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ASHEVILIiE, N. TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 1902.
PIVB CHNTS PER COPT.
FOUR DOLULBS TEAR.
PI
Fair Men's Fine Socks
25c.
Four Pairs Woir
Stocfe-ings, 25c
Yard wide Seals ,ids,
4c.
Heavy 10c Cotton Flan
nel, 7c.
Two Linen Collars, 6c.
Writing Paper, per
quire, 3c.
Writing Paper and En
velope Boxes, 10c.
The best warm Zephyr
BabyCap ever sold for 10c
Rug
The $4 Moquet Bugs
are $3.60 now. v
The 2.25 Moquet Rugs
are $2.
These prices are right
These goods are right be
cause it's
ISUMNER'S
TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY!
For Cold
Weather
you want a reliable heater one
tha 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 tongs; and ipokers.
Astieville Hardware Co.
On the square.
Phone 87.
Afiheville, N. C.
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.
Piafilin's Drug Store,
Cor. Patton avenue and Church
street.
Mock Clothing
House
41 Patton Avenue.
Tailoring Department
Oar stock of piece goods is now
ready for inspection. The as
sortment is larger and finer ihan
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 dressers at
Prices as tow as the Lowest
for first class
quality.
work and high
in a nutshell
We buy our roods as fcxw as any one
and sell on a closer margin. Brooms,
good quality, 10c; Oil, kerosene, per
gallon, 12Vc; Vinegar, best, per gallon,
20c; Sugar, standard granulated, 18 lbs.
for $1.00; Sugar, brown, 20 lbs. for $1.00;
Coffee, good per pound, 10c; Coffee, Ax-
b? i xl SWt STORE.
22 Patton avenue. -Pnone 107.
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Secretary Cortelyou Gives Out
On Behalf of
Bacon,
Washington, Oct. 13. Secretry Cor
telyou, dn a statement late tonight says
that Morgan & Bacon came to Wash
ington at the request of the. coal corn
panies who desired as a matter of cour
tesy that their statement should tie
shown the president before it was made
Dublic.
Having been laid before the president
it is now given to the press.
The statement of the coal companies
is quite lengthy. It says at the outset
that the managers of the different coal
properties wish their position to be
understood.
Then follows a brief review of the
situation in the coal fields.
It reiterates that the strikers have
created a reign of terror and goes over
much of the ground that was covered
by the operators' statement at the con
ference with Roosevelt.
The statement closes with 'a proposi
tion by the operators for the appoint
ment of an arbitration commission.
It is accepted as a foregone conclu
sion that the arbitration will be accept
ed by Mitchell as he himself suggested
it at the recent white house conference.
The commission undoubtedly will be
appointed at once and work at the
mines resumed.
The operators suggest in their state
ment that the president appoint a com
missioriand that it consist of an officer
of the engineer corps, an expert min
ing engineer, in no way connected with
the coal properties; one of the judges
of the engineer corps; an expert min
sylvania; a man of prominence, emi
nent as a sociologist, and a man who
by active participation in the mining
and selling of coal is familiar with the
physical and commercial features of
the business. 1
The operators further say in their
statement that it is understood lhat up
on the appointment of the commission
the miners will return to work. .
The findings of the commission shall
fix the date when the same shall
be effective and shall be effect
ive and shall govern the conditions
of employment between the re
spective companies and their employes
for the term of three years. The state-
FLOWER POTS.
A frost will soon be here. Now is
the time to buy flower pots. A new
lot just received at J. H. Law's, 35
Patton avenue.
It V Easy
to See
opsra glas8
makes it ea sy to
see the stage and
all its mnctiEd-
Jngs 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 Jthem no gues3 work Satis
faction guaranteed.
McKee,
54 Patton avenue.
The
Optician
Opposite P. O.
xpenenc
Teaches
If you have never
used one ask your
neighbor that has,
he will tell you the
4tWHson Heater" is
the Best Stove on
apftl
We have a car load
to select from.
W. A. Boyce
11 8outh Court Square.
Money Don't Talk
Like that bargain near-passenger de
pot, one 11 room hpuse and one 3 room
hous6 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 in
Na Atki nson St Sons Co.,
Heal Estate Dealers.
Itn
Operators by
Agreeing to Arbitration.
ment is signed by all the coal presi
dents.
