VOL. VII NO. 210
ASHEVECLE, N. C, SUNDAY HORNING, OCTOBER 12, 1902.
FTVB CENTS
FOUR DOLLARS
F2SB OOFT
P.
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SPECIAL SALE
MONDAY
AND
TUESDAY
Ladies' Fine Black Mer
cerized Petticoats, 89c
and $1.
Iafant3' Zaphyr Hoods
25c.
Eiderdown
Sacques. $1,
Dressing
Yard wide 8ea Island,
yard, 4c.
Cannon Cloth, yd 7 1 -2c
And other special values
for working people at
SUMNER'S
Big Department Store.
Largest and Best Cloak and
Millinery Department
in the City.
LAST CF THE JOINT DEBATES
RITCHARD AND CRAIG
DEL vv LLI f
D. C. WADDELL, JR. TO
BATTERY PARK
For Cold
Weather
you want a reliable heater one
that is a fuel saver, and at the
same time heating your house
in a' satisfactory manner.
THE COLE
HOT BLAST
HEATER
Will do this. It is clean, con
venient and reliable at all times.
See our coal vases, andirons,
coal tonga; and pokers.
Asheville Hardware Go.
On the square.
Phone 87.
Asheville, N. C.
More Than a Thousand Persons
Heard Yesterday's Speeehes
by the Republican and Demo
cratic Candidates Impres
sions Made by the Two Speak
ersDifferences in their Style
of Argument and Appeal Re
lation ot the Tariff to Pros
perity. United States Senator J. C. Pritchard
and Mr. Locke Craig closed Their joint
debate yesterday in this city. The
speaking was in the opera house, and
the audience numbered probably more
than a thousand persons. The interest
in thefdebate was unmistakably strong
the audience showed itself keenly ap
preciative. The interest extended to
every feature of the debate and includ
ed the personality of the two men,
which, it may be said, appeared as
much in contrast as their speeches.
Their style of eloquence was as widely
different as their line of argument
The human faculties to which -each ap
pealed were as separate as the dif
t'erihg policies which each championed
Senator Pritchard expounded clearly
and defended forcibly the policies on
which the republican party has gained
national supremacy, and which are the
administrative policies of the United
States government in this period of its
greatest prosperity. He spoke with
ease and gracefully, being thoroughly
at home in the great topics he dis
cussed. His eloquence had the ele
ments of true art; no artifice of gesture
or voice was apparent. Its power was
constantly felt he commanded the
continuous attention of all his hearers,
and in his delivery there was the evi
dence of reservef orce, that lends mag
netism to a public speaker, and the
earnestness, and balance and power of
well digested thought. .Senator Pritch
ard's strong personality his well pro
portioned physical manhood are also
greatly in his favor in public speaking.
His speech was a literary masterpiece.
Printed, it would bear the closest criti
cism as a polished and complete pro
duction. '
To the speech of Senator Pritchard
Mr. Craig opposed an address 01 a
widely different quality, but in its own
way as masterly. Senator Pritchard
made scarcely any appeal to the emo-
tions and none to tne prejudices 01 nia
hearers. Mr. Craig entered tnis neia
with the full armament of his elo
quence. The arts and artifices of the
orator were used to add emphasis to
his appeals. His earnestness was ap
parent and his sincerity was un
questionable,
his artifice
in evidence
his position
but his motives and
were also constantly
He could not trust
to the intelligence of his
hearers, and his appeal was not to
their reason. Some one has spoken of
Mr. Craig, the orator, as "the idol of
the hoodlums," because of his success
in drawing acclaim by pyrotechnic out
bursts, during appeals to the emotions
or to the prejudices of his hearers.
That he could degenerate to a degree
that would cause him to merit the ap
pelation his exhibiton yesterday in his
rejoinder to Senator Pritchard indicat
ed. Senator Pritchard and Mr. Craig
belong to different schools of state
craft and of politics. The success of
either as a party leader, or as a states
man, would have a J widely different
meaning.
Mr. Craig opened the debate yester
day, making the first speech of an hour
and a quarter. It was as temperate
a speech as Mr. Craig ever delivered
in Buncombe county. It was, in large
part, an effort to anticipate and answer.
the arguments that Senator Pritchard
would advance, and assailed especially
the potective tariff. "If you have pros
perity," he proclaimed, "you have it by
your brawn and brain, and not by the
Dingley bill. . . . Prosperity has
come enough to make every man com
fortable in this world. Who has it?
