North Carolina Newspapers

OestMcher 8. 51 fatton Aj≠ f ."afc ' PatteriLHats Our Millinery Department' .'this week offers the .glance o "our PATDSRN HATSat jusV HALF. PRICE. We are showing 'alf fche leading styles iivTrim raed Walking' Hats, "Bird's' -Wings," Feaftjhere, " Ostrich TapsA and Ornaments at very close prices. - , .v. This'paitment. is in charger-of. Miss Nellie iJaJSarbe." , r . ' - ' , ' - Tailor-Made Suitsr W are offering, iV&vlimitedV .number of Tailor-Made Suits in- iLomespuns- and Serges, the regular price of vwh4ch are $12.50 amd J14.00,- at, While, they last tne special price of , ' -a-" $8 48. . 4c Jackets and Capes. v We have just received another ship menit of our famous .$0.00 Jackets. These are' Nmade of English Kersey, Xoiibie Breasted; Colors Tan, Black, Blue, Brown and Castors This isr the best made and most stylish Jacket in this market far the money. Of couree we have other Jackets, from $3 to $25, so we can suit you whether you want a cheaper or better one. Goll Capes Some of our first purchases of Golf Capes came in within the last few days rather late. Therefore we have priced "them at fully 25 per cent.- less than the usual value. Plush Capes at 1-3 OIL We have 200 Plush Capes, ranging in price from $2.00 to $15.00. " This quantity is more than we s&ould have1 at this time of the season. The prices are too numerous to mention each separate, hence we take a short cut and give you one .third off of any you mlay select. 51 Patton Avenue: .MASSAGE,. AND PACKS. i Treatmenlt for: NERVOUS, RHEUMATIC and OTHER DISEASES. Special: THURE BRANDT MASSAGE FOR FEMALE DISEASES; ALSO FACE MASSAGE. PROF. EDWIN GRUNER, Qraduate Chemnitz College, Germany. Formerly with Oakland Heights. Sanitarium.) 55 S. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 206. Home or Office Treatment. Office Hours 8 to 10 a. m., 2 to 4 p. m. nents IN THE BRINC SURE RETURNS. THEY REACH THE PEOPLE. IP STEAM EGO -POACHERS, STEAM .CEREAL. COOKERS, " HTGENIC and' SANITARY BREAD and .PASTRY BOARDS:? SELF-BASTING, ' - ROASTING (and) BAKING PANS. U . r PERFECTION PIE. fitw Iff CAKEJ; f 'AND BREAD PAINS-' n CHOPPING ICNIVES 1 . AND CAKE SPOONS. ' V: ; 1 I now havesattesotf'heaJb goods, will; 'XeaitaJcaXli:eilanr. md price. the 'samie, f;;, ' E, L. BROWNi Aat: POST AL CARD 'ADDRESS, w'mT-T ?. -yyrT't "vr-;'JSnD STREET OestracMr Advertise 6AZI Something BOMBARDING THE BOERS 5" x V Whltft PfFnrRtrt ?Uaan RooUl ; "T 7:r;-- " r , ,ine MoodMhatMhreatens -ta Engulf -.Him.i 's Pir Y.;Mn - i& .t. -RT- " Y "D XlgVruaS 01 ue JN aval tJrig- , v-r : ; . ColeilSftV EvaCUated ' bV the poute- Th Brooklyn sailed tlcin Hamp Js - , J ton- Roads October 16, the New Orleans jmusn .Troops. rUihmMm Masters i . WAR OFFICE ADMITS COLENSO ' HAS BEEN ." TAKEN EXPECTED THAT5 GEN. BTJLLER WILL DE VOTE HIMSELF TO WHITE? S RE ; LIEF: - ) London, Nov. 4.-The war offlp fomned. that the. British have evacuated 101- Colenso, Vouth of Lady Smith, and5 con centrated ' further south. A dispatch to ..w vruui ;ws rromi Lady Smith J dated Thursday says: "The big gum of the naval brigade reopened fire this morning on the Boer ibaJtteries." This is the latest news received from Lady Smith. The dispaltch is timed 9:30 a. mC, aawi goes on to say: "Dur ing the night s the Boers moved nearer to Lady Smith and tnounlted, resh guns. The British naval guns were placed on a ridge commanding the Boer batteries.. General White ordered the bomtoairdment opened at 6 o'cl'ock Jin the. anorning.