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' 1 ' v s -An 1 r r. - . 1 . .11" i - a V J VOL. Vn NO. 182 ASHEVILLE N. WEDMSDAY MOE SEPTEMBER 10, 1902. FIVB CENTS PER COPT. FOUR DOLLARS YEAR. t War Library..,. .; ) ..j " V " - " ;.. , J : 1 mest Out i i M i 114 tl By Express Today 100 New Silt Belts Sash Styles, Blue Enamel Back Combs Novelty Hair Fins, Fur Heads. Walking Skirts in this evening for little women 21 waist meas ure, 37 length. The newest, freshest novelties always at SUMNER'S A Warm Fire In Three Minutes A little kindling, some wood, a match, and a Cole Heater is all that is necessary to make you comfortable. We've & large lot of Cole Heaters. Phone 87 and let us send you one. Asheville Hardware Go. On the Square. Asheville, N. Phone 87. C. White Pleated Semi Negligee SHIRTS $1.25 Value for 89c. A few more Elastic Seam Drawers, 49ct worth 75c. H. St Courtney's Toggery Shop Phone 261. 18 Patton Ive. SUITS MADE TO ORDER Money Don't Talk Like that bargain near passenger de pot, one 11 room house end one 3 room; faoilse far $950. If this is not cheap enough. "Apply for-ft free deed fojrit. For rent, choice 6 room cottage on Chestnut street. Nice 7 room house on Haywood street,, near In. . Natt Atkinson St Soita Co., Real Estate Dealers. IN ASpELIi We buy our jr Ms as lopsras any one and sell on a"ler margin. , Brooms, good quality, 10c; Oil, , kerosene, per gallon, 12c; Vinegar,, Ibest-per gallon, 20c; Sugar, standard granulated, 18 libs, for 11.00: Sugar, brerwn. 20 lbs. for $L00: Coffee, good per pound, 10c; Coffeey An- buckles, per pound 11c." " - C?, THE I X L DEPABTMENTeTORH, 22 Patton avenue. ;w Phone 107. SOUTHERMHOTELt ME8. S; cyEtraON, Prop.;'! Best J1.00 iDer" day bouse in the city Hot and cold baths. . All lines ot oarf pass the door. Special rates ,Sy- the Centrally Located. r 8. Main-St. THOUSANDS THRONGED STREETS "j The Crowding Events of the , 0 . ,, . . ' the City Camera Fiend Much in Evidence Dense Throng Packed iUourt Square to Biltmore Estate, Visit to The fates yesterday were kind to Asheville and to hex many visitors who came to see and hear President Roose velt. Nearly all day (Monday it rained in a most melancholy and discouraging fashion and the plans to decorate the business places along the route of the proposed procession that wpuld escort the president, -were defeated or defer red. At night it continued to rain and. between 2:30 and 5 a. m. -the heavens just opened and emptied whole rivers onto the city. That disposed of the supply. When the sun. came forth, rising in majesty and glorious promise in Beaucatcher gap it looked down upon a city of clean streets and smiling people. It was all a scheme of Provi dence to enable us to present a spot less countenance to our distinguished visitor. The morning was beautiful, as clear and as fair as spring, when, with the gay bunting displayed about the square, ten thousand people gathered to igreet the president. The light fleet ing clouds that veiled the sun at inter vals were a -welcome relief from its joys, and the weather continued di vine from sunrise until noon. Then having been good for the benefit of the city and its guest it returned to au tumn. Had the ceremony been in the afternoon overcoats would have been needed. The journey of the president and his party from Knoxville to this city was a pleasant, but uneventful one. The greater part of Monday night- was spent at Hot Springs where, at an ear ly hour yesterday morning a laTge num ber of people gathered to get a glimpse of the president. They were disap pointed, for the president haying grown weary from the experiences of the two previous days, slept until late. At Marshall, the home of Senator Pritchard, the special made a short stop at the request of the president. The party enjoyed their ride from Hot Springs. "The way we turned those sharp curves was beautiful to behold," said Ernest Walker of the Washington Post. "I said behold, because we did not know there were any. curves until they were called to our attention after we had passed. That engineer was an artist, not an artisan." J. B. Parrott was the object of these complimentary allusions, while the special train of five splendid Pullman coaches was in charge of apt. F. IS. Cantwell. It was very near 9 o'clock when the pilot engine drew into the station at Asheville, which was in the nature of anN official notice that the special train bearing the president was only a few If ever you needed a FILTER It la right now! Muddy water Is the uni versal cry! A lot of best tested FIL TERS arrived yesterday at Law's, S5 Patton avenue. - A Pair Glasses May helip you more than you think pos sible. We examine" and fit each eye separately so that you can see with per fect comfort. Satisfaction guaranteea. McKee, Optician 54 Patton avenue. Opposite P. O. Repairing a Specialty. Can bur one witb. reservoir lor $27.00 or witoout the reservoir lor. 26.00. Noth ing on the market that will compare jrith them, We are; talking 4 .? Boy eefs :Pc;pf ec and mean what we say. 11 South Court Square. .