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VOL. Vt 29. A8HEVILLE, N. 0, I"Bli)AT MOBNBte, MARCH & 1901. iJICE 5 CENTS r MIMBY FUNERAL W " If you get It from Co. it la "xHwtOHdate. 6 Co., v . 51 Patton Ave. lAi perfect avalanche of all the New Things" in wash (goods . In purchasing our line - of Spring jndi Summer wash, goods we omitted nothing. We have them all, so be on the light side audi buy anything you may need in - Is- line from us. We have, too many styles audi too many pieces to eumerate each and every one, "But we have 'emi. ocoo Oestreioher t-Co. THE UP TO DATE DRY GOOD'S ' HOUSE. 51 PATTON AVENUE. wwv 'Be. sure- you see our suits. It is teeming with, the latest styles." H I III 1 III inn ' f ll II 111. lllllllM'l If we have it It la the best. We have just (received a (carload! of GOLUiBUS BOGGY GO'S VEHICLES WMc include NEW AND ATTRACT IVE lints in open and; Top Buggies, Car riages, Surrlea and Trap. fWe will be slfcOie to display to eSuort time, and Invite jour all if you are 5n need of anythaug in 'HIGH CSIiASS WORK. ASHEVILLE HARDWARE CO S B. Cor. Ooiuitt Square, "Ptoana 87. n Don't Boaid Aay Longer Jjet Mrs. Li. A. Johnson fur nish rooms for you, pay filer on installments and eave nilooey. 43 Patton Ave. ' ROCK! ROCLL! R0C&,! ! We ore in control of four Stone Quar. Lea in city and BUlbUTiba. ' Are prepared; for fiurnishins building rt Bttone, tep stones, hearth stomes, ' curbing, ; etc. Xa fact any Jdinkl of IraUding! ome. Al bo for grading side or yard !Walk and excavating work. ' . . ' BURGESS & MOOBE, AHEVHIiBt 21". O. , : , 5 " ftione No 25.- '.vl- ;,VvP- Ba W, P Wcsterrii Masseur Watson & Reagan, real estate 'office, Court Square. -jPhone 223.'. , ( t -; ' CASTOR IA; . TorrlnfaJits ski. Children. . ; The Kind Ycu HaW Always Bought Bears the Ofistreioher it 1 Ull-UL-IM. I mi II llOUlM Railroads Preparing to Transport Vast Crowds of People to Indianapolis on Saturday and Sunday. President Issues a Prociama tionDecreeding a Period of Morning. Flags in All Parts of the United States to Fly at Half Mast For Thirty Days. Indianapolis,-, March 14. The state officers met this af ternoom at the state house with W. H. H. "Miller and (Daniel , M. Ransdell, representing the Harrison (family and made arrangttnents in de tail dtor Uhe (funeraJi of 3en. Harrison, i i The general (plan agreed on was for 1 the body to lie in istate at the state house Saturday and. for ithe funeral services conducted iby the Rev. Ml.-L. Haines, who has Ibeen the generals tpastor for years to te held in the First iPtresibyteriani churchj Sunday af- ternoon at 2 (tf'OlocK;., Gov. 3urhln( and (his siecretary, Mr. Wilson, were among the first to call at the Harrison home last n&gM to extend sympathy to the family. The gover nor then, asked (that the (body lie in the .state hiouse for a time, so that all Who wished to view the dead istatesman may do so. The request was .granted last f night. ? The toady will be buried at Orown Hill in the family loit. Alt the smeettrsg :of state officers; It was decided oh'tMrs. Harrison's request that there should not ibe' a military display on Sunday. ; ; On 'Saturday the military organiza itionis will take ipart in the ceremony, CThe teanspor'tatioja 6fij9f.the ra?l-r roads expects the greatest; crowd1 of peoplo Aeria -Saliairday: and Sunday that ever visited Indianapoiis. If President MeKlnley and Former President Cleve land comev the crlowd will be greater than it was on any two days of the national Grand Army of the Reuiblie encampment several years ago. The passenger department of the local lines will give special rates if they can be arranged in time. While the roads are well equipped for thle handling of great crowds it Is likely that all iaf the lines will run excursion trains' to the ciity fromi alT (points and every avail able car and engine will be put into service. It will also Ibe arranged to hold back as many of ttihe regular trains as possible oni .Sunday until after the funeral. ,.Ait the Unimex station Superintendent L.iim will have a large force of