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ASHEVULE, N. C, 8ATDEDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 15, 1902.
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SUMNER'S
The price is low, too.
FIRST SEAR'S
INGLORIOUS END
HE WAS STUNNED BY A BLOW,
AND ROPED, THEN PRESI
DENT WAS SENT FOR.
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Disgusted When He Arrived,
and Directed That Bruin Be
, Killed With a Knife.
THE r 1 bfT.
HIS POST iu
not to take any outsiders in, and the
orders were obeyed. Some of them
wanted to make an effort without
guides, but htey were warned that if
they did not get lost in the dense for
est, they would 'be stopped by guard
along the trail. Several of them left
in the hope of being able to penetrate
the president's retreat from another di
rection. Everything possible is being
done here to prevent intruders from in
terfering with President Roosevelt.
One enterprising fiend who could not
secure a photograph of the president,
induced a man -who bore a slight re
semblance to the president to pose on
horseback in a cotton field and wrent
away measurably satisfied that the
counterfeit would pass for the original.
THE MINE STRIKE
INQUIRY BEGUN
UNION PRESIDENT MITCiHELI
DELIVERS HIS ADDRESS AND
IS EXAMINED,
I IN NO OTHBR
Line is such strict attention de
manded as in the compounding
of prescriptions. In order to
avoid the disastrous result en
tailed by carelessness we em
ploy none but the most reliable
clerks. If we compound your
medicine's for your, you can rely
upon this accuracy.
Pfafflin's Drug Store
Corner Patton avenue and
Church street.
The Shooting
Season
Is now here and of course the
question of outfit arises. Just
leraeimtber the
Asheville Hardware
Company
On the Square
THE BEAR WEIGHED 285 POUND'S.
AFTER A WEARISOME RUN OF
TEN MILES, FELL. OVER LOG
INTO A MUD HOLE.
Smedes, Miss., Nov. 15. One bear
weighing 285 pounds was bagged by
the presidential party today, but the
president did not kill him. When the
party started out this morning it struck
the trails of three bears, but the chase
soon narrowed down to one. After go
ing some distance, one of the guides de
cided that the president would have
the best chance for a shot if he took
his station alongside a certain water
hole.
This the president deeided to do, and
was left there in company with Major
Helm. After waiting a long time
without seeing any signs of bruin, the
president and Major Helm returned to
camp. They had not quitted their
post half an hour 'When the b$ar came
along, and after running ten miles, fell
over a log into a mud hole. Here bruin
killed one of the dogs and one of the
hunters stunned the bear with a blow
from the butt of his rifle, the animal
was roped and the president sent for
to dispatch him.
When he arrived and saw what he
was sent for to do he was disgusted.
He directed one of the hunters to kill
him with a knife. About this time the
hounds hit another trail, and the iparty
started off. It had not returned ua to
a late hour this afternoon.
The conditions were ideal for the
president's hunt for bear this morning
The sky was overcast with clouds at
daybreak, a few drops of rain fell, but
toward 7 o'clock the clouds broke away
and the sun came out
A number of newspaper men anfl
photographers reached here last night
and tried every expedient to reach the
camp, but their pleadings were in
vain. The negroes on the plantation
who knew the trail had strict orders
GEN MOLINEUX OPPOSES
PRODUCTION OF SON'S PLAY
New York, Nox. 14. General Moli
ineux said today that he opposed the
production of the play written by his
son -while in prison or the publication
of a book of short stories written under
the same conditions. He further said
he did nat believe his son would antag
onize his 'wishes.
A TAR HEEL CAPTAIN OF
PORTO RICAN POLICE
San Juan, Nov. 14. E. B. Wilcox of
Nashville, N. C, has been appointed
captain of insular police at Humacao
Porto Rico, vice-Caipt. Barrios who has
been suspended as a result of an in
vestigation into a shooting affair at
Humacao on August 26. Wilcox, with
the exception of the chief, is the first
American to receive an appointment in
the insular police, which body is com
posed of Porto Ricans.
