t$$.: ' . " ..... ,-V.-.-; ' ?-- A --- ;" --t' ''J' - ' ", ' ' . " ' - . i . - - v, :..S?-t -. .fe J-,.rf": VOL.;iV: N(X19$. ASHEYILLE, Jf. vTpSDAT,KOEKlN0; JANtJAEY 16,' 1900; 1 1- . PBICE 6 CSatTS.' (flESTRElCHER'Sa First January 00 0 ..sl-i;;.:'.i' Having this, feale in view. e placed large orders with the maimfactureirtof the EAGLE BRAND of under muslins, the best mae in the, market; Though at the time we bought, these .goods the enormous advance in? xiottoa-Hfahrics was not anticipated. We are therefore able to place before you much better .values than recent purchases woum permit us to do. . z In Gowns we offer a line from 50c. to $5.00 each. . This gown is made of fine cambric trimmed in lace, worth $1.25, special 98c." Our line of Skirts .ranges from 48c. to $5.00, though in a few days will be able to show them up to $10.00 ach. This cut . Testtseaif-&' -SdlttzneM fine NainsooiE-witirsavm lust ruffles and three clusters jjEavu:,ttucl All of our skints are fullwidtlhs. the cheapesit we show are as-'-wide , as the besiL. We are also showing the short skirts for walking and golf purposes at 50 and 75 cents eachv y Drawers, we have a line frqm 23c. for a plain muslin Drawers to 'the; finest nainsooks some embroidered,- others trimmed with lace,1 others again, hem etitched and tucked. This cut represents as good quality cambric umbrella drawer, embroidered and tucked an article worth 'fr'-ri.'69c: to 75c, our specials price for this sale, 50c. Our No. 1524, .jade of fine nainsook trimmed with inserting and ruffle! with deep embroidery. Umbrella " shape. Made to sell at $1.98. . Our-price f or nhis sale 1.50 1 We AiTP Haw1it'P' oorRptcovers Ju all HUalitiesi a TirT stvl t jn-from 1A' IQC MUS Jin to the finest nainsook, from; "the .plaid. 1C II ffl 1 - iX. I ii ii & fc'f-. IS GEiJ. BULLER - 2lVrVv.KDs Thoiieht to Br Divided Into Three Com- r mands. Simultaneous Mbyemebt on ed. Boers Begin evaluating, which Gen. erafly Bodes Evil for British. Cayalrv Becoonbissance by Some of Erench'8 Men. TRAIN LOAD OP TROOPS FROM BULLER' S COMMAND START FOR MOUTH' OF TUGELA TO OPERATE AGAINST RIVER BOER CATTLE RAIDERS IN ZULULAND London, J an. 15 .General ' Roberts, in a despatch to the war oflTce, records a cavalry reconnoissance ( by General French. 'He added that the positions of Methuen and Gatacre were un changed, but made no reference to the operations - in Najtal. The latest au thentic information concerning Buller was his Springfield despatch, dated January il. - Pietermaritzburg, Durban and Cape Town have been, vying with one anoth er in sending further remarkable re ports of the tnovements of Buller's troops, Jbut the fac't that the censor al lows" the transmission of such de spatches probably proves their" com plete inaccuracy. Critics discuss with fearful interest the statements indi cating a division of Buller's troops in to three parts, operating at Springfield, Colenso anid Wienen. They agree that( such, a. plan would be1 extremely daring-.. . ' . . ' Tjie situation, though at present neither understood nor understandable, certainly creates anxiety, whicbj is(. in no wise allayed by the rumors that tfae, 'strongesteiitrjenchinen nized that when these wily bampaign ersbegin ;td1'evacuate'' and "retreat? they are getting dangerous. TROOPERS FOR ZULULAND. London, Jan!.15l A Central News dtespatch from 3urban, dateds January 13, says that ten train loads of troopers from BullerS comimand' have started for. the nwutih of the vTugela" river, where'they will leave the ttain; and en ter Zululand to operate. aganst the Boer cattle raiders . FerrSnd, one of the Morning Post's correspondents at Ladysmith, was killed! in the fighting of "January 6.' . PROVENDER FOB BOKKS. Ijoiidoin, Jan. 15 An - interesting, item of news It that 300 Boers, escorxmg a party oT reapers, successfully garnierea all the crops, within two miles or xne cwflonial caim4t Bird's River, the Brit ish force being too Weak. tC interfere. A despatch from Pretoriaays tne fed. - forces rec ommenced ' vhe, bombara- era! smemt of Mafeking during January 12. ' Adarices from Pietermaritzburg datea Saturday say that since their defeat on January 6, the Boers., nave Deen re moytag1 their; position saniin oi, xuiy Smith. The earne despaxen oonnnns xn report that;' the ' Thirteenth! Hussars have reached v Groblerskloof, perhaps Tia strongest- position aeia oy vae jDurghersv whiose evacuation neiexably; astonished the lirmsn. : SIMULTANEOUS . MOVEi. " . A nrtrmynrktlve of the British activi ty in. the dUction of the relief or Lady Smitlh, a, despatch has Deem' receiveu ifrom Buluer to tne errecx max ns ex pected .all'dHspositimsl!foa'a'moTemeaot of the various columns against . the be siegers to be completed, this monung. i is considered quite prooaDie uiac me advance on. the -beleaguered itowat has eOrrunenced and- that fighting is gress5ng. . Militiamen i are dtviaeq ;in mcir wpiu tons as to whether Balier 1 at Spring-' field or personally directing . the flaflik movement from Weeman.'. v . f French's forces succeeded n dragging m.. 1 5-miTiier o une eununn oi;.B..-ECii rocky coleskop a thousand feet above the surroumdmg plain and January. xjBuc ftsfuiav routed & -Boer-comp on-r the plain, three miles fromStornistoem. t ' Good night! Us Oamphorlinei-have soft white hands' lin the morning. 255. All druggists. . For Salel .A' well , ecUblishedpayiflg" business., n;. account ;a health titwn&Xmiirt:ipetos'b ..f'i WW's- At Sacrifice 'J 1 12: lZJri r,V frr eai ener- tii' ffff-fc'ft-'tn Annr "Vf i?caf Estate Avevtb pattori Ayenue. TEXAS FEUD BREAKS OUT ACAIIIAIID OIIE MAN KILLED As Witnesses at Harder Trial. Go Out, Shooting Begins. ft - , . , Austin, Jan. 15. The'1 political fettd which has been 'waged! for years in Col- orado county, broke out again today :it Bastrop, where the case of J. G. .Town sehd, of Columbus, charged with "tie murder of one of the opposite faction. were at the trial and a Company of state rangers was present to preserve order. . -; ' . - The case, was postponed and as the crowd of witnesses, went wit of court the shooting commenced. The son" Of Sheriff, Reece, of Colorajdo county, was killed and another mahl wounded. The rangers finally quelled- the riot.r The governor says, tonight that he has - or dered another company of rangers to Bastrop. SEABOARD AIR LINE V WINS THE VICTORY No Eestrictions on Consolidatice Roads Into One System. .Norfolk, Va., Jan. 15. Fe'eral Judge WadkSill here today refused- to grant the pnayer of Thomas F. . Ryan, who sought to enjoin the Williams syndi cate from consolidating eighteen rail roads "iirto the Greater Seaboard Air line. . : jRyan soughj the injunction, first, re straining the consolidation of the Sea board with the Florid'a Central and Pen insular and Georgia and Alabama," an-1 seconid1, tx prevent an alleged illegal sale by the directors of the Seaboard, to one of their number, Mr. Midden dbrf, of Baltimore, of 7,500 shares pf stock owned by it in the Raleigh and Gaston railroad. The decision of the court denies the injunction in both oT these cases. 1 '. , ', INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION WAHT POWER Can't Enforce Law to Compel Bail roads as to Bates . i Washington', Jan. 15. The inter-state commerce commission today made pub lfo its 1 3th' annual report. The , feature of the -reptwrtv.is ther strong, plea made' that congress ehall .uphold the hand SftwwitKrhtT' mrrLmeaaniti-nts xnaauaig tihe inter-stale ommerper gw xuof? .