extra" imen in service to (take care of the (people and thinks there will (be no trouble in handling1 them. iWashinigton, M'arch 14. The national capital in is imioiurning today for ex PresMent Harrison.. Flags are at half imast, not only (upon all public buildings,- tout uiponi, hotels, stores and many private (residences1 The act of '9 4n Mbits the draping of public buildings in black as was the custom, formerly on the ideath of an ex-ipresident , President .MjcKinley was deeply af fected by the death, of General Harri sonv and directed that 'the doors of the executive mansion' be olosed to visitors and ; denied himself "to (callers except MAaa tirfhir ihiflkl ,reen.t (business. On receipt of the news last night n ,j ji .Ko.mfli iHiipi rfhMieral. ana ne im'.niru -uut cw-v. .-nrj' Secretary Ckjrtelyou will leave ! -m.TviTvot!rtni trniiisrht Mrs. MeKlnley will jorobafbly accompany him as Jar as Canton, where she may stop over one aay. At 10:30 this ttnorning Presidenit Mc Kinley issued a proclamation, formally notifying itihe people or xme u.vw i. fthelr (fHrmier ef -magistrate, and di irecting "the observance of a period of mourning for SO days. w In pursuaniee of this , proclamation Khfe flags on every public 'Ibuilding In the United States, -at every army post in the United tatea, Cuba, Porto Rioo, Hawaii and the IPhlliippines, and on ev ery American warshlp ini . whatever ALLIN YOUR EYE. ;: iiiLBring youu eyes to us and .we .Twill stop the ache, with,' a pair . T " of ' perfect fitting 'glasses.,, I EXAMINATION FSREB.V -f- ; F'ld Classes I 54 Patwon Arenne. : .for Rent., . Opposite Postofflce;; 1 ..... - I ... WM MMMBMM-. t-K- -. , --, f quarter of the (globe will fly at half mast for 30 days. , The presidemti's proclamation is as follows: " "Benjamin Harrison, (president of the United1 States frfotmi 89 to '93, died yes terday at his homie in Indianapolis. In his deaJthi the country has ibeen depriv ed of one of its dearest citizens. "A brilliantt soldier in his young man .aiood, he (gained! fame and raoid ad vancement by Ms energy and. valor. As a lawyer (he rose .to be a leader at the bar. In the senate he at ance took and retained a high rank as an orator and a legislator; and in the high of fice of president Ihe displayed extraor dinary gifts as an administrator and a statesman, in public and private life he set a shining example fwr hi coun. terymen. "In testimony of the respect In whiich his memory is held by tthis government and people of the United ttSates, I do hereby direct that the flags of the exec utive mansion and the several depart ment building's ibe displayed at half mast for a period1 lof 30 days, and that suitable military and naval honors un der orders of the secretaries of war and navy be rendered on ttihe day of the funeral." CLOSING-HOURS OF HIS LIFE. 'Indianapolis, March 14.-Russefi, B. Harrison, the General's son, who ar rived late last night, spent the night with W. H. H. Miller. Mrs. Russell Harrison and their son arrived at noon today and during their stay in the city the Harrisons will be the guests of the Miller family. Mrs. Mary Harrison M3cKee, the gen eral's daughter, arrived, at noon with Mr. McKee, from (Saratoga, N. The last intelligent words spokejci by Gen. Harrison! were to his wife Tues- ka afjeTnteon,v shortly before he lapsed into total unconsciousness At that time Mrs. Harrison asked him. if he recognized her, and he replied that he did. At noon of the same day, he recognized his aun't, Mrs. Newcomer, feebly 'greeting her as "aunty" when she cam's to the bedside. In the sick man's delirium, which lasted from late Sunday night until he became totally unconscious Tuesday afternoon, his miind wandered back over the great scenes of his life Now he was the soldier charging with: his column and again! he was the states man speaking before the convention that nominated him for the: presidency. NICARAGUA E NGLAND 'S Otherwise .Will Not Grant foght of Way for Canal English Government Willing to Consider New Proposals Washington!, (March 14. The Nicara