- The blue Jackets opened witji iMg quickaring gums.. TheBc&u replied yigorousCy anJ " their artillery practice Was very good. Some of our memeing hit. A 'terriflc artilllery duel has been iraging for three hours. On our sii'de the nkval gums ae the only ones in action." Av war Office dispatch filed later than the. dispatch tovthe Cen tral, News miakes ad mention of the bombardment. DETAILS OP BOMBARDMENT, London, Nov. 5. A cablegram from Lady Smith, dated Thursday says that on this fnorning the naval1 , brigade opened at 6:10 au m. with tthree guns from a high Tidg wst of the town. They fired three shots to . the Boers' one. The' latter were at a great disad vantage and 8t was expected their guns would Scon be si,lenced:-.Atii7:30 the duel was proceedingeTididly. At 10:45 ar tillery fire was fif&rd from a hiOl posi tion four mdled southweslt of Lady Smith. A dispatch; from RurgheTSdorp, dated the 2oid says a) large body of Boers have crossed the Bethuaie bridge. A Pretoiria dispatch, dated October 31, sayls that Lieutenant" Colonel Moller, commiander of the 18th hussans, who were captured by' the BoeTS, declined to explain why he surrendered. He said he had been well (treated by the Bioers. UGLY FACT S 'FOR ENGLAND. London, Nov. 5.-It IS impossible to withh'oad a tribute of admiration for the spirit of grim esignatjoni with , which the British (nation is. facing s the! grave disasters in South' Africa. The public arid. preisB are " doing their hest Ibo; 'take a hopeful view! tof the difficulties, but there are certain ugly facts which, wilth all that they imply, ; must ,e faced. The Boers are viritually . meters1 of Natal The war office admits that Colenso has been takehi jandl the railroad bridge there nasi 'been presumaDly destrtoyed, thus isolating: Lady Smith... General White has only 10,000 men and less than two months' piTovdsions. . V WHAT WILL BULLER Dp? 1 AH England now expects that. General Buller will devdfce himself primarily to White's relief. The: Boers themselves undoubtedly expect this, and r it is al ready evident 'they are massing on the Hine of communioatfdn ready;; to (attack, the relieving coHumn. Such.; .-a, British force -might 'be ; ready " sfartr frotft Durbaurfn about three weeks, ut theV have a task! of tremendous Valfflculty and dauge-!h-cou3AT3 is a'inoun tainous one in which.-the. Boers -.delight Vd meet an: eraemy. The only alterna tive la for Buller. to. slick to his original pCam and invade the-; Oxiatn'ge Free State frpmhe eOTitwittt'Capeto.and-'-Port Elizabeth -as a1 basis.- Khnfbetrny and Mafeking mustvlalso be relieved!. C . It 'is esflmateo! 'by : experts tlhat with iecssary. dstaichmients t6 guard. J1 long, ltoe of; njmimuulcatipu BuWear witt bek aJble : to iaivade the i: State with more ,tfian Z5,xm menMearawhrie thre' id 6 indication as to wftich' horn ofj the dlfjlcult fdlemimlaj' Bugler wJH .take. 'SURPRSED AT THE CAPTIIRE, ' London, ovl , 4. -The. Biitiah agant : -at pretora, MGren.torriyeU,, at South hamptomi'this af ternoom: ,Het- .'was.sur-, prised to' learn of -the .capture , of the ----- i ' . 43 Pattoai avenuei a large and "com- plete stock of. household turnisniogs a popular, prices.. Mrs. ; I A. Johnson, 4 WARSHIPS RACltfQ? 