-; 5'TheTeqxiestof'4 the'- commission ..for -needful amendments have Deem sup ported by peltitioris and memorials trom agricultural, mamxif acturing -and cbin mercial interests ithroughout the coun try, yet, says the report, not a line of the statute has been changed, and 'none of tfhe burdensome conditione,has been removed or modified. Nine-tenths of the people know that any railroad com pany can. charge whatever it pleases without any real power in, the commis sion or any other tribunal to limit the amount of such -charge and they are substantially of one mind In desiring that this and other defects be-promptly remedied. Shippers (generally fcave been practically unanimous 4a favor of : a sin gle cflassifioatlon of f reights. The general public iissatisf ztction Ibas been frequently expressed in the resolu tion, of vartous national organizations, .and at a conference in Chicago Novem ber 1, abtended bv representatives frsm a number of -national associations of manufacturers, merchants and others, a. biJI, embracing the more important amendments recommended by the om missioh was approved as a measure which would best met the requirements of the business and conxmerclal-Sniterests. The bill Senator. Culiom introduced anq tihe continual tallure to perfect a. reg; .a.Hn P' statute on reasonable lines will soon result !ar an trresistable dmand for mot radical and drastic legisiaxron THE MISSISSIPPI CENSUS. VickabTirg, Jan. ,15. W. E. Hollison, census supervisori6f this , district an nounces that he'wili- make appointnient of enumeratorsv between' now , ;id March. U las now on file with the chief geographer of the census department at Washington. . Under an agreement be tween the republicans and the Missis sippi senators the positions will be di vided betwTeen-ihe two parties. In the appointment of democ-r:tic f numera tors the recommendations of the dem ocratic congressman ot the district and other leading democrats arc n-tssary. A special agent .wiu ' oe.'. iw.t.'j.; w take the census of the manufacturing enterprises in the larger towns anil cit ies of the district.; . Louisville,- Jao. 15t-The ' annual bah- quet 6f- theaite.JUTimnl? asspclationt of Kentucky, WUSCh'. President -Arthur THadley Istiw&ktihe Ewests,; .takes plaee;tomcot9ight Greats interest is takeButo-thf s OTeing bxniSeV aSatonl throtisliput JKeJSckyAVt- .v j ' ranf DigesUvAXTiCbrdfai , ter Vjb pepsia; '.IndJtexjS&and" Otoistlpfctla. Price 60c at gftqvi. - I riftnfd. - tnressed, and' repaired --Our I first classK 'oiir srtces r QNB DOLLAR ' month to regular Lciairatlon. j Aai t;lotlilng la Beat ror 4 ;VTdeplwiiet389. 'rl - V J' 4North Coii'rt .Sa-oyer Gazette Office, 'WASH ASHORE . 'r JC . &FR0H VWEGK AT ST.'JOHIIS CniiserHas Arrived to B$gin Search ..- -for Wreckage ' . St; Johnsi, iN. F., Jan. a- Nohing ya jStene at the wrecjk today-owing, to nce :thhigh,sea; The cniiier FionarriveieP :athe scene -this afternooni, fend tdmorrm wii !hn 'systematic" search for wreckage, nnd j. f3 . Tehi bodies faa-va been iKvvitoii amnno- thJocks∧ others cam be seen fioatinie about. ; f . The Rianans Oatholfa twUPssf fia ri,- trtet;; whtle holding a service at- Holy- iwi yesteraaywas . given by a villager a photograph which had been washf-d ashore,, apparently from the wreck. This represenits a seaman -wearing a ccp upon which are the letters "S. M. S. Falke A guenrsey. wf th the' letters "S- at a ha aasd been picked up near the wreck. it appears that 'the ship's funnel was handed red white sad black, with white diamond. The funnel could not be that of tihe Falke, as she, being a North German Lloyd liner, would haye a yel low jfunnel. '- :- v ' . The 'funnela most:- closely resembling that of the wreck are those of tflie Amer- icsyn- Petroleum company, which