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V7C PACKER'S TAR SOAP, 17c a Cake, 50o Per Box. 5 0 I GRAIIT'S PHARMACY, 24 S Malni Street. 9 North Carolina AM Asbevllle GRANT'S NO. 24 CURES COLDS. ; GERESOTfl Permission to Send Envoys to General McArthur. To Exchange Prisoners and to Hold a Conference With Otis. Speculation in Washington Regarding he Meaning of the Bequest. Some Cabinet Members Believe It Means Ending of Hostilities Oth ers Have no Faith mAgnitildo Washington, Sept. 19. Most of to day's cabinet meeting was devoted to the discussion of a despatch from Gen eral Otis stating that Aguinaldo had requested permission to send two en voys to General MacArthur ta arrange for an exchanr0 of prisoners and one of the envoys, of a Filipino general, be permitted to go to Manila to confer with Otis. Some members of the cabinet be lieved the request meant a definite effort on the part of Aguinaldo to bring about peace on a basis not unfavorable to the American position,. Others had itlte faith that such would be the outcome of the nroDOsed conference. After the meeting Secretary Root said frankly he was not inclined to place too much reliance on Aguinaldo's good intentions. There was an inclin ation, however, to hear promptly what Aguinaldo had ito say and to deal promptly with any proposition that might be made. Another member of the cabinet said tie had no faith whatever in the good ntentions of Aguinaldo and did not be lieve the approaching conference meant peace on our terms. Still another said personally he believed the insurgents meant to bring about peace by the proposed conference and that the end of the hostilities was near. He said he did not speak from superior infor mation but from impressions gained from careful observation of the recent progress and tendency of events in the Philippines. FIGHTING IN THE NORTH Washington, Sept. 19. The navy de partment has received the following cablegram from Admiral Watson at Manila: "Davidson in the Paragua had a sharp engagement on the 4th at San Fabian, Lingayen gulf, with 300 insur gents, 'heavily intrenched, at a distance of from 1,100 'to 700 yards. The insur gents fled. Their fire was weak and in effective. On the Paragua there were no casualties. The senior commends Davidson highly." The Paragua is one of the little gun boats turned over to the army by Ad miral Watson and Davidson, the com mander, is a young ensign. The scene of the battle is on the north coast of off the noint -which forms the northern terminus of the railroad. VICE PRESIDENT HOBART'S ILLNESS AND SOME RUMORS. New York, Sept. 19. Garrett A. Ho- the summer that he may not be a can- Mrintf- frvr re-election in lyuu. j-eaa- ers of the republican party have con ceded a renomination to the vice pres ident if he wishes it. But Mr. Hobart tea ma rip it clear that his health is more wecious to him than any office, and that if he gets no better than he is tori av he will formally announce his retirement from public life and ask his nartv to select a man not handicapped by physical disability 01 any sort. CAR LI ST PLOTS IN SPAIN- nh.inatm Rpryt. 19. The Record's cor- .aarwvnH.pfnt at Madrid cables: The (real reason why martial laixr has n Tviwlaimied in the province of Vis- oay is not, as pretended, because of tear -o acincBsiAn mAVfimfitiit. but because Parliam la trM.mrjiaai't there. discovered a plott to miMti Siivpla. at Oes'tonla. where he is tfliHnf? tihe waiters, and to (isolate St Sebastian, where the count is 'spending m lanmmfir. The aueeni (regent was made Very nervous by this discovery, nnri wtan.ted to return forthwith to Majrilrid. The broohets among the Carl isits are confident enough to declare that she will meveT re-enlter the capital. I thlink 'Jit Is safe to announce that Spain is at, least on the eve of a Carliat linrtaMe. Probably a .malitary prommc- lamento will be Issued. Tt is difficult for the Spanish prees , even1 to Moit at iftho tniitih, mf the sStuatlon