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Department Store Pjbone 107. . , 2 Patton Avej-y ? HTpbtrie, ailop. ,?ift..-5, PATTON AViC i JfMUHJfi 9 ' room fumfl immfinr one year." $60 per large ' cistern, property just out of city This Is in toest ' section jid tvstIII each vestments worth - looking after. Apply 37 Library Building. Phone 719. ' I mm I S3 iV. STILL ftT IT UDefiamg-Trtason in the Philippines Discussed A c r i itio n i 0 u $ I y 1 2 : i J 1- - - ''1 Porakenr Huarrail dTilliaaii: tlF-m. ftil tfe-; Battle of Til I MAN PAH Q.-TtfC I u I tention to the revenue, and tariff jcondK i iuumnn vnLLO I nC LAW. Itions iof the Philippine islands fciit Ue- ' "rtAMto Al'QF CT nrtrTbfr 're 'beginning with the subject. he' re. UMiTinCALDLi: UUU I Kmc. plied to a numlber ot auestiqus by -i3en-- - - s ator Oar-mack' bearing- - upon ; ukjects ...Ms ..- ..- heretofore covfed fy the governor in AJMENDMBNT ATXPiTPrn ;-ursrT!!nrpn- his tesUmoriy before the comahittee. ING FROM EXPORT DUTY PHlL IPPINE . PRODUCTS IMPORTED INTO THE UNITUD. STATES. Washington, Feb. .45. r-The secretary of war sent 4 the senate today in re- , sponse to a resoiution a copy of the jjiaw defining treason dni the Philippines. :Thi law,, together with the section of the revised statutes of . the United 6tfi(tes regarding treason, were read during the debate on the Philippine tar iff and gave rise to an acrimonious wrangle, In which Foralter, Hoar and ;Tillman were the chief 'participants. Hoar condemned the Philippine law as fiarsh and cruel while Fbraker claimed it was identical with the revised stat utes. Hoar thought the revised stat- , utes were also cruel tout said the cir cumstances were different. Tillman (broke into the discussion, de bouncing the Philippine statute as a "damnable doctrine" and declaring his ? oraKer retortea tnat sucn ta oeciar- 'iution rendered him liable to punish- Ipient for treason did not his licixi. xvi " WV1 position protect him - U t Hoar suggested that Foraker's speech when the peace ; treaty Wpeaidlhar, raT? ;;frjLng Philippine ,, Independence would alter, replied man. 11 11 wouia Jttoar naa - -made speeches for which he was liable to "he hangej long ago. v 1 At Tillman's request Foraker included Mm in the 'haiogirug coterie." The excited colloquy was kept up un til adjournment. During, the debate on the tariff bill several amendments were adopted including one exempting from ; export djity Philippine products im ported Into the United States. Early in the session Scott spoke at length In support of his resolution to ' appoint a board to examine the practi cability of constructing an Isthmus canal toy the San Bias route. . The resolution was referred to the isthmian committee. The- house spent the day discussing Uhe legislative, judiciary and executive appropriation bill in committee of the whole, Talbert (dem. S- C.) improving the opportunity to make a speech .' against the proposed- reduction of sou thern representation to congress. Cuban Tariff Problem. Washington, Feb. 6. An earnest ef fort is being made (by republican sena tors 'and representatives on both sides of , the Ciihan . question Jto get together and, agree upon, the , terms of, the .bill that cah toe passed without . party fkrht. ' It is .admitted that some kind. of ;isujref, can,, toe drafted whjh- ?willi .met ,renera4 -approraj, nnt.:. nopoay, I seemis to know on -just hat ttoasis the Icotnpromlse, will, he, Senators Spooner aiid Allison tooth, of whom (believe there should toe. Jho legislation that would in- jure iiie --peei sugar uiuusiry nau- vubcihi measuring- lis iracKS. trounu 4.uejr a split in . the republican (ranks rare TOT; BLUEFLAMB Sntirely new., The most pleasing Ut tie! stove ever znlade and the' hottest; J. : Hi Tiar 35" Patton ftvepaei Anbandale Wood. Phone 578. Made to Order GLASSES.- In other,, words we make glasses toUt you. Eye - examina tions free, ; McKEE The Optician - , , - Opp. Postofloe. W Patton; Ave. - "Tiiree properties on Park avenue very cheap.- .''