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t s : ''J;- Wr.; r V I - sr. 7 - v - . .... .-t-.;.'..-,,(i;i-..:'."'EK ' 4 -N VOL. IV: NO. 206 ASHEVULE, N. C, WEDNESDAY HOENING, JAOTAEY 31, 1900. PBICE 5 CENTS. mm , x - ' , r i - ,' .. 9 ESTREIGHER COMPANY Are You Interested -in Corsets? Did you ever try the cele brated French P. D. Corsets? We have just received a full line of them in all sizes, We have the exclusive agen cy for the eel b rated Ameri can Lady Corsets of which we carry about twenty dif ferent styles. These corsets are ill warranted perfect fitting and good wearers. If not perfectly satisfactory in every respect we will re place them with a new cor set. Perfect figures given ly the wearers of our cele- brated cprsets. IGHER&GO 51 Patton Avenue. .MASSAGE,. A!SD PACKS. Treatment for NERVOUS, RHEUMATIC uad OTHER DISEASES. Special: THURB BRANDT MASSAGE FOR FEMALE DISEASES; ALSO FACE MASSAGE. PROF. EDWIN GRUNER, Graduate Chemnitz College, Germany. Formerly with Oakland Heignts. Sanitarium.) 5 S. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 206. Home or Office Treatment. Office hour, 11 a. m. to 1. p. m., 2 to 4 p. m. v Do You Know... That hundreds of our best citizens after testing the merits of the Aeheville Pres sing Club have become regular mem bers at One Dollar a Month? We clefan press and repair clothing in first class stvle. Lames wotrk solicit ed. We send for and deliver aM1 cloth ing. J. C. WILBAR & CO., Prop. Telephone 380. 4 North Court Sq. over Gazette Office OSTEOPATHY. The Willard Institute of Oesteopath D. Willard M. iE. T. D. O., and E. to. Willard, D. O. Offices over Dr. T. C. Smith's Drug Store, Court Square. , , Office hours, 9 a. . i. to 12 noon, ana 2:30 p. m. to 5.30 p. m. Examination and consultation ere. coco That our trade has more thri loubled on high grad cofCee since we came to the Ave, ue can but j mean be goods or better Prfo 'J to the people. . , ' ' Let us teach you iffclcn.lt Is. t cccb - H. C Johnson; OESTRE COFFEE HA71 ft n i nnn Jn-R n-n t WILLIMIill ISML SHOT BY AN ASSASSIN Dangerous'y Wounded While Entering the State House. Frankfort is a Fever of Ex citement and Troops on Guard. Crowds From Neighboring Towns Gather in the City. Contest Committee Declares Goebel Governor. Condition of the Wounded Man at Midnight Was Critical, A Farmer Arrested on Supposition of Being His Assassin. Frankfort, Jan. 30. The excitement consequent upon the attempted assas sination of Goebel is at fever heat to night. It is now learned that only one shot struck Goetoel, entering below the right nipple and passing through the body. The state house tonight is un- der-aaiUtJary law, ajiid oWiers-are Sta tioned around the building. A Gatllng gun is pointed toward the state house gate. Every train arriving brings de tachments of soldiers. The place from where the shots were fired has not been definitely located, bu't it is 'believed they were fired from the third story of the executive build ing, from a window in the hallway. This window was open and a head was seen protruding snortiy alter tne shooting. Another story is Ttfiat the shots were fired from the south window of the executive building and still an other is that they oamefrom the base ment. There were many witnesses to the at tempted assassination ibu't nobody seems to have seen the smoke of the assassin's gun. Adjutant General Col lier announced late in the afternoon that he had "been ordered to police the town. Colonel Williams', who arrived with several Lexington companies, is tonight issuing passes to officers anki others, allowing them to pass the military lines. After Teaching his hotel Goebel was suffering intense pain, bu't he was fully conscious. He declared emphatically that he was going to get well. Opiates were administered to him, and all the leading physicians of the town and a number of specialists were summoned to his bedside. Dr. McCormick, secre tary of the state board of health, .this evening stated) that Goebel will have only an even chance of recovery, that if he had internal heniorrhages his re covery was not expected; that there was no bleeding fromi the exterior of consequence, awa tms lnaicateo, an in ternal nemiorrhage. It is stated that the shot entered ( the right lung and passed downwaridi coming out through the back of the left side. Lexing'ton, Jan. SO. Military com- Have You Property For Sale, or