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VOL IV: NO. 183 ABBEVILLE, N. O, THURSDAY HORNING, JULY 12, 1900. PEICE 5 CENTS CONTINUED I IISTREICHER'S ODDS AND ENDS SALE a decided success last week. We will include many more lines this week, among them Silk Waists at L$3.98 and $4.89 ; were $6.50 fo $9.50. e 9 India Silk Waists, in white, greys and black at $3.25 and 4.00. o We have also made decided reductions in Lawn Waists, especially for this sale. v Ladies' Hermsdorf Black Hose, worth 25c, this week at 14c. ' 50 dozen Dropstitch Goods, worth 50c the pair. Odds and Ends Sale price, one-half doz. at $1.50; smaller quantities at 35c the pair. OESTREICHER&CO 51 Patton Avenue. THE GENUINE rw AC. U. ri fES TO WeVD This name plate alone stands for the absolute and almost un--approached perfection in vehicle nian facture. Asheville Hardware Co., SOUTHEAST COR. COURT SQUARE, 'PHONE 87. Kelly Springfield Tire put on in our Slubber Tre department. .MASSAGE,. ASD PACKS. Treatment for; Nervous, Rheumatic And other diseases. Special: Thur Brandt Massage for Female Diseases; also Face Massage. PROP. EDWIN GRUNER, m S. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 206. Graduate Chemnitz College, Germany. "Formerly with Oakl nd Heights Sana x Jtoriinn.) Home or Office Treatment. Office hours, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m., 2 to 4 p in., YESTERDAY'S LEAGUE GAMES. At Pittsburg R H E 2Elttsburg 4 10 2 Brooklyn 0 4 3 Batteries: Phillippi and O'Connor;' Nops and McGuire. At Cincinnati RHE Cincinnati 7 8 3 -Philadelphia -.. 6 5 5 Batteries: Scott and Peitz; Donohue -and Douglass. . . At. St. Louis RHE St. Louis 0 2 o Boston. ...... r... 3 8 2 Batteries: Toting and Criger; Nich ols and Sullivan. . . AMJJRICAN LEAGUE, f At Buffalo Buffalo, 10; Chicago 5. At Indianapolis First jjame, Indian apolis, 10; Minneapolis, '-, , - Second game Indianapolis,' 9; Min neapolis, 8, . , , , . ' At Detroit-Detroit,-0; Kansas City, 6, -At Cleveland Rain. - fJniJiTnJiiist Rirnrru HOPEFULNESS IS RECEDING A Summons to Li Hune as Ominous. No Confidence Felt in Chinese Reassuring Messages Since No Word Comes From the Min isters Said to be Alive in Pekin Edict in Which Empress Dowager De fends Her Government. SAYS THE FOREIGNERS BY AT TACKING TAKU FORCED THE CHINESE TROOPS TO FIGHT INSTRUCTS HER SUBJECTS TO DEFFEND FOREIGNERS AT EV ERY HAZARD EDICT MADE PUBLIC BY MINISTER WU AT WASHINGTON. London, July 12. The only refer ences received here as to the situation :in Pekin are the brief Chinese com- munioations to the consuls which are regarded with growing suspicion ev erywhere It is pointed out that if these messages are genuine th$ gov ernors receiving them must be able to communicate with Pekin and there fore know what has happened but nothing leaks out save brief assur ances that the members of the lega tions are safe on such and such a date. Furthermore it is asked why, if the ministers are safe, they are not al- , lowed to communicate with their gov ernments. The apologists in the edict made public by the Chinese minister at Washington' are also regarded as sus picious, and altogether the hopefulness of the last few days is beginning to be abandoned . A correspondent at Shanghai claims to know that Li Hung Chang received an imperial decree Wednesday order ing him to start immediately for Pe kin. The correspondent declares that it is an ominous sign and intimates there is ground for believing that Li Hung Chang has been chosen to break the news of the terrible tragedy and act as mediator to avert the ven geance of the powers. The same cor respondent declares that the assurance of the governor of Shantung that the legations were safe on July 5 is believ ed to be designed to prepare the pow ers for the receipt of the disastrous news. There is no news of current date from Tien Tsin. It wabeing vio lently bombarded Monday last. It is reported from Vienna that the government at St. Petersburg has re ceived news of the dangferous position of the allies at Tien Tsin. It added that an avalanche of rebels is rolling over Manchuria and that Port Arthur and New Chwang are in great danger. THE EMPRESS' EDICT. Washington, July 11. An imperial decree dated third day of sixth moon, June 29, was received by telegraph to day by Minister Wu from the taoti, of Shanghai, transmitted on July 1 from the treasurer of the Chill province, who received it by special courier on June 30 from the board of war, who in turn received it from the privy