-' " - . - Two properties on victoria onve, aa ininirij, vrdprhillt "estate. Fourteen month 1 , Two bath rooms,' city water, limits, $ acres of ground, good ;barn. year enhance in value. These are in-1 to or address J.H. -CLIFFORD, r6om - r - ' , conmilting, with colleasues as ; to- ttn edvlaWUty -of a iWll. thftfe would? iharf j tnonize confllcan Interests -by crovla- injr a drawbivck" jto CJwban- planters "ot 25 to 3tper- ceiit of the tariff duties on imports into the United- States Tand gif Ing the heet ugarj producers a direct bounty of. like amounts . ,. . GOVERNOR TAFT ' ' REPLIES TO QUtSTiOfl$ SINCE RE ELECTION OF M'KIN- L.5Y MAJORITY OF FILIPINOS v FAVOft PEACE. ; . ' Waehingrton - Fel6iov. Jaf t ap peared before the senate 'committee-. on the Philippines, today with .the inten tion of taking up the senate, jPhllip-'a .nine ' tariflf rill anrl evotinsr hia ' at-i .l.jparmacK1 quotea the reports oi f GrMaioArthur of . 1900 to the effect i that there is substantial unity aanooir the Filipino people in their opposition to the United States. , ... iReplylng, Governor aft said the com-mission had not Originally acc ept ed' the -general's, .conclusion and that theyeotmamsskm's. tour of the arcMpel agO jbad convinced hem that -they wer6correct in their conclusion. "That originally the .people of the Philippine islands were most aroUsed I do not dou3?t," h continued, "Ibuit the oppo-. siU4does not continue .in ita general aspect. Since the second election of Priesident "McKinley the great major ity of the people of the Philippines haye been favorable to peace and to the acceptance of - the sovereignty of the, United States." Gov. Taft also said that he differed lron Gen. Bell on the point "of general desire of the inhabitants to maintain hostilities in Batangas; he did not .te lieve the comimon people felt so in--cllned. ' Gov. Taft explained the present sys tecot of taxation in the Philippines, say? ing that under the. decision of the sttlf preme court ho duties are now fbein& collected on articles going into the ' is lands from the United States. The plan of the commission . had 'been to have no internal.system of taxation for the-se island's. Under the Smanish systean there was a general poll tai which netted about $7 000,000 while jhe, receipts from the customs were only about J5.000.0d0. Bven children were taxed under that systean. .Under the Wijisftnterprise andhat" yJ bytm - cdmytsisioa. The eomjissiOTTAINW $9 CM p t Of.- I had also, decided -to-adatain the poil-f tax to the extent of 1 per head on adult onaies, out to apply it oniy 10 paying the governmental expenses of the towfis and provinces. The people of the islands had generally urged the im position of the poll tax as ne-jssary, to get some of 'their numbers to work. Under the Spanish regime the plan had been used to enforce a sort of slavery. MYSTERIOUS "VARMIIIT" EXCITES SALUDA FOLK MOUNTAIN LLON Ort PANTHER, A CROWD OUT SEARCHING , FOR IT. Special to the-Gazette. , Saluda, N. C, Feb. A wild ani mal, either a mountain lion, or a pan ther, is causing considerable commotion in this locality, and a crowd of men to night are hunting the animal. A few nights ago it went to the house of Mart Fisher and mounting the front porch killed his dog. Mr. Fisher was aroused ajid saw it. He' said 5t looked about the size of a "yearling calf:" It went to a house about a mile from Saluda one night this week and killed, a young' calf and partly devoured it. Last night it visited F. - Guice's house and killed a cat. Mr, Guice saw it from a window and, shot at ft. It ran away soaring and .howling tyto the mountain. . , it - cat . xruazwu, iiesur ju-eirose, jpjiwiifl bating seen the toeast several times .One night he saw it Just after a rata 'were luur vucneB wiaeu Mr. jre.n"" came to Saluda and learned that It was the same animal seen here'. Tonight "V. r3. ' Ward, - '- Southern brakettiaiv while walking Jaack to ' Sa lu"da ; after vgoing down the mountain, heard . tb animal- roaring .and saw: it neW the forest. It ran out on the rail road and followed the; track for some distance. : v : ' The i fbrakeman reported it as a pan ther and a crowd soon gathered and are. now out hunting for the strange visitor. Annandale Wood. "Phone '37$!.' Blomberg'a LealiBg Cigar- Store Patton Ave. Biltmore Firewood. Phone . 