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A8EB7ILLE. N. C , T0ESD1Y MORNING, MAY 23, 1899
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PRICE'S CREAM
BAKING POWDER : : :
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Cream Tartar BakiDg
Powder and sells for
30c Per Pound
G. A. GREER,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FANCY GROCER,
53 Patton Ayenue.
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FOR SICK
Nervous and Neuralgic
Headache, try Baldwin's
Headache CoTe It is
good. Pric. 25c.
I IF WORK NG
'In the garden you are
easily poisoned- by
handling; weeds, -Hab
,ber: Gloves will afford
$9.22,
i 7- 1 "perfect protection
GRAIIT'S-'PHARWACI,
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A sKsvillA' o " North CarolitiaL
PFfiRF IS lESCAPED
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MSURIFDl
This Is the General
Belief Among
Officials.
More Interested in Peace
Negotiations Tban in Mil
, itary Situation.
Scheme of Government Of
fered Similar to Porto
Rican Plan.
The FiliDinos Will Permitced to
Exercise Limited Suffrage Pre
paring to Move on Stronghold.
Washington, May 22. Officials are
more interested in tne jninppinea
peace negotiations than in the military
situation. It is generally believed that
peace is assured. Tne scneme or gov
ernment offered the Filipino commis
sioners today was arranged some time
ago. It is similar to that now in force
in Porto Rico, with the additional con
cession that the natives be permitted
to exercise limited suffrage.
The administration approves of Gen
eral Otis' refusal to grant an armistice.
Meanwhile General Lawton arid Gen
eral MacArthur are evidently prepar
ing to move on the insurgents at Tarlac
where there are several thousand con
centrated under Luna.
SCHEME OF GOVERNMENT.
Manila, May 22. President Schur-
man, or the Philippine commission,
submitted the following written propo
sition to the Filipino comissloners:
"While th final decision as to the
form of gov eminent ?l9-in the .hande of
congress, the president under- military
powers, pending the action of con
gress, stands ready to offer the follow
ing form of government:
"A govern6r general to be appointed
by the president; a cabinet appointed
by the governor general, all judges ap
pointed by the president; heads of de
partments and judges to be Americans
or Filipinos or both; also general ad
visory council, members to 3oe chosen
by the people by a form of suffrage to
be hereafter determined upon.
"The president earnestly desires that
of the Philippines at an early date en
joy the largest measure of self-govern
ment compatible with peace and or
der."
The Filipino commission did not ac
cept the proposition for peace, as they
wished to present that question to their
people. President Schurman told them
they had no means of gathering the
people together as the ports are all con
trolled by Americans, and pointed out
the liberal form of government offered
them, comparing it with the worse con
ditions existing under the Spanish rule.
"Vozaga, president . of the F.lipino
commission admltJted" that mothinig could
be worse than the Spanish rule, and
that the form of governmeaut offered
was liberal.
OTIS' REPORTS ON SITUATION. -
Washington, May 22. The war de
partment received the following this
morning:
Manila, May 22: Conditions follow:
The Bulucan province troops are main
tained at Quinga, Balinag, San Miguel.
Lawton is proceeding down the Rio
Grande river from San Isidro. He has
driven the enemy westward from San
Antonio, Cairio and Aryatt, where he
was joined yesterday by Kobbes col
umn. He will reacn aanta Ana ano
Candaba today. MacArthur is still at
San Fernando and will occupy the cit
ies south and westward.
The insurgents are disintegrating
daily. Lun's force at Taltac is mah
diminished. He has destroyed several
miles of railway in his front. A num
ber of officers of rank have deserted
Luna and a few have entered the lines
for protection. At Pamba and Bula
canthe inhabitants are returning to
their homes through fear of the insur
gents. In South Manila the insurgents
are in a state of disintegration, thouth
a large force is still maintained. The
conditions are improving daily. Will
send a battalion .of troops and a gun
boat to. Negros tomorrow to allay ex
citement in the southern portion of the
island and the west coast of Cebu.
