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GERMAtl JUSTICE -
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From Yellow Hever at
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National Soldiers'
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We will put on sale ait elegant,..
-ssortment of Icewool and Sheit-
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land
SHAWLS
in all the leading shades. These
are the very -things needed for
evening wear aad tor the p&azza.
They will be sold at our uua
quick selling prices, viz.: c,
50c, 75c, 89c, U:M,- $1-25, $1.50,
$1.75, $2.00 and $2.50.
All millinery on hand will be
offered at less than half usual
prices to close out $1.00 and $1.50
eailor Us at 50c,; $2.00 and $20
walking hats at 75c.
; OESTREICHER AMD CO.,
51 Patton Avenue
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Because He Was Forced to
Resign to American
in Samoa. -;i
Apia, July 2, via AUkland, Aug; 1.
The heads of the- rival parties have
eiened the agreemem a!bolishimg - the
kingship and presidency of the xnunlc
Ipal council and accepting the appoint
rrvent of an administrator with &. leg-.
ielative council of three, each of three
powers nominating one. American. Con
sul Osborne ia now'aatlng chief justice,
Tr- 3rvlf itihA firman rn,rMiTitaJtive. im
Tliree CaSeS Of T- t Il& Disease ! Indignant because the commissioners
aiu not recognize 'uib :ia.vni iu w vurc
justiceshipi Arnd he resigned the presi
dency -of the municipality, asserting
that his honor and nationality had beeni
ptmulted. The Gerotan commissioner
subsequently induced him to withdraw
his resignation arid acquiesce inTThe
appointment of Osborne, Bx-King Ma-
taafa is seriously lfl. ,
ISGIPLINED
BY LUDLOW
Havana Editors - forced to
Sign Articles of Good
Behavior
Discovered in Plioe
bus.
FflSniAlBTRfllll
LEAVES THE RAILS
Bad Wreck in Iowa Four
Killed and Many
Injuredr-
Excitement Inf enfiB tt Hamp
ton When This Was
H " Learned. ?
GERMANS DISSATISFIED
WITH SAMOAII DECISION.
Hampton and Town of Phoebus Placed Dr. Solf Retirement Regarded as an
r '.tw!it;.t'u 1". ' Unpardonable Retreat
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Under Hartial Law WitH Shot
Gun Quarantine.
Newport News, Va.; ;AUg.' lFo'Ur
deaths occurred atthe natiodal soldiers'
home from yellow fever today. Three
cases of yellow fever have been found
in Phoebus just outside the home.
When the news spread to Hampton
the excitement was intense. There
have been fifty cases in all sdnce the
disease was discovered fmay even--
ing. Surgeon White, of the marine
hospital service, reached here from
Washington last r,i?)n. He has taken
charge of. the situation on the outside.
This evening he put the city of Hamp
ton and the town, of Phoebus under
martial lawand a shot gun quarantine
was established. -
Governor Woodfin. of the hamc, de
id that' four men du-J ' todav." He
states that up to t. 4', th.re have
been, only seven death t. NyeilrV
fever arid onb. one death u .
Wehfngrton, August : Ij-mms.-
era! Wyman refused to a!3t nOi$ to
be sent through-' Washington . frcnjfc
Fort Monroe ani 4f they xe,..,reT
moved to Batttery Point they WiU - e
taken by anoother route. Water trans
portation, companies refused, to; carry
the troops. .
Surgeon General Sternberg today re
ceived the following from Surgeon
Vlckery, in -charge of. the sick atv tbe
Soldiers1 home at Hampton: "Our epi
demic is not extending. .During the last
day there have been two cases and one
death. The. origin of the disease has
n6t been discovered. D(Kyou know if
we can get immune buibcuhb a""
nurses
Jaavana, Aug. I. The fight that li.i
beinmade against Chief of Police ;ar
dienas resulted today in the arrest of
th editors of the Reconcentrado and
the suppression of that paper. For a
time the Reconcentrado has viciously
attacked1 the character of public and
private citizens. The climax was reach
ed today -when the paper printed a vi
cious attack on Cardenas. : It also pub
lished, a letter signed by " ex-Poiics In
spector Hernandez in which he boastel
that fee spat 1n Cardenas' face.
