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2 -.rw.. - !iar,SW.. .... : - - ttlhirtiiri 4 VOL. IV: NO. 182. ASHEYILLE, N. C, SATUEDAY HOENING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1899. PRICE 5 CENTS. - : ' , . , ; GREER'S. BILTMORE BUTTER , : . m w m - 35 CTS. 53 Patton A ve NO DRUGS. NO KNIFE Dr. C. M. CASE, OSTEOPATH Graduate American School at Kirkville. Mo. Office closed every Thursday afternoon Telephone 525, 18 Church Street, SWEDISH ..MASSAGE AND PACKS.. Treatment for: NERVOUS, RHEU MATIC AN OTHER DISEASES. Special: THURE BRANDT MAS SAGE for Female Diseases; also Face Massage. PROF. EDW. GRUNERt (Graduate otf Cbemnitz College, Germany. Formerly with. Oak lend HedgMa Sanitarium.) 65 SOUTH MAIN ST. PHONE 206. Horn or office treatment. I WATER BUGS I 1 I " i Mennen's Talcum Powder I 5. 15d Per Box 2 Boxes 25c. GRANT'S PHARMACY, , 24r SMainl street. , - I 1 North Carolina DREYFUS HOPELESS Expects to be Gon demned Today by Court Martial. His Wife Leaves the Prison a Weeping, Despairing Woman, Demange Makes His Argii ment.in the Prisoner's Behalf. Extraordinary Arrangements to Pre serve the Peace at Rennes- Sad Parting Between Dreyfus and His "Wife Demange and Labori Ap pear to Be at Variance. Rennee, Sept. 8. The most pitiful feature of 'the situation tonig-ht is the fact that Dreyfue himself expects to be condemned tomorrow. This tran spired at what may prove the last in terview with his wife. She paid her usual daily visit to her husband at the prison today full of hope and confi dence. She came away a broken down, weeping, despairing- woman. Dreyfus had been previously advised by his counsel to nerve himself against any eventuality. This wae not necessary for he had already formed the convic tion that the majority of the cour; were against him. How he conveyed the Information to his wife none but they themselves know. VERDICT TODAY. The court martial lecded to render a verdict tomorrow There ar only two hypothesis ior to night's extraordinary situation. Either the grea1- majority of observers at Rennes will be astonished by the ac quittal of the prisouf-r, or tomorrow will witness the first act in the wicked est revolution of modem times. It is no longer possible to put an honest construction upon the verdi-.t of condemnation. If Dreyfus is pro nounced guilty it will be the first move in a bold and caref'i'Iv .'trranered con spiracy for the csfabiishment of a mil itary dictatorship. Indications are that the government is fully aware of the terrible crjeis which confronts it. Preparations to meet the crisis, so far as Rennes is con cerned, are most extraordinary, and similar arrangements undoubtedly have been made elsewhere. Such is the ominous, despair ng view taken by al most 'tihe whole Drayfucs party tonight. The departure of the ;eneials by or der of the government leaves few prominent anti-Dreyfusites at Rennes. Such as are here, however, are by no means confident of the condemnation of the prisoner. On the whole, alchough there are many signs unfavorable to the accused, it wo lid be a raeh man who would prophecy w-hat the verdict will be. LABORI WILL, NOT SPEAK. Jouaust, president of the court mar tial, informed the press this evening that (the court will adjourn when De mange's plea is finished. Carriere, the government prosecutor, ani Labori will not speak. The court martial will reassemble at 3 o'clock tomorrow after noon, deliberate and deliver judgment as soon as reached. THE DAY IN CONRT. Patitipr. Serxt. 8. The hall W the Lycee was crowded this morning at the opening of the court martial or Drey fus There was a large attendance oi ladies and newspaper writers who sat up all night to secure front places. At &n early hour a long line formed of people awaiting admission. Standing room at the back of the court now commands fifteen and twenty francs for places and the demand is increasing as the trial approaches the end. Among the privileged witnesses today was Baron Russell, of Killoween, lord chief justice of England. Demange, opened his speech for the defense. In eloquent terms and with impressive delivery he brought ouit the strong evidence against E&terhazy. During the course of his remarks he said: . "Do you think if Dreyfus and HJSfter- Comfort Glasses. Glasses are a necessity v1ttli ad vane Jng years. Bult "while Vb&a is true th permanent use of them tsem be. ideferrei used to danretct aoy ;eye txtalnr or xnuscu lar Veatos;tliait.you jr vk IS ynir eyes trouble, you to any and have Jtiem scientifically exttmlned.il' S. L. ricliEE, hazy had been before the court martial of 1894 that the court would have con demned Captain Dreyfus?" As he asked this question "the counsel pointed to the prisoner before him' and added: "No." ' Dreyfus today anj)eared cheerful. He smiled and shook hands with his coun sel on entering the court. The lawyer gave a fine performance so far as his audience