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VOL. VI. NO. 108
A8HEYILLEV N. SATURDAY JIORNING, JONE 15, 1901.
1 PRICE 5 CENTS
I $4.00 PiuKU EAR
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i b0- ! CAREENED;
5ae of Linens and
Housekeeping Goods
I We direct special atten
J ion to our reduced price
J nffer of Table Linens,
J Towels and Napkins.
500 yds 72-inch all linen
Table Damask, value
75c, this week's sale,
price 50c
400 vds 68 inch all linen
J Table Damask, an extra
fine quality, valued at
95c, this week's sale
J price 75c
500 yds very fine Table
; Damask, value from $1.25
to $1-50, this week's
special sale price the
yard, $1.05
I Others up to $2,25 the yd.
Towels.
25 dozen extra quality'
J linen Huck Towels worth
J I2c each. This week's
1 sale price 10c each or the
J dozen at -$.I0
I 25 dozen same quality,
i much larger in size, worth
J 16 2-3. This week's spec-
J ial sale price the dozen
at $1 00
Others at $1.75 the dozen
to $1.00 each.
We also call attention to our
complete lineof sheets and pil
low cases We have them in all
sizes.
Prices the lowest.
efRElCHER &G0.,
5i Pattern Avenue.
A
Friendly
Tip...
Missouri Pacific goes up and
down,
and lambs are fleeced in New
York Town.
Our stock with values fears no
slump,
We see our trade go up with: a
jump.
See us before 'buying your Hard
ware, for "If its Hardware,, we
have it." lUfiy
Asheville
Hardware Com'y
i
Examine
The Grocer's Refrigerator at
C. Sawyer's.
Sold by
Mrs. Li. A. Johnsda, AS Fatten
Avenue.
Rock! Rock!! Bock!!!
"We nx It vytittvVI rvf arm atOUe CfUar-l
flea in city and suburb. Are prepared j
'or furnisihii Hulldirur stane, step
ston.es. httajntti a.wivn eurblnc etc.
Also for grading sidle or yard walks end
TOAvattuK. BURGESS Muuiui
ville, N. C. Pfajon lp BX M.
Fresh supply of late cabbage, seed
tie ounce or pound.
The IngaHs Tips Over in Dry
1
Dock, Causing a Great
Commotion,
One White Man Crushed to
Death Under the Ship and
Many Injured,
FIERCE PANIC ON DECK
WHEN VESSEL FELL OVER
A STEAMSHIP IN AN ADJOINING
DOCK PARTLY WRECKED SEV
ERAL. MONTHS WILL. ,DB RE
QUIRED TO REPAIR THE DAM
AGE T O TH E ING ALLS .
New York, June 14. The United
States' transport IngaHs tipped over in
dry dock at the Brie basin this after
noon where site was undergoin'sr re
pairs. . One man was killed and twen
ty-five or more injured. The super
structure of the transport was thor
oughly wrecked and it will take several
months to repair her. The accident
wa caused by careless adjustment of
the bilge 'blocks under "the ship and by
recklessness in attempting to adjust
the shoring timbers.
The Ingalls was run into what is
known as the "Balace dock," owned by
the New York dry dock and repair com
pany. She was docked bow formost.
The dock was rapidly punmped out and
by 3:30 o'clock it had Teen raised until
only about a faithom of water was un
der the keel of the hip. It was then
discovered that some snoring timbers
were too short on the port side and the
vessel" began' to tilt. Cables were at
tached to her capstans and passed
around the steam winches on the star
board side of the dock. The engines
were started in an effort to pull the
vessel into an upright position. Too
much force was used, the vessel- swung
past the perpendicular and had a slight
list to starboard. Then several of the
bilge blocks, owing to careless adjust
ment, slipped and the ship healed over
to the starboard side.
A hundTed or more workmen, car
penters, painters, and laborers were at
work at the time either on the outside
or in the hold of "the vessel. As she
tilted the shoring1 timbers on the star
board side snapped one after another.