because of the eevere government censorship. HAVANA'S BIG STRIKE. i Havana. Sept, ' 19. The strike situa irtn rPTDAins unchanged. The workmen have decided to issue a circular signed Kv all the .unions; eettrng forth the causes of 'complaint. ' It Is reported that trif cart drivera will strike." tomorrow. Should these quit work it-will paralyze business;, '..V. ,1 '.. . ' t,.t a tmrt f .rfve from s Mrs. L.: A- Johnson an3 save (half the fuel. . Tea, he cells Km the lnsxaumeu yuuu CARLISLE MAY FACE ' " BRYAH 111 KENTUCKY Goebel's Infidelity to Silver the Bone of Contention. r Louisville, Sept. 19. An effort will- be made by prominent democrats - to Induce ex-Secretary Carlisle to dome to Kentucky and tell on the stump the facts concerning Goebel's compact with him to -end a sound money delegation to Lexington and the . national demo cratic conventions. The plan is to faave Carlisle come here on October S when Bryan is booked to epeak and ask for division of time. Then Carlisle will ask Bryan -what he thinks of the1 trade of Goebel with Carlisle. Goebel has denied the charges In toto." Goebel's answer was wired to Carlisle and he was asked for a rejoinder. His answer was that it would come kuterf Tonight it was naouaced that Carlisle had Written a lengthy statement of Goeber proposition to stifle the sUver, sentiment in Kentucky and defeat the Bryan delegates aoid Blackburn for sen ator. THE BLUE AND THE CRAY, Confederate Veterans will! Join the Re union at Evansville. Macon, Ga.', Sept. 19. The confeder aJte veterans of tMs (Bibtt) county adopt ed iresoiutians today in reference'-to the celebration of Blue and Gray day next month at !Evansville, Ind. The resolu- itiotns convey to the veterans of the Bluej at Evansville hearty sympathy with the movement and hail with delight an. method Of bringing about fraternal feel ing between the veterans of tine blue ah4 gray. V MONUMENTS AT CHICKAMAUGA ' TO DEVOTED SOUTHERN WOMEN Chattanooga, Sept. 19. The' reunion of the confederate veterans of North. Georgia! was held at Chickamauga park today. Addresses were made by Congressman Maddox and others. Col-1 onel Andrews in an address urged that': monuments Ibe erected by each of the southern states to commemorate thi heroic devotion and self-sacrifice of southern women during the civil war. Resolutions favoring such a movement were unanimously adopted. REPORTED ESCAPE OF. GUERIN AND HIS FOLLOWER? Paris, Sept. W.-'-It is rumored thai Guertn and his followers in; the besSeey ed ihouse; In the' rue de'Chafbrof have escaped by means of sewers. None ex them were seen at the windows of the house or on the roof today. HAWAII'S AUTHORITY LIMITED. Washington, Sept. 19. President Mc Klinley today issued an executive order directing that the granting of registers to vessels by the authorities of Hawaii entitling such vessels to the rights and privileges of Hawaiian vessels in the ports of nations or upon the high seas, shall hereafter cease. JUDGE C P. DALY DEAD. New York, Sept. 19. Charles P. Da ly, chief justice of the court of common pleas of New York county from 1871-oo 1886, and president of the American Geographical society, . died at Sag Har bor, L. I., today, aged 83 years. FLORENCE MARYATT DYING. London, Sept. 19. Florence Matryatt 'Mrs. Francis Lean), the novel! it is cy:ng at lirlgnton. IN FAVOR OE WILSON. Jodge Coble Holds versus the County Commissioners. The decision of Judge Coble ini the case of W. H. Wilson against the board of coumty commSssioners, was yesterday received at the office of Clerk Erwini of the Superior court. A judgment was rendered lin ifavor of (the plaintiff . The matter was "taken into the courts as a test case. Mr. Wilson, as clerk of the circuit criminal court, has issued several subpoenas for one man, amdi the board had declined tto allow fees for more tham: one subpoena. The case sets a preced'etnit for all future cases ox tnis nature. On account of the bad weather of yesterday Mrs. Lon