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yoi 4; No. 85 A8HEVILLE, N. ft, WEDNESDAY U0BNIN6; JIAT fet7i 1899 - - - - S iirM tiriiinrn - -r - i : m ar m m : m m : : & CO., 51 Patton (venue. Trimmed . , -AT- $5.50 WeoCfer all Trimmed Hat - in oor stock which have been selling from $8. 50 TO 00 Iocladiog some Paris pit tern hats All cheap hata at a i roprtiooate reduc tion. OESTREICHER ... z 51 jPatton km. Soe Agents for ' rlcan Lady Corsets, PRICE'S CREAM BAKING PO WDER : Is an absolutely pure Cream Tartar Baking Powder and sells for 30c Per Pound G. A. GREER, tVHOLESALE AND. RETAIL FANCY GROCER 53 Patton Avenue. . 4S ' .. . I NO LADY...... cece slhia hteUs had. a pair of rubber gloves will he without . Ttlierft. -With rriany they, are a perrnla- neait 'hrouTOho!d'artl:le..'.''r&ey are a perfect prdteotfotts to the hands -while doiog trtoug'h. wcrk. W supply ithem. : , THE CAREFUL HOUSEKEEPER twllll find quick help here. Co lumbian liquid for bed bugs aimd : fleia! Columbtam, ;Iinflectlcide for Roaohes; Mundus ifor taaitis. .1 POWDER...;,; dusited inKtlia slaoe telteves lkoi ;. 4-; aid rr,fe?prtceU()ct.-iv CRAIIl'SPARr,lACY, 24 S. Main Street' Ashevllla UTorth Carolina Millinery &C0 Brooke JLess Alarmed z Than Washington Officials Thinks He Can Distribute -the Money. Without Gomez s Aid. Cuban Officials Place High Estimates on Their Services. Some Aspectrof the Situation Brought About hy (iomez's Withdrawal Planning a Coup. Washington, May 16. In response to the ir.st ructions given by Secretary Alger in" regard to the situation in Ha vana, ia connection with the distribu tion of the three millions of KJollars to the Cuban army, General Brooke says he is to have a conference today with Gomez with a view toward flnally decidinsc the questions raised. General Brooke expressed confidence that even if Gomez withdraws, the American authorities will be perfectly capable of making the distribution un assisted Isy any of the Cuban leaders, While he coptents of General Brooke's message was withheld, there is reason to believe that he does not take as serious a view thereof as some of the officials ktre. The military authorities profess not to be wonied, but a number of officers who have been in Havana recently and have Lad an opportunity to study the sentiment, are not satisfied -that the present difficulties wilill3te adjusted without Bhtroubleu T. say there ijf' ah'elenvtM among' the eMcers! wfiich is suspicious of the intentions of the United Slates end desire to hold their forces together under arms as long asn possitle At the bottom of the troutla is . the dissatisfaction with the intentroh of the United States not to pay large -suras to high Cuban officers who expected to be paid according to their own estimates of their services in the war with Spain If Gomez shtfuld decline to act for the Cubans General Brooke will meet the issue, knowing he has the support of the administration at Washington. It is known that the Cuban soldiers are willinjr to Say down their arms on pay ment of $"5 or 100 each, and it' is be lieved, in the event of Gomez's with drawal, General Brooke will deal with them directly, receiving their arms in returr, f oi The money tt places to be designated. BROOKE WILL ISSUE A NEW ORDER. Havana, May 16. T,here is great re joicing here over the resolutions adopt ed at th'j meeting of the veterans of Cuban independence last night provid ing that the aimy deliver their arms to the municipalities. General Brooke will issue a new order tomorrow re calling his original Order as to the .dia-' tribution of "th three millions and lay down'tho new term. REGARDED AS VERY SERIOUS. New Yoik, May 16. The Herald's Havana correspondent telegraphs: "The situation here has become most alarming. To all