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it M 4 . p . . " 4 - ft 51 I ' ASHEVIELE, N. 0, WEDNESDAY .HOfiG, AUGUST 29, 196a VOL) V: NO. 174 PRICE 5 CENTS "t ... S ml M . 7 VV VII II II 9ESMIGHER&C0 m We Have RECEIVED Several Pieces of the SKIRTINGS This Season's Buy ing Affords, In Blacks, Double-faced and Solid Colors; Also a new shipment of the Celebrated Eagle Brand Muslin Underwear. 0ESTRE1GHER&C0 51 Patton Avenue. Hf we have it, it is the best. Just Received a new stock of the very best Kentucky Grass and Clover Seed at prices which are very low considering the grade of the goods. AsMe Hardware Company, A.SHEVILLE, N. C SOUTHEAST COR. OOUBT SQUARES. THONB S7. MASSAGE.. AND PACKS. Treatment for: tfervtrat. Rheumatic Srectal: Thur Brandt Maaaage fr tFmr ie Disease; also Face Masaage. PROF. EDWIN GRUNER, S S. MAIN ST. TELBPHONH 20C. 0tduate Chemnitz College, Oermaay. TVrmerly with Oak nd Heigkt Sana torium.) Home or Offloe Treatment. OClo aour, 11 a. m. to 1 p. i to 4 p m., TO HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES. Tie Southern Riailway t la preparing! 10 leeue cneir winter Homes Folder, jgiytng infonniaitlon ooncernin? hotel and boarding iiouse accomodations cJong Its Wa. ..), :'r- Those desiring to nave their houses mentioned in Jthis folder .trill kindly call at 4he.Citr.'TJcket Office, No. 60 Pat tton a.yetttuei - where euch " Infornuatlbn ,v4U be; gladly received. , ' This aivertisemeniifi, ir ee ta-al!.' -J , -P.' IU DARB3T, C.'T- ft T. A.v JUST EST i PEACE IWSs. HnE dLUUucU Some European Powers Un willing to Treat With Li Hung Chang. Willing Chaotic Condition in China Shall Continue. Admirals Hold Ear! Li Pending Nego tiations. This Country Recognizes His Author ity to Speak for China. AGED VICEROY WILL. BE KEPT ABOARD SHIP CHAFFEE HAS HEARD NOTHING FROM WASH INGTON SINCE PEKIN WAS EN TERED. Washington, Aug. 28. The United States is trying to bring the Chinese peace negotiations to a head and some of the European powers are trying to cause delay. They are quibbling over Lri Hung Chang's authority to nego tiate, while this government recognized his credentials on August 13 in its re ply to his proposal. Apparently diplo matic negotiations for peace are at a standstill. It is the opinion of the of ficials at the war department that the state department should now take steps to bring about conditions where the American troops can be with drawn with safety from China, but the United States cannot act alone. This government signified its willingness to treat with Li Hung Chang when the government he represented showed its willingness and ability to restore and maintain order. Japan followed the United States in the matter and Rus sia has also now signified its willing ness to treat with Li. Germany and Italy also declined and Austria is ex pected to -do- likewise-. Neither Eng-. land nor France, have been heard from. The cabinet considered this situation today. While this government wishes to progress toward settlement some European powers, though not declaring war, appear to wish the chaotic state in China to continue. It is pointed out that Germany has just cause for war, but it is hoped that none of the na tions will come to the point of declar ing war. CABINET IN CONFERENCE. Washington, Aug. 28. A cabinet conference was held tonight in which Root and Adee talked over the diplo matic aspect of the Chinese, situation for nearly three hours, the meeting lasting until half past twelve.. None of the officials would make a statement with regard to the conference further than that it referred to replies of the American ambassadors regarding the attitude of the powers toward China. TO HOLD LI HUNG CHANG. Paris, Aug. 28. Admiral Correjolles, the French commander in Chinese wat ers, has cabled to the navy department here that a council of the admirals has notified the foreign legations at Paris that it has been voted to hold Li Hung Chang on board ship until the opening of negotiations between the powers and China. LI'S PROPER STATUS. New York, Aug; 28. Sharp differ ences of opinion among the foreign ad mirals at Taku as. to Li Hung Chang's proper status were apparently the moving cause of the note of inquiry re cently addresed by the United States government to foreign powers as to ac cepting the aged viceroy as peace en voy of the Chinese government, says the Washington correspondent of the