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f e want you to know that we sellHi I3RXJGS As cheap" as they are sold any where CAN - CONVINCE You of this if you will let us. . Ve want to kuow you . . NO. 23; VOL. 6. f I- i. f 'i i I i. . . Come in and Bee us. Paragon Pharmacy Co., Opp. Vot Office. B. S. 'Davis, Mgr. Night Clerk up Stairs, r ' GRAND ARMY MEN ; HEAR: JOE WHEELER lie Delivers a Memorial Day- Speech In Boston. I -- I T W TfnuWftnn. President." ! TRIBUTE TO SOLDIER DEAD t .rrn a 'Srs lit' ill . v ii r 11 : i i itra lift tr' 1k"t r i " . - - ' " Need When in : Oi 1 1 - GROCERIES of any kind, get . our prices "before . buying and we will .'try to slave You Money i i - - i -j A D COOPER, 33 S. Main St. WE WANT : i R O o M l'ropln cy of Iurgrnt That a Korclgu -War Would Finally-' Rfuuite the N'ortii and South, the Geiierul Pr ciar8, litis lieen l'"n illlcd. Boston, May 30. Cieneral Joseph heeler delivered the Memorial day address before Edward AY Kinsley post '6. 123. Grand. Army of the Republic, i the Boston theater today. General Whoeler opened his speech with an eloquent tribute Ho the part played by Massachusetts in the history of the American commonwealth, whoso soldiers played conspicuous parts in all its.waj-a and whose statesmen had ever breu famous in the halls of congress, i He alluded la the prophecy of General Horace Biuney Dargent, who! 30 years' go. on Menicr.al day in the city of Boston, predicted the day would come vhtu vhi auuiTersiurywQuid.be ceie-. braied '-ulttr some day ot -(!ory when the sous of rebels and our sons shalt have fallen sida by t-ide in some com mon cause of foreign war, as our sires and" their siies tell side by s;de under the eye of the great rebel, the Yir- Already," said General Wheeler, "tiu wonisof this prophecy have been fu.tilU'ti, lor the warriors. who feil side l.-y'-ide at La lauasimas, San Juan and El Caney, mon trom the uortu and iimih, auwmtliem some of your brave boys from the' Second Massachusetts, w ere buried together in the great na tional cometerv at Arlington, while a fpi!pr:il filacer who took part in the great struggle of our civil war and now the chief executive of, the nation, by his presence conferred honor upon their funeiai obsequies." Continuing, General Wluelor said; The eniovnitnt of t;eace is a blessed boon to humanity, but the history ot the world from its earliest period teaebe? that the only security for peace is to be always prepared and ready to engage in war. That nation whose peo ple" are ready to respond to a call to arms with men and resources? for any emergency is the one that shall most certainly be able to avoid the desolation and horrors of war. So Jong as tne dominant spirit which controls any .. no nf Viniinr chivalrv. ciory bUUULl V 0 Ulv w , " - - ' - - , and patriotism, so long will that nation joined. contiuue to acmeve puci f..-. , ness.- rne spirit oi hub umuuhj - bv American motners nas maue uui country the pride and f eaf of the world. . Declaring that it was the duty of every American to uphold the president and his cabinet wnen n ua thoroughly committed to a deliued pol- iey. General -NV Heeler saia: Fatriotic aevouon cau db i-ri.vx by volunteering to serve in the field, Kniit.mava so De most, inumauy ev erted in encouraging confidence among our people at home. Certainly no good n,n Tirhnn r.nnnnErent tnat QUI tun juo- tice to the parade that filed through the city streets, mere were several nu cessions in honor of the day, but the more important were the military pa rade in New York city proper, reviewed by Major tjeueril Jiues, ana me mm tary parade in Brooklyn, reviewed by Governor Roosevelt. One of the most remarKa-Die ieatures of the day was the extraordinary recep tion strtnrdfid the Seventv-first, regi ment in the New York city military parade. Several officers of this organi zation have been subjected to' inquiry regarding their conduct in Cuba, but the men. were greeted today with en thusiasm that has seldom been seen in New York. As the Seventh regiment