WL Y: NO. 5
ASHEVILLE, N. a, WEDNESDAY 2TOBNING, HEBEUABY 14 1900
PBICE5 CENTS.
JfefeSa . ' . ' v' . -V.' ,
ESTREIGHER
CO&IPAfJY DON'T AGREE
Special !
Our stock of Mus
lin Underwear, which
for excellence of quali
ty, perfection of work
manship and fit and
fullness of sizes, has
never been equalled jn
this city, will be offer
ed this week at a
Discount of 10 Per Cent.
Our object for this
is to make room for
other lines of goods
daily arriving. In view
of the fact that these
goods were contractea
for when the materials
used were fully five
per cent, lower than at
present, this discount
often percent, will be
a saving to you of at
least one third. '-.
0ESTHEICH
51 Patton Avenue.
Sole Agents for Aheville for
the Eagle Brand of Muslin Un
derwear. .MASSAGE,.
AND PACKS.
Treatment for
KERVOUS, RHEUMATIC and OTHER
DISEASES.
Special:
THURH BRANDT MASSAGE FOtl
FEMALE DISEASES; ALSO
FACE MASSAGE.
PROF. EDWIN GRUNER,
Graduate Chemnitz College, Germany.
Formerly with Oakland Heights.
Sanitarium.)
5 a MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 206.
Home or Office Treatment
Office hours, 11 a. m. to 1. P mu, 2 to
jft.pw m.
Tie Aslieville Pressing Club
tta now serving its hundreds df members
.and other .patrons With perfect satisfac
tion, i
JOIN US
.and have your clothes keptdeaned and
pressed for only me dollar a month.
Our dyeing, " repairing and merchant
tall, ring departments are complete., La-
dies' work is given special attentionr
all clothing is ent for and delivered.
J. C. WILBAR & CO., Prop,
Telephone S89.
4 North Court Sqover Gazette OfficTB.
OSTEOPATHY.
The "Wlllard Institute of Oesteoputh
f D. WSllard M. E. T. D. O., and Eb.
"Wlllard, D. O. ,
-Offioes over Dr. T. C. Smith's Drug
fitore, Court Square.
Office hours, 9 a. to 12 noon, and
.2:30 p. m. to 6.30 p. m.
"Examination and consult tiom tree.
THE FEED
ERMfl
39 South Main Street. ', '
We have the Is rest and i:ot . canv
plete tock feed in to-wni.Buy to car lots.
Having several yfcarsf iperien f la the
busineea make it a speciality.' . Can buy
cheaper ana,sell ;for Jess price "Jhan any?
Txdy. v Call and see us for teedj
r RespectfuS'y; - ."''. :
C. sl'.'cOOPER?
In Movement to Legislate a
Reward for Capture of
Goebel's Assassin.
Judge CantriJTs Injunction
Made Permanent.
Taylor In Unmolested Possession of
Governorship.
The Court Proceedings to Oust Him to
Begin Today.
BOTH SIDES ANXIOUSLY AW All -ING
JUDGE TAFT'S DECISION
REGARDING THE MINOR OF
FICERS A- MIDNIGHT PISTOL
PARLEY.
Louisville, Feb. 13. Trouble seems
tobe'brewing in the democratic camps.
There is a hitch in connection with the
bill authorizing the appointment of a
committee of three to apprehend and
convict the murderer or murderers of
Goebel, and appropriating a hundred
thousand dollars as the expenses of
the committee.' The objection is made
that the sum is too large to be en
trusted to the committee of three, and
that there is danger that an amount
so large will put sL premium on false
witnesses. It is thought that the bill
will be defeated.
