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ASHEVnjjE, WNESDA.TENIN&, JANDAEY 17, 1900.
PEICE 5 CENTS.
. . : - - .. m , , jf
fflESTRElCHER!S.i
First; January
rSaleof.:
;-'0'0'or:-:4.y'i
rf .-t--- v, -: .-V.--';
Having thi ealfe in 'viewi e placed
large orders with the manufacturers of
the EAGLE BRAND of trader muslins,
the best mae in- tie market. Though
at the time we bought these goods the
enormous advance la cotton, fabrics -was
not anticipated. , .We are therefore able
to place beforef you'mucb better valuea
than recent purchases would permit us
to do. ' - vy- --.r .V -
In Gowns we offer; a nine from 5Qc. to
$5.00 each.
This gown is made of . fm cambric
trimmed in lace, wortfc $1.25, special 98c.
Our line of Skirts ranges from 48c. to
$5.00, though in a few daye will be able'
iu huuw uieui up.iv tiv.w eogiu
This cut represents a Skirt madeW
fine Nainsook with. Sawn dust ruffles and
thre clusters of four tucks each.. Price
$1.69 . .
All of our skints are full widtlhs,
the cheapest we show are as wide as
the best. We are also showing he short
skirts "for walkSing'and g&lf . purposes at
50 and 75 cents each. ,
Drawers', we have a line from 23c for
a plain muslin Drawers to vthe finest
iiaineooks som embroidered, others
trimmed with lace, others . again, Ihem
etitched and tucked. . .r
This cult represents as good quality
cambric umbrella drawers, embroidered
and tucked an article - worth fr -m 69c.
to 75c, our special price for this sale, 50c.
Our No 1524, iJi&de of fine-nainsook
trimmed with inserting and ruffle I wttb.,
deen cmhrol d erv. . . , TTmbrella- shape.
Made to eell at $1.98. Our price for nlsJ
ale.. .. ... ,...'1,50
We ftr Rfhnwi.n' rapt rovers fcj all
qualities and styl sfroni a 10c. Mus
lin to the finest nainsook,' from the pTIa
to the latest short Parisian, covers.
MUSLIN
7. v - 1 v.. . :-
,. . ...
IS GEfJ. BULLED
MOWIfJ
News of .His Movements Has
Withheld for
Five
in the Direction
of Cainp Frere.
Boers Repulsed i'n Attack on a Hill
at Rensburg
A British
Fort Near Mafeking De
molished.' MEHUEN UOST THE CONFIDENCE
OF HIS MEN BY HIS BLUNDER
AT MAGERSFONTEIN LADY
SMITH StTFFERING FROM UN
SANITARY CONDITIONS .
London, , Jan. 7. -The. country is still
condemne to the exercise of patience
concerning Bullers operations, al
though more than five' days have
elapsed since it was reported; that" he
occupied Potgieter's drift. ODinion
differs as to whether; the silence is im
posed by. Buller or the war office, but
it is evident that, nothing is going to be
Known by the public until the result
of Butter's movement, be It success
ful or unsuccessful, can be annotanced.
Durban telegrams of January. 16
say no news nas been received there,
but heavy firing "was heanT Monday in
the direction - ' Frere, and it is under
stood that an engagement was pro
ceeding. .
l-. Wlth the exception of the repulse of
theBoer attack on the hill at Rens-
arg. on the 15th nothing of import-
an ceihas happened elsewhere.; In con
nection with the arrival of President'
Krugers son-in-law, Floff, at Lorenzo
.MarQuez, j&iboardrit is'allegedv; of a'Ger-r
man' warship," a telegram!, from Durban
says bis purpose is. to arrange for
Kruger's escape to German Damarar
land In tbe event of Pretoria being cap
tured. SITUATION AT STORMBERG.
Advices from Sterkstroom, dated!
