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ESTREICHER'S
ODDS AND
t- j . - t i i
.YYC,WiU l itiuuc uuuiy uiuic
lines this week, among them
at $198: M $4.89 : were
fo $930.
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India Silk Waists, in white,
greys and black at $3.25 and
$4.00.
We have also made decided
j a; t il
CUUCiiUiid in Lawn vvaioio,
Especially for this sale.
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Ladies Hermsdorf Black
lose, worth 25c, this week at
i4c.
50 dozen Dropstitch Goods,
pfth 50c the pair. Odds and
Ends Sale" price, one-half dozi
51 Patton Avenue.
THE GENUINE
Has been delegated
to show the perfec
tion reached in car
riage building in
America at the Paris
Exposition as the
jonly American ex
hibitors in this line.
Hardware Com
pany,
UTHEAST COR. COURT SQUARE.
lelley Springfield Tire put on in our
Ibber Tire DepartOient.
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AND PACKS.
reatment for: ' Nervous. Rheumatic
other diseases. '- ,
peclal : Thur Brandt Massage for
Vale Diseases; also Face Massage.
TOF. EDWIN GRUNER,
! MAIN ST.
TBI-EPJIONB 206.
iduate Chemnitz College; Germany,
fnerlyi'with Oakiand Heights Sana-
rs.-ll a. m to 1 p. mi. 2 to 4 n
BAKER & CO. ,
wientific Refracting Opticians,
iVo. 45 Pattbn Aveaae.
K' Examination Frwe. 7
facial attention given to repairing.
DhlRAL PHILLIPS DEAD.
f w York,,;June 30.-kdmiral Phillip.
mandaht of the 'Brooklyn navy 'yard;
this afternoon in his home rat?the
yard of ; heart': disease. . Akmirai
Up:,wa; to-uV sixtieth yearf. He
manded the -Tpn in o f
lgo.
Ltiou;-smanerquanmies &
l- r v.-m -vf.'M
w . ! 4 ''Jf.Y-i --v-'l":. 7- .
MASSAGE
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OONSPIElilOr
That is Now thei General U n
derstandlng of the Crisis
in China,
Kempff Cables Regarding the
Ministers at Pekin. -
Were Given 24 Hours to Leave City,
But They Refused.
Fourteen Thousand Foreign Troops
How Ashore at Chefoo.
ARE THE MINISTERS HELD AS
HOSTAGES? SEVEN . SEPARATE
BATTLES WERE FOUGHT BY
THE RELIEF COLUMN THE
1 POLICY OF OUR GOVERNMENT.
London, June 30. The most hopeful
view held by any one in European dip
lomatic circles is to the effect that the
Chinese government is holding the
representatives of the powers as host
ages pending the acceptance of terms
which will be presently dictated from
Pekin.
The news of the relief of Seymour's
forces scarcely mitigates the anxiety
of the European" governments, for it
leaves the more serious Pekin problem
darker than ever. Not , theory in
volving. the good faith of the Chinese
government is any. longer held any
where i It by no means follows that the
worst hag happened, for it is beginning
to.e generally, believed that a deepv
pjital plot is underlying the whole
crisis. The evidence of careful- plan
ning is; already o.uite convincing. , It is
xroopa ; - opposing . w. f
Therefore-tlte problenrraf the- allied
powers I3'lear1ydennedv;
It:is;expectedby,:some that:tfie ??t.krt: changed the policy of the govern
cnove will be -n-lmpiidnt piroposal to
Compromise from Pekin, with an im
plied threat of reprisal against the im
prisoned ministers and staffs unless the
compromise is accepted. Then if Chi
nese expectations are realized the pow
ers will fail to agree and will either
quarrel among themseves or reach a
deadock, leaving the empress mistress
of the situation.
'The disproportionate contributions of
troops by the powers, is already caus
ing friction.
TERRIBLE WORK OF BOXERS.