are banned black xed,' white and black, and theyessel certainly had a lot of petrole um, on board as the ocean is covered wifch it, causing (hundreds of cirds to perish. e Warren line of Boston is known the White Diamond line, and ai- ugh its funnels are bdack, me wreck my have been a chartered steamer with a ?hite diamond painted over the reg ular signal to show her 1 as a Warrea liner. MA'S" BE STANDARD- OIL BOAT. ' New York, Jan. 15. The Timee says: It is believed here that the vessel is one of. three oil steamers chartered or owned by the Standard" Oil company, two of which sailed from this port and t he third f rjwn Philadelphia. They are Mann heim, Helois and Heligoland. A STRANGE CASE OF TRANCE. TJndertakei Si the Eyelid of the Wo man He Was Embalming Quiver. East St. Louis, Jan. 15. Mrs. Chris tteni Hirth emerged from a trance this niornihg to find herself under process of being embalmed and prepared! for the grave.. The, discovery of life was the toe.acident.'aa4'''astoundedl the undertaker'. "A' mioyement - of anKeyev iia savecs.xne woman., rromi aeaxn. ax. xne fiaads of theTtnrtaker ,ox -f rom huriol ttire - - f-'j r Anis moTninjf . . "wnne ner nusoana watched! at her bed'5de a.tthe hospital, slfi! gave a deep sigh and ;then. seemed to breathe np more. When the county physician, arrived, he pronounced her ead. The county undertaker was. call ed and shortly afterward! proceeded to embalm the- boidy . Mrs. Hl'rtli was placed on the cooling board and the work of preparing her for burial began'. . On each eye a Weight was placed to hold, the lids. Over the face a white cloth saturated with bleaching-fluid was spread.. When ready to remove the bleaching cloth he noticed that one of the weights had fallen off . In. re placing it he thought he detected ai slight movement of the eyelash. There was bo beat of the pulse or sign of breath, however.', so he set about pre paring his instruments for the injection of the poisbnous fluids used in embalm ing. Wh,ile thus engaged he noticed a faint quiver' of the eyelid. He sum moned assistance and the boidy was re-L moved to a bed in the (hospital. The doctor was called and restoratives ap-. plied. . Gradually v the woman 'came' - out of her comia anid-.-Sv:-aMevtV'nMve; her body . She was unable to discuss her experiences, but matte signs to Indi cate that she was conscious Of all that had taken place. It is expected that she will- regain some otV her strength and live for a while .at least. DAMASCUS ROAD SOLD. .- ' .. 11106108...' 45" X vpeciaf from Ahlwe-nVm 'savs 't'hrft"'r the Norfolk - and Western has . rureffatsed the Da mascus road; extshdingfr-'m Abirrgdon to Damascus, which controls " the en trance to the rich iro.i and . timber lands of Tennessee. - . . Periodical- tickets taicen.;.ati Steele's New Laundry .Church St., nearPatton Ave. .' v ' . - ' .- . i- . IT when you come to us to tret treatnMtat Cor your 'eyes.' We're exceedingly .care-f ful in- exam4npig ancll'prescrftins Otw Dtssea; witl reliey that achinlgr'BeiJBa tian in your optteaH- nerves. A! t rCtol ters Bpenwith.'? us-. will 'i permanently eure pour trouble;' t Repair worfa tpe- ciaity. frryfi7 4 JHSENTIfflC, OPTICIANS, 4&Patton AvnuC5 . BODIES . r.v.- i r M ...... : iV WTj'i ' - - SAVES.YaHlflIIEY!AnMir,TE PROGRESS OF BUBOIlia PLAGUE IN HONOLULU Twentj-Two Deaths-New:' Cass freaking Out Leprosy Discayered. Honolulu, Jan. 9, via San Francisco, J anr lS.-qap to' date there haf e been twenty-two deaths from the -bubonic plague. Prajcfioally every case has proven fatal, although four cases iio w In the hospital promise to recover. About 2,000; people have beeij removed from the; Infected" quarter and herded in quarantine camps. - Tbe council lias epprpriated S20 000 for ia garbage crematory- and $250,000 with which to put the city in sanitary condition and guard against the s 6 read .M. 