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Jt STtlEICIIER&CO NO MORE TROOPS Walking Skirts. . We call attention $o duf line of Walk ins: Skirts in the leading colors. Prices from 4.25 Walking Skirts made to your order and measure at ' 0 We also make Dress Sltstoorder. US OE E 51 Patton ATenu 3X we liave it, it is tile best. '.".' i .THE MARKET ON w - We have -protected our cus tomers with a purchase which enables us to offer seed at ........ -- ---hi'" - i lower onces man we coma afford were our purchases maae now. r Astartlle Hardwe Company, ASHEVILLE, N." C . J OTT3EAST CSOR. CXTJiW SQUSAiRia. , 'PHONO 7. . AND PACKS, Treatment tor: tnroui, Bheumatl and oii'-r din eases. " &rci&l: Thur Brandt Masiage far W le Diseases; also Face Massage. PROP. EDWIN GRUNER, a & MAIN ST. TEIiESPHONB 20S. Gr4ute "Chemnitz College, Germany. Formerly with- Oalo nd Heigkt Bana torto.) f; -; -' 'Heme.. r Offloe. Treatment, 0Lc aumrs, 11 a. m. ta 1 P-m-? i t p x., Washington, Aug? J---Omaha, iit.) la the firs cdty thus far counted In the AweXfth,oensus;to,'show,.' detpreaso in populaoja dztrissr the a past t decade'. The -count; of tbe population of Omaha Jost.oompletea jshow 102,55&;-.The'pop- uiauuu ah, mint was x J-"1 auvil catea a decrease Jn ten yeanr of, 37,897, Exitra FJlne Carolina Head; Rice. Kro 7 & STREICH R&CO GRASS MASBAGE -5. ' state t-nrarT. FORCIH If" Chafffee Cables That There V- are Enough for Present s v Purposes. ; Peaceful Conditions Nim Pre vailing in PeMn. Attempted Uprising on Tuesday Night ' at Hankow. United States Government's Reply.; to Li Hung Chase'. WASHINGTON " OFFICIALS OPTI MISTIC OVER THE SITUATION ' IN CHINA--WHY PRESIDENT M'KINLEY WILL. NOT LEAVE FOR CHICAGO TODAY. ' j Washington, Aug. 23. The secretary of war' made the announcement this morning that no more troops are to be landed in China unless the situation there becomes serious. This -information was received n a cablegram from General Chaffee saying that he had troops enough- for present purposes, and peaceful conditions were prevail ing in Pekin. Acting- on this informa tion the- secretary of war has directed that the transport Meade, due at Nag asaki today with troops, proceed to Manila and that all other transports due at Nagasaki proceed to Manila. CJmfTee's statement that he has suf ficient troops is also taken to show; that, the situation in Pekin is much less serious than expected. V LI HUNG CHANG'S APPEAL. Washington, Aug. 23.. The state de partment tils morning made public the following correspondence: . Handed Acting Secre tary Adee by tisttiiritrW August: 20r3at a-vCfbie- gram dated August. 19, from LI Hung Chang It was transmitted by the Chinese minister Wu the night of the same day: "It was the declaration Of all ministers, for foreign affairs of the great powers that the expedition of the allied troops was solely for the rescue of the ministers at: Pekin. Now,, .the allied troops having entered Pekin and found the ministers safe, it seems proper that hostilities should at once cease and negotiations commence. 1 therefore request the United States government to appoint an envoy with full powers Or appoint the minister now in Pekin for the purpose, as he is necessarily acquainted with affairs be tween the Chinese and foreigners, and to inform me if the ponferance will take place at Pekin. After reclpt of a definite reply I will at once proceed to the north. Please request the secretary of state; to lay the matter before his excellency, President McKinley. I await a reply." Cablegram from Li Hung Chang, dated August 21, and received by Min ister Wu same day: "Boxer rebels at Pekin having been dispersed, there will be positively no more fighting. Military operations on the part of the powers -are greatfyito be deplored . 'Be sides urging a cessation of hostilities, please confer ! With the secretary ot state on the subject of the withdrawal of trcopsy and the appointment. , of a plenipotentiary to 'negotiate a '" settle nrnent of all other ,-qxiestions -so as to preserve amicable relations. I await an early reply." Sent to Chinese minister August 22, memoranduim in response to Chinese minister's comimmications August 19 and 21, -proposing "an immediate cieesa-r ttom ,ot hostilities, and the appointment Of an envoy to ooriduct, negotiations: "While the condition set forth ih the memorandum delivered to . the Chines minister .'