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AITO ATJntAJCT IVE lines in open and Top Buggies, ;Car- Siumea ana a.Trtw . - fWe will 9m - iyite"-"jaBiBBr " ehwrt time, fcxud Invite jtmx call if you aire in need of anything to HIGH CSLiABS WOTUC. ASHEVILLEiHARDWARE CO 8 B. Cor. Court Square. PHwwie 87. LOOK I At the Wardrobes at MRS. I-. A. JOHNSON, Furniture, Stoves, EtQ. 43 PattonAve. B ROCK I ROCK ! ! ROCK' t ! ! We are in control of four Stone Quar les in city and ubuTibs. Are priepared' for furnishing building atone, ;tep. etones, hearth stones, curbing", eto. In fact any kind of building Btone.Al bop for grading side or yard, walfcs and excavating work. " -. BURGESS & MOORE, Phone No. 25. p. O. Bok ,222. W. P. WESTERS MASSEUR. WATSON & REAGiiN, ( HEAXi ES TATE OPPKJB, COURT SQUABS. Phone 22S. Kegular25 cnt Offering' A Hri Our special price. , . lUC 6 Cent Store, SO Patton Aye . - -rJUii . til II .-' II II I. f 1 .11 I ill W ..- II . - II IUI tl I VV I - " M : I'm I U I - ... ,1 i: t ",- ' - iM.T,r mm ' ' m. -'..-r .-- m mm mm m& r. - mm . mm m k m . m.- mm w ' - w iiaiai huh h r.. mm mm -mm m Stationery! ' Von Waldersee Will be Ready February 23, If Requirements are Not nftmnliedWith Demand For the Execution of Two Officials Gansing Hitch in Negotiation President of the United States Vigor ously Opposes tlie Expedition(and .. ' Instructs Conger and Chaffee! to Use Their Influence . Against it. Pekin, Feb. 18. Last Saturday was an uneomf ortaible day for the Chinese (pace commissioners. The German minister vistedi the oni- nese envoys xnai cuay auu iiu.wjiukm theni Waldersee would Jbe ready to start with his i&reat expedition for Singan Fu. February 23, if the Ohinese did not comply with the demands of the minis ters 'before that date; -Tttie British and Japanese ministers also cal'led on the .commisioners and notified them to force their respective nations to join the expedition. The n.TYiimii'iraRifneTs immediately informeid the empress of (these notifications and strongly -urged her to agree.to the ae IA I l.r t r , . Two edicts were received from the court today in favor of 'reforms.' THE OHINESE 'QOtTRT TIEUDING Pekin, Feb. 19. The ministers were acinroacked "today toy attaches of the Ohiirese commissioners, who inquired if the comipulisory sui'dde of cnao wnu Chao and Ying Iiieu, whose beads are damaged' by the powe s, would be sat- IsiCaJctbrV , They-1 added, .tnax H wa numo.. agreed .to this an e ict would. Oikely be issued shortly complying siuiy wna demands in regard to the gaity ,cui- ' It'ls understood the minister Replied: taatvthe? uicMie of the: persons named would ibesatisfactory, if. the other pun ishments were inflicted. . : ' It is probable the action of the Chi nese commissioners is oa.on instruc tions receivd from the empress.. The punishment of the two officials named ia the only qiiestion causing tiwuber Of course if an edict is issued com plying with the demand for .punish- i ment the military expedition, lies will 'be abandoned. .Washington, Feb. 19.-Durittg the cabinet meeting today a cablegram from Minister Conger was euhmtt-tted, c immmosed imiitary ex- .edition, in China, under command oi Count von IWaHersee. , . It 'discloses tne fact that our minis i. voi ntMted to the ministers' .i i 4- uyc.Mek rmfneiments ox council agswiwn- w.. this character, Imt that bis protest had (failed receive consideration, ..the ministers, waxlTssg cne .,r,d that they had.no authority to influence - military operations one way or the other. ,TT?T5tSTiDEN,T OPPOSES trroo.?r,rfn Feb. 19. InstrucUons . i nha.free today were sent x v-x -.-r to -use their influence against the pro niiitarv expediaon of iht allies to China -designed, toptt Fu, and drive tne impensu of the province of Shanei. ; : rm. ms are the result of a Prractedca . . r ,t!he expedition Spates i - TTIted The .position .aew rflwar Sta-tes 4s that the powers JS Sfohhm ? ee d would cause a renewal or iuuiui j-.t- the (people with whom; peace negotia ttXLES? progressing and such a course would ibe a .breach Of faitai, - The instructions nu w v-.