Bent ? We fa&re dmBO Cor t eral large and small farms if price we eatisfactory; alee improved and unimproved city property that will be old at bargain. , prices. We eaa fiatf tfls&ata at once for Jt leapt ten; email "furnished m unfcimtahed tiouseev & LaBflRBE, Real Estate Agents, - 23 Patton Avenue. panies are ibeing rushed into Frankfort as rapidy as trains can carry them. It is expected that not less than 84 thous and additional soldiers will be on guard at the capitol tomorrow. A SUSPECT ARRESTED. Frankfort, Ky., Jam. 30. Whittaker, the man arrested on suspicion of having shot Goebel, was taken to Louisville tonight for safety. The shooting is de plored by all parties. Governor Tay lor refused to talk. Ex-Governor Brad ley denounced the attempted assassin ation as a cowardly act. He declared the would-be assassin should be hang ed. Mem!bers of the contest commit tee are said to be writing a report to night favoring the seating of Goebel, and will present it at a joint session tomtorrow when the ballot will be cast. There is a question ahout which law yers differ, as to what effect Goebel's death would have on 'the contest. It j? i.-ia'.mod by f-ome lawyers that should the office become vacant, Beckham, contestant for lieutenant governor, would be seated and he acting govern or. COIBEL'S SLENDER CHANCE. Frankfort, Jan. 30. At a late hour tonight Goebel was resting' easy. He is in a stupor. His physicians except a few have given him up, and say that the crisis will come between midnight and morning. It is believed lie is suf fering from internal hemorrhages. Goebel's nurse at midnight si id the senator's heart beat stronger and he was warmer than at any time since the shooting. His friends began to ex press hopes that he had rallied and would recover. His brother and Judge Goebel are iby his side in constant con ference. Goefbel men say he is certain to 'StffTern'or tomorrow if he Hvesv THE SHOOTING. Frankfort, Jan. 30. At a few minutes past eleven o'cl'ock this morning, while walking through the state house yard to the capiltlol building, William Goebel was shot by an unknown hand, and his Wound may result fatally. Although five shots were fired, only ona took effect, striking him im the right breast near the nipple, passing through his right lung, and coming out beneath the shoulder Iblade. A farmer of Butler county by the name of John Wihittaker was taken into custody and charged with the crime, and at the time of his arrest he was armed with three revolvers. Colonel Jack Chinn, Eph Lillard, war den) of the Frankfort penitentiary, and Goebel were walking along the siaewalk leading from the street to the capiui building, a shot was fired from one of the windows of the building in which are the offices of the state officials. Goe bel was etruck in the side and fell to the pavement. His companions seized him and raised him from the ground, Chinn saying: "I guess 'ijhey nave got you, Goebel." "Yes," said Goebel, "I guess they havo got me for sure." Four more shbte were then fired in quick succession, and although they narrowly missed being hit, oninn and LiH'ard remained by the wounded rrran until there was a cessation of the firing, and then Lillard ran for aid. In a very short space of time a crowd had collected about the spot where Goe bel had if&llen, and (he was carried into the basement of the Capitol hotel, where Dr. E. E. Hume has an office. The doc tor made an examination of the woun and said that the ball had penetrated the right lung, and that it would probably prove fatal1. From. Dr. Hume's office Goebel was taken to his room on the second noor of the hotel, and guards were stationed there who would allow no one to pass to the second floor. At the time of the shooting, the house was in session amd many members o the legislature were in the capitol. The senate was to meet in twenty minutes. Many men rushed out oif both halls, ha'tless and coatless, and almost wild withexcitemenit, but by the time they reached the lower hall Goebel was on his way to the doctor's. The members then in precipitate haste ran back to their rooms and adjourned, and hastened back into the streets. Immediately after 'the shooting a guiard was placed entirely around the building so as to allow the assassin no chance of escape. An aged Frankfort man, John W. Miles, while standing at the' foot of the stairway saw a man rusa ing down the