Monday, report that Gataore's troops
made a demonstration beyond Molteno
in the direction of Stormtoerg in the
belief that the 'Boers intended to seize
Molteno. The burghers were not
sighted and the British remained at
Molteno. Arrivals from Stormberg es
timate that there are 4,500 Boers (at
that place. French continues to shell
the Boer positions, but nothing de
cisive has, taken place.
SICKNESS AT LADYSMITH .
The death lists from enteric fever
and dysentery alt Ladysmith, averag
ing from, eight to ten dally, are consid
ered more serious1 than the 420 casual
ties of Saturday's fight, as they indi
cate the frightfully unsanitary conkSi
tion of the beleaguered' town.
A Jetter from Ladysmith, dated? De
cember . 7, says that even then 90 out
of 540 men in the battalion of which
the writer was a- member were sick
with dysentery or enteric fever. Ac
cording to ai despatch 6 the Daily
Chronicle, dated January 8, t. the pa
tients and' attendants inpombl fcamp,
where the hospital is, ; theii' numbered
2,800. AV"-
- METHUEN'S BLUNTpER.
' EviHience accumulates that Meth
nen's blunder at. Magersfontein lost
him; the confidence of his entire force
to 'such an extent that it is doubtful if
the troops would follow him in. anoth
er attack on the Boers. -
The war office is understood to be in
possession of a letter written by; Wau
cbope the night before the battle, say
ing that it would! ibe the last letter he
wouldV ever wrfye, as he had. been ask
ed to perform; an impossible task, and
had either to obey, or ' surrender his
sword. . '
Ahlmmediate change In ' the com
mand of the force may, therefore, be
expected It Is anticipated ; in some
Quarters ' that Lieutenant- General
Tucker will . succeed Methuen. . ?v . .
' A FORT DEMOLISHED.
Pretoria Jan. - 13 ; (Delayed) .-rAs a
result of the, bombardment of ;Maf eking
yesterday' the British fort at the east
ward! was ' demollshea 'and' the British
retired.' ; One Boer was ' wounded. Ad-
Sale.
A well estabUshed ; paying;
business 'On account ' of ,-fll .
health' owner ' must sell at;
.'.v--i''MAnfi Cns an. finer.
cetie nan wtt2k email eapital.
Apply ta - .
c ; Rczl Estate Agents
; ' 23 Patton Avenue. r?
,2,v.
BATTLE?
For
Tices.from the 'head laager at.rLady-
emith report' that the attack n that
place on - January 61 was disastrous to
the British, and; ; that Ladysmith ap
pears' to; be lit sore straits". . '
Rensbjorg,; Cape Colony, Jan.; 15.r
The , Boers this morning attempted to
rush a hill heBctt by'a company of York
shires an$ New! Zealanders but were
repulsed at the point of the bayonet
The Boers .had: twenty-one killed ' and
fifty wounded. . '
A KENTUCKY FEUD
EI1DS III MURDER
Scott and Colson, Both PromineDt Men ,
- v Have Shoofin Match-
Frankfort, Ky., Jan. ;16. Ethelbert:
Scott, n nephe w of ex-Governor Brad
ley, and ex (."ongressmam Colson met in
the lobby of the Capitol hotel this af
noon and renewed a feutf, whictf'was
bt"gun" more' tlraa a year ago. "
At that time Colson; who was colonel
of the Fourth Kentucky cavalry, then
stationed . at Anniston Ala.,
fought al duel with Scott,-, who
was a lieutenant in one of - Colson's
companies. Both were . wounded.
When, the men met today they began
shooting ,t once. Who fired the first
Shot 1 Is. unknown. , Scott, in 'opening
fire, pulled in front Of him a bystander
named Demaree who was killed by a
shot from Colson's revolver. Colson
likewise held In front of 'him a drum
mer named Golden. (The latter was
wounded in the breast from a bullet
from Scott's revolver.' '
When Demaree fell Scott received a
shot and fled. Colson pursued him,
firing as he ram. - Scott fell dead. A
stock dealer named Julian: was- shot In
the leg. He died shortly after from loss
of blood. Colsbn ; was slightly 'wounded
In the arm.
