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1 VOL. VH NO. 79: A8HEVILLE, N. SUNDAY MOBNING, MAY II. Uh)2 F1VB C2SNT8 PEa FOUR D0LLAS9 A TZUB. Oe f. 51 PattoiiAve, OFLM -AGaihASH . i - hi ii mmmmm M , WWWMMWBM ". ?y , streicher -tp-ah a if a i ii f a ii iir-tpn- - : UNDER HILLS - ' i Colored Wash We direct attention to our extensive line of Colored Wash Under skirts in Lawns Seersuckers Chambrays Lsinens And those very popular Percales in Black and White Stripes and Polka Dots. r Price 60cto vJS.1.33 51 Patton Avenue, If we tiave it, it la the Best. r- Good Carpenters, The men who do reliable work, must possess good tools A carpenter, no matter how fine a work man hi is, is badly han dicapped if his tool chest is not filled with The Best Tools You can get them from Asheville Hardware Co. ON THE SQUARE. undecided have your made ask you are where to photograph the advice of some fi jend who has had an art school educa tion. BROCK, Photographer. Studio. 29 Patton avenue. Attend THe Big Convention t No. 22 Patton avenue, every working day in the 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. I. Department Store Phone 107; 22 Patton Ave. 200 quarts of StrWtoerries at 15 cents per quart. Hiram Ldndsey, City Mar ket, 450 South Main street. netfiedaf 08StreicherCo If Pop Fif teen Hundred Dollars we can feell an eight-room hbieeaad nearly on only seven minuteaalfc from. Court Square, near Montford Ave, and well locafea VFoYin,QrVp - ; X The convention met Jasrt evening at 7:40 and wm ispA to order v Presl-' dent Bale. ' Dr. B. E. Bomar, assistant secretary I of foreign missionsv delivered the open ing prayer. Dr. Eaton, chairman of the committee on time and place and preachers of next meeting, report ed the time selected as the first Fri day before the second Sunday in May, 1803the place as Sawanttlah,- Ga., and the preacher, Reverend B. H. Carroll of Texas, and Rev. W. M. Vines of this city as alternate. Rev. Mr. Carrol im anediiately rose and declined the honor offered him. He said in his remarks, "I decline for several reasons, because my Ibrother is on .the icommitte' of selec tion, because Wacor Texas, ts contest ing for the next place of meeting and for me to 'be put on a preacher hiandi daips Waco's chances in the canvas. I am perfectly willing under ordinary circumstances to preach a sermon ait any time the convention desires. . "I offer an amendment to the resolu tion to strike out the word Savannah and substitute Waco. I have with me a communication, which I shall not read, from the mayor of Waco, invit ing you to that city and also an invi tation from the Business Men's club. The mayor himself is here tonight. Sa vannah is too near Ashevllle. The uni ty of the convention depends upon the alteration principle of selection. The convention should hold its session where the possibility of strongly im pressing the largest nuimlber of people is greatest. If you .come to Waco you teach 3,000,000 people. Double the num ter of people will attend your meetings at Waco. We have abundant roam for you. Six railroads ass through the city." At the close of Mr. Carrol's remarks Mr Moody moved that the convention I go to Hot Springs. Mr. Jordan of Sa- ! vannah advocated that city in a brief epeeen. it was agreed tnat eacn speaKer .snuxiiu uae aaiuweu v nuuuuiea in which to present his arguments. The mayor of Waco, J. W. Reggins was in troduced and spoke in part as follows: "Tn hehia.1f 30.000 neonle I invite vou to come to us and I ibelieve of you could put 1 your ear to the key-hole of the hearts of 3,000,000 people-of whom we form the nucleus, you would hear them say, "'00016 to Texas.' " Govenor Nprthen then addressed the convention in thet behalf of Savannah. The contest between the two cities waxed fierce and for ta time opinion seemed -to fluctuate tout it was finally decidedjthat "Savaunnah shottid Jjethe next place for toe convention, - that the 1 time should - be the ' first Friday (before the second Sunday In May, 1903, 1 and that the . preacher appointed be- Rev. ,'W. J. Williamson With W,. M.' Vines of Asheville as alternate. The resolution was made unanimous, v The 'reporti of the committe on pagan fields was then read by Dr. Garrett. It showed a'splendid record in the past, the year which has Just closed Ibeing the most prosperous in its history. Also favorable reports of the work in China, Japan and Africa. He recommended ea policy of strengthening the old fields instead of extending the missionary work into new. The report oh the papal fields was read by Rev. Mr. Edgerton of Knox ville, Ky. which showed progress in Mexico and Brazil. R. J. Willingham, corresponding sec retary of the board of foreign missions discussed the subject at considerable length. L. M. Roper of South Carolina spoke on papal fields. The First