'London, June 30. A despatch from
Shanghai says' the German coal mines
near Ichow Fu, Shang Tung, have been
burned. The governor of Shang Tung
sent an escort to conduct the Germans
to a place of safety.
Boxers have attacked and looted Chin
Chw and destroyed the missions. The
governor has also notified the people of
Chefoo that he is unable, to protect the
place, as the whole province is in
arms. Rebels are destroying missions
and foreigners are escaping under es
cort of Chinese soldiers. Boxers have
placarded Kading with notices fixing
July 1 as the date for the massacre of
all foreigners and the burning of all
residence buildings .
MINISTERS NOTOFIEp TO LEAVE.
Washington, June 3.-f-The navy de
partment has received the following
from Admiral Kempff: j
"Chefoo, June 30. Secretary Navy,
Washington: Ministers, at Pekin were
given 24 hours to leave on the 19th.
They -ref used and are still there. The
Pekin relief forces got half way. They
were attacked by imperial troops 6n
the 18th. McCalla was in command.
Four n were killed ; and twenty-five
wounded. McCalla and Ensign Taus
sig wounded, but not seriously. Now-
over 14,000 troops ashore. Commander
Wise commands at Tong Ku, in charge
of f transportation, rail and river. The
cotnbination officers .find It necessary to
make use of some civilians to operate
railway. :. ' KEMPFF." .
NO FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.
Washington, June 30. Although ill,
Secretary Hay came over to his office
at noon, being the senior office Jn town.
A Bargain .
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Springs road Ten
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low value.
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an.7 'estate.
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In the president's absence -he sent im
mediately for vthe secretary of-,thernaV;
and secretary .of . war. These yoffleers
responded at once and a cabinet; coun
cil was held. Of course the Chinese
situation was the subject of discussim;
All of the official despatches t received.
this morning were' carefully considerjed
The conclusion reached was that noth-;
ing has , developed .warranting a change-'
of policy at this stage. So it was .de.
cided that no further instructions
should be despatched to our naval com-;
manders in China, , - nor- have more
troops ordered there.
SEVEN SEPARATE BATTLES.
Washington, June 30 . The following
cablegraim ' hals been received from
United States Consul Ragsdale at Tien
Tsin, dated June 28 instant, being, thW-
nfstcommunlcation received from .thal
office in nearly two weeks: "Siege of
Tien Tsln raised. Troops sent for the
relief -of the legations returned, in
vain, fighting seven desperate battles
American loss six killed, thirty-height
wounded'. On the 19th ministers given
twenty-four hours to leave Pekin., Re
fused. ."Still there. RAGSDALE.'
TO SAIL FOR CHINA.' ' -
Marseilles, June 30. The" French
transport Cachar sails tomorroy for
Tonquin, touching at ! Toulon, where
she will take on board twenty-six offt-"
cers, 700 soldiers, a battery of eight
guns and '2,000 tons of provisions and
ammunition. The transport Ernest
Simmons also t sails tomorrow' with
some officers and 600 tons of war mate
rial for China.
THE FOREIGN MINISTERS .'
Washington, June 30. For tne first
time since the break of communication
with Tien Tsin news came today of the
foreign ministers there, which the offi
cials accept as accurate. Assurances
coming from four separate sources that
the ministers were safe, bodily at least,
up .to five days ago, seem to remove all
-doubt on that point, while the agree
ment of - the despatches of Admiral
Kempff, of United States Consul Ragsr
dale at TJen Tsin and Minister Wti's
advices to the effect that the ministersj
are still at Pekitr would seem to afford
a solid basis for the acceptance of that
statement. ( None of the recipients of
these despatches has any knowledge as
to how the news comes from Pekin to
warrant the statements that the minis
ters, are there at-present. : '
- Itis easy to suppose that accurate
news f the condition" In Pekin of five
Mkhi7rrW,
?LsUS"aLrT -,Th-n
some trusted measenger vThe- newif of
the dat "Important" though" It is, has
ment towards China. .There is nothing
to show that the imperial government
is responsible to a degree warranting
the declaration of a state of war.