5 V-'' TO THE PHILIPPINES Naval Meu Interested in mat, They ; Begard as a Contest of Sueed. -Wshdngton, Nov. 4. Navott men are lTmte&M the race now going on ajtraong five warships 'bound f or Ma- hila, 'They are the 'Newark, New Or Joans, Nashville, BrOokflyn- and Mariet- ta. Capt.'fMcOalla; is being heavffly backed to arrive first". Of course, it jwouiI b hardly; admitltd! that there'-. iis race going on. . Nevertheless, When 'ships are ord'ered t a point where there' ins kvihk- ttk ie crouoie. mucn. creau is glvem to thcmianander who gets there first- , ' ' -v-. - ' ; The Newark left IS'an lancisoo Oc-' t.rvbfirlR. andi therefore ha the shortest I nnim, .'Nlaur "Wur-'b- Antiai" 91 Tl o JJniah' ville from San Juan October 14 and the Marietta from! Norfolk, October 17. UNIVERSITY DEFEATED BY NAVAC CADETS Annapolis, Nov. 4. -By a score -of 12 , to nothing the naval cadets defeated the University of Nbrth Carolina in: (the football igame art: the ' Naval acaifemty today. ' ! . PRIVILEGE GRANTED TO SOLDIERS. Washington, Nov:4. Presidentt Mc Kinley issued an order today permit ting the sending of gift and souvenirs from soldiers and sar'.ors On foreign" sfcr vice to memlbers of their families in the United States 'and permitting memifcers of families to send similar arliicaes to soldier In the foreign service, subject only to the domestic regulations of the United States. 1 FOOTBALL MATTERS. Bineham Team to G 3 to Columbia' On the 15th. It was hoped to arrange agame of f ootball ibetween the Bingham and Uni versity Of South Carolina teams, to have been played yesterday, but cir cumstances prevented anfl 'it is now the intention to have a game between these teams on the 15th. . The game will be played at Columbia. A game will in af.tt probablity be play ed this week. bet ween the Bingham' and Mossy, creek, Tenia., teams. A game be tween the first and second teams of TfnfrHm i -will be daved tomorrow af ternoon onthe river grounds. Cadet Statoi is serving as captain of the Bingham team, in -the absence of Oapt. Harris. MEETING OF BAR. No Docket Arranged For Next Term Superior Court. At the meeting of the bar yesterday afternoon in Clerk Erwin's office, it "was decided ito try criminal) and iron jury cases and to hear motions during tho approaching term,- No docket was ar ranged, f ' There will only be a two weeks' term, and the court is considerably be hind on motions.- There are eighteen criminal cases to be Itried, one of the number being a case of damage to per sonal property in Arden, (J. N. Hudson, is the defendant. A number of reports of receivers and referees' will -be con- siaerea THE MISSION OF THE AN GELDS. TQiis ceaebreltieid painitinig - was .given to the wtorUdS in 1859, due the ptalimjter diid tniot live - to see it reach the 'hellghft of its fame, saysliJ writer in the Woman's In 1889 Ithe picture wlas bOugthjt at aua tion by the American!. Arf: a'ssociatiotn and biwugiht . tk ithe United States and exhibited to the principair dties, but m 1890 was atoMl tdthle 'a'genitsl "of M. Cau chairid for $150,000, the purchaser signi fying his initemition of keeping it as long as he. sihbuBdK live amd (presenting it to the Louvre at his death. Btohed, pfalinltied, woven inttq tapes tries, reprofdluced by vaJriwu's proceisises, tihie ptcture ha?s beoorae a fa'mili'ar one in all . countries1, andl tooie which speaks- to (the masse everywhere of the people's tJeil, their reat anid theiir "-worship. No msiUtier fiiowi poor itihe ctopy, the AspMt of the riiginial 13! N there. The ear caches 'Wile idtstanlt soun of 'thet Ixslls ringing ftheir solemn dill "to worship; tihe. eveh- tog ky is btrtght wflth.the sunstfc glow; Jabor-'ie: tflleved of itstcureie,. "S