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VOL. IV: NO. 158. ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY HORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1899. PBICE 5 CENTS. OESTREI CHER & GO PRESIDENTS 51 Patton Aveniie. We have grouped for special sale beginning Monday, December 4th, a few special lots of seasona ble merchandise at specklly at tractive prices. UMBRELLAS 50 26-inch Mixed Serge Steel Rods Umbrellas, value $1.39, at $1.00. 50 of same style but better quality, our usual low price of $1.75 cut down to 50 Twilled Silk "non-splitting" Gun Medal Handles close roll ing Steel Rods, an umbrella bought to seT at $2.50 and well worth it. An elegant umbrella for noliday gift. Our price for this sale. .71 . $1.89. Other umbrellas at 48c, 75c, $2.50, $3.00 and up to $12.50 each, but all of them marked down for this sale. HESTREICHER&CO 51 Pattoi Avenue. ..MASSAGE,. AND PACKS. Treatmeult for: NERVOUS, RHEUMATIC and OTHBR DISEASES. Special: THURE BRANDT MASSAGE FOR FEMALE DISEASES; ALSO FACE MASSAGE. PROF. EDWIN GRUNER, .Graduate Chemnitz College, Germany. Formerly with Oakland) Heights. Sanitarium.) 65 S. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 206. Home or Office Treatment. Office hours, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. 2 to 4. p. m. A NEW PENSION BILL. Special to the Gazette. , Washington, Pf c 5. Senator Pritch ard will tomorrow introduce in the senate a resolution thiat the act ap proved in June, 1890, entitled "An act granting1 pensions to soldiers and sail ors who are incapacitated for the per formance of manual labor, and providing- for pensions for widows, minor children andt dependent parents," is construed and held to mean all per sons who served for ninety days in the military or naval service of the Unit ed States durirfg the Kate war of the re-. tell ion and who harve aoeen honorably discharged' therefromi; provided, ; how ever, that the foregoing- shall not ap ply to those who served in the First, Second, Third, Fourth,' Fifth and Sixth regiments (of volunteer infantry, ho had prior service in the confed erate army and navy. W. A. H. THE CURRENCY BILL. Washington Dec. 5. The house re- Public am caucus tonight spent three hours considering the currency bill opposition to the (bill developed, or lir indications were given that any amendments or changes would be pro IPbsed. Congressman! Overs treet ex Pressed confidence afer the caucus that the bill would pass without chiange. DISPENSARY OFFICERS IN A DESPERATE FIGHT Columbia, s. C, Dec. 5. -Av desper ate fight took 'place this ft ernioon at a railroad bridge in Greenville, county, near Greenville, betweenGeorige How ard and Liquor Constables Cornwall, Coo iey and Howard.' Cornwall! was Mortally wounded!. Cooley was . shot trough the arm and thigh. NOW WATCH VIRGINIA. Richmond, Dec. 5. MexniBer . Pat tesn, of the House of delegates, intro duPed a bill tcday to lamend, the .con stitution in reference to 13ie aualiifica-i "an of voters. Tie' object of "the bill be to get rid o(f, the ignorant and "uterate negro vote. 3 $1.25 MESSAGE Clear and Interesting Discus sion of the Great Ques tions Before Congress. Just ice. Results and Object of our War in Philippines. FUTURE GOVERNMENT. The Situation in Cuba Also Fully Discussed and its Future. Steps Toward the Establishment of an Independent Government. CURRENCY LEGISLATION, THE TRUST PROBLEM AND THE SA MOAN AGREEMENT AMONG OTHER SUBJECTS TREATED IN THE COM Pi HENS I VE DOCU MENT. Washington), Dec. 5. The presi dent's message was submitted to con gress at noon The message perne with, a brief eulo gy of I the late Vice PreSMeait Hiobart, and) conltinues: GOVERNMENT FINANCES. Government receipts from all sources for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1899, including $11,798,314.14 part payment of the Central Pacific railroad indebt edness, aggregated 610,982,004.36. Cus toms receipts were $206,128,481.75 and thtose from initernaJi revenue $273,437, - 151.51. For the fiscal year, the expend itures were $700,093,564.02,, leaving a de ficit of $89,111,559.67. Th secretary of the treasury esti mates that the recepts for the current fiscal year will aggregate $640,958,112, and upon the. basis f present appro priations the -expenditures willaggre gotS 600,958,112, e'pu'of $40,006,000. - I f again urge that national - banks be authorized' to organize with a capital of $25,000. . THE CURRENCY. I urgently recommend that to sup port the existing goild standard and to mJaintiain the parity in value of the coins of the two metals (gold and sil ver), an'd tp& equal power of every dollar at all times in the market and in the payment of debts the secretary of the treasury be given add.tional power and charged' with the dlnty to sell United States bonds and, to em ploy such other eff ective means as may be necessary to these ends. The author ity should include ' the power to sell Txwuds on long and short time as condi tions miay Tequire, ahid should provide for rate of interest lower than that fixed "by 'the act of January 14, 1875. iWhile there i nlow no commie rcial fright which withdraws gold from the government but on the contrary such widespread confidence that gold seeks the treasury demanding paper mkmey in exchange, yet the very situation points to the present as the most fit ting time to make adequate provision to insure the continuance of the gold standard and of public confidence in the ability and purpose of the govern ment to meet all of its obligations in the money which the civilized world. recognizes as the best. In this contaiecti'on I repeat my former recomimendiatiotn' that a portion. of the erold holdings shall toe placed in, a trust fund from which greenbacks shall be redeemed! upon presentation but wheta once redeemed shall not thereaf ter be paid out except for gold. The president recommends legisla' tiemi to develop the merchant mar ine. He then discusses trusts as follows: TRUSTS. Combinations of capital organized in tk trusts to control the conditions of j trade among our citizens, to stifle com petition, limit production' and deter mine the prices! of products used and consumed fry the people, are justly provoking pulblic discussion alnd should early claim the attention of congress. The industrial commission created San Bnl.U;.JaiEiiu. Two choice lots on Montford avenue, cheap for cash. Ten roam -bouse, lot 11 by "215; easy terms, - iTHtro. nnonm house. 1 3-4 acre lot, $i.05or ' .' truck ail-' L WWiil-jr - 1". - - , A fruit farm on niaadaknlzecT road. T 2 1-2 miles out. yine. vineyard, X Three room cottage and -3 room tenement,. 2. chicken houses and yards - (new) - stable and v barn room for 6 horses,-$3,0001 .. " ' "We have for Tent a number . of desirable furnished and' unfur nished houses. Give us a call. VJILKIE & LaBftRBE, J , 23 Patton" Avenue. T by the act of congress of June 8, 1898, has been engaiged In extended hearings upon the disputed questions involved in the subject of combinations in re straint of trade and competition,. . They have not yet completed! their investi gation of the subject and the conclu sions and recommendations at which they may arrive are undeterminctl. The subject is one giving- rise tb rnany divergent views as to the nature and variety or cause and extent of the In juries to the public which may result from large comlbi nations concentrating more or less' wumeirbus enterprises and establishments which previously to the formation of the combination were car ried separately. . It is universally conceded that com binations which engross or control the market of any particular kind of mer chandise or commodity necessary' to the general community, by suppressing natural and! ordinary competition, whereby prices are unduly enhanced to the general consumer are obnoxious not only to the ottairam law but also to the pulblic welfare. There must be a remedy for the evils involved .in such organizations. If the present law can fee extended more certailnily to control or check these monoplies" or trusts, it should be done without delay. What ever power the congress possesses over this most important subject should 'be promptly ascertained and asserted. The president quotes from the messages of Harrison and Cleve land as to trusts. Prosecution by the United States cf offenses under the (act of 1890 have been frequently 'resorted! to in the federal courts and notable efforts in the re straint of interstate commerce, such as .the trans-Missouri Freight associa tiotn and the Joint Traffic association, have been successfully opposed and suppressed. It is apparent that uniformity of leg islation upon this subject in the several states is much to be desired. The whole question is so important and far-reachSnig that I am sure no part of it will be lightly considered, but every phase of it will Wave the studied deliberation1 of congress re sulting in wise and judicious action. 