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SOOuS, urn uruiiio ivo jubvv9,
W MTTQ C3 ' W - A w w mm C 2 I ' '
fin tr raainnnnir
OWlss ' auu ixaAuiuig
1 ' mm . m. a. m.
;tias fiver netore Deen sauwu.
- w hflvft them in odd. mec-
j j ail' TninTno-
;' 4U WUUbbUVU .
1 -. -I m n VainnAAlra
botn domestic ana imported
xamDrics, long ciulu, tuuia
Hinens, and in tact an Kinas.
nd styles of whtie goods
taowa to the trade; we have
a special for this week only:
; 5000 yards of ftne soft fin-
ished Nainsooks in ends
from 7 to 20 yards each
jnruLyu. cuy yyy Yyvv
v we will sell for this week on-
.ty for 12 12 cents per yard.
j.ooo yards of cambric
ends 9 to 20 yards each,
worth 12 1 2C at 9c,
DESTREICHER &
f3
villi nil I y
,N. C.
If we have it it is the toe'st. "
; We have Just recdLved caarload of
COLUMBUS BUGGY
GO'S
Whfcb include NISW liTftACff
IVE lines in open and Top Buggies Car,
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xiiages, Surriea and Traps
TSTe will be ftbl to diaiplay In ehort
time, nd Invite jam? tail i you are
in ned of gmythlng tn HIGH CIiAS3
ASHEVI LLEiHARDWARE CO
-S E. Cor. 6&t6l!uaire. PlhionwJW.
LOOK!
At the Wardrobes at
MRS. L. A. JOHNSON,
Pumiture; Stoves, Etc.
43 sPatton Ave.
,R0CK! ROCK! '..ROCK! !!
; We are in control of four Stone Quar.
: Jea in city and suburbs. Are prepared
- ? for -'furnishing budding etone, Btep
; etoines, " hearth stones; curbing, etc.
f In fact any kind of building stone. Al
t' so for grading side or. yard walks and
excavaWng work.':. . ,
: ! , BURGESS & MOORE,
'." f x VAlSHEVIL.IiE.-N. O. -
i Phone No'.r25.: , P. O. Box 222.
:W. P. WESTERN1,
MASSEUR, s ;-;
"WATSON , EEAGZ-iN, BEAIi ES
TATE OFFICE, 1 COURT,, SQUARE.
Phone22S. -V - -
Ashaviile
College Students and Women
... Women is Sliot and Probably Fatally Wounded r
City CouncikConsidering Ad
v visability r of lAppealing
For Troops.
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A MINI STER LED. CROWD
OF WRECK NG STUDENTS
Mayor of Arkansas City Notified That
Saloon Smashing Will Begin
There Friday. v
WinfieM, "Kaia., Feb. 13. Five hxm
dred elttwient of tHie JSoutHiem Kansas
Methodist colleg-e, iheajded by Hev, Mr.
HjcrwWi&r, miaT'cihed om t!hree saloons of
this town? today to revenlge an asssanilt
otrt "one of Ithe ckDdlegiaiis diast night and.
iihey comfpletely wracked one of the
saloons. -r
Tine stTidents igathered -at First Bap
tist cnuach, land marched in a body on
the safloona at 7. o'dook in the morni
ing. When" (they ia'sseanibled fully five
IvuTKdred womB bad gaitiiered to tiieir
support. ,
The first place they attacked -was
saloon of Sctemddt Bros. The attatokers
fiaund two tsfoot guns sticking ibhrough
teracks buSt women' 'rushe:d forward and
dared the men to shtaot. , -f
Meanwhile the Students ibegian the
'work of desftrucition. dhlarles1 Schmidt
nnosed Rev. Mr. Uowther's entrance
down on iSdhmidt's head, -cuitting' the
scalp three sinteh.es.
Arter wrec!king, this saloon the crawft
.marched on Davis' jsaloon, but ilore
they bad one far someone' began fir
ing out o the 'wrecked saloon'. Miss
iDenney, prominent an Jchurch circles,
was hit iby a ibullt in the mouth and
fell. .Mrs. Wilson was struck on the
cheek wMhi a.t piece, of glass and se
verely cut. Thisi, excited -r the nibb
.which made a mad rush for Schmidt's
saJ'opiny but ejiit "fvass p reached the
ptefl3frs"deSerteid:Ar- " :' '
Arrlvlngf at Davts' saloon the iprdRrl
etor . stood in. the door and assured' the
crowd that Ithe pl'ace iwas closed and; he
was making' ready to iship Ms fixtures
out of town. After fhs fcad sighed an
agreement to leave- town forever the
mob proceeded to the remaining- saloon
and finding1 it closed decided to dis
band and awiait developmerts.
