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VOL. Vn NO, 269 ASHEVULE, N. O, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBEB 20. 1902. f nvn cbn peb copt. ;i; ;
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Fancy ( PE tribunal 5t!:r: statement as : ns-vi tarn girls - ;
Cr f fi irTTI r noncing that Great Britain had sent a Tfl lllinm II III f eld said: ' i,,wB' U1IIL.U J f; . 1
amp
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Just arrived.
Biggest sales on record in
Cloak, China and Holiday
Goods Departments.
5, 10, and 25c tables down
stairs full of goods worth
double.
Handsome Music Rolls 75c
and 98c.
Store open until 10 p. m.
during holidays.
mncp's
Leather Goods
AT COST
We are selling our entire line
of leather goods at cost. Pock
et Bookta, Card Cases, Purses,
Cigar Cases. Now is the time
to make your Christmas selec
tions. Pfafflin's Drug Store,
Patton Ave. and Church St.
Christmas
Cooking
Will be made easier for the
busy housewife if she has1 a
Universal Food Chopper
It chops meat -without mash
ing or tearing; it is simply
constructed and never gets
out of order; it is easily clean
ed: is heavily tinned and will
not rust The price is only
$1.50
Ashevitle Hardware Co.
On the Square
Phone 87 Asheville
Christmas
IS
COMING.
Be sure and look at our line of
Sweaters, Smoking Jackets,
Hats, Gloves, Neckwear,
Shirts, Suspenders,
Handkerchiefs, &c
Suitable
for Presents
Both.
for Men and
Whitloek's
4i Patton Avenue.
-!r-vr-T . EX " "mua " ".'ii, U Wflhrh MAT JiT'' DDflllPU
THE DISPUTE
" 'f&oosevelt and Hay Working
to Get Venezuelan Matter
There.
REPLIES RECEIVED
AS TO ARBITRATION
Germany and England Willing
to Arbitrate? But Con
ditionally. Washington, Dec. 19. Secretary Hay
V. s ji j i
nas received partial responses rrom
the government of Great Britain, Ger
many and Italy respecting the Droposal
to arbitrate the Venezuelan difficulties.
Great Britain is favorable to arbi
tration with proper safeguards.
Germany accepts arbitration in prin
ciple, but finds a multitude of small
adjustments to be made before enter
ing into the agreement.
Italy, as the junior partner of the
allies, declares that she is favorable
NEW LAMPS
DELAYED
Placed on sale to-day
for the first time
SPECIAL PRICES
J. H. LAW,
f
35 Patton Ave.
A BEAUTIFUL
LORGNETTE
In Sterling silver and heavily;
gold plated would make a
splendid present
FOR MOTHER
OR WIFE
Drop in and see what we have
Our opera glasses are Ibeauties,
prices ranging from $1.50 to.
$20.
McKee
.The...
Optician
54 Patton Avenue
Sometimes take a (practical viewt of
things and give their wives 'Christmas
mresents' of value. Boyce's Perfect
Steel Ranges are leaders in this line.
We also have Coal Vases, Fire Sets,
Andirons, etc., all very acceptable at
this season.
W. A. Boyec
11 South Court Square.
For Sale Or Exchange.
a 'hoantifiii modern country home
n8.r (THnehaim school. House 9 rooms.
10 acres of land In high etate of oulti- j
vation. Will sell or exchange ror cixy
Droperty. We are. offering splendid
irftiu in two business properties on
Dottrvn. i7niiA mnA Main street. These 1
are all choice values.
Natt Atklnsoit St Sons Co.,
Real Bstat Dealeira.
dusi Received
a v load of Flower-Pots! and owing
to delay in shipment from factory will
sell at greatly reduced . prices in
terested call at once as they arer j
to go. The I X L Department Store, 22
Patton avenue, ruono wr.
to arbitration, but will be bound prob
ably by the action of the senior part
ners.
The note to Ruter's Telegraph, an-
noncing that Great Britain had sent a
reply to the United States is as for
lows:
"The statement issuing from Cara,
io me enect mat jtresiaent uastro inas
empowered Minister Bowen to act) As
the representative of Venezuela-is,
garded in London as open to question.
Any such action on the part of Pres
ident Castro would be considered whfof-
ly beside the mark. The powers coai
cerned will deal solely with the United
States in the matter of arbitration
The government of Venezuela will not
be consulted in any form, not even' aig
to the terms on which arbitration
might be acceptable to the powers.'