anw! - the sliaves ott the stoil wemieT!njer curen ot LGod. -Two , paasanlta,;v amam ahj$ a wo- . man, alt (tine souma or -jao Aaigu from fa niBstairil church have sttopped Oieir -work emd stand to tfh field praying wiiOh Waweia headsTjti'w'oul'd be hard to cOhccive a mlotne sinnae. aaad ptheitic rpreselttatlotn of peasant life in Framce, ajndttff hoit sitraige:that it txracfied ithe ireJmt of the dommoni ' people. ' Here the peasant is In, his girawaeur, living on the sotnanta th : fruiiL -of hard, inoessant work. ' Tm thjeV ptctjMiet: ahd.Oii)tf tof t afc typne prbclaims tna)t in fipfcedf apaia'potpt, pression to spite of Hong hours of -Wori; coarse fare, md Itib iabsenoe,jculture the itnaierioi-bevkept: ifeflizd by thait vffce from the sky. heiard iu the bells'of hengTlv'wMcb speaks of peace, of God and of the final redemp tion. If TheAaigelus; iHais" al .social mi'ssioh Cli 1s to'ta'dScate ,he! oMyT v way oxrft of -the'thralMom of i the centuries th e way - Goof Ihas provided. "And K you think .th World. v is jbferrlbly Wickelflh-if you .think hard "tfaei . tfelarfulTy: iauslavtog' andv-dexdeniin .ito Ithe; senises-gio to the beautiful; B3rbizan, -hear tWringing ; of the Ang&luo at. mdrnimg inoou. and ven img,; end- even thtougfh hope faas iffied to "ytour btot alti-will' revive and; live again? "Good ilgrhtVi" Use;f CViTOphorllne: - haxr' snft wihltehands in Mhe -v morning. -25e AH druggists. V A1 Summer Ioe &ha f Gentlemen's ShoeA at cost. G. A. Mearsi THE; STATE ELECTIONS NEXT TUESDAY 1 Bryan. Claims Nebraska by 20.0C0 Tie Eight for Honest Elections w in Kentucky. pin. Neb. Nov. i-A? closes da this daatte t h is oaae of chp. mimaf- tnjA ; L Bryan Sis natuirailllv tflw imi jtalictioin! iusta: "(Dxeen)U Yeserday he maldte ttwtenty speeches im a private car, laad ;todiay ' increased" the -.number to an evem two dozen, concludlne- hP stetA campaign , jn a gigamit rally heaia Jto night, -Bryan .esamiates fhalt if-tlhe weather isrgOoKi jfhe state will go for fu fiion by at deasf J0.000. -.. '1 " IN KENTUCKY. "'Louisville, Ky., Nov. 4.-rGov. Bradley, whd5 has been spe&ktog in the atfate s'am paign slirite TShursiJay states i&hat, imi his 'oipiBio'hj General Taylor and the etmtire republiGaittj,staite ticket will be eledted by ait,ieasit 40,000 majority. "We Waimf (to wipe'puE the'isttotute 9ooks itfiuis infamous Goebel ibill,"-he asseriteial in his speoch.es today "and give ttihe people of this grand oOid.atate ayifair and bWiesit eleotioD,- Is thejfe a majni: in tthfis g'xelaifc slbate of ours Whlo) w'ou.Ddi -defraud another rntam out of bis vote? Whkti is1 your vote? It is your 'maaiihobd.' It. is ithe highest mark of your citizenship t wortth everytMng .else .to you. Wiithoutt it freedom is only a siame. What k!io you thimk tnuw my friends, of a man who would try tto siteial axojoitiher man's vote? My friends, thiere Han't (a plaoe im hefll ho!l enough' for a mem of -'lhalt Mud." ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING . AT WAYNESVILLE Pistol Loaded Which Was Supposed to ; Be Empty. Personal Notes. Waynesville, Nov. 4. Mr. J. C. Courtney was accidentally shot through the hand yesterday afternoon at the Inn, and the colored porter, Hoge, was shot through one cheek by the same ball Mr. Courtney was instructing the negro to clean up his pistol! and was '"broke" it and thought the cartridges showing him! how dt worked. He all dropped; out, but when he pulled the trigger itwas found one load had re mained and