Later particulars of the Cqlson
Scott shooting affray show that in ad
dition to the victims already mentioned
an innocent bystander had his leg
broken by being knocked down still
another was shot in the leg.
Golden Is reported as dying. Colson
surrendered to the police; He. main
tained his nerve until on the way to
the jail, when he (broke down and wept
bitterly, exclaiming repeatedly: "My
God," "My God." In an, interview a.t
the jail he said he was forced to do the
shooting. He declared! he vVs followed :
by Scott and Golden all day. H6 said
Golden was not. a drummer but Cap
tain,;, Golden, of Middlesboro. He "de
ciaredl.UiaiJatter.. participated " lifctha
"shbotlngrr: "'X ".-!?zr.
The shooting, caused istense excite
ment. He Is wealthy and -no doubt
will be defended by able counsel.
PROPOSED GOVERNMENT
PACIFIC OCEAN CABLE
Secretary Long and Admiral Bradford
Appear Before Committee.
Washington, .Jan. 16. Secretary
Long and Rear Admiral Bradford ap
peared before he senate committee on.
naval affairs today in advocacy of the
construction of a Pacific cable by uae
government. The secretary's state
ment was general and related entirely
to the feasibility of the plan and its
advantage over doing the work by pri
vate? enterprise .
Rear Admiral Bradford detailed the
operations of the collier Nero which is
now engaged in making a preliminary
survey of the proposed line jsvest of
Honolulu. Hesald that the survey had
been completed, and that the, Nero was
now on her return making a zigzag
survey. According to reports made of
the preliminary work the proposed ca
ble is entirely practicable to run fron
San Francisco to Honolulu, thence by
Midway Islands and Guam to Dingala
bay; island of Luzon, ,with a spur for
commercial purposes to Yokohama. He
estimated the cost of the cable to be
no.ooo.ooo.
GOVERNOR INAUGURATED.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 16. A. H.
Longino was today inaugurated as
governor of Mississippi, and tlu.- legis
lature formally elected A. J. McLaur
In and W. V. Sullivan, the caucus
nominees, United States senators. Mc
Laurin is critically 111 with pneumonia.
- A. NORTH CAROLINA LIEUTENANT
' Washington, Jan . 16 .The president
today nominated' Herbert vJ. Hersh
lnger,of North Carplina, to be second
lieutenant in the marine corps.
- Mtb. F. R. Darby says; "Camphorttae
Is not only good for chapped hands but
for burns ' and inflamed . surfaces ' aJeo .
My husbind : would have been badly
burned the, other day had Lnot used
Camphorline - quickly and " freely.
Wood's' seeds at: Grant's Pharmasy.
- Good night! ,Use Oampborline;
soft white hands "to the morning.
have
25c.
All druggists.
.Grant's Digestive Cordial- for Dys
pepsia, indigestion and; CTonstlpatlon.
Price 60c at-Grant's. - "
SenJ.Your Clotuing..
to ; the Asheville Presaog dub fto';bs
cleaned, - pressed ' and '.; repaired: Our
workmen r Marei-experiencedV our work
finst class, dur prices reasonable; ONLY
ONB DOLLAR v a - month "to .regular
members." Ladles work receives .espe
cial attention. All clothing is sent for
and. delivered v ,
" . 1 J . Telephone 389.', v
'4 iorth Court Sq. over Gazette Of3ce.
APPALACHIAN
NATIONAL PARK
Progress of the Movement in
, Congress to ; Secure the
Great Forest Reserve.
North Carolina Senators In-
trodnce the Measure. -
Preparing an Investigation of Western
North Carolina.
tor Butler'a Joint Beaolution Call
ing for an Appropriation.
PROPOSED COMMISSION FROM
SENATE AND HOUSE TO SELECT
A SITE COVERING NOT LESS
THAN 500,000 ACRES AND NOT
MORE THAN 1,000,000.
Gazette Bureau,
Washington, Jam. 16.
