North Carolina Newspapers

: . : - r r' ii r t vV ' ' Vv- .. v - V-.'' " j 1 J- : v 'i i" j tol. i: ;no: tk - -y; -; r -asb; c,, 13,1899. -: " '"" ericescents.- , OESTREIGIIER&CO 51 Patton Avenue ni CADIlin OA! c" c Kjf ULLHIIIIIU UHI.U ' OF LADIES' : r TAILOR-MADE UTS. . We offer Monday, Tuesday, Wednes day all to-f our Tailor-Made Suits at prices which should ciose them the first day of the tofferinigr. ; v TAILOR-MADE SUITS. Indies grey homespun, suits,' fly front and dtouMe breasted jackets, large and small buttons, fionmerly $10 to $12, SPECIAL $7.25 . Ladies' tailor made suits in brown, black, diagonal cloth, skirts and jack ets trimmed with . Ibraidr fonmerly $12.50, .. . -.. SPECIAL $8.25 Indies' tailor made .suits of grey foomespurf with, tunic silk, formerly $18, , ' SPECIAL $11.50 Ladies' tailor made suits im brtown, black, blue and) grey mixtures form err ly $18 to $21 a suit SPECIAL-$I3.25 HOUSEKEEPlllG LIIIEIIS We are showing a large line of table eaamsk napkins and towels. These goods were rmrchased .before the re cent heavy advance and we quote them .at former low prices . TABLE CLOTH: We have a few hem-stitched table cloths with napkins to match, the prop er thing for ar useful X-mas present, priced at pur usual quick selling prices Miner JM Half Regular Price. ' You cantmyiVi!fcver linery department ara prices and we are saowing .?me very Hiatest and best things. In -this imer - OESTREIGHER&CO 51 Patton Avenue. .MASS AGE AND PACKS. Treatmenft lor: ' KERVOUS,, RHEUMATIC and OTHER DISEASES. Special: THTJRE BRANDT MASSAGES FOR FEMALE DISEASES; ALSO ' FACE MASSAGE. PROF. EDWIN GRUNE;R, '(Graduate Chemtnitz College, Germany. Formerly with Oakland; Heights. Sanitarium) & S. MAlft ST. TELEPHONE 206. Home or Office Treatment. Office hours, 11 a. m. to 1 p: m., 2 to p. m. . ' BRYAN ON M'KIMXEY'S MESSAGE It Isn't any Worse Than He Expected, But is all Wrong.- Austin, Dec. 12. William- J. Bryan has devoted his time since his return from his hunting trip to the study of McKinHey's message He says he is not much surprised at the ' tenor of the document, for nothing' else could' be ex- Dieted from McKinley, who, he declar ed vas the exponent of the party that ever fostered trusts- "and -4 that in Paging a war Qf conquest operatedon the theory that right is might..' dm the tooney question,' he says, McKinley has a3opted the views-of Wall street,' while n trusts he confines himself to' a gen--ral condemnation without suggesting & remedy. , ' . . . 4 In discussing the Philippine question Bryan declares- that MoKinley plants himself on the' strong, monarctiial eround that the strong have divine ri&ht to take care of the weak and ' kill the weak if they object. lIn regard to he house curremcy.bP Bryan , eays It part of the gold standard pltah and, he hopes it will be defeated., . e ARTISTIC TOAMft fl.nd PICTURES: .All iruew and good! turvdlfche prices are n&ht. j. tt Taw ss PAttiffl, avenue - f Mrs. f. R. Darby 'saya:- "Camphor Je 19 not only , good for-appea' haa1 x. uuiiua turn uijjxujxu. ' : husband would have -beem3' badly turned th mfhoir Aav fcadiVl - not uaed amphorMne quickly and freely 'V At home and abroad, uhundredsj. now '-ampnoTline. ;.The famous .caappe and rough skin lotion: 25(2- 4T.ea-r by year the sales of Camphorlin Could thls'be'true pf a fake 1 draggit. i " ' - " PRITCHARD 'S RESOLUTION iBra U pconsti tiftional ity of S uffrage ; Amendment Brought Up in the Senate. ' Denrives PebiJiffjotVriift SrAtp To WhicK They m Entitled Under a Republican Govemment. The Senator Will Speak on the Eeso- Intion at an Early Bate. A MOVE THAT BRINGS- -THE WHOLE SUBJECT OF THE AT TEMPTED DISCRIMINATION IN SUFFRAGE RESTRICTION BE FORE CONGRESS FOR DISCUS-, SION. Gazette Office, "Washington, Dec. 12. Senator Pritchalrdi today introduced a resolution In which it is declared that section five of the proposed amendment to the constitution of the state of Korth Carolina lis in direct contravention of the' fourteenth andl fifteenth amend ments to the constitution, bf the United States and thatany state adopting this