomorrow rtflie defense will begfei KlExpe Goid smith wasthe only... witness of import- anoe .examined . coday, and" an adroit cross-examSna-tion- of him by.'the ai- xorneys "-lorrxne aexense nrougnt out severaJ things" favorably to 'Quay. It is not tknownwhat: tne ,th defense ; will .i."w.i .. -.-i.- ' take :u.p REED RETIRES FROM CONGRESS - : V Defiinte Announcement Yes- terdayi-Candidates for - - Speaker ship.' ; -f - .Washington, ,pril IfyTh definite. announceWent.-fai NewYork today that Speaker' ReedTfiad decided ?to enteif1-: the few rm' of Simpson, Th-acher! &' Bar num caused surprise and - regret In Washington. - His departure ' . from Washington will be a severe loss-to the republicams. The canvass for the speak ership will begin atv oriceT' :but?, the chances of none of -the candidates can yet be accurately estimated. It will be a battle , between tthe east and. west wi th henrian r nd - Iay ne, of -New YOrk,as probable eastern candidates, (and Hepburiny; of" Ic wl -,' Hopkins, . of 'tflinoOs; and'Groavenor, of Ohio, as the SILVER TflE ISSUE. Denver, -Colo., April - 19. Senator Teller and J Congressman" Shafroth, in statements published today, emphati cally deeljiiinlavol the . silver organisation thiaughout e Take liuewtivo' Bromo Quinine Tablets. AH druggists refund ie money tf tt faiki to Cure. 25 centw. ' Tno gewuinie nas u. B. Q. on each tablet. ' , ' - . John'a Aflbeetoa LdauM :Paint are the best paints Cot, structural purposes ever produced. - See ft codox. oardl at uranrs Pharnfacy:'- ' AHHOUllGEMEHT. . w hp? tn itifrtrm ourcuatomers and the -public that In; Atramjoni to, our . amoa- tic - Merfchsant -i -Twitowngi ,rIepairtmenit whjQr the greatest care and study, are exercised too' insure a perfeot fit at Hie lnrai rwwjiMp- riirteea. We have ' lust opened: a ftret-clasa Gn.ts Furnishing TTvaTmttrtt xdwiro vou will find first - dasB gdods iand'tho latest Btyles. Your patronago sanajy souciteu. - -. , H. 6ELMAN, Proprietor. J.C.WILBAR.Manaaer. Piragon Building Haywood atreet, co- ner college" street. - - - ; - - , , New jfnaos 349. ; , . J - - .11! fsH -. - We-hav-a complt llno of r-,Trunka, Yallseo. ' GripflU Telesjopes, tha wo.'if y dcnpetkidi .lai Jp?leea-, If : you are out union. .TW.WaySu.WHt, become, commaiidin?- general-' of be the paramount Jssoe 190ft,, . . e aJ , , Afy Pricb Cents VP-" iWiffitt 5 Outragp- -GbmmittedL at Man- zanillo. 1 4 .- House Destroyed, Three Perw' sods Killed and Many Injured. Work of a Gang of C(n pir- ators Opposed to the - Cuban General namitft:tllachine Wai Ex- V During Demonstration , in Honor of Gam. Havana, April 19." The chief of po- ' J: "i i -. -. ' . '. . ' .-. ;V- .-- lice of Havana hasrecelved a despatch'-' from ManzaniUo tt at log thai while the - demonstration in honor of Gomez, was going, on there today dynamite bomb was exploded in Oro, sti'eet, completely J 7 - - ' ' ,- 'v destroying a house. Three persons Were killed and many Injured. EvJ- - dence has been, elicited to prove that the explosion was, the work of a gang - of conspirators, enemie of Gomez, f ww iaa.ve-neaaqaarters in Havana,- Mllllll UIIHIIUUU Geh. Geo. W. Davis to Suc-; ceed Henry in Porto Rico' -Shatter's Successor. I Washington, April,, .-. 19. Brigadier . 4 - GeherM George 'WDirVls will succeed General Henry ur governor:: general o Porto r Rico. Davis Jis lieutenant colon'r . , el of the Ninth Jofantry, in the regular X. Yesterday searyice and is at present serving on -5 " on, the court' ot inquiry. . Another ,, chahge of 1 importance is expected shortay. General Shafter retires in Cctober. He will probably be succeed ed in command of th department of California. 5-by.r General' Brooke . and General-Wade will succeed Brooke as dnvamAf it fllhl Wfl'r'p Will eVMltU- THREE CHILDREN BURIIED.O Fire in Adams County, Indiana, Or- ' phans" Home. 1 Indianapolis April 19 Fire - broke out 5n the Adams county Orphans' Home at Berne today and -the lives of fifty-seven ohildrn . were endangered. ; Three' chlldreni were cut. off from ret- ' cue, and were burned-to death. , FLORIDA. SENATOR ELECTED..-, ' Tallahasse, FTa.',' AprH 19. Jatoes P. Tallafenro, . of tfcksoniVille wa - eTected United Btales senator tbdayoa the firs balEc tdaken by Ithe JegSsMure. n Joint sessiotn. He succeeds Pasc. ; Do You : Want Some Silverware For Less Than it is IVVorih ? 5 r We have selected out a lot pf SiJer:platedfV7are iuclu ditlg Traysj Mat and Holloa Ware,hich'X70 are offering' at 8b cents on" the dollar !It: otII pay . -you to : look - thecs things vow. .as"; they :are wonn h 20 per -cem. , mora thia-X70-aro noT7;asking ferret - -v. 'f J ',1 i - r - - is Nati5-a Bask " r -rPV r" :' ti' Ti '''r"a J-i - . -! ----- , - - S- - ' ? . - ' o ,Tiuui:!:j:rci:U!:i:lci:?:!,-'ss 'r-jr r--J
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