Baptist church quartet, composed of Mr. and Mrs. Mil- likan, Miss Hildebrand and . J. S. McCanless, rendered a hymn which was greatly appreciated Iby the audience. Mrs. Millikan sang the solo parts with sweetness and feeling. An address on foreign missions was delivered (by M. J. Breaker of Missouri in the course of which he said: "There is no state in the union that has as many missiona ries in tne neia as Missouri. Mer contribution in the past year Was $17, 000." A notice was read that the editors of the Baptist church association will meet in the Christian church ion Hay wood street Monday morning at 9 o'clock. George Truitt of Texas . delivered an eloquent speech on the subject of for eign missions, durine which he said: "The whole world, the earth, tfromt sun- NEW LINE SCREEN'S. Oak and filled with denim or silkaline at very close prices, all new patterns. J. H. Law, 85 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 wiM make them right with prop erty ground glasses. Examination) Free. McKee, pi The ician 64 Patton avenue, opposite.. Postofflce. rise to sunset, is the plSatfoim of our Work. Not home alone 'bait home and ioreigh missions, togrether and insepar- oMe. Your field is the whole wide worm, unnsrs cnurcn is not a anutuai admiration society, we are not here t0 tell each other how much abetter we are tnan xnose.wno ao not Know of tne grospel. Christ's church is not an in surance cotm(pany. We are not here to aav ourselves alone but all the world. Christ's church is' not a deftelting so ciety. We are not to spend our -issue in argTiing- - theolosgical "" questions. Christ's dchurch Is a (great Mfe-savlng' tirew to rescue sinners from the depths of sin into which they are sinking. "The time is upon us when every .an shall ibe a missionary." The -speaker was most ejotment. -Ite lad a forcible and convincing dediyer which he;ld the attenjtion of the audi ence to the last word. At the close Qf the . speech J. A. Lee of New Orleans jnerea a resomtion gmntlngr A.. J. Diaz the provilege of speaking on God's worn in Ouiba, during the .. Monday morning session. The resolution was ruiea out of order !by President Eagle . An announcement was then made from the iplatform that there had just oeen received f rom the Baiptist Piuiblish ing house in Canton, China, a nmQiber of pamphlets containing specimen pages of the-Sund'ay school board edU tion of the New Testament in Chinese. ipCbntlriued on 5th page.) ? AFTERNOON SESSION RF THF PflflVFMTtfUl Ul MIL UUIllCIl I lUM In the afternoon session J. B. Gam- ' ed imcessanltly over the disturbed sec breU read the report on mission., work tton. the flames averfegiriig sixty to a west of ithe Mississippi river. ( hundred a minute. Ktostown, which The report on work among the is 12 miles from the volcano, was cov- groes was read by fW. H. Searcy 'of JMississippti, and ,A (ponding secretary J. Rowe, coret- from Mississippi. spoke on) the subject W. I. Upshaw of Georgia also deltt ered ta ffervemt address on the : wWrV Dr. T. T. .Eaton moved to amend thd by-laws so as itw prohibit Hm the ifutow& Jo,n speeches of welcome and - sponses to aimit to bn address of eacijt kind, the former not to exceed !15 min- possible to proceed beyond that poin$ iitea and the Hatter not too exceed jon account of the rivers of lava. A He also .suggested that in; the futtire i huge hdlS was observed where 'previ nomihatimg speeches be forb4ddie?i,usly there was a valley. The whole Williaim Pfieffer, a German Vwhovof tht part of the dsland is smoking. (Continued on second page.)- 4i Sixty persons ten reported to have been HERE" ARE Specaal to the Gazette. RaSeigh, N. C May 10. iludge Clark M -.4. - . snic uui a. xxcwr vouig-xu cou'tauung ni tetters to Russell. There are six of these, besides two wholly typewritten and umsigned of which he says he has no recollection. The paper given out tonight is addressed to B. J. Holt, Smithfield, N. C, and refers to en dorsement of his camdidacy for chief justice by confederate veterans and the county conventions of Chaithaim and Warren. t He says the letters are brought in consequence of iheir haviing Ibeen shown by Russell to lawyers defending Furches and Douglas in the impeachment trial under promise not to show them unless necessary for the defense of their clients. The recent correspondence between Olark and Russell is quoted, Clarke charging Russell with acting in (bad faith in ex posing private communiications. The first (letter furnished data concerning Page's rafliroad amd closes with this: "I enclose you letter showing J. H. Pearson willing. I also aim in receipt of letters from leading democrats en dorsing the suspension of the two rail road commissioners. Return mie Pear son's letter." The secomd letter, unsigned says: "Whatever thou doest do quickly ere they have wit enough to (nominally) lease: out to another: You have them cm the -run, keep them a going." Clark says he can recall mo reasoni for writing such a letter to Russell. The third letter is in the same class and not pub Open all -night, Raysor's Drug Store. Stock Beets, Velvet, Soja and White Navy Beans at Grant's Pharmacy. 