the ball) penetrated Mr. Courtney's left hand through the first joirit of the middle finger, ranging up ward to the negro's face, into one of his jatwsj He 'afterwards spat the hall and two ioYer teeth up. His wound may pros- serious Mk 'F. A. Luck; who : hate been man ager' ofthe Central hotel for more than a year, has moved to the Reeves House, where he and his excellent family will continue to run a boarding house. Mr. T. J. Christy of Balsam, has taken charge of the Central. Mr. E. G. Buchanan passed here on his way to Asheville today. Miss Annie Gudger of this place, is visiting, her 'brother, Mr. D. S. Gudger in Asheville. Several of our lawyers will aittend Federal court at Asheville next week. The jurors from this county are Messrs. "J. C. Welch, B. A. Felmet. W. M. Crymes, H. H. Garner and J. H. Etervis.. Mr. H. B. Cockran has purchased from Mr. S. C. Satterwait a half inter est in the builders' depot, land in future these '"two Will conduct the business jointly. Mr.. Satterwait has emjoyed a good patronage this yetar.owing to the numerous buildings that have been erected. Mr. C. C. Seeborn, flour drummer from Moiristown, was in town today. The Ratc'liffe Cove Eaptist church, three miles frOm here, will be dedicated tomorrow. Rev. E. AlWson of Brevard, will preach the dedicatory sermon. Mr. Frank R. McFrayden left today for Clarktown; N. C:, where he has been tendered the position of manager of the Express, a weekly paper.. Mr. McFrayden 4s an energetic and bright young man; a good prinlter, and will be a good writer. We wish him abundant prosperity. Mr. Frank iSmiathers, who has been .sick at Bingham school, Mebane, N. C, is at home for rest and recuperation. " 1 . . '-- 1 ! Hathway, Soule & Harington's $3.00 Shoe at $2.25. G. A. Mears. Gratot's No. 24 Cure3 CoJd. Grant's. Mrs. F. -R. Darby says: "Camphor line, is 'not only , gbod for chapped, hands but for burns and inflamed surfaces also. My husband would have been, badly burned the other day had I not used Camp&oT'inegulckly and freely." flLAS3tS Rufus Chkte .th greatest Jawyex orator, (having' axrrivea fet'oM-sdirhted age, Oifee maibr others, did 110 wish to use glasses. ; A certain jutige, ; before whon appeared quite of tesi', olbeervlng how Mr. htate 'held- his MSS. -at ! arm's flengt and then read with difficulty, said: "Mr. Choate, I .would WMae ybu to dt one or two thingseiiCher.'a of Jtaags, or a pair of 'gOassesi,'? Which will YOU hJave? Examination Free. . '-. x- r " "' ' '."-V ' ' . - - Scientific Refractipg Opticiansy k; i'A C I 45 PATTON AVEN. ;; SGHLETS-RECEPIIOH HI CITY OF ATLANTA He end the Town Made a Day of It Loving Cun Presented. Atlanta, Nov. x4. A'(3miral Sclhley ar rived here (this morning and Was .escnar-ted to the cap&tol where hewU (received by 1 exported' to KhieJ ' OegieLalijfve dhlaanberB Where the house amd " senate in joiotses sioji, wclciomed! ham. He received an den!t of the sajtevbgkqjcmfwypihirkllrkia Ovatioio. .Aflter a few remarks by the presMeWt of 'Che R-eniate. nd the admiral, the fatter was esoboted )aa "the stake fair grounds and, (ho reviewed ihe parade. He subsequently was preaniteldl with "a sil ver loving -cUp. Tonighib Ithe. aidSmdral W2e tendered a reception at the Capital City Club. v . - CUBANS DON'T LIKE-FRtTE'S , - ' .1 APPOINTMENT AT HAVANA Havanla, Nov, 4. The appointment of Mr. Frye, otf BcetoU, as superiutendent of school in itM.si city has oauised an out cry on ithe parti of mia'ny Cubancs. . A m-eetimig