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Grant's If you need a toailc? yo jsan aiot- do better than Itake; Grant's It 2 MOLASSES will iovigorato " appeUit?; . diges-AlD ttem and nerves; T1 MM Tlt 1 tO ? take and may.be glyen. to .chit - - dren as well. ' Large pocta, pneo-s i SEEDS. V- I .GRAIITS ,PHAnLlACY,9 . 24fli Main 'Street; Ashevillo X?ortiv Carolina .iJ V X." Vai-Vessels Utider ji Watson jn? the Philippines'" Sufficient Now to Patrol the 3 V Entire Archipel-' ago. Extrenifcrercentage of Sick ness AmongTroops . in Seryice. v r Eegiments Unable to Uustr a Large ( Paifof Their Strength Eyen Be-' " 7 , fore Bainy Season Began; ; " Washington, July 13. The navy de- partment has receiyevj, from Manila a a'oniplete.list.of Spanish, vessels pur chased "by Otis with the addition of these Admiral Watson '.win have a sufficient number of 'light craft to thor Oughiiy police the archipelago. Twelve gunboats and biie torpedo Joat were in cluded in Otis' purchase and., the fleet bas been increased, either by purchase or captureby eyeral tugs and barges, and the nine gunboats captured ny Dewey are still serviceable. v ' rLLJESS AMONG ; THE..TilOOPS. San Francisco, July 13. Ad vices-from Manila received by the transport New- nnrt' flatflCof June 11. are as follows The volunteers are greatly debilitated ' jst- ' - in consequence fit hard namoaisrninff through three months of tropical weather." In the middle of May no vol unteer regiment had a sick list of lers than 20 per cent. The -Nebraska regi ment suffered the worst; It came from San Fernando a few days ago -with lesa than 200 mejilnTranks. South Dakota, followed with-275 menson" amy. -mon-1 tanarandKansaa Yegiments hacT. not i ,r.cTTiar 9Rfv fivfl.nabiff men eacrui The" imornIng,,1after - the Washington rnrTv itook Morong. a week ago, oniyi 263 men responded to roll call. Twenty four Nebraskan officers are on the sick list, and . the . Montana, . Kansas ana South Dakota regiments show .twenty or more officers in hospitals or sick ia quarters. : .OTIS WANTS CAVALRY. Washington, . July 13 A despatch from General Otis asks that 2,500 horses be sent him in order that a brigade of. cavalry may-be organized for use at the end of the rainy season. General Otis tried the horses in the islands, but none of them seem available. ARMED TRANSPORTS. Washington, July 13.--The navy de partment has consented to turn .over to the ordinance bureau of the army six teen Lx-pouhder rifles for use on army transports engaged in carrying troops to and from the Philippines. The troop ships have been entirely without arma ment 4 " . - . It is-said today by army officers that if the Filipinos had been enterprieing enough to mount some of the guns they ' tbok from ' the : Spanish,: gunboalts ; at Zamboango ithey xmight have captured or destroyed some, "of the army trans ports. One offlcer hinted that word had been received thait the Filipinos were' arming some vessels, and this was the real reason why . army . transports were ito have modern rifles. . The guns are at the Brooklyn navy yard, and Willi be shipped immediately to the Wash- ington ordinance factory for sme slight alterations before being Instaiaea on board transports at San .Francisco. Ijaidies Tan. Oxfordis, solid ;leaher, 85 oents. G.-A,-Mears, ; : Music Skaltlmg, Dancing at the Casino tonight.' ExceHent Orchestra. Men's $4.00 Vtici-Kid Shoes at $2T,75. G. A. Mears. -i - ' - ft u "Free Exhibition i, - l ' n ,n - " ( GEORGIA MELONS n monday Fresh Car at kebuncss L ir 0PP;WSTCFFICE PIICSE 118i : q THE ilugV8f:'p L. KattiesnaKe s YEAR'S flRSTi COTTOIJ lAUgflf 3 f ' GOES TO FLObD-SUFFEOiEtlS f Tlan ta Aiiction'it .On! at Yariorii Gei- : ton Exchanfiei. AufitIn,-Tex.; July - 13.Soaithwest lrexas holds .therecord for gr&Vifiand ginnmgr the,: first b3e or cottdn ot the i aeaaoBL A te-Tgnam from Sinton, tTex:; war received his morning: by the gov ernor Staying::! "We send you by ex press today the -first "bale of cotjtsm raised-and ginned in the United State this year, lor- the benefit' of "the fiyd euff erers." - ' j.