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GREAT FIRE
IN OTTAWA
Flames Destroy $15,000,000
or $20,000,000 Worth
of Property.
Twenty Thousand People
Rendered Homeless.
Cut a Swath a Mile Long Through
Heart of City of Hull.
Leaped the River and Worked De
struction in the Capital City.
FIREMEN POWERLESS TO STAY
THE RAGING FLAMES WHICJI
CONTINUE TO SPREAD MOST
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN THE HIS
TORY OF CANADA.
Ottawa, April 26. The greatest fire
that ever visited Ottawa, and one of
the most disastrous in the history of
Canada, begran. at-11 o'clock this morn
ing and is still raging furiously. The
fire began to the city of Hull, a place of
16,000 inhabitants, on the Quebee side
of the Ottawa river, and, fanned by a
furious gale from the northwest,
spread with incredible rapidity.
In half an hour from the time of the
outbreak the flames were beyond con
trol of both the fire departments of
Hull and Ottawa and sooni swept a
pathway a mile long through Hull,
leaped across the river and gained
ia foo'ting among the lumber piles.
TJhjesace it cut -a wida swath through
I Rochesterville, into the suburbs or
Hintonburg.
The Jess is fifteen or twenty million
dollars. Seven thousand people are out
pf work and twenty thousand rendered
homeless
STRIKE ON fi'W YORK CENTRAL.
Buffalo, April 26 ThC employes of
the New York Central railroad shops.
about 2,200 men, went out on a StriKe
this morning. This number includes
men in the shops and in the yards. An
increase in wages and the reinstate
ment of certain men alleged to have
been unjustly discharged is demanded
by the men.
CHADWICK ASKED TO EXPLAIN.
His Alleged Criticisms of Admiral
Schley.
Washinsrton. April 26. It -is reported
in naval circles that Captain Chad wick,
who commanded the flagship New York
and was Admiral Sampson s cnier or
staff in the war with opain, has been
asked to explain whether he was cor
rectly quoted in an interview in tne
Brooklyn Eagle on April 22, in which he
was maae to say, in effect, tnat scmey
had disgraced the navy and other se
vere (things about the commander of the
Plying Squadron.
A IG HOTEL BURNED.
New York, April 26. Gramattamn Inn,
at Bronxville, was destroyed by hre to
da,v The cuests got out safely an-i
Borne of thejn eaved their personal ef
fects. The loss is estimated at ?l&u,uuu
and is partially covered by insurance.
CANAL CONCESSIONS CANCELLED
Washington, April 26. The JNicaja-
guan government nas naany iuvcncu
fhe concession to the Maritime , . canai
compamy to contruct a snip canai
aoross Nicaragua. v !
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9 -room house,$50 per month.
5-room;flat, $32 per month.
T 11-room house, $60 per month,.
8 -room house, $55 per month.
5-room house, $40 per month.
T 9-room houser, $75 per month.
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T 5-room flat, $18 per month.
I 7-room house, $25 per month.
X 9-room kouse, $35 per month.
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PRITCHARD'S SPEECHES
AT R0CKINHAM
Enthusiastic and Orderly Crowds Lis
( ten to Hi Expos eure of the
Amendment.
Corrspondeoce of the Gazette.
Rockingham, April 24. Today has
been a red letter day in the political
history of Richmond county, the Oc
casion being 'two speeches delivered on
'the amendment question by Senator
Pritchard. When it is remembered
that this iplace was during the) last
election a storm center of red shir'tism
and lawlessness made so by the order
of the deocratic leaders, the events of
the day appear little less than remark
aJble. Senator Pritchard was met a-t
the station at 5 o'clock in the tmorning
by a delegation, in carriages, and es-
cortea to his hotel. When the time for
speaking arrived he'tween eight hun
dred and a thousand, white voters '
crowded into the court house and lis
tened to all tha was said with the
closest attention and interest. Save
the applause which followed the scor
ing of every good point there was not
the slightest interruption.
At the conclusion of his address
Senator Pritchard spent more1 than
half an hourrfihaking hands with the
voters who had caught the en.nusi
asm of the occasion and who desired to
bid the senator God-speed in his fight
against democratic political serfdom.
At night Senator Pritchard and
Mr. Sewell. populist candidate for at
torney general, spoke1 to 'another as
semblage at the court house. As at the
afternoon meeting the attendance was
large and enthusiastic.
When Senator Pritchard left for
Washington after the speaking he car
ried with him 'a iwot encouraging im
pression of the outlook for the amend
ment campaign and several beautiful
floral designs, the 'gift of a number of
the ladies of Rockingham.