700. Huylep's Licorice Tablets Made of pure Spanish Licor ice.. Tor Coughs and Colds. Price 5 cents, at . ' HESTON'S Phone ISa '26 S.. Main PROVISIONS 4 t 1 . . ; flFTHE. TREATY r km I nil I rs in n a 1 ' f 7" W OrFrOifllOp? ft VOie : QI; IlHfcK Th--geuerar expectation ; is nhat .- Ji -i haditants Aas Condition 4, i 1 DENMARK WlLIHOtD" - MlUTAftY STORES DISPUTE: ARISING UNDER TPEATfT :-; WlLSs , BE hSUBMITTEiD. TO PERMANENT 3pURT OF AR BTTRATION. . .. ' : ; v. - Washington, 'FeT. 6. The text of the treaty for the sale of the Danish West Indies, . Which is. now awaiting confir mation by the senate, shows, that the sum to be paid is $5,000,000, but there is no provision -for a vote of the inhab itaiits of the islands as a condition precedent- to ratiflcation. ; The United States assumes absolute ownership of all public property except amis and! oaailltary stores, which Pen mark Is t remove. Residerft of the Islands are to. 'have all. rights ' secured to them toy laws now in force, and pro Jvision is made' for the residents to de clare allegiance to, Denmark within two yiears after hich time they will be deemed to nave accepted allegiance to the United States. "Provisionf are made for turning over the islands and the,paytment of the five millions . . Any, dispute arising under th treaty ii to be submitted to a per manent court, of arbitration at The Hague. SCHLEY IS DUE TO . ARRIVE HERE AT 2: 10 4 POT TWENTf MI NiiTES. Knoxville, Feb. 5. Admiral Schley was given a great ovation In the crowd ed streets here today, when the parade to his honor was moving. The parade was in five divisions in the first of which was the carriage in which . sat Admiral Schley with Gov. McMillin and oth ers. The carriage was preceded by mil itary bands, and Knights Templar and was followed immediately toy an escort of Spanish war veterans. Admiral Schley con-templates making another trip south in the spring. The car' in which Admiral and Mrs. Schley -will return to Washington from Knoxville will, presumatolyTtoe attached to train No. 12,-wKlch is du to arrive at Asheville at 2:10 p. m., city time. The train stops 20 minutes here for din ner, leaving for Salisbury at 2:30. No receptions or dimmers have been planned for the gallant admiral during his stay of 20 minutes in Asheville, tout many of his admirers will doubtless be at the station to catch sight of. him, and, perchance, to hear him speak. REMINGTON SUCCESS ; , . . . . . . - ' ; ' The popularity of the Remington Typewriter is increasing each year 1898, i8,.;li00 and 1901 was each a re-; cord breaker, and the eaies for tne -. of January, 1902, exceed that of any previous month in the history of the iRemington by 567 machines. It would toe impossible for the Remington to maintain such a record If 4te repu tation was iot deserved and the , reward of merit. We have Just made arrangements toy which we can- sell Remington Typewrit ers on EASY (MONTHLY PAYMENTS only a little more - than-; the rental. price per nmonth. . - , ............ i - . Typewriter Exchange 23 Patton Ave i QEHEEALLY BBUBYEB THE PttESIDIIX'8 i A , t i. A V 4 i Feb. .6. All indications potot 4o action by President 'Roosevelt in the Schley case. before "hiZj leave the. president?- will announce his decis ton Saturday-the day on which Ad- ymiral Saimpsoh reaches the retiring i Rooavfclt is devotmg 11 the tiO pos sible to the matter and it is -understood that he inteds that his action hallkba a ifiaai , official disposition of the controversy.. VfHe has btotahied the views' of most of the Santiago captains and jnany junioi-; ofacers.. While, t the president hai not Indicated' definitely what his action' will Ije- it -4s toeheved- his - de- tYIIGHED HI KENTUCKY - r & r FOR HAMELESS CRIME BROTHER OF NEGRO'S VICTIM " LED THE MOB TO . , VENGEANCE. Nicholasville, Kyi, Feb. 6. 