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f ; Y ' - - .4SP 1 ?0L WM0.95.; -rrr-- ft 1 ASHEVJLLE, N G., SUIAY MORNINGr MAY 27; 1900. . . PRICE 5 CENTS, . v - .--- a..- . i- : , Z ' ESTREIOHER'S sale of India Silk Waists In Black, White and tucked and corded. Prices $8.25 and $4.00 Worth 4.00 and $5.00 White Wash Waists. The celebrated Eagle Brand, which for excellence of nti and workmanship has no equal. We have them tnck ed and corded, some trimmed I with embroidery and Jsome with lace. Prices 98c td $5 OESTREICHER&CO 51 Patton Avenue. New, Clean, Complete Oar stock of Window Screens and Doors. As&eville Hardware Co. , Southeast corner curt Square, Phone 87. .MASSAGE,. AND RACKS. Treatment for: Nervoua, Rheumatic and other diseases. Special: Thur Brandt Massage for Female Diseases; alsoSFace Massage. PROF. EDWIN GRUNER, (Graduate Chemnitz College, Germany. Formerly isth Oakland H igMs Sana torium;) Home or Offloe Treatment. Office hours, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m., 2 to 4 . . m. 85 S. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 208. The odorless refrigerator Is guaran teed to erive Derfect satisfaction and Is sold only by Mrs. L. IA. Johnson, 43 Patton ave. Housekeepers can rely upon Colum bian Insecticide lor roaches and water bugs; Columbian Liquid, for bed : bugs; Mundus for ants. Grant's pharmacy. Wood-'e aawaNgrass at Grant's - 0 They are never adulterated Grant's flavoring extracts; lemon', vanilla aad orange. Grant pharmacy. '; Wood's Songster Food' Is' best for ca nary birds. No risk. 10c. Grant's pharmacy. . , - . ' . To save your clothingv pack with moth balls. 10c. At -Grant's J pharrr? acy. . . . v ' -j..; -i' Slug shot for potato bugs "'Econom ical and safe to nserv Grant' pharm acy. , ' . - K ' Wood's seeds Orant'S' pharmacy. Century - atomizers; "Grant's pliannacyi . ;new: Styles;' s rr V"-. A LITTLE WAR IN CHICAGO Captain Streeter Met With Guqs Police Who Came to Dispossess Him. Settled on a Lake Front Is land Claiming Discovery. A Force of Five Hundred Men Sent Against Him. I To These He and His Armed Men Finally Surrendered. THE PROPERTY CLAIMED BY THE SQUATTERS ESTIMATED TO BE WORTH FROM $30,000,000 TO $50, 000,000 DECISION OF COURTS AGAINST STREETER. Chicago, May 26. At 2:30 o'clock this afternoon 300 police officers of the city bf Chicae' headed y chief Kiley i ana every man peanng a. repeating- ri fle, marched from the Bast Chicago avenue station on the north side, to the foot of Superior street, where Cap tain George Streeter had fortified him self on a 'strip of land created by the washing up of soil from the bed of Lake Michigan, and which Streeter claims as his property by right of dis covery, in the intrencnments were about seventy men armed with rifles and two Gatliner guns. Earlier in the day a party of Lincoln park officials had beent fired upon by pickets around the improvised fort and a boy fourteen years of age had been wounded severe ly in the right leg. A horse driven by the park officials had been killed. This shooting resulted in a call up on tne city omciais ror tne arrest or the occupants of Streeter's fort, but the city authorities declined to take the Initiative, owing to the fact that the supreme court of the United States once declared th land to be a part of the territory of Illinois. It was finally decided to mobilize 300 poller officers under the leadership of Chief Kipley and to march against the Streeterites and .demand their surrender. Sheriff Magerstadt went with the chief of police and it was planned that in case of refusal to surrender that the sheriff would immediately swear in 300 police officers as deputy sheriffs, again demand the surrender of Street er's forces, on the ground .of riot and disorderly conduct, and proceed to ar rest the occupants of the fort, regard less of cost. A fire boat with a aGt ling gun, was despatched up Lake Michigan to make a demonstration from that side and to cut off the es cape of Streeter's men by means of their yacht. It was arranged that the joint demonstration of land and water forces should occur promptly at t-.W o'clock. Streeter's party late this afternoon were surrounded by a force of 500 m?n and all were arrested. The police cap tain who previously tried to induce the men to go had a horse shot from under him. STORY