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ASHEVILLE, N. SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 4, 1V02
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If we have it, It is the Beat.
Oliver
Chilled
Flows
And repairs, we are the exclusive
agents for this famous plow in
this territory. Come and see our
stock of plows.
Asheville
Hardware Co
ON THE SQUARE.
Miniatures on Ivory
A Revival of the Daiaty Portrait-
ure of the 17 Century.
Among people of refinement and tftate
the miniature has always occupied
place exclusively Its own nothing else
in portraiture supplies this demand.
Our miniatures will meet the demand
of the most critical. Call and ask us
about them.
N. BROCK
Studio, 29 Patton avenue.
Attend The Big Convention
at 'No. 22 Patton avenue, every working
day Inthe year and you will be wel
comed as a delegate. When you In
spect samples, it will be difficult for you
to make selections, you will . (eel like
wanting all.
The I. X. L. Department Store
Phone 107. 22 Patton Ave. .
Home grown Asparagus 10 to 80c
bunch, New Spinach 30c peck. Mustard
and Turnip Greens 25c peck. HUram
Llndsey, 450 South Main street.
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One lot on Montford avenue, 60 feet front, 175 feet deep, price $550.00, can
be Jbought on easy terms if desired. . 1
Two lots on . Montford avenue, 50 feet front, 175 feet deep, price $500.00
on time, or $450.00 cash.
One lot on Montford avenue, 92 feet front, .175 feet deep, price $500. 00 -cash."
Three lots at passenger depot can be ibought at low prices for cash, good
for residence or store rooms. Call and see us. for full particulars and prices.
BRADFORD & WAGNER,
10 Paragon Building. , REAL ESTATE AGENTS. . Phone 823.
DE
ENT
THE CLARK
Ex-Gov. Russell Said to Have Offered to the Judge to Submit
Letters to Responsible Persons
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Special to the Gazette.
ftaietgti, May 3. A telegram received
tonight from Wilminsrton says: "It is
Stated here on .unauesttoned euHthority
that Governor Russell "wrote a letter to
Jtidge Clark today, saying he had seen
Bachelor's letter and understood from
it that -Clark demanded (publication of
hls ietters; and stating that if Clark
is willing he will allow all his letters
to ,be exhibited to reasonable persoiK
for identification and will give them out
for publication." .
Judge Clark was- shown the telegram
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION'S
FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION
A Sketch of the History, Plans and Objects of This Great Body of
Religious Workers The Membership Comprises 2800 Dele
gates and Representatives Two Sessions Daily will Probably
Be Held No Merchandise to be Sold in the Building.
Next Friday morning ait 10 o'clock the
Southern Baptist convention will meet
in annual session at the auditorium.
The convention will remain in session
about one week. At tthe same time
there will toe in session in this city the
Baptist "roung People's union, the Wo
men's Missionary union, and other bod
ies auxiliary to the convention.
There are, to round numbers, 280
members of the convention. The com
ing session will toe the forty-seventh
The following states are represented,
each being entitled to a given number
xf representatives, as loiiows:
Alabama, 124; Arkansas, 50; restrict
or (joiumiDia, t; uiorioa, 23; ureorgaa,
176; Indian Territory, 5; Kentucky, 156;
Louisiana, 45;, Maryland-A5 Mlsstesi
pi, 89; Missoui 7j;Torth Crtama, 102;
Oklahoma. 3: South Carolina, 102 1 Ten
nessee, g5 Texas, 189; ;V1iiginla, lSI. f-rj
Each of these representatives is froi
WILLIAM J. NORTHEN, LL. E.
Ex-Governor of Georgia, and President
of the Southern Baptist Convention.
a district association of the convention,
elected at the annual meeting of his
association. In addition to the repre
sentatives; the membership- of the con
vention consists of "brethren who con
tribute funds, or are delegated by Bap
tist (bodies contributing funds for the
regular work of the convention, on the
ibasis of one delegate tor every $250 ac
tually paid into the treasuries of the
board during the fiscal year ending the
30th day of . April next preceding the
meeting of the convention."
