Special
Selling
of
Silk
Waists
We have just pur-
chased a saleman's," SheUiJls The Cannot
iine 01 oAMrLtib 01
the newest make of
Taffeta Waists.
These come in
Black, White and
Cqlors and are made
for fall 1900.
; We will have
them on sale Tues
day and Wednesday
They are worth
from $6.75 to $11.00.
We give you your
ilbice Mondays only
for $4.69. ,
III A I Kt ni-Kfif.
51 Patton Avenue.
THE FERTILIZER EFtESBD IN
THE HOOSIER
(CONSISTS OF A SERIES OP
(NICELY FuTTTBD OIRCTILAR
PLATES ONE FOR EACH
DISK AiRRlA-NGED TO RE
VOLVE. IN THiEJ HOPPER ATI
i : . THE BOTTOM. TUB FERTIL
IZER IS SOWN IN PROPOR-
- TIONl TO THE SPCEEuj OF
THE TEAM, HEIN03 DIS
ITRilOBTJTEtS EVENLY THE
SAW AMOUNT.
ASHEVILLE, N. C
fOUTHEACT COR. C"OET SQUARE.
PHONO 87.
AND PACKS.
Treatment lor: Nervous, Rheumatic
and othCr diseases.
Srecial: Thur Brandt Massage for
Pern, le Diseases; also Face" Massage.
PROP EDWIN GRUNER,
65 S. MAIN 'ST. TELHPHON1J 206
(Graduate Chemnitz College, -Germany.
Formerly with Oaki nd Heighta Sana
torium.) ' v.- '
Home or Office - Treatment, Office
noura, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m., 2 to 4 p m.,
SMOKB TEEAYIjOU'S
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5-CBNT CIGAR.
nvnriniurn o nn
lill
MASSAGE
MAGISTRAT
I 1000 naira Tut' " &mmi- inr4 ' TCld
fnes, tan and black, at actual cost at
-.. meam Shoe sto-'.
Ladies, , Misses - and Children's ' Sum-fBer-Saoea,at
cost. G. A. Hears. .
LETTERS FROM
LEGATIONS
Courier Reaches Tien Tsin
From Pekin With Despatches
Dated July 21.
No Firing Since July 16 by
Agreement,
Have Provisions For Several Weeks
But Little Ammunition.
W .-.J
Mold Out Lone.
A TRUCE AGREED ON SHELL ING
CEASES AND WERYTHING IS
QUIET ANOTHER DANGER IS
THAT CHNESE ARMY DEFEATED
AT TIEN 1SIN MAY ENTER PE
KIN. London, Aug. 1. The despatches
from the staff correspondent of the
New York Sun form the chief contri
bution of the news from China print
ed today. The despatch from Chefoo
contains information emanating from
the German and Japanese legations
July 22 that the French on July 21 were
still denfending the ruins of their le
gation, atlhough it confirmed the
statement that the Chinese attack
ceased July 16. A despatch to the Tel
egraph from Tokio says ' that the em
peror of China is reported to have sent
a second despatch to the czar admit
ting a state of war existed at Tien
Tsin but declaring the Russians were
"fully protected at the' porta.
MESSAGES FROM LEGATIONS .
(From the Correspondent of the New"
, Yo. Sun.
r TtetrTsin, July 27, via Chefoo, Jtt5
30 and Shanghai, July 31. A courier
reached here from Pekin today with
despatches addressel to Major Waller,
commander of the American marines.
These espaijohes were dated July 21,
and were'from Miniver Conr ami the
representatives of the British, Japan
ese and German governments.
Conger in a note to Consul Ragsdale
says: "Since July 16 by - agreement
there has been no firing. We have pro
visions for several weeks but little
ammunition. If they continue to shell
us as they have done we cannot hold
out long, and complete massacre will
follow. I hope relief can come soon.
We are glad to hear of the victory at
Tien Tsin but regret the terrible cost.
All are safe and well." This last re
fers to the minister's family.
Sir Robert Hart, imperial marine
commissioner of customs, sent word to
Commissioner Drew and the customs
staff that he and his family are still
safe. The British authorities decline
to give out Sir Claude MacDonald's
message;, saying It is similar to that
from the Japanese minister received
yesterday. The German message is of
the same tenor, and adds that the Chi
nese are keeping Ketteler's body.