-- -practically .the same as .those , sent ,to Par5 Feb. U.-Ax Havas agency Aer epatcli.from'Pekln siys Hung Chang and .Prince Ching have informed' . the legations that xue coun.. ,-7 -7. flict the (punishments aeui-. " ralf "minister of .foreign Paaatr - i the i ) Right Kind pt Glasses. 1 ' EXAMINATION FRKplv t : Glasses to 'J Patton , Avenue, fit any eye. J.Opposits Postoffice ; to Start For Singan Fu Freacavmiiiolster at Pekin, PinjclKxn,v had notified. be Chinese gKrvernnuenit' of the earlr retoim of EYeneh. agents to Mcmg Tse and Tim iNan and demanded , that Viceroy Tun Nan sendi a Ihdgh imajida- rin to receiitihiemi and express regrets forpast efvenlts. ; : i : The- CMnese governmienit, the minis ter added, had just replied that a first- class mandarin wiTl '(be sent; HAZING DISCUSSED III THE SENATE Wacott Spoke in Oppbsition to the ' Conference Eeport. Washineton. Dec. 19. OEazing twas a subiedt of -nribitriactedi discussion in the senate today and was recapitaifea oy the cajline uid of the conference report on the military academy 'bill. .. - Over a-Jdozen senators paTticpaJteoj m the., discussion and! a majority protested against the penalty providecii in the bill for the offense of hazing as too radiicai (Wolcott snoke in opposition to the re por. saying that hazing as praictised at Wsst ."Pirriniti and lAnnia-noliS was tne ibest democracy on earth. He added "WttuBTi: we denounce hazinig we are en deavoring! to maka milksops and' prigs of our eOldiers. The conference report was rejected, yeas 18. nays 42, and a new conference orderieid. . (After a Ibrief executive session the senate (adjourned . IN TH)B HOUSE. The sundry civil appropriation bill was .further considered in thie house to day, ibut flack of a quorum compelled th adjournment of the house vdthou't. com pletanef the measure. In the early hours of the session a resolution was agreed tt calling for in forma tAoiri in rfifgard' ito ths.sale of muni tions of war to England! to ibe used in the OBoer walr-; , DID BELGIAN G0I1SUL il II Lett There When His Partner in Busi ness Was Arrested. Manila Feb. 19. -M. Andere, Belgian, consul to Manila, left here today for Brussels. . M. Haeltmanv this associate in business, " has been arrested toy the police on the charge of. having violated the parole issued by General Bates. He also implicalted in the case J. M. Carman, who ii said to have furnished the rehels iwlth supplies. It is reported that the consul fled in order to escape being involvjdi in the matter; He said he was going to Europe on 'business. RYAH'S RAILROAD HOLDIIIGS BOUCHT Opposition to Scheme of Consolidation at an End. , Baltimore, Feb. 19.-The ,Williams 'Middendorf syn'dicate, which . controls t;twi iRpeihoa-Td Air line Railroad comipa- ny.has acquired Thomas F. Bjyan's JwnldaniE-s dm the Seaiboard & CRJoanoke anidl the iEliajleighi and Gaston nailroads This ends all opposition to Mr. Wil liams' scheme of onsolidbition. GONE iliTO HANDS OF A REG1EVER Loan Association Involved For Large Sum Rochester, N essee National Feto. 19.- The Gen- and! LiOan asso elation, with icone into the ofl . .A in, his city, Has hliAs of a receiver. The i?;antP9. swihir.n ireadh 2oa.ouo;- are more tan dbutole the assets. The receivership wias established up on the petition' of the state superinten dent of :ibanks. :4 TO INCREASE CAPACITY. ' lbertocv 3ia.;, ' Fetoruary ial-eEl-toerton iGflanlte Jompany is arranging to double its capacity. Its -tousiness has wi.''jwHt'hi,i- ithe -last few months, and. to meet requirements they. .have'dcstermin d to ouDie tne caipacmr. some. Children . all cry for it. On ! ;lv 5 centsahox;; :-retit:;atv 26 South Main, St. Phone 183 Armed Men Arriving in Win- field and Battle May En- 1 4. y sue : Mayor Alarmed and Calls on Citizens to Uo Armed and Use Influence For Peace MRS NATION'S CASE TO BE DECIDED TODAY THE MHJIJWOOD CRiTISA)tBRS BE- INiG GUARDED IN JAUL BY REL ATIVE TO PRDYENT UYNCH--ING BT THE SADDOONESTB . (Wtafieid, Fb. Id. Many. armed. men are arriving itonight from , .to'orderingf towns The saloon mien are defiant and refuse to leave. It is feared that a -bat tle rwill ensue. Ntomorrow whien . an -at tempt tiwil'I be made toy the temperanice ipeopl to remove the saloon ; fixtures which, have not toeen sent out of town in complianta With the notice, served on the saloonists a week ago. 