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' " ' ' ' v ' ' ' ' ' fOL V:NO. 103 ASHEVELLE, N. C, THTJBSDAY MOENIKO, JUNE 7, 1900. PEICE 5 CENTS mU of Housekeeping 6oods. 'Commencing1 Monday, June 4, we will put on sale 100 MILL ENDS of TA BLE DAMASK. The pieces range in lengrtb 2, 2 1-2 and 3 yards. We . will -eell the $1.39 quality at 95c yard. $1.00 quality at 69c yard. $1.15 quality at 85c yard. 75c quality at 59c yard. In Towels we offer two extra spe cial values in Linen Ifuck our $1.40 quality at $1.10 doz. $1.95 quality at $1.65 doz. CURTAINS. We are showing the latest makes of "Bobinett Curtains, controlling one of th most celebrated makes for this market. Prices range from 69c. the pair to ;10.00 the par. 0ESTRE1CHER&CO 51 Patton Ayenue. i "Standard the World Over." "The Columbus Buggy Co.'s No. 401H. Tou can recognize m . ny of them on our etreete. Our stock is always compftete, witih. nice, clean goods. As&eville Hardware Com pany, Agents. SOUTHEAST COR. COURT SQUARE. 'PHONE 87. TCelley Springfieia Tire put on in our Hubber Tire Department. MASSAGE.. AND PACKS. Treatment for: Nervovw, Rheumatic &nd other diseases. Special: Thur Brandt Massage for Female Diseases; also Face Massage. PROP. EDWIN GRUNER, (Graduate Chemnitz College, Germany, formerly -, ith Oakland Hvlgbtit Sana torium.) Home or Office Treatment . Office nours, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m., 2 to 4 . . m. 55 S. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 20. A radical cure for dandruff Grant's Dandruff Cure. 75c. at Grant's. No waste when ; ou feed Wood's Songster Food to your canary bird. 10c At Grant's ant's "rip- Age helps vanilla flavoring. - Gran Extract of Vanilla is thoroughly ?ned by time. 25c. At -Grant's. ' Delicious Extract of Orange made from fresh fruit. 25c. At Grant's. An old-time remedy Sanford's tarrh Cure. $1.00. ' At Grant's. Oa- For spring biliousness Grant's Liver iMls. Very mild very small and sugar oated. 25c. At Grant's. ; We are headquarters for cots and cot mattresses. Styles to suit every boJy. Mrs. L. A. Johnson 43 Pat- or avenue. " ,5 t-!- urut FOUGHT Roberts Still Has Some Hard Problems Before Him , May be Forced to Reconquer Orange Free State. Official Report of the Occupation of Pretoria. British Troops Met With an Enthusi astic Reception- A THREE DAYS' AMISTICE IS AGREED UPON AT LAING'S NEK THE BRITISH HAVE EVACUAT ED ETRECHT ROBERTS TO REST AT PRETORIA. London, June 6. It is generally ex- Ipectedthat General Roberts will halt! at Pretoria awhile before attempting to ' capture or disperse the Boers still in arms. Judging from the present indi cations this task will be fully as diffi- I cult as the well wishers of the burgh-i ers predicted. There is no definite intimation of the whereabouts of Botha and the com mandos which opposed the British ad vance upon the capital. Besides his forces there are General Dewet's. In addtion to these, according to a Mas eru telegram, there are 6,000 Boers at "Witteberg and in the neighborhood of Bethlehem. They are reported to have been twice routed during the past week but renewed predictions of their cap ture' have not been fulfilled. Further more the burghers under General Steyn threaten considerable trouble It. is again suggested that General Roberts may find it necessary to return south personally to direct the forces in tne Orange Free State. The Boers still occupy Majuba Hill, Laing's Nek and the Pogwanl range as far east as An- gelbrecht pass. Their position' is strong, but they are greatly depressed. PRETORIA OCCUPIED. London, June 6. Lord Roberts has telegraphed the war office the fallow ing:' "Pretoria, June 6. The occupation was most satisfactory and the British iflag was hoisted on top of the govern ment builaings. "The troops met with a more en thusiastic reception than was antici pated. The third battalion of the Grenadier guards was lined on tne square when the march took place. Owing to their having been on duty at som distance around the town, very few of the cavalry and miantry were able to take part in the ceremony. Several officers who had been