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o LV4 t4;;C W 1 - - v '-. VOL. VII. NO. 45 1 J. V - FT7B GSNTflhEES fPT: I FOUR DOLLACa A TBAB. rr .7... ... - ' f i . . --y. -i i i i i !L.m uesireiGiiur (a 5 j PATTON AV 11 ReliableTailor Made Gar ments FOR LADIES. Smart and Stylish. Coat, Blouse and Eton Suits Silk Lacet Net and Broad cloth. Dress Skirts v Short and Walking Skirts all styles and prices. Spring Coats and Eton 'Jackets Black and. Tan. v New styles in Dress Goods, Neckwear, Shirt Waists and Lace Hose. . Gesireiclrer & Co 2k. If tfe hare Ittt l the BEarr. . oirne lOIow 11 rices. Steel Bull Tongues, , 10c to 25c. SteeLSHovels, 2c to 25c. m -Steel Turn Shovels, 25c to 35c. Steel Scooters, 10c to 15c. We can furnish every thing the farmer needs. Asheville Hardware Co. ON THE SQUARE. A New Line of Bed Lounges Just Recieved Prices" Lower than Ever. Mrs. L. A. JOHNSON PATTON AVBv Value Makes .the BargainT The price is only- an5 inducement. We offer the inducement,; but never without the value, 1 x -. The I.X. L. Departrricint Stbrci Phone 107. " ' 22 Patton Ave. . STRAJWIBlEmiEUDES- -'- Fresh shipment Vtomorrowi morning. HIRAM LINDSET; f . , . . Phones 200 jand 173.V- " 2 residence properties on BUtmore, City bU ' 1 TIEMRISJtlAS INQUIRY ' V j . - jrvf--.. 1 .. " 1 ' " -" IIKFNINIi Ilk 1Mb IMMtGTm AXiniU : BEFORE SPECIAL COMMIT TEE OFfTHE. HOUSEri trFOJl, Agent 01 ?'N0 Sale . Party REPORT State Library - 4 ' Induced Hich- ardson ta Launch "Secret ' Report" HE HAD FIRST TRIED TO SELL THE ISLANDS QRjOiN IXE3N1IHS" -THAT HE, CJHRIIST ; MAS ' AND ROGERS IWERE TO ' '" (DlEVIiDE COMMISSION ' FOR rpHIB . SAiliEr -BiROKB WiETH , OHRnST- ; i ' - - MAJS AIFTER SOt&HB 1X0 A'lUlNXjS . Washington, April l.-The investiga- fion of charges made in connection with i the Danish - West Indies purchase was -which he (Gron) and Rogers, rwere to ibegun today before the special commit- ha-ve two-thirds of the commission. He tee appointed" by Speaker Henderson. ,had never made Over a power of attor- JMr. Gron was the first witness sworn- Dey to him 'which' later he (Grron) re iby Chairman Dalzell. He said in Fe3 , pudiated. -Mr, Rogers saw1Christmas, ruary last parties in Copenhagen -who he .testified, but once. After that Rogr opposed the transfer of the Danish ers refused to see Chrtstmaor answer West Indies to the United States eon- his letters or telegrams, f erred with him and brought to his at- I As to the Christmas Interviews, In tention the Christmas report. Mr. Gron f-whloh Chrtetmas was-made to say that said he was at present the representa- he had negotiations with Alner Mo tive in this -country of these parties Kinley, which Christmas in his report who were memibers of the Danish upper ( declared had 'been instigated by Onn. house. the witness said that he had no con- Mr. Crron fcaye way temporarily to nection with Jthem. MT. Hill asked him Representative Alexander, of '-.Buffalo, - specifically if he knew what press as who desired to make a complete dis- sociations. were ' referred to In the claimer of any knowledge of Christinas or the Danish transaction. Continuing his statement, iMr. Gron explained ; how the Danish parties op posing 'the sale of the islands had per suaded him to come to Washington and place the Christmas report before con gress and the public, so that the facts would be known. He told of having se cured a note of introduction to General Grosvenor, of Ohio, of arranging to meet the latter in Washington, his pur pose being, he sard, to carry out assur ances given at Copenhagen that he would place the matter (before influen tial men and thus bring it to the at- Gron told . in great detail oF (bringing' the papers before.' Mr. Groayenpr, - who at first seemed quite Kx&gelT'Z .ktrSronlvi the matter before the proper pi3esin...Ireft,.tramc & Pitts- order that suitable action might be tak- en. The witness said thattiater Gen. Grosvenor Concluded that" it would be proper to lay the matter befdVe' the sec retary of state. This was done and Mr. Gron said he learned that the state de- nartmpnt hualrl fha t it r.nnld tnVp nr n- tion and that the authorities held that it could take no action and that the authorities here had in no way com- mitted themselves, to Christmas. Cron said that after Grosvenor had decided hot to prbceM with the matter he (Gron) had prepared a statement for Assocated Press and had asked Mr. (Crane, a newspaper man, to