provision tnereoy aepnves its people of privileges to wMeh they are entitled under a republicani form of govern-, tnent. This resolution brings the pro posed amendment squfarely before the senate, and the matter will bebrought thoroughly' to the attention of that (body through a sipeeclh to foe miade .by i Senator Pritchard. For the present theresolutioni will be allowed to" re madh'on the l.ble but the senator will make the speech advocating its adop tion some time during the qjext .few Weeks. The resolution ia as follows JW'hAia.R tlie leeistaiture of the statfe of'lTorth Ovinia,, at its eessloh of 189; BTaMnltted tflthe' people 'pf Vhattistte5 n ira t4flvQ WvTI. An TPlt.iiTl tL' OrODOged araendment to the consttttitin ftf rsaid l (Section) 4. IBveny person presenlmgi himself for regifeltiraition sh)a91 be able to reaid arid wri'te any eeotfonr of the xjonsti tftwt in, ttite- "RneOJiShi lamisrulalge: and be- fotre he shJaM be entitled to vdte Bhall haivvt nniti. run, or beflore the firsit day Of March oif tihe yeasr m wnncaj! ne iproposeB a vote, his pdU itax as prescribed by laiw for vthe previous year. - Poll taxes shall be a lien only on assessed prdperlty, "amid no proceSse ehaJll issue t)o enforce the colleotiioinf of fhe same except agialindt aeses&ed property. Sec'tkwn 5. No male parson who was on Jantuary. 1, 1867, enititled to vote under the law of any state in, ' the, Un'fced SlJals wherein he 'then resided, and no U.neai descesnidainit Of any uoh personi, fihjalll be denied ithe right 'tk regisiter and vote in any elecyoni In the state by reason, -of his failure to possess the edu cational qualiflicaitaon prelsicribe'd; In section- of ItShisi article: Provided, he shall have regfisteltfed in accordance with -the terms of this ec'tlikwi) pribrto December 1st, 1908. The General Assembly shall provide for a permlalnent record of all tt record or all, persons who reglslter uader this 'sedtfkm Imrv -vr- Kofvrd Nhvamtum 1of 1 QAQ anil andl VIA -VX fcTtA-iVA W 4.4T . , AtUU aoi such (persons isinaii oe. entitueo to register and vote at all eledUons by the people or ttnis scate, urmess oisauatinea under sec'tioni 2 of this Articler Ptrovid- ed, Such peronb shall hjave pali'dl (their poll taxes ais required by law. AMd where as section ,5 "of -'the- pro posed' amendment undertakes to confer the right of suffrage on one class of citizens of that state amd to exclude another class of citizens from the en joyment of said privilege. Resolved, That section 5 of the pro posed amendment is in contravention of f the fourteenth and fifteenth amend ments to the constitutioni of the United States (and that any state thiat adopts salid provision as part of its organierlaw dices, aitot, possess a republican form of gvernment as contemplated by 'the consttttution of the United States. MASON'S SPEECH, "yf -' - Gazette Office," f . " ; . ' Washington, "Dec! 12. " - There were hundreds of disappointed people tlie capitol Monday. They htedi filled, ;the senate! galleries to hear the'-s&&i.&.:&ei&tiar Mason, of Illin ois, in support .of iJiis resolution .ex pressing sympathy. for. the Boers, Nat- HAVE YOU PROPERTY FOR j SALE OR1 REIff? v ; i . -, -V- if If so, we think ' it will be to ' ypur Interest to place. It with, us., s We have- the y most : central . office location 'that 1 could . be desired, , and"'we promlseT-vPrbmBt land careful attention to every; detail ; of jbusinessentrusted to Jus? ' WILKIEfUaBfiRBEi r - , 23 Patton; Avenue, - uraWy enough 'every idne expected an entertaining demonstration against the administration- but . -insteiadr the sena tor only sustained the reputation of the ehief town of his state, , In Its windy propensities, and nothing more. Sen-i ator Mason devoted most .of .his time to readhfrom) 6f& state records In'en deayoring .to substantia-te the, claim that his resolution was in line with es tablished precedents, and also, made the "fatal mistake, in so fares the. gal leries were concerned, of reading- hii address." Before he concluded . there was omily a score or more 'jet senators