To secure these results the American,
embassies at London, Berlin and Romd
have been working energetically to
carry out . the instructions of Secre
tary Hay to ascertain -lfthe pro
posal would be received, w-"1".
As far as England is concerned, the
safeguards referred, o are believed
to relate to the j questjn of guarantee,
which is full ot'ifflqfities. The Unit
ed States government is determined
not to allow itself to be drawn into
the position of a guarantee in this
case, for the precedent might require
the United States to become the finan
cial backer of all South and Central
America. However, if private con
cerns can be induced 'to enter the field,
the United States will do what it can
to reduce their risks. Secretary Hay,
Sir Michael Herbert, the British am
bassador, and Senator Depew were in
conference today, and it is suspected
that this phase of the controversy was
touched upon.although no confirmation
can be had at this time!'
The German position presents the
greatest difficulties, for not only does
it involve a demand for apologies,
which are extremely repugnant to
Venezuela, but also presents so many
points requiring adjustment that it is
evident that many days or weeks
will pass before the adjustment can be
effected and the case prepared for ar
bitration. And the danger of delay in
the face of a blockade, which seriously
cripples neutral commerce and invites
hostile collisions with the Venezuelans,
cannot be overestimated. The efforts
of the United States, therefore, must
be directed toward hastening Ger
many's action on the arbitration pro
posal .
The French government has served
notice that, Without abating her
claims, the payment for which have
been arranged, she also claims the
right to have the claims1 of French
citizens, which have arisen since the
adjustment spoken of, considered by
the joint tribunal which will adjust
the Venezuelan debts upon a basis of
equality with those of other nations.
This contention is strongly resisted by
some of the allied powers and is one
of the points which is likely to lead
to the consumption of much time and
which must be disposed of before
a final arrangement can be made to
arbitrate the case.
BALFOUR ANSWERS QUESTION
London, Dec. 19. In a reply, made
public today, to a question in parlia
ment of Gibson Bowles, conservative,
Premier Balfour says no intimation
has been received from the govern
ment of the United States that it will
object to American shipping being in
terfered with in the event of a block
ade of the Venezuelan coast. The ob
lections to the blocKade which It is
nroDOsed to establish has been care
fully considered. They cannot, how
ever, be altogether removed, as some
of them are inherent to that particu
lar class of naval operations.
Mr. Bowles also asked whether in
view of the destruction by the Ger
mans of two gunboats and the conse
quent impossibility of holding them as
Dlederes. the eovernment proposes to
continue joint action with Germany.'
The premier replied in the affirmative
VBNBZZUBLA'S ANXIETY.
Caracas, Dec. 19. No reply has yet
been received to the proposal for arbi
tration of Venezuela's dispute with
'Germany and England and( the gov
ernment is still anxiously awaiting the
decision of the powers. The British
warship Tribune has replaced the In
rfpffltia-aihlo, at LaGuavra. The Italian
rniiser Giovanni and the 'Bausan and.
thp Amriipan enmboat Marietta are
also there. w
THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL.
Washington, Dec. 19. Enough . has
been learned by the etate department
of the views held by Oermany, Eng
.land and Italv in regard to Castro s
offer to arbitrate the claims against
VPTiftwiela to lustily the administra-
(Continued on fifth page.)
THE MANUFACTURERS
Of the celebrated White Knight cigars
have placed on sale at my store 200
boxes of their high grade cigars to be
sold
box
will
ent
Ply
day.
at
of
be
on
will
85 cents per box. A
these excellent cigars
a very acceptable pres
Christmas day. This sup
not last long, so buy to
B. Well3, Tobacconist, 14
J.
Patton avenue
ner boXi
Mail orders 90 cents
N. B. These cigars are put up in a
special box for the Christmas trade. St
Biltmore Firewood. Phone 700. tf
Huyler's Candy
Best in the world. En
tirely fresh, received to
day, in 1, 2, 3 and 5 lb
boxes at
HBSTON'S
Phone . 183.
. 26 S. Main.
I
TA8
TO WAGES MAY
BE
Is the Intimation of lustice Gray
Chairman of the Strike
ocranton, pa., Dec. 19. Chairman
Gray, when the strike commission
opened its session today, recalled the
incident of Wednesday, when the ac
curacy of the wage statements of two
men employed by the Pennsylvania
Coal Company was questioned. The
lawyers for the- miners challenged the J
good faith of the general manager of!
the company, and Chairman Gray said
that if the company could not show
how many men figured in the wages
handed to the commission, it might
shake the faith of the commission in
the wage statement. Chairman Gray
said that he has since been informed
that the auditor notified one of the
assistant recorders when the figures
were handed in that the company was
unable to give in all cases the exact
number of men sharing in the earn
ings. The chairman said he did not
wish to convey the impression that
the commission impugned the good
faith of the company.