On Monday the democrats attempted
to have a speaking but their efforts
met with dismal' failure. Ex-Congressman
Lrockhart was advertised to
speak. He Was 'there but the crowd
was not. and necessarily the meeting
was a Bllm affair. W. A, H.
STEEL PLANT CLOSED DOWN.
Columbus, O., April 26. The local
plant of the National Steel company has
been closed under orders from the gen
ial officers, the reason assigned being
"to- make -extensi ve repairs." Between
300 and 4-u men are thivwa out of work,
MOORESVILLE POSTOFFlCE ftOBBED.
Special to the Gazette.
Charlotte," N. C, April 26. News
reaches here that the postfrlce at
Mooresville was broken in'to last night
and $150 taken, including stamps.
NEW SCHEDULE MaY 6.
Few Changes in Southern's Trains for
Summer Season.
The summer schedule of the Southern
whldh goe into effect May 6, makes
very few changes in the time. vo. 9,
from Columbia, arrives at 2:60 p. m.
Instead of 2:37, city time.
No. 10, for Columbia, leaves at the
same time, 2:05 p. m., city time.
No. 12, for Salisbury, fleaves at 1:30
p. m. instead of 1:37, city time.
No. 11, for Knoxville, has no change,
leaving at 3:40 p. rn.. city time.
No, 14, for Columbia, leaves at 8 a.
m. instead of 8:05, city time.
No. 13 will arrive at 7:15 m., icity
time, instead of 7 o'clock.
No. 36, for Salisbury, leaving at 6:20
a. m., city time, and No.' 35, for Knox
ville, leaving at 1:15 city time, remain
unchanged.
The new trains added are Nos. 21 and
22. No. 21 will leave Asheville at 5:55
a. m. and return at 9:25 p. nr. railroad
time.
The schedule of No. 21 by central time
is: Leave Asheville at 5:55 a. m. (6:55
city time); Alexander's 6:20; Marshall,
6:43; BarnaTd, 7:00; hot Springs, 7:20;
Delrio, 7:57; Newport, 8:20; White Pine
8:53; Morristown 9:20.
Returning No. 22 leaves Morristown
at 6:00 p. m. ; White Pine, 6:25; New
port, 6:55; Delrio, 7:20; Hot Springs,
7:53; Barnard's, 8:14; Marshall, 8:28; Al
exander's 8:55; arrive in Asheville 9:25
p. m. (10:25 city time).
Fine lot cow peas at C. S. Cooper's,
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A fresh lot of waterground meal just
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Wood's Seeds at Grant's.
(Flower Seeds at Grant'3.
Wood's Lawn Grass at Grants J
Baldwin's Headache Cure. Grant's.
Grant's Liver Pills, sma. . mild 'and
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Grant's Digestive
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Cordial cures dye -and
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A certain cure for dandruff Grant's
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Peeless Corn Solvent; 25o at Grant's.
When run down, and In meed of a re
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Grant's Pharmacy.
' A new line of Baby Carriages and re
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SOUTHERN FAST
MAIL SUBSIDY
House Continufs the Appropriation
After Much Discussion Scott
Case in the Senate.
Washington, April 26.-The southern
asc mall won a great victory in the
house today. The appropriation was
retained in the bill by a vote of 92 to
41. Two hours were devoted to de
bate on the provisions appropriating
$111,238 for special mail facilities from
New York to Atlanta and New Or
leans and, $25,000 from Kansas City,
Mo., -to Newton, Kan. These appro
priations for special mail facilities have
beekx attacked annually. Mr. Little,
of Arkansas, opened the debate in. op
position to them, reiterating the old
arguments. He declared they were
renes ot the most vicious system of
legislation ever invented by congress.
mr. underwood, of Alabama, favored
the appropriation for the southern mail
subsidy, which 'he said was necessary
to keep up quick communication with
the south.- The particular train which
carried the mail from, New York, he
said, would not run were the appropria
tion withdrawn. All boards of trade
in the south, he claimed, had petit'oned
for a continuance of the appropriation.
Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, vgor
ously opposed the appropriation. It
was of no benefit to the people of the
south, he said. It went into the pock
ets of the syndicate, which resided
partly in New York, partly in Great
Britain and partly in Germany. He
denominated it a "job."
Mr. Swanson, of Virginia, closed the
debate in a strong speech in favor of
the southern fast mail provision. Mr.
Little, of Arkansas, moved to strike
out the provision on a rising vote. It
resulted 41 to 92.