in. their seats and the galleries . Were only half filled. :; TAXATION . OF EXPRESS COMV PANHES. , Colonel Jaan.es E.. Boyd, of North Carolina, assistant attorney general bits givenia hearing to John A. Garver and others, jepresenting a- comindttee of the Amerioain (Bankers' association, and John J. McCook, of the-Adams Express' company, on the question of the taxability of express companies as brokers under the wtar revenue act. The question has been before the com missioner of internal revenue for some months, the (bankers claiming that the express companies mot only do a large business in domestic exchange, tout al so in foreign exchange, and under .the wording-of the waa revenue act are clearly liable to a tax of $50 a year as brokers':''' . ' . Mr, Garver Imtended that the. ex press companies, or) some of1 them at least, did a large foreign exchange (business, : and that owing to the fact that they had hitherto been exempt, from the tax, they were enabled to cut, rates .to an extent, that practically drove the banks, amd especially those of the interior of the country, out of the exchange business . Since the . new law went into operation! - the express companies had practically diseomitia ued the old forms of bWls of exchange,' and have substituted) therefor checks on foreign -banks. He insisted,, how ever, that checks, orders, drafts and all mstrnmefnts of that character .werer In effect, "bills Of exchange," and, there fore,, clearly within the scope of rthe law. , ! Mr. McCook and 'Mr. Steel asked per mission to file briefs which was .grant ed.:. Mr. McCook , maintained briefly however, that if express companies were .liable to the tax, telegraph com panies must also toe included. Thus slbout 104,000 offices of these companies representing largely the business ac tivity and -industry of the - whole coun try, would be practically closed to the .public. The, business men of the coun trv. he said, wowM not consent to any such heavy restHctlons on their meth- denend almost entrely. upon- the ... ex press and telegraph companies ror tne transmission Jnas. Colonel Boyd stated he wouldrecerV brief s any time betw 1st of January. , .V eeru rtow , and the Kenator Pritohard1, Senator Morgan and Congressman Fleming .dined Sun ifl.v at the home of DrJ. L. M. Cur- rv. Mrs. J. K. Connally aridi dauighter, ; Miss Curry Connally, were also pres ent. JUDGE EWART'S CASE. Gazette Bureau, Washington, Dec. 11. . Judge Ewart, who left yesterdlay for Charlotte court, seems to think that there is little doubt of the fact that the president will rename him for the twB,iTV Thie Star says of the case: "Senaltor PriWhteurd was alt the white house with several oluwi- ans, among them Judge Ewar:. Judg bench because Presideinit McKnley had "rr. JT Mm nen they Were tJl LX; npnator Pritchard u,v"v . Lnfefl another candidate, but when he fti he' withdrew rr orMmaite amid has since support ed judge EWart, wno nas ueeu n)onv-nated.' "The ques'tlon now i whelther - the presideinrti Will again sena jtLdge Bw'airt's name to the sedite. Al--thjoug'hi It can be claimed that the senate lUH "V " . . l . 4V. has .not drreCXdy voiea c president has.no defeSre tia Ppt himself m an'taotndsm 'to that body TihA pfMrit nofwbeinimade is o show the president thait if 'the ralme te again sent in Judge Ewaiit will be conftrmed. many .sena'tlods havfing offered to support him who h.ave'hftther'to hetld aloof. - " Aniotther nuaitter idoon to (be presented tilo the -President is a pelttitliom, eienetdi by the attorneys -of Judge Ewarts VJistrict. Every atjtomey, exoenlt eieht. i-nt ithe flor'ty-seven counties of the district hav Isigneid a petition) asking tllialfc Judge lEwar!t be eottttniued on IJhe bench. This riltti!ttion Is- tjo be preseinlted fox Senator Miarilon Bufcler -wttiio hias led. the fight itn (Continued on fifth page.) - A' ? "Stoe Merf Musf Encounter a Wall "r before v they can see It. -.Thy do nof " ' realize'- -that there.', is 'a i tiling wrong."with their "eyes until . Ihe ai e seriously affected, is. When you -detect a slight defect come