prison ers were among the onlookers." A special despatch from Lorenzo Marques, dated Tuesday, says: "Gen eral Buller and Christian Botha met. at Laing's Nek at Buller's request, when n three davs' armistice was agreed up on. JUNE 14 MADE HOLIDAY IN HAWAII The Day the Territorial Act Goes Into Effect. Chicago, June 6. A special from Honolulu, via . San Francisco, says plans for the inauguration of Governor Dole and the territorial government are well under way. June 14, tne day when the territorial act goes into ei- fect, has been declared a noiioay. xr, is expected that hundreds of people will be here from other islands. The annual Kamehameha day races in Honolulu take place Monday, June 11, and these always attract a large num ber of people. The steamship 'com- Furnished t Homes... Pot "all sorts and : ' conditions of men We can please yon if it is possible Also a fewnnfnr nished left. It $ I WILKIE & LaBARBE, Real Estate Brokers, 'Phone 65l 23 Patton Ave. panies are arranging excursions from almost every port in the islands. The commission of Henry E. Cooper, secre-. tary of the territory, will be read and he will be sworn in. Following this Governor end Mrs. Dole and Secre tary and Mrs. Cooper will give a re ception to the public in the hall of the house of representatives, In the old throne room where King Kalakau and later Llluokalaini Used to hold court. A convention of sugar . planters and other employers of labor in all parts of the island has been called to meet In Honolulu July 4, to consider labor sup ply. With the end of imported con tract labor together with the apparent probability that there will be legisla- rtioh against the further immigration of Japanese into all parts of the United States, the planters have been led to look elsewhere for a labor supply. One proposition that will be bought before the. convention is to import laborers from Porto Rico. It is argued that Porto Rico is now a part of the United States, so there will be no legal im pediments to importations from there. It is thought that Porto Ricans are ac customed to sugar cultivation and that the devastating hurricane of a few months ago has created a surplus of labor there which can be utilized here. The planters have already commission-, ed S. T. Alexander, of Oakland, to go to Porto Rico and investigate the sub ject. WAS AGUINALOO KILLED? (The Captnred Papers Reach Manila- Troops Active. Manila, June 6. The papers which Major March recently captured near Banguet, and which it was reported seemed to show that the insurgent of ficer to whom they belonged, and who. was shot, was Aguinaldo, reached Ma nila today. They will be examined carefully to be determined whether they contain satisfactory evidence that the officer was Aguinaldo. They cer tainly show that the rebel leader was in the neighborhood up to the end of February. The American troops are extremely active everywhere and many skir mishes are reported daily. Constant captures of arms are reported. Mem bers of the Philippine commission are busy settling their houses. MAJOR MARCH RETURNS. Manila, June 6. A dispatch from Candon, dated June 4, says Major P. C. March's men of the Thirty-third "egi- meot, returned to Candon that day by jority of the men are . ready for the steamer, from Aparri. A majority of the- men are read-"- for the hospital. The officers accompanying Major March were Capts. Henry L. Jenkinson and Edward Davis, Lieut. Carroll' Power and Frank L. Case. (t DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN" ACTS INDEPENDENTLY Will Recogrniz3 Only Authority of the United States. Chicago, 111., June 6. "Judge" Niles, of the "District of Lake Michigan, and Captain Streeter, the founder of the district, have announced they will not recognize the jurisdiction of any civil order or criminal court of Illinois They will do business only with Presi dent McKInley or the United States supreme court. "Chief Justice" Niles, of the "District of Lake Michigan," who is in jail, addressed a long letter today to the president, asking him to order the release of himself and com panions and arguing the justness