Have denied the request of -Agunaldo's
commissioners for an armistice, i S'g'i
ed) Otte. '
Mountain Park
: HOTTS PRING S, N. C. ;
.Thirty five roiJes west of -Aafcevill on the Southern Railway
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LYNCHING
Brutal White Man in Geor
gia Almost a Mob's
Victim.
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Chattanooga, May" 22. All North
Georgia is. excited over an attempt to
lynch a white man last night. Bill
Martin got drunk, horribly beat his
wife, and then, tying a rope around
the woman's neck, dragged her
through the woods after his horse. The
woman was not killed.
Martin was jailed in Lafayette, Ga,
and a mob soon collected around the
jail and threatened to lynch him. Hi
life was saved by smuggling him away.
''MORAL EFFECT"
OF LYNCHING
Ex-Governor Northen Bit
terly Condemns Attitude
of Northern Press,
Boston, Mass., May 22. In - an ad
dress before the Congregational club
to'night, ex-rovernor Northen, of Geor
gia, defended southern justice and fair
ness 'toward the negro. He intimated
that lynching had a good, moral eCect
upon the negro race. He characterized
mob law as. terrible, but said Georgia
could do more to suppress it" than
Massachusetts or New York. He bit
terly condemned the course taken by
the northern press on the burning of
the negro Sam Hose, saying that in It
"w-ot found one word of sympathy
for the pure and virtuous woman, her;
honor gone, her husband murdered in
her presence. She and the little cnes
dragged in the fresh blood of a dying
man."
In conclusion Northen argued that a
the south had fed and housed the ne-
grp, borne his burdens, educated, his
children and prepared them for fields
of usefulness; the south should work
out his future without interfercJic
from any section.
: TO WELCOME FUNSTON HOME. ;
Topeka, Kan., May 22. United State
Senator Baker has sent a cable de
spatch to Brigadier General Funston
requesting him to get the Twentieth
Kansas to select by vote the city which
shall welcome the regiment home oh its
return from the Philippines. A contest
is going on between Leavenworth, To
peka and Kansas City for selection as
the mustering out place and Senator
Baker will not decide it. Te town se
lected will also entertain President Mc
Kiijley, who has promised to be pres
ent when Kansas welcomes, the Kansas
fighters home.
BIG FIRE IN BROOKLYN.
New York, May. 22. Fire starting to
day on Freeman street, Brooklyn, de
stroyed nearly the entire block. The
total loss is estimated at $350,000.. The
flames extended to Eagle and Kent
streets. The property destroyed in
cluded four factories, planing mill,
blacksmith shop and fourteen dwell
ing. ' FOR SALE.
A judgement Against MJos Maud
Wells and Robert L. Neilson. for th
sum of $19.25. Apply to D. A. Laahly,
AshevJlte, N. C
Bargains in. men's low shoes eJL Mears'.
Boys' cheap shoe aft Mears'.
GLASSES AND GLASSES-
You wear glasses?
Yes, -but do you
wear the right
kind? Just as well
take one medicine
for all diseases of
the human system,
as use one certain
glass for all eye
defects.
Many people
and still their eyes
wear glasses
trouble them, they fail to get max
imum relief and comfort simply be
cause they have'nttbe right glasses,
jome in and let us examine your
eyes and tell you whether your
glasses are right or not or if you
need to wear glasses. Examination
free.
PROPER
GLASSES
S. L. McKEE,
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Scientific Optician,
SkVES
YOUR
EYES.
45 Patton Ave.
Blair's Furniture Store.
Hotel and Bath!
New Orleans' People
Informed It does
Not Exist.
The Cruisgr's Grew is Pait
ly Composed of
Jfegroes.
Committee On Banquet Pro
posed to Separate Races
at the Dinner,
Many Residents were to have been In
vited, but Committee Won't sk
Anyone to Eat with Negroes.
New Orleans, May 22. The rac
question has caused, as was expected.,
considerable trouble in the' reception of
the cruiser New Orleans at this city.
The New Orleans is here for the puf
pose of receiving the silver service and
silver bell from the citizens, and vari
ous entertainments have been arranged
for the officers and crew. At tire time
she went south attention was called to
the fact that she had a larger number
of negroes in her crew than any other
vessel in the navy.