Toaiig-ht the town is ina sitlate of riot
and the city council is considering the
'advi'sabHity of appeiding sfor troops.
All the saloons are closed. It is thought
Miss jDenney iwili die.
The temperanice' people of Kahsas
lOity ntttified the mayor today that sa
loon ismaishirig' 'would commence there
"rFfidiayr . In Wichita the W. C. T. u.
ihas notified me governor mat au.tsa
lKn'in,ife icolinty must toe closed.
MRS. NATION WILL NOT
VISIT CHICAGO SALOONS
Will Take Charge of and Edit Peor'a
Journal For One Day.
ChicaJgtoi, iPebL 16. The saloons , of
Icago, and the Tenderloiin district in
particular, will not foe visited by Mrs.
Nation?.
Physical exhaustion ahd the almost
oomiplete loss of her voice, caused by
otttdoor speakingTfor the past tfew days,
and .her .touri of,the iLevee llast night,
confinedLIMrs. Nlation to her rooms to
day (untffl the hour set for her appear-
amae at Willard hall,' and compelled her
to igive heir fplans. for further- per
sonal visits , to saloons. -
'1But ?. am sfoing to talk to saloon
keeipers and Ibartenders tonight at "Wil-
aard, hall," said (Mrs. Nation. "They
promised' me last might that they would
come, and I dK hope they will not dis
appoint me.": t ' -
ISprinigfield, 111., IFteh. U. (A resolu
tion' inviting Mrs. Oarrie Nation, I the
Kansas saloon smasher, to address the
house of representatives tomiorrow , was
Introduced today. After sugigestions
tthat 5t Ibe referred to the comimlttee on
licenses ahd the- committee on jmljitary
tafBairs, it was anade -the special order
for February 27 cumldl sniuch HaAighter.
Peoria; llh, Feb. lal-JMrs. Nation has
consented to take -xsharge and! edit the
Peoria Journal for one day entwnxary 26;
-There : are
Glasses ".
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' 'Glasses!, 1
RIOT
iyilHdlnililil
Attack the Saloons and One
LOUDON'S LOYAL ADDRESS
RECEIVED BY. THE KING
King" Varies Customary Procedure- by
Beaitng his Reply.
monaon, eD IS;. "rne lord mayor,
sheriffs andl others, Tobed' in smlazairine
gowns, accompanied, vy civic ofhcers,
swoTdHbearers, masse-lbearers andl .oth
er attendants, went in state carriages
to St. James' palace today to present
to the king a. loyal, address on 'behalf
of the city of Ixmdon".
The Mng and the Duke of iCJorwall and
York, attended! toy their suites reached
the palace shortly after noon. The cer
emonial -was the same as that observed
at a levee. All the principal! officers
of state were present. The king wore
the uniform! of a fieldi marshall and the
duke of .york wore the reail admiral's
uniform).
His Majesty -was (received! at the en
trance 'by great officers of state, was
conducted to the throne room; and re
ceived the. address. His majesty varied
the customary procedure. vInsteadi of
merely handing a rep'ly he read it in a
clear, arm voice. -The king's reply fol
lows:
"I ami imtuch gratified hy your ley a"
addresses and the zeal andl affection they
attest tor my throne and; in, It is
ft 'great cohsolatioh 'to in. my grief
to see the wide and heartfelt sym
pathy which you give expression, and
with you !I will ever cherish the recol
lection of the amemoralble. reign of my
beloved' mother, renowned in our an
nals alike for the progress of the people
in prosperi'ty and refinement and for
their. ev.-viAemne' arid deepening at-
"cachteent to our government ahd tnptU-'
tutions. ,
" 'I join you in tbe hope that the' (bles
sings of AJlmdgihty iGod may' he contin
ued ito myself and consort. "
CAPTAIN CARTER
WANTS. BAIL
Petition Filed in the United States Cir-
cuit Couit , ,
.(Leavenworth, kiftMliFb.. 15. A peti
tidh' has been filed in the United States
ciircuit court for the release of Oberlin
'M. Carter, ex-cajptain of engineers,
froim the federal prison, .pending the
appeal! of his habeas corpus proceed
ings in the Supreme iOourt of the United
States. .The court set" Friday next as
the time of hearing the argument.