Washington, Oct. 13. J. P. Morgan
arrived here tonight and at 10:15 o'clock
went to the white house for a confer
ence with the president. It is rumored
that Mitchell and Baer are coming, but
this is not confirmed.
Washington, Oct. 13. Morgan was
accompanied here by his business part
ner, Robert Bacon. They came on a
special train Over the Baltimore &
Ohio. They drove to the Arlington,
where they met Root. At 10:15 they
went to the white house and conferred
with President Roosevelt on the strike
At 11:50 they left the white house and
went to the Metropolitan clufo. None
of them would Bay a word beyond the
announcement that Secretary Cortelyou
would issue a statement shortly.
New York, Oct. 13. Very positive
statements were made in financial quar
ters this afternoon that the coal strike
would end within a few hours. Just
what basis there was for these state
ments it was impossible to learn. A
prominent Wall street operator ex
Dressed the belief that the basis on
which the strike would be settled was
the granting of an increase of 10 per
cent, in wages, but the increase not
trv lr,WQ roitinn of tho imirm
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Despite this, the principal coal oper
ators here emphatically asserted
irrat
there was no real basis for these state
ments. coining cuum oe lediutu lw-
night of the doing of the operators at
today's meeting. Morgan left his of-
fice at 410 this afternoon. Asked
what was the truth about the situa-
tion, he said he knew nothing about j
it. . ,. ! - t
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Wilkesfoarre. Oct. 13. Mitchell is to-'
night awaiting some message from ,
Washington or New York which may
result in his departure. He will not
say whether he expects a call from
Roosevelt or the operators.
Philadelphia, Oct. 13. George "W.
Perkins of the firm 'of Morgan & Co.
arrived tonight and dined with Baer
and Alvin W. Markle. None of those
at the dinner would talk.
New York. Oct. 13. At noon today a
conference of the renresentatives ot
tne coai roaas assemoiea m tne omce
of Chairman Thomas, of the Erie
President Truesdale, of the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western, when he ar
rived, said:
"A conference is to be held and it
will be an important one. It may be
productive of immediate results on the
situation."
The conference in Mr. Thomas' office
lasted a little more than one hour.
When the participants dispersed they
declined to make any statement as to
today's developments in the situation.
P. A. B. Widenr also called on Mr.
UotgKL :ff.kNLJ !.rr-- S i-r"'
In attendance, in addition to those
already mentioned, President Walter,
of the Lehigh Valley, was present, and
the independent operator, John Markle,
also joined the conference, remaining
about five minutes.
It was intimated that later in the
day a statement might be issued, but
no intimation as to its nature was ob
tainable.
Late this afternoon it was -stated at
the office of Chairman Thomas that
there was no announcement to be made
in regard to the conference of the coal
operators in the Erie offices today, not
withstanding the intimation earlier in
the dav that a statement might be
made." .
"There !S nothing to give out," said
Mr. Thomas.
Wilkesbarre, Pa,, Oct. 13. Interest
was centered today in the efforts of
the coal companies to induce men to
return to work under the protection of
the troops. Information from coal com
panies is difficult to obtain, but judg
ing from early reports received from
various sources, there are few addi
tional workers in the mines of this re
gion today. The troops were out early,
and were not called upon to suppress
any disorder. In some places detach
ments of troops were on duty near col
lieries all night and at other (points sol
diers were scattered in two's and
three's along streets and on street cor
ners.
It was stated at strike headquarters
that there were no desertions from the
Smokers will nd Blomberg's cigar
store the most up-to-date in the state.
Biltmore Firewood. - Phone 700.
Huyler's
Vanila
Sweet
Chocolate
13c package.
HESTON'S
Phone 183.
26 So. Main.
Statement Made
Morgan and
ranks of the strikers today but on the
otner hand fewer men are at work
than last week. President Mitchell had"
no news to give out. He said he had
heard rumors of a strike settlement.
but there was nothinjr in them so far
as he knew. He apparently is waitine:
for news from the other side.
'PottsVille, Pa,, Oct. 13. As the result
of last week's mining at the Brookside
colliery, 35 gondolas containing over
800 tons, were shipped to market this
morning. Good Spring colliery also
made a small shibment as did Kalmia.
washery. All are operated by the Phil
adelphia' & Reading company. None of
the troops has been stationed at any
of these points.
The remains of Col. Theo. F. Hoff
man, commander of the Eight regi
ment, who died Saturday night in the
Moses hospital, Scranton, were brought
to his residence in this city today. A
detail of his regiment accompanied the
body.