Herald. It is learned that on Thursday Ad miral Remey sent word that a confer ence of the admirals at Taku had been held at which the arrangements for the arrival of Li Hung Chang and the privileges he should Te allowed were discussed. A proposition was made that Li Hung Chang should not be al lowed, on reaching Taku, to communi cate with Chinese officials In Pekin. The proposition tms acceptable to t Valuable I Mineral f I Property. T Oqag huRwlred acre tract on -Tur- T p, key; creek, containing large de- posits of magnetic' 'Iron - ore.1 ;'X rwtortfa itihe lnve$ftlg&tian of amy ,, J one having necessary capital for a development, aa It poooemea great T poeeibdlitieis. Owner anxious o make a quick tl. v ' . . .1 T JZca Estate Brokers, i - ic l5m .y61..a53 Patton. avenue. 2 I most of the admirals but the American officer declined to sign the agreement , "ther the Russian admiral signed It t known, but in any event the sian government promptly protest ed to the other powers. Admiral Remey's refusal to be party to any such agreement is approved by the administration. The effect of the protests of the United States and Rus sia has been to secure practically the unanimous disapproval of the agree ment of the foreign admirals. Why the admirals should wish to prevent Li from communicating with Chinese of ficials In Pekin Is not understood here. Seemingly it would be in the interest of peace for the viceroy to be put dn prompt relations with the imperial au thorities. From Minister Conger's de spatch, it is apparent that the allies in Pekin are not waiting for the arrival of Li Hung Chang, but are trying to get in communication themselves with Chinese. His message shows conclu sively that there is no authority in the capital at this moment with whom the powers can negotiate. GENERAL CORBIN'S DESPATCHES GO ASTRAY. Washington, Aug. 28. Adjutant General Corbin has received a de spatch from General Chaffee saying that he (Chaffee) had received no de spatches from General Corbin since August 14. This was the date on which the allied army attacked and entered Pekin. Many despatches have been sent by General Corbin since that date and the delay in their delivery is astonishing, even with the strange conditions which have existed in China. Like the Conger despatches, the one from General Chaffee is undated. The only explanation that can 'be made as to this lack of -dates is that the de spatches have been butchered en route on their way through China. ASSISTANCE TO GERMAN BARON ESS. Washington, Aug. 28. The war de partment has just received the fol lowing: "Taku, China (no date) .Adjutant General, Washington: Have offered assistance to Baroness Von Ketteler; will furnish transportation and escort to Tien Tsin in a few days; have offer ed transportation accommodations ta Nagasaki also. CHAFFEE." Baroness Von Ketteler, the widow of the murdered German minister o China is an American, being the 'daughter of President Ledyard, of the Michigan Central railroad, whose home is in Detroit, Mich. SCENES OF DESOLATION IN CITY OF PEKIN Many Buildings in Rniaa Attempt Was Hade to Undermine Amer ican Legations. London, Aug. 29. An account of the conditions prevailing in Pekin, uated August 15, received by mail at Shang hai and cabled here, says that the cao ital presents the appearance of abso lute desolation. The destruction is simply appalling. Legation street is unrecognizable. All the houses of the foreigners have either been burned, riddled by shell or blown up. Hun dreds of acres covered by the natives' houses have been burned over. There has been most wanton destruction of property. ' Buildings, not burned, were pulled down for mere pleasure. The top of the city wall is strewn with bar ricades, while underground shelters are littered with discarded arms and uniforms of fleeing Chinese. Evidence was discovered that an at tempt to undermine the American le gation was made by sinking a shaft from the top of the wall. Fires are burning everywhere. Several build ings within. the imperial city were set on fire by the allies' shells. The city was shelled all day August 15. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Detroit, Mich., Aug. 28. At th meeting of the supreme lodge Knights of Pythias today, the reports of Su preme Chancellor Sample, of Pittsburg, Pa., and of "Supreme Keeper of Rec ords and Seal R. L. C. White, of Nashville, Tenn., were made. Su preme Chancellor Sample in his annual report said: "On December 31, 1898, the' reports as made to the supreme lodge from the different grand do mains, showed a membership of 470. 