'Carter's attorneys assert that it will
be at least two years before a decision
iri the habeas corpus case can toe reach
ed in the supreme court. In that time
Carter will have served his sentence
and. the halbeas corpus proceedings will
afford hdm no relief. It is understood
that dn the event the court sustains the
motion, relatives of ' the prisoner will
furnish ibonds to ithe extent of $100,000 if
required.
ESTABLISH DISPENSARIES-
Sill Introduced in the Kansas Legis-
1 latnre to Provide For Them.
Tbpeka, Kan., Feb-. 13 .Representa
tive Green of 'Crowliey county has Sntro
duced &i state-dispensary bill &nu the
house. The Ml provides for the estabr
lishmeht of dispensJarieSi in numeroua
places (throughout the state. It repeails
the lawis wherehy profailbitdori obtaina
in the si&te. i.
(Mr. Green differentiates hits bill from
the ISoufth - Carolina statute toy elimdnat
irig profits entirely. -The. tuff would
be dealt out, at predsely ;thei purchaa
price -with thec"0ist ofm; laintenance of
the ddspensariesi.
A large, "lot '-Vrf , new : and handsome
Rugs, Carpets, Art Squares .-and. Mat
tings just received at Sawyer 's Carpet
House. The stock comprises the largest
and (best assortment of floor coverings in
the states ' , 3-3t
iES. -CofflQ, auctioneer, will sell at the
residence of the late Colonel A- J. ,Mc
Gonnigle, 121 .Cumberland avenue,? at
11 o'clock a. m. Fndavr;" February r15,
furniture of good quality, consisting of
jscvera! bed' room suits parlor and din
ing iroonii fuirnitture handsome chi
niav, oookingf utensils, carpets, hair mat
tresses, . handsome ' (cabinet : and . other
household goods. r , 1 .
WsiiiiA
The kind your
mother makes
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C0..1ISS!ffi
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Citizens of Bacoldr iHonof
Members of the Philip
pine Commission.
Judge Taft Eplaina DiflFer-
ence Between Military and
Ciyil GoTernmeni:.
EX-GENERAL FLORES
, AROUSES ENTHUSIASM
MAUORr AQSraipTH A 'BODY OF
M
INSUIlGEBitol) 112 RIFLES
BUHkEJNIDER TO THIRD INFAN
TRT. '
San Fernando Xiuzonv Feb. 13.-nThe
cdtizenis of iBa'color 'gave a banquet to
several members' of the Philippine com
mission last night.
Taff in an address contracted the
conditions during! . the war with the
present 'conditions under peace. He
explained the diffreence (beltween mdlita
ry-and civil govemmenits and said, the
former was necessarily severe while
the. latter guaranteed individual liber
ty. .. ;. ... v - :
The,4resddjfenit of Bacblior . comllmient-
ed GeneraliGrant on the padficaStion
of CatnpaignSa. province.
Ex-General Flores 'aroused ehthus
iasmijby reoou:nting his war experience
with miany FiMipinio who were present,
and; closed !by exhorting1 "the Filipino
to fight poiy for peace. .
-andliaUFefb. 13. A (battaiioii! of ( the
Forltynlntlhi voluinteer aJtactoed 300 in
mirgfenls. at Tayabas iSunday. The in
surgents had 43 casualties' , and4 the
Amierlcans haid four wounded.
- In te skirmish wiLth lai company ot
Twenty-first regular Infantry, some
rebels near Tayabas and the fihetoeis
who caused the mutilialtiohi of (bodies
of isome of the Thirtenth infantry some
Twelve Thousand Dollar Stock of Fine Shoes If:
Made by the best factories of the country for us is how being j.,
closed out at actual cost to rfiake space for our spring and summerX i
gain; we need thb room
Few
SVlEIuyS:
Banisters and borsch,
$5 x and $6 00 shoes
$400
now
Torrey Curtis &
$3.50 shoes how!$2.85i
. VJr L Douglas; .
$3 shoes now v$2.50
$3.50 shoes how $2.75
$4,00 shoe now $3.25
$4; 56 shoals; jiow $3,50
Rflore
Days
" , . . rtvT. -TH& BOSTONHOE STORE, . "T C' j6dtS3 Atr.'- i
Boys', YoUtfis all styles, sizes and vzidths ATCjf;;if I
tiane agot. iwere captiw 'w5a 1
brought here -Sorthe purpose of .sefcur
ing evidence aigalnst h3m. '
Major lAngles twttfc u (body of' fnsor-
gents and U2 rifles eurreffcieted;" to
day !to the Third inflantry. -
CABLEORATJ FR0L1
MAC ARTHUR
Enforcement of Proclamation Produc-
luff Satisfactory Kcsnlts.