to Us. It might h- come: serious if neglected, , w,ae he proper glasses woud correct it iwwv --' 'k ;" ;:;;Scientifia Opticians, 5 Patton Ave. Blairfa Furniture Storey EXAMINATION FREE.' h -- ' . THE HOUSE DEBATE ; Oil FIIIAIIClAL BILL A HW York Democratic Member - Fayon Gold Standard. - Washington, Dec, 12. The debate in the. hfeuse was opened today by Gros renor.who spoke for an hour In support of the ' financial biB and general ' de fended the republicans from the criti cism of Dearmond in yesterday's de bate. Other advocates of the bill were Messrs. Parker, Smith, Prince, Drlggs, Powers and Lawrence. The speech of Drlggs of New Tork, attracted unusual attention; '-being that of a democrat who opposed his party " associates on this quesfiom1. . His dearation in favor of the gold standtard was bold and un equivocal The bill was opposed by Messrs .. Newfland, Shaf roth, Cochran and Sims. - Cochran evoked derisive aau-ghteif;. by. reiterating. Bryan's Vcross ox gora amd crown of thorns" sentiment as , the grandest utterance of the cam paign of 1896. "" i J IN THE SENATE. In thfe senate resbilutions were report ed from the' wmmlttee on contingent expenses authorizistg. the committee on privileges and elections to proceed with the investigation! of the election to the senate ef W. A. Clark, of Montana. and N. B. Scott.- of West Virelnla. Th resolutions were adopted. LONGER SESSIONS. Washington, Dec." 12. The demand upon the, managers of the financial de bate las the house for time in which to express? views upon , that subject has become, so great that today arrange ments were made to open the sessions of Wednesday. Thursday and Friday at 11 o'clock and! to hold sessions on the nights of these days. , A SHIPBUILDING BUREAU. ' -v- ' ' ' ' - Washington, . Dec. 12. Secretary JLpng has decided to call more forcibly the attention of congress to the recom merM'aflons im' his annuad report for the Teorgaoization of the present divided ajdntlnistration of ship constructon,, and td that .end hasrprepared a bill emibody- 3 the plan which he forwarded to the naval committees of congress. The measure will provide that bureans of construction! and repair, equipment and steahi engineering be abolished and their functions be embraced in one bu reau .to be called the bureau of .ships.. The jposition of the navy department is that the cqhstruc'ti?n of a Ship in Its "tentjrely jshould Entrusted! - to oim huiier. This Is the "English ; system ajftd.the methodi of private shipyards : TRANSYLVANIA VOTES a' RAILROAD BONDS The Proposition Carried by a Majority of About 370. Special to the Gazette. Brevard, N. C, Dec. 12. The elec tion held today An Transylvajnia county resulted! in a victory for those who fa vor county aid to the raillroad com pany. The question oni whlich the coun ty voted' was whether or not the board of county commissioners should be em powered to subscribe for on behalf of the county the sum of $25,000 in bonds of the county to the capital stock of the " Transylvania Railroad company, to induce the company td extend and complete the railroad from the town of Brevard to" a point on the French Broad river to4 Cathey's Creek township near Eastiattoe ford. The proposition to bond the county was carried by about 400 majority. The, proposed extension of the road takes it tea miles beyond its present terminus, to the foothills of Toxaway county. CD. A telephone message to the Gazette from Brevard! fast night later than the above sated that the majority for the bonds is 370.' The "vote was taken against the registration that is a ma jority of the registered vote of . the county In favor of the bond subscript tion was necessary to carry it. v The registered vote Of the county outside of Brevard was 1284. At 10 o'clock la?t night it appeared that 805 had voted "For Subscription!.". The registration Sn Brevard was 290 and. of these 207 voted for the bonds. ' 7 - The vote came from all parts of the county. -, THE INCREASE IN WAGES. I t WniEffect3P0,000 of New England Mill Operatives. Boston, Dec. 12. Under-the: advance in