guani and: Costa Rican Ministers con sulted! with 'Secretory Hay today in re gard to canal plans. Subsequently the NicaTaguoni (minister said (his country oould not enter into negotiations (with the United 'States as to the right of way for the icanal until the Claytoni-CBulwer treaty was amended or abrogated.. He indicated also that his government would noc care eo make any arrange ment -with the United : Jateg Oni other lines than those laid down in the Hay Fauin!c!efote treaty, which, iwas especially satisfactory to 'Nicaragua because it recognised the principle of neutralitj. Ixmdoni, (March 1. In (the house of A PRESENT FOR LIEUT H0BS0N Coot. iRichmond) Pearsoni Hobson ar rived in the city last might and spent the night here, the guest of his cousin, Mrs. W. C. iBlackmer. Capt. Hobsan left today for Montgomery, Ala., where he will be presented with a $10,000 sil ver service "by the State , an recosni ou of his heroism. Hie will ibe aoronnpa- niedl by Mrs. tBlaclcmer, ;wno wiu re ceive the service for mm. ssaiisijury Sun. . ' Games, CroMnole andi Careom and "fifty other games can board. Ibe, played on the same Tou get tthemi as Family V""rtooel83. - .".'.:,2S.S.:Malri. HI I1M CHANG fltJD THE BEAR Big Chinaman Inclined to Turn a Favorable Counten ance Upon Russia, Although Advised by the Foragn Eepresentatives to Protest. CHINES STATEMENT PROTEST TO THE COURT CHINES WILL HOLD PUIBLIG MEETINGS TO PROTEIST AGAINST THE COMEAJCT BEGINNING OF THE! JARTITEON OF CHINA. PekdnC March 14. 'Foreign represen tatives have advised Li Hung Chang hot tO;fignf any agreement with Rus sia regarding! Manchiurfa and to protest against the occupation of (the territory. -- m Li, however, has almost determined to suibmJt," (believing that the good will of Russia is better (than her enmity, prom ises and' advice from' the other powers. The ministers today resumed the con sideration of indemnities. Several of them Tare inclined to reduce the amounts demanded. Russian claims are very small, as outside of Manidhria Russian subjects suffered but little loss.- - , Reports have reached here that over two thousand armed Russians from Tien Tsin have invaded Paote district which they are devastatting. The city igatesof Paote have been, closed and the plaoeJis beinig defended from the walls. Tie residents of Paote have asked for (foreign aid from Tien Tsin. ; Shanghai, Harch, 14. The Russtan- IManchuTia treaty eiies the liveliest oomttneni jainong ;the ' Chinese f states-? iroerf. cSeveral: of theni Jh'ave united in sending proteslts' tia the court against the compact. Director of Posts and Telegraphs Sbeng says hie believes it means the beginning of the partition of China. The Chinese propose to hold a big public meting Ihere .'tomtorrow xo protest against the agreement. PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND GEN. HARRISON'S FUNERAL Washlnlgiton, March 14. President Mc- Kinley leaves -CaiJtol Saturday evening for Indianapolis to attend eGneral1 Har rison's funeral. INSISTS GN Commons today Balfour, replying to the question) of the nationalist Redmond, said-that no proposals had! been made to thJ United States in regard to a revival of the Hiay-Pfeuuracefote treaty, but the government was willing to con sider any, proposal in that direction in a friendly spirit. Im regard to a fur ther question by Redmond, as to whether England haoj made a proposal to the United States concermiinf Rus sia's action in Manchuria, Balfour said the government was constantly oom-municati-ig with the powers concerned, on every phase of the Chinese question, but tha it twould be inconsistent with public interests to enter into particulars ait present. 1 TABL- CHINA IF TOU ARB IN- TWIBLiVB GOOTJ, A.TiT. OPEN STOCK PATTERNS, ANiD PRICES AIRE RIGHT. J. H. LiAW, 35 PATTON AjVENUB. , : FARII FOR EXCHANGE. One of th4- ' best farms In "Western, North Carolina, ..with "substantial dwelling and out houses,' 3s offered for exchange for iirrpTOved Asheville property. WILKIE I LaBARBE,: - Real Estate Agents,; 32 Patten i AvePhorie 661 APPROVAL TODAY'S GAZETTE. --v .