Hernandez was arrested last Might,
attd today 5eneral Ludlow issued an
order; for the suppression of the paper
and he arrest of the editors.
WJben they learned of the order for
theli- arrest the editor and his assist
ant Went into hiding, and sent f.n at torney
to Ludlow to plead 1'pt another
chanee. Ludlow consented; provided
the editors would sign an agreement to
;con'ducta decent sheet Kevaf tor. This
theyjSld. They will therefore esgape
puhishment.
Bone,- Ia,. Aug. 1.1-A fast mail train
i on the - Chicago and Northwestern
jumped the track, at "Kate Shelly
curve" east of the Des Moines river
brfdge this mornlngr" The following
were killed: Engineer Masterson,
Boone, la.; Fireman Schmidt, Boone,
Postal CSerk Stone, Austin, IH .; Postal
Clerk O' Brief, Chicago.
The following were injured: Postal
Clerk Fackert, IMxon, IlL Postal Clerk
Hoy t, Cedar-Rapidi, la.; Postal Clerk
Shirk, McCausland, 111.; Postal Clerk
Roorik, IMxon, 111.; Bmkefnan Thomas
Flannery, Postal Clerk LIndell.'
The c&usjy of the derailment is
known. Conductor Rose said he did
not notice ' that the train was going at
more than the usual speed. '
The engine rolled- completely over:
The front truck was thrown one hun
dred and "fifty feet into a cornfield.
All the care went over the bank. Noth-lr
ing 19 leit or me express car dui vac
wheels. The postal car was badly
wrecked.
SPAH n
On Trial.Before Court
martial at Ma- -drid
iBertin. Aue., t-VWif Cologne Gazette fl IU1I RnQT RERnMFS
SECRETARY OF WAR
publishes an Apia despatch saying that
the. decision of the tripartite commis
sion' regarding the government of Sa
moathe assumption of American Con
sul Osborne of the chief justiceship and
the relinquishment o'f his claims to th?kt
office by Dr. Solf are regarded as an
iipacrdonable retreat.. The decision of
the commission is en'.renr unsatsti'S-
Wry from a German point of view.
The Germans claim that, this diesatis
faction is Justified owing to the thwart-'
ing action of British Commissioner El
iot and the United States.
TO FIX RAILWAY
FREIGHT
Formal Transfer of the Office Alger's
: .i. Congratulations.
WrfshingtonA.ug. 1. Elihu Root took
i the bath of office as secretary of war at
1 10:45j,stoday. The "ceremony occurred in
i the presence of Secretaries Gage ; and
Hitchcock, Assistant Secretary Meik
lejohn, a large number of army offi
cers' -In uniforms and others. The oath
i was administered by Judge Coler of the
supreme court of the District of Colum
bia. General Aflger shook hands with
Secretary Root'mosl corddaHy and said
Wi!th all my heart I congratulate
vou and the 'administration. You -will
Prnnncal tA hft IvTflnft tft L.fin find - around you here men who-will
K . hs-i help, fn the arduous duties of .your po
aM49a t x TarrA slc?w. May' God. blesa you and- - give
-5-- -it s Kcetarie'age ana ihcqcock ana
KelktejohSn, General Cbrbfn and Chief
un-
Parejo and Toral Both Spealr;
. in Their Own Be
fanse.
OUjp YOUIIC V0I.1AH
MURDERS ANOTHER
Jealousy the Cause Both Coirted by
the Same Han.
Birmingham, Aug. ' 1. Hattie HU1
was shot and killed here this morning
by Beulah Sanders, a neighbor. Both
women have 'been receiving attentions
from the same young man. Last night
the Hill woman, went with him ta a
suburban park. This, morning the San
ders girl accused Hattie- Hill of, alien
ating the affections of the majT and flr
ed two shots -at her. Bothtbuflets pass
ed through the' heart. The Sanders girl
made no effort to escape. She was tak
en to jail.
Men Were Starring and Could'
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Not Withstand Amer
ican Attack.
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Blanco Declares He Never AdyisecL
Surrender Government Alone -Responsible.
Madrid, Aug. 1. General Pareja,
commander of the Spanish forces at
Guantanamo during the American
Spanish war, made speech in his own "
defence today before the court marifai ;
trying him for surrendering to
Americans. He said his men were ".
starving. r---
General Toral, who surrendered at
Santiago, assured the court he did not.:
possess the requisite means- of defense,
nd could not withstand the American'
attack.