steps,- and he threw his arms around him, and held him while he oaiEed for help. The man made no resistance, and when, arrested gave his name' as Harland Whittaker, and said that he was in the state office building at the time of Hue shooting, and thinking fchat it was the long-looked-for trouble in the streets, , he had hurried down. A search of the primmer was Instituted (and three large revolvers, all fully load-, ed; were found on Mm. He faced the sit uation calmly, and he was taken, quickly to the jail), as it was feared that the crowd was in a lynching humor. t . ' Chirm and Lillaird both declared that smokeless powder was used in the shoot ing. ' . Adjutant General jOollieT was not 100 yards, away when Goebel fell, and he acted with" great, pmmipitness.-. - Rurfhing out of the building, he was told that Goebel1 was slhot, and realiztne that the exefftenaeat was liable to be (followed by r BACON ON PHILIPPINES Speech in Support of His Res olution Against Retention of Islands. A. Large Standing Army thf Greatest Danger. Also Thinks Thirst for Empire is Not Easily Sated. Pettisrrew Wanted Asruinaldo's State ment Printed. HOUSE DISCUSSES FRAUD IN SELLING BOOKS IN MINNESOTA. SENATE RESOLUTION AGREED TO. Washington, Jan. 30. The feature of the senate proceedings today was a three-hour speech by Bacon in support of his resolution, declaring it the in tention, of the government to withdraw Its forces from the Philippines as soon as a stable government was estab lished. He contended that the reten tion of territory where statehood could not be granted would necessitate a rev olution of the American system of gov ernment. He twitted the imperialists, and said that the terms "imperialism" and "vassal" grated on them, but nev ertheless the word "vassal" covered the only political relation the Filipino could ever have with the Uni'ted States. He warned-his hearers that the first fruit of "imperialism" would be mili tarism. He declared that there could be no greater menace to personal liberty than a great' standing army. He as serted that if an imperialistic policy were insisted on, it would leave the country liaJble to disastrous wars, of -,vhlch-w have hitherto stootd in no . danger.- He declared! that the , thirst empire was i noteasiry sWetJnrff' there was no reason toJbelieve that we would call a halt with the retention of the Philippines. During his speech, Bacon was inter rupted hy questions from several sen ators. Elkins and Spooner declared that Bacon had favored the war, but Bacon declared he had not until it was inevitable. The information requested in rog"vr to the partition of Samoa, in reply to Pettigrew's resolution, was suhmitted and referred to the foreign affairs com mittee, despite the efforts of Pettigrew to have it-adopted. In his remarks on the subject Pettigrew likened the di vision of Samoa to the partition of p3 land. Later Pettigrew wanted a state ment maide by Aguinaldo printed as a public document, but it went over on objection. The senate passed a bill to present to the city of Nashville the canon, from the gunboat Nashville, from which .the first shot was fired in the Spanish American war. THE HOUSE'S SESSION. Washington, Jan. 30. The house was in session a little over an hour today. It passed two or three unimportant measures. A sena'te resolution was agreed to providing for the erection of the statue of Samuel Hahneman, the founder of the school of homeopathy. Mr. Eddy, of Minnesota, rising to a question of privilege, exposed one of the schemes for selling the "Messages and Papers of Presidents," the work compiled by Richardson, the plates of which were voted to him by an act of congress. The agent in Eddy's district, according to a letter received by him, which he read, asserted that a certain number of sets were allotted to his district, and the proceeds went to the republican campaign fund, or to the "committee on distribution," as best suited his purpose. Richardson di'' claimed any knowledge of this, whic he agreed with Eddy, should be brand ed as a fraud or any connection) wita the sale of 'the work. Mrs. F. R. Darby says: "Camphorlioe Is not only good for chapped hands but fnr hums nnrt iTiflamM surfaces fliSO. My husband would have been badly burned the other day had I not usd Camphorline quickly and freely." Skates at Blom berg's. OUR FIVE DON'TS 0000 We don't sell a pair of glasses Just