pf 'professors an'dl teachelrs of schools will be held tomorrow to prUtest lagainat the appoimtment, because it is a foreigner; ainnS unacquainted wfflthi the counitry. Aimericans declare tihlaj: Frye's appointment will prievemiti thei schools from becoming la parity machine. Gen. Ludlow saileid today for New Tork to at tend to privaite buslines. A NAVAL STORE TRUST. :fcavanaialh, Nov. 4. For several Bays irnere have been rumiors here thait all na val store houses in ithe south lare to be formed into c;ne company and an effort mlacle 'tio ccmifcrol ithel entire output o-n spirits tin the isbuth. The general plto is for an 'orgiamizaionl of one company wi.'ch a capital of $12,000,000 to buy up everything. . It is Eaid ait t!h? f actorv that some larger houses i" Pavtannah hiave iglveini optlioois on It'hei'1 business. Acc;ondl:ing to reports a ceirai office will be opened at Savanwalh. THE YELLOW FEVER Jackson, Miss., Nov. 4. With a heavy fro'sit the past two mornings the: "fever 'germs are dead. Nearly all refugees except sidalte offlcflils have returned. Sixty cases and eleven deaths is the toftal record. ' Key West, Nov. 4. There were two new oaiseis of fever today, amd Miami hak3 three new oases amd; One deaitlh. TO IMPE0VE KELLIE PARK. Several Lots Sold During the Past Few Days. Geoe '-Pof local realty aiffaiirla yesterday said! that lie proepeot for the material improvement of the Nellie Park property was encour agmgly brigWt. Among those who have purchased Qtots in the park during the last few days are Samuel P. Burton, Miss Coia Carter, J. M. McCanlass, J. B. Wilson Of Leicester, J. W. Heath, W. B. Gwyn and Gay Green. Mr. Green purchased five lots. A large portion of this property will be improved at once. Mr. Powell has traveled extensively lately, but has concluded that Ashe ville is good enough fori h4m and has taken an office in he bunding in which the office of the Ashevi'le Ice and Coal company is located. Mr. Powell has leased his residence, 127 -Hayw oI street, to W. F. TOoker and fairtily of Brooklyn, and he and Mrs. Powell will spend the winter with Miss Gano Go to No. 20, North! Courlt Square for the light running Standard Sewing' Ma chine. We keep needles, oij and sup plies of all kinlda of sewing machines. Repairing and rem'ting a specialty. T W. Shelflon, salesman, M. L. Reed agent. 'fin winter's cold amd summer's parch ing heat," uee Camphor line, for chappe han'ds aid face, tan, sun burn, etc 25c all druggists. Two-quart Water Boltle, 85c. Grtaintts. "ON THE SQUARE. 99 Ofifacisil Eepoit Of Prof. John, M. McCandless, Chemist of the Atlanta Boardsof Health Pub Jisheid in the Atlanta Constitution. Dr. J. F. Alexander, President Board of Health) Dear Sir In view of the recenitWitaUlIIIIllllIW tion on- the subject of adulteration of -flour, I have ideemed it of importance ito L tiayestigia'tie ithe subject I, myself took la the open market a dozen eamples of flour. I have deemed it best, not to report the 1 (dames of all the brands f oumd to be a'dul treated.vr . : . .1 give below, hweer o xratrv .mrrwrkl pfo ana-vsAft irtf frwn well! J j . - - A known branas of flour, one pure and the other aduKerated. if These' --brtuUdtf are PILLSBURY'S. BEST taind (the name is oniit- ted).- Under the micsnoscopej wilth "Ore magnification of 350 dfiameters 1 Cthe ; amiSted5 name) shows fcumerous eaiaimiles . of oom- atarclh; '"PILLS- BTJRT'S BEST shows moue." ' S, -JOHN M. MteCANDLESS, .: Chemist Aitlaaita: Board of Health.. WE CAN GIVE JtUU. WLf iJlUJ.