All he North Carolina delegation vot
ed to re'tain the provision, except
Kitchin.
All other provisions tn the hill as re
ported were agreed to and the bill was
passed without division.
The Hawaiian conference report way
taken up and led to SG,me debate be
tween Mr. Knox, of Massachusetts, and
Mr. Newlands, of Nevada, ut"' vas
passed . .-
Mr, Pettus, of Alabama, addressed
the senate in opposition to a resolution
declaring Nathan B. Scott entitled to
a seat as senator from West Virigina.
Mr. Pettus presented the minority re
port of the committee on privileges and
elections, he ibeing the only member, of
the committee who declined to slgj
the majority report.
In opening the discussion Mr. Pettus
referred , to the statement of Mr.
Chandler in the Quay case to the ef
fect that the vote of some senators
were cast against Mantle in 1893 be
cause he w&s a silver man, arid the
votes of othrB, in retaliation, were cast
against Corbett twe years ago because
he was a gold standar4 advocate. He
hoped the statement was riot 'true, but
if it were these senators were unfit to
act as judges in such a case and un
worthy to hold seats in the senate. Mr.
Pettus then entered upon an argument
evidence of its purity and excellence.
in support of his position that Scott
was not entitled to a seat, following
closely the line of his report.
Mr. Turley, of Tennessee, followed
with an argument in support of Scott's
right to retain the seat. As a member
of the committee on privilges and elec
tions he had invstiga'ted thoroughly the
case, and planted himself squarely on
the majority report of the committee.
Mr. Chandler, chairman of the com
mittee on privileges and elections, fol
lowed with a statement of the facts
in the Scott case. He presened an ex
planation of the agreement entered i
by the republicans and. democratic
leaders in the legislature aDd in the
state of West Virginia, and declared it
was perfectly valid, very honest and
perfectly fair.
Senator Mason itoday introduced a. Res
olution in the senate which reads as fol
lows: "The president of the United States
is hereby requested to withdraw the
forces of the United States from Cuba
as rapidly as may be done with conve
nience and safety, and that on the 4th
of July, 1900, all civil anu military pow
er of the United States in Cuba be turn
ed over and surrendered to the people
of the island of Cuba.'
A vote was taken to the inter-state
WISDOM
GARR & WARD
A DlSTRWUTORSt
Site, iireet: ue 8.1
commerce committee of the secate to
day on the question, of reporting the bill
enlarging the powers of the inter-state
commerce commission, which resulteu in
a tie of 4 o 4. There were three absen
tees and of those Messrs. Aldrichr.nd
Chilton were paired, the lacter for and
the former against the bill. Mr. Lind
say was not paired amu the chairman
was authorized to consult him and then
act accordingly. If, therefore, Mr.
j -jj iiao vvib in lavor or re-
iSJ.?1? the bill it will be put in, other
wise it will not be reporteu.
PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATION
OF SIMMONS LAW AT WORK
In Registration for City Election at
Hendersonvjlle.
Special to the Gazette
Hendersonville, N. C, April 26. The
registration for the ci y election, began
yesterday morning. Up to last nigut
there .had heen about eighty men reg
istered. The democrats are permitted
to register without being asked the
questions laid down in the 'Simmons
election law. Republicans and those
who oppose the present town adminis
tration, are put upon examination, and
a long list of questions asked them,
then the registrar tells them they can
not be registered unless they can prove
their age by two voters who can reg
ister under the present election law.
This scarcely any one can do, and a
number of citizens have already been
turned down because of their inaiiblity
to prove their age by two voters as
aforesaid, among them men wno have
voted here for many years.
The registrar's storeroom, where ue
registration is being carried on, is fill
ed a good portion of the time with
democratic bulldozers and -hoodlums
and when republicans go in and at.
tempt to see that fairness is had and
justice done, and all voters asked the
same questions, they are treated with
contempt, and the registrar, in speak
ing of a man s eligibility to register, to
use his own language, says: "unless
he can answer -these questions that
'the law' prescribes, and prove his age
as providedj by 'law he cannot regis
ter it ma.tte.rs wt whether 'ne can talfg
tfeS eentainerT k the present
tittttioHSr.,. The strar also
uses such. expressions as this; "I am
running this thing, and I don't want
any such crowds as this in h&fa any
more." And this is oftly a small taste
of what is to com in North Carolina
during the next few months.
Well might one exclaim without ex
ecration or pathos:
"Oh, judgment, thou art fled to brut
ish beasts.
And men have lost their sense of hon
or." FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA.
