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: and Jackets for
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out quick we will
reduce lor this
weekjall colors win-
ter wraps at j us t
half price.
goods are
in plain
and you
marked
figures
pay half.
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U
H we have It, It is the beat.
Small Rifle
For the Boys
We have a new assortment
of 22-calibre rifles suitable
for the boys. Also a large,
lot of air rifles. .
Air Rifles - 75c to $;00
22-Calibre Rifles $3 to $9
ft
Asherille Hardware
Com'y
On the Square"
Our Prices
and Terms are reasona- I
ble arid we will treat
you right.
Get our price before buying.
Mrs. L. A. JOHNSON
' 43 PATTON AVE.
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WOULD Y0TJ KEEP Y0TJBSELF
AND FAMILY WELL?
YilnoA mrre mid t&aura ri-1
orous circulation by MASSAGB and
team baths.. EJdwia Gruner, Hydre-I
street, rooms 6 and 8. Phones, office
call 206, residence 17.
Value Makes the Bargain,
...
without thealymgftm yer)ff6r4ii Asheyiile.
i tie I . X. b. DaDartmenr dtope
Phone 107. 22 Patton Aye
Tfcere are'forty countlesTln Texa;the
residents of which haivitdrefc legal
Speedy Eniio of
Canal
London., Jan. 16. King Edward open-
fed parliament today witji a Wremonlal slon ot nhtch tfrill facilitate the con
In all essential reqpects similar to that trwttpi of an in.ter-oceanlc canal jin
of February last Th' - prone? to der Mwtranteea that Its neutrality Will
the vhoW-v7. " z"?Ti;V- " i iam.
chferadte 1 oo-
- - i.
caA TJtortf- uxs first parlla-
men - 'ng1 Edward relm. while
within the upper house -were seen the
same state pageantry, the-ame his-
toric dresses and; the same reviml ot
ancient forms. - 1
After robtaR -King Edward and Queen
Alexandra entered the house of peers
canopy, with? the prince and princes
of Wales on either side of. them. The
seated on chairs at the foot of. the
steps leading to the throne. The 'gen-
tleman ueher of the fbkacic roo, General
Sir Michael RiddJuloh. havio sum-
moned' the speaker and the meraffljers of
the house of commons, his majesty
reaa ine epeecn irora me xnrone.
TTTS MATRPrrY'A SPEECH.
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The speech wac not an important ut-
terance. 'His majesty referred Ifr
terms of gratifloation to the world tour
of the prince and princess of Wales,
expressed regret at' the fact that the
war in South Africa was not concluded;
said he trusted the decision of the
sugar conference would lead to th?
abandonment of bounties, and ntked
the conclusion of the isthmian canal
treaty.
The speech opened with a rererence
to the tour, of the prince, and princess
of Wales. -
f'They were everywhere," said the
king, 1 ''received with demonstrations pf
the liveliest affection, and L am coni
yinced ' their presence served,, to rivet
more elosely the bonds of mutual re?
gird'aQd loyalty by which the yigor of
the empire is maintained."
Referring to Great Britain's, relatipn
with foreign countries, tne wng saia;
7;VMy relations ithgJothmer
tMfeHobeo aftiendry character;"
Uontrary to tne expecianpne . jaa
king's reference to the war was just
as indefinite as the statements on the
sublect made In the last half dozen
messages from the throne.
"I regret," said his majesty, "that
the war in South Africa is not yet
concluded, though the course of the
operations has been favorable to our
arms, the area of war largely reduced,
and industries are "being resumed In
my new colonies. In spite of the
tedious character of the campaign, my
soldiers throughout have displayed a
cheerfulness in the endurance of the
hardships incident to guerrilla warfare,
and a humanity even to their own
detriment, in their treatment or tne
enemy which are deserving of the high
est praise. The necessity for relieving
those of my troops who have tiiost reit
the strain of war has afforded me the
opportunity of again availing myself
of the loyal and patriotic offers of my
colonies and further contingents will
shortly reach South Africa irom tne
Dominion of Canada, the , common
wealth of Australia and New Zealand.
t tn hA snar conference the
v
speech says:
'I trust its decision may lead to tne
abandonment of the system by which
the sugar producing colonies and nome
manufacturers of sugar-have been un- vtify tinmant, state officers, aanbassa
f airly weighted in the prosecution of Prs ! ministers in handsome uni
iainy wg , u M , iforms, and peers- and Deere It,
tnis lmponaui . . .
