QESTREICHER'S, 1
Timely Hints For
Easter Shoppers
We desire to call at
tention to our superior
line of v
Dress Fabrics
in all popular weavesviz: :
Mistrals. Etamines, Veil- j
ings,Voiles,Batistes, Cheyv
iots, Lonsdowns, etc.
We direct special at
tention to our 48 inch
Mistrals in Black and
Blue, sold everywhere for
$1.25, our SPECIAL
PRICE the yard 89c.
We also direct atten
tion to our extensive line
of
Foulards
at 48c, 75c and 98c.
n
Dress Nets m plain and ,
fancy mesh and point 1
d'esprit 45 inches wide,
69c to $3.25.
We are showing an exr
tensive line of Easter
Neck, Fixings and Belts:
5f Patton-Ave.
If we have it, it is the BEST.
The Flower
Garden S
Can be kept in good
trim if you use one
of our little
Garden Hoes
We haye them at
25 and 50 cents
20,
Asheville
Hapdware Co
ON THE SQUARE.
A New Lme of
Bed
es
Just Recieved. Prices
Lower than Ever.
Mrs. L, A, JOHNSON
4S PATTON AVE.
Value Makes the Bargain
The nrice is - only 'an inducement.
We offer the inducement, but never
without the value, -
The I. X. L. Department Store
Phone 107. 22, Patton Ave..
$30 ioer month for nice cottage, fur
nished in beautiful Victoria. Enquire
of Hiram Lindsey, - 450 South Main 6t
u
M
Loune
2 residence properties on BUtmore:road very cheap.
1 s-mnm TnA. threa acres of ground, beautibul lawn
City water. - : . N-V iKX f r??'7' ' '
1 -room houae, lot 50 by-1355. ' 1 -
These propertlefl are splendid investments. .Apply to or address -
:;aaB;v.;;J:;H.-'CiiiFPORD,'
Phono 719,' . ' :. Eeal State Agt.Eoom 37 Library Bldg
GEN. FUNSTON'S DEED
Washington; Jtfjarch 27. The session
jSBSOatkjftir mainly devoted
State tjttirgyy- - f- Oleomargarine
xtarTJsrand QuuSTO-es ; were the
principal" speakers. Harris 'offered on
amendment imposing a. special tax o
renovated toutter. He decJored that ole
pmargarinfe as mm mlanufiactured is a
pure, healthy article, and expressed sur
prise that imamrfalcturers did not bodily
recommend it, Quarles in a lengthy
speech advocated the fodll. He dfecdaired 4
the manuifiacturer of oleomargarine was
dibtated "by avarice.
The session closed with Sen
ator Patterson calling attention to
Funston's uttertaiaces .; 3n a Topeka dis
patch, demtounicing newspaper critti
ctems of his speech 'at the Lotus club.
SUDDEN DEATH OF ,
GUIGltlllATI m
ATT ACTED WITH HEART FAILURE
WHILE PLAYING GOLF YES
TERDAY. -DvO. Shears of Cincinnati died very
(suddenly about & o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the golf club house of the
Swannanoa Country club. He had been
playing golf on the grounds during the
afternoon, having, played nine holea
with E. C. Center. He complained ol
feeling suddenly dizzy and sick. He
was carried into the clulb house by J.
J. McOoskey and Mr, Center, and lay
down on. a sofa.
He ibecame rapidly worse, and Drs.
Minor, Williams and Sable were sent
for. Before any of them could reach
him, Mr. Shears had passed away from
some form of heart failure. His death
may have been caused by fatty degen
eration of the heart or by appoplexy,
it is not easy to say which as none of
the doctors had seen the patient before
his; death.
, Mrs. Shears, who is here, is almost
iprostrated by the calamity. She di
rected that the body be removed to
Brown's undertakingrooms, (but was
too much overcome- by grief to attend
to
iasi.. evening, it a unaerstooa, now-
eyer, that she will aeave" here this af
. ternoon for iCincinnartl, with her hus
band's remains.
j Mr, and Msrs Shears had foeen here a
few days only and were staying at the
Battery Park. The trip was one for
pleasure merely, and it is said iby
those who came in contact with Mr.