Cross Examination Failed to
Secure From Him Any Dam
aging Admissions as to Boycott.
AID GIVEN ' STRIKERS x
AMOUNTED TO $1,500,000
CLAIM THAT THE UNION ORGANI
ZATION PROTECTS THE OPERA
TORS FROM LOCAL STRIKES.
QUESTION OF WAGES, HOURS,
ETC., FULLY DISCUSSED FROM
UNION'S POINT OF VIEW.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS'
CONVENTION CLOSED
Special to the Gazette.
Raleigh! N. C, Nov. 14. The closing
of the three days convention of county
superintendents of education tonight
was marked by an outpouring of peo
ple to the capitol .where the exercises
were held. Several stirring education
al addresses were delivered. Gov. Ay
cock being the principal speaker.
Among others who spoke were Presi
dent H. L. Smith of Davidson college
and Prof. Plato Durharfl of Trinity
college.
a splendid lot of SHOT
RIFLES, LOADED
SHELLS, HUNTING COATS,
U-:' JOINS AND SHELL VESTS.
NICKEL PLATED COFFEE POTS.
They are the prettiest and the cheaip
est aver shown here. Just opened. J.
H. Law, 35 Patton avenu.
You Can t
Fit Your
Eyes with
a Tape
Measure
COL. A. W. SHAFFER DEAD
Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 14. Col. A. W.
Shaffer died today in a sanatorium at
Danville, N. Y. The remains will be
brought here tomorrow and buried. He
was a native of New York state and
came to North Carolina in 1865. He re
sided in Charlotte two years 'and then
came to Raleigh where he has resided
ever since. He was postmaster under
resident Harrison and has always
been prominently identified with re
publican politicians' here. He was a
veteran of the civil war and a mem
ber of the Grand Army of the Repub-
ic.
How
Clothes
Come to us, we will give them a
scientific examination, and grind the
henses to fit each eye correctly. Satis
faction guaranteed.
McKee, Optician
ODDosite Postofflce. 54 Patton ave,
Biltmore Firewood. Phone 700. tf.
Should Fit
COMPLAINT AGAINST SOUTHERN
Charleston, S. C. Nov. 14. The state
railroad comission today began an in
vestigation of the complaints made
against the Southern railway by the
cotton dealers of Charleston. While
the local cotton receipts this season
have been far in excess of the receipts
of last year the dealers say they have
been seriously hampered iby discrimi
nation, one house charging that its
buyers had to be withdrawn on ac
count of a lack of facilities for ship
ping. These allegations have been
vigorously denied by the railroad and
the result is a bitter controversy be
tween the two interests.
SUCCESSFUL REVIVAL AT
'FIRST BASTIST QHURCH
to
we
Is one thing that
think we know.
We have clothes to
fit the Short, the Stout,
the Long, the Slim, the '
Young Man, the Elderly
Man, and the Extra Size
Man.
We show as large a
variety of Suits and
Overcoats for Men and
fjoys for' Business and
ressWear as you can
find in larger cities.
See them at
iWHlTLOCK'S
41 Patton Avenue,
Can buy one with Reser
voir for $28.00; or one with
out Reservoir for $27.00.
We have sold 45 since advertising
our car load. The people say tnere is
nothing that will compare with them
We are talking about.
Just Received
10 deS'v1(?,d ? Flower Pots, and owing
oil t Jr : vment frni factory will
Weston : y reduced prices. If in
to u flt Once as thev sra !hmmri
tton vl X L Department Store. 22
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Will Result in Many Accessions
Membership.
One of the most successful revivals
held at the First Baptist church for
some time has been that conducted by
Rev. William Newton of Greensboro.
There have been more than 50 con
versions and a number of backsliders
have been reclaimed. Rev. Mr. New-
leaves today for his home in Greens
boro, but Rev. W. M. Vines will con
tinue the revival Sunday night when it
will be decided whether or not it is
expedient to hold services next week.