appearances the Cu bans are r bout to make armed mani festations againat the , United States, and its mode of governing the island, although the conservative element still hope for peaceful arrangements. "This state of affairs, which was (Continued on Fifth Page.) ANNOUNCEMENT. We beg to Inform our cturtomera and the public that in. .addition to our autis tic Merchant Tadloring" Department where the greatest care -aaid study are exercised Itio insure a perfect flit t th lowest possible pricea. We have Just opened afixst-cla33 GentJa Furnishing Department whwre you wDl find first class gotods and the latest styles. Your patronage kindly flollcltos:. H. GELMAN, Proprietor. J. C. WILBAR, Manager? Pairasion Building, Haywood reet, cor ner College street. , --j., v- - - --- V .Z-'.?-:Z), 'k Nw Phou 245. lottiitaiff iwty five muee weBt.ef, Aoevifio on -ths Southern Railway. A modem reBort in evxV particular. I ' r -j- 4- O-e. Bert a&M ItelaT Gotf 'courM- fa ti Sbuth. ' ;". ';-. ' - --' Fte 'tartkr :; llartseutem,-a4drei - l ENTERS REBEL GAP Drives the Filipinos Out of Their Latest Stronghold, JSan Isidro. . Manila.' Wednesday, : May 17, 11:40 A. M.tiaw ton's column h&a driven the Filipinos out of San Isidro, the rebel capital, ard ie now in possession. No details have been received. GAFFORD COMUICTED OH HIS THIRD TRIAL Condemned to Hang But Secured Reversal by Supreme Court. Montgomery, Ala., May 167- from Greenville, Ala., says the jury to the, case of the state va John Galford, charged with the murder of Francis rsanow iioya, oi xnai pra.ee, inutueu a verai.-t tnis airernoon oi munrer m the fir,t degree, fixing the punishment TAL at life imprisonment. Lloyd was a neavy wma srorm. The winareachea newspaper Vricef of some prominence, j the vclccity o a hurricane, .passing ov a membeT of the legislature and one of er a l8rge part of the town and Dlaw. Mal COnSPiCUUS yUnS mCn irinj down parts of buildings. In a cir Gafford met him as he was driving us performance a stamped? was oaus down a country road and & quarrel n-1 ed as the tent was torn- away. Dur sued, and Gafford shot him. Gafford,. ing the, panic a number Of persons claimed ie was expostulating with were tlamped upo and injured, Lloyd, who was a married man, about . . attention shown Gafford's sister. ng Uicm B. child . who was totally widow, Mrs. Miller, andi that Lloyd at- j hurt. tempted to shoot him, whereupon he fired the fatal shot. Gaftord was condemned to hangout secured a reversal! by the. supreme court, and this is his third' trial!' At. this hearing Mrs. Miller testified .As to - . . ... . jt i improper relations , wicn uoyK.'w- though the prosecution insisted tnat she -so testified to save her brqaxers neck. It is not known whether tnejease wiU again be appealed. 4 . -.-..'';-" 1 ' 'r '..' ' ' ' COVERIIOR CAIIDLER I SPEAKS ON RACE TROUBLES Before the Convention of School Com- missioners in Atlanta. Atlanta, May 16. The fifth annual session of the association of county school commissioners and members of the boards cf education of Georgia is in session hre.tcday. Governor Candler addressed the convention. He was greatly applauded. During the course of his remarks Governor' Candler touched ou the recent outbreak of crime throughout the state, and stated, in emphatic terms, thait crime and bloodshed must stop in this state. Among other thlfigs he said: "I believe that the moral training and education of the negro i3 the solution of the race problem. "Crime andl bloodshed in this state must stop. The hangman's noose will not stop it.' Mob violence will not stop it. We must go deeper and find a more radical remedy. I be lieve that education is the solution. The duty rets with the teacher. Not only white teachers but colored teach ers must share in