According to Second Officer Gray, of
the steamship Madiana, which was in
dry docked in a dock along- side of the
IngaHs, who witnessed the accident,
the men working on 'the under side of
the ship screamed with fright, while
those on the top side were hanging1 on
for their lives.. Those 1m the hold
poured out on deck and scrambled along
the sloping1 deck, striking out fiercely
whenever they came within reach of
one another.
Gray said there were two mien on the
starboard side of the dock when, the
vessel began, to tilt tout they ran to the
end of the dock, Jumped overboard, and
swam to a tug.
The foremast of the Ingalls partly
wrecked the dry dock to the east of the
east of the one in which she was berth
ed and also wrecked the superstructure
of the steamship Iona which was in th
dock.
Shortly after the Ingalls settled on
her side carpenters and painters, maim
ed and covered with blood, came stag
gering and floundering out. Amlbu
lances and police patrol wagons were
quickly on hand and removed the in
jured to the hospitals. The man killed
was iMartin 'Anderson:. He was found
with his head and shoulders crushed
under the side of the ship.
The news of the accident spread rap
idly and soon the gates of the dock
Hammocks at cost at Blomberg's.
and
Headache
Eye strain causes both. Drugs re
lieve- only temporarily. Jfropeny
fitted glasses remove tne cause ana
pflFpfit a Dermanent care. Examina
tions free. .;
'Scientific Optician,
nrmhaite Postofllce. 54 Patton Ave .
W P. WESTERN,
Watson ft Heagaoi, real estate office.
Eyeache
Masseur
yard -wfcre beeleged wltik -weeping "wo-
in New
.i .
York and
WHOLESALE LYIICHIIIG
HAS HOT OCCURRED
Excitement at ShreveportNe
I'll r a r -a
groes DWii unaer uaara.
Slhrevefport, La,, June .14. fThe night
passed -without the lynching of any of
the (party of negroes (who (have been un
der arrest in the adjoining parisi of
Bossier ever since the murder of Young
Foster. The strong standi taken by Gov
ernor 'Heard in opposition to any vic-
lence, his offer to send tro09, and the
protest of the Foster family against the
execution of innocent blacks have ai.
parently had a good! effect. There is
less excitement here than at any time
since the murder. Planters and tousi
ness men generally deprecate a whole
dale lynching or reign of terror for fear
it will have the effect of idriving negro
labor away. Posses are still scouring
the country in search of the negro Ed
wards. n The negros who were started
to Benton Oast have returned to Kin
the guard which' eccomipanded them was
not strong enough to protect them from
violence if any wacs offered, and that
they would be safer at Kinnebrew's.
ALLISON SAYS HE IS
NOT A CANDIDATE
Repeats that Iowa Favors Governor
tShaw for Presidency.
Washington, June 14. Senator Alli
son is sojourning here for a few days
His presence revived the talk of his
candidacy for president. He says he is
in no sense a candidate and reiterates1
that Iowa is in favor of Governor Shaw
for the presidency. Senator Aldrich re
gards Allison as the most available
candidate.
n
L. II. ENDORSE
BOND PROPOSITION
The following resolution was passed
at a call meeting of the lahor unions of
ifhe city, held t C. X. U. hall last
evening:
RESOLVED, That we, the members of
the different labor unions of . Ashieville,
do heartily endiorse the voting of $50,000
of bonds lor the erection of a new
court house for the county of Buncombe,
on the site donated by Oeorge W. Pac.
TO LEVY ON THE TRANSVAAL.
The Gold Mines to Pay a Tax of Ten
Per Cent, on the Profits Towards
the Cost of the South African
War.
London, June 13. Sir David Barbour,
whom the Chancellor Of the Exchequer,
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, sent to South
Africa to investigate the sources of
revenue of the Transvaal and Orange
River Colony with the view of esti
mating how much they should con
tribute towards the cost of the war, re
ports in favor of a 10 per cent, tax on
the profits of the mines, yielding on the
basis of the profits of 1898, 450,000
yearly. After paying this Sir David
Barbour considers the mines will be
better off than before, as they will save
600,000 per year on dynamite, owing
to the abolition of the monopoly in that
commodity. The Orange River Colony
will be unable for some years to meet
the ordinary cost of administration and
pay its share of the cost of the con
stabulary. "It cannot, therefore," says
Sir David Barbour, "so far as can be
foreseen at present, pay anything to
ward the cost of tne war.