An undated message says: "Yester
day under a flag of truce a messenger
brought a note from Yung Luto to the
British minister asking if he was will
ing to agree to a trace. MacDonald re
plied that he was, providing the Chi
nese would cease shelling and not come
near the legations. The shelling has
now ceased and everything is quiet.
There Is plenty of food in the shape of
rice and horses. The great danger Is
that the defeated Chinese army from
Tien Tsin may enter the city. T.ie
American made a gallant sortie the
night of July 3 and fought hard. Cap
tain Myers of the marines was slightly
wounded."
MlAY HAVE TO SURRENDER.
Washington, July 31. (Lieutenant
Colonel Oolidge, commanding the
Ninth infantry, in a cablegram receive
ed by the war department this after
noon, dated Chefoo, transmitted from
Tien Tsin, July 27, says a letter from
Lieutenant Shiba, a military attache
of the Pekin legation, dated July 23
was received at Tien Tsin in which
Shiba says all are awaiting impatiently
the arrival of reinforcements; "that all
legations have been blockaded since
1 AT A SACRIFICE
X ...FOR CASH
2 A charmin g' tin try seat on
French Broad1 it er, within half
mile of railroad. 115 acres, 70
X acres timber, 45 acres under eul-
tlva ya, ill be ring - fruit trees,
two vineyards, berries, plums,
T 3 splendid springs, weUTroilt cot
T tage of 5 rooms and 3 outhouses,
X beau if uL well kept - grcouaid.
i- This property Is easily worth '$4,2
T 600, but we can offer 4t lor - 60
T" days foiv$2,150. ' .
-1 $ Real Estate Brokers : x
XPbme ea. v ' X PUtt? Ave. X
June 13, and since July 20 have been
attacked; continually. He declares
that If reinforcements do not arrive
wltnin a week's time the legations will
probably have to surrender.
CONDITIONS IN PEKIN .
London, July 31. A special despatch
from7 Tien Tsin today says:
"Pekin message dated July 21 reports
first outside news reached here July
18. Failure relief expedition . made
siege far more perilous. On June 19,
tsung li yamen- oroke off relations.
June 20 China declared war. Baron
von Ketteler- and Francis James, En
glish professor, murdered. Over 400
non-combatants occupied British lega
tion. Understand converts holding
north cathedral. Thousands refugees
occupied palace Prince Lu. Truce be
gan July 17, after 26 days fierce as
sault. One night shelling uninterrupt
ed for six hours."
FROM ADMIRAL REMEY.
Washington, July 31. The following
despatch from Remey was received by
hnavy department this morning:
rl'Takll. Julv 28. iTana-neaA miHt&rv
actacne at Jr'eKin, in letter July 22, re
ports legations besieged since June 13.
Continually attacked from June 10 un
til July 17. Attack then ceased and
Chinese soldiers apparently diminish
ing. Sixty Europeans killed. Tele
gram, from governor of Shan Tung,
addressed to consular body Chefoo,
says: 'Imperial edict states that vari
ous ministers except German are well
and provisions have been supplied-' "
New York, July 31. The report from
London that British and American
troops at Tien Tsin are preparing for
an advance within forty-eight hours
aroused much interest in Washington. 1
The announcement seems to have been
made just before the arrival of Gen
eral Chaffee at Taku, and gives rise to
some interesting theories in regard to
the commander's presence. It is gen
erally believed that if the London re
port is correct the arrival of Chaffee at
Tien Tsin will mean the instant cut
ting loose of the British and American
forces from' other troops and an ad
vance under General Chaffee's com
mand. The American general then arrives
in China with two well defined inten
tions: First, to begin a forward
movement in accordance with the in
structions of the government at once;
second, to act as if he were the only
commander in China unless other
commanders fall in with his views.
Should they do so, Chaffee will be only
too. glad to have nelpt- hut he goes to
Tien Tsin as. an - Independent com
mander, bent on f ollowin& out his own
poliey and not as one officer of a dis
cordant "allied army."
The report from London indicates
that the British are ready to fall in
with Chaffee, even if other Europeans
and Japanese are not. It is certain
that Chaffee will begin a forward
movement, whether the British join or
not. It is suggested that the British
have been anxious for a forward
movement, but have been handicapped
by the smallness of their numbers and
they hail the news of Chaffee's arrival
as a means of carrying out their de
sires. CHAFFEE' LANDING.
