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r " i L i. VOL 1 V: NO, 6 ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY: MORNINGhMAY 291900. PRICE & CENTS 6 1 II II IV) J II 1 I.-1 j vvi-.n y i"--" i' rf-' j i i i i i . ...1 y " - p., v I ' in ESTREICHER'S sale of Silk Waists In Black, White and tucked and corded. Gray, Prices $3.25 and $4.00 Worth ...$4:00and $5.00 "White Wash Waists. The celebrated Eagle Brand, which for excellence of fit and workmanship has no equal. We have them tuck ed and corded, some trimmed with - embroidery and some with lace. Prices 98c to $5 OESTREICHER&CO 51 Patton Avenue. J0INTLE8S AND SEAMLESS Our Chicago Corrugated Electric Hose. We can furnish any length of Hose in our CHICAGO ELECTRIC. As&eYille Hardware Co. -Southeast corner Court Square, 'Phone 87. MASSAGE.. AND PACKS. Treatment for: Nervous, Rheumatic nd other disease. Special: Thur Brandt Massage far Female Diseases; also Face Massage. PROF. EDWIN GRUNER, Graduate Chemnitz College, Germany. Formerly ith Oakland H?igMB Sana torium.) Home or Office Treatment. Office tours, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m., Z to 4 . i m. 5 S. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 20. The odorless refrigerator - is guaran teed to give perfect satisfaction and Is Bold-only by Mrs. L. A. Johnson, 43 -Patton ave. Housekeepers can rely upon Colum bian Insecticide tor roaches and water frugs; Columbian Uquid forbed,bugs; Mundus for ants. , Grant's ' pharmacy. r .. Wood'e lawn, grass at Grant's.. They are never adulterated -Grant' flavoring extracts; leman, vanilla, and orange. Grant's pharmacy. . ; ,. wood's Songster Food is best for ca a.ry birds. No ; riak.w 10c. Grant's yaannacy. - - ' -o save your clothing, pack - with moth balls. 10c. At Grant's , phanr- Slug shot for potato bug. Eoonom- ana safe to use. Grant's tflann- yummy TiBy m my in 4111 V! JOHANNESBURG Enemy Fortify Positions But Retire Before Roberts. Farmers Surrender Arms and Horses, Rendle Occupies Senekal Defenses j of Pretoria Strengthened, Only Twelve Out Six Thousand Want to Stop Fighting. RUMOR THAT KRUGER AND STETN ARE PREPARING TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY SEVER AL, GENERALS ADVISING SUR RENDER RAILWAY REPAIRED TO NEW CASTLE. London," May 29. Nothing is known of Lord Roberts' rapid advance toward the rand exeept what is contained in his despatch. News from Orange Free State is extremely limited. Buller has ; not yet commenced the anticipated move around Laing's Nek. The rail way has been repaired to New Castle. : The Boers threw half a dozen shells to the left of the British position at In gogo from a gun on Pogwani Hill but did not damage. There has been a great deal of sniping by outposts but no actual engagement. Evidence accumulates that the Boers axel in strong force in the vicinity of New Castle. They hold Nullors .jand Botha's passes. i All manner of gossip concerning the attitude the Trsyaa to emanate from Lorenzo Marques. Some correspondents represent Kruger and Stein as preparing to flee from the country. Botha and other gener als are advising surrender. The bur ghers are most willing to accept the in evitable. The Daily Mail's corres pondents say the state of demoraliza tion in the 'Transvaal is remarkable. Panic and confusion prevail every- where. Kruger has all arrangements made for immedaite fight, presumably : to Holland. ONLY 18 MILE'S YET. London, May 28. Lord Roberts ca bles the following: "Klip River, May 28. We marched twenty miles today and are now eigh- I teen milesfrom Johannesburg. The .views favorably for the amendment he enemy had prepared several position? iS lauded to the skies and it is then whereNthey intended to opose us, but ! that he first becomes a respectable abandoned them one after another as ! man in the eyes of these disfranchis we neared them. We pursued them ! ers. If on the other hand the republi- so hard they only had time to get their five guns into the train and leave this station as some of the West Australian mounted infantry dashed into it. French's and Hamilton's forces are apparently engaged with the enemy about ten miles on our left, as firing has been head since noon. "Farmers near our