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Then came. the following important
. - ...-x
I have concluded witn tne president
103 PIECES $7.30.
mart-terns of decoratea oemi-
Porcelain IMnnerware we are closing
mit at this rice. Patterns we will not
keep there are in ail only eight sets.
J. H. Law, 35 .Fatton avenue.
A PAIR
OF GLASSES
Mav helD you more
than you think possible,
Oome to as before it is
to late. It may soon
save von lots of trouble.
Examination free
S L. McKEE
The Optician
1 54 Pattotl 'Ave.
Opip. postofflce.
T In
Nine room house in oafc grove,
Uaiii riil Arairiace 6 blocks trom
ufv .t mr- :
I ; Real Bstite Sgot,
ACRES
1WU V
the War-Tfce
Treaty.
of the United States a treaty; the pro
?-nalntalned, and thai it wiU te.open
"vcc siupDin - an
natloms.".
Next mlXtha VrerAnA v.
Anelo-BrazUian treaty, to fhA rifrrin
o BrtUsh Gulana-razn boutidary
of Italy to the" naiseiwitv
tinuance of faalne relief measures In
rlw,l.n. or tne mer,
ed an earnest desire tn nti X,
friendly relations of Afghanistan -with
have been 'framed as econowillv A
ftue .regard for -their efllcleiiicy renders
(possible in the soecial nrnriim.tan.
Zh? eIlJLyl" speech con-
lJ'Si 13H&'
the eicWfi r 1 .ZTr: .r1
sate and ,r J'.T3 ine
CTheir majesties tton r.a,
fanfare of trumpets and attended w
flrnm v.l .7 - .. rMV-
xJauJ "nea tne arouse froari
rrT"" uace to Westminster to
bo i;". ?Blon' !Was
apenln "u7ZeJ
sisted fcy hundred of police, kent the
. u ua i amnn an. j
spectators toack. Only a few (attempts
1 "-"'ttnuu were visjoie. .For once
royalty was late, and when the -king
. y ueen qrove out from the court
" yi vi ocKingnam pahttis
they were twenty ninntM. iMiw;
and King, Edward was still stnTggXfcg
with an unruly glove. 7.
. TJieir majesties -were greeted enthbsl-
"v J ' . " :-W flat in the great
brushed the iboughs of th..hM k
greeh park, Klne Fd.wrri r
Alexandra looked for all the. world like
.uuwfnug painting of Henry ,VJU.,
TrZ " Ui ulB Patter looking spouses
oowea somewhat wildly' front
.wu j r FT--. sm8S irame, which
ehopk, and reeled on jtta ancient springs
hsr' anaiesty aoneaid T JL '
frxood health. .
ith the two central dguresso easily
S?Siad fio Qeously cladand the
Si wiV,"'6 truai-ds. whose
'txand kent constantly niavi
lic were rewarded for thef
wait -by a spectacle of .considerable in-
US5 80 im 039 restrained
public enthusiasm was nr.m 1
was nothing to what occurred earlier
Tant- 1 u? ttie reinforce-
,VT a "arracKs enroute to
South Africa. The jmardampn,
SU,?h dark ?treets f th me
tropolis at 6 o'clock in the morning ac-
,!?anied toy "rqanious mob of
.xx Kucuua, singinET isoners tn. th
accompaniment of the hwnri tv,q
'ana arna sic, norwever. dc nnt atx
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trying or women, who clung to the
Axm rm3 or almost every man
of the contingent. '
On alighting at the royal entrance of
the house of .parliament, (beneath the
Victoria tower, .King Edward and
Queen Alexandra were met toy the high
i Uiie ana eTe conducted to
the robing rooms.
Having assumed their gorgeous robes
tne procession was former) ory
ceded bv the TnVo t,':'T: 4?"
mai , 'v.-r.r"I1B"I.re 1OTQ
r-"'"1 councn. nearanfir tho
imperial crown, and the heralds on ri
pursuivants, they entered th t,h
peers amid a fanfare of trumipets
op scene m tne gilded chaonlber was
colored roha flii Q, Vlir.
