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ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY MORNIKG, APE1L 24, 1900.
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Muslin
Under
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to call at
tention to
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Muslin Underwear.
The 4iEagle Brand"
Has long been known for its excel
lence of fit, standard of workmanship
and quality of materials.
We have the exclusive control of this
brand for Ashevills, and contracted for
our spring wants last September, hence
we are able to offer these jat last year's
prices, which meane a saving to you
S3 1-3 cents on the dollar.
Our line of Corset Covers, Chemises,
Drawers, Skirts and Gowns ie complete
in all qualities and styles.
OESTREICHER&CO
"51 Patton Avenue.
" Standard the World Oyer."
COLUMBUS BUGGY CO S
Stamdao-d for DURABILITY".
Carriages, Surriee, Traps, Open and Top
.Buggies, Concords, Hamxly Wagons
and Runabouts.
All our work ie furnished with Brad
ley FhaJft Couplings, Long Distance
Dirt-proof Axle with Bell Collar , and
Bailey Hangers for End Spring Gears.
Meville Hardware Company, Agts.
Southeast Corner Court Square,
'Phone 87..
Zelley Springfield Tire Pat on in Our
Rubber Tire Department.
.MASSAGE,.
AND PACKS.
Treatment for: Nervous, Rheumatic
and other diseases.
Special: Thur Brandt Massage for
Female Diseases; also Face Massage.
PROF. EDWIN GRUNER,
('Graduate Chemnitz College, Germany.
Formerly viith Oakland Heights Sana
torium.) 55 S. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 206.
Home or Office Treatment. Office
hours, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m., 2 'to 4 p. m.
Uneeda Rest
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OAK HALL,
TR YONf N: d
One of the best equipped hotela In the
'South. Forty miles south of AsJievllle.
Joseph Hellen & Son,
Proprietors.
Coll for booklet at City Ticket
Office. Patton Avenue.
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DEVASTATION
IS SERIOUS
Southern Flood Districts Are
in Much More Deplorable
Condition.
L. & N. Suffers With Other
Roads.
Trains Will Not Run Befora Friday
Passengers Ferried .
Rafts Used to Reach Street Cars in
New, Orleans.
THE CITY SUFFERING COjIMER-
CIALLY A NEGRO AND FAMILY
DROWINED-
FOODSTUFFS RUN-
NING SHORT
TOWNS.
IIN SOM OF THE
New Orleans, April 23. The hardest
rain storms of the season occurred '
here during the night and New Or
leans is almost general, y flooded. At
noon in the upper and rear sections of
the city the water still covered the
streets and sidewalks and rafts wTere
requisitioned to reach the street cars.
The city is suffering commercially as
a result of the Mississippi floods. The
carrying away of Pascagoula bridge
badly crippled the Louisiana, and Nash
ville, on which New Orlea.ns depends
largely for her eastern mail. The road
announces that al night trains are tem
porarily suspended. Through day
trains will be operated. Arrangements
have been made 'to ferry passengers,
mail and baggage across the bay at
Pascagoula. The movement of
freight has temporarily stopped.
Mobile, April 23. The flood situation
around Mobile shows a desperate con
dition and every hour the loss is
growing greater. The L. & N. rail
roiad, which has heretofore been free
from damage and has been- 'hauling
freight and passengers of the Illinois
Central, Northeastern and Mobile and
Ohio railroiads for the past six -ays, is
now a sufferer.
A bridge over the West Pascagoulal
river four miles from Scranton was
washed away last night by high water
and the terrific pounding the founda
tion received from thousands of logs
washing against it.
General Manager J. G. Metcalf
reached Mobile this morning on a spe
cial train, coming direct from. Louis
ville. He left immediately for the
scene of the break. Superintendent of
Machinery Leeds arrived last night
from one of the northern divisions and
went to the scene at an early hour
this morning.
The Mobile and Ohio did not show up
bright in' prospects as was expected,
but on the contrary worse than ever.
