VOL. IV: NO. 159. . . A IsHEVILLE, N. C, m&H0iato9, DECEMBER 7, 1899. f PBICE5CENTS. V -V?
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OESTREICHER&CO
51 Patton Avenue.
We have grouped for special
sale beginning Monday, December
4th, a few special lots of seasona-
hp merchandise at specicily at
tractive prices.
$0 26-inch Mixed Serge Steel
Rods Umbrellas, value $1.39, at
0 of same style but 'better quality,
our usual low price of $1.75 cut
down to
$1
m -11 1 0:11. (
lWllieu OUK jjii-apixtuiig
Gun Medal Handles close roll-
f
ing Steel Rods, an umbrella
bought to seV at $2.50 and well
worth it . An elegant umbrella
(or holiday gift . Our price far
this sale
,
$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.
QESTRE
f.
51 Patton Avenue,
..MASSAGE,.
AND PACKS.
Treatment ftxr:
NERVOUS, RHEUMATIC and OTHER
DISEASES.
Special:
THURE BRANDT MASSAGE FOR
FEMALE DISEASES; ALSO
FACE MASSAGE.
PROF. EDWIN GRUNER,
,'Graduate Chemnitz College, Germany.
Formerly with Oakland Heights.
Sanitarium)
U S. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 206.
Home or Office Treatment.
Office hours, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m., 2 to
4. p. m.
FAIR AND TABLEAUX
By Woman's Missionary Society at
Swannanoa Casino Thursday.
The Womlan'si Missionary society of
Central M. E. church will opeai' their
fair and tablearax to the public! next
Tuesday. No 'admission fee will be
charged! and! every one is Invited.
There will be good music, fine articles
for sale, beautiful tableaux, refresh
ments and an enjoylable entertainment
promised all who attend. Music will
he furnished by the Swannanloa orches
tra. FOOTBALL TODAY.
The second teams of Asheville and
Bingham will play footballl at the
river this af ternolotni, at 3:30. No- "ad
mission will be charged. The lirue-up of
the Asheville team will be: Bostic,
right end; Cobb, right tackle; Cruise,
right guard: NiohJols, centre; Full-
bright, left eufljrd: Levenson. r-l eft-
tackle; Kennedv. left end: Yarbrough,
quarter back; iMears,, left half back;
Buchanan, right half back; - Lynch,
full bark. Thp tpam is recmested to
"meet at the Yt. M..C A. promptly at
2:30 this afternoon. The Bingham -lineup
will be: Price, right end; Nile's,
right tackle: MoGee. B., right guard;
Hunter, centre: Everhart, left guard;
Robinson, teft -tackle; Lewis, H., left
nd; Brawmi quarter back; Shem well,
right half Morrow, left half
tack; SchocMeld, fuMf back.
IMPROMPTU ENTERTAlNMEJOV
An 1mrmrlnfmrrtn wm ertalnmetllt WaS
eld at the hame of Mlrs. Frank Mc
vrarv on Wnvrorimii tret last evea-
3ng. Proif Duggani' recited several se
lections, .R. J. PigMoar, of New xorK
sang; lfltntMTL; e; A. ' v Scbtlling
rendered several", "selections' on-' .the
iPiano andi iMi'si' Witeori -gave u solo on
the tnandolto. Tberfe were,-abottt forty
quests -nraatvr, i T?wfihTrents ; were
served. X V . - "
25
ICHER&GO
r-mrvTiorline: tar
tHE SENATE
RECORD
Unprecedented Number of
Bills hd Memorials Pre-,
sented Yesterday;
ToPlutPqljgamy by Con
stitutional Amendthent.
TRIUMPH ARCH PLANNED
Bill to Establish Uniform Marriage
and Divorce Laws.
THE PROPOSED CABLE TO MA-
NIIiA THE
CURRENCY
MEAS-
TJREJ MAKES ITS
APPEARONCE.