the -work of educat ing the masses. P Can We ThaJti's what we are trying to. do, catch theeye? of the public; We are doing lit, ftoKx This fe sHiowtn by the. number oif the pub lie who come , to see us about their individual eyes." Skill, cajre, - and honesty is a combinatiioia: that must win. CBjaamiLatiion free. a a O i S. L. McKEE, Scientific Optician, 45 Patton Ave. . WE ARE HERE TO STAY. Blair's Furniture Store. Q no .' - - . HURRlIi Many Towns Suffered i Last Night Persons Seriously- Injured and Houses Wrecked in Akron. Crowd at Dimis Perform ance Thrown Into Panic mong the Towns in the Path of the Storm Akron . Ohio. Mav 18 Sovl r , . . . . , 80118 riensdy injured today by a ' Altoona, May 16. A hurricane struck this section tonight doing much dam age. Th loss in this neighborhood thus far leported is $100,000. In Hol- iidaysbur the court house, Preatoyteri i u church and a business block .ere partly destroyed. The cities of .Jihns town, Tyrone, and Huntington suffered : great loss. Particulars are not yet Jsfc5ltainable, Th track of the storm was wide cne. . UNITED MINE WORKERS Uh AmtHiUA lYlhtl Scales of Wages Adopted for Tennes see, Kentucky and Alabama. Chattanooga, May 18. The conven tion of repiesentatives of the United l Mine Workers of America of the state of Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama heM their first session here today. They agreed upon a united form of scale that will be demanded for mining in those three states. For Alabama, 59 1-2 cents; for Ten nessee and Kentucky, 53 1-4 cents; for driving enaies, $2.03 per yard in Ten nessee and Kentucky; $2. 4L in Ala bama. A resolution was adopted, demand ing ar. advance of 12 1-2 cent per day in the wages of drivers and coal hand lers in the Three states, favoring semi monthly pay days aind condemning all organizations whichk refuse to recog nize organized labor. CALLED THE KAISER A BIG STUFF. Passaic, N. J.. May 14. Informa tion has been received here by the' rel atives oT William Vaneck, who started , on a European tour several months ago, that the young man is a prisoner in Germany on a charge of lese majeste. I The report k that while he was in a j German beer garden he got into a dis Icussion over the Spanish war. Al " though he is of German descent, he ' said the kaiser was a "big staff." He j was airesred on the spot, andva mag istrate imposed a sentence of six ! months .n jail. New York Sun. Men's, patent Means'. leather shoes $2.98 at i Purina Health Flour. : Glutan, , Entire Wheat : Makes Brain Bread l 15 A 'I AT 2T- t . Stiidefs; . Op the Square CONNECTICUT EARTHQUAKE Many , ; Towns Felt the Shock, But no Serious Damage Reported. Nev London , May 16. Residents of villages and towns along the Con necticut river from Saybrook Point to Springfield were startled by an earth quake at S o'cJock tonight The shock was distinctly felt at SayBrook, THid-dletown,- East tTamptqn, New Britain, The deration of the shock waa fif teen to twfiuy seconds. The inhabitants of Miametown thought a terrific explo sion had cccurred Crockery and bric-a-brac were thrown from the shelves. At Saybroolc lamps were reported thrown to the Hoots. At East Hamp ton the disturbance was so marked, as to leave a number of chimneys minus several bricks. SUKIflG MINERS ATTACK NEGROES The Trouble in Arkansas Resu is in. a Fatal Riot, Huntington, " Ark., May 16. Forty striking miners today attacked a crowd of negroes imported to take the strik ers' places. Cne speaker was Killed and one guard wouraed. The governor on being notified of the trouble ordered the autlioiities of the county to sum mon a rosse and go to . the scene and maintain ieace. . BASEBALL GAMES YESTERDAY. At Baltimore R. H. E Baltimore .... ... 