The water has fallen very much, but
the damage cannot possibly be repaired
before Friday sufficiently to allow
trains to go through. In one place
on the Mobile land Ohio 300 feet of
track was washed entirely away and
the roadbed is now a gully five feet
deep. The damage is incalulable and
nearly all the roadlbed for twenty-five
miles will have to be made entirely
over again.
Meridian. Miss., April 23. The low
threatening coluds this morning add
gravity to the flood situation. Tem
porary track work is damaged on all
roads entering the city, and ful' re
sumption of traffic will be longer delay
ed. The-situation of cut-off towns is
growing desperate. Foodstuffs are
running short and relief is nowhere in
sight.
Reports from the interior continue to
come in of devastation that beggar de
scription. Farmers are abandoning
their farms as worthless and entering1
the service of the railroads. Railroad
officials are becoming disheartened
over the prolonged suspension of traf
fic. Jackson, Miss., April 23. John Hor
ton, a negro, his wife and five children
were drowned in back waters of the
Pearl river yesterday while tryir0- to
escape from the flood. The situation in
this vicinity is little improved.
FOR RENT (Partial List)
FURNISHED . J,
7-room house $40 per montih.
9-room houee,$50 per month. T
5-room, flat, $32 per month.
11- room house, $60 per month. i
8 -room house, $55 per month.
5-noom house, $40 per month. J
9- room house, $75 per month. .
UNFURNISHED
5-room flat, $18 per month. J
7-room Ihouse, $25 per month. i
9-room house, $35 per month. 4
12 - room house, $60 per month. f
7-room house, $16 per month. T
Apply e4 our office for full de- X
scription. ,
WILKIE & LaBARBE, I
Real Estate Brokers,
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PARK RESOLUTION
FAVORABLY REPORTED
With a Reduction in the AppropriaJ
tion Charlotte's Invitation.
Special to the Gazette.
Washington. April 23. The agricul
tural committee reported favora
bly today on Senator Pritchard's Ap
palachian, National park amenament,
but reduced the appropriation to $5,000.
Mr. Pritchard today arranged with
'the president to receive the Charlotte
invitation committee . next Monday.
The committee will invite the chief
executive to attend the celebration of
the Mecklenburg declaration of inde
pendence. Senator Pritchard left to
night for Rockingham, where he will
speak tomorrow. W. A
H. .
FIGHT BETWEEN SGOUTS
IN ORANGE FREE STATE.
Combatants Get Very Close and Re
volvers Used.
Brandfort, Orange Free State, April
21, via Lorenzo Marques, April 23. A
patrol of American scouts serving with
the Boers made a reconnoissance early
today as far as Modder river. They
came in contact with a. force of British
scouts and a vigorous fight ensued, the
combatants getting so close to each
other that revolvers were used on both
sides. During the close fighting a
brother of Lieutenant Corn, who form
erly belonged to Buffalo Bill's Wild
West shows, was killed. Another
scout was captured who had in his
possession a map of certain parts or
the Orange Free State which the Brit
ish have renamed Bnandsia. The Brit
ish engineers are building ' a new
bridge across the Modder river.
CONTESTING DELEGATION.
Buffalo. "April 23. The original
Bryan supporters of western New York
mean to send a contesting delegation to
Kansas City. The announcement made
today by A. J. Elias, a' wealthy lum
berman, who "was a steadfast I3ryan
supporter of 1896, that the qnicago
platform democracy would hoik a con
vention in New York May 19 to choose
a full contesting deleg?. 'Wn. Ellas
said this course was maoei' necesssary
by the declaration of Chairman Camp
bell of the state committee that the
New York delegation to the national
convenion would not be instructed for
Bryan.
PRESIDENT'S TRAVELS.
Washington, April 23. President and
Mrs. McKinley returned to Washing
ton this morning from New York and
iby 9 o'clock the president was in his
office going over Jbills which had ac
cumulated since he left here, and look
ing over other business on hand. The
president remained in Washington un
til tonight when he 'and Mrs. McKin
ley left for Canton, which place they
will reach tomorrow morning.
REMEY ASSUMES COMMAND.