line of advance j are surrendering their arms and horses. "Rendle occupied 'Senekal May 24. No report of what occurred has reached me yet." GETTING READY FOR ATTACK. Pretoria, May 25. The work of add ing to and strengthening the defenses of the capital is proceeding with tre mendous speed. Your correspondent is convinced that an appalling destruc tion of property on the rand has been decided upon if the fightig appraches that part of the republic. General Schalk, a burgher, in an ad dress to the Free Staters on Heilbron. road yesterday, aid all the burghers who wished to surrender could do so. Of -the 6000 present only twelve stepped out and signified th.eirv desire to stop fighting. Guerilla warfare on a large scale is imminent1, in the Free State. Startling events are looked for daily. ' The most enterprising aod sui ceseful mercha of AshevUle advertise In the Gazette. Do Not (Buy a Home Before seeing ; as. We have several 'Interesting' bargains ' to T offer, are dally adding to our list X ' and : may have, just "what you 7'' want; '- Pricee; and ' terms ' will suit.-' f - "J-.": t ' t IVILKIE & LaBflRBE, Real Estate Brokers rrSli tl Patton Avs. o?: mi I -Ptas MACHINE METHODS BECOMING MORE EVIDENT Democrats Begin With Primaries to Boss Legislature. Gazette Bureau, Raleigh, May, 28. In all ages when an organized body of a few men hav determined to run the great masses of the people there has been much trouble in the land. And whenever such measures have been adopted it has been a death knell I to the country or state in, which it was perpetrated, it becomesj more appar ent daily to even a casual observer that the democratic machine is determined by all means to elect a - machine legis- lifltnrf. This sooni-nm i-Ko. ' fio-Vi o that are going on in ah their primaries and conventions throughout the state. They held their primaries in Wilson county Saturday evening, May 26, and had a very hard fight among them selves. It is said that in some in : stances bloodshed was narrowly avert jed. j It will be remembered that only a i few days have passed since the great pugilistic encounter among the dele-, gates in the court house in Wilson ov er the nomination for state senator, re i suiting in adjournment without a j nomination. They are now trying it' ' over again. The trouble there as in almost every county is the machine is trying to put out men who will obey . the mandates of the bosses. Once they are able to nominate and elect this, class of men the North Carolina oligarchy will be perpetual. General Julian S. Carr said in his speech at Bines creek academy the other day that "oligarchy was always worse than anarchy." The crowds get smaller at every democratic speaking. Messrs. Gilmer and Toon addressed an audience of thirty-seven democrats, two populists and one man whose political affili ations are unknown at Ormonsville, Green county, Tuesday, May 22. This speaking was in a thickly settled community and was well advertised, but there were not many who cared to hear them, and those who did hear them went out of curl&sity more than anything else. It is said many of the democrats present went away declaring they were disgusted wjth this demo-' cratic cavalcade that is going about over the .state trying to fool the peo- io. A mi in at A vrer in Pitt roiintv. dispensed . their amendment sophistry to a crowoT of fifty country people who received it with very little appreciation, the ma jority of whom were democrats and who declared after hearing these speeches they would never vote for a measure the exponents of which could not put up a better argument. The amendmentites are very pro nounced in their statements that no democrats who are bold enough to say jn the east. Hon. C. M. Bernard is in receipt of a letter from an eastern rnntv statins- that there are forty- eight democrats opposed to the amend ment in one township in that county and twenty-two in another. Whenev er a republican, no matter how remote he may be politically, expresses his j cans were to publish the names of the aemocrais wnu are uum cuug "i-" aj they are opposed to this measure the V.1J columns of every republican paper would be filled every issue. General Carr said further' in his