The war department lias received
the following cablegram from Chaffee:
"Chefoo, July 30. Have had inter
view with admiral. Go ashore this af
ternoon. Facilities for unloading not
adequate, therefore discharging slow
ly. Informed Byron has ordered tug
for towing two 70-ton lighters. If tug
obtained discharging will improve.
Indiana will finish discharging today
and proceed to Nagaskai; take two
days to unload horses of Reilly's bat
tery. Will see Daggett tomorrow.
Reported in Taku bay intention to
make forward movement " tomorrow
toward Pekin. Details are not known
here. As soon as possible will get
definite information as regards! condi
tions and purpose at Tien Tsin. Will
cable my views."
ADVANCE ON PEKIN.
London, July 31. In the house of
commons today the parliamentary sec
retary for the foreign office, William
St. John Broderick, announced the re
ceipt of a despatch from General Sir
Alfred Muselee, commanding the Brit
ish forces in China, stating that he
contemplated an immediate advance
on Pekin and hoped to have the co
operation of the allied forces.
YESTERDAY'S LEAGUE GAMES.
At New Yorfe- RHE
New York 9 13 4
Chicago 4 13 6
Batteries: Mercer and Warner; Gar
vin and Chance.
At Brooklyn RHE
Brooklyn 1 5 6
Pittsburg 17 24 1
Batteries: Kennedy and McGuire;
Tannehill and Zimmer.
At Philadelphia (RHE
Philadelphia ;. 4 9 3
St. Louis .. 11 13 2
Batteries: Fraser and McFarlandT
Jones and Criger.
...
At Boston RHE
Boston 11 13 4
Cincinnati , 9 10 1
Bafteries: Curry and Sullivan;
Hahn and Kahoe.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Chicago Chicago, 1; Indianapo-
Detroit-Detroit, 7; Milwaukee, 5
At ' Minneapolis Minneapolis, 10;
Buffalo, 0. . .r , . .
At Kansas -. City Kansas I Jity, r C;
Cievelaridr 5. .
' Try Gore's high grade Early Break
fast coffee at 25 cents. ' None will ex
cel it. No. 24 N. Main street. - , '
THIS COUNTY
"5
WELL IN LINE
Significance of Tuesday's
Demonstration jn This
City.
. -
A Great Procession of White
Voters of Bnucombe.
Pritchard ai$ J Adams Speak to a
Hast at Lookout Park. ,r
"!
Voters Warned of the Peril of Passing
the Amendment.
BIG II VY WINS THE THE PRIZE
FORI LARGEST REPRESENTA
TION, BUT REEMS' CiREEK
TOWNSHIP HAS ANOTHER
.CHANCE TOMORROW A DAY OF
REPUBLICAN TRIUMPH.
Yesterday was an eye-opener to
many people in this city who have
been fed on, the foolishness of "negro
domination" talk. The republican
party of Buncom'be county with little
preliminary display or agitation yes
terday poured into Asheville a thous
and of its ioyai country voters, every
one a white man. This display was an
exhibition to Asheville of the senti
ment in the remainder of Buncombe
county regarding the issues of the
present campaign. In many years
there has been no such gathering in
Asheville of the yeomanry of the coun
ty at a political meeting. The proces
sion that traversed the streets of
horsemen and .carriages vas nearly a
mile long. 't. .
And it was' significant or" the "seniti-
mentsi of many, of; wTrite .'voter "of
Biflcombe. regardless of former party
ties, concerning the issues to be de
cided at the polls tomorrow that the
stronghold of democracy, Big Ivy
township, contributed to the line of
horsemen the largest number of voters
and won the handsome flag that was
borne in the forward ranks of the pro
cession.
L The procession formed near Smith's
bridge at the French $roaa river ana
began to move shortly after noon. It
came up through Haywood street and
as it wheeled into Patton avenue it
presented an Imposing spectacle. A
colossal portrait of President McKinley
was in advance of the line, followed by
the musicians and the United States
flag carried by G. W. Cannon on a
handsome horse. Then came a line of
carriages in which were seated Sen
ator Pritchard, Judge Spencer B. Ad
ams, Congressman Pearson, Colonel V.