'Intense exjcitenient 'prevailed here over the as sault 'of Miss Delia Powell yesterday by Tom- Brown, a negro.. A moto was baffled . in r its attempts last . night to get Brown. - County Attorney Mitchell, Sheriff Chrisman and. Deputy Scott re moved the negro from jail today to take him to Miss Powell'a' home for identification. Over two hundred men surrounded the Jail, tout attempted no violence when the officers promised to take Brown to Lexington. Albout one hundred men accompanied the officers and prisoner. Notable among them was William Powell, brother of the girl, armed with a double-barrelled shot gun. After Miss Powell identified Brown and the officers were taking, hhn back to the jail the mob " seized the negro and lynched hii in the court house yard 'before the officers could get into the Jail. BIG GAS GUSHER Iti TENNESSEE . Winchester, Tennx, :Feb. 6. The At lanta and " Winchester Oil company struck a i gas gusher last" night which is toeyond control. ri Up to 9:30 last night, the last gas gusher rwas still (beyond control. It ienited and it took the united efforts of the entire force to keep the derrick, from toeing consumed by the names. This last gusher " was struck ; at a' depth of 175 feet; "The gusher is euf4 ficient to supply the city of Chatta4 nooga. The town last night was in a state of wild excitement over the diseovery. This is the largest flow of gas ever struck in this section. ARMSTRONG HEHSLEY HANGED Erwiit, Tenn., Feto. 6. Armstrong Hensley was hanged here today at 1 o'clock, for the murder of his little step daughter. The crowd was compara tively small. Hensley' s last statement was he was ready to meet his God, and that he was not guilty. He declared that two men and his -wife are respon sible for the postition he was in. A spinster who is willing tout unable fo catch on says that marriage is a fail ure. Ours are ever on the alert. ; Adapteajto: suit every need, him or. fancy, - for tough business wear or the , most dressy occasion. Ours are a product of the: best skill. reT gafdless of price'--their time keeping ' qualities have our unquestioned guaran tee. ' . " . vonipajiy: -Leading Jewelers Cor. Patton Ave. andjChurch St. j Watfchful Watches 9 UUu - T IT t A 1 tfFtt v j 4 . - X v ' f i ). . ..- ; lap cMon will toe 10 -nerally adverse' to Schltyji . claims :c 1? Upson's teounsel will place a cotnunlcation . before the president toanon-ow . in refutation - of -Schley claim that he was commander-in-chief during the "battle of Santiago). Washington, Feb. 6. The Post today says: . -. ' " "It was stated, last night thtft the president's response , to the appeal of Admiral Schley woujd top made public next Saturday. ' ' " . . V .'; . - It is understood -that' the - response -will be adverse to Schley. A Visitor at. the white house yesterday, with whom the president talked upon the subject, quoted the president as- saying that he thought the verdict of the majority of the court ought to toe sustained. . LYNCHED III TENNESSEE IN COURT HOUSE YARD MOB AGERED BY LAWS DELAY, TOOK LAW INTO THEIR OWN HANDS. Nashville, Feto. 6. JEuless Whttaker, colored, ' charged with the murder of John Doster several weeks ago, was taken from jail at Lynchburg last night and hanged toy a mob. Whita ker's case was called in court- yester day and continued. At a late hour the moto appeared and securing possession of the negro hurried him. to the court house where a rope was placed - around his neck and he was swung off. Newest in Designs, greatest Variety iD Fabrics, the veiy Cream of New York Markets in Spring Cloths for Nobby Dresses, now at Sumn ers They are rapidly. Those who appreciate New Ef fects and 1 V" . 1 Quality are buyii now ... . . .. ; . SUMNER'S Are Soothing to the Nervee and Delightfal to Hear. Dunham, Stone & Go. 3 Patton Ave. .Dyspepsia and Indigestion - . r -- - - 7 -" - - ' can toe quickly remedied with Grant's . Digestive Cordial. It quickly corrects the results . of Imperfect 'digestion such' as eructations . after meals, nausea, acidity and flatulenceland that -unpleas ant feeling of fullness and , oppression so ' frequently experienced 'after : eating a hearty meal. Price 50 cents. s Grant's Pharmacy ; M osf 1 af 4 1 Movine: Superb FIRST Kimball Pianos r 1 .,v - .-. .".t . y 1 r c f '0 i ' V f A - 4 i i 1 ::J. I
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