The kirbeneaVJr .
neia .marsnara nn fmm : m- .j i
I . I , -. ... .. nuie a
dregg r . -Vw
r icimi, ourmauniea
"y we txiimmea with Arniin
The
(peeresses all wore ostrich ftW,r
their hair and were richly clad in even-
. 1 e most varied colors,
white satin, however nrmntK.ti
The. display of jewels -ware unrasuaily !
dazzling. The only departure from the
extremely aecorous character
proceedings occurred when the king re
ferred to the humanity of the -RrittcTi
troops in South Africa. This led to nn
unprecedented scene in the hrvna
Peers "and peeresses and high officers of
siaxe 'Droxe out: into inroloneed nhorrs
I which were repeated again and aai
to the evident satisfaction of his wma-
uesty
Ice Skates at Blomberer's Clear store.
I Biltmore Firewood; Phone 700.
I The Photographers. Ltndey & McPrland. tt
Try Our
Pure Tennessee
: Maple Sugar
ew) at
Phone 1S3
23. Min
HAVE SO DECIDED.
JBrnssels, Jan. 16. Adylces Tecelved
Jiere state -that the etectttlre cosncnKtee
iafv-the South Africa republics, at a re-,
cent meeting a The agiier unanimous
y deelded to approach England with a
view of arranging peace
One imember of the committee said if
the demand for oinconditional surrender
were withdrawn there would Ibe peace
fcefo're the end of the. month.-
kc t was (further stated 4hat the Dutch
premier, who ; had returned from Ixm-
don :fwere he had been sounding the
British authorities with regard to the
115-estabiiishinent of peace, was assured
9&' high authority that careful consld
erajtitDn would be given to aay peace
proposals.
Condon, Jan. 16. In the house of
lords today the Earl of Spencer depre
cated the government's policy of uncon
ditional surrender as the only .ferine
for -: a' settlement of the Boer war. v "He
Qteried tthe government with regard to
ttsf intentions tfor the settlement of the
'Salisbury, redylng. said: "When the
Boers v sue for peace -we rwill tell them
ithesHejrms: but until they do so, the
ies we nave to say aoout the matter
te-'better.'
CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL
MADE MORE STRINGENT
CHARLESON EXPO. APPROPRIA-
h- T6N HOAR RECALLS
RESOLUTION
Washington, Jan. 16. In the senate
y Mr. loar moved to reconsider the
vite-- bv which vesterdav a resolution
offered by hlmwas adopted requesting
lnprprmation as to.exaotion of duties on
clothing sent tbr vBof prisoners In Ber-
JEJis reasons i'or making, the motion to
reobnslder he stated to, be the fact that
although Great Britain .had agreed to
jrtief Hague convention, which provided
tha't clothing for prisoners of war
ehtild be transported on government
railroads and delivered free ' of all
charges and that (the governor of Ber
muda Was understood ta have stated
hi purpose to-recpmjhend "prompt to
dult8. -
The motion was agreed to. The ori
gnal resolution was recalled . and the
matter was referred to the committee
on foreign relations.
Senator Mitchell (Oregon) introduced
the Chinese exclusion bill, agreed upon
by a committee of tsenators and repre
sentatives from the Pacific coast
stated. The bill re-enacts the existing
laws for the exclusion of Chinese labor
ers, with additional provisions. One of
these provides that ho Chinese laborer
shall be permitted to come to the main
land of the United States from the
Philippine islands, not even if such
Chinamen were born or resided in the
islands prior to their cession to the
I TTif
I to nt vAanimtinn oTvT-rtnr!-
I UVUkJV jvlv ww.--- "-ff j' - -
letting $90,000 for govermment expenses
and floor space in the Charleston,
C, exposition was passed.
S.
JEFFERIES WOULD FIGHT
WITHOUT A SIDE BET
Philadelphia, Jan. 16. OTeffries, who
is exhibiting here, said today that he
u - .,-,. v. 0m0
I wu w".1
W ix intz coma not get -pacKing.
Attractive Home
For Sale.
Weil built modern resi
dence of 9 rooms all conveni
ences, including furnace and
electric lights. Substantial sta
ble .and carriage house. Lot
77x145. Choice residence sec
tion. J6000.