S. Lusk, Captain T. W. Patton, Col
lector H..S. Harkins, H. G. Grant,
Major J. M. Moody, A. C. Patterson,
ex-Sheriff Worley, J. Will Jones, Rob
ert Greenwood and others, including
most of the county candidates. The
chief marshal of the parade was W,
H. Wilson. His assistants were j. L.
Wagner, Ged Young, J. C. Deaver,
Thomas McCoy, Gus Young, Frank
Fanning, C. C. Neilson and J. M.
Chambers.
On every horse and every rider In
the procession of horsemen were tiny
American flags and the banners car
ried by the different townships all re
ferred to the issues of the campaign
none were personally insulting to po
litical opponents. The republican ex
ecutive committee of this county with
the concurrence of the township, com
mittees agreed on this decent policy.
As th line passed through the public
square, the riders two abreasf, it mov
ed through a narrow defile between
solid masses of cheering people. As
township after township passed by,
each bearing a flag, a banner and the
name of the voting precinct, the ap
plausewas renewed, and the riders
waved their flags and returned . the
cheers. v
As the line moved up Charlotte
street each township cheered heartily
as it passed Captain Patton's home, a
sincere tribute to the man who has
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L2
CHARLES PRICE ON
THE AMENDMENT
What the Greatest of the Hoith Caro
lina Lawyers Says About It Its
Enforcement Wonld be
Indictable.
Special to the Gazette.
Winston-Salem, N. C, Jury 31.
Hon. Charles Price, of Salisbury,
spoke against the amendment to three
thousand white voters her today. He
showed conclusively its conflict with
the national constitution and pro
nounced it a vain attempt ; The opin
ion of this great and di'nterested law.
yer has had a profound impression on
our people. He gave it as his opinion
that those "who attempted to enforce it
if passed would be indictable jn the
United States courts and also liable to
respond in damages to the person de
nied his constitutional rights.
NORTH CAROLINIAN KILLED
Johnson City, Tenn., July 31. Mich
ael Bard, a prominent farmer living
near Magnetic City, N. C, was as
saulted from ambush. He died a few
hours afterward. No clue has been
secured as to the murderers. He was
a prominent politician who had many
political enemies. It is said he was as
saulted within twenty feet of the place
where he killed a man four years ago.
CREW DROWNED.
London, July 31. The British ship
Sunderlandshire, Captain Nicoll, from
Rotterdam, May 3, for Kiao Chpu,
whence she was to sail for Portland,
Ore., grounded at Sumatra on July 2
and "became a total wreck. Thirteen
of her crew were drowned.
RETURNS TO WASHINGTON.
Canton, O., July 31. President Mc
Kinley, accompanied by Secretary Cor
telyou, will 'leave Cant-n Wednesday
afternoon, reaching Washington Thurs
day morning, where he expects to re
main two days.
A good hair brush that is cheap
enough to lose, 25c. Grant's Pharmacy.
Turnip Seeds at Grant's Pharmacy.
A "bed bug always surrenders when
you use 'Columbian Liquid. 50c. at
Grant's Pharmacy.
EH Principe de Gales Cigars, for 50
years the highest standard quality at
Grant's Pharmacy.
Shaving Brushes "that will not shed
their bristles at Grant's Pharmacy.
Good for smarting feet, Grant's Tal
cum Powder. Pure as can be. 10c tox,
3 for 25c at Grant's Pharmacy.
ElPrincipe de Gales cigars; for ,50
years the highest standard quality. Aft
Grant's 'Pharmacy.
200 pairs Ladies' Tan Oxfords., 2 to 5,
just one-half price. G. A. Mears.
Ladies' Oxford Ties at cost at G. A
Mears Shoe Store.
A good book-case for $4 at Mrs. L.
A. Johnson's.
A woman' s sweetest smile may hide
an aching1 heart.
Ladles' Common Sense Oxford Ties,
size 2 to 4, 25 per cent at lees than, cost
G. A. Mears.
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"R0CKBR00K FARM"
CREAMERY BUTTER.