This revival is considered to have
been of inestimable (benefit to the
church in every way. For not only will
a numblbe.r of new members b-e added,
but there has been increased activity Pe rsons
among those 'who are already members
of the church.
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Boyce's Perfect
Steel Ranges."
W. A. Bpyce
11 Bouth court Square.
For Sale Or Exchange.
A beautiful modem country home
near Bingham school. House 9 rooms,
10 acres of land In hisrh state of culti
vation. Will sell or exchange for city
property. We are- offering splendid
value in two business . properties , on
Patton avenue and Main street. These
are all choice values.
Natt Atkinson & Sons Co-,
Real Estate. Dealer.
Chocolate Marshmallows, 10c for half
pound at Northern's Souvenir store.
Scranton, Nov. 14. Mr. Mitchell was
the only witness examined by the
strike commission today. It was rath
er a trying day for him, but the con
sensus of opinion is that he stood the
ordeal well and made a good witness.
Just before adjournment the most in
teresting episode of the day occurred.
Wilcox, counsel of the Delaware &
Hudson company, who cross-examined
Mitchell, was trying hard to establish
the. fact that the union aproved of boy
cotting non-unionists. He asked iIr.
AVi'itt-iieu several pointed questions on
this subject, but signally failed to ob
tain any damaging admission. Mitch
en declared the man who took the
striker's place when the latter was
trying to better himself was unfair
and the business man wras unfair who
had done anything to antagonize the
union. He declared the union was
justined in making known who its
friends were and who its enemies. At
this point Judge Gray interposed. With
a bland smile he turned to Mitchell and
said that what the commission would
like to know was whether the organi
zation approved the boycott that caused
business men to refuse to sell the ne
cessities of life to non-union men.
Mitchell replied that the organization
mever approved such a policy. Judge
Gray rejoined that was not an an
swer and repeated the question. Speak
ing with much earnestness, Mitchell
this time answered: "Emphatically
no." This concluded the day's ses
sion. The proceedings throughout the
day were dry and formal, but interest
on the part of the spectators never
lagged .
Mitchell while on the stand made the
first public statement since the late
strike was inaugurated regarding the
amount of aid given the strikers. Mr
Mitchell said that $1,500,000 had been
distributed among the workers, and
that non-union men on strike had
shared equally with the unionists, al
though they had paid no dues.
Mr. 'Mitchell, before being examined,
read a statement. The reading of the
address occupied 40 minutes.
Mr. Mitchell prefaced his statement
with the hope that the commission
would "succeed in establishing a rela
tionship between the operators and the
mirters that will insure, peace and sta
bility in the industry for an indefinite
period." After reciting the demands for
increased pay for the miner, a shorter
work day for the laborer, the weighing
of the coal, and an industrial agree
ment, the refusal of all of which led
to the strike, Mr. Mitchell spoke as
follows on the question of higher
wages:
"Of the 147,000 men and boys em
ployed in and around the mines, strip-
pings, washeries and breakers in the
anthracite coal fields, 64,072, or 43 per
cent are emroloved on contract, or
piece work; the remaining 83,000, or 57
per cent are employed by the hour,
day, week or month. Of the 64,072 con
tract men, 37,804 are miners and 26,268
are miners laborers.