MANY 'PRIVATE PENSION BILLS
ENTR6DUCEI). i
Washington, Dec. 6. The senate to
day devoted almbst the entire session
to the introduction of "bills and presen
tation laf memorials, the number of
measures . off ered establishing eu new
record. The Trills and resolutions pre
sented amounted to, 829 in all. There
was also a fliood of petitSons and me
morials. The, tot?.l f or the iay, twelve
hundred, was never before equaled,
The most populr subject of petition
was for legislation i-ropoeing a con
stitutional amendment prohioitlng
polygamy, upon which between 400 and
500 jvere presentel by Piatt, of Ne;v
York; Sewell, Hoar, Lodge, Fairbanks,
McMillan and Culla.n.
The great majority of hills were p ri
vate pension bills. Cockrell headed
the list with a total of 83 measures iof
this description. Quite a novelty was
broug'ht out (by Hoar, who attached to
a pension 4H1 a cabinet photo of the
proao-secL (beneficiary, to show the ef
fects of woumds.
MANILA CABLE.
SenatCMr'Aidrjch1 was-.. firgt-to
Ruccrordecl. recognltkHLby-j the- chair fc
the purpose of tatroducing a financial
bill The second bill was one offered
by Hale to authorize the construction
of ' a cable to Hawaii - and Mainila by
way of Guam. It authorizes the sec
retary of the navy to contract for the
laying of the cable, which is to be op
erated under the direction Of the post
master general, and eleven) millions are
appropriated for the purpose.
TRIUMPHAL ARCH.
Penrose, of Pennsylvania, introduced
a 'bill granting a pension 'of $200 or
mtore to the widow of the late Captain
Gridley, of the Olympia, in lieu of the
$30 she is now receiving-, and Lodge
introduced a bfW a-ppropriatimg $500,-
000 for the erection of a triumiphai
arcb in Washington!, commemorative
of the war with Spain.
Carter introduced a bill proposing a
constitutional amendment giving con
gress the power to establish uniform
marriage amd divorce laws.
THE COINAGE BILL.
Washington, Dec. 6. The republican
house caucus this . atternoon gave
unanimous approval, after adopting
two slight changes, to the bill prepared
last summer at Atlantic City by the
caucus comimittee of the Fifty-nftri
congress 'To define and fix a standard
of value to maintain the -parity of all
forms of money issued or coined by the
United! States," etc.
Overstreet, who will have charge of
. a a
the measure, wild tomorrow lnxroouce
a resoluton asking the committee on
rules to fix a period for its discussion
. .. ... ill 4-,
and: within whicn it snan oe vwku u.l
It is expected that the debate will oc
cur next week, rand several days
will
te allotted to it.
ARMOR FOR WARSHIPS:
Washington, Dec. 6. Secretary Long
sent to the senate today a voluminous
.reoort by Admiral O'Neil, , chief of the
bureau of ordinance, on., the-nesiion of t
armor plate together withi several rec-
ommendatiotnis by the admiral, .tie
urges a speedy solution of the airmor
plate question in order to enable the
buildlngi of the new ships amd recom
mends thie restriction Umitinig the
price to $300 be revoked QNeil urges
i losas Siai. !
X
Z rrw rihoice lots on Montford
nvpriue. cheap for cash.,.
I Tom room hbusev.kt77 W 2V
terms. $f, 600-
mom house, 1 3-4 acre lot,-
"1
Z $1,050.
X rrwcTitv-three acre truck an
fruit farm itn macadalmized road,
T 9 -t-9 miles out. Fine vineyard,
X' eAwrni tbousandi berry plantst
t Three room cottage and 3 room,
t tenement clhicken houses xd
X J yards, ' Cnew) stable and barn"?
t rpom for7 6 horses. $3,000. ,
r- We ihave for .rent a number or
A. ritMA nrtnishea ana uhiut-
CDwlfv
t "nished limises,;.9Iveas a:call
I tVILKIE- & LaBARBE
i ;3 "patton Avenue -J
BREAKS
. s . ' . . ... . . - . j
the acptJon,tf the aimor" prodrnfeed
the Krupp process, w(hich, he declares,
possesses, a resistamicie 20 to 25 per cent,
greater than any other. He gives teJ
a further reason fkr its se that.Eng3
ianay iJTLnce, . Jbtussia ana. Japan. Bavf
adopted it The admiral asserts thai
Harvey armor has "been superceded byiii-i-, 1 ,
by Krupp-s, -except eo far ' as thitd11 Scene m Kentucky-Mob
plates are concerned. 1 ': Mm
PROMOTION OF GEII. VOOD.