The question was precipitated today
by the request of the committee repie-
sentlng the various commercial ex
changes which has tendered a banquet
to the crew Thursday and Friday.
that the races, be separated at dinner.
Captain LongneckeF replied that no
such distinction could be drawn. In the,
navy. The committee will accept Jiis
decision, but it wlll seriously change
'the: ; program-:ii?I't ;had been arranged tol
invite a number of residents to the diiK
ner and some of those addressed would
have been there, but this plan hts been
abandoned, as the committee will" not
ask any one to eat with the negroes.
LAKE CITY WANTS
A POSTMASTER
But the Postoffice Depart
ment Thinks Lake City
Can Wait.
Washington, May 22. Representa
tive Norton, of South Carolina, is in
Washington attempting to get the
postoffice re-established at Lake. City,
where the negro postmaster, Baker,
was killed, but the postoffice depart
ment says it won't re-establish the of
fice until the community has made a
serious effort to convict the persons
who killed the last postmaster. Norton
insisted that the lack of a post,ofl je
worked great hardship, but the depart
ment insists that when any community
sees fit to do its own removing of a
postmaster the department won't see
fit to continue to do business there. It
is said another effort, will be made to
convict the Lake City lynchers. The
two men who turned state's evidence
are still working in, the postoffice here.
Norton presented the case to the pres
ident today, but the only satisfaction
he received was a promise by tht presi
dent to consult with the postmaster
general.
Babies' spring heel shoes, 75, now
cents, at G. A. Mars
60
Mien's Oxford Hies, 6 to 8, at
Mesrs'.
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FIVE HOLES
IN THE PARIS
False Bottom Will Be Put
Under Hereto Float
Her.
Falmouth, May 22. No attempt was
maae today to float the Paris. The J
weather is unchanged. The work of
unloading proceeded all day and the
coal is being jettisoned to further
lighten the vessel.
Divers examined the inside of the
Paris' hull, and found, it is under
stood, four or five holes in the bottom,
making it necessary to put false bot
toms on her. It is hoped that the ves
sel can be floated by the end of the
week, but much depends on the weath
er. THE RETURN OF THE
VOLUNTEER TROOPS
ShafterOrdered to Make Heady for
Their Reception
Washington, May 22. Final arrange
ments are being made for the home
coming of the volunteers now in the
Philippines. Otis reports that there
will be nearly 2,500 sick to 'return and
for these hospital ships will be provid
ed. An order was issued ' today for
General Shafter to prepare fully for
uie reception or the troops at San
Francisco.
FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia, May 32 A fire today
destroyed the Oxford hotel building
including the Oxford hall, once a faT
mous place for the political meetings,
and the Oxford stables. The loss is
$100,000. The hotel was unoccoupied.
STEAMER TO CHINA STRANDED.
Bristol, May 22. The British steamer
Kaasow which recently left Liverpool
fcr Hioao, Japan, and China, stranded
at Lundy Island at irftLe entxia-nce of the
BriiMsh c9ainmel in 'the fog today,- and
her (focnehoids tare, partly full off waiter.
Tuga are endeavoring t float her.
BASES ILL GAMES YESTERDAY.
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New York .. ,
Batteries: ilritenstoLn
Carrick and Graiy.
5112
and IVitz;
At Pittsburg R. H. E.
Pittsburg 9 14 0
Baltimore 4 14 2
Batteries: Tannhill and Si'h river;
McKenna and Ciisnam.
At Cleveland R. H. E.
Cleveland; , . ?. 7 2
Washington .. 1135 2
Batteries: Sudh-Sff and Zimmr;
Weyhing and tcG.iir.
At Louisvile
Louisville
Brooklyn . .
Batteries: Cunningham
tridge; Dunn and Far.'li.
R. H. E.
... 2 S S
.. Zf S 2
and Kit-
At Chicago
Chicago
Philadelphia
Batterie3: CalUlra i
Fifield and McFiri.ini.