Washinrtoor Feto. 13. The followine
cablegram was1 today received at the
war department ifirom General MacAr
thur at Manila :
'Xolonel (Sfimton Tecsen', seven officers.
17 soldiers, 59 guns-, and 200 rounds of
ammunition were surrendered uncondi
tionally Fehruary 11. This breaks up
the group of insurrectors heretofore
operating in the mountains east of
Balacan and removes frxwni northern
Luzon 'the last' 'formldahtle ors'anized
force except iaithe first district.
."There 3a a rigid enforcement of the
proclamation of Decemiber 20 and' spon.
tamewus action on the part of the people
through, the federal party in behalf of
(peace: and' self tprotectioni iare producing
most satisfactory results, and encour
age the hope of an entire suspension of
hostilities at an early date."
SHOT HIMSELF
iatbanoogia, Feb. 13.' A special to
the News fnomi BridgepoTit, Ala., says:
"E. TL, Patterson cashier and 'book
keeper of the Bridgeport Stove works,
committed suicide this morning ishoot
inlg him'self 'through the hrtain . No mo-v
tiive 1 kniQiwn. "
THE LAST INSPECTION.
Sah Francisco, Feb." 13'. The "last in
spection pTior to departure for Manila
which, the first battallion cf the Twenty-sixth
and Twenty-seventh regiments
of Infantry now in tihe model camp at
the Presidio will be subjected was held ! .
yesterday .by General Shaf ter.
lA 'STTIREly NEW STYLE .
J0B1
er :Bottle (in two pieces), holds
nr other fidva&taxes. ' To introduce I
this we offer th first lot (120) at 63 ;
cents each. J. H. Law, 35 Batten ave.
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:rY-4rt,A ax
Grant's No. 24 cures Cold and La
Grippe.- 25c. - Grants harmacy.
Wood's Onion Sets, (i5,rn and Flow
er Seeds at Grant's Pharmacy. tf . '
Except Sorosis.
1
; : It wul pay you to examine the W.
tl Douglas ; shoes; and see for
ypurself that .they are just as a .
good in everv wav an thnA fm- 0
' --'.a wluch you have been paying
' 7f For style, camr M
" '0,i an service, ftitey- '
" w.68000 surpassedj .
DEFENDING
ELECTION FRAUD
Th&Bill as Passed by .,-House?!
- lu mu iiid oiaie Dear
a - n H mm. Mm m v A Mtt. M. M.M m. v'
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the Expense.
v?.' v. w .j'-r
Another Measure Introduced $ , :
Yesterday to Save the Basvcf y
cals of Last Angust. ,
IT IS ALSO A LICENSE
V
rUK rUIUKt OFFtNStV
THE INIIK3TAIEINT PROCEiErINGS. '
Special fto ithe Gazette. . "V. . "V.f
Raleigh; Feb. 13. The discussions in
the legislature hiaATQ become more lively ' '
and full Df interest In . the Ijastfev
days. ' " " . ;'-T 'v v"
Yesterday ithe . house (passed " the buT.,
providing for the state to ernplcj! counu 'Cw
isl in the cases of indictmienit :&giin8t , . ,
certain persons who were or "may '.he, ;
indicttedi for Committing elefetion
sioni tending somwhat toward a," polIt-
deal. Am, with the rmibHp'fl.Ti.i Wvl tn c . "si -
asrain't the hdll.
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' Today G bill called (by its author and- ,r
supporters "A Bill of Amnesty" passed, ,v 4
iflts flrbal reading but not without a!ivo,;V:-j
test fromi ther epufblican sid oft ha
J house.
"'ou'nltre of New Jl'anover;
JUT.
probably the author and wasth chi'0C'v, , t -
a- or the (bill. Which .wa defend.. t
the denwolato purely on political . 1
igrounos., They tried
SU J
the knowledge of th?Jv t : - '
republican menifber and lit 'being1 cau-V -
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wig. so, mduc jujeege liiytne or nenaer- ff, 4-
on arose .and asked for Snf coronation x ''' '. x
concermng' the naituire of the measure b
upon ithe sebonid. reading! of ,the title, '
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Few Gflpre Days;
LADIES':
$5,00 snoesnow ji.b
KriDuendorf-Ditiman Co
$ 5 . oo.shic)s no w $3i75 t ?"f:
$4. 50 shopnSfA 5
$3 :5P:sholMl$2l5dfe
$$00 shoes; nowr !
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Glasses to
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54 Patton Ave.
Opp. Postoffice
;:.D. and 10 Cent Store.