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'-"U'-V,. ',. j;..-. . . ., ... . . . . .. '. ' .- , i v-'J---.--. -. VOJLi. IV: JNU. i&lir A8HEYILLE, N. C, SATURDAY IIOENING, DECEJIBEB, 9, 1899. PEICE 5 CENTS. 0ESTRE1CHERIGO 51 Patt on Avenue. We have grouped for special sale beginning Monday, December 4th, a few special lots of seasona ble merchandise at spectcily at tractive prices. UMBRELLAS ".. . - .: .-; ,V ir't ' -3'J . O'- ..-,- . . tv 26-inch Mixed Serge Steel Rods Umbrellas, value $1.39, at $1.00. $0 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 sel1 at $2.50 and well worth it. An elegant umbrella for noliday gift. Our price for 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. ' : HESTREIO 51 Patton Avenue. ..MASSAGE,. AND PACKS. Treatment lor: KERVOUS, 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.) 55 S. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 206. Home or Office Treatment. Office hours, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m., 2 to 4- p. m. LAW'S OPENING. An Artistic Display of China and Glass "Ware, Etc J- H. Law held his opendn-g yester day and his store was crowded all day and eveniag-. The stock was very tastefully arranged and elicited ex pressions of delight from all the sight seers. The new art department, which 'as opened for the first time yester day, seemed to be the most attractive Wace, with all kinds of pictures dm ex hibition, including "some very fine Watino types, pictures of Asheville scenery, colored ph'otOgTaplis andi a ery pretty line of art calendars. He has part of the first line of Scotch Pottery ever imported to America and the first ever brouight., to- Asheville. . A fine line of Haviland china Unl choice English china ware was greatly admired. - , we also has a large line of cMnta with, scenes from "Western North Carolina fainted on the ware. This work was all done in France. The stock includes very thing in a first class china store, a'l new goods, and! presents'a view al most like fairy land. Punch was serv ed to those attending the opening. REMEMBER THE DATE. Tuesday, December 12, at the Swau tar a casino, the Young Woman's -Ui?- i, rsity society will hf.ld its f&ir where jocoa, oysters, etc., V ill bo the order of "l"ui l;-' i phut rnnn' f -rL. u-uu., Program, during- wh-h time - tie ra.nri!3nn . z . n i t 1 1 1 furnish c- No admission will be charged. WELL ATTENDED The advertising fair by the woman's xihary of the Y. M. C. A. was well fended. Exhibits were made toX Will mson & Co., CandrKitchen, -Keeling, ngenburg, Sawyer's grocery store, "ss A. m. Cole. TOtter colors and tus- o wgrnphB,. Bainibrldge's Seventy- rv. aPTOns and other articles were sold $1.25 $ HER&CO FINANCE BILL DISCUSSION House Decides by a Vote - of 163 to 144 to Devote Next Week to It, Vote on the Measure to be Taken December 18. Our Insular Affairs Committee to be Named. Committee of Inquiry Into the Rob erts Case Meets. SESSION BEHIND OLOSEtD DOORS ROBERTS PRESENT AND MAKES A STATEMENTASKS TO BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT TESTI MONY ON THE ORIGIN OF THE CHARGES. Washington, ( Dec. 8. In a session of an hour and. a half today the house heard an interesting discussion on the resolution setting apart next week for the consideration of the financial bill, prepared at Atlantic City last summer by the caucus committee of republi cans, and voted to increase the mem bership of several prominent commit tees to seventeen. The oammitees aire the oomfmittee on foreign affairs merchant marine and fisheries, public lands, military affairs, naval affairs eind district of Columbia. The committee on territories is in creased from thirteen to fifteen. It was also voted to create a new committee to look after the affairs of the Philippines, Porto Rico and Cuba, to consist of seventeen members, cf which Representative Tawney, of Min nesota, expects to be chairman. The committee will have jurisdiction over all matters except those affecting the revenues and appropriations apper taining to the islands which dome to the United States through the treaty of 189a wlthrfSpa-iandto. Cwba.'" ' - The democrats obj ected to the reso lutions regarding' the financial to-ill on the ground that a week was not enough time in which to . discuss it prorperry, but the republicans were determined and by a vote of 163 to 144 passed the resolution. General debate will