"The work of a miner and miners'
laborer is extremely hazardous; in fact
it is more dangerous than employment
in any other important industry in the
world. The number of persons killed
and injured is greater than in any
other industry. Each day the anthra
cite coal mines are in operation 2 6-10
lose their lives and three
tunes as many are miaimed, and yet
these men receive less wages (annually
than are received by men performing
precisely similar iwork in other fields
under more favorable and less hazard
ous conditions. .The number of years
a man can retain his health and
strength in this occupation is limited.
ii ne escapes death or ininrv v fail
of rock or coal he can not rsoar at
tacks of miner's asth
scarcely a mine worker who has not
contracted this malady. The miners
are compelled to work in Tjawder
rooms, powder smoke, in foul air, many
of them in water and their work is
difficult and exhausting. Reputable in
surance companies will not issue poli
cies to this class of workers, the risks
are so great that the premiums would
be prohibitive to men whose earnings
are so low. The entire 20 per cent,
which they demand as an increase in
their wages, would not suffice to carry
an insurane of 1,000. I
In supporting the demand for the re- !
duction of the hours of the day labor
ers, Mr. Mitchell showed that it
amounted practically to a demand for
twenty per cent increase of compensa
tion for 83,000 men, or fifty-seven per
cent of all mine employes. Continuing
he said:
"The eight hour day is the standard
iworking day in the mining industry.
Eight hours constitute a day's work in
the coal mines of Great Britain, in all
the silver, gold and copper mines and
in the bituminous coal mines in the
states of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri,
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan,
Kentucy, Tennessee, in -western Penn
sylvania and the Indian Territory."
Defending tl third demand that coal
shall be weighed and paid for by weight
and that 2,240 pounds shall constitute a
ton, Mr. MJtchell declared that the
present method of measuring the coal
pioaucea oy tne miners in the Lack
awanna, Wyoming and Lehigh regions
has 'been the source of more discontent
than any other of the many injustices
impdsed upon the miners and there can
be no contentment among the workers
until an honest system has been adopt
ed. "Paying for coal by the car or by
o, veigiimg irom z, iw to is a
nagrant injustice. The cars have been
made larger, more topping is required
ana tnere nas been no corresponding
increase in the amount paid per car .ir
per ton. The miners have ieen forced
lu piouuce a constantly increasing
amount of coal for which they receive
no additional compensation.
"The miner should be fa.id for every
pound of coal he mines that is sold bv
the operator.
"The anthracite companies, not satis
nea witn an extra legal ton of from
z,tw to d,iyo pounds, have a bysc.-m of
docking through -which they appro
priate additional part of the miners
earnings. A miner is docked all the
way from 500 to 1,000 pounds upon a car
as a penalty for loading impurities for
which he has already been pelanized to
the extent of from 7(K to 900 pfcunds in
excess measure of weight: in. other
words, he is punished twice for the"
same offense.
Mr. Mitchell then took up the fourth
demand of the miners for a tro.d agree
ment, with the necessary provisions for
the adjustment of local grievances. He
outlined the history and policy of the
United Mine Workers of America and
explained that 'by its act the anthracite
and bituminous mine rworkers had home
rule for the local government of local
affairs.
"The only manner," he said, "in
which the national organization is per
mitted to interfere is that before a
strike is inaugurated by the district or
ganization the approval of the national
union must be obtained; but the presi
dent of the national organization has
(Continued on fifth page.)
ABROGATION OF
JOLO TREATY
IS
URGED BY GENERAL BATES
IN HIS ANNUAL REPORT.
General Chaffee in His Report
Shoulders All Blame Placed
On General Bell.
GEN. SMITH'S COURSE
WAS ALSO NECESSARY
CHAFFEE SAYS THERE WAS NOTH
ING IN SMITH'S ORDERS NOT
JUSTIFIED BY THE CONDITIONS
TO - BE OVERCOME.
Washington, Nov. 14. The treaty
with the sutan of Sulu made by Gen
eral Bates is strongly condemned by
General Davis, who succeeded Chaffee
in command of the Philippines, in his
annual. He strongly urges its abro
gation by congress and asserts that it
weakens the sovereignty of the Unit
ed States over the Sulu islands.