-.He- ' :" ... YOU Boy TO VIEW NATION'S CHIEF President's Few Hoars Stay in Hear the Speech The Drive to Dairy, Etc. minutes behind. By this time a large crowd had assembled at the station, and it was well that the Asheville Light Infantry, the Blue Ridge Rifles, the mounted police under chief Ful lam and the marshals were there, tor every few minutes a group of people, growing restless, would press to the front. Only members of the commit tees were allowed on the front or rail road side of the station. It was at this time that the first incident of an ex citing nature occurred. A couple .of live -trolley wires got crossed over the street, which was filled with people. There was a sputtering sound and sparks streaked the air for a. few mo ments; horses plunged and people fell back, but no harm was done. a c5, the station, Col. L. S. Brown and Di vision Superintendent Ewing of Knox ville were the first to alight. The pres ident was in the rear coach and mem- bers af the committees, led by Senator D .. , , , . ' . v, Pritchard, moved forward to the rear , . - ' . " ., 7" " A . . . platform. Senator Pritchard took his . , ., . j. . stand by the side of the president, just L a, . JZ lu... ica.1 uuui 11 Llie car, WI1C1K he introduced members of the commit tee individually. Major Moody and Mr. McNamee were first to grasp the president's hand, and then the others moved by slowly, just giving the pres ident time to say a pleasant word to each. The president smiled jovially, just - as one would expect a descendant of a good old New York Dutch family, with a goodly strain of Irish, Scotch Irish and Huguenot blood in his veins, to smile. But the act apparently cost some effort. It will be remembered that , the president had to stop a Massa chusetts street- car a few days ago wH his face, and to smile just right calls for no little faciar exercise. The in troductions over, the president, Senator Pritchard still by his side, walked to his' carriage, an equipage of dignity -and comfort, but not in the least suggesting pomp and circumstance of power. Charlton Millard was the whip. Two handsome grays drew the car riage. Just before the carriage start ed an omnipresent camera fiend leveled his instrument at the chief executive. but a secret service agent stepped with in range and upset the photographer'e arrangements. SJome pictures were taken of the president at this point, however, for there are two official pho tographers in the immediate party. As another camera man, from a different angle, got in readiness to take a snap shot, the chief magistrate of the na tion waved Iris hand and smiled his resignation, saying to Mayor Miller, who rode by his side, "Well, you know I have long since grown case harden ed." Senator Pritchard and Secretary Cortelyou, who is a favorite with the newspaper men, rode on the front seat of the president's carriage. A half dozen mounted police led the procession up to the central portion or tne city, while just behind them came Chiei Marshal F. Stikeleather and his aides. They were F. M. Weaver, .P. H. ( Branch, Lonnie Pulliam, N. K. Smith, S. T. James, T. E. Clayton, N. B. Atkinson, Dr. C. P. Ambler, Dr. J. A. Gorman, W. F. Randolph, Fred Rut ledge, Caney Brown, James A. Wag ner, Phifer Bostic, Dr. Paquin and James Nichols. Most of these were young men, all good riders, and they presented a fine appearance on their splendid mounts. Following the mar shal and his aides came a number of confederate veterans under Gen. J. M. Ray, consisting of Lieut. Reynolds, G. L. McDonald, A. J. Farrin, J. G. Dar by, Buchanan, J. R. RichrJt J. Mack- ey, S; S. Lynch, C. M. White, B. J. Alexander, A.