of the Na tional guard, which did not go to the wiir nasseii the reviewine stand of the Manhattan parade, several persons be gan to hiss. Tne hissing grew in vol ume until it almost drowned the cheers with which the friends of the regiment tried to tide this unfriedly demonstra tion. '' OBSERVED IN WASHINGTON. Graves 'of the Dead Soldiers Covered With Kare FioWi-rs. Wasiiixgtos, May 30. Thef national capital gave itself over to the observ ance of Decoration day. The depart ments were closed and public and pri vate business was suspended; the streets were filled with marching veterans, na tional enardsmen. military and civia organization, all moving towarisrtho Arlington national cemetery, Soldiers' Home, Congressional and other ceme teries, .where appropriate ceremonies were held and the graves of the silent arniv of the dead were strewn with flowers. There; was added significance to the ceremonies of today, for to the mem ories of the civil war were added those of the Spanish-American conflict, which has swelled the list of .soldier and sailor riead.: The parade started early in the day. traversing the principal streets.. Aside from the many G. A. R. postd and veteran organizations represented i tVio. r.arnrlo rllA fnll STTenSth Of the Vorinn.ii crimrri inrnpd ont. The blue- iUH I'liH. " " jackets from the dispatch boat Dolphin The ceremony at Arlington was made notable by the presence of the presi dent and' the uiembers of his cabi- net and of many leading omceia ui the army and navy, as well as officials , prominent in public life. It began at noon with the firing of a na tional salute. The services were two fold, the veterans of the field gathering in the amphitheater, while those of the naw met in front of the historic Lee man sion. The decoration of the graves was o mimn and imnressive feature of the exercises in which the entire gathering r:0 BILL AGAINST CURRY. Graud Jury Fails to pndlet the liieu- tenant 1 or JJjl iirot r. 'Savannah, May 20. The. grand jury found no bill in the case of Lieutenant Frank Z Curry of the Third Georgia regiment, charged with the murder of. Private Leo Reed of the Second regular artillery. The killing, it will be re- i in Ravunnah last January when the troops were located here and being moved to Cuba. - Curry was on provost duty and ar rested Reed without a pas at the Pink Light saloon, on the river front. Reed broke and ran, Curry calling to him to v.oit Tfppri fnilfid to stop and Curry fired" with fatal results. He was to have been tried by courtmartiai, Out on iua return of the Third regiment from Cuba it w,s found there were not enougn available officers in the department of the gulf to constitute a court, ourry was thereupon turned over to the civil authorities here for trial. He was re cently released on bond. This is undoubtedly the end of the case against Curry. . , REV. EAGEft MAY DECLINE. Great Pressure Iirougii t Upon liiiu u ! Riluse Ilts Ni w Job. Birmingham, Ala., 'May; 26- 'It is Makes the food more delicioas and wholesome roy At. eKiwa pewoew co., new vowc r. i t cA.-,k Ui. T1 IE SLUE RIDGE NTIONL gNK, ASHEYIU-E. N. C. ! ! I Gurantees to all customers Promptness, Accuracy Vv4 curity. We respectfully solicit your businei GEKEEAL CONDENSATION lMrOlM'AXT- EVENTS OKA WiSKK lilliliKJ.Y COVKUED. J' Cloiliii.p, Hut? iwhingp tluit i i W: niu;-) eo!l flT' For Vur B g Stock of Spring Shoes iuii turu- -. - 1 1 i srnviug dany. g 6(1p, and will tl). for-' inakn the prices bo low . tbat quick ales are assure. OUR STOCK 1 I Vt ry we : A -w, Cleat , i .' - i it &t ruak R-.;uctious (Tit a lin -, Stilish, aud of tbel . airlrt f'roiri the' Us CLOTHING, f $3.50, $4.00 au 1 and only evil can come from words and l nira nations tuai evcu portion of our people, however few, are not in full sympainy wnu uui b""'" ... i,o ia wnrsn .that auv Anier I lieu t, ui utv " ' , . , icans actually do sympathize with our country's enemies. Such a course can rt ircatPTi confidence and em- barrass the executive power. Ihose who insist that the power