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ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1902.
FIVE CENTS PER COPT.
FOUR DOLJLARS A TEAR.
Blistering Prices
FOR SATURDAY
AND MONDAY
81x90 Pepperill Bleached
Sheets, worth 55c 46c.
Bleached Pillow Gases,
worth 15c 9c,
25 pairs Wool 10-4 N. C.
Blankets, regular $3 50 quali
ty, at per pair $2.48.
Silk Stripped wide French
Flannels, 60 and 65c grades,
at 48c.
Cannon Cloth 7 l-2c.
Fruit of the Loom 8c.
Sea Island Domestic, yard
wide 4c.
Indigo Blue Calico 4c.
Fifteen pairs Lace Cur
trins half price.
52-Inch All-wool Home
spun Suitings 50c.
100 assorted 25, 35 and 50c
Belts at 19c.
FALL CLOAKS AND
MILLINERY
NOW ARRIVING
SUMNER'S
40-42 Patton Ave.
MITCHELL SPEAKS
TO 5,0O0MERS
RECEIVED WITH WILDEST EN
THUSIASM BY FOLLOWERS
AT SCRANTON.
HUYLER'S
This is the name on each box
cf Huyler Candy. When
you want candy be sure you
get the genuine. Go to
Pfafflin's Drug Store,
Cor. Patton Ave. and Church Bt.
and you will always get
HUYLER'S
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The Best
Stove for Your
Money
One that is made of g-ood mate
rial throughout and is convenient
to use and that will heat up
Quickly.
THE COLE
AIR-TIGHT
HEATER
At from- $2.00 for the smallest
size to $18.00 for the largest size
will give you complete satisfac
tion. We have them for either
wyood or coal.
Asheville Hardware Go.
On the Square.
Asheville, N.
Phone 87.
C.
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BARGAINS
No. 1 Fast Black, two
pairs for 25c.
No. 2 Fast Black, three
pairs for 25c.
I have a few more Elastic
Seam Jean Drawers to close
at 49c. Sizes: 36,38,40,42.
The Toggery Shop
H. S. COURTNEY
Phone 261. 18 Patton Ave.
SUITS MADE
TO ORDER S
IN A NUTSHELL
He and Several Other Leaders
Addressed the Gathering, and
All Counseled Against Vio
lence.
WILLING TO RESIGN IF
HE IS IN THE WAY
COLLIERY IN PITTSTON, PA., AT
TACKED MY A MOB, WHO DROVE
AWAY NON-UNION MEN AND
SET FIRE TO THE BREAKER.
Scranton, Pa., Sept. W.--President
Mitchell and other leaders addressed
five thousand miners here this after
noon. All the speakers urged the
miners to avoid violence.
Mitchell was received with . the wild
est enthusiasm. He referred to ex
Mayor Hewitt's statement that the
strike was for the recognition of Mit-
chell, not that of the union, and said
he would willingly resign if he thought
he stood in the way of recognition.
With regard to the accusation that
he is not leading the miners right, he
said he didn't propose to lead the men
the way the companies wanted him. He
declared the strike would never end
until a majority of the delegates to the
convention so declared.
BLUE LAWS FOR
CITY OF RALEIGH
Special to the Gazette.
Raleigh, Sept. 19. Isiah' Simpson, a
negro, lives tonight with his skull
crushed by the pilot of a locomotive.
He was brought to Raleigh at noon
frbm Merry Oaks and placed in a, hos
pital. His son accompanied him. He
says his father worked for the Sea
board Air Line. He had had no sleep
for several nights and was exhausted.
He sent his son after his shoes and
waited on the track where he fell
asleep and was struck 'by the mail
train. His head was resting on the
rail and it is a miracle that he was
not instantly killed.
John Richardson, a young white
man, wag fatally injured at Whita-
ker's cotton gin this morning and died
in the Rex hospital this afternoon.
Richardson got his arm caught in the
mill, and it was torn off. This hap
pened at 6:15 this morning, three miles
from Raleigh. He was brought to Ral
eigh and put in the hospital. The phy
sicians arranged for an operation this
afternoon, but the patient died at 1:30.
Richardson was about 33 years old and
a man of good character.
Persistent attacks of Rev. G. T. Ad
ams, -pastor of Central Methodist
church, on Sunday selling of cigars and
soft drinks is about to result in closing
the drug stores on Sunday. Today a
conference of ministers and leading
druggists was held and a committee
appointed to draft an ordinance to sub
mit to the board of aldermen at their
next meting. Mr. Adams has made the
fight single-handed. He is taking
strong ground against postoffice and
street car service.