The lawyers of the non-union men
called James Blias of Scranton, who
testified that an attempt was made
to blow up his house. The building
was considerably damaged and his
wife was beaten by the wives of strik
ers. Counsel for the non-union men
then submitted lists of boycotts
against merchants in and about
Wilkesbarre, 'which counsel claim
were instigated by the striking mine
workers .
Eight witnesses were called up to
the noon recess. All of them were
non-union men, who testified to the
methods pursued by strikers during
the suspension. One man said a
union miner attempted to blow up his
house, and another said he was beaten
and was threatened with ax ducking in
the river if he did not stop work. An
other said his boy was laid off by the
druggist he was working for because
the druggist was warned hia place
would be boycotted if he did not dis
miss the, boy, and aonther man who
was mistaken for a non-union man
and beaten so badly that he was laid
up for two months. Testimony also was
given that boycotts of all kinds, intim-
datiou a.nd violence was committed
by the strtkers.
CHRISTMAS IN THE AIR
Evidences of It to Be Seen on All
Sides Yesterday.
There was a real holiday feeling in
the air yesterday. There was quite a
good deal of shopping and the streets
were gay with mistletoe, holly and
other evergreens offered for sale.
Asheville merchants have bought
heavily of all sorts of Christmas goods.
but all are confident that it will be a
fine business season.
NEW LUMBER COMPANY
Will Be Organized Here in the Near
4f Future.
The organization of a new lumber
company, to be located in Aseville, is
on foot.
William S. Thompson, -who has, until
recently been a partner in the W. B
McEwen lumber company, is at the
head of the proposed movement antl
will likely complete the details of the
organization within a few weeks.
Northern .capitalists will probably be
interested in the enterprise.
The title under which the firm will
transact the business has not been
chosen, . Hardwood lumber willl be
handled almost exclusively.
Mr. Thompson, until the 15th of this
month, owned a third interest in the
W. B. McEwen Lumber company.
His experience while with this firm has
been along very practical lines.
HOPE FOR VANDERBILT
New York, Dec. 19. Cornelius Van
derbilt passed a fairly good night, and
at 7 o'clock hope had not been aban
doned. The presence of two doctors in,
the house throughout the night indicat
ed that Mr. Vanderbut's condition con
tinued very grave, though a servant
in the household said that Mr. Vander
hilt had passed a good night.
Ir. Austin Flint, jr., at 9:15 o'clock
issued the following bulletin:
"Mr. Vanderbilt had a fair night and
has held his own. The fact that he is
no worse this morning is encouraging."
Prs. Flint, Janeway, Brown and Del-
x
Choice Lots
On Charlotte Street
Fop Sale.
Opposite the Manor and Albemarle
Park property. The owner has here
tofore refused to sell these desirable
lots, but we can now name a .very
reasonable price, either as a whole or
divided into four lots. Total frontage
252 feet; depth 194 feet.
Wilkie & baBarbe
SOLE AGENTS.
No. 23 Patton avenue. Phone 51.
DOUBTED
I 7
i
Afield held a consultation prevki
nn; issuance or the bulletin, V
about twenty-five minutes. Dr.
feld said:
"Mr. Vanderbilt is a very sick
but there is hope, and he ie not
to die today."
A rumor that Mr. Vanderbilt
dead was circulated shortly afternoon
today. Inquiry at the sick man's home
showed that the report was untrue.
This afternoon Reginald Vanderbilt
and Miss Cathleen Neilson arrived at
the house in a carriage. Mr. Vander
bilt made inquiries and left hie card,
while diss Neilson remained in the car
riage. A close friend of Mr. Vanderbilt who
was in the house for a considerable
time today said:
"Mr. Vanderbilt is very low, ogt
there is hope."
THE PURE FOOD BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE
Washington, Dec. 19. The house to
day passed the Hepburn pure food
bill, by a vote of 72 to 12. The bill
provides that all adulterated food and
drugs shall be placed on the market
under their true names and under such
a manner as to advise the purchaser
what he is getting.
The house committee on interstate
commerce ordered a favorable report
on the department of commerce bill.
The vote on reporting it stood 5 to, 3.
The provision for including the bureau
of labor in the new department was
retained on a tie vote.