coun cil in Pekin. The decree is as follows: "The circumstances which led to the commencement of fighting between Chinese and foreigners were of such a complex, confusing and unfortunate character as to be entirely unexpected. "Our diplomatic representatives abroad owing to their distance from the scene of action have had no means of knowing the true state of things, and accordingly cannot lay the views of the government before the ministers of foreign affairs of the respective powers to which they are accredited. Now we take the opportunity of going fully into the matter for the Informa tion of our representatives aforesaid: "In the first place there arose in the province of Chili and Shantung, a band of rebellious subjects who had been in the habit of practicing boxing AT A SACRIFICE f X ..FOR CASH t A charming country seat on Frenclh JBroad Tiver, within half mile of railroad. 115 acres, 70 acres timber, 45 acres under cul tivation, 115 Searing fruit trees, two vineyards, berries, plums, 3 splendid springs, well built cot tage of 5 rooms and 3 outhouses, beautiful, well kept . grounds. This property is easily worth $4, 500, but we can offer it for 60 days for $2,150. " . OOOQ WILKIE & LaBARBE, Real Estate Brokers ' - Phone 61.- . I PtvAv and fencing in their respective villages, and at the same time clothing their do ings with spiritualistic and strange rites. The local authorities failed to take due notice of them at the time. Accordingly the infection spread with actonishing rapidity. Within the space of a month it seemed to make its ap pearance' everywhere and finally even reached the capital Itself. Everyone looked upon the movement as super natural and "strange and many joined it. "DOWN WITH CHRISTIANITY." "Then there were lawless and treach erous persons who sounded the cry of 'Down with Christianity.' About the middle of the fifth moon these persons began to create disturbances without warning. Churches were burned and converts were killed. The whole city was in a ferment, a situation was cre ated which could not be brought under control. At first the foreign powers requested that foreign troops be al lowed to enter the capital for the pro tection of the legations. The imperial government, having in view the com parative urgency of the occasion, granted the request as an extraordin ary mark of courtesy beyond the re quirements of international inter course. "Over 500 foreign troops were sent to Pekin. This shows clearly how much care China exercised in the mainten ance of friendly relations with other countries. The legations at the capital never had much to do with the people. But from the time the foreign troops entered the city, the guards did not de vote themselves exclusively to protec tion of their respective legations. They sometimes fired their guns on the top of the city walls, and sometimes pa trolled the streets everywhere. There were reports of persons being hit by stray bullets. " BLAME FOREIGN TROOPS. "Moreover they-strolled about the city without restraint and even at tempted to enter the tsung hua gate (the eastern gate of the palace grounds) . They Only desisted when 'ad mittance was positively forbidden. On this account both the soldiers and the people were provoked to resentment, and voiced their indignation with one accord. Lawless persons then took advantage of the situation to do mis chief and became bolder than eyer in burning nd killing Christian converts. The powers thereupon attempted to re inforce the foreign troops in Pekin, but, the reinforcements encountered resist ance and defeat at the hands of the insurgents the way and have not yet been able to proceed. The insur gents of the two provinces of Chili and Slfantung had by this time effected a complete union and could not be sep arated . GOVERNMENT'S ORDERS. The imperial government was by no means reluctant to issue orders for the entire suppression of this nsurgent ele ment. But as the trouble was so near at hand, there was a great fear that due protecton might not be assured to the legations if the anarchists should be driven to extremeties, thus b-inging on a national1 calamity. There was also a fear that uprisings might occur in the provinces of Chili and Shantung at the same time wi'h the result 'that both foreign missionaries and Chinese converts in the two provinces might fall victims to popular fury.t I 'was there fore "absolutely necessary to consider the matter from every point of view. As a measure of precaution it was finally