VOL. VII NO. 84
ASHJSVflJjEr N. C.,, 8ATUBDAYf;M0lBNIN(3, MAY 17, 1S02
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51 Patton Ay
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AT
51c
Forty Childreo's: Hull,
Lawn and Straw" Hats,
$1.00 to $1.75 Each,
to close out quick will
put them on sale Satur
day at
50c Each.
SATURDAY AT
One-Half Price
50 Dres Skirts in
various materials includ
ing Silk and Mistrals. Val
ues range from $5.00 to
$25.00.
Saturday's Price
Just One-Half.
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51 Patton Avenue,'
If We Have it it is the- BEST.
You Gan Get
en 1 001s
Of all kinds here. If you want
hoes, we have them 20 to 50 sets.
Rakes 20 to 85 cents. Potato
Hooks 40 to 75 cents. Spades
85 cents and $1.00.
We have
a very complete
line of
Farm Machinery
Asheville
Hardware Co.
i-
ON THE . SQUARE.
Asheville, N. C.
' C you are unaeciaeq
T where to have your
the'advice of -some fiiend wno
has had an art school educa
tion. :. '.-.. !
Phiotoftraph e
StudiOk 29 Patton avenue. '
Attend The Big Convention:;
t No. 2b Patton avenue, every iworldss,
day in the year and' yon will be wel
comed as a delegate, a When youJn--epect
samples, It will be difdcult f or; yon
to make selections, you will eeT like
-wanting aU. ' . ' , :
The I . X. I..' Departmeitt3orc
ehonel07. 22JPatjbon Ave.,r .
Tomatoes 10c. pound, pgg-Plant, 10c
each, CauUflower lOo each.- . 'Hiram
Lindsey, City, Market.. Phone 173. v
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Oestreicher & Co
orard
FOR-SALE 'l; ;:,:FORRENTT-Uhfurnishedv t
8-room house," Montf ord avenuei all 7 rooms, Atkins street J15. - v
modern conveniences at a law price. ? B rooms, Blake street, ?25.r , . ,
Cottage, 6 rooms, rented regnlarly, near rooms, W. Chestnutsitreet 540.
car line good neighborhood;; pays 12 perj. 9' rooms; Cumberland ayenue, ,$30
cent on Investanent. Can.toe bought ate 8 rooms central- avenue,
a bargain. 'l -. f f 'W iTerrooms, -Haywood street, $17.
: " V: " :Zt ..rooma. Haywood street, $25. , -
BRADFORD, 4 fit' WAGNER,- '' 8roomi, Montford avenue, $25.-; ;v
10 Paragon, Building. .'; REAL EOTATB AGENTS. V Phone 82$
mm. of
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INTIMATES THAT WALLER AND
I ' SMITH COURTMART1ALS
WEftE FARClCALi
Deboe Replies, ; Defending- Phll
ippines Bill Senate Ay ourn
ed Until Monday.
HOUSE AGAIN REJECTS
SENATE AMENDMENTS
TO OMNIBUS CLAIMS BILLr-A RE
CURRENCE OF CONTROVERSY
OVER THE PHILIPPINE
SITUA
TION INJECTION OF SAMPSON
SCHLEY CONTROVERSY. ''
.Washingtioin, May 16. McLaurin
(Miss) concluded his. speech in opposi
tion to the Philippine civil, government
bill . in the eeinaJte today, (followed by
Deboe in favor of the measure. Most
of McLauTih'tS remarks were devoted
to criticisms' of the icourtimartials of
Major iWaller and Geiieral Smith for
.the "inhuman" proceeding's in Samar.
He intimalted thaJt their trials were
farcical and their acquittal a foregone
conclusion.
Defboe in advoca.tIlng, the bill said It
was a continuatikmi of the wise and (pa
Itriotic policy if McKtoley. Alt' the
close of Deboe's speech Dubois euer-(g-ested
that when the senate adjourned
it be until Monday. After some de
murring, Lodge consented, to Dubois'
suggesttion on tie assurance of ithe lat
ter that debate on the (bill would go wi
continuou'Sily raext week. After the pas
sage of some imtantportantt bills the sea
a)te adjoufaed1. v
In the House.
Washihgtan, May 16. Thereswas; a.
recurrence of the controversy over the
Philippines situation in the 'house to
day. It was accompanied toy a sliarht
injection of the Sampson-Schley conltro- I
versy. by Williams (Miss.), who also,
with CochraivMo.) defended; he.,ttn-
llom . ireterans of the civil - -war from
.charges that their conduct Was -similar
to thalt of the Itroops in the Philippines.