Shears that he regarded himself as an
entirely well man, although his system
had (been previously affected iby par
alysis, which was doubtless the pri
mary cause of his death.
Mr. Shears was- a prominent citizen
of (Cincinnati and the proprietor of the
Grand hotel of that city.
2000 IN DETENTION
CAMP AT MANILA
Manila, March 27. Slxty4three cases
of cholera and 49 deaths have occurred
Bince the outbreak here. Two thous
and persons are in the detention! camp.
At the 'Waller court martial rtoday a
Visdayan scout testified ithat he over
heard a native plot to Mil Waller and
Lieutenant Williams.
MULLEN NOMINATED
Washington!, March 27. Jonas
M.
post-
Mullen was todiay nominated for
master at Charlotte, N. CJ.
Give a baby half a chance, and it can
smash more dishes than an imported
domestic. r
A CHOaJCB LINE,
of Easter presents, Easter cards (Dut
ton's line), Prayer and Hymnal sets,
Bibles. See the new children's Bible
(illustrated). J. H. Law, 35 Patton
aVenue.
The sale of 110,000 feet of logs of yel
low, poplar, chestnut, oaK, ana wniie
oak yarded in the Pink Beds. Will tane
place at the yard on Saturday, March
29th. at 2 o'clocK. forestry iepaxuneui
Biltmore Estate.
86-t.
An Ey e
Point
There are many ;
points-- about: the
eye that are impor ¬
tant no :i maiier.
howtrivial they
mar seem. 7 Haye
McKee
them attended to , r.
at once, jverind r The Optician
lonana trk ftnlfc each - . ' v "
individual case.
f anon Ave,
v Opposite P.O.
- and . shade : trees.'
IN SENATE
Patterson staid he iwonld noit ina.Tf : no-
ticea it but for the (fact that Funston
practically represented Hxaaeevetb .. tn
the chairman of the senfajte Philippines
committee! as endorsing: hisrematfcs.
Inasmuch: as the speech 'irjght";be.re
peated Iby Funston for- caxnpia!ign pur
pases in future, he thought .it. weOlTto
sutomit to the jeopilie Fumta&ff rralaga.'z
zine article in rfelatioini to AguinflSTdp's
capture and the aa-tiolfes of 'war., " Pat
terson fweat on to. show that, under the
rules of war, Aiguinaldo's captors were
guilty of assasstoathm for killing Fil
ipinos while making the Capture be
cause they wore Filipino uniforms." He
read from Funston's magazine article
in which 8t iwias admitted that- the
Americans wore Filipino uniforms" and
said that under the rules of - war Fua
ston was, therefore, outside protection i
RHODES' FUNERAL .
NEXT WEDNESDAY
DIED SORROWING OVER FACT HE
LEFT SO MUCH UN ACCOM-:
A.'
PUSHED.
Capetown, March 27. Preparation
for the state funetnal of Cecil Rhodes,
which will take, place April 2 'are al
ready in progress nFlags are half-mast
ed everywhere. . Those who irt tended
the sick bed' say Rhodes contuaUy
sorrowed over the fact that Jae left ; so
much unaccomplished. CDurimir Rhodes
ilhiess all kinds of novel means. were
utilized to counteract the tryingT beit.
Boxes of ice were let into theTWf .of
his seaside cottage at MulzoniDerg,
, where he died, Puntoas were coMinual-
iy kept in motion amid extra1 iwirtdows
cut in (the iwaEs. " f
( A memorial service in honor of the
late Cecil Rhodes , will be held iA" St.
Paul's cathedral April 10. s.
J The body will lie in state' in parlla-
ment house for several days iprevious
to he funeral, April 2.
Uondon, March 27. The Amsterdam
correspondent of the ;- Daily Exprees to the United etates for the purchase
telegraphs that om the news of Cecu - said-isiainidst has submitted a 'Secreit
Rhodes' death being conveye;tohimrantf ;nfldentkl report to his town gov-
name of the Lord."