speech at Bine's Creek last week that the "suc cess of the nation depends upon the absolute rule of the people;" that the minds of the masses were far superior to that of any one man or class of men. Now how does this compare with the Simmons idea of things? These two gentlemen are both Candi dates for the United States senate. Major H. F. Brown and Colonel John D. Grimsley went to Wilson yesterday and spent the day. Mr. L. C. Owen, of Hertford county, was in the city yesterday. PniiPftr F. C. Duncan went home Sunday. The Jolly Pathfinders will hold the board's at the Academy of Music this week. "W. A. S EliGOURAOE BOER ' EMIGRATION SOUTH Expeits Sa They Woald be Suitable Citizens for United States New York, May 28. Influences are at work to encourage any 3oers who may desire to leave South' Africa to come to this country-and settle in the southern states. , Some railroad men are taking an interest r in this move ment. John N, Sharp, treasured oi tne Seaboard Air Line, says that he be lipves in ; the v practicability of. the nroject. He ; says:. "Boer immigra Ltion to thesouth should be encouraged m - . for that bur lands need such population admits of no discussion. The Boers are suitable - Immigrants for the ' United States since they are'- accustomed to dealing 'with 'inferior races and under- KtAnrl irrleration of 'lands such as we have In the southern "section 7 " y.BAiWRMco;:;: he icians, : s - iVc; 4B Batten AvcsBCi' - , -' fecial attentlca rw to rtpsirias. Scienuiic tteiracnng -upi DEMOCRATS AGAINST IT An Anti-Amendment Man Re nominated in Brunswick County. After He Had Declared Op position to the Measure. Majority of the Convention Was With Dr McNeil. Buncombe County Democrat Declares Against Eing Rule. , -1 W. R. MANEY SCORES HTS PARTv LEADERS FOR THEIR DISFRAN CHISING SCHEME A DEMOCRAT AT ARDEN PULLS OUT. Correspondence of the Gazette. Supply, N. C, May 25. --County dem ocratic convention met at Lockwood's folly bridge, Brunswick county, on the 23rd, inst. Mr. Aycock, a brother of the democratic nominee for governor addressed the convention favorable to the constitutional amendment. Hon. George Rountree, in his usual able and eloquent manner, then introduced Hon. Locke Craig, who made quite a ong speech in favor of the amend ment. Dr. D. B. McNeil, one of the few democratic members of the legis- re of 1899, who carried out his ges fo the voters of his county, and the legislature opposed the consti- tional amendment, and the Simmons election law, was given a few moments to explain his conduct in the said leg islature. Dr. McNeil said that he had been abused by a portion of his party for three acts in legislature of '99' viz. : list. Opposing the constitutional amendment. jSrdv -Failure to appoint two addi tional commissioners for Brunswick county. TJhe doctor .gave as his reasons for voting against the constitutional amendment that the party machine promised not to do anything to dis franchise any man, and he so promised the people who elected him, and in voting against the amendment he sim ply carried out his promises to his peo ple. He failed to state why he op posed the election law, supposing I presume that it. was an admitted fact that it was a corrupt measure'. As to his failure to have the legislature elect two additional commissioners (the ones elected were fusionists) for Brunswick county his reason was that. the voters o.f his county had elected their commissioners, who were good white men, and he could not burden the tax payers o fhis county with un necessary expense. Dr. D. R. McNeil declared that he was still opposedvto the constitutional amendment, and, in the face of his open declaration against his party's plat form he was -renominated for repre sentative over two other democrats, who were strong amendment men. The doctor received 20 and 3-8 vot ?s (necessary for choice 19 1-3.) S.ome of the candidates for other po sitions on the ticket withdrew their names saying that they would not run on a ticket with McNeil, as he had and was still favoring "republican meas ures." JNortnwest townsnip ana a portion of Smithville township then withdrew from the convention, refus ing to take any further action because of McNeil's renomination. Two other nominees on the demo cratic ticket are anti-amendment men. In the convention later on, in the confusion and amidst many nay votes not counted, the following resolutions were declared adopted: That "his con vention express its approval of the democratic platform,' including th3 constitutional amendment, and demand that the nominees of this convention WISDOM CARR v-u 4 DISTRIBUTORS, tt South llala iBtreofc,- fZZiAlF YOU K&llfotifr0 U WISiBE tWErOLy tf tftfA r rN'rlafAnrtt" mifimr. I..