begin Monday and continue until Friday, debate un der the five-minute rule Saturday with a provision for vote Monday, De cember 18, immediately after the read ing of the journal. The house adjourned until Monday. THE ROBERTS INQUIRY. Washington' Dec. 8. The committee to inquire into the status of Roberts, of Utah, had a protracted session be hind closed, doors today. During tha early hours of the meeting Roberts was present and made a statement as to (his general wishes in connection: with the inquiry, He said he was specially desirous of having the committee first go into his prima facie right to a seat, afterwards talking up the general" mer its of the subject. He said he favored open sessions. As he has indicated, he also desired to present testimony rela tive to the maimer in which the charges against Mm were prepared. Roberts retired and the committee con tinued in private session. IA REPLY TO ROBERTS. Washington, Dec. 8. The committee of Utah citizens Which; came here to oppose the seating of Roberts issued a reply to what they term the latters appeal for sympathy published today. In it they deny Roberts' statement that the precedent made by his exclu sion is both new and dangerous, and hold that Roberts is in error with re gard to his contention! as to the charac ter of the evidence necesary to prove his guilt w They say that Roberts' statement that he has ntot been con victed' since the statehood of Utah does not prove his innocence. They ac cuse Roberts of attempting to belit tle -his crimie. They declare that many sentimental people are toeing misled by Roberts very ingenious suggestions, leading the "said people to infer that ho took pmygamtous wives when it was lawful to do so. The committee assert I loiai U Male him t Two dhoice lots on Montford avenue, cheal for cash. Ten room house, lot 77 by 215, easy terms, $,600. Fivie room house, 1 3-4 acre lot, $1,050. Twenty-three acre truck and fruit farm on macadamized road, 2 1-2 miles out. Fin, rlneyard, several thousand berry plants, Three room cottage and 3 room tenement, 2 dhicken houses and yards (new) stable " and barn room for' J horses, $3,000. j," "We have lor rent a number ,of desirable .furnished and '- unfur nished houses. Give us a call.. ibiii ifir 0 I nDADQr ; VJlLmc ct LQUMiiMi-i t 23 'Patton Avenue that the compact toetween Utali i and the other states In regard to polygamy has been violated. " - - HAW WANTS THESE ISLAIIDS. Washinigooi, Dec. S.-Senator" Lodge's resolution " asking irafcxrmation in re gard to the report that Ecuador is ne gotiating with England for the sale of the Gallapagos islands, is, it is under stood, preliminary to a hoped for arr rangement for the acquirement of the islands, or one wf them by the United States for a coaling station. Lodge's action is not dispfleaisinig to. the navy departmeoit at least . The intflodfuctfem of the: resolution has been followed by a letter on the subject from Secretary Long to Secretary Hay calling atten tion to the aJdvanfeBge of the islands fof naval purposes and suggesthag, it Is said, that steps toe taken 4 prevent their acquirement by foreigners. Meantime the state department Is making inquiries with, a view 'd" r:e plying to Lodge's resolutioa.' The d partment can, however, decline to- no tice the resolutions on the ground that it wouCd be incompatible to putolic In U -rests to reply to it. PROHIBITION BILL DEFEATED IN GEORGIA Senate Kills the Measure by a Vote of 26 to 14. Atlanta, Dec. 8. By a vote of 26 to 14 the Willingham bill was killed in the senate this afternoon and state prohibi tion for Georgia was defeated. The opponents of the bill1 filled the senate chamber with their glad shouts, but it was noticed that the people in the gal lery received the verdict with death like silence. Many senators explained their Votes. PROPOSED USE FOR FREEDMEN'S BUREAU FUNDS Washington, Dec. 8. Representative White, of North Carolina, today intro duced a joint resoloition far the house providing that the $100,000 in money re maining from the Freedtmen's bureau be appropriated for the erection of a national memorial home for aged and infirm colored people. MACEO'S FINAL BURIAL. Havana, Dec. 9. The final interment of the remains of 'General Maceo and Lieutenant Gomez son of General Go mez, took place at Bejugal today. An immense crowd' was present, including fifty-six Ouiban generals and many Americans. : ::" ' MOONSHINER KILLED. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 8. Revenue officers at Danville report a fight near Now lings mill in which one moonshiner was killed and one seriously wounded. Deputy Colleoor Fergus with three mem made a raid upon an illicit dis tillery run by Jeff Nbwling and were met by a hot fire. The- officers charg ed the moonshiners, kiling NowCing and seriously wounding his partner. CHANGE IN CANCELING DOCUMENTARY STAMPS Must Now Cut Stamp in Addition to Name and Date. Collector Harkins has received cir cular 142 from the commissioner of in ternal revenue, which makes a change in the cancellation of documentary stamps, Where one of the denomination of 10 cents or over, is used for denot ing, any tax imposed by the act of June 13, 1898. The new rule will be in force on and after Dec. 15 and re quires the person using or affixing It, in addition to writing or stamping thereon with ink the initials of his name and the date When affixed to mutil ate it by cubing three parallel incisions lengthwise throughout the stamp, be ginning not more than one fourth, of an inch from one e:id and extending tc within one" fourth of an inch from the other end. The new order is made because the former methods, as first provided, have proved to be inadequate to prevent frauds which are. being extensively practiced. Grant's No. 24 cures Colds and La Grippe. Quickly controls chills, fever and pain. 25c. at Grant's. Some Men Must Encounter a Wall before they can see it. Thy do not realize that there is aithing wrong with their eyes until ther aie seriously affected. When you detect a slight defect come to. us. It might b- come serKyus ir negiecusu, .ye, JUvpei SWUB nwwu vn - uvn Sci8ntilio Opticians, 4& Patton' AveBlair8 Ftfrnjturer store. EXAMINATION .''FttELV' 5. SCHOOL CASE DECISION . jmi m I I , n Attorney General Walser Con strues the Ruling of the Supreme Court. No Room for Misunderstand ing Its Meaning. Superintendent Must Recognize the Old School Boards And See to It So Far as He Can That Act of '97 is Enforced. IF ANT SCHOOL OFFICIALS UN- der the act of '99 dbclinb to be controlled by state superintendent' s advice the question as to them 18 One for courts. 'V Gazette Bureau, Wiashlngton, Dec. 8. From a communicated source your correspondent is informed that Attor ney General Walser has just rendered a decision construing the recent deci sion of the state supreme court in the public school case. The construction was made in response to a request made by Prof. Charles H. Mebane, su perintendent of public instruction. The attorney general refers to the de cision as strong and clear, with no room for misunderstanding relative to the intent of the court. Under the act of 1899 the attorney general had advised the superintendent of public Instruc tion that it was his duty to enforce the school law as he found it on the books, and that it was his duty to recognize only the appointees of the legislature of 1899; that it was not his duty to pass upon the validity of the acts of the legislature. Now that that part of the act of 1899 appointing such direc- tftrhas been 'declared invalid f an-- that tibie lc' board of directors? has beea're tostateji, it becomes the duty of the superintendent of public instruction to recognize the oid board of directors, and such other school Officers as shall be appointed by this old board. It is not within the province of the superin tendent, so the attorney general hold, to pass upon the question as to wheth er certain officials are de facto, as this question is one for the courts. It is easily understood that the superin tendent could not pass upon these questions unless he were empowered to make a judicial investigation. As to the county superintendents elected by the new board, and as to whether their election by the de facto board of directors, is a matter for ju dicial investigation in all cases where they decline to surrender vthe office to the superintendent, elected by the old board. Under the decision of the su preme court In the school cases, it is held that the old board of directors may meet at any time, organize and transact business. Just as the super intendent of public instruction was ad vised' to enforce the act of 1899 to the letter, now that the section relative to the election of the appointing school directors has been held invalid, it be comes