or me u mw States is so great -that- it must always triumph will admit that difficulties or obstacles created by some of our own people will have the effect of retarding, at least in some degree, 'the prompt and happy restoration to perfect and lasting peace. , . , , holieve '1 am one oi iuu - that whatever is, is riirht. and 1 cannot doubt but when conditions are thrust ..rvnt.tr-p hv a course of events following a well judged and .r'gbteous acti-n on the part of the peopte and the covrnment. the consequence could not oe other than beneficial, not only to the i .,1. onniilrv. but to tne people ui oui j " , " world at large. . . . -There is one sentiment which should be impressed upon every mind and instilled into every heart-'My country i mar she alwavs be right; but right or my country. HENRY WATTERSON SPEAKS. Menioriiil Day Observed at Jjouisvuio and New Albany, Ind. Louisville. May 30. Although the day was gloomy and dismal, with rain threatened, the graves of the union sol diers who sleep in the cemeteries oi Louisville and pew Albany, Ind., were lovinglv decorated with flowers today. The exercises, while simple, were im pressive. Tne day Was generally ob served as a holiday, business houses and schools being closed. At noon the procession formed at tne -onoQ nf Hnvfi TTill cemeterv and pro ceeded to the hillside where sleep 2,000 soldiers who wore the blue. At the head marched the pupils of the high schools who were followed by the vet erans" who gathered to pay tribute to the memorv of their comrades. i seven Grand Army posts were represented. At the graves there was a beautiful mu sical service, followed by the oration of the day by the Hon. Henry Watterson. After this the children strewed blos soms over the graves and taps were snnnded. . t Tow Albanv the schools were iocn nr! t.li ft children participated in t. lUOtu . - tho exercises. The address of the day tw thft Hon. Charles L. was uciin.iv.. j - Jewett, late 3udge advocate general oi the army of the Philippines. Ktattd here that great pressure is being brought upon Dr. George B. Eager of Montgomery to induce him not. to ac cept the presidency of the Girls' Indus trial school at Montevailo, to which he nrns RiRcted a few days ago to succeed Captain H. C. Reynolds. It is said that memoers oi iub m" church in Birmingham and elsewnere have taken a Oiaud in the matter and will bring influence to Lear on ur. r,:i: cer to remain in the pulpit of that de- nomiration instead oi goiny ij school. It is stated that if Dr. Eager does not accept the position, an opportunity will be given for tne re-election oi Reynolds, it being said that a change in sentiment has occurred, which would seem to insure him of his election if an other selection would have to be made. STATE CAPITAL REMAINS. Proposed Constitutional Aiin-i;dlllf nt 'Defeated Iff the House.. Tallahassee, May '-'6. The proposed constitutional amendment to remove the s:ate capital from Tallahassee to Jacksonville wiis killed in the house after a long debate. Hon. Frank Clark, MWillinms and Speaker llcamee Au.v . A- spoke favoring the measure, while Judge Raney and Colonel JNat vvaiKer opposed it. These gentlemen are the best orators in the house .and crowds from both Jacksonville and Tallahassee filled the hall and lent excitement to the notable scene. , . It was the liveliest day of the session since the senatorial contest. There were seven votes for Jacksonville and 30 for Tallahassee, but a three -fifths vote was needed to submit the amendment to the people, so Jacksonville lost. The house did nothing else au uay,. Tut sday, May 23. Mile. Rhea,, the well known actress, is dead. One hundred men have been indicted for the burning of two Seminole In dians in Oklahoma in 1898. - ; Former Governor W. J. Northen of Georgia addiessed a large crowd at Bos tc' on the negro question. 