Washington, D. C, April 23. Ac
cording to cable advices to the navy
department Rv-ar Admiral Remey as
sumed the command of the Asiatic sta
tion at Yokohama last Friday. He
hoisted his flag on the armored cruiser
Brooklyn and relieved Rear Admiral
Watson of the command of the naval
forces on the Asiatic station.
TORPEDO BOAT EXPLODES,
Bayreuth, April 23. The boilers of
the Turkish torpedo boat Scham ex
ploded while the vessel was outside
this harbor Saturday, so damaging
the boat that she sank. Twenty-three
of her crew perished.
LEAGUE GAMES YESTERDAY.
At Cincinnati K M E
Cincinnati 0 3
Pittsburg 6 10 2
Batteries: Waduell ana Zimmer; &cott
and Peitz.
At Philadelphia RUE
Boston.. 8 15 3
Philadelphia 7 10 3
Batteries: Willis and Clark; Orth and
Donahue.
Rain at Brooklyn and St. Louis.
A new line of Baby Carriages and re
clining go carts at Mrs. L. A. JoflLnsoai'e,
43 Patton avenue. Phone 166.
SPECIAL PRICES (ABOUT ONE
HALF USUAL) ON A FEW PAT
TERNS OF PICTURE FRAMING
THIS WEEK AT LAW'S. 24-2t.
Wood's velvet beans the famous new
forage plant at Grant's
Wood's evergreen lawn grass makes
beautiful green,- vel-ety lawn. At
Grant's. ,.j - ; !
BaJld win's headache cure gives instant
relief in sick, nervous and neuralgic
(headaches. 25c at Grant's.
There is couiifort and. cleanliness In us
ing Columbia Liquid for bed bugs.
Columbian Insectiside for roaches.
Sold at Grant's.
All kinds of Wood s seeds (ait Grant's,
Ladies who make their own. dresses
should have, some knowledge of fig
ures. K
BAKER & CO.,
Scientific Refracting Opticians,
No. 45 Patton Avenue.
Examination Free.
Special attention give ; to repairing.
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STATE CONVENTION
PRELIMINARIES
HOW GUILFORD'S REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION IMPRESSED A
DEMOCRATIC PAPER.
Great Assemblage of Anti-Amendment
White Men.
Madison County's Large and Enthusi
astic Convention-Strong Resolutions
McDowell County's Delegation.
Special to the Gazette.
Greensboro, N. C, April 23.-T'he
republicans of Guilford county met in
convention here today and elected
delegates to the state and congres
sional conventions. The Record, an
afternoon, democratic paper here, in
its report of the meeting, among other
things says:
"If the democrats of Giulford think
they are going to have it all their own
way this year they are mistaken, if
we are to judge by the republican con
vention which met here touay to send
delegates to the state convention. The
negro wias conspicuous by his aibsence;
not one was in the room until Judge
Adams commenced his speech, when
four meekly crept in and sat down.
But there vas not a negro delegate,
something that has never occurred
since the war, in this county."
Thev Record does not believe it is
good policy to belittle the strength of
the enemy or their determination to put
up a stiff fight, therefore it remarks
that today's gathering was "the larg
est representative body of white re
publicans ever assembled in this county
at any time; it means they are organ
ized and ready to put up the fight of
their lives."
In commenting on Judge Adams'
speech the Record said: "An amusing
thing was to hear him bewailing the
disfranchisement of the negro, when
as a matter of fact his party have al
ready disfranchised him in so far as
participating in a convention of his
party is concerned, for he was and is
to be barred from any connection wih
the deliberations of his party through
this year, and win or not, he will be
forever placed in the rear guard far
from the pie counter. He is banished
for this year and he will be banished
forever, for if the amendment is carried
he wHl not be worth catering to and
if defeated they will say his ab?en'e i
what did the work, and thus continue
to keep him in the fear, so it is that
the darkey is between the devil 'and
the dep sea."
The following delegates were elected
to the state convention: Spencer B.
Adams, William P. Bynum, O. C.
Wheeler and J. A. Hoskins.
MADISON COUNTY.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
Marshall, N. C, April' 23. The re
publican convention assembled in the
court house here Saturday at 2 o'clock.