- It Is broposed to sendthe bale to all t of the cottoti exchajnges of the. Untied States and at each ptece U willbetuC" tionea.to.the,.highest bidder and the J proceeds jdonated to the aid of thft ..'.flood sufferers. Prom; here the .bale wiuf j&a I Nshipped to New Orleans. - RDnnifC Vll 1 1QQ1IE " " - DHUUrt WILL IO0UC i A nmDCr TH Plin AlIC M UCUIlkl '- IU WW UMHW AUowing Them tdhoose Their Ka - tionality Well Eecei?ed. Havana,' July 13. Governor General Brooke will Issue -a decree alSiowihg Cubans, who, -'during the insurrection I here, changed their - nationalityr ,to , bei come citizens agairiS by registering ;Ta HaWna or their native cities. Cubans who claim ;they became American$ jf or political reasons only will now have' an opportunity to resign their "nationality. This ne ws has, caused a gobd- eff ect Up on independent Cubans who consider5 it an indication that .the independecje short time. Very few Cuban-Americans will take advantage of the decree,, pre ferring American cKlzensliip. : JONtS WILL NOT RESIGN. Washington; July 13. The Post todaj says: senator Jones, oiiAriansiw, not resign his position as chairman the' national, democratic niiniitt This can oe stated authoritatively, jbnc for all.- Two letters' were received-If rota rii.m in this citv vetserday in which he not only makes clear his intention of remaining, at the head of the committee, but outlines worK upon wmcn ne irp- tends to engage as soon as he returns to the United States. His leitters vrgrp dated at a town in Switzerland, and re- ported the senator as- Improving , In 4 heaath. . - ' ' - It is not known here whether Senator Jones- will 6end a -Setter- to; be read, at tnecrneeung or -tne:pauonar oomroaqie m CMcago next week:PujEineaoeot the tnemoers oi tne -committee . -nave been maicte acquainted with the con tents of the-letter -which have already been received here. FREE SILVER CAMPAIGN imaaanapolis, July. 13. The' national SfemocraQc committee hate taken .cpgniiag- ance of ttbe uttesnatocea of Mr. Morss, ed itor of.itlhe Sentinel, and other demoorats to opposiStiom tor a oee sSlver campa(ign n 1900, and Is preparing ito make am anit convemtion campaign In this etalte 5n sup port of -the 16 to 1 ddea,-. Withna a few days severalfree sdlverrdemoaraits. have receuveid dc;uments from (the commititee for distirdbution aad among ithpeni is an elaboriaite argumemit ia favor of making the issue one of free silver, and confining the dampaisn to itl with an incddomtal fight against trusts. , WANT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. Chicago, July 13 The Recotid) says to day: KanSi CJty democrtuts, boucked by membeirs) of tinelr party to other parte of Missouri, (have raised-J50,000i which they intend off ering to .the democratic nation al commf ttee if the committee will send 'Uhe' deiriiocraJtic nafc-'onal . comven-tioo to Kamsaa City. ' St. Loufs, July 13 -Ex-Governor Store returned from Newr York! today with plans fixed.: ha said. fe eet for Kansas Cfty 'the coming national, democratic con vention. ; . ,-C". . ' , - . C w FAITH CURISTS ACCUSED. iNew Tbrk. July 13. The- "death of f Mrs. -Santiago Porcella, of - Cranf ird, j who .was treated -by faith curists, is to be,: investigated - by the1 - next Union county graiid.jury. Prosecutor English 1 thinks, it may be necessary to pass a j special law on the subject if it"is net f provided for in the statute '.books. SHAKESPEARE COMES HIGH. London, July 13. A copy-of the firs! folio of Shakespeiaire. was sold at aucitioa biere dGar 1,700,' a record price. The hicrhest orevkms TWfoer for a copy was 715. - - ' -7 -Is' a saying expressive of imag- - loary trouDle.