1. The southern Presbyterian general assembly, ,in session at Richmond, se lected Atla'utaas the next meeting place. The Grand Central railroad of Eug lor. h rtlsii-od m n order for 20 locomo tives with the Baldwin works at .Phila delphia. . The Southern railway, the largest corporation in JSorth uarouna, ua3 do mesticated itselt in iNorin uaro:iua un der what is known as the Craig law, by which it filed its charter, and relin quishes its right ot trauster ot cases to federal courts by becoming a North Carolina corporation. f Wednesday, M iy 24. Former Postmaster General f John WanamakeT is seriously ill. j Wiliiam J. Bryan addressed an audi ence oj 10,000 people at Quincy, Ills. Glanvs Wallace, the actress, has mar ried Samuel Iusnll, a Chicago million aire. ' wroiwr Alcer announced his candi dacy for the United States senatorship from Michigan. State Auditor White virtually an nounces that he is a candidate for gov ernor of Alabama. The subscriptions for the Dewey home fund so far received by the national committee amount to f 3(77Q. Five men were dtowned by the sirfk in" of a raft, loaded with soldiers of the Fourteenth regiment at the Passig ferry, Manila. The town of Washington, Ga.t has purchased the waterworks and electric light plants. Both will now be under municipal control and extended and im proved. - ' Thursday, May 25. Cholera is raging at Karachi, India, many-deaths being reported. . Duke de Arcos, the new Spanish min ister, has sailed tor America. A MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING. Masked Wheelman Uses His Pistol a Augusta and Escapes. Augusta, Ga May 27. There was a peouliar shooting affray at Lakefiew park near this city. A f orce oi nanai were, digging in a gravel pit, when, suddenly a masked man appeared and began shooting at Reuben White, a ne gro who was working in the pit He emptied his pistol and turned to leave. None of the men in the pit were armed j but, led by Bosses Morris and Cassidy, they pursued tne man in mo ium- Cassidy procured a pistol from a neighbor and advancing upon the stranger the latter turned and there en sued a duel at short range, eacu shooting five times,'but, strange to say. without hitting tne otner. The man in the mask then darted Into the bushes and soon reappeared with a bicycle, gua in hand. Holding his por suurs at bay, he mounted and rode off. rri, .irVirv vena shot at In the gravel pit was wounded-in the anKie and he stoutly maintained that it was Constable Arthur Glover who wore the mask and did the shooting, Baying that he and Glover had a dispute and Glover had threatened him. An officer went to Glover's home and arrested him. Glover denied all knowledge of the affair, but the case was carried before a onA filnvnr was indicted. Glover is an ex-member of the Second - .imunt and a constable in a UCU1b" magistrate s court. every accomydation consistant withSOIJND Bj d .Absolut Se- wilV grant I -TT-VT-i -, ! SAFE DE POSIT BOXES FOR RE NT. :3DIBBOTOE W. J. SLAYDEN, : JAS. j A. BURROUGHS, G. A. Norwood, E. R. LUCAS, S. P. McDIVITT J. W.NORWOOD. ERWIN;SLUDER, Asst. Cashier. HOUSTON MERRIMAN, Book-Keepe I SAVED The Work ( Three Men, of 3 Cultivators, ,. (Three Horses! rg EUREKA WEEDER. ASHEV1LLE HARDWARE :CO., Agents. SOUTH CUBANS FAIL TO SHOW UP Scheme Vr Pacing Off the lusurgeut i Army a Failure. Havana, May 27. Not a soldier has thna far anneared at La Punta to re ceive the honorarium of $75 allotted by t.h. United States for the surrender or arms aud disbandment of the men com posing the Cuban army. Towards 11 o'clock an unarmed negro man in a Cuban uniform came acrosa the dusty square, attended by all the a ; . .nnntatnrii He WU 8hOWn auiouwu . to the paymaster, but turned out to oe an "assistant, ";or camp follower. About 400 men had been expected and possibly many of these will come later. But the scheme of payment, so far as Havana is concerned, looks like a fail ure Quite different results are ex pected in the country districts, where the Cuban military assembly and anti- Gomez influence is noi bo Mruug. i i COURT SQUARE. ! i 'Bon::lIar For o.0D Sh-v s at $2.50 a Pair No better Bargains ever offered in ttis section Mene'. Hats 50c. : I l Meus' -Shirts 50c. to