(PrfgttiTMtitona food Geit. Funeral. Big .Fire in Kentuckv. Li Hung cawng Favors Russia. Nicajraguiaa Canal Silatter. SEJOONI PAGE: , Ittie (Markets by Telegraph. People's Column CWant Advt8.) State News Items. THIRD PAGE: (Miscellany FOURTH PAGE. Editorial; Review! of Harrison's Career. FTFTE PAGE: CSty Iersanals. Testerdia at Raleigh. A Long Wftgon Ride. Legislators Arrested. Local and Telegraphta Nsws. SIXTH ANT SEVENTH PAGEP : Short Story. Miscellany. E0:GHTH PAGE: City News. ARMY SCHEME ATTACKED IN HOUSE OF COMMONS Opposition to War Secretary's Piaa of Army Reorganization. 'London, March 14.-Campbteai Bannerr man attacked the 'government's army scheme in tine house today. He said he saw! veiled (conscription in the scheme. and declared the whole policy toaiDDli- oable.- Sir William Harcourt declared it was the renewal of the fatuous policy which led tfo the Crimean .war. He amisei the government of wanting to increase ttihe army to satisfy .the European alli ances. He wanted to know who the allies were and challenged the govern ment to frankly state what obligations it xiaia: contracted. He said, the (govern ment never tired of saying that England was luniversaiiy mated. He failed to see how she could (be loved wfhen (blatant jingoism .was regarded' as a true (badge of patriotism. He hoped the experi ences of the South African, war would result Sn a more sober sentiment.. Balfour in replying said it was well kmowro -.hat England a treaty obli gallons, and her allies would nightly expect .assistance. BOLD ATTEMPT TO ROB A NATIONAL BANK Cashier Loses His Lile in Attempt to Intercept Bobber. v Harrisburg, Pa., March 14. A des perate attempt was made today by two men to rob the national bank at Hali fax, Pa. One of the robbers rushed 'through, the door of the cashier's cage, snatched rbwo thousand dollars and startled to run. The cashier fallowed The robber's confederate shot the cosh ier in the gnoin, causing death several 'hours later. The noise of the shooting attracted the attention of several citizens .who rushed ffo and overpowered the rob bers. There is much indignation and threats of lynching. The robbers were hurried to the county jail. WILD SCENES OF PANIC AT TENEMENT FIRE Three Persons Killed and Three In jured in Brooklyn. New York, March 14. Three persons were killed and three injured early to day in a fire that drove 50 tenants in a panic from, a five story tenement house in Brookly and partly destroyed the building.. A woman and a 12-year-old boy, crazed by fear, jumped from upper windows and Were killed. The mother of the boy was burned to death. Ferrell Murray, a mot arm an, was badly burned while carrying Mrs. Mary Dehrer through flame and smoke from the fourth story to the roof . The dead are Mary Madden, 67 years old a wid ow;Mrs. Rantio, 45 years old; George Rantio, 12 years old. The inpured are Mrs. Mary (Dehrer, severely burned; Ferrell Murray, badly burned; Fireman McCurry cut 'by falling glass. During MarcL, April, May, purify your blod with Grant's Sarsaparilla. Fine to- lo. $1.00.J3rant,s Pharmacy. tf "Wood?s Onion Sets. Garden and Flow er seeds Grant's Pharmacy. tf "Every woman Isbtaatlful at some time of ner life." --."Victor Hugo. Viverr woman.. 4s" more beaiutiful - fetfxnea iigtrtst andi positions ' than ; others v; "W" find t2ie most be--cominu Ubit and! positiosn . when we snake your portrait. We try - to find the most becomirjg expres sion "(the mtural on-) stout -tlnere Is iiere iwe are dependent upon your heli." 1 ,"Wb ave a pencil wihicn k -an .work " wonders, to straightening - irregular Seatures and rounding thin bososnr Our . pictures for 1901 -ihall be better - than ever before.;;- t , ; J Hmrk Photo&raptier:. OlUyiVf patton Ave. . J If we do vnot make vour por - strait hesutlful it twill Jbecause it J was taken at the wrong "time of ; J A -U2e -r ' i l ' iWs'.-?