, The democrats ane incensed at Sena
tor Trimble for. going to Frankfort,
and, although unauthorized,1 making a
proposition to the republican, to bring
JtndetoQiatl
Senator Trimble offered a Joint resolu
tion proposing that when the legis
lature adjourned Thursday it be to
meet Friday at Frankfort. Under the
rules the resolution went over for one
day
The counsel for the democrats have
been busy today drawing .up a peti
tion to be filed before Circuit Judge
Cantrill, at Georgetown, for the pur-'
pose of ousting Governor Taylor. If
granted by Oantrill the 'case will be im
mediately taken to the court of ap
peals. The republicans declare that
the court of appeals would not go on
record as sustaining the action of -the
"rump" legislature in electing Beck
ham when no quorum was present in
the senate. Moreover, they say no
notice was given to the republicans that
the meeting would be held, and this in
itself, they assert, would force the
court of appeals to declare the action
invalid. But if the court of appeals
sustains Cantrill, the republicans will
have recourse to the federal courts on
a plea from Taylor and Marshall that
they have been deprived from their
offices without due process of law.
- The democratic members of the legis
lature met today. The senate concur
red in the house resolution to send a
committee to Frankfort to Investigate
the state of affairs, and report as to
the advisaihility of returning the leg
islature to the capitol. Among the
bills introduced was one making Goe
bel's birthday a legal holiday.
i In the circuit court at Georgetown;
this afternoon Judge Cantrill made the
temporary restraining order against
Governor Taylor, and " General Collier,
preventing them from interf erring
CARE OF PROPERTY.
'If you own, reiitabie property
and havent t3ie time, opportunity
or incltnation to give tt your per
eonal attenttion we would be
plfeased to look after it for you, ,
rent It,' collect the rent, have any
necessary "repairs made, etc. "We,
promise prompt and careful at-..
; tetftfcwa to every detail of business1
entrusted to us.,
VJILKIE & LaBARBE,
Rtal Estate Agents, " .
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23 Patton Avenne.
f BAKER &CO-P
Scientific ;Refractinff. Opticians,
si'
i"
JVo.- 45 Patton Avenue
" Examination Free. '
with the legislature, a permanexLt one.
The republicans were not represented.
TAYLOR IN UNMOLESTED POS
SESSION. -
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 13. Taylor con
tinues In unmolested possession of the
goyernorshipi The republican legis
lators of both houses met today and
adjourned until noon tomoirrow' for
want of a quroum.-There were even
fewer soldiers on hand than yester
day. It is stated here, tonight that the
democrats will, 'begin an action in the
circuit court tomorrow to compel xay
lor to vacate lhegovernorshrp . It is
thought that the proceedings will take
the form of a request for an injunction
restraining 'him from acting in e ca
pacity of governor. The republicans
are anxiously awaiting the decision of
JuxJge Tfcft In the federal court in
Cincinnati tomorrow in the matter of
the injunction asked for, restraining
the election contest board fromi throw
ing out minor republican officials.
If Judge Taft refuses to interfere the
election board will throw out the min
or officers and put in democrats. This
will effectually check Taylor, .for it
will cut off all the state moneys and
supplies. The democrats are confident
that Judge Taft will decide that tile
federal courts have no jurisdiction. J
Today has been extremely quiet, -ut
the soldiers on guard at Capitol . square
had a lively skirmish just before mid
night last night with two men Who ap
proachedjthe sentries in the rear of the
grounds, and fired on; them with pis
tols. Tbe fire was returned and the as
sailants beat a hasty retreat. Alto
gether sixteen shots were fired.
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS.
Tillman Declares That Cleveland Was
Not a Democrat.
Washington, Feb . 13 .The session of
the house was very brief today. Af- J
ter some routine business including the
introduction of a bill by Levy, of New
York, authorizing the presMent to in
vite the maritime powers to contribute
to the construction of the Nicaraguan
cana) in proportion to the tonnage of 4
their marine, the death of Congress
man Chickering; of New York, was an
nouhced, and as a mark of Jrespect the
house adjourned. , ,
tea in the senate? itne' innaaciw "Din was
further discussed. Allison and, JoneSj
werethe only speakers. The former
supported the bill in a lengthy speech
during which he took exceptions to the
statements of senators who recently
spoke in opposition to the measure.