The Transvaal, he thinks, can, two
years after the conclusion of. peace, be
gin out of its ordinary revenue to pay
part of the cost of the war. He is un
able now to estimate how much.
Sir 'David proposes also to apply all
revenues derived from the sale of lands
or mining rights to the war liquidation.
NRS. M'KINLEY'S ILLNESS
Washington, June 14. Mrs. McKin
ley's physicians had their usual consul
tntinn this forenoon and decided to dis
continue the issuance of bulletins. It
is said that her comi'ticn continues to
improve slowly. Should hd condition
grow worse the JbuHetins will be re
sumed'. The pay of the larwyers goes merrily
on, and nothing much is said about it
these days. It been reported that
the attorneys who appeared for the
state in the tax assessment case present
ed ' bills for $3,000 each in addition to
the $2,000 paid thean. The auditor gave
them warrants for only $500 each. Law.
yera who were paid $500 and J. C X.
Harris, John W. Hinsdtaile and: Oharles
A. Cock. Staiimons, Pou & Ward) were
allowed $1,000, as two memibers of that
firm appeared. The icjaucasian.
.Success is a great stn which many of
your friends can never forgive.
Try
Our
Rye
BREAD
HUSTON'S
Phoiu 183. . , ; . 26 S. Main
FIVE NEGROES
EXECUTED
Pay the Penalty for a Crime
in the Presence of a Geor
gia Multitude
Were Members of an Organi
zation that Terrorized
Law-Abiding Negroes.
Fl NAL PLOT RESULTED IN
MURDER OF TWO WHITE MEN
THE CONDEMNED- MEN DRANK
LEMONADE ON THE GAIiLOfWS,
fWHTLE THEY AND THE CROWD
OF SPECTATORS WERE DRENCH.
ED WITH RAIN.
iSylvania, Va., June 14. Arnold Au
gustus, Andrew Davis, Richard Sanders,
Wiliani Hudson, and Sam Baldwin, all
negroes, were executed1 in the yard of
the coanimon jail at iScreven county this
afternoon. The dirop fell at 12:30. The
necks of four were hroken by the fall.
The fifth died of strangulation. The ae-
gi-oes sang at the jail and afterwards
miarched getweeu a squad of soldiers to
the scaffold. There they made a short
talk and receive spiritual consolhtion.
They drank lemonade furnished by the
uei-lli..
FTM-. lrtnol jWWim n iiTt 1 1 ? f rcrr I
" wmvo.iij, ut urmun, I
w-fcts on urny atu nigmi, was augrneiiieu
his -morn in cr Vi-o- flfW irtPirtiiHr .choriff a nr
xtra euards sworn in hv 5?.hrifF Thomn
son. A cordon wte-s thrown around the
jail, keeping the crowd at a distance of
55 feet. The gallows was erected in an
enclosure just outside the jail. When
the condemned' men stepped on the plat-
iorm mey were an piain view oi ne
assembled: crowd. Five ropes were
thrown over the main beam of the gal
lows and the trap upon which the men
stood was about six feet wide.
The rfeiin fell incessantly all night and
came down in torrents this morning. One
of the condemned! men said to his jail
or during the morning that it would
never stop raining. -
"And after we are hung," said the
negro, "there will he a flood."
The fiv' negroes were convicted of a
murder committed under 'an alleged' crim,
inal conspiracy by an organized band of
The motto of the organization, it is said,
was "Death to the "Whites." This gang
under the leadership of a desperado
known as Andrew McKinney, terrorized,
for a long time, the law-abiding negroes
of Screven county, from whom it is
said they exacted constant tribute and
(protection .
It is common report that 'the charter
oi mis oatn oounoi organization was
signed in blood, and the leader, McKin
ney, assembled his band only at night,
wnen ne swore tnem with awsome
rites, to secrecy and to deeds of death
On a night in October, . 1899, Milton
Mears, a constable of Screven county,
U. i. 1 1 . i j-b mi .
Eia.nie'a oux xram Bsyivianaa to serve a
warrant (for the arrest of Joe Sanders,
a young negro who was wanted for
some trivial offense against the law.