798. The returns received to December 31, 1899, show a total membership of 491,672, a net Increase for the year 18P9 of 21,589. From he figures of the losses and gains during the term end ing June 30, 1900. it appears that we have today a membership of 508,500, with fifteen, grand domains yet to hear from, a net gain for the two years of 37,809. Just received Graham and Oatmeal Wafers, Water Thins, Butter Thins, Animals, Milk Lunch Biscuit, Recep tion Flakes, etc., at Kroger's. Lipton's Tea Grant's Pharmacy. The success of Blue-Ribbon flavoring extracts is that the ladies are 00 en thusiastic once they try them they tell all1 their friend how deli clou and what a savtog. Milk and Separated Cream 1 jPoremlIk e.t 5 cento i'qna't; sepa ratecreanv at $1.00 vpct gallon.. .Delrv red morning and evening. Telepbon r sei4 postal to ' ' ; HILLSIDE U DAIRY, I -. - I a i VENGEANCE. Miles H. Flack Killed by His Negro Tenant 7 The Murderer Taken From the .. Officers and Shot to Death. His Wife, Who Inspired the Harder of Flack, Placed in Jail Special to the Gazette. Rutherfordton, N. C, Ag. 128. Mills H. Flack, former state represen tative, was shot and instantly killed at his plantation at 9 o'clock this morning near Forest City, seven miles frjotn here, by his negro tenant, Avery MITJs, and Mills was taken from the officers while on their way to jail, car ried one hundred yards from the main road and riddled with bullets by a mob of twelve, though there were fifty omore followers. Mr. Flack and his son, Otho, went to the farm this morning to pull fodder. "rftey were halted by Mills. He said they had threatened to shoot his wife about some fruit being taken from the orchard. Mills' wife brought him a pistol and he deliberately shot Flack, the ball entering just beloyr the heart. Flack then shot the negro with his shotgun and broke it to pieces over his head. Young Flack then took the pis tol and shot the negro In the hip, but did not seriously injure him. Mr. Flack died In one hour after the shooting. The negro and his wife, in charge of officers, were started to jail herft, when the mob overtook them half d '4 wai and overpowered the officers with the above result. The woman is in jail. FASTEST BMTLESHIP AFLOAT. 8nch the Trial Trip Indicates the Alabama to Be. Boston, Aug. 28. The battleship Alabama steamed into the harbor this V tuning fron her official trial tr'P. She maintained a speed- of seventeen knots per hour for four consecu'.ive hours. She attained a maximum speed of 18.03 knots. When tidal allowances are prepared they will doubtless show the Alabama the fastest battleship afloat. Naval officials on board the Alabama during her trial compute her average speed at 17 knots. The con tract required the ship should steam If knots for four consecutive hours. FATAL FICHTS AT THE POLLS. Columbia, S. C, Aug. 28. Two fights occurred at the polls in this state today. At Midway one man was killed and three wounded. In West Dunkin precinct, Ounville county, in a fight one man was killed and a number wounded. The fight at Midway was the result of a dispute about Tillman's course in the campaign and the one at West Dunkin the result of a dispute in regard to the governorship. SIMMONS' ANNOUNCEMENT. Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 28. -Chairman Simmons, of the democraticstate ex ecutive committee, in a letter today announces his candidacy for the sen ate to succeed Marion Butler. BATHS AND MASSAGE. Plain tub, Russian, Turkish, sitz, trunk, fountain: air sun and sand baths at the Quislsana Nature Cure sanitarium, 167 South French Broad avenue. Lady and gentleman physi cian iia charge. As pure as can toe, Grant's Talcum. Nicely perfumed. Tin box 10c, 3 for 25c., Grant's Pharmacy. Ten cents buy it a toothbrush as good as one you usually pay 25c. for. If you don't think so your money back. Grant's Pharmacy. Tar Soap is splendid for washing the hands iafter rough work. ,A epkiidld cake for 5c. Grantt's Pharmacy. Best grades coal, coke, burdl , eoal. Lowest prices. 'Phone 40. AdnevUle Ice & Coal Co. Round trip o Waynesvllle tomorrow only $1. CALL AND SEE That we are al ways prepared to supply you with the best Wines atid WUskles... both imported and domestic at the Boston Saloon t - CASE ftiWABD, Props. 