'Brief reference was made to af fairs in Central and South Ameri ca. Of the Nicargua cabal he says: The great importance of this " work cannot 'be too often or too strongly pressed upon the attention of the con gress. In my message of a year ago I expressed my views of the necessity of a canal which would litok the two great oceans to which I again invite your consideration. The reasons then presented for early action or evn stronger wow. v The president renews Ms recom mendations of a year ago for an ap propriation for a commission to -study, thfe . commercial and! indus trial conditions fin the Chinese em pire and' report as to the oppor tunities for and obstacles to the enlargement of markets in China for the raw products and manufac tures of the United States, The president is informed by our commissioner generall to the Paris exposition that we shall have in the American sections at Paris ov er 7,000 exhibitors from every state in our country. The Alaskan boundary dispute is 'briefly alluded to and the president says: Apart from, these questions growing out of our relationship with our north ern neighbor, the most friendly dis position 'and ready agreement have marked the discussicfa of numerous matters arising in the vast territories of the United States with Great Brit ain. THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. This government has maintained an attitude of neutrality in the unfortu nate contest between Great Britain and the Boer states of Afrida. We have remained faithful to the precept of avoiding entangling alliances as to af fairs not of our own concern. Had circumstances suggested thiat the par ties to the quarrel would have welcom ed any kindly expression of the hope of the American people that the wa might be averted, our good oflvjes woiiid have beera gladly tenderel. Upon the withdrawal of the British agent from Pretoria, the United States consul was authorized1 upon the re quest of the British government and with the consent of the South Afrioxn and Oratolge Free State governments to exercise the customary good offices of a meutarl for the care of British in terests. In the discharge of this func tion I 'am happy to say that abundant opportunity has been afforded to show the imipartialiity of this government to waird both the combataaits. The president speaking of the complications which have arisen ONCE LOVE WAS BLIND," but he isn't -flow; there are too many reliable opticians! in the world. We fit the right glasses, to the right eyes Careful oculists know that their pres criptions will do little good if they are hot carefully filled, and 'always Insist on having them taken to Scientific Opticians, 45 Patton Ave. Blaira Furniture Store. 4, EXAMINATION - FREE; it because of the killing of foreign citizens in the United States, such tea the Italians in Louisiana, re com -meaded that the sufbject be taken tip anew- and acted!, upon during wm? present session. He recom raeraas that ini case congress Should not take measures to bring uwux tms result toy direct action j the government the postmaster' general be authorized! to invite etpmpetitive bids for the establish ment of a cable to Manila. Of the Saimoan agreement he says: The arajngement under which Sa moa .was administered had proved im practicable and unacceptable to all the powers concerned.