Mitchell will continue her opening; today. SUNDAY'S GAMES. At New York R. H. E. St. Jjouia 14 20 2 New York 4 10 2 Batteries: Sudhoff and O'Connor; Garrick, Garonl and Warner. Are an every day possession. -Almost every one has them. They don't seem. to be very wonderful until they hurt os or we lose them. It does not make the affliction any easier to bear, to know that we are to blame. Bave yourself this un happiness by having us examine cnem tor you, ana fit you with proper -glasses ' S. L McKEE, t SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN, 45 .Patton Ave. 1 ; - DREYFUS TO BE FREED Ifl A FEW DAYS Itews Creates No Excite vment in Paris But Stirs Rennes. I Paris, Sept. 19. The council of mlDls- fcera Idtec&ded (today to pardoa Dreyfus in principle. The pardon; will take effect in la. few days? Dreyfus has relinquished hia appeal for a reversal of the Judg ment of the court martial. The an nouncement had already been dSsicounced f aa 'there was no excitement dfeplayed Nrnig the bouLevarids. The mewspapers sold quickly, but there was no rush for Mthem The decision,' met with no opposi tion. 3roits de 1' Homme, the socialist or (Saim staid: "Our task remainB the same Itofltier.as before tihe ldberation of Dreyfus to continue the campaign against all tthose who are responsible (for the la- ine3iita.ble affair." ti It is said Dreyfus will ibe sent abroad before the promulgation of 'the pardon m. order to abid a demonstration, a Rensves. Sept. 19. The mews thtait the fcouncil bad decided to pardon Dreyfus ;was received here with imtemee exoite ment. Dreyfus Is still a prisoner. PROCESS OF THE YELLOW FEVER AT KEY WEST Thirty-one New Cases Yesterday Fifty-fonr on Monday. Jacksonville, Sept. 19. The official report, from Key West tonight is thir ty-one new cases and one death. This morning Dr. Porter wired tht fifty four new cases was yesterday's report, tout it was not compiled early enough to send laet night. TWO RECRUITS YESTERDAY. Capt. Smith and Lieutenant Brown Return With Their Recruits. Edward Wright, of this city, and James S. Runyon, of Marshall, were ac cepted at the recruiting station here yesterday and sworn in for the Forty seventh. They will remain here until 'Captain Smith leaves to join his regi ment with his detail. Captain S. O. Smith and Private J. HoM&nd, who went from here to open a temporary recruiting station at Mar- f shall -returned last night with niheteej recruits, H I Curtis, G. Henderson, Ti Henderson, A. Henderson, J . Hen- derson, Tweed, Tweed, tor, W. C. Henderson, T. Stiver, N. M. Tweed, E. Tweed, L. M. Davis, G. Rector, E. Rec Brown, S. Mule, J. Mule F. Mule and MJ. Gentry. This with the two men received in Asheville makes twenty-two men for the Forty-seventh. There are also five boys from Hender sonville who want to enlist wi:h Captain Smith. Captain Smith has re ceived a ten days' extension and so will send these men on tomorrow. He wiM return to Marshall today and will remain there Thursday. Friday he ex pects to go to Hendersonville for a few days. He will then leave to join his regiment October 2. Lieutenant Brown, of the Forty eighth, will return from Marion with twenty-five men he has recruited. The colored men seem to be extreme ly anxious to get into the service. Twelve were accepted yesterday and a large number of applications are in. Those passing the examination yester day were Ramsey Erwin, Thomas W. Barnhard, Walter Austin, Edward Benson, Sherman cannon, Amos sxvw, Richard Bradburn, John Pharr, jacoo Mills, William Collins, Gecwge Robin son and James Forney, all of Asnevuie. These men will be worn in today for the Forty-ninth at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Lieutenant H. B. Brown, of the or-ty-eighth, reported to Captain Perry, commanding the recruiting station, and was ordered to open, a branch re cruiting office for colored men for the Forty-eighth at his office, co-urn cvmr snimre. Men who want to enusa in the Forty-ninth