Washtefftion. Dee. f. TftiP(n ia m-
rmmlttiPnt In tnJUtatw Mwipa nvoi thi
nomlnAtioh of General Wood for jjro1 ttouSand men' took Dick Coleman, col
motitonito the iamk of majior grenerat ofi?' murderer of Mrs. Lushibrook,
volunteers, tifcus filling the only vacriil
cy nlow existing in that rank. Officers?
of the army say the promotion-is off
more than ordiaaary signiflcanoe? andi
places htas in line ftor selection as' miliar!
ttry. governor oif Cuba should Geniera
Brooke return to the United States
Wobd was at the war departement to
day for a conference with Root. He
says he expects to ddmplete the speciaj
work Which caKedl him to Washiclgtoii
by the end of the week and will rot)
ably return to Santiago some time next
week. i ' .
NOT AN ACT OF NEUTRALITY.
Madrid, Dec. 5. In the cartes todA?"
ex-Minister tof ForeigmJ 'Affairs Almodo
ver De Rio denounced the marine au
thorities for acctordiing a British cruis
er the right to search a German vessel
to a Spanish harbor because she was
suspected of cajrying1 War miateria
for the Boers.
Premier Silvela replying, promised ttjt
investigate the matter. He said $pain.
had resolved to maintain the strictest
neutrality. ' -
THE MAINE'S DEAD.
Washington', Dec. 6. Captain Greeiy
commandant of the Havana naval sta
tion reports to the1 nfevy department
thtatralf arrangements for exuming1 and
preparing for shipment the remains of
battleship Maine's victims have beert
made, and the bodies will be ready for
shipment any time (after the 15th
The Texas will go to Havana in ai fort
night and bring the bodies to the Uni
ted States. !
ARMLESS FORGER PARDONED.
Columbia, Dec. 6. Governor Mcl9weeJ
ney today pardoned R. A. Fowler. fa-
miliarly known as the "armaess forg
er." Fowjer was prepared for the
ministry in the Presbyterian Theolog
ical seminary here. He was serving ai
three years' term. He says he will re
turn t)o the pulpit.
' . . FARMER MURDERS HIS
Litonia, Ga., Dec. 6. Hiram: Sharp,
a .prosperous farmer living near .here,
instantly killed his wife this morning
amd painfully wounded his mother-in-law.
Sharp took to the woods. He is
being chased by a large posse. There
had been an estrangement for- several
years between 'Sharp and his wife.
YULE BROKEN DOWN.
London, Dec! 6. The Dally Mail
says that General! Tude, who succeeded
to the comnmndi of General Symons af
ter the latter had been fatally wound
ed at Dundee, is about to return borne,
his health h'avinig broken dowmi under
the strain of exposure to which he has
been subjected in Natal.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The following deeds have been filed:
Cora Carter to M. C. Stockton prop
erty ton Woiolesy, $750; A. P. Muse
and wife to W. T. Bird and wife, 8
acres on Hominy creek, $275.
NOT RECRUITING IN BELGIUM.
Brussels. Dec. 6. The assertion made
hv Dr. Levds. Transvaal agent, that
British agents are recruiting in Bel
gium is officially denied.
FIRE IN A TEXAS TOWN.
Dallas, Dec. 6. A business block in
Greensville, Tex.,-was burned today.
The loss is $65,000.
The New Art Department.
Just added to my store will be
thrown open or the first time on
our opening day, Friday. J. H.
Law, 3$ Patton avenue.
"In winter's cold and summer's parch
ing heat," use Camphorlime, for chappe
ham'rlB md face, tan, sun burn, etc 25c
all druggists.
cc
OHCE LOVE WAS BUIID,"
but he isn't aow: there are too many
reliable opticfand in the ..world. We
fit the; right glasses to the right teyes
Careful ; oculists know that their pres
criptlons win do little good if. they are
not carefuaiy: filled, and always insist
on havinr 'theim taken va
Scientific Opticians,.