'Mayor Allbright is so alarmed) at the situation that he issued! a proclamation declaiing the town in a state of terror and calling on all .good citizens 'to go armed tomorrow and use their influence to preservta ipeace and prevent blood shedu . . ; - The mayor says he expects bloodshed Unless the saloonists go. A thousand temperance people have armed! themselves to run the saloon men but of town tomorrow and! smash al salloon fixtures. . , The vigilance comtoibtee today issued a notice to saloonists. threatening to hang anyone who harmed the crusaders MAY HOLD MRS. NATION. 'Wichita, Feb. 19. -In view, of the fact that a woman was shot and killed- and several people Wounded in a raid on Iockner's saloon at 'Millwood last night, Judige Hafetar the district court here. ,, tma aiternoon announcecL that na iwuid ; decideJMrs Nition jcase torrasTi .,r, it $amM 4he Judge will deaae - the saloons legal Ind holdi Mrs. Nation. . .. ' CRUSADlSltS IN.fiJ!AIL. ' " Leavenworth, Feb. 19. Mrs. Hudison, Wire of John Hudson, a Millwood sa loon keeper, was shot and killed! in a raid last niight in the saloon Hudson was running. Two mien were wounded and one prolbatoly fatally, and) four of the rioters are in jail. The raiders entered the saloon at mid night. Hudson toegan.to scuffle with one for possession of a shot gun and- the iece was discharged. This brought Mrs. Hudson screaming from a iback room into tone saloon. 'Just at that mo- nieat a shot was fired which entered her head and breast . She was terribly man gled! and died instantly. The kininig of 'Mrs. Hudson caused in tense feeling and relatives arrested the men and are guarding. the jail to pre vent the ealooniste tfiromi carrying out the threat of lynching. TAMPA STRIKE SETTLED- P Tampa, J la., Feb. 19. The strike of .tihe cigar makers, at the factory of San chez & Haya has toeen .settled. The strikers, numbering toe tween three and four hundiried.-reurned to work today. This leaves the labor situation, which has been threatening (for some iime- 01 earer man at any time recently . EDITOR RETIRES. Greenville. S. C., Feto. 19. On- ac count or ithe condiition , of his health and by urgent advice of "his physician, 'Mr. W. U. Wallace, retired todiay from editorial Charge of the Greenville News He will quietly rest from work- for some time andi then take editorial charge of mis paper, the Newbesrry Observer. John A. Morasa, of Richmond, Va., son of the date John A. MOrasa. succeeds Mr. Wallace as. editor of the News and iook Change f tne paper today. MURDER ANOS.UICIDE. St. JJouis, Fetr. JL9.JC5harles . Bent, 25 years 0 shotand killed his wife at 8424 Laclede ayenue yesterday, and then put a bullet through, his own -head uydiis iiiwutixwy. j.t is itnougnt the trag edy was tne result of ,a auarrel erow ing out of jealousy Wood's Onion Setst Garan and Flow er Seeds e. Uranfs -'Pharmacy. tf. WILPi READ ESTATE AlGENTS. 23 Patton : Avnue, Phone 661 For Saler . v "Wia are goffering for quick; sale several pieces of - imjproyedi and .unimprotved -4dence tproperty on Bailey and jGp jve: streets. ; Owner; ' Is very, anxious to sell and! will . X j 'mrnibatoly accent- your offer if a. iprotoatoly accept- your offer i reasonaoie one. For Rent:, 1 Somiel of the most desirable res idences ' in Asheville, , oomp-letely- ; furnished for immediate occur A.' few. . furnished houses T paracy.; also. - : Central Sngaf Company Organized W ?gnt,tne Trnst Ohicfaso, Fjebt is. The XPost X7hloago' - caiijtalists tbave organized a 1,060,OOOJ oflporar4on ,known as the Centoal-'Sugar HipaBr5 to compete with tike American (trust in home i?u. Ply. - "Cton tracts, have already (been closed by" "the newly organized company for the erection of a beet factory at Shel by, Indiana." A SUIT INVOLVING TWENTY MILLIONS Claims to a Large Amount of Cleye ' . land Bealestate. ' (Lexington, Ky., Feto. 19. C. C. Cal houn of this city and O. "W5. Adair