Therefore, the plan is to push forward
in the effort to bring away the foreign
ministers, doing this side by side witn
the other powers, and leaving all other
questions for future determination.
DECLARED WAR.
If the Chinese government ordered
the attacks on our forces, then they
have declared ar, and if that fact
shall be established the government
will act accordingly. On the other
hand, if the Chinese government was
not directly party to the uprising, then
it has demonstrated its incapacity and
must reckon with the United States
government hereafter for the -heavy
injuries Inflicted upon its citizens and
its interests. Meanwhile, as our naval
commanders In China. appear to ,be fol
lowing a proper course, they will be
left unhampered by further instruc
tions at this juncture, and not even be
rejiforced until they request it.
The above were the conclusions
reached at the cabinet council today.
It was not even regarded as necessary
to advise by wire with the president,
the cabinet officers knowing that he is
in possession of the official cablegrams,
and so is in position to advise a change
of course if sees fit. There is still no
war with China. -
It may be noted that Admiral
Kempff's prudent course as set out in
the news despatches and in the absence
of official statements meets with the
unqualified approval of the administra
tion. Fortunately trie wreck of the
Oregon does not seriously ' affect ' the
military plans respecting China. She
was ordered to Taku before the forts
(Continued on fifth page.)
The Columbian Liquid is a cer
terain and' rapid -destroyer orbed
bugs. It isVf ar euperior to mer-
cury and more 'cieanly ! to - use;
50c a bottle, including sprayer.
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(10FUL FIRE
IN HOBOKEN
Seyeral Great Steamships
Burned and Perhaps a
. Hundred Lives Lost.
U)e$tmction of Five Million Dollars
Worth of Property Live lien
i Imprisoned in a Burn-
New York, June 30. One hundred
lives perhaps but it is guess work
and possibly five or six million dollars'
worth of property, incuding three fine
steamship! of th'e Bremen line; were lost
in a tremendous tire that scourged the
tHoboken water front this afternoon
The Saale, now; beached on the Jersey
flats, went7 down' the river- all afire,
with fireboats and a fleet of tugs pick
ing off of her snch men as they could
and picking up such as flung them
selves overboard to escape the flames.
In her hold are many corpses.
The Bremen, with seventeen r living
men aboard, penned on the Inside; her
hold afire after and forward, and fire
above them alid on either side, is
beached, off Wehawken tonight; Fifty
tugs arf hanging around her, striving
to put out tne nre ana cooi ner oji, wim
hundreds , of tons of water. The living
men talked - with the tugboats? men
through 'the.- ports. They Said men on
th" Other , side of ( the hold ? must be
Late tonight ,when
the Laffan
bu-
reau's tug came away the rescuers had
good hopes of getting the living men
ofC alive; :.?i V l . - '
'-.vFiivjdestroyH allthe 'North' German
JjtofCU pier?:vBbine-.aozen -. lightens and
canal boats, a great Qiuahtityf'croito
and tne storage warehouse of Campbell
& Co. to the north of the pier, the great
building full of valuable merchandise.
The fate of the officers of some of the
ships is in doubt. It is known that
Capt. Morrow of the Saale is lost. There
were eighteen lighters all told at the
several piers. Some of them burned and
sank near the shore. Others with car
goes ablaze floated down stream.
RUMOR OF SALE OF
MOHTFORD AVENUE LIME
May Fall Into Hands Friendly to the
A8heville Street Railway.
It was rumored persistently yesterdav
that the Asheville Street Railroad com
pany had purchased the Inter-Montane
(Street railway, and would begin its op
eration this morning with a fifteen min
ute schedule and a system of transfers
with their other lines. Several events
during the day went to confirm the be
lief that a change was to be made in
the management of the Inter-Montane
line. It was learned that the Asheville
Street Railroad company itself would
hot buy the line, but it is quite prob
able that Darties friendly to the Ashe
ville Street railroad will acquire an. in
terest In the line, which will probably
be a controling interest. The property
Is now regarded as a valuable one, and
it is ascertained that there te some op
position among the stockholders of the
Inter-Montane line.