-August 21 has not been tmx filled and. powers uave been compelled to rescue; the minlsterBH.toy force of arms unaided by the Chinese govern ment,, still hia government is ready weJcomei any overtures for a truce and wiH inVlte''e--ther'lEower to Johiy when security is established" Irt "the Chineser capital i&nd the Chinese gov ernmenst: shows' ability and willingness on ttspart to - effect a' suspension of Valuable Mineral Oiie aunidred acre ifcract on Tur- Jbey i?reeKconaintog. larger posits of magnetic - Iron . are. " fWorth Jt2xe , l&veatigatlon. of jbm& jona 'having meoeesaxy capital for vlorymenll. jaa it vossmseA tfirreati poasibdMdee.' 'Owneratixiouji' r Plone $V. . 23 Patton 'avfentief V .hostilities- there and elsewhere in Chi J;J na. When this da done, and we. nope will toe done orompt3y . The UnitedMM States -will be prepared ftxy , appoint representative! to join with the repire semtatives of the other similarly inter ested powers and with; the authorita tive and responsible government of the Ctrinesa empire to attain the end de clared 4n our circular to the powers July 3, Signed, Alvey A. Adee, acting secretary." . . v : Interest centered in the American re ply which was f bund . to lay , down firmily and briefly the conditions upon which the United States would take up the-overtures for truce. . The reply was sent forward last night. It seems to be accepted as bringing all negOtiat ion to a halt for the present and it is dificult to foresee the next move. The reply, is considered a remarkable doc ument because of its extreme brevity and the number of vital points it con tains. ' UPRISING IN HANKOW. Paris," Aug. 23. The French consul at Hohkow wires that an attempt at an uprising occurred during the night' of August 21. A band of Chinese tried to set fire to a house adjoining the cus oms bank, which is adjacent to the British concession, (With the object of pillaging .the bank and iburning- the Eu ropean quarter. The viceroy, however, took immediate steps and arrested the ringleaders, seizing at the same time arms and documental demonstrating the existence of a secret society and an or ganized plot. Two of the leading cul prits were decapitated, their heads be ing subsequently exhibited in the cen ter of the Chinese town. Twenty oth ers were imprisoned. More trouble fs feared when the flight of the empress dowager and emperor .'to the west, if true, bcomes known. Hankow is situated on the river Han, at the point where it. enters 'the Yang, Tse. DIFFICULTIES INCREASED. London, Aug. 23. The official Japa nese statement that the allies captured A 1 " .2 ' 1 - 1 I A X 1 A.A. 1 " Ll. -J find thA tie nlowaeer fflnnress. m.nerJl or and chiefs of the Manchu partyif had escaped previouSiy has not caused. much surprise here. It was hardly1 ex pected that the empress dowager and her counsellors would allow themsel ve s to be caught. The difficulties of the situation are. generally regarded as in creased by the escape of these import - ant personages, since the allies wi . now have "to discover or invent a de facto government in China If they de sire to begin negotiations; The: atti tude of the British foreign office, '-jw. ever, at 'present, 3s one ot expectation; and deliberati'O'n. it is not too much to say that they have no definite plan for the . future 'settlement, but are waiting to hear from Sir Claude MacDonald, Sir Robert Hart and General' Gaselee, vby whose opinions they will largely be guided . . General satisfaction is felt here at the close association "' ojl ' the British and Americans. -on the march and in the final assault. It is remem bered that it was in China ithat the fa mmis saying '"blood is thicker than wa ter," was first uttered. Admiral Sey mour, in an interesting letter publish ed, paid a high tribute to the Ameri cans, and said that for dash and go none, of the other continents surpassed or perhaps equaled them. THEi WIRES WORKING. Berlin, Aug. 23 .The iGerman ad miral at Taku, under date of August 20, wires: "Captain Hecht reached Ma Tu this morning- and proceeded. The advance was difficult, owing to the force of the current and shallow water. The Madai battalion, after a very try ing march, arrived at Yang Tsun Au gust 18." It is inferred from the foregoing that the telegraph wires" between Taku and Ma Tu ! are 'working. Ma Tu referred to. in the despatch is prawy-he' snati'ton3mownas Ma Thu, situated about" 11 riiTes" from Tung Chow. - WARSHIiPS AT SHANGHAI. London, Aug. 23. The attempted up rising at Hankow is catasiiag uneasiness. In all, twenty-seven warships have as embled' at Shanghai and Foo Sung, their, crews