was concerned. His voice was exquisitely modulated, sometimes soft and persuasive, and at other times sharply argumentative. The gestures and features of M. Demange were equally expressive. The front rows of chief witness seats were empty except for the, presence of Trarieux, former minister of justice, and Cavaignac, former minister of war, all the gener als having left Rennes by order of the minister of war, De Gallifet. Dreyfus listened to the oration of Demange with impassibility rescm. bling his frozen attitude during the first days of the trial. Demange an nounced that he would need another two hours and a half to finish his plea, and court adjourned until 7:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. The fact that Labori has to speak and probably Major Carriere will reply, makes it practically certain the ver dict will not be given bfore Monday. There was a rumor after the adjourn ment of court that Labori decided not to speak, :tihe idea being that abstention from so doing, in view of the irritating effect his every utterance has on the court, wrould be rather an advantage than otherwise 'to Dreyfus. It was generally noticed today when Labori entered the court he spoke to Demange in a depreciating tone and a sharp discussion ensued, almost border ing on a dispute. Quite an interest has been aroused here by the arrival of Max Regis, former mayor of Algiers, and a notorious Jew baiter. He was attended by a couple of Algerians in native costume, and a crowd of people followed him about. He stopped to take refreshments at a principal cafe here and the place was immediately invaded by a gaping crowd. Regis was present in the court end of the Lycee this morning and discussed the situation with leading anti-Dreyfusards. His presence is not a good omen for the peace of the town. MONETARY STRINGENCY IN NEW YORK CITY. Government Will Come to Aid of the Banks if Necessary. Washington, Sept. 8. information re ceived by the secretary of the treasury, from private sources states that a finan cial stringency is devloping in New York.' The treasury department has been watching the monetary conditons in New York for some time. It was gleaned from the weekly bank state ment several weeks ago that a situa tion would develop that would require relief from the treasury department. Recently i' was learned that the ex pected stringency had actually arrived and that the bank statement to be ia sued tomorrow will' show that the bank reserves are only four orf five milions above the minimum required by law. prompt assistance will be rendeded. The banks may be allowed to retain deposit moneys belonging to the gov ernment instead of turning them over for deposit in the sub-treasury. It ;e believed this will greatly relieve the situation. TO MANUFACTURE LIQUID AIR IN ATLANTA New York, September The Gener al Liquid Air and Refrigerator com pany, the largest institution of its kind in the world, will shortly build addi tional plants in half a dozen of the larger cities, Atlanta being one of them. The company is to be reincorporated and the capital increased to $10,000,000. One of the inventors of the process under which liquid air is manufactured is at present in Europe arranging for the1 manufacture of the commodity there, and familiarizing himself with European processes how used. The com pany's New York plant will soon be turning out 2,000 gallons daily. ANOTHER HURRICANE Washington, Sept. 8. The weather bureau today issued the following spe cial storm bulletin: "11:10 hurricane signal displayed at Saint Ketts. W. I., storm centraO, east of that island, ap parently moving northwest. Willis L. Moore, chief weather bureau." Ladies'and Gentlemen's narrow shoes lat half regular selling price. A. M ears' Shoe Store. toa G. Buy a good stove from Mrs. L. A. Johnson and! save Ihalf the fuel. Yea, she sells on the installment plan. ...Oakland Heights Hotel... v ASHEV1LLE, N. C. .-'sSftk ; v-, Most beautifully located. on hill commanding superb; "views: b mountains, the Freach. Broadi and Swannanoa rivers. Newly Fur nished, : New JIanagement. Bine Table.. Low Bates. ' JV C l; Din rsnr h uiu rijir. AT HOT .SPRINGS Barytes Company's Works Entirely Destroyed- Nanow Escape of Two Men. Special to the Gazette. Hot Springs, N. C, Sept. 8. This ev ening at 6:30 o'clock the boiler room of the Hot Springs Bartyes company's works was. discovered to be on fire, and in a few minutes the entire plant was in a sheet of flames. Within three hours the works were a mass of ruins. The loss as far as can be ascertained tonight is about sixty-two thousand dollars, with only nominal insurance. Robert Woody, chief engineer, and Superintendent W. P. Perry came near losing their lives in an effort to keep the boilers from exploding. A TRANSVAAL DECLARATION fiolds Englaod Responsible J for any Eventualities Leading to War. Pretoria, Sept. 8. The volksraad adopted