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WESTERN TOUR
OF PRESIDENT
HE LEFT OYSTER BAY YESTER
DAY MORNING, AND JER
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Tamaqua, Pa., (Sept. 19. This even
ing a coal train arrived, guarded by
soldiers. This is the first time the
militia has furnished trains to rail
road companies for protection. This is
the result of an attempt of the strik
ers to prevent a train from leaving the
North Mahony colliery today. Sol
diers mounted guard on the x train and
accompanied it here.
Pittston Pa,, Sept J.9. A. mob at
tacked the colliery owned toy W. H.
Holmes, which is located in the hear
of -this city. After driving the non
union workmen from the. mine the mob
set fire to the breaker, iwhich was
saved from destruction through the
efforts xit a number of men employed in
the vicinity' The colliery resumed oper
ations last week for the purpose of fur
nishing -coal to the local trade.- Several
null uiiiviuMb -t.w - c .
on their way were intercepted today
resumed operations yesterday.
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BANNER OIL. HEATER.
Now is when it is most needed. The
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Banner is by all oaas me oesi; an
who use them will tell you so. J. H.
Law, 35 Patton avenue.
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Washington, (Sept. 19. As the result
of a cablegram from Captain (McLean
of the Cincinnati, dated Colon today, a
part of which is withheld, the govern
ment will probably send more marines
to the isthmus to prevent interruption
of traffic. The portion of the dispatch
made public merely said railway trains
were being' guarded and no one was
allowed to interfere with them. While
there is nothing to indicate that the
situation is more serious, the general
opinion was that the forces sent ashore
were in for a long siege of it, and it
was desirable to get a-sufficient xixf in
order that the men" could be fre
quently relieved because of the un
healthy climate.
Had a Long Conference with
Senator Quay While in Penn
sylvania.
POLITICS OF THE
STATE DISCUSSED
PRESIDENT'S RECENT UTTER
AiNuufc OJN TRUSTS, THE COAL
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OF CONVERSATION.
oyster Bay, N. Y., Sept. 19. Presi-
ueiix Koosevelt left for New York
aboard the Sylph at 9:3a this morning
tie will not return to Sagamore Hill
until October 9. Mrs. Roosevelt, Misses
Alice and Ethel Roosevelt and Secre
tary cortelyou accompanied him. The
ladies of the party will return to this
place this afternoon. The other persons
who are to accompany the president on
his western trip left on a special train
at 9:30 a. m. They will join President
Koosevelt at Jersey City, whence the
start on the western trip will be made
over the Pennsylvania railroad at 2:14
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New York, Sept. 19. President Roose
velt, accompanied by Secretary Cortel
you, Assistant Secretary Loeb and Dr.
Lung, arrived in this city at 12.45
o'clock today, having come from Oys
ter Bay on the yacht Sylph. Stepping
ashore the president cordially greeted
Congressmen Babcock, Hull and Over-
street, who were waiting for him.
The president's party then stepped
into carriages that were in waiting and
were driven to the Pennsylvania ferry
at West Twenty-third street. At 2
o'clock the president boarded the spe
cial train that is to take him on his
trip through the northwest. Secretary
Cortelyou said the president and all the
party were in the best of health.
MARION
BUTLER
TALKS POLITICS
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wasmngton, Sept. 19. Ex-Senator
Marion Butler of North Carolina, in an
interview says the populists will have a
ticket in 1904 and, will poll more votes
than they did in the last presidential
election. He declares the democrats
as a party ar going: over to PIpvp-
landism. The result will be the pop
ulists in the next presidential election
will not only get all the votes cas for
Weaver, -but wilfalso get a large part
of the democratic votes.
He accuses the democrats of making
blunder after blunder. He says he en
deavored to persuade the democratic
leaders in the last campaign to avoid
talking free silver and advocate the
yuantauve ineory with regard to
money, that is, that there should be a
certain quantity of money at all times
to meet the necessities of commerce. He
asserts that if the democrats had done
so they could have gone before the
cbuntry convincing every voter they
were right.
TERRIBLE
CATASTROPHE
SCORES OF NEGROES PERISH IN
A STAMPEDE NEAR BIRMINGHAM.
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National Convention - was in
Progress and Booker T, Wash
ington was Making Address.