Wilkie . & LaBarbe
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Nature Wis Violent I in
New Yesterday
Congress
Vienna, Jan. 16. A violent hurricane
prevailed here today, causing over one;tne rest the country, be the gainers
hundred accidents. Many suffered bro- ln the en3 He says that for a time
ken limbs and two were fatally injured. a, numft)er of lumber tmen -will doubtless
There were earthquakes yesterday and cene f operation, from west-
today at Agram. .pLTLJ
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Bark Founders; 22 Drowned.
Copenhagan, Jan. 16. Denmark is
being storm swept. The bark Arab
has foundered In, the North Sea and 22
were drowned. . .
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Earthquake in Mexico.
City of Mexico, Jan. 16. -While the
Ban-American congress was in session
this afternoon, discussing arbitration.
uu.iui6 uc6o.u lkj uewwc auu
sreai weignts ieii to tne noor.
Thls
caused consternation, several delegates , off
shouting "earthquake ' to
An attempt was made to reassure the. at
delegates that there was ho danger, but
the shocks continued with increasing
force. l-Pft
Finally, when the building began to
rock, although a delegate was speaking
at the time, the other delegates left !
their seats and began talking and walk- '
lag around the room in a manner which,
showed they were "much, alarmed. Sev-'
eral went to the windows facing the.
public square and . called attention tot
crowds kneeling In the streets. The.
heavy chandaliers in the conference '
room swayed visibly, while the water in
the fountains in the plaza was agitated.
The shock continued about a minute.
RUSSELL TENDERED
THE COUECTOHSHIP
OF EASTERN DISTRICT WILL DE
CIDE WHETHER TO AC-
- W ?EPTktoONDAW
rSpeciarto the Gazette.
Washington, Jan 15. There weie
new and interesting developments to
day in the Wilmington collect orship
contest. Senator Prltchard has ten
dered the office to ex-Governor Russell
and he has answered that he will give
a final reply regarding his acceptance
IMonday.
The entire state delegation with the
exception of Blackburn met in the office
of Senator iPritchard today to discuss
the interests of the state regarding the
river and harbor bill. The delegation
decided to go before the house com
mittee in a body soon and also before
the forestry committee of tlie senate
to discuBs the park bill.
W. N. Cooper has been here
the last few days. Before leav
ing for Charleston- and other
southern cities, where he has gone on
'business, Mr. Cooper (said that the lum
ber men were, one and all, in favor of
the Appalachian Park bill. Mr. Cooper
is one of the most extensive lumber
dealers In Western North Carolina. He,
says that his associates in business
will naturally be disturbed In their
present methods lof placing lumber on
the market but feel that they will, with
WeVe a
Tempting Array
and
Generous Variety
Of the beautiful creations in
Silver of tha leading Silver
smiths. If you desire au article
in silver for yourself, or to be
used as a gift -to a friend or
relative, you can do do bet
ter than by making the se
lection from our stock.
Arthur M. Field
Company
Leading Jewelers,
Cor. Church St . and Pattotl
r:'-:- - " ""' '.Ave. " . , .-'
Old , World ana in
Pan-American
Shaken.
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--j me iuv 01 imxiciit 'wiu in-
tT'i'e periodical sales tof . timber, will
--d "ood roads and in other ways put
xhe ness on ai more satisfactory
Pr318' Naturally this would increase
Pxfel1? Um,Der ut the imiproved
wum maxe sucn a dif-
iu uanaang tne timber that the
dealers would be entirely willing to
stand the difference In price Mr
fttiiS
Z""0
Mr. Vr tt lZ
even enjwinjr nis -r.ift-c- tn tii
out-
ward appearances, as he did ho at-n-
the ladies. He allowed IMr. Oooper
lead him about the hotel for hours
a time.
Judge Adams' Condition.
Greensboro, N. C, Jan. 16;. Dr. W.
J. Meadows, who has returned from
Salisbury where he -went to see ex
Judge Spencer B, Adams, who is at the
Whltehead-Stokes sanatorium reports
that Judge Adams was much better
when he left; him yesterday.' An opera
tion-was performed last Saturday.
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Galatea Cloth
New? French Ging
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" Latest Shades
Woolen Suitings
Spring - - Weights
Nainsooks
Long Cloth
Hotel Towels
Huck and
Damask.
Fine Mandolins
and Violins
PRICES RIGHT.
Dunham, Stone & Co.
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with Grant's Rheumatic
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rand by its alterative r action
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