Grow asserted that Smith's order was
justified, and Iiandis (Rep., Ind.) am-
dignantly .repudiated the righlt of Coch.
ran to speak for the union: veterans '.
The house -again instructed its confer
ees to refuse ito agree to (the senate
aantendimemlts td the omnibus claim
bill.
REVOLUTIONARY CLUB
DISCOVERED 111 MANILA
PLANNED TO MAKE TROUBLE
AND THEN ASK CONGRESS
FOR A PROTECTORATE.
v Manila, May 16. The consttabu'lary
has uneaafthed a secret revolutionary
society. The object of the society was
to create a semfbiance of a revoution
and then demaaid that congress grant
independence tJo ithe Philipiyines under
'American protectorate. The leaders
have been arrested.
Generel Chaffee has concluded his ne
igotiations with ithe (Moros. He has also
visited the island of Samar and will re
Jtnrm to Manila tamiorrowi.
BRYAN SUGGESTS LEADERS
iancaln, May -16. Bryan in today's
Commoner says he. has toeen urged to
indicate his choice of eaders, and
while deciinimg to suggest any particu
lar man ha (believes ithe. southern
states offer an excellent field. He
'i, A PIACE OF INTEREST.
It .will .not -be timie wasted all are
cordialljr : invited to visit (you will not
be asked to ibuy). The store of J. H.
Law, 35 Patton avenue-nwhite front.
The Sign
of :
Distress
Tonr :yes will give yon, warning , If
yon overtax: them in aay.wayw or if any
thing igpea- xwrong with them, : come to
ns, we will, make, them right with prop
erly ground glasses. Examination Free.
. McKee, Optician
:'64 Patton" avenue, opposite Postoface.
oames Senators Bate and Carimci;
Governor McMlllin, Robert Taylor and
Mayor Head Nashville. ' To the pt-j
s&Die charge tmat mesa men iock
rieace Bcryara replies that CleveaUd nerr
ei had legisllattlje experience. ;
OUTBREAK OF ANARCHY
at
Paris, May 16. Reports received this
morning here that anarchy prevails at
Martinique. A fierce fight has been
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waged between troops and pillagers-lit
the ruins of St. Pierre. Non-payment
of salaries in the northern part of The
-
island caused a revolt. The situation
is serious. "
THE ALDERMEN'S
WEEKLY SES
Bid ofKeUy & Felthaus For
mally Accepted Provi
sions of Contract for Sale
of Water and School Bonds.
N. A. Reynolds appeared before the
aldermen last evening in the interest
of Mrs. Spears, who owns property on
Merrkrion avenue, saying that her
property had been damaged greatly by
the grading under way and that she
would not submit to having here prop
erty decreased in value by making a
bank 10 feet high on the side next to
the avenue. He said Mrs. Spears was
paying a heavy tax and that unless
the city iwould compensate here for
the damage done, she would undoubt
edly take action to secure here rights.
Mr. Rawls then stated that not onlyj
iwould the high 'bank be left, but that
the street would yet.be widened seveiu
feet. This surprised Mr. Reynolds ver-y
I much, and he went into- details regard-
motion it was decided .to receive Mr
Reynolds' andtion. Before .taking ijs
seat, Mr. Reynolds -congratulated, the
'board on the successful disposition' of
the 'water tonds. v j ; :- ... :
A short discussion then ensued rel
ative to -the water bonds. The ma
ter of Mr. Barto's authority, was
bjonght iJa an"AdertoanKRaMsro-a
elalel?H1nldhonWt
draft)r the- sum of; $2000 a; evidence
of good- faith on their, parts , The sec
retary, was ins1ucted to place the check
and tlegram in the 'city vault, for afe
keeping.
The contract betweeh the city and
the New JBirst" National Bank of Co
lumbus . provides that the : water and
school bonds will be taken -on condition
tthat the bank is allowed to pay for
them afi' follows:
(Water bonds
July 1, 1902 ..$20,000
August 1, ,1902.. .."... 20,000
September 1, 1902.. .. ..' 12,500
October 1, 1902. 12,500
Novemlber 1, 1902 7,500
December 1, 1902..' .. 7,500
January 1,' 1903 10,000
February 1, 1903 .. .. 10,000
March 1, 1903 10,000
Aipril 1, 1903; 10,000
May 1, 1903.. 20,000
June 1, 1903.. .. 20,000
July 1, 1903.. .. 1 20,000
August 1, 1903 .. .... 20,000
School bonds
September 1, 1902.. $2,500
October 1, 1902.. .. 2,500
Novemlber 1, 1902.. 2,500
December 1, 1902 2,500
It will toe necessary for the city to
give five days notice to the (bank in
case the money is wanted 'before the
time specified and it can be had at a
rate of interest not to exceed 5 per
cent, iper annum. On delivery of the
bonds the purchase money is to (be
placed by the bank on its books, to the
credit of Asheville.