decided to request the foreign ministers to retire temporarily to Tien Tsin for safety. It was while the discussion of this proposi'ti'on was in progress that the German mini&ter. Baron von Kette ler, was assassinated by a riotous mob one morning while on Ms way to the tsung li yamen. On the previous day the German minister had written a let ter appointing a -tdme for calling at the tsung li yamen. But the yamen, fear ing he might be molested on the way did not donsent to 'the appointment as suggested by the minister. Since this occurrence the anarchists assume! '. more bold and threatening atititude, and consequently it was deemed wise to carry out the project of sending! the diplomatic corps to Tien Tsin under an escort. However, orders were issued to the troops detailed for the protection of the legations to keep stricter waitch 'and' take greater precaution against any emergency. To our surprise on the 20-th of 'the fifth moon (June 16) foreign naval officers at Taku called upon Lo Jung Kwang, the general commanding, and demanded his surrender of the forts notifying him that failing to receive (Continued on fifth page.) p rant's Digestive Cordial....? For Dyspepsia i and Indigestion. J An excellent combination' of the most appr ved tonics, - diges tive and laxative agents. It In creases the appetite and the di gestive power and remedies con stipation. It, corrects all foul eructations after meals, nausea, acidity and flatulence and shore unpleasant feeling of fullness and oppression, experienced after eat ing a hearty meal. Price, 50c Bottle and ononey refunded If not satisfactory. Grant's V : J Pharmacy:. WILL TOYHE WITHDRAW FROM POPULIST TICKET? Prospects Now That He Wont All Depends on Senator Butler. Lincoln, Neb., July 11. The chances now are that Towne won't withdraw from the populist ticket. Towne thinks he should, but his resolution is giving way before the importunities of the populist leaders. The populist state convention is in session here to day and the sentiment is very strong against withdrawal. ' The democrats' plans do not contemplate Towne's con tinuation as a candidate. It proposed to delay Towne's decision until after the election in North Carolina early in August, which will determine Senator Butler's status as a candidate for re election. Butler is fusing with the re publicans and his help cannot be asked until he has made his own election cer tain. In. that event the democrats be lieve they can depend on Butler's ac quiesence in their plans. The proposi tion now is to have a joint meeting in Chicago of the populist and democratic national committees soon after the North. Carolina matter is settled and arrange for substitution. If it can't be done then there will be two tails to Bryan's kite. The joint notification of Bryan and Stevenson will be in Indianapolis about August 1. Stevenson left for Minnesota today. He was the last of the leaders to leave. The state conventions of populists, democrats and silver republicans are being held tonight with prospects of lasting until morning. Conference committees were appointed by each convention and while these committees were out deliberating the conventions listened to speches from various lead ers. A big clash is looked for on fu sion, the trouble coming not over the nomination for state offices but over a division of the offices in the fusion al liance. At midnight the three con ventions were deadlocked over the di visions of offices with little prospects of an early settlement. POLITICAL H000LUMISM. Hon- H- F. Seawell Prevented From Speaking at Gastonia. Special to The Gazette. -1 G-stonia, N. C, July 11. Hon. H. F. Seawell, the Topulist candidate for at torney general, had an appointment to speak here last night, but on account of interruption -by some of his hearers did not speak more than one-half or three-quarters1 of an hour. After Mr. Seawell had taken his seat under the advice of friends, his honor, Wm. H. Lewis, mayor of Gastonia, a peace officer, was called out and deliv ered an anti-negro speech in the course of which he stated that he had reached the zenith of his political ambition when he was1 elected mayor. This seemed to please the audience greatly, and the statement was heartily cheered. He also stated that! he would have been very glad if Mr. Seawell had been "per mitted" to finish his speech "for the reason that it would not have done any harm in Gastonia." After speaking for something like half an hour he pulled out his watch