The Southern Baptist convention wae
.NEW LINE SCREENS.
Oak and filled with denim or sllkallne
at very close prices, all new patterns.
J. H. Law, 36 Patton avenue.
The Sign
of
Distress
Tour eyes will give you warning if
you overtax them in any way, or. If any
thing goes wrong with them, come to
us, we will make them right with prop-1
erly ground glasses. Examination Free.
McKee, Optician
64 Patton avenue, opposite Postoffice.
IN
CASE?
First League Game Monday.
. and said he had not received the letter
land could not saywhait his reply iwould
I be.
There was a report here today that
Andrew Perry, a negro, was lynched in
lAttle River township, twenty mile
from here last night.. The report Is
unconfirmed and is generally discredit
ed. - The Toxaiway Tanning company, of
Transylvania county, was incorporated
today; capital, $100,000.
The stajte league season opens Mon
day. OLIVER FULLER GREGORY, D D.
Of Baltimore. Md s0ir.T.QK3T-,r
ovlji VAL I. IXC
bouthern Baptist Convpni
organized in Ausrusta. Ga.. in ijur "f-
the purpose," the preaamole to tthe con
stitution states, "of carrying into effect
the (benevolent in.tAnHvna
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stltuents by organizing a nJa.n rvf
ing, combining, and directing the ener-
.iontinued on seventh page.)
SOAP MANUFACTURING
INTERESTS COMBINE
New York, May 3. Lawyer Frank E.
Stripe, acting far a number of CADStal-
isqts, has inx)Tporated In Maine the
Uamted States soap corporation. Stripe
says the object is to combine the soap
manufacturing interests of the coumtry.
Plants are to be established in Tennes
see and New Jersey.
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS
Washington, May 3. In the senate
today a resolution calling far the ap
pearance here oif Major Gardener as a
witness (was discussed. Spooner and
otner senators objected Ito ordering
the officer to return from the Philip
pines as hie presence there ds necessary
at the court of inquiry ordered on
charges made by him. Some Titterness
was shown in the discussion which was
concluded when the death of Represen
tative Cumimfijngs was announced.
The house adjourned out of respect
to Mr. Cumtnings after arrangements
were made for a funeral to take place
to the hall of the house at 3 o'clock to
morrow. One sure way to teCl whether a man
is a liar is to see how! mad, he gets
when he thinks you have called him
one when you haven't.
Dr. Jordan, 3 and 4 Drhumor Block,
above Field's jewelry store, hours 11 to
1 o'clock. tf.
Splendid mountain pasture In the
vanaerDia preserve ior cows. 50c per
head per month. Apply Forest Depart
ment, Blltmore Estate. tf
Oup New
Baker
knows how to bake cakes.;
To prove it just try (hem.
HBSTON'S
Phone 183
26 So. Main St.
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WALL STREET HAS
A NERVOUS DAY
STOCK MARKET UNSETTLED AF
TER COLLAPSE OF THE WEBB
MEYER PROPERTIES.
Apprehension Exists to Tomor
row's Developments, and
General Interest Is Mani
fested. SOME MANIPULATORS
THREATENED WITH ARREST
TWO WELL KNOWN BROKERAGE
. FIRMS IN ADDITION TO OFFEN
BACH & MOORE, SUFFERED
HEAVY LOSSES.