send some one from the Associated Press to him for the statement and also to Gen. Grosvenor for assurances as po Jron's standing. He learned later through Mr. Crane that Gen. Grosvenor -said he knew nothing about it. He said 'he was informed the day after he suimtoitted the statement that the Associated Press could not use it. Afterward, he said. he submitted his statement to several newspapers and more or less of it was printed. The witness then detailed how he had placed the matter before Repre- sentatives Richardson and Underwood, Thn had pnne wr the nanera. "What was your purpose in bringing it ihpf nrp mpmfhAi-s?" flskpd Mr. Tiaizeii. "To get it into the house before the American people," answered the wit- ness. In response to inquiries, the witness took up various branches' of the case. He said he represented those constitu ting the "No sale" party in Denmark. He denied the report that he (Gron) had himself been trying to obtain a commission for the sale -or tne isianas' t ' A CHOICE LINE ; of Easter presenits, IJaster cards (Dut- tbn's line), Prayer and Hymnal sets, Bibieis. See the new children's idi (Illustrated). J. H. liaW, 35 Patton avenue. ... An Eye Point: ' There are many points about- the eye that are lmpor ( t.anr. no ' maiiLcr- how-trivial they;, Rr.T&i T may, seem, mave rv : iiyw(, them attended " to- ' . at once. We grind-XHe; Optician. lenses to suic eacn .... - " t - Tid4vidnal nase. - , C: 6 Patton Ave. i. -.v. upposiDe xr. v. v. road. very cheap J and that the whole matter, was a -qiar- rel between . Christonaa t and himselftqv:e the commission . ? He readVa lettet stat- Ing that ari. old .alliance fcetween" cer tain -Danish men and AaneElcans'lnljtlifr fall of 190 wab declared off, eihteeii' months ago. He mentioned the inames of H H. Bogrert, Charles R.'Cfflint and hlTYlRPlf Bfi tho.iTTiarfiona ltifilMatBli nt that time In negotiating the ale of .the i - w ; ' islands Asked . specifically regarding a state ment in- the Christmas report tp the ef fect that 'Rogers had; agreed to accomt plish the sale 'of the islands for ten per; cent of thepurchase money,. Mr. Kiroa declared that, there was no such iagree- naent. He described how the negotiau- J tions conducted toy the committees iii cu annual xo conclusion just weiore in j. j .... . . ' U - J Spanish war iwhen 5 they were declared off in Ienmark. ' " 1 Mr; jGron said he undertook f to re open the negotiations . after the war; wPhe committees in lOopenhageli and America' had not been' dissolvedi Christmas -came to the United States in December, 1890. , ; v- Mr. Gron was closely questioned as to whether a proposition was made for Christmas tands Rogers 4 and ;hiniself to divide the icommissdon. He replied that there were various propositions.' " Asked as to .the threat attributed-to Rogers In the Christmas 'reDOrt On which Rogers as' made to say that he T tnd. twenty-six votes in the senate and could defeat the negotiations). Mr. Gron said he was never present at ah interview (between Rogers and Christ anas. He had never heard CMr.r Rogers ; " I".rtl," Wv" sigTied a contract wvith -r.iiriRt.maH ibv j Christmas reports. "I don't know," replied Mr. Gron. ' BIG STRIKE IS INAUGURATED TEN THOUSAND GO OUT AND 10- 000 OTHERS THROWN OUT OF EMPLOYMENT. Altoana, Ba., April 1 .-rThe strike ot lO.oe&imiaamnQyed.Vby the SoekeB tr-Ar Pittsburg r Otmt.& Iron $ompawf burg road was inaugurated today. The L.. -.-ti. Tx xw I tie"up 13 comPlete- throws out of work 10,000 emplbyea of the railroad. It (was decided to keep the pumpers at ; ork in order to keep the mines clear of water- Tne men say they would haive accepted the Altoona scale if the company ha& signed in Altoona., but they now demand other concessions. POPULIST ; DELEGATES COMING III SLOWLY ABOUT FHFTY IN LOUISVILLE TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. -Louisville, Ky., April 1. The state populist convention, called to precede xne isiauonai convention to oe neia to- morrow met xoaay. adoui rorty aeie- gates -were present. J Arrivals tor tne national convention I are coming in slowly. About fifty del- egates. representing other states are here. The most notable arrival was George H. Shibler of Washington inn DCDtnue dcdiou ,(tUU rLllOUIlU I LniOn Hi A CHINESE THEATER Victoria, iB. C, April 1. Oriental ad vices received today tell of the burning of 400 Chinamen in a theatre in the village of Kun" Hu, China, March 4. Some miscreant set the building on fire. The victims.' were mostly (women. Chinese steamer bound from iNam- rinh for Hanoi foundered on the night of March 16 at (Ninh. Two hundred and fifty persons were drowned, c Millinery Opening. . 