- G. Hallyburton, T. B. Duckett, Capt. Price, F,-61uder, F. N. Waddell, J. W. Albright, eGn. J. M. Ray, H. L. King, H. E; Barnard, C. S. Cooper, Rives, John Hall, F. M. Johnston, W. H. Nelson, J. L. L. Sla gle, N. A, Penldap, R. A. Hunter, W. J. P. Morgan," J. E. Ray, Stevens, J. - R. Bynum, W. J. Alexander, T. C. Westall, J. (M. Jones, Smoke Exponenta Clear Havana Ci gars, 5 inch Pert ecto shape, z-ror.z&e. Nothing, like it on the anarket. Smaller size at 10c at Blomtoejg's Cigar Store. HESTON'S And you will use no other. : Prone 18X.. 2f Main, Bt Try Robert Patton, P. a. Shuford, "D Shook, H. P.. Grant, Paul. w. H.lfi B Smith; W. J. Moore. J. AleirAJifter Capt. A. B. Irash, Dr. R. H. Reeves, Dr. B. R. Fakes and J. J. Hill. The veterans carried the United States flag and the North Carolina state flag un furled "and the confederate flag folded. Cheei- after yho . .a : den as the procession moved toward tae cy, at the head of a line of car- riages which seemed to extend back ward ror half a mile, and as the head of the procession neared the entrance to the Battery Park hotel grounds on Patton avenue, people etood on the sidewalks several lines deep in many places. Having arrived at the summit of this historic and legendary hill a stop of several minutes was made to allow the president to view the Bilt more mansion and other points of inter est. This the president seemed to en Joy immensely.. He walked about the veranda for several moments, and from beneath a strand of the flags of all nations, semed to fairly drink in this wonderful view, which he pronounced magnificent. tn the meantime the First Regiment band was playing a patriotic air, chSers were ascending, and all the circum stances conspired to make a scene that will long be remembered. As the line of procession moved down the hill the natlnai anthem was sung by a thous atfd chMren of the city schools. "There are at least a thousand child ren here lined up on either side of the road," explained one of the teachers, "but we feared to let the first grades of any of the schools come out. We were 1, , T , injured m the crowd." And then there . ... . . were anxious moments at this juncture f , . ... for the various committees. The rays v iU i. of the sun tht had for several mm- ii oa -Ihoor, struggling in a vain effort to penetrate the clouds that hung low and , darkly just above the hill, were . (Continued on page seven.) JOSEPH H. M'REE'S DEATH AT LUMBERTOII VVs State JjEngineer Has vin- Asheville. &DesfcU to 'the Gazette. Relatives -Raleigh, Sept;- 9.-The .Masonic tem ple committee, imi session this -afternoon wlh'and tonight, perfected an organization for the erection of a grand lodge Ma sonic temple in this" city, and adopted articles of agreement. They procured a j charter for- the Masonic Temple Con- ' struction company, from the secretary of. state; capital, $100,000. Authority is granted for the issuance of $50,000 each first and second mortgage bonds. The incorporators are the same as the personnel of the grand lodge committee. Several architects are before the com mittee tonight. discussing plans for the temple . Oapt. Joseph H. McRee, state engin eer, was found dead jn bed at Lumber ton this morning. He was 60 years old. He married Miss Kate Buxton of I Asheville, daughter of the late Dr. Buxton. His mother is Mrs. Sallie Cowan McRee, who now lives in Ashe ville with her son-in-law, Mr. Hatch. The state board of education met this afternoon and adopted resolutions of re gret at Capt. McRee's death as the loss of an efficient and painstaking officer to the state and tendering, sympathy to the bereaved family. The board sent Chief Clerk John Duckett of the de partment of public education to Wil mington to attend the funeral aa state reDresentative. STARTLING DISCOVERIES OF INCENDIARISM Iff DALLAS Dallas, Tex., Sept 9. Detectives for eastern insurance companies have made startling discoveries of incendiarisms that have taken place in Dallas during the last six months, in which more than 60 buildings have been destroyed and $1,000,000 worth of contents burned up Posters offer a reward of $250 for the arrest and conviction of the incendia ries. We have always made a spe cial effort to-show a fine line of soaps, but the present stock is surprisingly fine. Everything good in soaps is here. There isn't a chance that we cannot please you. Pfafflin's Drug Store, Cor.' Patton Ave. and Church St. J Money to Lffari On Real of Personal Property," "Apply to J, S. Popster, 216 Soathside Avenue. , Asheville, N.C. SOAP HONESTY, COURAGE, COWM SENSE, THE COUNTRY'S NEEDS" This Was the Keynote of President Roosevelt's Great Speech in Asheville YesterdayA Plea for the Practice of "The Old, Old, Commonplace Virtues" What Highest Citizenship Demands. f-'ij Following is the text of President Roosevelt's Asheville speech: THE PRESIDENT'S SPPEECH. . Mr. Chairman, and you my fellow Americans: It is indeed a pleasure to have the chance to say a word of greet ing to you this morning, to speak here in the midst of this beautiful country of western North Carolina, in this beau tiful city, in front Qf the monument raised to Senator "Vance, and to be ad dressing people whose forefathers have borne a distinguished