his duty to enforce the old law and see to it so far as he can that th.nt act is put in force and only the offi cials elected thereunder recognized by him. Of course if the school officials under the act of 1899 shalli decline to be controlled by the advice of the superin tendent of public instruction then the question as to what officials are legally entitled to the offices is one for the courts. However, it is believed that just as the oldi school officials, under the advice of the superintendent cf public instruction, gave way to the of ficers appointed by the legislature of 1899, just so will the new officers give way under the recent decision of the supreme court to the school officials chosen under the act of '97. This reply of the attorney general will: be read with great interest, as th entire school system of the state is af fected. As it is only a few months un til the expiration of the term of the old officials, the decision! will .probable make no material change in. the schools as now organized, but theUast legl lature was eiven a black eye and th--? construction placed on the decision-by still darker tinge. . w A H. SALISBURY CITY AFFAIRS Bonds to be Sold for Sewerage Man Shot From Ambush. Special to tht Qazette. , 7 Salisbury, N. C, Dec. 8. The city council last night passed an or dinance prohibiting hog ( sties in the city after March 1 next. Twenty-five thousand of bonds were ordered sold for sewerage, amd bids advertised for. the work. The board of health report ed that smallpox has been stamped out although the city, and county ordered j compulsory' vaccination ten days ago; Many- cases are in the pest; house as J SUSpeClS. ,.: r - Adolphrus Mooneye paymiasteru of the Maekin gold miner tea miles-fromf Sal-; ; J isbury, while on his way to- -pay-off 3 I employes. -was shot from-ambUBh bya 'A shotgun. ? The phots' struck hi-m in the ' . ipJuring hlmi 'He -escaped . with? "bin money and probatory . his life to the mines. One man has been arrested suspected of the shooting. W. t. CUBAN FRANCHISE RESTRICTIONS. Havana, Dec. "S. Diario de la Mar ina urges the repeal of the Foraker franchise resolution. It saya it has possibly prevented important conces sions from ibeimg gobbled, but the in jury It has worked to the Island is far greater than any possible government abuse. PAVING MATTER BEFORE BOARD OF ALDERMEN Franchise Granted to North Carolina Electrical Power Company. At the meeting of the board of al dermen last evening a petition was filed asking for paving on Haywood street from Montford avenue to But trick street. The paving which Is now contracted for oa Haywood stops at Montford avenue. The petition was filed for reference. Several new sidewattks were ordered put in: on Flint street, from Haywood to Cherry; on Spruce street to Woodfin, on Woodfin to Pine, on Central avenue from Woodfin to Chestnut; on North Main street, from Farmers' Warehouse to Merrimon avenue. Fletchers brick will be used. The Inter-Montaine Street Railway company was ordered to pave between their rails the same as the rest of the street. Street Superintendeint Bostic was in structed to begin the foundation for the paving on Chestnut street. G. H. Morris said that water on French Broad avenue was short. The board decided if the property owners would build a four-inch main they would repay them in one year. Fire Alarm, Superintendent Ward was given permission to. put in a trip for turning on and off light In the fire department, for a trial. A fire plug was ordered put in on West Chestnut street and Montford avenue. The police deparment was instruct ed to 8ook after drivers that had not paid their special tax. Captain West reported that lire alarm keys were needed, Which was re ferred to the fire committee. Street Superintendent Bostic was or dered to take down all telegraph poles where there are no telephones in use. The steam roller will be used on French Broad avenue a few days. J. B. Bostic wants the city to build a bridge over the brancn where French Broadband Southside avenues connect . Chairman- West, of v the street com mittee, (reported that the new sweeper had arrived. The franchise was granted to the North Carolina Electrical and Power eompany to sell and supply electricity for heat, light and other purposes. E. D. Keeling andi John Graham were elected members of Rescue Hook and Ladder company No. 1. The regular weekly