numbering about 7,0v- m&a- The German government's reply to Li Hung Chang's peace negotiation prop osition is ithat "owiiag to the lack of any properly edited authority on the Chi nese side," the government;; of Germany cannot enrter negotiations. OPTIMISM AT WASHINGTON. Washington, Aug. 23. For several reasons the government, "feel very hopeful concerning. -the outcome of the Chinese troubles. Nearly every official Is optimistic and there is a pretty gen eral opinloa'taat the worst has passed. McKmley's announcement that on ac count: of public business of importance he would joot leave Washington to morrow for Chicago as he had Intenoea is-the only thing "that ' would indicate the erkis in . Cnlna nag -'not repassed. But officials1 close to the president say that it Is the prospect of Immediate ar rangements for an amiable . settlement of the Chinese ttroutoles and. not the like lihood of war tibial keeps McKinley at home.- . k , , ' , . - :WANI ; TOJBE AJUjfXp. " n8aIa'Aii&S;A-tme6tln8; of -the'. Young 'Mtep'a.w Business league a resolution wad -offered. and adopted unanimously favoring the annexation of Western Florida, tot Alalguna-n , ErGdfrm, - auctioneer -will selI;on rsouth ' side pf ;.Court SquatrTori Saturday,"tKe; 25th ui iAUiniM. a.i iz:i u ciuck, a large Dayimare irirpleiidid condition;r$veh year od$ i 6 handrhiffhfWeiffhKtmibs;; a . conjtiatioh horse,Adriven smgleijor; double.' taptoo'Tea Grant's Pharmacy 2EIIETBATE0 FORBIDDEN CITY TO MB PURPLE PAUCE 3?orcei Withdraw Without the Wall After First Attack. ; i V (From the Sun Corresponffent. Pekin, Aug. 15, 'Evening, via Shang hai, August 23. The American contin gent of .the allied forces attacked the imperial city from the south this morn ing and penetrated four gates, passing through the Forbidden "City- to v the Purple palace. They 3s fix, including Ciaptain Reilly, and had eighteen wounded. The Japanese sent bodies of troops to guard the east, north and -west 'gates of the imperial city, but they were attacked at all -three places before they were able to notify Chinese that they Intended only t;o guard the city. They sustained forty casualties. This afternoon the allied generals held a conference, after which the Amricans returned to their former camp outside the Tartar city. ,r . ? , -General Chaffee told the Sun corre spondent after the troops had returned that General Shadd decided, that the Chinese had, been punished enough, that It wnnlfl .Hp- unwise to take he imperial city now; At the time this despatch is sent there is a large fire in Ethe city. From the American camp it Flocks as though the palace were, burn- V . mm wit v .Ik. lirg. me Japanese are siwi noiaing wie east, west and . north gates of the im perial city. The generals decline to explain their reason for the- attack on the imperial city. London, Aug. 24. News from Pekin is reaching London slowly. There is nothing in regard to the operations of the allies later than August 19. It is feared the force is not sufficient to maintain the line of communication. It is kmawn that strong bodies of Chi nese are encamped southwest of Pekin and that troops of the garrison have been ordered to attack them. The Tel egraph's correspondent in a despatch from Pekin dated the 17th says the Americans attacked the gates leading tp'the imperial city "on August it. A battery of the Fifth artillery sent shells from an elevated position on tne gates. The Fourteenth regiment and Ninrh mounted infantry entered below and fired on the Chinese. They then pushed to the west gate. The American Gatling guns did good work. After the gates were blown down the infantry pushed in and captured four , guns. The operations, halted in the afternoon and a conference of generals resulted fetv the r withdrawal of the American troops The commanders with the ex ception of the Russians agreed not to violate , the imperial city. , The Rus sian general said Russia had declared war on China.- SHARKEY AND FITZSIMMONS. Both Men in Good Condition for To night's Battle. New York, Aug. 23 . Fltzsimmons and Sharkey completed training today and they will rest until they enter the ring (tomorrow; lus.-. point of condition, there is nothing apparently to choose be tween the pair. W'lth the exception ot a slight cola in tne neaa, narKey is in beltter trim than he has been for a long time. Hie friends are apprehen sive that the cold may interfere with his breathing. 