and' informed the people that it was 10 o'clock and he "had dis turbed the peace' long enough. THE COTTON TRADE SERIOUSLY AFFFCTED By the Chinese Troubles Shipments of Cmrse Stuffs Almost Sus pended New York, July-11. The situation in China is reflected in the export trade in American "brown goods" or cotton, manufactures such as sheetings, drills, flannels and jeans sent to Shanghai to be distributed to the ports of the ivan churia district. Practically tnis trade, which means about ten millions annual ly to southern cotton mills, is at a standstill. Some exporting houses are still forwarding goods to Shanghai, but the general sentiment, while opposed to pessimism, leans toward prudence un til trustworthy news is received from the Pechlli province and especially from Pekin. The most important word received in the cotton exchange district is that, owing to the disturbances on the Pei Hoa and at Pebathing, the ware houses at Shanghai have been filled so that they can take no more and that goods arriving there have to go into 'temporary shelter or under tarpaulins or remain afloat. Export brokers say the cotton goods that go to China are what is known as "brown goods," of which there are 150 to 200 grades. The trade amounts annually from $8,000,000 to $10,000,000. They are shipped to ev- WE KEEP ML Sole agents for ihe following -brands of Kentucky and Eastern Whiskies: Paul Jones' Celebrat ed iFbur Star; W. W. W. Pure Bye, Whiskey; R. B. Thomas' Irioyd Pork Rye; Ola Oscar Pep per bottled and bond; Chase'e Im perial Cabinet Rye Whiskey. Full line of Imported and domes tic Wines and. Whiskies. . 23 South Main. -V . . 'Phone 268. 5 mm ery southern and western port and go west over the southern. and Northern and Canadian Paeific roads. AH are shipped to Shanghai for dlstibution in the markets of the Manchuria district at the ports of Chefoo.'Tien Tsin end rNiu Cnwang. The shipments are made according to the requirement of deliv erers of the goods at Shanghai. The .present situation affects northern capital ; Invested in the great mills of the south, iin Northland South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia Arrangements are mak ; ingto meet the situation and in the end no interest will suffer greatly. The j trade - generally, thinks the nespapers, iuu pess'imisric ana mat tne camcumes win oe straightened out. Some hold to the opinion and consider the condition: serious and that it will be a long time before export trade conditions improve." MARTIAL LAW IN NOME CITY. Because of Jumpiae: of Miuia? Claims Big Gold Shipment. San Francisco, July 12. Martial law was declared at Nome,. City by Gen. Randall, in charge of the United States troops in that district, be cause of the jumping of mining claims and other acts of lawlessness. The St. Paul, from St. Michaels, reports a great many cases of smallpox and ty phoid fever at Nome. When she sailed it was thought, however, that the spread had been checked. The St. Paul brought fifty-four passengers and $1. 500,000 in gold dust, the bulk of which was consigned to the Alaska Commer cial company. Of this amount about $150,000 was from the Cape Nome dis trict. Among the passengers on the St. Paul there was distributed about $200 Oj in gold dust. The largest individual hol ders were J. S. Langford and Peter Johnson, who , brought about $30,000 each from the Rampart district. Among the passengers from Cape Nome there were some who returned disappointed. Theep report about 30,000 men there, many of whom are unable to find employment. COEBEL MURDER TRIAL Bsspiu at Georgetown-Six of the Jury Selected. Georgetown, Ky., July li.--The trial of those accused of 'the Goebel murder got fairly started today. , Judge Can trill overruled the motion of the defense for a continuance. The defense then demurred to the indictment because it did not state the principal in the crime or give names of "other persons known to the grand jury. The judge over ruled the demurrer and the defense of fered the pardon for Powers signed by Taylor. The pardon was ruled out on the ground that the supreme court had decided that Taylor was not governor, on March 10, the day the pardon was dated. The selection of the jury began. Six were temporarily accepted before the adjournment. It will probably take two daye to get a jury. CYCLIST AT MILWAUKEE. Milwaukee, July 11. Bright weather greeted the 500 cyclists who are here to attend the National L. A. "W. meeting. A cycle show in che art gallery of the exposition