pay rolls were al lowed with the addition of setting curb and street improvements. A number of other bills were ordered paid. L. P. McLoud, for C. B. MoTntyre, requested the unexpired part of his liquor license unused in the Reynolds building on South Main street, be el lowed on his license for the next six months, which the board decided to grant. H. H BENEDICT A Prominent Connecticut Man Will Build a Residence at'Montreat. Rev. John C. Collins and Rev. Weston R. Gales, of the Mountain Re treat association, of iMbrotreat, were in the city yesterday. Henry H. Benedict, of Cincinnati, has just bought a dot fromi the Mountain Retreat association, and1 will build a house thereon. He is a man of wealth and large business interests, and by building brings another strong man to North Carolina. Rev. John C. Collins is building a wfhter home at Montreat. I "01S THE SQUARE" f : ALL THAT IS GOOD IN Agency "Redbrooik Farm' Creamery . Butter. , iClaience Sawyer,! . ffacceasor to 5- - W. F. SNIDER. - Na 6 North Cburf .Srart ; I GROCERIES j- : FIGHTING RESUMED Report That Another Engage ment is in Progress at Modder River. Railway Culvert Blown Up Near Gras Pan. Genera Catacre'i Estimate of Boer Force in His Vicinity. Neither Boiler Nor Methnen Have Advanced. A LOT OF NEWS OF SMALL. CON SEQUENCE BUT IMPORTANT IN FORMATION REGARDING THE BRITISH ARMY MOVEMENTS STILL KEPT BACK. London., Dec. 8. A despatch from Pretoria received today says it is re ported there that fighting was. resum ed at Modder river yesterday morning. The war office this afternoon issued the folQowing received at Cape Town from Orange River: "Railway culvert blown up this morning near Gras Pan. Telegraph line Was also cut. It is re ported there is heavy firing of guns to the north. The war office received the following from General Forestier-Walker at Cape Town dated the 7th: "Cape police ha 3 a skirmish with the enemy at Hazly ton seventeen) miles from Sterkatroin, Indweline. The Boers hlad two wounded." General French, reports on Decembe" 6 that all his available force had marched from NaauwpoOrt, December 5, to Tweedale with complete transport and equipment. The troops returned the same day. Rosmead was occupied by volunteers and Important points on the Port Elizabeth line are guarded by volunters. 1 r'J . : . , FROM FORESTIER-WALKER. ' London, Dec. 8.-r-General Fore3ttff Walker has transmitted to the war. of fice, in a despatch filed at. Cape Town today, General Gatacre's estimate of the enemy in his vicinity, namely, at Dordrecht, 800; maching from James town to Dordrecht, 700, with six guns; at Stromtoerg junotioni, 1,500; at Wa terfull a large force, strength of which is unknown and at Molteno about 400. Forestier-Walker alllso supplements his despatch by reporting the appearance of the enemy at Gras Pain, removing anxiety regarding General Methuen's isolation. He said: 'iBelmont strengthened by infantry, two guns and a cavalry regiment. Tel egraph and railway to Modder river reopened. Battery and battalion of infantry despatched from Modder river drove off PrinslcO's commando of 1,000 men and one gum', who destroyed the railway. Our losses are fourteen wounded. We found one killed and one wounded Boer. Methuen reports casualties cm patrol duty December 6, a lieutenant and six men missing, two wounded. NO ARMY ADVANCE YET. London, Dec. 8. (Neither Generals BulUfer, Methuen or Gatacre has yet advanced from' his headquarters at Frere, Modder River and Sterkstroom, respectively, and nothing beyond what is contained in official ' despatches is known as to what they are doing. A lot of gossipy telegrams, relating to small incidents in Buller's neighbor hood, show that diligent scouting Is being done in all directions but noth ing can be inferred from these storied respecting the date or manner of the advance. It is now more than ten days since the Boers evacuated the Modder River position, after an engagement with Methuen's comimand, but no infor mation having an important bearing on the campaign has since come from General Methuen's camp. EARLY HOLIDAY SHOPPERS. Tn the oeoole who wish to x x shop before the crowds get in: We beg to invite yotrr inspection , ...jfonveri of our linef the "Appalachian Bociation. : : : m m w. OPIESATOSCE 1 LlOllTtiU 1 ce 32 Patton Aye. Broad Press. ATTRACTS. Aitmnn 1 1 AltUUl ( - ! 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