'Both men will take it comparatively easy itomorrow. iritz- eiramops. appearance today was nat tering. He has not ithat arawn, care worn look which was so noticeable when he met Jeffries. Sharkey says it is his desire to beat Fittzeimmons, and de clares, he, will,, do, it in a decisive fash ion. He says the only thing that both ers him is his cold, but doee not' ap prehend my trouble from 1$. Each in- coming train Drings its quota qx and there are a large nu-ntiberin town tonight. Fitzsimmons te the1 favorwe at two to one. - . Tar Soap is splendid for washing the hands after rough work.x A epUndid cake for 5c. Grant's Pharmacy. PARTICULAR WOMEN, who know and appreciate the best, prefer Blue Ribbon flavoring extracts; because uney are pure, wnoiesome ana oenoiou, Ice ereamt plays an, importantfc part these hot days. Blue . Ribbon Lemon and Vanilla are the most delicious fla vorings you can. use. :. : Tell your grocer to send Blue Ribbon Lemon and Vanilla today. If your Sutaday 'deserte are notjbetter ask 4he dealer tor your money back. ) , - . ' . - Sesit ' grades coal, coke, Uaira, coal. Iweet Prices. Phoaie : UL Ataienu Iw&CoalCo. Fresh Creamery Butter, ' 25 and , 30c, per ib Krogers. GALL AND SEE That we, are, al ways; prepared to supply ,you ' ; with the Jbest,;. . . Wines :anlWHlskles.M' ;VbothJjmpbTted'- 1 and rfoiriesticat 1 : tlllt -af - 'l Boston Salodn 23 eoatl'Mtis.J .c. i COL BRYAII. ACCEPTS , POPUUSTS UOLIIIIATiOII And Hakei a Speech to Suit Hit Fop iilist Contingent. 1 Topeka, Aug, 23. Bryan this after noon was formally notified of his "nom ination by the populists. The cere-, mony took place on the state house grounds. There was a large crowd present. - Permanent Chairman Patter son, of the national populist conven tion, "made the notification, . speech. Bryan in his speech accepting ' the nomination discussed the money ques tion, denounced government by in junction, arraigned trusts and de nounced imperialism and "militarism. He reviewed the cost of the colonial system and declared self-government the natural government. ' BRUTALITY OF A YOUNG FIEND. Violent Assault by a Negro Boy on a Girl of His Own Race. Graham, N. C, Aug. 23. Late this afternoon John RufHn criminally as saulted Gertrude Skeins, and as a re sult she is in a critical condition. Both the boy and girl are colored, and are aged 16 and 10 years respectively. The girl was returning home from carrying dinner to a' white man in a brick yard and was choked and horribly mistreat ed by the young brute. She was taken to Dr. Thompson, who performed a surgical operation and has hopes for her recovery. Policeman Fdurshee ac companied by about fifty colored men, went in search of the wretch who at tempted to evade arrest by fleeing to the woods. He was captured and amid threats of violence was committed to jail to wait trial tomorrow. ODELL MAY BE NOMINATED. Senator Piatt Says He Has Declared for "So One. New York, Aug. 23. The Times this morning prints .the following: Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., may be nom inated for governor? by the republican state convention at Saratoga. Mr. Odell, who was averse to 'accepting, has practically agreed to make the race. He did not deny it when seen, by a reporter last evening, nor would he "admit it.. iv " "Any statement,' said Thomas C. Piatt, "that I have declared for this, that or the other man as the republican nominee for governor, is wholly unau thorized. The report that I have at tempted to dictate a nomination is ev en worse. The republican state con vention will make a selection, and it will do it after due deliberation. My ideas are pretty well- knowri,"-added Ithe senator," "and so far as I can see there is no change in the situation from that which existed ten days ago." ' MURPHY FOR BRYAN . New York, Aug. 23. -rBrmer United States Senator Edward Murphy came to this city yesterday and met Richard Croker, leader of Tammany Hall, at the Hoffman house.;. At the close of the conference, it was announced that Mr. iMurphy will remain here until af ter the election. Mr. Murphy said he. expects to co-operate with the state committee for the election of W. J Bryan. Mr. Croker gave' out arstate ment to the -effect that hen recognized Mr. Murphy as the actual democratic leader of the state. It has been reported for several days that Mr. Murphy intends to open state headauarters independently v of the democratic state committee. As good as any malt extract oade and much, cheapen the Long Island Malt .v;$1.60per do?