The school board will not want their
money before September 1. It will take
a month to advertise for bids for the
new school house in the West End.
The work will (be finished by January
1.
Isaac Swartdberg addressed the meet
ing stating that he wanted Ithe board
to issue a license, gratis, to Mr. .Sil
verman, who was also present, permit
ting Silverman to peddle, goods in the
teity. Mr. Swartzberg asked ' that the
'city give the license free because Sil-
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Open all night,. Raysor's Drug Store.
Soda Water at Grant's Pharmacy.1 tf
Splendid mountain pasture In . ' the
Vanderbllt preserve for cows. . 60c per
head per month. Apply Forest Depart
ment, Biltmore Estate. t tf
Palmer's Hammocks
.At HESTON?Sf
26S.Main.. All Prices.
SIGN
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,L1 N1F II V I it I
UIM - Ub U HO I H I jLU
ISLE ST. VINCENT
I A CORRESPONDENT'S TRIP INTO
f THE LAVA COVERED REGION
OF THE ISLAND.
Even in Georgetown the Ashes
are so Thick as to Bear Down
the Roofs oi Buildings.
THE TERRIBLE WORK OF
DISPOSING OF THE DEAD
SULPHURIC GASSES CAUSE IN
CREASED SICKNESS -THROUGH-OUT
THE ISLAND A NEW VOL.
OANO FORMED ON MARTINIQUE,
' NORTH OF MOUNT PELEE.
. Kingstown. St. Vincent, May 16.
A Lafflan Bureau correspondent has
made an extended tour of the devastat
ed countery, travelling on horseback. He
lounn the topograiphy of the country
entirely changed by the lava emiftted by
Rne volcano SoudOriere. The villages of
Wallibou and Richmond are totally
burned. A ravine a hundred feet deei
'the source of the Babacca river is filled
to-the level with dava. The river will,
perhaps, be dry forever. WJlliibou Is
partly under the sea. The houses in
MOITT gOVTHIESE, VOtCANO wow
EBUPTION IN ST. VINCENT.
Richmond seem higher. Wallibou was
sunk while Richmond was elevated, an
inexiplioalbie phenomenon. The villages
of Babbacca and Lot Fourteen were
wiped out while the villages of Oransre
Hill, Tourama, Mount Benltiek and
Lang were partly destroyed. The num
ber of people burned to dearth will reach
2,000. Three hundred stuff erers are in
the hospitals at Kimgsttown, a hundred
at Georgetown. At the aatiter place a
carpenter shop adjoins the buildiner
where the coffins for the dead are
made. Patients in hospital can hear
the making of the iboxes which are to
hold them when they die.
The buildings in Georgetown suffered
severely although the place is . nine
imdles from Soufriere. Windows facv
ing the volcano are nolt touched while
those facing the other way were
smashed by hail stones, the wind blow
ing them toward the. houses.
Earthquakes have occurred at Sandy
Bay. They did no harm, bult on Thurs
day Governor Llewelyn, to prevent a
calamity, ordered the inhabitants,
Choice Residences For Rent,
UNFURNISHED.
One of the choicest residences on
.Montford avenue; 9 rooms, electric
lights, furnace, bath and other modern
conveniences; stable, large yard. $40
per month to desirable tenant.
Another nice 7 room house on Mont
ford avenue, electric lights, bath and
other modern conveniences. ?30 per
month toy year.
Nine room house ' n ear-In on Hay
wood street, electric lights, hath, etc,
large yaM. $35 per month.
FURNISHED.