s. to $3.00 wrong, NORTH AND SOUTH UNITED. Trend uT AU the 8pechrs 31ade Iu mid Around Philadwlpliia. k. Mav 80. Memorial day was more elaborately observed in this city than for a number of years. r.nrprnment and municipal offices were closed as were the schools and business vas generally suspended. - rrommeuu local orators delivered addresses during the ceremonies by the' G. A. R. at t he various cemeteries. The trend ! of all the speeches was that the war with Spain had cemented the north and south in a bond of fraternal sympathy never to be again broken. Impressive ceremonies were con r.t s tv.a nor.ir.nal cemetery, brer- mantown, a suburb of this city, where the bodies oi zsi Couibuci tne uou time the U A W $1 ,50 ' Hens' Socks IOc.to 50c. per pr. The best linen four-ply Collar in -nrlrf fc.r 10 cents. $3.50 English Corduroy Pants, now $2.75. CCDRIHEY'S r rahn wnrfi tne Kray graves o! "- " A orai were aecoraiou. n" " - , Emblem by thesoldiers of the north. , em.Pu! Z t the G. A. R- found and marked with the national colors the Saves, of other southern soldiers in Mount Morlah cemetery. ... 1 M While th3 veieraus w ,v--remembered their dead comrades, the SSTSto gave up their lives in the jar with Spain were not forgotten. I At the various Roman -Cathoho rrh mass was celebrated ior iub rraQ nt the souls of the men who lost I trKr:" rin? the Spanish-Amen can war. . . air.mnr,nt TTf X. . rtfAII mnnil! !HUL 1U A t ii - ;V: f auA hv the, children of . , xr n parK was ucwu." , 1 R Patton Ave. - au? - i the America" . CHATTANOOGA DECORATES. Linst K.stius Places of Spanish War Veterans Not-Korgotten. Chattanooga, May 30. With appro-rs-iate and somewhat elaborate exercises the graves of the 13,000 union soldiers buried in the national cemetery here were decorated today. Resting beside jr, f rVin rivil war in this cenie- uoau v-. tery are several hundred volunteers of the Soauish' war who died at Chicka- r.a onri fh necoratiou luuny wo,o a joint affair, participated in by veterans ,mnnci.i(r nricfiR9inii made up oi veterans and local military men wended its way from tne cuy io iub wmcreiji i immmKn thrnnff was in wait- icr Tmmediatelv after the arrival of mfe. . - ,, UI tA the procession ai tne tycan.ci o oiauu it iun nnftiifld with a speech by ttt t TromWp. This was followed w'mnsic bv a male chorus. The annual orders of the G. A. R. were then read. , The oration of the day for the G. A. R. was delivered by.Pr. J. H. Race, chan cellor of the U- S. Grant university. The oration for the Spanish -American veterans wis delivered by Lieuten ant R. B. Cooke, late adjutant of tha Fourth Tennessee regiment. A salute 4tA v. a rifttac.hment of artillery YiB J and the thousands of gr.aveswere strewn with flowers. TRUST ISSUE PARAMOUNT. Bryan Says the Autlmoiiopoly Plank Will lie Most Prominent. St. Louis, May 56. Colonel William Jennings Bryan today expressed him self as much pleased with the result of last night's banquet., He said: It was a grand success. The gath- erics was immense, eninusiasuo auu. Den6cixtic. I was glad to be there. Syeaking oi tne pianorm iu ueauupwu at t'Ae next national Democratic conven tion. Colonel Bryan said: 'The Chicago plattorni wiu De re affirnied entire and new planks added to cdver. new duestions. The trust issie will be the most important of the issues." , Tu-ikegee's Commencement. Tuskegee, Ala., May 2d, The .;r-Vifoonth nnnnal commencement of the Tuskegee. Ala., Normal and Indus trial institute occurred yesterday. Eleven hundred and sixty-tour students have been enrolled during the year, 801 boys, 863 girls. The attendance has been very steady, wringing iub averago for the year above 1,000. The gradu ates in all departments number 61, of these 44 are from both normal and in dustrial departments. F. M. LINDSAY. I I CONTRACTOR FOR '. . ... Hot Air, Hot water nw"6 . rKKincr jWork of all kinds. oitondea w? . !n -t.,rirt tin work Liadsay wui - - , jliruesi Department. Work guaranteed to give satiflfuctioi- Iron J G. Sloau's Mount Runs First. Lon'dok, May