7 On Friday, April 4th. H. iB.. Hood will have .a display of trimme4-hats Franch models also shown; .Room 17 Paragon .building, first dobrat- the head rot ' stairs: :tfrom Haywood street entrance, - 2t. JBIItmore 'Firewood. ' PhonV 700. a K t ,-. ' . When You buv con- T 1 ; v fectionervVou should : -iiisist .that- itbe jof v; , good Vquality. Only, Ptire Sweets VOTE- C N OLEO toMrrovj SENATE DEVOTED ALMOST N. TIRE DAY TO ITS DISCUSS- ION YESTERDAY. -A Pouse Resumed Consideration of the Sundry Civil Appro priation Bill. , ROBINSON DISCUSSES PASSING OF jHEBOUSE" COMMITTEE ON TO SUBMITS REPORT RECOMMEND JNG BHD (TO GRAKT STATEHOOD Tb ARIZONA, iNEW MEXICO ND OKLAHOMA. '.. Washington.r April l.The senate fur ther discussed , the "oleomargarine bill today, devoting almost the 'entire! ses sion to consideration of the measure. Galiriger, Spooher, Money and-Bailey were the principal speakers "'OalinVer said the :biil was intended- to prevent a "palpable and brazen fraud;" ;; Spooner also argued in favor of the bill, devoting most of hi remarks to refutation of the points made by the opponents of the. . m'easnfre. Money and Bailey opposed the bill: The latter, after speaking half an hour, complained of throat troutole and said he would -finish his remarks tomorrow or Thursday It was agreed that voting on the 'bill' and amendments should begin at 3 o'clock Thursday, The senate then adjourned. .." . In the House. Washington, Aprilvl. The house to day resumed consideration of the . sun-! dry civil appropriation bill, with the understanding that general debate which formally closed yesterday should be extended Ho - permit Mr. Robinson (Ind:) and Mr. Grew -(Pa.) to address the house. 'Mr. Robinson discussed the "passing of the housed; ats a deliberative body, to which Mr. Bell (Colo.) had address ed himself . yesterday. The senate which nor perfected legislation, he. mplaiped, was dominated y thirty senators ?reprjesenting .? niteen . , -states wlthless population , than, either New xorx or srennsyivania, 'rne present condition of affairs in the house, he said, was due to the concentration of all the power of the house in the hands of the speaker and the committee' on rules. Mr. Grow discussed the' questior of electing senators by -popular vote. ' He favored a constitutional atmendnient for; that purpose. At the conclusion of his remarks, the bill .was read for amendments under the five minute rule. Representative Dinsmore, of Arkan sas, today received ,a telegram from Arkansas announcing that his renomi- nation was assured. The first reports from Arkansas indicated that he had been defeated.' : - Mr. Sulzer (New York) offered an amendment to appropriate $5O,0W for lighting the torch of Bartholdi's . statue o$ liberty in New York harbor. v Mr. Sulzer said this light was put- out March 1. ;He read a poem written by an anti-lDiiperialist on the extinguish ing of tne lignt in xaoerty s torcn. . (Mr. Cannon said that the pending hill carried $1,00,000 for lights, the expen diture of" which, he. said, ,was entirely;, within-the discretion of the lighthouse'1 board. Mr. Cannon said the appropria tion committee had made some inves tigation and had ascertained, that the light on the Bartholdi statue was val ueless for Kjommercial purposes. On a rising Vote the amendment was carried 43 to 38. iMrfc Cannon immediately demanded tellers and' an aye and nay -votei Ab sentees ..were brought in and when the vote was 'finally completed the first vote was reversed and the amendment stood defeated, $1 to.j57. Clark (dem.) presented a substitute for the Chinese exclusion .bill. The committee on territories "submitted a report recommending the passage, of the. bill to grant statehood to Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma. The house then adjourned. ' r ONLY ONE BID RECEIVED FOR FIGHT. New York, April 1. Only one bid was received in this city today for the Jef-fries-Sltzsknmons fight. V It was that of BILL InvestmeiitlRwperty. . We ; naye :on ,our: list ; three residence : properties bringing repjar i5 per: ct.;"to20 per ct'. on . pricae can" name. Sewili? cheerMlly .give ;interfebtedier- v. V ' Vk ' WILKIE ! & fte Charleston Athletic ClubW'of fereathe'? fighters ' 75 per- cerit j'of'jthe gross receints or a ruarakteA 'of S26LOOO. The cltfb' agreed to.hqJd the'eontest-ibef. tween ju.a.y x ana-j une i and offered to; give the contestant; the entire . piro- ceeds'from -the picture' privilege After tme !Md naa been received mMelegram was sent to J3an Francisco, to ascertain if there were, any bids for the fight .re ceived there- and. the matter was de ferred until a reply could be received. BUT OIIE BATTLESHIP ; .. CAII.GO TO COWES ILLINOIS WILLTBE SOLE REPRE SENANTATIVE AT COr6nA- " TION DEM6n$TRATION. " Washington;1 lApril 1.