R. H. E.
.. & 7 J
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Donohue;
and
At St. Louis R. H. E
St. Louis I .. .... 3 4 6
Boston 10 12 1
Batteries: Jones and Criger; Hick
man and Clarke.
SUNDAY'S GAMES.
Chicago 6, BaMmore 1.
Brooklyn. 6, Cincinnati 2.
New York 8, St. Louis 4.
St. Louie 9, New York 4.
Clevlaaid 4, Louisville
3.
GAMES TODAY. "
PMtimcre fit Pjtitsburg.
Washington) a't Cleveland.
Now York at Cfndinnati.
Brooklyn at Louisville.
Philadelphia ait) Chicago.
Boston a): St. Lou i.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Olubs. W. L.
Pc.
.710
.700"
.667
.630
.621
.588
.500
.379
.357
.345
.267
.192
Brooklyn 22
S t Lou is 21
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Chicago M
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BostC(nJ 18
Philadelphia 17
Bal'tlmore .. 15
Pittsburg 11
Now York 10
Louisville 10
Washington 8
Cleveland 5
Bananas
Received a large ship-
ment offancv .
PORT LEMON BANANAS; I
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Generals Brooke and
Gomez Hold Con
ference The r uban Leader Agrees to
Plan With But Few
Changes.
:ome Soldier3 Have Buried
Arms and Won't .Ac
cept Money.
Weapons to Be Held by Alcads Until
Turned Ovej to Native Arsenals
at Santiago and Tfavana.
Havana, May 22. General Brooke.
having been authorized from Washing-
ion, to close tne deal for the disband-
ment of the Cuban army, today held
an extended conference with flomez.
Only a few changes were made in the
plan, and Gomez has agreed to the or
der which General Brooke will 1
tht arms are to be turned over to al-
cades, who are charged with keeoine
them till turned over to Cuban arsen
als at Santiago and Havana. No men
tion is made as to whether this will be
done before the American troops leave
tne island.
The order will probably be published
Wednesday. Delay has had Its effect.
Several bodies of soldiers have decided
not to'-accept the money and Rodri
guez's command is reported to have
buried its arms.
DAYSOU SWEPT BY FIRF.
Less in the Alaskan City Estimated at
$4,000,000.
Victoria, B. C, May 2L The main
portion of the city of Dawson was de
stroyed by fire on April 26, causing a
lose of $4,000,000. In all 111 buildings,
including the bank of British North
America were burned.
The news was brought down by L.
S. Hume, a .son of Mayor Hume, of Se
attle; J. Tobias and a third party, who
left Dawson on April 27 and made their
way out by canoe to Lake Lebarge and
then over the ice, having a most peril
ous trip. Toklas reports that the fire
occurred in the very heart of the bus
iness centre of the city, near the opera
house on the water front, and driven
by a strong north wind destroyed ev
erything in its way on that street
down to and including the Donahue fk
Smith establishment.
The fire then took In aH the water
front buildings abreast of the same
blocks. It crossed the street, burned
through and spread over to Second
street, converting to as les the prin
cipal, business portipn of Dawson.
The fire consumed everything from
Simmons' royal cafe down to opposite
the Fair view hoteC
Th fire was caused by a drunken
woman upsetting a la mo In a notori
ous house. None of ihe big warehouses
of the Alaska Commercial company, or
the North American Trading and
Transportation company was touched
by the fire, so there will be no shortage
of provisions even if the lakes should
not open before the middle of June.
EXTRAVAGANCE IN SPAIN.
Madrid, May 22. The cry throughout
Spain is still for economy, and the re
ply of the government is but renewed
extravagance. Though the colonies
are lost the war tnidget has been in
creased by 30,000,000 pesetas ($6,600,000).
The army now contains 28,0J0 officers
and 100,000 privates.
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We hare just closedr out a
large manufactuTerB, stock
of extra heavy Sterling Sil
ver Link Cuff Buttons' which
we are soffering for 60 feents
per pair; as long as they last.
;This class of button we have,
always sold r heretofore for
90 cents and fHOO. per pair.
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