l30 Tod Sloan finished first on Lord Beresford's 6 year-old bay horse Knight of the Thistle in the race rraTiin stakes of 200 sovereigns ui io . " - at Epsom today. . La Uruguay w ond and Hermiston third. The betting was 7 to 4 against itnigntoi tne xnisiiu. gmcmir tsrdtners in Jail. Tifton, Ga,, May 26. The Sinolair brothers, Henry and Ben, who killed their brother-in-law, T. L. Willis, in Worth county, April 17 last, have sur rendered to the sheriff of Worth county. They claim self delense. Last ot Moore's Victims. Kansas City, May. 26. Mrs. Jennie C.Bell, the last of the three women whom Levi Moore shot on Sunday in a jealous rage, died today. -Mrs. Anna Mesh died Tuesday and Mrs. Landis BQCCUmifvdu8ornL?Serbe lW nTTMTA. S. C. May 29. -Mrs. Boyd Vvans has arrived here from Governor home in Marion. She says !the governor is sinking. He is very tno b frmrnnctors are in con- I i 11 1 111 111V Otis 'eeds a Bigger Army. Manila. May 26. The events of the past week have emphasized the need of a much larger army here.witnout wnicn, according to the best authorities in Ma nila, it would be attempting tne impos sible to expect to esiaunsu Aixitiuau supremacy in tlje Philippine islands. The inadequacy or tne American ioiuca is said to be responsible for the large total loss .in the number of small en counters, without material results as a compensation. Shoi maker Kills His Wife. Middlesboro, Ky., May 26. Mrs. D. M. Sampson, wife of a shoemaker, has iust been discovered in a dying condi tion in her house, where, on Saturday Rhand knocked her down with his hammer, stamped her violently and further tortured ner py jaoDing au i int-n nor fjfo. Ha . then fled, leav- Yr . AUW . w . - . tVio hnlnlpss woman to lie witnout '"6 ... , . , frr.i nr attention until sue was lounu today. - ' - - ' - - A Macon Justice Indicted. Macon, -May 26. The grand jury Vina found true bills against Justice of the Peace" J. O. Millan and his con- .f.hlA .Toseoh Brown, for malpractice cviArti cm Thev are said to have vwfc. J illegally obtained money from negroes in the settlement oi cases wunou umi- nicconsinna have arisen in the bicycle trust and threaten to disrupt that giant corporation. "Fndpral authorities have caused the arrest of Mr. and Mrs. Kinler, Christian Scientists, at Bunaio, ior mansiaugnter. About 60,000 crates of strawberries have been shipped from iixioxviiie to northern markets during the season just ended. Colonel E- W. Cole, a well known Tennosseean and for years prominent in enn thern railway circles, died sud denly at New York. " Former Governor John Gary Evans Gr,th n-imlina. iust back from Cuba. 6ays the natives of the island are not capable of ruling themselves. Friday, May 20. Emperor Joseph of Austria received Mark Twain in special audience. An airship; the invention of Professor Hite, is being built at Burlington, N. J. The people of New Orleans have pre- thf cruiser bearing the same CCUVUV. name with a handsome silver service. Professor Arthur Twining Hadley, M. L.' xn oloftpd nresideut of Yale nniversity to succeed Timothy Dwight, resigned. At a big Democratic banquet in St. Louis speeches were made by party lead- era tavonug icu""v... 0- platform.f Three white men, James tiumpnries and his two sons, were lynched in Hen derson county, Tex., for aiding a mur derer to escape. H. M. Pillsbury, the American chess champion, astonished a large audience in London by playing blindfolded against six opponents at chess, two draughts and a hand at whist and de feating his opponents in all games ex cept the whist.. ', STATEMENT BY COLEMAN. He Says the Governor Did Promise to Pardon Miner, j Jackson, Miss., May 27. Judge S. R. Coleman of Greenwood makes pub lic a written statement in which he says, positively and emphatically, tha Governor-McLaurin did promise him to pardon Ivo Miller before .Miner naa been convicted, i This statement win. reply to the ien satibnal utterance of Governor McLan rin's in his debate with Congressman Allen, at Shuquelena, last Saturday, that the mam who