While the existence and objects of the
"Knights of the Archer" were not at
ueniuteiy Known, iney werej
supwtcu &nu common report assignea
young teanders land his father, Jesse
banders, to membership in the organiza-
tion. Mears was accompanied by Fill -
more Herrington and Capt. Jesse Wade,
The men were aipcrehensive of no
trouble. They went up onto the ver-
anda of Sanders' house, Which was
situated in the outskirts of the Savan -
nah river, the swaarop at this place be -
ing about a mile wide. It was about 2
o'clock at night. Capt. Wade called
the elder Sanders, 'Who came to the!
door. He stated tthkt thev !hadi nomo to
arrest his boy ,nd that he could eo
along to the magistrate's -home, where
a ibond could be arranged and the boy
liberated1. Sanders replied that they
couKU not get the boy and went, back
into the house, closing the door behind
him.
Suddenly there came from the swampU UA!WB, 85 PATTON AVENUE
the walling note of the mocking bird,
clear land distinct. It was followed by
one other of similar character and! the
men started1 chilled to the gone,
A second) later a fusilade began.
From' the cracks between the logs of the
cabin and' from a thdeket of dwarf trees
close by came the flash' of rifles andi shot
guns, arudi three mien, all desperately
wounded, fell to the ground1. Capr.
Wade, despite many wounds, managed
The Mission f
Hospital Lots.
The ladies of the Mission Hos
pital are in need! of money and
wish to dispose of two desirable
residence lots, one on East street,
and the other on Woodfin. These
lots are offered at very reason
able prices, and) if they are pur
chased! through our agency every
cent of the purchase (price will go
to the. Mission Hospital, as we
will donate our commission to
this worthy institution. iFull
particulars at our office.
t Wilkie&LaBarbe
Heal. Estate Agents.
23 Patton Avenue. Phone 661
to crawl to his buggy and snake his wy
ta Sylvanik where he told of the ahoot
insv Herrington and eMars were found neaT
the iSanders catn, literally shot to
pieces, but the Tew hours that hfcud been
lost between the cccodssioh, of the homi
cide And the arrival of the posse at the
scene of the crime, had sufficed for the
escape of ithe murderers. For days ardi
weeks the search for them continued
and one after another five were ar
rested and pla here in Jail. Tbey
met death todky. e
lite others, including McKlnney and
the real .leaders ... the "Knights of the
Archer, "sucessfully effected their
escape and have never been captured.
iThougb the woods and swamps that
aground in Screven county across the
riven in South Cjarolina and in every
lumber and turpentine camp la four
states and in the 3lums of every south
ern city they have been sought fer,
but never, captured.
The attorneys for the five negroes ex
hausted every effort in "their behalf;
every possible appeal was made- for ex
ecutive clemency, tout Governor Candler
and the pardon board steadfastly de
clined to interfere.
AUSDTHEIR HANGING.
ns' J5-C!I
j i miii, ucjiu iuvjt, w ao iiaiioj Here
today for the murder in October last of
R. (Marion Dat timer. (Lattimer was
informed 'While his train was running
between two stations in this part of the
state that someone was .standing on
the (front steps of the ha gage oar. Lat
imer opened the door and called to the
mhn to come inside. The negro stepped
to the door o the car and shot the con
ductor, kdlling him instantly. Griffin
was oaught only after a long chase.
YESTERDAY'S LEAGUE GAMES.
.following are xne scores or games
played yesterday by the National
league teams:
R H E
4 Chicago Chicago 1 6 3
New York 4 10 1
Batteries Menefee and Kahoe; Tay-
lor and Warner
T? TT T7"
a i Kt Twmisa S Tmnia in 11 ft
cucs-oaunyii anu xMuuuia; iwn.
ovan ana .jvacuire.
CR H E
At Pittsburg Pattsburg" .. l 6 2
Boston 7 14 0
Batteries Leever and Zimmer; Wil
lis and Moran.
Philadelphia-Chioago,
no game, wet
grounds.
T!iE CHINESE SITUATION.