15 21 ! New-York 9 15 -i Batteries: McGinnity and Robinson; Carrick ard Warner. At Brooklyn ' "?" ftR. E. Brooklyn .. .- ; .6 8 Phtladelphia .... . 5 11 2 Bat eries: Kennedy and FafreU; Frazer ajd Douglass. At St. Louis " R. H. E St. Louis 9 13 3 Louisvili? 3 10 3 Bat;-rl3: Toung and- Criger; Ma gee and Kittridge. At Washington Washington Boston Ba.te:i" Diiieen Hickman nd Bergen. R. H. E. ..474 .. 8 It 0 Mc-r,:ilre; At Pittsburg . R. H. E. Pittsb it .. 9 13 4 Chicago 10 14 4 Battel's : Hoffer and Bo"wen;au; Griffith ani Chai ce. ... . Cleyland-Li;unnati game ed on account of rain. poa' liO- GAMES TODAY. Philadelphta at Brooklyoi. New York af. Baltimore. Chioago at'Pi'tltsburg Cancininati at Cleveland. Louisville at St Louis. STANDING OP TUB CLUBS. Clus. W. L. Pc. .760 .720 .692 .654 .652 .577 .500 .375 .375 .333 St Louis , . . 19 Chicago . .. .. 18 Brooklyn .18 Philadelphia 17 Cineiminiati . ..15 Boston . . .. .. . : " 15 Baltimore , 13 New York 9 Louisville . . . . 9 Pittsburg 8 Weshintgtom ,.. . 5 Cleveland 3 6 7 8 -9 8 11 13 15 15 16 21 20 .192 .130 Babies, spring heel shoes, 75, ow cents, at G. A. Mears. 60 FOE SAIiE. A Judgement against) MJss Maud Wells and Robert L. Nellson, for ths sum or $19.25. Apply to D. A. Lahly, AsheylUe, N. C "Twenfty-peroenit off on all laidies' Ox fords ait.GA. MsarsV - 1 Bargains in men's low shoes ait M ears'. Received a large ship- t ment of fancy $ PORT LEMON BANANAS; f s; iow price. tiwr'L KEELING9 S Opposite "Postoffic. 2k. f. - Bananas P0PULIS1 Kansas Editors De- clare Against Fur ther Fusion. Opposition to W. J. Bryan aod the Democratic Party. rgnatius Donnelly One. of the Speakers at the Meeting, Some Very Eabid Talk Against the Free Silver Candidate for the Presidency in '96. Kanstis City. Mo., May 16. The na tional convention of populist editors today, by a large majority, declared. against further fusion, with the dem ocratic party and against Bryan as a presidential candidate. . Ignatius Donnelly said the democratic party de served defeat in 1896 and Bryan would IGNATIUS DONNELLY. be beaten if renominated. One editor declared if, the populists nominated Bryan he would vote for McKlnley and "get a gatling gun ready for civil war." Colonel Peck, the former populit nomiijr;. for governor of Georgia, was among the proir.inent persons present. INDICTMENTS FOUND COUNTERFEITERS Men Who Handled the Bogus Money and Stamps in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pa., May 16. The. grand .jury today found! true bill against .ill fhe Eren arrested as con- neotei with the bogus -100 and J50 sll-' ver ceit'ficates and counterfeit revenue stamps. There are"three indictments J against the foi'mer United States dis trict attorney, NewRt. GOVERNOR SMITH INTEhVENES. Helena, MonL, May 16. Governor Smith has addressed a letter to Gen eral Merriam, commanding general of -the military forces in the Coeur d d'Alencs while -the district is under martial law, to the effect that no more, arrests of persons suspected to have been implicated "in the Wardner riot 4rnay be made in Montana without proper aulhority from the state.'. . -Jr Men's Oxford ties, 6 to 8," at cost- at Mean'. . Fine Jtrunks -and traveling bags at Jr D. BJaaitoas & Co.'s shoe store. , 200 Pairs Worth 9Qc AT 6Qcts PER PAIR We have just cloeed cut a . large manufacturera' stock of extra heavy Sterliog Sil ver link Cuff-Buttons which we are offering for 60 cents per pair as long as they last. This class of button re have "always sold heretofore for 90 cents and $1.00 per pair, . Arthur Field Leading Jeweler, hnrclif Street ird Paticn Aierte 5" : ; r.4.f . " . ('' sr. 1r" I- it .Afiherffl, N. X "i , - ' " ..... , v " VH hjm, . una ffy .'i,r' j"---' i'y r--z 1 . - X 1-:..;-,; v;.-t- -; i- .c-i--
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