Paris, March 27. Lord! Rosenbery
arrived in ; Paris this morning from
London. The Patrlc says he made the
following etiattement: "Mr. Chamber
lain was only an insta-ument in the
hands of Cecil Rhodes. Now that the
fatter has disappeared, what -will be
come of the member from Birming
ham? English opinion has had enough
of a policy based solely on force, which
hate only created enemies in Europe
and Cast us into conflict Sn which
thousands Of our sons have perished,
a ministerial crisis m njnguna Dow)herg the United 9tat)es congress, in.
would not oe surprising, rommiy, dv-
cauee or tne coronation, jsang juawaxa
will prevent this by ending the war
and directing English policy, into new
channels, more in conformity with jus
tice and the rights of the people."
New York, March 27. There is a re
port, says the World's London corre
spondent, that Cecil (Rhodes left a po
litical testament dealing with the war
and the future of South Africa, but
that owing to its severe criticisms of
the imperial government its publica
tion will be delayed. Mr. Rhodes' idea,
it is reported, was to throw on the
shoulders of the imperial authorities
the responsibility for .the tragic failure
of the war policy.
LAUNCHING THE HANNA
PRESIDENTIAL BOOM
Cleveland, March 27. The
leading
local supporters of Senaltor
HJan
A J 1
have ooened the Hatma wreeidential
campaign . They point to the work of
the ' Civic Federation and claimi that
Harana has already . settled' strikes
which, would have resulted in throwing
out of mpiDoiymeinlt half a million. They
say the Hanna (boom will come wheth
er the senator likes St or hot.
Army Appropriation Bill Passed.
Washington, March 27. The house
today passed the army appropriation
bill.
Biltmore flBTrewood. Phone " 700.
Big sale of Tan Bark at public auc
tion on April 1st at 2 o'clock; at Duns-
more ; nostoface. near' Horoiny creea
station. By the Forestry Department of
Biltmore Estate.
S6-6t.
Star Archarena
Boad
Yoii can play carrom
; and crokinole and 20 oth
- er games on same board
, You get them' y , -
At: ;HESTbNfS.
. Phone 183 : ' I - t .26 Main, j
A SENSATION
IN THE HOUSE
i " -- --y -.. -
CAUSED BY ALLEGED SECRET
REPORT OF DANISH AGENT
OF BRIBERY OF CONGRESS.
Resolution of Inquiry Into the
Matter,' Submitted by Rich-
ardson, and Unanimously
Adop tedJ '
AGENT DECLARES HE USED
OUU,UUU IN CKlbUKl
GIVE ,
RESODUTION'S iPU'UPOS'B TO
ICONGtRESSMAN OIPIPOKTUNTTY
TO DISldiAIM THE SOAjNIA1
OUS -GSHAROBIS AGENT USES
NIAfMESOF PIROMSjNENT AMER
ICANS. .
"Washington, March 27. At the open
ing of the house today Mr. Richardson
of Tennessee, the minority leader, of
fered, as a matter of privilege a reso
lution for the appointment of a com
mittee of five to investigate charges
sajd to have been made by Walter
Christmas, semi-official representative
of the government of, Denmark in his
secret report to his government, in
which it- is made to apoear that he
was to receive half a million of the
purchase ' money for the sale of ' the
Danish West Indies, for bribing News
papers and members of congress. The
resolution was very long and detailed,
and its reading created great excite
ment on both sides of the house.
The resolutions presented Iby Mr.