part in every great civic or military trouble through which this country has gone. It is not far from here, as we measure distances in America, that the Mecklenburg dec laration of independence was formulat ed. The gentleman who introduced me spoke of the great deeds of the men who, in the Revolutionary war followed Marion and MacDowell; my forefathers fought under Marion; my forefathers fought in the Georgia and South Car olina troops who battled throughout the dark days when Cornwallis and the Red Dragoons of Tarleton overran the southern states; they were present at King's Mountain, at the Cowpens and they saw the final triumph, when the men in blue and buff, who followed Greene out of defeat wrested victory, and when at last the flag of the thir teen United States, which had been the thirteen original colonies waved with out a rival along the sea coast, and along the foothills and the"mountains. It has ;been a great "and a peculiar plea9urethe greetdTiby ja?h wh6 served in the confederate army. Yesterday and today I .have traveled through a region which sent its sons, some to wear the blue and some to wear the gray, all who served with "-courage, ana saw tne ngnt -as it was given to each to see the light. The day before yesterday I went over the battlefields of Chicamauga and Chattanooga, over that space of terri tory which saw for two months one of There is not precious or semi precious gem that possesses more beautiful colors than the OPA We have thousands of them to show you which we have Just bought at one-half their value and will be glad to give you the benefit of the reduction. OArthurM Field Company Leading Jewelers Cor. Church St. and Patton Ave. Asheville; N. C, Pop Rent Large hoarding house on Spruce street, recently repaired and renovated, good shade, for $60.00 fiinonth. ':"'...- : 1 Pop Sale , Beautiful suburban house frith 60 acres, : water and sewerage. Aston 9 Ra wis & Co 18 South Main Street. 0 21 the gigantic death struggles of the. civ il war; that territory, part of which is in Tennessess, and part in my .moth er's state, Georgia, and I' feel that the man would be a poor American who did not come back filled with valor from the scenes that witnessed those days of honor upon Americans. And while there a delegation of young men from; the state of Georgia came to present me a cane cut from the battlefield unon which were the names of three union and three confederate generals. One of the union generals, General Boykin, was showing me around the field, one of the confederate generals, General Joe Wheeler, had been my chief in the Spanish war. Yesterday we stopped at a little sta tion in Tennessee, among those who gathered to greet me was an old fellow who had. fought in the army, and he said: "I was one of Wheeler's boys," and I said, "So was I." It is a good thing for an American president to have a chance to travel through .different sections of the coun try in order that he may realize how trivial are the points of unlikenese, and how essential are the points of like ness. A good American is a good Amer ican and I flo not care a snap of my finger whether he comes from the north or the south or? the east or the wetst, if he is a straight and decent man I am for him, if he isn't I atn not. But my friends, the lesson of brotherhood, the lesson that is taught by such a greet ing as I am receiving at this moment, the lesson that is taught wherever -you see valiant and true men who wre the blue, or valient and true men who wore the gray and struggled, withl ...them. Jfhat lesson applies through all our na-j tional life, and it applii3 just as much in running a jiragment between class and class and section and sectiM. We never can succeed in making this coun try what it can and shall e made un til we Work together, not primarily as northerners or southerners easterners or westerners, nor primarily as em ployers or employes, townsman or countryman, capitalists or wage earn ers, but primarily as American citi zens to whom the right of brotherly friendship and comradeship with all other decfciit American citizens ccmes (Continued on sixth page.) Spinach Seed We can supply fresh Spi nach Seed -for tall planting, Also Radish Seed iq winter varieties. Grant's Pharmacy Agency for Wood's Seeds. ..MEN'S.. DEPARTMENT. Merchant Tailoring We are now showing our fall and winter suitings and trouser ings. Oall and inspect while line is unbroken. LADIES' DEPARTMENT. Phlpps"& Atchison Hats are now on sale. They are unu sually attractive, this season, and the style is always the - ' - - the smartest. ft A- - jr. '- r - f AshevlUe. N..C. ..f-- .. .:- , .r- .' ... . i. ' a