of the contention that the county of Cook has no jurisdiction over the territory along the lake shore. $25,000 TO INDIAI FAMINE SUFFERERS Five Millions of People Now Receiv ing Belief. London, June 6. The Peninsular and Oriental Steamship company has do nated 5,000 to the Indian famine fund.' The viceroy, Lord Curzon, of Kedle- ston, telegraphs that cholera continues in many of the Bombay districts. The condition of the people there is de- DloraJble. as "a number of large works care deserted, une ijomnay government has authorized the opening of scattered village works, but it is reported that the situation is very difficult to deal with. Elsewhere the relief measures are sufficient generally in British In dia and are improving in the native states. About 5,770,000 people are now receiving relief. CONVENTION CALLED OFF New York, June 6. The convention of the Chicago platform, democrats call ed for today is off. The Chicago plat form men last night expressed them selves as satisfied with the result of the state convention vand claimed a victory for the principles for which they stand . WICKLESS BLUE FLAME OIL STOVE THE AUTOMATIC IS UN LIKE ANY OF THE OTHERS. YOU WILL KNOW THEY ARE THE BEST AS SOON Ad YOU SEE THEM. J. H. LAW, 35 PATTON AVE. - BAKER & CO., Scientific Refracting Opticians, No.- 45 Patton Avchue Examination Free. Special attention given to repairing. SITUATION VERY GRAVE The Eyes of the World Di rected Upon Boxer-Ridden China. Talk of Transferring Gov ernment to European Power, Japan Alleged to Have Protested Against Russian Aggression. American Naval Force in China to be Strengthened. SOLDIERS FIGHT A DESPERATE BATTLE WITH BOXERS NEAR PEKIN MANY KILLED ON BOTH SIDES CATHOLIC MISSIONS PIL LAGED. Washington, June 6. Officials of the government and members of the diplo matic (body regard the situation in China so serious that the transfer -f authority in the empire to European powers is regarded as likely to happen unless the "boxers" are quickly sup pressed. A prominent diplomat said to day that no credence should be placed in the press despatches from Shanghai that Japan had protested against the landing of a large Russian force in China and had ordered the mobilization of her fleet. At the Japanese legation it was said no information confirmatory, of the Shanghai despatch had been received. FRAUGHT WITH DANGER. Berlin, June 6. The German foreign office here co'nsiders the recontre be tween the "boxers" and Russians an event probably fraught with the great est danger. News has also reached aire that several men and Catholic issionaries in the pro vince of Shan Tung have been pillaged by mobs sup posed to have been incited by the "box er" agitation. TROUBLE BETWEEN NATIONS. Shanghai, June 6.- In consequence of the representations of Japanese, the landing of a large Russian force to Taku is alleged to have been stopped. It is believed here that should Russia persist in sending a prepondering mil itary force to the front a collision with Japan will inevitably result. WON'T ACCEPT AID. Shanghai, June 6. The Russian min ister at Pekin, M. de Giers, has made another attempt to induce he Chinese foreign office to formally request Rus sian assistance to restore order, but the offer has not yet been accepted. Violent dissentions are reported to ex ist between the Chinese commander in chief of the force, Jung-Iu, and Prince Ching Tu Au, who, in accordance with the wishes of the dowager empress, is strongly supporting the cause of the boxers. The mobs who murdered the English missionaries, Robinson and Norman, mutilated and disemboweled the bodies. The station at Tan-Tin. three miles from Pekin, has been burn ed. APPROACHING TIEN TSIN. London, June 6. A despatch to the Daily Mail from. Tien Tsin dated June 4, says: "The situation Is very seri ous. The boxers are approaching Tien Tsin on all sides." ', ALARMING REPORTS. Shanghai, June 6. Alarming reports are current here of the hurried comple tion of the mobilization of the Jap anese fleet. BRIDGES BURNED. Tien Tsin, June 6. Trains cannot get through to Pekin, on account of the burning of bridges. NAVY REINFORCED. Washington, June 6. -Bad news con- i tinues to come from Minister C;igr CARR & nicrniDrtTlDC MSMtJ M JIHl J JttJf 13 Soata Mais Street. - .TftoM.