- ,lt Is more proo aWa ha h mal hronhlft will be - oil tin tthA v Tihiijj-t! M.n fl Of s. defective eyes, but not o muc. -77. one of serious feye trouble as be . fore the extensive use of glasses. Statistics show that bllndnees has decreased over .60- percent." since the advent of glasses for the cor-- ; reot5oa of complicatedopMcaL de- fectsC:vWe give themr scieiiunC . f examinjatiori- free of charge, -i-j,," Cflassea -Jiight; cignti&c Optician : 45" Patton rAve. 1 00 All iri I - - ..Ydur1 Eye. I R f : TMLOR V ' TED 5- KentiuliyrRepubliSii :Con- s vention Completea ItsI lieartngrtoi,. July 13Tlie Kentucky republicans nominated the follorjng Ickt, his 5 morning; .- v ' 1 XJoYernor W."5. Taylors , Lieutenant -gtovernorJohn "Marshall; ot. lJoulsville7 Secretary of state Caleb Powers, of ,Knox. --. : - - - v ; . .a Attorney . general Judge Clifton J. Pratts - t - J Soon "after rthe opening of the con -'yention Captain S. H, Stone withdrew his ame aBd. presented the nWe of -'Hon. w. S. Taylor. Judge Clifton- J. Pratt, the othftr ajMtA for vPrnor 1 followed Stpne in a- stirring speech of withdraiwat and seconded Taylor's nomination, which was made unani mous by acclamation 'amid wild demon strations of enthusiasm. The platform congratulates the re publicans "that existing federal legis lation, for the suppression of harmful trusts, pools tand combinations i& the work of a republican congress, per-l formed during the administfition. of a republican president," and icongritu-: rates the eounstry that mJthe "suppres sion of injurious .combinations, repub lican legislation hasTiad in the 'past and will, have in the future x a. due regard or. the interest of legitmiate business, the purposes of auch ilegislaition being a remedy for wrong and not an embar rassment to ' industry, enterprise or thrift." - r --. 7 The platform says: . "We endorse without reserve theadministratlon .of the American people upon the condi tions of prosperrty and happiness re sulting from "the wisdom "and patriot ism which he brought to the discharge' fjor.iirjft of his public duties. We deelare ourtforce and that no information had been confidence ia the policies adopted ajnd measures, taken by the president to re store order "and to establish progres sive governments in Cuba, V Porto " Rico and the Philippines, and we pledge him our continuous support until these ob jects are fully attained. We reaffirm our adherence to the principles and' to the policies proclaimed by" the last"na tionat; republican convention except, as to civil service." A KECna TICXET in KENTUCKY" Lexington,. July 13-l?espite thee har monious results of today's' republican convention several negro, leaders decid ed tonight to issue a call tomorrow for a convention to nominate a straight ne gro ticket. .' MORGAN'S ADVICE TO DROP BRYAN May Result in Govemor johnstori'i s Running; for the Senate. Montgomery, Ala, July 13. Senator Morgan's - recent "interview Advising democrats to drop Bryan and free sil ver has occasioned great surprise and excitement hi political circles in Ala bama. , The Interview will be likely to result in Joseph P. Johnston, the present gov ernor of Alabama, making the race for the senate against Morgan next year. Morgan has been the political idol of the. people "of Alabama, for twenty years. Johnston is a man of fine abil ity and exceedingly strong with the I masses. - , - BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE r V DRAW THE COLOR LIKE Refuse to Provide Quarters for Colored ' Delegates -; llichmnd, Jiiriy 13. Among the many delegates to the Baptist Young People's union, how in session here, are fifteen negroes." When they reported at head quarters for ' assignment to quarters, the - white boys who Jiaid been , secured to show the delegates to the homes pro vided refused to act as escorts and the negroea-experienced considerable diffi cvul't In findingheterv ;2 y K:, 0APTURED BY: STRIKERS. . "BrieKonJ; N.: S July-13.' The arilval of 15 aijoinf-unioial glass blowers here today was the-cause of an outbreak on (the pari of the stirtkeirs aiwi resldentsiWio appre henslvie of ' more serious , trouble. - A crowd of strikers stormed the jtraJn on whfichK the Strangers arrived, nd " cap KAired the nom-unioni mem Glass, in the doors and windows of Che oarwas shaf- tered. The inn-union men! were finally i , s . - ..... -. ...i tt i,, t..