Ex-Governor General Blanco eaid'he
never advised the surrender, but. that
the government approved the Americans;
proposal without gicussion.
STAT CONVENTION
1 - Commissioners,
ih HARYiann
kiistinf Tex., Aug. 1. Chairman RidX
gan and Commissioner Mayneux, w xne
Texas railroad commission, will attend
the annual convention of the railroad
commissioners to be held at Denver,
Colo., August 10. They will urge the
convention to reoomrnend important
changes in the interstate commerce law.
In a letter Chairman Reagan, on the
subject of the railroad commission
story, says: "The stability of inter
state rates will never be attamedr until
the law aodges authority in some
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We have a blended Tea that;
we are selling, for
50c Pep
Lb
Splendid vulua f pr be vpcice.
We believe this tea i equal
to what you pay exF en4d -for
at other places. , " w .
'(JOYERNMENT'5 FINANCES. -
Washington. A'ug.-. 1.- The mor. t hi y
statement of the government's receipts
and expenditures, issued voda, shows
a deficit for July -f about .oix.wo,
which-is-slightly in excess of the esti
mates made by the officials on monitn
ago. The iotal reeeipts roar .the -monn
wlil be' about $48,05459,
The debt - statement Issued - to3ay
shows the debt incr-;ased ' during-July
; $6,267,436; .. r
FOUND BURIED TREASURE.
Vera Cruz, Mexico, Aug: 1-Arrlvals
Here from the town of , Areas, on - the
coast, of Campeche, report that the
I tiwiirpi nf Larencillo. & notorious
body as the Interstate commerce com
mission to -make andcnforceireight
rates with no less penalty than forfeit
ure of chartered rights for their viola
tion." EIe adds: "Such penalties as
can now be enforced against employes
Clrk SchofieJd extended "congratula Democrats i Will PrODaly
tlo&Sw? "A3gei? picked up the commission. J - ; - -
Nominate Smith for
Governor.
Baltimore,-Aug. 1. 'At noon-tomorrow
the democratic state convention will be
held here. A majority of the delegates
arrived today from various counties
and are busy at-their respective head-quarters-in
the Carrollton hotel. .
Gorman is taking no apparent part in
the tight. The platform does not touch
upon currency matters. It- deci&r
against trusts and Dlam's republican
vHere is vour commission,' he said
smiling, V.'in which you lose your iden
tity andi become Mr. Secretary- I g
back to become a sovereign citizen of
the United States and become Mr. Al
ger.' '.-
"I sincerely wish it were the other
way,' said Mr. Root.
The last official act of Alger was to
sign a requisition for the allotment of
such i tne S2pOO0,OOO f or transports.
A BRUTE SPARED
All fl TrlHi L YlinHEljfrulefor neSTb ruffianism in. he state,
BASEBALL GAMES YESTERDAY
by railroad companies for violation of Mob in Alabama Overtook: Hun wnen
the law in paying rebates and other
acts of discrimination, harsh as they are
seem to have but little -effect. Under
Interstate commerce law, shoraras it is
hv the eourts of all the power it was
supposed to have, rates can be legally
levied at the will ano ieasure.p any
railroad by simply filing its declarer
tmn of war -with the interstate corn-
He Was on the Way to Jail.
Oeorgiana, Ala., Aug.'. L-Solornnn
Jones, a negoi attempted a criminal as
sault on a white girl named Watford,
living" near Forest, and was lynched
yesterday. .The negro, last Sunday ov
ertook the young v woman a f ew hun-dred-yards-from
her home. She fought
At Cincinnati " R. H. E
Cincinnati.. . v .... .... 10 17 . 1
Brooklyn ... . . .-. . .w, . . 4 9 1
Batteries: Hawley and Peitz; Dunn
and Farrel 1. ,
R. H. E
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merce commission three days before the' J him, meantime screaming for help. Her
battle begins.
WILL NOT HELP G0EBEL
Louisville!, Aug. ' l.GeneraI Hardin.
Splsh bSccaneer .has heen discovered rai)rnatorial'nomlnatfon, 4eday denied
hurled tn: the san by Joee by the Goebel papers Vpterdav morning party of seven set
cries attracted her mother and brother.