- 5rants Pharm acy. :- ' . ' '" - Remember me for cots and cot mat tresses. Mrs. L. A. Johnson, 43 Pat ton avenue, 'phone 166.. "R0CKBR00K FARM" ' CREAT.IERY BUTTER. 1 OLIVESOLIVES, every- 1 X : where, X Z But not an, Olive to drink. X $ OLIV,ES : " 4 In 5-gaj2ott kegs, from 6.S5to X8.60; , Do riof fail to see oun;Z t windowdisplay' of, Olives , ', CLARENCE SOEO My'1 1 THE RIOTING AT National Guard From Colum-r bus Ald'iri Restoring . Order. Smouldering Evidences of tlui Fury of the Mob. Columbia Hall and the City Building in Ashes. The Losses Aggrefirate Half a Million Dollars. VALUABLE CITY - RE?CORIS DE- STROYED THE MAYOR'S FUrJ TILE .EFFORT TO CONVINCE THE CM OB THAT PECK WAS IN CLEVELAND. Akron, Ohio, Aug.. 23. As a result of last" night's riot two are dead, two will die, sixteen others are more or less in jured and fully a million 'dollars in property has gone up in smoke. The city hall is totally destroyed, the Co lumbian building Which adjoined the city hall is a heap of ashes and several smaller frame buildings in the vicinity are in ruins. The destruction wa3, wrought by the wild mob which hel , possession of the city from darlr la night until a-linost dawn -this morning. it as estimated that the mob was com posed of not less than 1,600 men. As the night wore on the fury of the rioters erew anap flnniiTj ..iimini , . m.m.. j ..jn.i.i.mg in an assault on the city hall, im mense charges of dynamite were placed - unaer the city and county buildings, , and then to oomp-lete its work t h imVK applied the torch, With the approach of, dawn thi..; morning the rtotous mob which held possession of the city throughout the . night melted away and when the sun -arose the treets.p.resenied their usual uinpany is, jiagnt onio regiment, ar rived on a special-train from Canton, and was at once marched to the scene of last night's rioting. The militja ; men were at once placed on guard duty, around the county buildings; but they found little to do. Akron, Ohio, Aug. 23. Guards are " strung .along Main street to keep, back the crowds of . curiosity seekers. ' The excitement has calmed down and now the people of Akron are ruefully con- - likely there "wiiL be further trouble. " Only flame-scarred wails remain of. the city hall and great heaps of ' ashes mark the site of Columbia hall, which " stood next to -the city building. Fire completed the havoc wrought by dyna- , 1 mite at the city hall. Firemen are still rWhll T4 n 0 TITO r-to n ..-1 J . ' J V. AIJIPLP. 1 L N ( 1 , T ruins. Chief of Police Harrison is re ported insape over the awful events of last night . The last seen of Chief Har rison he was driving rapidly out of the city toward the south. Nine com panies of the Fourth regiment arrived j at 9:20 this morning. A special meet ing of the council , was held at 10 o'clock. In the destruction tf the:ju nf.inal n.nndinfi' iHe. riVv Tnaa, i cr - g. aycv; " 1 1 the records of the city clerk, and also ' x a.y Xlt3 ftMWU IXKtf Uie. JOSS la his department would be fully half a million dollars. The old postoffice building at the corner of Broadway and Mill street has been, secured as temporary quartera .CVlAtMAAM Tkn J J t- I. MM . for the city offices. Akron's streets present a decidedly warlike .Tra- ance. iSoldlere tanned toy a week's en campment, are marching to and fro' with belts filled with cartridges. 'Col- , onel J. B. Potter is In command. Un der him are forty-one staff and line officers and 390 men of the Fourth reg- . iment. Assistant Ad j-utant General : Adams! and Surgeon Major Taylor of General Speake "staff, are also here. r Company C of Oanton, 43 men, Is un- der command of Captain W. A. Fish-' " er.'. Mayor Young said this morning; "We did, everything we. could, ; ' but nothing would satisfy -the mob. t Two committees searched the building from , cellar to garret and reported that Peck ' 1 was not tO be found, but the - moV wouia not mase xneir wora. newspaper despatches from Cleveland 'siting that J ifseck was in jail there were read, but the assault on the Smltdlngs began.' We resteledag' long' ip';ptt!a'. fee thai, we did rights as we 'could. n "perV' nose tne mom rereaseo- ? eisrnx ot x ten xncue -prisoners m mecixF jair id basemefnt I don't taiow whor they4 were or -what became of them." . ; v Axayor , loung was asxea jir martiai v "That, wilt' depend , on .subseo,uent. necessary from the outlook nowi". -" As " pure as can be,Gran.t'. Talcum Nicely perfumed. Tin boxXOc.i: J-C01S4 ;Tenenit(i- ayflttootii',aa Ifytw dontJ think so your, money, back, Grant's Pharmacy. : ' 1 - ' ' '. - T