OF THE CUIM. Chicago, May 26. With an armed body of twenty men, two rapid fire guns and some barbed wire for making entanglements Captain George Street er today took possession of 186 acres of land here. After hoisting the Unit ed States flag his men threw up two intrenchments and planted in each 'one of the rapid fire guns.' Captain Street er claims to own the land, which, were the title clear; would be worth between thirty and fifty millions of dollars. In 1885 Captain Streeter and his wife were stranded on a little sand bar a few yards from the shore at the foot of S.uperior street. The spot was not down on the maps and the doughty navigator laid claim to the land and declared his right, being the whole population, to elect himself to all the offices which he, in framing legislation, deemed the territory in need of. As the years passed by, the dumping of all sorts of refuse and the earth wash ed up by the lake formed a large tract .nd Captain Streeter became a man pr With his importance and importance Do Not ( a Home Before seeing u. , 'Wei, have, .several iateres-ting "bargains to offer, are dally adding to our list and may have Just what you want. Prloes and tenns will suit. , - 1 p'JILKIE UaBARBE I Real Estate Brokers 23 Patton Ave. S- i the increased value of -the :- lands hSs troubles began. The tract became cdn Wcted with the shore and- owners fft adjoining property resented the pres 4 ence of Captain Streeter and the re talners he had gathered about him.?! They carried the matter into court; The supreme court of the United States decided that the land was with in the jurisdiction of the state of Illi nois. Streeter thereupon offered the district to the federal government. A year ago he organized a territorial government under the name "District of Lake Michigan" and elected himself chief justice and to other offices of im portance. The police, however, de scended upon him and his army of about fifty men and since then up to date the captain has lived in another part of town. The preparations to re take possession were made with great secrecy and it was not until dawn to day that the police wefe aware of the invasion. Patrolman O Malley saw; a small, schooner anchored off the shore when daylight broke. From the boat Captain Streeter landed his men and the patrolman telephoned Inspector Heidelmeier of the occurrence. The inspector resolved to make no move in the matter until after a conference with the law department of the city and in consequence the invaders, or rightful owners, as they claim to be, were left unmolested, while the police were trying to figure out a campaign. Shortly before noon blood was spilled before Captain Streeter's stronghold. Pickets thrown out by the . occupants of the trenches discovered a party ap proaching from the direction of Lin coln Park, consisting of Park Super intendent Redieski and Secretary Erby, reinforced by policeman. Calls of "halt" failed to stop the park offi cials who were bent upon finding out who were "encroaching . upon their grounds." A volley from pickets' rines quickly put to flight the investigating party, and one of the bullets struck a 14-year-old boy Reuben Manly in tne right knee, inflicting a severe wound. The park officials fled to a patrol box and turned in a riot call. A force of twenty or thirty policemen, armed with revolvers and clubs hurried to the scene from the Chicago avenue sta tion. "When the officer in command saw the display of force, Gatling guns being posted on his way over the jn- trpnnhmpnts. he ordered a retreat. The nnl i pa i mm frlia.telv returned to the - V J . , Chicago avenue station, where ar rangements were made to arm them with Winchester rifles in an endeavor to capture the Streeter forces. Forty, policemen were armed with ri fles and ordered to remain at the Chi cago avenue station fey Chief of Police Kipley, pending a. decision on the part of the city law department as to tne ipp-nlitv of an attack on the Streeter forces. ' " In the shooting which greeted ,the park officials on their attempt to enter Streeter's alleged domain a bullet pierced Secretary Erby's carriage horse and the animal died an nour lat er. Shortly after 1 o'clock Acting Mayor and Corporation Counsel Walker de cided that in view of the decision by the supreme court of the United States that