Richardson are fan part-as f aliow:
"Whereas, One (Walter Chrisftmas,
a subject of Denmark, who is now, and
has been for severafl.' years, a diplomat
ic aigeott and representative of the gov
ernment of Denmark, authorized fend
empowered to negotiate with the gov
ernment of the United States: ifior the
th rvariish, West'lradian inlands
and retaresntative as aforesaid, in his
said reoort to his eovernmenA. ' declares
and sets forth among' other- thkog& the
fact that the government of Denim ark
, hks contracted, agreed and obliged it
self to pay and turn over rto him, the
said Christmas, 10 per ceritum, or
about $500,000, of the proceeds arising
from the sale of said islands to the
United States when the same shall
have been paid by the United States
ito Denrriairk for the express purpose, as
has been declared amid set forth ; by
him In his said secret report to hi
j &avOTnmm)t lfor the bribing of mem-
, cluding. membm of the house of rep-
d other oromiment cit-
izens of this counter and. for subsidiz
ing American newspapers to the end
that the pending, treaty between, the
United States and Denmark for the
s'ale of the Mand by the Hatter it the
former fiovernment rrtay be consum
mated."
Republican leaders hurriedly con
sulted during the reading of" the reso
lution, and when the reading was con
cluded, iMr. 'Payne, the majority lead
er, made a point of order that the mat
ter presented was not privileged. -The
resolution, Mr. Payne said, contempt
uously, was foaserd upon an alleged se
cret report to the Danish government.
Instantly Mr. Richardson met this
with a statement that he had a copy of
the secret report to the Danish govern
ment: "On my honor, as a member of
VtMisa " caM VlO "T TlflV nttOT Oil
lirnv dftsk .what nurDorts to be and 1 be-
t LUC UUUati S3V. " " "
;,lev tniat gecret confidential report.
I Assuming the full responsibility ol.my
' . 9 . . J. 1 T
To-oras, ,t laelieve 1 ha've unmistakable
i relieve a
j evidence that this report was made to
j the Danish government by the quasi if
not real agent of that government
"Wnen did the gentleman obtain ac
cess to the secret archives of the Dan
ish government?" interposed Mr.
Payne sarcastically. "I have never
been to Denmark," retorted Mr. Rich
ardson., "but the gentleman, knows
there are other ways of obtaining au
thentic government documents. I have
the - evidence here. This is a great
charge. I do not bring it here for the
nurnose of making noiitical capital.
THere is a charge of $50,000 paid for the
Choice
qt
For Sale or
Residence Property
- Located on Chestnut Street, Owner will sell-below real
value and will take other saleable property, no matter where
located, in part payment. Details upon application at our
oflflce; . ,
1 , W1LKE & LaBARBE
.-it. - Real Estate and Renting Agents ; . :
Paffnn Avenue. . '
(tMll'Mt wnptfbDfc Aivihv
mil ml. vv ui ii al-i iu niMU
EWiPLOYERS: CGNFRI
New York, March 27. The ' miners
and operators at a conference today
reached an agreement by which there
will
De no coal strike for thirty days
and then another attemnt will fee
to reach a permanent settlement.
r New York, March 27. John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine "Workera
of America, and his associate ' of the
committee ' nominated by the Shamokin
convention, went into conference today
with W. H. Truesdale, (president of the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
! railway; E. B. Thomas, chairman of
the. iboard
of the Brie Railway com
pany. They discussed their differences
as miners and mine owners and were
brought together throuerh the crood of
fices 6f the conciliators of the National
Civic Federation.
Vi LUC KJ UIICU OjfXillCT
Workers' association and three district
presidents of that union Thomas
express purpose of bribing the Ameri
can congress, and yet the gentleman
from New York seeks to internose a
technical objection."
Speaker Henderson at- this noint
called attention to the fact tha the
language of the resolution charged the
newspapers and members of congress
as .being bribed. "Members of con
gress," he said, "did not necessarily
include members of the house. If mem
bers of the senate were meant that
body must be the custodian of its own
morals. We, includes members of the
house."
'I ami prepared to say," rerolied Mr.
Richardson, "that these charges do In-
I elude members of the house and will
amend the resolution' to that Axtpnt "
Speaker Henderson thereupon ruled
that the matter was privileged and rec
ognized Mr. Richardson. By this time,
interest in the house was intense. Al
most every seat was occuoled and
jnemibers listened eagerly ad Mr. Rich
ardson oroceeded. First he tpoA m--
tracts from the press, at Copenhagen.
These were followed by. an affidavit
from Nels Gron, concerning his dealings
with certain people here.