originated the lvo Miller story was a liar and a slanderer. T j numn'ii fnmmtinication IS .couched in strong English, but contains nothing to indicate that he will demand personal satisfaction for the language used against mm uj mo bw . WOrdy battle between the two men now expected. '-.. Spring and Summer fabrics A is BIO! PARADES IN NEW YORK. Memorial Day Observed and GrW Decorated as uu New York, May oOvvitn nu.w -i.i nitna. tne uyiuK t "-c. miuue, l"-- ' . . L At ii Mnds. the usual oecorawug i . , -u; fotrnrlnl of graves and speeenmaaa. ---day was well celebrated in New York , J j. rru en ennnfl brightly anfl I alKeVke-heat frombecom- ng oppressive. tU..a..ftf -xcur- sionists were throngingjat the exits of Manhattan island. pouuS tu tn ljone ASiauu -r-- - " jm hnt in bound for, the seashore and some Slie bas failed very fnr the cemeteries, .wuwd ------- j.-,-; . ior iub V" ,T thpre lav. in a ranidly.: i . - ,51 instances, the dead of the wax r wth y 6eler For Governor. CUT TO THK CORK. The London International Chess con press opened at St. btepnen s nan. The Georgia teachers win meet on June 26 "to 30 at Warm Springs instead nf Onmberland as usuai. n -EVidricTt William I'Y-I TH I11U1 -v " . . Mackav Holliday of Virginia is dead at hi home in Winchester. w cv.v.i- f Henburn. Ia.. is dead r yclw rw a - . from the alleged eneciso a modern Woodmen iouge; Saturday, 3Iay 27. An 8 year-old boy died at Lockport, N. Y., after treatment by Christian Scientists. " Tt. i said that plans have been practi cally completed for a combination of the leading periumery couooiuo u country. ' rrv, firm attitude of the United States in the Bluefields dispute and the Pears case is bringing jNicaragua auu uuuuu ras to terms. Captain Judan Myers, formerly of the confederate navy, died at Mont oiair. N. J.. aged 74 years, ne was uum ui. Savannah, Ga. In an interview at Knoxville, Eugene V. Debs dec!aTed that isryan is iryin to accompnsii tne impossiuia xuuBuwu trusts, although he believes Bryan is trying to do good. Postmaster General mitn nas ubwubu i. a oniai agent of the postofnee department to i Lake City, S. Q". to make a careiui ana wuaaiaw' ... , -.- of the conditions there, with a view to ffivins the people of tnat town lae oou- ent ot adequate posiai iMm.. Scholarships For Alahama. Montgomery, Ala., May 27. The ctatn denartment of education has beett ,HfinA bv the chancellor of the Pea- body Normal college, at Nashville, that three vacant schoiarsnips in ma iaii ,... Via An awarded to Alabama. bUUUU . v - , They are worth f 100 a year ana ne holder's fare to Nashville and return. fni nrA fn. iixrn VAUriL Statfl Stl- xney wu iv - " - . - - perintendent oi jixiuoatiou aueiwum will hold a competitive examination on July 20 ana xi, m wmcu uo t.w young people who make the highest records will be selected for the places. " Nw Development Cempany. v Alexander City, Ala., May 27. The Alexander City Land and Mining com pany, capital stock, $1,000,000, has been organized here. The company owns and controls 8,000 acres of fine mineral lands and corundum, kaolne, mica, gold and cement will be mined. Tm 6ame company owns valuable zinc mines in Tennessee mines, and mineral prop erty in Clay, Tallapoosa and Coosa coun- i,....lMun eAon-rnd hv OT)tion-Of PUB chase. The company will begin devel oping the minineral deposits at once. Monday Muy 29. i.rvins to have oouncil enact more rigid Sunday closmg laws. A nassehsrer train ran into a washout near Waterloo, la., and was wrecKed. Nine people were Killed. student, muuciu uw D Howard liretz, a young art Muuom., Larce Quantities of bogus dollars are . from the highest span of the in circnlation at San Irancisco ana mo rooklyn bridge and - came out nnin- tne couniericLco tu.. Dances. rftfi-ived Spain- . The grav" - 7 earB ba3 the same Snider dead. marked iuobo -,.,, h,r 1. Af AL ... . well done as to aimuo. The United States auxiliary cruiser Prairie, Captain. MacKeuzie, with tha North Carolina naval reserves aboard, has returned to Southport after a prac tice cruise of seven days. OUeasea tt ttxe Biood and Nei'ves. j .,.AVr witJi nenralcria. This jno one um-u oumv. " o . disease is quickly and permanently cured hv Browns' Iron Bitters. Every disease of . . . 