Philadelphia, Oct. 13. President Baer,
of the Philadelphia & Reading, was at
his office in this city at the usual hour
this morning. He had nothing to say
for publication regarding his visit to
New York yesterday or the coal strike
situation.
Mons, Belgium, Oct. 13. The miners
of three lPits in the Grand Hornu col-
em uu a smite tuuay. me move
ment threatens to spread through the
j . ,-, , iL ; n
iB ucuiciiiueu. oy me miners un me
ground that the price of coal has risen
consequence of the strike
United States and France,
in the
New York, Oct. 13. It was learned
early today that President Baer, of the
Philadelphia & Reading company, was
caed to New York on Sunday and that
he spent the day in close conference,
possibly with J. P. Morgan over the an-
thracite coal miners' strike. What the
'outcome of the supposed conference will
" ",a"cA u Sus wufk
The greatest mystery
was thrown
, around the movements of President
Baer. H left his home in Reading.
Pa. fin fl srnPnfn1 tt-flin at 7 n'rln.rlr Sim-
da,morninsr and arrived in Jersev flitv
at TO: 30 o'clock. From4 that moment
until he stepped from a ferry boat at
11 o'clock in the evening, absolutely
nothing certain is known of his move-
ments. At 11:15 o clock he boarded a
train for Reading by way of Philadel
Phli'a is said to have stated that
cacl iu uc m cw i" -
again today.
"J. P. Morgan's yacht Oorsair lay at
anchorage in the North River, off Thir
ty-fifth street all Sunday. Mr. Morgan
was also aboard. Three men were said
to be in conference with him from early
in the afternoon until 10 o'clock at
night. About 9 o'clock a launch was
sent to the Erie ferry bearing a servant
with a baergasrp check and he returned
to tne corsair a little later with a
satchel, f'
"At a quarter past ten two men came
ashore and entered a cab that had been
waited for them, for more than an
hour. Thev hurried into the cab with
out even giving any directions an the
uriver started up. About a block away
he leaned over to find out 'where his
passengers wanted to go. In the dim
light the older of the two men appeared
at the Corsair a little later with a
Reading company man."
.Dispatches from Wilkesbarre are to
the effect that announcement is momen
tarily expected there of a settlement of
the great-strike.
Hazelton, ,Pa. Oct. lS.-The local ar
mory, where Col. Bowman, of the First
regiment has his headquarters, was
stoned during the night. The sentry
responded with three shots into the air
and the stoning: ceased.
Some time after this incident a repe
tition of the recent fatality at Shen
andoah was narrowly averted.
Elmer Airey, a night watchman, fail
ed to heed the challenge of a sentry
as he approached headquarters and the
soldier on guard was obliged to shoot
oyer the man's head to bring him to a
halt, after which he gave satisfactory
explanation of his presence.
Hazelton, Pa., Oct. 13. C. Pardee,
Sons & Co. today started their Lattimer
colliery, with a force of about 125 men,
the majority of them laborers and spe
cial officers. Coal mined before the
coal strike started was run through the
breakers. Companies A and G of the
'First regiment guarded the colliery,
'but no attempt was made by the strik-
WANTED
tf
A $2,000 Residence
We have a customer ior resid
ence property in nice section 'of
city at about the figure named
above. If vou can assist us in
supplying this want let us hear'
from you.
Wilkie & baBarbe
Ral Estate and Renting Agents.
Phanm 25 PattOB
m.
ers to interfere with the men at work.
Birmingham, Oct. 13. The only
change in the strike situation at the
mines of the Tennessee Coal, Iron &
Railroad company today was the an
nouncement that tomorrow the com
pany will post notices at its Johns
mines giving the old men until Friday
to return to work, after which time
the unfilled places will be filled with
new men. This mine is worked almost
exclusively by negroes.
A LYNCHED NEGRO
"COMES TO LIFE"
MOB RIDDLED HIM WITH BUL
LETS AND LEFT HIM FOR
DEAD MAY RECOVER.
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 13. Dyer
Finley, a negro residing at Montevallo,
went to Galera Saturday and became
intoxicated. When arrested by Mar
shal Peterson, he overpower the mar
shal and beat him. He also beat the
marshal's mother, who went to her son's
assistance. Finley was finally jailed.