The real sensation came -. when he
started to read from what purported to
be the Christmas report concerning the
negotiations, he prefaced the reading
by a statement that it would show a'
'corrupt bargain" worthy of the con
sideration of the house. '
The reoort. was too long to read in
full, he said. "I will ohly.read extracts
iwhjfch if true should fering'-a blush ' of
sirame io,the cheek of every .Americfui,"
said he, "for the statue will disgrace
Handsome
Hat Pins
The ladies do not forget
that we have the largest
assortment of hat pins
in the city. Our stock
is larger than last year
and more beautiful.. We
hopelo have the pleasure
of showing them to you.
Correct styles cost no
more than past ideas,
fflhy not buy one.
For Your
Easter Hat
Arthur M. Field
Company
Leading lewelers
:
Cor. Patton Ave. and Church St.
V
: " ' - fhone 661
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... .
Exchange.
-Nichols, John Fahy and Thomas Duffy; .
t' The conference? was arranged by ,
sub-mmrttee namedby the concilia
3",r . .
John -Mitchell and the men who came '
with him from" Shamokin. ' The su!h
commi tteemen were Senator Hiannat
Oscar .Strauss, and 'Frank Duqcan, '
and when the general committee ad- '
journed they called ?n the coal opera- . it
tors. No etatement as to the ! under- J
standing under - which the operators 5 V.
agreed to go into conference was made -
puiblic . It was understood, , howeverv
that Senator Hanna and Ms 'fellow.
; ---.-w .. vrm awl O' AA
behalf of the National Civic iFederation.v:
and nothing specific was said as to the -
demands of the miners or as to possible
recognition of the union involved - to, :
conferring with its representatives. The s
meeting was held at the Church Mis
sion house, and began shortly before U "r4
o'clock. - ,
this country in the eyes of every for-''y
eign court in the world. This Is what
this corrupt bargainer says.'? He pro-
ceeded to read Mr. Christmas' account
of his interview with the prime minis-;- ,
ter of Denmark, In which hewas eafd- V"
to have told the minister of the neces- ' x v
sity for , the use of money to bring the " -'"''
negotiations -f6r the sale of the islands; v-'
to a successful termination. -,,wt-'
He told of his acpuaimitwnce with At) '
ner McKinley, President McKHaley,a
brother, and his Tsam partner, CoH., '
Brown, two gentlemen whom Mf-,
(Continued oa fourth page.) ' C
s
umner s
One Day Longer
Money Saving Sale Ends .
Tonight,
Many Made Happy Yesterday.
39c
44c
81x90
4. . .
Pepperell Sheets
81x90..
72 inch Fine Satin Damask,; reg
ular $1.20 Table Linen
for
7,5c
89c
Buye a
Spread.
$1.25 White
Fruit of the Loom 9 to 10 a. m.
7jC per yd
Lonsdale Cambric 9 to 10 ia. m.
7Jc per yd
The Finest Millinery For. the
Least Money.
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s.
Mens Furnishing
Sumner
Department
Hose, , Suependers, Handker- ; :
chiefs, Hose Supporters.
Now TTnnrlflnmp ntfd TnptnAn s i v. . ?'
China, Rugs, Matting Depart-' - ,
ments. Best values in the city.
Fine Timber Lands for Sale.
. tWe have 9000 acres fine yellow pine ,
timber land in Southern Aassuslppi
which wHLcut tram 8000 to 15.000 feet
per acre. Price $9.00 per. acre.
Also 7000 acres in Georgia, 6000 d
which is Ions leaf Ins and 2000 hard .
woods. Land when cleared will makev
excellent stock pasture, being covered
with crass from one to two and a half
feet high. Price $5.00 per acre. Both
of - these tracts are only 2 'miles from J-
railroads.'r For fuller particulars call or
write' to v .
H. F. Grant & Son,
REAL ESTATE-
AGENTS
49 Patton avenns. v
; We have a ell selected sibek
ot Wood's Seeds, Qnion Sets i and
Lawa Grass. 'With few excep-j
tions we sell at Wood's prices.
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