Special to the Gazette.
Senator Pritchard today introduced
an amendment to the agricultural ap
propriation, bill providing for am inves
tigation and examination of the region
in Western North" Carolina, and liast
ern Tennessee and that portion of
Georgia adSaceat to Western North
Carolina with a view to secure a na
tional park to be known as the Appa
lachian National park.
Senator Butler today introduced the
following joint resolution.:
; JOINT RESOLUTION.
To provide for the appointment r; of a
commission to investigate and' report
upon the most desirable area in
Western North Carolina for the es-
f tabusbflnent of 'a national loark and
forest reserve to be known as the
Appalachian National park. ,
t Be it enacted by the senate and house
jf representatives the United States
ToX AmeTca congreis
Sec l. - That a commission,' consist
ing -of three senators, to be appointed!
by the president of the senate; five
members of the house of representa
tives, to be appointed by the speaker,
and seven members to be appointed by
the president of the United States, be,
and the same is hereby, crea'tedl to visit
that part of the Appalachian system of
mountains located in Western North
Carolina and East Tennessee and in
spect the various sites in the heart of
the Gieat Smoky mountains, the Bal
saim mountains and the Black and
Craggy mountains and seem to be
most desirable for the location of a
great national park and forest reserva
tion, to be known as the Appalachian
National park, and to cover an area of
not less thaw five hundred thousand
acres anJ not more than one "million
acres. -
Seel 2. That the' commission shall
have in view not only the establish
ment jt a great national park in the
east 'to rival the Yellowstone National
park in the west for scenic beauty and
national recreation but also for the
protection of forests and headwaters
of great water sources in the Great
Smoky arid Blue Ridge mouritains.
Sec. 3. That the commission shall
report not only as to the best location,
but also as to the general topography
of the - country of each location,
the approximate number of citizens liv
ing in each location, the percentage of
arable and trmberel lands the persons
or companies that own the various
tracts of land in each examined site,
and the approximate price at which
each of such locations can be bought
by the government. .
Sec. 4. That said commission may
(designate a sub-committee of Its num
ber to make the investigation aim! report
to the full., commission, and that the
commissiioin be- authorized to employ
the necessary clerks and stenograph
er that may be necessary for the act
ual work of the commission, b a whole
or by a sub-comintiUeevjn pen'ofm'n-?
its duties.
Sec. 5. - That sa'd ' t ommisejpn .shall
make a. report to the president on or be-
IT SAVES you r.ioi:EY:iD Jir.iE
when, you come toi us W get "treatewnt
or your eyes. We're exceedingly eare.
ful in examUnSng and. prescrSbinc. our,
glasses , will reevo .that aching ssnsa-:
tion ia your optical nerves. .. Alf, if dol
lars . spent with us will permaaently
eure pour trouble. ; Repair "work A,pe
f BAKER & CO.,
SCIENTIPIOOPtlCJANSV
1
i 45 Patton Avenue.
- EXAMINATION FREE.
jl
fore December Ui W. iffposs'ble; and
If not, then a4pariai report-by siid
date and a t&l report as soon thereaf-'
ier as practicable provided? tht aM
full report shall be nw.de not later than
jwovemioer 15, I90r.v J .
v Sec. 6. -That the members of the com.
mission) shall be 'allowed and paid all
necessary expenses incurred while act
ually engaged In thework,of the com-,
mission and that: those' members of the
commission who arenot members of
congress, or otherwise In the molnv-
ment of the government shall receive
to addition thereto i'ten. dollars po day
while actually engaged! in the work of
the commission. - . j ''
Sec. 7. That , the sum of ten. thous
and dollars or so much thereof as may
be necessary, be, and the siame Is here
by, appropriated out of any money If
the treasury not otherwise appropriat-
eci, to cover the expenses of the com
mission.
Of course the steps taken by the
two North Carolina senators are In
harmony and done with the hope Of se
curing prompt action) in some form
that will lead to the establishment of
ii i. j . f
we proposen.1 zoresc reserve.