Replying to a query by Teller he denied
that the United? States was on a silver
standard from 1792-to 1873. Further on,
replying to an attack by Tillman oU
Cleveland, for issuing bonds to obtain
a gold reserve, Allison defended Cleve-
land, whereupon Tillman declared that
he had merely interposed his remarks
in order to get Allison to absolve the
democratic party from the responsibility
for that act. He added that Cleveland
never was a democrat.
Allison retorted, "I will absolve the
democratic party from any responsibil
itny for it, and; I will absolve Cleveland
from any responsibility for the demo
cratic party a well."
Jones of Nevada, to opposing the bill,
said it represented the climax of the ef
fort to abolish the use of silver. He de
clared the measure placed in the hanas
of the national banks control of the
bonded debt of the country. He an
nounced the bill as a vicious measure
from beginning to end!.
The announcement of the death of
Congressman Chickering ended further
debate, . the senate adjourning as a
mark of respect.
GOV. WOOD DISSOLVES
LUDLOW'S COURT MARTIAL
Holds That the Militia Must
Action of Civil Court 8.
Wait
Havana, Feb. 13. -r-Governor 'General
Wood) issued an order dissolving the
courk martial appointed by General
Ludlow to try Private York, . .of the
Second artillery, , who recently shot
and killed a negro teamster-in a fight.
Wood holds that the military have no
right to try a man until after the civil
courts have disposed of the case and
he orders. York to be tried by the civil
courts. Wood has decided that mines
are not within the operation of the
Foraker act preventing the granting of
franchises.
SCHOONER ASHORE.
Norfolk, Feb. 13. The schooner C A.
White, Boston to Baltimore, with Cap
tain. Conner and a crew . of 10, went
ashore this morning north of - alse cape.
A gale of 40 miles an xiour was blowing
at the ifane, accompanied by a dense fog
and rain. A lifeboat was sent to the
rescue, but the ? crewrefused to desert
the vessel. She tnay pound to pieces
'unless: soon relieved, and a wrecking tug
has been sewt. . -" '-
At home and abroad 'hundreds now
use Gamphorllne. The famous chapped
hand and rough skin Motion. - :
V Base Bali and Tennis G ,Od fat .1900
at Blomberga- C"
Mm F R. Darby saysrCamphorifaie
le not ..only good for chapped hands hut
for burns ' and - Inflamed surfaces dm .
My husband .would have - been : badly
burnecl'"the other , day had I not used
Camphbrliiie quickly and freely." ,. --'i
Headquarters "tar Cots and Oot, Mat-
tresses.iMattresses3made o oraer any
size you desire. . MRS. I. A. JOHNSON,
43 Patton Avenue.', 'V",-s
HS r . XP ! 'x..
There are some nice ' Lamps in the
Bargain sale at Law's this week.1 -.
TOPPLING
rears That the ' British Will
Not be Able to Hold
, the Town.
4
rsfontein and Other Pc-
Abandoned.
tuatty Ust From the Fighting at
Vaatkrantz.
The Dire Straits of the British Garri
son at Ximberleyv
roberts may already be
Righting for their relief.
anxiety, about the fatee.
cecil rhodes big indeiity
. if he is 'captured.
TLondon, Feb. ,13 . The war office is
siied a lis of the casualties among the
on-commissioned officers and privates'
at Vaatkrantz; jTwenty-four were
killed and 332 were; wounded and 5 are
missing. r
RENSBURG IN DANGER.
London. Feb. 13. A despatch to the
Daily Mail states that the condition of
affairs at Rensburg, the headquarters
of General" French, is serious. There
has been severe fighting, with Iheavy
losses on both. sides The Mail's cor
respondent expresses doubt as to the
ability of the British to hold the town
BRITISH FALLING BAuuA
Rensburg, Feb. 13. The British havel
abandoned! Slingersfontein and fallen
back-oiensiburr. . . Thi mOye was
'j&ade because the-Bera Wejrfe- threaten-
lflg the. British: eafem flanks . All the J
British positions to the westward of
Rensburg, including Cole's kop have
been abandoned on account of the pres
sure of a large Boer force with heavy
guns.