'Ail.-.' tne piague. JNew cases nf tv.t L plague are constantly appearing rt points away from the center of infec tion, showing that the germs have been widely scattered. . The 'lifting of the quarantine ' on Chinatown just before Christmas Ms thought to be responsible for the fresh outbreak of, the disease. On December ZV it was decided to destroy the infect ed houses. Since then five sections of Chinatown have been "destroyed.- The inspection! has also revealed several cases of leprosy. ENATOR PRITGHARD'S SPEECH POSTPONED On Account o: Small-Pox Quarantine at Rockingham. Special to the Gazette. Washington, Jan. 15. Senator Pritchard will not speak at Rocking ham tomorrow,- the place being quar antined on account of smallpox. Ow ing to the quarantine court has ad journed at Rockingham- THE ANNUAL FRENCH BALL. Madison Square Garden Most Gaily Decorated. .New York, Jan. 15 .' One of .the most eiaDor&xc scnemes of idlecoration! for the interior of Madison Square garden yet attempted wasi seen at the carnival uiMsiio;i aue oaar ox xne (jercie I jjxanoais oe I'Marmionie, which wasNl nexa xomgnx. u'ne interior or the great uuiiuiiug; uaa' oeen, xransrormea into a huge pagoda, the high roof being ' en- tlrelyv concealed by a canopy of white andi gold cloth, which' hung in wide rowsrrtronvthe center and :was . carried f-k u i etv xor xne waus.- a number of1 large natioriiai .flags were fes toohed in the balloon : form from the atex of the canopy. The color effect was brought out strongly by 2,000 in candescent lights- strung above the canopy of white, gold and the national colors. A promenade 20 feet wide ex tended around the idtancing circle, and was marked off by . a series of thirty decorative columns, fifteen feet high, made of staff. These were connected by festoons of evergreen, from which 800 colored Venetian lanterns were sus pended.4 Palms and other tropical plants were used in the diecoratibn of the boxes. Strings of signal flags, fes tooned from' . the apex of . the canopy roof to the top of each column arourfd the promenade, completed the scheme. The ballet exceeded anything ever brought together.' In this city. The band was composed of1 one hundred pieces . There was a French quadrille by thirty-two women. Another feature was a "5Irginia reel of the colonial Says. 1 ART EXHIBITION IN PHILADELPHIA. Pfcffladelohia, Jan. 15. The sfixty-nihth annual art exhibition at the Academy of Fine Acts opened today. It has been generously subscribed to and in. the dis play of contemporary art, ranks first in this country.' Original works not before shown in Philadelphia wffl constitute the collection. ' ' "In winter's cold and summer's parch ing heat," use Camphorline, for chapped hands and face, tan, sun burn, etc. 25c. all druggists. 'ON THE SQUARE. Agency "R0CKBR00K FARM" CREAMERY BUTTER; 2 . A BEAUTIFUL QUADRUPLE PLATE Silver Pitoner, Free , to purchasers ot-our PURE"' 5 yiPLE SYRUP. cuaraittee; ft fyWe will give GOLD DOLLARS I '"for every, droi- . f .adu3Jtemtibtn S found In this syrup." , -J GIVETHIS PURB . SYRUH "A 1 1 Successor td, WFC flnJder, i 6 NORTH, COURTSQUARE. Clare gem -IYER PETTIGREITS. WRANGLING Still fndulging in Bitter ARe- criminationvAgaint the President. Walcott Urges the Duty ofl Holding Philippines, An Alleged Alliance Between Quay and Clark. MoreInvestigation May Besult From Clark's Case. RAWLINS SPEAKS AviAINSTrTHB GOLD STANDARD BILL IN THE ' ' . I. V SENATE TIME OF THE HOUSB i-rAJtuim pr WITH DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA .MATTERS. ? Washington, Jan. The senate had two hours of its sefesian today tak en up with a, (discussion of