-i.i ffinauceKi to touow me smitera .w .uut? aair jter'jl headquarters,' where an aSitempt is '.brfng-inaae to teres the men' to cleave ";X,VALUABLE.PEAN0TPR0P ; Chjcagoy July J3.Peannt' :q1iQtatloivs show a rise of -100 per cent -At the lirew prices the p'eanut crop of .1S99 will be,-worth;between' $3,000,000 and $4,000,-, 000. The -advance .is -duewr the laet that-the cuirentflieniand is phenomerial.- , --"-.inn ii " v. i" - The-best stoves for the money at Mrs. -JL Ac Johnson's.- They are O. K.:j H t cures all headaches. Baldwin's TxeaJi- ache Cure, 25c. Grant's Pharmacy. MECRO CQLOIIY PLAIIIIED, ? . LOCATtOII IH IIEW JERSEY Town Laid Out and Co-operative Shoe -- .Pactory Contemplated. 2 Hemington,. N2JtJulyia A negro colony i to be established: on the farm of ex-Sheriff Lake-at Oak Grove. Every thing has been planned on " a big scale . The: town has been laid. out, ofwhlch the -principal street will called--Lincoln ; ,i A big shoe, factory on a co-oper ative plan is contemplated, Many lead ing negroes of the state have endorsed Ihe scheme and-a-bishop of a . colored church is aiding the work. It. is reporU ed that the company has set aside a tract of land? for a negro induvtrial school. SENATOR GALLIIICER LIKELY TO BE AGQUIITED But a Diitnibaaee Has Been Started in New Hampshire Politics. Concord, & H. July 13. The investi gation of the charges against Senator Gallinger ; before the United States civil service commission was concluded this afternoon. The commissioners se cured a statement from Treasurer 'iUt wit'h the a$sessment circular, he ! alone being responsible. No decision was announced, but Gallinger will prooaoly be acquittea. Meantime a row has beenv staf ted in New Hampshire politics which may result in either Chandler or Gallinger failing of re election. " THE NEWS' FROM GUATEMALA Washington, July 13. News from New prieans telling of the disturbed condition of affairs in Guatemala owing to the repudiation of that country's- bonds held abroad, "aroused interest among the officials but it issaid that the government would not send a naval received to confirm - -the report that Great Britain and Germany would send warshipsT ' THE PARIS CREATES A PANIC; . Falmouth,- July 13.-.On nltenjng lldal hajrbor today th steamserJJBaris,, reoent lv asround cm( ltlhjet Mantejcles. under ithe influence of the wiiihS and tide., became J tempprajrilyi unmlanageiole. Her stern swung arouiodjand struck-the end of ithe. wood pier, upon) yhdha.::l, crowd of people, iwero- aWedV P Ther hPean. n bnAnir. rrirkftni ana rruvd rush forescapev, Uiama'ttontrolftoOlt the ship was regained land sfoe was safe- ly anchored. TWO DIE FROM YELLOW FEVER. Washington, July 13. General B.ooke cables the following: "Havana, July 13. Adjutant General, Washington: Death report Trinidad, Private Albert WirtJh, Company G, Second infantry, suicide. Santiago, Captain Thomas M Woodruff, Fifth infantry, yellow feverT Louis H. Leach, civilian clerk, former- ly private in Fifth infantry, yellow fever."" - -.' WEAVER VI LLE RAILROAD. Weaverville, N. C, July 13. A meet ing of the directors of the Asiieville and Weavervilfe Street - -Railway com pany is called for Saturday at 3:30 p. m., at the college. J. A Reagan, W. E. Weaver, T. P. Roberts and R V Will- lams, irecitor, make the ca.lL COTTON1 LOSS BY TEXAS FLOODS. Galveston, Tex., July 15. Prominent cotton factors put the loss to cotton from the floods at from 300,000 to 500,000 bales. BASEBALL GAMES YESTERDAY At New York New York Pittetourg ..7 . Bartteries: Seymour Tannehill and Bowermah. At Brooklyn Brooklyn ..... ...... ... St. Uouis .... .... ..... .. R. H. . . 5 12 6 . 9 14 3 Grady; R. H. E. .272 . 8 11 1 and ' Batteries: Hughes and Green;. Pow ell and Criger, f At Philadelphia R. H, E. Philadelphia .... .. .. 5 11 2 jSieveland .. 13 1 Batteries: Frazer. and McFarlantfU Hughey and-Schreckengosti -Cf'Boston R.H.E. Boston ..... 