The convention was called to order by
John A. Hendricks, chairman of the
republican executive committee. Mr.
Hendricks was elected chairman of the
convention, Thomas S. Rollins secre
tary. The chairman appointed a committee
on resolutions. While the committee
was out the convention was entertain
ed by a vigorous and enthusiastic
speech from: Hon. G. M. McDowell.
R. C. Chandley also addressed the
convention against the proposed
amendment. The committee on reso
lutions reported as follows:
The republican party of Madison
county in convention assembled in the
town of Marshall on the 21st day of
April, 1900, unanimously adopt the
following resolutions:
1. ' Resolved, That the truthfulness
of the charge unanimously made . by
the republicans of Madison county in
the campaign Of 1S98 that if the demo
crats carried the legislature they would
undertake to disfranchise a large per
cent of the voters of North Carolina
has been fully proven.
2. Resolved, That we denounce the
deception, trickery and fraud of that
portion of the democratic party of
Madison county who, from every
stump, every cross road and from
hosue to house declared and pledged
their honor that if the democrats were
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CABINET DISCUSSES PORTO
i RICO CIVIL GOVERNMENT
Likely that Americans in the Island
Will Get Many Positions.
Washington, April 23. A meeting
of the cabinet was held at the white
house today, the president having re
turned from New York for that and
other business. The Porto Rican civ
il government occupied most of the two
hours taken up by the meeting. The
president, with the aid of the cabinet
officers, is trying to obtain men of
prominence, for positions in the islanu.
If the bill pending in congress to al
low army officers to continue in their
position is passed the president will be
in no haste about appointments but if
the bill threatens to hang fire, he will
have to make the appointments by
May 1. The president has had a care
ful canvass made of the American? v-
me- m the island with a view of consid
ering the wisdom of appointing a num
ber of them to places. It is likely a
good mtany of these will be honored
when appointments are made.
BUTLER SAYS POPULISTS
ARE NOT FOR M'KINLEY
Denies Harry Skinner's Statement
Regarding North Carolina Populists.
Washington, D. C, April 23. Sena
tor Butler emphatically denies the truth
of the recently published statement by
former Representative Harry Skinner
and others to the effect that the pop
ulists of North Carolina are for Mc
Kinley for president and . that Butler
himself is not sincerely in favor of Mr.
Bryan. Referring to the statement in
the same article by former republican
representative John Nichols, in which
he says many populists who attended
the state convention told Nichols they
were for McKinley Butler said Jjhere
wras not the least ground for such state
ments, and that, if made at all, which
he doubts, they are untrue. The sen
ator also denied the statement attrib
uted to Nichols, that many populists
would vote for vlcKinley in exchange
for republicans voting the populist
state ticket. He said ther- wouQd
dcubtless be reciprocity in regard to
local matters.
NOTES FROM CHARLOTTE.
Extensive Street Improvement A
Roof Garden.
Charlotte, N. C, April 23. The city
is now carrying out very extensive
street improvements which will con
sume several months in completion.
The work is rendered partially neces
sary by the laying of the new double
street car track.
The Oa Fellows of the city are pre
paring for a greaT- anniversary ban
quet next Thursday evening in honor
of the 81st anniversary of the lodge.
This order was established in Char
lotte in 1845, hejng 55 years old at
Charlotte.
President E. A. Alderman, of the
state university, remained in Charlotte
during yesterday. His friends here are
arguing with him every day, trying
to persuade him to remain in the
state.
The first roof garden in Charlotte is
to be built over the Manufacturers'
club on Ttyon street. The building
will have another story, the fourth,
added and on this will be constructed
the roof garden.
BRYAN'S WORK.
Lincoln, Neb., April 23. Bryan has
returned to Nebrask and is preparing
for vigorous campaign wTork in the
state. BeL inning Wednesday he will
I make two speeches a day for some
time. Thi9 plan was hurriedly ar
ranged and is said to ,be the result of
the energy the republicans are showing.