wages granted by the-; Fail River cotton minis and anowea y otner-.New lEngKaind! cotton! mill operators ; and woolen -goods mafiuf acturers 3Q0.00Q mllT employes are now to be granted increased pay. The advance amounts In most instances to 10 per cent: The miew scali (WPT. Intrt psfFert in srwnA dis tricts MbndayJ Tn'-many districts tht ftidvance will become a fact a week from, jyionoay, while otner operators:- nave set; January 1 as the date when the. higher scale will become operative . j From adyianices;areadyannoutaced. it is. estimated! that the cotton; miir em ployes receive $180,000 weekly In exss Of their .present earnings. : The' In- crease . to woolen mill operatives- thus far .amounts to about $20,000 weekly. . , ia round numbers the mill operatives under, , the new : order will receive $10, -000,000 per year In excess of their pres ent: earnings.' This is not counting on advances : which may be granted by mills .wUch.',havttotyeit':shbwn.:a. dfa-; position to : increase ; wages. : The: Augusta'Chrtonicle says Manufacturers' association, eludes the cotton mlls located - : i : ?t -. guste amid the! Langley ancP , Aiken mills In South Carolina, has determined to make a sulbstantial advance In waees of the operatJyes, . th advance to take effect on January 1 . Other mills In the sown it ia expected will folibwrjthe I leao or ne Manufacturei s associatlaa. The result will be an increased income to about 50,000 toperatlve and- indirect ly to 200,000 more: people. - '-5 TIDAL WAVE SWEEPS OVER MOLUCCA ISLANDS Over Twenty Thoniand of the Inhab itants Perish. San Francisco, Dec. 12. Mall advices received from China today bring de tails of disaster caused by a tidal wave which swept over Cerajn, one of the Molucca islands, November 2. which show that 5,000 people perished to Ce- ratm alone. At Ranoely and Sama soera the waves swept over the tops-of trees. Out of 18,000 inhahitants only forty escaped. SPANISH PRISONERS FLOCK TO AMERICAN CAMPS The Insurgents Apparently Abandon ing Their Captives. Manila, Dec. 12. Seven hundred Spaniards, who were held as prisoners by the. Insurgents, will embark at VI gan tomorrow for Manila. The insur gents have apparently abandoned their Spanish captives. The country swarms "With small bands of Spanish who are making for points held by the Ameri cans. OTIS WILL OPEN THE PORTS, Washington, Dec. 12. Otis today ca bled Secretary Root in reply to the lat ter s instruction to open as soon as pos sible the ports of the Philippines, es pecially thosefrom which hemp is ex ported, that the hemp ports will . b? opened as soon as transportation for troops can: (be secured,' and that there would prob&bly' be: active trading with these ports early in January. . TAYLOR INAUGURATED- Small Attendance at the Ceremonies Owing td a .Blizzard. Frankfort, Dec. 12. William S. Tay '$$?' wasv1' tnaiuguoatedi - goyerhbr today; Owdag totainy -weather followed i o- nay oy a Duazzara, rne attenaance. w.as not 'Large. , The iiiauigurtal ceremonies were simple. The retiring governor, W. O." Bradley, in the course of a speech said he hoped the Goebol "elec tion law, which brought so much tur. moil to the state, would be wiped off the statute bonks. Governor-elect Taylor ia his inaugu ral address said:'; "The verdict rcnler edl by the people last November was the mandate of the people in fasror of civiHJ liberty. It was the triumph cf the people over the merciless, remorse less partisan machine, erected to en slave them, tie said one bf the chief alms of the administration would he the repeal of the election law. The oath, of office was administered to. Governor Taylor at noon by "hie" Justice Hazelegg. The lately defeated democra'-.ic can didates for state offices began serving notices of contest today against ... the republican candidates who were given certificates of election), last week. 