Those who toil not, neither do they
spin." The workingman had none oi
it only the capitalist. In his opening
remarks Mr. Craig made the important
admission that the "black cloud" that
had hung over the state "for 35 years,"
"has passed away forever. Now," he
said, "as this great question has been
settled and settled forever and settled
right, we can take our positions on the
great questions of the nation." He did
not let the "black cloud" rest, how
ever, 'but with frantic gestures jvrung
applause from a certain element of the
audience by referring to "negro rule"
several times in his speech. Mr. Craig
attributed trusts to the tariff, and de
clared that the republican party "does
not stand for the American people, but
and his pride in its enactment. Mr.
Pritchard called attention to the fact
that the tax rate for schools, after re
maining untouched through repeated
democratic administrations, was first
raised to 16 cents by the alliance legis
lature of 1891 and to 18 cents, its pres
ent rate, by the republican-populist
legislature of a few years later. i
Mr. Craig in his rejoinder let himself I
loose. He said the only man who
hurrahed for Pritchard in the audi
ence was a bankrupt and a drunkard.
He said that the republican party had
not turned "lily white" until a 60,000
democratic majority had converted it
and until Pritchard "had been drenched
with Simmons' nigger regulatory
Both speakers received bouquets of
flowers, for which they returned thanks
to the ladies presenting them.
The applause during the speaking
was very hearty. Those on the floor of
the opera house were largely republi
cans and cheered Senator Pritchard to
the echo. When Mr. Craig rose for
his rejoinder, and during the delivery
of this portion of his speech, he re
ceived his greatest applause. The whole
15 minutes was an exhibition of "fer
vid ora'tors" and frantic gesticula
tions. The negro was his chief . theme.
Mr. Craig was introduced in the open
ing speech by J. J. Mackey, and Sena
tor Pritchard by Col. V. S. Lusk.
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D. C. Waddell, Jr., will tomorrow as
sume the management of the Battery
Park hotel. Up to a day or two ago
it was generally supposed triat noth
ing would be settled for several weeks
as to the disposal of the lease. Col.
Coxe has arrived here from Philadel
phia, and the matter was settled last
evening.
OUTLOOK FAVORABLE
FOR COUNTY TICKET
TAMING OF THE SHREW
A small but enthusiastic audience en
joyed a feast of Shakespearean comedy
at the Auditorium last evening. The
occasion was the presentation of "The
Taming of the Shrew," by Charles P
Hanford and his excellent company, of
which Miss Marie Drofnah is leading
ladv. "The Old Chiard fin pmisrwP n?
the battle of Waterloo," was given as a
curtain raiser'. At its conclusion Mr
Hanford requested that -the handful of
people present come to the front. What
the audience lacked in number it made
up in enthusiasm. It has been long
since anything so good was seen in
Asheville. The Petruchio of Mr. Han
ford, and the Katherine of Miss Drof-
A. Vhitener and N H. Johnston
Speak at Burlington.
Correspondence of the Gazette. '
Burlington, Oct. 10. Mr. A. A.
Whitener of Hickory and Mr. Norman
H. Johnston of this
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the republican county candidates yes
terday and spoke to a good crowd at
a &iuie in me aiternoon and to
a large crowd at The Hub last niffht.
The audience at The Hub was made up
piincipany or operators from the Alta-
mahaw and Ossinee mills
near by. Mr. Johnston led off with an
excellent speech, which was wpll rp
ircrj. mi. vvuiieucr ioiioweo. wun a
speech which was pronounced by many
to be the best and most telling speech
they have heard during this campaign
mere were, at the least calculation, 250
persons present, and the speeches were
listened to with marked attention.
The outlook at present is very favor
able to the election of our entire county
ticket and that the county will present
a nice majority to Hill and Patterson
rnr rhn trnoro V 4 ri an o r" o H that t Vi Ptd I 1
I nunc imB jlwjssc VjUiijf a.a ciauta, xv. i-t .
Allen as Grumio and F. B. Hight as
Baptista were worthy of unstinted
FLOWER POTS.
A frost will soon be here. Now is
the time to buy flower pots. A rrew
lot just received at J. H. Law's, 35
Patton avenue.
Toilet Soaps
We have just received a big
stock of 4711. White . Rose
Glycerine Soap which we are
selling at 20 cents per cake or
50 cents per box.
Pfafflin's Drug Store
Optical 1
Cor.
Patton avenue and Church
street.
Whitlock Glotning
House
41 Patton Avenue.
Tailoring Department
Our stock of pyace goods is now
Teady for inspection. sThe as
sortment is larger and finer Shan
ver before.
We make clothes to order to fit
absolutely faultless.
Our long experience in the tail
oring business enables us to please
the most fastidious dreesers at
Prices as Low as the Lowest
It's. 'Easy
to See
Ai opera glas'
mikes it easy to
see the stage an d
all its fcurrcurd
ings and affords
he possessor
more pleasure
than could be ob
tained without one. We have them in all
styles.