of Maysviile, attorneys, have been given instructions .to file suit in eland, O.,' involving. J20,000,000 in property. The suit is to toe brought in behalf of the heirs of Leonard 5ase, who left all to his son, Leonard jr, Leonard, jr left a $20,00OJM( . estate at his death He had nO issue. The chlldtren of Shad- rech' Case, his ifather's torother, are the present claimants. The property comprises 887 house? in the tousiness ddistrict of Cleveland The majority of the plaintiffs are Ken- tuckians. ABANDOIIED AT BELLEVUE H0SP1EAL Use of th? . Straight jacket Discon- tinned at This. Institution (New York, Feb 19,-JPhe use of the straightjacket has toeen .abandoned in Bellevue hospital. This applies to .tooth Jhe alchoholic ward and the insane pavi'HJon. The exit of the Jacket was hastened toy the presentment of the grand jury which said: ""We find that for many years me ohanical restraints in thie nature of re straining belts, straightjackets, hand cuffs, ankle cuffs and other 'means, have beeii'icomirruoinly used in the Beild vue insane pavillionv whereas their use has long toeen atoandonedi at the Man hattan state, hospiitalf . Bloomingdiale, tewan - and "most of the prominent tationS'oftist KitdHEHER TELEGRAPHS TO THE WAR OFFICE Thinks He Can Intercept Da Wet's Movements London, Feto. 19. TJord Kitchener, telegraphing from Pretoria to the war office under date Fetoruary. IS says: "DeWet is reported still moving north and! nor- is west of Hope town. He will probatoly double back to south west. Troops are prepared! for this. "A train was derailed between Ve- reening apd Johannesburg, this imOrn- in., tout the Boers were driven off be- ifore 'they sacuedi muchi. " . j- LONDON ENVELOPED IN DENSE FOG Traffic Impeded and Nnmerons Ac cidents Occnr. - Lndon, Feb. 19. A dense if og en veloped Uondon this morning imped ing all traffic and causing a number of accidents, .the most, serious of whichwas a rear-end collision ion the , under ground! railroad, as a result of which half a dozen persons received injuries. HARRIES A COUNT. Cincinnati Yonnff Lady Weds a 'r frenchman. Ohcinnati, Feb ., 19: Thenmrriage of Miss Clara B. Longworth of Cincinnati and Count rechamtorumr of France was artipwnirjpd, at noon oday toy Archibish- op Ireland, a close friend of the bride-' groom. The weaamg tooit pnace a-u wc hkwne of .the 'bride's mother, the widow of Judge Nicholas Longworth, on Grandin axiad.east Walnut Hills. BOTH LEGS CRUSHED ' BY) AG COM MO D ATIQ1I TRAIN iGTiffin, Ga., 'Feb. -19. --Hal Goodman, one of the bridge force of 'the Central railroad was struck toy Itbe Griffin , and Atlanta accommodation tonight at Po mona , four miles northv! of this iplacet and tooth legs were crushed just toelow the knee. V He is In a critical conaitiop. noodiman. - who was on his-jway.to 'Ma con to assist in anaMttg' some repairs on ttibe carshed.'sieraaOed the acCommoca- kffrtrt - recihrih stonned a Short distance be- nartrWuR station. naooi was roacKins - , n 1- to get (him;- when the (rear coach sttuck (him, - two of the .trucks' passing; over Sils ilegs. He was brought to uns-cuy. ttof irrmw wf the train takiine the precau- tion to cond Up 'both legs to staunch ; the ; j -NATIONAL TPURMAMENT.V c jjNew.Tork; Fbi9.The national Indoor- lawn tennis championship tourna--ment, of , the -Unitedi;Statea will' Jbe held toy the Seventh, iRgimient Tennis asso ciation at .its armory, 'beginning- today and lasting-until next Saturday., . r ? ISSss tlon sets in, !XL-o..y: ;Vtr:' ; ' as tt woiUd ipe nsejess. , ? -; 4 ; pollard -came to -Selma' and. gave - w HIE JUDGE f managers . 5eiected'.