-; support the pending constitutional amendment. Thus ended the amendment conven tion -with their ticket headed by an anti-amendment man, who told the bosses that he .was .. opposed to the amendment, ANT-A MAJORITY OF THE CONVENTION ENDORSED HIM. The ring democrats are mad and howling. Brunswick will give a majority to the fusion candi dates and against the constitutioal amendment, and for that spotless man of the people Specer B. Adams for governor. -- " "BRUNSWICK." A DISSATISFIED DEMOCRAT. Editor of the Gazette. ' "Easier were it To hurl the rooted mountain from its base Than to -force the yoke of slavery upon men Determined tpbe free." As you know, May 19 was set for the meeting of the democratic primaries In Buncombe county to elect delegates to the county convention which met in Asheville, May 26. The hour set for the meeting of the primary at Bar nardeville was 2 p. m. At that hour a large crowd met. but was surnrised to find that a few democrats, led by Dr. Jay and Rev. Joe Hyder, a very distinguished Methodist preacher of this section, had held the primary nearly xan hour before the time ap pointed for the meeting and elected delegates, thereby thwarting the will of a majority of the democrats of upper Big Ivy and a large number in the lower ward. Those honest democrats who had been denied the right to par ticipate in the naming of delegates, feeling that it was a trick to defeat the will of the people, held another primary and elected a new set of delegates, but at the convention the delegates elected by the legal primary were denied a seat. It was at once seen that they did not belong to the right crowd to receive recognition. When I say "crowd" I mean there is a ring composed of office holders, broken down politicians, pettifogging lawyers, who dictate the -'icy of the democratic party in Buncombe county to the total disregard of the wishes of the common peope, tne bone and sinew of our country. I am sorry to say, but feel forced to .do so, that this seems to be a part of a plan of the democrat party to disfranchise the voters . When this became apparent I, with my friends, walked outof the conven tion determined to vote against a party trammelled and constituted as this party is -and call on all men everyr where to join us in putting down a party steeled to oppression and fraud by the misery and want it has wrought. iHWant ' rb -distinctly understood, that I jtm a democrat and believe in democ racy, but not in the party that controls this county and state, characterized as it is by greed and avarice. The effort on the part of the demo cratic party to disfranchise the citizens of North Carolina is enough to con demn it to everlasting infamy. I desire to be istrumental in putting down this crowd, of political cut thoats. It has already disfranchised a large number of citizens of Big Ivy township, setting at naught the princi ple that a majority should rule. Know ing that my attempts to defeat the common enemy would be futile, I ask that all friends join with the strongest party possible to defeat this unworthy gang. "The greatest glory a free people Is to transmit their fre&dom to their children." W. R. MANEY, Democrat, N. C, May 28, 1900. AN ARDEN DEMOCRAT QUITS Arden, N; C, May 28. At the recent democratic convention here Joseph II. Pressley arose in the meeting and de clared his oposition to the disfranchis ing scheme of the party leaders. He said that hereafter he was a republi can. Gazette p ople "Wood's want adds reacn Asheville seeds. Grant's pharmacy. r Century atomizers, new Grant's pharmacy. styles, a Rut a. ntoe bed lounere. cheap, at Mrs. Li. A. Johnson's, 43 Pa ton avenue For cash or on instalment plan. SOMETHING NEW , Hominy in Tomato Sauce, 1 pound cans, 10 cents. Bitter's Concentrated Un fermented Grape Juice, in Half Pint, Pint and Quart Bottle. , Absolutely pure, 20, 35 and 55 cents. Pure Fruit Shrub, in Pint Bottles, 30 cents. X . Agency ' iRockbrooK Farm Creamery; Butter ... ' - . "I ... . .. -. - . 