,
Do you want
Pure Spices
and
Extracts? '
We have only the absolutely
pure spices, i.made from the
fines berries, and they will cost
you no more than you pay for
Inferior goods, Io extracts -we
naive them from five cents1 to
$11.00 per (bottle, Burnett's being
our leader. -
Once fooUtfbt you will bave no
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other. ,
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CLARENCE SAWYER
. i . GROGBR. , r
f NORTH (ipiJRT SQUARE.
,
ASSAULTED BY
RED SHIRTS
A Hoodlum MoB' AttlcKslK
Populist Speaker at
Smithfleld-
Forbid His SpeakiDg aid
Tear Down Stand.
His Friends Defend Him and a Gen
eral Riot Precipitated.
D. T Massey Told to Go Home or be
Lynched.
THEY THREATEN TO DESTROY
THE COURIER OFCPICE AND DO
VIOLENCE TO EDITOR AND
FRIENDS TRY TO BREAK OPEN
POSTOFICE.
Special to ithe Gazette.
Raleigh, N. C; July 31. The noto
rious legislature met today at 4 in.,
Senator Whittaker'of Wake was the
only senator present. He was the
president, made, seconded, put and
voted for the motion to adjourn sins die.
lhere were two in the house. Soeiker
Connor and Mr. Boushall. who made
the motion !to adjourn. The spaaker
put the motion and Mr. Boushall vet 3d
for it and it was declared carried by &
unanimous vote. .This died the "viola
mendaza" legislature and no one to
mourn its death.
W. W. Teague wa sent to SmMnfield
to speak today, and the following tel
egram was received from there:
"Smithfield, N. C, July 31. There
was a great riotMn town today. The
Red Shirts were here. When- Mr.
Teague, the populist speaker, mounted
the stand on court hous square ho be
gin his speech, the red s&irrers, headed
by Lawyer Abel! -.rushed up and told
him he could not speak and proceeded
to tear down the stand., HUt ftlfik
-"--iivi- iiiiii a.uu 'Liir.r n crc aua
and 'the riot Became gnjral. eew
pcisuus weie uui ana jnjurea. fcsae-j- x
shirters beat and drove home sJiieS
jonnston county's most resptfttrabrr
white men and dragged D. T. Mas
canamare ior ane leg'siature, toxipurl
square a.iiu lum mm ns wouia De lyKQJLS
ed if he did not go home. The rett;.
shirts became, desperate and threatened'
to destroy the Courier office and do vlo! .
lence to its editor and hie friends. Some
went into the Post office and the rid
shirters assaulted it and tried to break
it open. The best of all parties deplore,
and denounce this red sh:rt anarchy. It
will cost the democrat'c party five hun
dred votes."
The Governor- was asked to send
troops to quiet the riot. He ordered out
the guards. They want to the depoi,
but hearing all was qule. retuned. All
Christian people here depior? it as a
menace to civilizatioi and Christianity,
Parties inciting the disturbance
are receiving great criticism. One man
eaid he was going to ss.jre his pastci'9
salary and buy hi-n a gux with it.
Smiithfield was the home of Mr. Jas.
H. Pou, Chairman Simmons' law part
ner. The riot was precipitated by the
democrats attempting to take the' peo
ple's party speaker, Mr. Teague off the
stump. His friends interfered, and
several persons on both sides were hurt
with. weapons. The Governor's Guards
at Raleigh was called out, and a special
engine made ready to go. Whm the
Guard was at the depot ready to start,
the sheriff of Johnston' county wired
that order had been restored.
Good reasons for using face powder
and good reasons for reconrmendingr
Palmer's. Colors, white and flesh.
Odors, rose and violet. 25c. Grant's
Pharmacy.
A pistol is doubly dangerous when
the owner is loaded.
When defeat stares an office seeker
in the face he should meet it withi
resignation.
Don't
Get Hot
standing over a hot irtove in a not
kitchen. You don't need t-nave a
hot kitchen' if you use WHEAT
HEARTS. To .be thoroughly dl-
gestlble, cereals must be well pre
pared to a ihot place some time r
other. It't (hot enough In our fac
tory but Chat's bo you can be cooL
We prepare "WHEAT-HEARTS
up to the two last minutes nd
those two minute fa all you meed
4ih TaH MVA ftieA flftVft -i
Inviting and seasonable food' tor
bot weather. . ?
"IVSwheat-Hearts weWant.
The Wheat-Hearts Com'y