45 Pattorr Ave Blairs FurnltuTe-Store
f I pAijft Pllinn mm
1 1 tl IlU 111 U K U tK t K
DIIDMCn Al IIIC
DUllllCU ALlVtl
Of
1000 Men Cauturft th WrtMi
and. Roast Him in Presence
of a Multitude.
.UUaysVlHe. K.V.. Dec. 6. A ITlWh r,f
Irom: Jau tocsay atmd burned him alive
a& negro mnimerer arrived at 10:20
ms morning under special guard of
aeputy sheriffs including Dectective
Fttzgerald, Constable Dawson, Chief of
Police Donovan, all the police force and
two deputy sheriffs. When they ar
rived at the court house they were met
py a mob, headed by James Lushbrobk,
husband of the murdered woman, and
went immediately through the central
ptortiom of the city to the hill, followed
jby fuilly 5,000 citizens.
All was done that was possible by the
sheriff and guard to prevent the lynch-
Itig, but in the face of such a mob, ir
respective off color, i was useless to at
tempt to do anything save deliver him
Up, which was done. As he was drag
ged afl'onig the wretch was heard above
the cries of the mob, pleading for life.
K The jwob carried Coleman to a small
Jlollow near the railroad tracks, where
they bound him tightly to a young1 sap
ling, heaped a huge pile of brushwood
and timber around him. and fired the
stake, while his eyes rolled horribly.
Some one cut out his eyes and in a mo
ment the head rolled around1 and he
Was believed to be dead. The scene
was am awful one, amd around the fu
neral pyre were thousands of mad
dened people, beaded by the husband
of the dead woman . A dozen torches
Were applied simultaneously amd huge
tongues of fire swept up and around
the agonized wretch.
Before the roasting' began Coleman
Was almost dead. The rope tore and
laoerate his neck and face and he was
terribly be'aten up.
CUBAII SATISFACTION
to
WITH M'KINLEY'S MESSAGE
Opinion That it Will Effectually Quiet
the Island.
Havana, Dec. 6. McKinley's mes
sage has been received with the great
est satisfaction amd the opinion is
y expressed that it will effectually
tilet the-' island.- T3ie : revolutionary
party is delighted by the clearness of
its statements regarding the future of
Cuba.
(La Patria says that the message is
an echo of the joint resoHtition adopted
by congress. La Discussion says the
message will fill the hearts of Cubans
with joy despite the miserable cam-
nniem. that has been waged by some
miserable people to persuade the Unit
ed States to break its promises con
tained in the ioinnt resolution which
McKinley has ratified.
GOMEZ ISSUES MANIFESTO.
Havana, December 6. General Go
miez and memners 01 me lxuiiez wau
bm.vp issued a manifesto to Cubj,as
urging them to unite for the good
their country. The manifesto says
that tha American government is act
ing in accordance with the joint reso
lution fhv roncress and declares tnat
Secretary Root's-message is reassuring.
Ti TniflTTifpstjo ureres the election, of
provincial members to a national as
sembly and the appointment by the as
sembly of a committee wbioh shall go
to Washington, to act in the .name of
the Cuban people until an independent
government is established.
The ipaipers here published summaries
of MrvKinlev's message. No comments
are made.
PRETORIA CONSUL CRITICISED.
iWniiTisn. Dec. 6. The state de
partment today learned that the char
acter of Atterbury, designated by Lon-
snirivrainim, to reoresent American and
British interests in the Transvaal until
Hay's son reaches Pretoria to assume
consular functions, is sure ttiat no is
nnt tKe Titrtnrner -DersOn to represent tne
Umlted States. Atterbury is irom tm-
Ytisi record is said to be
anvthinsr but good. The department
will Tnake inauiries as to allegations
ota?. Attpofl-wiirvs character and if
confirmed it is not lively he win oe ai-
Uowed to serve until Hay arrives.
HONEYCUTT CAPTTJEED.