the land claimed by Streeter is the property of the . state of Illinois, th ecity police force could not legally precipitate a battle with Streeter's forces, which at that hour were in creased by an - additional fifty men armed with rifles. CIRCULAR SAW BREAK? AT BELIPNT Portion Spikes C?tholic Brother Wl o Dies in Few Minutes. Special to the Gazette. Charlotte. N. C. May 26 At Bal mon this morning another terrible mis fortune happened, when Brother An drew of the Catholic Brotherhood was killed by the breaking of a circular saw while in swift motion. A portion of the saw struck Brother Andrew under the left arm, penetrating deep Into the flesh and cuting one of the large arteries leading from the head. While liis companions stood by, offer ing prayers for the stricken man but unable to aid him, his life blood swift ly gushed out, and in lea minutes he was dead. Brother Andrew was a na tive of Germany and came to this coun try twenty years ago. He Has oeen ai Belmont fourteen years. The entire online community, is in deep sorrow. Th funeral will take place Sunday mm'niii? at 8 o'ciOck. D.H.L. A GREAT EDUCATIONAL FUHP. Presbyterjans Enthusiastic -Over the As lembly's Decision, Atlanta, May .26 .The general, assem-r hTv nf the Presbyterian enurcn cou eluded its labors today. There wS much enthusiasm displayed durinl: tne Tis a millions-dollar -vtwennem cen tury fund forCthe benent of enurcn ea ucation. The central -committee in this prcn t work consists of a chairman, Dr.. W W. MooreTf Union .seminary, and a vioe-chairnran, Dr. , unaries : ttatti tfi trt' of. Kentucky, -with one rnin later and -onel elder or deacon; from each 3 4-Via tT" n . ' " Buy a nice "bed: lounge, . oheir,. at Mrs. L. A. Johnsn's;? ?aton avenue For cash or on instalment plan. Sclcnnnc t Ktlrarang upnciaBs, 45 Fatten Aiaiut - " fecial atteatlaa-xrf to repalrto HUTTON NOW OVER THE VAAL British in the Transvaal are Pressing on to Johan nesburg. British Success Officially An nounced in London. Kruger Throws Responsibility for the Future on Peace Leaders. July 4 Fixed in England as Probable Date of End of War. PRETORIA ADVICES INDICATE t THAT THE. END IS NOT PAR OFF HEILBRON RECAPTURED BY BURGHERS W HERE WILL BOERS MAKE THEIR FUTURE HOME? London, May 26. The chief interest of the war now centres on the date of its conclusion. July 4th is generally fixed as the date. Roberts has shown a predilection to important anniversar ies for the execution of his principal plans. It is hardly possible, however, that this great Irish soldier should select the birthday of one republic for the destruction of another. Informa tion from Boer sources indicates tne war will be finished within a month. There is ample authority for the statement that the Transvaal govern ment asked England for terms of peace nearly a month ago. It was the relentless reply, equivalent to uncon ditional surrender, which alone unit ed the federals for further Resistance Kruger even now is willingrto accept the inevitable without further blood shed, for none of the Boer leaders any ionsrer deceive themselves with false Slopes. 'A Spartan .-spirit, however, istill -dominates a large number of the" bursters and they are ready to fight hopelessly with the same deter mination as though they had a chance to retain independence'. According to despatches received in the past few davs a division of opinion as to tne continuation of the war is impossible, and Kruger has shown his characteris tic cleverness in the reference of the question of peace to the leaders of the Boer forces. If a considerable majority of. commandants advise they must succumb to overwhelming force the Transvaal authorities will make sub mission within a few days. Even this will not be accepted through diplo matic channels. The reply oi the British government to this offer of submission from Pretoria to surrender must be made to Lord Roberts by all the burghers under arms. Additional attempts made this week to use the threatened fate of Johan nesburg to gain some promise of con cession from England bav failed en iteiy. The probability increases therefore that the Rand mines will be destroyed. Gold ia the real. lode stone that is drawing England to th.e Boer country and the Boers would be more than human if they did not try to damage its resources as much as pos