Upon their arrival the brute fled. He
era, Kwerttafeen." however, and cut and
Voa t ATI ffllmnst to insensibility. Cool
Viads besrged that his life toe spared
and he would be given ai trial. He was
Glosey guarded during the nignt ana
At Chicago-
Chicago .
Wafihineton ...... .. ..... ..... 5 10 Z
Batteries: Griffith and Chance; Mer
cer and Kittridge. '
WEAVER VI LLE ELECTRIC ROAlM
About $10,000 Sttftcrli:
Aeitisen of WeaverviHr trrJ;
A-t St. Louis
St. Louis ...... .
Boston .... . ...
Fourteen innings.
R. H. E.
815 5
. 1. 7 1 1
Batteries: Sudr
munity was aroused over the proposi- .
tion to build tan electric line between
that place and Asheville. A farmer en
tered, my office recently, said the gen
tleman referred to, and made a remans
which is truly indicative of the' spirit -
of the people. He explained that he
had no money andi could not get control
of any, but said he -would subscribe
$200 toward a fund for constructing
such a road, and would pay either, art;,.
grading or in ties. There is much -to
encourage those concernedi in tne. pro
posed road. The right of way has been -
secured and the ties will all be given'
by one man who will take stock as re-
muneratibn. The Ivy Power company
has agreed to furnish power for ten.
yeans and take stock as payment In
cash $4,QQ0-has been, subscribed, J and '
taking material 'into consideration the ;
stock subscribed will amount to fufly
$10,000. It is generally believed that
if wo or three thousand more could be
secured thosentereed .woulcr be justi
fied in having the work begin. -
The company' Interested in the road
has recently - been -reorganized iwltrj "
I John Balrd as- president, and with JDr. -
3 J. A." Reagan; b secretary anl treas-i -
urer.
G.A.
GREm
53 Patton AveBoe.7
the light housejeeeper, at nac ; p. -would speak: -for he ticket - lie
The treasure is in tthe.form ot goia aii 1 . , . . t there were no grounds
sllveYlbullion and . amounts to a rauu- whatever for such a statement
suim...
PRESIDENT TAKES A RIDE.
ikufpl Chamolain. Aug. 1. Presidenf '
al Smith. and wife took, a long drive
this afternoon, xne presi len: receiv-
ca a few callers today but transacted
rip official-business. ;-,v
'if":
i hoff and
Clarke.
Schreckengost;
out with him ror tnis piace, tne cuumj
seat. They -had -not proceeded .far. be
r, o TwAiVk". rtvo'rtwvlr -f-hPTn. . seized the
negro and swung him. to the' limb of a darkness.
Nichols
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and
Second game postponed on,account of
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Has Been Appointed to a Lieutenancy
4 in Signal Corps.
AFGHAN OFFICERS PUT TO DEATH. .-
'I Berlin, Aug. lA despatch . from St:
Petersburg Btatesthat, Jenera4APaui
Chaklm Khan and tnreeouier men
Afghan officers have-been- puD.iciyuvt
hv order of- the ameer in tne r puouu
square at CabuL The crime for.rwhicn
they were sentenced to aeaiu . w
-embezzlement ht money intended for
the payment of .BOldlers.. : r--.-
tree.
B0YC0P GROWS STRONGER
, 0LYMP1A SAILORS INJURED.
, Trieste. Aug. 1. Several sailors on
the Olympia were injured by a cable
chain - while Weighing anchor previous
to the departure . of the cruiser for
Naples for which place she saiiea n
day. S . ," ". ' .
BETTER WAGES.F0R MINEHS
Ikhorn, - W Va., Aug
CANADIAN YACHT WINS.,
" 1 . The 1 Canadian
IklAlAl ....... - a. - 1 M.'t
4WIWIWTO ,if"U," ' ,;r;tnfe nelA thl.1 there wu. today
: I T .' . . . f'l Ma T R
I m6rning "aoTPancea tne -.toiuub ,
center nree-xjwueju! r - i...
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TURNIP I
SEED
Cleveland. -Aug. 1. The boycott by
ftie street railway strikers continues to
soread and Is growing . stronger, Ex-
ej 1. ' j. ' . . . . , T, 1 - 'J-'" - - . .. . . .