Eight room house near South Main
street, T electric lights, bath and other
conveniences; $40 iper months
. Nine room, house on Montford avenue,;
electric?-: llghtsv fbath .and other con
veniences., v $60 per month. :
Six room house on Montford avenue,
electric lights, ibath and other conven
iences. $35 per -month, "three -months'
lease. - - -..,' -,"' " " "
Ten room house ' on Starnes avenue,
modern conveniences,' 140; feet of porch .v
$60 per month.- -, ? . " " ' "
LargB boarding -housed onunset'drIve
(where the air is so . pure) ; a low. price
to responsible party. . T , .
l"Jil!iie & LaBarbe,
Exclusive., Agents, ,
Nol 23 PatCon-Ave. 'Phone 661
PLANS TO CALL OUT
500,000
Hazeltoa, May IS. The. miners con-,
ventiori adjourned sine die a 11:45 a.m.
xne aeiegates voted to leave the ques-
men and pump runners to the district
offlfvrfl
omcera.
at .i,.hW
to involvet in the sfcrike ail the bitu
minous and .anthracite coal miners in
the United States. The Ihree anthra
cite districts will immediately get Sinto
corcrespondence with the bWurntaous
albout four hundred, to vacate. Thev '
have sought refuge In Kingstown asd
Georgetown. .j
The streets of Georgetown are cum
bered with heaps of ashes resembling
snow drifts and ashes are also heavy
on the roofs that in several cases they
have caused them to fall -in. There
will soon be' five thousand destitute
persons in need of assistance from the
government, which is already doing
everything possible to relieve thef suf
ferers. The report that' the volcanic lake
which occupied 'the top of the mountain
has diseappeared appears to be con
firmed. A sea of lava, emitting sul
phurous fumes, now apparently occu
pies its place and several new craters
have formed .
The sulphuric vapors which still ex
hale all over the island are increasing
the sickness and mortality among the
surviving in habitants and are causing
suffering among the new arrivals. The
hospital staffs are giving way ito over
work and are with difficulty (bearing
U!P.
The stench in the a4icted districts
is .terrible 'beyond description. Nearly
all the huts left standing are filled with
dead bodies.
MANY PERSONS INJURED
BY A ROOF COLLAPSING
ARMOUR'S LARD REFINERY BUR
NED, ENTAILING SI.OOGy
000 LOSS.
Chicago, May- 16. Fifteen persons
were badly injured, two profbably fatal-
ly.' tby the collapse of the roof of a hogv
shed. Hundreds of people had climbed
nenrt&e shed towitness the burning f
Armour & 'Ccwnpany's lardreflftery ait
the tcK" yards tonight, when theJHMf
suddenly collapsed.
The refinery was burned. The loss Js
a million dollars.
NEW VOLCANIC CRATER
NORTH OF MOUNT PELEE
Castries, St. Lucia, May 16. The
American navy tug Potomac arrived
at St. Vincent last night. It is re
ported that (the crater of Soufriere is
quiet. Officials got to within five miles
of the crater, but were unable to go
further qwing to the intense heat. The
crater of Mount Pelee is still very ac
tive. A new volcano has broken out
at the north of Mount Pelee.
CARRIE NATION AGAIN
GOES INTO RETIREMENT
Topeka, May 16. Carrie Nation was
today fined $100 and sentenced to 30
days in jail by Judge Hazen, for wreck
ing the 'bar fixtures stored in a barn
here in- February, 1901. She will not
appeal the case and has gone to jail.
JAMES WILSON DEAD
Wilmington, N. C, May 16. James
Wilson, a wealthy estate owner of
New York, Chicago, Pueblo and Wil
mington, died this morning of cerefbri
tis, aged 76 It is estimated that over
Itwo and half millions. His home was
in New York but he spent several
months here each year.
The Laugh is On You
If you dont "get in" on this great bargain sale.
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,10,000 pair; Shoes at .'csi-Men,s Yonths' : Boys1 Ladies', :
. 5 - Misses', Infants'-. J.All colors, styles and sizee. " :
G. A. Meaips 31-33 South Main St
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distrtotsi witn th wl . ?
consent of XT?"
of a call far a tpo!i niZZZ"
, hvuw, UW1TI
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all thfi (bStumfrurviia wlnaM U-j.m.. . -
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1 Sfatfta in v.v x . . j
7: eiruggie wui be
discussed.
Mr. Mitchell said that. If a general
strike did take place It would iiolve
altogether 449,000 men, who are em
ployed in about alUhe coal mines of the .
United States.
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Glow
Glisten
Glitter
OUR
Cut Glass
IS
the very best in quality and
workmanship ito fee found. Th0
cutting is mathematically cor
rect, and (beautifully executed,
each piece is one of perfection
and beauty, and if price counts
you cannot do otherwise than
purchase now.
Arthjur: Pield
Cot. CrcirSti. anattonAyer
Do You Want , to
Kent op Buy
AOesirable
7-Room House
Centrally Located.
If so let us give you prices and
tell you all about it.
H. F. Grant & Son, &12UK
Wood's Seeds
We heve 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
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