SEVERE FIGHTING ABOUT Oi-
BURG.
London, Feb. 14. Although the war
office at midnight announced that no
further rfews had leen received there
from South Africa for publication the
censor allowed several . despatches to
come through reporting severe fighting
in the Colesburg .neighborhood, which
ended In the British withdrawing their
advanced position, which had been won
by arduous work idtiring the past six
weeks. The chief of these positions,
Cole's kop, is higher than any sur
rounding hills and the British guns
there have been described as dominat
ing the Boer positions. Now the Boers
have mounted a forty-pounder at Bas
tard's nek, whence, by excellent shoot
ing, sometimes at 9,000 yards, they seem
to have somewhat easily compelled the
British to retire from one post after
another.
INTEREST IN ROBERTS.
London, Feb. 13. A private telegram
wnpivBii h&rp- savs: "The rorce com
"me rorce
manded by General Wood has moved up Jbe fought out Is likely to be the best ser
from the southward and seized ' Zout- 5 vice rendered in bringing on the" ulti-
pans drift, which it aowvJhOldsf.1'
The cessation of war news from Sout J
Africa is taken . indicate that .British.
iDreoaratlonsyfor-a-move from ' Modder
river are about completed and that im
portant events can be anticipated within
a few days. . . ;. .
Interest centers almost wholly upon
Field Marshal Roberts, especially since
Buller's report of his withdrawal from
Vaalkranta v dame tfor the flTSt' time
through Roberts, showing that all the
different operations jyill hereafter be
more completely co-ordinated. .
A despatch from Modder river an
nounces the arrival .there of . 1,400 refu
gees from Barkley West district. They
were ordered away;- by the Boers be
cause they refused to joint the republt-t
cans.
It is learned that 200-Boers were killed
or wounded during General McDonald's
reconnoiesance.
There iano confirmation of the report
ed sortie of British troops from Lady
smith nor of an outflanking movement.
A report comes from Durham .that
British 'artillery forced the- Boers to
evacuate their camp at Hiwangwana
hill, south of Colenso. It would be an
Important advantage if the British were
able to occupy that position.
The absence of Gemerpjl. French -from
the Rensberg district seems to have giv
en the Boers ' opportunity, for renewed
activity. They ' have apparently com
menced an extended attack on the BrdU
ish Ones, and are meeting. with 'minor
successes, which are having considerable
moral effect on the laorder colonists,
F05AES FOR RHODES.
The Boer invasion of Zululand Is caus
ing keen anxiety. Apart from the fact
that it threatens Buller's supplies, it is
difficult toJbelieve that1 the Zulus can -be
long kept quiet. -
Friends of Cecil Rhodes are becoroinsr
alarmed at his possible fate and hava
sent an emissary to see Dr. Leyds, dip-'
lomatic agent of the Boers In Europe,
in regard ; to tbe-Trobafltle course . the
Boers will pursue In; the event of his
capture. . 1 -I . , - 'r
Dr. Leyds assured the intermediaries
that the "Boers did not Intend . to kill
Rhodes.:, but added that . they would
certainly ' !ho)d -bini . as a. hostage .uotd
indemnity for ' the Jameson raid was
paid." In view of devlopmente since the
raid, the Boers have also decided to
double the amount of indemnity ; de
manded, so Rhodes friends will have; to
hand over two million
before lie ia reiu3A
pounds sterling
tt ta learned definitelv th idaQr,
is still at Ladysmith. '
BOERS ASSUME OFFENSIVE;
London, Feb. 13. The Chicago Record
staff correspondent cables:
The fact that the war office ur tr tha
present has issued no message from Gen
erai isuner regarding his retirement
across the Tu-reia river has arouspri a.
f eeHing of apprehenskm'that the general
to, too busily , engaged meeting a Boer
flank movement to send dianathps.