STARTED BY QUARREL
BETWEEN TWO MEN
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HBETT-M'GOUERJI
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FISH
Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 19. t'he court
of appeals today refused to dissolve the
order of the lower court enjoining the
Corbett-McGovern fight. The contest
will not take place in Louisville.
May help you more than you think pos
sible. We examine ana nt eacn eye
separately so that you can see with per
fect comfort. Satisfaction guanmieeu.
McKee ; Optician
54 Patton avenue. ypposrte sr. j.
Repairing a specialty.
THE FIREMEN
Chattanooga, Sept. 19. The morning
session of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Firemen was opened today at 9
o'clock, Acting Grandmaster Hannahan
presiding. A letter from Mayor Dren
nen of Birmingham, Ala., was read, in
which he extended a hearty invitation
to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men to hold their next biennial meet
ing in that city. The reading, of the in
vitation was received with the greatest
enthusiasm on the part of the southern
delegation.
The committee on constitution and
by-laws then resumed the reading of
its report. A resolution was read in
which it was stated that no candidate
should be allowed to run for an office
in the grand lodge who sells any article
of commerce to any and all railroad
corporations.
The introduction of the resolution
elicited a very prolonged and heated
discussion which consumed a major
part of the morning session. When the
resolution was put to a final vote it
failed to pass by a large majority.
The election of officers will probably
take place tomorrow.
Altoona, Pa., Sept. 19. When Roose
velt's train reached Trenton this after
noon, Senator Quay boarded the train
and confered with the president until
the train reached Powelton. Quay left
the train there and proceeded to Phila
delphia. The talk related especially to
the politics of Pennsylvania. Quay
heartily approved of the president's
speeches on trusts. Quay also dis
cussed the coal strike, but did not inti
mate that he would like the president
to interfere. The strike was discussed
merely as it n'Teeted politics in the
state. .' ; ---v::;
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gent boarded! the train where Quay left
and talkedJ'Wffh' "the president all the
way to Harrisburg. His talk ivith Sar
gent was on labor matters. There was
a brief stop here and another at Har
risburg. At the latter place several
hundred assembled and chered'the pres
ident. He thanked them for their
greeting.
ENGINEER KILLED
Pittsburg, Sept. 19. A collision of
two passenger trains at Witmore, Pa.,
on the Pittsburg and Western railroad,
shortly before 10 oclock today resulted
in the killing of four trainmen and
slight injuries to a number of passen
gers.
Physicians were sent to the scene of
the wreck immediately after the news
was received. The injured were brough
to Allegheny.
The trains were run as 121 and 156,
one a Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg
train, the other a Pittsburg and "Wst
ern. It is ss.'d that train No. 156 was
standing on a cu'rve near Witmore
when No. 121 crashed into it head on.
Both trains were wrecked, the. - pcctl-
pants of the coaches .were thrown about
and many sustained cuts and bruises
but as far as known none is in a seri
ous conaition. s
SEVENTY-SEVEN BODIES HAVR
BEEN RECOVERED, AND THfl
LIST WILL PROBABLY REACH 100,
WITH OVER 60 INJURED.
Birmingham, Sept. 19. Fifty negroea
konwn to be dead and bodies steadily
arriving at undertaking establishments
is the result of a terrible catastrophe
which occurred at Shiloh Baptist
church, where the national convention
was m progress. Booker T. Washing
ton was delivering an address, when a
stampede occurred. No less than three
thousand were in the building. The
stampede was started by a quarrel be
tween two men. A young, woman; with.
one of the men screamed out "Fight,,"
some woman in the gallery took up the
cry and yelled "Fire." Pandemonium
(followed. People scrambled to er.et out
over one another in a mad rush. Ev
ery effort was made to stop the panic,
but in vain. The latest account savs
the dead will reach a hundred.
Seventy-seven bodies are now. in the
morgues. The injured will reach over
60, with 10 or 20 fatally hurt.
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Vancouver, B. -fj gept' 19 Sir Ed- e u1". a handsome woman, com
mund Bartofi, the 'prime minister of "?,tt?d IcI 'by oting herself, in
Australia., and Lady Barton, -who at-
ui a. ycctiiui, ruasfcerifW , t sueer; sailer
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A SUICIDE
Jonesboro, Ark., Sept. 19.
tended the coronation of King Edward,
have arrived .here, and will be among
the passengers sailing for Australia
tomorrow .
the breast with a pistol. She had been
sick and was probably despondent.