Naw York, May 3. Wall street had a
nervous day of it today, with tthe stock
market in an unsettled state after the
collapse in prices of the Webb-Meyer
properties. A good deal of apprehen
sion exists as to possible developments
Monday when payments are again due
on stock exchange deliveries. Besides
the injury the crash had done to the
brokerage firm of Offenlbach & Moore,
o. weU known commission (brokerage
JSrons suffered heavy losses.
j There Were threats on the (pant of op
erators who have lost money on Rut
laiid preferred to have some of the
manipulators of the market arrested
tor obtaining money on tfalse pretenses
liner defectives hung around the offices
ffhft hhlpulators in the Broad street
xclige'buildinig. There were no ar
IfflSabw, Monday's developments will
f&afched with interest;
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BOER A0EIIT PEARSON
.;:;tcrlean 'y'ii-n pari
ssns-'lthe Boer representative, left to
night for..,Washa$
Attorney '"Grm-Da reportVill be
submitted .;;Vml:"Presi
dent Rooseveltw;5it,4i &an, disregard
the agitation fn favor of stopping the
mule traffic.
"President Roosevelt hates me and
the Boers,'1 sard Pearson, "and he twill
do nothing unless he iis forced. In
Washington -1 shall call on Roosevelt.
I love to call on people that don't like
me. It's fine sport. I don't expect any
help from him though."
ALLAN-A-DALE WINS
THE KENTUCKY DERBY
Louisville, Ky., May 3. Four of the
best three year olds in the west contest
ed to day for- victory in the Kentucky
Derby at the mile: and a quarter on
Churchill dtoiwinis this afternoon, the
openingi day of the spring meeting of
the New Louisville jockey club. The
weather und track were favorable for
fast time and one of the liargest
crowds which have witnessed the race
saw the contest.
The attendance numbered 20,000 peo
ple. The event is a male and quarter and
is worth $6000. It was won. by Allan -a-
Dale, T. C. McDowell's son of Hal me.
Sudie McNairy, in a nose finish under
the lash on the home stretch. Time
2:08-3-4.
The Coronation Derby
London, May 3. W. K. Vainderbilt
will, in all probability, win the corona
tion derby, if he secures Mr. Siever's
Sceptre, the winner of the 2000 guinea
stakes and of 1000 guineas stakes for
which he is reported to have offered
Selver 40.00Q guineas. Sewer refused to
sell but intimated that he might con
sider a bid of 50,000 guineas.
Special Rent Lisi
Dpiring the past week we rented
three tof the houses advertised in last
Sundays Gazette. For this week we
call your special attention to the fol
lowing: A select eight room house on Mont
ford avenue, large lot, all conveniences,
ifurmshed, $60 per month.
A new four room cottage, modem
conveniences, Blair street, $12.50 per
month.
A new seven room house on Central
avenihe, near Chestnut street, modern
conveniences, $18 per month.
A f nice seven room house on; Mon t
ford euvenue, modern conveniences, $30.
A desirable nine room house,modern
conveniences, statrfe, Montford avenue
$50 per month. . "
A idesiraible eight room hooise, mod
em conveniences, near South Main
street, furnished, $40 per month.
A modern ten room house, Starnes
avenue, large lot, completely (furnished,
$60 per month.
Two large boarding houses In choice
locations, furnished, $50 and 60 per
month. Rent one and get ready' for the
summer, rush of visitors. ,
Wilhie & LaBarbe,
: Exclusive Agents,
No. 23 Patton, Ave. Thone 661
RETAIL BUTCHERS
FORMA COMBINE
A Ten Million Dollar Company,
to Fight the Beef Trust-Site
Chicago, May 3. The retail butchers
of the United States are banding as
stockholders in a $10,000,000 iDackin
company to enter into competition with
tne loeef trust, as a result of the war
against the packers. The new company
will be backed by Chicago banks and
its projectors are confident from the
progress made that it will be ready for
business in a short time.- Many of the
BIG COAL STRIKE
AGAIN III SIGHT
ALL NEGOTIATIONS FOR SETTLE
MENT CALLED OFF NO CON
CESSIONS FROM OPERATORS.