There are indications ia plenty that the
.ttoere nave assumed, temporarily at
least, the offensive. A movement udod
the British right flank and line of com
munication is plainay the "best means of
compelling the abandonment of the ef
fort to relieve Ladyemith by the Spring
field and Schiet drift route. At Inhlawe
mountain the Boers have loner had .
a threatening position upon the British
right. They seem now to have pushed
(forward from it to theN point described
as BQoy's farm "not an hour's ride
from Chieveley." This olace Drobablv la
a little to the south of Inhlawe mountain
and commands both the. road and the
railroad bridges at Colenso. !
MORE THREATENING IN NATAL.
At the ame time news comes f rem
Natal of a further development of the
Boer flank movement in the "direction of
Greytown. This would threaten the
British line of communication far to the
south. It is quite likely that General
Buller will have to leave General White
to hold out as best he can while he pro
tects his own position.
ACTIVITY AT COLESBURG.
. The Boers at Colesburg are unusually
active, and so far from being hemmed in
are themselves threatening General
French's (or General Clement's) line of
communication. Ae the dispatches from
that section are signed Clements, it is
probable that General French ha3 gone
with Lord Roberts to take connnanu of
the cavalry brigade.
IMPORTANT MOVES ARB PROM
ISED. If the report be true 4hai General Jou
bert with 6,000 Boers has already started
to swing around the British flank and
there to mo information' to. the contrary
the week promises to be one of great
anxiety to England. Thus far the Boers
have been able to hold the British at
every point. How they will fare upon
taking the offensive remains to be seen.
: A significant sentence in. the Daily
News despatch from Capet wn further
strengthens the belief that Lord Roberts
is about to advance. The message states
that every available truck on the west
ern railway system has been secured by
the military authorities.
LONDON'S FAITH IN THE GEN"
v?;:' " ERAL3. . .
London's faith in Lord Roberts and
Kitchener is un'boUnded, and what is
more, General Buller is not blamed, but
praised. One hears over and over again
the expression that Buller must keep
banging away at. the Boers, keep them
working at mounting gups and trench
digging and inflict as much loss upon
them as possible, but all the while sav
ing his men to the utmost. This is not
the kind of talk one heard three mont
agf, but it is what one hears today,. It is
Ja sober opinion, formed after repeated
reverses.
BULLER MAY TRY ANOTHER
CROSSING.
It is thought by some that Gen. Bul
ler will attempt another crossing of the
Tugela in- the neighborhooo. of Swartz
kop, where hiis aitillery will be able .o
cover the advance and where the country
is not so hilly as elsewhere thereaJbou ts.
It is pointed out here that although Bull
ler and Methuen have not succeeded in
reWeving Ladysmith and Kimberley.
they have done much toward mitigating
the pressure on the garrisons, and also
that General Buller, although he has oot
reached his goal, yetfiias rendered it cer
tain that the Boers cannot spare the re
inforcements which General Cronje so
greatly needs in order to meet Lord.
Robert's impending advance. The' re
tention of the principal Boer army at
a noiat a long distance (from the scenes
where the decisive iswue probably wJll
mate triumph of the British
QUESTION OF AMERICAN FRIEND
SHIP. The opinion is till loudl exprcised
that the ratification of the new treaty
respecting British and Americaiivrights
in Central America cannot be thought
of as likely to increase Anglo-American
friendship. It is felt that the friendship
(Continued on fifth page.)
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COL. BRYAN
AT RALEIGH
The Democratic Chieftain :
Greeted a Great
Crowd. v
Deliyered Two Speeches, One
in Tentk Another in HaU
Ten White Horses Drew His Carriage
Through the Streets.
To Speak Today to the Students at
Chapel Hill.
VALENTINE PARTY.
Complimentary to Quests of Bock
Ledge Last Evening'. '
A JOKE THAT THREW THE -DEMOCRATIC
CAMP INTO A FURCfR.
SENATOR BUTLER DID NOT AC
COMPANY THE NEBRASKAN TO
RALEIGH.
Gazette Bureau,
Yarborough Houae,
Raleigh. N. C, Feb. 13.