building, where everything in the bicycle line is on .exhibition, is an attractive feature of the meet. Late this afternoon the one-mile invitation straight -away multicycle race down Grand avenue and automobile race will take place. The grand circuit races of the N. C. A. begin tomorrow. WANTS BIG DAMAGES. Atlanta, July 11. Mrs. Mollie D. Florida, of Nashville, Tenn., has filed suit at McDonough "against the Southern railway for $100,00 damages. She al leges her husband, J. E. Florida, was killed in the Camp Creek wreck on June 23, and that he was earning ?6,000 a year. MILLINERY. Special Sale of Sailors Friaay and Saturday, July 13 and 14. MRS. LON MITCHELL. "We are headquarters for jets and cot mattresses. . Styles to suit everybody. Mrs. L. A. Johnson, 43 Patton .avenue. Gazette want adds reach the people of Ashevlle. fflnirainwrainwn,ni!ni EX 8 s q "R0CKBR00K FARM" CREAMERY BUTTER. a 5 Drop in and Price Goods on our BARGAIN I COUNTER d You will find something you may need and at prices that will please you. Q & D V. 3 CLARENCE SOER , ' '. GROCER. 6 NORTH COURT SQUARE. PEACEFUL PROSPECTS Ending of War Appears to be P : in Sight Now in South ; Africa. -, . British Victory at Bethlehem the Turning Point. All Orange State Officials in Captiv ity Escape Steyn. He is Urged to Abandon Further Fu tile Resistance. ' COLLAPSE OF DEWET'S FORCES EXPECTED DAILY NEED OF CIVIL ADMINISTRATORS IN NEW ENGLISH COLONY. Pretoria, July 10. The British suc cess at Bethlehem has considerably lm- . proved the prospects for peace, it is said. The whole o! the government of President Steyn, of the Orange Free State, has surrendered except President Steyn himself. Those officials who are prisoners have been allowed to commu nicate with, Jresident Steyn for the pur pose of attempting to prove to him the uselessnees of a continuance of the struggle, which can only produce blood shed without and counterbalancing ar guments. The collapse of the forces of Gen. De Wet is expected daily. The Boers here fcay that tba men have taken, a solemn oath never to personally surrender, but they afe beginning to see the unfair- nes's of sacrificing life to personal washes. It is expected that when Gen. Botha learns of the defeat of his colleagues he will gladly enter into conference looking to the establishment of peace. The need of more civil administrators is urgent and the necessity for their ap pointment is becoming more apparent. Intelligent administrators with a knowledge of the people could undoubt edly greatly aid in -the future settle ment of difficulties, inasmuch as frank fighting into submission is prevalent among the Boers. ASHEVILLE WINS Hook and Ladder Contest Between, State Teams at Wilmington. Special to The Gazette. "Wilmington, July 11. The Asheville team came out with flying colors in the state hook and ladder contest toda winning the first prize by a beautiful rum. INDIANS THREATEN TROUBLE. &olway, Minn., July 11. The Blanket Indians at Red Lake are in a sullen mood and trouble is feared. The gov ernment is erecting a $30,000 school at that point and these Indians seriously object to any attempts at civilizing them. This tribe of Indians has refused annuities from the government for a number of years, claiming that the gov ernment has not given them their just portion of the Indian money. White set tlers near the reservation are arming themselves and gathering together, fearing at attack. Arms and ammuni tion have been sent from Solway and a call will probably be made for state troops. SOMETHING NEW FOR ASHEVILLE I have just received direct from Porto Rico a case of genuine Porto Rican Hats. We will sell them cheap on ac count of the advanced season. We or dered them early in the spring s.nu we have just received them. Stop ana ex amine them at I. W. GLASfER'S, South Main street. Ktezettp want tA bring quick return Don't Get Mot standing over a hot stove in a hot kitchen. You don't need t have hot kitchen if you use WHEAT HiBARTS. To be thoroughly di gestible, cereals must be well pre pared in a 'hot place some time or other. It't hot enough in our fac tory but that's so you can be cool. We prepare WKBAT-HEARTS up to the two last minutes and those two minutes is all you need to cook it. You save fuel, have a cdol kitchen, , and enjoy the, most inviting and! seasonable food for , hot 'weather. "It'SwIieat-Hearts we Want. The WheatrHearts Comp, . ; AsnrrTLLE. i 'I t If f j r - Z X. . - -I r-- -
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