resolutions today declaring that the concentration of British troopa on the frontier while negotiations were progressing is calculated to have a dis turbing effect; that in case of eventu alities leading to war the cause would not lie with the Transvaal. It was further resolved to drop the matter un til further information was supplied by the government. London, Sept. 8. The cabinet coun cil today attracted a greater public interest than any meeting of the min istry for years past. A well dressed crowd of people cordially greeted the most prominent of the cabinet minis ters and impatiently thronged the pre cincts of the foreign office. The war spirit was evident, and the generals wejsfr enthusiastically cheered as hey appeared, the crowd evidently under standing that they had been sum moned to be in readiness in the event of the ministers wishing for advice. Mr. Chamberlain, secretary of the col onies, and the Earl of Selborne, under secretary, wer first arrivals among the officials, and were folowed by Field Marshal Lord Wolseley, commander-in-chief of the army, General Sir Red vers Buler, who will have field com mand in the event of war with thf Transvaal. The arrival of Lord Salis bury, premier, -os the signal for tre mendous cheering. Next came the Duke of Devonshire, lord president of the council, Right Honorable Henry Chap lin, president of the local govern ment board, and the Earl of Hatsbuiry, Lord High Chancellor, passed unno ticed. The first indication of the pos sible decision of the cabinet came from the stock exchange, where the tone recovered on the report that the minis ters had decided not to send an ulti matum to the government of the Transvaal, but to insist that the Trans vaal must agree to the conference ait Capetown. It was reported that Mr. Balfour, first lord of the treasury, would not agree with some of his col leagues in the cabinet and there was some talk of a split. The ministers came out arm in arm, laughing and chatting, greatly contrasting with the manner in which they went in. Lord Salisbury again received an ovation. Although the foreign office has not giv en out a statement, the general impres sion is that no ultimatum would be sent to the Transvaal at present and that a time limit will be placed for a conference at Capetown. The correspondent of the Times at Newcastle, Natal, says: "There would be little surprise here if the Boers as sumed the aggresive immediately. It is a matter of astoniibment that so few British troops are in the country, especially on the western border. The cabinet council was concluded at 3 p. m. A reporter .of the Associated Press asked the president of the board of agriculture if any conclusion was reached. He said: "All I can. say is that we must have pp'ce." Many ship owners called at the of fices of the admiralty and offered Brit ish vessels as transports today. The Evening Standard today says: "The general feeling prevailing in public de- partmente and clubs is that hostilities are inevitable." A special from Triv- smith, Natal; says British troons a.r ! actively engaged in- manoeuvres over ! hilly country subsequent to a oaradp of force. Continuing i.f transportation and equipment .thf argest ever seen in South Africa, and the health of the men exellent, every thing is ready for war. All advices con firm the presence of armed Boers on the border. T'hev r desnrihorf bellicose and it is rumored they have completed arrangements to poison all pools and springs that might supply the invading forces." FUNSTON WAS MISQUOTED RECAROINO DIPLOMACY He Believes Time is Past for Any thin bat Aggressive War. Chicago, Sep:. 8. The Record's special correspondent at Hong Kong cables: "General Frederick Punston, who arrived yesterday from Manila on board the United States transport Tar tar, which brings 800 Kansas troops on their way back to the United S ates, denies having said that he favored the use of less gunpowder and more di plomacy in dealing with the Filipinos. On the contrary, he believes that the time for diplomacy is past. "We must fight the Filipinos," he says, "until they yield. I believe in dealing diplomatically with the Mo hammedans of the southern islands, for those natives are not in sympathy with the insurrection. They were hos tile toward the Spaniards only because the Spanish interferred with their re ligion; because of General Bates' as surance that they will not be molested in the practice or their religion, they are friendly 'to the Americans. "There is and can be little doing in Manila, for the' country will remain impassable for military purposes until the end of the rainy season, In Novem ber, when active operations will be re sumed.. "Cases of sickness in the army are numerous but not serious. The health of the troops as a whole is better than is represented." General Funston i6 staying while in Hong Kong at the United States con sulate. Consul General