William Jennings Bryan, the demo
cratic chieftain, arrived ia the city this
afternoon at 5 o'clock om a special train,
run ae a second section to the regular
mail. He was traveling in Vice-president
St. John's private car in company with
the- committee which went to Richmond
to meet him and accompany him to this
city. At Henderson he was joined; by
other members of the committee, who
left this morning to join him at 'that
point. "
Mr. Bryan was met at the Union- die-,
pot by Chief Marshal Stronach and bib
aides, the Gewefcrtor's Guard A, ft M.
college cadets and thousands of citizen
anxious to greet'the Distinguished leadfer
of the democratic patty.
The carriage containing " Mr. Bryan,
Mayor Powell, Chairman oimmoms and
Committeeman Daniels, and was drawn
by ten white horses, was driven' to the
large tent, which had been erected this
morning, at the Centennial graded school ;
grounds There they found fully "five
thousand people waiting for them1.
Mr. Bryan was .introduced by Chair
man Simmons and spoke for one hour
and a half.' After the speaking was
concluded Mr. Bryan, Chairman Sim
mons. Mayor Powell and National' Com
mitteeman Daniels took supper at the
Yarborough House. Mr. Bryan1 spoke
again tonight in the Academy of Musi'c
to a very large and enthusiastic audi
ence. This speech was considered, as
one1 of the best speeches ever delivered
in Raleigh.
Senator Butler did not come with Mr.
Bryan to Raleigh, and it is said that
the report " that Senator Butler would
accompany Mr1. Bryan to Raleigh was
started bT Major Spier Whittaker as a
joke, hut it raised a furor in the demo-"
cratic camp.
There ie a committee here from Chapel .
Hill to accompany Mr. Bryan to the
state university, where he will deliver
an address on "Pending -Problems." He
will leave here early tomorrow morning'
accompanied by the committee and
prominent democrats of the state, andi
will deliver his address to the university
boys tomorrow at noon.
Chairman Hoi ton was in the city to
day, and left this afternoon for Rich
mond, Va- R. M.
Mr. J. C. Ellington has returned from
a surveying trip in Chatham'. He made
a survey of four water powers of Haw
river in Chatham county. One of these
powers is especially fine. Mr. Ellington
eays it has a fall of over 25 feet, and
has a natural canal cut off by an' island.
The surveying party oegan work about
30 mfles from Pittsboro on Haw river."
A report is current that a railroad will
soon be built almost paralleling Haw
river and touching these sites, which
are so admirably adapted to manufac
turing, thus furnishing abundant rail
road facilities. .
95C-
$1.50.
Rogers! Extra Plate Tea Spoons 95c
per fet. Triple Plate Table Knives
(slightly missmatahed) $1.60 per set.
In the bargain sale at Law's this week.
Asthma, cured by Snhalatioo with
Downdng's Chlorides. Agency at Grant's.
, Catarrh cured by inhalation wica
Downdng's Chlorides. Agency at Grant's.
. Bronchitis cured by inhalation with
Dowmmg's Chloridea Agency at Grant's. . .
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LaGrtppw cured In 24 hura.by lnhB .
latlon wlth DtfsralngOMaridea; :, Agenf r
cy at Grant'e. ' V ' J'
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Croup curd : "by i inhalation . .wiOxV
powjng8 Chlorides, Agency at Grant'a
; Wiooping Ctough injtainiUy relleea
by inhalation with Downrng's Chlorides.
Agency a Grant'a. r
Downlng'0 Chloridea f ire while ' you .
sTleep. Germs cannot llverta air 1m- ,
pregnated, with Downing's Ohilorides.
Agency at Grant's.
-
1 "Wood's Seeds catalogue Grant's.
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r. fin i winter's cofld and tnmmer'f parch- . ;
Ing liea V' use CamphorUne, for chapped ' -hand
and lace, tan, 'sua barn etc. 25e.
aU drngglsta. , v ... 4 '.
cr (i- 1 . .M.i ; 11 -i "rl-f.
"Tear by year the sales of Campfoor- '
line increase. Could this be true of tt '
fake. 25c All exczzlsix ." .