for the sake of ma-kiag a sale. We don't allow the patient to decide which ia best. We have spent tune and money learning the "how." We don't run down another op tician's work. If we can. improve upon ft, so milch to our credit. . We don't "blow our o wn tibrn." If we ' prove ourselves skillful, o there will do it for ue. We don't charge for examina tion. BAKER CO., SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS. V 45 " Patton Ave. ANOTHER DAILY TO FIGHl AMENDMENT Caiicasion at Raleigh May Soon be Issued as Morning Paper. Special to the Gazette. Ra.eigh, Jam. 30. The "Times-Visitor" says this af ternoon that Senator Butler'e paper, "The Caucasiaa," will begin publication, as a morning paper in Raleigia at an early date, to fight 'the consititutional amendment. Your cor respondent interviewed the leading pop ulists tonight as to the truth of this re port, and from the tone of their cou versatiani he iis inclined to (believe that naere is much truth in the "Times .Vis itor's" report, and uhat we will soon have two antiamendment dailies in the state. It is rumored that Hon. Hal 'W. Ayer will edit the paper. FIGHTING fitAtf SUBIG. Manila, Tuesday, Jan. 30. A lieuftetnant and four men of the Twenty-uith in rantry, acting ae scouts, were killed near Subig. Reinkorcemenics, which were two mLes distaiat, chased the enemy aAvay and recovered the bodies. Aparri reports increasing commerce. Shippers are hustling for trade in, the newly opened hemp ports in the south. LAWrON'S BODY AKRIVES, San Francisco, Jan, 30. The trans port Thomas, with the bodies of Law ton and Major Logan aboard, arrived to day. Minute gums boomed from the fonts as the vessel steamed int; che har bor. The remains were lying in. state in a illarge room on the main deck. The caskets were draped with American flags. MUST RETAIN PHILIPPINES PhiiadeOphjia, Jan. 30. Postmaster General Smith delivered an address be fore t)he members of -the Union Leaeue tonight. He reviewed at considerable length the reasons why the United States must retain the Philippines. He declared that our unprecedented indus trial growth as well ae our magnificent commercial resources demanded an ex panding market. He dwelt on. the value of aai open door im China. AGAINST LOCAL OPTION, Columbia, Jain. 30. The South Carolina legislature today decided against local option. The compromise bill between the dispensary and prdhibiticn was killed im the senate, by a vote of to 12. PKESIDENT'SaeWt)EK II? H. Y. Mr. McNamee Greatly Encouraged in Engaging Artists for Music Festival. A letter was received yesterday by President A. A. Jones, chairman of the committee on publicity and promotion, from President Charles MoNamee, of the Asheville Music Festival associa tion, who is now in New York, to en gage the soloists for the festival in March . He writes that he has been meeting a number of the leading artis'ts, and ex pects to engage the best that can be procured. He will procure the finest artists in their line that the country affords and anticipates no difficulty in getting them. He will stay there until he has secured all the soloists for the coming festival. The attendance at the second rehear sal of the chorus for the music festival last evening was very good. Haydn's 'Spring' has been entirely gone through with now, and time will be spent in polishing up the singing. Mr. Florio gave great assistance last even ing by his accompaniment. ? Next week the ladies will rehearse on Monday evening and the gentlemen on Tuesday evening separately. Good night! Use Oamphorline; hare soft white hands in the morning. 25c. All druggists. Just received a fine lot of Barney and Berry Skates. ASHEVILLjSJ .HARD WARE CO. $I8ISI$IS1$ISISISIS1$III1I 5 "ON THE SQUARE." Agency "R0CKBR00K FARM" CREAMERY BUTTER. SOUTH CAROLINA, TETLEY'S: OOLONG, MIXED and INDIA CEYLON in three grades. POKOE. FORMOSA OOLONG. KOSA. ' KO ML ROYAL DRAGON. ' ENGLISH BREAKFAST, 8 four 3: '. grade. GUNPOWDER, three grades. OOLONG, four grades. JAPAN: BASKET FIRED. A 1 COLORED. $ YOUNG HYSON. 