-JW.r- ..-'5 WISDOM 1 ....... r - ' Iri WARD'S and the American naval force in the Pel Ho river has been ordered t) be reinforced. The minister, cabled todav that the situation was worse at'Pekin and this statement, taken in connec tion with Admiral Kempffs alarmmg cablegram of yesterday announcing ttjit an engagement had begun, decid ed the state department to strengthen the naval forces nearest the sene of trouble. Accordingly a cablegram was sent to Admiral Remey at Manila, directing him to dispatch at once to Admiral Kempff's, command the gunboat Hel ena, or if the craft is-not at Manila and ready for immediate; service then some craft of. correspondingly light draft and power. The purpose Is "to place at Admiral Kempff disposal an efficient warship capable of ascending the Pei Ho river as far up as Tien Tsin. Admiral Kempff's flagship, the New ark, drawing 23 feet of water, can not ascend the river safely beyond the Taku forts near the entrance, but the little Helena, drawing only 11 feet, tan safely ascend to Tien Tain, forty mile above. She was specifically designed for service in- these Chinese rivers, and so is likely to prove much more effec tive than any other of the fore'.gh war- hips which can pass the Taku forts and reach Tien Tsin. She carries a bat tery particularly adapted to dealing wtth such half-organized mobs as th boxers." Besides her eight 4-inch rap id-fire guns she carries four 6-pounder rapid fires, four 1-pounder rapid-fires, two Colts and one 3-inch rapid-nra field gun. She is commanded by Commander Swinburne and her complement is ten officers and 166 men. In view of the service ahead j)f her, it is expected that Admiral Remey will add to this one or two companies of marines. It is gathered from Admiral Kempff's advices that the "boxers" are about to attack Tien Tsin so that the Helena will be a particularly welcome addition to the foreign fleet in that part of China. If she leaves Manila today she should reach Taku next Sunday night or Monday morning. Secretary Hay cabled Minister Conger a: Pekin in au thorization to call for renforcements from Admiral Kempff and to make such disposition of his naval forces as he deemed proper to profit the Ameri can legation and consulates and Ameri can interests generally. The administration is still determ ined that the United States govern ment shall continue on, its independent course respecting the Chinese situation, though willing to go as far as possi ble to laid in the restoration of peace. and order in China. Therefore Admiral Kempff has not been instructed to join the other naval commanders on the Pei Ho river in concerted action. ORDERS TO BATTLESHIPS. Philadelphia, June 6. Under orders from the navy department the battle ships Massachusetts and Indiana, at the League Island navy yard, are be ing prepared for sea. The orders give no clew as to what service the vessels may.be called into, the notice to Com mandant Casey being simply to get the ships ready and despatch them as soon as possible to Hampton Roads, where they are to await further orders. The warships were this morning pilot ed out of the reserve basin around to the Delaware river front, where prepa rations for departure were finished. Both vessels were practically able to go to sea when orders came, having been thoroughly overhauled at the Brooklyn navy yard before their arriv al here. The two vessels are loaded with enough coal to make a trip across the Atlantic and they contain large supplies of ammuriition. There are 120 men in the reserve crew of each ship, the balance of the complement of 405 sailors and eighty marines being dis tributed among various naval stations after the vessels reached here from Brooklyn . THE EWART CASE. Washington, June 6. The failure of the senate to confirm the nomination of Judge Ewart, of North Carolina, settles this well known case. Judge Ewart's commission will expire with this ses sion of congress and he will not again be nominated. BEST RUBBERS FOR FRUIT JAF i FROM GOODYEAR RUBBER Co. JUST AT HAND AT LAW'S, 35 PAT TON AVE. n:3!d!s!a;$;i 3OI$!0:4;ni'tllSD!I Si. a Agency "R0CKBR00K FARM" CREAMERY BUTTER. ! Strawberries Peaches Cantaloupes Watermelons As well as Groceries. a 4 a a Q CLARENCE SAWYER Successor to W. F. Snider. : 6 NORTE COURT SQUARE. 