The Noted Moonshiner Under Arrest
in Johnson City;
UnitMStatesMarsil
J M MiUikan
received :' the following
telegram this
morning r
V . ''JctoiSbTiCity,; Tenn
"Have Writ: Hbneyteutt who ishbtr W.
H. Greer tinder arrest here, as per in-
structo5, ot Marshal Attstin..
! ": NAWiAND WATTS,
"Deputy; .Marshals.
The bill' of indictment has been for
warded to Johnson City, Tenn., and it
ia ntvoitr h.t Honeycutt will -be
brbne-ht to GreensborVji for safe keep
ing until the next term of Statesville
Federal court r" '
Our readers" will remember thatt Hon-
evRutti Is , the blockader who killed
Dermtv Mhrshal Greer, who attetopted
to arrest him in (Mitchell county, N
Christmas Opening.
5 Friday, Dec. 8th,. from 3 to 10.
p. m. a brillfcmt display-. -Allare;
invited. " (btors- - clos.ecKv - r naay
morning.) J. H,;Jjaw,35 littopJ:;; . f -- - J' .
C, about five or six weeks ago, and
then killed M. S. Phillips, the only
witness to the shooting'.
It was reported several: days ago that
Honeycutt had been killed by Deputy
Marshal George Pritchard but this was
denied by Pritchard.
There was a reward of $450 offered
by the government autfchorities, Dor the
arrest of Honeycutt, who is one of the
most desperate -moonshiners in this sec
tion of the country. Greensboro Tele
gram' SALES WILLIS.
Wedding Took Place Yesterday After
noon at Home of Bride's Parents.
A beautiful home wedding took place
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Sales,
on the Hairview road, six miPes from
the city. The contracting parties were
miss Aaa sales and Mr. Chiarlps c
Willis, of this city. Rev. H. C. Moon.
a former nastor at Mhroh
performed the oerteanony. A Sarge
number of their frieods. were present,
and a great many gifts were receive!.'
After the ceremony Mr. and Mn
Willis returned to Asheville. and will
m)ake their home at 131 Broad street.
Mrs. Willis is well and favorablv
known in her neighborhood aind is a
native of this county. Her family is
one of the imiost respected in their part
or tne county. i
iMr. Willis came to Asheville from
Morehead City flour years ago, and has
been mlaaiagkijer the branch fich nn
oyster 'business of C. S. Walalce. of
Moreheiald City, in Ashievttle. He has
made many friends both in social and
business life.
LADIES' MEETINGS
Of Baptist Convention Will he Held in
Central M E. Church.
Owing to the fact that the Sundav
school roomi at the First Baptist churm
IS taken UO With rorrvmitt
and the disnlav of the "RanH&t hnnt
store, it has been decided that it will
be best to hold the Sliaddes' meetHirs of
the Baptist convention in the Central
xietnodist churca. wnirh .has been
kmdly, tendered for this purpose.
All ladies in atfen J?nc; at the on-
vention whether delogites of trie mis-
sit i ary societies or not, together with
the ladies of Asheville, fere cordially
invited tb attend the ladies' meetin?
the first session of which will be held
this morning, beginning promptly at
10 o'clock.
,NEW TOBK SOTDAY KfcBALD.
Material Sent for Illustrated Article
on National Park Movement.
A letter has been received from the
New York 'Sunday Herald by the offi
cials of the Appalachian National Park
association asking ftor material for an
article on the movement inaugurated
for a national park in Western North
Carolina... President Powell and A.
H. . McQuflkin got together twenty
photographs taken by T. H. Lindsey
and C. F. Ray of the scenery here,
and 800 or 900 pages of printed matter
on the subject from which will be com
piled am illustrated article for the Sun
day Herald.
LETTER CARRIERS' MEETING,
The letter carriers of the city held
their regular monthly meeting Tues
day afternoon in the government build-
tog and elected the following officers:
J. F. Cunninigham, president.
Neil Lee, vice president.
S. G. Rhodes, recording secretary.
D. E. Cunningham financial secre
tary. '
'J. G. Ride, treasurer.
E. L. 'Henry, sergeant at arms.
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
and Constipation.
pepsia, indigestion
Price 50c at Grant's
I "ON THE SQUARE
i Clarence Sawyer, i
. SocceflBorto
W:.F. SNIDER.