- The intention of the United States to send af squadron to the naval demonstration atj Cowes in tionor of the Coronation of trie 'English king has been dispelled ;;.lbe : England politely informing the government' that .the American' naval - representation must be confined to one vessel. All the other naval powers have been similarly notified. The reason for -this- is not known, but it iS'tjelieVed thaft the English authorities -cannot ade quately provide ' entertainment for the great crowd of officers. ..t, - , - v "Tn view of England's action 'Secretary Long has assigned the battleship Illi nois as our sole representative She will sail from Hampton .Roads for Eng land next week. She wjll ibe the; flag ship of Rear Admiral Crjowninshield. FOUR THOUSMID WITNESS A LYIIGHIliG AT ROME iRoime, Ga., April 1. Walter Allen, a negro, was lynched by a mob . of four j assaulting Blossom Adams, a 16 year old girt, a member of one of Georgia's most prominent families, The negro ap proached the girl in the "street and told her a dressmaker in a: certain hpusV wanted her. She went-and found the house vacant. The negro fqllowed and choked her Into Insensibility. The ne gro was arrested. He was taken from jail tonight and hahgedto ar telephone pole in -the center of the city and his; body riddled with billets He protest-' ed hisMnnocence although identified by V- RATHBONE ALLOWED BAIL IN SUM OF $100,000 Havana, April l.JThe, Supreme court today decided to. admits ex-Dfrector of Posts Rathbone to ball t in the sum of For the use of clubs arid all who may be interest ed. We have gathered together some unusually handsome piece? f o j prizes at a very large range in prices, f Arthur M Field ... -v.;.- '! : Company Leading Jewelers . . Cor. Patton Ave. and Church St. LaB ARBE Prices - and JEALOUSIlVflTGti POWERS USPtClOff i AND DISTRUST "OF ON E ANOTHER GROWS AMONG EUROPEAN NATIONS.' Ar.lOilG Germany Suspeeted of Being- Inl ; Sympathy With Russia's Designs. ; THEY WOULD EXCHANGE FAVORS IN CHINA UNPTEQ STATES' Wl'lUTUiDO" , ON? CHINIESB Qt33E3SPTifN UiNDOUBT-' )ILY RESSTRiAilNS CIJllIXITY' OEV ' ;Washington, April i. Never slnod'-'' the Chinese Question . became acute c x through the Boxers uprising have the,v. other more closely or jealously than at V , present. The administration has.ln-' f ormation that leads directly to the con elusion that suspicion -and distrust of' one another are growihg amons the ' lEJuropean powers, . Germany now is the-most nnrprtatnJ quantity in regard to the Chinese situ- - ' ation. The suspicion is prevalent that 4 V' she is actually In sympathy with the (Continued on eighth page.) " mg utitiit, A ' Stylish and Serviceable. Grenadine Dress Pattern......;..." $4.50 i 1.37 ; 25 One Wash Silk Waist Pattern...... .... K)he. Yash Oorded Madras -Patiernviv .12 : Complete with a ;! ; Handsome'Pattcm qr a new outing hat forV one-v Sumnep's opt half the usual cost of; such rr$ goods. Qplf Gloves. Most elegant neckwear in the ciy Shopping Bags and Purses 25c to Genuine Seal $3,9$. - Boys Linen Summer Tam.t Caps 29c. " Golf and Steame- Rugs. s Sale of odd pieces of. China ware, now less than one-half prices-. Mattings. anJUugs. For Rent Sumner One of the most desirable residences ' - stflihlea rmA erard6ni all mnA&rntmvimm"' " ' lences. (Price ?40. 00. -One J, room, house , on Grady street. In good repair, small?" ' nfahle nn lot. Prlefi J2S.OO nr niAiiHi;: ,f une o rooaa nouse ciose . xo center r ox ; j town. - Price $16.00 iper caonth. ; v -K 1 H. F. Grant & Son, EXCLUSIVE " AGENTS; - 4S Patton arenas. TV- We liave a , well selected stook -of Wood's Seeds, Onion' Sets ancTi , Lawn Grass. With Jfew , excep-x t tions we sell at Wood's prices-il ? 1 fi- S k f pi 3-' J s ki Bealitate AgCRooin 87-Library Bld Phone 719 1 4
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