If this rumor Is true,, it is hoped the
(Montford avenue line will be included
in the system of transfers ofthe Ashe
ville Street railroad, which -would be a
great benefit to the public and especially
to those residing along the line, con
necting with all the other lines, afford
ing quicker -travel and Undoubtedly bet
ter service in addition to the transfers,
which would be a great benefit. -
B. M.. Jones, secretary and treasurer
GARRWRD
: ;- DISTRIBUTORS, -
IJ Couth liala Street. Thcra
m A. M' Vk ft 'i r- '-
mi yJ ' JJJ awl'
of the Asheville Street Railroad com
pany, was seen late yesterday afternoon
and said that lie knew nothing of the
reported deal, and, knew of, no one who
did.: . : ' ; , k ';
J. S. ; Adams president of ' the Inter
Montane line, and President Rankin, of
the Asheville Street railroad, together
with attorneys, were . in consultation
during the day and also last night, but
when seen said there was nothing defi
nite for the public yet, which conveys
the hope that there may be truth in the
rumor and a connection established be
tween the lines whereby connecting
schedules and transfers may be arranged.
PORTO RIGAIIS
U. S. TO SUPPORT THEM
Thinks Eations 3ltQUl4 l)e Issued In
definitely. - -
, Washington, June 30. The war de
partment has received an- interesting
report from Gen. Davis, commanding
our forces in, Porto Rico, concerning the
great, hurricane which swept over the
island last August and the conditions
resulting from the efforts of the Unit
ed States to maintain the islanders
through their consequent poverty and
suffering. Heferring to the food issued
by this government to the natives, Gen.
Davis says:
"The natives have become imbued
with the belief that the United States
is to supply food, rebuild their houses
and give them all the necessities of
life for an indefinite period. It seems
impossible to make them- .understand
that the aid was only intended to tide
them over and enable them to recover
from the great disaster. They seem in
disposed to replant their crops and
when January 1, 1900 arrived (the date
which Geri: Davis had fixed Tor dis
continuing food issues) the evidence of
suffering was" so great that I was
forced to recommend its continuance-,
The amount of food issued, however,
was refused, as far as was compatible
with actual need, and $75,000 -waa ap
propriated for work, that a large num
ber of laborers might be thus em
ployed and effective aid extended. An
aggregate of 100,000 rations daily is now
being issued, however. Should, all ap
plications be considered favorably , the
issues would amount to nearlvihalL a
million rations each dayat acSftfc
$25,000. These issues arerpauperlthjg'
ther people and instilling" into their
minds the idea that they have only to
refuse tb work to be supported-by the
government! In1 the opinion of Gov.
Allen relief supplies should be fur
nished, no longer to the larger arid
more prosperous planters, but should
be- giyenloniy to the. smaller , plant
erldtheseu tor
longer." " "r4 ' ' " ff'i 'figl'
Gea. Davis then recommend action
according to these viewsand according
ly the secretary of war Jhas directed
him to cease the distribution of rations
in Porto Rico on July 15, and to give
early notice of this intention so that all
citizens may understand the necessity
of making other arrangements than now
exist.
IIFELY CASE POSTPONED
New York, June 30. A writ of ex
tradition for C. F. W. Neeley, charged
with embezzling many thousands of
dollars from the postal department of
Cuba, was moved for by United States
District Attorney Burnett before Judge
Lacombe in the circuit court. The mo
tion was made in accordance with the,
provisions of the special extradition' act
paesed by congress in the closing hours
of the last session. Gen Burnett was
assisted by an assistant United States
district attorney, while John -D. Lind
say appeared for Neeley. Neeley, who
has been in' the Ludlow street Jail ever
since his second arrest, in default of
$50,000 bail, was taken to the court
room. The case was adjourned to July
23 next to give Mr. Linsay ime to pre
pare his brief and submit it, and also to
enable the government to secure more
evidence.
fiUSSELL SAGE WILL BUY.