PICTURE FRAMING GOOD
WORK, NEW STYLES AND LOW
PRICES . ESTIMATES CHEER
FULLY GIVEN. J. H. LAW 35 PAT
TON AVE. 24-2t.
A fresh lot of waterground meal just
in. Wm. Kroger.
Agency
R0CKBR00K FARM"
CREAMERY BUTTER.
Preserves
in Jars.
coco
In this li&e the variet , so
large and so varied in style ana
price that it is imp Bible to give
anything like a comprehensive
description in this limited space.
We assure you we have the finest
line, and that the prices are right
and only ask that you give them
trial. Your satisfaction is cer
tain .
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CLARENCE SAWYER
Successor to W. F. tnider,
6 NORTH COURT SQUABlB.
LOUD OPPOSES
TUBE SYSTEM
y,
Chairman of Post Office Com-
mittee of House Says It
Wi; Involve Millions.
Says It Cannot be Successfully
and Economically Run.
Senate Committee Reports Adversely
on Clark of Montana.
Senators Chandler and Piatt Argue
Quay Case.
MAY 1 AND 2 WILL BE DEVOT
ED TO THE NICARAGUA CA
NAL BILL ONE DAY FOR DE
BATE AND ONE FOR AMEND
MENTS. Washington, April 23. At the open
ing of the session of the house today.
upon the request of Hepburn, of Iowa,
chairman of the interstate and foreign
commerce committee, unanimous con
sent was given to set aside May 1 and
2 for consideration of the Nicaragua
canal bill. Mr. Hepburn said one day
would be given for general debate and
one for amendment under the five-
minute rule.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
taken up under the arrangement to
close the general debate today
and devote two hours to con-
contested items in the bill, special
mail facilities and pneumatic tube
service, and one hour to the provision
relating to railway postal clerks. Mr.
Loud, of California, chairman of the
postoffice committee, explained the
previsions of the bill, which carries
$113,934,800. "Will not the increase of
half a million dollars for the pneu
matic tube service involve millions-in
the near future?" asked Moody, of
Massachusetts. That is about it,"
replied Loud. "I warned the house
that this would be the case." He ue
clared that his opinion was that the
tube system could not be successfully
and economically administered. "I
hope to God,' said he, "that congress
will have the strength and wisdom to
prevent the government from embark
ing In any naore enterprises than it is
now in."
Washington, April 23. Senator
Chandler, from the senate committee
on privileges and elections, today sub
mitted to the senate the report of the
committee in the case of Senator
Clark, of Montana.. The report was
comparatively brief, covering only fif
teen pages of printed mtatter. It does
not rehearse the testimony, but simply
presents the findings of the committee
and the reasons for its course. Tho
flindings of the committee are statedL
as follows: '
"The findings of the committee are
that the election to the senate of Will
iam A. Clark, of Montana, is null and
void on account of briberies, attempted
briberies and corrupt practices by his
agents and the violation of the laws of
Montana defining and punishing
crimes lagfainst the elective franchise."
In view of this finding the commit
tee reports and unanimously recom
mends the adoption by the senate of
the following resolution: "Resolved.
That William A. Clark was not duly
and legally elected to a seat in the
United States senate by the legislature
of the state of Montana." The report
concludes with a strong recommenda
tion for an early consideration of the
case. ' : t.
The right of Quay to his seat was ar
gued affirmatively by Chandler and
negatively by Piatt, of Connecticut.
Grant's.
Grant's.
Mangel's or sugar beets make one of
the beet winter foods for stock, being1
nutritious and fattening. Wood's seeda
a;t Grant's.
It's Always a Case of
Love at First Sight,
for everbody knows
" IT'SWEET-HEARTS WEWAHT."
You must .cultivate a taste tor some
foods because they're prepared to be
merely nutritious. That's why people
Chink the more unpalatable a fool ia
the more nutritious it must be. Of
course, Wheat-Hearts -s nutritious, but
remember that when properly cooked
and served hot with cream and sugar it
ie simply delicious. '
THE WHEAT-HEARTS COMPANY,
ASHEVILLE. .
Baldwin's Headache Cure.
Baldwin's Headache Cure.
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