74-6t. Soda Water at Grant's Pharmacy, tf Splendid mountain pasture in the Vanderbilt preserve for cows. 0c per head per month. Apply Forest Depart ment, Biltmore Estate. tf Fresh For This Week Pies, Cakes, Cook ies, Fancy Cakes. Bread, Buns, Rolls. The;' Best of ExerythTn LETTERS Terrible Scenes Pictured by Eye 2t, Lucia and St. Vincent Number of Dead Now Estimated at 25,000 to 30,000 Hills now Rise where Valleys Lay Craters Still Pouring; Streams of Molten Lava. io8!1!!!? M Lucia Island south is tnterrupted nd the rmrTfiTTttvTv v,.. shnn wi. -xr, . - - I w w t&v. iw m. viuwui cuua rc-POrt- A correspondent who is on the steamer gives the folflowinK account of his experience. The Meamer Jeft here rm 1 a -.i k ... v wcimig oj. tw& otn. Terrible flames were vlsilble from the grater of he Soufriere Toicaino which -was 4n eruption on the island of St. Vinceatfe during the entire journey. At tmid ntight the TOloamo iwas only If our miles ffirom the point reached by the steamer. At this time the steamer rani toto a heavy shower of gray ashes. The peo ple aboard were almost suffocated. The atmosphere waa so dense thkt (nothing could be seetar. The steamer put about and steamed south two hours before she was clear of the showers of ashes. At 3 o'clock in the morning she iput -back toward the fisland ansd encountered more ashes and again wtag cam.peMed to put off. She arrived at Kingstown, gapital of St. Vncent, about. 5 in the momiaig. It was seen that the vcfldaoja rwlaa in I ooniStant eruption, accompanied by a tre lmendous roar. Forked lijrhtaine olav- ered wtth three inches of ashes and showers, of stones -m Thursday; The ' eruption was first observed on Monday. Huge volumes of water shot up from the crater end the people in the neigh borhood fled. There has Ibeen a con tinuous roar ever since. The northerni district of the island, ; from Chateau "Beaair ,to Georgetown has itoeen compileteay destroyed. It is inn- AH- ) dished because, as Clark says, there is nothing to connect him with it. f The fourth letter is as foHows: "My Dear (Governor: There are spies watching your hotm and mine this is R. R. rule. If the matter is important enough to Justify it I will come around about 9:30' o'clock. But if you can conveniently write the subject matter send me a note by bear er. I will not hesitate to come, if the subject is important enough, in your opinion." "The fifth letter, marked "Personal," Says: "My Dear Governor: You will probably not be at your office until court aneets so I drop you this note. Would not Aycock be 'the (best man and if for any reason he is not avail able, I respectfully suggest Judge Con nor. The grand jury fcefore they ad journ surely ought to investigate Mess- ler's case, or one-half rate from' here to Round Knofo, or Simonton's coming to court in palace car free. Each is $5,000' oeffnse and notorious.. If it was little chicken larceny it would ibe hunt ed up and somebody sent to the peni tentiary." Clark comments on this as follows: "This recommended Mr. Aycock (now governor) of Judge Connor as a good lawyer to see to the execution of the law against free (passes and discrimina tion in freight rates, 'both of which are forbidden under heavy penalties by the statute. I had doubtless 'been asked to suggest a good democratic laiwyw, arid I certainly named two, whose derm ( Continued on fourth page.) Special Rent Lisf During the past week we rented three of the houses advertised in last Sunday's Gazette. For this week we call your special attention to the foi lowing: A select eight room house on Mont CLARK'S : i TO RUSSELL ford avenue, large lot, all conveniences, furnished, $60 per month.- A new four room cottage, modern conveniences, Blair-street, $12.50. per month. -A new even room house on Central avenue, near Chestnut street, modern conveniences, $18 per month. A nice seven room house on Mont ford anrenue, modern conveniences, $30. A'desSralble nine roonf h6Use,tnoaern conveniences, stable, Montford avehn $50 per month. " ?'