W. A. H
From the senate proceedings in the
Congressional Record of January 4 the
following is taken: .
"Mr. PritchardrI 'present1 petition
of the Appalachian! National Park as
sociation, praying for the establish
ment of .a national park at some place
in . the Southern Appalachian region. I
move that the petition be printed as a
document and be referred! to the com
mittee on forest reservations and the
protection of w game. The motion was
agreed! to." ;
In its issue of January 5 the Gazette
published this mernoarial and the fact
that it had been submitted to the sen-
atte as above. Some officious persons,
however, have taken the trouble ts
question the accuracy of our Informa
tion and we publish this extract from
the Congressional Record for the bene
fit of any who have been misled by
them.
THE LOST STEAMSHIP
. WAS THE HELIGOLAND
Identity of the Ship That Suffered Dis
aster in St-Mary's Bay.
St'. Johns, N. F., Jan. 16. The light
keeper at Cape Pino today picked ui. a
portion of the stern of a ship's boat
hearinipthaia3
the name of a German tank steamer
leased' by the Standard Oil company.
The find forces -the -conviction "that 'tria
ls the name of the steamer wrecked in
St. Mary's bay. The keeper believes
the boat with the crew succeeded in
leaving the ship, and while trying to
ride out the gale in the bay, with the
hope of making land on its. abating,
the boat was swamped and all on
board perished.
Attempts were made to reach the
wreck today but the sea is still too
Tough. The roughness of the sea also
prevented' the recovery of the bodies
floating in various coves. There is lit
tle doubt here that the ill-fated1 vessel,
is the Heligoland. The finding of a
board! today with the notice "No
smoking allowed," also forces the be
lief that the vessel was an oil tank
steamer, as they, are the only ships
that -carry suohr notices.
FIRE IN DAWSON CITY.
Tacoma, Jan. 16. Dawson City ad
vices received today state that proper
ty to the extent of half a million dol
lars was burned there last Wednesday
evening. The imercuryv at the time
registered! forty degrees telow zero.
The details have not come to hand.
The advices further state that eighteen
fires occurred 4n the first three weeks
of December.
' Periodical tickets taken
New Laundry. Church St.,
Ave.;. ,, -
"at Steele's
near Patton
"In winter's coldand Summer's parch
ing heat," use Canhoriine for chapped
hands and face) tan, sunt burn, etc. 25c.
all druggists. .
'ON THE SQUARE.
'
Agency
R0CKBR00K FARM
CBEAMERY BUTTER.
FINE LOT OF
...SMOKED, HALIBUT J
I SELECTED ;EL0ATERS I
' Just In; also some
kf"-
SWEET, FAT ANDJUIC F,
a;
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4
2
ft f
.lafi pounoitlns.
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CUin'EIGEOTEn
Succesr to "WP. Cnlder.
6 1 NORTH COURT SQUARE.
t;
-"-IAIAIA1A!.AIAIIIAA.-AA,AAI
THE SUBJECT
OF tVliiCHINGS
Before the Senate b
a Petition Signed by 3,- -
000 Colored Men.
Matter fieferred to Judiciary
Committee. '
Fruitless Discussion of Hoar's PhiU
rt ippine Resolution.
Pettigrew's Inquiry Tafoled by a Vote
of.4lto20.
INDICATIONS THAT HOUSE WILL
APPROVE APPROPRIATION FOR
- RURAL MAIL DBLiyERY-rTHE
SALE - OF THE NEW YORIv CUS
TOM HOtTSE.
Washington Jan .-16 .The Senate ses
sion today .was quite lengthy. Much!of
it was"deFpied. to thejdlscussiou of Mr.
Hoar's resolution calling for communi
cations received by President McKin
ley from Aguinaldo. Mr. Pettigrew
offered a resolution amending Mr.