5 CLAREtlCE SflVJYER J" - : - Successor to W. F. Snider, -6 NORTH COTmT SQUARE. TEAS it 1 11 PARLIAMENT CONVENES Government and Opposition Leaders Discuss the War. Lord Salisbury Seeks to Shift the Blame, Thebus Station Occupied by British Troops. the Will Buller Made Another Attempt to Eelieye Ladysmiih? SAID TO HAVE STATED TO WAR REN THAT HE WOULD' BE IN LADTSMITH WITHIN A WEEK, THOUGH .iE HAS NOW RE TREATED SOUTH OF THE TU GELA. London, Jan. 30. Premier Salisbury, replying to the speech of the Earl of Kimberly in the house of lords today in the course of the debate in reply to the queen's speech, declared that the government was not to be blamed for the position in which the war found it. He called Kimberley's attention to the fact that the conventions of '81 and '84 did not limit the importations of muni tions of war into the South African re public. He declared it was perfectly true that the Transvaalers were not permitted by treaty to make any ar rangement with foreign powers with out England's consent, hut to his (Sal isbury's) surprise he had discovered that the government, of which Kimber ley was a member, had consented to an agreement between the Transvaal and Portugal whereby munitions should freely enter the Transvaal. Salisbury also called attention to the small amoun t .allow ad for England's secret 5 service and attributed to this fact the meagre: infOTmtation in possession of; the ' English as 'to the Boers' doings. Lord -Salisbury said he did not think the British constitution as now worked was a good fighting machine. When the great powers with enormous armies were w'atclfing England with no kindly eye it became Englishmen to think whether they must not modify in some idegree the existing arrangements so-as 1 to enable them to meet the dangers which at any time might menace them. The present time was not one of crit icism; all should join together to extri cate themselves from the humiliating situation. Lord Roseberry followed, condemning Salisbury's tone in complaining of want of knowledge which led the country to plunge into war. 1 IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Government Leader Balfour today in the house of commons denied the charge made by Liheral Leader Camp-"bell-Bannerman that the British gen erals in South Africa had been over ruled (by the government and that Bul ler had complained that his forces were insufficient. He, defended the govern- ment's preparations and said the gen erals in South Africa had absolute Ois cretion in carrying out the govern ment's intentions. He asser'ted that the whole responsibility for the plan of tne campaign rested with the generals. He said he understood the opposition were about to submit an amendment to the queen's speech with the object of en deavoring to take on their own should ers the future responsibility of the war. If the country endorsed the ac tion of the oppostion he (Balfour) would give his best support in carrying the war to a satisfactory conclusion. He closed by declaring that the gov ernment was de'termined' to establish English supremacy in South Africa. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. Parliament convened at 2 p. m. The queen's speech was read and both branches adjourned until Friday. The aueen's speech touches but lightly on "X" I flic u-QT. citntirvn in South Africa. Her i majesty expresses regret that hostilit- j ies have ever arisen but says it gives . her gratification to know that her peo- pie have responded with such devotion ' and enthusiasm. Her majesty1 adds: "I am deeply grieved that so many val- ualble lives should thasve fallen sacrifice, bu't have witnessed with pride and 4 heartiest gratification the patriotic 5 eagerness and spontaneous loyalty with S which my suhjects in all parts of my dominion have come forward to share 2 in the comonioai defense of the imperial interests. I ami confident T shalnot look in vain when I exhort them to sustain amd renew their exertions un til they have brought the struggle fox the maintenance of. the empire and' as sertion of supremacy in South Africa to a victorious, conclusion." The speech proceeds to ata'te the sit uation of foreign relations, the culnoln 4 i atlon of the Samotari treaty Is promul- j gated; Australian! ieaerauoo us ayiirw" ed and gratification is expressed at I the offers of assistance from the colon- ies. The famine, and plague ia India are regretted, and . an- appropriation for military expenauurea ; j. uigtw, xb , rest-of the speech, recoizing, that the. tirneis not prtopitlbus f or aomestle re-V 1-- i f i vi ; v. ; V hi -1 1 1 ! ' 1 I J i 3 1 1 V 4 i 3 " . 1 t i -. - :; Continiued ori fifth page.) VUUWIMW w tit III - 7 -ts
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