He recommends that no sultan over
Moros of any region be recognized and
no pension be allowed any sultan, heir
apparent or any other chief. He says
if the sultan of Iolo is to be retained
as a puppet kingling, he should be
stripped of all real powers. He strong
ly recommends that the United States
decide with respect to its policy to
ward the Moros, without delay, and
says:
"When these born pirates feel the
weight of our power they will believe
we are in earnest and respect us, but
until then they will despise and hate
us."
"Chaffee is his annual report shoul
ders all the blame on General Bell's
orders in Batangas and certain parts
of other provinces. He requests the
removal of all censure passed on Bell
with regard to his instructions to the
troops and declares there was noth
ing in the orders General Smith issued
in Samar that was not justined by the
conditions to be overcome. He de
clares the sooner the Sultan of John's
title as sovereign of the Jolo archipel
ago is mentioned the better it will be
for the situation,
TRYON HOTEL INCORPORATED
Special to the Gazette:
Raleigh, N. C, NoV. 14. The Tryoh
Hotel company at Tryon, Polk county,
was incorporated today, with $5,000
capital and privilege of increasing to
$10,000.
WE ARE PUSHING BARGAINS
NOTHING TO SAY AS
TO THE GI8S0N WILL
"Nothing to give out in reference to
the Gibson will," said R. M. Wells
last night. "We are all agreed now
as to where the will was left on the
day of the wedding including the
nurse."
'Miss Wolf, Mr. Wells and Mr. Brown
were again in conference yesterday.
An early crop the small boy's first
kair cut.
And if you are wanting to purchase,
it will pay you to see us before buying
from any one else. If you have prop
erty to sell and are willing to take a
reasonable price tell us about it and if
the price is right we can sell it for you.
We can't sell property for 3 or 4 times
its worth and if we think your price
too high we will tell you so.
H. F. Grant 6c Son,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS 48 PATTON AYE
For the next ten days 25 per cent, off
on all cheap and fine Pipes at Blom-
berg's cigar store. Patton avenue.
Biltmore Firewood. Phone 700. tf
We Will Have
a nice assortment of cakes and
everything fresh in the Baking
linfe for today's (Saturday's)
trade.
HESTON'S
26 S. Main St.
Houses Pop
Rent.
A choice list of furnished end un
furnished houses in various sections of
the city. Modern conveniences. We
will be glad to give Interested par
ities full Information and show houses,
upon application at our office.
Wilkie Sc baBarbc
Real Estate and Renting Agents,
1 Real Estate Agents No. 22 Partem aye.
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Everyone
Who Appreciates
Punctuality
Should take advantage of our
CUT RATE SALE
OF WATCHES
Waltham, 18 'Size '
Cash Price
Vanguard, 21 jewels $25.00
Orescent St., 21 jewels.. .. 20.00
A. T. & Co., Premier, 18
jewels 18.50
16 size Riverside, 17 jewels. 20.50
Elgin, 18 Size
Veritas, 21 jewels 25.00
B. W. Raymond, 19 Jewels.. 20.00
In, Finer Adjusted
Watches
Bunn Special, 21 jewels.... 28.50
940 Hamilton, 21 jewels.... 28.00
Arthur M Field
Company
Leading Jewelers
Cor. Church St. and Patton Ave.
Asheville. N. Q
The Tailor
Phone 347:
Come and inspect my line of
Importedand Domestic Suitings
before buying elsewhere. Gen
tlemen's Riding;Breeches and
Livery a Specialty.
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For Sale or Rent
Large 'boarding house unfur- r
ndshed. "The Breiton." No.' 11 V
Staroes avenue. $50.00 per
month, recently painted, good
condition.
For sale: Beautiful suburban
house, with 60 acres of Jand.
Water and sewerage.
Aston, Ra wis & Go q
18 South Main" street. f
Chinese Lily
Bulbs
We can supply Chinese or Sacred Lily;
Bulbs of splendid quality at 10c each.
Hyacinth glasses in colors, 15c each.
Choice bulbs for same, 10c each.
Grant's Pharmacy
Grant's No, 24 cures colda 25c jji
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