23 South Mat. Tfeoa2SS. MOB BOER LINES BROKEN. Roberts Still Engaged With Botha's Commandos- Keinforcemenf for South Africa. New York, Aug. 28. A special de spatch from Pretoria, dated August 27, "It is stated that fighting with Bo tha's commandoes was resumed this morning. The Boers' lines were brok en and the enemy falling back. The British casualties are reported to be considerable." New York, Aug. 28. Lord Roberts' despatch announces what many people here take to be the beginning of the final etage pf the South African cam- paig$4 aays the London correspondent of the Tribune. The ( commander in chief held a coun cil of war with his lieutenants on Sat urday, and on Sunday began a gener al attack on General Botha's en trenched position on which not much Impression had been made. Lord Rob erts reports that the Boers are making a most determined resistance. Some think this is really General Botha's last stand and that if defeated here he will be completely crushed. Lord Rob erts' superiority in numbers is so great that he may probably attempt to work right around the Boers and to drive them from their position by menacing their line of retreat. To judge from previous experience it is unlikely that the Boers would stay long enough to permit the manoeuver to be accom plished. Meanwhile the Boers are themselves busy in endeavoring to raid Lord Roberts' line of communications both in the Orange River Colony and in Natal. To judge by the fact that heavy re inforcements have been ordered to pre pare to embark for South Africa in the next few days, the British war office does not believe that warlike opera tions are drawing to a close. CAPTURE OF BERGENDAL. London, Aug. 28. Lord Roberts re ports as follows to the war office under date of Belfast, August 27: "Our movements are necessarily slow owing to the nature of the country. Today we made a satisfactory advance and met with a decided success. The work fell entirely to Buller's troops and resulted in the capture of Bergen dal, a strong position two miles north of Dalmanutha. I met Buller at Ber gendal shortly after it was reached by our troops. I am glad to find the oc cupation cost less than we feared, on account of the approach being acro?s an open glacLs for two. or three thou sand yards and the determined stand of the enemy. The Inniskillings and Second Rifle brigade formed the at tacking party. The latter suffered most. I hope the casualties do not ex ceed 50 or 60. One officer was killed and two were wounded. A good many Boers were killed anijoom pom (quick firing guns) were captured. French advanced on the left to Swartzkopjes en the Leydenburg road and prepared the way for the movement of Pole-Ca-rew's division tomorrow. Baden-Powell reports that he occupied Rystom without opposition. As the country where he and Paget are operating is dense bush and veldt it is not desirable at the present to proceed further north and their troops are returned to Pre toria." There has been a livejy demand for lemon and vanilla lately, the prefer ence, of course, is for Blue Ribbon, as the ladies have foumd out it is the best and goes farthest. As good as any malt extract made and much cheapen the Long Island Malt. $1.50 per doz Grant's Pharm acy. Remember me for cots and cot mat tresses. Mrs. L. A. Johnson, 43 Pat ton avenue, 'phone 166. We blend tea just right for iced ilea. Kroger's. Blue Ribbon lemon and vanilla the most satisfactory kind to buy. is i "R0CKBR00K FARM" CREAMERY BUTTER. Canvassed eats M ' ' '' PER LB. x Ferris' Smoked t Tongue . 24c Ferris' Hams 17c Z Ferris' Breakfast Strips........... 17c Dove . Hams ........ 15c Gold Band Hams. . . l5c.X Gpld Band Strips . . 