No. 6 North Coort Sciuam.
THAT
IS Q
I GOOD I
IliiiEsi
IMPATIENCE
AT CENSORSHIP
News That Ladysmith Was
Safe on December 3, the
Only Consolation.
Likelihood That Hany Casu
alties Have Occurred.
BRAVE OFFICER KILLED
Transvaal Government Refuses Infor-
i
mation to Our Consul.
BOERS ACTIVE IN
NORTHERN
PART OF CAPE
COLONY AND
ARE SAFELY ESTABLISHED AT
STROMBERG FIGHTING AT KlM
LERLEY. London, Dec.
sence of news
British forces
6. The continued ab
of the advance by the
in Natal is rntfi
som impatience, which would be
greater but for apparently unquestion
able reports that Ladysmith was safe
up to' December 3. It is evident, nev
ertheless, that twenty-six guns in po
sition around the town are harassing;
the garrison somewhat severely, "andf
that the total casualties when known
will be likely to form a long Tlst. The
casualties at Kimberley on November
28 show fighting, which, as previously
reported, resulted in the capture of a
Boer laager. Of the two officers kill
ed, onv, Major Scott-Turner, was prom
inent in the engagement of November"
25. He was an energetic leader In
various sorties. His death will be a
serious loss to the garrison. The Boers
continue active in northern) Cape Col
ony. Fifteen hundred of them seem to
be safely established at Stromberg.
OUR CONSUL SNUBBED.
London, Dec. 6. -The correspondent
of the pally Mail at "Cape 'T6wtt'tfa&
lulling under, date of Decemberi3rsfty
th&yyeuHnmiffi government .tftfttjfattfyW
refuses to furnish the American Coiistrr "
at Pretoria with! information concern
ing British prisoners.
LADYSMITH DURING THE SIEGE.
London, Dec. 6. A budget ofne,wg"
from Laidysmith, arrived today, brings
the history of the beleaguered garrison
to November 29. In spite of rumorsVof
a retrograde movement on the part of
the Boers, the stories received shocv
the garrison, although still strong, Is
suffering from confinement, restricted
diet and increasing volume of Boer ar
tillery from the western defences. The
despatches relate the Boers discovered
the most vulnerable points of the gar
Tison and the shelling is becoming dis
agreeaibly effective. Rations are re
duced arid there is a great deal of sick
ness. Nevertheless the troops are lr
every way preparing to meet the as
sault which it is anticipated the Boers
will carry out in a final effort to reduce
the city.
A belief is current In Ladysmith that
the Boers are preparing for a retro
grade movement after another attack.
Several bodies of burghers were report
ed November 28 moving In the direc
tion of Drakenberg range, while on
J November 29 detachments were ob
served journeying northward with wn
gons. Discord between Trans a'ers -and
Free Staters is also reported.
BOER COUNCIL OF WAR.
A Pretoria despatch Saturday, De
cember 2, via Lorenzo Marq tjj, Mon
day, December1 4, announced a Boer
council of war December 2 planning a
renewed asrault on Ladysmith.
A d--nach from Fr?.-e, iAted Son
day, December 3, report ihat ir- Col
onel Lord Dunnald'T reconnaissance
near Colenso fifteen Boers were killed
and many wounded. The road tMdga
across the Tugela river is intact. The
same message reports Prsidf-n Kruger
Is anxious for the bu - Ikts to leave
Ladysmith in order to oppose the Brit
ish marching in the direction of Pre
toria from' the west. Advices from
Putter's Kraal, the headquarters of
General Gatacre, dated Saturday, De-
-2-'cember 2, says the Boers entered tfjoru-
reicht that morning. This is probably
Grobler's force of 1,500 men from
Sromberg.
EARLY HOLIDAY
SHOPPERS.
To the people who wish to
shop before the crowd's get in:'. .;:,
We beg to invite your inspection ; ; ;"
of our lines which are now ready. I;
Artliur M. Field $0
LEADIIIQ JEWELERS: v -:
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Qiurch Street arid Patton Avenuei i :( '
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