the-Philip-pine question. Berry, democrat, of Arkansas, made an argument in favr1 of the joint resolution introduced by Bacon, democrat, of Georgia, disclaim ing the purposeof this"government to retain possession of the Philippines. Pettigrew, silver republican, followed, and indulged in bitter recriminations against the president for his course In prosecuting the war. Thsn Wolcott, republican, of Colorado, .poured out vials of his wrath on Pettigrew, whom he said was always jready to attack every person and ,e.very cause. He al so criticised Beveridge's speech of some dlays 'ago' by -.saying duty, and not lust for gain, should be our motive for holding the islands. The remainder of the session was consumed with, a speech against the gold standard by Rawlins, of Utah. IN THE HOUSE. The house session was occupied with the c6nsideration. of measures relating to affairs' of .the District of Columbia,. John W., Gayle, Ibe-new- representative from the seventh district of Kentucky' appeared and took the oath. - QUAY-CLARK ALLIANCE. ' Washington '' Jan . 15 . For - the past few days the friends of Senator Jifcuay have been emphatic in. claimlhat he will be seated1 when his casepcomes , up next month after the currency bill has. been disposed of. These state ments have caused some surprise, In view of the settled conviction that Quay's friends could not muster ' ' enough, votes". v The opposition announced today that the faith of he Quay men was brsed on the fact that; Quay' had1 formed an offensive and defensive alliance with Clark, "whose; election se ;. senator from Montana is now being Investigated. Quay and Clark are saldi - to bavetaii- , . ranged a modus Vivendi' personally at lv anvinterview last week. Clark la jsdfa ' I to have, agreed .to Relive1" certain dm- , ocratic, votes i besides ba-4ng' u.wf '' Quay to deLjLyer certain republican votesK'besideshlS; own; and that of Sen- -ator Penrose. . ... ' CLARK APPREHENSIVE . 7 " , Apparently Clark fears the testimony J given before; the, senate committee; ., . Leading senators on doxu sias wtyxae senate expressed the5 opinion. : today that neither would be atle to "deliver -the goods," as the 'deal would be wr, apparent 'in n;r6Tl call. r ' , Jones maintains , ' thati .there Is ,tio --. break in the demoorftlc bjppositiOn,; ;ln addition tthe . talk of "the'Quyj'ania Clark alliance, there were ugly, rumors afloat at - the senate today about f the means being employed to induce sena-. , tors to vote for. piark, anil it ls-possible .r H that they may-; result in. broadening the .. scope of the investigation now in pro- -gress. " gr . - . , - A RTILLERYMEN IN TROUBLE. Newport, News, Va., Jan. 15. United ' States artillery inenato-t . Ionroe at tenipted to clean ouvthn' Dewey house, at Phoebus. In the row a soldier-wasr probably- fatally shot by ai negro, .and - thereuponr the soldiers became rrenzieq, and began shooting recklessly They finally dispersed without other fatalifci. .ies. . ,; 5 "5 - " - ! ... ' ,. J.. :- ., rv-' SUGGESTION TO AGRICULTARISTS: , Washington, Jan. J.5. Director o cenr sus Merriam suggests to the agricultur ist -of? hi rmmtrv that-4hev; usistfme hof .theiri spare time in, jthorore- parinctnemseives to answer i promyxiy , , nrX Aiirat1vvthel Questions ielatlve ,to t aui cage uu .m v. - tairithe calendar, year -1899. Iwhlcliithe HenshsenxtmeratOTs by1 law -wiHjfbo com- pened-foiascertalhu uThis,.he says, wiu rartto-arunatfdaocurat , rmF. R.-Daby says?-rJannoriM Is i nottWnJyTgoodf but for .burns and inflamed- surfaces . aim My "husband ' would " have ' beea bad! bumed i the otherdayf had I not used C?amp3Hrttee auicklyand, freely.. ... , New Lunch Room, - ROYAL, V No.6Pcito3 Are. 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