The Indemnity Complications Die
cussed by Foreign Repressr.ta-
, tives at the State Department.
Washington, June is. Tne repre
sentatives of the European powers in
terested In Chinar vecre at theElate De
partment to-day, this being diplomatic
day, and the general status of the ne
gotiations at JreKm were gone cvci
very fully with Acting Secretary Ki"
The chief interest centers in the pend
ing American proposition that the in
demnity complication be referred to
The Hague tribunal. None of the gov
ernments has yet definitely announced
Its position as to this plan. But the
prevailing sentiment among the callers
seemed to be that a reference to the
Harue would entail more delay. One
of them remarked that it would mean
at least another six months' of nego
tiation. If the Russian Government
concurs in the suggestion, as has been
reported unofficially, it will materially
add to the chances that this reference
to The Hague will be made. On the
other hand, at least one of the conti
nental tinwers is thouerht to be Quite I
strongly opposed to removing the ne-
gotiations from Pekin.
The United States Government ha
not nrotested and does not intend to
1 protest under present conditions.
j against the maintenance of a large
German garrison at Shanghai, which
appears to be attracting attention in
I England. The German Government has
jbeen very frank with the United btates
1 In responding to our representations in
the cast and our government is con-
toltent to place implicit confidence in the
motives of Germany so far as the mam -
tenanee of a German force m bnang-
! hai is concerned.
SEE THE BEAUTIFUL XrTNE OF
OLD GOLD PLATED PHOTO FRAMES
ALSO A NICE LINE OF EBUWX
FRAMES AND NEW MOULDINGS,
(Blomberg's most up to date cigar store
Brock, Photographer.
So Delightful,
If you have a sweetheart send
her your photograph and let it
be the 'best you can buy. She
wlU appreciate the quality and
finish.
The above signature on your pic
ture means that you have the
best.
The cost is only a trifle more
than you would pay for inferior
werk.
STUDIO, 29 Patton Avenue
9 9
YOBK
FERRYBOAT
GOES DOWN
The Northfield Sinks After a
Collision with the Mauch
Chunk.
Six Hundred Passengers
Aboard, But Believed That
All but One Escaped
CRY OF "FIRE" ADDED
TO PANIC ON BOARD
MANY JUMPED INTO THE WATER
BUT ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE
BEEN SAVED TUGS REMOVED
PASSENGERS .
New York, June 14. The Staten Is
land ferry-boat Northfield, wdth 600 pa-
sengers on board, sunk tonight in the
East river at the foot Of Coemties slip,
where she drifted after having her hull
smashed by collision with the f erry
bolat Mauch Chunk. One passenger,
David Van Name, is supposed to foe lost.
Three were seriously enough injured to
necessitate their removal to a hospital.
About twenty-four horses were drown
ed.
This is a full list of the casualties of
what at first promised to he the most
disastrous river alajnity.
on the site donated by eGorge W. PaOK.
Mauch Chunk was making hers, which
Northfield was leaving her slip and tne
(Continued on fourth page.)
No Specials
But Hats
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Of straw shapes,
At Cut Rate Prices
to induce speedy sales.
Fancy Tuscan Hats for
75c. Worth Si .5o.
.A dozen different styles
of Gainsborough and
Devonshire Hats 75c up-
aPHSjBBSflSSSMSlBHBSaBMSMBflBSBHSlSHBB
FLOWERS
Lovely Roses at 25
and 35c- Larger bunches
worth double.
Beautiful Foliage, lo,
25 and 35c.
Trimmed Millinery
Reduced greatly below
the cost of production.
Some are patterns. The
majority are our own
creation. The stales are
beyond criticism. The
quality of trimmings is
the very best.
G. A. R1 EARS
29, 31, 33 S. Main Street.
For Sale.
A fine summer home on
Sunset Mountain, 20 minutes
walk from Court Square
modem improvements; an ele
gant showy place overlooking
city and commanding grand
mountain views; will be sold
at a bargain. Some fine resi
dences, furnished and unfur
nished, in nice localities, for
rent.
Apply at once to
CLIFFORD & DAMES, V
37 Library BlM'g, .
Asheville, N. C
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