- To withdraw from the agreement and abandon the isl ands would not be compatible with ourf interests in the archipelago. To relinquish our rights in the harbor of Pag Pago, the best anchorage in the Pacific, the Occupamicy of whicth ha J been leased1 to the United States in 187? by the first foreign treaty ever concluded by Samoa was not to be con sidered as (regards' the needs of our navy or the needs iof our growing com merce with the east. We would not have regarded atay proposition for the 'abrogation of the tri-partite control which did not confirm us in all our rights and safeguard all our national interests in the islands. Our views commended themselves to the: other powers. A satisfactory ar rlamtgment was concluded between the governments of Germlany and of Eng land by virtue of which Enlgland retir ed from Samoa in view of compensa tions in other directions andl both pow errenoun'ced in favor of the United States. aM their rights and claims over aind in respect tlo that portion of the group lying to the east of the 171st de gree of west longitude, embracing the islands of Tutuilla, Ofoo.OlosOnga-and M"$jiua. I transmit to the senate !or ItS constitutional action thereofm, a con volition, wnich, 'besides the provisions above mentioned, also guarantees us the same privileges and' conditions in respect to commerce and ctomfmercial vessels Jn all of the islands of Samoa s those possessed by Germany. CUBA. My annual message of last year was necessarily devoted to greait paitt to a CKMSidercutton' lof Uhe Spaniisin war aad of the results wrought amid the coan IdltSonB it Imposed or !the future. I am gratified to announce that the treaty of pfaioe has 'restored friendly relaltione be tween tfhe two powers. Effect has been given 'tlo ilia impo taunt provlsiom. The evacuation of Porto Rico having been already accomplished on October, 18, 1898, nothing rema'iinelis necessary there to domltinue the provisional military oombrol of Uhe island, unti 'the oongrass should enact a suitable gavemmenlC for the ceded (territory. Oif the character and ecooe of the measures to Itihlait end I fiil treat iin; anotheir paxit of this mas- The wfitihldlrawal of the authority 01 SDa&m Ifrom the isiknd of Cuba wtas ef- feabdd bv Stihe first of January, 6b that itihe full re-establishment of peiace found the relinquished terriltiory held by uis In truelt for itihe inhabntents, mamitainiing under ithe directiiotDi of the executive such governdnenlt and conitrol ithrein ae should conserve public order, restore the production conditions of peace so long disturbecl by the in&tlibidity and disorder which prevailed for tihe greaJteT nairit. mf the Drecedimer 'three decades, amd builld' up ithat traaiqua.il development of tih inmKil-lr. atJate wlbereDy ajone mm realized the higlh purpose as prciaimied in "the joint resolution adopted by con- gress on the! lytn or April, j.oo, uj which tthe United States disclaimed any disposition or intention to exerci&e ov ereisn'tv, jurisdicttion of con'trol over CuOa, except for the pacincauon df, amd astrted its determtoati'on when that .nas sLccompiisinea 10 iea.ve luk gov ernment amd comitrol of Itihe island to its Tvorwic Th nledffe comtJamea in reaoautton its of the highest honorable ob- igialtion and must be saoreaiy jsepu SUBSTANTIAL, PROGRESS. I believe that substantial progresa hias been mlade in this direction. All the administraJtive metasuresi aADDiplbeljt nn Cuba' have aimed 'to fit for a (regenera ted existence by enforcing the supreme acv of law and justice, by pliacing vrnir- ever pracWoable 'the machinery of ad miiniistna'tiioo ion (the hands ot lninaDix anits; bv iins'ti tutting meejdteldl sianildairy re- formis; spreading educatiikm1; by Ifosterang industry and trade; by inculcating pub lic morality, and, in elhort Dy mKing every raitional step to alid the Cuban people !tO attaiim to 'that plane off saii oonsciou respect tamid self-Teliant unity which fits an epngntenea loamniiuiiiuy for self-gtoivernmenit withuni its own sphere, while enabling it to fulfill all loutwtard obligaitioms. This niaitioni haia assumed oerore tne worB a e?rave respomsibiia cy ifor the fu- tnrp iBTknifl erovrnmesnlt or tuoa. we ' - M ii TTT Viia vf a.rpinf.ed a 'tirU'Sit the fulflllmeMt of which calls for honesty and initegrixy 01 purpose and 'tlhe exercise of 'the ihig;heu wLsdiom.. The new Cuba yet to arise frofm the ashes of the past must needs be bound to us (by ties of singular inti miacy and sitreng'ch if Its enduring wel fare is to be assured, wnerner tmotoe tfip i5?h'a.ll Hp oirsanic or conventional