-J.TiiiJn.-4 PURITY OF PILLSBUEY'S BEST THAN ! THIS UNSOLICITED, UNfEJX? . PECTED ENDOSEMENT. w. f. snider; 6 COURT-SQUARE. ClarenceSawyer, , ; Jf: Succesawr" to ). s j Itucv rniinn vw mili ruuun r i EXPANSION Resolutions of the Cotton vSplrners Association at ' Charlotte: : Urg Vig6r6us" Prosecutioa ' of Philippine War, Panama Cable and Preserv ing China Integrity, To Provide Markets for Excess of Production of Cotton. REVISION OP NAVIGATION LAWS ADVISED OVER ONE HUNDRED LARGE'1 MILLS REPRESENTED AT MEETING PRICES' OF COT TON x YARNS INCREASED. Chlirlotite, N. C, Nov. 4. At a meetiaig. of dhe Southern Cotton Spinners' asso ciadln tlhds week prices of all wtlton yams inoreased. It wias agreedito gi a com mission of ten par cent to (those who maintained the priicets adopted. Over a hundred of the largest mills of IthH south were represented at the meeting. Resolutions were1 adopled reciting tlhlat whereas dt is necessary itlo provide mar kets foe the exoetss of the prodluatiioin of caitom (goods and as a develiopmentt for tilaide in ithosa goodia have been most marked in China, the president and 00m gress be urged Ito maintain itihe 'integrity oJ China; to viigoirously pnosecute the Philippine War ito conclusion, and tk 00m- struct without delay the Panaimia canal am) J a cabflia from the Pacific - ooiast ito Oriemtal ptodtats. . , lit also recommended co-operationl of ttihlis government with ngland atoid Ja- -pan to "preserve treaty rights1 In China . and eastern counltries, laind tUnat comigiress make such fevo4vlgo''lawBr-3i as will foster . the Wevellopmenfe r 1 merchant marine. The resolutions will te-eerat o the, presldenit and congress. i" -. . v y . .-.'' --' a good SHOWiira. "I Dr. Byrd to Make Pinal Talk ttf Cen tral League. The regular monthly business meet ing of Central Eporth League was held Friday evening, there being a large at tendance. ' The program calFed for" an address by Rev. E.L Bain, but owing to sickness in his family, he was unable to be present The reports from differ ent officers were most encouraging. A large attendance on 'the devotional meeting had heen evident during the month. The charity and help depart ment reported a large number of visifts made, while the literary committee prove'd that t'ay had not been inactive. Seventeen new members were received, and a collection amounting to $23 was taken during the evening for Brevard Epworth school. The next literary meeting will be held Friday evening, at which time Dr. Byrd will make his final address before leaving for Kentucky. REFUSED TO BOW. Hickory Press. Bec'ause the Asheville Gazette .refused tto bow to the bidding Of oB3! Secret Cir cular Simmons amd enter imto a conspira cy with the" democra" to steal the voltes of the poor and unfortunate citizens of Norltih Carolina, the democratic press of the efeite have jumped on the Gazeflte with boith feelL The Gazette is nghitftng; flor the rights of the poor and u-ntfortxr-nate cStizenie whom 'tlhe kSemocrats are ;tryimg to disfranchise . and all 'the lies the democratio- papers of the sltaite canv bell will mot injure the Gazette. ...WE ARE. CLOSING OUT E a lot of very desirable STERLING SILVER ARTICLES ranging in price from SS.centg to tS, that axe ultable Dor gifto nd. at a xwiei are' good latveetnieata Hor holiday ipesents. . Tour ftnspectfon is solicited.. 1: 21 ARTHUR Til. FIELD, Ooroer Church irtreet nd Patton ; - Asheville. N.'Ct- , J -,, - V ft