will have to apply fljt the regular recruiting station on Patton avenue. SENATOR PRITCHARD Returned Yesterday From a Stay in Washington. Short " Senatior PrUtchard passed through ithe city yestberday oa his way to his home m Marshall from WasMngton. Senator Prtfitohard said there was no doubt that rmmn Trenizer would be transferred hiio, rvmsrftion, ias cashier ins Collec A. vi . - tor Harkfims: office to'th8 tfreasury de-rfli-i-Tnenit: at Washington.. The trans- lii iiavfl Shfm made some time XM TV J i . m ho idaiKi but some of the subordi niaite Hn. the department had misplaced their instructions or postponed the mat ter because of the general rush of bus Pritcharid! has been in poor health for some time, and it fis likely that she aaid the senator will leave their Miflirnfl.ii home for a season or recreauou. Coin.iiitnB. THtofl.hrd has had xuo vacation uwbvt since comgresB adjouirned. PELLIEN-M'INTYRE. .Mfes Eusrenie Halftetmeyer Pelldea and Oornaliua B. Mclntyre were marri ed at St. Dawrence Catholic church vesteTdav momnlng. Father Eugene Halftermeyer, of Waymeshoro, Pau brother of the bride, performed fttie cer emonrsr aft 9 o'ckxjk: Ftather Price as sisted 6 fth eremony.- Fred. Ward wea best mian and Miss: Mary Doogan was the . bridesmaid. . The wedddng party went Ito the Oaks Ihbtel after. -the ' cepemonyj f where, break f aatt Teas -eerved.-' Mr audi Mna.N Mcln- tvrw left vesterday afteitnldtwii tor Hot Sprimes. where tney.wSlPremaSn w : shortt time .4 V. 4 1 r T CITY OF JACKSONVILLE STRANDED AT PORTSMOUTH Disaster on North Carolina Coast- Crew Saved. Wilmington, N C.; Sept 19. -In a heavy sea. and southeast winds the steamer City of Jacksonville stranded today near Portsmouth, N. C. The crew was saved. i WRECK OF THE CHEROKEE. Boston, Mass., Sept. 19. Six passen gers or tne steamer Cherokee of the Clyde line, stranded at Naushon island, arrived tonight. One passenger stated that the steamer Azala, which was in the vicinity when the steamer strand ed, refused to respond to the signals of distress, keeping her comee. Boston, Sept. 19. The passengers of the steamship Cherokee were (taken off and landed at New Bedford tonight t- It is beliievedl (that if the weather remains calm the vessel Will be saved. WEAVER VI LLE VOTES BONDS FOR RAILROAD Not a Vote was Cast Against the Proposition. Special to the Gazette. WeaverviMe, N. C, Sept. 19. Weav erville held an electio ntoday to decide the question whether or not the town should be bonded for $10,000 to assist n the construction and equipment of the proposed electric railway from Weaverville to Asheville. Fifty votes were cast, all in favor of the bonding. MINE WRECKED BY FIRE. Dayton, Tennu, Sept. 19. Some un known parties set fire to the property of the Dayton Coal and Iron company 'this morning, burning- down the .power house, coal bunkers and other property The estimated loss is $15,000, but the damaee lis much sreatex. ias the mines are flooded with water, the pumps hav ing1 been; destroyed . The miners have been omi a strike for some time, wmcn is yet unsettled, and the company has ithporv if!h;t it was the work of the strtikers. BASEBALL GAMES YESTERDAY At Brooklyn R. H. E. Brooklyn. s . Chicago 4 6 ' Batteries: Hughes and Farreii; uaiia ham and Doinohue. At New York R. H. E, New York St. Louis . 2 8 . 13 15 Caled in eighch inning on account of (darkness. Batteries: Seymour and Warmer ; Sud- hoff and O'Connor. At Boston R. H. E Boston 6 Pittsburg - 5 8 3 BatJteries: Meekin aind Sullivan; i-.ee- ver aind Schriver. Plhiladelphlia and Louisville game call ed ini second inniing oni account ofr ain. Baltimore and Cincinnati game post poned on account of ra&n. WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. Chicago ait Boston. St. Louis alt Brooklyn. . Pittsburg at New York. Cinoiinnatl at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Baltimore. Louisville at Washington. STANDING Clubs. OF THE CLUBS. W. L. PC .695 .629 .614 .586 Brooklyn 89 39 Philadelphia 83 49 Boston 81 51 Baltimore 75 53 St, Louie 76 59 553 Cincinnati 73 60 Chicago 68 64 .549 .515 .474 .466 .411 .377 .144 Pttttsburg 63 70 Louisville 61 70 New York 53 6 Washimgitom .... 