1 CONGRESS STILL IN SESSION v The Two Houses Unable to Complete Their Work Last Night. StilJ Dead LockecT on Nayal Appropriation Bill. House Refuses to Endorse the iVork: of Its Conferees. A Day of Wearisome Delay After all ! I Night Session. RECESS TAKEN UNTIL THIS, MORNING SUNDRY CIVIL BILL COMPLETED EXCEPT AS TO THE ITEM RELATING TO NEVADA CLAIMS. Washington, June 6. Congress this morning entered upon the last day of the present session. Members of both branches looked tired and wan as they reassembled after the arduous work of yesterday, the house meeting at 8 o'clock and the senate at 10. While the sessions lasted practically all night the exciting scenes and inci dents of former days were missing. The senate held a short executive ses sion at 11:30, after which the confer ence reports on the sundry civil appro priation bill, the naval academy and the general deficiency bills were pre sented and adopted. The sundry civil bill was complete in agreement except in one item re lating to the Nevada claims. The na val conferees deadlocked on the armor plate provision. There was complete agreement on the deficiency bill. The miiuary academy bill was passed and ent to the president. At 2:30 o'clock this morning the sen ate went into executive session- a?fter which a recess was taken until 10 o'clock. The house during the early hours of the morning was without a quorum until -3:30 o'clock. A recess was taken until 8 o'clock this morn ing. A handful of members were present when the house reassembled after a re- cess of a few hours.-:The conference report on the general deficiency bill, showing complete agreement, was pre sented and agreed to. .Mr. Cannon an nounced the contest over the sundry civil bilL concluded, only one item be- ng In controversy. The joint resolution expressing grati fication over the statue of Lafayette at Paris passed. Among the items killed was one for revenue cutter on St. Mary's river. Seven hours after the close of last night's session the senate reconvened to prepare for final adjournment. Only score of senators were present, but the chamber rapidly filled. The naval and sundry civil appropriation bill re mained in conference, all the others having been agreed to. The usttal rou tine of business of the senate was prac tically abandoned. Only two or three new bills were presented.' Recess was taken to await presentar tion of the conference rerjort. When the senate reconvened Mr. Allison re ported the house conference resolution providing for final adjournment at 3 p. m. today. It was permitted tem porarily to lie on the table. Mr. Hale presented the conference report on the naval appropriation bill. It was a disagreement on all questions' that has been in dispute for three or four days. NIGHT SESSION. Both houses of congress recessed late tonight until tomorrow wfcthut being able to agree on the naval appropriatioa bill Penrose's amendment 'authorizing the secretary of the'navy to. secure tne best quality of armor by contract for 1 1 (Continued cii fifth page.) For No Reason is Asheville more pre-eminent than on account of it- fine cli mate all the year round. It Is America' fir: reeort, because perennially invigorating. It is the same way with Ahi ville'a y famous prodn t WHEAT-HEARTS It Is the first breal !ast f d for' all the year; It is always" in' vlgoratlng. WHEAT HEARTS is prepared for serving in two minutes because we're milled the wheat, roasted the glutei and converted the starch to- deaC. r trine before it reaches you . " WHEAT . HEARTS , makes a. tempting dish witl whicb noth- ; .Log else compare If you but " try it once you'll understand wb ' . : - v. . !; V ?It;SwlieaVHearts Want." ' l'- . ASHEYITXT,. 2 i 1 li i III A? -4 : 1 J- ni
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