Wildman de nies that he is responsible for the al leged1 interview misrepresenting the general, whom he says he never met until he became his guest. PORTO RIGAN TOBACCO TO BE TAXED IN CUBA. Report "Well Received in Havana- Spanish Consul Criticised. Havana, Sept. 8. Unofficlia.1 news from Washington states that McKinley will foot allow Porto Riicam tobacco to enter Cuba free. The news has created a marked feeling of relief. Spaniards fere criticise Spaniislh consul (general for iflaal in'g tto protest officially agaltoist the -re- cenit attempts to lynch ex-Spaniish guer rillas. There is talk of holding a meet ing1 to recommend his recall. The Span iard Camacho recently; attacked on itne -wfharf (here will probably die. MORMON WORK IN THIS STATE. RaMgh, N. C, Sept. 8. Presiding El- dor Lewis Swemseui, iini charge of the Mormon church work imi North Ciarolllna, wtilth head quart ters in Goldsboro, says filty-oeveni counties are in! tire North Carolina conference, amid tlhat the south ern! states mission emibraces1 rourtteen conferences an'di 500 eMers. Fortyfive elders- are ordered! iro work ira North Carolina, also eight local' workers. He regards North Carolina' as one of the best fields for work. MISTRIAL IN DELEGAL CASE. Darien. Sept. 8. The jury in the 5 case of Henry Delegall were unable to agree and after being out fifteen hours at 9 o'clock this morning Judge Sea brooke declared a mistrial and granted a change of venue to Effingham county court, where the case will be called next Wednesday. At the same time oth er memibets of the Delegal family will be tried" for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Townsend. 8 251 We Give You 16 Pounds STANDARD GRANULATED SUGAR FOR $1. 8 Best Saltlna Wafers $ 15c Pound. Ml Fine Groceries I REASONABLE PRICES -AT- 8 SMiVflFR'S f ON THE SQUARE. 8 HE SP VER READING Mississippi City Has Thirteen Cases of Yellow Jack. Key West Has a Hundred and Six and Three Have Died. Hurrying Work on the De tention Camps for the Unacclimated. New Orleans Reports no Spread of the Disease Quarantine Arrange ments. New Orleans, Sept. 8. The suspicious cases of fever heretofore revorted in Missiessippi City were today officially declared yellow fever. They have been isolated. The summer residents are fleeing to avoid quarantine. The state board of health of Mississippi has de clared a quarantine against 'the place. Louisiana has declined to quarantine. One of the two yellow fever cases here was discharged today as cured. KEY WEST'S BAD PLIGHT. Jacksonville, Sept. 8. A despatch re ceived this evening from Dr. Porter at Key West states that there are now over 106 cases of yellow fever there, and three deaths have occurred. The despatch states that the fever is spreading and will doubtless seize all the unacclimated. Great) efforts are making to get the detention camps in readiness and remove the unacclimated there as speedily as possible. Many im provements and additions have been made to the Key West hospital. All the sick unable to pay for the service of a physician are attended by doctors of the board of health. RUMOR STILL BUSY OVER CEN. OTIS' REMOVAL. Unconfirmed Report That McKinley and Root Differ on the Subject. Waslhimgidoni, Sept. 8. After t'he cabi ui'et meeting today a story was circulated that the presidenit awdi cabiimet had con sidered the question of relieving Otis, aind that there was a difference of opini'ion be tween McKinley and Root ais to the se lection, of Otis' successor. The story could mot be verified. While officials are reticent, itihere ia every reason to be lieve that the qwestton was not men tioned alt the cabinet meeting, anicH that there lis no difference between McKin ley and Root. DREADFULLY WARM. Maryville, Mo., Sept. 8. Un'.ees lain falls in northwest Missouri within a few days late corn will be irreparably damaged. No moistu-e has been pre cipitated here for two weeks. YesU:r dav was the hottest dav here for six years, the thermometer rea;;Vn 1C3. It registered 100 today. This afternoon the Maryville public schols cloeed on account of the heat. NUMEROUS SKIRMISHES IN THE PHILIPPINES. Manila, Friday Evening, Sept. 8. There has been no rain for several days and this has encouraged numerous skirmishes by the divisions north and south of Manila. RELIEF FOR PORTO RICANS. Baltimore, Sept. 8. The United States transport Wright, loaded to the gun wales with relief supplies of food and clothing contributed by the citizens of Baltimore and Washington for the hurricane sufferers of Puerto Rico, sailed yesterday for San Juan. Money Saved is Money Made If there Is anyithing you can use lo the lot of Novelties we axa Closing Out 1st will certainly save you money to buy ihmn. Arthur n, ; Field. V -4. f 1 f -''J ! 4 1 1 t Ml i 1 !! ::! i' mi : '.-1 - t I 4 .11 ,1 il - Li v! - n't' s 1 -t: .1 no d ' ... 4 t t I: . f
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