sible. Ever since January the Boers have been discussing the direction of their new move. Many favor going to Bra zil or the Argentine Republic. Some of them advocated negotiating with France for a section of Madagascar. As a matter of fact the destruction of the mines in. the real sense is impossi ble. Immense damage can be done to the machinery, workings, etc., and enormous expense incurred, but the gold will remain and will still be at tainable . It is now well understood that the dissolution of parliament will tonow soon after the conclusion of peace. The recent by elections connrm in? ministerials in the belief that it wou l be folly to throw away any. advantages WISDOM CARR & nisTBiBiirnRS. 23 South Mate Stree.:' - Phone Stt. WARD which a successful war will give to the political party which waged It. BRIDGE BLOWN UP. Pretoria, May 26. An official bulletin states that the British crossed the Vaal river at Grobler's drift npar Parys. The high level bridge at Ve reeninging has been blown up by the Boers. Commandant Dewet that the burghers are coming forward in force and they are determined to fight to the end. Federal troops after recapturing Heilbron followed the Brit ish as far as Wovenhoek. ROBERTS CROSSES THE VAAL. London, May 26. Intelligence was received this morning from- Lord Rob erts' headquarters, at Vredefort sta tion, filed Thursday at 5:45 p. m., that the British were rapidly advancing. General Hamilton had effected a junc tion with Lord Roberts. The country in front of thfm was plernr nf Tlnaro tr Viljoen's drift. .The Boers were evac- uating all their positions south of the Vaal river and that 5,000 had already crossed to the north bank. Later in the day it was officially an nounced that the British have crossed the Vaal river. The war office re ceived the following- despatch from Roberts: "Wolvehoek, Orange Free State 26. The advanced portion of this force crossed the Vaal river on the queen s birthday, near Pary's. "Hamilton's column is at Basch- bank. The local mines are uninjured and work is going on as usual. Hunter reached Vryburg May 24." ""nEARING JOHANNESBURG. London, May 26. As anticipated, the first news from Lord Roberts after his long silence was the announcement that the British had crossed the Vaal river. This is probably General Hut ton's column, which crossed at Parys and may be expected to make a dash at the railroad in the neighborhood of Potschenstroom, whence there is di rect communication with Johannes burg. General Hamilton's column is at Boschbank, which is close to the river, about eight miles northwest of Wolvehoek, Lord Roberts' headquar ters, and may be expected to also cross the Vaal river and create a diversion on the flank of any federal force in the neighborhood of Vereeninging. As he has only about fifteen miles -o tra verse, speedy announcement may be expected that the British commander in chief himself has gained , a JPoohold in the Transvaal, and that ne"will reach the federal position south of Jo hannesburg in the middle of the com ing week The same secrecy which shrouded the movements of the main army en velops Lord Methuen s and General Rundle's columns, so. probably, the next official despatches will show de cisive movements of these wings. Rundle ought to be close to Bethle hem by now and the experts expect to hear of some decisive movement on Harrismith railroad, in which part of General Buller's force will co-operate in the direction of Van Reenan's pass Should the Pretoria bulletin announc ing the reoccupation of Heilbron by thp fpderals turn out to be true, it will be a totally unexpected develop ment, as General Ian Hamilton occu pied Heilbon Tuesday and nothing has been heard of him since. FREE STATERS GIVE UP. cHa ATnv 55. Louis Koch, a magistrate of the Free State, has sur rendered. He says all the burghers in TTa-rrismith Vrede district have re- fnmo their farms and refuse to S?vi i in Verdehe will probably go reported, northward towards Laing' Nek if he finds any followers Volunteer troops fiow serving in the TViiHrrinp will be brougiht home. Or- jders to thia effect have been decided upon im- the war department, oie De ginning of transfer to be in next No vember. These troops will be mus tered out upon arrival here and their places in the Philippines taken by reg ulars from Cuba and Porto