1 the bioci, nervfs stomach, chrome .1 Br.r.j-mba to lirowns iru Vtuj. irVnrn an 1 sod for nearly a i- -Mmr Anum- MONTGOMER x. .. " liue. " " tou?v fore- - . - M in Alabama are bug j quarter oi wmuij,i'- of aiewspapers in AfUttU"' . r. our most valued reaediea. e same tenuex dead. ter of jnewspapers in Aoama w -a- S among out Sost valued reediea. . dthough 11 exodus both : from Joe Wheeler for gov. Dou Bitters is sold b? all dealer.. hridcre and came out unln inred. . . It is stated that Governor Roosevelt is to receive the degree of LL. D. from Columbia university during commence ment exercises nexs wso&. While delirious from fever, Mrs, Ode Clayton of Nashville shot her 5-year-old daughter, Roger, in the head inflict ins a dangerous wound, and then com mitted suicide. General Otia says, contradicting the ceueral impression, thai tne campaign, against. the imipinos will be prosecuted with the utmost aggression possible duff ing the' rainy season. Fell Dead at a Wedding. Clayton, Ala,, May 27. A fatal cas ualty in connection with a wedding oc curred at Olio. The contracting par. ties were A. D. Card and Miss Charlotte Reynolds. When the ceremony had i ...k.ml and tha Tnnne people were receiving the usual congraulatlons an aunt of the b-de, Mrs. Gussie Smart, IrlRSRfl hef niece. The groom said: "Kiss me, too, auntie. fthA Rmilinelv acquiesced, but in the same instant fell lifeless to the floor, a viotim of heart failure. Farmers Kill Horse Thief. Williamston, S. O.. May S7. Three miles from here, Alex Broom and his son, farmers, surprised Agnew McOul- lough, a negro, in the act oi stealing a horse from a pasture. iuo I ina the Brooms, fled. He was pursued bv father ana spn, armeu guns, and overtaaen and shot to death. The urooms nave been arrested. They maKe no piea oi justifiable homicide, each saying he does not know who did the killing. Hi Body Found In. a WelL. . Ashkviixx N. a, May 27. A special to The Evening Citizen from Waynes- l ville says the body of H. Rosenbaum of Bessemer, Ala., ha -just been ronna in a well at the National hotel there. where Ue had been a boarder ior mree i.- Voittnff tn tnneu for break- fast, a search was made. It s supposed to be a case of suicide, bnt p cause is known. - The Bon Marche has exceptional lines to show this season. A line of the newest and prettiest ! j ! SiJk shirt waist patterns Ever brought to the city; tjiey must be seen to he appreciated. Range in price from 50c a yard to the finest. A partic ularly good line j Taffetta Silks in Colors And Blacks:price from 60c to the finest A great stock of 15LiAUH wuul ixs.riDo GOODS in all the new weaves from 18c the yard for double width goods to very finestrY ! I COLORED WOOL DRESS GOODS In Serges, Cheviots, Henrietta.Rlaids, Cords and Twills. White and colored Piques and extra good stock, ranging from 10c up. Greatest sort, variety in White Piques to please the smallest to the largest purse. I COTTON CHEVIOTS, LARQrINS, ETC. Wash Fabrics in every conceivable make. Lawns, Dimities,, Organdies. Crepons, Ginghams from; 5c to Silk Ginghams at 29c. But what we partic nlarlv dote on is ! i OUR GREAT LINE OF LACES K in all-over eages ana nisei uugo. bons in kll colors, widths ana Kinas. Underwear: Will show the best 5cf 10c and 15c Vests ever brought here, Hosiery Every thing suitable and necessary for the smallest infant to ex tra sizes for ladies-New open lac work; some hahdsomej hose. Ladies and children's straw sailors, but stock is half millinefs' price. r , j See our stock table linens and towels. Boh Marcha - V .Capital Stock I Doubled, ivntmv. S. a. Mar 27, The stock subscribed by local investors to the Orr cotton mill has so far eernm tna pro Wolf Bids. Ashevillc, N.C. Manhattan ar r r- . h , . m.n erno- KmOK 1 11 - - i 'I'M A . H U K ObUVm w-mZ . ernor than usiai uit