We test your EYES too, and grind lenses
to exactly suit ithem no guess work Satis
faction guaranteed.
Tt7T T The
lVlCJ.ee Optician
U Patton avenue. opposite r. u.
was no prosperity in 1892; that the era
of hard times began before the demo
cratic administration began, and that
Cleveland on entering office had been
forced to sell $262,000,000 of bonds to pay
debts contracted by the previous repub
lican administration. He claimed that
the democratic party had done all that
had been done for education in this
state. He declared that the constitu
tional amendment wrould disfranchise
no white man, and said that any white i
manwho would not pay his poll tax
should not have the right to vote. Mr.
Craig closed with some words about
"negro rule," in which he linked the j
names of Vance and Simmons. j
Senator Pritchard began his argu-1
ment with a review of the affairs in the j
nation in 1892. There was a fair de
gree of prosperity then. He challenged
Mr. Craig: "If you car show me one
single dollar of that $262,000,000' (ob-1
tained by selling bonds under Cleve-
land "that was used to pay a debt con- j
tracted 'by the Harrison administration, !
I will quit this campaign ,and vote the
democratic ticket." In Mr. Craig's re
joinder, later on, he (Craig) declared
that some of, this money was used to
pay interest dn the national debt. He
said, however, he would not ask Mr.
Pritchard to fulfill his promise to vote
the democratic ticket. As none of the
national debt was contracted during the i
Harrison administration and no inter
est was left unpaid by that administra
tion, Mr. Craig failed to meet Mr.
Pritchard's challenge. 1
Senator Pritchard, in defining the j
"tariff reform
praise. Miss Curry's work was espec
ially .commendaible. The costuming, and
scenery were imagnincenx. Tne com
pany presented "Much Ado About
Nothing" in the afternoon, to a small
house .
HANNA ILL
Columbus, Oct. 11. Hanna though
in, spoKe nere tonignt. tie was so
sick when he finished that it is doubt
ful if he will keep engagements made
for next week. He is suffering from
indigestion.
ASHEVILLE COMPANY
IS INCORPORATED
Speoial to the Gazette.
Kaieigh, Oct. 11. The Talcum Puff
company of Asheville was incorporated
today with an authorized capital of
$15,000. The incorporators are John F
Rowland, G. D. Hull and Henry B
Stevens. The company will manufac
ture and sell velvet talcum ruffs and
otrter toilet articles.
CoJ. Alfred Williams was busy today
inviting the ccxmipames of th state
guard to attend the state fair. There
will be a competitive drill in which
each company is allowed two men and
the best drilled soldier will receive a
$25 prize. The armories here will be
placed at the disposal of visiting com-l
panies and the railroads have offered!
very low rates.
Frank Winn, fugitive murderer from
Wayne county was arrested last night
at Fayetteville. He was tracked by
the brother of his victim. A reward
of three hundred dollars will be paid
for the arrest.
STRIKE FAULT
OF OPERATORS
DECLARES AMERICAN FEDER
ATION OF LABOR, IN
AN ADDRESS
President Gives Out No Da.
claration of Future Course
Regarding Coal Strike.
EXTRA SESSION OF
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
CONFERENCE OF ROOT AND MOR
GANSITUATION DECLARED TO
BE UNCHANGED MORGAN HAS
NOTHING TO SAY.
Oct. 11. Thp executive
Washington,
council of the American Federation of
Labor issued an address today dealing
with the coal strike. It declares that
the strike is the fault of the operators
and its continuance is due to their con
tempt for the people. It says no fairer
offer of settlement of the strike could
be made than the offer of the miners
in the recent conference with the pres
ident and asserts that the haughty
arrogance of operators arouneed ftonest
indignation in the lovers of fair deal
ing. It says that responsibility for all
suffering and stoppage of industry and
commerce that may ensue is on the
hands of the operators. It closed with
an appeal to the people to contribute
generously for support of the miners
and their families until the termination
of the struggle.
U. OF T. WINS
Special to the Gazette.
Knoxville, Oct. 11. The University
of Tennessee defeated King college to
day, 12 to 0. They outweighed us 20
pounds to a man. The ball was in the
University of Tennessee's territory all
the first half. They scored only in the
last half. LYNCH.
Washington, Oct. 11. Although the
president continued his conferences in
regard to the strike today, no conclu
sion regarding a future course of ac
tion has been announced. It was said
no decision had been "reached. Com
missioner of Labor Wright had two
arrogance of operators aroused honest
The first, in the morning, was inter
rupted by the visit of the crown prince
of Siam. The conference continued late
this afternoon. Commissioner of Im
migration Sargent, Wright and Assis
tant Attorney General Hoyt partici
pated .