Saturday night a mob broke in and took
himb from the jail, placed a chain
around his neck and went in search of
a tree to hang him. The mob, failing
to find a tree, decided to shoot him.
Accordingly he was riddled with bul
lets. Today Finley arrived at Monte
valla with 10 bullets in his body and
four in his head, the chain still around
his body. After being left for dead he
crawled to the house of a friend, and
the latter brought him home in a cart.
Although terribly wounded, he may re
cover. Indianapolis, Oct. 13. The bodies of
man and three women enclosed in
coffee sacks were found in Georsre
street thi9
morning.
Examination
showed that they had all been in pick
ling vats and they were marked by the
dissecting knife. The leader of the
men implicated in the recent grave rob
beries confessed that he delivered these
bodies to the Central college of physi
cians . and surgeons and it Ja supposed
the college officials becoming alarmed
placed the bodies in the street.
Indianapolis, Oct. 13. Five dead bod
ies were found in boxes In South Meri
dian street this morning. It is sup
posed that ghouls who recently have
I kpph mursnpri hv th authorities he-
came frightened and took this method
of escaping detectiop.
There is not precious or emi
precioua gem that possesses
more beautiful colors than the
O P A r
W 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 1VL Field
Company
Leading Jewelers
Cor. Church St. and Patton Ave.
Asheville. N.' C,
Pop Rent
Large boarding house on Spruce
street, recently repaired and
renovated, good shade, for $60.00
month.
Pop Sale, v
Beautiful suburban house with
60 acres, water and sewerage.
Aston, Ra wis & Go
18 South Main Street.
MORE BODIES FOUND -1
IN INDIANAPOLIS
CARS RUHIIIIIG
IN NEW ORLEANS
ALL THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THE MEN AND THE COMPANY
SETTLED.
New Orleans, Oct. 13. Cars' wera
started on some of the lines this morn
ing. The condition of the tracks and
the wires was such, however, as to
make the immediate resumption of full
servicee impracticable. Renewed trouble
began to brew early. When the men
reported to the barns they were asked
to sign new applications for places.
Some signed and cars were started out.
Others, however, objected and the mat
ter was immediately reported to the
officers of the union. They investigated
and decided that the comnanv was
breaking faith. Instructions were im
mediately given that no more cars
should be moved until the company
agreed to live up to the spirit of the
agreement and take Its men -back un
conditionally. It was said that a propo
sition would have to be referred to the
physician of the company who would"
pass on the eligibility of the applicant.
This, it was said, would give the com
pany the opportunity it desired to turn
down objectionable men.
Later in the day all the new differ
ences between the men and the com
pany were settled, the company with
drawing the objectionable application
which they were submitting to their
men. Orders were then issued to the
men by their leaders to take out cars.
DMT WINS IN
THE MEN'S SINGLES
The first bowling tournament at the
Albemarle club was concluded last
evening with the men's singles. The
prize was won by J. b. Dumont, Jr.
The scores follow:
Mr. Dumont 155
Oi L. Miller 134
J. A. Burckel 116
154
151
142
124
148
108
119
117
120
145
113
115
126
100
4261
405
403
376
375
341
316
1. vv . Kaoul.. ... ..139
Dr. C. S. Jordan ' n
C. D
Ruland 107
Seldon 97
R. F
CRAIG GAVE OFFENCE
Editor of the Gazette;
Will you please say that Will Cocke
wa 9 -one.. of the first to take. advantage
of the bankruptcy "act, and he and his
friends are sore over Craig's remarks
about a man cheering Pritchard being
nothing but a bankrupt. R.
Opportunity knocks at the door of
most men so gently that they can't hear
it if their ears are glued to the key
hole. Biltmore Firewood. Phone 700. ti.
Hyacinth Bulbs
Single and double, all colors and best
quality, 5c each, 50c dozen.
Roman Hyancinths, white and pink, 5c
each,- 60c dozen.
jFfants Pharmacy
Grant's No. 24 cures cold.
What's What
in Suits
This Fall ?
Come
and See
The new garments are bere
waiting for you. If you want
to look like a New Yorker we
have new FALL SUITS ready
to give you that effect. Costs
only your time to test this prop
osition, no charges her for
posting you up-to-date. Suits at
510, $12.50, $15, $18, $20, $22.50
and satisfaction at every price.
Money refunded if anything
goes wrong.
We Do Merchant
Tailoring
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