-by:itta,-';;V nouse to. Appear Before the Senate. e . . Politicians Already Clambiy Wg lor the Ijieegf of the- Accused jToticest' DR. K'RBY OF;STATE ASYLUM VERY ILL' THE ETJLi. PROHIBITING THU SAt,E . OF CIGARETTES TO iMINORS.IS NOW A UAW Special to the Gazette. v , 'Raleigh, N. C.t Feb. 19. Alt "one o'clock , today the election of aanav gers of the impeachment trial caJme up and the following members were eject- ' ed to manage the trial before -the sen- ate: Allen, Craig, Graham, Hayes," Spalnhour, Rountree, Nicnolison, Shan nonhouse aijd Sea well. Making' in to tal a committee of mne. . s " The most ridiculous part of .this mat ter is the clamor of poitidans at 'this early stage of the game as bo who ' shall be the successors. of .the accused judges. It is a demons trafcion howev er, of one of the two things: First it , is a well organized political prosecu tion, or, second, the office .seeking would-be judges do not "'know what ' they are talking atoouit. . & It has ibeen asserted that -the meas- L ure iwlli not toe finally settled, in the' , "' senate. . 'Wl'v i Dr. Kirby, the superintendent of theX , 'v,V' insane as yum here, is reported' to be . very low and the greatest fears latre en tertained that he may not .recover. " , - The Brown bill toe cams, a; law1 tcsday,. having- passed ttihe final reading in :the Ti senate. This IbiH regulates the 'sale.' of cigarettes. to mmors .-i -ft. ; DEIend!erson; lntrouced?t1&" tolV4 'the house forithe protectibn'of toirds -nests .In the senate Broughiton Introduced a toidl -rv prevent running four-wheel caboose, cars; , Woodards, to taxdealers in p"istols and other deadly; weapons $25".- In the house the-speaker announced as a committee t present! the resolution of impeachment to the 'senate, .Winston, Ardrey. Blount, Zachary and Carlton. Alexander introduced a state road laiw. This 5s a 'bill to cover the entire state. SQUANDERED FORTUNE IN . .... r . Alabama Planter Under ArrestCharejed With Bnrgiary - , ' . ; iHuntsville, Ala., Feb. 19. O: .Fi'SeW lew, a promiineint planter who resides near this city, and Jeff Cohen and Wal ter Collier, negroes, were arrested today on charges of grand larceny amfdl tourg lary . Siallew, It is said, induced the ne groes to burglarize the Dewdrop B&lobn Saturday night and take $40 in money and! about $100 worth of whiskey and liquors. Sellew has toeen dis&iipa'tmg for a number of months, having squan dered! a snug fortune. A few weeks ago his wife applied tfor a divorce. nnioT l ine iiav Oliv UUAO I LIIJC HIHI UU I .YvSff !: :r Spartanbuiig; S. C'Feo.-ig. It js said" 1VV here on good authority that the Atlanta c .VAi v - Coast Ldne wflt-buy theiSftith XSafoUna' ; miles.. TTym d Camden and , of Cincinnati, tension, which suit of the great organization Jand plans of the Chicago, Cinnnatiant JChartes ton roadi. . The' OoasfoMnereache'iere toy way of Augusta, and -tne prospective read to Rutlierfora', N . -C,; and a' stan dard guage connection tos Clifton will -give it free access to the finest freight . tearitory 3n the state. gOiftohi ls'now - fentirely confmedr to the- SoheTO; in Shipping andi sends out over a millioa ,;,, pounds a monttc. A standard 'uage track to CHfton MAOOH SUED MJajcon, ,Ga., Feto. while iSUford; !M. iraCJtsourg. anar,iwaey:.ll JsO-t' (MofeSanniel Huntj, , k " :.'"3s.:48tfent-of:tihe: ex-; Is the only tangioie- re- -. ' is a certainty? vit i'- r p ..---.-Aa-V-. " -."s--- . -I . 19 Some tSmeago v Sc"-- ; '(Davis, the well known ?f,?m"-if tonrvo. rar,a a nxrallrtttiii i inn - , vViaidh 1 tliBTfcftrr . , Aver, he "fell and toroke one of iWs arms. It is saidl be tvmlecLw ora!& on-. strucMon on the sidfewialk i oiV. in ,the street. "(Mr Dartarnow .twants ? JlOOCf diairnag.s Cromt the sue for that . amount. KILLS IIEGRtt: t 'Selma, !Alai.XIFetorryr ;i9.-rnesuey Hunterv: v negroj';was .' shot, and almost; ?' 1 1 lnstanti killed od.the BunterrrOarit fr' -v tiori, fouF miles tfroixi, herer'at noorr t-trx. A' a? day toy' John Pollard;; young man whe", ;sV, , V ; runs v that iplapitationThe' negrcrbaf; a uarreted with f POllard'.ahou his .haul- r - , himself up to:the Tauthoriitles. Pollard comes of a rweli connectea camiirpu was instrumental Jn saving several uvea .?;, 3 instrumental 4n saving seVeiial lives "V-tV v"? en the Metropoli'tan hotel in Birmiag-,' VlV nf cwas tourned!. V. . ;' - u-f,", V. ; . . -: rrrs--i---A5' -w wheni hamf ' Grant's' No. yZ i , cures Cold and v Gtiise. 2oc. .; Grant's caarmacy.:. 4- 5VS . Y t i ft "A 1 r , - f " fit'- W ft if T 3 f5 " 'S't' z-s ,4 Mi r ..... it v '1

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