49 81 Cleveland 20 119 Your choice of our entire stock of Ox ford Ties at $1.75, for this week. G. A Mears. $I$!I11$IS!I1IS!$II'! si Oyster Crackers C BACKER ME At AND 8 A Fine Assortment i OF FRESH CRACKERS I In One Pound Tlns -AT- & SNIDER S Z'lviS-i" ' nH Tue e Ait anr- -.- TMnsVAft .1 ou English Cabinet Sum moned into Special Session. Kruger Said to Have Made an Appeal to the Powers. Divided Sentiment Among South African Gov ernments, English People Warned to Leave Orange Free State Many War. like Indications. London, Sept. 19. A Pietermarltz- burg despatch to the Central News says that advices from Pretoria indi cate that the governments of the Transvaal and Orange Free State fa vor a peaceful settlement by accept ance of the British proposals. The volksraad of the Transvaal, however, refuses to sanction a settlement on this basis. It is considered possible that President Kruger may resort to a coup d'etat, proroguing the volksraad and contiulng the negotiations himself. London, Sept. :9. The Telegraph's -Pretoria correspondent says thtt thi Transvaal and Orange Free State offl' cials are urging British residents to leave, as they fear the young African ders may get out of band. London, Sept. 19. Summons for a cabinet meeting were issued this after noon. They were telegraphed to the ministers, which indicates that they are regarded as being urgent. It is believed"" the cabinet will meet Fridiv. It is stated here that " Pris:icnt Kruger, through Dr. Leyds, minister of " the Transvaal at Berlin, has unoffi cially approached three European pow ers, asking for their good office inUjthe dispute with England. It is also stated that the Netherlands are pri vately trying to arrange a peaceful solution of the difficulties. '.'NOTHING BUT WAR." London, Sept. 19. There is an umverl fied rumor from Capetown today that the Boeis have cberiveredanother message to the British high commissioner more conciliatory thlan. yesterday's reply. The rumor fails to obtaim much credence amd is not taken ias miLbigating 'the serious mess of the crisis. The Outlauder press sees nothling but war ahead), and urges Outlanders 'to leave immediately. The London press is now inclined to take (the view that the irecemit action o the part of the Boens does not make war a certain'ty, though it places ithe British cabinet in a position where it must take steps so aggressive that war or utter submission will be 'the cmly al'tennaitlve remainting to the Transvaal, and is by no means so persistent in urging (the gov ernment 'tp move, except (in the matter of hurrying troops to the present scene faction. The Pall Mall Gazette prints a dls watch from Capetowm which says: "The general impression lis that ithe Boers will at once take the infitlaltive and an, at- tack is expected at amy hour." Troops continue to leave Cape 'own for Kimberley and the couth and the first class cruiser Terrible, sailing from Portsmouth for China'is reportedi to have been ordered to go by way of Capetown instead of Suez. i THE JEFFRIES- SHARKEY FIGHT. New -York, Sept. 19. It was announced" tonight that the date of the Jeffreys Sbarkey fight has been changed from October 23 to Oatober 29. The reasDifl for the cWamge is reported to be that ithe managers of the Coney Island! club aire trying to arrange a three day' carnival with bouts between' Ben Jordan , land Oscar Gardner on October 27, and between' Dixon and Will Curley on Oc- . tober 28. Money Saved is Money Made If there Is anything you can use fa the lot of Novelties we lt Closing Out It will certainly save you money buy them. Arthur Til. field. H 0 CornerChTtrcli Zistst sad: Patton Ato. 5 "W " - it- - i . f -v ' ! i in'. i k A n A i i J 1 5 f H r -j 4
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