New York, May 3. All negotiations
for the settlement of the threatened
miners' strike have been called off and
Wednesday the executive committee of
the three anthracite districts which
has full power, will meet in Scranton,
Pa., and vote on the question of order
ing a strike. The statement was made
tonight by President Mitchell of the
United Mine workers that the operators
are determined not to make conces
sions. Therefore, another big coal
strike is in sight.
RECEIVED FATAL BLOW
III A BOXING BOUT
Allentown, Pa., May 3. One of the
boxing!' bouts at the Keystone athletic
entertainment last night proved fatal.
Frank Smftth and Hans Hartranf t.
botlV: 23, were matched for eight rounds,
Smith .. had the bettfcer of the bout up to
the seventh round, when Hart ran ft
kjibeked himi down by a left upper cut
on? the chio!. Smith tfell heavily. He
was "unconscious to this morningi. when
SEVERE MEASURES AGAINST
MURDEROUS CHINESE REBELS
PeMn, May 3. A colonel and! fifty
men of the troops of "Viceroy Yuan Shlh
Kai have 'been cut 'ftit tii Yw -rahls
in the region aJjoiut Weihsiejif '-. -
Twenty-live xruiuurcu . regular troops
left Paoting Fu-' today: to1, roforce the
troops in the disturbed district. They
were ordered to use the imos ' extreme
measures and to burn earerVthdhe and
behead alljebelsr until-, the uprising is
eradicated.
UNIVERSITY QF VIRGINIA
WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
Charlottesville, Va., May 3. By tak
ing the series from North Carolina here
today, the University of Virginia won
the championship of the south. Score":
R H E
Virginia 11 13 1
North Carolina.. 1 8 6
National League Games.
At Chicago R H E
Cincinnati.. .. 1 1 7 1
Chicago.. .. .. ... 6 10 2
Batteries: Stummel and Bergen;
Menefee and hamice. .
At Pittsburg R H E
St. Louis.. : ...... 5 12 0
Pittsburg.. .. U; i.y, 9 . 10 1
Batteries: Yerkes and. Ryan; Phil
lippi and O'Connor.1 '
Philadelphia-New York and Brooklyn-Boston
games .not played on ac
count of rain.
Rebuilding Sale!
None So Blind as Those Who WON'T
SEE the Bargains We Offer.
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44 Inch Black Taffeta SLllt. ....... ..n.M
27 inch Black Taffeta Silk.......... tf
bT fcocb Black, and ftVblte Stripe Silk 71
21 loch Black Peso' IDe Sole.. 71
21 Inch Striped Taffetas 49
Black Taffetas fully guaranteed to wear and be
25 per cent under orice, We never urge customers
tp buy -4Donf Have To" the goods do
that
G. M. MEARS
Shoes, Clothing, Trunks, Dry Goods,
Notions, Millinery,
- .30-31-33 SOUTH MAIN.
with Headquarters at Chicago,
for Packing Houses Secured.
largest retailers throughout the coun
try approve the plan and have pledged
themselves to subscribe for capital
stock. Butchers are solicited asTsSck
holders, so as to assure the company a
large trade from the start. The pro
posed packing houses will be located
at .the stock yards, and will rival In
capacity any plant now existing The
site has already been selected.
Are You
Interested
In Facts?
It is a fact that we have the
largest stock of reliable goods in
onr line In this part of the state.
It is a fact that every article in
our stock is thoroughly good
and reliable Just what It pre
tends to toe. It is a fact that our
guarantee stands behind every
article we sell. It is a fact that
quality considered, our prices are
especially attractive.
Do these facts interest you?
Arthur -Mi Field
"any
;Cor. Church St. and PAtton Av..,
Do You Want to
Kent op Buy
A Desirable
7-Room House
Centrally Located.
If so let us give you prices and
tell you all about it.
H. F. Grant & Son, REAALfiETE
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We have a well selected stock
of Wood's Seeds, Onion Sets and
Lawn Grass. With few excep
tions we sell at Wood's piicos.
Grant's Pharmacy
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