the destbiniies of Cuba are in some rightful form anVt mammier irrevokabiy linKea with our own, but how and ; how far Is ficr tba. future to determine- in- tlhe ripe- jiipks vwoniH?. Whatever pe xne ou- ctome, we must Bee to ft that free. L,uoa ibe a realiity, not a name, a perfect withiin Sicself 'tlhe elements 01 iaiiuxe. y OUR MISSION, Our misinn. ifco accominitsh whidb we took up the wlages of bartitle, not to be fulflUed by tumln!g adnrt any nooeieiy finaJmWl rnlmmn,we<h''to if ace the viciis- cHi-mriia TOihri rH ihnirt loftemr Sattend weaker states wihiose natural wealth" and abund Qtmt infwsrtnwo4a va.rpi offset by tihe incongru ities of 'their politfiml orgajnizatlon and th rrciiTTiTifr occasffioms tor Initenaal .tiv- alriee to snap their stremgitih and VMssa- Da'te thelir energies. The greatest blessing which cam come -h rsiVm 4a ifi T-psttoratiion of Ihier agn- cultural and industrial prosperity, which will give employment to 5dle mem arid re-estabJish the pursuits or. peace, !ks WW rJh-in on1 immediate need. On the l&tlh of August Hast an order was made or the taking of the census in the islaimcb, to be complete on the 30th of November. By he treaty f peace the ptam&sh people on' rttoe iaana v-oo, ,,! Aniri,i. n. 1900. 'to elect wheth-. er they wiH remain cttlizens Spain or become citizeins of Cuba. . TJmfil then it catanot 1 ibe .defimtteiy ascertains shall be erttitled to- participate ' in who ithe. (Continued on Fifth Paee.s) HEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA IS STILL VERY SLOW Boers Occupy a Strong Position Near Mod4er River. Joubert not Dead. (London, Dec. 5. The Telegraph pub lishes a despatch under date of Modder River, Noverdber 30, which says that two British batteries ran out of am munition durimg the fight at Modder River and were compelled to retire. They lost twenty-five horses, and the horses of officers were used to assist the guns out of action. Methuen's original intention' was to take the town with bayonet after dark, but the troops were too exhausted. The enemy left many rifles and quantities of am-, munition. The Boers occupy a strong position on a ridge six miles north of the town. Lancers were in contact with them Nbvemfber 30. NO OFFICIAL NEWS. London, Nov. 6. There is no offi cial news of any advaince by either centers of operation in South Africa. The correspondents confidently expect that Methuen will reach Kimberley this week. General Buller is charac teristically silent regarding- his doings. All the indications ore that he is not yet prepared to take the offensive. There is still four or five days delay In all official telegrams. irOUBERT IS ALIVE. The Telegraph's correspondent at Pietermairitzburg, in ai despatch dated November 30, says Jbufbert is alive and weHL FIGHTING 111 LUZON. Hood's and Grant's Commands in Bat tle Lawton Moving South. Manila, Dec. 5. Monel Hood's com mand attacked 1,500 insurgents at San Miguel today. Colonel Lockett with the Eleventh cavalry is (advancing from Bocave to Angat for the purpose of intercepting the retreat of the in surgents from' San' Miguel. ' General Lawton is gathering his forces and working south from San Isidtro . The gunboat Dalguna de Bay, sta tioned at Orani. reports that General Grant has had heavy fighting at Din aMpshan. The resul of the engage- meat is not known. FIGHTING THE YAQUIS. A Series of Engagements for the Mex ioans Coveringf Ten Days. Oritz, Mex., Dec. 5. A courier just arrived from the scene of the Taqui Indian war, reptorts that- the fighting between theYaquis and General Tor res' command ended NbemJber 28, the Indians retreating toward Tomlchl, af ter a series of engagements covering a period of ten days. The courier says it is estimated that 200 Yaquis were kiUled and wounded doiring that time. The Mexicans lost 15 kiled and thir ty wounded1. The Mexican forces, he reports, are in good condition and well prepared for a vigorous winter cam paign. LEGAL BATTLE IN KENTUCKY WILL BEGIN TODAY The Official Count Gives Taylor 2,383 Majority. Frankfort, Ky., Dec. 5. The state board, of election commissioners finish ed the canvass this afternoon and the legal Ibatfle begins tomorrow. The ihon.rd annonnced On adiomrnment that it would meet to the senate chamber J and advised the lawyers on both sides to prepare to make arguments. In all the contested counties where county boards are compelled by injunction to report, supplementary returns are sent in stating that the first returns were sent against the will of the boards act ing under injunction of the courts. The official figures show Taylor re ceived 193,514 and Goebel 191,331, which gives Taylor a piuraliy of 2,383. I "ON THE SQUARE" 8 THAT IS GOOD 4 I Clarence Sawyer, 8 Successor to W. F. SNIDER. No. 6 North Cburt Square. 