'Sev eral have been served. WOOD TO BE GOVERNOR. Washington, Dec. ' 12. Official an nouncement will be made shortly of the selection of General Wood as military governor of Cuba to succeed Brooke, who wiM return, to the United States. A mice piece -otf Furniture is nffice for a X-mais Present. Have you been to Mrs L. . A, SJohnteQin2rr43 Pa'ttfon ave. Grant's No. 24 cures Colds and La Grippe. Quickly controls chills, fever and pain. 25c. at Grant's. (WlliIl4IWWWIWIil "ON THE SQUARE" . ft' Agehcy ockbrook Farm, ICREALlERYvBUITER.I C339 4". 4' l:CIar-Saii7ferl I?" Succeasor to; 'f I SNIDER. 4 8 w .... t- , tisiiiiraiRi I IQii-UbElQilEd i thajt.the w c axA rnrt v8 L vncn street ana ratton Avenue.-w . which, in- . - r ...v' . .-''J yn' , , J ; - -i,-,- r ; ' m Au- 2 - 'Asueviile, W.JU.;; ,-J. . SORTIE FROM LflOYSMITII II ... t A Hill Captured and a Gun That Had Bombarded the ' City Destroyed. Boers Fiercely Attacked the Keturning Troops. Many Were Killed and Wounded on Both Sides Nine British Left in Charge of the Wounded Captured. NO WORD COMES FURTHER FROM METHUEN FEARS THAT GAT ACRE MADE A SERIOUS BLUN DER. y London, Dec. 12. The following de spatch from General Sir Redvers Bui ler has been received at the war office: "Frere Camp, December 12, 2:05 p. m. The following was received today from General White: 'December 11. Last night Lieutenant Colonel Metoalf, of the Second rifle brigade, with 500 of his battalion, made a sortie to capture a hill and destroy a 4.7 howitzer mounted there. They reached the crest of the hilii undiscovered and drove off the enemy. The gun was destroyed with guncotton by Lieutenant -Jones, of the Royal engineers: The detachment ' returning found its retirement debarred by Boers but forced its way through using bayonets freely. The Boer1' loss is considerable. From . our, rifle bri gade Lieutenant Ferguson and ten men were kjtlled and Captain Paley and Lieutenant Davenport and forty, men were wounded. Six rifle brigaders who remained 4n charge of the wounded were taken prisoners." Of the engineers one man was . killed. and one wounded.' " DULLER STILL WAITING , : rndon Decj.(JrSQrarI Gtacte exlanatroand; the . sortier r at .Ladyi. smith; comprise "the'ohly important, wa news that has been received during the past twenty-four hours. m. BuUer coa tinues siFent as to. his own prospective movements' Theact- that-he-has not yet advanced... excites no impatience here, his judgment being unqu estiomeot . So much can niot be said of Gatacre. Critics, white admitting that errors are unavoidable nevertheless condemn him. for 'being responsible for a grave blun der. His silence as to how he ost nearly seven hundred men- is regarded? as most unsatisfactory and there is ev-i ident a disposition' to suspect some hu miliating story is being-withheld, either by Gatacre or his superiors. There is no news from Methuen. This Is probably due to interruption in cable, communication, i A SUGGESTION BY McKINLEY. New Tork, Dec. 12. President Mc-: Kinley has made it known within the; last twenty-four hours to certain prom inent republicans in this state that he does not favor the idea of sending fed eral office holders as delegates to "the next republican national convention. The word1 has not only gone forth' i through New Tork state but is1 now - .-m 1 . 1.1 . being sent rnrougn an states. 0LYMPIA SAILORS ASPHYXIATED. Boston, Dec; 12. John Barrett anJ N. Peterson two sailors of - the Olym pia, who fought under Dewey, were' asphyxiated by escaping gas in a local hotel last might. FINE TABLE CUTLERY, Stag Handle, Silver Mounted Carvers, from $3.75 set (3 pieces) up. Table and Dessert Knives all new. See our new line before you buy. J. H. Law 35 Pat toni ave.- 164-2t People Say i WE HAVE THE FINEST LINE OF... ......... EVER- SEEN IN ASHE- VILLE. The. steel Is of the very finest quality . - : y' iobtalnalile. . , . The prices range from two to thirty, dtodlars per set. K 160 brass travelinsf ctook9 bought at a sacrifice, value $2.50, will be j ' , . offered at $1.50 each.. 1 :l . . .... - -' s - ' '-"-v . . 'i. :. .: One lot of 3 large genuine' amethysts ' ' Mounted! inf: solid gold .brooches ?-l '' " "at one-half their valued A ..... .".Si?., . ! .. . . i . - , . i - LEADIIIG JEWELERS. ' r 1 Carvers t - -jr.- i, 'i 1: it 4 .,