15c ii . . ti;i CLARENCE SAWYER ; GROCER. $ NORTH COijRT i QTJARE. f.lflj. MOODY'S CAMPAIGN r He Addresses the William McKinley Club of This Citv. True National Issue Contin uation of Prosperity, The Paramount Issues of the Demo--. -4- cratic Party. Hon. Thomas Settle Makes a Brief Talk to the Club- THE REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRA TION'S SPLENDID RECORD IN PROSECUTING THE WAR WITH SPAIN SETTLE SAYS MOODY DESERVES TO BB ELECTED. Hon. James M. Moody, ithe republi can congressional standard bearer, ad dressed an adjourned meeting of the republican club last evening. Major Rollins first epoke briefly and intro duced the speaker, referring to Mm aa the next congressman from the ninth district. After expressing his pleasure of hav ing the opportunity to meet 'the repub licans of Asheville, anu after thanking Major Rollins for his complimentary references, Major Moody said in part: " "On the 15th day of the present month there met at my home town a convention, one of the largest, most loyal and most representative bodies that ever assembled -in the ninth con gressional district. That convention entrusted me with the party's banner and my heart is filled with gratitude that I should be so honored, and that I am permitted to take up ithis banner that has been so successfully, loyally and ably carried aloft by my honored predecessor, the Hon. Richmond Pear son (applause). "I am here to say that I shall carry that banner to victory, and I base this opinion on the faat that the people of this mountain land of the free are la, favor of .liberty "anJ "right, which is the bedrock principle of republicantern. WL have passed through a campaign dis tinguished for rancor, prejudice and every form of political corruption. .: During this campaign the democrats ; promised that if the people adopted the amendment we would have, in the lan guage of the governor-elect, 'an era of intellectual freedom.' Yet, before the result of the balloting had been an nounced, some of the chief organs o? the ring democracy attempted onve more to thrust the race issue to the front. They repeated the promise fron early morn to noon and from noon .o dewey eve. Then can you trust thei promises? I am glad that a part of the Democratic and religious press of the state have raised a voice against the violation of this pledge. The Bib lical Recorder, like the liberty loving denomination which it represents, has taken such a stand. "Twelve negro counties of the east gave the bulk of the counted majority for the democratic ticket, but when you come to the nimh district the gr?at white belt, there you will find the peo ple on record as favoring political lib erty. In the township of Halifax, Li the county of that name, where our fathers met in ithe days gone by and frarmed the first constitution of the state, we find that 460 more votes weie , counted for the amendment than were registered. Even this causes us to pause and ask what has become of our republican form of government, but what shall we say when we find that right here in Buncombe republican votes were placed in the wrong toxes, nhough no democratic ballot met such a fate, and when this form of rascalit:r will cost the republican party one and perhaps two state senators, i I say to you now that if I am defeated fairly there will be no complaint trom me, but if such fraud as I have men:ionid is practiced I will see the thing through to the end. My battle cry will be hon est elections and In my first engage ment with my competitor I will pro pose to him, in writing, to count ail ballots that may be placed in the nrnc Kw tTiat neither he nor I shall be the beneficiary of such a mistake wr fraud. This is only simple justice, a. Mr. Crawford cannot decline such a proposition if he favors a perfectly fair else tion 99 Mr. Moody said that when William TwTrTi.i.oir -was nominated four years juvivim; - ago it was on a platform promising to give a protective tariff ana souna mon he was elected. He called an extra session of congress and the Ddngley tariff bill was passed. Ev atr tnrv i the union- opened ita doors, men went to work at good wages. In 1892, at the cloe of Harrison aa- , ministration, the people were prosper na. but thev voted the democrats in and everything went to ruin. That is the trouble today. The republicans are over-confident. Bryan ana nis pa " active and busy trying to get Into office, while enteryfcody takes it for t granted that Mr. McKinley win w elected and -the present policies, be continued. ' . . "During' the democratic administra tion," Mr. Moody said, cotton - frtt-nnoiht hrA And fOUr CentS. DOW it . brings eight and nine and will bring iter j before wioter. Everything brings -good 'prices. The hide of cattle is worth more now than the cattle and hide -?were worth then. The tan bark la ''worth more now than the lumber and bark were; worth then. If Bryan ds elected it will produce -shrinkage In the" , Continued on, fifth pae. ; V; " V-
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