Washington, Oct. 3. Secretary Root
arrived here at 11 o'clock tonight. He
did not call on the president and re
fused to talk about his visit to New
York. A conference will be held at the
white house tomorrow between the pres
ident, Root and Wright. It was re
ported tonight that Quay and Penrose
would be present at the conference. As
Root's visit to New York followed close
ly his conversation with Morgan over
(Continued on fifth page.)
CAROLINA WINS A
MUDDY, SLOPPY GAME!
Special to the Gazette.
Chapel Hill, N. C, Oct. 11. Carolina
defeated Furman university today, 10
to 0. The field was muddy and the
playing slick and sloppy. Carolina
should have had 15 more points but on
o n nrTi n f - tt-r 4- Tr 1 1 -mo mr fn m Y Pfi
program of the demo,-,, occurred- For Carolina, Berkeley,
for first class
quality.
work and high
IN A NUTSHELL
We buy our goods as low as any one
and sell on a A closer margin. Brooms,
cood aua.litv. 10c: Oil. kerosene, per
gallon, 12c; Vinegar, best, per gallon,
20c: Susrar. standard granulated, is ids,
for $1.00; Sugar, brown, 20 lbs. for $1.00;
Coffee, good per pound, 10c; coffee, ax
buckles' per pound 11c.
THE I X Li DEPARTMENT STORE,
22 Patton avenue. Phone 107
xperienc
Teaches
Itfl
If you have never
used ono ask your
neighbor that hae,
he will tell you the
IS
"Wilson Heater"
the Best Stove on
Earth
We have a car load
to select from.
W. A. Boyce
11 South Court Square.
cratic. party as meaning free raw ma
terial a disastrous policy for North
Carolina stated that at one of the pre
vious speeches in the joint debate Mr.
Craig, being pressed for a definition of
his position in this matter, had stated:
'I am in favor of putting lumber, rice
and if necessary every industry m
North Carolina on the free list." In
his rejoinder Mr. Craiar did not deny
that this was his position.
Senator Pritchard discussed the tar
iff as it bears on the business, progress
and prosperity of this state. Trusts,
he said, flourished in free trade coun
tries, and the greatest trusts in Amer
ica are unprotected by the tariff.
Senator Pritchard elicited applause
when he said to Mr. Craig: "In the
name of common sense, don't ever
again mention Vance and Simmons'
names together."
Many features of the debate were
similar to those in other places, which
have been reported in these columns.
Mr. Craig attacked Senator Pritcnara s
pension resolution, and Mr. Pritchard
explained its meaning and its purpose
Foust and Fisher played star games.
Fisher, an ex'-Bingham man, played a
most remarkable game at left end for
Carolina, and at all times during the
game was doing good work. Furman
has a heavy team but at no time was
Carolina's goal in danger. P. G.
Smokers will find Blombergs cigar
store the most up-to-date in the state.
Money Don't Talk
Like that bargain near passenger de
pot, one 11 room house and one 3 room
house for $950. If this is not cheap
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 4n.
Naif Atkinson & Sons Co.,
Real Estate Dealers.
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Huyler's j
I Yanila 1
I Sweet I
I Chocolate I
I 13c package.
J HESTON'S I
I Phone 188. 26 So. Main. 1
WANTED
A $2,000 Residence
We have a customer tor resid-
eDce property in nice section of
city at about the figure named
above. If you can assist us m
supplying this want let us hear
from you.
Wilkie & baBarbe
Real Estate and Renting Agents.
Phon si. 23 Patton ave.
There ia not precious or gemi
precloue 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.
Arthur M Field
Company
Leading Jewelers
Cor. Church St. and Patton Ave.
Asheville. N. C,
Biltmore Firewood. Phone 700.
tf.
25c
per
Pound
Best grade of Horehound
Lime and Assorted Fruit
Tablets, 25c per pound.
Grant's Pharmacy
Agency Wood's Seed.
Money to Loan
On Real or Personal
Property, Apply to
- J, S. Popster,
216 Soathside Avenue.
Asheville, N. C.
0
Pop Rent
Large hoarding house on Spruce
street, recently repaired and
renovated, good shade, for $60.00
month.
Pop Sale,
Beautiful suburban house with
60 acres, water ajid sewerage.
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Aston, Rawls &Go J$
1834 South Main Street.
What's What
in Suits
This Fall ?
Come
and See
The new garments are here
waiting for you. If you want
to look like a New Yorker we
have new FALL. SUITS ready
to give you that effect. Costa
only your time to test this prop
osition, no charges here for
posting you up-to-date. Suits at
$10, $12.50, $15, $18, $20, $22.50
and satisfaction at every price.
Money refunded if anything
goes wrong.
We Do Merchant
Tailoring
Phone 73. 11 Patton Av
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