Hoar's resolution calling for a copy of
the instructions sent to the Paris comr
mission. The senate went into execu-1
tive session and' after a brief discus
sion tabled! Pettigrew's . resolution by. a
vote of 41 to 20. Hoar's resolution was
laid aside without action. - :
Tp PREVNE LYNCHING .
Mr. , CullOm, . of '. IIlThOls, precipitated
a discussion on lynchlngs by presenting
a petition signed by . more ;thaai3,00O
colored.men praying: that some ".action
be taken to prevent , the lynching of
colored men. ' ;l
''lVHQhairn' the judiciary
committee,' said' ife. 'ifieiry5 sens
ator would .be Jad1 to. hive such.meas
ures adopted as would suppress the
wrong, doing and enable the officials to
enforce the laws. No senator, . he
thought, would disagree to that. He
directed; attentSon to the fact that
state laws take cognizance of ' the
Lcrimes referred to in the petition. - By
what constitutional method the Unit
ed) States could take action in this
question is a difficult query.
Mr. Chandler, chairman of the com
mittee on privileges and elections,
said i, "There is no power in con
gress to prevent or to punish crimes .
committed in the various states. If
the states do not punish crimes, for the
punishment of which they have enact
ed laws no; federal law can take the
place of the useless state laws."
Mr. Chandler said there Is no federal
law under which a violator -of the suf
frage laws cOuid'be punished.
Mr. Spqoner, of Wisconsin: "There
is such federal legislation."
Mr. Chandler: '.There is. not now
such legislation. Congress has no con
stitutional . power, to punish such
crimes.' 1 : - '
Mr. Cullom thought that Jnasmuch
as It involved new legislation, the peti
tion should go to the committee on
Judiciary. "This subject," said Mr;
Cullom. "seems to call for Investiga-
tion. These people realize that they
are being badly treated- Such treat
ment is without authority of. law and
ought to' be stopped if possible." -
Mr. Tillman - asked Mr. V Cullom
whether the trouble complained of by
the negroes occurred! in. Illinois or in
the south. : ,'..'.; v
Mr. .Cullomi. replied that he could not
tell. . He knew, howeVer, that Six, ne
groes had been shot, down in, Illinois
without cause. : Hef added he was grati
ified' to say . that a number of people
were now. in jail , awafting trial vfor the
crime . The "petition was referred
PENSION LEGiSLATION.
A . bill was passed! repealing (with
reference to the parents of persons who
served In the war. with Spain or the
Philippines) the law which excludes
from the benefits of the. pension law all
those who" aided in the. confederacy.
The Nicaraguari canal " bill was ' re
ported arid, placed on Uhe calendiair
. " ' ; -. rKJ THB- HOUSE.' I
Washington, Jan l S : Consideration
of the urgent .deficiency bill , in- ,the
house today did not, as; expected, de-,
velop a general discussion of thePhil
ippine question; ' It was'referred. to
in two or- three speeches ."onthejjdem
ocratic side, tmt no positivedeclktton
agalns't retaining the islandt was
made, :' ' - -r ' ,
.'RURAL DELIVERY OF, MA3L1 '
VMost of jthe lday was'devotedflja.
dlscnsBtan-t-iraral msHj iflSellvery for
which' an" aou
$150,000 for 7the current year Is hiade In
theCbill. ?iThe .pohcY: of the postoface
oepartmentty4 (bT.JIessntr:
Cannonaod - LoudV.whb characterlxed
it as ccercjoa. oil io. ,
of the govetnment A, large, majors
ftV of . fheDeakersx ttwwever, warmly.
ii. Aii ttiA rfn).rtjTMnt
ajppruyeu uc7whw;v .. -r. ,
and3Ir. Loud -'coticeaea. that the appn-
pritloa wouloeimade: " i . ": .
- nWaihcIcerof the seesfon ITX,
forihls, actlon' ln connectiott ; wi the "
eale of ? the ' New i or s cusiom .uuur
property;' andVMr Hopkins , ifef eCded
the secretary, asserting that His oonr
duct had been 'marked by a high degree
of business skill and regard for the In
terests, cf the government.