MILLINERY OPENING
The first fall opening takes place Satur
day, September 20. H. B. Hood will
have a display of excellent styles in
Fall and Winter Millinery. Every one
invited. No. 5 Haywood street.
Biltmore Fire Wood 'Phone 700.
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lor $27.00 or without the
reservoir lor 26.00. Noth
ing on the market that
will compare with them.
We are talking -aDout
"Boyce's Perfect
Steel Range"
and mean what we say.
W. A. Boyce
11 South Court Square.
AMERICANS ATTACK
SULTAN OF BUTIME
Manila, Sept. 19. Captain Persn
ing's troop of cavalry and a platoon
of artillery have advanced from the
American camp in Mindanao seven
miles and attacked the sultan of
Butime's fort. Cannonading indicates
a lively engagement. There are no de
tails as yet.
MARIE HENRIETTA
OF
BELGIUM
DEAD
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Belgium, Sept. 19. Marie Henrietta,
queen of Belgium, died this - evening,
after a long illness.
NEW STEAMER SERVICE
New York, Sept. 19. A regular week
ly passenger and, freight service be
tween New York and Mobile was in
augurated by the Mallory steamship
line today with the dispatch of the
first steamer from this, city. The new
service is entirely separate from tlie
comi.TCPPlrlv sprvino. nneratpd bv the
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same line between this port and Gal
Tt is understood that con
nections will be made at Mobile with
all rail and water lines diverging from
that point.
We buy our goods as low as anyone
Qr,d ooii rm a dtsser margin. J rooms.
Money Don't Talk
20c; sugar, .tandjud-U I Kb. f I V jr Deer ae-
K McToA-: At- pot. on 11 room house and one S room
buckles', per pouna -
THE I X Li DEPARTMENT 9L.
22 Patton avenue.. ,-, Phone
If some people were to think 'twice
before speaking their remarks would
roe postponed indefinitely-
house for $950. If this is not cn.y
enough. Apply for a free deed for it.
For rent, choice 6 room cottage on
Chestnut street. Nice- 7 room house on
Haywood street, near In. ,
. Naft Atkinson & Sons Co.,
Real Estate Dealer. ,
Thp larsrest selection of Golf Goods in
the state at Blomberg's Sporting Goods-
Department, Patton a-temue.
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Everything fresh
Cakes and
Bread for today.
HESTON'S
WEST VIRGINIA'S SHARE
Richmond, Va., Sept. 19. The com
mission of the state of Virginia, ap
pointed to determine the amount of the
debt of the state of West Virginia, due
in the settlement of the state debt, has
finished is session. At the conclusion
of the meeting the secretary of tHe
commission gave out the following:
"The certificate holders' committee
reported that it had complied witn tne
act of the Virginia assembly ot March
6, 1900. and had in its custody upwards
of two-thirds of the certificatets of 1871
and a majority of the certificates is
sued subsequently and an agreement
was entered into with the Virginia
debt commission whereby these certifi
cates should be placed under the con
trol of the commission with a view to
their negotiating with West Virginia a
settlement of the proportion of Ihe
Virginia debt proper to be paid by the
West Virginia debt."
There is not precious or semi
precious gem that possesses
more beautiful colors than the
OPAL
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.
Onion Sets-
In a few days we shall have
some Wnite Pearl Onion Sets.
Planted now they will mature
in March. As supply is limited,
orders should be placed ahead,
Grant's Pharmacy
Agency for Wood's Seeds.
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Leading Jewelers
Cor. Church St. and Patton Ave.
Asheville. N. C,
A spoonful of vinegar put into ine
water in which meats or fowls are
boiled makes them tender.
Business for Sale.
Paying $2,500 yearly net.
Closest investigation solicited.
Only those who have $5,000
cash and mean business need
apply for information.
Wilkie & L&Barbe
Real Estate Agents
Phone 661 23 Patton Ave.
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Large boarding house on Spruce
street, recently repaired and
renovated, good shade, for $0.00
month.
Pop Sale,
Beautiful suburban house with
60 acres, water and sewerage.
Aston, Rawls & Co
18 South Main Street.
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We aie now showing
"The Celebrated Stein
Bloch Co's"
Tailor-Made
Clothing
for fall and winter.
This label is a guaran
tee for Style, Durability
and Finish.
The Ne Plus Ultra
of Ready-to-wear Clothr
ing.
Our Ladies'
Department
is replete with all the new
things of the season. A
call is earnestly solicited.
We Do Merchant
Tailoring
Phone 78. 11 Patton Av.
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