1 .. -- . . fm&m: '4irrM rv?7 Lt- ,'. i- - ' . . ' 1 mil THE SUN IN TOTAL ECLIPSE Belt of Totality WaslOnly Fifty-Four Miles Wide. Period of Totality About a Minute and a Half. Thousands View the Phenomena aC Every Point. : r The Swift Waninsr of Light Preceding Eclipse Was Striking. LIGHT SHINING THROUGH FOLI APPEARBD IN CRESCENTS AGE INSTEAD OF USUAL MANY TAKEN. CIRCLES AS IS PHOTOGRAPHS Special to the Gazette. Strother, S. c, May 28. Several parties of ladies and gentlemen from Union, S. C, and Spartanburg, S. C, viewed the total eclipse of the sun from -Red Hill, about a mile from the depot here, today. Among them was Mr. Scaife of Union, who was making ob servations of the moon's detraction bands to report to the United States government. The moon was first observed at 7:35 m. (through smoked glass) entering v on the sun at what might be callea the upper right hand portion. This continued gradually and until the sun was probably half eclipsed there was no perceptiDie airrerence in its ngnc. Aft'er that the light began to fadend take on a yellowish hue until the point of totality was reached. The totality lasted only a very -short time, probably less than minute and a half. It was never entirely dark very similar to early dawn in summer, before the .sun - , h,as risen but when it is light enough to easily distinguish objects close at hand. This , "brightness was prgb,abl3U uc due to - tfie fact that the belt of tP taliry'f was . narrow about fiftyrf ouf inllesS-aiid :the-light was. therefore . re-t fl ectecTf rom the atmosphere outside - the belt of totality. s. An interesting matter of Observation was that tne suniign-t snining tnrougn foliage onto the ground, which usually appears in circles, appeared, as tne sun became more aud more hidden, -n crescents, resembling the shape of tha part of the sun which was still visible. After the totality had passed and the light increased these crescents appeared again, only turned in the opposite di rection. During the totality several stars were visible, and a bright efful ?ence shone out from behind the moon. reaching apparently as far as Mercury on one side and the same distance on the opposite side. The most striking feature, perhaps. was not the totality, out tne .waning light which preceded the totality and the swiftness of the waning. The weather was unusually fine, be- ing aoout peneci iui uuci va-uuus wi. this kind. This is the first total eclipse of the sun visiDie in tne unuea oiaies east ul the Mississippi for about twenty years. There will not be another thl 1918. There will be then be a total eclipse of the sun, the belt of totality extend ing from Oregon to Florida. Y8TERDAY'S LEAGUE GAMES. At Pittsburg R H B Pittsburg 14 12 1 New York . . 0 3 1 Batteries: Chesboro and Zimmer; Doheny and Bowerman. At Chicago ti, ti. a. Chicago u Brooklyn 12 1 Batteries: Garvm and Chance; Ken nedy and McGuire. At St. Louis K ri E S-t. Louis ' Philadelphia 11 15 . 1 Bateries: Powell and Buelow; Piatt and Douglass. - At Cincinnati Bain. AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Chicago Game postponed. At Milwaukee Minneapolis, 5; Mil Waukee, 3. At Buffalo Buffalo. 4; Cleveland, z. At Indianapolis Jiain. For No Reason isy Asheviile more- pre-eminent than on account of it- fine cli mate all the year round.' It is America' first retort, because perennially Invigorating. It is the" rsatne 'wsxjsdth Ashieville'a Caraoua prodntxX'Ji ' ' 7HEAT-I1EA8TS ,It)is the first b'realUBt food -for all the: yean it Is always in vigorating. WHEAT HEARTS - Is? prepared for serving ' in two minutes, because; we've millsd V- the-wheat,- .roasted tne gluXeo, and converted the starch, to dex trine before It reaches you . ; "VSBAT HEARTS makes a ; - tempting dish, with which - noth ?Inff"else eotapares- If you "but try once you'll unaecstana wny .'lit'Swtfeat-Hearts we Want," V r 2 1 1. ,ltt,
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