Chattanooga, June 30. It is rumored
here that negotiations Are under way
between Hussell Sage., owner of the
Chattanooga Southern railroad, from
this city to Gadsden, Ala., and owners
of large coal and Iron lands in North
Georgia and Alabama, for the purchase
of the road by the latter. The road is
about ninety miles in length.
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PRITCHARD
AT ASHEBOIiO
The Senator Discusses the
Issues of the State f
Campaign..
Before an Assemblage ofia
Thousand Persons. -
Presented With a
Beautiful Floral
-a
Emblem by Young Ladies.
A Pretty Tribute of Compliment Ac
1
companied tjie Gift.
RANDOLPH COUNTY CONVENTION
MEETS AND NOMINATES A TICK
ET SECRETARY HYAMS OF TH)B
STATE COMMITTEE SPEAKS 6P
THE CHEERING PROSPECTS OlP
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
Special to the Gazette.
Asheboro, N. C, June 30. Senator
Pritchard addressed a crowd of white
citizens here today estimated at 1,000
He was introduced by J. A. Blair. He
spoke in the beautiful grove in the fair
$iwuuua. Bimiu was " aecorateu
with flowers, patriotic colors and pic
tures of President McKlnley. , Senator
Pritchard spoke for one hour and forty,
minutes and had the attention of every
one in the audience. His argument in'
defense of the common people was un
answerable and irresistible. The Raii
dleman band furnished excellent music
playing, mostly patriotic airs. As the
f ul young ladies, Misses Nan Hale, Et
ta Blair and Florence HendriclOSi,.
wended their way through thev crowd
and presented' him wih a long wreath
Of roses. MTss TTnlo 'maHa tha
ing presentation speech T ; - .- i;
your, friends may- give" expression -rir
vice to your state and country, andj&
an endorsement of your patriotic sen
timents on these grounds today we
have been commissioned to present you
with this floral collection in behalf of
the donors. Accept it with assurance
of the admiration and commendation of
a larsp nnnatitiipnpv nf this nnnntv n.
u w w v 11 , j va r
on and win greater honors and larger
benefactions for yourself and your
commonwealth."
Senator Pritchard made a graceful
reply. Hundreds flocked to the stand
and many with tears in their eyes?
shook' the hand of the senator, showing
their appreciation of the efforts he is'
making for the cause of right.
There were many visitors from Mont
gomery and adjoining counties.
W. S. Hyams, secretary of the re
publican state executive ' committee.
mingled with the crowd and: stated that v
the committee was recelvingencourag
ing news from all parts of the state.
The republican county convention
met here today, J. F. Pickett, chair
man. The following ticket was nomin
ated: House, J. M. Burrow, J., J.
.White; senate, W. F. Tally; sheriff,
C. Marsh; -treasurer, D. Af. Hollady;
surveyor, J. W. Ellison; commissioner
J. Cox. C. B.Bt
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LIEUT. DRAPER DROVIIED
Washington, June 30. General Mac
Arthu1 has cabled the war department
the following account of the death of
Lieutenant Draper:
"Second Lieutenant Paul Draper,
Twenty-second infantry, drowned on
morning of June 28 working on ferry
near San Antonio, Neuva Ecija, Luzon.
Body not yet recovered."
A Decided
Asheville people have in bet
ing able to buy freshly pre
pared an unexcelled break
fast food. - In summer, there
is some uncertainty' , what
you'll find in a poorly packed
package of cereals kept long
on the grocer shelf.'
There is no uncertainty
about WHEAT-HEARTS. It
is put up in sealed packages
and your grocer always has
a fresh . supply, WHEAT
. HEARTS Is the ideal sum-'
mer food because strengthen
ing and not heating;, and, in
addition,' It may be - thor
oughly cookenVready to serve
ntwo lainutea
IWSwheat-Healrts re Want!";
The wneat- Hearts Cohti' j;
Advantage
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