- i HB0IES ABE HOMELESS Fire Destroys the Little Town of Cloverport, Ken tucky; A. Million Pounds of Tobacco Among the Property Burn ed. . , . TITO- I FIRE STARTED FROM NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION. --lillDDl HUINDRHDS OF RHSinHNCES, MA- NT 'BUSINESS HOUSES TOTALLY' DiESTROTED A tRJEOEF TRAIN. Cloverport. Kv.. maumn ii which broke out .t m.itnio,- , villi fc bursting gas pipe, destroyed property worth half a million of dollars. The greater part of the aittl um was comipletely wimed thousand persons, about one-half of the ipumxion, are nomeless, and up to the k"uiui 'iraim rromt Louisville reached here were in ert rfo.a Tine heaviest loser is fh a Tobajcco company, which lost two lare .wiaxjireB anu i.uw.uw pounds of to bacco. The American"a beein estimated, but will be heavy. vsvr jaxge structures destroyed -were the Lucille' Memorial chtrnvrh ifh (mw-, odist church, and! the only two hotels m town, 5recicenridige Inn and th OlOverport hotel. . . The losses on the hotels tiavp -runt- Trot- been computed, the owners and rw.ii. pants devoting themselves entirely to nKtimg vne names m other narts of the little town, and-dlnrl could to suocOr the women a.n;l rwi. dren who (were huddled iin little croups wherever sneuer couiu be found from wie 'oiiang coiKi or the night and earlv morning. ... - As soon as the manaeremnt nf tCh Louisville, Henderson -&-St. LvMq rn.il- roadl learned that hundreds of persons were homeless 'they ordered that every vaaiaiDue, coaon 'oeicweem "Louisville and tienaierson 'De'tournd, -to Cloveroof.'t, and in these the unfortunatea will tnr the time being make their homes. 'line management also sent 5000 loares of bread and other foodi, which came ss great blessing, since not a store was left in the town, where a mouthful of food could be 'bougiht. Adjutant General Murrav teleera.nft- ted that 500 tents (hiajdi hn Marua from Frankfort, and the authorities ff Louisville wired that a train load: of relief, quickly gathered, left at noon. The fire is still burning: in snots, but little is left for it to devour, the re maining houses being scattered and away from the business and residence section of tie town. Help was asked of the fire depart ments of Louisville, Owenboro. Hen derson and Evansville, amd at 4:35 this morning an engine and comoanv ar rived, but it was of little use, as the flames were fanned by a higrhr wind. and by that time had done their worst. So far as known no oae was serious ly injured. NEWSPAPER $3HdSMEN ORDERED TO STRIKE On All the Leading Dailies in. the City of Chicago. Chicago, March 14. A strike of pressmen was ordered at 11 o'clock to- f.t. AT " n ... ixj, .uirtr vluxxs ox me vnronicie, Times-Herald, Tribune, Record, News, Journal and Post, because of the refusal of the Publishers' asso ciation, of whiich the papers are imem--bens, to take action upon the discharge of the union pressmen upon the, News and Record. The strike order was Issued toy the executive board of the International printing pressmen's union and stated that unless an agreement is signed with the union men by the papers mentioned previous to 11 o'clock tonight no union pressmen will be allowed to work in the offices of the paper controlled by the association . The Chronicle s'ened the agreement. "BRITISH IIERVELESS1IESS." - ' - - 1 Criticism of Its Attitude Regaidj'n? Chinese Situation. - London, Manchi 14v-rrThe Globe this evening' continues to bewail the nerve lessness of the (British. - foreign office 111 T-PCSLTrt (to tihw T?-nsffl.n. (BjntftHtv- In Manohuria' and reiterates its appeal to ithe United tSates to Trtd itself of the nese minister at wasmnrtoni ana tne "glanaour of Russian drplomacy'' and (thereby save the northern China mar ket to theo otton mdlEs of the southern States. ' Vl-.':i " ' - .-' The' rest of Ithe long article, however, iseems to indicate that: the Globe, like others, is not really eo anxious to aid American' commerce v as , to' help the widespread British desire to secure the assistance of Washington. In stemming Russian ambition,: restoring1 BrltishC prestige and keeping the open door for IBrltish traa; u Jx2 . '5;ii2iQ Signature
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