Seats for IjostDn's Great Musicians Gd
cn Sale Monday.
The Bositon Festival Orchestra, which
comes to the Grand May 5th, needs but
little said in its commendation to the
music lovers of our ciy. The favorable
impression created two seasons ago. was
Tasting and few, if any, wTho heard it
then will misa the concert that Is com
ing. Accompanying the orchestra are
the following eoloiets:
Miss Flora Provan, soprano; Miss Isa
belle Bouton, contralto; Mr. eorge
Leon Moore, tenor, and Mr. Gwllyin
Miles, baritone a quartette of which
many favorable notices have been made
and Mr. Arthur D. Hadley, violincel
list, and Mr. Van Veacton Rogers harp
ist, musicians of note.
Manager Plummer has put prices
within reach of all and when the sale
of seats opens Monday it is expected
that a large portion of the choicest seats
will be speedily taken. Seats on first
j and second floors will be reserved at the
one to admission, will be sold on night
of the performance wt the opera house.
It is a commonplace saying that 'the
surest and shortest way to happiness is
found in making some one else happy,
but the triteness of it detracts in no
wise from its truth.
Gazette want ads one cent a word.
Agency
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In this line the variet so
large and so varied in style and
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. Tour satisfaction is cer
tain .
CLARENCE SAWYER
Successor to W. P.:?:oiderj .
THE CAUSE OF
ROBERTS' DELAY
Explained by Secretary Wynd-
ham in the House of
Commons.
Difficulties of Keeping Open
Lines of Communication.
Enormous Expenditure of Horse Fiesh
During the Campaign.
The Hurried Flight of the Boers From
Wepener.
CAPTURED AMERICA J spmr-u
' WvvAK?
SHOT BY BOERS MAFEKTING
WAS STILL HOLDING OUT AND
THE WOUNDED DOING WELL
ON APRIL 10.
London, April 26. In the house of
commons today, George Wyndham,
parliamentary secretary of the war of
fice, replying 'to questions, declared that
Lord Roberts had made no comment
whatever on Lord Methuen's Magers
fontein operations. "Neither," he con
tinued. "Did Lord Roberts' despatches
indica'te that the advance was either
retarded or modified by the scarcity
of remounts."
At the the secret"- de-
r . oemxre XV" v . it--
Clares that it was true that the ex
penditure of horseflesh exceeded all
estimates, and that the war office In
variably exceeded requisitions from
South Africa. The difficulty in procur
ing ships had handicaped the author
ities, but already this year they had
sent out 27.041 horses a&d 17,143 mules
as remounts, in addition to those ac-'
companying the troops, and by the end
of May the remounts delivered would
number 42.666 horses arid 25,560 mules.
The secretary also said that steps
had also been taken to supply the nec
essary rolling stock for 'the railroads;
but as the government was aware the
military problem before Lord Roberts
had not turned on the question of re
mounts or rolling stock, hut On the
fact that Lord Roberts had shifted his
base from CapeTown to Bloemfontein,
thus necessitating the recapturing and
repair of the railroad and the clearing
of lines of communication for a dis
tance of 750 miles on a single track with
a rise of 4.500 feet.
AMERICAN SCOUTS SHOT.
Boer Camp, Brandfort, April 23.
Some American scouts, who were cap
tured by the Boers have been shot.
GOOD NEWS FROM MAFEKING.
London, April 26. The war office this
morning received the following from
Lord Roberts:
"Bloemfon'tein. April 25. Good news
from Baden-Powell m to April 10.
McLaren is much 'better. All the
wounded are doing well. The Boerq
captured several native women wTio
were trying to escape from Maf eking,
but these were turned back after oeing
stripped afod sjamboked."
BOERS' HURRIED RETREAT.
London, April 26. A despatch from
Dewetsdorp says: "Owing to the ap
proach of General French and to Gen
eal Rundle's ersistent shelling the Boera
relinquished their positions last might,
retiring with their guns. French and
Rurrdle Joined forces eat of Dewetsdorp.
Rundle is pressing forward as fast as
possible."
Despatches from Allwal North say the
Boers left Wepener so huriedly tltat
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
It's Always a Case of
Love at First Sight,
for everbody knows
" IT'SWEET-HEARTS WE WART."
You must cultivate a taste for sorje
foods because they're prepared to be
merely nutritious. That's why people
think the more unpalatable a food is
the more nutritious it must be. Of
course, Wheat-Hearts is nutritious, but
remember that . when properly cooked
and served hot -with cream and sugar it
fcr simply deUcIou- ; "r1- :. ' ..ii
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