. .' . A desiraible eight room house, mod ern conveniences, near South Main street,- furnished, $40 per -month, r A modern ten room house, Starnes avenue, large lot, coanpletely furnished, $60 per month. Two large 'boarding1 houses in cholee locations, .furnished, $50 and $60 per imonth. Rent one and get ready for the summer rush of visitors'. , Willtie & LaBarlie, . Exclusive Agents, No. 23 Patton Ave, ; 'Phone 661 Witnesses of the Whirlwind of Fire and Lightning; at Martinique "tning whMe getttmg a,wtay. Tuesday and Wednesday the island WB snowered ivntn asnes. Near Be3a4r the ashes are three fee deep. On Thursday there were continuous show ers of hot eland and water. Every- " U -- - OSneS. Many peirsoiiB have been brought in iboalta from Kingstown. Some refugees who arrhre3 on the coaBt wepe dying from thirst. Some of them had been thirty-six hours without water. All cattle are dead from thirst. There is (little food iml the coast villages. On aoount of (the scarcity of water transportation facilities it will (be dm- possible at present to go into the imtte- rior and Investigate the extent of the disaster. It is impossiole to say how "many peopfle fperished, but the number TUTk into the hundreds, We ae,ft Kingstown at eight dn the morning, the correspondent says, wdth orders to tow a relief boat from Belair to Owia Oarib. "Whjemi off Barroulic we .received a message from the shore by boats that passage was danpossible. Nevertheless we proceeded on our voy- age. When opposite Belair there was a grand view of. the west side of the crater. Rivers of lava were streaming down the mountain sides in every di rection, flowing into the sea. The huge crater was covered viwitbj smoke and there was an incessant eruption. Great quantities of-ashes were Mown tato-fthe air and Were fallimg toward the sea, ' obscuring everything. New land was Observed this morning out toward the sea for half a mile. It was probably lava which had been cooled by the sea water. It was inu possible to get close to the town. The sea was littered with trees and other wreckage. We attempted to srojoeed to St. Iucia through a Calling muck of j ashes 'but found it impossible. It meant suffocation to try it. We returned, and entered the belt again some-miles out' at sea but there was the. same result. 'On the horizon there was nothinsr to tyn'Vte!;Uj- muck which was, piled up likeraii etidr- J mous wall. Inside the belt all was dark. We put back and steamed around the island to windward '. The entire territory" of the disturbed diS-: trict was clearly visible. Besides the large crater numerous small ' craters were in eruption. When close to Georgetown we passed along the coast toward St. Ducia and saw no signs of life. It is believed that every person within the disturbed area has perished. Refuges at Georgetown and Belair are in danger. New York, May 10. Another day's reports regarding the disaster at St. Pierre show a few hundred more lives saved than was first known, but the few survivors estimate that from 25,000 to 40,000 perished in the "whirlwind of fire" that descended on the town from the volcano of Mount Pelee. Relief expeditions , have been unable to land at the -buried city to obtain accurate information as to the loss of life. The last reports from the island say that the eruption continues and the town Is still burning. Morne Rouge, the ifashionalble suburb of St. Pierre escaped. The French gov ernor of Martinique fled from that place and was saved. The American cruiser Cincinnati has been ordered from San Domingo to Martinique to give assistance. The French and British governments are sending assistance from adjacent is lands. Paris, (May 10. Minister of .Marine Delianessan received' the following ca- Great Rebuilding "It's Up to You. Only a few days more of this great sale. The great timbers and iron for our immense new store will soon arrive and the great sale will be of the astfc "'It is up. to you' whether you will be benefitted by it or not . 10,000 yards Fine Wool Dress Goods. 2,000 yards Fine Dress Silks. 20,000 yards Fine Wash Dress Fabrics, 300 Ladies' and Misses' Hats. 10,000 Pair Men's, Ladies' and Children's Shoes. 1,500 Men V Fine Shirt. All-new, up to date goods; to be sold at a sac rifice. Gome Prepared to Pay One-half Usual Prices. blegram from the commander of th warehip Suchet, dated Fort De Fraioca, May 10, 4 p. m. : "I arrived at Port (Continued on fourth page.) A woman Whether, she be the donor or the recipient of a watch bought at FIELD'S, is sure to be a contented woman. With each watch we sell goes our personal guarantee written if you like as to the case and works. We invite your in s'pection in full confidence of suiting ypir to the prover bial "T" Do You Want to Rent op Buy A I desirable 7-Koom House Centrally Located. If so let us give you prices and tell you all about it. H. F. Grant & Son, g?TE Wood's Seels We h8ve a well selected stock ot Wood's Seeds, Onion Sets and Lawn Grass. With few excep tions we sell at Wood's prices. Grant's Pharmacy ft I ArthurM. Field jj Company ..!: f Cor. Church St: and Patton Ave. Sale. Fruits :- Candies;- Nuts BRADFORD & WAGNER, 10 Paragon Building. ' , REAL EST ATE AGENTS Phone 823. , r its A - . r r , "fyJ 'T - . 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