10 3 Chicago ..... ,. - - 9 14 -3 -Batteries: -TLewis and . 'Bergen; Gar vin and Donohue. The Washington-Clncinnlati and Bal timoreUouisvllle games -were post poned on account of rain. WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. Chicago at Boston. . , St. Lk)u1s at Brooklyn. - ' Pittsburg at New York.' " Cleveland at. Philadelphia. , Louisville at Baltimore, V Cincinnati, at Washington. - STANDING THE CLUBS. . . Clubs. . - . . WL. Pc. Rmnklvn .". . . 50 24 .676 Philadelphia v., a. .. -i. .f 44: '27 620 616 Boston) .. ..!;. Chicago -ip. 7. . .. St. Louas.;.. ' .V 45-28 . ,,. 41 27 42 zv ,614 .575 .565 BaJtamore w TJincirmatt-ivvV .v ; 36.35 -,507 Pittsburg ;.-rVf 35 ,37 .4S6 TJw-York yrL'&.T 1.'32'40 r.444 Louisville" -r. ".Ci, .z28 -f . Washington.'. ".,r-..5 Cleveland ... j." . 25 31T" .338 .112 '69 -'.167 - Tan:13xfordafei cost at G, AT Mears' . . V Big Gombinatrori to -n- Control the 3firaBe of-the Empire, i First Development of Anglo- Saxon Commercial -Union. j v ; Great British and Ajgierican Chinese Syndicates V United, " 1 The Strongest Trade: Combination; fcr the World Said to Havei , - ; Been Effected. 2, M New York, July 13. A cambinationp has been entered into between. the ' American-CJhina Development com-' f.'- -pany, better known as the Chinese synl-V'". dicate, whjch fhalate Senator Brice or.T ganized, and a, British and Chinese cof- ' poration to obtain contracts and con-',-. -cessions inChina. A combination rep- ,v '- resenting such a large amount of Eng lish and American capital wl, it Is believed!, be able to secure ampleprb: Itection. This contract between the companies J is reaMy the first visible form of the1 Anglo-Saxon alliance and makes a"' combination of the roost rpowerfcJl ca,p . itallsts of the world. , DREYFUS AND HIS COUNSEL -r Ttennes, July 13. M. Dem&nge had .a two hours interview with Dreyfus yes- terday. He found him in excellent v healtll and Dreyfus had almost-' nnlahed hi9 y of the acier and he-, w. M. . Demange .will work together, on - 1 mandant Carriere, will finish his report " betweenJuIy 20 and 25 and the .court martial will meet at the- beginnings of ; Auguist, Dreyfus tried on his new uniform and. found that it fitted him well. He will ; wear it on' Saturday. " . Paris, July . 13. Commander Mysz-? kowski declares thait General Brugere,-. who has just heen' appointed military governor of Paris, made the statement I on July 2, 1897, that Dreyfus had be-. trayed the secret of the Robin shell toi, Germany. . The Figaro say In reference - io the cruelties to whioh Dreyfus was sufc--'1: jected on Devil's island: "One njfljtst,. not blame the warders, but . the prfn i cipals, who were not men limt vipers .-V land) hyenas." " - - , , HIS COHDITIOII CRITICAL. jThe Injuries Eeceived by Postmaster, Sumner Are Serious. V Every possible effort Is being, made to discover the whereabouts of the men who robbed the postofflce. at Arden and so seriously injured Postmaster ' Charles Sumner. Postofflce- Inspectors - D?xter and Bulla yesterday visited the ' office. The officers believe they heve' v ; ' " found a definite ?!us and a nvmbcr, of;V officers, including te Asheville police T' -are actively engaged In an effort to lo cate the robbers. A negro was aru ' V rested yesterday on suspicion -btrVho - will doubtless be. released as little known that would justify his rtention,--- Postmaster Sumner's' in juried arer: more serious than at first supposed, 1 . and it Is feared he cannot llV3. ' " 'S , Excellent Orchestra, largest ball room, j largest rink, at the Casino tonight Z-, - -1 ' All summer tshoes at ctost. G.-A. Mears : j Sash and Nedfc Buckles 00 oo We are showing a new line i of Steriini, Silyer '3. z. Sash and Neck Buckles French? Gray i Rose and .the . newest " finish , C in imitation of . T 3 Old Brass 2 i'. Arthur Field; .1: -V Ccr. Church iSt tsd Pdlca Avr L Jt 1 n s 1 H s t 7 ii' ii. 1 S !! . i I ' n-.ifn n d p-u-p?l n;n ... i tt ;
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