4 txt I inmflifiinwp f foriuuoMico : J 0090 ROBERTS MUST AWAIT INQUIRY House Refuses to Allow him to take the Oath of Office. Case Must First be Investi gated by a Committee. ADVERSE VOTE 302 TO 3L Roberts Spoke in his own Behalf bnt did not Help Matters. GROSVHNOR'S INDIGNANT REPLY TO THE FOLYGAMIST RECORD BROKEN IN THE HOlJSE IN THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW BIUJLS. Washington, Dec. 5. 'By a vote Of more than ten to one today the house decided that it would not permit Rep resentative Roberts to take the oath until the charge against him shall be investigated by a specal committee, this result was assured yesterday when McRae, of ; Arkansas, joined Taylor, of Ohio, in objecting to his be iog sworn in, but the immense major ity surprised every one. The discussion of the resolution re ferring Roberts' claim to a seat to a special oomimittee, followed the read ing of the president's message, and it tracted more interest and attention than did the document. Taylor, Richiardson and Roberts were the principal speak ers. The former opened and closed, making a legal argument to sustain the ccnierition that the house had the right and power to stop Roberts from taking the oath and the latter was in eligible on all alleged facts. Richard son contended that a member-elect with a proper certificate must be seat ed and the question of ineligibility con sidered later. Roberts, imi his own behalf, com manded admiration by the ability and courage he displayed, but failed to gain the sympathy of (his audience. It is-the impression that he hurt rather than helped1 his das?. The sensational ' episode' was fur nished in a three-minutes' speech by General Grosvemor, whb indignantly repudiated Roberts' assertion that the president had knowingly appointed to office men guilty of the same crime charged agatast him and which he did not deny. The resolution was passed by a vote Of three hundred and two to thirty-one, the negative vote being cat by twenty-nine democrats one repub lican and one silverite. MANY BILLS INTRODUCED. Washington, Dec. 5. The record was broken in the house yesterday In the matter of the introduction of bills. The total number introduced was 861, which was 200 greater thara the total of any previous opening day. The number offered today were almost as great. Among the latter were the fol lowing : By Kitchin, of North Carolina To repeal the 10 per cent, tax on. state bank notes. By Burtoni, of Ohio For the abroga tion of the treaty with England re- . strictiimg the building of warships on the great lakes. By Stephen, of Texas Joint resolu tion proposing a constitutional amend ment to permit the levying of an in come tax. By Tawney, of Minnesota Providing for a house committee oa insular af fairs which will have jurisdiction ov er legislation affecting insular posses sions . By Corliss, of Michigan For laying a cable to Hawaii, Guam and the Phil ippines, the rate to be not more than 35 cents a word from Sam Francisco to Honolulu and a dollar to Manila. Grant's No. 24 cures Colds and "La Grippe. Quickly controls chills, fever and pain. 25c. at Grant's. Grant's Digestive Cordial for Dys pepsia, Indigestion and Constipation. Price 50c at Grant's. EARLY HOLIDAY SHOPPERS. To the people who wish to shop be fore the crowds' get in we beg to invite your inspection of our lines which are now ready. ARTHUR M. FIELD COMP'Y. LEADING JEWELERS, Churdh Street and Patton Avenue, Asbeville, N. C. - 1 ' I 'i . 1 J1 I. V-5 It I 1 it t 4!1 t w LI " ' I J- r 1 K 1 ! 1 1 : r -C is ! 1 " ' . ' j f " i I ? i f I 1 ' J ; y 1 , t M K . i J ' " i
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