The bill as it will come from the
house committee will embrace within
the proposed department of commerce
the lighthouse board, the light board
service, national bureau of standards
coast and geodetic survey, bureau of
immigration, fish commission, bureau
of statistics of the treasury department
bureau of foreign commerce of the
state department, fur, seal and sal
mon fisheries bureau of labor and cen
sus and three new bureaus insurance,
manufacture and corporations.
OFFICERS ELECTED
Cyrene commandery, No. 5, Knights
Templar, has elected the following of
fleers:
Eminent commander S. J. Cain.
Generalissimo J. A: Mims.
Captain general Dr. C. P. Ambler.
Prelate Rev. A. H. Stubbs.
Treasurer C. H. Miller. - -
Recorder M. Wr RoSertson.
The eminent comnnantlery has
made appointments as follows:
Standard bearer W. H. Lord.
Sword bearer J. T. Bynum.
Warder J. H. Gorman.
Sentinel T. H. Wakefield.
Organist J. P. Howatt.
At noon precisely on Christmas da.y
the commandery, assembled at its
asylum, wilh drink in water this toast:
"To our most eminent grand master,
Henry Bates Stoddard; may our ordei
under his sway become the noblest
champion of his Christian virtues,"
And at the same moment the grand
master at his distant home responds:
"Sir Knights, may each ' so live and
act that we may exemplify the teach
ings of the Blessed Emmanuel."
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Leather
Goods
Our stock of leather bags,
prises only the most perfect ar
prise only the most perfect ar
ticles of the kind that we could
find.
A
toe
Every Piece
is Reliable
And the prices are low for the
value.
ARTHUR M FIELD
Company,
3
Leading Jewelers,
Cor. Church St. and Patton Ave
For Sale or Rent ;
Large boarding house unfur
nished, "The Brexton," No. 11
Starnes avenue, $50.00 per
month; recently painted; good
condition.
For Sale: tJeautiful Suburban
house, .with 60 acres of land
water and sewerage.
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Aston 9 Rawls & Co
18 South Main street.
IT BACK BY
ClIIEF OF POLICE
Bonnie May Jones and Marie
Kuykendall Restored to
Their Parents,
WERE IMPRISONED
IN PICKENb, S. C
And Glad to Escape Fron Du
rance N C. Hoyt Acquitted
on Abduction Charge.
After being disappointed time and
time again about the false reports as
to the discovery of the missing girls,
their parents' anxiety and the curi
osity of the public was set at rest by
the arrival oC Chief Fullam with them
in custody last evening. When the
message from Pickens, S. C, that
Marie Kuykendall and Bonnie May
Jones were there was received, and no
message from Chief Fullam came,
many believed that the missing ones
had again given the officers the slip,
and doubted whether they would ever
be captured; but his message to the
Asheville officers' yesterday afternoon
had heralded his coming, and those at
police headquarters were not surprised.
He at once gave a detailed account
of his movements to a Gazette repre
sentative. He stated that the tele
gram received from the authorities at
Columbia was correct in every re
spect but one they had got the wrong
girls, it will be remembered that it
was on account of the information that
two girls similar to Misses Jones and
Kuykendall had been arrested tber
that Mr. Jones sent Chief Fullam.
The chief says that the resemblance Is
very striking, and, like the Asheville
girls, they were a runaway pair, sup
posed to be from Concord. He says
that even after he realized that the
ones arrested were not the ones he
sought, he still had reason to believe
that they were in the city and re
mained there another day. So, Thurs
day afternoon, he received the tele-
(Contfnuea on page four)
The Handsomest
Place
On Mont ford avenue can be bought
at a bargain on account of the own
ers havlnc decided to leave town. Th
house has all modern improvements
and the grounds are the handsomeest.
for their size, in the city. Iet u
Bho-w it to you.
H P. Grant Sc Son,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS, f
48 Patton avenue. '
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.
Meerschaum
PIPES
With ambtpr mouth, pieces
Where's the husband or broth
er but that would be proud to
get one Christmas. They would
also be delighted with a
Box of Cigars
MlCHi&bSON'S
ON THE SQUARE.
COLD CREAM
(Fresh cold cream, fine for eUn and
complexion, 15 and 25c per Jar.
HOLIDAY PERFUME.
We offer a choice assortment of kol
iday perfumes and sachet powders.
They are of the best quality, daintily?
'boxed and very reasonably price.
Grant's Pharmacy "
Grant's No. 24 cure cold 25o
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