The five 1 cept Tor.some stone wowing ou a iua.u 1 acnt jien Calm defeated tne Ameri-
can yacnt Constance-in wuaj a
which was the third of the series- for the
twelve miles. The Glen Cairn finished
At Philadelphia ;
Philadelphia . .
Cleveland ....
Batteries:. Frazer and
Hughey and Sugden.
Second game
Philadelphia .
cieveianw ....... -
.Batteries: Magee and
Schmidt aud Sugden.
At Loulsvlle
Louisville . . . . . . .
New York
Batteries: .JDowling
Meekin and Warner. , ,
R.H.
... 7 7 1
-5 12 1
Iouglass;
R.H. E.
2 9
..... 6 9 11
-McFarland;
R.H. B.
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. 1 6 2
Powers;
A large number of Asheville, people F'
nfili be glad t5" know that Samuel It, .
Burgtn has been given a commission &sV.
lieutenant in the signal corps. -Mr.
Burgin went from Asheville to-Ralegh
and enlisted in a signal corps going
from- there to? San. Francisco. - While in
that city he was appointea to tne . pi-,
fice of sergeant and went to - Manual
Hwiith -General Merritt's a-rmy. The po
sition to which Mr. Burgin has been
appointed is equal to a captaincy In ,
the infantry-service. r
and
three minutes ahead of the Constance.
on
ready ito buy turaljTseed .0
ret us quote you pricss. Out stock S.
well assorted ind; PP-- jCJ
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U 'sm fVNirth.:Ca-foi5na wtater
O -r . vTfthies.
Spy Glasses I
Field Glasses !
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' Eeading Glasses !
-"Magififyiiig Glasses I
? stf iSufi GIasses !
C . . . . .. .... . i "
Spectacles!
Eyeglasses!
-All Kinds of.Glassasatri
At Pittsburg- -.
Pittsburg ........ Vc .. .
Baltimore .. ..r. ..
iBatteries: TanneiiEl
ANOTHER TRANSPORT ARRIVES.
-BVancisco. Aug. l.--The transport
., " .it." m.-A.W I m- 1 i . JX TDi nt4-airt
Senator, from Manna wnn me xeuiu i jvxoijinniuy au. iwwiiwwx.
Pennsylvania volunteers aboard; arriv
ed tonight. Colonel Hawkins, or i
Taiment, died aC sea) last night. His
and
R. H. E.
9-15
.. 2 17
Schrlver;
s
ijW'-'fS-liirr'iMA- -CF?.FC3TCFnCE n Cord,,E,., : Pattor,;ATe.:
VA A A. A. , t
body was aboard the j Senator, ,
THE FLORENCE POSTMASTERSHIFV
riiimbia. SI C. Aug." 1. Senator Mo-
i iurln returned from Washington with
the committee-that went irom jpnorenc-e
to protest; against a -negro postmaster
for that town The senator saw me pwt
I master general 4ut says jaoithing; ?fas
hdeeidedv He hopes the aepaximeni w ;
find a' way around tne aimcuuy.-
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BOILER WAKERSSTRIKE.
- 'New-York(A
ln;rMore?ses,
WHEBEJBET PLAY.TODAT.
Baltimore arti PHfc-uTg. - .
- PMliadelphiavat Cleveland. i
Brooklyn at Uncmnatl. T .
-f New York at Louisville.
- JBOSraooj-sut aw uoimb
. , " - -: Two Games.
STANDING OF THE" CLUBS.
Olnbi.. , . - " '.." W. L.
Brooklyn:.. ... .. .. 60-29-
Rodtlont .. .. .. ..:V.52' 34
Phlkelphila .. .. .. e 52 3b-
St. Lousa:... .. .. ... a o
Baltamore ' '
CSncInoair. .
Pc.
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JS0S
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.586
.575
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SAMUEL L. BURGHI.:
Sash and Neck
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Buckles
"We are sbo wing a,new
line "of SterliDg JJSUvfer
gash and NecK Buckles
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'ftn end tefter August 1-r- can b found
t tii a stall formerly occupiled by R. I
It cures all headaches. Baldwin leal- Owenbeyr opposite Hm & OoZs. -2
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