Rico. Gen eral Wood informs the war department that part of his army can be trans ferred from Cuba to the Philippines. Gazette want adds reach Asheville p ople. SOMETHING NEW Hominy in Tomato, Sauce, 1 pound cans, 10 cents. Ritters Concentrated Un fermented Grape Juice, in Half Pint, Pint and Quart Bottles. Absolutely -pure, 20, 35 and 55 cents. Pure- Fruit Shrub, in Pint Bottles, 30 cents. Agency RocKliroofr Farm Creamery Butter Clarence Sawyer ; v ? grocer; ; ,5 NORTH COTTRTV SQUARE. YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS Resolution Favorably Report , ed to Investigate Cuban Scandal. Blackburn's Credentials Pre sented to Senate, The Papers Placed on File Without Comment. Progress Made With Post office Appro priation Bill. THE HOUSE CONCLUDES THE READING OF THE ALASKAN V CODE BILL TO REPORT ON FIL- IPINOS KILLED. Washington. May 26. The senate agreed to Mr. Pettigrew's resolution calling upon the secretary of war for a statement of the number of the Fili pinos who have been killed by United States troops in the present insurrec tion. Mr. Vest called up his bill giv ing jurisdiction to the national health omcers over tneir quarantine district. Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, presented the credentials of Joseph C. S. Blackburn as a senator from Kentucky for the term beginning March, 1901. They are signed by J. C. W. Beckham, govern or, and were read and placed on file without comment. Mr. Blackburn was present. Under the special order Dis trict of Columbia business and the bill pertaining thereto was taken up. Washington, May 26.-1 When the senate met today Mr. Wolcott present ed the conference Teport on the post- office appropriation bill, showing agreement up all items of the bill and excluding the pneumatic tubes ap propriation. , Mr..Gallroiger, from the committee on contingent expenses, reported back favorably the resolution ordering an investigation of postal and other ir regularities in Cuba. The resolution was amended to allow the committee on Cuban affairs to visit Cuba either as a wnoie or dv suD-commmee, ana this was passed without debate. The senate also passed a bill grant ing a pension of $50 per month to Mrs. Mary L. Stotzenberg, widow of the late Colonel Stotzenberg, of the First Nebraska volunteers, who was killed in the Philippines. ' The industrial committee in its re port to congress recommends improved legislation to state legislatures rather than "to congress directly. The sub ject of the greatest public interest to day, the Teport says, is perhaps that of a regulation of hours of labor, and especially in the factories. As congress has no power to legis late directly in this matter, the com- all states regulating the length of the working day for all positions. The employment" 'of children below the age of fourteen Should be prohibited in tne factories, and the length of the work ing day in all public employments should be fixed at eight hours'. The house devoted most of .ne ses sion to the consideration of the Alaskan code bill, the reading of which was concluded before adjournment. PLAGUE IN MANILA Manila, May 26. The government corral at Manila has been quarantined. Four suspected cases of bubonic plague are among the-teamsters who are liv ing in filthy dwellings. The houses will be burned. One of the most distinguished British, 0im . m A t . 41 A surgeons m souu Airica say things that have impressed Jiim mosi are the merciful wounds made by the rifles in use. the popularity of the X- ray and the ineffectiveness of artillery to destroy life; The Joss in killed is in significant in comparison with the bat tles of the past. For No Reason is Asheville more pre-eminent than on account of it. fine cli mate all the year round. It is America'a firs: retort, because" perennially invigorating. It is the same -way with Asbyxville'a tompus:prodwt" 'J VHEAT-HEABTS It Is the first breat!ast food for all the year; it is always in ' -vigorating. WHEAT;. HEARTS Is prepared lor serving in two minutes because we've milled the -wheat; roasted the gluten, and converted the ' starch to dex trine before it reaches you . WHEAT HEARTSv-makes a tempting dish with which noth ing else compares If you but ' try it once you'll, uaifcaetand why "It'Swheat-Hearts we Want." 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